The Game of Life: Dragon Ball Edition

A/N: "The following is a fan-based work. Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, is owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Shueisha, Dimps, and Akira Toriyama."


Chapter 21: Liberation Army

Being an Arcosian is the best thing I've done this entire playthrough.

The natural power and potential that came with this body was unrivaled. The increase that I'd made in just one year was incredible. I could have easily gotten much stronger if I hadn't paced myself in favor of increasing my other stats. Even still…

The Engineer

Name: Sub

Level: 15

Race: Frost Demon

Age: 9 (1/12)

Status: Alive (Perfected Third Form)

HP: 16,500,000

Stats:

S. 220

P. 20

E. 230

C. 50

I. 170

A. 120

L. 9

Attribute Points Left: 16

Final Power Level In Base Form: 355,819,200

Final Power Level in Second Form: 711,638,400

Final Power Level in Third Form: 5,337,288,000

I was certain that I could have at least made it to 300 if I'd focused solely on strength and endurance, but I wanted to be balanced. Agility was important because if I still needed to be fast and capable of quick maneuvers while in combat. Just doing acrobatic training under intense gravity helped me with that.

Charisma was tough to train, seeing as I was in here with only two people, both of whom mainly wanted to fight. My progress on that stat wasn't impressive, as was my training with perception. There was nothing to look at but the void around us.

The increase in my intelligence stat was what I was most proud of. I had an almost endless supply of books to study, and considering how slow time went when I poured energy into my eyes, I must have reviewed thousands of books.

With the [Engineer] special intelligence perk, now further enhanced by my rising intelligence, I now understood and could probably fix and improve the majority of the Tuffles inventions, including the Gravity Chamber. I didn't have much material in the HBTC, but once I got my hands on some, I was going to do many things.

When my intelligence stat hit 100, that was when they offered me another intelligence based special perk. Only one this time, though. Either I could have used it to upgrade my [Engineer] special perk or purchase a new one. I'd chosen to enhance [Engineer], once I found out that each upgrade added +75 to my intelligence stat when it had to do with machines. So right now, while my ordinary intelligence was 150, when I was dealing with mechanical things, my intelligence stat reached 300.

I'd also started learning swordsmanship while here, increasing the skill to a reasonable level. I didn't have a teacher, but I thought I could handle myself pretty well. After all, a sword beats fist and flesh.

It turned out that bringing a partner along was a good idea. I wouldn't have been able to gain any experience points or battle points otherwise, while I'd only managed to get two battle points while in here, my level went up by 4. Constant battles did that to you.

As my intelligence grew, I realized that I could improve certain Special Feats, such as Kaioken, without using feat points. It took much longer and was more effort, but it was possible. So instead of using my feat points, I decided to save them up until we left the HBTC, along with my attribute points.

I tried to increase certain feats through pure determination, managing to increase Kaioken to [X6]. I didn't need to be any stronger than that, so I stopped trying to improve it in favor of other things. I'd also increased the number of portals that I could spawn, reaching 6.

"Focus!"

I snapped my head back, dodging Leek's punch with ease. With my tail, I grabbed his outstretched arm and threw him into the ground. A smaller power level came up behind me, but I met his attack with the flat edge of my sword. Due to the size difference between my third form and Bleuras' small body, when my sword extended to match my size, it was already bigger than him.

I poured energy into the blade, which released like a tremor, sending Bleuras flying. I didn't turn around fast enough to dodge Leek's energy balls from hitting me. While it didn't send me flying, it did hurt me to an extent. When the dust cleared, he was gone, along with his energy signature.

Where did they go? I looked around quickly, surprised to see them both hovering a great distance away. Their energy signatures blazed back to life, and their respective auras shun like stars in the void.

"Spiral Canon!" They launched a joint attack at me, golden energy mixing with Leek's white energy. The golden energy alerted me that Bleuras was in his Super Saiyan state, so I would need to take this attack seriously.

Leek had improved even more since coming in here with me. In the beginning, he wasn't making much progress, but once I began to surpass him in his base, he slowly began to catch up. By then, we were more than half our way through our time, so I'd made much more progress than him. Even still, his Oozaru form still surpassed my third form.

Bleuras had made the most improvement, though. It didn't take long for him to access his Super Saiyan state, and from there, his power level shot up. In his Super Saiyan state, he could almost match my third, because his Super Saiyan form was unique.

Because of his species ability to double his power level, when he transformed into a Super Saiyan, his multiplier was even higher than usual.

I stared at the bright beam of golden energy that sped towards me, before darting out of its course. I was surprised when it bent at the last moment, heading directly for me. I didn't have time to dodge, swiftly opening my arms to catch it.

"Kaioken X3!"

My already crimson energy grew around me, my muscles straining to keep up with the sudden increase in power. I struggled against the beam for a few seconds before kicking it up and away from me. I fell out of Kaioken to preserve energy, in time to see Bleuras pop up in front of me in all of his Super Saiyan glory.

I tried to block his fist with the edge of my blade again, but he concentrated a significant deal of energy into the punch, sending my sword flying through the air. I let go before the sword tilted me off balance, retorting with a punch of my own. Our fists collided, sending a massive shockwave through the dimension.

"You've gotten stronger," I gritted my teeth as we continued to trade blows. He smirked at me in response.

"It's because I don't focus on boring books," He swung both of his right arms at me, forcing me to block. The force behind the attack is impressive, sending me flying through the air. I correct myself just as he appears in front of me, a kick prepared.

"Kaioken X4!" Time seemed to slow down as I caught the kick with ease. At Kaioken X4, my power level was a little over 21 Billion; colossal compared to his 5 billion. I dragged him towards me, clotheslining him and slapping him into the ground with my tail. I wasn't finished there though, appearing above him once he bounced off the ground, slamming both of my fists into his stomach and effectively knocking all of the wind out of him and ending the fight.

Kaioken faded from me the moment that Bleuras fell into unconsciousness. I kicked him in the stomach to launch him away so that he was far away from the fight that was soon going to follow. When I turned around, a massive beast loomed over me.

A great ape with white fur and two large horns stared down at me. Leek's power level sat at around 20 billion.

"Smart of you to knock out Bleuras before my transformation was complete," Leek's voice boomed, "Then you definitely wouldn't have stood a chance."

Leek had complete control of his Oozaru form, even before we'd got into the chamber. As frustrating as it was, I'd only managed to beat him once while he was in this form, and that was because I'd just unlocked Kaioken X6 and surprised him. That was one battle point I'd worked to achieve.

"I'll defeat you this time, even if I have to cut off that damn tail," A portal opened above me, dropping my sword into my hand.

"You cut off my tail; I cut you in half," He squinted his eyes at me. I got into formation as energy began to build in his mouth.

"Just try it," I readied myself, bending my leg and getting ready to spring forward.

TIME IS UP!

The dimension around us cracked like glass, before falling apart. I eased out of my fighting stance, as does Leek. It looks like our time here is over.

When the world faded away, we were back in the castle's main meeting room. Bleuras was still unconscious a few feet away, and Leek immediately began shrinking.

"You're lucky that our time ran out," Leek stretched out his body once he made it back to his normal size, "I was about to flatten you."

"You wish," I hummed as I put my sword back into my inventory.

"Has it only been a day?" He asked me.

"Yeah, that's how it works," I replied confidently. We both walked around in silence, while I healed myself with [Self Healing] and Leek picked up his son.

"Something is wrong," His voice was suddenly alert.

I reached out with my senses, only to realize that, yes, something was very wrong. The life force on the planet had diminished massively, and it was very quickly falling. I looked over at Leek, who had a deep scowl on his face.

"Let's go," I opened a portal to where I felt the energy disappearing the fastest. Leek was in the portal before me, and when I exited, I was shocked at what I saw.

"It's an army..." Leek growled out of his throat, "Who dares to attack my empire?"

I couldn't think of a good answer to that question. Who in their right mind would want to attack such a powerful individual's territory? The aura that was blazing out of Leek further proved my point.

There was an entire invading force from the looks of it. They all looked to be wearing white clothes, but from this distance, I couldn't make out anything specific. The city was already in flames, and I could feel people dying left and right. I could feel people dying all over the planet.

"What's going on?" Bleuras woke up from his unconsciousness with wide eyes, glaring right out at the city.

"Kill all of the people wearing white," Leek ordered his son, before letting go of him and speeding towards the city. I followed immediately, taking out my sword from my inventory as I did.

If we were going to save everyone on the planet, we needed to be fast. I didn't bother to examine anyone as I flew by and sliced the white wearing invaders in half. Even as I did, I noticed that they weren't weak. Not by any means. But compared to my third form, they might as well have been toddlers.

Between us three, we finished off the small group of invaders in this city quickly.

"Did you notice what I noticed?" I asked Leek once we met up in the middle of the ruins.

"I couldn't sense their energy," Leek said with concern, his eyes still scanning the city. "That isn't normal."

"Not at all," I racked my brain, trying to figure out what this could mean. It came to me suddenly, but the thought wasn't pleasant. Androids?

"Gah!"

"Bleuras?" I turned to where his scream came from, surprised to see him getting launched through the air like a pinball. Three figures stood in a triangle, knocking him between them like a ball.

Leek was gone before I could stop him, crashing into one of the figures like a train. I intercepted Bleuras' path, swinging my sword swiftly at the person that was due to hit Bleuras next.

To my surprise, the person dodged out of the way, my blade barely slicing off a hair on its head. She looked like a Saiyan, but she didn't have a tail. I couldn't sense anything at all from her, despite the blatant display of power she displayed by being able to dodge my attack.

Name: Human-B73

Race: Human Android

Age: 5 (Age Accelerated)

Relation: Disliked

Status: Alive

Power Level:?

B73 is from the second branch of android creation by Doctor Gero and Doctor Briefs. She is a low middle-tier warrior hoping to move up in the ranks of the Liberation Army by eliminating all life on Planet Q13.

Combat has begun!

Enemy:

Human-B73

100,000 EXP

What in the hell is going on here? I thought as I blocked a punch that sent tingles down my arm. The Earth was destroyed, how did Doctor Gero and Briefs make androids? And how is she only five years old?

I avoided a few more of her attacks, surprised at her speed and agility. She flipped over my tail as it swung at her midsection, before planting her foot on my chest and kicking me with the other.

Some humans must have escaped Earth with Gero and Briefs. They clearly brought their research with them. I dodged her offensive swings, before slamming my fist violently into her stomach. She went flying into the city, destroying a few buildings while she did.

These three are stronger than the rest. What's concerning is that she is only middle-tier yet she can keep up with me. I watched where she was launched with narrowed eyes, waiting for her to emerge. The androids weren't this strong in canon, were they?

The air behind me shifted, announcing her arrival. I swiveled around with an extended elbow, cracking it against her skull. I gathered a ball of energy in my hand, slamming it into her chest. She went flying back again, but this time I wasn't playing. I needed to end this now.

Wordlessly I activated Kaioken x3, flashing behind her and pouring a massive amount of energy into my blade. I concentrated the power, focusing it so that it was sharp, before slicing faster then she could hope to react. Her body was cut in half from her shoulder to her hip.

I didn't stop there, blitzing over to where Bleuras was fighting his android. I decapitated that one, before kicking its body into a portal. I caught the head and stuffed it into another portal, even while it cursed and screamed. I ignored the notification telling me that I'd gained experience.

"What are they?" Bleuras panted lightly. He didn't look too badly damaged, just tired. He was stronger than that android, so it must be due to their durability and endless energy that Bleruas hadn't destroyed it yet.

"They're androids. I'm not entirely sure why they're here," I said, before blasting off and expecting him to follow. There wasn't much time. If there were more of those middle-tier warriors, we might be in some trouble. One or two was manageable, but if they swarmed us?

We found Leek in his Oozaru form, flying through the air towards another conflict I could sense in the distance. A group of his kids was with him, although the majority looked worse for wear.

"Sub! Bleuras! We need to split up!" Leek shouted back at us once we caught up. I couldn't help but agree, not even waiting for him to carry on to zoom off in another direction.

I'd spent some time exploring the planet when we were here, so it wasn't difficult to open a portal which leads me directly to the next conflict. Unfortunately for me, the moment that I got there, the city exploded in bright light. When the light faded, all that was left was dust.

Several figures ominously flew above the burning city. I could tell that they were at least mid-class, even amidst they were surrounded by hundreds of weaker foot soldiers. I considered my next move. This could be tough if I don't do this right.

I could go into Kaioken X6 and try to wipe them all out before the technique tore me apart, but that wouldn't be ideal. Considering the number of forces all over the planet, they had more in orbit. No-one would expend all of their soldiers in one battle, as not to leave their defenses weak. And considering there was more waiting, making my body useless by overextending it wasn't even an option.

I could go in for a sneak attack, but what would happen if they were all stronger then the android that I'd just fought? I'd be at a clear disadvantage, considering how many of them that there were. There's no point going into a losing battle, no matter if I manage to kill a few of them.

If I wanted to do significant damage to the invaders as a collective, I'd need to destroy the ships in orbit and strand them on the planet. Then we could pick them off one by one. Why attack a few stray ants when you can destroy the anthill?

Unfortunately for me, that wasn't going to work.

The moment that they noticed me, two blurs appeared in my vision. I lifted both of my arms in retaliation, blocking two strikes from hitting me. I struggled against their strength, not realizing that one another one approached. The blow sent me back a few yards, but I stopped myself in midair.

"You're not a Saiyan," One of the androids hummed—a man with long blonde hair. To my surprise, the other two weren't human, but they were undoubtedly androids.

"I don't even live on this planet," I replied swiftly, putting my hands to my side. My sword lay comfortably in my hand, ready to strike at any given moment. For now, they seemed to be calm so that I wouldn't attack.

"You're also reasonably strong if you tanked that kick I just hit you with," The human raised an eyebrow at me, his hostility dropping for the time being, "I'm sorry that we attacked you so hastily. We're just getting worked up from cleansing this planet."

"Cleansing?" I asked slowly, my eyes flickering into the distance where I watched two more middle tiers lead the ground troops elsewhere.

"We're the Liberation Army," The man bowed his head to me. I briefly considered cutting it right off, but he rose before I could do it. "You probably haven't heard of us."

"Not at all," I responded truthfully. While I did, I used [Observe] on them, catching their names and realizing that yes, just like the female android from earlier, they were impossibly young.

"Allow me to explain," The alien on the left, who's name was B-89, spoke to me, "We are the only force willing to stand up to the Saiyans. Our name comes from the fact and inevitability that we will liberate the entire Universe of the Saiyan race."

"Why destroy the Saiyans?" I asked, even while my mind was already going through many plausible reasons. "And why destroy this planet? Not everyone on this planet is a Saiyan."

"Our campaign includes anyone who stands with the Saiyans," The human, B-70, spoke back up, "We gave them a chance to choose between the Saiyans and freedom. They chose poorly."

"And as to why we are destroying the Saiyans," The alien on my right, B-90, tightened his fists, "They're decay. They've been infecting the Universe with their violence and immoral culture."

"They have no qualms with destroying entire galactic sectors if the citizens don't bow to their rule. And the ones that do all become dens of violence and poverty," Hatred spewed with each word, "The Universe has been forced to become stronger simply to live. In this new age, the weak die and the strong survive."

"No one should be forced to live like that. We're taking up the challenge," B-70 smiled at me, before turning away and looking into the distance.

From what I'd seen, everything looked better. But then again, I had only been on Planet Saiyan, the center and heart of the Empire. Knowing the nature of the Saiyans, what they were saying was very believable.

"So what happens with those who reject the Saiyans? They join the Liberation Army?" I asked them.

"They can join us in freeing the Universe, or we send them to one of our liberated galaxies," B-90 informed me, to my surprise.

"Entire galaxies? How have you guys stayed under the radar for so long?" I asked in surprise.

"We're good at what we do," He replied confidently, "But we don't plan on staying under the radar for any longer. We've gathered enough forces across many different solar systems and galaxies."

It all started to click in like puzzle pieces. Attacking Leek's territory wasn't coincidental. This is a declaration of war on the Saiyan Empire.

"Anyways, you might want to get off this planet immediately," The human android sighed as he began to fly upwards. The others followed him, and I went along with them.

"You're welcome to come with us. We would do well with a warrior like you on our side," They didn't look back as I followed behind them.

"Why are we going off-world?" I asked as we entered into orbit.

"We knew that this was the territory of the strongest Saiyan in the Empire, but we didn't think he'd be on the first planet that we attacked," B-70 sighed, although he didn't sound as worried as I would have thought, "The Albino Fang. Capable of single-handedly wiping out entire systems."

They must be talking about Leek. Has he wiped out entire systems? I pushed the thought to the back of my mind, more pressing issues at hand. They should be running with their tail between their legs. I followed them even further out into space while also feeling for Leek and Bleuras' energy. How can they be so confident?

The answer was given to me when I looked out into the vacuum of space in front of me. Hundreds of ships surrounded the planet. They all looked like they were from different alien cultures, some large and some small. One huge ship stood out in particular. Must be the flagship.

"We're going to blow up the planet. We thought we'd have fun and destroy it manually, but with the Albino here, we'd better end it quickly," Was the last thing that I heard before space stopped carrying our voices. The other two androids flew to the flagship, leaving B-70 with me.

They're still alive. I could sense Leek and Bleuras. Bleuras's aura was fading quickly, while Leek's was making sudden and erratic leaps upwards. He was displaying power far beyond anything he'd shown in the HBTC. Is he ascending due to the death of his children?

He'll be fine, but Bleuras isn't looking so good. I glanced over at B-70, who was glaring at the planet with his hands behind his back. If I get to Bleuras, I can send him off to Planet Saiyan with a portal. There's no way that we can fight such a vast army of these guys.

Before I could go forth with my plan, an extremely bright light caught the corner of my eye. I turned to the flagship, finally taking notice of a large pointed weapon at its head. I saw energy building up at its tip, and I immediately knew what its purpose was. Crap! Don't they still have forces down there?!

In the time that it took me to blink, the pink energy building up at the tip of the ship burst forward. Compared to the size of the planet, it looked like a pin flying through a house. Even in space, it became painfully quiet.

The surface of the desert began to crack in every direction, a spiderweb of pink destruction contrasting the yellow sand. As if mountains were forming from the surface, the ground started to rise while simultaneously, the entire planet glassed over, the sand heating to unbearable heats.

This better work! I hadn't tried it before, but I decided to combine two of my moves in a last-ditch effort. If it worked, Bleuras would be safe. I couldn't do anything about Leek, because he was in his Oozaru form. When I felt Bleuras' aura signature vanish, I sighed into the cold void.

In a final eruption of pink light, the planet burst like a balloon. Large chunks of glass flew into space, the magma in the center of the planet floating aimlessly. Even from a distance, I felt a powerful wave of energy wash over me.

Fuck.


Enjoy all! Had this written for a few days, and was going to release a longer version, but decided it was better if I split it. It's almost fully written, so I'll have it up ASAP. Lemme know what you thought of this, and I'll try reply in PM to all of them!