Sleepy boy returns for another chapter! Uh, please review, please, i love reading them, it can be answering the question, or just talkin about the story!
Wait...this isn't the proper AN...
FU–!
"Twenty Three...Twen- ugh- ty Four...Twenty Five! Twenty..."
Collapsing to the ground with deep, heavy breaths, I couldn't help the way my eyes moisturised slightly.
I was exhausted, it was like my upper half couldn't even move right now. I tried to, tried to push through it, but the pain in my gut was insane, like a bomb had gone off inside of me.
So for a second, I thought I should just rest, maybe...I shouldn't push myself this hard?
I mean, what was I even thinking, Saitama's workout? I even read about it in my last life, it was really difficult!
Clenching my jaw, I led on the ground. My eyes beginning to close slightly. To get rid of this painful burn.
But as I looked to the side, I paused, and stared, and stared hard.
Failure: Hair Falls Out!
"Tch..."
That failure was awful, I don't want to be bald, I'd hate it! No offence to bald people, but it just isn't for me, dammit!
"Twenty...SIX! Twenty SEVEN! Twenty EIGHT! Twenty NINE! ...THIRTY!"
[For pushing yourself past your limits, 1 STR!]
"THIRTY ONE!"
"THIRTY TWO..."
"FIFTY...!"
"FIFTY ON‐oahhh!"
I fell back onto the ground with a thud, my legs twitching, my chest convulsing...
Only fifty...? That's impressive, I got more stat points for pushing myself that far.
[For doing 40 Sit Ups that pushed past your limits...1 STR!]
[For doing 50 Sit Ups that pushed past your limits...1 STR!]
But it's not enough!
Truthfully this isn't even about my hair anymore, I could probably deal with it.
I...I guess I'm being too prideful, not even the System thinks I can't do it.
"Isn't that...huff...isn't that right?!"
I shouted out to the bright blue sky, and for a second, no answer appeared, but then...
[You believe that with enough time you will be the strongest, but you can train for years and never surpass Raditz.]
[True strength comes from surpassing your limits, pushing yourself until you pass out, until you can't feel your limbs.]
[You Saiyans, no...you aren't exactly like that.]
For a second, my face changed to one of sad acceptance as I read over those words, feeling personally attacked by it.
Because...it was a personal attack.
An attack not only at my new self, but also my old self at the same time.
"That...doesn't matter!"
I sat up, and then sat down again, 'Fifty One.'
"Just because I'm a Saiyan now...doesn't change anything!"
'Fifty Two!'
"This might be corny...but I don't care. I'll prove you wrong, I'll become a Super Saiyan, a God, it doesn't matter! Huff, abd you know why?"
'Fifty Three, Fifty Four!'
I grinned manically.
"Because I can!"
"Ninety Nine..."
I was panting heavily, sweat dripped from my forehead like I'd just been doused in water.
"Hah...hah...~"
My entire body shook, I couldn't feel my legs, nor could I my gut either.
With my eyes squeezed shut, I forced myself to sit up once more, and for a second, my body wouldn't move even an inch...
But then I did it, I sat up!
"One Hundred!"
And then I instantly fell to the side, body twitching.
"Guh- ah...hahh...!"
[For doing 60 Sit Ups that pushed past your limits...1 STR!]
[For doing 70 Sit Ups that pushed past your limits...1 STR!]
[For doing 80 Sit Ups that pushed past your limits...1 STR!]
[For doing 90 Sit Ups that pushed past your limits...1 STR!]
[For completing 100 consecutive push ups...3 STR!]
[For pushing yourself so far beyond your limits you can't even move...5 VIT!]
Yeah, that last one makes a lot of sense, huh.
"I don't suppose...I can get that [Full Heal] right now, can I?"
I asked aloud, my chest heaving up and down.
But I received no answer to my question, and so I frowned a bit.
And in my weak state, I had time to just...think, I suppose.
Thinking of what? Well...life, I suppose. But even that got me thinking, my life.
Am I just going to train until I die, fight until I fall?
No, no I can't even think like that. Saying I'll die if I continue this life is stupid.
Or maybe...I should accept it.
Death is a part of Life, and Life is a part of Death.
There's nothing wrong with it, the Other World is pretty, and I know I'm a good person. I know it...
Shaking my head, I tried to move my legs, but they barely responded to my command.
Barely...but the moved, even if I couldn't feel them, even though the felt like dead weight.
Wait, hold up.
I can just- no, that takes too much Ki right now.
Though, if I level it up, it probably won't take as much Ki...
Nah, I think I'll just...yeah, that makes sense.
Using every ounce of power I could feel in my exhausted body, I scooted backwards, until my back hit a tree.
And then, I'd sit up against it, resting a bit again, before crossing my legs, placing my palms near my gut gently.
Finally...I'd close my eyes, and with that, all light faded into nothingness.
It was calming, with the sound of the morning forest around me, I could probably fall asleep...
But then, I blocked out that sound too, even if it was much more difficult than just closing my eyes, I chose to just focus on my breath, getting it under control.
Peace...is what I felt, there was no background noise in my head, no colorful scenery, just me.
Was it enough, though? Not really, I wanted to push myself further, even in this meditation.
So I focused completely on myself, I didn't allow myself to be affected by the world.
The next thing that was lost was my sense of taste.
I couldn't taste the wind on my tongue, nor the lingering sensation of the apple from earlier.
Then was my smell, no longer could I sniff the animals around me, nor the aroma of just...nature.
Finally, went all my other senses, my sense of touch.
I felt like I was floating, floating in my own mind. My own body is where I was, looking inwards, peaking in at what made me...me!
And instantly, I could see the familiar blue...flame? Blue...plasma? It was something, light blue in color. Like a spirit of sorts-
Or- ah! It's my spirit, I see now.
It's so beautiful, wild, untamed...but beautiful nonetheless. And it was so big too!
My Ki wrapped around me, choking me, and my 'eyes' widened, I felt like I couldn't breathe, I couldn't br- i couldn't breathe-
No, I didn't need to breath, not inside of my own mind, did I?
Huh...weird.
But even weirder, was a small, tiny energy next to my Ki.
It was so small I didn't even notice it at first, or even when I first looked inside of myself yesterday.
Strange, it was...powerful, more tame than my Ki ever was, it was gentle in nature.
Hesitantly, I reached out, but the Aura inside of me wrapped around my hand, and stopped me, yanking my 'hand' away from me.
'Wha...?'
I 'looked' behind me, at my Ki, and I could feel...something. But when I looked back at this mysterious energy, it seemed much smaller than before.
This time, I willed my Ki away from me, and lunged forward, trying to grab this new energy, and right as I brushed against it-
"Uwahh!"
My eyes snapped open.
[Meditation] has levelled up x2!]
But nothing happened, there was no Aura like there was when I brushed against my Ki for the first time.
There was...something, but I couldn't put my finger on it, like a small tingle, but whenever I focus on it, it disappears, hiding away.
"Weird..."
Hey, I feel okay now! It looks like my deathly exhaustion from earlier is completely gone!
Bouncing up and down, I felt lighter than before, stronger...haha, is it really that noticeable when my stats go up?
This is amazing!
I feel like I can run a marathon!
...can I?
Glancing at my Stamina, I winced a little.
[SP - 260/260]
That's only enough for what...
Okay, 19 SP a second, should I round that to 20?
...Sure, let's go with that. So 20 x 5 = 100, right?
I took a split-second, before nodding, so 20 x 10 is obviously 200.
And if 20 x 3 is 60, add that together and you get 20 x 13 = 260!
13 seconds of running, jeez...
[Woah, you can math! 2 INT!]
Of course I can math, I'm smart!
[Yes you are, who's a smart boy~?]
...Okay, stop that right now.
That's just- ...weird.
[Hey!]
Mhm, I think next, I should do Push Ups...
No way! I sucked at Push Ups in my last life, I'm doing that last!
And I shouldn't do my Run right now if I can grind my STR and VIT, so I'll do Squats. How hard can it be?
"...f-FIFTY!"
Hard, this is so fucking hard, I can't feel my legs, do I even have them, or has an animal already ripped them off of me?!
[For pushing your legs past their limits...1 STR!]
I looked down, and had to breathe a sigh of relief when I saw my legs still attached to me.
And so I bent down again, wincing at the awful tingling sensation, but pushing through.
"Fifty...ONE!"
Biting my lip, I lowered myself again.
"Fi-fifty...TWO!"
"Fifty Thre-e...!"
"Fift...Four."
"Fif-ty FIVE!"
My eyes burned, even though my strength increased exponentially from my 100 Sit Ups alone, it wasn't enough?
An increase in STR affects my entire body. Even if a bicep curl increased my strength, then my legs would see an increase too.
So why...why even though I could push through 100 Sit Ups, could I barely do 50 Squats?
My STR rested on 26 as of now, stronger than your average Human, which would be...
[The average human has a STR of 10, an athlete 16, and a Body Builder or an experienced fighter would be in the 20s.]
So...how strong is Master Roshi? Then? Actually, how strong would Beerus be?!
[Roshi would have an STR of around 300, Beerus? Well...his STR would probably be around 100 Billion at least.]
BILLION?!
[Oh, did I forget to mention that your Stats increase in power at certain milestones?]
...What do you mean by that, hm?
[What I mean is...50 STR? Well that's the strongest a Human can be who hasn't unlocked Ki yet, enough to say...punch down a small building.]
[100? Well, that's enough to shatter giant boulders! At 200 you could probably split a Mountain in half, at 1,000 you could destroy the Moon with a punch, 10,000 you could destroy a large planet. 10,000,000 you could probably destroy a solar system.]
[When you get to 100,000,000 you could destroy multiple Solar Systems.]
[1,000,000,000 is Galaxy busting.]
[50 Billion is Universe destroying! And 100 Billion? Eh, it's Low Multiversal]
Oh, oh shit.
This really made me realise just how...weak I am.
It's disgusting really. And so I looked at my hand with a frown, can't even shatter a boulder...
"Dammit!"
I shouted out to the open forest, my voice alone forcing birds nearby to scatter.
And with clenched teeth, I resumed my squats at a faster speed than before.
"Weak, pathetic...!"
My legs burned, but my anger burned hotter.
'70...'
[You're not weak, Kakarot...you're only 8.]
I snarled, 'and how strong was Goten when he was 7? He was already a god damn Super Saiyan!'
My pace quickened, as did my pain.
'80!'
[You're comparing yourself to a kid who had a very powerful upbringing! It's not fair for yourself!]
Why the hell are you being so nice all of a sudden, huh?
I'm weak! I know that now, okay?!
...That just means I'm going to push myself even further than before.
[...I don't not like you, Kakarot. What gave you that idea?]
'90!'
Pausing for a second, I shook my head, before glancing at open air.
"Have you seen my Quest failures? I thought you hated me."
I whispered out, squatting still to get rid of this weird feeling.
[The failure-]
[Hm, it's hard to say this without sounding weird but...]
[The Quest Failures are to motivate you, to push you so that you will complete them.]
So...are they real?
I mean- will my hair actually fall out, then?
[...Yeah.]
My eyes widened, and so I quickly got done doing my last 10 reps of Squats, and hey, I didn't even feel that exhausted.
"One...Hundred! Hahaha!"
[For training your legs to the brink of complete loss of feeling, 3 STR!]
I took a step forward with a grin-
*Flop*
...
"I can't move."
...This is a bit awkward.
"Kikiki! Arrrh~!"
A small monkey crawled from a tree, standing infront of my unmoving body.
I would've tilted my head, but...y'know...
"Chi! Chichi?
No, not Chi-Chi the woman, it was more of a chitter?
Monkey sounds.
Just- monkey sounds, okay?
"Hey..."
I muttered, moving my arm a little, making the monkey jump back, before returning after seeing it barely moved at all.
"Hehehehee!"
"H-hn? What's so...funny?"
I frowned slightly, my fingers digging into the dirt, but aside from that, all the monkey did was cover its mouth, still giggling.
Rolling my eyes, I looked up at the tree the monkey came down from and my mouth watered slightly.
"...hey."
The monkey tilted its head.
"Chi?"
Smiling, I cast my gaze to the tree.
"Can you get me an apple?"
"..."
"Chichichi! Heeheehee!"
The monkey laughed manically, jumping up and down moving to the tree, but not climbing it.
I sighed...closing my eyes, before my [Ki Aura] flickered to the life for just a second.
"Get me an apple, please!"
The primate paused, staring at me intently as it got eye to eye with me.
*Sniff, sniff sniff*
"Kiki~!"
It licked my face, before bouncing to tree, climbing it with ease, and then-
*Thud!*
The apple dropped onto my head, and then right infront of my mouth.
I'd like to think it was my manners that got me this.
"Thank y..."
I bit down, but I couldn't reach the apple, it's right infront of my mouth.
Glancing at my KP, I thought for a second, wondering if it was worth wasting my valuable Ki just for a measly apple...
*NOM NOM!*
"Ah~"
Yeah, worth it...!
It was a few minutes later after I had that apple...and another apple. And then...
You guessed it!
a Banana.
Mhm, even that tasted amazing.
Anyway though, I was ready for my third stage of training!
Daily training...that literally makes it so I can't move after just one stage...
Eh, I'll make do! In a few days, shit like this will be easy to me! It's just a matter of consistency, right?
Right.
No, I'm not talking to myself.
Alright, maybe I'm a little crazy, but talking to myself is a lot better than seeing random things-
I totally see random things everyday...
"Holy shit, I think I'm insane..."
Looking at my palm, I blinked plenty of times. Was I about to have a psychotic breakdown?!
Nah, I don't care if I'm insane, gotta train first.
Okay, let's do this, Kakarot!
Getting down onto the ground, I led down straight before putting my arms to the side of me.
And then...I lifted myself, and lowered myself.
"Huh, I remember this being a lot harder..."
Hey, if it works, I don't mind!
"Two, Three, Four, Five..."
Oh yeah, I'm a fuckin' legend!
"Guh...Sixty...Nine!"
...
"Nice- ah, I mean, ha... Seventy!"
[For doing 70 consecutive Push Ups, pushing your body to the brink...1 STR!]
I totally forgot how hard Push Ups were. This was...painful, my body felt so heavy.
My face would hit the ground in an instant if I hesitated even for a second!
...It was actually kinda exciting.
Shit, I forgot what number I was at-!
[75]
Ah, thanks!
"Seventy Five!"
I called out. Lowering myself again. Even as a beed of sweat dripped onto the floor.
[Wh- no! I meant you've already done 75, the one you just called out was 76!]
...
I knew that.
"Seventy Si- I mean...Seven! Seventy Seven..."
Now, back to grinding Push Ups!
...
Are you still here?
Nevermind, let's timeskip to the good bit!
"-ty...Nine. Hah...hah...One...HUNDERED!"
[For doing 80 consecutive Push Ups, pushing your body to it's limits...1 STR!]
[For doing 90 consecutive Push Ups, pushing your body beyond it's limits...1 STR!]
[For completing 100 Push Ups in a row, breaking your limits and pushing through...2 STR!]
[For exhausting your body to beyond it's natural limit...2 VIT!]
*FLOP!*
I...I don't think I can get up this time. Honestly, I don't think I can!
I don...'t think...I can...oh no. I think a timeskip is happening again, already!
[You have rested on [Grass]. 10% HP, KP, MP and SP restored. Negative Ailments cured.]
Huh...?
Blinking at the screen infront of me, I looked then at the setting sun, and then at the screen, and then at the-
"I FELL ASLEEP?!"
I jumped to my feet in shock, and outrage too.
What the fuck, body?! It's gonna be dark soon, and you think that's cool?
Rubbing my head, I sighed deeply.
"Well...atleast I got through my workout, I guess..."
I smiled at that, knowing I completed that tortu-
[You still have a 10km run to...well, run.]
"You really know how to ruin a guys mood, don't you?"
Fine, I'll go on a run. Only because I don't want to lose my hair, alright?
I took a deep breath, then another, and another...
Then getting into a runners stance, hands on the floor, feet too, I cast my gaze forward, at the setting sun behind a mountain in the distance.
"Gotta go Fast, or something like that."
And then I took off, but with my speed? I couldn't even kick up a gram of dust. Not that I'd even know that.
Actually, running isn't even half bad, it feels...good, exhilarating actually!
With the cold sunset wind hitting my face, and the way I just...sped forward?
I can see why people want to be Speedsters!
...But then I'd suddenly stop Sprinting, and instead end up just jogging? Or more like, my speed suddenly declined greatly, and I felt incredibly tired.
[Warning! Warning!]
What- what is it?!
[SP - 0/300]
[KP will be used instead of SP!]
Wh- is my Stamina really this shit?!
...
Wait, that's actually much better, my Ki is so much higher than my stamina! If I can just cycle through the two...hehehe~!
Yep, we're ending Chapter Three here! I think I might timeskip here.
So, I've got two questions for you lot, guys and gals, and those of unspecified something something...
Companion/Familiar Gems, I'm sure you're familiar with the concept. But...should they be in this fic? Most end up as a tool to add Waifus, and tbh? I'd probably do the same.
Companions and Familiars wouldn't have a limit on the verse it can be from, after all, a quick Fanon check tells me all I need to know, so go ham! ...if you even want them in this story!
Secondly, Super Saiyan! I'm thinking of adding it early, but not too early, still in OG Dragon Ball, like maybe King Piccolo saga?
It sounds like a good idea to me atleast, but it will make the Saiyan Saga piss easy, which...isn't that bad of an idea to me.
I just want to hear your guys's opinions! Imma sleep now!