The Lost Son
Chapter 15
Zen's Secret
Daikon[1] the prince of Shadow
In the other world Zane and Gohan were in line waiting for their turned to meet king Yemma. The line wasn't every long but still half of the tournament's participant were there.
"This is a waste of time I am certain that my dad is looking for the dragon balls as we speak so he can wish them back" said Gohan
"You might be right, anyway I want to thank you for saving Gomen I know it might be difficult for you to accept her as your half sister"
"Don't get me wrong I just did it because she saved us from total destruction!"
"I understand"
"Tell me how did she die?"
"She was killed by Broli while protecting Gomen"
"Talking of which…" said Gohan looking at Broli and Yajitjetsu that was causing trouble but king Yemma sent them strait to HFIL
"We won!" said Zane
"Don't underestimate the power of the saiya-jin race" said Gohan proudly
"What-ever" said Zane while rolling his eyes but when he finally made it to king Yemma this one was surprised to see him
"Who are you?" he said
"Uh what? I am Zane number one hitokiri of the Hitokiri Society adopted son of Yuri-sama" he said than slapped himself mentally he was so used to say this
"Well…uh…Zane you do not appear in my list here" said king Yemma
"What do you mean? He's dead he should be on your book" said Gohan pointing at Zane's hallo
"I can see that he's dead but still, his name is not in my book" replied the king
"So what then?" asked Zane
"Grand Kai ask me to send you to him as soon you get there so you'll be going on his planet you to Gohan" said king Yemma
"This is to weird you are not in the list of dead people and you are dead it's like you had never existed" said Gohan but the other man was lost in his thoughts to pay attention to the young half saiya-jin, they went to the a room where all the kais were reunited
"Welcome Zane and Gohan!" said Grand Kai
"Thank you" said Zane while bowing and added "I have a question"
"I know, you want to know who you are, am I right?" asked Grand Kai
"Yes my lord" said the white haired man respectfully
"You are an Akari-jin"[2] said West Kai
"Your race was created to guard the Word" said East Kai
"The Word is the power that created the entire universe" said South Kai
"And the Word was giving to the Akari-jin so that they can build the universe" said Grand Kai
"After the creation of the Universe the Akari-jin made Solarus the planet where the Word is being kept" said North Kai shrugging
"So I am a Akari-jin, so why my name didn't appear in the dead list?" asked Zane
"You are like us a supreme being when we die our name doesn't show there, mine didn't" said North Kai
"Wait a minute how come he can be a supreme being? That man was a killer!" said Gohan
"Yes, we know, but he is what he is! Years ago all the Akari-jin were killed and Solarus disappeared" said Grand Kai
"How come?" asked Zane
"The leader of the Akari-jin had preferred to send the planet in the void where Aku can get it" said West Kai
"Who is he?" asked Gohan
"Aku[3] who is the evil incarnated was after the power of the Word so that he could control the entire universe! But Solarus disappeared so was his hope to ever put his hands on the Word" said Grand Kai
"We thought that the power was safe until we found out about you and your sister" said East Kai
"Only an Akari-jin can bring back Solarus and your sister is the only one who can use the Key" said North Kai
"You mean the little black box that Zen had" said Zane
"Yes, with it your sister can open empty dimension, so she could easily find Solarus" said East Kai
"So the power is safe because my sister is dead" said Zane
"You are wrong she's alive and the prince of shadow has her" said North Kai
"Who's that?" asked Gohan
"Aku's more powerful minion he has the power to control people's shadow transforming them into powerful warriors" said West Kai
"What's so extraordinary about that?" said Gohan
"Imagine that he can use your shadow to make a warrior as powerful as you, have you ever try to fight with your own shadow?" asked Zane
"That's suck people shouldn't be allowed to have such power!" said Gohan
"So the Shadow master has my sister but the Key is still missing" said Zane
"Well not really your niece has it now" said North Kai
"No, Gomen is in danger!!" said Zane
On Earth the search for the dragon ball had begun, Goten, Trunks, Gomen, and Videl were the ones seeking them.
"Why are you here? This is half-saiya-jin only!" said Gomen to Videl
"Like you someone I care about is dead and I want him back!" said Videl eyes full of tears
"Oh brother there come the deluge!" said Trunks opening an umbrella
"The faster we'll find the last ball better it would be!" said Gomen looking around when a shadow covered her when she turned her head she saw a tall man with short spiky white hair forming a wide window peek one his forehead having light tan skin and wearing something like an Egyptian outfit but have baggy pants and boots, his tail around his waist
"Who are you?" said Gomen but the man just keep looking at her but his attention was on her necklace before she could move he attacked her and the two boys went to help but the man just hold them upside down by their feet
"Hey you let them go!!" said Videl behind him the man turned and was shocked to see her
"Jasmine!" he whispered
"Who?" asked Videl
"You are alive I can't believe it!" he said while letting the children go
"I am sorry, I think that you are mistaking me for someone else" said Videl, but Trunks used that distraction to fire a very powerful ki blast that knocked out both Daikon and Videl, he got up and when he saw Videl laying unconscious in the ground he went to her picking her up
"No! Not again Jasmine!"
"Trunks what have you done?" said Goten
"I guest I put to much power in that blast I guest that guy isn't as strong as I thought!" said Trunks
"Why did he keeps calling Videl Jasmine?" asked Gomen
"I don't know" said Trunks
"You brats! You are going to pay for this! Shadow warriors come to me!" yelled Daikon and the shadow under the children's feet took life and attacked them soon the three children were over powered by them because their attacks were useless against the shadow warriors, Daikon just walked toward them and picked up Gomen and left as mysteriously as he came. When they boys regained consciousness the two girls were missing
"Not good!" said Trunks
"What do we do?" asked Goten
"Let's find the last dragon ball and go home" said Trunks, when they got there they explained what had happened
"This guy was a saiya-jin dad!" finished Trunks
"Oh how many more there is?" said Gokou
"After have learned of the destruction of Vegeta-sei I tried to find the remaining survivors maybe there is more I don't know about" said Vegeta
"Why someone kidnaps Videl and Gomen?" said Bulma
"Well I think he was after Gomen first but took Videl with him also" said Trunks
"Maybe Zane knows something about the matter I think it's time to bring them back" said Vegeta; they used the first wish to bring back all the people that was kill by the androids
"Where's Gomen?" asked Zane once he got there
"He was kidnapped by a man who can use your shadow against you" explained Gokou
"Oh no he got the key now" said Gohan
"We've got to find the shadow prince before it's too late! We know that Solarus was situated in the West galaxies I bet that's where he's headed" said Zane
"What are we waiting for let's go?" said Gokou and they used the last wish to get them there
On Daikon spaceship Zen was looking at the stars trying to remember who she was, Dr Gero had wipe out her memory so she could do his biding.
"Who am I?" she said to her reflection a woman with short white-haired with cold ember eyes
"Who you were doesn't matter but who you are going to be is" said a voice behind her
"And you are?" she said to the man
"I am Aku your humble servitor" replied the raven-haired man with flaming eyes wearing a dark robe
"I want to remember, I got a son but don't remember him why?" she asked
"Because your memory had been erased by a mad scientist named Dr Gero, don't worry we made him pay for daring doing this to you!"
"So I will never remember" she said lowering her head so she could cry but no tears came she touched her cheek and looked at her fingers
"No tears" she said
"Sorry, but you see you are no longer human anymore you are purely an android"
"What does that mean?"
"There is no need for you now to eat, to sleep, and do other things human do like…"
"To feel and to love! He had taken my humanity" she said clenching her fists
"Anger is the only thing you are capable of feeling now" Zen was looking at her hands
"The effects are irreversible, but there is only one power that can restore your body the way it was"
"What power?" Where will I find it?"
"On a lost planet called Solarus your son is bringing the key so you can find it, once you get it you'll can make yourself human again"
"What about my memory? Will I be able to restore it also?"
"No need I can do that" said Aku and touch her head and then her memories came back to her she sat there reliving every single moment of them. At this same moment Daikon came back carrying the two girls
"What's wrong with her?" said the young man looking at her mother's face her eyes were open but didn't seem to look anywhere, absent minded
"Don't worry she'll be alright. Who are they?" he asked him
"Well the little girl has the key and the young woman I think she's the reincarnation of Jasmine"
"Very well then, let's go your mother needs to be left alone for awhile before we reach destination" said Aku. Later on and one of the room in the spaceships Daikon was looking after Videl, she finally woke up and was surprised to see those deep dark eyes looking at her
"I am glad you are okay I was worried for awhile" he said softly to her
"I am fine where am I?" asked the young woman
"You are on my spaceship and we are heading for Solarus, I so happy you here with me gain Jasmine after all this years"
"I am not her! My name is Videl do you hear me? Vi-del" she said annoyed
"Of course I am sorry you must be called that way in this life" he said and she sighed
"So tell me why am I here? Where are the others? Did you kidnap them to?"
"You always told me that you wish to see a world without pain and suffering, a place where everybody could be happy and we have been told there isn't such a place. But Aku, my master told me there was one and this place is Solarus that got lost into the void and I am in a quest to bring it back. I wanted to find it for you but now that you are here we'll see it together" he said taking her hands she blushed and thought
'This guy must be crazy!'
"Daikon. Its time" said Aku at the door
"I am coming" he said leaving Videl alone
"I've got to get out of here"she said getting of the bed and run to the door that wasn't closed but she knew that she couldn't escape because she was in space. In the control room Daikon was getting ready to pilot the ship into the portal that will bring him directly to the place where the planet Solorus was, when Aku opened the gate the ship went through it and a matter of seconds was in the west galaxies
"We are here, go get your mother" said Aku to Daikon that complied and soon he came back with the woman
"It's time to do that voodoo you do so well" said Aku
"I see that you have found your good humor master" said Daikon
"Yes, I am very excited after all this time we are all going to get what we want" he said aloud than thought 'Once I get the power of the Word the entire universe will be mind and evil will reign forever!!'
Zen stepped on front of them and with the key in hand she opened a dimension and called forth the lost planet that came out of it in splendid light-show, Solarus had disappeared with its entire system solar, Solarus was a blue planet like Earth but smaller
"This is solarus it's beautiful" said Videl while looking outside
"Land the ship Daikon, the treasure hunt is on" said Aku but as soon they got out of the ship Daikon remarked
"There is no one here"
"Be patient my boy once I find what I am looking for Solarus will become that paradise I told you, now Zen let's go for a walk" said Aku leaving lost in her mind Zen followed him. Videl got out of the spaceship and joined Daikon who was looking at the horizon
"So that's paradise! I guest we are the only one on it" said the young woman
"I don't understand where everyone went!" said the young man
"They were all killed by the man you call master" said Zane who had just materialized with Gokou, Vegeta, and Gohan
"Gohan!" said Videl happy when she saw him but Daikon put himself on front of her
"Let her go!" said Gohan angry but Daikon ignored him his attention was on Zane
"How dare you accuse my master?" said Daikon
"You've been taking for a ride kid; Aku is here to put his hand on the Word!" said Zane
"What are you talking about? We here only to find Solarus so we could create a new world!" replied Daikon
"And you believe that? You are gullible boy" said Vegeta
"Shut up! No you are the ones who are lying! Now get out this planet before it's too late for you!!" he said powering up
"If you think you can defeat us with that pathetic ki of yours, your are more stupid than you look!!" said Vegeta
"Come on kid we don't have to fight, I can see that you've been misled" said Piccolo
"You, I know you!" said Daikon with hate
"Do you know him?" asked Gokou
"And you to" said Daikon pointing at Gokou
"Have we met somewhere?" asked Gokou
"No we didn't, but my father did and you and the Namek killed him! You murdered your own brother!!" said Daikon angry
"No don't tell me that Daikon is…" said Gokou
"…Raditz's son" finished Piccolo
Hi everybody 18 here and I have to say that I am glad I won't participate in this fight! Really I don't see myself getting my ass kicked by my own shadow! Anyway don't miss the next chapter "Raditz & Zen" and The Life of Daikon on Planet Flower!
[1] Large Japanese Radish
[2] Akari means light so Akari-jin is people of light
[3] Evil