THE WAR OF FATE
Part
Two: The Dark Citadel
Chapter
Three: The Ultimate Weapon
The smoke dissipated into the clouds,
revealing the enormous form of Bagan, untouched by the measly human weapons.
General Takawa's jaw dropped as he witnessed the raw power of Bagan from his
underground bunker. "Incredible," he whispered. "This
creature is more powerful than anything I could ever imagine." Takawa
turned to the computer engineer next to him. "Call back the troops.
It seems my old friend Rampage was right. This is beyond us."
The engineer nodded and turned back to his station.
"Sir!" cried an engineer from the
front row of computer terminals. "Something is happening out there.
We're detecting massive power levels emanating from the beast!"
Takawa stood up from his seat, knocking over his swiveling chair in the process.
"What? How is that possible?!" He looked up at the large
monitor. Bagan seemed to vibrate, his eyes closed in deep thought.
Suddenly, the monster let loose a glass-shattering roar as a pair of enormous
bat-like wings sprouted from his back.
Holding his arms at his sides, Bagan took
off like a rocket into the sky above Beijing. Red 5 followed, intent on
destroying the kaiju. "You're mine, you son of a bitch!" the
pilot yelled as he strained under the pressure, heading higher and higher in
pursuit.
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Samrong stared out the window. He had
been silent for the past fifteen minutes. Without a second thought, he
turned around. "We don't have much time. Move us 20 miles
South." Dracatron raised his eyebrows. "But sir, that will
take us farther away from the city. May I ask why?" Samrong
walked past Dracatron, heading for the door. "It will take us out of
the blast range."
"Hey guys! The Garula is moving
away from the city! Something isn't right,' shouted Ness. G64 stared
at Bagan's wanton destruction for a split second. "Oh no!
Quick! Follow them! I've got a bad feeling about this!"
The Green Jester stopped hovering and turned in the opposite direction, heading
towards the Garula.
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Bagan stopped at an incredibly high
altitude. The city looked like a model in Bagan's eyes. It was time.
The great beast opened his mouth as he
looked down upon Beijing. His eyes glowed red as a swirl of pure white
energy appeared at the back of his throat. The energy grew in size and
strength until it enveloped Bagan's maw. The cloud cover above the city
spread apart. What happened next took only a few seconds, but it seemed
like an eternity for a select few. It would be remembered for centuries as
the Day of Annihilation.
The beam of energy spewed forth in a
concentrated area like a spotlight. The unfortunate soul under that
particular spotlight was Red 5. The pilot was heading straight into the
beam and, unwittingly, to his doom. Before he could react, Red 5 felt the
beam engulf his fighter jet. For a moment, all was calm. Then the
pain and horror settled in.
First to go was his skin. The
horrified pilot looked down at his hands as the skin literally disintegrated
before his eyes. He tried to scream, but his tongue had also turned to
dust. The last thing the unfortunate pilot saw was his heart, free of the
confines of his mortal flesh, explode in a shower of blood and muscle.
Takawa stared in awe as the beam struck the
earth. An incredible silence commanded the attention of all that watched
the event pass. Suddenly a ripple of energy spread out in a circular
pattern, obliterating the landscape. Whole buildings were torn apart and
disintegrated before the rubble could hit the ground. The wave of energy
spread to the very edge of the city, destroying everything. Suddenly the
bunker shook violently and the ceiling collapsed, taking Takawa and everyone
else with it.
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At that very moment, even the elder god
Elohem felt the agony and the screams of thousands of innocent people as their
lives were snuffed out in the blink of an eye.
