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Prelude: The Fallen
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Your entitlement: The pain you endure.
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"Reports are coming in-"
"An extraterrestrial invasion on Earth has begun-"
"Thousands lay dead in Russia, leadership has fallen to a colony located-"
"Hundreds of soldiers in golden armor, wielding energy swords-"
"The entire world is on the brink of collapse in the face of this overwhelming threat. How can we possibly hope to defeat-"
"What you're seeing now is live footage of the possibly the most intense combat of the war occurring in the ruins of the Big Apple. Mysterious warriors have managed to drive back the invading army, dealing a devastating blow to one of their commanding officers in white. Perhaps the first sign of hope, these defenders have been the only force able to repel the invading aliens to date-"
"My fellow countrymen. Today...we are united not as nations or individuals. But as one planet, weakened by deception, yet made strong in will. We will persevere, we will endure..."
"Earth shall not fall!"
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Bulma bit into her nails as she stood outside of Capsule Corp, staring up into the sky. She did her best to keep her eyes diverted away from the massive explosions already erupting across West City, hurriedly glancing around.
"C'mon....c'mon. We need the others here..."
She gasped in shock, the sudden "fzzt" ringing out right behind her. She quickly whirled around, gasping with relief at the sight of an exhausted Goku and Vegeta.
"Oh thank Kami you came back!!"
Goku narrowed his eyes, taking his arm off Vegeta once the small prince had propped himself up. The larger Saiyan soon pulled out a little brown cloth bag, digging inside for a small green bean as he spoke.
"What's going on here, Bulma? I could sense the huge energy from out there."
Bulma turned her head towards the shockwaves erupting a few miles away, having to speak over the rubble of skyscrapers collapsing in the distance.
"I don't know...Jitto and the others were here, telling us the Big Apple had been nearly destroyed a few minutes ago and then suddenly, an entire fleet of invading aliens landed in West City. The whole world is in chaos Goku; they're destroying everything across the planet!"
Vegeta narrowed his eyes as well, turning towards the shockwaves.
"The fighting just stopped...Jitto's energy signature just disappeared. Broly, Blaze, Goggie...I can't sense any of them."
The small prince glanced down, taking the bean offered to him from Goku as the larger Saiyan turned his gaze towards where the shockwaves originated from.
"Glad we got here in time. We need to hold them off until the others deal with Revan."
Vegeta nodded, both Saiyans rapidly ascending into their Dread Saiyan forms, blasting upwards into the sky and snaking towards the two energy signatures left in purple dashes.
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And when darkness finds you....you will face it. Alone....
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30 minutes later....
Thexan?! Thexan!!
Arcann's eye glanced around frantically, his breathing intensifying once his back had hit the solid wall of the ruins behind him. With no where to back up, he kept his one good eye trained on the Saiyan prince advancing towards him with clenched fists. The brother in white whirled his saber in front of him, summoning his last bit of courage while Vegeta kept a strong glare.
"No where to run."
Arcann grunted.
"This isn't where I fall, Saiyan scum."
Vegeta quickly bolted forward, arriving at Arcann in mere seconds with an outstretched arm and fist buried into his stomach. The warrior in white let out a pained gasp, attempting to swing his yellow blade down.
The small Saiyan prince scoffed, lazily slapping the metal cylinder out of Arcann's hands. The metal bounced along the pavement to his left, slowly rolling to a halt at the edge of the street. Vegeta latched onto Arcann's neck next, tightly squeezing onto his throat and lifting the warrior up into the air.
Arcann struggled to breath in the chokehold, his black metal arm digging its grip into Vegeta's tense muscles with no avail. The white gloved hand began to radiate with a dark purple energy, the ominous whir rising steadily in pitch.
"Once you're dead, your brother is next. And your army along with it."
Arcann continued to struggle, his vision blurring in the grip he could not break. His frantic stare turned quickly to the metal cylinder a few meters away, outstretching his arm. The cylinder suddenly bolted upwards, propelled by the energy Arcann had erupted at its base to send it flying towards the two.
Vegeta blinked, whirling around to see the hilt cleanly land in Arcann's grasp, the blade suddenly igniting. Arcann let out a small roar, the blade slicing down cleanly through the Saiyan prince's neck in a single swipe.
The brother in white collapsed to the ground in an exhausted heap, sucking in air graciously as Vegeta's decapitated body crumpled to the ground shortly after, the energy having disappeared. His eye quickly glanced around, his rage rising in his expression.
He abandoned me! Why....why did he-
"Arcann!!"
Arcann immediately turned at the sound of Thexan's voice, locking onto his brother approaching with a drawn saber. He kept his glare trained on Thexan, following his brother's attention on the body at Arcann's feet.
"You left me alone to fight him!"
Thexan frowned.
"I'm sorry...they split us up. I was hoping to fight the stronger one...but they were smarter and tried to take advantage of it."
Arcann roared in frustration, rising up to his feet.
"You left me to die! If it wasn't for father's swords, I would've been killed!"
Thexan sighed lightly, turning his attention down to the body.
"Well...you saw it for yourself. These were the Dread Saiyans...like him. The power behind our swords in one being...and now we killed not one, but two of them."
Arcann continued to pant, Thexan gesturing towards the body.
"We did it, brother. They may be dead...but their power still lingers a bit. Just one siphon away...and you'll be as strong as father."
Arcann glanced down for a moment, before turning back to Thexan.
"I can't...I can't sense you. I thought you died back there...leaving me alone on this forsaken planet..."
Thexan stifled a small chuckle, nodding his head once.
"I know...I think it has to do with the side effect of the siphoning. The power somehow dwarfs our energy signature...I'm not sure why. But you'll definitely feel stronger, and more like father."
Arcann nodded his head once, kneeling down and gently touching on the blue gi. His eye widened a bit, the black lightning surging around his mechanical arm as he jolted a bit in the shock, letting out a pained grunt. Thexan kept his eyes trained on Arcann, tensely watching on through the entire process before stepping back a bit. Arcann slowly rose to his feet, his eye narrowed while his visor glowed a bit in the sunlight.
"Yeah...I...I can feel it. We're....we're just like father now."
Thexan nodded once, breaking out into a frown.
"Right...but listen brother. We need to stay calm...I know how you feel about father..."
Arcann kept his attention on the sky, remaining silent in Thexan's pause. The brother in black stared on with an awkward stare, continuing on without the expected response from Arcann.
"And I know you want to kill him. But we need to bide our time...grow our power a bit before we strike. Alright?"
Arcann remained silent, keeping his arms at his side while the two brothers began to walk side by side towards the shuttle parked a block away. Thexan raised his eyebrow, glancing over to Arcann as they approached the shuttle.
"Alright brother?"
The disfigured brother in white offered only silence in response, stepping onto the deck of the shuttle and grasping onto the side handle while Thexan one above his head. The shuttle slowly rose into the air, departing upwards into the blue sky after the fleet as it began to retreat away. Leaving behind a ruined planet Earth, now fully erupted into chaos in the wreckage left in the brothers' wake.