Dragonball M, Chapter 4: Kidnapping! Invasion! A new Threat Strikes First!

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

"I can't say I blame you for coveting my power, but you won't get it without a fight."

It was hard to gauge this strange woman's power. Like peering into the ocean from above and trying to guess its depth, Rex knew that she was one that he could not take lightly. It wasn't the first time he had encountered something like this, but he had endured through all... save for one human.

She slowly shakes her head.

“There will be no fight.”

She holds her other hand out towards Rex.

[Yun Lao]

She slowly shakes her head.

“There will be no fight.”

She holds her other hand out towards Rex.

For the first time in a long while, Rex felt uncertain of his survival. There was an absolution to her words as if she spoke of an universal truth.

No.

Mere mind games. Rex had consumed a God of Destruction, he had survive death itself. Whatever she had used to briefly bring uncertainty to his mind, he would dismantle it before her.

"You're right. It's a hunt."

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

For the first time in a long while, Rex felt uncertain of his survival. There was an absolution to her words as if she spoke of an universal truth.

No.

Mere mind games. Rex had consumed a God of Destruction, he had survive death itself. Whatever she had used to briefly bring uncertainty to his mind, he would dismantle it before her.

"You're right. It's a hunt."

“Only Predators hunt.”

A thin beam, pencil wide, of Hakai energy lances out towards Rex almost faster than he can react to.

[grampagen]

Praxat, Dash, for just a moment you see the surviving Mauroc look down, his magic eyes flashing as soon as the second one gets misted.

Then, from behind Parsley and Neva a second Mauroc appears. With quick blows, he grabs the women by their heads and slams them together, before powering blasts up and point blanking them in the face while also slamming them into the ground.

Suddenly cutting across the battlefield it came. Nothing more than a tranquil breeze swept beside the raucous collisions cratering the landscape,

"MOERO! SHICHI-SEI PRESSURE KIIICK!"

A kick fell, a burning meteor colliding in the back of the second Mauroc's head just before the energy blasts fell.

Like a streak of light, he'd arrived just in time.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Genesis eyes her, head cocking to the side as if curious.

“You.....have something.”

Her eyes flit over and and land on Inanna’s.

“You have....new power. God power. Give it to me.”

She drifts down, another cylinder depressing in her back.

OT: She senses now what Lampton have you.

The energy did not disapate as Inanna was startled out of focus, it was simply absorbed into her arm. How had Genesis picked up on it? WHY HAD HER SHINIES BETRAYED HER?!

The woman took a step back.

"I'd rather die than hand yo-."

Only to be cut off by the Stupidest Dinosaur she'd ever heard of.

While he was unaware of the significance of Genesis' appearance, context didn't matter when the stranger's body language spoke plenty. Raising a hand, Rex fired off a quick blast of ghost hakai, not aiming particularly at Genesis, but between her and Inanna.

"You look like a better much prey than that false god."

... but she had heard of him.

The buffoon!

But wait, in that split second where Genesis' attention was divided- thanks in no small part to Rex's posturing- there was a faint glimmer of hope.

Or penultimate foolishness.

Inanna didn't hesitate.

A deep breath, before the plunge.

"... see you soon one way or another, Lampton."

Inanna triggered her ascension.

OT: How's it go?

[Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki]

"..."



"..."

"Sasheem won't pretend he understands it, but that just comes with the territory of being a Majin, he supposes," the Majin mused. "So..."

Sasheem grew the seven arms of his Naga Palm.

"I suppose I'll just have to..."

Each of his fists grew The Bear's Claws w/ Burning Venomous Shingan!

"..."

He readied all his arms from within Mauroc's maw....and...



" .....ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA ORAORAORAORAORA!!! "

The Mauroc chewing on Sasheem pauses, then literally explodes into mist as they obliterate him from the inside ala dozens of punches.

A wry, triumphant laughter echoed within the shared headspace of Sasheem. Perhaps it had been bluster or bravado, but his 'host' had set up a most splendid opportunity for a decisive strike... or several dozen decisive strikes. Their skillsets seemed to compliment each other quite well, he had to admit...

'We make quite the team, ja? One down, one--sorry, two--more to go and he will have learned his place.'

What an interesting majin this was... he was brash and violent, yes, but Voyavoda could sense in him a certain... dedication? Most majin had techniques that were simple, instinctual, yet this one had more complicated and refined techniques--and the werewithal to use them intelligently.

'If I see a chance to assist, I will, but until then... please, enjoy yourself some more.'

[Yun Lao]

“Only Predators hunt.”

A thin beam, pencil wide, of Hakai energy lances out towards Rex almost faster than he can react to.

BGM: "When The Snow Lies Red"

It took everything to avoid it, his blood chilling from the passing of what would have been certain erasure.

He was wrong; she had not done any conscious attempt to unnerve him, but rather it was something instinctual speaking to him for the first time in millenias. It was the fear of death.

No! He was not going to cower like some hatchling.

"Only the Strongest survive and the weak are eaten."

Forlorn shrieks of spectres filled the air as he gathered his fukushuu. Rex would make her regret upsetting him as he reared back and fired a blast of ghost hakai.

[Tami]

" Right," Praxat said. with her ancestor's sword in hand, Praxat focuses on the two Maurocs while staying aware of her surroundings." You know, practically have 360-degree vision," Praxat said.

Praxat, Dash, for just a moment you see the surviving Mauroc look down, his magic eyes flashing as soon as the second one gets misted.

Then, from behind Parsley and Neva a second Mauroc appears. With quick blows, he grabs the women by their heads and slams them together, before powering blasts up and point blanking them in the face while also slamming them into the ground.

"Prax, that's our cue." Dash heads in fast, her sword in hand ready to strike Mauroc.

[Sub-Zero MKA]

Then, from behind Parsley and Neva a second Mauroc appears. With quick blows, he grabs the women by their heads and slams them together, before powering blasts up and point blanking them in the face while also slamming them into the ground.

The success of Parsley's gambit couldn't even be enjoyed. She and Neva were sent hurtling to the ground below by a sneak attack by a second Auroc. Or third, since the second was destroyed by Sasheem.

She landed hard on her back and didn't move for a long moment. She was still conscious, but didn't see the need to get up and attack right away. Instead, she stayed down to see what he was going to do next.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Suddenly cutting across the battlefield it came. Nothing more than a tranquil breeze swept beside the raucous collisions cratering the landscape,

"MOERO! SHICHI-SEI PRESSURE KIIICK!"

A kick fell, a burning meteor colliding in the back of the second Mauroc's head just before the energy blasts fell.

Like a streak of light, he'd arrived just in time.

The blow sends the new Mauroc spiraling away like a comet, through several buildings, which promptly collapse upon him.

The one from higher up states, startled, before snarling and blasting a beam of red/black lightning at it.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

"Prax, that's our cue." Dash heads in fast, her sword in hand ready to strike Mauroc.

Only to see him get kicked away by a brand new....human?...ally.

The other in the air is now firing lightning at him.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

The energy did not disapate as Inanna was startled out of focus, it was simply absorbed into her arm. How had Genesis picked up on it? WHY HAD HER SHINIES BETRAYED HER?!

The woman took a step back.

"I'd rather die than hand yo-."

Only to be cut off by the Stupidest Dinosaur she'd ever heard of.



... but she had heard of him.

The buffoon!

But wait, in that split second where Genesis' attention was divided- thanks in no small part to Rex's posturing- there was a faint glimmer of hope.

Or penultimate foolishness.

Inanna didn't hesitate.

A deep breath, before the plunge.

"... see you soon one way or another, Lampton."

Inanna triggered her ascension.

OT: How's it go?

OT:

Huh. Didn’t actually expect that. I figured there was a 60/40 she’s keep fighting without using it.

This might take a bit before I respond.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

BGM: "When The Snow Lies Red"

It took everything to avoid it, his blood chilling from the passing of what would have been certain erasure.

He was wrong; she had not done any conscious attempt to unnerve him, but rather it was something instinctual speaking to him for the first time in millenias. It was the fear of death.

No! He was not going to cower like some hatchling.

"Only the Strongest survive and the weak are eaten."

Forlorn shrieks of spectres filled the air as he gathered his fukushuu. Rex would make her regret upsetting him as he reared back and fired a blast of ghost hakai.

The ghost Hakai is taken, absorbed into one of the cylinders on her back, though both she and Rex are suddenly enveloped by a massive pressure aura coming off Inanna, who’s ki signature suddenly vanished.

[Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki]

The success of Parsley's gambit couldn't even be enjoyed. She and Neva were sent hurtling to the ground below by a sneak attack by a second Auroc. Or third, since the second was destroyed by Sasheem.

She landed hard on her back and didn't move for a long moment. She was still conscious, but didn't see the need to get up and attack right away. Instead, she stayed down to see what he was going to do next.

Neva had the wind knocked out of her far more than Parsley, and in fact momentarily lost consciousness.

...maybe?

It was kind of a blur. Regardless, she felt smug and quite satisfied. She had exhausted herself to a great extent, but she had managed to rip out a portion of Mauroc's hozon... or something. She wasn't quite sure what she'd done, but something deep down inside knew the effect.

She sat up. "Parsley... I managed to..." She coughed, crimson drops spraying. "...rip out a portion of his hozon. You'll find his... regenerative ability considerably reduced, or even... eliminated." With that, she fell onto her back again.

[Yun Lao]

The ghost Hakai is taken, absorbed into one of the cylinders on her back, though both she and Rex are suddenly enveloped by a massive pressure aura coming off Inanna, who’s ki signature suddenly vanished.

"That bitch..."

Hissing beneath his breath, Rex was preparing to plan out his next means of attack when he felt Inanna do something. He didn't know what it was, only that the power radiating from it was intense.