Rivals and Arrivals

[Geurin]

Kami was happy to see Nam arrive to greet his former ally Antary. It was important that they be on good terms, as they would soon be covering for each other in the intense training that Kami had in mind. However now was not the time...Nor the actual place that this training would take place. First Kami needed to be sure Antary was prepared to dedicate himself not just to training, but the responsibilities that came after, and so he would send Antary to his room, and allow him to become acquainted with the rest of the squad.
"Antary, Your training will begin at a later time, until then, you will find your room prepared through the door to my right, make yourself at home, and get to know everyone here."

He gestured allowing the two to continue socializing, while also giving himself the opportunity to return to his garden, and back to the zen that he had created for himself before the interruption.

[Antary]

Kami`s offers of peace and accommodations seemed to only annoy Antary, whose only wish right now was to train day and night. Perhaps Tenshu was actually right, and Antary`s eagerness and pride dulled his senses of tiredness. Going up here without using the flight ability was one hell of a challenge. And the trip through what was probably half the world was tiring, too. And yet again, being unable to fly slows things down.

At first, the saiyan wanted to argue about the delays of his training, but after a bit of thinking he realized that it`ll probably be quicker and easier to just do as he says. After getting the excitement off his mind, only then the fatigue hit him. It was so sudden, Antary was forced to breathe through his mouth for a bit. A powerful thing, saiyan pride. And so, the green man left Nam and Antary alone to talk. But what was there to talk about? It`s not that he didn`t consider Nam a friend or anything, he just didn`t know how to have a conversation with anyone.

“So… How was your… trip here?” Asking a minor question would probably be a good idea. Antary sure had quite a tale to tell about his own adventures, but if asked, he`d just respond with a “Nothing special.”



(short posts because nothing to capitalize on)

[Nam Reikonaga]

Nam felt he was intruding, but Kami had left the two before he could protest. He couldn’t understand. Who was everyone? The only people Nam was conscious of were himself, Kami, and Zach; but Zach was out cold in his chamber.

“Well…” he didn’t know where to start, so he assumed Antary was yet unaware of Touketsuki Yakedo, since Nam only found out when he arrived to the Lookout. Nam’s face was serious, “In the past few days, have you felt an incredibly strong power level? It turns out, Meishi’s not our problem anymore.” Speaking of which, Nam hadn’t seen for quite a while. He didn’t detect his energy signature anywhere either. He wondered what became of the Majin. Maybe he left the planet, someone destroyed him, or he changed his evil ways. It was a mystery.

“There’s this alien called Touketsuki Yakedo. He’s a very powerful being that plans to force all worlds into paying him some sort of tribute. Whether it’s zeni, a fight to the death, or a new recruit for his ‘World Trade Organisation’ –don’t ask me, I don’t know what that is…” he explained, allowing it all to sink in. “This is what I’ve been training for so far, and Kami is an excellent teacher. It’s thanks to him I became so strong.” He grinned.

“So, what’s next… Kami summoned a dragon called Hitoshin with the dragon balls: seven orange and perfectly round balls, with stars in the center. If you gather them all, you get one wish. We wished for the equipment needed to train and beat Touketsuki; a gravity machine.” He paused once again, thinking whether he was leaving out any details. “I think that’s it… Oh! I’ve got weighted clothing too now.”

[Antary]

Antary crossed his arms after hearing about the new foe. Meishi might be gone, but whatever this new threat is, it`s just as strong. Because there was no immediate threat right now, his tail didn`t act as weird as it would if that Touketsuki Yakedo guy was standing right in front of him. ÒStrange, always thought it was Meishi that I sensed. I sensed that power a couple of times at most, and not for long periods of time, so I decided to ignore it. Was too busy running.Ó He was not exactly interested in what damage the creature did during its stay, but since Nam doesn`t look too grim about it, probably not too much. However weird that is.

ÒYeah, I don`t see why my training is being delayed. I guess that green man is either lazy or tired or something. Guess he`s a good trainer, so getting here was hopefully worth it.Ó It would be ridiculously disappointing if this 2 weeks running trip ended up nowhere. That`s the only reason why he wanted his training right here, right now. Even when being tired himself. ÒGuess I`ll have to live with it, and start tomorrow.Ó A young saiyan warrior with such acceptable behavior was not just a rarity; it was probably unheard of throughout the galaxy.

At the dragon summoning, Antary gave Nam a weird look. His face changed even more once he heard that they wished for training equipment from a being that can grant any wishes. ÒSo why not just wish for that Tokutsai guy to just explode? Or at least prevent him from getting stronger, or hell, maybe make him weaker?Ó He thought this to be ridiculous. They had a single wish to do anything they ever wanted, and more and more ideas started popping up in his head as he went on. ÒYou people are seriously weird.Ó

ÒWell, good for you.Ó He said when Nam mentioned his weighted clothing. That reminded him of his own. Strange of him to forget something like that. At first he wasn`t able to even stand on the ground (because it was being shattered under the weight), but careful use of his inner energy managed to keep everything under control. He really wished he knew a way to take them off. They felt like they were literally glued to his wrists and legs.

Apparently Nam trained so far to defeat that Touketsuki person. How strange, has he no long-term goal? Antary certainly did, and it was his only reason for training. A short term goal, however, would no doubt only serve to improve the progress on his training. ÒTell you what, I`ll help you fight that Yukodu guy. If you can convinceÉ Kami? To start my training right now.Ó This could be a bit dangerous, because he had no idea how Tenshu would react to stuff like this. Maybe Antary was at risk of getting kicked out, or maybe Nam would just flat out refuse for the same reason.

[Nam Reikonaga]

“Well for one thing, when you’re at the presence of an almighty dragon that keeps demanding a wish you suddenly forgot and Kami losing his lifeforce while trying to feed the thing energy, you kinda lose yourself in the moment…” Nam pointed out, replying to Antary’s question. “There’s more though. Our first wish was to destroy Touketsuki Yakedo, but Hiroshin, the dragon, said he can’t grant anything beyond his maker’s powers; maker being Kami himself. Therefore, since Kami lacked the power to defeat Touketsuki Yakedo, the dragon did as-well. Who would've thought there were conditions, right?” Nam grinned.

He was aware that there were probably a few questions which would now surge on the saiyan’s mind –like, the fact that Kami was dying by ‘feeding’ the dragon, but he tried to avoid having to explain something he wasn’t so sure how to explain without causing a headache to both Antary and himself.

He noticed the saiyan pronounced Yakedo wrong, but he didn’t pay mind to it. The alien didn’t deserve for his name to be pronounced correctly, and he didn’t know how to correct Antary without looking like he was defending the thing. But Nam still felt like he should let his friend know he was saying it wrong. Nobody likes false information after all. Instead he decided to imitate Antary’s pronounciation of the word, which would both imply he was pronouncing it wrong and sound funny, instead of ‘Nam’s defending his enemy’s name’.

“Well… to be honest, I kind of agree with Kami. You look terrible.” He grinned. “Sometimes, the best training is resting, that way your muscles will recover and you’ll be able to get the most out of them. And trust me, you’ll need the most to beat Yukodu” Nam said, emphasizing the latter in a ridiculing and teasing manner. Then he corrected himself, while discreetly correcting Antary by letting him know the right pronunciation. Letting him know he was wrong wouldn’t solve anything if he didn’t know the right way too.

“Why don’t you take a tour around the Lookout?” Nam turned sideways, allowing his friend to see the vast area behind him. Kami was crouched near his garden, probably aware of the entire conversation. The Lookout consisted of white tiled floors, which seemed to be polished quite frequently. In the other end of their current location, there was a large single building, surrounded by a few large towers surrounding it; above only sky.

“The truth is though, the only people here are Kami, you, Zach, and I. But Zach is sleeping right now after our little spar.” Nam was afraid that mentioning his spar with someone would probably awaken the saiyan’s hunger to spar for himself. Nam wasn’t cocky, and he didn’t want to be. But it was evident that a spar between the two would be pointless and would probably just humiliate his friend. Nam didn’t know how to respond if the saiyan suddenly decided to challenge Nam’s new found strength. But then again, he could sense energy just as well as Nam could.

[Antary]

Nam`s behavior changed quite a bit during those 2 weeks. At least, from what Antary managed to remember during their training together, which was not too much, but at least was something. Back then, Nam was a bitÉ closed. Maybe he was happy to be stronger than Antary, but why? Speaking of which, Antary also felt incredibly jealous because of Nam being so much stronger than him. He had to make himself somehow feel more confident.

So the wish granting creature had its limits after all. Unsurprising, yet such a shame. ÒYou could still wish for Hiroshin to throw Takutsaki at the Sun or something. Or off the planet when he gets here. Or something that will actually stop him from coming here. Like make the Earth invisible to his eyes. I dunno, something that would have worked, yet did not involve killing him directlyÉ Bleh, whatever.Ó He was getting dragged into this too much. But it`s just unbelievable how someone could have failed to eliminate a threat with a wish that grants almost anything.

ÒÉWhat is a ÒdragonÓ, anyway?Ó Having never heard of Earth`s mythology, he was a bit confused. He had never seen or heard the word before. Nam, however, was talking about it like it`s the most common thing. Antary never spent more than 3 minutes looking at a book or trying to learn something, all he did was either train or eat. He only knew about books because his companion, Alice, reads them.

Nam was acting a bit weird when it came to the nemesisÕ name. Is he having trouble pronouncing ÒTokutsuki Yukodo?Ó. It`s not that hard, what`s the problem? Confused, when Nam tried to point Antary towards the right way of pronunciation, Antary only scratched the back of his head in confusion. That made him notice how freaking dirty his hair is, and even while he wanted no rest, the saiyan kind of wanted to take a shower. The youngster, while a member of a barbaric and bloodthirsty race of warriors, still had (like all saiyans, in fact) a sense of hygiene.

ÒI don`t really care about the Òspecial placesÓ of this place, all I need is some rest and a shower.Ó Thankfully, the only thing keeping this place from smelling like a garbage site was his blue suit, which was essentially waterproof and you could probably fly in space with it or something. Even after it was cut apart so many times after so many battles, it still remained those features. It was clearly of great quality.

Neither was he interested in meeting the third person on the Lookout, Zach. He didn`t even think about it, but the two already met before. It was Antary`s first fight since arrival on Earth, which was in fact pretty much the first event that happened to him after arrival. This will probably be the most unpleasant meeting ever.

ÒAs I said, the sooner I rest, the sooner I can train. Just you wait for it, I`ll reach your power in 3 days tops. Because I am a saiyan, and you are not!Ó These words raised the saiyan`s spirits by a lot. He was so confident in those words, too, but maybe this would actually be the truth. Saiyans gain power at an insane rate when compared to humans, but who knows, maybe Nam kept that quality as a half saiyan. Speaking of which, Nam`s origins were still unknown to Antary, but understandable, since it was a fairly touchy subject.


(Asking for zeni)

[Nam Reikonaga]

“Well… a dragon is a mythological creature… except… it’s not a myth anymore since its existence has just been proven… Although it remains a myth throughout the rest of this world and it is probably best that way.” Nam wasn’t sure how to explain a dragon to Antary and he scratched his head.

The saiyan then stated he would catch up to Nam in no time, him being a saiyan and all. “I hope you do, we’ll need your help to defeat Touketsuki and I’ll need a good sparring partner to help each other speed up.” He grinned.

“Anyway, go ahead and do what you need to do, I won’t keep you any longer.” He said as he began to walk towards the edge of the Lookout. “I have somewhere to go…”

The half-saiyan waved farewell, and jumped off the edge. He began to glide downward.

(wow this post is extremely poor and small… xP I better start picking it up… I request PL)

[Rensou Hiruen]

3,000 zeni awarded to Antary. Antary, this number didn't recieve any bonuses whatsoever because you didn't actually do much of anything to make zeni, besides requesting it. =P

1,500 PL or Zeni, Kami. Let me know something, please!

1,800 PL awarded to Nam.

[Geurin]

PL, most definitely