"This is the Super Saiyan?" Frieza asked with a skeptical gaze as he laid his head atop his fist, "I expected you to be older. After all, the tales of your exploits are most... impressive."
As he was speaking, my eyes wandered away from him and more towards my immediate surroundings. In the corner was King Vegeta, looking a little worse for wear as he looked as though he was struggling to even stand on his own two feet.
The Saiyan helping him was no better, only he wasn't the least bit injured. His struggle to remain standing was due to the overwhelming fear he felt just being in the same room as Frieza.
"Ah, don't worry about them." Frieza said, realizing where Zyleth was looking at, waving his hand dismissively, "The King was just in need of a little correction. Weren't you, King Vegeta?"
Seeing that Frieza's focus is had now shifted to him, the King flinched back and quickly nodded his head.
"Yes, Lord Frieza..." He said pathetically, shaking like a dog who was afraid of getting chastised his master.
My eyes narrowed at the sight of the shaking King. As much as I want to condemn the cowardly act he's putting on, it's something I probably would've done if I knew it would work.
But I have a sneaking suspicion that it wouldn't.
"Hmm?" Frieza hummed as he at the face I'm making, "Oh my, why such an expression, young one?"
"You want all of the reasons or just one in particular?" I asked.
My gaze narrows even further, looking at the tyrant without an ounce of fear or submission. Frieza raises an eyebrow at this, which causes King Vegeta to suddenly chime in.
"Zyleth, prostrate yourself!" He yelled, his authoritative tone trying to make it sound as though he's ordering me to do it.
I look at the King with an uncaring eye before looking at Frieza and crossing my arms.
"It seems the young pup is in need of some discipline." Frieza grumbled, his deranged smile shifting to an emotionless gaze as he held up his finger.
"W-Wait, Lord Frie--"
Frieza fire off a beam straight towards my shoulder, but I immediately deflect it and send it towards the ceiling.
"Oh?" Frieza muttered with curiosity.
I look at the back of my hand and see that it had a small burn scar on the back of it. That beam wasn't at full power. Matter of fact, it didn't even look like he any effort into it whatsoever, yet it still managed to damage me this much.
I knew that Frieza was still far ahead of me, but I still wanted to believe that I managed to close the gap at least a decent bit.
But judging from the burn, this was going to be harder than I thought.
A lot harder...
"What's wrong, young monkey? Realizing the errors of your bravado?" Frieza asked mockingly, "If you grovel and plead for forgiveness, I might be kind enough as to let you live."
The King's eyes widened before he quickly shouted, "Zyleth, bow down and beg for Lord Frieza's forgiveness!"
Hearing this, I clench my fist and shake off my growing nervousness before looking towards the King.
"I knew that you were a fool, but I never expected you to be a full-blown idiot." I tell him.
"W-What?!" He exclaimed.
"There's no amount of begging or pleading that either of us could do that would placate him." I told him before looking back towards the tyrant, "You've made up your mind to destroy me long before coming here, haven't you?"
My question causes Frieza's eyes to widen for a brief moment before he suddenly began to laugh, "Ho, ho, ho! How utterly unexpected! A monkey born with power AND brains?" He asked rhetorically, his face shifting to one of dark merriment.
I probably could've groveled and walked away scot-free with only a hit to my pride if he hadn't called me a "Super Saiyan" when I walked in. If there was any chance that he that would have spared me, it flew right out the window once he had said those two words.
I knew Frieza was afraid of the Super Saiyan. Deathly afraid. Enough so that he would destroy the Saiyans and the entirety of Planet Vegeta over it, even though the Saiyans were the main pirating force behind his planet selling operations.
If there was even a one percent chance of me being the Super Saiyan, he wouldn't hesitate to put me in the ground as to tie up a loose end.
I don't exactly blame him either.
It's what I would have done.
Frieza then stood up from the throne and walked over to me slowly. Even though he was still in his first form, his height still dwarfed me by more than a head. Those eyes of crimson burrowing deep into my soul.
"Are you sure that this is the course of action that you want to take, young monkey?" He asked, his mouth curving into an assured smirk.
"Nope." I answered honestly.
---
[General POV]
Frieza was suddenly blasted out of the castle wall by a red beam of energy, the Emperor flying through the air at very high speeds. Teleporting into his path, Zyleth brought his foot up and struck down on Frieza's collar bone, sending the short tyrant barreling towards the ground.
Not letting up the pressure, a familiar red glow formed around Zyleth he as brought his hands together and sent another Kaioken boosted blast down towards Frieza.
"HAAAAAAAA!"
Down below, Frieza landed on one knee and turned his attention towards the sky, seeing the dark red beam closing in on him.
"Arrogant beast." He seethed before charging straight into the beam.
Coming out on the other side, Frieza struck Zyleth right in the jaw with a heavy kick, sending him flying away.
Down below, all of the Saiyans living near the castle had heard the sudden commotion and went to check it out. And once they had realized what was going on, they could hardly believe their eyes as they saw Zyleth taking on the malevolent tyrant, Frieza.
"Zyleth's taking on Frieza!"
"What the hell?! Is that kid serious?!"
"That's right, Zyleth! Kick that overgrown lizard's ass to wherever he came from!"
"Hey... Doesn't it look like he's losing...?"
"As if! One kick isn't gonna take that kid down!"
While the Saiyans below argued with themselves, the others who knew Zyleth personally were all showing up one by one.
Bardock, Gine, Team Black, Team Bardock, Paragus, The King and Queen...
"Bardock..." Gine muttered, clutching her husband's arm.
"I know..." He nodded with a solemn expression, wrapping his arms around his wife's shoulders.
"Damnit..." The King gritted his teeth at the sight of the two.
This was something he'd hoped wouldn't happen. At least not this soon.
He knew Zyleth was strong, stronger than any Saiyan in history, but he wasn't sure if he could take on Frieza as of this moment.
"Father, what's going on?!" Vegeta exclaimed.
All of the team members from Team Black were looking at their respective authority figures. Vegeta and Turles looked towards King Vegeta, Broly looked towards Paragus, and Raditz looked at his parents.
All of them wondering what was going on.
They all looked towards each other, wondering what they should say. The Queen crouched down to say some words of comfort before she was suddenly interrupted by her husband.
"Watch closely..." The King said as he turned his gaze back towards the two titans. Even though injured, he was determined to see this through, "This battle will determine the fate of the Saiyan race..."
---
[Zyleth's POV]
Damnit, that kick felt like it broke my jaw!
Feeling myself soaring through the air, I quickly slow myself down and look towards where Frieza was. The bastard didn't even close the distance to attack. He was floating in the air, holding his hands behind his back as he smiled at me without a care in the world.
And it's not like I could say anything about it either. He went through my Kaioken boosted Kamehameha and shrugged it off as if it was nothing...
I knew that I was still an ant compared to him, but to be outclassed this much while he was still just in his first form was embarrassing.
If I remember correctly, his power level was around five-hundred thousand in this form. My power level at this point was only around eighty or ninety thousand.
My only sure-fire hope was to transform into a Great Ape, but that could end up worsening things for me. First off, there was no way Frieza was going to let me get off a Power Ball. And second, even if I did manage it, there were a bunch of other Saiyans around. If any of them didn't know how to control themselves in their Great Ape forms, they would just get in my way.
There's also the fact that if I transform, it would possibly cause Frieza to try and cut off my tail, or worse, transform himself, and I'm having enough trouble as is while he's only in his first form.
I couldn't chance any of those situations playing out, so my only remaining choice was to play the long game. Stall him out for some time as my body powers up more and more through the fight.
Kaioken can increase the pressure and shorten the time, but I'm going to need at least a times seven boost to keep up with him.
Luckily enough, there is one thing I can do...
"Are you done putting your affairs in order?" The tyrant sounded off, "I'm a benevolent ruler. If you bow and plead for forgiveness, I'll be sure to give your last words to your family after I send you to oblivion."
"How fucking magnanimous of you..." I replied sarcastically.
"Of course." He shook his head and closed his eyes, "I expected nothing less from a mindless--"
I quickly activated Kaioken and closed the distance between us instantly, sending my foot right into his gut.
"UUUAAAAHHH!" He groaned in pain as he flew back towards the castle.
Feeling the strain starting to take hold from the seven times boost, I quickly shut it off before flying right towards him.
The switching technique Goku developed could be my saving grace here, or at the very least it could buy me some time.
Early on in Z, Goku switched Kaioken on and off repeatedly, taking advantage of the boosts but minimizing the amount of strain that Kaioken had on his body. Now I can use it here, against the same enemy he's used it against.
Huh...
The more things change, the more the stay the same...
Seeing me close in on him again, Frieza gritted his teeth and struck out with a punch. Activating Kaioken once more, I block his attack and counter with an uppercut right to his jaw.
As he started to fly skyward, Frieza wrapped his tail around my arm and pulled me along with him until he did a flip and sent me flying right back down towards the ground.
"You dare strike the mighty Lord Frieza?!" He yelled out.
My back hits the ground so hard that the Senzu Bean that I had preemptively put it my mouth had flew out and landed on the floor. Before I could even try to regain my footing, Frieza came crashing down on top of me with a stomp right to my gut.
The pain was so immense that I blacked out for a brief moment before another jolt of pain brought me back.
"Oh no, you don't get to pass out just yet!" The outraged Frieza yelled as he wrapped his tail around my neck.
He yanks me up by my neck, holding me up in the air as he starts to pummel my body. I try and scream from the pain, but I can't die to his tail tightening around my airway.
Blood pools in my mouth as I feel my bones break down into pieces. My vision gets darker and the sounds of my surroundings start to fade. My sight goes black before I suddenly raised my power to its maximum before activating Kaioken once more, going for broke.
Sorry, Vegeta.... I'm stealing this from you....
"TIMES TEN!!!!!!!!"
---
[General POV]
"The red glow from the stories were real?!" One of the Saiyan spectators yelled out in shock.
Those spectating were stumbling around, struggling to focus on the fight as they also struggled to keep their footing.
The red aura of the Kaioken spread across throughout their surroundings, tinting the sky in red. The sheer amount of power that Zyleth was exerting caused the entirety of Planet Vegeta to shake as it continued to rise.
"What is he doing?!" The Kind exclaimed as he fell to his knees, "If he keeps this up, there won't be a planet to save!"
Meanwhile, the others could only stand and watch as from with the child's aura... grew another aura? From within the red light, yellow was now starting to appear, lighting sparking as energy he released was growing more and more suffocating.
Zyleth spread his arms out before suddenly pointing both of his hands towards Frieza's chest. The yellow aura now turning completely white as lightning began to arc across the entire area around him.
"ENOUGH, ZYLETH! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" King Vegeta yelled out, seeing that if he continued with this plan of action that he would likely destroy the entire planet.
"FINAL!!! FLAAAAASH!!!"
The point-blank blast engulfed Frieza's body entirely, a bright flash of yellow and blue blinding everyone in the surrounding area. The force from the resulting blast sent everyone flying back.
The ships that were still flying overhead were now sent crash landing onto planet as their instruments were starting to malfunction due to the sheer amount of power that was released.
"LORD FRIEZA!" Zarbon yelled as he and Dodoria tried to fly towards their master, only to get blown back as well.
"Zyleth!" Gine yelled out for her son, about to be blown away from his attack before she was suddenly caught by her husband.
It was like a natural disaster had just struck Planet Vegeta, and was now about to rip apart the entire world.
After a few more seconds, the wind finally died down along with the bright light.
Once the smoke had cleared, those spectating saw nothing but a huge crater, with Zyleth lying in the middle looking battered and bruised.
"Did... did he do it...?" One of the Saiyans asked, looking around and seeing no sign of Frieza's survival.
Without any hesitation, Gine pried herself from Bardock's grip and ran towards her fallen son. She jumped into the crater and fell to her knees next to his fallen body, cradling him in her arms.
"Zyleth?" She muttered her son's name, looking over his broken with overwhelming sadness, "Zyleth...?"
Zyleth laid there motionless, not responding to her voice. She quickly placed her ear on Zyleth's chest and listened for any sign of life. She stayed like that for several seconds before tears started to pool in her eyes.
"BARDOCK!" Gine called out for her husband.
Rushing over, Bardock quickly grabbed Zyleth from Gine's arms and placed his ear on his chest. His eyes widening as he heard nothing. He laid his son on the ground, gathering his energy into his palm, and placing it on his son's chest.
"C'mon, Zyleth..." He muttered, performing CPR while also trying to jumpstart his son's heart with his energy, "C'mon..."
Raditz slowly made his way towards the crater, kneeling down beside his brother and grasping onto his hand, "Big bro...?"
"C'mon, damnit!" Bardock yelled in frustration.
Team Bardock, Vegeta, Broly, Turles, all of them made their way into the crater, circling their fallen friend and companion. Broly knelt down beside Raditz and shook Zyleth on the shoulder repeatedly, tears falling as he tried to wake him up.
"Please... Zyleth..." Bardock whispered desperately as he realized more and more that this was it...
His son was dead....
He ceased his movements after a few more moments and he gritted his teeth in anger and sadness, "Damnit... Damnit..."
Gine latches onto Bardock, her sobs filling the air with nothing but grief.
And it wasn't just her.
Fasha knelt beside the motionless Zyleth and stroke his head softly, "Hey... Brat... It's enough already..." She said as tears began to fall from her eyes, "Wake up... Just... Just hurry up and wake up already..."
Tora placed a hand on Bardock's shoulder, trying to support his grieving friend and captain. Borgos and Shugesh looked on at the fallen Zyleth with pride and sadness.
He had killed Frieza... but it wasn't worth this...
Sela couldn't look at the sight of Zyleth's lifeless form and turned away, trying to pull herself together as she desperately tried to keep her tears from falling.
Seeing his mentor lifeless on the ground, Vegeta's eyes started to shed tears before he shook them away and knelt on the ground.
"Wake up! I know you're not dead! You... You can't be dead!" He yelled, slumping over and bitting onto his bottom lip enough to draw blood before he started to pound on Zyleth's chest, "You promised to show me a technique! You're not allowed to die yet!"
Turles tried to pry Vegeta off, but he was pushed back by the grieving Prince, who continued his attempts to wake up his leader.
"You have to wake up! You have to..." Vegeta muttered, as a few tears finally broke through the barrier, "You have to..."
Zyleth remained motionless, his eyes closed and heart still. Vegeta then gritted his teeth and slammed both of his fists down on Zyleth's chest.
"WAKE UP, DAMNIT!"
Zyleth's eyes finally opened as he took in a large inhale, suddenly sitting up and couching out a small amount of blood.
Gine's eyes widened in shock before she let go of her husband and embraced her son tightly, "Zyleth!"
"W-What happened...?" He asked, his breathing labored as he embraced his mother.
Seeing that Zyleth was still alive, everyone huddled next to him, bringing him into their combined embraced.
"Ow, ow! Body's still broken!" Zyleth exclaimed in pain.
"Deal with it!" Fasha yelled.
The Queen watched with a smile adorning her face, wiping away a stray tear.
"You had us worried there for a second, kid." Tora said, breaking off from the hug and ruffling his hair, "Especially your Aunt Fasha."
Without any hesitation, Fasha smacked Tora so hard that he went face first into the ground.
"I was not worried! You can all go ahead and die for all I care!" She exclaimed with a bright red blush, causing every to laugh.
"Such a heartwarming sight..."
Before anyone could even blink, Zyleth felt an overwhelming amount pain hit his shoulder, something having pierced through it. Looking down, he saw a newly formed hole where a beam had just struck both through him and Gine.
Seeing the two fall, everyone turned and saw that Frieza was somehow still standing, his finger extended towards me with a fading pink light. Although alive, he was looking worse for wear, as the entire right side of his body had been blown apart by Zyleth's blast.
"It makes my stomach churn..." Frieza said through gritted teeth.
"No way... There's no way anyone could survive an attack like that at point-blank range!" Fasha shouted in disbelief.
"You think that I'm just some lowly anyone?! I AM LORD FRIEZA!" Frieza yelled out, anger radiating off his in droves, "I'M GOING TO OBLITERATE YOU ALL ONE BY ONE UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT OF YOUR MISERABLE MONKEY RACE!"
Frieza then started scream out in anger as he began grow even bigger in size and his power skyrocketing to even greater, more terrifying heights
"Mom...?"
Turning around, everyone saw Zyleth reaching out towards Gine.
---
[Zyleth's POV]
"Mom...?" I shook her softly, trying to get her to wake up.
She's not dead... She's not...
"Raditz, get your mom and brother out of here!" I heard the voice of my father yell out.
Almost immediately, I felt Raditz grab my shoulder to pull me away, but I push his hand away from me.
"W-What are you doing?! We have to go!" Raditz yelled.
I summoned the bag of Senzu Beans from the ring and tossed one over to Raditz. I return the bag back to the ring and focus my gaze on Frieza. I see that he was about to transform into his second form, but I don't care...
My body feels like every single part of it was broken, but I didn't care about that either...
All I cared about right now...
All I wanted to do right now...
Was to make that bastard suffer...
---
[General POV]
Raditz looked at his brother with a confused and angered expression as he saw him struggling to get on his feet.
"Zyleth, we have to--"
He was cut off as his brother threw something towards him and started walking towards Frieza.
"Give that to mom and go..." Zyleth told him, his voice low.
Opening his hand, Raditz saw what looked like to be a small green bean.
"A bean?" He muttered as he tilted his head.
Zyleth continued to press forward, walking past all of his friends and family as he headed directly for the transforming tyrant.
"Zyleth! Get out of here, now!" Bardock yelled as he reached for his son.
Grabbing his son by the shoulder, he tried to pull him out of harms way, only to be shocked when he found himself flying back towards the others.
"Bardock!" Tora yelled as he caught his friend and prevented him from flying back even further.
"What the--?!" Bardock exclaimed, wondering what the hell just happened.
Zyleth continued to walk towards Frieza, his hair shadowing his eyes.
The Emperor had finally finished transforming and locked his gaze onto the approaching Saiyan.
The one who had humiliated him so.
"Foolish child! Now you're going to suffer the wrath of Lord Frieza!" He yelled before charging at the child with frightening speed.
Aiming his fist at his head, Frieza prepared to smash it like an overripe fruit.
"DIE, SAIYAN!"
When his hand finally reached its target, he expected nothing but a geyser of blood and brain matter. But what happened instead was not a geyser, but instead Zyleth had managed to block the hit, and he was now holding the Emperor's fist in his hand.
"What the--" Frieza was suddenly cut off from his own confusion as he felt Zyleth's grip on his fist grow tighter and tighter, "Rrrrgh, hnnng!"
Frieza grunted as he tried harder and harder to pull his fist away, but the grip Zyleth had on him was not budging in the slightest.
"Die..." Zyleth muttered under his breath.
"W-What?!" Frieza asked, not having heard what the child had muttered before his attention was suddenly turned skyward.
The clouds in the sky suddenly started to darken, the sounds of thunder sounding off overhead like the sign of a bad omen.
"You will die..." Zyleth muttered.
The sounds of thunder became louder, becoming so loud and intense that no one could hear themselves think. The clouds overhead suddenly lit up from lightning forming within them. But this lightning was not normal. This lightning was red.
The lightning suddenly struck down all around them, as if the gods themselves had witnessed what happened and were making their anger known.
One bolt of lightning struck right behind Zyleth, and Frieza finally turned his gaze back towards the child, a sudden chill running up his spine as he saw an ominous black and red aura starting to radiate from his body.
Zyleth suddenly snapped his head up, his eyes white and having no pupils, but they somehow showcasing nothing but hatred.
Pure, overwhelming hatred.
"YOU WILL DIE SCREAMING!!!"
---
Power Levels:
Frieza - [530,000]
Frieza (Second Form) - [1,090,000]
Frieza (Second Form) (Crippled) - [620,000]
Zyleth (?) - [110,000 --> 27,500,000]
[Word Count: 4,014.]