Finally free (Open)

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After spending 11 whole weeks in the after life, Ethar was finally granted permission to return to the realm of the living. He had made his way through a portal that he was told that lead him back to Namek safely, even with all the new equipment he had found in his time away.

The portal made by Heiwa soon opened just above Nameks surface, as Ethar finally stepped back out onto familiar grounds, as the smell of Namek greeted his nose like an old friend. "Ah.... So good to be back again..." He said, as he felt Namek's sun shine on him once again.

Taking a deep breath, and stretched out, Ethar tried to remember where his house on Namek was, but he had been gone for such a while, it was difficult to remember. He looked around, trying to figure out where on the planet he was. "Where did Heiwa put me?"

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It had been a hectic week for Xero. He'd been rattled, beaten, and nearly eaten. But as sights of his emerald sphere planet came into view out the window of his pod, his felt as if nothing could go wrong.

He'd been searching for Namek on his computer thousands of times, but was nevers able to find it. He came to find out that the planet was locked down by using his Infection. Finally, after a week long journey, he was able to get the ship there.

As the pod plummeted to its nearly crash landing, a smile crept over Xero's face, "It is so good to finally be home," he thought to himself. Though he was not born to Namek, it was the first planet he set foot on after his own. He had grown to think of it like a new home; and a comfortable one at that. He even had a "family" of Infected Namekians to go to. His own village.

As the loud, clanky door opened to reveal green waters, skies and grass, Xero stepped out. The planet seemed peaceful. There was little changed from before he'd left. And it was reassuring to know that after everything it'd been through, it was still standing.

Xero rose gracefully into the air, and let out a light chuckle before blasting off toward the location of his home village. With such a big entrance he was sure to attract some attention, but it was of no concern to him. He wanted to go home.

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Ethar was so focused on searching for a familiar energy signature to base his travel on, that he noticed a rather weak, but new energy signature on the planet, moving in his direction, as he stood inbetween the newcomer, and his destination.

Ethar didnt think that the oncoming energy signature was even close to his own, so he would appear the least threatening that he could. Even though he wore his evil looking Saiyan armour, along with his sword on his back.

His Noran eyesight, though adjusted to the Namekian environment saw the figure approaching, as he used his ability to fly, as he floated up right infront of the figures path. "Stop right there."

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As Xero soared through the Emerald Planet's skies, he seemed to be in a trance. There was much on his mind, heading home the most heavy. So it caught him by surprise as a man in saiyan armor stopped him mid-flight, "Stop right there."

Xero came to a screaching halt, only to raise a brow at the man. The saiyan armor built rage in his heart. He knew all about the Saiyans, a disgusting race that had wiped out his own people, and he despised them. And yet his training with his Infection had helped him learn to hide such feelings. Burying it deep within him, he tipped his hat, "What can I do for you?" he asked, with a tone nothing less than that of a gentleman.

His left hand balled, ready to draw Hellbringer from inside him if need be. There was, however, hope that he would not have to. He could feel the power inside the man, and knew he wouldn't stand much of a chance against him. But perhaps he could train with this man and become stronger. Or maybe he could bite and infect him for Virion.

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Ethar was glad to get the mans attention. He seemed like a unique individual, and a fairly oddly dressed one at that. He kept his eye on the others hands, and saw he was quite ready to defend himself at any given notice.

"Who are you? I have never seen you on Namek before." He said, as he felt like he might have to draw his own weapon at the slightest wrong movement. He never seen a person such as the one floating infront of him. Maybe he arrived during his time in heaven? He couldnt be sure, but he wasnt going to take any chances now. Trusting complete strangers was behind him now, since it got him killed 11 weeks ago.

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"Who are you? I have never seen you on Namek before," the man's question brought a smile to Xero's face. He was investigating, but seemed to bare little threat at the moment. It was a good sign.

"You haven't heard of me?" There was surprise in his tone as he removed his hat and bowed like the getleman he was, "My name is Hellbringer. I am somewhat of a native, but have been absent the last five years. When I came to return, my computer could not locate this place. Perhaps you would know something about this?" He wasted no time with chit-chat a jumped right into his questions. Information was somethin that fueled him; being able to relay said information straight to the Infected.

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"Hellbringer? Hope ya dont live up to your name, or else there is going to be trouble." Ethar said, as his hand twitched. Something about this guy didnt feel right to him. If he was absent for only 5 years, Ethar would of heard of him atleast once during his other 3 years that he was on Namek.

"I dont know why your computer is all screwy. I recently just came back from the dead after 11 weeks...since like.... 15 minutes ago."He replied to Hellbringers question. "So... Hellbringer, why are you here exactly?" He asked, hoping to cut right to the chase with this guy. Something about him gave Ethar the heebie geebies, and his skin crawled.

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"Hellbringer? Hope ya dont live up to your name, or else there is going to be trouble," his response brought a smirk to Xero's face. Oh, he could live up to it, that was for sure. But he would do no more than give a dry laugh. The man went on to tell Xero that he had no idea why he could not locate the planet and that he was resurrected.

The resurrection intregued Xero. He knew that Virion had a need to know all aboutthe afterlife and the possibility of resurrection. If he were to infect this man, Virion would be pleased. But with the difference in power, it was obvious gatheting intel would be the better option. He licked his lips with a hunger as the man asked what his purpose was here.

"I am simply returning home. I hope to rest up, perhaps get some training in, and then continue on. And how about yourself?" Xero was hoping to lure the man into training with him. If he could gain his trust, he would have no problem catching him off gaurd. Then he could spread the Infection to him and learn all he knows.

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"Pretty much the same as you, though I have to check in with the Elder first." He said, as he gave him an odd look as he saw him licking his lips. Something wasnt adding up with this guy, and his heart was starting to thump in his chest. Was it fear? Perhaps. Ethar knew what fear was, and this felt like it quite a bit.

And it disturbed him to no end. "What....are you doing?" He asked, as he gave Hellbringer a strange look. He could see the gears in his head was turning, and not in a pleasant way either. "Why are you REALLY here?" He asked, hoping to find out what this individual was thinking about, although, he was afraid of what the answer might be.

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The sky was clear again. It might have been a ruse to fool everyone but it truly felt as if the worst had ended, the only thing they could do now was fix the damage dealt on their home. Basna had set out in search of these objects the Elder had entrusted in him, but it was only now that he began to realize how absurd that request was. Even now he was relying on the mere faint memory of a blinding light which had surfed the skies, but even if he managed to find this first ball, the rest were a needle in a hay stack. It was becoming quite evident that he would not be capable of finding these objects on his own, no matter how much he hated it, he needed to ask for directions. He may have paid little attention to these objects, but among the populace of namek, there had to be people who observed at least one of them and slowly they would each lead Basna towards his destination.

“Hey!” he demanded, landing adjacent to the two humanoids, uncaring for whatever mundane conversation they were entertaining. “The light,” he said, unable to possibly describe it any better. “Did you see where it went?”

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"... The same as you..." Was all Xero got from the conversation. As his hunger to Infect the man grew, he found it becoming harder to hide. He could hear the man ask and repeat a question, but there was no connection with the words in his brain. He needed to bite this man. He wanted to bite him. As his fangs were just about to bare, his trance was interrupted by a newcomer.

As Namekian feet hit the ground next to him, Xero turned his head. This Namekian was unlike the other's Xero had known. It's power was incredible. It too would be a fine specimen to add to Virion's army.

"The light; did you see where it went?" The Namekian asked. It was obvious it had been following something, and this peeked Xero's interests. Turning to face the green alien, Xero gave a polite smile, "I do not understand what you are asking... Perhaps if you discribe what it is you are looking for, we can be of assistance to you."

As quickly as the bloodlust had appeared, it faded leaving Xero to feel somewhat empty and confused. It seemed like the Infection reacted differently in him than in others, like the Namekians, but he was still truly unsure of how it would react in other warriors. He had little contact with his own kind, besides Virion, who was not a prime example of the Infected. He had sensed others of his kind weeks ago, but now standing on the emerald planet, Xero could not locate any of them. He was alone, and one slip up could cost him his life.

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Just as Hellbringer was about to bare his fangs to attempt to bite Ethar, he was about to grab his sword to whack the guy. Luckily, neither happened as a rather powerful Namekian touched down nearby, and asked the two of them about a light. One that moved quickly rather.

It was new to Ethar, since he had been living on Namek for quite some time. But this Namekian was also new to him. "I apologize my Namekian brother. However, if such a light is important to you, and possibly the people of Namek, Ill ask the Elder about it when I see him. Perhaps afterwards I can be of assistance when I know more about this 'light'." He said with a smile, as his gaze turned back to Hellbringer. He didnt trust this man at all, but he knew dep down that he could trust the newcomer already.

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The two strangers were quick to address him that pleased the restless namekian, except they were completely useless. “The bright light!” he repeated, incapable of being more specific. It shouldn’t have been necessary either; how many times does one watch a bright streak of light crossing the sky like a shooting star? If these people couldn’t answer him then it was likely they ‘somehow’ missed the spectacle or are truly that dense. Either way, Basna had neither the patience nor desire to tolerate their ignorance.

The rude namekian showed no effort in hiding his clear distaste and disappointment for the two and turned away briskly walking towards the direction he was heading. Slowly, another arm began protruding from his shoulders as he continued to pace himself towards the faint memory of that flashing light. It was a rather gruesome experience to witness for those unused to namekian fission; the single arm would push itself off of the host body until a second limb popped out with purple gore and green goo dripping from its thick skin until another namekian-like creatures identical to the first was completely separated, yet they were one and the same.

Basna would implement the same strategy he did with the Ancient City accident. While one of them remained stationed on Dunalan Village the other went ahead to find out what was occurring under Carnel’s petition. Now, the namekian would use that same method to widen his search party of competent namekians. That first clone didn’t waste any time continuing on the path Basna had averted from in the chance of gaining knowledge. Right now his power was split evenly in half, but they would soon drop to a third as he prepared to fabricate the next one; but it would take some time as the task was as daunting as it looked. Basna would wait to recover and then send the next one out flying. Retrieving the balls shouldn’t be too hard, he thought, his PL probably wouldn’t play a role in the chances he’d find one and take it –although, he might be proven wrong.

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"The bright light!" The Namekian repeated. After failing to get the answer it was looking for, the Namekian turned and began to walk away. Xero looked to the man, then to the Namekian and back, only to get a sly smile on his face. Though Xero had just met one of the people Virion was looking for, his curiosity was peaked instead by the Namekian. It said it was searching for a light of some kind. But what did that actually mean?

Turning towards the Namekian, Xero wondered after it just far enough back to be considered stalking. He watched as an arm protuded out of it, and the green alien soon split into two. This did not take him by surprise; he'd seen this technique done by others, as well as himself. As the clone shot off like a bullet and left the original behind, it seems ran down and out of energy. Peeking around the base of a rock formation, Xero watched to see what the Namekian would do next.

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Ethar watched as the Namekian started to walk away from them, as he soon saw him split into two. "Hmm, Interesting..." He said to himself, as he watched the two split off to search for this light that was previously mentioned before. "I hope your....clones, can find what your looking for." He said, as he looked around for the oddly dressed individual that he encountered earlier, and saw him hiding behind a rock.

"The hell are you doing?" He asked, as he gave Hellbringer a rather odd look. The way he was acting was very suspicious, and made his trust for the man grow less and less. He was very tempted to take out Hellbringer before he would cause trouble. But it was against his character to attack someone just off of a hunch. "Why are you...hiding?"