William and Vegeta's Great Ape forms loomed like titans, their hate-filled glares locking as primal roars echoed through the celestial battlefield. Above them, the artificial moon pulsed with an eerie glow, its rhythmic flashes fueling the transformation of more Saiyans. One after another, their bodies expanded, muscles swelling, golden fur bursting forth as the sheer weight of their power rattled the very heavens. It was a symphony of chaos, energy beams fired in indiscriminate fury, the sky splitting under the raw might of the rampaging Super Saiyan Great Apes. When the carnage settled, thirty colossal beasts stood atop Asgard, their howls reverberating across the golden city below.
"POW, POW, POW!" The sound of flesh pounding against flesh resonated through the air as Vegeta slammed his massive fists against his chest. His dominance radiated like a beacon, and the other Great Apes instinctively aligned themselves into a battle formation, each of them inhaling deeply. The air became thick with crackling energy as the apes simultaneously charged their mouth beams, golden light pooling within their maws like miniature suns, all aimed at a singular target, William.
Bathed in an ominous crimson aura, William's Great Ape Super Saiyan 2 form exuded an otherworldly ferocity. The Red Lantern ring on his finger pulsed like a beating heart, saturating his golden fur with a blood-red glow that made it seem like he was wreathed in living flames. His eyes, twin orbs of molten fury, gleamed with the intensity of a dying star. A twisted grin spread across his face, serrated teeth glinting ominously.
"RAHHHHH!" The army of apes unleashed their combined might, an overwhelming cascade of incandescent destruction converging upon William. The mass of energy was so immense that it tore through the sky, streaking past the edge of Asgard like a second Bifrost, searing space itself. The sheer force of the attack caused tremors that threatened to fracture the golden halls below.
For a fleeting moment, Vegeta believed they had erased him. Yet, as the beam continued its relentless onslaught, a shadow stirred within the storm of energy. Before one of the apes could react, a clawed hand emerged from the radiant inferno, seizing its face with monstrous strength.
"SQUELCH!"
William's grip tightened like a vice, his fingers crushing through bone and muscle as the Great Ape's skull collapsed in his grasp. A sickening burst of blood, brain matter, and shattered bone rained down upon the battlefield, painting the once-majestic warriors in a grotesque crimson mist. The destruction of one did not slow the others, but it was enough to make them hesitate, just for a moment.
William had not simply endured the attack, he had moved through it, his body wrapped in a thin but potent energy barrier that allowed him to swim through the volatile ki storm as if it were mere turbulence. His burning gaze locked onto Vegeta, who let out an enraged snarl, prompting the remaining Great Apes to lunge once more.
Their massive fists came down in a frenzied barrage, the force behind their strikes capable of shattering mountains. Yet, William stood his ground. From his glowing crimson aura, a grotesque manifestation of will took shape, two additional arms, formed entirely of Red Lantern energy, erupted from his back like spectral limbs of wrath. With four arms now at his disposal, William countered their assault with terrifying efficiency.
"BANG, BANG, BANG, POW, CRASH!"
His strikes landed with bone-shattering precision. Each punch carried enough force to rupture the internal organs of even these monstrous Saiyan warriors. As one ape managed to land a blow against him, William's construct arms twisted unnaturally, seizing the attacker's skull. With a violent jerk, he slammed the unfortunate beast's head into another charging ape, their skulls caving in simultaneously with a sickening crunch. Their golden fur instantly dulled, signifying their demise.
Seizing the opening, Vegeta shot forward with unrelenting speed, his massive arms locking around William's midsection. With a mighty roar, he arched his colossal frame backward and executed a brutal suplex.
"BOOM!"
Asgard itself trembled from the impact, ancient architecture quaking under the sheer force. Dust and debris erupted into the sky, shrouding the battlefield in an obscuring veil. The golden city seemed to hold its breath, its fate teetering on the edge of catastrophe.
For a moment, silence. Then, a shift. A disturbance in the dust cloud.
As the obscuring haze began to settle, William's form was revealed—suspended upside down, but not in defeat. One of his glowing construct arms held him aloft just above the ground, preventing the suplex from fully connecting. His eyes, ablaze with raw power, locked onto Vegeta with an intensity that sent an involuntary shudder through the prince's colossal frame.
A deep, ominous hum filled the air.
"WENG!"
William's mouth began to part, revealing a gathering mass of ki, dense and unstable, its color shifting from the deep red of his Lantern energy to an eerie, crackling green. The sheer concentration of energy distorted the air around it, the very space warping under its gravitational pull.
Vegeta's pupils shrank to pinpoints. Instinct screamed at him, danger.
And then, William exhaled.
"WHOOSH!"
The air cracked with energy as Vegeta was violently hurled backward, his massive Great Ape form unable to resist the overwhelming force of the beam. His golden fur bristled under the pressure, his arms trembling as he struggled to hold his ground. Veins bulged against his straining muscles, his eyes wide with fury and desperation.
"BANG!"
The Saiyan prince's massive frame collided with an ancient Asgardian structure, shattering its foundation in a cataclysmic explosion of stone and divine metal. Debris scattered in all directions, the battlefield momentarily obscured by a thick cloud of dust. Yet, the beam did not relent, it arced upwards, slicing through the heavens like a wrathful deity's judgment, its trajectory aimed at the looming monolithic vessel hovering ominously in the distance.
Thanos' warship.
A shimmering barrier flickered to life around the gargantuan vessel, its surface pulsating as it absorbed the brunt of the impact. The energy clashed against the shield, sending erratic waves of light rippling outward. In the wake of the collision, Vegeta, now singed and battle-worn, fell unceremoniously to the ground. His breathing came in ragged, labored heaves, his Great Ape form showing the strain of the relentless combat.
And then—
With a mechanical hiss, the ship's massive doors began to part, revealing two imposing figures standing on the loading ramp, their gazes unwavering as they surveyed the battlefield below.
The first figure was a towering, broad-shouldered being with deep purple skin and a series of methodical, symmetrical scars running along his chin. His expression was unreadable, but the weight of his presence sent an unspoken warning through the battlefield.
The second figure, however, was far more unsettling.
A Saiyan.
But not just any Saiyan.
This one was unnaturally massive, his frame rippling with an absurd level of muscle definition. His golden spiky hair stood defiantly against the sky, his brow furrowed in perpetual, unyielding rage. His breathing was heavy, controlled, and yet his presence alone radiated an overwhelming bloodlust that could be felt like a thick miasma polluting the battlefield.
The purple titan placed a heavy hand on the Saiyan's shoulder, uttering something inaudible from William's vantage point. Whatever was said, it seemed to be the only command necessary.
Without hesitation, the golden-haired behemoth stepped forward.
And then—
He leapt.
The very air seemed to split apart as the Saiyan launched himself from the warship, his body slicing through the sky like a meteor breaking through orbit. Wind howled in his wake as his descent became faster, fiercer, terminal velocity reached in mere moments before—
"BOOM!"
The impact was nothing short of apocalyptic. The ground erupted in a shockwave of dust and shattered rock, sending tremors through the battlefield that even the remaining Great Apes felt. An enormous crater formed beneath the warrior, steam rising from the cracks as molten embers flickered within its depths.
Seconds passed. Silence followed. And then—
From the depths of the crater, a monstrous silhouette emerged, slowly stepping forward. His eyes burned with primal fury, his golden mane flowing wildly in the wind. His breath was slow, deep, and controlled, but his rage was anything but contained.
Broly had arrived.
The remaining Great Apes trembled, their colossal forms betraying their primal instincts as the Legendary Super Saiyan strode forward. Each step he took sent fractures racing across the battlefield, his sheer presence warping the air with raw, uncontained power. Though physically dwarfed by William's Great Ape form, Broly's overwhelming confidence, his aura of absolute dominance, made him seem even larger than the towering beast before him.
William's molten eyes flared with unrestrained fury. He had no intention of allowing this fight to drag on. With a guttural roar, his massive construct fist, an ethereal extension of his Red Lantern rage, came crashing down with all the force of an executioner's axe, aimed directly at Broly.
"SHATTER!"
A blinding green light erupted as Broly's uppercut met the construct fist, obliterating it into a billion sparks of crimson energy. The impact didn't stop there, Broly's fist continued its unstoppable ascent, colliding with William's gut.
"GRAHHH!" The Great Ape wheezed as the force of the punch momentarily lifted him off the ground, his golden fur rippling from the sheer kinetic energy transferred through his body. Shockwaves burst outward, scattering debris and shaking the battlefield to its core.
William barely had time to recover before Broly followed up, launching himself into the air with unnatural agility for his size. With another roar, he twisted his body mid-flight and slammed both feet into William's chest. The force was cataclysmic.
"BOOM!"
William was sent skidding backward, his colossal frame bulldozing through several ruined structures before finally coming to a halt. The wind howled as he dug his claws into the earth, his heavy breaths fogging the air with fury.
But Broly was already upon him.
With blinding speed, the Legendary Super Saiyan crashed down from above, his fists glowing with destructive green ki. William barely had time to erect a defensive barrier before the onslaught began.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!" Each strike cracked the shield, causing it to flicker and warp under the relentless assault. Broly's attacks weren't just powerful, they were savage, unrefined, fueled by an animalistic wrath that bordered on pure madness.
Realizing that defending was a losing battle, William roared and retaliated. His remaining construct arms lashed out like whips of molten energy, aiming to crush Broly between their colossal might.
"THOOM!"
Broly ducked under one, then leaped over another, his movements fluid despite his berserker rage. One of the construct arms managed to graze his side, but instead of flinching, Broly used the momentum to twist his body, grabbing hold of the massive limb.
William's eyes widened as Broly yanked with inhuman strength, before swinging the construct arm like a flail and using it to slam William's own Great Ape body into the ground.
"CRASH!"
The impact left a crater beneath William's form. The Great Ape snarled and attempted to rise, but Broly was relentless. He leapt onto William's chest and began pummeling his face with both fists, each blow sending shockwaves across the battlefield. The remaining Great Apes could only watch in terror as the legendary warrior unleashed his fury.
William's fury burned hotter. The Red Lantern ring pulsed, responding to his rage. His eyes blazed like twin suns as his construct arms suddenly exploded outward, throwing Broly off him. Seizing the opportunity, William lunged forward, his massive jaws opening wide.
"RAHHHH!"
A blast of raw, incandescent ki erupted from William's gaping maw, a torrent of crimson fury that crashed into Broly with the force of a collapsing star. The sheer power sent the Legendary Super Saiyan hurtling backward, tearing through shattered ruins as his body left a smoking trail of destruction in its wake. The ground beneath them cracked and trembled from the force of the unleashed attack, sending shockwaves rippling across the battlefield.
In the distance, Vegeta struggled to his feet, his golden-furred Great Ape form battered but far from broken. His bloodied fists clenched so tightly that his gloves darkened with the pooling of his own blood. He turned his gaze toward the ongoing battle, his sharp eyes narrowing as he took in the ferocity of William's struggle against Broly.
His rage boiled over, but it was quickly redirected when a deep, rumbling voice cut through the chaos like a blade.
"Lord Thanos, I do not require assistance to finish this weakling!" Vegeta declared, his voice laced with arrogance and wounded pride.
The Mad Titan didn't even turn his head to acknowledge the Saiyan prince. Instead, his lips curled into a cruel, knowing smirk.
"The only weakling I see here is you, foolish child."
The words hit Vegeta harder than any physical blow, reverberating through his very core. His pride recoiled, his fury ignited. He turned sharply to face Thanos, his fangs bared in defiance.
"WHAT?! Do you want to have another go?!" Thanos spat, his voice in a denigrating tone. "Maybe this time, after I win, I'll take even more of your blood, huh?! Doesn't that sound fun, PRINCE VEGETA?!"
Thanos's last words dripped with mockery, the deliberate enunciation of his title twisting like a knife in the Saiyan's gut. Vegeta's muscles tensed, his body seething with rage. His instincts screamed at him to charge forward, to rip Thanos apart with his bare hands, to wipe that smug grin off his monstrous face.
But then, the memories returned.
The cold steel of needles piercing his veins. The unrelenting, analytical gaze of the Mad Titan as his body was dissected before his very eyes. The sickening realization that, despite all his strength, he had been utterly powerless in Thanos's grasp.
A shiver ran down Vegeta's spine, quelling the inferno of his pride. His fists loosened, and his breathing steadied. He may have been a warrior of unparalleled strength, but even he knew when a battle was unwinnable.
Thanos chuckled darkly, watching as Vegeta's fury simmered down into reluctant silence.