Chapter 59
Last time on DragonBall AF, the embroiled battle between Son Goku and Appolysis raged on. But to Son Goku's distress, Appolysis had finished Uubu, Goku Jr, and Goshin! Now in a state of rage, Son Goku has seemingly begun to power up once again, and all of Appolysis' attacks against him are useless for some reason! What is happening to Son Goku, and will he be able to avenge his friends?
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Son Goku continued to yell into the sky, his aura growing all the time. Appolysis could do nothing but stare now.
"How are my attacks not having any effect?" he wondered aloud. "It's as if there's something invisible totally blocking everything I got! Wha- what's happening now!"
"Tell me what's happening to him!" yelled Vegeta as he gazed into the crystal ball. "I-I can feel the power from here! It's overwhelming! This can't even be possible! Don't any of you Kais have an idea of what's going on?"
"I'm as much in the dark as you are Vegeta," replied Kabitokai. "But it's true his power level is rising rapidly."
"My dad has always pushed the limits," said Gohan. "Could he pushing them even farther now?"
"But how can it be possible!" yelled Vegeta. "Are you implying there might be yet another level beyond Super Saiyan 4?"
"It could be!" exclaimed Gohan. "This jump in power, it's several times more greater than what he was previously fighting at. Who knows, maybe this is just his full power, but… this gain just seems so out of the ordinary."
"How far can us Saiyans really go?" said Vegeta. "Are there even any limits to the power we can possess?"
"Holy crap!" yelled Vegeta Jr. "I think we may be about to find out! Look!"
Before Appolysis' eyes, Son Goku's physical appearance began to change. His hair started to grow longer and arched, behind his back. It became very rigid and started to change in color from jet black into a whitish-silver hue.
"DAMN YOU!" hollered Appolysis. "I don't what you're doing but if I can't attack you right now, then I just won't stand here! RAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Appolysis' blue aura rose back up as he too began gathering more energy. Now both fighters were drawing energy, but Son Goku was undergoing something far more profound.
His arms and legs continued to bulk up little by little and increase in muscle mass. Then his tail began growing longer than it had been before. Again the color began to change, but into a deep gold color. It began spreading all over Son Goku's body and soon all the fur on his chest had turned completely golden. His hair finally stopped developing as it drooped down below his torso. It looked much like the hair of a Super Saiyan 3 except that it was completely silver in color and was much fuller.
His power continued to steadily grow as his aura started to sprawl across the sky, putting everything the eye could see in a whitish tint, making it hard to see anything. The red markings on his eyes slowly disappeared and his eyes changed in color from olive green into a deep turquoise. Then, he once again let out a mighty roar of rage, still feeding off the angst he was feeling from the loss of his friends. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! APPOLYSIS!"
The demon king subsequently halted in powering up as his eyes shot wide open. "HOLY HELL!" he exclaimed as his eyes met Son Goku's gaze. "Who are you!"
"I'm the same man you've been fighting the entire time," seethed Son Goku. "And you've finally pushed me over the deep end! You, Appolysis, are nothing to me now. If you can't even feel or know that, then you're dead before this round even begins!"
Appolysis was frozen, and even began to tremble from the sheer power Son Goku was emitting. But he regained his composure. "Then prove yourself to me! If whatever this is has been your trump card all along, then you're in luck! Because I already played mine too! See how you like me at 100 of my full power!"
A giant snarl came over Son Goku's face as he replied, "You've brought this upon yourself! KAMEHAMEHA… TIMES 20!" A gigantic red wave came forth from Son Goku, and even though he was several hundred yards above Appolysis, there wasn't even a split second for him to react.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM The blast caused a major explosion, larger and more destructive than any released by either of the fighters. Son Goku, not waiting around for the dust to clear, dived right into it searching for Appolysis.
I still sense him, he thought, but a least he's taken a big hit. I'm finishing this quick. Just then, a shadow moved within the dust cloud, and Son Goku quickly shot a ki blast towards hit, but to no avail.
"UP HERE!" Son Goku looked up and out of the dust with his hands clenched together came Appolysis.
"UNGH!" Son Goku choked out as he blocked the attack, just inches from his head. BWOK Son Goku quickly kneed Appolysis in the stomach, causing him to keel over, and then quickly elbowed him in the back, sending him rocketing back toward the surface. Son Goku floated down and stood over Appolysis as the dust finally began to clear up.
HUCK Splurts of blood flew from Appolysis' mouth as he tried to regain himself. Just as he began to stand up again, Son Goku put his foot on the demon's back and made him fall to the ground again.
"You'll get up when I say so!" he yelled. "You've done it, haven't you? You've brought out the worst of my character. You did this to yourself, you did this by killing those important to me! They had nothing to do with any of this and now they're gone! YAH!" Son Goku put is foot down again, and again, stomping on Appolysis' back and giving him no chance to get back up.
"Your death won't be quick and won't be painless," continued Son Goku. "You and your men have already killed and hurt to many people, and you should get the same treatment. What's fair is fair. Now get up!" Son Goku kicked him on the underside, causing him to roll on to his back. His face was a mess, as was the rest of his body covered ion bruises and blood. But obviously seen in his eyes, is will to win was not bruised yet.
"No more talking…" he said. "I'll rip your head off!" And with that he quickly disappeared. Son Goku did the same as both began moving about at high speeds, trying to out maneuver the other in anyway possible.
Then, Appolysis appeared right before Son Goku, but quickly disappeared again. This continued for a while longer, until finally Appolysis slipped up and was caught by Son Goku. Before he could disappear again, Son Goku did a roundhouse kick to Appolysis' face, knocking him into the last standing mountain in the entire region. Appolysis quickly rebounded and charged at Son Goku once again.
His fist outstretched he was ready to deal a harrowing blow to Son Goku, but with what seemed like ease, Son Goku blocked the attack. "ARGH!" yelled Appolysis as he attacked with his other hand, but that too Son Goku blocked. The two locked eyes for a moment before Appolysis broke the stalemate. "AHHHHH!" A beam of ki erupted from Appolysis mouth at point blank range, but Son Goku easily dodged it to Appolysis' surprise.
"I'm just too fast for you," he said and he released Appolysis from his grip suddenly, and gave him an uppercut to the chin. Blood began flowing once again and Son Goku proceeded in an all out beating. Punches were thrown rapidly, kicks and ki blasts were fired as well. Appolysis couldn't defend against any of it. Then Son Goku wrapped his tail around Appolysis neck, lifted him above himself and then threw him back to the earth causing a huge crater to be left where Appolysis laid still.
"We're not done yet!" yelled Son Goku as he continued to float way above him. Appolysis was in immense pain as he struggled to get back up.
Maybe I'm in over my head, he thought. NO! I can't accept that yet! Only if I can't stop him soon will I have to resort to my true trump card. At least I'll know that if I die, he'll be coming along with me… Appolysis slowly floated back up and put his hands into an attack stance. "DEMON SOUL STRIKER!" Again, he released his attack as it hone din on Son Goku. Appolysis instantly disappeared but his wave still carried on.
Son Goku was just about to block it when Appolysis suddenly appeared a few yards behind him. "DEMON SOUL STRIKER!" Now two waves were heading directly towards Son Goku, and it was too late to move out of their path. "DIE!" yelled Appolysis.
But to this utter astonishment, Son Goku was holding back each wave, one with each hand! "IMPOSSIBLE!" yelled Appolysis. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Hundreds of ki waves came from Appolysis as they all directly hit Son Goku, and didn't stop until he was covered in smoke. Appolysis' breathing had become heavy as he waited for the cloud to clear and reveal what had happened to his opponent. When it finally did clear, Son Goku was completely unscathed and in his right hand was Appolysis Demon Soul Striker. Both molded into one giant one, now under Son Goku's discretion.
"And before you say it isn't," said Son Goku, "this is completely possible." Son Goku launched the attack and directly connected with Appolysis.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he yelled in pain as he as the wave carried him through the air.
Excellent! Excellent! exclaimed the entity. My mind is definitely made up now!
"I'm guessing that this is the Saiyan's true potential then?" commented his assistant.
Yes, most definitely! Once Son Goku defeats Appolysis, I will name him the true Lord of Worlds.
Spectacular! Son Goku's new found power has made the battle increasingly one sided. But what exactly has he become? Yet another level of Super Saiyan it would seem! And what is the last ditch effort Appolysis has up his sleeve? And if Son Goku can survive it, the mysterious entity has huge plans in store for him! You won't want to miss the next chapter of DragonBall AF!