The air split apart… and time itself seemed to freeze for a few seconds before exploding back into motion.
The ground beneath Vegeta and Goku began to crack rapidly, as if something deep within the world was awakening.
Suddenly…
Goku moved.
He vanished.
Not normal speed… but as if he was erased from existence.
Before Vegeta could even react… a powerful strike hit him from the side, sending him flying at terrifying speed. He crashed into the ground, creating a massive crater.
"That… is new…" Vegeta muttered as he rose again, his eyes burning with intensity.
Goku stood in the sky, his dark aura roaring, his energy surging like a violent black storm.
But something within it was struggling… trying to break free.
Inside…
Goku stood… but this time, he was not weak.
His own aura began to reappear—faint… but defiant.
"I… won't let you…"
His voice trembled, but it carried power.
The shadow controlling him paused… for the first time, it felt something unfamiliar.
"…What?!"
Goku stepped forward.
Then another step.
"This body… isn't yours."
In the real world…
Goku suddenly shouted with a powerful voice:
"VEGETA!!!"
In that moment…
That voice… was truly Goku's.
Vegeta stopped. His eyes widened slightly… then a faint smirk appeared on his face.
"So… you're still in there."
But before he could respond…
Goku vanished again.
One strike…
Two strikes…
Three…
He became invisible to the eye, his attacks coming from every direction. His speed had reached an insane level—so fast that even Vegeta struggled to track him.
"This… is the battle inside…" Vegeta said while evading the attacks.
Suddenly…
Goku appeared right in front of him…
But this time… his eyes contained both light and darkness.
"Now…"
He raised his hand…
"I end this… together."
His energy surged uncontrollably… but it wasn't purely dark anymore.
It was a mix…
Light… and darkness… clashing within the same aura.
The shadow inside screamed:
"IMPOSSIBLE!! I chose this body!!"
But Goku replied with a steady voice for the first time:
"And I… choose to be myself again."
Vegeta stepped forward…
"Then show me…"
And in that moment…
The energy exploded.
There was no more distinction between night and day.
Light consumed everything…
And then…
Silence.
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Within the haze…
A figure stood.
Not the Goku they knew…
Not the entity…
But something new…
His eyes glowed…
And he smiled softly…
"Now… the real game begins."