Surveying the wreckage

[Jorlaxl]

Jorlaxl was flying over the ruins of Central city. The sun was low in the sky, and the light was reflecting off of the broken glass that littered the streets. He wasn't aware of what caused all of the destruction, but he could easily tell that whatever it was is gone now. He wasn't sure how he felt about this. He wanted to fight the enemy, and show that he himself had power as well, but at the same time, he wasn't sure if his power would be enough. As 2B always said, though, pain makes way for power. Although death wouldn't be preferable, 2B said it would be fine. Jorlaxl doesn't understand what he meant, but he's taking it's word for it.

2B told him that there was a city here that would help him on his way, but apparently it's information was fairly dated. There was no way that it anticipated the decimation of Central city. It was a sight to behold, indeed. The once towering spires have been reduced to rubble, and the once thriving city that Jorlaxl remembered has been replaced by this perversion and mockery of it's former self. He stopped flying and landed in front of a broken down building that Jorlaxl remembered from his days before the military as being an old weapons shop. He frequented it fairly often, back in those times. Before Pharaun... The people who owned the shop have long since abandoned it, and it was completely empty.

In here. 2B said, completely aloof to the wanton destruction. Jorlaxl wasn't sure what he was going to find in here, and was quite skeptical as to what he would find in an old weapons shop that may or may not be a weapons shop, but he trusted 2B, and sighed to himself. Circumventing the glass shards that lay on the ground, he opened up the red door (what was left of it) and took a few steps inside.

The counter was directly in front of him, with shelves that lined both sides of him against the wall. To the left of the counter was a staircase that was destroyed from the aftermath of the city's demise. 2B focused his attention on the cash register, and Jorlaxl walked to it cautiously. Opening it up, he emptied the contents-200 Zeni- into his wallet, and took a few steps outside, exiting the building. Grinning to himself, he stood in the middle of the street, staring up and down it's paved roads.

"What did you bring me here, for?" he asked 2B, his anger rising slowly. "I could be out training, but you made me come here for money? What a waste." He kicked a stone into the air, which was sent flying farther than he could see.

Sir, the Zeni was but a secondary objective. My sensors indicate at least 1 other presence out here, and they might prove useful to you. I suggest a sweep of the area.

Jorlaxl closed his eyes. "Well, this city isn't going to search itself. Might as well get started."

[xanden]

Xanden flew across the nighttime sky of the Central City Ruins. He had a long day, and it would be a good time to take a rest.

"Man, this city is ruined. I wonder what happened..."

Xanden looked down, and started to fly down on the outskirts of Central City by some collapsed or even turned upside down buildings. Xanden started to look around, as he tired to see if who he was looking for was here. There seemed to be nothing besides shards of glass or rocks, scattered as far as the eye could see. Xanden started to wonder why he was even wasting his time here. Then, Xanden finally sensed an odd being that was coming out of a nearby building. The being looked human, and from what Xanden could see from where he was standing, had red clothes. The "odd" thing about him was that he was currently, or seemed to, be talking to himself.

"What did you bring me here, for?"

"Huh" thought Xanden. "Is someone else there that I can't see? Or is he suffering from some brain problems?"

Either way, this did not seem to effect himself, so Xanden just put his hands into his pant's pockets and started to walk away.

"I could be out training, but you made me come here for money? What a waste."

Xanden started to halt, as the being kicked a stone into the air. Suddenly, Xanden relized how powerful this being was, as Xanden started to sense his power.

"Hmmm....he's stronger then me, or at least power wise...and who knows, he might even be a good sparing partner..."

Xanden then suddenly turned around and started to walk up to the young man, still with his hands in his pant's pockets, and saw that the fighter finally noticed his approaching.

"Hey, I over heard you say something about 'training', and you seem to have a high power level...would you be up to a spar?"

Xanden then stood in front of the fighter a good distance away, waiting for his response, as his jacket and hair moved freely thanks to the cold night's wind.

[Jorlaxl]

Surprised at the sudden voice behind him, Jorlaxl whirled around, and what he saw puzzled both him and 2B. He saw a teenage boy, but at the same time, he wasn't quite the same as a regular human... He had long hair that almost resembled fur, and he looked as if he had beast-like emotions or tendencies. Jorlaxl could tell already that this figure won't be messing around with his enemies. However, the energy he sensed was very much weaker than his his, his instinct told him to watch his back.

Scanning...Scanning... 2B said, analyzing the figure in front of him. While he waited, Jorlaxl responded to this being's question.

"A sparring partner, eh? Well, I'd be more than happy to oblige. Be warned though, I'm not simply a human. And I can see that neither are you."

Scan complete. Sir, this being's DNA doesn't match any in Earth's intelligence base. From what I can tell, he seems to be Saiyan-like in ability and power, but the rest is unknown. I'm sorry, but that's all I can find.

Puzzled by this information, he gauged his options: Decline the challenge and leave, or rise up to the challenge and spar. There was no choice to it, 2B said it best: pain makes way for power.

Grinning to himself, he said "Yes, I accept your invitation for a match. And don't hold back on me. As a common courtesy, neither will I." Jorlaxl spread both of his feet apart evenly and planted them firmly on the ground, and placed his hands in front of him in a defensive stance. Absentmindedly he felt the breeze go through his hair.

"You issued the challenge, so it's only fair that you go first. Best of luck, and may the best man win.' Jorlaxl smiled, and added, "my name is Jorlaxl, by the way."

[xanden]

"A sparring partner, eh? Well, I'd be more than happy to oblige. Be warned though, I'm not simply a human. And I can see that neither are you."

He's not human? Then what the hell is he? Xanden knew only a few races, and this fighter seemed to be human. What else could he be?

"Yes, I accept your invitation for a match. And don't hold back on me. As a common courtesy, neither will I."

As the warrior got into a fighting stance, in which he spread both of his feet apart and placed his hands in front of him in a sort of defensive stance, Xanden just stood normally with his hands in his pant's pockets as his hair and jacket moved freely.

"My name is Jorlaxl, by the way."

"Mine is Xanden..."

Then after saying his name, Xanden just stared at Jorlaxl with a new dead serious expression. He kept on staring for a full minute, as the cold night air breathed past the two warriors. Rocks and glass moved around, and the intensity of the battle seemed to be growing by the second. It looked as if this would go on forever.

"Can't attack now...got to wait...'till he least expects it..."

Then out of nowhere, with a swift attack with his hand, Xanden slashed a nearby damaged building in half. The building broke into huge chunks and went down the middle of the two fighters, with dust and glass flying threw the air. As the thud of the building shook the ground, the rocks and dust filled the air making it impossible for the two fighters to see each other.

"Good...now to strike..."

Xanden then leaped high into the night sky, as the newly-created force under him pushed rocks and dust away. With as much speed as he had, Xanden flew to a building that had lost its bottom half, and was right behind Jorlax. As Xanden flew down to the top of the building he started to sense where Jorlaxl was. It took a few moments but Xanden easily found where the fighter was. After finding where Jorlaxl was Xanden cupped his hands around his mouth.

"OVER HERE YOU MORON!!!"

Then, before he could react, Xanden flew towards Jorlaxl with his fist outwards in front of his body. Xanden hoped to hit Jorlaxl in the gut with the momentum he had built up. After that Xanden would sweep Jorlaxl off his feet with a powerful kick.

"I hope this works..."

[Jorlaxl]

Xanden... That doesn't sound very human. But then again, he doesn't really look human either... Fair enough, let's get on with the battle.

Looking at Xanden, he was utterly surprised when he saw him slash the building to pieces. He shielded his eyes with one hand, and started coughing. The debris was everywhere!

How much power does this guy have?! I don't know how i'm going to fare in this battle. 2B, what is your analysis on this guy?!

Sensors indicate that this is a melee combatant whom may or may not possess Ki attacks.

Thanks for help, buddy. I don't know what i'll do without you.[/b]

When the dust cleared, he saw Xanden coming straight at him! Thinking quickly, Jorlaxl firmly blocked the punch to the gut with both hands, but wasn't ready for the sweep of the feet. He got tripped up! Falling down, he quickly pushed off the ground with his hands and back springed up into the air. Using the momentum and his ability of flight, he shot himself down, aiming a punch straight and Xanden's solar plexus. If that connected, he would follow up with a flurry of punches to the torso. If Xanden blocked, he would follow with a high kick.

[xanden]

"Crap he blocked my attack, okay time for plan B..."

Xanden then went along with his plan and swept Jorlaxl off his feet with a powerful kick, thus making Jorlaxl slide on the ground as dust and dirt went all over him.

But before Xanden could relize how right he was, Jorlaxl brought himself back up with his hands, and he charged right at Xanden as dust and rubble flew behind him. Xanden tired to block the incoming attack, but Jorlaxl was to quick and punched Xanden in his gut. The power of the sudden attack sent Xanden flying off the ground, and he flew threw the building he was standing on just moments before. After slowly getting up, Xanden tired to look for Jorlaxl but couldn't see him. The debris of the newly destroyed building was currently all over the place, making it hard for Xanden to see anything or anyone..

"Where is he? I can't sense him. Oh, there he is-WAIT WHA-"

Right then, before Xanden could finish his thought, Jorlaxl flew towards the Supēsupanda and did a powerful and fast combo of punches on Xanden's torso. Xanden tired to somehow block the attack, but Jorlaxl was to fast for Xanden to do anything. He was helpless to the combo of powerful punches. As Jorlaxl was right about to do his last punch, Xanden quickly tired to create some distance between him and Jorlaxl as he elbowed Jorlaxl in his gut and smacked him across the face.

Xanden then jumped back a bit and started to charge. If he wanted to win this spar, he was going to have to use his ki attacks to.

[Jorlaxl]

Happily surprised that Xanden had some fight in him after all, Jorlaxl got excited. It wasn't every day that he fought enemies almost as powerful as he was, but when he does, he gets a certain thrill off of it. Having been abandoned in that military warehouse wasn't exactly exciting. He's really been itching for a good fight ever since he got out of that personal Hell. However, that smack to the face brought pain. Pain is something that brought a bittersweet feeling. It hurts, of course, and that's bad. But pain is what made him stronger. Right?

Sir, it seems that he has ki attacks after all. He is currently charging a blast of aggressive ki that will surely end in your destruction if you just stand here like this, staring at him like an idiot. Suggestion: run or fly around so he doesn't have a good, steady shot.

Following 2B's advice, Jorlaxl recovered from the slap to the face and blasted into the air as fast as he could, and started flying around in circles around Xanden. Trying to push the offensive, he summoned up the ki from his body. While circling Xanden, he raised his arms and pointed at him, and forced the ki out of his fingertips in the form of tiny missiles, going straight for Xanden.

"This should suffice," Jorlaxl said to himself, grinning.

If the missiles stopped the charging, Jorlaxl would fly in and go for an aimed punch to Xanden's gut. If he managed to keep charging, then he'd just still fly around him.

[xanden]

Xanden was shocked when Jorlaxl got up. He already knew he wasn't human, but expected him to stay down longer. As Xanden kept charging, Jorlaxl did a huge leap in the sky that resulted in dust and rocks to be blown in Xanden's eyes for a few seconds. By the time Xanden could see again. Jorlaxl was flying around him. Then, before Xanden could think of what to do, Jorlaxl raised his arms at him and shot ki out of his fingertips in the form of tiny missiles, going straight for Xanden.

"Crap. Gotta move, gotta move, gotta move-"

And to finish that thought, the sudden sound of BOOM! was heard, as the ki missels exploded on impact onto Xanden's chest. After the ki missels exploded the entire area around Xanden, Smoke and dust filled the air as the cold night's wind slowly moved around. Rocks and glass stayed where they were (which was all over the place), and a building collapsed thanks to the recent explosion. As put his arm over his mouth as he started to cough, he finally noticed that his outfit was now tattered and covered in dust.

"Wow...this guy has alot of fight left in him." Xanden got into his battle stance once again, putting his arms in front of his chest, along with spreadly his legs a good distance away and feet placing his feet evenly on the ground. "It's good to know that this battle is just starting."

Right as Xanden finshed that thought, Jorlaxl came into Xanden's eyesight with his fist ready to land a hit. Jorlaxl’s fist flew through the air trying to hit Xanden in his gut, only to be met by Xanden's own fist. Then a sudden struggle of power started. Xanden and Jorlaxl's power was going through their fists, trying to push the weaker one away. The two pushed each other back and force, as nothing seemed to be happening. Then, slowly, Xanden was being pushed back as the ground beneath himself started to break apart as bits of dust and dirt flew through the air. Then Xanden smirked.

“Brace yourself Jorlaxl. I wouldn’t want this battle to end to quickly””

As soon as he finished his sentence, Xanden's nostrils started to glow with yellow balls of energy. With a sudden sneeze, Xanden jumped high into the air and two yellow, long strings of energy came out of Xanden's nose as he shouted "HANAGE WHIP!!!". Then with a sudden swipe, the energy nose hair immediately hit Jorlaxl in face and was fling into the air. Xanden's energy nose hairs quickly followed Jorlaxl through the air, and tied his legs and arms together. They then went slowly over his chest and neck, leaveing Jorlaxl's face to be the only thing not covered or tied up by the energy nose hairs.

As Jorlaxl was stuck there, high in the sky, Xanden put his hands in his pant's pocket again as he began to speak once more.

"Don't move a muscle. Don't even think about it. This move was designed to be a sort of ‘defense’ and ties the opponent in energy ‘nose hairs’. It's an odd move, I know, you did say to go 'all out'."

Xanden knew he sounded a bit cocky, but he felt he had already won with this move. Xanden then just watched smugly, as the tied up Jorlaxl drifted to the ground slowly.

[Jorlaxl]

Heh... My magic missiles worked perfectly, Jorlaxl said to himself, grinning as he shot out the little ki missiles. The dust obstructed his view, and he had no choice but to rely on what little he did see to aim for his punch. He aimed a little too low though, and his fist was met with Xanden's, where a power struggle occurred. Jorlaxl wasn't surprised, though, when he started winning the fight. Xanden may be better tactically, but on pure strength, Jorlaxl has the edge.

Master, this power struggle is most assuredly going to end in your victory. If you can push him and gain land advantage, the odds of you winning is 84%. And also, I suggest you finish this up quickly. Remember, we're looking for someone, and we don't even know who it is.

Well then, who's to say that this isn't who we're looking for? He's obviously not a human, and he may or may not be the strongest on this planet. Let's see what happens.

The sun was setting low into the sky, and night started to take over. The clouds cleared, and the moon shone bright in the sky. The night cycles of this planet are astounding, Jorlaxl thought to himself. Of course, Jorlaxl spent the past century in a military warehouse, but he always thought the moon and the night were beautiful things. As he was in his reverie, he didn't notice Xanden's secret weapon creeping out of his nose...

“Brace yourself Jorlaxl. I wouldn’t want this battle to end to quickly”

What did he mean? Jorlaxl thought to himself, only half focused. He surely couldn't do anything at this ra- WHAT THE HELL!

Unfortunately, he noticed it too late. Suddenly, all of Xanden's (NOSEHAIRS!) surprised Jorlaxl and wrapped themselves around him. A loud SNAP was heard as they wrapped themselves around Jorlaxl too quick for him to see. Squirming around did no good; it only served to hurt him even more.

"Don't move a muscle. Don't even think about it. This move was designed to be a sort of ‘defense’ and ties the opponent in energy ‘nose hairs’. It's an odd move, I know, you did say to go 'all out'.

These hairs were surprisingly tough and course, and simply moving around in them caused him excruciating pain. Jorlaxl couldn't believe it. Nose hairs, really? What a weird technique... And it worked. That's what surprised him the most. He was too busy daydreaming to actually pay attention to the battle. What a fool he was. He deserves this. Slowly, he fell to the ground next to Xanden, still on his feet.

"Ah... Xanden. This was a very clever move. Nose hairs, ha! I need to remember this one. And it hurts to move in them slowly. But the thing that you fail to understand about me is this, quite simply: I'm not afraid of pain!"

And with that, Jorlaxl summoned all of his strength and used his body to pull away from Xanden, and away from his nose hairs. At the same time, he used his hands and started to shoot magic missiles out of them, hoping to break the hair's hold on him. It caused extraordinary pain to pull this way, and he couldn't hold it long, but he hoped that he would cause enough strain to rip out the hairs. Combined with his magic missiles, he hoped it would be enough to get him out of this hairy situation.

[xanden]

As Jorlaxl moved around, trying to get out of the nose hairs, Xanden stood normally watching him. Jorlaxl was certainly surprised by Xanden's move, and this brought great pleasure to Xanden.

As Jorlaxl fell to the ground on both feet, still trying to figure out how the heck to get out the nose hairs that were currently tied around him, Xanden stayed the same as he waited for Jorlaxl to make his move, without even changing his expression.

"Ah... Xanden. This was a very clever move. Nose hairs, ha! I need to remember this one. And it hurts to move in them slowly. But the thing that you fail to understand about me is this, quite simply: I'm not afraid of pain!"

Then out of nowhere, Jorlaxl pulled away from Xanden and raised his arms as he started to shoot out his ki missiles. The explosions and stretching on the nose hairs was damaging them to the point to where they were slowly breaking.

As the nose hair's slowly started to break, Xanden quickly charged at Jorlax with all the speed he had. He had not planned Jorlaxl to break out of his move so easily and Xanden had clearly overestimated his move. The damage of the ki missiles that damaged Xanden beforehand must of weakened him more than he thought they did, and thus also effect the power of the Hanage Whip. Trying to still have the battle in his favor, Xanden jumped in the air and did a side kick to Jorlaxl's face. Then Xanden landed on the ground,back turned to Jorlaxl, waited to see if any real damage had happened to Jorlaxl. Before Jorlaxl could react, Xanden did another quick kick to Jorlaxl's croutch hoping to do some sort of damage.

It was obvious the Hanage Whip had did a number on him but Xanden still feared that it wouldn't be enough, and that Jorlaxl could still win this battle with his strength. Xanden's only hope was to attack Jorlaxl quick and hard, before he could do any serious damage to Xanden.

[Jorlaxl]

Great job, Sir! You got him on the ropes, now! 2B's voice echoed in his ears as he was struggling to break free of the rope-hairs. Jorlaxl didn't pay attention, though. This fight was wearing on longer than he wanted it to, and it was showing. Jorlaxl was getting tired. He needed to finish up this battle, and fast. The moon was at a peak in the sky, shining bright and full. Jorlaxl could tell from the moon cycle that this battle wasn't even a half-hour long.

The hairs were almost broken! This would be his only chance. When Xanden charged at him, Jorlaxl quickly used his flight powers and strafed away, making Xanden charge right past him. As soon as he was behind him, Jorlaxl turned around and kicked as hard as he could, breaking the hair's hold on him!

Finally free, Jorlaxl attempted to fly upwards, but was caught offguard by an offhand kick to his face.

Sir, I advise against getting hit in the face. There's only one more place in your body that is more vulnerable than your face, and I advise guarding more. You're getting pounded out there.

Unfortunately, Jorlaxl was too occupied with the blinding pain to pay any semblance of attention to 2B.

"Bleedin' Hell, my nose! What a cheap shot, Xanden! I mean, geez, you kicked me in the freakin-"

But before he could even finish that sentence, a swift kick to the groin from Xanden sent him into a flying rage. If there was one thing he hated more than getting hurt, it would be getting hurt in the nose and in the groin at the same time. This made him livid. His eyes started glowing a dark crimson, and his voice suddenly grew deeper, due to his Bio-android machinations.

"You... you are a dead man walking, Xanden," Jorlaxl scowled, and started walking slowly and menacingly towards him. With his left hand, he grabbed Xanden by the fur, and with the other hand, he pointed it straight at his chest and shot magic missiles at it. Jorlaxl didn't want to kill the poor panda man, but he couldn't take a kick to the GROIN and the FACE sitting down.

[xanden]

"You... you are a dead man walking, Xanden"

"Oh..Shit.."

Xanden started to wonder if Jorlaxl really wanted to fight Xanden without mercy. Jorlaxl said to go all out, and Xanden went all out. But it wasn't hard to tell that Xanden had pissed off Jorlaxl big time. Then again, this meant that Xanden could finally see Jorlaxl using all his power. This fight was finally getting exciting.

Xanden then looked up, just in time to see Jorlaxl walking towards Xanden slowly with his bleeding nose and the sort of face that says "Hello,I'm going to kill you now". Xanden was about to fly into the air and do a bunch of sort ki attacks, but before he could Jorlaxl caught Xanden by the fur (causing Xanden great pain) with his left hand and with his right hand shot ki missiles at Xanden's chest. Xanden took the missiles full impact, and stayed in place. The impact was powerful and damaged Xanden, and would've sent him flying into the surrounding buildings even, but Jorlaxl's grip was stronger then the missiles themselves. Xanden was on the edge, pushing himself to try to figure a way out of this situation.

Xanden stayed almost completely the same, as he started to bleed where the missiles landed.

"....NOW!!!"

Then, with the fast kick of the leg, Xanden pushed Jorlaxl back and forced him to let go. As Xanden dropped to the ground, he did a quick punch to Jorlaxl's face again right at his mouth. Xanden was going to have to start fighting dirty if he wanted to do any serious damage to Jorlaxl.

[Jorlaxl]

As Jorlaxl was mercilessly shooting missiles into Xanden's chest, he started to calm down a bit (as piercing an enemy's defenses usually did.) In his post rage clarity, he finally realized the circumstances of what was happening: he, a bio-android created for death and destruction, was fighting a panda beast fusion thing evenly, trying to win. Of course, he didn't want to kill the poor guy. Death and destruction aside, all he wanted was a simple sparring match.

All of these thoughts suddenly stopped their flow as soon as he got punched in the mouth. When Xanden kicked him, he was surprised and stopped the stream of missiles coming out of his hand and released Xanden, which gave him enough time to deck Jorlaxl in the mouth. Jorlaxl could already see what kind of fighter Xanden was. In fact, there were three states of mind a fighter can be in: a Spike, a Timmy, or a Johnny. Xanden was definitely a Spike.

Timmy fighters like to win, and win big. But he's motivated by having fun, and fighting with his friends. Now, Jorlaxl was a Timmy. He likes to win; he will openly admit that. But he likes to win with a wide enough margin that there's no doubt that he will be the winner.

Johnny's were a little bit different. Johnny fighters enjoy fighting for the sake of fighting. They don't care whether they win or lose, as long as it's done with style. They like to use moves or attacks that others don't, to showcase their creativity. If a Johnny had ten matches and only won one, as long as it was done artfully, he would be happy. Jorlaxl doesn't know any Johnny's yet, but he's sure that they're out there.

The last fighter is called Spike. Spike is the competitive fighter. A spike will fight to win, and he loves winning. To do this, Spike will use whatever the best move is. Spike will copy other fighter's fighting styles if necessary. To a Spike, the thrill of fighting is the adrenaline rush of competition. A Spike will play for the victory, and to him, it will be glorious.

Xanden was a Spike.

The strike to the crotch, Schnoz, and now the mouth proved it.

Jorlaxl, now calm and collected, Jorlaxl grabbed Xanden's arm and flipped him over onto the ground. However, before Xanden could react, Jorlaxl said,

"Wait. We need not fight anymore. We can both tell that we are at an equal fighting skill. Any more fighting will just prove superfluous."

[xanden]

Xanden was surpised when he was suddenly thrown into the ground by Jorlaxl. The force at which Xanden was throw destroyed the ground below Xanden, and also covered the air with dust for half a second. Xanden started to get up, trying to think of some way to counter Jorlaxl's attacks, but before he could Jorlaxl spoke.

"Wait. We need not fight anymore. We can both tell that we are at an equal fighting skill. Any more fighting will just prove superfluous."

"Stop the fight? But why?"

On his home planet, when fighters like Xanden got into a spar it would only end in one of two ways:

1)when one fighter had damaged the opponent so much that one more attack would finish them

2) both fighters were so worn out that they couldn't fight anymore.

This didn't seem to be any of the two of these situations...and the idea of ending a spar when the fight was just starting was odd to Xanden, and he didn't really know how to respond to such a statement. Xanden chose his next words carefully, relizing that he looked as if he was near death. The missiles had done damage to Xanden, but nothing major. Xanden had been through worse. MUCH worse. Xanden just stood for a short moment as he stared at Jorlaxl, as the minor scars on Xanden's chest bled. Xanden then knew what to say.

"...It may seem I'm near death, but trust me when I say I can go on. So unless your scared of my power, let's finish this battle properly."

Xanden then got into his battle pose (which was oddly his hands in his pant's pockets AGAIN) as he stared at Jorlaxl, a good distance away, as he waited for his move. As the cold night air passed through the ruins of the destroyed Central City, it felt as if death was hanging in the air. Then Xanden broke the silence, as he began to speak inn a smug voice as he waved his hand at Jorlaxl taunting him to come attack Xanden.

"Come at me, best shot."

[Jorlaxl]

Jorlaxl was completely okay with ending the spar, and he made it clear with Xanden. But apparently Xanden lived by a different set of laws. Laws that, in fact, only enforce Jorlaxl's belief that Xanden is a spike. Both fighters have taken a beating, but Xanden seems to have gotten the worst of it. He's bleeding where the missiles hit his chest, and was panting heavily. The wind was blowing through both of their hair, and Xanden said,

"...It may seem I'm near death, but trust me when I say I can go on. So unless your scared of my power, let's finish this battle properly."

This made Jorlaxl laugh. It wasn't a cruel laugh, it was simply a brief chuckle. This amused him.

"Me? Scared of your power? Don't make me laugh. Xanden, my dear friend. No offense, but your power pales in comparison to mine.

Jorlaxl wasn't one for boasting. He was more of an action kind of guy. However, he isn't averse to telling the facts, no matter how grim they may be.

"Come at me, best shot."


Xanden had his hands in his pockets again, which Jorlaxl duly noted. Is that his fighting stance? Noticing this, Jorlaxl couldn't help but grin. Slowly, he lifted up both of his fists, and said calmly to Xanden,

"Xanden. It would be only be fair for me to tell you: I have a technique you don't know about yet."

And with that, Jorlaxl jumped into the air 15 feet above Xanden, and employed his mirror image technique! Jorlaxl's body made a blurring motion in the sky, and slowly, two more figures emerged from his bodies. Suddenly, All three of them charged at Xanden, saying simultaneously, "Let's see if you can fight THREE of me!"

Three Jorlaxls were attacking Xanden, now. One was going in to punch him, the other for a sweeping kick, and the last for a punch to the stomach.