Caius VS Toshio;Battle of two opposites

[Toshio Katsuo]

After finding a good clearing for the battle, Toshio stopped and turned around to face the blond haired man known as Caius. Toshio smiled as his eyes scanned the surrounding area, several rocks and trees, large enough to hide behind if need be. Toshio knew he was at a disadvantage Power Level wise; he would have to use a lot of strategy to defeat this opponent, even if that meant ‘hiding’ for a short time to try and gain a few surprise attacks. As Toshio eyed his opponent, he could sense an evil aura that surrounded the man, there was something different about him…something that seemed off human. Toshio the spoke, hoping to buy a little more time and get some information on his opponent.

”So…Caius….first off, I sense that your…different from many other humans. Care to explain why? Also…why did Suki come back to Earth so soon? Surely that battle on Namek didn’t take place so quickly…or did it?”

Toshio was hoping to get some information out of the boy, just so that if he survived this encounter he would have information that could be vital to their efforts against Suki. Of course, none of this would matter if the boy had a smart head on his shoulders or if he just so happened to die…he had to make sure it wouldn’t be the latter. Toshio just stood in the air, waiting from a reply from Caius, hoping that the response would be to his liking and contain some useful information.

[Caius]

((With a noticeable lack of Kotan, I'm going to retain my weights for right now, just to keep the fight a little even, at least for right now. Serori has expressed interest in doing a separate, character development thread, so she'll be absent as well.))

The wind blew through the trees in the clearing, the sun was at its zenith on this fateful day. The day the forces of the Kami of Earth face the vanguard of the World Trade Organization's invading army. Caius looked across at his opponent, who appeared to be the calmest amongst the group of Earth's warriors, and at least the most in control of his emotions. His stance was strong, not shaky, showing discipline and physical and emotional training. Caius, his power level suppressed by his weights, found his opponent's base power level double his own. He estimated that any kind of power level increases he would see from his opponent would be about as efficient as Serori's, and he knew his own was more powerful than hers. This would be an even match, although he didn't know if his opponent was aware of the armor's use as a power level suppressor and a training device. If he was, he'd try and take maximum advantage of this as soon as possible, which was why Caius had had Aice install a latch into the armor that would enable the demon to rapidly remove it in case of emergency, such as while under intense training.

”So…Caius….first off, I sense that your…different from many other humans. Care to explain why? Also…why did Suki come back to Earth so soon? Surely that battle on Namek didn’t take place so quickly…or did it?”

Caius prepared himself to give a prompt answer, when he realized he wasn't casually conversing with Jorlaxl prior to a spar. This was his enemy, a man who wouldn't hesitate to kill him to protect his planet's interests. What was safe to reveal, and what wasn't? Caius decided to be as straight as he could with the man, out of respect for his battle opponent, without revealing too much of Suki's plans and intentions.

"Me? Oh, you must have noticed my aura. I am actually not human at all, although I appear so. You might call me a demon. As for the call to Namek, Suki has his own businesses to attend to before cleaning up behind the pitiful King Boliko."

Caius had his sword in it's sheath at his side, strapped to the belt of his armor. He drew it slowly, and turned one side to Toshio, holding the sword outward. This was his traditional stance, one of the duelist, with the his weight balanced such as to allow him to easily maneuver in case his opponent tried to attack him unconventionally, while betraying as little of his body's surface to a frontal attack. Caius knew he'd eventually need to dispose of his training armor if he wanted to defeat Toshio, but Caius sensed an admirable pureness of spirit, an indomitable spirit within the man. Once again, he found himself respecting his opponent more than he respect his own goals, as he had on Vegeta when he'd fought Ikezu.

Clearing all kinds of blasphemous thoughts from his mind, the demon went into the single-minded battle trance he'd perfected in training and sparring, one that brought as much of his mental capacity as he could to bear against his opponent's martial thought. He held himself back, and waited for Toshio to launch the first attack, in order to get a measure of his power.

[Toshio Katsuo]

Toshio listened as his opponent spoke. A demon huh….While I’ve never fought one I‘ve heard about them...their known to have immense power…this fight should be very entertaining… Toshio’s eyes then caught wind of something. Caius seemed to be weighed down by something, while no normal eye would catch the small offset balance of the demon, Toshio’s eyes were keen; it’s one of the many qualities that propelled him to Grandmaster job of the school. Toshio’s thoughts began to comprehend this. Was the demon’s balance offset by the Earth’s gravity? No, not that. Hmm…Weights maybe? Yes…that’s it, only plausible solution. But how strong are the weights? I can’t seem to tell. However be that as it may, those weights should reduce his Power level some...how much, is still a mystery. I should take this opportunity and cause as much damage as possible or a least tire him out as quick as possible…Best test out his abilities first before going full power myself. It’s never a good idea to show an opponent your full strength off the bat, too many risks involved with that…Okay here we go.

Toshio watched as the demon pulled out his sword and seem to wait for Toshio to make first contact. Toshio got into an offensive stance with one arm out in front and the other behind his back, this hand out of view from the blond haired demon He had a plan for his first attack. Toshio then dashed forward toward Caius, as he got within a foot of the demon; he pulled out his hand from behind his back to show that a small baseball sized ki ball had been generated in that hand, He then thrust the ki ball forward aiming it into the stomach region of Caius. Hopefully this little surprise attack would work and thus initially start this sure to be epic battle.

[Geurin]

*The two power levels had caused a very small landslide, it was nothing dangerous, and wouldnt effect their fight, however a bright orange gem could be seen falling from the side of the mountain.*


Play nice children

[Caius]

Toshio took up a customary offensive martial arts stance, with one hand in front, and one hand concealed behind his back. This was risky, he could not put his full force to bear in a head to head fight, but he could do some tricky things with his hidden hand, Caius could not gauge the balance or the position of it while it was hidden. His opponent gave him a determined expression, mouth unmoving, eyes unwavering, and dashed at him. Caius put his shifted his weight to his back foot, and when his opponent was within a few feet of him, he saw Toshio's right shoulder muscles tense up, as if about to punch. Caius stepped back out of his reach, and swung the sword down across Toshio's body, but was met with a surprise.

Toshio had smartly hidden a ki blast, not very strong, but still strong enough to do damage, right behind his back. Caius hadn't noticed any shift in the Saiyan's ki until it was too late for him to react. The blast impacted Caius in the chest, despite the demon's attempt to evade it. The weights were slowing him down, and Toshio was both fast and powerful, as his title as master of the Victory School was a testament to. Caius belatedly made an attempt to take the blow like a man, and strike back. His reaction time was slowed down by the heavy armor, and his inability to make a decision fast enough led to Toshio's blow striking first. The blast wasn't strong, but staggered the demon.

"Agh!"

Reaching across his own body, flinching from the blast, Caius grasped the hilt of his sword with the other hand, and swung it downwards, diagonally. Caius's blade was made of fine metal, and seemed to be unbreakable. Caius had his own tricks he could perform with it, he could recall it to his side at any time, and he had the power of telekinesis, so if Toshio thought disarming him would weaken his swordplay he was very wrong. And even if the fight came to fists, Caius was a top-class hand to hand fighter.

"You'll have to try harder than that if you want to stop me!"

Whether or not Caius's sword blow landed, his next course of action would be to step inside his enemy's reach, holding his sword down and to his right. He'd follow up with a backhand strike to his opponent's face, and then if Toshio was still within close range, he'd try and run him through with the sword from below, in order to strike the vital organs.

[Toshio Katsuo]

Toshio watched as his little surprise attack hit its mark, not doing big damage, but enough to stagger the demon. The demon then grasping his sword, swung it down diagonally at Toshio, Toshio used flight to make a little distance avoiding the blade strike, however Toshio still remained in striking distance from Caius, which lead Caius to perform a backhanded punch striking Toshio square on the face. Toshio was then about to go back on the offensive, however at the last minute caught the man’s sword coming back up at him from below. Toshio did his best to avoid it, however the edge of the blade caught him in the chest making a small yet long gash upon his chest. This made Toshio back up even further, this time out of range of the sword.

I have to separate him from that sword somehow, that sword could cut me clean in half if I’m not careful. I have to figure out how to get that weapon away from him and soon, otherwise this could be a short fight. He’s not going to let that sword out of his sight though, so taking it or disarming him would be quite difficult…out of sight..hmm

A plan then popped into the mind of the Victory school Leader; with precise timing this plan would give him an opportunity to disarm his opponent. Toshio smiled and got into the same position he was in when the battle first started, one arm out in front and the other behind his back. Toshio was about the same distance as before, so this plan would hopefully be flawless. Toshio then dashed forward toward the blonde haired demon once again. And when he got within a few feet of the demon, his hidden arm came out from behind his back, but this time it was empty. Both hands went up to Toshio’s face, and with fingers spread out Toshio yelled out his move.

"SOLAR FLARE!!!”

A blinding flash them appeared, Toshio hoped that the flash would blind the demon and allow him to execute the second part of his plan, Toshio then dashed closer toward the demon and sent a kick with his left leg towards the hand holding the sword, hoping that that kick would make Caius drop his weapon, Toshio would then follow up with several quick strikes to the demon’s chest, if Toshio keep up the pressure then just maybe the demon couldn’t retrieve his sword, if Toshio did indeed knock it from the demon’s hand.

[Caius]

As Toshio's surprise ki attack impacted Caius's midsection, the demon felt his trained body take the blow. He'd worked hard in the training room for just a battle like this, one against an opponent of this caliber. He'd worked up his own power in high gravity situations with the kind of weights that were built into his armor extensively, and the results were paying off. Caius whipped his sword downwards, across Toshio's body, but the half-Saiyan backstepped out of the reach of the blade. Caius pressed his advance, taking advantage of his opponent's shaky balance following the quick evasion of the sword blade, and sent a backhand, Muay-Thai style punch directly at his face. The hit connected, and Toshio's eyes closed for a second reflexively. As a skilled warrior would do, he recovered quickly, turning back for a counterattack, and looked poised to strike-

Just as Caius had anticipated. He'd brought his blade up low, so as to run Toshio through if he took just such a course of action. Caius's opponent saw through his ruse however, and corrected his path so as to avoid the blade. Twisting his body in midair, the half-Saiyan's efforts proved enough to save his life, but not enough to prevent injury, the tip of the blade caught him a nasty gash across the chest, making a fine cut through the martial arts master's green uniform. Caius mentally patted himself on the back, this man was obviously used to combat, and perhaps fighting unarmed against armed opponents, he was of course one of the most celebrated members of Earth's defense force. Caius's face betrayed a wide grin at having struck the first injuring blow. Respect for his opponent, and a little bit of what one might call maturing, kept him from gloating, and more importantly, kept his bloodthirsty desire to press his advantage further in check. Toshio took a few measured steps backwards, out of the reach of Caius's sword, and Caius, likewise, pivoted back with his weight on his back foot, his sword held towards Toshio, waiting for the next move.

Toshio's eyes glanced, imperceptibly from his opponent's eyes to the tip of the sword, and in what would have seemed a split second to an untrained observer, but what was an eternity to both warriors, trained in the art of snap judgments under the stress of battle, made his decision. Caius knew, in that way only a fellow warrior would. Assuming a similar stance, Toshio brought his right arm behind his back again, and held his left hand out. This time, he dashed towards Caius again, but Caius knew he wouldn't try the same trick again. The demon watched Toshio carefully, trying to gauge how he would attack, when he abruptly stopped his dash, and brought both hands up to his forehead in a familiar gesture.

Caius's pupils shrunk to a point, as he realized what Toshio was doing, only too late. He tried to close his eyes, to no avail. The technique struck home, sending white hot jets of pain down Caius's optic nerves at his retina's overexposure. Disoriented, he was unable to resist the temptation to rub out his eyes, and he was brought back to the present moment by a hard impact against his right wrist. This jolted his tendons, and in surprise, the demon released his sword. As his vision returned slowly, a darker shade than before, Toshio was upon him, his left fist swinging at his chest. Caius took an awkward, stumbling step backwards, and caught the fist right in the chest. He was ready for the 2nd blow however, and caught it in his open right hand. He clasped the fist firmly in his open hand, and pushed hard against Toshio's arm, forcing his elbow to bend.

Caius drew his ki into his left hand, and standing close against Toshio, and decided to demonstrate for the first, and definitely not the last time in this fight, his prowess at hand to hand fighting. The energy concentrated into a concrete bolus of explosive energy, and Caius struck open handed at Toshio's open side. This was the Zantetsuken, a technique by which he channeled his energy into his blow. Upon contact, the energy would explode violently outward from Caius's palm. A weaker opponent would be blown back, but Caius wasn't counting on that. As his first blow came close to connecting, he drew back his other fist, and sent it towards Toshio's chest. This one however, would punch a portal into another dimension, seeking for objects of use. Toshio had no knowledge of Caius's ability, and if he managed to block the Zantetsuken, Caius would have a surprise for him. If he committed to blocking the other fist, not only would he fail, but the Zantetsuken would land a crushing blow to the half-saiyan.

[Toshio Katsuo]

Toshio watched as his surprise attack once again succeeded, allowing for him to neutralize the demon from his sword. His kick landed on the hand that held the weapon, and upon releasing it, fell to the ground below. One of his follow up strikes landed as well, hitting the demon’s chest. However, his second was caught by the demon and pushed back. Toshio smiled. So this demon has some hand-to-hand skills as well… Toshio then watched as the demon started to show his prowess with his hands. Toshio’s eyes followed the demon’s second hand as it coated itself with ki energy and started to jolt toward his side. Toshio also still hand a free hand and was about to attempt a grab on the incoming ki-channeled hand only to have Caius break away his other hand and attempt another strike.

Toshio had to make a split-second decision on which to block, as avoiding something so close would be nearly impossible. Without, much thought Toshio sent out both of his hands to block the incoming ki hand. Upon contact, the hand seemed to explode with force and energy, this Toshio had not expected as the explosion sent him spiraling backwards, finally after catching himself he looked at his hands. They were burned and bruised pretty badly, yet nothing Toshio couldn’t handle. With each battle you partake in, you learn something new. Toshio had learned to avoid any more ki-energized hand attacks from this demon. As Toshio looked up to see where or what the demon was doing now, he was shocked at what his eyes saw.

OOC: I’m assuming your going to pull something out of another dimension now, and without knowing what it is I’m going to end my post here. You know, leave it on suspense. lol

[Caius]

The Zantetsuken was a fearsome technique, imbuing physical blows with the power of an energy wave, concentrated into a destructive short range blast. Caius gave his opponent a choice, and Toshio took the smart one in blocking the energized palm with both hands, stifling the blast and preventing heavy damage, but throwing the half-Saiyan for a loop. Caius's other hand reft the very space around itself, delving into the depths of the dimensions in search of instruments of war. Caius's hand felt a disorienting transition from the hot, humid air of Mt. Paozu, finding its new position cold, and the gravity pulling upwards. A strange scent emanated from the small, shimmering in mid-air that denoted the dimensional portal. Caius felt his hand brush against something metallic feeling, and grasped it. It was cylindrical, but when he wrapped his hand around it and tried to pull it through, it proved heavier than he'd estimated.

He pulled the shaft of metal through, and pulling it through, he realized he was looking at his sword...but it wasnt his sword. The same design that decorate the hilt of his sword in the katana form, and the same filigree on the blade when manifested as a rapier, inlaid in gold on a long, white staff. As he pulled it through further, he felt that the object's center of gravity was towards the end. The fearsome end of the weapon emerged. The heavier end fell down, and impacted dully with the red clay. A wickedly curved blade, of the finest metal, bone-ivory in color to match the shaft. A scythe, a magnificent weapon suitable for a demon. Pulling the shaft closer, and grasping his other hand around it, Caius hefted the weapon up, and it rested lightly in his hands. Caius took up a defensive stance, and pivoting on his foot, spun around, releasing the grip on the hand closer to the blade, allowing the scythe to slice through the air a clean four or five feet away.

Bringing it around, Caius caught the upper half of the shaft in his hand, bringing the scythe to rest. Looking over to where he'd dropped his sword, he couldn't find it. Maybe it had the ability to...change forms? Oh, this was interesting indeed. He looked over at Toshio's astonished expression, and gave him an intimidatin, toothy grin. He held the scythe out forward, blade pointed down, and rushed the hapless half-Saiyan. As he approached, once he found himself a few feet from Toshio, Caius would take a step to the left, and spinning clockwise, holding the staff close to his body defensively, he lashed out with the bladed end at Toshios feet.

((New Technique: Weapon Transformation))

(Sorry for shortish post, from my iPod)

[Geurin]

(New moves are learned in training fights, not in life or death fights. IF Toshio is ok with this new move I will allow it, otherwise I will have to ask that you not use it. Thank You!)

[Toshio Katsuo]

(Okay, I thought this fight wasn't life or death since this is the first battle on Earth, since it was kind of unplanned...Besides that though, I'm fine with the move.)


Toshio’s eyes watched as the even unfolded before him. Did that guy just…is that a...is that a portal? What is going on… Toshio watched as the demon seemed move his arm around, intent on looking for something...when at last it seemed the fiend had found something and started to pull his arm out. Toshio wasn’t sure what to do; he was more intent on finding out what the demon was pulling out before he would make another move. Toshio continued to watch the event unfold before him; soon Toshio could see what looked like a handle, a handle he recognized. What was now clearly a weapon, more of it emerged from the portal. Soon the entire weapon was out, and Toshio was still amazed at what he saw. The handle and intricate designed look familiar… and then he remembered the very weapon he had just dismantled from the demon. His eyes then darted to the ground only to see the weapon...gone

His eyes then darted back to Caius, now with his new weapon drawn. Toshio’s eyes gazed upon the new weapon. It was a Scythe, with a very unique design. Toshio watched as the demon did a little warm-up move with it. Things for Toshio had just gotten much worse, and if he was going to win this encounter he had to make sure that Caius didn’t have a weapon. Of course, his little Solar flare routine wouldn’t work again. Toshio was so entranced in his mind that he didn’t notice Caius come at him until he was right on him. Toshio’s eyes grew wide as he lifted his legs up and back out of the way of the Scythe’s blade. The blade however managed to cut the tip of his left boot off, and Toshio immediately thought he had lost a toe.

Toshio flew backwards away from Caius and the large Scythe, and let out a sigh of relief when he stuck his toe out through the now missing part of his boot. That was a little too close…I have to make sure that I steer clear of that blade…I have to push this fight. I have to make it a close quarters fight, if I do that then he shouldn’t have enough time to swing that massive weapon. As of now, he holds the advantage distance wise and who knows what that weapon can do with ki energy added…essentially nullifying any ki attacks unless their by surprise…that new weapon holds to many mysteries to it…I have to use my hand to hand expertise.

Toshio then got into an offensive stance, now having decided upon his course of action. Toshio dashed forward toward Caius, using enough speed to hopefully reach the demon before he could muster up another swing from that monster weapon. Toshio pulled back his right arm and sent forth what would be a powerful strike toward Caius’s upper chest region, he would follow this up with several quick strikes that included short knees and punches in varying locations such as the upper and lower chest as well as the head. Toshio could not afford to let this fight gain distance; he didn’t want to lose limbs to that colossal Scythe.

[Caius]

Caius cut with the scythe, the gold inlay glinting in the sunlight. The metal, white as bone, sliced through the toe of Toshio's boot, giving way and tearing a mite easier than flesh. The shred of brown cloth fell to the ground lightly, as Toshio jumped over the blade, his agility sparing his foot. Caius brought the staff around elegantly, spinning around in a theatric move. The slight swishing sound belied the cruel bite of the scythe's cutting edge. Toshio flew backwards, out of Caius's reach, and the demon did not press the advantage, allowing his opponent some room to breathe.

Caius had taken to the weapon easily, he had done practice spars with a wooden staff during his training. The idea of fighting with a scythe was similar, but fundamentally different. It was more akin to fighting with a spear, albeit with a cutting edge, instead of a stabbing point. This made the weapon far more suited to sweeping, slashing maneuvers.

The onus was now on Toshio to adapt to this shift in Caius's fighting style as easily as Caius had. His life now depended on it, the scythe's blade would do more than ruin some footwear if it landed a solid blow. Toshio appeared to be analyzing his options. Caius foresaw a drawn out ranged fight, where the demon would be at a disadvantage. Not knowing of Toshio's preferred fighting style, he did have to anticipate a close range fight. When the half-Saiyan shifted his weight and dashed quickly under the blade of the scythe, inside Caius's optimal range, he made a fatal mistake.

He hadn't accounted for the staff portion of the scythe, and its remarkable application as a defensive weapon. Caius tightened his grip on the staff, and shifted his weight on to his back foot. He held his center of gravity low, for balance, and swung the scythe  around in a circular arc in front of him, parrying Toshio's first blow with the shaft of his weapon. The martial arts teacher continued his assault, raining blows down upon the demon, who did his best to block them. He held the scythe horizontally in both hands moving the incoming fists out of the way by turning the ends of the scythe up and down. Despite his efforts, some blows connected, a fist glancing off his cheekbone, one strong one to the gut, staggering him...

Caius did strike back, however, leveling the blunt side of the scythe at Toshio, and returning fire with the ends of the weapon, striking at the shoulders, the sides, and the ankles. He was at the disadvantage, however, and the only power to the strikes came from the leverage inherent in the length of the staff. No doubt the attacks hurt, but Toshio wasn't stopping, and Caius knew he'd tire out faster than the half-Saiyan.

He waited patiently, engaging in melee with Toshio until he saw his opportunity. He blocked one fist, sending it curving away from Caius's center of mass, and the demon took two twirling steps backwards, bringing the scythe around to discourage Toshio from following him. He followed up by bringing the scythe blade around, and from a short distance, bringing it up as if to strike vertically towards Toshio. He then use the Zanzoken to get behind Toshio, about 10 feet away, leaving an after image. Channeling his ki into the scythe, he brought it around in a big arc, repeating the Zantetsuken he'd used earlier. This time, the ki manifested as a crescent-shaped energy wave, rushing towards Toshio with cutting force. This could easily cut a weaker opponent clear in half, and it would surely injure Toshio if it connected.

[Toshio Katsuo]

Toshio was relentless with his strikes. Some landed, but most were blocked by the demon and his weapon. Toshio was astonished at how the Demon managed to use his Scythe to block some of his strikes so well. Toshio had not expected the demon to be such profound in the use of this new weapon. As long as I keep the fight going with my quick attacks, He won’t be able to- A hit from the Scythe’s blunt end interrupted his thoughts, the strike hit him in his right shoulder knocking him off balance a tad, however Toshio didn’t stop his physical onslaught. Toshio was surprised that Caius could make such strikes with the staff portion of the Scythe, if he could do that with the staff end, what could he do with the blade?

It looked as if Toshio was going to have to force this fight long range now, however what Caius did next prolonged that. Toshio watched as Caius did a double step back and prevented Toshio from following by swinging his Scythe. The demon then came back at him, however he used a move that Toshio had seen but never used. As the digitized looking copies of the demon were left behind, Toshio keep his eyes keen and managed to trace the real Caius pretty quickly.

Now having followed Caius, Toshio scanned the Scythe as he watched it be embedded with ki energy, and after a slash through the air, ki energy came rushing toward at an incredible speed. Toshio twisted his body to the left and tried his best to avoid the cutting wave, he dashed to the left a little, but the wave caught him across his left cheek making a long gash across his face. Toshio grunted in pain that Scythe was way to deadly. He was going to put distance between the two he had no other choice. He’d rather take his chances with the slicing waves than be up close and personal.

Toshio flew up higher and further away from Caius, creating a good bit of distance in a short amount of time. Toshio then didn’t waste any time, he swiftly charged up two basketball sized energy blasts in each hand and slung them forward each one on a slightly different trajectory path making it more difficult to dodge both of them at the same time with the same movement. Toshio then didn’t wait any longer to fire off more ki blasts, these much smaller but also much faster. Toshio was going to keep his distance; he was going to make sure that this fight stay at long range for as much time as possible.

[Caius]

The energy crackled off the edge of the scythe, launching arcing blue bolts of energy through the air as Caius brought the scythe around in an arc. The energy exploded off the scythe, congealing into a semisolid mass, harboring incredible deadly force as it sheared the air between the demon and Toshio, its aqua glow a threat to the half-saiyans well-being. Toshio showed remarkable prowess in tracking Caius's movements through the Zanzoken. Despite moving faster than the normal eye could track, leaving deceptive afterimages, Toshio's eyes were squarely set on the correct Caius, and he saw the Zantetsuken coming. He was barely able to get himself out of the way of the attack before it quartered him, and his efforts earned him a well-placed battle scar right across the cheek, not too painful, and right in view.

Caius was very impressed with Toshio's defensive prowess, and ht ceased his assault in amazement. Perhaps Toshio had witnessed the Zanzoken before, or a similar technique. The deception was only a small part of the technique, Toshio couldn't exactly get around its ability to close gaps, or create them. Caius brought his scythe around lazily, releasing his grip with his left hand. He took his right hand and rotated it slightly, bringing the bladed end up. He planted the blunt end down into the dirt. He gave a one-sided smile, and complimented Toshio.

"You're not half-bad, for a warrior of Earth. I hope your comrades are as good as you are, my friend."

Toshio gave him an inscrutable expression, and launched himself up into the air. He flew backwards and away from Caius, and charged up two big blasts of energy, loosing them on vaguely curve paths, converging on Caius. He followed this up with a barrage of smaller blasts. He appeared to be forcing a ranged fight, and if that was what he wanted, that's what Caius would give him. Flaring out his aura, he dashed to the right, out of the way of the first of the larger blast, twirling his scythe around and deflecting the 2nd one, along with the smaller ones that came too close. With his free hand, he launched two Death Spikes at Toshio, sharp, mean needles of ki the size of small spears. Caius then launched himself into the air, slightly away from Toshio, mirroring his enemy by following up hsi primary assault with many smaller ki blasts.

[Toshio Katsuo]

Before Toshio took off into the Sky, he listened as the Demon complemented him on his fighting expertise. Toshio cracked a small smile, before taking off further into the sky. After performing his ki attacks, he watched as Caius either dodged or blocked them all. Toshio grunted and watched as the blonde haired demon retaliated with his own energy blasts. Toshio watched as the Demon created two spear lie missiles and forced them forward toward him, timing it just right Toshio twisted his body to split the spears in two, dodging them both with hardly any room to spar.

Toshio’s eyes then concentrated on the follow up attack, Toshio managed to dodge them all, deflecting the last one with his hand sending it off into the distance and exploding against a mountain. Toshio smiled as he held back both of his hands and charged an energy ball into each one. Toshio smile disappeared as he let the two balls of energy go forth, speeding toward their intended target. Toshio then started to charge two more and again sent them off toward Caius.

Soon Toshio had launched a total of 15 medium sized ki balls, all within several seconds of each other. Toshio had a plan, however his plan would only be executed by the choices that Caius made. If Caius made that certain choice Toshio had intended him to make, then the half-saiyan could possibly land a huge blow against his opponent.