Another longer chapter than the last... This fic is getting longer than I
expected. But it's the reviews that keep me going. Let's see... How many
now? Eight?! That's the most I've ever gotten for one chapter! ^_^ Yippee!
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Pen Dragon: O.O I've put a good author to her death... *prays for Pen Dragon's survival* Please let this chapter save her... Use steel chains next time!
Masquerade: Yay! A long review! ^_^ I did... And it bothers me a lot. Definitely, thanx. I'll answer these in their proper order: 1) Yeah, I know. I really slack on fight scenes and I don't like to do them too much. But it's necessary in the fic... I think my Princess Mononoke craze is causing me to stray my focus from this fic... O.o Can't let that happen... 2) To be perfectly honest... I never even considered it. But it does make more sense then, doesn't it? I think that scene from the movie kinda lodged itself in my brain and just came out at that time. I do that a lot. 3) Uh... I don't know. She fell unconscious and then went into a sleep-like state. She was probably dreaming and about what, you ask? You'll find out in this chapter. Psychology is strange with me... Thanx. He can be quite curious when he wants to be. ^_^ And I try to keep him in character. Hey, it's okay! I like long reviews and am honored to receive one by you. Thanx, I'll try.
ElysianAmazon: Wow, another reviewer! Hey, thanx! I'll try my best to do so. I update somewhat often.
SSJ4 Goku: All right! More long reviews! Yep, they are. Yes, I wish I had the talent to do such a thing. You're absolutely right. Unfortunately, not all people take that to mind. But I'm glad that there are many people out there like you who have an open mind. The people who review this story prove that point. That's understandable. You DO have your limits. I bet that warning is what's keeping all the flamers away. ^_^ I'd say it's both. Some people who are considerate usually don't try to brag about things so... Ah, I guess hypocracy can talk to itself then because I am also proving to be it. ^_^() Wow, I did? Neat. They are, but does this fic truly fit the "good things" category? Yeah, that's been happening to me a bit lately and I don't know why... It's like you just don't feel yourself dedicated to writing for that one day. Hey, you have good excuses! It's not really laziness; to me, it's more like temporary discouragement. You just don't feel up to writing or dedicating yourself to it for a while. It happens. Yeah, that helps in writing. Mine? O.o That's kinda hard to take in... Down, ego! Down! Okay...I think that would be impossible for you. You speak very intelligently every time. ^_^ Not really for me, but for her it is. Yep, she's a born fighter; just not too good a one. Well, you know Cell... He's like that. I like her, too. That's okay... Those other OCs are good too. Yeah, he's not at his smartest yet... Umm... maybe both? Hey, don't insult yourself! Look how much I've just written! It could pass for a short story! And I love reading and responding to your reviews so don't even think about shutting up! ^_~
lilmissgoten: It was cool? Gosh, I'm so touched... I think it might have been as well. I guess watching the movie AKIRA and reading your fanfiction is making me copy a bit. Sorry about it even if you don't mind. ^_^ Thanx. He IS mean, isn't he? Yep, he just loves to take advantage of things when he can... We'll just have to find out on that one... I will! ^_^
YUE'S LOVER: Another new person! Gosh, am I getting famous or something? O.o Too many new people at once make me nervous... Eh, just ignore me on that one. ^_^() You know? I hate them, too, and look what I did! I am so evil...
SSJSkaterTrunks: Ah! I know I am! I have become evil! I'm putting Cell's evilness to shame... You know, that's pretty cool. ^_^ And I'm still keeping those thumbs up and getting more after the evil I have done? You're too awesome and kind!
Angela Giovanni: All these new people... *sigh* It just makes me so happy. *sniff* Eep! I will! Don't worry about it! *cowers*
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Disclaimer: DBZ is not mine. Must I keep stating that? Oh, Sekai is mine. I'm proud of her so I'll gladly keep stating that. Her parents and the new guy is mine as well.
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Twelve
The man revealed his face to her.
She gasped. "Nuko, what are you doing?"
"Dear Sekai," he began. "The earth is dying and so are you."
Sekai blinked, confused. She approached him cautiously and spoke. "What do you mean 'the earth is dying'? What do you mean I am dying?"
"You have a dangerous power inside you. It continues to grow and feed upon your soul. It cannot be released for the sake of the planet," he said. His voice was monotonous and frightened her. From his cloak, he brought out her dagger.
Sekai froze. "What are you doing, Nuko?" She wasn't sure if she wanted to find out and regretted asking.
Nuko's icy, blue eyes bore into her. "That power within you must not be exposed to the earth. You are a threat to the earth's survival. In order for the threat to be eliminated, you must die." He walked towards her, holding the dagger by the hilt and aiming it to her chest.
Sekai panicked. "Nuko! Please, stop this! What has happened to you to think and act this way?" She backed away from him as he pressed on. "The Nuko I knew would never do anything like this. Who are you?!"
"It is nothing to bother with," He continued onwards. In a flash of light, he was suddenly in front of her. Startled, she fell back and could only stare at the man whom she thought she knew.
In a bright light, the dagger in his hands glowed and extended into a long sword. She had no time to react as in a few passing seconds, the morphed sword clashed into her body and Nuko changed shape...
"Brother!"
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Sekai shot her eyes open only to the feel of an extreme burning sensation in her chest. For a moment, she was glad it was all a dream. Yet something didn't feel right. She grunted out in anguish as the pain continued and she looked down to see a sharp stinger in her body that stuck partially inside but didn't go through.
GULP!
No words could explain what happened next.
All she could do was open her mouth in a silent scream as her life force felt as if it were being sucked away. She couldn't even utter a sound. Her eyes turned to the creature in front of her.
'No... Cell...' were the only words she could form in her mind as the burning sensation continued to grow. He was absorbing her. And he was enjoying it.
'No... I can't die like this... I don't want to die like this,' she thought as she began to weep in her misery and pain. For a moment, Cell's absorbing stopped as he watched the tears sparkle down her face by the rays of the rising sun.
'How intriguing... She feels the burning and anguish of her life fading away, yet she cries out not a single word,' he thought.
Sekai felt she had to do something. Yet she couldn't find the least bit of strength to act. Already, her vision was beginning to blur. Whether they were from her tears or her fatigue, she didn't know.
'God, no... Please don't let me die like this... I want to live!' she screamed in her mind. Forcing herself to regaining some energy, she squeezed her eyes shut and fought to survive. Cell watched as she tapped into more of her ki.
"Very good, girl," he said to her. "Release more energy for me to feed on."
Her eyes opened and she managed to gasp. It didn't matter how much energy she called forth; Cell would simply absorb it all! Her heart sank at the new information and she, once again, felt hopeless. The remembrance of all the clothes scattered about in Ginger Town came into her mind.
'And in a few minutes, I'll become just like those people...' She was scared again. Now all she wanted was for Cell to end her life quickly. She closed her eyes in defeat.
GULP!
She could feel her skin sagging and her bones become brittle. Everything else seemed to go numb as her brain's functioning slowed down. A whisper came into her head...
*Don't.*
'What?'
*Don't die. Live.*
'Who is this? Who's speaking to me?'
*It's not important. Just live.*
'I can't. I'm so weak... I can't fight him anymore.'
*Yes, you can. You have the power. You just need to use it.*
'But I don't know how.'
*Just let go of everything. You need to try. Chaos is spreading everywhere with his existence. You can help stop it.*
'I have no power...'
*But you do. See this. These are the possibilities of all that will happen if you give up now.*
A flash of images passed through her mind. Destruction of cities and towns. People dying... Her parents being absorbed...
Her eyes opened and she felt her sanity crack. 'Cell... he killed Mom and Dad? How? They were already gone... It doesn't matter. He must die for his very existence!'
A burst of energy shot from her body and Cell reeled back in surprise. His tail dislodged itself from her chest and he stared.
That bright, purple light had returned to Sekai again. Although, this time, it didn't fade away. It flamed around her strongly and she looked straight ahead, almost past him. Her body structure looked very different from the absorption though. Her frame looked smaller and her bones showed more clearly. Also, heavy amounts of blood poured out of her wound, staining her clothes. Yet all of that she seemed to ignore. She was blinded by hate and rage. Her prime target was Cell and destroying him for all the pain he had caused the victims, her, and her mother and father.
Slowly, she walked towards him and could feel the pain of doing so. Her body, physically, could not handle it and would collapse any moment. Yet, somehow, she continued on and her mind led the way. Her mind that had become possessed by the voice in her head and pushed her to fight.
Cell blinked and smiled in light amusement. "So you still have some fight in you, eh?"
She didn't respond.
He frowned. "Hmm, I see. You want to get on with the action, don't you? Well, that's fine with me," he declared as he prepared to attack. Sekai continued on, judgment and rationality completely gone from her memory.
"Come on, girl! Show me what you're made of!" He flew at her and uppercutted her in the chin. Her head snapped back and she was knocked into the air and to the ground, remaining motionless.
Cell smiled in triumph. "A very strong girl, she was. It was too bad I didn't get to learn more about her." He calmly walked to her weakened form and stopped above her. Her eyes flew open and she jumped up and kicked him in the face before he could attack.
"Agh! What?!" He quickly recovered and looked at her with wide eyes. "How can she still have the strength to move?!" She was crouched on the forest floor and had an almost rabid anger in her eyes. Another thing he took notice of made his eyes widen even further. Her naturally violet eyes shone intensly and her pupils had shrunk to the size of dots. The glow around her continued to shine along with her eyes.
Inside, Sekai had no idea what she was doing. She was simply following the commands of the voice whispering in her mind. The voice that told her to kill Cell and any other being that might interfere with his destruction.
*Go now... Get him. Make him pay for all the suffering that he has caused.*
'I will... If, in any case, I don't die first.'
*You mustn't die. You have the strength to survive. You just need the will to do so.*
Sekai panted and her vision blurred from loss of blood. Her jaw had already broken from Cell's last attack and she bled from the mouth from biting her tongue so hard. The thought of her parents dying by his hands invaded her brain and her fury grew along with her aura.
'How could he have killed them? They died a long time ago.'
*He has been here for a long time and has only recently made himself known. Believe me.*
'But how? I surely would have known by then...'
*Just listen! None of that is important now. He plans to kill you and you must defend yourself. Now fight him!*
'You'd better not be lying to me...' She shakily got up and faced Cell.
*I'm not...*
Cell watched her with newfound interest. 'She has changed,' he thought. 'She is not the Sekai that I have fought before.' As the sun rose, her expression of hate became clearer and clearer. This time, her mind was too clouded to fight properly, he knew. She cried out and went to punch him but was too slow and missed completely as he dodged.
She fell to the ground and shook her head to clear it. Looking back at Cell, she growled and uttered a none too polite curse word at him. Cell simply rose an eyeridge, totally unaffected.
He rose his head to the sky and made note of something for her, sensing the others flying to their location. "Your reinforcements have arrived for you, late as usual."
She wasn't listening to him. The voice in her head screeched at her, telling her to continue fighting.
*What are you waiting for?! Get him while he's unguarded!*
'You're not helping me! You just want me to get myself killed!' Her senses finally began to return to her.
*Quiet! Now just attack him!*
'Leave me alone! Go away!'
*Never will I leave you alone, child...*
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Ah... Poor Sekai. My first original character and I'm torturing her. ~.~ I am very evil... And who is this guy in her head?! Not a welcome person, that's for sure... This is looking to be more and more like AKIRA suddenly... O.o Masq got that idea into my head...
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Pen Dragon: O.O I've put a good author to her death... *prays for Pen Dragon's survival* Please let this chapter save her... Use steel chains next time!
Masquerade: Yay! A long review! ^_^ I did... And it bothers me a lot. Definitely, thanx. I'll answer these in their proper order: 1) Yeah, I know. I really slack on fight scenes and I don't like to do them too much. But it's necessary in the fic... I think my Princess Mononoke craze is causing me to stray my focus from this fic... O.o Can't let that happen... 2) To be perfectly honest... I never even considered it. But it does make more sense then, doesn't it? I think that scene from the movie kinda lodged itself in my brain and just came out at that time. I do that a lot. 3) Uh... I don't know. She fell unconscious and then went into a sleep-like state. She was probably dreaming and about what, you ask? You'll find out in this chapter. Psychology is strange with me... Thanx. He can be quite curious when he wants to be. ^_^ And I try to keep him in character. Hey, it's okay! I like long reviews and am honored to receive one by you. Thanx, I'll try.
ElysianAmazon: Wow, another reviewer! Hey, thanx! I'll try my best to do so. I update somewhat often.
SSJ4 Goku: All right! More long reviews! Yep, they are. Yes, I wish I had the talent to do such a thing. You're absolutely right. Unfortunately, not all people take that to mind. But I'm glad that there are many people out there like you who have an open mind. The people who review this story prove that point. That's understandable. You DO have your limits. I bet that warning is what's keeping all the flamers away. ^_^ I'd say it's both. Some people who are considerate usually don't try to brag about things so... Ah, I guess hypocracy can talk to itself then because I am also proving to be it. ^_^() Wow, I did? Neat. They are, but does this fic truly fit the "good things" category? Yeah, that's been happening to me a bit lately and I don't know why... It's like you just don't feel yourself dedicated to writing for that one day. Hey, you have good excuses! It's not really laziness; to me, it's more like temporary discouragement. You just don't feel up to writing or dedicating yourself to it for a while. It happens. Yeah, that helps in writing. Mine? O.o That's kinda hard to take in... Down, ego! Down! Okay...I think that would be impossible for you. You speak very intelligently every time. ^_^ Not really for me, but for her it is. Yep, she's a born fighter; just not too good a one. Well, you know Cell... He's like that. I like her, too. That's okay... Those other OCs are good too. Yeah, he's not at his smartest yet... Umm... maybe both? Hey, don't insult yourself! Look how much I've just written! It could pass for a short story! And I love reading and responding to your reviews so don't even think about shutting up! ^_~
lilmissgoten: It was cool? Gosh, I'm so touched... I think it might have been as well. I guess watching the movie AKIRA and reading your fanfiction is making me copy a bit. Sorry about it even if you don't mind. ^_^ Thanx. He IS mean, isn't he? Yep, he just loves to take advantage of things when he can... We'll just have to find out on that one... I will! ^_^
YUE'S LOVER: Another new person! Gosh, am I getting famous or something? O.o Too many new people at once make me nervous... Eh, just ignore me on that one. ^_^() You know? I hate them, too, and look what I did! I am so evil...
SSJSkaterTrunks: Ah! I know I am! I have become evil! I'm putting Cell's evilness to shame... You know, that's pretty cool. ^_^ And I'm still keeping those thumbs up and getting more after the evil I have done? You're too awesome and kind!
Angela Giovanni: All these new people... *sigh* It just makes me so happy. *sniff* Eep! I will! Don't worry about it! *cowers*
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Disclaimer: DBZ is not mine. Must I keep stating that? Oh, Sekai is mine. I'm proud of her so I'll gladly keep stating that. Her parents and the new guy is mine as well.
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Twelve
The man revealed his face to her.
She gasped. "Nuko, what are you doing?"
"Dear Sekai," he began. "The earth is dying and so are you."
Sekai blinked, confused. She approached him cautiously and spoke. "What do you mean 'the earth is dying'? What do you mean I am dying?"
"You have a dangerous power inside you. It continues to grow and feed upon your soul. It cannot be released for the sake of the planet," he said. His voice was monotonous and frightened her. From his cloak, he brought out her dagger.
Sekai froze. "What are you doing, Nuko?" She wasn't sure if she wanted to find out and regretted asking.
Nuko's icy, blue eyes bore into her. "That power within you must not be exposed to the earth. You are a threat to the earth's survival. In order for the threat to be eliminated, you must die." He walked towards her, holding the dagger by the hilt and aiming it to her chest.
Sekai panicked. "Nuko! Please, stop this! What has happened to you to think and act this way?" She backed away from him as he pressed on. "The Nuko I knew would never do anything like this. Who are you?!"
"It is nothing to bother with," He continued onwards. In a flash of light, he was suddenly in front of her. Startled, she fell back and could only stare at the man whom she thought she knew.
In a bright light, the dagger in his hands glowed and extended into a long sword. She had no time to react as in a few passing seconds, the morphed sword clashed into her body and Nuko changed shape...
"Brother!"
***
Sekai shot her eyes open only to the feel of an extreme burning sensation in her chest. For a moment, she was glad it was all a dream. Yet something didn't feel right. She grunted out in anguish as the pain continued and she looked down to see a sharp stinger in her body that stuck partially inside but didn't go through.
GULP!
No words could explain what happened next.
All she could do was open her mouth in a silent scream as her life force felt as if it were being sucked away. She couldn't even utter a sound. Her eyes turned to the creature in front of her.
'No... Cell...' were the only words she could form in her mind as the burning sensation continued to grow. He was absorbing her. And he was enjoying it.
'No... I can't die like this... I don't want to die like this,' she thought as she began to weep in her misery and pain. For a moment, Cell's absorbing stopped as he watched the tears sparkle down her face by the rays of the rising sun.
'How intriguing... She feels the burning and anguish of her life fading away, yet she cries out not a single word,' he thought.
Sekai felt she had to do something. Yet she couldn't find the least bit of strength to act. Already, her vision was beginning to blur. Whether they were from her tears or her fatigue, she didn't know.
'God, no... Please don't let me die like this... I want to live!' she screamed in her mind. Forcing herself to regaining some energy, she squeezed her eyes shut and fought to survive. Cell watched as she tapped into more of her ki.
"Very good, girl," he said to her. "Release more energy for me to feed on."
Her eyes opened and she managed to gasp. It didn't matter how much energy she called forth; Cell would simply absorb it all! Her heart sank at the new information and she, once again, felt hopeless. The remembrance of all the clothes scattered about in Ginger Town came into her mind.
'And in a few minutes, I'll become just like those people...' She was scared again. Now all she wanted was for Cell to end her life quickly. She closed her eyes in defeat.
GULP!
She could feel her skin sagging and her bones become brittle. Everything else seemed to go numb as her brain's functioning slowed down. A whisper came into her head...
*Don't.*
'What?'
*Don't die. Live.*
'Who is this? Who's speaking to me?'
*It's not important. Just live.*
'I can't. I'm so weak... I can't fight him anymore.'
*Yes, you can. You have the power. You just need to use it.*
'But I don't know how.'
*Just let go of everything. You need to try. Chaos is spreading everywhere with his existence. You can help stop it.*
'I have no power...'
*But you do. See this. These are the possibilities of all that will happen if you give up now.*
A flash of images passed through her mind. Destruction of cities and towns. People dying... Her parents being absorbed...
Her eyes opened and she felt her sanity crack. 'Cell... he killed Mom and Dad? How? They were already gone... It doesn't matter. He must die for his very existence!'
A burst of energy shot from her body and Cell reeled back in surprise. His tail dislodged itself from her chest and he stared.
That bright, purple light had returned to Sekai again. Although, this time, it didn't fade away. It flamed around her strongly and she looked straight ahead, almost past him. Her body structure looked very different from the absorption though. Her frame looked smaller and her bones showed more clearly. Also, heavy amounts of blood poured out of her wound, staining her clothes. Yet all of that she seemed to ignore. She was blinded by hate and rage. Her prime target was Cell and destroying him for all the pain he had caused the victims, her, and her mother and father.
Slowly, she walked towards him and could feel the pain of doing so. Her body, physically, could not handle it and would collapse any moment. Yet, somehow, she continued on and her mind led the way. Her mind that had become possessed by the voice in her head and pushed her to fight.
Cell blinked and smiled in light amusement. "So you still have some fight in you, eh?"
She didn't respond.
He frowned. "Hmm, I see. You want to get on with the action, don't you? Well, that's fine with me," he declared as he prepared to attack. Sekai continued on, judgment and rationality completely gone from her memory.
"Come on, girl! Show me what you're made of!" He flew at her and uppercutted her in the chin. Her head snapped back and she was knocked into the air and to the ground, remaining motionless.
Cell smiled in triumph. "A very strong girl, she was. It was too bad I didn't get to learn more about her." He calmly walked to her weakened form and stopped above her. Her eyes flew open and she jumped up and kicked him in the face before he could attack.
"Agh! What?!" He quickly recovered and looked at her with wide eyes. "How can she still have the strength to move?!" She was crouched on the forest floor and had an almost rabid anger in her eyes. Another thing he took notice of made his eyes widen even further. Her naturally violet eyes shone intensly and her pupils had shrunk to the size of dots. The glow around her continued to shine along with her eyes.
Inside, Sekai had no idea what she was doing. She was simply following the commands of the voice whispering in her mind. The voice that told her to kill Cell and any other being that might interfere with his destruction.
*Go now... Get him. Make him pay for all the suffering that he has caused.*
'I will... If, in any case, I don't die first.'
*You mustn't die. You have the strength to survive. You just need the will to do so.*
Sekai panted and her vision blurred from loss of blood. Her jaw had already broken from Cell's last attack and she bled from the mouth from biting her tongue so hard. The thought of her parents dying by his hands invaded her brain and her fury grew along with her aura.
'How could he have killed them? They died a long time ago.'
*He has been here for a long time and has only recently made himself known. Believe me.*
'But how? I surely would have known by then...'
*Just listen! None of that is important now. He plans to kill you and you must defend yourself. Now fight him!*
'You'd better not be lying to me...' She shakily got up and faced Cell.
*I'm not...*
Cell watched her with newfound interest. 'She has changed,' he thought. 'She is not the Sekai that I have fought before.' As the sun rose, her expression of hate became clearer and clearer. This time, her mind was too clouded to fight properly, he knew. She cried out and went to punch him but was too slow and missed completely as he dodged.
She fell to the ground and shook her head to clear it. Looking back at Cell, she growled and uttered a none too polite curse word at him. Cell simply rose an eyeridge, totally unaffected.
He rose his head to the sky and made note of something for her, sensing the others flying to their location. "Your reinforcements have arrived for you, late as usual."
She wasn't listening to him. The voice in her head screeched at her, telling her to continue fighting.
*What are you waiting for?! Get him while he's unguarded!*
'You're not helping me! You just want me to get myself killed!' Her senses finally began to return to her.
*Quiet! Now just attack him!*
'Leave me alone! Go away!'
*Never will I leave you alone, child...*
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Ah... Poor Sekai. My first original character and I'm torturing her. ~.~ I am very evil... And who is this guy in her head?! Not a welcome person, that's for sure... This is looking to be more and more like AKIRA suddenly... O.o Masq got that idea into my head...