TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: Do I look like Akira Toriyama? I don't think so!
Chapter 28
Time seemed to become nonexistent as the melody of the waves lulled her into a trance-like state. Anemome sat upon the sands and clasped her knees to her chest. With a sigh, she placed one side of her head upon her knees while her raven black plait of hair fell to the creamy-white sands beneath her.
Something in the serene motion of the waves soothed the amazon's troubled soul, bringing a peace she hadn't felt since her days on Namek. Obsidian black eyes lost their focus as one of her cherished memories swept over her.
~f
It was only months after they had been warned of the jinzouningen, and now the children warriors were sparring under the guidance of the older warriors. Anemone leapt back lightly, easily avoiding Gohan's lunge. Automatically, she diverted a ki sphere, leaving an opening in her guard. Suddenly, a knee hit her gut and she was forced to the ground. There was a childlike chuckle as Gohan leapt off of her. He was fairly startled when she easily regained her feet.
Her form vanished from normal sight as she leapt at him. There was an impish gleam in her eyes; she would make him pay. He leapt into the sky and blocked her punch with the skill of a much more seasoned warrior. Unseen, her left leg swung around and struck his side with the sound of thunder. Gohan vanished behind her and instantly startled to tickle. Wild laughter escaped her as she twisted around and began to tickle back.
Goku held in a groan before chuckling. "That's enough, you two! You're goofing off as much as sparring!" he called. In deed, it was the third time that hour, the tenth time that day, that they had started goofing off. What else could you expect from near preteens? They were still children. And as such, they wanted to have fun, so that was their way of working it into another fun activity.
The children halted, grinning. Both vanished and came at Goku from differing sides. Finding himself caught between his son and the young Princess of Vejitasei, he tried to float higher. What has gotten into them?
Someone hit him with enough force to daze him. All he had seen before that was a flash of blue and red. Anemone grabbed the falling warrior and flung him into the lake that he had been hovering over. A great splash rose from the center of the liquid body as he sank down towards the bottom. An orange and blue splotch started swimming for the surface. A very soaked Goku came up from the depths of the lake. His hair was slightly weighed down by the water in it. Above him, the young warriors burst out into wild laughter.
"So, you think that was funny?" His tone was low and a true saiya-jin smirk was on his face. He vanished from the water and before they could react he'd flung them into the water as well. Still, the children were laughing. Together, they splashed Goku and he joined in the water fight.
f~
An enormous burst of ki jerked her out of her reveries. She shot to her feet, recognizing Bu's power. Once more, she powered up with her ki masked, for she didn't want him to know where she was. Deep in her subconscious, she knew where she needed to be. Leaping from the white sands of the beech, Anemone's blue aura surrounded her again. Sparkling blue ocean became desolate lands beneath the sky and nearly deserted cities were mere blurs to her speed.
Finally, she slowed over a region of badlands and landed on one she felt Gohan would soon be near. Over ages past, the wind had carved unusual, sharp-angled shapes of the rock. Now, hot, yet dry, the wind continued about her, moving her braid with itself. Slowly, she sank to the sand-scattered stone beneath her. Gohan, my spirit-brother, I know you will be back soon. Don't coddle me. If you need my help, I will give it. And never again will I let you slack off in training in this way. You are my spirit-brother, and I will help you to the end of my days.
Still, even in this place, she kept her ki masked from all others. And yet, it continued to rise. The amazon closed her eyes, quietly meditating. This activity brought her ki under greater control as well as increasing it in a way agitation had never been able to.
That was how she'd been taught. The training from Nail, in the Old Ways of Namek Warriors soothed her; had been successfully taught to a saiya-jin. Now they were allies of the people. All the power within her being was to fight the evil that threatened; to protect those who were defenseless to the darkness of the universe.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: Do I look like Akira Toriyama? I don't think so!
Chapter 28
Time seemed to become nonexistent as the melody of the waves lulled her into a trance-like state. Anemome sat upon the sands and clasped her knees to her chest. With a sigh, she placed one side of her head upon her knees while her raven black plait of hair fell to the creamy-white sands beneath her.
Something in the serene motion of the waves soothed the amazon's troubled soul, bringing a peace she hadn't felt since her days on Namek. Obsidian black eyes lost their focus as one of her cherished memories swept over her.
~f
It was only months after they had been warned of the jinzouningen, and now the children warriors were sparring under the guidance of the older warriors. Anemone leapt back lightly, easily avoiding Gohan's lunge. Automatically, she diverted a ki sphere, leaving an opening in her guard. Suddenly, a knee hit her gut and she was forced to the ground. There was a childlike chuckle as Gohan leapt off of her. He was fairly startled when she easily regained her feet.
Her form vanished from normal sight as she leapt at him. There was an impish gleam in her eyes; she would make him pay. He leapt into the sky and blocked her punch with the skill of a much more seasoned warrior. Unseen, her left leg swung around and struck his side with the sound of thunder. Gohan vanished behind her and instantly startled to tickle. Wild laughter escaped her as she twisted around and began to tickle back.
Goku held in a groan before chuckling. "That's enough, you two! You're goofing off as much as sparring!" he called. In deed, it was the third time that hour, the tenth time that day, that they had started goofing off. What else could you expect from near preteens? They were still children. And as such, they wanted to have fun, so that was their way of working it into another fun activity.
The children halted, grinning. Both vanished and came at Goku from differing sides. Finding himself caught between his son and the young Princess of Vejitasei, he tried to float higher. What has gotten into them?
Someone hit him with enough force to daze him. All he had seen before that was a flash of blue and red. Anemone grabbed the falling warrior and flung him into the lake that he had been hovering over. A great splash rose from the center of the liquid body as he sank down towards the bottom. An orange and blue splotch started swimming for the surface. A very soaked Goku came up from the depths of the lake. His hair was slightly weighed down by the water in it. Above him, the young warriors burst out into wild laughter.
"So, you think that was funny?" His tone was low and a true saiya-jin smirk was on his face. He vanished from the water and before they could react he'd flung them into the water as well. Still, the children were laughing. Together, they splashed Goku and he joined in the water fight.
f~
An enormous burst of ki jerked her out of her reveries. She shot to her feet, recognizing Bu's power. Once more, she powered up with her ki masked, for she didn't want him to know where she was. Deep in her subconscious, she knew where she needed to be. Leaping from the white sands of the beech, Anemone's blue aura surrounded her again. Sparkling blue ocean became desolate lands beneath the sky and nearly deserted cities were mere blurs to her speed.
Finally, she slowed over a region of badlands and landed on one she felt Gohan would soon be near. Over ages past, the wind had carved unusual, sharp-angled shapes of the rock. Now, hot, yet dry, the wind continued about her, moving her braid with itself. Slowly, she sank to the sand-scattered stone beneath her. Gohan, my spirit-brother, I know you will be back soon. Don't coddle me. If you need my help, I will give it. And never again will I let you slack off in training in this way. You are my spirit-brother, and I will help you to the end of my days.
Still, even in this place, she kept her ki masked from all others. And yet, it continued to rise. The amazon closed her eyes, quietly meditating. This activity brought her ki under greater control as well as increasing it in a way agitation had never been able to.
That was how she'd been taught. The training from Nail, in the Old Ways of Namek Warriors soothed her; had been successfully taught to a saiya-jin. Now they were allies of the people. All the power within her being was to fight the evil that threatened; to protect those who were defenseless to the darkness of the universe.