Destoroyah vs. Kumasogami

Death Valley.

The hottest place on Earth, where only the life forms that have adapted to the very environment could survive without dying from the hellish temperatures. The very land was like the earth equivalent of Hell itself for this very reason. Many people who have gotten lost in this inhospitable place have died, while others were lucky to survive. For those reasons, this was why it is considered one of the deadliest places on the face of the Earth, and today, it was about to become even more dangerous.

Roaming through the scorching desert was a creature that could be described as evil incarnate. One look at its hellish appearance alone was enough for unknowing individuals to label it as a devil. It was nothing of the sort, but its reputation more than made up for these rumors. It was a fiendish monster, born from the very weapon that killed the original Godzilla. It was none other than Destoroyah.

The Precambrian terror chuckled evilly, thinking about all the misery and pain he has brought upon this very world. Just now from this moment, Destoroyah had already recently turned entire cities into rubble under his feet, killing many innocent souls just for the sake of fun. The only thing he wished to fulfill in life was to exterminate all life on Earth. Armies had tried to take him down, but all failed. In the end, it was all in vain, and fell to the monstrosity’s power.

As Destoroyah continued on with his path, he came to a halt and looked down as he began to hear something coming from the ground before him. Sand and rocks began to fall as the earth split apart, a hellish, red glow emerging from the pit now forming before the Precambrian terror. The next thing Destoroyah witnessed was a being rising from inside, crawling out of its domain. Once it stepped forth onto the hot grounds of the desert, the being stood at full height. It wasn't like any other creature Destoroyah had seen before. Its entire body was composed of thick, molten rock, its form resembling that of humans, the very insects that Destoroyah liked to inflict terror onto. Most of all, similar to Destoroyah, this very being also had an appearance that spelt death. Hot liquid from the core of the planet dripped from his mouth, sizzling upon dropping to the earth.

It was none other than the Lord of Hell itself, Kumasogami.

Kumasogami had come here upon hearing about the very monster standing in front of him and he was enraged! No, not enraged, that's just being polite in his view. If anything, he was extremely livid! Livid on the fact that Destoroyah is taking the very thing he lived for: pain, misery and death. If that wasn't enough, the last straw was those pitiful humans calling Destoroyah the Devil itself, a demon among monsters. Kumasogami didn't care how evil and sadistic this monster was. That was his title, and he would let no monster take it away from him. It was his purpose and goal to cause horror and destruction among the world, not this mutant impersonator that was created through man's weaponry. The creature before him may have resembled his kind, but it was an impostor to his name. Today, Kumasogami was going to claim back everything stolen from him.

The first thing that came to Destoroyah's mind was to let out a roar in hopes of intimidating his foe. However, his effort was in vain, as Kumasogami showed no fear and simply laughed at his foe’s attempt to do so. Destoroyah was shocked, something he never thought would've ever happened. A monster showing no fear from him. Even Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, the only monster that actually gave him pause, had shown the slightest of fear from Destoroyah's power, but here, this being didn't.

Before Destoroyah could react as the very thought distracted him, the Lord of Hell morphed his hands into a bow and arrows. Joining his hands together and then arching his arrows back, he fired his arrows at Destoroyah, the projectiles detonating on impact against the mutant's hide, bathing him in explosions as the mutant crustacean collapsed to the ground. Desert sand was launched into the air as the false demon’s weight smashed into the ground, blanketing Destoroyah in a cloud of dust. Before Destoroyah had the chance to lift himself back up on his feet, Kumasogami was soon standing over him. This time, the molten damnation changed one of his hands into a ragged blade. He raised it over his head, ready to swing it down at Destoroyah's face and end the pretender to his title.

Unfortunately for Kumasogami. Destoroyah had other plans for him.

The next thing Kumasogami knew, a blast of the infamous Oxygen Destroyer Beam slammed against his chest. Purplish energy kept pushing against the Lord of Hell as he felt pieces of his molten rock skin blast off of his body, forcing him to stagger back. This gave Destoroyah time to pull himself back up, snarling angrily at the fire demon. This meant war. If it was a fight this strange creature wanted, he was more than happy to oblige what he would make its final request.

Kumasogami recovered from the hit he received, clutching his chest in pain. He looked down to see pieces of his hide littering the earth around him, as his molten life blood oozed from the open wound. Burning fury engulfed his eyes. While he may have suffered worse than Destoroyah, he'd make sure his foe would pay for that insulting attack.

Before he could look up, another purple beam from Destoroyah struck Kumasogami time in the face, causing the molten damnation to reel back. Destoroyah approached, his cranial horn surging with energy as he prepared to swing it. Kumasogami was quick to recover once again and ducked, dodging a slash of the Laser Horn. Taking note of his foe’s close proximity, Kumasogami decided to engage him in physical combat. His hands transformed once more, returning to their natural state and clenching into fists. He swung his right arm forward, decking Destoroyah in the jaw. Another blow from Kumasogami forced Destoroyah a step back, then another, as the Lord of Hell itself continued to attack him with a barrage of punches.

Destoroyah broke free from his assault when he grasped Kumasogami's swinging fist with his clawed hand, halting the blow. The molten abomination tried to break his hand free, but Destoroyah’s grip was too firm. Cackling sinisterly, Destoroyah began to put pressure onto Kumasogami's hand, the rocky skin of his foe beginning to crack under his strength.

Kumasogami punched Destoroyah in an attempt to free himself, but his captor was unfazed by the strike and continued squeezing. Deciding to put more power behind his next strike, Kumasogami swung again, freeing himself this time as he struck Destoroyah into the elbow, saving his hand from destruction. Morphing one of his hands once more, it shifted and extended into his signature blade and he lashed out with it, aiming for Destoroyah’s chest. The mutant crustacean flapped his wings, leaping back out of harm's way while targeting Kumasogami with another Micro-Oxygen beam.

Feeling the force of Destoroyah's beam once more, Kumasogami anchored his feet to the desert's sand, preventing himself from falling. He grimaced in pain as the beam tore into the wound from the previous blast, unable to resist its annihilating power. He tried to wait for Destoroyah to stop spewing out his signature attack, but after a few moments, it seemed that he wouldn't stop. Reverting to his bow and arrows, the molten damnation fired his arrows, blasting just under Destoroyah's feet.

Destoroyah shrieked as he backpedaled, caught off-guard by the arrows detonating under him. All of a sudden, Kumasogami came charging forwards, faster than the eye could see. The demon swung his bladed arm down, faster than Destoroyah could see or react.

SLICE!

Destoroyah shrieked out in agonizing pain as his right wing fell to the ground with a heavy thud. Green blood began to gush out of the stump, but Kumasogami wasn't finished. He swung his blade again, slicing off Destoroyah's left arm at the shoulder, earning another shriek from the crustacean as more blood pumped out of his wounds. Rearing his arm back, Kumasogami thrust the blade into Destoroyah's chest, the tip bursting out of his back. Destoroyah coughed up gallons of blood from his mouth, drenching Kumasogami’s arm and staining the sands below. Destoroyah starred at Kumasogami, who smiled in pleasure, knowing victory for him was nearing.

All of a sudden, rather than feeling displeasure, Destoroyah smiled in return, an evil look crossing his features. Confused, Kumasogami drove his blade in deeper, determined to wipe the smile off the pretenders face. Suddenly, Destoroyah vanished, exploding into a cloud of white mist. Kumasogami's eyes widened in shock. Where had his foe vanished to?

His answer suddenly came from a shriek above. He didn't have time to look when he felt himself being slammed to the ground and a hooked tail latching itself onto his neck. Kumasogami roared as he suddenly dragged along the ground by his unseen attacker. Turning his head, he found the culprit. It was his foe... Or at least, it resembled the mutant crustacean. It looked almost the same, except it was smaller and its shape was much more different. The creature resembled like that of a demonic bat, bearing the armor and colors of Destoroyah. The Precambrian life form’s flying form cackled evilly as he dragged Kumasogami across the sand, enjoying his foes struggles to free himself.

Kumasogami violently struggled to free himself from Destoroyah's grasp, but it was no use. The hooked tail was locked on heavily. Pulling his arms out, Kumasogami grasped his foes tail, hoping his super-heated body would force Destoroyah to free him. Unfortunately though, Destoroyah felt no such thing, as his armor proved to offer some protection. Realizing he was out of options, Kumasogami did the only thing he knew to get out of this. Destoroyah continued to drag his foe around, only to let out a screech of pain when he felt something sharp cut off the tip of his tail. Turning to look, he saw that the tip of his tail was missing, blood squirted from its stump. Far behind, Kumasogami tumbled across the dirt, his left hand morphed into a blade and coated in Destoroyah’s blood. Though the loss of his tail was nothing serious, Destoroyah was concerned, now that his foe had freed himself.

Kumasogami took his time to regain himself. Having been dragged around for a bit had left him rather disorientated. Once he finally got stable conscious back, he pulled himself up and watched as the flying form of Destoroyah flew towards him. Kumasogami was ready to attack, only for Destoroyah to dive down and blast his beam. Sparks flew as Kumasogami almost fell on one knee, but caught himself. Looking up, he saw Destoroyah flying straight at him again. Raising his blade, he swung the moment the Precambrian crustacean was within reach, only to miss by a few inches. Quickly, the molten damnation thrust out his other arm to grab Destoroyah by the tail, but missed once more.

Destroyoyah screeched, unleashing multiple blasts of his Oxygen Destroyer Beam, crisscrossing them across the desert sand. While many of the beams missed, they kicked up the earth around Kumasogami, coating in a shroud of sand. The molten demon waved his arms around, trying to get all the sand dust out of his view, to no avail. Looking around, Destoroyah was nowhere in sight for the moment. Kumasogami watched on cautiously, squinting his eyes to get better view to where the Precambrian crustacean had gone. Suddenly, he was struck in the back, causing him to stagger forwards before a purple beam nailed him in the side, forcing him to a knee. As he pulled himself up, more beams washed over his body before he was rammed hard from behind. Kumasogami roared out, collapsing face first.

The demon lord was starting to get frustrated. If he wanted to have a good chance of hitting his foe, he'd have to focus on sound rather than sight. Fortunately for him though, that option was then thrown out when the dust began to clear up and Kumasogami spotted Destoroyah.

Deciding to take his time and focus, Kumasogami reverted his hands before aiming his arrows. While the first two ended up missing, the last arrow manage to slam into Destoroyah's face, washing his face in a small shower of sparks. Destoroyah screeched in pain, falling to the ground below leaving an impact crater. As fast as he could, Kumasogami rushed towards his fallen opponent, not wanting to give him the chance to recover. As he reached his downed opponent, Destoroyah once again vanished just before Kumasogami could slam his foot down. The demon lord roared out angrily, knowing from past experience that his foe was nowhere close to being dead. The ground below him suddenly burst open as multiple Aggregate Destoroyahs burst out. Startled by this, Kumasogami tried to engage, but they quickly latched onto the lava demon's body, pinning him to the earth under their combined mass. Kumasogami violently shook himself to get them off, but the smaller creatures kept themselves tightly anchored, pounding their claws across Kumasogami's body.

The demonic lord tried to pull himself up, but the combined weight of the Aggregate swarm kept him from rising. Kumasogami continued to struggle, not willing to surrender while still fighting back. With a heave, Kumasogami grabbed one of the Aggregates by the neck and squeezed, crushing its windpipe and killing it instantly. His other hand changed shape, taking the form of a two-headed axe. With a single, powerful swing, three more of the Aggregates were decapitated. The others, witnessing the death of the other Aggregates, quickly got off, not wanting to risk the chance of being killed. They swarmed together, disappearing into a cloud of white and surges of energy. Soon, the original, final form of Destoroyah stood over Kumasogami, staring coldly at the ruler of the underworld.

Destoroyah slowly approached the downed Kumasogami, enjoying every moment of the demon’s suffering. He placed a foot down on his chest and starred down with a cold glare, hoping to finish him right here. Before Destoroyah could do anything, Kumasogami formed his hands back to normal and grabbed Destoroyah's foot. He twisted his hands, pulling out Destoroyah and causing him to fall to the ground next to the molten damnation as he shrieked with rage.

In an instant, Kumasogami was back up and reached down, grabbing Destoroyah by the back of his skull and lifting him up, his free hand transforming into a blade. Before it could finish, Destoroyah tail struck up, the hooked tip latching onto Kumasogami’s head. The demon lord attempted to pry it off, but didn't have the chance to as Destoroyah reared himself up and, in a showcase of strength, tossed Kumasogami hundreds of feet away.

Kumasogami could hear his foe quickly approaching him. He only had time to get back up when Destoroyah thrust his energy-coated horn into Kumasogami, piercing his shoulder. The abomination of fire howled in pain, but his cry was soon joined by Destoroyah’s as he pulled his horn out of the demon’s shoulder. Searing hot lava, the life force of Kumasogami, dripped down the appendage onto Destoroyah’s head, burning it severely. The Lord of Hell was amused by this, chuckling darkly. It seemed his foe had severely underestimated him, not knowing that unlike most monsters, his 'blood' was far different compared to others.

The pain finally ceased when Destoroyah's howls of agony ended. His horn was still largely intact and useful in battle, albeit warped and charred by the lava, but he'd keep in mind trying to cut into his foe. Destoroyah has endured intense heat before, and was familiar with the pain it brought. Suddenly, Destoroyah shrieked out when Kumasogami swung his blade across his chest, gouging a deep cut across it. Green blood splattered across both creatures, and Kumasogami licked his lips, tasting Destoroyah’s essence. It was delicious, but unnecessary.

The two resumed with their fight, their bodies crashing into each other and attempting to force the other back. Being the taller and heavier out of the two, Destoroyah was the one to seize control of the struggle and decided to take advantage of this. Smiling evilly, the Precambrian crustacean grabbed onto his foe and lifted off into the air.

Kumasogami's eyes widened with shock. Suddenly, he found himself being taken off the earth. Looking down, he and his foe was hundreds of meters above the desert. He wasn't even too sure what to do. Even if he did free himself, there's was a possible chance he could die upon impact. He quickly wiped that thought out of his head. He doubted that he'd die from falling, considering his durability against countless of powerful foes he's faced and survived throughout the thousands of years he has been alive. He was also Kumasogami, not just the Lord of Hell itself, but even once having been a God of the Kumaso Kingdom. He wasn't about to let this mutant mistake take everything away from him. He had gone this far!

As Destoroyah continued to soar higher, grasping Kumasogami, the molten damnation suddenly broke one of his arms free and jabbed his blade into Destoroyah's side, forcing the mutant crustacean to wail out and let go of him as the two began to pummel down towards the earth. As the two continued to fall at a fast rate to the earth below, Destoroyah tried to gain flight, but being close enough to him, Kumasogami used momentum and sliced his blade at one of Destoroyah's wings, crippling it and earning another painful shriek from the Precambrian horror.

Within moments, the two landed in an earth shattering collision that left a crater impact in their wake. As everything cleared up, Destoroyah was the only one back on his feet and looked to see Kumasogami still lying on the ground. Believing his foe to have been knocked out by the impact, Destoroyah cackled. He was going to finish him and make him regret ever messing with him in the first place.

As he towered above Kumasogami, Destoroyah was ready to swing his horn down to deliver the fatal blow...

Unknown to Destoroyah, being too occupied with finishing off his seemingly unconscious foe, he had fallen into Kumasogami's trap. The hellish damnation sprung up, one of his hands taking the shape of a medieval mace. He leapt onto Destoroyah, catching him off-guard and forcing him against the ground. Before the fall, Kumasogami pretended to be unconscious so he could lure Destoroyah in a false sense of security and take advantage of him. This time, Kumasogami wasn't going to give him a chance to retaliate.

Pinning his foe down to the ground, Kumasogami began to slam his mace against Destoroyah's face. Destoroyah tried to attack back, but his foe proved to strike much faster, continuing to pummel him in the face with his powerful blows. Destoroyah could suddenly feel darkness starting to eat away at him as he neared unconsciousness. For every strike Kumasogami's mace delivered, the more power there was behind it.

In a matter of a few minutes, Kumasogami stopped himself from finishing the job as he looked upon Destoroyah's pummeled face. Teeth that were broken off were missing from his jaw and blood oozed out in various spots where the armor had been broken and pierced. To Kumasogami's surprise, Destoroyah still had conscious in him, letting out a low cackle of hate for being defeated like this. Not taking the chance for his foe to recover and putting more strength to his mace, Kumasogami swung it one last time, knocking Destoroyah unconscious.

Kumasogami breathed heavily from the whole ordeal. He had done it. He's defeated this impersonator that was taking on his appearance as the devil. However, one thing he knew deep down due to his intense fight with him was that Destoroyah was very difficult to kill. It was now all or nothing finally remove from the face of the Earth for good.

Kumasogami would have, had a second option not popped up...

It was an evil thought that came into Kumasogami's mind. Something he should've honestly done in the first place. A fate far worst then death itself. Why had he never tried doing this in the first place?

With a sinister smile, Kumasogami grabbed Destoroyah's prone form by the tail and dragged him over to the pit from which he’d emerged. He dropped inside, pulling Destoroyah with him, and the pit closed shut behind them, leaving no indication it ever existed in the first place.

*****

Darkness faded away as Destoroyah slowly regained conscious. Where was he? What had happened? The last he remembered was fighting a foe just as demonic looking as him. Was it just a dream? He couldn't recall at all...

Suddenly, his eyes widened with horror as he looked all around, finding himself in an unfamiliar environment full of carnage and misery. Flames and hellfire surrounded everything, the air filled with the haunting screams and cries of the souls of the lost and the damned.

This was Hell.

Destoroyah tried to move, only to find he couldn't. He was bound in numerous, heavy chains, forged of some unknown material. He tried firing his Oxygen Destroyer Beam, but nothing emerged from his maw. Panicking, he tried channelling energy to his horn, but that, too, failed to produce a reaction. What was going on!?

Destoroyah began to start shaking and panicking, not knowing what to do. He’d never been as helpless as this. What was this feeling he had? Was this the same feeling experienced by the humans he killed?

To Destoroyah's horror, strange, deformed creatures began to crawl all over him. They groaned in union, bone-chilling sounds coming from their throats. The things coated Destoroyah in the thousands, digging their decaying claws into his flesh and tearing through, burrowing inside him. Destoroyah howled with pain unlike anything he had ever encountered. As the creatures neared his head, the living Oxygen Destroyer was finally able to identify the nightmarish things. They were people, heavily deformed and mutated. Their bodies were coated in numerous, similar wounds. Wounds that Destoroyah realized were very similar. They were the kind inflicted by the Micro-Oxygen he produced. These were all the people he had killed, doomed to forever remain and suffer in Hell because of him. And now, they would take their revenge on their killer, tormenting for the rest of time. For the first time in his evil existence, as the people tore into his eyeballs and crawled down his throat, Destoroyah finally experienced true fear.

Not too far away, Kumasogami sat in his throne, enjoying the entertainment Destoroyah’s torment was providing. To him, this was without a doubt his greatest accomplishment, far better then what he had planned to do to the impersonator. There was a reason the title of Lord of Hell belonged to him.

Winner: Kumasogami