Suddenly, a figure burst through the curtain of flames, smashing into Levos's shield with a deafening impact.
Crack
The barrier shattered like glass under the strike.
Frieza narrowed his eyes. Amid the rolling magma, he could see Rose Broly pummeling Levos relentlessly. Every punch and kick carried cataclysmic force.
"Damn it!" Frieza cursed under his breath, eyes burning with fury.
No longer hesitating, he reached for the Potara earring.
"Aaaargh!"
A painful scream rang through the scorched chamber.
Frieza turned toward the sound and froze.
Levos's metallic head had just been struck dead-on. Cracks spiderwebbed across his skull, and beneath the shattered shell, a bloodied human face was barely visible a resolute young man, cold-eyed and brimming with fighting spirit.
He was no match for Rose Broly. But he still fought, burning his life away with every breath.
Broly's fist came crashing down again with a savage grin.
Boom!
The cavern trembled violently.
Levos's body was sent flying, smashing through countless layers of rock. His chest was torn open, his body broken and mangled.
Rose Broly sneered with bloodthirsty satisfaction.
"Time to die, insect."
He raised his right hand and aimed straight at Levos's skull.
Meanwhile
Frieza had finally, after fumbling through the chaos, affixed the Potara to his ear.
"Hmph! There, that should do it…"
But
Nothing happened.
"What?"
Frieza's pupils shrank. His gaze drifted to the roiling magma... where a faint green flash gleamed, sinking beneath the molten surface.
The other earring was gone.
Broly's palm crashed down, slamming into Levos's chest.
Crack!
His body ruptured.
Broly gripped Levos's severed tail and yanked it off at the root.
Then
A blinding energy beam blasted from his mouth, tearing through Levos's broken form.
BOOM!
In that explosion of fire and light, Levos's body disintegrated completely.
Frieza stumbled backward, stunned, staring in disbelief.
Levos… was he really dead?
Broly turned his head, grin twisted with cruelty as his blood-red eyes locked on Frieza.
"What's the matter? Did you really think I'd let mere mortals use tools meant for gods? You? Worthless trash!"
Frieza roared in defiance and flashed behind Broly in an instant, hammering down with both fists.
Crack!
A sickening crunch echoed.
Broly growled, turning and landing a devastating punch. Frieza was sent flying, smashing through stone before slamming to a halt and spitting blood.
Both his arms were broken, bones piercing through flesh.
But Frieza refused to submit. He staggered to his feet, sneering.
"Impressive… for a so-called god inhabiting a mortal's body. Disgusting."
"I tortured that Zamasu of yours for hours. His screams were... exquisite," Frieza hissed. "So much for divine pride."
Broly's bloodshot eyes narrowed.
"You'll pay for that with your life."
"And I'll make it slow," Broly snarled, relishing every step forward.
Boom boom boom
The magma parted as he approached, the air itself bending under the weight of his energy.
Frieza's body tensed.
He didn't know what miracle he was hoping for but he had to stall.
He couldn't accept dying... not like this. Not in that so-called heaven Levos warned about.
If it came to suffering, he'd rather fight to the bitter end.
Boom!
A silver-white tail fragment exploded midair.
Both Broly and Frieza turned.
Three figures emerged from the molten light.
Fusion Zamasu. Rose Vegito. Rose Gogeta.
The dark gods had reunited.
Fusion Zamasu quickly began restoring the others' energy.
Frieza's expression darkened.
"You so-called gods are nothing but hypocrites…"
The Zamasus exchanged brief words. Upon learning that Levos was dead, they showed visible disappointment.
"That bastard got off easy!" Fusion Zamasu growled, eyes twitching with rage.
Just then
Broly's pupils contracted into pinpoints.
He instinctively dodged to the side barely avoiding a black orb of destructive energy.
"Hakai."
Fusion Zamasu's body crumbled like sand, dissolving into the void.
"Destroyer God!" Broly roared. "I killed you!"
"Don't be ridiculous," Champa sneered. "You think a Destroyer doesn't have backup plans?"
Frieza's eyes widened in disbelief.
"L-Lord Beerus?!"
Champa casually glanced at him. "Wrong twin. I'm Champa."
Beside him stood a tall, graceful woman holding a staff.
With a gentle motion, Vados tapped the air, summoning a sky-blue barrier that enclosed Champa and the three remaining Zamasus.
"Lord Champa, to prevent this planet's total destruction, please finish the battle inside this field."
Champa scowled. "Vados! You're breaking angelic rules!"
Vados smiled slyly. "Just make sure there are no witnesses."
"No tricks?"
"Of course not."
The three Zamasus frowned but showed no fear.
"One Destroyer thinks he can handle all three of us?" Rose Gogeta mocked.
"As long as we watch out for his Hakai, any one of us can destroy him," Broly said, confidence radiating from him.
"You dare look down on me?!"
Champa roared and lunged toward them.
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The barrier glowed blue, shrouded by chaotic winds and explosive force.
Frieza stared in silence, a strange foreboding rising in his chest.
Would this really be the end?
His gaze locked onto a glimmering fragment… a tiny silver tail tip twitching atop a broken rock.
That was...
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