Landing behind a large boulder, Bakugo let Midoriya fall to the ground. Then growling, he roared.
" Damn it ! What made me run away from this bastard ? "
Then, staring at Midoriya, he wanted to know.
" And you ? What's your problem, Deku ? "
Sitting on the ground, Midoriya remained silent.
" Hey! I'm talking to you ! Motivate yourself a little, damn it! You almost got eliminated like an idiot. "
Midoriya always remained silent. Which pissed off Bakugo. Taking him by the collar of his clothes, he forced him to stand up, while roaring.
" I'm talking to you. "
In response, Midoriya closed his fist before hitting his comrade. Feeling pulling back, Bakugo finally saw Midoriya lift her face and noticed that her cheeks were covered with tears.
" Shut up ! You can't understand ! You I … ! I destroyed a universe. "
Putting his hands on his head, he cried out.
" I destroyed it! I destroyed Toriko's universe! How ? How am I supposed to live with this ? "
Staring at Bakugo angrily, Midoriya roared.
" I am not like you ! I'm not a callous guy who only thinks about winning and showing he's the strongest! You hear ? I AM NOT LIKE Y ... "
At that moment, the boy was hit by Bakugo, who managed to knock him to the ground.
" You say I'm insensitive ? " Asked Bakugo, whose body was shaking with anger. " Fool ! I'm just trying to do the best I can: save our universe. "
" What ? "
" What do you think ? It doesn't matter if you are the person who eliminated a universe, the fact remains that if we win this tournament, our entire team will have to live with being responsible for the disappearance of eight universes! What do you think ? I too am in a rage. "
Clenching his fists and teeth, he asked.
" What is this madness ? A hero is supposed to save people! Not kill them! This damn tournament… ! Even if I win it, being the last participant on the field, I could never be proud of it. "
" Whatever ? " Interrogated Midoriya. " At the beginning, I thought to myself that we could bear the fact of suppressing the other universes, while saving our own! But it's too hard. "
" In this case, never forget this anger and this sadness that you have in you! Because one day we will avenge them. "
" What ? "
Staring at the stands where the two Zenos stood, Bakugo asserted.
" We are too weak to defeat them! However, if we win this tournament, we will continue to train! And I promise, that one day we will defeat these two gods who believe they can wipe out universes with impunity! Because that's our role as heroes. "
Turning to Midoriya, he roared.
" DEKU! Get up ! Stop crying! And keep fighting! Do it for universe 2! There is no question of having won against him and then being miserably destroyed. "
" Make your universe remember the power of Universe 2. ''
Her eyes widened, thinking back to Toriko's words, Midoriya hurried to rub her eyes with her arm, while screaming.
" Yes ! I'm going to fight ! For my mother, our friends, All Might… and for universe 12 and 2. "
" Yeah ! " Bakugo said, smiling nastily. " However, let us do it! You took a lot of damage during your last fight! Stay here while I go get Ibara. "
Coming out of his hiding place, Bakugo hastened to fetch the young girl. However, he barely took a step when he saw an energetic wave sweeping through the arena before forcefully hitting the stands between the spectators of universes 11 and 12.
And when the attack stopped, Bakugo widened his eyes, seeing the body of a fighter, in the stands, who had just been eliminated by this attack.
"Is that a joke ? "
A few minutes earlier
" BLACK SHADOW ! "
Coming out of Tokoyami's body, the strange black specter rose up in front of the white tyrant and raised one of his gigantic arms with the intention of crushing him. Standing still, Frieza was crushed under the huge figure and, seeing this, Tokoyami hurried to escape.
"I don't know if I managed to touch him, but I'd rather not fight this warrior ! He looks too powerful to me! "
" Are you going somewhere ? "
Stopping, Tokoyami saw Frieza appear right in front of him, arms folded.
" What ? "
" Were you trying to run away? I'm sorry, but you were so slow that I wanted to confirm it by asking you. "
" DARK SHADOW ! "
Arriving at that moment, the specter raised both arms and began to hammer the ground where Frieza was standing quickly and forcefully. The shock of each impact shook the ground and stirred dust. Taking advantage of the cloud that formed, Tokoyami flew off and flew over the field. Then, floating in the air, he stared at the cloud of dust in search of the figure of Frieza.
If he couldn't run away, he was going to attack her by surprise. However, even looking around, he didn't see the white alien.
" Where is he ? "
Finally, the dust cleared allowing Tokoyami to find that Frieza was nowhere to be found.
" What … ? "
" Are you looking for something ? "
Not even having time to turn around, Tokoyami felt a Death Beam touch him from behind, piercing his abdomen. Feeling blood flow out of his beak, the boy fell to the ground.
However, as Frieza was behind him, the alien scrambled and managed to find himself under Tokoyami, before he could have time to touch the ground. Kicking the birdman, Frieza let his foot hit the boy's wound, causing him to scream in pain.
" Partner. " Roared Dark Shadow's voice.
Seeing him pretend to come to Tokoyami's aid, Frieza just let his power build. Then, releasing some of his energy, he managed to create an impressive source of light.
Even though Dark Shadow had proved much more resistant against his weak point, the light produced by Frieza, made him recoil, before forcing him back into Tokoyami's body.
The boy, moaning in pain, then tried to stand up.
" Ridiculous. " Said Frieza. " Do you really think you can beat me? I would even be surprised if you can hit me. "
Looking at him silently, Tokoyami suddenly smiled at him.
" Hum? Who's so fun ? "
Simply opening his arms, Tokoyami asserted.
" Nothing ! Except that your arrogance will cause your downfall! Instead of having fun with me, you would have done better to get me off the pitch! Because now I can easily defeat you. "
" Defeat me ? "
Glancing behind him, Tokoyami seemed to be admiring the center post. And just behind the huge column was the artificial planet that was responsible for lighting the field. In fact, thanks to the arrangement of these two elements, Tokoyami was now in the center of the area which was covered by the gigantic shadow of the central middle.
" And what does that mean ? "
" I will show you the fusion between my power and that of Kuroiro. "
At that moment, Frieza saw Tokoyami's feet sink into the ground as the shadow of the pole seemed to suck them in. Yet it was the opposite. Tokoyami's body sucked in the immense shadow and let it cover his entire body.
" What is that ? "
Also being in the area covered by the shadow of the pillar, the fighters who were surprised to see her getting sucked hurried out of the area, not understanding what was happening.
For his part, absorbing the shadow, Tokoyami began to moan in pain, as his body seemed to begin to transform.
Letting Dark Sahdow out of his body, Tokoyami let him completely cover his head and arms. Taking a more menacing look, Tokoyami then let the shadow cover his back and grow three appendages that elongated over several before their ends took the shape of a bird's head.
The end of his left arm then transformed into a bird's head with a hooked beak, while the shadow that covered his right fist transformed into three huge claws.
Finally, appearing under his feet, a spiral of shadow lifted Tokoyami a few feet above the ground and the boy lowered his face to catch a glimpse of Frieza.
" You have in front of you, Kurokami. "
" And this is supposed to impress me ? " Frieza asked him, with a smirk.
In response, Tokoyami suddenly vanished, before his fist punched Frieza hard.
Spinning back, the white alien raced over the terrain. However, faster than him, Kuroyami disappeared and used a multitude of shadows belonging to the rocks to move and overtake Frieza. Then reappearing, he controlled his three appendages on his back, which immediately began to move towards Frieza. Opening their large beaks, they managed to stop him, while biting him, before throwing him against the ground. The impact was strong enough to throw blocks of stone out of the ground.
Yet seconds later, a shock wave destroyed the heads of the three shadow appendages, as Frieza stood up.
" You little… "
Rushing to Kuroyami, he had no trouble hitting him. Still, his fist pierced Kuroyami's body without hurting him the slightest bit. In fact, turning into a shadow, the boy's body eventually vanishes.
" What … ? "
" SHADOW PUPPET ! " Said a voice behind his back.
Turning around, Frieza was surprised, feeling Kurokami's fist hit his stomach. Not having finished, Kurokami managed to grab hold of Frieza's tail and spun around. Feeling himself spinning, Frieza then flew into the air, as his opponent hurled him skyward.
" DARK SHADOW ! "
Leaving his body again, the black being let fly towards Frieza and opened his mouth to swallow him. Continuing to fly higher and higher, Dark Shadow seemed to disappear into the darkness of the sky.
However, a few seconds later, he reappeared, as he dropped at full speed towards the floor of the arena.
" NIGHT FALL ! "
Pounding the ground violently, Dark Shadow created a huge crater while shaking the rest of the arena. Still remaining calm, Kuroyami calmly approached the crater, where Dark Shadow was. Seeming to have passed out, the specter let himself be sucked into the boy's body. And soon all that was left was Frieza's body, at the bottom of the hole.
The tyrant did not move and remained on the ground.
" That fool. " Beerus roared, pulling his ears. " How could he get beaten up by a kid ? "
" Decidedly, our team is doing wonders. " Agu remarked.
Remaining silent, Kendo looked at Frieza who remained still.
" I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling. "
" Me too. " Approved Giin. " Tokoyami! Stay on guard! "
Nodding, Kurokami ends up running towards Frieza, while lengthening the size of his claws with his right hand.
" SHADOW'S CLAWS ! "
Getting ready to finish with Frieza, the boy suddenly froze, as blood came out of his mouth again. Faster than light, Frieza raised her hand in his direction, before creating five DEATH'S BEAMs. Being too surprised, Kurokami felt three of them pierce his chest, forcing him to drop to one knee.
Standing up immediately, Frieza put both feet on the ground, before flexing his legs. Then, taking the same start as an Olympic runner, he rushed over to Kurokami and punched him in the face.
Falling onto his back, Kurokami could only moan in pain. Still, grabbing him by the feathers at the top of his head, Frieza forced him to stand up before punching him several times in the face.
" So ? What do you have ? Haven't you changed for me? You are still so weak. "
Continuing to get punched, Kurokami felt like his skull was being destroyed with every impact. His face bleeding, he felt the bones in his skull twist, as his eyesight grew increasingly blurry. For his part, his hand covered in blood, Frieza seemed to take pleasure in slaughtering the face of his opponent and displayed his psychopathic smile.
" So ? Do you react? Or did you understand that you were nothing in front of me? "
Continuing to punch Kurokami hard, he didn't see the crow man clench one of his fists. Then, as Frieza was about to punch him for the twentieth time, Kurokami managed to react and hit him in the face. Even though it was powerful, the punch only managed to turn Frieza's face slightly to the side.
However, this did create a bruise on his cheek and, unfortunately, irritate him.
" Grrr! You little… "
" You will never be able to win this tournament. " Kurokami assured him, daring to smile at him. " Because evil can never triumph! And even if I lose, my friends will defeat you. "
Angered by this comment, Frieza punched him in the chin and managed to send him high into the sky. Then, before Kurokami could react, Frieza aimed at him and created a sphere of ki that only needed two seconds to hit Kurokami and explode upon hitting him.
Emerging from the smoke, it was Tokoyami's body that the spectators of Universe 12 could see fall into the void, before landing in the stands. Being in a horrible condition, he was unconscious as part of his blood began to spill in the stands.
" Tokoyami ? " Momo wondered. " TOKOYAMI ! "
" What a barbaric act. " Agu cried, crouching down next to the teen.
" Tokoyami-san is eliminated. "
Uninterested in the state of his victim, Frieza quickly looked away from him and started to walk away. Yet he stopped when the vines tied him up.
" What … ? "
" God can never forgive the sins of a man as horrible as you. " Ibara asserted, while praying.
Seeing that she had tied up with her hair, Frieza began to struggle. Yet he suddenly felt drained of his energy.
" It's useless. " Ibara asserted. " My vines have the power to absorb your energy! The more you struggle, the faster you will run out of energy. "
" Stupid girl. " Cried Frieza, struggling more. " As if… As if I was going to let it go. "
Just letting him gesticulate stupidly, Ibara stood still and felt Frieza's energy come up to her. Soon, she would be able to accumulate all the energy of the white demon and be able to easily heal everyone on her team.
" No. " Cried Frieza, struggling. " It's impossible ! I can't lose like this. "
" God has given his verdict. " Assured Ibara. " The victory is mine. "
Still, she opened her eyes, hearing a chuckle.
" Are you really that stupid ? "
Stopping to gesticulate, Frieza now smiled. Then, staring at Ibara, he suddenly rushed towards her. And before she could react Ibara felt his foot hit her in the face, throwing her violently against a rock.
And the instant Frieza stepped down, he felt the grip of the vines diminish, allowing him to free himself with ease.
" Congratulations for the surprise effect! Nevertheless, I've seen you do it before! And apart from this attack, there is nothing dangerous about you! You are not a threat. "
Putting her hand on a rock to stand up, Ibara moaned in pain, as a single kick had done her heavy damage. Running her hand over her face to remove the blood that was flowing there.
" You will pay for that. "
Shaking her hair, she directed it again towards Frieza. Standing still, Frieza just stared at Ibara. Then, in an instant, the young girl's vines froze.
" What … ? " Giin wondered.
Taking a step back, Ibara showed a sign of concern. Staring at Frieza, she thought she saw his aura. She seemed to be, immense, infinite and above all evil. For some reason she didn't know, just looking at Frieza was enough to scare her.
Seeing this, Frieza found it amusing to walk towards her. Seeing him do it, Ibara stepped back, feeling her body shake.
" How ... ? How could I, for one second, think I could defeat this monster?
" What's up ? " Frieza questioned, having fun making the size of his evil aura even intensify. " Don't you wanna fight me? I didn't know heroes were cowards. "
Stopping backing, Ibara took a deep breath, before mustering her courage. Again her vines stirred and rushed towards Frieza.
" As if I was afraid to face you. " Ibara roared.
However, her attacks stopped again as they struck an energy shield that protected Frieza.
" Good ! You had a lot of courage! To reward you, I will show you a hell worthy of the one I have lived through all these years. "
Directing his hand towards Ibara, he created a powerful breaking wave, which had no difficulty in destroying the vines of Ibara. Seeing Frieza's attack heading towards her, Ibara again felt frozen, unable to avoid it.
" IBARA ! RUN ! " Kendo ordered her.
Too late. Only able to cry out in fear, Ibara saw the attack heat to her before swallowing her. Continuing on its way, the breaking wave flew over a large part of the arena before rushing towards the stands.
Hitting the bleachers between the spectators of Universe 11 and 12, the attack made them tremble, causing the elimination of Ibara. Still, continuing his attack for long seconds, Frieza put on an unhealthy smirk.
" But what is he doing? " Wanted to know Krillin.
" He is going to kill this girl. " Tien remarked.
" Frieza! Stop, it's an order. " Beerus ordered him.
Ignoring him, Frieza continued his attack. Then, finally, the breaking wave stopped. Standing still, Universe 12's eliminated were all staring at the area of the bleachers that Frieza's attack had damaged. Despite his powerful attack, the area had been strong enough to withstand it. So everyone could see a charred body lying on the steps. Eyes widening, Kendo ends up running towards the body, while screaming.
" IBARAAAAA ! "
Crouching down towards her, she dared not touch her. The whole body of the young girl was now completely burnt and black, while much of her hair was either faded or charred.
" I… IBARA ? " Kendo exclaimed, putting her hands on her body.
No sooner had she touched her than she saw the young girl spitting blood of a black color out of her body, just like smoke. Even the inside of his body had been charred. It was a miracle that she was still alive.
" Ibara-san is eliminated. "
Hearing this, Frieza laughed.
" Excellent! There is no denying it, my training in the underworld allowed me to control my power with perfection! Before, I could have killed her by accident. "
" You little… " Roared Giin.
" Hum ? " Frieza wondered, innocently. " Is there a problem ? Wanted to know Frieza! Until proven otherwise, I fought by the rules and I did not kill him! But nobody said that torturing your opponent was forbidden! Ohohoho ! "
"Evil never triumphs. "
Suddenly thinking back to the words Tokoyami had said to him, Frieza stopped smiling, as he put his hand where the boy had managed to bruise him. Feeling like humiliated, the white alien ends up having an idea.
" Hey, it seems that you are a universe full of heroes, right ? "
" What ? " The spectators of universe 12 wondered.
" It's perfect ! In this case, I want to know one thing! Who wins between good and bad ? "
Starting to smile wickedly, he declared.
" I intended to fight and torture each of the saiyans of universe 6! However, this is useless as I could torture the saiyans in my own universe as much as I want! However, a bunch of teenagers who play hero, I really want to play with them! There are still five fighters on the field! Perfect ! I would destroy them… all. "
However, raising her arm in time, Frieza shielded her face from a kick Ida wanted to give her.
" Hum ? " Frieza wondered.
" You will pay for it. " Roared the boy. " Me, Ida, swear to you that I will avenge my comrades. "
1 = Universe 3 (6): Luffy, Katakuri, Kaido, Teach, Akainu, Shanks, Kizaru, Doflamingo (8)
2 = Universe 4 (8): Saitama, Boros, Tatsumaki, Genos, Blast, Garou (6)
2 = Universe 7 (8): Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, C-17, C-18, Frieza (6)
4 = Universe 9 (2): Tatsumi, Wave, Esdeath, Budo, Seryu, Mine (6)
5 = Universe 12 (6): Midoriya, Shoto, Bakugo, Ida, Kirishima ( 5 )
5 = Universe 6 (6): Hit, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, Saena (5)
7 = Universe 10 (5): Natsu, Erza, Gray, Laxus, Gildarts (5)
8 = Universe 11 (1): Jiren, Top (2)
9 = Universe 2 (3): Eliminated