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Author's note: Hey everyone! How are you all doing? My week was good. Spain won the Euro Cup which I am very happy about. I showed off my Spanish jersey at combined meeting with the Japanese teachers with a suit and everything. It was awesome.
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I want to thank Gokai Entertainment for beta reading this chapter as well as improving on Kotarou's known arsenal. He has been amazing to work with! Thank you! Now, let me present to you all Chapter 53 of Saiyan in Mahora! Enjoy!
Period 53: A Fateful Encounter! The Return of Fate Averruncus!
"The Celts have believed in the existence of another world in the bottom of lakes, stonehenges, the other side of the ocean. It was considered a beautiful world, inhabited by faeries and the dead," Yue explained. "Unlike the more common perception of heaven and paradise, the dead in the 'underworld' in Celt mythology have physical bodies as if they were alive and continue to live. It was thought that the living could enter the 'other world' in the flesh. It was, in other words, 'another world.' It's a similar concept to the 'other world' presented in the Chinese Tougenkyou or the Dragon Castle from Urashima Taro. It's like an ideal paradise linked to the physical world. There are many mythical 'paradises' that include Agartha, Arcadia, Avalon, El Dorado, and Tir Na Nog. This is an interesting subject, but I'll leave it for now. Where we're headed to – the Mundus Magicus – is similar to this 'other world.' Furthermore…"
"Yue, they're not listening," Nodoka interrupted as she noticed that Yue was giving such a rich backstory to this adventure that no one had the decency to even listen to some of it. Curses! Either way, Yue and Nodoka proceeded to join up with Negi, Gohan and the others as Donet was giving them final instructions.
"Everyone, gather around this circle," Donet instructed. "The Gate should open in a few minutes."
Negi clenched his fist in excitement. The gate, the boy teacher said to himself, portal to another world… my Father was active in battle in the world beyond this Gate. My Father was active from around my age to about 15 years old. There's no reason for me to hesitate! I'm going… to the Magical World, to my Father's world.
Gohan chuckled to himself once he saw the look on Negi's face. He was about to say something to the boy teacher before his senses were tingling. His eyes widened a bit when he felt this… this energy. Something about it felt so familiar. "Gohan-sensei, what is it?" Setsuna asked as she noticed the stern look on Gohan's face.
"This energy… this ki signature… I've felt this before," Gohan replied. "Ever since we arrived, I have had this feeling of dread following us. I feel evil surrounding this place."
"Really? I don't feel anything," Setsuna commented. Gohan wasn't so sure about that. He did feel something, something very strong. He knew that Setsuna had the ability to detect ki signatures like him and even though he would trust her judgment sometimes, she wasn't as skilled as him. He tried to zero in on the ki signature but couldn't sense anything. Worried, Setsuna decided to ask Donet. "Ms. McGuinness, is there any danger here?"
"Danger? Not possible," Donet replied. "This may look like a field, but this place has more security than your average airport. If anyone was able to sneak in here, they would have to be a powerful mage. They couldn't be an ordinary human."
"I see," Gohan said. "Maybe with the heavy magic in this area, my senses are just trying to adjust themselves. It's probably that. I wouldn't be too worried Setsuna-san."
"I… agree Gohan-sensei," Setsuna said and as Gohan looked away, Setsuna began to glance around as well. My triple strength danger detection does not pick up anything unusual, Setsuna said to herself. I don't think there's any problem.
"It's time," Donet said as everyone cheered in excitement. They watched as the sun began to rise followed by the ground lighting up ever so brightly. The Negima crew was quickly reminded of the last day of MahoraFest and the brightness of the World Tree.
Everyone began to make comments about what it will be like once they reach the other side. Gohan and Negi couldn't help but think this wasn't a vacation but rather a school trip as they tried to keep everything orderly.
Then suddenly, the brightness formed itself into a column of light that shot out into the sky, like a ray beam. Within seconds, everyone that was in the circle was gone and transported to somewhere else entirely! Everyone in the club was completely surprised at the speed in which they arrived in. "Transportation is quick!" Haruna commented.
Kazumi agreed. "Yup. I wonder if we can use this in the real world."
"Everyone," Negi said, grabbing everyone's attention. "If we go there, we can avoid all the hassle of entry."
"Seriously!" Haruna exclaimed as she took Yue and Nodoka with her to get their first glimpse of the Magical World.
Konoka was about to go with them but Asuna stopped her. "Konoka, wait!" Konoka turned around, curious as to why Asuna wanted her attention. "Konoka, help me out with the paperwork. We have reservation as guards."
"Yes!"
Anya scoffed. "You country bumpkins!"
"Negi-sensei, you have to pick up your staff and luggage," Donet said. Negi noded as he and Gohan went to check in at the customs desk.
Meanwhile, Haruna, Yue, Nodoka, Chisame and Chachamaru went up to the viewing deck and boy, were they impressed with what they saw. Before laid a city unlike anything they have seen before. There were flying ships, flying animals, flying almost everything. It was like straight from a fantasy story. Haruna clenched her fists in joy. "I love it!" shouted the manga artist. "It's fantastic! I'm so glad I came! I wanted to see something like this!"
"It's more like Hong Kong than Manhattan," Yue commented.
"It's not too… different from reality," Chisame said which shocked Haruna to the core.
"What! What are you on? Chisame-chan, look! What are you talking about? Look at the whales flying!"
"It's like reality, except with flying whales."
"Why are you so cold, you cynical girl! You have no dreams! You're too young for that!"
"That's my personality. Got a problem with it? Look at the city. Nothing romantic about it. Like the real world, it's just another complex place to live."
Meanwhile, Gohan and Negi had arrived at the desk, ready to pick up their belongings. "Mr. Springfield and Mr. Son, your staff, sword, and other weapons are stored in this sealed box," spoke the attendant with a smile on her face. Gohan was a bit confused as he noticed two women behind the attendant giggling to each other. Shaking off that feeling, Gohan continued to hear what the attendant had to say. "You cannot unseal this box until you leave the Gateport. It's been sealed with powerful magic."
"They're all in this box?" Negi asked.
The attendant nodded. "Megalomesenbria requires a carrying permit for weapons. Be sure to get your permit. But, excuse me, Mr. Springfield, can I shake your hand?" Negi nodded as he shook the attendant as she had admired his father, Nagi Springfield. Gohan grinned, remembering about how Negi was quite famous back in the magical world.
However, things were about to get hectic. "Negi-sensei! Gohan-sensei!" screamed Donet. "We have stowaways at the Gate! Your students!"
Gohan's and Negi's eyes flung wide open. "WHAT?" They both exclaimed as the two of them rushed towards the gateport and sure enough, there were four of his students there. Makie, Yuna, Akira, and Ako were surrounded by the guards.
"Negi-kun, what's going on?" Makie asked as she had tears in her eyes. All of them were very confused on what was going on.
"Makie-san!" Negi shouted.
Gohan shrieked when Yuna was with the group too. "Yuna-san! How did you… how did you get here?"
"Gohan-kun, we have no idea what's going on!" Yuna explained. "I'm sorry, we promised but we wanted to come along with you all."
This was an absolute nightmare for Gohan and Negi. How did this happen? Negi wondered to himself. Now Makie-san and the others will learn about magic! This is all my fault! What do I do? Negi was about to ask Gohan's advice on what they should do, but suddenly Negi felt a jolt to his senses and a big one at that.
It was an incredible ki signature, something that he hadn't felt since he last saw Tullece, the evil Saiyan. But this energy, he had felt it before. I don't know how, but Makie-san was able to infiltrate. That means others can, too. Even in the real world, accidents and problems crop up despite extreme preparations.
Negi turned to the demi-saiyan and noticed that he too had sensed something. A nervous sweat appeared on Gohan's face. They needed to act quickly before something bad happened. Speaking in English, Negi said, "Guard, how many guards are here right now?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Call all available guards! We have an emergency!"
"Uh… yeah, but…"
"Hurry!" Gohan screamed. The guard nodded as he went ahead to call in for more help.
"Asuna-san, come here and protect Makie-san! Kaede-san, Ms. McGuinness, head to the port of entrance! Kotarou-kun and Nodoka-san, to the terrace! Anya, you have your portable staff? Help me create a magical barrier," commanded the boy teacher. Turning his head, he looked at the demi-saiyan. "Gohan."
"On it."
Up high above, a mysterious figure was intrigued. "He can sense me?" questioned the mysterious person. "I thought it would be impossible, especially when we have equipped ki blockers for people like Gohan-kun. However, with his blood… nice way to say hello!" Then without hesitation, the mysterious figure threw a stone spread right through Negi's body, hitting him in the shoulder.
Everyone stood still for a millisecond as they watched in slow motion on Negi getting attacked. Negi coughed out lots of blood before he fell to the ground with thud. Gohan and everyone else's eyes flung wide open at this sudden turn of events as the demi-saiyan clenched his fists angrily. "NEEEEGGIIIIIIIIIIIIII-SSAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!" yelled Gohan furiously, allowing himself to transform into a Super Saiyan! Huge of amounts dusts pushed off the demi-saiyan. Furrowing his eyebrows deep in anger, Gohan began to search out Negi's attacker. He was so going to pay for this!
The mysterious figures above that were hiding were surprised at seeing the demi-saiyan warrior transform into a Super Saiyan. Could it be? One of the mysterious figures wondered.
Setsuna, meanwhile, began to give out commands as she noticed that Gohan was not in the right mood to be talking to. "Ku! Bring Konoka-ojou-sama here! We don't have a lot of time." The Chinese martial artist nodded as she went to fetch Konoka.
Asuna went upon to check on Negi's condition, shocked at seeing so much blood. She hadn't seen this much blood since seeing Gohan's condition during the battle against Tullece. "He's bleeding profusely!" Asuna yelled as she tried to stop the outpour of Negi's blood. They needed to close up his wound quickly!
Setsuna gritted her teeth as she began to contemplate her next move. Screw the consequences; they needed Gohan's help now. "Gohan-sensei…" The demi-saiyan didn't respond. "Gohan-sensei!" Gohan immediately snapped out of his state as he reverted back to his normal state. He turned his head back at Setsuna once he heard his name being called. "Gohan-sensei, we need your help!"
Gohan inhaled some air to calm himself down as his anger almost got the better of him. He gave a nod at the swordswoman. "Right!" Turning to Kaede, he commanded, "Kaede-san, protect Makie-san. Kotarou-san, protect this area. Where is Konoka-san?"
"Right here," Konoka said in a low voice as she was in shock upon seeing Negi's condition. Gohan gritted his teeth upon seeing Konoka's face. They needed to act fast if they were going to save Negi!
"Setsuna-san, talk to her! We need her to heal Negi-san right now before the three minutes are up!"
The swordswoman nodded as she went to her childhood friend. "Ojou-sama," she said but Konoka didn't respond. Grabbing hold of her shoulders, Setsuna shook her and shouted, "Ojou-sama, stay sharp! We need your help! This wound could kill Negi-sensei. Where's your artifact?"
"I know, but, Se-chan… my pactio card's still confined."
Gohan's eyes widened. "Of course," he said. "All the cards and weapons are inside that box!"
Konoka began to panic. "What can I do?" she asked. "In three minutes, my power won't be enough to save him!"
Gohan turned to Setsuna. "Can't we open that box?" he asked.
"That's impossible Gohan-sensei! It's been sealed, so it's now spell-resistant!"
"Dammit!" Gohan cursed out loud. Just great, Gohan said to himself. The one time that I don't bring along Senzu beans this shit happens! Dammit, what happened to being prepared for anything?
"Don't worry," spoke one of the guards. "Help is on the way. They're sending our best medics. He'll recover."
"I'm sorry, but it will be too late," Gohan said, clenching his fists. Upon sensing something, Gohan quickly rushed in front of everyone. They're here! Within that moment, a powerful lighting attack came down upon them.
The security guards were immediately killed by attack and one of them had been petrified not into stone but into metal. Luckily, Gohan had formed a shield around the girls and the injured Negi Sringfield using his ki.
"The security!" Anya shouted as she was about to rush to check on their condition.
"Stop right there, Anya!" Gohan shouted. Anya stopped running as she was surprised at the tone that Gohan just used. "It's useless. They are already dead."
"What!"
"Indeed, they are. It's been a while, Shinmei-ryuu warriors. Inugami Kotarou, Negi Springfield and friends. And you too Gold Fighter, or should I say, Son Gohan," spoke a voice. Gohan turned his body towards the direction of the voice, looking sternly at the speaker. "Negi-kun, your powers seems to have improved somewhat, but I merely had to attack you once to win. There's nothing more pathetic than mediocrity. Don't you agree with me, Gohan-kun?"
Everyone turned around to see the last person they expected to see after such a long time, Fate Averruncus! And this time around, he had a group along with him. A swordswoman, a tall bulky figure with yellow vest/armor with a metal hat, blue skin, machine earplugs in his ears and eyes that looked robotic, and two mages behind the white haired boy. It was not a sight to see right about now for anyone.
"You!" Kotarou shouted as Setsuna posed herself in fighting pose as did the young hanyou and Kaede. However, they were stopped from going any further by none other than the demi-saiyan warrior, Son Gohan.
Gohan furrowed his eyebrows in anger. "Fate… Averruncus."
"Indeed it is," Fate said as suddenly the bulky figure went on the attack. Dashing towards Gohan, the metallic looking man gave a devastating punch that even Gohan couldn't follow. The demi-saiyan warrior spat out some bile due to the force behind the punch as he was sent flying and crashing against the wall. The metal man opened his mouth and sent out a powerful ki beam at Gohan's position, causing a great explosion.
"GOHAN/-KUN/-SENSEI!" screamed the girls. Kaede, Setsuna, and Kotarou went on the attack to avoid having Gohan suffer any more damage from this metal man but they too were attack from the other warriors that were with Fate. They too were soundly defeated. Asuna, Anya, and Ku Fei couldn't believe what they were seeing. How could the three next powerful warriors besides Gohan be defeated so easily? It's as if all the training they did was for nothing!
"Who the hell are you!" Asuna shouted angrily. "What the hell do you want! Why did you follow us here!"
"Heh heh heh," chuckled the metal man. "We did not follow you at all. It was just coincidence."
"Just a coincidence?"
The metal man was about to continue to speak but was stopped by Fate. "There is no need to go into details, Rilldo-san," said the white haired boy.
"That's General Rildo-sama to you boy," General Rildo said. "Don't forget who your superior is. After all, if it wasn't for Doctor Miu-sama's generous upgrades, you wouldn't have been any match for that boy. I scouted his energy readings earlier. He is much stronger than he appears."
"I am aware about that," Fate responded with a cold look at Rildo. Rildo grinned, brushing off the killing intent that Fate was trying to send at him like it was nothing. He did enjoy toying with the white haired boy a bit. After all, he was his favorite subordinate. However, the mission leader this time around was Fate. Why? The Machine Mutant could not help but wonder.
"Anyways, as General Rildo-san was just saying, this was just a coincidence. People at your school are serious about your safety. And about keeping your secrets," Fate explained. "Even I had no idea you would be here. Too bad everything led to this anyway. My reason for being here has nothing to do with any of you. Consider it an unfortunate accident. I never thought Negi-kun would sense our presence here. I had no option. I couldn't allow him to call for backup. Just so you know, there's no help coming. I've isolated this area from the outside world."
Asuna cursed under her breath at their predicament. Where was Gohan when they needed him? He couldn't have been knocked out that easily, right? Then Asuna noticed something, a signal that Negi was trying to give to her. "Negi-kun! Your friends mean nothing to me. They might as well be trash," Fate commented. "I can't think of a good reason to eliminate you, but I might as well. This is perfect. General Rilldo, if you please retire everyone."
"Of course, Fate," General Rilldo said. "Now witness the great power of a Machine Mutant. I will turn everyone into metal! METAL BREA–" But before he could launch his signature attack, the good General Rilldo was sent flying by an unknown punch. Everyone, including Fate, had eyes widened when they noticed a figure standing within the mist.
"Heh, you know that was not a nice cheap shot you gave to me. You could have at least let me take off this suit. It's hard to move around, you know?" The mist dissipated to reveal the demi-saiyan, Son Gohan in his Kame uniform!
"What!" Fate said. "How did you…"
Gohan grinned. "I wouldn't worry about me Fate so as much yourself."
Fate seemed confused by what the demi-saiyan meant by that when he suddenly felt a punch directly at his face. Looking up, he saw Negi, gravely injured but still a lot of fighting spirit. "You'll have to go through me first!" Negi shouted as he pulled out the spear from his body. Gohan grinned as he stood next to boy teacher. The two of them brought forth their blazing auras.
"Interesting," Fate said as he rubbed off the small amount of blood that came from his lip. "So you both want to die so badly. That's problematic for me. As you can see, my companion gets himself a bit riled up when he is punched in the face like that."
"What do you mean?" Gohan asked. Upon that, the entire Gateport began to shake violently. It was an earthquake was coming through the area. Gohan gritted his teeth. This is impossible, Gohan pondered to himself. I don't think there should be any earthquakes at the Gateport, unless… Gohan focused his ki senses and was in for quite a shock.
"Heh heh heh, that actually hurt a bit," spoke General Rilldo as he rose up from his recently destroyed tomb. "To think that someone would actually land a punch on me. Quite impressive, boy. Just to let you know that you won't be getting out of here alive. You and the bleeding brat."
"We'll see about that," Gohan said determinedly.
"How can you all possibly win?" Fate asked. "You have no weapon and are outmatched. What chance do you…" Then Fate sensed something. Looking over where the sealed box was, Fate saw that Asuna had punched the seal open, effectively breaking it due to her magic cancelling abilities.
Grabbing ahold of hers and Konoka's pactio, Asuna tossed the pactio to Konoka. "ADEAT!" They said, summoning upon their artifacts. Asuna was dressed in gothic-lolita outfit that Eva may have given her. It revealed a lot of her panties and her shoulders were bare skin. Gohan blushed at how Asuna was dressed, thinking that she looked kind of cool in that outfit. Either way, it was definitely not the time to inspect each other's clothing. They needed to save Negi!
"Konoka-san, take care of Negi-san!" Gohan commanded as he grabbed hold of the boy teacher. "We don't have much more than 30 seconds left!"
"His wounds are too serious Gohan-kun!" Konoka stated. "I need to be able to touch him." Gohan nodded and was about to bring Negi to her before he saw a blur pass by him. His eyes widened when he realized who it was. He needed to act fast! Reaching into his orange vest, Gohan pulled out a card and went into super speed.
Konoka was about to rush over to where Negi was at when suddenly she met face to face with Fate Averruncus. "Excuse me, Princess." Calling upon his stone magic, Fate prepared to unleash his petrification spell upon Konoka. "BREATH OF STONE!"
Setsuna let out a curse as she was a bit too late in activating her pactio. "OJOU-SAMA!" Setsuna cried out. Falling on to her knees, Setsuna began to tear up as she believed to have failed everyone. "Dammit!"
"SIGNA!" All of the mist that Fate had created started to congregate into a single cloud. Then, that cloud was pulled like a vacuum cleaner sucking in steam. Everyone eyes widened when the cloud had disappeared entirely. In front of Konoka stood Son Gohan, except he was doing something interesting as he was holding a sword; the Zeta Sword!
Konoka was cowering in fear as she had thought that she had been turned into stone. But once she felt her heart beat, she knew that she wasn't a stone figure. She moved her eyes to see the demi-saiyan warrior standing before her. "Gohan-kun!"
"Are you all right, Konoka-san?" Gohan asked. The healer nodded. "Good. Asuna-san, bring Negi-san here, now! Setsuna-san, protect Konoka-san at all costs!"
The swordswoman and the orange haired girl wondered where the sword came from, but right now was not the time to ponder. They nodded as they followed Gohan's commands. "Right!" Within moments, Asuna brought Negi over to Konoka while Setsuna watched her rear. "Negi, Negi!" Asuna said. "Stay strong!"
Gohan grinned that things were starting to head the right direction. He then turned his attention at Fate, who had curious look on his face. "Abeat," Gohan muttered as he closed his eyes while he put away his sword and his pactio card.
Gohan then opened them sternly as he clenched his fists and got himself in a horse stance while he collected ki within his body. Taking a firmer stance, the demi-saiyan glared harder at his opponent, eyes flickering. Suddenly, the ground around him began to crackle with a fiercer display of golden, electrical currents.
Suddenly, golden electricity consumed Gohan and began flickering around him, shooting outwards and connecting with the walls and pillars of the Gateport. The currents moved up and down them, as well as across the ground as the field of power expanded and then contracted. With its concentration into Gohan's body, the demi-saiyan felt his power rise again, and finally, it hit him. He was ready. Bringing himself into a strong stance, Gohan reared his head back and let out a tremendous cry of power, a shock wave exploding out of him, cracking the ground beneath him and sending dust everywhere. The earth began to shake even more as Gohan gritted his teeth and then, with a flail of his arms, the demi-saiyan cried out. "HYAAAAH!" A bright light surrounded the demi-saiyan, causing most people to cover themselves from the light.
Everyone uncovered their eyes to see something different about Gohan. A blazing white aura surrounded the demi-saiyan as there were several cracks on the tiles surrounding him. His jet black hair had become spikier than before but Fate noted something else was different about him. It was his eyes. No longer did they carry the meekness that Gohan usually had. It was the eyes of a seasoned warrior, ready to fight at a moment's notice. "You have improved Gohan-kun," Fate complimented. "However, you are still no match for me."
"We'll see about that!" Gohan was about to charge at Fate when suddenly, General Rilldo came in front of the demi-saiyan, catching him by surprise.
The Machine Mutant had an evil grin on his face. "Interesting power up you just did. I wish to see more."
Gohan gritted his teeth. "I don't have time to waste on you! KAIO-KEN!" A crimson aura sprang up and surrounded the demi-saiyan. With a yell of rage, Gohan shot forward, the ground from which he took off from crumbling.
It surprised General Rilldo a bit when he saw Gohan hurl himself straight at him at an incredible rate. Just as he was backing away and raising his hands to defend himself, Gohan came in with a powerful hook that he sent across the Machine Mutant's face. General Rilldo was blind sighted and knocked senseless by the blow, which sent him staggering back.
Gohan followed up that attack with a knee. He rammed the blow straight into Rilldo's stomach before bringing himself up with a straight shot kick to his chin. The Machine Mutant was knocked back through the air, recovery at this point impossible. Gohan quickly turned around to face against the white haired boy, except he wasn't there anymore!
"Oh no!" Gohan quickly turned around to see that Fate was once again trying to stop Konoka from healing Negi. "Oh shit!" Gohan needed to get there quickly but it would be too late for him. He wouldn't be fast enough to reach Fate in time.
Asuna brought forth her sword, ready to cancel Fate's petrification spell. But the white haired boy knew better than to go up against Asuna and her magic cancelling abilities, so he did an afterimage in front of the orange haired girl and went above their position. Even Setsuna would react too late to this kind of attack. "Goodbye," Fate said as he prepared to unleash his spell.
"KON KON SHOU!" A ball of energy was immediately hurled into the white haired boy's stomach, sending him flying into the wall. "Don't forget about me, Fate!" The attacker turned out to be Kotarou as he was engulfed in a blazing black aura and in his Jyuken fighting stance. "I have improved a lot since the last time we met!"
"We'll see about that," spoke a voice behind Kotarou. Luckily, Kotarou was able to block the incoming attack from Fate but not without consequences as he was sent flying momentarily. Stopping his momentum by exerting a large amount of ki, Kotarou glared at his opponent.
With a bellowing roar, Kotarou flew straight at Fate, aura flaring wildly. Faster than the white haired boy counted, he was slammed straight across the face by a powerful jab, making him reel back in shock and from the pain he felt of the blow. After which, Kotarou dropped low and rammed several uppercuts into his stomach before, bringing his right leg back and slamming a powerful blow under Fate's chin.
Fate was thrown skyward, hurling out of control. The young hanyou gave chase, powering up and shooting after him, leaving a crater and a dust cloud behind him. Managing to stop his flight several moments later, the white haired boy readied himself and brought his right hand forward. A powerful, blue sparkling energy ball appeared, illuminating him and his opponent in his sights. Kotarou continued flying straight at him full speed. Then, Fate unleashed his attack. The magic energy ball shot straight for the young hanyou.
Kotarou was ready for it. Bringing his right hand up, he back slapped it out of the way, still flying forward. Then, with a clear sky to strike, he super speeded the rest of the way up to his opponent and appeared behind him. Fate stood expressionless when he saw Kotarou suddenly appear behind him. Flipping backwards, Kotarou kicked Fate straight in the back, sending him plummeting towards the earth like a meteor.
Fate dropped, and when he did, it was fast. Within seconds, he crashed, landing on his hands and knees and forming a crater beneath him. The entire area shook from the very force of impact, and when it finally stopped shaking, Fate was looking up.
"Inu Inu Dan!" A large black wolf-dog, now more solid and robotic in appearance covered in a blaze of fiery black ki suddenly attacked Fate out of nowhere. With its giant paws, it struck at Fate, sending the white haired boy slamming up against the walls. The summoned beast howled at its small victory. Kotarou grinned as he landed on the ground and looked at this handiwork. "Take that Fate! Told ya I improved!"
"Really?" spoke a voice behind Kotarou once again, causing the young hanyou's eyes to flung wide open. "I really couldn't tell." Kotarou turned around to see Fate standing before him, uninjured and with no scratches whatsoever, except the nifty little bruise that Negi gave him earlier.
Kotarou trembled a bit. "Th-That's impossible. H-How were you able to avoid that or for that matter, come out unscathed?"
Fate stood expressionless. "That doesn't matter," he said as he brought forth his hand forward, a large magic energy sphere appearing before it. "It's time for the dog to die." His hand then suddenly exploded as a powerful magic blast shot out of his grasp, aimed directly at Kotarou. However, Gohan appeared before the blast and brought his right hand about and slapped it away. With a yell, he sent a punch across Fate's face. His right fist connected right in between the white haired boy's eyes, sending him flying.
"Gohan-niisan…"
"What the hell are you doing Kotarou?" Gohan screamed, surprising the young hanyou. "If you have to time to attack someone, use that time to protect Negi! Setsuna-san and Asuna-san can't hold out much longer!"
"But Gohan-niisan…"
"NOW!" The young hanyou nodded as he rushed towards where Negi, Konoka, Setsuna and Asuna were at. Gohan let out a sigh as he turned his attention back to the fight. Putting his arms in the air for defense, Gohan felt his body strike down when the opponent had reappeared. It was General Rilldo! Gohan gritted his teeth as the two of them began to clash fists.
Meanwhile, Asuna and Setsuna were trying to ward off the mysterious swordsman but it was deeming a bit hard for them. The mysterious swordsman had definitely upgraded his skills. The swordsman was about to land a blow on Asuna but luckily, Kotarou came to the rescue as he knocked him away. "Kotarou-kun!" Asuna said.
"How is Negi?" Kotarou asked.
"Konoka has just started the healing spell!"
"How long will it take to complete?"
"I'm not sure. Why?"
"Cuz that swordsman is coming back for some more action!" And soon enough, the swordsman came crashing in as Kotarou blocked a slash that was aimed at Asuna's head. "Leave Nee-chan alone! Your fight is with me!" Kotarou yelled as he pushed back the swordsman. The mysterious swordsman couldn't agree more, a grin on his face.
He shot at Kotarou at top speed, pulling his sword back and preparing to strike. Kotarou was ready for him. Crouching into a defensive stance, he pulled back, avoiding the first strike. The mysterious swordsman came at him with swift, quick, and deadly slash attacks, his sword cutting through the air easily. It was as if he was punching out at the young hanyou. The swordsman honed in on his assault, throwing all sorts of strike techniques. Kotarou had to leap back after one particular strike.
With a burst of energy, Kotarou hurled himself at the mysterious swordsman in a charge, moving into attack. The swordsman floated up slightly, ready to meet his opponent's blunt assault. The young hanyou struck out with a left knee, with the swordsman meeting it with the blunt part of his sword.
Kotarou then threw a right straight punch after pulling his knee back, only for the swordsman to spin around and crack the side of his left fist against it, stopping Kotarou's attacks. The mysterious swordsman's parrying was swift and brief, and when he blocked that last attack, he then sent a powerful slash across the young hanyou's chest. Kotarou was sent soaring across the ground, with the mysterious swordsman in hot pursuit.
The mysterious swordsman then appeared above Kotarou as he flew on. Reacting quickly, he threw a left punch straight for the swordsman, only for him to phase out and reappear behind the young hanyou, directly in his path. Pulling his sword back, far the mysterious swordsman sent it up into Kotarou, knocking him skywards. The young hanyou let out a yell of pain as he spun and twirled, stopping a few stories above the earth.
Turning around, Kotarou prepared for another attack. The mysterious swordsman was quickly upon him, appearing out of thin air in front of Kotarou and sending a straight punch into his stomach. Kotarou was struck full on by the blow and sent upwards a bit. He put his hands over the new wound, only to receive a quick, strike kick in the face. He flew up higher, with the mysterious swordsman still following as the two clashed against one another again.
Konoka, in the middle of all of this, began her healing spell. "IBUKIDONO OHARAHE TAKAMAGAHARA NI KAMUZUMARIMASU KAMURO KI KAMURO MINOMIKOTOWOMOCHITE SHUMEGAMITACHINO MAENI MAUSAKU KURUSHIMIUEFU WAGATOMOYO MAMORIMEGUMAHI SAKIWAETAMAHETO FUJIHARANOASOMI KONOE KONOKANO IKUMUSUBIWO UZUNOMITEGURANI SONAHETATEMATSURUKOTO WO MOROMORKIKOSHIMESE!" Suddenly, an apparition of Konoka appeared and hugged the injured boy teacher. Negi cried out in massive pain but he was calmed once he heard Konoka's soothing voice. "You'll be okay." Within moments, the wound on Negi's shoulder was completely healed!
Gohan smiled at the success as he heard Konoka cheer on the boy teacher being okay. "Shouldn't you be worried about yourself instead of the others?" Gohan furrowed his eyebrows as he turned his attention at the Machine Mutant, General Rilldo.
"Sorry, I was just checking up on my good friend," Gohan said. "Now that he is okay, you guys don't stand a chance."
General Rilldo started to burst out laughing. "HAHAHAHAHA! Stand a chance? Us? It should be you that don't stand a chance against us! You are easily outmatched boy!"
"I wouldn't be too sure of that!" Gohan said as he started to collect ki in his body. This is bad, Gohan said to himself. I had wished that guy had called my bluff. This guy is very strong! Stronger than Tullece even! I had hoped not to use the Kaio-ken beyond quadruple strength but I have no choice. This guy won't let me through! It is time to use the Kaio-ken times five!
"May my body withstand this! KAIO-KEN… TIMES… FIVE!" A dark crimson aura surrounded the demi-saiyan as he dashed forward towards General Rilldo. Tackling the Machine Mutant with his shoulder, Gohan then followed up with a left upper cut, then a right knee, a left roundhouse kick, a right hook, then a right body shot, ending it with a left elbow. The blows were deadly and precise, forcing General Rilldo back.
Bruised and battered, the Machine Mutant glared at Gohan for a moment and after a quick recovery, he shot at Gohan, fists raised and ready to strike. The demi-saiyan warrior charged as well, the two fighters' striking out at the same time and colliding with their elbows. A shockwave sounded and echoed, rattling the skies with the force used. Suddenly, the two fighters then disappeared, zapping into super speed and carrying their battle to a new dimension. Seconds after they had vanished, sonic explosions began ripping through the skies, both warriors breaking barriers and attacking each other without mercy.
Suddenly, the demi-saiyan reappeared with more bruises than you can count for. Dropping back for a moment, Gohan took to super speed. Just then, General Rilldo appeared where Gohan once floated, kicking out at thin air. He growled when he missed and began wheeling about, looking for his opponent.
Then, when it appeared he had lost all sight of him, his eyes widened and he glanced up, only to receive a downward elbow from the demi-saiyan warrior. The strike knocked him senseless, sending him down to earth in splendid tumbling fashion. Seconds after the strike had been made, Tullece landed on all fours, having slowed his fall and taken control.
Glaring up into the skies and getting to his feet, General Rilldo, now bruised and bleeding from the mouth, let out a low growl and began searching for his target. When he sensed that Gohan was using super speed to evade him, the Machine Mutant fisted his hands and powered up, a blazing aura bursting around him. With a yell of anger, he disappeared, ki trailing upwards before dissipating, indicating he was chasing after his opponent.
Then, the trail of explosions moved up, with both fighters suddenly appearing. Gohan and General Rilldo were locked in a battle of colossal proportions, flurries of punches and kicks being thrown at each other. They spun round and round, shifting through the skies and breaking away every few seconds, but jumping back at their opponent to carry on with the fight. They were only visible for a minute or so, before they kicked off each other and disappeared into super speed.
There was for some time a hell of a lot of maneuvering and flying made by both opponents as a cat and mouse chase was initiated. The pursuing by one fighter changed between the two constantly, with both of them sometimes chasing each other at the same time. This soon ended after it grew tiring for them and they wanted to get into beating each other up again as the two suddenly appeared with General Rilldo being sent down to the ground. Powering up, the demi-saiyan warrior hooked around, his crimson aura flaring.
General Rilldo had managed to pull himself out of his predicament and, when he saw Gohan coming at him, he threw his left hand forward and fired off his arm. The attack collided with its target head on, but wasn't strong enough to do any damage.
Gohan emerged from the cloud of smoke, yelling at the top of his lungs. Before he was in reach of his opponent, he zapped into super speed, making General Rilldo back off in shock. Just then, the demi-saiyan warrior appeared behind him and flipped backwards, sending a kick at the Machine Mutant's back. The blow was tremendous, sending Rilldo flying!
When it seemed that the Machine Mutant would crash into the wall, he suddenly flipped, curling up into a ball and spinning towards the ground at a controlled rate. In a second, he landed right next to coincidentally Fate and the others, standing up straight and glaring ahead of him. Just then, Gohan landed at least 15 meters away, right next to the healed Negi Springfield. Gohan had fists at his sides and bleeding spots donned on his left cheek and forehead with many bruises on his body.
From there positions, the two groups stared at each other, all senses on full focus. After a few moments of waiting and watching, the silence was broken up when Fate began to speak. "Not bad, I see," Fate said. "I'll take back what I said about your friends being worthless." The swordsman then appeared next to the white haired boy, his clothes tattered due to his fight against Kotarou.
Reaching his right hand up, General Rilldo dusted down his front, feeling a slight sting from a bruise on his upper peg. "Impressive," General Rilldo said. "I must say, your punches have left some pain on my body. The only other person could hurt me like that is Kureeza-sama." Gohan's eyes widened a bit upon hearing that name, especially when it sounded somewhat familiar to him. "Hey boy, what's your name? And where are you from?"
"Son Gohan. I'm from Earth."
General Rilldo chuckled. "Yeah and I'm from Pluto. You are definitely not from Earth that's for sure. Your strength tells me that you are not from that pathetic planet. So what are you really?"
Gohan furrowed his eyebrows. "I'm a Saiyan."
Fate's and General Rilldo's eyes widened a bit when they heard that statement. "A Saiyan you say?" General Rilldo said. "Fate, allow me to finish off this pest. It would go well with Kureeza-sama."
"Do what you want General Rilldo-san," Fate said. "Our time here is finished anyways."
"Wait!" Negi called out. "Who the hell are you! What are you doing?"
"Sorry, time's up," Fate said. "We must part for today."
"I said wait! I don't know what you're up to, but I'll stop you!" Suddenly, Negi received a punch not from the white haired boy but from the Machine Mutant, General Rilldo! Gohan was caught completely by surprise at the sudden burst in speed from Rilldo. What the hell just happened?
General Rilldo grinned. "How do you plan to accomplish that?" he asked. "You may have benefited from a comprehensive healing spell, but you shouldn't overexert yourself." Kotarou and the others were about to join the fray in trying to protect the boy teacher, but in their way stood Son Gohan.
"Guys, stay out of this," Gohan said sternly. "You are no match for him."
The Machine Mutant chuckled. "Well, shall we get round 2 started?"
With a loud roar, Rilldo launched himself at Gohan. Dust exploded behind him as his flight technique kicked into action, sending him hurling at Gohan at an incredible rate. The Machine Mutant reached Gohan and struck out before the demi-saiyan warrior could even react.
General Rilldo drove his right fist straight into Gohan's stomach in an uppercut like fashion, before flying on, dragging the demi-saiyan warrior with him. The Machine Mutant's flight path was marked by the ground collapsing in the areas where he had flown over. A massive, crevice like trench was punched into the road as General Rilldo flew across it, his fist still impaling Gohan's torso.
Debris and dust flew as General Rilldo pushed Gohan all the way. Gohan went in back first, with his opponent forcing him on with his fist still buried into his gut. Already he was feeling intense waves of pain flooding into him. Seconds later, General Rilldo slowed himself down a bit, watching Gohan fly next to him out of control, and looking pretty beat up now.
Then, while still in flight, General Rilldo cranked the same arm back he used to hit Gohan, before sending it forward in the form of a punishing power punch. He sent Gohan flying on with more damage added to him. The demi-saiyan warrior flew straight into the wall, the stone structure collapsing into a pile of rubble. General Rilldo hooked to the right, watching for a second as the wall collapsed before chasing after him. The two of them disappeared into the cloud of dust and debris.
As the stone complex continued to fall and crumble, the dust cloud at the very top parted as Gohan flew up and out, aura flaring. "KAIO-KEN… TIMES EIGHT!" cried out Gohan as a crimson aura surrounded the demi-saiyan warrior. Then, glaring down, the demi-saiyan attempted to track his opponent; unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough when suddenly, General Rilldo appeared above him at speeds far greater than his own. Gohan looked up, still flying, just in time to see the Machine Mutant pull back his left leg and send it at him in the form of a roundhouse kick. Gohan was hit straight in the ribs, the blow tremendous and causing a sonic explosion to occur. He felt his organs were ruptured as he was sent flying again. When he was sent away with that blow, General Rilldo followed on, catching up with Gohan easily.
Coming up above him, he pulled both his fists up, lacing his fingers before sending it straight down in a powerful hammer strike. He struck Gohan, hard, sending him plummeting into the platform. The demi-saiyan warrior disappeared in a shower of dust and debris, as if a land mine had just gone off. "Gohan/-kun/-sensei!" General Rilldo returned to a regular standing position, floating high above the ground and watching the dust settle below. He chuckled evilly, amused at the sight.
As soon as the dust settled, revealing a huge crater amassed with upturned rubble and dirt, the ground began to tremble. Suddenly, another small explosion occurred, this time many meters away from the newly made landmark. A white, glowing figure emerged from the shower of dirt, shooting skywards and stopping to level at General Rilldo's altitude. It was Son Gohan but he had been badly hurt! However, he wasn't going to be stopped. He stopped right after he reached that height. With a yell, he charged at full speed, intent on putting damage on the Machine Mutant.
As soon as he reached the Machine Mutant, Gohan lashed out at him with an up-sideward strike, forcing General Rilldo to side step it. He then struck out sideways, with the Machine Mutant ducking that and moving to the demi-saiyan warrior's left. Picking up the pace, Gohan continued lashing out at the Machine Mutant, only missing as he slowly backed away. Then, with a final stab move, Gohan sent the Machine Mutant leaping back.
General Rilldo took his usual standing stance, watching his opponent catch his breath. After which, he powered up some more, raising his ki and charging. Gohan sent a straight, left jab at General Rilldo, followed by a right body shot, a left hook, a right punch, a left punch and then a right hook. The Machine Mutant dodged them all, moving from left to right while backing away. Gohan continued on with his assault, sending a left roundhouse kick aimed for the Machine Mutant's head. General Rilldo ducked, and straightened, watching as Gohan came back with a right, follow up roundhouse kick. He parried that one before moving in and sending a straight punch of his own. The demi-saiyan warrior yelled and leapt away, a crimson aura still flaring. He avoided the attack barely. When he did and saw the Machine Mutant pull back into a stance, the demi-saiyan warrior attacked, charging at full speed.
Knowing that he would strike his opponent at the rate he was pulling back into a stance, Gohan prepared to send his punch in. Just then faster than he could even see, Gohan received a powerful upper cut into his stomach, this one making him reel over and stop his attack instantaneously. His aura dissipated at this, with General Rilldo grabbing the demi-saiyan warrior's hair and lifting him up. Pulling back his free, right fist, he began sending punches into the demi-saiyan warrior, one after another across the face and in the stomach.
Gohan was ruthlessly pounded, blood flying from his mouth whenever he was struck with a really punishing blow. After about 30 torture blows, General Rilldo released Gohan, having tossed him in the air a bit and watched him fall. Then, pulling back his right fist, he sent a hook, turning into a punch, straight into the demi-saiyan warrior's stomach. It was like setting up a baseball swing. The blow was tremendous, sending Gohan flying into the distance.
The Machine Mutant followed, shooting through the air and reaching his target within seconds. When he reached Gohan, he forward flipped, sending his right heel into Gohan's back in a spin kick. The blow struck the demi-saiyan warrior in the stomach, sending him plummeting again. When the spiky haired boy hit the ground, the impact wasn't as great. He just formed a small crater that shook the ground and sent dust hurling into the air. Landing top part first, he engraved a slight outline of his body, cracks extending out from it. As soon as the dust settled it appeared he was unconscious. But the slight tremor in his limbs indicated he was still in this game.
General Rilldo landed next to Fate, back turned to where the demi-saiyan had landed. He glared ahead of him, chuckling at how easy this fight was turning out. "Heh, finished," General Rilldo said with an evil grin on his face.
Asuna, Setsuna and Kotarou clenched their fists angrily. "Why you!" They said as they charged in, ready to take on the Machine Mutant in Gohan's place.
"Wait!" shouted a voice that everyone had recognized. They all looked at crater to see if it was true; that the voice was coming from the demi-saiyan warrior. Just then, Gohan began pushing himself onto his knees. Holding his position there, he chocked and coughed, throwing up blood before eventually staggering to his feet. He felt like he was hit by a train, his vision slightly blurred but recovering when his strength returned. Shaking his head and wobbling a bit, he took a stance. Gritting his teeth, he glared at General Rilldo's back, seeing him turn a bit and glance behind him. His eyes furrowed. "I'll take him on."
"But Gohan, you're…"
"I said I'll take him on!" Gohan yelled, surprising everyone by his tone of voice. Gohan trembled on the spot, as he started to realize that was incapable of taking on the Machine Mutant. I am no match for him, Gohan said to himself. There is no possible way I can win this. I'm losing ki due to the excessive power of the Kaio-ken times eight. The only way that they are going to survive is if I take the fall. I can't have them fight against him. They'll be slaughtered. I need take this fight outside!
After a moment of standing there, he took a step forward, only to see General Rilldo turn side on to him and raise his right arm up towards him. His index finger extended and then, there was a purple glow. "It's already too late Gohan-kun," Fate said as he stood next to the Machine Mutant. "There won't be any survivors this time."
Gohan gritted his teeth angrily. "Bastard!" Then Gohan felt it; a sharp pain shooting straight into his body. He looked up to see that General Rilldo had launched his attack. Like bullets being fired from a pistol, purple, small ki balls began shooting straight at Gohan from General Rilldo's finger. They shot out faster than machine gun rounds, catching Gohan's attention.
The demi-saiyan warrior leapt into the air, avoiding the first barrage that struck the ground beneath him and past the empty air space he once was. The crater beneath him lit up with a series of small explosions, before erupting upwards. Gohan was already sky high by that time but he got the biggest shock of his life when General Rilldo suddenly burst out from the fire, charging straight at Gohan. With a loud yell he hooked at the demi-saiyan warrior with his left, clothes lining him.
Gohan was knocked back by the blow, for which General Rilldo continued by dropping behind him and sending a right roundhouse kick at his side. This blow hurled Gohan across the Gateport with new bruises. More waves of pain shot through him like cold water over a rock, but not enough to cripple him. The demi-saiyan warrior eventually stopped on his own using his energy to halt his flight. Upon recovery, Gohan took a stance and looked up to where General Rilldo had attacked him, only to see him charging at him again.
In a split second, the Machine Mutant was upon him, and Gohan was struck in the gut when General Rilldo thrust his right knee into him. This was followed up by a left elbow to the back that sent Gohan downwards. When he landed, he crashed spray legged in a newly formed crater. He was in shock, and was especially winded. Upon seeing his opponent's impact with the ground, General Rilldo followed through by falling through the air, foot first and landing directly on Gohan's stomach, ramming him deeper into the earth. The blow shook the ground and ruptured Gohan's internal system. The demi-saiyan warrior coughed up blood before letting out a cry of agony.
Reaching down with his left hand, General Rilldo picked the demi-saiyan warrior up by the collar and held him in at chest height. From here he stared at the limp body, taking in all the damage his opponent had suffered. After a brief moment, the Machine Mutant held up his right hand and, charged up an attack. A purple ball of energy emerged, hovering above his palm and crackling dangerously. Pink electricity shot around it, with the light from the attack illuminating the entire area. General Rilldo grinned, holding the demi-saiyan warrior up higher just so everyone could see. "Say goodbye Saiyan!"
He brought his charged arm up to Gohan's abdomen and unleashed the crushing attack. Gohan burst out blood as the attack impaled him right through his entire body. The blast was enormous as it had gotten bigger and more destructive once it left from Gohan's body. Within moments, the attack and the Machine Mutant tossed Gohan to side like a rag doll. Everyone was in shock as they saw Gohan cough out more blood. Tears began to pour down from everyone's faces, especially on Asuna's and Yuna's as they watched in horror at the demi-saiyan in pain.
"GOHAN!"
Author's note: Hey everybody! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter, especially the little cliffhanger that I left! I won't leave much of a note here this time around. The last sentence of the chapter... enough said.
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