Gentlemen, BEHOLD!
Well sorry again for the long wait, it was my fault this time for being lazy about getting the next chapter. So I hope I make it up to you this time. This chapter is about Goku coming to the scene, along with a feud that seems to develop between Magus and Vegeta. I actually had a difficult time writing this chapter in particular, especially making it flow right. I hope i was able to get that done. Anyways enjoy everyone.
Thanks for reading! and bearing with me through the long wait.
Darkmatter777
Chapter 6: Enter Goku.
At last, he came face to face with the hero of legend, Goku. (Or Crono in this world) Magus pierced into the eyes of the pure heart Saiyan, seeing a vague glimpse of the hero who helped save his world from Lavos's destruction. Visualizing the events of the past, Goku marked the same resemblance of Crono. While the hero from the stars seemed like an innocent, simple man, the reaping warrior felt the limitless depth of his power buried deep within him. The Saiyan's power was so vast in fact, that it nearly became overwhelming for Magus. Trying his best to focus, Magus remained firm, continuing to feel the spirit of the red spiked haired swordsman. It was as if Crono never left his side.
'He is...' Magus paused, thinking deeply. 'The mirror image of Crono in every way. Unbelievable. Not a trace of any negative thoughts or emotions. His heart is pure, in every way the same as his, except his outward appearance is slightly different, but their souls are one in the same.'
"It's nice to finally meet you!" Goku sounded cheerful, showing an innocent smile. "I can tell that you are a great warrior. Plus everyone has talked about you! It looks like you're gonna be all the rage soon if you aren't careful."
Magus remained calm, trying his best to avoid expressing any form of feelings. "You have observed me well Goku. I too have heard so much about you. They say that you are the world's great hero, and I also see you have friends and family alike who wield such great power."
"Got that right!" one of the young kids bragged, jumping into the conversation. It was the one who wore the same clothing and marked the same face as that of Goku's. "My daddy is the greatest fighter in the world, and nobody can beat him!"
As if he were seeing two of the same, Magus grew baffled at the site of the mini Goku. "Looks like I'm seeing double," Magus cracked a joke as he laughed. "Like father like son they say." then he pondered, 'this kid is Mune. If that's so, then that means the other kid is Masa. How much irony this world presents.'
"This is Goten, my son, and that guy over there in the silly costume is my older son Gohan," Goku chuckled softly, introducing his other son to him. Overhearing Goku, Gohan stepped in, playing the role of his cheesy character: The Great Saiyaman.
"Hey, you're dressed up too, cool!" Gohan formed a grin, feeling relieved, thinking he wouldn't be the only "Cheesy costume" wearing fighter in this tournament. "You're playing as the soul stealer from that hit movie in theaters right? Man you're very convincing too!"
"Hmm, I suppose you can say that if it brings peace to your mind" Magus lightly chuckled, still finding humor in Gohan's outward costume. "So what are you posing as? A court jester?"
"Hey!" Gohan yelled with the sound of embarrassment, "I am no jester, I am..."
The son of Goku made outrageous poses, appearing heroic and ready to fight crime with his greatness. As his bizarre poses continued, the laughter from Magus silenced, as shame and humiliation took over. Once Gohan finished his goofy and silly stances, he shouted out, "The Great Saiyaman!"
Raising one eye brow, Magus showed him no pity. "What a fool, I don't even believe an insect could take you seriously."
"Whatever," Gohan pouted, wandering off while Goku busted out laughing at the scenario unfolding before him.
"That's my son Gohan," Goku continuing to laugh, bumping his elbow against Magus's shoulder. "You should see his fiancé; she's his sidekick, but too bad she couldn't make it this year."
"Good thing she isn't here then." Magus muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Don't let his looks fool you; he might look weak, but he is very strong too!" Goku stated, remaining confident about his son in the outfit of silliness, only to point his finger at the young woman and the short man with the dark hair. "See those two, that's my best friend Krillin and his wife eighteen," Goku explained. "And don't ask about the name, she was originally an android, so her father wasn't very creative when it comes to names." Goku chuckled, continuing his long talk of introductions. "Oh, and that other kid you see, that's trunks, and guess who the father is?"
Cutting him off, the prideful Saiyan, Vegeta charged right in, burning in anger by the orange clothed Saiyan for running his mouth to Magus. "You just have to talk to everybody don't you Kakarrot!" Vegeta sounded highly peeved, glaring at the babbling Goku and the emotionless reaper. "And as far as I'm concerned, you are still a circus clown Magus, and having an idiot of a son dressed up as a dumb hero makes all of this a waste of time."
"Easy Vegeta," Goku politely said, trying to make himself the voice of reason. "let's save the trash talking for the fights alright?"
"Whatever you say, Kakarrot." Vegeta growled angrily, walking away a second time.
"Nothing personal Goku, but your friends and family do not interest me." Magus addressed calmly. "I simply wish to battle you, to see if you are truly the world's strongest. So make sure you don't lose."
"I can't wait to fight you, Magus," the happy Saiyan said a little too loudly. He seemed overjoyed by the thought of fighting a new adversary. "It's gonna be great!"
Consisting in The Tournament of Champions were twelve fighters. Since some of them offer no relevance to the affairs of Magus, they will stay unmentioned. However, one fighter remains anonymous, keeping his eye upon the blue haired reaper, Magus.
"Alright guys, time for the drawing!" the seemingly bored nerdy staff member yelled out. He brought with him a small box with paper, and each one marking a number for the board. Once everyone was picking their numbers for the beginning of the tournament, the member announced Magus's first opponent when his turn to fight started. "Magus!" he yelled out. "You will be fighting Krillin in the first set of matches."
"Come on Krillin!" Vegeta hollered, growing anxious to see the defeat of the 'Circus Clown.' "Send the clown back to the house of circus freaks!"
Don't worry guys, I got this one." Krillin said with a sense of confidence.
Remaining silent, the medieval warrior and the black-haired runt walked down the pathway, side by side, followed by the roaring of the fans.
"Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages!" the announcer screamed with all his might. "Welcome to the next annual, Tournament of Champions!" Shouts and howls from the thousands of watchers flooded the arena, echoing throughout the stadium. "Get ready for another day of intense fighting!" Pointing his finger in the direction towards the two competitors, the announcer began his introduction as they worked their way to the squared, large block, which consisted itself of thick concrete.
"Introducing first, someone with no need of an introduction; for many years he has held his own, and don't let his size fool you, because he is a formidable fighter! So everybody, give it up for Krillin!" Waves of shouts and screams of support surrounded the short, slender man, as he waved to his supporting fans with a grin that covered his face from one end to the other. After finishing his introduction to Krillin, he moved on to the next, which is Magus.
"And his opponent, give it up the mysterious newcomer! From parts unknown, the Dark Caped Reaper, Magus!"
The entirety of the crowd grounded to a halt. It seemed nobody had any idea on what to think of him, but then again, this was his first appearance. As the repeating echoes of the announcer ended, the crammed stadium went silent, while thousands of fans looked at him with uncertainty.
"Looks like one of those street acts." a fan said.
"What a creep!" one of the girls said, in the rows deep within the stadium seats.
"I bet he's the boogeyman stalking little children at night!" another guy yelled out.
Remaining confident and steady, Krillin readied himself for battle.
"Let the match begin!" shouted the announcer, stepping back to avoid getting in the middle of the cross fire. Entering into a fighter stance, overconfidence filled Krillin's ego to its fullest extent.
"Digging the costume man," Krillin chuckled. "But it looks like I gotta end your show, if you catch my drift."
Forming an evil look upon his face, Magus presented his menacing glare when he wipes his opponent clean off his plate. "It's such a pity you have already lost kid." Magus said. Not even forming a stance, he only stood there, refusing to take the short guy seriously. "So come at me Krillin, and show me what you can do, at least fall knowing you gave me your all."
Dashing with great agility, he charged towards Magus with all of his might. So quickly in fact, that everyone could hardly keep up with Krillin. Reaching for Magus, the match ended abruptly while it appeared that he accidentally slipped out of the ring, crashing into the ground outside laying unconscious. In reality however, Magus used a trace of his magic, forcing Krillin out of the ring before the first blow could be made.
"Well, um," the Announcer stated, trying to figure out the cause of his quick defeat. "It seems Krillin slipped out of the ring by accident, how embarrassing is that? Winner by ring out: Magus!" During Magus's victory, everyone backstage appeared puzzled by the defeat of Krillin.
"That was no accident." Vegeta said. "Krillin is a fool, he got too careless."
Observing Magus, Goku focused his eye on him only, sensing a glimpse of his vast and limitless dark energy. "Magus unleashed a brief wave of energy to make it seem like Krillin slipped out of the ring." the watchful Saiyan explained, keeping his eyes on him.
"Yeah," responded Vegeta. "I felt his power, but he is still nothing compared to the Saiyan Prince. I hope I am the next fighter to face him. I'll make sure he cries all the way back to his clown house!" Consumed by pride, Vegeta laughed like a maniac at his new label for Magus.
"Do not underestimate him, his power goes far deeper than that Vegeta," Goku explained, sounding serious. "We don't know what Magus is capable of right now."
Slowly working his way back, Magus lost himself in ponder again. 'What a waste of time... This will be a pain going through these weak pests. They are nothing but obstacles getting in my way. I await our battle Goku."
Hauling Krillin off for medical treatment, he returned to the backstage area, only to see the prideful prince tirade in laughter. Lusting for battle, all that was on the mind of the former prince was to destroy the "Circus Clown".
"You got lucky clown," Vegeta snickered, "wait til you face a high-class warrior like yours truly. That's if some other weak idiot doesn't stop you first."
"So what's it with you and clowns?" Magus asked, folding both his arms. "Did they scare you as a child? But unlike those, this clown... has a place for fools like you Vegeta."
Again, Goku steps in trying to calm the tension between Magus and Vegeta. "Guys, let's save the fighting for the ring." Goku said, making his peace. "And I have this feeling, that you two will have that chance to fight." Goku gave a wink, calming the tension for a time.
Fights and battles came and went through the tournament. After cleaning through the nameless warriors, only six remained. Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and Goten along with Magus, and finally, one remaining hidden from everyone. The sixth fighter stayed anonymous. Complimenting his title, the other fighter in this tournament called himself: Captain Anonymous. On stage, Hercule-Satan delivered another crowd pleasing presentation of how great of a fighter and hero he is. As Mr. Satan finished his speech of being the greatest in the world, the fear of falling to the hands of the reaper plummeted deep into the obnoxious champ's stomach every time he laid eyes on Magus.
"Man, I hope Goku beats this guy." Hercule said in anxiety. "If he can't stop him then I'm screwed, but I don't get how he's as strong as Goku. Buu could be wrong, but he wouldn't lie to me like that... Come on Goku, My championship is on the line here."
After plowing through helpless souls and nameless fighters, Magus achieved his next big step into The Tournament of Champions. Coming on up next in the chain for fighting, Magus and Vegeta will receive the match they have longed for: The Circus Clown Magus, VS. Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince.