Dragon Ball: A Hero's Redemption
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Chapter One: The Tournament
It was a beautiful afternoon on Earth. Upbringing skies, calm seas, chirping birds, yet to a certain fighter, he could disagree.
Today was not Goku's day. He was laying in a demolished tournament arena in which he seemed worse for wear. His right lung seemed to have a gashing hole within it, much to Goku's dismay. The spiky haired warrior glared dumbfoundedly at the shining light above him.
Above him, was a true monster in its nature. Piccolo, the prince of all demons, was about to win the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, which was sealed after the mortal wound he inflicted upon his obstacle. It would be a matter of seconds before he would rule the Earth, just as his father wanted. His arms extended, Piccolo's hands were concealed in a dangerous blue light. A violent energy ball in the making it would seem. The small audience of Goku's friends shouted in horror as the green monster fired.
The energy blast was absolutely beautiful. It's such a shame how it would symbolize a dark intention, an evil desire in moments of achieving realization. The dark demon mocked, "That's it! Enjoy your death! You have no where else to go!" the area was filled with sadness and horror as the death of the one called Goku raised to view. The explosion was tremendous, an explosion capable of wielding no survivors. When the debris cleared, all that remained was a large crater where the superhuman once was. The fatigued demon cheered in delight as he descended towards the crater. He laughed as he said, "It's such a shame you were obliterated, I would've liked to keep you as a souvenir!" he continued to mock as Bulma, his fiance Chichi, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, Roshi, Kami and the announcer glared at the murderous man in fright. Chichi was the first one to break the utter silence. "Is he...?". Piccolo raised his arms in joy as he spoke. "I won! Goku is no more! The world is mine to do what I will! A new age will soon dawn upon the Earth! All by my suffering, pain and torment for all mankind!" The group trembled in vulnerability and sadness. "Goku.." Chichi whined. "Goku... I'd never thought I'd be a widow before I was a bride!" Chichi buried her tearful face in her hands as she and all the others assumed the worst.
The worst being that Goku, the loving and cheerful young 21 year old, was brutally vaporized by the demon known as Piccolo.
"You're gonna pay for this!" Krillin, the bald monk best friend of Goku grumbled in gritted aching teeth. The older man in a suit named Roshi, spoke. "Such a shame. Goku deserved much better than this." At that moment, Piccolo ceased his timed celebration as he turned to the remaining Z Warriors. "There's no need to grief over your fallen companion, you'll be joining him shortly!" The timid humans moaned in fear. Krillin and Yamcha scowled before lowering into their fighting stances. "You can all keep Goku company while in the afterlife..." a menacing laugh filled the air as the demon son stepped forward towards the group. With each painful second, the warriors jumped in fright, before an image in the skies made their faces glow with joy. Chichi managed to utter a mere, "Goku," which gained Piccolo's attention. But by the time he had turned around, it was far too late.
"I TOLD YOU I'D WIN!"
The young warrior had rammed Piccolo with everything he had, and then some. This set Piccolo flying, and both flopping onto the ground. Blood of the two seeped into the ground as a small conversation began to commence.
"Was it far enough?" Goku began.
He coughed up some blood.
"Is he outside of the ring?" He smiled. The announcer twisted his head around in confusion. "There's not much left..." he started.
"Can you tell? Have I won?"
"Uh...Er..Well, it appears that Junior is out of bounds! The winner of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament is Goku!"
With that said, Goku's worried face transformed into a wild grin as his friends hopped up in celebration, before they all charged towards Goku in unison.
Within the skies, all anyone could see was Goku suddenly being healed by a fat man, Piccolo being healed before blasting off, and the world entering a long peace. Little did anyone know that a shadowy figure was steadily watching them. He spoke up to particularly no one.
"Kakarot, you are the hope for us. I saved you, because I know what fine warrior you will become. Kakarot, do not put my efforts to waste... You must defeat Frieza!" The figure then vanished in a blinding blue light.
When nobody seemed to be looking, Goku was looking into the skies, curious as to how he escaped that attack with no practical effort. The young warrior would shrug it off. That was a question for another day...
With the world being at peace, Goku was capable of marrying Chichi, a woman he promised to marry at childhood (despite him thinking marriage was a food). The world would be granted fruits of its hard labor and scars. Scars that would soon be dug up... Find out what happens next time on Dragon Ball : A Hero's Redemption!