The Fall of Kefla
"Grief is the price we pay for love." ~Queen Elizabeth II
Goku stands before Kefla in having once again achieved a state that not even the Gods of Destruction could attain. Korn stops his advance on Toppo his head turning into the direction of Goku "This ominous feeling is like before, has Goku attain Ultra Instinct once more?"Korn thinks to himself. Peppa turns his head from his high place to look over at Goku clenching his fist, then looks back at the two namekians with a sinister smile.
"You...that power…" Kefla says under a strained voice. Goku leaps up to a high place in silence. The heat around him intensifies causing him to roar in a distorted voice powering up to new heights. He stares down at Kefla.
"You can't beat me anymore" Goku says in a cold emotionless voice meant to inspire fear.
"I'll take that challenge!" Kelfa speaks like a true saiyan. Goku's aura radiates across the stage ripping pillars down through searing winds. A huge piece of debris flies toward Korn and Toppo. Toppo realized Korn can't sense it cause its not alive and can't hear it come due to Goku's aura drowning everything out.
"Korn! Leap back debris incoming!" Toppo warns getting to his feet leaping out of the way. Korn quickly takes heed leaping back hearing the crash of the rubble.
"Son Goku" Korn says in a low angry tone.
"Keep getting stronger, Son Goku-san" Frieza laughs resisting the winds.
"Is he, is he…? Is Goku doing it again?" Future Zeno wonders out loud. "He is going all Bwaaah! Bwaaah!" Zeno says like an excited kid with his hands in the air.
"Yes, he is going quite bwaaah" Grand Priest adds in.
"This is a spectacle, again he attempts to approach the state of the gods. Now how will Jiren respond" Anat comments from the Universe 1 stands. Jiren silently mediates the wind passing over him, paying no heed to what's going on around him.
"Goku is letting out alot of heat!" Krillin comments from the Universe 7 stands.
"That light in his eyes is just like when he fought Jiren" Roshi reminds them.
"Ultra Instinct" Beerus reminds them.
"The trigger that set it off this time was probably Kefla-san" Whis points out.
"Her massive energy" Beerus speculates.
"Yes" Whis confirms. "Kefla's energy rivaled the power of the spirit bomb he bathed in that incited Goku-san allowing him to break through another one of his self-limiting shells" Whis relates to them the two situations which caused Goku to attain Ultra Instinct.
"Wonderful!" Shin stands up excitedly filled with hope. "If Goku really has awakened to Ultra Instinct again, he can defeat Kefla!" Shin tells everyone.
"The situation is changing again" Vados warns Champa.
"Kefla!" Champa gets to his feet yelling out to her. "Hurry up and beat him before he masters Ultra Instinct!" Champa orders.
"Talk about hot!" Kefla stands at the base of the pillar Goku is standing on powering-up. "Your heat is reaching all the way here!" Kefla says excitedly. "So that's Ultra whatever?" Kefla looks up asking Goku with a grin on her face.
"Ultra Instinct" Goku replies coldly.
"I see" Kefla smiles. "I like that heat" Kefla says outloud. "Even so…" Kefla leaps up on the opposing pillar facing Goku and powers-up with her golden green aura around her and lighting sparking off her body. "I wont lose! I have a promise to keep!" Kefla powers-up some more her energy rivaling Goku's energy. "I'm number one!" Kefla yells out. Kefla aura sends another powerful gale force wind across the stage ripping rubble to shreds.
The two Universe 6 Namekians leap out of the way of falling rubble. Ribrozie gets blown back but Peppa leaps on a lower pillar that was breaking apart and grabs her out of the air with his right hand pulling her down to the ground as they both look over to Goku and Kefla.
"What a storm of energy" Peppa said outloud in deep thought.
"Don't they understand moderation?" Ribrozie speaks with the two tone voice of Ribrianne and Rozie.
"Apparently not" Peppa answers her quietly.
"Kefla went super saiyan 2!" Cabba says excitedly from the stands.
"Yes, yes, yes! My power is skyrocketing. Hooray for being born a Saiyan!" Kefla yells out over the top of her lungs with joy. "Go ahead and power-up even more!" Kefla encourages Goku. "I'll go even higher then that!" she tells him. They both power up some more causing Krillin to comment on them breaking the stage once more. Roshi comments that if they hit each other head on they will tear everything apart.
"If one powers up, the other one is incited into increasing their power too" Peppa whispers to Ribrozie. They get to their feet looking up at the storm of energy.
"You mean the change in Goku is drawing out Kefla's power more?" Ribrozie inquires. Peppa just nods to her looking up in deep thought.
"Kefla is definitely growing. Her power is unbelievable! She reminds me of my cousin Saltz, but she is dangerously unstable and pyschoatic" Peppa says with admiration and love in his voice. Ribrozie turns her head and stares at Peppa in thought thinking "So this is the type of woman you are attracted to". Kefla holds her hand out and creates a new variation to the Crush Cannon of Caulifla. Glowing red orbs appear then spin together from a sharp spinning razor of energy.
"I like this one" Kefla laughs wickedly. "I feel I can blow away an entire universe in one shot with the power bubbling inside of me" Kefla screams out.
"This power, it surpasses Goku's earlier level!" Peppa informs Ribrozie.
"No way" Ribrozie looks over shocked.
"However, if Kefla's power-up could further draw out Goku's power then…" Peppa bit his lip and clenched his fist. Goku quits powering-up and takes a fighting stance.
"Are you done powering-up?" Kefla asks over to him.
"Yeah, that's enough for me" Goku answers coldly and emotionlessly.
"I see" Kefla leans forward getting ready to go on the attack. "Then disintegrate with the fighting stage!" Kefla leaps at Goku throwing the massive energy ball but Goku dodges effortlessly as the immense energy wave rips through the standing pillars of the stage. Kefla stumbles forward on one leg bouncing trying to come to a stop letting out a "Oops!" and a "Woah!" she turns back after regaining her balance yelling out "Hey! Stop dodging, you bastard!"
Kefla jumps in the air trying a spinning kick but Goku dodges it. Kefla stands back on the ground rushing Goku's side trying a series of low kicks but Goku dodges every single one of them. Then Kefla tries a series of punches and jabs to which Goku dodges every single one of them no matter how fast Kefla seems to move.
"He's dodging everything" Krillin states the obvious.
"Goku is barely moving from that spot" Roshi points out.
"Amazing he is reading every punch of that powered-up Kefla" Shin states.
"Impossible! she hasn't hit him once!" Cabba looks on in horror.
"Kefla! There's no point in using the Potara to fight like that!" Champa yells out.
"Kefla's current power and speed are quite impressive, but Goku-san's reaction is better" Vados compares and contrasts outloud. Fuwa suddenly gets to his feet after remaining silent for the whole time and with an angry face yells out…
"Kefla! Take him out with the fighting stage!" Fuwa orders with full passion and resolve in his voice. Fuwa even throws a few punches in the air causing everyone to look at him and blink in bewilderment.
"Has he always been like this?" Beerus asks wide eyes while both Old Kai and Shin have shocked expressions on their face.
"It's just a hidden personality showing. Don't mind him" Chamapa waves off his brother. Kefla continues a series of attacks and kicks in vain. Goku just stands there dodging each attack as they come in.
"Are you mocking me?!" Kefla asks in anger. Korn just stands there in the barren stage feeling out the fight between Goku and Kefla in his Super Saiyan Rose form. "Son Goku…" Korn thinks to himself balling up his fists. Kefla once again tries a series of punches and kicks in vain. Goku dodges them all.
Kefla changes it up and uses a series of energy attacks and like how Goku controlled the Kamehameha orb with his finger Kefla did the same thing. Goku dodged all the attacks and leapt off the pillar.
Kefla leaps off the pillar after Goku with another set of red energy orbs with blue lighting sparking around them. She hurls them at Goku who digs his feet into the side of the pillar leaning back. Kefla falls straight down and for a second they lock eyes with one another. Goku suddenly attacks using to fists to send Kefla screaming through the air. A resounding yes comes from the Universe 7 stands.
Universe 6 stands panic watching there ace warrior get tossed around. The Zenos watch on in suspense. Kefla smashes through to pillars of rock with dust obscuring people's sight of her. Goku lands on his feet holding up his right fist staring at it in deep thought. Kefla breaks free from the rubble leaping to a pillar that towered above Goku laughing.
"What was that punch?!" Kefla laughs and mocks him. "Your moves are impressive but your attacks are wimpy" Kefla continues to mock not realizing she just exposed a crippling weakness to Ultra Instinct. "That's not all you got, is it Son Goku?!" Kefla demands of him. Goku continues to ignore her looking at his fist. Then he suddenly lowers it looking up at Kefla.
"I'm getting the hang of this of Ultra Instinct" Goku answers her coldly. Elsewhere, Jiren's meditation is broken, he opens his eyes and stands up. Jiren spots Toppo and leaps up over to him.
"What is it Jiren?" Toppo asks but Jiren remains silent looking over to Goku and Kefla, there fighting made it hard for him to concentrate on his meditation. "Are you curious about him?" Toppo inquires but Jiren doesn't answer him.
"Jiren is on the move. It appears he doesn't want to miss out on seeing Goku-san's power. The fight is quite fascinating indeed. How remarkable" Anat points out from the Universe 1 stands.
"It looks like you powered-up but you wont beat me with attacks like that" Kefla says confidently cracking her knuckles. Goku just stares at her silently. "I don't like that attitude" Kefla scolds him. "I'm going to pummel you for sure this time. Get ready!" Kefla gives him a heads up. Goku continues to stare at her silently. "Here it goes Son Goku!" Kefla yells out taking a fighting stance.
In the blink of an eye Goku is behind Kefla throwing a series of punches to her gut as the pillar of rock they stood on crumbles to dust. Next, Goku kicks her hard sending her into the ground below.
"Impossible!" Kefla sits up in the hole in the ground rubbing her abdomen. Goku flies toward her throwing a punch which Kefla responds to by blocking with her right wrist getting back to her feet struggling against Goku.
"What's wrong? Is that all you got?" Goku asks coldly. Kefla throws a punch with her free hand but Goku appears behind her and kicks clear across the stage and through a series of mountainous rubble. Goku stares at his fist then looks over where Kefla is falling from the sky and punches the air sending strong gust her way. Kefla gets hit with the attack and smashes through another pillar of rock. Cabba calls out to her while Goku makes a strained face looking at his fist unable to get the hang of attacking without thinking about it.
Kefla clears the rubble by powering-up more yelling out in frustration and rage. Krillin points out that she got hit by Goku's attack and is still able to get up. Tien wonders out loud how that is possible, then wonders just how tough is she.
"No, Kefla-san vigor is indeed Impressive, but at present it appears Goku-san's attacks are ineffective. It's likely because he can't fully utilize Ultra Instinct when he switches to attack" Whis explains to the group. "If he can't end it with the next hit his stamina may not last" Whis adds.
"The next attack will finish it" Goku says after catching his breath staring at his fists twitching. Goku gives Kefla a dark and serious look that causes her to panic not wanting to be eliminated.
"Dammit!" Kefla mutters to herself. "Not yet! It's not over yet!" Kefla yells out powering-up.
"Kefla-san's energy is swelling even more!" Cabba says with a tense look on his face.
"In that case I'm going to hit you with everything I got!" Kefla forwarns powering-up to a horrifying level releasing hundreds of red energy beams all across the stage to everyone's horror. Zenos watch on with excitement and thrill commenting on how pretty it is to behold not understanding that Goku has pushed Kefla into a corner and she is going all out with her power.
"Wow what is that?" Champa asks outloud.
"Kefla's energy is being released in all directions like lasers. This is quite literally a final weapon" Vados explains to Champa. Champa and Fuwa look over at Vados.
"I'm not sure what it is but keep it up Kefla!" Champa cheers.
"Seems being cornered has awakened a rather unpleasant power in her" Whis informs the group.
"A fight or flight response. This will be problematic" Beerus says dryly.
"Say goodbye!" Kefla yells out. Goku just stares up at her in silence. Goku races forward dodging every energy beam. One beam cuts a piece of his hair and his elbow slides across another. Goku realizes if one of these beams hit he could die as Roshi states from the crowds. Kefla swings the beams around like swords with a wave of her hand clearing through all manner of rubble and debris.
Goku dodges three more by rebounding off a pillar getting a Kamehameha Wave ready. Goku dodges more beams leaping from rubble to rubble that was falling through the air. Kelfa sends red lighting and red orbs all through the stage in a failed attempt to hit Goku.
The Namekians from Universe 6 who were watching leap out of the way as does Peppa and Ribroize. Korn just expands his barrier deflecting each attack and rubble incoming. Frieza cautiously leaps out of the way as the pillar of rock he was standing on collapses from a red lighting bolt. Goku races through leaping up the pillar closing the distance toward Kefla.
"You can't dodge in mid-air!" Kefla yells out in frustration. "I win!" Kefla smiles wickedly condensing her energy attacks into two energy saw blades one for each hand. They were red with green energy blades. Kefla slams them together and fires a massive energy beam right at Goku. Then to everyone's surprise watching and to Kefla's horror Goku uses his Kamehameha Orb in his hand to slide across the energy beam to flip up and release a point blank range Kamehameha Wave right at Kefla.
Kefla unable to react in time gets smashed through the stage and blasted out deep into the void with her potara earrings being destroyed. Peppa's eyes widen then quickly looks up to the Universe 6 stands to see Kale and Caulifla drop in from the sky landing on the ground.
"Kale-san? Caulifla-san?" Cabba rushes to check up on them.
"Ow, ow" Caulifla mumbled to herself.
"That was an amazing fight" the Zenos say in unison.
"Universe 6's Kefla-san, who was Kale-san and Caulifla-san, has dropped out" the Grand Priest announces. The Zenos blackout Kale and Caulifla's picture on the godpad.
"Champa-sama, Fuwa-sama, I'm sorry we lost" Kale says in a distraught voice on her knees before her Supreme Kai and God of Destruction.
"Dammit, Son Goku! I swear I'll wallop you someday!" Caulifla yells out from the stands much to Cabba's suprise who tries to calm her down.
"Oh dear, oh dear...they lost even after using the Potara" Fuwa despairs realizing like Universe 11 they only have two warriors left.
"Not even you two could win" Champa bellows out in anger.
"That leaves just the namekians Saonel-san and Pirina-san" Vados comments.
"We've only got two warriors left! We're in serious trouble! The fate of Universe 6 is in their hands!" Champa despairs. "Hey Saonel, Pirina! You understand right?" Champa yells out to the stage.
"Leave it to us, Champa-sama!" Saonel replies back from the stage.
"The two of us swear we will defeat the Universe 2 & 7 warriors!" Pirina also adds-in.
"Thank goodness Goku won" Krillin lets out a sigh of relief.
"Since he had little stamina left and had to finish it in one blow, he was wise to choose his Kamehameha" Whis comments. "He could unconsciously dodge while building up energy, putting everything into one final blow" Whis further comments on Goku's wise choice of attack.
"But it is unlikely he'll be able to use the same tactic again. Not with Jiren and the others remaining" Roshi chims in his two-cents.
"You're absolutely right" Tien agrees with Roshi. "If he could attack unconsciously-"
"That's the hard part, everyone thinks about what attacks will be effective. That's why Goku-san's attacks were inadequate was because in that instant his thoughts were focused on them. To separate the mind from the body and leave everything to instinct. I wonder if Goku-san will be able to achieve that in the time he has left. Not to mention that one is a worrisome contender" Whis point his finger at Korn. The others look in the direction of Whis finger. "To be able to attack without thinking is truly wonderful" Whis lowers his hand in thought. This will be the most interesting" Whis amuses. Vegeta just scoffs at Korn.
"Jiren, Son Goku's movements have become even more polished" Toppo forwarns Jiren who pays him no attention. "Son Goku is going to grow even stronger now" Toppo once again warns Jiren. Goku collapses to one knee returning to normal severely drained.
"I guess this is as far as I can go right now" Goku mutters to himself breathing hard and holding his chest. Frieza stands on a pillar looking down at Goku.
"Ultra Instinct, I see. After all, to gain that incredible power he must endure a great deal of physical strain" Frieza smiles. "Son Goku, I'm going to need you to continue to work for me" Frieza giggles to himself.
"Ultra Instinct...if he can do it, there is no reason I shouldn't be able to" Korn returns to his base Saiyan form. "I swear I'll master it and save my universe!" Korn mutters darkly thinking back to the faces of those who have been erased. Only 17 minutes remain will Goku or Korn be able to attain Ultra Instinct?