[Zyleth's POV]
Everything hurts...
That was my first immediate thought after waking up inside this giant crater crater that I found myself at the bottom of.
Everything fucking hurts...
I tried to stand up, but I heard a sudden loud crack come from both my arms and my back before a sharp jolt of pain forced me back down onto the ground.
Seeing that I couldn't move, I decided to try and sense around for any Ki signatures in my immediate surroundings, but I felt nothing. Nothing at all.
Not a single Ki signature for miles.
After being sure that there was no danger around me, I relaxed and laid in the crater for I don't even know how long.
As I laid there, I noticed that the light blue clouds that were previously in the sky were now covered by a thick cloud of black smoke and embers. I could also hear what was the sound of flames crackling close by.
The atmosphere was... deeply unsettling, to say the very least.
Knowing that there was no sign of life for miles while being all alone inside a destroyed city. The quiet, the emptiness... It eventually became too much to think about, and I painfully reached my hand out to summon the pouch of unlimited Senzu Beans. I reach into the bag, took one out, and ate it, recovering back to full strength.
I put the pouch back into the ring and jumped out of the crater, seeing the city that I had personally destroyed.
The numerous skyscrapers that were there beforehand were now replaced with nothing but a smoldering, empty landscape. The remains of a few skyscrapers were still visible, but besides that, there was nothing else to indicate that there was ever a city here to begin with.
I knew that becoming a Great Ape would cause me to lose control and wreak nothing but havoc on anything in sight, but this is something that I honestly never expected.
The amount of destruction that I've wrought honestly left me in shock.
I flew up into the air to get a better look at the carnage, but I noticed something when I did.
The "crater" that I had been laying in wasn't a crater at all. It was a giant footprint.
"So this is the power of a Great Ape..." I muttered to myself as I looked down at my hands. "My power..."
I knew that even Saiyan babies were capable of conquering planets just by going Great Ape, but to actually see it for myself...
It was amazing.
And to think that I would eventually eclipse this level of power once I achieve Super Saiyan.
It's funny to think that Great Ape will become nothing but a useless transformation after seeing all that's left of this city, but I guess that just goes to show how unbelievably broken Saiyans are.
A whole species of people who have the potential to rival gods.
"But I'm a long way from that at the moment." I said to myself as I lowered my hands, taking in a breath.
What do I do now?
Should I try transforming again? See if I can maintain control?
I don't know when I'll have another shot at mastering the Great Ape form.
If I return to Planet Vegeta now, it's a possibility that my father or King Vegeta would want me to work on controlling my Great Ape form since I now know how to use the Power Ball, but the problem I'm facing with that is my current power level.
When I healed myself with a Senzu Bean earlier, it gave me a large Zenkai on top of the already large Zenkai I had received when I was almost killed during my landing.
I don't currently have my Scouter on my person, but I can confidently say that my power level is close to twenty thousand, maybe even thirty thousand.
I was already too much before, but with my Ancient Saiyan heritage doubling the multipliers of my transformations, me going into Great Ape with result in me having a power level of over 400,000.
If I went back and they forced me to transform, there's no one on Planet Vegeta that would be able to stop me from rampaging.
Seeing no other alternative, I form a Power Ball in my hands and get ready to fire it up into the sky. On the bright side, this might give me some insight into how I can possibly master the other transformations.
"Burst open and mix!"
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A week... I spent an entire week on this desolate planet and I'm still no closer to mastering the goddamn Great Ape!
To make things worse, I have no idea how to go about mastering the form either. Every time I enter the Great Ape state, I black out every time and can't remember a damned thing from my time transformed.
How the hell am I supposed to master a form if I can't remember being in it?!
There was one time where I was semi-conscious during the transformation, but that was yesterday and I haven't been able to replicate that moment since.
"Damnit!" I yelled out as I slammed my hand on the ship's console.
It was then that I heard a suddenly alert come from the ship's computer, which momentarily snapped me out of my frustration. I head over and see what the issue was and saw that it was a call from my father.
[Zyleth?] I heard him speak.
I found out during my week long training session on the ship that it had actually came with a deep space communicator. There wasn't any video sadly, so I couldn't see his face, but there was audio.
"I'm here. Are mother and Raditz there too?" I asked.
[No, it's just me. I wanted to know how your training is coming along.] He answered.
"Horribly." I replied bluntly, not sugarcoating this at all. "I'm still having the same damn problem."
I hear him let out a loud sigh before her responds with, [Sorry, but I can't help you with this. Exposure to the form is the best way to gain control, but for some reason, yours is taking a lot longer than expected.]
It was most likely due to my Ancient Saiyan heritage. I doubt it would be anything else.
"This is such a pain in the ass..." I groaned.
[Watch your language!]
Hearing my mother yell out all of a sudden causes me to nearly fall out of my chair in a start.
Christ, do anime women just have mega phones lodged in their throats that automatically turn on when they want to shout at people?! It sounded like she was right next to my fucking ear!
"I thought you said mother wasn't there!" I exclaimed towards my father as I rubbed my poor ringing ears.
[She wasn't. She just walked in.] He replies with a groan himself, probably rubbing his own ears as well.
Of course she walks in at the worst possible time. Second life mother or not, she's still my mother.
[How are you doing, sweetie? Are you on your way home yet?] She asked hopefully.
"No, mother. I'm still struggling to gain control over Great Ape." I answered.
Ever since I extended my stay on this planet to train, Gine has been pestering me about when I will be returning home.
I know that I'm her son and all, but damn. I just conquered an alien civilization on another planet, I'm pretty sure I can take care of myself for a few extra days. Or weeks... or possibly even months considering how little progress I'm making...
[I wish you didn't need that stupid transformation...] She muttered under her breath, but the microphone managed to pick it up crystal clear.
Why can I picture the pout that she has on her face right now?
"I know, I know. I'll be back before--"
[Zy-- eth-- Yo-- --eak--]
"Mom? Mom, I can't hear you." I say as I try to clear up the signal.
The call starts to break and soon devolves into nothing but static. I slam my fist onto the main panel of the ship again, this time putting a considerable dent into it. The buttons on the console flicker momentarily before staying lit.
As much as I hate to admit it, these calls from my family have been therapeutic during my time struggling on this god forsaken planet. A small break in between my constant failure and the uncomfortable atmosphere that I've left behind in that city.
I find myself missing home, my family, the longer I am out here.
My family...
For the longest time, I've just considered them characters in an anime. This is the first time I've ever considered them as my actual family.
It's strange. The longer I'm in this universe, the more I slowly start to realize that what previously fictional are now living and breathing people.
People...
I shake my head and give my cheeks a slight pat, taking myself out of this train of thought.
"I have to train." I told to myself before standing up and walking out of the ship.
[Word Count: 1,535.]