Chapter 63: The Victorious Universe is Decided!!
"All right, Hit. Let's get started!" I said. "Best of luck!".
"So you're not going to start already transformed?" Hit asked me.
"Huh? Oh, doing that uses a lot of power so I always keep it in my back pocket for later." I said. "Besides, I still haven't figured out a winning strategy against you yet. So don't get mad if all I do right now is stall for time."
"You're showing your cards which tells me you're young." Hit said.
"Well, I am 16 years old." I said. "What about you, Hit?".
"I'm 1,000 years old." He replied.
"You're 1,000 years old?! For Real?!" I said in surprise. "You're way,way older than me and my Dad!".
"Let me try again." I said as I stood up straight and bowed. "Let us do our best, respected elder!".
"Here I come!" I said as I took a stance.
I dashed towards Hit and he used his Time-Skip to land a kick on me.
I dashed towards Hit and he used his Time-Skip to land several blows on me.
"Try all you like. It won't work." He said. "And it doesn't matter how tough you are either. If I keep striking your critical points, you will eventually die. I recommend you surrender."
"Now why would I Surrender?" I said. "After all, I just got my first hint of the secret to beating you!".
"Oh? A hint?" Hit questioned.
"Yeah… A Hint." I said.
"I think you're bluffing." He said.
"All right. Then why don't you call me out?" I said.
I dashed towards Hit and right as he used his Time-Skip, I managed to block it. Hit tried to use his Time-Skip and this time, I managed to scratch Hits face with a punch. I threw a kick at Hit, he used his Time-Skip, I blocked his attack, and I successfully landed a kick on Hit.
"That was amazing!" I heard Mezo Shoji say. "How did Tatsuya do that?!".
"Your whole advantage is moving a tenth of a second forward in time for a surprise attack." I said. "So then I just anticipated, guessing where your moves will take you after you start your attack, based on watching your fighting style."
"The new phase of the fight… Begins now." he said.
"You're finally taking me seriously now, aren't you?" I said. "Good. Because I'll be doing the same, Hit!".
I transformed into my Super Saiyan Form as Hit asked; "Can you not transform into the red-haired form like the other guy?".
"I can, but that's for later!" I said.
"You're underestimating me…" Hit said.
We both jumped in the air and began to exchange blows incredibly fast.
"They're exchanging a ton of blows in a blink of an eye!" I heard my Supreme Kai say in surprise.
"This battle is just going to keep going…" I heard the Sixth Universe's Supreme Kai say.
We continued to exchange blows in the air until we ended back on the stage.
"Aren't you slowing down a bit?" He said. "Where's the energy you showed me earlier?".
"Dammit… I guess it's not going to be easy…" I said. "At this rate, I'll be too worn out to continue… I've got no choice…".
"So you're finally transforming into that red thing…" Hit said.
I transformed into my Super Saiyan God Form before I said; "Sorry for the wait, Hit! Now I'm going all-out!".
We dashed towards each other and began to exchange blows. We exchanged blows until I gut-punched Hit, I landed an upper-cut on him, and then I pushed Hit back with a kick.
I dashed towards Hit, Hit used his Time-Skip to knock me in the air, he appeared above me, and knocked me down onto the stage with a kick. I got back up and immediately transformed into my Super Saiyan Blue Form.
"Blue hair now?" Hit questioned. "Hmph. You seem to have many different forms… But no matter how many colors you become, you will never be able to beat me!".
"I wouldn't be so sure about that!" I said.
"You show poor judgment, Tatsuya," Hit said. "Now that I know what you're doing, I can out-with you by being harder to predict."
"You can try. But these are split second reactions." I said, beginning to stretch. "Going against your instincts is harder than you think. And my speed's gonna make it even more of a challenge!".
I dashed towards Hit and we went back to exchanging blows.
"I gotta give Hit credit." I heard Tsuki say. "He's hanging in there against Tatsuya even though he's in his Super Saiyan Blue Form."
We continued to exchange blows until Hit caught my punch.
"What's the matter? Aren't you gonna use your Time-Skip?" I asked Hit.
I landed a kick and an uppercut before I pushed Hit back with a punch.
"I'll admit it. Without that technique, I won't last long." Hit said.
"Okay. So what're you waiting for? Try it out." I said.
Hit dashed towards me and right as he tried to use his Time-Skip, I quickly countered against him as I gutted Hit with an upper-punch and pushed Hit back with a kick.
Hit stood back up as I said; "You ready to surrender?".
Hit unleashes his Full Power, he dashed towards me, and we went back to exchanging blows. We exchanged blows until I pushed Hit back with a punch. I dashed towards Hit and he used his Time-Skip to land a heavy blow on me.
I took a step back out of pain as Hit said; "Combat is craft. What matters most is not raw power, but the skill by which you hone it."
"I've never thought of improving my time-skip. Up to now there was no reason, since I could defeat anyone I faced." Hit said. "And then came you. So I thought, maybe I can push it further. And as you can see, my experiment paid off. By refining my technique, I've managed to jump twice as far into the future."
"You should've finished me off when you had the chance!" I said as I stood up straight.
"It's because of you that I've improved my technique." Hit said. "That Mercy was payment. That's all you'll get."
End of Chapter 63.
