(Vegito-POV)
He struck back with fierce abandon, taking his time to moves whenever Darkness healed, maxing his damage he dealt to the creature. About twenty minutes left for his fusion, Vegito got to work and continued to drain the being's stamina with melee blows, which seemed to work that much better than whenever he tried with a Ki blast. He still planned on erasing him entirely with his strongest Ki-blast at the right moment, every blow continued to harass or undermine Darkness's ability to make use of his vast repertoire of Ki or energy techniques and his healing.
'Forty minutes gone… this is it, I have to end this, now!' Darkness fell to the ground from high up uncontrolled from his last axe kick when his body begun to morph, though not into that of his dragon form nor anything similar, instead he morphed into a liquid substance, perplexing Vegito. Vegito's eyes widened when Darkness begun to move fast, instead of attacking as a slime creature, he drained himself down into nearby fissures into the planet, Vegito reacting quickly. Launching a Ki-barrage onto the ground, the explosions widened a particularly wide hole in the ground, he then went downwards, firing off weak Ki-blasts to continue widening his path.
Eventually, Vegito reached a natural cavern formation, deep in the planet with what looked to be a unique biome of glowing mushrooms and noted all the weird creatures down here, the darkness was illuminated in clusters where the large glowing mushrooms stood, the cave went on for a long while. He closed his eyes, intent on trying to get a reading on him but with his concentration, he didn't pick him up-
-Eyes opened as he heard rushing water converging on him, looking up, Vegito flickered from side to side whilst dodging the black liquid which he supposed has to be Darkness, with illuminating 'Kaio-Ken' times twenty Ki irradiating around his form while also bearing him ample light to see, Vegito gritted his teeth when some of the substance had grabbed on, surprisingly tight for mere liquid, stronger then water.
The grip grew as more of the liquid converged on him, grabbing first his right arm, then holding tight both his legs while his other arm continued to spray his Ki-blasts all around him.
"Eh -Hey let go, you freak, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Vegito expelled energy in bursts all around him, the cavern shook with his intensifying power up though while some of the black, oil-like liquid was repelled, some long strain remained, constantly reinforced as a thick, gooey blob formed down on the cavern below him. Vegito shouted while pumping more energy out, increasingly intensified burning heat stun within him, the 'Kaio-Ken' was reacting negatively with his increased use, that and the tight grip as he become entombed in the liquid, drowning him now. He shut his eyes, focusing his energy for an explosive wave to repel this overflowing tsunami that was Darkness when in surprise, he opened his eyes, looking around when he landed, feeling the rough terrain of this massive underground cavern forest, of the mushroom kind.
"Huh? Where did that little puddle of muck go off to?" Vegito said aloud, confused by the sudden disappearance of his opponent, he took a step forwards, looking off into a deep, dark cavern below him, turning around as he empowered two Ki -blasts up and launched them into the sky. Instead of exploding, they hit the rocky ceiling above before expanding into that of the 'Artificial moon' technique Vegito employed, now shining with light which allowed him to see much more clearly.
"I don't see the bastard, nor his gooey self…" Vegito uttered to himself, that is… until he heard a reply, which caused him to freeze in place, turning around before he found himself freezing altogether, nothing he could do would 'allow' him any sort of movement while he listened to the voice.
'You'll do…' Darkness echoed loudly; a sense of dread filled Vegito's head.
(Shin-POV)
"Old Kai! What has happened, I cannot see that monster anymore, what does your crystal ball show you?" Supreme Kai Shin asked with urgency, his own ability to telepathically watch the ongoing battle showed only Vegito though he did sense the godly energy of the being which raided the other world and some of the various hell realms within it's sphere of influence. Old kai remained seated in front of his crystal ball, a deep look of concentration while he glanced through the crystal ball, hands held in front as he used his own energy to empower it while also offering better ability to use said crystal ball. Kibito remained by Shin's side, stoic and watchful for immediate threats encase this monster would try to attack Shin himself.
"...Vegito, the lads fused form, it's strange… He remains motionless for five minutes now, neither searching for the monster which infiltrated our realm nor is he worried about the time of his fusion. Just… motionless, this is- wait, it is faint… I see that Vegito is struggling even now-" Old Kai began though he was interrupted when Vegito in a flash of red energy, split into two entities. Vegeta had immediatly stood up, now no longer transformed, his Potara Earring still hanging from his ear while Goku…
"What is wrong with Goku Old Kai-" Old Kai glared towards him, interrupting him whilst pointing into his crystal ball.
"-I don't know brat! You're the Supreme Kai, you go down there, offer them some of these, I was going to eat them, but they look like they need them more than I do." Old Kai flickered his fingers, magically conjuring a picnic basket. On closer inspection, Shin seen vast quantities of Ensenji fruits lying inside. Shin's head darted up, surprise evident on his face while his predecessor shrugged, adding whilst taking one of them into his hand, grabbing another of them.
"I thought we could use them boy, that brat Yemma practically offered them up an-masse, so I magically enhanced this here basket to go collect them for me, and now I've got… one hundred forty-two of them. I can spare two of them, might need to give some to that brat Kron and his allies sometime as well, these are better than taking a nap! I tell you that!" Old Kai quickly stood up, showing great speed for an old man, even a Kai. Shin replied, nodding with two Ensenji fruits in his hands, before replying.
"I'll be back, going to get these two to Vegeta and Goku so that they would have a fighting chance… perhaps they could use the Potara earrings once more." Shin nodded, confident now, he had forgotten these magnificent fruit, Ensenji fruit existed within the underworld, grown by the Ogre guard that wondered the realm between all those hell dimensions free.
His smile ended, a renewed look of assurance overcome his emotions, Darkness was playing some kind of game, he was in retreat and would be on the verge of defeat when Goku and Vegeta were themselves, rejuvenated by that fresh, Ensenji fruit he held, one in each hand.
"Come Kibito." he turned, his bodyguard and friend placed a hand on his shoulder, a serious glance sent his way as he nodded back, replying.
"Let's make this quick Sir, that creature Darkness is still lurking about… if you a killed…" Shin nodded, a serious looked overcome him… that would be bad, but not just for himself… but for… his 'direct opposite' too. Disregarding that… feline, he left with Kibito, concentrating on Vegeta's life force as well as that of Goku's, which felt very much in a weird place now that he thought about it… Goku's life energy to his senses felt 'off'.
"Here Vegeta, Goku. Take these, they are called Ensenji fruit, a rare delicacy of our home in the other world, the North Kai's student apparently hordes them all to himself, according to my predecessor." Vegeta looked over to him, surprised though not happy to see him, a frown on his face though he placed his right hand up, replying to him.
"Toss it here then." he simply said, Shin heard Kibito grumble about 'disrespect' but Shin smiled regardless, they were doing a service, fighting this grave evil. Vegeta caught it and begun to eat it quite fast, a widening of his eyes from the more stoic Saiyan, Shin felt the energy Vegeta expelled naturally from where he stood, even greater than last he sensed him, before their fusion into that alter ego 'Vegito'. Goku hadn't turned to face him which was odd, instead he remained still where he stood, now that he viewed him up close and personal, he seemed to be… struggling with something, deep within himself.
Vegeta quickly devoured the fruit, looking much better so Shin returned his gaze to Goku, who still hadn't taken the other one from his extended hand.
"Goku, take this and-" Goku begun to power up, though his energy felt wrong, it also looked different as well. Dark-
"-Get back sir-" Kibito pushed him backwards, when an ink-colored tentacle ripped right through Kibito, before ripping out his heart from his chest. Vegeta flickered towards Shin suddenly, Shin caught Kibito when he fell into his arms while they reappeared further away from Goku… not Goku, his body stood there, but the Saiyan's eyes now glowed red, Shin swallowed, realizing that that evil presence he felt nearby was even closer than he thought. Right inside Goku, a possession?
"Kibito!" he shook his head, now looking down into the lifeless eyes of a long-time friend and retainer. Kibito hung limply, the tentacle came from Goku's aura, his Ki dripped with dark intent as he peered towards them, Vegeta quickly took the other fruit and ate it, looking over to where-
"-Kakarot is in there fiend, release him and die with some dignity, don't you have any-" Goku's voice, distorted and deep, interrupted while Vegeta gritted his teeth in anger, hearing that sinister tone to Goku's voice, Shin felt a shiver in the air but he glared on with Vegeta.
"I've not encountered a pure a soul as this one. Even now… h-he fights me even now for control. I won't be able to hold him for long… But your friend here… he's going to tear you apart. Going to taste the iron in your blood before I lose control. I would have been better off possessing you Vegeta, for your soul… is a nice, damp, dark… soul to which I could easily assimilate as my own but oh well, I'll target Kron, like I did before and this time-" Vegeta, transforming fast into that animalistic form oh his, the 'Super Saiyan Primal', attacking Goku who, chuckled from every hit against him before now, he retaliated with his own attacks, matching Vegeta blow to blow.
Shin, he took Kibito and called out to Vegeta.
"Vegeta, I'm going to take Kibito's body back-"
"-S-Shut up and go f-fool!" Vegeta called out, through pain as he took more damage than inflicting, that now their fusion had been ended, Vegeta was at a disadvantage, not to mention Goku's current state. Shin felt a cold fury creep in within him, that… monster! Had the audacity to kill his friend, Shin would return Kibito's remains home… He will then return and assist in anyway he can with this fight, perhaps by acting as support.
Vanishing via his teleporting ability, he returned to the planet of the Kai's where Old kai awaited him, a look of concern shone on his weary face, the man snapped his fingers and Kibito's remains begun to float upwards as his ancestor gently lowered him over near a rock. His elder spoke up then, starting softly.
"You cannot risk your life lad, you know who we need in this bout… and his life is tied to your own. Calm down, we need to continue on and figure out a way to breach the gap to get their help in dealing with this beast. Look, Goku right now is possessed by the enemy, but he';s fighting- that creature's words! We are close to beating him but now, Vegeta needs another partner to do so." Shin's smoldering anger swelled with a intense fury… his body shook but after a moment of intense internal turmoil, he nodded in agreement, tough as it was, where he also felt like getting back there and doing as much damage, meager as it is, to that fiend.
"Your right revered ancestor… I'll keep a leveled head, but Darkness is now much harder to destroy for he has essentially taken a hostage-" Old Kai interrupted, sighing. He waved Shin over to his crystal ball, pointing at the current fight.
"Darkness is winning against Vegeta, alone… there is a chance Goku will break through and retake over his own body, the monster mentioned it, like I said before. Put a little faith in the man, he may be slow but, raising a son such as Gohan, he has to have many special qualities to him. Darkness is only biding his time; to perhaps heal some of his reserves before retaliating, there's nothing for it. We're going to need someone strong who can fuse with Vegeta..." Elder Kai began as Shin had a thought, they had someone else who could help.
"What about Gohan? He's been through your ritual to bring out his potential, he's strong and could be an asset, his father was able to fuse with Vegeta, realistically he could too." Shin turned, facing the direction of 'Earth' that he could sense from the sacred world of the Kai's, vanishing and reappearing on Earth right across from Gohan, who-
"-Huh? Supreme Kai, let's land down there. Hey Videl, we're pausing for a bit, take a break." Shin must have appeared while they were training. Shin took off to a nearby island, flying at a low speed while Gohan easily caught up to him, looking concerned. He called out to Shin.
"Hey supreme Kai, what's happened. They win yet or?" Shin begun to tell Gohan of the happenings, the ongoing battle his father and Vegeta are currently fighting, the uncertainty of victory… he then quickly retold the events that came after, his father currently being possessed though he seemed to be fighting Darkness with all his might. After recounting the events of the day, Gohan looked deep in thought as they touched down, his arms folded while a frown, thoughtful appeared on his face. Gohan finally replied, coolly gazing at Shin, nodding at him.
"I can come with you then, just allow me to take Videl to the nearest city and then we need to head to my house, to tell my clones to dispel. Studying see, or that was supposed to be the plan until… this. I'll need every ounce of my power, not the fraction that I'm wielding now. Once home, I'll be quick." Shin nodded, replying whilst holding up a hand.
"Bring Videl with you to your house, I can take us there quickly, then dispel your clones and will go quickly. Though first, you'll need to put this on your ear. It is the instrument for Darkness's demise."
(Vegeta-POV)
Goku was twitching again, his body acted out of sorts while they fought, Darkness possessing him was starting to waver. Vegeta still took an amount of damage due to Darkness's encased aura or energy barrier heavily surrounding Kakarot, Vegeta pushed on through the damage he felt being inflicted to him, Kakarot still inside his body made a lot of openings while he tried to regain control of himself. He struck Goku in the face, the glowing red eyes clenched closed and he placed both hands together, poised to strike with a 'Gatlick Gun'. Quickly charging the beam mere moments before, he made use of his punch which managed to blind the possessed Kakarot to launch his beam pointblank.
"Herrgh!" Kakarot screamed out when the beam singed him, Kakarot before being struck had, possibly by his own doing, exiting out of his 'Super Saiyan Three' transformation before being hit, which when struck by Vegeta's attack made him receive more damage. Vegeta cackled, as a stream of dark mist begun to leave Kakarot's mouth, nose and any other pore large enough to release this smoke, Vegeta landed in front, standing over Kakarot with a large Ki-Sphere held within his hand, crackling with energy.
The mist quickly reformed nearby into that of a humanoid when Vegeta let off his Ki-blast, firing multiple shots into Darkness's position, he waited for the smoke and dust to settle so he went ahead to check on Kakarot, walking closer to gaze upon him.
"Hey Kakarot, wake up. I'm taking these off of you." Vegeta now noticed the bag of Senzu beans hung on his pants sash obi, he grabbed one and force fed the downed Saiyan, eyeing still lingering on where the obscured Darkness was at.
"Get up you fool, the bastard over there is on its last legs." Vegeta growled out, from out of the smoke, a mangled Darkness could be seen, already in the state of regeneration as a more darker smoke encircled him while the dust and smoke from the explosion finally dissipated. He seethed angrily at them, Vegeta noted that his regeneration was going much slower, he took Kakarot's right hand and pulled him up when he heard him finally finished eating the second last Senzu bean, the other Vegeta put under his tongue for later.
"Eh… that guy… messing around in my head. Thanks Vegeta-"
"-Save it Kakarot, get to your feet. This time, will do the fusion dance, as your earring is completely shattered. This guy survived my killing blow, he's more than powerful enough for the two of us separate… Even with the healing both of us have received from those magical beans and fruits, stupid as it sounds which it does." Vegeta said, his eyes lingering on Darkness, now fully transformed from the smoke he was just a moment ago being encased in, Vegeta also noticed the dimmed look of his eyes, where before they were much more vibrant in color.
"Easy Vegeta, your right. Get into position and will do it. Let's end this guy before he jumps inside of you. I was able to fight him off, but…" Kakarot left it unmentioned though Vegeta could guess, his past of his youth.
"Yeah, yeah… I here you Kakarot. Let's get this shit dancing over with." Vegeta grimaced, not looking forward to dancing like a buffoon. Begrudgingly, he readied himself in position and the two of them said in unison, shouting.
"Fusion… Haaaaaaa!"