Goku and Vegeta faced each other, one with a serious look while the other had a mocking, superior expression. Neither of them spoke, only the whisper of the wind between the rock formations could be heard. Suddenly, Goku began to tense every muscle in his body, clenching his teeth, a strange glow forming around him.
Vegeta's smile disappeared, leaving a look of surprise and questioning. Steam began to emanate from Goku, as the air around him began to vibrate.
Kaioken!
A red aura burst from Goku's body, completely enveloping him. Without wasting any time, Goku sent his hand, palm open, towards Vegeta, a wave of invisible force rushing at a frightening speed.
Vegeta's instincts kicked in, allowing him to leap into the air just as the pillar he was standing on shattered, destroyed by Goku's force wave.
He just had time to raise his head when Goku appeared in front of him, delivering a straight right to the face, a trickle of blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Goku didn't waste the advantage he had after the blow he had just landed and chained him to the face with a series of left punches, followed by a high kick to the jaw, sending him flying backward.
Goku pursued Vegeta, determined to maintain his ascendancy, but just as he reached Vegeta, the latter disappeared before reappearing next to Goku, delivering a kick to Goku's jaw, forcing him back.
Goku was clearly taken aback by what had just happened. The moment he thought he had the upper hand in the fight had just disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"If that's your maximum, I have to say I'm disappointed..." Vegeta said with a smile, wiping the trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Damn! And I thought I'd closed the gap between us... he's really strong! But despite the situation... I can't help but be excited."
Goku couldn't help but smile despite the fact that the situation wasn't in his favor. Vegeta immediately noticed the smirk on Goku's lips.
'Look at him! He still manages to smile given the way the fight is going... either he's gone crazy... or he still has a trump card... either way...'
"Hey! Kakarot, I have a surprise for you before I end your life!"
Goku raised an eyebrow, clearly intrigued by Vegeta's words.
"I'll show you the true power of an elite warrior!"
"Go on! Do it!" retorted Goku, a hint of excitement audible in his voice.
Vegeta concentrated a terrifying amount of energy within himself as dark clouds began to cover the blue sky.
The stone pillars around them were completely crushed by the pressure emitted by Vegeta, boulders levitating in the air. Lightning cracked around Vegeta as the air and ground began to tremble.
Vegeta's eyes were now completely white, his pupils having completely disappeared as his energy increased, a low snarl escaping from his mouth.
Suddenly, gusts of wind created by Vegeta's surge in power began to sweep away everything in their path. Goku shielded himself with his arms in front of him forming an X to avoid being swept away by the storm that was appeared.
'What power! It's incredible!' Goku couldn't help but marvel at such power.
Vegeta's pupils reappeared as he curled up before releasing all his accumulated energy, his arms stretched out in the sky while letting out a resonant scream.
A colossal explosion resounded, blinding everything in its path, forcing Goku to close his eyes. The sound of the explosion rumbled through the sky for over a minute before fading into the distance.
When Goku opened his eyes again, all the dark clouds had disappeared from the sky, leaving a pristine blue sky.
Silence returned. Goku quickly turned his head towards Vegeta, a look of terror on his face, feeling the colossal power emanating from him.
Vegeta, with his usual smile, said only one thing.
"It's over!"
His smile completely vanished from his face and, with frightening speed, charged at Goku, hitting him with a headbutt in the face, but he didn't stop. He clasped his hands together and with a powerful hammer punch, sent Goku flying to the ground.
Fortunately, he managed to regain his balance in time and landed on his feet. He raised his head towards where Vegeta was, but the latter had disappeared.
"Behind you!"
Goku barely had time to turn his head back when Vegeta's kick slammed into his back, sending him flying toward a pillar. With a quick flip and a series of jumps, he gained height and arrived on top of the pillar.
He frantically turned his head in all directions, searching for Vegeta. He finally found him in the sky behind him, charging an energy ball in his hand, which he threw straight at Goku.
"Kaioken times 2!"
The red aura enveloped Goku's body again, and he flew away, dodging the ki blast that destroyed the pillar below him, but Vegeta wasn't done yet. With his other hand, he sent out a wave of energy, which Goku partially dodged. A piece of his GI was torn off by the attack, revealing his right shoulder, as well as a burn mark on his chest.
"Hmm, good dodge..." Vegeta said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
Goku was paralyzed for a moment. If he hadn't dodged that attack, he didn't dare imagine the damage it would have caused him.
He landed back on the ground, followed by Vegeta, the two of them staring at each other.
"Damn! He's even more powerful than before... I don't have the choice... I'll have to triple the kaioken! I don't know how my body can handle it, but it's either that or I'll get killed...'
He clenched his fists, his muscles contracting like never before, steam rising considerably from him, the red aura growing larger with each passing second.
"I hope my body can hold up!" KAIOKEN TIMES 3!!!
The energy around him began to roar as he disappeared and reappeared in front of Vegeta, leaving a crater where he had been.
Vegeta's smile vanished completely, his eyes widening in shock as a violent left hook from Goku landed right in his face, sending him flying. Goku chased Vegeta with frightening speed and went underneath him, landing a double kick to his back, propelling him high into the sky.
Vegeta regained his stance and turned to fire a Kikoha at Goku, who was coming from behind, but Goku changed his trajectory and passed by Vegeta, who followed him with his eyes. He turned and launched his Ki Blast, anticipating Goku's trajectory, but it was unsuccessful as Goku dodged the attack and turned around, diving on Vegeta, kicking him in the face, sending him crashing into several hills before ending up on a rock.
"RHAAAAA!!!"
With a powerful burst of energy, Vegeta shattered all the rocks around him. Goku arrived at full speed, dodging Vegeta's punch with a flip, landing behind him before delivering an elbow to his back, staggering Vegeta several meters.
Vegeta then turned, charging his fist with ki, and aimed for Goku's head. Goku ducked, dodging the punch, and countered with his own punch right into Vegeta's gut.
The power of the blow was so great that Vegeta took a few steps back, clutching his stomach in pain, a trickle of drool and blood flowing from his mouth, his eyes bloodshot as he tried to catch his breath, which seemed to be cut off.
For his part, Goku heavily exhaled the energy of the Kaioken, causing damage to his body far beyond what he imagined, but he must not falter now, his life depended on it.
Vegeta raised his head, his gaze distorted by pain and rage fixed on Goku. In a surge of fury, he threw a punch, which Goku caught in his hand. He did the same with his other fist, but Goku caught it as well and began crushing them between his hands.
Vegeta threw his head back as pain flooded his arms, leaving a howl of agony. He managed to free himself from Goku's grip and climbed onto his arms, raising both hands in the air, ready to deliver a violent hammer blow to Goku's head, but Goku dove forward, landing a headbutt on Vegeta's face, completely knocking him off balance.
Goku didn't let the advantage slip and hammered Vegeta relentlessly. The sound of his blows slamming against Vegeta's armor echoed in the air. Vegeta couldn't retaliate, caught in Goku's incessant vortex of attacks. He ended up being sent flying with a kick to the stomach onto the edge of a stone column, his stomach crashing against the rock.
When he thought the assault was over, Goku arrived at full speed, crushing his knees into Vegeta's back, forcing him deeper into the rock, a spray of blood spurting from his mouth.
Goku landed a few feet lower, the Kaioken aura gone, his breathing ragged, his body reaching its limit, ready to collapse at any moment.
'Damn it! I have to end this as soon as possible!'
Vegeta tried to stand up but immediately collapsed, holding his arms around his body, which was shaking in pain.
'No! No! No! This is impossible! Kakarot can't be stronger than me! I'm an elite warrior.'
He found the strength to get up and turned to Goku.
"YOU! You dared to ridicule me so much! ME! The great Vegeta! I don't care about this planet anymore, I'll reduce you to ashes along with it!"
A purple burst of energy erupted from Vegeta's body as he flew high into the sky. He clasped his hands together, purple lightning crackling all around him.
"I'll make you disappear once and for all!"
"What?!?" Seeing the devastating attack Vegeta was preparing, Goku had only one thing left to do.
"I guess it's time to go all out... Kaioken times 3!!!!"
The red aura reappeared as Goku placed his hands together to perform his signature attack. The surroundings were completely destroyed by the pressure emitted by the two fighters, stones flying in the sky, gusts of wind blowing in all directions.
"Kame..."
"You'll never be able to stop my Galick Gun!"
"Hame..."
"GALICK GUN!!!!"
"HAAAAAAAA!!!!!"
The two attacks erupted in titanic detonations, crashing into each other, creating a shockwave so powerful that the few rock formations that remained intact were completely obliterated by the blast of the impact.
Lightning erupted from the collision point of the two attacks as the two beams struggled to gain the upper hand.
Both Vegeta and Goku gave everything they had to defeat the other.
"Grrr.....Kaioken times 4!!!!"
Suddenly, Goku's kamehameha increased in size and intensity. The ground around him shattered as Goku's kamehameha completely pushed Vegeta's Galick Gun away.
"He... He's pushing me away?!?"
BLAM!
"WHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
Vegeta's Galick Gun was completely wiped out as Vegeta received the full force of the kamehameha, which carried him far into the sky.
Goku dropped to one knee, the aura of the Kaioken completely disappearing as his body screamed in pain, his breath hitching.
He had done it.