Dragon Ball: Kaizen – Chapter 2 "Vegeta vs. Kaizen – The Mark’s Curse"

The air cracked like thunder as Vegeta rocketed toward Kaizen, his aura flaring violently. In an instant, the Saiyan Prince was in front of him, launching a brutal punch straight for his face.

Kaizen didn't dodge.

Instead, his mark flared, and his body reacted on its own.

Vegeta's punch stopped mid-air, as if an unseen force had grabbed his fist. The prince's eyes widened. What the hell?!

Kaizen looked down at his hand—it wasn't him who stopped the attack. It was the mark. The cursed symbol on his palm pulsed with an eerie black light, its tendrils of unknown energy wrapping around his wrist.

"He's not letting me fight my own battle..."

Kaizen gritted his teeth.

Vegeta snarled and wrenched his fist away, immediately flipping backward. He charged a blazing ki blast in his hand and hurled it.

"Try stopping this, freak!"

The blast exploded against Kaizen's body—except… it didn't.

The energy froze in place, hovering inches from his chest before shattering into dust.

Vegeta's eyes widened. "Impossible!"

Kaizen's mark had absorbed and rejected the attack before he even made a decision. His own body wasn't listening to him.

Kaizen Counters His Mark

Kaizen clenched his fists.

"Enough."

For the first time, he resisted the mark's influence. The glow around his hand flickered, and then shattered like glass.

The moment it disappeared, a deep pulse echoed through the sky, shaking the battlefield. The air felt… lighter. His body was his own again.

Vegeta scowled, lowering into a battle stance. "So, you were holding back."

Kaizen exhaled. "Not by choice."

Then, with a flicker of his own will, he vanished—no mark, no interference. Pure speed.

He reappeared behind Vegeta before the Saiyan could react, delivering a devastating elbow strike to his back.

Vegeta coughed blood and shot forward, barely regaining control. His face twisted into a furious grin.

"Heh… now that's more like it!"

The Real Fight Begins

Vegeta exploded into Super Saiyan Blue, his aura burning with raw power. The ground trembled beneath him.

Kaizen, now free of his mark's interference, tightened his stance. He didn't transform, didn't power up—yet his presence alone made the air feel unnatural.

Vegeta shot forward at blinding speed, fists glowing with divine energy. Kaizen met him head-on, their fists colliding.

The force of their impact sent shockwaves ripping through the sky. Mountains cracked, storm clouds spiraled, and the battlefield turned into a warzone.

But something was different now.

Kaizen wasn't just fighting Vegeta—he was adapting.

Every attack, every movement, every flicker of energy… his body was learning.

Vegeta's grin faded as he noticed something terrifying.

Kaizen's speed was increasing.His power was rising.His strikes were becoming more refined, his dodges too precise.

"Tch…! What the hell are you?!" Vegeta growled.

Kaizen smirked. "Still figuring that out myself."

Then—BOOM.

Kaizen landed a punch that sent Vegeta crashing through five mountains.

For the first time in years… Vegeta felt outmatched.