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LOK: The Age of Titans and Spirits- Chapter 3

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The Legend of Korra

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The Age of Titans and Spirits

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Chapter Three

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Appearances are Deceiving

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The Mountain Forests Bordering the Sea


Jinora didn't strain her voice screaming as the rabid, hairy, green giant pursued her through the forest. She didn't dare look back, not even for a brief glance. She just kept on running, her breathing fast and hectic, her eyes filled with terror and desperation. She could hear Gaira's thunderous footsteps gaining on her with each passing second, instilling more fear in her rapidly beating heart. She had to find a way to escape, to somehow lose her flesh-devouring pursuer.

Growing tired of the chase, though still determined to feast on the human snack, Gaira uproots a giant boulder within his right hand and tosses it at the mountainside which happened to be close to the path that Jinora traversed. The resulting impact of the projectile shatters a vast portion of the mountainside, causing a massive rock slide that barrels its way towards the helpless airbender. Trapped between the monstrous Gaira and the crumbling mountainside, Jinora's eyes began to shed tears, knowing that she'd never see her beloved family ever again. She was going to die, crushed to a bloody smear and her remains devoured by the blood-thirsty Ocean Giant. Closing her eyes and raising her arms in a futile attempt to shield herself from the coming titanic rock slide, Jinora unleashes a terrified scream.

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a gigantic hand swiftly snatches Jinora up within its grasp, saving her from being crushed under a couple thousand tons of rock. A few seconds later, Jinora lowers her arms and opens her eyes to discover that she was situated in the palm of a gigantic hand. Letting out a startled gasp, Jinora falls back on her rear as she quickly averts her gaze to look up at the face of a giant.

The gigantic beast was a living mountain of shaggy golden-brown hair and flesh, not unlike that of Gaira in some ways. However, where as there are a few similarities, Jinora could notice and sense a difference between the two gargantuas that was more than mere physical appearance. The bipedal, golden-brown humanoid creature was taller than Gaira, but just as muscular and bulky in overall physique; two dexterous, five-digit hands with blunt ape-like nails that were attached to long arms; the behemoth's mouth was filled with teeth akin to a human or a gorilla, with the upper and lower canine teeth far less pronounced than that of Gaira's own and lacking the bizarre underbite completely.

But what surprised Jinora the most about the giant's appearance was his gentle golden-brown irises and human-like facial expression/visage. There was an inherit kindness and serenity within those eyes; she could sense a cunning human-level intellect within the giant. He wasn't bloodthirsty or feral, nor did he seem to possess any malice or savagery. When Jinora looked in his eyes, she'd seen genuine concern and compassion in those golden-brown orbs. It was almost enough to make her feel safe and secure, even if she felt comparable to a fiery moth-bird larva in the hand of the gigantic hominid.

The titan is known in the ancient legends as Sanda, the Mountain Giant, brother of the fearsome and savage Gaira, the Ocean Giant. Peaceful and solitary, Sanda withheld compassion for all living things, including humans. It was one of the many things that made him different from Gaira. Still, despite their apparent differences and opposing natures, Gaira and Sanda have come to aid or comfort one another in the past. However, more than once, they've fought one another in titanic battles that neither the land nor the sea could contain. Their altercations were some of the most brutal and intense conflicts that the world has ever witnessed, infamous even amongst their fellow Titan brethren.

A low rumbling growl thundered forth from Sanda's throat as he locked eyes with Gaira, already knowing that his ferocious brother sought to devour the child within his grasp. He would not let this happen. Gaira may have claimed many human lives in the ocean that he ruled, but the mountains and the forests were his domain. Gaira would kill no humans within these mountains, not as long as Sanda was the protector of this paradise. Glancing down within his right hand, he could see the fear and uncertainty instilled in Jinora's eyes.

Sanda understood that he wouldn't have much time before Gaira would charge and attempt to rip the human from his protective grasp. Quickly kneeling down, Sanda gingerly allows Jinora to slide out of the palm of his hand and onto the ground. A rumbling roar bellowed forth from Sanda, one that was directed at the young female airbender, urging her to run for her life. And that's exactly what Jinora did. It was only seconds later that she heard Gaira's enraged, frightening roar echo throughout the mountain forests.

GREEEOOONNGRR!

Jinora wanted to look back, to make sure the giant who saved her life would be all right, but instinct had taken over and forced her to continue running for her life. She had to find her way back to the campsite, tell her family of the monsters, and leave this place. Only problem was, with the dense fog now condensing the entire surrounding forests, she wasn't certain on the exact location of the camp. It didn't matter, for she knew that her only option was to move on and hope that she'd find her way back to the campsite.

While Jinora made her escape, Sanda and Gaira charged at each other, their collision sending devastating shockwaves throughout the mountains. It was equivalent to a violent earthquake, a natural disaster caused by two brothers who've waged war against one another since the beginning of time. The two Garantuas grappled, each trying to overwhelm the other through pure physical force alone until Sanda used his marginally greater mass and height to his advantage, thus allowing him to throw Gaira to the ground.

It did little to affect Gaira, who was back on his feet in an instant, snarling and growling in rage as he lunged at his brother. Once again Sanda and Gaira grappled, pummeling each other repeatedly with ferocious blows that could level small mountains. However, this time it was Gaira who managed to use his own mass and that of his brother's own body weight to assist him in judo-throwing Sanda against the mountainside. Solid rock and earth are shattered upon impact along with the majority of the mountainside in which Sanda & Gaira fought upon.

The savage Green Gargantua pounced upon the Brown Gargantua, grasping Sanda's throat within his clawed hands before smashing him against the earth again and again. Fighting back, Sanda repeatedly punches Gaira in the face before managing to position his feet against Gaira's abdomen, using his immense leg strength to forcefully dislodge the Green Gargantua and send him crashing through a hundred meters of heavily forested woodland. Rising to his feet, Sanda approaches Gaira, grabbing his sibling and lifting him up to his feet. It is then that Gaira strikes, throwing a handful of dirt into Sanda's face, temporarily blinding the Brown Gargantua and allowing Gaira to body slam him down upon the tree covered valley. Gaira proceeds to turn away from the recovering Sanda, racing off into the depths of the mountain forests at top speed.

Gaira wasn't retreating, that much Sanda was certain of. No, he knew that Gaira was taking advantage of this situation in order to continue the hunt, to pursue the young girl. Regaining his stance, Sanda takes it upon himself to pursue Gaira through the mountain forests, knowing that the life of a human child and her family rested on his mighty shoulders. He would never forgive himself if he allowed his brother to murder and consume innocent humans within his domain.

Thus, it would appear that Sanda and Gaira were destined to wage war again. Unknown to either of the monstrous brothers, it wouldn't be the last. Fate cannot be deterred, nor can destiny be averted. A new age was dawning, and with it would come new perils.

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Kyoshi Island


They all watched on as Godzilla advanced towards the interior of the isle, knowing that if he wasn't stopped the lives of thousands of people could be in jeopardy. She had never faced such an overwhelming foe of such size and power before, a living force of nature whose terrible wrath could burn worlds. Despite this, Korra would not yield, not even to a Titan of destruction. She was determined to find a way to end Godzilla's reign of terror and destruction. There was only one choice she could undertake, one that was extremely dangerous. She would have to confront Godzilla directly.

"I need all of you to stay back. I'm going to try to communicate with him. If that doesn't work, I'm going to try to use force. At the very least I think I can lead him back to the ocean.", Korra said, glancing back at her allies.

"I hope you know what you're doing.", Emiko remarked, standing in front of her large group of Kyoshi Warriors.

"I don't. But we don't have much time, or many options to choose from. If I can help prevent lives from being lost, that's all that matters.", Korra stated, narrowing her arctic-blue eyes as she stared off in the direction that Godzilla had taken, tightly clenching her hands into fists as she readied herself for the inevitable altercation.

"Be careful, Korra.", Bolin said, his emerald eyes solely focused on his friend.

Turning around to face her best friend, Korra gives him her best smile before giving a nod of appreciation for his concern. Then, seconds later, she takes off running in the direction that Godzilla had taken, her sapphire irises glowing a brilliant white as she activated the Avatar State in order to form a sphere of all four elements around her body and take to the sky. Soaring off at blinding speed, it didn't take her long to locate Godzilla, who seemed to be intent on marching in a specific direction. Tail slamming against the earth, Godzilla was seemingly unaware of her approach... until Korra proceeded to get within his line of sight.

A rumbling growl of curiosity came from Godzilla's throat, his fiery ember-hued eyes watching the circular sphere of elemental energies as it flew past his left eye before hovering in the air just twenty-five meters above his head. The sphere began to descend, coming to a rest on a nearby hill. Intrigued by this unexpected arrival, Godzilla made his bold and undeterred approach. He came to a stop at the hillside, his attention focused on the circular sphere of elements that soon dissipated, revealing before him none other than Avatar Korra.

"Uh... Greetings! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Korra. I'm the Avatar, which is the bridge to the physical and spiritual worlds. I don't know if you can understand me, but if you can I would like to, um... seek an audience with you in order to, uh... talk.", Korra spoke, trying her best to initiate contact with the nuclear saurian titan of destruction.

Silence. It seemed to last forever. However, a few seconds later, Godzilla lets out a low, rumbling growl and proceeds to exhale a stream of azure-white smoke from his nostrils. The cloud of noxious fumes engulfed Korra, causing her to have a short, violent fit of coughing as she gasped for air to breathe. Then, something truly incredible occurred, something that Avatar Korra would never have expected from the nuclear leviathan. It was then, at this particular moment, that Godzilla spoke to her.

"Begone, insignificant speck!", Godzilla thundered, his voice deep, regal, frightening, and powerful beyond comprehension.

"You can talk? You can understand me?", Korra gasped, still recovering from the vapors and currently dealing with the fact that the Titan could speak and fully understand her.

"Yes. Now, leave me alone!", Godzilla snarled, preparing to turn away and continue his journey only for the feminine Avatar to speak.

"Wait! I need to talk to you! It's important!", Korra shouted urgently, knowing that the fate of all the people of Kyoshi Island rested on her shoulders.

"What do you want, mortal?!", Godzilla demands, turning back and leaning his head down to glare menacingly at the multi-elemental wielding young woman.

"I... I would like to request that you leave this island immediately. They're innocent people here on this island. If you don't leave, you'll be unintentionally putting their lives in danger. So, I'm asking you to please leave before any harm is done.", Korra stated in plea, hoping that the daikaiju emperor would listen.

"You dare make demands to me? How amusing. I admire your bravery, little Avatar. Tell me, what do you intend to do if I refuse?", Godzilla inquired, his booming voice almost taking a tone of condescension.

"I... I don't want to fight you! B-But if I'm forced to fight, I will!", Korra responded, defiantly standing her ground against the massive saurian.

"You fight me?! I am Godzilla! I go where I want, leave when I please! I fear nothing in existence, and I take orders from none, regardless if they're mortal or immortal! I have existed long before your kind and the spirits crawled forth from this world! I am as ancient as the fires that burn in the eldest star! I take no pleasure from my actions, nor do I harbor any malice, not even for you! I am the Titan of destruction! I am Wrath... I am Fire... I am Death!", Godzilla's voice boomed louder than thunder, the very air trembling with every single word uttered from his toothy maw.

SKREEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGK!

Dropping down to one knee, Korra covers her ears as Godzilla's roar bellowed forth with the might of a volcanic eruption. By the time the roar ended, Korra noticed that Godzilla had continued marching on, seemingly intent on reaching his destination. It was then that she knew that with Godzilla unwilling to listen to reason, there was no other choice. Avatar Korra would be forced to fight. But is it a fight she could win?

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The Mountain Forests Bordering the Sea


Jinora didn't know how long she had been running, nor did she have the faintest clue as to how far she was from the campsite. It was nearly impossible to find any clues that would lead her back to her family with the condensed fog masking the surroundings. Exhausted and slightly frustrated by her current predicament, Jinora releases a heavy sigh and plops down on the ground, her back resting against what appeared to be a large rocky hillside. She needed to rest, gather her thoughts, and find her way back to her family.

"That was close. I'm never running off to explore by myself again.", Jinora muttered to herself, her voice as low as a whisper.

It was when she leaned her head back to rest against the rocky surface of the hillside that she instantly noticed that it felt... warm. Turning her head to look at hillside, her eyes widened as her hands stroked the solid gray hide of what was actually a gigantic creature. Letting out a startled cry, Jinora leaped to her feet and slowly backed away, her brown irises gazing up at the resting form of a saurian titan.

The creature was resting flat on its stomach, using its two front limbs, each supporting four clawed digits, to rest its head on as it slept. Its long spiked tail ended with a fearsome spiked club rested behind it, awaiting to be used if the monstrous saurian were to enter a conflict. The four-legged quadruped saurian supported a large shell-like carapace which was adorned with thousands and thousands of jagged spikes; a single horn rested atop the beast's snout just above its nostrils; its mouth was full of teeth, the front teeth were akin to a carnivores while the back teeth were similar to those of a herbivore, with upper and lower canine teeth protruding past the upper and lower jaws like tusks; two golden eyes remained hidden beneath its lids; and a crown of curved spikes adorned the back of the behemoth's skull.

Jinora recognized the saurian from her novel, as it was the first of the Titans that she read about. This beast was Anguirus, the Forest God. Tenacious and fearless, Anguirus would battle any enemy that threatened him, regardless of how powerful they were. Omnivorous, the Forest God mostly enjoyed feasting upon mostly vegetation, venturing out into the sea to prey upon large sea creatures like squid or elephant koi. Despite knowing this, Jinora was still careful as to not awaken Anguirus from his slumber. She didn't know how the ankylosaur would react if she were to disturb him, and she didn't have any intentions of finding out!

Jinora began tip-toeing away, making sure to be extra silent in order to guarantee that Anguirus wouldn't awaken from his peaceful rest. However, just as it seemed she would make it out of the area, Jinora trips on a loose rock and crashes to the grassy earth. Unintentionally releasing a shout of pain as she a sharp rock made a gash across her cheek, Jinora's cry was enough to rouse Anguirus from his sleep. The eyes of the armored saurian opened, his head turning in the direction that Jinora's cry of pain originated.

Anguirus immediately located the young female airbender that lay sprawled out on the rocky grass-covered terrain, his golden-hued irises intently watching her in a mixture of curiosity and surprise. It's been many, many years since Anguirus encountered humans within his turf. It was very unexpected and equally intriguing to him. Rising up to his normal quadrupedal stance, the Forest God approached the fear-stricken and trembling form of Jinora, his toothy muzzle coming to a stop about ten feet where Jinora's form lay shaking and whimpering. He inhaled her scent through his nostrils, a scent that reminded him of the blossoming mountain flowers that he slept upon in the summer months.

"I-I didn't mean to disturb you. I-I'm lost. And I-I was just trying to find my family. P-Please... don't hurt me.", Jinora stutters out, sobbing lightly as tears fell from her eyes; tears caused by the fear she felt at the thought of never being able to see her family again and that of meeting her demise at the claws & teeth of the Forest God whom she disturbed.

"You have nothing to fear, child. At least not from me.", Anguirus' voice rumbles out in response, much to the sheer shock and utter awe of the young airbender.

Author's Notes

I can bet that most you didn't see that coming, did ya? Godzilla is a monsters of few words, isn't he? There will plenty of unexpected surprises to come as our story continues. And we'll be getting some major daikaiju action as well!

By the way, I've taken the chance to assign my personal voice cast for the main daikaiju of this story. Please tell me what you think. And if you would like to inquire on why I've chosen said actor or actress to voice a particular kaiju, I'm more than willing to tell you. And be at mind that those kaiju listed aren't the only ones on Earth... or in this Universe. Don't be surprised if others appear in this story. ;)

Godzilla- Fred Tatasciore

Mothra- Jennifer Hale

Sanda- Gary Chalk

Gaira- David Kaye

Rodan- Hugo Weaving

Varan- Clancy Brown

King Caesar- Leonard Nimoy

Titanosaurus- Dee Bradley Baker

Battra- Ron Perlman

Anguirus- Keith David

Manda- Lance Henriksen


Preview Image By: Bob Eggleton


Godzilla and related characters (C) Toho Co. Ltd.

Korra and related characters (C) Nickelodeon

© 2014 - 2024 GreenScar1990
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John0696's avatar
Dude, this is probably the best Godzilla/LOK fanfiction ive ever read. you should definitely keep this story going. :)