1 Chapter 3
The Dark One moved. The landscape was beautiful in the darkness. He appreciated beauty, and life. But now his most hated enemy was here. He felt her! For maddening seconds at a time he could detect her presence. Lina Inverse! Some said she was the most powerful sorceress next to her sister Luna. But he took care of her, just like he'll soon take care of Lina! And what of these other strange beings on this world? They obviously possess great strength and have vast reserves of energy. His battle with Vegeta taught him that. True, he could kill him at a whim, but there was no fun in that. Eventually Lina will gravitate to beings like him, like it mattered. Soon he would meet the most powerful beings on this pitiful planet and start over again, like it was supposed to be. She nearly killed him once because he had a moment of doubt, but no more! She erred by letting him live, and that will be her last mistake! His powerful fists clenched under his black-hooded cloak. His eyes again glanced over the serene beauty of the forest clearing lit only by the stars. "I will have my vengeance," he growled. "Do you hear me! Lina Inverse!" His left arm stretched out and a bolt of pure blackness shot forth. The power destroyed the forest and a whole mountain range miles away. The explosion could've been seen and heard tens of miles away, as could his laughter.
Gokuu and Vegeta felt the rise in energy the moment the bolt was released. The stopped in mid-flight. Gokuu and Vegeta's eyes were wide. Lina and Zel stopped and looked at them questioningly. "What's the matter," she asked.
"That energy . . . it's . . . like nothing I've ever felt before!" Gokuu exclaimed.
"It's him," Vegeta muttered, his tone dark and dangerous.
"What are you talking about?" asked Zelgadis.
"It's so . . . cold and chaotic!"
"Hello!" Lina waved trying to snap the two sayians out of their trance.
"He's there!" Vegeta exclaimed, and abruptly blurred to super-speed.
"No Vegeta, wait!" Gokuu cried, but it was too late, he was already gone.
"Hey! Where did he . . . ", Lina demanded. Gokuu grabbed Lina and Zelgadis, put his right index and middle finger up to his head, and closed his eyes. "What are you . . . " They blinked, and were gone.
"Doing," she finished. She didn't even breathe. Here eyes widened as the destruction filled her view. "My god," breathed Zelgadis. "What happened here?"
"Show yourself coward!" Vegeta powered-up as the airwaves surrounding him rippled and swayed in response to his rising energy. He clenched his teeth and looked around.
"Vegeta!" called Gokuu. "What are you doing? We can't fight here, we don't have the time!"
"Shut up Kakarot! He's here! I can feel it!"
"Vegeta!" He flew down to where Vegeta hovered. Lina and Zelgadis followed suit. "Get a hold of yourself!"
Just then, Gokuu felt it, a surge of energy that came from down below and behind him. He nearly speared both Lina and Zel trying to get them out of the way. A black bolt of deadly energy streaked past them not a millisecond later!
"There you are," Vegeta smiled. He flew down toward the ground.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Gokuu," Lina replied.
"Yeah," replied Zel, "What was that?"
"A bolt of energy. But it's of a type that I've never seen before."
"Well, since we're here, I'd like to find out who or what exactly wants us dead," said Lina.
"But," started Gokuu. Lina smiled at him," Thanks for the save and all, but we can handle ourselves pretty well. Don't you think so Zel?" He just nodded. "Besides," she added, "your friend Vegeta's already down there."
"Darn! (I know, this'll probably be the closest thing to bad language Gokuu will say, hey, I'm trying to keep in the spirit of the show, ya know! - Mezzic)", Gokuu cursed (ha!). He looked over at the two other-worlders; his expression was very serious. After a brief second, he nodded slightly, and they were off.
The three heroes landed in the desolate wasteland that was once a pristine forest. Lina who threw up a light spell dissipated the darkness. Gokuu crouched in a defensive stance, as did Zel who had his sword out, which glowed an eerie red. A loud thunder-crack came from just ahead as the earth shook violently. Suddenly, Vegeta's form skidded out from the darkness and landed right next to Lina. His lip was cut and blood was pouring freely from his mouth.
"Is that all you have," boomed a deep voice from beyond the darkness. "You put up more of a fight last time."
Lina and Zel's eyes went wide. Lina was in shock! Her knees began to buckle. She tried to say something, but no sound came out. Zelgadis on the other hand was able to mutter a vehement," No! It can't be!"
Vegeta got up slowly, frowning. Gokuu looked at him and began to power-up. The sound of footsteps echoed across the wasteland. Lina's light spell began to waver just a bit as the Dark One's form slowly entered the lighted area. The cloak was off revealing a muscular body covered in scars. The man's hair was spiky and blue, and his eye glowed in the darkness. A black patch covered the other one. His most striking feature though were his feathery wings, black as the night. He walked fully out into the light, and smiled (why do the bad guys in any anime show have to smile to the good guys? I could go on with other useless questions, but that's for later. - Mezzic).
"Valgav!" Lina and Zel cried in unison. Lina's light spell wavered and failed. She dropped to her knees in shock. "But . . . how? It's impossible!"
"So you do know him," spoke Vegeta accusingly. "What do you think, Kakarot?"
"We may need to go Super soon." Vegeta rolled his eyes and nodded, sometimes Kakarot's logic was so simple, yet so effective.
Valgav's eye glowed in the starlit night. "I see you brought a fellow playmate! Excellent! Now I can get rid of you two and that bothersome golem again." His conversational voice suddenly turned to deep, dripping hatred," and finally . . . you . . . Lina Inverse!"
Lina struggled to shake the shock of this bad nightmare, but couldn't come to terms just yet. Zelgadis was standing, but the look on his face showed that he was nowhere near prepared for this.
"Hey," shot Gokuu. "Lina is my friend, and if you want to get her, you'll have to get through us first."
Valgav started laughing, an insane, evil laugh. Vegeta rolled his eyes again in exasperation. ***Damnit Kakarot! How cliché can you get! Why don't you tell him you're the "Hope of the Universe" and "Defender of the Helpless"? Give me a break! I'm starting to like that old Saiyanman stuff more than this!***
"Enough of this," said Vegeta. He looked at the figure of Valgav; "shall we continue round two?" Valgav's laughter didn't stop which infuriated Vegeta more.
Vegeta screamed and flew at Valgav with his fist out. Gokuu did the same, but by the time they got there (0.2 seconds in extended anime time which could drag out for a whole friggin' episode, but I digress. - Mezzic) Valgav blurred and was gone. In the span of a breath, Gokuu and Vegeta assumed defensive stances. Gokuu didn't see Valgav coming, who came from above. Valgav's elbow slammed into Gokuu's head (no damage there, oops, all right I'll stop - M.) who found himself eating dirt and rock about ten feet down from where he was standing. Vegeta wasted no time on the attack as his mighty fist flew straight at Valgav's head. Valgav raised his arm and blocked the attack. The sound and force of the blow nearly knocked Zelgadis off his feet who was a good twenty feet away. Vegeta was fully on the offensive, his fists striking but were blocked at each turn by Valgav. Vegeta broke away from his attack, and charged an energy bolt in his hands. He fired, screaming. Valgav calmly used his hand to bat aside the bolt. The bolt exploded and showered the heroes in dust and soil. Valgav smiled at Vegeta who gritted his teeth. Valgav closed his eye and a ball of black energy formed in front of him. Vegeta tensed, sensing the power behind the ball. Valgav's eye opened and he pointed at Vegeta. The ball screamed at Vegeta. He crossed his arms in front of him and bore the brunt of the explosive energy!
Lina and Zelgadis went flying from the explosion. The very air itself seemed to cackle with power! Lina fell to the ground with Zelgadis falling on top of her. His sheer weight got Lina out of her shock. But she was stuck under him.
The smoke cleared, and Vegeta lowered his guard. His shirt was now gone, and his body bled in various places. Still he held his ground.
"Very good," Valgav exclaimed. "I'm impressed. There are not many that can take a blast like that and survive; yet you stand! Remarkable!"
"Shut up," was Vegeta's weak reply. It was all he could do to stand up and not pass out.
"Well I've had fun, but it's time for this to end." Valgav rose, his wings spread out to their full length. His whole form began to glow a bright blue. Vegeta tensed.
"Source of all souls which dwell in eternal and infinite. Everlasting flame of blue, let the power hidden in my soul be called forth from the Infinite . . ."
"What?" said Valgav.
"Darkness from twilight, crimson from blood that flows; buried in the flow of time; in thy great name, I pledge myself to darkness! Those who oppose us shall be destroyed by the power you and I possess!"
"No!" exclaimed Valgav.
"RA-TILT!"
"DRAGON-SLAVE!"
The simultaneously cast spells lit the night sky in an impressive display of destructive power. The superheated energy dome of the Dragon- Slave combined with the Ra-Tilt took out what was left of any vestiges of plant and animal life in a thirty-mile radius. Valgav screamed. This time it was Vegeta's turn to go flying. The dust settled revealing Valgav encased in a protective blue energy bubble. He smiled.
"Nice try Lina, but it will avail you nothing. Your death is assured."
"We've heard that before Valgav. How are you here in that form? Back home you are just a child!"
His eyes widened. Then he understood. His smile grew wider. "Apparently the way things happened on my world were different than what happened on yours."
"Oh, I see now," she said, "Parallel universe. It makes sense. You're not the same Valgav we fought a few years ago. Somehow my teleport spell hit you too when that dark globe struck us."
"What does it matter, Lina," asked Zel, "we don't have any of the fabled Weapons of Light with us here. The way I look at it we're a bit out of our league here."
"It does not matter if I kill you in this world or any other!" Valgav screamed. "It is because of you that my plans failed! But you made the fatal mistake of letting me live! Forcing me to combat the Chaos God every second! Madness and destruction were my only constant companions! But I now have full control of the God of Chaos in me! He is me! And I am him! (If you haven't seen Slayer's Try, get it or find someone who has it. It'll make a little more sense even though I'm going a little AU here, OK, maybe a lot AU! - M.) Now that I control its power I can make right what the world took away!" Black wisps of smoke coiled around his form, his eyes glowed fiercely.
"But this isn't your world," Lina shot back.
"That's right," growled Vegeta.
"It's ours," answered Gokuu.
"So, you're back! Wonderful! Now prepare to face my ultimate form!"
"Oh, we're ready," smiled Vegeta as he looked over to Gokuu. He nodded back also smiling.
The coils of energy-smoke pulsed around Valgav as he raised his hands to the sky and screamed. Lightning struck the ground although there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The ground rumbled and shook violently in protest to the power of Valgav. The coils covered him and pulsed faster. Lina and Zel had trouble standing but managed to stay up. Suddenly Valgav began glowing bright white. The coils pulsed and changed hues. He grew a foot taller and bony spikes shot forth from his elbows, shoulderblades, and face. His black feathery wings now were razor-sharp. His muscles bulged and his teeth were more pointed. He finally stopped screaming as his transformation ended. The very air had a cold tinge to it from the power emanating from him. Lina and Zelgadis could only stare in horror. Valgav's arms lowered to his sides and he regarded the heroes.
"Pray that your last thoughts on this world are happy ones, because where I'm sending you, pain and eternal torment will be your only companions."
"What do you think Vegeta," Gokuu asked still smiling.
"Not bad, not bad at all. Nice line too. I'll have to remember that one."
"Now it's our turn," Gokuu said.
Both Gokuu and Vegeta screamed. Their hair turned the color of gold and the ground shook as the two Z fighters' energy played havoc with the earth's magnetic fields. Energy coursed through their bodies as all of their energy was brought to bear. The saiyans power erupted in a majestic display of pure power. Gokuu's hair grew down to his knees, as his features became more angular. Vegeta's muscles grew to massive proportions. Lina and Zel stared, mute. The light that was emanating from the super saiyans was almost blinding. Their screams ended as their transformations were complete. Gokuu reached 3rd level while Vegeta went to 2nd level.
"What are they?" Zel screamed at Lina.
"I don't have a clue Zel. But it looks like they're the only ones standing between us and certain death."
"What about your Giga-Slave, Lina?"
"I don't know what would happen if I attempted to cast it here. My magic seems to be working fine, but the world itself determines how and what kinds of magic work. I don't want to risk it."
"Rangma-Blade?"
"It'll tire me out too quickly. Besides Zel, I don't think even the Giga-Slave has a chance of harming Valgav now."
"Great," was his sarcastic reply.
"All we can do is hope for the best. You know me Zel. I won't go down without a fight! If worse comes to worse I'll try the Giga-Slave."
Strangely enough, Zel was comforted by those words.
Gokuu and Vegeta stepped forward and faced the hulking figure that was Valgav. Their faces were grim with determination. "I hope you've been keeping up with your training Kakarot," Vegeta said.
Gokuu smiled, "Let's find out, shall we?"
Vegeta smiled and grunted an affirmative. Energy pulsed around Valgav, cold and malevolent. "Come then and meet you destiny!" Valgav screamed.
"Round three," Vegeta growled.
Gokuu and Vegeta screamed as they flew toward the mad godling Valgav, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance.
Next Time: The Battle Royal!
The Dark One moved. The landscape was beautiful in the darkness. He appreciated beauty, and life. But now his most hated enemy was here. He felt her! For maddening seconds at a time he could detect her presence. Lina Inverse! Some said she was the most powerful sorceress next to her sister Luna. But he took care of her, just like he'll soon take care of Lina! And what of these other strange beings on this world? They obviously possess great strength and have vast reserves of energy. His battle with Vegeta taught him that. True, he could kill him at a whim, but there was no fun in that. Eventually Lina will gravitate to beings like him, like it mattered. Soon he would meet the most powerful beings on this pitiful planet and start over again, like it was supposed to be. She nearly killed him once because he had a moment of doubt, but no more! She erred by letting him live, and that will be her last mistake! His powerful fists clenched under his black-hooded cloak. His eyes again glanced over the serene beauty of the forest clearing lit only by the stars. "I will have my vengeance," he growled. "Do you hear me! Lina Inverse!" His left arm stretched out and a bolt of pure blackness shot forth. The power destroyed the forest and a whole mountain range miles away. The explosion could've been seen and heard tens of miles away, as could his laughter.
Gokuu and Vegeta felt the rise in energy the moment the bolt was released. The stopped in mid-flight. Gokuu and Vegeta's eyes were wide. Lina and Zel stopped and looked at them questioningly. "What's the matter," she asked.
"That energy . . . it's . . . like nothing I've ever felt before!" Gokuu exclaimed.
"It's him," Vegeta muttered, his tone dark and dangerous.
"What are you talking about?" asked Zelgadis.
"It's so . . . cold and chaotic!"
"Hello!" Lina waved trying to snap the two sayians out of their trance.
"He's there!" Vegeta exclaimed, and abruptly blurred to super-speed.
"No Vegeta, wait!" Gokuu cried, but it was too late, he was already gone.
"Hey! Where did he . . . ", Lina demanded. Gokuu grabbed Lina and Zelgadis, put his right index and middle finger up to his head, and closed his eyes. "What are you . . . " They blinked, and were gone.
"Doing," she finished. She didn't even breathe. Here eyes widened as the destruction filled her view. "My god," breathed Zelgadis. "What happened here?"
"Show yourself coward!" Vegeta powered-up as the airwaves surrounding him rippled and swayed in response to his rising energy. He clenched his teeth and looked around.
"Vegeta!" called Gokuu. "What are you doing? We can't fight here, we don't have the time!"
"Shut up Kakarot! He's here! I can feel it!"
"Vegeta!" He flew down to where Vegeta hovered. Lina and Zelgadis followed suit. "Get a hold of yourself!"
Just then, Gokuu felt it, a surge of energy that came from down below and behind him. He nearly speared both Lina and Zel trying to get them out of the way. A black bolt of deadly energy streaked past them not a millisecond later!
"There you are," Vegeta smiled. He flew down toward the ground.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Gokuu," Lina replied.
"Yeah," replied Zel, "What was that?"
"A bolt of energy. But it's of a type that I've never seen before."
"Well, since we're here, I'd like to find out who or what exactly wants us dead," said Lina.
"But," started Gokuu. Lina smiled at him," Thanks for the save and all, but we can handle ourselves pretty well. Don't you think so Zel?" He just nodded. "Besides," she added, "your friend Vegeta's already down there."
"Darn! (I know, this'll probably be the closest thing to bad language Gokuu will say, hey, I'm trying to keep in the spirit of the show, ya know! - Mezzic)", Gokuu cursed (ha!). He looked over at the two other-worlders; his expression was very serious. After a brief second, he nodded slightly, and they were off.
The three heroes landed in the desolate wasteland that was once a pristine forest. Lina who threw up a light spell dissipated the darkness. Gokuu crouched in a defensive stance, as did Zel who had his sword out, which glowed an eerie red. A loud thunder-crack came from just ahead as the earth shook violently. Suddenly, Vegeta's form skidded out from the darkness and landed right next to Lina. His lip was cut and blood was pouring freely from his mouth.
"Is that all you have," boomed a deep voice from beyond the darkness. "You put up more of a fight last time."
Lina and Zel's eyes went wide. Lina was in shock! Her knees began to buckle. She tried to say something, but no sound came out. Zelgadis on the other hand was able to mutter a vehement," No! It can't be!"
Vegeta got up slowly, frowning. Gokuu looked at him and began to power-up. The sound of footsteps echoed across the wasteland. Lina's light spell began to waver just a bit as the Dark One's form slowly entered the lighted area. The cloak was off revealing a muscular body covered in scars. The man's hair was spiky and blue, and his eye glowed in the darkness. A black patch covered the other one. His most striking feature though were his feathery wings, black as the night. He walked fully out into the light, and smiled (why do the bad guys in any anime show have to smile to the good guys? I could go on with other useless questions, but that's for later. - Mezzic).
"Valgav!" Lina and Zel cried in unison. Lina's light spell wavered and failed. She dropped to her knees in shock. "But . . . how? It's impossible!"
"So you do know him," spoke Vegeta accusingly. "What do you think, Kakarot?"
"We may need to go Super soon." Vegeta rolled his eyes and nodded, sometimes Kakarot's logic was so simple, yet so effective.
Valgav's eye glowed in the starlit night. "I see you brought a fellow playmate! Excellent! Now I can get rid of you two and that bothersome golem again." His conversational voice suddenly turned to deep, dripping hatred," and finally . . . you . . . Lina Inverse!"
Lina struggled to shake the shock of this bad nightmare, but couldn't come to terms just yet. Zelgadis was standing, but the look on his face showed that he was nowhere near prepared for this.
"Hey," shot Gokuu. "Lina is my friend, and if you want to get her, you'll have to get through us first."
Valgav started laughing, an insane, evil laugh. Vegeta rolled his eyes again in exasperation. ***Damnit Kakarot! How cliché can you get! Why don't you tell him you're the "Hope of the Universe" and "Defender of the Helpless"? Give me a break! I'm starting to like that old Saiyanman stuff more than this!***
"Enough of this," said Vegeta. He looked at the figure of Valgav; "shall we continue round two?" Valgav's laughter didn't stop which infuriated Vegeta more.
Vegeta screamed and flew at Valgav with his fist out. Gokuu did the same, but by the time they got there (0.2 seconds in extended anime time which could drag out for a whole friggin' episode, but I digress. - Mezzic) Valgav blurred and was gone. In the span of a breath, Gokuu and Vegeta assumed defensive stances. Gokuu didn't see Valgav coming, who came from above. Valgav's elbow slammed into Gokuu's head (no damage there, oops, all right I'll stop - M.) who found himself eating dirt and rock about ten feet down from where he was standing. Vegeta wasted no time on the attack as his mighty fist flew straight at Valgav's head. Valgav raised his arm and blocked the attack. The sound and force of the blow nearly knocked Zelgadis off his feet who was a good twenty feet away. Vegeta was fully on the offensive, his fists striking but were blocked at each turn by Valgav. Vegeta broke away from his attack, and charged an energy bolt in his hands. He fired, screaming. Valgav calmly used his hand to bat aside the bolt. The bolt exploded and showered the heroes in dust and soil. Valgav smiled at Vegeta who gritted his teeth. Valgav closed his eye and a ball of black energy formed in front of him. Vegeta tensed, sensing the power behind the ball. Valgav's eye opened and he pointed at Vegeta. The ball screamed at Vegeta. He crossed his arms in front of him and bore the brunt of the explosive energy!
Lina and Zelgadis went flying from the explosion. The very air itself seemed to cackle with power! Lina fell to the ground with Zelgadis falling on top of her. His sheer weight got Lina out of her shock. But she was stuck under him.
The smoke cleared, and Vegeta lowered his guard. His shirt was now gone, and his body bled in various places. Still he held his ground.
"Very good," Valgav exclaimed. "I'm impressed. There are not many that can take a blast like that and survive; yet you stand! Remarkable!"
"Shut up," was Vegeta's weak reply. It was all he could do to stand up and not pass out.
"Well I've had fun, but it's time for this to end." Valgav rose, his wings spread out to their full length. His whole form began to glow a bright blue. Vegeta tensed.
"Source of all souls which dwell in eternal and infinite. Everlasting flame of blue, let the power hidden in my soul be called forth from the Infinite . . ."
"What?" said Valgav.
"Darkness from twilight, crimson from blood that flows; buried in the flow of time; in thy great name, I pledge myself to darkness! Those who oppose us shall be destroyed by the power you and I possess!"
"No!" exclaimed Valgav.
"RA-TILT!"
"DRAGON-SLAVE!"
The simultaneously cast spells lit the night sky in an impressive display of destructive power. The superheated energy dome of the Dragon- Slave combined with the Ra-Tilt took out what was left of any vestiges of plant and animal life in a thirty-mile radius. Valgav screamed. This time it was Vegeta's turn to go flying. The dust settled revealing Valgav encased in a protective blue energy bubble. He smiled.
"Nice try Lina, but it will avail you nothing. Your death is assured."
"We've heard that before Valgav. How are you here in that form? Back home you are just a child!"
His eyes widened. Then he understood. His smile grew wider. "Apparently the way things happened on my world were different than what happened on yours."
"Oh, I see now," she said, "Parallel universe. It makes sense. You're not the same Valgav we fought a few years ago. Somehow my teleport spell hit you too when that dark globe struck us."
"What does it matter, Lina," asked Zel, "we don't have any of the fabled Weapons of Light with us here. The way I look at it we're a bit out of our league here."
"It does not matter if I kill you in this world or any other!" Valgav screamed. "It is because of you that my plans failed! But you made the fatal mistake of letting me live! Forcing me to combat the Chaos God every second! Madness and destruction were my only constant companions! But I now have full control of the God of Chaos in me! He is me! And I am him! (If you haven't seen Slayer's Try, get it or find someone who has it. It'll make a little more sense even though I'm going a little AU here, OK, maybe a lot AU! - M.) Now that I control its power I can make right what the world took away!" Black wisps of smoke coiled around his form, his eyes glowed fiercely.
"But this isn't your world," Lina shot back.
"That's right," growled Vegeta.
"It's ours," answered Gokuu.
"So, you're back! Wonderful! Now prepare to face my ultimate form!"
"Oh, we're ready," smiled Vegeta as he looked over to Gokuu. He nodded back also smiling.
The coils of energy-smoke pulsed around Valgav as he raised his hands to the sky and screamed. Lightning struck the ground although there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The ground rumbled and shook violently in protest to the power of Valgav. The coils covered him and pulsed faster. Lina and Zel had trouble standing but managed to stay up. Suddenly Valgav began glowing bright white. The coils pulsed and changed hues. He grew a foot taller and bony spikes shot forth from his elbows, shoulderblades, and face. His black feathery wings now were razor-sharp. His muscles bulged and his teeth were more pointed. He finally stopped screaming as his transformation ended. The very air had a cold tinge to it from the power emanating from him. Lina and Zelgadis could only stare in horror. Valgav's arms lowered to his sides and he regarded the heroes.
"Pray that your last thoughts on this world are happy ones, because where I'm sending you, pain and eternal torment will be your only companions."
"What do you think Vegeta," Gokuu asked still smiling.
"Not bad, not bad at all. Nice line too. I'll have to remember that one."
"Now it's our turn," Gokuu said.
Both Gokuu and Vegeta screamed. Their hair turned the color of gold and the ground shook as the two Z fighters' energy played havoc with the earth's magnetic fields. Energy coursed through their bodies as all of their energy was brought to bear. The saiyans power erupted in a majestic display of pure power. Gokuu's hair grew down to his knees, as his features became more angular. Vegeta's muscles grew to massive proportions. Lina and Zel stared, mute. The light that was emanating from the super saiyans was almost blinding. Their screams ended as their transformations were complete. Gokuu reached 3rd level while Vegeta went to 2nd level.
"What are they?" Zel screamed at Lina.
"I don't have a clue Zel. But it looks like they're the only ones standing between us and certain death."
"What about your Giga-Slave, Lina?"
"I don't know what would happen if I attempted to cast it here. My magic seems to be working fine, but the world itself determines how and what kinds of magic work. I don't want to risk it."
"Rangma-Blade?"
"It'll tire me out too quickly. Besides Zel, I don't think even the Giga-Slave has a chance of harming Valgav now."
"Great," was his sarcastic reply.
"All we can do is hope for the best. You know me Zel. I won't go down without a fight! If worse comes to worse I'll try the Giga-Slave."
Strangely enough, Zel was comforted by those words.
Gokuu and Vegeta stepped forward and faced the hulking figure that was Valgav. Their faces were grim with determination. "I hope you've been keeping up with your training Kakarot," Vegeta said.
Gokuu smiled, "Let's find out, shall we?"
Vegeta smiled and grunted an affirmative. Energy pulsed around Valgav, cold and malevolent. "Come then and meet you destiny!" Valgav screamed.
"Round three," Vegeta growled.
Gokuu and Vegeta screamed as they flew toward the mad godling Valgav, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance.
Next Time: The Battle Royal!
