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Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 49

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  1. [April 22, 2168]
  2. [Sea Floor - Chinese Ocean]
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  6. At the bottom of the Chinese Ocean, a large submersible cruises near a large trench.
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  8. The vessel has no identifying marks, nor does it look like a standard-issue production model from the major super-corporations. However, what is clear is that this submarine was designed for extended expeditions underwater without resupply from the surface.
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  10. As the submersible carrier cruises over the trench, the searchlights situated on its underside are constantly scanning back and forth. Additionally, there are several other pieces of scanning equipment attached to the bottom pinging with non-visible spectrums; one can clearly extrapolate that the crew of the vessel are searching for something, though what could possibly be resting at the bottom of the Chinese Ocean in this sector isn't known.
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  12. There are no significant ruins of the civilization of Atlantis in this area, no major resource veins of rare minerals, and no major sites of battle.
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  14. After a few kilometers of searching, the submarine finally stops over a particular stretch of the trench. Unlike most of the rest of the trench, this section has had its walls scraped off greatly, almost as if some massive object had fallen down into the trench and collapsed some of the walls with its descent; the large submarine begins to descend into this part of the trench.
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  16. As the vessel goes down further and further into the depths of the Chinese Ocean, the scale of the damage done to the trench walls becomes more apparent; something incredibly large and durable crashed here long ago.
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  18. Upon reaching the bottom of this stretch of the trench, the submersible's searchlights illuminate the culprit behind the damage to the walls, making it abundantly obvious what could've done it: an old Warmonger, and a relatively intact one at that too.
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  21. (Cevat Lockhart): [COMMS] So this is the abandoned Warmonger from the last great war?
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  23. (Vandal Savage): [COMMS] Indeed it is, Mr. Lockhart. Obsidian Fury, one of many prototypes designed and built for the purpose of ending World War III. This particular Warmonger was a highly advanced creation of the Russians using information they gleaned from their spies in Japan on Serizawa's Light, the most advanced Warmonger that ever entered active service.
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  25. (Cevat Lockhart): [COMMS] Will this one be enough, Savage?
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  27. (Vandal Savage): [COMMS] No. Warmongers are obsolete in this current age, so this one must be upgraded.
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  30. The submarine's underside starts to open up, and several smaller vessels pour out; each one is equipped with powerful electromagnets and grabbing appendages.
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  32. The small submersibles start to flock over the inactive shell of Obsidian Fury and attach themselves to various strategic points to maximize their ability to distribute the massive machine body's weight and mass between them so that they can effectively move the ancient Warmonger. Despite their tools, numbers, and skills, the small drones still struggle to carry Obsidian Fury into the underside of the submarine.
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  34. Once they're all in, the underside doors close up; afterwards, the large vessel starts to ascend.
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  37. (Cevat Lockhart): [COMMS] Dr. Savage, what about your little pets?
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  39. (Vandal Savage): [COMMS] They're NOT pets. They're highly evolved organisms that have gone beyond the natural order and become something greater. Wrinkle aside, based on your tone, no, we won't have to worry about them.
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  41. (Cevat Lockhart): [COMMS] What about that incident on Roth-Ma Island?
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  43. (Vandal Savage): [COMMS] Inconsequential. Once the Destroyer reaches its final evolutionary form, it won't require any aid in paving the way for the new order. The only reason we're even gathering resources like Obsidian Fury is to buy time and strike our enemies down before they can build up their defenses.
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  45. (Cevat Lockhart): [COMMS] Fair enough, I guess. You're the expert.
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  48. As the submarine belonging to the remnants of the Axis Alliance exits the trench, it fires off several torpedoes into the cliff edges of the rock walls, collapsing the passage entirely. Once the submarine has buried the area where Obsidian Fury was resting, it cruises away into the murk; the massive vessel disappears into nothingness soon after, a clear indication of cloaking technology.
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  56. "And so I awaken, catching just a glance."
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  58. "But what a sight."
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  60. "And so shall begin once again this dangerous dance."
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  62. "And I shall exercise my might."
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