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// chapter 1: one journys end is anothers beginning 
// Story: Tale Of Monkey King Son Goku 
// by monkey king 
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" Aw man why the hell does my whole body feel like a bull just ran me over?" I asked as I slowly opened my eyes and rubbed my throbing head. Once my eyes were open I was shocked at what I saw before me. I expected to see something, like a tree or something I don't know, but what I was meet with was a black void of nothingness.

I blinked a couple times in a vein attempt to dispurse the void that laid out before me. After serveral attempts of trying to wake up from what I hoped was a weird dream I asked," um okay, where in the world did the world go and why am I here?" As soon as I said this almost like clock work a mysterious voice said," This place is where life and death intersect with one another."

I quickly turned to face the source of the voice and was meet with a man in a rabe whos face was covered. He kinda looked like a member of organization Xiii from the Kingdome Hearts games.

" What in the world does that mean and who are you?" I asked the mysterious figure.

The figure then let out a small chuckle and said," Oh pardon me my friend let me introduce myself." The figure then removed his hood to show and old man. The old man then bowed with one hand over his chest and said," I am the one who guides the dead to the world beyond, I am the one and only Death."

I could hardly belive what I was hearing, but then agian it wouldn't be the weirdest thing to happen me today.

After getting  over the shock of meeting  this so called death I asked," So just to get things clear you are the guy that reapes souls, that Death?" Death then gave me a devilish smile and said," The one and only."

I had no words, well except for the word "um" that is.

After a couple of seconds, and a small mental breakdown, I asked," Mind telling me how I went out because I am kind of curious."

Death then turned his head to the side and asked," do you not remember?"

I just shock my head and said," nope not a single clue."

Death then lowered his head and said," You, my friend, died in a fight to protect a young girl who was being  attacked by a group of men who wished to do some horrible things to her."

As Death told me this I began to remember the fight.

I recalled how a girl no older then sixteen years old being mugged by two fully grown men. At first I didn't want to get involved because it wasn't my fight. But no matter how much I wanted to just walk away and pretend that  didn't see anything I just couldn't do it. So I decided to charge in and help the girl. Too make a long story short the girl made it out of the whole thing. Me on the other hand not so much, let's just say I got a knife to the chest.

I then looked at what I guessed was the sky and chuckled. As I was chuckling I said," Man at least I went out how I have always wanted to." Death then, with raised eyebrow, asked me," What do you mean by that my friend?"

I then turned my attention to Death and pointed at him with a closed fist and said," I went out fighting." For a guy like me that  is all I could ask for."

Death then broke out into a strange laugh and said," You sure are one strange man you know that."

I shrugged and said," I don't know about that but thank you I guess." I then looked around at the world and asked," So what now, do I go to Heaven, the other place, or do I just stay here?"  

As soon as I said this Death smiledand said," Well normally you would be sent to the land of the dead. However you are a special case, a special case indeed." Death started to circle around me as he continued to talk. "Due to your nobal actions I Death, the guide of the dead, shall grant you a second chance at life."

I couldn't understand what I was being told so I asked," What do you mean by " second chance at life?" Death then smiled at me and said," What I mean by that is simple, I am giveing you a new life for you to live."

I took a step back in sheer shock and asked," wait you mean that I get to live again." Death then gave me a quick nod as a way of telling me that I was correct.

I then smiled widely and said," Really that is so beyond cool. I can't belive it I get to go back home." I then started to dance a sort of happy dance.

But while I was dancing Death said," well not exactly my dear friend."

" What but I thought you said I get to be alive again?" I asked in confusion and just a tiny bit of annoyance.

Death then sighed and said," You are getting a new chance at life; however, your life will be in a world far different from the one you haved lived."

I raised my eyebrow and asked," What does that even mean and how exactly is it diferent from the one I have been living in?"

Death then said," Well there are no human beings in this world and it is made up of what your kind call mythical beasts. Which mean that you will have to take on an all new and improved form inorder to better fit in."

I could hardly belive what I  was hearing at the moment. For most of my life I had been reading myths from all around the world that I once called home, and I loved it. So when I heard I was going to a world filled with mythical beasts I was so happy.

I then smiled and asked," So do I get to chose my new form or are you picking it for me?" Too which Death just shrugged and said," You can if you wish, just name the creature and you shall become it  when you get to the new world my friend."

I turned my head to the side and thought of what beat that I would like to become, and due to my nerdy back ground it was kind of easy. I then leaned in close to Death and told him the beast that I wished to become.

Death then, with a raised eyebrow, said," Okay if that is really your choice the it shall be done, but just so you know the beat that you wish to become  is strange even for as far this world concerned."

I smiled as I pointed at myself and said" Well as you can see I am not exactly the normal type at all." Which made Death burst out into a deep and some what horrifying laughter, honestly never thought that would happen but hay it did.

Once Death stoped his laughing he said," You truely are a strange oe you know that." Death then gave a nod and with pride he said," Very well then I will grant your request."

Just  as Death said this my entire body started to glow with a white aura. As I was inveloped by the aura I said," So this is it I guess, looks like it is time for me to get started with my new life."

Death smiled and then gave me a quick nod and said," Yes it would seem like it is time for you to start your new life." Death then put his hand out for me to shake and with a bright smile said," Until we meet again my newfound mortal friend."

After a few moment I took Deaths hand and happly said," Until we meet again my friend,  which hopefuly wont be for a very long while." Then the whole world, that was once black as the night, was drowned in a ocean of light. As I started to disapear from that world I said," Watch out world world cause I am comeing for ya."

After what seemed like an eternity in that white void a plethera of colors attacked my eyes. The many different colors were a bit of a shock to my eyes, due to the fact that all I could see prior was white, so I had to shut my eyes tight as a way to help them adjust.

I rubbed my eyes to try and ease the pain in my eyes until finally I was able to open them even just a little.

Once my eyes were fully opean, and well adjusted to all the colors, I looked around at my surrounding.

What I saw was a dark forest that looked like it was taken right out of a fantasy slash horror movie. I then said, okay this is an improvment  on the sheer white and black that I am used to; however, this place just screams danger and I can't say I like it."

I then looked around at the trees, and other flora, that looked like they belonged in a swamp rather than the forest.

As I was taking in my suroundings I noticed a tiny pool of water not but a few inches away from me. I then leaned over the pool to see if death gave the form that I had asked for.

What I saw both made me really happy and kind of mad. The form that I saw  in the pool was the Four Tailed Beast, Son Goku. However to my displeasure it wasn't the giant awesome tailed beast but his tiny chibi form.

I just looked at myself in the pool of water taking in my new, little, form. From the tip of my four tails to the tip of my horns, or eyebrows I couldn't tell which.

After I got a good look at myself I sighed and said," Man when I asked to become Son Goku I pictured the giant hulking beast one." I then raised my hands, or paws in this case, to my face and made a pair of fists. I then punched the ground with both fists and said," No I just had to become the tiny one, the one with such little power. Thanks for nothing Death!"

*back in the dark void with Death*

Death was watching the tiny tailed beast using a crystal ball. Death chuckled and said," Well you didn't say that you wanted to be the giant version so its not my fault."  Death then covered his mouth to stop the laughter and said," Besides it is much more fun to watch you work for that form."

*back in the forest*

I sighed and with the sound of defeat in my voice I said," Okay it might not be what I wanted but it is better than nothing." I crossed my arms and asked," Now what should my next move from here be, should I try to find my way out of here or should I stay here?"

Just as soon as thouse words left my mouth a load growl could be heard behind me. I turned to the source of the growling but saw nothing but shrubs and trees. I then asked," Um... is someone their, perferably something that doesn't want Tailed Beast for lunch?"

As I stared out at the forest I noticed what seemed to be a pair of bright yellow eyes glaring at me. I gulped in fear and said," Okay um, that is really, really creepy."

As I stood there frozen in fear the yellow eyes started to move closer to me and out of the shadows. Once the eyes were fully out of the shadows I could see tht they were much more then scary eyes. What I saw wasa wolf about twice my size. Oh and not to mention, IT WAS MADE OF FREAKING WOOD!"

I could hardly belive what I saw, a wolf made of timber, a Timber Wolf you could say.

If I wasn't so afriad for my life I would more than likely be so amazed right now.

As I looked at the wolf, or Timberwolf as I will call it, slowly make its way closer to me I readied myself incase it attacked which sure enough it did.

The Timberwolf had began its assulet bycharging full force at me like a bull. 

I stood shocked as the beast charged at me, my mind racing a mile a minute trying to figure out what I should do. However when the Timberwolf was about three seconds away from getting to me my body just took action and moved me out of its path. Because of this the creature completely missed me and ended up coliding with a tree, which made the Timberwolf fall to the ground.

I starred at the colopsed monster for a second before I started to run as fast as I could.

As I ran I said," Okay stay calm and think this through, I can find a way out of this mess." It then hit me like a bolt of lightning, my ticket out of this was to use the trees to escape. I then ran to the closest tree to me and climbed up it as fast as I could.

Once I reached the top of the tree I started to breath in and out fast. Once I managed to catch my breath I asked," Okay now that I am up here where, and what, should I do now?"

I then looked at the sea of tree tops and said," okay that can work."

I then jumped from treetop to treetop, only stopping to see if the Timberwolf was still behind me. And surprise surprise the barky beast was still on my tail, or tails I should say. This sight just made me growl and say," Oh come on whats a guy, or Tailed Beast, have tot do to get rid of this branch for brians."

I then continued to jump from tree to tree until I felt the tree I was standing on shake. The shaking caused me to loss my balance and fall to the ground. Once I was on the ground I saw what caused me to fall, and that was both the Timberwolf that had been trailing me but another one as well.

I just growled and said," Oh come on like one wasn't bad enough, oh no I just had to get another."

The two Timberwolves turned to face me and snarled at me.  I snarled back at them and in a venomis tone said," Alright I am sick and tired of this dumb game of catch the monkey!" I then started beat my chest and scream,"  COME ON THEN, COME AND GET ME!" To which they did by chargeing at me full force.

As the wolves came closer to me I could fell something start to stir inside me, Adn when they were about a coule feet from me a small ord formed in my open mouth and shot out. In the split seconds that the orb was flying I noticed that the orb was a Bijuu Bomb. However I didn't get much time to bask in what I just did before it came into contact with the wolves and exploded.

The explosion  destroyed both the wolves and sent me flying into a near by tree. When I came into contact with the tree my vision started to go black. Right before my vision went ompletly black I managed to croak out," Okay not the way that I wanted my first day in a new world to go." Then everything just went, for what I think is the third, pitch black.