Lavender hadn't grown any taller or any wider. This transformation was unlike any of Frieza's. She had no horns... no armor... no scales... Instead, a pair of huge, feathery angel wings grew out of her back. They were white.
Her clothes were different to before. Her old clothes had just sort of fallen to the floor when she'd transformed, like her second form was rejecting them. What she wore now was very different. She had nothing on her feet or legs. In fact, all she wore was a black silk bra and similar underwear. Her hair was different. Not just that. Her skin was different, too. And her eyes...
Her velvet skin was snow - white. Her hair was black like ebony, only ebony seemed to be an understatement. It was very straight and long, so long it reached the bottom of her spine. Her eyes were blood red, and sparkled like rubies. Her lips were as black as her hair.
She had markings in the same black colour on parts of her body. Under her eyes were two black oval shapes, one under each. Ancient markings on a legend told for centuries. On her forehead was a mark shaped like the sun. A black circle with think wavy lines coming from it. On her chest there was a black crescent moon. Sun and moon. Yin Yang. Her shoulders had short, pointed black stripes on them that were a sort of triangular shape, only they seemed to go down her back as well. Trunks guessed that they met at the centre of her spine. In fact, they did. The lines went down her back, wavy and "flickering" they looked like flames. The flames of Hell. The two flame lines met at the centre of her spine, where they went into black small circle. Hell's dark abyss.
She had wavy lines going around her ankles. There were two on each foot and they overlapped each other at some points. The same lines were on her wrists as well. Like chains. Imprisonment.
Trunks didn't even feel his breath being taken away. She was so beautiful... it was unreal. Surely beauty like that couldn't be human. It couldn't possibly belong to any mortal race. What... was she..?
Even Goku and Vegeta couldn't help but look at her. She was like nothing any of them had ever seen. Mokoto, however, seemed more afraid than amazed. His eyes widened with fright.
"The legend is true..." he said. "No!!"
"A sinner...?" Lavender knew it instantly. Without even thinking, she looked at him. Mokoto gasped. He stared into her red eyes. They pierced him. In just one glance from those eyes, Mokoto screamed in horror as he erupted into flames. They swallowed him up, and he screamed all the way to Hell.
"Wow." Goku was gob smacked.
"... Shit..." Vegeta couldn't believe it either. He looked at Lavender. "How the fuck did you do that?" this was a serious question.
"Lavender! I can't believe that - What happened?!" Trunks exclaimed, smiling with happiness. His smile faded when Lavender just stared at him.
"L - Lavender...?" Trunks started to get a little creeped out. "Hey... what's with you?"
"What are you doing?!" Vegeta demanded. Lavender turned her head to face him. Vegeta looked at her. "Huh?" he frowned. "What are you staring at me like for?"
Lavender looked at him like she didn't know him. Something told her she knew who he was, but all she could remember was that he was a sinner. A sinner. He had committed the same sin as Mokoto. Murder. Only he had killed more. Mokoto had once destroyed a planet, and he had recently killed a few humans. But this man had been responsible for hundreds of races becoming extinct or close. And he continued to kill even now.
Lavender tried to think. No. Not Lavender. She was The Black Hope. Born from good's love for evil, and evil's love for good. She had only one purpose: to send all sinners to Hell. That was why she was alive. She was an angel. An angel of life and death. She banished sinners from the world she was born onto so that the good could live in peace, safe from theft, murder, and any other sins she thought deserved a punishment. Lavender was gone. The Black Hope was in control now. And she didn't forgive.
"C'mon, Lavender..." Goku said. "You're scaring us. What's wrong with you?"
The Black Hope looked at him. He was a sinner, too. He even helped kill his own brother. Though he had sacrificed himself for Earth, just like the other man had, murderers couldn't be forgiven.
"Lavender, cut it out!" Trunks protested. "I'm serious. Why are you staring at us all like that?"
The Black Hope looked at him. Sinner. Murderer. She raised her arm to point at him.
"You sinned." she answered him. Her voice was different. It... "echoed" that was the only word for it. Like she was talking into a megaphone or something. But it was much more creepy, because there was nothing to make her voice sound like that.
"Sinned?" Trunks repeated. "What are you talking about?"
"Quit it, kid!" Vegeta growled impatiently. "This isn't funny!"
"I agree." The Black Hope lowered her arm as she turned her head to look at him as she spoke. "Sins are never funny. Yet I know of a time you killed millions a day. You loved it, didn't you? You're no better than the sinner that raised you."
"Huh?!" Vegeta's eyes widened. "What are you - -?"
"And you," The Black Hope turned her head to Goku.
"Me?" Goku seemed surprised.
"Don't act so innocent. It doesn't suit you." The Black Hope said. "You may have killed your brother in self defense, but do you regret it?"
"My brother..? How do you...?"
"You are kind, my child." The Black Hope continued. "You even spared my father's life, though he killed your friend."
"Father?!" Vegeta and Goku were both shocked when they realized who she meant.
"Well, perhaps he is not quite my father," The Black Hope replied. "As I am a form of another. I suppose, in that sense, I have no real parents. But there was a woman who bore me all the same. And a man whose seed fertilized her egg. Creating me." she shook her head. "But Son Goku, even if you did spare that man, your sins can never be forgiven by me." she looked at him. "Once a sinner, always a sinner. I cannot have the likes of you three threatening the people in my new world."
"Lavender?!" Trunks yelled.
"I am not her. She is gone now." The Black Hope told him. "I am Keppaku; The Black Hope."
"And just what exactly is that?!" Vegeta demanded.
"I will banish you sinners." Keppaku told him. "Nothing shall ever bring you back from Hell once I have put you there. Even the great dragon is forbidden to bring you back for the sake of wishing."
"You're going to kill us?!" Goku gasped. Keppaku smirked.
"Precisely."
"Like hell you will!!" Vegeta shouted.
"Dad!"Trunks cried out, but Vegeta had already thrown his strongest ki attack at her. She just hovered there in a standing position, and it hit her. Vegeta smirked and waited for the smoke to clear away. Trunks stared in shock.
"Lavender!" he called. The smoke cleared away.
"What?!" Vegeta's eyes widened when he saw Keppaku in exactly the same pose she'd been in before. A smile spread across her face. A mocking one.
"Fool. You can't kill something whose only purpose is to kill. I die when my work is done. When the world is free of sinners, that is when it is time for me to go." she said calmly.
"Now..." she said as she closed her eyes and lowered her head. "... It is time..." she opened her eyes and raised her head to look at Vegeta. "TO PAY FOR YOUR SINS!!!" she dived towards him. Vegeta tried out as she flew into him with unbelievable force. She started punching and kicking him. Vegeta couldn't block any of her attacks. It wasn't that she was too fast for him. Had it been anyone else at the speed she was going, he could dodge easily. No. She was immortal. And no mortal could avoid her attacks.
"Vegeta!!" Goku cried out. He started firing at Keppaku. But the blasts just spun around and hit Goku as she continued to punch Vegeta.
"NO!!" Trunks shouted. He darted towards her, and grabbed hold of her.
"Hm?" Keppaku stopped instantly, which was quite impressive considering the speed she was going at. She looked over her shoulder at Trunks, her fist inches away from Vegeta's face and her other hand behind his back. Holding him there. Somehow, she made it impossible for him to get away.
"Lavender..." Trunks looked into her eyes. "Come on! What's wrong with you?! I know you're still there!"
"Eh." Keppaku closed her eyes in a stuck up manner, and flicked his nose.
"OW!" Trunks cried out and grabbed his nose. Keppaku smirked, and chuckled. In one quick movement of her arm she'd punched him about ten miles away, and continued beating up Vegeta.
"Trunks!" Goku gasped, and flew after him.
~~~
"We've got to reach Lavender!" Trunks exclaimed when Goku found him, injured but alive.
"But how?!" Goku protested. "Keppaku's way stronger than her!"
"Maybe physically, but perhaps she has more will power than Keppaku. All she knows is that she needs to kill because she has to, she doesn't know how to actually want something." Trunks replied.
"So what's your point?" Goku looked at him.
"My point is that if Lavender actually wants to get out her willpower might be stronger than Keppaku's!"
"Are... you sure?" Goku asked.
"It's a long shot but do you have any other ideas?!" Trunks said.
"Good point ^_^"
~~~
"G... Get lost..." Vegeta could feel the energy being drained from him. Why couldn't he fight back? What was she? Keppaku continued to punch him. Her fists were covered with his blood, but that didn't matter.
"Ke... Keppaku..." Vegeta tried to push her away. In response, she made one quick movement.
"Ha!"
"Aaagh!!" Vegeta cried out in pain as she broke his arm. He even heard it snap. He glared at her, and jerked his other arm up. He clasped his hand around her throat. Keppaku froze, and started to shake and gag as he strangled her. Vegeta smirked.
"Ha ha..."
"Arrrr..." Keppaku glared at him, and grabbed his forearm. She snapped it in two. Vegeta screamed in agony.
"It serves you right." Keppaku said. She looked at the state of him. Blood everywhere, both arms broken. "You'll do for now." she told him. He could really do much. "Hmm..." she grabbed his legs, and snapped them just to make sure.
"OOW!!" Vegeta had never felt pain like this in his entire life. Jesus Christ, and he thought Keppaku's father was bad!
Keppaku punched him in the stomach, and Vegeta couldn't cope anymore. He fell to the ground. Within seconds the land around him was red from his blood.
"Do not worry. I won't forget you. I'll send you there soon, after I've stopped your friends." she said to him. Keppaku looked around. Where were the others?
"Keppaku!" a voice called. Keppaku raised her head, and saw Goku and Trunks floating above her.
"Sinners." she gracefully flew up, off the ground. Her wings flapping gentle. She hovered in front of them.
"Who will be the first to go?" she asked. "It makes no difference. You two are just the first out of millions of sinners. It will be a while before I die."
"Come on, Lavender!" Goku urged. "I know you're there!"
"Come on! You can fight here!" Trunks continued.
"Stop that. It's irritating." Keppaku said.
"Lavender!" Trunks pleaded. "Fight her!"
"Silence!" Keppaku punched him in the stomach, sending him flying toward the ground.
"Lavender!!" Goku yelled.
"You too!" Keppaku knocked him a few miles away. She flew down towards Trunks.
Trunks struggled to his feet.
"L.. Lavender..." he said through the pain.
"Quiet!!" Keppaku hissed. She grabbed him, and raised her fist to punch him.
"No..." Trunks closed his eyes, unable to break away from her. Keppaku glared down at him. She frowned, and got ready to attack.
"Arr - Ugh!" she gasped. She let go of Trunks and backed off, clutching her head. Trunks stood, watching with a smile of his face.
"Lavender..." he said. "Come on!"
"T... Trunks!!" that was Lavender's voice.
"I'm here! Come on!" Trunks encouraged her. Goku came back, he saw what was going on.
"Hey! Is she coming back?" he beamed.
"KAKAROTTO!!! TRUNKS!!!" Vegeta shouted to them. Well, it was as loud a shout as he could manage.
"Huh?" Goku turned his head in the direction of his voice. "Oh. Sorry ^_^" he walked over to him.
"Why don't you get up?"
"Are you blind?!" Vegeta snapped. He really had to stop talking then before he used up all of his energy.
"Hang on." Goku picked him up. "Trunks, I'm taking your dad back to Capsule Corps!" he called.
"Hey, wait! What am I supposed to do -"
"I'll be back soon!" Goku said as he flew off.
Trunks watched Keppaku. She was on her knees, screaming.
"G... Get OUT!!" she shouted angrily. She pulled at her hair, trying to get Lavender out of her head.
"Trunks!" Lavender's voice returned.
"Lavender! Try to transform!" Trunks replied.
"N..... NOOOO!!" Keppaku slammed her head against the ground - hard. She fell to the ground. Then, she didn't move.
Trunks looked at her.
"Huh?" he walked towards her, and kneeled down beside Keppaku. "Lavender?" he checked her pulse. No pulse?!
"Lave -" he looked at her. He could still feel her ki. Keppaku's ki. Maybe she didn't need a pulse. Now that he was this close, he could see that she wasn't breathing, either. "I guess someone who's immortal doesn't need to breath. Does she even have blood?"
But... why wasn't she moving? Trunks turned her around, onto her back. Her eyes were closed. Perhaps she'd passed out..?
"... G..." Keppaku uttered a small sound.
"Hm?" Trunks looked at her.
"Get..." Keppaku started to wake up. She opened her eyes. "Get out!!"
"Whoa!!" Trunks fell backwards as she leapt up.
"NO!!" Keppaku grabbed her head again. "Leave me alone!!"
"Lavender!" Trunks scrambled to his feet.
"Nn.." Keppaku started to change. "NNOOOOOO!!!" she screamed in agony as she transformed. She never stopped screaming once, but her screams became more and more like Lavender's voice until finally, Trunks found himself looking at Lavender.
"... Trunks..." Lavender choked out, and fell forward. Trunks gasped, and ran to catch her. He held her up, and looked at her. Her ki was half of what it used to be, and she'd fainted.
"... But you'll be okay." he said to her. Trunks held her close to him, and closed his eyes. "I promise."
He smiled as he held her. This was weird... why was he doing this to her of all people? Weren't they just friends?
He didn't have time to answer that question. Suddenly, the ground started to shake beneath him.
"Wha..?" Trunks looked around. The ground started to crack open. "Whoa!" he jumped back, pulling Lavender with him as the ground gave way below him. "What's happening?!" he stared in horror at the huge cracks. He started to hear moans. Angry screams and shouts coming from the ground. He could just see down one of the cracks. It was red. No. It was fire! What was fire doing in the ground?!
"Huh?" Trunks heard more voices, but not half as angry as the others. He looked up. The clouds were parting, along with the sky. The sky split, revealing whiteness.
"What..." Trunks was now actually a little scared. "What's happening?!"