So, here is the penultimate chapter of this story. My longest story and oh wow has it taken a long time to get here. This was originally going to be one chapter, but I decided not to end on a really long chapter and found it worked better split in two. ENJOY!

Chapter 25: Killer Instinct – Part 1

The space was empty. Blank. For as far as the eye could see there was absolutely nothing. But that wasn't Noca's focus right now, for standing right in front of him was, none other than, his Grandfather, Cilu. Noca was very questioning about what was going on, but none of the words came out. He knew there must be a reason for this, but considering what his last memories were before coming to this place…he was rather sceptical.

"I suppose you're wondering where you are?" Cilu questioned as he placed a hand on Noca's shoulder. Noca looked at the hand and then back up at his Grandfather.

"Am I dead?" Noca asked, he really didn't want that to be the case. Not again.

"No, I need to tell you something," Cilu said in a calm, but quite disappointed voice. "I shouldn't have kept it from you, but…the enemy you're fighting…it is Vernege…my Son."

Noca stepped back in surprise, but something clicked in his head and told him that he was stupid for not noticing it before. He couldn't say he wasn't annoyed that no one had bothered to tell him Vernege was even still alive, but there were so many questions on his mind that it just completely slipped.

"If I'm not dead then what is this place?" Noca asked, ignoring that previous reveal.

"You're in your own head. Supreme Kai granted me this chance so I could inform you about Vernege," Cilu cleared up. "I really should have told you this when you were in Other World, but…"

"Yeah, you should have. If my…well, my uncle…was alive all this time and now he's here to kill me…why didn't you tell me?" Noca questioned in a very angered and impatient tone.

"I understand your annoyance with me, but let me speak," Cilu cleared his throat and prepared for it. "Obviously you now realise it was Vernege that ordered Tenura to kill your mother and you, but that's not all."

Cilu took a break, but Noca didn't really have time for that.

"Vernege…he killed me…and Daisy," Cilu said calmly, dropping another big reveal.

"Wait…your son…killed you, why?" Noca questioned further.

Cilu stopped and looked away from Noca. He was clearly affected by this and didn't really want to talk about it, but Noca had every right to know the truth.

"I don't know, but all he told me…was that it was revenge…"

"Who's revenge?" Noca asked. Cilu looked up to him and looked like he himself was questioning that.

"I don't know…but…it certainly wasn't his own…"

"You think he was ordered?" Noca still had plenty of questions.

"Perhaps…but that's for you to find out. You need to get back out there and fight him. Beat him…and find out what happened after…after we left Planet Vegeta…" Cilu was definitely affected by this event. After all, it was the event where his previous lover and Father were killed. Hell, for years he had believed his son had been killed by the same event. Turns out that was the case…from a certain point of view.

Noca was going to ask some more questions about what had happened on that day, but then he noticed something shocking. His life force was rapidly slipping away. He was feeling really weak and didn't know what to do. He was struggling to breath as his body seemed to be dragging itself back to reality.

"What…what do I do?" Noca asked, he was getting rather panicked.

"You need to fight. You need to find out the truth behind those murders. Pan is looking for you, you need to call for her and she will come," Cilu said as he took a hold of Noca's shoulders. He was being very serious about this. "You…you will have to kill Vernege."

Noca looked up at Cilu in shock and the looked away, shaking his head in disbelief.

"I…I can't…"

"Noca, you must. He is far to corrupted…there is no way he can go back to being the same. Think about how long he has been this way."

Noca was trying to process everything, but he wasn't getting any more time. The whole strange realm he was in started to fade away. Cilu was moving into the distance and repeating his orders one more time.

"Return to the fight…find out the truth…Kill Vernege…make things right."

Noca accepted this knowledge and closed his eyes.

Noca started to realise he was no longer trapped in the void when everything around him became suddenly solid. He opened his eyes and realised that he was in quite a dark place. There was only a little bit of light shining through, but at least he knew that the surface was nearby. He could feel his power draining and then the sudden appearance of a huge pain in his chest. Noca winced in pain and looked towards his chest. The Gi he was wearing was pretty damaged with only half the shirt remaining and half of one leg shredded off the bottoms. That wasn't the worst of it though.

Noca's clothes weren't the only thing shredded up. Due to the strong attack Vernege had unleashed, Noca's body had been cut up quite a bit and there was also a hole through his chest.

…

Oh right…the hole in his chest. The source of all that pain and much of the blood covering him. Noca realised this wasn't good and he really needed to get out of this. He remembered what Cilu had told him. Pan was looking for him and the teen Saiyan needed to act on this and find whatever power he had remaining and call out for his girlfriend. Noca closed his eyes and dug down deep inside. He was searching as best as he could to find just that little bit of power. No matter how much it was…even if it's just a little bit. Pan will find him.

The power started to rise, but Noca realised it was all he had left and that was going to create a bit of a problem, but he had faith in Pan. Noca's power spiked and he fell unconscious once again.

Pan, still searching, felt a little bit of that spike and turned around to face the direction it was emanating from. She didn't bother to stop and think about it, she just broke into a run and followed her senses. She finally realised she was getting very close, but had to come to a quick stop when she almost fell through a massive hole in the ground. It was a very shocking discovery and it forced her to fall back to the ground. She took a deep breath after that close call and tried to grab onto that low power she was feeling, but it was much harder now. She cursed and punched the ground. She stood up and looked down into the hole for a quick glimpse. She saw that it lead into the underground railway system, even though it was clearly out of order right now. Pan was about to turn around, but then that little bit of power grabbed onto her once more.

The teen stopped and embraced that power for a second. It was slowly disappearing, but it was obvious to her…it belonged to Noca. And she could tell where it was…it was nearby, it…it was behind her. She turned around and walked to the edge of the hole and looked around at the other side of it. He must've been in that direction. Pan lifted off the ground and started to head that way, but then something came to her.

She didn't know why, but she found herself looking down into the hole. Something was telling her to go down there. It looked really dangerous, but it might just be worth it. Pan started to descend slowly. On her way down things were creaking and bits of rubble would drop and echo through the tunnels. As she went further down she noticed that bits of damaged track were sticking out and she thought she could spot a small bit of fabric on one of them. She moved towards it and looked at the fabric. Upon holding it up to the light she noticed it was blue and had some blood stains on it.

It took a moment, but then she remembered who wore a blue Gi.

"Noca…" She whispered to herself as she focussed on that weak power and started to head further down. She was moving fast now, but somehow she had complete trust that her body would find where she needed to go. She knew she was near. Pan stopped abruptly and started to look around and that was when she spotted it…him. She rushed to his side and moved a little, but then noticed the hole in his chest and all the blood.

It was too much for the girl and she had to look away for a second, but knew Noca would need help out of here. At least Piccolo was here to heal him, but Pan wouldn't be able to lift Noca out of here. She needed the Namekian now. She yelled as loudly as she could for the wise Green warrior to hear and she raised her power at the same time, just in case.

Piccolo's immense hearing was enough to tell him Pan needed him, but the rise in power would give him the directions he needed. The Namekian charged off rapidly, knowing that Pan must've found Noca. He made it to that location and descended down into the hole. He spotted Pan beside a very battered looking Noca and quick lifted the boy up and flew back out of the hole with Pan following suit. Piccolo put Noca on the ground as soon as he got out. He held his hand over Noca's body and closed his eyes and he began to assess the damage. Pan dropped to her knees beside Noca and held his hand.

She was terrified of the state Noca was in and didn't want to be looking, but she couldn't turn away. Piccolo found the problem and his eyes snapped open.

"His heart has slowed right down…" Piccolo exclaimed as he began the process of healing. The scars on Noca's body began to heal, as did the one in chest, but it didn't look like it would heal all the way. Even though Noca's damages were all healing Piccolo didn't feel any changes with the boy's heart and that was definitely a frustrating part of this. He was pouring a lot of energy into helping the boy, but it just wasn't doing very well. Noca's life force started to slip some more and Pan could sense that.

"Piccolo, what's going on?" She asked in a very terrified tone. Piccolo looked up at the girl and had no idea what he should say to her. He could see the pure sadness in her eyes and it just made him feel like a failure. He continued to pour lots more power into helping the boy, but it was only doing damage to Piccolo now. Pan wasn't going to give up and something told her to act on it. She gripped onto Noca's hand with both of hers and started to power up as best she could.

Her aura flared up and her hair began to wave in the air. Piccolo took one brief look at the girl again, but noticed something out of the ordinary and looked back. He aura was shaking around violently and to top it off…it was Gold. Pan was tapping into her true Saiyan power so that she could save Noca. Piccolo couldn't help to think about the possibility of Pan becoming a Super Saiyan, but with how much power she was using…it was extremely likely. This power would surely help speed up the process…unless there really was no hope.

Back inside his head, Noca was visited by yet another voice. This one was not as gruff as Cilu's. It was actually soft and clearly belonged to a male. Noca was confused but the voice was there to give him advice.

"Noca…take her energy…it will help you regain yours…" The voice. Noca didn't understand. He didn't trust this new voice. "The link you share is the key to your survival. Not just today…but for all eternity."

Those words shocked Noca into opening his eyes and he noticed he was back in the void that was this part of his mind. There in front of him…wasn't Cilu…it was a cloaked white figure. There was a powerful flash of light and then Noca could feel energy flooding through him. It was Pan's.

Pan could finally feel her power finally transferring to Noca and this soon started to affect the girl. She was feeling rather drained and a little faint. It was a strange feeling, but that was just how much power Noca needed to help restore his own energy. Piccolo was in the same state, considering his healing capabilities were needed right now, he too was using a lot of energy and the effects were clear on the Namekian. Both of them realised the process was complete and they were feeling extremely exhausted now. Noca's entire body was shining with a bright white aura, just showing the power was finally flowing through him. He was healed.

Noca's eyes shot open and as they did the energy exploded from within him. The power was enough to knock Piccolo and Pan away with quite some force. The two of them rolled back and struggled to steady themselves, but they were ok. Pan looked back to her boyfriend as he began to rise from the ground with all that power still raging around his body. The aura was now golden and Noca's hair was waving in the air. There wasn't a colour change yet, so he wasn't a Super Saiyan right now.

Noca embraced all of the energy and accepted that it was now his. It wasn't just the energy he received from Pan, but this was part of his Saiyan power-up. He was clearly brought to the brink of death…his power-up would have some exponential effects due to that. The boy descended to the ground once more and fell to his knees. Both Pan and Piccolo were back to their feet, but neither of them walked to him. Noca held his hands out in front of him and looked at them as he took control of his power and reduced his aura. He was thrilled with what he was now capable of and his confidence was at an all time high.

Just when he was starting to get excited, Noca felt a huge dip in someone's power…it was Vegeta. Noca looked up and in the direction that Vegeta was located. He was fighting Vernege, and he was going to lose. Noca stood up and muttered to himself.

"I need to go…"

Both Piccolo and Pan managed to hear him and the girl was always going to have something to say.

"Wait!" She yelled as she ran over to her, now fully restored, boyfriend. Pan grabbed onto his arm, but as she did her senses kicked into play and she could feel all that power running through his body…but on top of that…she could feel his full concentration and control. Pan looked up into his eyes.

"Where are you going?" The only words that escaped from her mouth. Noca looked down at her and he had a look of such determination.

"To finish this…" He uttered in a low, angered voice. The boy turned away, his Ki flared up around him once more, he flashed Super Saiyan and then blasted off. He was ready for this fight…and he was going to win.

The other two stayed there for a second, but then looked at each other. Piccolo could tell Pan was going to follow Noca and that meant she would be in a dangerous situation. He had to go with her. Piccolo nodded and then Pan turned around and blasted off. Piccolo followed behind, but he still had a thought in his head.

"Pan showed so much power back there…could she…could she become a Super Saiyan?"

Vegeta was having a torrid time in this fight and it just couldn't be helped. He was already powered up to the max, but Vernege had shown that wherever his power was coming from, there was still a lot of it left. He just didn't look like tiring and that meant Vegeta was bound to lose this sooner or later. Vegeta could hardly stand anymore. He fell to one knee in front of Vernege, but the Demon Powered Saiyan wasn't letting the Prince have any rest.

Vernege swung his right leg around and struck his foot against Vegeta's jaw, sending the Prince powering into a few rocks. Vegeta crashed through and as he tried to pull himself out, Vernege dropped in and started punching the Prince in the face a few times. The Demon Saiyan pulled Vegeta out of the rocks and dragged him along the ground. When he came to an open space, Vernege threw Vegeta in front of him and let him lay there.

"Vegeta, this has to happen. I successfully defeated the boy…now you're my new target," Vernege stated as he slowly walked towards Vegeta. The Prince was slowly getting back to his feet, but the Demon Saiyan wasn't letting that happen. He grabbed onto the front of Vegeta's armour and then stamped on the Prince's leg. The cracking sound that followed wasn't pleasant. Vegeta yelled out in pain as Vernege broken his right leg. Vegeta feel back to the ground, but started trying to drag himself away. Vernege watched the sight for a little bit because it amused him.

"I'm going to annihilate any remaining Saiyan," Vernege stated with amusement still in his voice. Vegeta didn't like the sound of that.

"If you're the only Saiyan…how can you rebuild…how can our race live on?" Vegeta questioned while still feeling that pain in his leg.

"That's the point Vegeta…we won't rebuild, we won't live on," Vernege responded. Vegeta was very confused by this and was curious to know Vernege's reasoning. "My Master has promised me eternal life…I'll be the only living Saiyan."

Vegeta took those words in and he didn't like hearing any of it. And he wouldn't put up with it. The Prince spun onto his back and fired a Ki blast towards Vernege, but the Demon Saiyan easily knocked the attack away and rapidly charge forward. He swung his leg forwards and kicked Vegeta right in the face. The Prince lifted from the ground and flew back and landed against some more rocks. As he struck down, Vegeta landed on his leg and let out a very pained yelp. Vernege chuckled at the sound of Vegeta's pain, but the Prince wasn't going to stop trying to fight back.

Vernege continued to head towards the Prince, but Vegeta was still trying his best to move. Despite having a broken leg, the Prince wasn't one to give in so easily. He rolled over and fell away from the rocks. He hit the ground hard, but that didn't stop him from attempting to pull up to his feet once more. He wasn't going to make it, but he didn't want to stop trying. Vernege just sighed.

"This is too painful to watch," The Demon Saiyan was about to turn away but at the last second he turned back and threw a Ki blast towards Vegeta. The Prince didn't raise his guard, nor did he turn away from the attack. He just stared right at it. The blast crashed into him and then detonated sending the Prince flying into the air once again.

Vegeta felt himself dropping to the ground again, but he suddenly stopped short. He looked down and saw that he was stationary in the air. The Prince looked up and saw that Vernege was the one to catch him.

"I was going to let you suffer for a bit…but I think I'll just end it," Vernege stated as he tossed Vegeta into the air a little and then fired a strong punch into the Saiyan's gut. That impact propelled Vegeta back towards the ground and a fierce pace. The Prince smashed down and rolled away a little, but he was still putting effort into trying to move. It was useless. Vegeta was in so much pain that he just couldn't do it. He managed to look in Vernege's direction and watched the Demon Saiyan touch back down.

"So…this might just be it…" Vegeta tried sensing for Gohan and Uub, but both were still unavailable. It was a shame, but they had all been bested.

Vernege held his arm up and had his aim focussed on the weakened Prince. He was going to fire one last attack and destroy Vegeta. He would finally do it. The end of the Saiyan race was nigh…

Vernege fired the attack and as it thundered towards Vegeta, the Prince could only close his eyes…ready to embrace death. The blast closed in and…

There was a large explosion, but Vegeta could tell that it certainly hadn't struck him. He opened his eyes and looked up to see someone he wasn't expecting right now. The smoke of the blast cleared and standing there…still in his shredded clothes…still covered in blood and some slight scarring…

"N…Noca?" Vegeta uttered in a questioning voice. A small smirk appeared over the Prince's face, but he was close to falling unconscious. Vernege was probably more shocked than Vegeta. He was staring at the boy with a look that was half-surprise and half-rage. His mouth was half open and he trying to find the correct words, but nothing was coming. Noca had a look of rage focused on the Demon Saiyan, but right now he had to make sure Vegeta and the others were ok. He turned around and lifted Vegeta up. He moved him to a safe distance and then used Instant Transmission to get to Gohan's side.

The Demi-Saiyan was looking ok now, but was definitely injured. Gohan set him down next to Vegeta and then Uub was his last target. He had done the same thing and all three fighters were in a safe position, but they weren't going to recover unless they had some help. Noca could sense that the help he required was on its way, but unfortunately Pan on her way as well. Noca just wanted her to be safe.

"H…How?" That was all Vernege could uttered as he kept his stare fixed upon Noca. He was enraged by what he was seeing, but it was as if his mind hadn't realised it yet. Noca looked to the sky as Piccolo and Pan suddenly became visible. Angered by more survivors Vernege seemed to snap and sent a barrage of Ki blasts in their direction.

Noca easily phased and appeared in front of them all, swatting them away with ease. Vernege was crushed by that sight. Noca didn't stand a chance against him earlier and there he was defending his attacks without breaking a sweat. Vernege was far too confused.

Again, all he could say was "How?"

"Piccolo, heal the others," Noca instructed the Namekian. Piccolo moved to them without being asked again, but Pan stayed behind Noca.

"Pan…" Noca uttered as he turned around to face her properly, "Get to safety, I don't want you getting hurt…again."

Pan stared into her Boyfriend's eyes and could see that he was being extremely serious about this. She didn't want to just hide away, but what Noca was saying was true. She would just get hurt. The girl moved into Noca really quickly and pressed her lips against his. Noca placed his hands on Pan's waist, but pushed her away sooner than he would've liked to. She seemed very disappointed, but so did Noca.

"I need to do this, Pan," Noca said softly, "Please."

Pan nodded and smiled weakly before rushing to Piccolo's side to check on her Father. Noca watched her and let a weak smile of his own form on his face, but he then thought about what he was about to do and let's say…Noca felt just a little bit nervous, but not in his abilities. The teen turned around and looked down at Vernege. The Demon Saiyan was still staring up at Noca and was looking rather shocked. Noca took a deep breath and descended to the ground.

The more he had Vernege in his sight, the more Noca's rage began to rise. This man had ordered the attack on his Mother, he Killed his own Father and Daisy…but he was apparently working for someone else. Noca thought the mystery of why his Mother was killed had been settled with Tenura, but upon meeting his Father and the information from Cilu…the case was thrown open once again. Would Noca ever get the closure that he craved?

Noca slowly descended to the ground. When he touched down he turned to completely face Vernege, but the two were still standing about 20 metres apart. The Demon Powered Saiyan was still looking rather miffed by what he was witnessing, but the reaction just wasn't surfacing. First, Noca was still alive. Secondly, he managed to easily block all of his blasts without any trouble. Who was this kid? Vernege was finally starting to realise why Tenura had a hard time, but he quickly pushed those thoughts from his head, believing he will always be stronger than Tenura ever was.

The two Saiyan continued to stared at each other, but Vernege's concentration had been broken and it was certainly going to affect the way things would go in this fight. Vernege shook his head and took a couple of breaths to get himself focused once again. He looked up at Noca and believed he was ready to fight, no matter how strong Noca might be. Vernege still had a lot of power backing him, plus he had experience on his side. Vernege was about to say something to Noca, but the teen interrupted.

"Leave," Noca said in a commanding tone. Vernege scoffed and shook his head, but Noca wasn't the slightest bit concerned with Vernege's response, "Leave…or die."

Those words certainly resonated with Vernege. He looked back at Noca and his entire composure appeared to change. Noca had spoken with such confidence and threat that Vernege couldn't help but take the words with the slightest bit of seriousness. Upon seeing the look in Noca's eyes, Vernege knew the boy really thought he could back up his words.

Vernege started chuckling and that soon transitioned into full on laughter. He wasn't about to be told what to do by an insignificant teenager.

"I'm not leaving this planet until I've finished my mission," Vernege stated confidently as he stared at Noca with a smirk on his face. Noca looked away briefly and then back to his opponent.

"Die, then."

Noca phased forward immediately with sheer intensity and appeared right in front of Vernege. The Demon Saiyan had no time to prepare for any incoming attacks as Noca fired his knee up into Vernege's chin with a lot of power. The Demon Saiyan was sent soaring back through the air just mere inches from the ground. The teen wasn't planning on holding anything back and phased once more. He appeared in the location Vernege would soon be and was ready and waiting to attack. Vernege was nearly there so Noca made his move and clenched his fists together as if holding a bat and he smashed them into Vernege's chest, crashing him into the ground below.

Vernege instantly bounced back up, but Noca was ready with the next attack and thumped his fist down into the Demon Saiyan's gut, pounding him back into the ground again. As soon as the Demon Powered Saiyan was back on the ground and finally getting the chance to lay flat, Noca was already picking him up by the front of his outfit. The intensity still in his eyes and the fire in his soul, Noca took one look at the monster responsible for so much pain and knew the man deserved no mercy.

Noca lifted the Demon Saiyan to eye level and with an almighty crash, thundered a strong fist into Vernege's face and let go of the front of his uniform at the same time. The strength in that punch had been enough to send Vernege flying back through the air. Noca took a second to himself, but was already prepared to carry on with his offensive strategy and fired towards the evil Saiyan with explosive pace. The teen grabbed the front of Vernege's uniform once more, but this time with both hand, and this time…he smashed his own forehead into the Saiyan's face. Noca then let go of the Demon Saiyan, but before Vernege even had the chance to move or drop to the ground, Noca swiftly performed a spinning kick and sent his opponent soaring back into some rather large rocks.

Noca watched as Vernege flew through the rocks and crashed to an abrupt halt. He couldn't shake the thoughts of everything he had done or had been a part of. So many people were dead because of Vernege and Noca hated that. He was avenging all the people that had been affected by Vernege's actions and he was doing it with his full power and determination. Noca's power built up and in anger he threw a powerful Ki blast towards the Vernege. The blast crashed down into the rocks where Vernege lay and exploded immediately upon impact.

The Demon Saiyan was thrown away by the power of the explosion and landed on the ground with a thud and rolled away in pain. Noca spotted his opponent through the smoke and fired in to continue with his all out attack. The Saiyan shot through the smoke and upon reaching Vernege's side Noca sent a powerful right footed kick into the Demon Saiyan's head and managed to get his foot underneath so he could lift his opponent into the air.

Vernege ascended into the air at a scintillating pace and Noca made sure to follow after him. He moved faster than Vernege so that he could rise above the Demon Saiyan and smash his fists down in a hammering motion. The fist crashed into Vernege's body and the Evil Saiyan was once again sent firing down towards the hard ground. Vernege was losing control, but he needed to do something quick to change things otherwise he was going to become trapped in this attack.

Noca phased to the ground and waited for the moment that Vernege would finally come down. Once the Demon Saiyan reached the ideal position Noca lifted up and performed a powerful sideways volley kick that cracked into Vernege's body and sent the Demon Saiyan flying across the ground once more. Vernege struck the ground and slid across it, digging into the dirt a little bit at the same time. He eventually came to a halt, but Noca was once again moving towards him. The teen was feeling just a bit tired from how much speed and power he was putting into all these efforts, but that didn't stop him. Noca just walked towards the currently squirming Vernege, knowing that he was still firmly in the driver's seat.

The teen made it to Vernege's position and immediately reached down to grab the Demon Saiyan by the front of his outfit once more. Noca had used his left hand for this, leaving his right hand free for the attacking. Taking one look at the monster that was his opponent, a little more rage sparked within Noca as he thumped his fist into Vernege's gut and then rapidly pulled it back and pounded a powerful punch into the Demon Saiyan's face. The attack knocked Vernege back into the hard ground and he lay there flat out.

Noca was fighting a lot better than Vernege, but one could argue that the Demon Saiyan hadn't even made any of his own attempts just yet. Noca backed off a little bit after that attack and regained his strength. He had really put a lot of effort into that last run of attacks, but now he was in need of some much needed rest. That didn't mean he was prepared to give up…he just needed a moment.

Vernege wasn't prepared to allow Noca that small moment and he expressed this by letting out a low chuckle. Noca heard the sound and it was one that he considered unpleasant. He turned to face the Demon Saiyan once more and started to move towards him again. Vernege's laughter was getting louder as he lay there with blood slowly starting to trickle from his nose and a cut under his eye.

Before Noca had the slightest moment to react to Vernege's laughter, the Demon Saiyan quickly threw a normal powered Ki blast up at the Teen's face and this caught him completely by surprise. Noca backed away as Vernege leapt up and took his chance to break into a swift offensive. Without taking any breaks between hits Vernege hit with a power right hook across Noca's jaw and then struck back with a left, before coming back with yet another right, exactly the same as the first. He then finished the attack by slamming a left-handed uppercut into Noca's gut, lifting the teen into the air.

That really had taken the boy by surprise. He lifted into the air, but used that push to flip backwards and as he hit the ground he did lose his footing a little, but rolled back to return to his feet and stand up. His stand was halted as Vernege had jumped in with a descending right handed punch. The punch used a lot of power, but Noca was already prepared and caught the attack with relative ease. He did have some slight strain as he pushed his power back on Vernege and stood up at the same. Vernege just smirked at the teen and wanted to chuckle some more, but decided to just carry on as normal.

He used his free hand to throw a Ki blast into Noca's stomach. The blast detonated and the two were separated and flung back just a little bit. Noca wasn't affected too much by the attack and quickly shot back in to get underway with another attack. He let Vernege have a chance, but that was something he wouldn't let happen again.

The teen sent a swift right jab forwards for Vernege's face, but the Demon Saiyan stepped back and got just out range. Noca pulled his right arm back, stepped forward and then rushed in with a left hook for the side of his opponent's head. Vernege knew it was coming and moved fast enough to duck underneath the attack. Noca was ready for this dodge as well and kicked out with his right leg, but Vernege did the only thing that would get him out of that position and phased quickly. He reappeared behind Noca and shot in with a punch aimed for the left side of the teen.

Noca sensed the incoming movement and turned completely to the right in a bid to avoid the attack, and avoid it he did. Vernege's fist sailed past Noca's back and struck nothing. Vernege had put so much speed into the movement that he had completely moved past Noca and had to dig his left foot into the ground and turn around to be in an attacking position. He twisted and shot a left jab forward for Noca's head, but the teen ducked underneath the attack and found himself in an ideal position. He charged forward with his arms out and rammed against Vernege in a tackling like motion.

The two of them rolled forwards and away, but Vernege took charge in the role and managed to kick Noca away. The Saiyan teen bounced against a large rock and fell flat on his front. He immediately started to push himself to his feet, but this was at the same time that Vernege was dropping in with a kick aimed right towards the boy. Noca moved up and back just in time to spot the kick and moved in a way to avoid it and also grab a hold of the Demon Saiyan's leg. Noca kept a strong grip on Vernege's leg as he swung the Evil Saiyan towards the ground behind him and smashed him down onto the hard ground. Vernege was slammed onto his back and the pain shook all the way up his spine.

Noca wasn't leaving it there, though. He was immediately over Vernege and struck two strong gut punches, one with each fist. This wasn't enough to take the Demon Saiyan out of commission as he managed to lift a leg and kick the teen in the face. Noca stumbled back after the attack connected and Vernege took his moment and jumped back to his feet once more. Noca turned around just as Vernege threw his attack into the teen's face. A left hook crushed against the side of Noca's face and he was stumbling away again. Vernege acted quickly once more and attempted to hammer his fists down on Noca, but the teen acted with pace and put his hands up in defence. He managed to block the attack and take Vernege's moment away from him.

To further take Vernege's moment away from him Noca moved his left foot forward and around Vernege's right leg and managed to trip the Demon Saiyan over. This put Noca back in the stronger position and he was ready to continue fighting on. He swung his leg out and smash a kick into Vernege's back, once again sending him flying into the sky at a tremendous pace. Noca's determination was the thing that kept him in this fight and it was the thing that sent him following after his Demon Powered Opponent. He arrived in front of Vernege and grab onto the front of his outfit once more and letting his rage flow through him Noca unleashed what was possibly the most intense attack of this fight.

Noca thundered three powerful punches into the Demon Saiyan's gut and then hurled another three into Vernege's face. The sounds heard after each punch were thrillingly satisfying and the sight, well, Noca knew the monster deserved what he was getting. He took a moment to admire his handiwork as he held Vernege out in front of him, but this was before he decided to let go and watch the evil Saiyan fall towards the ground once more. Noca took a second to think over what had happened and what Vernege had been a part of and it all continued to infuriate the teen. Not to mention the words of Cilu rattling around in his head. He had a promise to keep…

Noca shot back down towards Vernege with everything he had and all the way down he began to yell out in anger and fury. He would reach Vernege before the older Saiyan reached the ground, but that didn't mean Vernege would be out of commission the entire way. Noca reeled his arm back so that he was prepared with an attack once he did finally reach his opponent.

Vernege started to regain control and looked up to see Noca firing in towards him. He could also see the boy preparing a blast by his side. Vernege knew there was a hell of a lot of power in that attack and he had to be ready to do something to avoid or block it. Noca was giving it his all, but it may still not be enough. He may just be too tired to actually finish it right here. Vernege moved to position himself in such a way that he could defend against the attack and due to his speed, Noca had no time to adjust his own attack.

Vernege had to throw up a last minute block just as Noca slammed the blast into his opponent. The arm and blast connected, collided, and exploded. The sheer force of said explosion was enough to shake the entire Northern area and shatter many rocks. A powerful shock wave crackled through the air and there was the appearance of immense static energy. Both Saiyans were thrown away by the intensity of the attack, but each dealt with it in their own way. Noca flipped through the air and managed to land on his feet, whilst Vernege simply dropped down and slipped back a little. He fell to the ground and that was just a metaphor for how his fight had been going.

He grunted in annoyance as he slowly pushed himself back to his feet and contemplated what he could do to even have any chances to defeating this teen. Noca was showing so much power it was almost unreal. Vernege may just have something to get him out of this situation…but then again…he may not.

Noca kept a focused and determined glare fixed on Vernege as the Demon Saiyan steadied himself and regained his composure. Vernege quickly looked towards Noca and then fired towards him with a lot of strength. He was preparing to strike Noca with a strong attack, but the teen simply moved to the left, letting Vernege miss his attack and then he instantly smashed a shocking fist into the Demon Saiyan's face. Vernege was sent flying back once more and crashed into a load of rocks, again. Noca instantly phased in front of Vernege as he started to pull himself out of the rocks and upon seeing the boy in front of him he threw a fist towards the teen, but Noca caught it little to no effort at all. He then pulled the Demon Saiyan towards him and Vernege's face shot right into Noca's fist and the adult was sent crashing through the rocks and slid out on the other side away from Noca.

This meant that some distance was finally gained between them and Noca didn't even bother to follow on. Vernege simply didn't have enough power to beat Noca right now, but did the teen really have it in him to kill his opponent? Vernege slowly returned to his feet and stumbled and wobbled for a bit before finally controlling his balance and glaring back towards Noca. He started to feel like something was unlocking within him and some new power was somewhat available. Vernege could feel the presence of his all-powerful Master and this brought about a new level of confidence. Especially with the instinctual power that was no available to him.

"So…this Super Saiyan form I've seen used so often…I guess I should be worthy enough to embrace such power. I feel like I am true enough to finally ascend to a level that the people of my former Planet could only dream about," Vernege muttered to himself, but just loud enough so the others could here him. He tensed up and began to let all that power flow through him. He had never felt anything like it before. Pure, raw, Saiyan power. And it felt spectacular!

The power exploded from within him and the energy flared up like nothing that had ever been seen before. With the immense power that Vernege already harboured due to energy he stole from his two allies, this was the most unique Super Saiyan transformation anyone had ever seen. Vernege's eyes were blank, his Ki was billowing like an elegant curtain caught in a violent wind and the static around his body was a clear sign of someone with Demonic abilities.

His hair was waving in a new way and the colour was starting to flash from Black to the magnificent Gold that had become so familiar to these fighters. Vernege was feeling something he had never felt before. The power-up of the Super Saiyan transformation. He had dreamed of it as a child, but never believed it reality…not until he first saw Vegeta take the form. There was just one more explosive flash of energy and Vernege's Aura shone brighter than any light and soon enough there was an explosion of power and that was it. The transformation was complete and Vernege had become a Super Saiyan.

His aura was still black with those shines of red. The Static also remained red, but now there was the appeared of Gold hair and a golden shimmer over the Demonic Saiyan's body. Vernege held his hands out in front of him and examined them. He began to chuckle quite maniacally and the new sight and was feeling thrilled at this new feeling.

"I have just become the greatest Saiyan Warrior…this…this is pure power!"

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