Prologue
1971
Mt. Fuji, Japan.
Godzilla is battling his most fearsome foe yet; a giant monster made of alien sludge; Hedorah the Smog Monster. It comes from the Dark Gas Nebula in the Orion consternation to feed on human pollution. Factory smoke and toxic chemicals have given it extraordinary strength. It has eye lasers and acidic sludge for a body. It's grown taller and stronger than Godzilla who has lost an eye and a hand in this battle. To aid him, the humans have built giant electrodes to dehydrate the sludge monster.
After a desperate struggle, Godzilla uses his radioactive breath in combination with the electrodes to zap the moisture from Hedorah. It loses the ability to maintain solid form as his DNA receives massive damage from the electric shock. The once mighty monster made of trillions of alien micro-organisms dissolves into a pile of dust. Godzilla turns his back and returns to the ocean.
But he and the humans were foolish. Hedorah's remains are gradually rehydrated with the seasons and weather. Rain and dew turns the dust into a mud lake that kills the surrounding forest and scares away animals. Still too weak to regain shape or the ability to move, it waits as an unmoving body of liquid.
Chapter 1
The Beauty Salon Executive
44 Years Pass
A Japanese office lady in a lab coat with glasses and a ponytail is browsing Internet satellite images of the local mountains. She is working in a large, luxurious beauty salon. In her dark office her glasses reflect the computer screen. There is a file on her desk labeled 'Mud Bath Prospect Specimens'. She finds what appears to be a promising lake of mud, goes to the parking garage, gets in a company van and drives towards Mt. Fuji.
As she gets closer to the GPS coordinates she hears less bird chirping and there are less plants. "Odd," but she continues on her route.
She arrives at the mud lake. It's huge and dark grey with no grass or trees growing near it. A heavy fog blocks the opposite shore from view. She backs up the van and opens the doors, revealing the entire cargo area covered in neat rows of buckets. She uses them to scoop up enough mud for a whole hot tub. The consistency is much different than other samples she's collected. It's very runny. She hopes this means it will be a special batch.
Back at the salon she empties the buckets into an expensive-looking bath tub sunken into the floor. Once it's full she locks the room and strips down to a white bikini while the tub heats up. She undoes her ponytail and puts her glasses aside. Approaching the mud, she slowly dips her right foot in. It's very smooth and thin. She steps in with ease and drops down into a lounging position. It's a lot more comfortable than normal mud. It's lighter making it easier to breathe.
The silence is broken however when the mud starts to move on its own! It sloshes violently, churning and bubbling. She panics. It thickens and clings to her body. She yelps and gasps. "Ah! Ah!" It starts to tickle and it's temperature rises. She can feel it press against her like it's feeling her. The alien goo interfaces it's DNA with her own, created a tingling sensation throughout her skin. It links with her female X-chromosomes and other genetic information it needs to repair its own genetic structure. The sensation builds up.
