56 The Dragon Statue

We land just outside the door and upon entering Guru's house, we were met with the sight of the old Namekian smiling down at us.

"Welcome, Zyleth. I see that you were successful in bringing back your friend." He said upon seeing Lila come in beside me. "Greetings, I am Grand Elder Guru."

Lila nodded her head, returning his kind smile.

"It's nice to meet you, sir. I'm Lila." She replied, introducing herself.

"We just wanted to thank you for allowing me to use your Dragon Balls." I thanked him, bowing my head in appreciation.

Lila glanced at me for a brief second before nodding her head and bowing towards him beside me.

"Yes. Thank you so much for your kindness, Grand Elder." She says.

"And I'm sorry for the display outside." I said, apologizing for causing a huge scene we caused just outside his door. "I'm sure you probably felt my energy from here."

"Yes, I did indeed. I was wondering why you suddenly released your power. Did something happen?" He asked, his face shifting to that of slight concern.

"No, Grand Elder, it was nothing. Lila was just a little disoriented from her revival and gone to attack, so I had to respond." I told him, glancing at Lila with a pointed stare.

She looks at me with a small bit of confusion before suddenly catching on and nodding her head, "Yes, it's as he said. The sudden change made me a bit nervous. I'm sorry for any trouble that I caused."

"Please, think nothing of it." Guru says, his concerned expression lifting from his face immediately. "I'm just happy that our Dragon Balls have aided you both, young ones."

"Well, actually I'm over--"

I immediately step on Lila's foot, getting her to shut up before she could utter anything about her true age. I can't have Guru having any suspicions about anything, no matter how small.

This castle was built on a foundation of lies and I will not have her be the wind that topples it over.

"Overjoyed at having been given a second chance!" I said, quickly finishing her sentence for her. "Just look at her! She's moved to tears!"

I wasn't lying. There were tears in her eyes.

Most likely because I didn't hold back in that stomp I gave her.

"Yes... So overjoyed..." She struggled to say through the pain.

Guru looks between us with a strange expression for a moment before nodding along with a smile.

"But there is one thing I would like to consult with you." I suddenly said, gaining his attention.

"And what would that be, young Zyleth?" He asked, curiosity filled his tone.

"For one of my wishes, I asked for the technique to create my own Dragon Balls." I told him before quickly adding, "I figured that if I needed them again, it would be better if I had a set of my own."

"You do not need to explain. Your wishes are yours to make. They are not mine to question." He responds, having absolutely no problems with my wish.

This guy is so damn generous and kind hearted that he really makes me feel the guilt behind my lies just piling on and on the more this facade goes on.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna stop now, but Jesus Christ, can you stop making me feel like a piece of shit?

"Thank you, I'm relieved to know that you approve. But there's just one thing that I don't seem to understand with the information Porunga provided me on the subject." I told him.

"What is it?" He asks.

"The model of the dragon. I'm supposed to create a model of the dragon I want to summon from the Dragon Balls, yes?" I asked.

"That is correct." He nods.

"Is there a process I need use in order to create this statue? Is there some type of special stone I need to use? Do I need to create it by hand?" I asked.

The process of creating the Dragon Balls was clear, but the information on how to create the model and the actual dragon was anything but.

All I know is that I need to create a model and "breathe life into the dragon".

What does that mean? I have no fucking idea.

"Ideally, the members of our Dragon Clan would sculpt a model of a dragon by hand along with the seven spheres, taking many weeks to complete this. But I'm afraid that even with the knowledge of their creation, it will be useless to you." He responds, sounding a little downtrodden as he said this. "Only a very special few are gifted with the ability to breathe life into stone."

That's it? I just have to simply make it? Can't I just use Kekkai to do that?

"And what exactly is this ability?" I asked, thinking that there had to be something else involved.

"The power to create something from that of nothing." He answers.

"You mean magic materialization?" I asked.

When there wasn't anything more on the dragon model, I thought for sure that the process would be more convoluted and time consuming than that.

Apparently not. Porunga gave me everything I needed, I just didn't think it would be that simple.

Without any more hold ups, I held out my hand towards the middle of the floor and visualized how I wanted my dragon to look like.

I had pondered about this for a little while when I was waiting for Stropo and debating over my wishes.

The image in my mind was clear as day and I create the model of the dragon that I wanted. Laying on the floor in front of us was a small model of the dragon who inhabited the Black Star Dragon Balls, Ultimate Shenron.

Both Lila and Guru's eyes almost popped out of their skulls.

"Extraordinary..." Guru muttered under his breath. "I've never heard of a Saiyan possessing the ability of our people..."

"That's... impossible..." Lila whispered, looking at the model in utter disbelief. "How are you... That's impossible..."

"And yet entirely possible..." Guru replied, looking on with awe.

I pick up the model of Ultimate Shenron and give the Grand Elder a nod of appreciation.

"Thank you for the instruction, Grand Elder. I believe that I can handle the rest from here." I said to him.

"I see. Then I suppose this is where we part, young Zyleth." He says, nodding back at me. "Farewell, young ones. I hope for a safe journey for you both."

"Farewell, Grand Elder." Lila said, bowing her head once more.

"Farewell." I said, giving him a one-handed salute.

We exit his house, giving our farewell to Stropo as we passed by and hopped down to ground level.

"So... Where are we headed?" She asked, looking around in every direction. "Geez... how can anyone find their way around this place?"

Thank you!

I hold out my hand towards her, which causes her to look at me with a raised eyebrow.

"What?" She asks.

"Grab my hand, obviously." I rolled my eyes.

She looks at me incredulously, glancing down at my hand. I swear that I see her cheeks glow the slightest hint of red as she quickly grabs onto my hand.

Did I need to take her hand to teleport us?

No. No, i didn't.

I just can't have her thinking that I had Kai Kai.

Using Kai Kai, I immediately teleport us to my ship, causing Lila to look around in shock.

"What the-- How did you--"

"Before wishing to resurrect you, I wished for the dragon to give me the ability to teleport wherever I wished." I lied to her.

It was a better explanation than somehow explaining to a Supreme Kai why I have Kai Kai. She didn't know how many wishes the dragon could make, so it's a convincing enough lie.

I just got to be careful with how much I use it.

"I see..." She mutters, still a bit shocked at our sudden change of location.

"You can let go of my hand now." I tell her.

"Huh?" She looks down and sees that she was still holding onto my hand pretty tightly, and quickly released her grip. "S-Sorry..."

"Don't be. It was quite pleasant." I said as I walked into my ship.

"What?!" She exclaimed, her face bright red.

This is fun.

"You comin' or what?" I asked, wanting to get this show on the road.

She quickly shakes off her blush and rushes inside the ship.

"Wait, I don't understand. Why are we on a ship if you can just teleport us?" She asks.

"First of all, I'm teleporting us with the ship. Second, it's a ship and it's mine!"

Her face shifts, looking at me with a confused expression as I knelt down on the floor and placed my hands on the floor of the ship.

"Hold onto something." I told her.

She quickly latched herself onto a wall and I chuckle at how fast she had rushed to do so.

Man, I'm going to have a field day with her.