Light Of Willpower [Future Trunks x OC]

9: I'm Free

The days turned into weeks, then to months, and then Niya turned twelve years old as well. Her parents visited her room and encouraged her to walk around the house to spend time with them. But Natu and Makona never apologized for creating the barrier, and instead, seemed to have forgotten about it. Niya grew a grudge on parents.

For her birthday, she asked to go outside. They refused and said there was nothing wrong with an inside party. The girl replied with nothing. She wandered around the house as Makona and Ken-La cooked and Natu set up party decorations. He stood on some steps as he hung up balloons and party streamers as the birthday girl watched her father from the couch.

Her hair was a fuzzy and curly since she stopped brushing it. Her eyes watched with a cold disinterest at her father's patient work.

Natu watched her from the corner of his eye. "Why don't you study on your Japanese or even your English? It's always good to keep learning," he suggested.

Niya shrugged. "Haven't I read them all?"

"Well, have you read the ones your mother suggested about battle protection?"

The girl scoffed. "What's the point if I'm stuck in this house anyways?"

The father sighed. "Remember what I said during training? 'Patience is key'. Always keep it in mind."

Niya was sick of their vague responses. What did that even mean? She rubbed her temples and stood with a sour mood. Without a word, she made her way to her room. She shut the door with a click, but halted when she saw some books on her bed. Niya neared the bed and saw a book titled Royal Guardian Family.

Niya opened the fairly thick book and flipped through the pages to see drawings of saiyans she didn't know along with instructions. The saiyans were using poses and hand signs to create shields and... barriers.

Her heart beat loudly in her ears as it was suddenly hard to breathe. She flipped to the very beginning and began to read. The first saiyan she recognized. It was Queen Lusete, daughter of the Goddess Lady Ayata. As new Queen and Protector of the jewel and the planet, Lusete had to figure out what was best for her people. Using her new abilities, she figured out how to wield her energy into method of protection instead of for attacks. This energy wrapped itself around her like a bubble. It was a bright crimson that shimmered in the light and glowed in the dark.

It was fascinating to Niya how one small barrier idea sparked the enormous barrier on Planet Ayata. But it wasn't what the girl was looking for. If something was created, it could also be destroyed.

She searched for bigger barriers, frantically flipping through the pages. Niya stopped on a woman who looked very similar to Makona. Her long crimson hair was curly but sharp at the same time. And her eyes were wider than Makona's with a kind glint in her eyes. The girl didn't know why, but she caressed the image of the woman.

On the next page, Niya gasped as the kind woman sat criss-crossed with a meditating finger pointing upwards and relaxed, closed eyes. Around the woman was an enormous crimson barrier. It wasn't as large as the one on Planet Ayata but enormous nonetheless. Perhaps Makona used the idea from the woman...

On the side of the page, there was a note neatly written Japanese. Niya skimmed the page and saw they were instructions, as well as a personal message: "For you, my daughter, so you may always be free from harm. Love, Miyako." Before Niya could read the instructions, she turned the page and became still. It was Makona. Did that mean Miyako was Makona's mother, and that Miyako was... Niya's grandmother? It was a word she had hardly used, it was practically foreign. The girl stared with a heavy heart. She had never met her grandparents or the other saiyans on Planet Ayata, and now, thanks to the Androids, she never would.