Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z, or the characters of Akira Toriyama's creation. I do however, own the story, and the characters of my own creation.

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Duke looks back to Vulcan, and tilts his head. "I can tell, since my attack didn't finish you off."

Vulcan glares at Duke, "Yeah, you could say that, you might want to finish the job, so you can get away with what you did to the Saiyan race."

"I think I will," Duke then fades out in a dull pink aura, and then reappears in front of Vulcan. Vulcan brings his large three bladed sword up to slash at Duke's chest, but Duke is able to form his katana and block Vulcan. Duke exerts his strength, and pushes Vulcan back. Vulcan slides back few feet, and removes his left hand from his sword handle. With the hand, he fires a blast of energy at Duke, which Duke deflects with his sword.

Duke and Vulcan then charge at each other, and clash swords again. They break apart again, and fly around the building a few times before clashing with each other again. Once again, after a small struggle, they separate blades, and maneuver for a better position. They come back at each other as fast as lightning strikes, and begin to fade out of the visible spectrum, visible only to those that can view energy signatures.

As they continue to clash swords only the sound of metal clashing is audible. This continues on for several minutes and only ends after Vulcan is smashed back in to one of the buildings. Duke becomes visible once again and floats to the ground. He stands catching his breath and contemplating his next move. Vulcan then leaps out of the building and flies down following Duke, and lands behind him. He quickly sheaths his sword and points his hand at Duke. His fingers spread in to a V shape and it begins to glow.

"This again?" Duke cracks, "Didn't I show you that it's not as effective as you thought?" Duke reaches his mind out to another large rock in front of him, and he turns around to face Vulcan.

"Sure, think what you want," retorts Vulcan. He then adds another hand, in the same shape as the first, and puts the bottom of each palm together. Energy gathers in the shape of his hands, and fires off at Duke. Duke's eyes widen in surprise, and he pulls the rock in front of him to block the blast. The blast hits the boulder, but the explosion rips through it and smashes into Duke. Flung back and burned by the energy eruption, Duke slides on the ground until he reaches another hole in the sewer system, and falls in. Vulcan kicks off the ground, and flies up a bit, until he can see Duke in the hole. He gathers a chunk of energy, and releases it into a barrage of energy blasts that focus all on Duke.

The resulting explosions kick up more debris, but Vulcan's scouter registers that Duke's energy level is beginning to drop, indicating that his blasts are connecting with his intended target. The energy blasts rock Duke, incinerating his suit and forcing him father into the ground. After a few seconds and Vulcan's energy has taken a bit of a dive, he stops firing. Smiling, Vulcan points his hand down, and forms the V one more time. "This is the end of you, so if you have any last requests, make them known now, or forever hold your 'peace'."

"Only one, stop using such cheesy dialog," Duke calls out "I would have expected better from you. Hell, I've heard better from the Ginyu Force!"

Growling, Vulcan puts more energy into his Vulcan Cannon than was in his energy barrage, and fires it at lightning speed. Duke teleports behind Vulcan, and forms his katana, bringing it down on Vulcan's back. The blade slices into Vulcan's armor, and cuts deep into his back. Vulcan flies forward out of the blade, and turns around, pulling out his sword again. The two once again clash swords, and press against each other with utmost strength. Vulcan twists his sword pointing the tip at Duke's face, position his finger into a small release lever.

Duke began to think to himself, 'Why would he be twisting his sword like that, I don't understand...' but before he could finish, one of the three blades suddenly shoots off, and penetrates the left side of Duke's face. Reeling in pain, Duke screams out both mentally and vocally. Vulcan grabs his head, expecting some sort of psychic backlash to occur, but receives none. Ripping out the blade from his eye, Duke throws it back at Vulcan, aiming for his face. Vulcan spins around, and the blade chips off a small part of Vulcan's left shoulder pad armor. Catching the blade, he reattaches it to his sword, and faces Duke.

"You gonna admit defeat? Or am I required to kill you?" Vulcan points his sword at Duke again, and reaches for the lever.

"It's only a flesh wound, this fight isn't over."

"Oh, is that so? You're missing your eye now, I'd say you have a distinct disadvantage now."

"Barok was able to fight King Vegeta with only one arm, I think I can manage to take you out with only one eye." Duke flies at Vulcan, and clashes swords before Vulcan can activate the lever. Vulcan starts to form his energy into the blades, but before he can, Duke suddenly splits his katana in two. Vulcan cries out in shock as the katana shatters the right shoulder blade armor, and severs his arm beyond his own shoulder blade.

Time seems to slow down around the two fighters. Vulcan's right arm falls to the ground, as blood starts to burst from the wound. Vulcan drops his sword, and reaches for his shoulder to stop the blood. Duke aims his new katana at the falling limb, and a burst of blue fire incinerates it. He turns to Vulcan as time returns to normal, and prepares to catch Vulcan with a telekinetic net. To his surprise, Vulcan forces out an energy field that pushes Duke back. Then Vulcan points his remaining limb at him, and fires one last Vulcan Cannon. Duke takes full impact of the blast, and hurtles towards the ground.

Vulcan loses consciousness and falls. He hits the ground hard, but doesn't move more than the impact bounce. Duke smashes into a pile of sharp debris, but manages to only cut up his face. He picks himself back up, and teleports next to Vulcan. Duke seals the wound of the severed arm, and picks up Vulcan. In a flash of white light, the two fighters disappear.

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Holy Crap!!! What a shocker! Duke manages to best Vulcan's surprise with his own, and takes the cake home to his mommy... wait, his mom's dead. You know what I mean. The epic fight is finished, Duke is the winner, and he has succeeded in removing obstacles put in his path. But wait, what happened to Shade and the Saiyans fighting against Duke's mercenaries? Read the next exciting chapter to find out!