Author's Note:
This shall continue, or I shall get my ass kicked! Thanks, yuki kun. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. If I did, I would have a horse, a scooter, a personal library, my own anime collection, butlers to dote on my every command, and Kraft Dinner for lunch every single day. Alas, nope.

CHAPTER ELEVEN:
"Good, Gohan, you're awake." Erai purred. She floated down to stand beside Gohan. "Go make short work of these fools."

Gohan raised an eyebrow as his Ki flared around his body. White, as of now, but blue was beginning to creep into his aura. Gohan spun on his left leg, kicking Erai squarely in the abdomen with his right leg. He landed in his favoured battle stance; one that mirrored Piccolo's almost completely.

"I meant your funeral, Erai." Gohan snarled. His inner power clawed at his belly, begging to be released. Gohan's defences, like a dam, kept the water back and forced his power back from exploding, but his Ki level raised significantly.

Erai rose gracefully to her feet, feeling the boy's hidden inner power explode to the surface. She grit her teeth, her dark aura rolling off of her like waves. It collected above her head, turning the sky above them dark.

"So, finally allowed Piccolo get to you?" Erai sneered.

"You're different." Gohan growled. "How? Why are you so dark now? You weren't like this before…"

"Listen, Gohan darling, I was created to help children like yourself. I've decided my purpose now. First, I need to rid myself of those who would turn against me." Erai launched herself at Gohan.

Erai extended her fist for a punch across Gohan's face. She smirked sadistically as he saw the move coming way too late and her fist slammed into the side of his face. Moving faster than his body could react, Erai turned and elbowed Gohan right in his Adam's apple.

Gohan flew into the ground, a crater forming under his body. He had blood dripping from a split lip and a scrape on his chin. Gohan stood up and wiped the running blood off of his face.

He screamed and powered up, straight into the Parity form. Gohan launched himself at Erai, one of his kicks making contact and knocking her back. She snarled and kicked Gohan in the jaw.

Gohan skidded away, flipped and brought his elbow down on Erai's head. She screeched, clutching at her head as she threw her hand forward into whatever she could grab first. She made contact with Gohan's face and started scratching him with her nails.

With blood running down his face, Gohan snarled and jerked his head away from her. He broke away from Erai and panted heavily. She was doing the same. They glared at each other from across the battlefield..

"You're going to pay for what you've done." Gohan said. His aura flew like blue waves around his body, his eyes a striking gold, his hair defying gravity except for that one rebellious streak.

"May I ask you, Gohan," Erai said. "What exactly have I done to deserve this?"

"You lied to me. To Videl. You tried to make me kill my Dad, Piccolo. You tried to force Videl to kill her own father!" Gohan spat.

"And what if she listens to me, not you? If she attacks you, what will you do then?" Erai purred.

"I'll… I'll…" Gohan struggled for a logical response, but instead, launched himself at Erai. He swung blindly. She hadn't seen the blow coming. It cracked against her rip cage, shattering quite a few bones.

Erai could feel her broken ribs grinding together. She started to direct her Ki to heal them when Gohan gave her an upper cut to the chin.

Dazed, Erai stumbled around in the air, falling to the ground on her knees. She looked up to see Gohan's foot come right down near her foot.

Erai reacted instinctively and dodged, tilting her head to the side and grabbing Gohan's ankle. She stood up and swung the boy, throwing him a good ways away.

Gohan got up from where he had collided with a tree and wiped some blood off of his face.

He threw himself back into the fray, aiming a punch at Erai's head. She anticipated the move and brought both her hands down on his head. He crashed to the ground, making a crater in the Lookout.

Gohan got to his knees and started gathering a ball of energy in his hands.

"Ka…"
"Me…"
"Ha…"

Erai realized what he was doing and charged her own dark Ki blast. It shimmered a purple and black colour in her palms.

"Me..."

"HA!" Gohan released his blast, his aura flaring wildly. Erai released her own, the beam struggle ensuing between the two. She gritted her teeth and pressed more energy into her blast. The dark energy multiplied many, many times over as it inched closer to Gohan.

Gohan started screaming as he released his inner strengths. His Ki started to go down as he won the beam struggle, Erai dodging both energies. She flew upwards towards Gohan, fist extended. Gohan dodged sideways and did a flip over her head, kicking her in the back of the neck, sending her own. Erai righted herself in the air, flying towards him again. She kicked at his face, and he blocked with a forearm.

Gohan then met her blow for blow, knee to knee, fist to fist. The clashes made shockwaves throughout the air. Each time their limbs connected, blood flew everywhere. Red blood flew into the air and fell to the Lookout and the Earth below. They flipped midair, the Earth shaking with the force of their blows.

Only against Cell had Gohan felt this burning hatred in his belly. He needed to let it out, but he'd choose the opportune moment. For now, he had Erai covered. She wasn't too much of a problem as long as he could match her blow for blow. He didn't need to unleash the monster inside quite yet.

For Erai, she always had a hatred in her belly. After years of faking her identity to Videl and Gohan, she was ready to act psychotic, like the true monster she was. She was revelling in the freedom that she had within her own body, finally able to be herself.

She started laughing cruelly, hysterically in Gohan's face. As he stopped, staring in confusion, she used the moment to her advantage and spat in his face. He reeled back, already wiping his face off as Erai punched him square in the cheek. She could feel teeth breaking under her blows, could feel the heat of his blood fill his mouth. She watched him cough out blood, his tongue a deep red colour.

Erai smirked, allowing the boy to fly straight into the Lookout walls. She soon chased after him, bringing both knees down on his knee. Gohan screamed, clutching at his knee as his kneecap shattered under her knees. The Lookout building broke under the force as Gohan lied on the floor, moaning in pain. He was screaming internally. She had shattered his kneecap... there was no way he could fight her now.

Gohan looked up as she landed. She smirked, kneeling down by his face.

"Oh my, that looks like it hurts." Erai mocked him. "But did you know... I'm only fighting at half my maximum power?"

Gohan's eyes went wide as he stared at her in complete shock. Erai stood up, flicking some of her pitch-black hair over her shoulder as she rested her weight and one arm on her left hip. She snapped her fingers as her dark aura intensified, turning a burning colour of orange, like the burning coals. Mostly orange, but with ash within the orange.

Her hair flew upwards as her aura spiked suddenly, going off the charts. Her Ki whipped around her as her true self was revealed. Pure orange eyes, orange horns that curled around her face, her black hair spikier. Her armor had changed into spiky, seemingly bottomless black. It seemed to absorb more of his soul the longer he stared at it.

Gohan used a pillar to support himself, standing on only one leg. He looked Erai in the eye, fury in his eyes. No trace of fear. Erai took a step back, readying her stance.

Gohan called up images of every single one of his friends being hurt. True, the memories were fuzzy, but they were still there. He glared at her, growling like a maniac. His aura spiked, falling away from it's usual waving pattern.

He could feel another Ki by his side, and was not surprised to find Videl there. She stood by him, her own white aura falling around her lithe body. She put her hand on Gohan's knee, using his own Ki to heal his leg. The kneecap fell back into place and sealed without a scar.

Gohan stood on both feet now, putting his arm out to keep Videl back. She nodded and took a step backwards, away from Erai. Gohan launched himself at Erai, feeling the strength of every person who had ever been hurt on his account feeding his energy.

He screamed as his pupils disappeared in his rage, his true inner power unleashed. He felt the fury of every abused organism in the universe, and they all stood behind him. For that moment, he gained the abilities of every race in the galaxy, all pushing to murder this darkness that had plagued all their worlds for so long. As Gohan neared Erai, her eyes dilated as she tried to dodge.

It was a failed attempt, after all... he was faster than her.

~HAH, you have to wait until next time!~

yuki kun: Sorry for the late update! I'll try to move faster! School is a jerk; I have swim on Monday and Friday, I'm tutoring someone on Tuesday and Thursday, I have volunteering on Saturday, and Film Club on Wednesday.

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