Training Over
Vegeta laughed at Bulma's over-the-top reaction and said, "Beerus is a, really, really, vain being. Give him some good food and a place to nap, and he's a happy guy. Show him the respect he deserves, and he'll look more fondly upon you."
Vegeta placed his fork down, "The pillow wasn't the important part of Beerus's test. The fact of the matter was, that because of my father's inflated pride and arrogance, he thought that he could fool the god of destruction by switching out the pillows for a fake."
Vegeta paused and looked at Bulma and pointed his fork at her, "Now if you were an all-powerful God like that, and someone decides to try and not only disrespect you but cheat you, what would you do?"
Bulma sighed, seeing that she already knew the answer Vegeta said, "Yep, that's exactly it. Beerus who might have seen a little potential in the Saiyan race, the same Beerus who could have easily got Frieza off our backs, lost interest in our species because of my father's actions. Thus with a few words from his lips to Frieza's ears, our planet went boom."
Bulma looked a little down and then asked, "So what does a God of destruction do?"
"They're kind of like gardeners that get rid of universal weeds. Or at least they are supposed to be, ours is a bit lazy," Vegeta pointed his hand to his chin. Making sure he used the right words.
"Think of planets that are so evil, so corrupt, and beyond saving. They exist out there in the infinite vacuum of space. So, in order for those evil beings not to infect the rest of the galaxy with their filth, they get destroyed by the God of destruction."
"Then what about this Frieza guy? Why was he allowed to run rampant?" Bulma questioned.
"Usually he would! Those who cause a whole lot of mass destruction get dealt with as well." Vegeta answered taking a bite of his dinosaur tail steak.
"But this Frieza guy should be destroyed right? According to you, he destroys planets left and right, why hasn't this Beerus killed him?!" Bulma added.
"That's why I said usually. Freiza isn't just destroying planets, he's amassing powerful people which raises this universe's Mortal Level. This is why Beerus puts up with him. Heck, he even lazes off sometimes while he makes Frieza take out some planets on his to-destroy-list!" Vegeta then realized he would have to explain what the Mortal Level was, and why it was important.
After hearing about the twelve universes and Zeno-Sama, Bulma shivered before asking, "Curious, do you know what ranking we are among the twelve universes?"
Vegeta smiled and said, "3rd from the bottom I think?"
Bulma gulped, "Isn't that bad!"
Vegeta laughed, "I think we have plenty of time to raise our Mortal Level, especially now that there is a Super Saiyan on the scene. I have some plans to raise the Mortal Level drastically over the next few years, one being the establishment of my Kingdom Planet in the Galatic Patrol!"
"You have a new planet?" Bulma asked.
Vegeta grinned, "Yeah, and your Earth's Astronomers will be freaking out about it in a few days. Hehehehe! I can see the headline now, Mysterious New Planet Appears."
Bulma lifted her brow as she took a sip of her wine.
Vegeta smiled and said, "I think I got a little off track!"
Bumla smiled and replied, "Interesting conversations tend to do that, and the good company helps as well."
Vegeta smiled, "Anyways, after the destruction of our planet, I realized Frieza was the one who did it and left to earth to pick up Kakarot. However, when I got here, I could tell that the warriors of this world could suppress their energy."
Vegeta then gave Bulma a look over, "I was also impressed with the Dyno-Capsules, we don't even have something like that in space. I asked where we could find the maker of the tech, and the rest is history. I went to your place to build a new spaceship while Kakarot stayed here where it was safe and peaceful. We went on to train and fight against the PTO."
"Why didn't you take Goku with you?" Bulma flushed because hove Vegeta looked at her.
Vegeta smiled, "This world was a better environment for him. We could make him strong, but this world taught him peace and control. While we went to train and fight in space, Earth nurtured one of the most talented martial artists to ever exist."
Bulma smiled, "Kind of a fan of Goku?"
"Respect is more like it. Most Saiyans don't find the pure joy in the fight like he does, they use it for...darker means. Kakarot is pure-hearted, I don't sense an ounce of darkness in his being."
"Though he's a little dumb." Bulma laughed.
Vegeta joined her with a chuckle of his own before responding, "Yep, can't deny that one."
The two continued to talk about various things throughout the night. After Bulma paid the bill, making Vegeta wince a bit, he smiled and said, "I'll pay you back."
Bulma smiled, "Real gentlemen aren't you?"
Vegeta laughed, "I'll pay you back and then some."
Grabbing hold of Bulma he grinned before saying, "In fact, I'll pay you back right now."
He then teleported her to the new moon of Planet Salada, there was lush green foliage everywhere and a powerful river that flowed all across the surface of the moon into two large bodies of freshwater.
Entire forests were filled with Senzu beans stocks and various mammals and animals roamed the moon's surface. There were entire cities built and fully furnished, but had no residents yet.
Vegeta held Bulma close to him and smiled as he saw the look of fascination on her face, "I used the Namekian Dragon Balls to wish for this planet and moon to take the place of Venus in this Solar System. We're on the moon by the way. Think I'll name it Luna."
Bulma looked up to see the massive blue and green planet Salada, "Can we go there?"
Vegeta smiled, "Can you handle 20 times Earth's normal gravity?"
Bulma shook her head no.
Vegeta gave a chuckle before saying, "This is why I made the moon habitual as well, it's smaller, closer to earth's size. Humans and Saiyans can co-exist here, and not to mention that it would be a great place for Saiyan women to birth their children, I don't want to have them placed in nurturing chambers like the old Saiyan kingdom."
Bulma smiled as she looked at the tone corners of Vegeta's jaw. She couldn't help but stare at his lips.
Vegeta then looked at Bulma and smiled before he kissed her.
Bulma's eyes widened in surprise, Vegeta made sure to be gentle and released her slowly, he kept his hand on hers and said, "Didn't want this date to end without letting you know how I'm interested in you. I definitely want to do this again."
Bulma nodded her head as stared at Vegeta with a dazed expression. Vegeta teleported them back to her house and then said, "Pick you up tomorrow night? Same time?"
Bulma nodded her head as she went back inside with a cheerful expression.
Vegeta then teleported back to King Kai's to get some sleep and begin training again.
The next day went by and the two Saiyans continued to make progress in their training, King Kai couldn't believe how talented they were.
Later that night, Vegeta took Bulma out on another date and ended up with a few more kisses at the end.
The week passed in a flash. Krillin and Piccolo arrived and their power level had grown over the journey, from Krillin's original 220 power level to 780, and from Piccolo's original 425 power level to 900.
The two looked worn and tired by the time they reached King Kai's planet, and after being introduced to the heavier gravity, they both collapsed in a struggle to stand up.
Goku and Vegeta continued to train, while the other two focused on acclimating to the higher gravity.
King Kai agreed to train Krillin because he made him laugh, but Piccolo couldn't think of a joke to save his life.
After struggling for days, Vegeta finally took pity on the poor Namekian and offered him a hand, only if he gave up on wanting to conquer earth.
Piccolo grinned and said, "Why should I?"
Vegeta smiled and answered him honestly, "Because you're wasting your potential, and you and I both know you can surpass your father in talent. That darkness that Kami got rid of was the biggest mistake of his life. Instead of conquering his inner demons, he split himself and excommunicated his darker half when he should have trained to conquer it. Now tell me Namekian, can you conquer the darkness in your heart and surpass your predecessor?!"
Piccolo frowned,
Vegeta didn't care what he thought about him as he said, "I heard that there something called a Super Namekian. In fact, an Elder I know is one, his name is Guru. Although easier for the Dragon Clan, both Clans of your species can access this form through achieving a higher state of consciousness."
Piccolo tilted his head in surprise, "However, that the thing that keeps them from evolving past this point is that they all give in to the Darkness in their hearts. Dragon Sages such as Guru are passive in nature, making it easier to become a Super Namekian at the cost of battle power."
Vegeta pointed to Piccolo's chest, "You are of the Warrior Clan, if you can win against that darkness inside of yourself, I'm sure you can even surpass the Super Namekians in power."
To be honest, Vegeta was really playing a guessing game here, he didn't know if this was true and it was only based on a theory he had about the Namekian species.
For one, he couldn't explain why Kami and King Piccolo were so weak.
He figured there must have been a backlash to failing the Super Namekian Transformation, greatly weakening the two.
His second big hint was that a singular Namekian has to be the strongest entity in existence.
Why?
Because the Super Dragon Balls were capable of reversing Zeno-Sama's wish. Remembering his lore about the dragon balls, the eternal dragon cannot grant wishes that are beyond the creator of the dragon balls. Which means, that the maker of the Super Dragon Balls is equal to, if not greater than the power of Zeno-Sama.
If becoming a Super Namekian is the first step, then maybe, becoming a Namekian God is the next. However, why was Slug, the only confirmed Super Namekian Warrior, not able to advance to the next stage of power?
The lore focused around the Super Namekians states that they are easily prone to corruption and fall prey to their own vanity, losing themselves and drowning in the power that they've gained. It was that very issue that made Vegeta think failing to overcome their darker impulses was the key to why Super Namekians couldn't advance.
And for those who think that the unnamed Namekian was a Super Namekian, then they were wrong, Kami and Piccolo fused are not a Super Namekian, though he was about as strong as one, he never fully reached that stage.
The Nameless Namekian halted the processes by splitting with the darkness in his heart before ever undergoing that transformation. Thus acting as more of a rebirth, than simply splitting their bodies.
"The nameless Namekian must have been a hybrid, high fighting capability, and the ability to create dragon balls. When your ancestor split, he divided his evil half with his warrior abilities and stayed as a Dragon Clan member. This must be why you are so much weaker than your original incarnation."
Vegeta thought that if Kami had tamed and defeated the Darkness in his heart, he might have become a true Super Namekian, whose future evolution wasn't cut off.
Heck, maybe the original Super Namekian God made a wish so that those with wicked hearts would never be able to achieve the pinnacle form of their race. That could be a plausible explanation as well. Unfortunately, the Nameless Namekian ceased to exist before any of it could be revealed.
Vegeta couldn't even imagine the consequences of an Evil Namekian God with the power to make Super Dragon Balls. The thought of what they could and would do to the universe. It was just too frightening to think about.
After explaining his theory, Piccolo seemed interested but more skeptical about it all, Vegeta then said, "You could only gain, and have nothing to lose. So, why not give it a try?"
Piccolo shook his shoulders and said, "If it can help me beat Goku, I will at least try."
Vegeta smiled and told Piccolo a joke to get King Kai to laugh, when Piccolo's face turned red and shouted, "Do I actually have to say that!"
Vegeta nodded his head in affirmation.
Piccolo turned over to King Kai and said, "How come Beerus' attendant failed to stop the destruction of a certain planet?
King Kai raised a brow, he had a bit of a grudge on Beerus for destroying his planet. However, what Piccolo said next made him keel over. "... He had to take a WHIS!"
King Kai busted up and finally agreed to let Piccolo train with the others.
For the next 5 months or so, Goku and Vegeta had already mastered everything King Kai would teach. The Spirit Bomb, reading memories, the Kaioken, better Ki mastery, and some decent martial arts.
Vegeta had banished the thought of using the Kaioken technique, and in the end, chose to focus on training his magic. He was using the knowledge he gained about crafting spells, to create a new spell based on the Kaioken.
He had chosen to take the 5 stat-boosting spells and one combat spell and dismantle the spells structures.
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Accelerate (Tension)
Combat/Party/All
Doubles your Agility.
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Buff (Tension)
Combat/Party/Single
Increases your Defence by 50%
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Kabuff (Tension)
Combat/Party/All
Increases your Defence by 25%
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Oomph(Tension)
Combat/Party/Single
Doubles your attack power
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Fendspell (Tension)
Combat/Single/
Protects from all types of magic
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The five above showed no problems in their ability to merge into a single spell however the last one was most important.
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Magic Burst (Tension)
Combat/Enemy/All
A giant explosion that causes about 2 points of damage for every 1 MP used.
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Not so much interested in the explosion part, but the spell structure of the MP Drain, Vegeta quickly dismantled Magic Burst he had aligned all the spells in a similar fashion that resembled the Ki technique Kaioken.
As he pieced the clues together from King Kai's teachings, Vegeta's genius shone brilliantly as he succeeded in creating the technique. Plus, thanks to the recent help Vegeta received from Guru's teachings, it allowed him better understand his Mana-Crafting capabilities.
Vegeta smiled as he studied his new spell.
Kōkōrō-Ken (Rising Spirit Fist)
Combat/Boost/Single
The Spell can multiply power in the same manner as the Kaioken without putting stress on the body, Mana drains 10,000 per second for times 2, and 20,000 MP per second for 3 times the progression remains the same for every increased multiple.
"So if I use x20 I will drain 210,000 per second." Vegeta stood up and used it, his body was suddenly covered in a light blue aura, the area shook as his power skyrocketed, everyone stared in shock as he turned into a Super Saiyan and his power continued to shoot through the roof.
Unlike the Kaioken, he wouldn't have to perfect the Super Saiyan states to the no stamina loss stage, or SSB, to use this technique.
However, the drain on his Mana was no joke, he only had a tenth of his maximum Ki level. So while in Super Saiyan form, his power level had reached 2.250 Billion giving Vegeta a maximum of 225 Million MP.
Every minute Vegeta held up his x20 Kōkōrō-Ken Spell, he lost 12.6 Million MP per second.
He stopped the technique and smiled, "What was that Vegeta!?" King Kai and Goku asked at the same time.
"The Kaio-Ken doesn't suit me, so I made a Spell that's similar to it." Vegeta's answer left King Kai stunned.
"Magic huh? Like the spells Baba uses!" Goku asked.
"Similar, yes!" Vegeta said.
"What a genius!" King Kai thought, "I can't believe he was able to alter my technique like that!"
Goku laughed, "Well as long as I'm in the mastered Super Saiyan form, I can do that too!" Goku powered up and used his Kaioken X20.
The ground around them began to shake, for the first time since they came here, both Piccolo and Krillin could feel the peak of Goku's power.
Piccolo was more determined than ever to learn the Kaioken, Goku's current limit is Kaioken is indeed 20, anymore and he risks hurting his body.
Piccolo, however, has advanced regeneration and a physique that might be able to take him to even higher levels of the Kaioken technique. 50 Times, 100 Times, and maybe even a 1,000 Times might be possible for him.
"If I can just get to 50, I can gain the same strength as this Super Saiyan Form. However, I would need it to go to times 1000 to equal out to his Super Saiyan Kaioken form." Piccolo gritted his teeth, "Is becoming a Super Namekian the only way for me to match up against Son Goku?"
With six months of training, Krillin had barely managed to use X2, however, there was a lot of progress in his abilities, much more than he would have in Canon.
Piccolo's new power level: 15,000
Krillin's new Power Level: 10,000
Pleased with everyone's training, Vegeta thought that since Frieza could arrive at Earth any week, they should go back to earth and use his training room to speed up those who are weaker yet still wish to fight.