Ultimate Battle (Original or Instrumental): (1)
High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls III Soundtrack OST): (2)
"What was that all about?" Cabba inquired as Superman and Gohan walked back towards their group of fighters.
Gohan brushed off the question, "Nothing, just some family issues." He still wasn't quite ready to tell anyone yet, let alone someone he had barely talked to.
"Oh, okay." Cabba backed off from Gohan, he didn't know his all too well, so he had just asked out of politeness.
"The Tournament of Power will Begin in 1 Tak. Fighters, please take your positions. All non-fighting personnel, please make your way to the viewing station as directed." A voice from an unknown origin said. It was surreal to Gohan, as it seemed to come from all around them, and almost vibrated him. He even noticed Champa was affected by the voice too, although Vados paid it no mind.
Gohan noticed a Saiyan teen next to him was throwing more air punches than was necessary, and gave her a questioning side glance. "Man this is going to be great!" Caulifla whooped, throwing a couple more punches to finish off her 'warmup', "Hey, Gohan, when I win this tournament, you're showing me how to go Super Saiyan Blue."
The teen scoffed, settling into a ready stance for the impending tournament. "Maybe, just keep your mind in the here and now."
Caulifla took that as a definite yes, obviously, and smiled a warrior's smile, settling into her own ready stance, not saying another word.
The rest of Universe 6 readied themselves, some getting closer to their partners, and a few completely ignoring the system, much to Gohan's annoyance. Though he really wanted to say something, he didn't, and instead focused on the half sphere viewing platform in the air, which was on the direct opposite side of the arena from the participant viewing platform.
Standing in front of it, was a small blue man, who looked to be of the same origin as Vados, and the Universe 7 Angel, Whis. Gohan tried to sense his power, but was surprised to find he couldn't get a single beat on it. His senses had been advanced to the point where he could easily sense Champa's level of power, and even faintly sense Vados'. But this guy, he had nothing. Gohan paid even more attention to him when he started speaking, immediately recognizing him as the voice from earlier.
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"Fighters, ready yourselves!" His voice, once again, spread across everything that was there, vibrating even the most compact of materials. Those who had not prepared themselves did now, "And, let the Tournament Of Power…" He raised his hand above his head. All eyes were on him, even the most stone faced warriors were gritting their teeth with anxiety. The deity's hand snapped down in a quick, but powerful chopping motion, "Begin!"
Not a second after his hand reached his waist, explosions erupted across the fighting stage, as most of the weaker fighters exposed their full power right off the bat.
Gohan's eyes darted around the stage as his team begun fighting with other condenders immediately. A lot of the fighters here were no more than Superman level, maybe in the region of Cell when they had first fought, but nowhere near threatening to him and most of team Universe 6. Even so, there were a lot of fighters here that could give Gohan a run for his money. His thoughts trailed back to the meditating warrior from Universe 11, who so easily matched his godly form.
The teen was jolted out of his thoughts when he caught the fist of a tan wolf man he recognized from Universe 9. The teen's focus locked onto the hunched over wolf man. He threw the fist to the side and buried his fist into the fighter's side, throwing him back a few meters.
The other man yelped in pain when Gohan's fist hit; however, he recovered quite gracefully from the blow, and charged straight at the Saiyan once again, this time bearing his claws.
Seeing the razor like claws coming his way, Gohan threw his hand in front of his face to deflect a slash from his adversary. In a turn of events, they caught his skin when the wolf man redirected his swipe's trajectory, dragging them through Gohan's arm. The teen grunted as they ripped through the skin on his forearm, and tore into one of his major arteries. "Damnit. Already? I need to get this guy off me so I can go wrap this up." Gohan thought.
"Ehehehe, a fatal wound already? Guess I better knock you off before you bleed out." The obviously crazed wolf man cackled. He backed off from Gohan, landing a few feet away while casually dodging an explosion from another fight. The tan fighter brought his claws up to his mouth and licked them clean of the blood of his enemy, obviously trying to get some sort of reaction.
The Saiyan teen grimaced, he was careless. It wasn't even 10 seconds into the tournament, and he is already bleeding out. Great. He pressed his good hand against the wound in an attempt to slow the bleeding. It didn't do much, it would maybe buy him a minute at most. But that minute was precious time.
He quickly glanced around him to see if any of his teammates were around him, they would be able to hold this guy off while he bandaged himself up. His face lit up when he felt that Pirina and Hit were close by, albeit, on the other side of the wolf man, but still, here he was thinking he would have to settle for one of the other Saiyan teens. Kami, that would be embarrassing.
He looked back to the wolf man, who was once again charging at him. However, this time since Gohan was more attuned to this particular fighter, he saw everything at a snail's pace.
Quickly, before the fighter reached him, Gohan spiked his power, his hair turning a blueish- gold, as he entered his Restricted Super Saiyan form, or as Broly and Sprout called it, Complete Mastery. His aura bursting around him, Gohan leapt over the wolf's blind charge, using his head as a launchpad to kick off of.
He twisted in the air, and opened his mouth as wide as he could. A quick beam of energy came out of his orifice, and hit the other fighter in the middle of his back, driving him into the ground while also propelling Gohan into the air in the opposite direction.
The Saiyan landed lightly in front of Pirina, who was paying attention to Gohan, while Hit dealt with more fighters that came his way, covering the two. The Namek immediately noticed Gohan's injury, and gestured for him to come closer, "Here, I can help." He gently grabbed the other fighter's arm, as a soft glow surrounded it.
Gohan immediately felt the warmth flow over his body, just like on Namek with Dende all those years ago. He looked at Pirina quizzically as his wound healed, avoiding that obstacle. "I didn't know you were Dragon Clan," Gohan stated as his wound closed.
The Namek's eyebrows raised slightly, "Oh? You know of our ranking system?"
Gohan nodded, "Yes, my first mentor was a Namekian called Piccolo. He's one of the Universe 7 Fighters here now," The teen retracted his arm once it was finished healing, "Although, I thought that the two clans stayed separate? Like it was strictly Warrior Clan, or Dragon Clan."
"I see," Pirina said seriously, "Once my planet heard of the Universe's turmoil, millions volunteered to give their lives to the best warrior on the planet, being me. They all fused with me, and I gained their power, and unique abilities, such as the power of healing, even though I am originally from the Warrior Clan."
"Ah, makes sense." Gohan nodded again, this time in affirmation, "Well then, I guess we have to prioritize your safety, since you're a healer."
The Namekian nodded back, "Yes, but I don't know how many times I can heal someone. I am quite new to it, and it takes a bit of energy since I am so inexperienced."
"Then here," Gohan lifted his hand towards Pirina, and willed a small amount of energy towards the Namekian, replenishing what he had lost in healing the Saiyan.
"Thank you, young Gohan." With that, Pirina shot off to join Hit in his fight, immediately subduing one of the 3 that were on the assassin.
The Saiyan teen smiled, and caught a fist before it crashed into his head with his now healed, but still bloody arm. "Back for some more now, aren't'cha?" He smirked, giving the wolf man a side glare.
His only reply was a vicious growl, as the fighter bared his teeth and yanked his fist away from Gohan. He jumped in the air, and did a 360° spin, showing off his back to the teen, which looked comparable to that of a burnt marshmallow, and setting up for a spin kick that Gohan nimbly evaded.
Gohan snarled in return, accepting the perceived challenge, as he grabbed the passing leg. When it was in his hand, he whipped it towards the ground, imbedding the Universe 9 fighter 6 inches into the arena a few feet away. He quickly rushed the downed wolf, rearing his leg back to kick him off of the arena.
"Lavender! Get up!" Another wolf man came out of nowhere and blindsided Gohan, throwing him away from his teammate with a shoulder check.
Gohan recovered almost instantly, landing on his outstretched hands and successfully completing a back handspring to land in his more basic fighting stance. His flaming aura ignited with a roar as he sprung forward towards the now two wolf men. The new one seemed much stronger than the other, now named Lavender. This new one, was blue and white with a red scarf and baggy, black pants.
As he charged, Gohan noticed a flaming gold aura rapidly approaching the same two fighters he was going for. He changed his strategy, and focused in on the legs of the blue one, and the torso of Lavender, who was still getting up from his indent.
Gohan reached the fighters in a millisecond. The moment before he slide tackled the blue wolf, his blue-ish hair turned a brilliant golden as he slipped into his Full Power Super Saiyan state. With the extra speed boost, he knocked the other fighter off of his feet, and into the air.
While he was floating, the blue wolf man grew a few inches in size, as his power boosted slightly. He growled and glared at Gohan, as the teen twisted on the ground to drive his fist into Lavender's stomach, driving him back into the ground, all the while still sliding.
Bergamo extended his now larger hand towards the golden Saiyan, charging up what would be a lethal blue ki blast. He failed to fire it, as a golden bullet rammed into his midsection. Spit and blood flew from his mouth as one of his lungs collapsed from the impact.
He felt a burning hot sensation on his chest as a blue ki blast was formed by the golden warrior carrying him away. His eyes widened in fear as the golden warrior's steely eyes locked onto his. He immediately recognized him as the warrior who he faced at the Zen Exhibition match. "Son GOKU!" He roared. Bergamo reared his right fist back for a devastating blow to the warrior's head, but before he could throw his punch, he was blasted off by the hot ki on his chest.
Bergamo flew out of bounds of the arena, falling about a hundred or so feet away from it before vanishing out of thin air. He reappeared on the viewing platform next to his God of Destruction.
"The first fighter of the Tournament of Power has been eliminated," The Grand Priest announced for all to hear, much to Bergamo, and his Universe's, embarrassment.
Gohan heard the small man's announcement and scoffed, 'What kind of name is Bergamo," He thought as he dragged a beaten, bloody, and burnt Lavender to the edge of the fighting arena kicking and screaming.
The wolf fighter tried to spit a purple mist into Gohan's eyes, but the teen quickly put up a ki shield and deflected it. He had been poisoned a few times before, and it was something he would rather not go through again.
The two eventually reached the edge of the platform, where Gohan unceremoniously threw Lavender off of the edge with a "Bon voyage, mon ami!" French had been one of his pass times while he trained in the last few years, and surprisingly, when Vegeta had found him practicing his pronunciation with Android 16, the other Saiyan had taken quite the interest in it. He especially enjoyed the French culture (meaning food), as a stark contrast to the Saiyans.
Speaking of Android 16, Gohan hadn't really thought about him since Cell turned all golden… and powerful… and condescending… and evil. "I wonder if he's still around." The teen thought to himself.
"Gohan!" The teen looked to the man who had called his name, flaring his power and going on guard. When he saw the older Son man, his father, staring back at him, he lowered his guard. That didn't mean he lowered his power at all though. He wasn't taking any chances with the other fighters.
"Hey, dad," Gohan said solemnly. He was still extremely conflicted about what to do with the information about his mother. Even as he thought about it now, he could feel himself losing control of his emotions, and in effect, his power. He recognized the misty feeling in his eyes as the black slowly creeped into them.
"Gohan." The word caused the teen to blink a few times, clearing his eyes once more. "Let's fight, I want to see how far you've come." The man across from him settled into his stance, the same old stance Gohan was used to. Goku flared his power, boosting to Super Saiyan 2 for extra effect.
Gohan responded in a similar kind, settling into his own stance. He knew fighting was the way his father expressed himself, and he was going to let him have this. The former half blood ignited his aura, ascending to the next level to match his father, and surprisingly, slightly surpass him. "I can read right into his ki, even though he's suppressing a good amount of power, it's still below mine in this form." Gohan's eyes narrowed, "He reached Super Saiyan 3 too. I don't want to tire myself out, so if Im pushed above this level, I'll make the jump straight to God. Or maybe I could do the moon ball. Depends on how pressing the situation is." He dug into the ground a little more with his back foot, anticipating himself making the first move.
He was wrong in his prediction. Goku shot forward with a blazing aura and a sonic boom. The elder Son reached his child in a manner of milliseconds, phasing in front of the teen, and rearing back a fist. "Fast!" Gohan thought as the fist crashed into his cheek. It seems his father had become quite adept in the Kaio-Ken, as he had momentarily used it to boost his power well beyond what Gohan could muster up in this form.
Gohan slid his face fluidly off of his father's fist, turning around and countering with a spinning back hand. Taking a note from the other fighter, Gohan spiked his power just before the blow connected. Although he wasn't as proficient in the Kaio-Ken as Goku or Cell, he was able to hold his own, and even get up to around x10 before his body gives out.
The backhand moved faster than Goku had expected. It made contact with his temple, and unlike Gohan who managed to tank the blow and counter, Goku was sent flying away. The Son man rocketed towards the center of the arena at breakneck speeds with Gohan gaining on him. The two flew over multiple fights, one which even included the teen Saiyans from Universe 6, who were fighting some weird dudes in bad looking superhero costumes.
Gohan vanished from sight and appeared above the giant cylinder that was protruding around 3 feet out of the ground. He raised his clasped hands together above his head as his father approached him. When the time was right, Gohan threw his fists down in a hammer motion with a wordless scream, putting a good amount of his strength into the blow.
Before it could connect with the Elder Son, the man put two of his fingers onto his forehead and disappeared, causing Gohan's attack to whiff. The momentum from the missed attack caused Gohan to spin around in a front flip like manner as he fell back to the arena floor.
The young man landed on the arena's floor without a sound, gracefully sliding into a defensive stance the moment he touched. All of his senses were on high alert as the fighting raged around him. He could hear screams of pain, victory, and anguish as fighters fell faster than the Zeno's could account for.
But none of that was what he was paying attention to.
Tap. Tap, Tap, Tap, Tap! Tap! Tap! TAP! TAP! TAP!
"HRRAAAAAAAAGH!"
Gohan's golden and red aura burst into life as he moved to catch the also golden and red fist that was hurdling his way. The moment the fist made contact with his palm, the offensive limb was bathed in a new aura.
Divine ki spread across Son Goku's body as he transitioned into his Super Saiyan God form. The pure power from this new form pushed his fist past Gohan's defense easily, and made contact with the younger Son's face. The only reason Gohan was not immediately crippled or killed from the power, was due to his own. With his split second reaction time, he had managed to slip into his own godly form, matching his father's, and tanking his blow.
So there they stood, two gods. Fist one cheek like statues. Father and Son. Allies and Competitors. Separated by world's, but so much more.
And so they fought.
Universe 6
Earth
14:37
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The force that Diana Prince hit the ground with created a shockwave that destroyed the remnants of the city they had battled in. The warrior from space landed quietly next to her bloodied and beaten form. She knew she had to move, to get up and fight! But there was no use. He had manhandled her like she was but a plaything. It took her back to when she had 'fought' Gohan and Cell. And even then, she could feel that this thing was holding much more power than them.
"Oh come on Princess. I thought you would at least have a little more fight than this!" His smooth and baritone voice made her blood boil like never before.
She grit her teeth and bit out her reply, "Oh, you want a fight?" She slipped off her gauntlets. The power came in an overwhelming rush that she had never felt before. Her form became visibly strained as vein popped up across her entire body, showing the sheer effort it took to not explode. "Then it's a fight you'll get."
FIN
Ayyy lmao pwer lvl
Wonder Woman
Base: 450,000,000
Base (Gauntlets off): 4,500,000,000
Lavender
Base: 2,000,000,000
Bergamo
Base (no power absorbed): 5,000,000,000
Base (power absorbed): 8,000,000,000
Gohan:
Base: 105,000,000
Restricted Super Saiyan: 2,625,000,000
Super Saiyan: 5,250,000,000
Super Saiyan 2: 10,500,000,000
Super Saiyan 2 Kaioken: 18,375,000,000
Super Saiyan God: 105,000,000,000,000,000,000
Goku
Base: 98,000,000
Super Saiyan: 4,900,000,000
Super Saiyan 2: 9,800,000,000
Super Saiyan 2 Kaioken: 17,150,000,000
Super Saiyan God: 98,000,000,000,000,000,000