"...Vegeta, you have been a worthless ruler for far too long, the Saiyan race is almost extinct, someone needs to step up, it is high time."
Looking at Vegeta's increasingly murderous looks, Raditz finally gave up attempting to talk.
"You are obviously unable to do your job, might as well show you how it's done."
Shrugging his shoulders Raditz looked at Nappa and Vegeta with a smile.
"Weren't you both curious how I always managed to survive even in the desperate situations? guess what Vegeta, if you are worthy, you will find out today."
Riling up Vegeta with a haughty tone Raditz raised doubts in everyone's mind, he had an idea that he was going to use, for that he needed to set some background.
In actuality the old Raditz only survived so many things miraculously because of the Dragonball wish, but no one needs to know that.
'The new king needs a greater aspect than a 'lucky zenkai boost', and I have just the thing in mind.'
Unless Raditz breaks that 'super elite' confidence of his, Vegeta is going to listen to no one, even after that it's debatable, but at least it's worth a shot.
Scoffing with a deep frown which showed Vegeta was definitely somewhat curious and wary, he spoke with impatience.
"Are you done? I have had enough of this, if you aren't going to attack then I will!"
"... Have it your way then, Nappa, you are our decider, and Kakarot's kid, you are the only other Saiyan here, look closely, this is a battle deciding your king."
Taking his stance, Vegeta looked at Raditz, his scouter turned off, he didn't want wrong readings distracting him.
Raditz also became serious and took Raditz's orginal stance, the z fighters sensing the atmosphere decided to back off.
"Raditz.. fight to kill."
Saying best of luck in the Saiyan way, Nappa Oozaru cancelled the artificial moon.
He knew he couldn't help Raditz now, but the least he could do was make sure Vegeta can't transform.
Because unlike Vegeta, Raditz can't control his transformation, is what Nappa knew, so he acted accordingly.
Something which Vegeta caught on, looking at Nappa, he snorted.
"Hmph, Nappa, I don't need a moon to kill this clown, you are achieving nothing by doing this, only making a fool of yourself."
Nappa decided to speak, now that he had shrunk back to his regular size, his Oozaru having lost the trigger.
"Vegeta..you.."
But at the end, he didn't say anything, he saw Vegeta grow up, he was the one who raised him for the majority of his life, seeing him betraying was a tough pill to swallow.
He was a loyal Saiyan, but loyalty begets loyalty, and Vegeta unlike Raditz, clearly didn't care about loyalty, even to his own kin.
Raditz seeing Nappa's depressed mood, and for Gohan's knowledge, spoke of something he felt should also be said for this occasion.
"You know Vegeta, we should have every alive Saiyan present for the king's duel, but three are still absent."
"Kakarot's gone to god knows where, and neither of my kids are here, I would have loved to show them their dad taking the throne from the most incompetent-"
"Enough!"
Vegeta's incensed yell rang throughout the battlefield, looking at Raditz with a look that promised pain, Vegeta's fists clenched.
"I have had enough of this, you even went ahead and had kids on this backwater planet! Guess what Raditz, after I kill you, I'll go and kill your family too."
"This will teach you to respect your prince!"
*Booom*
Vegeta's sudden punch was grabbed by Raditz who had his eyes narrowed, then with a fluid motion he threw Vegeta to the ground.
*Boom*
Picking him up again, Raditz swung the short prince around in one single pull and banged his back on the hard ground.
*Booom*
"Me prince? Hah, puny prince."
*Booom*
Once again Vegeta landed, this time headfirst, cracking the pavement.
*Booom*
After hitting the ground again and again, Vegeta finally got his bearings back, he swiftly brought his arms up aimed at Raditz.
With a dangerous amount of energy gathered, Vegeta growled with anger.
"Perish you low class filth!"
*Whoooooom*
A purple blast of energy covered Raditz as Vegeta fired from below, giving him no chance at dodging.
"Raditz!!"
Nappa looked worried, this attack was Vegeta's strongest attack besides galick gun, and Raditz took it head on.
Vegeta seems to have taken Raditz's challenge far too seriously, he went almost all out immediately.
"Hahaha, what a fool! I- Ummmmfh?!?"
But Vegeta's mouth was squeezed shut immediately when a hand came out of the dust cloud, pinching Vegeta's mouth close.
Then before Vegeta's bloodshot eyes the hand picked him off the ground like a child, his short stature making him dangle in the air as he kicked his feet hysterically.
"Ummmmmh!!!"
Vegeta kicked and screamed, but with the hand blocking his mouth, he could only yell inside himself, no matter how angry he was.
"What a weak attack."
Said Raditz behind the dust curtain, and then slowly walked out of the thing..
'How's this possible?!? He isn't even hurt!'
Vegeta's hands tried even harder to break free, but Raditz's palm was like Freeza's, he couldn't shake them no matter what.
But when he accidentally gazed at Raditz's face, Vegeta was shocked still, something had changed.
'What happened to his eyes..?What is he..?'
Vegeta thought, and it wasn't only Vegeta who noticed this, it was Nappa and the rest of the z fighters too.
With the cat finally out of the bag, Raditz smirked at the revelation being made public.
"Hahaha! Vegeta, you know very well what this is don't you.. it's been the legend for so long after all."
With his pupils shaking Vegeta looked at Raditz desparately, but Raditz confirmed his fears once and for all.
"I always knew I was different, my power level keeps on rising whenever I am in danger, but it goes back to normal afterwards."
"That's why I never flaunted my speciality, god knows my king won't protect me from Freeza, maybe he would even try to silence the legend.. isn't that right ''prince' Vegeta..?"
His grip loosening, Vegeta gazed at Raditz's golden armour and eyes, which was giving him a strange royal look.
Pushing his spiky hair upwards, Raditz growled.
"This was how I survived all these years when you left me to die, this is the answer to all your questions.."
"I am the Saiyan of the legend Vegeta.. my power knows no equal..!"
Ikari was a Saiyan's biological answer to god form, it infact gave a boost even better than god form, way bigger than a pure Oozaru ever gives.
Raditz could indeed keep getting stronger as he uses more and more of the Oozaru boost in his base, biologically keeping ki trapped inside just like the god form does.
'But I simply can't go that far, whenever I reach too high a power level, I slip and transform back into an Oozaru.'
But Vegeta dosen't need to know about this weakness whatsoever, Raditz only needed to scare Vegeta to submission.
And looking at the now shocked out of his soul Vegeta and stunned Nappa, Raditz achieved what he wanted to do, the Saiyan duo found the legend they always considered a beacon.
He was always right besides them, they simply didn't know because of the incompetence of the only prince.
Giving a smile to Vegeta, Raditz said calmly.
"I don't know if I have done it, I don't know if this is all there is to it, but if there was a real legend, it would be nothing more than that."
*Snap*
"Hmm?"
Holding Raditz's arm with surprising ferocity, Vegeta out of nowhere growled, then his other hand immediately smashed into Raditz's chest.
Which didn't shake him one bit, but Vegeta seemed to have gone mad, as with bloodshot eyes his hand and Raditz's chest area began glowing purple.
"What?! Vegeta! What are you doing?! Do you want to perish with him?!? Are you insane?!?"
Angrily screaming, Nappa was aghast, what the hell was Vegeta doing!