Chapter 23

At the hospital, Krillin mustered up all the composure his wracked being allowed, nerves submerged in numbingly cold water, as he was ever edging to his breaking point

He was sitting on the available sofa in front and in between, Goku and Gohan's bed

The monk felt like drowning, desperate for escape and to be far away as humanly possible from the boy

He didn't want to feel this way, but his innate instinct wailed at him to move, his mind couldn't fathom what he witnessed

Encouraging, is how it all started as formidable allies placed themselves within reach, A cheery air of victory whispered in their hearts after Tenshinhan skillfully subdued the first Saibamen, excitement took hold of the other current members of the Z-fighters, they praised and congratulated the tri-clops and proceeded to confidently volunteer to enter the testing ground next

The competitive and playful atmosphere took a nose dive after the first real death rare it's ugly head, it was Yamcha who took an explosive detonation as the former thief, swiftly put down the small green servant, the Saibamen who was dueling him got desperate and hugged him when let his guard down, then went boom

Krillin went in, anger ramming off the terror he felt, he blasted up in the sky flexibly targeting and triumphantly ending 3 saibamen with a well-coordinated energy blast

The last Saibamen alive set it's site towards Gohan and flung himself ready to swipe the boy

Before his claws can contact and damage, his arm was grabbed bruisingly by Piccolo who stared him down daringly, before flinging up in the air and vaporizing him into smithereens with a mouth blast

Despite their loses the air was filled with insulting relaxation from the opponent's side, with mocking glee the bigger Saiyan took a stance

Chaotzu selflessly sacrificed his life in an attempt to kill the Immovable brute that was Nappa by suicide bombing, Tenshinhan soon followed fighting valiantly until every single energy he had was depleted, dying because of sheer exhaustion

After much scuffle and strategizing by the remaining warriors and Goku not yet arriving, everything felt bleak

Then it happened

Piccolo took the huge engulfing blast from Nappa that was meant to hit Gohan, and he soon died saving his friend

What came after that petrified Krillin to the core, Gohan with his face blotched with tears and snot became eerily silent, his body convulse and electric tendrils sparked everytime he twitched

The world felt like it stopped spinning as every being alive held their breaths in unison, everything was white, static and filled with needles

Then an eruptive energy overwhelmingly exploded, the monk couldn't take off his eyes, in a split second the 4 year old barbarically beat up the huge Saiyan with viscous punch and kicks with unforgiving force, the other fighter was down for the count but the kid relentlessly continued, screaming, ripping his limp body to shreds, but stopping at a hair's breath just enough to keep the brute alive, the large Saiyan now looked disgusting and disfigured

Gohan showed no signs of ceasing his ruthless attacking, it was primal, cold-blooded and unbridled, not even letting the other man taste the mercy of death

The only thing that let up the bestial torture, was the young boy's body finally giving out and fainting