53 Porunga

"Elder Guru, I have returned with the Dragon Balls." Stropo said.

I stand up and can't help but notice that he was weirdly empty handed. Taking a glance behind him, I see that all six of the Namekian Dragon Balls he was sent to collect were on the ground just outside the door.

"Thank you, Stropo." Guru nods his head in gratitude before turning his gaze to me. "Go now, young Zyleth. I'm sure you are eager to return your friend to the world of the living."

"Yes." I nodded before grabbing the Dragon Balls laying besides me and bowing my head towards Guru. "Thank you for your kindness, Grand Elder Guru."

"Mm." He hums, smiling softly at me. "Stropo, please make sure that his wishes are fulfilled smoothly."

"Of course, Grand Elder." Stropo replies almost immediately.

Stropo and I walk out of the Grand Elder's house, leaving the old Namekian alone to his own devices. Each of us grabs two Dragon Balls each and we hop down to ground level.

Walking a fair bit away, we place the four Dragon Balls down on the grass before going back and retrieving the other three.

"You came here in hopes of granting one wish, right? Did you give thought to what you are going to ask for your other two?" Stropo asks as he placed down the last Dragon Ball.

"I thought of one, yeah. The other is more of a work in progress." I tell him.

"Would you like some more time?" He asked.

"No, no... Actually... Do questions count as wishes?" I asked.

I was mostly sure that they didn't, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

"I don't believe so, no." He replied. "Then again, I've never used the Dragon Balls, not have I ever seen them be used."

"Hmm, well if that's the case, I don't need time." I tell him.

My wishes were about as straight forward as one could get.

All-Speak. Immortality. The revival of the Supreme West Kai.

All-Speak is obvious, and the same goes for immortality as well.

I'm going to need All-Speak if I ever want to use either the Super Dragon Balls or the Namekian Dragon Balls again.

Immortality is less about me living forever and more about the regeneration that comes along with it. The only thing was that I don't know if my Zenkais will even activate with me having that sort of regeneration, but that's why I intend on asking.

And the revival of the Supreme West Kai was always the objective here. I need someone who is stronger than me to take me under their wing, like Cooler did eight years ago, and she's the perfect candidate.

My first choice was the Grand Supreme Kai, but he was still absorbed within Buu, and I don't know what will happen if he was suddenly taken out of the equation.

After all, the goodness inside Buu came from the Grand Supreme Kai, and he's going to need that goodness if my plan was going to come into fruition.

It was the same reason why I didn't revive the South Supreme Kai. A good chunk of Buu's strength came from him. So he was out as well.

"Are you ready?" Stropo asks.

I look at the orbs for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and nodding my head, "Yeah, I'm ready."

Stropo holds out his arms towards the Dragon Balls before shouting out in Namekian.

"!htrof uoy nommus I ,eman ruoy yB !agnuroP lanretE"

A few seconds go by and nothing happens. Thinking that it needed a bit of time, I waited a few more seconds and there was still no change.

"Are you sure that you said it--"

Suddenly, the orbs start to pulsate a bright glow, a low hum sounding off the now glowing Dragon Balls. The sky suddenly darkens and the previously calm waters of Namek start to crash violently against the land.

The orbs suddenly emit a blinding light, causing me to turn away from them as a bright beam erupted them and shot into the sky.

Looking up, I saw what looked to be a pair of eyes manifesting inside the confines of the beam.

The beam reached into the upper atmosphere, a circle of clouds surrounding it as lightning sparked.

The bright light from the beam dissipated, leaving behind the visage of large muscular dragon that easily dwarfed the size of anything I ever saw.

Even if I was in my Great Ape form, I wouldn't even be able to reach his midsection.

"Holy..." I muttered in awe.

"Yes, this is Porunga. In our language, his name means "Dragon of Love." Stropo told me, looking at Purunga with the same awestruck look as myself. "Breathtaking... This is the first time I've ever laid my eyes upon him..."

"You have collected all seven Dragon Balls. And now, as it is written, think wisely and I will grant you three wishes within my power." Porunga said, his deep voice echoing throughout our surroundings.

He spoke English?!

I thought he could only speak Namekian?!

"Go ahead, Saiyan. Make your wishes." Stropo said, giving me a nod.

I step up and say, "Before that, I would like to ask you a couple of questions!"

Porunga doesn't say anything in response and I turn my gaze towards Stropo, wondering what was going on.

"!hsiw a gnikam erofeb snoitseuq emos ksa ot ekil dluow eW" Stropo says to the dragon.

"Very well. Ask your questions." Porunga replied.

I look at the dragon with an incredulous gaze before turning towards Stropo, giving him the same look.

"Are you telling me that he can speak perfect English, but he can only respond if someone is speaking to him in Namekian?" I asked, vast amounts of confusion written on my face.

"What is English?" Stropo asked.

"What is--?! The language we're speaking right now!" I exclaimed.

"We are speaking the Common Tongue." He says.

My left eye twitches, barely holding back my growing amount of annoyance before I take a deep breath in and out.

"Let it go, Zyleth... You have shit to do..." I muttered to myself before telling him, "Just ask the dragon to grant me the ability to understand and speak every language ever created."

"I thought you were going to wish for the revival of your friend?" He asked.

"I'm saving that for last." I replied.

Stropo looks at me with a raised eyebrow before turning towards the dragon and relaying what I asked for, "!nekops reve egaugnal yreve kaeps dna dnatsrednu ot ytiliba eht em ediseb nayiaS eht tnarG"

Porunga's eyes glowed a bright red and I brace myself for a sudden influx of information to suddenly tear through my brain, but I didn't feel anything.

"Did it... Did it work?" I asked.

"?uoy era woh ,iH" Stropo asked.

"?flesruoy tuob' woh ,eniF" I replied instinctively.

My eyes widen and I let out a small gasp.

"Holy shit, it worked!" I exclaimed.

"So it would seem." Stropo nodded with a small grin. "Now, I would hurry and ask your questions. I am unfamiliar with how much time you may have remaining."

"Right." I nodded, my eyes lingering on Stropo for a moment before I suddenly release my power and focus my energy entirely on him, causing him to pass out.

Sorry, but I don't think you'll take this question I'm about to ask very well. I've built up an image and I would hate for it to be spoiled by the next few minutes.

Plus, I've been wanting to do that to someone for years.

"Porunga, what will happen to my ability to grow stronger from near-death if I wish to become immortal?!" I asked.

"Your ability to grow stronger after suffering from near-death injuries will cease to manifest itself. Immortality will heal you almost instantaneously. Making sure that you will never be near-death again." Porunga replies.

Guess immortality and the super healing that comes along with it are out of the question.

At least for time being.

"In these past few months, I've noticed my ability to grow stronger after sustaining life threatening injuries has decreased! Is there any way to restore it?!" I ask.

"Your ability to grow stronger has diminished because you have grown too strong and the cells previously granting this sudden boost of power have been all but diminished. The only way to restore your ability and stop it from happening again, is to somehow restore the cells to how they were previously and prevent them from dying." He replies.

"Can you grant that unto me?!" I ask.

"I can. But be warned, while you wouldn't be immortal, you will cease to age." He answered, causing my eyes to widen.

Ageless, huh? I guess it isn't as bad. Sure, I'm not immortal, but I get to keep my ability to Zenkai Boost. Although it doesn't matter now.

All things considered, I'd rather not stop my aging at sixteen. Plus, there's another wish on my mind.

"Thank you for answering my questions. For my next wish, I want the knowledge on how the Namekians create Dragon Balls so that I may create a set of my own!" I tell him.

His eyes glow a bright red and I'm suddenly hit with a wave of information. The knowledge on how to create my Dragon Balls.

While I'm happy to have the knowledge, the sensation of it flowing into my mind was not at all welcome.

"You have one last wish." He says.

I nod and respond with, "I wish for you to revive the West Supreme Kai at this very location!"

Before voicing my last wish, I take off my earring and ring, placing them in my pocket. I don't need the Supreme West Kai asking me questions about why I have a Potara and Time Ring.

Well, not yet anyway

He seems to take pause for a brief moment before his eyes suddenly glow red one last time.

Appearing before me instantaneously was the West Supreme Kai, who looked quite confused at her sudden arrival on the alien planet.

"You wishes have been granted."

Porunga holds up and 'OK' sign before disappearing, the Dragon Balls flying into the air and scattering throughout the planet.

"Should I have stopped that?" I muttered to myself. "...Nah... They expect them to be gone. Besides, they'll find them on their own eventually."

"Who are you?!" The woman Kai asks, looking at me cautiously.

Oh, right.

"Pleased to meet you. My name is Zyleth." I introduced myself, giving a little bow. "And I just brought you back from the dead."