Blazing Hyuuga

Man it's been awhile since we saw Raven, but she's as awesome as ever =) Nice chapter

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Xyex

Wow, so many replies in such a short span of time. Nice to see things have picked up back to normal~ :)

Chapter Seventeen - The First Round Concludes

Hotaru cried out in pain, her flight through the air sharply changing course as she spun out of control. She slammed into the ground, hard, a moment later and rolled nearly forty yards before coming to a stop. The energy around her hands faded as she started to push herself up. She cried out again as she put pressure on her right arm and fell back to the ground.

Rolling onto her back she put her left hand over her right arm and looked up into the sky. Vegeta floated up there, several hundred feet up, looking down at her and panting heavily. Both of them were tiring. They still had plenty of power left but it was starting to decline. Their most recent exchange had definitely helped with that. Ten mintues of flying around swinging and dodging and constantly sustaining energy blades was a tiring and draining endeavor.

She moved her eyes a little to look toward her attack. She couldn't see it too well, it wasn't an obvious thing. The attack, even at the high levels of power it had now, was never very large. Currently it was about the size of a basketball which meant it looked like little more than a speck to her right now. It wasn't quite ready yet, it still needed more time to charge.

The Tanarian lifted her hand off her arm and looked at it. Her palm was stained red. By the ammount of blood on her arm she figured his blade had served an artery on its last pass. No matter, she'd just finished sealing up the injury so she didn't have to worry about blood loss now. Taking a deep breath she worked out a new tactic in her mind. She just needed to stall, buy herself time...

She scowled as Vegeta started diving toward her. Apparently he'd gotten enough of his breath back to resume the match. Quickly she brought her arms up, hands in front of her, and started through another set of motions. "Shika-Shidou..." she said as she finished and then thrust them up, pointing her palms at the Sai-jin. "Mizu Taihou!"

The air above and around her shimmered and she felt her clothes dampen. A second later a torrent of water exploded from in front of her hands and surged up at Vegeta. The Sai-jin thrust his arms down and met the water head on. He slammed into the stream and began pushing against it. She scowled more realizing she didn't have enough water or pressure to hold him off.

/So where do I get more... ah.../ she smiled and reached out with her energy, spread the influence of her technique down into the ground. Instantly the air around her grew more damp as the ground water started coming up. She reached in deeper and deeper trying to draw as much as possible. And then she found it, about a hundred feet down, an aquifer. She punched into it, drawing forth its water, and her attack swelled in size and surged in force.

"What!?" Vegeta cried as he felt it pushing him back. /Damn it, it's just water!/ his mind growled. With a cry golden energy flashed around his hands and then a stream of it surged down into the stream pushing it away as it proceeded down. The Sai-jin smirked but the still prone Tanarian scowled.

Vegeta's attack was only feet away now but she finally had a plan. Suddenly she vanished, her attack ending, and then his energy blast impacted and exploded. She reappeared a moment later only a few dozen feet from where she'd been, but now standing. Vegeta noticed her instantly but she didn't care, her hands were already moving. "Gah, would you cut it out with those!" he cried, scowling.

She smirked. If the others had annoyed him.... "Shika-Shidou... Kage Genkaku!" Suddenly she vanished from sight. Vegeta's eyes widened. He could still sense her... for a moment. And then her energy was gone too. He started looking around for some sign of her. Any sign. But there was nothing.

"What the hell?" he wondered. /If it's a teleportation technique... where is she?/ he thought. /And if it's not... what is it?/

Hotaru looked up at Vegeta from where she floated, just a couple feet above the ground. She had her power suppressed as much as possible while still allowing flight. She drifted backward slowly, she didn't dare go fast or she might put out enough energy for him to sense. She'd figured he'd never refined his ki sensing to pick up low powers, instead sufficing with detecting the big and obvious ones. She didn't know how low big and obvious was, though, and didn't want to push it.

So it took her nearly three minutes to get into place. Vegeta was still where she'd left him, scowling, and looking around him intently. As she touched down and let her power slip even lower she saw him close his eyes, apparently planning to focus to find a lower power. No matter. She only needed a couple more moments and she'd be ready.

She put her arms down at her sides and channeled energy into them. Small amounts, to stay under his radar. She could amplify the power of the move at the last instant before using it. Slowly she raised her arms up and out until they were above her head, fingers touching. She'd formed almost a complete circle with them and the thin band of energy she'd made expanded around her and transformed into a bubble.

Suddenly Vegeta's eyes snapped open and he turned to look right at her. /Damn, almost there!/ she thought. Now that he'd found her she had no reason to stay hiding and left her energy shoot up. As it did she channeled power into the bubble around her. The sudden increasing in power caused her Kage Genkaku to fail, revealing her to his eyes again. By now he was already charging at her.

Quickly she pointed her arms toward him. "That's far enough Vegeta!" she cried, smirking. "Fuujikomeru!" The bubble around her flashed and then surged forward. The Sai-jin pulled to a stop and crossed his arms and brought up his legs to block, the bubble looking like a large energy ball. But it didn't explode on contact. Instead, it swallowed him up.

The bubble stopped moving once he was in its center. Lowering his arms and his legs he looked around in shock. "What the hell? What is this?"

"My Fuujikomeru." Hotaru said, smiling. "The perfect prison."

Vegeta scowled and thrust his arms out, golden energy surging forth and impacting the inside of the bubble. The energy hit and spread out covering nearly half the surface area. He quickly realized its force was being dissipated and scattered along the surface so he ended it. "Impressive, I suppose. But what does this achieve? You can't attack me any better than I can attack you."

"True." she replied. "But then again, I don't need to. Not just yet." Slowly she floated up into the air and felt out for her gathering attack. Almost ready. The power Vegeta had lost in the battle worked to her advantage now, she didn't need to wait as long since she didn't need to charge it as much. She reached eye level with him and arched her back causing her spine to pop and crack. Still she continued up. "It's been fun, Vegeta. But now it ends."

Vegeta scowled as he watched her ascent. /What is she planning?/ he wondered. As his eyes followed her he spotted a small speck of light in the sky. At first he thought it was just the first star of the night but realized it couldn't be. It wasn't late enough yet. So he focused his mind on it and soon sensed it. It was high up there, higher than the top of the stadium, and it was powerful. /When did she... how did she.../ he wondered, eyes widening in surprise.

Hotaru stopped in her ascent and raised her right arm up. The energy sparkled and floated down into her palm. It was the size of a beach ball now. But its size was misleading. It was a tightly compacted ball of energy. A whole lot of power jammed into not a lot of space. As she lowered her arm and pointed the energy at him, bracing that arm at the wrist with her other arm, he raised his own arms and prepared to defend. There was nothing else he could do.

"Looks like I win." she said, smiling. "Ikioi Reikon Kougeki!" The sphere of energy flashed brightly and then surged down at its target at incredible speed. It hit the exterior of the energy bubble a second later and the bubble popped. And then it slammed into Vegeta's outstretched arms. It wasn't as powerful as it could be, she'd intentionally kept it weak so as not to accidentally kill him, he could tell.

Still, it drove him down into the ground quickly. As his feet touched he used the extra leverage to his advantage and started to push back against the attack in earnest. Meanwhile Hotaru thrust both of her arms down toward it adding her own force to try and drive it down. The Sai-jin cursed under his breath. He'd not wanted to reveal his full power so soon, not until his match with Gohan. But it was looking like he wouldn't be able to beat Hotaru without it.

Suddenly he felt the pressure from the attack let up some and looked up through the sparking blue, silver, green, and orange energy at where Hotaru floated. She'd pulled her arms back and was charging an energy blast in her hands. Most likely with the intent of detonating the energy bomb he was struggling against. /Damn, I guess I really don't have a choice./ he thought.

He let out a loud cry, a burst of power washing out around him, as she thrust her arms down flinging the orange ball of energy at him. The two attacks impacted a moment later, the Ikioi Reikon Kougeki swelled up quickly and then exploded. However, the roar of the explosion was soon over ridden by the roar of Vegeta's voice. The dome of energy that had formed by the exploding attacks was blasted apart by a flash of gold.

When the glare subsided Hotaru's eyes widened. Vegeta still stood where he'd been, the ground under his feet fine but that around him for a hundred yards was carved out into a crater. He didn't seem any worse for the attack that had just hit... and blue lightning sparked around his aura. Suddenly the Sai-jin King smirked. "You lose." he said, vanishing. There was a thunderous crack an instant later as he re-appeared, knee buried in her stomach.

She floated there for a second as her aura flickered and then vanished. And then she fell to the ground unconscious. Vegeta floated down and landed a few feet away, his hair and eyes turning black again, as the countdown started. Not wanting any surprises he stayed there, watching her, until the count finished, and then turned and made his way back to the competitors area.

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Galactic Games Arena, V.I.P. Box

"No way!" Krillin cried moving over to the window and leaning forward to look up at Hotaru. She'd just brought her attack down into her hand. "When did she have the time to make that!?"

Yamcha laughed. "She's been generating that since right after she used the Shika-Shidou Konmei." he said as she launched it. "Well, that's the match. Looks like the finals have been decided, Gohan vs. Hotaru."

"No, no way dad can loose!" Trunks cried.

Krillin stumbled back and fell over as the arena shook from the explosion of the attack. As he climbed to his feet again he heard Vegeta's voice and looked. And then everyone's eyes widened in shock as they felt his power surge up. "N-no way..." Krillin breathed as he looked down at Vegeta again. "He's... he can...."

Nova looked up toward the power reading for Vegeta. It had, a moment before, read 392,946,723 but now it stood at 797,893,446. "Unbelievable..." she said softly as Hotaru fell to the ground unconscious.

"I can't believe it... Vegeta unlocked the second level...." Gohan said slowly.

"Looks like you'll actually have to try to win now." Vadora said, smirking.

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H.F.I.L.

Two figures stood atop a tall spire of rock within the H.F.I.L. gazing about at everything around them. "I've lost the power we were tracking." the taller one said as he looked down at his companion.

"As have I." she replied. "It troubles me that we lost it here. Only the Kais and the Oni should be capable of crossing the barrier between Otherworld and the H.F.I.L. like that. And I worry that we lost the power because it went deeper, down into Hell. The one place in this realm we cannot go."

Kibito nodded. "Where should we go from here?" he asked.

The woman pursed her lips in thought as she gazed about her and then turned her eyes to the golden clouds above. "There is nothing more we can do here. We should return to Otherworld. I believe the other Kais are gathered on the world of the Grand Kai currently. I think it is time to speak with them about this. Perhaps all of us together can determine something." Kibito nodded again and then both vanished.

Once they were gone a figure slowly slipped out from behind a rock out cropping. The being was female. She had short, near vertical, spiky red hair, dark purple skin, and black eyes with white irises and black pupils. She wore a dark blue gi with a black belt and no shoes. She watched the point where the two Kais had been standing for a moment before turning and looking off to her right. /So even they sense what is coming./ she thought.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, focusing. -My lord, do you hear me?- she asked telepathically.

-Yes, I hear you Nefaria.- came the deep voiced reply, echoing inside her mind.

-I ran into a pair of Kais and lost the target while trying to avoid detection. What should I do now?-

-We cannot stop this without first locating the Blood Crystal.- the voice replied. -It must be in the H.F.I.L. somewhere. The Kais could not have fought him in Hell, they cannot enter that plane. You will need to search for it on your own. With luck you'll sense one of them again and can tail them.-

-Yes, my lord.- she replied, opening her eyes and flying off.

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Otherworld, Grand Kai's Planet

The Grand Kai straightened up as he felt a pair of powers appear behind him. Two powers he'd not sensed in many centuries. The tournament in the Mortal Plane had just come to a close for the day and the one in Otherworld was gearing up to begin, though this first round wouldn't be as entertaining as the one in the Mortal Plane. "I'll be right back." he said to the other Kais as he stood and made his way back into the building behind where they sat.

"I thought that was you." he said closing the door behind him. "Kibito, Mikomi." he said to them, bowing to each. "What brings you to my world?"

"Something unsettling I'm afraid." Mikomi said. As she spoke the Grand Kai realized things truly weren't good. He could hear in her voice none of her usual cheeriness or playfulness. She may have, at one time, been the oldest of the Supreme Kais, but she had always been the most child like of them at heart.

"We tracked a power." Kibito explained. "From within Otherworld and into the H.F.I.L., through the barriers."

Mikomi nodded. "Yes. And then there's the matter of the tears between Otherworld and the Mortal Plane. As well as the disturbance we felt earlier today. I am... worried... that something is coming."

"You are worried that Buu is free again." the Grand Kai said more than asked. "I can assure you that he is not. In fact, I can assure you that it is highly unlikely he will be any time soon. Not only is Bibidi dead but so, too, is his son Babidi. Killed some centuries ago in fact.

"Beyond that, the Earth is now under the protection of some of the most powerful mortals to ever live. They do not quite compare to the Tanarians that once nearly destroyed Buu but the Earth is in good hands just the same."

Mikomi smiled. "Thank-you, Zenryou." she said. "But this only makes me wonder what it could be then."

Zenryou stroked his beard in thought. "I do not know. I had not even sensed that anything was amiss. Then again, I have been occupied lately with matters here so it is not surprising. I wouldn't worry too much though." he said. "As I said, the Earth is now home to warriors near equal to the once great Tanarians. And there are others on other worlds that are quite powerful as well, quite powerful. If there is some evil approaching the mortal world has never been more ready for it than it is now."

"I can only hope that you are right." she said.

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AH Saga 6:

Read Altered History: Saga I Saga II Saga III Saga IV Saga V

Blazing Hyuuga

Uh oh something stronger than Buu is on the loose. Nice to see Vegeta go SSJ 2 and win

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raditz_saiyan_hero

Another great chapter, xyex. I've read every saga, and I've got to say they are the best fanfiction I've ever read, and I've read a lot. I can't wait till the next chapter.

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warcrack

You have created quite an interesting and endlessly vibrant universe with this fanfic, which is a very, very hard thing to do when writing. I can't wait for your next chapter.

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Gohan Zero

I have been reading these story for a while and this looks like one of the most interesting ones yet.

Can wait to see the update to the technique and power level list.

ultra_blade

Yeh same, Great chapter by the way, not that I need to say it! Can't wait for the next chap!!

Xyex

This one doesn't seem to match the quality of previous chapters in my mind, but there's nothing I can do about that. :x

Chapter Eighteen - A Matter of Succession

Vegeta made his way up to the V.I.P. box upon returning to the arena interior. He had need to speak with Nova and arrange some sort of measures to ensure her presence didn't cause them grief. By the time he got there the kids had all left already. "When did you..." Gohan started.

The Sai-jin royal smirked. "Two years ago." he said.

"More importantly." Piccolo said, noticing that the Sai-jin was going to start gloating. "While you and Hotaru were fighting we had an interesting conversation with Queen Nova. Seems the Changelings have records mentioning Raven that reach back fifteen hundred years."

Vegeta glanced toward the Changeling before making his way over to the window and looking out into the battle pit. Raven. That name had been haunting him lately, because it was the only one of the two he knew. That nightmare.... He'd had it five times in the last twenty days. Twelve times in the last ten months. Eighteen times since the Cell Games. The increasing frequency... he didn't much care for it.

"Any new information on her?" he asked at last.

"Unfortunately not." the Namek replied. "But... I have a suspicion that they've been guiding us."

"What?" the Sai-jin asked, scowling, as he looked toward the Namek.

"They know the future." he explained. "And they've altered the past enough that we shouldn't have even been born. But here we are, and from what we learned through Cell, without any real differences from what he knew. They could have stopped Zarbon from attacking Earth. Stopped Slug and Recoome from attacking Earth and Tanaria..."

"But they didn't." Vegeta said, getting what the Namek was at. "They let them come, instigated a need for us to become stronger... all just in time for the Androids when they knew already that Trunks would come and give us warning to further prepare."

"Exactly."

Vegeta snorted. "Well, keeping us around will be their last mistake." he said turning. "Right now, though, I want to deal with something more pressing." He turned his eyes to Nova. "We'll need to..."

"King Vegeta!" Mellona's voice sounded from the com system on the wall, obviously worried about something.

Vegeta made his way over to the com panel and pressed the button. "What is it?"

"A Changeling energy signature." Mellona replied. "Near the south ex..." her voice was cut off by a startled gasp as a loud explosion sounded. The Arena shook with the force of it at Vegeta's end but Mellona barely felt the tremor at her end.

"Noted." Vegeta replied with a growl as he turned from the panel. "It seems Kuriiza's finally decided to say hello."

As he made his way toward the door Nova stood. "I would like to come as well. It is my responsibility..." Vegeta glanced toward her and then nodded. She left behind most of her disguise, only donning the long hooded robe, and followed him out into the halls, the others right behind. There were a few more explosions as they went, each one deepening the scowl on Vegeta's face.

As they emerged from the building they found five of the arena's security personnel down and a wide circle of spectators standing around a short figure covered by a hooded purple cloak, the face hidden in shadows. "Ah, Vegeta." the figure said, his voice sounding like a slightly deeper version of Frieza's. "This should be fun."

Vegeta was about to say something but an arm came up in front of him as Nova looked at him. "May I?" The Sai-jin was silent for a moment and then nodded. She turned from him and stepped forward. "Kuriiza! Your family's rule has come to an end!"

"And just who are you?" Kuriiza demanded.

Nova reached up and slipped back her hood which drew grasps from the crowd around them. "I am Nova." she said. "The new Changeling Queen. Your claim to the throne is denied, Kuriiza. Your father, uncle, and grandfather are dead!"

Kuriiza reached up and pulled back his own hood now revealing a face Vegeta hadn't seen since he was a child. Kuriiza looked nearly exactly like Frieza in his first form. The only difference was a small pointed bump on the top of his head, almost like another horn. This drew even more gasps. "You dare defy my family!?" Kuriiza cried, angrily. "We are the greatest Changelings, the true masters of this universe!"

"You are nothing!" Nova shouted back. "You are nothing more than a pathetic imitation of your ancestors."

"How dare you!" Kuriiza cried, a burst of Ki washing out from around him. Vegeta couldn't help but smirk. It seemed Kuriiza had inherited his father's temper and Nova knew just what buttons to push to agitate him. "I am of the royal blood, descended from the greatest Changelings to ever live. Frigid, Cold, and Frieza! You... you are nothing! No Changeling, especially not a woman, could hope to match my family!"

Nova chuckled. "Yes, Changeling women aren't as powerful as the men. Our physiology difference includes being naturally weaker. And yet, I am the strongest Changeling alive. The Changeling people are tired of your family, tired of your rule, and we will not allow it to continue! We will not allow you to destroy our lives any more, and I will not allow you to further lower our image in the eyes of the galaxy!"

"I have heard enough of your treason!" Kuriiza cried, lifting into the air. As he did his power shot up from its former level. As the Changeling charged in at Nova her power shot up as well and she threw off her robe and brought her arms up to block. There was a loud crack and a bright flash as his fist met her arm. The blow slid Nova back only a foot and then she stopped. Kuriiza's eyes widened in shock.

Nova smirked. "More than you expected? I'm not even started yet!" she threw her arms back and left out a cry as her bright blue aura flared up around her. The rush of power knocked Kuriiza back a dozen yards where he landed with a scowl. The swirling energy quickly shredded the dress she'd been wearing revealing the rest of her body.

The purple stripes that came down from her eyes ran down her neck and upper body and under the red exoskeletal armor on her upper torso. The armor ended just above her rib cage and apparently the stripes merged into one as only a single stripe ran down, over the middle of her body, across her abdomen and down under more red exoskeletal armor that protected her hips and upper legs. The stripe emerged again behind her, directly over her spine, and ran all the up her back until it ended at the red plate atop her head. She also had red glass like plates on her shoulders, forearms, and shins.

From his limited knowledge of Changeling physiology Vegeta knew that the exoskeletal armor could be called at will and wasn't a permanent fixture to their bodies, at least not in their first forms. It was this ability to form or remove their natural armor that had earned them their names, even before knowledge of their transformations had been known. The appearance of the armor on Nova was proof that she wasn't going to back down from Kuriiza and he could tell the other Changeling knew that by the scowl on his face.

Vegeta's attention was drawn back to Nova as red glow caught his eye. Looking he saw the armor glowing and moving, expanding. And as it grew so too did her power. It was a slow increase at the moment, barely noticeable, but there. Which meant only one thing. She was transforming. /I should have figured, there's no way a Changeling female could be the strongest without being able to transform. Still, the power she has in even her first form exceeds what most male Changelings have when transformed... who, exactly, is she?/

Along with the exoskeletal armor over her torso and hips the glass like plates began to glow and expand as well. The expansion rate was increasing quickly and in a matter of moments her entire body was covered in red. Her feet, originally like those of a Sai-jin or Human, changed. The foot widened and two pairs of toes on each foot merged, giving her only three, which were twice the length and width of her original toes.

Her horn nubs grew out to half a foot and then hooked up vertically, went about two inches, and then stopped where they were broken and filed down at. Lastly, she'd grown more than a foot and was now slightly taller than Vegeta instead of almost a head shorter. Finally her cries died down and her blue aura subsided. Her body was now completely red, not even the purple from before remained. "I am the new ruler of the Changeling people." she said evenly. "There is no place for you among us Kuriiza, leave!"

Kuriiza growled. "I will show you true power!" Kuriiza cried as he hunched over and let out a scream. His purple aura flared up around him suddenly and his arms and legs began to ripple. And then his horns began to grow as he started to grow taller and taller. Neither Vegeta or Nova were overly surprised that he could transform. At least, not until his head began to extend backwards.

Nova took a step back as the ground shook and Kuriiza's body continued to transform. And then glowing snaking cracks began to form across his body. "No... way..." she said in quiet shock. "He can... reach the fourth form already!?" There was a bright and blinding flash accompanied by an explosion a second later and then the shaking stopped. Vegeta growled and scowled as he got a look at the Changeling again. Save for the pointed lump on the top of his head, and being about half a head shorter, he looked exactly like Frieza.

"You see now what you face?" Kuriiza asked, smirking. "I have already matched my father!" With that he launched in at Nova and slammed his fist into her face. The blow launched her backwards into the arena with a crash destroying the entrance.

"Enough!" Vegeta growled as he moved in front of Kuriiza. "You may have matched your father in appearance." he said. "But you don't even match Cooler's power in that form. You are still a weakling."

"I am the greatest!" Kuriiza said, smirking. "Just like my father."

"Your father was pathetic. Even Cooler surpassed him in the end."

"Why you...!"

Kuriiza was about to charge in at the smirking Sai-jin King when Nova's voice cut through the air again. "Kuriiza!" The Changeling stopped and looked passed Vegeta as the Sai-jin turned to look too. Nova was walking back out of the arena brushing dirt off of her but not looking much worse for the blow she'd taken. She floated a couple inches up off the ground, lowered her head, closed her eyes, and then crossed her arms over her chest, her fists pressed against her shoulders.

Suddenly she threw her arms, legs, and head back and let out a cry. Her blue aura flared up around her as the ground, once again, began to quake. And her power climbed. At first Vegeta thought she was transforming again but then he noticed her muscles expanding. The muscles in her arms and legs became more defined as her limbs expanded about fifty percent in size. Her torso and neck expanded some as well to make room for the energy.

Finally her power up stopped and she touched down again and lowered her head to look at Kuriiza. Her muscles hadn't bulked up as much as Vegeta had first thought but they were clearly larger. And her power had quadrupled. Still, she wasn't quite as powerful as the other Changeling. "Alright Kuriiza." she said. "Let's settle this!" In a burst of blue she surged in at him.

She caught him off guard with a hard right hook to the face that knocked him flying toward the gathered crowd. They parted quickly to let him pass but he managed to stop himself before reaching them. With a growl and flash of purple he surged in at Nova again. She brought her right arm up, deflected his kick, and then countered with a punch he blocked. She threw another punch and it connected with his stomach and knocked him back a little.

She moved to follow it up with a kick but he slipped around it, spun, and smashed his tail into the side of her head knocking her away. As she flew through the air blue energy sparked around her feet and then a wave of energy surged out at the chasing Kuriiza. The Changeling swerved around it to the right and found his target missing. A loud crack sounded as she dropped down from above, smashed her foot into his back, and slammed him into the ground.

He slid for nearly two dozen yards, carving out a trench in the ground, before stopping. As he started to stand back up Nova landed at the opposite end of the trench. "Your power will do you no good without skill." she said. "You have, what, 22 years of combat experience? Meanwhile I have 201 years experience."

"You've been training all that time?" Kuriiza asked as he stood, scowling.

Nova nodded slowly, smiling lightly. "Every heir to my family has trained, some. Never extensively, and never for power, only prowess in battle. We have been biding our time, waiting for fate to give us our opportunity to correct the mistakes of past rulers with as little bloodshed as possible."

"So, you admit to not only defying Changeling law that has stood for thousands of years and training, but also to centuries of treason?" Kuriiza asked, smirking. "When we finish here I will have you executed in the name of my family."

"I see little chance of that." Nova said. "I see little chance of you leaving this world alive, even if you were to defeat me. Your grandfather's jammers have prevented us from knowing much of the galaxy beyond the former borders of the Cold Empire. Things out here have changed since your family ruled. Changed considerably."

Vegeta knew what she meant, even if Kuriiza didn't. She was referencing the powers she'd witnessed. Many beyond her or Kuriiza, almost as many beyond the rest of the Cold family. Well beyond. "She's right, you know." he said. "The galaxy you knew before Cold went to Earth is not the same galaxy as what exists now."

Nova glanced back at the Sai-jin and then turned her attention toward the other Changeling again. "End this, your only chance for survival is to leave peacefully."

Kuriiza laughed. "So, you think you can kill me?" he asked, smirking.

"I could. But I wont." she replied. "Because our code forbids it. I am already breaking the codes enough as it is with this battle."

"What are you talking about? The code is against women training, not against actual fighting."

"I do not mean that code." she replied, smiling. "I have long since discarded it as worthless to me. A Queen must do what a Queen must do. I obey only those codes that are designated as applying to royal blood. Because I have royal blood. Ancient blood."

Kuriiza's eyes widened suddenly and he took a step back. "Blizard!?" he cried, his voice shaking slightly.

"In a manner of speaking." she replied.

Behind her Vegeta scowled. He didn't know what she was talking about but he didn't particularly like the implications she was making. If she shared blood with Blizard, the Changeling King that Frigid had overthrown.... That would muck up the waters considerably. Though it could explain her power.

"He is a relative, but not an ancestor." she continued. "My line traces back through a different source. But I still call Frost and Tundra ancestors."

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Read Altered History: Saga I Saga II Saga III Saga IV Saga V

warcrack

It wasn't a bad chapter, though it's really your opinion that falls into judgment on that. I like the newfound interest in Nova.

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ultra_blade

OMG, every time I read a chapter from this fic, I get all excited you're really gifted in writing. I mean seriously this is the best fic ever, I really loved this chapter, it had good information about the Changeling Queen.

raditz_saiyan_hero

I liked this chapter, we get to find out some things about the changelings, which is cool. Your always able to make me look forward to the next chapter.

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Xyex