Chapter 11

Zamasu is a very formal individual. He takes his training as a Kai seriously, and never deviated from it. He rarely spoke out in an excited manner, and showed happiness even less than that. Despite this, despite ALL he's learned, he was practically GLOWING as he eyes Vegeta.

Outwardly, he simply seemed pleased. Inwardly, he was almost jumping for joy. He could fight Vegeta, beat him to a pulp, AND Goku WON'T stop him! It was like a dream come true!

Instead of showing his thoughts, Zamasu simply smirks in satisfaction. He lowers himself into his own stance, one hand in front of his chest flat like a blade, and the other below it across his stomach. It was a guarded stance, but he could lash out with his ki blade at any time with ease.

Vegeta eyes this new individual with distaste. Even from here, he could tell this person was strong. Not only that, but he just got blown into the atmosphere by Kakarot's last ditch attempt with that strange power. He was weakened… but his pride would not acknowledge someone else being stronger. He was still certain he could win.

The prince scoffs and looks down at Goku. "Is this your cavalry Kakarot? A single man who looks like a wannabe you?"

Zamasu eye twitches, and a vein bulges on his head. He decided it here. Vegeta was going to die, and VERY SLOWLY.

Goku simply frowns and says "This is Zamasu, and he will defeat you!"

Vegeta just laughs loudly in response. "Oh! Defeat me will he?! Are you hiding behind others now Kakarot?!"

Goku flinches slightly, but still stands his ground. "I don't care what you think! Zamasu WILL defeat you!"

Vegeta looks back down, then scoffs. He turns to Zamasu, preparing himself for the battle. "I will be the judge of that, low class scum."

It should be known, by this point, Zamasu's anger was boiling. He wanted to KILL Vegeta! Now! And because of this, he rushes down the prince, already drawing out his ki blade.

Vegeta's eyes widen and he jumps backwards, narrowly avoiding the blade. His eyes widen even more in shock as he sees the humming, practically solid blade of energy. "A solid blade?! But only the most elite warriors can form one, and even then for only a few seconds!"

Zamasu says nothing in response, simply narrowing his eyes and rushing at Vegeta once more. Vegeta grits his teeth and dodges to the side, his hair standing on end from the pure energy radiated from this weapon. He knew without a doubt that if he got hit by this blade, he would die.

The Kai-saiyan continues to assault Vegeta relentlessly, not letting up in the slightest. He was burning with rage, pent up frustration at having to work with FILTHY MORTALS! Those who soiled this planet! Those who WILL die to HIM! ZAMASU!

Zamasu roars, bringing his hand up above Vegeta for an overhead strike. He brings it down, his blade expanding to the size of a broadsword. Vegeta tries to avoid it, but does not come out unscathed. A deep slash goes across his chest diagonally. Not enough to be lethal, but it would affect his fighting skills.

Vegeta coughs up a bit of blood, bringing his hand from his chest. He looks at the blood, then mutters "Damn."

He grits his teeth, then looks at Zamasu again. The man, who obviously was a saiyan, was breathing heavily. He wasn't injured, but that rush seemed to tire him a bit.

Vegeta's hand clenches into a fist. This random, backwater NOBODY had the AUDACITY to try and fight him?! The Prince of all Saiyans?! This was unacceptable!

Vegeta's hand clenches even tighter, before he rushes at Zamasu with a roar as well. Zamasu's eyes narrow, and he avoids the initial strike. But then, he feels another kick rush at him from the side. He flies above the leg, using it as a springboard and flipping over Vegeta with ease.

Vegeta's eyes follow Zamasu's movements almost perfectly. He plants a foot in the air, then rushes towards Zamasu as he is about to land. Zamasu sees this and descends quickly, slipping beneath Vegeta without a scratch.

The Prince grits his teeth and jumps upwards, avoiding the stab he was about to receive. He quickly spins midair, building momentum, then descends faster than a bullet. Leg held high, it would be a devastating blow if connected. Too bad it was so telegraphed to Zamasu.

With almost too much ease, Zamasu dances around the crushing blow, and the follow up ki-blast from the desperate Vegeta. Zamasu quickly moves towards Vegeta, then connects a powerful blow to the saiyan's side with his free hand.

Vegeta is sent flying across the sky, just barely managing to stop himself midair. He pants deeply, trying to regain his breath. He couldn't fight like this. This… saiyan? Earthling? It didn't matter. All that mattered was that he was losing, and this thing was beating-

"Piccolo, have a senzu. It'll heal you to full." Vegeta's ear twitches ever so slightly at this. Senzu? Heal completely? Vegeta turns to the two downed and until recently forgotten warriors on the ground. He could see Kakarot giving the Namekian a green bean. If this thing really did what he heard, then he needed it!

Vegeta turns to them and blasts forwards as fast as he could. Zamasu's eyes narrow, and then he notices the green bean in Goku's hand. A senzu! And Vegeta… Zamasu's eyes widen with worry as he realizes Vegeta's plan. He raises two fingers to his forehead and concentrates as quickly as he could.

Piccolo grabs the senzu bean and was about to eat it, when he hears something behind him. He turns, and his eyes go wide as he sees Vegeta rushing at him and Goku at full speed. He turns and is ready to defend, but it wasn't enough. He was prepared for a warrior, not a thief.

Vegeta's sense of time slows, and he grins widely. He can see the bean. It was so close! He reaches out. Just a little more. Piccolo's eyes widen in realization, but it was too late.

FWOOSH

Something akin to a breeze blowing by and a mechanical whir is heard, and suddenly Zamasu appears in front of Vegeta. The Kai slams his elbow into Vegeta's face, sending the prince back.

Zamasu turns, then says "Keep that senzu safe. Vegeta wishes to eat it to return to full."

Piccolo nods, then goes to eat the senzu himself. But… his hand grabs only air. His eyes widen in surprise, and he looks around. "What?! Where's the senzu?!"

Zamasu looks at Piccolo's hand in shock, seeing no senzu there. Suddenly, a spike of power hits his senses. He turns, and his eyes go wide in shock and slight worry.

Vegeta's aura had reignited with a vengeance, burning just as brightly as it did at the start. Vegeta chuckles, then laughs loudly, his aura expanding. "AHAHAHA! Incredible! This power is amazing!"

The prince looks at the three in front of him, then smirks. HIs body was healed, and he was stronger than before. He eyes Goku, then raises a hand. Energy forms, then fires in the shape of a very powerful ball.

Zamasu's eyes widen slightly, and he feels himself move in front of Goku. He crosses his arms, then grunts in pain as the blast connects. It was a powerful attack, and he wasn't undamaged anymore.

Vegeta's energy flares, removing the dust cloud. He sees Zamasu, arms crossed, and his clothing torn on the sleeves and skin burnt. Vegeta smirks and says "Well, no that I am both more powerful and healed, I cannot be stopped!"

Zamasu grits his teeth in rage. This was a very unexpected variable, something he doubted even Chronoa-sama would have predicted.

"Someone ring?"

Zamasu's eyebrow twitches. "Now is not the greatest time Chronoa-sama. Vegeta just healed fully. I do not believe this happened last time."

He could hear Chronoa humming from her end. "You're right. Last time, Goku and Vegeta fought and eventually, Vegeta had to use his most powerful attacks to overwhelm Goku. But… are you forgetting something YOU can do now that Goku could do before?"

The Kai's eyes narrow slightly in consideration, before he sighs. He looks at Vegeta and mumbles "I was hoping to go without using this technique. It still does a lot of damage, but I do not have any choice."

With that declared, Zamasu falls into a power-up stance. He grits his teeth, forcing his energy to move in a way that would amplify it. Increase it. MULTIPLY IT.

A vein shows on his forehead, and his eyes go wide in concentration. He grunts in pain, his energy sparking between purple, and some magenta color. Steam seems to rise around him, and the ground shakes as power builds.

Vegeta's eyes widen in surprise. He could feel Zamasu's energy building, increasing in amounts rapidly. He was certain now. Without that peculiar bean, he would've lost.

Zamasu's mouth opens, and he drones out a low roar in exertion as his energy continues to rise. Then, his eyes narrow. As his energy sparks one last time, he utters one word. "Kaioken."

The world ignites into a flame of red energy. Zamasu's eyes wide in concentration and exertion, his teeth grit in pain. His muscles bulged with overflowing energy, and the ground shook with the pure power Zamasu was emitting. And all around Zamasu was a deep red aura, flaring wildly and larger than any aura seen so far.

Vegeta's eyes widen in complete shock. This was some sort of technique, not a transformation like he initially thought. It seemed to amplify one's power, but from the strain he could see in this earthling's muscles, it wasn't without cost.

That was all he could process before Zamasu rockets at Vegeta at double the speed. Vegeta tries to block, but he couldn't defend in time. Zamasu's blow lands, and it was doubled in power.

Anything Zamasu could do now was doubled in efficiency, power, and speed. He was MUCH stronger than before. But… he had a time limit, and a limited amount of times he can activate this. And he knew this.

As Vegeta flies backwards from the initial blow, Zamasu wastes no time in flying after him. A trail of red light flashes behind him, the only thing enabling those watching to follow the saiyan/kai hybrid.

Zamasu reappears in Vegeta's flight path, and backhands him away. He then takes off after the prince once more, this time appearing beneath Vegeta and kicking him into the air. Vegeta's eyes go wide from the attack. Even fully healed, he could not keep up with Zamasu at double speeds.

The Kai flies once more, reappearing above Vegeta's head. He turns towards Vegeta, then rockets towards the ground. He hits Vegeta dead on, holding onto him tightly. Vegeta grits his teeth, trying desperately to throw Zamasu off, but he couldn't remove the Kai's grip.

As the two approached the ground, Zamasu's eyes narrow. At the very last second, Zamasu throws Vegeta downwards, and then flies across the ground before landing a good distance away. Behind him, a cloud was kicked up from Vegeta's impact with the ground.

The aura around Zamasu still burned strong, but then he flinches in pain. He looks down and sees one of his biceps pulsating dangerously, a sign of extreme and potentially crippling strain.

The ground behind Zamasu erupts as Vegeta's power skyrockets. He turns, and sees Vegeta flying at him with bloodshot eyes. Zamasu's eyes widen and he grits his teeth as his kaioken flares once more, enabling him to dodge the blow.

Vegeta doesn't let up, descending upon Zamasu in a flurry of rage filled kicks and punches. Zamasu's superior speed was letting him avoid with ease, but he couldn't get away. Not just yet…

There! An opening within Vegeta's attack presented itself, and Zamasu rushes in. He slams his fist into Vegeta's stomach, then forms a ki blast in his hand. The ki blast erupts on top of the saiyan's stomach, shooting him far into the air.

Zamasu powers down from the Kaioken, but keeps it active. He could feel the strain, but as long as it was running, he wouldn't get hit with the backlash. Not yet anyways.

Vegeta halts himself midair, his eyes wide and filled with fury. His mind was running wild, wondering where the HELL this power came from! He was healed, and now he might as well have been back to his previous damage! It. Was. INFURIATING!

The prince shakes his head and screams "NO! I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS BACKWATER PLANET! I AM TURNING YOU ALL INTO SPACE DUST!"

Vegeta cups his hands behind his hand, a purple orb of energy appearing there. He begins laughing in mad delight as he sees Zamasu's eyes widen in horror. "Yes! You know how this will end! GOOD!"

Zamasu stares at the saiyan above. He knew exactly what was happening. The idiot! If he took out the planet, then he would die as well! He was taking them all out, including himself!

He couldn't let this happen. This planet was beautiful! He would protect it to his last breath! The shock turns into anger as he glares at Vegeta, cupping his hands by his side

"Ka…"

Vegeta laughs gleefully as he feels his attack build up even more. "Soon! Soon you will all know oblivion!"

"Me…"

Zamasu's body cramps painfully as his kaioken reignites. He flinches in pain, but continues to charge energy.

"Ha…"

Vegeta laughs one last time, his grin stretching across his face. "This is the end of this pathetic world! GALICK GUN!"

"Me..."

A gigantic beam of purple energy, larger than anything the others have seen, shoots from Vegeta's hands as he brings them down. It would not be stopped. It's titanic power would claim this planet as its own.

Zamasu simply narrows his eyes in response.

"HA!"

The final declaration was not loud. It was not powerful. But it demanded force. The Kamehameha sent from Zamasu's hands erupts with red energy, easily matching Vegeta's own attack.

The Warrior Prince clashes with the Fallen God. Their battle lust would not be filled until this battle was over, and one of them would claim this existence as their own.

The two beams slam into each other, erupting with an explosion of purple and red. Both attacks were powerful in their own right.

The Warrior Prince would crush all in his path. None could survive the might he enforces upon the land.

The Fallen God would not back down. He would continue to improve, increasing his own power. He had no limits upon this universe.

They met once more. The Warrior Prince pushed against the Fallen God. His might was supreme. He would not be stopped. He could not be stopped.

Zamasu grits his teeth, one eye shut tight in exertion. Vegeta's attack was slowing pushing his down. At this rate, he would not survive.

His mind flashes through different scenarios, different options for him. He was searching, exploring, creating…

One idea comes to the front of his mind. It was risky and bound to damage him, but it could work. He just needed the right power!

The Fallen God pushes back once more. His realm would not be invaded. He was the supreme ruler of this land. And his power grows in his domain.

Zamasu's aura increases in intensity. He needed more power. He would not let this planet parish! More power! MORE!

From beyond space and time, Chronoa smiles to herself. "Step one complete. Nice job Zamasu."

She snaps her fingers. One of three intricate circles floating above her disappears. Time to watch the show.

Zamasu's eyes widen as he feels his reserves suddenly increase drastically. With one final roar, he pushes his attack one last time. It would not be enough, but it wasn't his only plan. His legs bend, then he jumps.

This was the Fallen God's domain. No matter the power. No matter the ability. No matter the cost. He would protect it to the end. And his potential would continue to ever increase. Ever reaching new heights.

Vegeta's eyes widen in shock as he sees something in his attack. He thought the sudden loss of resistance meant he won! But… it was just a distraction!

He could see him now. That strange saiyan was pushing through his attack with raw force, moving farther and faster than a beam attack could. Vegeta reckoned he would hit harder too.

The prince drops his stance, trying to move out of the way. He needed to. That attack would be devastating. He needed to dodge!

The Warrior Prince attempts to retreat. It knew when its limits where reached. It would no longer-

The Fallen God would not be denied. It would destroy this trespasser. That is the price for attacking its realm.

Zamasu's eyes narrow as he sees Vegeta attempt to dodge. His power surges, and he powers all he had into speed. He would not miss now!

BOOM

Zamasu's punch connects, digging into Vegeta's stomach. The prince gasps and coughs blood. His body lurches. Then, his back explodes.

No blood. No gore. Simply an explosion of energy from behind, showing the after effects of Zamasu's attack. With that explosion, he flew through the air, breaking the sound barrier three times over in his ascent into the heavens.

The Fallen God could not reach the heavens. He no longer was permitted there. That does not mean he could not send others into the Sky's embrace.

Zamasu pants heavily, his red aura falling away. He grits his teeth, then grimaces as his body finally catches up with the battle. He floats to the ground, his whole body contorting and cramping in unnatural ways. He was in an extreme amount of pain.

The only relief he had was in that last attack. He put nearly all he had in it. It must've been enough by now.

So why did he feel like he hasn't won yet?

Chronoa grins widely to herself. She looks up at the two remaining circles with a small smile. "So soon Zamasu. You are surpassing expectations."

She turns and says "The Author said sorry for how long this took. With school now back in motion, he is going to have a hard time staying on schedule. But, the story will still keep coming! Thanks for reading!" She finishes with a wave and a big smile.