Chapter 1

Based on the Saiyan Saga.

Dragon Ball Black 

Chapter 1

A land where Nature and People of all origin thrived together, where peace was not just an idea but a feeling, on that day, had seen it all get pulverized. Two Saiyans, calling themselves Vegeta and Nappa, had arrived from Planet Vegeta one day ago, to lay waste on this land albeit for no reason.

The Z fighters were informed of their coming but without their strongest, Son Goku, they were going to be no match against those monsters. A year ago he had sacrificed himself saving the world yet again, from another saiyan. The warriors had planned to resurrect him by using the mythical dragon balls but finding them had not been easy and it had come to the day of the Saiyan's arrival for their wish to be granted.

The fight was just a ridicule to the mighty Saiyans, or at least to Nappa who seemed to enjoy torturing others a little too much. Vegeta had been silent the entire time and a look of indifference shown on his face. In fact, it seemed he had just been tagging along as Nappa destroyed everything in their path.

Unfortunately before the Z fighters were even ready, the Saiyans had already destroyed the Kame house. Master Roshi, Bulma, Chichi and all others were wiped off the face of the earth before they knew what had hit them. 

In the fight, the first to die at the hands of Nappa was Chiaotzu, then followed Yamcha and Tien. Piccolo and Krillin sacrificed themselves to save Gohan. Seeing them die Gohan released an unexpected ki which startled and injured Nappa but it hardly lasted for a few seconds. Nappa was then determined to give that "little runt" a slow and painful death.

Goku had arrived on Earth on the same day as the saiyans but was far too away from the fight. It was to take him an entire day to reach the scene. He did reach the fight, but what was to follow would be recorded as a series of the most horrifying events in Dragon Ball verse.

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In the after life, because of his selflessness Goku was one of the rare people to be given the right to retain their body. He had used this opportunity to train at King Kai's Planet for a whole year and upon learning of Vegeta and Nappa's expected arrival on earth, was restless and anxious to be resurrected. Even though being raised on earth with good virtues and humble character, his origin was that of a Saiyan's and a challenging fight had always excited him. He had trained like never before and was certain he could take on the two saiyans.

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Vegeta had noticed a certain ki spike on his scouter in one particular direction on the day of his arrival but being in low figures he thought nothing of it. As the day went by though, the ki had been rising and it had started bothering his mind. 

Nappa had killed every Z fighter except Gohan and was torturing him slowly to death. A series of punches and kicks in his abdomen until he spat blood, a few slaps to his face which had been swollen from the same cycle repeating a 100 times, his teeth fallen off and his face bloodied then dried and bloodied again and again. He had been crying but he had no more strength to even flinch now as he had fallen unconscious several times  only to be woken up by Nappa's kicks. He was breathing his last.

It was apparent from Vegeta's expression that he was disgusted by Nappa. He had wanted to stop him a long time ago and give Gohan a quick release, but doing so would be seen as a weakness in Saiyan standards and the Saiyan Prince was no weakling. Also, Lord Frieza had ordered the mission personally and any deficiency in the results including the death of Nappa would mean angering him and an eventual destruction of his Planet.

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Goku flew as fast as he could. Knowing he had been late, his anxiousness to just enjoy the fight had turned to fear of the loss of his loved ones. He had sensed no ki to indicate they were alive. There was a one ki however, but it was fading so fast he doubted he could ever reach in time to save the dying person.

A few minutes remaining tured to seconds and he realized as he got close that it was his son. His son was the one dying.

Vegeta looked at the spike of ki counter in his scouter and lept off his feet. Practically screaming to Nappa to stop his act of torture and pay attention to the real problem. 

Son Goku had arrived.

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His ki was higher than anyone they had ever faced before on their missions and it was rising fast. Goku had reached new heights of power in just one year.

Upon arrival, he rushed over to Gohan's with an imaginable swiftness and shoved Nappa so hard, he went flying through the air. He took his son's head in his arms, his shivering hands trying to find the senzu beans he had collected on his way here. Feeling the warmth of his touch Gohan found his last remaining strength to open one of his eyes and cry out a last tear. In his mind, he was screaming happily and wanted to tell his father how glad he was to see him. But his face was far too broken to even move his mouth. As Goku's hands finally found a bean, Gohan took his last breath. 

His son had died in his arms.  

With all the power in the world, he wasn't able to protect a single person in his family.

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Nappa, finally recovering, couldn't even remember watching Goku come near him let alone shove him. He shouted out to Vegeta who was dumbstruck as he watched the scouter reading go higher and higher. It had crossed his own ki level a long time ago and he had realized if it rose any higher there was no chance of his survival. 

Regaining his form somewhat, he informed Nappa of Goku's (Kakkarot's) Ki level. Nappa being agressive and hasty was bewildered for a moment but could never believe it and put it off as something being wrong with the scouter. He was getting ready to give Goku a similar death as he had given his son.

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Something had snapped in Son Goku's mind while all this was happening. Gohan had been dead for a few seconds now and Goku had been still, sitting there, holding his head.

His life was flashing through him. Every good moment he had ever had was with the Z fighters and his friends. Every memory made the facing the reality harder and harder. He was feeling true despair and pain for the first time in his life.

As the last bit of his sanity withered away; in that moment, his primal instinct took hold. 

Far away, an ancient volcano known to have been calm and inactive erupted due to tremors caused by the Saiyans' destruction. 

He stared into the abyss for too long.

And as always, the abyss stared back.

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As Vegeta warned Nappa to back off, he rushed in to fight. At this point, Goku had lost his self. There was no Goku and no Kakkarot. As he sensed something approaching, he jumped away from Gohan's body and stared at the incoming Nappa. His was no fighting pose and on the surface it seemed he was full of openings but every instinct in Nappa's body could tell if he went near him now, Goku would rip him apart. He had an animal like stance, hands clawed and both legs bent over the knees with a lean forward. His face was blank with no expression and his eyes, his eyes had turned into a terrifying white.

Nappa stopped in mid air, sweating all over his body from the sensation he had just felt. Goku's gaze had sent a shivering sensation even through Vegeta.

After this though, there was no other moment that passed. The next thing Vegeta saw, was Goku appear at Nappa's side, bend over, put his clawed hand through his bare chest and tear apart his heart. All this in over a few milliseconds. 

Vegeta was terrified and paralyzed after what he witnessed. In his mind he was screaming to himself to regain his form and run. At this moment, nothing else was in his mind, no Frieza, no Saiyan Pride, nothing; for the prey had now become the predator.

He somehow regained his self and turned back to run towards his space capsule. As he turned though, the corner of his eye caught a hand coming in. With a swift reflex he dodged it and jumped towards a rock, watching Goku already jumping and steadily gaining on him as he was still in mid air. He realized at this moment, that only running was not going to help. If he was to survive, he had to think of something far wittier, and dangerous.

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