energy appeared in his hands, it grew to the size of a basketball, then the last syllable followed. "HAAAAA !!!"
A comet of pure energy shot through the night and hit Goku in the chest, a joke scream rang out, but Gohan did not let go.
"Give up! I beg you, fall over!"
But he didn't fall. Goku stopped the energy ball and sent it back to its sender. With a leap from the power of despair, the old man was able to get to safety at the very last moment, his kamehameha hit the ground, its enormous explosion bathed the whole forest in a reddish light.
"Ver ... Damn! That ... that is ... not possible !!!", he exclaimed in the face of this disappointing result of his efforts. The last time he had been able to knock out the true monkey Goku, but obviously he had become too strong now. But the most dangerous thing about this situation was that he was now almost at the end of his energy. And in front of him an angry giant monkey built up. But Goku didn't give him time to breathe and again threw stones and tree trunks at him, which Gohan could only avoid with difficulty.The effort made itself felt, some stones caused slight wounds.
"Damn ... I ... I have to hold out until ... sunrise ...!" Was the only glimmer of hope for the wise Son Gohan. But it was much easier said than done ... not to say impossible. With a huge rumble, Goku smashed a rock the size of a house and also changed the course of a small river.
"The tail! I have to try ... to cut off his tail ...!" Suddenly flashed through his mind. He remembered an incident when Goku felt severe pain and lost his strength when he accidentally pinched his tail. Could that be the solution?
While Goku let his anger run free elsewhere, Gohan took a position behind him and waited for a favorable moment. Goku always kept the tail far away from his body, so it was an easy target. The old master gathered his remaining energies in his hand while his eyes shone with tears. To face your beloved grandson in such a deadly fight ... was for a fate.
"Goku ... forgive me ..."
When the giant monkey was in front of him, he jumped into the air and aimed the edge of his hand at the base of his tail. He was already very close, he could almost feel his hand cut into the flesh of the monster, but that was just an illusion. Frozen with shock, he had to realize that Goku had discovered him and figured out his plan, but it was too late to get to safety.
The punch hit him with full force, when Gohan was thrown against a rock wall, he was already unconscious. Goku lost sight of him because his opponent was now lying at the foot of this rock face, hidden by thick foliage, so he lost his interest. It had only been a second, but those seconds had changed Goku's life, even if he wasn't aware of it yet.Fortunately, even the darkest and most terrible had to come to an end. The new day's sun illuminated a scenario of devastation. There was no odor to be heard, not a single bird sang, only the wind and the lapping of the water. And, above all, not a huge armed monkey.
After the full moon had set, Goku had returned to his normal appearance and was now sleeping naked as he was in a hollow near his house. Now that the sun was up, it woke him with its rays. After a few seconds of disorientation, he looked around and saw the destruction.
"Huh? What happened here? Did a cyclone pass by?"
He got up and began to explore the area, he found his hut damaged, some parts of it were scattered around.
"Grandfather! Where are you? Grandfather !!! It's me, Goku !!!"
No answer, just silence. He looked behind every stone and tree trunk, but to no avail, he began to worry seriously. Had the monster of the full moon taken him? He also began looking a little further away, in the meantime he had shabbily dressed with a scrap of cloth. He came to the foot of a steep wall when he heard a weak voice.
"Go ... Goku !!! I ... I'm here ..."
"Grandfather!!!"
The boy ran in the direction from which the voice came, but when he reached it he was not a little frightened. His grandfather lay before him, covered in blood. It was clear that he was dying.
"Grandfather !!! What happened ??? Who messed you up like that?" Goku wanted to know through tears. Gohan opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at his grandson through tears and blood.
"Go ... Goku ... you ... are fine ... luckily ..." he managed before he was interrupted by a violent coughing fit that made him spit blood.
"Grandfather! Who did this to you ??? Tell me!"
The man didn't answer right away. Could he tell a child?He knew that there was no longer any hope for him. No, he couldn't do it to him, it would have been too hard a blow for the boy.
"The ... monster of the ... full moon night ..."
"What ??? Where is it ??? Damn it ...! Forgive me! All because I went out! Forgive me !!!" Goku yelled and then burst into tears as he touched his face on his chest Grandfather put. With the last of his strength, Gohan stroked his hair and smiled.
"Goku ... you ... you are a ... special child ... get strong ... and live! This world is big ... I ... I'll give you my ball ... that you like so much ... It will ... protect you ... my grandson ... I love you ..."
The eyes of the two met one last time, then Son Gohan closed his eyes and breathed out his ghost. He died with his typical smile on his face ...

Time passed.

Two years later, Goku was returning from fishing to his repaired shack when he met a strange young woman from town, with even stranger machines. She was looking for the Dragon Balls ...