On Earth, Frieza had been comprehensively subdued—his grand invasion ending in catastrophic failure. But across the vast cosmos, another fleet continued its relentless approach toward the Saiyan homeworld, drawing ever closer with hostile intent.
Heavy rain pounded the Saiyan homeworld that fateful day, like some primordial warning predicting the approaching storm of war.
Through the downpour, a tall figure with crimson hair stood atop the central tower's highest point. A mystical ocarina hung around his neck, its ancient craftsmanship humming with sealed power. His eyes carried contradictory qualities—cold calculation mixed with scorching determination, like a quenched blade freshly drawn from the forge still radiating residual heat.
The legendary hero—Tapion.
He'd accepted Supreme Kai Shin's mission to come to the Saiyan homeworld as a liaison, strengthening their defensive coordination. Not long ago, long-range detection arrays had registered a massive fleet approaching their position. Based on intelligence from the Galactic Justice League's earlier encounters, the Saiyans immediately identified the threat—Frieza's army!
The entire population stood ready for battle, with Tapion joining their ranks.
He wielded half of Hirudegarn's apocalyptic power. When deployed properly, even Super Saiyan 2 warriors would struggle against him. This made Tapion one of the most formidable single combatants currently stationed on the Saiyan homeworld.
Frieza's armada advanced through the cosmic void, completely ignorant of what awaited them on the Saiyan homeworld.
"Lord Tagoma, based on our synchronized timeline, King Frieza's primary force should have already reached Earth." A soldier delivered the report with crisp efficiency. "We're approaching the Saiyan homeworld now."
"Excellent! We'll exterminate these Saiyans simultaneously with King Frieza's Earth operation!" Tagoma's sneer carried vicious satisfaction as he gestured with dramatic flourish.
The control room crew immediately executed his commands, adjusting the fleet's power output to maximum thrust. They accelerated directly toward the planet below, arrogance and overconfidence radiating from every warrior. They believed themselves unstoppable—prepared to sweep away all resistance.
"Lord Tagoma, should we contact King Frieza first for coordination?"
"Unnecessary. We'll claim this victory independently, then present King Frieza with a pleasant surprise."
"But... King Frieza specifically warned us not to underestimate them."
Tagoma's eyes turned glacially cold, his voice dropping to dangerous levels. "Are you suggesting I'm inadequate to handle mere Saiyans?"
"No, no, no... I wouldn't dare suggest such a thing!"
"Hmph. I trained personally alongside King Frieza, enduring unbearable torment in that alternate dimensional space daily. That crucible forged my current power. How could these primitive Saiyans possibly compare? Proceed at maximum velocity."
Seeing Tagoma's absolute determination, none dared voice further objections. Here, Tagoma represented the supreme authority—his word was law, and everyone followed his commands without question.
The mighty armada descended upon the Saiyan homeworld with overwhelming presence. The rain curtain seemed to tear apart, revealing the massive fleet. Sharp whistling filled the atmosphere as dozens of warships pierced the storm.
"They're here!" The Saiyans, having completed evacuation of civilian populations and prepared extensive defensive positions, stood ready with barely contained eagerness.
What occupied most Saiyan minds? Finally, we get to fight somebody!
However, it was Tapion who launched the first assault. This courageous hero—who hated injustice and evil with burning passion—leaped skyward with his enchanted sword secured across his back, rocketing toward the gathered spacecraft formations. Simultaneously, he raised the mystical ocarina to his lips and blew a haunting melody.
White smoke erupted beneath his feet, coalescing into solid form.
Hirudegarn—the younger, controllable half of the ancient demon—manifested perfectly under Tapion's command. The massive creature served as his mount, carrying the hero forward before launching skyward with earth-shaking force!
In mere seconds, Hirudegarn materialized directly before the space fleet. His colossal form gleamed in the storm's assault, every scale washed to oily perfection. His serpentine tail coiled like a twisted steel cable of continental proportions.
"WHAT IS THAT?!"
The soldiers barely began organizing their attack patterns when the entity appearing before them triggered primal terror. What manner of monster possesses such impossible size?!
Before coherent thought could form, Hirudegarn's tail whipped across the formation with apocalyptic force. The annihilating wind pressure generated by that single sweep carried enough kinetic energy to shatter mountains. Majestic explosions erupted in cascading sequence as warships crumpled like paper under the steel-hard tail's devastating impact.
"WE'RE COMPROMISED! THEY DETECTED US!"
"THAT'S A LIVING NIGHTMARE!"
BOOM—CRASH! BANG BANG BANG—
Panic spread through Frieza's forces like wildfire. Spacecraft spiraled out of control as rain flooded breached hulls. Power systems failed catastrophically. Most terrifying of all—the behemoth crashed through formations, trampled vessels underfoot, and swung its tail with reckless abandon! Though these were purely physical attacks without energy enhancement, Hirudegarn's sheer scale made every impact world-shaking. The high-energy storm generated by each blow proved sufficient to tear weaker warriors apart at the molecular level. Even elite soldiers felt crushing pressure that drained color from their faces.
Hirudegarn fought like a primordial god unleashed, wheeling through the sky with devastating grace. Each rotation sent spacecraft plummeting earthward, the demon's body itself serving as the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.
"Incredible! That hero possesses such overwhelming power? I had no idea..." The Saiyans observing from ground positions watched in collective amazement. They'd respected Tapion due to Supreme Kai Shin's recommendation, but honestly hadn't paid serious attention to his actual combat capabilities.
Now the Saiyans stood genuinely awestruck, watching that figure dance through the rain with movements that inspired existential dread.
"COUNTERATTACK! RETURN FIRE!" Frieza's commanders roared desperate orders.
Countless energy cannons targeted Hirudegarn's massive form. Multicolored beams of devastating power converged on the demon—more than sufficient energy to vaporize small moons—yet every blast passed straight through as if striking mere phantoms!
Moments later, those same phantoms solidified and launched counterstrikes, crushing warships and crew beneath massive feet with contemptuous ease.
This was Hirudegarn's impossible nature—forming tangible substance only during attack execution. Conventional assaults proved utterly ineffective against its phase-shifting physiology!
"IMPOSSIBLE! SOMEONE HELP US!"
Screams echoed through the rain-soaked sky as the situation reversed completely. This aggressive invasion had transformed into panicked retreat.
Tagoma couldn't remain passive any longer. Though his strength far exceeded ordinary soldiers, he immediately identified Tapion standing atop Hirudegarn's head—clearly the controlling force behind this nightmare.
"DAMN YOU!" Tagoma exploded toward Tapion with furious intensity.
"Your opponent is right here!"
A thunder-like declaration erupted around Tagoma's position. Blinding golden light flooded the sky, piercing through rain with solar intensity.
Super Saiyan!
The warrior intercepted Tagoma with absolute velocity—by the time sound reached his ears, devastating force had already penetrated his chest cavity.
SPLURT!
Tagoma coughed blood violently, rage flooding his consciousness.
"Wretched Saiyans! You've violated sacred boundaries! I'm not something pathetic creatures like you can—"
WHAM!
Before his grandiose speech could finish, Hirudegarn's massive foot descended from above like divine judgment. The demon trampled Tagoma into the ground with turbulent force, instantly crushing his body into an unrecognizable pulp.
"Apologies for the interruption," Tapion called down to the Super Saiyan warrior below. "I eliminated the remaining forces while you engaged their commander."
The assembled Saiyans stared skyward in stunned silence. Through diminishing smoke and falling rain, they witnessed spacecraft fragments scattered across the heavens. Frieza's entire invasion force had been utterly annihilated.
The battle... ended faster than anyone had anticipated.
Tagoma never imagined his grand assault would conclude so abruptly—trampled into paste before completing even his final defiant declaration.
Thus concluded Frieza's carefully coordinated two-pronged strategy. Both battlefields resulted in swift, decisive defeat. His grand return had failed to generate even the smallest ripple of lasting consequence.