Chapter 4: Red Thunder and God-Tier Reactions
The ground trembled under the massive weight of Project SS-01. The dark-aura super soldier surged forward, breaking the sound barrier in an instant. Black, jagged spikes of corrupted energy erupted from his knuckles as he swung a mountain-cleaving fist directly at Ron's face.
"Die, arrogant pest!" Gero's hologram cackled. "That body is fueled by your very own dark aura, amplified tenfold!"
Ron didn't move an inch. He simply tilted his head to the left by a fraction of a millimeter.
SWOOSH!
The sonic boom tore through the valley behind him, obliterating a line of cliffside trees, but the fist passed harmlessly through empty air.
"Whoa, speedy!" Ron chuckled, leaning back lazily as SS-01 unleashed a frantic flurry of hundreds of dark-infused punches. "Solid 8/10 on the enthusiasm, but your technique? Total mess. You're swinging like a toddler who lost his pacifier."
Thanks to Advanced Future-Sight Observation Haki, Ron was seeing every punch seconds before it was thrown. He slipped, ducked, and side-stepped through the terrifying storm of dark strikes with his hands casually resting behind his back, looking like he was taking a light evening stroll.
"I-Impossible!" Gero's holographic projection stammered, his eyes bulging behind his thick glasses. "SS-01's speed exceeds optical tracking! How is he dodging without even looking?!"
"Simple! I'm just built different," Ron grinned.
In a flash, Ron drew Gryphon.
FOOM!
A wave of sky-splitting Advanced Conqueror's Haki surged forth. Thick, violent threads of red and black lightning coated Gryphon's blade, weaving directly with Frankenstein's dark aura.
"Divine Departure!"
Ron swung his sabre in a swift, horizontal arc. A massive, crescent-shaped wave of crimson-and-black Haki ripped through the air, tearing the bedrock apart. SS-01 tried to block with both arms, roaring as he channeled all his dark energy into a shield—but the Conqueror's infusion bypassed his armor entirely.
CRACK!
The impact blasted SS-01 back across the valley, crashing through three solid rock formations before slamming into the mountain wall.
"WHAT REASONING IS THIS?!" Gero screamed through the communicator, panicking as his data monitors overflowed with red warning signs. "His energy output just shattered my sensors! It's not Ki, it's not normal radiation—it's sheer willpower incarnate! Retreat! SS-01, ABORT!"
Frankenstein 100%: The Dark Sovereign
SS-01 clawed his way out of the rubble, completely mad with rage. Fueled by Gero's emergency override, the super soldier forcefully ignited every drop of Frankenstein's dark aura stored in his core, swelling into a monstrous titan of pure dark energy.
"Oh, so we're going all-out now?" Ron smirked.
As SS-01 charged at him with a desperate, kamikaze dark-blast, Ron closed his eyes. The ambient dark energy in the air—the very power Gero had harvested—began to resonate with Ron's soul.
> [System Alert!]
> Resonance with host's original Dark Energy achieved!
> [Frankenstein Template] Synchronization: 100% (MAX)
> Unlocked: Full Mastery of Dark Spear, Dark Realm, and Sovereign Intellect.
>
Ron opened his eyes. They glowed with a deep, mesmerizing violet aura.
A massive, terrifying crimson-black spear of pure dark energy materialized behind him, floating serenely in the air. The sheer weight of Frankenstein's maxed-out power caused the atmospheric pressure in the valley to plunge.
"Let me show you how a real master handles this power," Ron said softly, his voice echoing with a chilling, dangerous elegance.
Ron flicked two fingers forward. The Dark Spear shot out like a cosmic drill, obliterating SS-01's dark blast in a second and piercing straight through the super soldier's chest core.
The dark energy inside SS-01 didn't explode—it was completely devoured back into Ron's body. The super soldier dissolved into harmless ash, leaving nothing behind.
Miles away in his subterranean lair, Dr. Gero fell backward out of his chair in sheer terror, sweat pouring down his face as every monitor turned to static.
"A monster... he's an absolute monster!" Gero gasped, frantically slamming a red button to sever all signal feeds and trigger a deep-underground lockdown. "Seal the lab! Seal everything! We cannot step foot in the outside world until I build something far beyond human comprehension!"
Ron stood alone in the quiet valley, casually dusting off his dark suit.
"Man, Gero sure runs fast when he's scared," Ron chuckled, resting Gryphon back on his hip. "Guess I won't be seeing him for a while."
> [System Notification]
> Threat Neutralized! Primary Quest Completed.
> [New Template Unlocked!]
> Target Template: Kayden Break (Eleceed) — [Synchronization: 10%]
> Acquired Attributes: Electrokinesis, Force Control, Lightning Speed, Spatial Awareness.
>
A sudden surge of electrifying, golden-white energy coursed through Ron's nervous system. Sparks of brilliant lightning danced across his fingertips, popping with a sharp crackle.
"Whoa... Kayden Break!" Ron gasped, his eyes wide with excitement. "The ultimate lightning prodigy! Now this is stylish."
Later that evening, Ron sat cross-legged on top of a quiet peak in the Northern Mountains, experimenting with his new power.
Kayden's core ability was Force Control—a method of precisely modulating, breathing, and circulating internal energy through the body's pathways to generate devastating lightning output.
As Ron used his Frankenstein intellect to analyze how Kayden's Force Control operated, he noticed something fascinating.
He began breathing in rhythmic patterns, drawing energy from his core and circulating it through his pressure points. But instead of just creating electricity, the atmospheric life-force of the Dragon Ball world began responding to his breath.
A soft, golden-white aura—separate from his Haki and separate from his Dark Energy—began to swirl gently around his body.
"Wait a second..." Ron opened one eye, looking at the glowing, warm energy pulsing around his hands. "Force Control isn't just for electricity here... It's literally the exact same principle as controlling Ki!"
Because the universe of Eleceed relies on internal energy flow (Force Control), applying that exact same discipline to the Dragon Ball setting gave Ron an instant, natural shortcut to mastering Ki manipulation—without needing years of traditional training.
Ron raised a finger. Sparks of Kayden's golden lightning danced around a tiny, concentrated sphere of pure Ki floating above his palm.
"Haki for physical pressure, Frankenstein for dark magic, Kayden's lightning, and Ki manipulation..." Ron grinned mischievously, tossing the glowing energy orb into the night sky, where it detonated like a brilliant firework.
"Oh, the Z Fighters aren't gonna know what hit them."