CHAPTER 4
Goku stared at Baby with a serious look and proclaimed, "This is Super Saiyan 3! Now come and fight me!"
Baby stared at Goku for a moment, before thinking to himself, "Strange… there's something different about his Super Saiyan 3 form this time…"
Goku noticed Baby gazing at him and smirked. "What's wrong? Is this too much power for you to handle?"
Baby was silent for a moment before finally breaking it by saying, "I've realised something… Your power is actually weaker than the last time we fought…"
"The last time… we fought?" Goku was confused.
Baby continued, "However… your fighting skills have improved, even though your power has decreased. That's odd. Did you by any chance train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? No… that wouldn't explain how your Super Saiyan 3's power level is weaker than before."
"What are you talking about? Isn't this the first time we are fighting?"
Baby cackled. "I really did give you an amnesia, didn't I? Whatever the case is, you need to die… BY MY HAND!" Suddenly, the Tuffle skyrocketed towards Goku using his Ki, as a purple aura surrounded him. However, Goku suddenly appeared in front of Baby, before delivering a jaw crunching right hook, connecting to the left cheek of Baby, sending the tuffle hurtling backwards. Baby quickly used his Ki to stop himself from being sent like a ragdoll in mid-air and gritted his teeth in anger. "You wretched Saiyan! That was just a lucky shot!" however, he suddenly widened his eyes when he couldn't see Goku in front of him.
"You think so? Then try blocking this!" a voice said from behind.
Baby widened his eyes in shock, and quickly turned around, only to get punched square in the nose by Super Saiyan 3 Goku. The punch ended up creating a massive shockwave that destroyed a bit of the landscape around them. Baby held his nose in pain and cursed, "D-Damn you…!"
Goku then reeled his fist backwards, and was about to deliver another punch. However, Baby suddenly caught the attack with his palm, shocking Goku in the process.
Baby roared, "I'm not done with you!" he then delivered a fercious forward knee smash, doubling Goku over as the Saiyan hacked up a bit of blood, before the Tuffle performed a modified 450 splash above Goku. However, at the end of the modified 450 splash, instead of landing his body on the Saiyan, he instead landed a leg drop onto Goku's back, sending him shooting towards the ground below them.
CRASH!
A cloud of dust emerged from the area where Goku had crashed, along with a medium-sized crater in the process. Goku groaned in pain as he slowly got back to his feet, and suddenly noticed a barrage of Ki blasts coming from above. "Oh no! No time for Instant Transmission to dodge those!"
Goku quickly crossed his arms above him whilst looking up at the incoming Ki blasts, and embraced the blasts.
KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!
Violent explosions shattered the landscape casting shards of rocks and debris into the air like angry meteors on a mission of devastation. Each detonation added another layer of devastation to the already scarred earth. Black smoke began to coil upward, as Baby cackled like a mad man. "FOOL! That should finish you off!"
As the shroud of black smoke dissipated, it unveiled a sight that showcased the battle's brutality. There, amidst the dissipating haze, stood Goku, who was now bearing the visible toll of the Ki blasts from earlier. His iconic Gi bore the scars of combat, its fabric torn and tattered, revealing the glimpse of a blue undershirt beneath, similarly frayed by the relentless onslaught. The Saiyan was now a canvas painted with the cruel artistry of injury. His body was an atlas of scars and bloodstains. Blood trickled from a wound on his left shoulder, splattering upon the ground below. The martial artist, breathless and battered, struggled for respite, his chest heaving with the weight of exhaustion. The agony etched upon his face bore witness to the ferocity of his opponent. With a weary groan, he acknowledged the gravity of the situation. "Okay… This guy is no pushover… If I don't take this a little more seriously," he muttered through gritted teeth, "I won't last long…"
Suddenly, he sensed something powerful forming above him once again. But this time the power level was much higher than before. Once again looking upwards, he widened his eyes in shock when he saw Baby charging up a Revenge Deathball. Goku chuckled nervously. "Oh boy, he sure is much stronger than I imagined…"
Baby, who was in the sky, had finished charging his Revenge Deathball. It was not long before he raised both hands up along with the deathball, before swiftly bringing his hands forward, throwing the ultimate Ki attack at Goku from the Dragon Ball Super timeline.
Goku sighed and calmly tore his upper tattered orange Gi completely off, before throwing the torn fabric away, revealing only his slightly tattered blue undershirt and orange pants, along with his wrist bands and footwear. Goku took a deep breath for a moment, before exhaling slowly. As he was doing this, the revenge death ball was only getting closer and closer.
Baby laughed evilly after noticing that Goku was just standing there for some reason. "Accepted your fate already?! This revenge deathball will kill you for sure, wiping you from the face of this planet!"
Just as the Revenge death ball was about to hit Goku, the Saiyan's eyes changed a bit. His irises turned red, and his pupils remained black. His hair quickly grew back to his normal state, but this time with red colour. Apparently, his hair was red in colour now with his normal hairstyle, with red irises and black pupils. And with that, the Revenge Death Ball hit Goku head-on.
KABOOM!
The vengeful onslaught of Baby's Revenge Deathball had birthed a cataclysmic explosion that shattered the battlefield in the process. Its seismic tremors reverberated through the area. Tuffle Gohan and Tuffle Goten, both bearing witness to the impact of the Revenge Deathball, were forced to shield their eyes due to the savage shockwave that was born from the explosion.
Amidst the aftermath of the earth-shattering explosion, a shroud of obsidian smoke rose from the scarred ground, ascending to the sky. Baby, the architect of this apocalyptic assault, revelled in his malevolent laughter, his sinister glee echoing through the battlefield. Yet, as the black veil of smoke dispersed, revealing the still-smouldering battlefield, a revelation unfolded before Baby's malevolent eyes. There, against all odds, stood Goku seemingly unaffected by the Revenge Deathball. However, something had changed, something that sent a chill down Baby's spine.
Goku, bathed in an ethereal and fiery aura, radiated a power that transcended the mortal realm. Goku was in his Super Saiyan God form, a form Baby had never seen before. The red fiery flames of this newfound power danced around Goku, shocking everyone who was witnessing the battlefield, including Baby.
Baby's triumphant laughter faltered, replaced by a gnawing uncertainty. "W-What's this? What have you done? You were supposed to be dead!"
Goku stared far up ahead at Baby and said, "You don't know about this form? It's called a Super Saiyan God. I fought a God of Destruction with this form at one point."
Baby's mouth fell open, flabbergasted. "Super Saiyan… God? God of Destruction? You call yourself a god? You're nothing but primitive apes that need to go back to extinction! And what's so special about you?" he then gritted his teeth in anger. "You've only changed your hair colour. So what?" He then swiftly descended down vertically towards the ground before landing nimbly on the scarred battlefield. "Maybe if I just release one last Revenge deathball, it will be enough to—"
Suddenly, Baby felt immense pain in his stomach, as he doubled over and coughed up quite a bit of blood from his mouth. Apparently, Goku, using his divine Ki, was able to instantly zoom towards Baby before delivering a ferocious straight punch to his opponent's stomach.
Goku smirked. "I wouldn't be too sure of that. You won't be able to sense my Ki, but this form is a lot stronger than Super Saiyan 3."
Baby staggered backwards in intense pain while holding his stomach. He then slowly stood upright and gasped for air. "There is a form above Super Saiyan 3?!"
Goku chuckled with confidence. "It's called Super Saiyan God, like I have mentioned before. You don't stand a chance against me now."
To be continued…
Power Levels:
Goku Super Saiyan 3: 1,200,000,000
Baby: 1,300,000,000,000
Goku Super Saiyan God: 3,000,000,000,000
A/N: Next chapter onwards will be 5,000 words to 10,000 words at least
Next chapter will release sometime before 2023 ends
