>>5840247“Trunks.” Ace says, your former partner sounding neutral.
“Ace.” you reply, unable to wholly suppress your anger from leaking into your tone. Hearing this he simply powers up to the form beyond Super Saiyan Blue, his Evolved form's hair darker and aura more blinding than your own.
“You did this?” Future Chaya asks you, which is rhetorical as their blood is still on your weapon. She clenches her fists as you don't answer, ascending into her Apex form immediately. “I'm going to make you eat your own heart for killing my Daddy.”
“No, you won't.” you reply, taking your defensive stance with your weapon. You aren't sure you can take them both by yourself, but fortunately you don't have to. “You three, take the girl. I'll handle the traitor.”
“Bet bet bet.” Rhyme says, you feeling his energy quiet and calm as he ascends once more into Ultra Instinct. “We'll handle the hard work.”
“Easy schmoney.” Seereax replies, cracking his neck and ascending into Ultra Ego.
“I fight for my friends!” Doto calls out, transforming into the powerful Beast form. Then as one the Three Idiots charge the Apex Saiyan, while you and your former friend charge each other head on. You're taking him down, here and now!
“HAAAAA!!” you roar, sheathing your blade and drawing your right fist back before swinging it forward.
“HRRAAAA!” he bellows, matching your blow with a left of his own, fists slamming into each other. The two of you hit each other so hard reality itself shatters around you both, bringing you into another, strange dimension.
“What the-?” you mutter, losing focus for a split second and looking around. However, as Ace closes the distance and gets you with a good right cross, your attention is snapped back to the fight, ducking his follow-up left and going into a rising right uppercut, catching him on the chin and staggering him back. But before you can capitalize on the opening he plants his left foot behind him, springing off it into a devastating right elbow to your jaw into a back roundhouse, right heel tagging your temple and sending you spinning. Landing on all fours you spring up and away as he drops an axe kick right where your neck was. You quickly go through the complicated hand motions, ending with index fingers and thumbs pressed together to fire your technique. “Burning Attack!”
Only for him to disappear with Instant Transmission, reappearing right in front of you into a God Fist, ki-clad right slamming into your jaw and sending you flying back. Flipping once to reorient yourself, you and Ace again stare each other down. No words need to be spoken, you both knowing this can only end one way.
-Saiyan Conqueror Quest 207 Intermission End-
