Chosen Path-
Prologue
"Did you really think, you could defy me? I'm disappointed, Gale, I thought you were smarter.", the god mocked him and Gale gritted his teeth, only Raiden and him were left standing, the others were in no condition to fight on.
"If you know me so well, then you should know, that I never back down, no matter what.", Gale spat back and the god chuckled.
"Too true, you always fought those stronger then you and lost in the end. But tell me, how will you fight back now? You don't even compare to 1% of me. I have more power in my pinkie, then you in your entire body. You're mortal without me."
A smile crept onto Gale's face. "Have you forgotten, that we share a mother? I'm not just mortal." He looked over to Raiden. The white-haired saijan's shirt was torn and he looked worse for wear, but a fire burned in his eyes.
"We're both more then mortal. I'm ready, if you are, Gale.", Raiden said and a blue flame covered his body and, after it had peeled away, he stood there, his hair now a deep blue.
Gale nodded, before a red flame engulfed him and left his hair a fiery red. The young warriors charged the god, who smirked at their futile attempt. He slipped through their strikes, not even breaking a sweat. "What's wrong? You were faster before. Could you have already reached your limit?" He sent Gale flying with a kick, before catching a punch sent by Raiden. "I'm disappointed, truly, you saiyans are known for exceeding expectations, after all." He sighed. "Oh well, and here I was, hoping that I could have some fun." He raised his other hand and drove it into Raiden's gut, causing him to drop back to his base form, before trowing him away. He turned towards Gale, who had charged him again, taking his hook on the chin. "Is that really all you have? I'll give you one last chance.", he said and jumped backwards. "Pour all you remaining ki into one devastating attack, show me your determination! You stood against a god once, with nothing but your will left, surely you can do so again."
Gale snarled, but raised his hands. In each of them a red orb appeared. "Valor Rush!", he screamed, pushing both of his hands forward
A red beam shot towards the god, a manic smile on his face. "Good, give me everything you have!", he laughed, raising his left hand. "Do you remember this one? Your father used it, but I shall succeed, where he failed.", he said, as a blue orb appeared in his hand. He threw towards Gale's beam and the two ki blasts clashed. Gale could feel his strength draining from his body, he legs started shaking, sweat was pouring from his body, but he pushed on, his beam slowly moving forward. The god laughed again. "Yes, show me your strength, Gale Dreemur." He raised his other hand. "Mind if I turn up the heat?", he asked and pushed harder, his small ki blasts closing in on Gale.
Gale dropped to one knee, struggling to keep going, his eyes wandering to his defeated friends. Raiden was lying on the ground, not moving, but Gale could feel, that he was alive. Ganon was clutching his broken arm, the Gerudo unable to mend his wound, even with the Triforce. Erik looked back at him and shook his head. A white puddle surrounded him, the remains of Abyss, the creature that had given him strength. Gale reverted to his base form, his beam subsiding, barely keeping the god's ki blast away.
"I hoped, that I could push you further with this, but it seems there is nothing left you can give, a shame. Goodbye, old friend." He pushed harder and the ki blast exploded. Kazuya was flung backwards, his vision getting blurry, but a faint voice called out to him.
"You can't give up now, brother! Keep fighting! You must protect them."
He looked up. The god had made his way over to his friends, but turned to look at him again. "You're not dead? Well, I guess it allows you to see, what your failure entails." He raised his hand and pointed it at Raiden. "Farewell, Raiden, Protector of Inaba. Hakai!" Before Gale's eyes, Raiden's body vanished, leaving no trace of the warrior. He turned to Ganon. "Farewell, Ganondorf Dragmire, Bearer of the Triforce. Your family will know of your deeds. Hakai!" Ganon looked at Gale with a somber smile, as he faded away as well. Finally, the god turned to Kazuya. "Farewell, Erik O'Connor and Abyss, the symbiote , your deeds will not be forgotten. Hakai!"
"I guess he was too much for us." He looked at Gale. "Don't blame yourself, you gave us a choice and we followed your call. Farewell, my friend."
His last ally, as well as the puddle, that had been Abyss, vanished and the god approached Gale. Gale stared up at him. "You fought well, Gale. I will spare you having to watch me erase everyone you love." He raised his hand, but before he could say the word, Gale got back on his feet, his eyes cast downward. The god smiled. "Rather die one your feet, huh? Your last bit of determination, I guess? Very admirable, but it won't be enough. Hakai!"
Gale could feel the destruction energy tear at his very soul, biting at it, trying to tear it apart. He fell to his knees again, as he felt cracks appearing in his soul. And then it broke apart. His soul was split in two, but it didn't fade, a last lingering bit of determination clinging to life.
"Come on, are you serious?! Where is your pride?! You're one of us, don't embarrass our race!", he heard a gruff voice.
"C'mon, kiddo, I know you better than that, give him the bad time he deserves. Don't give up.", a another voice chimed in.
"My child, I know how strong you are, don't lose hope.", a sweet and caring voice added.
"Human, you can't lose now. I need to serve you my latest spaghetti creation, after all."
"Get up, Gale, think of all the training we did! You're not going to back down against this punk, are you?!"
"Come one now, darling, the show must go on. I may be an incredible machine, but you are the true star here."
"Gale, you need to stay determined. For those you love, keep fighting on!"
Then, he heard his brother again. "Show him what you've got Gale, you need to keep going. I know you can do it, you never back down and we're all with you, you're not alone."
And finally, he heard a faint voice, that grew louder, as it sang.
You are the ocean's gray waves,
Destined to seek
Life beyond the shore
Just out of reach
Yet the waters ever change,
Flowing like time
The path is yours to climb
In endless dreams,
Countless realms collide
Hope falls only to rise
Like the changing tide
But all dreams come to an end,
Just whispers on the wind
Sing with me one last time,
For light's sacrifice,
Endless dawn came
But not without a price
Lost in the waves
There glimmers,
A pale blue stone.
I think of you, all alone
A smile crept on Gale's face. "Thank you, everyone.", he whispered, before looking up, his eyes now gray. "I refuse!", he bellowed and the two halves of his soul fused together again.
The god looked at him, hate and confusion in his eyes. "'You refuse'? How can you keep going? Why do you keep going? There is nothing left for you! I erased your allies, the world you've come to know and love, was gone long before our fight started! And what about your loved ones? They don't even remember you.", the god spat at Gale.
Gale smiled. "You're wrong, they're still with me. I'll always keep fighting for them!" Slowly, Gale back to his feet, his legs still shaking. "All my life, I have faced foe after foe. And not once did I back down." He raised his fists, a strange glow surrounding him. "So, I'll keep fighting, with everything I have. If it kills me, so be it, but I'll make sure to take you down with me!" He threw a quick punch. The god didn't see it coming and stumbled backwards, his own gray eyes turning black for a moment.
"How!? You shouldn't have this power, it's reserved for true gods! You're not one of us!", he screamed, panic in his voice.
Gale laughed. "What's wrong, afraid of a mortal? My instincts scream for me to fight and I'll gladly listen! Come now, come and face my Ultra Instinct!", Gale bellowed, before he charged his enemy.
AN: Hi, everyone, Zardas here with a new story. I'll be writing this one alongside 'Of Power, Wisdom and Courage', so don't worry, I'm not going to abandon.
Just a few little things. I didn't give any details to the song used in this chapter, as it would spoil the story, if you knew, who sang it and where it came from. For all other songs, I might use in this story, I will give both the title and the artist at least.
Second, I'll be uploading chapter 2 immediately after this and I'll also write chapter 3, before working on chapter 9 for OPWC.
Fell free to ask, if there is something you don't understand. I'd also like to give everyone a chance to submit ideas for special attack names for Gale, along with a little explanation what kind of attack the name would be for.
Thank you and Zardas out!
