Meeting of Minds, and Bodies



Chapter 2: Their True Power Shows



Disclaimer: I need to say right now that I don't own DBZ, or anything else related to it. The character of Maduvia is my own creation, and firmly copyrighted by me. Hope you enjoy!





It came fast, and it came hard. Goku had to power up even more to block the massive blast of black light that struck him. He smirked, and zanzoukened forward, smashing Maduvia right in the face with his left elbow, before giving him a powerful punch to the stomach with his glowing right fist. This time it was Maduvia who hacked up blood, before being axled to the ground. However, he stopped himself before he was halfway to the ground. He looked up at Goku, a huge grin on his face. He started laughing…..big, gut-wrenching guffaws. He doubled over in the air, flipping over in the lack of gravity. Goku stared down at him, wondering what the hell he was doing. However, the little guy DID look hilarious; his robes tattered and blackened all over, his body covered in bruises, yet somehow laughing his ass off. Goku started laughing too, watching this strange performance. Maduvia began to calm down, tears still streaming down his face. He flew up to Goku, grinning. Goku himself was still laughing, tears starting to come from his eyes. Maduvia smirked, and suddenly sent a huge blast whizzing at him. Goku looked up just in time to get struck square in the face. He cried out in pain, and flew back several feet. Blood dripped from his lip, and he wiped it off. He glared at Maduvia for a second, then smirked. "That was a nice trick…..wish I'd thought of it!" Maduvia nodded, obviously pleased with himself. "Sometimes "tricks" are the only way to win a fight….." With a graceful flip, he flew backwards, his black aura expanding as his power level shot up. It seemed the fight was about to get serious.



After another hour, both fighters were nearly exhausted. They had traded blast after blast, scarring the small island, and each other. Maduvia was almost naked now his robes so tattered as to be non-existent. Goku, too, wasn't any more dignified. His pants had been burned away, until only the crotch area remained. They stared at each other, separated by only a few feet of air. Both were grinning widely. This fight was one of the greatest either of them had fought. They almost didn't want it to end. Maduvia flew back, the few remaining threads of his robes trailing. Goku swung himself into a fighting stance, wondering what else the powerful wizard might do. However, Maduvia simply stood there, looking at Goku strangely. Minutes ticked by as the two fighters stared at each other. Finally, Goku was too curious. "Umm……what are we waiting for now?" Maduvia smiled. "Well…I was just thinking. There is a major difference between you and me…especially our fighting styles. Goku smirked, and said "Yeah, that's true….but what do you mean?" Maduvia smirked as well. "You see, you use your body as a conduit for your energy….your Ki. I, on the other hand, use my mind as my conduit. My body motions are simply for effect. In fact, the energy doesn't even come from me" Goku was mildly surprised by this statement, but shrugged. "Heh….I guess we all have our way of fighting. And I gotta say, you're a really strong opponent. I like fighting you!" They both smirked, and then Maduvia spoke again. "Here's a secret though……the strongest of energies don't come from your body. They come from the world around you. When you use your Spirit Bomb attack, you gather the energy of every living thing on the planet. This creates enormous energy….much more than you could create yourself, right?" Goku nodded, wondering how this guy knew so much about his most powerful attack. Maduvia seemed to read his thoughts. "You see, I understand perfectly this aspect of energy gathering. A true wizard, like myself, doesn't just use his own personal power to make magic. He uses everything around him…"



"….Like the power of Earth!" With a swift gesture, Maduvia pointed to the ground. A strong, brown energy flow suddenly sprang from the soft ground, connecting to Maduvia's outstretched hand. His black aura suddenly exuded brown streaks throughout it, followed by a jumping of his power. Goku was very surprised, but sat watching, wondering what he was doing. "And the power of Air!" With another gesture, Maduvia pointed off to the distance. A purple-blue light seemed to come from the very air, connecting to his hand. Again, his aura flared, and this time purplish streaks appeared in it. "Fire!" This time, he pointed to the upper-right, as a small, red patch of air appeared. Red-orange light streamed from the patch, connecting to him again. His aura took on the red light, and his power level took the highest jump yet. At this rate, it would match even Goku's! Goku watched, still in his fighting stance, waiting. He wondered again what Maduvia could be up to, but he was too curious to stop him. Even if he did match his power level, he knew he was the better fighter. Maduvia stretched out his hand one last time and pointed far off towards the sea surrounding them. "Now, the power of Water!!!" Blue light streaked from the sea, absorbing itself into Maduvia. His aura started swirling, the new blue color combining with the others. They mixed and mingled, creating a brightness that was hard to look at. It suddenly burst in a blast of pure, white light. Goku had to hold himself steady under the massive shockwave, bringing his hand over eyes.



When he lowered it, he gasped at what he saw. Maduvia was now completely naked, the white light flaring from every pore on his body. His power was enormous……Goku knew that it now overshadowed his own. Never had he seen such a powerful transformation, and he roared, powering up himself. His energy skyrocketed, traveling to new heights. The warriors again stared at each other. Then, in a flash, Goku zanzoukened forward, charging at Maduvia with a roar. The now glowing wizard easily side-stepped it, sending a huge blast of energy crackling at Goku's back. Goku twisted around, back-handing the blast away. Maduvia smirked, his face seeming somehow angelic in the white glow. "Goku…..now is the time to show you the true power of the mind. The body can only take so much….but the mind has no limits!" With a loud roar of challenge, the white glow intensified. Goku rushed at him, but was repulsed by the shockwave. Maduvia raised his arms above his head, black light spewing between them. "This is what a truly disciplined mind can do with power…..ENERGY DRAIN!!!!!"



The light between his hands shot forward, turning into a vaporous mass. Goku smirked, disappearing and reappearing a little ways away. However, as soon as he appeared, he was engulfed by the boiling black mist. He didn't know how he had done it, but Maduvia had sent the energy to exactly where he appeared. He fought against the light, flaring his aura out more powerfully than he ever had before. However, the light merely sucked up that energy. Sharp spikes of light shot out, striking into Goku's body. He screamed as they began absorbing his energy. The light grew more solid, surrounding him like an egg. More tendrils reached out, sucking more and more of his energy. The light grew and grew, and more spikes erupted, until Goku was completely covered with them. He never stopped screaming in pure agony, while he could faintly hear Maduvia chanting outside. He roared, and tried to blast the thing, but his hands were grabbed and the energy sucked away. Finally, a hole appeared in the side of the solid black wall, and he could see Maduvia smirking outside. Maduvia raised his arms again, and white light poured from his body, engulfing the black dome. He looked extremely strained, veins popping out on his body as he chanted still. Suddenly, he brought his arms down in a massive sweeping gesture. "RELEASE!!!" he shouted.





The dome of black energy expanded one more time, before imploding inward with all the might of its stolen energy. Goku screamed one more time before he was engulfed. The resulting shockwave sent Maduvia reeling back, and the earth below them started shaking with the intensity. It only took about 10 seconds for the light to fade. Goku, now back to having black hair, plummeted to the ground. He crashed with a loud bang, causing another large crater. Maduvia, panting heavily, lowered to the ground. He was swaying a little bit. A groan came from the crater, and a bloody and battered Goku staggered out. He stumbled across the ground, spying the now kneeling Maduvia. He smirked at him, and kneeled down beside him, panting heavily. "I've never….felt anything…..like that before!" Maduvia looked up weakly, smiling. "I should hope not…." He was still panting heavily as well. "Right now….I just wanna…..wanna…." Maduvia never got to finish that particular sentence. He collapsed to the ground, fast asleep. Goku looked down at him, grinning broadly. That had been an AWESOME fight. He couldn't wait to do it again sometime. He stood up unsteadily, and then realized something…..he too was naked as the day he was born. He hoped Maduvia wouldn't mind as he picked him up weakly, and flew off back to the cottage.



When he arrived, he was surprised to find that no one was home. He carried Maduvia inside the house, and laid him on the couch, where he lay snoring. Goku grinned again, and took a blanket from the closet and covered up his naked form. Goku then trooped off wearily to his own bedroom, crawling between the sheets with a satisfied sigh. He drifted off to sleep, a smirk on his lips, as he envisioned the next battle between himself and the enigmatic Maduvia.



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Maduvia woke up a few hours later. He was disoriented for a second, wondering where the hell he was. He sat up on the couch, pushing the blanket off of himself. He stood up, unembarrassed by his nakedness. Strolling around the small living room, he studied the place. He assumed he was inside Goku's cottage. He went through a doorway, and found himself in the kitchen. On the wall was a piece of paper, written hurriedly. He went over and picked it up, curious about what it said. "Dear Goku, the boys and I are staying at Bulma's for a few days. She wanted us all to come, but we couldn't find you anywhere. Gohan and Goten said they felt something going on nearby, but I told them we had to hurry and go. There's plenty of food in the fridge. I'll call you tomorrow, honey. Love, Chi-Chi." Maduvia smirked as he finished reading the note. This meant that he and Goku were all alone for a little while. Just like he'd wanted all along…… He closed his eyes, feeling for Goku's life-force. He found it, and began walking through the house, grinning at all the things they could do together.