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Chapter 13 - All or Nothing

"Let us begin, shall we?" Frieza asked, racing toward Raditz, and kneeing him in the chest.

Raditz rockets backward, smashing into a mountain, and blowing through it to the other side where a large explosion rocks the surrounding area.

Rushing forward, I exchange punch after punch with Frieza. Unable to land even a single worthwhile blow I zip backwards.

Pointing my hand toward Frieza I fire several ki blasts, yet with little effort Frieza flicks them away with his tail, and closes the gap in an instant.

Kicking me in the chest I'm thrown backward, the wind knocked out of me. Frieza fires a ki blast toward me, crashing into my chest and rocketing me to the ground.

Slowly hovering downward, Frieza says, "You seemed so confident before, but now I see only weakness. Where is that bravado now, hmm?"

Of course, it's going to require kaioken, it's Frieza... I thought to myself as I rose from the rubble.

Raditz suddenly appears, crashing into Frieza, but it has little effect, hardly pushing the emperor back from his position.

Glaring at Raditz, Frieza draws his hand back, swatting Raditz away with a single motion sending him spinning backward into the air, "How dare you interrupt my discourse! Do you wish to suffer the same fate as those who have dared to cross me before?"

Frieza's attention is drawn to him, I thought to myself.

Rushing forward, I unleash a kaioken times 20, the strain feels like a surging wave through my body. Pushing through the strain, I strike Frieza in the stomach, causing him to begin to double over in pain.

Kneeing him in the chin he is thrown skyward, racing after him I clench my fists together, bring them down on his head, slamming him into the ground.

Pointing my hands toward Frieza, I fire several ki blasts with the last few seconds of kaioken, soon exiting it, I quickly drop to the ground, crashing into it huffing and puffing as my red aura dissipates.

Please tell me that got him, I thought to myself with a heavy breath.

Smoke billows out from the crater, Raditz smashes down into the ground next to me, a notable bruise on his face and his body covered in scrapes and cuts.

"Did you get him?" Raditz asked, almost annoyed.

The smoke is blown away in a single massive surge of energy, revealing a third form Frieza staring daggers at us.

God damn ki spam shit, it never works, I thought to myself with frustration.

"You overestimate your abilities, and now you shall face the consequences of your foolishness. The power you once wielded has deserted you, leaving you defenseless against me, the mighty Frieza!" Frieza roared, rushing the both of us.

The skies suddenly darken and a familiar voice enters my head.

"Adder, Porunga is ready to grant your wish," Guru spoke softly.

Guru! Thank fuck, I'd forgotten about the Dragon Balls for a minute there, I thought to myself.

Turning toward the brilliant light in the distance, Frieza quickly turned back, yelling in anger, "How dare you mortals deny me my wish! The Dragon Balls are mine to command, and I won't tolerate such insolence!"

Speaking telepathically, I say to Guru, "If it looks like we're going to lose, use the Dragon Balls to teleport the namekians as well as Raditz back to Earth, then revive the Z-Fighters, if you manage to use the third wish, wish to restore my energy to full."

"Yes, my child. I shall observe your battle with great interest and hope for your success." Guru said in a hopeful tone.

Looking to Raditz, I say, "Ready to show your saiyan blood?"

Flaring his energy, Raditz responds, "I'm always ready!"

Rushing toward Frieza, I shout, "Let's dance Frieza!"

Exchanging blows, both of us give everything we've got to push Frieza back, but he won't budge, with him barely having to put an effort into the fight.

"I grow tired of your games!" Frieza yelled as he pointed a finger at my face.

Death beam, I thought to myself.

Dipping my head down as fast as I can, his attack singes the tips of some of my hair.

"You almost killed me, asshole!" I shouted, kicking Frieza in the gut with a quick times ten kaioken.

Getting knocked backward, Frieza spins around, smashing his tail into my face, as Raditz narrowly dodges, before he throws his feet into the ground, and tackles Frieza.

Falling backward, I catch myself with my hands, flipping backward back onto my feet.

Frieza repeatedly elbows Raditz's back, the ground cracking with each strike.

"Let go of me you damn monkey!" Frieza shouted.

This is my last chance, if he goes to his final form nothing we do will matter! I thought to myself.

"Raditz, step back!" I shouted, preparing myself.

Not questioning it, Raditz releases his hold, shakily leaping far away, Frieza plunging forward with a powerful blow.

Man, I'm going to feel this for a week, I thought to myself.

Putting my arms to my side, I calm my nerves, channeling the force of kaioken. Gradually, I amp up the force inside of me, ten times... twenty times... until...

"Kaioken times 50!" I shout, my veins popping, my body surging with power, and my aura growing to a tremendous size.

Each beat of my heart makes me feel as though it is about to burst, my body creaks like a rickety machine, and my blood feels as though it is boiling.

What unreal pain! I thought to myself briefly before returning to the matter at hand.

Vanishing, I appear behind Frieza, thrusting my hand forward, a well of energy amasses in my palm.

Frieza only manages to squeak out a few inaudible words, before my True Cannon crashes into him, rocketing through and past countless mountains in the way of my attack, before shooting off into space, surging through its depths.

Rubble rains down from the air, smoke billows from the path of my attack, and Frieza is gone.

Dropping onto my chest, I let out several quick shallow breaths, I feel my heart slowing down, my body growing cooler, and my sight barely a sliver.

Shit, I might actually die from this... I thought to myself.

A dull sound can be heard in the distance, slowly coming into range, footsteps, a single set maybe?

The only thing I can move at this point is my eyes, even if that's a strain at this point, as my body takes revenge on me for such grotesque use of it.

A distant voice gradually is felt in my mind, it doesn't sound direct, akin to hearing a person speak to another.

Seemingly instantly, my body is restored, quickly standing up from the ground I clench my fists and flex my muscles.

They must have made a wish with the Dragon Balls, good, that means they've escaped, wait... Does that mean Frieza is still alive? I thought to myself.

Looking around, I carefully search my surroundings, feeling for any lingering energies.

Soon noticing an energy in the distance, Frieza's still alive.

"What a monster, he took that head-on in his third form and still survived," I said aloud.

Flying toward the energy I see the devastation of my attack, a piece of Namek destroyed, a section of the planet stretching who knows how many miles.

"Wish I didn't hit the planet, but they can fix it with the Dragon Balls I guess," I commented aloud.

Arriving near Frieza, he's missing his lower body and right arm, with a portion of his torso where his right arm would be destroyed.

Dropping down to the ground, I say, "You're an insanely durable person."

Slowly, Frieza turns his head to face me, blood stains the sides of his mouth and is bespeckled across his face.

Gritting his teeth in anger, Frieza asks, "I simply cannot comprehend how such an insignificant, feeble creature could have inflicted such damage upon my divine form. It's utterly preposterous!"

Crouching down next to him, Frieza grumbles at my presence, "You lost because I knew."

Confused and even further irritated, Frieza responds, "What do you mean you knew?"

"I'm not from this universe, I died a fool, a fool who alienated everyone from him because of his motivation, when I think back to the people I hurt in that world, I cringe at myself..." I retorted.

"Not from this universe..." Frieza said with confusion, rage slowly mounting, before continuing, "I fail to comprehend why an insignificant worm like you would dare to plot against the illustrious Emperor of the Universe. What possible offense could I have committed to earn such disdain?"

Flicking his forehead, I respond, "If I hadn't acted now who knows what would have happened, if I waited it could've bit me in the ass, and to be honest... I needed to atone."

"Atone? You tried to kill me to atone," Frieza said with a snarl.

"Whenever Vegeta traveled to Earth, I made a mistake, I had grown cocky... That mistake cost lives, but now that I've atoned the only way I know how I've done what I can... I'm unfit to protect them," I said with a quiet tone.

Staring on in silence, Frieza says, "I'm still alive, as long as I'm alive I'll do anything to get my revenge, I'll destroy this Earth you speak of and kill everyone you love!" Frieza says with a taunting laugh.

"I know... That's why I'm going to kill you," I said intently.

Scoffing, Frieza pulled back his one arm, firing a ki blast toward my head, "You, kill me? Never!"

Swatting the attack away with little effort, I scold Frieza, "You're hardly a threat as you are now, you could enter your final form and you still couldn't harm me, you've lost too much energy."

Enraged and shocked, Frieza remarks, "Don't delude yourself, I, Lord Frieza will reign supreme forever!"

Frieza begins to transform, light pouring out from his body, and his energy begins to rise.

Bringing my foot down with all my might, I stomp through his head, and what little is left of him goes limp.

Looking at the sky, I take a deep breath, taking it all in.

"I can't go back, I'd die of shame, they all died because of me, if I go back they'll just die again," I said aloud.

Looking to the horizon, I think on my options, before concluding, "I need to begin my own story, as long as I rely on them I'll never be able to protect anything."

Floating up into the air, I look down at Frieza's corpse, shooting one last glare before I head to the destroyed remains of Frieza's ship.