Kaiju Girls: Black Mass (Kaiju Girls x Reed)

Chapter 10

   After having gotten Reed in the house, and Clover... she didn't know what to do with him. Find a spot and sleep, for all she cared. Her body hurt too much all around, and the image of Jinshin Mushi and her ovipositors flashed. Gojiran feared what would happen if she'd been hit just a little harder, or even again, or if she'd expended all the energy she had in that first point-blank. It didn't matter, she could only clench her fist and be thankful for what had happened. Her knuckles were white from her clenching and shaking from adrenaline as she inhaled and hissed, her eyes filled with panic. She'd been close to death only a few times, the only other time it scared her this much was when Hedorah attempted to absorb her while pregnant with Jr. It was her foolishness that nearly killed both of them, sometimes, even now, she had occasional night terrors of Hedorah succeeding.
   Hot painful it felt as thick, foul-smelling, acidic sludge enveloped her, restricting her movements, and breathing. The burning of that stuff getting in her nose, ears, eyes, and throat, she remembers how she nearly felt herself go blind. Her whole body was on fire at that moment, all that was in her mind were her allies and Jr. She was fortunate to force out an atomic pulse to incinerate Hedorah, but after getting home she was benched from any further fighting.
   It felt humiliating to have been put aside, but she was ashamed to admit to herself it was for the best she sat back.

She found and lay in the grotto Mothra set up to heal, it was lonely without her for guidance, or even just company. Gojiran contemplated some things. Like Rozan and the others willing to help her. She wanted them to stay out of her grudge, and revenge for her father, but remembered how she wasn't the only one to lose something that day. They'd lost their king; the only male Kaiju to have survived the war against Keizer. She took a deep breath but would make the call in the morning.

Reed walked into the hut with Clover following behind, the latter looking around sheepishly, and like a scared puppy.
"Don't worry, Clover. You're safe now." Reed spoke softly to the young boy, even extending a hand for Clover to take. "Come on, you can sleep with me tonight." He said, still to Clover, before finding the mat he'd usually sleep on was now adorned with more proper bedding.
"Hopefully, you do not mind my handiwork," a voice as soft as silk had split the silence, Clover jumped and spun around to see Mothra, still with her small smile, and blue insect eyes, which shined in the creeping moonlight. Reed smiled, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mrs. Mothra." he said, Mothra taking a small bowl before walking out.
   Clover investigated the blanket warily, pinching and picking it up, his tail rising to a point as he looked under it. Reed felt his face tug into a smile before he lay down on the blanket, Clover tilted his head, puzzled, before doing the same. The older of the two chuckled, before feeling what was the equivalent of an ant sting on his side and swatted a parasite. Reed looked over at the nervously smiling youngster, unamused, Clover squeaking out "Sorry. I've got no control over them, you know?"
"We're scrubbing you of parasites tomorrow," Reed said monotonly before laying his head down to sleep.

Just at the edge of the Kármán Line, a large sphere with an upside-down crown of Spike loomed over Earth.

   And inside, a Devil from the stars watched with more interest than usual. Eyes that seemed like black holes glowed in the dark room, the only illumination being the many screens of computers, unlike anything the human mind could recognize or know the function of unless properly taught. What the light of these many screens cast a shadow of on those who entered the room, was a single, perfect cut-out and even-sided rectangle, which is all it would appear as if you did not know the details; those being this was a throne, a throne occupied by the same Gold Devil from the stars who watched over the Earth. But one group in particular that had always caught her eye now had her full focus. The clanking of metal-toed boots and the thumps of regular boots were heard in the doorway, as shoulder to shoulder two very different figures approached the room containing the throne and the many computers.
   "Queen Gidrah, we have news regarding our escaped specimen; it seems to have gotten a space pod and ditched us." A metallic, feminine, and straightforward voice said. The darkness caster over her form, hiding any details about her save for the Red visor. Beside her, two yellow-eye holes of a helmet mirroring a beetle's face glowed. The other figure was a bit shorter but was bulkier with muscle.
   "Ah yes, that specimen. No need to worry about him, our drones have already found him on Earth, and it seems he's made friends with the other anomaly." A voice that just leaked with prideful royalty spoke. The throne now rotated, giving the two figures at the door a view of the Black hole eyes, which were now slanted. "Gigan, Megalon, I want you two, whenever you see the opportunity presents itself, to go down, and fetch the male Gojiran and her girl gang have pulled into their friend circle. I'm curious about him, and his potential." Gigan; the one with the visor, and Megalon; the one with the mask, nodded, before the prior said, now smirking in excitement at the challenge ahead said "It shall be done.~"

   The clank of metal was heard, as Megalon, wielding two halves of a drill in both hands clanked them, while her horn sparkled with energy.

   Megalon did not share words despite her desire to; she simply had nothing else to add that Gigan hadn't made clear. Gidrah, while her smile was hidden, it could be felt. When her hand was visible, she ushered them to go on, then walked away to await further instruction.