Part 12, Chapter 5: Determined! Rilldo Strikes Back!

I've come to put an end to you, Shallot.

Now, say your prayers!

You again?! Didn't you learn your lesson last time?!

Ha! What deluded you into thinking that you'd won our previous battle?

I hadn't even begun to show you my true power! Not to mention...

I've come prepared this time!

Wha?! He brought allies?!

Cheelai...get behind me!

Broly! You protect Cheelai, ya hear?!

I'll handle these guys!

Okay!

Ho ho! Plan to face us alone?! How convenient...!

The dogs were one thing, but even you've got some stupid secret plan cooked up...

If you think bringing a few lackeys is all it takes to beat me, then you've got another thing coming!!

Raagh!!

Haha! Those guys could barely land a hit! If Shallot keeps this up, the head honcho's gonna be toast!

...

No...that one's strong...

Heh! You'll have to do better than...

(Wait! Where's Rilldo?! He was just here a second ago!)

Hehehe...!

...?!

Haa!!

Gaah?!

How was that? Using the data from our last bout, I narrowed down the precise moment you would drop your guard!

Victory is mine!

Argh...! You may have gotten in a cheap shot after distracting me with your thugs...

But it's a bit early to be calling the match, don't ya think?!

Hahaha! Fear not! This fight is far from over!

Lord Zahha's orders are to kill you, and I plan to wring every last breath from your body until the deed is done!

Tch! Orders this, orders that...! Do you really enjoy doing whatever that bastard tells you to do?

There's no way that you could possibly understand...!

...! That Ki...?!

No matter...

You'll be dead soon enough anyway!!

Haaa...! Haaa...!! HA HA HA!!

I knew it! It's that dark Ki again!!

A...ck...!! U...aaaaaaaagh!!

(Isn't this just like with Buu?! The dark Ki was too much for his body to handle, and...!)

S...Stop it, Giblet! Don't power up anymore!!

Damn it! Don't you get it? Haven't you seen what happens to people who use that Ki?!

That stuff will seriously mess your body up! It could kill you even!!

None of that...matters...! It is all as Lord Zahha wishes...

And I'll use whatever dirty tricks, make any sacrifice...in order to carry out that wish!

Are you an idiot?! There's no reason for you to push yourself this far for Zahha!!

There is...a reason...!!

So don't go spouting nonsense like you know anything!!

There he is...! Shallot's fighting him now...!

What's going on?! It's like the air suddenly got harder to breathe...!

Hey...! Do you think Shallot'll be okay?!

...

Wroaaahh!

Gugh...!!

Oooorah!!

Guah?!

(I...I don't believe it! Even this power isn't enough?!)

I've fought other guys that used that dark Ki, but you don't even come close to their strength.

Powered-up trash is still trash!

Wh...What?! How dare you insult m!!

Ugh?! Guagh...?!

Looks like your body's deteriorating faster than the others too. You'll be nothing but a bucket of bolts at this rate.

Guh...?! Wroaaaaaaah?!

Gah...argh...?! It...can't be...! My power...it's...!

We only just started fighting and you're already like this?! I expected more!

...Argh...!

Not...yet...! I can...still fight...! Just you...watch...!

Just you watch...! This isn't the end!!

What?

Ugh...gahh...!! Haaa...haaa...!! I...cannot...!

I cannot...be defeated!! I will kill you, Shallot!!

Daaah!!

Guwaah?!

(His body's already on its last legs 'cause of that dark Ki...!)

(There's no way he can still fight... So why...?)

Haaaah...! Haaaah...!!

Ugh...! Uuugh...!! Not...yet...!

I'm not done!!

...?!

(What's with him?! Why won't he just admit defeat already?!)

Wroahhhhh!!

Tch...! This damn tin can!

Alright! Come at me then!

Gwah?!

You get it, don't you? You can't win!!

...!! Wh...What?!

Enough! It's over!!

Ugh?! Gyaaahhh?!

Hmph! What a waste of time.

Hey! Broly! Cheelai! It's safe to come out n...

...Guh...!!

...!!!

Ugh...guuh...! Haaa...!! Haaa...!!

You...you're gonna keep going?!

Haa...haa...! I..."can't win"...huh?

...

...Don't...

Don't make me...laugh...! Ha...hahaha...!

What did you say?!

Haha...! Hahahahaha...!!

What's so funny?! I already told you, you can't win!! It's over!

You fool...!

Lord Zahha has absolute faith... ...in my abilities...!

That's all I need...to know that I'll be the one...walking away from this fight!

Just sit and watch!! I'll turn Lord Zahha's words... ...into reality!!

What are you on about?! You think you'll win just because Zahha says so?!

Are you telling me that you'd just roll over and die if that's what he wanted?!

Yes, that's right!! Lord Zahha's wish is my command!!

...

There's no hope for you...!

Do you really think Zahha gives a damn about you? That he's thankful for anything you do for him?

Cut the crap and wake up already!! To him, you're just a tool to use and throw away when he's done!!

...

Hmph... Even if you're right...

So what...?!

...?!

I'll grant him whatever he desires... That is my wish!

Nothing you say will change that... For Lord Zahha will always be my one and only creator!

Your...creator...?!

I don't need thanks...! And if I'm reduced to nothing but a tool, then so be it!!

I carry out Lord Zahha's plans of my own free will!!

Unlike you!!

Guh?!

(Free will, huh?!)

(I thought this guy was just blindly following orders...but...!)

Are you an idiot?! There's no reason for you to push yourself this far for Zahha!!

There is...a reason...!!

Dammit...! I'm the idiot! How could I not have realized sooner?!

I think I'm starting to understand how you feel...!

But! I still can't afford to lose he!!

(...?! Wh...What?! What's with this strange feeling?!)

(My...body...! It feels...sluggish...?!)

Haha...!

Hyper Meta-Rilldo...!!

Oh crap...!!

Punch!!

Gaah?! Aaargh?!

Wh?! Shallot just took a direct hit?!

Something's...strange about him...

Agh...grr...! What's...happening...?!

...?! My transformation...?!

Fwahahaha...!

It certainly took long enough, but it's finally having an effect!

You... This is...

Poison...!!

Yes, precisely...!

After analyzing your data, I realized that poison has been quite effective against you in the past!

You get it, don't you? You can't win!! Fwahahahahaha!!!

(This is bad...!)

(Wait! Where's Rilldo?! He was just here a second ago!)

Hehehe...!

...?!

Haa!!

Gaah?!

I was wondering why you were so pleased with that cheap shot you got in at the start...

Perhaps you think it's a bit underhanded of me, but I believe I already told you, Shallot...

I'll use whatever dirty tricks, make any sacrifice... All to see you dead!!

Daaaa!!

Gah?! Gyah?!

Haa...! Haaa...!! He...hehe...that's the stuff...!!

Now... I just have to finish you off!!

Guh?! Argh?!

Just a bit more...! Just a little bit more...!

And I shall fulfill your wish, Lord Zahha!! Hahahahahaha!!

G...Grrr!!

(D...Dammit...! I'm such an idiot!)

(Letting myself get poisoned like this... I shouldn't have looked down on this guy...or his reason for fighting...)

Now, Shallot, it's time to put an end to this!! Die!!

...Guh?!

Stop!!

Guoah!!

Huh?! B...Broly?!

I thought I told you to protect Cheelai!

I know...but she told me...

To protect my friend...

...!

Tch...! People should learn to mind their own business...!

Shallot is a friend who has taught me many things...! That is why...!

You're done for!!

That bastard...! How dare he get in my way...!!

You don't know how to fight fair...so you'll have to face me too!!

(Fair...?)

(Well, he's not wrong...but...)

(Even this guy has his own reasons for going this far...!)

...

Broly! I can take things from here!

...?!

I'm the one he's after, so I need to handle this alone!

B...But, he cheated!

Heh! That was hardly cheating!!

...

Well, I guess you did do me a solid coming in to save me... What does Cheelai always say? Oh, right! Thank you!

...! Y...Yeah!!

Just sit tight with Cheelai and keep a close eye on my fight, okay?

Okay...! Good luck!!

...

What are you playing at? That poison I used on you is the real deal, you know?

Why are you still trying to act tough?! Your friend could've helped you out...!

It's just like I said to Broly...! I'm the one you're after, so I have to do this!

Hmph...! You're incomprehensible... Do you feel sorry for me...? Or is this just your Saiyan nature?

Seems to me like I'm still being underestimated here!!

I'm not underestimating anything!

To be honest, I don't understand your obsession with Zahha one bit!!

But...I can feel your resolve... And I can tell that you're prepared to do anything...!

...!

Even if that means using poison or dark Ki...!

You don't care what anyone thinks or what happens to your body... As long as you can kill me...

You're not doing this because of orders, you're doing this because you want to...! Because you made that choice...!

...

That pride, willpower, and resolve are what make you tough...!

What the hell?! Why?! Why won't you stay down?!

Your pathetic attempts at resistance confound me... Do you not know shame?

But I think your body has had just about enough.

I know because I'm the same way...!

So I won't make fun of you anymore...

I'm done underestimating you...! And I won't judge your methods!!

Come at me with all you've got, and see if you have what it takes to kill me! That's the kind of fight I want!!

...!!

Ugh...!! Wroaaaaah...!!

Haaaa!!

How...?! S-Super Saiyan...God...?! How can he...?!

Now! Let's do this!!

Haaaa!!

Daaaa!!

Ngh...!!

*pant* *pant* Tch... Super Saiyan God isn't enough... This poison's holding me back...!

No, this is all wrong...! Your body should be broken... You shouldn't be able to fight...!

So how can you still transform?! How can you still move?! You should be well past your limit!!

How?! How...?!

How?!

...

I used poison! I put my life on the line!! So why won't you die?! Do you exist just to mock me?!

It's simple...! I've got my own reasons for living and fighting on!

...?!

Zahha's done some stuff that I can't let slide...

So I'm gonna beat him down and put a stop to his plans...

Because that's what friends do!!

Friends...? You consider yourself friends? With Lord Zahha?

Ha...friends...!! To think you hold such ridiculous delusions... That's why you're able to push past your breaking point?!

Why don't you cut the crap...?! Your fake friendship...

...?! Wh?!

Is no match for my absolute loyalty to Lord Zahha!!

...! That dark Ki again...!

So you think you can push past your limit too?!

Haa...haa...! Of...course...!!

If scum like you can do it...then why not me...?!

I guess you've got a point! Oughtta be a piece of cake for a guy as tough as you!!

Just you wait...Shallot!!

I'll make you regret spouting such delusions of friendship!!!

Fine by me!! It's about time we put an end to this, Rilldo!!!

Gaa...?! Haa...?!

Now do you get it?!

I've won this fight!!

Gu...ugh...?! Oughhhh?!

*pant* *pant* *pant*

L-Look! He did it! Shallot won! I think...?

Yes! This is Shallot's victory... Such an...amazing battle!

Guh...ugh... *cough* *splutter*

(I guess...I went a bit overboard this time... That poison must've spread 'cause I can't move a muscle right now...)

Argh...ugh...!

Damn...you are tough...!!

Ugh...guh...! I'm...not...done...!

Gah...?! Arrrghh?!

...! Looks like he can't keep the dark Ki under control!

Geh...! It...can't...?!

Ugh?! Gyaaaah!!

(He doesn't have the strength to fight it...! There's nothing that can save him now...)

It's...over...

Gah...?! Gugh?! Aaarrrrgh?!

N...No...! It...can't be...over...

I...can't...die... I must...fulfill...Lord Zahha's... wish...

...

I won't...! I won't die...! As long as I breathe...

As long...as I...still live...! Lord...Zahha's...wish...!

That's enough...

...!!!

That voice...!

You've done enough, General Rilldo...

Za...!!

Lord...Zahha...?!

P-Please...forgive me...

Don't speak... You'll only die sooner...

...! Lord...Zahha...! To think you'd be worried about...

You misunderstand. A death like this is much too trite. That is all.

...What?

Argh?! Gyaaaaaagh!!!

Huh...?!

I never thought you had it in you to defeat Shallot...

So I took manners into my own hands and left a little contingency plan in your body... A bomb, I guess you could say...

But not just any bomb... A one-of-a-kind bomb made with the power of the Omnificence Crystal!

...?!

It'll blast this whole area to smithereens...and Shallot along with it...

Thanks to you General Rilldo, my wish will be granted! I'm sure that this must fill you with joy, no? Fwahaha...!

Zahha!! You...bastard!!!

It's...!!

It's an...honor...! I will do anything...to be of service to my creator, Lord Zahha!

...

That's a shame...

I guess we'll call this experiment a failure then... I just wanted a fearlessly loyal pawn to play a part in my plan...

...but your insipid prattle bores me to no end!

Lord Zahha...?

You weren't entirely useless, but you're just no fun...and there are plenty of others that can take your place...

As a tool, Shallot was far more useful...

Shallot...was more...useful...?!

H-How could you...?! How could you say that to him?!

Even if he was just your tool, Rilldo accepted that role with pride...!!

And what if that pride was just a fabrication?

...?!

Wha?!

I suppose there's no point in keeping you under my control...

Ahh...? Aaahhhh...!!

Finally come to your senses? Your pride and your fealty to me were all just an illusion...

Along with your belief that I was your creator.

What...?!

Lord...Zahha...? Wait...no...! I was created by... someone else...

Ah, finally... That's the face I wanted to see. I always knew you had it in you.

Really, I should be thanking you. You're sacrificing yourself all because of some false loyalty to me. Hahaha...!!

Grrr...! Zahha...!! How could you...?!

Now, General Rilldo...farewell. And take Shallot with you...!

Gwoahhhhh!!!

(...?! This isn't good!!!)

N-No! I don't want to die...!! Why is this happening to me...?!

Zahha, you bastard!!!

It...it can't be...!!

It can't be!!!