The tournament of power continued it's usual course after the battle between universe 6 and 7. Piccolo sat in the stands next to Hudo, feeling perfectly fine due to Whis healing his injuries. The Namekian knew that the next best thing was support his allies from afar. He sat in silence until he heard someone call out to him, "Piccolo, how you doing?". He turned to find the source of the voice, only to discover that it was coming from Whis's staff. He looked closer to see Krillin along with everyone else standing near him.
"Krillin...?" Piccolo muttered, wondering why he asked such a question.
"Whis found a way for us to watch the tournament so we saw what happened in your fight against that other Namekian. You were amazing out there!" Krillin complimented.
Piccolo smirked at the kind gesture, "Hmph, you don't need to pity me, I'm doing fine. For now, focus on giving the others your support. There are still many warriors that could possibly give us a hard time. Especially if that guy over there is still in the tournament.". Everyone wondered who Piccolo was talking about until Whis showed them an image of Jiren standing alone with in the arena. They all imprinted the image of the warrior in their mind as just simply looking at him gives off an intimidating feeling.
"He's also not the only one we must worry about though he does give off the most dangerous vibe out of all the other fighters," Beerus added turning his attention somewhere else. One of the fighters from universe 3 who goes by the name of Narirama stood at the edge of the ring. In front of him was none other than the assassin of universe 6, Hit. His coat was flowing in the ring as he stared down his enemy with his red eyes.
"Jump off the ledge and save me the trouble of trying to not kill you," Hit ordered. Narirama didn't reply, only charging at the assassin with a linear approach. Hit closed his eyes, activating his time-skip before delivering two powerful blows to the joints that held the machine's arms together. He moved back to his spot the moment his time-skip deactivated, leaving the machine to collapse onto its knees.
"Don't think that just because Narirama's arms are gone that you've won. He still has his trump card by focusing all the energy to his core and unleashing his most powerful attack," Ea, the Supreme Kai warned. Just like he said Narirama began charging his attack, ready to fire at the assassin as a last ditch effort. But before the machine could process what happened, Hit had already appeared in front of him, knocking him off the stage with a flick of a finger. Ea was shocked, practically speechless as to what happened. All he could do was watch Hit turn to walk away to find his next target.
He placed his hands in his pocket after passing by a rock, letting out a scoff, "What a wasted effort. It should of heeded my warning.". The occurrence on Earth could only awe at his skill.
"I forgot about him...Hit was the assassin from universe 6 that was able to defeat both Goku and Vegeta during the tournament between universes," Bulma noted.
"He's that strong?" Ace asked, finally engaging in the conversation.
Bulma nodded, "Extremely, he's definitely not gonna be one easy opponent to beat.". As they were talking on the other side, Whis couldn't help but smirk at his universes progress.
"It seems that our universe is pulling their own weight as well," Whis pointed out. 21 was unleashing a barrage of punches on Maji Kayo, pushing him back a bit with each blow. Eventually she managed to slip in a kick that launched him into a large piece of rubble and unleashed a barrage of Ki blast his way. The jelly-like creature had no choice but to quickly cross his arms and defend against the onslaught. The blasts exploded upon contact, creating a cloud of debris to conceal his presence. 21 stopped firing and dashing into the smoke in attempts to not allowing him to recover. She had fought him long enough to realize that he could regenerate so she couldn't let up for a second. However, that was a mistake as Maji Kayo reformed behind her and caught her in a hold with his body. She gagged as she felt tightening around her throat, the dust clearing in the process and revealing the situation she's gotten herself into.
"Oh no, 21!" Riley panicked, seeing that one of her best friends was in trouble. 21 tried to pry off Maji Kayo's grip around her neck but struggled to do so. She could only look up at the universe 3's sadistic warrior with frustration as he smirked at her.
"My, my, I caught myself a pretty pink butterfly. I bet you be getting all the attention back on your planet but I wonder what would happen if I rough you up a bit," Maji Kayo threatened. 21 scrunched her eyebrows from annoyance, her temper gaining more control over her comforting side. Maji Kayo snickered for a moment until he felt his limbs that restraint 21 grow hot. He looked down to see the majin's hair spike up a bit along with a golden aura start to surround her body.
"So, you want to rough me up a bit huh?" 21 muttered darkly, her aura growing rampant, so much so that Kuzuku who was somewhere else could recognize it perfectly as it gave him shivers. Maji Kayo began to become frightened, unconsciously backing away from her as she transformed. 21 turned around and gave him a glare that he's never seen in his life.
"Then how about you try that while I am roughing you up!" 21 shouted, charging at him with a Ki blast in hand. Maji Kayo panic before the energy ball was rammed into his gut. 21 screamed, unleashing her attack into a full-on energy wave that extended out of the ring, destroying several large pieces of rubble in its path. Maji Kayo screamed with anguish in his force as he was being blasted out of the ring. Once the light faded, Maji Kayo had already been teleported next to his universe. 21 dusted off her hands and returned back to normal, her temper declining fast.
"Serves him right for being sadistic," 21 muttered. Out of the smoke behind her came Preecho and Nigrissi who were ready to strike her down.
"You left yourself wide open! Now take thi-," Nigrissi was cut off by a sudden Ki blast that blasted both him and Preecho off the edge of the ring, eliminating them as well. 21 turned around to see 17 land behind her, looking nonchalant as usual. 21 smiled gratefully at the support.
"Thank you, 17. I can't think what would happen if you didn't take those two down for me," 21 said.
17's expression didn't change, focusing on his surroundings, "Don't sweat it, though if I had to guess, you'd probably smack them with your tail.". 21 giggled at his little attempt of a joke though he intentionally meant it as an observation. 21 and 17 were about to take off and find their next opponent until they were interrupted by a unknown figure.
"It looks like the time has come, universe 7! You two will be our first victim!" A voice claimed, gaining the attention of the two androids. They both looked up with curiosity at the three figures who were standing on top of a pillar. All three were wearing rather feminine clothing of three different colors for a martial arts tournament, one being blue, the other yellow, and the one in the middle pink.
17 placed one hand on his hip and asked, "And who might you be?". The pink dressed girl with green hair chuckled at his question.
"We are warriors from universe 2, Brianne de Chateau. The other two beside me are my faithful and lovable comrades Sanka Ku and Su Roas" Brianne introduced, confidence filling her voice. Kuzuku landed on a rock near by to see how 21 and 17 were doing. He saw that they were about to square off and decided to watch to pass the time. 21 noticed Kuzuku smiling at her and smiled back before turning towards her opponent.
"So, now that we know your names, will you stop standing around and try to look cute? I'm ready to fight and get this over with already," 17 said, ready to get right into the action.
Brianne scoffed at his eagerness, "How impatient girls. No matter, let's show them the power of universe 2. Commence Formation!". With her commanded, a bright light erupted, illuminating the arena with it's glow. 17 folded his arms as he watched them do their little transformation, the audience seemingly urging them on with a Pell, the Supreme Kai of their universe blushing uncontrollably. Jerez couldn't help but smirk at the spectacle, fully aware of what her fighters were capable of and placed her confidence in their abilities. As the light faded, it revealed that all three girls have transformed, changing their appearance.
"Now behold, universe 7, the power of the maidens of universe 2. Ribrianne who is universe 2's beckon of love, Rozie who is our fist of love, and Kakunsa who is the wild beast that roars with love filling her lungs!" Jerez boasted. Kakunsa had gained teal skin and claw-like features along with fangs. She wore a black mask over her eyes along with a dark blue bodysuit. Rozie wore a yellow martial arts Gi that was button up top to bottom along with purple leggings. However, despite their changes, nothing comes close to Ribrianne who gained weight along with a teal skin. Her dress had a thick petticoat with a cap that covered her head as well as having an antenna on her the top of her head.
"So this is their big transformation, honestly, I felt like I was about to throw up from watching the whole thing," Beerus muttered, though it didn't go unnoticed by Jerez.
"Silence and watch! My maidens of love will show you the beauty of their power!" Jerez assured.
17 scoffed, "About time the light show was over. Looks like their little transformation wasn't just for show.". Ribrianne laughed at his comment and let out some steam from her nose.
"You'd be wise to be cautious, otherwise you'll slip up by the power of our love!" She boasted.
"Power of love huh?" 21 muttered, suddenly remembering Kuzuku. She smiled at the thought of him and took a stance.
"Well, then let's show them our power, right 17?" 21 insisted.
"Fine by me...," 17 muttered before instantly dashing towards the three female warriors. Rozie was prepare to block, only for Ribrianne to jump in the way to take the blow. 17 was a bit surprise that she took a direct hit and still stood strong.
"Do it, Rozie!" Ribrianne cheered, moving to the side in order to allow her ally to attack. Rozie smiled, unleashing a barrage of punches that went on continuously to no end, forcing 17 to block. At first, it was easy to defend against her barrage but it didn't go unnoticed that her punches were grow more and more powerful as time passed on until it got to the point where one of the strikes rocketed 17 back to the ground. He landed on his feet, skidding across the ground until he came to a full stop.
"Don't get comfortable yet!" Ribrianne warned, chasing after him with her aura flaring and fist ready to strike. 17 instinctively jumped backwards, dodging the attack while analyzing their abilities at hand. The magical girl smiled, and shaped her fingers into a heart.
"Pretty Machine Cannon!" She yelled, unleashing a barrage of heart shape energy blasts at him. 17 placed one hand in his pocket and deflected each one with ease, crushing the last one into nothing.
Ribrianne leaped into the air, laughing as she was about to prepare her next attack, "Now take the force of a Maiden's Charge! Hohohohoh!". The magical girl proceeded to rotate vertical, almost turning into a humanoid boulder before charging straight towards her opponent. 17 scoffed and created a barrier that blocked her attack completely, the shield generating a shockwave that sent her flying backwards.
"Looks like 17 is holding his own quite nicely. That Rozie girl seems to be using a fighting style that allows her fist to grow sharper and faster with each blow," Kuzuku noted to himself. 21 was dealing with Kakunsa who was slashing wildly with her claws. The majin dodged elegantly, narrowly avoid who attacks as her opponent continued to go wild.
"You can't escape now that I've made you my prey! You'll be knocked off by me in no time!" Kakunsa exclaimed, missing yet another attack as 21 sidestepped it and allowed her to pass by. Kakunsa skidded her feet before lunging at 21 again, missing in the process. She smirked, landing onto another rock in order to get another chance of lunging at the universe 7 majin. 21 went on a streak of avoid blows until she realized that Kakunsa was moving around rapidly, almost unpredictable.
"She's using the rubble to further increase her speed and unpredictability in her attacks. She will be hard to track if she doesn't do something," Piccolo said. 21 began to feel slight scratches appear on her body. Her silence was abnormal, almost too the point where Kuzuku was thinking she was actually having trouble. But the Saiyan didn't bud in due to seeing a glisten in her eye the moment Kakunsa came from behind.
"You're mine!" Kakunsa yelled until she felt herself stop mid-air. She was confused, shock as to why she suddenly stopped. She looked down and saw that 21's tail had wrapped around her waist, gripping her tightly before she was thrown through the air. She let out a panicking cry before 21 teleported next to her.
"Don't strain yourself on the way out, okay?" 21 said with a smile on her face before smacking her hard with her tail, sending Kakunsa hurling further towards the edge of the ring.
With no solid ground for Kakunsa to use, Beerus couldn't help but blurt out, "Nice work, 21! You're not Kuzuku's wife for nothing!". 21 felt a blush form on her face as she floated in the air for a moment. Though, their moment of victory was short live when they saw a winged humanoid girl who's eyes glowed purple catch the blue magical girl, allowing her to dash right back at the distracted 21. The majin from universe 7 couldn't help but cross her arms at she bit down on her, pushing her to the ground and causing her to skid on her back. Kakunsa then leaped away to avoid crashing into a wall.
Beerus was left shocked a bit while Jerez laughed mockingly at what had just happened, "Looks like she let her guard down at your little compliment, Beerus!". Kakunsa landed back on her feet and smiled at her ally.
"Thank you, Vikal. If it wasn't for you, I would of been eliminated but leave this to me, she is my prey to fight," Kakunsa said with a reassuring smile.
"Anything for you Kakunsa-san! I will be here to support you all the way!" Vikal replied happily. Meanwhile 21 was getting up off the dirt, dusting herself off until she heard footsteps approach her. She turned to see Kuzuku walking up to her with his hands behind his back, whistling teasingly and chuckled.
"That was some hit you took there. Need any help?" Kuzuku smirked.
21 finished dusting herself off and returned the smile, "No, I think I can handle these two for now. I just got distracted by what Beerus said.". Kuzuku tilted his head in confusion, blinking a few times at what she meant by that.
"Huh? What did Beerus say?" Kuzuku asked, wondering what the god of destruction could of said to make her distracted.
21 giggled and looked towards her opponents, "Nothing to worry about. You can leave this to me, okay?". Kuzuku was going to probed her further but smiled and nodded anyway. He began to turn before giving her a small gesture of goodbye.
"Alright then, be careful and don't overdo it. Love ya!" Kuzuku chirped before leaving his wife to take care of her business. Kakunsa got ready to pounce again, growling as her beast side was taking over.
"You should of kept him around so this would at least be a even 2 on 2. Though, I guess universe 7 could only cower against the roar of love. Especially him," Vikal snickered.
21 narrowed her eyes dangerously, "That "coward" is actually my husband so don't talk so freely about him. At first, I was taking you lightly but now...it's time for me to get serious". As she said that, she disappeared with blinding speeds, leaping from several pieces of rock before striking Vikal across the chin and causing her to flip several times in the air. 21 didn't let out as she went on to strike her from all angles before kicking her onto the stands, shocking Jerez and eliminating her from the tournament.
"Those movements...!" Kakunsa sputtered with disbelief. She watched as 21 landed onto her feet, causing her temper to run wild.
"How dare you do that to Vikal! I'l-," Kakunsa was cut of when she suddenly felt a foot implant itself in her gut and pushed her across the ground. She opened one eyelid, the first thing she sees was 21's penetrating stare as she was continued to be pushed by her kick.
"It was the most logical option to go for the one that could fly first. This way...the next time I send you off stage you won't be coming back," 21 explained, adding a threatening tone towards the end of her sentence. Kakunsa growled at her words before she broke away, unleashing a barrage of slashes. 21 effortlessly exchanged blow for blow before the two disappeared from the audiences sights. Faint but yet visible, images of their movements could be seen raging around the arena, leaving numerous shockwaves in their path. However, the contest between speeds was broken when 21 was starting to gain the upper hand. It was apparent that Kakunsa was beginning to slow down, so much so that 21 was able get behind her.
"What!" Kakunsa shouted before she was kicked in her back, sending her flying into the air. 21 quickly landed on one of the pillars of debris and charge right back at the beast maiden, striking her from all angles as she continuously leaped around. Kakunsa gagged in pain before she felt a kick plant itself in her stomach, pushing her towards out of bounce. Her eyes were closed while she ached in pain before reopening them to see that 21 had her hand right in front of her face. 21 still had her foot on her stomach as she smiled.
"Thank you for the fight, your fighting style was indeed worth studying!" 21 chirped before blasting Kakunsa with a powerful reddish-pink energy wave. The beast maiden screamed in agony as she was pushed right into the void before getting teleported back into the stands, revealing that she was in base form. 21 landed on her feet and let out a relaxing sigh, turning to see that 17 was still combating Ribrianne and Rozie. The three squared off against each other, however, the fact that Kakunsa had fallen spited some inner rage with in the two universe 2 fighters.
"Kakunsa...we'll avenge you! I swear on the name of love!" Ribrianne said, her eyes burning with furry.
17 got ready to fight, "Looks like you made them angry.". 21 did the same as well and powered up, ready for them to charge right at them. The two universe 2 maidens then sprung at them to unleash their pent of anger of losing their roar of love, Kakunsa.
Meanwhile With Team Universe 11
"So far the battles have been pretty fierce, right Toppo...," Dyspo said, his arms crossed as he stood next to his ally. Toppo looked upon the battlefield, observing to competition at hand. After some thinking, the god of destruction candidate had came to an conclusion.
"I think it's about time for us to make our move. We'll start by having you reduce the most troublesome team's numbers," Toppo said.
"Can I go with him as well?" A voice asked. The man was wearing a pride trooper uniform, his pitch black hair was as long as a Super Saiyan 3 but not as spiky. He had a single bang over his nose and what also was noticeable was his ruby eyes. He had a muscular build that of a seasoned martial artist and his skin tone was pale in comparison to others. He had a scar over his right eye and his face seem somewhat bored, most likely do to him sitting around.
Toppo rubbed his chin until he conceded to the idea, "Yes, your assistance could be put to great use.". Dyspo folded his arms and hung his head low in frustration.
"Tch, now I have to work with him...," Dyspo muttered, disapproving of the idea of sending him to fight as well.
"Don't worry about it speedy. I don't intend on helping you out anyways," He insured.
Dyspo scoffed and began to turn away as he couldn't stand his presence any longer, "Whatever, just don't come near me when I am fighting.". With in a blink of an eye, the ultra speed warrior was gone from their sights. Toppo let out a sigh, questioning himself of many things.
"Why can't you two just get along?" Toppo asked.
He let out a musing laugh and shrugged his shoulders, unknowing of the reason himself, "I don't know, I guess he can't accept being fourth rate compared to me. Also, some things just don't mix well and the two of us are a prime example. Anyways, I'm off to go do what I was told. I wonder when Jiren will finally make his move? It's been a while since I've seen him fight."
"Jiren will strike when Lord Vermoud gives him the order. For now, he'll remain stationary," Toppo assured.
"Still calling him "Lord" even though you are next in line?" He said with a hint of cringe in his voice.
Toppo furrowed his eyebrows as he was starting to get annoyed with his aloof attitude, "You should hurry and get going.". The man laughed a bit at the tone of his voice before waving him off.
"Yeah, Yeah, let me go before you get angry oh warrior of justice," He mocked. Toppo let out a sigh, cooling his temper down before he accidentally does something that would jeopardize their chances of winning.
"No matter, just make sure you don't go overboard, Barabatos. Avoid confrontation with Son Goku and Kuzuku Ayoma as they are meant to be targets for only Jiren and I." Toppo warned. Barabatos looked onto the battlefield for a moment, examining the arena thoroughly before smirking, revealing his fangs. His eyes started to glow.
"Understood, Toppo...," He murmured before leaping right into the chaos that was taking place in the tournament of power.
Now With Zugo's Situation
Zugo was walking aimlessly through the stage, wondering who would sneak up on him next. But the Astackian stopped walking as soon as he saw someone slowly walking towards him. He examined him carefully, assuming that he was a fighter from universe 11 judging by the attire. He was smiling, seemingly humming a tune to himself before stopping dead in his tracks. He looked up a Zugo, his smiling unwavering, "Looks like I found someone that could be entertaining.". Zugo raised an eyebrow before looking down to see what he was holding. It was a red fighter who wore only shorts with bandaged up hands and feet known as Murisarm. He looked pretty battered and was breathing slowly.
"What happened to him?" Zugo wondered, his shocked eye never taking itself off the poor fighter from universe 10. The man noticed this and lifted him to shoulder level so that Zugo could get a better look at him. He smirked smugly, placing his hand over his stomach while his glance never took itself off Zugo. The Astackian began to become concern at what he was about to do as he saw a black energy blast with a white outline form, shadowing the man's face.
"No, don't!" Zugo cried but it was too late, Murisarm was already blast in the stomach and launched off stage. The universe 10's warriors along with the other universe's look with horror as he flew off stage. The poor guy was teleported back to the stands where he was quickly surrounded by his teammates. He was breathing but barely, thus meaning the bastard who did this to him wouldn't be disqualified.
"What ruthlessness...he's definitely no ordinary fighter," Roshi commented as the audience back on Earth saw the whole thing unfold. Riley was getting a bad feeling about this. It was a feeling that was hard to rid of. Zugo on the other hand was now on full alert as he now has to face a dangerous foe.
"Now that he's gone we can start our little match. I am a warrior from universe 11, Barabatos. I take that you are Zugo of universe 7?" Barabatos greeted with a sly smile.
Zugo grinned his teeth and asked, "Why? Why did you do that?! He was already defeated! It was unnecessary for you to add insult to injury, he could of died!". Barabatos looked at him with a confused expression before he burst out into a fit of laughter while tilting his head in confusion.
"Bwhahahahah! You ask me why I simply dispatched a weakling? Honestly unexpected, so much that it's funny!" Barabatos cackled. Zugo felt an ominous yet dangerous vibe coming off him. It felt, threatening, yes that was the best way to describe it.
Barabatos's laughter dialed down, returning back to his aloof nature, "Now that I got that out of my system. Let's just fight, my body has been sitting around for far...too...long...". Zugo watched as he got into a stance and faded away like nothing. At first, he assumed this was some sort of technique until he realized that his was nothing more but pure speed. He turned around, anticipating that was where he was going to be but the Astackian only further displayed that he couldn't track him down when Barabatos revealed to be simply charging at him. Zugo hissed, slipping his hand over his shoulder to block the punch. He could hear his sinister laughter before he felt a pulse of energy blow him away. The Astackian turned around, ready to land on his feet, however, he felt a sudden tug on his body. He was sure nothing had grabbed a hold of him but for some reason, he felt a irresistible pull that dragged him towards Barabatos. He looked to see that the universe 11's warrior's hand was out and it was encase in his dark Ki that seemingly was the source of the problem. With quick thinking, Zugo slammed his foot into the ground and froze his leg in order to hold him in place. Barabatos smirked at his cleverness but wasn't worried in the slightest.
"I'm afraid that won't work," Barabatos muttered, breaking the ground beneath him through merely rushing right at him. Zugo tried to move away but he forgot that he froze his foot in ice, thus slowing him down. By the time he broke free, it was too late as Barabatos landed a direct hit across the jaw, sending him hurling through several pillars of rock before crashing into a wall. He was embedded in the wall while groaning in pain until he saw Barabatos diving right towards him, smiling with his fist ready to strike. Zugo quickly transformed into stage 2 and broke free from the debris so he could fall to the ground, allowing Barabatos's fist to destroy the structure behind him. Zugo landed on his feet, jumping backwards to avoid another crushing punch that destroyed the ground upon contact. Barabatos snickered, chasing after Zugo with a barrage of punches. The Astackian, countered with an attack of his own, successfully decking him in the face and leaving him stunned a bit. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the universe 7 warrior jumped into the air and prepared one of his signature attacks.
"Take this, Nebula Burst!" Zugo roared, unleashing his dark blue energy wave at his opponent. Barabatos looked up with a blank expression that quickly morphed into a smirk before the attack had collided, exploding into a large dust cloud that had flickers of Zugo's Ki in it. The Astackian fell back to the ground, landing on one leg before standing tall. He stared into the smoke waiting to see the damage he might have caused to him.
"Alright! Zugo got him!" Krillin cheered. Zugo peered closer into the smoke, trying to make out his current condition until something shocking came to place. In the middle of the smoke, though barely visible, was a half a dome of dark energy shielding him. Eventually the smoke subsided and showed that Barabatos took literally no damage and was grinning madly.
"A barrier of dark Ki?" Piccolo muttered. On the other side of the stands was Vermoud who didn't seem surprised. Cae cleared his throat after watching the fight so far, knowing that sending him out to fight was something they didn't want.
"Barabatos, a powerful but yet frightening pride trooper. An enforcer and vanquisher for justice against those who's evil hearts are beyond saving. He was born with the unique Ki to manipulate and control the power of pure darkness energy hence why his aura is as black as the void itself. His capabilities have earned him the number three spot among the pride troopers, even placing him ahead of our speed warrior, Dyspo," Cae explained.
Vermoud covered his mouth as a small bead of sweat went down his cheek, "Tch, to be honest, I didn't necessarily want him to enter the tournament due to his tendencies and personality. He's grown into the role of a vanquisher so much that he's lost all sense of control and his pity well is all but low. That aloof and carefree persona is nothing more but a outer shell that hides his dangerous side.". Everyone supporting universe 7 in both the stands and on Earth gasped, worried for the safety of their comrade. Zugo watched as the dark energy barrier disappeared, revealing his full figure.
Barabatos scoffed, "You're most certainly not half bad. So far this fight has been entertaining.". Zugo clenched his fist and got into a stance, preparing himself for his next attack. The Astackian's hastiness made him chuckle a bit, angering Zugo enough for him to growl at him.
"This guy took one of my best attacks like it was nothing. I might have to transform into Solus again but is it worth it? I know I've haven't fully recovered from the fight against Vyrian but still...," Zugo contemplated in his mind, thinking of the best option he could resort to. But thinking too much could have proven to be a mistake as he heard a voice behind him whisper in his ear.
"Now what could you possibly be thinking?" Barabatos teased, causing him to jump backwards. Zugo felt some sweat trickle down to his chin, watching Barabatos smiling at him as if this were a game.
"How did he manage to sneak up on me without me feeling his presence?" Zugo pondered. Barabatos smirked, dashing right at Zugo with his dark aura surrounding him. Zugo saw the linear approach and unleashed several pillars of ice to crash into him. Barabatos sneered devilishly before dispersing into nothing but darkness and left the pillars of ice to crash into each other, shocking Zugo as he reformed behind him. The Astackian caught whim of his movements and turned around quickly to throw a kick, proving to futile when it simply passed through him.
"That won't do!" Barabatos said, decking him across the face and causing him to stumbling. The universe 11 warrior would continue to smack Zugo around from all directions, making him stumble all over the place with each blow.
"What's going on? Zugo can't see to get a read on him!" Hudo asked with worry filling his voice. Whis cupped his chin, quickly understanding what was happening.
"It seems that Barabatos is using a form of martial arts known as Umbrakinetic Combat. A form where the users uses aspects of darkness in order to create a devastating fight style of indirectly and directly attacking the opponent. Through surround his body with his dark Ki, he is able to not only enhance his fighting power but also evade attacks with minimal effort by making his body deform for a split second in order to avoid being hit," Whis explained.
"Damn it, not only that, he's able to simply hide his Ki very well. What a troublesome fellow...," Beerus muttered. As he finished that sentence, Barabatos had kicked Zugo across the chin, causing him to stumble back a bit before regaining his stance. The Astackian was breathing heavily after the beat down and watched Barabatos reform into his normal state.
"You should probably jump off the ring now and save me the trouble. As lame as it sounds, I wouldn't really want to put anymore effort into this fight," Barabatos mocked. Zugo's eyes glowed, his body emitting a threatening aura that even made Barabatos froze. The air seemed to grow colder as Zugo glared at him.
"Me? Jump off the ring? What a joke?" Zugo chuckled darkly, his Ki rising by the second.
Zugo narrowed his eyes, installing a feeling that Barabatos hadn't felt in a long time, "Sorry pal, but if you think I'll comply to your demands then you better get a reality check cause this isn't over until I drop out of the ring! My comrades believe in me to not give up till the end, knowing this, do you think I'd just roll over for you? HAH! Don't make me laugh!". In that instant, Zugo transformed straight into Solus, causing a storm of energy to swirl around the arena. Barabatos stepped back a bit, sweat actually trickling down his face.
"What the!? Where is all this power coming from?!" Vermoud asked.
Cae's mouth was left open in astonishment, "I can't believe what I am seeing. Barabatos is actually afraid?!". Zugo brought one arm back, placing all of his remaining energy he had into this one attack. His entire hand became surrounded by crystal-like energy, growing larger by the second.
"What's he doing?! That attack contains way too much energy for him to use, he'll exhaust himself in the process!" Piccolo shouted.
"Zugo, he knows he's at his wits end and seeing that Barabatos is a potential threat to universe 7, he's decided to take him down with one last attack. Sacrificing himself so that the rest could survive...that is Zugo's resolve in this fight," Hudo explained. Meanwhile Barabatos continued to back away until his back hit a wall, signaling that there was no way out of this.
Zugo glared at him with dilated eyes and clenched teeth, his fangs noticeable, "I'll go out in my own way without anyone telling me what to do! I'll survive and live the life that I want! That is just simply my way to live! Grand Splitter Fang!". Zugo roared at the top of his lungs, unleashing a energy wave that took the form of a wolf's fang. Barabatos crossed his arms to defend before he was consumed by the blast that destroyed the wall beyond him, extending pass the artificial sun that illuminated the stage. The arena shook from the attack's might, settling down as soon as the wave disappeared. Nothing but excess smoke clouded the part of the arena where the energy wave had passed. Zugo deformed, using up all the strength he had left in that final attack.
"H...He did it. He actually got him that time. He couldn't move out of the way in time to dodge and the blast was too large to materialize into darkness," Piccolo muttered. But he was dead wrong. The smoke dispersed, revealing that Barabatos was still standing but completely different. His body turned pitch black with a white star-shape tattoo over his nose. His hair seemed to turn grey while his eyes faded, only leaving a white ominous glow. His out was partly torn though it didn't seem to bother him much. Zugo couldn't help but smirk at what he was seeing.
"Damn, I knew you were tough but you were holding back some more power?" Zugo chuckled tiredly. Barabatos appeared in front of the Astackian, his facial expression now completely serious.
"I definitely felt that one despite me using about 60 percent of my full power to block. Yet I still took damage from your attack," Barabatos noted.
Zugo let out a huff and smirked as he hang his head low in defeat, "60 percent huh? At least I now know that you'll not be much trouble for Kuzuku, Goku, and Vegeta."
"I don't have to worry about them as Jiren and Toppo shall deal with two out of three that you mentioned. If what you say is true, it doesn't matter if a third one is around the same strength," Barabatos said, placing his hand in front of Zugo's face, forming a small black and white energy ball in his hand.
"This fight has not only been enjoyable but also one that taught me humility. Now, sayonara, universe 7's Zugo...," Barabatos muttered darkly, firing his energy wave at point blank range. Zugo groaned before he lost his footing, hurling him into the air. All the remaining universe 7 fighters could see the Astackian fly through the sky, parts of his tattered clothing ripping off. They watched with disbelief and horror from seeing him fly off stage.
"ZUGOOOOOOOOOOO!" Kuzuku yelled with worry. But his call was pointless, seeing that Zugo had teleported back the to stands already, making this universe 7's 3rd eliminated fighter. Barabatos deformed back to his base and instantly made his way back to where Toppo was.
"Back after eliminating only one fighter?" Toppo asked.
"I guess you could say that. I'll be chilling hear for a while as I gotta recover my stamina. He was stronger than I expected," Barabatos replied, shocking the god of destruction candidate a bit at his humbleness.
Barabatos's expression turned serious, "Universe 7, they are strong indeed, stronger than I expected them to be. If Zugo isn't their strongest fighter then we may have to be extra cautious on how we proceed from here.".
"You're normally not this serious, Barabatos. If you are suggesting things like this then they are indeed a universe to be feared...," Toppo commented. Barabatos smiled at the observation.
"Perhaps some things just make you humble. It was the same way how you would train me at times, especially with your long boring lectures," Barabatos chuckled.
Toppo scoffed a bit playfully, "Speaking of lectures, we are going to have to have a long talk about what you did before the fight. I thought I told you to not get carried away!". Barabatos sneezed before letting out a loud groan as he knew where this was going.
A/N: Yeah, I had to keep universe 2 around. Initially, I wanted to eliminate them right off the bat along side with universe 9 but then I remembered the epic pretty black hole scene from DBS. I could of eliminated all three magical girls this chapter but I felt that I needed to wait a bit before eliminating them for good. Now, the main point of this chapter was to introduce Barabatos, the replacement of the Kunshi as a more suitable fourth member. This way it sorta balances things out between universe 7 vs universe 11 in the long run as his abilities are most certainly tricky to deal with. Now a disclaimer for Zugo, he was still fatigued after his fight against Vyrian thus making him a easy target. Of course he still put up a fight and pushed Barabatos to use more than half of his full power thus making him redeemable. The damage Zugo dealt will actually be a detrimental part at keeping him at bay from attacking universe 7 fighters in the tournament.