The battle raged on, an earth-shaking clash between titanic forces, and William was struggling against Broly as if he were swatting at the angriest, most relentless fly in existence.
Broly moved with an uncanny fluidity, twisting and weaving through William's wild, earth-shattering blows, exploiting his opponent's sheer size and ferocity against him. It was like trying to catch a wisp of smoke in a storm.
"This Broly has been training!" William gritted his teeth, feeling his instincts battle against his reasoning. The primal rage of his Great Ape form made rational thought slippery, fleeting, but he clung to his mental faculties with sheer willpower.
Above the battlefield, Thanos observed with a smirk carved deep into his face, arms folded over his armored chest. His golden eyes gleamed with amusement. He had arrived on Asgard to claim the Tesseract from Odin's vault, yet he had stumbled upon something far more fascinating, a warrior whose power surged and crackled with untamed potential.
Suddenly—
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion split the heavens.
The sky over Asgard burned with the force of their battle, shockwaves warping the clouds as William and Broly's clash ignited the very air. Energy beams carved glowing scars through the heavens, their brilliance rivaling the golden glow of the Bifrost below. The sheer force of their movements sent debris spiraling into the abyss beyond the edge of the planetary construct.
William, now outside the visible range of Asgard's light waves, felt his body shifting, his towering Oozaru frame condensing as his muscles shrank and refined. With practiced ease, he shed the Great Ape form, his golden mane flickering violently as he seamlessly transitioned into his Super Saiyan 2 state.
Before Broly could capitalize on the shift, William reentered the battle with explosive speed.
With a blur of motion, he spun mid-air, his leg slicing through the void like a guillotine. His foot connected with Broly's neck in a vicious arc, the impact sending a shockwave rippling through the battlefield.
CRASH!
Broly's massive frame hurtled backward, his body slamming against the very edge of the Bifrost, the ancient bridge trembling under the force of his landing. Yet, even as cracks spiderwebbed beneath him, the beast of a Saiyan refused to stay down.
Then—
"Master!" Phage's voice echoed in William's mind, sharp and urgent.
"What is it? I'm a little busy!" William snapped, his words punctuated by the rapid-fire burst of ki blasts he unleashed toward Broly. The orbs of chaotic energy streaked through the air, but Broly twisted and weaved through them with predatory precision, his movements disturbingly smooth for someone of his size.
"I have successfully integrated the Mind Stone into my being!" Phage's voice resonated with a strange, almost eerie clarity.
A dangerous glint flashed in William's eyes, his mind already racing with the implications—
But there was no time to dwell on it.
Broly suddenly surged forward, his emerald aura flaring violently as he lunged, his monstrous hand reaching for William's head.
At the last second, William twisted his body in a tight mid-air spin, slipping past Broly's grasp with inches to spare. He retaliated instantly, his fist colliding with Broly's ribs with the force of a meteor impact.
HAAAA!!!
William roared, his energy surging to its peak.
A blinding beam of ki erupted from his palm, striking Broly square in the gut. The force behind the blast sent the monstrous Saiyan careening across the ocean, his velocity so intense that waves split apart in his wake, rising into towering tidal waves.
Then—
BOOOOOOM!!!
The impact was cataclysmic.
The very edge of Asgard's great city collapsed, stone and metal crumbling into the abyss as Broly's body tore through it like a divine calamity.
For a moment, all was still, only the sound of the ocean churning, debris falling, and the wind howling through the ruins.
Then, from within the dust and rubble…
A deep, guttural growl echoed across the battlefield.
Broly… was getting back up.
And he was angrier than ever.
The smoke billowed, thick and suffocating, masking the destruction that had just unfolded. The ocean churned violently, great waves still rebounding from the sheer force of Broly's impact. For a fleeting second, the battlefield was silent.
Then—
BOOM!
An emerald blaze exploded from the wreckage. Rocks and debris disintegrated mid-air, unable to withstand the sheer pressure of Broly's energy. His silhouette emerged, muscles bulging, eyes ablaze with untamed fury. His snarl was bestial, primal—a declaration of unrelenting wrath.
William's jaw tightened. That blast should've at least slowed him down.
Instead, Broly stood tall, his aura crackling with raw, chaotic power. His breathing was heavy, his body heaving, yet his energy… it wasn't diminishing. If anything, it was rising.
A twisted grin spread across Thanos' face from his perch above the battlefield. "Interesting," he mused, folding his hands behind his back. This battle is no longer just entertainment… it is an evolution.
Broly's emerald aura flared once more, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished.
"Tch!"
William barely had time to react before—
CRACK!
A fist buried itself into his gut.
His vision blurred. His muscles spasmed.
The force of the blow sent shockwaves rippling through his entire body. His ribs screamed, his organs twisted under the sheer pressure, and before he could even register the pain—
BOOM!
He was gone.
Launched like a bullet, William's body streaked across the Bifrost, golden and green ki clashing like colliding storms. He hit the ground hard, carving trenches through the bridge's ancient, indestructible surface before finally skidding to a stop at its very edge.
A sharp hiss left his lips as he lifted his head, already feeling his regeneration kick in. His breath came in quick, calculated exhales. That punch… it wasn't just strength. It was raw, unfiltered power.
And Broly was nowhere near finished.
A shadow loomed.
William's instincts screamed.
He twisted just in time to catch Broly's descending fist with both hands. The impact cracked the Bifrost beneath them, sending fractures spreading across the mystical bridge. William's arms burned under the strain, but he didn't yield. With a guttural roar, he twisted his body, using Broly's momentum against him—
WHAM!
Broly's body was lifted and slammed into the bridge with enough force to send a shockwave across the entire structure. The impact was deafening. Sparks of ki erupted like mini-explosions, and for a brief second, the monstrous Saiyan was stunned.
William seized the opening.
His aura roared to life, bolts of lightning dancing around him as his golden hair flickered wildly. He didn't hesitate, his body was already moving.
His fist ignited with a glow brighter than the sun.
"HAAAAAAAAA!!!"
He drove his fist straight into Broly's chest—
And the moment it connected, the entire Bifrost exploded.
A column of golden light erupted into the sky, piercing the heavens, forcing even Thanos to narrow his gaze. The sheer force of the attack sent Broly plummeting, crashing through layers of Asgard's foundation, disappearing into the abyss below.
William hovered in the air, his breathing ragged. His knuckles still sparked with residual energy, his muscles taut, his body aching from the sheer exertion. That should keep him down for at least a few—
His thoughts halted.
Because deep within the darkness…
A low, guttural laugh echoed.
And then a pillar of green energy erupted from the depths, splitting the land, the sky, reality itself trembling under its sheer force.
A figure slowly rose from the destruction, his aura an inferno of unrelenting chaos.
His muscles had expanded even further, veins pulsing, power overflowing with no restraint.
His eyes, now a solid glowing white, locked onto William.
And then Broly spoke.
"More."
The word was spoken with raw, primal hunger.
Then—
Broly moved.
No sound. No wasted movement. Just a blur of unstoppable, overwhelming force.
William's pupils shrank.
There was no time to dodge. No time to counter.
"BOOM!"
William barely registered the impact before his world turned into a violent blur.
Broly's fist connected with his chest like a warhammer against brittle stone. The force was unimaginable. The entire battlefield folded around them as shockwaves rippled across Asgard, tearing apart the ground, bending the air itself.
CRACK!
The bones in William's ribs groaned under the sheer pressure. He flew, his body becoming little more than a golden comet as he crashed through what remained of the Bifrost.
Damn it!
His muscles burned. His lungs screamed. Every fiber of his being was caught in an endless storm of agony and resistance. His mind threatened to shut down, to surrender to the overwhelming pain, but he refused.
Not here. Not now.
Not while he was on the edge of something greater.
He tumbled across the ruins of Asgard's outlying structures, finally skidding to a halt against a broken spire. His breath came in ragged, uneven gasps. He could already feel his regeneration kicking in, but it wasn't enough. Not against him.
Not against Broly.
The monstrous Saiyan hovered above, his power spiraling out of control, his aura now a raging maelstrom of pure destruction. His eyes gleamed with something terrifying, something beyond rage. It was instinct. A battle-thirst honed not by training, but by raw, genetic destiny.
William clenched his fists, golden sparks flickering around him. He could feel it.
His Super Saiyan 2 form, it wasn't stable. It was still too raw, too inefficient. He was drawing out its power, but he wasn't using it right. His energy output was fluctuating, his stamina burning too quickly.
And if he didn't figure it out now, Broly was going to rip him apart.
He closed his eyes for the briefest second.
Breathe.
The storm inside him raged, the golden lightning crackling with erratic intensity. His body, his power, it wasn't in harmony. He was forcing it, bending it to his will rather than flowing with it.
A deep exhale left his lips.
Let go of control… and embrace it.
Then—
His eyes snapped open, and for the first time, he let the transformation take him completely.
BOOM.
Golden light erupted from his body.
It wasn't wild. It wasn't chaotic. It was refined. The arcs of lightning that had once been unstable now flowed in precise, calculated streaks across his frame. His aura expanded, but instead of raging like an uncontrollable inferno, it honed itself into a blade.
William could feel it.
His body wasn't resisting anymore. It was adapting. Absorbing.
His Super Saiyan 2 was finally becoming his own.
Broly's head tilted, his lips peeling into a grin. "More…"
William smirked. "Ask and you shall receive."
And then he moved.
BOOM!
In an instant, he was there.
His fist collided with Broly's jaw before the berserker could react.
CRACK!
For the first time, Broly reeled.
William didn't stop. His body was lighter. Faster. Every motion flowed rather than forced itself forward.
He ducked under Broly's counterstrike, twisting his body mid-air before driving his knee straight into his gut. The impact bent space around them, sending a concussive blast across the battlefield.
Broly snarled and swung, only for William to vanish, his movements now sharper, more fluid.
He appeared behind him.
BAM!
An elbow strike slammed into Broly's spine, sending him crashing into the Bifrost once more.
Thanos watched, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Ah… so that's his game."
William exhaled, his aura flaring around him as he felt it, truly felt it, for the first time. His body was no longer betraying him. His energy no longer leaking out in wasteful bursts.
He had mastered it.
Golden lightning clashed against emerald fury, each impact shaking Asgard to its very core. The air was thick with raw energy, distorting reality itself as two Saiyan titans fought at speeds no mortal could comprehend.
William moved like a blur, his body flickering between afterimages, each strike aimed with surgical precision. Speed. Precision. Mastery. These were his weapons now.
But Broly?
Broly endured.
Every attack William landed sent shockwaves through the berserker's monstrous frame, but he took them. He absorbed them. He was an unstoppable wall of power, and every second his strength only seemed to grow.
Their stalemate was absolute.
BAM!
A punch from Broly came so fast that the air itself ignited from the sheer friction. William barely dodged, twisting mid-air just in time to counter with a brutal knee to the ribs—
CRACK!
Broly snarled but did not falter. Instead, he grabbed William's leg before he could retreat.
William's eyes widened. Shit—
BOOM!
Before he could react, Broly swung him like a ragdoll, slamming him into the Bifrost with such force that the entire bridge split apart, sending debris plummeting into the abyss below.
Dust and golden sparks erupted into the air, the ground trembling beneath the sheer force of the impact. But before Broly could press his advantage—
ZWOOM!
William was gone.
A mere flicker. A phantom.
Before Broly could even register his disappearance—
BAM!
A thunderous blow to the side of his head sent Broly reeling.
William reappeared behind him, eyes blazing. His form was perfect now. Every motion fluid, every strike flawless.
Speed was his ally. His dominance.
He didn't let up.
He moved, again, again, again.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Each hit found its mark, breaking through Broly's defenses with surgical precision. The berserker snarled in frustration, swinging wildly, but William was already gone before the strike could even land.
Broly couldn't keep up.
And yet—
He was still standing.
Still pushing forward.
William clicked his tongue. Damn it. My speed is winning the exchanges, but his raw durability is unreal. How do I break him?
Broly wiped the blood from his lips, his breath ragged, but his eyes…
They were filled with exhilaration.
He grinned. "FASTER!"
His aura exploded outward in a violent surge of power.
William's instincts screamed.
Broly had been on the defensive, but not anymore.
The green behemoth let out a primal roar, the very air distorting as his muscles tensed. He crouched low, his legs coiling like a loaded spring.
And then—
BOOM.
The battlefield vanished.
Broly moved.
No longer was he a lumbering force of destruction. His sheer strength had now begun to compensate for William's speed.
And now?
Now he was fast too.
BAM!
William barely had time to process before a fist collided with his gut, sending him spiraling into the sky. His lungs emptied, his vision blurred from the sheer G-force.
But he clenched his jaw, his body twisting mid-air—
And countered.
CRACK!
His fist met Broly's jaw with enough force to send out a shockwave that ripped apart the clouds.
Broly's head snapped to the side. Blood sprayed from his lips—
But his grin only widened.
They both vanished.
What followed was war.
Their battle reignited at full force, golden and emerald streaks ripping across Asgard's sky, splitting the heavens apart with every clash.
Neither could dominate the other.
William was too fast. Broly was too strong.
Their stalemate had become legend.
Above them, Thanos watched with a knowing smirk.
"Yes…" He whispered, his fingers brushing against the golden gauntlet at his side.