As the two spoke, a helicopter landed at the construction site.
A tall man in a suit, exuding authority, stepped off briskly.
His presence was commanding, clearly someone accustomed to leadership.
"Mr. Raleigh Becket, you're not an easy man to find."
Stacker Pentecost approached the two, his eyes flickering with surprise upon seeing Kaiser.
The man's beauty was almost inhuman.
He seemed to carry a divine aura.
His presence felt entirely out of place in this grimy environment.
Even the world leaders Stacker had met lacked Kaiser's commanding air.
What struck him was Kaiser's youth.
Yet he gave off an intense sense of danger.
Stacker couldn't fathom why someone like Kaiser was in such a rundown place.
And judging by his proximity to Raleigh, they clearly knew each other.
"No introduction?"
Stacker Pentecost addressed Raleigh.
Raleigh froze at his words.
How was he supposed to introduce Kaiser?
Say he was a Heroic Spirit walking the earth?
A god?
An alien?
"Stacker Pentecost, I know you."
"Leader of the Jaeger program, humanity's last stand."
Kaiser regarded the man.
Stacker's charisma was undeniable, a true warrior.
In the final battle, he sacrificed himself for Earth and humanity.
If this world had a Hall of Heroic Spirits, he'd be worthy of entering it.
"Allow me to introduce myself."
"Kaiser, a Heroic Spirit walking the world."
Stacker's eyes widened at Kaiser's words.
"Wait, you're saying you're a Heroic Spirit?"
"As in, from the mythical Hall of Heroic Spirits?"
"But why have I never heard of you?"
Stacker could hardly believe his eyes.
He instinctively wanted to argue.
But Kaiser didn't feel human.
If he was truly a Heroic Spirit, that divine aura made sense.
"I'm not a Heroic Spirit from your world, so it's normal you haven't heard of me."
"Where I come from doesn't matter."
"What matters is I can help you solve your problem."
"Isn't that right?"
Kaiser gave Stacker a deep look.
"Is that so…"
Stacker Pentecost remained skeptical of Kaiser's identity.
"Sir, I can vouch for him."
"I saw him descend to Earth with my own eyes."
Raleigh Becket couldn't stay silent.
He spoke up for Kaiser, the vivid memory of his arrival still fresh.
"I understand."
"Welcome to Earth."
A flicker of hope stirred in Stacker Pentecost's heart.
Humanity was cornered.
The spatial rift at the Pacific's bottom remained unmanageable.
The Kaiju emerging from it grew stronger.
Their Jaeger losses were catastrophic.
Only four mechs remained operational.
One was unmanned.
Facing this dire situation, they were prepared for a final stand.
If Kaiser was truly a Heroic Spirit, it was a godsend.
According to myths, Heroic Spirits wielded world-ending power.
Some were even gods.
Kaiser and Raleigh boarded the return flight.
"Mr. Kaiser, what must we give for you to carry out this world-saving mission?" Stacker Pentecost asked after much thought.
He didn't believe in free lunches.
"What must you give?"
"The luck you carry, the gift of the World's Will."
"Wait."
"These will help me forge my Divinity."
"Break the barrier between man and god."
"They won't cost you anything."
Kaiser replied calmly.
"Is that so?"
"I understand."
Stacker nodded thoughtfully.
He could grasp such a price.
If Kaiser was truly a Heroic Spirit, mundane worldly possessions would hold no appeal.
If the reward was something like luck, it raised a cautious flag in his mind.
The group soon arrived at the Shatterdome.
The base was in Hong Kong.
Humanity's final line of defense.
The weather was grim.
A light drizzle fell, casting a dark, sunless atmosphere.
The three stepped off the plane.
Stacker glanced at Kaiser, his pupils contracting sharply.
An astonishing sight met his eyes.
The rain avoided Kaiser entirely.
He stood as if the world's focal point.
Radiating a divine glow.
Illuminating humanity's dark future.
His presence clashed with the surroundings yet harmonized eerily.
"Who's this?"
Mako Mori looked at Kaiser, her eyes flickering.
Her cheeks flushed slightly.
He was impossibly handsome.
His aura was extraordinary.
She could hardly meet his gaze.
Kaiser ignored Mako, looking instead at the Shatterdome's ceiling.
"Where the World's Will is strongest."
"At this rate, it'll take three days at most to gather enough luck."
Kaiser wasn't surprised by the World's Will's choice.
This world teetered on the brink of extinction, its Will weakened to a thread.
Gathering enough reward for Kaiser would take time.
Otherwise, he could resolve the crisis instantly.
What Kaiju?
Could it withstand a single Light Speed Fist?
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