Continuing The T.O.P Arc After Some Time Passing...
It was now silent in the World of Void, the air growing thicker from the tension between two opposing universes: the result being from the witness of not just universe 3 but also many universes before hand being erased. The two gods of destruction couldn't help but take a glance at one another from time to time, both looking away just in time to avoid eye contact. Meanwhile, Kuzuku and 17 had already regathered with their remaining teammates, taking in a small breather. The youngest Saiyan out of them all couldn't help but sigh with relief while he sat on a rock, "Another universe down, just one more to go...".
"Yeah, we're so close to winning. I can't lie, all the opponents we faced up till now we're really strong but our next fight is going to be our toughest yet!" Goku commented, excitement filling his voice.
"Father's right, our last opponent is no pushover. Especially their ace in the hold is astronomically powerful. We at least had enough time to recover from our last fight with universe 3," Gohan warned.
Vegeta crossed his arms as soon as he sensed a few signatures starting to approach them, "Looks like you spoke too soon. I guess they are done preparing themselves for this fight...". Everyone soon sensed it as well and faced the same direction. Kuzuku leaped down from the rock he was sitting on, his facial expression becoming serious. First, Dyspo touched ground, then Barabatos, until Toppo landed behind them: overshadowing the two with his figure. The three pride troopers soon stood up straight at the same time Jiren had gently landed in front of them, his eyes closed while he crossed his arms. When he opened his eyes, he found himself staring at the universe 7 team, his adversaries glaring back at him. The tension only grew between the two teams, making both universe's audience anxious to see what would happen.
"With exactly 17 minutes left in the tournament of power along with 2 universes surviving, I shall now make the seating more compact!" Grand Priest declared, raising his hand in command to push both of the stands that universe 7 and 11 were using together. The benches slammed into each other, bring both eliminated members of the teams closer together. It was awkward, especially since the loser would be erased and being apart of a team that caused such a thing to happen to the other is definitely noteworthy. Though, they could guess that feeling would be drowned out by the constant anticipation. It was no different back on Earth. The waiting, the patience for something to happen was enough to bring everyone witnessing to the edge of their seats.
"This is it, the final battle. I must say, nothing so far comes close to the amount of anxiety I am feeling," Roshi admitted, sipping a cup of orange juice.
Krillin nodded in agreement, "Yeah, up till now, they've been narrowly and desperately avoiding defeat. The opponents they are facing are all strong and dangerous...".
"Come on you guys, I know you can win this. You always pull through in the end, right Goku?" Chi Chi whispered, holding her hands together in prayer while Goten clutched her dress. Riley glued her eyes to the screen, caressing her stomach, "It's all or nothing. You only got one shot Kuzuku.".
Jiren began to walk forward, right at the same time as Goku did. The two never took their eyes off each other: stopping in the middle to stare each other down. Goku peered into his pitch black eyes, hoping to see something that he couldn't quite understand. Silence took hold, the sound of wind faintly to be heard. Suddenly, Goku transformed right into Complete Super Saiyan Blue, his aura shrouding him. He gritted his teeth as he began to build up power.
"Raaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" Goku roared, flaring his Ki even higher. Jiren remained stern, unaffected by the sudden increase in strength. Everyone watched them raring to go as soon as one of their two aces swing the first punch all the while Goku continued to roar with power. Even the likes of Frieza was getting impatient to where he was biting his thumb. Then suddenly, Jiren noticed a single twitch from Goku's hand, readying himself prior to the hero of Earth making his first move. In a blink of an eye, an explosion happened, creating a dark cloud of smoke from where they were standing causing everyone to leap into action as soon as they saw two figures fly out of the smoke. Goku and Jiren began swapping hands as they glided across the sky. As they traded punches, Jiren noticed Goku smile, intriguing him enough for him to raise an eyebrow, "Tell me, why do you seek even greater power Son Goku...?".
"Heheh, I don't really know. I just wanna be stronger that's all. I guess you could say it's in my blood," Goku replied.
Jiren narrowed his eyes throwing a stronger punch than before. The Saiyan was quick to block, the punch forcing him to touch ground first before leaping backwards to avoid being slammed to the ground by his fist. By the time Goku's feet touched the ground again, Jiren closed the distance, throwing another punch towards his face. Swiftly, Goku weaved out of the way and countered with an elbow aimed at the gray warrior's shoulder, however, he blocked the elbow easily as he stared into Goku's eyes, "So you have no clue. For me, I wish to seek what lies beyond my strength and where it would lead me.". Goku couldn't help but grin.
"I see, so we both want to become stronger," Goku chuckled.
Jiren let out a short puff, speaking in a low tone "But I also have a purpose for it, a reason for why it's necessary. In order to enforce justice and fairness, absolute strength is needed: that is what I seek!". In one movement, Jiren kicked Goku across his stomach, rocketing him across the ground and into a wall. The gray warrior landed as he watched the Saiyan struggle to get up. Once fully on his feet, Goku began to chuckle at the blow he was given, gritting and groaning from the pain.
"Looks like I eased off too easily. His punches are way stronger than before so I guess this means we should begin round 2, shall we?!" Goku smirked. He was about to rush back into the fight until he noticed a blue blur rush pass him. In mere seconds in front of him, Vegeta was already rushing towards the gray warrior by himself, glaring at him with a look of a man on a mission, "Kakarot, if you're not going to fight seriously then get lost. I will defeat Jiren myself!".
"Hold on, Vegeta! I was fighting him!" Goku complained comically.
At the same time, Kuzuku along with Gohan and 17 were taking on Toppo after the large explosion that signaled them to commence fighting. Kuzuku leaped upwards, quickly transforming into Excelled Super Saiyan 3 while avoid a ground shattering punch from the pride trooper. He watched as debris flew everywhere, passing him by as he descended onto a rock. He let out a sigh of relief before hearing someone shout loudly, "Now don't get too comfortable now, I want to fight to!". He looked up quickly to see that Barabatos was flying right at him with an ever so increasing kick. The Saiyan crossed his arms, blocking some of the force before he was rocketed through several pillars. Kuzuku flipped himself upright, landing on his feet in time to stopped the following elbow. The force of the collision blew away any dust surrounded them as they stared into each other's eyes. The two disappeared, trading blows as they trailed across the stage. Every previous spot they were in erupted in an explosion of debris as the kicking of their feet of the ground grew immense. Barabatos snickered punches flew pass his face while the Saiyan continued his attacks while avoiding any strikes coming his way. The universe 11 warrior's eyes glistened, throwing a vertical chop at speeds that even shocked Kuzuku. Hastily, the Saiyan spun around the devastating strike, leaving it to make a deep cut across the ground while spin kicking him across the face with his heel: leaving him stun long enough to wrap the same leg around his arm. With a great display of strength and wits, Kuzuku hoisted himself high enough with Barabatos's arm and kneed him right in the chin. The pride trooper crashed into a wall as Kuzuku landed on his feet, his leg somewhat shaking from dealing such a blow to a seemingly hard surface.
"I can see why Zugo lost to this guy, he's dangerous. He probably would of needed all of his stamina to fight this guy but most likely lost through lacking the stamina after fighting that guy from universe 4," Kuzuku noted.
As the Saiyan was thinking, he heard a shout from the crowd, "Kuzuku, don't drop your guard!". The Saiyan heard Zugo's voice, confused as to what he was talking about until he felt a presence sneak up from behind him.
"Didn't I tell you not to get too comfortable?" Barabatos whispered in Kuzuku's ear. By the time he knew it, Barabatos decked him hard in the face, hurling him through several pillars before appearing below him by using the shadows on the ground. He snickered, kicking Kuzuku in the back and sending him flying into the sky with howls of pain escaping his mouth. The Saiyan groaned, "Di...Did he just get stronger? No, I didn't sense his power increase at all at that split second when he revealed himself.". Just as he finished that sentence, Kuzuku felt Barabatos's foot plant itself in his stomach, earning a squeal of pain from the Saiyan who was now sent hurling towards the ground. Kuzuku groaned before noticing Barabatos falling with him, the two staring at each other upside down. Barabatos smirked at the Saiyan's expression of pain and confusion, "You know, besides Jiren and Toppo, I am about the third strongest on the team. Truth be told, I only became a Pride Trooper far later than the rest of my allies. But, do you wanna know why I am rank number three?". Kuzuku gritted his teeth, his eyes hoping to burn some holes through him until he noticed two hands placed along his stomach. He quickly accessed what was happening, clenching his fist to focus his strength on making a barrier.
"I was always a quick learner and great at fighting different kinds of opponents. Especially when I have an ability such as mine...," Barabatos smirked, the energy orb slowly forming to a decent size in front of Kuzuku's stomach, "This won't be as difficult as last time.". In a matter of seconds a large explosion detonated in the sky, shaking the arena violently with a white and black light shining upon it.
As soon as the light faded, Gohan maneuvered through a series of rocks: avoid Ki blast with his smooth movements. The half-breed landed onto his feet, the cloud of smoke making any oncoming attacks hard to see. Suddenly, Gohan caught glimpse of Toppo shooting out of the smoke and rushing towards him with a sledgehammer punch ready to bury him. He grinned slyly at the Saiyan, "My fists of justice shall smash you to pieces!". While Toppo was fast approaching, 17 came out from the side of the smoke and fired a Ki blast to slow his descent. The pride trooper groan in annoyance as the blast disrupted his balance in the air, "Tch, interfering are we...wait...".
He turned back to look towards Gohan who was already in his stance, his eyes glowing a tint of a grayish light, "Kaaaaaaaa...Meeeee...Haaaa...Meeeeee...!". Quickly, Toppo crossed his arms, putting up a firm guard before bracing for impact. The area became illuminated with blue lighting as the orb formed in between the palm of the half-breed's hands.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Gohan roared, unleashing a large energy wave right at Toppo. The mustache warrior grimaced at what he saw before he was consumed by the light, his guard slowly faltering. He groaned through his struggles to fend off the attack, the veins on his forehead becoming visible until he let out a blood curling roar. Forcefully, he uncrossed his arms in triumphant, breaking the Kamehameha into nothing but mere particles: leaving Gohan and 17 to stare in shock while he landed on the ground, shattering it with his weight alone. He looked up at the Saiyan and his partner with his cat-like eyes that seemed to show streams of purple, "That was a good attack, but let me show you why I was chosen to be a candidate for god of destruction!". The two scrunched their eyes, realizing how difficult winning against universe 11 can be. They took their stance, readying their resolve to combat such a force.
Meanwhile With Frieza and Dyspo...
Frieza stood in the center of another spot of the arena, firing numerous energy blast from the tips of his fingers at the Beerus look-alike. He was beginning to feel like this was starting to become his daily target practice rather than a tournament fight for survival. He fired one more blast to which it was once again avoided by Dyspo's incredible speed. He frowned in annoyance, his eyes darting behind him as Dyspo reappeared with his arms crossed along with a smug smile on his face, "What's wrong? You're not going to beat me if you can't hit me. But I guess that what you expect since I am the High-Speed Warrior of Universe 11.". Frieza chuckled, turning to face his confident opponent.
"Hmph, so what you're saying is that you specialize in running away?" Frieza chuckled, cupping his chin in amusement.
Dyspo's face grew serious, "So, I guess you want to throw your life away, huh?". With his immense speed, the speedy warrior dash right behind Frieza with a sly grin on his face, his fist ready to slam Frieza's face to the ground. He roared, hurling his fist as fast as he moves at the frost demon until it was stopped abruptly by Frieza's tail, leaving him in complete shock. Frieza turned his head, chuckling at his expression.
"My, my, I thought he already told you. Your moves are linear and easy to read that I don't even have to think about it that much, especially when I have a tail as useful as mine," Frieza taunted with amusement filling his voice. Dyspo let out a cry of pain as he tightened his grip around his wrist, groaning for a bit until giving off a painful looking smirk.
"Well, mind if I borrow then?" Dyspo muttered with slight pain in his voice. Frieza was confused for a moment until suddenly realizing what was about to happen. Before he knew it, Dyspo grabbed onto his tail and took off running: dragging the frost demon towards a wall before slamming him into it. Frieza gagged, coughing out some saliva while catching a glimpse of Dyspo's grin. The pride trooper then grabbed his face and dragged him across the rubble till he finally threw him into boulder. He straightened himself pridefully, laughing in success, "How's about that, Frieza?!". Frieza got up quickly and blew the smoke away, dusting himself off nonchalantly before giving him a menacing glare.
"You know, I was considering making a bargain with you but now, I'll make it my personal mission on knocking you off!" Frieza shouted, rushing right at Dyspo who was smirking at him. He unfolded his arms, dashing in to confront the frost demon. The clash erupted a large dome of energy, illustrating that the battle was only going to get far more intense from there.
Now, Back With Kuzuku and Barabatos...
Barabatos walked around the arena, humming a tune to himself as he searched for his prey. His facial expression was totally aloof at the given moment until he caught glimpsed of a shadow in his peripherals. He quickly turned around he fired an energy wave in it's direction, forcing the unknown figure to leap out of the way and roll onto its knees. He chuckled, "Come on now, I thought you were far stronger than this? Aren't you going to at least make an attempt to fight me?". Kuzuku felt a drip of sweat roll off his chin before smiling. He stood up, dusting himself off before stretching out both his legs.
"Well, I was hoping to beat you without exerting myself that much but I guess that is not an option for me, isn't it? You're strong, especially with that ability of yours," Kuzuku admitted, finishing his stretches casually. He clenched his fist and let out a roar, his body being enveloped in amber before bursting into Grand Super Saiyan 4 state immediately. The gales were strong enough to push the pride trooper back, forcing him to cover his face from the winds until it settled down. Barabatos looked down at his hands, noticing that they were shaking from the pressure alone.
Kuzuku took a stance, readying himself to strike him at any moment, "So, I'll just have to finish you off quickly and go help aid against Jiren!". The Saiyan rushed towards Barabatos with speeds that left him frozen in place, unaware of the fact that he closed the distance between them in an instant. Before he could possibly realize it, Barabatos was struck across the face with a hard elbow, causing him to fly backwards a bit until Kuzuku's fist firmly placed itself in his stomach. The universe 11 warrior gagged, coughing out an excessive amount of saliva: the feeling of vomiting threatening to overtake him. Immediately, without giving him much time to recover, Kuzuku withdrew his fist quickly so that he can follow up with a hard back fist across the face. The blow stunned him long enough for the Saiyan to follow up with another kick across the chin, rocketing Barabatos into rubble as he finished his assault. Kuzuku waited patiently, his eyes twitching as soon as he sensed something odd. Immediately, he ducked under a right hook, shocking the universe 11 warrior with a firm uppercut to counter attack with followed up with a strong straight punch in his chin. The blow caused him to flip several times in the air before forcefully coming to a stop: revealing the blood leaking out of his mouth. Kuzuku glared at him with a smirk on his face.
"Heheh, guess I've figured out how to counter your ability. There's always a slight movement of dark Ki that is somewhat difficult to see but if I look closely enough I can tell where you will go next by simply tracking your Ki. All I have to do is make sure I don't lose track of you," Kuzuku commented.
Barabatos was surprised by this before smirking, "Touche', I guess I am in trouble.". The two had a moment's pause before instantly clashing forearms: the force generating a shockwaves that sliced the rubble surrounding them into pieces.
Heading Back With Goku and Vegeta...
"Graaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" Vegeta roared at the top of his lungs while throwing a kick aimed towards the side of Jiren's head. The gray warrior just stood there, allowing his mere Ki to stop the kick before it even reached his face. Vegeta growled in frustration, retracting his kick before unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks. Jiren didn't so much as flinch from his blows, his Ki brushing off the prince's punches with ease. Vegeta was slowly starting to realize what he was dealing with as his fists started to feel some weight to them,"Damn, how thick is this guy's energy? It's both strong and heavy as well!".
"But, I'm going to crush you and obtain the Super Dragon Balls! I will show you the pride of the Saiyans!" Vegeta proclaimed, throwing a powerful punch enveloped in blue streams of energy. Jiren scrunched his eyes, weaving out of the way and uppercutting the Saiyan prince in the chin. Vegeta was dazed for a moment, leaving him wide open for a right hook across the face before he was kneed in the stomach: causing him to keel over for air. The strongest universe 11 warrior then elbowed him in the back of his neck before tossing him to the ground. Vegeta tumbled onto his stomach, groaning in pain while Jiren was about to fire an energy blast to finish him off until a pure blue stream of energy kicked him in his stomach. When he skidded to a stop, he looked up to see Goku running towards him.
"Now it's my turn, Jiren!" Goku shouted. Jiren ignored his proclamation and proceeded on launching a barrage of seemingly endless punches, forcing the hero of Earth to cross his arms to defend against. Goku groaned loudly in his struggle to maintain ground, his feet sliding back from each hit. When his guard loosened a bit, Jiren took full advantage and hurling a powerful punch to break his guard: launching him high into the air before he was kicked hard across the face. Goku crashed back first, a crater forming beneath him while he gasped for air. He opened his eyes, flipping back his feet with premeditation as Jiren attempted to stomp onto his stomach. However, the gray warrior didn't let up his pursuit, chasing Goku like a dog. The two clashed elbows so hard that a dome of electricity spiraled around them before Jiren roundhouse kicked him in the stomach before elbowing the top of his head. Goku was left stunned, his body temporarily prioritizing with the coping against the pain rather than fighting.
Jiren was about to finish him off until he sensed Vegeta's punch from behind, kicking Goku hard in the stomach quickly before back fisting the prince casually. While the hero of Earth crashed into a rock, Vegeta quickly regained ground and lunged towards Jiren with a straightforward punch: earning him a swift knee to his gut once more before his leg was grabbed with a firm grip. The gray warrior threw him through into a pillar, causing it to collapse on top of him, though, it didn't prove to stop him as much as Vegeta immediate lunged out of the smoke. Jiren became slightly annoyed with his attempts, "Tch, persistent much?". Jiren pulled both of his arms to his side before unleashing another barrage of punches. Vegeta watched carefully, smirking to himself while avoid each of his punches carefully.
"I can see it...everyone of your attacks!" Vegeta encouraged, closing the distance after he maneuvered through numerous punches. He smirked, punching Jiren hard in the gut: leaving everyone shocked at his accomplishment. Jiren looked down at him with widened eyes, the prince smirking at him smugly and confidently, "I finally landed a hit on you, Jiren...". Jiren clenched his teeth, throwing a right hook towards his smug face. Vegeta ducked under his punch, continuing to smirk at him before throwing a high knee towards the gray warrior's chin. Jiren quickly blocked the knee, his demeanor showing signs of annoyance as he blocked another kick aimed towards the face. He could faintly see Vegeta's confident expression on his face, the mere fact of it pissing him off a tad bit more.
In a matter of seconds, Vegeta went on to throw an onslaught of punches at all sides, forcing the pride trooper back while he blocked each of his strikes. With punch, Vegeta continued to pick up momentum, gaining ground in the fight rapidly. Vermoud could believe his eyes, "What wrong, Jiren?! How is he forcing you on the defensive?!". Even the universe 7 team couldn't seem to believe their eyes.
"Perhaps...," Whis muttered, gaining the attention of his sister and Beerus.
Vados gave him a curious look, "Perhaps what, brother?". Whis smiled as he watched Vegeta fight. His movements and the way he dodges those feints but yet noticeable punches from Jiren is all too clear.
"Perhaps, he's trying to obtain that state while fighting Jiren," Whis presumed, his words making sense after watching the fight closely. Beerus stared curiously, "So he's trying to obtain Ultra Instinct? It makes sense, the way he tried to dodge those attacks earlier...". Whis nodded, though noting something that would disprove his own theory.
"Yes, the way he tried to dodge earlier is evident of that. However, I believe it may be far more difficult for him to reach that state as he is now compared to Goku-san," Whis commented, gaining some questioning glares.
As that was said, Vegeta spin kicked Jiren in the stomach, forcing him to slide backwards. He looked up to see Vegeta was immediately gone before noticing him appearing behind him. Forcefully, Jiren attempted to back punch the Saiyan prince, however, he disappeared once more only to land a firm side kick at Jiren's ribs. Vegeta glared at him, his eyes showing a glowing blue color, "What's wrong, you were much faster and stronger when you fought against Kakarot! Are you trying to take me lightly out of pride? If so then I will have no problem on crushing you and your strength!". Jiren scrunched his eyebrows with anger, slugging the prince hard in the face. He flew back, flipping a few times before firing his Galick Gun at his pursuer.
Jiren continued to run towards him, slapping the wave into nothing before ramming his fist right into his stomach: causing he to gag uncontrollably while Jiren proceed to deck him across the face. His eyes burned with a slight tint of red, "Your quite cocky for someone who landed a couple of hits. Don't think that you can win now!". Immediately, Jiren elbowed him across the face, punching him on the opposite side of the face while he was contemplating over the pain. He then went on to uppercut him in the chin before grabbing him by the hair, lifting him harshly before blasting him in the stomach. Vegeta gurgled in pain as he was forcefully pushed towards the edge of the ring.
"Vegeta!" Goku shouted, hoping to give him some form of encourage to stop the blast. Vegeta struggled to lift his hands to try and condense the blast, his body fighting against the feeling of shutting down. His eyes grew dreary, only to shine once more as he struggled to push past his limits. He looked back to see the edge of the ring, hurrying his attempts of successfully stopping the attack. With a roar, he pressed his hand together hard about a mile away from the edge of the ring.
The explosion shook the arena, blowing numerous debris all over the place as the smoke clouded a good portion of the ring. Goku watched in shock, running towards where he can still sense Vegeta's energy while Jiren landed a few feet in front of them. The smoke slowly unraveled Vegeta to be damaged in his base form, his eyes grown weak from the exhaustion. He looked up to see the gray warrior glaring at him, causing him to smirk at how unbelievable he was, "Even after all that, he's not even out of breath! Tough bastard!". Jiren raised a fist while universe 11 snickered collectively at his strength.
"You won't be able to defeat me...," Jiren claimed casually, his eyes reflecting the Saiyan's expression at his words. Vegeta's eyes shot wide open before morphing into slightly furious eyes, his tone showing hint of danger "What did you just say...". Jiren clenched his fist harder, recalling how it felt on the receiving end of Vegeta's attacks.
"You're too arrogant. I can feel it in your fists, there is only a speck of sand of purity in the way that you fight. Your mind is clouded in self-righteousness and glory." Jiren explained, aiming his fist towards the Saiyan. Vegeta was slightly stunned, his face shadowed to the point where only his mouth was visible. Jiren waited for a reply, only getting a smirk from him as he stood up straight to reveal his smug expression again: his eyes closed as he collected his thoughts.
"Is that really all you got to say?" Vegeta asked, causing Jiren to become more attentive on what the prince had to say to him. Vegeta opened his eyes, turning right back into Complete Super Saiyan Blue, "Indeed, I am arrogant. I will be the first one to admit that out of everyone.". As he spoke, a similar pure blue aura surrounded him just like how it did with Goku. Everyone looked closely as they watched it slowly flare up, until becoming a raging storm of blue Ki that would force Goku to leap away from the pressure. Jiren however, didn't move from where he was standing.
"But, to me, that's exactly how my pride of being a Saiyan is built on. I am the representation of Saiyan lineage and as there prince it is my duty to set the example!" Vegeta roared, moving both his hands to his sides as he began to power up. At first, yellow bio-electricity flickered all around him before turning into a mixture of yellow and green while he brought his hands together inadvertently. He glared at the pride trooper's serious expression, "'I'll never defeat you' you say! Don't make me laugh! I can never throw away who I am, my pride is something that is apart of me! That bastard Kakarot can have his damn Ultra Instinct!". Vegeta's Ki flared even larger, turning into a torrent of blue energy that destroyed the surrounding rubble.
"A-Amazing Vegeta! Your power is flaring up even bigger than before!" Goku praised, shocked out how strong Vegeta was getting.
"How! How is his power far greater than when he was fighting before! Are Saiyans really able to progress this much in a short time!" Vermoud shouted, confused at the inexplicable power increase.
"Jiren provoked Vegeta's pride, he managed to not only tap into maturing Super Saiyan Blue but also awakened a dormant power within himself!" Piccolo noted, amazed and slightly scared at how strong he was getting. Bolts of lighting passed by them, almost hitting the stands directly: making them instinctively duck for cover.
Vegeta noticed Jiren wasn't budging one bit from his spot, "So, after all that you've said to me, you're not going to try and dodge this aren't you, Jiren!". The gray warrior didn't reply immediately as he stared into the storm of energy.
"Come..." Jiren muttered.
"Now do it, Vegeta!" Zugo shouted with encouragement. The Saiyan Prince's eyes widened, letting out a power roar as he screamed his power attack's name, "Don't blame me if this hurts, GAMMA BURST FLASH!"
In what could only be described as seconds, a violent, golden energy wave shot out of Vegeta's palms and towards the gray warrior. The static green and blue electricity surrounding it as it fast approaches. The gray warrior realized quickly on how strong the attack was, crossing his arms in order to defend before being engulfed by it as soon as it rammed itself into him. Shockingly enough, the wave extended itself off stage and above the stands, shaking the arena violent after the landing a direct hit. It eventually faded, the wave extending into the vast void before detonating flash of energy. Goku, looked up to see the damage before him while Vegeta stood not too far away. He was laying flat on the ground due to the fact that the blast knocked him down with the sheer force alone.
All the fights stopped after feeling such a violent tremor with Kuzuku stopping his punch in mid track as both he and Barabatos looked in the direction of the fight. Barabatos was shocked, actually fearful for Jiren's safety after analyzing the power of that attack, "Jiren...".
Meanwhile, Vegeta gasped for air: the newly acquired pure blue aura surrounding him. He looked closely, wondering if he was finally able to defeat the prideful bastard. As the smoke cleared, he caught a glimpse of the pride trooper's body laying flat on the ground. He giggled for a bit, his eyes staying locked onto the seemingly knocked down Jiren. His giggles turned into laughter before turning into a full on cackle of success, his fists clenched with happiest and joy while he closed his eyes "Hahahahahahah! How about that!? The strongest in all of the universes is the Saiyan pri-!". Vegeta stopped mid sentence as he noticed the body was gone, his eyes widening with fear. He looked down to see a hand coming out of the smoke that still hadn't cleared up.
"Vegeta, move out of the way!" Goku warned, shocked as well.
But he couldn't, he was too much in shock to do anything. The smoke cleared up in dramatic fashion, revealing the pride trooper in full glory with a red energy orb placed firmly in front of the prince's stomach. Jiren got close up into Vegeta's face, "Your attack wasn't half-bad. The force was actually pretty good, however, that was all you had to offer...". Vegeta's face morphed into terror, an orange light slowly illuminating his face until he complete enveloped him into a case of red destructive energy. He cried out in pain as the attack threatened to crush every bone in his body, the static electricity spewing out all over the place.
Jiren's eyes reflected the light of his own destructive attack before he clenched his fist to signal it to detonate into a large explosion that towered the entire arena. The smoke cleared, leaving Goku to watch with complete shock as he was now on both hands and knees. The prince of Saiyans was standing in the middle of a crater: deformed while looking towards the sky as his body oozed off smoke, while Jiren was just a few feet away from him with his arms crossed. Shortly, Vegeta's body collapsed hard, making a thumping sound after taking such a blow. Goku could see his eyes grow fade, signaling that he was practically defeated. He looked up at the gray warrior, frustrated at how strong he was. Jiren stared back at him, knowing full well the expression on his face says that he won't give up, "I suppose you won't forfeit after seeing your ally get dismantled.".
Goku stood up, taking a stance while he got ready to fight him head on, "You bet, this fight has only just begun, Jiren!".
A/N: So the fight between universe 7 and 11 commences. This chapter is more focused on Vegeta and Goku since each chapter I try to diverge the battles into segments. Just know that next chapter is more action packed than this one. I think after this one, none of the chapters are below 7k words with one reaching up to 13k at the moment. Currently, I am writing Goku vs Jiren round 2 with some extra stuff to it.