Godzilla's Life #1

My joints clicked. Life flared through my spine like heat! Before me stood rows of silent miniature figures bearing tiny torches, frozen mid-parade along the asphalt. I tightened my grip on the banner in my right hand, drew myself upright, and took a deliberate stomp forward. My claw nudged the small yellow car beside my foot, rolling it an inch forward into the crosswalk. Skyscraper towers loomed quietly all around. I raised my head, let out a deep puff of breath, and held the street.