Chapter 56
Last time on DragonBall AF, the climactic fight between Appolysis and Son Goku finally began. After realizing that Appolysis was taking time to regain his energy, Son Goku showed his dominance by pummeling Appolysis. But soon afterwards, the demon king revealed that he had previously been fighting at only 50! He continues to power up, but still Son Goku remains calm. What will be the outcome of this battle?
So Son Goku has saved the Earth, even the Universe, on a few occasions. Makes me wish I was more involved with it sometimes. The giant entity set down the scroll containing the information on Son Goku from King Yama.
"Sir," the servant spoke, "there's no need to feel that way. There's a reason why your presence is so limited in the Universe."
Of course I know that, he replied. However, I wish I had known of these Saiyans' power before. They far surpass the Kaioshins in every way. At that time when choosing the temporal deities, the Saiyans were nothing less than beasts that had only begun evolving a reasoning mind. But after learning, and now seeing, what they are truly capable of, the Saiyans should now be holding the Kaioshins position.
"Are you sure that is the most prudent set of actions, sir?" asked the servant.
I am not yetpositive, the entity replied. I cannot just very well through out every Kaioshin from their realms they have so devoutly been watching over for millions of years. I must dwell on this longer and make the proper choice. I shall know for sure after this battle what action to choose…
In another part of the Other World, Kabitokai and the others continued to dillegintely watch the battle unfold in the Demon realm.
"Appolysis still isn't finished powering up!" exclaimed Gohan. "Does he have a bottomless well of ki inside him or something? This is ludicrous!"
"But Goku must still have something up his sleeve," commented Kabitokai. "He still has that calm look on his face, like he knows exactly what he's doing."
"I definitely don't doubt you there," replied Gohan. "I really do think my dad could beat him down. I'm just in awe at how much ki Appolysis has at his disposal."
"I hope you're joking," scoffed Vegeta. "There's nothing awe-inspiring about this demon. I wouldn't even be surprised if he had another transformation to go. Kakarot had better get his act together if he really plans on winning."
"OK, now you just sound like a hypocrite!" yelled Bulma. "You were guilty of the same thing when you were alive Vegeta!"
"But I realized after what happened with Cell that an opportunity to beat anybody should be taken immediately," he answered solemnly. "Don't give your opponent anymore time than he needs."
"HEY!" exclaimed Vegeta Jr. "It looks like he done powering up! Holy crap, he's cut like a beast!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" yelled Appolysis. His muscles bulged as he stretched his arms upward as his massive aura wavered in the wind. "I hope you're ready, Son Goku, for the end is near."
"I'm ready," he replied. "Let's see if increasing your muscle mass will really get you somewhere." Although is ki has shot up quite a bit, but I'm confident I can hold out a little longer before I power up more. I'll lead him on for a little bit first.
"YOU SONOFABITCH!" Appolysis charged at Son Goku head on and threw the first punch. Son Goku quickly crossed his arms and blocked the shot with his elbow. Son Goku's eyes widened at the point of impact and let out a sharp cry.
That actually stung! he thought to himself. I hope I haven't underestimated him. With out hesitation, Son Goku retaliated by giving a left hook to Appolysis stomach. But when he punched him, Appolysis only laughed.
"Heh-heh-heh," he chuckled. Son Goku was surprised that it had no effect on the demon at all, and in a split second, Appolysis grabbed him by the hair. "RAHHHHHHHHHH!" Appolysis through the Saiyan through the air and quickly appeared at the other end, waiting for Son Goku to reach him.
Oh no, I don't have time to defend myself at this speed! Just as he finished thinking that, Appolysis foot drove into Son Goku's back, causing him to cough up his blood and began to fall to the ground.
"GRANDPA!" yelled Goku Jr. "Damn it all! Why did I have to be so weak! I can't even help him!"
"Calm down," said Uubu. "I don't want any ideas popping into your head. We have to put our full trust in him."
"But you can feel that Appolysis is gaining, can't you?" Goku Jr and Uubu turned around, and to their surprise they saw Goshin sitting up and fully conscious.
"Goshin! You're OK!" exclaimed Goku Jr.
"As soon as I woke up," continued Goshin, "I was blown away by both of their powers. Our ancestor is much stronger than us two, yet I can feel that Appolysis is gaining the upper hand. And I read my ancestor's mind. He's realizing it too. But he doesn't know if his power is enough for Appolysis.
"That's because he hasn't powered up yet!" yelled Goku Jr. "As soon as he does, we'll be fine."
"You misunderstood me," said Goshin in a grave tone. "He means he doesn't know if his full power can stand up to Appolysis."
"WHAT!" shouted Uubu and Goku Jr in unison. But their attention was quickly turned back to the battle when they heard a familiar chant. Son Goku was now standing up again, preparing to attack Appolysis who was still hovering in the air.
"KA…ME…HA…" A red orb of energy began glowing in Son Goku's hands. Appolysis started to grow angry.
"FOOL! I'll attack you before you're able to release that on me!" And in an instant Appolysis vanished from sight.
"…MEEEEE…" Appolysis appeared directly in front of Son Goku and arched his fist back. But just as he was about to slam into Son Goku's face, he disappeared as well.
"WHAT THE!" exclaimed Appolysis. He instantly turned around, but it was too late. Son Goku floated just above him in the air and finished the chant.
"…HAAAAAAAAA! TIMES 10!" The red energy from the attack completely overcame Appolysis as he attempted to block it, but to no avail and a massive detonation ensued. BOOOOOOOOOOM
"He's still got this one!" cheered Goku Jr.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Without warning, Son Goku's energy started growing as he let out a shrill yell. The entire planet began shaking violently as Son Goku continued to release his power. The dust began to clear from the attack, and Appolysis was there, standing and waiting.
"BASTARD!" he boomed at the top of his lungs. The demon king had indeed taken damage from the 10X Kamehameha, but it seemed to anger him more so than hurt him.
"It's time we really got serious!" shouted Son Goku and he rushed towards Appolysis. But he too lowered his head and started barreling down Son Goku's path, making a collision inevitable. Son Goku raised his right fist, and Appolysis did so with the opposite hand.
"Here it comes!" yelled Goku Jr. DOOOOOOM Both fists connected at the same exact point. Now both fighters were in mid-air, fists locked together trying to overpower the other.
"GRRRRRRRAAAAAAH!" Son Goku struggled through gritted teeth, trying his hardest to push back Appolysis. His deep red aura began to pick up again as surges of electricity began forming around him once again.
"Tch-tch-DAMN!" Appolysis pressed back attempting to blow away Son Goku with his strength, but Son Goku would not back down at all. Then his aura began picking up too, causing his blue aura to mix with on Goku, concocting a purple haze to engulf both fighters.
"This is insane!" exclaimed Uubu as he watched on in fascination. "At this rate, neither one of them is seeming to gain any ground! All this power! It's just too much! These two combined would be several times stronger than when you two boys were fused, I can feel it!"
"If there was just some way I could help…" trailed off Goku Jr.
But now focusing again on the fight, the threesome noticed a slight change happening. The purple aura began changing more to a redder color as Son Goku began pushing Appolysis back little by little.
"GAAAAAAAAH!" yelled Son Goku, continuing the struggle. Appolysis could feel that Son Goku was beginning to gain, and tried his best to hold him back.
"BASTARD!" he managed to yell. "YOU ARE NOT STRONGER… THAN ME!" In an instant, the aura surrounding both fighters grew immensely, and changed completely blue in color. Appolysis kept pressing and finally broke through.
"NO!" exclaimed Son Goku as his fist was finally knocked away. Appolysis then took his right hand, pulled is arm back and released the full fury of his fist into his opponent's chest.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Son Goku. He heard his bones crack, and felt the blood erupt from his throat and out of his mouth as he was sent hurtling through the air.
"DEMON SOUL STRIKER!" Appolysis quickly released his attack and it honed directly on to Son Goku.
No, he thought. This… isn't good.
The tide has seemingly turned in the fight to save the two universes! Will Son Goku be able to recover before Appolysis' ultimate attack destroys him? And what of the unknown entity watching over the fight? What use could he possibly have for Son Goku? The answers will be revealed in the coming chapters of DragonBall AF!