The peaceful green world Cell had discovered only moments ago now burned behind him. Forests smoldered. The sky trembled. The ground cracked as if the planet itself feared what was coming next.
Rudra floated above the fractured plains, his expression sharp and unwavering.
Cell, smiling with predatory excitement, hovered a short distance away, radiating confidence. The earlier destruction of the Galactic Force hadn't weakened him—if anything, it had energized him.
Now only the two of them remained on this world.
Two predators.
Two forces so powerful that even stars would tremble between them.
And Cell, as always, was entertained.
"Well then, Rudra…" Cell's voice echoed like thunder across the empty grasslands.
"Shall we begin?"
Rudra didn't waste a second.
A bright flare erupted around him—white, silver, deep blue, all blending into a blinding aura.
Energy spiraled upward as Rudra raised both arms, palms open.
A massive sphere of Ki formed above him.
It wasn't just big—
it was colossal.
As large as a city, dense, violently condensed, swirling like a star packed into a sphere of pure divine light.
The shockwaves alone cracked open the planet's crust.
Rudra's eyes hardened.
"Cell… this ends now!"
With a sharp motion, he threw the gigantic orb toward Cell.
The sphere tore through the atmosphere, dragging storms in its wake.
Cell only laughed.
"Ohh! I see… going all out right at the start?"
His eyes gleamed with twisted delight.
"Very well then… allow me to respond properly."
He lifted a single finger.
Just one.
A tiny point of red Ki flickered at its tip.
Then—
SHRRAAAAAA!!
A thin red beam shot forward, sharp as a lance.
"Here," Cell smirked, "my little gift for you, Rudra!"
The tiny beam hit the surface of Rudra's giant Ki ball.
For a split second, nothing happened.
Then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The explosion was so enormous that the entire planet buckled beneath them.
Mountains cracked. Oceans evaporated.
The sky burned away into raw vacuum.
Rudra shot backward, flipping in midair as the atmosphere shattered around him.
Cell, untouched, watched the destruction with amusement as flames consumed the world.
Within seconds, the green planet was gone.
Completely.
Reduced to dust and molten fragments drifting through space.
Rudra steadied himself atop a chunk of floating debris, sparks of energy spiraling around his feet.
Cell simply floated in open space, hands behind his back, smirking pleasantly.
"Oh? Still standing?" Cell teased. "Good. I wouldn't want this to end too fast."
Rudra's eyes narrowed.
That tiny beam…
It had completely overpowered his massive attack.
Cell's strength had grown far beyond anything he had estimated.
Which meant Rudra had to respond with everything he had.
He clenched his fists—and unleashed his aura once more.
But this time…
He went far beyond his limit.
Sparks danced across the void.
Space rippled violently.
The brightness around him grew so intense that even Cell squinted for a moment.
Rudra extended both hands forward, gathering energy.
The sphere forming now was beyond enormous.
It grew… and grew… and grew…
Until it rivaled the size of a small planet.
A glowing orb of concentrated Ki large enough to cast shadows across the shattered solar system.
Even Cell's smile widened in surprise.
"Oh? A planet-sized attack?"
He chuckled, crossing his arms.
"Impressive. Reckless—but impressive."
Rudra roared, his aura splitting asteroids apart.
"CELL—THIS IS YOUR END!"
He hurled the gigantic Ki sphere straight at Cell.
The attack tore through space like a collapsing sun.
Stars flickered.
Nebulas warped.
The shockwaves cracked everything they touched.
But Cell didn't dodge.
He lifted one arm casually.
Behind him, space twisted.
A gigantic blue star—created entirely from Cell's Ki and telepathy—materialized behind him like a glowing god.
Its energy was overwhelming.
The heat distorted reality.
With a motion as casual as tossing a ball, Cell infused it with even more of his terrifying energy—
and launched it straight at Rudra's attack.
The two monstrous spheres collided.
And the universe screamed.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
Light brighter than a supernova engulfed everything.
Planets in the distance shattered.
Moons vaporized.
Every asteroid, every fragment of rock, every trace of dust in the entire solar system—
was annihilated.
Nothing remained but pure, empty void.
No stars.
No debris.
No planets.
No life.
Just an endless field of drifting light, where two titans floated amidst the cosmic silence.
Rudra gasped for breath, sweat flying into space as glowing droplets.
His arms trembled violently.
Even he hadn't expected the destruction to be this absolute.
Cell, floating calmly with his arms at his sides, tilted his head with a cheerful expression.
"Well, that was beautiful."
His grin widened.
"And that power of yours… delicious. But—"
He pointed at Rudra.
"You're still nowhere near my level."
Rudra's chest tightened.
He knew it.
He knew Cell had gotten stronger—far stronger.
Stronger than before.
Stronger than expected.
Maybe stronger than anything he had ever faced.
For a moment, doubt pierced Rudra's heart.
Can I… really defeat him?
But he crushed the fear instantly.
He couldn't retreat.
He wouldn't.
Not after seeing how easily Cell could erase entire systems.
Rudra tightened his fists and brought his aura to full bloom once more.
Cell smirked.
"Oh? Still alive? Good… because—"
He raised one finger.
A simple gesture.
But the energy gathering at its tip shook space itself.
"Now…" Cell whispered, smile darkening.
"It's my turn."
The void around them bent inward like a collapsing black hole.
Blue light swirled.
Violent winds formed out of nothing.
The temperature spiked into blazing heat.
Cell's Ki compressed to a terrifying level, making even Rudra's lungs tighten.
Cell aimed his glowing finger at Rudra.
"Let's see how you handle this, Rudra."
The beam forming at Cell's fingertip was ten times darker, denser, sharper than before.
Rudra braced himself, pulling every ounce of strength he had.
Cell's smile sharpened—
"Try not to die too quickly."
And he fired.
A red beam that cut through space itself—straight toward Rudra.
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