Gohan watched Sedu and considered him for a moment. He took proper stance and beckoned for Sedu to attack. Sedu charged forward with heavy footfalls that generated arc of lightning. He steered himself and stuck out his right arm. He carried it level with Gohan's neck, and ran with the intent of smashing his throat with it. He ran past Gohan, who ducked swiftly to avoid the deadly blow, which passed right over his head. As Gohan fell back, he kicked up his right foot and swung himself upwards, kicking Sedu in the lower back. Sedu stuttered but recovered and turned around, swinging his left arm. Inside its palm was a large ball of glowing ki, a vivid green in colour. Gohan carried himself along the arc of his kick and righted himself, his back facing Sedu, who threw the ki he was holding. Gohan sensed it and spun on his left foot, launching a full kick with his right. The ball soared to his left and landed in the city, destroying much of it.

"Heh, you are not without strength," complimented Sedu. "And your skill is grand. But you must know I am still holding back a quarter of my strength." Gohan had already figured this, and wasn't surprised in the least.

"However," he continued." At my current level I can outmatch you easily."
Gohan walked towards him until they were inches from each other. Gohan looked up into Sedu's soulless eyes, locking his gaze with his own black ones.

"I'm gonna bust you up," growled Sedu. Gohan continued to stare.

"Go for it," he replied. He leapt up and delivered a brutal kick to the chest with his left foot. Using this as a foothold, he pulled himself upwards and kicked back Sedu's head with his right. He then stomped hard on his throat. Sedu was stunned by these sudden blows, and before he could recover, Gohan brought forth a mighty kick with his left once more, connecting with Sedu's right cheek and pushing his head towards his left.

The force pushed on Sedu's head, twisting him counter clockwise despite all efforts of resistance. His upper body turned and his arms reached forwards in a blind attempt to grasp any sort of support. After a few seconds Sedu's defences failed and pivoting on his left foot he swung swiftly. His arms lagged a bit and while his back was facing Gohan his palms were loose, and a purple spark was giving off a soft violet glow. Sedu smiled and used his momentum to swing around to face Gohan. As their eyes met once more, he thrust his arms forward. The confidences on Gohan's face cracked and chipped, revealing the fear underneath.

"Garlic Gun!" screamed Sedu. An ocean of ki rushed forth, striking Gohan hard. Gohan resisted, but his attempts were futile against the immense force pushed upon him. He was thrown back, carried by the flowing purple mass for what seemed like an eternity, until he managed to force his way off the beam and plummeted to the Earth. He crashed hard, and was dizzied, but his wits told him to carry on. He stood up and faced Sedu, who was rushing towards him like a freight train, an unstoppable force. Gohan ran to him, jumped up and kneed him hard in the face.

Sedu stumbled back, then came forward and swung hard with his right. Gohan ducked easily under it. Sedu threw a left hook, then a right, then another left. Gohan dodged all of them by leaning away.

I'm faster than him! Thought Gohan. And I might be stronger too. His Garlic Gun wasn't as powerful as I thought.
Sweat streamed down Sedu's face as he continued his assault. Every one of his punches was easily dodged, and this failure was frustrating him heavily.

"I must win!" screamed Sedu. He threw another right hook, and hit Gohan in the head, knocking him senseless. Sedu grabbed him by the hair and tossed him into the sky. He took aim and fired a slew of ki blasts, each one thin and all following a strict path.

As they sped towards Gohan, he punched each one quickly, rotating and alternating his hands and sending them back to the Earth, where they crashed and opened cracks in the planet's crust.

"I guess if I am to win, I will be forced to use my full power, even if it may destroy me as well. But I don't care anymore, as long as I beat you!"" Sedu closed his eyes, and dug deep into his being to release all spare power he had. As his power grew, memories flashed across his mind, traumatic memories from almost one hundred years ago. A scowl crossed his face as old wounds reopened; barriers he had built in his own mind were destroyed. In a flash of burning light his full strength was brought forth, and using his uncovered pain as a vessel to break Gohan was all he could imagine.

"You!" he snarled. "Are... doomed!" He threw back his head and laughed, sending chills down Gohan's spine.

"Damn!" swore Gohan. "What is this monster?"

Sedu had grown over a foot, making him a towering nine feet tall. His muscles bulged hideously, as did his eyes. Blood vessels filled and rose across his face, and a look of insanity was set upon it. His nostrils flared.

"I smell fear in you!" grinned the beast.

"I'm not afraid of you!" scream Gohan. He pulled his arms to his right side and cupped them."Ka! Me!"

"What is this?" asked the monster.

"Ha!" Rays of blue light poured from Gohan's hands as a spark crackled into life."Me!" The spark grew into a bright blue orb. Gohan mustered up more ki and focused it into his attack.

"Ha!" His eyes flashed green as he thrust his hands forward, launching the Kamehameha. It was a magnificent sight. A wide flame of ki that fanned out across a great distance, and an enormous blue ball that was the head of a seemingly endless rush of power.

Sedu put his hands forward, mirroring the shape of Gohan's hands and braced for impact. When the Kamehameha hit him, it forced him into the ground. He straightened his legs and fortified himself. Using bits of his own ki to control it, Sedu gripped with his fingers and twisted the Kamehameha sideways. A ripple echoed across the beam and forced Gohan's hands to shift as well. Laughing wickedly, he pulled his hands apart, and tore the Kamehameha in half.

"What!?" cried Gohan. Sedu held one half of the Kamehameha in each hand, and he threw both in opposite directions with all his might. The beam peeled, and as the energy balls arced smoothly the beam followed, pulled Gohan's hands apart and leaving him defenceless. Sedu ran forward and aimed a punch at Gohan's head. It was blocked, however, by Gohan's leg. He had thrust it up to block the attack.

"You won't beat me that easily," spat Gohan.

"Urgh! Gwah!" Sedu launched more hooks, beating on Gohan's head without mercy. Blood sprayed with each blow, from both Gohan's nose and mouth. After several more hits, Sedu paused. He saw something peculiar: Gohan was smiling.
"Why are you smiling?" he grunted. "You should be screaming!" Gohan stared at him, and then brought his hands together. The fragmented Kamehameha slapped back together, trapping Sedu inside it. The energy burned him, and he was blasted through the end of it." I'm just as strong as you are!" he shouted at Sedu. "You have nothing to gain, you are finished!" He looked around. His Kamehameha has cleared away all of West City, except for a miraculously unharmed Capsule Corp. It was directly behind him, so it was clear of any damage so far.
Better withhold from ki attacks, though Gohan furiously, that last one took a lot out of me.

Sedu struggled to his feet, his armour completely destroyed. All that remained was the waist, part of the back plate and a shoulder. The under suit was nearly disintegrated, revealing many scars across his skin.

He is strong, but not stronger than me,
thought Sedu. I can still crush him!!

Gohan crouched, and then began sprinting as fast as he could. It only took him a few seconds to reach Sedu. He delivered a few jabs, then a hard kick to the ribs. Sedu stumbled at the impact, and he breathing was broken as Gohan landed more hits to the ribs, injuring his lungs. Sedu swung hard, but Gohan ducked and hit him more. Sedu's frustration grew as he was helpless against these attacks.

He screamed loud, releasing a shockwave of ki that pummelled Gohan into paralysis. Sedu threw three ki balls, hitting Gohan and exploding.

The only way he has hope to defeat me is by keeping a distance between us, realized Gohan. In close-combat I completely outclass him. He's too slow!

Gohan rushed forward once more, and began beating Sedu's head. Dozens of kicks and punches collided with Sedu's skull, pushing him into even stronger mental anguish.

A fair distance away, Goku heard the screams of Sedu, and snapped out of his daze. Every joint in his body ached, and every bone begged for rest. He crawled to his feet and began the long walk to the fight. He knew Gohan was there, and he wanted to see Sedu die.

Gohan continued his brutal assault on Sedu, who was roaring like a beast. Sedu released another shockwave but Gohan blocked it and attacked more, with stronger hits. Sedu's mind was teaming with rage, and he was swinging wildly, each punch emitting an awful shriek. By a stroke of luck, the tiring Sedu manage to hit Gohan, who fell hard. Taking full advantage of this opportunity, Sedu stomped on Gohan's ribs. He heard a sharp crack, and he stomped on Gohan's head. Blood was pouring profusely from his nose, mouth and right eye, but Sedu didn't relent. He kicked in Gohan's face, who screamed in agony. Gohan managed to get on all fours, but Sedu kicked his stomach in, rupturing several blood vessels, and he dropped again.

"You may not stand!" shouted Sedu as he kicked Gohan onto his back.

Gohan closed his eyes and forced himself to his feet. He put all of his power into his fists and using a powerful uppercut, punched Sedu into the sky. Gohan followed and punched him in the stomach. A shockwave cause by the impact cracked the ground. Sedu's retaliation was a fierce kick, which connected with the side of Gohan's ribs. Gohan winced and almost doubled over, but he pulled through and sent a sharp jab straight into the fearsome saiyan's face. His nose cracked and a trickle of warm blood flowed out from under the saviours knuckles. He pulled back his fist and punched many more, in rapid succession. Sedu was overwhelmed by this, and was backing away, trying to avoid the strikes.

Focusing his power into his right arm, he waved it quickly, and a wave of purple ki caught Gohan in the stomach, flipping him over and leaving him staring at the ground far below. Glaring through his bloodied eyes, Sedu brought down his fist on the man's back, folding him in two. Gohan's legs kicked the back of his own head, and his spine snapped into two pieces. Sedu grabbed him and he was flung helplessly from the air into a deep chasm formed from the great battle. He crashed against its walls, bouncing off the rough stone with sickening cracks. He landed face down in the shallow creek that was flowing silently and quickly through the bottom of the narrow fissure. The water soaked into his torn uniform and it flattened his hair to his head. His blood washed away from his wounds, which clotted easily due to his perfection. As he felt his wounds close and the water cleanse him, he thought of himself, wondering why he was losing.

Elder Kai had granted me power of the body, mind and soul, to be used against all evil who threatened the existence of innocence,
he thought aimlessly. This is what the power must be used for; this is how I earn it.

These words gave Gohan spirit, as he realized his true meaning. Gohan focused as hard as he could gathering his shattered ki. He stood up, struggling a bit to maintain footing but he managed to stay up. Empowered by his newly awakened fighting spirit, he screamed as loud as he could, a challenge to the saiyan once known as Sedu, whose name and identity died with his sanity.

"Sedu!" His lungs ached as he screamed. It was louder than he had ever screamed before, and the sonic power that emanated in waves shook the very walls which contained him. Sedu had just flown off in search of Goku and Vegeta, but was stopped by Gohan's booming voice. Amazed that Gohan had survived, he rushed back to investigate.

"Come on! Are you scared? Come back and fight me!" Gohan raised his power to signal and emphasize his whereabouts. His ki forced the walls of the chasm to crack and crumble, widening it into a canyon with room to fight. Sedu hovered hundreds of feet above him, and lowered himself into the deep pit. He faced Gohan, who was determined to win at any and all price.

"I have decided to use a technique," gasped Gohan, short of breath from his shouts. "That I was warned never to use without any other possible option. But you and I are equal in power. I can sense it. But your endurance requires me to do this, and it will end us both."

These words passed over Sedu as wisps of nothing. He no longer cared about mere words. They didn't aid him in combat. They were useless to him.