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And so it begins! Darksiders Week 2023 has officially started!

For Darksiders week: crossover: Darksiders x Godzilla

Warrior

One Warrior stares down another.

War thought he had seen just about everything in his long life. But this… this had to take the cake.

It was a gleam of something metallic moving across the dark nearly still ocean that had initially caught the Red Rider's attention. 

Bringing Ruin to a halt atop a cliff overlooking the ruins of a coastal city, War watched with interest as a handful of heavily armed dark grey ships moved slowly inland. For a moment, he dismissed them as remnants of the human age not unlike the ruins of the city that spread out before him. But these ships moved with too much intent. 

Sailing strategically toward the ruined port, they navigated slowly through the graveyard of broken, half sunken wreckages of similar vessels. For many moments more, War pondered the meaning of such a feat. Could some of the humans have survived? Or was there something else piloting the well armed ships?

As War contemplated this seemingly miraculous occurrence, the ships came to a halt, dropping anchor, just beyond the cluttered and broken piers. 

Suddenly and seemingly without cause, the dark waters pulled away from the coast. Beaching the nearest and rocking the broken carcasses of many of the other former watercrafts as the water retreated.

Then the Earth's bright sun glinted off something else entirely. 

From out of the midst of grey ships came an odd set of stony leaf-like projections that cut through the water and wreckage alike with ease. 

War could only stare in awe from the cliffs overlooking the once large human settlement, as a creature - no a lizard - rose with an elegance that should never have been possible considering its size and dimensions. 

Rushing forward with the monstrous lizard's lumbering steps onto land, the water swept into the ruins of the city, effectively cleansing it of any of the nearby demons. 

Pausing with its long tail still deep within the ocean waves, the creature moved its rounded head, gazing slowly across the city ruins.

Even more curious now, War remained where he was, giving Ruin a gentle pat against his thick neck absently. 

Just as the creature had come ashore, so now too did smaller vessels disembark from their parent ships to follow the same exact route that the monster had taken. Once the small boats had run themselves aground, humans - that from War's current distance looked like little more than ants - jumped out and with guns held in strict military formation followed the monster's path.

A cry of a hundred demon voices suddenly echoed throughout the ruins of the city, and War could see the masses of them pouring out of the cracks and crevices that had not been filled with water.

Gritting his teeth - the humans, possibly the last of their kind, were walking into a trap - War spurred Ruin forward only to bring his mount up short not a moment later as the gargantuan lizard paused in its tracks to answer with a defining roar that shook even the ground they stood on.

The roar ended in almost a growl, followed by the turning of large turrets atop the ships to point toward shore. 

Roaring again, the sharp report of the ships' guns drowned out by the sound, the massive lizard moved swiftly further into the city. Easily taller than any of the tallest buildings still standing in the city - bigger than even Straga if War really thought about it - the creature suddenly came to a halt as the buildings before it exploded into smaller bits of rubble as the shots from the humans' weaponry came to bare.

Undeterred, the demon hoard continued its mad rush forward; a wave of animosity that War was all too familiar with. 

Just as War was about to move Ruin yet again, he felt something… something in the air; as if the entire realm suddenly held its breath. That same 'something' prickled uncomfortably across War's skin, and had Ruin stomping and snorting in restlessness. Then came the hum.

Like a swarm of steadily approaching insects, the hum continued to grow in intensity, causing a tremor to roll up War's spine in anticipation. It was then that War noticed a blue glow moving steadily up the jagged dorsal spines of the lizard's back. It finally all accumulated near the mighty beast's head, causing even its eyes to glow with the same frightening blue.

The roar that came forth this time was accompanied by a beam of such fiery blue power that the decayed buildings, and demons alike were obliterated without prejudice. It forced War to lift an arm to shield his eyes and face from the ensuing rush of air and tiny debris. The closest thing War had ever seen to use in comparison was Strife's beam shots, and even those were a pale comparison to this nightmarish blue flame.

When the creature was through incinerating any and all demons that had foolishly stood in its way, it gave a soft growl that sounded nearly contemptuous.

With the guns of the ships silent once again, the humans that had halted on the beach now started on their way again. 

It was utterly bafflingly to behold! Could it be that these humans trusted this monstrous beast? And even more surprising, was the creature actually looking out for them?

War wasn't given long to consider as he was suddenly confronted by the sharp, still glowing gaze of the monstrous reptile.

It growled deeply, and then faster than a creature of that size had any right to move, it came to stand just beneath the cliff that War and Ruin stood atop, its head nearly level with them.

The roar that issued this time, forced Ruin to dig his hooves in and for War himself to grasp tightly to saddle or risk being blown out of it.

When the monster finished, both War and Ruin were covered in spit but considering the alternative, War counted them lucky. For all his powers as a Horseman, he highly doubted he would have survived against that horrid blue flame.

With a huff that blew a great bout of steam from the creature's nostrils, the blue glow slowly faded from its eyes, leaving War to stare into a surprisingly intelligent gaze.

Seconds stretched to minutes before with a narrowing of amber eyes, another soft growl was issued. Thick scaly lips pulled back across sharp, white teeth that were just as intimidating as the flame that had previously been issued from between those mighty jaws.

Not wanting to be on the receiving end of any of this creature's attacks, War did the only thing he could think to do, and simply held his ground.

Slowly, as War continued to observe the burning eyes before him, he began to understand.

A little late to the party, but here's my entry for Day Four: AU/Alternate reality. This was the only au I could come up with that seemed to fit the dynamic of the four. Of course I had to change most of the weapons to fit the theme (Save for the gun). But not gonna lie, these guys as part of the Mafia/Mob/Gang is not only fitting, it is to be feared.😆

Art is mine

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Darksiders Week 2023 is coming to a close.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated!

I will still be monitoring the tags #darksidersweek, #darksiders week, #darksidersweek2023 and #darksiders week 2023 for another week, so if you have any late submissions, feel free to post them!