c89: Black Goku's Purpose, Luya Takes Action
High in the sky, Black Goku hovered ominously, his body cloaked in a dark aura pulsing with corrupted divine energy. The black light shimmered with a mysterious intensity that seemed to warp the air around him.
As the dust from his last attack settled, Black Goku smirked with malicious satisfaction, but his attention was quickly diverted. The space-time rift—his point of entry into this timeline suddenly became unstable. Fierce winds and violent arcs of lightning erupted from within, tearing the air apart. The rift began to collapse, as if rejecting Black Goku's prolonged presence in this timeline.
A powerful vacuum formed, pulling everything nearby toward the rift. Yet Black Goku remained unaware, eyes still locked on the lingering smoke cloud from his last blow.
Suddenly boom! a defiant roar split the air, and Goku burst forth from the smoke, energy flaring!
"What?!" Black Goku's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Goku to recover so quickly, much less with such explosive force.
Wham!
"Ugh!" Goku's punch sank deep into Black Goku's gut. The villain's eyes bulged, blood vessels popping as he nearly doubled over in pain.
Goku narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Your power's strong... but it's still nowhere near Hit's level." He referenced the deadly assassin from Universe 6—someone whose time-skipping technique had forced Goku to surpass his limits during the Tournament Between Universes.
Black Goku, clutching his abdomen, laughed maniacally despite the pain. "Hehehe… This agony… I've never felt anything like it before. And yet, this pain only makes me stronger!"
Goku frowned in disgust. "You're seriously twisted."
Black Goku only laughed harder, the madness growing in his voice. "HAHAHA! That's it! I love that look on your face, Son Goku! You're such a fascinating creature!"
But Goku's wariness deepened Black Goku's power was climbing again, clearly breaching its previous limits. Goku could sense it: this fight was far from over.
BOOM!
Without warning, the space-time rift's suction intensified, and Black Goku was suddenly yanked backward, his body slipping toward the breach.
"What the?!" he shouted, scrambling to regain control. "Damn it! Is my time limit up?!"
"Uncle Goku! Don't let him escape!" Future Trunks shouted in desperation. "Hit him with everything you've got don't let him return to the future!"
Understanding the urgency, Goku quickly charged a ki blast and hurled it at Black Goku before he could vanish completely.
But just before impact, Black Goku roared, unleashing a sudden burst of power. He batted the blast away with a swipe of his hand deflecting it like it was nothing.
"What?!" gasped Goku and Trunks in unison.
The redirected blast hurtled toward the ground straight toward Bulma and the others!
"Bulma!" Vegeta's face twisted in alarm as he shot forward at full speed.
But just before the blast struck, Luya appeared midair, intercepting it with his own energy wave. The explosion was neutralized instantly, leaving only shocked silence.
Luya's sharp gaze met Black Goku's, but he held back. He knew engaging recklessly might give the enemy a chance to analyze and replicate his power, just like he had with Goku and Vegeta.
Black Goku narrowed his eyes. "Who the hell...? Another Saiyan?"
His attention suddenly shifted. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something behind Trunks.
"That's... a time machine." His smirk returned. "So that's how you came here, Trunks. Interesting... let's see what happens if I destroy it!"
With a dark grin, Black Goku hurled an energy blast straight toward the time machine!
"No! Time machine!!" Trunks screamed, panic-stricken. Without it, there would be no way to return to his future and protect his timeline.
He lunged forward, but he wasn't fast enough.
Just before the blast connected Luya appeared again, cutting across its path and deflecting it effortlessly with a crimson wave of energy.
"Impossible?!" Black Goku roared, eyes twitching in disbelief.
Luya glared back. "We'll see you in the future. Don't get too comfortable."
As soon as those words left his mouth, the rift fully reopened and violently sucked Black Goku in. He vanished into the portal, and within seconds, the space-time rift sealed shut.
Silence returned.
The fighters regrouped, surrounding the undamaged time machine.
"Thank goodness..." Trunks sighed with relief. "Thank you, Luya. You saved everything."
Luya nodded without speaking.
Nearby, Bulma glared at Lord Beerus. "Hey, why didn't you help? That maniac nearly destroyed my time machine!"
Beerus crossed his arms with a serious expression. "Why would I intervene? Time travel is forbidden by divine law. Helping you would be aiding a crime."
Bulma huffed. "But you could've handled Black Goku!"
Beerus shrugged. "He didn't provoke me. And besides, his power is... tricky. There's something else going on with him."
Whis added, "Indeed. His aura is laced with divine energy, not unlike a Kaiōshin's. Controlling space-time is a technique exclusive to the gods."
"He's strong," Goku nodded, his face still lit with battle excitement. "Fighting someone whose strength increases while battling it's thrilling!"
Trunks clenched his fists. "That 'someone' is a monster! He wiped out almost all life in my timeline. If he keeps evolving, neither you nor my father will be able to stop him!"
"Hmph," Vegeta scoffed. "Let him grow stronger. He hasn't seen our full power yet."
"Huh?" Trunks blinked in confusion.
Krillin smiled. "It's true. Goku and Vegeta were holding back. Don't worry."
"Really?" Trunks looked hopeful.
"Yeah," Goku grinned. "Vegeta and I can both use Super Saiyan Blue now. That form's way beyond what we used today. Next time, we'll be ready."
Vegeta folded his arms. "And next time, I'm going in first."
"Huh?! But I was just getting warmed up!" Goku pouted.
"I don't care! I've waited too long for this!" Vegeta snapped.
Trunks watched their bickering with a dazed expression. "Wait... they're this confident?"
Off to the side, Luya covered his face, sighing. These two were always like this. Especially Vegeta his bravado was legendary, and often backfired. Luya, like so many before him, wondered if this time would be any different.
Either way, the next battle was guaranteed to be even more intense.
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