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Gohan, while seeming to not have judged her to be the bloodthirsty kind of Saiyan she described her race as, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he asked, "And... this tyrant, this 'Frieza' fellow... he does not know you're here on Earth? And he won't come looking for you?"
Gine looked at him quizzically. "Earth?"
"Yes. That is the name of our planet here. Planet Earth." Answered Gohan.
"Oh." Said Gine, looking down in thought.
"Earth..." She rolled the name off of her tongue. "Sounds like a nice name for a such pretty planet. But... isn't your planet mostly covered in water? Why would it be named after dirt if it's mostly ocean?"
Gohan thought for a moment as if the idea never occurred to him, then shrugged. "Beats me. But I don't think anybody knows."
"Huh." Was all Gine said. But she shoved that train of thought aside. "But to answer your question: no. I don't believe Frieza knows we are here. We made sure of it. I chose this planet because it was unknown."
"Really?" Asked an intrigued Gohan.
Gine nodded. "Yes. This world lies at the fringe of explored space, as far from Frieza's empire as we could go without getting lost. There was no name for this planet in any record of the worlds we mapped throughout the galaxy. And I don't think Frieza or anyone in the Planet Trade Organization would have any interest in this planet at all. It's too primitive and not rich in resources..." She then added, "No offense intended."
"Huh. Well, none taken I suppose." Said Gohan plainly. Then asked, "So... you mentioned that you are not like other Saiyans. How so?"
Gine looked away, feeling uncertain and ashamed as she spoke.
"I'm not a warrior like them. I mean, I was, but I'm not strong and I... don't like killing. But I have helped purge planets before. I never enjoyed a moment of it, unlike how other Saiyans do... or did. But... I was forced to partake in conquest and bloodshed... and I... I hate myself for it."
Back on Planet Vegeta, it would've been social suicide if she ever said openly what she just said. Despite being in an environment where she was free to speak how she pleased, this was still very difficult for her to even talk about.
"As Saiyans..." She continued, her voice hollow. "...we believe we're destined to be the strongest warriors in the universe. It is part of who we are, and we were taught how to kill from birth."
Gine remembered when she was sent out on her first assignment as an infiltration baby, and the planets she helped subjugate afterwards before she was kicked out of the service. She prided herself for surviving the purging missions, but she loathed herself to this day for bringing so much pain and suffering on countless innocent people. She would never have done any of it if given the choice.
She looked down, her eyes started to water again. "But... I was never cut out to be a true Saiyan warrior, but then again, I never really wanted to. I don't want to kill, even if I had to. And that makes me weak. Makes Kakarot weak too." She chuckled morbidly. "Must've gotten it from me."
Gohan was silent, and Gine wondered what he was thinking. How does one even react to being told that the person you were sitting across from was responsible for the destruction of entire worlds?
She looked back up at him. "If our last fight was any indication, I don't think I would have been able to conquer this planet anyway. But when we were escaping, I didn't think that far ahead. So... I guess we'd have just lived here peacefully."
"I see." Gohan finally said and sat there for a long time before speaking again.
"Well, if I may say so, I wouldn't call you weak."
Gine's eyes widened. "Really?"
"Really! In fact, you are probably the strongest fighter I've ever come across, and I've met many of the best warriors there ever were in the world!" He said with earnestness. "A bit sloppy in technique and instinct maybe, but you have an incredible right hook for sure."
Gine was astonished. It was probably the first complement she had ever received for her fighting ability. She really didn't know how to accept it, but she remembered their fight from earlier. It was then that she noticed that Gohan had a slight wince when he mimicked the punch to the chest he mentioned she gave.
She suddenly felt a wave of guilt. "I-I'm sorry if I hurt you." Gine said, too ashamed to look at him.
Gohan waved his hand dismissively. "Oh my dear, please, don't worry about that. That's long in the past, and I've been hurt much worse."
Gine looked up at him with sad eyes, "You are too forgiving. Even after I tried to kill you... and after telling you that I had done terrible things before."
Gohan's expression softened. "Gine... I can spot an evil soul from a mile away. You are most certainly not an evil person. Based on all the things you told me about where you came from and the circumstances which you were born into, I have no right to cast judgement on you. Besides, if you feel guilt for the things you have done, then you have a conscience, and know right from wrong. No evil soul would dwell on such things. Right?"
Gine did not feel convinced by his words. The worlds she helped conquer and the pain she inflicted still happened and could not be undone, no words of comfort could ever fix that.
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