Godzilla Provenance

Chapter 1

Earth, 17894 B.C.

Dagon could hear the hatchlings' chirps from miles away, they were clearly distressed. Normally he wouldn't have cared but this time things were different. Jinshin-Mushi's calls were also heard and both sounds were resonating from the same direction. That meant she was probably harming them in some way. This angered Dagon greatly, causing his spikes to glow a flaming blue. He didn't like kids, he found them annoying and weak, not worth the effort of raising at all. But his species was on the verge of extinction so he had to preserve it, no matter the cost. Deciding he had rested long enough, the king emerged from his underground chamber and began heading towards the sea.

The ocean water was colder than the last time he had felt it. Due to the current ice age, the Earth's reservoirs were chillier and deadlier places. That didn't bother him though, as he enjoyed how the refreshing liquid cooled his blazing hot dorsal plates. But now was no time to think about the water's temperature, he had to find the parasite before it was too late. His senses told him that she was only a few miles east of his current location. So without wasting a second, Dagon used his webbed hands and powerful tail to propel himself through the waves, hoping he would make it there in time. He didn't.

The calls led him to a small island, completely vacant of vegetation. At least, living vegetation. Fires swarmed through the trees while ash rained down on the desolate landscape. That accompanied by the stench of death were clear signs of her toxic presence. The place literally looked like Hell on Earth.

Dagon began to grow wary of the situation when he started hearing the soft whimpering of a member of his species, it was audibly an adult. Letting his inner, protective instincts take over, the king rushed to help his unnamed comrade. What he found sickened him to his core.

Laying at the bottom of a scorched mountain, was an injured female Dagon recognized as his sister. Anger, shock, and fear quickly swept through his system before he climbed down to her level. Slowly placing his hand on her wounded side, he lowered his head in shame. If only he hadn't left.

Her whimpering gradually ceased as she felt the clawed hand of her sibling put pressure on the injury Jinshin-Mushi bestowed upon her. While it didn't stop the pain, it was emotionally comforting.

Dagon wanted to scream at the sight of it, this wound was a death sentence to his kind. It was located where her legs met her torso and ran deep, signifying she had received it recently.

After a few minutes of silence, she spoke to him, which was a challenge in her current state. "It's nice to see you, Dagon."

Surprised by her sudden speech, he eagerly asked, "Komi, what happened here?!"

Komi gradually opened her eyes to look up at his massive frame. She noticed every single new detail and scar he had obtained since her departure from the nest. They alluded to his many victories and achievements. This was impressive considering most of their siblings died in their first or second fight. But then again, he was known as the king for a reason.

Growing impatient by her lack of a response, he reiterated himself. "Please tell me what happened, Komi," his tone sounding more imploring this time.

She moved her trembling hand to her throat in an effort to convey to him that it hurt to speak. Not only physically, but emotionally as well. A lot of bad things happened to her in the course of 24 hours.

He understood what she meant, but he needed to know what happened. Moving his hand to her shoulder, he pleaded for her to try.

After taking a deep breath, Komi weakly explained what had happened. "I came here with my chicks a few months ago, hoping for a better life and all," she began. "Ever since Gino died they wouldn't stop weeping, I figured a change in scenery would help. But yesterday we were attacked by Jinshin-Mushi and her Mutos. I tried to fend them off but....but..." She couldn't finish as she began to cry in both pain and sadness. The deaths of her mate and possibly her children were too much to bear with her injury.

Dagon had never seen her like this before, she was always the calm, collected one of the group. Seeing her both physically and mentally broken down like this made him want to kill that parasite even more. But before he could act on his rage, he felt a tug at his arm.

"She got me, Dagon," she sniffled. "I'm dead weight now."

"I know, Komi," he grimly replied, trying to keep himself in check. "But what happened to your children? I heard them not long ago."

She stared at him for a minute in disbelief before responding. "She took them somewhere, where did you hear them? Are they still alive?!"

"Maybe Komi, their calls were weak but I traced them to this island," he started. "But I don't hear them now."

Feeling a sudden surge of adrenaline, Komi quickly stood up, obviously alarmed by this news. "We got to find them now!" She shrieked, blood pouring down her leg as she began pacing.

Dagon got up too, just to push her back down, unknowingly hurting her even more. "No, you need to rest!" He roared, spikes glowing blue in worry and frustration. "I'll find them!"

Komi couldn't argue with him even if she wanted to, he was the king of their species, and his wish was her order. It didn't matter if he hurt her or not, intentionally or not intentionally, she had to obey him. So after a few seconds to catch her breath, she softly replied, "Okay, Dagon."

Feeling bad for his sudden outburst, he tried rectifying with her. "I'm so sorry, Komi. I'll find them and bring them back to you. Just please, please rest. I shouldn't take long." With that said, he took off to where he last heard the calls, praying for a miracle.