"Now! We begin the semi-final matches! Would Son Goku from Dimension 1 and Odianna from Dimension 2 please enter the ring!" shouted the Grand Priest.
Goku raised an eyebrow at that match up, glancing back at the woman who was standing next to his granddaughter.
Pan looked up at Odianna grimly. "Good luck big sis, you're going to need it in order to win."
Odianna nodded. "I'm aware."
Goku stared at Pan blankly. Did she just call Odianna 'big sis'? And did she just wish her good luck against him?! He couldn't help but feel hurt.
Odianna flew to the ring, and Goku followed suit, feeling completely and utterly confused. They touched down and stared eachother down from opposite ends of the ring.
"Hmph, looks like were getting that rematch you wanted Saiyan," said Odianna scornfully.
Goku rolled his eyes. "That I wanted? I didn't want to fight you, you wanted to fight me. So, I hope you used that immortality of yours well and got in a lot of time in the timechamber. Because you're going to need every edge you can get."
There was coughs and gasps of surprise from the Saiyans of Dimension 2, who were staring at Odianna, dumbfounded.
Kale threw back his head and laughed. "So that's it! Immortality, that's how the humans have survived this long."
Odianna shot Goku an annoyed look. "You should learn to keep your mouth shut."
Before he could respond, the Grand Priest shouted. "Begin!"
Odianna clenched her fists. "Hyper Kaio-Ken times fifty!"
BOOM!
The blue aura ignited around Odianna, expelling immense heat throughout the ring, her power rocketing.
Goku studied her briefly, she was at the upper extreme of the Super Saiyan 2 tier in power. "Not bad, but, I kind of expected better. You had how many hundreds of years in the time chamber to train?"
Odianna grew scornful. "What do I look like? A Saiyan? Someone who can abandon all reason and responsibilities to mindlessly fight and train? I spent no where near even close to one-hundred years in the time-chamber. I had to help protect Terra from constant attacks, I had responsibilities to what few survivors remained. And ignoring that, I couldn't even fathom someone being able to stand being alone in that room for that long without going insane."
Goku went silent at that. "Oh..."
Odianna smirked. "But, if you're expecting an easy win, Saiyan, you will be sorely disappointed."
Goku matched her smirk. "Quite the opposite, I'm hoping for a challenge."
"Let's see if I can oblige," taunted Odianna.
"By all means," retorted Goku, ascending to Super Saiyan 2.
They both blurred and disappeared, reappearing high in the air clashing in a flurry of blows. Goku fought defensively, focusing on blocking and dodging while taking opportune attacks. He knew Odianna was a lesser immortal. She could heal any wound over time and would passively regain lost energy. The longer the fight dragged out, the more chances she would get to wear him down. He contemplated going in for the quick win and just going Super Saiyan 3 from the get go, but decided to hold off and see what she was capable of. Not to mention, he had questions he wanted answered.
Goku spoke with a low tone, as to not be overheard by anyone outside the ring. "So, what was with-."
He blocked a heavy hit aimed at his gut. "-with that 'Big Sis' thing?"
Odianna spun and kicked at his head, Goku reached up and caught her foot, holding her in place, she glared at him and spat, "I, of all people, was there for Pan when YOU weren't!"
Goku frowned. "What do you mean?"
Odianna twisted her body, bringing her other leg around to boot it into the side of Goku's head, sending him flying. He recovered and levitated backwards, pondering her words. What in the world was she talking about? When had Pan needed him? Where? Wait a second, Pan had went off to be alone after the fight with Coli... is that what Odianna meant? But Pan was hardly gone for thirty minutes, what could she possibly have needed him for in that small of a time-frame? He felt nothing dangerous in the area...
He had little time to think of anything else as Odianna rushed at him, blazing forward. He blocked her attacks and back-peddled through the air. He had to admit, immortality was an amazing thing. He was starting to see why villains would want it. She was sustaining the Hyper Kaio-Ken at the x50 level at all times without any effort. Still, what challenge or fun was there in a fight there wasn't any risk in or couldn't actually lose? Not that he couldn't win this at any point by knocking her out cold or pinning her down for thirty seconds.
Odianna threw a punch at his face. He let it hit, using the force to spin himself around grab her arm, and throw her towards the ground. Odianna spun, righting herself and landing on her feet. She cupped her hands to her side, charging a Kamehameha wave that started rapidly growing in size.
Goku frowned. "She's putting way to much power into that."
The Kamehameha wave started cackling as lightning surrounded it, its power rocketing. The orb of energy in her hand surpassed Odianna's own power and rapidly kept increasing. Goku frowned, feeling the woman's life-force start to drain. What was she doing?! Pouring that much into the Kamehameha wave was like doing the Tri-Beam, it could kill her if... oh wait... she was immortal, right... oh this was gonna hurt if it hit. He tensed, preparing himself to dodge. He started to feel a little nervous as she kept chugging energy. Two times, three times, four times what her power had been. He might have to go Super Saiyan 3 to survive this.
"I might not have had a lot of time to grow in power, but you can bet I learned from what I saw both you and Pan do. I honed the techniques I learned, I made them my own, and I improved them to suit me. Here, HAVE ONE! DEVASTATION KAMEHAMEHA!" she roared.
She released the energy wave at him, but it did not come out as a beam. Instead, the energy exploded out in all directions. Engulfing the entire ring. Goku made a split second decision to tank the hit as he was and crossed his arms to brace himself. The energy slammed into him, briefly overwhelming his defenses and rocketing him back into the ring barrier on the far side. He winced painfully, that had definitely hurt, but, that blast wasn't designed for any one person to be hit by its entire power. If he had to guess, that attack was to hit multiple enemies at once, or to clip an exceptionally fast opponent.
Goku rubbed his sore shoulders and glanced down at Odianna, she had fallen to a knee and was breathing in and out heavily, her energy spent. However, he could already feel it rapidly refilling. He briefly considered pressing an advantage and attacking, but decided to hold back for a moment, mulling over her attack. No, not the attack, the implications of it. She wasn't just fighting with immortality as an added bonus, she was fighting as an immortal warrior, abusing its advantages and incorporating them into her fighting style. That 'Devastation Kamehameha' would have probably killed him to use, or at least made him pass out.
Back in the day, the immortal Zamasu hadn't really fought him that well. He had just fought arrogantly and mocked him for even bothering to fight him. This was different, this he liked. Goku smiled at the thought, an eagerness overtaking him. This was new to him. It was a new challenge, a new fighting style to adapt to and overcome. All things considered, if there were possibly infinite dimensions out there, then he'd definitely run into another immortal at some point. This fight could be a valuable experience for him to drag out. He was going to definitely try and get his worth out of this fight.
Goku rubbed a finger under his nose and called down, "So, you need another minute or are we gonna fight? I get you're tired and all, but were supposed to be going at it!"
Odianna glared up at him. "Mock me while you can Saiyan."
Odianna rushed at him, her ki fully restored, and let loose, punching and kicking as fast as she could. Goku didn't fight back, merely blocking and watching as she fought, searching for patterns. Her style made him recall a memory, of when he had sparred with Pan after she got home from the other dimensions. A few quick hits followed by a heavy attack. She attacked in rotations, and rotations were easy to learn and predict, but that predictability could be used against him if he countered in an obvious way. He had to time it right...
She swung a hit towards his shoulder. He blocked. She swung her other hand down at his gut. He blocked. He felt her ki peak and she spun rapidly, putting a heavy amount of energy into her leg that was swinging for her side. He shifted his body, bringing his arms together to block the blow. Odianna rounded on him with another volley followed by a heavy blow to his gut. He used her momentum against her, dodging the hit, grabbing her arm, and throwing her forward and into the ring barrier that dinged with a thud.
"C'mon you're making this too easy," jabbed Goku.
Odianna narrowed her eyes. "By all means, if you want me to fight seriously, force me to do so."
Goku blinked a few times, surprised. Was that a joke? He hesitated. There was no way she wasn't already fighting seriously, right? He studied her warily, noting an odd confidence on her face. Hmm...
"Okay then, lets get down to it!" he shouted, deciding to see if she was bluffing or not.
He powered up to his maximum as a Super Saiyan 2 and rushed her, taking the offensive. They met midair, and he threw out a heavy blow. To his shock, she didn't defend herself whatsoever. His arm passed right through her chest, erupting in a sickening spray of blood that left him stunned at the sight. She used his surprise against him, continuing her momentum, headbutting her head against his, and using her body to fly him back and slam him into the ring barrier, his other arm caught behind his body. She wrapped both her hands around his neck, trying to cut off his air supply.
Goku brought up his legs, pressing them up between their bodies, and tried to force her off him. He struggled, his vision staring to blur. He shook his head, focused, brought his feet up to her stomach, and fired a Kamehameha from his feet. The energy wave blasted her off him. Goku coughed a bit, breathing in and out, rubbing his throat and looking down at his blood soaked arm with unease. She had totally baited him into it, that... was a dirty strategy. She didn't need to be concerned with defense at all. She literally let him put his arm through her chest to try and choke him out. That... was kind of scary. However...
He noted she hadn't resumed attacking. She was floating a ways away, cradling the hole in her chest. She might be a lesser immortal, but he noted the pain written clearly on her face. That she was willing to put herself through that let him know just how exceptionally dangerous she could be. She would probably allow herself to be blown up completely despite the pain if it meant she could win a fight. That kind of clear self-disregard was dangerous, like fighting someone with nothing left to lose. On the other hand, he watched her wound, it healed very slowly. It wasn't instantaneous like full immortality. That meant that some of the wounds he dealt would stick awhile. Which let him know he could probably blow her up and he would win through the thirty-second rule before she could regenerate. He smirked, plus one way to win.
He readied himself and charged again, charging a ki blast in each hand. He let them lose towards her and dove down below her. Odianna spun, engulfing her hands with ki, and caught the blasts, throwing them down at Goku as he started to charge from below. He gave a yelp and raised his arms up to block. They hit and exploded, sending him down through the air. Odianna pursued relentlessly, cocking a fist and thrust it down at him as he touched down on the ground. Goku raised a hand and caught the blow in his open palm, an shockwave rippling out from the impact.
He clenched his fist over her hand, turned, and threw her overhead and to the ground. He stepped forward and kicked her into the air before hitting her shoulder as she flew up, sending her sprawling through the air. Goku cupped his hands, charged a kamehameha, and fired it before she could recover into her unguarded back. It hit and exploded, sending her careening to the ring floor. She laid there for a moment, her energy tanking, before she slowly shook her head and rose to her feet, her energy starting to rise again.
"You know, if you're trying to wear me down overtime, you ain't doin that good of a job," said Goku with amusement, "I've hardly lost any energy and you've lost a lot of yours a few times now."
Odianna rolled her eyes. "And...?"
Goku smirked. "If this is all you can do, then I could do this all day."
Odianna eyed him with disdain. "You know, for all Pan used to sing your praise, I would have thought you to be less of an idiot."
Goku raised an eyebrow. "How am I being an idiot?"
"You said you could do this all day, well, I could do this forever, and considering the gods gave these matches no time limit, I would be willing to. What part of immortal do you not understand? I will never tire out. I do not need to eat. I do not need to sleep, you however do," spat Odianna.
Goku opened his mouth to counter before it hit him that she was right. He closed his mouth and frowned. Huh... he had only considered her infinite fighting energy and ability to regenerate wounds. He never even gave a thought to normal bodily fatigue. That... was another angle to consider when fighting an immortal. Hmm...
Odianna slowly shook her head. "To be honest Saiyan, you're starting to bore me."
Goku narrowed his eyes, feeling a sting to his pride. "Am I? I mean, we haven't been fighting to long but I swear I've been kicking your butt most of this fight."
"You're point? You don't think almost all fights that I'm down in don't start this way before I eventually turn them around and win?" she said dryly.
He frowned, absorbing the information. "Okay, point taken. Why tell me then?"
She clenched and un-clenched her fists. "Because I want to fight you at your best. I want to take on and crush the absolute pinnacle of the Saiyan race. Nothing would bring me greater satisfaction than taking you down a peg."
Goku stared at her for a moment before chuckling. "You know, you kind of sound like a Saiyan at the moment."
Her face soured. "Shut your mouth and put up or get out of the ring."
Alright then, she wanted him to go all out? He'd oblige and show her the next level.
Goku decided to put on a bit of a show and throw his hands out to the side. "AHHHHHHH!"
He played out the transformation as if it were his first time, his energy slowly building, his hair lengthening inch by inch. With a final roar, he gave off a burst of power and went Super Saiyan 3.
He smirked at her. "Satisfied?"
She met his smirk with her own. "Hardly, aside from giving you ridiculous hair, Super Saiyan 3 doesn't seem so tough."
He was caught off-guard. What the... She didn't look surprised at all to see Super Saiyan 3. She KNEW of it? But... none of the other Saiyans in her dimension were at that level. Kale *might* be, but Aideen said he hadn't fought in the battle on Terra before the tournament, so Odianna couldn't have know about it from him. He turned his head and caught sight of the Saiyan's staring at him in disbelief, shock on their face, even Kale seemed a bit confused by his transformation, though not alarmed. Goku frowned at that, Odianna couldn't have learned of it from them, so where... wait...
His eyes flickered to Pan, who was watching the fight with her arms crossed and an irritated look on her face. Wait... no way... had Pan told her?! Was that it? Why would she have revealed their strengths to their opponents?! He was shocked, and felt hurt and betrayed. Even if she was mad at them, upset with them for some reason, that was no excuse to turn on them like that. He didn't understand, why? What was going on with Pan?
"Hmph, guess I'm going to have to pull out my trump card. Tell me Saiyan, what do you know of fire?" said Odianna, interrupted his thoughts.
Goku frowned, did she just say trump card? "Uh... it's hot?"
Odianna stared at him. "Gods... you are a moron."
Goku crossed his arms, inwardly preparing himself. "And you're really rude, so get on with it."
Odianna canceled out her Hyper Kaio-Ken, returning to her base state before she ignited the regular Kaio-Ken. "Red, orange, the base fire."
She returned to the Hyper-Kaio-Ken, the blue aura igniting around her. "The blue flame, far more intense."
She clenched her fists and half crouched. "Tell me Saiyan!"
Her power began to spike wildly. "What fire burns hotter than the blue flame?"
The edges of her blue aura began to shift in color, turning white. Goku crossed his arms infront of him, skidding back as immense heat radiated off her, hot enough to faze him even at the third level. The veins all over her body budged, her body quaked, her hair and eyes starting to bleach.
She gave a scream of power and pain. "SUPER KAIO-KEN TIME FIFTY!"
BOOM!
Her aura, hair, and body turned white and her power skyrocketed. Goku winced, bracing himself as it washed over him. A moment later, her aura condensed around her and her power steadied and plateaued. Goku lowered his arms and stared at her in astonishment. Super Kaio-Ken, a third level of Kaio-Ken... guess her time in the time chamber had worked out for her after all...
He shook off his stupor and refocused, gauging her power. It was ecstatic and uncontrolled, her ki almost felt sickly, she didn't seem used to this level of Kaio-Ken yet. It was a massive power, almost equal to Super Saiyan 3. However, even with that, he noted that her power was inching lower at a very small pace. His eyes flickered to her face, seeing the pain rolling over her. This 'Super Kaio-Ken' was unsustainable. Even for a lesser immortal she wouldn't be able to keep it up forever. He humored the idea of what would happen if a mortal tried to use it, jeez, they'd probably explode into a million pieces. Yuck, bad image.
He scratched his head. "You know, just because you can survive it doesn't mean you should use that technique. That looks like it hurts, a lot."
Odianna ground her teeth. "Save your concern for someone who cares."
Goku shrugged. "Your body your choice I guess. Can't imagine why'd you want to put yourself through that."
She glared at him. "Because I must. I don't have the luxury of living a peaceful life on some unnoticed backwater planet like your Earth must be. I must fight, I must improve to match you Saiyans, otherwise, everyone counting on me dies as they have been for almost half a century now."
Goku went silent at that, starting to feel a bit guilty about mocking her during the fight.
She spoke bitterly, "All the power you have now, and all the power you are hiding. It may outstrip my own, but I will find a way to win, I must. I have a universe that's been wronged that I must right!"
Goku said nothing. Way to take all the enjoyment out of a fight. Now he just felt scummy. There was nothing riding on him winning this, and everything for her planet riding on her needing to win. There were literally only five humans left on their planet, without the wish they'd be done. By what she had just said, he knew Pan had told her about Super Saiyan God, yet she was still willing to challenge him? Ugh... dammit, he just wanted to have good clean fun fights without anything riding on them! No end of the world or need to fix a mistake or revive someone or anything like that. Was that too much to ask of life?
He sighed, he couldn't bring himself to rob her world of its second chance. He wouldn't be able to live with himself, Pan would hate him for it too. That's probably why she had told Odianna about his transformations. It had to be, he remembered what Pan had wanted to wish for, for all of Terra to be revived. He could win and do the wish for Odianna, it would be a rather ironic turn, her world being saved by a Saiyan despite Saiyan's having destroyed it. But, he also knew Odianna would resent him for it till the day he died, blinded by her hate for Saiyans as she was. But, she wasn't a bad guy because of that, just an angry woman who had been through a life of hell. It would be best to let her do it. Ah well, wouldn't be the first time he threw a tournament.
He showed nothing of his intent and kept up his outward appearance. "Alright! Lets see how your third level of Kaio-Ken matches my third level of Super Saiyan!"
They blitzed one another, but to his surprise, she overshot her punch, allowing him to easily dodge to the side and counter, jabbing his fist into her rib-cage. Odianna went flying at the impact, wincing painfully. He hesitated, that was odd. Before he could think more of it, Odianna rushed at him, throwing a barrage of heavy punches, forfeiting all strategy and just trying to overwhelm him. Her punches were brutally powerful, but oddly spaced and timed, allowing him to easily turn them aside. Was she trying to trick him or something? Why was she suddenly so sloppy?
Odianna spun, smashing a leg towards his side. He caught it, wincing as he did at the impact, and spun, throwing her across the floor. She skidded along and flipped up to her feet, starting to breath heavily, the tole was starting to overwhelm her lesser immortality. He frowned, did she have any regulation of her power with this technique? She had it worse than first time Golden Freeza. They rushed at eachother once more, connecting a fist each and unleashing shockwaves. Goku dropped to a knee and swept out her legs from underneath her, causing her to drop to the floor. He aimed a hand and unleashed a point blank blast of energy, sending her rocketing across the ring. She flipped head over heels and landed on her back, cringing.
Odianna shook her head, rose to her feet, and eyed him hatefully. Goku didn't return the look, and merely beckoned her with a hand. She shot a ki blast a the ground infront of him in response, releasing a cloud of residue energy that momentarily blinded him. She rushed blitzed him, rushing to the side and then coming at him through the cloud. He detected her coming and braced himself. However, to his surprise, she once again overshot her attack, missing with a kick and full-body barrelling into him. They tumbled to the ground before they rolled away from eachother and sprang away. He looked at her with confusion, noticing she seemed frustrated and borderline embarrassed.
He played their fight since they had both gone to their respective third levels over in his mind before it hit him.
He smirked. "So, Odianna, let me ask you something."
She glared at him. "Shove it."
"Have you ever actually fought someone at this level of power before?" he questioned.
She said nothing, grinding her teeth. He definitely hit the nail on the head. She had absolutely no experience trying to fight with that kind of power, nor fighting against someone this strong. Adjusting timing for attacks, knowing how to regulate your energy, knowing how much speed to use or power to give, the more power you had, the more experience you needed to properly use it. If he had to guess, he was the first one she had ever used her Super Kaio-Ken against. This made throwing the fight a lot harder... ho boy...
He needed to get her to go completely all out; taunting time! "You ought to quit, I've had years of experience at this level of power. A novice won't stand a chance against me."
Odianna clenched her fists. "We'll see about that wont we!"
SPARK! CRACKLE!
Goku gave a start and watched Odianna warily as her aura began to spike wildly. He frowned intently, feeling her power start to rise. What was she doing now?
Her body began to tremble. "Have you ever seen what happens when an immortal breaks their limits? When they go to a level never meant to be reached?"
Goku started to have a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. Her ki was violently warping and making him feel ill.
She roared, she screamed with power and pain. "Super Kaio-Ken! TIMES ONE-HUNDRED!"
Goku's eyes went wide with shock. "Times WHAT?!"
He didn't have time to react as she buried her fist deep into his gut, making him spew blood. She slammed her other fist into his chest, sending him skidding along the ground like a ragdoll. Goku rolled as she came down and tried to bury fist through his body, springing away. She came at him again, her fist glowing with such power and moving with such speed he knew he'd never be able to move in time, and he wasn't sure he'd survive it. He'd either have to go god, or use the instant transmission to dodge. Throw the fight with god, continue it with transmission. In that second before she hit, he made his decision.
Goku dropped out of Super Saiyan 3 and went Super Saiyan Blue, catching her fist in his hand effortlessly. Odianna's eyes went wide with shock, and Goku acted, driving a fist into her gut and sending her flying across the ring where she lost her Super Kaio-Ken aura and collapsed.
Goku fake sighed. "Dang, looks like I had to go God. Oh well, guess I lose. I forfeit the match."
Odianna shakily rose to a knee. "W-what?!"
The Grand Priest looked down sharply and descended into the ring. "Son Goku, you wish to forfeit?"
Goku shrugged. "I made a bet that I could only go god against another god otherwise I automatically lose."
The Grand Priest gave him a look of disapproval. "An unsanctioned bet, however, there are no rules against one. Very well. Son Goku forfeits the match and Odianna from Dimension 1 is the winner."
Goku flew back over to his area. "Welp, I'm out."
Vegeta looked like he wanted to throttle him. "KAKAROT! Seriously?"
"What? We made a bet!" whined Goku.
Vegeta growled at him. "You coward, using a bet to dodge our fight! I was going to crush you in the finals with ten Dimensions as my witness!"
Goku rolled his eyes. "Sure you were, just remember, you agreed to the bet too and I wont let you live it down if you break it."
Vegeta's eyes twitched. "You're trying to get me to lose on purpose!"
Goku smiled and turned his head, watching Odianna flying back to her area. His eyes stopped and were caught on the Saiyans of Dimension 2, they were ALL staring at him silently. Kale seemed pleased, the other five Saiyans looked at him with a strange hunger in their eyes. It was bizarre, they didn't look surprised like they were with Super Saiyan 3. Strange. He shook off the thought and turned, walking over towards Odianna.
Goku held out his hand over the divider towards Odianna to hand-shake. "It was a good fight. I know you may not like me, but for what its worth, I hope you win the tournament and revive everyone who was killed by the Saiyans."
Odianna stared at his outstretched hand silently for a moment before she raised her eyes to meet his. "Why would I waste my wish on reviving the human race?"
Goku blanked for a moment. What... did she really... just say that?
Pan looked up at Odianna, confused. "W-waste?!"
Odianna grew scornful. "What? You really think I'd revive the human race just so the Saiyans could kill them all again? Oh I'm sure they'd love that. No, I have a much better idea. I'm going to use the wish to exterminate all Saiyans in my Dimension. Every. Single. One."
Goku lowered his hand, looking at her, mortified. "You..."
He couldn't believe it. She hadn't asked for it, but he had thrown the fight for THIS woman?! She was going to commit genocide, wipe out an entire universe worth of Saiyans, the majority of which never even touched her planet? Gods... he felt sickened... no, more than sickened, he was enraged.
Goku forced himself to speak in a dead even tone. "Odianna, I guess I was wrong about you."
Goku turned, walked over to Vegeta, and spoke, no longer able to keep the anger out of his voice. "Our bet is OFF, go full force and win the tournament."
"Hmph, asking me to clean up your mess? Fine, but you owe me," said Vegeta with scorn.
"Now!" Would Vegeta from Dimension 1 and Kale from Dimension 2 please enter the ring!" shouted the Grand Priest.
Vegeta and Kale flew to the opposite ends of the ring and turned to face one another.
"Begin!" shouted the Grand Priest.
Neither moved.
Kale smiled, a pleased look on his face. "Here we stand, at long last. An Emperor and a Prince, a battle of royal blood. But even more than that, it may be a worthy fight. Tell me, can you become a Saiyan God as well?"
Vegeta narrowed his eyes and turned Super Saiyan Blue. "As you can see, I can."
Goku stared at Kale, his anger over his fight with Odianna vanishing, replaced with concern. Kale didn't seem surprised by the God Transformation, in fact... he looked eager. An uneasy feeling began to fill Goku's stomach. If Kale wasn't surprised by the transformation, then he knew of it. The only way he could know of it was if he had encountered a Saiyan God before... or...
Kale spread his arms to the side, slightly infront of him, as if to welcome Vegeta into a brotherly embrace. "ALL shall see! In a battle between us, who is the worthy ruler of the Saiyan Race, the true Emperor? Who is the strongest between us? Who is the one TRUE GOD of the Saiyan Race?"
WOOSH! BOOOM!
In an explosion of blue energy, Kale ascended to Super Saiyan Blue. "NOW! I shall prove myself worthy of royalty by defeating another of royal blood! After, I shall crush an immortal to claim immortality as my wish, and with it, I shall rule our race and spread our kind throughout all Dimensions!"
Goku lost all color in his face, there had been hints Kale was stronger than Super Saiyan 2, but he was blue?!
Crap, they were both of comparable power, there was no guarantee who was going to win. "Come on Vegeta... you have to win this!"
"He better win dad, otherwise, you just gave Kale a free pass at getting immortality by forfeiting your match," said Gohan scornfully.
Goku winced at that. There was no real defense he could say to change how true that was...
Kale cracked his neck to the left, and then cracked it to the right. "Are you ready to face a true Saiyan God?"
Vegeta placed one clawed fist up infront of his forehead, once closed fist off to his side, and half crouched. "Are you?"
Kale grinned and aimed a hand, unleashing a beam of energy. "Tracer Beam!"
Vegeta sprang up above the blast and rushed at Kale. However, the beam Kale fired began to curve through the air and follow Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince attacked the Saiyan Emperor, swinging a fist down at his forehead from above. Kale caught the blow and kicked Vegeta backwards towards the beam trailing him. Vegeta and the beam connected with one another, causing an explosion and sending Vegeta to the ground.
Vegeta rolled and sprang up, an irritated look on his face.
Kale aimed a hand and began to fire more Tracer Beams, Vegeta dodged them and noted this time that they were trailing him. He turned and swung his hand, unleashing ki blasts that hit the oncoming beams and blew them out of the sky.
Kale came from behind as he did so and smashed a lag into Vegeta's back, kicking him through the air. Vegeta ground his teeth and shot off into the air, coming to a stop high above and cupping his hands to his side.
"Galick gun FIRE!" roared Vegeta.
Kale smirked at the oncoming energy before putting two fingers to his forehead and vanishing, dodging the energy beam. He reappeared behind Vegeta via Instant Transmission and placed a hand against his back before releasing a beam of energy point blank. Vegeta gave a cry of pain as he was blasted forward and into the barrier before the energy exploded. Vegeta fell out of the energy residue of the explosion and managed to right himself in time to land on his feet on the floor. He staggered a bit, a hand going to a now visible, bruised, and bloody hole in the back of his armor. Vegeta's back, visible through the hole, was burned, scrapped up, and leaking a lot of blood.
Goku could have sworn aloud. That's right, Kale had Instant Transmission, he used it to dodge Pan's Super Kamehameha during their fight. That unguarded hit Kale got off... that looked like it was a mess, Vegeta had to be hurting already, and the fight had barely begun.
Kale landed on the ring floor a ways from Vegeta. "Come Prince, show me your true mettle!"
Vegeta narrowed his eyes. "You wish to see my might? Then fight me directly! No fancy teleportation tricks."
Kale smirked. "Oh? Does the Prince admit a weakness?"
Kale Instant Transmissioned behind Vegeta, swept his legs out from under him, and jabbed an elbow into Vegeta's face as he fell, bloodying his nose. Vegeta cursed and sprang away. He collided with Kale, who had teleported again. Kale wrapped Vegeta in a bear hug, lifting him up and off the ground, before his arms began to constrict.
There was the sound of groaning and creaking bones followed by a pained cry of Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince ground his teeth and aimed a hand down at Kale's foot.
"Big Bang Attack!" roared Vegeta.
The energy blast shot down and exploded. Kale gave a roar of pain and staggered, letting go of Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince sprung up, spun, and slammed a leg into the side of Kale's head, sending him flying and skidding along the ground.
Goku nodded with approval, sighting that Kale's foot and leg had been damaged. "Nice one Vegeta!"
Kale rose to his feet and levitated into the air. "Well played Prince. Perhaps it's time then to show you why I am EMPEROR!"
Kale teleported infront of Vegeta and socked him in the face before he could react. He teleported again before Vegeta could counter, appearing behind him and smashing a fist into his shoulder. Vegeta staggered, spun, and threw out a ki blast, but Kale had already teleported and attacked Vegeta from behind, slamming a fist into Vegeta's already damaged back. Vegeta gave a grunt of pain and staggered forward, cursing silently to himself. Goku watched, feeling grim, as Kale seamlessly picked Vegeta apart. The Emperor was weaving the Instant Transmission into his battle strategy like it was child's play. This wasn't looking good...
Vegeta crashed to the ground and laid there for a moment, breathing heavily in and out, before he forced himself to his feet, spitting out a bit of blood. "Hmph, is that all you've got?"
Kale smirked. "No, not at all."
Kale held up a hand into the air, and ki flowed out of it, creating a giant ball of energy. "Crusher Storm!"
Kale threw the massive energy ball into the center of the arena where it exploded, sending ki blasts in every direction. Kale could dodge them via his teleportation, Vegeta however could only dodge manually, and even he could not dodge all of them. He didn't even try, he crossed his arms and channeled his ki, bracing himself as a torrent of them washed over him.
Goku briefly lost any sight of the ring as the ki blasts all exploded. When it cleared, Vegeta still stood, though, his arms were torn up and bloody.
Kale seemed amused. "I believe its your turn now, Prince."
Vegeta scoffed. "I'm not such a fool as to let you goad me into wasting more energy into an attack you will simply teleport out of."
Kale pondered his words briefly before descending to the ground and bracing himself. "Come then! On my honor, give me your most powerful attack and I shall conquer it!"
Vegeta studied him briefly before smirking. "As you wish."
Vegeta threw his arms to his side, gathering huge amount's of energy. "Final..."
He brought them together and unleashed the energy. "...FLASH!"
The energy ripped through the air straight for Kale. The Saiyan Emperor tensed and thrust his arms forward, palms spread out.
"COME TO ME!" Kale roared, eagerly awaiting the attack.
The energy wave hit his hands and exploded, engulfing the entire arena in bright lights. Goku watched with disbelief, Kale had actually taken that head on. Even with his defenses up and braced, that was going to leave his marks. And true enough, when the energy settled, he was right.
Kale still stood, arms outstretched; His hands, arms, chest, and even his baggy pants, were torn and shredded, leaking blood. "Impressive."
Kale lowered his hands. "Most impressive."
Vegeta descended to the floor studying Kale. "I'll give you credit where it is due, not many could tank that head on and live, let alone come out standing."
Kale grinned. "But of course."
Kale dusted himself off. "You know, I'd ask you to return the favor and dare you to take on my most powerful attack, but, I don't think I need to. If that was your best shot, you are barely worth my time."
Vegeta's eyes twitched and shined with rage. "Barely worth your time am I?!"
The Saiyan Prince burst forward and drove a knee into Kale's chest, sending him flying back before pursuing him. Kale teleported, appearing to the side of Vegeta and striking for his head.
Vegeta's hand sprang up and caught it. "Not this time!"
Vegeta latched onto Kale's arm and spun, throwing him to the ground before aiming a hand. "Big Bang Attack!"
The energy blast surged out at the momentarily downed Saiyan. Rather than teleport, this time, Kale simply rose to his feet and punched the blast aside. He teleported behind Vegeta and aimed a punch for Vegeta's wound.
Vegeta was already spinning and caught the punch. "You use that trick to much fool! You are getting predictable!"
Kale frowned briefly. "Hmm."
Kale teleported again spinning and aiming a kick for Vegeta's head, only for him to bring a hand up as he ducked to push the blow away. Kale teleported away, going to the far end of the arena to study Vegeta at a distance.
Goku had to give Vegeta credit, he was adapting to fighting against the Instant Transmission very quickly.
Kale looked a bit disgruntled. "It's a shame really, that's my more favored fighting style. Most opponents back when I first learned it never saw it coming."
Vegeta lifted his chin up, a smug look on his face. "I AM not like most opponents."
Kale cracked his knuckles. "No, I suppose you are not. Perhaps you are worthy of your royal blood, but, then again, so am I."
Kale teleported forward and then blitzed Vegeta, swinging a massive blow. Vegeta raised his arm and blocked it, wincing at the hit. Kale vanished and reappeared behind Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince turned and made to block an attack, only for Kale's attack to faze through him, an afterimage. The real Kale reappeared right where he had been and slammed a fist into Vegeta's wounded back, right through the hole in his armor, causing him to scream in pain and stagger forward, collapsing to a knee.
Kale chuckled. "The Faze Walk Afterimage, no opponent ever sees that one coming. Tell me Prince, do you approve of it?"
Vegeta shakily rose to his feet, shooting Kale an annoyed look. "Faze Walk? We call it the Instant Transmission."
Kale gave him a look of disapproval. "I prefer my name for the technique."
Vegeta gave him an annoyed look. "You talk to much."
Kale mocked him. "When you refuse to present me with a proper challenge, what else am I to do?"
Vegeta's eyes twitched with rage. "You little..."
"Oh boy, that guy really knows how to push Vegeta's buttons," murmured Goku.
Kale beckoned the Prince forward. "Come to me!"
Vegeta narrowed his eyes. "Enough talk! Enough games! We fight to the END!"
Kale grinned wickedly. "As you wish."
They burst forward at eachother. There was no teleportation, no ki attacks, no afterimages, nothing anymore but a pure, raw, brawl. The let into eachother, punching, dodging, blocking, and countering one another in a barely visible flurry.
"Dad, which one do you think is gonna win?" asked Gotten.
Goku was silent for a moment. "There both wounded, but..."
"Dad's totally going to wreck that guy!" interrupted Trunks.
Goku kept quiet. He desperately hoped Vegeta could pull out a win, but he was noting the clear signs of fatigue, brought to the forefront from the straight up slugfest the two Saiyan royals were now in. Vegeta's blows were slowing, his blocks less accurate, the attacks he did land less painful. Kale was slowing as well, but, not at the same speed. Kale didn't have a huge ki-burn in his back that had been leaking blood the entire fight, Vegeta did. All Kale took from Vegeta's Final Flash was superficial wounds, in fact, Vegeta's earlier Big Bang Attack at the Emperor's foot did more damage...
Wait, yes! That was it! Kale was favoring that foot, his right one. If Vegeta pressed that to his advantage, he could even the odds. All he needed was one good heavy attack to slip by Kale's defenses to balance the fight. Goku watched as minutes dragged by, allowing both Vegeta and Kale to rough eachother up even more than they were, yet, Vegeta did not pounce on the obvious advantage. In fact, it almost looked...
"Oh, that's clever," murmured Goku.
"He's avoiding the weakness intentionally," said Gohan.
Goku raised an eyebrow. "I'm surprised you saw it."
Gohan shot him an annoyed look. "Dad, I might not train or practice as much as you guys do, but I'm not that rusty."
"So when do you think he's going to act on it?" asked Goku.
"When it will win him the fight," said Gohan.
Goku gave him a nod of approval and returned to watching the fight. It was a 'very' rare experience to get to watch two Super Saiyan Gods fight and watch as an observer. He had already learned so much about Kale's fighting style. He had an itch to learn how to use the Instant Transmission like that. He himself rarely used the teleportation technique in battle, it took a lot of effort and concentration to pull it off mid-fight once, yet Kale did it seamlessly multiple times in a row. Not to mention... wait... THERE!
Kale swung a heavy blow towards Vegeta's face. Vegeta ducked and lashed out with his foot, smashing it into Kale's leg with and causing him to stagger. Vegeta elbowed forward as Kale staggered, taking the Emperor on his back and throwing him backwards. He turned to aim a hand charging a deadly ki blast at the Emperor that would change the fight, but he was gone!
Kale reappeared behind Vegeta, a smirk on his face, still using the momentum of Vegeta's throw, and slammed an elbow into the Prince's wound, causing him to scream in agony. They both toppled to the ground, but it was Kale who was on top, pinning Vegeta face-down, causing his energy to detonate on him. Goku cringed at the sight, Kale had expected the attack and used it to his advantage. When the smoke cleared, Kale was still on top.
"Nice try, but going after the leg was obvious," taunted Kale, "Unlike I, where going after your wound again and again is a strategic choice. Now, speaking of which..."
Kale raised a fist and slammed it down into the wound on Vegeta's back, causing a scream of pain. Then another, then another, then another. Finally, Kale stopped, rose to his feet, grabbed Vegeta's right knee, and neck, and lifted him up into the air.
"You fought well Vegeta, but where you are a Prince, I am an Emperor. Where you are but one with god ki, I am the TRUE SAIYAN GOD!" roared Kale.
Kale knelt forward and brought Vegeta's wounded back down upon his knee with an crunch. Goku's face turned grim as Vegeta's hair turned back to normal and his aura faded with an agonizing scream. Kale lifted him up, and threw him to the ground where he laid there, unmoving.
Thirty seconds later, the Grand Priest announced, "Kale from Dimension 2 is the winner!"
Goku was horrified. Vegeta had lost his fight. The only two fighters left were one who wanted to commit universal genocide of the Saiyan race and one who wanted to wish for immortality in order to eventually conquer every dimension. He would have been able to beat Kale with the Kaio-Ken as a Super Saiyan Blue, but he had thrown his fight. No matter who won the finals, it would be his fault. What had he done by throwing his fight? What had he done?