The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 61: Fists of Justice.
Gohan, Frieza, 17.
Squaring off within a flat surface of the arena near the pillar; sensations of energy clashing in the distance signified that Goku's, Vegeta's and Jiren's battle was underway, the moment of distraction allowing Jiren to strike with a huge-handed punch to 17's face knocking him flat before turning on Gohan next only for a beam to strike him from behind.
"Never turn your back on an enemy… didn't you learn that oh great hero?" Frieza spoke with a snide smile; smoke whipping from his fingertip after firing a Focussed Death Beam.
"Stand aside Frieza… we'll face this battle Hero against Hero!" Gohan spoke; his voice unwavering from nerves, his resolve to fight Toppo alone stemming from Goku and Vegeta challenging Jiren's unbeatable might as well as Raijin and Dyspo racing around the arena's remains as but a mere blur flicking in and out of his vision.
"Oh? Then by all means he's all yours… Hero" Frieza scoffed; laughing behind his hand as Gohan stepped towards Toppo whilst dressed in his black and green Great Saiyaman costume only without the helmet or bandana.
"You sure about this?" 17 enquired; his eyes narrowing on Toppo's huge hands and the great power that resided within Toppo but couldn't quite shake the feeling that something much greater lay buried within their foe.
"Yeah; just be ready with an Omni-Shield is things get bad" Gohan spoke; stretching out his arms and legs while Toppo merely watched with the glint of keen interest in his eyes.
"You are the son of Son Goku are you not?" Toppo finally spoke with his deep booming voice; his moustache quivering with every word.
"You know who I am?" Gohan enquired; curious when Toppo could have been present to have knowledge of his identity and being Goku's Son prior to The Tournament's beginning.
"Indeed; I watched you fight against The Trio of Danger at The Exhibition Match… you fought with the heart of a man representing Justice" Toppo spoke revealing that he'd been present at The Exhibition Matches between Goku, Vegeta and Gohan against The Trio of Danger.
"Well I'd be delighted to show you my Justice Punch" Gohan spoke with an excited smile; remembering how Raijin had been absent from that particular battle and hadn't had the pleasure of witnessing his great powers though he was sadly occupied with Dyspo at this time and wouldn't witness his strength.
"It appears that not all fighters from your Universe are villains" Toppo spoke with an amused tone of voice; he was so used to fighting one against many in his own Universe, to be faced by Gohan alone when he'd expected one vs three came as an amusing underestimation of his strength.
"Isn't is villainous to judge all of us as evil" Gohan spoke with a cocky voice; his confidence in his victory briefly overcoming his senses but recalled what Piccolo had taught him about keeping his mind clear thus returning to his calm state of mind.
Toppo's moustache ruffled as Gohan had touched a nerve; orange flames bursting out from his round but muscular body, Gohan crouching low with his fists at the ready as white flames ignited and burnt the very air around his body.
"How about an example of Justice in Universe 7! Justice Punch!" Gohan wasted no time going on the attack; white flames bursting into life around his body upon entering his Ultimate Form; his right fist blazing with sparkling energy as he rushed from the spot and closed in on Toppo.
"Impressive energy… Justice Fist" Toppo smiled behind his moustache; impressed with Gohan's energy as his right fist also glowed with sparkling orange energy as he too kicked off the broken floor and closed in on Gohan.
Gohan and Toppo both grinned to one another as their sparkling fists met with a sparking rain of their energies battling each other as fiercely as their bodies fought, though Toppo was larger in body mass but Gohan's energy was much greater while in Ultimate Form indicated by the fierce white flames licking off Gohans body whilst Toppo's arms shimmered with a glowing orange flame.
Pushed back by Toppo's huge strength; Gohan didn't spot Toppo coming until his fist was inches from his face, drawing on his instincts as Raijin often did Gohan ducked and slipped under the punch to be able to strike Toppo hard in the ribs with an uppercut.
Groaning under the pain of a strike to the ribs that protected his vitals; Toppo nearly dropped to his knees but kept on his feet, his eyes darting to Gohan's proud smile, 17 watching warily and Frieza with a coy smile but his energy radiated sinister intent.
The dust from the ruined floors rising as energies rose once again; Gohan and Toppo both raring for another round as their fists blazed with their burning auras, as both kicked off from the ground 17 and Frieza gazed with interest in how well Gohan was keeping Toppo on his toes when Toppo's hulking muscles and great strength threatened to defeat Gohan with a single solid blow.
17's fingers twitched as Gohan slipped under another one of Toppo's powerful yet wide Justice Fist techniques only to be blindsided by another punch that landed in Gohan's face sending the Half-Saiyan to his knees.
Gohan couldn't help but smile as Toppo had struck him hard in the face with his huge fists; his blood boiling with excitement; the very excitement that he'd been missing in his life full of conferences, meetings, deadlines and being a loving husband and parent, this was exactly the thrill he'd been longing for.
His fists a blur with the motions; Gohan unleashed a flurry of fists that Toppo's wide guard could barely keep up with; with his huge size and Gohan's swift attacks made blocking difficult as Gohan's sparkling fists hammered at Toppo's hands and forearms until punching through Toppo's guard and striking hard at his chest.
Groaning with pain as Gohan had struck several vital points causing Toppo to stagger backwards; his thoughts racing as a so-called Hero of Justice was fighting against and managing to defeat another Hero of Justice and that mere notion infuriated Toppo.
"Justice Flash!" Toppo shouted angrily; his moustache raising enough to expose his mouth as he shouted; orange bullets of energy firing from his fingertips at the speed of a fully-automatic machine gun, the bullets that struck the Kachi Kachin floor fragments shot through leaving a clean hole on impact.
"Shit; can't afford to get hit by one of those" 17 shouted; thrusting his right arm backwards in a sweeping motion as he generated a Barrier covering himself and Gohan to repel Toppo's bullets, each bullet striking the Barrier with a resounding thud followed by ripples in the energy construct.
"That shield… a bothersome obstacle" Toppo muttered to himself; his thought cut-off as a stinging laser struck him in the ribs, turning the line of fire on his attacker only to be met with Golden Frieza planting a knee strike in his face.
Staggering backwards and left open to attack; Toppo barely had time to raise his huge hands as hundreds of beams, coloured green, white and pink as the beams showered Toppo leaving him with no room or time to counter or dodge the onslaught, the beams whipping up a dust cloud so large that it blanketed Toppo and the fighters of Universe 7.
Amidst the cloud of dust whipped up by the assault Toppo stood with his uniform in tattered rags after the volley of beams and blasts he'd endured; the air stood still with resonating energy that neither Gohan, Frieza nor 17 could sense but knew the energy felt dark.
"Justice… when did the notion of justice become so meaningless in your Universe…" Toppo's voice spoke though instead of the noble tone of his voice he sounded cold and threatening.
Gohan and 17 tensed up as a cloud of darkness enveloped Toppo's body; his every muscle beginning to gleam with an ominous purple glow while a red etching signifying a God of Destruction emblazoned itself upon his chest, the air around him feeling cold and heavy under the weight of his new energies, while Frieza merely observed Toppo's sudden change.
"Oh shit…" 17 cursed under his breath for his Omni-Shield would be helpless against Toppo now.
"Oh damn" Gohan muttered; his whole body tensing as his Ultimate Form's white flames blazed brighter in preparation for the coming fight.
"Oh my…" Frieza muttered with keen interest in Toppo's display of his hidden power; his very skin shivering with that same excitement.
Toppo merely gazed through glowing purple eyes at his three foes; the pupils of his eyes having narrowed into crimson slits as he raised his now bare right hand before hurling a black orb of energy that none of the teammates from Universe 7 could sense but could tell that the orb was dangerous, each giving the orb a wide berth before the orb made contact with a wall-like fragment from the arena's floor torn up by Goku's Spirit Bomb for the orb expanded and turned the wall-like fragment into nothing before their very dumbstruck eyes.
"Hakai…" Toppo spoke with a darkened voice that boomed with power; black orbs shimmering into existence from his new dark powers that circled around his very being as the ominous purple aura shimmered over Toppo's entire body with such power that even the air felt cold around him.
"This is bad…" Gohan muttered to himself; he could no longer sense Toppo's energy indicating that whatever this power was, he was sure that it was God Ki on the level of a Destroyer God.
Observation Stands.
"Let it be known that Universe 11's next God of Destruction has been named here today! Toppo shall be our next Destroyer!" Belmod rose from his seat; his eyes beaming with pride in the mortal he had chosen to succeed him, his victory all but assured now that he had God Toppo and Jiren though the speed-based flashes of violet and gold that circled the arena didn't concern him in the slightest.
Beerus cursed under his breath; neither Gohan nor Android 17 would have the strength to topple such a powerful foe and he didn't believe that Frieza could do it alone and the only three that possibly could were occupied with the other two fearsome warriors of Universe 11.
Next Chapter: Supersonic Clash.