The screen flickered with orange energy as Goku powered up in the gravity chamber. One hundred times Earth's gravity pressed against his body, turning each breath into a battle. Most warriors would break. But not Goku. He smiled and increased the intensity.

He'd already defeated Frieza, the universe's most feared tyrant. He could have rested on that victory forever. Instead, he went back to training.

"Even the strongest must keep pushing," he'd say with sweat streaming down his face as he threw punch after devastating punch at invisible opponents. The victory meant nothing compared to the path itself.