Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Prelude ❯ The Beginning ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Planet Saiya-Jin, home to the strongest warriors and the smartest philosophers the universe had ever seen. In the planet, were the ever-dominant species who called themselves, the Saiya-Jins. In fact, they did not differ very much from you and I except for two things. They were born with tails and they would never turn down a fight, no matter the strength of the opponent. Most of the population belonged to a Caste known as Mercenus, in which was composed mostly of SSJ, the abbreviation for Super-Saiya-Jin. This was a step up from their 'normal' stage. In their normal stage, they looked the same as every people. In SSJ, the hair spikes straight up and turns a bright gold. The iris and pupil of the eye turn green and the eyebrows turn the color of the hair. Everyone within this Caste has the ability to transform into this state. While in this state, the warrior becomes much stronger and faster. One can only achieve this state when experiencing pure hatred. Most of the Saiya-Jins in this Caste can reach a USSJ, or Ultra-Super-Saiya-Jin. In this stage, the muscles bulge and increase in size. This causes an incredible power increase, but also makes the fighter more sluggish. This is more of an intimidation technique than it is for fighting. Above that is SSJ2, or an Ascended SSJ. In this form, an electrical aura flows up and down the ascender, the hair spikes up further but retains its color. Again, the fighter must experience hatred for the foe to ascend. Roughly half of the Caste is able to reach this level. Farther above that level is SSJ3. In this level, the fighter's hair grows about four feet in length. The fighter also inherits characteristics of the other three levels, which include the increase of muscle size, but it does not slow the fighter at all. The eyebrows also burn off and the fighter's pupils reappear. And finally, the last level of the Saiya-Jin ascendancy, known as, SSJ4. Only the Elite of the Elite of the Caste can reach this level. This level is the strangest of all. To begin with, the hair turns black and expands, but not like SSJ3, hair of a reddish color grows on the body and a red outline surrounds the eyes. There are two ways to reach this stage. One way is for the Saiya-Jin to become what is known as an Oozaru while in SSJ2 form. When a Saiya-Jin goes 'Oozaru' the fighter grows to a giant size and takes on characteristics of an ape. This increases the fighting power dramatically. While in this state, the fighter must experience sorrow and hatred at once. The other way is for the fighter to experience an absolute will to crush the foe no matter the cost, and pure hatred. The power level of Saiya-Jins who reach this level, is nearly unfathomable.
The other Castes of the Saiya-Jin people include the Praetors, which handle justice and law making and the Ætrius, who take care of the domestic needs.
This is a story of the legend of Saiya-Jin, who will, in the future, save the Saiya-Jin people from total extinction. His name is Martek. From the beginning perspective of this story, he is about six feet tall and as built as anyone could get. He wore a skin-tight blue uniform that showed ever muscle in fine detail. He is a very burly Saiya-Jin who always has a cold look on his face. In fact, no one at his school could ever remember him smiling. When he wasn't an SSJ his hair was black and he himself was rather tanned from all the outdoor training he had done. He was a very handsome Saiya-Jin who caught the eyes of many Saiya-Jin girls. Every since a baby, his power level was unnaturally high. Right when he was born, his power level was ten thousand. On average, baby Saiya-Jin's power levels are about one or two. No one knew where the baby came from. No one knew how he got there to begin with. No one at the medical center claimed him. The Mercenus Caste ceased the opportunity of making the ultimate fighter and put him into the most prestigious of fighting schools. The name of the school was Pugnaturus. Eighty percent of two hundred SSJ4 in the Mercenus Caste had graduated from that school. Most of that percentage had reached SSJ4 before graduation; the youngest was the eighteenth year of twenty needed to complete all of the training required to enter service of the militia. Every student of this school is put into the program at birth.
Martek fit in well, he reached his first SSJ level at year nine, the youngest before him was year fourteen. What made him angry, nobody will say, because honestly nobody knew. One minute they were stretching for aerobics, the next, Martek was powering up and had made himself angry enough to reach Super-Saiya-Jin. He was not well liked in his class of five hundred, mostly from jealousy of his strength. Another thing about Martek was that he could stay in a powered up state for extremely long periods of time. Ever since that eventful day in his ninth year, no one had ever seen him in his normal state. The closest person to a friend Martek ever had was the school's combat teacher, Morex. He was there the day Martek reached SSJ. He was the only instructor on campus to ever reach SSJ4. Some days he came into school in a powered up state, which made Martek anxious during his class, almost like Martek wanted to prove himself to Morex, that he could do it too. Martek exceeded his piers in everything from math to strategic thinking. In battle, it was almost like Martek knew exactly what you were going to do right before you do it. He was incredible to watch and caught the eye of many, many Saiya-Jin girls, both beautiful and not quite so. But Martek never had the time for that sort of thing. All he ever wanted to do was train and train and train. From three hours after midday to 2 hours till midnight he was training. It was for this reason that no one ever dared to question neither his power nor his abilities, until a fateful day. His long time rival, Shotius, a Saiya-Jin of noble blood and great pride, made himself believe that because he himself had worked moderately hard at training, and that his family was of noble blood, that Martek would be as easy as a fledgling to pick off. He was nearly fatally wrong. He had convinced two other, let's say, cronies to help with his argument. And in front of the Physical Education Facilities, in plain view of Morex's window, they confronted Martek. Fighting on campus was never an abnormal thing. It was not considered wrong, nor truly justified as right. Instead, it was a test of strength between two people. Shotius made the mistake, though, of bringing two others. This shows cowardice and recklessness and could go as far as ridding the family of their nobility. As Morex watched through his window, the argument began, "Look guys, here he his, the Saiya-Jin I've been looking for." Said Shotius with a slight chuckle afterwards.
"What do you want, Shotius..." Martek replied in a cold tone.
"I've decided to challenge you're real strength. I believe that with all the 'training' you do, your no more stronger than you were five years ago in the ninth year." His words reeked of nothing but ignorance and arrogance. Martek could hardly control both his laughter and his rage as he spoke.
"Really? That's a pity, I always wanted to show my real power to a worthy opponent."
"How dare you! You believe that I am not a worthy opponent? You can't scare me off with that rumor about you and the Tsu-Jins. I am not so easily tricked." He was speaking of an incident that happened to Martek during one of his off days. It was deep into the night when he accidentally ran into an infamous gang that called themselves the Tsu-Jins. They were a vicious, bellicose bunch. Power levels ranging anywhere from twenty million to eighty million. Martek was faced by about fifteen of them, but by the time he was done, none of them could stand. Martek himself was injured very little, unlike his opponents. The person who had believed that he had heard something like that in the area said that the highest power level he felt at the pinnacle of its ascent was one hundred million. That is roughly the level that Ascended Saiya-Jins have when they transform. But no one would believe the man; he was nothing but a beggar on the street who would trade stories for food.
"If you will not believe me than maybe I should show you, but you go first, I want to see what I'm dealing with." Martek said with a confident smirk.
"It's your loss, orphan." Shotius replied with an arrogant laugh. The laugh bothered Martek more than the attempted insult.
Thus he began. A golden aura swirled around him growing steadily in intensity and size as he increased his power level. Then at last, he gave of his final scream, the aura had grown to its fullest, his power level had reached fifty million.
Expecting to see his adversary run in fear, Shotius was surprised to see that Martek showed no sign of retreat.
"Not bad." Morex said from his office window in a fully powered up state.

"Do you think that weak power level could even phase me in my fully powered state? My power is beyond you fathoming capabilities. I wouldn't want to scare you off."
"What?! How dare you! I demand, in the name of my family, that you show me your full potential!"
"Okay, but remember, you called the thunder. Prepare to reap the whirlwind. First gentlemen, I will show you a state not many people of the ability to reach, but many have the capability to. It is called the USSJ."
Martek hunched his back slightly, clenched both fists and lowered his body ever so slightly. He became to scream. Suddenly, a golden aura, like that of which they had just witnessed by Shotius, was emitted from Martek, but bigger and brighter. Every moment, his power level increased exponentially. Without warning, his muscles bulged several inches. First his right arm, then his left, then his right leg, and his left followed close behind. Finally his chest and abdomen bulged outward with a final cry. He had done it. In this form you could see every muscle on his body through his blue skintight uniform.
"Now that's somethin' you don't see every day." Morex commented to himself on the other side of his window.
His opponents were dumb-founded at the sight of Martek. His power level had reached far beyond Shotius; it was around one hundred and twenty million. Seeing their fear, he smirked and spoke saying, "But you gentlemen are lucky, not only to you see the USSJ, but if you will give me a moment, I will show you Ascended as well."
The Saiya-Jins could not believe their ears. "Ascended?!" They though. "That's impossible! He's only fourteen!"


"No way, he can't. He won't!" Said Turan. Morex had brought in his assistant, Turan, to witness such a feat.
"I bet you lunch for a week that he'll do it." Morex said in reply.
"You're on!"
They shook on it. The deal was on. Turan was ignorant on the matter of Martek's SSJ level, more specifically, when it was obtained. Morex knew that Martek could get angry for no visible reason and that how he could tell he would do it.
Martek began to power up once again. Electricity seemed to flow up and down his body. Suddenly, his irises and pupils were blotted out. He was insane. An insane Saiya-Jin is no one to be around with. There have been many cases with veterans that just couldn't handle the violence they had seen. They go insane, unable to control what they do and kill thousands, because they did not know what to do or how to handle such strong emotions. Seeing this, the fear on Shotius and his cronies increased. They were now fearing for their lives. Slowly, Martek's muscles began to deflate and his power level increased dramatically. Finally, with a hideous war cry, Martek reached deep within his hatred for the people standing right in front of him, for the teachers that had not cut him any slack when he needed it the most, for the parents he never knew and for the torment he sustained from that, came into focus all at once in one huge explosion of energy. The surrounding buildings all cracked and shook from the energy being emitted from this fourteen year old Saiya-Jin. Every window burst under the pressure, the ground shook from under them and in a moment, Martek emerged from it all, an Ascended Saiya-Jin. His hair was spiked higher above his head. An aura of electricity joined the golden aura and flowed up and down his body. His pinnacle power level, two hundred and fifty million. That was still half his power, but he knew it was enough.
"Now if you gentlemen will excuse me, I have combat training to get to." Said Martek.
A light pulse flashed suddenly from Martek and Shotius and his cronies were knocked back ten feet. Martek walked passed and spit on Shotius.
"You owe me lunch for a week." Morex said to Turan before leaving to teach the class the Martek was heading to.


"Not bad Martek, not bad at all." Morex commented as they both were headed toward the same class.
"Thanks. I had achieved this level months ago, but I know that it'll just cause jealousy in other Saiya-Jins, so I at least maintain a SSJ form at all times." Martek responded.
"Well, your gonna need that power for my class tomorrow."
"Why? What's happening tomorrow?"
"An old Mercenus buddy of mine and his crew have captured a live, normal state Oozaru. So when I heard this, I jumped at the chance. Tomorrow, there will be a competition as to who can subdue the creature the fastest and the most power efficiently."
"What will I get when I win?"
"What makes you so sure you'll win?"
"Oh, just the fact that I'm the strongest Saiya-Jin in my year and two years ahead of me."
"Don't get too cocky. My friend said that its power level ranges in the four hundred millions."
"Four hundred millions?! Where did they get it?"
Morex hunched over close to Martek, "You didn't hear it from me, but he said that he and his crew got it off the foot of the Oozaru Mountain Range."
"Oozaru-!"
"Shhhh..." Morex quickly interrupted, "..keep it down kid. If word gets out to the Board of Pugnaturus, I'm screwed. Remember, the Oozaru Mountain Range is just a living place for Oozarus, don't get any ideas about the mythical Uber Oozaru. It's nothing but folly. Got it?"
"Yeah... I got it."
Morex started to walk again to the class when he remembered something, "Oh yeah, Lexan wanted to see you about something. She said to... goddamnit! Umm..." Morex probed his memory. Though his tremendous power, he wasn't the brightest bulb in the box, "..oh yeah! She wanted for you to meet her and the Troscan Valley five miles south of here. Seems like a pretty romantic place, but I still think you should of made the first move."
Before Martek could say anything back, Morex left to the class. Lexan was as a coveted trophy to all the male Saiya-Jins. Compared to her, everyone else was a crow to the marvelous dove. Not only was she purely beautiful, but she was a good fighter too. Her power level at its maximum was sixty million. Though many have tried, no one has ever been able to even get a single date out of her. Like Martek, she is always too busy training and not about to waste her time on guys that were weaker than her, which most were. Over the years, Lexan has been another close but not quite friend type person. She was someone Martek would actually say 'hi' to, which was a big improvement on his social skills. Normally when anyone tried to start a conversation with him, he would ignore them and walk off. On two occasions did they actually stopped said 'hi' and began a small talk. It was an amazing thing to see. Martek talking to people, who would of thought.
When Martek got to Morex's class, he was excused to train on his own because of his expertise on the current techniques. As Martek turned to go train, he heard a voice in his head, but it was not made by himself. Morex. It was Morex. Martek never knew Morex had telepathy.
"Troscan Valley. Take a break and go there, she's waiting for you. That's the only reason why you're exempt from today's class and I will fail you if you don't go."
Martek looked back only to see Morex perform the maneuver to an unknowing Saiya-Jin. Martek gave a smirk and left without a word. He had secretly developed a sort of loving respect for Lexan. But he knew that if he embraced it, if he knew how, it would only get in the way of his training.
When he got to the outside of the building, he looked around to see if any teachers were around. All he saw was right in front of him was the main building, where the majority of everyone's classes took place. It stood roughly six stories high and could hold about two thousand Saiya-Jins. Before that was a huge field of grass neatly cut and a resilient green. To his right was the school's cafeteria, the food they served there was never meant for eating enjoyment. In fact, most days it was barely considered edible. The food was only designed for its nutritional value and not for the pleasure of taste.
To his left were four, year eighteen SSJ3's, they would not see him leave, not that they would care if they did. Martek checked one last time, then flew off as quickly and as silently as possible.


Five minutes past and he had reach the first hill side of the Troscan Valley. It was an absolutely gorgeous place to see. The eastern hillside was not that steep with tall grass and scattered trees and shrubberies. The western hillside was basically cliff sides that went upward at about an eighty five-degree angle. For some reason, the valley was able to keep the heat from the day throughout the night. The daytime temperature was an average of about eighty-two, while the nighttime was, on average, about seventy-seven at the river at the bottom of the valley. Myth claims that is was the birthplace of the Uber Oozaru and therefore the place is charged with powers of the light thus making it unusually warm. Lexan was found about three quarters of the way up the eastern hillside smelling a wild flour. She was born with a sort of natural tan, which went very well with her pitch-black hair, which flowed as silk in the wind. She was a person of incredible form and even a glance at her would make anyone think they just saw an angel. Martek landed about ten feet behind her. As he watched on, the wind blowing the grass so it moves as one, the gentle sound of rustling leaves in the trees, the whisper of the Troscan River at the bottom, the song of birds flying through the warm air, and a gorgeous Saiya-Jin whose silky hair moved with the wind. Martek seemed at ease, as if he had found... peace. For the first time in Martek's life, he had experienced internal peace. Eventually, Martek came back to reality and to the task at hand.
"Lexan..." He said softly.
"Martek!" She ran and gave him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. That was the first time anyone had ever touched him without malicious intent or kissed him. Though, upon quick reflection, he found he liked it. He enjoyed the few moments it lasted; any male Saiya-Jin would have enjoyed that.
"I'm glad you came, for a while there, I was wondering if Morex remembered to give you the message." She said.
"Yeah, he gave me the message after I showed up Shotius."
"It's about time someone stood up to that noble-named asswipe. How exactly did you show him up?"
"You mean you can't tell?"
She took a few steps back and squinted at Martek, then opened her eyes wide and covered her mouth, "You're... you're Ascended!"
"That's right. Shotius thought he could show me up with a power level of fifty million. The jerk."
"Yeah, may I touch your hair?"
"Uhhh... sure... I guess..." Due to Martek's ignorance, he didn't know that the touching of a Super-Saiya-Jins hair was a sign of wanting an intimate relationship. Lexan put her hand into his hair, but quickly pulled it back, "Ow!" She whimpered.
"What, lemme see."
His hair had pricked her finger. It was not bad at all, but it was startling. Martek quickly found her hand within his. Lexan pulled her hand away, smiled, blushed and started to giggle.


"Yes sir, I see them... No sir, just two... Yes sir, she knows. Mercenus Intelligence has confirmed it... Yes, we are sure she is the hacker, sir... Yes sir, my orders are to exterminate the girl before she can pass the information to the PL... Yes sir, I understand, leave immediately after shot is taken... Yes sir, Tayun out."
The Saiya-Jin sniper lay concealed within the shrubbery fifty feet from the lovely couple. He had been dispatched by the Mercenus Caste to destroy a leak in intelligence. Somehow, a hacker had gotten through the security posts of the Mercenus mainframe. The information viewed was that of the most sensitive nature. The girl, Lexan, was the hacker and had read the government file on Martek. She had read that he was indeed the legend. That had explained everything from his birth power level of ten thousand and his unusual strength since then. When Tayun had said 'PL', he was speaking of the Mercenus abbreviation for 'Potential Legend'. Concealed with him in the bush was a weapon the Mercenus Caste had developed secretly. The weapon fired a single dart, within that dart was lethal poison, regardless of the strength of the Saiya-Jin being shot. He loaded a single dart into the weapon and chambered it. He then looked into a scope and zoomed into the girl, he took aim carefully, not to hit the legend...


"Martek, there is something I have to tell you, that no one else knows." She said softly.
"Yes.. go ahead. I'm listening." he so desperately wanted her to say she loved him, because if it was what she was going to say, it was mutual feeling. As much as Martek wanted to deny it, he was in love with her. He had grown up from an infant not knowing love, not knowing compassion, not knowing care. Just a repeating message emanating from his crib, "Never be surpassed...Always finish a battle... Never run from an enemy..." He had not known how to deal with something as powerful as love. It was an alien emotion to his mind. In time, he grew to ignore it, but now, that was impossible. If he had a ring, he would have been on one knee by now with that ring extended in front of him.
"I'm not sure how to say this but..."
"Yes, go on."
"....."
Suddenly, Martek found himself covering his ear as a such a great sound exploded into the air. Something had hit Lexan. She was falling to the ground as limp as a doll. Martek was quick to her aid only to find her heart stopped. With a hideous war cry of anger and bloodlust, His power level increased with unparallel speed as his hair began to grow down to his waist. He had taken the first step in the transformation of SSJ3. He looked to the area from which the sound had originated. With his eyes full of hatred and insanity he lunged towards a bush with speeds unknown to any Saiya-Jin. He grabbed the neck of the culprit getting ready to rip the neck from the shoulders and incinerate the body. Another shot rang out. This it hit him. Never a split second did he feel any weaker, just stronger as his body quickly destroyed the poisons. Before killing the
Saiya-Jin, he spoke to him, "Who sent you..." He said with a voice of an Oozaru.
Then man full of fear replied, "Mmm...Mm.. Mer..cenus."
Martek gave him a grim look, then tore his head from his body and engulfed it with his flame.
"Mar...tek.."
He spun around, the insanity quickly vanquished... It was Lexan, she was still alive, but quickly leaving this world once again.
"Before I go, I... must say this..."
Rushing to her side and holding her close he said, "Go on, I'm listening." He said close to tears.
"Remember in Instructor Zemi's class... the.. the legend..." She said in barely a whisper.
"Yeah... what an idiot, right?
"He speaks the truth, there..there is a legend among the Saiya-Jins."
Martek was silence by this.
"I really..." She spat up blood, coughed then continued to speak, "really could of loved you."
"I do love you." Martek said beginning to cry.
"So do I, but that's impossible now, only one thing is important."
"What.."
"That you know that.." She tried to sit up, managing to get to Martek's ear and said, "You are... the... Leg..end."
With the last ounce of her strength, she took one last breathe in, and then stopped. The poison had taken full affect now, and there was no way to stop it.
"No... You can't go.." Martek sobbed, "You can't... Why does Mercenus hate me, why does it take away the people I love, first my parents, and now this.." Martek said in a hateful tone, "Well.. I have had enough... Lexan, you can't go... you can't... WHY???!!!" Martek screamed at the top of his lungs filling the valley with the sorrow and hatred he had just felt, His eyebrows had completely burned off now, and his pupils had come back. He was a full SSJ3, but he was going further, The tips of his hair began to turn black, more hair began to grow onto his shoulders. A red outline began to form around his eyes. Martek had found a mid-point between SSJ3 and SSJ4.
After he had calmed down a bit, while retaining his new form unknowingly, he took Lexan down to the banks of the Troscan River. The river was surrounded with a dense forest full of wildlife both great and small. Lexan had told him in a conversation months ago that this was her favorite place in the world, to just sit there and listen to everything from the water to the birds, from the wind to the rustling of bushes from animals. He set her down and blasted a hole next to a tree. With Lexan, he descended slowly down the hole and when he hit bottom, he gently laid Lexan down. He then went back up to the surface to get herbs. He needed to perform the death ritual, that the Uber Oozaru may find compassion and judge her to go to The Other World that she may train with the Kais of that place.
When he had found the appropriate herbs, he descended once again into the Abyss and performed the ritual. After completion, he realized this was the last time he would ever see Lexan again. As the Legend, that meant the Uber Oozaru would grant him immortality. It was not a choice for him. With a final kiss and hug, he began to cry over her body.
"Goodbye... My Love..." He sobbed.
And with that said, he left the hole and covered it up, He made a grave stone out of a nearby rock. and carved on it, 'Lexan, My Dearest Love, Forever My Only Love.' then signed it below that.
He thrust it into the ground and he left flying into the air. He noticed he was going a bit faster than before and he was not getting fatigued at all.
When he got back to Pugnaturus, the period was not over just yet, so he went into the locker room and went to look into a mirror only to find he had transformed to somewhere in between SSJ3 and SSJ4. He gave a smirk but it quickly disappeared, it was because of Lexan's loss of life that he transformed, and he did not want to be reminded as of yet. He reverted to SSJ2 and left to his next class.
After the classes that day, he decided that in memory of Lexan, he would not train that day or the next. Instead he went to his dormitory and just relaxed. In fact, he became so relaxed that he even reverted to his normal form. He knew that he did and he didn't mind it at all. Instead he reflected back on before he had began to talk to Lexan earlier that day in the Troscan Valley, trying to bring back the peace he had. When that didn't work, he decided to would take a walk into Durian, the city right next to Pugnaturus. Students normally were not allowed to do so, but Martek was very discrete and managed not to grab the attention of the teachers as he left, not that he would let them stop him. after he left, he powered back up to SSJ2 and landed just outside they city. from there he walked. He walked for about three hours. He went past the alley where he was attacked by the Tsu-Jins. The blood marks were still there. From there, he walked into the slums, where most of the Tsu-Jins were, because he knew that they wouldn't touch him. As he walked by, some of them were even somewhat friendly, probably because he had handed them their one and only defeat with odds of fifteen to one. He had earned somewhat of a respect within them. Then, without warning, one of them called out to him, "Hey! You! The Ascended guy!"
Martek looked to see who it was.
"The boss wants to see you, and I suggest you don't say no."
"What does he want with me?" He said nonchalantly.
"You'll have to find out for yourself."
"Very well."
Martek flew up to the top of the building where the Saiya-Jin had shouted out to him and walked into a staircase leading downward.
About the middle of the floor, the Saiya-Jin directed him into a door. He complied and walked through, only to hear it slammed behind him and locked. He looked ahead and saw a SSJ3 sitting in a chair that was in a light. The only light in the floor.
"You... What is your name?" He said coldly.
"Who wants to know?" Martek replied.
"You're a bold one I see. You tell me your name, and I'll tell you mine."
Martek thought about it for a moment or two, "Shotius." He said, not willing to give away his identity.
"Hmmmm... My name is Bergus. I am the leader of the Tsu-Jins."
"What do you want with me?"
"I'm willing to offer you entrance into our brotherhood. It would be unwise to decline."
"Give me one reason to accept."
"Your life, for one."
Martek looked around and saw that fifty Tsu-Jins were ready to pounce on him if he said no. Martek took the opportunity, "No, I decline."
Immediately, they all leapt at him in a hideous rage. Martek powered up to his SSJ3 and SSJ4 midpoint and immediately, they all stood down.
"Impressive... you attend Pugnaturus... don't you." Bergus said.
"Yeah, Mercenus put me there since birth."
"Mercenus... MERCENUS!!" Bergus stood up and gave off a demonic cry of hatred that lasted several seconds before he calmed down enough to speak.
"Mercenus destroyed me! They destroyed my family! My property! My pride! Everything!"
"Believe me... I know how you feel..."
"How, fool? How can you possible know how I feel?!"
"Because today, my only love was taken from me at the hands of Mercenus! The only one I had ever loved, the only one I could have ever loved... was taken from me! Killed... by Mercenus..." Martek said, trying to control his anger. He didn't want to ascend again... not just yet anyways...
Bergus ceased when he heard this. Realizing that they were in an understanding of one another he said, "We are one in the same. Why not join us? Give me a good answer, and I will let you go."
"Because I would rather train at Pugnaturus, where there are people that can actually help me increase my power level from where it is. And when the time comes, I will bring the whole system down. Mercenus, Ætrius, and Praetors. All will fall by my hand. If I were to join with you, I would not get the training that I require of myself, I'm sorry to say."
There was silence for a moment, then it was broken, "I respect your answer, you have my permission to leave, but do me a favor, and stay out of Tsu-Jin territory." Bergus responded.
"And what if I don't" Martek said, almost like he was challenging Bergus.
"Well... Let's just hope that doesn't happen... PL."
Martek was in obvious shock. How could he have know?
"That's right Martek, I know how you are, I was one of the project moderators. When I conspired to get you out, because I thought what they were doing to you was just cruel, what with the recording and all. When Mercenus heard of this, they destroyed me, and banned me forever from entering a government branch. That's when I joined the
Tsu-Jins and became their leader. You must be.. what fourteen now?"
"Yes..."
"Amazing... after you attain SSJ4, you must head for the Oozaru Mountain Range, there The Uber Oozaru will have a test for you to pass, if you do, He will grant you something that hasn't been translated from the ancient texts yet. So we don't know."
"Very well, Bergus. And thank you, for trying to save me."
With that, Martek left. It was getting late, so he flew back to Pugnaturus pronto. When he got to the gates, he stopped in mid-air. Morex was there, as if he was waiting for him.
"Martek." He called, "Come'ear"
Martek concurred and flew down to Morex, landing right next to him.
"I know where you were. I'm just wondering why?"
"I wanted to be alone, so I decided to take a walk."
"Into Tsu-Jin territory?!" Morex sounded annoyed.
"Yeah, what's the big deal."
"You could have gotten killed."
"Wake-up Morex! I'm almost as strong as you! How dare you say I could have gotten killed! They're all weaklings Morex. They can't hold a candle to me."
"Your strength has made you arrogant." Morex walked closer to Martek, "You're only Ascended!" He said as he grabbed Martek by the shoulders
"Look again."
Since it was dark, Morex did not notice his new form.
"What the hell?"
"It's a mid-point. Somewhere between SSJ3 and SSJ4."
"When did you get this?"
"Before I tell you that, I might as well tell you this... Lexan... she's.." Martek began to tear up again.
"Whoa, whoa, it's ok, just calm down and tell me, where is she."
Martek swallowed his tears and cleared his throat, "Not of this world anymore."
Morex's eyes got big.
"She's dead, she was killed today at the Troscan Valley, by Mercenus."
"Impossible... Mercenus would never do such a thing!"
"Don't be so ignorant Morex! I asked the guy who shot her, before I killed him."
"But... why?"
"She knew something Mercenus didn't want me to know."
"Did she tell you."
Martek thought for a moment, "No."
"You liked her... didn't you."
"No... I loved her."
Morex was a bit shocked at this, "But, how?"
"I don't know. Love is something Pugnaturus never bothered teaching me. All my life it has been: Never be surpassed, Always finish a battle, Never run from an opponent. But never: Love someone else."
"I see."
"You don't see a thing Morex. Love was something I had to figure out for myself, I didn't have a parent to tell me or to show me! Until today I had never been touched without the intention of injury or death. She actually hugged and kissed me. Before she died, she told me that she had fallen in love with me, but we were both thinking the same thing, it would get in the way of training. In her memory, I will not train today or tomorrow."
"But tomorrow we are having the contest."
"Don't worry, I'll defeat this Oozaru, and then I'll go to the Oozaru Mountain Range."
"Why there?"
"The Uber Oozaru is real."
"Don't be stupid Martek, its just a ploy for little Saiya-Jin boys and girls to be good so they won't be punished when they die."
"You know what Morex, Lexan did tell me what Mercenus didn't want me to know. I am the Legend, Morex."
"What?"
"It's true, and if word of this spreads through the school, or if I find Mercenus troops following me to the Oozaru Mountain Range, I will kill you."
That ended they're little chat as Martek walked back to his room. When he got there, he entered, closed the door and locked it, he knew someone was following him. His first instinct was Mercenus. Then a female giggle was heard from just the other side of the door.
"Not them again." Martek groaned.
He crept silently up to the door and opened it suddenly, only to find two female Saiya-Jins with their ears to the door.
"What the hell to you think you're doing?" Martek asked with annoyance.
"Uhhh... Hi Martek!" One of the girls responded.
"Ashila? What are you doing here?" Ashila was one of Lexan's best friends, though she was as a crow to Lexan, the dove. Ashila was a bit more petite than most of the female Saiya-Jins but she was a determined fighter. She was about five feet, four inches tall with brown hair when she wasn't an SSJ. The build of Ashila resembled that of Lexan, but Ashila did have a bit more 'padding'. She had the strange and unusual ability to look into the past of people through psycho kinesis and learn everything about them from their birth to the present, though, somehow, Martek's mind had eluded hers when she tried.
"We were just... uhhh... wondering where Lexan was."
"Yeah!" The other girl quickly followed up with.
"She isn't here." Martek said coldly, than shut the door.
"Martek! Wait!" Ashila cried.
He opened the door, "What do you want?!" He said with anger this time.
"Please tell us, she hasn't been on campus since she left at midday to the Troscan Valley. Please, if you know where she is, tell us."
Martek paused for a moment, "You'll find her by the riverbanks, look for a distinguished looking stone, one that stands out."
"O.K., ummm.. Thank you, I guess."
"Now if you ladies don't mind, I'll be getting some sleep now."

The next morning came and Martek woke with zest in his body. For some reason, he was very energetic. It was probably because he would be spending the whole day waiting for his turn to beat the Oozaru. Morex's buddy had just brought it in this morning and it was furious. They had to put a muzzle over its mouth so it couldn't fire energy blasts. Martek went into the bathroom, took a quick shower and hurried to the Physical Combat Building in SSJ2 form. By the time he got there, there was already a line extending outside the building. Soon, the instructors had to start kicking people out with a power level of below three hundred million. So it was basically the eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth classes, and Martek. He would have guessed that he was one of the strongest Saiya-Jin there. Many of the upperclassmen looked at him as if to ask what he was doing here. But they did not mind him much, they mostly wanted to see him get his ass kicked. When Shotius approached, he saw Martek there and began to arrogantly walk over to him, only to have Morex intervene and tell him to get his rich, arrogant ass back to his class. Shotius tried to tell him that Martek was over there in line so why couldn't he. Morex just told him that he, personally, excused Martek from classes today so he could do this. Shotius huffed and puffed as he walked over to the classrooms. Morex looked back and stared at Martek, Martek nodded as if to say thank you. Morex nodded back and walked back.
About an hour later, Martek was still in the line. He was about to enter the building itself. From here, he could hear the roars of the mighty beast and the cry of pain and anguish as another SSJ3 in the year nineteen was defeated and taken off the battle ground before getting stomped by the creature. The lines seemed to move more quickly now that he was almost inside the building. Only two more Saiya-Jins before him until he entered it.
When he entered the building, the line wasn't very long until the battleground. it was roughly nine Saiya-Jins until he fought the Oozaru. Morex suddenly pulled Martek out of line and told him. "You're next."
"But I have to wait in line." Martek protested.
"What, are you afraid?"
"Never."
"Then let's go."
Martek entered the arena a little earlier than anticipated. He received many glares and sneer from those of the upper class, but it didn't matter. They will never get their chance to fight the creature.
The battleground was huge and filled with craters from energy blasts. He looked to the other side of the room and saw the beast. It stood about fifty feet tall and was being held back by two SSJ4's, one on each arm. Since yesterday, the creatures power level had increased to five hundred million. It may be a rough fight, and Martek will have to pull out all the stops to defeat the creature, but there was something... tainted about it. Something was not right here. Martek could not quite put his finger on it, but there was definitely something wrong. He would worry about it later, right now, he had to focus on the task at hand. So far, no one had been able to take the creature down. Some had been able to hit it, but none actually injured it. Morex waved to the two holding the creature back and said to Martek, "You're on kid!"
Immediately, the creature lunged in a hideous rage toward Martek. He powered up to the most powerful he had ever thought possible. He recapped in his mind everything that had happened yesterday. He remembered seeing that dart enter at Lexan's neck, and then learning that he was the legend. He also remembered that damn recording that was placed in his crib, playing over and over and over again, He tried to remember the parents he never had and the torment he sustained from that. With all this burning in his head, he was actually able to reach a low powered SSJ4. Unlike most other SSJ4's, Martek body hair was black, as was the outline around his eyes, which was normally a red color. Martek felt more powerful than he could of imagined, and suddenly felt the need to be stronger. With screams of war cries like that of which no one had ever heard the magnitude of before, He powered up stronger than any Saiya-Jin on campus. His aura began to burn the people within one hundred feet of him, the ground beneath him began to warp and crack, even the Oozaru had to step back. Martek was just getting started. His fists began to bleed because he was squeezing them so tight, his eyes, closed and remembering Lexan's final words to him and he faced the fact that he would never see her again. Another void made within this Saiya-Jin which increased his anger tenfold. Then something strange began to happen, the tips of his SSJ4 hair began to turn white and grow to the length of a SSJ3. No one had ever seen this before, because it had never been done before. No one knew what he was ascending to, nor could anyone fathom the number of his power level as it increased with that of speeds never seen before. Turan's device that he used to measure power levels, measured two billion and still rising before it broke.
When the Oozaru saw this, it suddenly stopped. It bowed before Martek in reverence. Then, it spoke, "I am at your mercy, offspring of the Uber Oozaru. I beg you, deliver me from this place and send me back to Mount Oozaru." It said with a deep, powerful voice. The Oozaru Mountain was the highest peak of that range, and was believe to be the throne room of the Uber Oozaru. Morex's friends had captured a guard.
When everyone saw this, their jaws practically hit the floor in pure awe and amazement. It took everyone a moment to realize that Martek was actually the Legend. Shotius took it the hardest. He believed an orphan not worthy of such a title.
"I will deliver you if you answer me this, can the Uber Oozaru raise the dead." Martek asked.
"The Uber Oozaru can do whatever he pleases, but he does have the ability and will do it for you."
"Good. Morex! Tell you friends to stand down. I'm taking this Oozaru back to where he belongs. Who wants to try and stop me?"
Silence. Martek, with a basic energy blast, blew a hole through the ceiling and carried the Oozaru out.
"You'll have to direct me Oozaru."
"North, Legend."
"Lexan, I will bring you back... I promise..." Martek thought.


He traveled north for what seemed to be eternity until he broke through the final cloudbank, and there, in plane view, was the Oozaru Mountain Range with all its glory. Every peak was snow covered and Mount Oozaru stood roughly two thousand feet above the second highest.
"You must drop me at the base, Legend. That is my post." The Oozaru said.
"Very well, down we go." Martek replied.
Martek swooped down to the ground and released the Oozaru.
"I wish there were some way to repay you, Legend." It said.
"There is, where exactly do I go?"


"Kajin! I'm telling you, Lexan has to be around her somewhere!" Ashila demanded to her friend who was with her when they visited Martek.
"We've been looking for hours Ashila. She's probably left by now and gone somewhere else."
"Name one instance where Martek lied." Ashila quipped.
"I know, I know, never, but still, have you seen any 'distinguished looking stone' anywhere? 'Cause I don't."
"O.K., look, we'll look to the other side of that ridge," She said pointing to a small hill, "and if she's not there, we'll leave. O.K.?"
"Fine." Kajin said reluctantly.
"Don't give me that tone! Remember, Lexan would do the same for you!"
"Alright, alright, I get it, let's go!"
"That's more like it."
They walked to the top of the hill, swiveling their heads, looking for any distinguished rock. They saw nothing. Finally, they reached the top of the small hill and tried to look through the tree around them to see any stone at all.
"There!" Ashila cried and pointed erratically. There was a small, rectangular looking stone in the ground, and a larger, natural looking boulder with a chunk missing out of it, right next to the smaller one. They both ran to the rocks, calling as loud as they could, "Lexan! Lexan!"
Ashila got to the rock first. She looked at the smaller one, then stepped back with a horrified look on her face. She then dropped to her knees, and began to bawl.
"What's the matter, Ashi.." she looked at the stone, "Oh my God! No!" She too dropped to her knees and started to weep.
Ashila looked to the grave stone again and read it aloud in almost a whisper in complete and utter disbelief, "Lexan, My Dearest Love, Forever My Only Love..., signed, Martek."
There was a pause of silence between the too until Kajin broke it, "My God... they loved each other... how could we not of seen it...?"
"I don't know... especially Martek of all people. The one that tried the least to hit one her and spoke even less to her, won her love. Strange how things work out like that."
"Yeah, I mean its like there were meant for each other, Lexan hardly had time for us because she was training so hard. It was her loneliness that drove her to find friends, but Martek had no such desire. I wonder why..."
Another odd pause. Then Ashila got up suddenly, wiping the tears from her eyes and with a quivering voice, she said, "I'm going to see what happened."
"What? But she's dead. You can't possibly do it now... can you?"
"I don't know, but there's only one way to find out..."
Ashila kneeled once again and put her hands over where she believed to be where Lexan was buried. She was in a trance like state now, then suddenly she thrust her head up with he eyes glowing white and in her mind, a flashback appeared.
"Yeah, may I touch your hair?"
"Uhhh... sure... I guess..." She saw through Lexan's eyes as she put her hand into Martek's hair. There was a rush of pain in one of her fingers and she soon found her hand within Martek's.

"Martek, there is something I have to tell you, that no one else knows."
"Yes.. go ahead. I'm listening."
"I'm not sure how to say this but..."
"Yes, go on."
"....."
Suddenly, there was a crack like thunder, a huge wave of pain penetrated her neck and she fell down, She saw Martek power up through anger to SSJ3.
She saw Martek thrusting a man onto a tree, "Who sent you..." Martek had said with pure hatred in his words
"Mmm...Mm.. Mer..cenus." The man had replied in mortal fear. Then Martek ripped his head off and disintegrated it within a flame.
"Mar...tek.." She heard Lexan call. Martek suddenly appeared by her side and held her close in her final moment. He actually began to cry.
"Before I go, I... must say this..."
"Go on, I'm listening."
"I really...really could have loved you."
"I do love you." Martek said beginning to cry.
"So do I, but that's impossible now, only one thing is important."
"What..."
Lexan sat up to Martek's ear and said, "You are... the... Leg..end."
Ashila abruptly came back to reality completely dazed and incoherent. She fell backwards only to be caught by Kajin.
"Ashila! Are you okay?"
Ashila mumbled something back, but it did not make any sense.
"What?" Asked Kajin.
"It... was... Mercenus..."
"What was Mercenus?"
"They... killed... her..."
A horrifying silence fell upon Kajin.
"You two! On the ground! Get up slowly with your hands on your head!"
Kajin turned around only to see a single Mercenus officer holding a weapon of a kind she had never seen before. Kajin stood up and picked Ashila off the ground and tried to help her balance. Eventually she was able to stand on her own.
"Don't move!" The officer said threateningly.
"The Troscan Valley is open to the public. We are allowed to be here and you can't control us here." Ashila declared back, "and besides, we're mourning a friend."
"I don't give a damn! Do as I say, and you won't die!"
Ashila squinted at him, "Your power level is only around twenty thousand... Where did you train?"
"That's none of your business!"
"Your dealing with two Pugnaturus students here, both with SSJ capabilities, are you sure you don't want to desist what you're doing and survive this encounter."
"SSJ, my ass! I've only met one girl that could reach a SSJ, and she died in battle!"
"Well my poor excuse for a soldier, times have changed."
The officer gritted his teeth and chambered the weapon.


"You must head up the mountain until you see the first Silver Oozaru. He will declare the first test and the Uber Oozaru will decide if you are worthy of his gift..."
"Fair enough... Thank you Oozaru."
"Please, call me Omni, the other Oozarus do.
"Very well Omni."
They nodded to each other and Martek started to climb the mountain. Halfway up, he decided he could fly up for half the time. The second he let go, he was hit by a barrage of energy blasts from all sides, the culprits, Oozarus.
One called out to him, "In order to prove your worthiness to stand before the Uber Oozaru, you must climb up the mountain, this is the first test, endurance and perseverance."
Martek looked to the Oozaru who spoke with a glaring hatred, then connected his hands back to the mountain, and continued to climb.
Martek had climbed for hours without getting the slightest bit tired. The air was definitely getting thinner, but his body had adapted quickly to it. Eventually, he reached a cave, and within it, he sensed power levels reaching from twenty million to eight hundred billion, all from Oozarus. He entered the cave and immediately, he was surrounded by white, glowing eyes, which was interrupted with a single pair of red eyes in the direct center of the cave. The eyes stood taller than the rest. But was really strange was that he did not sense a power level from this source. In the ancient texts, they spoke of the Uber Oozaru not having a power level. Philosophers interpreted this in two ways. One, the Uber Oozaru had a power level too great to put a number on. Or two, he was all-powerful and didn't need a power level to show his greatness. Either one would be considered to be partially right, but Martek was believing the first one as he was standing in the presence of the great beast. Martek fell to one knee and bowed his head low and said, "Uber Oozaru, I am your Legend and have come here to pass your test. Whatever it is, it will be done."
The Uber Oozaru spoke with the voice of thousands. You could actually feel the power in his voice, "Legend, you have passed every test put forth thus far, strength, endurance, perseverance. But now you must pass a test that will not be as easily done as the rest. To prove your worthiness, you must battle Sirun, a level four Super-Saiya-Jin Oozaru. Guard! Bring out Sirun!"
Sirun was a gargantuan Oozaru with a bad temper and bloodlust. For some reason or another, he led an attack on the Saiya-Jins, but was luckily stopped by the sheer might of the Uber Oozaru. When he was first brought out, all that could be seen was the two Silver Oozarus holding the chains that bound him, and his bright white eyes full of hatred. Most Oozarus believed him to be possessed, and many could see why that was believed. The instant he saw Martek, he futilely flung himself towards Martek, only to be yanked backwards by the guards. The Uber Oozaru spoke again, "The rules are simple, first one to die... loses, and no using techniques that you know will destroy the planet, because I will know, and then you will die. Understood?"
Martek nodded his head and Sirun bowed low. But before they began, Martek called to the Uber Oozaru, "Uber Oozaru, if I win, I ask that you please restore the soul of a Saiya-Jin by the name of Lexan. She was killed by the corru-"
"I know about your loved one." The Uber Oozaru interrupted, "And I will grant her life, if you prove yourself."
"Thank you, Sirun, welcome to the end of your life, and I promise its going to hurt." Martek said with a confident smirk. The was a clanking sound coming from Sirun's direction... like the sound of chains being unlocked. Suddenly, Martek found an Oozaru lunging toward him, unrepressed from the chains that held him back, and full of fury from hell.
Martek's reflexes were much too quick to be caught off guard and quickly countered the attack. Though Sirun's power level was greater than Martek's, Sirun was reckless and sluggish. He never had a chance, Martek was ready to finish the battle as soon as it begun but, he wanted to put a good show for the Uber Oozaru and his company. Sirun was much disliked among the Oozaru ranks, and his demise would be much celebrated. The only reason why they had not killed Sirun themselves is because in the ancient texts, it speaks of a decree made by the Uber Oozaru before the creation of the Saiya-Jins, that decree demanded that no Oozaru kill one of his brethren.
Martek and Sirun were moving quicker than the eyes could perceive. Only the Uber Oozaru himself could see what was happening, and Martek was winning. Sirun was on a vicious offensive which was being negated by Martek's skill. If any punch had hit Martek, he would have been unconscious in a heartbeat but, with Sirun punching with so much force, he left himself completely vulnerable for an assault that would easily win Martek the fight. The Uber Oozaru saw this and called out to him, "Martek, finish the battle as soon as you can, there is no need for a show here. You came to prove you worthiness, not to entertain me!"
While dodging Sirun's attacks, he called back, "Yes, Uber Oozaru." Martek even managed to bow a little. Sirun saw this and gave off an awful war cry, "I will not be defeated by an arrogant Saiya-Jin!"
"You're wrong." Martek replied. Martek opened his right hand and put his left immediately behind it, enclosing his left hand from behind the right. With his hands in that formation, he rose it above his head. A small ball of energy formed, just a harmless ball of energy... or so it seemed. The Uber Oozaru knew what Martek was doing. Martek was summoning dark energy from the Other World. though this may seem quite benign, when spiritual energy comes into contact with a physical being, the result is cataclysmic. When enough energy had formed, he placed it to the right side of his body, palm facing behind Martek. Suddenly, Martek rushed Sirun at speeds the Uber Oozaru had difficulty following.
"Hand of Death!" Martek yelled as he charged at Sirun. Before he could react, Sirun saw the energy penetrate his body. A colossal wave of pain overcame him as he suddenly burst into oblivion.
A clapping sound emanated from the Uber Oozaru's throne, "Excellent," He commended, "That is a very difficult technique to learn even for the strongest of
Saiya-Jins. You have proven yourself worthy and I will grant you, Legendary Status."
"What is that, Uber Oozaru?"
"That, my child, is the ability to ascend to levels of Super-Saiya-Jin that won't be able to be accomplished for millennia to come. Super-Saiya-Jin five through ten I grant to you."
Martek was dumbfounded at this. "Five through ten?? But there's only four levels of ascendancy... isn't there? Then Martek recalled the parts of the ancient texts that no one was able to translate. This must have been it. A flash of light filled the room suddenly. Martek looked to the Uber Oozaru and saw a ball of white energy. It gave off enough light to make out the details of the Uber Oozaru. He had a stern, grim old face, and yet it told of so great of power that it could not be fathomed even by the greatest of minds. The Uber Oozaru flung the energy ball toward Martek. It floated tranquilly to Martek, then when it was five feet away, it thrust itself into his abdomen. The wind was knocked out of Martek, then he experienced a pain only felt in the pits of hell. Such pain and yet such power fluctuating throughout the Legend's body. His hair, already the length of a SSJ3, turned white, the hair on his body turned white as well, and the outline around his eyes disappeared. With a blood-curling scream of pain, Martek exploded into a flash of light, which blinded every Oozaru except for the Uber Oozaru himself. When the light subsided, Martek stood in front of the mob of Oozarus and the Uber Oozaru, a low powered SSJ5, with the ability to ascend to SSJ10 if he felt necessary.
"Lexan!"
"She has been revived, go now to the Troscan Valley and give her this..." The Uber Oozaru tossed Martek a small, pill shaped object, "When you get there, she will be extremely weak, barely strong enough to keep her heart beating, this will heal her completely, and grant her immortality, like yourself. And while your there, you might as well help your friends. It would appear that Mercenus is trying to cover the death of Lexan. After you're through with him. I will grant you the death of ten Saiya-Jins without penalty, any more and you will die. You are also granted permission to destroy Pugnaturus, I am sure you have very unpleasant memories there."
Martek nodded, then bowed low to the ground, and then flew out of the cave at speeds never reached by any Saiya-Jin before. "Mercenus, I'm coming for you, and now, no one can stop me."


"I'm warning you woman! Back off now!" The Mercenus soldier commanded
"Make us Mercenus scum! I know what you did to Lexan, and you will pay for that with your life!" Ashila yelled back.
Suddenly, the trio felt an awesome presence coming towards them. No one knew what it was, but it was coming fast. The soldier lowered his weapon and tapped his earpiece, saying into it, "Command... we have a problem here..."
A voice replied at the other end, "Yes unit 203, please state the problem."
"I think they have back-up command, I repeat, I believe they have back-up, over."
"Unit 203, please confirm how many Saiya-Jin are coming."
"I only feel one at the moment, but he's as powerful as hell, over."
"We copy, unit 203, one unit en-route to your position has just come up on radar, checking power level now, over."
A few moments past, the soldier looked to the Saiya-Jin girls, they were still looking to the sky, trying to think of what was coming to them. As it got closer, a very strong, uneasy wave of nervousness hit them. It was stronger than all their power levels combined.
The soldier spoke now with fear in his voice, "Command, this is unit 203, please confirm power level, over."
"Sorry, unit 203, and systems appear to be malfunctioning, we have no power level on the anomaly, over."


Martek could see all three through the bushes he was behind. The energy ball that he had sent flying overhead was successfully drawing their attention. He saw Ashila, Kajin, and what looked to be a Mercenus soldier. The soldier was carrying some kind of weapon. A flash back hit Martek, an immense sound wave suddenly coming out of nowhere, Lexan falling to the ground, the Mercenus soldier he killed. A pulsating rage suddenly built within Martek, but was quickly suppressed, he did not want to begin using his ten kills until he got to Pugnaturus, number one on his list, Shotius.
Martek focused his energies and teleported himself, silently, to right behind the Mercenus soldier and tapped his shoulder. The soldier spun around only to feel pain hitting his face and then darkness. He was out cold. The soldier dropped with a thud that caused the attention of the girls to shift, to Martek. The first thing they did was gasp in disbelief of such power, then went on the defensive.
"Are you one of Mercenus' pawns too?" Ashila asked with hatred.
"No, Ashila, please back down, I do not wish to hurt you." Martek replied.
Ashila was taken back, "How do you know my name?"
"The only thing I have time to do right now is to get Lexan out of that hole."
He teleported once again to the grave stone and began to dig with haste.
"Feel free to help, Ashila or Kajin. Anytime would be great." Martek said while digging.
A shocking revelation hit Ashila, "Martek?!"
"No time to explain, must get Lexan out."
Ashila and Kajin ran to Martek's aid and began to dig. It was not long with the combinations of their strength that Martek was able to hear Lexan trying to breathe. Without warning, he thrust he fist into the ground. He felt a chest, moving up and down, it was about three more feet down, but he could pull her out, he had to.
"Back away now!" Martek commanded.
The two quickly complied as Martek ripped a limb body from the earth and set it down on the ground.
"Lexan!" Martek went to the bean given to him by the Uber Oozaru, "Here, take this, it will give you strength."
Lexan was barely able to open her mouth, Martek put the bean into her mouth and moved the jaw up and down. There were definite crunching sounds as the bean was masticated, and a gulping sound as it was swallowed. Lexan cringed then began to open her eyes. It was a squint at first, then she opened them enough to see what was around her. It was blurry but she knew who she was looking at and was filled with new found strength, "Martek!" She cried as she thrust herself upwards and embraced him. Ashila and Kajin looked on as the fated couple was reunited. Lexan began to cry, as did Martek.
Martek whispered into her ear, "You were right. I am the Legend, the Uber Oozaru granted your life back at my request, and you and I, are immortal. together until the end of time."
Lexan, from pure, unadulterated happiness, cried harder. Then, through the tears, she managed to say, "Yes... I like that idea... Forever... Together... I love you."