Survival of the Strongest
The Grand Priest stands on his floating platform. It rises above the area and just below the platform that houses both Zenos. All 80 warriors look up at the Grand Priest in silent reverence.
"And now I shall explain the rules of the Tournament of Power once more" the gods watch with undivided attention. "The time limit is 100 taks, the central pillar will descend as time passes when it reaches the floor level the tournament will be over" Korn and Peppa eye the pillar, both saiyans deep in thought.
"48 minutes to decide the fate of 8 universes? Among 80 warriors while the rest of the inhabitants of the universes go about their lives completely unaware that at any moment they could cease to exist" Korn shakes his head horrified. He knew the fate of their universe was on the line but he nor his cousin really took a moment to really think about what that meant.
"And people say I'm sick…" Peppa said in a low voice to Korn.
"No, only someone truly demented could think of a tournament this sick…" Korn looks up hatefully at the Zenos.
"Weapons other than techniques are forbidden as well as is killing" The Grand Priest told everyone.
"Really no killing? What's the point in that ruling? If your universe loses you get erased that's worse than dying…" Peppa scoffed.
"Agreed, at least when you die you're still conscious on the other side" Korn added.
"Just knock your opponents off the fighting stage. Even incapacitated warriors are safe until they are knocked off the stage" The Grand Priest kept informing everyone.
"Easy, just instant transmission and hit them hard off the stage. We got this" Korn told him. He looks over to Peppa who nods then Korn looks over to the Kamikaze Fireballs. They nod back at him.
"Skills to prevent falling, such as floating cannot be used. However, warriors with wings can still fly" The Grand Priest continues speaking. Peppa looks over at Vikal who meets his eyes and nods with a weak but loving smile. Peppa crosses his arms and unfurls his tail as he looks back up at the Grand Priest.
"No, matter how wounded using items to heal is forbidden. That is all the rules" The Grand Priest finishes his speech.
"Those are some pretty strict rules…" Korn commented.
"Good thing we have a trick or two around the healing items bit" Peppa gave a most wicked smile.
"It also looks like we wont be able to use the earrings…" Korn said in disappointment.
"Good riddance, you know I HATE that" Peppa emphasized.
"You ready for this cousin?" Korn asked.
"I'm always ready for a good fight" Peppa smiles most wickedly. Korn just lets out a sigh, he wondered if his cousin was really taken in the gravity of their dire situation they forced their way into to. Korn eyed universe 7's Gohan trying to enforce a teamwork strategy but saw Frieza, the androids, the namekian, and the other saiyans not going for it.
Korn turned his said to his cousin and found him eyeing Caulifla of Universe 6 telling Kale she should not act so shy and timid. She wouldn't want the other universes to think she was afraid.
"Can our universe 2 really win against all these powerful warriors?" doubt creeping in the voice of Pell.
"I believe in our warriors as should you" Heles scolded him lovingly.
"Even our saiyans?" Sour asked with a bored and uninterested tone. Heles stared at Sour for a long moment.
"Yes, if we are to survive we have to trust in someone as ugly and repulsive as them…" Heles said with a disgusted tone.
"Remember your fates rest in their hands. I hope for your sake they are as powerful as you fear them to be" Sour said with a blank expression.
Beerus of universe 7 shouted out something about teamwork which was quickly met with retort by Quitela, a rat looking god of destruction from Universe 4.
"I want his outfit" Korn smiled most evilly.
"Now, Zen-Oh sama shall we begin. Is that alright?" The Grand Priest asks the two.
"Hurry!" one Zeno replies. "Hurry, hurry!" the other Zeno adds. Peppa gave a sour look.
"What are they? Babies with a short attention span?" Peppa asked with a twitching eye.
"I'm just as disturbed as you are cousin by their innocence and naivety. Which makes me wonder if they truly grasp the depth and magnitude of what their doing or…" Korn glances up at The Grand Priest and narrows his eyes at him.
"This whole thing is insane even for me…" Peppa scoffs.
"Now warriors of each universes prepare yourselves!" The Grand Priest bellows. Korn removes his pink uwagi and his black turtleneck under shirt and drops it to the ground. He takes in a deep breath and flexes his hard muscles. The maidens watched amazed feeling Korn's enormous power rise and fall with his breathing. The maidens couldn't look away as they blush. Peppa just shakes his head and bends down stretching out his legs.
"Let the Tournament of Power begin!" The Grand Priest raises his hand and drops it in a chopping motion. Warriors disperse and speed of into different directions already engaging in brutal fights. Peppa quickly stood up with an evil girn and put his fingers to his forehead and teleported away. Korn remained with Kamikaze Fireballs.
"Where did he go?" Sanka Ku asked quickly.
"To support you in the only way he knows how" Korn smirks.
"And what is that?" Prum asked timidly.
"Seeking out and eliminating the strong opponents so you don't have to" Korn's eyes were darting everywhere. He was gauging all the warriors power levels to his own team tagging in his mind which ones would pose a problem to his team. Universe 2's warriors dispersed in pairs staying close to one another as they engaged various opponents. Fighting broke out all around the arena. Bright flashes of ki light up the arena like a warzone.
Korn knocked warriors away from him and avoided the weaker warriors trying to save his strength for the stronger ones. He could trust his universes warriors to deal with the weaker ones. Korn eyes Goku making a beeline for Toppo. He watches from a distance while keeping an eye on his universes warriors.
Random ki blast came from all directions, Korn was too focus on dodging them he noticed too late the giant robot named Narirama spinning at high speeds slams into Brianne, So Roas, and Sanka Ku as they sent sent flying back.
Narirama is large automaton who appears mostly symmetrical except for his head piece. Most of his parts are maroon-colored, with silver detailing around his edges. His pauldrons (shoulder pieces) and pelvic parts have gold-colored rivets near the edges. His midsection, upper arms and upper legs are dark bluish-grey, and he has a beige-colored head piece, hands and feet. His claws are a shiny dark grey. Like Nigrisshi, Narirama has gold-plated abs as well as a gold-plated spine.
The front part of his upper torso has movable intakes in the center, from where Narirama can fire his Energy Cannon. The back part of his upper torso has panels that open up to allow him to charge the aforementioned attack. Just above the back part of his pauldrons are compartments where he stores his Super Suction Cups. The lower part of his rear has a propulsion mechanism that enables Narirama to move at high speeds, as he does not appear to use his legs for walking. His head piece has a single antenna on the right side and he has a singular blue optical sensor. His height is comparable to that of his Universe's God of Destruction, Mosco.
"It's not beautiful to attack before Ribrianne and the others transform!" Heles leans forward shocked sitting to the right hand side of Pell. Korn leaps into the air and lands next them checking on the girls as they get back to their feet nodding at him. Korn quickly scans for Narirama who he sees slams into Cabba another saiyan from universe 6 and Dyspo.
"That thing is unstoppable!" Su Roas said in a shocking tone. Korn eyes the ground Narirama was spinning on and smiles. The Narirama smashes into three other warriors and sends them flying back.
"No, it's very stoppable" he stands in front of the maidens not realizing it looked as if he was protecting them like a valiant knight when really he was getting ready to go on the attack. "I see right through their tactic, they're trying to knock off as many as possible using that weak attack so that they can survive. However, it wont work on us" Korn smiled. He held out his hand getting ready to fire a ki blast at its feet when Hit from Universe 6 appears suddenly and using a powerful stomping motions halts the robots rampage.
Hit is a tall, muscular humanoid with purple skin, flattened ears, a bald head, and red eyes. He wears a long, dark purple, blue, and grey coat. He wears a dark cyan undershirt, dark purple elbow and knee pads, and dark purple wrist guards. He has a dark cyan belt with a yellow buckle. His pants are dark cyan and he wears a pair of dark purple boots with black toe-and-heel armor.
Basil an anthropomorphic humanoid wolf warrior with red fur and black gloves and rag like coat appears and smashes the Narirama's right hand. Both god and kai of their universe cheer for them.
"Heh…" Korn smirks and crosses his arms. Some of the other gods and kai mock universe 3's so called perfect survival plan a fail. The Grand Priest and the excited Zenos agreed. Korn watches Basil closely as he is attacked by a beautiful butterfly girl with a glowing blue aura. She has pink skin, pointed ears, green eyes and two antennas on her head. She wears a green tunic. Basil uses a double shining blaster attack to knock her out of the arena as she appears next to a pink elephant like creature who is that universes god of destruction.
"She couldn't use her wings to save herself from being rung out" Korn started to think up ways he could save himself from being rung out if he somehow got sent over the edge since he could not fly or float to save himself.
"Lilibeu of universe 10 has dropped out" The Grand Priest announced.
"More like forced out" Korn said in a low voice to himself. The Grand Priest informs the Zenos it's time for the Godpad. It appears out of thin air in their hands. Both Zenos clicked on Universe 10 and pause for a moment looking at the warriors then unconfidently black out Lilibeu's profile pic. Korn felt even more unease at the lack of intelligence the Zenos were displaying.
Korn continued to eye the stands. He walked about the arena listening in on the conversations from the gods and the kais. He unconsciously dodged ki blast and other incoming attacks from warriors just kicking and swatting them away with ease. He watched Rumsshi is a thin and pink skinned humanoid elephant with wide ears, sharp blue sclera eyes and a pair of short tusks. He wears clothing which resembles that of the ancient Egyptian royalty just like the other Gods of Destruction, complete with a black and orange collar with white lining on both edges and a triangular symbol on it.
He also wears golden bangles and arm rings. get mad at Lilibeu for not using her wings to fly. He called her a disgrace since Universe 10 had the first ring out just 9 more warriors till they face being erased. Korn watched the Rumsshi stress himself out over it.
Korn eyes Basil fighting with another warrior close to the edge from Universe 10 while Beerus of Universe 7 ordered his warriors to not get eliminated while Champa his brother and the god of destruction in Universe 6 orders his warriors to knock out the warriors of Universe 7. Korn was studying the interactions of the gods and kais while they cheer and barked orders. He was most troubled by some of the lack of interest by the angels.
Korn eyes all the Universe 6 and 7 warriors that caught his interest locked in heated battle with warriors from other universes. Peppa was stalking Universe 7 from a fair distance studying them. Peppa eyed Gohan leading the group of Universe 7 warriors. They fought and defended one another against Universe 9's warriors. Peppa was disgusted by Gohan's tactics.
"Your no saiyan…" Peppa said in a low spiteful tone. Peppa crosses his arms and glares hatefully. Warriors were gathering around him. He quickly gauged their ki and rose his power far above their levels. Once they felt Peppa's sinister power they backed off and left him alone. "Cowards…" Peppa spit wanting to face a true challenge.
Korn kept avoiding them and continued to watch other warriors and gauge their strength and power levels. He was most interested in the fight between Basil and Napapa toward the arena's edge. Napapa had extremely robust lower arms and fists compared to upper arms and lower body. He has pig/boar - like nose and pointed ears, and pink skin which is also similar to a pig It looked like the three energy balls would ring him out but Napapa used his left to slow himself down and his right hand to hurls the balls of ki away. Korn listen to the Rumsshi boast in Napapa pedigree.
Korn continued to move about the arena watching the androids of Universe 7 fight the Pride Troopers of Universe 11. Goku kept trying to reach Toppo but both of them kept getting interrupted by other warriors. Then Korn sees Jiren of Universe 11. The two glare at each other silent for a long moment. Korn was about to approach when he felt a warrior grab him from behind and started to walk him toward the edge.
Nink is a large green humanoid, who resembles an ogre or deities in Asian lore. He is muscular and has white hair, yellow eyes, and fangs protruding from his mouth. His long white hair is tied in a ponytail and he wears a blue cuirass with one shoulder strap. He has a gold emblem on his cuirass and has black armbands with white bands near his shoulders. His garments in overall somewhat resembles a gladiator; wearing a belt with a gold buckle, white shorts, and boots.
He was a tall and strong warrior. Korn could feel the warrior's massive arm around his neck and his other arm twisting Korn's arm behind him. Korn started to punch Nink in the face but it had very little effect as he got closer and closer to the edge.
"The saiyan Korn is already in trouble" Sour pointed out uninterested. Pell and Heles had a serious look as they watched one of their warrior gets physically overpowered and carried to the arena's edge.
"I see what your trying to do, you're going to take yourself out as well you do realize this?" Korn yelled at him as he struggles in vain against the massive Nink.
"Hehehe, I love the strong you!" he squeezes hard. Korn yells out in pain as he notices the edge getting closer and closer. "I love it!" Nink tells him. "You're coming with me!" Ninks laughs.
"You're insane!" Korn yells out. Pell watches in horror. His chosen warrior faces getting eliminated. Pell crosses his fingers hoping Korn can find a way to free himself. He scans around looking for his other warriors wondering why no one has come to Korn's aid but finds they all are busy evading other attacks and warriors.
"Come, come let's go to heaven! To heaven!" Nink yells out in ecstasy.
"Go yourself!" Korn says in a low and dark voice his face sudden becoming filled with rage. Right as they are about to go off Korn roars. The aura that appears around him is dark red on the outside, transitioning into a more pink-ish color on the inside, the clothing gains a purple hue, and has a dark purple glow around his body. The hair takes on a pastel pink color with pure-white highlights, the eyebrows are light pink, and the eyes turn light gray although they appear light pink through the form's aura.
The sheer force of Korn's transformation forces Nink off the edge while Korn gets propelled forward landing gently back on the arena a fair distance from the edge.
"YES! HE DID IT!" Pell roared with excitement and relief. Korn stands in his red boots, black pants, red sash, his tail out for all to see. Goku and Vegeta took note as well as the nearby warriors. The Gods and Kai's were silenced. They felt a horrifying power emitting from Korn.
"Super Saiyan Rose?" Goku said startled.
"Is he like him?" Vegeta wondered thinking back to his fight with Goku Black.
Korn powered down feeling utterly ashamed he had to reveal his Super Saiyan Rose form to everyone on such a weak and pathetic warrior such as Nink. He lowered his head looking down at his balled fists then back up realizing he caught alot of warriors attention. He did not like this. He heard some of the other gods murmuring that he was like Goku.
"So there's another saiyan who has reached our level. I'm really excited now" Goku smiled with the utmost joy wanting to test his abilities against Korn.
"Universe 4's Nink has dropped out" The Grand Priest announced. The Zenos swipe on their Godpad and blackout Universe 4's Nink's profile pic.
"Who will be next?" one Zeno asked as the other said "Who, who?" the more Korn watched the Zenos interaction the more uneasy he became about everything...