Somewhere above the restless seas of Namek—
A figure cloaked in golden light slowly rose from the depths of the ocean, waves scattering outward as if bowing before his presence.
His aura blazed, radiant and fierce, each spark of golden ki cutting through the stormy sky.
Zeltron had returned.
"Master Zeltron!"
From the distance, Toss's small voice trembled with ecstatic relief. His eyes welled with tears of joy, spilling freely as he cried out.
"Lord Zeltron!" Rapp's rougher tone followed immediately, his chest heaving with triumph. The suffocating weight on his heart seemed to vanish entirely the moment he saw that shining golden figure rise unbroken.
"I told you… Lord Zeltron could never be killed so easily!"
Rapp grinned wide, pride blazing in his eyes.
He reached over, pressing one large palm atop Toss's small head.
"See? No need to worry!"
"Mm!" Toss's tears turned into a bright smile, nodding deeply, unable to contain his relief.
But for one among them—the sight did not bring joy.
Frieza's face twisted into confusion, then rage. His crimson eyes glared, trembling with disbelief.
'I killed him… I know I killed him! So why… why is he standing here now?! And that light… why does his change resemble that other Saiyan's?'
'Did he transformed into a Super Saiyan too?!!'
'Is this a fucking Super Saiyan Bargain sale?!! Buy one get one free?!'
For the first time, a gritty unease wormed into the Emperor of the Universe.
He hissed, voice sharp with venom: "You… why are you still alive?!"
Zeltron paid him no mind.
His gaze was drawn instead to the fire blazing inside him, his muscles coiled with uncontainable might. Looking down at his trembling hands, he clenched his fists with a smile that only he could hear.
'So this is it… the power of a Super Saiyan.'
The energies inside him churned like a crashing ocean without end. If a high-output scouter had dared measure him in this moment, the reading would have shattered its scales—
2.567 billion.
From his baseline of 51.34 million, his transformation had multiplied his power fiftyfold in an instant. His combat strength... dwarfed all comparison.
To put it into context—when Son Goku had just ascended as a Super Saiyan, his combat power measured only 150 million. Astonishing, world-shaking on its own.
But Zeltron?
He had surpassed 2.5 billion immediately upon transforming—more than ten times Goku's unleashed fury.
Lightning cracked overhead; the air itself seemed to quake in recognition of his overwhelming existence.
"Laugh it up while you can!"
Frieza's voice quaked with growing anger. He could see it—Zeltron ignoring him, not even granting the Emperor of the Universe his attention.
The humiliation seared his pride like acid poured onto steel.
'Me… ignored? Mocked? I am Frieza—the ruler of everything! And this damned monkey dares!'
"Damnable Saiyan scum!!"
His shriek tore through the heavens. Fuelled by hatred, his body exploded with ki, crackling purple waves of malicious energy surging outward like a miasma of death.
Then in an instant—he vanished. A blur of speed, a silver streak through the sky, and he was upon Zeltron, fist thrust forward with killing intent.
"Go to hell!"
But before Frieza's blow could connect—Zeltron's arm blurred. His golden aura flashed.
BOOM!
A single backhand strike lashed out.
Frieza's body detonated backward like a fired cannonball, crashing through the sky and tumbling, spinning, utterly out of control.
So sudden, so decisive—the others could not even register it until it was done.
Even Son Goku, burning now as a Super Saiyan, stared with disbelief etched across his face.
'I… I know how strong Frieza truly is. Even Vegeta, with all his might and pride, was butchered instantly… And yet… Zeltron… tossed him aside like a child swatting a ball…'
Son Gohan clutched his chest, eyes darting from Zeltron to Goku, his young mind reeling.
"'Wh-what's happening…? Dad has this golden-haired form too—but Zeltron's Ki… it feels endless! Vast… as if I'm staring into the depths of the universe itself!'"
The ocean below split apart violently with a sharp purple flash. Enormous geysers of water tore upward as Frieza came roaring back, flying high into the sky, dripping with saltwater rage.
His crimson eyes burned hatred.
"Damn you… damn you!!" His scream clawed the air itself. His jaw clenched in fury, but behind his eyes the truth whispered. He knew.
'He… he's stronger… stronger than me. Much stronger.'
'What the hell did he consumed in the sea where he fell?'
But surrender? Retreat? Those words had never existed in Frieza's dictionary. He was the ruler of the stars. To flee was to abandon the empire he bled galaxies to build.
No—only annihilation remained.
"Saiyan MONKEYS!!! I'll erase you ALL from existence!" Frieza's shriek echoed like thunder.
He raised his hand.
Ki bubbled into his palm. At first, it was small—no larger than a ball of flame.
But it swelled rapidly, greedily devouring the air. The blazing violet light expanded—ten times larger, then more. Within seconds, the condensed sphere became a colossal mass of destruction crackling with purple fury.
"FRIEZA STOP IT!" - roared Goku.
The glow stained the skies blood-red, casting monstrous shadows across the battlefield.
Everyone froze.
"That… that attack…" Toss whispered, his voice breaking. His body shivered against Rapp.
Rapp's teeth clenched. His eyes widened in horror. "If that lands—nothing will remain. Not even the planet itself…"
Gohan's tiny body trembled as he stared upward. The massive ball of energy dwarfed anything he had ever seen. Fear coiled in his chest like ice.
Even Goku, in golden fury, tilted his head skyward with grim focus.
He charged his attack-
"KAAAMEEE-"
But amid charging his eyes darted to Zeltron—who only stood there.
Calm.
Serene.
Smiling.
That smile… it carried absolute confidence.
Frieza's roar echoed across the scarred heavens.
"DIE!!!"
With a furious swing of his arm, the massive energy sphere plummeted downward, descending like a blazing purple meteor come to erase both Saiyans and planet Namek itself.
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