I do not own Dragon Ball Z Or Shaman King

Darkness came swiftly, the two fighters clambered out of their cave. Up ahead, their target loomed, a huge mass of metal, seemingly placed at random to form a giant blob of metal huge it towered into the sky, massive and thick tendrils led away from it, several miles long they stretched as far as the eye could see. Each one was big and wide enough to contain several tall people walking side by side, indeed they were hollow.

Smoke belched forth from between the tendrils, where digging equipment ate away at the earth, mining hot magma for use to form more soldiers.

Soldier robots paced this area, guarding it carefully, most of them were basic but a few were different. They shone a red colour, the command units.

In the air, yet more robots, hundreds and thousands of them patrolling, guarding, watching.

The two warriors stood little chance, they knew this.

They looked at each other, one smirked a little, " I'll distract them, you slip in and see if you can complete the mission."

The second one nodded, the first stepped up and screamed, golden energy gathering around him, a crater formed, his muscles bulging he held up a hand, " Dragon Flame!"

A red beam shot forth, slamming into a large group of units, they exploded the others rushing at the Saiyan, Strike stepped back and said, " Go, Arkh. "

Arkh nodded and vanished travelling at his top speed.

Strike shot at the robots, his aura tearing into the ground under him.

He reached them, held his hands out, " Final Explosion!"

A golden charge built up quickly, devouring everything near it, Strike shot out of the resulting smoke unharmed, into the sky he went, he pointed his hand at the remaining robots, " Dragon's Rage!"

Blast after blast issued from his palm, slamming into the ground before detonating with an almighty bang!

A robot appeared behind him, he turned with a scream, his fist ploughing through it, the two halfs exploded.

Strike smirked and brought his hands together, raining fire down upon the base, metal structures exploded or melted, robots attacked him and he beat them, his strength and speed far above theirs.

A new group of foes rose into the air, he observed that they were not robots, " Cooler."

The metal warriors charged him, he screamed, his aura growing as did his muscles, a foot him in the face, he backed up, his transformation aborted.

He growled, a Cooler had phased before him.

The others were on him now, a group of fifteen metal warriors surrounded him. He roared, and charged!

At top speed, the eye failed to catch him before he slammed a fist into the chest of the nearest soldier, the metal alien backed away, cracks forming, the others struck!

Ganging up on him with a flurry of fists and kicks!

He blocked and dodged, moving faster then the eye could see, dull thuds resounded as the metal limbs connected with his defence.

Strike fought back, landing a series of fists and kicks upon the nearest foes, they cracked but didn't brake, he screamed, and shot upwards, faster then the others he gained a few seconds of peace before they followed.

He looked around desperately, Arkh, you'd better move fast, these guys are too much for me if I can't get the time to transform.

He spun in time to dodged a crimson beam, more and more followed, each Cooler firing Death Beam after Death Beam.

Strike snarled and his power surged, just need a few minutes.

He started to gather Ki, not easy when he had to dodge the beams as well.

Strike moved fast, his power was running low, he needed to transform now, but he didn't have the Ki to do so!

" Almost there."

His hair turned golden for a second as he aura strengthened, " Almost done it.."

The Coolers, seeing this redoubled their efforts to hit him.

He dodged between the rapidly coming Death Beams, his Ki growing, just a few seconds more..

His muscles bulged, he smirked, his hair glowing again, and screamed! A beam pierced his shoulder, pain flooded through him, aborting the transformation once more as blood poured from the wound.

He hit the ground as pain flooded his shoulder, he screamed, jerking himself upright as the foes reached him, he met the first with a fist to the face, spun in mid air and kicked the second! The fourth was greeted by a Ki beam to the chest, the others closed fast, landing blow after blow upon him.

The air was filled with thuds as they pummelled him, Strike screeched, and leapt into the air, trailing blood, " I'm not beaten. Not by a long shot! Dragon's Rage!"

The barrage of Ki blasts shot towards them ,faster then before, Strike chuckled, " Heh, Your metal bodies will melt, you wont survive this attack, now die!"

Each Cooler held a hand up to their forehead, Strike frowned, " Is this some kind of weird salute?"

Then he realized, " No! Instant Transmission!"

Before the first of his blasts struck, the Coolers vanished.

He growled and looked around, " where are they?"

A voice came from behind him, " This battle is over."

Strike turned with a kick, hitting nothing, a new voice behind him, " You're wounded badly, in a few minutes your energy will begin to drain, after that you wont stand a chance."

Strike spun round, this time he caught his foe with as blow to the face, Cooler was sent flying and Strike phased behind him, slamming a fist into the other! Cooler fell to the ground as Strike's hand forced through his gut!

Strike smirked, " Was that weak to you? I'm not going to make this easy for you."

The others charged, Strike raised his guard, aura turning golden, " This battle has just begun."

They clashed, blinding light, then darkness.

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David groaned, his rescuer turned to him, " Relax, you're safe now."

David looked around, he was in a cave, no some kind of cavern, a huge underground hiding place, rocky floors and walls.

There was a fire, wood piled to the side, ready to feed the flames, he glanced at the other and gasped, " Will!"

Will nodded, his tail flexed, no longer wrapped around his waist, " David, I thought I wouldn't run into you again."

David grinned " You know me, never what you expect."

Will grinned back, then said, " Yeah, I know you, but that other guy seemed to know you as well."

David's frown wilted, " That is not something you need to know about."

Will persisted, " He knew you, how?"

David growled, " That is none of your concern."

Will frowned, " I'm only trying to help."

David snarled, " Don't. This is my fight and my fight alone, get involved and I will make you pay."

Will backed up, " Sorry, didn't mean to step on any nerves."

David sighed and sat back, this isn't Will's fault.. he doesn't know just what kind of history I have with that guy.

Even thinking that, the memories returned to him in a rush.

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David ploughed through another hill, his foe leapt at him, fists ready to pummel David! The good Saiyan phased away, landing a direct hit to his foe's back!

Shenar smirked, not even feeling it. He struck back, scoring a blow to David's face! He backed off, Shenar charged at him, David leapt into the air.

Man, this guy really is powerful, I've never known a Saiyan that could fight as well as him.

Shenar smirked and followed, David screamed, firing a barrage of Ki blasts downward at his foe, Shenar blocked them all and kept coming, picking up speed.

David's eyes widened and he leapt to the side, his foe shot past, before Shenar could turn, David fired off a beam, Shenar screamed and crashed to the ground.

David was panting, but he knew it wasn't over.

Shenar got to his feet without even a scratch, David screamed and shot at his foe! Shenar blocked a knee, a series of kicks and fists, then countered with a kick to the face!

David was sent flying.

Shenar phased above him with a double-hand. David screamed and spat blood as he smashed into a newly formed crater.

He pulled himself out, his clothes tattered and torn, bleeding from several small cuts, " This is not over."

Shenar smirked, " Prove it."

David screamed and shot forward, his fist increase in a white aura as it tore into Shenar's gut!

David followed up with an uppercut, sending Shenar flying, he phased above him with a round-house kick!

David brought his hands together, " Ki Beam Strike!"

A beam shot forward, slamming into Shenar before he could recover his guard.

He caught himself and charged, David paled as the other's fist sank into his gut, Shenar used his other fist to punch David's face.

A powerful beam struck David, he screamed as it washed over him.

Panic rose, he couldn't see, just all consuming blackness, then he slammed into the ground, he fainted for a second but came around in time to avoid the next fist!

Rolling away he fired off a blast, the orb struck Shenar's upper chest, sending him flying.

David leapt forwards, taking advantage of his foe's lack of attention to land a fist a kick and an uppercut!

Shenar caught himself and rubbed his chin where David had struck, " Perhaps you are not so weak after all. But you are not the strongest foe I've ever faced."

David spat, " Strongest or not, I'll be the last foe you ever face!"

Shenar caught his fist and hammered a kick into his gut, David doubled up and Shenar sent him into the air with a punch, " I doubt it."

David caught himself, Shenar leapt forward punching at David, the other dodged to the right, avoiding the attacks, Shenar phased behind him but David turned quickly and caught the fist in his right hand!

Shenar grinned, his other fist came down, David caught that one in his left hand.

Unfortunately, David was out of hands. Shenar kneed him in the gut, again and again, yet David didn't let go.

Even as his face paled, as the pain grew, he held still. Shenar was getting worried, his aura surged, white energy burning into David's arms, the dull pain in his chest increasing, a burning in his arms, he still held.

Shenar spat, " Let me go, you pathetic weakling!"

David replied, " I'm not going to let go, if I'm weak, how come you're so scared?"

Shenar roared, his aura growing, " I'M NOT SCARED!"

David screamed, the pain in his arms redoubled, he didn't realise let go though. Then Shenar's knee hit him in the gut, it was charged with enough Ki to destroy a small planet, David never stood a chance, pain ripped through his body as he slammed into the ground.

He screamed, felt like he had several broken ribs, blood poured from the wound, not mortal but very painful.

He spat blood, forcing legs that felt like jelly to stand, Shenar was looking very relaxed now that he had broken David's hold.

David collapsed to the ground, giving up on legs that wouldn't hold him.

Darkness closed in, he fought it off, using the dull pain of his body to anchor himself, to keep himself awake.

But it wasn't working. Shenar walked towards him with a predatory stalk, " This is my favourite part of a battle," he said, " when me enemy has failed, and knows he's failed, but still has that tiny portion of hope, that maybe someone will save him, that some miracle will happen, I love watching that hope vanish from his eyes as he realises his death has come."

David forced himself to his knees, " You sound like you've killed a lot of people."

Shenar shot forward, his fist hitting David and sending him flying to the ground again, David struggled to rise, but his arms gave out and with a groan he crumpled to the ground.

Shenar smirked, lifting David by the front of his clothes, " See? You're not the last one I will fight."

David spat at him, " I may not be the one to end you, but hear me, someday, someone will rise up, his power will dwarf yours, someday you will feel the pain of defeat and the sting of death, and, wherever I am, I will be laughing!"

Shenar roared, he was used to his victims begging for life, not like this! Not to look at him like this, not to predict his death! He was unsettled, and decided just to kill this one.

He held up a hand, David saw the energy orb gather, aimed at his face, he didn't close his eyes but rather glared at Shenar, even in death he would fight him.

" Do not despair yet!"

David blinked rapidly, what the heck? A voice? What's this? I'm a going mad?

" I cannot hear you, you must think it clearly, think it and I will hear you.

David tried again, " Who are you?"

Shenar was looking confused, he glanced around then said to himself, " There is magic in the air, but... I've seen this before... Yet the caster died, I made sure of it!"

" I am he who seeks vengeance for all the innocents murdered by Shenar, I am the gods' tool of retribution, I have come to save you. If you will help me defeat Shenar."

David coughed blood, " Fat chance of that, I'm dead already, I have no power left."

" No, you have much power yet to be used, you have some kind of block... I cannot unseal all of it, but I might be able to release some, enough for you to continue your fight."

Shenar had grown bored of searching for the source of the magic and turned back to David, " Time to die."

David sent one thought with all his remaining power and strength, " DO IT!"

He screamed as pain ripped through his body, he saw red, felt nothing but a deep burning.

" This is going to hurt a lot, your body isn't going to hold this power for long so try and finish him quickly."

David screamed, rage bursting forth like water from a long dammed river, his every emotion was strengthened by millions of times! Pain burned through his body, but it was a good pain, as weak muscles strengthened, his aura whipped up a small dust storm, he screamed again, this time as new strength surged through his tired body, renewing and healing.

Shenar frowned, " What the heck is going on?"

He spotted David's rapidly healing body, and spat " Not again!"

David's scream continued, his hair standing on end, thunder struck! A crater formed under him, it rapidly expanded, his hair turned gold and he looked up, giving Shenar a burning scowl.

Shenar backed off, N-no! Not again! But there can only be one every thousand years!

David shot forward, at speeds he once thought impossible he smashed into Shenar!

The evil Saiyan staggered backwards as David launched a barrage of fists!

Shenar pulled himself together and dodged them, he landed a punch, but David didn't even feel it, he smashed his fist into Shenar's chest!

Shenar was sent flying into the air, he pulled himself together however and cried out, " You surprised me, David, I didn't think you had it in you. A Super Saiyan eh? Looks like I'll have to fight you at my full power!"

David stood still, letting his wild aura build, " Power up as much as you like, it will make no difference, in the end, you'll still die."

Shenar only laughed.

David heard the voice in his mind again, " Attack him now, while his defences are down."

He snorted, " No, I want to defeat him when he's at his best, that way, he will know I won fairly and not by some fluke."

" But if he reaches full power, you wont be able to stop him!"

David felt an icy finger of fear, the way that the other said it, this person really believed that Shenar could defeat David.

David growled, torn between wanting to kill Shenar and wanting to fight him at his full.

Shenar lowered himself to the ground, taking deep breaths, he cupped his hands, pointing them towards David, he roared and lightening crackled.

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Another storm of blasts struck the ground, scattering the defenders and dropping several of them.

Another twenty robots descended to join the several hundred already waging battle.

The enemy's line started to buckle, bending backwards as the metal invaders put more and more pressure on it.

Screams of the injured and dyeing filled the plain, green beams lanced out claiming lives, and above them a war was waged, winged warriors faced off more robots.

In the thick of it, Silva, Hao's strongest and only living offspring fought for survival.

His wings razor-edged, he sliced through yet another foe, and a blast tore into his side, he screamed and fell, icy wind howling past him, at the last minute he flipped and shot into the air, green beams slicing towards him, he went into a series of dives and flips, no use the beams struck his wing!

It shattered, his Furiouku gone and he plummeted to the ground.

He let out a scream of agony as he slammed into the hard earth, feeling bones shatter and rips brake.

The robots plunged after him, green attacks shooting towards the fallen shaman!

A shield appeared from thin air and Silva looked around wildly, there!

Another Tenth Oracles, a small and wizened old man called Goldva.

Behind him, a huge bird, red in colour tore through robots quickly and easily, Silva marvelled at his elder's power, he had effortlessly formed a shield and his spirit was showing no strain at all as she cut the robots down.

Then, the pain exploded and he sank to the ground.

Goldva looked around, " This looks bad," he commented, his spirit answered.

" Have faith my friend, faith in Spirit King and in yourself."

He shook his head, " Spirit King is gone, we have nothing left to fight for."

He leaped aside as more beams stuck where he had been standing! Turning, he sent several dagger-sharp feathers to stab into his attacker, he ascended to the air on the back of his spirit. She and he had worked together for years and a Kami-Class Shaman like himself had no trouble with this kind of battle.

Another wave of enemies reached them, Goldva could sense his fellow shaman falling, could feel their Furiouku draining and leaving their cold and lifeless bodies.

He felt rage, rage against these robots and their creator, but also rage against Spirit King, Spirit King who had left them to their fate, left them to die after they had done their job.

He screamed a battle cry and rejoined the fray! Knocking down seven robots before the others even noticed him, the green attacks sliced towards them again but his spirit dodged them all.

Another one launched itself at him, he dodged to the side, not noticing as his spirit's claws tore into it, he was looking down at the battle field, a huge hole had been torn in the shaman lines and the robots were pouring in, cutting off several groups of shaman.

A new robot appeared before him, not steel this one had a red taint, he threw his feathers once more but they were deflected by the covering. The 'bot shot forwards and his eyes widened as he realized that it was going to cut him down with the green attack!

A huge beast leapt past him, it had once been a fox though now it was looked like a snarling devil, it's claws sliced the robots to ribbons and it continued to fight them.

A wolf shot past, doing the same, Goldva turned and saw that a new shaman had joined the battle, he wore a mask and dark combat suit.

He nodded to Goldva before continuing his war on the robots.

A hoard of the things shot past him and with a start he realized where they were heading " The village! No!"

he shot through the sky, on the back of his spirit he was fast, but the the robots had a great lead.

He followed them, faster and faster, until the ground blurred around him, wind whipped through his hair, yet he still sped up.

Up ahead, he could see the first buildings starting to become visible, and the first of the crowds gathered outside them, awaiting with hope news of victory.

The robots launched a storm of power, cutting into the waiting people, killing most and scattering the rest.

Goldva let out a scream of rage and moved faster. Buildings were set alight and people ran screaming, the green beams tearing into flesh.

The robots were effective. By the time Goldva had reached the town, the street was littered with corpses.

A Small boy ran from one of the building, carrying a heavy bag.

A robot shot out after him, its beam sliced into him an he stumbled, tried to keep going but another beam caught him in the chest, in a shower of blood he fell.

Goldva vaguely recalled him as a human who had come to cheer on his friends in the Shaman Fights.

Goldva didn't get to see much more though, as one of the enemies broke through a building behind him!

He spun round, furiouku-increased speed almost not enough, as stones and rocks rained down upon him.

A huge rock threatened to crush his head, but a blade came out of no-where and knocked it away.

Tao Ren shot towards the robot, his glaive slicing at the foe!

It connected but did no damage, the robot however sent him flying with a fist!

He screamed and smashed into a second building.

Goldva decided to join the battle and his spirit appeared under him.

The robot shot a beam and she shattered, taking Gokdva's last dregs of Furiouku with her. He lapsed into a coma like sleep.

Ren got up, brushing the dirt of him. Damn, these guys were powerful, they're armour made it very hard to damage them and those beams were lethal.

He quickly checked himself over, no major injuries.. bruises and scratches, he had endured worse.

Ren leapt into the air, not too soon as well. The ground he had been standing on exploded as a beam struck it.

The robot charged towards Ren, he raised his glaive but a sword cut the machine clean in two!

Yoh Asakura spun round, delivering a deadly blow to the robot that had been behind him. More of the 'bots flooded into the town.

Four of the touched down before Yoh. He let loose a battle-cry and charged! Ren joined the battle and together they quickly despatched the foes.

Yoh turned, taking in the ruined buildings, the screams of people fought and died.

Then, he caught sight of the small boy. He paled, eyes wide, his sword dropped to the ground.

" Manta..?"

He rushed towards the body,shaking it wildly, " MANTA! Wake up, Manta!"

Tears poured down his face, as he said to Ren, " Go, get Faust, get him, now!"

Ren shook his head, keeping in his own feeling thanks to years of training, " There's no point, Yoh."

" Yoh screamed, " DO IT! GET FAUST!"

Ren actually took a step back, seeing a very rare sight, as Yoh had lost his temper, Ren noted that he looked a little too much like his brother, Hao.

Ren replied, " He dead, Yoh."

Yoh shook his head, " N-no... He can't be dead.. Manta...NO!"

Ren put his hand on his friend's shoulder, " Yoh, we have work to do. We have to fight these robots."

Yoh shook Manta's body, as if trying to wake him.

Ren said more forcefully, " Yoh, we have to move now. Manta's dead. But we can still save the others."

Yoh moved faster then he ever had before, Ren was sent staggering back, nursing a new black eye.

Yoh said, " Manta is not dead... he's not...no.. he's not!"

He slammed his fist into the ground, again and again, Amidamaru appeared next to him, " Lord Yoh, Ren is right. We must move."

Yoh didn't respond, continuing to punch the ground.

Tears fell freely, Manta... Not Manta...

He memory returned to those early days, when he had first arrived in Tokyo. He had been so lonely, no normal person wanted anything to do with a shaman, then Manta had taken a short-cut through a graveyard Yoh had been relaxing in.

Because Manta could see spirits, Yoh opened up to him, they became best friends quickly. Then, Manta had been attacked by Ryu and his gang, Yoh had single handedly defeated them all. As the time past Manta saved Yoh's life several times, once even going so far as to fight Ryu for a sword that Yoh needed to save his life.

Then, the Shaman Fight started and Yoh had trained harder then ever, not seeing Manta for several months, but when they met again they were still best friends.

Then, Manta had been targeted by Faust and nearly died during one fight, Yoh's rage had been so intense... that was the first time he had ever wanted to kill someone totally. But Faust's plan worked and Yoh was defeated.

Later, Manta had come with them to save Ren and sometimes Yoh doubted that they would have survived without him. After they left for the Shaman Fight finals, Manta followed them along with Anna to teach Yoh a new and powerful Spirit Form.

No matter what, Manta ad never run, never abandoned him, never ran from the X Laws, not from Hao, not from anything, Manta was always there for him, and Yoh was always there for Manta... Until now.

Ren was worried, he had never seen Yoh like this... Yoh looked angry... Yoh was never angry! Not even with Hao!

The aforementioned shaman picked himself up, Amidamaru appeared beside him, " Lord Yoh!"

Ren said, " Come, Yoh, we have to fall back."

Then, Yoh looked up, his eyes were strange, full of hatred and vengeance. " No, I am not finished here."

He strode through the streets, Ren ran after him, calling " Yoh! No! They are too strong!"

Yoh's giant blade formed in his hand, and he charged right at a group of six robots! They fired their cannons but Yoh deflected it with hi sword!

Ren's eyes widened, no way! That power.. is that really Yoh's? Has he had it all along?"

The robots exploded with a single slash from his blade, he turned to a tenth oracle who had been about to die.

" Get everyone out. I will make sure they don't follow."

He nodded and rushed off.

Yoh rushed forward, cutting into several new robots, they exploded with a bang and he pushed on! In the following minutes, Ren saw a side of Yoh that he had never expected.

The young shaman let nothing stop him, cutting down 'bot after 'bot.

Ren had an evil hunch that Yoh would not stop if a fellow shaman fell in the way of his blade.

Several minutes later, Yoh had advanced through the street, and was entering the battlefield.

It was now on the border of the town, robots everywhere, the shamanistic forces had been completely shattered into three big groups, each heavily outnumbered and surrounded by enemies. If they didn't manage to link up again, this battle would be over in minutes.

The biggest one, contained most of the strongest shaman and Tenth Oracles, they fought with their backs to the outer town.

The screams of the dyeing were everywhere and the green lasers lit up the area again and again.

The group was beginning to dissolve as people died or ran, Yoh hurled himself into the thickest concentration of robots!

Ren cried out but The 'bots exploded and Yoh was unharmed! He stalked farther, cutting down any foe in his way, behind him the shamans gave a cheer and fought harder, inspired by Yoh's survival.

He cut a tunnel through the enemy forces to the second group and several powerful Shamans rushed to reinforce it!

Yoh joined them in the front line, cutting and slashing and dodging. His arms ached, his back burned, he ignored them and fought on.

Time seemed to flow erratically, it seemed to him that one minute he would be hacking at a robot and the next surrounded by allies, at last the sun began to set.

Then, he was talking to a Tenth Oracle, the man cried out, " They're forces are thinning, but the commander keeps rushing reinforcements to them, we can't hold this pace forever."

Yoh didn't say anything, just ploughed through the enemy forces to the command centre, a single rock raised above the rest of the battle on which stood a metallic figure, his tail swishing.

Yoh came up behind him with a roar, his blue sword slashing downward to cleave the foe on two!

To his shock and horror, his sword shattered upon contact with the foe!

Cooler turned, Yoh had no way of knowing that he had a Ki shield protecting him, to Yoh it seemed his power was so great as to make him completely immune to his strike!

Cooler observed him, " Hmm, another weakling who thinks he's strong enough to withstand my power?"

Yoh screamed a battle-cry and leapt at Cooler again, bringing his sword down upon the metallic alien's head, Cooler caught it!

Yoh's face paled, as he struggled to force the blade downwards, but for a human like Yoh, it was an impossible task. Then Cooler easily threw him backwards!

Yoh slammed into the earth hard enough to form a dent. He cried out as he felt a sharp pain in his back.

The alien raised a hand, the glowing red beam building, " Goodbye, human."

He made as if to fire the beam but stopped a confused expression on his face.

" what?"

His chest was slowly changing colour, no it was freezing! Then, a blade was forced through it! Cooler let out a scream and crumpled to the ground.

Horohoro turned back to the battle before muttering " Ice, it makes things brittle."

Around him, dead shaman rose to fight again, Faust controlling them.

Ryu stood guard over Yoh's now sleeping form.

Slowly at first, the robots' defences started to crumble, every fallen human rose once more, fighting for Faust.

Then, it was over, the robots turned and fled!

A great cheer was taken up by the surviving shamans, the dead falling back to the ground.

The ground was littered with corpses and metal husks, blood ran like a river. The sun was set now and the stars glittered brightly.

For the humans, they could hope again.

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AN: Wow, a long chapter. I'm splitting it into two parts. The second will be uploaded soon.. ( I hope) and will deal with Jordan and the dbz side of things... 'till next time.