Kasai stared at his father's former throne. His expression was plagued with pain and sorrow. He switched his gaze to his reflection on a nearby mirror. He greeted the image with a frown.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSFZYBs55N
Kasai: “Who am I? But a pretender? With his absence, the throne will be passed down to me, but I am no king. Right now, I am only a son who grieves for his father.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRyYShHo3o
The hurting prince listened to the ongoing commotion of his subjects as they awaited his presence outside the castle.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZV2Ej2xxq2
Kasai: “They're out there, waiting for me, hoping I can relieve them of their concerns in these desperate times. I want to answer their calls, but I do not see myself capable of being the leader they need me to be.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9pBQY95T4
Nozomu and Pouwar entered the room together.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuZd87nTv6
Nozomu: “We're prepared for departure, Kasai.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RRVFDwUrb
Pouwar: “Let's go kick some ass!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgRUoZWuhP
Kasai: “I'll be there momentarily. Reveal yourselves in the mean time, I don't want to keep fueling their impatience further.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyX9hG5x7N
Nozomu: “Understood.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfea1WEWDR0
Nozomu nudged Pouwar who was zoned out at the moment, and the two retreated. Kasai heard the cheers from the crowd as his comrades went out to greet them. The pressure built up even more and his thoughts ate away at him. At last, he shrugged off his doubts and took a step outside. Kasai was instantly approached by an older Tatsu wearing a robe with a symbol on it.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJVigD9LS3
"Kasai! Our greatest preachers have bestowed these holy pendants upon the three of you. We're praying you make it back safely, may Amaterazu guide you all towards victory!"
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhWagfbx8B
Kasai took the pendants, receiving them with a smile.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusvBgw3RsI
Kasai: “Thank you, I feel more confident already!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNIvV4GEuD
Kasai and his comrades stood by the pods they would take to travel to earth. Below them stood the residents of their planet. Kasai turned to his people with a bright look on his face. He raised his fist up.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilB31kBGcL
Kasai: “My people! This journey is our final step towards salvation! I can feel it! Amaterazu is leading us towards his resurrection! Once he is restored, balance and tranquility shall return at last! Today we will fight, not just the 3 of us but every single one of us! Your hopes and dreams will carry us to victory, this battle will be one in which we all will win together! May Amaterazu be with us all!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT34hwyJJ8p
The audience cheered, some over emotional, others simply excited. Kasai smiled, embracing the love of his people, before turning around and entering his pod. Pouwar and Nozomu followed, but not before Kasai handed the pendants to them. Their pods took off into outer space, commencing their journey. The pods flew aligned to one another, the inhabitants of each could see each other through the glass that covered the front. Nozomu kept his view on Kasai. His gaze grew rather concerned.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HUK5uNKsR
Nozomu: “Kasai, what troubles you?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOYv5Zah5Y
He communicated through a radio within the pods. Kasai broke out of his pondering head.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKBcX128Wq
Kasai: “What do you speak of? My friend.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQw7LRt55im
Nozomu: “Your roster displays unease, did your visions reveal something?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBVtKjpheh
Kasai: “No, it's not about my visions, not this time. My father, he was a good man, he didn't deserve the fate bestowed upon him. I'm the one who holds Amaterazu's will, and yet, I sometimes can't help but question his decisions. He's our savior, so why does he take from us? As a preacher of his will, I shouldn't be doubting him, but I can't help but wish things could have been different. I arrived today expecting to earn his utmost respect and praise. I wanted to make my father proud, I wanted to show him that all the faith he put in me wasn't in vain…. And now, I'll never have the opportunity to experience that.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcG3fn1Vyb
Nozomu: “….Well you are the wiser one of the three of us, I don't think there's much consultation I can provide right now. However, Amaterazu has gotten us this far, he's guided us to improve to levels we would've never imagined otherwise. Our trip to the sun for our training was from his vision and look at us now, we're stronger than ever! You surpassed your own father, perhaps his death was tragic but I'm sure he's resting well knowing a greater king is soon to rise to take up his place!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEacGipSBk
Kasai: “You're right, Nozomu. But I still can't help taking this battle a little personal, I want what's best for my people, but I also want that bastard to pay for his actions. Amaterazu is testing my will, and I fear I may not be strong enough this time around.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVpMRse5DY
Nozomu: “All we can do now, is trust Amaterazu will lead us to the correct path, lead you to the correct path.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDTkHSw0b6
Kasai: “Right.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9gTytx3G0
Nozomu: “You're not in this alone, Kasai. I'll be by your side for every last moment!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGE2rwDZJx
Kasai: “I can always count on you, Nozomu.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuo4zrDeX0
Pouwar: “Hey, I think that's enough chatter don't you guys agree? I need my rest; I can hear everything you say!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3klSK3iMbG
Kasai and Nozomu were startled. They shut themselves off in silence out of shame.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvQO6TaD9x
Kasai: “P-Pardon the inconvenience, Pouwar, I think we should all rest right now, for what is to come will be our greatest task yet.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhckV5MyNkQ
The three laid back and prepared for their arrival.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2hPwAEWus
"I'm no saiyan, but I've seen this happen many times before, son. You were always just too pure for me to ever consider such behavior on your part, Goku."
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUNIbGHhxU
Goku: “I just feel lost, Master Roshi. I always believed I had my life figured out but the truth is, I never realized just how much battle meant more to me than everything else. I've put myself and others at risk for a good fight a few times already. I always thought I would make up for it by defeating my enemies and ensuring everyone's safety, but would someone that cared for others willingly put those people at risk?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav16p9ak62
Master Roshi: “Your problem is not the fighting, my boy. Even those born for a certain lust can find balance in their life. Saiyans grow old too, eventually you will have to stop fighting one day, and when that day comes, do you know what you're going to do?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhK9agAugZn
Goku: “Well, honestly I never thought about it. I never focused on the future unless it involved my training. I just preferred living in the moment and enjoying every second, that always worked for me. Until now.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9nc5c25oI
Master Roshi: “There's no shame in enjoying the present, but the present soon becomes the past and eventually, the future. You have to start considering what your plan will be once your past is no longer the reality you face in the present.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7oxysJHN4
The old master and his former student remained in silence while they laid down each on their own hammock like they would many years ago.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84DC6XlsfA
Master Roshi: “Go home, son. Face your problem with the people who care about you the most. You're only avoiding the inevitable and fixing nothing.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHPuKMq71X
Goku: “You're right, Master Roshi. I just can't yet, tomorrow, tomorrow I will make things right, but tonight, the comfort of my wise master might be just what I need.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LTaSLkaFy
The pods landed on earth, in the middle of a small town. Kasai and the others stepped out of their pods, revealing themselves to the startled citizens who were awoken from the crash. Pouwar and Nozomu gazed around their surroundings. The environment was foreign and mysterious to them. Kasai on the other hand, did not bother to examine his location, his sight was set on a certain point.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkwj2xpjdy
Kasai: “My visions guide me to a house, a house residing in the middle of large, green lands. Follow me, I shall lead us to our destination.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASLRnA6Rua
Without uttering a word to the people around them, the three took off, rapidly crossing miles and miles in less than seconds. Goku immediately raised his guard as he sensed the powerful trio crossing the planet.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKrWcC2Rlh
Goku: Is that the other me? No. There's three of them. I don't recognize these energies at all!
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG5qwUZge6
The house trembled, waking Goten from his slumber. He rubbed his eye as he walked up to the window to figure out where the commotion came from.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZQNjjm1bX
Goten: “Huh? Woahhh! Who are these people?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kqk6SXTcD
Chi-chi woke up and rushed to her son.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspf15IOChg
Chi-chi: “Goten! What's going on?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf45wZyFLz7
The door was smashed open, Kasai and the others entered the house. Kasai stared at Goten with a cold look and spoke no words.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54IeO8a0r1
Chi-chi: “Get out of my house! You're not welcome here!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFNMVQ78pZ
She took her fighting stance.
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNljTWa2sU
Chi-chi:” Goten! Get out of here, go to Gohan, okay sweetie?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZEmTZBAav
Goten: “But mom, these guys look pretty mean, I don't want to leave you alone with them!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuhfx1mja7
Nozomu: “What's the plan, Kasai?”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxF7osHk5bS
Kasai: “The little one resembles our attacker quite a lot. I assume it's his child. The other one must be the mother.”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKVHQXi3M1
Pouwar: “So we give them a little scare to lure in the real target? Now we're talking!”
321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdD0MPhv64
Kasai: “No. A mere scare is too generous, forgive me Amaterazu, but as a soldier, I do believe in an eye for an eye, and one of his most valuable ones is standing right before us.”
ns3.146.221.49da2
