Dragonball M, Chapter 3: In Blood, Bone, and Ash! The Way Forward Unlocked!

[Sub-Zero MKA]

The knife blows heal over almost as quickly as Sarada can make them. Sickle starts pushing her back, landing more blows.

Sarada activated Queenly Might to increase her durability. She needed all the help she could get as she turned more of her focus to channeling as much of her power into her hand as she could. Her aura flickered ever so often as more power cycled. She stopped attacking and focused more on defending as she was being pushed back into the others. That was actually good. It lured Sickle into a false sense of security and gave Sarada a bit more room to work with.

Her tail dropped her knife and curled around her waist for safe-keeping.

Almost there. Just a little bit more! Just hang on a little longer!

[Sub-Zero MKA]

Between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000.

OOC: Thanks.

[MrSandman]

The blow lands!

And her hand shatters, bones breaking as the blow does literally nothing.

The Doctor doesn’t even deign to turn around and look as Erosa, just keeps working on his welding.

Erosa let out a pained growl and leapt back, giving her broken cutting hand a lick so her saliva could kick in and start healing the damage. She then paused.....glancing over his shoulder at that the insane scientist was doing. "Hey, evil pantsman....you fight or play with toy?"

[Tami]

Sarada activated Queenly Might to increase her durability. She needed all the help she could get as she turned more of her focus to channeling as much of her power into her hand as she could. Her aura flickered ever so often as more power cycled. She stopped attacking and focused more on defending as she was being pushed back into the others. That was actually good. It lured Sickle into a false sense of security and gave Sarada a bit more room to work with.

Her tail dropped her knife and curled around her waist for safe-keeping.

Almost there. Just a little bit more! Just hang on a little longer!

Dash's own healing progressed enough that she was ready to get back into the fight. Watching Sarada fight the Hybrid, she read the Queen's intent with uncertainty.

Flaring up her aura, she slammed her hands into the floor. As she did, a trail of fire raced over to Sickle, then exploded into a pillar of fire beneath her. (Fire-Ki Racer)

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Blizzar flies towards the Samurai, keeping a wide distance.

"Speak now..." Blizzar began. "Are you Kenbo or Ken Boshi?"

“Bliz...zar.....you......vile....money shark.....”

He shakes his head.

“Where.....are we?”

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Nevanlinna grinned. "Oh? You seek to engage me in battle now? Very well."

The two Nevanlinna's shot off in opposite directions, curved around, and tried to catch the demon in a pincer attack--the real one with a Blade of Auroc-enhanced sword slash, and the copy with an Aura of Fire-empowered punch. She wasn't the strongest one here, by any means, but the others had done admirable work softening it up, and she was fresh and uninjured, after all.

It’s blade blocks hers, and the punch doesn’t even move it’s broken neck.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Erosa let out a pained growl and leapt back, giving her broken cutting hand a lick so her saliva could kick in and start healing the damage. She then paused.....glancing over his shoulder at that the insane scientist was doing. "Hey, evil pantsman....you fight or play with toy?"

He stops, then calmly ignores her again.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Sarada, Sickle is off balance due ton Dash’s fire pillar.

[Sub-Zero MKA]

Sarada, Sickle is off balance due ton Dash’s fire pillar.

A sudden pillar of fire erupted between her and Sickle, knocking the latter off balance. Now! This was her chance. It was now or never.

Her arms had been crossed over her face and chest so she could more effectively block the incoming assault from her hybrid opponent. Once the assault stopped, her arms fell from her face. Her left arm was relaxed. Her right arm was entirely aglow with a reddish-orange fire that clashed with her golden aura. It ached from the energy stored inside, begging to be unleashed on something or someone. And she had just the target right in front of her.

She reared her fist back and threw it forward, not sparing an ounce. There was a noticeable and ominous rumble, an ill omen of what was to come. It collided with Sickle's prone form with enough force to completely shatter it and the arm it was attached to.

"Take this, you suck ass bitch! CRIMSON DEATH!!!"

[KingofPie]

Sasheem, you survive as Baric’s sword withdraws under the explosions caused by the Threshling Princess.

Baric, looking injured, horse head still healing, instead turns his attention towards Neva instead, ignoring the wounded majin.

"Whew..." Sasheem sighed in relief, slowly healing what what was eaten up, or attempting to heal as much as he could. "And....he can still talk? Weird," he thought outloud "Well, whatever. Things are lookin' up!"

Nevanlinna grinned. "Oh? You seek to engage me in battle now? Very well."

The two Nevanlinna's shot off in opposite directions, curved around, and tried to catch the demon in a pincer attack--the real one with a Blade of Auroc-enhanced sword slash, and the copy with an Aura of Fire-empowered punch. She wasn't the strongest one here, by any means, but the others had done admirable work softening it up, and she was fresh and uninjured, after all.

It’s blade blocks hers, and the punch doesn’t even move it’s broken neck.

Or perhaps not quite...

[KingofPie]

“Bliz...zar.....you......vile....money shark.....”

He shakes his head.

“Where.....are we?”

"Heh...welcome back, old friend! We're ah..well, it's honestly quite a bit to explain" Blizzar chuckled. "Can you stand at all?'

[Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki]

It’s blade blocks hers, and the punch doesn’t even move it’s broken neck.

Nevanlinna grinned. About as expected... but...

The demon would find an attack coming from below, from someone considerably stronger than the princess--Luop, her knight... emerging momentarily from Vaikuntha to deliver a punishing strike to its arm, intending to break it. Those within Vaikuntha could emerge in her immediate area, and with the right timing... something like this was more than possible!

[MrSandman]

He stops, then calmly ignores her again.

"Ero....." Erosa frowned in annoyance, her eyes flashing as she gathered energy into her heart.

"Ocha....get ready, going to poke wasp nest." Came the telepathic response from Erosa, not moments before she flashed with energy.......and her body Split. Five Erosas flew forward from the spot she stood, four flying outwards in multiple directions while the one, Erosa Pupa, remained. With deliberate ire, she dancing to the side.....and kicked the box the doctor was working on with several bit of force she had, aiming her kick to send it flying out of his hands and into the waiting hands of Erosa Mother, already setting herself up for the receive along with the others.

"All work and now play makes you a lousy pantsman, ero!" Pupa shouted mid kick.

[Miburo]

Some distance ahead, a resounding explosion shook the complex. The Id said she'd have a look ahead under her predator's cloak. To strike with such pointed and particular fury meant she had found something by now...and yet all was silent on the telepathic front.

Ever mindful of the latent pulse of the artifact about his neck, he noted it seemed to move in time with the energy flow in the very walls of the facility. Like tracing veins back to the heart.



"The matter must have been urgent." Treading on heavy footsteps, Ochazuke neared Held with his seized weapon in tow. The polished black of the rifle barrel still sizzled, and the ammunition belt draped over his shoulders rattled where it slithered behind him. "Still, she and Charco are only so far ahead. Can we do any less?"

Held chuckled slightly, blood red eyes glancing at his brother in arms. "I guess you raise a fair point. We're already fairly late, and if this Doctor is anything like the ones on Nevada, the less prompt you are for your visit, the more enraged they become."

The point of the spear edged towards the ground diagonally, as the Nevadian began to pick up the pace, advancing to meet with the vanguard of the party.

"I guess we better get going before he really manages to end office hours permanently, eh?"

[Twiliteknite06]

It worked, but Tasure was hurt. It was a good thing, actually. That meant she would get stronger from this. Good; the old hag was starting to lag behind.

"Althena," Sarada back as she exploded toward Sickle, "heal Tasure. Hops, it's now or never!"

She engaged Sickle with a furious volley of punches to draw her attention away from the injured Tasure and the others. However, these were any regular punches. With each one, her aura exploded and flared, launching dozens upon dozens of energy punches in Sickle's face.

Tasure was thrown clear of the explosion--and her shield, which didn't hold up against it... but it was contained enough to damage the hybrid. She impacted the floor roughly, rolling to a stop on her side. Her breathing ragged and one eye refusing to open, all she could do was simply lay there and watch. Thankfully, she noticed that the queen had managed to go gold again. Between that and the damage she'd just inflicted... things were lookin' good. Much better than the shape she was in, judging from the pain all throughout her body.

Totally worth it.

"Hehe... kick her ass, your highness," she said, weakly, though loud enough for Sarada to hear.

The Namekian regen the hybrid has starts almost immediately as she shifts and starts engaging Sarada. The hybrid surprisingly matches Sarada blow for blow, not caring for the energy explosions their fists caused. At times Sarada would start getting tail slapped as well, as the tail extends and retracts, adding a third limb to punch Sarada essentially. Between the two, the Saiyan was losing.

This hybrid abomination was working her nerves. Instead of crumpling under her fierce assault like it was supposed to, it was fighting back. And winning! Die, damn you! That damned tail was giving it the edge. Well, it wasn't the only with a fifth appendage.

Her own tail unfurled from around her waist and wrapped itself around her knife like in the old days. Then, in conjunction with her attacks, it lashed out like a scorpion's tail, peppering Sickle with cuts and stabs wherever it could reach.

All the while, she started to channel ki into her right hand.

The knife blows heal over almost as quickly as Sarada can make them. Sickle starts pushing her back, landing more blows.

Sarada activated Queenly Might to increase her durability. She needed all the help she could get as she turned more of her focus to channeling as much of her power into her hand as she could. Her aura flickered ever so often as more power cycled. She stopped attacking and focused more on defending as she was being pushed back into the others. That was actually good. It lured Sickle into a false sense of security and gave Sarada a bit more room to work with.

Her tail dropped her knife and curled around her waist for safe-keeping.

Almost there. Just a little bit more! Just hang on a little longer!

Dash's own healing progressed enough that she was ready to get back into the fight. Watching Sarada fight the Hybrid, she read the Queen's intent with uncertainty.

Flaring up her aura, she slammed her hands into the floor. As she did, a trail of fire raced over to Sickle, then exploded into a pillar of fire beneath her. (Fire-Ki Racer)

A sudden pillar of fire erupted between her and Sickle, knocking the latter off balance. Now! This was her chance. It was now or never.

Her arms had been crossed over her face and chest so she could more effectively block the incoming assault from her hybrid opponent. Once the assault stopped, her arms fell from her face. Her left arm was relaxed. Her right arm was entirely aglow with a reddish-orange fire that clashed with her golden aura. It ached from the energy stored inside, begging to be unleashed on something or someone. And she had just the target right in front of her.

She reared her fist back and threw it forward, not sparing an ounce. There was a noticeable and ominous rumble, an ill omen of what was to come. It collided with Sickle's prone form with enough force to completely shatter it and the arm it was attached to.

"Take this, you suck ass bitch! CRIMSON DEATH!!!"

Hops had stood poised to fight by the Queen's side but was quickly caught off guard by her sudden transformation to Super Sayian, and their quick exchanging of blows. Hops knew at that moment he had a lot to learn if he ever hoped to amount to anything in these people's eyes. Dash's fire pillar managed to knock the hybrid off-balance enough for Sarada to land what had to be the final blow, but he charged a Ki blast just to be safe and held it at the ready. "Your highness, if it moves we will finish it!" He nodded to Dash, hoping she'd help him finish off the abomination should the Crismon Death prove to be less fatal than they all hoped.