A/N: I'm sorry for the shortness of the chapter and the extreme delay for the chapter as well. I figured I had to at least post something to notify everyone that I'm still writing. The reasoning behind everything that's been going on is at the bottom of the chapter. Now without further ado, lets get on with the extremely short chapter. I just had to post something or else I would've went insane.
Chapter 27: Dies Irae
The royal Saiyans fist collided with Cell's palm, creating minor shock waves and fissures in the air around them. ''So I see the action has finally started, come on father,'' Trunks encouraged silently.
''Um.. is it just me or do you feel the depth of Cell's power? Its outrageously powerful, Vegeta can't take that on!''
''Krillin calm down. Vegeta hasn't pulled out all the stops yet. He just got started, give him a chance,'' responded Goku.
''Goku's right Krillin, just watch the match. If Vegeta's really in trouble, we'll intervene and stop Cell,'' Piccolo instructed. Krillin simply sighed in a disagreeing manner before turning his full attention back towards the fight.
Gohan, stay calm. Its the same as always, save the Earth from a threat. But why do I get the vibe that something drastic will occur. Don't be afraid, calm down Gohan, keep calm and watch the match, Gohan mused to himself, trying to calm his nerves.
However, the magnitude of Cell's power is terrifying in itself. Its inconceivable and sadistic at the same time. Something about the tournament was definitely giving Son Gohan chills running down his spine.
Vegeta's assault on Cell continued as he kept on striking Cell in the same spots, driven off of his primal instincts. The super android simply smirked as he blocked Vegeta's blow with little difficulty. The bioandroid back handed the prince in the face, pushing him away from his presence.
''Your attacks are uncoordinated in every way, that's no way to fight. Pathetic, this fight isn't amusing in the slightest, hopefully fighting Goku would be more satisfying than fighting you. Think of it, the low class being better than the royal, how pathetic.'' Cell smirked, hoping to have riled up Vegeta a bit.
The vein that was protruding of Vegeta's forehead was an indicator that had indeed worked.
''Don't compare me to that weakling over there, I'm the PRINCE OF ALL SAIYANS!'' An explosion of ki erupted around Vegeta's form as he fired off at Cell. The armor clad Saiyans ki infused fist made contact with the androids chest plate, shoving it inwards.
Vegeta then elbowed Cell in the face, making blood come out of his mouth and nose. ''I'M GOING TO BLOW YOU INTO OBLIVION!''
''GALICK GUN!''
The massive wave of ki charged towards Cell in all its fury. The android batted it away, taking the bait that Vegeta laid out for him.
WHAM!
Vegeta cocked his fist back and launched it with as much force as he could muster.
The force of the blow sent Cell flying to the tournament ground. Vegeta blitzed Cell with a series of powerful strikes that made the super experiment have a hard time parriying or dodging the blows.
''Ladies and gentlemen, it appears this flame haired warrior is putting Cell on the ropes. Could he be the one to put an end to Cell's reign of terror and carnage?'' Firecracker spectated to the populace that was watching.
SMASH!
Vegeta axe handed Cell to the ground. The android back flipped and redoubled, staying alert for the Saiyans relentless presence. He turned around, shocked to see Vegeta with his arms out preparing his signature killing move.
''Woah, Vegeta must be really worked up by Cell. I just hope he doesn't lose control and blows up the Earth on accident,'' Gohan commented.
''Agreed, father is losing it. I hope he knows what he's doing or else he could very well kill us all,'' Trunks said grimly.
''FINAL FLASH!''
The golden colored wave of destructive ki raged on towards the target in its trajectory, the menace known as Cell. The android jumped up just in time to avoid being charred or worse, vaporized. The blast however still caught Cell's left leg as he was elevating, charring it.
The android regenerated his leg however and looked to be as good as new.
''Hmph, toying with you is getting tedious as well as boring. I think your time of living has come to an end. Say good bye, Vegeta,'' Cell chuckled menacingly. Vegeta was shocked to say the least, how did Cell avoid the attack when he was on the ground recovering.
The only plausible explanation is that Cell toyed with him during the whole duration of the match. So he sapped most of his energy on a pointless attack, now how was he going to survive Cell's onslaught now that the android went on the offensive.
''Shit, just how powerful is this cockroach?'' Vegeta questioned to himself.
The blue android picked up on his voice and smirked. ''I'll show you a glimpse of true power and terror, this is what you're up against.'' The android released influxes of ki run out of his body, to scare the other combatants.
''Damnit, Cell is on a whole other level than all of us. Even after all the training we put ourselves through, he's still one step ahead.''
''No kidding Trunks, maybe me and Gohan should've took that other year in the tournament,'' Goku stated, worried and excited by Cell's power at the same time.
''Unreal, Cell's power shot through the roof. How are we gonna stop him now,'' Gohan mused to himself. ''Just what is making dad so confident that we can stop him?''
''Curse you, Cell!'' Piccolo shouted.
Vegeta gritted his teeth in anger, pure anger. No matter how hard he tries, it seems he's destined for failure. He failed to kill Kakarrot, failed to avenge his race from Frieza, failed to kill Cooler and Cold, any of the androids and now Cell. He even claimed he would never fail again...
''I'll NEVER FAIL AGAIN!''
And yet here he was, failing again.
''Ah Vegeta, I didn't strike your pride did I?''
This caused Vegeta to snarl and remember his first ascension to a Super Saiyan. The exact words he had quoted had something to do with his pride. The exact words he had said to Cooler when it was foreshadowed that death would once again claim the battled hardened warrior...
''THERE'S ONE THING YOU'LL NEVER TAKE AWAY FROM ME! MY PRIDE!''
''Come on Vegeta, where's your pride? Where's your willingness to continue fighting? What is Bulma and your spawns thinking right now, probably ashamed at how cowardly you're acting. This is pathetic, a prince full of spunk reduced to a being terrified of his enemies power,'' Cell mocked.
Vegeta had no answer and instead clenched his fists while thinking of how he failed his family as well. Chibi Trunks and Bra sat in the emergency room on the verge of dying. All because of the menace that was in front of him.
''Hmph, need a little encouragement. I'll be happy to oblige,'' Cell said sinisterly before shooting at speeds of Mach 25 or more. The Saiyan was caught off guard by Cell's abrupt charge and was head butted to the tournament stage.
''What is Vegeta doing? If he keeps this up, he's a goner!''
''I can't take it anymore! Father, I'm coming!'' The prince's son attempted to charge into the arena, only to be subdued by Goku. The full blooded Saiyan shook his head, and gestured to the match.
''No Trunks, this is Vegeta's fight and if we interfered he would be extremely angry as his pride would take a nosedive. I understand his pride enough to know that much,'' Goku said with a rare glimpse of intelligence.
Gohan just watched, watching as Vegeta was tossed around helplessly. ''No, Vegeta! Dad, we need to stop the match and send someone else in. I can't let Vegeta die no matter how much he wronged us in the past.''
Vegeta was picked up by the throat by Cell with numerous rips in his armor bodysuit and blood coming from his lip. ''This is the end of your life as you know it, Sayonara!''
The Saiyans eyes snapped open and he released a double big bang attack at point blank range. The immense orb of ki surprised Cell to say the least, as it ran straight through the bottom of his chest and downwards.
The Saiyan easily broke Cell's grip around his arm by vaporizing it. Vegeta smirked at his plan and how it came together. ''Now to finish you all together, GALICK FLASH!'' The purple mixed with golden wave of pure unrelenting energy obliterated everything in its path until it reached Cell's entire body, vaporizing it to nothing.
''It appears that after receiving a beating, this warrior caught the monster off guard and managed to remove Cell completely from sight with his light beams. Can this truly be the end of Cell?'' Firecracker commented to the crowd watching.
''That was a cunning plan Vegeta, you had us worried,'' Goku stated. Vegeta looked around with his senses alert, trying to detect Cell's presence. When he found none, he walked back to the group of fighters.
''Is it really over?'' Krillin wondered.
''It must be, I don't sense anything from him,'' responded Yamcha.
''Be on your guard, you can't let up for a second lest your life be stripped from you!'' Piccolo barked.
''No its over alright, there's no way Cell could've survived being annihilated like that, its impossible!''
''I feel insulted Yamcha, I am the definition of impossible. I am perfection!''
TZZZZEW!
ZZINNNG!
DOOOOOOSSSH!
Two bodies hit the ground and one was vaporized on the spot. ''NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!''
The terror and nightmare wasn't over. No it only just begun. As they say, dies irae.
A/N: And yet again I take another break. This break composed of me having a stoop in inspiration for my story and just life in general. I find out my mother is pregnant at the age of 37 which I believe is ludicrous and I've been helping her out. Also my school work has doubled up, plus my writers block and PC. I know these are just a bunch of nonsense excuses and I understand. Its just life has interfered with Fanfiction and that's all I have to say. However, that trend will stop and the next chapter is going to be around 8-10K words in length so get ready. I'm sorry for the delays and I appreciate those who stay and support me even when I'm absent. You're all like the second family that I don't really know. Now onto the gist of this chapter, who do you think died? Tell me in your reviews and we'll see who wins some cookies (just kidding). I've also decided that my powerlevels were becoming really inconsistent so I decided to get rid of them and replace them with a more suitable method of dictating powerlevels. I'm going to do this the way the story Destiny Shattered does it or basically comparison style. The names go from strongest to weakest, left to right for each tier:
Tier One: Cell
Tier Two: Vegeta (MSSJ Angered), Gohan (MSSJ), Goku (MSSJ) and Trunks (MSSJ), Vegeta (MSSJ)
Tier Three: Piccolo, Android 16, Gohan (SSJ), Goku (SSJ) and Trunks (SSJ), Vegeta (SSJ)
Tier Four: Gohan (Base), Goku (Base) and Trunks (Base), Vegeta (Base), Tien and Krillin, Yamcha
Tier Five: , The news reporters
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Stay tuned for the next Chapter, Chapter 28: Simia Iratus (Saiyan Anger). Deuces.
