Ficlet for my Son Goku (Seiten Taisei) claim at fanfic100. Contains minor spoilerz for the seventh volume of the Reload manga.
Disclaimer: Consider this ficlet DISCLAIMED.
Middles
by PunkWolf
He'd seen Goku in rabid monkey mode a few times before now. He'd seen the crazy long hair, crazy sharp teeth (felt them as well, mind you) and the crazy youkai ears. He just figured it was Goku in 'demon' mode. Like Hakkai, but shorter and more annoying.
But Seiten Taisei is a demon just as much as Goku is human. And no human can eat that much food and not die of some kinda calorie poisoning.
It just never occurred to Gojyo just how much of an exception Goku was.
Until he'd seen the monkey dislodge rocks from the ground through sheer power alone. The power of the goddamn earth. He'd seen the sky swirl to black above them as the slit-eyed beast readied for the attack. Until he saw Goku snatch Hakkai's chi blast out of the air and send it careening back to them. Until he saw Goku catch Gato's bullet between his teeth.
But still... this was just Goku gone berserk. He'd pulled crazy shit in the desert, too.
But in the desert, Goku's clothes hadn't been in tatters.
As the monster roared and bellowed above the din of the storm, Gojyo's eye was drawn to the symbol upon Seiten Taisei's stomach.
Now, all full-blooded youkai had markings upon their bodies. It was just another one of those little quirks that made demons different from humans, but they were all relatively meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Granted, some goons took their mark and made it their personal crest and other shit like that, but really, it was as insignificant as humans' birthmarks.
Normal, full-blooded youkai didn't have the symbol for chaos splashed across their bellies.
This was when it truly hit Gojyo that Goku was some seriously hot shit in the grand scheme of things.
Fear. Chaos. Destruction... Creation. These are what Hakkai once told him Seiten Taisei represents, and while his markings are a clear prelude to this, it's his performance that makes sure you'll never forget it. It's the cleaving of claws, the gnash of fangs, the howling of wind and voice, that make you a believer.
For only one with the power to bring the Heavens to their knees is branded with the eternal symbol for chaos. Only Seiten Taisei, with the power of the very planet at his disposal, has the might to rend fate from its course and rewrite the very fabric of life itself.
And as Hakkai moves to remove his limiters, Gojyo doesn't move to stop him at first, in the midst of his uncharacteristic awe of the scene before them.
And the wind swirls and Seiten Taisei bellows and the only one who can bring the monkey back is nowhere to be found. And Gojyo wonders how the hell this is even possible.
Well, that was fun. Hope you enjoyed your stay.