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Soon after the preliminaries ended the main eight candidates were chosen on the same day due to their efficiency.
And when the eight were picked it was quite surprising as a few newcomers or newbies with great skill suddenly appeared.
And it seemed they were closely related to Master Roshi, then he truly let on.
However, this did not deter the Dragon Team as they each were all determined to prove their strengths and skills to their masters to show their incredible growth as People and as Martial Artists.
Though the preliminaries and candidates choosing had been done all on the same day, the tournament organisers had decided to proceed with the tournament the next working day.
For all to get rested and have sufficient energy for the upcoming battles about to begin.
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-11:00 Am, Papaya Inn:-
Within one room were two hooded figures as they yanked off their grey robes and revealed their true forms-
One had black spiky hair with white martial artist garb while the other possessed blonde hair, with red martial artist garb.
As the blonde took off his robe, he turned to his comrade and just said.
"Ryu- How are we going to find the one who killed Master Goken-
It's been months and so far all we know is that the one who killed Master was of the demon realm?"
"For all we know, Master could have been killed by King Piccolo-"
However saying this Ryu sharply Interjected into the argument as he said-
"If that's the case it's alright as King Piccolo was killed by a mysterious person wielding the powers of Yang-
The opposite to Piccolo's Yin- yet the thought unsettles me, I know not for sure but my gut tells me Piccolo did not kill Master..."
"And throughout this whole day I've been feeling nauseous- as I sense an enormous Ki filled with negativity-
And so maybe just maybe this person knows who has killed Master Goken!!"
"Ryu- just calm down...
I know Masters death hurt you on a whole other level.
But chasing this bizarre trail will lead to nothing but bitterness- and grief, so stop while your still up."
"You Know Nothing Ken... Masters!"
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-11:00 Am, Papaya Inn, Roshi's Room:-
"What did that devil mean by- that- Arrgghh-!"
Currently, Roshi was reviewing the facts about everything he'd taught Gohan's Grandson-
He peered into his memories- to find the darkness that had been spoken of him, yet found nothing.
'The one with the palm tree styled hair possesses great darkness within his heart.
As if on pure instinct as if born with such murderous mindless monstrous energy.
His very soul gives off the attributes of war and chaos as if he's the incarnation of destruction and darkness...'
'No that can't be right, Goku is so damn it- he's able to ride the Nimbus, meaning he's not corrupt or evil.
Then where exactly does this evil come from- Arrgh, it's just like him to spew bull crap and cause me a little dose of paranoia...'
'But then again- before I had given him the Scarlet Fruit Of Serenity, he was rash and his tail caused him to turn into a mindless monster-
Yet it was cured by the fruit, surely no evil lies too dense within his soul- for he has already merged with that darkness and turned it into a piece of him, defeating his heart demon with ease.'
"Kami- I'm tired... *Sigh...!"
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-Goku and Krillin's Room:-
"Hey, Goku- you think we can win this one?"
Asked Krillin as his head rested on both his arms- looking straight at the ceiling as if in contemplation before he scratched his head full of hair.
Something he'd decided to keep as he'd stopped emulating Master Roshi to become his own person.
"Aahahaha- Krillin, you hear yourself...
In these past few yeads we've experienced 3 years of training and another full year within the Hyperbolic Time Chamber-
And with all the training we did for Kami... You still doubt yourself, and even if we do lose then we lose nothing- as we gain experience, valuable experience..."
Answered a giggling Goku, as he smiled at Krillin's words- he knew more than anyone just how much Krillin had improved and boy was it dramatic in power.
"Buuut Goku- You've seen Yamcha, then them four robed guys and finally Bulma-
Who's increased exponentially even though she never had Kami's training."
Said Krillin, as he looked thoughtful trying to guess just how strong the robe guys were- and then wondered how Bulma'd got so strong without Kami's training.
Turning his head slightly, Goku looked at Krillin as he said-
"I asked Bulma that and she said it was some room that simulated a higher gravity than that of even our planet- can you believe it, Bulma's done it again..."
"Geez Goku, I wish I could use that."
"Yeah me too- Krillin, Me too..."
"Maybe after this tournament, we could use it?!"
"Anyway, Imma get some shuteye, and Krillin don't stay up late. The matches are early morning."
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- The Next Day :-
With the preliminaries out of the way- and after a nice guys rest, the others were all rested up.
And soon after some light breakfast- though I can't really say the same for Goku, we were ready.
My theory was that one of the reasons Saiyans became so strong was because they amassed a huge amount of food.
With it including Protein, Calories, Fat, Potassium, Vitamin A and C whilst also increasing the Calcium and Iron intake into their bodies.
They then digested the huge amount of food building on their superhuman physique before then optimising exactly where each nutrient went.
Which muscles or bone needed it that sort of thing.
This then overall enhanced their power, this was my reason- though I could be wrong.
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"AaannddD- Ladies & Gentlemen, welcome to the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai-
The tournament to see just who is the strongest under the heavens-
Now are you ready People- TO GET RUMBLED!!"
This elicited incredible noise and applause from the audience as they all rose from their seats- and then it began - the drawing of the lots.
Immediately I leapt from my lounge area and crash-landed into the middle of the Tiles falling in the classic superhero stance and with a flip, I was up.
And then even more applause ran my way, for I was the one who surprised and gave them all a miraculous appearance last Budokai.
"It's the Champ- Billy- YAMCHA!!"
"YAMCHA, YAMCHA... YAMCHA!!"
With a quick bow to the audience I got up and soon the audience became silent as they were wondering what number I'd get.
I placed my hand into the box as I gently felt around it and using my Ki Sense, I could, in other words, see it and know what it was as Ki gave the user a sixth sense- like precognition if you will.
After Dragon Ball- the Z section gradually forgot many abilities and lore of the Original Dragon Ball.
Hell they even had a lot of different rules on the afterlife as if they were two stories on the same tree but on a different branch.
An example was Piccolo being a Demon in the Original while in Z it was altered to Namekian to push the idea home that this was no martial art manga but instead a space opera.
Another one was those killed by demons would be sent to Purgatory and lastly, the various deities in the original series were completely forgotten.
Though I didn't mind still I wondered exactly what happened to all those characters- it was if they were two different realities.
Regardless however when I felt around the box suddenly as if someone was using telekinesis a simple Ki ability the balls shifted- however this only annoyed me as I redirected some Ki back to the user- clearly Chiaotzu as it sent him to his knees.
Though we most likely will become friends this act of his had annoyed me-
This scene however never left Tenshinhan's gaze as he glared at me with the fangs of a hyena.
I gave him one back causing him to slightly shiver from- he was running up the wrong tree- and he'd find out soon enough…
I got number 7 for some reason but I didn't really mind it- wondering who else would get the 8 so I could battle them.
After me Akuma appeared as he quickly pulled out a number 1 with a dissatisfied groan he left the stage.
Soon Ryu took his turn he got a 5 resolutely he left the stage but not before grinning at me with an amicable smile 'maybe he wants to be friends who knew?'
After him Krillin came on stage now with a height taller than him in cannon he stepped to the stage, he had a head full of hair like in Super- he had grown taller- as he hadn't trained as intensely with weights in our time with Roshi.
As he instead focused on increasing his bone density as to not affect his or stimulate his growth and also mainly focused on Ki manipulation saving him from ever being called a dwarf-
Instead, we all got rival boosts- due to this he could grow to his presumably full height of 5'8.
That was good I guess he was always denied a lotta things such as a nose, family and friends until he met Goku.
Calmly Krillin picked up a ball from the box and it had the number 4 written on it-
After him, came Bulma and she picked up a 6- Ken came and got a 3 and finally Tenshinhan got an 8-
It seems I can't avoid fate- in the other timeline I read about- this guy broke my legs and then atoned for his sins- that's good though there'd be no leg-breaking today.
So far the tournament matches were as follow:
• Number One Akuma VS Son Goku
• Number Two Ken Masters VS Krillin
• Number Three Ryu VS Bulma
• Number Four Tenshinhan VS Yamcha
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The Demon VS The Gorilla:
"And- now ladies and gentlemen, the first round of the quarter-finals is about to begin.
I advise you all to put down your phones stop what you are doing and witness the battle of titans."
"Here you can see Son Goku, from the last Budokai- he came when he was a little child..."
Hearing this Goku butted in quickly - "Actually I was 13 when I entered- I'm now 16- as you can tell by my growth."
Saying that Goku now an adult earlier than the other timeline slightly flexed his muscles-
Causing cheers and laughter to fall from the audience as the announcer's spotlight was stolen.
"*ahem… And on this side we have the man named the Demon-
Seemingly powerful with his usage of the Mutaito School of thought from three centuries ago-
Now who will win this battle- this is now up to the warriors-..."
However, the demon seemed to have gotten annoyed as he announced his dissatisfaction-
"Cut the Chit-chat I wanna Battle you dumb blonde!"
Hearing this the announcer nodded as slowly the gong rang out with an ear-shattering ring announcing the start of the battle.
The demon however seemed was going straight to killing his foe as he activated his ability of darkness-
Gradually a reddish-black fog of an aura rose around him before it spilt out of him then his already red hair began to stand up lightly whilst glowing irresistibly red.
Then he called out to the young man in front of him-
It seemed with his aura his voice became frighteningly low pitch as if a Demon spawned from the Earth's very own Ashura gates.
"BOY- ATTACK, I WISH TO FEEL YOUR POWER AND BRING OUT YOUR DARKNESS!!
ARE YOU READY!!"
With that Akuma launched himself at Goku as he used the very life essence of his murderous intent to amplify his powers and formed a coat of murder upon his fists-
It was clear the being was out for blood as he then reached Goku who was seemingly stuck in his position-
The battle intent and murderous intent leaking out from Akuma's very being had engulfed Goku's warrior side-
He could feel it the very same air as when he got excited in a battle-
It was clearly a battle to the death yet his body accepted it- subconsciously fell for it- what was all the mental training for…
Gradually the very fibre of his being began to be engulfed by his tendencies by his instincts.
And soon his face began to change enlarging his jaw bone as his mouth opened wide with sharp canines ready to attack before his body bulked further and then his eyes glowed gold and his hair flew into the air.
Then a deep smile grew on Akuma's face – yes he was anticipating such darkness- clearly this was the heir to the {Shun Goku Satsu.}
Just like him his emotions would be removed as he would access a power far greater than any other.
Goku still sane due to the ability of his incredibly trained mind due to training with Kami in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber alongside Krillin.
He was clearly in control yet the bloodlust in the air aroused his warrior's instincts- he knew this would be bloody.
And to avoid that he'd need to end this fast- he knew he could snap the demon-
Like a twig as his power had been increased by 10 damn times yet this smog Akuma leaked that he called Satsui No Hado only strengthened him further.