Nexus braced himself from the blast of wind that came his way, somehow managing to stay on his feet when all the others were knocked to the ground. He covers his eyes with his arms and hands, and when the gale settled, he lowers them, staring at Goku, who was standing there a little in front of him. Yet it wasn't the same Goku he was used to seeing, not it was one with blue aura resonating from him, and an extremely high power level, that obviously, he, Nexus, could only detect.<br/><br/>Staring, with awe and a little fear, Nexus thought...they might just have a chance. He hadn't thought that Goku had this in him, and yet, here he was. Standing there with power that par on a level with Exodys, or maybe even the Xerothuan gods themselves.<br/><br/>Exodys on the other hand, was not impressed. No...he was amused. A smirk played across his lips as he looked at the transformed Goku, as he just stood there, next to the dead body of Vegeta, still holding the bloodied dagger that had been used to stab the warrior over and over again. Flipping the blade up and down in the air, he just shook his head, sighing softly as Goku yelled out.<br/><br/>It was hilarious.<br/><br/>"Hope for the weak? Faith for those who lost? A REAL God? Ha!" Exodys sneers, eyes glinting. "If you're hope, then I'm despair. And if you're faith, then I am doubt. I am certainty. I am madness."<br/><br/>He pauses, running his finger along the edge of his sword, blood dripping down the edge of the blade, which was absorbed by the weapon, almost as if Exodys was 'feeding' it. Exodys lets his power sky rocket, a blue aura surrounding his body, similar to that which was around Goku. But malicious. Evil.<br/><br/>"But you are no GOD. You are nothing like a GOD."<br/><br/>From the sidelines, Nexus takes a few steps forward, before stopping. Maybe he should let it play out. Maybe he didn't have to get involved. But he knew, deep down, that it wasn't to be the case. So far what Piccolo had seen was coming true, and if all that had happened...that meant his time was coming close too. His time on this stage called earth was coming to an end, and curtains would soon be closing on his act.<br/><br/>Exodys lets Goku come to him, ready to fight. What he was not expecting was the fact that Goku was now a little bit stronger than him, and eventually having to brace himself, fighting back as he could, but it was hard. It showed on his face that he was having a hard time, teeth grinding with anger and fury as he was slowly starting to lose.<br/><br/>"What...the hell?!?" He yells, blocking attack after attack with his sword, try as he could he couldn't get the upper hand. This was not going well. Not at all. But he was NOT going to use his full power. No. Not until he was able to face off against his original target!<br/><br/>However...<br/><br/>That didn't mean he wouldn't boost his level higher. Which he does, the aura around him blazing brighter, the clouds above darkening more and more. He had to live through this. He could feel his wounds growing in number from the beating he was getting from Goku, but that mattered not. All that mattered was getting through this to the end. He WOULD fight Nexus. If it was the last thing he did, he WOULD!<br/><br/>Nexus could not believe it. Goku was actually winning! He watched, holding his breath, cheering Goku on in his head, his fists clenched tight. Exodys was losing...but...Nexus noticed something. His brother was holding back. This wasn't how strong Nexus knew him to be. But why? Why would Exodys risk his life by doing this? Was he that stubborn? He knew the answer. Yes. Exodys was determined to fight him, Nexus, and wasn't going to go all out until he was up against him.<br/><br/>Nexus wondered...would Exodys live to see that through?<br/><br/>What no one noticed was that this fight had an extra visitor. From the near beginning, a certain...individual...arrived, hiding his presence from the others.<br/><br/>At the time when Goku told Exodys to feast his eyes on a true god, this visitor tilted his head, a shocked expression on his face. "What? But...you're not a god..." He was tempted to react but was curious to see how this would play out. Besides, he thought that Exodys deserved a bit of an ass whooping considering what he did to that Vegeta guy. And the other deaths he'd caused. He'd gone a bit far with that. But...if need be...he WOULD step in. He'd make sure that things went how they were supposed to.