The
5000th World Kaiju ARena Tournament
A Prelude to the "Three Keys Trilogy"
Round One
DaRokSez
vs. Suezo
Shadow's observation pod hovered over to
Fury's. The two avatars shook hands. "You fought well,"
said Shadow. Fury replied, "So did you. Your kaiju is
amazing." Shadow nodded. "As is yours. Prepare
yourself. Some of your fellow competitors are not what they seem."
Shadow's pod lowered to the ground. He looked up at Fury. "We
will meet again, agent."
As Fury headed over to the Avatar Quarters to relax, Drag and Fudge cut him
off. "Great job, Fury!" said Fudge. "You've really
trained Baragon hard for this. You should be proud of him."
Fury stared into Fudge's eyes. "I am, but why do I still feel so
empty inside?" Then he walked away. Drag stared at him.
"What was that all about, Fudge?" he asked. Fudge turned to
Drag. "He is still upset over losing Meltdown Godzilla. Give
him more time to cope."
The announcer's voice boomed over the loudspeaker. "Okay folks, the
tech staff has finished rebuilding our CGI ARena and it's time to start the
next fight!" The battlefield disintegrated, then reappeared good as
new. The observation pods rose up into the sky. "Our next
fight will be between DaRokSez and Suezo! The box is locked, the lights
are on, and it's KAIJU FIGHTIN' TIME!"
Suezo smiled at his opponent. "Good luck to you." His
foe did not utter a sound. DaRokSez was wearing a dark purple, hooded
cloak. A flash of yellow emitted from his concealed face. Suezo
was taken aback. "What the hell are you? In any case, it
doesn't matter. Go, Millennium Godzilla!" The giant kaiju
trudged forward, issuing his challenge to DaRokSez. The stranger pointed
his arm in the direction of Godzilla. Behind the giant, a black portal
opened up. The knife-like head of Guiron burst forth, ramming into the
small of Godzilla's back. Godzilla roared in anger and turned to
confront this threat. However, Guiron had disappeared.
Looking around, Godzilla couldn't find his foe. Suddenly a portal opened
to the left of Godzilla. Guiron rammed him in the side, sending Godzilla
into a building which toppled over on him. "That's not right!
Isn't this a breach of the rules?" Suezo yelled to the judges.
A stern voice caused Suezo to look up. "Of course not, you stupid
boy. Anything my kaiju can do is allowed. The only rule is that
you cannot kill your opponent. Or his kaiju, of course." It
was DaRokSez. His eyes glowed an unnatural yellow color. "Now
quit complaining and lose already. I have a schedule to keep."
Suezo got angry. "How dare you talk to me this way! Godzilla,
get up!" Millennium Godzilla got to his feet. He looked
around, but Guiron was still nowhere to be found.
Without warning a portal opened in front of Godzilla at head level. Two
shurikens flew from the gateway into Godzilla's eyes. He struggled to
remove the pesky weapons, but was knocked backwards by an enormous force that
caught him in the stomach. He managed to remove the shurikens, but
suddenly got woozy. His stomach was bleeding profusely. Then
Godzilla crashed to the floor. Guiron stood before him, blood trickling
from his knife head.
"Oh no! Godzilla!" yelled Suezo. He looked at DaRokSez.
"How could you be so ruthless?" DaRokSez shook his head.
"You know, I'm tired of your whining. Guiron, destroy him."
Guiron charged forward, ramming the observation pod. Suezo lurched
forward and fell overboard. Before he hit the ground, an odd force held
him in place. Suezo was gently lowered to the floor. DaRokSez
looked around angrily.
A familiar voice called out to him. "You don't know anything about
good sportsmanship, do you?" Fudge's body materialized in front of
Suezo. The youngster thanked him and ran towards the hurt Godzilla.
DaRokSez's pod lowered to the ground. "You had no right to
interfere in this match." He walked over to Fudge. "Ah,
you are one of those agents I've heard so much about." The
loudspeaker caused both men to look up. "It seems that DaRokSez has
won this fight and will move on to the Quarterfinals to meet Fury!" said
the announcer. The crowd booed, but DaRokSez laughed. "Well,
we'll see just how legendary you agents truly are." He turned his
back to Fudge and walked away.
Drag ran out of breath as he finally caught up to Fudge. "What was
that all about?" he managed to say. Fudge stared at DaRokSez.
"I don't know what that guy is up to, but it sure as hell isn't
good." From the corner of his eye he saw a man in a silver cloak.
When Fudge turned his head, the man had disappeared.