Chapter Six: The Prince of Saiyans vs. The King of Demons
Vegeta raised his arms high in the air, calling forth his newfound power. At first, nothing happened. Then the others noticed that everything was deathly quiet. They also noticed that massive amounts of black clouds were rolling in overhead. Everyone, save Vegeta, was looking up at the sky.
Then Vegeta yelled. The yell pierced the silence and made everyone bring their heads back down to look at him. Vegeta was now hunched over - it looked like he was in a lot of pain. Thunder rumbled, and a red bolt of lightning struck Vegeta, causing his yell to increase in magnitude. The Saiyan's mouth opened wider than humanly possible, as his cry made the earth tremble beneath his feet.
Suddenly, the whole planet shook violently. Huge cracks and fissures appeared all over the desert landscape, and a huge crater opened up below Vegeta. Suddenly, beams of light appeared all around Vegeta, completely covering him from view. The cry suddenly stopped, and the light disappeared. Vegeta stood there, perfectly calm. His muscles had increased drastically, and his body was covered in a red flaming inferno. His eyes had gone purely white, and there was so pupil to be seen. His hair was spiked up and backs and was now a golden-red color.
The other Saiyans expected him to boast, or at least laugh. But he didn't. Instead, Vegeta charged the Demon with blinding speed.
He brought up a right-handed punch that impacted the side of the Demon's skull. The dark creature stumbled back in surprise, and Vegeta punched him in the gut once. . . twice. . . three times before he grabbed the Demon's arms and planted his feet in his face. The Lord of Nightmares felt a horrible pain in his arms and cried out. Vegeta released him quickly and placed his hands on the Demon's chest.
"BURNING ATTACK!!!" he shouted. Golden fire consumed both fighters, and they were lost from the view of the others. Suddenly, the smoke cleared to reveal the two fighters exchanging blow after blow. Fists flew faster than normal eyes can follow, and none of the attacks actually landed on their target. Finally, one of the Demon's kicks caught Vegeta in the ribs and sent him pummeling down to earth. The Demon followed him downward, but suddenly Vegeta did a mid-air flip and brought his hands up.
Hundreds of thousands of red beams shot forward, but the Demon brought up his magical shield once more. The beams ricocheted off in all directions, impacting the ground in various places. Huge red explosions littered the whole desert, causing sandstorms and earthquakes.
The Demon flied forward still, and sent fire lancing from his fingertips. Vegeta gathered some of his own energy and fired back. The energy blast and the fire beam smashed into each other, exploding with such force that it threw Goku, Gohan and Trunks flying from the front lines of the battle.
The Demon flew toward Vegeta with his leg extended, but the kick only hit air as Vegeta suddenly disappeared. The Demon looked around in confusion, trying to find his opponent. He began to sense a huge power increase, but couldn't locate it.
"GATLICK GUN - FIRE!!!!!" shouted a voice from above. The Demon looked up just in time to see a massive blue beam shooting straight toward him! Eyes wide in fear, the Demon lifted his hands up and forward. The beam slammed into his palms and pushed the Demon toward the ground. When the beam was about to force him right into the earth, the Demon was able to slow the speed he was being pushed at. Finally, his feet slammed into the ground, and still he held the beam back. The ground cracked and split beneath his feet, but he held firm. . . until Vegeta channeled for of his energy into the attack! The beam surged forward again, and the Demon was buried in a sea of rock, sand and fire.
"It's amazing!" said Gohan suddenly. Goku and Trunks turned to look at him. "The Demon is strong, but it looks like Vegeta is growing stronger every second!"
The Lord of Nightmares flew up from the hole and used an uppercut to send Vegeta flying upward. He then shot his magical red flames forward. Vegeta flew out of the inferno with his arms blocking his face from the flames. The Demon kicked him again, though. But the Saiyan prince redoubled his attack and fired an energy blast that caught the Demon off guard and sent him into the ground once again.
Vegeta extended his arms forward and sent another barrage of beams into the place where the Demon lay. Then he paused to gather energy.
"FINAL FLASH!!!!!" A huge golden beam slammed into the Demon. His eyes bulged and his body slowly began to crumble. Finally, he got his wits together and was able to throw up his shield.
The Demon flew up to face Vegeta. His body was charred and burning in a dozen places, but he attacked anyway. Vegeta twisted to the side, and the Demon's punch missed its mark by just an inch. The Saiyan then grabbed the Demon's arm and lifted him above his head. He screamed with the strain of using his muscles so much, then sent the Demon flying down onto the same spike that the lesser Demon was impaled upon.
The Lord of Nightmares cried out in horrible pain. His shriek was not of this world, and sent shivers through the others. But nevertheless, he was now suffering a fatal wound.
"Yeah! He did it!" cried Gohan.
"Well. . . the others thought I couldn't handle you," said Vegeta as he flew down to float in front of the Demon, "I guess I showed them!" Then Vegeta began to laugh. The Demon closed his eyes in pain, but then he too began to laugh. The Saiyan stopped laughing. "What!? What's so funny?" he asked, "You're weak and hurt, and you're also impaled on a rock! What is there to laugh about?"
"You think that I am defeated, don't you?" laughed the Demon, "But I have a few tricks left up my sleeve!"
'What? Your talking nonsense!" snapped Vegeta.
"Ha ha! No, I don't think so!" replied the Demon, "Come to me, my servant!" Suddenly, a beam of energy came flying across the desert from the east. It came down and landed beside the dying Demon. The beam faded and then a figure was standing there. It was. . .
"The doctor!" cried Gohan and Trunks at the same time. It was the doctor, but he was not himself. His eyes were white and he was slouched forward. Huge bags gathered under his eyes, and his skin was white. The Demon laughed once again and then cried out. As he did so, his body began to turn into white light.
"What is this!?" cried Vegeta in shock. The four Saiyans looked on in horror as the white light turned into a small ball and shot into the doctor's chest. The doctor screamed in horror, then collapsed to the ground. Nothing moved for a moment, then the doctor got up again. This time, his eyes were blood red. The doctor laughed, but it wasn't his voice. It was the voice of the Demon.
"Foolish mortals!" it said, "You had no idea that I can manifest my spirit into one of my followers! Now I am at full power again, and you, Vegeta are already tiring!" The Saiyan growled at him, then said,
"Ha! You're in a weakling's body now! You're no match for me!" But the Demon merely shrugged.
"You didn't let me finish," he said, "I have the ability to transform, no matter what body I am in!" The onlookers' eyes went wide.
"Oh, that can't be good," said Goku. The Demon smiled, then cried again. This time, the earth didn't shake. No lightning filled the sky, no fire raged around the one powering up. Instead, the Demon simply became light again, and changed shape before becoming himself again. When the light had faded, what stood before them was a creature blacker than midnight, and more horrible than even Cell.
The Demon was smaller now. He stood about as tall as Gohan, covered in black robes and a hood that covered his entire face. The thing wouldn't have seemed that evil, except for the two blood red eyes that glowed from beneath the hood.
"Ha! You don't look that strong, Demon!" laughed Vegeta, "In fact, your smaller and weaker than before!" The Demon glared at him from beneath his hood.
"We'll see about that," he said. The Demon's voice had changed as well. It was now much lower, and was more like a growl than anything. The Demon kicked off lightly from the ground and began to float a few inches from the ground. Then he charged toward Vegeta. The Saiyan punched, but the Demon was much faster now, and suddenly he was gone. Vegeta's punch hit air, and he lost his balance. The Demon reappeared under Vegeta and punched him in the stomach. Vegeta let out a cry of pain as he armor exploded violently. He felt two of his ribs break, and then his body was thrown up into the air. The Demon then sent his fire rocketing upward. It slammed into Vegeta, sending him flying high into the air, and burning his skin and organs. When the fire stopped, Vegeta fell from the sky, and landed on the earth's surface. He didn't move.
"Vegeta!" cried Trunks. He rushed toward his fallen father.
"No! Trunks, wait!" cried Goku out after him. But it was too late. The Demon was instantly standing before Trunks. He punched the teen three times in the face, and Trunks could almost feel the crakes forming on his bones. Suddenly, he jaw snapped and he cried out in pain. The Demon shot his fire out again, and Trunks was down beside his father. Then he turned to Gohan and Goku.
"Y. . . yo. . . you. . . monster!!" cried Goku between clinched teeth. Suddenly, golden flames leapt up from all around him. "We will defeat you, Lord of Nightmares!" he yelled. The Demon laughed.
"No longer am I the Lord of Nightmares!" he informed Goku, "From now on, you can simply call me Death."
Author's Note: Only one chapter left! And I think it's going to be good too! I hope everyone enjoyed the story so far. You really though Vegeta had won, huh? Haha! Fooled you!
Vegeta raised his arms high in the air, calling forth his newfound power. At first, nothing happened. Then the others noticed that everything was deathly quiet. They also noticed that massive amounts of black clouds were rolling in overhead. Everyone, save Vegeta, was looking up at the sky.
Then Vegeta yelled. The yell pierced the silence and made everyone bring their heads back down to look at him. Vegeta was now hunched over - it looked like he was in a lot of pain. Thunder rumbled, and a red bolt of lightning struck Vegeta, causing his yell to increase in magnitude. The Saiyan's mouth opened wider than humanly possible, as his cry made the earth tremble beneath his feet.
Suddenly, the whole planet shook violently. Huge cracks and fissures appeared all over the desert landscape, and a huge crater opened up below Vegeta. Suddenly, beams of light appeared all around Vegeta, completely covering him from view. The cry suddenly stopped, and the light disappeared. Vegeta stood there, perfectly calm. His muscles had increased drastically, and his body was covered in a red flaming inferno. His eyes had gone purely white, and there was so pupil to be seen. His hair was spiked up and backs and was now a golden-red color.
The other Saiyans expected him to boast, or at least laugh. But he didn't. Instead, Vegeta charged the Demon with blinding speed.
He brought up a right-handed punch that impacted the side of the Demon's skull. The dark creature stumbled back in surprise, and Vegeta punched him in the gut once. . . twice. . . three times before he grabbed the Demon's arms and planted his feet in his face. The Lord of Nightmares felt a horrible pain in his arms and cried out. Vegeta released him quickly and placed his hands on the Demon's chest.
"BURNING ATTACK!!!" he shouted. Golden fire consumed both fighters, and they were lost from the view of the others. Suddenly, the smoke cleared to reveal the two fighters exchanging blow after blow. Fists flew faster than normal eyes can follow, and none of the attacks actually landed on their target. Finally, one of the Demon's kicks caught Vegeta in the ribs and sent him pummeling down to earth. The Demon followed him downward, but suddenly Vegeta did a mid-air flip and brought his hands up.
Hundreds of thousands of red beams shot forward, but the Demon brought up his magical shield once more. The beams ricocheted off in all directions, impacting the ground in various places. Huge red explosions littered the whole desert, causing sandstorms and earthquakes.
The Demon flied forward still, and sent fire lancing from his fingertips. Vegeta gathered some of his own energy and fired back. The energy blast and the fire beam smashed into each other, exploding with such force that it threw Goku, Gohan and Trunks flying from the front lines of the battle.
The Demon flew toward Vegeta with his leg extended, but the kick only hit air as Vegeta suddenly disappeared. The Demon looked around in confusion, trying to find his opponent. He began to sense a huge power increase, but couldn't locate it.
"GATLICK GUN - FIRE!!!!!" shouted a voice from above. The Demon looked up just in time to see a massive blue beam shooting straight toward him! Eyes wide in fear, the Demon lifted his hands up and forward. The beam slammed into his palms and pushed the Demon toward the ground. When the beam was about to force him right into the earth, the Demon was able to slow the speed he was being pushed at. Finally, his feet slammed into the ground, and still he held the beam back. The ground cracked and split beneath his feet, but he held firm. . . until Vegeta channeled for of his energy into the attack! The beam surged forward again, and the Demon was buried in a sea of rock, sand and fire.
"It's amazing!" said Gohan suddenly. Goku and Trunks turned to look at him. "The Demon is strong, but it looks like Vegeta is growing stronger every second!"
The Lord of Nightmares flew up from the hole and used an uppercut to send Vegeta flying upward. He then shot his magical red flames forward. Vegeta flew out of the inferno with his arms blocking his face from the flames. The Demon kicked him again, though. But the Saiyan prince redoubled his attack and fired an energy blast that caught the Demon off guard and sent him into the ground once again.
Vegeta extended his arms forward and sent another barrage of beams into the place where the Demon lay. Then he paused to gather energy.
"FINAL FLASH!!!!!" A huge golden beam slammed into the Demon. His eyes bulged and his body slowly began to crumble. Finally, he got his wits together and was able to throw up his shield.
The Demon flew up to face Vegeta. His body was charred and burning in a dozen places, but he attacked anyway. Vegeta twisted to the side, and the Demon's punch missed its mark by just an inch. The Saiyan then grabbed the Demon's arm and lifted him above his head. He screamed with the strain of using his muscles so much, then sent the Demon flying down onto the same spike that the lesser Demon was impaled upon.
The Lord of Nightmares cried out in horrible pain. His shriek was not of this world, and sent shivers through the others. But nevertheless, he was now suffering a fatal wound.
"Yeah! He did it!" cried Gohan.
"Well. . . the others thought I couldn't handle you," said Vegeta as he flew down to float in front of the Demon, "I guess I showed them!" Then Vegeta began to laugh. The Demon closed his eyes in pain, but then he too began to laugh. The Saiyan stopped laughing. "What!? What's so funny?" he asked, "You're weak and hurt, and you're also impaled on a rock! What is there to laugh about?"
"You think that I am defeated, don't you?" laughed the Demon, "But I have a few tricks left up my sleeve!"
'What? Your talking nonsense!" snapped Vegeta.
"Ha ha! No, I don't think so!" replied the Demon, "Come to me, my servant!" Suddenly, a beam of energy came flying across the desert from the east. It came down and landed beside the dying Demon. The beam faded and then a figure was standing there. It was. . .
"The doctor!" cried Gohan and Trunks at the same time. It was the doctor, but he was not himself. His eyes were white and he was slouched forward. Huge bags gathered under his eyes, and his skin was white. The Demon laughed once again and then cried out. As he did so, his body began to turn into white light.
"What is this!?" cried Vegeta in shock. The four Saiyans looked on in horror as the white light turned into a small ball and shot into the doctor's chest. The doctor screamed in horror, then collapsed to the ground. Nothing moved for a moment, then the doctor got up again. This time, his eyes were blood red. The doctor laughed, but it wasn't his voice. It was the voice of the Demon.
"Foolish mortals!" it said, "You had no idea that I can manifest my spirit into one of my followers! Now I am at full power again, and you, Vegeta are already tiring!" The Saiyan growled at him, then said,
"Ha! You're in a weakling's body now! You're no match for me!" But the Demon merely shrugged.
"You didn't let me finish," he said, "I have the ability to transform, no matter what body I am in!" The onlookers' eyes went wide.
"Oh, that can't be good," said Goku. The Demon smiled, then cried again. This time, the earth didn't shake. No lightning filled the sky, no fire raged around the one powering up. Instead, the Demon simply became light again, and changed shape before becoming himself again. When the light had faded, what stood before them was a creature blacker than midnight, and more horrible than even Cell.
The Demon was smaller now. He stood about as tall as Gohan, covered in black robes and a hood that covered his entire face. The thing wouldn't have seemed that evil, except for the two blood red eyes that glowed from beneath the hood.
"Ha! You don't look that strong, Demon!" laughed Vegeta, "In fact, your smaller and weaker than before!" The Demon glared at him from beneath his hood.
"We'll see about that," he said. The Demon's voice had changed as well. It was now much lower, and was more like a growl than anything. The Demon kicked off lightly from the ground and began to float a few inches from the ground. Then he charged toward Vegeta. The Saiyan punched, but the Demon was much faster now, and suddenly he was gone. Vegeta's punch hit air, and he lost his balance. The Demon reappeared under Vegeta and punched him in the stomach. Vegeta let out a cry of pain as he armor exploded violently. He felt two of his ribs break, and then his body was thrown up into the air. The Demon then sent his fire rocketing upward. It slammed into Vegeta, sending him flying high into the air, and burning his skin and organs. When the fire stopped, Vegeta fell from the sky, and landed on the earth's surface. He didn't move.
"Vegeta!" cried Trunks. He rushed toward his fallen father.
"No! Trunks, wait!" cried Goku out after him. But it was too late. The Demon was instantly standing before Trunks. He punched the teen three times in the face, and Trunks could almost feel the crakes forming on his bones. Suddenly, he jaw snapped and he cried out in pain. The Demon shot his fire out again, and Trunks was down beside his father. Then he turned to Gohan and Goku.
"Y. . . yo. . . you. . . monster!!" cried Goku between clinched teeth. Suddenly, golden flames leapt up from all around him. "We will defeat you, Lord of Nightmares!" he yelled. The Demon laughed.
"No longer am I the Lord of Nightmares!" he informed Goku, "From now on, you can simply call me Death."
Author's Note: Only one chapter left! And I think it's going to be good too! I hope everyone enjoyed the story so far. You really though Vegeta had won, huh? Haha! Fooled you!