Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Farmer: "Oh, man! This new truck I got's gonna git me places! Love them metal scraps!"

*man jumps in front of farmer's truck*

Farmer: "Whoa! Hey, you! Whaddaya think you're doing?"

"…" *releases massive blades*

Farmer: "Whoa… careful with those things… ya might hurt somebody… wait, what're ya doin'? Stop! AAAAAHHHHH!"

Chapter 5: Beast Under the Moonlight

Getting rid of the Phantom Samurais, our heroes continue on their journey to West City. Since his victory, Ninomiya has stayed on guard, watching for anyone that might attack from behind. That let's Sakura to be in front.

Sakura: "Looks like you're pretty alert, Ninomiya."

Ninomiya: "Yeah! No one will mess with us if we keep our guard up in all directions!"

Sakura: "Right!"

Although Ninomiya kept watching mostly behind them, every once in a while he would look back at Sakura. Specifically, he would look at her tail as she moved it from side to side, up and down and grabbed food with it.

Ninomiya: "(Hmmm… it's weird… Sakura's tail is the only thing that's different from any normal human. She doesn't have fur, fangs, claws, ears, strange eyes or anything. It's just her tail. That's not enough to call her a half-beast…)"

Ninomiya could not help but ask.

Ninomiya: "Hey, Sakura. I have a question."

Sakura: "Hm? Sure, ask me."

Ninomiya: "Do you have any other animal traits besides your tail?"

Sakura: "Well… I don't think so… my tail is the only thing that's different. I guess my senses are sharper than anyone else I know, but that's probably because I've been training since I was four."

Ninomiya: "Hmmm… I see… (Seriously? Just her tail? Then there has to be something really special about it… but what is it?)"

As they continued walking, Sakura and Ninomiya came to a terrible sight.

Sakura: "Huh? Ninomiya, look! There's someone over there, and he looks very badly injured!"

Ninomiya: "What?! Let's hurry!"

When they arrived, a man was bleeding and had long cuts on his body.

Sakura: "Mister! Mister! Please, say something!"

Farmer: "Ugh… I… ow!"

Sakura: "What happened?"

Farmer: "It was… a man… he had… huge blades… he came out of… nowhere…! Owwww!"

Sakura: "Man with huge blades… why would someone do something like this?!"

Ninomiya: "Sakura, look! This truck has some cuts, too! And it looks like a word…"

Sakura: "It says… 'Si…zere…' 'Sizere…?'"

The farmer's truck had cuts that shaped together to form the word "Sizere." Judging by the sharpness and precision of the letters, it was not made by an animal but rather by a human. A very blade-friendly one, that is.

Ninomiya: "Sizere… kind of sounds like a name more than just a word."

Farmer: "OOOWW!"

Sakura: "Mister! Come on, Ninomiya, we have to get this man somewhere safe!"

Farmer: "Keep following… the road… you'll find my… house… please…"

Sakura and Ninomiya carried the farmer through the road. Soon after, they found a house. It was the farmer's house, and his wife was waiting for him inside.

Sakura: *knocks on door* "Hello? We need help!"

The farmer's wife opened the door.

Farmer's wife: "Oh, hello, how can I help—AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! GEORGE! COME IN, QUICKLY!"

Once inside the house, Sakura and Ninomiya took George to bed and his wife covered his injuries. After that, they told George's wife about what they saw when they arrived. George's wife could not stop crying.

George's wife: *sob* "Oh, my poor George! All he was doing was driving his new truck to Starflow Kingdom, why did this happen?!" *sob*

Ninomiya: "We couldn't see who did it, but the truck had "Sizere" written on the side with massive cuts."

George's wife: "SIZERE?! I've heard of him!"

Sakura: "You have? Tell us, please!"

George's wife: *sob* "Sizere is a cold-blooded killer! He's not only the commander but also the only man in Sector 2!"

Ninomiya: "Sector 2?"

George's wife: "Yes, Sector 2. There used to be a village only 15 kilometers from here. But about six months ago, a group of men in battle armor came and invaded the village! They demolished it and constructed an entire base on top of it. They said it was King Avarez' war-proof head quarters in case anything happened. Only one man is in charge of the entire facility, but he alone makes up for an entire army of danger! That man is known as 'Sizere!'" *sob*

Ninomiya: "I should have known… King Avarez is behind this!"

George's wife: *sob* "Since the village is no more, George has to go to the nearest civilization, which is the Starflow Kingdom, to get food. Even though it's not extremely far, he has to pass by Sector 2. Sizere must have been hunting for intruders!"

Sakura: "King Avarez… he must be trying to conquer the world! We have to stop him, Ninomiya! I'm willing to get side tracked if it's for the greater good!"

Ninomiya: "I agree. If this continues, he might eventually get to Waterleaf Village, and then… argh! King Avarez, we're coming to stop you!"

George's wife: "I know this might sound dangerous, but if you go to Sector 2, you might find King Avarez' location."

With a determined mind, Sakura and Ninomiya headed to Sector 2 to find King Avarez' location and, perhaps, teach Sizere a lesson while they're at it. But who knows if they can do it…

After walking for two hours, Sakura and Ninomiya arrived at Sector 2. By the time they got there, it was night time.

Ninomiya: "Alright, Sakura, let's look for anything that looks important."

Sakura: "Stay on your guard, Ninomiya. Sizere could be anywhere…"

Meanwhile, back at George's house...

George's wife: "S-S-S-S-S-S-SIZERE!"

Sizere had come to the house, looking for Sakura and Ninomiya!

Sizere: "Listen, woman, don't make a scandal. Have you seen a girl with a tail and a young swordsman?"

George's wife: "You monster! You'll pay for what you did to George!" *throws skillet*

Sizere: "You think that's going to hurt me? If you're not going to help… then…" *releases massive blades*

George's wife: "A-a-a-a-a-a-AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Back at Sector 2.

Sakura: "Awww… I can't find anything that looks important…"

Ninomiya: "Me neith—"

Ninomiya turned and noticed someone. It was Sizere!

Ninomiya: "SAKURA! BEHIND YOU!"

Sakura: "What—AH!" *dodge*

Sizere: "Girl with a tail. Young swordsman. Looks like I found my target." *releases massive blades*

Ninomiya: "Sizere! You'll pay for what you did to that man!" *takes sword out* "Haaaaa!"

Sizere: *blocks* "Humph. You think you're a match for me? How pathetic."

Ninomiya: "Heh! I might be more troublesome than I look! Take this!"

Ninomiya put all of his strength into an attack that destroyed Sizere's blades. However, this didn't change the odds of the battle by much…

Sizere: "I don't need my blades to eliminate you two. All I need to do is hit you. Like this…!"

Sizere punched Ninomiya with unbelievable strength, sending him flying and knocking him out! Now, Sizere's focus was Sakura.

Sizere: "You, girl with the tail. You've been a lot of trouble for the king, and now you have to pay for it."

Sizere attacked Sakura with superior speed and strength. Sakura tried to block the hits, but she couldn't block all of them. Eventually, Sizere had beaten Sakura to the point where she could barely stand. Then he kicked her, sending her flying and crashing with a rock. She was now sitting down in front of the rock, weak, hoping for a miracle.

Sakura: *coughs blood* "Is… is this… is this the end…? I couldn't… find my answers… and now… both Ninomiya and I… will… die…"

As Sizere approached slowly to perform the finishing strike, Sakura looked up to the skies. She saw the beauty of the heavens - the stars; the galactic clouds; and most noticeably, the great, shining full moon.

Sakura: "The moon… it's full… it's so beautiful… at least I'll die… looking at something… divine…!"

Sizere: "Any last words before I kill you? … Huh? Hey, are you awake?"

Sakura's eyes had turned red. Her heart was beating heavily. Her body was motionless, except for her tail that was swaying back and forth, as if it had a mind of its own. However, Sizere was too busy being a proud twat to notice.

Sizere: "Well, if you have nothing else to say, then… DIE!"

Just before Sizere could strike Sakura, her arms grew bigger and muscular.

Sizere: "What the?!"

Then her legs, and eventually her entire body. Sakura was growing bigger and bigger, as well as her skin becoming furry and her face changing to what appeared to be a monstrous ape!

Ninomiya: "S…Sakura…?!"

Finally, Sakura transformed into a Great Ape! She was completely berserk! She began smashing everything around her and shooting lasers from her mouth! Sizere knew he couldn't fight Sakura like that, so he threw a capsule. The capsule turned into a small airplane and he flew from the scene.

Ninomiya: "Is that Sakura? She transformed into that giant monkey as soon as she stared at the full moon! Wait… that's it! That's what her tail is for! It allows her to turn into a Great Ape when she looks at the full mo—OWWW!"

Ninomiya was too hurt to run away. But Sakura was also heavily injured, even as a great ape. Eventually, Sakura fainted from the pain, and soon after, Ninomiya did too.

The next morning came. Sakura had turned back to normal, but her clothes were ripped apart from her transformation, except her headband that just fell off when she transformed. Both she and Ninomiya were still unconscious. Then a woman appeared.

Woman: "Oh, my… goodness! What happened here?! I better take these two to the kingdom!"

The woman covered Sakura with some cloth and then carried them both to a car.

3 hours later…

Ninomiya: "Hmmm… ngh… oh….AH! What…? Where… where are we?"

Ninomiya and Sakura were both in what seemed like a house. They were lying in different beds.

Sakura: "Ngh… ah… what… Ninomiya? What is this place?"

Suddenly, the woman that had helped them walked into the room.

Woman: "Good morning, you two! I found you in Sector 2. They told me to go check it out because there had been a lot of noise last night. Nevertheless, I hope your injuries heal soon! Also, welcome… to Starflow Kingdom!

The two heroes had been taken to Starflow Kingdom! It could be a great place to look for King Avarez and, perhaps, learn some new tricks. But what kind of adventures await them in Starflow Kingdom? Will Sakura have another incident with the full moon? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

After the woman left the two heroes alone, Ninomiya was still thinking about Sakura's transformation.

Ninomiya: "(It looks like she doesn't remember anything from last night…) Hey, Sakura."

Sakura: "Yes?"

Ninomiya: "Did you, by any chance, ever get to see the full moon back in Waterleaf Village?"

Sakura: "Well, whenever it was a full moon night, we had the ritual where you tried to learn how to cook. But you could never do it right, so you always would end up burning the food and the smoke would fill the sky, making it difficult to see the moon's full shine."

Ninomiya: "Oh… yeah… that…"

Sakura: "Why? Is there something special about the full moon?"

Ninomiya: "Oh, n-n-n-n-no! Nothing at all! Hah, hah, nothing what so ever! Nothing…"