A Golden Goddess - Return of an Old Friend Part 2
King Kai's worldAge 774Right after the last chapter
[ 3 Months Until the Buu Saga ]
(Arturia's P.O.V)
I waste zero time before rushing at Goku, using my much greater speed and power to start getting glancing slices all across Goku's body while he is only able to just barely prevent serious damage by dodging, only managing to get light cuts and stabs as my Ki Blade just finds it's mark every time.
Goku for his part is not willing to take this massive disadvantage lying down and begins to rapidly use his Instant transmission to force some distance between us, being forced to fire an insane barrage of Ki Blasts at my previous position.
Every blast connects with my body, and every one of them barely does more than lightly cook my clothes, with this Divine Ki radiating off my body while I take this moment to slowly walk toward him as every blast coming my way is little more than an annoyance to me at this point.
"Come on Goku, I know you can do SOMETHING to close the gulf between us that's opened up" I say, eager for Goku to show me more, basking in the feeling of Super Saiyan Rose as Goku grits his teeth and briefly looks at King Kai before he gets an Idea, a risky one but something that he can easily do due to being dead and in otherworld..
"KAIOKEN!" A burst of red aura overlaps the golden glow of Super Saiyan 3, making his already impressive by Buu Saga standards Power level increase to perhaps even beyond Buu Arc Vegeto levels before he suddenly rushes right at me.
He manages to catch me completely off guard before getting punched into my stomach and sending me flying before I recover and zoom back toward him, once again like we did when the fight first started, we start trading blows, large shockwaves blasting all across otherworld and It is glorious!
"Yes, show me more Goku, I want to remember this fight for a VERY long time!" I cry out, laughing in sheer excitement and exhilaration as I dodge an incoming kick to the head, grabbing his outstretched leg and pulling him forward before elbow-dropping him in the stomach straight down to the ground below, adding yet another crater to King Kai's Planet.
"KAIOKEN TIMES TEEEEENNNNN!" I hear from below before I see Goku rush at me with even more power at his fingertips, being forced to block an incoming right-handed punch with my left forearm when suddenly he grabs that very same arm with his left hand and takes the chance to spin me around before slamming me down to the ground hard, leaving a large crater in my wake.
As the dust settles, Goku sees a storm of pink needles home in on him and before he can react, he's pierced by dozens of those same needles, as they suddenly begin to glow, my voice echoes out from the crater…
"Divine Lasso"
The needles explode, engulfing Goku in the blast and sending him falling down to the ground below, seriously injured but still able to fight. I myself am in far better condition but that's only because I have the Luxury of Inexhaustible and Goku does not.
It's right then the first problem with Super Saiyan Rose begins to occur, as I start to flicker in and out of Super Saiyan Rose.
Whis watching nearby, frowns as he knows what's going on, curious to see how I'll resolve it.
As I take a moment to focus, fully restabilize Super Saiyan Rose again. I grimace and soon say softly to myself.. "My body is still getting used to the transformation, I literally had to draw on the power again as I was trying to transform into it…" Realizing that if I want to stay in Super Saiyan Rose long-term in the future, I'll have to work on mastering it and ensuring I don't end up dropping out of it mid-battle like I was just about to.
Goku meanwhile looks to be running through his options, debating something in his head before nodding resolutely, getting into a stance again before powering up once more. "KAIOKEN TIMES TWENTY!" Goku roars out, his power level soaring while I see him struggle to keep the fight going himself.
Seeing just how far Goku is going, I can't help but feel compelled to respond in kind and activate my Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan once again, due to the Influence of Super Saiyan Rose, The red eyes have turned to the soft glowing pink. It's funny how many people once referred to it as Shinobi Pink Eye in mockery, well now it's a Literal pink eye, how amusing.
I blast away from the planet and channel the Susanno, blending Prana, Divine Ki and Chakra to full effect, and this time, at long last I reveal my final trump card.
"Be Honored Son Goku, for you now face the power of the Perfected susanoo!" I cry out in Jubilation, the titanic dark blue Tengu warrior utterly dwarfing King Kai's planet. It's massive blue katana blade was drawn and ready to slice into the planet below it like a mere melon.
This completely shocks Whis, having never seen such a massive display of power come from one who isn't a God of Destruction before.
As for King Kai however..
"GOKU, YOU GOTTA STOP THE FIGHT NOW, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY PLANET AGAIN!" King Kai begs in a panic, trying in vain to prevent what he knows is already going to happen.
Goku merely gives a confident albeit strained smile while charging up his signature Kamehameha once again, knowing he's got only one chance if he's gonna go up against something that even dwarfs the great ape in size..
"Wow Lady Arturia, you sure are much stronger than I had thought. Don't worry, no matter who wins, I'll come back with you.." Goku says with a grin, despite his serious injuries he's having the time of his life.
"I shall hold you to that, Son Goku.." I respond in kind, for a brief moment there is a pair of ghostly apparitions of both Goku Black and Madara Uchiha behind me, with matching grins and expressions before they fade, with none having seen them, not even myself for that matter.
I bring down the Perfect Susanoo's blade toward Goku, who finally fires his Kamehameha, the blade and the beam now struggling for dominance.
"Arturia…" Goku says, getting ready to put everything he can into this beam struggle..
"Goku…." I say in turn, letting Divine Ki flood out like a dam breaking and start to flood through the perfect Susanoo..
"DIVINE AUGMENTATION!/KAIOKEN TIMES ONE HUNDRED!" We both say at the exact same time, with every hole on the Perfect Susanoo bellowing out massive amounts of Pink Divine Ki as if they were flames bursting from the body while Goku pushes his Kaio-ken to limits he's never safely done ever before.
For a moment, there is a light between the Susanoo's blade and Goku's Kamehameha that rapidly turns black….before all turns white in a flash..
For a moment no one can see anything, then while the white flash continues everyone hears a massive explosion and a shockwave that tears through Otherworld, nothing escaping the magnitude of force coming from this one collision.
And as the light fades, King Kai's world is several chunks and pieces, me standing utterly exhausted and clothes in ruins on one of the chunks while Goku is in a very similar state on the other side.
Whis just looks utterly amazed and delighted..
"Lord Beerus will be so pleased with all the potential rivals he has here!" He says with excitement knowing that his lord will be giddy with excitement once he hears the news of what happened while he was sleeping.
King Kai meanwhile is just looks so dejected at his home utterly destroyed in a Goku-related incident, again.
Me and Goku both have dropped out of our transformations, with his pants and top torn in multiple places while my T-shirt, bra and jacket are completely gone, exposing my huge breasts to the world but neither of us cares if I'm exposed so indecently
"You're not ready to give up yet either, are you Goku..?" I ask, to which while Goku is injured and exhausted, he is not willing to stop just yet either.
"Yea, how about…we settle this in one last move..?" Goku asks, knowing he has enough energy for one more Kamehameha. I find myself agreeing and Goku begins to charge his Kamehameha.
I, however, decide in this moment to instead pay tribute to My Master, Vegeta and begin charging up a Gallick gun, abusing every last inch of Inexhaustible to charge it as far as I can go. Goku for his part recognizes the technique and smiles fondly.
"Vegeta found a really good student in you.." Goku praises, to which I merely chuckle softly and respond "He's the prince of all Saiyans, he wouldn't settle for anything less…" With both of us soon nodding, getting up before at long last..
"GALLICK GUN!/KAMEHAMEHA!" We both say at once, beams of purple and Blue slamming into each other violently, with both of us struggling to keep things going. The ground beneath our feet begins to crack as we plant our feet firmly.
My long blonde hair flowing freely in the wind as the sheer amount of power being brought to bear even in this very moment, it is an exhilarating feeling that you can only ever find in a battle between someone who can be your equal.
And as I slowly start to win the beam struggle, I realize one thing very important.
I want to face Goku again, like this..
So this is how Goku feels when fighting really strong opponents, it feels good.
"HAAAAAAAA!"" I roar out and push as much Divine Ki alongside regular Ki to boost Gallick gun, finally overcoming Goku's Kamehameha, and blasting him into a nearby collection of rubble.
"I…I did it…." I say softly, but to everyone, it might as well be as loud as a gunshot. Whis claps while King Kai merely grumbles at losing his planet again.
"Now then, with that out of the way….My Lady if you could move away from the planet..?" Whis asks to which I grab Goku and fly out of the way, his arm wrapped around my shoulders as we watch Whis rewind time and restore King Kai's planet.
"W-w-what?!" King Kai exclaims in complete surprise, hugging Whis and thanking him big time for restoring his home so easily. Whis chuckles and then uses his staff to heal our wounds and repair our clothes back to what they were before the fight started.
"Now Goku was it, are you ready to be revived..?" Whis asks, to which Goku gives a cheerful grin while rubbing the back of his head "Hehehe, sure why not, I guess I did promise to come back after all!" Goku says, Whis chuckling in amusement before personally reviving Goku.
"Whis….are you able to teleport us to the Son Family household..?" I ask Whis who nods, smiling serenely as he accurately guesses as to what I wish to do and before long we soon find ourselves teleported to Son Goku's own home.
Son family Home Age 774
(Gohan's P.O.V)
While I am reading the book on high school level physics Bulma gave me a few days ago, I feel two familiar Ki signatures and one unknown one appear at the front of the house.
Wait, no it can't be…that Ki signature is..
I rush outside with Goten, Trunks and mom following behind, curious as to what's going on.
"Hey Gohan, Chi Chi, Goten and….I do believe you're trunks, Hi I'm back everyone!" My father says with that easygoing smile of his.
"G-GOKU!" Mom comes rushing forward and hugs Dad tightly before scolding him for taking so long to come back from the dead. As dad is getting an earful, Goten takes the time to go up to dad and hug his leg, making him look down and grin at Goten before putting him in his arms.
While Mom, Dad and Goten are preoccupied, I go to see Arturia…
"How did…." I go to say but she smiles warmly and stops me from speaking any further.
"You had a good father, for all his faults and goofy antics..I hope with him around again, you won't have to worry too much" She says, making me realize that perhaps it's better I don't ask, especially since I can't feel the energy of the strangely garbed guy with her.
"Arturia…?" I say, making her look at me with a curious expression on her face.
"Thank you, this means a lot to me, mom and my little brother…" I finish, making her smile and nod warmly.
"You're very much welcome Gohan, I'll see you for training alongside Hercule, alright..?" She says, and I nod.
She then teleports away, with the strangely dressed guy chuckling and doing the same.
Truly Arturia, I won't forget this favor you done for my family today.
I promise you.
Pocket Space of Arturia Morgana Pendragon Hours later
(Arturia's point of view)
"And then, I ended it with Vegeta's Gallick gun of all things, wait until he hears that huh!" I say to which my retinue chuckle, Saber sitting next to me at the table with Mashu to my left and Saber to my right, all while we eat dinner at the table, hamburgers with a side of french fries, roast pork and some salad.
Medea herself stocking up on mash potato while Mashu is feeding Ritsuka a spoonful of Salad. Artoria is devouring her hamburger with gusto while Fu takes her time eating the Roast pork and a bit of salad.
"I bet Vegeta will be quite pleased to hear that his student finally settled things between him and Goku" Fu says while reading a book on mage-craft that Medea gave her, fascinated by the prospects of magic-like powers of another world.
"As for Hercule's training sister, if training continues at the current pace, we'll be lucky to get him to Namek saga levels before the first hints of the Buu Saga hits" Says Artoria which makes me sigh. I had hoped I could get him far higher before now but I suppose there is only so much I can do, perhaps I can wish for him to get stronger at one point?
Food for thought, speaking of food..
"How is dinner everyone..?" I ask, to which I get happy smiles all around, making me sigh in relief knowing that the food is wonderful. I feel this serene feeling of peace in my heart ever since I awoke to the power of Super Saiyan Rose, and feel a slow-rising feeling of joy as I look over the dining table tonight.
[ Insert Outro Music: Dokuhaku by Maaya Sakamoto ]
I smile as I watch everyone enjoying the food and talking, with Fu detailing the various timelines she's seen, Ritsuka's favorite female Servants she's encountered over the years which causes Me AND Saber to blush while Mashu tries to get her to tone down her lewd comments.
Medea only sees all this and takes notes on a notepad, having plans to give me and the entire full-blooded Pendragon family some new casual outfits from a picture she's seen before. I ignore that look of eagerness on her, knowing that's hell down that path.
Son Family Household Age 774
(General )
The entire household is lively, with Trunks having gone home and the entire Son family is treated to Chi-Chi's Delicious cooking, with Chi smiling happily with a small amount of tears in her eyes.
Her family is back, and in an era of peace at that. And with Gohan soon to go to high school, she'll enjoy the time of peace together as a family like they always should be.
The Moon above illuminates the area of the home of the Son Family and the area around it as if banishing the darkness.
Capsule Corp Age 774
For the first time in awhile, Vegeta sits down with Bulma as he listens to trunks tell him and Bulma about the battle HIS student and Kakarot had in the afterlife.
It's strange to hear that His student did what he couldn't but feels an immeasurable weight lift off from deep within him. And as he sits down to have dinner with his family with the moon shining full in the night sky, he realizes that he's proud of his student and wants to fight her again for real when he gets the chance. Him and Kakarot who's returned from the dead because of her.
Bulma for her part is happy that Vegeta is having dinner with the family for the first time in a long while and is immensely grateful for the effect Arturia had on her husband's life just by being his student.
Beerus's Planet Age 774
Whis smiles as he watches Lord Beerus sleep peacefully, taking the time to walk around the planet he wanders about as he sees that a nearby moon is brighter than the others, catching his attention before returning to his Lord's side.
"Oh Lord Beerus, you'll be so happy when you wake up, to have someone to finally push you to new limits…A Goddess and perhaps even the Saiyan she fought…" He says fondly, hoping that his Lord's dreams are peaceful, waiting for the day he awakens and sees all that's happened in his absence.
Pocket space of Arturia Morgana Pendragon
(Arturia's P.O.V)
As I continue to watch everyone interact with each other like a real family, I stare at my tempest Jewel ring and look outside, seeing a full moon in the sky which feels peaceful to me.
"I hope, that even as we leave this world, we can continue to find this joy and happiness..as a family…" I say to myself, before turning back and joining in the conversations in progress.
I love my family, and despite the circumstances, it took to gain them, I wouldn't trade them for all the riches in the world.
They are my heart and home.
I love you, my sisters.
[Outro song end]
Author's note
And here we are at last, The end of Part 2.
So, I hope the second part of the fight scene from the last chapter was satisfying for you all, it was rather interesting for me as a writer to come up with ideas to not only fit the build but also fit into character as much as possible.
And Goku is back, much to the joy of the rest of his family I can say. This will definitely have an effect on things going forward, especially the first part of the Buu Saga being the Saiyaman arc
As for Super Saiyan Rose itself, you can see that Arturia will have trouble keeping it stable as she has only just obtained the form, while she can technically keep it going, she has to "refresh" the transformation, which could be used as an opening thus introducing a flaw into the current state of SSR.
As for the Perfect Susanoo's use, I felt that it was only right that both of us really went all in so I went with it and even added my own spin to it, borrowing the idea from Sasuke Uchiha's Indra Susanoo only this time instead of looking more human, it's more like flames of wrath are coming out from the mask and eyes.
As for Goku using Kaioken on Super Saiyan 3, don't worry he can only ever actually do this in otherworld as the strain is way too much if he did this when alive. But it was the best way for him to close the gap between SSR and himself, especially when he went to a brand new 100X multiplier.
And I hope I chose a fitting outro song for this Two-Parter.
Next time on A Golden Goddess: Template Stacking, Another 10 pull, and Family bonding.
See you all next time.