Epilogue
Age 780, World of the Void. 26 minutes remaining in the Tournament of Power.
Brown smoke blasted upwards from the ground, the impact of force from Jiren's fist shattering the ground below. However, the silver and firey flames tore through the smoke as Goku floated out from the other side, dispersing the dust away after landing gently onto the ground. He briefly glanced over his arms, his legs having seemingly carried him through the air and connecting to the ground while Jiren stood with his back turned. Stepping back to face towards Goku, Jiren slowly lifted his left fist up, wiping a small scratch from the side of his face in a single swipe.
Standing with Gohan at the edge of the crater, Piccolo watched on with wide eyes at the strange development unfolding.
"It only grazed him...but Goku's attacks are working. Even though he was no match as Blue before..."
Gohan kept his stern, perplexed stare on the firey figure below, his voice low.
"Those movements...they're nothing like Dad's usual fighting style. He's not just fast; I couldn't even sense him moving to attack at all."
Piccolo nodded once.
"Yeah...it's the same when he dodges."
Standing high above the two, Vegeta glared down into the crater from the small rock formation he stood arm, his arms crossed in front of his armor.
"What's happening? I see it with my own eyes...but his actions feel so unreal."
His eyes narrowed, watching on as Dyspo and Toppo descended down from the opposite side of the crater towards the calm, collected Goku.
"What happened to you, Kakarot?"
High above in the stands, Krillin, Tien, and Master Roshi all huddled close to the edge of the balcony to get a closer look at the battle below. Beerus stood up straight, his eyes wide and frozen as place while Master Roshi perked his head over the railing.
"This is not normal!"
Tien's shocked expression grew in intensity, visibly trembling a bit.
"The speed of his response, the accuracy of his movements..."
Krillin spoke next, the concern clear in his voice.
"What happened all of a sudden, Goku?"
Whis leaned forward a bit in his seat, resting his chin on a single finger while he analyzed the situation.
"Hmm..."
His eyes sharpened a bit, the sight of Goku effortlessly repelling Dyspo and Toppo in a coordinated toss with both arms doing very little to impress him. However, the taller angel perked a bit at the retaliation of Toppo's Justice Flash. Not because of the fighter's immense spread of blaster fire or power, but in Goku's casual stride towards Jiren in the thick of the fire.
The power of Super Saiyan using godly energy...that was the peak of Saiyan potential. There still lies two forms beyond Goku and Vegeta's capabilities in Blue...but this...it's so different. He's moving effortlessly through the attack, completely unafraid of the destruction around him and only exerting effort to dispel the energy that actually might hit him. Perhaps he is finally heeding my lessons...but where...
Whis sharpened his glare even further, intensely following the rapid exchange of blows between Jiren and Goku as they floated higher off the arena stage.
Where have I seen that silver fire before?
"Oooooh!"
Zeno's small black pupils glinted in his immense excitement of the battle above, hopping slightly in his seat while shaking his hands and turning towards the Future Zeno.
"Goku suddenly got stronger!"
Future Zeno mimicked the exact same excitement, raising his fists up and excitedly turning towards present Zeno.
"Oooooh! Goku suddenly got amazing!"
Both turned back, Future Zeno speaking first.
"Why?! Why?!"
Present Zeno soon followed.
"How come?! How come?!"
The Grand Priest floated up, rubbing his chin.
"Perhaps..."
Whis' eyes immediately brightened, the taller angel shooting out of his seat once the memory finally dawned on him.
"Perhaps something wonderful is happening to Goku!"
Tien turned back to Whis, his eyebrow raising.
"Do you know what it is?"
Whis kept his eccstatic grin.
"Yes! Though is just my assumption, of course!"
Beerus' jawline shook and trembled, the truth slowly creeping into his mind despite his best efforts to keep it out. His mouth hung open, staring on and seeing Jiren's and Goku's thrown fists narrowly miss. The massive arm of the Pride Trooper flashed before his own eyes, changing and morphing into a shade of an all too familiar green. In his place soon after, stood the rampaging and monstrous Zamasu, desperately charging and striking out at Goku. Yet the mortal Beerus took pity on had changed as well, the figure changing dramatically into another Saiyan mimicking the clean, crisp movements to avoid Zamasu's overbearing surges of power. The only constant that remained the same were the intense, fierce silver eyes that glared down their opponent. The momentary clash of Zamasu and Vegetto rapidly dispersed back into reality for Beerus, who dropped his shoulders a bit in almost defeat in having to recognize the truth before him.
"Ultra Instinct."
