The Saiyan stood barefooted on the soft grassy plain that surrounded
the large ivory tower. The wind came in over the trees of the dense
forest that surrounded the small plain just enough to give slight
breeze against his body. He breathed in as the wind hit him. The smell
of the nearby river brought a smile to his face that a trail of sweat
rolled down.
The fat white cat that had been staring at the
Saiyan at the bottom of the tower then turned around from where he was
looking from. He stepped down from his stool that gave him the
elevation to see. His crooked wooden cane touched the stone floor first
and then his soft furry feet. He started his walk over to a plant on a
table where he had also grabbed a watering tin to douse the plant with.
The
cat was Korin. He was told of in myths and even legends, but he was
very much real. He was a Senybo, or Immortal Cat, but most importantly
he was the Master of Combat. At first glance he was harmless, but that
was a mistake so many people had made over the one thousand years he
had lived. He was a great warrior and a warrior so few had the chance
to train under. The Saiyan he looked over, however, was special and it
was his duty to train the Saiyan named Gohan.
"You have come already Kami?" Korin said calmly as he continued to tend to his plant.
Behind
the white cat stood a green Namekian standing in a brightly colored set
of robes. The elderly looking Namekian was Kami, the Guardian of Earth,
and just as much as it was Korin's duty to watch over the human, it was
his as well. A task they both had been given by the Kai's.
"Yes…" Kami said in his low voice.
"It doesn't ever full like three months wait…" Korin said with a laugh as he turned to his long time friend.
"It
does seem that I come here quite frequently to check on your student."
Kami said with a chuckle as the two walked to the window together.
"He
won't be my student for very much longer, Kami. It is almost time for
him to come train with you and Mr. Popo." Korin said with a serious
tone of voice.
"Have you seen…any differences in him?" Kami asked the cat as in reaction to the change of tone.
"Isn't
that why you are here? I know you have felt the change in him. It has
not been three months since your last visit, Kami…" Korin said as he
turned to face the tall Namekian elder.
"I have…I have felt
sudden movements in the balance of things on Planet Earth. I do not
know if it is the child yet, though…" Kami said.
"You want it to be though. You know you want it to be…" Korin said.
"…and why…" Kami said before he was interrupted.
"…because
if you are correct right now then it would be easy to remove such an
evil creature from existence. If we discover that you are correct later
down the road then more then just Planet earth will be in danger. If
the Kai's are correct and this human child is as powerful as they
predict…then nothing will stop him…" Korin said seriously.
"We're getting too old for this kind of stuff now Korin, ha…" Kami said as he started to fade from sight.
"You may be, Kami…you may be…" Korin said in a joking tone as he watched Kami vanish.
Korin turned back to stare at the Saiyan who had the hopes of both dimensions within their hearts now.
"I hope they are right…" Korin muttered as he watched the child continue to train below the white cat's tower.
Gohan
brought his arms from his side. They went out in front of him and
tensed. One hand was wrapped around the other arms wrist. The hand on
his arm that was gripped by the other was held open and facing a stone
pillar that stood barely. His eyes narrowed as he aimed in at his
target. Energy gathered at the opening of his palm then as he
concentrated hard.
"You know how to do this…You can do this…" Gohan muttered as the energy enlarged as his concentrated harder.
The
yellow energy then finally stopped growing. It was now in the shape of
a perfect sphere. His eyes opened to see the glowing globe of energy. A
smile cracked across his face as he stood there motionlessly staring at
his accomplishment. He was completely amazed at how he learned to
actually do this.
"I see you have learned the Energy Blast…" Korin said from the silence from where he stood now not too far from the human child.
The
voice of the white cat startled the human child causing all
concentration to be lost. The Saiyan's body jumped. The energy that he
had collected suddenly fell to the ground causing an explosion as it
impacted. The blast sent Gohan falling back on to his behind with a
worried look. His white pants and brown half robe were dirtied now from
the dirt that was sent up from the blast. Smoke rose from his singed
threads as he laid there propped up on his hands.
"Master Korin!!" Gohan said with a shocking voice as he jumped to his feet patting himself off.
A
grin cracked across Korin's face as he watched the humorous scene
happen before him. He walked then towards the tan skinned child with
his crooked wooden staff for support. He walked right pass the child
that had been his student and company for the past seven years now. The
child followed closely behind.
"I am your master…I will always be your master, Gohan." Korin said softly as the two of them walked.
"I
have taught you quite a bit. I am just a master of combat, however. You
have learned all that I can teach you for now." Korin said then
stopping.
"What?" Gohan asked with a shocked voice.
"You
have learned how to fight with you body and even with your mind. You
are a greater warrior then most I have faced. It is no surprise to me
that you will go out into this world and be a great warrior. For now,
however, there is nothing more I can teach you." Korin said calmly
still as the child looked worried in front of him.
"You must go
now to track down another master of the martial arts. A master that
will train you in how to use your Ki...He is a great master…a bit odd,
but a great master. He was the first to master the energy you see today
known as Ki." Korin said.
Gohan dropped to his knees. He knew
what was about to happen. He knew that the white cat that stood before
him was telling the truth. Gohan had been stronger than any other human
that he had encountered in his past seven years. Most importantly, his
curiosity in the ability to manipulate the Ki around him intrigued him
and if he had a chance to master it then he would try to.
"Yes, master…" Gohan said.
"Here…take this…" Korin said as he pulled a bean from the pouch that was slung over his shoulder by a rope.
"Use this whenever you see that there is no hope in succeeding…It will help…" Korin said as he handed the human a Senzu Bean.
Gohan
grabbed the Senzu Bean from the white paw of the only creature that he
had known for his life. He stood then. The hand that gripped the Senzu
Bean went into a pocket that was located on the inside of his brown
robe like shirt.
"When will I get to see you?" Gohan asked.
"After
you have learned all that you can from Master Roshi, my son. Then come
back to me for the next part of your training…" Korin said as he looked
out across the badlands that surrounded his tower.
Gohan said
nothing more after the last comment left to him from his master. He
knew who to look for and the direction of which he needed to travel. It
was something he needed to do now. He just looked at Korin for a bit
and bowed his head right before walking away from the only home and
family that he had known…
Gohan had ventured across the badlands
that surrounded Korin's Tower ever since he was just a yearling. Most
of the time, it was on his own with his master nowhere near him. Korin
had a habit of never leaving the tower except for when he ventured
through the badlands to forage. All that ceased after Gohan became
older and he was then the one to do it. It had never been a type of
lonliness like this one, however…
The small human child knew all
those other times how to get back to where he came from. This was so
different, though. He wouldn't be returning to the tower. This time he
knew nothing on how to get to Master Roshi's house. All he knew was
just a mere direction. This was a task he needed to do though. It was a
task that Master Korin had given him.
Gohan sighed as his bare
feet walked across the floor of the land. His head was down as he
stared at the ground as he walked. He couldn't lie to himself. He was
depressed that he had to leave Korin Tower. He would even catch himself
looking up from the ground to look back at the enormous tower that grew
smaller and smaller as he got farther and farther.
"I wonder why, Korin didn't want me to stay…" Gohan muttered as he kicked a rock.
The
human knew that his master loved him and knew this was a trial needed
to be done. He just didn't know why. He couldn't grasp the reasons of
why he needed to become stronger. Korin was all that was needed there
in the valley. The cat didn't age and he never once saw his master ever
even come close to being beaten by the bandits and ruffians that showed
up there.
Gohan stopped and thought for a moment as he didn't want anything more than to just go home…
Gohan
turned quickly the as he stood there looking at the enormous ivory
tower that he was looking at in the back ground. Something had caught
his attention. It was a power of some sort. He didn't know what it was,
but then it became even stranger as he examined closer with his natural
ability to sense others power. It had grown and multiplied. He then
realized that it was a group of beings in one area.
The human
toughened up then as he thought about what it was. He knew right as he
sensed the large group. It was a village or town. That meant one thing.
It meant that he was almost out of Korin's Land. A grin crossed his
face then. His mind was away from even thinking about how sad he was
for leaving his home. Loneliness was gone.
The child tightened
up. He started to sprint in the direction of the power source he had
locked on to. His bare feet hauled swiftly across the rocky earthen
floor. Dust was kicked up behind him as he ran. His black hair flapped
in the wind as he darted across the micro terrain that made up the
badland that surrounded the tower.
Dirt kicked up as the Saiyan
came to a sudden stop. He stood at the edge of a cliff now. Below him
was the village that he had sensed. It was a small town surrounded by
the cliff that he stood on all the way around except for one side. That
side went all the way up to a large body of water that carried the
scent of salt with the wind that hit his face.
Gohan felt
relieved now. He let out a sigh as he looked down at the small wooden
houses that stood there on sand. He grinned and then stepped off from
the solid cliff side sliding straight down it. Once he hit the sandy
ground he went into a roll as his body curled up propelling himself
forward to a stand. He stopped for a moment to regain footing and then
started making his way into the small town.
The town was Hotai
Village. It was a small fishing village. The people there did nothing,
but live from the ocean. Shells and fish bones were hung from the
windows of people's houses as ornaments and decorations. The human
found it odd as he looked at the differences from Korin's Tower to the
small town. He didn't think too long on the issue, however, as this was
his first town ever to see in person. He honestly didn't know what one
actually looked like.
Gohan's nose twitched as a welcoming scent
hit it. It was something sweet. The smell just lingered there in his
nose as he inhaled it in. His mouth started to salivate as he was lost
in the smell of the object. That was when his concentration was broken
by a loud grumbling noise coming from his stomach,
"Oh man…I'm so hungry…" Gohan said in anguish as he gripped his stomach that begged for food.
That
one sentence said, the child started to follow the smell of the
sweetness that filled the air. It lead him through the small streets of
the village to a window. On it sat the steaming bread like food that
had enticed him to that certain location. His eyes widened as he had
found the catch of his hunt. Without any hesitation he leapt towards
the food grabbing it up and then munching viciously on it.
"Eh…?" An old man inside the house muttered as he heard Gohan eating outside his window.
The
old man stood from his chair and started to make his way over to the
window. He stood back in silence as he watched the small tan skinned
Saiyan eating his food that he had just made. It was a small town and
the elder knew most everyone. The Saiyan he saw then didn't look native
to the town or to even the land.
"You seem hungry…" The old man said finally after watching Gohan finish the bread food.
Gohan
jumped to his feet and turned towards the window. His expression was
filled with fear. The voice form the unexpected elder startled the
Saiyan. He didn't even sense the man come near him. He was lost in how
to react. This was a first. The only other person he had really
confronted before was the cat named Korin. Seeing an actual man talking
to him surprised him.
Startled and scared, Gohan turned to run.
He made his way down the side of the house and quickly turned the
corner of the wooden building. He had turned his head for a brief
moment to look behind him and that was when he felt something hit
across his shins. The child lost balance almost instantly and rolled
through the air to hit the ground.
"Ugh!!" Gohan moaned as he laid there with his eyes squinted shut.
Gohan
opened his eyes to look up at the sun that beamed down on his. He moved
one of his arms up slowly to place his hand in front of the bright
sphere in the sky. That was when his whole body was then consumed by
the shadow of the old man who had tripped the child form his front door
with the cane he walked with.
"Are you alright my child?" The old man asked as he stared down at Gohan with a grin.
Gohan
leaned up from where he laid down. He shook his head for a moment to
get the stars from circling it. He rubbed his head where he could feel
a knot coming in at. He flinched as he touching the stinging flesh.
"You shouldn't just take other people's food, you know? I was planning on eating that." The old man said while chuckling.
"You
looked like you needed it more than me, though…Come on now. Let's get
inside the house." The old man said as he helped Gohan to his feet.
Gohan
munched crazily at the food that was placed in front of him on the
table. As quickly as the bowls of rice came to the table full they were
stacked empty on the other side of the human child. He finally ceased
as he let out a burp that rattled the stack of seven bowls stranding on
the table. The old man just stared in amazement as the Saiyan had had
finally finished.
"You were quite hungry!" The old man said as he grinned at the young human child.
"Yeah. A lot. Thanks so much for that." Gohan said back to the man that had graciously fed him.
"I have lived here for almost sixty years now. I don't think I have ever seen you. Who are you, child?" The old asked curiously.
"Oh? I am Gohan." Gohan said proudly as he rubbed his full tummy.
"Gohan?
No, I have never heard of you. Where are you from? What brings you here
to Hotai?" The man asked more questions while he cleaned off the table.
"Of
course you've never heard of me. I'm from Korin's Land. I live in the
tower with Master Korin…well…er…did. Now I am trying to find Master
Roshi so I can go back." Gohan said proudly again not thinking about
what he had actually said.
"Master Korin!?! Are you serious?" The old man exclaimed so that even his usually squinted eyes could be seen.
"You train under Master Korin in the Ivory Tower?" The old man asked absolutely amazed at what the Saiyan said.
"Um…yeah?" Gohan said scratching his head as he tried to comprehend what was so awesome about his story.
"That is quite a story, ha ha." The old man laughed loudly as he spoke.
"I
am glad to have a child in our town for once now. It's been so long
since I have heard a story like that." The man said then ending his
laugh and hanging his head.
Gohan cocked an eyebrow as he felt the
change of mood in the old man's voice. The child looked at the old man
at how his emotion had taken over.
"No more kid's?" Gohan asked.
The
old man's eyes were brought up from the floor. His giant white mustache
twitched around his wrinkled cheeks. His eyes narrowed even more then
what they were before. He didn't seem as if he was going to even share
the story because the subject held so much sadness within it. His mouth
cracked open slowly and the words that were said astonished Gohan.
"The
kid's have been taken from Hotai Village. The younger men have went out
to try and retrieve them, but…they have not returned yet either. I
don't know what has become of any of them. Every night, though the
village gathers together in mourning…" The old man said.
"You don't know where they have been taken to?" Gohan asked.
"No…there
are no trails left behind by the culprits…That's how we managed to find
out that it was more than just wild animals. There have been no tracks
and it's only children. Young children…" The old man said.
"It's about that time now, actually…" The old man said as he started to stand.
Once
the old man stood a noise was heard from outside his house. It had come
from the center of the village. The sound was a horrible scream from a
girl. The old man looked in the direction and then back at the human
child that was in his house.
"Stay here!!" The old man shouted, but then fell to his knees when he attempted to make his way through the door.
"I'm just too old now…" The old man whimpered as Gohan rushed to his side.
Gohan
stood then and faced the noises of a something frightening outside. He
knew what had to be odne and he was going to attempt in doing that. He
knew he was just a kid, but he was the only one capable of fighting in
the village. All of the men were gone except for the old man. The
children were gone, as well.
"Stay here…" Gohan said right before he ran through the door.
Gohan
ran out of the door and stopped in the middle of the street. The girl
screamed once more and he turned to face the noise. His eyes grew as he
saw the sky turn blacker. The clouds were rolling over head and once a
loud thunder echoed through the sky rain began to fall in heavy drops
down onto the sand.
"AAHH!!!" The girls voice screamed out again.
Gohan
started to sprint in the direction. Not far from him, though, came into
view the girl that was screaming. It was a blonde headed girl that was
only a few years older than him. He figured here o be about nine or
ten. She was running towards him, but then fell smashing into a puddle
there on the ground. Her blue eyes looked up at Gohan for a moment, but
then they turned around to face two other figures.
The two
figures walked up and stood over the girl. Gohan had thought they were
children too, but they were far from that anymore. They still had their
childish features, like their age and their height. Their skin was
still smooth and not blemished by wrinkles and age. They were so
different now, though.
The two figures were a Saiyan and a girl.
They seemed to be about the same height as Gohan. Their skin was
completely white, however. It was a perfect sheet of white. Their eyes
held no iris. They were just large and were glowing in an absolute
yellow. Their clothes and hair now were all a pitch black that matched
the rings around their eerie eyes that were focused on the girl.
"Wha…what are those things?" Gohan exclaimed as he stared at the two of them standing over the girl.
The
two figures then looked up to the human child standing there in rain.
They dropped into a fighting pose as they stared the Saiyan named Gohan
down.
Gohan went to get into a defensive position, but it was too
late. The two dead like figures had already made their move. One jumped
over the girl causing a splash in the puddle on the ground, while the
other one ran making a semi circle like route straight towards Gohan.
They moved too fast for Gohan to even get into a blocking stance. All
he saw was that and then a thud that smashed across his face.
The
humans head shot straight back. It made a quick jerk causing some
popping and cracking at the top of his neck. He felt his feet leave the
ground and his back crash onto the ground. It was a punch that had sent
him to the ground. It was a punch given by the negative energy filled
Saiyan.
Gohan's hand reached out and placed itself palm down on
the mud. He twisted his body over and then brought his knees up under
his self to rise up from the ground. The rain had his clothes soaking
wet then and heavy. He felt the rain roll across his head and then down
his noise to fall form there onto the sand. He grunted lowly in pain
for a brief second as he felt his eyes water up from the punch that was
dealt.
Gohan looked up slowly to the Saiyan that was walking his
way then. He then looked over at the odd girl as well as she was coming
towards him, too. His eyes then fell on the blonde headed girl who was
curled on the ground crying in fear.
"No…" Gohan muttered.
Gohan
shot from the ground throwing his fist out. It smashed across the side
of the demon like Saiyans mouth. He then came from the ground throwing
a kick across the other girls shoulder. Both attacks sent the two of
them stumbling backwards and then to shatter into ash.
Gohan
stopped. He was confused at what had just happened. One punch by one of
those things had sent him to the ground. Yet he had just hit them each
once and now they were gone? How could something be strong enough to
roll him up not even be able to take a simple hit?
"Those weren't human…anymore…" An old voice said.
Gohan
jumped and turned to the voice. He was standing with his fists clinched
and his feet firmly placed on the ground. He relaxed, though as he
noticed it was only the old man form before standing there. He dropped
his arms and then stood tall. He watched the old man walk pass him to
the blonde headed girl who was sliding away from him in fear.
"It's okay, honey…You are free and safe here now…" The old man said calmly.
The
girl stopped sliding as her back was now up against a wooden house. He
then propelled herself forward and started to crawl at first. She
scurried to her feet and then got up to a run. Sje didn't stop until
she was safely behind Gohan.
"Hey, he's not going hurt you…" Gohan said softly to the girl.
"No,
its okay, Gohan. She probably is afraid of anything that isn't a child
right now. I understand. It will take her some time." The old man said
with a grin.
"What were those things?" Gohan asked.
"They
seemed like as if they were just the empty husks of what used to be
children…I haven't seen something like that in…oh my god…" The old man
said in a serious tone.
"What?" Gohan asked curiously.
"It can't be…" The old man said staring out into nowhere.
"What is it?" Gohan asked again.
"The demon, Huuricho, is back…" The old man mumbled lowly with a frightened face.
Korin
opened his eyes for a moment. He sat there on a seat next to a table
that had a small banzai tree growing form a pot on it. His tiny nose
twitched side to side for a bit as he thought to himself. A worried
look then consumed his face. He stood from his chair and his wooden
staff touched the stone floor as he started to walk towards a window
that overlooked his land form his tower.
"Gohan…" Korin muttered.
"He has stumbled on something evil…" Kami said as he appeared next to the short white cat.
The
two of them stared out form the enormous ivory tower out at the
direction of Hotai village that bordered Korin Land. Over the area was
a mass of black clouds, with lightening that struck through them
causing flashes of light to appear in small bursts. It looked horrific
as the clouds swirled above the small town.
"Time to see which path he will chose…" Kami muttered to the white cat, Master Korin.
Gohan
turned to look down at the girl. He saw how frightened she was. It
burdened his mind as he imagined the rest of the kids wherever they
were being held at. He couldn't possibly even fathom what pain they
were being put through. His body tightened up and his fists clenched.
Veins over his small arms began to protrude from under his skin.
"I am going to stop, Huuricho…" Gohan muttered.
"Wha…?" The old man shockingly asked as he spun around to face the small human child.
"You
can't do it. All of the men from the village are gone. I am the only
one. We can't let this happen any longer." Gohan said as he approached
the old man aggressively.
"Very well…" The old man said after standing silently thinking about what the Saiyan had said.
"I will try to assist you in any way that I can…" The old man said.
The
girl stayed close to Gohan as they walked through the town. She had her
arms clung around his as they walked. Her eyes would not waver at all
from being locked on to the old man. Gohan didn't really think much of
it until the girl started to cause them to slow down making their
distance from the old man farther and farther.
"Gohan…that was you name right?" The girl whispered.
"Yeah…" Gohan said.
"I don't trust him, Gohan. You shouldn't either…" The girl said as she stared the old man down.
"What? Why not? He's helping us out." Gohan said trying to defend the old man.
"Because…" The girl said before being interrupted by a noise form up ahead.
The
girl looked up towards where the noise came from. She let out a scream
when she realized what happened. It was the old man who was grumbling.
He was being held up by one of the kids that Gohan had fought just
minutes before. Another one was standing next to the child that was
holding the old man.
"Get away from him!!" Gohan shouted as he took an aggressive fighting stance.
The
two Saiyans stared at Gohan. Their eyes were glowing as they did so.
They watched as the human child had gotten ready for a fight. They
stood there emotionlessly staring the human down. The one holding the
old man stood completely still while the other started to make his way
towards Gohan. The girl screamed as the creature walked slowly towards
them.
"Get behind me…" Gohan said as he looked back at the girl for a quick second.
Gohan
stared over at the creature as it came. His eyes then darted over to
the one holding the old man. His teeth grinded down tightly together
while he pondered on what to do about the situation. That was when he
moved forward placing his knee across the figures ribs.
The light
that radiated from the creature's eyes dimmed as he fell to ash. It
would've piled up there on the ground, but the storm had sent the
remains of the creature with the wind and the rain. Gohan just stood
there over where the body would've been. He now faced the other
creature that held the old man.
"What am I supposed to do?" Gohan asked himself as he stood there.
Suddenly
everything changed for the worst. Behind the demonic child that held
the old man was nothing but a blanket of pitch black. Glowing orbs
started to appear, though. It took a minute for Gohan to realize what
they were, but it didn't take much longer after seeing the long row of
eyes. They stood there in the dark all staring at the human. Almost a
hundred of them stared at Gohan then.
"Get out of here!!" Gohan shouted to the girl before the horde of dark creature's sprung from where they hid towards the human.
Lightening crashed down on the ground.
Gohan
was in a mix that he had never been in before. He was swamped now by
the hundred children with their glowing eyes. They all dashed towards
him throwing their punches and their kicks. At first Gohan blocked well
against the first few attacks, but there was just too many for him to
withstand. He soon fell to the attacks that bombarded him.
"No!!" The girl screamed as she watched Gohan hit the ground.
The
demonic children that stood over the human turned their heads slowly to
face the girl that had caught their attention. They started to move
slowly then towards the girl who was shivering where she stood. Her
hands were covering her mouth and her eyes were opened wide in fear.
Her body was froze in place as she watched the figures come towards her.
Gohan's arm snatched out quickly and grabbed the ankle of one of the lifeless shells of a human.
"I don't quite think so…" Gohan muttered through his bloodied lips.
The
group of creatures all turned slowly letting out screams of some sort
at the human that had caught their attention. They backed away as the
Saiyan was standing to his feet. He held his shoulder as if it had been
hurt the worst in the beating he had receive. He panted heavily and at
first only looked through one open eye. They soon both opened and he
started to stand up in place then.
"Master Korin has taught me better than this, but…I need more then this to win…" Gohan muttered.
The
human knew he was right. It was going to take more than just punches
and kicks. He needed to use his Ki. It was something that he didn't
know too much about, but he knew how destructive it was. He knew that
the creatures in front of him were weak to damage and a blast would do
the trick for what he needed to get done.
Gohan raised his arm
up. An eerie clear color started to build up in his palm that was
pointed out at the creature's who were still screaming. His eyes then
closed, but he felt as if he could still see the horrific odd eyes of
the demonic children in his mind.
The blast was released.
The
Ki blast was small compared to so many that were out there. It was only
about twelve inches in diameter. It did what it had to do though. The
blast tore through the bodies of the creatures. As soon as the energy
hit against their bodies they crumbled and fell to ash.
"NO!" The old man screamed in an odd voice.
Gohan
spun around quickly to the old man. It was something wrong. The voice
that the man screamed in wasn't his. It sounded as if there were
hundreds of voices speaking at once. The scene matched the oddity that
he heard. The old man was floating there with his back arched
backwards. Black flames were rising from his body with a smoke that
emitted what looked like the faces of children.
Gohan was then
caught by a punch from one of the creatures. He retaliated with attacks
of his owns, but they were still coming just as they were before. He
knew there wasn't as many, but it felt as if there still was. He
blocked and attacked as he jumped around the area.
"Girl, run!!!" Gohan screamed to the girl right before being clipped down by more attacks.
The
girl snapped into reality for a second. She heard the words that the
human child said. She was frozen before in straight fear and could do
nothing more but just watch as he fought ferociously against the
demons. Now, though she had went to turn and make a run for it.
"Where do you think you are going girl?" A voice said to the girl as she turned.
Before
her stood the old man, but it wasn't just the old man anymore, however.
He stood there with an invisible aura that surrounded him causing his
clothes to ripple as well as his hair. He was younger now, though. His
hair was still as white as before. His eyes were wide open and looked
just as the children that had been fighting Gohan looked like.
"AH!!" The girl screamed.
The
demon then reached out and snatched her up into the air. His hand
wasn't what grabbed her up, though. Instead it was the aura that
surrounded his hand. It held her up off of the ground holding her
around her neck while she struggled there in his grip.
Gohan heard
the scream of the girl and turned his head quickly from the odd
children to the where the girl was. She was being held there by what
seemed to be a shadow of what used to be the old man's arm. She was
being held there kicking her legs. Something else was happening,
though. Her skin was growing pale. An odd light then started to erupt
form her eyes.
"What are you doing to her!?! Stop!!" Gohan screamed as he went to move towards the old man.
The
other demonic children stepped in the human's way as he tried to rescue
the girl. They went to swing, but their attacks never hit as he moved
around them. His fists swung wildly as he went through them. Ash hit
his face as he destroyed them one by one as he rushed towards the new
demon that had appeared. It wasn't until he had gotten closer that he
realized it was the old man.
"What? How? Why?" Gohan shouted to the demon.
Huuricho
looked at Gohan who was rushing towards him. A grin creased his face as
he moved his body around to face the human child. The girl that was
being held was then thrown by the black aura towards the Gohan who had
jumped up towards the girl. He wrapped her up in his arms and then
landed on the ground.
"Wha…what has he done to you?" Gohan asked worried as he looked at the girl stuck half way in between living and not.
"Hahaha…you don't understand? Let me explain it to you…" The demon said as he chuckled at the human.
"Kids…the
younger they are the more innocent they are. Their souls are the purest
of any. They are weak then, though…Enough of them can feed my appetite,
however. With you, though…You are strong and young. I will be more
powerful than I have been for a long time." The demon said with a smile.
"You eat the souls of children!?! You monster!!" Gohan screamed at the demon as he held the girl in his arms.
"Hahaha…" The demon laughed as he started moving towards the small human children.
"No!!" Gohan screamed.
The
human stood as the rain still dropped from the sky. He looked down at
the child who was barely holding on to her life. She was dying right
before his eyes. He didn't know what to do. He then looked at the other
children that surrounded him. He realized that they were all once
children before. They just had no souls anymore. He didn't know whether
or not they could return to the lives they once had. If that was the
case then he couldn't afford to kill the other ones.
"What am I supposed to do?" Gohan asked himself as he stood there preparing for the worst.
"Bring him to me…" Huuricho bellowed to his children minions.
Gohan
took a defensive position as he readied himself for the charging
demonic children that were under the demons control. He just curled his
arms across his body and let the creature's all smash their attacks
against his body. He couldn't find it within his own mind to strike
against them any longer. He refused to take the lives of the kids.
"So pathetic…" Huuricho yelled with a chuckle.
Gohan's
eyes watered up as the pain form the attacks started to take effect. He
couldn't even take this much longer either. He just didn't know what to
do. He couldn't just get attacked, but he couldn't just kill them.
There was still a chance they could be restored to the children they
were. He did nothing but release himself from his guard with a scream
that pushed the minions away from him.
"I'm just going to have
to out run them all until I can get up to him…I need to defeat him…"
Gohan muttered as he stared at all of the enemies that he now faced.
Gohan
skipped backwards trying to avoid the creatures. The demon, Huuricho
knew what Gohan was doing and laughed as he watched the human act
defenseless against the attacks. He just watched the human move around
the area attempting to avoid the children as they relentlessly attacked
him. He saw no way of losing at that point. He knew the human would
eventually tire out and then the pure and innocent soul of Gohan's
would be his.
Gohan dropped to his knees suddenly as an
enormous elbow from Huuricho crashed against his face. He never saw the
attack coming. His attention was so locked on all of the others that he
forgot all about the deceitful old man. He couldn't do anything more
than stay to his knees and hands as he was crouched there in pain. He
had lost.
"As I said before, Gohan…You are pathetic…" Huuricho said grinning at how he had won.
Gohan
went to turn and punch, but he had no more strength to even perform one
successfully. The demon just slowly moved from the way and Gohan went
back to the ground. Tears filled his eyes as he laid there in pain.
They blurred his vision as he stared helplessly at the girl who was
still lying on the ground where he left her. The image became blocked
as the minions all surrounded him.
"You soul will be the best
tasting soul I have had in the past few hundred years without a doubt…"
The demon said as he lifted Gohan up to his face with aura from before.
Huuricho
looked into the eyes of the human that didn't even have the strength to
struggle. A grin inched across his face and then his slimy purplish
tongue licked his lips in delight. His eyes opened wide then as he was
prepared to take in the soul of the child. He couldn't wait any longer
for the pure taste of such innocence.
The soul that he had pulled
from the child was everything, but innocence, however. Huuricho nor
Gohan knew that the human child was not a normal child. He was not
innocent and he was not pure. The Saiyan that he was attempting to
devour was made from darkness and an evil that was even greater than
Huuricho himself. When it was released by the demon to be eaten on the
unexpected happened. The demon that Gohan had been made from was
released for that split second…
A gray arm reached out from the
red sphere of energy that was drained from Gohan. Its fingers on its
hand were spread open and it clinched tightly around Huuricho's face. A
fear and a terror that the demon had never felt started to eat away at
him. He screamed in a high pitched shrill that sent chills down the
backs of people even miles away. Through the fingers of the hand that
had his face the demon saw the eye of the creature that was once Gohan.
At that moment Huuricho exploded into sparkles instead of ash.
Gohan
fell to the ground after hovering there for a moment. With him went the
red sphere of energy that was supposed to be his soul. It drilled
itself into the mouth of the human child as he inhaled deeply to catch
his breath again. The sparkles then bombarded the human causing him to
fly off the ground and thrown a few feet back as they drilled there
selves into his body. He laid there motionless next to the girl that he
had protected.
The demonic children then started to crumble to
ash. Their souls were not stored in the body of the fierce demon. They
had already been eaten. The husks of their bodies were no good any
longer. Their souls, though, did reach the Next Dimension. As for the
girls hers was still only half, but her body wasn't under the control
of the demon any more. She returned back to normal, but unconscious.
Korin
watched as the dark clouds dispersed form over the location of Hotai
Village. A grin appeared across his face as he realized Gohan had made
it through the fight. His student and son were still alive. He was
hurt, but still alive. That was all that mattered to the white cat. He
was satisfied that Gohan was able to get through such a task as that
one.
"Did you feel that?" Kami asked Korin as he watched the scene as well.
"No…" Korin said looking to the tall Namekian with much curiosity.
"Nevermind…" Kami said as he turned and walked away from Korin.
Kami's
body disappeared and he quickly returned to his own throne room of
sorts on his Sky Palace. He was sitting in his chair looking over at a
table that had water held in the center of it from which he could
examine Planet Earth from. A sigh left his body as disappointment and
fear consumed him. He didn't know what had quite happened in Hotai
Village, but he knew that for a moment something far more worst then
the soul eating Demon Huuricho had appeared. Yet Gohan had survived.
His beliefs were coming true in his mind. Gohan was not a savior of
Planet Earth, but would be the destroyer…
"What is wrong, Master Kami?" A man said from the doorway.
"Nothing, Mr. Popo. I must speak with the Kai's. Inform them of my needs." Kami said to the black skinned genie.
Gohan
awoke from where he laid. The bright sun was beaming down on his face
and the sounds of voices were in his ear. He opened his eyes slowly and
saw a few people standing around him. They didn't seem to be from
around there by the way they dressed. Behind them on the shore was an
enormous boat that was docked. One looked down at him as he was looking
up.
"I found someone!!" The man yelled.
Gohan sat up from the
bed that he woke up on. He rubed his head and then looked over across
the room to see the girl was laying there in another bed. His barefeet
then touched down on the wooden floor and he found it difficult to
stand. It wasn't him that was wobbling, however. It was the room. He
turned to look out of the window to see nothing, but an ocean. He was
on a boat!
Gohan shook his head in disbelief. He couldn't
remember anything that had happened during the fight. A door then
opened and he turned around to see a heavy set man walk through the
door. He grinned when he saw the human Saiyan awake finally. Not known
to Gohan, but it had been a few days since when he was rescued by the
crew of the ship from Hotai Village.
"Well good morning, son. Glad to see you full recovered now. You gave us a scare." The man said.
"My name is Captain Milldo. I am the owner of this vessel." The man said reaching his hand out for a shake.
"My name is Gohan." Gohan said smiling while he shook the man's hand.
"Well Gohan, welcome to the largest, Capsule Corporation trading Vessel, in the sea, the Miria" The captain said.
The
captain motioned the small human child to follow him as they headed up
to the deck of the enormous ship. He followed the captain as he led the
way. He was curious about the whole thing. All the while they walked he
asked questions about how a ship worked and what the Capsule
Corporation was. He had never heard about any of this. This was the
first ship he had ever seen o even been on.
Gohan's main question wasn't asked until they had reached the deck and was by themselves, however.
"What happened to Hotai Village, mister?" Gohan asked with large eyes locked on the captain who had just lit his pipe.
"Well
kid…according to the girl it was something we didn't even expect. To be
honest we thought there was just some storm. The sea was too rough to
stay on, so we headed towards Hotai Village to make dock. That was when
we arrived on the remains of what used to be the village and you two.
It wasn't until the girl awoke that she explained to us what happened."
The man said with a grieved face.
"I don't know how you did it,
child, but you are a hero in my book, even if I meet a thousand of
them. I don't know what gave you the strength to face such a monster. I
just hate that it was just too late for everyone else. Trust me,
though; people will know about what you did. You are a hero, Gohan."
The man said with an assuring smile.
"Thank you…but what about the girl? Her family is gone." Gohan said sadly.
"Oh
don't worry about that one. She's the most beautiful thing I've ever
seen. Me and my old woman, god bless her soul, never had any kids
before she was taken. I just haven't ever been the same since. It'd be
good to call her my daughter." The man said smiling.
Gohan nodded and returned a grin.
"So, what about you? I can tell you aren't from around here." The captain asked.
"I need to find a man called Master Roshi to train." Gohan said.
"Ah…a martial artist, eh? Well, he isn't too far from here." The captain said with a wink.
"What? Really?" Gohan asked excitingly.
"Yeah…" The captain said as he reached down to hoist the kid up on the railing.
The
captain pointed out into nowhere. He just pointed over the ocean and at
first it didn't seem like there was nothing there at all. After looking
closer the Saiyan could see a small speck out in the middle of the
ocean. It was there, a small island with smoke coming from the chimney.
"There it is…" The captain said to the over excited Gohan.
Gohan's
bag dropped onto the sandy beach that surrounded the island. It was
filled with things the captain had just given him for his trip. There
was food and some extra sets of clothes in there. The extra set was a
grey set of training clothes. It wasn't much Gohan's style, but he knew
that he would put them to good use.
Gohan started to make his
way to the pink house. On the side of the house in red pain was written
the words Kame House. Gohan cocked his eyebrow and examined the area
carefully. His bare feet stepped onto the soft grass and when they did
an old man came walking out of the house towards him.
"Uh…Hello, mister. My name is Gohan and I was wondering if…" Gohan said before getting interrupted by the old man.
"Ha! You're the thing that old cat sent? Well…I don't know if Master Roshi will even train you…" The old man said.
"Huh?" Gohan asked in a disappointed voice.
"You're
too young. Do you even know how to fight? I've seen some of Master
Roshi's students and they have been tall and muscular. You,
though…you're like five and scrawny." The old man said from behind his
red rimmed shades.
"I can fight! Master Korin has taught me a lot!" Gohan said then.
"Ha!
I have seen better looking warriors come out of Hercule's school. This
is the Turtle Hermit's school, young one!" The old man said.
"Well
I'll do anything to prove myself to Master Roshi that I can train. I
have come all the way through Korin Land to get training from the
master and I can't go back unless I have trained under him. Please help
me. I know I can train and train harder than any other student here!"
Gohan said aggressively.
The old man that Gohan had ran into at Kame
House agreed to helping the young human out. He didn't let Gohan know
that he was Master Roshi. The old master didn't train any person that
came rolling up to his island. He knew about the Saiyan though. He only
knew what Korin had let him know, however. That was all the old master
needed to train the human named Gohan, though. Korin and Roshi had been
friends for as long as the two could remember. He wanted to see for
himself, however, what Korin saw in the Saiyan, so he took him to a
tournament with a lie.
"Master Roshi is here somewhere. He's
going to be watching his student, Chishan, fight today. I can guarantee
you that if you beat Chishan and do well in the tournament that he will
train you regardless. Especially if you bring him back some of that
prize money, hehe…" The old man said with a happy face.
The old
man in his dark shades nodded to the small human child to walk out onto
the stone floor that made up the tournament arena. Gohan looked worried
as his bare feet stepped across the stone floor. His ears went deaf
from nervousness. It was hard to believe considering the loud cheers of
people as they roared through the stands for the fight to begin. His
palms were wiped on his baggy white pants as his palms were beginning
to sweat.
Gohan heard the announcer of the small tournament say
something, but he could hardly understand what was said through the
ringing in his ears. His feet just stopped walking as he was now in the
center of the arena next to the announcer. He looked up to the man
wearing the suit to realize that the man didn't even know he was there.
"Um…" Gohan said softly as he reached out and tugged on the coat tail of the man's suit.
The
announcer turned around for a moment looking when he heard the voice of
the human. He then felt the tug on his shirt and he finally looked down
to see a not even four foot tall child with a black Mohawk standing
there. His brow cocked behind his black shades as he examined the
Saiyan for a second.
"Hey, not now. I will give autographs after
I announce the match. You can't be out here. You might get hurt." The
announcer said as he patted Gohan on his head.
"Mister…I am the contestant, though…" Gohan said softly.
"WHAT!?!" The announcer shouted as he backed away from the child.
"You're
Gohan!?!" The announcer asked softly this time as he didn't want the
people to here over his microphone now that they had all gotten quiet
over the last outburst.
"Yup." Gohan said smiling.
"I hope you know what you are doing kid…" The announcer said as he prepared to call out the next announcer
"Fight!!" The announcer finally yelled out and the battle started.
Gohan
rolled across the arena floor with drops of blood following him. He
finally slid to a stop where he laid still for a moment trying to catch
his breath. His chest throbbed in pain and his head as well. His body
refused to move at first when he attempted to stand up. His mind kept
screaming as if his own voice was cracking his skull to stand back up.
He just didn't know if he wanted to keep this going, though. He watched
helplessly as his opponent just rendered his attacks useless.
"Is this worth…all this?" Gohan asked himself.
The
human child turned over on his back and then sat up. He sat there cross
legged for a moment thinking to himself. His body felt like it wasn't
even recuperating as he rested. He was being drained and he was hurt.
His legs felt numb and his head was light headed from the loss of air.
"You're god mister…" Gohan said as he stood up wiping the tears from his eyes.
Gohan
slowly moved his body around to a fighting position. He shook as he
stood there trying to hold his body in that position. His knees wobbled
slightly and he swayed back and forth from time to time as he
concentrated his sights on the Saiyan.
"Gohan!!" A voice shouted out from the side of the arena.
The
Saiyan turned his head slowly to see the old man, who still didn't let
Gohan know that he was Master Roshi, standing there. His eyes were dead
set on the human child who stood there in a raggedy pair of dirtied
white pants and a torn brown tunic. The reflection of the Saiyan in his
tattered clothes and hurt body could almost be seen in the reflection
of the old man's shades.
"It's time to go…" The old man said finally.
Gohan
nodded with a faint smile and loosened his body. He stood up straight
for a moment and had even managed to squeeze out a few steps towards
the old man. In his weakened condition, however, Gohan's body had given
out. It was almost supernatural in how he had managed as long as he did
for a seven year old child. No matter how strong he thought he was,
though, he fell heavily to the ground out of fatigue.
The battle was over and Gohan had lost…
Gohan
awoke from his sleep on a couch. He smelt salt in the air as a cool
breeze carried its way through the room he laid in. He leaned up to
only moan in pain. After examining his body, he noticed an assortment
of bandages and wraps covering the wounds that he had sustained in the
battle with the Saiyan. He finally made his way around to a sitting
position on the couch to realize that he was on the island that was
owned by Master Roshi.
"Oh my head…" Gohan muttered as he rubbed his hand against his sore skull.
Gohan
made his way up to his feet from the couch and then across the room. He
still felt incredibly weak form the battle. He didn't know how long he
had been out, though. He knew that the battle that he was in at that
simple tournament was more of a battle then he was in against Huuricho.
That was sad considering the effort Gohan had put into destroying the
creature. Even sadder was that a student of the great Master Roshi was
even more powerful then the demon as well.
"You took quite a whooping there kid." A voice said from across the room.
Gohan
turned to see a humanoid type pig there sitting at a table holding
cards. Next to him were an average sea turtle and a blue furred cat.
All three of them were playing some sort of card game. The sight was
amusing to Gohan and even though his jaw muscles hurt as he managed to
do it, he still squeaked out a smile.
"Yeah…" The blue cat said in a girls voice as she hovered up and over to the small human child.
"Am I really here at Master Roshi's house? Is he actually here?" Gohan asked.
"I am right here…" An old man's voice said from the doorway of the pink house.
Gohan
turned to the door to see the old man from before standing there. It
was the same old man that had dragged him out to the tournament in
search of Master Roshi. Instead of a black formal attire with white
lining detail he was just wearing some bblue jean shorts and a Hawaiian
button up shirt. He still wore his red rimmed dark shades, however,
that covered most of his face.
" Wait…what?" Gohan asked surprised.
"I am Master Roshi." The old man said with a chuckle.
Master
Roshi walked through the door of the house and looked over to the
animals that were playing the card game. They all nodded or waved with
some sort of greeting to follow. Gohan just stood there not moving a
muscle as he felt so foolish that the old man had tricked him so
horribly. He was hurt and hurt bad all to prove something to Master
Roshi at a tournament that Master Roshi had taken him too.
"Are you serious, mister?" Gohan asked.
Master
Roshi laughed some more and moved up close to the three foot tall human
Saiyan. He examined over Gohan carefully while he stroked his long
white beard. He nodded and grunted as he did so in a satisfied tone.
The master then grinned.
"You seem to be doing alright. Puar did a good job." Master Roshi said.
"Puar?" Gohan asked,
"The cat…" Master Roshi said as he started to walk over to the television set.
"Master Roshi! My name is Gohan and I am here to…" Gohan said, but wasn't able to finish.
"I
know who you are and where you are from, Gohan." Master Roshi said as
he clicked on the television and sat down on the couch while letting
out an exhausted sigh.
The master didn't show any importance in
what the child was saying. He just sat there watching some video on the
television of a monkey doing something stupid. He occasionally busted
out into a laugh. Gohan didn't know what to do, but he knew his body
was in too much pain to argue. Instead he remained silent and walked
out through the door.
Gohan threw his punches wildly at the blue cat
that dodged him as if it was not even breking her sweat. The cat
giggled every now and then which raised the Saiyan's aggravation even
more. He had been at it for hours now. It all started when Master Roshi
had thrown him from the couch earlier that morning. It was pass lunch
time now and he was dying of hunger it felt like. He couldn't stop,
though, the master kept having him push and push.
"I haven't even landed not a single punch yet…" Gohan thought to himself.
That
was all the small child needed to do. It was told to him when he awoke
that morning. He could take a break once he had hit the cat just once.
He thought it was all just a joke at that moment, but now he understood
the seriousness behind his objective. The cat was too fast. It was
unbelievable that after all that time he had still not managed a single
hit.
"There needs to be a simpler way…" Gohan muttered as he stared at the giggling cat.
That
was when it smacked Gohan across the face. The cat was soft hearted and
sensitive. He knew this by the way that it had bandaged him up after
his fight. He didn't know whether the creature had just done it because
that was what Master Roshi wanted, or if it was just in its nature, but
he had to give it a shot.
Gohan went forward as if he was going
to punch out at the feline once more, but instantly he almost busted
his face on the ground right before catching himself as he fell. He
clinched tightly on his ankle then and let out a sound of pain. The cat
had just floated there watching for a moment before doing anything. It
was when the Saiyan started whimpering that she came closer. Suddenly
Gohan reached out then striking the cat down to the ground.
"Hey
that was cheating!!" Puar screamed out to Gohan as she sat there on the
ground rubbing her head as tears started to fill her eyes.
Gohan
quit laughing triumphantly for a moment. He cocked an eyebrow as he
noticed the cat was actually hurt. He started to walk over to the blue
feline to check on her. He shook his head for a moment as he started to
think about the cat pulling the same trick that he had pulled on her.
He then realized she was being serious.
"I'm sorry…" Gohan said as he leaned down next to the cat.
"It's okay…you passed the speed test, at least…" Puar said softly.
"But…it was at the expense of you…I shouldn't have done that." Gohan said stroking the cats head softly.
Puar
started to purr for a moment as the Saiyan did so. She hadn't got such
attention for quite some time and she was soaking it in. Suddenly, it
ended, though, when Gohan stood to his feet quickly. Her eyes opened
then and she looked up at Gohan who had a confused look on his face.
Puar floated up into the air next to Gohan then.
"What's wrong, Gohan?" Puar asked.
"There's…there's
something wrong…" Gohan said as he narrowed his eyes tracking the force
that had erupted suddenly off in the distance.
"I feel that too…" Puar said.
"Where is that?" Gohan asked as he looked to Puar.
"That's West City…What do you think it is?" Puar asked.
"Something that's not good..." Gohan muttered as he tried to concentrate closer on what the power level was.
Gohan
didn't know what it was exactly. Something told him that it wasn't of
good nature, though. It was something that made a difference between
the ability to sense and the use of a Scouter. This was natural and you
could investigate into something much more. It was more than just
numbers on a glass screen.
"Wait Gohan!!!" Puar screamed as she flew fast on the trail of the human child.
Gohan's
bare feet left the ground for a second as he propelled himself over a
downed log that was lying in his way. He landed hard against the ground
which stopped him for just a brief second, but then he was off running
again in the direction of the power source.
"Gohan what are we doing?" Puar screamed out to Gohan.
Gohan
didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know why this was getting to
him. It was honestly calling him towards the area. He couldn't get it
out of his head. He just knew that he had to see what it was. Deep
inside him, though, he knew that it wasn't good. Getting closer to the
scene he was almost positive that it wasn't good.
Gohan stopped
as he entered the city of West City. He stopped there in the streets.
His eyes opened wide as he saw the girl standing there in the middle of
the street. She looked petrified and scared as she stood there. Gohan
immediately felt her terror and started running in her direction.
"Come here!!" A voice bellowed.
Gohan
stopped running then and looked in the direction the voice came from.
Metal could be heard being dragged along the pavement. He gasped and
had even taken a step backwards when he saw a large beast come from
around the building corner. The beast was another demon and it was
going towards the girl right then.
"Another…" Gohan muttered in fear as he wasn't even able to finish his sentence.
"A demon Gohan!!" Puar yelled out as she floated there near him.
"I know…" Gohan said as he straighted his posture up.
"You're seriously going to try and fight it?" Puar asked biting on her paws while trembling.
"I
can't just stand here and let this thing do what it wants can I?" Gohan
asked out loud to only ask the same question at that moment in his own
mind.
Gohan didn't think long on it as he realized the demon was
about to strike out at the girl form Hotai Village. He started running
towards the demon as fast as he had ever ran. His feet then left the
pavement of the street as he made a jump through the air. His leg
straightened out and his foot crashed against the side of the demon's
face.
Gohan's feet landed on the ground softly. He stared at the
beast that stumbled backwards slightly. His eyes went down to the girl
who was curled up on the pavement of the road. She looked up at Gohan
with a smile as she realized who her savior was. It brought her joy to
see the same Saiyan from Hotai Village.
"Are you okay?" Gohan asked as he dropped to a knee next to her.
The
girl nodded her head as she moved over closer to him. The two of them
then heard a low roar coming from the demon. They looked over to see
that he was regaining his posture from the kick that Gohan had
delivered. Its four eyes were now locked on the two humans as they were
kneeling there on the paved road.
"Can you destroy it?" The girl asked.
Gohan
concentrated for a moment and then realized the strength of the demon
that was there before him. It was nearly triple his own strength. There
was no way he could possibly stand up to such a monster. It was even
stronger then Huuricho and Chishan. Fear started to dig deep inside the
pit of his stomach.
"No…I can't…" Gohan muttered in disappointed.
"You defeated the last one, though!" The girl exclaimed.
"The last one wasn't…MOVE!!" Gohan shouted.
The
human Saiyan brought his bare feet up and shoved the girl to the side.
He used the force from the push to propel his own self backwards into a
roll. As soon as the two had moved the enormous beasts two fists
smashed down where they once were.
Pieces of concrete and dust shot
up into the air filling the area around all four of them within a cloud
of dirt. Gohan was on one side of the demon, while the girl was caught
on the other side. Gohan could sense Puar not far from him, but he was
glad the blue furred feline was not near the destructive path of the
demon that was threatening another town…
"Kami, sir!!" Mr. Popo shouted out as he ran up to his master, the Guardian of Earth, Kami.
"I already feel it, Mr. Popo…" Kami muttered as his eyes remained closed.
"Why are demons appearing all of a sudden?" Mr. Popo asked breathing hard form his run.
"I am not quite sure, but Gohan is there once more…" Kami muttered in his hoarse sounding voice.
"Does that raise your suspicions even more?" Mr. Popo asked the tall namekian.
…Gohan
dashed through the debris underneath the beast towards the girl. He
couldn't see anything, but his ability to sense life force was helping
guide his was slightly. In the back ground he could hear Puar screaming
his name. He hated not being to respond, but he needed to hurry. Lives
were endangered.
An eerie noise could be heard coming from the
side of Gohan. It sounded like some sort of scrapping against a rough
surface. It was a high
It sounded like some sort of scrapping against a rough surface. It was
a high pitched noise that sounded like it was coming from the right of
him. It had him stop for a second to listen more closely, but that was
when he noticed it was getting louder…and closer…
A chain made
its way up to Gohan that was being slung directly towards him. He
attempted to move out of the way of the enormous metal chain, but it
was already there. The human child couldn't prepare himself for such a
tactic through the yellow cloud of dirt which left him knocked through
the air to only land in pain against the pavement.
Gohan shot out of
the cloud of yellow dust and slid across the pavement. He slowly stood
back up to face the demon. His eyes then widened as the cloud blew out
of the way as the creature came running through it towards the human
Saiyan.
The human child scurried to turn around as he started to
dash away from the charging beast. He made a jump through a window
shattering the glass. He made a rolling land on the carpet to stand
quickly. When he turned to see whether the beast was chasing him or not
he noticed it only picking up speed. A scared scream that was more like
a yelp came out of his mouth as he started running through doors and
jumping over clothes racks as the demon just freight trained its way
through wall after wall of the building.
"Ah!!!" Gohan screamed as he continued making his way over and through obstacles to get away from the charging beast.
Gohan
had too much luck already pulled, though. It was just a matter of time
before he went to jump over a table for it to clip the top of his foot,
which sent him tumbling through the air, but out of the building
through a wall. The wind was knocked from his body as he rolled across
the pavement of the next street over. While he gasped for air a loud
crash signaled to him that the demon had made it out of the building as
well.
"Gohan!!" The human child heard from overhead to see that it was Puar.
The
blue feline went into quick action in defense of her new found friend.
She was small and not strong at all, but she knew she was fast…and
annoying. She zipped through the air around the horribly looking head
of the demon before it could get to Gohan taking all attention off the
human Saiyan so that he could regain some footing.
The demon swung
its gigantic arms loosely through the air in an attempt to swat the
pesky cat out of its way. As it did so, the chains that it dragged with
it around its wrists swung violently through the air and into the
nearby buildings causing them to tear apart. Gohan could hear the
screams of the people who were hiding in the buildings from the beast
scream out in terror.
"No…I need to do something…" Gohan said as he examined the area.
Gohan's
eye was caught suddenly by a large iron ball that was being suspended
by a long chain into the air. It was the wrecking ball of a crane and
it was not too far away. The piece of machinery was just as large as
the demon that was now threatening the area. An idea crossed his mind
as soon as he heard Puar let out a scream.
Gohan turned to see
the cat flying through the air from a vicious slap performed by the
demon. Gohan gasped as he witnessed Puar hit the concrete causing an
explosion from her body impacting so rough. He began a sprint over
there quickly to the side of his new friend who was buried under some
of the rubble. He felt his eyes began to burn as tears started to build
up as he threw rock after rock off of the cat.
"Puar!!" Gohan yelled out hoping for some kind of response.
Gohan
picked up the limp body of the cat from the center of the crater. He
brushed some of the dirt from her eyes and face for a moment. A sudden
sigh of relief left his lungs as he noticed that she was still alive.
The happiness was short lived, however, form the demonic beast making a
loud roar as it started to rush at Gohan once more.
Gohan curled
Puar into his arms and made a jump out of the crater. The demon swung
its chain around in hopes of reaching the human child in an effortless
attempt. The chain form the demon just beat its way across the pavement
just shy of where the Saiyan was. A loud roar from anger could be heard
from the beast as it started its dash at Gohan once again.
The
iron ball wasn't far from where he was then. He was soon going to be
under it. He hoped he could keep the pace that he was going, as well.
Any thought of slowing down might be the failing fall of his idea. He
needed to stay ahead of the monster quite a bit so that he could turn
and blast the chain. He still didn't even know if he was going to be
able to do that even. His ki manipulation was still shaky.
"Almost
there Puar…just hold on…please…" Gohan whispered softly to the furry
feline that was still being held within his arms as he ran.
Gohan
passed under the iron ball that dangled overhead. A sense of
accomplishment filled his body as he realized he made it. He then
jumped through the air. His body twirled so that his back was facing
the construction site below him. His scrawny tan skinned arm extended
out as the Ki started to gather up in his hand. The blast ripped out
suddenly aimed right for the thin chain.
Gohan hit the ground
tumbling backwards. Puar went flying through the air as Gohan had hit
the ground so hard which caused him to lose his grip on his friend that
he was carrying. A loud crash echoed through the streets of the city as
the enormous iron ball dropped heavily to the ground. An agonizing roar
could be heard shortly afterwards then.
"Haha!!! In your face Kami!!" Korin said with a chuckle as he felt the power level of the demon disappear.
Korin
had complete faith in the young warrior who lay in the dirt of the
construction site. His body was not far from where Puar was laying as
well. Both of them were beaten and tattered. They had won, though. He
had full faith in that Gohan was going to be a protector of the planet
and a warrior against all evil.
"Have the Kai's decided on having a meeting with me yet, Mr. Popo?" Kami asked form the darkness of his room.
"Yes they have actually…" A soft voice said at the door of the room.
Kami
turned towards the unfamiliar voice to see a purple skinned woman
standing there. His eyes squinted in anger at the intrusion of the
uninvited guest. Little to his knowledge, however, that the young woman
that stood before him was actually a couple hundred year old Kai sent
directly to Kami from the Next Dimension.
"She is a Kai, Kami…" Mr. Popo then sounded out from the door as well in a shaky voice.
"Yes…Yes
I am…" The female Kai said standing there in a colorful outfit
completely still staring deeply into the eyes of the tall namekian.
Kami
knew his own faith in the Saiyan was wavering, but he didn't argue with
the Kai's decision on helping Gohan become a warrior and watching over
him. He figured that would've been the only reason for a Kai to
actually cross over into this dimension. Thinking that struck his
curiosity most definitely as whatever the reason was, it was grand. It
wasn't everyday that an actual Kai crossed over and that scared Kami
deeply.
Gohan rolled over from where he laid. He saw Puar moving slightly. A grin creased his face…
"What the hell happened this time!?!" A voice said in a cruel manner.
"My
plan is supposed to be perfect…It's supposed to be flawless…Yet they
keep getting killed!!!!" The voice screamed out aggravated.
The
demon who was shouting angrily jumped up and sat in his chair. He
rested his chin on his hand and one of his long sharp fingers stroked
the side of his brow gently as he snobbishly sat there in a thrown made
of hardened molten lava. He yellow eyes stared down another man who
shared the room with him.
"You simply are sending fools to gather yourself power…Send some real demons for once…" The voice said calmly.
"Real demons? I will show you a real demon!!" The monster screamed out from his thrown.
"Not until you finally make your way out of Hell that is…" The man said softly this time with a chuckle.
"So…have
I put my trust in the wrong demon? Is this honestly the extent of your
power?" The man said softly again with a snicker.
"You dare badger me and my power? I don't see you doing it yourself…" The demon said sarcastically.
"Very well, if you can't accomplish this task then I will just take my emerald and be on my way…" The soft voice said again.
"NO!!" The demon screamed.
"Very
well, I will try something new…A trick that I know…This will do the
trick. It'll take a bit, though. While I do this I suggest you get back
topside and figure out what is happening to my demons…" The monster
said.
"I guess I could do that…if it'll actually get you making
progress. I'll be back soon…" The man said with a sigh as he started to
fade out of the space he stood in.
"I hate Kai's…" The demon muttered as the soft spoken man vanished.
