Kuzuku House
21's eyes fluttered opened and tried to adjust themselves to the light. She tried to ignore the soreness she was feeling and tried to get out of bed. This action startled the Saiyan who was watching over her. Riley had already patched herself up, showing how remarkable she was at bandaging wounds, but 21 noticed the moisture in her eyes and the fact that there was dry tear marks along her cheeks.
"You shouldn't move too much, you may have gain consciousness but you still are recovering." Riley warned. 21 was trying to catch her breath but was distracted by the power she was sensing from a distance. It felt like a battle was going on in the distance and that she had to be there for support.
"Don't worry Riley, I can handle myself for now. But tell me, why do you seem so down...?" 21 asked. Riley cast her eyes down as tears were threatening to leave her eyes once more. She clenched her fist tightly as her lips quivered to speak.
"I can't feel Zugo anymore..." Riley whispered. There was an tense silence in the room. 21 felt stupid for being absolutely too curious. The only thing she could do was grab and rub Riley's hand as she whimpered in grief.
"Riley I am sorry for asking you such a question. But don't worry, once this is all over, we can revive Hudo and Zugo with the dragon balls so as long we are still breathing." 21 assured. Riley was confused for a moments since this was the first time she's heard of such a thing but the sound of Zugo and Hudo coming back to life was music to her ears. 21 smiled at boyfriend's sister, causing her face to brighten up. 21 slowly while accepting the helping hand of Riley.
"Now hold on, I will teleport us to where the battle is." 21 said. She focus on one of the many energies that were in the vicinity. The first familiar energy she had felt that was currently fighting was Goku and decided to make him his target. The two instantly were gone from the room, leaving dust where they previously stood.
-Instant Transmission SFX-
The girls made it to where Goku and the others watch, alarming them of their presence as they turned to face them. Riley was holding 21 upright as she could barely stand after using such a technique with the little energy that she had left. The two walked over to the gang so they can get a catch up on what was going on.
"Hey girls, glad you two made it back in one piece!" Goku chirped. The two nodded at the optimistic Saiyan and waited for details. Everyone was silent and turned to watch the spectacle unfold before them.
"So...if all of you are here and chilling, who is currently fighting Kugeki right now?" Riley asked.
"Kuzuku is fighting him." Gohan answered blatantly, catching the attention of 21 and Riley.
"So why aren't we helping him right now?" 21 asked with a hint of concern.
"Because we would only get in the way. That bastard was strong enough to take on Kakarrot while using his Kaioken x10 and made me irrelevant to the fight. If we together couldn't take him down then there'd be no point in trying to fight him again." Vegeta scuffed with annoyance.
"Then why doesn't Goku just use Kaioken x10 again?" Riley asked.
"Because it's too risking for me to do it again. Using it the first time puts an absurd amount of strain on my Ki. Senzu beans can't restore damage Ki so if I were to use it again then I would most likely die. I haven't developed the endurance to use it more than one time." Goku answered.
"So we're just bystanders to all this now?!" Riley frustrated. 21 looked back at the battle with concern. With her being completely exhausted and everyone else weakened, there was nothing they could do but watch.
"We just have to have faith in Kuzuku's training. He's already proven now that he is the only one capable of keeping up with Kugeki. He probably was thinking of one thing when he went into this fight." Gohan said
"And what was that?" 21 asked
"That everyone did their best and now...its his responsibility to bring us to the finish line." Gohan smirked.
Back at the fight at hand, Kugeki had landed a blow that sent Kuzuku flying into the clouds. He smirked sinisterly until what seemed to be a stream of light burst out of the cloud and elbowed him hard across his face. Kuzuku then spin kicked him in the back of his neck before kicking him into the air and punching him hard in his spine. Kugeki screamed in pain from being rocketed into the Earth's crust. The Saiyan didn't give room to breath, charging at him as he got up from the ground.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kuzuku roared punching him hard across his face. The blow was so strong that it first created a large crater in the ground before exploding as soon as Kugeki was sent flying. He hovered just above the ground, destroying the environment that he passed by.
"Don't get cocky!" Kugeki warned as he flipped himself back onto his feet and rushed back at the Saiyan. Kuzuku sidestepped his punch while deflected it to the side in hopes to disrupt his balance. But Kugeki was clever as he instantly maneuvered himself behind Kuzuku, leaving him wide open for a kick from behind. Kuzuku noticed this and ducked under his kick, only leaving a few strands of hair to be loosened. The Saiyan twisted his body with one arm and went in for a kick that was aimed towards his face, forcing Kugeki to block it before it were to make contact. Kuzuku's eyes widened as he didn't expect him to see it coming. Our hero could only see a fist raised into the air, ready to strike him with deadly force. Kuzuku, using one arm pushed it hard enough for him to evade the punch that would slam itself into the ground. The Saiyan slowed himself down by using his feet to reduce friction and dashed back at Kugeki pulled his hand out of the ground quickly for him to defend against the predictable punch. Kugeki smirked as he was then able to land a clean high kick to his face, sending our Saiyan into the air.
"RAGHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kuzuku roared, flaring his energy more and charged back at Kugeki. Kugeki did the same and powered up, charging at the Saiyan with murderous intent. The two clashed elbows, generating incredible force that shook the area and blew away the already broken debris.
They both then broke out into a clash of fists, each landing clean hits that made the other spit out blood. Kuzuku had enough of the constant back and forth and punched Kugeki hard in the face, sending him flying to the ground like a cannonball. His back slid across the surface, kicking up large debris and breaking the crust beneath him. Kugeki snarled as he used his arm for leverage in order to get himself back onto his feet. He noticed the fast approaching energy that is Kuzuku coming at him and stuck out his hands, ready to fire. Kuzuku stopped his approach a little too late as a powerful Kiai sent him fly into several rocks. Kugeki panted heavily as he watched the Saiyan move the rubble off him, revealing his newly added bruises and angry expression. He was gasping for air before he started to power.
"hoooooooooooo." Kuzuku growled under his breath. What seemed to be unimaginable heat distorted Kugeki's vision before he instantly felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He looked down to see Kuzuku's fist was placed firm in his gut. His eyes were filled with nothing but surprise as he coughed out blood. Kuzuku's energy rage around as his gritted his teeth with ferocity. He retracted his fist and cocked his knee back to deliver a devastating blow to the chin, launching Kugeki like a glass cannon. When his body hit the solid wall of a cliff, the entire structure seemed to been destroyed completely. Kuzuku merely watched, waiting for the former apprentice who damns Beerus to his very core. As anticipated, a large eruption of Ki level the rubble completely.
"DRAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kugeki howled with rage and ran behind Kuzuku with untraceable speeds, kicking him hard in his left ribs with bone crushing force. Kuzuku grimaced in pain and before he was sent flying, Kugeki grabbed him by the tail and pulled him back for another punch.
Kugeki then began releasing an excessive amounts of jabs that creating gust of winds that were comparable to hundreds of hurricanes. Kuzuku had finally regain composer and dodged one of the punches and leap over his adversary, kicking him hard in the back. Kugeki skidded across his feet with his back turned. He turned around quickly and went right back at him, throwing a punch from behind. Kuzuku saw this coming and kicked his punching arm away before it made contact. Frustrated by this, Kugeki then threw a punch with his other arm but the tricky Saiyan dodged out of the way, leaving him to hit nothing but dirt. Kuzuku took the chance and went in for a flying front kick, however, Kugeki saw it coming and sidestepping it with his immense speed. Kuzuku stopped himself from flying too far with his free hand towards the ground and crossed sides with Kugeki's kick, resulting in both of them to be struck hard in the face. The two dashed away from each other with the same intention of gaining some distance. They were pretty much wheezing for oxygen after the constant combat engagements they were in.
"I'm impress that this guy is still standing. I've thrown practically everything and he still comes back for more." Kuzuku thought tiredly. Kugeki wasn't fairing much better as he was struggling to stand on his feet.
"Oi! Tell me why you are still continuing this!? Even if you defeat me in this fight, you will still have to confront my friends afterwards! Don't you see that this whole thing is a loss for you!?" Kuzuku asked.
"Shut up, I don't need your concern! You want to know why I want to continue this! It's because I was betrayed by the very person who I gave my all to. I vow on my families grave when I was taken by Beerus!" Kugeki said.
"What...?" Kuzuku muttered in astonishment.
"You don't know the damn truth don't you!? You must of heard from that bastard Kai from back then. That explains why you've become so much more powerful. Then let me reiterate for you on what REALLY happened!" Kugeki noted.
"As you probably already know, I was taken under his wing at a young age. It was practically a blessing at the time since my home planet was destroyed...along with my only family left, my sister. But that didn't stop me from seeing the greatness of being a God of Destruction. Under his wing, I saw people bow to him, living in constant fear of him destroying their planet. He was ruthless in his own right and I marveled that power. I trained so hard for hundreds...NO THOUSANDS of years to try and reach his level. Challenging people across universe 7 in order to hone my skills further!" Kugeki explained
"Eventually I gained the aura of a god of destruction, demonstrating that I was the rightful successor of his position but still, I couldn't measure up to him. But that all changed when he got bored of me and forcefully annexed me from his life. How ironic is that? To train for the sole purpose of succeeding him, only to be thrown away like a piece of garbage. It wasn't until when I found out from that bastard Aereos who I collaborated at the time in secret, informed me that it was none other than Beerus who destroyed my home planet because he saw them unfit for universe 7. The one time he takes his job seriously was because he deemed MY planet a disease, killing my sister in the process!" Kugeki ranted.
"That's why I despise this unequal authority that the hierarchy has. That's why I desire that position! Forcing other to live in constant fear by my status as a destroyer god and passing off judgement upon those who act out of moral code will be punish accordingly to my liking! I then went on to take the energy of many worlds to fuel my desires of revenge." Kugeki concluded. Kuzuku stood silent for a moment as he listened to his enemies story.
"If that's the case, why sap the energy of planets? Aren't you just contradicting yourself?!" Kuzuku roared.
"They are necessary sacrifices for the end goal. I sap their power to fuel my power secret weapon that resides on a planet where my hideout is. Once ready, I will use it to kill Beerus once and for all. Yes the strongest God of Destructions life will end in mere moments once I make due with this planet!" Kugeki claimed.
"You're insane! If you keep thinking like that then you have no future! Especially if you think something like that would even harm Beerus. You must be delusional." Kuzuku scolded while powering up.
"Oh please, I think my mind is as clear as a river." Kugeki mocked while doing the same. The two stared off at each other with stern expressions.
"However, I deem you worthy of someone that I must kill at all costs, prepare yourself as you will face the full wrath of my ambitions!" Kugeki shouted, charging at Kuzuku at full force.
Kuzuku was ready and blocked the first kick with his arm and the second one with his other. Retaliating the against his strikes Kuzuku took it upon himself to throw a punch of his own which was caught by Kugeki. Each blow that they exchange at rapid speeds left burst of energy that blew away the debris below them, neither letting each other to gain an edge. Kuzuku decided to throw him off with a high knee to the face but he blocked it with great haste, countering his approach with a powerful punch aimed at Kuzuku's face. When the Saiyan evaded the blow, the area behind him became desolated by it's force and even left a giant hole in the enormous cliff behind him. As the battle raged on, our Saiyan's spectators along with their company were still observing the fight unfold.
"Damn it! What is taking him so long to kill that bastard. If I were Kuzuku, this fight would of been done and over with already!" Vegeta complained.
"You have to take into account that Kugeki isn't your average opponent Vegeta. I mean he did defeat us both." Goku said. Vegeta scuffed at his words as he knew he was right.
"All I can say is that it's sure been a long fight so far. It's been approximately more than three and a half hours since they started fighting and neither of them show signs of letting up." Piccolo noted. At the ending of that sentence, Kuzuku charged in to land a knee to his gut and elbow to the back of Kugeki's neck. Kugeki choked out some blood before getting sent hurling to the ground with a powerful kick. Kuzuku then spread his palm towards him and started to fire an onslaught of Ki blast at him. The former apprentice began to deflect each one with ease, sending some of them to explode the ground below. But he didn't notice Kuzuku twirling around in the air before kicking him hard in the face with his heel. Kugeki levitated for a moment as the blow shut down his muscle control for a second. Once he regained it quickly, Kugeki punched the Saiyan hard in the jaw, dazing him a bit. Kuzuku stabilized quickly and flipped kicked Kugeki in the chin before dashing at him again.
"ARAGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" They roared in union. Both fist met with each others face as they performed a cross counter that generating enough force to send them flying. Kugeki's scarf was blown clean off while Kuzuku's Gi was pretty much nonexistent. Both warriors landed on their feet from the aftermath of the attack, breathing in and out heavily as they tried to catch their breath. Kuzuku gritted his teeth as he decided that he had to end this now with the power he has left.
"X10...MYSTIC KAMEHAMEHA!" Kuzuku shouted as he put his hands together. What seemed to be orange and red energy swirled around in his palm, as if it were creating a vortex only to meet in one single point. Kugeki noticing this, extended both of his hands out and concentrated his full power into one attack. A dark purple electricity raged around as he powered up his ultimate technique that would be used to counter Kuzuku's.
"KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...MEEEEEEEEEE...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"Kuzuku chanted one last time.
"THIS IS THE END OF THIS FIGHT! NOW GO TO HELL, VOID CANNON FIREEEEE!" Kugeki shouted, unleashing his gathered energy in one fell swoop, a giant energy wave that was composed of his god of destruction Ki.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kuzuku roared with all of his might. His red and orange beam collided with Kugeki in an instant, creating a shockwave that traveled through not only the living world but Otherworld as well. Goku and Vegeta thought that things may be going to far and created a forcefield around everyone to shield them from the blast. The Earth was threatening to crumble away from the force, causing numerous people to panic in the streets. The two fighters thought the same thing and dashed into each other's blast with their fists ready to deliver the finishing blow. Kuzuku put everything into this last attack, hoping that this would finish him off, if not then at least give them a fighting chance.
"DRAGON FIST!" Kuzuku roared as his body was wrapped around by a mystical golden dragon of flames.
"RAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kugeki howled as a deafening sound of collision could be heard. The force of their punch caused both Ki blast to disperse into a large explosion of energy that blinded the inhabitants of universe 7, causing a certain white haired angle to be disturbed from his tea time.
A/N: Just want to add that this fight was suppose to literally be an extra chapter longer but I didn't want to drag it out that much. I would of released this chapter earlier but track practice was longer than usual.