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Chapter 15 - The Queen and the Beast


- "Look here, there may be survivors under these debris!"

- "Be careful where you put your feet."

- "God, everything is destroyed."

- "Let all citizens gather on the same place, come on."

The voices rang out everywhere as the guards and the inhabitants of Arendelle returned, all standing little by little in the middle of the many ruins that were before their city. Much of the city and the quays had been destroyed, as well as the surrounding hills and cliffs, and also the castle, a large part of which had been crushed. The sun had risen on this pale morning, the bulk of the smoke and ashes had evaporated, clearing the view and showing a little more the extent of the battlefield. People's faces varied between fear, anger, sadness, shock ... Among the many ruins were also the corps of guards and unlucky citizens, some victims of landslides, others of the assaults of creatures. A heavy atmosphere reigned over the fjord. In the midst of the ruins were also the motionless bodies of the four titans, all of whom could now be seen closely, most of them looking frightened and disgusted. Leatherback, whose headless body was half-bathed in the bay. The bodies of Otachi and King Caesar, lying side by side on the ruins of the central square. And Godzilla, lying on his stomach and not moving, more toward the side of the castle. Swarms of seagulls and other marine birds flew over the fjord and came to rest on the enormous carcasses of creatures, seeing them as a great feast for them.

-"This way!" shouted a guard while hardly removing house debris, and quickly help by some comrades helping him to clear. Below, a young woman, wounded and in shock, was rescued. Other calls for help had been heard and the royal guard was busy getting them out of there. Kristoff and Sven were helping the survivors, the reindeer pulling on a block of stone with a rope and Kristoff helping him by pushing with his hands. Marshmallow also helped and with his strength, could easily lift large blocks and freed several survivors trapped under the rubble of a warehouse. The trolls, led by Pabbie, also intervened to help the locals, although most were surprised to see trolls.

The inhabitants were gathered at the same place. Anna, with the help of Olaf, Oaken and many guards, took care of providing blankets and other belongings to people in distress to help them better. Anna gave a blanket for a couple of old people, not injured but very affected by what had just happened. The old couple thanked the princess for this gesture. Olaf was trying to reassure a little crying girl by giving her a hug and telling her that her parents would be here soon, which was true when a couple in tears came to the little girl and hugged her, thanking god. Oaken, with his big arms, could carry a lot of things on him and did the distribution. Kai, and the many servants of the castle, had survived, happy to see that the queen and the princess were just as much, and also helped the inhabitants.

Anna took a moment to look around her. Although many of their people were alive, the situation had been disastrous. The kingdom of Arendelle had suffered a huge shock which he would have great difficulty to get up. There were a lot of casualties during this battle ..... Commander Ulrik .... Professor Ishiro.... A lot of sacrifices to Arendelle.... Her gaze also fell on the bodies of King Caesar and Godzilla, and her heart squeezed. These two titans had given their lives to save, as they could, this kingdom and all its lives. A hand rested on Anna's shoulder. It was Kristoff.

-"You're okay?" He asked, concerned and sweaty face after a lot of effort. Anna was divided about this question.

- "Well, yes and no ..... On one side, I'm happy that we're still alive, but on the other hand .... Arendelle has suffered a lot, and I wonder if we could raise again from this, one day ....

Kristoff understood what she was feeling, but wanted to reassure her by kissing her on the forehead.

- "No matter how long it takes, we'll get there, together."

Anna smiled, comforted by her boyfriend's determination to move forward, and he was right. However, Kristoff quickly changed the subject, looking around him.

- "And.... Elsa?"

Anna's face closed, and she looked over her shoulder. Elsa was a little further away, alone, standing, her arms folded against her belly and staring at the bay absently. Her cheeks were red and dry, but she had cried. She had not said a word and had fallen back on itself since Godzilla had collapsed to no longer get up.

- "Poor Elsa ...... It's really sad for her ...." Kristoff said, shaking her head slightly. Sven nodded, as did Olaf who joined them.

- "Stay here, I'll talk to her." Anna tells them, and then goes to her lonely sister. Kristoff nodded and watched her move away. Olaf approached him, looking sorry.

- "I really hope that everything will be alright now. Arendelle needs them."

- "I know, Olaf ...." Kristoff replied ".... Me too."

Elsa kept looking at the bay and its horizon without really seeing them, the surface of the water being littered with wreckage from ships, buildings and lifeless floating bodies of soldiers, which other soldiers in rowboats came to retrieve to bring them back on the ruins of the docks. She did not really know what to think, shared between this sadness and the anger that was eating her. The city was in ruins, the people reduced to impotence ... For her, it was not a victory, but a complete disaster.

-"Elsa?"

Elsa recognized her sister's voice behind her and turned slightly, as if emerging from her macabre torpor. Anna stepped to her and took her hands gently in hers.

- "Elsa .... You can not stay like this ...... You could not do anything for him ..." Anna said, sorry for her. Elsa sighed, brushing a strand of her undone blonde hair, and looked around her, the ruins of Arendelle, as well as the castle, their own house where they were born and grew up together.

- "That's right, I could not do anything ..." moaned Elsa, judging herself "... And because of that, our people have suffered consequences that could prove irreversible."

- "Do not say that ..." Anna retorted, not angrily but with love. "You did more than any of us could do."

"Really?" Elsa replied curtly. "Arendelle is in ruins, many of our people are dead and the others are now homeless and hopeless ... Ishiro and Ulrik are dead, as is King Caesar, and so is..... "

She could not pronounce his name, it hurt too much and she bit her lip, holding back her tears. Anna understood very well who she mentionned in this painful silence, but wanted to help her sister to regain confidence and took her by the shoulders.

- "Elsa, look at me... We are alive, you, me, as well as Kristoff, Olaf, Sven and many of our people, and all because like Godzilla and Caesar, you fought to save Arendelle .... We could have lost everything, and this is not the case.... We will find a way to rebuild and recover from this, all together."

Elsa would have liked to continue to blame herself, but she listened and knew, deep down in her bruised heart, that Anna was right. They could have lost everything. The houses could be rebuilt, and the city could rise again, stronger and hardened. Elsa sighed and agreed to come with her little sister, who she smiled to see her older sister regain a semblance of a smile. However, Elsa's eyes rested on Godzilla's body, lying in the middle of the ruins a hundred yards away from her, still motionless and her eyes closed. Elsa felt her throat knot again. Anna took her gently by the arm, to support her in this ordeal.

- "You know ..." said Anna softly "... I thought back to the moment I saw him coming to Kristoff and I, holding you in his hands with the greatest care, even at the expense of his own life ... What I'm going to say is perhaps insane, but ... I think in a way, he loved you."

It seemed insane indeed. A female human and a giant monster were not really a realistic couple. But maybe, after all, he loved her in another way. This feeling of connection between him and her.... Was it the same feeling of love that Elsa felt in her heart since she had seen him the first time? Hard to say, and being given the circumstances, she would never know, to her despair.

- "Maybe ...." Elsa sadly answered Anna's sentence.

GRRRMMMPPHH! Everyone jumped and turned to see Godzilla's head move slightly, narrowing eyes and giving a slight grunt, like someone having a nightmare. Anna and Elsa had felt their hearts leap into their breasts and stood, eyes wide and speechless. Soon, they are joined by Kristoff, Sven and Olaf, who also heard the noise.

Another growl comes from Godzilla. His nostrils began to move slightly and a breath came out of his mouth. Then, as if waking from an interminable sleep, his golden eyes opened slowly. Elsa thought she was crying with joy and put her hands in front of her mouth. He was alive..... Godzilla was alive!

The monster king raised his head slightly, looking slowly around him as if to see what happened. All around him, the crowd of people had moved away, many of them frightened to see this huge beast wake up. Soldiers had put themselves in position, ready to shoot with their rifles, but the queen stopped them immediately.

- "Lower all your weapons, it's an order!" the queen ordered firmly. The soldiers, like the populace, seemed perplexed by such an order from their sovereign, but the soldiers obeyed. Breathing loudly, Godzilla, with the help of his powerful hands, straightened up and in a long process had to his immense body, stood on his big feet, exhausted, but standing and alive. He lowered his head, seeing at his feet the innumerable ruins, some of which were from him, and those hundreds of little humans watching him. His gaze then turned to the lifeless body of his ally, King Caesar, whom he had unfortunately not been able to help and save in time. Godzilla took one or two steps forward, then leaning forward slightly, placing one of his clawed hands on King Caesar's head. His head bowing, Godzilla made a few sad rumblings, like a sort of mourning for his ally, and thanking him for coming to his aid. Elsa and Anna, from where they stood, watched this scene with torn hearts. Although they looked like monsters, the guardian titans were not and could express emotions, which made them human in a way. After that moment of mourning with his ally, Godzilla straightened up, still grumbling at the few wounds he still felt, and looked at his feet for a few seconds, all those little humans watching him with fear and waiting what he would do next.

Godzilla emitted a neutral roar and turning away from them, made his first step toward the bay. Without any action, all contemplated this giant and omnipotent creature stepping forward and entering his first foot in the water of the bay. Two feet in the water, Godzilla took a few steps, starting to move away towards the open sea, but suddenly stopped, then looked over his shoulder at his shoulder ... On the ruins of the docks, advancing to the edge of the water ..... She was there .... The ice woman .... Slowly, Godzilla turned around and walked over to her.

- "Uh .... Are you sure it's safe?" Kristoff asked rather hesitantly, her eyes fixed on the titan who was heading towards them. Anna, with her side, sent him a reassuring look and dyed him by the hand. Olaf and Sven, by their side, said nothing, still stunned by the size of the creature whose head seemed to touch the sky. Elsa had advanced a little more than the others, to the edge of the water that came to touch the end of her dusty shoes.

Godzilla stopped about twenty meters ahead of them, which for him was simply enough. In order to see her better, and emitting a curious rumble, the king of the monsters knelt down and began to lean his huge body forward, his head approaching little by little the small group. Although intimidated and impressed, the group remained where it is, the shadow of the monster coming to cover them. Godzilla's head was now barely two yards away from Elsa. The eyes of the queen and the beast met once again, as this connection is reinforced in this exchange of glance. Looking again in these beautiful blue eyes, Godzilla saw in this young woman, the same look that this king and this queen he had seen five years ago on this boat in the middle of a storm as he faced the kraken. He had never forgotten.... As he had never forgotten the many times or through the ages, he had come here to Arendelle, even long before this land bore that name. Elsa said nothing, and contemplated with the same fascination the big fiery eyes of this creature embodying in itself the definition of what a god was. Yes, Godzilla was a very good name for him. Elsa then cleared her throat a little and began talking to the titan.

- "Godzilla, king of the monsters and protector of the earth ..." she began, with great respect ... "In the name of Arendelle, I, Queen Elsa, am eternally grateful for what you have done to protect our kingdom. ..... I ..... If I may, I would also like to introduce you to my family ...... This is Olaf and Sven. "

She presented the reindeer and the snowman to the monster king, who looked at them curiously. Olaf waved with his arm and made a big smile to the titan.

- "Hi, I'm Olaf, and I like warm hugs."

Godzilla raised an eyebrow at the strange little creature of snow and seemed to emit what sounded like a little growl of amusement. Elsa continued the presentations.

- "Then, here is Kristoff ..." by presenting the young man, very impressed by the creature and who greeted him with a nod of the head. "... and my little sister, Princess Anna."

Anna stepped shyly at her sister's side, Godzilla's eyes now resting on her. As always, she felt crushed by this omnipotent look, but at the same time, Anna could not resist wanting to thank him.

- "You .... You're just amazing! I mean, stupendous! The way you fight, the strength with which you hit, and when you spit out your blue flames.... I wonder what it's like to be you... You must feel so great, so powerful, of course you have to be careful where to put your feet, and you have a eat a lot I think and, I, uh... thank you very much."

The young princess realizing that she was again leaving in one of her endless monologues, preferred to stop and smiled innocently, almost blushing. Elsa giggled, not mockingly, at her sister. Godzilla expressed what seemed to be a smile at the corner of his huge mouth and made another amused grunt. Decidedly, Anna was still managing to make everyone smile, even a god.

Elsa went on, however, and looked at the beast again. Godzilla kept looking at her, looking more than curious, even captivated by her beauty. He had finally understood what attracted him with her. Not just her beauty, or her power, but the mere fact that she is like him. In her own way, Elsa was also a titan, a protector created by Mother Nature to protect the earth against the evil forces wanting to destroy her fragile balance. Like him, she has been seen like a monster, an abnormality of nature, and suffered the human cruelty. But she was not an evil monster. She was Elsa, the snow titan and protector of humans.

Elsa, smiling, bowed in respectful reverence to the monster king. Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven did the same, as a sign of respect for the titan. A little everywhere around, some inhabitants, not all, also bowed. Further back, Pabbie and the trolls, Marshmallow and Oaken also bowed to the monster king. Seeing the young woman bow to him, Godzilla nodded slightly in thanks.

- "Thank you again, Godzilla ...." Elsa said, lifting her head "... you are our savior. Know that we will never forget, what you and King Caesar did for us."

Godzilla brought his head a little closer, the tip of his chin this time touching the ground, only one meter away from Elsa. The young queen hesitated at first, but keeping calm, stepped forward and did what everyone else could not believe, so it was surreal. Spreading her arms, Elsa gently snuggled against Godzilla's huge muzzle, in a kind of warm and sincere hug. The monster seemed surprised at first, but did not move and let her doing it. The coolness coming out of the body of this young woman was not unpleasant. Godzilla closed his eyes for a moment, emitting a loud and slight friendly grunt as Elsa continued her embrace. He would have liked to hug her if he could, but knew it was impossible. She felt his hard and like indestructible scales under the palms of her hands, while he felt the softness of her cold skin on his snout. Tenderness and hardness meeting and touching, forming only one.

After her hug, Elsa placed a small kiss on Godzilla's snout, then stepped back, smiling and always grateful.

- "Thank you again ...." she added.

Godzilla showed another little smile on the corner of his mouth, making another loud noise, like saying: thank you to all of you, for having believed in me. Then, he straightened up on his feet. His huge body began to turn, then the king of the monsters began his first steps offshore, his legs sinking more and more into the water. As she watched the huge creature slowly move away, Elsa felt Anna's hand patting her shoulder, and her sister's slightly mocking face.

-"What?" Elsa asked, raising an eyebrow.

- "You know what .... I think you love him a little too, right?" Anna asked in a kind and mocking tone. Elsa turned away, her cheeks turning slightly red. But after all ....

- "Maybe, so what?" Elsa said while playing her sister's game. Anna said nothing and agreed completely. The two sisters smiled at each other and exchanged a small laugh.

Their eyes fell on Godzilla again. The king of the monsters was now at the entrance of the fjord, water up to half of the thighs. But before leaving, he looked one last time over his shoulder, towards Elsa ..... Even if he was away from her, she could guess his gaze on her, and what he meant .. ..We'll meet again....

SKKKREEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOGGGGHH!

Raising his muzzle to the sky and taking a deep breath, Godzilla let out another powerful roar that made the air, the water and the earth vibrate, and the eardrums of all. After this roar like a farewell to Arendelle and its inhabitants, Godzilla turned and slowly, let himself slide forward, his huge body sinking gradually into the ocean, until finally, alone its large dorsal spines protrude from the surface and begin to move away and sink, little by little under water, until disappearing entirely.

He has left ...... But the question that came to Elsa's mind was: Will we really meet again, one day?

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