...
Right now, Shin had no idea what was happening in the outside world. He was focused on training with Amela inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
However, outside the Chamber, the situation was rapidly escalating.
Goku and Piccolo had both sensed the terrifying, overwhelming Ki that Shin had briefly unleashed. It was a level of power that fundamentally defied everything they knew about martial arts on Earth.
"Kami, what exactly is going on here??" Goku asked, his voice stiff. "That massive Ki we just felt... that kind of power cannot exist on Earth. If that is a villain, we are all doomed."
Kami was equally panicked, but his hands were tied. Shin and Amela were locked inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and there was no way to force them out.
Kami turned to Piccolo, eyeing his former evil half warily. "Why are you here? Those people inside are not like you, Piccolo. Their strength is beyond human comprehension."
Piccolo scoffed, folding his arms. "Even if that is true, I still want to see who they are. I will be the one to defeat them."
Kami forced a faint smile, but he understood this was no time for bravado.
"To be honest with you both," Kami sighed heavily, "I don't fully understand who they are either. But I know they are incredibly powerful."
"The man claims to be part of a race called Saiyans. He said they came from a place called Planet Vegeta... but that their planet was destroyed."
Goku's eyes grew wide in pure shock. "Are you saying those people with that fearsome power are aliens??"
"But even if they are aliens, there has to be some way we can stop them! Where are they right now??"
Kami looked directly at Goku. "Goku... they claimed that they are your kin. Your people."
"And... they both have tails. Exactly like you used to have."
Goku froze, utterly speechless. His brain raced as he tried to process the information.
"That is impossible!" Goku finally yelled, shaking his head rapidly. "I am an Earthling!"
"There is no way I am an alien! I belong here on Earth!"
The three of them fell into tense silence.
"There are two of them," Kami continued. "And they warned me that your older brother is on his way to this planet right now. His sole objective is to destroy Earth."
"And they said his raw power is exactly five times greater than yours."
Goku was stunned. He had no idea what his maximum potential looked like, but he knew he was the strongest fighter on Earth. If his supposed 'older brother' was five times stronger than him...
This was a nightmare scenario.
Goku thought for a moment, his brow creasing in deep concentration.
"Well, there is no point in worrying about it right now," Goku finally declared, a determined smirk spreading over his face. "We will just have to wait here until they come out. Then we can figure out what the truth is."
"Piccolo, we are staying right here."
Goku cracked his knuckles, a recognizable thrill running through his veins. "I never imagined I had an older brother! Hahaha! But even if my own family comes to destroy Earth, I am going to fight him with everything I have!"
Kami nodded slowly. He knew Goku's pure heart better than anyone. But this situation was incredibly dangerous, and Goku's natural optimism might not be enough to save them this time.
"Very well," Kami sighed. "We will wait."
——————————
Meanwhile, inside the vast, white expanse of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Shin and Amela were bonding over their training.
"Listen closely, little sister," Shin instructed. "If you want to get significantly stronger, the first step is mastering the ability to sense the flow of Ki."
"Once you master this, you can throw away that clunky scouter. In fact, relying on a scouter is very dangerous. If you encounter a race capable of manipulating their Ki like the Earthlings, a scouter will give you false readings, and that mistake will cost you your life."
Amela was a natural combat genius. She instantly understood the tactical advantage.
"So, if I can sense Ki, I will instantly know exactly how powerful an opponent truly is, regardless of what they are projecting?"
"Exactly," Shin smiled. "Here, let me show you my Ki."
Stripped of the harsh, militaristic conditioning of Planet Vegeta, the two siblings were finally beginning to interact like a normal family. The Saiyan culture suppressed emotional bonds, but outside that toxic environment, they were free to adapt.
Amela had clearly noticed the massive shift in her brother's personality. The old Carola used to cower and speak to her in a subservient, defeated tone. But this new, confident older brother? She liked him much, much more.
She closed her eyes and focused, feeling the subtle vibrations of energy in the air.
"This... this is Ki?" Amela gasped, her eyes flying open. "It is incredible! Being able to sense power like this changes how you perceive an opponent!"
"But," she noted sharply, "if an opponent actively suppresses their Ki, their actual strength is hidden. The scouter wouldn't pick up anything."
"No wonder you wanted to come here to learn this."
As expected of an elite warrior, Amela grasped the concept in record time. Within a few hours, she was already learning how to manually flare her own Ki.
"By naturally flaring your Ki, your Power Level has already reached 8,000," Shin observed, nodding in approval.
"But I currently sit at 11,000. And you need to understand something very clearly: Frieza's true power is so astronomically high that we cannot even begin to comprehend it right now. He wiped out our entire race."
"Since you have grasped Ki control," Shin said, his tone turning serious, "we are done here. It is time we left."
"We need to go meet Kakarot and Raditz. We are some of the only Saiyans left in the universe."
--------------------------------------------------
~ 70 Advanced Chapters Available on Patreon!
~ p-atreon.com/dragonnx
(Just remove the hyphen to access Patreon normally.)