Disclaimer: This is work of fiction based on a work of fiction. I make no monetary gains from this story. All characters, settings and events in this story are have been borrowed from the anime hit TV series, "Dragon Ball Super." None of the moves or techniques or forms or fusions original to the Dragon Ball Mythos are mine, obviously. New and original ideas however, are mine.

Author's Note: I don't know why I wrote this. I just felt like writing something about DBS, since it's going to be coming to an end on episode 131. And since I am no stranger to writing fighting and action based scenes. I've figured I throw my cards on the table and write one.

Music Inspiration: Multiple DBS and DBZ tracks.

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Conclusion

Pt 1

The World of Void, Arena

The world of void. The location where the tournament of power was being held in. It was a tournament that was being held and hosted by the Present Zeno and Future Zeno. The purpose of it was to erase the weaker universes from the existing multiverse. Zeno said there were too many universes to oversee, and they needed culling. Originally eight universe entered, now only two remained. Universe seven and eleven. Everyone one from universe seven's team had been eliminated, except for Goku and Vegeta. And the only one left to save and represent universe 11, was Jiren. Also known as 'Jiren the gray.' Goku had pushed his power into super saiyan blue plus empowering it by adding king kai fist times twenty to it. Vegeta, who was already in super saiyan blue form. Pushed himself further by thinking about the promise he made to Cabba of universe six, about restoring his universe if he won. Vegeta's hair glowed and pulsed with light. The light blue aura of his super saiyan blue form, turned darker with sharper wispy edges. His hair became a shade of darker blue. His eyes glowed with a burst of new power, revealing defined stern pupils like Goku when he was in Ultra Instinct.

Goku turned to look at this new form Vegeta pushed himself into and smiled at him. "You really never stop making progress do you, Vegeta. What do you call this new form?" Goku asked his long time friend.

"Hmph, wouldn't you like to know Kakarot." Vegeta responded.

"Come on Vegeta, don't be like that." Goku replied, patting him on the back.

"If you really must insist I give it a title. How about...Royal Blue. Are you satisfied with that Kakarot!?" Vegeta asked Goku.

"Royal Blue Vegeta. Yeah, I like it. Now, to focus on more pressing issues." Goku said, changing his tone from light to serious. He and Vegeta stared back at Jiren who was focused on both of them.

Hovering Spectator Stands

"Crushing Defeat" track plays

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Goku and Vegeta's allies watched from the hovering stands and spoke about how this might end. Android Eighteen got up from the spot she was sitting on. To go and sit beside her husband, Krillin. Krillin welcomed her company and placed a hand down on her thigh, to which Android Eighteen responded by placing her hand down on top of his.

"How do you think this is going to end, darling?" Krillin asked his wife.

"It could go either way. If Goku and Vegeta can win, we live. If they don't, well at least I don't regret my life up to this point." Android Eighteen told Krillin, caressing the side of his face and kissing him.

"Yeah. I guess so. I can't begin to imagine the pressure bearing down on Goku and Vegeta's shoulders right now." Krillin commented.

Over at Tien and Master Roshi who were sitting next to one another. Tien told Master Roshi about his thoughts on Jiren. "I find it hard to believe that Jiren hasn't even gone past his base form for either Goku or Vegeta yet, Master Roshi. I mean just look at the physical states both of them are in right now compared to Jiren. Their clothes and armor are torn and ripped. They have bruises on their arms and faces."

"I know what you mean Tien. I can see that clearly. Even an Ultra Instinct Goku seemed equal to power and speed with Jiren. But even then, Jiren didn't go past his base form for him. It's becoming hard to find a silver lining in this fight for the survival of our universe. If those two have proven anything in the past, is that they just might find a way."

Gohan looked past Piccolo at Android Seventeen, who kept his arms crossed over his chest and eyes closed in thought. "Hey Android Seventeen!" Gohan called out to him.

Android Seventeen opened his eyes and turned to look at Gohan. "Great job kicking Toppo out of the arena. You too Frieza. You two were amazing."

Frieza sat with his arms crossed over his chest. Eyes closed whilst scowling to himself. Android Seventeen turned to look at Frieza sitting next to him. Then turned to look back at Gohan. "He was the strongest person I have ever fought. I can't speak for Frieza." Android Seventeen replied. Frieza only became angrier, gritting his teeth remembering how God of Destruction Toppo was tossing him around even in his Golden form. Only to be saved by Android Seventeen.

The grand priest watched in silence as the the last two universe sized each other up. His eyes watched Goku and Vegeta carefully, yet glared back at Jiren.

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Goku & Vegeta Vs. Jiren

"Trouble Erupts" & "Desperate Assault" tracks plays

"Are you two going to spend what little time you have left staring at me?" Jiren asked the two saiyans. "Let me tell you two right now. Son Goku. Vegeta. You cannot win against me. No one has yet."

"Hpmh. That's where you're wrong Jiren." Vegeta retorted.

"Then come and change that fact." Jiren remarked.

Readying themselves. Goku and Vegeta make the first move and charge towards Jiren. Jiren glared at them and avoided their punches. Blocked them when he needed to and fired back at them. Though when he did, he received a few blows from both Vegeta and Goku. The two saiyans fired a flurry of punches into every opening they could find and exploit. A few elbows and knees found their marks on the sides of Jiren. But what Goku and Vegeta were delivering and blocking, Jiren delivered more and broke through both of their defenses. Jiren moved faster than before, which gave him enough time to overwhelm Goku while blocking all of Vegeta's attacks simultaneously.

Vegeta was shocked at just how fast Jiren was able to move. It was like Jiren had split partially into two version of himself to attack and defend. Goku's sight and senses, as peak as they were. Were beginning to lose sight of the punches that Jiren was throwing, and was unable to block them quickly enough. Punches were landing on his face. Neck. Shoulders and on the sides of his temples. Each of Jiren's fast punches were twice as heavy as Vegeta's. And obviously quicker than his own. The pain began to mount. The trio zipped around the arena, blowing through mountains and mounds of earth and leaving dust and rubble in their wake. Vegeta couldn't take his eyes off Jiren for fear that if he did, he would bring down the full power of Jiren down on him. Goku's grunts and groans were beginning to grow consistently in length and volume, which concerned Vegeta.

"Dammit Kakarot, can't you keep up?!" Vegeta yelled at Goku.

"Can't...talk...Urgh! Agh!...right...now!" Goku responded.

Vegeta fired even faster punches, hoping to pull Jiren's attention away from Goku. Just long enough to give Goku a few milliseconds to capture his focus again. Jiren grunted slightly as Vegeta landed hard punches on the sides of his ribs, and face. Vegeta got what he wanted, and grabbed Jiren's attention. Only this time, did Vegeta know what speed and power meant. Jiren's white gloves appeared to be firing from everywhere from Vegeta's perspective. Jiren's punches broke through Vegeta's defenses and found marks on the saiyan prince's chest, arms and face. It became impossible to block and evade all of Jiren's punches.

Goku used instant transmission to get behind Jiren to break his fury away from Vegeta. But got grabbed from his ankle by Jiren, where he was spun around to smack Vegeta over and over again. Jiren released Goku, and watched the two saiyans skid to a dusty stop. Goku laid on top of Vegeta, who had blood running down his forehead.

"Get off me Kakarot! Ugh! Jiren is a monster."

"Sorry about that Vegeta. I don't get it. We're hitting him with everything we've got. If only I could somehow tap into Ultra Instinct again." Goku said, popping his shoulders when he rotated them forward and back.

"There you go again with your Ultra Instinct drivel again."

"Vegeta look out! Here he comes again!" Goku warned Vegeta.

Jiren anchored his feet firmly into the ground, and fired off invisible strikes at light speed. Despite blocking. Jiren's punches all found their marks on Goku and Vegeta's body. The punches were so swift it was like the punches phased through Goku and Vegeta's raised crossed arms. Goku who had endured more damage from the previous bout with Jiren, was getting hit more and more than Vegeta was. But there was nothing Vegeta could do for Goku now. The speed Jiren punched, made his hands and forearms look like a blur. Like the rotating blades of a helicopter, when it becomes impossible to see the blades rotating individually anymore when their spinning at top speed. Goku could no longer endure anymore, and became a human punching bag.

"Kakarot!" Vegeta cried out. But taking his eyes off Jiren for only a second. It was a second that cost him dearly.

Jiren appeared in front of Vegeta faster than he could react to his instantaneous speed. Staring hard at Vegeta, Jiren attacked. "Instantaneous One Thousand Punches!" Jiren said aloud. His glare preceded a barrage of one thousand punches moving at light speed, that crashed against Vegeta's armor; breaking it and striking his unprotected body. Vegeta coughed up blood, and was sent flying back. Jiren's attack was powerful and paralyzing enough that it knocked Vegeta out of his super saiyan royal blue form. Focused on Vegeta for the moment. Jiren realized that Goku had vanished! Appearing behind Jiren. Goku grabbed and placed Jiren in a headlock. Because he was still reeling in from the damage dealt to him from Jiren's invisible punches. Goku could only push into super saiyan god form.

"Vegetaaa! Get up and takes us both out, right now!" Goku screamed.

Jiren was taken by surprise and gripped Goku's wrists, and slowly pulled them off around his neck. Vegeta rose up back to his feet with shaky legs. Coughed up blood and wiped what was on his lips, off with his gloves. Vegeta pushed into super saiyan god form, just like Goku and charged up his final flash technique.

"This is the end Jiren! If we can't beat you, then I'll take you with me." Goku told Jiren. Jiren watched Vegeta finishing charging his technique. "FINAL FLASH!" Vegeta yelled, firing his beam towards Jiren and Goku.

"The only person your going to take with you, Son Goku, is yourself." Jiren answered. Jiren had vanished into thin air, escaping from Goku's headlock. Time seemed to slow down for both saiyans as they tried to wrap their heads as to what just happened. It was already to late to cancel his final flash by this point. But Goku was swift enough to get out of the way using instant transmission. Goku appeared next to Vegeta and powered down out of his super saiyan god form. Vegeta remained frozen in shock. Goku stared back at Jiren who had been standing in the same spot as when their battle had started.

"Ka...Kakarot. That monster. He hasn't moved from that spot. Not one bit." Vegeta said, shocked.

"No, that's not possible. Is it?" Goku wondered.

"I have been moving," Jiren spoke " This world of void which is devoid of time and space, allows me the liberty to move at faster than light speed. I've been moving so fast, I didn't just create an after image. But physical after-images also."

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Hovering Stands

"Beerus Planet'" track plays

Back over at the hovering stands. Universe seven were just as shocked and in utter disbelief at the revelation they heard. Whis also had something to say. "My oh my, it appears Jiren is telling the truth." Team seven turned to look and listen to Whis speak.

"This world is devoid of time and space. Two natural barriers that would normally keep abnormally powerful and quick warriors like Jiren, in check. All of the physical and visual effects for someone moving near the speed of light or past it, don't exist here for Jiren. Even when placed in a cage of time where it was frozen, for example from the assassin Hit. Jiren's sheer strength was enough to defy time itself, and move. I fear Universe seven may not pull through with sheer will power alone. Not against someone like Jiren."

"Hey Whis! Just whose side are you on?! That's no way to be talking about your home universe!" Beerus said, scolding Whis for his lack of confidence in Goku and Vegeta.

"You yourself have been wondering, terrified, If either of them have a fighting chance at this point; Lord Beerus."

"Is that true Lord Beerus? You don't think my dad or Vegeta can win?" Gohan asked, disappointed in Beerus.

Beerus remained silent. Staring intensely at his last two remaining warriors who were showing the labors of their hard and seemingly futile effort to win.

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The Arena

"A Break in The Battle" track plays

"You two saiyans have fought with everything you had. You gave, plus more. Your spirits were valiant. Your punches were thrown with great fervor. But this is where you lose. Choosing to go on any further, will only drain you of what little stamina you two have left. And also time. Neither of which you have plenty of." Jiren said confidently.

"There's still two of us left. The universe with the most team members left remaining wins. We don't have to knock you out, we just have to survive long eno-"

"Vegeta! Stop it. That's enough." Goku said, interrupting Vegeta's boasting.

"What did you just say to me Kakarot?!"

"Jiren has been holding back this whole time. Can't you see? Why has he? I don't know. But if he wanted to, he could have taken us out at any point."

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Hovering Stands

In the hovering stands, Krillin and Android Eighteen kissed one another, the last kiss they might ever share. Piccolo patted Gohan on his back, smiling at him and telling him they all did their very best. Tien lowered his head in defeat. Master Roshi took off his glasses to wipe a tear that escaped his eyes. Android Seventeen stood up and walked over to sit beside his sister. He hugged her and shook Krillin's hand. Frieza was unwilling and far from ready to admit his erasure and let everyone know.

"Have you worthless lot gone soft!? Where's your pride at? If this how you all want to meet your end, that's fine. But I refuse to lose to someone like him! I am Frieza. No one will erase me. I refuse to go like this!"

"I'm with Frieza on this. You're all a big disappointment! Goku! Vegeta! No matter what it takes, you. have. to. Wiinnn!" Beerus shouted.

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The Arena

"Disregarding everything Beerus is yelling at us. At the rate this is going. We will never be able to beat Jiren. I came here hoping to fight the strongest. And I got more than what I asked for." Goku said, somberly.

Vegeta was growing angrier and angrier by the second the more Goku spoke in that defeatist tone. Placing a hand down on Goku's shoulder. Goku thought Vegeta wanted to hug it out for the first time. But all he got was a powerful gut punch that sent him falling to his knees.

"Ve-Vegeta? Ungh." Goku groaned in pain.

"Where the hell is your saiyan pride at Kakarot!? I never thought you would ever give up. You would never have cut out to be a proper saiyan back on planet Vegeta. Such words would mean your own death warrant!"

"Where's my saiyan pride, you ask? It's in my fists. In my eyes. In my aura and in my blood. And their all telling me that unless I or you, can attain ultra instinct. We are going to be erased."

"Tch, there you go again with your ultra instinct." Vegeta said irritated.

"I know you're angry I attained it first Vegeta." Goku replied.

"W-What did you say Kakar-"

"But the truth is. If you knew how it felt. Perhaps you could attain it also. You're smart and intelligent Vegeta. You might know how to tap into it, far better and quicker than I ever could."

"What are you getting at Kakarot!?" Vegeta inquired.

"Hey Jiren! Would you allow me and Vegeta to fuse. With the few minutes we have left, perhaps we can beat you then!" Goku asked kindly.

"Kakarot have you gone insane?!" Vegeta remarked.

"It doesn't matter what you two do at this point. But if you feel it will benefit you. By all means, I won't stop you!" Jiren answered.

But Belmod who had been watching, feeling triumphant and proud of Jiren, had suddenly lost his temper.

"Jiren! You have the power to end this! So end this already! Jiren!? Jireeennn!"

"Noo, no more fusing using potara earrings!" Future Zeno shouted.

"You heard Zeno-sama. The use of potara earring have been banned from the tournament!" The Grand Priest reiterated.

"That's fine. Vegeta, do you know how our sons like to fuse by way of the fusion dance?" Goku asked, looking up at Vegeta with a big goofy smile on his face.

"No. No. No. No absolutely not! I will not humiliate myself fusing with you, let alone dancing to do so!" Vegeta said, embarrassed and annoyed.

"Vegeta, if we don't, then you and me are finished. Our wives. Our children. Our homes. Our entire histories will be erased. It would be like everything that we've struggled for up to this point, would have been for nothing! VEGETA!?"

Vegeta really did not want to do it. He dreaded having to dance to fuse. His eyes twitched. His balled up fists shook with anxiety. "Do we have to fuse In front of everyone!?" Vegeta asked Goku.

"If it really makes you feel that shy. We can do it behind one of these last remaining mountains. No one will be able to see anything."

"Don't say it like that, Kakarot! People might get the wrong idea." Vegeta scolded Goku.

"Your wasting time!" Jiren said forcefully.

"What do you say Vegeta? Are you in or o-"

"Yes damnit! I can't believe you Kakarot. The things I do for my family." Vegeta said, begrudgingly agreeing to fuse with Goku.

Goku and Vegeta darted around the back of a mountain. Jiren remained where he stood and patiently waited. Universe seven and eleven watched and waited eagerly for something to happen. Just like the calm before a storm. The world of void went black for a second, then pulsed back with light as a planetary scale storm of power and energy encircled the arena as pillars of lightning the size of great cities, that stretched into eternity from one end of the world of void to the next. Circled the arena. The colors of Goku's super saiyan blue coupled with his king kai fist fused to create a magenta colored aura. Vegeta's royal blue form combined with Goku's magenta color to create a new fusion with near limitless energy and power.

The world of void undulated with the arrival of a new warrior. One with a terrifyingly heavy aura saturated with energy that had no peak and an unshakable will and spirit to win. It had a tinge of sternness and compassion in it also. An even darker, bluer aura surrounded this new warrior more than on Vegeta. It was like the man walking out from behind the mountain, was burning and brimming with the starry night sky that radiated from him.

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Gogeta Vs. Jiren

"Gogeta's Theme" & "Jiren's Power Unleashed" tracks play

For the first time, Jiren uncrossed his arms and glared back at this new warrior that forced him to put his guard up immediately. The grand priest felt his hands tinglings. He shook the feeling off and carefully studied this new fused warrior.

"Ooohh, do you feel that?!" said Present Zeno excitedly.

"Yeeaahhh! Goku and Vegeta fused without using the potara earrings." Future Zeno chimed after his present self did.

"What do you call yourself, warrior?" Jiren asked.

Belmod watched, terrified at how much this new fused warrior's power currently exceeded Jiren's. Whis leaned forward, and whispered into Beerus's ear. "Lord Beerus, you may not want to hear this. But either way. This new fused warrior might jut be the new hope you've needed. Currently this fused warrior is far stronger than Jiren right now. Which means, if you were to battle this new fused warrior. You and god of destruction, Belmod, would share the same fate of having losing to a mortal."

"Say something like that to me again Whis, and I'll-"

"Okay, okay. Just thought you should know, my lord." Whis joked, but not entirely.

Beerus stood up from his seat and yelled at the fused warrior, "Hey you! Whatever name you go by! You don't have much time. Save our universe damnit!"

"You're all so interested in my name," the fusion of Goku and Vegeta said so sternly in both of their voices, and with some irritation in his tone, "I am neither Goku or Vegeta. I am Gogeta! And Jiren, this time, it'll be you on the defensive!" Tilting his head to the side, Jiren was able to block two out of five knee blows to his body that Gogeta launched. The three that phased past his defense, made his knees buckle.

But Gogeta's assault had only just begun. With his legs threatening to give way, Jiren failed to realize that there were ten Gogetas surrounding him! Gogeta punched faster than Jiren was able to react to. And slugged him across his face. Delivered punishing uppercuts to his stomach. Spun around, and kicked him several time before looping above him and slamming his two fists down on Jiren's head that sent him crashing down face first on the ground below him. But that was not all. Gogeta grabbed Jiren by the back of his head and fired a cobalt blue colored blast, hoping to blast Jiren through the arena and knocking him out

"Jiren, Push Into Fifty Percent Now!" Belmod shouted in desperation.

Gogeta felt something great. Raw uncontainable power coming from Jiren. Gogeta halted his attack and stepped back away from the deep well in the ground he created. The whole arena was encased in a blood red aura that would have made movement and visibly an absolute impossibility for any warrior not equal or greater in power than Gogeta. Jiren levitated back up from the well he was bored through. Gogeta saw the first true signs of damage on Jiren's skin. Blood rolled down from cuts on his forehead. His lips were cut and bleeding. Bruises marked Jiren's chest and arms and head. Angered and far more serious now than casually cautious as before. Jiren fired one punch, which caused a storm of air to take shape into a giant fist that crashed against Gogeta who blocked against it. Skidding across the ground with his crossed arms raised up to his face, Gogeta slapped the blast of air aside, that went past the hovering stands and let out a horrible howling sound. It was like combined sounds of wailing from tens of thousands of souls.

Jiren rushed towards Gogeta, where the two of them slugged it out. Gogeta blocked and evaded Jiren's attacks. Jiren did the same. Visible to the grand priest, the gods and angels. Jiren and Gogeta appeared evenly matched. But only the grand priest saw that for every punch Jiren blocked, Gogeta slipped in five super luminal punches somewhere on Jiren's body. Jiren, even at fifty percent was only able to get in a few punches that crashed against Gogeta's face and torso. Jiren and Gogeta ratcheted up their brawl and appeared to be fighting everywhere in the world of void, at the same time. Gohan. Piccolo and the rest of universe seven watched in a display of horror and amazement at what they were seeing. Beerus too was visibly shaken at what he was viewing.

"It appears that even with fifty percent of his power unleashed, Jiren is still unable to to keep up with Gogeta's overwhelming speed and strength and power" Whis told his team.

"Then, we might actually win this. We might actually win! Yeaahh! heh heh!" Krillin celebrated.

"What are you getting your hopes up for, mortal?" Belmod spoke, "your Gogeta may have the upper hand over Jiren for the moment. But past fifty percent to sixty percent, he will be finished."

Universe seven took what Belmod said and watched all around them as Gogeta and Jiren continued to brawl. With their last punch, struck squarely across the other's face. Gogeta and Jiren' final attack created a mega sized bubble of super heated air that exploded. The angels reacted and formed a barrier to protect those in the hovering stands. The grand priest and the Zenos floating palace were unscathed though.

Both warriors took a moment to stepped back and regard one another. Jiren was more bloodied and battered than he was before this bout. Gogeta had sustained a few bruises. A few cuts on his chest and arms which he bled slightly from. But overall he crossed his arms and stared back at him with hard eyes. Jiren compared the physical state he was in to Gogeta. Jiren saw that he hadn't broken a sweat yet. Growing ever more angry. Jiren got into position, and charged up a special attack. Gogeta recognized the danger and simple waited.

"You waited for us, so now we'll wait for you." Gogeta spoke.

"The naive fool" Belmod said chuckling.

"HAAAAAAA! NIGHT'S BAANNEEE!" Jiren yelled, firing his attack. Jiren's attack was a long and wide white beam encircled with black rings that ran all along it's length.

"Final...ka...me..ha..me...HAAAAAAA!" Gogeta yelled back, firing off his own supercharged attack.

The clash of energies shook the whole arena. Shook the world of void. The vibrations were more fun and exciting for the Zenos, than for everybody else who found them terrifying. Both warriors struggled against the other's strength, Jiren more so than Gogeta. But Gogeta did not relent either. He felt Jiren's desperation in his attack. The top half of Jiren's suit begins to tear and rip from the energy his body was putting out. Gogeta felt something awful coming. The blood red aura that had surrounded the arena, had shrunken down back into Jiren's body. Where Jiren's arms. Hands. Neck and face began to glow with bands of red light. The glowing red bands were not marking, but Jiren's very own muscles burning with new power.

"Now he's done it. Jiren has finally pushed it to sixty percent! Ahahahaha!" Belmod revealed, laughing proudly. "It was at this point where my own battle with Jiren had truly begun. It would be the hardest week of battle I had ever known."

"THIS ENDS NOW! HAAAAAA!" Jiren cried out. His blast boring and slicing through Gogeta's final kamehameha.

"Damnit! Damnit! Damniitt! I..can't...stop his...AAHHHHHHH!" Gogeta struggled, even with his near unlimited reservoir of power, Jiren's sheer raw power was just too much at this point. Jiren's Night's Bane attack engulfed him, sending him flying further and further back from the center of the arena. The pain was numbing. The burning sensation on his senses unbearable for Gogeta. His vest and shoulder and neck padding were turned to ashes in a matter of seconds.

"GAAAHHHH!" Gogeta continued to scream in pain. "We can't do this...we can't...do..." Goku and Vegeta began to say to themselves deep within Gogeta's subconscious. What little light they had was beginning to fade to black. But had it not been for a burning silver-blue and purple flame that appeared to them. It enveloped Goku and their sight and strength was restored to them.

"Is that, that's it isn't it?!" Vegeta thought as he watched this fire envelop Goku.

"I've won!" Jiren proclaimed loudly and confidently. But his attack was nullified by Gogeta in the nick of time before it could knock him out of the arena. Gogeta was standing on his feet. And something new, or rather, something old but useful had finally arrived.

"It's Ultra Instinct!" All members of universe seven shouted together. Whis smiled and Beerus breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiren wondered how this happened. But faster than he's moved before, Gogeta fired off and landed one hundred punches on Jiren's stomach, a hundred knee blows across Jiren's neck and one planet shattering elbow strike square center on Jiren's back. Jiren's body went numb from the paralyzing blows a Ultra Instinct Gogeta delivered. Jiren cheeks swelled with blood as he tried to keep his mouth closed. Yet ended up coughing and spilling out blood and spit. Gogeta kept up the assault and pummeled Jiren's back, pushing him further and further to the edge of the arena.

Deep within Gogeta's subconscious. Vegeta analyzed ultra instinct and how it worked. "This feeling. This sensation. Kakarot's body is moving without thinking. Just as Whis said. But when he wants to attack, it's like he's walking on a tight rope. One wrong slip, and we'll lose the only advantage we have over Jiren."

"Damnit Jiren, get your head in the game and push it into seventy percent already!" Belmod yelled at Jiren, slamming his fist down on the edge of the the hovering stands. Belmod closed his eyes and let his anger subside for a moment. He communicated with Jiren telepathically.

"What the hell are you doing Jiren? You're about to be knocked out of the god damn arena. Stop playing with this opponent. When we fought, you were relentless, far more than this. So what's the-"

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Jiren shouted internally, ejecting Belmod's mind and voice out entirely.

Gogeta halted his attack when Jiren's body began to steam violently. Gogeta hanged back and watched Jiren transforming. The width of Jiren's eyes shrunk by one size. More sections of Jiren's muscles began to glow, this time a bright white to accompany the pulsing red. Jiren's skin shimmered similarly with the brilliance of a million diamonds and rubies in the sun. One split moment Gogeta had his eyes on Jiren who had finished powering up. And the next, his vision was blurred. Over eighty percent of his body became paralyzed from a supernatural level of pain that had overcome his body. Jiren's movements and speed had gone past the limitations of flesh and matter. He was fighting in four dimensional space now. There was no defense against a four dimensional fighter.

"Gogeta!" Beerus shouted.

"Fusion. Ultra Instinct. Or a fusion with Ultra Instinct. It makes no difference when going up against Jiren now. Even the fully mastered state of the gods, Ultra Instinct, falls short to the jewel of universe eleven. Jiren sacrificed and sacrificed every year, more and more of himself. Endured, through his own choice, training from heaven and hell and placed mortals above the gods himself. And if given more time, he will equal or surpassing even the angels themselves." Belmod told Beerus.

Every angel glared back at Belmod who snickered and laughed. Whis watched Gogeta get knocked out of ultra instinct and return back to base form. His body curved and bended in unnatural ways as Jiren, now completely intangible with unmatched speed and strength, made easy work of Gogeta. Finishing Gogeta off. Jiren struck him from behind with an elbow strike that sent him flying and skidding along the crater littered arena ground. The Zenos dropped their godpads and stood up from their seats to float above the grand priest and watch if this was the end of Gogeta.

Jiren walked over to pick Gogeta up from the ground. Picking up the unconscious saiyan by his throat. Jiren watched Gogeta's body glow. Goku and Vegeta dropped to the ground, finally unfusing. Vegeta laid on top of Goku. Jiren grabbed them both by their wrists and lifted them up.

"I must commend you both for pushing me this far. Thank you for reminding me why I sacrificed my very existence. Why i pushed my mind, body and soul past it's limits to attain this power so that evil, no matter where it is or in what form it came as. Would never be able to triumph over evil. First I'll throw you out of the arena, Goku. Then I'll throw you next, Vegeta."

Jiren readied himself to throw Goku out. Universe seven made peace with their erasure. All except for Beerus and Frieza. "Oh no, Goku is going to be eliminated!" Present Zeno said sadly.

"Should we keep universe seven even if he does lose?" Future Zeno asked his present self.

"Yeah! Goku was my first real friend."

The grand priest overheard the Zenos talking above his head and chimed in. "Your excellencies, I must advise against changing pre-established rules. Sparing universe seven from erasure, would be unfair to the other universe whose own warriors fought their hardest to save."

Before Goku could be launched out of the arena. Jiren's attention was pulled aside when Vegeta's hand gripped his wrist.

["Vegeta's Theme Extended" plays]

Vegeta hand and arm and his entire body radiated with freezing temperatures. A white and reddish-pink rigid aura engulfed his entire body. With black particles traveling upwards within his aura. Jiren watched Vegeta open his eyes and reveal more defined stern eyes and visible pupils similar to Goku when he was in ultra instinct. But unlike Goku, Vegeta's irises were a soft pink color, not silver. About the only thing that had noy changed entirely, was his hair which only had small strands of soft pink hair running up along the sides. Waking up from sensing Vegeta's newly attained state. Goku chuckled and said weakly, "Congrats Vegeta."

"Let me tell you something Jiren. If Kakarot is the shield. Than I am inexorably, The Sword!" Vegeta declared first before punching Jiren with a punch that crossed dimensions and hit Jiren in his stomach. Jiren was sent skidding back a hundred feet. Nearly retching. Jiren endured the punch. But found himself falling down on one knee and wrapping his arms around his waist from the pain that overcame him.

"His punch...it feels like it's happening again and again. The pain boring past my muscles and into my organs. What...what exactly...?"

Vegeta helped Goku up to his feet and explained to him how to tap into ultra instinct. "Get up Kakarot. Come on Kakarot! I need you to listen to me closely. Look deep inside of yourself. Think about that one moment in your entire life where you felt at most peace or at most angry with yourself. Now magnify that until you see it deep within you. Your body already know how it feels. It's become accustomed to it. But your mind hasn't. That's the hardest part. Like searching in the dark with a flashlight. Imagine the light being magnifying larger and larger until..."

Goku, under Vegeta's guidance, found his inner flame. Goku powered up and went through all stages and forms of his power until he went into Ultra Instinct by himself for the first time since attaining it unintentionally. Goku and Vegeta glanced back at one another, regarding each other with a grin and smile.

"Are you ready Vegeta!"

"What do you think, Kakarot!"

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- Continued in Part 2 (Final Part)