Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 13

"The insect has contacted you, hasn't she?"

"That's fine. I've been meaning to see how the mortals have been faring back on the main gate."

"What interests me most must be the shelled one, though."

"Where will he go? He cannot find my agent thanks to my intervention, and I can tell he isn't heading in that direction anyways."

"Let us see, then, shall we?"


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[July 18, 2166]
[Jeju Island]
[South Korea]
[Colony State - Chinese Super-Nation]

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Jeju Island.

This volcanic island and partial heritage site lies between the Japanese origin island and the tip of South Korea; it also serves as a naval staging ground for G.U.D. forces for ease of access to Japan and South Korea. Ordinarily, this subtropical paradise is relatively quiet save for the occasional testing of the latest in naval warfare in the Korea Strait.

Today, however, is different.

Heavy combat takes place all over the island and in the strait; Post-Human forces are engaging G.U.D. and Separatist Mimetic forces on the land, and Loyalist Mimetics engage the navy. Meanwhile, near the base of Hallasan, a full fireteam of Guardian Sentinels is fighting with some of the Mimetic Colossi; this same fireteam was the one that arrived in Japan to support Gojira, daughter of Godzilla.

As the G.U.D.'s fleet attempts to fend off the large swathes of Chariots raining fire upon them, a ping is detected in the distance; the telltale signs soon present themselves: churning waters, massive tidal waves washing ashore, and the iconic dorsal plate pattern quickly rising through the water.


(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] This is Dr. Maximoff of G.U.D. R&D, temporary logistical support. I can't order you to do it, but I'd suggest you clear the way for the physical support.

(Fleet Admirals): [COMMS] Affirmative! Moving fleets to positions!


On the recommendation of Dr. Maximoff, the G.U.D.'s naval fleet splits up, allowing for a single straight path towards the island. This maneuver throws the Chariots off their mark; this, coupled with their surprisingly short engagement distance, leaves them wide open for what comes next.

The iconic maple leaf-shaped protrusions rise out of the water and move forward with extreme speed, sweeping through the Korean Strait faster than is ordinarily physically possible for an object at such a size. The dorsal plates slice through the low hanging Loyalist Mimetic Chariots with ease, smashing them into hard-light particles and metal pieces; a massive tidal wave follows suit, washing ashore and cleaning away most of the immediate infrastructure situated on the coastline.

Gojira makes herself known to all parties present; she roars loudly, getting the attention of the titanic automatons engaging one another near the base of Hallasan.

Her dorsal plates become flush with purple energy, and what looks to be multiple small nuclear explosions going off can be briefly made out in the back of the young monster's mouth.


(Wei Ho): [COMMS] Now, Jira, make sure to suppress the aft--


Before Dr. Ho can finish, Jira fires off an extraordinarily charged burst of atomic energy directly at the Mimetic Colossi currently engaging her Guardian Sentinel allies in a single upward sweeping motion. Unfortunately, both parties manage to get out of the way; the stray beam bores right through the mountain, nearly cutting it in half due to the vertical movement.


(Wei Ho): [COMMS] Dammit, be careful, Jira! Your atomic breath is basically a constant stream of nuclear bombs going off accelerated to extremely high velocities!


The young monster prodigy brushes off her ally with a bit of a scowl and charges forward whilst the Colossi and Guardian Sentinels are coming to terms with what just happened to the mountain behind them. All of a sudden, Jira is pulled back by an unknown entity; it's another Mimetic Colossus that has managed to stop the Godzillasaur by pulling on her shoulder whilst she was attempting to charge in.

Before it can turn her around for a solid blow, a brief screeching sound can be heard in the sky.

A massive object coming in at unbelievable speeds touches down, completely crushing the Colossus and sending its pieces flying all over the place; a large debris cloud resulting from this orbital impact obscures the object from being visibly made out by everyone outside of the cloud's proximity. Soon enough, a massive roar from the object that landed behind Jira immediately clears up the obscuring dust.

Gamera has arrived.

His presence immediately instills reverence and awe in all present, especially the Separatist Mimetics that are allied with the Global Union of Divisions. The Loyalists, however, are left seething with fury and rage; they all charge at the giant Atlantean guardian without any thought or reason. This was a mistake, as the other G.U.D. forces and their allies use this opportunity to fire upon the distracted Post-Humans whilst their Loyalist allies are preoccupied with their grudge.

Gamera and Jira quickly nod to each other and start to fire off plasma bursts and atomic beams at the charging Mimetic Colossi; the Guardian Sentinels do the same from where they're standing.

After several moments of ranged combat, the largest threats have been neutralized; the rest begin to retreat.

As infantry on the ground begin to cheer, Jira turns around to face one of her Kaiju compatriots. The large chelonian beast looks at her with a compassion and friendliness that hasn't been present ever since Laura Reed's body was used to revive the Atlantean monster.