Dragon Ball Z:Heaven & Hell
Chapter 5:3c:Trial& Torment, New Beginning
Time had come, and time had past since Michael had left for 45 minutes.
:Michael will be here moments from now. It is astounding. This power has made me nearly invincible. And in these fleeting moments of training since his departure, I have nearly doubled what it was he gave me. This new energy is so much easier to increase, far superior to chi. Chi in itself is pure abomination compared to this massive stream. Frieza,Cell, Buu, all of them lie beneath me now. Now, no when will best me, except for that blasted baka Michael. Still, I will leave Michael alone. I am no longer the foolhardy Saiyjan I once was. If Michael's master is the one who gave this to me, his power must exceed everything just as the angel had said. The rest of what Michael said confused me. What he spike of....almost sounded as if there was more to come. He even hinted immortality. The one gift which I never have been able to find or achieve."
[Vegeta. I am here now]
"Finally, my new best friend has arrived! AHAHAH. Well there "friend", how are you?"
[Have you made your decision?]
"Idiot, do you even have to ask? Of course I accept your proposal. Though I hate accepting such gifts, I will accept this one. No longer will I be belittled by anyone."
[When you receive all that is to be given to you, you will no longer hunger for what can or should be, you will be satisfied, and moreover, changed at last. Power and dominion will mean nothing to you anymore. You may object now, but your decision has been made] and with a wave of his hand........Vegeta felt.....nothing.
"Stupid. I do not feel a thing."
Then all of a sudden, a brilliant light flashed through the room, overpowering that of even Michael's.
Vegeta, for the first time in his life, did something he no one ever guess he would do.
Vegeta kneeled, and beheld what was the most beautiful being, stupendous and beyond imagination.
[VEGETA. PRINCE OF ALL SAIYJANS. I AM THE ALETHUEO. YOUR GOD, AND THE GOD OF ALL. I CREATED EVERYTHING. I AM WHO IS, WHO WAS, AND WHO IS TO COME. I AM THE ALPHA, THE OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END. THE FIRST AND THE LAST. YOU VEGETA ARE TO BE MY MESSENGER AND FIRST DISCIPLE TO THE WORLDS AND FEDERATIONS, THE SOLAR SYSTEMS AND THE GALAXIES. TAKE NOT THIS LIGHTLY. IT IS ONE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR SUCH A TASK. NOW, VEGETA, TAKE MY HAND.]
"No, I cannot. I am not fit for such things. I have killed so many, hurt countless innocent people. I am unworthy to even look at you."
[TRUE, IF ONE WERE TO GAZE AT MY FACE THEY WOULD SURELY DIE THOUGH I WILL IT NOT.VEGETA. TAKE HEART. YOUR SINS AND PAST HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN. I PAID FOR YOUR SINS MILLENIA AGO. VEGETA. I OFFER TO YOU A GIFT. ONE OF ETERNAL LIFE, OF RESTORATION, AND OF COURSE A FEW SURPRISES. YOU WILL TAKE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO ALL THAT HAVE A BEAT IN THEIR HEART. IF THEY SPURN YOU, THEY SPURN ME AND INCUR MY WRATH, AND SEE.....MY WONDERS!]
With a gush of wind, and a rumble, the waters of The Dead Sea began to part, and then recede into the air, evaporated and gone. In seconds, the planet became a desolate, barren wasteland, uninhabited, with not a creature left standing. A a matter of fact, not a creature at all was left. They all seemed to have disappeared. Then in as long as it all to disappear, it reappeared better, renewed.
"But Lord, Why me?"
[IN TIME VEGETA, ALL WILL BE ANSWERED. THE SECOND TEST IS AT HAND]
"The second? What was the first?"
With those words, Alethueo was gone.Leaving Michael, who's light now seemed dim compared to the majesty of Alethueo, standing there.
[The second test will be one that will require great strength Vegeta, but not one of the body, one fo the soul. Your soul will be tested with the emptiness of the pit. My fallen brethren fear it, for it is their destiny. It is a place that makes being alone seem overcrowded. Here, you will feel what it is like to have eternal seperation from all that has ever been held dear]
All of a sudden, the place went dark, the ground disappeared, and sound could not be sent. Vegeta tried to speak, but no sound came out. There was nothing to feel at all. Complete sensory deprivation. Usually, to Vegeta, this would be a walk in the park, but something else was stirring within. This was beyond loneliness, he felt.....and what was this? He was crying. He couldn't think straight. All he could feel was depression, loneliness, and seperation from all that he held dear, just as Michael said. But what Michale didn't warn him about was another seperation., one from the essence and love of Alethueo Himself. That was worse than anything he thought possible. First he was there for days, then months, and years, millennia had passed and the tears still would not stop, nor could Vegeta control them. The feelings were overwhelming, overpowering him to every degree every second. Every time he thought he would collapse it was as if just enough energy to keep him going came into him. It was torment, more than anyone should ever have to bear.
Then, Alethueo spoke,[VEGETA. NOW YOU HAVE FELT THE SORROW THAT YOUR HATRED AND VIOLENCE HAS CAUSED. YOU HAVE BEEN REFINED. NOW, COME OUT OF THERE, YOUR TIME IS UP.]
"Wha....where am I now? What is this place?" said Vegeta, turning all around to behold a hill over an ancient city.
"Vegeta, this is the place where your third and final test will take place" said a man, no taller than 5 foot 10. He was dressed in a robe fashion, similar to that of the Middle East in the ancient times. "My name is Judah Lionof. Now Vegeta, you will feel both the sorrow of the universe throughout time, as well as all the other pain caused by every man,women, and child throughout history."
And with a flick of his wrist, Judah snatched Vegeta's palm, "AHHHHHHHHH! NO!" Flashes of wars, and the pain of those wars, coursed through Vegeta's body. "This pain, it's..." scream after yell, Vegeta began to sweat drops of blood onto the ground, taking onto him the whole universe, bearing every pain, physical,mental and spiritual. This lasted hours on end until the hand left His wrist and Vegeta looked up, drenched in his own seat and blood, beholding a swift transformation of Judah, to Alethueo.
[WELL DONE VEGETA. YOU HAVE PASSED TRIALS AND TORMENTS THAT GO WELL UP TO AND BEYOND THIS TIME AND PLACE. YOU HAVE FELT WHAT I FELT LONG AGO. NOW, YOU RECEIVE YOUR REWARD.....]
At that instant, Vegeta changed. No longer was he wearing tattered and beaten Saiyjan armor, but a white cloak, shining brighter than any angel ever had. Feeling power that numbered beyond what he had ever dreamed of, as well as that of immortality. Those were not even the best parts. The best part was that sense of belonging, that sense of love which he had never known. He had feared earlier that this would make him go soft if he had accepted it. But no, it did not. If anything, he wanted justice, and to bind the enemies that would dare to hurt others as he had done. Maybe this is what Goku has always felt, and why he had always been able to surpass Vegeta, maybe....
Chapter 5:3c:Trial& Torment, New Beginning
Time had come, and time had past since Michael had left for 45 minutes.
:Michael will be here moments from now. It is astounding. This power has made me nearly invincible. And in these fleeting moments of training since his departure, I have nearly doubled what it was he gave me. This new energy is so much easier to increase, far superior to chi. Chi in itself is pure abomination compared to this massive stream. Frieza,Cell, Buu, all of them lie beneath me now. Now, no when will best me, except for that blasted baka Michael. Still, I will leave Michael alone. I am no longer the foolhardy Saiyjan I once was. If Michael's master is the one who gave this to me, his power must exceed everything just as the angel had said. The rest of what Michael said confused me. What he spike of....almost sounded as if there was more to come. He even hinted immortality. The one gift which I never have been able to find or achieve."
[Vegeta. I am here now]
"Finally, my new best friend has arrived! AHAHAH. Well there "friend", how are you?"
[Have you made your decision?]
"Idiot, do you even have to ask? Of course I accept your proposal. Though I hate accepting such gifts, I will accept this one. No longer will I be belittled by anyone."
[When you receive all that is to be given to you, you will no longer hunger for what can or should be, you will be satisfied, and moreover, changed at last. Power and dominion will mean nothing to you anymore. You may object now, but your decision has been made] and with a wave of his hand........Vegeta felt.....nothing.
"Stupid. I do not feel a thing."
Then all of a sudden, a brilliant light flashed through the room, overpowering that of even Michael's.
Vegeta, for the first time in his life, did something he no one ever guess he would do.
Vegeta kneeled, and beheld what was the most beautiful being, stupendous and beyond imagination.
[VEGETA. PRINCE OF ALL SAIYJANS. I AM THE ALETHUEO. YOUR GOD, AND THE GOD OF ALL. I CREATED EVERYTHING. I AM WHO IS, WHO WAS, AND WHO IS TO COME. I AM THE ALPHA, THE OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END. THE FIRST AND THE LAST. YOU VEGETA ARE TO BE MY MESSENGER AND FIRST DISCIPLE TO THE WORLDS AND FEDERATIONS, THE SOLAR SYSTEMS AND THE GALAXIES. TAKE NOT THIS LIGHTLY. IT IS ONE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR SUCH A TASK. NOW, VEGETA, TAKE MY HAND.]
"No, I cannot. I am not fit for such things. I have killed so many, hurt countless innocent people. I am unworthy to even look at you."
[TRUE, IF ONE WERE TO GAZE AT MY FACE THEY WOULD SURELY DIE THOUGH I WILL IT NOT.VEGETA. TAKE HEART. YOUR SINS AND PAST HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN. I PAID FOR YOUR SINS MILLENIA AGO. VEGETA. I OFFER TO YOU A GIFT. ONE OF ETERNAL LIFE, OF RESTORATION, AND OF COURSE A FEW SURPRISES. YOU WILL TAKE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO ALL THAT HAVE A BEAT IN THEIR HEART. IF THEY SPURN YOU, THEY SPURN ME AND INCUR MY WRATH, AND SEE.....MY WONDERS!]
With a gush of wind, and a rumble, the waters of The Dead Sea began to part, and then recede into the air, evaporated and gone. In seconds, the planet became a desolate, barren wasteland, uninhabited, with not a creature left standing. A a matter of fact, not a creature at all was left. They all seemed to have disappeared. Then in as long as it all to disappear, it reappeared better, renewed.
"But Lord, Why me?"
[IN TIME VEGETA, ALL WILL BE ANSWERED. THE SECOND TEST IS AT HAND]
"The second? What was the first?"
With those words, Alethueo was gone.Leaving Michael, who's light now seemed dim compared to the majesty of Alethueo, standing there.
[The second test will be one that will require great strength Vegeta, but not one of the body, one fo the soul. Your soul will be tested with the emptiness of the pit. My fallen brethren fear it, for it is their destiny. It is a place that makes being alone seem overcrowded. Here, you will feel what it is like to have eternal seperation from all that has ever been held dear]
All of a sudden, the place went dark, the ground disappeared, and sound could not be sent. Vegeta tried to speak, but no sound came out. There was nothing to feel at all. Complete sensory deprivation. Usually, to Vegeta, this would be a walk in the park, but something else was stirring within. This was beyond loneliness, he felt.....and what was this? He was crying. He couldn't think straight. All he could feel was depression, loneliness, and seperation from all that he held dear, just as Michael said. But what Michale didn't warn him about was another seperation., one from the essence and love of Alethueo Himself. That was worse than anything he thought possible. First he was there for days, then months, and years, millennia had passed and the tears still would not stop, nor could Vegeta control them. The feelings were overwhelming, overpowering him to every degree every second. Every time he thought he would collapse it was as if just enough energy to keep him going came into him. It was torment, more than anyone should ever have to bear.
Then, Alethueo spoke,[VEGETA. NOW YOU HAVE FELT THE SORROW THAT YOUR HATRED AND VIOLENCE HAS CAUSED. YOU HAVE BEEN REFINED. NOW, COME OUT OF THERE, YOUR TIME IS UP.]
"Wha....where am I now? What is this place?" said Vegeta, turning all around to behold a hill over an ancient city.
"Vegeta, this is the place where your third and final test will take place" said a man, no taller than 5 foot 10. He was dressed in a robe fashion, similar to that of the Middle East in the ancient times. "My name is Judah Lionof. Now Vegeta, you will feel both the sorrow of the universe throughout time, as well as all the other pain caused by every man,women, and child throughout history."
And with a flick of his wrist, Judah snatched Vegeta's palm, "AHHHHHHHHH! NO!" Flashes of wars, and the pain of those wars, coursed through Vegeta's body. "This pain, it's..." scream after yell, Vegeta began to sweat drops of blood onto the ground, taking onto him the whole universe, bearing every pain, physical,mental and spiritual. This lasted hours on end until the hand left His wrist and Vegeta looked up, drenched in his own seat and blood, beholding a swift transformation of Judah, to Alethueo.
[WELL DONE VEGETA. YOU HAVE PASSED TRIALS AND TORMENTS THAT GO WELL UP TO AND BEYOND THIS TIME AND PLACE. YOU HAVE FELT WHAT I FELT LONG AGO. NOW, YOU RECEIVE YOUR REWARD.....]
At that instant, Vegeta changed. No longer was he wearing tattered and beaten Saiyjan armor, but a white cloak, shining brighter than any angel ever had. Feeling power that numbered beyond what he had ever dreamed of, as well as that of immortality. Those were not even the best parts. The best part was that sense of belonging, that sense of love which he had never known. He had feared earlier that this would make him go soft if he had accepted it. But no, it did not. If anything, he wanted justice, and to bind the enemies that would dare to hurt others as he had done. Maybe this is what Goku has always felt, and why he had always been able to surpass Vegeta, maybe....