I was having a great nap, enjoying the peaceful bliss when I was disturbed by the annoying chirping of birds and the loud rustling of leaves. The sound drove me away from the void and back to the world of reality. I groaned as the bright light of the watching sun overhead pierced through my slowly opening eyelids.

My eyes creaked open to see around me what looked like a giant garden with trees and bushes that looked like it was in a park. The composting, organic smell rose up in waves like a miasma. I could see that I was on a bed of flowers, peonies, bluebells and primroses bursting forth from the ground around me, obscuring my peripherals. There was a pond not too far away from me and a hedge that looked like it was a maze.

'Where am I?'was the question on my mind.

I was in a state of confusion for a few seconds before an avian aria erupted from the knot of trees. Landing on one of the branches that stretched out above me. The bird, eyes brimming with curiosity, watched me. The solitary songbird was soon joined by his beaked companions, who then created a symphony of the song the songbird was roused from its curiosity and it joined its friends, flying into the sky and leaving me behind. The heart haunting melody that echoed throughout the ancient forest waking me from my confused state.

'Well, that was some good melody. Now I think I should get up.' I thought.

I slowly rose in defiance of my protesting body that acted like a stiff board that wished to stay immobile for eternity. As I pushed myself off the bed of flowers and rose to my full height, "Ow!" I cried out in surprise as I slammed my head against the branches above me.

Was the world smaller, or was I bigger? As I rubbed my head, perplexed, I noticed that my forearm and hand were different. They were huge. So big in fact that I could easily grip an average head with ease. My arms that were originally scrawny were now incredibly buff with muscles that looked like they were going to burst out of my skin with familiar white gloves.

One of my arms was, in fact, a lion's paw. I prodded the furry surface and realized with a shock, that it was part of me, it was me. I felt every sensation, from the prodding to the slight breeze of wind.

I then looked down at my body, from hands to feet and when I did, I had to do a double-take, complete surprise etched onto my face. Gone was my old scrawny body, now in its place was nothing but muscle upon muscle. I am now wearing a blue gi and sash with an orange undershirt. I am wearing white gloves that cover my entire hands and white boots with three lines on them.

While I was checking out my new body, I began to feel really thirsty, so I walked over to the pond that was a couple of feet away from me. I finally reached the pond and got on the ground. I immediately dove my head into the clear water and started consuming massive amounts of the clean water. My thirst that seemed infinite. As I withdrew from the water, trickles of liquid pouring down my body, I finally got a good look at my the reflection in the water. I could not recognize my own body because It wasn't my body at all.

In the reflection, I saw a very tall figure with bulking muscles. Black eyes stared back at me, and those eyes lifted to see spiky, black hair on my head. On two ends of my ears were earrings with yellow orbs hanging from the chain. But the most noticeable difference was the fact that I had a long, furry, brown tail coming from a hole in my suit.

Then and there it hit me like a bus, THIS was my new body. The body of Vegito. The fusion of the two strongest characters on Dragon Ball Z. Another strange thing about myself was that I am taller than the series portrays the character. I seem to be about 9ft tall. The series shows Vegito to be pretty tall character, but not this tall. The shock was unbelievable so much that I fell backwards and looked into the clear sky.

As I laid there while thinking about the Disappearance phenomenon, the rumors were correct, things about people disappearing and the merchant, they were true. If that is what had happened then that means not only am I in a new world, but I may now be in possession of all the powers that the characters from the costumes I bought from the merchant.

I stood back up slightly excited that I could try out these new skills and abilities but stopped when I looked around the area. I was looking for all the stuff that I had purchased from the merchant. While I was looking around the place I was getting the memories of different characters from all the stuff I bought. So many lives bombarded my mind so much I had to lean on a tree to keep myself standing. I found out that I possess the powers of the characters from what I purchased along with their memories.

When I received all of the information of so many characters I got up and readjusted myself. I was brought out of thought when I felt something in my pocket. I looked down to see black tendrils slowly poke out from the pocket and try to make its way towards me. As my eyes fell upon it, the tendrils flinched and retreated quickly back into the confines of my pocket. I first used Armament Haki to cover my hand in invisible armor. This turned the color of my hand into black. I carefully placed my hand in my pocket, fearful of the unknown creature that resided within it, and retrieved something that made me pale in fear.

It was a mass of black-red goop, The Blacklight virus. The goop surrounded an open phial and was using it like a snail's shell while it's tendrils that pocket out from the glass surface was trying to pierce my hand but was unsuccessful thanks to the Armament Haki.

In my hand was the ability to destroy the world, and it was in my pocket. Talk about a close one. I knew I couldn't let it spread, lets it's vile essence desecrate Earth, or wherever the hell this place was.

With no option available that wouldn't result in the annihilation of all life, and the virus trying desperately to pierce my hardened skin, I swallowed the phial and the squirming ooze, the virus seeping down my throat, burning like whisky. Its effects were instantaneous, and it was horrifying. A burning sensation radiated from within my chest, spreading across my body like tendrils and I cried out. A fist clamped onto my clothes above my heart, nails digging deep, cutting through the fabric and into the flesh in search of relief of this agony that drove me to my knees.

For those moments of pain that was my life, at that moment that is all that I could feel, experience, see, smell, hear, the pain becoming everything.

With the passing of each moment, the pain only seemed to get worse and worse. For a moment I feared it would never stop. After what felt like an eternity, the pain resided, and I was left in a state of exhaustion, panting heavily and sweat pouring down my body.

I laughed. I just died, and now I am alive, the Blacklight virus had completely destroyed me, and I was now reincarnated.

As I rose back to my feet, a grin plastered on my face, memories of James Hellers's life began to filter into my brain.

I checked that pocket again and checked what else was in there. I grabbed something from the inside of my pocket and when I brought it out what the object was threw me for a loop. It was an injection gun with red and black liquid in it. The glass tube had all four kagunes written across it. This is just like the Blacklight virus except this time it was the power of a species with dangerous powers.

I could destroy any enemy with these powers with just a thought. I know I should inject myself with this so no one can get there hands on it and hurt others with these powers. I need something to test my powers to show that I’m not tied to the rules that the characters go through. I looked the place and my vision came towards the pond beside me. I have Devil Fruit powers of a couple of characters from One Piece but I didn’t eat a devil fruit to get these powers. I know it’s a risk, but it’s one I’m willing to take.

I put down the injector gun near the edge of the lake. I dipped my feet in the slowly while keeping my hand attached to the grass, I wasn't feeling weak or immobile when I’m in the water but I wasn’t going to stop until I have my entire body in the water. In just a few seconds I was up to my neck with pond water and I was still the same. My theory was almost confirmed but I still had one final test to prove it. I took one large breath and dove into the pond. I could freely move in the water. Unlike the many devil fruit users that lost their ability to swim, I still had that ability and I was pretty damn good at it.

I brought my head out of the water and swam back to the side of the pond. When I got myself out of the pond and dried off my clothes with my heat. I picked the injector gun back up feeling a little better about using it.

There was no other option that wouldn’t result in the lives of many that are lost. I brought then needle to a vein and injected myself with a the ghoul blood. After that the same occurrence occurred just like how I drank the Redlight virus. I was feeling immense a pain and seeing red lights come over my body. It was burning sensation that radiated from my heart. A fist clamped onto my clothes above my heart, nails digging deep, cutting through the fabric and into the flesh in search of relief of this agony that drove me to my knees.

After what felt like an eternity, the pain receded, and I was left in a state of exhaustion, panting heavily and sweat pouring down my body.

I got back up on my feet, trying to get my second wind back. I got the powers of all four kagunes and some memories of a couple of ghouls. I felt the same on the inside, but I still needed some proof that I can still eat normal food and not living flesh. I snapped my lion’s paw and an apple appeared in my hand. I took and bite out of the apple and it tasted really good. “I guess I can eat normal food without going crazy, “ I said. I ate the rest of the apple and tried out my others powers. I felt something in my other pocket. I took out what looked like a lightsaber from Star Wars with a note that says, “you’ve mastered the light and dark side.” I activated the saber and the light was orange. I thought to myself, “guess I’m a Grey Jedi now that's cool.”

I put the saber away and tried out another one of my powers. I began sensing strong power levels. I sensed two moving power levels in the castle and two power levels that aren’t moving around me. While sensing more power levels I sensed a massive amount of power levels in the forest. I checked around to see if anyone around is here to see me. After checking no one was around, I brought two fingers to my forehead and activated another one of my DBZ skills. I activated the instant transmission technique and then after a few seconds I was gone.

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I appeared in a huge cave with a huge opening not too far away from me. There was a light coming from behind me. I turned around and saw something that left me in awestruck. It was a giant tree me of crystals. The center of the tree has a six pointed star, the ends of the five branches have colored gems, and along the bottom of the tree is pictures in the shape of the sun and moon.

The light was so illuminating that it looked like I was in a dream. I was slowly walking to the tree so I can get bask in more of its glory. With each step I took, the tree was becoming brighter and brighter. When I stepped right in front of the tree I placed my hand upon it and it shined a light so bright that covered the whole cave. The light subsided and the tree’s light began to go down. It seems as if the tree was trying to talk to me but I couldn’t figure it out at the time. I stepped away from the tree and headed for the exit.

I walked out of the cave to get a better look at where I am. I was in what looked like a cavern with a pair of stairs that lead into a forest. I was walking for a few minutes looking until I came upon something under me. On the ground were the spear, the sword, the staff, the orb, the hammer, Aladdin's flute and staff, and two scrolls with the words that say, “Weapons” and “Items” in Japanese that somehow I could understand.

“How are these here?” I asked. curiously. I picked each of them up of and got memories of other characters and powers they have. I practiced a couple of moves to get a better handle on them. A thought came across my mind about these powers. I need a way to train myself so I can be better in tune with this body. I was thinking of what to do next and an idea popped into my brain. I'll train in the hyperbolic time chamber just like the characters do on DBZ. I will just make my chamber a little special. Before I do that I need to do something about this lion's paw. I used the "Prototype Virus" to replace the lion paw for a similar version of my other hand and I made glove for that hand.

I made a few shadow clones and had them pick up the items that were still on the ground. I snapped my fingers to create a door to my chamber. Each of my clones walked in with leaving me left. I looked up in the sky and I saw the moon shine bright. I looked to be about close to 6 in the evening to angle of the moon. I walked to the door and closed it right behind me.

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Unbeknownst to myself, the mysterious crystal tree was growing another branch between one of the other branches. This branch had crystal inside it waiting to be obtained.

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