Godeater Issue 15 Preview

Our Journey from the North Pole was the span of at least two days, the time is currently 3:00 A.M. on the twenty eighth of August, 2064 A.D. At this time the alien ship Ryo-Ohki has finally made port at a random rock formation somewhere along Mount Emei, the signature mountain region of China’s Sichuan Providence. The landscape is both simple yet grand to behold, several rock spires rising up above a deep fog spanning far into the horizon, it almost feels like a world above the clouds in the sky. It is still night time here meaning the air is even more cold than it normally would be, far too cold for Terry who has to stay on the ship while both Sammy and Ryoko go and look for the Dragon Ball they detected in this area.

The ball was located about two miles from Ryo-Ohki’s location, the ship cannot be seen from any angle in this enclosed spot. The ball is in plain view sitting on top of a pedestal, the pedestal itself being rather crude looking square rocks put together in such a manner you swear that the only thing holding it up was shoestring and tape.

Sammy 64;
“Well this is an obvious trap.”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“So what? It’s right there. And really does it look like the kind of trap that will even work on us?”

Sammy 64;
“Actually yes it does, last I checked the only kind of people even looking for these balls are people just like us. Can we at least inspect this thing and disarm whatever trap this is?”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“But every minute spent doing that would be another minute you are away from your precious Terry. Don’t you want to get back to him as soon as possible?”

Sammy 64;
“Oh for the love of-are you just so impulsive you’ll make up excuses like that? No! We are gonna take our time for once, no shooting me out of a cannon on short notice or anything like-”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“I’m detecting something, some metahuman spike coming in hot.”

Sammy 64;
“What?”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“On your six!”

Sammy immediately turns around to see what was coming at them….which was nothing at all. Meanwhile Ryoko just grabs the ball without hesitation, and just as Sammy thought a trap was sprung. Both Sammy and Ryoko caught in a magic circle, as it came up it seemed that Ryoko was struck down by a surge of magical energy coming from the pedestal itself. From the looks of it Ryoko is actually hurt from this energy surge, she lets out a most spine chilling scream of agony. Ryoko then collapses to her side convulsing in pain, they had obtained the ball they sought but now they are trapped by a force field creating magic, one that Ryoko immediately recognizes.

Ryoko Hakubi;
“……Jurai….magic…..energy from Ayeka’s guardians Azaka and Kamidake…..”

Sammy 64;
“What? That damn princess caught up to us already?!”

Ira Gamagori;
“Not quite.”

And there he stood, the personal bodyguard of the White Queen, the giant man who towers above all others around him in raw height. Close behind him is the familiar blind man with his humble looking kendo shinai close in hand.

Uzu Sanageyama;
“But she sends her regards.”

The very sight of these two immediately put Sammy on edge, in fact just looking at them is already making her blood boil.

Sammy 64;
“Son of a bitch, it really is a small world isn’t it?”

Ira Gamagori;
“She was pretty desperate to call us and give us some of her tech, but hey if it means we get what we’re after best not look a gift horse in the mouth.”

Sammy 64;
“Hmph, of course you’re now aware of the Dragon Balls right?”

Uzu Sanageyama;
“We are not the least bit worried about this princess or whatever she has planned for these balls, funny thing is we actually found two. We’ll just keep the other one to ourselves preventing her from getting all seven.”

Sammy 64;
“And if you have to fight her off to keep it?”

Ira Gamagori;
“I’m sure Lady Satsuki will have some choice words for this princess and anyone else who dares to come looking for the Dragon Balls. Not that it really matters now, we got what we came for.”

In a burst of sudden rage Sammy plunges her fist right into the force field, it more than hurts her hand as the Jurai magic reacts negatively with Sammy’s own unique energy. She does not pull away despite the pain, her eyes burn with pure bloodlust.

Sammy 64;
“If you so much as lay a hand on Terry, there will not be so much as a tiny rabbit hole in this or any galaxy that you or your precious Lady Satsuki can hide in where I could not find you!”

The giant does not respond at first, but then he approaches the force field and with a remorseful look in his eye bows his head before her.

Ira Gamagori;
“I cannot pretend to know how much he really means to you, but all the same I am truly sorry.”

Sammy is not the least bit appreciative of Ira’s gesture, with her arm reformatted into a cannon she just unloads on the force field hoping to punch a hole in it. She lets out a blood curdling roar as she does so, her rage however is wasted as neither of the soldiers are phased, they just walk off leaving the two girls behind in their unfaltering cage. And so they are gone off to kill Terry without any resistance. Losing sight of the two soldiers just gets Sammy even angrier and now shooting the force field with two arm cannons, but then at last Ryoko is standing and putting her hand on Sammy’s shoulder. This makes Sammy stop altogether, after which she looks like she’s on the verge of crying.

Sammy 64;
“Please…..tell me there’s a way out of this….Terry is going to get killed if we don’t do something!”

At first Ryoko is quiet, she appears to be thinking of anything they can do.

Ryoko Hakubi;
“I am not sure if it will even work at all….”

Sammy 64;
“YES?!”

After bringing that up Ryoko then sits back down, she still looks worn out after taking that surge of energy but all the same she seems able to try something with whatever energy she might have left. With hand stretched out and her fingers spread apart she then closes her eyes, after a brief moment of silence there is suddenly a small glow from her wrist. It turns out to be light emitting from a gem embedded in her wrist, one that resonates with another gem embedded near the bottom of her neck centered along the shoulder line. As these gems glowed with the soft light, nothing happens….but then out of the horizon there can be heard that familiar echoing meow.

Sammy 64;
“It’s Ryo-Ohki! Wait what are you doing?!”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“I know very well that having her move would just help those idiots find her faster. Don’t worry I have something else in mind.”

Sammy 64;
“Oh God you’re not gonna have her shoot some mortar attack at us are you?!”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“No, even better…….can you hear me Ryo-Ohki?”

Another meow echoes throughout the mountain region.

Ryoko Hakubi; (telepathic communication)
“Alright alright stop meowing, you’re gonna give your location away. Listen, can you see me? Can you see this force field keeping me in lock down?”

Ryo-Ohki; (telepathic communication)
“Meroow!”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“Good, I want you to map out a spot about ten feet outside of this force field. After you do that, I want you to bring those two here using as much of your sub space power as you can spare. You know those two I’m talking about right?”

Ryo-Ohki;
“Meroow Meroow Meeeeooow!”

Ryoko Hakubi;
“You already have a lock on them? Oh Ryo-Ohki, I can always depend on you. Alright then, send them over now!”

Ryo-Ohki;
“Meeeeeeeeooooooow!”

And then just like that, Ryoko’s two gems stop glowing, the conversation with her ship has finished. And before Sammy can even asked what that even accomplished suddenly there is a pink digital energy emitting from atop a nearby rock, this energy’s very takes the form of cherry blossom pedals coming together into two clusters. And after a moment or two of swarming together these pedals then quickly separate and fade away…..after that small little light show there now sits two very familiar faces on top of that same rock.

Sammy 64;
“Holy shit! Goku?! Trunks?!”
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