A/N: Gradur is pronounced Gra Door. Also, I'm going to finish this story up shortly. Afterwards I'll finish out either War for the Universe, Of Angels and Demons, or Cell 2.0 (not necessarily in that order, my interest in War for the Universe is fading but all three a fairly near completion). After that, I'm not sure which story I'll focus on most but with the three previously mentioned stories finished I'll be able to work on the remaining ones more often. Just thought I'd let you know. Oh, and leave some more reviews people!
Chapter Thirty-six - The Breaking Point
Goku struggled in the regen tank as he focused on the battle. Then he felt it. One of the powers on the battlefield vanished. Once second it was there, the next it was gone. Just like that, Krillin was dead. /No! Krillin! He... He's been wished back once already, he can't be revived again!/ Vegeta's ship began to tremor as Goku fought with the tank, his injured body, and his emotions.
The ETA counter suddenly began to beep madly as the numbers sped by at increasing speeds. Fifty eight minutes quickly became thirty minutes, then ten minutes, two minutes, five seconds. Zero. As the tank suddenly began to drain Goku's eyes snapped open. "Krillin!" he cried, the mask falling from his face. The regen tank exploded in the massive rush of energy as Goku climbed to his feet. It only took a second to change into the new clothes and he quickly made his way past a startled Bulma and out into the Namek air, the bag holding the last to Senzu's gripped tightly in his hand. There was a brilliant flash of red about him and he sped into the distance.
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Gohan stared in shock as the energy beam cut through Krillin's chest as the monk pushed him from harms way. "Krillin!" he cried reaching for his friend. Then he felt Frieza flying toward him again. He turned and saw the tyrant surging toward him, Bardock behind him but not moving fast enough to catch up.
Then there was a resounding crack as Frieza's fist... was caught by Goku. "Daddy!" Gohan cried grinning.
"Hey Gohan." he said with a glance back before facing Frieza again. As he did Frieza pulled back from him and Bardock landed a few feet away. Goku glanced at him and then pitched one of the Senzu's toward him. Bardock caught it in his mouth and swallowed. Instantly he felt his power return as his body healed. However the recovery wasn't total, his body still ached and he still felt tired and worn.
Meanwhile Vegeta stared on in silent shock as Goku turned from Frieza to kneel over Krillin. He looked at him sadly for a moment before blasting a hole into the ground. He lifted his friend's body and placed it inside the hole before burring him. Frieza chuckled, "Aw, how touching." he smirked.
Goku turned to glare at him, a fire in his eyes Bardock had not seen before. The Sai-jin stood slowly but once more turned from the tyrant and walked the short distance to were Piccolo laid. Frieza seemed content to just watch for now. Goku knelt beside Piccolo and found the powerful Namek was awake again. He slipped the last Senzu into his mouth and after a moment Piccolo swallowed it. As Goku stood so did Piccolo, but his power was nothing compared to what he'd had before, no where near enough to help in the battle. Bardock wasn't even sure if he would be able to help.
Frieza growled. He could tell the Namek was still weak but he'd thought he'd been dead. That's what had him the most upset. Now, at last, Goku turned to face him. "You must be Frieza."
The tyrant smirked. "I am. And I take it you're the Sai-jin from Earth, the one Zarbon had wanted to kill."
"The name's Goku." he replied taking a step forward. "In the name of everyone you killed Frieza, I'm going to destroy you!"
"You? Destroy me? That's a laugh Sai-jin. Not even King Vegeta has that kind of power." There was a flash of purple about Frieza and he launched in at Goku.
"Kaio Ken times 20!" A red aura flared up about the Sai-jin and he began to quickly block or dodge all of Frieza's swings. As Goku dropped below a hard left punch he slammed his own left first into Frieza's gut lifting him up off the ground slightly. He stood back up and then slammed his fist into Frieza's face. Flipping backwards and aura flared up about Frieza as he gathered in more of his power.
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Planet Vegeta:
King Vegeta had just returned to his seat a moment ago and he was once again watching the power readings from Namek. Pug was still in shock at the recent power spike of Goku. His power was over ten million now. "I never thought I would see the day." he said softly.
King Vegeta gave him a glance as his mind worked through his knowledge of Sai-jin history and legend. The Super Sai-jin was one legend excepted as fact by all of the Sai-jin people. However there were two other legends that accompanied it that most did not believe in. Most Sai-jins held the power of the Super Sai-jin as the end all power of the universe. Unsurpassable by anyone or thing. Of course, that was Sai-jin pride for you.
Legend said that a great war once raged across the world. At the time the planet was ruled by several Sai-jin clans and not a single King. The Sai-jins were fighting to change that. During the war an alien named Gradur with powerful magic had crashed on the planet. The first Sai-jins he met attacked him and tried to kill him. Instead he killed them. The next group for him to encounter welcomed him.
Gradur did not aid them in the battles over the next few years but as a favor for their hospitality he did advise that clan's leader. In the end the final battle for the planet came down to two clan leaders. Yadish and Vegeta. It was during this battle that Vegeta became the first Super Sai-jin. However Yadish did not die in that battle and found his way to Gradur's space ship. There he found another of Gradur's race, a prisoner of the other.
In exchange for his freedom this alien offered Yadish immense power, power beyond that of the Super Sai-jin. Badly injured and shunned by his former subjects Yadish agreed and freed him. As per the agreement the wizard used his magic to make Yadish much more powerful, and so what became known as the Ultra Sai-jin was born. It had only been a year since the wars end when Yadish made his return and attacked Vegeta's palace.
Gradur recognized instantly what had made Yadish so powerful and informed Vegeta. He also offered his aid since the problem was partially his fault. Vegeta was to select his most loyal subject and Gradur would use a similar power to make a warrior capable of standing up to Yadish. Because he was a Super Sai-jin the power would not work upon the king.
A warrior was selected, Tatamo. Gradur summoned forth his power and made Tatamo what his people called the Guardian Sai-jin. Yadish and Tatamo locked into combat over the skies of the planet for hours. Yadish seemed to possess a limitless supply of energy as he kept becoming stronger and stronger. Tatamo's advantage began to slip as the fight drew on, but then it happened. He, too, became a Super Sai-jin and that spelled the end of Yadish.
According to the legend the power of the Ultra Sai-jin was bound to the soul of Yadish and so whenever he is reincarnated into a new Sai-jin body the Ultra Sai-jin shall return. To counter this Gradur made the power of the Guardian Sai-jin a legacy that would be passed down through the generations. It had long since been lost who the descendants of Tatamo were but King Vegeta was beginning to suspect that Bardock's family were his descendants.
However, that meant only one thing. The power of the Guardian Sai-jin would only begin to surface under one condition, extreme danger to the Sai-jin people. Even after all these years living with the threat of the Cold Family the Guardian powers did not awaken. King Vegeta could see only one possible source of this threat. The reincarnation of Yadish. The child of Paragus, Brolly, was the Legendary Ultra Sai-jin. He only hoped that Bardock and his family would live long enough to stop him.
The Sai-jins that lived then were far more powerful than the ones that lived now. What that could mean to their survival he wasn't sure. But it definitely had him worried.
"Damn! He keeps getting stronger!" Vadora cried. Her sudden outburst brought King Vegeta out of his thoughts and back to reality. A glance at the monitor showed him what she meant. Frieza's power had climbed again. He was now a bit stronger than Goku but King Vegeta doubted it would give the tyrant the edge he'd been looking for.
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Planet Namek:
"You can't beat me Sai-jin! I'm only using two thirds of my power!" Frieza cried smirking as he fought with Goku. Vegeta took a step back from where stood as he looked from Goku to Frieza and then back to Goku.
/How... is this even possible?/ Vegeta wondered as he watched the two of them fight. /Kakkarotto's even stronger than the other two... And yet... Frieza's still not at his maximum and he's still stronger! I... I was fool to think I could possible defeat Frieza like this... only a Super Sai-jin could possibly beat him!/
There was a thunderous crack as both Goku and Frieza landed a blow to the other's face that sent them both spinning. The two warriors caught themselves in mid air and charged back in at each other again. Inches from hitting each other the two suddenly disappeared from sight. The remaining warriors looked in around in shock, especially Vegeta. Suddenly a crack of thunder and an explosion of red lit up the sky a few hundred yards to the south.
Almost instantly another explosion came from a mile to the west and was accompanied by a flash of purple. This was followed by another and another as the sky became alive with cracks and flashes of light both red and purple. "Amazing..." Piccolo breathed following the battle as best he could. "They're moving almost to fast to even sense them."
Suddenly there was a quick succession of thunder like cracks all accompanied by flashes of purple. A streak of red surged down from the sky and slammed into the ground sliding into the distance and carving a massive trench along the way. Before he'd even quit sliding Goku had launched back into the air toward Frieza and the explosions resumed again.
"Goku's got the edge right now." Bardock said. He was still using the Kaio Ken which allowed him to catch glimpses of the battle now and then. "Frieza's been fighting for awhile but Goku's fresh, it's giving him the advantage."
Piccolo shook his head. "But for how long? He can't keep this up forever and Frieza's still not at his full power." Bardock gave the Namek a glance before returning his attention to the battle.
Goku came charging in at Frieza, ducked beneath a hard right kick, then came up and jammed his knee into the tyrant's jaw. Frieza was knocked back several yards before regaining control and stabilizing himself. He wiped blood off his chin as he glared across at Goku. "Damn you! That hurt!" he roared as his aura flared up once more and his power began to build. "That's it, I've had it with you monkey's! It's time to end this!" /75% Should be more than enough to kill this blasted Sai-jin! I can't believe that I have to power up this much to handle a rotten Sai-jin!/
"What! No!" Bardock cried from below. ~Goku... I know it's not your way but you have to stop Frieza quickly! He's snapped, there's no other choice but to kill him or he'll kill us all!~
Goku clutched his hands tightly as wind and power began to blast forth from Frieza. ~I... I can't!~ He slipped quickly into position a few yards away and below Frieza. "Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa...... Meeeeeeeeeeeee...."
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Earth:
"Incredible!" Master Roshi cried watching the powers build. Frieza's power was over twelve million and climbing while Goku's attack had just passed eleven million. The two powers continued to build and then, at last, Goku launched his attack.
Chapter Thirty-six - The Breaking Point
Goku struggled in the regen tank as he focused on the battle. Then he felt it. One of the powers on the battlefield vanished. Once second it was there, the next it was gone. Just like that, Krillin was dead. /No! Krillin! He... He's been wished back once already, he can't be revived again!/ Vegeta's ship began to tremor as Goku fought with the tank, his injured body, and his emotions.
The ETA counter suddenly began to beep madly as the numbers sped by at increasing speeds. Fifty eight minutes quickly became thirty minutes, then ten minutes, two minutes, five seconds. Zero. As the tank suddenly began to drain Goku's eyes snapped open. "Krillin!" he cried, the mask falling from his face. The regen tank exploded in the massive rush of energy as Goku climbed to his feet. It only took a second to change into the new clothes and he quickly made his way past a startled Bulma and out into the Namek air, the bag holding the last to Senzu's gripped tightly in his hand. There was a brilliant flash of red about him and he sped into the distance.
******
Gohan stared in shock as the energy beam cut through Krillin's chest as the monk pushed him from harms way. "Krillin!" he cried reaching for his friend. Then he felt Frieza flying toward him again. He turned and saw the tyrant surging toward him, Bardock behind him but not moving fast enough to catch up.
Then there was a resounding crack as Frieza's fist... was caught by Goku. "Daddy!" Gohan cried grinning.
"Hey Gohan." he said with a glance back before facing Frieza again. As he did Frieza pulled back from him and Bardock landed a few feet away. Goku glanced at him and then pitched one of the Senzu's toward him. Bardock caught it in his mouth and swallowed. Instantly he felt his power return as his body healed. However the recovery wasn't total, his body still ached and he still felt tired and worn.
Meanwhile Vegeta stared on in silent shock as Goku turned from Frieza to kneel over Krillin. He looked at him sadly for a moment before blasting a hole into the ground. He lifted his friend's body and placed it inside the hole before burring him. Frieza chuckled, "Aw, how touching." he smirked.
Goku turned to glare at him, a fire in his eyes Bardock had not seen before. The Sai-jin stood slowly but once more turned from the tyrant and walked the short distance to were Piccolo laid. Frieza seemed content to just watch for now. Goku knelt beside Piccolo and found the powerful Namek was awake again. He slipped the last Senzu into his mouth and after a moment Piccolo swallowed it. As Goku stood so did Piccolo, but his power was nothing compared to what he'd had before, no where near enough to help in the battle. Bardock wasn't even sure if he would be able to help.
Frieza growled. He could tell the Namek was still weak but he'd thought he'd been dead. That's what had him the most upset. Now, at last, Goku turned to face him. "You must be Frieza."
The tyrant smirked. "I am. And I take it you're the Sai-jin from Earth, the one Zarbon had wanted to kill."
"The name's Goku." he replied taking a step forward. "In the name of everyone you killed Frieza, I'm going to destroy you!"
"You? Destroy me? That's a laugh Sai-jin. Not even King Vegeta has that kind of power." There was a flash of purple about Frieza and he launched in at Goku.
"Kaio Ken times 20!" A red aura flared up about the Sai-jin and he began to quickly block or dodge all of Frieza's swings. As Goku dropped below a hard left punch he slammed his own left first into Frieza's gut lifting him up off the ground slightly. He stood back up and then slammed his fist into Frieza's face. Flipping backwards and aura flared up about Frieza as he gathered in more of his power.
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Planet Vegeta:
King Vegeta had just returned to his seat a moment ago and he was once again watching the power readings from Namek. Pug was still in shock at the recent power spike of Goku. His power was over ten million now. "I never thought I would see the day." he said softly.
King Vegeta gave him a glance as his mind worked through his knowledge of Sai-jin history and legend. The Super Sai-jin was one legend excepted as fact by all of the Sai-jin people. However there were two other legends that accompanied it that most did not believe in. Most Sai-jins held the power of the Super Sai-jin as the end all power of the universe. Unsurpassable by anyone or thing. Of course, that was Sai-jin pride for you.
Legend said that a great war once raged across the world. At the time the planet was ruled by several Sai-jin clans and not a single King. The Sai-jins were fighting to change that. During the war an alien named Gradur with powerful magic had crashed on the planet. The first Sai-jins he met attacked him and tried to kill him. Instead he killed them. The next group for him to encounter welcomed him.
Gradur did not aid them in the battles over the next few years but as a favor for their hospitality he did advise that clan's leader. In the end the final battle for the planet came down to two clan leaders. Yadish and Vegeta. It was during this battle that Vegeta became the first Super Sai-jin. However Yadish did not die in that battle and found his way to Gradur's space ship. There he found another of Gradur's race, a prisoner of the other.
In exchange for his freedom this alien offered Yadish immense power, power beyond that of the Super Sai-jin. Badly injured and shunned by his former subjects Yadish agreed and freed him. As per the agreement the wizard used his magic to make Yadish much more powerful, and so what became known as the Ultra Sai-jin was born. It had only been a year since the wars end when Yadish made his return and attacked Vegeta's palace.
Gradur recognized instantly what had made Yadish so powerful and informed Vegeta. He also offered his aid since the problem was partially his fault. Vegeta was to select his most loyal subject and Gradur would use a similar power to make a warrior capable of standing up to Yadish. Because he was a Super Sai-jin the power would not work upon the king.
A warrior was selected, Tatamo. Gradur summoned forth his power and made Tatamo what his people called the Guardian Sai-jin. Yadish and Tatamo locked into combat over the skies of the planet for hours. Yadish seemed to possess a limitless supply of energy as he kept becoming stronger and stronger. Tatamo's advantage began to slip as the fight drew on, but then it happened. He, too, became a Super Sai-jin and that spelled the end of Yadish.
According to the legend the power of the Ultra Sai-jin was bound to the soul of Yadish and so whenever he is reincarnated into a new Sai-jin body the Ultra Sai-jin shall return. To counter this Gradur made the power of the Guardian Sai-jin a legacy that would be passed down through the generations. It had long since been lost who the descendants of Tatamo were but King Vegeta was beginning to suspect that Bardock's family were his descendants.
However, that meant only one thing. The power of the Guardian Sai-jin would only begin to surface under one condition, extreme danger to the Sai-jin people. Even after all these years living with the threat of the Cold Family the Guardian powers did not awaken. King Vegeta could see only one possible source of this threat. The reincarnation of Yadish. The child of Paragus, Brolly, was the Legendary Ultra Sai-jin. He only hoped that Bardock and his family would live long enough to stop him.
The Sai-jins that lived then were far more powerful than the ones that lived now. What that could mean to their survival he wasn't sure. But it definitely had him worried.
"Damn! He keeps getting stronger!" Vadora cried. Her sudden outburst brought King Vegeta out of his thoughts and back to reality. A glance at the monitor showed him what she meant. Frieza's power had climbed again. He was now a bit stronger than Goku but King Vegeta doubted it would give the tyrant the edge he'd been looking for.
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Planet Namek:
"You can't beat me Sai-jin! I'm only using two thirds of my power!" Frieza cried smirking as he fought with Goku. Vegeta took a step back from where stood as he looked from Goku to Frieza and then back to Goku.
/How... is this even possible?/ Vegeta wondered as he watched the two of them fight. /Kakkarotto's even stronger than the other two... And yet... Frieza's still not at his maximum and he's still stronger! I... I was fool to think I could possible defeat Frieza like this... only a Super Sai-jin could possibly beat him!/
There was a thunderous crack as both Goku and Frieza landed a blow to the other's face that sent them both spinning. The two warriors caught themselves in mid air and charged back in at each other again. Inches from hitting each other the two suddenly disappeared from sight. The remaining warriors looked in around in shock, especially Vegeta. Suddenly a crack of thunder and an explosion of red lit up the sky a few hundred yards to the south.
Almost instantly another explosion came from a mile to the west and was accompanied by a flash of purple. This was followed by another and another as the sky became alive with cracks and flashes of light both red and purple. "Amazing..." Piccolo breathed following the battle as best he could. "They're moving almost to fast to even sense them."
Suddenly there was a quick succession of thunder like cracks all accompanied by flashes of purple. A streak of red surged down from the sky and slammed into the ground sliding into the distance and carving a massive trench along the way. Before he'd even quit sliding Goku had launched back into the air toward Frieza and the explosions resumed again.
"Goku's got the edge right now." Bardock said. He was still using the Kaio Ken which allowed him to catch glimpses of the battle now and then. "Frieza's been fighting for awhile but Goku's fresh, it's giving him the advantage."
Piccolo shook his head. "But for how long? He can't keep this up forever and Frieza's still not at his full power." Bardock gave the Namek a glance before returning his attention to the battle.
Goku came charging in at Frieza, ducked beneath a hard right kick, then came up and jammed his knee into the tyrant's jaw. Frieza was knocked back several yards before regaining control and stabilizing himself. He wiped blood off his chin as he glared across at Goku. "Damn you! That hurt!" he roared as his aura flared up once more and his power began to build. "That's it, I've had it with you monkey's! It's time to end this!" /75% Should be more than enough to kill this blasted Sai-jin! I can't believe that I have to power up this much to handle a rotten Sai-jin!/
"What! No!" Bardock cried from below. ~Goku... I know it's not your way but you have to stop Frieza quickly! He's snapped, there's no other choice but to kill him or he'll kill us all!~
Goku clutched his hands tightly as wind and power began to blast forth from Frieza. ~I... I can't!~ He slipped quickly into position a few yards away and below Frieza. "Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa...... Meeeeeeeeeeeee...."
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Earth:
"Incredible!" Master Roshi cried watching the powers build. Frieza's power was over twelve million and climbing while Goku's attack had just passed eleven million. The two powers continued to build and then, at last, Goku launched his attack.
