Healing

Selyne's sleepiness vanished at once. When she saw Chaya covered in wounds and sprawled on the cracked ground, she cried out and ran over.

"Brother, what happened to you? Who beat you up like this?"

Selyne's face was full of anxiety. She wanted to touch Chaya but feared hurting him, leaving her hands hovering helplessly in the air.

"Cough, cough. Don't worry, I'm fine. Selyne, help me back to the cave first." Seeing the worry on Selyne's face, Chaya felt a warmth in his heart and gently patted her arm with one hand.

Selyne obediently nodded, then carefully helped Chaya up and slowly made her way toward the cave where they lived.

When they returned to the valley where they had been staying, it had already been devastated beyond recognition. The forest and pond had vanished, while fallen boulders had smashed huge craters into the ground. Cracks spread in every direction like black dragons tearing at one another, twisting and intertwining across the earth.

At the cave entrance, a pile of collapsed rocks had blocked the way. After having Selyne move the rocks aside, Chaya went inside to inspect the situation. To his relief, although scattered rubble lay throughout the cave, the innermost area where the spacecraft were stored showed no signs of collapse.

After checking the two spherical spacecraft and confirming that everything was functioning normally, Chaya finally relaxed.

"Good thing the spacecraft are fine. Otherwise, we'd have no way to leave this place."

At that moment, he keenly understood the restrictions that came with having no spacecraft. He could not help envying Son Goku's Instant Transmission from the original story. If he could use Instant Transmission too, many of the constraints holding him back would disappear.

After all, the Dragon Ball World was simply too vast. The North Galaxy governed by North Kai alone was already enormous, not to mention the entire Milky Way beyond it, as well as other, even larger galaxies.

If spacecraft were their only means of travel, then the time spent on the road would become an enormous constraint.

"My psychic ability seems to be related to time. Time and space are often inseparable. If I gained this ability while traveling between worlds, could there be a spatial ability hidden within me as well? Hmm, I'll need to uncover that next. It would be wonderful if it's possible."

Chaya stared at the two spherical spacecraft and let his thoughts wander. The earlier battle had made him realize that many unknown secrets were still hidden within his body, secrets he would need to uncover in the future. But Instant Transmission was an ability he absolutely had to acquire as part of his plans.

Even if he ultimately failed to master a spatial ability, he still intended to go to Planet Yardrat to learn it.

"Selyne, go find some dry grass and fruit. I need to recuperate properly for a while."

Hearing that, Selyne obediently went to prepare dry grass and food.

After finishing everything and helping Chaya lean against the rock wall, Selyne finally could not hold back any longer. "Brother, what exactly happened? Why did the place we lived in become like this? Who beat you up so badly?"

Selyne had been full of questions the entire way back, but she had not asked because she had been caring for Chaya. Now, she finally could not restrain herself any longer.

She could not understand how the dense primeval forest had, overnight, become as though it had suffered a massive bombardment, with everything erased until only an endless scene of decay remained.

Who had seriously injured her brother? Could some unknown expert be hiding on Planet Selma?

Chaya could only smile bitterly and shake his head at Selyne's question. Wasn't all this caused by you? he muttered inwardly. Of course, he could not say that so directly. After a moment of silence, he decided to tell Selyne the truth so that she would be prepared in the future. Something like today absolutely could not happen again.

"As for the culprit, all of this was actually caused by the full moon!" Chaya said, taking a bite of fruit.

Selyne tilted her head, her eyes filled with confusion. What did this have to do with the full moon?

"We Saiyans are born with a transformation ability. As long as we see the light reflected by the moon during a full moon, it stimulates the cells in our bodies to mutate, transforming us into Giant Apes. In Giant Ape form, a Saiyan's battle power becomes ten times its normal level!"

Selyne's eyes widened, and she let out a startled cry with her little mouth hanging open. "Doesn't that make Saiyans invincible?"

Chaya shook his head. "It's not that simple. Setting aside how high a Saiyan's battle power can reach after becoming a Giant Ape, just one weakness alone restricts most Saiyans."

"What weakness?"

"Saiyans are a warrior race, but aside from Elite Warriors and a small number of Mid-Class Warriors, the other Saiyans aren't especially gifted. So after transforming into Giant Apes, they are inevitably controlled by the primal savagery within them and lose their reason. Unfortunately, today happened to be the night of the full moon."

Seeing the solemn expression on her brother's face, Selyne quickly thought of one possibility. Covering her mouth, she looked utterly incredulous. "Then... Brother, were you hurt by the Giant Ape I turned into?"

"Mm. A battle power of 9,370. You wore me out."

When Chaya nodded, Selyne could no longer hold it in and burst into loud sobs.

"Waaah... Brother, I'm sorry. It's all Selyne's fault..."

Chaya reached out and stroked the little girl's glossy black hair, comforting her. "All right, don't be sad. Look, aren't I fine? Besides, I've already cut off your Tail. Without a Tail, you won't transform even if you see a full moon."

"Really? It's not my fault?" Selyne asked cautiously.

"Of course. You're my adorable little sister."

Chaya comforted her softly. "But although a Saiyan's Tail allows them to transform into a Giant Ape and gain ten times their battle power, it is an extremely unstable factor for ordinary Saiyans. If we get the chance in the future, it would be better to remove it."

"Mm!" Selyne nodded firmly. Though she felt it was a pity, since Chaya said so, he could not be wrong.

"For the next few months, I need to focus on recovering from my injuries, so the tasks below will be left to you. But be careful. Although there are no longer any creatures on Selma that can threaten you, you must stay vigilant in everything you do. Many lifeforms in this world possess transformation abilities, just like Saiyans."

"Those lifeforms may not seem very strong normally, but after transforming, they can become extremely terrifying," Chaya warned solemnly.

Many races in the universe possessed transformation abilities. For all kinds of reasons, they suppressed their battle power under normal circumstances, only unleashing a ferocious strike when they truly encountered danger. Frieza and his subordinate Zarbon were both aliens of this kind. Frieza in particular possessed three transformations, making him a truly fearsome existence.

Selma had originally been a low-level planet that exceeded the ordinary standard. Chaya worried that something unknown might still be hidden on this planet.

"Mm! Don't worry, Selyne will be careful." Selyne puffed out her chest and accepted the task with complete confidence.

Chaya nodded, picked up a piece of fruit, and ate it with peace of mind.

Selyne's battle power was now essentially among the very strongest on this planet. As long as she remained a little more cautious, there should be no major problems. For the next period of time, Chaya would quietly recover from his injuries while taking the opportunity to properly reflect on combat.