Piccolo arrived at the battlefield, but the moment he stepped in… he froze.
The scene in front of him was terrifying… the ground destroyed, dust everywhere, and energy suffocating the air.
And in the center…
Goku stood…
His aura completely dark… his eyes filled with pure malice.
Piccolo narrowed his eyes, not understanding what was happening.
"What… happened here…"
He looked at Goku…
And sensed something extremely dangerous… not just power… but complete loss of control.
"Goku…!"
He stepped forward carefully.
"I'm Piccolo… we need to talk…"
But before he could finish…
Goku moved.
He vanished.
And suddenly… he reappeared right in front of him.
A powerful strike came directly toward him…
Piccolo tried to dodge… but the attack was faster than anything he expected.
"Ah!!"
The ground shattered beneath him as he was sent flying with immense force, crashing into a distant mountain, creating a massive explosion.
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Piccolo slowly stood up…
This time, he understood:
"This isn't the Goku I know…"
He wiped the blood from his mouth, his eyes filled with seriousness.
"There's something controlling him… but what?"
He looked back toward Goku…
But before he could approach…
Goku raised his hand…
Yet he didn't move.
A hidden force… an invisible pressure…
Struck Piccolo from a distance with terrifying power.
"Ah!!"
The nearby mountain was destroyed, and Piccolo fell into the debris.
He opened his eyes with difficulty, shocked:
"This… isn't normal energy…"
Goku… hadn't moved a single step.
But the attack still happened.
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Piccolo slowly stood up…
He realized this battle was different.
"I have to stop him… but without killing him…"
He stepped forward carefully…
"Goku… listen to me!"
But Goku slowly turned his head…
And his eyes were empty of any emotion.
"No one…"
His voice was cold…
"Only… weakness…"
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Piccolo clenched his fist.
"This… isn't him."
But before he could move…
Goku suddenly raised his aura…
The ground began to crack beneath them…
The sky twisted…
And a dark energy started covering everything.
Piccolo stood firm…
"If that's how it is… I'll stop you at any cost…"
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Far away…
Gohan was rushing back…
"Piccolo… we have to get there fast…"
And in his eyes… there was fear…
But also… hope.
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The battle intensified…
And the place turned into a true battlefield…
And one question remained:
Will Goku return…
Or disappear forever?