Colossus By Design: Entry 0041 - The First Move

[October 23, 2145]
[African Ocean]
[Off the coast of Calcutta, former Indian country]

[African naval fleet on standby a few kilometres away from the coast]


(Fleet Admiral): Alright, standby people. Maintain minimum safe distance from the coastline until we get confirmation from the stationed Warmongers that the P.E.M.F.s have been eliminated.

(Crewman 1): Yes sir.

(Fleet Admiral): And now we wait--

(Crewman 2): SIR!

(Fleet Admiral): What is it?

(Crewman 2): Another bogey approaching from the East, and closing fast!

(Fleet Admiral): EST?

(Crewman 1): EST is around--


[Low roar heard from beneath the waves]
[Naval crewmen come out onto the decks of the carriers and destroyers]
[Enormous tidal wave rushes towards the fleet, along with rock-like protrusions sticking out of the middle and highest points of the tidal wave]


(Fleet Admiral): Dear god........ BRACE! BRACE!


[Crewmen scramble back under the decks of the naval ships as the tidal wave crashes into the fleet and sends them all forwards in its wake]
[Rocky protrusions move forward with incredible speed, moving the wave around it forwards with tremendous force]

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(Fleet Command): [COMMS] May.... approach--

(Karen Marais): Feng, what's going on? Is that a tsunami coming towards us?

(Feng Lee): No.... it's coming. Karen, get back--


Before Blade of the People can warn Union's Warrior of the incoming tidal wave, the fifty-meter high waters crash into the two Warmongers and P.E.M.F.s, sending them all back a large distance into the city of Calcutta. The four slowly get back up to their feet; the edge of the city is completely flooded by sea water.

Union's Warrior watches as the landscape around her completely changes; she notices the carriers and destroyers washing up on the coast. Blade of the People, however, watches speechlessly as she looks up at the approaching giant walking up towards the two P.E.M.F.s, enormous even compared to them.

The two beasts begin to cower before the presence of the new arrival, shaking heavily and slowly backing up. Out of the blue, the Hellhound is grabbed by the neck by the towering leviathan's mighty arm and lifted up above the ground; the hand manipulates in its grasp. A sharp cracking sound is heard as this is done, eventually resulting in one large crack heard across the evacuated city.

After the now lifeless body of the Hellhound is dropped into the flood area below, the titanic newcomer steps up to the Cephalo-Tank. It turns around to try and run away, but the leviathan quickly stops it in its tracks by stepping on its head, squishing it into a pulp with a simple foot press. The newcomer steps off the other dead P.E.M.F. and is now looking down at the two machines before it; it pulls its head back a bit before putting it forward again and uttering an enormously loud roar.


"SKREEEEOOOONK!!!!"


The roar is heard by the evacuees from great distances away, and the enormous newcomer is clearly visible from their city due to its tremendous size. They begin panicking; soldiers struggle to keep them in line.

NSTR-0-M-0 "Ripley" units are sent out with search lights equipped, centering their spotlights on the face of the creature. It pays no attention to them, instead focusing on the two Warmongers standing before it; it growls and bares its teeth, then takes slow steps forward.


(Karen Marais): This.... THIS is the Alpha?!?

(Feng Lee): Yes. This is the creature which we've been searching for. He followed those two P.E.M.F.s straight here, and now we're next on his list.

(Karen Marais): How can you tell?

(Feng Lee): He hasn't left yet, and he has that look in his eyes.

(Karen Marais): What do we do?

(Feng Lee): Isn't it obvious? We take him down.

(Karen Marais): What?! You saw how it easily killed those two P.E.M.F.s!! That, and you weren't looking so good after your first confrontation.

(Feng Lee): I've learned since then. And you're here with me. We can do this.

(Karen Marais): Alright..... let's do this then!


Both Warmongers point their long ranged weaponry at the Alpha and fire without pause, creating a huge debris cloud as they continue firing at it. However, its shape is still visible as it moves forward out of the dust, unfazed by the assault; both machines back up a little.

The dorsal plates on the creature's back begin to light up a blue colour; the creature steps forward and lowers its head slightly, and a blue light can be faintly seen emanating from the back of its mouth.