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[Lord Zanicus]

ZARYTTO

With no room for physical training within the space of his ship, all he could do was meditate. However, before he could get anywhere with it, he felt the transportation he's in came to a halt. Unfolding his arms, Zarytto looked up, staring at the ceiling of his cockpit as if trying to see what was up there. Have his distress call been answered? If so, was it safe to assume the party that'd come for him was friendly?


No!


Best not jump to conclusion. His signal could've been picked up by anybody or anything that have been wandering these part of the universe. Scavengers! Or savagers even! The only excuse for not blasting the ship right out of existence was probably so they could sell the cluster of junk at a better price. And for the occupant within? Probably ended up sharing the same fate, sold to serve some prestigious lord as a servant.


They could try!


So when the ship finally settled, Zarytto hammered his fist down on a button and open the ship's canopy. He stood with legs shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent and arms by his side with both fists clenched. He glared at his surroundings. A fierce expression with a pair of piercing hazel brown eyes, surveyed the area. Odd, the interior of the ship he's now in shared the same technology his race have.


The young Saiyan then leapt off from his ship. He'd straightened to full height but his hands were still curled into a ball. It was obvious that he was ready for a surprise attack. Ready for a fight.


“I demand an audience with your Commander! Show yourself and bring me to him!” oblivious of the situation as well as to the power levels of his saviours, he was clueless to the consequences his poor choice of word might cost him. “Hurry up! I don't have time to waste!” Zarytto continued barking.


Every moment lost distanced him further from an opportunity to better himself. He wanted to get himself back on track. He wanted to catch up with the rest of his assigned raiding unit.

 

[Webs Elk]

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Raze unstrapped himself and stated, "We better go check on the Saiyan."


He programmed the Medbots to follow him. Raze stepped off of the rescue pod, with the Medbots following. As Zarytto's ship opened Raze watched, with hands behind his back, preparing to attack if needed while being prepared to provide medical attention. What he wasn't expecting was someone to come out in a battle stance, especially considering the fact that almost everyone had a higher power level, where this person could be considered a weaker enemy.


He chuckled as he called out to the saiyan.


"We are nor hostile, we just decided to answer the distress signal. It was you who sent it, correct?"


Raze sent a message to Korvaiis stating that the mission was a success.


Raze walked over to the Saiyan.


"Raze of Raid Group 02A. It's best if you calm down before you are seen as a threat." He stated, trying to avoid damage to the Zy'leth Technology.

 

[Zooks]

Eve watched as the process was fairly straight forward to recieve the new distress signal pod, it made sense to simply attach his ship and drag it back to the mother ship. She could only wonder how she might have reacted in that same situation, drifting aimlessly in space then being towed to who knows where by who knows who. She had a sense of formality however, unlike others, so nothing much might change for her approach. As they rejoined the bay, she unclipped herself from the harness and followed wordlessly behind and to the side of Raze, like a shadow, as he seemed to understand the Zy'leth ship's layout better then herself. When they approached, they found a rather aggressive looking Saiyan itching for a fight it seemed. She raised an eyebrow slowly at him, placing a hand casually under her chin, other hand holding her elbow comfortably and casually. She may have looked casual but her weight was pushed into her heels, allowing her to lunge out with a powerful kick in an instance if needed, she had often caught an opponent off guard that way.


"He's quite the looker now isn't he...." She grinned and said to Raze in a low, quiet tone before raising her tone towards the newcomer in an authortive manner. Her blue almost grey eyes stern.


"At Ease Soldier, we are of no threat to you...Our Commander is busy and we will suffice. We answered your distress signal, and we are also Saiyan. My name is Eve." Her tail sliding slowly from her waist to curl up into an almost question mark shape behind her, like a skunk tail might.


"You appear to not need any medical assistance, however it would be wise to get a once over just incase. Just how did you become stranded in the asteroid field?" Her tail now lowed gently to slip around her thigh, the tip nestled safely against the back of her knee. This was how she almost always kept it, rather then the a typical waist placement.


@Genon @Anime King Kaleb @Lord Zanicus @Kyero

 

[Kyero]

"How he became stranded on the asteroid belt is of little consequence."





Commander Korvaiis had appeared on the scene glaring down Zarytto.


"You said you were from Commander Dandel's unit, correct? If you want to rejoin them then you're going to have to sit tight. This vessel is on course for Outpost Planet 0XX-12-U, a planet known for being part of Overlord Inecros' supply line. No offense but we are not going to stop or change our course for you."





He glanced to Karas.


"This is our engineer, Karas Lugroth. He will repair the damage to your vessel. However, he has other priorities so your ship will have to wait until he's finished with more urgent projects. He will get to it when he's good and ready. Until then you're free to move about the ship and find yourself a place to rest. If you have any questions my Sub-Commaner, Urod, is at your disposal."





With that Korvaiis departed the room leaving the newcomer to figure out what he was going to do on his own.

 

[Genon]

@Anime King Kaleb[/URL] @Zuka @Kyero


Karas nodded at Raze's suggestion, unstrapped himself as Black Comedy did the same, and walked with the others to Zarytto's location. Zarytto was understandablt upset and suspicious. Once Korvaiis left, Karas said, "I apologize for just dragging you here without warning, but your comms were damaged enough that your ship wasn't even looking for subspace signals, so hailing would have been worthless. I also couldn't board your ship to talk to you directly, because I couldn't risk a misunderstanding of some kind. If you thought we were space pirates or something and fired a ki blast on instinct, it could have been disastrous. In any case, I'll get to your ship eventually, but for now I've got a lot on my plate."


"Now, if you don't mind me, I should probably get back to work." With that, Karas left the room and resumed work on the Rejuvenation Chamber.

 

[Lord Zanicus]

ZARYTTO

Saiyan? Why are the Saiyans tasked with such a petty job such as answering to a distress call?


The young Saiyan relaxed but his brows remained furrowed. Shouldn't such a retrieval be done by the weaker race? By those that have the leisure of time where they're not busy raiding or conquering planets. These bunch must have had too many free time on their hands.


He studied Raze as the man called up to him. Not hostile the Saiyan have said. Calm down, he'd further begged.


Tch!


Zarytto grunted. Partially disappointed to be first acquainted to a seemingly weak character. Or so he'd thought, oh how wrong would he be; if only he knew.


The ignorant Saiyan's attention then shifted to the female beside the male. She'd also reminded him that they were of no threat. Zarytto misinterpreted the statement as fear and as a result, he naturally disapprove their personality.


“I don't need any medical attention! Just bring me a new scout! Mine was damaged during the collision!” again, his tone remained unchanged as he spoke to Eve. “And how I became stranded in the asteroid field is none of...”


Your concern!


Before Zarytto could finish, he was interrupted by another Saiyan. He held the man's glare. This one seemed different. At least this one hadn't told him to calm down or the sort. This one was different. He listened as the man told him how they'd come upon his ship. Plain and simple. Straight to the point.


“I don't need any more time to rest...” he mumbled and eyed Korvaiss as he left.


He's the Commander.


Zarytto turned to face Karas, quietly listening as the Saiyan engineer explained. He folded his arms. Clearly bored. He remained silent and watched as Karas left the room


“A scout!” Zarytto boldly called out to Eve. “I need to find somebody strong on the ship to train with! Quickly!”

 

[Zooks]

Eve listened to his ramblings with a look of slowly degenerating enthusiasm. He didn't seem keen to tell them of just how he got to the position he was in, which interested her greatly. Had his raid team really just abandoned him? She had never been on a raid so the concepts to her were vague. She was only just trying to grasp this whole team work thing as it was, so this only started to make her more confused. Maybe this was normal and Raid Group 02A was the exception? It was probable, the engineer Saiyan was a exception simply as she could never recall a Saiyan on Metahnn ever doing any engineer work, leaving it more in the capable hands of more technology-savvy species; Raze having an interest in the Medical Science's; Era and Sil worked closely together, like sister's.


Her thoughts were cut short when she heard a resonating voice that could only be the Commander Korvaiss, practically dousing any chance she had to find out the real truth to what had happened. She turned her head slightly to look to him, her back instantly straightening and losing all semblance of the casualness she had a moment or two ago. The guy was intimidating, and she didn't need a scouter to know his power level to feel that. Intimidating. Ah yes, that very familiar shiver ran down her spine as he spoke in a strict, no questioning tone. It wasn't even directed at her, but simply being in the same room and hearing those words. She visibly turned her head away till he had exited the room once more and finally let go of the breath she had realized she was holding in this entire time. She needed to get out of that situation, perhaps go to her room and try and calm herself, the last thing she needed was for her newly made comrades to question her on why she was acting strangely. She couldn't even truthfully answer herself. She just liked being told what to do.


As if the universe knew to push her even more into a uncomfortable position, the new tall Saiyan called out to her. Her head drifted back to gaze to him, blinking once or twice as the words registered. Did...he just demand a Scouter from her? And a sparing partner? That shiver was back but she paid it no mind and kept her stance tall and straight. Though her blue eyes did flinch. Did he really see her as some passer-by? She did have Saiyan pride after all, and spent her entire childhood around Upper Class and Elite Saiyan's. She wasn't some child. Now even more internally conflicted, wanting to be ordered but disliking it from a lower class warrior, her eyes drew more narrowed in a dangerous manner.


"If you are after a New Scouter, I'm sure Karas will be able to find you one somewhere within his facility. I could retrieve it for you, but only if you say Please." An almost evil smirk working it's way onto her face. He didn't seem the type to offer up any manners.


"As for a partner, I'm sure someone as weak and powerless as me compared to others on this ship is More then capable of handling you." She made sure to emphasize her comparison to her comrade's, after all as strong as she was Era and Sil alone were above 30,000 and the 'humble' Saiyan engineer Karas above 16000. It also didn't hurt to rub in the fact he really was a baby bird in the grand scheme of the ship. Though she doubted that would stop him, his Saiyan Pride seemed far to thick to let it wash over. The only regret she had was if he did initiate some sort of battle, she didn't want to be the one to face Korvaiss with a slue of questions and reprimanding. After all she was fairly certain there was no training area's available on the ship in which to test out their powers before reaching Outpost Planet 0XX-12-U. Thus the reason she confided in Era and Sil in the first place.


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[Webs Elk]

@Kyero[/URL] @Anime King Kaleb @Genon @Lord Zanicus

Raze was watching, starting to get a little annoyed, but alas he walked to the rescue pod and picked up a spare scouter. He walked back towards Zarytto.


" As for the scouter, that won't be necessary Eve as I always keep a spare one" he said as he threw it to Zarytto. He waited until Zarytto put on the scouter before continuing.


"As for training, that is not possible as, One, this is only a transport vessel and doesn't have a training room, and two, the person closest to you in power level is more than 4 times stronger than you, with a power level of 2000, as you can see through the scouter."


Raze started to program the Medbots to go back to the lab. As he started to walk away, he smirked and called back, " Additionally, a select few in this group could literally beat you with our eyes closed. But anyway, we would like to avoid damage to this vessel." Raze then got serious, " As for your raid group, it would be wise not to travel alongside them for a reason you must speak to Korvaiis about and because of the fact that a group member should never, under any circumstances, be left behind to die."


Raze smiled, " It would be appreciated if you decide to join Raid Group 02A, as we need all the help we can get. Also, you are welcome, if you wish to, fight alongside all of us when we reach our destination. Although if you want more information about it, it is another thing you must talk to Commander Korvaiis about. "


Raze turned to Eve, " On another note, have you talked to Era about learning two very helpful techniques. As you're a part of our "family" now,it is imperative for you to know everything we know. Well, see y'all later."


Before walking out, Raze looked back to Zarytto and smiled, " Just think about my offer."


@Lord Zanicus @Zuka @Kyero

 

[Lord Zanicus]

ZARYTTO

With arms still folded, the young Saiyan studied the female currently addressing him. He noticed the much rarer color of her eyes. Her abnormality made her appear somewhat attractive. But Zarytto would never admit it out loud.


Please? Why bother?


“So with just a word, you're willing to play fetch?” a corner of his lips curled up into a smirk. “Or is there more you're willing to do?” he further provoked. “Tch!” Zarytto then grunted before taking on a serious expression. “No Saiyan is weak or powerless! We are a superior race! The strongest in the universe! Those who would claim otherwise shan't be recognized as a Saiyan!”


His attention shifted to Raze when the man intercepted. He caught the tossed Scouter single-handed and equipped it straight away.


Upon activation, he was shown to their numbers. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. Arms slowly unfolded. His body hunched with bent and trembling knees. Shivering as if in fear. As if shocked and afraid of the outcome for his condescending remarks earlier. He lowered his head, seemingly as if ashamed of himself.


Take me on with eyes closed? Should I be afraid?


However, that wasn't the case. Fear, he was far from it. The young Saiyan suddenly threw his head back and bellowed a laugh. “Strong! So very strong!” his face was contorted with lines of excitement. “There's no need for me to think over! And nor do you need to beg me to stay!” Zarytto laughed again.


He was overwhelmed with excitement. Grateful for the twist fate had for him. He'd no idea he have been in the grace of a Super Elite Raiding Unit class. Now, he's no longer eager nor in a hurry to get back to Commander Dandel's side. He's just got a change of heart. He wanted to be with this team. He wanted to be fighting alongside them.


“I have to talk to the Commander! I need to be reassigned to this team!” his fists clenched, jaws tight, lips thinned and his tail sweeps from side to side.


Zarytto waited for a bit before he would walk in the direction the Commander had earlier took. He just have to know if there's any place for him to train. Or can he have someone to bring him up to par with the rest of the crew.

 

[Zooks]

Eve's eyebrow stayed upturned as he mentioned playing fetch, like some sort of dog or puppy. She folded her arms behind her back to hold her own fingers, slightly crushing them in the process. But she kept her back straight and shoulders square. When he mentioned doing more she simply took a side glance, only a fraction of a second, only if one were super focused on her face. That was all she would show him in regards to matter. Though as he sprouted some words about Saiyan's being the most powerful race, she had a look of bewilderment cross her face. Did he really believe that? She was proud but not blind sighted by it, she knew Inecros was feared throughout the galaxy, Saiyan's were strong but not the bee-all and end-all. She glanced as Raze threw the scouter at him and watched the subtle posture of his body as he realized just how strong they all were. At this she couldn't help but chuckle. She looked to Raze as he suggested to go to Era to learn some new techniques.


"Huh? But I was with Era when you first asked me to join the rescue mission? I did ask her if there was anything that could help me..." She mumbled more to herself at the last moment. She glanced to the floor before lifting a head up to see the back of Zarytto as he was leaving and gave him an oddly out of place wave.


"See you later, boy!" Making sure to make the tone as condescending and downright dismissive as she could. She found it intriguing using people Pride against themselves. At this she followed suit and took a completely separate hallway to retrace her steps back to her room. She knew she would have to talk with Era again, but she needed some time alone to get her head straight.


Pressing a button that opened her quarters she strode in and instantly took both boots off, letting them crash beside the door in an unorganized fashion. She was always one for being strict, organized and pristine, so it was out of place for her.


With a flop she fell back onto her bed, keeping her thigh-high tights and chest armor still on. If she removed them she wouldn't be venturing anywhere for a good few hours. She did need to see Era but...that could wait.


The bigger question was how long could she hold out before her comrades realized she got shivers and hot flushes whenever she got ordered around. It was a huge strength but weakness as well. She needed to talk about it with someone but didn't know any of them comfortable enough to confide in them. Was there something wrong with her? Saiyan were a warrior race but none she had ever met had the same fever devotion she seemed to. Perhaps she should talk to Commander Korvaiss about it? No, no...he was the last person she could confess to, he had enough on his plate with the Outpost Planet to bother with, and regardless it didn't affect her mission capacity. She would still fight to the death if told to. The girls Era and Sil then? They seemed nice enough but honestly there was nothing much they could do or fix...hmm. Fix. If it really was a problem, then obviously a medical specialist would benefit, right?


Eve sat up on the corner of the bed, legs crossed over one another. Her finger hovering undecided over her scouter. They were family, right? That's what Raze had said. She could only hide it for so long. She pressed the scouter to send a message to Raze. "Raze, this is Eve. Could you come to room 3XY1? Code Blue." It was code word for a medical issue, nothing emergency related. She just hoped no one overheard and responded like it was some urgent emergency and she would have a whole squadron at her door.


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[Webs Elk]

Eve's eyebrow stayed upturned as he mentioned playing fetch, like some sort of dog or puppy. She folded her arms behind her back to hold her own fingers, slightly crushing them in the process. But she kept her back straight and shoulders square. When he mentioned doing more she simply took a side glance, only a fraction of a second, only if one were super focused on her face. That was all she would show him in regards to matter. Though as he sprouted some words about Saiyans being the most powerful race, she had a look of bewilderment cross her face. Did he really believe that? She was proud but not blind sighted by it, she knew Inceros was feared throughout the galaxy, Saiyan's were strong but not the bee-all and end-all. She glanced as Raze threw the scounter at him and watched the subtle posture of his body as he realised just how strong they all were. At this she couldn't help but chuckle. She looked to Raze as he suggested to go to Era to learn some new techniques.
"Huh? But I was with Era when you first asked me to join the rescue mission? I did ask her if there was anything that could help me..." She mumbled more to herself at the last moment. She glanced to the floor before lifting a head up to see the back of Zarytto as he was leaving and gave him an oddly out of place wave.


"See you later, boy!" Making sure to make the tone as condesending and downright dismissive as she could. She found it intriguing using people Pride against themselves. At this she followed suit and took a completely seperate hallway to retrace her steps back to her room. She knew she would have to talk with Era again, but she needed some time alone to get her head straight.


Pressing a button that opened her quarters she strode in and instantly took both boots off, letting them crash beside the door in an unorganised fashion. She was always one for being strict, organised and pristine, so it was out of place for her.


With a flop she fell back onto her bed, keeping her thigh-high tights and chest armour still on. If she removed them she wouldn't be venturing anywhere for a good few hours. She did need to see Era but...that could wait.


The bigger question was how long could she hold out before her comrades realised she got shivers and hot flushes whenever she got ordered around. It was a huge strength but weakness as well. She needed to talk about it with someone but didn't know any of them comfortable enough to confide in them. Was there something wrong with her? Saiyan were a warrior race but none she had ever met had the same fever devotion she seemed to. Perhaps she should talk to Commander Korvaiss about it? No, no...he was the last person she could confess to, he had enough on his plate with the Outpost Planet to bother with, and regardless it didn't affect her mission capacity. She would still fight to the death if told to. The girls Era and Sil then? They seemed nice enough but honestly there was nothing much they could do or fix...hmm. Fix. If it really was a problem, then obviously a medical specialist would benefit, right?


Eve sat up on the corner of the bed, legs crossed over one another. Her finger hovering undecided over her scounter. They were family, right? That's what Raze had said. She could only hide it for so long. She pressed the scouter to send a message to Raze. "Raze, this is Eve. Could you come to room 3XY1? Code Blue." It was code word for a medical issue, nothing emergency related. She just hoped no one overheard and responded like it was some urgent emergency and she would have a whole squadron at her door.


@Anime King Kaleb @Kyero @Lord Zanicus

After dropping the Medbots off, Raze made his way towards his room. The door slid open and Raze moved quietly as Dicchio was fast asleep.


As soon as he sat down on his bed, he took his scouter off and looked in the mirror, as his eyes were changing colors somehow. So far, he's logged his yellow eye becoming orange and his green eye becoming yellow. As there was no reason behind it, it was strange to say the least.


As he looked in a hand mirror he noticed his scouter alarming him off a transmission. After listening, Raze carried his scouter in his hands, walking towards Eve's assigned quarters.


"3XY4 ... 3XY3 ... 3XY2 ... Aha! 3XY1!" Raze knocked on the door, staying alarmed just in case it was more serious than Eve thought. As Code Bluegrass a medical issue, it was for things that aren't life threatening but still needed a medic to cure.


"I'm here Eve ... Are you alright?"


@Zuka Hmm ... Maybe I should of made it seem like an emergency ... xD

 

[Zooks]

@Zuka[/URL] Hmm ... Maybe I should of made it seem like an emergency ... xD

(I would have laughed seeing a whole squadron of people rock up at her room, alarms blaring)


Eve kept looking to the ceiling with a thoughtful expression on her face. This was overkill, seriously, she just needed a shower, get her thoughts straight and ignore it. A decent battle on the Outpost Planet would render all random thoughts. Maybe she was just coped up from not training for so long? She was about to cancel the call when low and behold Raze appeared at her door asking to come in. Now he had taken the effort to actually come all the way here, she couldn't just send him away, could she?


"Ahh...yeah, sure, come in..." Her words coming out in a jumble, rather then the neat and direction tone she had used thus far. She opened the door before closing it right behind him, returning to sit on the corner of her bed, hands resting neatly in her lap. She couldn't look to him which only further showed her nervousness.


"I just...need a Physical Check is all...I refrained from calling you in the first place, and would have cancelled it but you had already arrived. It's not a big deal...I just want to make sure I'm OK..." She sounded pathetic and she knew it, wincing.


"I feel hot sometimes and I get these shivers even when it's not cold. I don't know...Do you think I could have an illness?" She was struggling as she had never told anyone this. Her shoulders curling inwards more. Making her look meek, again the complete opposite of her usual stance. She liked being told what to do, was that so weird?

 

[Webs Elk]

(I would have laughed seeing a whole squadron of people rock up at her room, alarms blaring)
Eve kept looking to the ceiling with a thoughtful expression on her face. This was overkill, seriously, she just needed a shower, get her thoughts straight and ignore it. A decent battle on the Outpost Planet would render all random thoughts. Maybe she was just coped up from not training for so long? She was about to cancel the call when low and behold Raze appeared at her door asking to come in. Now he had taken the effort to actually come all the way here, she couldn't just send him away, could she?


"Ahh...yeah, sure, come in..." Her words coming out in a jumble, rather then the neat and direction tone she had used thus far. She opened the door before closing it right behind him, returning to sit on the corner of her bed, hands resting neatly in her lap. She couldn't look to him which only further showed her nervousness.


"I just...need a Physical Check is all...I refrained from calling you in the first place, and would have cancelled it but you had already arrived. It's not a big deal...I just want to make sure I'm OK..." She sounded pathetic and she knew it, wincing.


"I feel hot sometimes and I get these shivers even when it's not cold. I don't know...Do you think I could have an illness?" She was struggling as she had never told anyone this. Her shoulders curling inwards more. Making her look meek, again the complete opposite of her usual stance. She liked being told what to do, was that so weird?

Raze walked in, noticing the change in her voice, but he set it aside. Setting his scouter on the desk, Raze sat in a chair, across from Eve.


As Eve started talking, Raze also set aside how nervous she was, as he could tell these things from experience and education, and listened intently.


"Hmm" Raze thought, " She gets random heat flashes as well as shivering. Two things causes shivers, the cold and ..."





"So ... when do you experience the sudden body temperature changes ... Is it random or when a specific thing happens..."

 

[Zooks]

Eve glanced at the roof in a pleading manner, this was crazy! She'd been this way ever since she was a teenager. She can't have an illness, and she just needed a shower and to wait for a good battle like always. Being stuck in some ship in space was draining. She lept up from bed with a big sweep of her an arm, in a defensive manner though she didn't realize.


"You know what, it doesn't matter, I'm fine! Thank you for coming here Raze but honestly I just need to rest. I don't need to get anymore shivers every time someone has the nerve to tell me what to do Ha!" At this she froze, did she just let slip the whole reason she had called him here? Why was she so panicky? Her face paled. Great, he'd put her in some lab hooked up to a thousand machines to study her. Her fists clenched. She should have asked her mother or father when it first happened as a teenager but they were just so dull. She was never hugged or kissed, just ordered around by officials and her parents constantly. She got her affection from being physically beside another person and being told what to do. That was normal, right?


@Anime King Kaleb

 

[Kyero]

”There is a stigma that men are more powerful than women, but I beg to differ. I’ll show you the power of a Saiyan who is also a woman!”




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"To grow up alone is a fate unbecoming of a Saiyan, but it has made me stronger than I dared hope. I can only continue to hope, and with luck I'll always have Era by my side to push me to even greater heights."




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Outpost Planet 0XX-12-U

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Seven full days passed without incident on their way to this new world. They approached the planet slowly. The response from their approach was immediate and very, very touch and go.


“Attention unidentified vessel. You are approaching restricted planetary space under the control of the illustrious Overlord Inecros. Identify yourselves now or we will open fire.”


Korvaiis looked to Xol’s communication’s officer and gave him a nod.


“This is Planetary Investigation Vessel Xi’tro 9UA. Our engines have been damaged and we are out of fuel. We humbly request permission to land and repair our vessel as well as purchase additional fuel to help us get home.”


“Planetary Investigation Vessel Xi’tro 9UA. Permission to land denied. Before you may be granted permission your vessel must be inspected by one of our own. If you are prepared to receive him, we will launch his vessel now.”


He looked to Korvaiis who gave him a nod.


“We accept your terms and are prepared to receive. Standing by.”


Almost twenty minutes went by before a ship appeared. A small, private vessel approached the transport craft and docked with it a minute or two later. Once the individual exited the craft he began to walk about the ship inspecting it for damages and who the inhabitants were.


At Korvaiis’ order, all of the Saiyans save for himself and Urod were hidden in a secret chamber near the base of the ship and their personal belongings such as Scouters hidden as well. The ship was intentionally damaged in and around the engines to make their story credible, but the engines themselves were only damaged externally on the casing and not inside as that wouldn’t have been very productive for them. One of the wings was purposely damaged by Black Comedy on Korvaiis’ order as well for further credibility.


The officer in charge of investigating the craft made his way to the bridge where Korvaiis and Urod were cleverly hidden behind a fake wall near the entrance which they could see out of via tiny slits in the mid section. Keeping an eye on the officer they watched as he engaged Xol and his companions in conversation for a few minutes.


Xol and his companions did their jobs well and managed to sell the distress bit as proven by the officer choosing to approve their landing. He returned to his vessel and began making his way back to the planet for the report, and everyone on board heaved a sigh of relief.


Korvaiis and Urod got rid of the fake wall and the others were called to their stations from the hidden chamber in the base of the ship. It was time to begin the operation. A few more minutes ticked by and they received a transmission.


“Planetary Investigation Vessel Xi’tro 9UA, you are cleared to land at Docking Bay 6. Coordinates have been sent. Welcome to Outpost Planet 0XX-12-U.”


The vessel descended upon the planet and after a few rough minutes it came to a soft and stable landing. The Docking Bay was filled with lesser grunts with powers in and around 5,000-12,000 which was nothing to be concerned about. It seemed that the vast majority of their more powerful forces were at the main structure towards the North where a massive tower could be seen even from this far away.


The strongest among them was there too.


Korvaiis put on his Scouter, now delegated to almost purely communication purposes.


Everyone had been delegated to teams and were going to be used for specific purposes.


Era and Sil were the Blitz Team who would rush the enemies first to thin the herd and destroy their immediate formations so that Nei, Kendra, and Urod, who were the next wave and were identified as Enforcer Team, would have an easier time eliminating those with power levels weak enough to be wiped out with powerful and wide range Ki blasts.


Black Comedy and Korvaiis were acting as a team and would be assaulting the Tower to destroy the most powerful enemy as quickly as possible. Korvaiis was worried though. Black Comedy’s power was 50,000 and his own power was just over 40,000. Their enemy had a power level of 70,000 which was a significant advantage. But he was not about to roll over and give up. He knew he could win with Black Comedy backing him up.


Everyone else was on cleanup duty taking out the enemies who were left over or that were safe to fight without worry of being destroyed. Especially those with power levels still below 2,000. Korvaiis had nearly forbidden them from taking part but knew that their Saiyan blood would not stand for such a thing. So he would let them fight. But they were under orders not to engage enemies who’s power eclipsed their own by 5x or more.


That was the condition of their involvement and it was absolute.


“Everyone, this is it. Raid Group 02A, it’s time to destroy as many of their powerful warriors as possible to eliminate morale and help us capture as many as possible when the battle is over. If you don’t have to fight alone, don’t. And yes, that is an order. Take them down and come back alive. Anything else is unacceptable.”


Era and Sil gave each other a forearm bump and prepared themselves to take down anyone in their way. The others were likely doing the same making their groups. In the backs of their minds both Era and Sil were concerned about their lower level allies. Raze, Dicchio, Eve, and Zarytto were going to have a very rough time fighting enemies like this.


But that was something they had to worry about later. With Karas’ new rejuvenation chamber complete the day before they arrived, even the worst case scenario would be dealt with in a matter of days. But that was no reason to get cocky. They only had one chamber and it could only fit one Saiyan at a time. They had to be careful.


The doors of the vessel opened.


“ALL FORCES ATTACK!!” Korvaiis shouted.


Era and Sil powered up to maximum and raced out of the vessel as the Blitz Team. They assaulted everything in their path with rapid and widespread Ki blasts to destroy ships, structures, and wipe out the weaker enemies in their way as they rushed towards the now organizing defenses in the distance.


The fight had begun, and it was about to get real.


It only took a few moments for the enemy’s more powerful forces in the distance to form up and prepare for the assault. Era and Sil rocketed forward streaking through the skies like a pair of red and white missiles. They slammed into the first formation which was organized against them. The power levels averaged 20,000 in this group which was nothing they couldn’t handle. They split the line of defense allowing Nei, Kendra, and Urod to mop the floor with most of the enemies that were around them.


One group down and cleanup was all that was left. Era and Sil continued to Blitz forward with Urod, Nei, and Kendra close behind.


Korvaiis and Black Comedy, meanwhile, both powered down to minimum and used the confusion to slip by as rapidly as they could racing towards the massive Tower in the distance. They had to eliminate the most powerful foe quickly to destroy the chain of command and prove their dominance. If they could force a surrender, it would minimize casualties on both sides which would benefit everyone. Korvaiis could take control of the Tower and ensure Inecros either didn’t know about this or was told it was a false report and that the one who sent it had been dealt with.


All those captured and imprisoned would be forced into service and watched over by Xol and his allies as the Saiyans continued on their journey together to continue severing the supply line.


But first they had to get through this battle and it was not going to be easy… Korvaiis looked back to the mass of bodies moving in the direction of his Team.


“Good luck everyone, and stay alive. I’ll report back once I’ve dealt with the main threat.” He said quietly, having turned off his Scouter so they didn’t hear his silent good luck wish.​

 

[Webs Elk]

Eve glanced at the roof in a pleading manner, this was crazy! She'd been this way ever since she was a teenager. She can't have an illness, and she just needed a shower and to wait for a good battle like always. Being stuck in some ship in space was draining. She leapt up from bed with a big sweep of her an arm, in a defensive manner though she didn't realise.
"You know what, it doesn't matter, I'm fine! Thank you for coming here Raze but honestly I just need to rest. I don't need to get anymore shivers every time someone has the nerve to tell me what to do Ha!" At this she froze, did she just let slip the whole reason she had called him here? Why was she so panicky? Her face paled. Great, he'd put her in some lab hooked up to a thousand machines to study her. Her fists clenched. She should have asked her mother or father when it first happened as a teenager but they were just so dull. She was never hugged or kissed, just ordered around by officials and her parents constantly. She got her affection from being physically beside another person and being told what to do. That was normal, right?


@Anime King Kaleb

(Before the Battle)


Raze sighed In relief, when she let it slip.


"Thank (The equivalent of God) that it's nothing" Raze thought to himself.


Raze smiled.


"You had me worried. I thought it was serious. What you experience is something that approximately 20% of all Saiyans experience, called Commanditis (Didn't have a better name xD ). 95% of those who experience it either shake it off as a weird fetish or loses it before it's noticeable. Surprising that you didn't know this. Although it's technically an illness, it's nothing to worry about as it should go away as you get older. The average person loses it around this time, but there are rare exceptions who loses it later or even keeps it for their entire life time. Think of it this way, it's not an illness that you should worry about but it is something that defines you. Kind of like my eyes. I'm the first Saiyan in a century to get heterochromia but it doesn't really affect anything except what people see."


Raze smiled as he stood. He picked up his scouter, and switched it to the mirror he engineered into it. He looked at his eyes and was a little surprised to see that his pupil was black, but his iris was a swirl of orange, green, and yellow, and for once in his entire life, both of his eyes were the same color, or should I say colors. As this first started when he unlocked the secret to breaking past his limits, he felt that that was related to the eye color changes.

 

[Zooks]

BEFORE THE BIG FIGHT


Eve's face was humiliated, ashamed, distraught, pretty much looking like panic. Though Raze simply smiled, like it was nothing at all. "Oh..." She responded slowly. So she wasn't all that strange after all? And it happened to what, 20% of the population? Those odds seemed rather low in her eyes considering how Class, and Hierarchy were so important to the Saiyan race. Really only 1 in 5 people felt as she did? Well looking around the close Raid group of 02A those odds actually seemed rather high, and it looked like she was the 1 in the group with it. The idea that it would go away was troubling for her. In a sense, she wanted it gone so she could blend in easier, but in another she quite liked the rush being ordered around gave her. It gave her a sense of purpose and worth in her life when there wasn't one, and a fearlessness in battle that was almost frightening.


At the mention of Raze's eyes, she turned her head to peer to him. She noticed it, how could one not, but had never commentated it. She could only imagine what growing up with it would have been like, people being scared, or thrown off, or interested, or even obsessed. She wondered if he ever had a chance he would change them, like the moral ground she was sitting on right now. If given the chance, would she change these weird feelings she was getting? Though her eyes did narrow thoughtfully, as if on cue, after all they discussed, his eyes were practically the same if not fused with multiple colors in the one eye....but from a distance, he almost looked normal. The odds. When he stood she nodded thoughtfully, still not mentioned his eyes as she didn't feel it her place.


"Well ahh...thank you Raze, for checking up on me.." Putting a hand on the button to allow him to exit, the doors swinging open widely. Her eyes however narrowed down sternly, almost all semblance of former intimidation or meekness gone and replaced with her normal formal tone. "I would respect it if you did not mention this to our comrades. I can not allow it to affect them in anyway, and I especially can not have Commander Korvaiss know of this. He needs to believe I am in perfect fighting form for the upcoming battle, to which I am. It shall not effect my ability to work along side you all. This is especially true for that new Saiyan, Zarytto. His personality seemed the type to have a field day with this new information, and I don't much like the idea of him rubbing it in my face every two seconds..." Here she gave Raze a soft, gently smile and put a hand on his shoulder. "But again, thank you." Here she turned away from him and closed the door to allow herself time with her own thoughts. And a shower. She felt dirty and she hated being dirty. Plus her hair desperately needed a wash.


A WEEK LATER


In the seven days after her talk with Raze the medical expert, Eve had mostly spent her time alone in her room. Some days she visited Raze to simply sit and watch him work on his medical bots, laughing and joking in a friendly matter.


Some days she took a seat beside Karas in his engineer room to watch and listen and learn what she could about the things he was doing and perfecting. The Rejuvenation Chamber took up almost every waking minute of his, leaving him holed up and away from the others, so she took it upon herself to sit in on him and keep him company. There was not much she could do really, she wasn't anywhere near as smart as he was, but she was interested and gave a helpful hand when required, like a child. A spanner here, a book there. She'd like to say he finished the project earlier because of her help, but she knew that was not the case at all. He was insanely bright, and if anything her presence probably held him back from finishing it sooner, as he had to stop every moment or two to explain why he was doing things. He didn't seem to mind, but looks could be deceiving. She had never really been around the grunt work area's of Saiyan life, mechanic's, doctors, farmers, hunters. Training and warriors were such a thick part of everything they did, and yet she knew next to nothing of it being around the Upper Classes. It really was fascinating to her.


Era and Sil stayed together most days, she caught up with them as she passed them, taking up Raze's offer to investigate these two new techniques of sensing energy and hiding one's own. While it was tricky, any spare moment in her room late at night she practiced and meditated on it, learning slowly how to handle both techniques. She was no champion at it, far from it, but she could feel the crazy presence in the Head Quarters when Korvaiss and Urod were in meetings, or Era and Sil moved to the cafeteria to eat some food.


Then there was the new guy... Zarytto. She says new guy even though he technically joined the Raid Group only hours after herself. She had avoided him at all costs, if she rounded a corner and saw him, she would tense and completely turn around the other way. She could beat him in a fight no problems at all, but his height and statue make him seem much more intimidating then his power level let on, and after his opening comments to her, demanding she retrieve his scouter... Well she didn't want to dwell too long on it, especially after what she did learn about herself. If she stayed clear she would be fine. And she had done so fairly well for the last 7 days.


Then the day arrived, and things went fairly smoothly for them all. The ship was inspected, allowed entry into the planet and landed without a hitch. Eve listened to each and every word of her Commander like it was burnt into her memory for good, she had surrounded herself by all of her lower level comrades, Raze and Dicchio to her left and Zarytto distastefully to her right. Karas was slightly ahead of them all, like he was their strange pack leader being the strongest of this group, and yet excluded from the Blitz team or Enforcer team. The close quarter's after the haul of the ship opened meant she was practically brushing arms with all of them and she shook her head to shake the thoughts. Now was most definitely not the time to be concerned about that. The second Era and Sil powered up and raced off, Eve looked cool, calm and collected like this was all just a walk in the park. Taking a sharp breath inwards, she felt her power peak at it's 2000 limit relatively quickly (She only had it sitting at 1000 to help save her energy and fatigue for later, she also didn't have the training to lower it to under that just yet). She jumped up sharply and blasted off in a flurry of energy, like she had no fear whatsoever and was the first of the weaker group off the line.


She didn't go far however, there was already a male straggler who was closest to the ship, thus avoiding Era and Sil's first attacks. Eve was already there before him, but let herself fall to the ground and slide along it's surface like a baseball pitcher, tripping his legs up in one foul swoop. As the foe's balance was tripped up, she pressed her hands into the ground, using it to swing one powerful, long leg up and around in a full 360 round house kick but from a position basically pressed into the ground, hitting the guy's head with the back of her foot and sending him crashing into the ground with a weak little grunt. The force of her kick so hard, so fast, he was instantly knocked out and within a moment she had continued the swinging kick while pressed her hands into the ground and threw her whole body backwards like a gymnast might, landing gracefully on her feet like nothing had even happened. Her hair following suit to slowly sway then stop behind her. One down only 99 thousand more to go... She glanced behind her to look to her team with an almost cute wink. "Well, don't let me have all the fun!" Insanely happy to be fighting once more and not being some useless person on the sidelines.


@Genon @Kyero @Lord Zanicus @Anime King Kaleb

 

[Genon]

@Kyero


Over the ten days, Karas had locked himself away, devoting himself entirely to work. Fixing a damaged spaceship, upgrading several dozen more, and building a Rejuvenation Chamber was no picnic, and Karas couldn't afford to socialize, as much as he wanted to finally get to talk to anyone on this blasted ship about something other than work. He had so much stuff to do, all the time. He rarely got any time for leisure. He worked, and worked, and worked, at the end of every work cycle he would crash into bed from exhaustion and fall asleep before he hit the mattress. Then, he would get up and do it again. That was the price of being one of the only engineers on the ship. Eve's occasional visits while he was working had helped to soften the blow. While she slowed him down, he desperately needed someone to talk to during those long hours of drudgery. (@Zuka)


But, the day before the big event, he was finally done. Naturally, the first thing he did was take a nice, long soak in the Rejuvenation Chamber. When he got out, he was at his maximum power of just over 16,000. It was rather incredible how in just a month he his power had grown to such incredible heights. His current power was 35 times his original limit! Of course, power wasn't everything, but the higher the gap was between opponents, the more one-sided the fight would be. Power wasn't a badge of honor anymore, it was insurance against defeat. After his soak, he decided to socialize with the other crewmates, the Zy'leths in particular and some members of his raid group. He had checked up on Raze a few times, and hung out with Era. He also founds some time to train his ki sensing and suppressing, if only for a few hours.


Then, the day of the battle came. Karas had done as he was told, and miraculously the inspection went smoothly. It seemed Xol's business skills really lent themselves to subterfuge. Finally, Korvaiis gave the order to attack. Rakton was to stay with the cleanup crew as insurance against allied casualties, much to his annoyance. Xol was, like last time, on psychic duty.


When Era and Sil burst through the first few groups of stragglers, they were left in disarray, but still alive for the most part. It wasn't the Blitz Team's job to be thorough, after all. Karas, a look of grim determination on his face, put his hands out in front of him with the fingertips facing front, unleashing a two-handed Guardian's Salvo towards the closest group of Inecros soldiers. Given that this group was mostly filled with low-level units, the curving beams of ki had no problem impaling each soldier they came across. A soldier would have their respiratory tract pierced, and the same beam would go through someone else's brain and then a third soldier's major artery. The ten beams looped back on themselves and elaborately tangled up, generally throwing the already-disorganized force into chaos as each soldier prioritized escape from the blue beams of piercing death that snaked their way through their ranks to the point where they could no longer converge on the enemy. However, no ki attack can last forever, and eventually Karas had to let the Salvo fizzle out as it was becoming too big of a power drain.


After the Guardian's Salvo disintegrated, the entire mass of 1,000 soldiers began to try and retaliate, some hanging back and charging ki blasts, others flying forward towards the engineer. It was at that point that the swarm of soldiers encountered their worst nightmare: a bloodthirsty Super Elite anxious to regain his shattered pride. A blood-red light shined within the center of the mass, growing in size as Rakton's power exploded out in a sphere of destruction, not only disintegrating the group he had deployed his burst of power in, but heavily damaging several others. Thus, Rakton became the new target of the army's ire, a task he relished.


Karas' eyes widened at the bloody spectacle. He never really grasped the power of a Super Elite until that display. Rakton's voice piped in on Karas' Scouter, as well as the rest of the cleanup crew (@Anime King Kaleb, @Zuka, @Lord Zanicus): "Ah! I was waiting for an opportunity to cut loose. They're all going to attack me now, so I suggest we go with decapitation tactics. You're the second-strongest here, so while I rip through this trash and keep the army busy, you should go after the commanding officers that are still alive when Era and Sil finish their work." The army finally converged on Rakton's position. The sounds of battle began to be heard through the call. Karas could see dozens of enemy troops falling to the planet below, in various states of lethal injury.


Karas, pleasantly surprised that Rakton's supposed tactical ability wasn't just all hot air, said into the Scouter, "You know, technically you're supposed to be following my orders, but that's actually tactically sound. One problem, though: I'm only strong enough to really take out their middle-tier units. How about I use my Salvos to make your life easier?"


Rakton responded, "Sure. Let 'er rip!" as the screams of the wounded and dying could be heard on the other end. With that, Karas began using his Guardian's Salvos to even deadlier effect, snaking through the mass of bodies and killing all who got in their way. Within five minutes, 3,000 soldiers had met their end.


Then, Karas reoriented the Salvo to strike at another platoon of soldiers, arranging the entire mass of tangled ki into a straight line, which then exploded in the center of said platoon, throwing them into disorder as Rakton moved in for the kill. It was then that Karas felt a familiar presence burrowing its way into his mind, and his body moved to the side of its own accord, a huge, muscular fist filling the space where his head had once been.


Karas, be more attentive next time! That's twice I've saved your life this month! Xol's voice rang in his head, clearly irritated.


Do you think one punch would have really-- Karas began, but he then felt his opponent's energy signature, somewhere in the 25,000-30,000 range. Oh. Nice save.


Xol mentally sighed and said, I'd rather not have to babysit you, Karas. Please take care of yourself so I can go back to driving these grunts insane, alright?


With that, the mental connection was severed, and Karas ducked under a haymaker from his opponent. Flying back, he finally got a good look at the attacker. It was a humanoid dressed in the uniform of Inecros' army, and it was a giant. Of course, physical size meant nothing when it came to ki users, but it could be a useful psychological tool in combat. The giant had three circular, purely red eyes arranged in a triangle formation on its forehead. It looked about ten feet tall, almost twice Karas' size. Its circular, spider-like head was covered in black fur that disappeared underneath its clothing, and its mouth was hidden behind an armored half-mask. Its uniform was torn tattered, likely the work of the Blitz Team.


It was silent as it beheld Karas, analyzing him. Karas got into a fighting stance, but the giant moved like lightning and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying back 20 Leid from the impact alone. It then followed this up with a ferocious combination of blows that Karas was barely able to keep up with. Several of them got through, but others he was able to dodge, deflect, or block. Karas managed to get in a sharp kick to the shin that distracted the giant long enough for the engineer to retaliate with a vicious left hook to the side of its head. The force of the blow shot the giant diagonally downward from Karas' position, and Karas fired a generic blue ki wave at his shallowly descending opponent, but his opponent managed to catch the blast with its hands, keeping it away from its vital areas as he moved its body out of the way of the energy wave, letting the blast fly forward unimpeded and leave a small crater in the ground where it landed.


Meanwhile, the opponent charged Karas once more, Karas letting the rest of the beam disappate as he activated Guardian's Tools, a blue mace and heater shield made of ki materializing in his hands. The giant rammed into Karas' shield, the impact rattling the engineer's frame as he swung at his opponent with an overhead that connected, but that the opponent seemed to have ignored through sheer willpower. The three-eyed creature's fist glowed green as it retaliated with a punch that curved around Karas' shield and hit him right in the ribs, causing Karas to gasp as pain shot through the one-armed Saiyan's body. The alien then used the opening to kick Karas in the face with its three-toed foot, followed by a green ki blast at point-blank range that violently exploded against the Saiyan's body, burning Karas' flesh and causing him to fly backwards. But Karas still had his ace in the hole. Eight points of ki materialized around his opponent while Karas was flying, and the giant reacted too slow to avoid being trapped as the faces of Guardian's Sepulchre materialized around it. In the grace period between being trapped and being fried, the giant threw itself against the wall, fired ki blasts at it, and tried other such tricks to no avail. The cube filled with burning white light, as Karas caught his breath in the air.


Finally, the giant vocalized. It screamed, with an earsplitting shriek that filled the air and forced Karas to cover his ears. When the ten seconds passed and the cube dissipated, the giant was still standing, but its clothing was almost completely in tatters, revealing a set of spider-like jaws and a body like that of a bipedal gorilla. Its fur was burned in several places, a black exoskeleton showing through the gaps in its hair. Said exoskeleton was leaking blue blood in many of its exposed places. The clothing on its upper body was completely burned off, and its left leg was almost completely naked. The only parts of its body still covered were its waist area and its right leg.


The opponent began to chitter something in its own language, which Karas' Scouter translated dilligently: "You're quite a dangerous opponent, my Saiyan friend. In my culture, it is customary for worthy adversaries to exchange names. What is yours?”


Karas said, “My name is Karas Lugdroth. I believe it’s your turn.”


The alien replied, "My name is A-akh-toh-ni. Let me ask you a question, Karaslugdroth: What will you do with this supply base should you win? Is this a Planet Raid or something else?”


"This isn’t a Planet Raid. Our orders are to eliminate enemy fighters and take prisoners where we can. We won’t kill the workers who are just trying to feed their families.”


A-akh-toh-ni seemed pleasantly surprised by this. “It appears that there actually is a level of honor among your ranks, then. It is surely better than what the Overlord would do to a planet that showed sufficient hostility. I am willing to suffer the indignities of imprisonment it means I can escape him.”


Karas didn't quite know what to say. He had never exactly taken a prisoner before, but the Zy’leth ship did have a cell block, one that had several medbots manning it. Karas accompanied him to the cell and sealed the spider-like alien in the small room. “There’s a terminal in there that will call a medbot if your injuries start to get to you. Hopefully you’ll have company shortly,” Karas said.


As he left the ship, he keyed in the cleanup team’s Scouters, saying, “Alright, I’ve taken a prisoner. One of the upper-level soldiers here. They seem to dislike Inecros on the whole: The guy volunteered. How are you bunch holding up?”


Rakton replied, “I’m doing fine! These guys barely offer a challenge!”


"I'm just sitting here, casually sowing chaos," Xol chimed in.


Karas then said, “Alright, what about the rest of you?”


@Anime King Kaleb


@Zuka


@Lord Zanicus

 

[Lord Zanicus]

ZARYTTO

A week have passed since the crew of a Raiding Group 02A answered his distressed call. He was greeted then by a number of elite class warriors and was introduced to a couple of super elite ones. Fate have given him an opportunity to be amongst these fighters and he'd no plan to forgo this rare chance. After he'd visited the Commander for the second time and had requested to be reassigned, he was introduced to a female Saiyan named Era. He was told that she could guide him and bring him up to par with the rest of the crew. At least after the coming battle.


That was when he'd come to learn more about his ki. Something which his mother never before mentioned. Then again, nobody before Era have ever mention about some fifth kind of energy within oneself. That the key to opening the doorway to a whole new level was to simply tap into this very energy. And the exciting part was, on this next level, there seemed to be no ceiling. Absence of walls. Without boundaries. Limitless.


Zarytto felt so overwhelmed with knowledge then. It was so much to take in under such a short period, but he's not complaining. He understood what a chaotic energy was. Came to know how a focused energy work and could very much relate to what a concentrated one could do. Era's lecture on them taught him this. Sil, another female Saiyan who seemed very close to Era also filled him in on understanding the subject better.


On top of that, he was also shown a way to detect ki in others and to suppress his own. This new skill awed him but his expression never once betrayed the proud Saiyan. He never knew such a thing could be accomplished without the aid of the Scouter. This was why they're the super elite. Silently, he also hoped that he could one day discover something new that could aid or unlock a lower class Saiyan's potential.


For days he'd been honing this newly acquired skills. Exploring these new techniques aboard the vessel in his own personal cabin. Only leaving the room during meal hours. His thoughts running over Era's teaching as he made his way to and fro the two rooms. Too distracted to notice who he encountered or who he could have spotted avoiding him along the corridor.


But those weren't the only thing that'd occupied his mind. It was there on the ship did he came to learn about the condition of his home planet. It was there that he learnt of his new enemy, Overlord Inecros. Just how long have he been drifting in space to have missed so much? What happened to Commander Dandel's crew? After a couple of failed attempts at contacting his former unit, Zarytto expected the worst have happened and no longer bother to make further attempt.


His list of goals grew. Revenge shall be his. No! It's not about him now. He's no longer fighting solo. This wasn't a fight for his own survival like it was in the wilderness of Mehtann. This was now a fight for their race. A team effort. Team, it was something he needed getting used to. Nonetheless, in time, he'll get through.


So revenge shall be theirs.


Adrenaline was already coursing through his veins as he stood among his new comrades before the door. His hazel brown eyes shut as he sought and have a feel of energies beyond the vessel. Fists closed tight, whitening his knuckles. Strong! So very strong! And there's a mass amount of them!


Zarytto smirked.


The door opened and he watched the rest raced forward with clear intent. He equipped his Scouter for both purposes; communication as well as to locate a specific target. Not yet able to wield his newly learnt skill, he still needed to rely on the gadget. Even after many have fallen from their first wave, there were still plenty for them, the lower levels, to engage with.


The young Saiyan levitated forward until he's near the mouth of the vessel's doorway. His head on the swivel before he located a target. An enemy with 1,980 power level. His heart began to race, threatening to bludgeon the wall of his chest. His nerve went wild. But Zarytto managed to calm himself in the last minute. Rushing in would be a bad idea. Especially if he found himself stranded from the others. He needed someone to come with him. Needed someone to ensure he survive the fight. Although Zarytto would never admit he needed any help out loud.


“Eve!” he called into the Scouter. “I found a target! Come with me! But as long as I could still stand, do not intervene!” with that, he dashed towards his target. “Remember!” he again repeated. “As long as I can still stand, do not intervene!”


His target was a tall and scrawny creature who had its jaw agape and eyes wide with shock at the unfolding event. It was still holding a crate in its hand until Zarytto blast a small ki to the side of its face, destroying the Scouter it was wearing. With its attention now shifted to him, Zarytto engaged the creature head on.


He delivered a knee to its face before he dropped to the floor and swept it off its feet with his leg. But rather than falling due to his kicking power, the creature instead fell from being caught off guard. As soon as it realised how feeble Zarytto's attack was, the creature got into its fighting stance. Zarytto dashed forward and punched but it dodged his fist with ease, chuckling as he did before sending the Saiyan scrapping along the ground from a kick across his chest.


As soon as he stopped, Zarytto hurried back to his feet and quickly blocked a kick to the side of his face. Again, he was sent flying. This time crashing into some sort of vehicle they had on the base. He realised how aggressive his opponent was. He needed to use that against itself. But the creature was too fast for him. Too strong.


Zarytto made another quick recovery, giving Eve or whoever it was that might have followed him no reason to butt in. He felt his chest burning. Every time he took a breath, it hurts. He could already taste blood in his mouth. And the kick to the side of his head, even though he managed to block, left his forearm numbed and his head in a daze.


“You're not as strong as you look, Saiyan!” the creature said.


“Tch! Save your breath, Insect!” Zarytto retaliated.


“Why? Are you going to knock it out of me?” it further taunt.


Zarytto kicked a chunk of metal from the destroyed vehicle he'd earlier crashed into. It went straight for the insect-like creature's face. It swatted the metal aside with one hand but it failed to notice Zarytto's approach during the distraction. The Saiyan delivered a strong kick with aid from levitation to its chin, sending the creature upwards. And before it could regain control over its body, Zarytto had made his way above it. With both his hands up above his head, he hammered the creature back to the ground.


The Insect crashed face first. Limbs all sprawled at the impact. But it wasn't over. Zarytto quickly gathered ki to both hands and unleashed a barrage of energy down onto his target. Salvoes of explosion came after another. It went for quite some time until a cloud of smoke was formed.


Zarytto panted. Cold sweat formed across his forehead and his limbs trembled slightly. When the number in his Scouter showed no change, the proud Saiyan grinned. He dashed right into the cloud, fist raised for a punch. However, the attack was seen and his hand got caught. The dust settled, revealing Zarytto in mid air with the Insect standing calmly holding his punch.


“My turn!” it said.


The Saiyan was tossed into the air. Almost immediately, the creature's mouth glowed before a beam blasted out towards Zarytto. He brought both arms in front of his body. His head tucked behind them before the energy made contact. Zarytto winced at the explosion upon impact and stared behind him with an eye. The Insect appeared right behind him, sinking an elbow unto his back then and sent him rushing back to the ground. But before he could meet the surface, the tall scrawny opponent delivered a spinning kick into Zarytto's side. And as if that wasn't insurance enough to keep the Saiyan down, it again send a second blast from its mouth in the direction where Zarytto have crashed.


Explosions occurred as Zarytto and some machines got damaged from the blast. Both dust cloud and smoke from the destruction hindered the creature's vision. It waited. Panting. Its thoughts wandered if the Saiyan could possibly rise again from that. When all smoke and dust was cleared, it could then see Zarytto laying down where he'd crashed.


The proud Saiyan made attempts at lifting his head. Battered, bloodied and unsurprisingly pretty much defeated, he seemed to still be very stubborn. It almost appeared as if he could get back up again. However, his eyes clearly showed that he's out of it. His vision was already a blur and he felt nothing but the need to sleep.


And that he did. Zarytto blacked out, hardly breathing.


With victory clear in its hand, the Insect leapt for the killing blow. A knee thrust downwards in an attempt to crush Zarytto's skull in.

 

[Zooks]

Eve's steel blue eyes rolled around the forces which were quickly being decimated, the moment of surprise putting most out of commission even before they had a chance to respond. She assumed Raze would team with Dicciho, which would leave Eve with....


"I found a target come with me!" That's what Zarytto had said, instantly swiveling on her heels in his direction as a finger pressed on her scouter, the device showing the power level of his new found opponent. In a heart beat she was there, a good distance to watch, but far away to let him have this fight, hovering just above the ground.


"Do not intervene!" He had said, and so she didn't, just watched with a fast gaze. He was doing well, his attacks on any other foe of equal power might have made him victorious but he was facing someone 4x his limit. An equal with her. Her whole body tensed and as he was beaten and punched, she looked as if she may make a move to intervene but she refrained.


"As long as I still stand!" His words rung in her mind. He needed this fight or he would never get stronger otherwise. As it progressed Eve couldn't help but admire that pride. He didn't fight because he was told to, he did it for himself. She admired that pride in him and a soft smile escaped her lips. That smile didn't last long, the creature seemed to be in it to kill now and he was out for blood. She saw Zarytto's weak body against the ground and her breath hitched. He looked like he might just stand back up but the next moment he was out cold the scouter showing just how dangerously low his energy was now. The second his eyes closed there was a rush of seeming pure blue chaotic energy and with an almighty crash Eve had crash tackled into the foe shoulder first, knocking him clean off his trajectory and sent him flying and crashing into the ground yards away.


They were equally matched but Eve had yet to use her Ki, working almost exclusively in hand to hand combat and saving her energy for her two signature Ki attacks. The creature was so stunned it lept up from the floor with an almighty roar and rushed Eve in a second, angry she had appeared so swiftly. He came at her swinging an arm and Eve simply side stepped him. She threw her own punch at him to which the creature just chuckled, grasped her arm, and threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potato's.


Her arms...weak...she thought dimly and crashed into the ground back first with a painful gasp. She drew her hands together, fingers splayed, as she fired a Ki blast straight up and into his stomach. This knocked him back enough she could scramble to her feet to even the playing field. She flooded her legs with Ki now.


"Thousand Kick!" She screamed as a barrage of high, medium and low kicks assaulted the guy, using him as a kicking bag. For her very last kick she spun and round house kicked the back of his head, sending him flying once more. While he was sailing she drew a hand back to her hip letting her Ki flood her palm into a tiny ball that spun. The longer she kept it there, the faster it rotated and gained speed. Gathering the energy for her attack saw her power level sky rocket, and for a moment, she blipped at over 10,000.


She screamed "Supersonic Blast!" and here she threw the ball at the creature which soared so fast it was hardly seen, exploding on impact as it hit the creature square on the chest, disintegrating the foe into nothing but ash. She panted heavily as she had drained so much of her energy reserves for those two moves... She let a cocky smile cross her face but there was a blip, then another and another before she discovered 5 of the same creatures only stronger, each with a power of 5000, surrounding her from all angles.


"Just...peachy..." She panted and mumbled out. Realising the enemy would use the same techniques as the Saiyan's to seek out the weakest to eliminate.


One on one, maybe. 5 on one? The odds were not stacked very well in her favour. And they snickered as they knew it. It happened quite suddenly, all 5 rushed at her from all angles and she could only block or side step one before another would knee her in the ribs, causing a loud crack and painful scream to befall her lips, before another foe kicked her arm so hard he had knocked a nerve causing it to go numb to her fingertips. And then another grasped her hair and yanked her head back painfully. Her eyes slid closed while she hissed and in the confusion of the group arguing just which would hit her next, Eve reached up to her scouter to send a message.


"...Karas...5..." She said with a weak groan before screaming as one of them decided to knee into the broken rib in her chest, cutting her transmission to Karas short.


This made them all laugh as she dropped her knees, bent over in agony. So this is how she would die, taking out 2 men out of thousands. Wonderful. How proud an effort she gave Commander Korvaiis.


@Genon @Lord Zanicus @Kyero

 

[Genon]

@Zuka


@Lord Zanicus


Not getting a response from Zarytto or Eve, Karas was about to check the Roster app (which would show the power levels of each member of the allied force, broken down by squad) to see if they were alright when a transmission came in from Eve. "Karas...5..." she had said weakly, only to be cut off by a bloodcurdling scream. He tried to feel her ki in the mass of bodies, but there was just too much noise to make out the signal. He navigated to her name on the roster, relieved that it gave her a power level of six instead of zero, and pressed a button to activate the Ki Search function. A point of yellow light appeared on the Scouter's screen to indicate her location.


Karas had never moved so fast in his life. One second, he was on the ground immediately outside the ship, the next, he had rammed straight through a building, and the one after that, a gaggle of Inecros soldiers were in view standing over a woman who was on her knees, in obvious pain. The woman's face couldn't be seen from Karas' view, but she flashed yellow on his Scouter's screen, indicating that she was indeed Eve. The Scouter also indicated a body with a very low power level, which flashed green, indicating a squad member. It was almost certainly Zarytto.


The soldiers just seemed to be...standing there? Gesticulating?! That meant they were arguing over one of two things: a) Who got credit for capturing her, or b) Who got to hit her next. Neither one was an option, and if it was the second one, then they were utterly despicable and needlessly brutal.


As he neared, he was able to pick out their speech: "...well, you hit her last, so I say I get a shot this time!" "Well, I got the most kills on the last assignment, so I say I get to hit her!" It was #2 then. These soldiers were like little children on a power trip. Karas grimaced. They would get what was coming to them soon enough.


When he got near enough to recognize Eve by sight, the five soldiers turned to face him. "So, another Saiyan shows up to get a beating!" the soldier who had just hit Eve said. "We'll bag three kills today! LET'S GET HIM!" With that, all five soldiers rocketed forward at Karas.


The closest one, a scrawny little thing, attempted a chop to the neck, and Karas grabbed his hand and rapidly got the soldier in a lock, breaking his arm. He (Karas assumed it was a he, anyway) screamed in pain, and Karas threw the incapacitated trooper to the ground. The second one successfully punched Karas in the side of his abdomen. Karas didn't even flinch. Instead, he punched the upstart in the face once. His entire arm went through the soldier's face and out the back of the unfortunate soul's head. The corpse fell off of Karas' arm, plummeting to the ground like a ragdoll. Karas' right arm was covered in the soldier's brains and blood.


The other three soldiers had been charging their most devastating ki waves and subsequently fired these at Karas in unison. Karas simply brought out an extra-large ki shield from Guardian's Tools, the blasts disintegrating against the shield's surface. "Kicking an enemy when they're clearly down? Arguing over who gets to hit them next like deranged manchildren? You sicken me," Karas said with venom in his words as his shield disappeared, a translucent blue grand mace appearing in his hand. In a burst of speed, he smashed two of the soldiers' heads in before the third one could respond. The last one, the one who had kicked Eve in her broken rib, took a step back in terror. Karas mentally signaled, with his cybernetic arm, two nearby medbots to pick up Eve and Zarytto, and they were quickly carried back to the infirmary. Karas said to the once-smug grunt, "You know, if I were a lesser man, I would use this club of mine to kill you slowly and painfully. I would break every bone in your body and then leave you to die." Then Karas' eyes narrowed. "But I won't sink to your level." He then completely and instantly disintegrated the soldier with a ki blast that enveloped his whole body. Quick and mostly painless, in stark contrast to what the man he had killed was doing to Eve not long ago.


He flew back to the battle, hoping that it would be over soon. He loved a good fight as much as any Saiyan, but he hated killing. And cleanup duty would involve maximum killing with minimum challenging fights.

 

[Zooks]

Eve had never felt a burning pain her chest like that broken rib before, infact she barely remembered a fight that caused her a broken anything before. She struggled to take every single breath, clutching painfully at her chest armour. Her breathing raggered and short. She really wanted to cough but shaking with the effort to resist, she knew if she coughed she would likely pass out from the pain. She kept her numb arm crossed over her chest, holding the opposite shoulder strap to keep it secure and out of danger while supporting her chest as well.


Her eyes drifted upwards as it seemed a moment after her transmission Karas was simply there. She weakly turned her head as he disposed of all of them relatively quickly, she wondered if there being 5 might be a challenge for him but apparently not. Suddenly there was a medbot hauling Zarytto's limp body off to infirmary, how he even still lived was a mystery. But as a second medbot approached her she threw her good arm in an angry gesture, suddenly forcing herself to stand. Her legs still felt strong even if she was reduced to one pathetic arm and every breath hurt. She wasn't completely out of energy. She could still fight! Her team needed her to, if the others got overwhelmed in forces because of her weakness then she may as well die on the battlefield. She couldn't bare Karas taking on another unit just because she was too weak. As he jumped up and started to fly back to the ship she called out in loud a voice as she could without further hurting her chest. "No! No I can fight! I will fight! I will not lie useless in some infirmary bed!" Her steel eyes ferocious.


However standing and yelling as she did made her head suddenly spin, dizzy, the world went all different colours before it closed into black and she was out cold.


@Genon

 

[Webs Elk]

Raze and Dicchio smiled. Although their power levels were lower than many of the lower tiered enemies, they could easily take on every single one of them ( in a regular one on one battle but never mind that). They both powered up to 90% of their full power and went around, incinerating the most powerdul low tier enemies and the weaker mid tier enemies with their beam shots. After an hour, they cleared about 1 thousand total. As of that moment they hadn't taken any damage. But suddenly, Raze pushed Dicchio out of the way of an incoming beam. The incoming beam hit some of the enemies and exploded, killing at least 700 of them, and Raze sensed it was aimed for himself and Dicchio. Raze turned around to see who shot the beam. It was a giant lizard man, who Raze sensed to have a power level above 20 thousand.


" Well Well Well, Now what do we have here. Some Saiyans who're trying to defy Inecros ..." The man charged towards Raze and punched him in the gut, " Why can't the trash just stay in the garbage". After making that statement, he grabbed Raze by the arm and threw him into the ground. He was moving so fast that Dicchio only heard the comment before seeing his best friend go flying. When he impacted with the ground, Raze was in excruciating pain and had broken bones.


Dicchio watched as his friend was manhandled, and charged at the lizard with a Ki Punch in rage. The humanoid creature, however, yawned and grabbed his fist and threw him into the air. He shot a generic beam at Dicchio, which Dicchio managed to block. However when the smoke cleared, Dicchio didn't see the enemy. Diccchio looked up to see the enemy was above him, making his way down, preparing for a ki infused concentrated strike to the head.


When it hit, it's as if the world froze for a second, as Dicchio thought of how screwed he was, and when time resumed, Dicchio was pummeled straight in the face and sent to the ground. Dicchio was sent to the ground in an instant, and when he did, the sickening snap in his arm, as well as many other bones in his body was heard. Dicchio however still tried to stand, failing. The lizard smirked as he picked Dicchio up and prepared to finish him off, but he saw Raze standing.


The enemy turned his face back towards Dicchio, " Since you attempted to put up a fight, I'll let you watch your friend be killed before killing you." He threw Dicchio on the ground, roughly, causing Dicchio to spit up blood, he heard his scouter receive a transmission from Karas and he attempted to respond, but failing as he had too many broken bones to function. The creature turned towards Raze. Raze charged a Ki Punch, and charged forward. The creature charged as well as grabbed Raze's arm and held it behind his back.


The lizard like man stepped closer to Raze, totally invading his personal space, breathing on his neck. Raze tried to keep from turning his head to avoid the smell of his breath, which could kill rats. The lizard like man leaned into Raze's ear and taunted, " What does your arm and Metahn have in common?" Raze putting two and two together, did something he usually doesn't do, as he usually tries to show respect ti most people.


"Go to hell! (Or should I put HFIL xD )" Raze cursed. In that moment, the lizard man snapped Raze's arm like a twig, and then grabbed his hand.


"Well if you weren't so rude, I would have finished the joke. Anyway the answer was" he leaned in closer to enunciate every word. "They're both disintegrated ..." With that, he powered up a powerball. When it fired, it completely disintegrated Raze's left hand. (Good thing he's right handed) Although his voice was that of a baritone, his voice went as high as a Soprano, as he screamed in pain.


The lizard then proceeded to throw him into the ground. He then jumped onto Raze. He then repeatedly pounded Raze into the ground. When he finished, All of Raze's armor and clothes was broken and torn.


Final Results, Raze had a broken arm, no left hand, broken rib cage, cracked bones everywhere, and had multiple damaged organs such as collapsed lungs, kidneys, liver, and really most of the organs in the stomach area. Raze had a good ten minutes before he would die as his heart was starting to go into cardiac arrest.


Raze watched as he was about to be finished off, with a final pounding, but someone, who it was, Raze couldn't see, saved him. At that moment, Raze blacked out.


Dicchio watched the next fight take place from his spot on the ground. He couldn't really move though


@Kyero


@Genon


@Zuka


@Lord Zanicus

 

[Kyero]

Korvaiis and Black Comedy spent the better part of 30 whole minutes traveling at low speed and low altitude to avoid detection with their power levels at minimum. Thankfully for them the enemy didn't seem to have any power reading devices. At least none that were in this area did which was interesting given how close they were to the main tower.


But it didn't take long to reach their destination. When they did, Korvaiis and Black Comedy powered up to maximum of 40,960 and 50,000 respectively. Doing so did exactly what he was expecting it to do which was to draw out the one with a power of around 70,000.


Using his Scouter, Korvaiis examined him further.


Maximum Power Level: 72,680





Fantastic.


It wasn't much greater than he was fearing, but it was enough that he was growing more nervous and more excited. His Saiyan blood was really showing its true colors despite his usually calm and cautious demeanor.


"So the most powerful shows his face at last... This was a very foolish endeavor on your part, Saiyan." The warrior stated.


"Perhaps it was. Call me foolish if it makes your feel better about yourself. But there is only one outcome to this fight, and no matter the path we take it ends the same: The complete and total surrender of your forces and, much to my delight given your introduction, your death."





The warrior smiled.


"What are you called?"


"Korvaiis. You?"





"My name is impossible for you to pronounce in this universal tongue. The closes word that sounds like it is the word you know as "Rise." It's as good a name as any. But be warned that it is the last name you will ever hear or speak."


Korvaiis smiled back.


"I am going to enjoy this."





"Not as much as I, Saiyan. Be on your guard!" Rise shouted.


He powered up to his maximum, hitting his projected power of 72,680 almost immediately.


Rise bolted forward which was rather expected. Korvaiis had dealt with hundreds like him throughout his life and career as a Raid participant. From the days of his being a Combatant to more powerful Commanders to the day he formed Raid Group 02A with Urod and the others he had dealt with fighters and warriors like this. A charge as a demonstration of power was almost always the first move, and it would have the same result.


Korvaiis was not fast enough to keep up with his opponent's raw speed on a conscious level, but the best warriors knew how to fight not with consciousness, but unconsciousness. Without so much as a single coherent thought Korvaiis' body moved on its own spinning to his left side as his left elbow came up and around on a near perfect collision course with Rise's forehead. Rise himself was a warrior through and through, however, and was able to see the attack coming at the last moment and duck beneath it.


Rise flew past Korvaiis and Black Comedy and stopped a distance away as he straightened himself and looked back up to them.


"Not bad, Saiyan. Few react to me so rapidly as you just did."


Korvaiis' smile faded.


It seemed that Rise was not the typical warrior he was used to facing. He was smarter, more perceptive, more reactive, and more acclimated to battle than those he'd fought countless times before. Truly this would be a pleasure of a battle.


Rise charged Black Comedy this time as he had already taken notice of the robot's limitations regarding its movement and reactivity. That one pass was just enough time for him to gauge the robot's response to his maneuver and discover the limitations it held with regards to basic movement and tracking of a target. He too felt this battle would be a pleasure.


But at the moment he was ready for combat and the robot was his target. Black Comedy's power limit of 50,000 prevented it from being able to accurately track the incoming attack, but Karas' ingenious design shone through as Korvaiis looked on and as Rise's first punch made contact he was suddenly lit up with electricity and near frozen on contact.


Clearly he was no acclimatized to being electrocuted.


The voltage was increased as far as Black Comedy was capable of taking it safely before he raised his right hand and opened fire with the full auto function of was what normally Tragedy's Mass Driver weapon. Shot after shot landed squarely on target in Rise's chest area and one or two landed in the lower neck and one in the jaw. The blows were solid and caused mild burns, but eventually Rise was able to break free of the shock and slammed Black Comedy across the chest with a spinning heel kick despite the voltage. Black Comedy was sent flying at a blinding speed towards the ground and slammed into it full force creating a massive cloud of dust.


Rise's victory, however, was short lived as he felt the sting of a blow landing at the base of his skull. Korvaiis had approached slowly while Rise's attention was diverted and used the knife edge of his hand to strike at what was normally a nerve cluster in most humanoid species. Rise himself was very humanoid and similar in appearance to the Saiyan Race minus the tail and wearing different armor. But Korvaiis was dismayed to see that the blow had no effect. Instead, it had the opposite. Rise twisted around and slammed his elbow into Korvaiis' side just underneath the ribcage.


The blow was enough to knock the wind from the Commander as well as send him flying through the skies into the base of the Tower. When he opened his eyes and caught his breath he was beset upon by dozens of lesser enemies with power levels around 16-20K each.


While Korvaiis was kept busy by the grunts Rise turned his attention to Black Comedy. He had risen from the ground with only mild damage to his outer shell but showed no signs of slowing down or being damaged to any significant extent. It was a tougher machine than he had originally given it credit for. But after a moment he was surprised to see something strange. Two shoulder mounted devices began swerving around before seemingly taking aim at him. Another moment later several Ki shots were fired at him which required him to fly around dodging the incoming blasts.


As he flew through the skies avoiding the incoming blasts he took note of the fact that the robot was tracking him with a rather predictable pattern. Rise began to calculate the robot's future shots and used his mental calculation to charge in at Black Comedy with the intent to destroy him outright this time. Last time he was too caught off guard by the electricity to land an effective blow other than one which sent him flying backwards. But not this time. This time he'd break it in half!


As Rise charged in he prepared a Ki blast in his right hand, but as he got close he discovered that the robot was preparing a blade of some kind. Judging from the appearance he found it to be a plasma blade which was already arcing around and caught his charging hand before he could pull it back in time. The plasma blade cut into his arm but was unable to cut clean through. Rise was able to pull his arm away before it was lopped off just above the wrist, but it did stop his Ki attack dead in its tracks.


Clever piece of scrap metal! It lured me in! It actually formulated a plan to lure me in?! He thought.


A large blast of light and heat behind him caught his attention, and as Rise turned his head he saw Korvaiis rising into the sky with a smile as the grunts sent to keep him busy fell to the ground in burning cinders.


"I could hardly believe the capability of that robot myself when I began training with it. It's a beautiful piece of work, isn't it? Luring you in like that and nearly taking your arm off. I'm rather proud of him for that one." He said.


Rise gritted his teeth in anger, and therein lay Korvaiis' greater plan for this battle. Rattle his enemy with a tag-team of surprises which a powerful warrior like this was not accustomed to seeing and wear him down before finishing him off.


And it was working well.








Era and Sil blitzed their way through hordes of enemies using Ki and rapid physical attacks to carve a path through the masses towards the Tower. Korvaiis' orders had been to remain at a distance that he and Black Comedy might face the foe alone and on more even ground. So that's what they did. Era and Sil ceased their blitz around ten Ticks away and then focused their efforts on holding their positions.


Enemies came pouring in en masse. Thousands of them hovering nearby whilst dozens at a time rushed them in a desperate attempt to bring the two women down. Thankfully this bunch was made primarily of those with power levels which were around half of the girls' own, if even that. Most were easily brushed aside with singular strikes and sent falling to the ground unconscious. Era and Sil didn't wish to kill all of these enemies.


After all this wasn't a purge. It was a seize mission.


Era and Sil did their part well, but Sil began to notice something about Era's positioning as the fight dragged on...


The women held the line nearest the Tower whilst Nei, Kendra, and Urod acted as an enforcement squad cutting down the more powerful enemies to decrease morale and encourage surrender in as many combatants as they could.


The tactic was working very, very well. The enemies began surrendering by the dozens at first throwing down weapons and powering down whilst kneeling on the ground indicating that their will to fight had been broken. What began as dozens, which were dealt with by their peers with execution at first, turned to hundreds. And then from hundreds to thousands. All across the battlefield the destruction of the chain of command and the demonstrations of the eradication of the more powerful enemies cleared the space of countless combatants.


With the herd thinning and those who were intent on fighting being slowly cut down, the plan was going well.


All it required now was Korvaiis to finish the job and to take control of the Tower.








The tactic of flustering his enemy was indeed taking a toll, but Korvaiis' battle was beginning to take a toll on him as well.


His armor was rent. The entire left side of armor had been broken away completely exposing his chest, ribs, and lower abdomen on the left side. He was covered in dust from having been slammed into the ground a few times, and was also breathing hard as he was forcing himself with everything he had to keep up with his enemy.


Black Comedy had, unfortunately, been dealt a rather serious blow due to a lucky shot by Rise. He was out of the fight leaving Korvaiis to face down Rise alone.


Rise himself was beaten and worn down, but his power was still hovering at nearly 66,000. He'd lost a bit of power, but was still in the fight and had every intention of finishing off Korvaiis.


"I commend you for putting up this good of a fight, Saiyan. But this is where you end. Any last words?" He asked.


Korvaiis began to sense something approaching, and while he inwardly scowled he put on a smile on the outside just to rile up Rise and keep his attention fixed squarely on himself.


"Yes. I have a few words for you... Come and get me."





Rise took the challenge and bolted towards Korvaiis. By the time he had reached the Saiyan Commander's position he was blinded by the desire to kill the Saiyan and didn't notice what was coming up directly beneath him. Not but a moment later he felt a stinging sensation in his stomach and was stopped cold just before his punch could reach Korvaiis' face.


Looking down Rise saw a glowing red line of Ki in the hands of a female Saiyan which was now embedded in his lower stomach. Blood was trickling out in short bursts, and the female Saiyan was scowling as she drove the spear made of Ki deeper into Rise's abdomen with a growl.


Rise grunted in pain and used a charged Ki blast to force the woman to release her attack which freed him of the spear, but that too came with a cost. Without the Ki in place the wound was now left open and his blood was flowing freely as well as what were his intestines pushing out towards the new opening. He was forced to use one free hand to hold them in as he brought his other hand up and prepared to finish what he started.


Era rose up beside Korvaiis and the two floated back to back as they took their respective stances and prepared to fight.


"Your orders were to hold the line, Era." Korvaiis whispered.


"With all due respect, Commander, I never intended to obey that order." She whispered back, a small smirk crossing her lips.


"You can expect punishment for this insubordination when we return." He whispered.


She nodded.


Rise began to power up, but it wasn't really much use. The combination of pain, shock, and the loss of a good portion of his musculature in his lower abdomen thanks to Era's Ki Spear was draining his power. Both Korvaiis and Era could feel it slipping, dropping every second. Rise seemed to know it as well and made a last desperate attempt to assault the Saiyans with everything he had.


But it was all for nothing now.


With Era and Korvaiis teaming up against him Rise stood little chance since his focus was split between the fight and the pain. He managed to land an attack against Era, slamming her in the stomach with his fist, but he received a kick to the side of the head from Korvaiis as a result. Era recovered rapidly and did the same to the opposing side, and then both landed blows to his chest and neck.


Rise, in his attempt to defend himself, released his protective grip on his stomach to defend himself against the incoming attacks from Era. But one was a feint. Era's first punch was aimed high and caught in Rise's hand, but her second one shot lower as she grabbed his intestinal lining and ripped it free of his stomach. With his intestines now being pulled free the feeling of nausea and pain was intensifying. But it wouldn't last long.


His power dropped like a stone in that moment and Korvaiis took full advantage of it by slamming his fist into the opening of Rise's stomach created by Era's ripping his intestines free and grabbed hold of Rise's spinal chord. Squeezing as hard as he could Korvaiis planted his feet against Rise's hips and pulled on his spine for all of his worth. The spinal chord snapped and the end held by Korvaiis made an appearance out of the hole punched in his stomach as he violently vomited blood as his body was bent backwards by the forces at work.


Rise's power level dropped straight down to microscopic levels, and Korvaiis finished the battle with a single blast of Ki to his head taking it clean off of his shoulders. With Rise, the most powerful warrior on the planet, defeated, Korvaiis gave Era orders to return to Sil and the others while he made his way to the Tower.


Once inside Korvaiis made his way to the command center room and ordered the Tower's staff to send the message that Rise was dead and that those who remained and wished to live surrender immediately. The message was sent, and within the next three hours those on the planet loyal to Inecros were wiped out and the rest placed in custody. Those who would pledge loyalty to the Saiyan's cause were allowed to remain as the call was made to Xol's allies to come and take control of the facilities.


As with last time falsified reports were sent to Inecros' forces to make them believe that nothing was wrong and that any delayed shipments because of the attack and the resulting takeover were the result of space pirates, and nothing more.


By the end of the day, the planet was entirely under the control of Raid Group 02A.


Korvaiis rejoined his group later that day ordering all who were physically able to meet him to do so by their ship. Urod, Kendra, Nei, Era, and Sil all complied.


"Everyone, we have a bit of an issue... Eve, Dicchio, Raze, and Zarytto are all in wretched conditions. Though our ultimate goal was reached, we can hardly call this a "victory."" He said solemnly.


The girls lowered their heads as the other veterans looked to each other and sighed.


"This mission has brought to my attention how desperate our need for training and building our strength really is. So I have come to a decision about how we will proceed." He said.


They looked to him expectantly.


"Our powers, as fast as they are growing, are insufficient. We need to reach a new level. A higher level. I can feel it in my bones that there is something about this power which Era has helped us unlock which yet lies dormant. A hidden well of energy we've yet to tap that beckons to me in my dreams almost every night." He said, beginning to speak on a more subconscious level than conscious.


"Commander... What do you mean by "in your dreams?"" Kendra asked.


"I mean exactly what I say, Kendra. In my dreams I can... 'see' a new level of power. It's an orb of pure golden energy floating just out of my reach... I don't know what it is or how we can reach it, but I believe very strongly that this is an ethereal and subconscious manifestation of the power Era has since unlocked. The true depth of our newfound potential has yet to be reached, and I believe that it is calling to us."





Kendra and Nei shared concerned looks which spoke to their obvious lack of faith in what the Commander was saying.


"I can understand your doubts. But I will not be swayed in this. I know there is yet a higher level of power we've yet to attain and I will not rest until at least one of us has found it... Whatever it may be." He said.


"Commander, if I may?" Urod interjected.


"Go ahead." He replied.


"Do you believe training is enough to reach this higher level?" Urod asked.


"... I don't know. I have a feeling it's a first step. But there's got to be more to it. That's why I can never reach it despite how close it always seems to be in my dream. Always just out of reach by a hairs breath. But it's there."





Urod nodded.


"Then I will endeavor to ensure that we achieve this goal. If there is a higher level to our Saiyan power, we will find it, sir."


Urod saluted, and Era saluted directly after him.


"I too will dedicate myself to attaining this higher power, sir!" She proclaimed.


Kendra and Nei both scowled at Era, but she didn't even notice.


Korvaiis bowed to them.


"I thank you, my friends." He said with a genuine smile.


Era saw the smile and also took notice of his body without the armor. He hadn't replaced it, and she hadn't gotten a good look during the fight but... He was gorgeous. The definition and perfection in his musculature brought an instant flush to her cheeks and she had to look away to get control of herself.


"We resume our new and intensified training tomorrow. I am formulating a new regimen for us which focuses on targeting each of our respective weaknesses that we might become more well rounded fighters. There is a place for speciality in combat, but when it comes to Inecros I believe that speciality leaves far too much to chance. From here on out, we all focus on hammering out the chinks in our natural armor and focus on becoming more well rounded warriors. If any of you have any objections to this idea, then speak up."





He went silent and focused almost exclusively on Nei and Kendra, as he was far from blind to their distaste for how powerful the others had become.


"You two have anything to say?" He asked.


Kendra sighed.


"I do, sir."


"Speak."





"With all due respect to you, Commander, I do not believe that this course is wise. For as long as any of us can remember there has been a clear chain of command. The strongest and best fighter in the group is the Commander, and everyone else falls into place beneath him based on their power. It's a simple and effective method of organization, but the recent discovery and unlocking of our latent potential has threatened this simplicity and organization and turned it on its head. Sil is now only 10 points weaker than you are, Commander. She was originally one of the weakest members, second only to Era herself who now stands as the third most powerful among us... This cannot go on. We should regulate training to reestablish the seniority that Raid Group 02A once upheld. Unless this can be arranged... I cannot in good consciousness remain a part of it." She said.


Korvaiis looked to Nei.


"And you?"





"... I share her sentiments, Commander. Our chain of command based on power worked perfectly and we rarely ever came away from battle with serious casualties. It wasn't until Era unlocked this new potential that the casualties and irregularities in the balance of the group compromised our efficiency and organization. Unless we establish a clear chain of command based on some kind of tangible authority such as our respective power levels, I cannot say that I am willing to remain either."


Korvaiis closed his eyes which was a gesture that all of the veterans of the group had seen before, and they all held their breath as Era and Sil waited silently for his reply.


"You have both made your feelings known and clear. I thank you." He said, opening his eyes.


"However, I am afraid that those are the old ways where power was everything to the Saiyan Race. It is no longer so." He said calmly.


"Our chain of command will soon rest solely on our respect and loyalty for one another. You will know more when we, as a complete and collected group, are ready to make a uniform decision regarding the matter."





Korvaiis sat down in a chair and crossed his arms with a sigh.


"However... You two have proven one thing: You've grown lazy."





Kendra and Nei looked to each other for a moment in sheer disbelief before turning to Korvaiis in obvious anger.


"You grew used to the old ways when our powers were set in stone. Now that our powers fluctuate with every battle and after every intense training session, we can no longer rely on such a system as our constantly changing power levels would continually reset the chain causing confusion and discord... If you want to become more powerful and, at least in your minds, retake your positions as seconds only to myself and Urod then you have to work for it. You have to train for it. No more being lazy and no more relying on the previous ways when your power was set in stone. Your powers are fluid now. They will change based on the work you put into them. If you want power, then start training again. Train harder than you ever have in your life and set the expectations for yourselves and give yourselves the proper motivation to achieve the power you desire."





Korvaiis let out another sigh.


"Raid Group 02A is now defunct, and this is now simply a group of Saiyans intent on stopping Overlord Inecros. There is no further chain of command until such a time as it is reestablished which can only take place once all of our team has recovered and are prepared to make a conscious choice regarding who they will follow... That is all. You are dismissed." He ordered.


The two of them nodded and saluted, turning away and flying off to cool down and think hard on the matter.


"Sir, I will take my leave as well. I am quite tired." Urod said.


Korvaiis dismissed him, and Sil as well took off to sleep as well.


Era, however, remained waiting at attention.


"Era..." He said calmly.


"You disobeyed my orders to remain with the group to fight beside me against an enemy I forbade you from engaging. What am I to make of this?" He asked.


Era remained silent with a stoic expression.


"Have you nothing to say in your defense?" He asked.


Era shook her head.


"... Very well Era. Then as punishment for your blatant disobedience, I hereby sentence you to serve the next 24 hours in our transport ship's prison cell. That is all."





Era saluted and flew away towards the ship where she asked one of Xol's friends to lock her in the cell in the bowls of the ship. He was confused, but complied.


Korvaiis, meanwhile, put his head in his hands and rubbed his temples.


It had been a very long and trying day. He was mentally drained and physically exhausted. But they had won. Their first and arguably most important step was complete. Now it was just a matter of time until they discovered this hidden and higher level of power he was dreaming about and finally defeated Inecros.

 

[Zooks]

Eve was blissfully resting, feeling the soft brush of a bedsheet against her back. Her sky blue almost grey eyes very slowly blinked open and her gaze drifting to the ceiling. As she was returning to consciousness she tried to move and it was only then that the pain hit her like a tonne of bricks. Her chest still hurt with every breath, and her left arm was strapped securely against her chest, to support both her chest and to put her arm at the correct angle to heal the nerve centre.


Regardless she was a flood of emotions. She was angry and upset. She felt useless and weak and needy. Glancing around to the familiar ship she realised they must have won the battle, but how many others got injuried as she did? How many almost died because she couldn't help. Her good arm's fist curling and tightening angrily. She swung her legs and hoisted herself up to sit on the edge of the infirmary bed, eyes dark and shallow like a cloud was hanging over her.


She knew the Reguvination Chamber was up and running, but she refused to use it, at least till every single other person had used it first. Her thoughts drifting quickly to Zarytto and how close to death he had been. She had saved him, but used such huge ki reserves to do so. Then her thoughts drifted to Karas, and she moved uneasily against the side of the bed. He had saved her, but he shouldn't have had to! She glanced to her scouter resting on bedside. She wanted to know the extent of the rest of her squad. Finally she reached over and sent a message to Karas to inform him she was awake and wished to speak to him. She desperately wanted the company and only hoped he hadn't befallen a worse fate while she had collapsed.


@Genon