A/N: If anyone is interested, I have finally uploaded a third instalment of Divinity Unleashed on Ao3, so more TowaBlack sexual shenanigans.
Mira growled as he scarcely dodged Hatchiyack's colossal fist, although several Demons and even a few Tuffles weren't so lucky. The Demon Android fired his Galick Beam Cannon at the humongous target, but the beam barely fazed the Tuffle Machine, like it'd been nothing more than an irritating gnat.
"What is it doing? Why can't any of my attacks affect it?" Mira wondered, watching Hatchiyack get bombarded with multitudes and multitudes of energy waves, as the Demons sought to destroy the Tuffle Machine. "This creature must have a weakness…everything does!"
Demigra struck Hatchiyack with his Energy Jet, finally toppling the giant. The ground splintered from the impact, cracks widening like fault lines and Demigra followed up with the Seasoning Arrow, trying to destroy the Tuffle Machine while he could. The Time Breakers followed suit, all joining together to destroy the giant, although it left them vulnerable to the Tuffles. Hatchiyack bellowed as it rose, a rumble that shook the earth, and it leapt into the air to complete its Revenger Charge – curling into a ball, the titanic beast unleashed the Revenger Cannon, bathing the battlefield in emerald energy that obliterated anything caught in the path. Mira had flown out of the way in the nick of time, incensed that he'd nearly been killed by the Tuffle Machine, as Demons and Tuffle alike were vaporised by the power of the Gigantic Revenger Cannon.
"Hatchiyack, what are you doing?" Baby cried in astonishment, half of his own forces instantly wiped out by his bodyguard. "You fool, you've just weakened us!"
The Tuffle Machine simply roared triumphantly, ignoring the cries of its master, and it threw a punch at Demigra. The Demon Wizard dodged the fist, using his staff to fire energy blasts into the monster's face. Hatchiyack bellowed in annoyance and hurled a massive ki blast that narrowly missed Demigra by mere inches.
"Perhaps a higher power is needed," Demigra thought as he weaved through the air to avoid Hatchiyack's fists. "I detest taking on that form, but this beast is relentless."
"Hatchiyack, we are pressing forward!" Baby shouted at the colossus, the remainder of the Tuffle Army regrouping. "Go to the Demons base; we will destroy them at their own home!"
Hatchiyack rumbled in acknowledgement and launched into the air, as Baby and the remains of his fleet followed; shooting down any Demon stragglers they could as they left.
"No, we can't let them get to the Castle!" Demigra cried and he opened a wormhole. "On me! we must get there before they do!"
King Vegeta, Robelu and Gravy were amongst the remainder of the Time Breakers as they flocked to their commander and entered the wormhole, travelling through time and space towards the Demon Castle. Mira, meanwhile, surveyed the battlefield with a frown.
"Where is Towa?"
-X-
Towa felt embarrassed as she fixed her clothing and used her magic to erase the evidence of her arousal from the crotch of her pants, but her magic couldn't erase it from her system. Her heart was still pounding, although the lust was slowly fading from her mind. She felt foolish for almost giving in to Black once more, ruled by her damned hormones; hell, she could say she felt humiliated by the ordeal and that humiliation morphed into anger – she wanted him to suffer for having such a damn effect on her and she turned her attention to Black facing off against Demigra's secret project.
Wait…did the project just call Black 'Father'?
"I'm sorry; did you just call me 'Father'?" Black questioned. "I can assure you that I have only sired one child…and it's a girl…I think. I cannot be your father; you must be deluded."
"Denying it won't help you," Xicor grinned savagely. "I still aim to destroy you to prove my superiority…by doing so, I will prove that I am the greatest warrior to have ever graced the universe, such is my birth right!"
Black frowned for a moment, then tossed his head back in an uproar of laughter. "Oh my, what poor fool has been filling your head with nonsense, boy? I am not someone you can tangle with and hope to best – I am a god!"
Xicor sneered. "So you like to think, but you don't have the blood of the Kai running through your veins."
"No, but I have the soul and mind of one, so allow me to demonstrate my superiority."
He fired a Power Ball and Xicor vanished – Black dodged the punch and drove his fist into Xicor's gut. A punch to the face sent Xicor flying and Black chased after him, driving home another punch. However, Xicor grinned and Black frowned: were his strikes not having any effect or was this Saiyan simply a masochist? It didn't matter to Black at all, but it was a little unnerving to see a mortal enjoy getting attacked by a god. A punch to Xicor's chest hurled him into the sky and Black closed the gap, launching into a kick – Xicor blocked the blow and grinned sinisterly.
"My turn," he growled and he slammed a punch against Black's jaw.
Towa watched the battle, wondering if she should assist in any way, but this Xicor seemed to be handling himself quite well as he landed blows against Black's body. Still, a slight advantage wouldn't hurt and she raised her staff – and Mira appeared beside her.
"There you are," he cried. "I've been looking for-" he frowned as his nostrils flared and he looked to the battle, spotted Black and turned furious, raging eyes onto Towa. "He touched you again! You were consorting with him – I can smell him all over you!"
"Shut up!" Towa snapped. "I don't have time for your shit and I don't care for it right now. Why don't you take your frustrations out on Black instead of me? He's right there and he's distracted, so here's your opportunity, Mira!"
"The Tuffles annihilated our forces and are on their way to the Demon Castle – where the Dragonballs are. I came to find you to defend our home, but found you with the stench-"
"Stow it," she cut him off and opened a wormhole. "Black is wrapped up with Demigra's pet project and won't bother us; we need to deal with the Tuffles first. Focus your rage on that."
She stepped into the portal and the enraged Mira followed, steam literally blowing from his nose. At the same time, Xicor grinned as he punched Black in the face again. Growling, Black retaliated and Xicor ducked, punching him in the stomach and followed up with a kick to Black's ribs. The body thief floated out of reach, a hand to his injured ribs – he hadn't expected such power from a mortal, but perhaps the claims of Kai blood wasn't a lie, but even still, how could this mortal be strong enough to stand up and even hurt him?
"I'm impressed," Black growled, pushing himself past the pain and to use it as power instead. "Very few can measure up to me…but this is where your fun ends and mine begins. Kaio-ken times four!"
"What?" Xicor cried in disbelief and Black's Kaio-ken encrusted fist smashed into his face.
The white-haired Saiyan was blasted through the sky and Black pursued, landing another three blows – Xicor snarled and raised his hand, firing a green energy wave at close range – Black zipped around it and socked Xicor again, his speed and strength too much for the younger Saiyan. Another blow and another one – Xicor swung his fist in frustration, the powerful strikes slowly taking their toll on him, but Black dodged the punch with ease and drilled him in the solar plexus – Xicor gasped in agony, pain blossoming from the impact and Black followed up with a wheel kick that made Xicor feel like his jaw had been broken. Black never relented, pulverizing Xicor's torso with brutality and a smirk on his face – this boy was clearly nothing more than a pretender, attempting to claim relations as if that gave him purpose and stature – ha, what foolishness.
A kick to Xicor's gut gave the younger Saiyan some space and without hesitation, he cupped his hands to his side, swiftly charging and unleashing a Revenge Kamehameha – endowed with the Kaio-ken, Black blasted straight through the energy wave and cracked Xicor's jaw once more.
"But…I'm the strongest!" Xicor thought desperately as his 'father' smashed a fist into his ribs. "Mother said I am the strongest in the universe – how can I be bested by my father?"
An overhead blow smashed Xicor into the ground below and Black smirked with delight as he cupped his hands to his side, ready to purge this nuisance from the face of the universe.
"What a disappointment. It seems you are simply a mortal with delusions of grandeur; after all, if you were truly my son, you wouldn't be such a weakling," Black called out. "Now, it's time for you to perish, son."
Xicor pounded the ground in fury, enraged that his own strength wasn't enough; he should be defeating his father in battle, not the other way around. Everything his mother had told him while he was growing up felt like a lie, but Xicor squashed that thought; his mother wouldn't lie to him. She told him he was the strongest, that he was stronger than his own father and it was his strength alone that could bring balance to the universe and no one else's. Emotions surged and crashed against each other like a furious ocean and Xicor pushed himself to his feet – he had to defeat his father, it was the only way he could secure his future – the rage roiled beneath his skin, threatening to break loose as the ground beneath him cracked and splintered from his increasing power.
"Oh, someone is getting mad," Black cackled. "Ride on the wings of your frustration to the Other World – Kamehameha!"
The black energy wave gushed towards Xicor as he bellowed his fury, a crater growing beneath his feet as the dam wall crumbled under his flowing power and his aura turned gold – the Kamehameha slammed into him like a waterfall of energy and an explosion erupted – the smoke cleared and Black gasped in shock to see Xicor still standing, clearly unharmed – his hair (save for his 'devil horns') and eyebrows golden like his raging aura and his eyes emerald – and a savage grin spread across the younger Saiyan's face as the power of a Super Saiyan flowed through his body.
"Now it's my turn."
-X-
Towa and Mira returned to her laboratory to the sounds of a squalling baby and the former immediately went to her child, plucking her from Putine's arms, while Mira went to the tank that held the tiny foetus of his child. Eikyu calmed down as soon as she recognised her mother's familiar scent, although she wiggled restlessly for a moment.
"Are we under attack?" Putine asked.
"We will be soon," Towa replied. "I need you to assist Demigra; Baby broke through our defences and is on his way here. How are the Dragonballs coming along?"
"They are almost ready, but if Baby is coming like you say, then we may be just short of time."
"He won't get in," Mira stated, still staring at the tank. "He can try, but he will perish."
"Regardless, we have to make sure he perishes," Towa said. "Baby has lasted too long and cost us numerous times. If he so wishes to fall upon his sword, then we must help hold it for him."
"I'll make him regret ever turning against us."
"Good. Now go."
Mira turned and left without even a glance at Towa, which Putine noticed, but the urgency of the matter kept her from asking anything; instead, she followed after Mira, while Towa remained, Eikyu still in her arms. The baby looked at her mother with large, violet eyes and Towa returned a small, fond smile.
"We are living in a volatile time, little one, but you'll always be safe."
She used a variation of her Time Bullet, holding Eikyu within the protective bubble, and left the laboratory and the Castle, joining Demigra and the rest of the Time Breakers.
"He is there on the horizon," Demigra pointed out. "How much longer until the Dragonballs are ready?"
"We are almost there," Towa replied. "Perhaps you should pretty up if we're to stop them."
Demigra's lip curled at the minor insult, but he knew she had a point. "Only if you could actually fight instead of sucking face with your lover while valuable soldiers died."
"Only if you can actually keep a leash on your pet projects instead of losing control over them so they end up fighting my lover instead of helping us."
"Hmph, you're one to talk."
Towa would've retorted, but a Final Flash blazed through the air, aimed at the Castle. It struck the energy shield, which shook under the force, and Demigra spread his arms wide, his sceptre getting absorbed into his body as he finally transformed into his Giant Demon God form.
"About time you became useful," Towa smirked.
-X-
Black slammed into the side of a mountain, splintering his surroundings, and a kick punched him straight through the mountain and a second and a third. He flared his Kaio-ken aura and blazed forth with the aura-encrusted Aura Slide – Xicor easily dodged the blade and sank his fist into Black's gut, literally knocking the wind out of the body thief, leaving him surprised by Xicor's power. Xicor opened his hand, prepped a ki ball and blasted Black away.
"Damn this heathen!" Black growled. "With such a basic transformation, he has exceeded my own limits. This cannot continue; else everything I have planned will be ruined! Perhaps it is time I truly test my own limits and remind him who the strongest really is."
"What, no Super Saiyan transformation of your own?" Xicor sneered. "Mother told me that was how you defeated Frieza and now, you won't even use it. Scared you'll hurt me?"
"I don't need such a gaudy transformation to defeat you, boy."
"Oh, is that so? Settling for the technique of a lesser Kai instead? Whatever you think works better for you, old man, in the end, it will be pointless and the outcome will be the same: you will bow at my feet."
"Don't think for one minute you have me on the ropes. I'm not done yet. Kaio-ken times ten!"
His aura magnified with the power surge and Black fired several Power Balls, followed by a final, large energy sphere. Xicor lazily batted them aside with two fingers and flicked the last one back at his 'father'. It exploded against Black's chest and Xicor fired several ki blasts of his own to add to the pain. He then created a sword of green ki and stabbed it into the cloud of smoke – there was a shout of pain and the smoke cleared to reveal Black pierced through his right chest, the Kaio-ken extinguished.
"Mother said you were strong…maybe she was saying that to help me become stronger," Xicor said as he wiggled the sword, creating bursts of pain in Black. "Either way, you're weak, Father."
"Your mother is a foolish whore," Black growled, trying to ignore the pain pulsing in his body.
"You don't get to speak of her that way!" the younger Saiyan snarled as he ripped the sword away and slashed Black across the abdomen. A second, diagonal slash drew blood on Black's torso and flayed his grey tunic. "My mother is the Western Supreme Kai – you should show some respect!"
"I don't know who that is and your blabbering is giving me a headache – shut your mouth in the presence of a god!"
The Kaio-ken aura reappeared and Black launched at Xicor with the Aura Slide – Xicor twisted his body out of the way, grabbed Black's arm and used his momentum to hurl him towards the ground. Black slammed into the rocks with such force that it created a shallow crater around his body. Xicor sneered in disgust and launched the Revenge Kamehameha, burying Black deeper into the Earth's surface with the massive green energy wave. His body broken and bloodied, Black was struggling to cling to the bare shreds of consciousness – he had been defeated by a mortal and rage burned inside him along with humiliation.
Where did this mortal come from and how could he be so strong? Was it because he was Goku's offspring? That would make sense, given his innate strength compared to Goku's own vast power before Black stole his body. If only Black could reclaim his true power…
He was fading now and the rage simmered as the darkness closed in on him – Black relaxed his mind, trying to keep as calm as possible against the embers of rage; it had done nothing for him lately and perhaps a sense of tranquillity could be the way to locate any lost caches of power within his body.
"Finished already, old man?" Xicor sneered, hovering over the cavernous crater with his arms crossed over his chest. "How disappointing – Mother painted you as a powerful warrior, yet you were merely child's play. No wonder the universe is so weak; eradicating you is the first step to bringing balance back to the universe."
There was a spark of energy and Xicor frowned – what was his 'father' trying to do now? He had to move when the massive pillar of indigo-coloured fire burst up from the crater, incinerating the air and Xicor found himself parched from the close proximity. What was this power and why couldn't he sense it? What was this intense pressure he was feeling radiating from the flames?
The earth rumbled and Xicor glared intently into the crater, as Black rose up from the depths of the crust, wreathed in the indigo flames as they were absorbed into him, reforming into a blazing aura – his hair became refined and turned the same colour of his aura, his physique skinner than before and when he opened his eyes, they were enlarged and indigo, as the surface wounds healed with a flash of godly flames. Xicor stared in horror, jaw agape, as Black looked down on him.
"What – what is that?" Xicor cried, grappling to comprehend this new form. He couldn't sense Black at all, even though he was staring right at him, and the pressure bursting forth from Black threatened to overwhelm Xicor. "What are you? What have you done?!"
"I told you, I am a god," Black responded calmly, but with an uncompromising undertone. "And this is the power of a Super Saiyan God; my godly soul and this mortal body have ascended further together, allowing me to reclaim this lost power. I still have yet to return to my full potential, but this form alone is more than enough to handle an arrogant upstart like you. Send your mother my regards."
He vanished and Xicor was still left dazed; he felt a presence behind him, but it was too late – Black elbowed him in the back and Xicor saw stars bursting before his eyes. He couldn't breathe, couldn't move, couldn't do anything, the agony was all-consuming – even his mind was blank, unable to gather a single, coherent thought. The pain threatened to drown him, but Xicor struggled through the fog of agony, trying to regain his bearings. Black appeared in front of him and with a single punch to Xicor's face, he blasted the younger Saiyan across the landscape.
One mountain collapsed, two mountains, three, four, five – ten mountains were obliterated by Xicor's body as he finally came to a rest in an eleventh. He groaned and clapped a hand to his face, fighting against the swarm of darkness buzzing around his consciousness. He couldn't believe the sheer power his 'father' exuded – it terrified him, to witness a power as amazing as that – but he could not just roll over and submit to his 'father's strength, no, he had to beat him – but how?
Xicor gasped when Black appeared before him, a stern look on his face as his indigo aura blazed around him; that shock turned to fury and Xicor lunged, throwing a punch. Black dodged it easily, dodged the second punch and he lightly tapped Xicor on the chest, dropping him on his ass. Xicor snarled and flared his golden aura and tried again; Black casually backhanded him and a huge trench was shorn into the ground from Xicor's body. The younger Saiyan grimaced in pain, but he refused to surrender and he whirled around with his Revenge Spirit Sword; Black caught the energy blade and crushed it to smithereens. Xicor gasped and attempted a Revenge Kamehameha; Black moved with blinding speed and landed a crushing blow to Xicor's chest that once again blasted the air from his lungs and left him caught of a web of pain. He fell to his knees, but Black caught him with a single finger under his chin and easily lifted Xicor up, suspending him off the ground.
"Normally, I would kill you, since you are a mortal who pushed me to this form and that kind of power I cannot allow to live," Black spoke coolly, his finger still under Xicor's chin…not that the younger Saiyan would dare do anything. "But you are the son of a god and while an abomination like you should again perish, I have an offer to make you instead…unless you want to keep fighting and greet death at my hands, in which case, I will happily oblige. So, Xicor, what is your decision?"
Xicor grappled with his decision, but ultimately, he powered down to his base form. "I'm listening."
-X-
The gigantic Hatchiyack bellowed as it slammed its fist against the shield, creating a web of cracks with the impact. From behind the safety of the shield, Demigra led the Time Breakers into picking off the remainders of the Tuffles. Baby snarled in frustration, both from watching his forces get picked off without any offensive of their own and that he'd lost half of his army due to Hatchiyack's foolishness. He had an opportunity to destroy the Demons and his bodyguard had majorly fucked up in the process; of course, Baby didn't expect much intelligence from a brutish monster, but it was still infuriating.
"Take it down!" he roared at his soldiers as they blasted the shield to no avail. "Damn it!"
"Having some problems, Baby?" Towa cackled from the safety of the shield. She released a multi-beam stream of dark energy from her staff, increasing the power of the Time Breakers. Their efficiency at sniping the Machine Mutants doubled from the dark energy increase, which served to aggravate Baby even further.
"Fuck this," he grumbled and gained some altitude to start preparing the Revenge Death Ball once more.
Towa saw this and bombarded Baby with a series of ki blasts; he resisted them, focusing his effort on his ultimate attack, as Oren and Kamin swerved in front of him to act as defence, while Hatchiyack continued pounding at the shield, despite the efforts of the Time Breakers to stop the Machine. Finally, Demigra ventured from the safety of the shield and slammed into Hatchiyack with his Energy Jet, causing the Tuffle Machine to bellow as it stumbled from the impact and collapsed to its knees.
"No!" Baby cried. "Children, stop him!"
Oren and Kamin shot towards Demigra, pelting him with ki blasts, and with a wave of his hand, Demigra sent the twins flying. Hatchiyack was slowly rising, but the Demon Wizard slammed into the Machine again, intent on keeping it down. Baby growled in frustration, completed the Revenge Death Ball and hurled it. The energy shield sizzled when the attack collided with it and Baby shouted as he exerted a fraction of his power; the shield resisted, but ultimately disintegrated.
"Now's our chance, Tuffles! Destroy the Demons!"
"You'll need all the luck you can get to achieve that," Towa said; the distraction worked and King Vegeta blindsided Baby, pressing a ki blast to his face.
Oren and Kamin launched a simultaneous assault upon Towa as a result, although Putine swiftly came to her aid, barraging Kamin with her ice magic, leaving Towa in a one-on-one against Oren.
"Aren't you an interesting specimen?" the Time Witch mused as she deflected his strikes. "I wonder if I could make some use from you."
Oren smirked. "Is talking your compensation for such weak fighting skills? I'm not even trying."
She bristled and fired an energy blast from her staff; he laughed as he dodged it. Meanwhile, Kamin nailed Putine in the head with a kick, dropping the ice sorceress, and the Tuffle joined her twin brother by striking Towa in the back with an elbow strike.
"Don't bother exerting yourself, sister," Oren said. "This one isn't worth the effort."
He yelped when Mira grabbed him in a full-nelson hold and Towa hit Kamin with a Time Bullet, putting the hurt on the Tuffle. Mira was suddenly forced to let Oren go due to a kidney shot from Hit and Oren laughed as he blasted the Demon Android. Mira snarled and got struck again by Hit, as Towa danced around Kamin's punches and levelled her with a kick to the stomach.
Black and Xicor appeared, the former still in his Super Saiyan God form, the latter a Super Saiyan, and the Saiyan-Kai grinned at the battlefield below. "You see, boy, the violent mortals waging war? They are beneath us, a pestilence upon the universe and it is our duty to see them erased. Show me how it's done. Show them the true power in the universe."
"Very well, but do you want me to spare her?" Xicor asked, pointing at Towa. "You two seem close."
Black glared at him. "If you're going to be insufferable yourself, I'll take back my offer of sparing you."
"Just making sure," the younger Saiyan said and he fired off a Revenge Kamehameha.
"What the hell?" Towa cried, seeing Black's transformed state and she quickly flew out of range of the Revenge Kamehameha.
Mira was among the casualties of Time Breakers and Tuffles caught in the energy wave, while Hit managed to use a Time Skip to avoid the blast, leaving Demigra shocked at Xicor's allegiance.
"But how? You were under my spell!" he cried.
Xicor sneered. "I am the son of a god. Your magic could never work on me. I only pretended to be under your spell in order to get close to my father. We've talked it out and now we've decided that each and every single one of you mortals needs to die in order to allow the universe to blossom."
"Oh great," Towa muttered. "Black Junior."
At that moment, Dende completed the creation of the Dark Dragonballs and they flashed with a brilliant light as they rose up and suddenly shot out from the Castle, stretching across the sky in all directions and vanishing beyond the horizon. Black watched them go, intrigued by them, and just as he decided to annihilate the mortals before searching for the Dragonballs, he witnessed Mechikabura hobbling out of the Castle.
"Who is that crusty raisin?"
Mechikabura observed everyone before him with a wide smile, unfazed by their power levels, even Super Saiyan God Goku Black. There was a sense of eerie stillness that had befallen the battlefield, everyone watching the Demon Emperor for whatever he planned to do; even Black was unsure of what to make of the elderly Demon, for while he looked frail, Black could detect the well of energy that made even him feel nervous.
"Hit," Baby finally ordered. "Kill the old man."
Hit hesitated for a moment, but then he shot at Mechikabura and Time-Skipped, then struck the Demon Emperor dead in the heart with a Flash Fist Crush. On any other being, that would have instantly killed the recipient, but Mechikabura simply fixed Hit with that calm, sinister smile. The assassin suddenly felt extremely nervous as the Demon Emperor raised his hand – and with a simple energy wave at point-blank range, he obliterated Hit, leaving nothing behind of the assassin.