The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 11: The Tournament Continues
The Referee stood stunned; too stunned to even notice Raijin drop Frost outside of The Ring.
"Hey! Call the match already!" Beerus shouted; shaking his fist at The Referee.
The Referee quickly snapped out of his stunned mindset; raising his hand towards Raijin, "Raijin wins the match".
"Wow; did you see how brutal Raijin was in that fight? He totally kicked Frost all over this arena" Krillin spoke; too stunned to move from his seat after witnessing that fight.
"Yes; Super Saiyans Gods… and now there is a Super Saiyan 4, these three never stop progressing" Master Roshi muttered in his elderly voice; his eyes closed in contemplation behind his sunglasses.
Bulma sat silently; she enjoyed watching Raijin fight but seeing him fight to brutally and with such a ferocious nature had initially made her fearful of her husband, despite the fact that Frost deserved such an unrestrained beating; though Bulma knew Raijin wouldn't let himself become too much like a beast… he was still the man she loved.
Raijin watched at the giant robot named Magetta leapt from the floating and down into The Ring; grinning upon seeing the readiness of his next opponent as well as feeling the intense heat emanating from Magetta's body, a chimney-like protrusion sticking out of Magetta's head exhausted steam.
"As a special rule; following the near-destruction of the barrier, Lady Vados will erect another barrier around the ring to contain any wayward techniques and shield observers from Sir Magetta's abilities" The Referee shouted upon exiting The Ring and tending to Frost's body while Vados twirled her staff and a cube-shaped barrier around The Ring.
"How is this fair?" Beerus shouted at Champa; his thin body radiating with a purple shimmer.
"You heard The Referee! It's to protect us; after all.. it was your fighter Piccolo that nearly destroyed the barrier!" Champa replied; the same purple shimmer running across his own rotund body.
Piccolo knew he'd put everyone at risk with his Special Beam Cannon; but if he'd landed the attack on Frost; he would have won.
A deathly silence fell over the arena as The Referee called for the match to begin; Raijin stayed standing on the edge of The Ring despite the danger to himself being knocked out, his bright red tail flicking behind his legs.
Magetta rang his steel-ball fists against his chest; the valves adorning his chest glowing brighter as the heat of the lava within his body vastly increased in violitity while steam continued to fill the cube barrier, the generated heat spread quickly around The Ring; the new barrier keeping the sweltering heat contained though al the observers seemed noticeably affected by the sudden increase in humidity.
Raijin's fur covered body felt the heat get to him very quickly; his brow and chest already beading with sweat due to the drastically increasing heat and surrounding steam, "This won't be as easy as fighting Frost was".
Raijin's golden aura had remained the same after transforming to a much higher form; burning much more harshly and sparks of green lightning shooting around his body instead of the white or gold lightning generated by Super Saiyan 2 or 3, outstretching his hands almost in the same manner as Vegeta did when using the Final Flash.
Vegeta raised an eyebrow as he swore he spotted Raijin look to him in preparation for an energy attack akin to his own signature Final Flash.
"Final Thunder!" Raijin thrust both his hands together while droplets of sweat were shed from his fur-covered arms; having created a new technique inspired by Vegeta's Final Flash in the same manner as the Hyper Masenko was inspired by Goku's Kamehameha Wave, bolts of green lightning flashed from around Raijin's aura-coated body; arcing through the air and raining down on Magetta's gigantic form.
Magetta looked surprised as Raijin's lightning bolts rained around him; striking at precise points on his body and burning scorch marks over his normally burn/heat proof body, lightning struck Magetta all over his arms, legs, face and even breaking the valves on his chest.
Magetta spoke in the sounds of gears and technical processing sounds instead of words; the valves on his chest shattering under the rain of thunder Raijin hurled and droplets of lava began to leak from Magetta's chest.
"This won't be easy at all" Raijin muttered; quickly regretting his choice of energy attacks.
A dangerous red glow radiated from Magetta's eyes, mouth and the broken valves on his chest; roaring with the bubbling sound of flowing magma emitted by Magetta's opened mouth.
Champa wore a malicious grin as he watched Magetta's metallic body radiated with pure heat upon belching out a stream of lava directly at Raijin, Raijin narrowly dodging the lava as it exploded on impact with the floor; the tiled floor melting away due to the aggressive nature of molten lava.
Raijin noted that the left leg of his gi pants had burnt away from the sheer heat alone in Magetta's lava attack, "Damn… if this keeps up I'll be burnt alive… at worst I'll be fighting naked in this heat".
"Raijin can't win this one… not alone anyway" Goku spoke; an approving nod coming from Piccolo as they both observed though both sweating as heat leaked from the barrier.
Vegeta grumbled and growled while watching Raijin; thinking that if he'd been fighting this battle he'd have finished off Magetta much faster than this.
Raijin brought his hand together just as Magetta belched out a second ball of molten lava; Raijin firing his Hyper Masenko to counter the lava, the clash of Raijin's golden beam and Magetta's molten lava exploded in between the two fighters; fragments of the lava spraying out and further melting The Ring's tiled floor.
Raijin gritted his teeth; angry that he could not attack Magetta directly because of the extreme heat; and his energy attacks could be blocked by Magetta's lava attacks, cursing himself for getting lost in his thoughts just as Magetta attacked Raijin with a searing hot metal punch.
Crying out in pain as the heat burnt at Raijin's skin and fur; dropping down to one knee after taking the punch, listening to Magetta's metallic laughter.
Whis' smile faded while watching Raijin falter; deciding that Raijin would not be able to defeat this foe, he would have no choice but to lose or surrender.
Vegeta grumbled louder; having had enough of watching Raijin fail against nothing more than a tin can, "WOULD YOU HURRY UP AND LOSE SO I CAN FIGHT THIS RUSTY BUCKET OF BOLTS!"
Raijin grit his teeth so tightly that blood was drawn; realising that Magetta suddenly halted his process of churning up a third lava ball and curling up into a ball himself with a sad and depressed look in his lava red eyes, "What the hell?".
"It appears that Magetta was a weak mind when his body is strong… Vegeta's indirect insult gave Raijin a way to win" Whis spoke analysing Magetta's sudden vulnerability.
"I'm sorry Magetta… maybe we'll fight again someday" Raijin threw his hands up; firing a Golden Bomb directly into Magetta's saddened and depressed metal face, the impact and explosion pushed Magetta out of The Ring, Raijin winning the fight.
"And the victory goes to Raijin of The Seventh Universe" The Referee called; checking on Raijin to ensure he could continue fighting, "Can you keep fighting? Or do you want a break".
Raijin's Super Saiyan 4 Form faded from his body and thus returning him to his normal untransformed state; too exhausted to keep going at this point in the tournament, "Yes… I would very much like a rest".
The Referee nodded to Raijin's answer, "Very well; Raijin will be taking a break but will return to competition should an opportunity arise, the next battle will be Cabba vs Vegeta!".
The glass stairs reappeared as Vegeta instead chose to float down to The Ring; sneering at Raijin as the two passed each other by, Raijin crossed back up the stairs; taking note that Magetta was being brutally shouted at by Champa while Frost and Hit had both vanished from the platform.
"Very impressive Raijin… calling yourself The Beast like that; quite poetic" Whis spoke; beckoning Raijin to sit beside him, of which Raijin accepted.
Goku stood by Raijin; a wide and bright smile on his face, "That was incredible! I never thought such a power existed; I hope I get to fight you someday".
Raijin smiled; he knew Goku would react that way upon seeing his new transformation and its powers, "I'd like that too; we'll see how my Super Saiyan 4 stands up to your Super Saiyan Blue".
"Shut up! Vegeta is about to face that young Saiyan from The Sixth" Beerus ordered; his eyes narrowing as Vegeta and Cabba began their battle.
Cabba attacked Vegeta with incredible speed and a fierce volley of jabs, right and left hook punches; despite his young, thin and light body he was quite strong, though Vegeta blocked every one of Cabba's attacks with obvious ease.
"Show me how your Sixth Universe Saiyans fight; should me your power as a Super Saiyan!" Vegeta shouted at Cabba; smacking Cabba away with a brutal backhand to the face and a boot to the abdomen, forcing Cabba to his knees with only two powerful strikes.
Cabba spluttered upon taking a sudden boot to his abdomen; coughing violently before countering with a fast right hook of his own, striking Vegeta in the chest instead of the face but recoiling over the toughness of Vegeta's Prototype Armour.
"I don't know what you mean… do you mean the power that the other two Saiyans used?" Cabba asked; simultaneously confessing that he did not have the powers of a Super Saiyan.
Vegeta's eyes widened with shock; to think a Saiyan had appeared before him and not only challenged him, but did so without the powers of a Super Saiyan.
"You pitiful excuse for a Saiyan, I dare to stand in this Ring with me! THE SAIYAN PRINCE!" Vegeta bellowed; booting Cabba in the chest so hard that Cabba's own armour cracked from the force behind Vegeta's forward kick.
Vegeta loomed over Cabba's kneeling form; grabbing the young Saiyan by the shoulder bands of his armour and lifting him to his feet before slugging Cabba back down to the floor with an unrestrained left hook.
"Your poor judgement has come to this; I'm going to beat you down to a bloody pulp! Then I'll travel to Planet Sadala and kill each and every one of your family and friends" Vegeta threatened; an all-too familiar evil look glinting in Vegeta's eyes while he spoke in such a malicious tone.
"Don't you lay a finger of them…" Cabba spoke through strained breaths and busted bloody lips.
"You do not have the power to stop me… you are powerless" Vegeta laid the facts hard into Cabba's mind; throwing the young Saiyan towards the edge of The Ring, Cabba barely managing to get back up to his feet though his heels were at the very edge.
Cabba's whole body shuddered as a distinct golden glow coated his thin frame; Vegeta halted his advance upon witnessing Cabba's budding transformation, "You… will lose… TO ME!" Cabba screamed at the top of his lungs as anger filled his greenish-blue eyes; the golden glow bursting into bright golden flames as Cabba's short black hair changed into the golden hair of a Super Saiyan.
Raijin watched as Cabba transformed due to Vegeta's masterful baiting; Raijin got the impression that Vegeta had intentionally trained Cabba into becoming a Super Saiyan just to get a better fight about of him.
Goku remained silent while watching the fight; taking notice that Hit had returned to the other floating platform with an unconscious Frost in tow, though Frost seemed even more beat up than he was following the match with Raijin.
Cabba attacked Vegeta with lightning fast volley of punches; Cabba's arms moving with such speed that they became a blur to untrained eyes, Vegeta keeping pace and continued to block Cabba's punches though Cabba was finally landing blows through Vegeta's guard.
Cabba barely formed coherent words when opening his mouth; speaking only in growls and roars while executing a near-endless barrage of punches and kicks, Vegeta keeling over as Cabba landed a swift kick to Vegeta's stomach through his cracking armour; Vegeta grinning at how much power Cabba had attained by obtaining only the first level of Super Saiyan, roaring with pride in the fruits of his efforts as Vegeta also transformed into a Super Saiyan; emitting an even more powerful golden glow than that of Cabba's.
"Calm yourself Cabba… regain your mind" Vegeta spoke slowly; standing strong even though his own armour was already cracked from Cabba's attacks.
Cabba halted his assault upon hearing Vegeta's slow speech; taking in a deep breath and calming his riled up nerves, Cabba felt flooded with the powers of the Super Saiyan Form that came with the first-time transformation; the power was intoxicating and yet tameable.
"Slowly release your hold on this power; and then call on the same feelings you felt when your transformed Vegeta instructed; much to the shock of Beerus and Champa that Vegeta was training his opponent instead of fighting.
"I will try" Cabba replied; uncurling his fists into open palms and feeling the powers of Super Saiyan leaving his body, the golden glow faded from his hair and reverting back to its normal shade of black.
"Recall those feelings of anger… that need for power" Vegeta commanded as soon as Cabba's golden hair had turned black.
Cabba nodded in response; clenching his hands into fists again, the now-familiar rush of pure power rushing through his veins as Cabba's body once again took the form of a Super Saiyan, "I did it".
Vegeta stood proud of Cabba's efforts; admiring the golden flames that burned around Cabba's body, the glittering golden powers further defined the muscles in Cabba's young and thin body.
Raijin took notice of the look Vegeta was giving Cabba; it was the look of a proud father watching over a son, Piccolo and Goku just watched though they too took note of the bond developing between Vegeta and Cabba.
"I did it Master" Cabba bowed his head towards Vegeta; adorning is opponent with an honourable title in thanks for the training bestowed upon himself.
"Remember those words Cabba; There is always another level to be reached… come and fight me again when you have reached this Form" Vegeta spoke in the overbearing royal tone he used to speak in, his body becoming enveloped in a glittering blue aura upon transforming into a Super Saiyan Blue; Vegeta's transformation released a powerful shockwave that blew Cabba off his feet and hurtled the young Saiyan out of The Ring and onto the ground.
"And the winner is Vegeta of The Seventh Universe" The Referee shouted; raising a hand towards Vegeta.
"NO! damn you Cabba! Why did you let down your guard like that!" Champa shouted and cried out in humiliation, Vados merely glancing towards Hit as he began walking down the glass stairs towards The Ring.
Cabba began walking towards the stairs before turning back to Vegeta, "Master; you remind me a great deal of Planet Sadala's King… he too is a man of great power".
Vegeta had his back turned to Cabba; his eyes fixed on the portrait detailing the five fighters of each team, "Really… you'll have to introduce me someday".
Cabba smiled brightly as he quickly ascended the stairs just as Hit set foot on the tiled floors of The Ring; Hit's face quiet, calm and collected; not speaking so much as a word but only staring at Vegeta like he was nothing more than an obstacle to be overcome.
"He is the last fighter for Universe Six… he must be their strongest" Whis spoke to Beerus, Piccolo, Goku and Raijin, all nodding in agreement.
"So you're the final opponent? Too bad your sorry excuse for a team will face their defeat at my hands!" Vegeta proclaimed; the blue flames of Super Saiyan Blue burned brightly around his body.
Hit merely observed Vegeta through his red eyes; silently keeping any hint of his intent or abilities hidden behind an image of calm collected mystery, Hit's hands remaining firmly hidden away in the pockets of his trench coat.
"You may begin!" The Referee shouted; having learnt what Saiyans were capable of and choosing the duck out of The Ring for his own safety.
Just as Vegeta kicked off the ground; his right fist radiating with blue energy with a clear intent to win this fight as quickly and one-sidedly as possible, Vegeta's rush suddenly halting as if something had struck him in the heart; the armour around Vegeta's chest cracked and shattered from the impact though Hit stood still like he'd done nothing.
"What happened?" Raijin muttered to himself; rising from his seat and standing alongside Goku and Piccolo in order to closely observe Hit.
Hit stood perfectly still; his red eyes watching Vegeta rise back up to his feet, Vegeta grunting through the pain in his chest; blue energy radiating in both his fists as Vegeta threw jab punches, palm thrusts and backhanded fists at Hit, it dodging every attack with incredible ease; Hit seemingly disappearing at the last possible moment before Vegeta could land an attack.
Whis too was observing Hit; his eyes analysing Hit and his unknown abilities.
Vegeta charged back at Hit; roaring like a man possessed and striking at Hit with an attempted forearm strike only for Hit to move like a mirage and another out-of-nowhere counter to strike through Vegeta's armour and hit him in his kidneys.
Vegeta spluttered with pain and blood as his armour was steadily falling to pieces after his fight with Cabba and now fighting Hit; Vegeta swung his right arm wildly at Hit just to get so-much as a single successful strike on Hit, Hit's left arm seemingly moving with such speed that he struck at Vegeta's right wrist and put his hand back into his pocket within a single second.
"He's using Time Skip" Beerus spoke; muttering under his breath in irritation that The Sixth Universe had a fighter who was capable of not just using but mastering Time Skip.
"What's Time Skip?" Piccolo asked; his tone of voice demanding an answer from Whis.
"Allow me to explain… The Time Skip allows the user to leap as little as a single nanosecond ahead into the future; it is one of the hardest techniques to just use and apply to battle… let alone master in the manner that Hit has clearly done" Whis spoke with hints of being impressed of Hit's skill; explaining Time Jump and its difficulty to use.
Vegeta coughed up blood as yet another God Ki-powered charge against Hit had been met with a Time Skip attack to his ribs; shattering Vegeta's armour to nothing, Hit silently watched as Vegeta was only one more strike away from crumbling in defeat.
"Vegeta will be defeated…" Beerus spoke; closing his eyes in the face of suffering a loss to his brother, having to put any faith he had in a victory in Goku and Raijin.
"Don't count him out yet… Vegeta has a habit of creating an opportunity in any impossible situation" Raijin spoke; trusting that his friend and rival would find a way to land a hit on Hit.
True to Raijin's words; Vegeta was bending his arms back and bending his knees in the obvious position to fire his Galick Gun in his final stand against Hit, "Do you think you can dodge this… with your Time Skip? I don't think you can!".
Hit's calm visage fell into a look of stern seriousness, "So you figured out my technique… however; it will not save you from defeat".
Vegeta gritted his teeth to tightly that blood was drawn; his eyes lit up with blue flames as all his energy was being poured into a single final attack against his foe, "I don't care that you can leap through Time; I will still defeat you!"
"Just try to dodge this with your Time Skip… GALICK GUN!" Vegeta roared; all of his remaining God Ki and Super Saiyan Blue power channelled into a single major energy blast; the purple beam blasting out and encompassing the majority of The Ring though mostly melted away by Magetta's lava; the cube barrier shattering under the force of Vegeta's attack while the continued to blaze against the outer barrier.
Whis and Vados quickly turned their respective staffs in hand; allowing Vegeta's blast to pass through the barrier without opening it and exposing everyone within to the vacuum of Space.
Vegeta panted after ending his final attack; the blue in his hair fading to black while Vegeta smiled as no sign of Hit inside the path of Vegeta's Galick Gun, "He's gone… I defeated Hit!"
Vegeta laughed in the face of what he thought was his victory; only for Hit to be standing directly behind Vegeta with his right hand raised over his own head, striking at the back of Vegeta's neck with the cold eyes of a killer and knocking Vegeta unconscious.
"And Vegeta has lost the battle!" The Referee called out much to the delight of Champa; and the dismay of Beerus, "Only Goku and Raijin remain on Team Universe Seven; who will face Hit?".