The Three Legendary Saiyans

Chapter 30: A Chance For Victory Part 2

Down on the ground; Raijin, Goku, Vegeta and Future-Trunks all crouched down with fists raised; Future-Trunks opting to keep his sword at the ready while Shin and Gowasu stared up as the voice made itself known; the figure of Fused-Zamasu appearing in Supreme Kai robes now dyed in the greys and reds of Black's outfit his long and spiked pure white hair rested atop his head, but the sight that unnerved Raijin most as the white halo that hung behind his back.

"I don't believe Zamasu would even dare such a unthinkable act! Fusing with himself only to gin this unbelievable power" Gowasu muttered to himself; his eyes wide with shock as Fused-Zamasu hung in the air above their heads.

Raijin turned around towards Bulma and Future-Mai; biting his lip as they'd be in danger during this imminent battle though his thoughts also dwelled on the innocent people still hiding in the refuge, "Bulma, Future-Mai; I want both of you to get back to the abandoned subway and move the people there outside the city as quickly as possible".

Future-Mai looked down at her shotgun before looking up at Fused-Zamasu; giving a brief nod before turning on her heels and running back to the all-terrain vehicle.

Bulma said nothing but smiled at the fact that Raijin was thinking about the innocent lives at risk; throwing her arms around Raijin's shoulders and giving him a kiss before hurrying back to the vehicle along with Future-Mai, the vehicle driving off though Zamasu ignored the vehicle entirely.

"I can feel the glorious union of two unparalleled powers within me, So you all have all chosen to resist and fall to damnation" Fused-Zamasu spoke; his voice echoing across the skies.

"We would never run from a false-god like you" Vegeta shouted in defiance.

"The sword and shield stand united before your very eyes and yet you continue to deny my divine grace, the absolute power that you Saiyans desperately crave lies within my hands!" Fused-Zamasu continued to proclaim; preaching down upon the Saiyans gathered beneath him.

"Your power is false! A lie!" Future-Trunks screamed as he leapt from the ground within a blaze of blue and gold flames; his sword held above his head just as Raijin and Vegeta had witnessed him do against Mecha-Frieza many years ago, Fused-Zamasu watched as Future-Trunks leapt towards him with an amused smile; swiping at Future-Trunks and his sword with only his bare right hand and without even a hint of his previous Energy Blades.

The sound of shattered steel rang across the landscape; Future-Trunks stared in horror at his sword's blade shattered into pieces leaving only a sliver of his blade remaining, Fused-Zamasu grinned widely as he swiftly chopped at Future-Trunks' left shoulder and sent the young Half-Saiyan crashing into the mud while the broken sword flew off into the distance.

"This is what awaits those who dare to defy my will; I am absolute justice!" Fused-Zamasu screeched before flying even higher into the skies; soaring above the blackened skies.

"What's he doing?" Shin spoke up; his voice exposing his curiosity while Vegeta rushed to Future-Trunks' side.

Raijin grit his teeth after watching Future-Trunks be defeated so easily and to have his sword destroyed; unsure of what Fused-Zamasu was planning on doing when his foes were all here, his eyes snapping open upon realising that they were not his only targets but all living Mortals.

"We have to stop him! He's going to kill all the innocent lives that are still hiding!" Raijin yelled; his crimson God Ki flames igniting around his body just as Goku and Vegeta both stood up, both nodding as blue flames enveloped their own bodies, the three Saiyans kicking off the ground at once and charging Fused-Zamasu all at once in a single united assault; Raijin held his hands together in charging a new Masenko while Goku and Vegeta both shoulder tackled Fused-Zamasu and following up with a furious combo of punches, Fused-Zamasu effortlessly dodged each and every kick and punch with a mere slap to counter Goku's and Vegeta's attacks; a coy smile gracing his lips once he's caught a grip with Goku's right fist and Vegeta's left leg in Fused-Zamasu's grip.

"Behold as I show you the power that you Mortals can only dream of wielding!" Fused-Zamasu spoke slowly; his eyes narrowing as he glared at Goku, Vegeta and Raijin, the black clouds rumbled as a torrent of purple thunder dropped from the black sky; two bolts shot down and struck a defenceless Goku and Vegeta; the two screaming in pain as their skin felt like it was been cooked from the sheer heat of the thunder, Raijin raised his hands above his head as two orbs meshed together in his palms; one yellow orb and one crimson orb meshed together in-between his palms.

"Divine Masenko!" Raijin shouted; firing his new energy attack directly at a smiling Fused-Zamasu, the spinning beam of yellow and crimson flew on a direct path for Fused-Zamasu under wound back his right leg and kicked the beam away inside the side of the only remaining skyscraper left in the ruins of West City; reducing the building to nothing in an instant, Raijin stared in shock as Fused-Zamasu called down a third bolt of thunder to drop down on Raijin; Raijin screamed in pain as he felt the burning heat of the thunderbolt cooked his body.

As soon as the thunderbolts faded; Goku and Vegeta remained in Fused-Zamasu's grasp while Raijin felt out of the air and crashed into the already-ruined pavements, Fused-Zamasu released Goku and Vegeta from his grip and allowed them to fall; Goku landing on top of a car and shattering its windshield while Vegeta landed in the mud beside Future-Trunks.

Future-Mai and Bulma raced across the ruined city at top speed; Bulma watching as the skyscraper fell into ruin in the blink of an eye, "I don't know who's winning or losing" Bulma spoke; her voice giving away how nervous she was of the battle.

"We have our mission! Save the innocent people" Future-Mai shouted; her eyes firmly focused on the road ahead of her even though the roads were cracked and torn up from all the fighting.

The vehicle swerved to a halt just outside the entrance to the abandoned subway where all the survivors were hiding; Future-Mai and Bulma both abandoned the vehicle and rushed down the steps, the sounds of people rushing and panicked speaking filled the central hub.

Dozens of soldiers ran around the camps and make-shift medical tents gathering everything they could find scavenging anything that could be used as a weapon, Soldiers stood with various guns, metal bars or the classic baseball bat with nails or barbed wire.

The elderly and children all sat huddled around a single camp fire; praying for mercy to a benevolent god for their salvation.

"Hey; Future-Mai! You survived! I guess those Saiyans are good for something after all" spoke the Soldier carrying an AR-15 Rifle; a cigarette hanged half-burnt in-between his sly lips.

"Don't speak about them like that! They saved my life and all of our lives too!" Future-Mai cried out; shouting in The Soldier's face.

"Oh yeah? Then where's the others who went with you on your assassination mission" The Soldier spoke harshly; flicked the ash off his cigarette onto Future-Mai's boot to prove his point.

Future-Mai looked down at the cement floor in mourning before the sudden crack of a slapping hand against a face resonated across the entire hub; every single man woman or child looked up included Future-Mai to see that Bulma had smacked the soldier with such force that he'd been knocked to the floor and his helmet had fallen off his bald head.

"Shut the hell up and get to work; we need to move these people ASAP!" Bulma shouted with such a threatening presence that The Soldier and all the others dropped what they were doing and began assisting the civilians to the derelict tracks and lead them down the tunnels to safety.

"Thanks Bulma; that guy is always a handful" Future-Mai gave a half-hearted smile though she still mourned for her fallen comrades.

"I just know how to deal with them" Bulma smiled though her eyes gave away her simultaneous anger towards The Soldier and her worry for her husband and friends, "So; do you know where this tunnel lets out?".

"It opens out on the opposite side of the city to where everyone are fighting; as long as the fight doesn't move… we should get out to safety" Future-Mai answered but a hint of doubt remained in her voice.

Bulma nodded; glancing down at the pocket in her white lab coat where she kept a box of Capsules; each one containing her Bunker, The Time Machine and a Hover-Truck for escaping but was it large enough for all these people?.

Raijin and Future-Trunks both rose to their feet first; glaring up at Fused-Zamasu with a fierce determination burning in their eyes, Goku and Vegeta both rose up though they were both on their knees after taking a thunderbolt head-on.

"You cretins refuse to bow your heads and worship me; I guess I must tear you to pieces" Fused-Zamasu glared down at the four Saiyans; his arms held aloft until he appeared like a human crucifix, the black clouds gathered into a single mass above Fused-Zamasu's head; gradually growing larger and shining with a luminous purple light until it mirrored Fused-Zamasu's body's pose.

"What the hell is that?" Vegeta gasped; clutching at his left arm and hiding a nasty burn with his gloved hand.

Before anyone could answer; the mass of light-purple clouds fired a barrage of thunderbolts down on top of the Saiyans as well as the city, Raijin and Future-Trunks both flew off and took cover under a metallic bus stop while Goku and Vegeta took to the skies and almost immediately were struck by thunderbolts again; the screams resonated across the ruined cityscape as the thunder tore apart what little remained of the buildings and set fire to everything for miles around.

"Beautiful isn't it? the end of this wretched world" Fused-Zamasu calmly smiled a satisfied smile while watching the city burn; his eyes closing for a moment to enjoy the heat of the flames until a sudden blast struck him square in the chest, "Who dares to strike the divine?".

Raijin stood out from his shelter with his hands outstretched; his Hyper Masenko having successfully struck at Fused-Zamasu, "I did; you charlatan".

Fused-Zamasu felt the corners of his eyes twitching after being called a charlatan; his arms lowering from being held out like a cross only to cross his arms across his chest, "Such a crime against God can only be punished with death!".

Just as Fused-Zamasu was about to call down another rain of thunderbolts; the light-purple clouds flashed with a pair of blue flashes, the blue light overwhelming the light-purple in an instant forcing the mass of clouds to disperse; Goku and Vegeta both bursting out from either side of the clouds and charging straight for Fused-Zamasu in a two-pronged assault, Fused-Zamasu immediately and without even looking in their directions threw out his arms and grabbed Goku's and Vegeta's right fists with each hand.

Fused-Zamasu tightened his grip on the two Saiyans' fists; pain shooting up their arms causing Goku and Vegeta to scream in pain as their arms felt like they were been torn apart from the inside, "Gods are meant to be worshiped; you lesser beings are not fit to touch our flesh so casually, and yet in spite of that fact; you have committed numerous acts of treason against the divine!".

Goku and Vegeta both grimaced through the pain coursing up their right arms; focussing solely of Fused-Zamasu to the point where they didn't even feel the pain tearing their arms apart, both reaching back with his left arms to punch Fused-Zamasu again until another bolt of thunder dropped down on the pair for a third time.

"These crimes against the divine are punishable by death!" Fused-Zamasu floated higher in the dark sky; his white halo expanding into an even wider heavenly ring, "Fall into oblivion!" Fused-Zamasu spoke as dozens of blood red rays of energy fired out from his halo; each ray tore through the air with such force that a trail of fire was left in its wake, the rays rained down on top of Raijin and Future-Trunks only to create more explosions and ignite even more of the city in flames.

The innocent civilians hurried down the subway tunnels only to find a city engulfed in flames; no clear path remained that wasn't burning or had a collapsed building blocking the way forward, many people began praying for mercy again instead of

"This is a disaster; we stepped out into Hell itself" The Soldier spoke through puffs of his cigarette; earning a spiteful glare from his fellow soldiers as well as Bulma and Future-Mai.

"Would you shut up!" Bulma shouted in The Soldier's face so loud that he dropped his cigarette; glancing down at her Capsule Box again but the Hover-Vehicle would not be able to take them too far and flying high with it would only attract Fused-Zamasu's attention, Bulma bit her lips in frustration until Future-Mai's shout snapped her out of her train of thought.

"Maki! Haru! Where are you going?" Future-Mai shouted; spotting that the two kids were running away with something held in their hands.

Haru and Maki had spotted the broken sword in the burning wreckage; only the grip and a sliver of the blade remained as Maki and Haru lifted the much-lighter weapon out and broke into a sprint with in cradled in Maki's arms the two children running towards the lights and sounds of fighting while Bulma and Future-Mai abandoning the group of terrified soldiers and praying elderly citizens in order to chase after the children.

The two children kept running with the sword in-hand despite the rain of thunder and the screams of pain that neared with every step they took; eventually coming to a half-buried Future-Trunks of whom lay with his legs and right arm buried in rubble and his clothes singed from the flames.

Future-Trunks groaned to life after Haru poked him in the cheek; a trickle of blood dripped down from a cut in his forehead, "Haru,? Maki? What are you two doing here?".

"We brought you your sword so you can cut down the bad guy; you are our hero"

Future-Trunks barely had a chance to take the blade-less sword from the children when a shrill voice spoke from overhead.

"My my; In all of this beautiful scape of destruction… some mortals still live on" Fused-Zamasu glared down at the two children; his emotionless grey eyes instantly scoping out the group of Soldiers and praying elderly citizens, "Judgement is nigh".

"NO! don't!" Future-Trunks yelled; desperately trying to crawl out from the heavy debris, helpless to watch as Fused-Zamasu rose higher into the air; catching the eye of every one of the remaining soldiers and civilians, Fused-Zamasu grinned widely while Future-Trunks lay pinned down by wreckage and Goku, Vegeta and Raijin all lay facedown in the dirt; casting his arms wide as another red of blood red bolts rained down with even more precision than the bolts fired against the Saiyans, each bolt homed in one soldier or civilian each; their screams resonated across the skies as the bolts erased their bodies from the world.

Future-Trunks stared in horror at the rain of energy bolts mercilessly killed all of his comrades and the innocents he'd been fighting to protect; their screams vanishing along with their bodies as they died in an instant, Future-Trunks' eyes widened in shock as two bolts struck down on top of Haru and Maki; their screams joined by Future-Trunks' own screams while he helplessly watched the two children's lives disappear from the world.

"And thus; this world is one step closer to my grand ideal universe" Fused-Zamasu proclaimed; not putting any effort in hiding how happy he was to have killed dozens of innocent mortals nor hiding the grim satisfaction in his voice.

"You… you monster! Your days of tormenting us are over!" Future-Trunks yelled; using whatever energy he could muster to force the rubble off his legs and allow himself to stand, reaching down and lifting the broken sword that lay on the ground exactly where Maki had been standing before her death.

Goku rose up to his feet; his body wracked with pain after taking three bolts of thunder and being subjected to the energy bolts, "Its not over yet… as long as I'm still breathing; I will fight!".

"And after him you'll have to go through me!" Vegeta rose back up too; his right hand clutching at the burns on his left arm.

Raijin too rose back up; his body sore and hair and fur burnt from the thunder strikes and the energy bolts but he stood still ready to fight.

Bulma and Future-Mai had ducked down under another collapsed shelter to avoid the raining bolts but they were still alive; opting to duck into a ruined building where Shin and Gowasu stood atop the crumbling walls, Shin giving a protective smile as Bulma and Future-Mai felt as if they'd just walked through an invisible wall but had passed through a protective barrier Shin had made solely for them.

"It appears I must use all my powers to crush you pesky Saiyans; very well then… my Holy Wrath!" Fused-Zamasu barely moved his hand until a golden miniature sun burst into life just above his left shoulder; the miniature sun exploding into a beam of extreme heat and energy that flowed directly down towards Future-Trunks.

"Let my strength be a shield! Galick Gun!" Future-Trunks yelled; his hands firing his father's beam attack, the purple beam clashing with Fused-Zamasu's Holy Wrath; but the Holy Wrath slowly began to overpower the Galick Gun until another beam joined the struggle.

"Divine Masenko!" Raijin roared; pouring what power he still had into another beam, kneeling down a few paces back from Future-Trunks but his beam joined the struggle all the same.

"No matter how many mortals gather together! None can stand against my divine light!" Fused-Zamasu screamed down at Future-Trunks and Raijin; his body glowing with the same light as his Holy Wrath until two more beams struck him from behind.

"We're with you Future-Trunks! Give it all you got!" Vegeta shouted; his own Galick Gun bursting out from his fingerless gloved hands and joining the struggle.

"We'll never back down! Surpassing limits is what we Saiyans do best!" Goku shouted in turn after Vegeta; his God Kamehameha bursting out from his bleeding fingers.

Fused-Zamasu cast out his arms as his halo beginning to spin and gain enough speed to repel the four beams; The Halo Barrier protecting Fused-Zamasu a she smile down at the four Saiyans, "Attempt to destroy me all you wish; but all your efforts will be in vain!".

The Halo Barrier cast the four beams back down onto their user's, each one of the Saiyans being struck by their own attacks in explosions that shook the very earth beneath their feet, leaving all but Raijin half-buried in dirt.

"So one still stands; bow in reverence to your new deity" Fused-Zamasu proclaimed; savouring his victory over Goku, Vegeta and Future-Trunks.

Raijin felt pain running all down his arms and legs; his body having reverted out of Super Saiyan 4 Full Power and back into his normal body, his torn and burnt clothes stained with mud, sweat and blood, his tail hanging limp behind him as he felt almost all of his energy had gone in that last attack; looking around himself and spotted that Vegeta and Future-Trunks both lay on their backs and struggling to rise back up to their feet, and Goku lay on his side under the ruined building where Gowasu and Shin stood observing the battle.

Vegeta spoke up in a strained voice; pointing to Raijin, then to Goku and The Supreme Kai's, "You… go and find a way to win!".

Raijin glanced back after hearing Vegeta speak; he and Future-Trunks barely still clinging on to their Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan Rage Forms, both flying back into the air and lead a united charge of gold and blue flames towards Zamasu.

Raijin nodded; hurriedly limping over to Goku and hurling both himself and Goku through Shin's Barrier and into the shelter.

"You still refuse to bow down to me? Very well; I can see oblivion is too good for you" Fused-Zamasu spoke under his breath; hating the fact that no matter how many times he shot down the Saiyans; they still got back up and kept fighting, "Eternal Damnation!" The white halo flashed with such brilliant light that white rays of light rained down on Future-Trunks and Vegeta though the father and son pair countered with a furious barrage of energy blasts.

Raijin along with Bulma, Future-Mai, Goku, Shin and Gowasu took cover from Vegeta's and Future-Trunks' furious barrage of energy blasts; the blasts cast a blinding yet dazzling light over the lifeless city, each blast exploding with anything they touched whether that be Fused-Zamasu himself or what little remained of the buildings.

"We had a chance after sealing Zamasu but now its impossible to win" Shin cowered; his hands grasping at his head while he knelt in the dirt.

"There is still one way to fight back; please allow me to help you Saiyans" Gowasu spoke in a calm voice despite after having his life threatened only minutes ago.

"Any help you can provide we'll accept Lord Gowasu" Raijin answered; grasping at his injured left shoulder.

"It was my inaction that led Zamasu down the path he's walked until now; please allow me to grant you the power necessary to win" Gowasu spoke in a solemn voice that put everyone around him at ease; his hands removing his gold and green Potara Earrings from his pointed ears and offering them to Goku.

"Oh yeah! Fusion! Now if only I could convince Vegeta to fuse with me again" Goku smiled widely at the idea of Fusion until a sudden slap struck him hard across the face with such force that he fell onto his backside.

Bulma, Future-Mai, Shin and Gowasu all stared in shock as Raijin had slapped Goku as hard as he could; a furiously angry look in Raijin's eyes.

"Hey! What was that for?" Goku cried; his hand instantly moving to caress the red handprint that glowed on the right side of his face.

"Goku you idiot! You rejected me when we fought Majin Buu in favour of Vegeta and I will not stand by and allow you to do so again! Fuse with me!" Raijin shouted; rising to his feet in his clear determination, taking the Potara Earrings from Gowasu's beckoning hand with a confident smile.

"Are you sure? If I recall the fusion will last forever" Bulma spoke up; looking at the earrings with a look of nervousness at the prospect of losing her husband.

"That is not quite true; it is eternal for divine beings but for mortals the fusion will last only one hour" Gowasu bowed his head; revealing information that left everyone gathered stunned.

Shin and Goku both looked stunned at this news; though Goku quickly looked relieved at the time limit after dealing with the confusion of Vegito's fusion breaking down inside of Buu's Body.

"Goku; its now or never… are you with me?" Raijin posed his question; smiling as he offered an earring to Goku in the palm of his hand.

"I'm with you Raijin; let's do it" Goku glanced down at the earring; smiling widely as he reached out and took it from Raijin's open palm.

Fused-Zamasu's coy grin turned to a bored frown; having grown tired of being showered in relentless attacks, an all-too familiar dark-pink Energy Scythe appearing in his right hand; slashing through the air with a single move of his arm sent a projectile blade hurtling towards Future-Trunks and Vegeta, the pair joining together and firing a Father/Son Galick Gun at the projectile blade.

The two beams struck against the projectile blade; lighting sparking and rumbling in-between the clash of energies, the skies darkening even more as the energy in the clash kept warping the atmosphere with every new clash or struggle; Fused-Zamasu span on the spot and fired a second projectile blade from his Energy Scythe that added to the clash and tore through the twin beams only to carry on and cut both Vegeta and Future-Trunks down from the skies.

Fused-Zamasu gleefully watched as Vegeta and Future-Trunks fell out from the skies with bleeding wounds in their chests; the pair crashing down in what little remained of Capsule Corp just as a pillar of azure light broke out from behind the building, a single individual stood in the pillar of light; dressed in an orange gi with a long-sleeved white undershirt and a white obi, doubled with a pair of blue and red-streaked running shoes, a tail flicked back and forth, his confident smile beaming along with the confident look in his eyes that stared through a messy and spikey mess of black hair.

"Again you insolent mortals disgrace and insult the divine!... by what name should I call you then?" Fused-Zamasu scowled while facing this new Potara-Fused opponent.

The individual retained his confident stare; his confident smile unbroken while Zamasu spoke so condescendingly at him, "Just call me Raijoku".