Power's Decadence
Kirikou
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ALT-UNIVERSE, ANGST, BLOOD AND GORE
WARNING: SUPRIME KAI BATTERING
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: All I can really say about this story is that it is certainly the best alt-fic I've ever written on DBZ, and also my second. As the warning states above, there is some serious Kai-bashing, and not making fun. I mean blood. Lots of blood involved. This is a remake of the original, which I had named Kingdom Lost. I am the only one who's actually seen the end. This will be the only warning I give people, for it would just ruin the story if I wrote all over the place. I'm proud of this work, and would really like some feedback on how you think it turned out after all of my revisions. (These revisions included taking an entire character out of the story, which had many lines, and rewriting scenes that didn't sound right to me.) There's still a bit of work that could be put into it, but I'll leave this for now. Ver 2.0 is now ready for reading.
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The thunder rolled over head, on the supposedly 'nice day' as the weatherman had said. Gohan went home as fast as Nimbus would allow, cursing himself for believing the weatherman. His books where already soaked by the time he reached his halfway point to home. When he arrived he was soaked to the bone, and muttering unspeakable comments.
"Gohan, what happened to you?" His mother almost dropped dead at the sight of Gohan. She was about to take his clothes, before he stopped her.
"You know, I'm kind of old enough to take off my own clothes mom..." He went to his room, and came back out with some dry clothes, handing his mother the wet ones. Goten laughed at him, for he didn't have to go to school on account of a teacher conference day. It was only then, as he glanced out the window, that he noticed how dark it was outside.
"This storm is really picking up. I hope it's not a tsunami or tornado or something. Those weather people don't know a thing. I can't believe I actually watch that program..." ChiChi started muttering to herself as she hung up Gohan's clothes to dry. Goten went back to his cartoon Power Rangers: The Animated Series. He laughed at them.
"Man I would whoop stomp that dude in a minute! These guys are so weak!" Gohan almost laughed at him.
"That's because the Power Rangers aren't Saiyans." Goten just rolled his eyes at him, going back to the show. Gohan walked to the kitchen, getting an apple out of the fridge. He took a bite, going back to his room. ChiChi scolded him for bringing food through the house, but did nothing to back it up. He lay down on his bed, thinking about Videl. A flash of lightning brought his attention outside again. The rain pounded against the window in fury. Hail started coming down in moments to Gohan's disbelief.
The phone rang. He heard his mother call him moments later.
"Gohan, it's Videl!" He jumped up from his bed giddily, running to the phone to listen to the other end.
"Hello? Videl? Yeah, this is Gohan. What? It's bad down there too still, huh? Well, It's hailing here. Yeah I know, It was supposed to be sunny. Long way home? You bet! My books are drying out! Yeah. What? You think something's wrong? What could be wrong? Ha! Videl, you may know how to fly and focus your energy now, but I don't think you can predict the future too! Really... well, that's a good explanation. You could be right. You wanna come by? Cool! At least you have a car or something... yeah, bye!" He hung up the phone, leaning against the wall and sighing. Videl, perfect Videl, was coming to his house...
"Is that girl coming again?" ChiChi's voice boomed through the house, startling Gohan out of his dreams.
"Yeah, we're gonna talk about weather."
"Well as long as you're not talking about birds or bees...."
"Mom!" She shrugged, going back to her housework. Videl showed up a few hours later. Gohan opened the door quickly, but not quick enough. The rain was crazy by now, and she hadn't parked even five feet from the house and she was already soaked.
"Jeez, could it get worse?" She rung out what little hair she had, and they went to his room together. Gohan sat down, watching everything she did. She was the cutest thing... "So Gohan?"
"Yeah?" He popped out of his dream to his dismay.
"About this 'other world'. Who lives there?" He was shocked by the question, even more shocked that she knew what it was.
"Well, yeah. Dead people live there." He laughed at his too obvious answer. Videl had always told him about her religion, but he'd never really understood what she was talking about. A bit of lightning and thunder boomed overhead, startling the both of them. Videl's attitude immediately changed.
"I think that something's wrong. Wait, I know something's wrong." She looked out the window at the rumbling clouds and hail. "I just know. Maybe you should go up to the lookout and see what's going on up there..."
"What about you?"
"I'll come with!" She perked up immediately. Gohan nodded fiercely.
"I really don't think you should...What if you can't take the storms? What if you got hurt? What would your father say..."
"Gohan, do you think I care? I'll be fine! I've had a lot of practice!" Gohan sighed. It was worth it. He got up, putting his raincoat on, walking outside and calling back to his mom.
"We'll be out for a while mom! Don't expect to be back by dinner!"
"Alright, hey wait!" It was too late. By the time she'd said it, they had already taken to the sky.
Gohan had to help Videl through the mess of rain, even though she had just said that she'd had practice, until they got above the storm clouds. Above them, it was beautiful. The sun was shinning.
"Found our weather..." Gohan said to himself. He continued upwards, stopping every once and a while for Videl. They finally made it to Dende's, who greeted them kindly.
"So, Gohan, what brings you up here?" He seemed disturbed as he asked, his voice wavering.
"I'm on my way to the Supreme Kai's place. I'll need to rest to use the technique to get there." He sat down, taking in all the sunlight he could. Dende stayed standing, watching the sky warily. Gohan noticed the look on his face right away.
"What's the matter?" Dende turned back to Gohan concerned.
"I wouldn't go up there if I where you. I'm getting bad vibes from the planet, and nobody answers my calls." Gohan listened intently, now knowing for sure that something was wrong. "In fact, there's always such a buzz, and not busy. Like a horrible ringing. I've just stopped trying to get through to anyone." He hung his head thoughtfully. Gohan shrugged in response, the only thing he could do. He stood, walking to the edge of the place. Videl followed. "Thanks for the advice man, but we're checking it out." Gohan took hold of Videl, going through the same procedure as his father and disappearing in the sun. Dende turned, going back inside. Piccolo was leaning on a banister.
"You know they're gonna get in trouble Dende." Dende nodded, before walking past him. There was nothing he could do to stop his friend now.
When the two finally arrived, they suddenly began to hear a noise. Not just any noise, but a distinct buzz. It got louder as he walked on, and even louder still, until, the noise was just about unbearable. Gohan covered his ears, yelling in pain. Videl did the same. He looked around him, noticing everyone else on the grounds in the same predicament. That was when he noted Kibito over a ways.
"What's going on?" Gohan yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Don't know! But I've just about had it! Make that damn noise stop!" He growled.
"Where's Kaioshin?"
"Don't know! Couldn't find him!" Videl was surprised, as well as frightened to see the big man again, and here of all places. The three almost had it up to the max, when suddenly, the sound just stopped, and dead silence followed. The looked around in a daze, amazed to hear nothing but silence again, then going back to what they had been doing prior.
"What was that?" Kibito shrugged, before looking about concerned.
"Did you see Shin when you came in?" Gohan nodded solemnly. Kibito went inside to find the Kai. They walked along the main hall, but stopped when they heard a scream from Videl, who had gone ahead into the building. They ran to see what the matter was, Gohan almost screaming himself. It was one of the workers. He was lying in a puddle of blood, spreading farther around with every struggled breath.
"I-I...tried to...stop...it...sorry...I..." Videl shushed the person, who took his last breaths and died moments later. Videl hung her head, a few stray tears running down her cheeks. Kibito looked up from where the dead person lay. There was a trail of blood from where the person had apparently dragged himself to here. He and Gohan followed the trail down another hall quickly, while Videl stayed back. Where the trail led was strangely a dead end.
Gohan split up, going through all the rooms. Kibito stopped half way down the hall, hearing Gohan's yell. He ran to the room, gasping in horror. There was Shin, almost as dead as the person who had been attacked by something. His wrists hanged him on the wall and, apparently, a struggle had happened. He was bleeding heavily from his forehead, dripping to the floor making a puddle under him. Kibito ran to untie him, while Gohan searched for clues. Shin would be no help. He couldn't speak, let alone see for the matter. He was fainted, with no signs of ever waking up again. Kibito did his best to keep the Kai alive, and Gohan found what he was looking for. A large butcher knife lay only feet away, blood covering it from blade to handle.
"Man, this would make a perfect murder case..." He said to himself. He showed Kibito, who was just as stumped over who could have done it as he was.
"What confuses me, is it looks as though Shin didn't even put up a fight..." The room was almost perfectly clean, save for the puddle of blood that was growing larger by the minute. Gohan grabbed the first thing he could see, using it as a bandage for Shin's head. Everything else would have to wait.
"We have to stop all that bleeding, or he'll bleed to death. That's probably the reason why he's so weak. How did that person get him I wonder. And who..." He looked over, noting the window. It was open. That must have been how the person got out. He could fly, that was for sure, or fall to his death otherwise. He looked out the window below. There was no body. He flew the coop, leaving no evidence but the knife on the floor. Videl ran in a moment later.
"The clouds are gone. Everything is back to normal. What happened to him?"
"You're guess is as good as mine and his." He gestured to Kibito.
"I don't know anybody who would want to do this..." He was cut off by a soft moan from the Kai on the ground. He opened his eyes for a moment, staring into space. Before Kibito could say anything to him, his eyes rolled back into his head again, eyes closed in unconsciousness.
"He's the only one who could say, but I don't know how to keep him awake long enough to tell anything." Gohan sighed. Videl put an arm around him. He liked her, but this wasn't the time to be all happy about it. If only, he thought, he'd been there sooner, then none of this would have happened, he knew.
They all headed down to a small room where they all sat. Kibito lay Shin down on one of the couches, and sat down himself. They where all at a loss for words at the moment, until Videl spoke.
"So, is anybody going to go after that punk?" They looked at her. Punk? "Guess not. You'll never catch him like this." Kibito answered her.
"Taking care of Shin is my first priority. I couldn't leave him alone." Videl nodded in agreement, staring at the Kai sadly. Kibito would indeed be the most loyal friend he'd ever have. Gohan just sat idle, watching the fire in the fireplace that had just been lit momentarily. The flames flickered away, the wood crackling along with it.
This whole deal was becoming far too complicated, and unsolvable. Dende was amazed at the sudden movement of weather, but knew just as well that the problem wasn't over with. The vibrations where still sent through the air, warning anyone who could read them. The Namek sighed, going back to his watch. Piccolo just continued to lean on the banister that had a small window view, and watched out. He knew perfectly well what was happening. Someone, something was trying to start an apocalypse by destroying the only thing that held the universe together. He prayed though, that it wasn't going to succeed.
Kirikou
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ALT-UNIVERSE, ANGST, BLOOD AND GORE
WARNING: SUPRIME KAI BATTERING
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: All I can really say about this story is that it is certainly the best alt-fic I've ever written on DBZ, and also my second. As the warning states above, there is some serious Kai-bashing, and not making fun. I mean blood. Lots of blood involved. This is a remake of the original, which I had named Kingdom Lost. I am the only one who's actually seen the end. This will be the only warning I give people, for it would just ruin the story if I wrote all over the place. I'm proud of this work, and would really like some feedback on how you think it turned out after all of my revisions. (These revisions included taking an entire character out of the story, which had many lines, and rewriting scenes that didn't sound right to me.) There's still a bit of work that could be put into it, but I'll leave this for now. Ver 2.0 is now ready for reading.
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The thunder rolled over head, on the supposedly 'nice day' as the weatherman had said. Gohan went home as fast as Nimbus would allow, cursing himself for believing the weatherman. His books where already soaked by the time he reached his halfway point to home. When he arrived he was soaked to the bone, and muttering unspeakable comments.
"Gohan, what happened to you?" His mother almost dropped dead at the sight of Gohan. She was about to take his clothes, before he stopped her.
"You know, I'm kind of old enough to take off my own clothes mom..." He went to his room, and came back out with some dry clothes, handing his mother the wet ones. Goten laughed at him, for he didn't have to go to school on account of a teacher conference day. It was only then, as he glanced out the window, that he noticed how dark it was outside.
"This storm is really picking up. I hope it's not a tsunami or tornado or something. Those weather people don't know a thing. I can't believe I actually watch that program..." ChiChi started muttering to herself as she hung up Gohan's clothes to dry. Goten went back to his cartoon Power Rangers: The Animated Series. He laughed at them.
"Man I would whoop stomp that dude in a minute! These guys are so weak!" Gohan almost laughed at him.
"That's because the Power Rangers aren't Saiyans." Goten just rolled his eyes at him, going back to the show. Gohan walked to the kitchen, getting an apple out of the fridge. He took a bite, going back to his room. ChiChi scolded him for bringing food through the house, but did nothing to back it up. He lay down on his bed, thinking about Videl. A flash of lightning brought his attention outside again. The rain pounded against the window in fury. Hail started coming down in moments to Gohan's disbelief.
The phone rang. He heard his mother call him moments later.
"Gohan, it's Videl!" He jumped up from his bed giddily, running to the phone to listen to the other end.
"Hello? Videl? Yeah, this is Gohan. What? It's bad down there too still, huh? Well, It's hailing here. Yeah I know, It was supposed to be sunny. Long way home? You bet! My books are drying out! Yeah. What? You think something's wrong? What could be wrong? Ha! Videl, you may know how to fly and focus your energy now, but I don't think you can predict the future too! Really... well, that's a good explanation. You could be right. You wanna come by? Cool! At least you have a car or something... yeah, bye!" He hung up the phone, leaning against the wall and sighing. Videl, perfect Videl, was coming to his house...
"Is that girl coming again?" ChiChi's voice boomed through the house, startling Gohan out of his dreams.
"Yeah, we're gonna talk about weather."
"Well as long as you're not talking about birds or bees...."
"Mom!" She shrugged, going back to her housework. Videl showed up a few hours later. Gohan opened the door quickly, but not quick enough. The rain was crazy by now, and she hadn't parked even five feet from the house and she was already soaked.
"Jeez, could it get worse?" She rung out what little hair she had, and they went to his room together. Gohan sat down, watching everything she did. She was the cutest thing... "So Gohan?"
"Yeah?" He popped out of his dream to his dismay.
"About this 'other world'. Who lives there?" He was shocked by the question, even more shocked that she knew what it was.
"Well, yeah. Dead people live there." He laughed at his too obvious answer. Videl had always told him about her religion, but he'd never really understood what she was talking about. A bit of lightning and thunder boomed overhead, startling the both of them. Videl's attitude immediately changed.
"I think that something's wrong. Wait, I know something's wrong." She looked out the window at the rumbling clouds and hail. "I just know. Maybe you should go up to the lookout and see what's going on up there..."
"What about you?"
"I'll come with!" She perked up immediately. Gohan nodded fiercely.
"I really don't think you should...What if you can't take the storms? What if you got hurt? What would your father say..."
"Gohan, do you think I care? I'll be fine! I've had a lot of practice!" Gohan sighed. It was worth it. He got up, putting his raincoat on, walking outside and calling back to his mom.
"We'll be out for a while mom! Don't expect to be back by dinner!"
"Alright, hey wait!" It was too late. By the time she'd said it, they had already taken to the sky.
Gohan had to help Videl through the mess of rain, even though she had just said that she'd had practice, until they got above the storm clouds. Above them, it was beautiful. The sun was shinning.
"Found our weather..." Gohan said to himself. He continued upwards, stopping every once and a while for Videl. They finally made it to Dende's, who greeted them kindly.
"So, Gohan, what brings you up here?" He seemed disturbed as he asked, his voice wavering.
"I'm on my way to the Supreme Kai's place. I'll need to rest to use the technique to get there." He sat down, taking in all the sunlight he could. Dende stayed standing, watching the sky warily. Gohan noticed the look on his face right away.
"What's the matter?" Dende turned back to Gohan concerned.
"I wouldn't go up there if I where you. I'm getting bad vibes from the planet, and nobody answers my calls." Gohan listened intently, now knowing for sure that something was wrong. "In fact, there's always such a buzz, and not busy. Like a horrible ringing. I've just stopped trying to get through to anyone." He hung his head thoughtfully. Gohan shrugged in response, the only thing he could do. He stood, walking to the edge of the place. Videl followed. "Thanks for the advice man, but we're checking it out." Gohan took hold of Videl, going through the same procedure as his father and disappearing in the sun. Dende turned, going back inside. Piccolo was leaning on a banister.
"You know they're gonna get in trouble Dende." Dende nodded, before walking past him. There was nothing he could do to stop his friend now.
When the two finally arrived, they suddenly began to hear a noise. Not just any noise, but a distinct buzz. It got louder as he walked on, and even louder still, until, the noise was just about unbearable. Gohan covered his ears, yelling in pain. Videl did the same. He looked around him, noticing everyone else on the grounds in the same predicament. That was when he noted Kibito over a ways.
"What's going on?" Gohan yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Don't know! But I've just about had it! Make that damn noise stop!" He growled.
"Where's Kaioshin?"
"Don't know! Couldn't find him!" Videl was surprised, as well as frightened to see the big man again, and here of all places. The three almost had it up to the max, when suddenly, the sound just stopped, and dead silence followed. The looked around in a daze, amazed to hear nothing but silence again, then going back to what they had been doing prior.
"What was that?" Kibito shrugged, before looking about concerned.
"Did you see Shin when you came in?" Gohan nodded solemnly. Kibito went inside to find the Kai. They walked along the main hall, but stopped when they heard a scream from Videl, who had gone ahead into the building. They ran to see what the matter was, Gohan almost screaming himself. It was one of the workers. He was lying in a puddle of blood, spreading farther around with every struggled breath.
"I-I...tried to...stop...it...sorry...I..." Videl shushed the person, who took his last breaths and died moments later. Videl hung her head, a few stray tears running down her cheeks. Kibito looked up from where the dead person lay. There was a trail of blood from where the person had apparently dragged himself to here. He and Gohan followed the trail down another hall quickly, while Videl stayed back. Where the trail led was strangely a dead end.
Gohan split up, going through all the rooms. Kibito stopped half way down the hall, hearing Gohan's yell. He ran to the room, gasping in horror. There was Shin, almost as dead as the person who had been attacked by something. His wrists hanged him on the wall and, apparently, a struggle had happened. He was bleeding heavily from his forehead, dripping to the floor making a puddle under him. Kibito ran to untie him, while Gohan searched for clues. Shin would be no help. He couldn't speak, let alone see for the matter. He was fainted, with no signs of ever waking up again. Kibito did his best to keep the Kai alive, and Gohan found what he was looking for. A large butcher knife lay only feet away, blood covering it from blade to handle.
"Man, this would make a perfect murder case..." He said to himself. He showed Kibito, who was just as stumped over who could have done it as he was.
"What confuses me, is it looks as though Shin didn't even put up a fight..." The room was almost perfectly clean, save for the puddle of blood that was growing larger by the minute. Gohan grabbed the first thing he could see, using it as a bandage for Shin's head. Everything else would have to wait.
"We have to stop all that bleeding, or he'll bleed to death. That's probably the reason why he's so weak. How did that person get him I wonder. And who..." He looked over, noting the window. It was open. That must have been how the person got out. He could fly, that was for sure, or fall to his death otherwise. He looked out the window below. There was no body. He flew the coop, leaving no evidence but the knife on the floor. Videl ran in a moment later.
"The clouds are gone. Everything is back to normal. What happened to him?"
"You're guess is as good as mine and his." He gestured to Kibito.
"I don't know anybody who would want to do this..." He was cut off by a soft moan from the Kai on the ground. He opened his eyes for a moment, staring into space. Before Kibito could say anything to him, his eyes rolled back into his head again, eyes closed in unconsciousness.
"He's the only one who could say, but I don't know how to keep him awake long enough to tell anything." Gohan sighed. Videl put an arm around him. He liked her, but this wasn't the time to be all happy about it. If only, he thought, he'd been there sooner, then none of this would have happened, he knew.
They all headed down to a small room where they all sat. Kibito lay Shin down on one of the couches, and sat down himself. They where all at a loss for words at the moment, until Videl spoke.
"So, is anybody going to go after that punk?" They looked at her. Punk? "Guess not. You'll never catch him like this." Kibito answered her.
"Taking care of Shin is my first priority. I couldn't leave him alone." Videl nodded in agreement, staring at the Kai sadly. Kibito would indeed be the most loyal friend he'd ever have. Gohan just sat idle, watching the fire in the fireplace that had just been lit momentarily. The flames flickered away, the wood crackling along with it.
This whole deal was becoming far too complicated, and unsolvable. Dende was amazed at the sudden movement of weather, but knew just as well that the problem wasn't over with. The vibrations where still sent through the air, warning anyone who could read them. The Namek sighed, going back to his watch. Piccolo just continued to lean on the banister that had a small window view, and watched out. He knew perfectly well what was happening. Someone, something was trying to start an apocalypse by destroying the only thing that held the universe together. He prayed though, that it wasn't going to succeed.
