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Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 46

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  1. [April 19, 2168]
  2. [Roth-Ma Island]
  3. [Pacific Ocean]
  4. [Open Territory - G.U.D.]
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  8. Panic ensues across the small fishing village on the edge of Roth-Ma Island. But why would a quaint and peaceful community be experiencing panic during times like this? They're under the protective jurisdiction of the G.U.D., have no major political affiliations, and there is relative peace throughout the world right now bar some isolated incidents.
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  10. The answer to this question soon makes itself clear: Destroyers.
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  12. More specifically, Destroyer Scuttlers have started swarming the village from the ocean. They're absolutely relentless in their pursuit of the villagers, completely overtaking individual natives and using their micro-oxygen spray to break down their molecular bonds and turn the people into what's basically dust; this dust is surprisingly similar to the dust that was formed after the Oxygen Destroyer was used to kill the incredibly powerful P.E.M.F. known as Bagan many years back.
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  14. The Scuttlers are quick to suck up this dust-like substance; after sucking up this dust, the Scuttlers start to aggregate and form more cohesive colonies. Soon after, these large groupings meld together and form man-sized Destroyer Aggregates.
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  16. With their increased structure and size, the Aggregates become even deadlier, being more easily capable of chasing down and physically wrangling their quarry to the ground. Even when some of the fishermen take up arms against the Aggregates, they accomplish next to nothing; their rifles pierce their hides well enough, but the Aggregates simply reform the wounds by briefly deconstructing into Scuttlers and then reforming into Aggregates once again.
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  18. Just as the Destroyer swarm has some of the last remnants of the village cornered, a small wave of energy emanates from deep within the jungle; it harmlessly passes over the villagers and blows back the Destroyer Aggregates.
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  21. (Village Chief): The goddess.... she returns, reincarnated! Hurry! We must give her our energy!
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  24. On the village chief's command, the remaining villagers start to chant in unison in their native language. The most prominent verse in their singing involves one word in particular: Mothra.
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  26. Coinciding with their chanting, the energy waves emanating from the deep jungle grow stronger and more frequent, pushing the Aggregates further and further away from the remaining villagers. Soon enough, the source of these Ki waves makes itself clear; a giant Kaiju-sized larval caterpillar smashes its way through the trees and comes up behind the group of villagers.
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  30. "Mothra (Keizer - Larval Form)"
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  32. [Height]: 20 meters
  33. [Length]: 120 meters
  34. [Weight]: 50,000 tons
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  36. [Appearance]: Generally looks like a large segmented and hairless caterpillar; has a larger head in proportion to the rest of the body; has a small pair of 'tusks' branching out next to a black insectoid mouth; has six little legs underneath head region; has multiple circular indentations on its head, including two where its purple-coloured eyes rest in the centre of; has a drab light brown colouration and smooth skin tone
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  38. [Observed Characteristics]: Has quite a bit of endurance despite a relatively fragile physical frame; can produce extremely potent silk from its mouth; has impressive climbing ability; has limited telepathic ability
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  42. What appears to be an infant larval Mothra has made her way to the island's beach in defense of the villagers who worship her. She gives a mighty roar that still somehow manages to come off as endearing; it's directed at the Destroyer Aggregates, a clear threat to them should they attempt to harm those under her protection again.
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  44. Based on the trail of destruction that the larval Mothra left behind as she rushed to the aid of the natives of her island, she appears to have only recently hatched from a massive multicoloured egg further inland.
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  46. Despite the obvious size difference, the Destroyer swarm doesn't back down. Instead, they all simultaneously hiss at the infant goddess in defiance. In response, Mothra gives another warning shriek, apparently her last one based on her purple eyes changing to a red colour. While the monsters are caught in their standstill, the villagers take this opportunity to flee into the jungle to avoid becoming collateral damage in what's sure to be an intense struggle.
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  48. For a moment, all is calm; neither Mothra nor the Destroyer Aggregates make any sudden movements.
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  50. In the very next moment, all of the man-sized monstrosities charge at the larval monster in unison; the infant goddess inhales deeply before breathing out a powerful burst of air that blows the swarm back a good distance, scattering their numbers and even breaking some of them down into Scuttlers. After they've reformed and reorganized, the Aggregates switch from their first tactic and start firing off their micro-oxygen spray at Mothra.
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  52. The intense quantity of molecular bond-destabilizing beams easily pushes back Mothra despite the difference in size and Ki control, a testament to the immense power of micro-oxygen even against Kaiju.
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  54. Before she can falter under their assault, the larval Mothra emits an immense amount of silk from her mouth, covering most of the swarm in a sticky web of fibers stronger than titanium. However, the Destroyers use their micro-oxygen sprays to break down the silk restraining them, eventually freeing up the entirety of their numbers.
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  56. Despite the ease at which the Aggregates broke free from Mothra's silk threads, they're very clearly more cautious now than before. In addition to this newfound caution, the swarm has divided itself up into two groups; one massive group comprising the majority of the creatures, and a smaller one that has moved forward, forming something akin to a firing squad.
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  58. The infant goddess spews more silk from her mouth at the swarm, but the small group of Aggregates counters it with their own micro-oxygen spray, engaging in something similar to the beam struggles that other larger and more powerful monsters have engaged in in the past. While the small counter force fends off Mothra's silk, the larger group starts to come together en mass, much like how their Scuttler forms mass up to form the larger Aggregate forms.
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  60. With this massing up, the Destroyer Aggregates begin to gain cohesion, forming more solid structures; it's clear now what they're attempting to do: coming together to form a larger and more advanced form of the Destroyer organism.
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