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In the plane leading them to Boise, Offick and his group reviewed the rare images of the gigantic rooster roaming its streets.
"Don't we have more recent data, colonel? It's been one hour since briefing," asked a soldier.
"The regular army has arrived. For now, they're at rest, but ready to strike."
"That's all?!"
"Yeah, that's all the higher ups got for us. We'll have to... Hey, what are you doing?"
The last part was barked at a soldier who was fiddling with his smartphone instead of listening.
"I'm wondering if higher ups never heard of streams and live feeds," snarked the soldier. "They probably have recent stuff and... Woahoho, lo and behold, there is! And what a doozy!"
He showed his smartphone's screen to the others, flashing a line that surprised everyone.
BIG ROOSTER KAIJU SAVES PEOPLE FROM A FIRE!
After a shocked moment, everyone dove on the screen, that was now playing a video.
The video, blurry and clumsy from a smartphone, showed a building that was burning violently.
Many people were visible at the windows, or stuck on the roof, where they had ran as the flames invaded their flats, screaming in fear, as the firefighters started dousing the flames.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over the building.
The "camera" turned abruptly, revealing the rooster had approached.
All humans present froze as the titan knelt in front of the building...
And put one of his hands at the roof's level and the other on the parts of the facade still spared by the flames.
At first, no one moved, all paralyzed by astonishment and incomprehension.
Until one of the firefighters realized what was happening and dove on a megaphone.
"JUMP IN HIS HANDS!!" he yelled. "HURRY!! DON'T QUESTION IT, JUST JUMP!!"
It acted like an electroshock, and the trapped people hurriedly obeyed and jumped.
It was a soft landing, thanks to his feathers.
After a few instants, he lowered his hands and began dropping his "catch".
The video ended here, but a text-only live feed relayed more informations. The main one was that thanks to the creature's intervention, everyone in the building made it out alive.
A refresh in the research brought the live news ("Honestly, it's not that hard to turn on a TV" had snarked again the soldier), that came back over the rescue with better quality images, and also showed that this heroic act endeared the rooster to the inhabitants of Boise. Many of them, interviewed by the journalists, had nothing but admiration and gratitude towards Chet...
"Chet?" repeated Offick.
"Apparently, it's the name they gave him," said a soldier still reading the live feed.
"And they say why?"
"Because it's the closest modern name to 'Chanticleer' they found."
The colonel groaned.
"Thank goodness we're not supposed to interact with him yet, or all that would make our mission harder. Some news about the regular colleagues?"
"Still in town and ready to act, but more relaxed, according to the feed."
"And about the other overgrown critters?"
"Let's see..."
Art by
SpiderDaSquirrel
Chet © me
In the plane leading them to Boise, Offick and his group reviewed the rare images of the gigantic rooster roaming its streets.
"Don't we have more recent data, colonel? It's been one hour since briefing," asked a soldier.
"The regular army has arrived. For now, they're at rest, but ready to strike."
"That's all?!"
"Yeah, that's all the higher ups got for us. We'll have to... Hey, what are you doing?"
The last part was barked at a soldier who was fiddling with his smartphone instead of listening.
"I'm wondering if higher ups never heard of streams and live feeds," snarked the soldier. "They probably have recent stuff and... Woahoho, lo and behold, there is! And what a doozy!"
He showed his smartphone's screen to the others, flashing a line that surprised everyone.
BIG ROOSTER KAIJU SAVES PEOPLE FROM A FIRE!
After a shocked moment, everyone dove on the screen, that was now playing a video.
The video, blurry and clumsy from a smartphone, showed a building that was burning violently.
Many people were visible at the windows, or stuck on the roof, where they had ran as the flames invaded their flats, screaming in fear, as the firefighters started dousing the flames.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over the building.
The "camera" turned abruptly, revealing the rooster had approached.
All humans present froze as the titan knelt in front of the building...
And put one of his hands at the roof's level and the other on the parts of the facade still spared by the flames.
At first, no one moved, all paralyzed by astonishment and incomprehension.
Until one of the firefighters realized what was happening and dove on a megaphone.
"JUMP IN HIS HANDS!!" he yelled. "HURRY!! DON'T QUESTION IT, JUST JUMP!!"
It acted like an electroshock, and the trapped people hurriedly obeyed and jumped.
It was a soft landing, thanks to his feathers.
After a few instants, he lowered his hands and began dropping his "catch".
The video ended here, but a text-only live feed relayed more informations. The main one was that thanks to the creature's intervention, everyone in the building made it out alive.
A refresh in the research brought the live news ("Honestly, it's not that hard to turn on a TV" had snarked again the soldier), that came back over the rescue with better quality images, and also showed that this heroic act endeared the rooster to the inhabitants of Boise. Many of them, interviewed by the journalists, had nothing but admiration and gratitude towards Chet...
"Chet?" repeated Offick.
"Apparently, it's the name they gave him," said a soldier still reading the live feed.
"And they say why?"
"Because it's the closest modern name to 'Chanticleer' they found."
The colonel groaned.
"Thank goodness we're not supposed to interact with him yet, or all that would make our mission harder. Some news about the regular colleagues?"
"Still in town and ready to act, but more relaxed, according to the feed."
"And about the other overgrown critters?"
"Let's see..."
Art by
SpiderDaSquirrelChet © me
Category Artwork (Digital) / Macro / Micro
Species Kaiju / Giant Monster
Size 1200 x 1200px
File Size 427.7 kB
Listed in Folders
Hey there! So, I did say I was planning on some more reviews for Kaiju Rising, and here I am! Now, this is where the story really starts to pick up and take off - and where I can happily review your work without having to bother you about the same things over and over again, which after the last few reviews, is something you'll no doubt be very pleased about!
So, to start with, we're starting, appropriately enough, with the Rooster! As Offick's group head out from wherever their HQ is located to Boise, they quite sensibly use their time in the air to get organised and reexamine all the information they have, and see if any new information has turned up! Speaking of which, with it having been an hour since their briefing ended, they're not exactly thrilled at the fact that no new information has turned up. All they know is that the army is in position - and that's it. However, one of them has an excellent idea - the internet! I really like the fact that you've included that. It's the sensible thing to do in that situation, which always adds so much to the story and the character, makes them seem like real people in a real situation! It's things like that that really help give your stories a sense of realism which greatly helps with the less realistic factors, like giant Kaiju! Helps the readers maintain their suspension of disbelief!
On the topic of disbelief though, that's what their reaction is when they find that this Kaiju has gone and saved several people from an apartment block fire - and rightly so! In the middle of such a disaster, this Kaiju has not only helped, but he's helped in such a way... the intelligence and concern for the tiny people around him displayed by his actions is really something! There is so much I love about this section here! First off, it's a small thing compared to the rest of what you've done so well here, but the fact that there's a building on fire itself is a nice touch. Just because something like the appearance of giant anthropomorphic animals is happening, doesn't mean that more mundane things just stop happening. Of course, that's hardly the only thing that I like about this - you've done an excellent job of creating tension in that scene, the situation really does come across as though it's life or death, at least until the rooster shows up to save those people, and you manage to bring across a fair chunk of information about him, all without him ever saying anything! Actions speak louder than words after all! One can only imagine what that must be like to see from the ground!
Of course, such an impressive act has left more than a few people astounded and amazed by his actions, and a lot of people are very grateful to this Kaiju, who now has a name! Chet! I have to say, I was really impressed by your naming decision here, having it related to Chanticleer, that's very clever indeed! Much like worldtraveler above, I had to look it up too, and I fully admit, I smiled when I saw what it was. Very clever, I bet you're proud of that one! Speaking of which, however, Offick seemed to be aware of what the significance was without having to look it up, which is very interesting. It seems Offick might be quite highly educated!
Thankfully, this display of helpfulness towards the tiny inhabitants of Boise has not only endeared Chet to them, but it's taken the army off edge slightly, which is certainly a relief for all involved! Of course, while the situation in Idaho is certainly looking up, Camo Squadron needs to check out the situation with the other Kaiju as well...
This was a fantastic chapter, you did a brilliant job on it! As I mentioned earlier, no more needing to repeat yourself with details! I bet you must have been so relieved to have more creative freedom, especially judging by your comments on the previous ones... It certainly paid off, that's for sure, because this chapter has so much about it that's awesome, ha ha! Honestly, the only things I could raise here are grammar-related, other than those, which I'll just list quickly, there is nothing here that I could find any issue with, so take pride in that, knowing that you've done a very good job indeed! If this is how good the first chapter is, well... I can't wait to see the rest! I'll get to those as soon as I can man, but until then, take care and have a great day!
(Those tiny wee grammar things, by the way, those are: for the first two lines, I think you should remove the 'again' after reviewed, and I believe you mean 'data' instead of 'datas'. The other one is, I believe, 'snarked again the soldier' would probably read better as 'the soldier snarked again' and 'more at rest' would probably work better as 'more relaxed'. Anyway, as I said, those are just little things, the story itself is awesome! Great job on this one man!)
So, to start with, we're starting, appropriately enough, with the Rooster! As Offick's group head out from wherever their HQ is located to Boise, they quite sensibly use their time in the air to get organised and reexamine all the information they have, and see if any new information has turned up! Speaking of which, with it having been an hour since their briefing ended, they're not exactly thrilled at the fact that no new information has turned up. All they know is that the army is in position - and that's it. However, one of them has an excellent idea - the internet! I really like the fact that you've included that. It's the sensible thing to do in that situation, which always adds so much to the story and the character, makes them seem like real people in a real situation! It's things like that that really help give your stories a sense of realism which greatly helps with the less realistic factors, like giant Kaiju! Helps the readers maintain their suspension of disbelief!
On the topic of disbelief though, that's what their reaction is when they find that this Kaiju has gone and saved several people from an apartment block fire - and rightly so! In the middle of such a disaster, this Kaiju has not only helped, but he's helped in such a way... the intelligence and concern for the tiny people around him displayed by his actions is really something! There is so much I love about this section here! First off, it's a small thing compared to the rest of what you've done so well here, but the fact that there's a building on fire itself is a nice touch. Just because something like the appearance of giant anthropomorphic animals is happening, doesn't mean that more mundane things just stop happening. Of course, that's hardly the only thing that I like about this - you've done an excellent job of creating tension in that scene, the situation really does come across as though it's life or death, at least until the rooster shows up to save those people, and you manage to bring across a fair chunk of information about him, all without him ever saying anything! Actions speak louder than words after all! One can only imagine what that must be like to see from the ground!
Of course, such an impressive act has left more than a few people astounded and amazed by his actions, and a lot of people are very grateful to this Kaiju, who now has a name! Chet! I have to say, I was really impressed by your naming decision here, having it related to Chanticleer, that's very clever indeed! Much like worldtraveler above, I had to look it up too, and I fully admit, I smiled when I saw what it was. Very clever, I bet you're proud of that one! Speaking of which, however, Offick seemed to be aware of what the significance was without having to look it up, which is very interesting. It seems Offick might be quite highly educated!
Thankfully, this display of helpfulness towards the tiny inhabitants of Boise has not only endeared Chet to them, but it's taken the army off edge slightly, which is certainly a relief for all involved! Of course, while the situation in Idaho is certainly looking up, Camo Squadron needs to check out the situation with the other Kaiju as well...
This was a fantastic chapter, you did a brilliant job on it! As I mentioned earlier, no more needing to repeat yourself with details! I bet you must have been so relieved to have more creative freedom, especially judging by your comments on the previous ones... It certainly paid off, that's for sure, because this chapter has so much about it that's awesome, ha ha! Honestly, the only things I could raise here are grammar-related, other than those, which I'll just list quickly, there is nothing here that I could find any issue with, so take pride in that, knowing that you've done a very good job indeed! If this is how good the first chapter is, well... I can't wait to see the rest! I'll get to those as soon as I can man, but until then, take care and have a great day!
(Those tiny wee grammar things, by the way, those are: for the first two lines, I think you should remove the 'again' after reviewed, and I believe you mean 'data' instead of 'datas'. The other one is, I believe, 'snarked again the soldier' would probably read better as 'the soldier snarked again' and 'more at rest' would probably work better as 'more relaxed'. Anyway, as I said, those are just little things, the story itself is awesome! Great job on this one man!)
"Hey there! So, I did say I was planning on some more reviews for Kaiju Rising, and here I am! Now, this is where the story really starts to pick up and take off - and where I can happily review your work without having to bother you about the same things over and over again, which after the last few reviews, is something you'll no doubt be very pleased about!"
Oh yes
Rectified the grammar, except for 'snarked again the soldier', because it's 'HAD snarked again the soldier'
For everything else, I'm real glad you loved it! ^^
Thanks for all the kind words and see ya! ^^
Oh yes
Rectified the grammar, except for 'snarked again the soldier', because it's 'HAD snarked again the soldier'
For everything else, I'm real glad you loved it! ^^
Thanks for all the kind words and see ya! ^^
Ha ha, yeah, you seemed a bit frustrated by the constraints, given your comment, so it's awesome to see you be able to unleash your real creativity!
For the grammar, great job, it all reads much more fluidly! Except for that bit with the snarking soldier, whoops, misread that!
Anyway, yeah, it was great! Catch you with the next one soon!
For the grammar, great job, it all reads much more fluidly! Except for that bit with the snarking soldier, whoops, misread that!
Anyway, yeah, it was great! Catch you with the next one soon!
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