Kaiju ga Gotoku 4.5 - The Deadliest Game
On another of his day-offs, Gaho Murata was down at the ping-pong training circuit in the community centre, waiting for the tournament to start. The hammering clack of the ball between paddles filled the room as Majuma spray-painted a few more...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 4.4 - Black Wings
Kiryu sat in the waiting room at the clinic, staring at the white walls and tapping the fuzzy carpet under his shoes. Along two rows of seats he saw a hatchling coughing fire, two small puppies playing with some blocks, a long-bearded oni reading...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 4.3 - Gordon's Big Day Out
Gordon McCartin woke up to the sound of a bell, the odd familiar song of four tones that had once belonged to the towers of Westminster. Some ancestral part of him cringed from the melody, as he roused himself from his bed. ...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 4.2 - Suspect Contained
Back in Kaijurocho, Gyao Shin Kaneyama sat in a cold interrogation room, her arms cuffed behind her back and her wings wrapped in a thick leathery sack against the chair. Her mouth was covered by a steel cage of energy-dampening steels, still...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 4.1 - A Brother's Reunion
_October 3rd_ Somewhere northwest of Kaijurocho, there lied a ward known as Suginamazu that was practically its own city. It was perfect during the autumn when cedar trees would grow along avenues and shed their leaves to scatter across the...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 3.6 - Red Eye
After his first day in the Eight Wonders, Gen returned home with some of his wounds patched up and grinning the whole way back, having to restrain himself when creatures gave him looks on the bus before he reached Issincho. Night had started to...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 3.4 - Hidden Treasures
After their meeting with Gihei and his brothers, Khoumad and Gen took time to recuperate as best they could from their wounds with the spider left out of action. He did however offer Gen some advice in learning how to access the Eight Wonders...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 3.3 - Three Golden Kings
_September 15th_ The sounds of sizzling filled the kitchen air as a wok full of rice shook back and forth. One hand grasped the handle, another stirred the rice and a third hand was grasping a monkey-headed fish on a cutting board whilst a...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 3.2 - The Spider's Web
Hannyakita Park was one of the most splendid and peaceful parts of Issincho, a sprawling flatland of grassy pockets in the far northeast where humble trees and several family entertainment centres stood, alongside the entrance to a cruise ship that...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 9.5 - End of the Year
_December 12th, 2014_ A kaiju's eyes would open for the first time in almost a month. A raw numbing pain filled his throat as he struggled to swallow, flinching back from the burning spasm in his neck. "Good...good...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 9.4 - The Final War
Six hours had passed since Murata's broadcast, with less barricades now on the street, and more stains of blood on the gravel. When news of Gondo's battle in the mall had spread along with a mysterious yakuza matriarch, Murata quickly informed...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 7.7 - Disappeared
_November 10th, 2014_ On the same night that creatures were queuing up for Dragon Quest, Murata spent his second day in the police station's cell. In a closed room with a bed and toilet, he stared at the window where the bleak light crossed his...