Gaijin

Is this the ending scene?

Daniel stared at the scene of destruction before him. The whole city was now a heap of burned debris.

A few hundred meters, the clash between the two emperors were flaring up. Shock waves from the battle flung large chunks of buildings in all directions.

He had to get away from there. He looked for his companions one last time. Their bodies were completely torn.

Daniel got up and started running as fast as he could.

After a few steps, he saw something shine in the sky. It seemed like a metal sphere that at great speed fell towards the ground.

He did not have time to understand what was happening when a dazzling and very hot light hit him.

In a single moment, not only his body but all that surrounded him was disintegrated at the molecular level. It all happened so quickly that he did not notice anything.

No pain, no fear.

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«Daniel?»

The voice of a woman woke him up.

«Daniel?! Are you listen to me?!»

"What... what the fuck!?" thought Daniel "What happen?"

He was astonished. The last thing he remembered was the battle of the two Emperors and a blinding light. And now he was on a rooftop with a cigarette. And with... Laura?

«Stupid faggot. Are you fucking kidding me? I mean, I talked for about half an hour and didn't you listen to a word? Fuck you, Daniel, go to hell!» she was very upset, and the face of Daniel didn't help. She looked at him again for a moment and then she turned.

«I'm going inside. Maybe the party and the beer could help me more than a useless friend like you.»

"A party?"

Daniel was still dazed. What happened? Was he in a dream? Around him, all looked like the same as before the first cataclysm. The city, the houses and the skyscrapers in the city center.

«Daniel, come on, don't be shy! We're all having fun, John's party is amazing! Move your ass, come on man!»

Daniel turned around. In front of him, Alex was waiting for him with a cocktail in his hand. Daniel could not contain himself.

«Alex! Oh my god! Are... Are really you? Are you alive? Oh, my god, this is... this is amazing!»

He threw himself at his friend and hugged him. It was at least 12 years since he saw Alex. He was murdered by a stranger during the war. Daniel missed him so much...

«Wow! Wow man! Calm down... what did Laura tell you? She was very angry when she came inside. But I think that now the real problem is you. Are you sure is all ok?»

Daniel realized that he would never do such as hugging Alex at a party. He stepped back.

«I'm... I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. You know, the alcohol...»

Luckily it seemed that Alex didn't care about it. He turned back and he entered the house.

«Come on now, follow me!»

Daniel didn't know what was happening. But for a limited time, that night, he didn't care. For him, it was like a dream. A beautiful dream where all his friends were still alive. And with some alcohol and cigarette. He didn't smoke tobacco for a long long time.

At 5 am he drunk the 6th Vodka Lemon. And maybe the last for the night. The music started to be confusing, the head heavy. After a few sips, he fell asleep.

House - 11 a.m. (More or less)

"Oh... a fucking headache"

The awakening wasn't funny for him. It was like there was a drill lit inside his brain. Terrible.

"Where... where am I?"

After a few moments, Daniel remembered the last night. The party, his friends. Reality fell on him as a rock. The party at Alex's home! The same night when Laura's boyfriend left her for a man!

He remembered everything about the night. It was terrible, he spent all the party on the roof with Laura that crying about his gay ex-boyfriend. He thought that she was really sad, but the week after she found another toy-boy.

But this time it had been different! And if he had woken up it couldn't be a dream. So in practice, it was as if he had traveled in time!

But he needed more proof. Daniel got up from the sofà where he slept on and turned on the TV.

If he remembered correctly, it must have been one of the first days of July. It was the same period in which the first little Kaiju appeared and the news didn't talk about anything else.

He put on the third channel.

«Another monster attacked a little village in Pakistan. The people of the village call it the devil. The army reached the area too late and the creature managed to escape. Research in the area continues»

"As I imagined." thought Daniel listening to the news "This means that there is some time before the first cataclysm..."

Daniel took his things and left the house while everyone was still sleeping.

"If the war isn't already begun, this means that there is still a chance to prepare ourself for the worst. But I need a plan..."

Daniel didn't know why he had a second chance. But he wouldn't throw it away. He had already seen what was going on to happen in the next years and he knew how to survive. Unlike the rest of the world, he knew exactly how a Gaijin works and how the Kaiju lived.

He had just to focus all his knowledge. He didn't really know how his plan would work, but one thing was clear: if he wanted to survive and protect his loved ones, the first thing he needed was the power. And the fastest way to reach the power was to become it himself: he needed to morph into a Gaijin.