Legend

Chapter warning: Nada! Enjoy the battle.

Disclaimer: see Prologue

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Legend: Transformation


(Kakarotto)

The time has come! She’s on fire, beautiful in her rage, her energy
radiating like a halo around her. Even Vejita’s new allies are taken
aback as the prince attacks in full force and Nashika meets him in the
air with a scream.

The explosion of power startles the emperor, who steps back behind his
henchman. Ah! The power of an enraged Saiya-jin is terrifying, emperor.
You should beware!

Vejita attacks full tilt, his fists flying in Nashika’s face, meeting
only air. ika ika grabs his arm and yanks him forward, smashing her fist
in his face, and pulling his head to meet her knee. Vejita rallies by
transmitting behind her with a reverse turning kick to her ribs, but she
blocks his leg hooking her arm under it and tossing him away.

Vejita spirals to the wall, and launches off it with one foot, streaking
toward her right behind a palm blast. Nashika backfists it away, and two
engineers scramble as it takes out half the console and the screen goes
blank.

They crash together, grabbing each other’s fists and snarling at
each other.

“Did you think making friends with these murderers would save Vejita-sei,
prince?”

Vejita yanks her forward and knees her middle. Nashika’s air rushes
out in a huff but she transmits out, whirls three hundred sixty degrees
and lets an energy ball fly from her fingertips. Vejita is too close and
puts his arms up to block the force. Nashika is immediately there with
a side kick that sends him crashing into a wall.

And she isn’t even at her full power yet!

They both stop and hover, glaring at each other.

“You’re not worthy to reign!” she screams and powers up
higher. I hear Vejita gasp, but he recovers, powering to his fullest.

The shrill squeal of energy rattles my bones, heats my blood. I drop my
arms and clench my fists. She doesn’t need my help, but the battle
is pulling me, and I grit my teeth to keep from joining the fray. I keep
one eye on the emperor and his dark warrior.

The prince is running on rage, fueled by his dark desire. He pummels her
and she backflips away, landing on one hand and kicking him in the groin
as he descends on her.

“Uhn,” he grunts as he flips away. Nashika streaks into the
air and hovers as Vejita recovers.

They circle one another again, both of them panting with exertion. Nashika
grins.

“Are you ready, Vejita?”

He cocks one eyebrow at her and wipes blood from his lip. I can feel the
rage and hate as it consumes him. Nashika bends forward at the waist and
clenches her fists.

“It’s time, Vejita! Time for you to step down! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

Screaming and screaming, her power builds, exploding in waves that rock
the very ship. Everyone to a man backs up against the walls; the engineers
scurry out the door. The sound of laughter echoes off the walls, and I’m
surprised to find that it’s mine! Everything that isn’t anchored
flies into the air, the hood blows away from the emperor’s head revealing
a pallid, terrified face. The dark warrior draws his saber, but the sheer
force of her power blows it out of his hand, and it skitters across the
floor, smashing into pieces against the wall.

I watch with glee as her ebony eyes flash to green and the energy climbs
her short black hair, exploding into thick golden triangles. She stiffens
one last time and with a shriek that can be heard on Vejita-sei, ascends
yet again, the muscles in her body hardening and standing out in sharp
relief.

Vejita’s mouth is hanging open, the emperor and his henchman are
backed into a corner. Nashika hovers, chin on her chest, scowling, the
golden aura pulsing and crackling like fire.

I’m still laughing. “The legendary super Saiya-jin, Vejita!
What do you think of her now?!”


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(Nashika)

I’m in Vejita’s face, relentless, one punch sending him
flying across the room to crash into the wall, his body bouncing back
to meet my foot as I slam him again and again.

“I’ve waited my whole life for this, Vejita!” I scream.
“Hiding, running, my mother always afraid. I could have taken out
your whole army by myself, but she withheld my birthright from me for
so long... I had to wait for her to DIE to do what I needed to do!”

Vejita struggles to his knees, and manages to get one foot under him.
“And guess what, you smug bastard? I knew you were looking
for me! Well, here I am!”I float to the floor and wait with clenched
fists.

Vejita climbs to his feet and stands facing me. He wipes his mouth again,
then starts to laugh darkly. “Now I have a secret,” he
says and transmits to stand inches from my face. I’m not startled,
but I openly glare at him.

“Kakarotto’s ki is slowly eating through the plasma core. He
was successful yesterday.”

“That’s not possible. You’re bluffing.”

“No? It’s a big core. This whole ship will blow pretty
soon. I don’t plan to be on it.”

Before I can open my mouth to retort, the whistling sound of a light saber
slices through the air and I watch in horror as it cuts through Vejita’s
arm. He hears it coming too late and the lower half of his arm flies across
the room. I power up and the saber bounces off my ki, but Vejita’s
face has completely drained and his eyelids drift shut as he passes out.

“Kakarotto,” he whispers.


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(Kakarotto)

I wasn’t paying attention and the dark warrior drew a light saber
from another source.

“VEJITAAAHH!’ The sound of my own voice is foreign in my ears.
I raise my palm in a blast that hits the dark warrior in the face, knocks
him from his feet, and sends him flying across the bridge to land unconscious
on the floor. The emperor flees.

Nashika is instantly by my side. “Vejita said the core is going to
blow,” she whispers and her green eyes search my face.

“Then I was successful,” I say quietly. “I thought as much.”

With the bridge now deserted, I walk over and bend over Vejita’s
still figure. The saber had effectively cauterized the wound and the prince
was in more danger of shock than anything. I pick up his light form and
gently lay him over my shoulder.

“Let’s get out of here.”


 
continued.... but the battle isn’t over yet.