Continuing From Last Chapter
The stage continued to be splattered with endless explosions of battle, shaking occurring every few instances. All the universes's audience could only spectate the battles in silence, especially after the fact that two universes had just been erased. Truth be told, it made them anxious due to the possibility of the same fate happening to them as well but their curiosity in how the fights would unfold buried that feeling. Whis was no exception, observing the battles carefully and analyzing everyone's fighting style and abilities. One fight in particular made him smile, "Look over there, Beerus-sama. It seems both 21 and 17 are gaining the upper hand in their fight.". Beerus took Whis's word and looked over to where 21 and 17 were fighting. He saw that Kuzuku's wife was unleashing a barrage of punches that pushed Ribrianne back while 17 was effortlessly defending against Rozie's fists with his barrier. Realizing this wasn't working, she decided to rush around the android in hopes that their would be some sort of gap in his defenses. 17 tracked her down as she circled him and smirked, letting his barrier down to rush straight towards her. Noticing that this was her chance to strike, Rozie unleashed a barrage of energy blast from her fist before he had a chance to counter. However, 17 knew this was going to happen and quickly dashed past her array of blasts, closing the distance between them rather quickly. As normal, Rozie was taken back by the sudden appearance of the android and stumbled back a bit but before she could get away, 17 grabbed her hands and emitted some of his Ki. Rozie inferred that he was trying to unleash an attack that would damage her from close range and went in for a kick to prevent that from happening. But she was mistaken as that was nothing more but a decoy for her to let her guard down, resulting in a knee in the stomach. She gagged a bit as she felt 17 let go of his grip. Before she could recover, 17 then placed four Ki orbs from all angles, trapping her in one spot so she couldn't attack or dodge. Rozie at first was confused when she saw this until she quickly realized what was going on with 17 landing in front of her.
"It took some time for me to analyze that fighting style of yours. I assume that if you don't have enough space to move then you can't generate those attacks that only get sharper and faster over time. Am I correct?" 17 asked, his expression still emotionless as ever. Rozie didn't respond with words but a snarl from being trapped like this.
17 got his answer from that and extended his hand out, "Then I guess you could say this is checkmate? Your fighting style was worth analyzing.". With that said, 17 unleashed his energy wave, launching the magic girl into the sky with screams that were loud enough to attract the attention of her teammate Ribrianne.
"Rozie!" Ribrianne shouted with worry while still blocking the barrage of punches from 21. She quickly broke away and leaped into the air to catch her ally before she could be eliminated. The two landed on the ground near the edge of the stage with Rozie still in pain from the attack she had received.
It was evident that the attack was more damaging than she'd expected, leading her to be concern, "Rozie, can you still stand? If so, we need to find a place to rest.". Rozie looked at her weakly and nodded, signaling her to let Rozie's feet touch the ground. Ribrianne wrapped her arm around her waist and grabbed her arm to hang over her shoulder, but before they could even attempt to escape, 21 had already tracked them down through sensing their Ki. Ribrianne growled at the fact that 21 had found them so easily.
"Don't think you'll get away that easily," 21 claimed, ready to finish them off. Ribrianne gritted her teeth and began to think hard about a plan to get herself out of this situation. That was when an idea came to mind and caused a smile to form on her face. She raised her hand into the air, confusing the majin for a moment until she noticed a heart-shape energy blast float above her palm. Ribrianne chuckled for a moment before shouting.
"Love-Love Shine!". A powerful flash of pink light was suddenly emitted, blinding and distracting 21 long enough for the two to escape. 21 shielded her eyes with her arm, not noticing that the they've escaped her grasped and fled to safety. Once her vision came back, 21 looked around aimlessly and even tried sensing their Ki, only to be proven futile as they were suppressing it pretty well. She soon relaxed herself and let out a sigh.
"They got away. Apparently they were capable of more than I expected," 21 muttered to herself. It didn't take long for 17 to arrive and figure out what had happened. He could only shrug it off as something that was beyond their control. That or he simply didn't care as long as they were in the lead.
"We shouldn't worry about them. For now, let's just focus on staying in the ring," 17 insisted blatantly. 21 nodded and began replenishing some of her wounds before they would head off to find somewhere to hideout until the tournament was over. As they leaped from rock to rock, they managed to come across Kuzuku who was just walking the area for someone to fight. They decided to group up with the Saiyan and see how he was doing, landing in front of him.
They took notice that Kuzuku had minor scrapes and was a little damage from his fight against Gyex but he was still moving around well enough. He smiled at the sight of his wife, "You guys finished your fight that fast? I'd actually expected you two to be still fighting those girls from universe 2 or whatever.".
"We were, but they managed to get away. You look like you went through a rough fight of your own," 17 replied with one hand on his hip.
Kuzuku looked at himself to notice the bruise he had on his arm, "Yeah, those guys from universe 10 were pretty tough.". 21 quickly rushed over to his aid and began healing the damage he had received. Kuzuku could only smile at her hastiness to help him and once she was done, he gave her a quick peck on the forehead in which it caused her the jump a bit. He chuckled at her reaction.
"Cute~" Kuzuku teased, earning him a playful punch to the shoulder.
17 smiled at the couple, "You know this is no time for you two to be flirty. We are in the middle of a tournament right now.". Kuzuku's chuckle settled down before getting a whole lot more serious after sensing something big was about to happen. 21 was confused at the sudden change in his demeanor and searched his face in hopes to gain an answer.
"Kuzuku, is something wrong?" 21 asked, giving up quickly on trying to read his thoughts. The Saiyan looked at his wife with a serious expression on his face.
"Well, I just have a feeling that something is about to go down. We should probably head over to that rock to see what's going on. It's pretty high up so we'll get a clear visual on our surroundings," Kuzuku suggested. The majin and android had no clue on what he was talking about but complied to his suggestion anyways and followed him to the rock that he pointed to. Soon enough, they would find that what he was talking about would be the turning point of this tournament.
With Goku Situation...
Goku had just been jumping from rock to rock, hoping to find another opponent to face. His fighting instincts were beginning to grow more anxious by the second as he was ready for action, "Man, everyone's got an opponent to fight but me. My muscles are starting to get a bit sore from the constant searching.". As he complained, he suddenly felt a presence that screamed dominance against those in it's vicinity. The hero of Earth paused to see where was this feeling emitting from, only to quickly turn to the source of this dominant presence. There he stood with his arms crossed, his eyes closed as he trained his mind mentally. Goku felt single trickle of sweat roll down his cheek, only staring at the fighter known as Jiren. The gray warrior stood tall, only to soon hear the voice of his God of Destruction talk to him telepathically.
"Jiren... can you hear me?" Vermoud asked in a mental state of mind.
"I can hear you...," Jiren replied, his voice filled with a calm yet serious tone.
Vermoud smirked mentally, "It's about time for you to stop saving your strength and take charge. Assert your dominance through taking down the one they call, Son Goku...". A visual of Goku in Super Saiyan Blue appeared in his mind before being completely destroyed into nothing.
Jiren took a moment of silence before replying,"Understood". He opened his eyes to glare at his designated target that was staring back at him. The gray warrior noticed that some audience had arrived, revealing them to be Kuzuku, 21, and 17. He ignored them, only focusing on his current objective and began to walk slowly towards Goku who had jumped down to face him. The air had grown thicker as the two were about to face off. Something was notably off and it was clearly evident that it had to do with Jiren's power.
"You feel that? The arena is shaking a bit...No, the whole World of Void seems be quivering from his presence alone...," Kuzuku muttered. 21 looked around, seeing that everyone had stopped fighting to spectate this fight from afar. She wasn't the only one to realize how important this fight was but also the audience back on Earth seemed to pick up on the sudden tension.
"This fight between these two is going to prove who really is in control of this tournament...," Roshi noted, gain the attention of everyone once more.
The old man cleared his throat and explained, "Goku is most certainly our strongest fighter so far and definitely our most experienced. He's mastered the turtle style and improved upon it for many years while picking up trump cards such as the Kaioken. Through countless masters and opponents, Goku is the pinnacle of Universe 7's warriors along with Vegeta and perhaps Kuzuku even.". Whis decided to add on to the old man's statement and noted.
"Universe 7 also has the most amount of fighters left. If Goku loses here then it would set the tone that we aren't in control of this tournament and the other universes would eventually lose their will to fight knowing that the strongest fighter in universe 7 was defeated. That is what I assume to be their reason to send him out to fight now," Whis commented on how important this fight was. Krillin looked over to Chi Chi who seemed worried for Goku. Even Goten, who was clenching the bottom of his mother's dress seemed worried as well.
"We're counting on you...do your best Goku!" Krillin whispered.
That said, Jiren stopped walking as they face off. The silence provided a powerful anxious feeling that only furthered everyone's anxiety on the match. Goku felt his body tense for a bit before getting into a stance, a single bead of sweat beginning to trickle down his face, "So, you've finally decided to fight me one on one, huh?"
Jiren stood tall, his form unwavering from the pressure of the fight alone. When the time was right, Jiren's eyes widen as he let out a grunt, "Hmph!".
A powerful gale was suddenly generated and raged around the arena like a storm, shocking everyone who was present. Goku felt his feet begin to slide back as he shielded against the immense pressure he was emitting. Beerus was even shock at the amount of power Jiren had just unleashed and was slightly scared.
"Is this really the power of simply one warrior?!" Beerus muttered, beads of sweat forming on his face. Kuzuku's eyes widened at the pressure as well, unbelieving that someone was strong enough to generate such force without any real effort.
"This pressure is insane! It's nothing like anything we have faced before!" Kuzuku grunted, shielding himself from the winds as well. As soon as it dialed down, the two warriors faced off in silence with the tension only growing more thin by the second. Jiren remained firmly tall, not moving an inch from his position. Goku, however, was trying to formulate the best approach he could think of, cautious with every move that he makes from here. The display of power made him weary of his decisions and it was a definite fact that...any mistakes will result into an immediate defeat. The Saiyan slid his feet forward, hoping to gain an reaction with his slight advance but it amounted to nothing, not even a twitch. Goku couldn't help but sweat a little, feeling a little intimidated but that feeling was overwhelmed by sheer excitement. And that was why he decided to start things off big.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Goku shouted, firing his Kamehameha quickly at Jiren. Everyone looked closely to see if his attack would do any damage but it was quite the opposite. Actually the complete opposite as Jiren stood there at the blast didn't even reach him due to the fact that he was being shielded by his immense Ki alone. The wave quickly dispersed, allowing Jiren's vision to become clear again and free from the blue energy wave. The gray warrior's quickly noticed that Goku had disappeared, only to find him with his fist aimed at his face from above. Jiren didn't flinch, allowing the punch to proceed with its course to where it was stopped with his radiating Ki. A powerful emission of red Ki dispersed and sent Goku flying backwards, quickly flipping himself back on his feet as he clutched his hand.
The Saiyan looked down, noticing that his fist was bruised from merely making contact with Jiren's Ki. He let out a small snarl before turning straight into a Super Saiyan and dashed towards Jiren at full force. He attempted to throw another punch, this time connecting with Jiren's body but without having any effect. Goku growled under his breath, "So Super Saiyan isn't enough to make you budge, Huh? Then how about this!". Instantly, the Saiyan transformed right into Super Saiyan 2 and threw a kick to the neck, this time actually gaining some sort of success as his neck moved slightly.
Goku smirked, "Let's see how many you can take! RRAAAAGHHHHHH!". With amazing speeds and footwork, Goku maneuvered all around Jiren, unleashing a barrage of punches at every single angle he could think of. Everyone watched as the Saiyan from universe 7 went to work with his attacks but they were still amazed that not only Jiren hasn't budged from his spot but his expression hasn't changed in the slightest.
"Why doesn't Goku just go Blue right off the bat?" Hudo wondered.
The Astackian sat until he felt a sudden shift in movement behind him and received the answer to his question from the source, "He's feeling him out...". Hudo turned to see that Zugo had finally regained consciousness, immediately feeling relieved.
"Zugo, how long have you been up? And what do you mean by feeling him out?" Hudo asked, observing his friend straightening himself to get a clearer view on the fight at hand.
"Not too long, though I can feel a headache it's not as bad as the pain from earlier. What I meant that he's not going all out at the start because he wants to get a definite feel for Jiren's power. That's why he's going up the stages of power in hopes to find the best way to combat him without losing too much stamina," Zugo replied, now focusing on the Goku and Jiren.
Whis nodded a few times as well, "Goku-san is not only trying to feel Jiren out as you would say but he wants to bring out the best in Jiren. Deep down, Goku is a martial artist and when two martial artist fight one another they try to bring out their opponents power to the fullest.". Beerus folded his arms, gritted his teeth from the nervous feeling he was getting. Of course, this was ticking him off.
"Tch, you better not fall off...Goku...," Beerus muttered. With that said, Goku appeared in front of Jiren once more throwing a punch at Jiren's face and just at the last second, his aura flared fiery red. This sudden change caused Jiren to block the punch with one finger, allowing a powerful shockwave to destroy the ground beneath them. He noticed Goku had transformed into a Super Saiyan God, though he was still unimpressed by it's power.
Goku roared, "Nice one. You saw through that little trick but don't think I'm giving up just yet!". Looking like a blur, the hero of Earth proceeded to unleash a barrage of unrelenting punches, each one being blocked with one finger by Jiren. Each time they connected, it created a enormous gale that shook the arena with it's might. Goku felt as if he was beginning to go nowhere before he was suddenly blown away by a shockwave, hurling him into a random boulder nearby, causing Beerus's face to contort into worry as Jiren still hasn't moved from that spot. The gray warrior merely stood there, still emotionless from the action at hand until he quickly noticed a blue aura shooting out of the smoke. Easily, he simply dodged a punch aimed at his face, still standing in his spot. He looked straight at Goku's frustrated expression as he was already in Super Saiyan Blue and still couldn't land a direct hit on him. He then decided to go in for a reverse roundhouse kick to the opposite side of his punch but Jiren merely ducked under the attempt. Goku quickly planted his foot into the ground and unleashed another kick, and then another. Until it turned into a flurry of all kind of kicks, each one being avoided with ease.
"Damn, not even Super Saiyan Blue is making him flinch! At least I'm making him use a bit more of his power with each transformation but it seems he's still holding back a bunch." Goku thought as his kicks were hitting nothing but air. He let out a small roar, connecting one of more powerful kicks at Jiren's forearm. The force generated echoed like a ripple of water, shaking the arena with its immense pressure. Goku's expression was stern, almost like Jiren as he returned into a standing position. There was silence, nothing to be said from the display.
Goku breathed inward, taking in the air and exhaled to relax himself. He closed his eyes and concentrated, steadying his Ki and his mind to the point where it became serene. The blue, electric aura that was at first flickering like wildfire soon settled down until it completely vanished into thin air. Goku reopened his eyes, the blue aura now emitting off him like steam as he stared Jiren in the eyes, his fist clenched to his side. Kuzuku along with everyone else, watched intently, not even thinking to blink due to the fear of missing some of the action.
"Goku's finally decided to bust out the big guns. So far, Jiren hasn't even attempted to fight, only blocking and avoiding Goku's attacks with ease," Kuzuku noted. Now that Goku had finally transformed into Complete Super Saiyan Blue, the arena started to shake rapidly, illustrating the power that is being emitted.
A sudden gust of wind came, blowing away some of the debris surrounding them before suddenly, Goku disappeared from Jiren's sight. Those who could actually track his movements noticed that Goku had dashed behind him, his fist ready to strike. Jiren noticed this quickly and turned around to face the Saiyan's hurling fist. Before his arm could extend fully, Jiren deflected the punch to the side and instantly put his guard up to block the spinning axe kick coming from above. The Saiyan flipped back onto his feet and lunge forward, sending a powerful punch towards Jiren chest in which he defended with both arms, though it didn't prevent him from being sent flying into a pillar. As soon as the gray warrior's back collided with the rock structure, it created a small crater before it turned into a gigantic hole when Goku pushed Jiren back with a flying frontal kick. Now inside the rock, the two broke out into a clash of fist with Goku being on the offensive for a few seconds until he felt a firm fist get rammed right into his gut, causing him to cough out some blood before getting decked in the face. Jiren maneuvered around the stunned Saiyan, kicking him hard in the back to where he was rocketed from the large pillar they were inside of. Goku came out almost like an explosion, his body covered with smoke until he stopped himself by landing on another rock pillar. He looked up and saw Jiren shooting out of the smoke that he had just left, coming towards him with frightening speeds. Quickly, Goku leaped into the air, dodging the punch that completely obliterated the rock he was standing on and fired an array of Ki blast at Jiren in hopes that it would slow him down. The gray warrior saw this by the time he managed to land on another boulder and countered by merely leaping into the air, tanking the blasts without sustaining any damage. Goku noticed this and kept his distance by avoiding punches as he leaped from rock to rock, firing Ki blast as he dashed away. Jiren didn't let up his pursuit, destroying rock by rock with his powerful punches. He simply had enough of the Saiyan's running and rushed at him with incredible speed while Goku was still in mid air. Unable to dodge, let alone seeing Jiren even coming towards him, Goku was dealt a knee to the gut. He gagged in pain, unable to cope with the blow given to him before he was sledgehammered to the ground. Goku crashed like a nuclear warhead but quickly dispersed the smoke by emitting more of his steam-like Ki. He looked up to see Jiren ready to stomp him out and quickly jumped out of the way as the ground was shattered from the force. The Saiyan took the opportunity to strike back and dashed at Jiren who didn't have his guard up, though it didn't matter as even the flurry of punches he unleashed missed their mark completely due to the proud warrior's agility and reflexes. Goku didn't even manage too many punches off as he was instantly uppercut after missing the first few. Jiren then dealt two strong punches to both sides of Goku's cheeks, causing him to stumble back a bit and almost falling onto his back. Goku looked down behind him, shock that he nearly fell due to only taking two blows. Though he didn't think long when a shadow hovered over him. He turned to see Jiren's fist ready to fire again.
"Uh oh, Kaioken!" Goku panicked, avoiding the punch by jumped to the side and allowing it to implant itself into the ground. In a short instance, the ground exploded with red Ki, blowing the Saiyan back a bit with shockwaves. Goku didn't let that intimidate him in the slightest and rushed at Jiren once more. The two exchanged blow for blow, this time an improvement from the last time they clashed. Though, it was proven to be not by much as Jiren dodge a few more punches after adjusting to his new speed and punched him square in the face.
Goku groaned as he was sent through several large pieces of rubble, his mouth leaking blood as he was hovering above ground. It didn't take long for Jiren to appear behind Goku, kicking him into the air once he got into range and appeared above him again in order to unleash another combo of punches. He then did a strong frontal kick that sent Goku crashing into the ground back first, his Kaioken aura with the blue steam fading almost entirely. Jiren landed next to the Saiyan who was levitating in the air for a few seconds and grabbed him by the foot. Goku grim as he was being spun around and roared, regaining his Kaioken aura and increasing it even more. Quickly, he kicked the gray warrior in his neck and broke free from his grip. Jiren turned towards the Saiyan, noticing that he had already generated another blue Ki orb in the palm of his hands.
"KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAA!" Goku roared, unleashing his wave at full force. However, Jiren deflected it with ease, shocking Goku quite easily until he decked him in the face again, launching him through more rocks before crashing into a wall. Goku fell onto all fours, panting heavily as he tried to regain his breathing. Though shortly, he could hear footsteps coming towards him. He knew it was Jiren and the sharp pain on his back was most definitely him stomping his foot down on him. Goku groaned in agony as Jiren put more weight on his leg. The gray warrior huffed, taking his foot off Goku's back and grabbed him by his blue hair, lifting him to eye level so he could glare the Saiyan right in the eye. Goku glared at him as well, hoping that he could somehow burn him with his eyeballs or something but it only earned him a gut wrenching punch in his stomach. He gagged from the feeling of having the wind knocked out of him, only to notice that a red glow was covering his face. He looked down to see Jiren's hand in front of his stomach with a red orb ready to fire. He looked back at Jiren to see his expression unwavering.
"It's over...," Jiren muttered, blasting Goku right in the stomach. Goku screamed in pain, crashing into mountain sized rocks while leaving gigantic holes in them before the wave. He was seemingly hurling towards out of bounce at high speeds and Jiren merely turned around to start walking away, assuming that the universe 7 warrior was finished.
That until he noticed the sound of raging Ki still in the air. He turned around to see if Goku was still in the ring. After looking more closely, there was a hand covered in red Ki while emitting blue steam was hanging on the edge, obvious on who the owner was. Goku hoisted himself back onto the stage, landing on his feet as he stood strong, his eyes fixated on Jiren, "Where you goin'?".
Jiren turned fully to face the Saiyan, only watching him roar with even more power. Goku's red aura flared even larger, contain some red electricity with the steam from his body circulating at rapid speeds. Goku then gripped his foot to the ground, his stance twisted as though he was ready to charge at full speed. Jiren didn't move so much as an inch, only waiting for him to make his move.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Goku roared, his body instantly disappearing from his position and completely destroying the ledge he was standing on. Goku was practically right in front of Jiren in an instant, his fist ready to strike him down. The gray warrior didn't move and merely widened his eyes, "Hmph!". Shockingly, Goku was shot down immediately with an invisible array of blows to his stomach and chest before getting rocketed with a blow to his right ribs.
"GRAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHH!" Goku screamed, his body hurling through more pillars of rock before he skid across the ground. Everyone was amazed at how easily Goku was shot down, almost frightened at that. Vegeta watched the fight himself, not believing that someone this strong actually existed.
"Tch, I couldn't even see a damn thing! He's a straight up abomination of power!" Vegeta hissed, clenching his fist out of frustration. Kuzuku couldn't believe it himself and he was completely speechless at that. He knew that this was literally everything that Goku could muster and it did absolutely nothing to Jiren. He wasn't the only one speechless as the audience on Earth were silent as well until someone spoke up with some form of hope.
"We can't count Goku out just yet! He should be completely use to his Super Saiyan Blue form by now and Kaioken's effects is even easier than before for him now. Goku's still got his trump card, the Kaioken x20!" Krillin claimed, injecting some form of hope in everyone and even made them smile with assurance. However, he was instantly proved wrong as Whis shook his head.
"No, I'm afraid this is everything that Goku-san could possibly pull out right now," Whis noted, gaining everyone's attention.
Krillin stepped forward a bit, not believing him for a second, "What do you mean Whis? Goku still has the Kaioken x20 and you know that as well. He still has a chance, right?". His voice was unsure at that claim but he clung to hope regardless. Beerus growled at his frustration, wanting to believe that but he knew full well that Goku is practically out of options.
"The problem isn't Goku's inability of using Kaioken x20...It's the fact that he's already used Kaioken x20 in this fight and that it proved to be ineffective against him!" Beerus revealed, shocking everyone at the revelation. The revelation that despite Goku being at 100% full power in his Super Saiyan Blue state while using Kaioken at times 20 was proven to be nothing more than a cakewalk for Jiren. On another note, Kuzuku had revealed that to 17 and 21 as well, earning some silence of his. He knew this the moment when Goku jumped back onto the stage and powered up that he was using times 20. Even when Goku broke away from Jiren's grip, he knew that at that moment he used times 10. It was easy due to the fact that he uses the technique as well.
"So, you're telling me that Goku wasn't even able to track Jiren's movements at Kaioken x20 and took substantial damage?" 17 asked, trying to get some form of confirmation.
Kuzuku nodded and looked to where Goku was. He was breathing heavily and looking down at the wounds he had received from taking those blows. His face was filled with worry for his fellow Saiyan, "You guessed it. If Goku wasn't in Kaioken x20, he would of been eliminated right then and there. He barely was able to take that barrage just now and Jiren didn't even move.". That said, Goku picked up Jiren's presence and turned around to face him, still clutching his gut from damage he received. Goku backed up a bit, still groaning in pain before snickering to himself.
"Am...Amazing, Jiren, I'm actually in a pickle right now. Not even my Kaioken x20 is able to damage you, let alone keep up. I get it now...you're strong...," Goku admitted, deforming back into base. Gohan who was standing on a pillar across from Frieza who was merely amused by the fight took notice of that. He could only think of one last move his father could try, "Dad, are you...?". Goku straightened himself out and glared at Jiren with eyes of determination.
"Now, I'll show you my trump card!" Goku claimed, leaping onto several rocks before reaching the tallest one. Jiren followed him and waited patiently for what Goku was about to do. He saw that Goku's hands were raised into the air as he stared down out him. Kuzuku instantly picked up on what Goku's plan was.
"The Spirit Bomb!?" Kuzuku shouted, forgetting the technique that was used to help defeat numerous of foes that were too strong to beat alone.
Goku looked to the sky and called out to his allies, "Everyone, please lend me your energy!". Kuzuku motioned 21 and 17 to raise their hands into the sky with white aura representing them giving their energy to Goku.
"Here! take all that you need, Goku!" Kuzuku shouted, a smile creeping onto his face. Gohan smiled as well, raising his hands into the air to give some of his energy to his father.
"You can do it, Father! I'm putting all my trust into this final resort of yours!" Gohan shouted, white particles leaving his hand as well.
Frieza's chuckles could be heard at the terrible nostalgia he was getting, "OHOHOHOHOHOH! To think that I would be seeing the same attack that gave me such terrible nightmares once more? Fine then monkey, the Emperor Frieza shall lend you his aid as well!". The emperor raised his hands, lending Goku his energy as well. Piccolo, Zugo, and Hudo were already giving their energy already, hoping that this attack would do some sort of damage to Jiren.
"This better work! We're counting on you, Goku!" Zugo warned, his face nearly forming into a scowl. Vegeta knelt down on a rock and scuffed at the display as he watched the Spirit Bomb grow larger and larger by the second. He growled at it, not even think once of giving his energy to the Spirit bomb, "You're on your own on this one, Kakarot! I won't subjugate myself to helping you in this fight!". The blue orb grew larger and larger by the second, though not nearly to Goku's liking.
"Damn, it's not ready yet! If I could just get a few more seconds!" Goku snapped, frustrated at the rate it took to charge it. Though his worries were washed away as he heard Jiren speak.
"I'll wait!" Jiren said, gaining Goku's attention. His expression remained stern throughout the whole time.
"I said I'll wait. If this is your trump card then I want you to come at me with everything you've got so I can crush all hopes of winning!" Jiren demanded, seriousness filling his voice but yet still kept at a low tone.
Goku chuckled, somewhat amazed that he's letting him charge one of his strongest attacks, "That's generous of you, heheheh...". The audience at Earth were dazzled by the beauty of Goku's trump card. Even Chi Chi and Goten were smiling brightly as this was the first time they get to see Goku's trump card in person.
"So he's gonna just let Goku charge his attack? What a cocky bastard," Riley muttered.
"But we can't complain, this is Goku's only chance at victory. Do it, Goku!" Krillin cheered, rooting for his best friend with excitement filling his voice. 18 smiled at her husband's enthusiasm while Marron cheered as well. Atlas, Goku formed a wide grin on his face as the Spirit Bomb reach full size.
"Thank you so much everyone! Now here goes our Universe 7 Spirit Bomb!" Goku shouted upon its completion. The large orb dispersed some of it's magnificent Ki, it's radiating blue light giving off hope for his victory. Goku smirked as Jiren stood there, his face still unchanged.
"Jiren, don't go regretting on giving me time to charge my attack! Now have a taste of our combined power, Spirit Bomb!" Goku roared, throwing the bomb right at Jiren. The gray warrior didn't move an inch, only waiting for the attack to reach its designated target. Everyone was sure of Goku's victory as the power emitting from the Spirit Bomb was overwhelming for even some Gods of Destruction. Once it connected, a powerful gust of wind began destroying the area with no sign of Jiren...
...Until the gales suddenly stopped. Goku looked closer, wondering what was going on until he saw literally the unimaginable. His eyes widen with complete shock at the sight before him. There he was, pushing the Spirit Bomb back with literally one hand and little to no effort at all.
"Impossible! He's pushing the Spirit Bomb despite Goku having more than enough stamina!" Kuzuku shouted, his eyes filled with worry and disbelief.
Vermoud snickered as he watched Jiren's feat, "It doesn't matter, all your efforts are merely futile. You could have an army of warriors, you could have the most powerful of abilities, you could have the strongest attack possible that could even rival that of a God of Destruction. But, none of that matter to Jiren. He will crush anything that you throw at him and fill you with complete despair due to his enormous power.". Jiren pushed harder with his Ki, sending the Spirit Bomb hurling back towards Goku. The Saiyan was pushed back by the sheer force but regained his composure.
"It's not over yet! HAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Goku roared, turning right into Complete Super Saiyan Blue. The Spirit Bomb reversed its course back on Jiren until the universe 11 warrior decided to use two hands to exert more force. Goku felt another wave of pressure push him back as the Spirit bomb was now still being sent back towards him. He struggle to push any further, wondering how Jiren was so strong.
"X10 KAIOKEN!" Goku roared, activating his Kaioken times 10. He gritted his teeth as he attempted to stop the bomb from coming any closer, though he had no success in pushing in back. The pressure shook the arena, rupturing parts of it with ease as the Omni King's squeals could be heard.
Goku growled, desperately taking the risk for victory in this struggle, "KAIOKEN X20!". His red aura flared with the blue steam raging around along with the Spirit Bomb. The attack was now directed towards Jiren as it was originally intended to be, however, Jiren wasn't having none of that.
"Haah!" Jiren shouted in a short burst. The sudden burst of power sent the Spirit Bomb back at Goku, this time with nothing to prevent it from reaching it's new target. Goku tried desperate to push back but it was useless. The Spirit Bomb was no longer under his control and was approaching him fast. The rock he was standing on was obliterated and he was pushed further into the sky by the mere force of his own attack. Goku made an attempt to push back but Jiren, who now put both his arms down, emitted more pressure than he did. The Spirit Bomb condensed for a moment but expanded even more than it originally was before. Goku was pushed back even further, slowly losing his grip in this battle. The bomb generated black, lined particles that shook the arena with it's force. Everyone could only stand and watch the battle from afar, the rubble slowly being disintegrated in the process.
"Looks like Goku is at the limit of his limit while Jiren is far from his full power," Whis noted, causing Beerus's face to contort with worry. Kuzuku could only stand with disbelief, knowing the result of this fight was inevitable at this point.
"Jiren...He's far stronger than literally everyone that we have ever faced before. He's just strong, and it's as simple as that," Shin muttered.
Whis looked away and turned back towards Jiren who was now effortlessly pushing the Spirit Bomb back, "I daresay that he's just like a God of Destruction. Perhaps, even surpassing it.". The struggle continued further, with one not daring to let up, though his power was at its wits end.
"UWWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Goku roared in hopes that his tenacity would hold out for a miracle to come. The bomb continued to expand due to the clash between energies, turning into a pure white orb that was threatening to explode at any moment.
"Isn't this getting a little too dangerous?" Champa asked, sweat trickling down his face. Jiren merely stood there as he watched the Saiyan struggle until he made one last push by sending a shockwave to finish Goku off. The Spirit Bomb stopped moving for a moment before instantly compressing into a small size to where it became a black orb in the center. The particles started to draw nearer towards the orb before getting smaller than it was previously. Goku's eyes went blank for a second, almost hollow but was still conscious of the fact that he was falling towards what was formerly his attack. His Kaioken aura completely faded, leaving him helpless to stop himself.
"GOKU!" Krillin cried as he was left to watch his best friend fall prey to his own attack. Chi Chi and Goten watched with tears, seeing that Goku was going to be defeated in such a way. Gohan clenched his fist, nearly leaping in to save him foolishly until he quickly realized that it would only get him caught in the bomb as well.
"FATHERRRRR!" Gohan called out, hoping to get through his father's limp state in time but it was useless. Goku had already fell into the orb, consumed by darkness until a white light began to overtake him. The Saiyan felt his body threatening to be rip to shreds by the energy, his eyes completely faded to white as he struggled to resist. After that, nothing was left but complete white as the Spirit Bomb exploded, rupture a good portion of the arena with it's white light. From a distance stood Toppo, Barabatos, and Dyspo who seemed to have recovered a bit. Toppo watched the spectacle from afar with his arms crossed, knowing the outcome was going to be exactly like this.
"You are now Victories, Jiren," Toppo muttered to himself as the light completely faded. White particles covered the arena, amazing the Omni Kings.
"So pretty!" Zeno awed.
"What incredible power!" F-Zeno noted as well.
The Grand Priest nodded in agreement, "Yes, indeed it was something to marvel. I'm glad the arena wasn't completely destroyed by the fight. However...". The Omni Kings looked over to see what he was talking about, only to see a large crater that took up a good portion of the stage. 21 and 17 let down their barrier's that shielded them from the shockwave, only to be met with the sight of the damage that had been done. Kuzuku looked closer, hoping to see if Goku was still on the stage but...There was no trace of him. Nothing but blue electricity that lingered around the crater.
"Did he lose?" Zeno asked. Meanwhile, Beerus stood up with nothing but worry and shock. His expression was hidden though it was clear as day that he was frustrated.
"Where's Goku? I don't see him anywhere on the stage," Krillin asked, his voice full of panic.
Piccolo looked around him, trying to see whether or not that he had been transported back to the stands. But, he was nowhere to be found. The Namek's eyes widened, his head snapping back onto the stage as he quickly tried to sense his Saiyan comrade's Ki. Nothing...There was...nothing. His mouth fell open at the results.
"He's not there...He's not here...Son..." Piccolo murmured.
Elder Kai quickly caught on and decided to reveal the unfortunate results, "Goku, he took an attack of that magnitude at point blank range. It's highly possible that he was vaporized and killed in the process.". This revelation got an reaction out of Beerus, though small but also noticeable.
"Goku...it can't be. Tch!" Kuzuku muttered, his fist clenching with anger.
"Hold on! If he's dead, then that should mean Jiren should be eliminated right!?" Champa assumed.
Vados cleared her throat and explained, "Not exactly, Lord Champa. Goku-san was vaporized by his own attack, not by one of Jiren's. You could count it as self-destruction.".
"That's right, so that means Jiren shall receive no penalties and the tournament will resume its course. There is still not even half of the time left, so all fights will proceed as normal," Grand Priest stated. Jiren stood in the middle and looked around, noticing that all the other fighters were still ready to fight. He merely huffed at their persistence and didn't pay them no mind, believing that they weren't close to defeating him. Toppo, along with Barabatos and Dyspo landed next to Jiren.
"Not a bad display there, Jiren. It's been a long time since I've seen you fight and it was worth the wait. That universe 7 guy was really tough but still nothing to you though," Barabatos congratulated. Jiren didn't even respond and kept his arms folded.
The two Zeno's were moving their fingers towards Goku's button, ready to deem him to be eliminated as Beerus gritted his teeth with frustration, "Is this really the end for you...Goku! Krrrk!".
"Son Goku!" Beerus repeated with a whisper. The arena grew dark for a moment before a sudden rumble shook the stage, stopping the Omni Kings from moving for a moment in order to see what was going on. Everyone was confused as to what was happening, while Vegeta quickly noticed the air was vibrating with numerous pebbles beginning to rise. He smirked proudly, knowing full well what was happening.
"Kuzuku, you feel that?" 21 asked.
"Yeah, not just the fighting stage but also the world of void seems to be shaking as well...," Kuzuku replied.
The pride troopers were now on guard as well while Jiren remained stationary. He opened his eyes and stared at the crater in front of him, waiting for some sort of emergence. Toppo looked around, trying to see whether or not this was someone else's doing, "Where could this shaking be coming from?". Frieza smirked, catching on as well.
"I'd expect nothing else. If I was unable to kill that monkey so easily then I doubt he'd die from that," Frieza mused.
Beerus looked closer, some form of hope filling his eyes. Whis smiled as well, knowing full well on who it was, "Beerus-sama, do you have anything to say?". He knew he was oddly silent for the majority of the time, most likely trying to cope with the possibility of Goku being dead. He wouldn't admit it, but Beerus formed a bond with the mortal. The God of Destruction calmed himself, closing his eyes to get a read on Goku's Ki. In the midst of the rubble that covered a unconscious body whose eyes seemed to be hollow. The body radiated a strong Ki as it was surrounded by darkness. It didn't know how much time had passed nor did it care. It...No, he felt that enough time had passed for him to jump right back into the fight. The fight...The fight..., nothing else was on his mind other than continuing the fight. His mind, his body, his spirit, his...Instincts were focused on challenging the fighter that managed to overwhelm him completely. That was when his eyes glowed a different color, and his body was covered in a complex of silver, blue, and purple aura, rippling like fire as it clung to his body. As soon as the light faded, he closed his eyes, focusing on this new found strength. Beerus could feel it as clear as day, a tenacity that he felt during the first time he fought against him. The God of Destruction opened his eyes, complying to his Angel's question and muttered.
"He's Coming."
A few flashes of particles glimmered before shooting out a large pillar of white in the center. The pressure emitted was enough to shake the entire void with it's might, the white light drawing anything close by towards it. The gales spiraled like crazy, evident that this was something grand. Toppo, Barabatos, and Dyspo shielded themselves from the gales while Jiren looked closely into the pillar of light. There, a shadow could be seen standing up slowly, straightening itself out before opening its eyes to reveal white glowing from them. He began to walk forward, ready to take down whoever it was as the light faded away. He was met with a rippling cloud of smoke that would clear away rather fast as he saw a faint blue light in the center. There he stood, in his new aura, his hair slightly spiked up, the orange part of his Gi completely blown off to where it only left his blue undershirt. His pants were dirtied and torn as he stood. The awaken warrior turned around slowly, ready to reveal himself as a new fighter. A fighter that would shock even the gods. Kuzuku couldn't believe his eyes before smirking, sweat rolling down his cheek at how unbelievable he was, "You just keep coming up with surprises, huh? This is just your second wind, aren't I right...?". The warrior turned fully, revealing who he was. His eyes were silver and his expression completely stern.
"Goku!" Kuzuku finished his sentence the moment he turned around.
A/N: I think we all knew Goku was pretty much going to get bodied hard this chapter...