Chapter 7: Dueling and Initiation
Gohan and Netero were at the top of a mountain for their duel, the president of the Hunters had said that he could not give himself fully inside the airship. He also gave instructions for the airship to slow down.
"Well, can we get started?" asked the old man.
'Whenever you want,' Gohan replied, putting himself in a position mixing the style of his father's turtle and the style of the demon of Piccolo.
As the young half-Saiyan observed the old man in order to find a possible flaw in his guard, he felt that the aura of Netero had a certain presence without the old man being under tension.
Despite his observations, Gohan did not discover the slightest flaw in his opponent. To see if the old man was serious or not, the young half-Saiyan rushed upon him before moving at an unfathomable speed for the common man behind the president.
He tried to put a violent kick in the nape of Netero's neck but the latter paraged him in a nonchalant manner.
"Know that I would like to skip the warm-up stage, kid." Said the chair in a tired voice. "What are you waiting for to use the power you used against another candidate in the first test?"
Gohan was stunned that Netero spotted his transformation into a super saiyan earlier.
"Don't be surprised, boy, I'm watching all the candidates I'm interested in," said the old man in between laughs.
«I see, in this case no need to take gloves» replied the half-Saiyan by putting his Ki on.
Netero felt the change in the air when Gohan began to concentrate his energy.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
The energy that Gohan released by turning into super saiyan frozen the president of the Hunters on the spot. Before him stood exactly the same boy as before but his hair and eyebrows were now golden instead of black and his eyes had swapped the soft onyx color with a blazing turquoise blue.
'Impressive, this boy has an impressive power for his age and a good control of his energy despite a total ignorance of the Nen. ' Thought to Netero, observing Gohan closely.
"Well, this time our fight is really going to start," said Gohan, returning to the combat position.
"Very good." Briefly answered Netero before he also slid into a position different from that Gohan, with arms open but elbows remaining bent with crossed legs.
Gohan set out on Netero, who had great difficulty coping with this first charge of the half-breed.
"He is strong, very strong, especially for his age. If I'm gonna defeat him, I'm gonna have to use the Gyo with tricks and precautions. ' Thought the old man as Gohan was about to begin a great hand-to-hand struggle.
The fight continued between the two fighters, Gohan largely dominated but did not understand why Netero's energy seemed to fluctuate so that the areas of his body that the president used in combat seemed to release more energy than the rest. Because of this, Gohan lost patience and carried out an attack a little too hasty that Netero saw coming miles away and easily dodged.
'Ko, if you think I'm going to pass up such an opportunity.' thought Netero just before hitting Gohan violently in the abdomen.
The blow was so violent that Gohan was thrown violently and tumbled down the mountain before falling heavily into the trees of the forest below.
'Whoa, did I kill him on purpose,' asked the Hunters' president before seeing a large ray of light appear in the sky.
When the ray finally dissipated, Gohan was there with a few scratches related to the fall and a certain bruise on the abdomen.
"This old man is strong and cunning. If I want to put an end to this confrontation quickly, I have no choice. ' Thought the half-Saiyan looking at Netero before getting into position.
«Ka-Me-Ha-Me-HAAAAA» Cried Gohan by sending his father's signature attack on Netero who took it head on.
When the smoke caused Gohan's attack dissipated, he saw the president on guard with large burn marks on his arms. The old man's aura had also gone from a very light blue to a resplendent gold.
However, this aura faded as the old man was no longer under tension.
Well, let's stop there, young man, or we will ravage the beautiful nature that surrounds us. You have passed the bonus round and as promised I will give you your Hunter license.» Netero says in a very jovial tone.
Gohan was happy and a few minutes later they were back in the airship around 6:30 in the morning.
"With all the slowdowns I've asked for, we're going to be way behind on the next round." Netero said, thinking of the sermon that Bean, his secretary, had certainly prepared for him.
"Speaking of the following trial, Netero-san, could I pass them too?" humbly asked Gohan.
"Hm, why do you want to go through these trials that you no longer need?" asked the old man with curiosity.
"I'd like to spend some time with my friends if you don't mind." Gohan said, rubbing the back of his head.
Um, I see. That's fine, but you won't be able to accompany them until the third exam, the rest of the exam will be between the candidates, so I can't let you continue beyond that." The president replied.
"I understand, thank you!" said Gohan as he walked away.
Killua had just woken up and was heading for the gym where he and Gon had tried the Netero bonus event. As he looked at the landscape from the top of the airship, Gohan joined him.
"Hello Killua." Said the half-Saiyan as he reached the Killua level.
"Yo, you woke up early." The young murderer replied.
"Yes, I could not go back to sleep and I came across Netero-san." Gohan added.
"Did he offer you a bonus round too?" asked Killua.
"Yes, and I succeeded, I became Hunter!" The half-breed replied enthusiastically while showing his license to his student.
'He succeeded where Gon and I could do nothing, he is really strong.' thought the silver-haired boy.
"Otherwise, I think it's about time to start your training, don't you think, Killua?" asked Gohan.
"Oh, yes, at last!" cried Killua, happy to finally be able to train with his mentor and learn to fly.
"Let's go to the cafeteria and we'll have more room." Said the half-Saiyan, heading to the indicated room.
The two children were installed in the big cafeteria of the airship.
"Well, sit down in a suit," Gohan ordered, taking to heart his role as master as he trained Gon.
That I sit down? To fly?" asked Killua, who was hopping hoping to stay in the air.
"If you want to fly, you have to know what makes it possible to fly, right?" replied the half-Saiyan.
Killua complied and sat down in a suit.
"Well, the first thing I'm going to teach you is Ki." said Gohan.
'The Ki? Gon had talked about it, if I remember correctly,' said Killua, paying attention to every detail of Gohan's words.
Yes, Ki is the vital energy that flows into every living being. From the smallest blade of grass to the largest of trees or the smallest insect to the most majestic of lions, ki gives these living beings the strength to live." said Gohan remembering what Piccolo had taught him.
Killua drank Gohan's words, feeling that more than a simple technique, Gohan passed on all his knowledge and suspected that Gon had experienced the same thing.
Usually, people don't feel the ki that inhabits them. But when a person begins to feel his ki, he can learn to use it for incredible feats," Gohan continued.
"Like flying!" asked Killua, who was starting to have trouble containing his excitement and curiosity.
"Yes, for example, but first you're going to have to realize that," said Gohan, generating a small sphere of ki between his two hands.
Killua looked at the sphere with big eyes not knowing how to react.
Given the ki I feel in you, you should be able to do it quite easily. Gon got there in less than an hour, if you must know." continued the half-breed.
'Okay, I'm not going to let Gon get in the way. ' thought the silver-haired boy, taking the same position as his mentor and focusing all his concentration on his hands, hoping to bring out the same ball of light as his mentor.
No, you focus too much on your hands, take the time to feel the ki that flows in your body." said Gohan when seeing his second student make the same mistake as the first.
Killua listened to his master and released his hands and relaxed, after some time he felt as if something else was circulating in his body, an energy that activated his nerves, gave strength to his muscles and liveliness to his blood.
Slowly, the young assassin got back into position and slowly tried to direct this energy towards his hands. Little by little, a small light was born in the hands of the pre-teen and a small sphere of ki grew until it had the size of the sphere that Gohan had created earlier.
"I did it," Killua said with a big smile, pointing out the sphere to Gohan.
"Well done, Killua." congratulated Gohan with a big smile full of pride. " He succeeded, as did Gon, in less than five minutes. It's fascinating, but also terrifying."
The half-Saiyan then went to the window and opened it and asked Killua to throw his kikoha at one of the mountains that the airship was flying over.
"Like that?" asked Killua, pretending to throw a stone.
The sphere then left the young boy's hands and went straight to a rock three or four times larger than the two pre-teens it destroyed in a small explosion under the astonished eyes of Killua.
'Can I do that?' thought the murderer.
"You see, now let's go to the flight," said Gohan.
(A few hours later)
Gon awoke quietly after spending the night with Netero trying to catch the ball and passing the bonus round. He yawned long before turning pale when he saw the clock in the training room.
'11h, it's not true I missed the start of the event! ' panicked inside the young boy thinking he was disqualified for such a stupid reason.
Gon grabbed his jacket and boots and ran into the corridors of the airship. If he had no trouble putting on his jacket while running, while he tried to put on his boots at full speed, he stumbled and fell head first on the floor of the cafeteria.
'Ouch, that'll teach me to rush like that. ' thought Gon as he stood up and saw Killua floating a few metres from the ground and looking at him with a strange look.
"What's going on, Gon?" asked the young murderer with a curious look.
"The third test is already over!" asked Gon, who was still so panicked to have potentially missed the exam.
"It hasn't even started yet," Killua said, looking at Gon as if he's crazy.
"Oh, right? Phew." said Gon, also floating above the ground beside his friend.
On the other side of the room, Gohan who was having a hearty breakfast was looking at his two students thoughtfully.
'Dad, Mr. Piccolo, maybe… I'm waking up incredibly powerful monsters. Because I'm sure now, his two have the potential to surpass me."
AT LAAAAAAAAAAAAAST…. Well, I have no excuses, at least it's over. This chapter was long and painful to write, I am happy to finally be able to post it and to report that I have not disappeared. Until the next chapter (which I hope will take less time), here are the answers to the big reviews received since the last chapter.
SkylerHollow: Thanks for the support, it's nice to see people who don't necessarily want us to follow the rules of the two mangas to the letter, I hope I can count on you for the next chapters.
Fk306: Thank you for the compliment, I made a lot of effort to make my story more enjoyable to read, happy to see that it pays, I will always try to improve every chapter.
p6lishb6kser: I do what I can with the balance of power, and I admit that sometimes I have trouble but it gets better with time, thanks anyway for the support it remains very pleasant. Regarding the inclusion of a Goku child in the place of Gohan, well that would make the story less interesting, Goku is in my opinion far too smooth and would only be in this kind of story a Gon less well, that's what I think. After you have interesting ideas on the subject, do not hesitate to start writing, I will be the first to support you.
TheCatofRandomia: I see that your review is at the level of chapter 1, which is, I admit, very lame in terms of grammar, however I think I have improved my writing over time, the review of Fk306 seems to confirm it, If you still have problems after reading all the chapters, tell me in review what is still to improve I would pay more attention to it.