Tiny Tina has a Quest. (Orenji)

[Orenji]

Orenji was still sitting at the southern most point of the encampment . No one was bothering him, yet there had only been a few Anthropomorphic creatures have passed by Orenji. It was nice to finally have a moment to himself, to reflect the situation that Tina had gotten them in. Three rounds him and Drexx had to go through before even finding out who their mystery opponent was. Something about that was bothering Orenji since Hogg had said that.

"Come on Hogg, enough of your games, lets just end this between us. There is no reason to have useless deaths of your men just to prove a point. This next fight isn't going to end, in the way you think. I am done with your games, I will not kill my next opponent."

Orenji had been in deep meditation for some time now, with no interruptions. Something that he hasn't been able to do in a while, and to think in all places it would be at an enemy encampment. Orenji, because of his deep meditation wouldn't notice Tina walking up to him, with an angry look on her face. Tina walked right up to Orenji starring at him, but he didn't notice her or her motions to try to get his attention.

"ORENJI! wake up your next fight is tarting real soon. Hey can you even hear me? I SAID WAKE UP!" Tina yelled slapping Orenji across the face.

Orenji instantly awoke from his meditation to see Tina smileing at him. He wanted to be angry, but there was no reason to be mad at this child. She still doesn't know the difference between meditation and sleeping.

"Tina for the last time im not sleeping. I am meditating, focusing for my next match."

"Looked like you were sleeping to me, but enough about that your next match is now. So get your ass back to teh arena." Tina said turning around, making her way back to the arena.

Orenji got up form his spot and followed Tina back to the arena. Everyone had gathered back, including Drexx and Hogg. Orenji walked into the center on the arena and waited for Hogg to announce the next combatant.

"Greeting once again slug fighter, you got lucky the first time. So lets see how you handle Lan."

Hogg pointed to the opposite side of the arena from where he was sitting. The creature called Lan stood up and made his way down to the arena. Orenji had no idea what the creature was, it looked like some kind of fish with a lantern on his head. The fish walked to the center of the arena, just opposite of Orenji and lowered his head, Orenji did the same. It appeared that this creature had some respect, unlike the others.

"Shall we begin this then?" Lan said

Orenji was once again caught off guard, Lan charged up a ki blast out of the light hanging in front of his head. The blasts was thrown and smashed right into Orenji's chest. Orenji slid across the ground bumping into the wall. He stepped away form the wall, looking back at Lan and smiled. Lan was quick to launch several more blasts at Orenji. This time Orenji saw them coming, he thew his hands into the air activating Seraphs Shield. The blasts were absorbed, the energy rushing over Orenji healing him.

Lan looked a bit confused as to what happened, but it didn't stop him for long. He rushed at Orenji hoping to take him by surprise. Orenji just waited for him to get closer. Once Lan was within a foot of Orenji, he sidestepped , grabbed Lan by the back of the head and smashed it into the wall. Lan fell to the ground at Orenji's feet.

"Well finish this fight then!"

"No, I will not kill anyone else. They aren't your pawns to use as you see fit."

Orenji was too busy talking to Hogg to notice Lan's eyes open. He quickly charged up a ki blast and sent it at Orenji, once again slamming into him, sending Orenji flying into the air. Orenji regained his focus and flew back down to the arena, launching a few orange ki blasts at Lan. Lan got to his feet, looking up and the incoming blasts. the light on his head began to glow, the orange blasts were absorbed by Lan, just like Orenji had done seconds ago.

"You aren't the only one that can absorb energy here my friend." Lan said launching a stronger blasts.

Orenji was barley able to dodge that attack, it was much stronger then the ones before. Orenji landed several feet away from Lan

"You see my friend each time I absorb one of your little blasts, i send it back at you stronger then before. There is no way you can beat me." Lan said launching more blasts at Orenji

The two went back and forth for minutes absorbing each others attacks. Orenji was starting to run out of energy, it was taking to much to keep activating Seraphs shield, while there seemed to be no stop for Lan. Orenji had to take off his weights and go into Great Namek in order to keep up with Lan. Orenji might have been stronger now, and so were his ki attacks, but that only meant Lan's attacks would be stronger as well. this fight has been a stalemate between the two, neither one giving the other an upper hand.

"Will you just stop this! There is no reason for one of us to die."

Orenji was getting tired and needed to knock Lan out. He came up with an idea, the only thing that would work. Orenji began to pour all of his energy into his hands. They began to glow orange, with great power. Double Tsuihikidan, it was the only thing he could think of to take him out. Knowing full well that Lan was going to try and absorb it, Orenji hoped it would be to much and would knock him out from the energy overload.

"Like I said green man there is no way you can beat me. This is where you are going to die. This is where you are going to fail that pathetic little girl." Lan said laughing at Orenji

Orenji launched Double Tsuihikidan at Lan, just like expected Lan began to absorb the technique. Orenji kept pumping more and more energy into the blasts. Orenji had hoped that LAn would have realized by now, but he seemed to keep going.

"Lan you can't absorb this much energy! You are going to get yourself killed!"

"Shut up you slug, you have no idea of my power."

Several minutes passed, Orenji stopped almost depleting his energy. Lan had absorbed the entire attack, his body began to glow. There was to much energy inside of him, Orenji saw this. No one knew what was going to happen.

"You see you pathetic creature, now it is time for you to......"

Lan's body stopped moving, his eyes went white. Lan fell to his knees, looked up into the sky and the energy was shot out of the light straight into the sky. For minutes it just kept pouring out of Lan's body, eventually it stopped the light on his head exploded, his body falling to teh ground. Orenji ran over to his side and checked on him, but it was to late. The amount of ki that was inside his body destroyed him from the inside.

Whipping his hand over Lan's face closing his eyes "Rest now my friend, you are at peace."Orenji said in Namekian as he exited the arena and took a seat next to Tina and Drexx.

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Electricity crackled through the air as Drexx’s next opponent made his way to the arena, moving slowly and deliberately towards the android.

“Let’s see how you deal with this android!” Hogg chuckled and leaned relaxed against the railing. Tina’s face scrunched up with fear. Androids didn’t like electricity, and an anthropomorphic electric eel was bad news.

The Eel was tall and bulky, his body somewhere between a body builder and couch potato, muscle and fat. Electricity sparked off his skin. He appeared to have no neck, head melding directly with upper body, razor sharp teeth filled a long flat mouth.

“Uh oh…” Tina muttered. Hogg raised his hand and let it fall, signaling the start of the battle. Drexx fell into a fighting stance. The Eel did nothing, just stood leering at Drexx as if he had told a joke and was waiting for the android to laugh.

Drexx circled The Eel, the creature turning, not moving from his spot. The electricity around his body intensified.

“Drexx look out he’s charging!” Tina yelled out from the stands, a bolt of lightning careened away from The Eel and arced towards the android. Drexx leapt out of the way and the lightning sailed into the stands, electrocuting an onlooker and eliciting a cheer from the audience.

Drexx flew forward using bukujutsu and landed a chopping blow on the face of The Eel. A shock of lightning coursed through the protector momentarily stunning him. The eel booted him in the chest sending him flying into the wall. Drexx crashed hard into it and fell to his face. His systems came back on with a jolt and he warily made his way to his feet. The Eel was still leering at him, smiling as if it was an inside joke between friends.

“I can’t get close enough to touch him without getting electrocuted.” The android raised both hands and a large circular ball of ki formed, small balls forming and orbiting around the meridian of it. The Eel’s eyebrow raised but the leer never left.

Drexx launched the wrecking ball at The Eel. It crashed towards The Eel, but right before it hit him its jaw unhinged and he swallowed it whole, a loud gulp filling the arena.

The silence was deafening. Drexx’s jaw was nearly on the floor. Tina stifled a cry. Drexx looked over at Boss Hogg who was smirking with confidence.

“Many in my army can absorb energy! It is a highly prized trait among warriors.”

Drexx turned back towards The Eel, whose electric aura had grown even larger.

“How am I going to beat this thing?” Drexx asked dumbfounded. An arc of lighting sailed past him striking the dirt wall of the pit.

“At least his aim sucks…” The android launched eye beams at The Eel, who swallowed both increasing his electric aura. His body grew as well, slightly, but noticeable to the keen scanners of the android. It gave him an idea, a crazy idea, but he was unsure of what to do if it didn’t work. But he couldn’t let The Eel catch on.

Another bolt of lightning crashed past Drexx, this one singeing his pants and causing his sensors to malfunction briefly. When he regained them The Eel was standing in front of him.

“What the…”

A large fist crackling with electricity slammed into the Android’s stomach followed an uppercut to the face. Sensors screaming Drexx sailed into the air. An arc of lighting stuck the android, shutting him down midair.

Tina cried out, sensing the sudden absence of power within the android. Drexx sailed through the air and crashed into the ground, no activity in his body. Seeming, for all purposes, dead.

Boss Hogg applauded, a grin breaking out on his face. He turned to face The Eel. The crowd went wild for the victorious creature. Besting the android was a fantastic feat, and the honor bestowed on The Eel would be immense, as would his reward.

“Eel! Your victory over the android is most impressive. You will be rewarded handsomely. Namekian, though your friend is dead you still have the chance to—“

Drexx’s eyes slammed open and his functions returned with ferocity. He sprang to his feet and twitched violently as the residual electricity left his body.

“It seems as if our Android friend is more resilient than it would have seemed. Let the battle resume!” He brought his hand up and down to signify the battles resumption. The Eel’s leer flickered for a moment. It hadn’t counted on the Android’s resilience, and a shred out doubt had begun to sink in.

An arc of lighting whizzed by Drexx, who then drew his gun with a flourish and shot all six shots off quickly at The Eel. The Eel absorbed them all, growing in size each time, quickly doubling his size. His electric aura nearly quadrupled a sphere of protective electricity around him. Drexx knew he couldn’t get into that aura without risking being shut down again.

The Eel’s leer turned into a maniacal smile, it firmly believed it had the upper hand. A panel opened up on Drexx’s chest, revealing his uni-beam port. A glowing white light began charging with a loud whirring sound. The uni-beam rocketed out of his chest, right into the open and waiting mouth of The Eel. The Eel and its aura began to grow, swelling in size. The continuous blast of the uni-beam feeding it, powering it, its power-level sky rocketing past anything Drexx could match.

It grew unitl the aura around it filled the battle-space, overtaking Drexx. Lightning bolt after lightning bolt crashed into the android, who fell to a knee but kept the uni-beam powered and aimed at the mouth of the eel.

The Eel’s eye’s widened as it realized what was happening. The android was going to over-flow it with energy, pushing past its limits, and pop it. It closed its mouth. The uni-beam ripped through The Eel’s chest, leaving a large smoking hole in its nearly quintupled size body.

Drexx collapsed to his hands and knees, his flesh covered in burns and deep cuts from the lightning strikes. Parts of the crowd cheered much to the android’s surprise. He looked up at Hogg who had an interesting look up his face that Drexx couldn’t place. Tina applauded, loudly cheering on the victorious android.

“One more to go…” The Android muttered and made his way slowly to his feet.

[Orenji]

Orenji, sitting next to Tina had been completely drained form his fight with the fish. Orenji watched Drexx walk into the arena, but he couldn’t sit here and watch his friends match. Once Orenji got up Tina grabbed his arm and tried to bring him back down, but he refused. Orenji made his way out of the arena, Hogg said something to him, but Orenji just ignored it. He had no time for his smart-ass remarks, he needed to rest and this would be the perfect time to do it. He returned back to his spot, sitting back down and returned to meditating. He knew that he needed to regain his energy, he used almost everything to stop Lan.

” God dammit Lan, you weren’t supposed to die. There was no reason for you to die in that fight. I told you, you couldn’t handle it; there was no reason to continue that fight. This senseless death isn’t right, this needs to stop, and Hogg needs to be stopped. We have to finish this and finish this fast.”[/i]

Orenji continued to talk to himself for a period of time, there was cheering of in the distance. Maybe the fight was over, or maybe something excellent happened. Either way it was none of Orenji’s concern at the moment. He knew that Drexx was going to win, there hasn’t been anyone here yet that can stop them. Orenji still sat undisturbed for a long time; it seemed that Hogg might be giving them another break before the final fights. Orenji was too busy resting to notice a creature approaching him slowly. The creature walked right up to Orenji and popped him on the head with a cane.

Orenji opened his eyes and looked up; he noticed an anthropomorphic animal that he couldn’t recognize. Orenji just closed his eyes again, but once again he was popped on the head and again Orenji looked back at the creature.

“What are you doing young one?”

Orenji had gotten a better look at the creature as he stood up and looked the creature over. The creature was definitely older than any other creature here the creature was covered in grey fur, with white fur on his stomach and a black nose. He looked at the cane object in his hands; it was made out of some kind of material that Orenji had never seen before. The creature saw the confusion in Orenji’s eyes. The creature laughed at Orenji and turned around, motioning him to follow.

“Come with me, I want to show you something.” The creature said “Oh and by the way my name is Kai Lung and I am an anthropomorphic Koala.”

”I don’t know what it is that you want to show me, but I need to rest for my next fight.”

Kai Lung just laughed as he still motioned Orenji to follow him, Orenji decided to go with the animal through the camp. Orenji was confused as to where the koala was taking him, but it had to be for a good reason. This was the first animal here that seemed to have an actual sense as to what was going on, and wasn’t just following orders. The koala brought Orenji to a tent that was close to the arena. Orenji could see a huge creature, and another with eight legs.

“You see those two over there” He said pointing to the tent “Those are Hoggs two generals, T’bok and Arachne. You are going to be fighting Arachne an anthropomorphic black widow, now don’t underestimate her. She is fast and deadly, she doesn’t care for the lives of others. She is going to try to kill you, so I would suggest you don’t try to talk to her.” Kai Lung said looking at Orenji

”Why are you telling me this Kai Lung, aren’t you working for Hogg?”

“Yes, But I have watched the camp go into a different direction, I agree with you. This fighting and death is not needed. I am hoping that you and your friend get rid of Hogg.” Kai Lung said taking a seat on a rock.

”We are going to defeat Hogg; his reign has come to an end.”

“For your sake young one I hope so, I really hope so. Now you better get back down there it appears that your fight is about to begin.” Kai Lung said hoping off the rock and walking down to the arena

Orenji followed Kai Lung down to the arena and entered opposite from Hogg and Tina. Orenji looked up at Hogg waiting for him to announce Arachne.

”Well glad to see that you are back Slug, not let’s see how you fair against one of my generals. ARACHNE!”

Orenji watched as the female creature walked into the arena on six legs. Kai Lung had called her a black widow again another animal that Orenji was unfamiliar with. She walked into the center of the area, right up to Orenji and smiled at him. Her wicked smile sent a slight chill through Orenji’s body. She laughed and took a few steps back form Orenji.

“This is who I have to fight Hogg? Are you kidding me?” she laughed “This isn’t going to take much time at all. So my green beauty are you ready to die?” She said starring into Orenji’s eyes.

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Drexx collapsed wearily next to Tina, an exhausted blast of air leaving his body. He needed this time to recover; his systems still weren’t one hundred percent. There were lightning bolts crackling from his skin. Tina patted him on the shoulder and recoiled quickly, a spark zapping her.

“That was a hell of a fight.” She congratulated him on his match but the android didn’t feel too proud of it. They were marching to Hogg’s beat, and something had to change. He looked over and saw T’bok walking over towards him with a purpose. The anthropomorphic gorilla sat down next to the android. Hogg looked over and raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

“Greetings again master android.” T’bok said respectfully. He leaned closer towards the android and whispered “We need to talk.”

Drexx looked over at T’bok with a raised eyebrow. The tone of the gorilla was very serious. The gorilla stood up and walked over to Hogg, whispering something in his ear and pointing over at Drexx. The boar laughed loudly and nodded enthusiastically. T’bok walked back over towards Drexx and grabbed him by the arm, hauling him to his feet in one motion. The gorilla had a very strong grip.

“What’s this about?” Drexx said as T’bok led him away from Hogg and Tina and towards the general’s tent. T’bok pushed the flap aside and led them into the dimly lit interior, multiple anthropomorphic animals awaited inside.

“Seriously what’s this about?” Drexx asked cautiously looking around at the gathered group. They all had serious looks on their face. T’bok left the androids side and moved over towards the group, shaking hands and slapping backs.

“Drexx, this is the rebel group in charge of stopping Hogg. Not all of us anthropomorphic creatures revel in the deaths of others like that barbaric scum and his general Arachne. Our mission is to put a stop to him. We’re tired of it. Our last leader, Beragore was a wonderful ruler. He united the clans and solidified the anthropomorphs. Then Beragore died and everything went to shit. Hogg was the strongest of us, and he took over by force, killing all who were openly loyal to Beragore.” He snarled and turned away.

“Skum.” A anthropomorphic kangaroo in the corner said. The rest nodded in agreement.
“The beginning of our plan starts… with Arachne’s death.” He looked into Drexx’s eyes deeply. “Do you believe your Namekian friend strong enough to deal with her? Otherwise… there’s plan b.”

“Do I dare ask what plan b is?” Drexx asked looking at those assembled. The kangaroo dragged his finger across his throat. Drexx pointed at himself and the kangaroo laughed and shook his head.

“We engineered her death, right now her own poison is working against her, slowly killing her.” The kangaroo explained. He threw a vial to Drexx who snatched it quickly out of the air. He scanned it with his sensors but it was nothing they had ever come in contact with before.

“What is this?” He asked, T’bok took it from his and looked at it with distaste.

“A poison, designed especially for Arachne. It is designed to turn her own poisons against her. She’ll die in this fight one way or another.”

“But… this is…” Drexx didn’t know what to say, this was murder. T’bok held up his hand to stop the android.

“You don’t know the things she’s done android. The things those two have done.” A tear left the gorilla’s eye. Those gathered bowed their heads. Clearly the things Hogg and Arachne had done were vile.

“Why did I need to know this?”

“Because Hogg is your last opponent, and he’s arranged to have you killed beforehand. He fears the combined might of you and the Namekian. So I have this.” He pulled another vial out from behind his back, it was a clear liquid.

“What is this?” Drexx said taking the vial from the gorilla and looking it over. His scanners told him nothing.
“It’s a poison designed to render the person injected with it in a death like state. You will use it on me in our battle. Then you will kill Boss Hogg.”

Drexx nodded. They had a plan. It would work. It had to. For their sakes, and the sakes of the Anthropomorphs.

[Orenji]

Orenji stood in the middle of the arena, looking at the spider. He was remembering what Kai Lung had told him. He knew that he was going to have to kill her, but every part of his body and mind was telling him not to do it. He wasn’t going to kill her; he was going to try to talk to her. Even the most evil people can still be talked out of certain things and that is exactly what he was going to do. Orenji took off his weights, and starred the female creature down.

”No one is going to die here today Arachne, both of us are going to walk out of here. Arachne this doesn't have to happen, none of this does.”

”You are so sweet, but I am afraid that isn't going to happen. You see that’s not how things work around here. Only one of us is going to walk out of here, and there is nothing you can do about it.”

Arachne charged at Orenji, her speed was incredible. Within seconds she was right next to Orenji hitting him across the face. Orenji stumbled to the side, the hit wasn't that strong, and there wasn't a lot of power behind it. Before Orenji could compose himself he was being struck again and again. The attacks just kept coming and Orenji was too slow to stop them. Arachne eventually backed off, laughing at Orenji as he got back to his feet.

”You are going to make this too easy for me aren’t you? Come on, where is that power that I have seen you do? Don’t hold back on me.”

Arachne charged again at Orenji, but this time he was able to stop her attack, but just barely. Orenji grabbed her arm that was coming at him, quickly rammed his fist into her chest. She was stumbling back, but Orenji pulled her in and smashed his fist into her chest again, this time letting go. She held her chest in pain, but she was still laughing. Orenji was confused, maybe this women was a bit crazy like Kai Lung had said to him. But he still wasn’t going to kill her, no one deserves to die.

Arachne just laughed and ran back at Orenji, her speed had quickened. Orenji was unable to follow her, she was upon him quicker than before. He began taking attacks over and over again, each one quicker and faster than the one previous. Orenji began to bleed from his arms and head; she had the upper hand on him. Orenji had to act quickly before she killed him. Orenji activated Zenzoken; Arachne’s hand went right through the after image. Orenji appeared across the arena from Arachne, she turned, looked at him and smiled.

”Arachne there is no reason for this! This senseless violence has to stop! There has to be a way to make you understand what you are doing is wrong.”

Arachne began to laugh at Orenji’s attempt to talk innocence into her head. Orenji had no idea what she had done, so Arachne decided to tell him every detail of her kills. She went on and on about killing innocent anthropomorphic creatures, even killing anthropomorphic children. Orenji just shook his head trying to ignore her, but he couldn’t. She just laughed as Orenji continued to try to talk to her, but she wasn’t listening. After several minutes she began to cough, blood came shooting out of her mouth and hit the ground. Orenji looked confused, maybe the two punches to the chest did more damage then he originally thought
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She shrugged it off, and advanced at Orenji. Her movement was slower than before, this time Orenji was able to block her attacks. Orenji had plenty of openings to hit back, but he refused. He was going to get through to her, no matter the cost. She kept up the assault, but wasn’t landing a single hit. After long enough one fist went through connecting with the left side of his face, only sending him stepping back. She was progressively getting weaker and weaker with every passing moment.

”Arachne something is going on here, we need to stop this. Can’t you see that? Something is obviously wrong with you.”

“Nothing is wrong with me you green monster! Now stop caring so god damn much and FIGHT ME!”

Arachne yelled at Orenji and went to bite him, but missed. He was able to side-step out of the way; as she passed him Orenji turned 180 degrees quickly forced both arms forward. He shoved Arachne into the center of the arena. She stumbled and fell over, this was only the third hit that Orenji landed on Arachne, but she was still getting slower and weaker. As she was staggering to his feet, Orenji could tell that something had happened before she entered the arena.

Orenji looked at Arachne and felt bad for the creature, she was slowly dying from something and yet she was too arrogant to see that. Arachne tried to advance at Orenji but this time her speed had decreased a great deal from earlier in their fight. Her attack was lazy and no strength behind it, she slumped onto Orenjis body, bouncing off, and landing on the ground. Orenji looked down at her and saw the evil in her eyes dissipate. For the first time Orenji saw innocence in her eyes, she was dying and it had finally hit her. There was nothing Orenji could do, yet again another creature died at his hands. He kneeled down, looking her in the eyes.

”What did you do to me? What is happening? I can’t die by the likes of you.

”I don’t know what is going on with you, but I have done nothing…..”

”You lie! coughing up more blood

Orenji watched as the life slowly left her eyes, once again he couldn’t help but feel bad for the female creature. Orenji shook his head, disappointed he couldn’t save her, this was another tool of Hogg’s destruction, and Orenji couldn’t save her.

”Rest now, find peace if you can. This wasn’t supposed to end this way Arachne, and for that I am sorry.”

Orenji looked up at Hogg and began to charge up energy in his hand, he was about to launch an all-out assault on Hogg. Seconds before Orenji’s attack Kai Lung walked into the arena and stopped Orenji, he motioned Orenji to follow him. Orenji slowly had the energy dissipate from his hands and followed Kai Lung out of the arena.

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“We have to make this look good.” T’Bok said as the pair made their way back to the arena. “Hogg’s not going to believe I’m dead unless we both give one –hundred percent.”

The android nodded but felt uneasy. By now Arachne was dead, killed by her own poison. Killed without a chance. Maybe she deserved it, but the thought still made the android queasy, if such a thing was possible. T’Bok seemed to sense this. He rested a large hand on Drexx’s shoulder.

“It had to be done.” Before he could continue a team of two anthropomorphic horses walked by, the body of Arachne between them on a stretcher. She was so pale, her face contorted into a visage of fear. Drexx looked away.

“Now she knows how it feels.” T’Bok spat on the ground. Drexx turned towards him horrified. “She knows how my son felt.” Was all he said, and it was all he needed to say. With that knowledge Drexx understood the Gorilla’s motives even further. Hogg had ordered the death of T’Bok’s son to keep him loyal. Keep him in fear.

They arrived together in front of the steps of the arena, walking together towards one of their deaths, or so the crowd assumed. They separated and stood in opposite corners, facing each other with very real intensity, everything riding on T’Bok’s believed death. Hogg stood from his seated position on his throne and raised a meaty fist.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the Namekian and the android have proved to be fierce warriors indeed. But there are none among you who can match the physical strength of T’Bok!” The crowd roared with ferocity at the gorilla’s name. He was their champion just as Hogg was their king.

“I’ve lost one general today to these mighty warriors, T’bok ensure I don’t lose another.” he dropped his arm signifying the start of the match.

Drexx raised his hand and shot a blast towards the gorilla, who had already begun charging. He backhanded it away and tackled the android crashing into the dirt wall and tumbling over and over. T’Bok was incredibly strong, physically the android was outclassed. But he had strategy and intellect on his side. He activated his Eye of Horus attack and the gorilla was flung away by the energy like a rag doll. The crowd was already on its feet. This match already proving to be a spectacle.
T’Bok quickly recovered and feigned anger, pounding his fists against his chest in defiance. He rushed the android once more and slammed a massive fist into his face, sending Drexx spinning through the air and landing in a head, kicking up dirt and dust. The protector was quick to his feet and drew his gun shooting a blast at the hulking gorilla, quickly returning his pistol to its holster after the shot.

The fur around T’Bok’s fists began to glow and the gorilla leapt high into the air grabbing the blast and spiking it into the ground. The blast cut jaggedly through the ground and ripped up the earth beneath Drexx’s feet. Drexx stumbled as the ground beneath him shifted. The gorilla was upon him before he knew what was happening, two strong legs kicking him in the chest while T’Bok’s arms supported his hulking frame. The kick slid the android who deployed his shield and khopesh in the blink of an eye.

Drexx advanced slicing with the khopesh and swinging with the shield, forcing T’Bok backwards if he hoped to avoid getting sliced or smashed. T’Bok backed away, a smile forming on his face.

“You’re certainly a worthy opponent Drexx.” He rushed forward unexpectedly, the khopesh stabbing through the Gorilla’s arm. With his other hand he began smashing his fist into the android’s face repeatedly. “Soon.” He whispered to the android when he came close. He kicked the android away and the khopesh slid out of his arm with a loud wet shlurping noise. His fists began to glow and he came at the android again, one arm hanging uselessly at his side.

Drexx deflected the fist with his shield and slammed his knee into T’Bok’s stomach, but if the gorilla felt it he showed no sign but continued his onward advance towards the android. T’Bok was unstoppable if against the android, he just hadn’t the physical strength to match him. A solid right hand collided with the side of Drexx’s face and spun him to the ground. T’Bok picked him up one handed and threw him into the wall.

Drexx lay crumpled against the wall, thankful that this battle was planned out in advance, he wasn’t sure he would be able to beat the hulking gorilla, at least not physically even with one arm of the gorilla hanging uselessly. A shaking hand reached down towards his gun and he drew it quickly, a glancing shot taking T’Bok’s legs out from under him. The android rushed over to the downed gorilla, the needle popping out of the android’s wrist. He slammed it into the gorilla’s chest, T’Bok let out a grunt and fell silent, all traces of his powerlevel depleting, looking for all appearances dead.

“Well done android.” Hogg said with more than a little bit of disgust. He had lost his two generals today. “You and your Namekian friend rest up, your next challenge is me.”

Drexx patted T’Bok on the chest and stood. The plan was well underway. Hopefully the next step would go as well.

[Orenji]

Orenji followed Kai Lung out of the arena, and back to his tent. Kai Lung help the tent flap open for Orenji; he entered and took a seat. Kai Lung took the seat across from Orenji; he put his cane on the table and folded his hands. There was a long pause; Orenji didn’t know why he was brought here. Several minutes later a creature walked through the door, Orenji once again didn’t recognize. Kai Lung saw, Orenji’s confusion to the new creature that entered the tent.

“This is a good friend of mine, so you know she is a cheetah and I call her kitty.” Kai Lung said motioning her to sit down.

She shot Lung an evil glare, that name obviously wasn’t her name, but perhaps a nickname given to her by Kai Lung. She took a seat next to him; Kai Lung got up and took the tea pot off the fire, serving it to Kitty, himself and Orenji. Orenji thanked Kai Lung for the drink and took a sip. The warm liquid ran down his throat, smoothly, a warming sensation began to fill his body. Orenji looked around the tent, there wasn’t much to it. A bed, small fire and a few small crates filled with food. He was trying to get the image of Arachne’s face out of his head, but nothing was working. He saw the innocence is her eyes as she was dying, form some unknown reason.

Orenji couldn’t get the images of Arachne or Lan out of his head. Two people that died by his hands, two accidental deaths that he tried to prevent. He began to think that there was no way to save these people, everyone he tried to talk to just wanted him dead. Kai Lung was the first creature to actually talk to Orenji, so maybe there was a little hope. If Kai Lung was the only one here that was capable of thinking for himself, then what fate lied in store for the others? Orenji looked back at Kai Lung and kitty, noticing them staring at him with curious looks.

“What are you doing Orenji?” Kai Lung said

”Thinking that’s all, thinking about everything that has taken place.”

”Well it’s good to finally meet you Orenji, I have meet with your friend Drexx. That was a good fight I am glad to see her gone from this world.” Kitty said taking another sip of the tea

”Her death wasn’t my intention, I didn’t do that someone else did. Something happened to her before the fight that was slowly killing her. I don’t know what happened, but whoever did it murdered her!”

“Orenji why does that matter to you? She is dead and you have one, my boy you are about to face your mystery opponent which I am sure you know who that is.” Kai Lung said

”Because I am not going to kill anyone again here, none of these creatures deserve to die. No matter what they did in the past, everyone should be able to live life, killing everyone you have a problem with will solve nothing.”

Orenji slammed his fist on the small table, smashing the cup that. Orenji lifted his hand; broken pieces fell from it landing on the table. He looked up at Kai Lung and Kitty who were shocked; neither of them expected him to react this way. After all Arachne was a heartless person who needed to be taken care of. Kai Lung had told Orenji earlier that talking to her was going to do nothing, but that wasn’t going to stop him from trying. He was tired of playing Hogg’s games and just wanted to get back to the village with Tina and her locket. There was no need for these worthless fights.

“Orenji calm down, I told you talking to her wasn’t going to do anything. She needed to be stopped; otherwise she was going to kill innocent people.” Kai Lung said

”Maybe you are right Kai, but you could be wrong. You have been around her longer then I have this is true. But there is no reason I should just take her life, because other people have said she’s a bad person. If I were to do that I would be killing a lot more people around here, because of what I have heard from others.”

Orenji finished talking and waited for a response from either Kai Lung or Kitty, but they said nothing. They could tell Orenji was hurt from the actions that have happened over the past several hours. There was nothing either of could have said to contradict what Orenji said. Killing someone just because someone else said they were bad carries no merit.

“Orenji I know you wanted to try to save them from their fate, but you have to realize that you can’t save everyone. There is a time and place to save people, in that arena isn’t the time. I am sorry my boy, but there was nothing that you could have said to stop her from killing you.” Kai Lung said standing up, walking over to Orenji putting a hand on his shoulder.

”Orenji, I apologize for the pain that you are feeling, but you are doing the right thing. We need you and Drexx to take out Hogg; he is using the anthropomorphic tribes to his will. You may not see it, but not everyone here wants Hogg as our leader, he was just the strongest out of us all.”

Orenji looked at both Kai Lung and Kitty, and saw the same innocence in their eyes that were in Arachne’s. Orenji knew what they were saying was true, but he still hopped the outcome could have gone in a different way.

”Please Orenji you have to help us.”

Orenji looked at Kitty, knowing what she was saying was our of desperation, there didn’t seem to be anyone here who was going to stand up to Hogg. Maybe Drexx and Him were the only option. Orenji got up from the table to left Kai Lung and Kitty in the tent. He figured Hogg was yelling for his return anyways, Drexx had most likely finished his fight earlier and too was on his way back to the arena ready to fight Hogg.

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The time had come. They had been given a short while to rest, Drexx’s nanobots healing most of his injuries in a short time. He sat at the top of the stairs waiting for Orenji to return. His computer-mind was racing, they were so close to their goal. Why had they come here in the first place? For Tina’s locket? That seemed like an eternity ago. And now they were so close to their goal.

Tina sat down next to Drexx with a sigh. She was thinking the same thing the android was. Had it all been worth it? They had killed many since their arrival and every death was another black mark on each of their consciousness, whether they were innocent or not.

Hogg had gotten dressed in a large suit of plate armor, the silver of it glistening in the light of the fires. The sun had set a while ago, the only lights in the camp the fires they kept running. As if the boar needed any further protection than his thick hide and quills. He smiled and clapped Drexx on the back, clearly excited for the coming bout.

“You and your Namekian friend are fine warriors… however I’ve never met a man or beast who could best me in combat.” He wiggled his way past them and down the stairs into the arena.

Drexx stood but Tina grabbed his hand before he could start his way down the stairs.

“Drexx…” The small female android looked up at the Protector with concern in her large eyes.

“Tina I promise I’m going to get you your locket back.” The android tried to continue walking down the stairs but the surprisingly strong grip of Tina didn’t let go.

“I… have something I want to tell you.” Her voice caught in her throat, she was having difficulty trying to get out whatever it was. Drexx nodded for her to continue.

“Since… since you helped me with my dad… and now this… You’re the closest person in the world to me Drexx, you’re the father I never had.” She stood up and kissed the stunned protector on the cheek. “Just don’t die okay?”
She released her grip and let Drexx walk down the stairs, into the maw of the arena. Hogg was waiting, large and intimidating. Drexx looked over as Orenji walked down the stairs into the arena as well. It was time.

Hogg waited little time, raising his hand in the air and letting it drop quickly. The time for fun and games was over. It was time for Hogg, or the protectors to die. He turned around and let hundreds of quills fly towards the android, while turning and charging towards the Namekian. Drexx brought his shield up, but couldn’t cover his entire body, multiple quills slammed into the android, flinging him into the wall and holding him there to watch as Hogg battled Orenji.

[Orenji]

Orenji made his way back to the arena, everyone had gathered for the last fight. All him and Drexx had to do was get rid of Hogg. Hogg had set this whole thing up, and now was his time to go. He took something from a friend, something that the two of them were determined to get back. Everything that they have worked for has been for this one moment. Orenji finally got back to the arena and saw Drexx sitting down next to Tina. He looked over at Hogg who was now dressed in a large suit of armor, clearly he was ready. Orenji waited for Drexx to finish his conversation with Tina before entering the arena. The two of them made their way to the center, with Hogg standing across from them.

Hogg wasted no time in starting the fight. He turned around and let hundreds of quills fly towards Drexx impaling him into the wall. Orenji took his attention off of Hogg worried that Drexx was taken out, but he was fine. As fine as he could be with quills sticking out of him, holding him to the wall. Hogg was charging at Orenji, Orenji wasn’t paying attention to him. Hogg smashed into him slamming him into the wall, and taking a few steps back. Hogg reached out grabbed Orenji and threw him across the arena, sending him crashing into the wall once again.

”You are going to have to do better than that if you want to get the locket back.”

”Shut it Hogg, I have had enough of your games it is time for you to go.”

Orenji quickly took off his weights and began to transform, growing to about the same size as Hogg.. Orenji charged at Hogg at the same time Hogg charged at him. The two collided in the center of the arena; both began to exchange blows back and forth.

Blocking one of Orenji’s punches”Come on slug I said you are going to have to do better.”

”HOGG THIS ENDS NOW!”

Orenji blocked one of Hogg’s punches and threw one of his own, slamming it into Hogg’s head. Hogg backed up, but Orenji continued the assault more punches slamming into Hogg’s head and body. Orenji continued pushing him back into the wall, slamming more punches into his chest. Hogg was unable to block or deflect any of these punches. For a moment it looked like Orenji was going to end this fight once and for all. As Orenji tried to land another hit on Hogg’s skull, his wrist was grabbed, Orenji tried to swing the other fist but that too was grabbed.

”Now, Orenji I think I have given you enough fun.” Hogg said spitting some blood.

”What do you mean fun? This isn’t some kind of game Hogg, this is life and death!”

Hogg laughed as he whipped his head forward slamming it into Orenji’s, once again sending him tumbling back into the wall. Orenji was lying on the ground, he lifted up his head and locked eyes with Hogg. Orenji hadn’t looked over to Drexx, hoping that he was off the wall already.

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Drexx struggled against the quills, tearing his skin and exposing wires. He was fastly secured to the dirt wall of the arena, leaving Orenji alone to fight the monstrous Hogg. It became clear very quickly that unless the Namekian went into his Great Namek form that Hogg was going to kill him, and kill him quickly.

“Orenji!” Drexx struggled harder against the quills, their razor sharp edges tearing more at his flesh, his nanobots trying to repair the damage. He looked up as his friend was slammed into the wall opposite to him. He had clearly had enough, shedding his weighted outer clothing and growing immensely in size. He was soon the same size as the immense anthropomorphic boar. Perhaps he had a chance against Hogg in this state.

Hogg and Orenji were exchanging words but Drexx failed to hear what they were saying over the sound of the crowd and the combat. He had to get off the wall somehow, but the quills were firmly embedded in his flesh and wiring. Tara appeared in front of him, desperation in her holographic eyes.

Drexx you have to help him.

“I’m a little tied up here at the moment if you couldn’t see…” The android said sarcastically. Tara rolled her eyes and gripped one of the quills, causing the android to cry out in pain. She apologized but gritted her teeth and pulled, soon the quill came free freeing the android’s arm.

“That…fucking… hurt.” The android proceeded to cry out in pain as he and Tara pulled the rest of the quills out of him, freeing him of the wall. The android looked up to see Hogg head-butt Orenji across the arena sending the Namekian flying.

“My turn.” Hogg turned and smiled at the android seeing that he had freed himself from the wall. Tara disappeared and appeared over by Orenji, checking on the Namekian.

“I’ve been looking forward to this android.” He charged the android who flipped over him and drop-kicked him into the wall. He turned around and backhanded the android to the ground. He attempted to stomp on the protector but he rolled out of the way quickly. Drexx quickly made his way to his feet and drew his gun but Hogg smacked it out of his hand and booted him in the chest.

“The Namekian put up more of a fight.” He leapt into the air and brought both his fists together and down onto the android’s back, slamming him into the ground. He put his foot on the android’s head and began to grind. Drexx cried out in pain. He had had enough. His berserker drive activated and he slowly raised himself. Hogg grunted and put more weight on his foot, forcing the android slightly down further. Drexx screamed and put his entire strength behind standing up, flipping the boar over and onto his back. He launched eye-beams at the giant boar, cutting through his armor and piercing his hide, they blasted out the back of his shoulder and he roared with pain.

“This ends now Hogg. Your rain of tyranny has come to an end.”

The anthropomorphic Hogg chuckled and wiped the blood off his mouth. He made his way back to his feet in the blink of an eye, slamming his head into the android’s chest and sending him back against the wall.

“MY GAMES END WHEN I SAY THEY DO!!!!” Hogg screamed, his eyes bulging with fury and revealing his true insanity, the blood dripping off his snout making him look even further like the insane creature he truly was. His muscles began to bulge and seize under his skin. Drexx backed away cautiously. Hogg began to swell in size, becoming even more massive then he previously was. His form took on an even further boar like creature.

Drexx looked over at Orenji with fear in his eyes. Hogg’s power rose as well, going far beyond what the android could match alone. How were he and the Namekian going to deal with Hogg? How could they possibly win?

[Orenji]

Orenji lied on the ground, dazed and in pain form the head-butt given by Hogg. He looked over at Drexx who had finally gotten himself off of the wall and began to attack Hogg. Out of no where Tara appeared next to Orenji, checking on him, making sure he wasn’t dead.

”Orenji you need to get back in there Drexx isn’t going to be able to do this without your help.” Tara said slowly lifting Orenji back to his feet

”I know this Tara, but I have a strange feeling Hogg is holding back. I don’t think this is his true form. There is more power within him I can feel it.”

Tara gave Orenji a look of concern as he slowly made his way back to the center of the arena. Orenji watched as Drexx was smashed in the chest sending him flying back into the wall. Orenji grew concerned for his safety; he looked around to try to find Tina. She was standing at the edge of the arena looking at Drexx. He could see the fear in her eyes, he then looked back at Hogg, he had to be destroyed. All of this was for Tina, and there was no room for failure now.

”Don’t worry Tina we aren’t going to die here, the only person that will be dying will be Hogg.”[/i]

“MY GAMES END WHEN I SAY THEY DO!!!!”

Orenji immediately looked at Hogg, as the anthropomorphic creature began to grow. His muscles began to bulge, Hogg began to take change further into a boar even more so than he already was. Orenji was stunned as he watched the transformation take place, he was right, there was still more power within Hogg. Orenji looked over at Drexx, who was looking at him. Orenji noticed the fear in his eyes, it was the same fear that was in Tina’s. He looked back at Hogg, who was standing on the other side of the arena grinning at the two.

”Come on Drexx we need to end this once and for all. I am done with his games, as I am sure you are as well.”

Hogg just laughed as he charged at Drexx, Orenji quickly went back into Great Namek. He had returned to normal size after the head-butt by Hogg. He ran at Hogg who was now only a few feet from slamming into Drexx. Orenji ran at Hogg slamming his shoulder into the side of Hogg, the force given from Orenji sent Hogg to the right, passed Drexx and into the wall. Orenji activated Ki No Tsurugi in his left hand, the razor sharp orange beam shoot out of his hand, creating the shape of a blade. Orenji turned and rammed it into Hogg’s side. The blade went right through his armor and into his skin, blood began to seep out of the wound. It wasn’t enough to stop Hogg, with great speed Hogg spun around slamming his head into Orenji. Once again causing him to fly back into the wall, he crashed against it with great force, but Orenji was able to quickly get back to his feet.

”Nice try Namekian, but you are going to have to do better than that.” Hogg said charging at Orenji

”You have no idea Hogg, this is only the beginning, today is the day you die.”

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Hoggs transformation complete, Drexx knew they needed to up their firepower, or they were both going to die. He was immense. He was terrifying. He was as large as a house and just as immovable. The quills on his back had grown as well, from mere inches to feet. His armor hung off in patches, his size having ripped the armor right off of him. Orenji tackled the boar and had enough momentum to budge him out of the way of running and goring the android like a shish kabob.

Orenji’s arm was covered in glowing orange ki in the shape of a blade; it stabbed through the armor hanging off of Hogg and into his side. Blood poured from the wound, but it didn’t seem to affect Hogg in the slightest, turning and head-butting the Namekian away with a laugh and a grin. Hogg was as cocky as ever, and with his latest transformation he was ever more confident that he was going to win.

He turned back to Drexx, a wicked smirk plastered on his snout. Drexx could see the maniacal fury in his eyes, as well as the blackness of his soul. This was a being of pure evil. Drexx knew in that moment how he had to kill Hogg.

“Sorry it has to come to this android. But you and your Namekian friend need to die now.” The crowd roared with approval at the massive anthropomorphic boar’s words. They wanted blood, and they were tired of Drexx and Orenji killing their kind. They wanted to see their leader rip them to shreds.

Hogg’s massive fist clamped around the android’s throat and he tossed him through the air like a rag-doll, his body crashing into the dirt and ripping through the earth leaving a trailing crater. At the same time he turned his back and hundreds of foot long quills shot towards Orenji. Drexx moaned as he stood up, but the boar was already upon him, his speed increased by his transformation as well. He shoulder checked the android to the ground and stomped on him, crushing his left forearm completely. Drexx cried out in pain and shock, his forearm flattened, wires, blood and oil pumping from its useless form.

“You came to my home.” Hogg stepped down again, crushing the android’s left hand. Drexx once again cried out in pain.

“You kill my people, my soliders.” He stamped down on Drexx’s upper arm. It was completely useless now, hanging off the android like a rotten fruit hangs off a tree.

“You had to know this was unwinnable android. You could sense my power the minute you walked in.” A massive hoof collided hard with Drexx’s ribs and spun him over cracking the metal framing around the android’s very real Saiyan heart. Tina cried out from the stands, Tara appeared and threw a punch at Hogg, but the beast sidestepped it and brought both hands down on top of her, shattering her holographic image.

“You have a lot of heart for an android. Too bad you die now.” The boar brought his foot up and was prepared to stamp down on the android’s heart. With his rib cage already broken his foot would go straight through and crush his heart, killing the android. Drexx felt an odd sense of calmness wash over him. Then the eye of Horus appeared beneath him.

“The hell?” Hogg said as he inspected the symbol on the ground, just before he was thrown into the air and away from the wounded android. Drexx tried to stand but found the pain was too great. His metal ribs were crushed and his left arm hung uselessly. His nanobots could repair the flesh and blood parts of him, and even the wiring, but they weren’t meant to repair his metal bones. He and Orenji would have to finish this soon, or they were going to die.

Hogg was on his feet quickly, a sadistic grin on his face as he looked from android to Namekian.

“You both have a lot of fight in you. I like that.” He charged at Orenji, and Drexx let his head drop to the ground. Images of his life flashed before his eyes. Was he dying, or was this just a glitch in his programming due to all the abuse.

Drexx you need to get up. You need to help Orenji. He can’t do it alone. Tara appeared once more looking disheveled and tried to rouse the android, but Drexx had a far-away stare plastered to his face. Tara slapped him across the face rousing him from his stupor.

Get up and fight. Orenji needs you.

Drexx stood with much difficulty and began charging his devil mite beam attack. It would kill the beast instantly if Drexx could hit him with it, his blackened heart one of the worst the android had ever seen. All Orenji had to do was hold him off.

[Orenji]

Orenji stood watching Hogg, his body writhing in pain, but there was no slowing down now. Hogg had to be destroyed, for Tina, for Kai Lung, and for all the others who died during his reign. Orenji fell to a knee, that last attack from Hogg had damaged him more than he originally thought. He slowly lifted his head as Hogg was talking to Drexx, Orenji couldn’t make out exactly what he was saying. The only word that caught his attention was “die”.

”It isn’t going to be us who are going to die today Hogg!” Orenji said slowly rising from the down

Orenji looked just in time to see Drexx be tossed into the dirt, creating a crater where he landed. Orenji knew that something was wrong, when Drexx didn’t immediately get back up. Hogg was winning and Orenji was going to have to do something fast. Or his friend might be killed. Orenji was to focused of Drexx to see Hogg turn and launch hundreds of quills in his direction. He quickly put up a barrier, but it wasn’t enough. Orenji was only able to hold the barrier for a few seconds before the quills started to punch their way through. Most of the quills that got through missed, but some found their way to pierce Orenji’s skin. Blood began to run down Orenji’s body as he looked down to see a two quills sticking out of his chest. One had sunk deep into Orenji’s right arm, while another pierced his left leg.

”No, this can’t be the end! This isn’t how it is supposed to happen, Hogg must be defeated. WE HAVE TO BE VICTORIOUS!”

Orenji tried to get up, but failed. His body was in too much pain to move, he looked down at the quill that was sticking out of his leg, grabbed it and ripped it out of his body. A shock of pain shot through his body, but it needed to be done. Orenji was on his last legs. Tis fight needed to be ended soon, or the two of them were going to die. Orenji looked up to see Hogg standing over Drexx, all he could head were Drexx’s cries for pain. His friend was being killed right in front of him and there was nothing he could do.

”God dammit body you have to move! Drexx is going to die, and I will not stand by and do nothing about it.”

Orenji watched as Hogg was bringing his foot up, this was the end of Drexx. Orenji looked away, he couldn’t watch his friend be killed. Orenji looked back to see Hogg being thrown in the air, thrown several feet away from Drexx. Orenji was pleased to see that there was still some fight still left in the android. He began to focus and once again returned to his feet, looking at Hogg.

”Come on Hogg, I am still standing! This isn’t over yet!”

Charging at Orenji ”Not for long you’re not Namekian, the two of you are going to die.”

Orenji waited till Hogg got a little closer before bringing his hands up to his head, and yelling SOLAR FLARE! A bright light erupted from Orenji, blinding every person there including Hogg. Orenji heard Hogg smash into the wall with great force, Orenji quickly activated Ki No Tsurugi, the razor sharp orange blade once again shot out of Orenji’s left arm. Orenji brought the blade to the legs of Hogg and cut them both, not enough to amputate them, but enough to slow him down. The light quickly faded and Hogg took a swing at Orenji, but Orenji activated Zenzoken. Hogg’s massive hand just went right through the after image of Orenji. Orenji reappeared right behind Drexx, who as charging up an attack. Orenji began to charge up ki in his hands.

”Drexx launch whatever it is you are charging up, quickly. Then I am going to need you to launch your Uni-beam, I have an idea.”

Orenji slowly lifted off of the ground and flew behind Drexx, hovering a foot or so above the ground. Orenji, began to charge up Double Tsuihikidan. Once Drexx would launch his Uni-beam, Orenji would launch Double Tsuihikidan. Controlling the beams Orenji would have them circle around Drexx’s attack, hoping the two techniques would slam into Hogg killing him.

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Time. There was never enough of it. Just when Drexx thought he’d be able to finish the fight Hogg was back on his feet and ready to fight more. Orenji had sliced some tendons in his legs, but it seemed to do nothing to the anthropomorphic boar. He certainly was a monster, a beast the likes Drexx had never encountered before. Pure evil in a boar’s body.

Hogg chuckled as he turned to face the pair wincing a little as he put pressure on his wounded legs. Orenji appeared right behind Drexx. Rain began to fall lightly on the trio as a storm rolled in overhead. The crowd was noiseless, the intensity of the battle captivating them all. They wanted to know who would win, and at the moment it looked like it would be Hogg. Drexx knew the devilmite beam wouldn’t be ready in time; it was powerful enough to kill Hogg, but Drexx didn’t have the time. The uni-beam would have to suffice. Whatever Orenji’s plan was the android hopped it worked.

Lightning flashed as from out of seemingly nowhere T’bok hulking form appeared. He slammed his fist across Hogg’s face staggering the huge boar bringing the boar to his knees. A vicious back and forth ensued between the pair; the very ground seemed to shake with each of their blows as the titans struck each other. Hogg roared with fury his eyes full of a mix of understanding and rage.

“You’re still alive?! You traitorous bastard. I’ll kill you like I did your runt of a son.” Hogg brought both fists together and down on the back of T’bok. T’bok shoulder tackled the brutal monarch to the side and turned to face Orenji and Drexx. There was a look of desperation and hopelessness in his eyes that struck Drexx to the core. They were losing. After all this, after everything that had happened they were losing.

“I’ll hold him off for as long as I can, you two do what you need to to put this bastard down.”

Hogg roared with laughter at the gorillas comment, and smashed a giant fist across his face. T’bok returned one of his own. Hogg booted him away and made to come at Orenji and Drexx. A tiny flying blur came out of nowhere and kneed him across the face, the momentum doing more damage than the knee itself. Tina and T’bok took turns punching and striking at Hogg, his fury rising with each of their strikes. They were the distraction; Orenji and Drexx were the finishing blows. But only if they could get their moves off.

Drexx tried to open his uni-beam port, but the left half was crushed in spots, thanks to Hogg’s brutal crushing of the android’s arm. He wrenched it off with his non-broken arm, throwing the battered piece of his chest away. No matter what happened here, the android would need to be repaired, and extensively at that.

T’bok wrapped his arms around the monstrous boar’s shoulders and Tina jumped into the air bringing both knees into his face. Hogg kicked Tina away and flipped T’bok over with ease, stepping on his chest with a wicked crunch. He turned toward Orenji and Drexx with blood running down his snout.

“Even with four of you, you cannot best me! I AM IMMORTAL!” He roared, and as if the gods were answering a flash of lighting and clap of thunder rang out from the clouds. He raised his arms in victory and the crowd went ballistic. The four warriors fighting him were all injured badly.

The Uni-beam left Drexx chest and rocketed towards the anthropomorphic Hogg, Drexx pouring everything he had into it. This was their last choice, this was their last option. If Hogg didn’t die because of this last attack, then he would win and the warriors? They would die…

“NOW ORENJI!!!”

[Orenji]

Orenji floated behind Drexx waiting for him to launch Uni-beam, Orenji knew that this was going to be there only chance to eliminate Hogg once and for all. Hogg turned around and looked at the two, obviously in pain from Orenji slicing at his legs maybe that would give them enough time. Even though he wasn’t putting a lot of pressure on them, he was still advancing towards Orenji and Drexx. Rain begins to pour down from the sky landing on Orenji, Drexx and everyone else there. The crowd had gone silent, waiting in anticipation to see what was going to happen next. But Hogg was still coming closer, Orenji looked down at Drexx, nervous. Suddenly T’bok jumped out of nowhere and began to fight Hogg
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”Thank god he came in, I don’t know if this is even going to work, but we have to try. Drexx I hope you are ready because if this fails, I am going to have nothing left.”[/i]

“I’ll hold him off for as long as I can, you two do what you need to to put this bastard down.” T’bok said

Orenji nodded and began to pour more ki into his hands, still waiting for Drexx to strike first. T’bok was doing a decent job holding back Hogg, but it seemed like that wasn’t enough. Hogg simply booted the gorilla out of the way and once again began to head right for Drexx and Orenji. Hogg only took a couple of steps before a tiny blur came across his face, kneeing him in the head. Tina had now gotten herself into the fight and was helping T’bok slow down Hogg.

Orenji, still pouring all of his remaining energy and ki into his hands watched as the two battled back and forth against Hogg. They were doing a good job, but once again Hogg seemed to strong for them. Hogg batted Tina out of the way, and threw T’bok over his shoulder. Hogg turned towards Drexx and Orenji, there as blood running down his snout from the beating he just got.

” “Even with four of you, you cannot best me! I AM IMMORTAL!”

”No one is immortal Hogg, and today you find that out.”

Orenji looked down, seeing Drexx’s chest cavity open up and ki beginning to build up there. Orenji knew what was coming, it was the move he had been waiting for all this time. Orenji looked back at Hogg who seemed to be celebrating, with one arm raised in the air. His arrogance was going to be his down fall. The Uni-beam rocketed out of Drexx’s chest, while at the same time Orenji put both his arms straight forward.

”NOW ORENJI!!!”

Orenji released all the ki in his hands, having the Double Tsuihikidan spin around the uni-beam. The two attacks, were shot across the arena with great speed. They were going to have one shot at this, if it missed then they were all surely going to die. The orange ki left Orenji’s hand, his body falling form the air landing on the ground. Orenji’s body had gone through so much it finally gave up, his vision slowly went dark, he needed to rest. He only hoped that their attacked worked, otherwise Orenji wasn’t going to be waking up any time soon.