Title: Gone Astray

Author: annadiel

Disclaimer: Saiyuki and all of its characters are not my property. The only thing I can call my own is the story of this fic. And if this fic resembles anything you've read before, then it's purely coincidental.

Synopsis: Goku gets separated from Sanzo and the others in a big bazaar. Homura seizes this opportunity to persuade Goku once more to come with him. And this time, Goku seems to agree with him. Will Goku leave his mission and come with the god?

Warning: This chapter contains some extreme violence. If you're not up to reading about blood, gore and mutilation, then please, I ask you to leave. But if you're up to it (and I think you are), then please go on.

Here's chapter four! Goku's gone wild! And he is on a killing spree! How will Sanzou-tachi stop him? How will these turn of events cause even more problems for poor Goku? Please read on! Dozo!

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IV. Unleashed

"NOOOOOO!" screamed Goku.

Homura then let go of the boy's wrists. As Goku fell to the ground below, he looked at Homura. The toushin was smiling the same tender smile at him. Then his vision started to dim; he was slowly absorbed in darkness.

Sanzo, Hakkai, Gojyo, I'm sorry...

The childish Goku, the one full of innocence and liveliness, was soon trapped within his subconscious. The other Goku, a vicious, menacing killer, came out of its shell, disturbed from its slumber, intent on killing everyone in its way.

Seiten Taisei Son Goku had been unleashed.

Not far away, the trio saw Goku as he was falling to the ground.

"Goku!" Hakkai cried out. The three of them ran towards him, hoping to get below him in time to be able to catch him. But they were too late. Goku crashed on the ground, sending clouds of dust that surrounded him. The people ran away just in time to avoid the falling body.

"Oh no, Goku!" said Gojyo. But before the three of them got anywhere near him, they sensed an evil aura, an aura so ominous that they couldn't do anything but feel frightened.

Where? Where is it coming from? thought Hakkai. And they at last felt where the source of the aura was. Just in front of them.

"Ne, Hakkai, isn't this feeling familiar?" asked Gojyo, "This feels like the time when that baka-saru's transformed."

"Then is Goku--?" said Hakkai. They looked at Goku, but the cloud of dust hadn't cleared yet. But the feeling was certain. There was really an evil aura, and it was coming from somewhere near Goku. Or most probably, it was coming from Goku himself.

Homura went down in front of Sanzo and the others. He held the diadem in front for them to see. Their doubts sealed, Gojyo asked furiously, "Why the hell are you doing this?"

"I just want Goku to get used to the powers he possesses," answered Homura calmly.

It was Hakkai's turn to get angry. "And what about all of the people here?"

The god smiled. "I don't care. Let them be prey to the predator."

"But all of them are innocent!"

"I said I don't care. Stop him if you want to protect these people, people you don't even know." He then turned back, and saw that the dust had cleared. "Well, then, let the fun begin." He disappeared.

"O-oi! Don't leave the mess you created to us! Come back!" shouted the redhead.

Suddenly, they saw Goku stand up. His hair was now long, his nails sharp, and ears pointed. He looked at all the people, and a demonic smile formed on his lips.

"Y-youkai!" one person shouted aloud.

"Everybody run!" said another.

The people were on a stampede. They were running to all directions. The women were screaming, and the children crying. Hearing all these noise made Goku annoyed, so he turned to the people and was about to attack them. But a bullet sped towards him. He sensed it, and was able to dodge it easily. He turned to where it came, and saw the monk pointing a gun at him.

"Just where do you think you're going, saru?" said Sanzo.

Goku smiled at him. This annoyed Sanzo, and he fired his gun again at the boy. Goku dodged it again, and this time he sped towards Sanzo.

Oh shit, said Sanzo.

Gojyo and Hakkai went in front of Sanzo to defend him. The redhead tried to attack Goku with his shakujo, but Goku got hold of the chain. This started a tug-of-war between them, and Goku was on the winning side.

"Damn you, saru!" said Gojyo, "I won't let you win this time!"

But at last, Goku was able to overpower him; he pulled the chain hard, which sent Gojyo flying towards him. The next thing Gojyo felt was a blow in the stomach. He then was thrown away by Goku.

"Gojyo!" yelled Hakkai. In an instant, Goku was before him. He had no time to react; he then received a very hard kick to his side. In just seconds, Gojyo and Hakkai were down. Goku's path to Sanzo was open.

Sanzo shot his gun again and again at Goku, but all of them were eluded by the nimble youkai. He ran out of bullets and had no time to reload; seconds later Goku was at his face.

"Oh no, Sanzo!" yelled Hakkai as he stood up and tried to rush towards Sanzo. But to their surprise, the boy just passed by the monk.

"What the…" was what Sanzo could mutter.

Then they saw where Goku was headed to.

The townspeople! thought Sanzo.

Goku was able to catch one guy running. He held the man by the neck as the man was pleading for his life. But no pleas would ever reach to Goku's heart; in fact, he was heartless. He squeezed the man's neck, causing it to burst open. That was the end of the man. Blood gushed out of the opened wound, and when Goku saw this, his eyes were full of delight. He tore off the man's neck and drank all the blood that came out. He tore off an arm and began to eat it greedily. Everyone near him saw this, and was full of fright. People became more panicked and started to run faster. Goku did not let some do so, for in an instant, he was on them. On one he took an arm, on another he first took of an entire leg, and feasted on the thigh. Others he just killed for fun. While doing this, he was laughing hysterically. He was soaked by the blood of the people he killed.

"This…this is totally insane!" said Gojyo as he stood up.

"Did Goku do this before?" asked a bewildered Hakkai. "Usually he would kill the threats around him…"

Sanzo had the answer to his question. "Goku is hungry."

"WHAT?" shouted Gojyo, "Even in demon form, he's still hungry?"

"He was not able to eat enough the whole day, was he? Eating to survive is one of the basic instincts of an animal. In this case, Goku," explained Hakkai.

As they were talking, more people became victim to Goku. The young youkai was merciless in killing all of his victims; tearing off their limbs one by one, and if he liked the scent of that particular being, he took a bite out of it.

Hakkai, Gojyo, and even Sanzo, were horrified at this scene before them.

"We must stop him, now!" said Hakkai, "Otherwise he will kill everyone in this town!"

"But how?" asked Gojyo irritated, "We can't even lay a hand on him. Sanzo?"

Sanzo was silent for a moment. Then finally he said, "I'm going to use the Maten Kyoumon."

The two were stunned at Sanzo's idea. "But that thing kills a demon in an instant!" spoke Gojyo, "Can't you think of a better idea?"

"Can you?" Sanzo asked back. The two were silent. "Then it's settled. You two, try to distract and immobilize him while I mutter my chant. Then lead him to me. I'll take it from there."

"Feh, you sound like it's easy for us to do," grumbled the redhead.

"Okay, we'll try," said Hakkai. They then ran towards Goku and tried to get his attention.

Goku was on his latest victim when he sensed an object flying towards him. He let go of his victim and evaded the shakujo just in time.

"Oi, baka-saru!" shouted Gojyo, "I'm your opponent from now on!"

Goku was pissed off by what Gojyo did. But when he was about to attack Gojyo, a beam of light struck him, sending him crashing to a building nearby. The impact he made with the building was so powerful the whole building collapsed, burying the boy under.

"Count me in, Gojyo!" Hakkai said. "I'm sorry to do that to you Goku, but I need to keep you from killing more people. You killed more than enough."

The rubble started to move, and Goku was able to stand again, barely scratched at all. He was mad now, and he turned to his second instinct: eliminate all immediate threats. He was suddenly gone.

"W-where did he go?" asked Hakkai, astonished.

Just then, a shadow appeared before Gojyo. Goku was in front of him! Gojyo was able to evade Goku's attack, but hardly. The two then started to run towards Sanzo, who by then signaled to them. Luckily, Goku followed them. As Goku attacked, they tried hard to dodge them all. How they were able to do that, they were not sure, but the good thing was they did. They were already near Sanzo, and then when Goku was to strike them yet again, they ran to opposite sides. Goku was now in front of Sanzo, who by then had finished chanting.

"It's time to go, saru," said the monk. "MA KAI TEN JA!"

The scroll then surrounded Goku. Its power was starting to seep inside of him, and he shrieked; it was too painful. Sanzo then stood in front of the boy. He stared at him first; Goku stared back, anger filled his eyes.

Sanzo thought, Why the hell is that god doing this to you? What did he say to you this time?

The monk then placed his hand on Goku's forehead, and a diadem, just like the first one, appeared on it. He then withdrew the scroll, sending Goku to land flat on the floor.

It was over.

Gojyo felt lighter after seeing that Goku was back to normal. But he was also amazed at what Sanzo did. "How the hell did you learn that, eh, Sanzo-sama?"

Sanzo just looked at him. He then lit a cigarette and started to smoke.

"Tch, fine, monk," said Gojyo, "I'm not expecting for answers or anything."

Hakkai took the unconscious Goku. "Anyway, let's get out of here. We can't let Goku see this mess. Hakuryuu!"

Hakuryuu heard the voice of its master and turned into a jeep. Hakkai placed Goku at the back seat, and the other two sat inside. Before going, Hakkai asked Sanzo, "Would you at least pray for the departed souls of these people before we go?"

Sanzo, despite showing resentment, prayed just the same. After that, they left.

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Not far from where they were, Homura watched them. He was amused with all that had happened.

"Now Goku, what will you do? You will have no choice but to come to me for help."

Shortly after, Zenon and Shien appeared behind him.

"Looks like you're truly delighted to see all of these, huh, Homura?" said Zenon.

"Ma," Homura replied. "Let's go. After some time we'll come and fetch Goku."

Then they disappeared.

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Okay, that'll be all for this chapter. I pity Hakkai, screaming like that most of the time. Let's keep the suspense to the next chapter, where Sanzo, Hakkai, and Gojyo will say some things that will affect Goku's decision as to whether he will come with Homura or not. I apologize for the scenes depicted here in this chapter (although I think they were not that descriptive and all). I also apologize for the lack of more in-depth details to the entire story. I promise if I get the chance to edit them, I will. So please continue reading! Thanks for the reviews!

Next chapter: Decision!