My first ficlet for my Son Goku (Seiten Taisei) claim at fanfic100.

Disclaimer: Consider this ficlet DISCLAIMED.


Beginnings

by PunkWolf

The song of spring was in the air that morning. Birds and smaller animals chattering away at the silence…

...until he ventured up their corner of the forest.

All feral instinct, wrapped up in a shell of false humanity. The white noise was silenced as soon as he happened upon the secluded grove.

Perched in the canopy overlooking the meadow, his vigilant eyes caught every movement; honed ears caught every sound. His prey was under no delusions. They knew he saw all and heard all, and that there was nothing they could do to escape his will. A god amongst humans… a demon among gods.

The beast crouched low against his branch as he felt a larger, warmer aura enter the vicinity. It was not a faint glow like the small animals he typically hunted, nor was it the soft heat of a deer or mid-sized hunter he shared his land with. No, this was a new creature, the likes of which he'd never felt. The strong aura of power and intelligence, it didn't falter or flicker like the animals he'd grown up hunting. It never wavered in its self-assuredness. It had grown foolish as it aged.

Leaving the silent clearing behind, he made his way toward the source of this new aura, intent on sating his curiosity.

Trees and other landscape flew by as he sped through the forest, weaving around the trunks and branches. In no time, the aura filled his senses like nothing had before. He mentally adjusted to the new intrusion, and his muscles relaxed as it dimmed in his mind's eye. But even with the lessened aura, he could hear the creature's breathing. And it's heartbeat. A great deal of blood flowed through this creature. He could smell it swarming beneath skin plastered with a nauseatingly heavy scent.

With a final leap, he allowed himself to descend from the trees and land heavily upon the forest floor, balance never wavering. He heard a distinct hitch in the even breathing.

He didn't have time to examine his find, for a moment later, it had fled… or begun to flee. This creature moved slower than an expectant doe. In mild amusement, he watched as it stumbled through the thick underbrush. When it was a hundred yards away, the beast sprang once more into the treetops and followed it at a leisurely pace. There was no threat in this weak little being, so trailing it would provide a fun, new way to pass the time.

Ever so often, it would glance fearfully over its shoulder, and seeing nothing, would slow down just a bit. Its pursuer was amused by its ignorance and false sense of security.

Not an hour later, more glowing auras began to reach them. He had no doubt that the creature couldn't feel them, but they were there, growing in intensity as they pressed on. Suddenly, the forest ceased, and he followed the creature to the edge of the trees, watching as it made its way toward…

Hundreds of creatures just like it.

It was screaming and flailing its arms wildly as it approached the nearest person. Fear was easily spotted in the eyes of the latest creature and both began making animated noises that he couldn't understand. Together, his prey and its companion continued into the forest of rigid lines and shapes, all looking impossibly alike.

He let them go, but he slowly felt the auras of the area shift. From the warm, calm colors, to a violent red making his head throb. He'd never felt an aura such as this… so powerful and so full of… he couldn't even place it. Malice? Cruelty? His head spun.

Red began to fill his vision as his prey returned, but with its pack in tow and objects in hand. The sudden need to kill overwhelmed him like never before.

His would be attackers didn't understand that their malevolence was leaving impressions upon this mind that would have repercussions centuries from now, when three likewise tainted men would face off with the very creature they hated and loved the most.

But it was too late to undo their actions born of ignorance.

He wanted to feel these creatures dying in his grasp as he ripped them apart in every way possible. He didn't understand this new feeling of unadulterated bloodlust…

Because Seiten Taisei had never known hatred before now. And the influence of the humans' dirty souls proved more potent than the earth's purity.

Dramatic and pretencious. Oh well. I heart Seiten Taisei no matter how had it is to write a fic solely about him.