A long silence fell over the area after the Kaiju girl's impassioned speech. Haruka spoke from the heart as she always had and wondered how her words would affect everyone present. Yoshiko had completely ceased her attack and was eyeing her with a blank expression that gave nothing away. Junko was very much the same. Sakurai on the other hand... was trembling.

The head of the B.L.A.C.K facility wasn't trembling in rage or hate however, no! He was smiling, laughing. An unhinged sound echoed through the shattered remains of the battlefield, and it had completely taken the original Kaiju off guard. "What's so funny!?" she shouted, not understanding why the man was laughing.

It took a second for the head of the facility to calm down before he addressed the throne in his side proper. "You are, Haruka. So big, so strong, and yet so hopelessly naïve."

"What...?" Haruka still couldn't understand. That's when she heard it, another mad laugh, this time from her fellow giantess. "Yoshiko?"

The cyborg Kaiju shook her head. "Sakurai is right, for all your power you really are just a child. I swear, you're like the protagonist of your own little manga."

Junko took the opportunity to make her own voice heard. "Have you ever stopped to consider what this is really all about."

"What this is really all about?" Haruka parroted.

"With great power there must also come great responsibility." the mad scientist continued.

"And with it, great opportunity." Yoshiko added.

"And the only way to live up to all that responsibility is to use every opportunity seize all the power." Sakurai finished for the giant. "That's what this has always been about, girl... POWER!"

"Power and control." Junko jumped back in. "You're right. We don't honestly care about the citizen of Japan or the world. What we truly care about is ourselves and what this power at our fingertips can do for us. Get it?"

Haruka looked horrified. She then turned her attention back towards Yoshiko. "What's wrong, Haruka? Shocked! We all want the same thing. Power, control, and peace of mind."

"Well said." Sakura applauded. "You were correct. I did support you at first, but only because I had no choice. You were the people's favorite and if I went against you the public opinion of me would tank. Instead, I used your popularity to increase my own and secure my position at the top of the hierarchy. I saw what you could do and the threat you posed, but I also saw what an asset you could be if you weren't so constantly distracted. Hence why I used Tanaka to test you."

"Yet no matter how hard her tried that old cyclops couldn't take you down. That's when I was recruited to build on his little project and crack your DNA. The whole reason the B.L.A.C.K facility exists is to create weapons of war. I create weapons of war. I'm Shiva, destroyer of worlds little girl. I am Shiva Junko, understand. I want to use my genius to rule the world. Giants are the future and we needed one. Not just any giant mind you, one who had a bone to pick with you."

Yoshiko again took the reins. "That's when the facility came to me and my family. After you humiliated me, my family became a laughingstock. What happened was on the front of every paper and we were ridiculed for it. Daddy lost his job and because my mother couldn't work, we lost our home, everything. He was deemed bad for business. Slowly my parent's relationship soured, and they unofficially divorced. All because of you! When the opportunity came knocking, I jumped at the chance."

Haruka didn't know what to say or think. She knew Yoshiko had that wedgie coming but she hadn't meant to break up an entire family. She just wanted to protect her friends and put a bully in their place.

"Get it now, kid." Sakurai sneered. "We want complete and utter world domination. We're not good people and we won't be swayed by childish words. We are going to rule Japan and you're going to help us when you're under our control. We're going to revolutionize warfare and you're the key."

"You're going to kick start the war when you level Tokyo." Junko smiled madly.

"WHAT!?" Haruka was in shock. What did this woman just say.

"That's right." Yoshiko teased. "Our spies in the United States have told us they have their own Kaiju project in the works but it's still in the infant stage. You're going to pose as a US giant to let Japan know what they're up to and you're going to level the city in their name. The war will commence, and we'll crush them before they can even get a single giant off the assembly line."

"From their we'll conquer America and when the self-proclaimed greatest nation falls under our thumb, anyone who doesn't fall in line will be next." Sakurai smiled before spreading his arms out wide. "Don't you see, Haruka! You and Yoshiko both will be the symbols of our eternal empire! Long live the KURO EMPIRE!"
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Back in the computer room watching the monitors, Tanaka gripped his fist so tight he actually drew blood. "Damn you, Sakurai! Damn you, Junko! Damn all of you to hell!"
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August 4, 2025
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