Breaking Point

Epilogue

I wrote this right at the start of writing this story. And as the story was more focused on Kortus then anyone else it only seems fitting to end it with him!

Kortus walked along the cracked earth of hell, it seemed like he'd been walking for years. He smirked, maybe he had, time meant nothing in hell. The pitiful saiyan that he was dragging after him, had long since given up making any protest, which was good, as Kortus didn't want to end his existence until he had shown him where the other saiyans were.

There had been many, so called, challengers on his journey. All of whom had been under the misguided belief that because he looked sixteen, and always will now, that he was weaker then them. Never in their small minds had they considered why a sixteen year old would be in the mid-levels of hell, that is until it was to late for them to think anything at all.

Kortus rounded a massive boulder and looked down onto a plain of red earth. He dropped the saiyans leg, turned pick him up my the neck. The saiyan was unconscious, Kortus smirked, he couldn't have that. With his free hand he grabbed the saiyans tail and squeezed. The saiyans eyes shot open, and Kortus smiled.

"Ah, that's better." He said, and cocked his head. "Raditz?" Kortus had been pleased that the first saiyan he'd seen in hell, had also been the first true saiyan he'd seen in life. Funny how these things work out. Raditz eyes focused on Kortus for just a moment, then slipped closed again. "No!" Kortus said and pulled on the tail, almost to the point of pulling it off. With a strangled yelp, Raditz's eyes shot open again and this time stayed open. Kortus smirked and dropped the tail.

"Why are you doing this?" Raditz croaked. Kortus looked at him in disgust.

"That question again!" He said. "Tell me why does everyone want a reason for my actions? Mmm?" Raditz groaned, Kortus smiled. "No matter, I do have a reason this time. I want to find the saiyans." Kortus moved Raditz so he could see the plain.

"Are the saiyans down there?" He asked. "If you tell me where they are, I'll let you go." He looked at Raditz, who suddenly had hope in his eyes. Kortus smirked. Raditz raised an arm, it seemed to take all his energy to do so, and pointed down at a small cluster of buildings.

"They're there." He said.

"Ah, good." Kortus said, then looked back at Raditz. "This is where you go, uncle." The surprise on Raditz's face would have made Kortus laugh if let himself.

"Uncle!?" He said. Kortus didn't even bother to think of a reply to that. He pulled back his arm and threw Raditz out over the plain. Kortus crouched.

"KamehameHAAA!!" He yelled. The beam engulfed Raditz and sent his sprit energy to the wind.

Kortus smiled in satisfaction. He took off towards the buildings, it only took him a few seconds to arrive at them. But by that time a small crowd had gathered, drawn by his display. Kortus landed and walked towards them, they all had tails curled round their waists. He smirked, at last he had found them.

A massive saiyan pushed to the front. He had no hair, Kortus smirk deepen, when he recognised him, it was Nappa.

"Look kid, just run along, before you get hurt." Nappa said. Kortus grinned and several of the saiyans winced. Kortus stared straight up at Nappa.

"Give it your best shot." He said. Nappa growled, and punched Kortus in the face, there was a loud snap, but Kortus didn't move a inch. Nappa brought his hand back and groaned. He looked at his hand then back at Kortus.

"You broke my fucking hand!" He roared. Kortus smirked and shook his head.

"You hit me remember. I didn't do anything." He said.

"How could you? Why you're just a little..." Nappa started but Kortus interrupted him.

"You of all people should know size doesn't matter." Kortus said. Nappa's eye twitched, he roared, and threw another punch. Kortus had enough time to sigh, before easily catching Nappa's hand with his own. He looked at Nappa.

"You know, you should take Vegeta's advise." He said, chuckling at Nappa's confusion. Kortus pulled down his hand forcing Nappa to come down to his level. "You should always use your head." Kortus whispered in his ear, then head butted him, and let go of his hand. Nappa stubbled back, stunned by the attack. Kortus cocked his head.

"I'm impressed, you're still conscious." He said, and grinned. "You must have been training." Nappa recovered from the attack and snarled.

"I don't need to train to beat you!" He said. Kortus raised an eyebrow, then burst into laughter. He would never have normally given in to such things as laughter, but the idea of Nappa beating him was just too much.

"I beg to differ on that one." He said. Nappa looked as if he was about to explode. All the other saiyans had backed away sensing that this could turn ugly.

"Why you..." Nappa started to roar, but Kortus covered the small distance between them. Grabbed the collar of Nappa's amour with one hand and the base of it with the other. Lifted Nappa up like he weighed nothing, and flung him away. This happened so fast that no one watching was able to follow it. Kortus lifted his hands above his head.

"MASENKO!" He yelled, and the blast enveloped Nappa, vaporising him. Kortus smirked, shame it's not permeant, he thought. It was impossible to kill some one that's already dead, but when Nappa's and Raditz's bodies reformed, they would have more respect for him. He turned and looked at the other saiyans. Only a few brave ones had stayed within a ten foot diameter of him.

The crowed parted and a new saiyan appeared. Kortus raised an eyebrow at what he saw. The man was wearing the normal saiyan armour but there was also a cape, and a small red seal on the chest. All this was of little concern to Kortus, what interested him was that the man looked, almost identical to Vegeta. Kortus smirked, so this is King Vegeta, he thought.

"Who are you!?" King Vegeta demanded. Kortus cocked his head, might as well have some fun.

"I'm Kortus." He said flatly. "I'm saiyan and I'm here to take your throne." King Vegeta looked Kortus over, and burst out laughing. Some of the other saiyans fled, they'd just seen Kortus take out one of their best warriors as if it were nothing and they knew when to quit. But another saiyan pushed his way to the front.

"How dare you speak to the King that way!" He said. Kortus looked at this new saiyan, and couldn't conceal his surprise. This saiyan looked, except for some scars, just like his father. Kortus looked at King Vegeta then at the his grandfather, that must be who his was after all, and chuckled.

"You wouldn't believe how much you two look like your sons." He said. Now it was there turn to look surprised.

"You know my son!?" His grandfather asked. Kortus looked at him.

"Oh yes, my father, the one you would know as Kakarot, is the one that killed me." Kortus said, and glanced at King Vegeta. "With a little help from your son." They looked as if they were going to respond to that. But Kortus ignored them and continued. "Back to the taking your throne."

"You can't just come in here and demand something like that!" King Vegeta said, regaining his composure. "My family have been the rulers of saiyans for centuries!" Kortus chuckled and let his ki rise.

"Tell me 'King' Vegeta." Kortus said, letting his hair raise slightly and his eyes flash green. "Who has the more authority? A king or a super saiyan?" He left himself became fully super saiyan, and smirked as all the saiyans were pushed away by his aura. King Vegeta lowered his arms and gawped at Kortus. Who was loving the attention he was getting, they didn't need to know that both their sons were also super saiyan. "So Vegeta! Who's the king now?" There was a moments hesitation and Vegeta dropped to one knee, causing all the other saiyans to follow suit.

"You are." He said. Kortus smiled. If I can't have the galaxy, he thought, I'll have hell instead.

The end!?

So what do ya think? Please tell!

Also what is your thoughts on Kortus?

Ok, the answer to the pun question:

Kortus: Caught us