Full Power! The Fury of a God!
Glass falls silently, sparkling in the Namekian light. Frieza hits the ground with a dull thud, the wind knocked out of him. Vegito stares with wide eyes as he watches the glass fall, the silver in them brimming with confusion.
Zamasu smirks in satisfaction, his hand lowering from his throwing position. "I'm glad I had the spare Dragon Radar just in case." He frowns as he watches the destroyed machine fall to the ground below. "Won't be of any use now though. Vegito!" Said fusion looks over in curiosity, his eyes once more filled with that grim determination. Zamasu smirks maliciously. "Do what you must." Vegito stares for a bit, then a small smirk tugs at his lips. Without a word, Vegito disappears and flies toward the ground.
By this point, Frieza managed to pick himself up. The tyrant looks up, hoping that his attack did the trick. Then, with a near-silent woosh of air, Vegito appears in front of him. Frieza steps back, eyes wide with worry, as Vegito stares down at him with cold, calculating silver.
The fusion steps once, then blurs forward silently. He reappears on the other side of Frieza, his arm raised. Frieza gapes, pain coursing through his body as multiple blows hit him nearly simultaneously. The tyrant keels over in pain, his eyes wide with fury.
With a roar of retaliation, Frieza turns and throws a punch at Vegito. Without even turning, Vegito catches the punch with ease. Frieza can only stare as Vegito looks back, unimpressed. The fusion sends Frieza flying once more and Vegito follows quietly.
Before Frieza can properly orient himself, Vegito appears in front of him once more. With a swift kick to the back, Frieza is flying upward once more. Vegito watches his ascent, then teleports to Frieza's location. This time, instead of a slam to the ground, Vegito punches Frieza lightly, stopping his upward momentum with a forwarding push. He then punches Frieza lightly once more, then again, and again. His speed increases until his fists are nothing but a blur in the light, barely visible to those around him. The result? Frieza suspended midair by Vegito's punching power alone, left to the mercy of the empowered fusion.
A spark of pain lances through Vegito's head and, recognizing the feeling from his Goku side, grits his teeth. With a roar, he slams Frieza down into the ground. He follows the tyrant's descent, easily bypassing him. As he does, a familiar voice enters his mind.
Kick. Up.
The saiyan's body follows the commands without issues, Vegito's mind stuck on nothing more than the battle. Vegito reaches the ground and kicks upward. As he does so, Frieza finally reaches the ground. Or, it should be known, Vegito's rising knee. Frieza gags in pain as his stomach suddenly feels like it is collapsing as Vegito's kick continues upward. With another roar, Frieza is sent flying into the sky with Vegito's completed kick.
A blur of blue zig-zags alongside Frieza, bypassing him easily. Vegito reappears right in front of Frieza's path, his hands both lowered and brimming with energy. The fusion waits, then, he hears it.
Now.
Vegito's silver eyes widen and he screams, "NOVA BURST!" The deep red and glowing yellow ball of energy from before forms nearly instantly, much faster than when Vegito did it the first time. Frieza barely even scrapes the edges of the ki sphere before Vegito sends it flying down, the orb pushing Frieza at Mach speeds. The sound barrier breaks with an almighty BOOM, the Nova Burst's unique, ringing explosion accompanying the sound.
Vegito shields his eyes from the explosion, the light too bright to handle normally. Another lance of pain in his body and the fusion flinches, his silver eyes flickering to black, then returning to silver. Zamasu flies up to him quietly, his eyes focused on the dust cloud below. "Did that do it?"
Nothing appears at first. Vegito flinches as more pain enters his body, then dissipates, much slower than before. Zamasu sees the flinch and notices the occasional black lightning arcing off of the fusion's body. The kai turns to Vegito completely and says, "Your state is weakening. It won't be long until you revert to normal."
Vegito nods, already knowing this. Then, his eyes widen as a sudden flare of energy hits his senses. The fusion goes to move out of the way, but another blast of pain hits him. The fusion cries out as his body is overcome with searing pain, very similar to when Goku drank the Ultra Divine Water. The fusion writhes in pain, his screams echoing across the landscape, and he is left defenseless to the coming attack.
Without any sound, a solitary death beam comes out of the cloud. It flies through the air faster than any of the fighters could move, easily finding its target. Green glass shatters and falls, leaving Zamasu to stare with horrified eyes.
Vegito screams one last time before a bright light covers his body. The scream transitions from a dual voice to normal, and it is very easy to tell who it belongs to. The light dissipates, leaving two individuals where there was once one. Vegeta stares at Goku as the earth-raised saiyan screams in pain, his body covered in black lightning.
Zamasu blinks and watches with, surprisingly, growing worry at Goku's pain. "What?! I thought that technique isn't Ultra Instinct!"
Thankfully, his mental question did its job. Another voice decides to join in. "It isn't. However, it does use a little bit of its power. Remember that Ultra Instinct is something that even a god has trouble mastering. For a mortal to call on even a tiny fraction of its power is nearly death wish!"
Zamasu grits his teeth in reluctant acceptance. Then, another burst of ki enters his senses. Vegeta and Zamasu snap their gaze to the settling dust cloud, only to see another thin beam of magenta energy fly out of it. Vegeta gasps in pain and stumbles as he feels a searing heat in his chest. The prince looks down, eyes wide, sees the thin hole in his chest, and promptly stops flying.
"I do hope you know how much you've angered me, monkeys." Zamasu's gaze snaps back to the dust cloud and sees Frieza slowly rising. The tyrant lowers his raised finger, slowly putting the hand to his side. Frieza glares at Zamasu with restrained fury, one that is about to be released. "You've done so much damage to my plans, to me. I will not take this lightly." The emperor grits his teeth, falling into a horse stance, then screams, "GAZE UPON A POWER THAT IS MINE, THROUGH AND THROUGH! NO TRICKS! NO GAMES! ALL OF THIS BELONGS TO ME!"
Frieza screams loudly as he finishes his climb to the top of his energy pools. Not willing to take any chances from now on, Frieza's body bulks up as he reaches 100%. The tyrant struggles with his enlarged muscles, then manages to balance himself. "Behold! My full power!"
Without any other word, Frieza launches himself at Zamasu. The kai barely has time to react before the hulking tyrant gut punches him without warning. Frieza growls in fury and lets Zamasu stay there, writhing in pain. He has bigger fish to fry…
Frieza turns to Goku, the saiyan still filled with pain. Frieza floats over silently, his face showing no mercy. "You seem in so much pain that I'm almost willing to leave you be. Almost." With that, Frieza raises his hand and fires a death beam into Goku's body. The beam doesn't penetrate, Frieza didn't give it enough power, but the impact is certainly felt. Goku screams once more as he feels a sharp pain, greater than the general one through his body, appear on his leg. Another appears, then another. The combination of Mushin-UI and Frieza's torture is so great that Goku is left in tears, his mind nearly broken by the constant torment.
Zamasu, meanwhile, manages to steady his breathing. The kai looks up, his mind focusing on the battlefield once more, and he freezes. He sees Frieza, torturing Goku, right in front of him. Should he not be ecstatic? Should he not be neutral? His greatest enemy is being driven to tears, finally being put in his place!
So why? Why does he not feel those things? Zamasu's confusion rises, but it is quickly blocked out by a much stronger emotion. Along with this motion comes the feeling of power, of pure strength bubbling inside of him. Goku screams again, his eyes red with tears, and Zamasu feels something snap as the emotion boils over.
A god is furious.
Frieza goes to fire another death beam, but then, something grabs his hand. The tyrant flinches a bit instinctively, then looks to the side to see who has the audacity to grab his hand. What he sees makes him pause in caution.
The third saiyan, the one named Zamasu, is standing there. His hand has an iron grip on his wrist and his eyes are shadowed by his bangs. "Frieza." Zamasu's body shakes, but for what reason, Frieza can't determine. Then, something strange happens. Golden energy begins leaking off of Zamasu's body. Frieza's eyes widen, recognizing the similarities to a new transformation. Then, Zamasu speaks again. "You fear the Super Saiyan, correct?"
The tyrant can only stare with wide, terrified eyes as Zamasu looks up slightly, just enough to give Frieza a view of his eyes. Piercing, emerald green burns into Frieza's soul, ripping him apart with the gaze alone. "Super Saiyans are made through fury. You, Frieza, have accomplished something that you should never have done. You. Made. Me. FURIOUS!" With that last roar, Zamasu's hand snaps toward Frieza. Frieza feels something in his wrist give and he cries out in pain. The tyrant grips his injured hand and stares at the third, strongest saiyan with growing worry as his body continues to be covered in golden energy.
Then, it stops. Suddenly, the energy stops. Zamasu stops shaking, his body eerily calm. No more golden energy. However, Frieza doesn't believe for a moment that Zamasu is finished. Those same, burning, hate-filled emerald orbs stare at Frieza unflinchingly, never wavering. A sudden gust of wind picks up, originating from Zamasu's body. Then, the world is bathed in a golden-orange.
Zamasu's aura erupts into a mixture of gold and red, creating a deep, powerful orange. Zamasu stands up straight, his now-green eyes glaring at Frieza with a hatred deeper than anything the tyrant's ever seen. Zamasu's spiky hair, already upright, gains an orange tint to it. "Frieza." The tyrant steps back instinctively as Zamasu steps forward. "You are the most despicable mortal I have ever had the displeasure of encountering." Another step. The air seems to shake from Zamasu's movement. "You kill for pleasure. Torture for fun." Zamasu steps once more and Frieza flinches back. "You, in all of your being, are unredeemable. And now, you injure the one I have put so much effort into. I won't let this slide."
Frieza steps back again, then seems to finally regain his composure. The tyrant growls and sets his wrist back in place with a loud pop. Twisting his wrist some to feel comfortable, Frieza screams. "NO! I AM LORD FRIEZA! I WILL NOT BE TALKED DOWN ON BY SOME LOWLY MONKEY!"
The tyrant screams in rage as he launches himself at Zamasu. Zamasu calmly watches Frieza approach, then ducks beneath Frieza's blow. Zamasu brings his elbow up and slams it into Frieza's bulky torso, causing the emperor to gag in pain and reflex. Then, Zamasu does a backflip as he kicks Frieza into the air.
The kai-saiyan quickly follows Frieza. However, he doesn't expect Frieza to stabilize himself so quickly. Frieza is able to catch Zamasu off guard and punch him into the ground with a heavy haymaker, flooring the empowered saiyan.
Frieza shakes his head, then yells, "I won't take any more chances!" Frieza raises his hands above his head and begins charging energy. A small orb of black energy begins forming, the orb crackling with a malicious, purple energy. "I can breathe in space, you lot cannot! This planet will become your GRAVES!" Frieza throws the ball down with a roar, faster than Zamasu can react. The ball sinks through the ground like a knife through butter, cutting a path to the core of the planet itself.
Zamasu's eyes widen as the weather changes drastically. Lava plumes spew into the air, deadly geysers larger than skyscrapers. Clouds build overhead, dark and overcast, similar to the ones from the Eternal Dragon. However, while Shenron's clouds instill a feeling of awe and caution, these clouds feel malicious and dreadful. They are a warning. A warning of a celestial death.
The kai-saiyan growls in annoyance and turns back to Frieza. Without a word, the two begin to clash. Fists collide and kicks intercept. Their forms blur and disappear, shockwaves visible from their clashes. Lava erupts from the ground and lightning cracks the sky in a cacophony of music for the two battlers.
Zamasu slips beneath Frieza's guard and slams his elbow against the tyrant's side. Frieza stumbles, which lets Zamasu grab his tail and begin spinning him around. The tyrant loses all sense of direction as he is spun around a few hundred times a second, then sent launching into a nearby mountain.
Zamasu's hands cup the air in front of him as energy begins to charge. "Ka." He brings his hands to his side, the energy becoming visible as a ball between his hands. "Me." Light begins to erupt from the orb, the energy visibly straining to be released. "Ha." Zamasu's eyes narrow as he sees Frieza fly up from the mountainside. "Me."
FWOOSH!
Lava erupts beneath Zamasu, completely overtaking his body. Frieza smirks in satisfaction, glad that the little trap he set up worked. Then, the tyrant hears a swoosh of air and Zamasu is suddenly in front of him. Frieza's eyes widen as he sees the lava slip off of a shield of ki, falling harmlessly to the ground. And now, Zamasu is right in front of Frieza. The kai's eyes narrow. "Ha!"
The kai-saiyan thrusts his arms forward, letting the energy release. The built-up pressure of the ball explodes outward, mainly forward, and the Kamehameha unleashes its newfound Superpower. Frieza screams as the point-blank beam engulfs him completely.
Meanwhile, on the ground, Goku finally manages to regain his senses. The earth-raised saiyan picks himself up with a grunt, his whole body aching badly. Goku looks around, his ki sense stretching out to its normal ranges, and feels the battle above. He gapes for a moment, marveling in this strange, new power that his mentor has. Then, he feels another energy, one far weaker than it should be, and begins flying over.
Lava erupts all around as the two titans clash overhead. Goku covers his head as Frieza clashes with Zamasu once more, the Kamehameha not finishing the tyrant off. Goku climbs over the destroyed terrain, feeling his goal close by. Then, he sees him. Vegeta, bruised, beaten, and with a hole in his chest.
Goku runs over to the fallen prince quickly, his mind whirling with questions on what to do. Goku slides to a stop on his knees, his eyes looking over the prince's body in a slight panic. "What do I do," Goku mutters to himself. "Vegeta! Wake up! What do I do?!" No response.
Just as Goku is about to give up, thinking Vegeta is too far gone, a voice enters his mind. "Hey! Don't give up yet!" Goku's eyes widen as he registers the female voice invading his mind.
"Who are you," Goku questions. The voice giggles a bit. "A friend. Don't worry, Zamasu knows who I am. Plus, I know what to do."
This makes the saiyan's heart jump with hope. "Really?!" Goku senses a mental nod from the stranger. "Yep! Now then, I want you to pick up Vegeta and fly to Frieza's ship. The ship will have healing pods for Vegeta and you'll be able to escape Namek before its destruction!"
Understanding the task and the rewards of a ship, Goku grabs Vegeta's body and begins hovering. The saiyan's flight is wobbly due to the aches of Mushin-UI's backlash and Frieza's death beams, but he is able to keep a steady pace. Turning in the direction of Frieza's ship, Goku begins to fly away.
Frieza notices Goku hauling Vegeta away and tries to fly after them. Zamasu appears in front of the tyrant, blocking his path to the retreating saiyans. Zamasu spares a glance at Goku, then turns back to Frieza. "Your battle is with me, no one else."
The emperor growls, then frowns. "Fine. This planet has only a couple minutes at most, based on the duration between lava explosions." Frieza's aura flares. "You've given me the most challenge out of anyone in the universe! Come, bring me a grand finale!"
Zamasu obliges and the two titans clash once more. Zamasu ki blade appears, the ki a deep orange instead of its normal purple, and much more powerful. Frieza begins focusing on dodging the deadly blade, still not willing to test his body's endurance against that edge.
Suddenly, Zamasu mixes things up and kicks Frieza away. The tyrant flies through the air and Zamasu takes the time to charge his energy. The kai smirks as he keeps his eyes firmly placed on Frieza's flying form. "This technique. I never finished it because I never had the energy. Now, though, I think it is enough."
Zamasu extends his hand and grabs the edge of his blade. He grips tightly, compressing the energy, feeling it take physical form. He pulls and the blade elongates. Once the blade reaches four feet, the hand that the blade is originating from exits the aura of the blade. Zamasu grabs that end of the blade and the energy warps. The ki takes a deep, orange shine, similar to bronze metal. The same material extends out the sides just above Zamasu's grip, forming a hilt. A bright orange aura erupts around the weapon and Zamasu lowers his new sword. A smirk plays on his face. "Formation complete. Henbunkatta."
The kai raises his sword and the aura around the weapon ignites, reaching high into the clouds. The aura flares for a bit, then settles onto a more rigid shape. It's obvious that this aura isn't for show.
Frieza manages to stop his momentum and turn around. When he sees Henbunkatta and its sky-high aura, he begins to feel a horrible dread. He turns to Zamasu and yells, "What is that?!"
Zamasu smirks, his hand straining to hold Henbunkatta, but not willing to let go. "This is Henbunkatta, the Heaven Cutter. A technique taught to me by the one who showed me the ways of the blade, but one I never mastered. Now, with my newfound power, I can use it. With Henbunkatta, I will end your reign of terror!"
Henbunkatta's aura flares again, and despite his lack of ki sense, Frieza can feel the raw strength of this sword. Frieza shakes his head in denial, yelling. "No! No, you can't do this! Please, have mercy!"
This makes Zamasu's smirk fall, instantly replaced with a scowl of disgust. Emerald eyes flash with hatred as Zamasu yells, "Mercy?! Did you give mercy to those around you? How many have asked you that before you killed them for your own sick, twisted enjoyment?! You deserve NO MERCY!"
The aura of Henbunkatta flares even more, extending even into space beyond. Frieza stares at the blade, then at Zamasu. "W-What…?" The tyrant, finally realizing his time is limited, growls in anger. "No! I won't let you!"
Frieza raises his hand and begins channeling as much energy as he can into his hand. A pulsating energy ball appears between them, growing larger and large. With a roar of defiance, Frieza sends the ball forward. The energy ball pulsates, then explodes into a torrential wave of energy.
Zamasu watches the energy blast with calm eyes. His hand gripping Henbunkatta tightens and his eyes narrow. Zamasu opens his mouth, and the world shakes. "Worldly Division."
The kai's hand comes down, and the Heaven Cutter falls with it. The bottom of Henbunkatta's energy blades crosses in front of Frieza's last ditch attack, easily bisecting the beam. Frieza's eyes widen in shock and fear, then he looks up. His vision is filled with bright orange, burning with an intensity greater than any star. Frieza's hands raise in a final effort to try and protect himself.
The emperor feels his time has come. It's time to retreat, accept this one-time defea-
The fallen god won't be so easily denied. He may not enter heaven, but he still wields its power. The blade knows no limits to the evil it destroys.
Henbunkatta's energy blade finally reaches Frieza, and despite the tyrant's best efforts, the blade has no issue finding its mark. Frieza holds the blade up for a small moment, then screams in agony as his body is awash with brilliant orange energy. Zamasu lowers Henbunkatta completely, watching as Frieza's body is engulfed in an orange sphere of ki. Then, the sphere explodes.
Sparkles of energy fall silently around Zamasu as he stares at Frieza's previous location. The tyrant is midair, his body still, eyes rolled back and blank. Then, without a sound, the emperor begins to fall. With a soft thud, Frieza lands on planet Namek, finally dead.
Zamasu's grip on Henbunkatta loosens, then let's go completely. The sword dissipates, dissolving into the same sparkles as the energy around him. Zamasu looks around, his eyes fixated on the planet around himself. He won.
Then, he is given a rude reminder of the fact that the planet is exploding, courtesy of lightning striking him on the spot. Zamasu blinks in surprise, soot falling from his face. Then, he shakes it off and reorients himself. "Right. Exploding planet. Gotta find Goku."
Zamasu's eyes close in concentration, not paying attention to the world around him. After a few moments of searching, he finally finds it. Goku's energy, flaring and erratic, along with Vegeta's weak energy, almost completely gone. Focusing on the feeling of his student's power, he instant transmissions away.
"Goku!" Goku's gaze turns from the control board of the ship to the familiar voice. He sees Zamasu, eyes still green and hair still orange-tinted, walking up to him. The kai then orders, "Let me handle it. We won't get off the planet in time any other way!"
Nodding in agreement, Goku steps back from the control console. He's never done well with electronics anyway. The saiyan steps back and lets the kai work on the machine.
Zamasu, meanwhile, is frantically searching for the proper button to press. "Where is it? Damn mortal contraptions usually have a big, red 'go' button! Where is it?!"
The ground shakes violently, showing that the planet has little, if any, time left. Zamasu looks out the window warily, then back to the console. His eyes continue darting between the buttons, desperate to find the right one. Then, he sees it.
Pressing the engine start-up, Zamasu feels Frieza's ship lurch, then begins to rise into the air. Zamasu looks at the coordinates system and, seeing as they have very little time, clicks the first planet he sees.
The ground shakes again as Frieza's ship continues to rise, quickly gaining speed. The ship disappears into the clouds, hidden from the world below. Lava continues to spill and the ground cracks open. Frieza's body lays still, unmoving, uncaring of the world around it.
The planet heaves, then finally detonates.
The book closes with a bit more finality than normal. Chronoa smiles warmly, looking up at a yellow seal. The circle is nearly destroyed, practically non-existent, but still hangs on. "So close, Zamasu. You are so close to reaching the next level."
Chronoa sighs, then turns to you. She gives an apologetic smile and says, "Sorry, Trunks is on a Time Patrol right now. So, I'll give the news."
Coughing a bit to clear her throat, the Supreme Kai states, "The Namek saga has finally ended, and in a way that the author hopes you all didn't quite see coming. Goku, Zamasu, and Vegeta have all survived, though the latter just barely. They are now traveling through space to an unknown planet. What journeys will await our heroes in this BRAND NEW ARC!"
Chronoa laughs in glee. "Yes! A new arc! I've been waiting for this!" Chronoa grins and begins to wave. "With that aside, thank you all for reading! We hope you enjoyed!"