"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Blasts of crimson energy shot up from the ground, but Yuujin easily sidestepped each one with a slight movement, a playful smile tugging at his lips.
"First close combat, and now a beam struggle?" he thought. "Fine, let's have a beam struggle."
Taking a deep breath, Yuujin gathered his energy, forming his hands in a circular shape and slowly drawing them to his waist.
"Kame...Hame…"
"HA!"
A brilliant beam of energy blasted from Yuujin's hands, illuminating the sky. On the ground, Vegeta gazed upward, eyes fixed on the blinding point of light growing brighter in the heavens.
Every instinct screamed danger, blaring a primal warning: "Danger! Extreme danger!"
"Arghhhhh…!"
"Haaaaaa!"
Pouring all her power into her palms, Vegeta fired a powerful ki blast upward to meet Yuujin's.
High above, the two massive energy beams clashed, dimming the world around them. The shockwaves shredded clouds across hundreds of thousands of meters in an instant.
"Ahhhh!"
"An…earthquake?"
"Help! Someone help!"
People across the city, mistaking the tremor for an earthquake, screamed and scrambled for safety. Towering waves capsized fishing boats, dragging them into the churning sea.
"That fool, that fool!" Bulma shouted in terror from the control room, alarms blaring around her as she stared at the skyrocketing power levels. Tights and Violet stood beside her, visibly shaken.
In the face of such a battle, they felt powerless, as if the entire Earth might shatter at any moment.
The collision of the beams triggered strange phenomena across the globe, but these were fleeting. Yuujin's ki beam gradually overpowered Vegeta's, inching down toward her.
Finally, with a look of horror, the beam struck her squarely.
"BOOM!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The ground shook as flames burst skyward, Vegeta's scream swallowed by the raging energy storm.
The chaos raged on for a long time. When the dust finally settled, a massive crater, tens of thousands of meters wide, scarred the Earth.
Yuujin glanced at his handiwork, feeling a bit embarrassed. "I might've gone a little overboard," he mused, wiping a bead of sweat from his brow.
Thankfully, he had held back slightly at the last moment; otherwise, he might have blasted a hole through the entire planet!
Yuujin descended to the ground, and soon Goku and Chi-Chi flew over to join him.
"Oh wow, Yuujin won!" Chi-Chi and Launch looked visibly relieved, though Goku flung herself into Yuujin's arms, cheering for his victory.
Patting Goku's head, Yuujin walked over to where Vegeta lay.
Thanks to him pulling back some power, Vegeta was still alive, though barely. The princess lay battered in the middle of the giant crater, her battle suit torn and her body bruised.
"Princess, the proud Saiyan elite defeated by someone you called a weakling—how does it feel?" Yuujin asked, a gleeful smile on his face.
"I...I lost to you, Sirus."
"Kill me...kill me..."
Her pride shattered, Vegeta lay there, eyes unfocused, her spirit broken. As the Saiyan princess, she had always considered herself superior, and losing to Cellos, a Saiyan without even a tail, was her greatest shame.
Far worse than death!
"Yuujin, should we finish her off?" Launch asked, her eyes cold.
The Saiyan princess had caused them plenty of trouble. Even though she was defeated, her power was still a threat. Killing her might be the safest option.
"Killing her now would be a waste…" Yuujin hesitated, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
Although often the "eternal second," Vegeta, both in the original Dragon Ball series and here, was undeniably a genius. In Dragon Ball, even as Goku transformed again and again, surpassing all former rivals, Vegeta kept chasing him relentlessly.
If Goku could go Super Saiyan, Vegeta would, too. If Goku could reach Super Saiyan Blue, so would Vegeta. Whatever Goku achieved, Vegeta, though sometimes slower, would eventually attain.
It would be a shame to kill her now. It'd be better to subdue her and turn her into an ally.
Conquering this proud princess wouldn't be easy, but with time, a solution would arise.
"Let's take her back for now," he decided, lifting Vegeta into his arms.
Just then, the hum of helicopter blades filled the air as several armed choppers approached from the distance, Earth's military drawn by the epic clash.
"Number 15, Number 16, handle the cleanup."
"Yes."
With the Red Silk Girls left to take care of things, Yuujin flew off into the sky with Vegeta, Goku, and Chi-Chi…
…
The sound of flowing water echoed in Vegeta's ears as she stirred awake.
Electric eyes darted around, taking in her surroundings. She was in a large indoor bath, the air thick with steam.
Around her, beautiful women in scanty attire played in the water, and at the center of it all was one man—
"Sirus!"
Vegeta clenched her teeth, her face filled with rage as she glared at him.
"Oh, awake, Princess?" Yuujin grinned, nestled comfortably between Number 1 and Number 2 as his maids and warriors attended to him.
His gaze lingered over Vegeta, admiration plain on his face.
Noticing his eyes, Vegeta's brow furrowed. Realizing she was unclothed, a flush of embarrassment and rage spread across her cheeks…
To be continued…
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