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At the cave, Hakkai and Gojyo were also discussing Goku's weird behavior these past few days.
"What if, those dreams he's having, what if their part of his past?" Hakkai
"Hmm… Never thought about that, but come to think of it, we never really found out his past." Gojyo answered.
"But what if, what if those dreams are his past haunting him down?"
"Well those must've really tortured him. To see his… Argh! I don't want to think about it! I know Goku as a cheerful boy and to see him like that sends me crazy. I feel sad for him…" Gojyo answered, looking afar.
Seriously, Hakkai replied, "We all are worried about him, if those are his past, why is it coming back now, what could've triggered it or-"
"Who could be the cause of all this weird dreams? Someone must be behind this, it only began when-"
"When Goku was hit with that beam from the creepy man on the dessert!" they shouted in unison.
"Hakkai! Hakkai!" calls Sanzo, alerting the two. There, Sanzo came running towards the cave carrying an unconscious Goku.
"Hakkai! Hakkai!" he calls again.
"Sanzo! What the-?! Lay him in!" Comes Hakkai's order.
"What happened?" Gojyo asked, watching Hakkai check the sleeping boy.
"Tch! something's up, defienetly up. Someone's messing with Goku's brain. Someone's triggering his memories." Sanzo answered.
"Yeah, we did come up with that conclusion. We know when and who." Gojyo answered.
"He's fine, he's just asleep. Sanzo, the man back in the dessert he's the cause of all this." Hakkai answered.
"Tch!"
"But who the heck is he? Does he know Goku that much? And why is he doing this?" came Gojyo's questions.
"He might know Goku all right. But who the heck is he that he dares to mess up with Goku?" Hakkai asked.
"Revenge, he wants revenge." Sanzo answered plainly.
"Goku's memories are unfolding, Sanzo what did he told you?" questions Hakkai.
"That he dreams of blood and people blaming him for killing someone… Konzen. He said Konzen, 'I'm sorry Konzen', that's' what he said." Sanzo replied.
"Konzen? Now where did I hear that name… Hmm… The goddess! That's what the goddess called Sanzo and so did Homura!" Exclaimed Gojyo.
" Konzen eh? Who could Konzen really be in Goku's life or in the past that any person who says to be living in Tenkai, or is a Kami knows?" Hakkai asked.
"Wait, Sanzo isn't the only one whose been called with a different name. He called me Ken-niichan." Gojyo replied. Sanzo raised a brow.
"Ken-Niichan? Now that's weird, Goku calling Gojyo 'niichan'." Hakkai spoke, smiling.
"Smile all you want, but I know Goku called me Ken-niichan, and who knows, maybe that's the Kenren Homura and his company's talking about." Defends Gojyo.
"And on the first nights of his dreaming stage, Goku called me, Ten-chan. Now who could Ten-chan be? You don't think it's the Tenpou people from Tenkai's calling me?" Hakkai asked.
"Konzen, Ken-niichan, Ten-chan, Goku called us with different names, but the same of which the Tenkai inhabitants did." Gojyo speaks.
"My, my, he remembers." A voice came out of nowhere.
"Who's there?" Gojyo shouts, tensing and prepared for a surprise somewhere.
"Ah, still the same eh, General Kenren Taishou?" the voice replied.
"Show yourself!" Gojyo shouted back.
"Oh, calm down, there really is no need to rush, I'm still enjoying this. And besides, don't you guys wanna know what really is going on in that brats mind?" The enemy spoke, smirking.
BANG! BANG! Sanzo's bullets came flying, but the man easily dodged them.
"Are you the cause of all this?" asks Hakkai.
"All this?" the voice asks back.
"Goku's nightmares!" Hakkai replied.
"Ah, you mean the heretic. Um, I guess you can say that. Pretty neat isn't it, Field Marshal. To see that stupid, pathetic little boy suffer, hahaha!!! I've never had this much fun after five hundred years!"
"Darn you!" Gojyo cursed.
"Why? What do you want? You said five hundred years, you know Goku, his past?" Hakkai asked.
"Know him, I love him! Love, to kill him, to murder him, torture him, hear his screams, see him cry, wail, whimper in pain, both physically and emotionally! He's the cause of my downfall, and I'll not rest until I destroy every inch of his life."
"You bastard!" Gojyo shouted.
BANG!BANG! Sanzo's bullets came flying by. And one of Sanzo's bullets managed to graze the enemy's left cheek.
"Hot are we Konzen."
"Why are you doing this?" Hakkai asked, in a serious and pissed off tone. Gojyo has seen Hakkai pissed before, but not like this, Hakkai is wearing the eyes of a murderer now. And even he, doesn't want to mess up with him in this stage
"Why, you ask? You should know, you've been there… and is a part of that tragedy, Field Marshal."
"You keep on saying we're somehow related to his past but none of us exactly knows what his past is. Just tell us the truth, what do you want with him and what is your connection with him before we began slicing you to pieces!" Gojyo shouted, showing off his shakujo and aiming for the man.
"Forgetful? Your pet Konzen Douji has been given a privilege to remember his past. His past that has been kept from him. Don't you think its better he knows? Thus it is his right to know them. So why prevent me?"
"Because, only he and he alone can decide, when, where and how to get them back!" Hakkai shouted blasting his chi balls towards the man.
And so the fight began. Unfortunately for them, Goku began dreaming once again.
"Sa-Sa-Konzen…Konzen…Konzen!!! Argh!!!" Goku screamed.
"Yes! Yes! Feel the torture Son Goku! It's, my revenge! To see you in pain, emotionally is exciting!" spoke the man.
"You darn bastard! Remove the spell right now!" shouted Gojyo, releasing his shakujo chains to capture the enemy. But the man easily dodged them.
"Goku! Goku!" Hakkai yelled, approaching the boy who's now in a convulsion.
"Goku!" Gojyo joined and help Hakkai hold and control the thrashing boy.
"Why so silent there, Konzen? Aren't you going to help your pet?" asked the man.
Sanzo just stood at the side staring blankly at his pain inflected companion. He knows that although there are thousands of bruises and gashes all over him [Goku] inflicted by Goku, himself, Goku feels not physical pain but an emotional one. Is his past that tragic, that this easy-go-lucky boy could be drowned with sadness with just a fragment of his memories shown as a dream? Looking at Goku in this kind of state somehow brought a slight pain in him. He's been this boy's guardian for more than 3 years, and this boy had brought joy and light into their gloomy worlds. And thus right now, that boy is the one suffering from his memories and he can't do anything about it. Those golden eyes that shone full of life and happiness are covered in tears, and this boy whose catch phrase is 'I'm hungry' now can only say I'm sorry. Pissed off at himself, at the stupid man, Sanzo raised his gun pointing at the so-called kami.
"What? Shoot now Konzen." Challenged the man.
"Goku…" Hakkai calmly spoke, wiping off sweat, rose from the side of the now calm and sleeping boy. "He's fine." He spoke looking at Sanzo's eyes.
" What the heck is his past and what do you know about it? Speak or I'll kill you. I'll make sur-"
"I'll speak. Don't worry Konzen. This boy… this so called heretic… a dirty being in heaven, Hmph! He's the cause of all my misery!!! This boy," he continued, approaching Goku, lying asleep on Hakkai's arms.
" he, he took away everything from me, he's the reason heaven disowned me as a leader! He's the reason, my soul is swept with anger and vengeance!" he roared, now only a feet away from the angry stare of Hakkai and Gojyo who readied their weapons as a sign of 'back off'. "He, he's the one who almost killed me, that beast! That monster! That disgrace! I can't believe he defeated me! All my life I've known war, yet… that stupid kid! He shall suffer as I have suffered! Remember the past!" he roared! On cue, Goku screamed and began to thrash around! Now a crack is beginning to form on his golden limiter!
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