The Saiyan Devil
Chapter 13
Caulifla and Kale had approached their new opponents, Universe 2, specifically, Ribrianne and Rozie. So the two of them were prepared as they watched the Saiyans approach.
"So the ugly girls are ready to fight us."
"HUH! Ugly?" Caulifla said with one brow arched furiously. "The only one ugly here is you two!"
Ribrianne's eyes burned with fire as she bared his teeth. "FINE! IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE TO SETTLE THIS WITH OUR FISTS!"
"The power of love will guide us!" Rozie said as she was the first to run in.
"Kale, you sit back; let me handle these two."
"But Sis–"
"No, Kale, if we have you going berserk again, you might end up knocking out our team; for now, watch and wait for the moment to strike, got it?"
Kale nodded feverishly and stepped back, letting Caulifla take the wheel in this fight.
Caulifla shouted, transforming into Super Saiyan, and charged in, clashing fists with Ribrianne. Rozie came from behind, but Caulifla lifted her leg and blocked Rozie's punch. Caulifla then shot a ki blast to separate herself from Rozie and Ribrianne.
Caulifla jumped up and down with her fists balled into a boxer stance. She had a cocky grin as she watched Ribrianne and Rozie regroup and try a frontal assault. Caulifla proceeded to block and dodge their attacks.
Caulifla landed a heavy blow to Ribrianne's face, but it looked like she didn't take any damage and countered with her attack into Caulifla's stomach. The punch wasn't anything to scoff at; it did do some damage.
Rozie jumped back and rapidly punched the air, causing ki blasts to form and shoot at Caulifla. The Saiyan turned her attention to the ki blasts and began to block them off with her wrists; however, this caused her to take hits from Ribrianne as well, but Caulifla ignored it. Caulifla ducked her head, allowing one of the ki blasts to strike Ribrianne, getting her to lose her guard and allowing Caulifla to land a flurry of punches and a final kick to send Ribrianne into a rock. Caulifla felt Rozie approach and spun in place to face her new opponent.
"CRUSH CANNON!" Caulifla shot off a dozen red ki blasts at the unsuspecting Rozie, causing her to crash into many rocks.
"Oh, c'mon! You have to do better–AH."
Caulifla was silenced as Ribrianne ran into her, but Caulifla regained her bearings and gritted her teeth.
"Cheap trick; I wasn't even looking!"
Caulifla went into Super Saiyan 2 as she grew tired of her new opponents.
Frost and Frieza were trading punches, but none seemed to have connected. Frieza jumped back and shot a finger beam, but Frost was quick enough to react and dodge and shot his own, which struck Frieza in the shoulder, getting the Emperor to grit his teeth angrily.
"You worm!" Was Frieza's remark towards Frost, who was feeling the same way for the other.
Frost didn't understand why he was eager to meet Frieza; from all the chit-chat everyone had about the Emperor, Frost was expecting more, but he was severely disappointed to find out that Frieza himself was a dead man.
Frost blocked one of Frieza's punches and jumped over the space emperor all in the same moment. Frieza turned around but was met with a flash of red and an explosion. Frost had his arm out and one finger pointed at Frieza's location.
A gold shine escaped the dust and filled Frost's vision, and out of the smoke was Frieza with a golden body now, similar to Frost's very own Crimson form. So Frieza's form may be equivalent to his. That only causes Frost to crack a grin.
"You're not the only one with a form higher than this!"
Frieza stopped to a halt in shock and looked at Frost with his teeth bared angrily. "A novice like you has something akin to my Golden Form?"
Frost snickered at being called a novice and clenched his fist tightly, it didn't shine like Frieza's golden body, but it still lit up a small portion of the area. Frieza looked gobsmacked at seeing Crimson Frost; he didn't think his Universe 6 counterpart to achieve such a level!
"Well, this certainly kicks things up a notch," Frieza expressed with quelled fury. He had to give credit where it was due; his counterpart was certainly strong, but not as strong as he was; he was Golden Frieza!
"YAH!" Frieza shouted as he shot off a powerful blast, but Frost countered with his own, resulting in a struggle for dominance, but the center of the blast imploded and sent the winds into a raging howl, destroying the large pieces of rocks in the vicinity.
Frost and Frieza met head-on, both trying to land a single blow. Their forms seemed to be evenly matched right now, granted they both weren't putting in one hundred percent effort. Frost knew he needed to conserve his stamina, but Frieza was proving to be an annoyance.
Frieza shared a similar thought, and in a slight gap, Frieza found his fist impacting Frost's face, causing spit to fly out of Frost's mouth. Frost was then on the receiving end of Frieza's scornful barrage. However, Frost was able to find himself and pull himself together, stopping Frieza in his tracks.
Frost flipped Frieza over and shot a vibrant red blast in his back, sending the space emperor flying into the pillar of the stadium.
Frost wiped his face, feeling a bit of blood trickling down. Frost turned around, but that was his mistake as Frieza wasn't finished and sent golden beams into Frost's back. "GACK!"
Frost was then bombarded with a bunch of golden beams, each powerful and hurtful, as he unknowingly reached the stadium's edge.
"YOU DARE MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME! I WILL HAVE YOU SUFFER!"
Frost managed to escape the beams by the skin of his teeth and hide behind a bunch of boulders. He needed to rethink his choices, it was clear that Frieza was stronger than he was, but that didn't mean he couldn't come out of this with anything but victory. It was going to take a lot of work, unfortunately.
Frost jumped in the air and was immediately marked by Frieza. Frost shot a finger beam, which collided with Frieza's beam before it exploded shortly after; the explosion caused smoke to fill up the area, which was what Frost wanted.
Frieza looked back and forth, trying to figure out where Frost was hiding at. He was like a rat, scurrying among the rubble to save his skin. Frieza began to shoot wildly as his patience was wearing thin; after a full thirty seconds, Frieza stopped, hoping one of them struck Frost, but as the smoke cleared, it showed Frost was nowhere in the vicinity.
"You….DARE RUN FROM ME! I WILL FIND-" Frieza was stopped by feeling something pierce his stomach, or so it felt like it. Frieza's eyes practically bulged out of their sockets, threatening to fall out, before they laid upon a red arm, trailing it to see that it was Frost, but what shocked Frieza was the output of damage he sustained.
He didn't think Frost had this much power.
Could he have been hiding it? If so, Frieza knew he needed to take Frost out of the picture, here and now!
Frost spun quickly, striking Frieza with his tail and shooting more beams. Frieza, however, recovered and ran in a zigzag manner, efficiently avoiding the attacks. Unfortunately, Frost was packing more power than he looked, which provoked Frieza to act.
Frieza yelled as he landed a heavy blow to Frost's face, but the counterpart dished out his own. After that, it didn't take long before the two emperors began an all-out fist brawl, trying to win over the other in a show of strength and endurance.
Frost ducked under a blow and socked Frieza right in the nose, but the Emperor of Universe 7 didn't flinch and gave his own, which sent Frost skidding back. Unfortunately, Frieza didn't allow Frost time to catch a breather as he was on him again.
"He's persistent. Good, All I have to do is lure to the edge and ring him out quickly. I can't keep this form up too long, damn it!"
Frieza and Frost continued their barrage of fists, but it looked more in Frieza's favor. Unknown to Frieza, this was a plan Frost had cooked up. As they got closer to the Arena's end, Frost sped past Frieza's punch, and when Frieza realized what was happening, he was already flying toward the edge of the stadium.
"WHAT!"
"HAHA! That's what happens when you try to punk me, Frieza!" Frost said as he watched Frieza fly toward the outer reach of the Arena.
Frost turned around and returned to normal, feeling the strain his Crimson Form was leaving on his body. But, not all things go according to plan, as Frost felt something grip his tail, getting him to slowly turn his head to look, as his eyes laid upon a golden hue, his vision blanked, and when Frost reopened his eyes, he noticed he was sitting next to Champa, and beside him was Magetta.
With widened eyes, Frost stood up and looked down at the arena floor to see Frieza chuckling evilly to himself.
"WHAT HAPPENED?"
"A lot," Was all Champa said, clearly not amused with the turn of events.
"DAMNIT!"
Caulifla grinned from ear to ear as she watched the two Universe 2 fighters try to keep pace with her. For some reason, Caulifla felt stronger in the battle rush. It gave her the energy to keep fighting without ever feeling any stamina lost. But, unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for her opponents; they were beginning to strain themselves fighting the Saiyan Prodigy.
"Ha! It seems like you're at reaching your limits, can't say the same for me!" Caulifla said as she jumped up and down, psyching herself up more. Kale watched with awe on her face seeing how strong Caulifla was.
Could she be like her? Confident in her power? For so long, she was afraid that she might hurt others; that's why she acts the way she does, to protect others, but this…this was a tournament of survival. She needed to be strong!"
"How're we going to stop her? It's like she's getting stronger while fighting!" Rozie said with her voice sounding like a broken vase.
"Don't give up hope! We still have the power of love on our side," Ribrianne said, trying to cheer up Rozie, which seemed to work.
"Y-Yeah…you're right."
"Sister…let me join," Kale said as she walked up.
Caulifla gave a sly grin. "Are you sure? Last time you went all bonkers on us!"
"I think I finally know what Celeon was trying to teach me, to control this power and use it to my will, not the other way around."
Caulifla opened her mouth sheepishly. "Not sure I get all the fancy stuff, but I know you get hella' strong when you're all buff! So go ahead!"
Kale smiled genuinely and grew serious. Kale tightened her hands, and a power surge rose before shades of green appeared. Kale began to roar, shaking the stadium before her body began to bulk up like before. Kale's surge alerted everyone, including Jiren, who wasn't interested in anybody at the moment.
Kale's hair tie didn't break like last time, and she maintained consciousness, which was a great sign; her eyes went teal in color, and her hair went lime green.
Kale was in complete control.
"I'm ready!"
"Haha! Yeah! You did it. You seem a lot stronger than before. Let's get rid of this garbage!"
"Right!"
Goku decided to test himself, walking confidently up to Jiren, who had an unamused look; Toppo and Dyspo guarded him.
"Son Goku…" Toppo said slowly, not expecting Goku to approach them so early.
"I want to fight Jiren!" Was Goku's bold claim.
"Same here!"
"Huh!" Goku turned his head to see Celeon appear.
"This is the guy that's the strongest in your universe; then it's all the better to knock him out first."
"You will find that claim to be quite the mountainous attempt. I will fight you myself, Celeon."
"Heh, I see; fine, I'll fight you."
No words were uttered as Toppo rushed directly into Celeon, carrying him through a few boulders, leaving Goku behind with Jiren. Celeon managed to escape Toppo's rush by flipping back; while doing so, his hair extended into that of Super Saiyan 3; this caught Toppo by surprise as the form seemed stronger than when they last fought. It would seem he was no slouch after all. However, this wasn't the form Toppo wanted to fight against; he wanted to fight the form above Super Saiyan 3.
Super Saiyan God.
"Challenging me with this weak form?"
Celeon lowered his head and grinned. "You will find that this form isn't as weak as before."
The truth was, Celeon couldn't control Super Saiyan God, at least, his version of the form. Moreover, combining two types of ki and forming one wasn't easy.
Toppo and Celeon glared at each other before they went to attack. Toppo's large hands clashed with Celeon's marginally smaller ones. But, it didn't stop there as they did so with the opposite fist. Celeon took another jump back and shot off a volley of dark red ki blasts, each of that landed its mark on Toppo, but the burly alien powered through and shoulder-bashed Celeon. Still, the Saiyan recovered on the spot and landed a heavy kick to Toppo's waist, which sent the alien crashing into a large slab of rocks. Celeon lifted his hands, conjuring two large orbs before sending them into the air, allowing them to expand.
Toppo, from his position, saw the two large orbs before they fired beams on equal footing as the Kamehameha technique he had witnessed before. Toppo looked back and forth hastily, trying to find a way to avoid the beams, and thankfully he saw one and managed to avoid being hit by the attacks.
Toppo jumped into the air and shot off a Justice Flash, which Celeon avoided by jumping and flipping before throwing his ki blast in the mix. Each ki blast caused explosion after explosion before Toppo stopped and charged in again.
Celeon moved his head from side to side, avoiding Toppo's attack, and finally landed on Toppo's stomach, staggering the large alien. Next, Celeon kneed Toppo in the stomach hard enough to cause spit to fly out of Toppo's mouth. Then, Celeon did something Caulifla once did to him, wrapping his arms around Toppo's waist and bending back, slamming Toppo into the stadium, causing the stadium to crack and burst.
It seemed like Celeon was winning this time around.
END
Quite a bit happened in this chapter, from Caulifla and Kale fighting Universe 2 to Frost and Magetta getting eliminated to Celeon and Goku challenging Jiren, which led to Celeon and Toppo having their long-awaited rematch.
What will happen next? You'll have to find out!
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(AN: May 14th: Here's the next one; it is now edited and proofread, so any mistakes I had beforehand were at least cleaned up to the best I could accomplish. I scribbled some stuff out of this chapter, mainly Caulifla and Ribrianne throwing insults at one another because it did feel pretty unnecessary, despite it being in character for both to do so; after I finish this arc, I'm gonna take a bit to do some Slice-Of-Life)