Everyone covered their eyes, protecting themselves from the blinding light that was emitting from the spot where Goku and Vegeta had impacted each other. "What is happening!?" Drago asked, as his clones stopped in their tracks. "I have no idea." Merrick replied, covering his eyes.
Looking into the distance, Merus rose to his feet. "It seems the time has come." He announced as Zagraeus landed on a rock above him. "Time for what?" "The red Potara's are sacred objects, gifted to only the strongest fighters in the Multiverse. Only three sets of them exist. They will fuse two living beings, no matter of their race, strength or age... The only set back is that they will be eternally fused together… Unlike normal Potara's the red Potara's fuse their wearers for all eternity, Supreme Kai or not. As long as they remain intact." Hearing this Zagraeus crossed his arms. "So they would lower themselves this far?" Zagraeus asked as Berrus began to pump his arm and cheer. "Can't be good, whatever that is." Ronin stated, crossing his arms as the light faded.
Zagraeus tilted his head to the side and squinted when a single man stood where Goku and Vegeta once had. "What is this energy?" Aoia asked as she and Jiren ceased their fight. "It's Goku and Vegeta." Jiren gasped, jumping up to the top of a large rock, to get a better view, crossing his arms when his eyes fixated on Vegito. Humming, Aoia's eyes began to glow a bright orange as she scanned the mysterious fighter below. "Who the hell are you!? Where did Kakarot go!?" Zagraeus asked, his anger flaring when he looked up at him.
Looking up at Zagraeus, Vegito smiled. "To defeat you, we have become one. The ultimate fusion of Kakarot and Vegeta: Vegito!" "Fusion!? Have you no honor at all? I didn't want to believe that you would stoop to such a low level, but this is disgraceful; resorting to such cheap tricks like this! I am no fool... I don't see the point in fighting you anymore, Shougen and Aoia can take care of you now. Your face disgusts me… Just get the hell out of my sight." Zagraeus berated, shaking his head as he turned around.
The Universe's above watched, as Vegito continued to stare up at Zagraeus, his eye now twitching. "Where do you think you're going!?" Vegito yelled as Zagraeus began to walk away from him. Closing his eyes, Zagraeus turned his head to look back at Vegito. "You both realized how weak and useless you really were, so you resorted to fusing yourselves together; thinking that it would make you strong enough to beat me. If you would stoop so low, to dishonor your own warrior heritage, I have no time to waste on such cowards." Zagraeus explained, turning around to see Vegito's face, now contorted in anger. "Cowards!? We'll show you! We'll show you the power of Vegito blue!" Vegito yelled as he began to power up, becoming enshrouded in a bright green aura.
The wind became sharp as the energy emitted by Vegito began to pick sections of the arena apart; causing them to orbit around him. Shougen gasped when a few sections of the arena flew past his head. "What's happening!?" Shougen asked, yelling in an attempt to be heard over Vegito's screaming. "It must be Kakarot and Vegeta. "Broly answered, pointing at Vegito. "Kakarot and Vegeta fused like this when they fought me, but this time it's different." Shougen scowled as he continued to stare at Vegito, crossing his arms as he shook his head. "Fusion? So they would choose to do something as dishonorable as this to try and beat Zagraeus, huh?" Confused, Broly looked at Shougen and rose an eyebrow. "Dishonorable?" He asked, shaking his head. Closing his eye, Shougen sighed., "When we were children, back in Spargus; we were taught that nothing was more important then our own strength. If you couldn't defeat someone with the strength that you had obtained yourself, then you didn't deserve to win. Cheap tricks like fusion were frowned upon… Even though Zagraeus wasn't born a Spargan; our beliefs spoke to him and he took them as his own. We may have changed over the years, but its hard to forget what we've always known." Shougen explained as Broly shook his head.
Looking up at Zagraeus, Shougen crossed his arms. "Show them what it means to be a Spargan!" He roared, smiling when he received a thumbs up from Zagraeus. "Ready to go again" Shougen asked, causing Broly to smile. "I thought you'd never ask." Broly replied, his eyes growing wide when Shougen's heavy boot slammed into his stomach, sending him sliding backwards.
"Why is he just watching them?" Peiri asked as she continued to watch Zagraeus, confused by his lack of movement. "Perhaps he is waiting for them to finish their transformation. I assume that he would rather wait for them to power up, if it meant fighting them at there full power". Gazu explained as Kukei began to cheer. "Come-on Papa, crack some skulls!" Hearing his daughters calls, Zagraeus shook his head. "How long is this gonna take!? If you don't intend on doing anything, you might as well just throw yourself off the side and save me the time. You wanted to show me the power of Vegito Blue wasn't it!? Your mouth is obviously larger than your brain. You can't even get your colors right; you're green not blue you idiot! Just get up here and-!" Zagraeus was quickly cut off mid sentence when Vegito appeared in front of him and began to assault him with rapid and powerful punches to the face, causing him to recoil in pain after every one.
Vegito began to laugh when he started kicking Zagraeus heavily in the stomach before teleporting behind him. Clasping his hands together, Vegito slammed down on Zagraeus's back; sending him crashing to the arena below, shaking it to the core when he landed, causing everyone to gasp in complete shock.
Before the dust cleared, Vegito quickly spread his arms to his sides. "Now, got hell! Final Kamehameha!" The spectators gasped when a large blue and yellow energy beam escaped from Vegito's hands, rocketing directly toward Zagraeus who had only just risen to his feet as the dust from his impact began to clear.
Seeing the attack heading toward him, he gasped and crossed his arms in front of his face, in an attempt to block it. Shougen, Broly, Merus, Merrick, Drago, Jiren and Aoia all braced themselves when the attack impacted; shaking the entire null realm. Leaving everyone on the stands, gazing at Zagraeus's location, wondering what effect their attack would have. The other fights upon the arena took a momentary pause as the members of Universe 13 stared up at Vegito, shocked at how he had overpowered Zagraeus so easily.
As Vegito's laughter filled the null realm, the dust strewn about by his assault against Zagraeus began to clear. "He's still alive!?" Berrus yelled, aghast as Zagraeus, appeared from the dust and debris, completely unscathed; standing in a crater left by his attack. "Of course he is, did you really think that an attack like that would do anything?" Peiri asked, Mocking the God of Destruction as the other members of Universe 13 sighed, relieved when Zagraeus glared up at Vegito. "What are you laughing for!? You caught me off guard, that's all! Don't let it go to your head Kakarot, it won't happen twice... Kukei!" Zagraeus yelled, snapping his fingers as he floated up towards Vegito.
Kukei dutifully hopped up on Penga's shoulders, along side Tink as Zagraeus reached Vegito, staring intensely into his eyes. "Round two!" Tink yelled as she put her hand in the air, resulting in Vegito and Zagraeus beginning to revolve around and each other, still continuing to stare into the others eyes, a strange synchronicity to their movements. "Fight!" As Kukei's barked her order; both Zagraeus and Vegito dashed forward and began to assault the other with rapid punches and kicks. Sending shockwaves throughout the sky above the arena.
As he and his clones assaulted Merrick, Drago began to laugh, enraging the Tuffle. "I fully understand now, how you dealt with Tinkamenia so easily. Though, as I am sure you have realized; I am not as foolish." He mocked, as he kicked Merrick in the back. "Your starting to piss me off!" he stated, punching a clone in the face. "Am I? That is an outcome I het a lot." Drago admitted, causing Merrick to growl as his clones charged toward him once again. "That's it, you've gotta go!" Merrick roared as he covered himself in a cosmic aura before Drago's clones vanished. "Incredible, you can destroy them with your aura alone?" Drago asked, marveling at the power before him. "So what if I can?" Merrick asked, scowling as Drago rose his sword into the air once more. "Witness the majestic power of Siegfried." Drago ordered as the sword shattered into multiple, tiny swords.
Seeing this, everyone leaned forward in their seats as the Zeno's laughed. "That's really cool, I've never seen that before." "Yes, that is really cool, do you think we could do that?" They stated, as Drago laughed. "Siegfried can become whatever I will it too. And now, it has become your doom." He stated as the small blades flew through the air toward him.
Merrick's eye twitched as he quickly dodged them, wincing when Drago punched him in the back of the head. "Without the use of your Ultra Instinct, you are quite easy to defeat. It would make me very pleased if you would use your full strength. Otherwise." Drago began, smiling as he pointed to the ground.
Looking down, Merrick gasped when he saw that Drago's swords had carved away the ground beneath him, a sword inches away from impacting his crotch. "Otherwise; I am afraid that this encounter is beginning to bore me." He admitted, pulling his blades away from him when Merrick sighed. "Fine, I was getting sick and tired of your tricks anyway." Merrick replied, closing his eyes before taking a deep breath, the air around him calming as he entered Autonomous Ultra Instinct.
Smiling, Drago launched his swords at Merus again, gasping in shock when they shattered the moment they neared him. "Incredible, Your movement has become so fast that I lack the ability to view it." Drago announced, laughing as his sword reformed in his outstretched hand. "Though, I wonder." Drago hummed as Merrick shook his head. "Do you think I'm that stupid?" Merrick asked as he appeared inches in front of him.
Gasping, Drago stumbled backward in fear as Merrick grabbed his sword from him. With a stern expression on his face, Merrick forced Drago's sword into his chest with a single, swift movement, making sure that Drago had no chance to react.
Everyone gasped when Drago stumbled backward, his sword sticking out of his chest. "Did you really think you could trick me?" Merrick asked as Drago winced. "What?" He asked as Merrick held his hand out toward him. "You don't have a heart beat." Merrick announced as he fired an energy blast toward him, vaporizing him and the ground. "You can come out now." Merrick announced, punching into the distance, destroying a large rock to reveal Drago clapping behind it. "Impressive, I did not expect that. This Ultra Instinct of yours is much more than a multiplier for speed and strength then." Drago stated, rubbing his chin. "If you don't intend to fight, just leave." Merrick ordered before vaporizing him again.
Stepping out from behind another large rock, Drago tilted his head. "And how, might I ask; did you deduce the false identity of that clone? I created that one with a fake heartbeat, identical to my own." Drago asked, walking toward him. "It's not just the heart, it's a combination of everything. Your brain waves, your lung contractions, your muscle spasms. Everything is perfect when compared to the real you. What gives away the imposters from the original is your sword." Merrick explained as Drago tilted his head and crossed his arms. "Please, elaborate." Drago stated, motioning for him to continue. "The energy signals that your sword gives off multiplies each time you create copy's." Merrick explained, smiling as he rose his hand to his side. "But only the original remains at a constant level." Merrick revealed a she fired an energy beam into the distance, smiling when Drago cried out in pain before appearing from thin air and falling to his knees.
Drago's manic laughter echoed across the null realm as he removed his undershirt, revealing black, burnt skin underneath; identical to what was hidden under his gloves. "This is incredible, This power of yours is magnificent. Not once have I ever experienced a power that I whole heartedly believe is beyond ability to defeat." He admitted, rising to his feet. "Though, I expect you to fully understand that I will face my defeat with honor." He admitted before vanishing.
Both warrior's smirked as they simultaneously blocked the others kick with the back of their arm, pushing the other back before attacking once more. Until; out of nowhere, Zagraeus gained the upper hand, punching Vegito in the face and quickly following it up with a swift but powerful knee to the stomach. Scoffing at how easily this new fusion of Goku, and Vegeta was felled, Zagraeus sent Vegito careening toward the ground with a kick to the back.
Inches before he impacted, Zagraeus appeared and kicked him in the side, sending Vegito crashing into a large rock. Not giving him anytime to recover; Zagraeus thrust his arms in front of him, releasing hundreds of small energy blasts towards them, resulting in another set of decimating explosions that began to rock the stage.
Universe Thirteen reveled in the sight of Zagraeus's systematic destruction of Vegito as the other Universe's watched their best chance of defeating Zagraeus crumble. Accompanied by a scream of rage from Vegito, the rock and the arena surrounding it disintegrated as he charged at Zagraeus, puling his arm back; preparing a powerful punch. "Idiots" Zagraeus mocked as he charged towards Vegito; pulling his arm back as well.
The entire null realm quaked when their fists connected, causing the Zeno's to laugh as their chairs vibrated. Without notice, Vegito began to scream; engulfing himself in an iridescent green aura. Growling, Zagraeus began to yell in return; covering himself in a bright pink aura.
What remained of the arena began to shake and crumble as the two warriors continued to rise their energy in an attempt to overpower the other. Until Vegito suddenly overpowered Zagraeus, delivering a powerful uppercut, rising him into the air.
Everyone gasped when Zagraeus flipped in the air before landing limply, face down on the ground; causing Vegito to laugh. "Not so tough after all! Hahaha, looks like being fused together forever was worth it after all." Vegito mocked, continuing to laugh until he gasped, his eyes twitching as he turned his head.
Vegito gasped when he saw Zagraeus standing behind him with a wide grin. "Let me share some information that someone once told me. "Never let your guard down." He mocked, releasing a red beam of energy to him, carrying him towards the edge.
Before reaching the edge, Vegito rolled himself backward, kicking the beam upward into the sky. Glaring back at Zagraeus, he scoffed as he charged towards Zagraeus once more, straightening his arm out to his side, he straightened his fingers and curled his thumb inwards; towards the palm of his hand, engulfing his arm in a green aura. Vegito began to laugh as his spirit sword cut through a rock as he neared Zagraeus. Continuing to stand defiantly, Zagraeus smirked when Vegito slashed his spirit sword at him.
Everyone gasped for different reasons when Zagraeus blocked Vegito's attack with a single, upheld finger. "Was that supposed to be an Attack? Kukei uses this trick to try and break through Peiri and Shougen's defenses. A simple child's play toy will do you no good against me." Vegito's left eye began to twitch as he backed away from Zagraeus, looking up to Kukei when she cheered; gritting his teeth in anger when he saw her with both arms outstretched, waving bright pink spirit swords in the air.
Shaking his head, Zagraeus sighed. "Just get out of my sight!" Vegito, gasped; blood spraying from his mouth when Zagraeus's fist collided with his stomach before grabbing him by the hair and throwing him into the air.
Everyone watched, confused as Zagraeus continued to hold his hand out as Vegito flew towards the edge. Zagraeus continued to hold out his hand and glare at Vegito until he was completely covered by a pink energy sphere. "What the hell is he doing!?" Berrus yelled, shaking his fist at Zagraeus. "A simple trick, yet a quite effective one." Kaylin applauded, causing the other Universe's to glare at him. "Meaning what exactly?" Champa asked, enticing a chuckle from the Kai as he slicked his Mohawk. "He has created an energy barrier around Vegito, the more he struggles to free himself from it; the stronger it will become. Vegito's own energy powers it." The other Universe's stared at the small Kai, shocked by the revelation. "Goku, Vegeta! What are you doing!? Get out of their!" Hearing Berrus's cries, Vegito spread his arms to his sides and began to yell, causing lightning to crackle around him inside the small bubble. "Fools, you only quicken your own ends." Zagraeus mocked as he watched, his arms crossed sternly as he shook his head. "Final!" Vegito yelled as he moved his arms infront of him to combine the two energy balls into one before pulling his arms behind his back as he began to scream again. "Ka-Me-Ha!"
Drago's eye grew big when he realized what Vegito planed. "Impossible!" He announced as Merrick glanced at him in confusion. "What?" He asked, tapping him on the shoulder. "They are overloading the barrier." Drago gasped as cracks began to appear in the barrier. "Me-Ha!" As Vegito roared, he thrust his arms forward; firing the massive energy attack; completely shattering the barrier surrounding him.
As Everyone watched in shock, Zagraeus simply scoffed. "Children... They'll never learn." He mocked as he formed a small energy ball in his hand; no bigger than a marble and fired the small attack at Vegito's. The spectators gasped when Zagraeus's attack collided with Vegito's and began to push it back. "Tell me Kakarot!? are you two compensating for something?" "How!? How can he be this strong!" Berrus yelled as he pulled on his ears. "You are not the first apocalyptic threat that has endangered Vitania and it's people. We have faced far worse than you; Multiple Tyrannical dictators, ancient evils and even Gods, yet here we stand. We have literally walked through hell and returned with smiles on our faces, we have faced the apocalypse itself and prevailed with smiles on our faces. We continue to survive, even the face of annihilation; united by our love for our world and the people that we love. The ones that bind us together; we will always persevere in the face of calamity. We will never be silenced. You can berate us, you can assault us, you can defeat us, but you will never stop us. We will continue to rise in defiance of our enemies. Fore alone, we are weak….. But together... We are unstoppable! Insurmountable! And just so your moronic ears can understand my words Kakarot… That means you're finished!" As Zagraeus finished his speech, his attack grew, enwrapping itself around Vegito's, pushing it back until it collided with him.
Vegito began to yell once more as he attempted to push the attack back. Gritting his teeth, Vegito's eyes turned a pale white. "Kaioken! Times one million!" Vegito quickly took on a red hue, overlapping the green as he roared. Zagraeus's hummed in interest when he began to push the attack back towards him. "What's this then? An ability to increase strength? Pathetic... You cheated yourselves. You didn't grow, you didn't improve. By fusing, you took a shortcut and accomplished nothing, you tried to cheat fate by combining your own insignificant strengths with even more insignificance. Do you truly think that strength gained from something as cowardly as fusing will gain you anything. This. "Kaioken." Do you truly believe that it can save you? To test me is foolish. Now, I will show you the error of your ways and send you both to oblivion!" Zagraeus roared, easily pushing the attack back once more as he finished ranting, causing Vegito to scream once more. "Sayonara, Kakarot." Zagraeus lamented, lowering his arms and crossing them.
"This is amazing." "Yes it is, Zagraeus is so strong." "But what about Goku?" "I don't know, I hope he's alright." The Zeno's stated as they watched their friend above.
Looking up at the attack, Zagraeus's horns began to glow a bright red as the attack rocketed toward Vegito even faster. As it collided with him, Vegito began to cry out in pain as the Potara earrings began to crack. "It's finally over." Zagraeus sighed, looking up at his friends and giving them a thumbs up as both the attack and Vegito exploded.
Jiren starred up at the explosion until his eyes snapped to something, still hidden from sight. "You are a formidable opponent Aoia and I truly enjoyed our fight... Forgive me." Jiren explained as he clenched his fist. Seeing this, Aoia began to hum in interest as his red aura surrounded him, his fist beginning to glow a darker shade of red as her eyes began to glow a bright orange once more. As Jiren planted his left foot behind him, Aoia gasped when Jiren punched towards her, the energy surrounding his fist firing from it and sending her flying towards the edge. "Aoia of the 13th has been eliminated, 10 fighters remain." As the Grand Priest spoke, Aoia appeared next to Ruby who dusted her off with her tail. "The power of these fighters is something master and I never once imagined." Aoia admitted, looking down at Jiren who was now running towards Zagraeus. "Sturan's not going be happy then, I take it?" Ronin asked, confused. "I do not understand." "You were eliminated, I thought Sturan would be disappointed in the amount of data you can got." Ronin explained as Aoia shook her head in disagreement. "The opposite actually. We never once imagined, that I would compile as much data as I already have. From up here; I can continue to gather even more. From this vantage point, I can scan every remaining fighter at once. Honestly, it makes me wish that I had been eliminated earlier." She stated as Vanity patted her on the back. "If it makes you fell any better, you really helped us." Understanding her words, Aoia nodded in return. "I suppose that is a good enough substitute." She agreed as everyone watched Jiren jumped high into the air, into the dust that had erupted from the massive explosion from Zagraeus's attack.
Within a second, he reappeared with Goku and Vegeta in his arms. "What!? I thought you said they would never un-fuse?!" Berrus yelled in a fit of rage, grabbing Shin and shaking him. "I told you that they would continue to remain fused as long as the red Potara's remained intact, Zagraeus must have generated so much energy in his attack, that it destroyed them." Hearing Shin's explanation; Berrus pulled on his ears as his eye began to twitch. "There's no way, there's no way someone can be that strong… This has to be some kind of sick joke." Berrus lamented as Shougen and Broly roared.
Every one turned their attention to the two large warriors as they grasped each others hands, slamming their heads into the other. "What the hell are they doing?" Berrus asked, shaking his head at the barbaric sight before him. "Their trying to overpower each other." Peiri explained as she watched Shougen with pride. "Why? It seems as if their sparring, rather then trying to eliminate each other." Champa stated, shaking his head in disgust, while Peiri laughed.
Zagraeus watched patiently as Jiren lowered Goku and Vegeta to their feet. "Why would you save them?" Zagraeus asked as Jiren turned his attention to him. "Wouldn't you do the same for your... Friends?" Jiren asked in return as he walked towards him, Goku and Vegeta, following closely behind as Merus joined them. "Of course I would, but mine are actually worth saving." Zagraeus replied, smirking when Goku and Vegeta grunted in anger at his answer. "As you have seen throughout this entire tournament, we have had the upper hand since it started. You admitted it yourself that there was little chance that you could claim victory, at that point why even try?" Zagraeus asked, shrugging his shoulders as he spoke. "Because there is still a chance, like you said about your own Universe; we will never surrender." Jiren explained, powering himself up until he was enshrouded in a red aura, the ground around him enflaming as his body grew. Following his example, Goku and Vegeta did the same.
Closing his eyes, Goku took a deep breath as a calming aura surrounded him. Opening his eyes, a massive surge of energy blew past Zagraeus as his hair turned silver, his eyes holding a serious gaze. Clenching his fist, Vegeta vegan to yell as he was engulfed in a massive tornado like aura, the ground around him quaking as Berrus rose to his feet. "Atta boy Vegeta!" He roared as everyone looked over at him. "What's happening?" Champa asked, crossing his arms. "This energy, it feels like-" Belmond began, stopping when Berrus laughed. "Vegeta's finally getting serious… It's about time." Berrus simply replied, a proud smile stretching across his face.
Zagraeus rose an eyebrow when the aura faded, revealing Vegeta with deep purple hair, his gaze more menacing than ever without his eyebrows. "This energy, I've felt it before… You two are no ordinary warriors, are you?" Zagraeus asked, smirking when Vegeta smiled. "That's right, you're not messing with the average Saiyan warrior anymore." He mocked as he charged forward, the others following behind as Merus powered up. "Like lambs to the slaughter." Zagraeus lamented as the four warriors charged at him, a demented smile stretched across his face.
Feeling Vegeta's energy, Shougen grit his teeth. "What's wrong?" Broly asked, crossing his arms. "That power, it… Never mind." Shougen stated, shaking his head. "This is getting boring." Shougen quickly announced, changing the subject as he cracked his neck. "Really? I thought I was the only one felling like that." Broly admitted, chuckling. "What do you say, we go all out?" Shougen asked, gasping in excitement when Broly nodded. "Alright then.. ha!" The ground beneath Shougen's feet began to shake as Broly roared, waves of energy shooting from every direction, causing the arena to brake apart even more.
Zagraeus's eye shot towards Shougen as one of the energy waves caused his four attackers to back away. "What is this power?" Jiren asked, not shifting his gaze from Zagraeus. "It's Broly." Vegeta answered, sharing a cautious glance with Goku. "I guess things between Shougen and him are finally starting to heat up" Zagraeus laughed at Merus's words. "Shougen is more than enough to handle him." "You don't know what Broly is." Goku stated, causing Zagraeus to shake his head. "Doesn't matter, Shougen will handle him." "You sure put a lot of faith in him." Jiren admitted, looking at him. "Of course I do, you put your faith in each other. You wouldn't be here if you didn't, blind faith though it may be, but faith nonetheless" Zagraeus answered, as he charged at them once more.
Shougen watched with a small smile as Broly powered up, shivering in excitement. "So this is your true power, huh?" Shogen asked as Broly's screams ceased. "Is it what you expected?" Broly asked, taking a deep breath. "Let's find out." As Shougen answered his question, he punched Broly in the face, chuckling when he took the attack full on without flinching at all. "My turn." Broly announced as he punched Shougen, sending him sliding backward, until his back hit the giant pillar in the center of the arena.
Without a word, Broly formed a giant energy ball in his hands and fired it at Shougen. Putting his hands out, Shougen grunted as he tried to hold the attack back, releasing a single mighty roar as he heaved the attack up and away from him, sending it flying into the void.
Shougen gasped when Broly appeared in front of him; slamming the palm of his hand into Shougen's face, forcing him through the pillar. Rolling backward, Shougen laughed. "Now this is what I call power." He admitted, rubbing his face, gasping when he coughed up blood. "Dammit, not now." He stated, clutching at his chest. "What's wrong with him. "Belmond asked, leaning forward. "Watanuki has a lung and heart condition. It flares up when he is stressed our when he exerts himself to much." Fleur explained as Aoia cleared her throat. "He suffers from Hemoptysis and heart arrhythmias. His symptoms are comprised of; tachycardia, bradycardia, syncope, chest pain and shortness of breath. His symptoms appear to become more severe the more stress he places on his body." She explained as Shougen collapsed to one knee. "Is he alright?" "I don't know, I hope so." The Zeno's stated, leaning forward in their seats as Shougen took deep, raspy breaths.
Stepping toward him, Broly reached out his hand. "Are you alright?" He asked as Shougen glared at him. "I'm fine, I'm not dead yet." Shougen admitted as he used the tower to lift himself to his feet. "Morrigan!" He roared, causing a small girl with pale skin and jet black hair to appear from his body. Garbed in a black, gothic Lolita style dress
Broly took a step backward when the girl formed a giant scythe in her hands, glaring daggers at him with her blood red eyes. "You dare harm my child!" She roared as her hair flowed in the air, a terrifying aura surrounding her. "That's his mother? I thought you guys were family?" Berrus asked, shaking his head. "That's not our mother, that's Morrigan: his surrogate mother… She is the grim reaper; she took a liking to Onii when he was a child and claimed him as her own. She is death incarnate, she holds dominion over the plain of death." Peiri explained as Berrus shook his head. "It just keeps getting worse." He lamented as Broly gasped In surprise.
Looking down, everyone gasped when they saw that the small girl had easily caught his punch, retaliating by punching him in the face, sending him sliding backward. Broly gasped when the girl appeared behind him, kicking him in the kidney before he could react. "What kind of kid are you?" Broly asked, clenching his fists. "My name is Morrigan and you should learn to respect your elders!" She ordered, assaulting Broly with powerful punches to the body, all the while Broly could do nothing but take them.
Catching Goku's punch, Zagraeus quickly released a volley of rapid but powerful punches to his body, shattering the rocks surrounding him before clasping his hands together; sending him crashing to the ground before firing a massive red energy blast, resulting in a massive explosion that clouded the ground from view.
Zagraeus chuckled as Vegeta and Jiren charged at him, attacking him at the same time as Merus took a deep breath. "Move!" he yelled as he fired a massive energy wave towards them.
Looking back, they both gasped before dashing to the side; the energy wave scraping them before it covered Zagraeus completely.
A look of pure annoyance covered Zagraeus's face when the attack faded as he rose his right hand to punch Merus the second he appeared behind him. Recoiling in pain when Zagraeus's fist impacted his face, Merus was unable to react when Zagraeus used him to swipe Jiren and Vegeta to the ground below before kicking him in the back; sending him crashing into the large central tower; strewing debris everywhere. "This pointless game has drawn on long enough. It's time to end this." Zagraeus ordered, quickly placing 13 small, red energy orbs in front of him before placing his hands infront of him in the shape of a diamond. Everyone watching in awe as lines of energy shot from them; converging to form an even larger energy ball at their point of connection. "Now, experience the heat and pure destructive power of a collapsing star!" Zagraeus ordered, firing the energy ball at them; a red glow overtaking the entire null realm.
Watching the attack close in on them; Jiren, Goku and Vegeta groaned as they began to rise, only to be assaulted by copies of Zagraeus and forced back to the ground again. "Take solace in your defeat and face it with honor. Do not cry with despair because your fight is finally over take pride that it happened at all, and die." Zagraeus ordered as the attack reached them. All three wincing as the attack neared them, the intense heat radiating from it; burning what remained of their clothes.
Zagraeus growled when Merus landed infront of them, smiling as he looked up at him. "Not today!" He roared, raising his hands into the air "Merus?" Goku asked, gazing up at him as Zagraeus's copies vanished after slamming their feet into their chests. "Just rest." Merus stated, looking down at him with a smile. "What are you doing?" Jiren asked, gritting his teeth as he tried to push himself from the ground. "Struggle all you want, you'll face your end before this tournament is over. My vengeance is ruthless and my judgment is absolute." Zagraeus ordered, glaring down at them in disgust. "Why are stuck in the past?" Merus asked, looking up at him ass he placed his hands against Zagraeus's attack, halting it. "What?" Zagraeus asked, tilting his head. "You have been on a terror filled rampage of vengeance since this tournament began. Tell me; your wish is going to be to bring them back, isn't it?" He asked, glaring up at Zagraeus as his eye twitched in rage. "You are going to use the dragon's power to undo the destruction of your people and the deaths of your family. Do you truly believe that everything can go back to the way it was before? Your anger, and your misplaced hatred has blinded you from everything around you. You say that you are doing this for your mother and siblings, but do you think they would be relieved to know that there lives were returned to them at the expense of incomprehensible amount off other innocents?" Merus asked, causing Zagraeus to grit his teeth as his mothers voice filled his mind. As Merus spoke, tears began to subconsciously fall from his eyes as he stared down at him.
Leaning forward in his seat, Belmond crossed his arms. "Is he… Crying?" "What's wrong with him?" Berrus asked, tilting his head as Peiri hummed. "I'm not sure, maybe they hit a nerve." Peiri replied, flinching when a huge gust of wind blew past them. "My mother always told me… That even the most evil of souls deserve mercy, that there should always be an option for peace. This is my mercy… They may not understand and they may hate me for it… But… Just be thankful, that your deaths will be quickly." Zagraeus ordered, forcing more power into his attack, scowling add he began to force Merus back. "Merus!" Goku gasped when he began to struggle to hold back Zagraeus's attack. "Goku, Vegeta. In the short time that we have known each other… You have both taught me so much. Love, hate, fear, but most important of all; you have taught me both hope and faith. Both in yourself, and in your allies… Jiren; I've known you for less then an hour, but it feels like a lifetime. You have shown me what it means to be strong and that people can change. You have shown me that even those that have experienced unexplainable trauma can be healed. You have all taught me to believe in my own power, but to also trust in the power of those that I now happily call; my friends… No one can win a war on their own." Merus revealed, looking back at the three of them and smiling. "Even though it wont be much, take this and rest. I believe in you, in all of you. I trust that if you three work together, you can win. You must win." Merus explained as three cosmic orbs surrounded the three battered warriors.
Looking up at him, Jiren clenched his fist tightly. "You… Don't have to." He muttered through gritted teeth as Merus chuckled. "You're right, I don't. But if I don't; we all fall. It is true that I didn't understand why you mortals think the way that you do until recently, but I like to think I'm as mortal as the rest of you now. Honestly, it scares me; the amount of power he holds. I couldn't force this attack back even if I tried. All I can do is simply hold it at bay." He admitted as the ground around them cracked. "Though, I do have one idea." He stated, as he closed his eyes, everyone gasping when Zagraeus appeared next to him. "Wait, what!?" Peiri yelled, leaping to her feet. "How?" Berrus asked, shaking his head. "What Merus has just executed is the opposite of Instant transmission; instead of teleporting yourself, you teleport your opponent to a pre determined area. Though of course, it only works if you can keep eye contact." Whis explained, smiling.
Looking around, Zagraeus gasped. "How?" He asked, glaring at him. "That's a secret. Now, tell me? How much faith do you have in your power?" Merus asked, looking at him. "I'm confident that my power is enough to finish you all, enough to destroy this entire arena." Zagraeus replied, crossing his arms. "Perfect." Merus laughed, creating a dome around Goku, Vegeta and Jiren as he crossed his arms, turning to stare into Zagraeus's eyes. "Let's see if you're right." Merus mocked as the attack engulfed them, blocking them from view as everyone on the stands stood to get a better look.
The Zeno's stared at the attack in awe as they stood on their chairs. "Wow, that's so pretty." "Yes, I agree. It is beautiful." They stated as Merrick grabbed Drago by the hair, punching him in the face as the entire arena quaked. "What the hell is this?" Merrick asked, as the arena began to crack. "It seems as though; Zagraeus has grown tired of this conflict." Drago admitted, head-butting the Tuffle before attacking him with erratic punches and kicks as both Broly and Morrigan continued to attack each other.
As the attack vanished, everyone gasped when only the area with Goku and the others remained, the rest of the section had been completely evaporated by Zagraeus's attack. "Where is he?" Peiri asked, looking from side to side as Berrus looked at her. "Maybe his power was to great, he might've killed himself." He mocked, flinching when Peiri threw her shield at her head. "Quiet." She ordered as Berrus gulped loudly, returning his gaze to the arena.
Looking up, everyone gasped when they saw Zagraeus floating far above, breathing deeply as he held Merus by the throat. "That was close, to close." He admitted, rolling his eyes when the barrier surrounding Goku, Vegeta and Jiren vanished, shaking his head as they stood. "Drop him!" Vegeta ordered, pointing up at him.
Scoffing, Zagraeus shook his head. "As you command." Zagraeus replied, dropping Merus's body.
Watching as Merus fell toward the others, Zagraeus chuckled as he snapped his fingers, causing Merus to spasm before a giant explosion rocked the entire null realm; sending him flying from the arena just as it had done to Yamcha. "Merus of the 7th has been eliminated, 9 fighter remain." The Grand Priest stated as Merus appeared next to Berrus. "That was intense, I thought his attack was going to burn me alive." He admitted, looking up at Zagraeus. "His power is incredible… Honestly, I don't see a way to win this." He admitted as Zagraeus watched Goku and the others power up. "It's great that you finally realized that." Peiri agreed, laughing as Zagraeus gave his team a thumbs up. "Watanuki's still out there too, don't forget about him." Fleur ordered, pointing at Shougen who had risen to his feet, using the central pillar to rest upon as he caught his breath.
Lowering himself to the ground, Zagraeus laughed. "And then, there were three." He mocked, chuckling when they glared ag him. "There's five of us." Goku stated, glaring at him. "True, but I trust that Shougen and Drago can handle the others when the time comes. You three idiots are my only concern." Zagraeus explained as he shook his head as they charged at him. Filled with the need to repay Merus for his sacrifice.
I know all about your history, about the savagery of your race, the depravity of your actions... The sins of your father's are on your shoulders." "What they did have nothing to do with us." Vegeta stated as Goku nodded in agreement. "we're not like the other Saiyan's." He agreed as the three of them attempted to strike him. "Be that as it may, the actions of your ancestors have led you to me. I am the hand of justice, the hammer of the all father... Both the judge and jury for all evil. No matter how far, or how fast you may run; your past will always catch up to you. You feel it, don't you? The sins of your race crawling up your spine; shivering in fear as they know that judgment has finally come." Zagraeus announced as all three struck him at the same time, growling when Zagraeus laughed in response.
Morrigan laughed when the back of Broly's foot reached the edge. "Not so fast" Broly announced, finally punching Morrigan in the face, gasping when it did nothing. "How?" "You cannot harm a celestial, I am far more ancient than the planet you hail from, far more ancient than the God's themselves. Pain is an old friend of mine." She explained as Broly teleported behind her.
Morrigan gasped when Broly grabbed her by the hair. "Maybe I just haven't tried hurting you hard enough." Broly stated as Morrigan swung her scythe at his head. Scowling when he slapped it away, sending it flying from the arena. "You are but a foolish child." Morrigan announced, shaking her head. "What?" He asked as everyone on the stands gasped. "Incredible! Yes, awesome." The Zeno's stated, laughing. "I was only the distraction." She revealed as the giant, central tower slammed into Broly, sending him crashing into a large rock as Morrigan flew from the side, before appearing next to Fleur. "If I can't break the stage with your face… I'll just break your face with the stage." Shougen stated, still grasping the lower half of the tower as he coughed up more blood. "Broly! What the hell are you doing!? End this now!" Berrus ordered, shaking his fist at him as he stood.
Nodding up at him, Broly leapt to a high rock above Shougen. "This is goodbye Shougen, it's been fun. I don't think you should fight anymore." Broly stated as Shougen glared at him. "What the hell did you just say to me!?" Shougen roared, clenching his fist. "I kinda realized it earlier but you've been getting weaker since we started fighting. It's only a matter of time before you collapse." He explained as Shougen's eye began to twitch in pure rage. "I've never thought about naming my attacks like Vegeta and Kakarot, but I suppose we can call this one the Omega Blaster!" Broly wondered aloud, holding out his hand towards Shogen as a small green energy ball began to form.
Seeing how small his attack was, Shougen laughed. "Is that all you've got!?" He asked, wincing ass he clutched his chest again. Hearing his words, Broly closed his eyes and smiled at Shougen's frustration. "Looks can be deceiving, my friend." Broly replied, chuckling as he grabbed the small attack out of the air.
Everyone watched with wonder as a green glow began to break through Broly's fingers. "That stance... The green hue… It reminds me of..." Ruby stuttered as Belmond glanced at her, intrigue filling him.
Laughing, Broly pulled his arm back. "I hope Shougen is prepared for this." Berrus announced, chuckling. "Here it comes Shougen!" Broly cried as he tossed the energy ball at him; so small that it could hardly be seen until it came within inches of him.
Gasps echoed around the stands as everyone watched Broly's attack grew hundreds of times larger than it had been before. Grunting, Shougen placed his hands against it, struggling to push it back.
Shougen's muscles began to bulge and the veins in his body began to pulse rapidly as he strained, struggling to no avail.
Out of the corner of his eye, Zagraeus noticed Shougen and gasped. "Impossible, he's that strong?" Zagraeus asked himself as Shougen began to roar. Grunting in anger, Zagraeus grit his teeth. "Don't worry big guy, I'm coming!" Zagraeus called, looking back towards his attackers and smiling.
Charging forward, Zagraeus punched Goku in the face, swiftly grabbing Vegeta by the hair and swinging him like a bat, sending Goku flying, releasing a powerful energy beam to Vegeta's back, sending him crashing into Goku. Turning his attention to Jiren, he punched him once in the stomach, before teleporting behind him and slamming his knee into the back of his neck.
Zagraeus smiled when Goku and Vegeta punched him in the face, chuckling before releasing a powerful barrage of punches to the Saiyan's before head-butting Jiren when he appeared in front of him. With all three recoiling, Zagraeus grit his teeth as his horns began to glow a bright red before three beams of electricity flew from them. Zagraeus laughed when all four warriors yelled out in pain as their bodies jerked and lurched as extremely strong electrical currents raced through their bodies.
His work completed, Zagraeus looked back at Shogen, his eyes bulged when he saw that he was now being forced through the stage by Broly's attack. Gritting his teeth, he took off flying toward him, punching Merrick in the face as he raced by; sending the Tuffle flying into a rock before grabbing Drago by the hair, dragging him along without stopping. "Shougen needs help." He ordered as Drago silently nodded, holding out his hand for his sword.
The other members of Universe 13 grit their teeth tightly, as they watched Shougen. "Just hang in there, Watanuki" Fleur stated, clasping her hands in a praying formation as she watched her husband slowly be forced into the ground. Hearing his roars, Gazu sighed. "I am glad that Talia isn't here." He admitted, causing everyone to look at him in curiosity. "Why are you glad? What difference would it make, isn't the small one his wife?" Belmond asked, looking slyly at him. "She is, but after mom died, my kidnapping and Shougen's disappearance on his fifteenth birthday, Talia became very protective, she raised almost all of us on her own. Even though Shougen is a grown man now, she still can't stand seeing him, or any of us in pain. If she was here she would probably be crying her eyes out." Hearing his words, Belmond nodded, understanding what he had meant. "I get that." was all he said, turning his attention back to the stage.
Shogen jumped slightly when Zagraeus and Drago's hair brushed his arm. "What are you guys doing?" "You are weakened brother and you are no longer in your prime. You cannot do everything alone anymore." Drago ordered, raising Siegfried into the air, a giant beam of light impacting Broly's attack, lifting it away from them. "Alone we are strong, but together; we are unstoppable." Zagraeus agreed, firing his own red energy blast to the attack, sending it rocketing back towards Broly.
As his friends pushed Broly's attack back, Shougen fell to his knees once more, grasping his chest as he took deep and raspy breaths. "Brother?" Drago asked as Zagraeus scowled. "Shut it, just push!" Zagraeus ordered as they pushed Broly's attack back. Panicking as his attack was forced back towards him, Broly began to yell.
Goku groaned when the electricity faded, shaking his head as a loud ringing resounded around him. "Vegeta?" Goku asked nervously as Vegeta scowled. "Don't start with me Kakarot!" Vegeta roared as he rubbed his head, gasping when Jiren grabbed his head and forced him to look at Broly. "Oh." He stated as Goku clenched his fist. "We've got to help him, come on guys!" Goku called as he flew toward him, the others following behind.
Broly sighed, relieved when his friends arrived next to him. "Colossal!" "Final!" "Kamehameha!" As the three warriors launched their attacks, they melded together in a rainbow of colors.
The second they reached Broly's attack; the three attacks were absorbed into it, causing it to become larger and so powerful that both Drago and Zagraeus began to struggle. "Damnit!" Zagraeus roared as he began to be pushed backward. "What do you suppose we do then?" Drago asked, aghast by their power.
Standing up, Shougen smiled as he placed his hands on the shoulders of his friends. "What are you doing?" Zagraeus asked as Drago groaned. "This is no time for games brother." Drago ordered as he glared up at him. "Live." Shougen simply stated as he grabbed Zagraeus and Drago by the hair before tossing them away. "What is he doing!?" Peiri yelled, shaking her head." "Lord Shougen has must have realized that they could not repel the attack, so he is insuring that he is the only casualty." Kaylin explained, causing everyone to look at them. "Damn you Onii, why do you have to be so selfless." Peiri complained. "Sometimes you're too thoughtful for your own good." Fleur lamented, watching as her husband waited patiently for the attack to impact him.
As the attack reached him, Shougen turned to face his friends and gave them a thumbs up. "Thank you for everything. I know I didn't make it easy, but It has been a pleasure to know you all." The members of Universe 13 all began to tear up as Shougen's voice emanated from their amulets. "Is Shougen going to die?" "I don't know, I hope not. I want to see him fight some more." The Zeno's stated as everyone silently watched, covering their eyes when a bright green light clouded the arena from view.