XXVIII
"Aaaaaaargh!" Diamao screamed in pain as his muscles were torn and ripped under the stress of sustaining a kaio-ken x30. He could literally feel as his muscles swelled and contracted involuntarily, trying to hold the immense ki he was generating within his body. The green energy that he was feeding to the ki struggle had more then doubled in size after his jump in power, and was still fending Vegeta's attack off. Gohan watched as a car sized chunk of metal flew straight for Diamao, only to be completely vaporized a few feet away by a bolt of energy striking from his shield of white ki. He never even flinched.
Vegeta's final flash slowly retreated back towards it's owner as the geritsoudan came closer and closer, it's energy spilling over the sides of the ki bubble where the two attacks met. A deafening roar emanated from the center of the two massive attacks, causing shock waves to crash though the air, sending the other Z Warriors tumbling back a few feet before they were able to stop themselves. Energy pulsing from the eye of the ki was whipping their hair across their face, except for Tien. They all had to ignite their own auras to stop from being crushed by flying chunks of metal and concrete that were being thrown wildly around in the flurry of energy being spent by Diamao and Vegeta.
Vegeta's muscles strained to keep the final flash alive, he hadn't expecting much of a challenge from Diamao, so he didn't spend much time charging it. It was a mistake he would have kicked himself for if he wasn't busy with other things right now. The yellow energy erupting from his hands began to swell as he added more ki to it, feeling his muscles bulge with the new energy flowing outwards, but it wasn't enough to stop the march of energy towards him. It did slow it down, but unless Vegeta could find some way to fend it away in the next few minutes, he'd be swallowed by his own attack yet again by Diamao. Pieces of his tattered clothes started to burn themselves onto his flesh, imprinting red hot marks across his chest, abdomen and legs. If he wasn't so busy trying to pull every ounce of ki from his body, Vegeta might have felt it.
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"Is that Vegeta's energy down there?" Goten asked the Grand Kai, who was healing Goku as they spoke.
"Yeah, dude. He's battlin' with Diamao right now, but it doesn't look to rad. He might just lose, you dig it?" The Grand Kai told him, letting his yellow ki rush over Goku's frail body. Goten stood up firmly and pressed two fingers to his forehead.
"I'll be back soon, Grand Kai. Tell my dad that," Gohan instructed. He gave a final glance to his father just before teleporting back to Kimahri.
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"Aaaaaaaargh!" Diamao cried as another surge of his energy flew from his fingertips, forcing his muscles to tighten painfully to sustain the ki he was giving off. The kaio-ken was taking it's toll, that was apparent, but at the rate the ki struggle was going he would win long before that happened. He and Vegeta were a few hundred feet away from each other, but the lock of their attacks was merely seventy-five feet away from the saiyan prince. The sky was brightening as morning approached, somehow symbolic of the end of the battle. Even under the intense pain he was feeling, Diamao smiled at the thought. After Vegeta was out of the way, the others would be child's play with the kaio-ken ability. If he lasted long enough for that.
"Not yet, Diamao! I won't lose! Not to you!" Vegeta raged from the other side, sending wave upon wave of ki to meet his opponents. But Diamao's strength had been multiplied by 30 while Vegeta's was draining quickly under this much pressure. The geritsoudan was approaching furiously just before he felt six ki's jump dramatically. He moved his head slightly to see what was happening, and was shocked at what he saw.
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"Kamehameha!" Goten cried, thrusting his arms forward.
"Kamehameha!" Gohan screamed, letting his energy flow out of his palms.
"Kamehameha!" Krillin yelled weakly, still recovering from his knock out.
"Kamehameha!" Yamcha repeated with his friends, letting the blue energy gush from his body.
"Shin Kikoho!" Tien cried from between his diamond shaped hands, veins bulging from his forehead.
"Argh!" Trunks brought his arms together from his side and fired a large yellow blast from them
All of the Z Warriors had their auras ignited, be them yellow or white. The four kamehameha's made their way to Diamao, who noticed them seconds after they were released. The Shin Kikoho ripped towards him, throwing the namekian off balance and cutting his concentration, causing him to lose control of the geritsoudan briefly. The four kamehameha's hit him in rapid succession, forcing him to erect a ki shield to deflect them. When Trunks' attack him, Diamao lurched noticeably, his eyes opening wide in shock. His ki shield didn't require much energy to sustain, but the concentration did. Vegeta felt Diamao weaken and took advantage of it. He let out a huge surge of energy, draining him quite a bit. But it worked, the geritsoudan did retreat. Very quickly, in fact, until Diamao was able to gain control again. The blasts sat in neutral, neither side making any progress towards the other. Tien sent another Shin Kikoho at Diamao, who visibly rocked back and forth from the ki's aftermath. But Diamao held the attacks at bay with his ki shield, and was still tying Vegeta in their struggle.
But then Diamao's left arm began to shake wildly. The spasms became more intense as the seconds passed, his geritsoudan losing energy rapidly as he was unable to support it anymore with just one hand.
"Hey, Diamao. Remember me?"
"Piccolo!"
"Aaaaaaargh!" Diamao screamed in pain as his muscles were torn and ripped under the stress of sustaining a kaio-ken x30. He could literally feel as his muscles swelled and contracted involuntarily, trying to hold the immense ki he was generating within his body. The green energy that he was feeding to the ki struggle had more then doubled in size after his jump in power, and was still fending Vegeta's attack off. Gohan watched as a car sized chunk of metal flew straight for Diamao, only to be completely vaporized a few feet away by a bolt of energy striking from his shield of white ki. He never even flinched.
Vegeta's final flash slowly retreated back towards it's owner as the geritsoudan came closer and closer, it's energy spilling over the sides of the ki bubble where the two attacks met. A deafening roar emanated from the center of the two massive attacks, causing shock waves to crash though the air, sending the other Z Warriors tumbling back a few feet before they were able to stop themselves. Energy pulsing from the eye of the ki was whipping their hair across their face, except for Tien. They all had to ignite their own auras to stop from being crushed by flying chunks of metal and concrete that were being thrown wildly around in the flurry of energy being spent by Diamao and Vegeta.
Vegeta's muscles strained to keep the final flash alive, he hadn't expecting much of a challenge from Diamao, so he didn't spend much time charging it. It was a mistake he would have kicked himself for if he wasn't busy with other things right now. The yellow energy erupting from his hands began to swell as he added more ki to it, feeling his muscles bulge with the new energy flowing outwards, but it wasn't enough to stop the march of energy towards him. It did slow it down, but unless Vegeta could find some way to fend it away in the next few minutes, he'd be swallowed by his own attack yet again by Diamao. Pieces of his tattered clothes started to burn themselves onto his flesh, imprinting red hot marks across his chest, abdomen and legs. If he wasn't so busy trying to pull every ounce of ki from his body, Vegeta might have felt it.
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"Is that Vegeta's energy down there?" Goten asked the Grand Kai, who was healing Goku as they spoke.
"Yeah, dude. He's battlin' with Diamao right now, but it doesn't look to rad. He might just lose, you dig it?" The Grand Kai told him, letting his yellow ki rush over Goku's frail body. Goten stood up firmly and pressed two fingers to his forehead.
"I'll be back soon, Grand Kai. Tell my dad that," Gohan instructed. He gave a final glance to his father just before teleporting back to Kimahri.
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"Aaaaaaaargh!" Diamao cried as another surge of his energy flew from his fingertips, forcing his muscles to tighten painfully to sustain the ki he was giving off. The kaio-ken was taking it's toll, that was apparent, but at the rate the ki struggle was going he would win long before that happened. He and Vegeta were a few hundred feet away from each other, but the lock of their attacks was merely seventy-five feet away from the saiyan prince. The sky was brightening as morning approached, somehow symbolic of the end of the battle. Even under the intense pain he was feeling, Diamao smiled at the thought. After Vegeta was out of the way, the others would be child's play with the kaio-ken ability. If he lasted long enough for that.
"Not yet, Diamao! I won't lose! Not to you!" Vegeta raged from the other side, sending wave upon wave of ki to meet his opponents. But Diamao's strength had been multiplied by 30 while Vegeta's was draining quickly under this much pressure. The geritsoudan was approaching furiously just before he felt six ki's jump dramatically. He moved his head slightly to see what was happening, and was shocked at what he saw.
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"Kamehameha!" Goten cried, thrusting his arms forward.
"Kamehameha!" Gohan screamed, letting his energy flow out of his palms.
"Kamehameha!" Krillin yelled weakly, still recovering from his knock out.
"Kamehameha!" Yamcha repeated with his friends, letting the blue energy gush from his body.
"Shin Kikoho!" Tien cried from between his diamond shaped hands, veins bulging from his forehead.
"Argh!" Trunks brought his arms together from his side and fired a large yellow blast from them
All of the Z Warriors had their auras ignited, be them yellow or white. The four kamehameha's made their way to Diamao, who noticed them seconds after they were released. The Shin Kikoho ripped towards him, throwing the namekian off balance and cutting his concentration, causing him to lose control of the geritsoudan briefly. The four kamehameha's hit him in rapid succession, forcing him to erect a ki shield to deflect them. When Trunks' attack him, Diamao lurched noticeably, his eyes opening wide in shock. His ki shield didn't require much energy to sustain, but the concentration did. Vegeta felt Diamao weaken and took advantage of it. He let out a huge surge of energy, draining him quite a bit. But it worked, the geritsoudan did retreat. Very quickly, in fact, until Diamao was able to gain control again. The blasts sat in neutral, neither side making any progress towards the other. Tien sent another Shin Kikoho at Diamao, who visibly rocked back and forth from the ki's aftermath. But Diamao held the attacks at bay with his ki shield, and was still tying Vegeta in their struggle.
But then Diamao's left arm began to shake wildly. The spasms became more intense as the seconds passed, his geritsoudan losing energy rapidly as he was unable to support it anymore with just one hand.
"Hey, Diamao. Remember me?"
"Piccolo!"