The Saiyan Devil
Chapter 6
Champa, Vados, Fuwa, the Supreme Kai of Universe 6, was accompanied by Celeon to Zeno's Palace. Celeon was quite frankly, nervous. His brief conversation with Zeno told him much about the king of all. Despite appearances, Celeon was informed that Zeno could wipe away universes if he felt like it. Thankfully he hasn't yet. It was jarring.
Upon entering, Celeon was approached by the Grand Minister, who Celeon learned in his training was Vado's father.
"I'm glad you're here, Celeon. Lord Zeno will be pleased to see you as well for the Zeno Expo."
Celeon chewed on his next few words cautiously. "I'm humbled that you asked me to come along. I was sure Lord Zeno forgot about me."
The Grand Minister simply smiled. "Quite the opposite. He remembers you quite fondly, as well as Goku."
Celeon just chuckled before he felt the world around him daze out, when he came to he felt he was falling. He prepared himself for something, steeling himself before he landed on some sort of floating podium beside Vados, the latter smiling cheekily at him.
"That was…disorienting," Celeon admitted.
"Take a look around, it's not every day a mortal comes here," Champa spoke.
Celeon listened and looked around, his eyes widening as quickly as a bullet as he saw other podiums with other Gods. Celeon's jaw dropped as he was in the presence of all these strong individuals. Champa seeing this grinned.
"This is…a bit too much," Celeon looked around till he saw a familiar face.
"Hey, Celeon!"
"Goku!" Celeon answered back with a wave to the older Saiyan. Next to Goku, he could Gohan and the one called Majin Buu and Hercule if memory served correctly.
"Goku, Celeon, I would like silence as of now," The Grand Minister said sternly. Celeon and Goku both gulped at the tone and nodded their heads in a panic. "Now, many of you are unaware that Lord Zeno is no longer the only one. After some timeline discrepancy, we now have a Zeno of the future. As always, show the proper respect as you all have done up till now."
Celeon was completely surprised by seeing two Zenos now. Although he had to guess it most likely had something to do with Goku. All the Gods seemed thrown off but knew not to speak out of turn and complied.
"Lord Zeno from the future has not had the pleasure of seeing a tournament match. And for that, we're hosting this Zeno Expo. The universe fighting will be universes nine and universe seven."
"Ooooh! Can we see Celeon fight too!" The present Lord Zeno said excitedly as he locked eyes with Celeon.
All the Gods were curious about who Celeon was before their eyes fixated on Champa's podium. Celeon felt nervous under the stares, but one stare caught him off guard. It was one by the clown god's side. They were a tall humanoid alien with a burly disposition. They possessed yellow eyes with dark lines under them and a large white mustache that covered their mouth. One thing about the man was his disproportionate body and large arms and hands. They wore red and black spandex suit.
Although no words were exchanged, Celeon could feel the animosity within the aliens staring at him, almost like he was blaming him for something.
"Oh, I suppose we can fit in another fight. Belmond, would the warrior beside you be able to fight?"
The clown god, Belmond smirked confidently. "Of course. Toppo here is training to succeed me as God Of Destruction."
The Grand Minister nodded slowly. "I expect you to fight well and train hard for your future title, Toppo."
Toppo was taken aback slightly and nodded. "T-Thank you, Grand Minister."
"Celeon, will you accept fighting Toppo after the main matches are concluded?"
Celeon looked at Vados who nodded her head curtly. "I accept!"
"Champa training a mortal? This ought to be good," The merman-looking God, Giin, said with a smug smile on his face.
"Very well, it seems everything is in order, let us commence the Zeno Expo!"
…
Universe 7 vs Universe 9 was quite a letdown for Celeon, Universe 9 seemed rather weak, but Gohan seemed to have had trouble with the one called Lavender. Lavender used poison in his attacks which were hard for Gohan to counter until he used his ki to act like his eyes…something Celeon didn't even know could happen.
"Now, it's time for the conclusion of the Zeno Expo!" As the Grand Minister said those words, Toppo and Celeon jumped onto the reformed stage.
Toppo and Celeon glared at each other, one with hate and the other with curiosity.
"Hmph, are you a God Of Destruction candidate as well?" Toppo's voice was deep.
"I am. I hope that doesn't displease you," Celeon answered truthfully as he got into a stance that Saiyans do. Toppo for one was confused while Goku and Gohan were smiling.
"Hmph, you don't look like much…let's see what you got."
"LET THE FINAL MATCH…BEGIN!"
Celeon was the first to initiate the charge, his speed briefly shocking Toppo for a second before the large alien caught Celeon's fist with ease. Toppo spun in place and threw Celeon away before bringing out his fingers and pointing them at the young Saiyan.
"JUSTICE….FLASH!" Toppo shoot off a dozen of red ki blasts at Celeon who looked at the incoming attacks with a widened gaze.
"HA!" Celeon formed ki arms above him and collided them with Toppo's attacks. The Gods were all surprised at Celeon's creativity with his ki. He was able to freely control it with no problem.
"Despite appearances, that young man is quite handsome…" The God of Universe 2 said as she spectated the fight below with keen intensity on the Saiyan.
Celeon and Toppo both collided fists, but Celeon was overthrown and Toppo managed to connect a heavy gut punch to Celeon's stomach. Celeon stumbled back as he spat out a bit of blood.
"Looks...like I have to pull out the big guns if I want to defeat you. I haven't used this form against anyone else. HEEEEEEYAH!" Celeon's hair popped out of the hair tie and grew in size, reaching his waist. His eyebrows disappeared, giving him a menacing outlook. The sudden burst of energy sent a powerful shockwave throughout the room, shaking the God's podiums and the stage itself.
Toppo furrowed his brows curiously. "You're like those Saiyans from universe seven, I supposed your kind exists in universe six as well."
Celeon stopped bellowing as he reached his peak. He finally achieved Super Saiyan 3. Goku and Gohan watched their fellow Saiyan with a larger smiles.
"That's right."
No other words were exchanged as Celeon disappeared from view and reappeared, striking Toppo unexpectedly in his stomach with a kick. The Universe 11 resident hunched in pain from the kick and stumbled back a bit.
"He has that much power yet I don't sense the presence of a god him. That Saiyan from universe seven had the aura of a god, but this one doesn't," Belmond spoke with some frustration as he saw Toppo take considerable damage from Celeon's last attack.
"It appears that he is withholding his power," Belmond's Angel, Marcarita, spoke as she was trying to break down the situation.
Toppo, having recovered went on the offensive but Celeon met each strike with his own. They were on equal footing right now, which didn't sit well with Belmond. Toppo saw a clearing for an attack and went for it, attacking Celeon right in the face with his massive arms. Toppo grabbed Celeon by the arm and twisted it back brutally, getting a pained shout from Celeon.
Celeon powered up, his ki blasting Toppo back. Celeon looked at his broken arm with a strained expression, not expecting the alien to do that.
"As you are now, you have no hope of defeating me," Toppo said with an opposing glare. "As far I'm aware, you don't have the capability of using that blue-haired form."
Celeon gripped his broken arm by the shoulder and pushed it, causing a loud snap to ring. Celeon began to move his fingers, feeling that everything was back in place.
"You're right I can't access that form…however that doesn't mean anything. I decided to walk a different path!"
"Is he going to use it?" Champa said with a toothy grin, his excitement blaring from his expression.
"It seems so, let's see how universe eleven takes it, yes?"
Celeon powered down, returning back to base form. Toppo and everyone looked confused at this but then just as they were about to murmur about, Celeon's ki changed and all the Gods felt the divine presence of a god. Around Celeon were purple flames, before his hair jetted upwards, showing off Super Saiyan, but with the color of violet instead. Celeon's eyes took on the same color as his hair and his straight lips twisted into a battle-crazed smirk.
"There it is…" Toppo muttered.
"I wanted to hold off on this a bit longer…but you're stronger than I thought," Celeon's tone took a deeper tone, reminiscent of Goku in Super Saiyan 3.
Toppo furrowed his eyes as he prepared himself for round 2 of the fight. Everyone around them watched in intense anticipation for the fighter's next move. The Gods were curious about how Celeon would be able to utilize this new form he's shown them and how Toppo will fair.
Without any further words, Celeon once again disappeared from view and appeared in front of Toppo, the hulking alien suspecting Celeon to attack from behind and not the front, however, Celeon didn't attack him, despite having a clear advantage. Toppo felt something bash against his head and sent him flying forward before catching himself. He looked around for Celeon, but the Saiyan was nowhere in sight.
"I'm right…HERE!" Celeon appeared at Toppo's left and lodged his knee into his ribs, the alien finally taking on a deeply pained look from the attack.
Toppo was able to catch himself before looking at Celeon with a cautious gaze. Despite the aura of destruction surrounding the Saiyan, it wasn't as destructive as its namesake. Perhaps he's able to control it to a point where it doesn't just mindlessly destroy.
"You're still holding back, you have two pools of ki, I'm assuming the second is the aura of divinity. You won't win unless you use it. I'll give you the chance to do so."
Toppo looked slightly amused at Celeon's cockiness. It was different from his well-mannered tone. However, Toppo must admit, he was clearly beaten as he was now.
"I'll take you up on that offer. I must warn you, you'll come to regret this choice. No matter how many colors your hair changes to, it can't amount to the power of justice!"
Once said, Toppo's ki flared brightly, becoming cloaked in a dense, red ki. Celeon, despite his bit of training, was able to detect the shift in ki use. It caused him to grin as Toppo was finally taking him seriously. As Toppo finished, he proceeded to get into a battle-ready stance before shouting as he charged in.
Celeon and Toppo met at the center of the stage, both clashing elbows. The backlash sent tremors throughout the stage, and cracks opened in its wake. Both fighters continued to attack one another but weren't able to land a decisive blow. Celeon jumped back and fired off a bunch of purple ki blasts at Toppo who countered with a brief Justice Flash.
The two mortals continued this before Celeon left two ki orbs floating around, the Saiyan dashed around Toppo in a shocking display of speed, some of the Gods, like Sidra, were having a hard time keeping up. Toppo moved his head, trying to pinpoint Celeon's stopping point before an idea popped into his head. Toppo began to spin while keeping his arms out, shortly after, he shot out red ki blasts everywhere, before one eventually struck Celeon out of his speeding momentum.
Toppo rushed over and grabbed Celeon by the ankles and bought him into a devastating choke hold. "This is the end! You can't escape my grip."
Celeon muffled his screaming as he felt the air leave his lungs. This was a dangerous predicament, he didn't expect to get placed into a chokehold. Celeon began to grow angry and his ki flared in sync with it. Toppo tightened his chokehold before feeling a burning sensation, which continued to bother him. Celeon bashed the back of his head into Toppo's face, getting him free of Toppo's deadly hold.
Celeon saw an opening and went for mighty strikes to Toppo's stomach before finishing with a kick to his chin. Toppo was sent back but he recovered faster and was already in pursuit. Celeon had to give the big man props, despite his appearance, he was extremely fast, it reminded him of Champa in a way.
Celeon used his elbow to block Toppo's punch, keeping pace with the universe 11 fighter. Celeon kept this up for a bit before he felt something amiss. Toppo saw that Celeon's eyes were flashing between purple and black and used this chance to hasten his movements.
Vados narrowed her eyes. She could sense that Celeon was struggling to keep the new form stable, and that didn't bode well right now.
Celeon tried to jump back but Toppo was on him like a magnet. Toppo went for a punch but Celeon bent back and avoided the attack. Celeon spun sideways and landed a devastating kick to Toppo's jaw but just before that, his form disappeared instantly. Toppo wasn't one to waste an opportunity and grabbed Celeon's foot.
Toppo proceeded to slam Celeon on his back before throwing him strongly out of the arena. Celeon grabbed the ledge by the skin of his teeth and hung there for a moment.
"The winner…Toppo!" The Grand Minister's voice boomed. Champa gripped his ears as he cried comical tears.
Celeon jumped back on the stage, breathing heavily. Toppo powered down and released a long-held breath of relief.
"You're strong, I will admit, but you have no hope in defeating me no matter how much you train with your God."
Celeon almost went to attack Toppo in frustration but held himself back as he didn't wish to embarrass Champa or Vados. Celeon just smirked.
"We Saiyans grow stronger in the midst of battle, I may of not succeeded in beating you, but you've just made me stronger. If we fight again, I will defeat you."
Celeon made a mighty bound to Champa's podium and bowed in shame. "I got ahead of myself. I still need training in that form."
"Bah! It doesn't matter. He didn't knock you unconscious. We're going to have to get that form in tip-top shape!" Champa said with a dismissive wave.
"Lord Champa's right. It was too early to use it, but with some more training, you should be able to access it much easier. Don't feel ashamed."
Celeon stood up straight and nodded.
Toppo jumped up to his universe's podium and immediately bowed. Belmond continued to grin smugly as he was impressed with Toppo's work.
"Great work down there…I was worried for a second seeing that mortals form, it uses Energy of Destruction but to a minor degree. Give it time and it'll be on par with an actual God Of Destructions."
"Thank you, Lord Belmond. I was also quite interested in that form as well…I was frankly disappointed in seeing that it wasn't mastered yet," Toppo admitted as he spared a glance back at Celeon, who also met the stare before turning away.
The Grand Minister had the same calm smile on his face as he began to speak up. "After observing the previous match…we've decided to make changes to the rules."
Everyone took on a serious expression as they waited to hear about the new rules.
"Please choose ten contenders from each of your universes, excluding Gods, like Gods Of Destruction," The Grand Minister continued. "We are going to make the rules even simpler, for the Tournament Of Power, all you have to do is ring out your opponents. Of course, if you knock them out while in the ring, toss them out. Killing is not allowed."
Celeon cupped his chin. The rules were…well, simple enough.
"The time limit of the tournament is one hundred taks."
"One hundred taks?" Celeon said as he stared back at Vados with a confused look.
"That translates to forty-eight minutes in Earth time," The angel answered with a warm smile.
"If it's forty-eight minutes…wouldn't that be too long?"
"Not quite, everyone will be fighting all at once," The Grand Minister reassured.
Celeon went slack-jawed. "A battle royal essentially, that makes this more interesting."
"If one member from a team is left standing alone, that team wins," The Grand Minster added as he could feel that Celeon or Goku were going to ask a question regarding that. "Regarding the rewards of the tournament…the Super Dragons Balls will be awarded…Champa, please hand over the three in your possession."
Champa's eyes went blank as he was called out. Beerus looked at his brother with a scowl.
"Er…yes sir!"
"May I…ask a question?" A Supreme Kai asked timidly as he raised his hands. The Grand Minister turned his attention to the Kai in question and gestured for him to go on.
"You may, Eyre."
"Thank you…the reward given to the fighter is already clear…but what about the universe?"
The Grand Minister chuckled. "Nothing."
"C-Come again?"
"You receive nothing, the prize is that nothing happens to the universe."
Everyone was baffled and confused by the answer.
"We will do nothing to the universe that achieves victory, but Lord Zeno will erase the universes that lose from existence."
"Did he say…."
"HE'LL ERASE THE UNIVERSE?" Beerus and Champa, along with Celeon and Goku screamed.
"Lord Zeno has been saying that there were too many universes, so we're using this chance to clean up and loosen some weight."
"So…that means only one universe will remain?" Celeon said devastated by the news.
"Not just one…universes one, twelve, five, and eight will be exempted from this."
The Gods of the aforementioned universe all took a breather while everyone else looked pale.
"But…why them?" Heles stuttered.
"The average mortal level in those mentioned universes is above seven, so they're exempted from entering."
"The Gods of the participating universes will also be erased…that includes the Supreme Kai's."
Champa and Fuwa went white and almost fell over.
"The tournament will take place in a special location, the void world. Anyone late will be left behind."
"H-How long until the tournament begins?" Celeon asked.
"Roughly two days," Vados answered.
"With that said, I will return home, there isn't much time, so make preparations quickly!" The Grand Minister waved his arms and everyone disappeared.
As Celeon, Champa, Vados, and Fuwa returned, Champa took this chance to punch Celeon in his head.
"OW, WHAT THE HELL?"
"THANKS TO YOU AND THAT OTHER SAIYAN WE'RE IN THIS MESS! I TOLD YOU NOT TO INTERFERE WITH LORD ZENO!"
Celeon's head hung in shame, and despite it all, even Vados looked visibly troubled with how everything is transpiring.
"I didn't know that was going to happen, I wanted a friendly tournament, not…survival!"
Champa's red face seemed to have calmed down as he began to think hard about the dire situation they were in. "We're going to need ten fighters…six now."
"Six?"
"You and those three Saiyans are on the team. We can ask Hit and Frost, making us have to search for four more members. You're going to pull your weight for this mess, understood?"
"I…"
"UNDERSTOOD?"
Celeon froze, he never heard this side of Champa before. Who could blame the God for lashing out, his very existence was on the line.
"Understood, sir!" Celeon replied, something from his days within the Defense Force kicking in.
Champa's stern expression faded as he enjoyed the response. "Good. Gather everyone you can think of, we're going to get at least one day's worth of training. You have to master that new form…what is it called?"
"Super Saiyan God. There's no reason for me to use anything else."
"Hmph, fair enough. Now, get going!"
Celeon nodded and darted off in a hurry for his Cube. He needed to inform everyone of the news stat! Vados gave Celeon one last look and nodded to herself as she sent him away.
After Celeon left, Champa was left to his devices.
"I never thought a day like this would happen," Champa said one last time as he went to go find something to eat.
Arriving at Planet Sadala, Celeon's eyes looked upon his house once again. A strong sense of remembrance appeared on his face. A few seconds later, Celeon's eyes began to water, he lowered his head as hot tears began to fall. He didn't want this…the destruction of his home…his universe? That was so much to bear. He fought for peace, now he's fighting for survival.
Celeon's teeth began to rattle, causing a clicking sound to occur. A memory of his parents appeared in his head. They were hanging out in the middle of the woods, eating and laughing. They were enjoying life to the fullest. Everyone deserved that feeling, that thrill of fun and comfort.
"I knew I felt a strong ki, it was you the whole time!"
Celeon knew that voice all too well.
"Caulifla," Celeon quickly wiped away his tears and turned his head to the rowdy Saiyan prodigy.
"You look like you've just gotten outta' a fight! Who was it?"
Celeon mentally cursed as he lost to Toppo. "Listen Caulifla. I'm going to need your help, along with Kales."
"Huh? I mean…sure, let's head back to my base!"
…
Arriving at Caulifla's base, Celeon was instantly stared down, whether they were discriminative or out of pure curiosity, Celeon didn't care for it. The universe was in danger and he needed to gather the strongest people he knew. Unfortunately, Celeon couldn't tell the King of this, he knew if he did it would cost panic across the entire planet and Celeon didn't wish for that.
This was his responsibility.
Inside the building, Celeon could see Kale…and Cabba surprisingly. It was odd to see him here, but he was already trusted enough to be here. That alone was enough to prove that Cabba was strong.
"Kale, Cabba, c'mere!" Caulifla called out.
The two Saiyans turned their heads to see that Caulifla was with Celeon and both of them hurried over.
"Big guy has something to tell us…"
Cabba was the first to notice the troubled expression on Celeon's face, usually, Celeon carried himself with pride and a nonchalant attitude, but seeing him like this felt painful to look at. Another way to tell was that he could feel Celeon's ki, he usually kept it on low reserves but his ki was fluctuating.
Celeon took a moment to sigh and collect his words. "We're going to be entering a tournament…"
"Eh?" All 3 Saiyans said blinking quickly.
Caulifla was the first to grin at this. "Hell yeah!"
"Before you get excited…this isn't going to be any tournament we're used to, it's going to be…dangerous. If we lose…we die."
Caulifla's grin immediately flopped. "Whaddya mean we die?"
"It's just like I said. We lose, and we get erased. This is a multi-universal tournament. A fight to survive. The king of everything, Lord Zeno has made it clear that if we lose he's going to wipe our universe from existence. He's using this tournament as a way to clean up."
"T-That's horrible…" Kale voiced.
"Shouldn't we inform King Sadala about this? He has a right to know!"
"No, Cabba. If we tell the King, he's going to cause panic across the planet. I rather have the citizens be oblivious to this. We only have two days before the tournament. If you three join, plus Hit and…Frost, all we need is four other members."
Caulifla for once in her life had never seen Celeon look so…closed off, she could feel the emotions run rampant in his voice. She wanted to headbutt him, but she chose not to do so. A tournament for survival? It got her Saiyan blood boiling but at the same time, if she screwed up, she'll die. If she was told this a few years ago or so, she would've just shrugged it off.
"I'll join! Plus, this sounds like the perfect opportunity to see how far my training got me. So cheer up!"
Celeon didn't expect Caulifla to make her choice right away. This led to him smiling.
"I have no choice do I?" Cabba said. "This will also give me a chance to show Master Vegeta how much stronger I've gotten."
"I…I will join."
Celeon's eyes went through the Saiyans in front of him, the forgone light appearing once again in them. Uncharacteristically, Celeon gave them all a bear hug.
"H-Hey! Don't get all mushy…" Caulifla voiced as her face was beginning to heat up. The same could be said for Kale. Cabba was left speechless.
"We're going to need to work together. We're going to have to recruit other fighters. You guys got any suggestions?" Celeon said as he released his grip on the 3 Saiyans.
"Nah, but I heard that Namekians are pretty strong," Caulifla informed.
Celeon thought back to the Namekian of Universe 7. Having Namekians on the team would work to their advantage. They could regenerate limbs and have pretty decent stamina.
"Alright. I'll head to Planet Namek. I should arrive there in an hour in the Cube."
"You're not going by yourself. I'm coming along as well," Cabba said as he stepped up confidently.
"H-He's right…this is our responsibility now too," Kale said, Celeon nodded at this.
"I have people to watch over and keep safe. I'm coming along as well," Caulifla added. "And, It's not every day I get to leave the planet as well."
Celeon gave his friends an unblinking stare before nodding again.
"Right. Let's go recruit some Namekians!"
END
AN: A bit shorter but I figured I'd leave the chapter there, it just felt right.
A lot went down, from Celeon vs Toppo to learning about the rules of the tournament and the mission to recruiting the Namekians. The chapters from here may be shorter since I want to focus on specific characters when the tournament comes around. As some of you can tell, Caulifla was more willing to join this time around than in canon, and Kale is starting to grow out of her timid shell, slowly at least.
I was going to wait to introduce Celeon's Super Saiyan God, but I figured having it be shown at the Expo would be better because it shows how far the gap between him and Toppo was. Toppo was still holding back despite using his God Ki. Celeon's Super Saiyan God is equal to Goku's Super Saiyan God if you guys wanted to know a power range.
Now, the form works in a way that Celeon is combining Super Saiyan with Energy Of Destruction, hence why it looks like Super Saiyan but with a purple coloration. It's still a work in progress but I hope you guys are okay with this choice. I didn't want to make an overpowered OC, since I know how…troubling they can be in stories. I think Celeon is tolerable right now.
But let me know what you guys think. Do you want Celeon to be overpowered? Or do you guys like the way he is now? Leave a review, they help out a lot.
This will be uploaded on Christmas so I hope you all have a great holiday!