Bringer of Death

Cell Saga - Part 1: Recompense

Cell Saga - Part 1: Recompense 

Age 783. 

Darkness covered the earth, both literally from the thick black storm clouds obscuring the sun, and figuratively from the hearts of the two evil cyborgs. Thunder was crashing so close and so loudly that it could be felt as well as heard. But in the midst of that blackness and gloom, a single bright ray of hope began to shine-for the first time in decades, those watching Earth from Otherworld had reason to cheer. On King Kai's planet, several familiar faces watched joyously with the rotund deity's help. The tide had finally turned. 

"This is the end for you both, murderers!" an angry voice cried, utterly devoid of mercy. The time for change had passed, judgment had arrived. 

Goku's golden aura had changed as dramatically and visibly as his body. He emitted a burning golden light that whirled around him in a hot, pulsing sphere, much taller, wider, and brighter than his normal Super Saiyan aura. His arms, legs, and torso rippled with muscles that bulged far beyond their normal size. The lean, slender Saiyan had disappeared; in his place was a hulking golden warrior. His sleeveless black shirt was stretched taut across his thick chest and rounded shoulders. Even the pair of pants he had borrowed from Trunks were now tight against his huge thighs and calf muscles. 

His eyes showed the starkest difference - they were fiery and unflinching. They pierced through the driving rain and thick darkness, focused on the two terrified androids above. 

"What's going on, 17? He looks...scary!" the girl said, shivering as a chill of fright, coupled with the cool wet rain that soaked her, shot down to her toes. 

"I don't know, sis. But it can't be-" 

BLAAM! Goku swung hard, driving his fist into android 17's right eye, crushing it entirely. Blood gushed from the side of his face. 18's eyes bulged and shook with fear, both at Goku's speed and his new power; she started to back away 

"AAHHH! What have you done to me?" the boy cried, clutching his face in his hands. 

"You refused to see the truth, monster." Goku's voice became louder and louder. "And now you'll never see anything ever again!" 

In a movement too fast for the cyborgs to see, Goku swung his right hand down at 17's body. The Ascended Super Saiyan's fingers, clothed in a violent, jagged aura, slid through 17's torso like newsprint, ripping both his living tissue and metal cybernetic implants. The gash ran six inches deep across 17's entire chest, releasing a violent gush of red blood onto his black shirt and blue jeans. 

"17! NO!" the girl cried out frantically. Fear, true fear, had finally revealed to her the truth-it had only come too late. 

Goku never flinched, never blinked. His unwavering gaze stared into 17's eyes even as the cyborg began to fall helplessly to the ground, overpowered by nothing more than gravity. Yet even as 17 plummeted, his hardened light blue eyes never showed any remorse. They only inwardly cried out with wrath, with hate. If he could have somehow unleashed what little power he had left, he would have destroyed the entire Earth right then. 

"It's OVER!" Goku screamed, stretching his arm down at the falling droid. Without even a moment's charge, the Saiyan fired a full power energy wave. The golden energy blast crashed into 17, speeding his decent until finally he slammed into the ground below with a giant explosion. 

He was no more. As the brown smoke cleared, revealing a crater several feet deep in the pavement, nothing but a few charred bones remained. Huge, splashing raindrops filled the hole within moments...the filth of Number 17 was washing away. 

"17...it can't be..." his sister cried, visibly distraught. She had been shaken up before, seeing her brother losing to Goku. But, since they had teamed up, things had been easy just as they had always been. "Is he really...gone?" Now that she was finally alone, the revelations all hit her at once. Her power was even smaller than her brother's, and Goku had completely dominated him. She had no chance of winning.