Chapter 78 - Past No One Knew

"How could you side with them, after everything that they have done? This new transformation just proves it, that you are on the wrong side."

"Right or wrong, it doesn't matter now. Once I defeat you, your legacy will be removed from the annuals of time. You will be forever looked upon as the villain."

Yamoshi was backed into a corner. He had tried his hardest with his new Super Saiyan God transformation to reform the Saiyan society. But even with it, he has been pushed to his limit. His comrades that helped him achieve the new form were all captured. Their group labeled as traitors to their own race.

The Civil War was a long one and the grudge that the current savage society that Yamoshi grew up with started very young. As the son of the current king, he was granted many privileges as he grew up. He held a somewhat eventful and content life with his mother, father, and brother.

He would fight in his free time and spend time with his family for the rest. Monitoring his people's needs with his dad, playing around with his brother, or helping his mother with other things. Of course, the standard of the Saiyan race wasn't great.

Communities and cities would be scattered far from each other and with the Saiyan's attitudes, they weren't really one for bonding. Their technology barely reached the standard for space travel but even so, they liked their simple lives. If his life was so perfect, what could make him possibly hate on them so?

It was one evening when Yamoshi was playing with his group of friends. Five to be precise and despite Saiyan's nature to not form bonds, these friends had a tight-knit relationship. All of their personalities rubbed off of each other making them laugh and expressed happiness whenever they got together.

"Yamoshi, Father is calling you back to the house. There is something you need to hear."

His brother interrupted his time with his friends. His cold stare bore through them all reminding them that their personalities were different than the average Saiyan.

Returning home with his brother, he knelt before his father who was on his throne.

"Father."

"Hmm, come with me."

Turning his back to Yamoshi, he led him to the small medical that was in the side of his home. Having a confused expression throughout the entire trip, his father kept looking back at him from time to time to make sure he was following.

Entering the medical room, the image of his damaged mother laid before him. He rushed to her side to inspect her. To ask her what was wrong.

"Mother! Are you alright? What happened!"

"Son, your mother passed away earlier today."

"What!"

Tears erupted from his eyes like a tidal wave. They fell off his face like rain in stormy weather as he turned to his father who still had a cold expression on his face. He looked as if he wanted an explanation so his father provided him one.

"Your mother lost a duel. Since she was weaker and started the fight, it is her own fault that she lost."

"...what? We must get revenge! Those...those savages can't get away like this!"

Thud.

Yamoshi held his cheek that was caved in from where his father punched him. The tears forcibly stopped producing but kept rolling down his cheeks as he looked up at his father.

"Wipe your face, those tears are unsightly. As I said, she lost to no fault but her own. Revenge? It is already humiliating that she lost, there is no need to sully our pride more. It was the only reason I married her, you best remember that. It seems she stopped training after having you two. Such a foolish woman."

He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He knew that Saiyan had their emotions in check but how could you show contempt to your dead wife for losing? How far has this society fallen for this to happen?

The 16-year-old boy couldn't take it anymore. His race was a lost cause. They dare kill their own for what? They have no remorse and from the way their king acted, it didn't seem to stop anytime soon.

He had to do it. He had to be the one who changed society. By the only method these savages knew. By force.

His hair started turning golden. His eyes started to change color. His father didn't notice anything amiss until the room started to shake like an earthquake. And like a bomb. He exploded.

The golden ki that surrounded them burst out destroying the medical room that they were in. Somehow, the bed that had his mother did not get disturbed. His figure started to slowly rise in the air above the castle that his family lived in. Using his newfound powers, his voice echoed all across Planet Sadala stating his intentions.

"People of the Saiyan Race, my name is Yamoshi and I hereby condemn you all! Through the unspeakable actions of many, our ways as a race are too violent. One without thought and only fighting. I will change our ways, listen to me and we will forge a new path to our future! One of prosperity and peace!"

Yamoshi gave his speech for all to hear. He intended for Saiyans like him, one with emotions, to rise and help him educate the word empathy to the rest. However, even after experiencing the lost of his mother, the family member that he was closes to, he underestimated what the Saiyan race truly was.

No one was with him. It was him against the world.

In response, many Saiyans from the army and even civilians pushed back against his forceful decree. But under his new power, he was sitting comfortably above them in power. Luckily for the Saiyans, that day was one of a full moon.

In Planet Sadala, unlike its similar counterparts, its moon became full every few days. Saiyans would also use it to do massive scale fights compared to the ones they were doing before. Under the effect of the full moon, the Saiyans transformed into Great Apes giving them a fighting chance.

With their big lumbering bodies, even with the 10x power boost, the Super Saiyan Yamoshi easily beat them down. That was when someone that he for sure thought was on his side came before him.

"Brother, you are planning a revolution! For what? The simple death of another female Saiyan compared to the countless others before her who suffered the same fate? Stop this instant!"

His brother appeared before him. Older by many years, the combat experience he garnered surpassed Yamoshi by miles. Aiming to be the next king, the young prodigy was respected by many in the army and staff.

"You to brother? Do you not feel anything over Mother's death? It seems I have to defeat you too."

Yamoshi didn't care about the combat experience. With his new power, he could easily destroy him even if he turned into a Great Ape.

His brother's gaze hardened. All hesitation was gone. Not turning around to look at the full moon, he started to transform by himself. Fur sprouted all across his body coating him in hair. Markings were etched into his facial features making him look wilder.

"!!!"

Yamoshi didn't account for this to happen. He like everyone underestimated his brother's genius. He was able to condense the Great Ape transformation into something more compact bolstering his strength by manyfold.

This marked the first battle of the Civil War. It ended with a tie as Yamoshi fled the scene unable to hold his Super Saiyan transformation any longer.

Living like an outcast, outside the cities planning his next attack. Eventually, the friends from before came to him to help him. They too felt the same way he did and they became a resistance force. A thorn to the empire's side.

One side was a brother filled with pain, righteousness, and a determination for a better future.

Another was a brother filled with fighting spirit, loyalty, and the weight of his race on him.

They both represented a side and frequently fought against each other. Due to the nature of Yamoshi's side, one by one, all five friends were able to achieve Super Saiyan. The other side was slowly having a massive disadvantage. They had to keep using Power Balls in every fight exhausting elite members to fend off the attacks. With their massive army and tactics, they weren't beaten too bad.

"Leader, we can't keep doing this! Their numbers are too big, no matter how much power we have, they outnumber us way too much. I don't think we can keep this up longer." The other members of the group agreed to what he said. They were getting tired and running out of resources to keep fighting with no results.

"Haven't you all notice anything strange about this transformation the more you use it? Like it is incomplete? I feel like I am missing something..."

(At the Castle)

"Congratulation my Liege! We can finally put an end to this Civil War now that you mastered their transformation."

The king opened and released his grip feeling his new power. His father, Yamoshi's father, as long passed since Yamoshi unlocked his power and blew up the medical room making him king.

"No wonder he could beat me easily."

After Yamoshi grew and grew, his brother could no longer beat him on his own. It was a great deal of embarrassment that he had to use his army to help fend them off as well.

"This will not work!"

"???" His royal advisor revealed a puzzled expression from his outburst.

"From what I gathered, this newfound power would barely let me stand toe to toe with my brother. I need something stronger! I will be on the training grounds. Don't interrupt me unless another attack happens."

Both brothers in the midst of finding new power in hopes of ending the war quicker. They didn't have to wait long for their breakthrough. Just a day later, the revolution group launched another attack. In confidence in succeeding, they attacked what they didn't attack since the very start of the war.

The Castle. The castle shook as Yamoshi in his Super Saiyan form launched a ki blast at the infrastructure.

"Come out Brother! This is the end!" The king could be seen flying through the hole on the top where the attack was situated at. He was already in his Ape transformation. Both brothers held the eyes of each other for a minute until Yamoshi spoke.

"This is truly the end. I have reached a power you can not hope to achieve!" He screamed at the top of his lungs in true Saiyan style. The golden hair around him started to corrupt and turn red. His previously memorizing eyes turned blood red. The aura he gave off put so much pressure on everyone on the battlefield, even his teammates.

"I got this transformation yesterday. Unfortunately, my friends were unable to achieve it as well since they lack the power to handle it. No matter, with this power, this war is as good as over."

When he looked into his brother's eyes, he didn't see a look of fear or hatred, but one of contempt.

"Impatient as usual Brother. I can tell you are highly unstable in that form."

"!!!" It was true, he didn't know how much longer he could sustain the transformation.

"I will show you a true transformation." Screaming like his brother, the brown hair around him started to turn red. His eyes transformed into one of a true ape. Unbridled with power and rage. He had a look of a true God-killer.

Yamoshi's eyes widened in response. He truly did not expect this. However, like Yamoshi, his brother only got this transformation yesterday by easily combining two existing transformations. He didn't know long he could last.

It was the battle of the ages. The entire planet shook in response. The fights of the other Super Saiyans and apes were on hold to watch the battle of the brother above. It was close, but one side was victorious.

Yamoshi was heaving holding his left hand in pain. It didn't respond to his commands as he felt dread climb up his spine. With their leader down, it was easier to capture the other Saiyans.

"How could you side with them, after everything that they have done? This new transformation just proves it, that you are on the wrong side."

"Right or wrong, it doesn't matter now. Once I defeat you, your legacy will be removed from the annuals of time. You will be forever looked upon as the villain."

It was the end, his own brother was planning to kill him. No! It couldn't end like this.

"I will take you and this rotten race with me!" Using the last dredges of his power, he simulated his ki similar to the Super Saiyan explosion when he first got his powers. But this time, with divine ki, it was many times bigger. Big enough to consume the planet.

The king realized this familiar process and spoke to his generals quickly.

"Escape! Use the space pods and escape to the nearest habitable planet!"

"But King..."

"Now!"

"It's too late!"

A sphere of ki encircled him threatening to burst out in any moment.

"No! I will hold it off!" The king, feeling obliged to his people, stretched out his hands. He forcibly pushed against the sphere of destruction and contained it. It was obvious he couldn't hold it for long but spaceships were already departing the planet.

'No! I...I have failed my mission. Those who have tainted blood will still live while I perish. I...am sorry mother.'

Yamoshi closed his eyes. In a few seconds, he could explode as he felt that his brother couldn't hold on for much longer. His eyes furrowed in confusion when he didn't go off. He could no longer hear any sound.

Opening his eyes, he saw that his world has frozen over. The ki around him was as calm as the ocean. Wondering what was going on, he heard a voice behind him.

"Would you like to take revenge?"

He turned around, a purple portal appeared out of no where. It was small and was inside his ki of impending doom. A pink hand popped out like a zombie out of its grave.

"Revenge on those who wronged you?"

Looking inside the portal, he could see a red eye stared back at him.

"Come to the future, and kill those filthy Saiyans!"

"...I will."

He reached out and grabbed that hand. It pulled him inside the portal although it was small enough to fit a cup. He disappeared into the future as the sphere of destruction continued its rampage to destroy the planet.