Disclaimer: Toei Animation, Bird Studios/Shueisha, Akira Toriyama, and FUNimation own all three Dragon Ball Series. If I owned them, which I don't, I'd be rich, which I'm not, and you'd be watching this fan fiction on TV, not reading it on a computer. Now, onto this story already!
After truly thinking it over, I have added a twist that was not originally part of the story... But I think you'll all like it. Now, onward to Chapter 12!
The True Prince of Darkness
The three Saiyajins looked down to the crater below, all three of them wondering who had just spoken.
He stood at the edge of the crater, his black and red clothing and crimson hair swaying in the gentle wind that had just picked up.
"Who are you!" Demanded Vegeta. "Answer me!"
The peach colored being looked up at the Saiyajins. "Fools, did you think you could vanquish me so easily?"
The three Saiyajins gasped, their jaws dropping.
Vegeta shook off his disbelief and growled. "You can't be Daun, your power is pathetic."
"Do not be ignorant Saiyajin," snapped Daun. "I may be without my demonic strength, but I am still a most formidable foe."
Vegeta threw his head back and started laughing hysterically.
Goku looked at Vegeta questioningly. "I don't think this is a laughing matter Vegeta..."
Vegeta, letting the last bit of his laughing fit leave him, turned to Goku with a smirk. "Kakarot, you can't be serious. I don't know how he survived our attack, but however he did it left him so weak that he should've let himself die." He looked down to Daun. "Although I would like to know how you did live through our attack, that perplexes me greatly."
"Is that so?" Daun grinned. "I suppose it is of little consequence... But if your last request is to know how I survived your pathetic attempt on my life, I will be happy to oblige."
---------------Moments Ago...---------------
He shook his head, trying to clear it of some of the haziness caused by Gogeta's assault. He looked around the enormous crater, and realized that that blow to the neck from Gogeta had broken the planet's surface and cratered it deeply. With a groan, he stroked his neck gingerly.
Daun felt a great heat singeing at his flesh and screamed in pain, hot lava eating away at and burning his flesh. He again screamed in agony as he pulled away from the pool of liquid fire, watching his left arm be devoured by the hot liquid. He growled and let out a quick but loud roar, and a new arm shot forth from the stump. After testing the arm a bit by swinging it around a bit, he started to pick himself up.
All of a sudden, a booming shout ravaged his eardrums, and Daun quickly looked up.
His eyes widened in fear as he saw the largest wave of ki he'd ever encountered, the shining gold beam radiating with great power.
Daun gathered his wits and quickly uttered incantation after incantation, barrier after barrier of dark ki forming in front of him, hoping it would shield him. But in his heart of hearts he knew it was pointless, this fight was over. But the shields would ease his pain a little.
When the golden light came close, Daun prepared himself for death.
Then out of the blue, the most brilliant idea he'd ever thought up hit him, and with a shout, a shout that could not be heard at all, his form wavered strangely as all of the dark, black matter that was once the demon's skin gathered into one spot, the vibrant red hair that once sat atop his head becoming a pink antenna.
At the back of Buu's skull all of the dark matter condensed into one little tightly packed ball of skin, and all the features that resembled Daun left the body's form, and it began looking like the pudgy Majin Buu it once was. And immediately, the black ball of skin seeped into Buu's skin, and the black earrings that hung from Buu's lobes shattered almost instantly, signifying that he was fused no longer.
The fat, pink body was incinerated utterly, Majin Buu's form sliced and diced into millions of pieces, and those were torn apart and burnt until there was absolutely nothing left, not even molecules.
Daun felt immeasurable hurt then, but he didn't feel himself die. Once the body of Majin Buu was destroyed, a strange black matter fell to the ground, mixing into the pool of liquid fire.
He should have been dead, by all the laws of nature he should have been sent to Other World. But he had defied the laws of nature and used Majin Buu's body as the ultimate barrier, letting the fat pink monster be killed, and not him.
And so, the lava pool parted, and a warrior crept out, totally unscathed, and encased in a gleaming jet-black aura. He let the aura fade and climbed to his feet, walking up the wall of the deep impact crater.
He stood tool at the edge of the crater, and looked up at the three Saiyajins hovering above him.
---------------Back to Present---------------
Vegeta growled. "So you used that creature you fused with as a refuge from our assault... You disgust me Daun. You should've taken your death with pride you sniveling coward!"
"Be quiet Saiyajin! You know not of which you speak, so shut your damned mouth!"
"Why don't you make me you arrogant little punk!"
"Vegeta!" Cried Goku. "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"
"He can't win now Kakarot," responded Vegeta. "His power is nothing now, even baldy could've crushed him at this point."
"You mean Krillin?"
"Yes Kakarot," snapped Vegeta. "May we get to the matter at hand please? That would be nice!"
Goku cringed a little. "Jeez... No need to yell..."
Vegeta sighed, turning his focus back to Daun. "Now, prepare to die!"
Daun growled for a moment, then grinned widely. He uttered an incantation, and his left fist began to glow with a jet-black glow.
"It will be you who dies, Saiyajin!"
"If you're so confident, why don't you attack already?"
Daun laughed heartily.
Vegeta raised a brow. "What's so funny?"
"You are, monkey!" Shouted Daun, no longer laughing, but grinning ear to ear.
"Shut up demon!" Screamed Vegeta. "I'll kill you for such insolence!" His aura exploded to life about his body as he descended rapidly towards Daun.
"Vegeta!" Shouted Goku.
"Dad!" Yelled Trunks.
Daun's smirk didn't fade, even as he saw Vegeta coming at him. That's right you stupid monkey… Come on…
In a very swift motion, Daun swung his hand, seemingly clasping something, and struck Vegeta's ear hard just as the Saiyajin Prince's fist buried itself in his abdomen.
Daun grunted loudly as his body was sent backward with much force, sending the fallen Kaioushin across the battlefield and directly into a mountain base, his body not destroying it, but denting it deeply enough to leave a groove that could suspend his form.
Lifting his head weakly, Daun grinned, blood running down the sides of his mouth.
Vegeta's lips parted in an ugly snarl as he wondered what the twisted mind of Dai Daun was thinking about.
"What is there to smirk about Daun!"
"Your ear… Idiot!"
Vegeta's eyes widened as his hand snapped to his ear, the feel of a small, round object tightly latched to the ear Daun had struck. The strike had barely registered with him, so he had ignored the slight pain. But the object on his ear was not to be ignored.
A Potara Earring.
"No!" Vegeta started to tug at his ear, his body overcome with a blue glow. "No!" Bellowed the Saiyajin Prince, fighting to tear the earring from his ear as he was slowly being dragged towards Daun.
"NO!" Screamed Goku and Trunks together, the two Saiyajins flying down to the planet's surface and grabbing at Vegeta, trying to pull him free.
Daun's face began to resemble a demented man's visage, his wide, sick grin beneath a furrowed brow as his body was dragged towards Vegeta's, his form encased by that same blue glow.
A deep cackle escaped Daun as he threw his head back in mad laughter.
The attempts of Goku and Trunks were futile as the two bodies were flung together, colliding hard and exploding into a brilliant blue light.
"No…" Said Goku softly as the light dimmed.
He wore a black, sleeveless top, with a red, short sleeved shirt beneath it, black gloves, red, loose fitting pants, and black boots. His ears were quite long and pointed, a trait of Daun's. Two jet-black earrings hung from these ears, the earrings given to the fusion's two halves.
In way of looks, his head rose into a high widow's peak, and his wild spiked hair stood erect atop his head. His hair much resembled a still flame standing tall atop his head, the bright crimson locks with black streaks adding to this comparison. His face much resembled Daun, but his skin color was clearly Vegeta's.
He was a strange mix of a Saiyajin and a Kaioushin indeed.
The new being looked over to Trunks and Goku, and spoke these words, "The mightiest being in all existence lives, and to you insignificant mortals, he will be known as Dai Kaioushin Dauta!"
Trunks took a step forward, but found an arm against his chest, pushing him back.
"No Trunks. Your body is in no condition for this. Let me finish it," said Goku.
Trunks looked at him, and nodded sadly. A white flame forged itself about him, and Trunks flew up into the sky, taking refuge.
Goku let out a quick roar, and his form exploded into is Super Saiyajin Three state.
Dauta grinned and looked to Goku, and let out a booming roar. Slowly, a black flame corrupted his form, his crimson mane splitting again and again as it fell behind him, slowly being burnt until it was an inky black. The bony ridge beneath his brow pushed outward, his eyebrows disappearing. His black pupils slowly lightened into a brilliant crimson as his transformation ended.
Goku's eyes widened. "No! You can go Super Saiyajin Three now too!"
"Obviously you twit," spat Dauta, sounding much like Vegeta, "Your Saiyajin comrade and Daun are now one within me, I have all their power and abilities surging through me."
Goku's shock slowly faded and stared the odd version of the third Super Saiyajin stage down, Dauta returning the glare.
"This ends now!" Roared Dauta as he rushed at Goku in a fiery rage, unleashing a flurry of furious fists.
Goku swiftly dodged each one for a good few moments until Dauta ultimately landed a fierce blow to Goku's gut, doubling him over, then drove his knee into Goku's face, then swung his leg into a hard roundhouse, kicking Goku into the ground.
Dauta flew after him, but Goku quickly sprang to his feet, the two warriors throwing out powerful punches, their four fists colliding and resulting in a sonic boom that ruptured the ground beneath them.
Dauta pulled his fists back and let Goku fall forward, then thrust his forehead out, head butting Goku quite hard, drawing blood from Goku's nose as Dauta drove his fist into Goku's abdomen, saliva flying from Goku's mouth as Dauta's fist collided with his stomach repeatedly.
After suffering those hard punches for a long moment, Goku caught both of Dauta's fists and slammed his knee into Dauta's face twice, and just as Dauta's head was flung back by Goku's knee, Goku snapped his leg out, kicking Dauta in the gut.
The corrupted Saiyajin fusion flew backward, his body again hitting a mountainside. With an angry roar, Dauta broke free of the imprint and flew at Goku, the two warriors swinging their fists at the exact same time.
Dauta and Goku both find each other's face with their fists, knocking the two apart.
"Stupid Saiyajin!" Screamed Dauta, driving his fist into Goku's stomach again, then flipped over him, ferociously ramming his knee into Goku's neck, sending Goku down into the dirt hard.
Goku opened his eyes halfway, fluttering between the waking world and the blackness of unconsciousness.
Goku's eyes widened as he felt himself lifted upwards by his arm.
"Dauta!" Shouted Goku in horror.
Dauta growled and slammed Goku into a mountain wall. He grinned and created four black bands of energy, placing them around Goku's arms, legs, and neck.
Daun approached Goku, and his face shifted and swirled, the visage now resembling Vegeta very clearly.
"What's the matter Kakarot?"
Goku's eyes widened, as the usually double toned voice sounded exactly like Vegeta's. "Vegeta?"
"You damned low class commoner!" His eyes softened a little. "How could you let this happen to me?"
"Vegeta… I tried… I really tried!"
"Shut up!" Screamed the mutated Prince, bringing the back of his hand across Goku's face quite powerfully, saliva flying from Goku's mouth.
Goku's eyes narrowed in a look of anger.
"What clown? Are you feeling angry and humiliated?" He backhanded Goku a second time.
"Fool, you don't know what humiliation is!" He drove his fist into Goku's face, drawing yet more blood from Goku's nose.
"You defeated me on Earth! Me, a Saiyajin Elite, crushed by a third class commoner!" He rammed his knuckles into Goku's face again.
"You crushed the Changeling, and not me! I am the Prince of our race Kakarot, his blood was for me to spill, and me alone!" He punched Goku yet again, forcing his skull to push the wall of the mountain inward.
"You even achieved the pinnacle of our race's strength before me Kakarot, I was to be the first Super Saiyajin. I was to fulfill the legend. Not some third class pauper!" He slammed his fist into Goku's gut, more saliva flying from Goku's mouth.
"And the greatest insult of them all Kakarot, your brat… that stupid little child achieved Super Saiyajin before me! He hadn't even really worked for it Kakarot, he only achieved it in sorrow, whereas I had worked my body to near death and could not do it. A mere half Saiyajin child had surpassed the Saiyajin Prince!"
Sparkling black ki gathered about Dauta's left fist. "And now, I will rend you limb from limb Kakarot, for each insult, each defeat I suffered at your hands!" His face reverted in Daun's, and Dauta pressed the hot ki to Goku's shoulder blade, and the searing hot energy began to tear through his flesh.
With a scream of agony, Goku's aura exploded about him, breaking free of the wall, five boulders clinging to him due to the stillattachedenergy cuffs.
Goku growled and slammed each of the five stones into Dauta's skull one by one, sending Dauta backwards into the ground, breaking the Earth's surface.
Dauta slowly climbed tohis feet andthrew his arms out and legs out, black energy starting to crackle about him.
Goku easily recognized the stance and cupped his hands at his sides.
"Ka!" A blue orb appeared betweenGoku's palms as Dauta's whole body began to glow darkly.
"Me!" The blue orb grew large, crackling with sparks of gold energy.
"Ha!" Dauta's dark aura swelled in size.
"Me!" The blue orb followed suit, becoming enormous and rather unstable.
And at the time Goku screamed, "Ha!" Dauta screamed "Final Flash!" The two warriors unleashed their trademark attacks, two waves of unparalleled size and power clashing as soon as they were fired, the blue wave of Goku's meeting the black wave of Dauta.
Goku began to grit his teeth in strain, as Dauta was screaming in aggravation, the two seeming to be at a stalemate. However, slowly but surely, the Final Flash began to eat away at the Kamehameha wave, ramming into Goku powerfully and erupting in an enormous explosion.
When the dust cleared, Dauta stood tall over Goku. He grinned at Goku's body.
Goku's chest was opened and bleeding very badly, the muscles and tendons underneath his skin exposed to the air.
"Disgusting little monkey…" The gleaming dark aura that killed so many encased Goku. "Destruct!" And with that shout, the life of the Earth's greatest hero was ended.
Man… It looks like there's no stopping Daun now… All the Z warriors are dead… What will become of everything now? But wait… am I forgetting someone? We shall see, that we shall. Well, I'm off, and I ask of you to review this chapter. Sayonara.
