Arc 1: C12

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(Continuing From the Last Chapter, 1 Month Later Within The Hyperbolic Time Chamber. . .)

One month had passed in the white void known as the Hyperbolic Time Chamber or the Room of Spirit and Time, and during that time, the training only grew more intense as each day went on. 30 days of progress had shown the void filled with constant explosions from the latest training exercise. The young Saiyan ran, his feet picking up the pace as rays of reddish-pink Ki rained from above him, each one coming dangerously close to hitting him as they fell to the floor of the chamber. He maneuvered around each blast until they crashed against the white surface below them.

At the same time, 21 continued to launch a barrage of attacks while the young Saiyan dodged in a zig-zag motion from below. As she shot more and more at him, 21 realized her attack pattern and focused the blasts into a singular one to finish this round-off. With that thought, her eyes began to glow pink as she created a larger and more dangerous ball of pink ki with her hands before firing it down. Unlike the others, the speed on this one was far more intense as it cut through the air, leaving a pink streak as it rocketed down towards Kuzuku.

However, instead of trying to dodge the attack, the young Saiyan gritted his teeth and tensed his muscles before opening his hands wide to tank the blow. He winced, the pink ray hitting his chest before exploding upon contact with him. A gust of pink and white rushed in all directions, with a cloud of smoke concealing him from sight, and 21 had thought the attack had done him in. However, she had forgotten that his goal was to make his body stronger, and so, if he couldn't dodge that attack, he would instead block it to show he could handle it. She lowered her hand before descending, her feet touching the ground lightly as the smoke cleared and revealed the young Saiyan still standing with his arms in an 'x' form, as the energy dissipated and left only a large burn mark on his shirt and chest.

The android stood still, watching him with awe as his chest was burned and heavily damaged by the attack, but was otherwise still standing for a moment before collapsing onto the ground due to exhaustion. He gasped for air and groaned, "Damn it, how long did I last this time?" He coughed out blood as he turned onto his back while 21 answered his question.

"About 4 minutes. A 30-second improvement from last time, too. Not to mention, I'm surprised you survived the blast this time. Normally, you get caught off guard by its speed," 21 smiled with a proud expression, but that soon faded as she quickly rushed to his aid, "Though, we should treat you now. Here. . ."

She pulled out the bag of Senzu's. She handed one to him before he sat up and ate one quickly, the young Saiyan groaning with relief as he felt the effects of the beans quickly repair any damage he had.

"Thanks. . .time for round 5 then. We should start working on Ki now, yeah?" He grinned before standing up again, to which the android shook her head.

"Kuzuku, it's time for us to eat," 21 replied, her expression was stern and almost scolding.

Though, Kuzuku shook his head and flipped onto his feet with renewed energy, "No need, the Senzu beans also fill us with nutrients, so I should push myself while I still have this energy to spare." Much to 21's surprise, he slipped on the gravity bracelets around his wrist and turned them on to 150 G's. The combined heavy gravity of the chamber and the bracelets weighed him down as he began to wobble while gritting his teeth and struggling to remain standing.

He was panting heavily as he finally said, "Right, I'll train on the sideline for a few hours while you take your break." 21 couldn't even get a word in as he began firing a barrage of Ki blasts to hover all around him before commanding them to close in and track him. Without a word, he took off sprinting, dodging and maneuvering the rays while keeping the bracelets on.

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