Colossus By Design: Entry 0060 - King For A Reason

[November 19, 2145]
[Old Houston, former American continent]

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The Alpha slowly approaches, entering the ruined remains of Old Houston; his sheer size is unable to fit within the roads as his sides scrape the edges of the buildings he towers over.


(Soldier): AIM FOR THE OPENINGS IN THE GILLS!


Soldiers and gun mounts stationed on the rooftops of the buildings begin to send barrages of plasma, bullets, and explosive ordnance towards the openings between the individual gills on the Alpha's neck. The explosions echo through the gills; a few flames burst out as the detonations continue within.

The Alpha shows a slight reaction, shaking his neck and scraping it against the tops of the buildings where the soldiers were stationed, destroying them all; he proceeds to continue lumbering forward as if nothing happened.


(Arthur Roy): Dammit, probably only gave him an itch. Alright, looks like I'm up next. I think I'll try shooting his little eyes out.

(Sasha Kalashnikov): Can you really hit that accurately?

(Arthur Roy): Watch and learn then.


Royal Commando continues training his zoomed vision on the head of the Alpha. After readying his large mortar cannon, he fires off 5 consecutive shots that all impact the creature's head; he briefly stops in his tracks and lowers his arms.


(Arthur Roy): I think I got him--

(Satoshi Yamane): Look closer.

(Arthur Roy): Wait, wha--


As the debris cloud clears away from his face, the Alpha is seen, unharmed and with teeth now bared. Turning towards the exact direction of the Warmongers, he rears his head back, then forwards, letting loose an enormous roar that breaks the glass of all nearby buildings.


"SKREEEEEEOOOONK!!!!!!!"


The Alpha begins walking at a faster pace than before towards the direction of the Warmongers, his eyes now filled with anger.


(Arthur Roy): Oh dammit, I--

(Sasha Kalashnikov): JUST GO!


Tzar Bomba V2 rushes in, followed by Serizawa's Light; Royal Commando hesitates at first before deciding to run in as well. Tzar Bomba V2 makes it to the Alpha first and engages in a power struggle with him. Meanwhile, Serizawa's Light circles in from behind and fires off missiles from his shoulders at the Alpha's back while Royal Commando peppers him with missiles from his mounted launcher to his sides.

Despite being hit from all sides, the Alpha overpowers Tzar Bomba V2, steadily pushing her now as if she wasn't even there through several buildings until he finally gives her one last shove that sends the Russian machine flat on its back. Before he can stomp on the downed Warmonger, Serizawa's Light jumps onto the Alpha's back and rocks him around as he holds; the Japanese Warmonger is hitting him in the jaw with his plasma blade the whole time.

All the while, Royal Commando is peppering the Alpha with missiles and training his mortar cannon on him, but he's unable to get a clean shot due to Serizawa's Light bucking the Alpha around on his back.


(Arthur Roy): Dammit, quit riding him like a rodeo and let me get a clean shot!


All of a sudden, the Alpha's dorsal plates glow a deep blue, and a huge blue energy shockwave discharges from his body, sending Serizawa's Light flying off, preventing Tzar Bomba V2 from getting back up, and bringing Royal Commando to his hands and knees; all three show signs of brief electrical shortage.

As the Warmongers begin to slowly get back to their feet, they look up and see the Alpha continuing on his way towards the meteor site.


(Arthur Roy): Bloody hell, he's gonna get past us.....

(Sasha Kalashnikov): He was so strong...... stronger than me even......

(Satoshi Yamane): Not.... if I can help it.....


Serizawa's Light struggles to get back on his feet, but once fully up, his chest region opens up, and a swirling energy sphere forms within that's aimed directly at the Alpha. Upon reaching its maximum threshold, the singularity quickly fires off, glowing brightly and causing the environment around it to break apart and be engulfed within.

The Alpha briefly turns his around to see what the object is, but as he notices, the energy sphere hits him directly in the abdomen, sending him backwards several hundred meters before finally detonating once he impacts the tallest building ruin, creating an enormous debris cloud.

Serizawa's Light nearly falls over, but he's caught and hoisted back up to his feet by Tzar Bomba V2 and Royal Commando. The trio stand there, watching the debris cloud; all are battered and damaged, but standing.


(Arthur Roy): Think it did him in?

(Satoshi Yamane): That........ was the strongest attack I've ever mustered........ no way--


A small blue light flickers in the debris cloud, catching the attention of the Warmongers. Soon, other lights begin to join it, becoming larger and more elaborate as they run along a line; another pair of two lights pops up above the others, illuminating a dark shape in the cloud. One final blue light emits from underneath the two top lights, and from it, an extremely forceful and dense stream of energy is let loose, sending all three Warmongers flying backwards several hundred meters away.