c13 New Planet Vegeta
This side of Mount Paozu
During this week, Son Goku, who took the special medicine brought from the future timeline, finally overcame the viral heart disease that had once left him bedridden. His body, fully recovered, felt stronger than before, his Saiyan resilience allowing him to regain his peak far quicker than an ordinary human.
However, after hearing that the newly evolved Cell had easily overpowered Vegeta and Trunks, only to then be crushed in battle by Lin Hao a warrior who hadn't even needed to transform into a Super Saiyan Goku felt not fear, but an even deeper excitement. The thought of such a gap in strength only pushed his Saiyan instincts to burn brighter.
Determined, Goku decided to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, known on Earth as the Room of Spirit and Time, at Kami's Lookout. He brought his son, Son Gohan, intending to awaken the boy's hidden potential. At the same time, Vegeta, seething with pride and unwilling to lag behind, led Trunks there as well, each father determined to surpass the other.
Outside Kami's Lookout
"Piccolo! There is something I must tell you!"
"What is it, old man?"
Kami gazed at Piccolo with heavy eyes before speaking: "You've felt it, haven't you? With the enemies that have appeared these past days, your current power is not enough. Stronger foes will surely arrive. We must reunite. Merge with me, Piccolo. From that moment on, Earth will rest in your hands."
"Merge? You expect me to protect the Earth?"
Piccolo froze at the suggestion. He had long known this possibility, yet hearing it spoken aloud left him conflicted. Becoming whole again with Kami would indeed create a "super Namekian," but Kami had always looked at him with suspicion. Why now? Was this just a ploy to erase him?
"Hmph, don't think I don't see through you. You must have some hidden plan. If I merge with you and my will disappears, am I even Piccolo anymore?"
Kami, as if reading his doubt, answered calmly: "You will remain yourself. You will gain my wisdom, my power, but I will no longer exist as a separate being. My essence will only strengthen you. This is the only way forward for Earth's future."
Looking at Kami's earnest expression, Piccolo still narrowed his eyes coldly. "If you're lying to me, I'll tear you out from inside and destroy you."
Finally, Piccolo placed his hands firmly on Kami's shoulders.
"Then the Earth's fate lies with you, Piccolo!"
A blinding white light engulfed them both, radiating across the entire Lookout. The sacred halls glowed as if blessed by the heavens themselves.
Minutes later, the light faded, and only one figure remained standing tall. Kami was gone. What stood there now was no longer the Piccolo of old, but something entirely new.
"Such overwhelming strength… This power surges through me endlessly!" Piccolo clenched his fists, feeling a storm of energy coursing within.
"You… are you Kami, or are you Piccolo?" Mr. Popo asked nervously, staring in disbelief.
"No… I am neither Kami nor Piccolo. I am the Nameless One reborn… a Super Namekian Piccolo! Hahaha! Such power magnificent!"
Piccolo clenched his fists with excitement, feeling the overwhelming surge of energy flooding through his veins.
I am the dividing line
Two weeks slipped by in uneasy calm.
"Ding dong! A new day has begun. Has the host signed in?"
The familiar mechanical voice of the system echoed in Lin Hao's mind.
"Sign in!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving five senzu beans!"
"Tch, senzu beans again? Can't I ever get something new?"
Though Lin Hao grumbled, he tucked the beans safely into his pouch before rising from bed and beginning his daily training regimen.
Since returning from his encounter with Android 18, Lin Hao had devoted himself to even harsher practice, determined to push his limits and strive for the form of Super Saiyan 3.
The urgency came after witnessing Goku and Vegeta ascend to Super Saiyan 2 in their battles against Cell, while Trunks had mastered the full-power state of the first transformation. Lin Hao refused to remain stagnant when the others had already advanced.
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Meanwhile, far beyond the Milky Way
A massive Saiyan-built spacecraft hurtled toward Earth's orbit. Inside sat Paragus, once a low-ranking Saiyan warrior and now the embittered father of Broly, the child born with the terrifying mutation known as the "Legendary Super Saiyan."
Paragus's mission was clear: lure Prince Vegeta to a reconstructed "New Planet Vegeta," enthrone him as king, and secretly exact revenge for King Vegeta's cruelty and exile years ago. His hatred had burned hotter ever since learning that Frieza the tyrant who ruled even over Saiyans had been destroyed by a Super Saiyan only four years earlier.
With the Saiyan race nearly extinct, Paragus planned to rebuild their might under his own hand. His confidence lay in Broly, whose terrifying strength had once frightened even King Vegeta. With such a son, dethroning Vegeta would be inevitable.
Initially, Vegeta scoffed at Paragus's request, but when whispers reached him of a warrior greater than any ordinary Super Saiyan, his pride was piqued. He agreed to travel to New Planet Vegeta, if only to prove himself superior.
Thus Vegeta departed, bringing Trunks, Gohan, and Krillin alongside. Goku, meanwhile, was summoned by North Kai himself, warned of a dangerous Saiyan whose ki rivaled the legends. Spurred by both curiosity and duty, he too joined the voyage.
Events unfolded much like the records of old: upon setting eyes on Goku, Broly's calm façade shattered. From the depths of his memory, the endless wails of "Kakarot" he had heard as an infant returned, igniting an uncontrollable fury.
His body tensed, muscles swelling monstrously, as a storm of green ki burst violently from his frame.
"Kakarot… Kakarot!!"
Broly's voice thundered across the shattered ground, his glare fixed solely on Goku. Each step he took split the earth beneath him, the cracks spreading wider with his wrath. The primal roar of the Legendary Super Saiyan had awakened.
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