"Dragonball AS: Deadly Sins Saga"
Chapter 24- "Games Begin"
By- Tiny
As Vegeta and the others stood in waiting, all anxious to get this battle over with, the door to the ship finally opened up. Out of the doorway stepped six cloaked figures, two powerful men following them closely, and a whole horde of warriors, at least a thousand of them in all. The nervousness that had existed previously now resurfaced amongst the Z warriors, much to Vegeta's dismay.
"Who are you people?" Vegeta grunted, "There are supposed to be seven of you."
"Our leader has decided to decline this battle," the strongest figure smirked, "He wouldn't want to soil his hands with the blood of such inferior warriors!"
"You...DARE to call the Saiya-jin prince inferior!?!" Vegeta growled, his aura flaring out rapidly, "I'll show you who's inferior here, you bastard!"
Before the cloaked man could event think of a retort, Vegeta had attacked, delivering a roundhouse kick to the man's skull. Whoever the figure was, he soared away into another part of the canyon, followed shortly there after by the Saiya-jin prince. Not wasting a minute in their commander's absence, the other fighters dispersed and began to pick targets.
In a matter of minutes, every Z fighter was engaged in some kind of combat with at least one of these new fighters. Raditz and Diive both had their hands full with two different fighters apiece, while Gohan had one of the weakest of the six strong fighters to contend with. Everyone else was contending with the soldiers that had followed the six super powers out, making their job easy.
The war had begun...
Even at the third level, Gohan was not doing the least bit of real damage to his opponent. Whoever this guy was, Gohan knew he was in for the fight of his life if he couldn't even damage him.
"What's the matter Saiya-jin?" the man's hearty laugh mocked, "Too weak to beat even the weakest opponent? I almost feel sorry for you!"
"Just who are you?" Gohan asked angrily, "Why are you doing this?"
"Since you asked so nicely, I guess I'll tell you who I am," the man grunted, removing his cloak.
Underneath the heavy fabric was a fat, disgusting individual with scaly red skin that reminded the hybrid of blood. He was clad in a loose fitting black outfit that greatly resembled the one worn by Destroyer back on Yardratsei three years earlier. This disgusting man wore a similar sheathed sword at his side and Gohan, judging by the experience with Destroyer, knew it was most likely very sharp. Two yellow, animalistic eyes shone wickedly in the early evening light, sending chills down Gohan's already shaky spine.
"I am the first of who are known as the 'Deadly Sins'," the man chuckled, "My name is Gluttony, weakest of the strong, as you would put it. No matter though, I am more than powerful enough to take you out."
"You think so, huh?" Gohan laughed, "Then I guess I should show you my true power before you die..."
"True power?" Gluttony gasped, "But...I thought you were already at your maximum?"
"You honestly think I'd go into a battle at my fullest?" Gohan smirked, powering up, "None of us are at our full power yet, so your previous read-outs on our energy are inaccurate. Sucks, doesn't it?"
Not waiting for a response from the over-weight warrior, Gohan began to charge up to his new found maximum. Gohan's thick, golden locks of hair began to wave in the breeze formed by his rising energy as his aura darkened to a reddish-gold coloration. The formerly green eyes of the Super Saiya-jin faded to a crystal blue color as Gohan's already massive muscles bulged slightly, ripping his gi top off, giving Gluttony a full view of the Saiya-jin's muscles.
The golden tail that wagged behind the Saiya-jin darkened back to brown yet again as Gohan's energy levels rose rapidly. Black bolts of energy shot out around the Saiya-jin's aura as his energy began to peak and the golden locks of long hair darkened to a red that almost matched the color of the Sin's skin. With one final yell to push his power to it's fullest, Gohan's aura flared out, blinding the Sin for a few seconds.
"How is this possible!?!" Gluttony grumbled, "You Saiya-jin can't be that strong!"
"Oh, but I am that strong," Gohan smirked, "I call this form the Super Kaio-Ken, a combination of the level three transformation and the Kaio-Ken attack my father learned many years ago. What really grabs you is that despite my rise in power, Vegeta is easily twice as powerful!"
"YOU LIE!" Gluttony screamed, "No monkey can possibly be that strong!"
"MONKEY!?!" Gohan growled, "Oh, I am going to KILL YOU!"
Before Gluttony could react to the Saiya-jin's movements, Gohan slammed his super charged fist into the Sin's portly middle. Gluttony lurched over in pain, giving Gohan a clear shot at his exposed head. The kick delivered to the Sin's skull sent him flying down to the rocky outcroppings that surrounded them, slicing him up a bit in the process.
"Get up!" the Saiya-jin demanded, "That couldn't have hurt you that much or else the time to end this battle is now."
"An intelligent Saiya-jin," Gluttony chuckled, getting to his feet, "I never thought I'd see the day..."
"You won't," Gohan growled, "Because you're not going to last the night."
"We'll see about that," the overweight warrior grunted, "Take this!"
Gohan moved out of the way just in time to avoid the massive black energy blast, his skin hot from the intensity of the attack. Not giving the Saiya-jin hybrid a chance to react, Gluttony blurred behind Gohan and slammed a fist into his back. The Saiya-jin lurched forward in pain but was knocked backwards when the Sin delivered a kick to his middle. Blood flew from the Saiya-jin's lips, but Gohan wouldn't give in so easily.
Jumping back into the fight, just as his father would've done, Gohan smashed his fist into the overweight warrior's jaw, dislocating it. Gluttony did a complete 360 spin from the force Gohan put into the attack, all the while getting battered by the hybrid from all angles. Each blow sent a new wave of pain coursing though the Sin's body, like nothing he had ever felt before.
"I underestimated this Saiya-jin," Gluttony coughed, "But his energy is fading away, so I might still have my chance at victory."
Reaching up just in time to block another of Gohan's punches, Gluttony fired a giant beam of black energy right at the Saiya-jin warrior. This time, Gohan was too close to avoid the attack and took it full force in his face. Gluttony smirked with satisfaction at his handiwork, noting that Gohan's power was now half what it was at the battle's start.
"It seems your power does have limits, Saiya-jin," Gluttony smirked, "How do honestly expect to beat me when your power has dropped so much?"
"In case you haven't noticed, you aren't any better off," Gohan huffed, "And I still have more than enough power at my disposal to defeat someone like you!"
Not tolerating the hybrid's boasts, Gluttony charged Gohan and rammed his knee into the Saiya-jin's ribcage. Gohan was sent soaring into the darkening sky, blood dripping slowly out of the corner of his lips. His face twisted with a combination of pain and rage, showing his usually dormant Saiya-jin nature.
"I can't keep going like this," Gohan growled, "Gotta finish this fight now!"
Now determined to emerge victorious from the fight, Gohan righted himself and immediately cupped his hands at his sides. In a matter of seconds a blue energy ball had formed in the Saiya-jin's palms, the power within it growing rapidly with each passing moment. Gluttony showed no real concern about the Saiya-jin's move, since he knew it would be easy to block at that distance.
"KA....ME...."
"What a pitiful creature!" Gluttony laughed, "You really think that will hurt me, one of the deadliest beings in the galaxy?"
"HA....ME...."
"I see, you Saiya-jin truly are idiots," the Sin continued, "Fine then, fire your blast. Even that won't save you..."
Right as Gluttony finished his statement, Gohan phased out of sight all together, leaving behind a very confused Sin. Gluttony continued to look around furiously, trying to find any trace of his opponent only to come up empty handed.
"Where the hell is that Saiya-jin?"
As though he had read Gluttony's mind, Gohan reappeared right in front of the Sin, the blue energy ball still at his side. The overweight Sin's eyes widened in horror as he saw the fire burning in Gohan's icy eyes and for the first time in his life, he was the one afraid.
"This can't be happening!"
"HA!!!!!!"
Gluttony opened his mouth as if to scream, but the sound never made it out of his mouth as the KameHameHa wave engulfed his body. Gohan watched with satisfaction as the Sin's body disintegrated right before his eyes, bringing with it a small sense of satisfaction in his abilities. His energy now completely depleted and his body utterly exhausted, Gohan collapsed to the ground bellow, his hair returning to it's normal color and length.
Gohan could feel his life force slipping away, the blood loss he had suffered during the battle being far too great even for his Saiya-jin healing powers. The situation was all too grim for the mighty Saiya-jin warrior and he was just about to give up when a blurry figure landed next to his body, picking him up from the ground.
"Gohan, take this," the figure urged, "We can't afford to lose you now!"
Just barely able to tell what he was about to eat, Gohan chewed on the senzu bean as quickly as he could in his weakened condition. Finally having crushed the bean down to a soft, mushy substance Gohan swallowed, his injuries healing soon there after. With his vision now restored as well, the Saiya-jin was able to make out the face of his rescuer, a fully charged Krillin.
"How did you know where to find me?" the Saiya-jin chuckled.
"I went looking for you and felt your power rise and then drop suddenly," the former monk explained, "I knew you'd want to know first..."
"Know what?" Gohan inquired, raising his brow, "What are you talking about?"
"Gohan, they..."
"They what?"
"They killed them."
"Killed who?" Gohan asked anxiously, "Krillin, who did they kill?"
"Videl and Yuno."
Krillin had never seen a man power up so fast, but just as soon as the words left the short man's mouth Gohan's energy had shot all the way back to full. No longer were the blue pupils in place, however, as Gohan's eyes shown an eerie white as he took off in the direction Krillin had come from. The former monk watched in awe until his old friend was far from his sight, then shook his head somberly.
"I almost feel sorry for whoever did it when Gohan gets his hands on them," Krillin sighed, "Almost...."
NEXT TIME: The battle for Earth has begun and already there have been casualties, Gohan's wife, Videl, and his son-in-law, Yuno. How will Gohan react when he sees the dead body of his family members and the ones who did the deed? More importantly, will anyone be able to stop the Saiya-jin should he completely lose control? Also, why aren't Goku and the others back on Earth yet? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!