Dante's Abyss Finale 2006

[Burter Jr]

The Finale: Part 6

Raditzu and Reijin

"Tch," came Rad's only capable word. It came because he the megaphone had come on.

"It's 6 sharp, warriors!"

Raditzu was paying more attention to the glowing figure coming at him. It was another Super Saiyan, that much was clear. The interesting part, of course, laid in the long flowing hair, similar to his own.

"I won't bother going through the huge list of causalities, since you've done so well!"

Rad rolled his eyes. What a loser.

"We're only down to two left! Can you believe it? #18 Raditzu...and #22 Reijin!"

The saiyan nodded. So it was Reijin? Again, interesting. But last he remembered, Reijin didn't have long hair.

"All danger zones will be void when we have a winner! Good luck!"

Reijin stepped towards Rad with a huge smirk on his face. He couldn't help it. This was what being a saiyan was all about. The pride he took in himself had paid off. The ring on his finger gave so much power for such a little object. He was close to being one of the strongest fighters in the universe.

"Super Saiyan Three," Reijin said as he stopped in front of Rad. "That's what I'm calling it."

Rad smirked. Another smartass comment lost.

Reijin's eyes scanned over the bloody wound on Rad's neck. He figured it was halting his ability to use his vocal cords. So much for any witty banter from the impulsive Raditzu.

"I guess we should just get this over with, huh?" Reijin asked rhetorically. Raditzu responded by pumping his shotgun. "Good," Rei nodded. He cocked the machine gun.

The two met in melee, both guns slamming into each other. Rad shoved Rei back using the shotgun, and rolled it in his grasp to aim. He unleashed a powerful shot, knocking Reijin back.

A moment of peace as Rei lay on the grass, on the very top of the giant hill. Rad pumped his gun again. It was too easy to be over.

He was right.

Reijin raised up the machine gun like a zombie, and opened fire so fast that even Raditzu, with his unrivaled speed, was amazed. He fired again with the shotgun, hitting Reijin in the same spot.

Another pause in the fight as they both strugged to get up. Rad stumbled to his feet, his gun out of his grasp. Reijin rolled up, a small bloody gash in the middle of the beaten Kevlar Vest. Both were hurt.

Reijin, with all his power, lept forward. His fist cracked Raditzu's jaw like an egg. Rad hit the ground like he had been slammed with a hammer. Reijin then kicked the saiyan in the gut, sending him soaring backwards until he skidded on the ground.

The Ascended Super Saiyan picked up the shotgun as Rad struggled to his feet. "Too easy," the proud, powerful saiyan grinned.

Rad's face was one of refusal. A broken and bloody face, but the expression was the same. It said, in a very obvious way, we arn't fucking done.

Reijin side-stepped when Rad charged, and then threw a punch. Rad caught it, at the expense of breaking the bones in his palm. It was worth it.

He grabbed Rei's wrist, and used his free hand to, quite simply, rip his fingers off. Ring and all.

Reijin's face turned from smug to shocked to distraught. His long blonde hair was gone in a poof of smoke. He was still a Super Saiyan, but he had lost the beautiful glow of SSJ3. He had lost the power.

Raditzu grabbed the shotgun and hit Rei in the jaw with it, and then forced him down. Rei hit the ground on his knees.

He shot back up with a howl. "How DARE you!" He hand whipped at Rad, who caught it with the one he hadn't crushed. He pressed the shotgun under Reijin's chun.

Reijin cursed his luck silently. So it was to the repulsive Raditzu that he would lose ths game he fought for. He tricked his allies and ended up as their demise, only to fall at the last moment. But the disappointment turned to pride, as all saiyans eventually do. He had made it THIS far, and no one would take that from him.

If Raditzu could have, he would have dedicated the shot to his dear friend Bra, and then would laugh about how he only recently realized what a dear friend she was. He would remember his brave father, Bardock, who fell to his saiyan emotions. He would honor Yamu, and Selipa, and even Hasky, who all put their trust in him. He had made mistakes, and they cost them dearly. He would vow that them dying would not be for nothing. He would especially honor his love, Android 18, in a romantic moment of irony.

But he couldn't. So he just said "Tch" and pulled the trigger.

#22 Reijin DEAD

01 Fighters Remaining