Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball! Or DragonballZ! Or DragonballGT! Or
any of the characters!
Author's Notes: This is the last chapter in which the saga will be ???.
'...'=thinking
"..."=speaking
|...|=telepathic speaking
//...//=flashback
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Series: Legend of the Seven Swords
Saga: ???
Chapter: 4
Episode: 4
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'Then...it can't be true! If it is...I stand no chance, unless...' Gohan began an inner battle with himself. It was then that he sensed the powers of Vegeta and Goku moving towards him. Gohan knew that he had to find some way to defeat Piccolo. But how could he defeat an opponent who can predict his every move?
---
Gohan leaped back to his feet. The Namek looked at him for a split second before disappearing. Gohan threw his elbow behind him, but it was caught in Piccolo's hand. Piccolo took his free hand and punched Gohan in the back. The ascended Super Saiya-jin dropped down to the floor.
'I can't win...' suddenly, Gohan began to smirk. 'Actually...the outcome of this battle has already been decided.'
Piccolo watched Gohan drop to the floor. His expression had not changed during the fight. It was obvious he was putting all of his effort into his concentration.
'Honestly, I don't know how long I can hold up...my mental powers are weakening, he almost surprised me with that elbow of his...wait! I can't let my thought wander!'
Gohan stood back up. He turned his head to look at Piccolo, then flew into the sky. Looking down at the Namek, Gohan clenched his fists, bringing them to his shoulders. Then he screamed, letting tremendous power flow through him. Although his physical form hadn't changed, his Ki had gone up tremendously. He was obviously at the limits of an ascended Super Saiya- jin. Clods began growing dark and encircling Sky Palace, shooting lighting at Gohan. Piccolo just looked up at him, his expression unchanged.
'I was hoping it would break his concentration. Oh well. It doesn't really matter. He may be able to predict my movements, but it won't help him if he can't even catch me!'
---
"Great, almost there!" exclaimed Goku. Sky Palace was in clear view. However, that wasn't the only thing visible to the two Saiya-jins. They noticed the large aura of energy, as well as the darkened clouds.
"Gohan's power just keeps rising, but Piccolo's seems to have stayed the same! What the hell is going on up there?" asked Goku. Vegeta looked at him with a look of disgust on his face.
"You dumbass! Why the hell are you asking me? Why don't you use that "Instantaneous Movement' trick of yours? Then you would've been there minutes ago!" yelled the Saiya-jin prince.
"Hey, you're right! Thanks for the advice Vegeta!" Goku said, as he brought two fingers to his head and concentrated on Gohan's power. Vegeta looked at Goku with a blank stare as he disappeared.
"That fool never ceases to amaze me with his stupidity," Vegeta mumbled as he continued his flight towards Sky Palace.
---
For a few seconds, neither fighter budged. Then, Piccolo took the offensive. Fist hitting fist, knee connecting with knee, every hit Piccolo dished out blocked by Gohan. Then, Piccolo caught Gohan off guard. Piccolo brought his right arm in for a straight punch. As Gohan moved to block it, Piccolo appeared behind him and slammed his shoulder into Gohan's neck. Gohan went flying through the air, but stopped when he collided with a solid object. Gohan began falling down through the air, but corrected himself before Piccolo could take advantage. Gohan decided the only way to beat Piccolo at this point was to put all of his power into his speed. Powering up, Gohan began transferring his Ki to his speed. Then, within a spilt-second, he had charged Piccolo and began throwing punch after punch, kick after kick. Although Piccolo was able to predict each attack, he was not able to react in time. Eventually his defenses completely gave out, and he could do nothing but look on helplessly as his former pupil drove his fists deeper and deeper into his stomach. He then grabbed Piccolo and looked into his eyes.
"Ha...not so confident now, are you Mr..." He said that last word with a mocking tone.
"...Piccolo!" The Ascended Super Saiya-jin said as he threw Piccolo down into Sky Palace. The Namek could feel a large crater developing around him as he fell further and further downward. It was then that he felt the beam of energy pushing him down, originating from Gohan's palm. Using all of the remaining strength he had, he pushed back against the bright, golden beam and somehow pushed it completely away. Floating back towards the light of the sky, Piccolo saw Gohan looking down at him with a smirk.
'I...can't...beat...him...NO! I can't lose my concentration or I won't stand a chance at all!'
In that brief moment where Piccolo fought with himself, he didn't notice Gohan's decent upon him. Before he knew it, Piccolo felt himself slowly floating backwards in the air. Piccolo's power was fading from him, and his antennas soon reverted to their original size as his skin darkened again. Out of his weak eye, Piccolo could see Gohan raising his palm. The last thing Piccolo saw was a flash of golden light radiating from the Ascended Super Saiya-jin's hand.
Gohan rebalanced his power as he saw Piccolo revert to his original form. Raising his left hand, he began gathering energy for a final attack that would definitely kill the Namek. With a flick of his wrist, Gohan sent the beam of energy towards Piccolo. The beam inched closer and closer, until finally...
---
Vegeta felt Piccolo's energy finally fade to near nothingness, and he decided to fly faster. He didn't want to miss a fight, especially against Kakarot's brat. Remembering the dishonor the boy had given him during the fight against Cell, when he ascended to a new level of power that the Prince of Saiya-jins could not reach.
"Hey, Vegeta!" The Prince of Saiya-jins heard a voice call out to him. He recognized it instantly.
"What do you want you fat piece of shit?" Vegeta asked the human who was struggling to keep up.
"Korin told me to give some senzu beans, your highness," Yajirobe said sarcastically. Vegeta stopped his flight. As Yajirobe finally caught up to him, holding a brown bag, Vegeta snatched it away from him and flew of again.
"Damn ungrateful Saiya-jins! He's lucky I don't put him in his place!" Yajirobe yelled as he flew back towards Korin's Tower.
---
The beam of energy raced forward, its only goal to consume Piccolo and bring him to the Otherworld. However, the beam was deflected back to the sky. In front of the nearly life-less Piccolo hovered a Super Saiya-jin.
"Look who we have here...if it isn't my dear old Father," said Gohan with obvious venom in his words. Goku looked at his son, taking in his appearance. It was then that he realized Piccolo's opponent could not be Gohan. Seeing the same appearance Piccolo noticed [1], Goku had to ask Gohan.
"Why?" Goku asked. Gohan smiled.
"I will tell you the same thing I told Piccolo. I have come to kill you. I have come to make you pay for the sins you have committed."
"What are you talking about!?" Goku's anger and Ki began to rise.
"Six years ago...you sent me away. Without even asking how I felt, you sent me away! I was merely a child! I wasn't ready! But, for three years, I kept the anger inside me. Even when my master left me. He said he needed to take care of something, but he never returned. I continued my training. If only for the chance to make you feel the emptiness I felt! Can you imagine? Three years, without even hearing from your friends, your family? Living alone in the furthest reaches of space. I lost all of that innocent I had when I was a child."
Goku was obviously confused.
"Six years ago? What are you talking about-"
"SHUT UP!" Gohan yelled. "Do not interrupt me!" Goku was instantly silenced.
"Now then, for me it was six years ago. For you, it was probably a few months at the most. As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted, I completed my training. The first thing I did was race back towards Earth. Perhaps it was because no matter how much I hated the people who lived there, I could never hate the planet that had housed me for eleven years. I wasn't prepared to see it fade into history as countless other planets were throughout the universe. A new evil was on the rise, eliminating planets effortlessly. Entire star systems were destroyed. However, it was obvious he had not found what he was looking for. I knew that Earth housed what he was searching for, and I'm sure he knew it too. He shifted his path of destruction towards the Earth..."
The Ascended Super Saiya-jin paused. Goku could have sworn he saw a tear fall down his face.
"I returned to Earth. All of you welcomed me warmly, as if I had never left. I hated that treatment. I couldn't believe that all of you were able to go about your lives without me, not even considering the pain I went through for three straight years. But there was no time to do anything. No sooner then I had reached Earth, I felt him. You all did as well. He had come. We rushed forth to meet him, you, Piccolo, Vegeta, and me...but it was to no avail. Piccolo was the first to fall. A mere Namek could not hope to match him. Vegeta was next. For all of his words, he couldn't live up to them. Even though he had ascended to the next level of Super Saiya-jin, it did him no good. He was beaten as badly as Piccolo was. Then you stepped up. I was surprised how much your power had grown in three years. You had reached the limits of an Ascended Super Saiya-jin. But even that was not enough. How could it be? Our opponent's strength had no boundaries. It was my turn to fight. But I remember your words clearly...'Gohan, run! You don't stand a chance! Get off this planet now! I won't see you die too!' Had Earth not been in grave danger, I would've killed you right there. But then you fired your Kamehameha at me, and it pushed me out of Earth's atmosphere. Since Saiya-jins do not require oxygen-did you know that? Well, I was able to survive. I watched in horror as the Earth exploded right before my very eyes. And it was all your fault. I could've made a difference, but instead I was forced to watch the Earth be destroyed, and the last barrier he had to destroying the Universe fell. I knew he had all Seven, and he would unlock the gates with them. Of course, you would not understand unless I explained it to you. So for another three years, I trained in secrecy. I was going to kill him. After I felt my power was enough, I confronted him. And you know what? I didn't stand a chance. I don't know why I bothered, he had proved that the powers of an Ascended Super Saiya-jin could not compare with his. I thought that maybe my mental training would give me an advantage. Then, I remembered he had all Seven. So of course, his power had no limits. I did the only thing I could do...I focused all of my power to do one final act. I transcended the boundaries of time to come here...six years into the past. My goal was simple...kill the one who caused me so much pain, kill the one who caused the death of billions...kill the one named Son Goku."
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[1]-These descriptions are found in Chapter 2.
A cliffhanger! Sorry I couldn't get this chapter posted sooner. I had a busy week, and Fanfiction.net was down when I wanted to post this. I guarantee that Chapter 5 will be up soon. If you didn't already realize it, the Gohan in this story right now is Mirai Gohan (not the one from Mirai Trunks' time.) So it's obvious this Saga is the Mirai Gohan saga. In case you couldn't figure it out.
***********
Next Chapter-
Mirai Gohan proceeds to do what he intended to do from the beginning-kill Son Goku. But will he be able to kill Earth's hero? Or will unlikely help arrive before it is too late?
Author's Notes: This is the last chapter in which the saga will be ???.
'...'=thinking
"..."=speaking
|...|=telepathic speaking
//...//=flashback
~~~~~~~~~~
Series: Legend of the Seven Swords
Saga: ???
Chapter: 4
Episode: 4
~~~~~~~~~~
---
'Then...it can't be true! If it is...I stand no chance, unless...' Gohan began an inner battle with himself. It was then that he sensed the powers of Vegeta and Goku moving towards him. Gohan knew that he had to find some way to defeat Piccolo. But how could he defeat an opponent who can predict his every move?
---
Gohan leaped back to his feet. The Namek looked at him for a split second before disappearing. Gohan threw his elbow behind him, but it was caught in Piccolo's hand. Piccolo took his free hand and punched Gohan in the back. The ascended Super Saiya-jin dropped down to the floor.
'I can't win...' suddenly, Gohan began to smirk. 'Actually...the outcome of this battle has already been decided.'
Piccolo watched Gohan drop to the floor. His expression had not changed during the fight. It was obvious he was putting all of his effort into his concentration.
'Honestly, I don't know how long I can hold up...my mental powers are weakening, he almost surprised me with that elbow of his...wait! I can't let my thought wander!'
Gohan stood back up. He turned his head to look at Piccolo, then flew into the sky. Looking down at the Namek, Gohan clenched his fists, bringing them to his shoulders. Then he screamed, letting tremendous power flow through him. Although his physical form hadn't changed, his Ki had gone up tremendously. He was obviously at the limits of an ascended Super Saiya- jin. Clods began growing dark and encircling Sky Palace, shooting lighting at Gohan. Piccolo just looked up at him, his expression unchanged.
'I was hoping it would break his concentration. Oh well. It doesn't really matter. He may be able to predict my movements, but it won't help him if he can't even catch me!'
---
"Great, almost there!" exclaimed Goku. Sky Palace was in clear view. However, that wasn't the only thing visible to the two Saiya-jins. They noticed the large aura of energy, as well as the darkened clouds.
"Gohan's power just keeps rising, but Piccolo's seems to have stayed the same! What the hell is going on up there?" asked Goku. Vegeta looked at him with a look of disgust on his face.
"You dumbass! Why the hell are you asking me? Why don't you use that "Instantaneous Movement' trick of yours? Then you would've been there minutes ago!" yelled the Saiya-jin prince.
"Hey, you're right! Thanks for the advice Vegeta!" Goku said, as he brought two fingers to his head and concentrated on Gohan's power. Vegeta looked at Goku with a blank stare as he disappeared.
"That fool never ceases to amaze me with his stupidity," Vegeta mumbled as he continued his flight towards Sky Palace.
---
For a few seconds, neither fighter budged. Then, Piccolo took the offensive. Fist hitting fist, knee connecting with knee, every hit Piccolo dished out blocked by Gohan. Then, Piccolo caught Gohan off guard. Piccolo brought his right arm in for a straight punch. As Gohan moved to block it, Piccolo appeared behind him and slammed his shoulder into Gohan's neck. Gohan went flying through the air, but stopped when he collided with a solid object. Gohan began falling down through the air, but corrected himself before Piccolo could take advantage. Gohan decided the only way to beat Piccolo at this point was to put all of his power into his speed. Powering up, Gohan began transferring his Ki to his speed. Then, within a spilt-second, he had charged Piccolo and began throwing punch after punch, kick after kick. Although Piccolo was able to predict each attack, he was not able to react in time. Eventually his defenses completely gave out, and he could do nothing but look on helplessly as his former pupil drove his fists deeper and deeper into his stomach. He then grabbed Piccolo and looked into his eyes.
"Ha...not so confident now, are you Mr..." He said that last word with a mocking tone.
"...Piccolo!" The Ascended Super Saiya-jin said as he threw Piccolo down into Sky Palace. The Namek could feel a large crater developing around him as he fell further and further downward. It was then that he felt the beam of energy pushing him down, originating from Gohan's palm. Using all of the remaining strength he had, he pushed back against the bright, golden beam and somehow pushed it completely away. Floating back towards the light of the sky, Piccolo saw Gohan looking down at him with a smirk.
'I...can't...beat...him...NO! I can't lose my concentration or I won't stand a chance at all!'
In that brief moment where Piccolo fought with himself, he didn't notice Gohan's decent upon him. Before he knew it, Piccolo felt himself slowly floating backwards in the air. Piccolo's power was fading from him, and his antennas soon reverted to their original size as his skin darkened again. Out of his weak eye, Piccolo could see Gohan raising his palm. The last thing Piccolo saw was a flash of golden light radiating from the Ascended Super Saiya-jin's hand.
Gohan rebalanced his power as he saw Piccolo revert to his original form. Raising his left hand, he began gathering energy for a final attack that would definitely kill the Namek. With a flick of his wrist, Gohan sent the beam of energy towards Piccolo. The beam inched closer and closer, until finally...
---
Vegeta felt Piccolo's energy finally fade to near nothingness, and he decided to fly faster. He didn't want to miss a fight, especially against Kakarot's brat. Remembering the dishonor the boy had given him during the fight against Cell, when he ascended to a new level of power that the Prince of Saiya-jins could not reach.
"Hey, Vegeta!" The Prince of Saiya-jins heard a voice call out to him. He recognized it instantly.
"What do you want you fat piece of shit?" Vegeta asked the human who was struggling to keep up.
"Korin told me to give some senzu beans, your highness," Yajirobe said sarcastically. Vegeta stopped his flight. As Yajirobe finally caught up to him, holding a brown bag, Vegeta snatched it away from him and flew of again.
"Damn ungrateful Saiya-jins! He's lucky I don't put him in his place!" Yajirobe yelled as he flew back towards Korin's Tower.
---
The beam of energy raced forward, its only goal to consume Piccolo and bring him to the Otherworld. However, the beam was deflected back to the sky. In front of the nearly life-less Piccolo hovered a Super Saiya-jin.
"Look who we have here...if it isn't my dear old Father," said Gohan with obvious venom in his words. Goku looked at his son, taking in his appearance. It was then that he realized Piccolo's opponent could not be Gohan. Seeing the same appearance Piccolo noticed [1], Goku had to ask Gohan.
"Why?" Goku asked. Gohan smiled.
"I will tell you the same thing I told Piccolo. I have come to kill you. I have come to make you pay for the sins you have committed."
"What are you talking about!?" Goku's anger and Ki began to rise.
"Six years ago...you sent me away. Without even asking how I felt, you sent me away! I was merely a child! I wasn't ready! But, for three years, I kept the anger inside me. Even when my master left me. He said he needed to take care of something, but he never returned. I continued my training. If only for the chance to make you feel the emptiness I felt! Can you imagine? Three years, without even hearing from your friends, your family? Living alone in the furthest reaches of space. I lost all of that innocent I had when I was a child."
Goku was obviously confused.
"Six years ago? What are you talking about-"
"SHUT UP!" Gohan yelled. "Do not interrupt me!" Goku was instantly silenced.
"Now then, for me it was six years ago. For you, it was probably a few months at the most. As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted, I completed my training. The first thing I did was race back towards Earth. Perhaps it was because no matter how much I hated the people who lived there, I could never hate the planet that had housed me for eleven years. I wasn't prepared to see it fade into history as countless other planets were throughout the universe. A new evil was on the rise, eliminating planets effortlessly. Entire star systems were destroyed. However, it was obvious he had not found what he was looking for. I knew that Earth housed what he was searching for, and I'm sure he knew it too. He shifted his path of destruction towards the Earth..."
The Ascended Super Saiya-jin paused. Goku could have sworn he saw a tear fall down his face.
"I returned to Earth. All of you welcomed me warmly, as if I had never left. I hated that treatment. I couldn't believe that all of you were able to go about your lives without me, not even considering the pain I went through for three straight years. But there was no time to do anything. No sooner then I had reached Earth, I felt him. You all did as well. He had come. We rushed forth to meet him, you, Piccolo, Vegeta, and me...but it was to no avail. Piccolo was the first to fall. A mere Namek could not hope to match him. Vegeta was next. For all of his words, he couldn't live up to them. Even though he had ascended to the next level of Super Saiya-jin, it did him no good. He was beaten as badly as Piccolo was. Then you stepped up. I was surprised how much your power had grown in three years. You had reached the limits of an Ascended Super Saiya-jin. But even that was not enough. How could it be? Our opponent's strength had no boundaries. It was my turn to fight. But I remember your words clearly...'Gohan, run! You don't stand a chance! Get off this planet now! I won't see you die too!' Had Earth not been in grave danger, I would've killed you right there. But then you fired your Kamehameha at me, and it pushed me out of Earth's atmosphere. Since Saiya-jins do not require oxygen-did you know that? Well, I was able to survive. I watched in horror as the Earth exploded right before my very eyes. And it was all your fault. I could've made a difference, but instead I was forced to watch the Earth be destroyed, and the last barrier he had to destroying the Universe fell. I knew he had all Seven, and he would unlock the gates with them. Of course, you would not understand unless I explained it to you. So for another three years, I trained in secrecy. I was going to kill him. After I felt my power was enough, I confronted him. And you know what? I didn't stand a chance. I don't know why I bothered, he had proved that the powers of an Ascended Super Saiya-jin could not compare with his. I thought that maybe my mental training would give me an advantage. Then, I remembered he had all Seven. So of course, his power had no limits. I did the only thing I could do...I focused all of my power to do one final act. I transcended the boundaries of time to come here...six years into the past. My goal was simple...kill the one who caused me so much pain, kill the one who caused the death of billions...kill the one named Son Goku."
~~~~~~~~~~
[1]-These descriptions are found in Chapter 2.
A cliffhanger! Sorry I couldn't get this chapter posted sooner. I had a busy week, and Fanfiction.net was down when I wanted to post this. I guarantee that Chapter 5 will be up soon. If you didn't already realize it, the Gohan in this story right now is Mirai Gohan (not the one from Mirai Trunks' time.) So it's obvious this Saga is the Mirai Gohan saga. In case you couldn't figure it out.
***********
Next Chapter-
Mirai Gohan proceeds to do what he intended to do from the beginning-kill Son Goku. But will he be able to kill Earth's hero? Or will unlikely help arrive before it is too late?