ESCAPE FROM DEATH

Another piercing scream of agony fell from the victim's bloody lips. Ruo was mercilessly beating on his last opponent, Jakor. He had easily crushed the Gulls, but now he was taking his true frustration out on Jakor, being careful not to kill him so he could toy with him more. Ruo blasted him with a powerful fist to the face as the Mayon cried out in pain. Jakor's fury was gone now, his beaten body was at the threshold. He could no longer defend himself and he had to absorb every excruciating beating that Ruo gave him. Ruo grabbed the bloody Mayon by the throat and flew high into the air with him. He punched him in the nose, Jakor's bruised eyes watering with burning tears. Ruo looked fiercely at his unworthy opponent, then threw him down with a great force and watched as Jakor's weakened body slammed into the ground. Jakor could feel the blanket of pain which quickly covered his body, the aching muscles which had been used past their capability, and the slow sorrow of seeing the end coming near. Jakor slowly pushed himself onto his weary feet and Ruo smiled a crooked smile. Then without warning a sudden sharp sense came into play. A powerful force which they both sensed as they looked upward high in the air to see the creature who emitted it.
"No, not Frieza, but just as evil, and nearly as powerful. I have to stop this guy." Goku muttered to himself.
Jakor squinted through watery eyes, a blurred vision of a tail-less Saiyan coming through.
"Oh great, another one!" Jakor exclaimed hopelessly.
Ruo and Goku stared each other down, the surprise on Ruo's face growing every second.
"You almost look like me," Ruo stated in fascination. "But with no tail. Are you a Saiyan?"
Goku was equally surprised, but he quickly suppressed his curiosity and stared coldly at Ruo.
"Yes, I am a Saiyan, but that's beside the point right now. Why have you hurt all these people?"
A sudden light moaning sound was heard and everyone quickly turned their attention to the source of the sound. Bloodied and beaten, the battered Mayon Enoch stumbled onto his feet, barely able to keep his balance.
"Huh, still alive. Whadda you know?"
Ruo turned his attention back to Goku, his tail wrapping around his waist.
"You see, I quest for destruction and battle. I've always had this unsatisfiable thirst for death. You, being a Saiyan should appreciate this. I've heard that the rest of my race is just as brutal."
"I am the rest of your race. Only I and another Saiyan named Vegeta are still alive, and I can tell you that I don't appreciate this senseless violence. I've come to stop you."
Ruo chuckled, a low dark chuckle that echoed low. Jakor ran over to Enoch and helped steady his wobbling body.
"I don't think you know who you're dealing with." Ruo squinted his dark, steely eyes at Goku. "You're about to fight the most deadly warrior in the universe!"
"In that case, I better prepare myself." Goku smiled a boastful little smile.
With quick concentration, Goku's hair flared up, leaving it a golden yellow. His eyes turned blue and then went to green. A thick golden aura surrounded his body. And Ruo sat quietly as Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan before his very eyes.
"So this is what I almost had." Ruo mumbled to himself.
"I'm going to give you a chance." Goku stated. "Just promise to leave these people in peace and I'll let you live."
"You think you're that much stronger than me? Get real you tail-less loser."
"I made a mistake last time I fought someone like you. I almost died trying to see if he would change. And because of me a whole planet was destroyed. If you don't leave now all I can promise is that you'll die quickly."
"Bring it on." Ruo got into his fighting stance.
"Foolish, just like Frieza. I wish it didn't have to end this way." Goku thought to himself.
"Fine, have it your way." Goku stared sympathetically at Ruo.
"Ka...me...ha...me...ha!"
Goku let loose his most intense wave of energy, the first energy attack he had ever learned. The wave of energy soared toward Ruo, his eyes widening as he sensed the power in the attack. The speed and power of the blast far exceeded Ruo's expectations as he attempted to block the undodgeable blast. Ruo caught the blast with his hands, the heat piecing his skin, sweat pouring down his face.
"This guy is too powerful!" Ruo thought as the blast pushed him closer and closer to the ground. "If I don't do something quick I'm going to be barbecued."
Goku pushed the blast harder, the bright wave flickering with unfathomable power.
"Fine, I'll leave." Ruo could barely shove the words out as he concentrated on the blast.
"What was that?" Goku asked tauntingly.
"I said I'll leave." Ruo said louder with a blaze of anger.
"All right." Goku pushed the energy wave higher and it flew over Ruo's head, flying into an endless space. "Now that wasn't so hard, was it?"
"You win. I can see that I'm no match for you and what I've done is wrong. I'll leave now."
Ruo seemed to have a hard time coughing up his statement.
"No! Don't believe him!" Jakor shouted from beside his bloody friend.
Goku looked down at the pleading Mayon, then over at Ruo who hovered angrily. Goku concentrated, using his newly acquired technique to search people's feelings. Ruo stood curious but impatient, his face muscles tightened and his teeth clenched.
"I don't know what this numskull is doing, but as soon as he let's me go... Those dirty Mayons will learn a thing or two!" Ruo's thoughts were clouded with anger.
Goku finished concentrating and gave Ruo an icy glance.
"I can feel that you're still going to try to hurt these people. But since you made a promise and you can't be held accountable for something I only think you're going to do, I'll let you go."
Ruo nodded in agreement.
"But I'm going to warn you, if you come back and try to hurt these people I'll come right back and stop you."
"Don't worry. I won't come back here."
Ruo took off quickly as Jakor looked up in disdain.
"How could you let him go? You don't know what you've done." Jakor stared upward at Goku.
"Yes, he'll just come back when the full moon returns. Then not even you will be able to stop him." Enoch added in a loud whisper.
"The full moon? That's right, he still has a tail." Goku pondered aloud
"Yes, and in 19 days there will be another full moon. Then he will go on a rampage." Jakor added.
Goku hovered quietly, letting his golden hair fall back down and turn black, his eyes losing their green and returning to normal as well. A light wind pushed his hair into waves.
"I can't sense his power." Goku said calmly with a look of sorrow in his eyes.
"He's hiding it again." Enoch responded. "No one will be able to find him until he makes himself noticed."
"What have I done?" Goku asked himself.



Next chapter: Five days until Ruo can return to the planet Mayo and take Goku on in his ultimate form, he runs into another warrior in space, not Goku! Who is this warrior and can he stop Ruo in this awesome battle? And how does this warrior in space know Goku?