Godzilla: The Planet Eater

Plot[edit | edit source] Following the destruction of Mechagodzilla City, the remaining Bilusaludo on board the Aratrum demand justice for Haruo destroying what they saw as necessary to defeat Godzilla. The humans disagree, believing Haruo exposed the Bilusaludo's true intentions of assimilating Earth. The Bilusaludo revolt and shut down the ship's engine room, forcing the ship to run on secondary batteries for the next two days. On Earth, Dr. Martin tells Haruo that Yuko is rendered brain-dead, with the nanometal in her body keeping her alive. Those treated by the Houtua survived the nanometal's attempt to absorb them, with Methphies deceiving the survivors into believing their survival was divine intervention. Methphies plans to bring the Exifs' god to Earth and needs Haruo's help to make it possible. Dr. Martin advises Haruo to hide until tensions ease. Haruo is escorted to a remote camp by the Houtua twins, Maina and Miana. Miana explains privately to Haruo that her people have no concept of hatred and that their concept of life revolves around "winning" (surviving and making life) or "losing" (dying and disappearing). She says that Haruo is "losing" and offers to "connect life" with him, but he turns her down. When Maina later extends the same offer, he realizes that it was she who had rescued him, not her sister Miana, and accepts. Miana discovers Metphies telepathically communicating with Endurph. The Exif reveals his plans before capturing her, as she telepathically contacts Haruo and Maina. Metphies later conducts a ritual with his followers in conjunction with Endurph on the Aratrum to summon their god, Ghidorah, to defeat Godzilla. Ghidorah manifests as a shadow on Earth and partially through singularities, devouring Metphies's followers and destroying the Aratrum in orbit before descending to earth. Ghidorah then proceeds to attack Godzilla, who is helpless against the intangible monster. Its heads bite Godzilla and drain his energy. Dr. Martin concludes that Ghidorah's true form exists in another plane of existence and is being guided by someone in their universe, Haruo finding it to be Metphies, who had replaced his right eye with the amulet he repaired with the nanometal. Metphies's people devoted themselves to Ghidorah since learning that the universe is finite and fated to destruction, having offered thousands of planets throughout the Orion Arm for the monster to feed on. Proceeding to telepathically assault Haruo, Metphies explains that the human's hatred towards Godzilla made him an ideal offering and says that Haruo must submit himself to Ghidorah as its witness to enable its full manifestation. Maina and Dr. Martin use the Houtuan god's egg to psychically reach Haruo and reveal how to stop Ghidorah, Haruo learning that Metphies orchestrated the deaths of the attempted colonization of the Exoplanet Tau Ceti e exploration party so they could be "saved". At the same time, Haruo recalls the charm he lost the day he fled from Earth as a boy. Its image of flowers reminds him of the meaning of his name, "Spring", and the power of hope to overcome despair. Haruo breaks free and cracks Metphies' amulet, causing Ghidorah to become affected by Earth's physics, and as such being ultimately defeated by Godzilla. Metphies dies saying that Ghidorah will always be watching Haruo as long as he lives. Following Ghidorah's banishment from this dimension the survivors bury their weapons and integrate into Houtua society. Maina becomes pregnant with Haruo's child. Dr. Martin gets the last remaining Vulture mech working, having discovered how to use Mechagodzilla's nanometal in Yuko's body as a tool to rebuild civilization as it was. Haruo's right eye stings, hearing Metphies's voice saying that this turn of events would ensure Ghidorah's eventual return to their reality and that the cycle of destruction will threaten to begin anew. Taking Yuko with him, Haruo provokes Godzilla into destroying him and all traces of the living nanometal for the good of the Houtua. This prevents Ghidorah from returning as the Houtua continue to live alongside Godzilla; treating the kaiju like a natural disaster to be respected and avoided but not warred with. Years later, Maina, showing signs of advancing age, watches a group of children conduct a ritual honoring Haruo, placing knotted strings representing their fears into a fire under a wooden effigy of a Vulture mech. Even in death, Haruo's story is used as a cautionary tale for future generations.