Orenji's first Student (Ark)

[Orenji]

Orenji was on his way back to Aiyas village to help fix the destruction that happened. With his newly found strength he was going to get rid of this Aburacca lady once and for all, she was going to leave his Planet alone. He didn’t travel very far away from the village, he was back within minutes. Landing in the center of the village he looked around to see everyone staring at him. Their didn’t need to say anything to him their expressions explained it all. He had left the village only minutes ago, and returned 10 times stronger than before, the expressions of their faces were the same as Drexx and Ark after his syncing with Cargo.

”Don’t worry everyone it is only me, Orenji. Now can someone tell me where the mentor is? I need to talk to him.”

”Orenji! You are….” Ari said running up, but stopped as she looked over Orenji.

Ari looked over Orenji up and down; she was very hesitant to approach him, unlike before. Orenjis appearance hadn’t changed much; he was more muscular then when he left. As he tried to approach Ari, she took a step back, this continued until Bia and Migan came walking around a building. Just like everyone else their expressions were of shock and confusion.

”Orenji is that really you? You look different, like really different.”

Migan said as she approached Orenji, her no doubt like everyone else on Namek could tell the huge difference in power signature. Migan looked Orenji in the eyes, trying to make sure that he was in fact who he said he was. Ari and Bia slowly approached making sure to stay behind Migan.

“If you are looking for your friend Orenji they aren’t here. Drexx and the human left shortly after you did. It appears that once again you have gotten stronger, I don’t know what you did Orenji, but we are going to have to talk.” The Mentor said coming out of the big Namekian building.

”I wonder where they went, I never got to officially thank Ark for everything that he has done to help Namek. I am sure that I will see them again soon. In the mean time we need to fix the village, make sure we are ready if something else comes.”

“Well then follow me, I will show you where to begin.” The mentor said motioning Orenji to follow him.

Orenji walked passed Migan, Ari and Bia, the two kids cowered behind Migan, still not believing that it was Orenji who stood before them. Looking down at them he smiled, continuing on his way to the mentor. There were many things he had to do here before leaving once again to find Drexx and Ark.

[Ark Ghiest]

Lavender eyes slid open, blinking several times in the sunlight. He had only been meditating for an hour yet it seemed so much had changed. Glancing up to the sky the strange dark haze that had encircled the planet was gone, what did that mean? After everything he had recently been through Ark hoped that it was a good sign, perhaps what had ailed Namek was no more, or in the very least gone.

Stretching the human rises to his feet, lifting his arms high above his head as he elongates his body. He had come to the plains in order to find an answer to a question that nagged at him. For most of his life he had trained with the hopes of becoming stronger, more disciplined and finding inner piece. Even though the last part still eluded him Ark had been sure that he was traveling down the right path in life.

After all this he just wasn’t sure. All his discipline and practice had amounted to next to nothing against a real threat. If he had been trapped in this all by himself, he would have been close to powerless to stop it. Drexx had asked him to join a group known as The Protectorate, in order to use their strength in order to protect those that could not defend themselves.

Did Ark really deserve such an initiation? Who had he protected, who had he saved to be considered for such a group? Sure he had assisted Drexx and Orenji, but it was more him following them around than anything. Still he wanted to follow a just path; he wanted to prevent atrocities like what happened to Ancient City from happening to anyone else. In order to do that he needed to get stronger…there was no doubt in that.

In his spar with Drexx the android had helped him tap his true potential, even if it had not been enough power to defeat the foes that had come to Namek. He needed to get stronger, and he had an idea of who could help him. Orenji had proven himself to be quite the warrior and in the short time Ark had known him his power had increased incredibly.
Not sure where to find him Ark lifts from the ground and heads back to the village he had learned was Orenji’s.

Sailing through the air he searches for signatures in the village, trying to feel if the Namekian had returned from his trip. His eyes widen as he senses a high signature in the village, his pace quickening in fear that Arthis had returned in their absence, but if it was him he had returned at an even higher power level.

Coming over the ledge next to the village he lets out a sigh of relief as he sees a Namekian, the source of the signature. He was dressed like Orenji had been, but there was no way it could be him. Slowly lowering towards the ground he was hesitant to say anything, not wanting to interrupt the small conversation the Namekian was having with the others.

[Orenji]

“Orenji once we are done here, you are going to explain everything to me on what happened to you.” The mentor said looking into Orenji’s eyes

”I will explain everything later, but first we have to fix the village. Everything must go back to normal.”

Orenji began to follow the mentor, but stopped when he felt something touch the back of his leg. He turned around to see Bia poking his leg looking up at him. She was still confused as to the appearance of Orenji, but for some reason she took to it quicker than Ari. She put her arm in the air, motioning him to come closer. Orenji went down to a knee, looking Bia in the eyes.
Whispering to Orenji ”What happened to you? Why are you different? You aren’t going to leave again are you?”

”Bia I will explain my appearance to you at a later time, right now I have things that need to be taken care of. I don’t know if I am going to leave again Bia, but I will always return to the village.”

Bia quickly wrapped her arms around Orenji’s neck, He stood up and with that Bia lifted off of the ground. Orenji held onto Bia as Ari and Migan approached the two of them. Bia nuzzled her head into Orenji’s neck. He looked over to Migan and she was smiling at him, she bent down picking up Ari.

”Come on Girls we need to leave Orenji alone for now, he has something’s to take care of. Orenji you are going to explain everything to all of us later, whether you like it or not.”

”Hey look someone is coming down” Bia said pointing

Orenji looked to see Ark slowly descending towards the ground. He landed a few feet away from the group, almost seeming hesitant to come talk to them. Orenji figured that it was because of his power level. This was the second time he had run into Orenji and Orenji’s power level jumped 10 fold. Orenji put Bia down, and her Migan and Ari walked away from Orenji and Ark.

”Ark I am glad that you came back, I speak for everyone here when I say Thank you for everything that you have done. You helped protect my village from Arthis and his minions, I owe you one. Now what brought you back here? Is there something that I can help you with?”

[Ark Ghiest]

Touching down the human waits till he is done to finish his approach, giving the Namekian a slight nod as a greeting. His words were kind even if Ark did not believe them to be that true. He had helped to defend the village, but only by holding off a fiend until Orenji himself dealt with it. Still it was nice to hear those words of gratitude, to see the appreciation on the Namekian’s face.

Ark was not close to many beyond his parents and his late Master Diki, but that did not mean he misunderstood the interaction he just saw. Those small creatures, children he assumed, were close to Orenji yet they did not appear to be from this planet and were definitely not Namekian. Perhaps he had saved them from some other world and brought them back so they could live a peaceful life on Namek. They must have been just one more reason for him to protect the village, to obtain such strength.

”Thank you Orenji, but trust me when I say you owe me nothing. You saved me from being ripped limb from limb so let’s call it even. I am glad I could help protect at least some of the people on this planet, even if what I did was miniscule. As for why I have come, I have a request.” Crossing his arms over his chest, his normal casual stance, he smiles some at the Namekian. If Orenji’s answer was no the human was fine with that, but he hoped it would be a yes.

”When I met you I thought you were a formidable warrior, but now you are strong beyond what I believed was possible. I have come to ask for assistance. Can you help me become stronger? I have no hopes of gaining strength such as yourself, but if I might even gain a fraction of the power you possess I would be able to prevent tragedies like Ancient City from happening, without the assistance of others. What do you say?”

Deep down inside he hoped for him to accept him as a student, Ark wanted to become stronger. If this Namekian took the time to teach him he felt he had the potential to become a more capable fighter then he was now. The human was ready to commit to whatever Orenji might put him through, and knew what it took to learn from someone more skilled then him. Master Diki had taught him well, but their time together had been much shorter then Ark would have liked. Perhaps this was his second chance to become a true warrior; he hoped to make those he cared for proud.

[Orenji]

Orenji turned his head looking behind him, making sure that Bia, Ari and Migan did go help the mentor. He was glad that they were alright and not hurt or worse dead. They were three of the people he was sworn to protect. Orenji turned his head back looking Ark in the eyes as he began to speak.

” ”Thank you Orenji, but trust me when I say you owe me nothing. You saved me from being ripped limb from limb so let’s call it even. I am glad I could help protect at least some of the people on this planet, even if what I did was miniscule. As for why I have come, I have a request.”

”What is your request Ark, whatever it is it will be done.”

”When I met you I thought you were a formidable warrior, but now you are strong beyond what I believed was possible. I have come to ask for assistance. Can you help me become stronger? I have no hopes of gaining strength such as yourself, but if I might even gain a fraction of the power you possess I would be able to prevent tragedies like Ancient City from happening, without the assistance of others. What do you say?”

The tragedy of Ancient City, senseless destruction that Orenji couldn’t stop. Hundreds of Namekians killed for no reason, lives taken, ended before it was their time. The thought of all those dead Namekians flooded Orenji’s mind. He was going to make sure something like that was never going to happen again, while Orenji was around.

”So you wish to get stronger Ark? To prevent future tragedies like what happened to Ancient City. Well that is something that I can do for you, you have helped protect my planet. I see no reason why I can’t help you achieve your true potential.”

Orenji took a few steps away from Ark, creating a decent distance between himself and Ark. He then sensed Ark’s power, comparing it to his own. The gap between Ark’s power level and his own was too great to have a fair fight. Orenji began to suppress his power level down to 200,000, a fair distance above Ark’s. He was going to test Ark to see what he could do and take, from their he would then teach him the skills to be a greater protector.

”Alright Ark since you want to become a stronger fighter, there is something that I want you to do. I want you to hit me with everything that you have, do not hold back.”

Orenji didn’t go into a defensive stance, he was completely left open to an attack from Ark. He needed to see exactly how strong his friend could hit, weather he really needed to know was unsure. Orenji was more curious to the fact. This was going to be his first student, since becoming the Namekian Healer Clan leader.

[Ark Ghiest]

Ark was grateful that Orenji agreed to help him grow stronger. He was not sure how many people the Namekian might have trained in the past, or if he was truly prepared to train a student. Orenji seemed to think the human had done much more then he had, but it was true his intentions had been to save many more. If he was able to get stronger than in the future he would be able to do more, save more people and be of more use.

Watching the Namekian across from him he could sense his power level dropping, working its way towards something that was almost within the range of Ark’s capabilities. Even with the decrease in power he knew he was the weaker of the two, but it did not deter him. Nodding some to Orenji’s request Ark drops back into a stance, shifting his right foot back behind him.

Normally he did not need to shift into a stance in order to use his Zenzoken and if he tried such a thing in a real fight it would most likely giving him away. This was different though, his opponent was standing still; ready to receive the strongest blow that he could deliver.

Bringing his power up to its true maximum he steadies himself, taking in a deep breath to focus. Moments later Ark was right in front of Orenji, having used his Zanzoken to close the distance between the two of them. His left arm was also pulled back, but it does not remain that way for long as he sends it in towards Orenji’s chest.

Upon impact the Ki built up in his arm explodes from his palm, his Force Palm technique combined with the momentum from his Zenzoken greatly amplifying the power of his strike. It was the single hardest strike that Ark could deliver, and even with the gap between them have been decreased he had no idea if the blow packed enough power to knock the Namekian from his feet.

[Orenji]

Orenji stood waiting for Ark to attack him with everything he had; he needed to know what Ark was capable of. He was mentally preparing himself for the attack, focusing on not trying to deflect the attack. He knows he easily can get out of the way, but he had to resist that urge. He watched as Ark was beginning to switch stances, preparing to attack Orenji.

”Alright here it comes, come on Ark let’s see what you got. This is going to be interesting to see how much power you have.”[/i]

Orenji watched Ark, waiting for something to happen, he noticed Ark’s power signature rise . Then within a blink of an eye Ark disappeared from his view. Orenji was familiar with this technique, he was now waiting for Ark to appear somewhere around him. Orenji turned his head expecting Ark to show up behind him, but that wasn’t the case. Ark reappeared right in front of Orenji, his left arm pulled back.
”Impressive”

Arks hand slammed into Orenji’s chest, sending him skidding across the ground. Orenji was able to keep upright, but his feet ripped through Namek soil. A little bit of blood was coughed out landing on the soil. Orenji could feel that a rib or two had just been broken, breathing became slightly difficult. He looked back up at Ark with a smile. He was impressed with the power that his friend had unleashed upon him.

”Very impressive Ark, that was some attack. Indeed there is great strength within you, I am sure you are going to become a formidable fighter with the proper training. If you will give me a minute here, we can get back to this little spar.”

Orenji brought his hand over his ribs and an orange light began to irradiate from them. He was trying to give a minor treatment to the internal wounds he had just received. It was going to take longer for them to be healed back to one hundred percent. He wasn’t going to make Ark wait that long for him to counter attack. A few minutes passed by and the orange light disappeared from Orenji’s hands. His chest was still in pain, but it was slightly decreased.

”Alright Ark I am ready to go one again.”

Orenji threw a few ki blasts, they hit the ground a foot in front of Ark creating a cloud of dust. Quickly Orenji launched off of the ground, charging at Ark. Within a few seconds Orenji would appear through the smoke in front of Ark. His right hand brought back, then thrown forward heading to smash into Ark’s head. If if were to connect he hoped to send Ark back, just like he did to him.

[Ark Ghiest]

Ark felt the Namekian’s chest give a little when he strikes, afraid he might have actually hurt the one he had just requested training from. Even though the force of the blow moved Orenji back some he remained on his feet, not even letting out a cry of pain from the possibly broken ribs within his chest. The human was about to apologize when Orenji asks for a minute. A little confused as to why he wanted to continue, or could continue with broken ribs Ark waits patiently.

The strange orange glow that starts to emit from the Namekian’s hand was unexpected, the human thinking that he intended to attack him, perhaps wanting to test his reaction time since he had just asked for a moments rest. Such a tactic was not unheard of; his former Master had tricked him with it before, the lesson being that you never truly know what your opponent is going to do. This time that was not the case though, the glowing hand hovering over his green chest, the energy seeming to pulse and radiate around his digits.

Moments later Orenji lowers his hand, stating he is ready to go again. Ark was still unsure how he was going to fight with cracked ribs, but that was something he didn’t need to ponder long. Two blasts shot for him, the human bringing up his arms to block, but they land short. Hitting the ground dirt and dust fill the air as the two Ki blasts explode right in front of him.

For a second Ark wondered how he could have missed at such a close range, then it dawned on him he had not planned to hit. No sooner did he come to this revelation than did Orenji’s fist cut through the cloud of dirt. The only thing he had time to do was turn his head, catching the first in the side of the jaw instead of directly in the face. Even with his power suppressed Orenji was stronger than him and the blow spins the human’s body around, his feet working quickly to keep himself up as he staggers away.

To his credit Ark does manage to stay on his feet. Not sure if Orenji had a spar in mind for his training Ark decides to attack back. In reality he doubted there was much serious damage he could do to the Namekian, let alone kill him so he does not hold back. A little disoriented he was not sure if his opponent was still in the same spot he had delivered the strike from and he didn’t want to throw a punch at an opponent that was not there. Instead he bends his legs, dropping into a crouch as his hand slams into the ground.

Unleashing his Ki the human sends out a nova of Ki all the way around him, hoping to at least stagger the Namekian if he had come within in range. Of course if he had back up or remained in place the attack would do next to nothing.

[Orenji]

Orenji felt his fist connect with Ark’s jaw, the momentum behind the punch expelled into Arks jaw and body. He watched as Ark staggered back from Orenji, no doubt he was in pain from the attack. The distraction had worked, a simple one that Orenji has seen in battle time and time again. Moments later Ark caught steadied himself, Orenji had to react quickly before a counter strike was thrown his way. Darting from his position, Orenji ran at Ark once again trying to send him flying back.

Orenji was too late, Ark had already launched an attack, but this one was different from anything Orenji has seen. Ark’s hand slammed into the ground and a wave of ki was released all around him part of it heading straight for Orenji. He had little time to react before the ki wave would slam into him sending him once again flying through the air. Jumping off of the ground over the ki wave, watching as it passed underneath his feet, he lands. That technique was impressive, something that Orenji has never seen before. The more Orenji saw Ark fight the more he was getting surprised.

”Very impressive Ark, that was some attack. Defiantly a good way to get a group of people away from you. Perhaps there is a way to make that wave bigger, something to work on. I think it is time to make this fight a little more interesting.”

Orenji had been suppressing his power level since the beginning of the fight. Orenji began to make his power level rise, and rise to about 250,000. It would be more of a challenge for Ark now, the difference between their power levels had just increased. Orenji wanted to see how Ark would fair if the gap between them was greater.

”Alright Ark I know you can sense that my power has increased, but I am not going to kill you. What is it that you exactly want me to teach you? To get stronger? To learn the meaning of protecting ? It will help me understand why you want to train under me for the time being, before your eventual departure from Namek.”

Orenji dropped back into a defensive stance, activating a barrier around himself. Waiting for Ark to come and attack him, it was going to happen, unless what he wanted to learn was something different. All Orenji could do now was wait and see what Ark’s next move was going to be.

[Ark Ghiest]

Ki rolls out in a wave around him; the attack meant more to defend than to attack. The ever impressive Orenji was quick to react though; one powerful push of his legs lifted him completely up and over the attack to land softly on his feet.

From what Ark had seen of Orenji’s fight with the fiends before he thought the Namekian a power based fighter, replying on his durable body and incredible strength to win the day. There seemed to be much more than that though to this one, his agility incredible even with his power level suppressed to less than a tenth of his true potential.

Listening to the Namekian talk Ark settles back into his own stance, having no doubts that his newest companion would not try to kill him, but he did hope he would truly test him. A small smirk forms on the human’s face as Orenji releases more his power, bringing himself to a level that was still suppressed, but far above Arks maximum power.

What did Ark want? He wanted all of the things Orenji listed. He wanted to be able to help those in need and assist is friends when they needed it. He wanted to be able to save the lives of those that were injured and protect those that were in need. In order to do any of these things he needed to become stronger, wanted to become stronger.

”I must become stronger Orenji. After seeing those monsters in Yemall Village and the destruction of Ancient City I felt so…helpless. Even when I followed Drexx to eventually help defend your own village, I found myself more of a distraction than anything. Namek seems peaceful for now, but who is to say what the future holds? How many more monsters travel the cosmos looking for a world they can use as they see fit? When I met Drexx he offered me a chance to join The Protectorate, but I had told him I wasn’t sure if it was for me. I was foolish to turn down his offer then, I want in, but I must become stronger so I can truly be of use.”

Knowing the Namekian was ready Ark resumes their little sparing match, dashing straight at him this time instead of utilizing his Zenzoken. Closing the distance with as much speed as he could gather Ark had an idea. There was no real way he could beat Orenji, unless the green man let him, but he would at least try to keep his opponent on his toes, perhaps showing him a couple of strategies he had not seen before. His nova type attack head already been one, the Namekian admitting he had not seen something like it before.

Once in close the human throws his right hand forward, aiming a strike for the Namekians chest. However; instead of extending to its full length his arm pulls up short, as a wave of Ki similar to the one he used in his nova attack blasts from his palm. The attack itself packed no real damaging power behind it, but the amount of force Ark hoped was enough to disrupt the Namekian’s defensive stance.

Even as the blast leaves his hand Ark jumps, starting to spin in the air in an attempt to bring his left heel around to connect with the green man’s head. He was not holding back at the moment, knowing that even if he did injure his partner that strange technique he had used before could be used to heal him. As he spins in the air, hoping he was fast enough and surprised Orenji enough to land the blow, he makes a note to ask his newest teacher about that particular technique, it would no doubt prove useful.

[Orenji]

Still standing across from Ark in a defensive stance, he was waiting for Ark to answer his questions before he would continue their spar. Orenji knew that Ark wanted to get stronger so he could help in fights more. There was something more to Ark that Orenji couldn’t figure out, he wasn’t just a fighter. He could have just walked away from all of this, but instead choose to stay and protect Namek. Orenji was dragged from his thoughts as Ark began to speak.

”I must become stronger Orenji. After seeing those monsters in Yemall Village and the destruction of Ancient City I felt so…helpless. Even when I followed Drexx to eventually help defend your own village, I found myself more of a distraction than anything. Namek seems peaceful for now, but who is to say what the future holds? How many more monsters travel the cosmos looking for a world they can use as they see fit? When I met Drexx he offered me a chance to join The Protectorate, but I had told him I wasn’t sure if it was for me. I was foolish to turn down his offer then, I want in, but I must become stronger so I can truly be of use.”

”You shouldn’t feel helpless Ark you have tried your best here and that is all we can ask for. When my village was under attack you could have just looked the other way but you didn’t. You weren’t a distraction, if not for you me and Drexx might not have made it out of that situation. The two of us could be dead right now, I thank you Ark for everything that you have done. As for you joining the Protectorate, it isn’t power that is going to make you need. We all joined to protect those that needed it, the ones that are too weak to protect themselves. You may not believe it, but you have protected citizens of Namek just by doing something, just by being here to help. Remember this Ark, power isn’t the only thing you need to have to win a fight.”

Orenji knew the time for taking was over, it was time to get back to the spar between the two of them. Ark went of the offensive, running right at Orenji, trying to close the gap between them. Orenji watched as Ark was now right in front of him, throwing a punch. Orenji went to block, but the hand came up short. Confusion entered Orenji’s thoughts as to what Ark was planning, but suddenly it all came together. A wave of Ki shot out of Ark’s hand, similar to what Orenji witnessed before. Only this time he couldn’t jump over it, the wave slammed into him causing him to break out of the defensive stance, as well as taking a few steps back.

Orenji was stunned for only a second, but that was long enough for Ark to jump in the air and slam his heel onto Orenji’s head. Quickly Orenji’s vision became blurry, but only for a few seconds. His eyes quickly refocused, he lifted his head looking straight at Arl, who was now directly in front of Orenji. Orenji brought his left hand back, and then quickly shot it forward trying to have it slam into Ark’s chest with great force.

[Ark Ghiest]

Ark twisted in the air, his foot coming around to connect with the side of Orenji’s head. The blow packed enough force to snap the Namekian’s head to the side, but he held his ground. He had not planned to do any serious damage to his friend, the powerful fighter might stronger and no doubt more durable then he was. Proving his resilience Orenji shakes off the blow in seconds, his fist pulling back before launching a strike of his own.

With his feet barely having touched down from the spin kick Ark had no way to jump out of the way of the attacks. Instead he crosses his arms across his chest, using them to absorb some of the strength from the blow so that I did not strike him in the sternum. Unlike Orenji’s reaction to his kick, the human was not able to hold his ground as a green fist slams into his forearms, the force of the blow launching him backwards through the air.

Not a stranger to being hit into the air Ark uses his bukujutsu to keep himself from landing on his back. Catching himself in mid air he stops and floats up a little. Grinning a little he lifts several yards higher into the air before starting to move in a slow circle around the Namekian. Not so long ago he had sparred with their mutual friend Drexx, a match that he had greatly enjoyed. Just as he had then Ark felt that he was getting to know Orenji on a different level, fighting provided a different lens in which to view an individual.

When Drexx and Ark had sparred against each other the android had tried to pull more from the human, had helped him unlock a hidden strength deep within him. Throughout their fight Drexx had been aggressive with him, not afraid to pull out all sorts of attacks to see how Ark might handle them. Orenji was different, he seemed more like a teacher then the android had been. Perhaps it was his cooler demeanor that brought Ark to that assessment, or perhaps it was because Orenji kept telling Ark to come at him.

In a way the Namekian reminded him some of his late Master, both of them always seeking to teach a lesson beyond the technique. Orenji himself had said that strength was not everything, but only part of becoming the member of The Protectorate.

”Power is not the only thing one needs to be strong, I can agree with this. Though you must admit those that are stronger have more say in scenarios such as those we have seen play out on Namek, no?

Slowly circling the Namekian in the air Ark was ready to continue their spar if that is what his friend had in mind, but at the same time was ready to take a different path if his newest “teacher” wished. He had mentioned attributes other than power, but that was a rather vague statement. Ark wondered if Orenji planned on elaborating, if not he hoped they could start a true spar, no longer entertaining themselves with this back and forth striking game.

[Orenji]

Orenjis fist slammed into Arks forearms, the human had crossed them in front of his chest. Ark was sent flying backwards through the air, Orenji returned to an upright position. Seeing how Ark was going to stop himself this time. Within a few seconds Ark caught himself in midair, no doubt using Bukujkutsu to do so. Orenji watched as Ark lifted a little bit in the air, and began to circle Orenji. Orenji quickly dropped into a defensive stance, waiting for Ark to attack. He waited, but nothing came, there was no counter attack.

”Power is not the only thing one needs to be strong, I can agree with this. Though you must admit those that are stronger have more say in scenarios such as those we have seen play out on Namek, no?

”I agree with you Ark, those that are stronger do have an advantage over others, but usually those people can’t control themselves. The great power they control can change them, make them do terrible things. Sometimes the ones who are stronger are harder to take down, at least that is what I have seen.”

”Hey Orenji are the two of you almost finished, we could use your help!”

”I will come find you when I am done here, calm down.”

Migan shot Orenji a nasty look, but Orenji just smiled bringing his attention back to Ark. He decided to again increase his power lever one more time; his power was now at a suppressed level of 350,000. This fight was about to get a little more aggressive and Orenji hoped that Ark was going to be able to handle it. Orenji slowly began to lift off of the ground until he was at eye level with Ark. Orenji began to charge up ki orbs in his hands. Once they got to the size of a softball he began to rapidly launch them at Ark. These orange orbs weren’t very strong, but launched for more of a distraction.

Once the Orbs reached half way between Ark and himself, Orenji extended out his left arm, pointing his index figure at Ark. A small orange ki ball began to form at the end of the finger. Slowly the ball began to grow. Seconds later Orenji released the ki, an Orange Dodonpa Ray was released from the finger tip, heading straight for Ark. Orenji wanted to see how much of this he was going to dodge and what he was going to allow hit him.

[Ark Ghiest]

Orenji’s spoke truth, Ark so far in his short stay on Namek having seen more individuals with power striving to do evil than good. Why did it seem that those with such great strength always strove for their own selfish goals? At least it seemed selfish to most, but perhaps it was something deeper than that. Maybe those with power had only attained such power as a means to counter an evil they had suffered from in life, but if that was the case wouldn’t the cycle continue endlessly? One individual growing stronger to defeat another only to have another rise up against them?
After all the sides in conflict were bases solely on perception and beliefs, who was to say which one was correct.

Hearing a voice call to the Namekian the human thought that perhaps their time for sparring as being cut short, not wanting to keep Orenji from any other duties he might have.
”We may stop if there is something you… Arks the words die in his mouth as Orenji again raises his power level, the human shaking his head a little in disbelief since it was still only a 10th of what he was truly capable of.

Watching the orbs form in his green hands Ark starts to float away from him, putting distance between the two of them so he could better employ his new technique. In his previous fights he had found himself at a severe disadvantage due to his lack of range techniques. Normally this was something he could overcome by getting closer to his opponent and keeping them engaged. However, against an opponent like he had fought against while assisting the members of The Protectorate, a friend with many arms, which had proved just as pressing. Drexx too had tested him with a seemingly endless pool of techniques, many of which were mid to long range.

More prepared this time Arks hands press together in front of his chest, before being pulled apart until his arms are full extended. As he does small, brightly glowing orbs are left in front of him, the different spheres hovering at what seemed random intervals. Backing away still he smirks as they glow bright, Orenji’s blasts closing in on them. When the Ki blasts got within several feet of the glowing balls their true effect would become apparent.

Reacting to the proximity of a close Ki signature that was not generated from Ark himself, the balls detonate in small explosions, the blast area tiny, but strong enough to disrupt and cancel out the Ki blasts that activate them. A grin forms on his face as the first combat use of his Flare technique is a success…well minus the orange beam that he now noticed leaving Orenji’s fingers, the powerful blast ripping right through the two Ki flares in its way.

The flares could only deter blasts that were relatively close in power, the Namekian’s initial attacks not having meant to do any real damage in the first place and not sent at full power. Only able to activate his barrier the Dondonpa blast slams into the human’s chest, exploding on impact.

Unlike the strike to the chest before Ark is not able to maintain his flight this time, the blast sending him through the air a dozen yards before crashing down into the ground, his bukujutsu no longer active. Groaning he shoves up to his knees, the blast having hurt, but not been enough to take him out completely since his barrier had taken some of the punch out of it.

With his chest smoking some from the blast Ark throws both his hands forward, releasing his Shockwave attack from both palms with amplified force, hoping to at least give himself a couple of more seconds to recover before Orenji pressed his attack. He knew there was no way he could win this fight, but that wasn’t the point behind it was it?

(New Technique – Ki Flares: Ark presses his palms together then pulls them apart until they are fully extended to the side. In their wake he is able to produce up to a dozen brightly glowing balls of Ki that act as flares. When an Ki based attack gets within several feet of any of these spheres they detonate, disrupting the attack that triggered them. Of course this works well against attacks from an opponent of equal power, but can be quite useless against more powerful attacks.)

[Orenji]

Orenji watched as the orange softball ki orbs were flying right at Ark, With a Dodonpa ray traveling a few foot behind them. Orenji noticed as Ark pressed his hands together, then quickly separated them. Many brightly glowing orbs appeared in front of Ark. Each Orb seemed to be floating in air, Orenji was confused as to what Ark was planning. Seconds later the orbs true purpose cam crystal clear to Orenji. He saw that Ark had backed away from the brightly glowing orbs he released. The orange ki balls that Orenji launched at Ark were just about to collide with Ark’s when something happened. Ark’s glowing energy spheres began to detonate, each one creating a small explosion.

Orenji was unsure the point behind them was, but he looked again to see his orange spheres gone. Each one had been canceled out by Ark’s attack. Yet again the humane had surprised Orenji with a technique he had never seen before. Orenji thought to himself.

”You have never cease to amaze me, once again you have shown me something that I have never seen before. That technique seems quit useful, I may have to have you teach me that at a future point in time.”[/i]

Orenji quickly brought his attention back to Ark, his Dodonpa ray was slamming into Ark chest. His opponent was sent yards away from Orenji slamming into the ground. Ark may have been able to get rid of the smaller orbs, but was unprepared for the Dodonpa Ray. Orenji waited for Ark to get back to his feet, but that didn’t happen. Orenji wasn’t going to give Ark any time to get back to his feet, he quickly began to charge at Ark. Quickly noticing as Ark shot both his hands up releasing a shockwave of ki, the same attack that hit Orenji in the chest earlier.

Orenji stopped in his tracks and waited for the approaching shockwave to get a little closer. Orenji waited a few more seconds then activated Zanzoken. Moving fast enough to leave an after image of himself, Orenji was able to dodge the shockwave released by Ark. Mere seconds later Orenji would appear a foot behind Ark. Since Ark showed him a new attack, Orenji thought it would be a good time to try something he has been teaching himself. Orenji opened his mouth and Orange ki began to build up inside. This has been a technique that Orenji has been trying to master for a while now. Soon enough the ki was released from inside Orenjis mouth, heading straight for Ark’s back.

Technique Learned: Saiko No Kogeki: A Ki blast that is shot out of the mouth.