Desperate Battles! Sacrifice and Loss!
"How many are left?" Zeno asks the other Zeno. "Lets see.." the other Zeno looks on his Godpad. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…" Zeno looks over at the other Zeno struggling to count how many universes are left in the Tournament of Power. The other Zeno starts to count as well. "One, two, three, four, five, six…" Zeno struggles. "Hmm, alot" Zeno replies to the other. "Alot!" the other Zeno replies. Just below them on the stage Korn listens truly disturbed.
"There is six universe remaining! Can they not do simple math? How long have they been alive? And how do they not possess basic empathy and math skills? And this is the one above all who can snuff out our existence by making a fist?!" Korn leans against the rubble truly fearing for his existence and the existence of his universe. Master Roshi walks the stage surveying the ruined landscape in the world of the void.
Roshi dodges out of the way from Auta Magetta's punch. Despite resembling a robot, he is not one. He has a large build and stature. His chest, lower jaw, wrists, and ankles are all silver in color and the rest of his body is bronze and purple. He also has two glowing cyan eyes and transparent reactor cores containing magma. Magetta also has a steam pipe on his head which sets off when he is tense.
Roshi jumps out of the way and continues walking being mindful of the fight going on around him. Viara is a giant android with red arms and legs. His head, torso, shoulder pads, wrists, hands, waist and feet are augmented. These parts are mostly blue with yellow and white accents. Roshi sees him swinging a bizarre bug like creature from Universe 4 Shantza. Shantza is a small, chubby blue alien creature. He has red circles on his cheeks and body, and wears some rings on his feet. He has three horns on his head, and has some holes on his back that allow him to float through the air.
Roshi watches him get tossed off the edge but he saves himself by inflating and puffing himself back to the stage. Roshi notes that less then half the warriors are left and it was time for him to start pulling his weight for Universe 7. Roshi also sees a blind Korn feeling his way around the battlefield.
Roshi frowns knowing he should pick him off but chooses not because his honor wont allow it. However, another is watching them and chooses to strike at Korn. Two energy based boomerangs attack him from the air. Korn picks up on the incoming sound and dodges out of the way. Roshi takes cover to see Caway of Universe 4 come running around from some pillars.
Caway is a humanoid female with green skin, blue eyes, and long pink hair. She can be considered very beautiful, having a slender, curvy figure and delicate features. Her outfit can be compared to that of a traditional elven princess, with her wearing an elegant fantasy-style gown with a cape and arm warmers, high heels, and a tiara.
"Your open!" She yells making a huge energy hammer to bring down on top of him. Korn picks up on the sound and even though he can't see everything gets darker then usual meaning something is over shadowing him from above.
"No! Korn is defenseless!" Pell yells out. The hammer strikes kicking up dust everywhere. When Caway disperses the energy she is shocked to find Korn is not in a hole in the ground.
"He got away?!" Caway looks around alarmed.
"So, you use energy weapons to" Korn stands on top of a pillar looking straight ahead with his eyes closed. His tail moving around on its own. "It's an effective way to fight, trust me it's worked well for my cousin" Korn compliments Peppa's recent success with energy based weapons and realizes he can't underestimate this warrior.
"You move fast for a blind monkey!" Caway taunts. Korn's eye twitches picking up on the sound of her voice realizing he is up against a girl. His mind wanders to Hop from Universe 9 and that face she made before she was erased. He quickly shakes his head. Korn realizes he has to win no matter who he is up against. Korn senses her power and compares it to his own.
"Young lady you don't have the strength to beat me, do yourself a favor and leave me alone" Korn told her. He did not enjoy fighting people weaker then him.
"What?" Caway had a silly look about her.
"I'd rather not raise my hand to a girl" Korn says in a most respectful tone.
"What a true gentleman" Heles compliments Korn from the stands blushing with a star struck gaze. "A true knight" Heles speaks lovingly about him.
"You seem confident, but are you aware of my power?" Caway has a confident smile. Korn has his head look in the general direction of her voice on guard.
"I have been observing you this whole time" Roshi says coming out of his cover. Caway looks over annoyed at Roshi. Korn leans his head to the side picking up on the general direction of Roshi by the sound of his voice. "Ever since this tournament has begun, you have paid attention to who uses what attacks and how strong they are" Roshi explains to them like a master to his student. Korn slowly clenches his fist not liking the situation he is in. He slowly tries to open his eyes but the glare is still there as he shuts them again.
"In that case do you know my other specialty?" Caway asks Roshi pointing at him. Korn takes a defensive stand ready for anything. Caway removes her cape and does a sexy pose. Roshi's eyes widen and he blushes. Korn unable to see tenses up wondering what is going on.
"What's going on? Someone talk to me" Korn raises his voice.
"Seduction, thats low. Your fine Korn you will go unaffected because of your blindness not that seeing her seduction pose would tempt my noble knight" Heles laughs out loud. "She will have to do better then that!" Heles laughs outloud again.
"What an idiot" Krillin calls out Caway from the stands. "Roshi suppressed his desires before entering the tournament that wont work at-" Krillin goes silent as he witnessed her doing a series of sexy poses before a blind Korn and a blushing Roshi. "Its working…" Krillin face palms himself.
"That's right take off more!" Old Kai yells out.
"Please stop that Elder Kai" Shin asks respectfully trying to pull Old Kai back to his seat.
"Come on" Caway calls out to Roshi and Korn. Korn just returns to a normal stance confused. Roshi reaches out his hands.
"Choo-poo!" Roshi cries out leaping toward Caway. Auta Magetta hears what Roshi yells out catching his attention.
"Dirty old man!" Caway makes an energy spear to strike Roshi with but he instinctively lifts his right leg higher and avoids the strike. Roshi lands on the ground safely. Caway spins the spear around noticing Korn had dropped to their level and thrusts the spear his way. Korn feels the change in the air and instinctively blocks the attack with two fingers much to Caway surprise.
"Your strong!" Caway comments to Korn trying to pull the spear from both his pointer and middle finger but is unable to. Roshi takes a relaxed stance. She bend the spear back and it breaks dispersing the energy. Caway stumbles back and falls on her bottom in a cute way. Korn lowers his hand looking in her general direction.
"I told you once before your no match for me" Korn warns her sternly. Korn hears Roshi stepping forward and stopping before Caway.
"I've always lived according to my desires. Yet, I have surpassed those desires do you understand that?" Roshi asks towering over him inflamed with passion. Korn just stands there being mindful of his surroundings not wanting to be caught off guard. Korn feels a sudden spike in Roshi's power level. The scrawny old man starts to get taller and buffer. "All that energy I would have wasted is pent up in this body beyond its limits…" Roshi explains.
"All that energy...oh ewww…" Korn shudders thinking dirty thoughts about Roshi's pent up energy. "Why do I get all the weird opponents" Korn mutters to himself. Caway backs away grabbing her cape covering up screaming like a girl about to get raped by a dirty old man.
"Its boiling up inside me like magma" Roshi explains. Korn shivers in disgust at the mental image. "You have tried seduction on me in this state don't blame for what happens" Roshi says with blazing passion. Korn almost vomits in his mouth. Korn tries to open his eyes to find the glare has gone down but still there along with seeing three of everything. Korn closes his eyes again. Roshi reaches out to her.
"NOOO! He'll make me undesirable as a wife!" Caway runs away leaping off the stage. Zeno blacks out her picture.
"Did she just?" Korn turns his head to where he heard all the screaming and running.
"Leap off the stage and eliminate herself from the stage because of a machination she put in her own head yes she did" Roshi answers Korn.
"So stupid…" Korn mutters to himself.
"That was close" Caway tells herself in the Universe 4 stands.
"You!" Quitela is furious with her.
"Not bad seemed close there for a moment" Beerus comments.
"He was just acting, obviously" Krillin states.
"Keep it up old man!" Beerus cheers.
"Not bad old man" Korn smiles and comments to Roshi. Roshi looks over and smiles at him.
"Not bad yourself kid" Roshi smiles thoughtfully toward Korn. Roshi shrinks back down to normal. "Now, next…are you going to be my opponent?" Roshi says outloud massaging his left shoulder with his right hand.
"What?" Korn looks in the general direction of Roshi confused.
"Oh you detected me" a voice comes from the shadows. Korn stumbles a bit thrown off guard as he turns his body to face the direction of the voice. Dercori comes up from the ground. Dercori is a female humanoid with light violet skin, green hair, folded skins, exceptionally large hands and feet, and fins; along with her powered up form with a cephalopod-like impression, it is possible that her race may possess an aquatic biology. She doesn't wear shoes.
"I've watched you fight to" Roshi comments.
"I bet you have watched all the girls fight you dirty old man" Korn comments. Roshi stumbles a bit rubbing the back of his head.
"I guess you don't need eyes to see that" Roshi laughs. Korn just crosses his hands shaking his head.
"Who are we up against now old man?" Korn asks.
"We?" Roshi gives a quizzical look over at Korn then smiles looking back over at Dercori. "She is Universe 4's Talisman user" Roshi informs Korn. "She is perfect for my next opponent" Roshi comments.
"How insulting" Dercori spits holding up a blue crystal like light hurling it at Roshi. It turns into a fireball heading towards him at high speed. Korn brings up his barrier sliding in front of Roshi and punches the fireball into nothing but smoke.
"I had it under control" Roshi comments.
"I know, but if I may old man let me be her opponent" Korn respectfully asks of him. Roshi notes a seriousness and severity in Korn's words.
"Very well" Roshi takes a couple steps back. Korn steps forward getting himself ready.
"Your attack is lame, there was no heat so it was an illusion that's why I didn't sense any ki from it but heard the sound of fire" Korn tells her.
"That's right, it's just an illusion" Dercori holds out her hands creating dozens of blue crystal like talisman spreading them all over the place. Roshi jump out of the way watching from a distance. Korn just stands there confused. He hears the attack but feels no energy from it. Roshi watches the space glow a dim blue around Korn. Suddenly Korn can feel energy wrapping around him confusing him even more.
"You can't see how I fight and will have no plan against it" Dercori mocks Korn. He hears her voice from all around him. "My mystic talisman consists of 76 attacks along with 129 illusions!"
"76 attacks and 129 illusions? That's insane!" Heles watches on alarmed.
"Will you be able to see through them?" Dercori mocks Korn. She disappears in the darkness around him. Korn just stands there with his fists to his side just listening thinking to himself he wont need to see. Roshi watches Korn appear at an edge as the ground gives away around him.
"Is this an illusion to?!" Roshi watches Korn stand there unmoving as the ground gives way to darkness. But Korn goes unaffected. Next the tacks appear behind Korn as a giant sized version of Dercori appears around the taks. Korn hears her and slowly turns his body to face the sound of it. Dercori goes to back hand Korn but as soon as he feels the massive distortion in the air to his right he leaps up and out of the way into a sectioned off hole in the ground. Korn quickly gets to his feet, going back to his listening position with his head tilted down.
"I've got you!" Dercori calls out to Korn from the darkness. Korn turns his body to face the sound of her voice. She appears to be a fair distance from Korn. Roshi closes in peering down from a pillar of rubble wondering if this one is the real one. Roshi notices the glowing talisman in between Korn's feet. "I have bound your shadow, you can no longer move from that spot" Dercori informs Korn who shows no worry or care.
"It wont matter" Korn tells her confidently.
"My planet exist in a dark place where light barely reaches" Dercori informs Korn.
"I'm sorry?" Korn tells her.
"I hate bright places" Dercori tells him with an earnest voice.
"You and my cousin both" Korn comments back dryly.
"However, in shadow I am unstoppable!" Dercori comments.
"I'll be the judge of that" Korn says sternly.
"She is powering up!" Roshi yells out to Korn.
"You have no chance of winning!" Dercori yells out.
"Will find out wont we? Go for it!" Korn replied coldly. "My teammates are incredibly strong in competitions of power but their attacks and spirit are too straightforward" Korn compliments the Kamikaze Fireballs and Peppa. "However, they are prone to getting tripped up by enemies who use deception" Roshi looks down and smiles fondly at Korn unable to help but like and respect the saiyan. "Therefore taking care of enemies with trouble some attacks like yours is my job" Korn says with a hint of sadness in his voice.
Roshi watches Korn get into a Kamehameha Wave stance charging the energy in his hands. Dercori lunges at Korn. Korn waits for the last possible second when she is on top of him and fires the wave blasting Dercori out off the stage and dispelling the darkness around him. Korn lets out a breath returning to his normal stance hearing the Grand Priest announce her drop out and the Zeno black out her picture.
"Well done young man" Roshi snickers to him sliding down some rubble next to him.
"Did you expect anything less old man?" Korn snickers back.
"From a saiyan? No…" Roshi comments. Korn looks in the direction of his voice and Roshi looks at him they both share a laugh. Then the laugh ends abruptly as they both remind themselves why they are here and what they are fighting for.
"I wish we met under different circumstances old man" Korn tells Roshi with profound sadness in his voice.
"Oh? Why is that?" Roshi tilts his head curiously.
"I like you old man, you crack me up. If we lived in each others universe we might have been master and student. Friends perhaps" Korn says with a dryness to his voice.
"Yeah, well you can only make do with the time you have" Roshi comments walking away. Korn thought heavily on Roshi's words.
"Hey, your not going to fight me?" Korn inquiries. Roshi stops looking over his shoulder.
"No, a true warrior knows when he is beaten take care-"
"Korn, my name is Korn of Universe 2" Korn politely introduces himself giving a respectful bow to Roshi. Roshi puts his arms behind him and returns the bow.
"Roshi of Universe 7" Roshi replies. They unbow. "Take care Korn and good luck" Roshi turns to walk away. Korn runs in the direction of his voice.
"Hey old man, can I travel with you for a bit?" Korn asks hopeful. Roshi stops and looks over to him raising an eyebrow.
"It's like you said, gotta make the most of the time we got" Korn smiles. Roshi smiles turning his head laughing.
"Why not, keep up young man" Roshi laughs and so does Korn.
"Even in the darkest place, love finds a way to bloom and show its light" Heles smiles softly as she looks on with pride down toward Korn.
"Even blind I'm confident in Korn" Pell reaffirms his confidence in his chosen warrior.
"Yes, but how long can he keep it up? Korn fought a low level opponent with pitiful attacks. What will happen against a much stronger more experienced opponent with devastating attacks?" Sour interjects and kills the mood once more. Pell and Heles watch with concern once more.
"It's hard to hate that one compared to the other one" Beerus scuffs.
"Yeah, he would fit nicely into our group" Krillin frowns. "You think he will be ok getting close with the enemy?" Krillin watches Roshi jump from platform to platform looking back guiding Korn with his words and helping him build his confidence without the use of his sight. Roshi leans forward striking a pose holding up the peace sign to Universe 7 stands.
An explosion erupts behind Roshi and Korn who brace themselves quickly sliding forward and spinning around in unison in a defensive style stance. When the dust settled Ganos appeared before them with a glowing green fist alive with lighting sparking around his right fist.
Ganos is a green humanoid with medium length spiky black hair, magenta eyes, pointy ears, large brown and orange feet, that are very bird like, sporting two large black talons per foot. He wears a dark green sleeveless vest accented with a yellow lining, black and yellow accented arm bands, large baggy pants, with a brown double belt across it with a red and yellow gem. He sports a red beret with blue and yellow goggles fastened to his forehead with a brown strap. When transformed, he becomes a large bird-like humanoid with long orange and yellow hair, feathers, and a thick beak resembling that of an eagle or a shoebill.
"My friends...two of them…you took them down!" Ganos says in furious anger.
"I understand, the two warriors where part of your universe. I'm sorry" Korn apologies much to Ganos and Roshi's surprise.
"Does everyone from Universe 4 want us to defeat them" Roshi laughs and glances over at Korn who lowers his head clenching his fist tightly. His hair slowly moving into spikes. A pink glow started to appear around Korn. Roshi felt his power growing, but the face looked like someone conflicted. It was as if he was wrestling within himself. Roshi couldn't be more right.
Korn didn't know how many warriors were left in Universe 4 and flashing back to the erasure of Universe 9 Korn struggled. At this rate if he keeps eliminating warriors from Universe 4 he is going to be responsible for the erasure of another universe. Even if he can't see it he will hear it and feel their life energy disappear in an instant. Hop's face appeared in his mind. That frozen look of horror.
Roshi saw the struggle written all over Korn's face. Roshi frowns realizing Korn was a kind and gentle saiyan like the ones he knew only he enjoyed fighting, but not like this not this kind of fighting. Roshi steps forward.
"Come on, let's do this!" Roshi taunts Ganos. Korn calms down taking a step back letting Roshi handle this one.
"You decrepit old man!" Ganos powered-up. Korn felt his immense strength.
"You got this old man?" Korn calls out to Roshi.
"Just listen and learn young man!" Roshi commands. Korn smirks holding his position. Ganos continues to power-up. Lighting flies out of and off of Ganos. Dust gets kicked off the ground as a strong wind blows in all directions. "A transformation?" Roshi watches while keeping his guard up. Ganos transforms into his bird form.
"I'll smash you both to pieces" Ganos says with malicious intent. Roshi and Korn just smirk at him.
"He transformed!" Zeno on the left said. "He got bigger!" Zeno on the right replied. "A power-up?" Zeno on the left asked. "A level-up?" Zeno on the right asked.
"You dried up old man, I'll smash you!" Ganos calls Roshi. Ganos flies at Roshi who back hands him into a pile of rubble like it was nothing without moving from his spot. Korn jumped out the way backing up further giving them a safe distance to fight. He couldn't see, not in the traditional sense but in his mind's eye he could see the outline of their aura.
"How straight forward. I don't even have to read your movements" Roshi says in a disappointed tone.
"Damn, I let my anger get the best of me" Ganos complains. "He is just a scrawny old man I just need one good hit" Ganos takes a fighting stance. He lunges at Roshi again. Roshi just leans back while Ganos kick goes over his head. Ganos lands, pivots turning himself around to attack once more. Korn sees their aura and the outline of their movements in his mind's eye. He see's Ganos attacking Roshi but Roshi easily evades all his punches and kicks predicting him easily. Korn listens to Ganos complain on why he can't hit Roshi.
"Even transformed his movements are still the same" Korn thinks to himself. "Right, down, up, left, left, up, down, right.." Korn leans against some rubble using this fight to hone his senses further learning from Roshi himself. Ganos changes tactics backflipping on some rubbing pushing off making v-shaped beams of energy from his ki. "And now he has switched to ki based attacks" Korn notes.
"Grand Adora!" Ganos pushes off the rubble and flies toward Roshi. Roshi just leaps above him him turning in the air landing back to his feet. Ganos does the same. Korn notices as the fight drags on Ganos's power is actually increasing at a steady pace. This vexed Korn, normally people's power tends to weaken with each attack but with Ganos it seemed different. "I should be faster then he is!" Ganos complains.
Roshi counters by catching his fist and flipping him over into the ground behind him.
"Your also stronger" Roshi comments.
"So you realized it to old man" Korn notes.
"Yeah…" Roshi replies focusing on the fight before him. "But I have more experience and experience makes all the difference young man" Roshi stresses to Korn who watches. Roshi walks up to Ganos and fires an orb of blue light blasting Ganos through the rubble.
"Nice going old man!" Beerus cheers Roshi on.
"This will make three for usKorn" Roshi mentions to Korn.
"An old man and a monkey took out three of ours?" Kuru, the Supreme Kai of Universe 4 comments. Kuru is a tall Shinjin with orange skin, rather effeminate features, and a white mohawk. He wears a navy blue and yellow lined variation of the Supreme Kai outfit, with black pants, white boots, and green potara.
"Not yet!" Ganos struggles to his feet. Ganos powers-up even further. Korn uncrossing his arms stepping forward. He lunges forward striking hard at Roshi causing him to slide back breaking up the dirt as he does.
"This might be a problem" Roshi mentions to Korn.
"You think old man?" Korn clenches his fist. Ganos does his normal punches and kick routine. Korn listens for Roshi to evade like before but this time Ganos changes it up and sucker punches Roshi in the gut.
"A direct hit?!" Korn hears. Shin and Old Kai watch alarmed.
"Oh no?!" Krillin yells out. Roshi gets pulverized in mid-air like a human punching bag.
"Oh a fierce counterattack" Kuru comments.
"He underestimates Ganos' youth" Quitela comments with a snicker.
"What do you mean?" Kuru asks Quitela.
"In this tournament of mighty warriors in this extreme conditions Ganos gets stronger with every second of every minute" Quitela smiles. Korn's head tilts toward the stands of Universe 4 hearing what was said.
"If that's true then at this rate Ganos will become stronger then all of us" Korn stands there with a pink glow around him with lighting flowing around his body.
"Basically he is growing" Quitela informs them. Before Roshi hit the ground, he throws a sparking ki blast striking Roshi to the ground.
"Master Roshi!" Goku yells out in his Super Saiyan form as he is entangled against Maji Kayo.
"I got him covered Goku!" Korn yells out silencing Goku who struggles against Maji Kayo looking down at Korn with a ferocious look. Korn races forward rebounding from the rubble closing the distance landing next to Roshi's side.
"This isn't the time to be worrying about your master" Roshi grumbles in the dirt.
"Easy old man, I got you" Korn holds the shoulders of Roshi.
"Hurts your old bones doesn't it?" Ganos approaches them. Korn turns his head to the sound of Ganos voice. Korn helps Roshi to his feet. "Out of stamina old man?" Ganos taunts them.
"At this rate he keeps getting stronger he could trip up Goku and the others" Roshi comments. He glances at Korn. "He will even pose a problem for the warriors of your universe" Roshi cautions him. Korn lowers his head deep in thought realizing Roshi's words are true. "This isn't good, we have to top him here and now?" Roshi warns. Korn steps in front of Roshi.
"Understood, leave it to me Master Roshi" Korn turns into a Super Saiyan. Roshi had a shocked look then backed up.
"He became a Super Saiyan" Heles looks on amazed.
"This will be a true test of Korn's skill…" Pell adds in.
"His instincts are top notch, but is it good enough to win?" Sour interjects killing the mood of Heles and Pell once again. Ganos charges Korn throwing a false punch which caused Korn to turn his head to the right but then felt the distortion in the wind in front of him. Ganos slams his right hand into Korn causing him to fly back into a pile of rubble. The dust clears and Korn pulls himself from the rubble powering-up once more.
"I'm sure you were an impressive warrior when you had your sight...once" Ganos mocks Korn. "But your days as a warrior is over" Ganos mocks further but Korn just stands there unaffected with his golden aura surrounding him. "Your pathetic, accept your limits and retire already" Ganos demands of both Korn and Roshi. Korn stands there remaining silent thinking about his universe and all the friends and family whose hopes, dreams, and futures rest on his shoulders. No, he wouldn't retire and with or without his eyesight he will find a way to win. He must.
"Limits? Screw that defeat him Korn! You have the power within you!" Roshi cheers.
"You can do it Korn! Break your limit and soar to new heights!" Goku cheers on his friend while struggling against Maji Kayo. Vikal flies over head staring down at Korn.
"You can do it Korn-sama I believe in you!" Vikal cheers. Heles and Pell cheer from the stand. Ganso looks around to his surprise to see love and admiration pouring from the stands and those warriors who have stopped to watch the fight cheer on the heroic Korn.
"Thank you...everyone" Korn powers-up once more turning into a Super Saiyan 2. "As long as I have the will to fight I will decide my own future!" Korn continues to raise the power level of his form. "It's too early to decide my limits!" Korn proudly proclaims. "I am a saiyan! I will continue to soar to new heights so long as I exist...so long as I exist!" Korn smiles at Ganos with closed eyes. Korn gets in the Kamehameha Wave stance powering-up his most devastating energy based attack he knows to date. Ganos holds up his right hand charging his ki into an energy blast as well.
"No you don't!" Ganos fires and so does Korn there beams clash between them pushing them back. "Just fall already you blind monkey!" Ganos mocks Korn who doesn't give in and pours on the power.
"Korn if you learn anything from me remember this! Move well, learn well, play well, eat well, and rest well!" Roshi yells out. "Now give it everything you got my student!" Roshi commands. Goku and Krillin watch shocked at the bond that grew quickly between Korn and Master Roshi. Korn powers-up more adding more energy little by little to compensate for Ganos' growing power. Korn's wave of energy started to push Ganos back toward then edge. "Enjoy your life Korn, merrily and to its fullest!" Roshi's words echo in the back of Korn's mind as he thinks about his friends and family back in their universe. The love he has as his power continues to reach new heights.
"Why wont he fall?" Ganos looks on with fear being pushed back by a massive wave of energy.
"It's the power of love…" Heles wipes a tear from her eyes with pride.
"The Kame Style is with you Korn!" Roshi tells Korn supportively. "Show off the greatest most powerful Kamehameha Wave!" Roshi encourages Korn who unleashes a powerful Super Kamehameha Wave that overwhelms and overpowers Ganos. Korn blows Ganos off the stage with his raw power. Korn lets out a heavy sigh powering back down to a normal base saiyan with steam coming off his warm body.
"Ganos you to?" Quitela looks at Ganos who appears in the stands next to him with utter disappointment.
"Well done Korn!" Heles jumps around crying out like a cheerleader loud and proud of her warrior and his beautiful display of love and honorable fighting. Korn falls to his knees as Master Roshi walks next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Amazing job young man, you showed great ki control and mastery. I am proud of you. I have nothing more to teach you" Master Roshi looks down at Korn and smiles with both pride and sadness. Korn reaches out and holds Roshi's hand with his.
"Thank you Master Roshi" Korn nods. Goku watches and smiles powering-up to a Super Saiyan Blue breaking free of Maji Kayo's hold then teleporting away next to Roshi and Korn powering down.
"That was amazing Korn good job" Goku smiles but Korn wipes the sweat from his forehead and gets to his feet.
"Thanks Goku" Korn feels around for Goku's hand and shakes it. The Zenos cheer as the Grand Priest announces Ganos drop out and they black out his picture. "I just wish I knew the story behind the two Zenos" Korn says dryly.
"Oh that is easy, one is the one on the left is the present Zeno and the one on the right is the future Zeno from the future timeline of Universe 10 that got erased" Goku answers him in a serious tone.
"I'm sorry, come again?" Korn looked like the wind just got knocked out from under him.
"Yeah, we fought this Supreme Kai named zamasu who was studying under Gowasu. In the future he takes over my body and calls himself Goku Black. His immortal future self and his current self fuse to form this really power warrior we couldn't defeat and he had killed the gods and kais of that timeline so I called Zeno for help and he erased the timeline all together" Goku explains.
"All those people...the versions of us in that future timeline all gone because of you?" Korn backup horrified. "And then what you went back to an erased timeline to bring back that thing here so now there are two of them?" Korn was pale and in mortal shock.
"Well yeah, I couldn't leave him all alone now could I?" Goku reasoned. Korn just had a bewildered look to him.
"Are you out of your fucking mind?" Korn mutters to Goku in a low voice. "Keeping one Zeno happy is tough enough you bring another one here? For what so he can have damn friend? Then you get us all dragged into this tournament to fight the strongest warriors in the universe for what your own enjoyment, never mind the fact the losing universes get erased!" Korn whispers in heated anger. "No, not die because that would be fucking mercy at least you still exist. Oh no dying isn't good enough we get fucking erased from existence!" Korn scolds Goku. Roshi stands there in silence.
"Hey man, it's not like that" Goku reaches his hand out but Korn smacks it away.
"Your no friend to me! Your dangerous and your thoughtless actions to the natural order of things has put our very existence in jeopardy I'd say go to hell but that be a kindness so instead I'll personally see to it that you and your whole damn universe get what it deserves for what you have done to all of us both in the erased future and here in the present!" Korn warns Goku full of wrath. Korn uses his Instant Transmission to teleport away.
"Korn!" Goku holds out his hands. "It's not like that...I...I didn't want things to be like this...I just-" Roshi puts his hand on Goku's shoulder and shakes his head.
"Let him go" Roshi recommends. Roshi walks with Goku to face off with new challenges of the Tournament of Power that still has 34 minutes remaining as another tak falls.
"What was that about? Korn looked really angry with Goku" Pell leaned in wondering what was going on.
"He learned the truth surrounding the Tournament of Power" Sour notes looking down in thought.
"Will he be ok?" Heles asked with concern.
"Only time will tell" Sour answers in a cold emotionless voice.