Chapter 94



The fight between Genji's demon and Super Saiyajin Goten waged high in the air. They exchanged hard blows, but Goten was being beaten the worst. He couldn't believe how hard that demon hit! Each punch was like getting hit by a bus! And being peppered by split-second punches felt like being run over again and again by train after train!

The demon quickly pulled a zanzoken and disappeared behind Goten. He hit the Super Saiyajin hard with a two-fisted hammer punch, sending Goten tumbling towards the ground. Goten quickly cupped his hands together as he fell.

"Kamekameha!"

The demon shook his head in disappointment, and backhanded the energy wave away as though it was an old girlfriend. The Kamehameha arched into the air and landed in a remote part of the forest.

Pitiful...

Goten's back hit the ground hard, and he was knocked out of wind for a moment. But he quickly regained himself and pointed his hands back up at the demon, powering up an even stronger attack.

"TOSENKI!"

He shot it at the demon, who grew frightened at the huge surge of power. The demon arched away from the coming blast, letting the ki shot fly untouched into the sky. Genji's body dropped from the sky, and his feet landed directly on Goten's gut. The boy was instantly knocked out of all wind, and he struggled to breathe properly. The demon stepped off Goten and snarled.

You call yourself a member of the Son clan? You're pathetic! Your father managed to keep me awake in battle.

"You're...Cell, right?" Goten coughed as he struggled to sit up. "I heard...all about you! My...brother...whooped your...butt! I'm...stronger....than Gohan...so...I'm...not...afraid of you!"

The demon pinned Goten's head down to the ground with his foot.

Then again, maybe you are a Son. A big mouth, no manners, and very little brains.

Goten tried to stand up, but the demon stomped his other foot back on Goten's gut.

"I...won't let you...get away...with this..." Goten grunted, reaching a hand up and grabbing Genji's ankle. With a hard yank, Goten sent the demon tumbling off him. The demon grinned, and flipped his feet over his head. Goten was still holding onto Genji's ankle, so he was taken with the feet and slammed back into the ground. The demon stood up, and freed his ankle with a slight kick.

Then, the demon cupped Genji's hands.

Allow me to show you how powerful a Son should be...and how to pronounce the attack name properly.

"I can't help that!" Goten whined as Genji's ki was powered up. "That's how I've always said it!"

A bright light of ki flashed in the demon's hands.

Ka...me...

"NOOO!" Goten yelled, quickly getting up. But his head and gut hurt so much that he was soon lowered to his knees, with one hand over his gut and his eyes on Genji.

...ha...me...

Goten felt Cell's ki mix with Genji's and he froze like a deer in headlights. He felt the ki of his brother, his father, wizards, demons, and even all of Buu's forms...but Cell and Genji's combined power outshone them all. He stayed perfectly still, the only thing he could do. Even as a Super Saiyajin, he couldn't make the demon break a sweat! Not when he had a tremendous power like that!

Genji-kun...I'm sorry...


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Suddenly, before the demon could call out the final syllable, he froze with bulged eyes and a whimper of pain. His hands relaxed and the ki of the Kamehameha went out. Genji fell to his knees and collapsed on his face, revealing the attacker behind the possessed boy.

Goten blinked in surprise.

"Moma?"

The elk pawed the ground with the hoof he knocked Genji in the head with. It was slightly stained in red blood. The demon immediately jumped to his feet, and rubbed the back of his bleeding head.

What the hell happened?

Moma charged for him, raising himself up at a buck, and pawing his hooves hard on Genji's head and shoulders. Genji's body was suddenly being beaten badly, and fell over to the ground with cuts and bruises. The demon got back up, but Moma was once again pounding at him. Blood began trickling from a corner of Genji's mouth, and a black eye was already showing. Anything he tried with his hands and arms was futile; the demon couldn't protect himself at such close range.

Goten blinked again as he watched.

"He took me down in three minutes without a scratch, and he's getting beaten up by Bambi?"

The demon soon found himself slammed against the tree on his back. Moma took a couple steps back and lowered his head. Then, the elk charged for Genji, snorting. Before the demon could react, Moma had stabbed him in his scared heart with a horn. The demon shrieked in pain, pinned against the tree. Goten covered his ears, crying out in pain.

At that moment, Piccolo and Momiji ran back into the clearing, and they froze at what they saw.

"What in the...how revolting!" Piccolo grimaced.

"EEEEEEEEK!" Momiji screamed in disgust and horror. "Wot's goin on?! Genji!"

"Yikes." Udine shook her head as she appeared in her bubble, not impressed by the sight. "Well, that's what happens when an Earth elemental is attacked by his own kind. He takes a lot of damage and can't fight back." She split her fin into legs and burst from her bubble. "An element over Earth, like me, however..." She clapped her hands at Moma. "Higher element order! Ease off, boy! I'll take it from here!"

The elk pulled his horn out from Genji's chest and trotted to the side. The demon burn took the damage, and not Genji's body, so the boy himself was fine. The demon hissed at Udine as she stood in front of him a short distance away.

KSSSSSSSSSSST!

Udine held her hand out to Genji, palm flat.

"This is what happens when losers like you try to ski uphill."

A blast of hot water shot from her hand and landed right on the stab wound on Genji's chest. The demon screamed in unimaginable pain, sinking to his knees, his chest smoldering. When it fell silent, Udine closed her hand and ran to Genji's side. His eyes snapped open, and his chest heaved air through his mouth. Tears were streaming from his eyes like crazy.

Udine hugged the boy to her small body.

"He won't do that again." she whispered into his ear. "I promise."

Genji hugged her back fiercely, not wanting to let go.

He went through a very bad nightmare.


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"Genji!" Momiji cried, running to his side. "Aare yu alright? Ansa me!"

"Genji?" Goten asked, getting up to his feet. "Is he alright? The demon..."

"...Is gone." Udine assured as Momiji hugged Genji tightly to her. "It is very weak now...and so is Genji. His strength is gone."

"Here." Piccolo commanded, walking up to Genji and stooping down to him. "I'll take him back to the village." Momiji unwound her arms from the boy, and Piccolo picked him up. Genji let go of Udine, and wrapped his arms around Piccolo's neck, crying into his caped shoulder. Piccolo half wished he knew exactly how to calm the boy, but even his days training Gohan hadn't taught him what to do in this situation. All he could do was hold the boy, and take him back to the village.

Goten looked back at Marcus's body, and began to feel sad.

"Sir Marcus-san..." he whimpered. I didn't save him in time..."

Udine patted the boy's shoulder.

"It's okay." she assured. "I have life god powers, passed on to me by my divine husband. I can fix him up as good as new."

Goten blinked in confusion as she walked towards a sapling and plucked it from the ground.

"Who are you?" the boy asked.

"My name is Udine." the girl introduced, holding the uprooted plant over Marcus. "I guess you could call me the life god of the seas, but I'm really not. See, I'm an Elemental, and I was granted certain powers at birth."

"Huh?" Goten was even more confused as Momiji gathered Moma nearby.

"An Elemental. I serve life gods." Udine explained as she blew gently on the sapling. It instantly wilted and died, letting its leaves fall on Marcus's body. "I was chosen at birth to be a warrior that would protect the life gods for the next ten thousand years." She nodded her head in Genji and Piccolo's direction. "Genji's an Elemental, but he doesn't know it yet. He still needs to be granted his warrior status."

Goten looked over at Genji, who was still crying and losing breath doing so. Goten looked back at Udine as she checked Marcus's pulse.

"What does all that mean?"

"Basically, Genji is a very special boy. He's been choosing to perform an enormous task when the time comes for him to serve it." She started massaging Marcus's neck gently, and it began to restore itself. "What the task is exactly, he won't know until it practically smacks him in the face. I personally don't know what it is either..."

Goten looked back at Genji before asking a question.

"Shouldn't he know this?"

"Nah. This is one of those things that has to be discovered for himself. Besides, it wouldn't make a difference if you did tell him. You wouldn't even know what you were talking about. What are the chances that he will benefit from it?"

"You're right." Goten sighed. "But he should know."

"All in due time, kiddo. Say, the high priest is breathing again! Would you and the girl carry him to the village for me? I have to return to the sea right away. My work here is done."