The arena was instantly flooded with explosions and sounds of battle. Team universe 7 stood huddle together, somewhat awed at the series of hard battles going on between competitors. Gohan couldn't help but comment, "Things sure kicked off pretty hard, don't you think?"
"Yeah, but that only makes things more interesting. Let's not get caught lacking shall we!" Goku exclaimed, dashing into the chaos that was standing before them.
"Wait, Father! We should remember teamwor-," Gohan was caught off abruptly as he watched Kuzuku dash pass him as well.
"Sorry Gohan, but I can't contain myself as well!" Kuzuku exclaimed before disappearing from his sight. Gohan rubbed his head out of frustration before letting out a sigh, knowing that there was no stopping a full-blooded Saiyan, especially one who was from universe 7. 17 couldn't help but look over to 21.
"Hey, we should probably partner up together since your husband went off to fight on his own," 17 offered.
21 smiled and nodded, "Sure thing, I know Kuzuku wouldn't want me interrupting with some of his fights but can we at least stay close by so I can keep watch?". 17 shrugged his shoulders.
"Yeah, I guess we could, beats fighting and it gives us the numbers advantage if we stay low," 17 said. The two androids simply took off on their own, staying close by so they can protect each other from harm. Vegeta could be seen walking away while Frieza was moving the opposite direction. It was apparently obvious that they prefer to work alone, leaving the rest to choose.
Hudo patted his friend's shoulder and snickered, "Alright let's go take some guys out Zugo!". He took off into a full sprint with Zugo following him without uttering a word. Gohan and Piccolo walked off to hopefully find someone that would challenge them thus scattering team universe 7 to other areas of the arena.
With Kuzuku...
Kuzuku was currently walking along the devastated battlefield, hoping that he would run into someone eventually. He walked aimlessly until he sensed someone coming at him from behind. He chuckled as he turned around instantly, shocking a gargoyle that goes by the name of Rozel, "Hehe, about time someone tried to attack me!". Kuzuku shocked Rozel, causing him to stop his approach before kicking him hard in his ribs. The gargoyle cried out in pain as he was flown across the arena before crashing right into the stands. A few fighters that were nearby stopped fighting, scared at how much power he put into one kick.
"Rozel from universe 9 has fallen out of the ring," Grand Priest said. The Zenos each clicked his name, confirming that he was out of the competition. Sidra went over to check on his fighting, hoping that he was killed so he can have Kuzuku eliminated but to his disarray, Rozel was still breathing.
"Damn it! One of our members taken out just like that!" Ro cursed. As soon as he said that, Goku had reverse roundhouse kicked an amphibian-like creature that goes by the name of Comfrey, sending him hurling over the ledge. Sidra and Ro panicked as yet another fighter met them in the stands. The Omni Kings had yet again confirmed another fighter to be eliminated right then and there. Kuzuku and Goku fist-bumped each other, congratulating them on their first elimination.
"Nice kick, Goku. You sure showed him," Kuzuku complimented.
Goku chuckled at the comment, "Thanks but your kick was definitely better though I didn't think you needed to kick him that hard.". Kuzuku laughed before sensing a disturbance in the air. He didn't feel their Ki but it was most certainly them. The two Saiyans turned around to see the Trio De Danger all together. Kuzuku couldn't help but smirk as explosions went on in the background.
"Came back for some more didn't ya? Have you improved from last time?" Kuzuku asked.
Bergamo growled at his calmness, "Last time you managed to overpower me but now, things will end differently. I have my brothers with me and throughout universe 9, we are feared because of our teamwork! So get ready universe 7, we'll eliminate you runts first!"
Kuzuku and Goku both got into similar stances, both smiling at the claim. The two eventually cloaked their body in their Ki to shield themselves from Lavender's poison. There was a dead silence between them, sounds of battle from the other universes were the only thing they could hear. After a random pebble dropping to the ground, all four of them sprung into battle. They moved around the arena, clashing blow for blow and left shockwaves wherever they went. Kuzuku was currently fending off against Lavender and Basil's onslaught. Kuzuku smirked as they attacked relentlessly before kicking lavender hard in the stomach, sending the slim yellow wolf skipping across the ground. Basil muttered some curses under his breath, throwing a kick at Kuzuku's head but the Saiyan ducked in time to avoid a direct hit. Kuzuku retaliated by unleashing a barrage of punches towards his stomach that forced him to block with his knees. The Saiyan caught on quickly and landed a punch to the face, causing him to spew out some saliva. Kuzuku took this chance to land in some strikes and punch him hard across his face so his feet could slide across the ground. Basil came to a full spot next to his brother but saw that Kuzuku was about to land another punch until a dragon-like creature known as Chappil came between them and took the blow for them. Kuzuku awed for a moment, wondering how hard this guy's skin is made out off, "Hmph, my skin is one of the toughest in my universe. You won't be able to break my defenses so easily."
"Oh yeah? Then how about this!" Kuzuku shouted, unleashing a barrage of punches. Chappil smirked until he began to feel pain in his abdominal area. He felt the pressure increase gradually each punch that connected with his body. The dragon-like creature's body began to slide back as he was beginning to give way.
"Now, your mine!" Kuzuku roared, ready to deliver the finishing blow until someone leaped in out of nowhere and attempted to slice the Saiyan's chest. Kuzuku flipped several times back, avoid the strike, landing on one of his knees to stop himself from going too far. He looked up to see a woman who had elongated claws who went by the name of Hopp. Lavender and Basil had enough time to lift themselves up off the ground. Basil stared at the Saiyan who got back into his stance, "Thank you...Chappil, Hopp. Could you hold him off for a bit while we go help out, bro?"
"You leave it to us, we will not let him pass us!" Chappil assured.
"Oh really, I beg to differ..." Kuzuku muttered as he was instantly in front of the two universe 9 fighters that got in the way with his fight. Basil and Lavender were about the only ones that noticed the two Ki orbs placed on their stomachs, leaping out the way to avoid getting caught in the two large energy waves that sent Chappil and Hopp out of the ring. Universe 9 were panicking on the side at the fact that four of their fighters were quickly dispatched one by one. Lavender and Basil landed a great distance away, frustrated at how the fight was turning out so far.
On Goku's end of things, Bergamo was slowly getting outclass as the Saiyan began to display his true power. Bergamo's only hope was to not give him room to counterattack but the hero of Earth saw an opening and punched him across the face. The wolfman predicted a follow-up punch to the right but Goku faked him out as he landed a hook to the opposite side before uppercutting him in the chin, stunning him a bit. Goku noticed his abdominals were wide open and punched him hard in that area, forcing some spit to leak out until he was kicked across the face and sent hurling towards the out of bounds area. Bergamo flipped himself onto his feet before coming to a complete stop. He saw the Saiyan who was clearly having fun standing there. Goku smirked, showing some of his teeth in his smile, "Is that all you got? I expected more.". Bergamo let out a roar, allowing his Ki to rage on even more. Goku was slightly pushed back, curious as to what he was doing. His body mass seemed to have increased and his eyes turned red. Kuzuku who was dealing with his Brother had felt some insane pressure coming from where Goku was.
"I didn't want to use my trump card this early but I have no choice in the matter. I swear that I will crush you universe 7!" Bergamo roared, his fangs and claws seemingly had grown larger with his body. In literally less than a picosecond, Bergamo disappeared from Goku's sight before kneeing the Saiyan hard in his gut. Goku coughed out some blood before he was rocketed into the large timer that stood in the middle of the ring.
"What the hell! He got insanely fast despite the change in his mass!" Beerus yelled. He heard waves of laughter coming from the stands where universe 9 resided in. He looked over to see what was so funny.
"You universe 7 bastards don't stand a chance now! Bergamo has entered his Crusher Mode. A state where he takes channels all the lingering stored energy from his Crusher ability from over the months and condenses it into his physical power! He doesn't lose speed nor does suffer power lost!" Ro explained, venom filling his voice as he talked. Kuzuku happened to eavesdrop on his rambling while block a kick and a punch from Bergamo's siblings. Kuzuku kicked them both away to gain some distance and stared at them with a now serious expression.
"To think that you guys are capable of such a dangerous ability. I'll finish you guys off quickly for now..." Kuzuku muttered before back-fisting a large humanoid rock alien known as Hyssop and kicking the giant through several rocks. Lavender and Basil were shocked by the fact the Saiyan was able to touch his body with instantly freezing his hand. Hyssop tumble against the ground, only to land near a certain someone's foot. He groaned in pain before looking up to realize it was prince Vegeta looking down on him. He was sweating as the prince's glare was menacing, causing Vegeta to become disgusted with his cowardliness and blasted the giant off the stage.
"Damn it!" Lavender cursed, as that makes five fighters eliminated from universe 9. The two charged at Kuzuku from both sides, unleashing a barrage of Ki blast and they circled him. The Saiyan leaped into the air only to be met with a red-skinned man known as Oregano. The man extended out his arm and shot a strong yet sticky web at Kuzuku, forcing him to instinctively block. The web wrapped around his hand successfully, linking the two together.
"HAHAHAHAH! Now you have nowhere to run! I'll drag you out of the ring along with me!" Oregano proclaimed as the two floated in the air for a while.
"Oh yeah, just try it!" Kuzuku shouted, pulling Oregano towards him. The man screamed with panic in his voice before getting punched hard in his gut. His web broke into pieces as he was rocketed into the ground. Lavender and Basil charged right at the descending, unleashing a barrage of strikes in hopes to overwhelm him. Meanwhile, Goku freed himself from the wall he was embedded into and saw Kuzuku still holding his own.
"Looks like Kuzuku is having fun. I better step things up, I didn't think I let my guard down that easily," Goku muttered to himself, glancing over at the enraged Bergamo. Goku gritted his teeth before unleashing his Ki. It erupted into a golden light, revealing that he had indeed transformed into a Super Saiyan. Kuzuku knocked his opponents towards their brother's back and saw that Goku was done holding back.
"Oh, Super Saiyan. I forgot we could do that...," Kuzuku said before letting out a battle cry. His Ki erupted into golden light as well, revealing that he was in his Super Saiyan form. Things were most certainly heating up between these two and the tension would only increase when the sounds of Oregano and a rabbit girl named Sorrel were blasted out of the ring. Everyone looked over to see that Frieza was the one responsible thus leaving the three wolf brothers the last ones for universe 9.
"Brother, these guys are displaying way more power than they did at the Expo. It's as if they are a completely different person!" Lavender noted.
"Don't worry, I'll still be able to take care of them!" Bergamo roared, charging at Goku with his fist ready at hand. As soon as their fist collided a loud boom echoed throughout the arena. Electricity seemed to be generated as they struggled for dominance. Eventually, the two broke out into a clash that broke the ground beneath them. They disappeared after every few punches and relocated into another spot. They stopped clashing for a moment and reentered a stance as they squared off against each other, however, as soon as they stopped, the generated force of them pausing created a shockwave that created a crater beneath them. Bergamo went in for another punch as Goku did the same, both slugging each other in the face causing their auras to flare. Bergamo didn't waste any time and kicked Goku in the stomach before blasting the Saiyan in his stomach. Goku flew back several feet away but came back for some more, kneeing him in the gut before dodging a counter punch that was intended to make him lose his lunch. Bergamo quickly blocked a barrage of kicks aimed at his face until he felt a sharp kick strike his ribs. He grunted when another kick met his chin and stomach, pushing him back further against the ground and to the edge of the ring. He wiped the blood off his face until he felt his body start to ache in pain.
"Damn it!" Bergamo mumble in frustration. Goku landed on the ground and smirked at him still, his Super Saiyan aura not even at his peak.
"You've grown considerably stronger in that state but from what I heard, the power you've gained is nothing but lingers of your Crusher ability. Even then, Kuzuku didn't necessarily give you his true power and the fact that your body isn't accustomed to such a change in mass is what lead you to this point," Goku noted. As soon as he said that, Lavender and Bergamo were knocked right next to Bergamo. The blue wolf looked back to see the endless pit that awaits to get a taste of them. He stared furiously at the Saiyans who were now standing side by side, frustrated that they have been cornered.
"LAVENDER, BASIL, WE'RE USING IT NOW!" Bergamo barked. The two knew what to do and lined up information, all three of them charging to their maximum power. Bergamo smirked devilishly, almost insane looking from others perspective that is not from team universe 9 members.
"NOW TAKE THIS!" Bergamo roared.
"TRIANGLE DANGER BEAM!" The brothers roared with their last amount of strength, unleashing an energy wave that consisted of yellow, blue, and red. Goku and Kuzuku looked at the beam, neither showing signs of backing down. They placed their hands together as they looked directly at the attack.
"KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAA!" They shouted, unleashing a blast of their own. The two waves struggled for control, neither wanting to give in to the other. Goku and Kuzuku knew that they need one last push and transformed into Super Saiyan 2 to end it quickly, shattering their opponent's energy wave. The three brothers watched in horror as the Kamehameha consumed them completely before carrying them off the stage. The three brothers teleported back to their universes stands, meaning that ten fighters from their universe have been eliminated from the tournament.
"No...that means..."Sidra muttered in fear before looking up at the Grand Priest who had his eyes closed and his hands behind his back.
"All ten fighters from Universe 9 have been eliminated. That means...Universe 9 shall be erased at once." Grand Priest announced. Both Zenos giggled as they raised their hands. The fighters of universe 9's body glowed as they panicked.
"Lord Zeno-Sama! Please Wait!" Ro pleaded.
"Squish!" the Omni Kings clutched their hands, ignoring the Supreme Kai's plea. In a blink of an eye, universe 9 and its fighters had been erased from existence. The tournament had a moment of silence at what had just happened but all they knew, they weren't messing around and were true to their word. If they lose, they'll all be erased just like universe 9. Kuzuku and Goku deformed, knowing that there was nothing to say. They had a responsibility and that was to survive with every ounce of strength that they got.
"Kuzuku, how's your stamina?" Goku asked.
Kuzuku looked at the hero of Earth with assurance, "I'm good. I am nowhere near to getting tired just yet. We didn't really put all of our power until we got towards the end."
"Yeah, you're right. I'm gonna go head out to find my next opponent if that's fine by you?" Goku informed.
Kuzuku laughed a bit, "Hey, we just happened to be close by. Don't act like we both didn't desire the need to fight by ourselves. But anyway, I'll be searching around for my own opponent to fight."
"I see...then the best of luck to you. See ya!" Goku said, leaping into the air and leaving Kuzuku by himself. Kuzuku looked around him, seeing the various fights going on. He couldn't help but smirk and run back into the battlefield to see who he would fight next.
Meanwhile, With Hudo and Zugo...
Zugo landed on his feet as he had just eliminated a fighter who had a fighting style comparable to a sumo-wrestler that went by the name of Napapa. He let out an unimpressed sound as went on to walk away. Hudo managed to kick away several machine-like opponents from universe 3 until he caught whim of something approaching to where they were. Zugo stopped walking to see who decided to challenge him. The man wore a dark cloak, his hair was short, hazle in color but had small spikes sticking out. His skin was brown with a few spots on his cheek along with his eyes. He had a scar over his right eye and seemed to always hold a stern expression.
"And who might you be?" Zugo asked. His seemingly fated challenger stopped walking several feet away from him. His expression remained stern, unwavering from the fact that he stands in front of someone as strong as Zugo.
"The name is Vyrian. You must be a warrior from universe 7 am I right?" Vyrian asked.
Zugo narrowed his eyes from sensing something unusual about this guy but he couldn't seem to put his finger on it, "Yeah, so what of it? Are you going to fight me and get things over with.". The man's expression finally shifted into a smirk after examining Zugo's Ki for a bit. The Astack raised an eyebrow for a moment, wondering what he was smiling about. Zugo felt a hand place on his shoulder and turned to Hudo who seemed to be serious.
"Zugo, do you sense something oddly familiar with this guy? His Ki, it's similar to our own but different," Hudo noted.
Zugo took a closer look at the man and examined his Ki's attributes, thinking to himself, "Hudo's right, his Ki is indeed different but similar. Perhaps a different quality? But that would mean...". Zugo after some thinking decided to ask the deciding question to confirm his assumption.
"Oi, what is your race?" Zugo asked.
Vyrian smirked before answering his question, "Well that's a simple question to ask, I am Astackian just like you two are. I thought our Ki's were similar in a way."
"Tch, I knew it. So there are other Astackians in other universes or perhaps your universe just so happens to contain Astacks as well." Zugo cursed.
Hudo stepped forward, still wondering something else that had yet to be answered, "But wait, his Ki is slightly different from ours. How is that?"
"That's because he's a different type Hudo. Both you and I have demonic traits that correlates to animals such as a wolf remember? This guy feels like the complete opposite to us in almost every aspect in our demonic trait which means he's...," Zugo stopped his sentence when he realized Vyrian had disappeared from his sites. Both Hudo and Zugo turned stage 2 and leaped out of the way of a devastating punch that broke the ground that they were standing on. Once they got a close up at Vyrian's stage 2 state, it was clear on what he was. The complete opposite to their wolf like demonic traits. Vyrian's hair was now pitch black with his bangs remaining the same color as they were before. His eyes were the same color instead of the black sclera like any stage two state, however, the main difference was that his hair grew more wild and those spots that covered his cheek turned into claw marks while the insignia of a dark brown sun was on his forehead. Zugo could remember it vividly on who he was as his father described this kind of Astackian when he was younger. Hudo and Zugo landed on their feet as they saw Vyrian get covered in smoke to where his feet and hands were similar to that of the king of beasts.
"Zugo, what is he? His stage 2 state is far stronger than anything I've felt before!" Hudo panicked.
Zugo gritted his teeth, not believing that he actually existence, "Father told me once that every ten thousand years, their will be a Astackian that would represent the strongest of their type. They are said to possess a stage 1 and 2 state that far exceeds a normal Astack. Normally, they are hard to find since they don't reach full maturity until a certain age which could be their early 20's or even right when they are about to die but this guy is no mistaking it," Zugo explained as they watched Vyrain disperse the smoke.
"Wait, I think I know what your talking about! You mean that's...," Hudo said, exasperation overcoming all his other emotions.
"Yes, he's the opposite to us while being that legendary Astackian. He's probably the one from legends written down in those folktales we get told about as a kid...The Lion of The Black Sun or in other words, the King of Beasts." Zugo revealed. Vyrian flared his newly black Ki with a hint of brown in it, his lion-like hands being shadowed along with his feet. Zugo couldn't help but smirk but also curse himself for running into someone this strong this early. All he knew was that they were going to be in for a long fight as the first two minutes of the T.O.P had already started off strong.
A/N: It looks like Goku and Kuzuku didn't waste anytime. Sorry for the rather late upload. I was busy with the random load of homework that I randomly received. Good thing I am finally now on break ;D!