Chapter 10 - Natural Born Killers
Usually, the demon would have charged him by now, if he remembered correctly. However, it was as if it was letting Vegeta get grasp of the situation. He couldn't believe he was seeing this on earth. And the thing was just sitting there staring at him; it's wet skin shimmering in the night, occasionally lit by the strike of lightning. The tent next to the demon was still twitching. Gohan was still alive. He couldn't figure it out. It must have a reason for just staying put. He didn't know if he was waiting for him to attack and spring a trap or... Then it hit him. He was stalling for more of them to arrive!
Vegeta launched a ki barrage at the demon, careful not to hit Gohan who was undoubtedly fatally hurt. The charges lit up the beach like a brilliant display of fireworks. The demon quickly jabbed to the left. Vegeta tried to follow it, but before he knew it, he was face to face with it. It lashed out its double jaw at him. He quickly ducked under, swung around to the left, aimed for the back of its neck with a spin kick, and fell off balance when he realized he only got air. He landed on 2 feet and one hand. He looked up and saw it standing 5 feet in front of him.
"I don't remember these things being this fast." Vegeta thought to himself.
It charged him. He snapped to the left, got to his feet, faced it, and launched a barrage of punches. He couldn't believe every single punch was missing. He jumped at it and attempted to snap a kick at it's jaw, but it swung over him. He was ruined now. After the swift dodge motion, the demon launched up and tackled him in mid-air. They landed and tumbled in the sand, with Vegeta eventually landing on his back, pinned down. Next thing he heard was a loud, high-pitched screech right in front of his face. He reacted, brought a hand to his face as fast as he could, and caught the creature's double jaw less than an inch from his face. This thing had to be much stronger than the ones he fought before. He couldn't get this thing to budge let alone get it's mouth away from his face. He had go get up soon. The rain was coming down so hard he was almost drowning and the demon's warm drool was covering him. He was trying to get his other arm free, but it was pinned down too. Lightning flashed, and he saw its tail making it's way to his head. In a last ditch effort, Vegeta jerk his head to the side, pulled the beast's double jaw in the other direction just as the tail came in contact. The demon severed it's own jaw. Vegeta slammed the piece he had in his hand into the demon's face. Acid blood spilled all over his upper right arm as it flew off.
"AAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH" Sheer pain shot through Vegeta. The heat, the melting, the cutting, the tingling, it was the worst feeling he ever felt in his life. The acid was still eating away at his skin and there seem like there was nothing he could do to stop it. It was going to melt straight through his arm. In a last ditch effort, he turned onto his belly, and shoved his arm into the deep sand, hoping that it might absorb some of the acid. It began to work, he could feel it stop digging in and start to recede. It wasn't exactly like pouring water on an open fire, but at least it was working. He looked over to his right and saw the demon trying to recover. He was hoping to put an end to it quickly now; he had to get Gohan to a hospital fast. His flame wasn't out, but it was dying quickly, Vegeta could feel it. He put his left hand on the ground, but as he tried to push up, his hand was caught on something. He couldn't pull it out of the sand. He also couldn't jerk it in fear that it might snap off. He looked over again, just in time to see the beast make it to its feet and charge him. Vegeta thought quickly and jab kicked it dead in the face as it came in. He then spun around and used his other foot to kick it away. It flew only a few feet away. He had to get his arm out of the sand now!
He used both of his hands to make himself vertical, and blindly blasted into what ever was keeping him down. It let go, he pulled his hand out. His arm looked like a medium rare hamburger. Not as deep as he though, but it was serious. As he landed back on the ground, he thought he heard a familiar scream coming from underneath the sand.
"SHIT!" He spun to the side, just as the sand exploded around him. He was covered in it now. He turned to face where the explosion was, and there, standing in its place, was another demon, missing an arm. It too, was covered in sand, but Vegeta could see it sliding off of its skin due to the hard pounding rain. It came at him, and Vegeta did a leg sweep to knock it down. He tried to get back up, but to his left was another sand explosion. It was enough to knock Vegeta back down. He was getting disoriented at this point. Vegeta landed on his back. As soon as the falling sand reveal another demon, he threw a shot right at its chin and severed it head. He heard more sand rustle from behind him. He jumped up to his feet, spun around with a right hook, nailed it dead in the face, and felt utter pain shoot through his arm again. He grabbed it and stuttered back a bit. He couldn't use it anymore, it was next to dead. He remembered the other 2 demons. He turned around and saw the one without a mouth coming at him from a short distance, and the one without an arm trying to get back up. He had no time to attack the downed one, he had to defend himself from the charging one. It lunged, and it seemed to try to slap him in the face with an outstretched arm. Vegeta ducked under it, kneed it in the ribs, swung around with his other leg and slammed it to the ground with a flash of lightning. He was nearly all legs now as he faced the armless one holding his own. It tried to scratch him, but he spin-kicked it in the wrist, jumped up, and kicked it in the throat. He felt something snap under his foot as he connected. They both landed together, him on his feet, it on its back. The demon began thrashing around, trying to make noises that came out as gurgles while it reached for its neck. Vegeta jumped back a bit, afraid of it spewing blood. He turned just in time to see the third demon jump at him. He had only one chance to get out of this. He arched his back as it landed on him, grabbed his arm with both hands, and tossed it into a curling wave. Pain once again rang through his arm, but it wasn't as bad as punching it before.
The demon splashed straight into the curling wave, but as it did, directly left of where it went in, another demon splashed out of the wave as it came crashing down. It hit the beach running, straight for Vegeta. As it did, he heard 3 more sequential muffled sand explosions all around him. These were more demons than he had ever fought before, and there were probably more lying in wait in the ocean or in the sand. The answer became apparent to him quickly. He leapt up 20 feet into the air, charged a very heavy blast, and heaved it over his head, back down to the ground. It collided with the ground, a burst of sand went up, then several ripples ran out from the center, then a brilliantly bright explosion rang out. Vegeta shielded his eyes as he hovered in mid air for a moment. He still couldn't sense them, but he was sure he got them all with that blast.
He felt something slam into his back. He, and what ever was on his back, fell to the earth, and rolled in the sand. Vegeta there caught a glimpse of his attacker, a demon with no double jaw. How could it jump that high? He had no time to think about it, he was in trouble. The demon was in control of the tumble, and jumped off before Vegeta could swing it over on its back. He rolled a few more rotations until he stopped. Lighting flashed again as he saw the demon coming at him again. Instead of getting up, he continued to lie there, in complete and utter pain. The demon jumped into the air. As it came down on him, he tucked his legs back, and as it came in, he launched it back into the air. Vegeta kicked up to his feet, and threw a left-handed ki blast like a baseball right at its chest. It collided with it in mid-air, and exploded into pieces.
Vegeta spun around. Nothing. He turned around again. Nothing. There were no more. Holding his arm, he went over to Gohan. He was still wrapped up in the tent.
"Come on kiddo. We gotta get outta here, now!"
Nothing.
Vegeta knew what was going on, he just didn't want to admit it to himself.
"Gohan, we gotta go. Come on!". He began unwrapping him from the tent. Thick, red blood was everywhere, in the sand, in the tent, now all over Vegeta. When he got him out, Gohan was on his side facing away from Vegeta.
He flipped him over. "Come on..." The cold, blank stare in his eyes said everything. Gohan was dead. His throat had been bitten and nearly ripped out. Several arteries were exposed, and his throat pipe was completely severed. Slashes were all over his chest. He was soaked in his own blood. His clothes, his hair, his face... it was still running from his mouth. Vegeta put his hand over his face and closed his eyes. He couldn't stand that look. Lightning flashed. The blood was still warm. A death like this wouldn't have killed him instantly. That explains why he still felt his flame and saw him struggling. He suffered quiet a bit too. He probably drowned in his own blood.
What was Vegeta going to do? The demons had made it to earth in unknown numbers, and the son of Kakarrot was dead.
Usually, the demon would have charged him by now, if he remembered correctly. However, it was as if it was letting Vegeta get grasp of the situation. He couldn't believe he was seeing this on earth. And the thing was just sitting there staring at him; it's wet skin shimmering in the night, occasionally lit by the strike of lightning. The tent next to the demon was still twitching. Gohan was still alive. He couldn't figure it out. It must have a reason for just staying put. He didn't know if he was waiting for him to attack and spring a trap or... Then it hit him. He was stalling for more of them to arrive!
Vegeta launched a ki barrage at the demon, careful not to hit Gohan who was undoubtedly fatally hurt. The charges lit up the beach like a brilliant display of fireworks. The demon quickly jabbed to the left. Vegeta tried to follow it, but before he knew it, he was face to face with it. It lashed out its double jaw at him. He quickly ducked under, swung around to the left, aimed for the back of its neck with a spin kick, and fell off balance when he realized he only got air. He landed on 2 feet and one hand. He looked up and saw it standing 5 feet in front of him.
"I don't remember these things being this fast." Vegeta thought to himself.
It charged him. He snapped to the left, got to his feet, faced it, and launched a barrage of punches. He couldn't believe every single punch was missing. He jumped at it and attempted to snap a kick at it's jaw, but it swung over him. He was ruined now. After the swift dodge motion, the demon launched up and tackled him in mid-air. They landed and tumbled in the sand, with Vegeta eventually landing on his back, pinned down. Next thing he heard was a loud, high-pitched screech right in front of his face. He reacted, brought a hand to his face as fast as he could, and caught the creature's double jaw less than an inch from his face. This thing had to be much stronger than the ones he fought before. He couldn't get this thing to budge let alone get it's mouth away from his face. He had go get up soon. The rain was coming down so hard he was almost drowning and the demon's warm drool was covering him. He was trying to get his other arm free, but it was pinned down too. Lightning flashed, and he saw its tail making it's way to his head. In a last ditch effort, Vegeta jerk his head to the side, pulled the beast's double jaw in the other direction just as the tail came in contact. The demon severed it's own jaw. Vegeta slammed the piece he had in his hand into the demon's face. Acid blood spilled all over his upper right arm as it flew off.
"AAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH" Sheer pain shot through Vegeta. The heat, the melting, the cutting, the tingling, it was the worst feeling he ever felt in his life. The acid was still eating away at his skin and there seem like there was nothing he could do to stop it. It was going to melt straight through his arm. In a last ditch effort, he turned onto his belly, and shoved his arm into the deep sand, hoping that it might absorb some of the acid. It began to work, he could feel it stop digging in and start to recede. It wasn't exactly like pouring water on an open fire, but at least it was working. He looked over to his right and saw the demon trying to recover. He was hoping to put an end to it quickly now; he had to get Gohan to a hospital fast. His flame wasn't out, but it was dying quickly, Vegeta could feel it. He put his left hand on the ground, but as he tried to push up, his hand was caught on something. He couldn't pull it out of the sand. He also couldn't jerk it in fear that it might snap off. He looked over again, just in time to see the beast make it to its feet and charge him. Vegeta thought quickly and jab kicked it dead in the face as it came in. He then spun around and used his other foot to kick it away. It flew only a few feet away. He had to get his arm out of the sand now!
He used both of his hands to make himself vertical, and blindly blasted into what ever was keeping him down. It let go, he pulled his hand out. His arm looked like a medium rare hamburger. Not as deep as he though, but it was serious. As he landed back on the ground, he thought he heard a familiar scream coming from underneath the sand.
"SHIT!" He spun to the side, just as the sand exploded around him. He was covered in it now. He turned to face where the explosion was, and there, standing in its place, was another demon, missing an arm. It too, was covered in sand, but Vegeta could see it sliding off of its skin due to the hard pounding rain. It came at him, and Vegeta did a leg sweep to knock it down. He tried to get back up, but to his left was another sand explosion. It was enough to knock Vegeta back down. He was getting disoriented at this point. Vegeta landed on his back. As soon as the falling sand reveal another demon, he threw a shot right at its chin and severed it head. He heard more sand rustle from behind him. He jumped up to his feet, spun around with a right hook, nailed it dead in the face, and felt utter pain shoot through his arm again. He grabbed it and stuttered back a bit. He couldn't use it anymore, it was next to dead. He remembered the other 2 demons. He turned around and saw the one without a mouth coming at him from a short distance, and the one without an arm trying to get back up. He had no time to attack the downed one, he had to defend himself from the charging one. It lunged, and it seemed to try to slap him in the face with an outstretched arm. Vegeta ducked under it, kneed it in the ribs, swung around with his other leg and slammed it to the ground with a flash of lightning. He was nearly all legs now as he faced the armless one holding his own. It tried to scratch him, but he spin-kicked it in the wrist, jumped up, and kicked it in the throat. He felt something snap under his foot as he connected. They both landed together, him on his feet, it on its back. The demon began thrashing around, trying to make noises that came out as gurgles while it reached for its neck. Vegeta jumped back a bit, afraid of it spewing blood. He turned just in time to see the third demon jump at him. He had only one chance to get out of this. He arched his back as it landed on him, grabbed his arm with both hands, and tossed it into a curling wave. Pain once again rang through his arm, but it wasn't as bad as punching it before.
The demon splashed straight into the curling wave, but as it did, directly left of where it went in, another demon splashed out of the wave as it came crashing down. It hit the beach running, straight for Vegeta. As it did, he heard 3 more sequential muffled sand explosions all around him. These were more demons than he had ever fought before, and there were probably more lying in wait in the ocean or in the sand. The answer became apparent to him quickly. He leapt up 20 feet into the air, charged a very heavy blast, and heaved it over his head, back down to the ground. It collided with the ground, a burst of sand went up, then several ripples ran out from the center, then a brilliantly bright explosion rang out. Vegeta shielded his eyes as he hovered in mid air for a moment. He still couldn't sense them, but he was sure he got them all with that blast.
He felt something slam into his back. He, and what ever was on his back, fell to the earth, and rolled in the sand. Vegeta there caught a glimpse of his attacker, a demon with no double jaw. How could it jump that high? He had no time to think about it, he was in trouble. The demon was in control of the tumble, and jumped off before Vegeta could swing it over on its back. He rolled a few more rotations until he stopped. Lighting flashed again as he saw the demon coming at him again. Instead of getting up, he continued to lie there, in complete and utter pain. The demon jumped into the air. As it came down on him, he tucked his legs back, and as it came in, he launched it back into the air. Vegeta kicked up to his feet, and threw a left-handed ki blast like a baseball right at its chest. It collided with it in mid-air, and exploded into pieces.
Vegeta spun around. Nothing. He turned around again. Nothing. There were no more. Holding his arm, he went over to Gohan. He was still wrapped up in the tent.
"Come on kiddo. We gotta get outta here, now!"
Nothing.
Vegeta knew what was going on, he just didn't want to admit it to himself.
"Gohan, we gotta go. Come on!". He began unwrapping him from the tent. Thick, red blood was everywhere, in the sand, in the tent, now all over Vegeta. When he got him out, Gohan was on his side facing away from Vegeta.
He flipped him over. "Come on..." The cold, blank stare in his eyes said everything. Gohan was dead. His throat had been bitten and nearly ripped out. Several arteries were exposed, and his throat pipe was completely severed. Slashes were all over his chest. He was soaked in his own blood. His clothes, his hair, his face... it was still running from his mouth. Vegeta put his hand over his face and closed his eyes. He couldn't stand that look. Lightning flashed. The blood was still warm. A death like this wouldn't have killed him instantly. That explains why he still felt his flame and saw him struggling. He suffered quiet a bit too. He probably drowned in his own blood.
What was Vegeta going to do? The demons had made it to earth in unknown numbers, and the son of Kakarrot was dead.
