A/N: Aren't I quick? I'm making the sequel already =D. Right now, as I'm typing this, I have no idea on a name, or how to start it… So expect a bad beginning… Now, I need to tell you something… I will probably be very erratic with posting chapters, from a month's wait to a day in between (both extremes). Review replies… =D oh and a special thanks to Trugeta, for advertising for me, without me even asking! I pale in your shadow… =P. Now for the reviews of the last story…
ESSJGohan: With the beginning of the review, I feared a critical comment on my writing skills, but when I reached the bottom, I was relieved and happy. Yes there is going to be a sequel, in fact… this is it. =P
Luna's Meow: Well it was what I was aiming for , I'm glad you liked it… And I'll probably forget to email it to you when I finish this chapter/prologue, so sorry in advance.
???: The pet monkey was the third wish, and they were all too occupied with capturing Goten, and Trunks that the dragon's disappearance went unnoticed. As for Goku coming back, he did… And no other people were killed by Nasta, as they were all evacuated by Gohan… The real wish was the monkey, the Dragon accepted it…
Trugeta: Thank you soooooo much… =P Getting a prestigious writer (of DBZ) such as yourself to advertise my work, makes me feel ecstatic… =D. Once again thanks heaps.
Ss7Gohan: Thank you, I take it that the errors were fixed up by the end (if in writing), and if on the DBZ history, my memory on it is a bit shaky.
SKC-Anime-Lover: Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it, and I guess I am continuing the 'good work' though according to my opinion, my work is hardly good. But it makes me feel good when someone else says so.
Frozenblossom: I'm glad you like it . I'm writing as much as possible…
Neogamer-Gohan: I'm glad you liked the fic, and on that excerpt, what it means, is that Chi-chi gave a note to the school, excusing Gohan from class, whenever Videl's watch beeped, the excuse being that he had an ear condition, while what he was actually doing is changing into his Gold Fighter gi, and helping Videl.
I got more reviews than I expected, =D. Thanks for all of your reviews, they all boosted my ego a bit.
Pandora's Legend
Prologue
The god's in an act of spite sent down Pandora to punish mankind, she was left in the care of Epimetheus, the god who created beasts. Mercury was sent to Pandora to give her a box, which seemed to tire him immensely to carry. Pandora with her feminine curiosity opened the box, once she heard the pleadings of voices inside. Than with a sudden flurry all the evils in the world flew out stinging Pandora and Epimetheus, and than proceeded to infect all of mankind.
A voice than once again spoke out, from within the box, pleading to be released , as Pandora had shut the box, in her surprise at all the evil's flying out. Epimetheus bid her to open it as she couldn't very well make anymore damage to mankind than she had already. And the gods, as a final act of kindness, had put among all these evil's a single blessing, Hope. The strongest bane to all evil's, the one to carry on and help save the world many times over.
However Apollo's Oracle made a prophecy, that one day, all these evils will be incarnated into a single being and the single good in Pandora's Box in its purest form would be incarnated into another single being. The battle between them, would decide the existence of the universe, whether it was meant to exist in relative harmony, or be destroyed. [1]
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6 months after Videl's resurrection:
Gohan was stronger than ever now. With the battle with Nasta still freshly imbedded in his mind, he had trained even more vigorously for upcoming battles. He watched Videl from where he was training. She was fighting with Goten, while he was not in super saiyan, but she was holding her own, and Gohan noticed that Goten was treating the spar seriously.
He beamed, ever since Videl had been easily defeated by Nasta, she had started training as much as she could, she vowed to herself that she would not go through that again, and was stronger than Krillin already. Gohan knew that she could become very strong, not only for a human, but also for a saiyan. Species meant no limits on strength.
Videl had finished sparring with Goten, and had lost, but she held no grudges, in fact she was grinning. She walked up to Gohan who was now sitting down on a log, and hugged him before sitting next to him. Gohan smiled.
"Did you see that Gohan? I was holding my own against Goten! Soon I might be able to defeat him!"
She had long forgotten her qualms about being weaker than an eight year old boy.
"Yeh, you did really well Videl, you've become really strong lately."
Videl's grin grew larger, and she leaned against Gohan, with her head on his shoulder, watching the sunset on the grassy plains, their hands interlocked.
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Gohan thrust his fist forward into air, followed by a kick, and another fist. He was training in the Gravity room under immense pressure. His completely obsidian black eyes were focused on the point of his punches and kicks. He decided to train on his ki sword, which had been perfected even more within the last 6 months.
"Tachifutakoshi!"[2]
Two swords appeared in each of Gohan's hands, both pulsing red. He swung in front of him, twisting his body, followed by his second arm stabbing forward. He turned in mid air, and held his first sword above him, as if he was fending of invisible blows, while his second sword was thrusting forward again and again in a flurry. He retreated by spinning around holding his swords away from, slicing air, his body a spinning straight line if seeing from above . He jumped back and held one sword out in front of him, the blade seeming to cross from his fist to the left side of his forehead, the other sword was held behind him, the point facing the invisible opponent.
Gohan decided to try another technique, he flipped the sword held behind him around, so that the blade protruded from the base of his fist, rather than the top. This technique had a strong defence, but weak attack He jumped, and span, slicing the 'opponent' with his first but also with his second, as if he was a blender's blades, in one fluent motion. He than retreated again, blocking with one sword, and trying to slice rather than stab with the other.
He flipped around the other sword he held as well, so now both blades were coming from the base of his fist. This was the best technique for speed, but it had a weak defence. He ran through the gravity room, and suddenly ducked, and span, his sword and leg both striking the invisible enemy's legs. He jumped up, and continued to spin, his sword cutting off, what would have been a head.
Gohan stopped, and stood still, bringing the top's of his fist together, to fuse the two swords. He started spinning the now dual blade sword in his hand, and he spun it in his hand behind his back, before switching hands, and continuing to spin it till it reached the front of him again. Gohan bent his legs slightly with one arm behind him, holding the dual bladed sword, while he held his other arm extended in front of him holding nothing. He thrust his sword arm in front of him, and his other hand slid onto the now longer hilt. He spun the sword , and jumped, slicing at the air, where a neck would have been on an average sized person. He spun around, his sword sweeping the legs of his resurrected invisible enemy, and than once again, this time, slicing at the shoulders. He suddenly stopped and thrust at the stomach of the unseen opponent.
He stood there sweat pouring down his face. The ki sword dissipated, Gohan's eyes returned to normal, his canines shrunk, and he wrapped his tail around his waist. He than trudged off happily, in search for his beautiful girlfriend.
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He saw their house from a distance, his completely black eyes watching from the shadows of the trees. He looked back at his crystal, checking if they were the ones. An expression of confusion flittered on his face. The boy of legend was there, as well as the man with wild hair, the grinning child, and the short girl. Two were missing. He shook it off, and decided they must live elsewhere, but it was the girl that had surprised him.
She wasn't of their clan, she wasn't even saiyan! Yet she was one of the chosen ones.
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The air was poison in this place deep underground, but the various animals living there, had long formed a resistance against the poison in the air. The air was still, and the animals were searching for small grubs or bugs to store for hibernation.
Suddenly a flash of purple light flashed in mid air, and a portal started growing from the initial point of light, the hazy green poison in the air now easily seen with the purple light, was being absorbed into the light. The animals watched for a little while, before feeling the waves of evil emanating from the portal, they all started crying out, and ran as fast and far away as they could from this evil scourge.
The light started forming a shape, before turning into a purple woman with scaly bat wings. Her face grew a slightly hooked nose, and slanted eyes, while her small mouth was smirking, her eyes were a strange red, as if she was possessed. She was slim, yet had a shapely body.
She held out her hand, with a flaming orange ball held within, she pointed it upwards and blasted through the rock, and she flew straight through the hole to the sky, not caring that she had just destroyed the foundation of the cave. Not caring that the rock was crashing down on all the animals that lived there.
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[1]: The story was condensed by me, and the Oracle's Prophecy, and the whole 'Hope being the bane against evil' thing was written by me =P. Quite obviously based on the Ancient Greek legend of Pandora's Box. (I think it's Greek)
[2]: Meaning 'Two Swords' ,probably used in the wrong context, and can SOMEONE tell me whether my usage of Japanese is correct.
A/N: Done! Yay… I'm already making the sequel w00… Nothing much to say, except to say thankyou once AGAIN to Trugeta for advertising my story without me asking him for it. Thank you so very much! And I think I'll remember to email this to Luna's Meow, by the time I get it fixed up and everything… I'm happy, a new chapter, and it seems as if I'm putting more romance in it than I thought =P.