The Horror of Emptiness                                                                                                                                     Reda

Chapter Five: Meet Psyfoam

   Darkness. Pure evil. Worse fear beyond fear itself. Pain that never ends. Psyfoam. The creator of darkness. The evil in pure evil. No mercy. No life. No good. Feelings? None. A want to cause pain? Plenty.  The one who gave pure evil its meaning? Of course. Does Goku stand a chance? Don’t count on it.

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“Psyfoam, I swear you will not succeed in destroying another hero.”

“Puh, like it matters what you think. I do what I please. You should know that by now. I’m about to prove that no one can stop me. For, if Goku fails, you know you can’t win.”

“Psyfoam, this is not the way to go about doing this!”

“Oh? Do you believe I’m unbeatable, Supreme Kai?”

The voice of the Supreme Kai drew back. Then, in a silent whisper, he replied, “No, Psyfoam. No one is unbeatable.”

“Ah...you say that to me, but do you really believe that? If you believe that statement, then how come Goku has never lost a battle? Oh! Wait a minute. He’s never fought against me, so you’re saying he could be beatable? Is that what you’re saying?”

Supreme Kai answered with hesitation. “No, I’m not saying that...”

“Oh? So, you refuse to say Goku is beatable, but you say that no one is unbeatable. So, which is it Supreme Kai? Am I going to beat Goku or not? Or will I finally prove to you that one person is unbeatable, and that it is me?”

Goku spoke up, or tried to, “Supreme Kai...”

As soon as he said that he felt a knee in his gut. That wasn’t Vee. It was something much more powerful than anything that strong Vegeta look-a-like could ever cause. Was it Psyfoam? Was that the person holding him by his neck in a tight squeeze?

“Goku! Psyfoam, you won’t get away with this, I swear it.” Supreme Kai said for his exit line.

The creature holding him by his neck laughed. Goku still had no idea what was going on, although it was beginning to come clear. He opened his eyes to see ground, which was actually a hard, steel floor. He felt his legs and most of his body dragging on this stainless floor. He saw the little spurt of blood that had come out of his mouth when that knee had gone into his gut. And... He blacked out again.

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“Reda, is he waking up?” a young-adult sounding voice asked.

“Yes, I can feel his ki returning. Go tell Master. He’ll want to fight with him.”

Goku heard Vee’s voice drift away, even if he couldn’t make out the words. He woke up and opened his eyes in a darkened area. It was darker than the prison, but here he could sense powers. He felt his ki running through his body. That was a good feeling, a real nice way to wake up. He could sense Reda and knew that she could sense him. As he sat up, Goku felt Vee’s power level. Man! What a power! Who was that? It wasn’t Vee or Reda. No, this was too evil; too cold; too empty.

“Master, he’s awake and ready.” Okay that was Reda, but who was this other presence he felt behind him?

“Good, I made a mistake last time. Squeezing his pressure point was not my intention. I had really wanted Supreme Kai to witness this. Oh well. The outcome will still be the same.” That voice. This was Psyfoam! Man! Was his power level ever big! What had he gotten into now? “Goku, calm down. Stand up and get prepared. I want a good fight.”

He stood up, still with his back to this evil presence. Sweat dripped down his face and his heart beat a million miles an hour. He didn’t like this. Why did Chi-Chi have to refrain him from training? Didn’t she know that he needed to train so he could always be ready to fight in case something as evil as Psyfoam showed up?

“Goku, calm down. I won’t kill you...instantly.”

Goku shuddered. What was wrong with him? Why was he so...so scared? Was Psyfoam’s power level freaking him out? Or was it the knowledge that Psyfoam was concealing all but a fraction of his true power?

“Goku, would you feel better with the lights on? I can arrange that.” A snap was heard, and then bright light instantly filled the air.

Goku gulped, knowing all too well that he was no match for this new enemy. He slowly turned around to face this new entity. Psyfoam was evil in its true form. Looking at Psyfoam’s physical appearance, Goku could only see black. He wore a long black robe that covered him from head to toe. His eyes swirled in a sea of rainbow colors. Not even black seemed to be the main color. What did this mean? How would Psyfoam fight? Would he even stand a chance against this new evil? Well, there was only one way to find out.

“Psyfoam, I’m ready to fight you!”

Psyfoam smiled. “Then let the battle begin.”