The Three Legendary Saiyans

Chapter 70: The Winner's Reward.

The Last Second

Within the spiralling flames from Raijin and Jiren; the pair of fighters had their hands locked as their fingers intertwined as flames burst off their tired and battered bodies, with his golden hair aflame with the last remaining energy Raijin had he still felt his strength fading as Jiren pressured him backwards whilst the floor beneath their very feet crumbled and cracked before giving away.

"It ends now Raijin; I shall always remember your name as the man who fought against me until the very end" Jiren spoke solemnly as if recalling an old friend who'd long since passed away, the strength and force behind his unyielding power evident as Raijin's knees bent downwards.

Raijin grit his teeth in response; though he respected Jiren's great strength he didn't wish nor desire to lose this last battle, his feet dug deep into the breaking floor as the tiles crumbled down into the cloudy abyss below; his golden hair shining brighter and brighter as his golden Super Saiyan glow spread throughout his entire body, Jiren hesitated for only the smallest of nanoseconds as a Saiyan was once again reaching some never-before-seen level of strength but that small moment of hesitation was all Raijin needed; breaking his grip of Jiren's hands and thrusting both hands towards Jiren's palms and knocking away those hands with a simple palm thrust-shockwave before winding back his hands and thrusting both down into the crumbling floor.

The floor breaking away around Jiren's feet instantly fell through causing Jiren himself to lose his footing and tumble down through the breaking floor, astounded by the sudden last gasp of power from Raijin, he allowed himself to fall through the crumbling tiles and into the clouds below.

Grand Priest.

"Time has expired! The Tournament of Power has come to an end and the winner is Raijin of Universe 7!" The Grand Priest declared; an amazed expression on his face and in his eyes as he'd been witness to the exchange within the tornado of flames whilst all others had had their vision obscured.

Zeno.

The Twin Zeno's rose from their thrones and stood alongside their two tall and robed Guards; the two high deities and their guards clapped their hands in praise of The Tournament's ultimate victor.

Observation Stands.

The members of Team Universe 7 leapt from their seats in applause and screams of joy as they watched as the swirling flames and dust dissipate leaving only a tiny fraction of the arena still intact with Raijin stood square in the centre, his golden hair faded to its base black but with a broad victorious smile on his face.

Beerus cracked an enormous smile that he couldn't hide from prying eyes; his eyes scanning Raijin as he observed the sweat, blood and battered body of Raijin's and wondered what the sudden golden body he'd used in the final nanoseconds could possibly be or if it was just a final gasp of energy.

Whis' blue lips curled into a wide smile as the vision he had witnessed on their first meeting had truly come to pass; witnessing Raijin as well as the other Saiyans reach whole new levels and new forms to their Super Saiyan powers but the golden body form Raijin had reached was something he'd never seen throughout Saiyan History, the notion of another new form intrigued him greatly.

"I knew you could win Raijin; never doubted you for a second!" Krillin yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Well fought my friend!" Piccolo spoke honestly; his voice back to normal with no trace of Nail's presence remaining.

"I always knew you had the strength to carry you over any obstacle!" 18 yelled; expressing happiness for her friend's victory.

"A victory worthy of any warrior! Glorious until the very end" Roshi spoke in his ages voice; his old but wise eyes beaming with pride in a warrior he wished he'd had the opportunity to personally train.

Vegeta, 17 and Frieza all sat in silence; though Vegeta and 17 both expressed pleased expressions on their faces but Frieza merely looked annoyed that The Prize was being awarded to someone who'd likely just squander it.

"Lord Belmod…" Raijin began to speak but waited until the clown-faced God of Destruction awoke from his loss and met Raijin's eyes but stared at him with a look of resentment, "You were right… Jiren and Toppo were stronger than all of us combined and would have won you the Tournament of Power but they held back too much, that act gave us the opportunity to further our own abilities and rise above the obstacle that Universe 11 presented but it was a group effort that allowed us to win… victory does not belong to a single fighter… the team won this battle".

Belmod sat in silence while listening to Raijin speak of their team being what defeated Jiren and Toppo; glancing at his team of Pride Troopers and witnessing that they all looked to Raijin and the members of Team Universe 7 with respect and humility, each one of the ten Troopers accepting that they'd lost and that they as Raijin had said; they'd lost to a team and not any one individual.

Team Universe 11.

Amongst the team members of Team Universe 11; all the Pride Troopers rose from their seats and gave a final salute to Raijin and Team Universe 7 as white light began to shine off their bodies, Belmod remained sat in disappointment as he'd put so much faith into Jiren but never anticipated that he could be defeated by The Saiyans of Universe 7.

"Jiren! I enjoyed our battles… you were the strongest foe I've ever had to face in battle and I'm glad that we could meet here, we all made each other stronger" Goku spoke with a strained voice as he was still suffering the backlash of his Complete Ultra Instinct Form; giving Jiren a final thumbs up before he would be erased out of existence by Zeno.

Jiren gave a nod and a smile as he vanished within the white light of Zeno's powers; soon accompanied by his fellows and Gods leaving only Universe 11's Angel behind in the empty rows of seats though the Angel did not appear saddened by the loss.

Raijin.

Staring up at the sky with wonderous amazement as the murky clouds that had surrounded the arena for the entirety of The Tournament were dashed away revealing the seven planet-sized Super Dragon Balls, their orange glow lighting up the skies as if the sun had just risen on an endless dark night.

"Raijin of Universe 7; you are the last warrior standing and thus have earned the prize, a wish on these Dragon Balls! Any one wish that you desire can and shall be yours" The Grand Priest spoke with a calm smile; turning to meet the surprised eyes of Raijin.

"Wait… I get to make a wish on The Super Dragon Balls?" Raijin did a backstep out of sheer surprise that he'd earned such a reward for being the last one standing, he'd assumed he'd only ensured the survival of his Universe and nothing more.

"Yes; it was preordained that the winner or the winning team based on how many warriors remained standing at the end would earn the privilege of making such a wish… were you not aware of this?" The Grand Priest spoke slowly and carefully so that Raijin understood his reward; though an expression of confusion lingered on his face and in his eyes as to how Raijin had competed in The Tournament of Power without any knowledge of the winner's reward.

"No… a certain Ultra Instinct-using Saiyan omitted that detail when he invited me to join the team!" Raijin spoke; shooting a look towards a cheerful Goku who'd been scratching at the back of his head in embarrassment as his comrades all stared at him with dumbfounded expressions at the fact he'd not told Raijin about the prize.

"Nevertheless… we Angels shall make repairs to this heavily unstable surface" The Grand Priest spoke cautiously as another tile fractured off and fell into the depths of space now that the clouds were gone.

Raijin and his teammates watched as The Angels of all Universes both erased and still in existence rose from their seats; each taking position with the number of their Universe, spotting that Whis and Vados both gave an approving smile to Raijin as they passed overhead to the cylindrical Central Pillar

With that resonating boom of a dozen staffs each striking the Pillar in perfect unison; nothing happened for a full minute until the floor beneath Raijin's feet began to quake, believing that The Grand Priest and The Angels were destroying the Arena's remains until spotting that broken fragments, tiles and gigantic chucks of the arena's original form were floating back up from the depths of space and reconnecting to the arena's whole; an impressed smile spreading across Raijin's face as the arena's full floor gradually returned though the deep crater from Goku's Spirit Bomb, the empty spaces from Toppo's Hakai Orbs and the grooves of incinerated sections from Agnilasa's and Jiren's flames as well as Vegeta's Final Flash remained damaged.

"This is incredible… you can reverse so much damage by pooling your Temporal Reversal Abilities?" Raijin spoke astounded by the spectacle of The Angels repairing The Arena.

"Yes, indeed we can; I honestly didn't think we'd need to but after watching the final few minutes and observing how much this platform was being torn apart by the clashing energies, we all decided it would be in your best interests to repair the arena floor before summoning The Divine Dragon" Whis spoke with his typical cheerful voice; his calm expression and analysing clear blue eyes scanning Raijin's tired body.

"Angels! Return to your seats at once; the summoning shall now take place" The Grand Priest spoke loudly; The Angels quickly returning to their seats, Whis and Vados both seating themselves with the members of Team Universe 7 whilst the Gods of Destruction from the non-competing Universes remained steadfast as the awaited The Wish.

Rising high above the arena upon his floating platform; The Grand Priest rose his hands high as The Super Dragon Balls' orange glow intensified greatly until the glow illuminated the reaches of space before The Grand Priest began speaking the summoning chant in the incomprehensible Divine Language.

Once again, the only words Raijin understood within the chant of Divine Words to summon The Divine Dragon was the password "peas and carrots" a phrase that caused him to chuckle out loud much the annoyance of The Angels.

The Seven Super Dragon Balls burst out with a brilliant golden radiance that was a spectacle to be hold as the seven orbs grouped together as a long serpentine dragon burst out from the gathering, its vast wings spreading wider than the mortal eye could eye, The Dragon's golden scales shedding the golden glow as the majestic beast spread and coiled its path around The Arena, Observation Stands and The Twin Zeno's Throne until its head came to a stop and its ruby red eyes stared solely at Raijin.

"Speak your wish… any one desire shall be made reality" The Divine Dragon spoke: its booming voice echoing across all of space within the enclosed dimension of The Null Realm.

"I can make any wish I desire… right?" Raijin again questioned; knowing that The Divine Dragon was summoned, and a wish was granted following the Tournament between Universes 6 and 7 some time ago.

"Yes, The Super Dragon Balls can grant any wish; The Divine Dragon possesses more power over known and unknown reality than even Omni King Zeno" The Grand Priest explained again with a hint of amusement towards the mortal Saiyan standing before him.

Raijin thought for a long moment whilst The Angels stood around him on the restored arena floor; each one waiting for Raijin's answer, his teammates sat in their seats alongside The Gods and Kai's from the non-competing Universes sat in wait, even The Twin Zeno's rose from their thrones in anticipation for Raijin's wish.

"Super Shenron… I know what I will wish for" Raijin spoke with a content smile; his eyes glancing to the comrades up in the stands, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, 17, 18, Krillin, Roshi and Piccolo all waiting with smiles on their faces as they appeared to know what he was going to wish for whilst Frieza scowled in Raijin's direction.

"Speak your wish and it shall be granted" Super Shenron spoke in his echoing godly voice; his head lowering as Raijin could make out his reflection in The Dragon's ruby red eyes.

Raijin opened his mouth to speak only to shout his wish for all to hear, "I wish for all The Erased Universes to be restored! Return all those who have been lost to their state of existence prior to being unjustly erased".

"It shall be done!" Super Shenron bellowed before letting out a mighty roar and vanishing in a shining golden light along with the splendid sight of the gigantic Super Dragon Balls, Raijin stood alone in the restored arena for what felt like an eternity before dozens of figures clad in white light burst back into existence causing Raijin to smile a smile of pride.

Next Chapter: Reunion of Warriors.