[center][hr][hr] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Du3wAXe.png[/img] [hider=...] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vFU2eB1.png[/img] [/hider] [hider=An Approaching God (0:30)] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGqeBGQs_fs[/youtube] [/hider] [b]Location:[/b] Snowy Tower -- Eltariel's Tower [b]Mentions:[/b] [@Zoey Boey] [hr][hr][/center] FN-768 shook his head in disbelief before shouting back at the Supreme Leader. [b]"You're going to face that thing ALONE?"[/b] he asked as if his leader was insane. [b][color=ed1c24]"I've faced larger monsters before,"[/color][/b] Ren claimed confidently without looking at the stormtroopers behind him, [b][color=ed1c24]"Nothing's unbreakable."[/color][/b] The baffled trooper tried to wrap his head around that bold claim as he and the others hastily retreated back to the ship. However what he didn't realize was how much truthful merit was behind it. There was one monster that Ren took great pride in having slain, one that his grandfather had failed to do prior on the planet belonging to the huge Benathy race. He took down what they claimed to be their god - a massive [url=https://2.bp.blogspot.com/zxO3gVsORGp3MxSSOQnteixJvj2EmKyk6qaqgD2bwb4YIrvLgdb5tSh0h-DCpi4k7Ntg5WNFOIT4KN7Qc6hMqvQTMlp5GJ5zM95RUdHiurR2d_nmkOszxHqYxNQZqZ6kbunBPjqtRg=s1600]Zillo Beast[/url]. What he faced wasn't just an oversized rancor, nor a Krayt Dragon, or even a Greater Kryat Dragon. No. Having stood at nearly 100 meters tall, it was one of the largest terrestrial fauna in the galaxy. One of its species had infamously been taken by the Old Republic back on Coruscant after being accidentally unearthed from the planet Malastare during the first few months of the Clone Wars. They foolishly believed that they could contain it and experiment on it for their own evils. There it escaped from confinement and rampaged through the capital city before being taken down by a powerful toxin. Not even a lightsaber could cut through its absurdly thick plated armor... Ren only succeeded to kill it by willingly jumping into the monster's mouth and slicing through his gargantuan guts from the inside. His victory had helped him to conquer the Benathy race and have them swear allegiance to him. Comparing that feat towards the creature that faced him now, it didn't seem like much of a challenge. This beast was fairly large enough for Ren to be capable in repeating a similar feat if he was ultimately forced to. Yet, like the Zillo Beast, it also seemed just too large for him to manipulate with the force... Or was it? Using the force, the Supreme Leader first attempted to trick the beast into submitting to his will - a test to see how sentient this creature really is. [b][color=ed1c24]"You... will... SUBMIT...."[/color][/b] Ren struggled as he used all of his available concentration to try and pull it off. The titan would pause for a moment, his gaze still fixated on the tiny man in front of him. For a second, it would seem that it could work, before the monster roared defiantly and proceeded to charge at him. For such a lumbering beast, it certainly had a surprising amount of speed to boot. That definitely didn't work. The masked warrior immediately dropped the act and jumped out of the way as it attempted to bite him. Ren leapt onto the beast's spiny back and attempted to plunge his saber into its back. Only for it to be effortlessly reflected off, just like the plates of the Zillo Beast. In a violent fit of rage, he attempted to jam his saber into the hide with repeated effort only for each attempt to fail like the last. The titan began to shake violently to try and shake this intrusive figure off him, with Ren being barely able to hold on. He grasped onto one of its osteoderms as he tried to figure out if there was some kind of weak spot for him to hit. That's when he began to notice the exposed fleshy scars that the creature must've gained from his previous battles. Surely they wouldn't be able to deflect his saber would they? The closest scar to him was one on the beast's right side, located near the base of its neck. If he could just leap onto it without falling off. Then the monster issued another guttural growl as he willingly began falling on its side - the same side that Ren happened to be on. He was forced to leap off as a force of the impact kicked up a large amount of snow and dirt into the air. The dark warrior leapt back onto his feet, his vision already obscured by the debris cloud that lingered in the cold air. And from the cloud, he failed to pick up the sudden approach of a massive tail slamming into his body. [b][color=ed1c24]"UMF~!"[/color][/b] The force of the tail was strong enough to lift him off the ground and toss him into a tree, breaking it upon impact. Ren fell back onto the snow-ridden ground with a pained grunt. He could see the monster's head rear out from the fog and glare directly at him with a purposeful grimace. There was definitely no chance that he could engage this monster head on. Even regarding the creature's exposed scars, he had a feeling that he'd have a hard time getting to them and that they wouldn't do much but to enrage him in the long run. At this point, Ren would be left with no other choice but to initiate the same technique he used to defeat the Zillo Beast. Picking himself up, the dark warrior already began planning his next move as he began leaping from one tree to another in an attempt to have the high ground. The beast watched Ren with a scowl as his tail slowly swished from side to side, almost as if he was studying him... Almost as if he had an idea of what he was going to do... Another growl emerged from his throat as the dark warrior finally got into position. The beast roared again as Ren quickly calculated his trajectory and leapt off the top of the tree. He soared through the air as his lightsaber ignited once again, ready to plunge deep into its gaping maw and [url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFTtd8rUEAEbDPz.jpg:large]straight into the belly of the beast.[/url] But the Supreme Leader would quickly recognize one fatal miscalculation in his plan. For just as he left the tree, he would hear a [url=https://youtu.be/M8fCTexh0X8?t=2m36s]faint ominous hum[/url], followed by an unusual blue light coming from the monster's tail. Then, one by one, the spines on its tail began to ignite with the humming noise getting louder and louder as the lights continued to rapidly raise up its tail and back. The creature's eyes began to glow that furious blue while his jaws continued to get wider as the light began to illuminate its entire throat. Ren's own eyes widened in fear in sudden realization of what was going to happen next. He only had a split moment to react before calling upon the force one more time. He quickly redirected his decent away from the beast's pulsating mouth... At just at the nick of time. He felt a sudden burst of heat raze off his right size as the titan unleashed a powerful beam of blue fire into the sky. This beam of violent plasma energy illuminated the entire sky to the point where it could be seen for miles on end, whether in the form of the beam itself or just the mesmerizing blue glow in the distance. Had Ren been just a second too late and he would've found himself be completely incinerated by the blaze. He slams into the ground hard before skidding to a stop, being nearly buried in the snow itself. As the beast's breath ceased, it took a moment to regain its composure. It then proceeded to look around for his opponent, before finding him struggling to get onto his feet. A now fatigued Kylo Ren breathed heavily through his mask as he glowered at his titanic foe. He had clearly underestimated his foe, for he had never encountered any living creature that could produce that kind of power. Now that it had gained the advantage of the situation, it was a good time for the Supreme Leader to take his leave. Another surge of rage began to influence his tired body, to give him additional strength to continue to fight, but he had expended his energy too fast; too quickly. He needs to recover his strength and regroup with his forces. Saying nothing else, he then hastily made it for the trees, leaving the scene to regroup with his troopers and therefore leaving the kaiju to claim the tower for his own. It seemed to smile at his own accomplishments with a snort before proceeding to give a victory bellow that would shake the entire forest to its core. [url=https://youtu.be/JXTdArIvggI?t=2m7s][b][color=00aeef]"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOONNNNNNNNK~!"[/color][/b][/url] With his dominance secured, the great beast could finally rest as he began to properly observe his surroundings. The tower situated at the middle of the clearing still stands, completely untouched by his fight with the masked warrior. In fact, it almost didn't seem to notice that it was there until now, now that his mind was not fixated on the threat at hand. But then it caught the whiff of another scent. Smelling the air, it would lead his nose to another fallen body in the snow... one revealing that of a pale woman. She was already far more at risk at getting crushed or harmed by the creature compared to her tower. Was she harmed by the man it just faced prior to getting here? The great beast slowly proceeded to bend its head down to get a proper look at the woman, while gently sniffing her... Who was she?