NOTE: Hey! Welcome back! Yeah, the entire intent behind the 'Lovely Visits' chapter was that Makima was the 'Bad Boy' sneaking in to visit her 'Innocent Maiden' boyfriend. This chapter was supposed to include Hercule, but War/Yoru took over. If you're a fan of her, then you might like this chapter.
Go back to the 'Time's Up' chapter! I added some extra details at the end!
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Chapter 18: Surpass the Limit
"I hate you."
"Huh?" Goku turned away from his mountain of food to blink at War. The 23rd World Tournament had just concluded with his victory over Piccolo Jr., so now everyone was celebrating at a banquet organized by Makima. The newest champion wasted no time in scarfing down all of his food, while his friends were singing his praises for his achievement. Fami was over at a different table to partake in her own large share of food and would probably wander over soon to try and eat his share. He wouldn't let her though.
War had approached her soon-to-be brother-in-law after Makima stepped away to answer some calls from some officials at her job. The War Devil's short black bangs parted to only show her right eye, its spiral pattern reminding him of Makima a bit. She dressed in a casual white button-up with the collar open and a pair of black jeans. War looked down at him with nothing but disgust and contempt in her eyes.
Goku met her stare with a confused one. "Whffty?" Bits of food spat out of his mouth, splashing onto her face. If it was possible to hold even more hate for a person, then War was single handedly about to shatter that record with how intense her gaze had become. She took a napkin to clean the bits of food off of her face.
"You just proved one of the many reasons. You're a disgusting little monkey." War spat.
He swallowed his food. "But I'm not little anymore."
A vein was throbbing across her forehead. "Add your incredibly huge level of stupidity to that list as well. Honestly, I don't know what Control even sees in someone like you."
"What does that mean?" Goku asked.
"It means that someone as evil as her has been wrongly tainted by your insufferable presence. I'll admit that you're strong, having defeated Piccolo twice proves that. But a powerful Devil like her has no reason to be associating herself with you." War snarled.
Goku blinked at her, then frowned. "I don't think you should be the one deciding that though."
"What was that?"
"Like you said, Makima's strong, so she can make her own decisions." Goku elaborated.
"So? Does that mean I'm not strong, then? I can't make decisions just because the two of you are ahead of me?!" War's volume increased as she continued. Luckily, most of the others were still distracted with their own celebrations too notice. Well, a drunken turtle hermit was stumbling over into their direction, his eyes focusing on War's backside.
"Well, I never said that-"
"Then fight me!" She slammed her fist on the table. "I'll show you that no mere human is capable of standing in the same league as the beings they should fear-huh?" War's tirade stopped when she felt someone feeling up her ass. She turned around to see Roshi feeling her up with a drunken giggle.
"Hehe-hic-what a fine behind you have-hic!" Roshi continued without an ounce of shame. That was until the barrel of a gun was immediately pressed against his skull, a slender finger pulled the trigger without a second of hesitation.
However, the bullet would never reach its destination as Goku easily crushed the barrel seconds before it could leave the chamber. He tore the weapon out of War's hand and tossed it to the floor, his eyes glaring into her own. The next second, Goku had to dodge a short dagger that managed to slice off a bit of his hair. He grabbed his old teacher and tossed him out of the way, the noise of Roshi hitting the table had grabbed everyone else's attention.
"Goku-" Bulma's shout was interrupted by Yamcha yanking her down as War released several super charged grenades into the air. Each exploded against Goku's guard, blasting him through the wall of the restaurant. War gave chase after the Earth's savior with Goku's friends quickly following after to see what was going on.
Fami just ignored everything else and continued munching on her food. She looked over to see Makima had just re-entered after hearing the explosion. A clear look of disapproval was written all over her features. Fami raised a single finger and pointed out the hole in the wall. "They went that way."
…
Explosions echoed through the city as the Devil and Saiyan battled through the streets. Goku flipped back to avoid a swipe from War's twin dual broadswords and reached back to whip out his Power Pole. The weapons clanged against each other, sparks dancing between the weapons. Goku pushed forward with his superior physical strength that made War switch tactics immediately. She released her grip on one of her swords to summon five poisoned tip needles between her fingers. War jumped back, tossing the needles at Goku, who twirled his staff to deflect each one. He kicked up the sword she dropped on the ground and kicked it back at her. War easily caught the weapon and snarled nastily at her opponent. "You really should've watched those needles!"
Goku only had a second to duck as the needles had bounced off the surrounding street to attempt their stabbing once more. After evading the needles, he watched as Yor slapped her hand against a terrified bystander's back, transforming the woman into a razor tipped bone spear. The Earth-Saiyan never liked the way War's powers worked, finding the idea of killing innocent people for strength wrong. He respected her strength, but the way she went about it went against his own morality.
"You hate it don't you?!" War's spear clashed against his pole. "Even after all this time you still don't like the way I do things, don't you?!" She raised her leg and slammed it against his stomach, pushing him back.
"Goku!" The two turned to see that his friends had caught up to their battle. Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin stepped forward, the bald monk taking the lead. Chiaotzu stayed back to keep a psychic barrier in front of Bulma, Puar, and Oolong. "What's the big idea attacking Goku, huh?! He just stopped Piccolo; can't you give him a break?!" Krillin yelled.
"I don't understand what your deal is, but we'll fight you if we have to!" Yamcha added.
Tien removed his shirt, taking his own stance. "Goku, we'll back you up!"
"No!" Goku declined their assistance. "This is our fight! I got this, guys!"
War spat at Goku's friends. "Don't even think you three are even worth the effort. Against Piccolo you three are nothing but ants, and against a Horseman like me, you humans are still just as low!" The three martial artists growled at her insults thrown their way. She placed her attention back on Goku. "Someone who struggles to understand the way we Devils work has no right to ever associate with us! You should be screaming in terror just at the sight of me!"
"Why would I do that? I'm not afraid of you." Goku responded.
"And that's the problem!" War pushed forward to slash him with her spear, but Goku easily avoided the attack. He struck her across the jaw with his elbow, then slammed his staff into her ribs. War went flying into a car, terrifying the family inside. She flipped over the car and shoved her hand through the sunroof. Her hand grabbed the head of the father inside and transformed him into an assault rifle. She ignored the cries of terror and began unloading the bullets at Goku.
He jumped into the air, which caused War to smile. "Wide open!"
"Power Pole, extend!" Goku's shout earned a gasp from the War Devil. The staff slammed into her stomach, smashing her into the street. Goku kicked off the air and descended onto the struggling War, his knee crashing into her chest. Blood and spit erupted from the impact, causing her to cough erratically. Goku loomed over her like a nightmarish monster that refused to leave her closet. "Are you gonna stop now?"
"Like…hell!" War reached into her sleeve and tossed out another grenade. Goku caught the weapon and launched it into the air for it to explode harmlessly. War kicked up, her legs connecting with Goku's guard. "I refuse…!" She flipped up and re-brandished her broadswords to try and cut the savior in half. "To lose…!" Her blades were blocked by Goku's pole, then he pushed to the left, causing her to lose balance. His knee crashed against her ribs, pushing a few inches into the air. Goku's fist embedded itself into the sternum, knocking the air out of her. War went flying through the war and crashed through a building.
Next thing they knew a rocket missile came flying out of the hole towards Goku, who easily kicked it into the air to avoid damaging anymore of the city. A disheveled War blasted out of the hole with an enraged look. "...TO YOU-"
"Sit."
As if gravity itself took control of her, War's body smashed into the pavement with a loud boom. Everyone other than Goku felt a chill through their bodies as Makima finally appeared to stop the battle. Goku smiled at his fiancé and waved. "Hi, Makima!"
"Hello, darling." Makima returned the wave.
"C-Control…you…!" War hissed, trying to move her body. That was until she felt Makima's piercing gaze stab into her like a freezing blade.
"War, I really should just get rid of you entirely." Makima's threat created a new layer of fear within the War Devil. Her instincts were screaming at her to run as far as she could to avoid the wrath of her older sister, but her body wouldn't listen. Makima slowly stepped towards her little sister. "Today was supposed to be a fun day. My darling has just saved the world from Piccolo once more, we announced our engagement, and yet you decided to ruin it." All War could see were Makima's yellow spirals as she loomed over her. The rest of the Control Devil's face was shadowed by the darkness of the night. "All because you are nothing more than a selfish, entitled, and arrogant little brat."
Sweat poured from her body; air was barely reaching her lungs as Makima's pressure continued to crush her. She could feel it, much more than any time before. Her sister's malice was overwhelmingly potent at this point. It was throwing her senses out of whack and War wasn't certain if she could even breathe anymore.
She was going to die.
Control was going to kill her and wasn't going to stop as long as she continued to reincarnate.
This truly was the end-
"Hey, cut that out, Makima." Goku plopped his hand on her shoulder. The interference of his presence completely undid whatever anger was coursing through Makima. She relaxed her body and melted into her darling without missing a beat. "You don't have to threaten War like that."
"She needs to be punished."
"Yeah, but she was just upset about some stuff. While I don't like how she involved a bunch of innocent people. I'm sure she'd stop if you're nicer about it."
Makima mulled over his suggestion and sighed. "Fine, darling." She frowned down at her recovering sister, who was clearly enjoying her ability to breathe again. "Are you sorry, War?"
War stared up at the two of them, fear present as ever in her pupils. It was a literal miracle that she wasn't dead and even more so to not be cursed to an eternity of suffering at the hands of Makima. She had been reduced to a shivering and snot filled mess by her sister, and she had been humiliated by Goku in a fight. Neither of them were going all out, but it was clear to the War Devil that she would've lost either way.
"I-I-I'm…sorry…"
This power couple had completely shattered her pride.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" The laughter of Nayuta, Denji, and Power echoed all over the Lookout as they surrounded the fusion of Goten and Trunks.
Makima and Bulma both looked embarrassed by the turn of events, figuring that the boys would've found some way to screw it up. Everyone else looked bewildered and shocked by the fusion's appearance.
Dende looked up at Piccolo. "I-is this supposed to happen?"
Piccolo grumbled at the fusion. "No. Trunks extended his fingers at the wrong time, thus screwing up the dance."
The newly born fusion glanced at his pudgy hands and his chubby gut. He has black spiky hair with purple streaks going up the back. He wears a black and yellow vest over his large upper body. He wears a teal-colored sash around his waist, white silky pants, dark shoes with teal wraps, and black wristbands. The boy felt three fingers poking his chubby cheeks and glared at the ones responsible.
Nayuta smiled evilly at her fused brother. "Nene~! What's with this appearance, huh? I guess you dunderheads managed to screw up, huh~!"
Denji was next. "Pretty pathetic, huh~? Where's all that cocky attitude you had before~?"
Power laid the final nail in the coffin. "Look at the little big baby~! Gonna cry~?"
"RAAAH!" The chubby fusion tried to swipe at them, but they were much too fast for him. He chased after the three, but it took only one minute for him to lose all of his steam. The boy was breathing pretty hard from all of the energy he exerted. Then he felt a tap on the side of his arm, looking down the fusion saw Marron smiling at him.
"Tag! You're it!" She happily giggled and followed after the other three troublemakers.
"W-wait…! That's…not…fair…!" He cried, reaching out at his mocking friends.
Bulma looked over at Makima. "So? What should we call him?"
"Gotenks." Makima answered.
"Hm…Gotenks, huh? It fits. How did you come up with it?" Bulma asked.
"I figured the boys would like it." She replied. The mothers watched as Nayuta shoved Gotenks to the floor and rolled him around like a big ball.
"We don't have time for this!" Piccolo stomped over, placing his foot down on Gotenks to stop Nayuta from rolling him.
"Move, Piccolo!" Nayuta ordered.
"Quiet!" He silenced her quickly. His attention turned down to the fusion. "Hurry up and separate, so that we can try again. Be sure to not extend your fingers too early next time."
"Uh… I don't know how to separate." Gotenks admitted.
"...Oh." Piccolo coughed. "Then, we'll just wait half an hour." He moved back to let Nayuta continue bullying her fused brother.
"Are you sure it's okay to let them keep messing with him like that?" Krillin asked.
"Let them have their fun. They're kids, they could use all the fun they can get right now." Bulma shrugged.
"As long as Marron doesn't pick up any bad habits, then I don't care." Lazuli said.
"It's funny." Makima admitted.
"Birds of a feather, those three." Yamcha chuckled.
"Some pretty fine birds if you ask me-gack!" Roshi's brain was turned into a puddle by the white chain Makima fired. He collapsed to the floor, drooling like a baby.
Goku woke up from his nap, wondering if enough time had passed for Gohan's ritual. But when he heard Elder Kai's singing, that pretty much answered his question. He could see how uncomfortable his son was standing there, but there wasn't anything he could do to help him. So, instead he turned attention to Asa, who was still performing her own training. He was pretty bored, so talking with her and War should help relieve some of that. Goku flipped to his feet and made his way over to the teenager. "Hey, Asa!"
"Huh?" She looked away from her work and turned back to Goku. "Oh hello, Mr. Goku!"
"You can just call me Goku. Saying 'Mr. Goku' makes me sound old." The Earth-Saiyan giggled.
"Okay, well, what is it that you need from me? I'm in the middle of training." Asa said, hoping that didn't come off rude. Clearly, Goku didn't mind whatever tone she used since he was still smiling like a goof.
"That's what I'm curious about. Gohan's busy, and the Kais are overseeing that whole thing, so I was wondering what you were up to."
"...You were bored, weren't you?"
"Yup!"
"Not even going to deny it, huh?" She sighed, then shook her head. "Well, I guess I can explain it to you. You're aware of how Yoru's abilities work, right?"
"Yoru?"
"War."
"Ah. Yeah, I do."
"So, the idea is to basically negate our weakness of necessarily needing to touch someone or something to create weapons. What I've managed to do by being here is take something like…this rock." Asa picked up a rock off the ground. "And change its particles and matter into something different. It's been difficult since I still have to imagine what exactly I want to turn it into while also remembering the materials said weapon is made out of. Thankfully, I've managed to memorize the entire Periodic Table back in school, so that helped a lot when shifting atoms, density, matter, and even liquids. Imagine trying to turn a droplet of water into a mini grenade that doesn't just explode back into water. It's a good thing I've been using Yoru's abilities for at least a year now or else I never would've-"
"He's not getting it. Shut up."
"Ah…" Asa stopped her nerdy rant to see that Goku was just staring blankly at her. Seems her other half was correct in that he was genuinely lost. She really needed to work on not sounding like such a nerd when talking to people. If Goku was going to get it, then she needed to dumb it down to Denji levels. "I can turn rock into gun."
"Oh! Now I get it!" Goku slapped his fist into his palm.
"Gohan is really the only intellectual here that I can talk with." Asa mentally cried. "I really wonder how you and Goan are related sometimes…"
Goku tilted his head. "What do you mean? Of course we're related! Me and Makima had sex and-"
"I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THAT!"
"Okay, now let's try it again!" Piccolo ordered the boys.
"Yeah, don't screw it up this time!" Nayuta teased.
"Nayuta."
"Sorry, Mama…"
Goten and Trunks took their positions and started the movements.
"FUUU-"
They moved closer to each other, their arms doing a circular overhead motion.
"-SION"
Then they brought their arms to their opposite sides, fists clenched, and their knees bent upwards.
"HAAAA!"
Their fingers didn't align correctly, something Piccolo noticed.
SHINE!
"Okay, this one is just pathetic." Nayuta comments first. The group took in the malnourished failed fusion of Gotenks.
"Another flop." Krillin sighed.
"At this rate I don't think they'll ever get it right." Oolong groans.
Piccolo scoffed at that. "They don't have a choice, but to get it right." He pointed at the skinny Gotenks. "Your fingers were out of alignment during the 'HA!' part! After thirty minutes pass, do it again!"
"U-uh..huh…" Gotenks tiredly nodded his head. He sniffed the air, smelling something delicious entering his nose. The skinny fusion turned to see Fami standing next to him while chewing on a donut. She offered a glaze donut to the fusion.
"Here, you look hungry." Fami said.
"T-t-t-than…ks…" Gotenks carefully took the donut. He took careful bites to avoid choking on the food.
"Aunt Fami! I want a donut!" Nayuta scurried over, giving her aunt a 'begging' look. She squealed happily when Fami gave her a donut as well. Fami rubbed her niece's head affectionately, earning another pleased noise.
Gotenks coughed a bit, struggling to eat the donut with his dry throat. "Here." He looked ahead to see Makima holding out a water bottle. "You'll struggle to eat unless you drink something with it."
"T-than…ks…uh…Mom?"
"You can call me Mom."
"O-okay." He smiled at her, which did bring a softer look to Makima's face. Bulma quickly made her way over to make sure her fused son was doing alright.
"Are you sure things are going to be alright, Piccolo?" Dende asked his fellow Namekian.
"They'll get it right on this next one. I know they will." Piccolo responded.
"So, what's with the Z-Sword?" Goku pointed down at the broken sword on the ground. "I thought it wasn't usable anymore after the old Kai came out of it."
Asa touched the warm metal with her one hand. "Well, I can pretty much repair it back to the state it was before. I can also still feel some sense of magical energy coming from it, too, so it may still prove to have some use. But…"
"Hm?"
"I want to use the Katchin to strengthen the sword, like a sort of coating layer to make it stronger. But I'm struggling to work around the magical properties of this weapon without Yoru's help. Unfortunately, there's only so much I can do on my own and she refuses to help." Asa explained.
"Why?"
"That's the thing, I don't know!" Asa exclaimed. "She's been an absolute shut-in since the fight against Majin Buu! We may share a body, but she keeps me locked out of her thoughts at all times, so I have no idea what's going through her head!"
Goku nodded his head, then placed his hand on top of her head. "Alright, I'll talk to her."
"Wait what-guh!" Asa's eyes rolled into the back of her head as Goku intruded into her mind somehow. She slumped over into his chest, banging her head against a metaphorical wall of bricks.
War's eyes burned a hot fury as she stared at the accursed figure of her brother-in-law. "How the FUCK did you manage to get in here?!"
Goku shrugged, and Asa stood awkwardly next to him. "Makima taught me this a long time ago. I just never had to use it." He looked around the small well-kept apartment of their mind. "Woah! The inside of your head is smaller than I thought!"
"WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU!" Asa and Yoru both took offense to his comment.
"Who's place even is this?" Goku ignored their shout, focusing on the environment.
"It's a copy of my actual apartment that I live in. It's where I feel the most comfortable, so the mindscape just adjusts to that." Asa explained.
"I wonder what mine looks like…"
"Probably a blank void." Yoru spat.
"Can you just be nice for once?!" Asa glared at the Devil.
"I can be nice. To him? No." Yoru crossed her arms, turning away from the two. Goku approached her with a contemplative look on his face.
"What's wrong, War-I mean-Yoru. What's wrong, Yoru? Asa needs your help." Goku said.
"Tch…" She refused to answer him.
"C'mon! You guys gotta work together if you want to beat Majin Buu!"
"And why should I?" Her question caught the two by surprise. "Clearly I'm not needed."
Asa stepped forward. "Well, we need to make weapons stronger. I'm sure using the Katchin can-"
"Let me clarify, WE are not needed." Yoru referred to herself and Asa.
"What are you-"
"Don't act like bringing us here was ever going to change anything!" Yoru hissed at her partner. "We were utterly fucking useless in that fight against Buu! All we did was get in Gohan's way, and he…he almost…" Her hand balled into a fist to signify her growing anger. "I was so certain that I had gotten better, that I improved so much these past years, even combining with a hopeless squirm like you held merits, and yet…"
Vegeta was still leagues ahead of her.
Her own damn niece and nephews were incredibly powerful. Goten and Nayuta would far outstrip her in no time.
Makima was still stronger than her.
And Goku had surpassed every single one of them as if it were the easiest thing in the world. She looked like a baby compared to his Super Saiyan 3 form.
"...Nothing's changed." Yoru's voice quivered slightly. "I'm still weak."
Asa felt terrible for not being able to notice the turmoil going on inside of her partner. She reached out towards Yoru. "Yoru, I had no idea-"
"Yeah, I guess you are weak." Goku's claim froze them both in place. The Earth-Saiyan had his hands behind his head.
Yoru's head slowly turned to look at him, only one of her eyes were visible. "Say that again?" The icy poison of her voice sent a shiver down Asa's spine.
"What?" Goku blinked. "I said you were weak. That's all."
"That's…all?" Yoru repeated. A soft chuckle came from her mouth, putting the teenager on high alert. The War Devil stood up, clenching and unclenching her fist as she did so. "Goku, you really are…"
"Hm? I can't hear-GAH!" Yoru's fist smashed into her face, blasting the Saiyan out of the mentally constructed apartment.
"A MAJOR PAIN IN MY ASS!" Yoru roared loudly; her voice echoed in his ears as he was thrown out of their head.
Goku's eyes snapped open, his brain registering that he was definitely in danger. He tried to step back as Asa's body snapped awake, two scars adorned her face to visually show that Yoru was now in charge of the body. She grabbed him by his shirt, pulled him down into him and donkey kicked him into the air. Yoru extended her hand at the large cube of Katchin, commanding some of the material to liquify itself and mend the broken Z-Sword back together. The black liquid solidified itself over the silver blade, strengthening its properties fifty-fold. She felt the power of the blade flood into her body, and she blasted into the air.
"DIE, YOU STUPID BASTARD!" Yoru roared, attempting to cut Goku's head off. The Saiyan ducked under the swipe, losing a few strands of hair in the process.
"W-wait, Yoru! I'm already dead!" Goku tried to de-escalate the situation.
"THEN DIE ALL OVER AGAIN!"
Gohan gaped at the fight going on between his aunt and father. "Dad?! Auntie Yoru?! What are they-"
"Don't move!" Elder Kai warned him. "Whatever their issue is, let them sort it out like proper adults. Stay still if you wish to grow stronger."
"Ugh…" Gohan groaned.
"S-should we do anything, Lord Supreme Kai?" Kibito asked as he pointed at the aerial fight going on.
"L-let's just do as Elder Kai said, yes?" Shin did not wish to try and get in the rampaging woman's way.
"Understood, sir."
"Okay, this time no screw ups, got it?!" Piccolo ordered. The boys nodded their heads and got into position. Everyone watched, wondering if the boys were going to manage to screw it up again.
"FUUUU-"
They moved closer to each other, their arms doing a circular overhead motion.
"-SION"
Then they brought their arms to their opposite sides, fists clenched, and their knees bent upwards.
"HAAAA!"
Their fingers aligned perfectly.
SHINE!
Instantly, an insanely high level of power invaded the senses of anyone who could sense KI. A blast of wind almost knocked everyone over. Piccolo fought to keep his eyes open to peer at the fusion that stood in front of them all. "H-his power…!"
"Holy shit…!" Krillin cursed.
Roshi, who Makima reluctantly fixed, felt his old bones rattle. "T-this power is tremendous! They've done it! They got the dance right!"
Nayuta couldn't stop the feral grin that graced her features as she felt Gotenks' power. Her blood was pumping to test herself out against his power. "Looks like you dunderheads finally figured it out!"
"H-his power is incredible!" Videl exclaimed.
Makima's eyes could make out the chaotic unlimited potential that surrounded the young fusion warrior. She hadn't doubted her darling's words of the fusion being strong, but this completely blew her expectations out of the water. Gotenks easily surpassed whatever Trunks and Goten could possibly achieve on their own. She now wondered what would've happened if her darling had attempted this with Gohan or Vegeta. Just how powerful would their fusion have been?
Fami actually dropped her food from shock at Gotenks power. She's seen a lot in her countless lifetimes, but the power this kid had made anything that came before look like an ant in comparison.
Denji fell onto his ass from the blast of wind, gasping at Gotenks' power. His heart was beating like crazy, as if it was reacting to the power the two held. He had to take a few moments to calm himself down to get a hold of himself.
There was no doubt in anyone's mind that Gotenks was powerful, but would it be enough to defeat Majin Buu?
Gotenks looked down at his hands, examining his body. He nodded to himself, grinning at the feeling of finally being complete. His body felt powerful, unbelievably so, he felt as if he could take on Goku's-his dad(?)-Super Saiyan 3. Would he need to even turn Super Saiyan himself? Nah, no way, he's much too strong to even need that.
"Alright, this is good." Piccolo's voice grabbed his attention. "We'll wait for the fusion to end, then try again with Super Saiyan."
"No." Gotenks replied.
"No?" Piccolo narrowed his eyes.
"What do you take me for? This power alone is enough to deal with Majin Buu." Gotenks declared.
"Fool! You don't know anything about Buu's power! You may be strong, but just your base form alone won't be enough!" Piccolo yelled. However, Gotenks wasn't keen on listening to him or anyone. He floated into the air, searching out for Buu's energy.
"There! He's that way!" Gotenks smirked, preparing to take off.
"Hey! Dunderheads!" Nayuta stepped forward. "Get back down here!"
Gotenks scoffed at her. "Why should I listen to a weakling?" His words immediately infuriated the young girl. "I'll be back soon with Buu's corpse!" Nayuta had to be held back by Piccolo to be prevented from chasing after Gotenks.
Makima's own eyes narrowed at the streak of white that vanished from the Lookout. She should've expected such a glaring weakness to this fusion, which was his own temperament. He wasn't two people sharing a brain, but one person born from a combination of two. Trunks might've done something like this, but he could be talked down. Goten knew better than to disobey a direct order unless his emotions were getting the better of him. However, Gotenks didn't care for the opinions of those he deemed weaker. That power had immediately gone to his head.
"Dammit! Trunten doesn't understand what he's doing!"
"Actually, it's Gotenks." Dende corrected Piccolo.
"His name is DIRT for all I care! He's going to throw everything away if he ends up getting himself killed!" Piccolo yelled.
"That's a behavioral problem we're going to have to stomp out, immediately." Makima warned Piccolo.
"Agreed. For now, we can only wait."
A few minutes later, a beaten up Gotenks returned to the Lookout with a sheepish look. Everyone glared at the fused warrior, who refused to meet their gazes. "...I-I got beat up…"
Nayuta didn't waste a moment and drop kicked the fusion into the floor. His upper body got stuck in the floor, leaving his bruised and bloody legs to kick pathetically. "NEVER call me weak again! GOT IT?!"
"Y-yes, ma'am!" Gotenks' muffled voice could be heard through the floor.
Piccolo stomped over, grabbed him by his leg, and pulled him out of the hole. The Namekian's stern glare caused Gotenks to shiver in fear. Not only that, but he could see the disappointed look in Makima's eyes, which scared him even more. "Tomorrow you're going to fight Buu! Today, you'll be training your ass off with Makima and I! Fusion requires strength! UNDERSTOOD?!"
"Y-yes, I understand!"
Goku ducked and weaved his way around the furious attacks of Yoru. The War Devil refused to give him even a moment to breathe. She struck out with her leg, forcing him to raise his own to block the attack. The Z-Sword followed after to slice his head clean off, but Goku managed to stop the sword with his arm. However, he felt the sword slicing through the KI barrier he had put up and knew he had to act quickly. His other arm pushed her back with a burst of air that gave him a moment to analyze.
"To think that by infusing the sword with that weird metal would make her this much stronger. Maybe the reason Gohan didn't feel anything was because he was already too strong to begin with?" Goku theorized.
"Pay attention, dumbass!" Goku ducked under the sword's swipe and pressed his feet into her gut to knock Yoru away. But the Devil opened her mouth, coughing out a small missile that took Goku by surprise. It exploded across his face, blasting Goku into the ground. She descended onto him with the sword aimed directly for his heart, but the Saiyan clapped his hands to trap the metal between his palms. The two struggled to budge the other as they refused to give an inch to their opponent. Goku had to admit that he was pleasantly surprised by how much she was making him work for this. He knew his words would force her to take action, and he could feel his blood pumping at the thought of kicking it up a notch.
A bright flash alerted Yoru that Goku had transformed into a Super Saiyan. She was thrown off of him the following second, and backflipped gracefully onto her feet. Yoru pointed her weapon at the Saiyan. "Finally taking me seriously?"
"I've always taken you seriously, Yoru." Goku said.
"Bullshit! All you've ever done is look down on me! Judge me! Pity me! A Horseman doesn't get pity, we're the strongest for a reason!" She rushed Goku, who got into a stance to counter her move. However, he was taken off guard when she threw the sword into the air, his eyes briefly following the weapon. That was all Yoru needed to bite off her own fingernails and morphing them into razor sharp projectiles. Goku crossed his arms to block them, expecting them to stab into his arms but instead the nails exploded across the ground, knocking him into the air. Yoru's foot smashed into his gut, causing him to cough harshly from the blow. She flip kicked him back, then caught the sword in her hand and slashed across his chest. Blood oozed from the wound, but Goku ignored it in favor of smiling at her.
"Man…! You're really strong, Yoru!"
"Shut up!" She hissed and pressed forward. Goku knocked her arm aside and shoved his knee into her chin. As she was stunned he blasted her away with two balls of KI that he pressed into her chest. Goku gave chase, flying behind her to kick Yoru further into the sky, then teleported above to slam her back into the ground. Taking a page out of Vegeta's book, Goku unleashed a barrage of KI blasts upon her.
Yoru snarled and sliced through each blast with the Z-Sword, moving her arm fast enough to keep up with the barrage. Right as she sliced through the last one Goku teleported behind her and slammed his leg into her ribs. But Yoru was anticipating that and stabbed the sword into the ground to stop her momentum. She dragged it upwards, barely managing to cut Goku's clothes.
She jumped back from him, and used her sleeve to wipe the blood from her mouth. "Let's finish this!" Yoru powered up, filling her sword with a fuck-ton of energy to cut through her brother-in-law.
"Sure! I'm giving it everything I've got!" Goku declared. He cupped his hands, bringing them down to his side. "Ka! Me! Ha! Me!"
Yoru shot forward like a hi-powered missile.
"HAAAAAA!" Goku unleashed his signature attack with a powerful roar. The beam soared towards the Devil with blitzing speed. Yoru refused to bow down to his power ever again, anger and hatred burned within her chest as she brought down her sword against his beam. The Z-Sword sliced through the Kamehameha like butter, unable to stop Yoru's momentum. Goku's eyes widened as Yoru rushed towards him. Thus he pushed more power into his blast to stop her, but the Devil refused to be stopped and kept powering through it. "Looks like I'll have to kick it up a notch! HYAH!" The power of Super Saiyan 2 roared to life, empowering the beam even more.
Yoru fought even harder to keep herself from getting blown away. Her body rattled just from the pressure of the beam pressing against her. She could hear Asa screaming at her to get out of the way of the attack and to just stop. But she refused to listen, refused to allow herself to fall down to these Saiyans any further, to fall to her sisters any further, or to let any freak of a monster like Cell or Buu threaten to take away what was hers ever again!
She'll show them! Show them all the strength that she held! She is the War Devil, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! "I AM NOT WEAK!" Yoru roared and a surge of power from the Z-Sword responded to her spirit. Yoru felt her (And Asa's) body undergo a change, a shift that allowed her to shatter through her limits in this moment. Her blood-colored spiral eyes regained a fierce flame that had been missing for a long time. Yoru roared with everything she had. "APOCALYPTIC BLADE!"
Goku gasped when Yoru started cutting through his attack with even more ferocity. Whatever gap had existed between them before had been closed by a significant amount. An excited grin spread across his face right as Yoru was right in front of him. She looked just as happy as he did, and that's all he really wanted, to see her enjoying a good fight just like him. But even still, he refused to lose this fight. "FULL POWER!"
"HRAAAAAH!" Yoru responded with just as much intensity. Their clash resulted in a massive explosion that shook the planet. Shin had to act quickly and put up a barrier around Elder Kai and Gohan to prevent their ritual from being disrupted.
"Kibito! Go check on those two!" Shin ordered.
"Y-yes, Lord Supreme Kai!" Kibito exclaimed. He took to the skies and took off towards the battle between Yoru and Goku. When he arrived at the location of their battle, he found the two lying within a huge crater, their clothes and bodies heavily damaged from their fight.
Goku was laughing pretty hard, his head turned towards Yoru. "Look at that, Yoru! You're really strong!"
"Shut up…" She lightly smacked his face, too exhausted to do anymore. But she couldn't stop her own smile from forming on her face. "I get it…"
"Huh?" Goku looked at her.
"You really do bring out changes in people. During our fight, I could see something within you." Yoru stared Goku in the eyes. "I think I finally see what Makima loves about you, Son Goku."
Goku smiled. "You love me, huh?"
"As if, asshat!" She scoffed, turning away with a blush. "...But I don't hate you if that makes any sense."
"We're family, Yoru, so we should do this again. You're really fun to fight against. I know you'll keep getting stronger." Goku smiled.
Asa knew Goku couldn't see it, but the teenager could see the tears flowing from her partner's eyes. They weren't tears of pain or regret, but ones of relief and happiness. Seems Goku's words and the fight had managed to clear up the turmoil existing within her heart. Asa figured it would also do her partner some good to talk with Gohan and Makima at some point in the future.
"Alright! Now it's time to attempt fusion as Super Saiyans!" Piccolo announced. It was the following day, which meant the battle with Majin Buu was very near. It was now or never to ensure that the kids would be ready to face off against the pink monster.
"Yes, sir!" Goten and Trunks exclaimed.
"Don't get cocky this time! Even if it succeeds!" Piccolo added.
"Goten!" Makima called to her youngest, gaining his attention. "Remember that control is key."
"Right, Mommy!" Goten nodded his head.
"You too, Trunks! Don't get such a big head!" Bulma yelled.
"Don't embarrass me, Mom!" Trunks blushed.
Piccolo waved his arm. "GO!"
Trunks and Goten powered up to Super Saiyan, keeping their energy levels at equal wavelengths. The two got into position for the Fusion Dance, and followed the movements perfectly once again.
SHINE!
Everyone once again felt the explosion of power held within Gotenks, which was amplified by his Super Saiyan form. The fusion held a cocky grin, enjoying the looks of awe and wonder from the audience. "Like what ya see?"
"Good! Your energy is impressive! Now show me what you can do!" Piccolo ordered.
"You want to see what I can do, huh?" Gotenks lightly tapped his chin. "If I did it here, then I may end up breaking the Lookout." He turned his attention to the world outside. "Best to give it a real test!" Gotenks blasted off into the air before anyone could stop him, clearly having not learned his lesson from before.
Aki flicked his cigarette. "How is it that they got more annoying after fusing together?"
"Better body, same attitude…" Krillin sighed.
"Dammit!" Piccolo and Makima took off after Gotenks before getting outpaced by a Super Saiyan Nayuta. "Nayuta!" The Namekian called after her. "Dammit! What is with these Saiyan brats never listening?!"
"Their fathers."
"I know!"
Nayuta managed to barely catch up with Gotenks, the golden streak in front of her was laughing hysterically to himself. "HEY, DUNDERHEADS!" Her shout caused him to look back at her. "GET YOUR BUTTS BACK HERE AND LISTEN!"
Gotenks smirked, suddenly stopping and holding out his arm. Nayuta hadn't expected it and smashed face first into his arm. She stumbled a bit, holding onto her bloodied nose with a pained hiss. "Why should I listen to anyone?" He kicks her away, then flashes behind her. "You never do!" Gotenks smashed his hands into her back, blasting Nayuta into the ground. "Hmm…I don't know if beating a weakling like her proves anything-"
BOOM!
"RAAAAAH!" An enraged Nayuta blasted out of the ground, crashing into Gotenks with a devastating headbutt. Red crimson energy swirled around her yellow aura with a ferocious roar similar to a tiger. Nayuta slammed her fist into Gotenks' mouth, knocking him through a mountain.
Gotenks recovered easily from her attack, and wiped the blood from his nose. He hadn't seen the charge coming initially, and he wouldn't lie that his sister's power wasn't impressive but she stood no chance against him. Nayuta dashed towards him, still trapped in a bloody rage. "Fine, I've been waiting for the day I'd get to kick your butt, sis."
"RAAH!" A strong kick from her was blocked, then he grabbed her leg and swung her around like a ragdoll. Gotenks released Nayuta, leaving her to crash into the ground. She bounced repeatedly until she clawed at the ground to stop herself. The young girl opened her mouth and bellowed out a raged scream that momentarily stunned the approaching fusion. Her palms shot out a huge beam that swallowed up Gotenks, eradicating the forest around them.
Suddenly, Gotenks appeared behind her and axe-kicked the girl into the scorched ground. He grabbed her leg and tossed Nayuta into the air. Gotenks rushed forward and struck her with lightning fast moves reminiscent of a pro boxer. Then he brought her head down into his knee, staining his pants with her blood. Smiling at her pain, Gotenks backhanded Nayuta with his fist, then slapped her away.
She soared through the air before exploding with another rageful scream. Gotenks prepared to counter her rush until the girl vanished from his sight. He searched for her quickly, until he felt a pair of hands gripping his ankles. Nayuta grinned sadistically and descended towards the ground like a meteor, refusing to release Gotenks. She spun a few times before grand slamming the fusion so hard that the Earth shook for a moment.
There wasn't a moment of reprieve for her when Gotenks' fist buried itself into her stomach. A blast of energy sent her skidding across the ground. She pushed off the ground, flipped through the air, and landed feet first. She glared angrily at Gotenks' cocky expression. Her blood and body burned fiercely in response to his massive strength. Something inside of her was bubbling, building up to break free from its cage. She didn't know what it was but she knew it needed to be released. It was screaming inside of her to tear her opponent apart, to scorch the world around her to ashes.
Just one more push…
One more push was all she needed to evolve, and she'd put the cocky shit in his place.
The moment she took a step, chains wrapped around her form. Nayuta felt her anger and passion melt into soothing calm within a moment. She fell into her mother's arms, who held the girl with tender care. Makima glared directly at Gotenks, who flinched back a bit.
"Gotenks!" Piccolo touched down next. He glared at the troublemaking fusion. "That's enough! We're heading back to the Lookout, now!"
Gotenks recovered and scoffed. "And why should I? You saw how I easily beat her, right? In fact I bet I could lap around the planet a few more hundred times."
"I'm disappointed."
Gotenks paused, shifting his eyes to Makima. "What?"
"Your Father entrusted you with defeating Buu, and yet here you are beating up on your own sister for your own amusement. You're nothing but a cocky, arrogant, and irresponsible child with too much power at his disposal. Both of your fathers and Gohan would be severely disappointed in you." Makima's cold response stabbed right through Gotenks' heart.
"I-I-I-Mommy…I'm…" Gotenks stumbled forward, his eyes glittering with tears. He gripped his head, hissing at the splitting headache. Piccolo and Makima watched the fusion with careful glares. Gotenks kept mumbling to himself. "I-I'm not a…I wouldn't…there's…" He looked up at the beaten form of Nayuta.
Something in his head snapped.
He carefully raised a finger at Nayuta. "D-did I do that?"
Piccolo furrowed his brows. "Yes, you're aware of that, aren't you?"
"Gotenks-"
"No! I-I'm not Gotenks!" He screamed. The boy's head felt like it was splitting apart. Makima quickly dashed towards him, holding the fusion with her other arm. Gotenks looked into her eyes, tears were flowing freely from his own. "M-Mommy…? I-I wouldn't hurt Nayuta…would I?"
Makima's eyes widened. "Goten?"
"I-I'm not a monster, am I?"
Until she could figure out what was wrong with him, Makima just held the boy close to her chest as he continued to cry. She turned to Piccolo with a concerned look. "We need to rethink some things."
"Yeah. I agree." Piccolo nodded. "Let's get back to the Lookout."
Many hours had passed since the ritual had begun, now Gohan and Elder Kai were in the power-up phase. The two sat in front of each other on the grass in meditative positions. Elder Kai held out his hands, and had long since fallen asleep. Gohan audibly groaned, especially when he looked over at the rest of the group. His friend/aunt and father, after being healed by Kibito, were now sitting under a tree and eating some freshly cooked pork buns. Kibito was passing the time by reading and the only one still paying attention was Shin. The smell of the pork buns entered his nose, causing his stomach to growl. "Oh man…"
"Hey, Gohan!"
"Hm?" Gohan looked over to see a pork bun flying towards his face. He opened his mouth quickly and caught it. He blinked at his father, who was giving him a small thumbs up. Gohan nodded at his father, and carefully chewed on the yummy bun.
Goku turned to Shin. "Supreme Kai, is he really drawing out Gohan's hidden power?"
"I'm embarrassed to say that I'm unsure. But I have faith that he's telling the truth." Shin answered.
"If not, then I'll cut him in half." Asa said.
"I'll make sure it's incredibly painful too." Yoru added, though nobody other than Asa heard her. The teenager smiled softly to see her partner was back to her usual self, sitting right between herself and Goku. Yoru noticed the smile and glared. "Who the hell are you smiling at, nerd?"
"Yup…back to normal." Asa sighed. She looked over at Goku with a thought on her mind. "I wonder how everyone on Earth is doing?"
Goku shrugged, giving an easy smile. "I'm sure they're just fine."
Piccolo and Dende stood over the edge of the Lookout, observing Majin Buu's recent friendship with Hercule Satan and…some other weird girl. It was a strange sight to behold, but somehow the fraud managed to quell the destructive monster. "I don't understand. Why are those two together with Majin Buu?"
"W-well, maybe this is a good thing! If they manage to convince Buu to stop killing then perhaps we won't have to fight?" Dende looked at the situation with optimism.
"I'm unsure. There's something in the air making me feel uneasy." Piccolo said. Footsteps were heard approaching the two, they turned to see Makima walking towards them. "Makima, how are the kids?"
"Physically, after Dende healed them, they're fine. Lazuli, Bulma, and Mr. Popo are watching over them." Makima answered.
"Mentally?" Dende asked.
She crossed her arms with a deep frown. "I had to search through Goten and Trunks' memories to understand what had happened. It seems an unpredictable possibility had taken place, in that Goten managed to separate himself from Gotenks' subconscious to take control."
"What?!" The Namekians cried.
"I don't remember Goku saying anything about this being possible." Piccolo said.
"As…intelligent my darling can be at times, I doubt a scenario like this was ever feasible when he learned of this technique." Makima sighed, pushing some of her hair out of her face. "It's likely that Goten's latent abilities awoke in response to Gotenks' emotional state, thus forcing him to act."
"Will this be a problem going forward? As troubling as this sounds, those kids are our only hope in stopping Buu." Piccolo inquiries.
"I had to mess with their memories. It's likely they won't remember any of what happened when they wake up. At best, Goten and Trunks will remember fusing and then wasting their time racing around the globe." Makima responded.
"And Nayuta?"
"She won't remember any of it. It'll be fine." Makima promised. "For now we need to focus on-"
MALICE!
Piccolo, Makima, and Dende flinched as an explosion of pure evil flooded the planet. It was like a blanket of bloodshed and chaos had sucked all of the light out of the world itself. Whatever they felt before when Majin Buu first awoke paled in comparison to what they were feeling now. Not even the worst of Devils they've ever encountered could measure up to the level of bloodlust Majin Buu possessed now.
"No…no this is terrible!" Piccolo cried.
Makima cursed herself for not keeping a closer eye on Buu. She had been too focused on the kids, and feeling safe in the fact that they'd have enough time to get ready. It was a foolish decision on her part to not know what could've caused this change in Majin Buu.
Krillin walked over, not understanding their plight. "Hey, guys. What's wrong?"
"Are you not sensing Buu's power?" Piccolo asked. Krillin frowned, because he had long since stopped feeling out Buu's KI. Anyone who could sense KI could feel that monster from anywhere on the planet.
"Not really."
"He's transformed." Makima informed him. "Whatever happened down there just caused his power to skyrocket exponentially. His body, his soul, and his attitude are all perfectly suited for bloodshed now."
Okay, now Krillin was getting worried. "B-but we still have the kids, right? Once they're back on their feet they should be able to handle it! Besides, we're still safe up here in the meantime!"
"But for how long…" Dende muttered.
"We need to get the kids up and-"
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The planet's fear was palpable in the face of the nightmarish roar that echoed all over. An explosion of overwhelming evil was heading straight for them, followed by a dark laugh that sent their bodies into fight or flight mode.
Piccolo stumbled backwards. "H-he's coming…!"
"What?!" Krillin exclaimed.
"MAJIN BUU IS HERE!" Piccolo's warning alerted everyone on the Lookout. "HE CAN SENSE OUR ENERGY!"
Makima turned back to Krillin. "Inform everyone that they are not allowed to fight Buu under ANY circumstance unless the situation calls for it! Go!"
"R-right!" Krillin rushed for the Palace entrance.
Makima turned around to be greeted by the pure black eyes of Majin Buu. Her own eyes were as wide as saucers as she stared him down. For the first time since this debacle had begun, Makima had finally come face-to-face with the one responsible for her son's death. Buu's appearance was very different from the last time she had seen him.
Buu was much more muscular and taller, having lost the chubby body from before. He no longer possessed the jacket, cape, gloves, and black leggings of the previous form. Instead he has two black armbands with yellow linings and white baggy pants ending in black boots with a similar yellow pattern ending in grayish brown shoes. He retains the Majin belt of his previous form.
Buu leaned back to stand at his full height, looming over the distressed mother. "Found you. Hehe."
Hatred.
Pure unyielding hatred coursed through Makima's entire being. It took every ounce of self-control that she possessed to not blow the pink bastard's head off. This was it. The true battle against Buu had begun, and now more than ever she was uncertain of their future.
Chapter End
NOTE: FINALLY! It should not have taken this long to get to Super Buu, but he's finally here. Next chapter will quickly go over how he popped into existence.
Again, this chapter was not supposed to mostly be about War, but she took over very easily. A lot of growth on her end as a character and power wise. It was about time she got to stop sitting on her ass. She still has some issues, but those can be worked out later.
Gotenks is a funny little thing here. Fusions, as said by Makima, are one soul created by two. Goten literally forced his way out to take control of the fusion. Hopefully, that doesn't cause any issues when they have to fight Buu. His nature as half of the Control Devil allows him to do so. Goku and Vegeta will never have this issue.
The next intermission that I have planned will be the fight with Freeza, so that will take a while to do.
No, Yoru is not in love with Goku. They're starting to grow their familial bond between each other.
Have a great day!