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Post by Gigan on Mar 21, 2007 21:52:21 GMT -5
Korea, IJC, 8:18 PM
Anthracite's day had gone no differently than it had for at least a month. His current feeding grounds were a bit soggier than the gritty sand in Mongolia, but there was the same undisturbed atmosphere as it was when he' been in the Greater Indian Republic.
Naturally, and despite his total ignorance of humanity, Anthracite roaming from one world superpower to the next had sparked criticism, threats, and accusations, but so far all those claims were unfounded. All the rocky tortoise had done was walk, consume vast amounts of earth, and occassionally sleep. The eating was troublesome, but didn't impact the cities or any notable crop production, so that was that. Mankind was well-aware of the concept of working around daikaiju, and Anthracite was proving to be one of the easiest to deal with.
As long as he didn't wander into a city, that is.
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Post by Gigan on Apr 5, 2007 22:31:34 GMT -5
Anthracite, constantly being monitored by the nearest cities and occassionally buzzed by fighters, otherwise remained undisturbed in its feeding. The giant fire tortoise was, in fact, currently being studied by a team of scientists who had flown in from Japan. Frightened but apparently in little danger, they were attempting to take core samples from his shell, but the rocky exterior was so dense it proved to be fruitless. As Anthracite had commenced to sleep, the expedition had the gall to set up camp on top of his shell! Despite all that, Anthracite couldn't have known a thing or felt any of the tiny drills on its back.
In local news, Anthracite received some attention with regards to rumors of Gamera's reappearance. Some speculated that there was a connection between the two daikaiju, but most others dismissed the claims.
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 9, 2007 12:32:20 GMT -5
(OOC: Mind if I jump in?)
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Post by Gigan on Apr 10, 2007 18:38:38 GMT -5
(OOC: For the love of God, please do!)
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 10, 2007 18:52:41 GMT -5
OOC: Will do. Oh the irony! Be sure to check out this Kaiju's pic in my art section.
About half a mile away, the earth rumbled and rocked. The ground erupted in a shower of stone and dirt as the terrifying sight of the beastly Megalon burst forth on a jet of magnetic power. After lighting on the ground, the insect-like monstrosity surveyed his surroundings, his mandibles clacking against his teeth. Catching the activity around the dormant Anthracite, his horn spun in agitation.
Smashing his spade arms together powerfully enough to send out sparks, Megalon lumbered the humans, unaware that the large hillock was actually a Kaiju.
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Post by Gigan on Apr 10, 2007 19:48:35 GMT -5
Anthracite had felt the disturbance underneath the earth from several miles away, but had not recognized it as an approaching kaiju and remained at rest. In fact, few kaiju had come in contact with the tortoise, leaving it confused as to what exactly was its purpose when in fact it simply was too slow to be aware of any villainous beings...
The encampment of scientists atop of the shell, on the other hand, were frightened out of their wits. Of all the daikaiju to encounter in the wild, Megalon was easily one of the least desirable. Frantic calls to cities were being made, some prayed for mercy, others even began to traverse the distance along Anthracite's shell on foot, to reach its head and hopefully awaken the beast to defend them. All for vain, sadly - Anthracite was still slumbering.
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 10, 2007 20:11:17 GMT -5
Megalon loomed ever closer, snarling. Small rivulets of saliva oozed from his faws, igniting upon contact with the air, making it look like he was drooling fire.
In their hurry to flee from the titanic terror, one of the observational hovercraft drifted too close into Megalon's field of vision. With a snort and a spin of his horn, a brilliant emerald ray of death lanced out at the helpless craft. The ray punched right through it's defensive shielding and washed over the hull; instantly, all it's power shorted out and the pitiable machine slowly crashed into the countryside below.
Megalon leered warily at his own display of force, then turned his attentions back to the ecampment on the still dormant Anthracite.
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Post by Gigan on Apr 12, 2007 0:24:49 GMT -5
The explosion being in such close proximity to the sleeping Anthracite was just enough to wake the beast. Slowly but surely, the previously innocuous hillock before Megalon rose onto four sturdy legs, while a long neck and head rose to the air. Anthracite let out a low moaning at being disturbed, but hadn't yet turned to notice Megalon as the intruder.
The Japanese expedition, still in a panic and momentarily trapped until a hovercraft could safely approach for extraction, huddled together on the tortoise shell, frightened out of their wits now that Anthracite was awake, yet hoping for salvation from the deranged beast.
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 12, 2007 17:53:57 GMT -5
Megalon stopped dead in his tracks, surprised that the hill he had been marching towards suddenly sprouted legs and a head. He was even shocked even further when the hill uttered such a rumbling growl.
With his horn sparking in distress and annoyance, Megalon clanged his thick metal arms together repeatedly. To emphasize his display, he reared his head back and unleashed a stream of fire into the air above his head in flamethrower-like fashion.
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Post by Gigan on Apr 13, 2007 18:36:16 GMT -5
Anthracite wasn't sure what was going on, since Megalon was out of his line of sight, but he felt the heat straming above. Groaning in mild distress, Anthracite tried to stomp his way around to face whatever it was nearby him.
Atop the shell and just below the streams of flame, the Japanese expedition still trapped on Anthracite screamed in fear. Some of the portable growing "tents" caught on fire from the powerful stream of energy, so a few of the more capable in the group tried to put out the flames while others fled towards the center of the shell. It was too dark and the atmosphere too chaotic for them to notice the beautiful garnet beneath them glowing from underneath a thin layer of dirt.
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 13, 2007 21:53:26 GMT -5
Growing impatient, Megalon gave one final snort before he surged forward into a lumbering jog. Lowering his left shoulder, he prepared to ram right into the ponderous tortoise before he could complete his turn.
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Post by Gigan on Apr 14, 2007 0:52:53 GMT -5
Only halfway around to facing Megalon, Anthracite cried out in surprise at being rammed so easily. Time seemed to slow down for both Anthracite and the humans aboard him as he wobbled on his two left legs for a split-second, before he swung enough weight to slam back onto all fours and slam his tail into Megalon's exoskeleton in retaliation. Anthracite made a legitimate cry of anger now, finally getting some sort of look at the adversary and seeing that it would take much more than his tail to stop Megalon.
A couple of the men who were insufficiently anchored to the shell, as well as all the self-grown tents and most of the supplies, slipped off of Anthracite's shell and were left to their fate on the long way down, but the rest were okay, just very shaken and losing hope quickly. Sensing a chance coming soon, one of the hovercrafts came in low, keeping Anthracite's shell between it and Megalon, and prepared to pick up the survivors before a true fight broke out.
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 14, 2007 8:56:33 GMT -5
Megalon staggered backwards at the blow, shrieking in surprise. But the titan recovered quickly, and with a few carefull steps, steadied himself against his foe, who had now proved to be more capable than he originally assumed.
Taking a few steps forward, he reared his arm back and quickly jabbed it at Anthtracite, hoping to find some weakness in his foe.
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Post by Gigan on Apr 16, 2007 12:12:36 GMT -5
Anthracite groaned from Megalon's arm jab, sparks flying from the impact. Chunks of rock flew from his shell, but there was no risk of structural damage from such a strike. Anthracite stomped towards the giant insect and let out a roar of rage. His tail raised high into the air and waved, threatening to use its tail spikes against the other monster, and promptly slammed against the rear edge of his shell, a thunderous sound loud enough to be heard for hundreds of miles.
Narrowly avoiding the tail, the rescue hovercraft was able to pick up three of the researchers before having to turn back, already at capacity. The craft promptly rose out of range of either monster and headed at top speed for the nearest city, and for three exhausted Japanese, the nightmare was at an end.
Another hovercraft, the last left in the area until military backup could arrive, prepared to make a rescue pickup as the last did. But something was happening on Anthracite's shell. Below the remaining four of the team, the enormous garnet set in Anthracite's shell had shifted colors, from a dull orange to a bright blue, and began to flash like some sort of beacon. Finally able to see this feature, the researchers looked warily at the garnet beaneath them. Something was going to happen...
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Post by King of Slackers on Apr 17, 2007 0:10:19 GMT -5
Megalon leered at Anthracite's display of aggression, taking a few moments to proccess the change in behavior.
However, he wasn't backing down. With his right arm held in a readied position, the dangerous beast swung out with his left in an arc, hoping to smack it into the titanic tortoise's head.
From the wreck of the downed hovercraft nearby, something stirred. Someone was alive, and watching the exchange intently...
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