Note: I wish to say sorry to all the fans of this story for taking so long to finish writing this chapter. I've had a lot of problems in writing, first and for most Writer's Block and various other problems that have been going on in my life, but hopefully I can get back on the horse and finish this story…… Sorry….
Disclaimer: Based off of characters by the ever-lovable Rumiko Takahshi, which are hers, no copyright infringement is meant, and they are used without permission. This story can be spread around, as long as the author is acknowledged, and it is sold for, either in part or in while, and all disclaimers are left intact.
Life Renewed
By
Lady Mystra
Chapter 8:
Kagenmi walked down the path surrounded by yellow clouds, various blue skinned, small horned demons walked around moving sprits and carrying paper work all around a large red-skinned demon filling out a ledger. Kagenmi walked up to the desk not a bit concerned of the large demon sitting at the table doing his paperwork.
"If you're not to busy King Yamma I require a soul from HFIL." King Yamma looked over his desk and looked at Kagenmi.
"You!" replied King Yamma in awe and fear.
"Yes I'm taking a soul out of HFIL," was Kagenmi's reply.
"But why my lord who would you need in HFIL."
"A special soul who could serve me very well not just now but later on," King Yamma sweated bullets as he heard this and escorted Kagenmi to the gate's of HFIL. Demon workers scattered as the two powers walked the path to the gates of HFIL, two large demons one red the other blue opened the gates and stood at attention.
"I hope you find the person your looking for, I will be here await your return," replied King Yamma.
Kagenmi walked through HFIL and passed by souls as they wandered about stopping to feel for the soul he was searching for her let he senses go. A minute later he rose from the ground and shoot off in to the direction of the soul he was looking for.
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Mirai Vegeta heaved as he struggled to rise from the ground Frieza, Cell, King Cold and the rest of the Ginyu force where in the air laughing at the Saiyan Prince. He was hurting pain racked his body as he rose from the ground. It had been like this ever since he was killed by those androids on Earth. He looked up just in time to see Frieza fire a blast right at him. The blast ripped a channel through the ground sending Vegeta with it. Mirai Vegeta coughed up blood as he rose from the ground. 'Pathetic isn't it.'
Mirai Vegeta looked around to the source of the voice, but then realized the voice was in his head.
'Where is that power you sought for back when you were alive?'
'Who are you?'
'Do you want to win and have the power to conquer and crush your enemies once and for all?'
'Yes, I wish to crush them all.'
'The power is with in you, but first I will heal and restore you to full strength.'
A healing aura surrounded Mirai Vegeta and his strength returned and then something else happened that shocked and amazed him his tail had returned.
'You are whole again Prince of the Saiyan race.'
Mirai Vegeta stood up and stretched as he felt renewed and full of power. Looking over where Frieza and his friends is Mirai Vegeta smirked and launched at them. He felt invincible all thought's of achieving Super Saiyan where left behind. Two energy sphere's formed in his hands and as he approached the group he fired it at Recoome and Burter sending them flying he then sent a flying roundhouse kick that connected with Guldo and a uppercut sent Jeice into the sky leaving only Frieza and Cell to stare at Mirai Vegeta as he powered up.
"So the Monkey has got his second wind?" replied Frieza. Frieza laughed at Mirai Vegeta as he floated there Mirai Vegeta didn't give him a second to finish as he fired a right cross that sent him crashing to the ground. Cell paused as he looked at Mirai Vegeta he did not hesitate as he engaged Mirai Vegeta. Frieza shook his head as he cleared the stars he was seeing from that devastating right cross Mirai Vegeta gave him. Mirai Vegeta and Cell fought like men possessed, but it was Mirai Vegeta who was falling short it insectoid Cell was both fast and powerful even stronger than Frieza. Mirai Vegeta called upon all his power and strength, but it was futile as he was assaulted by Cell.
'The power is in you Vegeta'
'There for the taking if you would only seize it,' replied the voice again. Mirai Vegeta looked into himself for the first time in his life he did not care whether he won or lost he just wanted what had been denied to him for so long. And it was at that moment that he found it and called it forth from within where it had been all this time waiting for him to call upon it.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Screamed Mirai Vegeta as his eyes turned aqua and his hair and tail turn golden. Mirai Vegeta caught Cell's fist and sent him flying in the ground, Mirai Vegeta tapped it the power he had found and fired off his most powerful blast he could conceive of and unleashed it on both Cell and Frieza.
"FINAL FLASH!"
Mirai Vegeta laughed as he looked down on the broken bodies of his enemy's. Rising his head to the sky he cried. "The sleeper has awoken… I am the Prince of all Saiyan's once again!"
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Mirai Vegeta floated down to the ground and looked around enjoying the glory of triumph after what felt like an eternity of misery and sorrow.
"Good, good, your hate has made you powerful."
"You have given into your anger and released the power with in you."
"The door is open and you have walked in and now your journey is about to begin," replied Kagenmi as he clapped his hands together. He was approaching Mirai Vegeta from behind his cloak obscured his face from view. Mirai Vegeta snarled at Kagenmi and rose his hand readying a blast of Chi. Kagenmi continued to walk towards Mirai Vegeta with out fear, Mirai Vegeta released the blast heading for Kagenmi. The blast hit a barrier and washed over it like water, Kagenmi looked at Mirai Vegeta a shook his head.
"Are you finished?" Mirai Vegeta snarled for a moment before crossing his arms and waited for Kagenmi's approach.
"Good you are ready to listen."
"I need you to help train someone for an upcoming fight I would like you to fight him."
"Why should I help you fight this fool your training."
"Well you do owe me for helping you back there."
"I guess I do owe you for this," replied Mirai Vegeta as he pointed to his tail. "And also this," replied Kagenmi as he raised a shield that protected them both for the Frieza and Cell's blast's.
"You know it is not a very nice thing to interrupt me while I'm talking."
"It is very rude." Before Mirai Vegeta, Frieza or Cell could blink Kagenmi was floating right in front of them. Frieza and Cell stared at him as he approached them. "Who are you?"
"And what do you want with the Monkey Prince," replied Frieza
"That's for me to know and you to find out." Frieza growled and charged at him readying his punch to finish him in one blow. Kagenmi duck under the strike and sent his hand to Frieza's throat. Frieza stood still his mouth gapping open, Kagenmi's hand was not so much squeezing his throat as it was just holding his hand there. Kagenmi pushed his hand forward through Frieza's throat and out the other side gripping a semi-transparent Frieza in his grasp. Frieza's solid body immediately crumbled to dust, Cell looked on in shock and awe.
"What… Who…"
"Are you…" stuttered Cell.
"I am he who is…"
"Yet was…"
"Yet is to come…" Kagenmi raised his hand holding Frieza's soul and chanted a few words in an unknown dialect and a small portal opened up underneath his hand. Flames reached out from the portal and seem to be grabbing for the disembodied soul. Kagenmi turned his handed over and the tendrils of flame wrapped themselves around the soul and sucked it through the portal and then closed as if it didn't exist, leaving a scent of fire and brimstone behind.
"Next…"
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Ryoga woke with a startle and turned to the door.
"Who's there?" groaned Ryoga as he went to the door.
"It's Midnight," was the reply.
"Oh just give me a minute." Ryoga put on a robe and went and opened the door. "Midnight, what's going on?"
"You need to get ready and come with me," replied Midnight dressed in her fighting uniform. Ryoga went back and got ready dressing in his fighting uniform. Midnight led him outside and walked away from the house and the entered a clearing of high grass. A flash of light brought there attention as Midnight and Ryoga looked at Kagenmi and Mirai Vegeta walk towards them. Ryoga stopped as memories flooded his mind as he looked at Mirai Vegeta.
"Father…" Midnight pulled Ryoga to the side and Kagenmi answered.
"Yes and No he is and isn't your father Ryoga this is another Vegeta that I pulled from another Dimension." Ryoga then noticed a halo floating over his head. Kagenmi saw the look on Ryoga's face and replied,
"That my friend is a halo marking Vegeta here as one of the deceased." Mirai Vegeta smirked at the boy and looked him up and down.
"This brat won't give me any challenge," was Mirai Vegeta's reply. Ryoga looked confused and turned toward Kagenmi.
"Why did you bring him here?" replied Ryoga.
"To bring out the fire hiding in that heart of yours, you have a power hidden inside of you and it needs to be released, and only someone equal to your power level will do."
"But couldn't you just use the training room to fabricate an opponent."
"You need training with someone who you know little about and have the ability to actually kill you." Ryoga thought about what was said and realized that Kagenmi was right, he needed to learn how to fight against flesh and blood. Because if he did not learn to go all out how could he defeat Ranma.
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Mirai Vegeta looked at Ryoga from the other side of the field they where in. Ryoga was just finishing stretching when he noticed Mirai Vegeta looking at him impatiently. Ryoga stepped up and got readying, he kept his emotions in check so as not to give away his state of mine remembering his lessons. Mirai Vegeta smirked and got into a relaxed stance and raised his hand and gave a come over here motion. Ryoga followed suit and got into a stance, he raised his hand with his left hand palm facing him and his right arm behind his back. His left leg was also point towards Mirai Vegeta with the foot of his right leg slightly raised on the ball. There eyes where focused on each other, waiting for the other to move and in that moment they both vanished.
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Kagenmi and his daughter watched the battle as it roared above them. The two combatants where nothing but flashes of light to the human eye, but to the people watching the deadly ballet it was clear as day, as the war rage on the ground and air rattled, shake and exploded. Power meet Skill, Skill meet Speed and Speed meet Power, Mirai Vegeta and Ryoga clashed all around engaging, disengaging destroying everything around them giving no quarter and taking none in return. Mirai Vegeta slammed into the ground making a large crater, grunting at the pain Mirai Vegeta rose and looked as Ryoga stood on a cliff looking down. Mirai Vegeta regained his breath as he recounted the battle.
'Incredible, I've hadn't had this rough of a battle since I faced Kakarott on earth.'
"It's time to stop holding back."
"HHHAAAAAAAAAA!" Power surged through Vegeta his white aura changed, a golden color started to come through his aura. His eyes turned turquoise and he flew right at Ryoga. Ryoga wiped the blood from his chin and looked as Mirai Vegeta charged at him he sensed the enormous power that radiated from him and readied his best defense. Ryoga got ready to defend when Mirai Vegeta vanished in front of him and before he could react he was slammed from behind. Ramming in to the ground Ryoga moaned as he got up only to be slammed again. Mirai Vegeta then kicked him in the ribs sending him skidding on the ground. Ryoga rose and launched an attack.
"RYU MUJIN KEN!"
The blade flew and struck Mirai Vegeta straining to break through but just shattered off his aura. Ryoga fell to his knees and tried to recover, then in a moment of frustration Ryoga screamed into the heavens.
"HAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Ryoga powered up to his maximum and charged him with all of his strength launching every attack and technique he knew never relenting giving it his all. When he finished he launched into the air and let loose his largest Ki blast he could make.
"SHIN HIRYUU HOUKOU HA!"
Vegeta just stood where he was as the blast of power rushed to meet him. Waves of power washed over Vegeta as he took the blast dead on. The energy passed over Mirai Vegeta's body and Ryoga fell to the ground his breaths coming in shallow gasps. Mirai Vegeta rose from the ground and hover high in the air. Cupping his hands together he gathered his power. Power surged through Mirai Vegeta's body as he gathered his power for the final attack. Ryoga looked up into the sky watching as his father from a different dimension powered up for his attack. Ryoga closed his eyes and waited for the end.
'Are you that weak!'
Ryoga's eyes widen as he heard those words
"Mother?"
'Have you learned nothing?'
'What was all that training for?'
'If you're only going to die.'
'He's too powerful I can't match him and his power,' replied Ryoga as he stranded to rise.
'The same blood that runs through him runs through you.'
'The power has always been there for you.'
'You just have to remember it.'
Ryoga let go and remembered his mother's words from before.
"No."
Ryoga broke free from the ground.
"No…"
His aura started to burn brightly.
"NO!"
Just before Mirai Vegeta's Final Flash hit Ryoga screamed out loud.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
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The Final Flash consumed Ryoga engulfing him in Mirai Vegeta's Ki. The blast finished leaving only dust in its wake. Mirai Vegeta crossed his arms over his chest and smirked.
"HHHHHAAAAAAAA!"
Came a scream as the dust whipped through and dissipated around Ryoga as his aura exploded violently. A golden flame consumed Ryoga as he let go his power and emerged as a Super Saiyan. Ryoga snarled as he looked at Mirai Vegeta and screamed into the heavens sending a wave of power in all directions. Ryoga floated up to Mirai Vegeta and powered up, small shocks of blue energy arced across his flaming golden aura. Mirai Vegeta floated from his perch and released his power as well smirking all the while. Dirt and sand kicked up all around themselves blowing in all directions. Mirai Vegeta then gave a shout and charged right at Ryoga. Mirai Vegeta executed a quick left punch that Ryoga barely dodged by shifting his head to the slightly. He then followed with a right jab that Ryoga moved his head again to dodge. Mirai Vegeta then launched a left elbow that Ryoga blocked with his forearm which pushed his arm back letting Mirai Vegeta strike out with two left punches, one going low and the other high. Ryoga moved his shoulder back to avoid getting hit while Mirai Vegeta launched a right and elbow which Ryoga blocked again and ducked under a right cross and another two jabs. Mirai Vegeta then switched attacks and launched a right elbow followed by a left cross which made Ryoga dodge to the side while Mirai Vegeta cocks his left arm which Ryoga begins to dodge but is instead kneed in the ribs by Mirai Vegeta. Mirai Vegeta then elbows him in the back sending Ryoga crashing to the ground on his hands and knees. Ryoga barely jumped out of the way as Mirai Vegeta slams his right leg into the ground breaking the earth. Ryoga stood ready in the air waiting for Mirai Vegeta to attack. Vegeta didn't disappoint as he blasted out of the ground and met Ryoga in mid-air. They both circled each other and then Mirai Vegeta attacks with his right knee which Ryoga blocks with his left knee. They stayed there locked together neither one overpowering the other.
"Come on brat is this the best you can do?"
They broke apart and charged into each other Ryoga throwing a right punch and Mirai Vegeta throwing a left. Ryoga grabbed the punch in left hand while Mirai Vegeta intercepted Ryoga's right locking each other. They both started using the knees against each other alternating between blocking and attacking. Still with there hands locked each fighter tried to overpower the other. Mirai Vegeta ended the stalemate with head butt into Ryoga's face knocking him back giving an opening and began launching a series of punches into Ryoga's unprotected stomach. Ryoga recovers enough to intercept both of Mirai Vegeta's punches and launch's two knee strikes into Mirai Vegeta's jaw knocking him back slightly. Ryoga kept a firm grip on his right hand while pulling back and launching knee strike right into his head sending him into a cliff face baring him there. Mirai Vegeta smirked as Ryoga floated to him.
"That's right brat don't hold back."
"Let's make this planet know the fury of two battling Saiyan's," finished Mirai Vegeta as finished he powered up and destroyed the cliff face with his power creating a circular impression there. They both approached the other until they were face to face. Screaming and flaring there aura's until it seemed to combine Ryoga and Mirai Vegeta exploded into unbelievably fast punches and kicks, each one blocking and attacking at what seems to be at the same time. They moved in midair passing various rock formations as they tried there best to kill one another. Then they launched a punch that connected with the others jaw they stayed like that for a second before Mirai Vegeta recovered and started pounding away at Ryoga's gut powering up as he drove his fist into Ryoga's abdomen. He finished with a knee to the back of Ryoga's neck which was followed with one in the gut and an elbow right back at his neck. After taking a beating Ryoga went on the offensive launching a series of punches at Mirai Vegeta. Mirai Vegeta was pushed back by the assault but he blocked every punch Ryoga made. Ryoga then connected with a kick to the gut which pushed Mirai Vegeta back and followed up with strong punch. Only Mirai Vegeta phased out at the last second and appeared right behind him. Ryoga turned around only to see Mirai Vegeta power up for a blast right into his gut. The blast sent Ryoga crashing into the rocks leaving a huge crater than sunk deep into the ground. Mirai Vegeta recovered from the attack he made and waited for Ryoga. Mirai Vegeta was surprised when he saw a large sphere of energy form from inside the cavern. "RYUUJIN HOUKOU HA!"
Ryoga launched his attack and Mirai Vegeta fired his own to counter it.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
Both beams of energy collided forming spheres of power that was being pushed by the other. As there attacks struggled for dominance Ryoga slowly flew out of the crater toward Mirai Vegeta pushing the energy with it. Mirai Vegeta also maintained the blast with one hand also. Ryoga and Mirai Vegeta both tried to push there sphere's of energy against the other each one vying for dominance.
"You're not going to win."
With that said he put more power in to blast. The power that was being displayed was awesome neither one able to conceived to the other two Saiyan's locked in mortal combat. Pushing on with both hands both fighters where now drawing more power the energy engulf them and the sphere formed and surrounded them. Arcs of energy surrounded the sphere as it grew bigger and bigger until it exploded sending the warriors in to different rock faces imbedding them there. Mirai Vegeta pried himself from the rock face and slowly walked towards the area where Ryoga slammed into. Holding his left arm with his right and limping along the way. Kagenmi and Midnight floated down to Mirai Vegeta.
"You've done well Vegeta you have fulfilled you obligation."
"Hmm…The brat wasn't too bad," replied Mirai Vegeta as he approached Kagenmi.
"No he wasn't, he is a good student."
"Thank you for you assistance." Kagenmi walked up to him and raised his hands.
"Here let me hell you, just bow your head." Mirai Vegeta looked at him for a moment and bowed his head. Kagenmi sent a healing aura into Mirai Vegeta he healed all his wounds and set all bones as well. When he was done Kagenmi moved back and Mirai Vegeta rose from his position.
"Come Vegeta it's time to leave." Kagenmi placed his hand on Mirai Vegeta's shoulder and then turned to Midnight.
"Midnight see to Ryoga."
"Yes, father." With that said he was gone she then walked over to Ryoga who was groaning from his position. Kagenmi lead Mirai Vegeta to the side and placed his hand on his shoulder and spoke some words and the two of them vanished.
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Midnight walked over to where Ryoga was getting out of a crater shaking out the dirt and rocks from his hair and clothes.
"You ok," replied Midnight as she approached Ryoga.
"Yeah, what happened?"
"Where's the other guy."
"Father left with him, back to where he's from."
"You Ryoga have done well for yourself."
"You have become a Super Saiyan," replied Midnight.
"Is that what it's called it felt amazing?"
"All that power."
"It was incredible."
"I felt unstoppable."
"For a moment you were," smiled Midnight a she lead him to the house. Once inside they moved from the entryway to the hall leading to there rooms.
"You should shower and get some sleep."
Ryoga scratched the back of his head, "Yeah I think your right."
Ryoga walked to his room and headed for the shower grabbing a towel on a rack and turned on the water. Standing under the hot water Ryoga thought of the battle with Vegeta and look to the future battle with Ranma.
"What will I do after all is said and done?"
Ryoga thought of this as the water pelted his skin washing away the blood and grim of the fight. He closed his eyes and thought long and hard and after a time a smile appeared on his face.
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Ryoga finished his shower and got dressed into his boxers putting his tail through the hole he made in them. Stretching Ryoga moaned as he stretched his tired muscles flopped on to the bed sleep coming to him quickly. As he sleep dreams invaded his mind as his instincts took over. Ryoga awoke to a red sky, getting up he found he was in what looked like a desert. It reminded him of a national park he once wandered in the U.S. the terrain was red/orange color. Except that the sky was red, all around were desert and large rock formations. Looking around he looked for anything that might be able to explain what was going on. This was different then any dream he ever had even as a little child.
"This was your home my son," replied a voice from behind.
Quickly Ryoga turned around recognizing the voice and stood in shock.
"Mother…"
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Next: Mother and Son…