Vandal Savage

Training was going rather poorly. After 'conquering death', quite literally, he was not making significant steps, and waiting for time to pass while he slowly grew stronger was just not his style. Thankfully, he had another option. He could take trips to the world where his powers came from. Meaning, he had the option to travel to the Invincible Universe, and he would do that. Fighting a powerful enemy would be the best thing for him to grow stronger, and fighting a Vilturmite would be the best thing for him. He could adapt and copy the way they moved and fought. That was the best way for him; he had a lot of time on his hands, but also a lot of plans, so he would need to use his time wisely. 

Vandar focuses on what he wishes to do. All he has to do is think about the destination and ...

*FWOOOP*

He opens his eyes and sees a city that has experienced a lot of destruction. He knows this moment well. He died before it was animated. The Invincible War has just concluded. A few months ago, Mark looked into horror after killing Angstrom Levy. However, Angstrom survived the carnage and opened a portal to another dimension to have his injuries treated. His encounter with Mark would leave him with a disfigured face and a large scar that was across his lip and eye. He unleashes the 16 alternate Marks he gathered upon the original Mark's reality, and after four days, this is what it results in. 

Vandar flies into the air and looks around, and after a moment, he hears the famous words he has been waiting for. 

"Stand ready for my arrival, worm!"

A smile makes its way across his face, and he flies towards the area he heard it coming from. This is the moment that one of the most powerful Viltrumites appears, and I will use this chance. 

"You have been appointed the Viltrumite agent of this planet, charged with preparing it for eventual takeover by our empire. I am here to confirm your progress made toward that task. If there is none, I will assume your duties and take over. If you oppose me. I will kill you."

I look at the scene from a distance. This is a monumental moment in the story, and I'm all here for it. 

"This isn't a good time," Mark replies. I can hear the anger in his voice. He had quite a few hard days, and now this monster appears on Earth. He will have to earn his weekend, that's for sure. 

"Maybe you do not understand the situaiton. The Viltrum Empire anticipated your resistance - That is why they sent me, specifically. I am Conquest. I have never failed to assimilate a chosen planet, no matter its strength. If you choose to oppose me, you will not survive."

"Maybe you do not understand. I have caused all the destruction you see around you. The lives lost are a direct result of my actions. I can't describe the guilt, shame ... and most importantly anger that I feel right now. All I have thought about - the only thing I wanted since all of this happened ... was something to hit as hard as I can."

"Very well."

*FWOOOOM*

*BOOOOM*

The two crash into one another. They crash through building after building, destroying more and more. 

"Right now, Anissa would be telling you about how the Viltrum Empire would turn this planet into a utopia. She'd tell you you're a fool to try and prevent this - that we would be helping the people you believe you are protecting from us. I will not tell you any such thing. The truth is, I WANT you to resist. I'm not here because I want to pread the Viltrum Empire. I'm not here because I believe in one cause or the other or that I'm fulfilling some kind of honourable duty. I'm here because I enjoy this."

Conquest stands over Invincible, looking down on him and waiting for him to recover. 

"I long to feel my fists drenched in blood-"

*WRAMM*

Invincible punches Conquest, causing the old Viltrumite to turn slightly. 

"Haha! You're getting there."

Invincible shoots forward, grabs Conquest in a bear hug and flies through buildings. But as the buildings collapse on top of them, Conquest is still unhurt. He removes large debris from his body and grabs Invincible. He chokes him and shouts. 

"MORE! I WANT MORE!"

Invincible attacks and tries to harm the old man. But no matter what he does, he seems to fight against a powerful wall, a powerful and old, unfeeling wall. He gives it his all and punches Conquest almost into space. But the experienced Viltrumite only seems to enjoy this and retaliates. He punches Invincible through the air like a ball and flies after him, continuing this like a game. While Invincible attains more and more damage, Conquest only smiles cruelly. 

"STOP! Listen to me- just listen."

"Are you crazy? You think I'm going to give you a chance to surrender so that I have to stop? Have I given you any indication that I want to quit? I'm having the TIME OF MY LIFE!"

"BOOOM*

"Come on - Keep going! When I'm done with you, I'm going to kill everyone else - don't forget that! You're all that stands between me and these feeble beings you've grown to love."

*BOOM*

Another fist impacts Conquest's face and makes him fly through the air a short distance before he stops mid air. The old Viltrumite looks surprised at a new contender. Vandar stands there next to Invincible with a neutral expression on his face. 

"Ah, and who are you? I would like to know who I dismember."

"That good sir ... is a dope line. Kudos to you. But does my name matter?"

"...No."

*FWOOSH*

*BOOOM*

Conquests fist appears in front of Vandar's face and impacts, causing a loud shockwave to blow debris away. Vandar's face is cracked. His blood vessels burst, his skin rips, his bones break, and his brain is squished until the rest of his body finally starts moving and shoots through the air. The force that hit Vandar was something he had never experienced, and his body could feel it. This was an entirely different breed of an opponent than anything he had encountered yet. 

"Hm, how weak this planet is." Conquest looks at Invincible, who looks confused about who that was just now. 

"You should have recovered in this tim-"

*BOOM*

A punch interrupts his speech again. Vandar is back. He doesn't stop his attacks, though, and delivers a series of punches at Conquest's entire body, trying to use the little martial arts knowledge he has. But it is useless. Conquest catches his fist and looks at him for a moment. 

"Welcome back. You should have stayed away, but I'm glad you didn't."

*CRACK*

Conquest closes his fist and breaks Vandar's hand. He pulls him closer and delivers a powerful punch with his metallic arm, impaling Vandar and breaking his heart in one fell swoop. In the entire exchange, Vandar doesn't change his demeanour. He doesn't scream or shout in pain. Our boy has conquered death; no amount of physical pain will make him shout. 

"Impressive. What a waste." 

Conquest throws Vandar's body away like trash. At that moment, Invincible appears and tackles Conquest, pushing him away through buildings. Vandar falls to the ground. His eyes are still open, and he looks into the sky. He is utterly focused on his body right now. He can feel his healing kick in and get him back to 100% in the next moment. But that's not all ... he has grown to more than 100%. If he had to guess, after the first punch he suffered, it would be roughly 107% of what he could do before. And now, he has grown about 110%. So, if we assume that his power had the value 1, when he arrived, it rose to 1,07 after the initial exchange. And after the second one to 1,177. 

"Perfect."

Vandar observes the fight between the two Viltrumites and shoots forward. He doesn't plan on letting this chance go to waste. He has come to train, and that's what he'll do. 

"The time I spent killing him might have given you a moment to gather your thoughts - maybe even outwit me. You are an embarrassment. Where is your Viltrumite heart?! Until I see it beating in my hand, I will not believe you have it. SHOW ME YOUR POWER! SHOW ME YOUR RAGE!"

Invincible headbutts Conquest. 

"Almost there."

Invincible goes at it. He punches and kicks the old Viltrumite as hard as he can, but the latter just catches his fist, like he did with Vandar. 

"Child ... if that is all the strength you possess, this is not going to end well for you."

*BOOOM*

Vandar approaches the scene and sees a young purple boy about to attack Conquest. He interferes and stops in front of him, holding up a hand. 

"Wha- WHO ARE YOU?!"

"Relax, child. Don't worry about them. I will take care of your brother. But you should leave."

"I WILL NOT-"

"Look around you. Do you see the people? Do you see their pain, hear their cries? Help them. Let me take care of taking damage."

After saying that, Vandar shoots away. 

.

"Up until now, I've been playing with you - getting to know the new toy. I tire of that game."

Conquest uses Invincible like a baseball bat and smashes him through concrete over and over again. Invincible looks miserable and is just taking all of it. 

"Not that I'm not having fun - but I'm starting to question why they sent me here. This task is beneath me. Beating you - conquering your pathetic planet - it's too easy. FUN- BUT EASY!"

*BOOOM*

"I've met your father, you know. Never spent much time with him - but I knew him when he was younger. He showed so much promise. Now he's dead. Heard his execution was finally ordered just before I was sent here. Sad, really - I'd love to see the look on his face after I told him I've kill-"

*BOOOM*

Vandar crashes into Conquest and knocks him back. The old Viltrumite shoots through a building. As he stops, he shakes his head lightly. At that moment, another punch arrives, and Vandar goes on the offensive once more. 

"You? How are you still alive?" 

"Good genes."

"Hmm, no matter. This is fun, if anything."

Conquest smiles and walks forward. He backhands Invincible away, like swatting a fly and then attacks Vandar. He punches him in the face and grabs his arms to pull him back and do it again. A brutal beatdown starts, with Vandar blocking every other punch. His body is too weak, though, and his bones break as Conquest starts to get going. With a powerful pull, he rips off Vandar's left arm and impales him again using his own arm, right through his chest. 

Vandar falls to the ground; however, before he arrives there, he is healed again and stronger for it. 

(+115% → 1.35355)

"Ah, I understand now. You're one of those guys who can heal quickly but aren't strong. Hahaha, I love that. This means I get to have fun for longer."

*BOOOM*

Another attack, another punch, another pseudo-death. Vandar had long gotten used to this procedure. He doesn't sit idle, though; he attacks Conquest using his full strength and gets pummeled for it. Conquest is far too happy to realise what is happening, though, and continues to dismember and impale Vnadar over and over again. 

(+118% → 1.59719)

Conquest rips his heart out and folds him like paper.

(+124% → 1.98152)

He uses his hands like swords and splits Vandar in half. 

(+132% → 2.6184)

He crushes his body in a bear hug and smashes his body into the ground.

(+145% → 3.79668)

"I know your type. They regenerate from everything, but if you completely crush their heads, well, it's lights out. This was fun."

Conquest uses speed higher than he did in the entire fight and smashes his fist against Vandar's head. Vandar manages to dodge slightly and only loses his lower jaw. Conquest rips it off cleanly and smiles. He is happy, and while he may not realise it yet, he has been using more and more of his max strength. He punches Vandar's head and completely destroys it, leaving a small red mark on the floor. 

(+159% → 6.0407)

.

"NO!"

Invincible is back and uses his entire body to slam into Conquest.

"Well ... faster than I anticipated ... no matter."

*Boom*

Conquest focuses on Invincible again. The beating of Vandar wasn't satisfying for him, and he still doesn't truly understand what Vandar actually can do. He punches him further and further until the two reach the sea. 

"Look behind you!"

Conquest grabs hold of Invincible, like his father, Omni-Man, did back then and uses him like a shield to crash through a battleship. Through sand, dirt, stone and even bodies, Conquest pushes Invincible and damages him and the area around them, showing how weak everyone around them is compared to them. Finally, Invincible manages to land a punch of his own. 

*GOOM!*

Conquest hits a pink wall constructed by Atom Eve. A new player has arrived at the battlefield. 

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As you can see, each growth is higher than the last. If Conquest wasn't so high on the feeling of fighting, he would realise this.