A hopeless fight...A pointless death (Continued)

[Nam Reikonaga]

At the edge of the Lookout, Nam Reikonaga stood with arms hanging loosely at his sides. He had been observing, or rather, sensing out the battle between his teammates and the clones of Geurin. He had allowed this struggle to persist as way to both, test his members on the battlefield and give them experience in life-death situations. They have probably been through these situations before, Maruca stating she had died before, but probably not at this level. Today, they would see but a mere portion of Geurin’s power; they would learn of his fighting tactics and the techniques he can use.

Maruca seemed to have been holding off well. She had a decent clone after-all. It was Dynammo who had gotten the short end of the stick, fighting a clone even Nam would have difficulty fighting if it weren’t for his super saiyan transformation. He could probably beat him with Kaioken and save himself the trouble of transforming, but the technique would probably just bring him at fighting level. Kaioken was a short burst of energy and it weakened him per use. It’d be too risky fighting Geurin with it and definitely a waste of time. Nam should finish this quickly, gather his comrades, answer questions they would certainly ask and hopefully –assuming they don’t leave, start actually training for their REAL encounter.

Yes, super saiyan was definitely the right choice. It would also give him extra experience fighting in the state as he had only used it once during his epic squabble against Touketsuki Yakedo and then a few training sessions here and there. But he had never truly fought –not even a spar, with his new form. Little by little, Kaioken, a technique he would spam over and over again began to lose its value. It was obsolete. He lost more energy than if he would just transform and as Dynammo collapsed and fell into the earth, his eyes turned teal right on cue. Nobody was going to die –not today.



In a surge of golden light, Nam streamed down at a speed which couldn’t possibly be perceived by a run-of-the-mill individual. His black martial arts clothing tore at the seams and peeled off his body as the aura burned it off, revealing the purple tunic which had been hidden underneath it. Milky pads rested on his shoulders for protection. Within just moments, the saiyan had appeared just before the namekian’s arm chopped away at Magnum’s neck. But Geurin would soon find his hands at a halt as a very uncomfortable and powerful grip clenched the palms of his hand.

For the very first time, Nam had turned super saiyan in the presence of Geurin and for the very first time he was using to it to fight him. His aura emanated dominantly. Nam had caught the falling Dynammo by the collar with his free hand. He glared into the namekians eyes. He was careful not to reveal any of his techniques, as he was unsure of whether or not this Geurin’s experiences ended here. Nam had a feeling that whatever happened to this one would go back to the original and therefore provide with information about Nam’s fighting style.

“Get out of here, clone.”

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Maruca was disappointed as her energy shield completely missed slamming into Geurin's foot. He had used a bukujutsu technique to jump over her attack and continue his assault. Yet just before he did he stooped in mid air, charged a wave of green and black energy, and raised his hand into the air to form a thick, black cover of swirling clouds.

Maruca faced down his clone feeling that the clouds forming over their head were rather eerie. Geurin had his fist raised in the air with such confidence and she wondered, "Does Geurin control the weather too?" Her answer came quickly as she saw hundreds of small energy beams fall from the sky towards she had no idea what kind of technique this was, but she quickly drew back in all her legs, curled into a ball and raised her shield over her head. She then proceeded to input more power into it and expand it so that the technique she was using covered her like an umbrella. This was the effective part of having an attack like the Light Absorption technique. It was manipulative in a certain degree, that being her immediate area.

Maruca could feel the tiny blasts pelting her from above as she concentrated on keeping both her shield up and Bukujutsu up. She was hundreds of feet above the ground and a fall would kill her probably. She slowly though forced herself to stand up under the barrage using her knees to push up against the force. It wasn't a proper way to do things, but Geurin had trapped her in a crouched position.

As she stood up, she charged a simple ki blast and fired it towards the clone. She did this in attempt to see if it could reach him. She hoped it would. Meanwhile, she felt a drastic drop in energy from someone, hoping it was not Dynammo, and a drastic rise in energy from another person hoping this person was not Geurin. She had no idea yet that Nam had come to fight yet due to her believing he was occupied with Zach or something else.

[Geurin]

The clone looked into the eyes of the one it was now facing. Maruca at one end was craftily defending herself. The ball of Ki that she had fired had mostly been shred to pieces by the falling rain, and what remained would simply be dodged with a small manuever to the left. But it was then that the rain stopped. Almost instantly the Geurin clone dropped his fist, and the cloud began to slowly vanish, the rain had entirely halted. And Geurin met the young girls gaze.

"Maruca, today is not your day"

He said calmly, his form begining to fade away as he spoke.

"You have fought well, be proud of that, and know that one day we may face again...although it will not be a test"

Certainly Maruca could respond in the time he was speaking, but if she listened to the entire thing, the Geurin would be gone from view. His powerlevel had completely vanished from that spot. Perhaps she would think it was the instant transmission, but in reality this clone had simply ended its time, and returned to the original Geurin....

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He had not stalled long enough, and now the Golden haired saiyan was staring him in the face. It was expected really, and yet still so incredible. Geurin had seen the transformation of nam before, but never with his own eyes in the field of battle, and the power truly was amazing.

But now his thoughts were concluded, he knew now the extent that Nam's power could take him. By far more than this pathetic clone could handle...but not so much that Geurin would be stopped.

"His fate lies with me Nam, as does yours"

The clone said, its body fading from existance. Nam certainly could do something violent, like throw him, punch him, or blow him up. Regardless the Clone was returning its energy back to Geurin, and would complete the process. There was no point in wasting energy fighting a warrior far superior to him. He had gotten Ritoru which was the ultimate prize. Dynammo could be taken later, Nam couldnt guard him forever...

[Virion]

((Lol, gotta move quick to make your entrance in these threads, otherwise you miss your chance XD Rather than waste the RP, I'll try and work it in here as having happened in Virion's head. Will allow me to tie in with a planned meeting with dynammo, finally let his character ICly know about what the infection and it's origin and stuff.
Maroon is what virion's plan was, the blue stuff is what has now 'actually' happened instead.

Dynammo:
sorry, haven't heard back from you yet, but last time you said it was ok so for now I'll write this up as if I'll get the go ahead. If you have any issues when you respond to the PM then I'll edit/delete accordingly, but this seemed the easiest way to tie it together and you'll get back 'in control' of your body once we have our interaction inside the the 'mental realm'. It made sense that you'd pass out from doing an attack so much stronger than your max pl))

A small rustle would be heard from behind nam. It sounded as though dynammo was getting back up. None would know that the triclopse had actually lost conciousness, that another now lurked behind the mask of his form.

In Virion's head the scenario had been set, his plans made for how he would act, and although none of it had happened thanks to the super saiyans timely entrance, Virion's schemes still floated through his mind, the scene playing out like a memory that never was:
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A three toed foot would cannon into the geurin clone's face, or at least that was the intent, for in that moment of surprise, that instant where the namekian would think he had won, the creature would pounce.

Virion would have struck at full resonance, and given that his enemy only boasted a fraction of Geurin's true power, he would be more than a match for the insidious namekian at a fighting power of roughly 430,000.

"uh uh uh" Virion would tut, slotting himself into the gap between dynammo and geurin that his attack would have formed.

Were this event to have taken place his eyes would have slid back towards the lookout at that time, sensing as geurin’s true body, and two other signatures from the lookout disappeared. A smile would slid onto his insectoid features no doubt, for that chance timing would have further worked into his own favour. He had been waiting, biding his time, drawing out the moment in the chance that he would not have to intervene… but the triclopse had blundered and the moment had seem inevitable until that little change.

“I am disappointed Dynammo…” his rescuer would have cooed, though should the triclpose glimpse the scene before him he would have realised that the bio-androids mouth had not moved. The communication would be channelled through the bio-link, Virion brushing metaphysically across the man’s mind. Though dynamo had never seen him before, he would feel a deep well of familiarity, a kind of bond even his fellow infected like Draxor did not extrude.

Back in the real world however, Virion would have continued to stare down geurin, his attention momentarily drawn into the distance to the left, where clouds had formed and an insidious, ki infused rain continued to fall.

“Well well well Gurin…” the oily croak would say
“what a *pleasure* it is” Virion couldn’t recall the specifics of namekian fusion, and although he now knew that it was ‘Tenshu’ and not Gurin he had encountered before, he was unsure if the memory would have been transferred to the new body during their fusion, or furthermore if the namekian would even recall their strange encounter anyway. So much had happened since then, and while his artificially crafted mind could recall in exquisite detail, he knew not all were so lucky.

Virion would still be fully weighing up whether this intervention was worth it. Certainly, the Triclopes’ growth was to be commended (even if his utility as a vector for infection tended to leave much to be desired), and subtle as he was the bio-android had insured that by waiting for the moment he did and sending a clone of his own, the risk to himself was minimised...

Perhaps the way it had happened was best though. This was still a card he had wished to hold in his hand for a more worth-while moment, announcing his presence then, drawing attention to himself only when he absolutely had to… Thanks to the super saiyans own intervention Virion's presence could remain a secret for now.

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As it was however, this did open up a new opportunity. Dynammo would awaken soon enough within the mental realm, but in the mean time for the real world Virion would puppeteer his body(damaged though it was) and assume the role non-obtrusively, it seeming unlikely that any would even notice that this was not the true Dynammo.

It seemed wise, after all, who knew what sort of changes could have arisen over four years...

((@ gurin below: Editing post to clarify, this is the 'plan' that had gone through Virion's head. The blue stuff is what has 'actually' happened since nam came in for the rescue instead.))

[Nam Reikonaga]

“Tsk!” Nam scoffed at the namekian clone as it slowly faded from existence. He wasn’t going to waste time trying to beat it up, he knew it was useless. The only thing he could possibly do was give Geurin more information about his own power. Nam had raised his strength just enough to overwhelm the current clone –but his true limit would remain unknown to everyone around and Geurin. He peered to the right as if watching Maruca’s fight, but he was actually sensing it. His golden aura started to disperse and vanish with the realization that everything was finally over. His golden blond hair dropped back down in brown strands over his face.

“Are you okay?” brown eyes glanced back at the mercenary whom was now standing back up. It was time to regroup his team, clear doubts and get some training in. They needed a lot to improve on, but this actually turned out to be a good life experience. Geurin had come and trained his own teammates without even knowing it. Nam smiled. Everything was going to be okay. He was able to avoid any pointless deaths, and the child would be safe with Zach.

“We need to regroup now…” he said, looking away. He assumed Maruca would go towards them now and they’d return to the Lookout just so they can finish the meeting. But with the gravity machine gone and the Hyperbolic Time Chamber closed shut, this place held no more value –only the slight chance of meeting up with Zach every once and a while. Nam wouldn’t want to provoke them again, not yet.

(We should open a new thread now. Me and the KGSF want Zeni. xP)

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Maruca floated over to them to inspect the debris. She was still too shocked by her own fight to say much and still had yet to get over Nam's nearly infinite feeling power. She had no idea how he had gotten that strong, but she was glad he had rescued Dynammo while occupied. Although she did not know him all too well losing someone so suddenly would have been a bad thing for their group. She still had no idea where Toshiro was and said to Nam, "I think someone split off from the group, Toshiro, I'm going to power down now and leave the planet. Earth is not safe, not at all. I feel we need more training, but if we're going to do it we need to do it off world. There might be a place we can go, but we'll need to find Toshiro first."

She released her energy and powered down to her normal form so that she now just floated above the ruined platform. The flowers covering her body were sucked back in almost instantly and she took on the appearance once again of a normal human. "I would offer you my planet," she said as she finished returning to her normal state, "but people there probably wouldn't like it. I suggest we go to someone much safer, but similar to my own home world. It's a little place called Niwa and I am sure it's not under any threat by Geurin. I was to have a meeting with the aliens from there, but they never showed up on my home world, so I traveled from my home to here two or three days ago."

There wasn't much that could be said to make this situation better with the fact that Dynammo had been beaten up so badly, well, they needed to hide and recover. Maruca had been fortunate she had fought weak version of Geurin, but the clone had promised her a more difficult match the next time she met. Maruca needed to get much stronger still. She would leave with Nam in hopes they could talk out future plans once more as a group.

(Yes, Zeni should be fine.)

[Rensou Hiruen]

Thread receives Saga bonus. <3
Players opting for zeni do not receive Saga bonus. </3

Geurin gains 3,400 Power Level.
Virion gains 800 Power Level.
Nam gains 1,700 Power Level.

Maruca gains 1,300 Zeni.
Toshiro gains 650 Zeni.