11-03-2005, 08:44 PM
A stranger stepped out from the shadows of the now familar marketplace. His body was bright, literally, as if it was glowing by some transparent light. He was the man who they had seen before, just before Vegeta had opened the door that unleashed the living dead.
"You!" The saiyan prince pointed an accusing finger at the bright man. "Time for some explaining."
He turned around, away from the group. "I apologize for not warning you about the Door of Death. I will...explain." The four warriors all shared a look together, then back to the man. "My name is Gabriel. You may not believe me, but I'm an angel." Vegeta glanced up and down at what he was saying. Shit I mean he sure did look like one, but hell, why doubt now.
"I believe it," Said the formerly dead Olibu.
"Me too," Vegeta chimed in. Although he said it with a slight hint of disbelief. This was definitely the first time he?s ever seen an ?angel? before. Not sure what to expect from Gabriel, or this God-forsaken asteroid.
"Heh," the angel smirked, "So I see. The people here played with death...they tried to toy with how long someone lives. But once you are dead...you stay that way. Unfortunetly, they found out the hard way." Vegeta remembered about the dragonballs. Perhaps this angel wasn?t really an angel. Wouldn?t an Angel know just about anything? Then why didn?t Gabriel know that the dragonballs had the ability to wish someone back to life? Because of this, someone who was dead, did not have to stay dead.
"So you mean all these people were brought back by the people who lived here?" Uub asked with a confused expression on his face. It didn?t make much sense, but just how much of the recent happenings did?
"Not exactly. The government used the people here for experiments...and what resulted was unwilling zombies, who promptly turned on their creators. The mayor here toyed with the Book of the Dead, a holy transcript, to try and get back at the government. But he too fell victim to the logic sense: Once you die, you stay that way." Again he spoke that phrase. It?s not true, Vegeta knew it deep within his heart, and now he brought a tense feeling of doubt.
"So that big horned guy...?" Vegeta interrupted as he quickly thought about the enemy he fought not too long ago. He was definitely strong, but the prince didn?t think twice about being the dominate force within that room.
"Yes. He is now known as Satan. He is far from the real lord of the underworld, but he earned the name by the fear he struck here." Vegeta smirked underneath his skin. For sure there was no way he could be the real Satan anyways, he was too weak. The Saiya-jin remembered his time in hell, and he could sense the immense power that the demon held without even being anywhere near him. There was no question, a large difference in power.
"Why are you telling us?" Reijin was suspisicous. "There's a catch." His eyes sort of thinned out as he insisted on the answer. There?s always more than what meets the eye. That could easily have been the motto for this ?Friend or Foe? television game.
"I apologize for getting to the point," the angel said. "I know you are playing this game. You will find, as you go, there is more then meets to eye...to everything here. You unleashed Satan and his army of the dead again...so I must ask you to join my cause." The prince heard Gabriel speak the same phrase he was just thinking. Perhaps he read his mind or something, maybe the supernatural powers of an angel?
"Your cause?" This came from Olibu. He was obviously one of the weakest fighters in the group, but his bravery and courage stood out. Just the mere existence he held tightly onto with Xero Tolerance had shown the warriors that he was up to the challenge, no matter what it was.
Gabriel nodded, turning back to face them. This time his face was dead serious. "The second war of the worlds is here. Heaven and Hell will battle. We must fight, and you must help! Come to the watchtower!" A battle between Heaven and Hell? This was more than expected for the prince. He?s been in some tough battles before, even fights to take over planets in his past years, but now they were talking about something even more serious. Angels vs Demons, a battle for the afterlife. How was this to be accomplished?
"Hey, wait a min--" But the angel was gone before Vegeta could finish. "God DAMNIT, what have we gotten into!?" His words slipped out from his lips with such vibration.
?This shit is getting weird, fucking werewolves, dead bitches, and an Angel.? Uub shook his head, it could have not been more annoying. ?So what do you all want to do?? he uncrossed his arms and hovered into the misty air ready to go at a moments notice. Uub was the new comer, but he was no doubt a team player. Up for a challenge, more than likely he wanted to just jump right into it.
?I want to go help the Angel guy!? Olibu said flexing his hands in eagerness. ?I mean we did unleash those creatures.? Uub?s human companion spoke looking at Vegeta, a look of determination on this face. Vegeta just glared back, knowing that it was their act that unleashed the wannabe-Satan from the locked room. He knew it as well as anyone else still alive. His eyes slowly shifted down to Metal Koola?s body. There was a hint of remorse for the fallen fighter. The Saiya-jins hand slithered into his pocket and pulled out the map that he was given in the beginning.
?We'll go to the mountains, maybe the Tower is there as well.? The saiyan prince looked down at his unrolled map. ?It?s a vast range of rock, caves can?t be the only thing there.? he rolled the map up and spun on his heel to face Reijin. ?What should we do with the body?? he tilted his head toward the metallic mess of metal and blood once again remembering the difficult feat of beating someone with such incredible power.
?Leave it, we have no time to spare.? Reijin walked past his Saiyan prince with a passive glance at the body. ?We have more important things to do then bury a body of scrap metal.? Vegeta was almost surprised, but then again, not really. Reijin was a Saiya-jin after all, and his blood lived for fighting and death. This was nothing new for the two Saiya-jin warriors, a dead body laying there in the middle of the battle field. They?ve seen quite a lot of deaths in their time, but then again, the town hall that was cluttered with them was something of the abnormal.
Scratching his head Uub smirked. ?Rude son of a bitch ain?t he.? he murmured as he raised an energy filled palm. ?The least we can do is incinerate the remains and let them scatter in the wind.? It was a plan after all, that way if anyone else comes across his body, there would be no way they could desecrate it. The prince knew if he would be the one to die, he?d rather be incinerated than anything else.
Vegeta nodded as he watched a flash of energy envelope the corpse and turn it to dust. ?We finished with the sentimental shit?? he asked. ?Good because I don?t want to be on this shit hole waste of rock any longer then needed.? There was no reason too, there was a much more important task to be dealt with once they arrive back on Earth. The hunt for the dragonballs wasn?t anywhere near being accomplished. He would occasionally brush his hand up against his dragonball to make sure it was still there. And it was, every single time he checked.
?I suppose, let?s roll, I came from the mountains, breaking away from my initial group, I think I saw a crimson tower to the east of the range about fifty miles.? Uub pressed a button on his scouter recalling the mapped route he had taken. ?Yeah, fifty miles, though I wonder why it?s unmarked on the map?? Vegeta had the mind to correct the human, because the watch tower was indeed on the map. Although the map had a few tatters and tears on it from when the prince engaged in battle with ?Satan? but there was no doubt about it, the tower was on the map.
Reijin shrugged ?Maybe for a reason, this is some shady shit...this could be a trap.? he let his aura surround his frame. ?But it?s the first chance for some real excitement.? he rose slightly in the air looking at Vegeta. ?What?s your call my Prince.? A hint of eagerness could be spotted on Reijin?s face. The same as always when a Saiya-jin earns the chance to engage in some sort of combat. With every battle, the power of a Saiya-jin fighter grows greater and greater. A chance to fight is like a chance to win more battles. It was fun, almost like a hobby for them.
Vegeta clenched his aquiline jaw. ?We follow Uub?s lead, maybe it is the Tower the Angel mentioned.? He remembered the spot that the tower was at on the map, and of course it was in the same direction, close to the mountains.
Uub bowed and let his obsidian aura burn to life. ?Like strings on a marionette we are controlled, and when the string be pulled we dance into action .? Vegeta glared over at Uub wondering just what in the hell he was talking about. The human noticed Vegeta?s curious glare and turned around towards the mountains. ?Alright then, follow me.? The warriors erupted into a large flare of power and vanished into the air. That?s when Vegeta noticed Olibu?s presence awry.
?Must?ve taken off without us.? He mumbled to himself as he pressed the intercom button on his alliance communicator. ?Olibu, where in the hell did you go? We?re on our way towards the tower, slow down and meet up with us if you want to check this shit out.? With that the transmission was cut off and he awaited a response. A battle for the heavens, now was this some outrageous bullshit or what? If what the angel was saying is true, then why should Vegeta trust Gabriel? Why not trust the fucker who killed his team mate? Either way, something smelled rotten, and it wasn?t just the moldy asteroid. He?d get to the bottom of it, whether Brim likes it or not.
"You!" The saiyan prince pointed an accusing finger at the bright man. "Time for some explaining."
He turned around, away from the group. "I apologize for not warning you about the Door of Death. I will...explain." The four warriors all shared a look together, then back to the man. "My name is Gabriel. You may not believe me, but I'm an angel." Vegeta glanced up and down at what he was saying. Shit I mean he sure did look like one, but hell, why doubt now.
"I believe it," Said the formerly dead Olibu.
"Me too," Vegeta chimed in. Although he said it with a slight hint of disbelief. This was definitely the first time he?s ever seen an ?angel? before. Not sure what to expect from Gabriel, or this God-forsaken asteroid.
"Heh," the angel smirked, "So I see. The people here played with death...they tried to toy with how long someone lives. But once you are dead...you stay that way. Unfortunetly, they found out the hard way." Vegeta remembered about the dragonballs. Perhaps this angel wasn?t really an angel. Wouldn?t an Angel know just about anything? Then why didn?t Gabriel know that the dragonballs had the ability to wish someone back to life? Because of this, someone who was dead, did not have to stay dead.
"So you mean all these people were brought back by the people who lived here?" Uub asked with a confused expression on his face. It didn?t make much sense, but just how much of the recent happenings did?
"Not exactly. The government used the people here for experiments...and what resulted was unwilling zombies, who promptly turned on their creators. The mayor here toyed with the Book of the Dead, a holy transcript, to try and get back at the government. But he too fell victim to the logic sense: Once you die, you stay that way." Again he spoke that phrase. It?s not true, Vegeta knew it deep within his heart, and now he brought a tense feeling of doubt.
"So that big horned guy...?" Vegeta interrupted as he quickly thought about the enemy he fought not too long ago. He was definitely strong, but the prince didn?t think twice about being the dominate force within that room.
"Yes. He is now known as Satan. He is far from the real lord of the underworld, but he earned the name by the fear he struck here." Vegeta smirked underneath his skin. For sure there was no way he could be the real Satan anyways, he was too weak. The Saiya-jin remembered his time in hell, and he could sense the immense power that the demon held without even being anywhere near him. There was no question, a large difference in power.
"Why are you telling us?" Reijin was suspisicous. "There's a catch." His eyes sort of thinned out as he insisted on the answer. There?s always more than what meets the eye. That could easily have been the motto for this ?Friend or Foe? television game.
"I apologize for getting to the point," the angel said. "I know you are playing this game. You will find, as you go, there is more then meets to eye...to everything here. You unleashed Satan and his army of the dead again...so I must ask you to join my cause." The prince heard Gabriel speak the same phrase he was just thinking. Perhaps he read his mind or something, maybe the supernatural powers of an angel?
"Your cause?" This came from Olibu. He was obviously one of the weakest fighters in the group, but his bravery and courage stood out. Just the mere existence he held tightly onto with Xero Tolerance had shown the warriors that he was up to the challenge, no matter what it was.
Gabriel nodded, turning back to face them. This time his face was dead serious. "The second war of the worlds is here. Heaven and Hell will battle. We must fight, and you must help! Come to the watchtower!" A battle between Heaven and Hell? This was more than expected for the prince. He?s been in some tough battles before, even fights to take over planets in his past years, but now they were talking about something even more serious. Angels vs Demons, a battle for the afterlife. How was this to be accomplished?
"Hey, wait a min--" But the angel was gone before Vegeta could finish. "God DAMNIT, what have we gotten into!?" His words slipped out from his lips with such vibration.
?This shit is getting weird, fucking werewolves, dead bitches, and an Angel.? Uub shook his head, it could have not been more annoying. ?So what do you all want to do?? he uncrossed his arms and hovered into the misty air ready to go at a moments notice. Uub was the new comer, but he was no doubt a team player. Up for a challenge, more than likely he wanted to just jump right into it.
?I want to go help the Angel guy!? Olibu said flexing his hands in eagerness. ?I mean we did unleash those creatures.? Uub?s human companion spoke looking at Vegeta, a look of determination on this face. Vegeta just glared back, knowing that it was their act that unleashed the wannabe-Satan from the locked room. He knew it as well as anyone else still alive. His eyes slowly shifted down to Metal Koola?s body. There was a hint of remorse for the fallen fighter. The Saiya-jins hand slithered into his pocket and pulled out the map that he was given in the beginning.
?We'll go to the mountains, maybe the Tower is there as well.? The saiyan prince looked down at his unrolled map. ?It?s a vast range of rock, caves can?t be the only thing there.? he rolled the map up and spun on his heel to face Reijin. ?What should we do with the body?? he tilted his head toward the metallic mess of metal and blood once again remembering the difficult feat of beating someone with such incredible power.
?Leave it, we have no time to spare.? Reijin walked past his Saiyan prince with a passive glance at the body. ?We have more important things to do then bury a body of scrap metal.? Vegeta was almost surprised, but then again, not really. Reijin was a Saiya-jin after all, and his blood lived for fighting and death. This was nothing new for the two Saiya-jin warriors, a dead body laying there in the middle of the battle field. They?ve seen quite a lot of deaths in their time, but then again, the town hall that was cluttered with them was something of the abnormal.
Scratching his head Uub smirked. ?Rude son of a bitch ain?t he.? he murmured as he raised an energy filled palm. ?The least we can do is incinerate the remains and let them scatter in the wind.? It was a plan after all, that way if anyone else comes across his body, there would be no way they could desecrate it. The prince knew if he would be the one to die, he?d rather be incinerated than anything else.
Vegeta nodded as he watched a flash of energy envelope the corpse and turn it to dust. ?We finished with the sentimental shit?? he asked. ?Good because I don?t want to be on this shit hole waste of rock any longer then needed.? There was no reason too, there was a much more important task to be dealt with once they arrive back on Earth. The hunt for the dragonballs wasn?t anywhere near being accomplished. He would occasionally brush his hand up against his dragonball to make sure it was still there. And it was, every single time he checked.
?I suppose, let?s roll, I came from the mountains, breaking away from my initial group, I think I saw a crimson tower to the east of the range about fifty miles.? Uub pressed a button on his scouter recalling the mapped route he had taken. ?Yeah, fifty miles, though I wonder why it?s unmarked on the map?? Vegeta had the mind to correct the human, because the watch tower was indeed on the map. Although the map had a few tatters and tears on it from when the prince engaged in battle with ?Satan? but there was no doubt about it, the tower was on the map.
Reijin shrugged ?Maybe for a reason, this is some shady shit...this could be a trap.? he let his aura surround his frame. ?But it?s the first chance for some real excitement.? he rose slightly in the air looking at Vegeta. ?What?s your call my Prince.? A hint of eagerness could be spotted on Reijin?s face. The same as always when a Saiya-jin earns the chance to engage in some sort of combat. With every battle, the power of a Saiya-jin fighter grows greater and greater. A chance to fight is like a chance to win more battles. It was fun, almost like a hobby for them.
Vegeta clenched his aquiline jaw. ?We follow Uub?s lead, maybe it is the Tower the Angel mentioned.? He remembered the spot that the tower was at on the map, and of course it was in the same direction, close to the mountains.
Uub bowed and let his obsidian aura burn to life. ?Like strings on a marionette we are controlled, and when the string be pulled we dance into action .? Vegeta glared over at Uub wondering just what in the hell he was talking about. The human noticed Vegeta?s curious glare and turned around towards the mountains. ?Alright then, follow me.? The warriors erupted into a large flare of power and vanished into the air. That?s when Vegeta noticed Olibu?s presence awry.
?Must?ve taken off without us.? He mumbled to himself as he pressed the intercom button on his alliance communicator. ?Olibu, where in the hell did you go? We?re on our way towards the tower, slow down and meet up with us if you want to check this shit out.? With that the transmission was cut off and he awaited a response. A battle for the heavens, now was this some outrageous bullshit or what? If what the angel was saying is true, then why should Vegeta trust Gabriel? Why not trust the fucker who killed his team mate? Either way, something smelled rotten, and it wasn?t just the moldy asteroid. He?d get to the bottom of it, whether Brim likes it or not.
~Semper Fidelis~