"Dragonball AS: Destroyer Saga"
Chapter 4- "The Spar"
By- Tiny
Gohan was doing some warm-ups outside his home in the mountain district early in the morning, his arms flying through the air like hot knives through butter as a fine sheen of sweat went out over his skin. The previous night had been one of both overwhelming sadness and great joy, since despite the fact that they had lost their father forever, Trunks and Bra found a reason to be happy. Everyone else had been overjoyed as well, after learning of the human woman Marron's pregnancy, especially the aging soon-to-be grandfather, Krillin and his wife.
Berge and Apio were staying with Ubuu in his apartment in the newly named Son City, renamed shortly before Hercule's death when the aging man announced that his son-in-law was the one who really defeated Cell. The two Saiya-jin were closer to the resurrected Majin in age anyway, so it was only natural that they would want to stay with someone who might be a bit more like them in temperament. Ice would have gone with them, but had opted instead to stay with Trunks and aid in the Saiya-jin prince's training, since he had been around a bit and knew some handy techniques.
The eldest hybrid from Earth smiled to himself as he stopped in the middle of his katas, turning around to see a very casually dressed, white-haired Saiya-jin standing smugly behind him. Kimuchi was staying with the eldest Son man while he was on Earth, since they were not only related but also so very close in their ages, Kimuchi being about a year older than his cousin. The white-haired Saiya-jin still hadn't given up much info on himself other than what he had told everyone else, but Gohan had a feeling that he'd learn everything eventually and said nothing of it.
"You always train alone, or are you just too powerful to spar with Pan or your mate?" Kimuchi teased, "Maybe I can help you out in that department. I've been aching for a good spar ever since Diive was killed so long ago."
"I don't think you could handle my power," Gohan laughed, "I'm the strongest fighter on Earth now, what with my father gone and Vegeta dead...hard as it is to believe their both gone for good."
"Maybe a good workout will help to keep your mind off such things, Gohan," Kimuchi smiled, falling into stance, "We can start out on the normal level and work our way up from there. How's that sound?"
"Perfect!" Gohan beamed, spacing his body out, "I'm ready whenever you are!"
Kimuchi didn't waste any time on words as he lunged for his cousin for all he was worth, phasing behind him quickly and slamming a powerful kick right into the back of Gohan's head. The son of Goku was sent careening forward from the force of the blow, but was quick to recover from his disorientation and fired a small, short range ki blast right at his cousin. The white-haired warrior huffed loudly as he slapped the yellow beam away into the sky, only to notice that Gohan had disappeared just before the dark-haired hybrid smashed his fist into Kimuchi's face.
The older hybrid could feel his blood beginning to flow more freely through his veins as he whipped around to the side, catching Gohan hard in the ribcage and sending him soaring through the air. Gohan growled at being so foolish as to get that close to an experienced opponent and flashed immediately into Super Saiya-jin, raw power surging through his body as he moved back at his quarry. Kimuchi simply smirked as he too transformed to the legendary state that so few had ever reached, meeting his cousin full force at the halfway point between them.
A sonic boom rocked the area around the two warriors as their fist slammed hard against each other's, both currently fighting dead even as they struggled to gain the advantage in the fight. Kimuchi swung a roundhouse kick for Gohan's skull, but came up short as Gohan ducked back under the blow and tried to get back at his cousin with a knee to the chest. Kimuchi was smart, however, and phased out of sight in an attempt to get the drop on Gohan, but it was to little avail as the dark-haired warrior whipped around and blocked the fist aimed right at his back.
Kimuchi smirked with sheer delight as he threw another blow right for his cousin's head, never making contact as the younger man caught his hand and attempted to throw him into the ground. The older hybrid just laughed as he once again disappeared, this time through a teleportation move, and reappeared just in time to get a ki blast right in his shocked face. Kimuchi soared backwards into a nearby tree, breaking the towering plant in half from the speed he was moving at, bringing a small smile to Gohan's menacing features.
"Not bad, I wouldn't think you could sense my reentry point like that," Kimuchi chuckled, wiping his mouth off, "I guess you learned how to do that from my uncle, seeing as he knew the same move."
"Yeah, it's easy to lock on to teleportation!" Gohan beamed, "But I say it's time to put an end to this fight, once and for all!"
"I couldn't agree more, Gohan," Kimuchi chuckled, his hair beginning to cluster up on his head as blue bolts of ki shot around him, "I think I'm going to enjoy making you eat the dirt!"
Gohan smirked as he too ascended to the next level and charged full force at his cousin, who managed to side-step the move just in time to slam a powerful kick to Gohan's cheek. The younger hybrid was thrown to the side a few feet before regaining his composure and moving in to strike his cousin once more, landing a hard punch right in Kimuchi's exposed gut. The larger warrior lurched forward in pain as Gohan brought his elbow down on Kimuchi's spine, knocking the older warrior hard into the ground and sending chunks of Earth into the air.
The son of Goku let out a small chuckle as he lifted his leg as though to strike Kimuchi in the head once again, but was unable to do so as the older warrior phased out of sight and reappeared just behind Gohan. Kimuchi's face broke out in a wicked grin as he smashed his knee into his cousin's face, sending him careening once more into the air at lightning fast speed. The older warrior managed to let out small laugh as he teleported up high over his still distracted cousin, pulling his fists up over his head to slam Gohan into the ground when he reached him.
The plan might have worked too, were it not for Gohan's power spiked to new heights and he phased around behind Kimuchi, smacking his foot into the base of the older Saiya-jin's back. Kimuchi was sent soaring forward, but managed to right himself in the air with relative quickness and gazed at the younger hybrid overhead, his eyes flashing with anger for being caught off guard so easily. What really caught his attention, however, was the length of Gohan's golden hair and the fact that his eyebrows had simply disappeared.
"So, you can reach that level too," Kimuchi chuckled, "Then I guess I was wrong to hold back on you after all, Gohan."
"What?" Gohan's eyes widened, "You can ascend to the third level!"
Kimuchi didn't grace his cousin with a verbal answer as he began to draw on his power, knocking Gohan away even from the distance that separated them, and his ki began to fluctuate wildly. The older warrior's hair didn't grow all that much, only reaching down to about his ankles as sparks began to shoot all around his body, his eyebrows protruding as the hair burned away. Much to Gohan's surprise, however, Kimuchi's muscles didn't bulge in the slightest as he began to transform, and there were other changes that were different as well.
Kimuchi's formerly golden locks of hair remained their Super Saiya-jin texture and form, but faded to a much more silvery-white color as his jade eyes turned to a solid crystal blue. The golden aura of Super Saiya-jin darkened to a wicked black color, though there was no evil or malice in his aura, and the blue bolts of energy shot to a sparkling red as he continued to power up. Gohan was at a complete loss for words, seeing as it was a transformation the likes of which he had never seen before, not to mention that Kimuchi's power was now almost as high as his own.
"Now, Gohan, we can settle this at our fullest potential," Kimuchi chuckled, flexing his arms, "What do you say to that?"
"Alright, but what's that transformation?" Gohan asked, "I've never seen a Super Saiya-jin 3 change like that before!"
"I'm a guardian Saiya-jin, much like this planet's own, and that means I can use negative energy to drain my opponents strength in battle," Kimuchi explained in a rather rushed tone, "There'll be plenty of time to explain this later, but right now I want to finish this fight!"
"That makes two of us," Gohan chuckled, flaring his aura out, "Let's do this!"
Kimuchi was more then willing to accept his cousin's offer as he lunged at the younger man with all his might, slamming a fist hard into Gohan's jaw and sending a small trickle of blood down his lip. Gohan snarled at the older man as he drew his knee up and caught Kimuchi in the groin, causing the guardian to lurch forward from the mind-numbing pain he was feeling at that moment. Taking full advantage of the situation, Gohan brought his hands down on Kimuchi's head and knocked the older warrior with full force into the earth below.
Chunks of debris flew high into the air all around the younger warrior as he looked down at his own two hands, noticing that his power had decreased slightly from where it had been at the start of the fight. On the other hand, Kimuchi's power had gone up from the fight against his cousin, meaning that while Gohan had been touching his cousin's body physically, he had been draining his power. It was upon this realization that the Super Saiya-jin realized what he had to do as he began to charge up a powerful ki wave in his fingertips.
Kimuchi rose up out of the ground just in time to see an orange ki wave charging on the tip of his cousin's hand, causing the older Saiya-jin to cock his head to the side in mild confusion. He had never seen a ki attack charge within someone fingers before, having thought such a feat impossible his entire life, but his eyes lit up with horror as he realized that Gohan's power was also rising. Whatever this attack was, it was so focused that Gohan could increase his strength greatly by focusing the bulk of it into those two fingertips, putting Kimuchi on the defensive.
"It's taken me almost my entire life to do it, but I've finally mastered my former sensei's most powerful attack!" Gohan chuckled, his energy capping off, "LIGHT OF DEATH!"
The older Saiya-jin on the ground's eyes widened even more as the corkscrew shaped beam barreled towards him at breakneck pace, reaching the halfway point after only a few seconds right before slamming hard into Kimuchi's defenses. The beam spread out as it hit, sending up a bright orange flash as it expanded all around the older Saiya-jin man, searing at his skin in the process. A giant cloud of dust kicked up into the air as the beam finally ended with an earthshaking explosion, knocking Kimuchi deeper into the ground then he had been before. When the cloud died down, dissipating into nothingness once more, Gohan could see that not only had the beam hit it's mark, but that Kimuchi was no longer in his transformed state.
"Man, what a move!" Kimuchi laughed, rising to his feet with only minor injuries on his body, "Your sensei must've been one hell of a ki master!"
"Yeah, Piccolo was the best there was, easily my father's rival in control and innovation as far as his techniques go," Gohan nodded, "Looks like I win this round Kimuchi, so that means you get to spill on the whole negative energy thing. How exactly does it work?"
"Well, it's kind of hard to explain," Kimuchi mused, scratching his chin, "I guess it's like..."
"Oh boys, I've got breakfast ready in here!" Videl cried out from the house rather loudly, "You better get it while you still can..."
Videl didn't have time to even brace herself as two blurs raced past her at the kitchen door, knocking the human woman onto her behind as the sounds of munching down their food emanated from the kitchen. Looking around into the small room, Videl could see the two slightly battered Saiya-jin eating their food at rapid speed, along with the recently arisen Pan and Medon. The human woman could only shake her head as she to walked into the kitchen so that she could get her one meal before they decided to go ahead and eat that too, a soft smile on her face as she did so.
"It's just like Chi-Chi always said," Videl giggled to herself, "Give a Saiya-jin the dinner call, they eat you out of house and home..."
Updated Power Levels
SSJ3 Gohan: 85,500,000
w/Light of Death: 94,000,000
SSJ3 Kimuchi: 84,000,000
w/Gohan's power: 88,000,000
Author's Notes: Hope you all enjoyed that, one big spar between the two most powerful Saiya-jin on the planet and you also got to learn a little more about Kimuchi and his background. Killing two birds with one stone is fun, but the next chapter will be a little more serious with a switch over to a visit to the Lookout by Ubuu and his roommates, where they meet a new fighter, the sixteen year old Nameksei-jin, Sanil! To find out what kind of powers this Nameksei-jin possesses, you'll have to stay tuned, but for now let's get to the readers!
Draco the Destroyer: Berge is quite large, yes, but the really big one is Apio, inheriting his height from his grandfather obviously. As for Ice transforming, you'll have to stay tuned to find that out, but it won't be for a while yet, assuming I decide to have him change at all.
The wandering Azn: Nice to see you've got a profile on here now and that you're still reading this story, and don't worry. Only a few major and some minor details are being changed this time around, so things will still progress in a similar way.
Ilthary: Yeah, I like the way this storyline is progressing a lot too, and I hope you've enjoyed the development of the Saiya-jin guardian, Kimuchi. Hoping to see more from you as things move on, so stick around!