Kaiooshin-kai: A History

Book of Pentacles, part 4: "My Blood Shed Before Yours"

A DBZ fan fiction by LadyRivka

A/N: The title for this part comes from a quote from the fantasy series Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan…and, no, I haven't read it, Neko-chan gave me the quote. Ask her about it…. The Warder/Aes Sedai relationship and Kibito/Shin are remarkably similar, she tells me.

A/N #2: This chappie is dedicated to anyone who finds discrimination based on whom he or she loves- a different race, a different religion, the same gender, et cetera. Love is love. It is one of the emotions that make us human, and we should be thankful for that. And how many times were we taught in Sunday school (or the equivalent) that "God is love" and "We should love like a child"? Everyone should be able to find a Place of Happily-Ever-After with their loved one, even if the world looks down on them. This chapter also is dedicated to my parents, who managed to stay together for over 20 years, and in love, when the world became a wasteland of loveless sex and easy divorces. They should serve as an example to couples- m/f, m/m AND f/f. Third and lastly, this goes out to all of the GLBT people I know and are friends with (Jason, Rev. Jordan, Lila, Joy/Will, Sydney…)- keep reaching for the rainbow and don't let us straight people (especially the bigoted ones with their heads up their ass) stop you from achieving your dreamns and finding true happiness. –Love, Rivka

A/N #3: A little song quote to get you started (again!)…

The snake behind me hisses what my damage could have been.

My blood before me begs me open up my heart again.

And I feel this coming over like a storm again.

I am too connected to you to slip away,

to fade away.

Days away I still feel you touching me,

changing me, and considerately killing me…

And the snake is drowned and as I look in his eyes,

my fear begins to fade recalling all of those times.

I could have cried then. I should have cried then.

And as the walls come down and as I look in your eyes

my fear begins to fade recalling all of the times

I have died and will die. It's all right.

I don't mind.

I am too connected to you to slip away, to fade away…

-Excerpts from "H." by Tool

On the mountaintop they perched, sensing the drained energy of Son Gohan reaching its destination. The wizard Babidi, Bibidi's son.

Kaiooshin, Kibito and the Z Warriors all waited anxiously, not wanting the wizard and his minions to sense their presence. Spopovitch and Yamu were holding the vial of Gohan's energy, in great hopes that Babidi would find their work pleasing.

Then, the door of the spaceship below the cliff opened. Out stepped a chartreuse rat-like being, with a tall, apparently demonic creature behind him.

"Da-Dabra! The King of the Demon Realm! How could he…damn him!" yelled Kibito.

Frankly, I did not know that Bibidi's son could be so powerful, to have the King of Demons at his disposal, thought Kaiooshin to his bodyguard.

Neither did I, sir. Kibito's face started to show signs of a paralyzing fear.

That fear was realized when Babidi destroyed Spopovitch, and Yamu was blown to bits by Puipui.

But then they heard an announcement made to the king of the Demon Realm:

"We have company over on that cliff. Destroy them."

And Dabra did. He randomly selected Kibito, and swooped down towards the tall bodyguard, his palm spread in front of Kibito's face.

The Namae-nai's jaw dropped.

Sir, I think I may…I may…die… he telepathically reported to Kaiooshin.

Kaiooshin's mind was blank through all the fear. Then it happened, the Demon King let loose a massive energy blast. Kibito, although he had a very worried expression on his face, wanted to make his last thoughts to the young god quite clear and quite poignant.

Kaiooshin-sama, I love you…I'm dying for you…

Then the full force of the energy explosion hit, and Kibito was blown into smithereens.

Kaiooshin's heart felt like it was being ripped into a million pieces. His insides felt like they were exploding, like he was feeling a remnant of the energy blast go through him. His head ached from all the stress, and there was no one to console him. His assistant, his bodyguard, his friend, his lover- gone now. He was scared and alone.

All this pain culminated into one plaintive cry of:

"KIBITOOOOOOO!!"

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(Skipping over some things…la la la…-Rivka)

Ever since Kibito had died, 'Shin felt like he was wasting away. Slowly but surely…

But when Majin Buu had been unsealed, he was cocky and childish about the whole ordeal, and Buu had almost killed him.

Now here he was, on the brink of death, his face covered in blood, kneeling in weakness, calling out the name of the only person he thought could save him since Kibito had passed away.

"G-Gohan-san…"

He still felt a faint trace of ki from the demi-Saiya-jin. It was his last hope. His very last. If he died, he damn well knew the Universe would go with him. And his bodyguard was gone. His rock, the being he had depended on most, in his mind, in his heart, and in his soul.

Again, a plaintive cry…no, no, more like a whimper since Kaiooshin was running out of ki…of "Gohan-san!"

Again, no answer.

The demi-Saiya-jin lay unconscious in a nearby forest, so he could not help him…

Again the little god called for him with the last of his strength, and, again, no answer. Kaiooshin's knees buckled as he fell to the ground, slowly sinking into unconsciousness.

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Kibito awoke in a large crater, surprised he was alive. He was certain that Dabra had killed him earlier that day. It was some sort of miracle…but the irony was, he had been around the God of Gods for 5 million Earth years, and he should know about miracles. But this one had yet to be explained.

A twinge of a familiar ki, crying out in pain, hit his senses.

"K-Kaiooshin-sama? Where are you?" were the first words to spring from his lips.

He sensed Kaiooshin's ki again, feeling he was on the brink of death…but thank the Universe he still had ki!

"Kaiooshin-sama! I will arrive shortly! Do not worry, sir! As long as you are still alive and I can save you, that's all that matters."

With that, he started to fly in Kaiooshin's general direction, a smile on his face, guided by the faint trace of Kaiooshin's ki.

Kaiooshin was slipping in and out of consciousness now, his thoughts were becoming hazy.

Then he felt the gentle tap of a hand on his back. He then felt a sweet energy filling him, making him whole again. His heart silently thanked whoever was doing this, IF they were doing this and he wasn't dying.

"Good," boomed a loud bass voice next to him.

'Shin lifted his head and slowly got on his knees.

He couldn't believe who he had seen, heard, and was just healed by.

"Kibito! Thank goodness!" He smiled as he thought to the taller fellow, I've missed you so much.

So have I. Kibito smiled back.

"I-I thought you were…"

"So did I. By a strange set of coincidences, the Universe has let me live…"

Do you think it was a coincidence, or was it fate? 'Shin smirked.

That I do not know, sir, and I wish I did.

Well, enough of the mush, we have to get back to our duties. After that thought, Kaiooshin said, "We must find Gohan and rescue him. I know where he is, follow me."

"Hai, Kaiooshin-sama." Kibito followed him, not knowing what he was expected to do. Maybe the god was lying to him. Maybe he had found another. These thoughts he kept in the back of his head, away from Kaiooshin's telepathic capabilities.

Once they got there, they saw Gohan's near-lifeless form on the forest floor.

"Do you want me to heal him, sir?"

"No, no. We will wait until we arrive back on Kaiooshin-kai."

This aroused Kibito's suspicions further. "What? Are you crazy? You're going to let a mortal set foot on the holy sphere of Kaiooshin-kai?"

"No, I am not crazy. You have yet to see Gohan's true power. He can defeat Majin Buu, I am quite sure of it!"

Kibito was shocked. He HAD found another. Especially if he was yammering on and on about his "true power". But before Kibito could say anything, Kaiooshin grabbed hin and Gohan's unconscious form and yelled, "Kai-Kai!"

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Once there, Kibito grovelingly healed the teenager, meanwhile yelling telepathic curse words at the god.

"Where- what is this place?" said Gohan, confused.

"Kaiooshin-kai- my humble planetary abode," replied the little god, seemingly unfazed by Kibito's growing anger.

Kibito said nothing and just growled.

"What am I doing here?" The demi-Saiya-jin scratched his head.

"We want you to pull out the Zet Sword in order to defeat Majin Buu."

"ZE-ZET SWORD?!?!?" screamed Kibito, his mouth hanging in absolute horror.

"What's the Zet Sword?" asked Gohan.

"It is a mystical sword said to give the wielder tremendous power. No one on Kaiooshin-kai has been able to pull it out, not even Kibito or myself."

Ha, thought Kibito so no one else could hear, I could do THAT. You keep underestimating me and overestimating the mortal! Probably that very revealing black spandex is distracting you from our work…not to mention me!

Then they took off, Kibito alongside Gohan to monitor his actions.

Ha ha, the bodyguard thought. Two can play at this game. Traditional Kaiooshin-kai garb is not as revealing of various body parts as THAT outfit is!

With that, he zapped Gohan and gave him a set of clothes similar to Kibito's own.

"OOH!" yelled Gohan.

"Gohan-san, that outfit is very becoming of you, I must say!" shouted Kaiooshin.

Kibito could not keep his thoughts to himself any longer. Sir, I made those clothes, and yet you compliment Gohan! Gohan this, Gohan that! I cannot stand it! AURGGH!

My, my, Kibito-san, I'm just being nice. Kaiooshin smiled at him.

Kibito's expression turned sour again…

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They landed on a hilltop where a sword handle was obviously rising from the rock below.

"This blade," stated Kaiooshin, "is the Zet Sword."

Gohan stepped forth to pull it out, but to no avail.

Told ya, thought Kibito.

No, no, have faith in him. He'll do it.

Faith my foot! You never had faith in me to do anything…

Great, here we go again with the guilt trip. Kaiooshin sighed quietly.

It's the truth! It IS the truth! And you can't handle it! Ha ha ha!

Kibito-san, stop acting like a child! You are much too wise to be holding such arguments with me! Watch and see what Gohan can do.

Kibito felt like Kaiooshin-sama was rubbing salt into his wounded heart.

Finally, Gohan went SSJ and pulled out the sword.

"All right!" yelled Kaiooshin. "Now, we go over there to test it!" The three of them went over to a nearby field. Gohan practiced with it for a bit, but soon got tired. He asked Kibito to hold onto the sword for him because it was so heavy.

Now was Kibito's chance. His chance to impress Kaiooshin-sama and to change his mind about Gohan.

He had held onto the sword for a fraction of a second when its tremendous weight dragged the bodyguard down to the ground, falling flat on his face.

Kibito got up again, still determined he could win Kaiooshin-sama back. He bent his knees, and carefully tried to pick up the sword again.

He ended up dragging it about three feet, his teeth clenched, and his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

There was nothing more to do but accept defeat to a blasted sword.

"Ah…you didn't tell me how heavy it was. AND YOU'D BETTER NOT TRICK ME AGAIN!" he screamed.

Kaiooshin and Gohan just sweatdropped.

(skipping over some parts from here to next chap…)

END PENTACLES 4

PENTACLES 5- The fusion and struggle within Kaiobit. (Sorry I didn't get to the fusion in 4, there was more material than I expected. –Rivka)