99 I want to rule (1/2)

”Are you sure, Broly?” Alea suddenly asked.

”About what?”

”To wipe them out, if we kill them now it would do us really no good. Other that they attacked us with a few soldiers, they haven't gone all in for a war. Maybe we can come to another conclusion?”

”You can't be serious. They only used these few 'soldiers', because they were the strongest, they had. After their first attack, they must have noticed that the average of us is far stronger than theirs. It also seems there aren't too many of them, meaning if they went all out, they would suffer far more casualties or even lose the war completely. The only reason they only sent out their elites was because they were confident that those would return, besides by targeting the gravity rooms, it showed that they plan to use them. They probably want to train their soldiers with it.”

”Yes, that may be true, but for them we are invaders. They only want to protect their home.”

”Tell me Aize, Taro had any of our soldiers contact with one of them before they attacked?” Broly turned towards the two.

”No, Sir. We were attacked without prior notice.” Aize reported while Taro confirmed with a nod.

”Alea. They were ignorant of our existence and yet attacked and stole our supplies. What if we were just here for resupplying, our fuel ran out or were just here to explore this planet? They were hostile the moment we got here without knowing our purpose.”

”But-”

”Alea, just say it. Why are you hesitating?” While the two were talking the others were listening as well. Gine and Daz had quietly joined them as well. The atmosphere was so thick one could practically cut it with a knife. The others were tense, since this was the first time someone questioned his orders and they didn't know how he would react. Previously as a King, he had only ordered them to create a base on this planet, which they didn't accomplish satisfactorily. It was a new situation, but it would severely dictate how they talk to him when he was just Broly or when he was acting as their King.

”I- I. King Broly, I never was on planet Vegeta and was brought up with caring parents. On Perditus we didn't go around and kill others carelessly because of conflicts. We had tried to establish alliances with other races. It was difficult with our race's temperament, but we still tried, and we succeeded. The other races may have feared us in the beginning, but in the end, we have gathered not only allies but friends. Many races started to respect us not out of fear but what good we accomplished with this strength. To exterminate a whole race because we had a conflict with them seems too hasty and cold. We have survived on Perditus until you arrived because we had relied on others. We grew stronger but if-if we wipe them out now, I feel like we would revert back to what we were. Warmongers, who can't do anything but destroy…”

Broly looked straight ahead at the entrance of the natives' base as he thought about it, before he spoke out.

”Saiyans are innate warriors, who strive for battle, for a challenge. I don't think if the other races from Perditus were left out of the equations that we would have died out. Saiyans naturally grow from pressure. The reason we used to be so weak was because we only attacked planets, we were able to conquer. That said, it would align for us to exterminate them, considering our nature.

Of course, that wasn't why I want them dead. The reason I wanted them dead was because it would be bothersome. They hadn't welcomed us in the past, and probably won't in the future. It is the most cost-efficient to take them out now before they gained strength and rebelled against us. It seems like I feared that they would become a threat to the empire, I wanted to establish…”

No one said anything. Even the other 300 Saiyans became quiet as they sensed the atmosphere.

Broly looked at his palm before closing it to a fist. He turned around and looked at the Saiyans waiting for his orders.

”Everyone! I have gathered you here for a war, but I have to disappoint you. This will be a subjugation! Capture them alive!”

”Ahu!” The crowd screamed at the same time and stormed the entrance en masse.

Gine, Cana and Alea sighed out in relief, while Taro and Aize were expressionless. Zangya frowned but didn't say anything. Daz suddenly approached him.

”Are you sure about this? Even if we spare them and try to show them our goodwill, they will be out for blood in the future. They will only see us as invaders, who robbed them from their planet.”