Chapter 47: UPDATE
"So what do you say Piccolo?" Gohan questioned his mentor from a meditative position, one eye slightly cracked open. "Willing to travel back into space?"
Said mentor did not break his concentration nor his stance, opting instead of utilize the wisdom of two Super Namekians merged into his very essence. He was very aware of the danger that loomed and threatened to consume their planet, and knew that sooner or later he would need to be dealt with. However, the knowledge bestowed upon by his fusees and his senior, did nothing to impact his decision making in terms of training his only disciple. While one could make the argument that he was no longer Son Gohan's master due to him being far surpassed in terms of raw power, the relationship dynamic and level of respect was a constant that would never cede to exist.
And as such, Piccolo knew what his next words were going to be.
"No Gohan, it's time you've taken that next step toward independence," the Namekian started, finally breaking meditation in order to allow a shallow smirk of pride develop onto his face. "At one point or another, the responsibility of the universe will rest on your shoulders. Alone."
"But-"
"No buts," the elder warrior interrupted, smirk giving way to a stern expression. "If I was even needed in a battle of such a magnitude, there's nothing I would do but get in your way. The power you have within you is absurd, beyond all comprehension even."
"How do you kno-" the hybrid started, also releasing himself from meditation, but was once again cut off when a hand was placed on his left shoulder.
"Ever since you were a boy, you've always been able to draw upon reserves of power like no other. Even if this new threat is able to push you into a corner, you should have the capability to deal with it. No matter what it is."
Gohan nodded nervously for a few key reasons.
He was self conscious of the kind of power could generate under the right set of circumstances, and the fact that he was said to have enormous amounts of latent potential by seemingly the whole universe. While he didn't necessarily agree wholeheartedly due to his inabilities to guarantee victory in so many battles throughout his existence (Broli, Baby, Frieza, King Cold, Android 0, etc), more often than not he could never truly gauge his own limits.
If he even had limits. His father never stopped increasing. Neither did Vegeta. Neither did he. Something to conceptualize later, he supposed.
"Got it," the halfling finally started, looking up to his master. "I won't let you down!"
"That's the spirit," Piccolo curtly responded, turning around, his cape rippling with the created wind. "Now get off the lookout. Go save the galaxy."
"Yessir!" Gohan replied, punching his left fist into his right palm before dashing towards Bulma's house.
A/N: Wallah, I know I haven't updated this story in the better part of 3 years now, but just know I have not forgotten about each and every one of you. I'm not about to type a whole essay about my whereabouts or what I've been up to, I have a whole Instagram for those who are curious. I cannot guarantee that I will ever finish this story, as Dragon Ball Super has changed so many things lore-wise about the series that the plot for Beyond Infinite is outdated and utterly incorrect. As an 18 year old young adult in this society, I have learned so much about not only the series of Dragon Ball, but also the English language and argumentative skills. Writing this as a 12 year old DB fanatic, my direction with the story was always aimless and fan-service for what I and many other people wanted to see. I had a "people pleaser" mentality which negatively impacted how great Beyond Infinite was truly capable of becoming. Now that I am well aware of the plotholes, grammatical errors, and overall laziness placed into a few elements in the story (especially the first 30 chapters), I am going to RETCON it as if I am Akira Toriyama or the DC Crisis on Infinite Earths story line. All the old chapters will be restructured in order to lineup with the current canonical timeline (with differences being applied ONLY if they make SENSE).
I will blast this story with LOGIC and then continue from there. The understanding that I have of the series itself is INSANE relative to the past and I aim to prove that going forward. And with that, I will literally go Beyond Infinite.
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Until then, await next chapter because I plan on dropping it soon. Deuces.
