Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part I: The Invasion Saga)

Chapter 11 – Demon Battle

Kenshin crouched into his stance as he held his katana pointing towards the sky. Bezel was standing only twenty feet in front of them; both were at a standstill, and neither wanted to make the first move. Bezel then started to charge for a blast, and Kenshin flew in for the attack. He pointed his sword towards Bezel's head, but Bezel suddenly disappeared. In his place, the devilish figure stood grinning, his own sword blocking Kenshin's katana as red sparks crackled between the two blades.

"You finally interfered," chuckled Kenshin. "I thought you would."

Kenshin knew that his sword was no match for his opponent's ruby blade, so he projected his chi onto his katana to strengthen it. The devilish creature swung towards the boy, but he jumped high above and sent a chi blast downwards. His opponent smacked the blast and knocked it away, but he didn't see Kenshin until the boy appeared in front of him and sliced his leg. The creature grinned, delighted to have a decent opponent. Kenshin lunged towards him, who kicked at the last moment and sent the boy crashing.

"Oro," wailed the boy as he got up again. "Not bad for a devil."

The creature simply smiled in response as it backed up several steps. It then created a small white portal and punched through it. Kenshin flinched in wonder, only to feel a large fist nail him in the back.

'That's impossible; Bezel is too far away to do that,' Kenshin thought. Then it occurred to him that it was actually his opponent's fist, which had traveled through the portal and ended up behind him.

'Who is this guy? I didn't expect this!' sputtered the boy in his mind.

The devilish creature lunged, but Kenshin feigned a slash and kicked the figure square in the midsection. His opponent skidded on the ground, and Kenshin jumped on a flat rock. Tension propagated through the air as Alena and Akira watched the boy battle. Kenshin noticed new cuts on his arms and legs and realized that his opponent must have scratched him up on the previous attack. The devilish creature stood up, and the boy again crouched into a stance. Bezel silently watched from behind the rocks.

Suddenly, both Kenshin and his opponent were distracted by a spark of light that appeared in the distance behind Alena's cell. Alena and Akira both turned around to see what they were staring at, only to realize that something very powerful was approaching. It was surrounded by white energy as it sped in.

Soon the energy dissipated, and left in its stead was a man, standing roughly five feet tall with spiky black hair. He lowered to the ground in front of Alena's cell with his arms crossed. The scowl on his face and the scorn in his eye were easily noticeable, and he snickered as he looked over to the two fighters.

"So, Janemba, after all this time, we face each other again. I guess you would like another beating, wouldn't you?" taunted Vegita as he cocked his eyes at the devilish creature.

"You cheated last time," it accused. "You used Fusion. I didn't have that privilege."

"Don't lie! You know full well that you had the advantage during our last face-off. This time, I won't need that ridiculous Fusion anymore," smirked Vegita, slamming his fists together.

"Vegita, how did you get here?" asked Alena. 'But why do you look so much older?'

"Get here? I got sentenced to this shit-hole for all the bad deeds I did when I was alive."

"When you were alive? What are you talking…" barked Alena.

"Alena! I know who this is. This is not your twin brother!" gasped Akira. "That is Prince Vegita, your grandfather's grandfather! He was one of the last of the Saiya-jin. My grandfather, Densetsu no Son Goku (Legendary Son Goku), was his good friend. Vegita-san, do you remember me? It's been a while."

Vegita looked at the old man and stared hard. 'He does look familiar, but I forget from where.'

"Vegita-san, it's me, Akira, Son Goten's child," said Akira with a smile. "It's been so long!"

Vegita smiled as soon as he remembered Akira as a boy. He was a cute baby, considering his parentage. Vegita himself used to take care of him at times, and he recalled teaching Akira how to punch.

"Akira, I remember you well. Yes, it's been quite a while; amazing that you have grandchildren now – I would never have imagined."

"Vegita-san, please help me out of this thing."

"Akira, that cell will protect you from the battle that is to start now. I'll get you out of there once I finish with Janemba. Oh, and who is the pretty young lady and the boy?"

"My name is Son Kenshin," replied the boy. "Akira-san is my grandfather."

"And my name is Briefs Alena, Chomei-ojiisan's granddaughter," Alena said. 'Wow, he really looks like my brother. Otosan told me stories how he and Son Goku, Pan's grandfather, were at first enemies but then became friends.'

"Chomei's grand-daughter!" Vegita whispered as he delved into his memories. He recalled how he cared for his grandson Chomei, who from an early age liked to pull his hair and watched his grandfather train. "Alena, you are of my line, the royal Saiya-jin line."

"Vegita-san," Kenshin stared in awe. "My father told me stories about you, about how you were a great fighter. How you came to be the best fighter on Earth."

"No, Kakarotto was the best fighter, and I was second to him. After our last great battle against the Seven Evil Shenrons on Earth, he sacrificed himself to ensure that the demons didn't attack again. I only inherited his position," explained Vegita.

"Vegita-san, this Janemba is tough. If we fight together, we may be able to defeat him," said Kenshin exasperatedly, wiping the dust off of his clothes.

"Kid, you've fought enough," said Vegita. "I'll take over from here."

Everybody, including Bezel, stared in awe as Vegita's power level increased at an alarming rate. Soon, the familiar aura of Super Saiya-jin glowed around him, yet his fighting power was still rising.

"What's this?" gasped Alena. "I thought Super Saiya-jin was the strongest level. There's something stronger?"

Vegita continued on to Super Saiya-jin Level 2 (SSJ2). His hair stood straight in thick blond spikes. His muscles bulged yet tightened back up again. Electricity crackled around him as the yellow glow pulsed around his entire body. Bezel's eyes widened with horror and full realization that he would be no match for this being. He chose to stay hidden in the rocks.

"Shall we start?" asked Vegita, and Janemba laughed with glee as he finally had his chance for revenge. They flew towards each other and began to duke it out.

'What awesome power,' Alena thought as she felt Vegita's and Janemba's fighting strengths. Even Akira and Kenshin stared on in awe, for they were completely oblivious as Bezel quietly made his way and snuck up to Akira's cell.

'Now is the chance, the chance I'll have to be alive once again,' Bezel thought as he stuck his hand through the cell and grabbed Akira's neck. Alena turned and screamed, and everybody stopped and looked at what Bezel was doing. Green crackles of energy sparked between him and Akira, and the old man screamed as Bezel tortured him. Suddenly, Bezel released the man's neck, and Akira collapsed.

"What did you do to me?" demanded Akira as he noticed a halo appear above his head.

"I took your life old man, literally," Bezel said with a grin. "While you fools were distracted by Janemba, I did my dirty work. I stole your life energy and transferred it into myself. Now, I am alive, while you, old man, are dead."

"Why? For what reason?" demanded Akira, finding it hard to accept he was dead but conscious.

"There's nothing you can do about it now, so I guess it won't hurt telling you. I have an unfinished mission to complete in the world of the living. You see, my friend Janemba over there is quite a trickster and a magician. He can open portals between the living and dead worlds.

Entering the dimension of the living would have been useless for the dead spirit I was. I would have been able to accomplish nothing there – I would simply have been an apparition unable to affect anybody or anything. By draining your life energy, I now have regained my life, and in doing so, I can return to the plane of the living."

"Then what happens to my grandfather?" demanded Kenshin.

"I'm afraid that old man will never be able to return. As a dead spirit, he now would be a mere specter if he crossed the portal. He's here to stay," laughed Bezel, and Kenshin gritted his teeth.

"I won't let you go through!" yelled Kenshin, as he charged forward, gripping his sword's hilt.

"Now, little boy, it's time for me to show you my true power," Bezel whispered, pulling out a dark, purple-colored crystal. Narrowing his eyes, he roared, "Tek-Setta!"

They all watched in wonder as Bezel shot up into the sky with a purplish crystal shape enveloping his figure. They saw the red lines that spread across his body and around his face. The shape soon shattered, and there stood a huge armored being, possessing glowing, scarlet eyes and a double-edged battle-axe in its right hand. The monster proceeded to laugh loud and hard.

"Now, my revenge against the Saiya-jin race will soon be fulfilled, for I will mutilate the last of your kind and send the final drops of your lineage into hell," he growled, hovering menacingly in the air.

"What the fuck is this?" demanded Vegita as he tried to recognize the thing in front of him.

"No, you can't be…" said Kenshin.

"You were saying, boy?" asked the transformed Bezel.

"… Tekkaman Plague," continued Kenshin. Akira's eyes widened in recognition of the name.

"Tekkaman?" wondered Vegita to himself.

"After all this time of suffering in hell, you think of nothing but more killing?" asked Akira.

"Old man, I have far greater plans than simple murder," said Bezel as he swooped down and grabbed Alena from her cell. "You, my dear, are coming with me."

"Hell no!" Kenshin yelled as he jumped high above Plague and raised his sword well above his head. As he came flying downwards, he swung his sword vertically. Plague raised his armored arm and blocked, surprising the boy. Before Kenshin could react, Plague knocked him senseless to the ground.

'He blocked Kenshin's attack so easily and directly!' Akira thought with surprise.

"Janemba, open the portal, now!" Bezel ordered. Vegita turned around only to see the devilish creature open a crystalline-blue sphere. Bezel jetted towards the portal, but Vegita stood in his way, extending his palm out and ready to release his trademark Big-Bang Technique. The Saiya-jin Prince stopped short when he saw Tekkaman Plague hold the edge of his weapon to Alena's throat.

"Go ahead, fire your blast. You may get me, but you'll get her too," Plague warned. "And if you try to attack Janemba, I'll just rip open her throat."

Vegita gritted his teeth as his mind raced for a solution.

"You're so cooperative, you useless monkey," Plague laughed, and he stepped into the portal.

"Wait, Bezel, I am coming too," growled Janemba as he tried to enter his own portal.

"My friend, I'm afraid I can't let you do that. Good-bye," Plague said as he blasted the creature back away from the gate, knocking him back into hell. Janemba staggered backwards, and the portal collapsed into itself. Akira looked on in horror.

"Alena!" Vegita roared.

'You betrayed me. You really betrayed me! I don't know where you are right now, but once I find you…' Janemba's thoughts were interrupted.

"Well, well, what a pity," Vegita smiled, crossing his arms. "He left you behind for dead."

'I need two lives to restore myself fully to the living. The first was that loser, Gejin. I need one more life, and then I'll be able to enter the living world again,' Janemba thought as his eyes zeroed in on Kenshin, who was lying on the ground unconscious. 'There, you will do perfectly.'

Janemba dematerialized and materialized next to Kenshin's body, and he wrapped his hand around his throat. Soon, the green electricity sparked as Janemba initiated the life transfer process. Yet, his head jerked up as he saw an enormous blast fly into his face, knocking him on his back. The green electricity burst out of Janemba and back into the boy, who stopped his violent spasms. Kenshin snapped awake.

"What!" yelled Janemba.

"That was Makenko-sappo, an attack fitting and aptly named for a devil like yourself," said Piccolo, scowling at the demon. "You will not harm that boy."

Irate at getting hurt, Janemba rushed towards Piccolo, who began to fight his hardest. Vegita joined the foray as well, but Janemba's ability to dematerialize and materialize elsewhere began to frustrate the Namek-jin and Saiya-jin. The devilish monster repeatedly hacked at them with his ruby blade, but all he could do was slice off some of Vegita's tall-standing hair. The Saiya-jin prince had gotten much stronger and faster since their last encounter, and Janemba noticed this improvement.

"Vegita," said Piccolo. "Let's use Fusion."

"What! With you?" Vegita asked in revulsion. "You're a Namek!"

"Vegita, you know as well as I do how well it worked last time."

"Forget it," Vegita barked. "That's disgusting, and plus, I'll beat him this time without using it."

"Fool," Piccolo muttered under his breath, getting ready to attack Janemba again.

Vegita allowed his chi to explode before rushing in for another attack. Janemba, focusing all of his attention on the Saiya-jin, aimed his sword directly at the man as he lunged forward. Vegita smiled, for he was ready for another deadly clash. However, he didn't get that chance, for Janemba suddenly froze in mid-flight. The monster felt a grilling pain, for Kenshin, hovering behind him, had driven his sword into his exposed neck.

"Fighting is not just about power and strength," said Kenshin in a condescending tone. "Fighting is about recognizing your enemy's weak points and exploiting them."

Janemba softly knelt to the ground and attempted to swing his ruby blade backwards, but he roared in pain as Kenshin drove his katana deeper into his chest cavity. The boy began to move the sword around, tearing up its insides. But he stopped and leapt out of the way as Vegita re-commenced his attack.

With a weak stroke, Janemba swung out at the approaching Saiya-jin prince. However, Vegita disappeared, reappeared next to the monster, and seized the ruby sword from Janemba's hand. The monster seethed in anger as he punched Vegita's exposed face in the process, and the Saiya-jin careened backwards. Turning around, Janemba rushed for Kenshin, who stood patiently ready.

"Bastard!" the boy yelled as he swung, only to strike air. Janemba had already dematerialized from in front of him; Kenshin felt a hard punch hit his backside. However, it had hit the boy on the right side of his backside, causing him to spin counter-clockwise. Using the force of Janemba's punch for extra momentum, Kenshin lashed his sword out, and its tip dug itself into Janemba's right wrist. The monster growled in anger and turned around, only to see Vegita violently bring down the ruby sword onto his head.

"DIE!" Vegita yelled as the sword entered Janemba's skull and ripped through his brain. Piccolo watched the sword cleave the monster's face into halves, and Kenshin witnessed the blade tear through its torso and the rest of its body. Vegita watched in satisfaction upon seeing the two parts of the corpse fall away from each other. He appeared between the two halves and extended his palms in horizontal axis.

"Double Big Bang!" yelled Vegita, smirking as he released two powerful blasts that burned and vaporized the halves of Janemba. Kenshin collapsed to the ground with relief as the smoke cleared away.

"Grandfather, I will miss you," Kenshin said as a tear trickled down his face.

"Don't worry about me, my child. Piccolo-san will take me to Lord Enma's palace, where he will direct me to heaven," Akira replied gently. "I will be fine. I'll be with our ancestors: otosan, Gohan-san, and even Gejin. Tell Ichiro and Anita not to worry about me. Tell them that my death was pain-less."

"I'll tell them everything," Kenshin said as he gave his grandfather one last hung. "I love you."

"I love you too, my child," smiled Akira. "Go now. The burdens in my life have ended; you still have to save the Earth and bring Alena back."

"You fought well, kid," said Vegita as he patted Kenshin on the shoulder.

"Vegita-san," said Kenshin softly. "Your power has made me realize how little I have been training. I want to be as strong as you. I will train my best."

"Kenshin," Vegita said. "I spent most of my life obsessed with becoming stronger and besting Kakarotto. I paid no attention to the small things in life; my only care was to be the strongest. My years of living passed before my eyes all too quickly, and that is something I regret. My self-centeredness, which led to my bad deeds, earned me a place in hell, where I cannot enjoy the company of my son and my wife, who are in heaven. Don't let your life pass by, Kenshin. I am happy that you want to train, but don't forget about your loved ones. I learned that lesson too late."

"Thank you, Vegita-san," Kenshin said as he stepped forward to hug Vegita, who awkwardly returned the embrace. "I will be successful."

"It's time," said Piccolo, who along with Dende's help opened a portal back to the Sky Palace on Earth. A white-crystal colored sphere appeared next to Kenshin, who turned his back towards it.

"Good-bye," said Kenshin as he walked into the portal backwards, looking at Vegita and Akira as they waved at him. The portal closed, and Kenshin was gone.