Under a crimson sky, hundreds of sturdy men and women with long brown tails and black hair are gathered underneath a sky-scraping palace. The palace itself is comprised of many large and small towers with sizable spheres running up several of the towers. The castle enjoys a 200-meter tall view over its surrounding. And below, men and women, bearing gladiator-like, white, light armor, with large, light brown, rounded shoulder pads. These were Saiyans, a barbaric race who lived on planet Vegeta under the rule of King Vegeta's iron fist. Their gaze was sharply aimed at the 100-meter tall cliff the castle stood on. Though the distance is far, from the changing expressions displayed on the faces of these Saiyan men and women, they can clearly see the men near the edge of the cliff. Rows of Saiyans, dressed in the same gladiator-like armor, are stood with their backs ramrod straight. A towering aura lays behind them, a stocky man with tall, spiky, dark brown hair and a similarly long dark brown tail strapped around his midriff. On his face, a set of stern eyes, and hair wrapped around his mouth and chin. His gaze is set on a female of his race, who is slightly bowed in front of him.
"My king" The woman's voice is shaky from the pressure being released and speaks with her gaze at the king's feet.
"Quickly, come forth and state the battle power" The king calmly demands.
Today the king's seventh son was born, and an important tradition is the announcement of his battle power. For the king, it's an addition to the royal families grasp around the power hierarchy of his planet. Even though the planet is in the king's name, his people react only to power, and the faction with the highest battle power has the most say. So far the king has been blessed with six sons who each possess impeccable battle power, with the lowest being an upper mid-class warrior, born with a battle power of 650.
Knowing all this, the woman thinks back to the battle power she saw. Sweat begins to form down her scalp 'There's no other way to explain this to King Vegeta, I should just do my duty and inform his majesty with haste'. She then walks the few meters to get from the kneeling men to the king.
"My king, as relayed to me from the few nurses who oversaw the princes birth, as stated the princes battle power at birth appeared to..." while her gaze is down at his feet she misses the slight tightening of the king's fist. Peeeooohh! a blinding orb whizzes past her head as she stumbles back. "Enough. You're lucky I'm in a good mood or it would've been your head" Knowing what this implied she catches her footing and tries again.
"My king, it was, 50"
"HAHAAHAHAH 500 you say, while the lowest so far, his brothers are enough to keep the royal line in power" King Vegeta walks to the edge of the cliff. His eyes cast over the hundreds of elites gathered below. "You hear that 500, now if you think our royal blood is waning think upon your sons and daughters? which of them exceeds, even 600 in battle power? one, or two? with our resources, even a low-class warrior can reach elite class battle power". Although the king's reminder would be unnecessary for the average Saiyan. The ones gathered below are only those of notable power. Generals who stand tall under Frieza's constant missions. Each one came here directly from a battle and represent mid to high ranking factions on the planet.
After his announcement the king signals to the soldiers and returns to his palace. As that towering aura disappears over the edge of the cliff, the generals hastily return to inform their individual factions, then to return to their life on the battlefield.
Large marble-like pillars, decorated with white curtains in-between them in a half-moon shape, trailed along the sides of a red carpet. Following down the room it climbs wide rectangular steps only to lead to a grand throne with fiery red wings painted above either side of its golden armrests. On the throne sat King Vegeta holding a grim gaze below. Along both sides of his throne room, elite warriors stretched down the hall, and between them, directly in front of the king, was a downcast group of people. In their midst was a group of warriors, who were with the king when he announced the seventh Prince's battle power — the woman who personally informed him is also among them. Some of the people weren't even Saiyans, they weren't fighters and were usually working for them instead. These ones, in particular, had on white robes under their light brown shoulder pads and were in charge of caring for the Saiyan young in the nurseries.
"You may be wondering why I've summoned for such a unique group, it's rather simple, you've all been found of committing high treason" The king raises his palm towards the group "And while it's not your fault his power is low, you need to take responsibility for knowing" With that, the group panic, some of the medical workers attempt to claim that Lord Frieza wouldn't allow this, but with a blinding light and a blue beam from King Vegeta's palm, the few protesting aliens are killed. The elite warriors surround the others and put out any flame of life left in them. "Drag this mess out of here, and inform concubine Celeria I summon for her"
Unaware of the stir he has caused, a baby boy is quietly admiring his fluffy tail in a chamber encased with a glass dome. The boy had just awoken from a nap when he noticed a hand placed on the dome. Still grasping that very fluffy tail the boy looks up to see a woman who appears to be in her 20's. The woman has fair skin for a warrior and possesses a warmth in her eyes, along with her beautiful face, she seems out of place on such a fierce planet of fighters. The woman looks down at the Saiyan baby and sighs "If only I could've given you a stronger battle power". Bam! she looks up to see a little palm pressed against the glass. Surprised for a moment, she quickly catches her composure and lightly smiles "I just hope your spirit more than makes up for it, Kohl"
For a Saiyans first 3 years, they are made to absorb as much information as possible, to better prepare them for battle. During the three years Kohl was inside the incubator, all he had was videos of Saiyans doing battle on other planets, along with basic information on Saiyan language, ki and Saiyan culture.
Although 3 years is long, it is due to his low battle power, most Saiyans from mid-level warriors and above are out of the incubator by the first year, and on the battlefield. Saiyans live for battle, from the moment they leave the incubator they have to fight, till the day they die. While waiting for missions, the only form of entertainment they have is battle, even as children, they constantly battle among each other for supremacy. Of course, it serves a purpose, children by the age of 5 join combat squads that they then stay in for the rest of their lives for every mission. Due to Kohl's low battle power, he will be tested first, just like all low-class warriors. Low-class warriors have to undergo an infiltration mission given out by Lord Frieza's men, to see if they have the right to join the Saiyan force. Children born as mid-class warriors and above get to experience joining the force without the infiltration task, and only low-class warrior children that come out of it alive are allowed back on Planet Vegeta. Of course, all they have to do is annihilate all life on a planet. All this to please Lord Frieza. The ruler of their part of the universe, who uses them to claim planets under his name.
For those years, Kohl was kept in a separate incubator, to keep eyes away from his battle power. Although this was arranged by the king, he wasn't there to manage it, he had his concubine Celeria, Kohl's mother, for that. The young-looking mother comes into Kohl's incubation room, today is the day. Although Kohl is royalty and no one knows his true battle power, there is no way to hide it any longer. At five children start to be sent out to missions and that's when the public get to see them in action, and Kohl is already three with his battle power only at 90. The only thing she knows that can help her child is to face the infiltration mission. She can only hope conquering a planet makes him strong enough to surpass his misleading battle power of 500.
Planet Urval, with a battle power range of 30-800. Kohl's only chance is to squeeze by with his ozaru form. A transformation Saiyans make in the presence of a full moon, where their battle power is increased ten-fold. Celeria looks into Kohl's space pod with anxiety in her heart. Although she is from a barbaric race she is the kings concubine. In total, the king has seven concubines and each is kept away from battle and hardship to keep them pure. The royal family has long known that Saiyan children born from purer women have stronger potential, and as so Celeria has no idea the hardships Kohl will have to face. She takes one last look into the sleeping boy's cute body and sets the space pod to launch. She can only watch as it disappears into the crimson sky and past the clouds.
In a familiar throne room, King Vegeta is sat upon his throne. A blue hologram is in front of him. A massive planet is shown with the words 'Planet Urval' above it. His eyes weren't on those words, instead, there were a set of numbers below, the words 'Battle power' above them. 500-12000, a planet hard for an adult to conquer, not to mention a child. 'The bastard child has been dealt with now onto that wench who dared to bore him'.