After the War, new destinations [Closed/Kinoko]

Even though Kinoko had told her she didn’t fail, she couldn’t ever see it that way. She knew quite well how stubborn Nasu was, and how much he liked those honorable warriors duel of his, but that was war, and there are no duels in war. Moreover, he should’ve known by now that those Earthbound warriors were anything but honorable. ”To charge an attack in such a shady way… An attack which its power doesn’t even make any sense… That’s below what even that damn Kimiko was capable of…” the saiyaness thought to herself, sighing deeply as the medical machine beeped once again, showing progress in Nasu’s healing.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 100,000]

Still, when Kinoko refereed to Karota, the saiyaness stared at the other medical machine. Her injuries were much lower and she should be getting out of it in the following minutes. Then, Kinoko thanked her for her loyalty even when she became some sort of wicked monster. Fennle sighed deeply and stared back at Kinoko with her hazel eyes. ”I wouldn’t dream of meddling with it… You have the right to tell or to hide. You are his chosen queen, and unless you threaten his life, my loyalty is bound to you both… And now you earned my respect… So… I won’t be saying a word.” she said in a serious and honest tone. Shortly after that though, one of the three healing tanks opened: it was Pepper’s one. The bald saiyan walked out of it, still wet from the liquid inside and, once he realized who was in the room, he kneeled.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 150,000]

”Queen Kinoko, Captain Fennle! I deeply apologize for my failure in the battlefield. I will work hard with my training to not let you down next time, so, if you excuse me, I will resume my post as the pilot and ask Cabba to brief me with the outcome of the war.” Pepper was a very loyal soldier and very respectful to his superiors. Once he said that, he would get back to his feet and leave the area without saying another word, but it was perceptible that he was shocked when he saw Nasu in the tank with the corner of his eyes.

Fennle sighed once again. ”I wonder what we are going to do now…” she wondered, but such wondering was short lived as Cabba approached the room. The boy was, like always, scared and as soon as he got there, he bowed to them. ”E-excuse me, my queen… I… Hm… I’m supposed to fill you with the reports and… Hmmm… They are not very good…” the Mohawk saiyan said, scratching the back of his head. Fennle frowned her brows, intrigued, but she would let Kinoko be the one to order him to proceed.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 200,000]

The machine beeped again, and Nasu’s legs were almost completely restored. Karota’s healing tank would be finishing its job at any minute now, as it started beeping and draining the healing liquid.

Before Cabba could speak, Karota’s healing tank opened its glass and the saiyaness walked out of it, sighing heavily. The sensation of having most of her bones broken and brought back into shape was quite displeasing and made her muscles sore even though she had been brought back to full shape. Karota cracked her neck as soon as she walked out of the tank, with the liquid dripping from her body. ”Go ahead, kiddo, I want to hear you out too…” she stated to Cabba, showing she had been listening to at least part of what had been said. She stared at Kinoko for a while, but didn’t say a word, so it was yet unknown if she heard the favor she asked of Fennle.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 250,000]

Cabba nodded to both of them and quickly locked the automatic door behind him, making sure they were having this conversation in private. Then, the fearful saiyan sighed once again, shaking a bit, before starting to stutter. ”P-planet Natto is gone… I… I’ve heard from t-the General… C-ceruleans attacked and… It was too m-much… Lieutenant Colonel Komatsu is… l-likely dead…” he began saying, but Karota cut him short. ”He is not dead, I can sense his ki.” she said in a serious tone. Cabba blinked twice and stared from Karota to Kinoko before taking a deep breath and continuing. ”W-well… Then that part is wrong in t-the report… B-but… M-many died… L-like… Most of the inhabitants… K-komatsu, however, killed Caesar… H-he won!” and Cabba even smiled on he said that, but Karota once again cut him short.

”He didn’t won, he lost the planet. If anything, they both lost. Anything else?” she asked, folding her arms. Cabba gulped, nervous as he was now unsure if he was irritating anybody. ”Err… I… I don’t think people are really happy with the Over… I m-mean, the King… M-most of the survivors defected…” he added and Karota nodded. ”M-most of them are going to E-earth… A f-few others are heading our way, the G-general included. A-and… W-we have a prisoner… A q-quite powerful prisoner here… And h-he may have hinted our next destination…” that made Karota quite interested and, without wasting any time, she asked him. ”Who is this prisoner? And what destination would that be?” and Cabba sighed once again.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 300,000]

”It’s a… K-kold demon… Laufey is his name… H-he… He was the one who convinced the King to stop t-the attack… B-because he told him the location of a weapon… A w-weapon the King liked…” he paused once again, and now it was time for Fennle to lose patience. ”Spit it out, Cabba, or for fuck sake, I will freaking kill you!” she roared as she grabbed him by the collar of his battle suit. Cabba gasped in fear, but Karota spoke harshly. ”Stop it, Fennle! He is about to shit on his pants already and look at that! He peed! Let go of him!” and Cabba indeed had peed on his pants, shaking like a green bamboo now. When Fennle let go of him, he exhaled in relief.

”P-planet Brench… This weapon is on Planet Brench…” he revealed, and Nasu’s tank was filled with bubbles. Maybe he was already conscious enough to be listening to what they were saying, but there was no telling yet.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 350,000]

Cabba stared at Kinoko almost as if he didn’t believe she was actually addressing him. So, she wanted to know what Komatsu was up too and Cabba immediately thought it was something quite troublesome for him to do and he would rather not to: to stand in between Nasu’s and Komatsu’s fight probably meant he was likely going to die, and he was too much of a coward to allow that to happen. Luckily for him, though, Miso had already made a move. While Karota and Pepper were out and Luffa was busy healing Christopher, Miso was briefing the other soldiers and already making plans. He had heard about the kid prisoner and already dispatched a squad to Earth.

Karota and Fennle both nodded when Kinoko mentioned that they truly needed a weapon, especially after someone as week as Christopher managed to nearly kill Nasu with a single attack. This power of his was something completely otherworldly, but at least now they knew what he was capable of and would be better prepared and even Nasu wouldn’t be foolish enough to allow him to ever charge any attack again, should they fight in the future. She also told him to make sure the Kold demon would remain restrained and guarded, and that was really pertinent: they could survive in space and that was something quite difficult since none of them could, other than Nasu, but on his current shape, he would also die.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 400,000]

On her final orders, he nodded, but he still had things to say. ”I… Well… O-one squad was dispatched to Earth… Kyabe’s squad…” Kyabe was one of the new elites of the saiyan army, a saiyan whose power level was around fifteen thousand. ”T-the general sent him there… B-because he found a saiyan child held prisoner on Bris… And we found out that… H-his mother is a rogue saiyan… A-also… Captain Negi is on Earth… I… I don’t know if he will remain on our side but… I can try and communicate with him...” Karota interrupted once again. ”If we are going to Brench, then Negi is ours. His family was murdered by the Planet Trade Organization and he hates them more than anything in the world.” she added and Fennle seemed to remember that. ”It’s true… He freaked out that one time we found a patrol of them near our territory, back on Natto…” and Karota nodded in agreement.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 450,000]

”T-then I will ask him to talk with Lieutenant Colonel Komatsu… And t-tell Pepper our destination… So… If you excuse me, Queen Kinoko…” he said, bowing respectfully and fearfully before leaving the room.

”So… Miso is already on the move. He doesn’t waste any time, does he? Hmph.” Fennle commented, cracking a satisfied grin. Karota hmphed too, shaking her head while thinking of her mate.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 500,000]

”Setting course to Planet Brench. All units, adjust course.” Pepper announced over the radio frequency they were using now. And while Fennle seemed thrilled, Karota looked concerned. ”Brench… So, another war… Can we really handle it? We lost a considerable amount of soldiers there… Kyabe’s squad has been dispatched… But at least Miso is coming…” she sighed, been clearly against this new attack, if that was truly the case.

Nasu was on the brink of waking up and, right now, they all could feel the effect of his Saiyan biology: he was growing stronger than ever before.

Karota was quite surprised when she suggested a display of strength rather than a full-scale war, and that was probably the best option to deal with the brenchians. The Planet Trade Organization was wicked, but they were also smart: they had survived breaching with the Kold’s domination and made an empire of their own, becoming one of the greatest factions of the entire universe. ”Indeed, that’s an excellent strategy. The brenchian will bend their knees far easier than the Kolds and, once we settle there we can choose to do something else with them. I hope Nasu will be able to see that. Hopefully, this beating will have taught him that he isn’t a god, or undefeatable.” she sighed, staring at Nasu’s healing tank, that was now bubbling even more.

[Nasu’s Power Level Increasing: 550,000]

”Gheez, is his power even going to stop increasing?! It’s over five hundred fifty now and he is still out!” Fennle commented with a shocked tone. Karota stared at her for a second, but didn’t say a word, since Kinoko’s question was far more important than discussing how strong Nasu was becoming. ”We have something, yes… We know where their capital is and we can likely strike them quickly and take control. Maybe we will have to obliterate the people in their capital city to give a better message, and kill the strongest and high-ranking officials. We are low on number now and the message need to be really strong.” she said, touching her chin in a thoughtful expression.

[Nasu’s Power Level: Maximum]

Before they could say anything else, though, Nasu finally opened his eyes and the healing tank opened, with the liquid being quickly drained. His legs had been recovered completely thanks to the top tier machine they had, but he had no tail left and he seemed to notice that, as he stared back at his body, but there was no visible reaction on him yet. His expression was mysterious, serene even. Fennle was paralyzed and just stared at him with her eyes wide open, and Karota curiously stared at Nasu. The Saiyan King stared at all of them, and then finally to Kinoko and then exhaled deeply. ”I like your plan, we will do that. But once we have that weapon, the Seed of Might, we will have no fear nor anyone capable of standing in our way. Let’s discuss the details once Miso arrives. It’s not going to be easy…” he paused for a second and it was very strange to hear him speaking that way, admitting difficulty and all. ”But if what that Kold demon said is really true… We will have much to gain!” he added, with his expression not changing at all.

Karota narrowed her eyes when she said that she knew someone who might know the place. Even though Karota was on more pacific terms with the new saiyan queen, she didn’t trust her yet. Fennle was a whole different story as she seemed rather thrilled with the news of this informant Kinoko had. ”That’s perfect!” she exclaimed, but all talk was halted due to Nasu’s awakening. Fennle froze right there, seeing the saiyan she loved back on full shape, but then her eyes were filled with sadness when she noticed he lacked his tail. She covered her mouth with both her hands and Nasu didn’t fail to notice that and stared at her with a serious expression. ”I know, Fennle, I’ve lost my tail. What about it? It’s not the first time. Third, to be precise. It will grow back, or not, I don’t know, but I don’t have time to care about it for now.” he said and his serious tone gave place to a bit of emotion and that emotion was pure annoyance: Nasu was attached to the tail and he valued it a lot, he was fighting against his own feelings in order to remain calm.

Then Kinoko approached and kissed him and, to his surprise, she did so in front of everyone and that made him blush and gaze away after the kiss, with his cheeks bright red, but he held on to her hand. ”I’m glad you are safe…” he whispered discretely as it bothered him to no end to show such feelings in front of other people. Luckily the subject was quickly changed back to the attack on Brench. ”Miso may give us some more intel on them, I know he had been tracking their activities in the past and I’m sure Negi has done so too, he hates them with all his heart.” he added, thinking about the hybrid and wondering if his hatred for the Planet Trade Organization would prevail, or his loyalty to Komatsu. ”I wonder what will he choose…” and he sighed a bit.

”So, Nasu… What is this weapon you are seeking?” Karota asked, and Nasu cracked a grin. ”It’s the Tree of Might, the same one that was used to destroy the Kold’s Planet before they managed to reverse engineer it and make it something useful. This weapon… It feeds on the core of a planet and, in turn, generates fruits capable of increasing the eater’s power manifold! A power that can make our remaining forces completely unbeatable!” he added, chuckling a bit. As soon as he said that, the door opened and it was Miso.

Miso
[Power Level: 390,783]

”Hey you bunch of fuckers, missed me?! Hehehe!” he asked with his shiteating grin of his. Karota rolled her emerald eyes in her orbits. ”You look like shit.” she simply said and he truly did: Miso was injured, his battle suit was pretty much destroyed and he had dried blood all over his body, but he didn’t seem to be in a terrible shape. The huge saiyan shrugged. ”I was in a war, what did you expect? You don’t look so great either, nor does our… What the hell am I supposed to be calling you now, Maggot?” he teased Nasu, who scoffed. ”King, you idiot.” he scolded him and Miso laughed. ”Alright! Heheheh! King Maggot. Anyway… You won’t believe it! Little Koma became… What he called it again? Super Saiyan Four! And he killed Jarvis! Hehehe! Doesn’t look anything like a super saiyan to me, but damn, it’s strong. Stronger than super saiyan three, and I think he named it like that just to fuck with you! Hehehe… And he is alive! Some ship saved him! I didn’t recognize it, was too far away already.” he said, and the information shocked all of them, even Nasu, but Nasu just frowned his brows.

”So… It truly existed, this form he claimed he would acquire… Bastard… If that’s the case, there must be something beyond super saiyan three and I will reach this power with the aid of the Tree of Might! Just wait and see you useless bastard!” he thought to himself, feeling the blazing fire of rivalry burning like a thousand suns inside his heart. ”He can call it whatever the fuck he wants! Not in a thousand years will he be able to beat me!” he stubbornly said, but then Karota coughed. ”Christopher beat you.” and that information made Miso widen his eyes, truly shocked. ”Say what?!” he asked, before cracking a wide and irritating grin. ”That bastard cheated!” she exclaimed, but Nasu held his hand up, ordering them to be silent.

”He beat me, yes. He may have cheated, but in the end I lost and I nearly died. But there’s… Knowledge in defeat…” he said, exhaling sharply and that made Miso laugh once again. ”Ho… Hehehe! What did you do to Nasu, you doppelganger?! Hehehe!” he teased, quite impressed Nasu wasn’t being a complete brat for his defeat. The Saiyan King scoffed in return, but deep inside he was glad Miso was alive.

Miso stared at Kinoko with that grin of his and chuckled when she greeted him. ”Oh, if it isn’t the little flirty one. Now I should be calling you queen, right? So many news lately I feel I’ve been hiding inside a hole for a decade! Heh!” he teased her, shaking his head as he folded his arms. Then, he stared back at Nasu. ”By the way, Tailless King, I brought some people with me aboard the Brave Vesperia, and some others are coming on their own spacepods. Not very many, though, since most of us died and some others decided to leave their spine behind and follow little Koma. They are likely on Earth with the hag. Heh!” and by “the hag” he was referring to Kyuri. ”So we will have some numbers, that’s good. We can use all of them. I’ve heard you dispatched a squad to Earth, is it true?” Nasu asked, ignoring the tailless King thing he called him, but clearly annoyed by Miso’s teasing, as it was made obvious by the pulsating vein that popped out on his left temple.

”I sent Kyabe and his people to see if we can add some numbers to our ranks. We could use all help we can gather. And I ordered him to return if he find some difficult, or to kill the brat he found to bargain with, if it’s what it takes for him to come back here. In any case, I thought it was worth a shot.” he said, shrugging a bit. ”But General, they can die… And we should consult the King or the Queen before decid…” but before Fennle could finish, he interrupted her with an angered glare. ”When I feel like being judged by a lowly Captain, I will remember to ask your opinion, girl.” and that was enough for her to shut up. Karota rolled her eyes. ”Nice as always.” but before this could elongate any further, Nasu growled. ”Stop that, all of you! We have more urgent matters to attend. So… Securing the Seed of Might is our top priority, but I also have another thing in mind.” but before he could continue, Kinoko interrupted him. Nasu stared at her with curiosity in his eyes.

She was asking for help, but she couldn’t explain in what regard she needed that help or what kind of help was that. Karota narrowed her eyes, feeling extremely suspicious, and Fennle immediately associated with that form of hers, but as she had promised her, she didn’t say a word. Miso touched his chin, in curiosity, but Nasu only nodded. ”I take it has to do with your past. Well, I see no reason to deny lending a hand to my queen. Consider it done once we can secure the Seed of Might and, as I was saying…” he paused, with a very serious expression on his face. ”We won’t just be taking their seed. We will be making Planet Brench our new home! It’s gravity and biome are similar enough to both Vegeta and Natto, and since both of them are uninhabitable now, Brench will have to do. And once we are done with it, it shall be called…” and he paused for a brief moment and, at this time, most people were probably expecting to hear some sort of “Planet Nasu”, but to everyone’s surprise, Nasu chuckled a bit. ”Planet Saiya!” he announced. ”A planet for all true saiyans!” he added, proud of his choice. ”And the home of the Saiyan Galactic Kingdom. The start of our days of glory and conquest!” and this was the very first time he was actually naming it and making his intentions crystal clear.