Dragon Ball: Super and Beyond (OLD VERSION!)

Escalating Heat In The Face Of Survival! Universe 7's Ultimatum!

The Fights Continue In This Chapter.......!

Kuzuku and Barabatos remained staring in the same direction as soon as the explosions and sounds of battle simmered down. The Saiyan's eyes were wide, filled with worry and surprise while he sensed the battle from afar, "Something must have happened. At first, Vegeta's energy skyrocketed to unbelievable levels. But,........now it just dropped like a heavy ball falling off a cliff. Just what in the hell happened!?". In the middle of Kuzuku's stunned state, Barabatos snapped out of it, realizing what most likely happened and began to laugh a bit: gaining his opponent's attention.

"Well I'd be damned. I was worried for a second but I guess Jiren is far stronger than we give him credit for," Barabatos grinned, giving Kuzuku an eye. The Saiyan scrunched his eyebrows in seriousness, intriguing him to the point of innocent amusement, "What's with that facial expression? Don't worry, you won't have to worry about those two who are fighting Jiren right now. They will be taken care off quickly.".

"Don't underestimate them, they are easily some of the most resilient warriors you'll ever meet," The Saiyan warned while slowly taking a stance. Barabatos chuckled, grabbing onto his damaged uniform while smiling with his eyes closed. In one fell swoop, he tore off the top of his own Gi, the shredded parts flying off as he released his grip. Kuzuku stayed on guard, sharpening all of his primal senses in an assumption of his opponent plotting something. However, Barabatos merely stood there, his eyes opening to reveal ruby red pupils that he contained in his base form. His smile was aloof, while his eyes seemed to be distant, almost as if he wasn't there. The Saiyan raised an eyebrow, "What's with this guy? Is he giving up? No, that can't be. But he must clearly recognize the clear power difference between us now.".

"May I ask you a question?" Barabatos said, shocking the Saiyan with the sudden inquiry. He didn't reply, rather, he didn't seem to say any words to his opponent's question. Instead, he listened, waiting patiently on what he may want to know. Barabatos smirked, "Do you have any clue on what it is like being an orphan?". Kuzuku's was completely taken back by this, his eyes widened for a second while processing the question. The Saiyan shook his head up and down, keeping his composer in check during his reply.

"Yeah, my parents sent me to another planet before they died and I was too young to remember. From there I was taken in by an orphanage until it was pillage and burned to the ground," Kuzuku replied simply.

Barabatos tilted his head towards the sky, remembering something about his childhood, "I see, so yours was different from mine but yet so similar. We both didn't have an easy time. For me, I was also born unaware of who my parents were or what family ties I had. All I knew was that I was me and I was alone.". Barabatos grinned at him, giving Kuzuku a cold chill for a split second.

"But, that solitude and loneliness taught me one thing. The power to survive on your own is what matters most in this world. If I needed food, I needed speed and agility to steal. If I needed to fend myself from beast, power was necessary to fight back and if my life was ever in danger of being killed by someone.......then I need strength to kill." Barabatos elaborated, his tone dark and sharp while his eyes narrowed and glowed red. The Saiyan was disturbed, almost cringing at his words as he went back to his aloof expression. He twirled his finger around nonchalantly, "Now that I look back then, I was a rather violent person. Eventually I grew so strong that not even the military force on my own planet could stop me and I took over the whole rock with my strength alone. I had a powerful and unstoppable gang with money, wealth, and power at such a young age. It was as if I was living every fool's dream.........". The universe 11 warrior looked down at his hands, clutching them into a fist while finding the words to put together.

"It soon turned out that it wasn't satisfying. Everything got so damn boring, my life losing all meaning to the point where my attitude towards things seemed so damn lifeless. I just wanted to end it all until that one fateful day......," Barabatos quivered, only to look up at the Saiyan with a smile. "Because of my gangs accelerating growth, I eventually gained the attention of the pride troopers. We fought, my side nearly succeeding to push them back until those two came......". Kuzuku knew who he was most likely referring to. There was no other universe 11 warriors besides him and his allies that posed a great threat. However, the Saiyan figured full well that there were two obvious choices that came to mind.