5. Alone
When Gohan finally found his way out, he found that Raditz hadn't gone far. He was sitting on top of the cliff. Watching the stream meander out from the cave. Gohan didn't know what to do. Part of him said "That bastard kidnapped me and killed my dad!" Part said "That bastard was the biggest mass murderer ever!" and part said "look at him, probably thinking about all that he's done. I the guilt must be amazing". After a long battle, Gohan decided to go talk to him.
"Raditz I-"
"I didn't ask for your pity"
"I wasn't-"
"No but the tone of your voice tells me why you're here, no other reason you would be anyway!"
"But you-"
"Look just fly back to your little house and get used to having an uncle who killed"
"Raditz I-"
"Gohan -"
"SHUT UP! Good, now Raditz, I just want to say I forgive you. Hell, I know what you're feeling."
"How would you know what I feel, you've never even killed!"
"Yes I have, I helped kill Buu and Cell and-"
"Yes, but that was self defense, you've never known the bite of guilt, there's no dishonor in defending yourself"
"I killed my dad"
"Look Gohan- wha?"
"I waited to long with Cell, I gloated. So my dad died"
"Oh boo hoo, you Imagined some guilt on your part, big deal, You've never actually done anything to be unhappy about!"
"So you want to be alone in the world? You like having that weight on your shoulders? Fine by me! Enjoy yourself!"
Later Gohan would realize that Raditz wasn't trying to push him away. But just didn't know what he wanted. The worst thing Gohan could have done was what he did. Tell him he was abandoned in the world. And leave.
Raditz wasn't lying about his crimes though, In fact, Raditz couldn't lie. He had grown so used to not being able to in hell that he wouldn't remember for some time.
He wasn't completely right though. He had killed more people then anyone else, but his soul wasn't the blackest. He never found out who that particular honor belonged to. Nor would he want to.
Raditz had often wondered how he had managed to kill the most people. Urns out it wasn't that hard. Turns out that the Sayin race held most of the top spots. Raditz beat them all. The ones who were old by the time Vegetasei was blown up hadn't been fighting during the time of Freiza, which lowered your average kill count by a fair bit.
The younger ones had been killed. Except Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz and Goku. Goku obviously wasn't going to kill anyone so that left three. Vegeta and Nappa were too busy getting involved with the bureaucracy under Freiza's command. Raditz killed more sentient people then anyone else.
Although, someone had managed to beat him in terms of animals killed. That was another little fact he never found out.
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When Gohan finally found his way out, he found that Raditz hadn't gone far. He was sitting on top of the cliff. Watching the stream meander out from the cave. Gohan didn't know what to do. Part of him said "That bastard kidnapped me and killed my dad!" Part said "That bastard was the biggest mass murderer ever!" and part said "look at him, probably thinking about all that he's done. I the guilt must be amazing". After a long battle, Gohan decided to go talk to him.
"Raditz I-"
"I didn't ask for your pity"
"I wasn't-"
"No but the tone of your voice tells me why you're here, no other reason you would be anyway!"
"But you-"
"Look just fly back to your little house and get used to having an uncle who killed"
"Raditz I-"
"Gohan -"
"SHUT UP! Good, now Raditz, I just want to say I forgive you. Hell, I know what you're feeling."
"How would you know what I feel, you've never even killed!"
"Yes I have, I helped kill Buu and Cell and-"
"Yes, but that was self defense, you've never known the bite of guilt, there's no dishonor in defending yourself"
"I killed my dad"
"Look Gohan- wha?"
"I waited to long with Cell, I gloated. So my dad died"
"Oh boo hoo, you Imagined some guilt on your part, big deal, You've never actually done anything to be unhappy about!"
"So you want to be alone in the world? You like having that weight on your shoulders? Fine by me! Enjoy yourself!"
Later Gohan would realize that Raditz wasn't trying to push him away. But just didn't know what he wanted. The worst thing Gohan could have done was what he did. Tell him he was abandoned in the world. And leave.
Raditz wasn't lying about his crimes though, In fact, Raditz couldn't lie. He had grown so used to not being able to in hell that he wouldn't remember for some time.
He wasn't completely right though. He had killed more people then anyone else, but his soul wasn't the blackest. He never found out who that particular honor belonged to. Nor would he want to.
Raditz had often wondered how he had managed to kill the most people. Urns out it wasn't that hard. Turns out that the Sayin race held most of the top spots. Raditz beat them all. The ones who were old by the time Vegetasei was blown up hadn't been fighting during the time of Freiza, which lowered your average kill count by a fair bit.
The younger ones had been killed. Except Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz and Goku. Goku obviously wasn't going to kill anyone so that left three. Vegeta and Nappa were too busy getting involved with the bureaucracy under Freiza's command. Raditz killed more sentient people then anyone else.
Although, someone had managed to beat him in terms of animals killed. That was another little fact he never found out.
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