Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 41

[October 20, 2151]
[Cairo, African continent]

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Amid the destruction of the city of Cairo, Irys Prime stands in the epicentre over the remains of countless Legionaries and their Empress; the Atlantean abomination finishes off the local colony with a single swipe of his blade-arm, slicing the Centurion flower in half.

As he establishes his dominance, several new variations of Gyaos can be seen; each occupies a certain role and status within the hierarchy of monsters. The Draconian Gyaos are the second largest and oldest; they appear to be surviving members from before the purge of the P.E.M.F.s five years ago who grew in strength and size over time; they provide the muscle of any attack. As well, there is the slightly smaller but more heavily armored variation of Gyaos that aided in the assault on the Legion colony in England; they likely act as a defensive line to provide cover for the Draconian sub-type.

But this isn't the end of it; there are two more subspecies of Gyaos to be seen. There is a much smaller variety, about the same size as a Legionary, that outnumbers all other types by a factor of one hundred; they seem to serve a decoy role, using numbers and swarm tactics in a vein similar to the drones of the Legion. One last sub-type can be made out, one even larger than the Draconian Gyaos; they have enormous wingspans and pitch black coloration, as well as the unique ability to provide cover for an assault via black gas emitted from their pits.

Overall, the combination of such variation in opposition makes a strong case for the fighting capability of Irys Prime's forces; they're easily able to overwhelm even the strongest of Legion colonies.

As the Atlantean demon cleans off the residue from the Centurion from his blade-arms, a small fleet of aircraft maintains a position over the city, including their flagship: the Gotengo. As it comes to a halt, a small hatch opens on the top of the vessel; a small drone flies out of the hatch and towards Irys Prime's face.

Once it comes to a stop, the drone brings up a large holographic screen, showing none other than the leader of the Children of Monsters cult, Daiyu Chen. The background behind her indicates that she's on the Gotengo's bridge, in command of the remainder of her loyal members.


(Daiyu Chen): [COMMS] Irys, I've come back. I take it you've been a good boy, helping us pave the way for the new order?


Irys Prime utters a whale-like call in response, apparently understanding completely; Daiyu Chen seems to understand her psychic-link just as well.


(Daiyu Chen): [COMMS] Very good, dear. However, we have much more to do! We need to rid this world of the Legion, as well as those who would oppose our rule. So, with that in mind, I believe it's time we--


All of a sudden, a bright yellow projectile comes soaring through the sky, hitting the Gotengo at the rear and causing it to crash to the earth below. Before Irys or his Gyaos can react, however, several more glowing bursts begin raining down from the heavens; many of them completely vaporize the flying creatures without discrimination whilst also causing wanton destruction when they miss.

Irys Prime looks around frantically as his surroundings are coated in flames that glow more intensely than the rising sun; a huge thud behind him prompts him to turn around.

As the debris clouds settle from the impact, two glowing green lights can be made out that foreshadow the silhouette of a bipedal form. The dust finally dissipates, revealing the mutated and all-powerful Gamera Absolute.

The appearance of the Atlantean guardian causes Irys to stumble backwards slightly, as if he's seen a ghost. However, he doesn't allow himself to be intimidated by a being he defeated before and utters a loud call that echoes throughout the ruined city of Cairo; every single Gyaos still remaining converges on Gamera's position to completely surround him on all sides.

Every Gyaos fires their sonic beam at Gamera Absolute all at once, causing an enormous explosion as the beams cross.

All eyes are on the smoke resulting from the explosion; all anxiously wait for the cloud to settle. When it does, Irys Prime suddenly panics as he can see Gamera Absolute's silhouette amid the smoke. Once the cloud dissipates, the giant turtle is revealed to not only be still standing, but also barely damaged from the attack.

The Atlantean monster smirks, apparently amused at the futile efforts to stop him; he lumbers towards Irys and ignores everything else as he expresses utter contempt for the creature before him.

In a major panic, Irys Prime fires off all of his sonic beams from his tentacles at once straight at Gamera Absolute's face; this barely even leaves a scratch. As the guardian monster continues to lumber towards his prey menacingly, the Gotengo suddenly comes back online and fires off its Absolute Zero cannon at Gamera's under shell. Incredibly, he's briefly stunned by the attack.

This surprise attack manages to distract Gamera Absolute long enough for Irys Prime to make his escape; he flies off into the distance and is escorted by the remaining Gyaos at his command.

Gamera sees his quarry fleeing the scene; he doesn't delay anything and activates his flying form to pursue his rival, leaving Cairo in flames behind him.