Hm...what can I say? I'm rewatching Dragon Ball, and I'm in the mood!
"Oh-ho...my head~-"
I blinked, once in confusion, the other in shock, and I sat up, only to stare at what could only be called a war zone.
Trees were scattered around, the Earth was scorched, it looked...horrible.
And- I was a kid?
"What the hell is going on?"
I could only mutter out in confusion, looking around this nuclear waste-land. It was then, that a screen appeared infront of me.
[Hello, Gamer!]
[Unfortunately, you have died. But you have been Reincarnated as something far greater than you were before!]
I don't understand, I'm alive right now?
...Even if I am in a destroyed forest.
[Well, you see, because of the character you have reincarnated as, the process of creating your own character has been skipped!]
My...'character'?
But I'm me? What do you mean I haven't created myself?!
[Ah, this might be confusing since we skipped the creation...]
[Please, Gamer, say 'Status'!]
Uh, sure?
This actually sounds oddly familiar..!
"[Status]!"
And like that, a bright blue screen appeared infront of me, my mouth hung open, and my eyes bulged out of my head.
Name: Kakarot
Age: 8
Level 1 Exp: 0/50
Race: Saiyan
Title: The Gamer!
Class: None.
Sub-Class: None.
HP: 200/200 HPR: 1/m
MP: 50/50 MPR: 1/m
KP: 500/500 KPR: 1/m
SP: 100/100 SPR: 1/m
STR: 15
AGI: 13
VIT: 10
INT: 5
WIS: 1
CHA: 10
SEN: 14
Power Level: 8
Status Points: 0
Perk Points: 0
Money: 0 Zeni.
...
STR: Strength. The force behind your punch, the weights you can lift. The higher this stat is, the mightier you become! Muscles, abs, and just 'strength'!
AGI: Agility. How fast you can move, and how easily you can move. The higher this stat, the faster you are!
VIT: Vitatlity. The energy of life, the energy of your SOUL, and the energy of your body. Vitality is in all living things, as it is life, some life is weaker than others, while others stronger, this stat defines your life-force, your 'Ki'. 20HP, 1HPR, 20SP, 1SPR. 50KP 2KPR
INT: Intelligence. Pretty self-explanatory, this stat defines how 'smart' you are, or rather, how much brain power you can use! How you process and store information. Aswell as your ability to use Magic! 10MP
WIS: Wisdom. The insight to see beyond the surface, to think outside of the box, aswell as inside of it. The ability to know whether or not you should do something, to think past tomorrow, and before yesterday. This stat is your understanding of the world itself, of Magic. 1MPR.
CHA: Charisma! How cute you are~! How 'strong' your voice in, how people see you, how people will respond to your words. This stat is necessary for important people in the world!
SEN: Your Senses! Sight, Touch, Hearing, Taste and Smell. This stat increases all of that, aswell as other hidden senses too!
"Kaka- KAKAROT?!"
I screamed in shock, pointing shakily at the screen infront of me.
I was- I WAS GOKU?!
This is impossible.
"I'm dreaming!"
Because how in the world could I be Son Goku, the first Super Saiyan in 1,000 years, the Super Saiyan God. SON FUCKING GOKU?!
[Ah...I probably should've expected this.]
[No, you are not dreaming, you really are Kakarot.]
And on top of being the Shonen messiah himself, I'm a FUCKING GAMER?!
[...Yes. Anyway, can you calm down?]
Ha...ha...I don't think I could ever really calm down!
I mean, think about it! I'm dropped of as Goku, and-
Wait...why do you keep referring to him- or...me?- as Kakarot?
That's his Saiyan name...
[Yes, it's his Saiyan name. His REAL name. Son Goku isn't his true name.]
[Plus, I looked through your memories, and I thought you'd like the name Kakarot more.]
Mhm...that's embarrassing.
Because I totally love the name Kakarot much more than Goku.
Don't get me wrong, Goku is a great name! But Kakarot? The name alone makes Goku just seem strong!
[Agreed.]
Hmph, see! Even the System-
...Who am I arguing with?
[I don't even know.]
...
Right.
Anyway, since I'm Goku- or Kakarot now, and I'm 8 years old, I have...uh...1, 2, 3- 3 years until canon?
[Ah...not exactly.]
[In this timeline, the System has taken some liberties with the chronological events.]
[Canon begins when you're 14, giving you time to...mature, a bit.]
Ah...right.
That just gives me more time to train, heh!
Training for...fuck, maths...for...4, 5...6 Yeah, 6 years.
Sounds fun-
Wait. Can I ask a question, System?
[You can, we're stuck together, after all!]
Yeah, right. Anyway...
Why do I feel so dumb right now?
[The average Human intelligence is 15.]
...what?
MY INTELLIGENCE IS 5!
WHY AM I SO DUMB–
It's becau- Kaka- FUCK! Why did I have to get reincarnated as such a dumbass!
"Tch, stupid idiot..."
I kicked the ground, walking away from this War-zone with my hands in my–
"FUCK!"
I'm naked! God- er, Kami?- I'm so pissed right now!
Anyway, I'm walking towards where I think Grandpa's house is.
It's quite a walk too, and it gave me time to look through some screens with a quick thought of '[Menu]'
I didn't know it would work, but I'm glad it did!
Menu!
Status
Skills
Perks
Traits
Quests
Inventory
First, I instantly checked the Inventory with intrigue, and found it absolutely empty, the only screen appearing is one of many boxes.
...And the ability to scroll up and down, so for a few minutes, I was just scrolling down, down and even further down, only to never reach a bottom.
Nice. An infinite Inventory? That will be useful...maybe? I can't store anything living in it, but its nice storage!
I skipped Quests, as I probably had none, and then I went straight to [Traits,
[Traits!]
[Battle Hungry]
You're a Saiyan, fighting is in your blood! Every breath you breathe is for fighting, or training! The thought of fighting excites you, and you'll never back down from a fight!
[Pure of Heart]
Your heart is Gold, you're a good guy! And you can see the good in others too, some might see this 'heroic' nature of yours as a weakness, but don't they know that friendship is magic?
...Huh. I guess I should've expected that, considering who I am now.
But those perks are actually quite good.
And I know, I know, [Battle Hungry]? Oh my god, what a hindrance-!
No! If anything, it's good!
[Battle Hungry] will not allow me to become complacent, or lazy. It will keep pushing me to get stronger!
And that's exactly what I need in this wonderful world of Dragons and Saiyans.
Or maybe the perk has already settled in my mind-
I nodded, and then, I thought again; [Perks].
Perks!
[Full-Blooded Saiyan!]
You are a 'pure' Saiyan. An alien from the planet Vegeta! You strive to become the strongest there is, and you're a bit more aggressive than others!
Grants incredible potential!
Deep down, there is an ancient power within you, waiting to burst out, and paint the sky Golden...
5x Faster Learning to anything fighting related.
[Mysterious as the Dark Side of the Moon]
When the sky lights up with a Full Moon, something primal, something monstrous emerges, an Kaiju-like Ape like none other shakes the world with its Roars with the power to destroy Earth, could this beast possibly be tamed?
Skill: [Oozaru].
Grants access to the hidden primal potential.
WARNING! Perk lost if [Tail] is removed!
O-oh, wow...those perks are amazing!
I paused in my steps, just to read those boxes over again and again.
The smile on my face couldn't get any bigger.
Being Kakarot? I'm starting to think it isn't so bad!
And that [Full-Blooded Saiyan] perk? That 'paint the sky golden'?
Even I know that is an innuendo for Super Saiyan.
And just thinking of that transformation was getting me giddy, becoming a Super Saiyan...ehehe!
God, shaking my head, I tried to wipe the smile off of my face, but it was hard.
I looked around for a moment, to calm myself down, and found myself walking in a lush forest, with trees that looked like Hashirama himself just grew them.
...Huh, guess I'm out of that wasteland. I looked back and- i couldn't even see the destruction anymore.
How long had I been walking?!
Anyway, I looked at my Menu again before nodding, and thinking aloud;
"[Skills!]"
Skills!
[Jan ken Fist!] - Level 2/10 -
Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper! You can attack your opponent with a powerful punch, followed by poking their eyes, then you hit them with an open palm strike! You can also confuse the enemy by saying "Rock" when you actually mean "Scissors"!
[Martial Arts Proficiency] - Level 1/100 -
Martial Arts, the basics to every School of Fighting, the art of the body! But Martial Arts, at it's core, is just a philosophy, to improve yourself, to be better than the past you! This skill increases your fighting technique...aswell as your fighting potential!
[Oozaru] - Level 1/5 -
When the Full Moon shines bright, and the sky is as black as night, an Ape 100 Feet Tall appears and roars with all its might. The World trembles in fear, this monster knows nothing but ruin! ...But maybe it can be tamed?
10x Power Increase.
WARNING! LOSS OF CONTROL!
Hm...hah...
Not as many skills as I was expecting, honestly.
I mean, I get it though? I actually kind of forget about the Jan Ken Fist honestly.
Though, it would be funny to see Goku use it against someone like Frieza, or Freezer? Anyway-
"Gah!"
-5 HP Taken!
I- I...bumped into a wall!
God- Kami! I should pay attention to wear I'm walking- wait, hold up...
I backed away a bit, looking the small- tiny- building up and down.
"Sigh...this is home, huh?"
I questioned, yeah, it's just this one hut.
Even I, in my broke state had an apartment bigger than this.
Nevermind, I live here now, don't I?
Speaking of living, I looked up at the sky, the sun is in the west, which means its just risen‐
No, no...it means its setting? Yeah, there's a very slight orange tint in the distance in the sky...
Skill Gained!
[Sundial!] - Level 1/10 -
You can tell the time of day by the position of the sun- or suns- in the sky!
...Right, I looked back up, and nodded. I should...get some food. I don't know to hunt so this should be-
Quest Added!
[Survive the Night]
You're a Saiyan, and you're hungry! You better feed yourself before you starve, or get eaten!
Objectives:
- Get Food.
- Cook said food.
Rewards:
- 150 EXP!
- Skill; [Hunting]
- Skill; [Cooking]
Failure; Death!
Quest Auto-Accepted.
Groooowl...
"Uff...yeah, I think I'd starve before anything!"
I held onto my stomach, and for a moment, I forgot just how much Saiyans ate, and then I sweat dropped.
Those skills are going to be super handy for my survival!
"Huff...huff...!"
I collapsed to the ground, after running for what felt like miles, chasing after some animals to eat.
I found a Sabertooth Tiger first, but that proved too difficult. Then a Monkey, but...well, I felt a kinship with them, so I couldn't bring myself to kill them.
But now I found the perfect Meat! It would last me...probably 2 days? But, Wolf is Wolf!
That doesn't sound like much, but there's only two words I need to tell you; 'Saiyan Stomach'.
I glanced to the side, panting heavily as I held my chest.
[For pushing your legs to their limits; 3 VIT!]
[For running for a long time; 2 AGI!]
[For being dedicated to the art of mobility, the skill; [Running] has been created!]
[Running has levelled up x4!]
"B-bastard..."
I growled, only to hear the Wolf bark at me in anger, and similar exhaustion.
He's dead. And I'm going to take pleasure in eating him.
"Grrr...BARK!"
The canine barked, snapping his jaws at me as he saw me collapse onto my ass. The beast even laughed a little. Asshole.
But now...I'm going to die.
I'm going to fucking die.
And it's not from Vegeta, Frieza, nor Cell, Majin Buu, Beerus- hell, it's not even from PICCOLO.
It's from. a fucking. WOLF.
But this is real life, there was no 'Second Wind', no burst of energy, no Super Saiyan transformation.
[No! Kakarot-!]
"BARK! BARK! NOM–!"
His large mouth aimed for my face and I closed my eyes...
...
...Sike.
"ROCK!"
-20 HP Dealt!
I grinned, hitting the beasts snout, watching it skid back a few feet, and I couldn't help the childish giggle that came with it.
"PAPER!"
-30 HP Dealt!
I shouted, sending a powerful open palm strike right at it's now closed mouth.
"SCISSORS!"
And then with all the power I had, with all the strength in my Saiyan body, I poked it's eyes, my fingers digging right in as I forced the Wolf onto the ground.
-50 HP Dealt!
ENEMY SLAIN!
100 XP!
Level Up x1!
Wolfskin x1 (Item)
"Woo!"
Laughing goofily, I fell onto my back with a happy smile.
Food! I was one step closer to surviving this crazy world, eh?
*Grrrrr~*
And...the first step for that, is eating. God, I would kill for a Dinosaur right now.
Glancing down at my future meal though, I had to settle for this.
"Looks like Wolf is on the table, Great Apes are sold out!"
I joked, before glancing at my SP, which tested comfortably at-
[SP - 12/160]
Not even a second of [Running], huh?
...ugh, fine! I'll walk, dragging this thing is gonna be annoying as fuck though.
[You- you do know you have an Inventory, right?]
Oh I know. Buuuut, heavy wolf equals training! If I'm dragging this thing across a whole damn forest, you best bet I'm grinding my stats!
[Fuckin- ...Saiyans...]
Hey, don't fix what isn't broken, my- my gu- System.
Huh, a name...for a System? Eh, I'll think about it later.
Right now, though...!
Ugh!
*SLAM!*
I threw the Wolf over my shoulder, sitting down after I did so.
Oh my fucking God, I did not realise just how far I had to walk! It was insane, why is this place so big?!
[For dragging a corpse for miles on end...3 STR]
Yeah, that's good with me, I could practically feel the weight lessening on my shoulders.
By the end, it was just...well, it definitely weighed on me, but it was more of an uncomfortable weight, easily bench-pressable.
Now though?
[-27x Wooden Sticks!]
I dropped a bunch of sticks down onto the ground, from my Inventory, and began making a make-shift cooker.
Or- it's not really a cooker.
Just a fireplace, and a stick on top. to put the Wolf on.
Now...if only I had anything able to make flames...
Huh. I mean, I could easily just rub sticks together. And that is what any sane person would do...
But I'm in-saiyan!
...Yeah, that wasn't my best joke, to be honest. I bet not even King Kai would laugh at that.
Sigh...welp, anyway! I've got to create a fire. And I think I know the perfect way to do so.
Sitting still, and looking inwards, to find my Inner Energy, and bring it forth.
Or in layman's terms-
[Skill; [Meditation] has been created!]
And honestly? It didn't take long until I found what I was looking for.
At first, I couldn't see it. My power.
So I looked deeper, into my core. Deep inside, my breathing rhythmic.
I did feel a little uncomfortable, if I'm being honest, sitting completely still like this reminded me of school.
But after a minute, I found myself not caring.
And then, a flicker of...something appeared.
It looked like a light blue flame, no, more like an ember. With Water like qualities, as it flowed slowly, but also like wind as it didn't stay in one specific spot, but also like Earth, with the way it was...almost tangible in a way.
And then, I reached out. Mentally, physically, spiritually, I reached out, and touched this tiny sliver of immense power.
When my finger touched it though...the small flicker became a raging Inferno, a Tsunami, a Hurricane and an Earthquake, and it covered me whole.
Immediately I snapped out of my Meditation and stood up. And...I couldn't help but look in awe at the energy now very visible around me, like an Aura.
[Secret Quest Completed: I Am My Own Teacher!]
[Secret Quest Rewards Gained: 1 Level Up! 1 Gacha Token!]
[For figuring out how to use Ki by yourself, 6 WIS!]
[For intelligently figuring out the method in which to find your Ki, 5 INT!]
"I feel...incredible."
I said with a smile, clenching my fist, and watching as my Ki responded, swirling around my fist, before I opened my hand, and it fell back into my Aura.
[Skill Created; [Ki Aura]!]
But in an instant, I felt the rapid drain of energy, and I clenched my chest, as I forcefully stopped the intense flowing of energy.
Fuck...that was draining as hell.
I barely had 100 KP left! I blinked in bewilderment, and then got to focusing again.
It was...difficult, but also easy at the same time?
Grabbing hold of my Ki, it was easy to manipulate, but the thing is...my Ki wanted out, it wanted to escape my body, to destroy. To annihilate. Like my ancestors.
I had to force it to stay inside, breathing through my teeth as I frowned, channeling only a tiny sliver of Energy to my finger.
And even then, I could feel it just preparing to leap out.
So I grabbed my hand with my other, and aimed it at the pile of sticks, the makeshift campfire.
And then...
*FWOOOSH!*
A concentrated beam of energy shot from my finger, hitting the pile of wood and almost fucking exploded it!
But, heh, I was too amazing that it didn't do that, and instead? Only a hurricane of flames erupted from the firewood, and I couldn't help but blink.
I could already feel the heat from here, feel it in my eyes.
It reminded me of Grandpa Gohan, and how not the other day, he caught a fish, and let me watch too!
He'd even let me help get Wood for him, let me help in whatever way I could.
...And then we sat side by side, eating our dinner with the moon high in the air.
I don't know what happened after that, though, I blacked out.
I smiled, I must've been so tired, that I just fell asleep on Gohan–
...Wait- I KILLED HIM!
Oh my god-!
Ping!
Quest Completed; [Survive the Night]!
Skill Gained: [Hunting]!
Skill Gained: [Cooking]!
Level Up! x1
Shit! I need to turn the Wolf!
Looks like it's gonna be a bit crisp tonight. Eh, I don't mind, it isn't burned, just slightly overcooked, left on one spot for too long.
"This is good..."
I whispered, fire dancing in my eyes.
"I'm- I'm happy..."
Shaking a little, I nodded, and shuffled a bit closer to the fire, noticing the black sky, I kept my head down.
This day's been short, but I don't think that'll last for long.
After all, life is a Mystical Adventure.
See what I did there? Mystical Adventure? It's the opening for the OG Dragon Ball–!!
Radiant and shining, hidden somewhere in a field, luminous and blinding, with your desires revealed...!
Dragon Ball is amazing, the OG, and I'm not saying that because I'm rewatching it–!
Uh- here! The updated Status sheet;
Name: Kakarot
Age: 8
Level 4 Exp: 0/200
Race: Saiyan
Title: The Gamer!
Class: None.
Sub-Class: None.
HP: 260/260 HPR: 4/m
MP: 50/50 MPR: 7/m
KP: 700/650 KPR: 12/m
SP: 160/160 SPR: 4/m
STR: 15
AGI: 15
VIT: 13
INT: 10
WIS: 7
CHA: 10
SEN: 14
Status Points: 15
Perk Points: 0
Money: £0