The Saiyan of Namek
Chapter 6: Raijin Vs Frieza Round 1
Frieza leered at the Saiyan, his armour broken and cracked; it was the finest armour in the entire Frieza Force, and somehow this Saiyan was able to damage it; in an act of frustration; Frieza slammed his tail onto the ground.
"I have to hand it to you Monkey; you fight better than most of your kind when they still lived!"
Raijin stood ready; his knee's bent; his arms raised for block any incoming attack; the golden aura burning around his body; he'd never felt this kind of strength flowing through his veins.
Nail still laid on the ground; the hole on his chest healed thanks to his natural regeneration but he was too worn out and too beaten down to keep fighting.
Frieza spotting the shift in Raijin's eyes; seizing the moment and leaping forward for an attack; catching Raijin off-guard; spinning in the air and bringing his tail down on Raijin's head; landing the blow and sending Raijin across the ground.
Raijin brought his hands up; firing his Thunder Crash Cannon at Frieza; his ki blast arching through the air like a bolt of thunder; Frieza effortlessly dodged the bolts with his superior speed and agility.
Rocketing back at Raijin; Frieza slashing his nails at Raijin's face and cutting his cheek; backing away and gleefully admiring the Saiyan Blood staining his hand.
"Mm, despite this change in your energy; it seems you still cannot keep up with my speed" Frieza mocked, flicking away the blood on his hand; "such filthy monkey blood"
Raijin got up to his feet; his hands dusting off his once white clothes; now torn, dirty and damaged from his fights with Vegeta, Recoome and now Frieza; his own tail flicking behind him always present as a reminder he was not a native of Planet Namek.
"Why do you call me a monkey?" Raijin demanded; grabbing a hold on his own tail, flinching at his natural weakness.
"Why that's because that's what all Saiyans are! filthy monkeys that play in the mud and grovel before their betters; such as me!" Frieza gloated, gleefully recalling the once proud King Vegeta bowing down before him when his father King Cold retired and left his son to lead in his place.
Raijin had no idea what was making Frieza so gleeful but it was of no concern to him; he needed to counter; his eyes shifting to Nail again checking to see he was safe; Nail had rolled onto his back; trying to get up and help his friend.
Raijin charged at Frieza; his rage about the Namekian deaths brought about by the tyrant fuelling the fire burning within him; his fists raining down on Frieza in a vicious combo; all the while Frieza kept dodging and blocking.
"You should know Saiyan; while you are fighting at your obvious maximum power level; I am not even using half of my own!" Frieza mocked.
"YOU LIE!" Raijin shouted; though it was true; he was fighting at his maximum; and all he'd done was damage Frieza's armour; but he couldn't give up, he would never give up.
"Very well then Monkey; allow me to show you a taste of my power!" Frieza stood with his legs together, his tail curled; and his hands outstretched; Raijin and Nail though incapacitated could sense the terrifying power Frieza held.
Raijin prepared for the next attack; his guard up and watching Frieza for the next assault; he didn't even see Frieza move past him let alone feel the first attack; Frieza wrapped his tail around Raijin and pummelled a storm of fists into Raijin's stomach; each punch felt like being hit with steel balls.
Raijin fell backwards once he was released from the grip of Frieza's tail; his aura fading away; his body tiring from Frieza's brutal attacks.
Frieza smiled at Raijin; moving his arm and smacking Raijin to the ground, "and now to do away with you; filthy monkey!" Frieza's index finger pointed at Raijin's face; a reddish pink light lighting up his face; Raijin flinched and was suddenly pushed out of the way by somebody.
Opening his eyes; Raijin saw Nail had taken Frieza's attack for him; the Death Beam burning through Nail's chest; While Frieza look livid at the Namekian for pushing his target out of the way; making sure to finish his original opponent and firing several more of his Death Beam's into Nail for good measure.
Raijin opened his mouth to scream but no sound escaped his bloody lips; tears streaming down his dirty cheeks, scrambling over to his friend; needing to check for life signs; approaching his friend and being met by a slap from Frieza's tail.
"Oh, look at the pathetic monkey now, crying over his dead friend; how sad" Frieza mocked Raijin yet again; slapping him away from Nail every time Raijin tried to reach his friend.
Raijin finally made it to Nail; placing his fingers on Nail's neck; checking for a pulse, Frieza finally allowing him to go to his friend; not finding it funny anymore; Raijin listened for Nail's shallow breathing; gasping words into Raijin's ear; trying to give him a glimmer of hope for their people.
"Raijin… Lord Guru awakened Dende's powers… Dende has the Password and left to find the Earthlings… they can make their wishes to The Dragon" Nail gasped; smiling as the normally green skies began to turn black as night; even Frieza stopped and stared at the sky.
Raijin smiled, there was hope after all.
"Well Frieza, it seems you won't be getting your Wish after all" Raijin said, taking a chance to mock the tyrant.
"what do you mean? What did that Namekian tell you! TELL ME NOW MONKEY" Frieza demanded, stomping forward in his frustration and grabbing Raijin by his filthy torn tunic.
Raijin laughed in Frieza's face, "you see the sky, The Dragon has been Summoned; its only a matter of time before my friends wishes are made and you lose yours!"
Frieza's expression turned from confusion to outright rage; pushing Raijin back onto the ground who just kept laughing.
"This'll shut you up!" Frieza swept around and fired a Death Beam into Raijin; the beam seared through Raijin's left shoulder; the pain so intense it knocked him out.
Frieza scoffed at the fallen Saiyan; his dark pink aura flaring up for the first time during the fight and flying off to his Ship; leaving the near-dead Nail and the unconscious Raijin behind and their fight unfinished.