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The War On Infogrames
Part One: Visions of Deceit
Chapter
Eight
The ground shook as the titanic kaiju continued their battle. Phantom
Godzilla was blasted backwards by Space Godzilla's corona beam, and Gigan's eye
laser amassed more damage. The demon began to feel the effects of both
attacks since it could no longer phase out. In desperation, Phantom
Godzilla randomly shot his beam weapon into the air. The blasts did not
hit their intended targets, as Gigan veered to the left and avoided a close
call. He screeched and rammed Phantom Godzilla with his buzzsaw, and the
beast collapsed to the ground.
Now it was Aqua Mothra's turn. The moth god split into hundreds of smaller
versions of himself and began to assault the inner workings of Phantom
Godzilla's mass. The zombie screamed in agony as its already decomposing
flesh began to bubble and melt. Within minutes, the form that was once
Phantom Godzilla was reduced to a puddle of acidic waste. The phantom
beast was no more.
Moments later, MeWantFudgeSickle, FuryOfPowerX, and Guy Wearing Black burst
through the main door to Fong's Headquarters. Gojira64 was assisting
Dragitron, who was screaming in pain. Fury ran over to Meltdown Godzilla's
statuesque body. GWB headed for Fire Rodan, who called to his avatar.
The flying reptile stared into GWB's eyes. "You're gonna be okay,
Rodan. We've been through worse situations before." Fudge
walked over to them. "He will be fine," he reassured GWB.
"My skills in the dark arts will allow me to mend his wound."
Fudge began to recite a few words in an unknown language. A strange red
aura surrounded Rodan's wing. Within moments, it returned to its normal
state.
Fudge then walked towards Meltdown Godzilla's lifeless form. He looked at
Fury, then smiled. After reciting the same incantation, Meltdown Godzilla
began to move again. The other kaiju roared in approval, all except Space
Godzilla. He was looking at his compatriot Dragitron. G64 was
consoling his Commander, but Drag began to shout insults. "That
bastard! That son of a bitch! I will hunt down Corpsefire to the
ends of the Earth!" He was holding his left eye. Fudge rushed
over to take a look, and Drag moved his hand away. Everyone gasped.
Where Drag's left eye once resided, there was now nothing. A long red scar
went from his left temple down to his left cheek. His eye socket was a
burnt hole. Fudge looked away, taken aback by the disgusting sight.
He then shook his head at the other agents. "I can't help him.
His sight has been stolen from his left eye. I can't give it back."
All were silent for a few moments. Suddenly, GWB's eyes widened in terror.
"The bomb! We've got to get off this island before it's too
late!" The agents began to run towards their kaiju. Suddenly, a
dark figure appeared out of nowhere in front of them.
The figure stared at the agents for what seemed like an eternity. Then he
raised his right arm, and pointed it at Infogrames Headquarters. A small
black laser appeared from the being's index finger, and shot out towards the
structure. As it neared its target, the laser widened until it covered the
entire building with a black sphere. The being turned his palm upward to
the sky, and closed his hand into a fist. The sphere began to shrink until
it completely consumed the base. All that remained was a smoking ruin, and
an odd black dot that hovered in place where Infogrames Headquarters once stood.
The agents stared in disbelief. Gojira64 looked at this strange creature
and asked him who he was. The being turned to him and replied in an oddly
soothing, echoing telepathic voice, "Who I am is not important. But
if you must refer to me by a name, I am sometimes called Black16."
Fudge looked on in awe. "So you are the presence I felt when I first
landed on the island!" He turned to his fellow agents.
"When I had first stepped foot on Infogramia, I felt an odd chi in the
skies above. When I looked up, I could have sworn I saw two blue flames
staring back at me."
Black16 acknowledged Fudge's sighting. "Yes, that was I who watched
you. I know all about your Agency and your current mission. I am
here not as a friend, nor am I your foe. I am here simply to see this
through." Black16 turned to walk away, but Dragitron grabbed him by
the left arm. Black16 turned and stared hard at the man, as if
subconsciously telling Dragitron to let go, but the warrior was unfazed.
"What are you, and why did you just destroy Infogrames HQ if you aren't on
either side? Answer me, damn it!"
Black16 continued to stare. Then he
answered Dragitron's interrogation. "The time will come when I will
reveal all to you. Your only concern now should be the whereabouts of Bill
Gates' secret country. Return to your base of operations. Your
employer will inform you of your next destination." Dragitron let go,
but he still didn't trust this stranger. Black16 began to walk away.
After a few steps, he stopped and snapped his fingers. The black dot
exploded immediately, sending an enormous shockwave across the island. The
agents covered their faces as debris flew everywhere. Even the kaiju began
to defend themselves from the full force of the explosion. When the smoke
cleared, the agents turned back to Black16's direction, but the entity had
disappeared.