QUARTERFINALS

Ness vs. Guy Wearing Black

The Kaiju Museum was quiet.  The sound of shuffling, low voices, and the wandering light of flashlights changed all that.  Although it was a part of the Virtual ARena Complex, the museum was closed to the general public during the ARena Tournament.

"There it is!" yelled Dragitron.  He pointed to a glass case with an ancient scroll inside.  "Shhhh!" said G64.  "We've got to be quiet!"  Fury bent down and peered into the case.  "This is the ancient Kaiju Scrolls.  This is where history was recorded 5,000 years ago."

Fury began to read as Fudge, Awsome 1, Drag, and G64 huddled around the artifact.  "This is the written account of the Avatars who defeated the evil Garai Tai and ended their reign of terror.  The five Light Avatars met the Garai Tai in battle to decide the fate of the very universe itself.  Using their kaiju, the Avatars defended Earth against the machinations of the head of Garai Tai known as Daneasaur.  He also went by the name of Soddom, which means "Chosen," because Daneasaur believed that he was the chosen ruler of the very cosmos themselves."

"Soddom?!"  Fudge exclaimed.  "Is it possible?  Is Daneasaur still alive after 5,000 years?"  Fury hushed Fudge.  "Hold on!  There's more!"  He continued reading.  "The Garai Tai rose to power when Daneasaur discovered the Three Keys to Abbadon.  The Three Keys unleashed a cosmic force known as the kaiju Abbadon, the Destroyer.  Using his elite generals known as the Six Eyes, Daneasaur searched for the Three Keys: the Key of Body, the Key of Mind, and the Key of Spirit.  After obtaining them, Daneasaur freed the Dark One from its slumber.  He intended to use the monster to reshape the universe in his image, but the Avatars stopped Daneasaur's plans and returned Abbadon to his ethereal prison."

G64 rubbed his chin.  "Hmmmm... so this Abbadon is what the Garai Tai are after?  I think I remember hearing about this sort of thing, but I was told that the Dark One's name was Bagan."  Fury nodded.  "Abbadon was given many names.  I think Bagan was the name that stuck.  Abbadon was more of a biblical title.  But it doesn't matter.  The Garai Tai has returned, and we've got to stop them from finding those keys!"

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Ness and GWB stared each other down.  The announcer had already begun the fight, and Megalon and Fire Rodan were already locked in combat.  The beasts were grappling with each other and neither monster was going to back down.  "You're a great Avatar," said Ness, "But I'm afraid you'll need a little more upper body strength to take my kaiju down!"  GWB smiled.  "Well, you need two things: an upgrade in the looks and brains department!"  A look of anger appeared on Ness' face, but it soon subsided.  He pointed to the kaiju.  GWB turned his head.

Fire Rodan was in the midst of a pummeling by Megalon.  The roach god's drills were pounding Rodan's face into the pavement.  Both kaiju were hurting, but the tide had turned in Megalon's favor.  After a few moments the monster stopped his assault.  Rodan lay unconscious on the ground.  Megalon flew up into the sky and, after reaching a considerable height, bore down upon his opponent at top speed with the intent of spearing Rodan's chest.  At the last moment, Fire Rodan rolled out of the way and Megalon drilled deep underground.  Flying into the sky, Rodan searched the area for Megalon.  A low rumbling behind him caused Rodan to turn around.  The ground itself was moving toward him.

Fire Rodan flew backwards as Megalon erupted from his hiding spot.  He flew up into the sky and saw Fire Rodan's maw open, glowing orange.  A blast of heat energy enveloped Megalon and he crashed into a skyscraper.  The building collapsed on Megalon's crippled body.

"The winner of this battle... Guy Wearing Black and Fire Rodan!"  The announcer was ecstatic, feeding off the crowd.  Ness walked over to GWB.  He held out his hand in respect.  "I was wrong about you, GWB.  You've got a lot of heart.  Maybe we'll meet again."  GWB accepted the handshake.  Ness wandered off into the sunset.

The announcer blared on the loudspeaker again.  "That's it for tonight's matches!  Tomorrow we'll hold the Semifinals!  We'll see DaRokSez battle Gojira64, and Dracatron face off against Guy Wearing Black!"  The crowd dispersed and GWB saw his fellow agents sneak out of the Kaiju Museum.  "Good.  Now I'll find out what the hell is going on."