Far, far beyond the familiar stars of the North Galaxy…
Beyond the shattered systems Cell had left drifting in cold, silent ruin…
Lay one last solar system—small, green, quiet, almost invisible among the vastness.
Cell drifted toward it lazily, dust of destroyed planets still clinging to his aura like the remnants of a storm.
He raised a hand, gathering energy to erase the final world in this corner of the universe—
—but then paused.
A soft emerald glow reflected across his face.
A green planet, untouched, vibrant, and shimmering beneath a clear atmosphere.
He hovered in place, puzzled at the sight.
"…Hoh? Now this looks different."
Curiosity replaced boredom. Instead of obliterating the world, he spiraled down toward it.
The air was gentle. The clouds pure white.
Wind rolled across endless fields of grass like waves on a peaceful ocean.
Tall trees swayed quietly, as though welcoming him.
For the first time in a long while, Cell felt… oddly calm.
"Hmph. Not bad," he muttered, stretching his limbs.
He lowered himself slowly into the grass, leaning back on his arms.
"If the whole universe looked like this, perhaps I wouldn't be so bored."
He closed his eyes for a moment.
But peace never lasts long around monsters.
A loud whirrrr echoed from the sky.
Cell opened an eye lazily.
From the upper atmosphere, Galactic Patrol ships were descending—sleek white and purple vessels, flooding the sky with flashing lights.
Dozens of them.
A voice blared through a speaker:
"Unknown hostile! You are surrounded! This is the Galactic Patrol! Surrender immediately!"
Cell sighed.
"Oh, please… not now."
He turned his head away, ignoring them.
But the Galactic Force wasn't satisfied.
One ship came too close—far too close.
It hovered above a sacred-looking ancient tree… then landed on it.
CRACK!
The giant tree snapped. Its trunk shattered into splinters.
Quiet…
Still…
Only the echo of falling branches remained.
Then—Cell's eye twitched.
His aura pulsed.
"You broke… that?"
His voice shook with restrained fury.
"I was enjoying this place… and you broke the only beautiful thing here?"
The soldiers inside didn't even get to scream.
Cell didn't move a muscle.
A sharp rumble burst through the atmosphere as hundreds of trees bent violently under invisible pressure.
One by one, the Galactic Patrol ships were lifted straight into the sky—caught in Cell's telekinetic grip like toys.
"Noisy pests…"
With a flick of his fingers, space trembled.
Asteroids from beyond the planet's orbit warped into view, pulled by his telepathy, tearing through the atmosphere like burning meteors.
BOOM!
BOOM!!
BOOOOOOM!!!
The asteroids slammed into the ships, ripping them apart with brutal force.
Engines exploded. Metal scattered in showers of sparks.
Fiery debris rained across the tranquil world, setting the peaceful grasslands ablaze.
Within seconds, an entire division of the Galactic Patrol was annihilated.
Only one ship escaped—barely.
Inside it sat a trembling figure with purple skin, wide round eyes, and a ridiculous haircut.
Jaco.
"H-Help!! I'm not paid enough for this!!"
He accelerated at maximum speed, fleeing toward space—
—but everything froze.
Cell's gaze sharpened.
With a tiny whip of telekinetic force, he stopped the ship mid-flight. The hull groaned. The metal bent inward.
"Well now… one survived?"
Cell grinned wickedly.
"Let's make this one scream—"
The ship began to crush like a can.
Jaco shrieked.
"NOOO!! Somebody save me! Anyone—anyone!! PLEASE!!!"
And then—
A flash of silver light.
Space rippled.
A silhouette appeared between Cell and the collapsing ship… a calm figure, descending like a streak of starlight.
Rudra.
His presence instantly disrupted Cell's telekinetic grip.
Jaco's ship jerked free, engines flaring wildly as it darted into open space.
In the distance, Jaco's voice echoed faintly:
"THANK YOU! GOODBYE!! I'M NEVER COMING BACK!!"
Rudra landed on the grass, eyes firm.
Cell lowered himself with a delighted smirk, clapping slowly.
"Well, well… Rudra."
His voice dripped with excitement.
"I was beginning to think you'd never show up."
Cell spread his arms wide, the burning forest illuminating his monstrous grin.
"I've been destroying planets in this universe for days. Days! And I was getting bored out of my mind. But now…"
He leaned forward, eyes glowing.
"You finally came to entertain me."
Rudra's aura crackled—a calm, sharp power.
He stepped forward, looking Cell straight in the eyes.
"Cell," he said quietly, every word sharp as steel.
"Today… you die."
The wind trembled.
Cell chuckled.
"Oh? I like that attitude."
His smile widened to something predatory.
"But mouth alone won't save you."
He cracked his neck.
"Show me your power, Rudra.
If you think you can kill me—
prove it."
Rudra exhaled slowly, letting the burning red reflection of the forest wash across his determined face.
The ground beneath them shook.
The final calm breath before a storm.
The duel that would shake worlds…
…was about to begin.
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