Sand. Its gets everywhere. (Open)

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Flying at high speed, Ethar finally saw the Wastelands before him. He knew it was the wastelands, as no trees grew, and there was no sign of any other vegetation. "Where is that crater?" He asked himself, as he had to slow himself down as the dry air started to make his eyes water.

He drifted down till he was hardly off the ground, but still glided around still searching for a crater that the Elder told him. He was also looking for anything that would shine in the sunlight, as he noticed the orb that Carnel had seemed fairly shiny on its own.

[Blaze]

((Have intent to join this thread IC soon.))

But Ethar wasn't in the clear quite yet. Over the hill to his left, a handful of people came running. A band of marry Raiders clad in red, brown and black, wearing a disarrangement of random armor, chains, belts, goggles, and bandannas. They were all hopped up on Guppa Juice, a popular Rage Drug among the clan.

Ethar stood out like a sore thumb. They seen him and began laughing at him and shouting insults. And though they ran towards the crater that a scout had told them of a while back with no clue what was ahead, just the thought of finding something to pawn off for a few bucks was enough to drive them forward.

One Blood Raider with night vision goggles and dreads held back, drawing a large weapon from his back.

It was a type of Anti Shuttle and Tank Guass Rifle. He shouldered the cannon and got Ethar in sight before rattling off a loud CRACK! over the desert with intent to knock Ethar clean out of the sky.

A second Raider got a breakaway from the pack, charging for the crater and making a dive for the ball. He'd collide with it, scooping it up in a dusty roll before springing right back up into a full blown sprint as he laughed.

He lost the Dragonball already.

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Ethar spotted the Blood Raiders, but didnt know they were armed. He saw them making their way to a crater, and knew the ball was there. But just before he could charge in to nab it, Something painful slammed into him, as he came crashing to the ground.

He wasnt dead, but stunned pretty good, as his newly unlocked PL allowed him to take the blow and live. He let out a cough a few moments later, as he slowly got up to his feet. His gut hurt from the blow, but it would heal quickly thanks to his Noran blood. He quickly made his way up to the top of the craters edge, and saw footprints going in and out of the crater. "Damn it, They got the ball!" He said, as he took off into the air again to see where the Raider was.

He saw the band leaving to go back, to what Ethar was their camp. "Damn it, Looks like I gotta get my hands dirty!" He said, as he flew after the group. He spotted the one with the rifle, as he fired off multiple Ki blasts in an attempt to disable him. It was then he spotted the raider ahead of the pack, and in his hand was a Orange ball.

[Blaze]

The Raider Riflemen seen Ethar stand up. He cursed the rifle for being junk and made a scene of throwing it at another guy while the others laughed at him. That pissed him off. But before he could do anything, he was hit out of nowhere with a Ki blast and exploded.

Two others looked at the small crater, then at each other. More blasts rained in, causing the lot to scatter after the one who had the ball. That guy the Runner, was... well, still running. He was headed for the camp, hoping to have the whole gang blast this guy apart.

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Meanwhile, a fireball was visible in the air. This was Blaze's ship, coming in for a landing just outside the wasteland. For once, he had the ship set to land properly. His agenda was simple, go see Carnel, then find whoever messed up the Ancient City.

Then It's murder time... Fun time.

A twisted smile. He was raised to be against Vengeance. But... it seemed to be all the rage these days. So to hell with Carnel's beliefs. And speak of the devil...

Hello, Blaze. How have you been? the telepathic voice said. Blaze was used to this random invasion now. I'm kinda pissed off, actually. I have questions for you, and lots. The City, my Parents... put tea on cause it's gonna take a while. he said.

Carnel responded I'm... sure you do have much to discuss. But I'm afraid I must ask you to divert yourself to the Wasteland. I have a task for you... He said, explaining the whole "Artifact" thing all over again. He was not about to tell Blaze that the Dragonballs had major power that could be used to raise the dead and such.

Blaze only sighed. An orange ball. Seriously... fine. But in return... I want all the information you have on those attackers. he told him, then focused his energy to block Carnel out. It was not a request.

Blaze stopped the ship and exited, turning the ship back into its capsule again. He put it back in the case fond in his dark grey jeans, then flipped the hip guard on his armor back down over it. He wore his advanced armors chestpiece and wasteguard over his jeans, hip guards attached along with the shin, shoulder and forearm guards. The armor was black with dark gold accents.

He turned to the red sand in the distance, charged up, and blasted off towards a cluster of Powers.

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Happy with the fact his blasts were hitting dead n, he grinned as he drew his sword from on his back. Holding it in one hand, his blade made a whistling sound as Ethar suddenly poured on as much speed as he could, as he saw the glimpse of the ball in a runners hand. "Got ya..." He said, as he flew at the runner as fast as he could, as he attempted to decapitate the runners head from his body.

Unknowing to him, his greatest challenge yet was barreling down towards him in a space ship, and he could feel the powerlevel approaching rather quickly. He ahd to grab the ball, and get out of there before the newcomer arrived to make his life more miserable.

[Blaze]

He laughed as he ran, unknowingly taking too much enjoyment for the situation. Behind him, the other Raiders had scattered and began to fire upon Ethar. But he had already broke into a run himself and... well these guys weren't very bright. They'd fire where he was, but not at where he would be.

The man would look over his shoulder for a moment, just to see Ethar closing in with his sword drawn. The result was quite simply put:


The head separated, the rest of the body somersaulting over itself, sending the Dragonball flying ahead of it. Ethar was free to claim it, then would need to deal with the other closing Raiders. They came running at him, pissed about the guys he killed.

Then, a black beam would come down from the sky, busting right through one's chest. They'd stop in their tracks and look down at the dead guy. One looked up. "What the hell is tha-" he was cut of when a rain of Death Beams tore down the group of guys. they screamed in horror as they were blasted into ash where they stood, leaving no trace of them.

Then, a figure would slowly lower into the ash ridden sand in front of Ethar. Blaze, in his first form, with that usual cocky smile on his face. He seen the thing Carnel wanted, and simply held out his hand to the boy.

"Ball. Hand, please."he said, keeping it simple.

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Once the ball was dropped, Ethar was quick to come around ,and grab it. "FINALLY!" He said, as he turned to face the raiders who wanted their prize back. HE was about to take them all on at once, when he saw a few of the raiders suddenly get pierced by beams of energy and disintegrated into nothing.

"Who the..." He said, wondering who it was that came to his aid, but as he saw the figure descend, extend his hand, and ask for Carnels Orb, he had a feeling that he had one villain traded in for another. "Sorry pal, I got orders to collect all these orbs. You cant have it." He said, as he used his other hand to sheath his sword back into its proper place on his back, as he put the ball into a small pack underneath the sword sheath, allowing both of his hands to be free.

[Blaze]

He kept standing in the same position with his hand out. The boy sheathed his sword, a sign that he didn't want to fight. He looked Saiyan from the armor, though Blaze seen no tail. And he wasn't an arrogant prick looking for an ass-kicking. He was thinking of that Ren-sao guy from Kold.

Nope, this guy looked more like what you'd find in a club trying to pick up women, not so much a warrior. He wasn't impressed with his looks, but Blaze knew better than to underestimate his opponent's skill level.

He chuckled at what he said, that he wanted to collect all of them, and that he simply 'cant have them'. Blaze snapped out of thought and looked right at the guy. "... I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't realize that I was making a request." he said, the last part coming out sinister.

He wasn't really a bad guy... but this dude didn't need to know that yet. He was being fucked with. "I meant to say hand it over." he told him. He gave the fingers of his outstretched hand a flick, and the Ball should rip from his backpack unexpectedly and whiz quickly over to Blaze. It should float over his hand and plop down.

Unless the boy had a trick up his shoulder pad or something.

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"And I said I wont..." He started to say, but a quick flash in the corner of his eye made him react, as with lightning fast speeds, he quickly grabbed his Dragonball, and held onto it with a tight grasp. Big mistake on Blaze's part.

"... Give you the orb." He said, as he felt the pull on the ball, and knew it was a trick of some kind. No Normal Saiyan could of reacted as fast as he did, as Ethar gave Blaze a glare, as the Icerian could see that Ethars eyes went from a normal blue, to a blood red, as Ethars Powerlevel quadrupled. As he could also see that his finger nails grew longer, and sharper to a point.

"Big mistake there buster!" He said, as he quickly fired of a volley of 4 Ki bullets at Blaze.

[Blaze]

Well now, this guy was a bit faster than a normal person with his energy. That was odd. And the change in his appearance was even stranger, he turned all red eyed and fanged, like one of those bloodsuckers from a horror film.

The blasts came at him with increased power from the transformation, Blaze used his free hand and his tail to defend in an attempt to keep a hold of the ball. But they hit hard and he lost his concentration. The blasts threw him into a nearby hill, and it collapsed down on top of him.

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Ethar saw that his blasts hit dead on, and sent his opponent flying into a hill, as it buried him. "Hah! Really? That simple?" He said in surprise as his attack had much more power then he thought it would. "Wow, All this new power. Haha, Its amazing!" He said, as he felt the pull on the ball stop, as he made sure it was firmly tucked back into his pack.

He turned, as he was about to take off when he still felt the Icerians energy signature still. Luckily, he remained powered up, as he turned back around to face the hill. "I have a feeling he is not done yet..."

[Blaze]

Oh hell no it's not over! A muffled voice yelled, shortly before the hill exploded into a ton of rubble. Blaze floated up, a bit scratched, but more so pissed off.

He clenched his fists and powered up with white Ki, his body expanding and growing taller. His horns grew out a bit longer, still keeping their curved back and up shape. He wasn't much different than before, other than three times bigger, five times stronger.

He floated there, looking down on Ethar. "That thing... I did with the ball. It's called Telekinesis." he said. His arms shot out, and the ground vibrated for a quick second. Then he rose his hands up, and the shattered hill chunks floated up around him. "Now, lesson one with Telekinesis... Dodge!" he roared, throwing the chunks of debris at him one by one.

He put quite a haul of energy behind each piece so it wouldn't be so easy. And unlike the Raiders, Blaze knew to aim where he would be, not where he is!

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Ethar made sure his ball was firmly secured in his pack, as he with drew his sword as he saw the Icerian change form into something bigger, and better. However he felt that his own power level wasnt as high as his opponents. "This is gonna be a hard fight." He said to himself, as he saw chunks of rock fly at him at high speeds.

"Why dodge?" He said, as he used his sword, and all his strength in each swing, as the enchanted blade sliced each stone in half, allowing each piece to fly by him. The blade never dulling, or even scratching. "I dont know who you are, but you dont scare me! You Horny Bastard!" He said, as a ball of energy started to form in his free hand.

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[Blaze]

Blaze was already having fun. The guy was going on about not being scared... Blaze wasn't in the scary form yet. He just kept throwing rocks.

"Like a hurricane, Vamp! You gotta miss someti-" he stopped when a rock didn't fly. He looked around... and noticed he'd run out. "-well ain't that some shit." he mumbled. He looked down at the guy.

He bolted down, following up the last rock. Once Ethar cleared it, Blaze would be right behind it with his arm drawn back. He'd lash out for his throat to grab him, turn, and slam him straight down into the ground with all the force he could muster. Possibly followed by a foot stomp or two.

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Ethar made a gasp, as his neck was suddenly grabbed, as he was tossed to the ground. Luckily, his natural traits allowed him to roll out of the way before teh foot came down to stomp on him. "Damn, hes fast." He thought to himself, as he quickly leapt to his feet, and quickly put some distance between the two of them.

Quickly sheathing his blade, he rapidly charged up energy in both hands, as he suddenly thrusted his palms forward, as a large beam of energy burst from his hands, as part of the beam changed shape to reveal a dragon's head, as it roared as it flew at Blaze in an attempt to hit him. As he was in the wastelands, he couldnt properly use his techniques that relied on water, so he had to rely on his normal techniques. "Dragon Flash wave!" He said as he executed his powerful attack.