Ultra Instinct Omen
"The end of evolution" ~Unknown
"He pushed it!" Zeno pointed out to Future Zeno. "That was close!" Future Zeno replied. Everyone watched in silent reverence as Goku and Jiren played Tug-O-War with the Spirit Bomb.
"That's it! Push it back like that" Beerus whispers to himself in a low voice feeling a tinge of hope in his heart. Peppa watches Jiren lower his hands then close his eyes.
"Has he given up?" Peppa blinks. "No, that's not it…" Peppa watches Jiren's eyes suddenly open wide and push back the Spirit Bomb with just a look. Peppa backed up stunned beyond belief. "Are you kidding me? With just a look?" Peppa felt a strong tingling sensation with a desire to fight mixed with feelings of fear swirled together deep inside of him.
"He pushed it!" Zeno yells out. "That was amazing!" Future Zeno becomes giddy with excitement. Everyone's watches as Goku pushes it back but everytime he does Jiren just applies a little more pressure and pushes it back.
"Not a bad amount of energy. It feels good" Arack massages his whiskers.
"Neither one of them could attain their strength from normal training" Anat points out. "Especially Jiren, the willpower to control that with a glare…" Anat stands in the stands staring down at Jiren. Jiren stands their as the wind and rocks roll past him. He stares up at the Spirit Bomb like it was the morning sun. "I sense a far higher power from him" Anat tells those next to him in the universes exempt from the Tournament of Power.
Goku and Jiren fight for control over the Spirit Bomb everyone watches it get bigger and smaller as it expels and absorbs energy decreasing and increasing in size. Gohan looks on with a strained face. Other warriors like Rozie, Monna, and Shantza hold up defensive postures as everything turns a heavy blue color and the Spirit Bomb rains down black rain. The stage wraps and the ground breaks and upheavals forcing other warriors to keep jumping to higher ground. Hit and Cabba watch on with serious look as the stage crumbles and shifts around them but the foundation itself remains in tact.
Caulifla and Kale's hiding is blown away from the powerful winds. Caulifla stands to her feet as Kale sits on her knees next to her watching with fear and dread. Behind them the Universe 6 Namekians fight Katopesla and Viara of Universe 3. Androids No.17 and No.18 sit in silence watching from the stands their hair blowing in the direction of the wind. Toppo just watches from a low spot with his arms crossed. Frieza looks on with a wicked smile from a safe distance. Like Frieza, Korn stands from a safe distance on the high ground feeling everything going on around him.
"It appears he is at his limit of his limit" Whis analyzes the situation. "Meanwhile, it seems Jiren is far from full power" Whis also points out to the rest of the Z-Warriors.
"This power feels different from anyone we have ever faced before" Shinn says with fear and dread. "He is strong plain and simple" Shinn says point blank.
"I daresay...like a God of Destruction" Whis says with a omenus tone. "He is one who has reached that state" Whis informs them. "Perhaps even surpassed it" Whis looks over at Belmod who sits in the stands with a sinister look on his face. The lighting from the Spirit Bomb only serves to darken Belmod's look. "There is a universe where their lives a mortal even a God of Destruction can't defeat" Whis continues to stare at Belmod. "It appears the rumor is true" Whis whispers to his stands while watching Belmod's smirk grow wider.
"That's it, Jiren. Show all the multiverse your power. Destroy Son Goku! Destroy Peppa!" Belmod grins more evil then possible.
"Doesn't that look a little dangerous" Champa wonders outloud. "The expansion of the energy caught between their force is reaching its limit" Champa adds. Everyone in the stands watches on in silence. Only the Zenos are making excited noises not realizing the gravity and seriousness of the battle at hand. Then suddenly it was over. Jiren's eyes widen, the Spirit Bomb became small like a black hole sucking everything in. Goku, the particles that had formed everything above the stage.
Goku passed out completely exhausted from the strain, Gohan yells out in silent horror from the stands. Beerus watches on shock. The Spirit Bomb which was Universe 7's hope became a bright light full of terrors. Goku's veins pop out of his skin and his eyes whited out as he disappears in the gale force release leveling everything around the Spirit Bomb on the stage.
"Victory is yours Jiren!" Toppo proclaims. When the dust clears there is nothing but a crater at the edge of the stage and Jiren stands alone among the rubble.
"It appears to have been settled" the Grand Priest announces to everyone. The Zenos squeal with excitement, completely unfazed that they may have just lost someone they considered a friend.
"That was amazing just now!" Future Zeno tells Zeno. "Just now that was amazing!" Zeno replies back.
"My goodness, the fighting stage manage to hold out. However..." the sudden pause from the Grand Priest catches the Zenos attention. Meanwhile, Gohan stares in horror down at the stage where his father Goku is missing from the action. Particles rain down on the stage like snow.
Peppa holds out his hand watching one fall into his palm admiring the stark beauty of the landscape and the blue lighting sparking off the ground in the crater.
"Was he...beaten?" Future Zeno asks out loud. "Did he lose?" Zeno asks questionly. Jiren just lowers his head and closes his eyes.
"It can't be…" Beerus stands in the stands gasping at each word in horror realizing if this is true then Universe 7 only had Frieza left and he alone would decide whether they would survive or get erased, it was a horrifying thought.
"Wait! he hasn't appeared here, which means he wasn't knocked off yet!" Krillin reminds them trying to build a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
"But I can't sense his energy anywhere on the fighting stage!" Tien adds.
"He took an energy explosion of that magnitude at close range he might have been vaporized" Master Roshi starts to fear the worst.
"Vaporized?" Krillin cringes with fear.
"Vaporized? So he is dead?" Champa says outloud listening in on the conversation in the Universe 7 stands. Then sudden Champa has a thought "That means Jiren should get disqualified for killing him right?" Champa hopes so for no one in his Universe 6 could defeat Jiren.
"No, since it was his own attack that vaporized him" Vados clearifies.
"In that case-"
"Indeed, regardless of the process he destroyed himself" Grand Priest cuts Champa off and settles the matter abruptly. "Basically it could be considered self-destruction. Universe 11's Jiren will receive no penalties" Grand Priest announces. Khai and Belmod stand up and respectfully bow to the Grand Priest in thanks.
"Now, Universe 7 is all but done with" Khai shoots a pleasing look over to Belmod. "Jiren will go on to finish them. All of them" Khai whispers to Belmod.
"Yes, our Universe 11 will be the one to survive" Belmod replies. An explosion goes off, Toppo appears from the smoke twisting around landing a few feet before Jiren as Universe 3's Bollarator, Koitsukai, Viara, and Dr. Paparoni appear from the smoke above the crater and a fair distance behind Jiren.
Ribrianne stands next to Peppa at the edge of the crater looking down at Jiren from his right hand side with Rozie, Zirloin, Kakunsa, and Vikal behind them. Korn was on a high pillar standing erect looking down but his eyes still shut with redness around them.
"Despite seeing Jiren's power, none of the universes have lost their will to fight" Vados points out as Champa watches the warriors gather around Jiren according to their universes.
"Don't just stand around, Universe 6! Move! Knock them off and win!" Champa stands holding up his fists. Cabba leaps back on a high pillar looking down amazed at Jiren's raw power. Hit is walking toward Cabba from a far distance behind him. "Just fight!" Champa orders loudly.
"That's right, not even half the time in the Tournament of Power has elapsed until this pillar is completely sunk. No matter who falls or what universe is erased, the fight shall continue!" the Grand Priest proclaims. Korn looks up with his eyes closed, giving a dark and serious look to the Grand Priest remembering the frozen fear on Universe 9 before they were wiped from existence. Korn clenches his fists tightly. Korn's kind heart starts to become consumed by darkness and violence.
Peppa looks up at the Grand Priest then shrugs him off with an evil grin looking back down at Jiren wanting a rematch after the humiliation he suffered earlier from Jiren. Ribrianne stands next to Peppa with her arms on her hips and a silly but serious face staring down at Jiren. Beerus watches from the stands clenching his fists.
"Is this really the end of you?" Beerus voice is painted with grief. The Zenos look at one another and get ready to blackout Goku's display picture. "Goku...Son Goku!" Beerus painfully whispers his name. As the white sun in the world of the void eclipses the pillar where Goku and Jiren fought the foundation of the stage starts to shake. Peppa looks around seeing the rocks float and feeling the vibrations from the ground. Korn turns his attention back down toward the ground feeling the vibrations.
"Gohan" Piccolo nudges Gohan pointing toward the crater.
"Yes" Gohan replies.
"What is this shaking" Jiren pounders outloud.
"The fighting stage, no, the whole world of the void is being shaken by a wild flow of power" Master Roshi points out to a shocked Krillin.
"Yes, but what could it be? Is it..." Tien hoping against hope.
"Isn't it obvious?" Krillin has a freaky hope filled face.
"Of course. I expect nothing less" Frieza smirks leaning against a giant rock. Beerus smiles from the stands.
"Have you nothing to say?" Whis acts cooly with a smirk. Beerus closes his eyes then opens them.
"He's coming" Beerus says as a light burst forth from the crater. Everyone watches as a bright light floods the area. Among the light Goku's body remerages standing erect on the ground in which he was buried beneath it. When the light dies away Goku stands their with a blue and purple aura consisting of rippling, fire-like energy, complete with sparkling particles travelling upwards much like Super Saiyan God before it. His hair is slightly spikier and more solid, with oftentimes having loose strands. His eyes take on a more stern, defined shape, sporting silver-colored irises and visible pupils. Jiren looks at Goku and boldly walks toward him.
"Goku was alive" Future Zeno looks over to Zeno with excitement. "Goku's all intense" Zeno replies to his future self. "How thrilling! How exciting!" they both say.
"Son Goku!" Toppo says in a disgusted tone. "What is he?!" Toppo holds up his fists and clenches them. Peppa narrows his eyes wondering the same thing.
"It doesn't look like he survived the explosion out of dumb luck" Piccolo says with a look of surprise.
"Something is different from before" Krillin states the obvious.
"Yes, he is emitting a tremendous amount of heat, but…"
"His energy is frighteningly calm" Master Roshi finishes Tien's sentence. "Let us observe for now" Master Roshi suggests to everyone. "After all this is the first time I've ever seen Goku like that" Master Roshi points out. Goku looks up at Jiren taking a step toward him, but before he could think it was as if his body had moved on its own across the crater trying to kick Jiren in the face who was already ducking. Toppo was caught by surprise looking to his left to see Goku in a flying kick motion above Jiren.
Jiren used his Glare attack but it missed as Goku's body twisted in the air on its own missing every air blade. Everyone watches in stunned silence. Peppa clenches his fist wondering what form this was and feeling more humiliated then before as his hatred for both Goku and Jiren deepens in his heart.
Jiren threw a fast right, but Goku spun around dodging it and threw a fast right which was blocked by Jiren's left fist. A dust cloud erupted as Goku flew back sliding across the ground with Jiren in front of him leaping in the air with his right fist pulled back. Goku bent forward and leapt out of the way as Jiren's fist slams into the ground throwing up more dust everywhere.
Goku lands on the ground looking over his body with an emotionless look as if he was studying the movements that seemed alien to him. When the dust cleared Jiren stood their with his back to Goku. Jiren slowly turns around with a bruised cheek looking back over to Goku. Jiren brushes the dirt away from his face with his left hand.
"It only grazed him but Goku's attacks are working even though he was no match for him with Blue" Piccolo points out to Gohan.
"Those movements their nothing like dad's usual movements" Gohan gives an inquiring look toward his father. "He's not just fast, I couldn't even sense him moving to attack at all" Gohan mentions to the Z-Warriors in the stands.
"Yeah, it's the same when he dodges to" Piccolo points out.
"What is going on?" Vegeta wonders. "I see it with my own eyes but his actions feel unreal. What happen to you Kakarot?" Vegeta sits their perplexed with his arms across his chest.
"You don't know when to give up Son Goku! You have already lost!" Toppo yells out sliding down the hill of dirt and rubble. Toppo leaps up to throw a punch only to notice Peppa has transformed back into a Super Saiyan God and was moving parallel to Toppo. As Toppo throws a punch and Peppa throws a kick Goku crosses his arms stops both attacks with the palm of his hands and tosses both warriors away effortlessly.
"This is not normal!" Master Roshi points out looking disturbed.
"The speed of his response. The accuracy of his movements what happen all of a sudden, Goku?!" Tien stands up with Krillin and Master Roshi looking completely stunned. Peppa twists in the air sliding to a stop. Raising his right hand forming his Dark Saber attack.
"You will not humiliate me to! I am the strongest of the saiyans!" Peppa yells out with scorn and hate mingled in his voice. Peppa brings the long blade down. Goku spins around hopping over it. Toppo hits the ground sliding uphill unleashing his Justice Flash attack. Goku just walks toward Jiren staring at him the whole time effortlessly dodging every attack.
Peppa clears away his saber jumping out of the crater powering down looking deeply insulted by Goku. "What the hell is this?" Peppa spits at the ground clenching his fists in rage.
Just for show Goku knocks one of the ki attacks away like it was nothing and continues to advance toward Jiren. Jiren holds out his right hand toward Toppo. Toppo turns his head and acknowledges halting any further attacks.
"So, my help is unneeded. Son Goku!" Toppo like Peppa studies this pivotal moment in the Tournament of Power. Goku races forward to attack Jiren. Jiren's eyes flash as Goku leaps at him. Jiren moves so fast it looks like he is just standing their while Goku is throwing punches and kicks in the air. Peppa's eyes widen in utter horror, he couldn't keep up with all the movements but enough to understand Goku was moving so fast he was dodging all of Jiren's attack while trying to attack back and Jiren was doing the same thing.
Peppa noticed Jiren's feet kept sliding back then out of seemingly nowhere Goku and Jiren leapt into the air and started dodging and trying to hit each other to no avail. Peppa stepped back looking up realizing how out classed he truly was and sudden the fear of erasure loomed over his head as the possibility that their was now a high chance he could be defeated and erased. Peppa clenched his fist tightly in anger realizing no matter who won this fight he losses to the winner.
"Who seems to have the advantage?" No.18 asks No.17.
"Can't tell yet, but someone how Goku instantly overcame that overwhelming difference in power" No.17 replies as they watch from the stands.
"Even now, as he fights, he continues to evolve" Piccolo and Gohan look high into the air as they watch the fight the best they can given how fast Goku and Jiren are moving. "With every block, he hits Jiren more quickly, sharply, and heavily" Piccolo points out from what he can see.
"I can't believe someone who could gain on Jiren this much even exist!" Khai and Belmod give surprised looks.
"It's not possible! It can't be possible!" Belmod ruffles his hair.
"Goku suddenly got stronger!" Future Zeno said outloud. "Goku suddenly got amazing!" Zeno replied. "Why? Why?!" they said in unison. "How come, how come?!" They asked the Grand Priest.
"Perhaps…" the Grand Priest rubbed his chin deep in thought.
"Perhaps something quite wonderful is happening to Goku!" Whis leans forward with his fists up in joyous excitement catching the attention of the Z-Warriors. "Do you know what it is?" Whis looks over asking a shell-shocked Beerus. "Yes! Thought this is just my assumption, of course" Whis watches as Jiren throw a punch at Goku who effortlessly dodges it. Goku throws a precision punch which Jiren blocked with his right forearm.
"Ultra Instinct…" Beerus resigns himself and humbly whispers those words to the Z-Warriors. Champa's ears twitched when he heard those words looking horrified over at his twin brother Beerus. Without realizing it those haunting words were heard by everyone in the stands and those listening from the stage. Champa stares back in horror at Goku. Khai and Belmod look over to Universe 7 then back at Goku who was gaining the upper hand against Jiren.
"I see. Those movements. For a mortal like Son Goku" Anat looked deep in thought. Heles and Pell sat in silent judgement along with Ea and Mule of Universe 3. "That's a state not even a god can easily attain" some of the other gods of destruction all had mixed looks on their faces. Some impressed, some insulted, and a few who looked outraged.
"Ridiculous! Impossible, impossible!" Beerus rages.
"Not sure why but it seems the other gods are getting worked up" Korn stood on the high place listening to everything wondering why this Ultra Instinct was a big deal. He could since Jiren but for some reason he was having a hard time sensing the movements of Goku. To Korn it was like Jiren was fighting nothing but air. Frieza had hidden himself away massaging his right chin scheming dark machinations.
"Everyone seems surprised" Zeno looked over excitedly toward Future Zeno. "Apparently it's super amazing!" Future Zeno replied.
"It may be a little early to draw a conclusion" Grand Priest replies to the Zenos. "Regardless this development is captivating" the Grand Priest looks pleasantly amused.
"How exciting!" Zeno says out loud followed by Future Zeno saying "How thrilling!"
"My, my who would have thought this possible, beerus?" Whis says with a joyous star struck look on his face.
"It seems to be something rather well-known among the gods" Shinn leans in and whispers to the Old Kai.
"Wh-what you don't know about it? You amateur" Old Kai mocks him.
"But why did it happen so suddenly?" Beerus scuffs sitting down with his arms crossed looking angry when he should be happy given where his Universe stands in the tournament.
"I believe the Spirit Bomb was the trigger" Whis raises his right pointer finger acting like a teacher explaining something to his students.
"You mean he powered up by absorbing the Spirit Bomb?" Krillin asks Whis.
"But the power of the Spirit Bomb didn't work on Jiren" Tien reminds Krillin. "Even if that power boosted him, it doesn't explain how he can match him" Tien looks over to Whis reasoning this all out.
"Precisely. The energy of the Spirit Bomb must be acting like a temporary source of power for his depleted body. However, the main point is something else" Whis looks on with pride as Goku dodges all of Jiren's attacks in mid-air and returns powerful, precise attacks. "In that big explosion, the raging power of the Spirit Bomb entered Goku, and Goku's power to resist it. Beyond that clash of power Goku broke through his shell to deeper potential within himself" Whis assumes to the group.
"Broke through his shell?" Krillin said in a low voice.
"That's all fine. However, that heat I'm not sure about this" Whis was perplexed by the heat Goku was giving off. It was not unlike the Super Saiyan God form. Whis thinks back to when Goku fought Beerus and then the several times Peppa powered up in that form and the heat was melting everything around him. Goku flew around Jiren who kept turning their eyes never breaking contact as they move faster then the eye could see.
Goku through lightning fast punches but they were not getting anywhere, Jiren was able to take the hits or dodge. Jiren countered attack and Goku's body moved out of the way. Their auras was distorting the air around them with blue lighting crackling through the air. Blue lighting started to strike the stage around the other warriors who remained but they didn't even flinched. Like Peppa and Toppo they couldn't look away. Especially, Peppa and Korn. Peppa eyes took in everything he saw while Korn's senses took in everything of the fight.
Goku's eyes started to black-out from the silver they had turned to. Goku felt his energy fading fast. Goku dug deeper out speeding Jiren and kneeing him in the gut with both of his knees. Goku raises his hands high in the air creating blue orb then brought it down in front of him and fired a dazzling blue beam at Jiren. The force was so great Goku was shot back by the recoil back flipping into the Tower of Taks in the center of the stage.
Jiren landed back in the crater sliding across the broken ground coming to a stop looking unharmed. Goku kicks off the Tower of Taks throwing everything in one last punch. Goku yells in rage. A second roar could be heard echoing with his voice. Not unlike that of Peppa with his enraged power-up, but this second voice wasn't monstrous like Peppa's it was much darker. Everyone watched in silence as Goku tricked Jiren at the last possible second. Instead of hitting him with the left fist he threw a right instead.
A forceful impact explosion went off in the stag kicking up dust everywhere. When the dust cleared a red aura had flared up around Jiren. He held Goku's right fist in his left.
"Saiyans quite interesting beings, but like with the other one, this heat is your limit" Jiren lets out a massive basic ki blast that blows Goku away. Peppa watches Goku fly over his head then he looks back at Jiren shocked how effortlessly he dealt with him.
"It appears to have been temporarily" Khai speculates.
"Of course, no one could achieve that so easily" Belmod relaxes. Jiren relaxes watches Goku fly through the air. Jiren holds up his left hand as if on que catches Hit's right fist paying him no attention.
"Hit?" Peppa walks the edge of the crater looking down for an opening to attack Jiren and get his revenge.
"So close!" Champa shakes with frustration.
"Warriors are most open when finishing off their enemies. Jiren doesn't even have that weakness" Peppa clenches his fists in frustration.
"Assassin of Universe 6. What do you want?" Jiren looks down giving Hit his full attention.
"I'm working" Hit looks up at Jiren, his face lacking complete confidence.
"Explain yourself, just what was that earlier?" Korm had used Instant Transmission to appear next to an exhausted and defeated Goku. Korn planned to eliminate Goku here but not before he found the answer to his question. Korn listens to Goku groan in pain, laying on the ground.
"It looks like I have used up all my energy" Goku says weakly.
"Hurry up and answer!" Korn demanded standing over Goku on the inclined hill, Korn's tail flaying about impatiently.
"I'm not too sure myself" Goku lifts his head with his right eye closed and his left eye open while he smirks.
"What a waste of time" Korn scuffed. Fighting started to resume once again. Ribrianne appeared at the edge of the crater. "Your useless, I'm knocking you off now" Korn charges a ki blast aiming it at Goku only to sense his power was not their. He felt it for a split second as if someone teleported in and teleported out with Goku. Korn crushed the blue orb in his hand in frustration. "Darn it!" Korn scuffs.
Eyes of silver, his hair standing on end, overflowing with power, the astonishing power Goku displayed...Ultra Instinct. Peppa's mind weighed heavily on these things. A state that even the gods feared…
Goku rests in a hidden spot within the stage. Frieza stands over Goku holding out his right pointer finger giving Goku some of his own energy with a sinister smile. The time until fate is decided in the Tournament of Power is 25 minutes.
"This brings back memories of what happened on planet Namek…" Frieza laughs evilly.