The Saiyan Devil
Chapter 8
"So…this is the Null Realm…huh," Celeon said as he looked around the open world. There was absolutely nothing here but the large stadium, which was made of the strongest material in the cosmos.
"The time has come, big brother," Cabba said as he approached Celeon by the side.
"Yeah…seems we're the first."
As if on cue, everyone from the different universes appeared in white light.
Celeon saw Universe 7 appear, all members taking the time to look around.
"S-So many fighters…" Kale said as she stood behind Celeon.
"Don't worry, Kale, we're going to beat all of 'em' up!" Caulifla said with a confident grin.
Celeon wore something different, taking inspiration from Goku's gi, but in black, with purple steel-toed boots and purple wristbands. His hair was also cut shorter, similar to Cauliflas but to a lesser scale, and tied into a ponytail like Kales.
Celeon swallowed a lump of spit. Everyone was here, and it was intense. The tense air was dense, it was suffocating.
"YO! CELEON!"
Celeon snapped out of his stupor and looked to see that it was Goku, he recognized that voice anywhere, prompting the Saiyan to walk up to his senior.
"So…we're finally here, the tournament of power."
"Hehe, everyone here certainly looks strong," Goku said before his eyes connected to Universe 11, the red and black spandex was a dead giveaway.
Celeon also looked over to see Toppo looking over, causing Celeon to grin at this. However, the one next t Toppo, that guy was off the charts, even while suppressing his energy, Celeon could sense the vast reserves the gray humanoid alien possessed and it scared him.
"You feel that guy's energy? I think he's the strongest in universe eleven," Celeon spoke with his body shaking out of fear or excitement.
"Yeah I can too, we're going to have to be on our toes."
"OI! Who's this guy?"
Celeon turned to see Caulifla with a scowl on her face, Celeon didn't understand why she was scowling, she's been doing that for quite a bit lately.
"This is my teacher, Son Goku, a Saiyan from universe seven," Celeon introduced nervously.
"Yo!"
Goku tried to shake hands but Caulifla batted it away and crossed her arms.
"Just because you're training Celeon doesn't mean anything! If you're as strong as he gives you credit for, then watch out, 'cause I'll ring you out!"
"Caulifla…"
Goku grinned childishly. "I look forward to seeing you try."
"It seems everyone is in attendance!" The voice of the Grand Minister echoed throughout the ring. This got Celeon and Caulifla to jump back into their team.
Everyone present looked up at the floating Grand Minister, waiting for the signal for the battle to begin.
"Lord Zeno has arrived!" The Grand Minister moved his hand to show the two Zenos sitting upon their thrones, protected by a glass veil.
"So…that's Lord Zeno?" A few of the constants murmured.
"And two to boot."
"The tournament will begin shortly, so all non-participates, please take a seat in the stands."
The Gods Of Destruction, their respective Kai's, and angels all went to their side of the stands, most eager to see the battle royal ensue.
"LISTEN UP UNIVERSE SIX! IF YOU SCREW UP, I'LL ERASE YOU MYSELF!" Champa shouted from his spot in the stands.
"But Lord Champa how can you erase something that's already erased?"
"DON'T BE SARCASTIC!" Champa shouted at his Angel, who giggled in response.
"I will briefly explain the rules once again!" The Grand Minister chimed. "The battle will only be one hundred taks. The center pillar will descend as time goes on. No weapons are allowed, as well as flight, those with wings are free of this consequence. Killing is forbidden!"
"So…flying fighters will be more of a problem it seems. We should take them out first," Cabba said as he scanned the other teams to mark their flying members.
"Seems so," Celeon said with his arms crossed.
The teams all began to gear up, ready to pounce on their opponent.
"LET THE TOURNAMENT OF POWER…BEGIN!"
"LET'S ROCK!" Caulifla yelled as she immediately went into the fray with Kale trailing behind her.
"EH?" Cabba said with blinking eyes.
"Those girls…they're strong so we shouldn't worry about them."
"What's the plan, Celeon?" Hit asked as the rest of Universe 6 went on to fight.
"I was hoping to stay grouped together and ring out anyone who came close, but it seems that won't be the case," Celeon said as he watched his team disperse, leaving only him, Cabba, and Hit.
"Hm, on paper that would've worked, but as time went on, maybe not so," Hit said as he ran a brief calculation of the plan in his head. "Let's just hope none of them slip up."
"You think we'll lose members quickly?" Cabba asked rigidly. He didn't like what the Assassin was saying, but he couldn't deny the facts.
Hit kept a blank face. "Yes. Caulifla isn't level-headed and quick to temper, Kale is timid which makes her easy to target, Magetta's weakness is a burden, and the Namekian's powers are still trying to erupt. I believe we may need to hold back for the beginning half."
Celeon and Cabba both nodded and watched the chaos in front of them ensue. However, it seemed that Celeon, Cabba, and Hit would have to soon fight as a green humanoid fennec fox-like man approached them. They wore a purple robe with gold zippers and long sleeves, and blue pants that went down to his black shoes. One thing that caught Celeon's attention was their closed eyes.
Blind perhaps?
"I have to say, it's quite rude to not engage in the fighting while the rest of your team fights," The fennec spoke with the lower half of his mouth covered by his sleeve.
Celeon looked between Cabba and Hit and all three gave a solid nod.
"Merely keeping caution. Might I ask what universe you hail from?"
"I'm Majora from Universe 4, and I will knock you three out," Majora answered with an assertive tone.
"Heh, is that so? Fine, I'll fight you," Celeon said as he walked up.
"No!" Cabba jumped in front of Celeon, shocking the latter. "I'll fight him. We need you to make it till the end, big brother. You can't waste your energy on this one."
"Cabba…right, I'll leave it to you. Good luck!" Celeon and Hit went off toward the center of the stadium, as they were still around the edge.
"You have a lot of confidence. Unless that's just a facade?"
"For the safety of my universe, I'll do what I have to. If taking hits for Celeon is going to help, then I'll do it."
Majora wasn't sure what to make of the Saiyan in front of him. Either he was an idiot or a brave fool. It doesn't matter, because, in the end, Universe 4 will prevail!
Majora shot forward, and Cabba followed suit. Cabba cocked his fist back, ready to strike, but before he could launch his attack, Majora smirked and kicked Cabba in the stomach, the Saiyan was baffled by Majora's speed and the power behind the strike. It wasn't strong to crack his armor, but it still left a lasting impression.
Cabba wasted no time and went on the offensive again, but his efforts were all for naught as Majora was dodging his attack with ease, all with a cocky smirk. This slightly angered Cabba and forced the Saiyan to up his punches, sending a barrage of them in rapid succession.
"This is pointless, I can predict all your moves before you even send them my way!" Majora remarked with a kick to Cabba's face, spinning the Saiyan in place before punching him away,
Champa was watching the fight with a scowl on his face. "HEY CABBA! STOP HOLDING BACK AND FINISH THAT MANGY FUR BALL!"
The scream seemed to have reached Cabba's ears as he released a breath that seemed to have been stockpiling.
"Sorry, but I can't let my Destroyer down. Your other senses seem to have been heightened exponentially to the point you can read my every move, but that won't be enough!"
"You say that now, but you're already on the ropes!"
Majora angrily rushed in, but this was what Cabba waited for and sent an upwards kick, striking Majora in the nose and following up with another set of punches.
"W-What! How!"
Cabba didn't answer Majora and kept up his assault, however, Majora was able to dodge some hits. Cabba did one last kick to Majora's face and flipped back, positioning his arms for a Galick Gun.
"GALICK GUN!" Cabba fired the blast quickly, in hopes of knocking out Majora, but the fennec humanoid was fast on his feet and narrowly dodged the beam. The Galick Gun continued to fly until it struck an unsuspecting target, causing an explosion in the distance.
"Pesky brat!"
Majora and Cabba initiated another struggle of attacks, both colliding and sending small shockwaves. Cabba was beginning to get a read on Majora's move, despite his senses being heightened, Majora was still quite weak and his attacks after the first kick were cheap.
Majora went for one last kick but Cabba rose his arm and blocked with his arm, gripping Majora's leg tightly.
"Maybe if you fought someone else, you would've had a chance, and if you can't even beat me in this form, then you'd have no chance fighting big brother," Cabba's words were harsh, but they were correct.
"Don't look down on-" Majora couldn't finish his sentence as he was interrupted by a heavy strike to his face, getting blood to fly out of his nose. "AH!"
Cabba transformed immediately into Super Saiyan and let loose a flurry of attacks fast enough that Majora couldn't detect before finishing the attack with a kick to Majora's gut, getting the fennec man to spit a glob of blood and get sent flying.
"AAAH! SAVE MAJORA, NOW!" The Universe 4 God of Destruction, Quitela screamed out to his team.
Cabba took the pose for Galick Gun again and fired it, with the beam catching up to Majora and sending him through the edges of the stadium before there was nothing but air. Majora appeared next to Quitela with his head down in shame.
"YOU USELESS CLOD! YOU WERE THE FIRST TO GET ELIMINATED!"
"HAHA! TAKE THAT YOU SPONGY MOUSE!" Champa shouted with a toothy grin.
Cabba sighed and released his Super Saiyan form, returning back to normal.
"I didn't waste too much energy on that fight thankfully. Now I need to regroup!"
"Well this isn't good," Crunch said as he looked around his surroundings.
"You're from universe six, one of the universes responsible for this tournament!"
"I wasn't responsible, that bastard Saiyan was…so, you going to talk, or are we going to fight!" Crunch shouted to his opponent, which was a bipedal dragon with shiny adamantine skin. The dragon wore a green jacket with puffy sleeves. This was Chappil of Universe 9, standing next to his teammates, Roselle and Sorrel.
"Heh, go on, hit me," The armored dragon spoke while slapping his chest.
Crunch rose a brow, before looking at the other members of the team. They all began to chuckle sinisterly, which sparked red flags in Crunch's head.
"How about you all hit me, I can take on your whole universe if that's the case," Crunch spoke with a mocking grin, keeping his eyes on his opponent.
"What was that!" Roselle said with frustration.
"You're going to regret your choice!" Chappil moved his head back before quickly moving it back, shooting out a burst of flames.
"Oooh! Fire!"
Crunch ran toward the fire, before slipping to the side to avoid the attack, it didn't take long for Crunch to reach Chappil and land his first attack, which backfired.
"OW! That shit really is steel," Crunch said as he swung his hands around to try and soothe the pain.
"You're an idiot!" Sorrel and Roselle were quick to take this chance to attack Crunch, but the Cerealean only grinned.
"Yeah, you two are!" Crunch shot ki bullets at Sorrel and Roselle, striking in the center of their chest.
"Hey! That hurts!" The bunny girl, Sorrel, spoke as she rubbed the spot the bullet struck.
"Be glad I can't deal any major blows. Otherwise, you would be littered with holes."
"This bastard is playing with us," Chappil sneered angrily. "I will rip that smirk off your face!"
Chappil displayed a burst of speed, which threw Crunch off guard, but the Cerealean was quick to react and block Chappil's punch. Crunch jumped over the dragon and shot two more ki bullets at Roselle and Sorrel which sent them flying out of the stadium and which led them to appear next to their respective God.
"W-What! You two got tossed that quickly?" The Supreme Kai, Roh, said with a bleak expression.
"That fighter is strong. Was universe six housing such strength," The universe 9 God, Sidra said as he glanced over at Champa who was all too happy with how things were going.
"Those two were fodder, let's see how you do on your own dragon!"
"RAH!"
Crunch ducked under a punch and tried to strike Chappil's nerves with precise strikes.
"Trying to attack my vitals?"
Crunch jumped back with an annoyed expression. "Yeah, that damn armor is a pain."
Crunch decided to go all out, striking all over Chappil's abdomen, but the dragon in dense armor just laughed at Crunch's attempts.
"Amusing, you believe your attacks will crack through my armor," Chappil patronized with glee. "Now, to ring you out!"
Crunch immediately stopped attacking and jumped back, but Chappil sent a ball of flames his way, which Crunch dodged by a slight margin. Crunch's face twisted into anger at his dragon opponent. Crunch yelled, powering up and charging in.
"Didn't I tell you your attacks are meaningless? You have no-GRG!"
Chappil was stopped, a look of extreme shock written on his face. Chappil looked down to see Crunch's fist emboldened into his armor. As Crunch retracted it, Chappil stumbled back.
"WHAT! HE PIERCED THROUGH CHAPIL'S ARMOR?" Roh shouted from the stands with his hands on his hand.
"I…How did you,"
"You pissed me off. And you're not as strong, that armor of yours is only good for weaker foes. What incredible, shit luck you have," Crunch finished with a wicked grin.
Chappil glossed over his dented body and rage filled his eyes. He was the most durable being in Universe 9, and for someone to do this much damage to him was a slap to his pride.
"I WILL INCINERATE YOU!"
"I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY!"
Crunch and Chappil ran at each other with guns blazing, literally. Crunch had his fist coated in ki, while Chappil spat fire on his hands and poised them to attack.
"I've never seen Chappil like this before…" Sidra commented as he watched round 2 begin for the fighters.
"No one could dent his skin, which is why he's so angry, but that's to be expected," Sidra's angel, Mohito, spoke with his eyes closed. He could care less about this whole tournament.
Crunch moved his head side to side, avoiding Chapil's punches before he went and struck Chappil in the same spot he left the dent, this got a pained reaction from Chappil, but the dragon pressed on and went for more attacks.
Crunch and Chappil were so much into their fight, they didn't notice that they were near the stadium's edge. Each punch they took was powerful and left a lingering pain that neither could afford to whimper at.
Crunch managed to get around Chappil and blast him with ki bullets from his fingers, each strike was merciless, getting grunts from Chappil, before the dragon's tail was hanging over the edge.
"You fought well, dragon, but you're not as strong as I hoped. I'll give you the chance to take the dive," Crunch had his fingers pointed at Chappil's face, ready to knock him out without remorse.
Chappil had beads of sweat pouring down his face and onto the stadium floor. He was so battle-raged that he didn't even stop to look at his footing. This slip-up had cost him.
"I won't go down without a fight!" Chappil tried to run forward, but before he could, a searing pain was felt in his skull.
Crunch had his back turned to Chappil as the dragon warrior's eyes went blank before falling out of the ring, and like his teammates, out of the ring, unconscious. Crunch looked up at the stands and saw Champa was nagging Sidra, laughing at him.
"Hmph. Looks like universe nine has seven more to go, I wonder how everyone else is doing."
...
"NARI…" A robotic voice shouted.
"That damn robot!" The bashful voice of Caulifla said as she was approached by an automaton machine, named Narirama. "GET OUT!"
Caulifla was quick in dispatching Narirama, knocking him over the stadium and into the stands. Caulifla dusted her hands and crossed her arms, beside her was Kale.
"G-Good work…sis,"
"These guys are all chumps! I was expecting something more than this,"
"I agree…it seems everyone is focused on universe seven," Kale said as she looked over to see Goku surrounded by Universe 9.
"Let them!"
"Um…sis?"
"Yeah?"
"Celeon is fighting with Goku."
Caulifla blinked for a few seconds before turning around. "HE'S WHAT!"
...
"We were going to go after you after we handled Goku…but both of you together will do nicely. You're both the strongest in your respective universes," A blue, humanoid wolf, Bergamo, spoke as he stood alongside two others, a red one, named Basil, and a yellow one, Lavender.
"Celeon are you sure you want to help me out?"
Celeon gave Goku a stern gaze. "Universe nine only has seven more fighters, if we knock them all out, they'll be disqualified. It'll save us some trouble in the long run."
Goku blinked sheepishly. "I guess so. You already know how they fight."
"That's right!" Celeon said as he lunged forward.
"LET'S GO, BROTHERS!"
"YEAH!"
END
Chapters for this arc will be shorter as I have certain fights planned out that will take a chapter's worth of focus. As you can see, Universe 9 is already falling out, along with Universe 4, since they're not much of the focus and honestly just there, so I'll be packing them up quickly. I want this arc to be around 10 or so chapters.
I hope you guys liked what I did with Cabba, I feel he could've done so much more than just the support role. I know I said this last time but things will be different in this T.O.P.
Leave a review, they help. I appreciate everyone who gave the story a read, a follow, and a fav, makes me want to push out chapters more.
DanDrake - I'm glad you're enjoying the story, hope this chapter is to your liking!