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Chapter 18: The First Mission
The tunnel through space faded out to a blank black, the stars returning to stationary pinpoints. Caliwone had been staring out the view port with supreme disinterest, as if he had already seen it all before. The white planet they approached seemed like a Christmas snowball of the purest snow, glowing in space.
"Alright, everyone knows what the deal is here," Superman said, as he piloted the Javelin through the atmosphere and towards the ground. "The people here are being attacked by some kind of creature and they have asked us for help. Pretty standard mission."
Caliwone snorted to himself, the sound carrying clearly to the front of the Javelin. Superman ignored him and looked back at John. "Did you get any information from Oa about this place? This is in their jurisdiction, isn't it?"
"This whole sector is, but this planet has never had any Lantern presence. No wars, no invasions, no plagues, so there isn't too much information on them."
"So, any idea what creature might be doing this?"
"No idea until we hit the ground," John said.
Caliwone glanced forward at the members of the Justice League. Green Lantern, Shayera, and Kal-El. His lip lifted in distaste for the man. Such a hero type. He could tackle anything, including Caliwone himself, yet went out of his way to help people he has never met. He hated such people.
The Javelin touched down with a gentle thump and blew snow in all directions. The entrance ramp lowered, sinking nearly two feet into the snow. They disembarked, Superman in front and Caliwone trailing a few steps behind Green Lantern and Shayera, both of them now sporting matching white jackets.
Caliwone did not share in such weaknesses. Although the temperature on this planet was nearing that of absolute zero, Caliwone was unaffected in his sleeveless shirt and pants. His race had always been traveling to distant worlds to fight, so Saiyans had naturally developed a large range of immunities from toxins, viruses, and bacteria, as well as high resistance to temperature changes.
Of course, all of that couldn't have prepared him for what was waiting at the bottom of the ramp. Six creatures, all less than a foot tall apiece, waited on the snow, apparently too light to actually sink into it. Each of their bodies were covered by some kind of white cloak and some sort of red hat, which covered more than just the tops of their heads.
"Justwus League," they said in unison. Their voices were incredibly high-pitched, and did not seem to pronounce the language properly. "We glad vou could come. Pwease, follow."
The League members and Caliwone followed. They were led to a building that towered above all others in the tiny city. If Caliwone had to guess, it had been made for the specific purpose of meeting off-worlders who were bigger than they.
The structure itself was about two stories high and made of some material that Caliwone had never seen, although the structures architecture resembled a species he had once encountered.
The interior was very unfurnished with no heavy sidings or ceiling, just beams made of that strange material. The lighting was minimal, with only three light sources that cast much of the building into shadow. That suited Caliwone just fine.
As the others sat down on pads on the floor that had been provided, Caliwone took to the rafters, concealing himself in the shadows and making himself comfortable. In his opinion, this trip was not even worth his, nor Kal-El's, time. These people were so small and so weak that it wouldn't take much to bully around.
The six little aliens settled themselves in and began the explanation. They didn't get very far. After about a minute, Caliwone shouted down to them from the shadows, "That incessant squeaking is driving me up the wall! I'll blast them all if they don't knock it off!"
Kal-El glanced up as the little aliens cut off their explanation. No matter how much he tried to be patient with him, Caliwone's manners always cut his nerves.
"We can always use the translator out of the Javelin," Shayera suggested.
Superman looked up and asked, "Caliwone, could you make a run to the Javelin and get it for us?" Caliwone did not answer. "You do know that I have many kinds of vision. I can see you clearly." A rustle of clothing as if Caliwone lifted a hand away from his shirt. "I can see that, too," he added, disapprovingly.
"Don't worry, I got it," Green Lantern said, and walked off.
Shayera threw an irritated look upward, but remained where she was. A short five minutes later, Green Lantern had returned, the device was set up and tuned, and they were ready to begin again.
"Forty solar cycles past, an alien from unknown origins joined us on this planet," they began, again in chorus. "They brought strange animals to this world. Soon, they began attacking us. We tried hiding, they found us. We tried fighting, they beat us. We tried defending, they broke though."
Superman turned to look at John. "I thought you said there has been no need for the Green Lantern Corp here because they had no wars?"
Green Lantern frowned. "As far as we knew, there haven't been, but without a formal request for assistance the Corp can't always know."
"So let's just go out there and find this creature and see what's going on?" Shayera asked with enough impatience to make Caliwone smile. "The easiest way to find out intentions is to go over there and find out."
"And where is 'there'?" Green Lantern asked patiently.
"It's a moot point," Caliwone said, dropping lightly to the floor. Whatever was approaching had a fair amount of energy about it that he could sense. It was nothing compared to him, of course, but to the perspective of these little ones it was considerable. "The creature is here."
They all looked at him. Green Lantern was the most disbelieving out of the group. "And how do you know, hot shot?"
In the distance, a high-pitched alarm began wailing. The six small aliens huddled together for a moment, then made tracks for the supposed safety of cover. The League and Caliwone hurried out of the door in time to see a massive four legged monster leap into the miniature village with a roar and begin tearing it apart.
The League froze for just a moment in disbelief at the sight of this five-story monstrosity, fangs the size of human men, and paws that would cover an entire pool with their white shaggy selves. The League froze, but not Caliwone. He had been trained from his youngest days to never freeze in combat. A moment's hesitation meant death in a simple moment.
The snow around Caliwone melted away from around him, snow far enough from him swirling around him, mixing with the night blue aura. Caliwone raised his hand palm upward about shoulder height. A red glow materialized in the air above his palm, growing ever larger. The energy in his palm was just about ready when Kal-El grabbed his wrist from behind, breaking his concentration. The energy shattered, throwing shards of energy outward as Caliwone looked sharply at Kal-El. "What?" he demanded.
Kal-El shook his head. "That's not how we do things," he said, releasing his grip on Caliwone's wrist. "We aren't going to kill it."
The team flew off to combat the large dog-like creature, no doubt to beat it in to submission. Tch, thought Caliwone as he crossed his arms and legs, hovering in the air and turning his head in an attempt to ignore the situation. What a bunch of losers.
Superman blew past the snout of the dog-like alien, avoiding the snapping of fangs and a swat from one huge paw. His eyes glowed red, firing a pair of heat rays into the ground around one rear leg. The ground collapsed, throwing the creature off balance as John streaked in delivering a boxing glove-shaped blow to the underside of the creatures chin.
Howling in rage, the creature brought the other paw around to strike at John. It never got that far. With a battle cry, Shayera struck the back of the monster's paw with her electrically charged mace, deflecting the attack straight into the ground.
The monster stumbled, but remained on its feet. With a roar, the creature spat flames at John. Looking behind him and seeing the tiny village, John raised a large green shield to protect both himself and the town. With the creature's attention distracted, Superman and Shayera delivered a blow simultaneously to the back of the creature's neck.
The flames cut off and the creature crashed to the ground, legs splaying apart as it landed on its belly. With the League's lack of ability to sense energy levels, they were totally unprepared when the creature melded with the snow, vanishing as if part of it. Not even a trace of a hump was there to indicate its presence.
Caliwone's eyes snapped open at the strange turn that creature's energy had just taken. He looked sharply, his eyes and mind tracking the creature's presence. Kal-El, like an idiot, gained altitude, attempting to use his x-ray vision and heat vision to find the creature. So much wasted effort. Caliwone leapt into the air without so much setting foot in the snow-covered ground. The snow behind Superman rose like a title wave, twenty feet into the air. With the sun to his front and no shadow to give him warning, Superman was caught completely unaware. The snow reformed itself into the giant creature, and it swung one massive paw downward.
"Holy mother of..." Green Lantern said, seeing the creature at the last second. Superman turned just as the paw smashed him into the snow. A split second later, Caliwone streaked in, landing a sidekick squarely in the creature's neck. The monster roared and keeled over from the force of the kick and crashed to the ground. Caliwone reached back with his right hand, energy emanating around the fist, and launched the blast at the monster.
Snow erupted all around, and a howl spit the early afternoon sky. The snow settled and the creature was gone with a flare of that strange energy sense. Caliwone relaxed his body in the air and his aura disappeared. He looked after were the energy sense was heading until it disappeared from his range, then sent a glare down to Kal-El as he pushed himself out of the snow.
Caliwone's feet touched the snowy ground as he walked over to the Leaguers. Shayera had a hand on Superman's shoulder as he stood up and Green Lantern sent a glare Caliwone's way. "You let that monster attack on purpose," he accused. "I saw you wait until after that beast attacked before you made your move."
Caliwone sniffed irritatedly. "So what if I did? What're you going to do about it, baldy?" Green Lantern gritted his teeth in annoyance. "A warrior has to be responsible for himself. You can't rely on others to protect you. You have to pay for your own mistakes before you get stronger." He glanced over at Kal-El. "Too bad Kal-El has only a headache to nurse."
Shayera and Kal-El walked over to Caliwone. Kal-El glanced over at the very large dent the monster's impact had made then looked back at Caliwone. "How did you do that?" Kal-El asked. "I couldn't even lift him off the ground."
"Tch," the Saiyan said, glaring into Kal-El's eyes. "Four reasons," he said. "Reason one, timing. Reason two, surprise. Reason three, skill. Reason four," his eyes narrowed, "resolve. You use just enough strength for whatever the situation might be and limit yourself." A wave of irritation passed through Caliwone. If Kal-El had used all of his strength in the fight between the two of them, Caliwone was certain he would not be alive now. "I do not share in that weakness. I have no need or desire to weaken myself to protect my opponent from myself."
"So then why did you let him get away?" demanded Green Lantern.
"Because I do not care about your mission. I don't care about these miniature creatures." Caliwone stepped close to Green Lantern's face. "And I don't care about you." His aura flared into existence and Caliwone took off into the sky, throwing snow in all directions.
The League members coughed for a minute, brushing off the snow that now covered them and gagging up what snow had made it into their open mouths. Superman sighed. "Shayera, could you go track him from the Javelin, please?"
Shayera shook the remaining snow from her long red-orange hair. "Uh, how exactly am I supposed to do that?" she asked. "Isn't the fact that we can't track him the reason he was an outlaw on Earth for so long?"
Superman nodded to Green Lantern and the two trudged off to go help the clean-up crew. "Batman injected nanites into the clothing that we gave him so we could track him," Superman called over his shoulder. "Unless he runs around butt naked, we will always be able to track him down."
Shayera shuddered at the thought of Cal running loose on Earth butt naked and destroying things, and took off for the Javelin.
Caliwone flew high in the sky, keeping eyes and senses open. He headed in the direction that he had last sensed the creature moving. As he had said, he didn't care about the mission, but this creature's strange power did interest him. His search reminded him of those creatures on Earth that he had not been able to see. Those energies had been completely unconcealed and easy to track. This was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Literally.
He landed atop one of the tiny villages and looked around. Nothing but white in all directions. Looking down, he saw more of the tiny inhabitants stare up at him in what must be fear, for they fled the moment his gaze fell upon them. Caliwone smirked and returned his attention to the grounds surrounding the village. "Wise," he said to himself. "They know when danger is near."
He jumped from the building, taking to the skies again. A sudden surge of energy was his only warning. Snow was flung upward as the creature threw itself at Caliwone. His reflexes took over, and threw his body into motion. Flipping backwards in the air as the creature closed in on him, he kicked his legs out as he flipped, his two legged front kick catching the creature squarely under the chin.
The creature roared in surprise and pain as it fell backwards. The white snow abruptly became gold-tinged as Caliwone transformed. He reached one hand back and blasted, just as the creature hit the snow from whence it had come. As the blast closed in his target, the beast suddenly became snow once more, splitting its body around the blast and slamming full force into Caliwone.
Caliwone hit the ground hard as the snow creature pilled itself on him. He was drowning under the snow. Anger built within him and his power grew. With a surge of effort, Caliwone freed himself from the living avalanche with a blast in all directions. Free once more, Caliwone skyrocketed high above the snow creature and the small village. Caliwone clapped his hands together then lifted his hands above his head. The glowing pinprick of energy expanded to immense proportions as he fired his signature attack straight down at the creature and the village.
"You want to tell us the whole story behind that thing?" Green Lantern demanded of the little aliens. They bowed their heads and led them back to the visitors' building where they had first talked. Once again, they took their places on their pads.
"Creatures of power and strength with the power to conceal. They are what was brought. Turning to themselves alone, the creatures ruled the snowy plain. Prey on the purist of Shgreshia, to no avail attempts to prevail."
Green Lantern lifted an eyebrow toward Superman. "Is it just me," John asked, "or did they just go all sing-song on us?"
Superman shrugged and continued to listen. From what he could make out, these creatures came to this planet with some other species as pets or something of the like, then turned on them and had been free ever since, hunting the Shgreshians. How they knew to attack the "purist" of them was anyone's guess.
"But how is it they can merge with snow?" John asked. The aliens shrugged, imitating Superman. John sighed. "Is there anything else we should know?" Another useless shrug.
"Warrior of the allayed is like the snow creatures. He is like one of them. He is one to share the deed. He is one to..." All six of the tiny aliens twitched in unison and fell silent.
"Superman, I think we might have trouble," Shayera's voice said through their comms. "My sensors show that Cal just transformed and launched a pretty big blast. I'm going to check it out." The comm. went dead. Green Lantern and Superman broke for the door.
Caliwone breathed heavily. It was like trying to destroy sand. Blast a hole in it, and more just filled the hole. Perhaps he was going about this the wrong way. He landed in the middle the clearing he had made and waited. This was still an animal, which meant he would be easier to predict. He put the sun to his back so any approach from behind would cover him in shadow. He would be able to focus on the front approaches. From the left, the face of the snow creature reared, its mouth open wide to swallow the Saiyan. Or some such.
Rushing forward, the move being the opposite of what the monster expected, he landed a blow squarely on the monster's nose, using his energy not in a destructive blow, but wave like that flowed through the now-solid creature. It roared and crashed to the ground, twitching. Slowly, it melded into the snow and crawled away. Caliwone let it go. He knew how to beat it now, and so was not worried.
Soon after, the Leaguers landed next to him demanding answers. "What happened? Look what you did to the village! You destroyed it!"
Caliwone rolled his eyes. "I stopped the monster, didn't I?"
"And killed how many innocent lives to do it?" Kal-El roared.
Caliwone snarled, "If it will make you feel better, Boy Scout, the village was already destroyed when I attacked. That creature avalanched the whole area to get me." He turned his back to Kal-El. Shayera shoved Superman in a "way to go" kind of way and stepped over to Cal as his golden hair drooped a little, returning to jet-black.
She rested a hand on his shoulder. "I am sure you did what you could," she said to him. He didn't respond.
Green Lantern crossed his arms. "I want to meet one of these "pure ones"," he said. He wanted to find out how and why they were being hunted.
"The what?" Caliwone asked, turning his head back slightly.
"Maybe if you didn't always act so rashly," Green Lantern said, "we wouldn't have to repeat ourselves."
Caliwone growled. Turning, he walked straight up to Green Lantern and reached for his throat. "I am sick of putting up with your insults and snide comments, baldy."
Shayera got between them, her right hand on John's chest, and her mace on Cal's. "Both of you need to grow up," she snapped. "John, stop egging him on. You aren't helping anything. Caliwone, stop being so hotheaded. Grow up and get over yourself." Both men growled slightly at each other then walked away from the other. "Now, where is this "pure one"?"
A group of the little aliens led the team and Caliwone to a building in the center of the village. It was tall, at least compared to the other buildings the small aliens lived in, and was very ornate. The building was nearly as high as Shayera with what must be at least three floors. Spikes and spears protruded out of every corner of the roof. From the sides of the buildings, thick heavy lines reached outward, fastening onto something hidden under the snow.
Their guides entered the building, leaving the visitors outside, and returned a few moments later with another little alien. Beside Shayera, Cal twitched slightly, taking notice of this newcomer. At the same time, the newcomer was staring directly at Cal as soon as it stepped outside.
"I understand now," Cal said, turning and walking away toward the edge of the village.
The League members looked at each other in confusion, bowed respectfully, and trotted off after Cal. "What do you mean 'I understand now'?" Shayera asked as she fell into to step beside him.
"You guys couldn't tell?" Caliwone asked. Not as an insult, but the first genuine question Shayera had ever actually heard him ask. Together, they headed off into the sky away from the city. "You people really need to take an interest in sensing abilities," Caliwone said, loud enough so as to be heard over the wind rushing past. "That little alien, the one they brought out, had nearly double the energy levels of all the others. Did any of you notice that its full attention was on me the moment it stepped outside?"
Shayera nodded. "Yes. What's the significance in that?"
"Let me put it to this way," Cal said, "You three are probably the only creatures on this planet not able to sense power levels."
Green Lantern shook his head. "What do you mean?" he asked. As far as he was concerned, Caliwone was making this whole sensing thing up as another way for him to seem superior to them.
"Think about it," Caliwone said. "That creature attacked the village we were at right after we got there. Do you know what the chances are of that actually happening by accident?" He shook his head. "My guess is that, like the little people here, those creatures can sense energy levels and, like the little people, they can sense mine very clearly. And yours as well."
"So you think we are responsible for the attack?" Kal-El asked.
"That would explain why it attacked me when I was out on my own," Cal agreed. He broke his flight path and landed on the ground. The others followed suit.
"I still don't buy this whole energy thing," Green Lantern said. "I mean, the Lantern Corp would have known of a species that can sense energy with their minds if such a thing existed."
"Or maybe if they knew about it," Shayera said, thoughtfully. "Oa isn't omniscient. Things can slip past them."
"And I can prove it," Caliwone said. He crouched, his energy rising. Snow swirled around the group like a tsunami, revealing the ground underneath the snow. It wasn't long before Caliwone sensed the energy of the creature, attracted by his high energy. Caliwone frowned slightly. No, it wasn't one energy source. It was three.
"Get airborne!" Caliwone yelled, and leapt into the sky. The others followed suit almost too late. A tidal wave of snow and ice rose and crashed down on the spot they had just been standing. Caliwone launched an energy blast at the wave, knowing it was a useless reflex. The snow humped upward, forming itself into three snow beasts. They roared, splitting the air with their shrieks. The three Leaguers and Caliwone floated down to eye level of the creatures, ready to fight.
Caliwone floated forward, his aura glowing darkly. The three beasts snarled and whined as if straining against some kind of leash. "So you are the ones responsible for all of their excitement," a voice called from behind the group. They all turned sharply to see another alien sitting casually on the snow. "What a remarkable treat you will all be for my pets. Especially you," it said, gesturing with a strange grace at Caliwone.
"Who are you?" Superman demanded of the alien. The alien was slightly odd-looking, with four long arms and short legs. It was wearing all white with a white facemask that covered what could only be assumed was its mouth. Its skin was a pale blue and black antennae were sprouting from its head.
Caliwone spat to one side and faced this alien. "So you control all the snow monsters, huh?"
The alien made a positive gesture. "Indeed I do control these last three," it said. "There were more long ago, but by merging together, they add to their own powers. Observe." Its antenna wiggled slightly, and the three creatures roared.
Spinning back, Caliwone saw the three creatures liquefy were they stood, their bodies becoming clear like ice, then swirling together and collapsing on the snow like water falling from a bucket. After a moment, the snow rose again, forming into a single creature nearly seven stories high. The fangs were now the length of a bus, sharp and dangerous. The eyes were colder than the snow surrounding it with a wild, crazed look to them.
"Do you now understand that this beast cannot be overcome?" the alien gloated, his antenna wiggling.
Caliwone cocked an eye. He vanished, skimming across the snowy surface faster that the alien could see. Coming to a dead stop in front of his face, right hand outstretched and snow blowing past him from the speed of his arrival. Red light engulfed the area, blowing snow and anything else out of existence. Caliwone reappeared in front of the group to face the monster, smirking. "No more big guy to give you orders, anymore. What now, tough guy?"
Moving with amazing swiftness, the beast stretched out a paw, turning to icy snow as if thrown from a hose. Caliwone vanished, dodging straight up, Kal-El doing the same straight down. Green Lantern's green bubble stretched around himself and Shayera as the snow hit them.
Superman rocked the creature with a twin underhand smash, lifting the creature off of its two front feet. "Not good enough, Kal-El!" Caliwone yelled, streaking in and from above and delivering a punch to the exposed chest. The creature slid backward nearly twenty feet and fell over backward.
From the ground, green burst from a pile of snow and ice and Green Lantern and Shayera flew out to rejoin the battle. "Hurry!" yelled John. "We need to help them!"
Shayera grabbed his shoulder and shook her head. "No need," she said simply. John looked and saw what she meant. Caliwone and Superman flew side by side upwards as the snow monster leapt after them. They paused at the same time, then dove together.
"Stay out of my way, Kal-El! I do not require or desire your help!" Caliwone yelled, as the two dove together toward the monster's gapping jaws. Together, they drew back their fists and drove a dent into the creature's skull. The creature roared again, its body parting like a wave and collapsing into the snow once more.
Caliwone pushed Superman away. "Stay away from me, loser."
"What do you think you're doing?" roared Superman, grabbing the front of Caliwone's shirt. "How many times do I have to tell you? We do NOT kill!"
From down below, Green Lantern uncovered the face of the alien from the snow. "Monster!" it yelled, as it reached up with a hand to feel its antennae. They were all but scorched down to nothing. The alien let out a scream of despair then fell into whimpering silence.
Superman let go of Caliwone's shirt, seeing the living alien's dramatic performance. Caliwone growled something under his breath and turned away. "Caliwone, I..."
With a roar, the creature rematerialized, fangs only inches away from Caliwone. Like a coward, Kal-El backed away. Caliwone was a true warrior, and like a true warrior, Caliwone faced his foe head on and unmoving. The roar died down, and the jaws closed, only to find Caliwone floating exactly where he had been, unfazed.
Caliwone lifted his right hand and breathed on it slightly before drilling it into the creature's nose. That's what Kal-El saw, anyway. Without his ability to sense energy, he had no idea of the energy that had Caliwone had released through his fist as it touched the creature's snout. It was a pulse-like energy that was conducted through the water-affiliated creature like electricity.
The creature screeched and took off into the snowy plains, fading from monster to snow. Caliwone's aura snapped into place around him, a hunter's glint to his eye. He leaned forward, ready to chase and finish.
"Caliwone!"
Caliwone turned to glare back at Kal-El. Perhaps he wasn't as dumb as he thought. "What?"
"We will do this together," Kal-El said.
Caliwone laughed. "Go ahead then. Lead us to this creature with your amazing sensing abilities. Go on, I'll follow you."
Kal-El didn't say anything, only glared. "Fine," he said at last. "You will not kill it, understand?"
"Tell me 'Superman', what happens when this animal continues its raids on these creatures? I thought it was your self-imposed policy to protect the weak and innocent."
"Yes, it is my duty," Kal-El said, "But I won't kill if it isn't necessary. And this isn't necessary."
"Let's say it gets caught, what next? It will break free and attack again. Then what?"
"Then we come back."
"It is a six hour trip, Kal-El. For one who says he wishes to protect, you would be taking a risk." Caliwone smirked. "Believe me when I tell you the only way to deal with this monster is death. It is not rational, nor does it have any goals other than basic instinct. I don't care either way about these aliens, I just don't want to be hauled out here again."
"I will find a way."
"Superman," Green Lantern spoke up. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with him. At least about the part it being too dangerous to leave here." He lifted a thumb as if to indicate a higher power above. "Maybe the Green Lantern Corp can do something."
"Fine," Caliwone said, sounding disappointed. He took off with a streak of blue toward the creature. A roar reached their ears, along with multiple flashes of red light. Caliwone returned, saying only that the creature was ready for whatever plan they had, and took off for the ship.
The arrival of the Green Lantern Corp marked the departure of the League and Caliwone with them. Once back to the Watch Tower, Caliwone headed back to the training room, but Kal-El stopped him. He waited until Shayera and Green Lantern had left before speaking.
"Caliwone, I just wanted to say thanks," he said. "You did a good job out there."
"Tch. I don't need your praise or your words of kindness," Caliwone spat. "I came for one reason and one reason only, and that was to fight like I was promised I would be able to do. Do not misinterpret my actions as kindness or weakness of any kind. I do what I will for the simple reason that I will defeat you. Nothing more." He stalked off without waiting for a response.
"He seems cheery," came a voice from behind him.
Superman turned to look behind him at the Batman. "I stole a kill from him," Superman said. "Actually, he reminds me of you sometimes."
"Hardly," Batman said.
"I thought you were heading back to Gotham."
"That was over eighteen hours ago, Clark. I did what I needed to do. Mostly."
Superman looked over at his old friend. "Anything I can help with?"
Batman glanced over at Superman. "No," he said, and started walking after Caliwone. "Not you're kind of 'Super'."
To be continued...
Hello fans, Caliwone's first mission has been completed. What did you think?
I hope everyone liked it because there will be one, maybe two more missions before the arc finale.
I was going to ask a general opinion of whether or not to continue the story after chapter 25 but the responses to this story thus far has made that quite unnecessary.
You will all be glad to know that Dragon Sagas will continue on! The next arc will be in a different crossover category but will be a direct continuation and will also have League members being apart of it as well. More information will be forthcoming as we get closer to the mark.
I have had a couple people ask me as to when in the Dragonball Z timeline this takes place. Just know that more clues to that answer will become clearer as the story progresses and take note of the clues already left in the story. I will tell you that it takes place sometime after the events of Dragonball/Z/GT. The lack of info up to this point is so you, the reader, have the same point of view as Caliwone does when everything is laid out. ;P
Thanks to everyone who has who has left great REVIEWS so far and hope they keep coming!
Thanks to Miles333 for being a great Beta-Reader thus far.