Alright here it comes, for those of you who actually like this story you might want to pay attention to this one, remember how I gave a lecture on science in the first chapter? Yeah well here comes another, only this one is a bit less factual J
Third time's the charm, or at least Goku hoped so, same white room, same weird flooring, and same pain in the head.
This time Goku had arrived a bit late, his opponent could be seen in the corner warming up. Goku hoped he wouldn't need one himself, he felt sore all over … but for some reason not tired, even though that level of kaioken should have left him wheezing. It made him wonder once again how long he had been out cold. This creature was extremely bulky, and had mixed with all that muscle was, as Goku suspected, a decent helping of fat. Goku who was by now adept at sensing power levels could feel that though his strength was monumental his speed was somewhat lacking. However it was not before that the creature turned around to face him that Goku confirmed he was of the same race as Charles.
Except this one was much less handsome, much fatter and very much tail-less. Charles most distinctive feature had been his three meter long tail that was his basic means of attack and defense, so Goku prepared himself mentally for a different fighting style. Suddenly the creature lunged and Goku experienced a most peculiar phenomenon, its hand stretched itself toward Goku in a similar fashion to a strip of jell-o being pulled to breaking point. He sidestepped in the nick of time to avoid the hand, it crashed in the floor a few feet behind Goku and he leapt into the air to avoid the aftershock. The energy packed into that punch was amazing, the jelly fist zoomed back to the creature, and he jumped and shot out his foot, which stretched just like his hand, and which he swung up in and arc that sliced the very air it passed through. Goku, albeit with some difficulty, managed to dodge.
This is not going to work, thought Goku. I can't even get close to this thing without getting swatted like a fly, he was not blind, and he knew he could not withstand a shot of pressure such as what the creature was dealing. He let loose a blast of red energy meant to see it the creatures defenses were weak enough to penetrate using ki blasts alone, however the answer was a negative, the energy merely dissipated as it came into contact with this creatures skin, and Goku caught a glimpse of protective aura the creature was projecting outside himself, It was with a shock that Goku realized the creature had no eyes, but was in fact managing to land hits close to Goku through a type of aura it projected that worked like a radar, it took Goku some time to notice this aura and when he did he realized that it actually was similar to the one he used himself to detect enemies, except with shorter range and much higher accuracy, from this aura of his, the creature could sense not only where he was, but could 'feel' his entire body stature and strength, speed resistance, even energy attacks, aimed his way.
It was with some rather expert flying on Goku's part that he managed to escape the creature's energy dome and speed toward safety. There he kept a wary eye on the creature and tried to figure out how to get past its radar and actually land a blow. The idea came to him rather abstractly as he wondered how to plant a decoy for a creature that cannot see. He noticed the creature sitting there in a corner regarding the floor as if it held the secrets of the universe. Goku felt a spark of anger deep inside, was this thing so confident in its own ability that it felt Goku would come crawling to him, surrender and beg him to make it quick? If only he could confuse the creature…and just then Goku was struck with the realization, he had to make a duplicate, a shadow of his energy, so that the creature would stalk away in one direction and Goku would be able to attack from the rear. However this was easier said than done, Goku spent some time trying to force his energy outward into a form that was much like his own, but it kept transpiring. After some time Goku realized he was simply discarding energy, a reflection is not the same as the object, he did not need to dispense any energy, except perhaps to form an image, an illusion of his general presence.
The first step was to know who he was copying and that's where science comes in. See the body has seven main points from where the energy is distributed throughout the system; these points together form a lattice which most people think of the soul. However the soul is not present in the physical sense that you think of, it is an inner force that influences the human conscience and psyche, however that is a topic I am too uninformed of to lecture on. These seven points are known as chakra points and are centers of energy into which your consciousness can be moved through proper training, some Yogi's have even mastered this art to the level that they can shift energy up or down through their respective chakra points based on needs, this energy control and fluctuation has so many benefits I could not possibly describe it all here. However as if one desires he can use something that is commonly known as astral projection, which is shifting ones consciousness outside the physical plain. Goku uses, or tries to use, this very technique as he forces himself out of his body into the surrounding space. The chances of this attempt succeeding on the first shot…Well slim would be an understatement. However Goku had been training with aura and energy field for a long time and this was simply another topic in the same branch of the same science.
Goku made considerable progress on the first try and by the fifteenth or so he had mastered the technique. Once detached from your chakra system your conscience simply roams around you. It is not limited by space and can travel as far as the eye can see, it is an odd experience, as though your conscience moves, and your feelings and thoughts move with it your physical body along with your senses and energy stays earthbound, it is common practice, for the soul to move the body with it much as a farmer would move cattle, in this state of pure energy many people speak of the experience as extremely confined and limited to the point of discomfort. They speak of feeling trapped in their own skins and experiencing through a very small scope, their consciousness during astral projection is in a form of pure energy, but energy does not have eyes and ears, it can move, but it can't transport, create or destroy things like a physical body can, although they can cause changes in the material universe till some extent, this is an extremely difficult art and was at that time, beyond even Goku. However once Goku pushed himself out of his body, he began noticing some changes, the first of these was a feeling of blissful peace, for someone weaker willed than Goku it would be extremely easy to forget all his worries and float away, leaving his body for the crows, for Goku however this was out of the question. And frankly the chances of someone with a weak will getting this far are next to zero, Goku felt himself expanding and covering … well everything in an almost alien way, however this experience was limited to spiritual feelings as his physical sensations were still trapped inside his body. Then he remembered the purpose of this maneuver, his body. He turned around and did his best to gather all his spiritual substance into one unit, or vessel, and he failed. He tried again with marginally better results, though he could not see in this form he worked by sensing, much like the creature he was fighting, once he had managed to collect his spiritual substance together, more or less, he focused on the body he had just left behind, tried to see what kind of mark it would leave, how it would feel, he felt he had to do it absolutely right or else the creature wouldn't fall for it, being fat and blind isn't the same as being stupid. After half an hour meditative studying he felt he had perfectly identified and memorized his own energy signature. A person's energy signature is unique unlike his power level which depends solely upon the amount of energy the body can hold and utilize. The energy signature is what that person is identified by from all other sentient creatures, the creature was obviously so adept in the field that it would recognize Goku's aura from a fake easily, what Goku was attempting was in a way a forgery of your own signature. Your inner signature that is to speak, Goku slowly moved his conscious spirit back inside his body, this was a bit difficult as he simply felt suspended in space until he had managed to pull his entire substance back into his body. Goku then focused his energy into molding the shape, no, the feel from his memory, it was somewhat like painting from your memories with your eyes closed, except, you need to focus to hold the drawing on the canvas or else it slips away.
It was not easy, but after some time of diligently focusing, losing, refocusing and then shaping the finer details Goku managed to create the best outline of himself that he could manage, soon a faint shimmering image of himself had become visible, slowly solidifying, until it looked like it was really there. The next thing Goku did was practice moving it around, because it was only an apparition, with a radiating energy signature it could be moved at light speed, possibly faster. However that potential was still to be explored, as the first time Goku tried to move it, the mirror-Goku dissolved into nothing after the first two steps, the energy signature fading away. All this exercise, training and planning did not lead Goku to any loss of energy however he was starting to get very mentally drained. He sat down and rested for a few moments, then tried again, this time, he managed to get successful results in much less time as compared to previously, he admired his handiwork for some time and then decided it was time for a nap. He realized that for some weird reason he hadn't gotten a bit hungry since entering this alien white world, however he did suffer from fatigue. He walked a few miles and then sat and meditated; he located the creature and decided it was far enough for him to rest peacefully.
Goku woke up half a dozen hours later his head spinning because of a new revelation he had just had. He couldn't wait to get back and try it out. He really felt he was going to win this fight…
Hey guys, that's it I hoped you liked it. Looking forward to reviews if any of you feel like dropping by. I had to do a fair amount of research for this chapter and I hope that my hard work paid off. Thanks a lot guys. Peace out.