Chapter 10 Dragon Universe

The whole arena was silent, save for the wind blowing, and the grotesque sound of Frieza's footsteps as he continued to walk closer to the two Saiyans.

"It seems that I've crashed a rather fun looking party." Frieza said, chuckling along the way. "But then again, you should have taken me with you, Goku. It's only polite." Goku simply helped Natsu on his feet, before handing him off to the blonde haired girl. "And here you are ignoring your guests. I knew you Saiyans were barbaric, but this is simply rude. Fine, I grab your attention another way!" Frieza growled as he then pointed his finger directly at Goku. The tip of his finger then started to glow a bright, crimson red. The blonde girl saw what was happening, before shouting,

"LOOK OUT!" Then, a quick, red beam shot right out of Frieza's finger, heading straight for Goku. But almost as quickly as the beam was shot out, Goku spun around, and deflected the red beam with only two fingers, sending the beam into the open air, where it created a small explosion.

"How did you get back, Frieza?" Goku bluntly asked. The everyone audibly gasped.

"Wait, you know this freak?" Sting asked.

"Yeah," Goku answered, nodding his head. "We fought as enemies way back, I put him down, before he was killed by a friend of mine. He came back once, but I destroyed his body completely." Sting was most definitely not expecting that answer.

The hell? This freak's supposed to be dead? How did he come back? Sting internally asked, but then his thoughts were interrupted by Rogue, who'd used his Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic to avoid being seen, and to move more quickly than before. "Rogue?" Sting blurted out.

"You're up on your feet, I see." Rogue said. Sting smiled, but not for long, as he return his gaze at Frieza again.

"Oh, such a blunt question, you didn't even say hello to me." Frieza said in a mocking voice. "You've hurt my feelings, Goku."

"Alright, I'm sick of hearing your voice, Frieza." Vegeta then said. He sounded much angrier than before. "Why don't you face me, so I can send you back to Hell myself?!" Frieza simply chuckled, no doubt to anger Vegeta even more.

"Oh, do wait your turn, I still have some business to take care of." Frieza said. And as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly vanished before appearing directly behind Goku! Frieza's hand glowed a sinister lavender color, before he attempted to grasp Goku. But Goku was no stranger to these types of tactics, and almost as quickly as Frieza appeared behind him, Frieza's wrists were caught in the hands of Goku. Frieza grinded his teeth as he tried to remove himself of Goku's unnaturally strong grasp. Goku held no expression on his face other than one of indifference. Then, Frieza smiled. And as he did, the glow in his hand grew, before blasting Goku straight at his face. Goku then grabbed his face in pain, before realizing that he had let go of Frieza's wrist. He then felt his gut being struck by multiple jabs. For any normal being, these jabs would be too fast to dodge or even see, and so strong that it would be more than enough of destroy mountains. But this is Goku taking the hits, and soon enough, Goku grabbed Frieza's wrist, before throwing him far into the air. Frieza was able to stop himself midflight, but before he could catch his bearings, Goku struck Frieza in the jaw. Frieza returned the favor with an elbow to Goku's nose. Then, both combatants threw a flurry of punches and kicks at each other. The shockwaves from their battle shock the entire arena, and even cracked the ground below them despite being far above the ground.

"What the hell, he didn't show this much power when he was kicking us around like ragdolls!" Gajeel said, trying to keep his balance as the shockwaves felt more like mini earthquakes. Vegeta groaned before lighting up his aura and shooting of to the battle. Goku and Frieza were still exchanging blows, each one growing more intense than the last, when Vegeta suddenly elbowed Goku out of the way, much to the confusion of Frieza and to everyone else down below. But before he could comprehend what was happening, Frieza's nose was then caved in my Vegeta's fist. Frieza's cries of pain were muffled under his hands grasping his broken nose. But Vegeta was far from over. In a flash, Vegeta started to pummel Frieza even higher into the air. But soon, Frieza caught on to what was happening, and soon started to block and then counter Vegeta's attacks. But yet again, this flurry of strikes was interrupted by Goku, using his entire body to push Vegeta out of the way. And immediately, Goku was pushed away by Vegeta. Both attacking at blazing speeds. No one down below could actually follow the three combatants.

"Can you even see what's happening up there?" Lucy asked, still tending to Natsu.

"No, they're all moving so fast, I can't even see glimpses of them." Gajeel stated. Lucy then let out an anxious sigh.

And to think that we were just in a match with those two. Sting thought. But then, Goku, Vegeta, and Frieza, or more accurately, mirages of the three combatants appeared right next to the group of mages. Frieza was under the palms of both Goku and Vegeta, before all three of them suddenly vanished like smoke in a trick. And then, they appeared again in the air, this time, Frieza was holding Vegeta by the neck with his tail, and punching Goku in the jaw. And then they vanished again. And again, they appear once more. This time, Vegeta was kicked in the stomach, as Frieza now grasped Goku's neck with his bare hands. But this time, the image didn't vanish. Instead, another mirage appeared, with only Goku and Frieza matching blows with each other. And then another one, this time, Vegeta was jabbing Frieza in the chest and the stomach. And then another one, and another one, and another one. The entire arena and the air above was filled with multiple mirage flashes of Goku, Vegeta, and Frieza.

"What the hell?" Sting exclaimed. His eyes were fixed upon the mirage of Goku and Frieza trading blows. But before he could make anything out of it, all the mirages suddenly vanish completely, leaving the three combatants at the center of the arena. It took some time for the others to realize what just happened. When the others found out where the combatants were, all three of them were panting heavily, with numerous bruises and bleeding injuries.

"You stay out of my way, Kakarot!" Vegeta demanded. "This time Frieza's mine to take!" Frieza was still panting, but he then smiled again. Vegeta growled in anger. Clenching his fists even tighter than before, he then yelled out, "Alright, what the hell's your plan, Frieza!" Frieza dusted off his body, before loudly cracking his neck.

"You've seemed to have caught on to why I'm not even slightly shaken, Vegeta." Frieza replied. "But I guess I shouldn't be surprised, you two always had a strong point in battling."

"Well, it's hard to forget that you still have another form, Frieza." Goku stated. "So why don't you stop playing around, and transform already?" Once again, Frieza chuckled.

"Oh, I would love to show you how much I've improved over the years," Frieza said, "But I'm afraid that will have to wait." Frieza than raised his hand, high up in the air. The two Saiyans took defensive stances, waiting to see what happens next.

"Janamba! Now is the time to reward your patience!" Frieza then shouted, before bringing his hand down, cracking the floor beneath him, and creating a large cloud of dust and sand. The cloud grew quickly, reaching not only the two Saiyans, but also reached the others. Once more, covering the arena in a dust cloud. Goku and Vegeta tried to blow away the cloud, but it managed to get into their eyes.

"Dammit, what the hell kind of move was that! I can't open my eyes!" Vegeta shouted, trying to clear away the dust in his eyes.

"Quick, forget your eyes right now, just follow his energy and use that to track him!" Goku said. Immediately, Vegeta stopped rubbing his eyes, and focused on tracing Frieza's malevolent Ki. Goku followed suite, and before long, they managed to track the energy and both charged up small Ki blasts in their hands... only for both of them to then be seized from behind by something else.

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