A/N: Before you read on, I suggest you read The Fall of the Future (Jōshō Arc 5). It's important because you'll get what's about to happen next.
Not Another High School Fanfiction!
Kenji Arc 4
Chapter 8: Cerebus Hath Delivered The Finale. (Part 2)
Last time on Not Another High School Fanfiction, the Outsiders were off to save Hercule! Only to find Jōshō there, and now the two will face off. Now, on Not Another High School Fanfiction!
(Cues: Tendril - The Invisibles)
Kenji arched his hands back and fired another massive energy ball after Jōshō who merely slashed it in two.
"How juvenile. Already trying to kill me?" Jōshō said flashing a grin.
"Fuck you, Joshinari!" Kenji said leaping up into the air. "Blaster Meteor!"
Forming an Energy Shield around Kenji's body, he brings his hands apart to each side and releases many powerful energy blasts that home in on Jōshō. Jōshō unleashed Paradise Lost and started cutting away at the hundreds of blasts that rapidly came at him. Leaping into the air, nimbly dodging several blasts, and readied himself for the next attack.
"Nanajuni Pound Ho." Jōshō said calmly.
Holding his two swords horizontally above the shoulder, Jōshō then performs a circular swing that launches two air compressed projectiles that drill though the energy shield sending Kenji into the snow with a small explosion. Kenji leapt out of the snow slightly hurt, but able to face. With Rapid Movement, Kenji headbutted Jōshō causing to drop Paradise Lost. Kenji slugged Jōshō's face and got a sword pommel to the skull for his trouble. Using a kiai, Jōshō sent Kenji flying back only for Kenji to wave their hand forward and fire several, compact, powerful energy sphere bullets that follow Jōshō.
"Fucking hell. You keep pulling shit from Broly's library." Jōshō remarked rushing away from the incoming blasts.
Using telekinesis, he drew his katana back into his hands. Sheathing Tainted Wrath, he activated Paradise Lost's Volcanium Drive which got the blade to emit a searing heat. Kenji leapt out the snow from behind Jōshō to throw a kick only for him to the burning blade. As his foot hit the metal, Kenji screamed feeling the heat, but transformed into his Super Saiyan 2 form to withstand it. Of course, the punch to the groin knocked the Super Saiyan out of him as he hit snow.
"Cheap bastard!" Kenji said returning the favor with a surprise kick to Jōshō's groin.
"Who's calling who cheap!" Jōshō said kicking Kenji in the air.
The two got into a midair tussle throwing punches and kicks. While Jōshō had actively trained too much in the family fighting style, Kenji was sloppy enough for him to match up.
"Honestly, dumbass doesn't put effort into training in the family style." Jōshō thought. "If this was Ace, Ryker, or Ryder, I'm be pressed to pull my super form sooner."
Jōshō caught Kenji's fist and twisted the wrist before doing the same with other one only to use Eye Beams right in his eyes to blind him for a moment. Jōshō knew he'd deal quick from that, but that was a love tap compared to what he had in store. Jōshō raises both of his hands in front of him and charges a black swirling energy sphere. Then, he fired as many red energy blasts out of the energy sphere at Kenji pelting him.
"Enough of these cheap tricks." Kenji said powering back up to Super Saiyan 2. "I'd like to see you stand up to this!"
(Cues: [Dubstep] - Varien - Gunmetal Black [Monstercat Release])
The ground started to shake as the clouds grew dark and stormy. Lighting and thunder ripped through the land as Jōshō was powering up himself. Bolts of lightning came crashing down around him. His skin produced steam reeking of ozone.
"What the hell is this?" Kenji asked.
"I may not have Saiyan blood, but I have something your Saiyan blood won't allow you to obtain!" Jōshō said.
His dark hair rose up with its ends glowing and both of his red eyes visible. He laughed as the thin yet jagged thunderbolt mark formed over his left eye, one Kenji recognized.
"The Mark of Thunderia!" Kenji said frightened. "But then…"
Jōshō's bare back had four small tattoo-eqsue markings appearing like the ends of transformers. An electric blue circuitry pattern form on his skin having an eerie glow to him. His body appeared leaner, his eyes were now completely black with a red lining around it, and his hair stood up with the ends electric blue. His clothing also changed with Jōshō using his BlackTab to shift to his Volt Armor. He now wore a sleeveless black uwagi, a long-sleeved dark grey undershirt with a turtleneck, a red sash, black pants and metallic grey boots. There were mesh segments over the lower portions of his limbs, a green gauntlet that covered much of his arms, and overlapping armor on some parts of his body. The overlapping armor was a metallic gray (made with Adamantium) which consisted of a guard on both shoulders, forearms, over his gauntlets on his arms, one for each of his thighs, knees, and the top and soles of his feet.
"Call me, MegaVolt Jōshō." Jōshō said with a smirk.
(Music Ends)
Kenji charged in for punch only Jōshō to move while still to phase through. Jōshō threw his punch, but Kenji caught it before catching the next one. The power struggle caused a field of energy to form around them. It appeared even…at first. From the safe distance, Kenji's crew were watching the epic battle.
"Kenji's totally owning this fight." Megan boasted.
"No Meg. I hate to say it, but Kenji's in trouble. Kenji's tough, but Jōshō's clearly more skilled. Kenji's already able to take on opponents, but he's had the advantage to be able to put as little effort as possible. If anything, every opponent he's had to fight so far has definitely weaker than him. I don't even he's faced another warper in comfort." Jillian said making an astute statement to the shock of everyone.
"He's faced another warper….just one." Meg said trying to defend Kenji.
"Shit, if that's the case. We need to jump in." Jerome said about to leave.
"No! If we do, the rest of the Amoral Aces will make an appearance. That could get ugly." Stewie said. "I hate to say it, but we'll have to wait it out still it's over."
BOOM!
The clash resulted in an explosion sending the two back several hundred feet.
(Cues: Carpenter Brut - Division Ruine)
Kenji rushed Jōshō attacking his cousin with a barrage of brutal punches only to finish the barrage with a red energy sphere to his chest sending him into the side of a glacier.
"And that's that." Kenji said dusting off his hands not sensing Jōshō. "Megavolt form, what a joke!"
Jōshō floated up with his arms crossed.
"Your warp senses have gotten sloppy. You should have been able to sense my warper energy and that I was still alive. I'm ashamed you died to kill me. What would the family say?" Jōshō said in a mocking tone. "Then again, you are the weak link of the family!"
(Cues: Dragon Ball Kai OST - Heroic Face Off (2:26))
For Kenji, that reminded him of his "small" inferior complex against his siblings. Had this been any other sibling, he'd blow it up. Jōshō, on the other hand, drove him to a murderous rage. Flying a higher away, he glowed with a fierce golden light.
"You bastard! I'll show you weak link when I made stardust out of you and this entire universe!" Kenji said with bloodlust clouding his judgement. "Taste my Super Saiyan Wrath!"
Kenji draws his hands out to his sides as he powers up, creating an enormous whitish-purple aura around his body over his golden aura. Then, he throws his arms out in front of him and fires a large Galick Gun energy wave down at Jōshō.
Jōshō wasted no time unsheathing both Paradise Lost and Tainted Wrath. Putting Paradise Lost's handle in his mouth, he produced a sword made of ki to take a Three Sword Stance.
"Warper's Aura, Nine Sword Style, Ashura!" Jōshō said forming in his Nine Sword Form. "Now, it's time to end this!"
Leaping up at the blast, he formed a defensive position with his swords. Using said swords, he swam through the blast tearing through it.
"Ashura: Electric Silver Mist!" Jōshō said forming an electric field around himself.
(Music Ends)
SHING! The resulting explosion as Kenji and Jōshō met blinded everyone who desperately wanted to know who won. The blinding light cleared to show Jōshō was still in super form and out of his Nine Sword state. Jōshō had ki burns all over his body and was panting. Kenji's team saw Kenji was in the air only for Meg to scream in horror as wounds tore open making the air rain Kenji's warper blood. Kenji was still conscious clinging to his Super Saiyan form. Jōshō sheathed his two swords and dispel the ki saber. With a rapid burst of speed, Jōshō got under Kenji to kick him back into the air.
"Learn your place, Kenji. I may be the family's black sheep, but your pride and arrogance have cost you dearly. Pride cometh…" Jōshō said before teleport up into the air in the path of Kenji.
"Before the Fall." Jōshō said he moved above the opponent and elbows them in their back, breaking their spine and knocking them down into the ground.
The screams of Kenji were garbled as blood came spewing out of his mouth as his eyes widened in horror. The force of attack sent Kenji's body limp as he crashed into the form, his Super Saiyan form dying out. Jōshō floated down walking up to the battered near-corpse to outstretch a hand.
"Game over, Kenji." Jōshō said charging an energy blast in hand.
In a flash, Jōshō was punched away from Kenji into the snow. Jōshō sprang up to see it was Jillian crackling a fierce pink aura.
"Back away from him!" Jillian roared with a mixture of other voices in her tone.
Jōshō glared at the camp whore tempted to say something, but decided he was in no mood to deal with her. Whipping his Metsu Emerald, he chuckled.
"Be warned, Jillian. You may have your power to absorb, but you're only scratching the surface." Jōshō said with a haughty tone.
As Jōshō prepared to leave, he did not notice Jillian using her Rouge ability on Kenji. It was only when he felt the rush of energy coming from Jillian that he turned around only to see her fist crash into his face breaking his nose. He also dropped the Metsu Emerald in his hand, but he saw that Jillian had the signs of a Super Saiyan. Her hair floated upwards and her black eyes were now cyan.
"Ok, what the hell?" Jōshō said only to get shot with Jillian's Star-Eye Beams right into his eyes. "It burns!"
(Cues: [Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 Music] - Cutscene 3)
With Vice Shout, Jillian tore open a portal to another universe. Using Chun-Li's fancy footwork, Jillian slid under Jōshō and tossed him into said portal. Jillian was playing a gambit hoping his team would go after him. Surprisingly, her simple plan worked. Delia gathered the crew on the Vladilena and took off after Jōshō. Jillian fell to her knees returning back to her normal self and utterly exhausted. Everyone else came running down with Megan crying over Kenji being in evident.
"At least on the bright side, we got one of these." Jerome said taking up the Yellow Metsu Emerald.
"We need to get rid of it!" Brian reprimanded. "Jōshō is no doubt going to hunt us down for it when he realizes he doesn't have it!"
"But we can't just get rid of it. Warpers will kill for their hands on it." Stewie remarked.
"Maybe we can seal it and hide it away someplace!" Dana suggested.
"But the container would not need to give warper energy for anyone to pick up." Evey D remarked.
"Add to the fact that his brother his four, those rock star brothers have two, we need to hide this one to keep all seven from assembling." Molly said shyly. "Or we could hand it off to someone who can keep it safe?"
"With Kenji out and none of us being able to access his BlackTab, that's a no. I hate to say it, but we'll need to leave the planet and go someplace we can hide." Meg said begrudgingly. "But where to?"
"For one, someplace where is risky for Jōshō to attack." Molly pointed out.
"How about by one of his siblings?" Jerome suggested.
Using his Warp Galaxy S8, he checked on the status on the other Blackthorns. Much to the disappointment, there were only two viable options and considering the events of what's going on in them, both would suck. It was either dealing with Kenji's younger sister and cousin or his older brother.
(Cues: [Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 Music] - Cutscene 2)
"And we also have a second problem. We can't afford to take the direct route thanks to Kenji being critically injured." Jerome remarked. "We have to take the long way to get there."
"Essentially, we'll be filler space for a while." Jillian remarked as Gohan and Videl came up with Hercule.
"Who was that guy? I've never seen power like his." Gohan said worriedly.
"That was Jōshō, Kenji's cousin. Long story short, we'll be leaving you guys early. It's a shame, but we must. We risk your lives if we stay any longer." Lana said sadly. "It was fun hanging with you guys."
"Where will you go?" Videl asked.
"A safer universe. On the way, Kenji needs to recover. His spine was shattered and his ki is dangerously low." Molly said as Jillian summoned the Black Warpspark.
Kenji was gently put on a stretcher by Megan who she and Evey D wheeled him into the ship. Jerome made to call to at least stay for a few goodbyes. So, the group had returned to Erasa and Sharpner. It was a tearful goodbye, Erasa broke down seeing Kenji mangled and unconscious. Jerome promised them a visit when they could. As the Outsiders departed the planet, they looked over the situation. Their leader was crippled and in a coma. They didn't get a powerup from Old Kai due to not fulfilling the bet. Jōshō made a fool out of all of them. Jillian was apparently more dangerous than she led on. They got a Metsu Emerald giving them a target on their backs.
Jerome knew with their leader out of commission, they were in a pretty bad position. The team hoped the rest of multiverse did not realize it, but it seemed to be a futile hope. An update on the WNN news shown bounties were shifted.
"The Deadly Outsider" Kenji Victoria Blackthorn - 55,000,000 – 10th Rank – Active
"Well, that's insulting by all means. I mean he's still higher than us three combined, but still." Molly said.
Amoral Ace" Jōshō Shadow Blackthorn – 550,000,000 – 10th Rank – Active
"Well shit." Jerome remarked. "Seems the Council's taking Jōshō as a serious threat."
Megan was glad Kenji was not awake to see another blow to him like this. She only hoped he was resting early.
"Kenji…please come back to us." Megan said tears streaming down her face.
(A/N: And there you have it, the end of Not Another High School Fic! A bit abrupt, but it's a bit of a set up for a future arc in Steven Universe Blackthorned. The one we've all been waiting for. Either way, this will be the start of Kenji's development as a character when he appears again. As for Jōshō, let's just say, he'll be pissed to see Kenji or Jillian anytime soon.)