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Author's Notes: Now here's the Prologue! Oh, almost forgot...
'...'=thinking
"..."=speaking
: ... :=telepathic speaking ---
Series: Legend of the Seven Swords
Saga: None
Chapter: Prologue
Episode: 0
---
The entire area was in ruins. The ground was soaked with blood. The only life that remained was the life in the four warriors that stood there in the aftermath of the battle. Even that life was about to end, as the comet came closer and closer to the planet. The Namekian turned to the strongest of the group.
"Goku...come on! The comet is about to hit the planet!" he screamed.
Goku turned to look at Piccolo.
"I'm sorry everyone, but...I don't think I have enough energy left to use the Instantaneous Movement technique."
Gohan looked down at the floor, lost in thought. In seconds, their lives would be over, and everything they had ever worked for...would end. They may have defeated Brolli, but only to be defeated themselves. And worse yet, they wouldn't be wished back, for if the comet collides with the planet and they die, their death will be natural. The young warrior looked at Vegeta.
'It must have been tough for him...his spirit was broken completely. There's nothing worse than emotional pain...I know,' thought the young warrior.
"Well guys...I guess I'll see you in Otherworld!" Goku announced.
"Not necessarily!" said a voice.
Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan turned to meet this new voice. Vegeta continued to look down at the ground.
"Who are you?" asked the Namek.
The new presence gave a small bow. He was dressed in a blue gi, with a silver cape covering his right arm. A silver headband was wrapped around his head, and a strand of hair fell between his eyes. Behind him, his hair was drawn into a ponytail at shoulders' length. A black belt surrounded his waist. Around the stranger's neck was a thin, black chain. At the end of it was a light blue sphere, surrounded by small red and gold feathers. Dark, brown boots covered his feet.
"I am Yajen. I am of the Phoenix Clan, and Guardian of your Galaxy."
Piccolo's eyes opened in shock. Sweat began dripping down his head. Vegeta looked up. Goku stood there clueless. Gohan, noticing the sweat forming on Piccolo's face, asked him,
"Piccolo, what's wrong?"
Piccolo took a step back. His legs began to shake.
'How can it be? The Guardians...did they not become extinct?' he asked himself.
Yajen smiled.
:Not all of us are dead.: Yajen made eye contact with Piccolo.
:WHAT!? You...how did you...: Piccolo took another step back.
:Yes, I can read minds. I also have the ability to communicate through one's thoughts.:
Piccolo began to relax.
"So...would anyone mind telling me what a...was it a Guard Me Ann? But there aren't any Anns here..." said Goku.
Everyone fell down.
"A GUARDIAN GOKU! A GUARDIAN!" screamed Piccolo.
Yajen crossed his arms. He glanced at the sky.
'Not much time left,' he thought.
Yajen raised his left hand and pointed it towards the sky. He shot a glance at Gohan.
:You might want to watch this, my soon to be Shueng.: Yajen communicated to Gohan.
Suddenly, the comet exploded in a flash of blue light. All eyes looked to the sky. No trace of the comet remained. It was as if it never existed.
"It...how..." Piccolo stuttered.
Yajen gave a weak smile.
"What you say must be true...you...you destroyed the comet with your mind!?" Piccolo yelled.
Vegeta clenched his fists. Goku stood there, unaware of what was going on. Gohan remembered what Yajen had communicated to him.
"Yajen...sir? I have a question. What did you mean by Shueng?" asked Gohan.
Piccolo took yet another step back. All composure he had regained before, he lost again.
"So that's why you're here? To train...him?" asked Piccolo.
Yajen took a step forward.
"I shall explain all. As I said before, I am Yajen, a member of the Phoenix Clan and Guardian of your galaxy. I have been observing your planet for some time. I have come here to make Gohan my Shueng. He shall be trained by me to become the next Guardian and protector of your galaxy. He has great potential, and I know he will become an excellent Guardian."
Goku stared at Yajen.
"So...you will take Gohan to be trained? When shall we see him again?" Goku asked.
Piccolo stared at Goku in disbelief.
"You...you are going to allow Gohan to be trained?" asked the Namek.
Vegeta finally spoke.
"What's wrong Namek? Who cares what he does with the brat? No matter how much training he gets, I will still be superior, so I don't really give a damn!"
Piccolo looked like he was going out of his mind. Yajen again made eye contact with Piccolo.
:It will be fine. Do not worry. I have full confidence in Gohan.: Yajen communicated to Piccolo.
Gohan looked at Piccolo, then at Yajen. He had seen a faint light connect their eyes for a moment.
'I have to be going out of my mind. I saw nothing,' thought Gohan.
Yajen heard Gohan's thoughts.
"Now Gohan, we had best be going. Say good-bye to your friends. I will take you to train for three years. Do not worry," he said, looking at the fear in Gohan's eyes. Yajen then turned to Goku. "Goku, I suggest that you and your friends train. I will try to train Gohan as quickly as possible, because I have sensed a disturbance in this galaxy...but it doesn't appear fully developed. In approximately three years, it shall begin spreading terror across the galaxy."
Goku nodded. Piccolo turned to Gohan.
"Good-bye kid. See you in three years," he said.
"Son, you have made all of us proud. Don't worry, I'll explain everything to your mother," Goku said, a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Goku, I will teleport you to God's Palace on Earth. We shall meet again." Said Yajen.
He bowed, then motioned for Gohan to stand beside him. A path of tears trailed Gohan, for he knew there was nothing he could do to ask out of this. He couldn't cry...he would not let everyone down. He was determined to be the greatest Guardian ever!
"Good-bye everyone!" yelled Gohan.
Yajen's eyes glowed a light blue.
"Eschat!" he yelled.
With that, the planet became empty once more.
---
Meanwhile, in an expanse void of light, in a bath of shadows, two red spheres began to glow.
"Do not worry...you shall not have to wait three years."
---
A semi-cliffhanger! What is this dark force that will envelop the Universe in three years? Will Gohan be trained in the ancient arts of the Guardians? And why does Piccolo seem so nervous regarding Yajen?
Thanks for reading, and please review!
Author's Notes: Now here's the Prologue! Oh, almost forgot...
'...'=thinking
"..."=speaking
: ... :=telepathic speaking ---
Series: Legend of the Seven Swords
Saga: None
Chapter: Prologue
Episode: 0
---
The entire area was in ruins. The ground was soaked with blood. The only life that remained was the life in the four warriors that stood there in the aftermath of the battle. Even that life was about to end, as the comet came closer and closer to the planet. The Namekian turned to the strongest of the group.
"Goku...come on! The comet is about to hit the planet!" he screamed.
Goku turned to look at Piccolo.
"I'm sorry everyone, but...I don't think I have enough energy left to use the Instantaneous Movement technique."
Gohan looked down at the floor, lost in thought. In seconds, their lives would be over, and everything they had ever worked for...would end. They may have defeated Brolli, but only to be defeated themselves. And worse yet, they wouldn't be wished back, for if the comet collides with the planet and they die, their death will be natural. The young warrior looked at Vegeta.
'It must have been tough for him...his spirit was broken completely. There's nothing worse than emotional pain...I know,' thought the young warrior.
"Well guys...I guess I'll see you in Otherworld!" Goku announced.
"Not necessarily!" said a voice.
Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan turned to meet this new voice. Vegeta continued to look down at the ground.
"Who are you?" asked the Namek.
The new presence gave a small bow. He was dressed in a blue gi, with a silver cape covering his right arm. A silver headband was wrapped around his head, and a strand of hair fell between his eyes. Behind him, his hair was drawn into a ponytail at shoulders' length. A black belt surrounded his waist. Around the stranger's neck was a thin, black chain. At the end of it was a light blue sphere, surrounded by small red and gold feathers. Dark, brown boots covered his feet.
"I am Yajen. I am of the Phoenix Clan, and Guardian of your Galaxy."
Piccolo's eyes opened in shock. Sweat began dripping down his head. Vegeta looked up. Goku stood there clueless. Gohan, noticing the sweat forming on Piccolo's face, asked him,
"Piccolo, what's wrong?"
Piccolo took a step back. His legs began to shake.
'How can it be? The Guardians...did they not become extinct?' he asked himself.
Yajen smiled.
:Not all of us are dead.: Yajen made eye contact with Piccolo.
:WHAT!? You...how did you...: Piccolo took another step back.
:Yes, I can read minds. I also have the ability to communicate through one's thoughts.:
Piccolo began to relax.
"So...would anyone mind telling me what a...was it a Guard Me Ann? But there aren't any Anns here..." said Goku.
Everyone fell down.
"A GUARDIAN GOKU! A GUARDIAN!" screamed Piccolo.
Yajen crossed his arms. He glanced at the sky.
'Not much time left,' he thought.
Yajen raised his left hand and pointed it towards the sky. He shot a glance at Gohan.
:You might want to watch this, my soon to be Shueng.: Yajen communicated to Gohan.
Suddenly, the comet exploded in a flash of blue light. All eyes looked to the sky. No trace of the comet remained. It was as if it never existed.
"It...how..." Piccolo stuttered.
Yajen gave a weak smile.
"What you say must be true...you...you destroyed the comet with your mind!?" Piccolo yelled.
Vegeta clenched his fists. Goku stood there, unaware of what was going on. Gohan remembered what Yajen had communicated to him.
"Yajen...sir? I have a question. What did you mean by Shueng?" asked Gohan.
Piccolo took yet another step back. All composure he had regained before, he lost again.
"So that's why you're here? To train...him?" asked Piccolo.
Yajen took a step forward.
"I shall explain all. As I said before, I am Yajen, a member of the Phoenix Clan and Guardian of your galaxy. I have been observing your planet for some time. I have come here to make Gohan my Shueng. He shall be trained by me to become the next Guardian and protector of your galaxy. He has great potential, and I know he will become an excellent Guardian."
Goku stared at Yajen.
"So...you will take Gohan to be trained? When shall we see him again?" Goku asked.
Piccolo stared at Goku in disbelief.
"You...you are going to allow Gohan to be trained?" asked the Namek.
Vegeta finally spoke.
"What's wrong Namek? Who cares what he does with the brat? No matter how much training he gets, I will still be superior, so I don't really give a damn!"
Piccolo looked like he was going out of his mind. Yajen again made eye contact with Piccolo.
:It will be fine. Do not worry. I have full confidence in Gohan.: Yajen communicated to Piccolo.
Gohan looked at Piccolo, then at Yajen. He had seen a faint light connect their eyes for a moment.
'I have to be going out of my mind. I saw nothing,' thought Gohan.
Yajen heard Gohan's thoughts.
"Now Gohan, we had best be going. Say good-bye to your friends. I will take you to train for three years. Do not worry," he said, looking at the fear in Gohan's eyes. Yajen then turned to Goku. "Goku, I suggest that you and your friends train. I will try to train Gohan as quickly as possible, because I have sensed a disturbance in this galaxy...but it doesn't appear fully developed. In approximately three years, it shall begin spreading terror across the galaxy."
Goku nodded. Piccolo turned to Gohan.
"Good-bye kid. See you in three years," he said.
"Son, you have made all of us proud. Don't worry, I'll explain everything to your mother," Goku said, a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Goku, I will teleport you to God's Palace on Earth. We shall meet again." Said Yajen.
He bowed, then motioned for Gohan to stand beside him. A path of tears trailed Gohan, for he knew there was nothing he could do to ask out of this. He couldn't cry...he would not let everyone down. He was determined to be the greatest Guardian ever!
"Good-bye everyone!" yelled Gohan.
Yajen's eyes glowed a light blue.
"Eschat!" he yelled.
With that, the planet became empty once more.
---
Meanwhile, in an expanse void of light, in a bath of shadows, two red spheres began to glow.
"Do not worry...you shall not have to wait three years."
---
A semi-cliffhanger! What is this dark force that will envelop the Universe in three years? Will Gohan be trained in the ancient arts of the Guardians? And why does Piccolo seem so nervous regarding Yajen?
Thanks for reading, and please review!