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The Saiyan of Two Universes Saga, A Dragon Ball story
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<blockquote data-quote="India Actual" data-source="post: 1307" data-attributes="member: 80"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><strong>Chapter 4: Of Gods and Demons</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Age 763, <em>Planet Basur</em> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Inside Kitsune’s house it suddenly became so quiet that Korian heard his heartbeat in his ears. There was a voice speaking but it seemed so far away right now, he was staring at Kitsune who was speaking, but he couldn’t understand the words she was saying to him; perhaps it was just a dream or more appropriately a nightmare was about to unfold. “Korian! Are you listening to me?! Kitsune said abruptly and with her usual cutting harshness. “The Supreme Kai was here!” Korian was brought back from whatever headspace he left to, “What do you mean the Supreme Kai was here? What did he want?” Kitsune stood out of her chair and grabbed the bottle to take a drink of whisky, she then paced across the room in a nervous state. “I was outside doing my morning exercises when this green skinned man with funny looking clothes just showed up out of the blue, way out here where no one, but we live. I found it strange myself.” She took another drink and continued her story. “I asked him who he was and what business he had with me, he said seriously and very straight forward that he had been watching for a while and he knew about the interloper in his universe. So, I asked him just who he thought he and told him to get the hell off my property. He just laughed…” She stopped and her eyes briefly meet Sorrel’s, who is starting to appear very nervous in her own right, but she continued with the story. “And he said that he knows that I’ve been harboring an outsider to our universe and it was his duty to keep an eye on such things. That he was willing to let it go and not inform his other half if we abided by certain stipulations.” Korian looked confused as ever and he threw his hands up rather animatedly waving them to ‘Hold up’. “Who? What? Just what is going on Kitsune? Who is this Supreme Kai?” She slammed the bottle of whisky down on the table and got eye to eye with him, it was like she used to during her instructions when he was a boy. He lurched back out of habit but she took hold of his face so she would have his attention. “You, Korian, it’s you. Roh the Supreme Kai of our universe told me in no uncertain terms that you are an alien here and I don’t just mean this planet.” His eyes grew wide as she spoke, Sorrel gently put a hand on his shoulder. “You mean there’s another universe that I’m from?” Kitsune sighed and she released him from her grasp. “Yes, and normally such a rogue element such as yourself would be dealt with accordingly, but he said that he was impressed how you handled yourself out there with the demons.” She gave Sorrel a concerned look and the rabbit just sighed and looked down like she knew she had screwed up. Kitsune just leaned on the edge of the table now and continued to explain. “If you promise to serve when called upon then he wouldn’t give us all up to Sidra.” Kitsune looked forlorn now when looking at him and Korian felt he couldn’t help but ask. “Who is Sidra?” Kitsune’s answer was plain yet sounded cold. “The God of Destruction.” This grabbed Korian’s attention immediately. “Neither good nor evil. He is a tool as necessary as the air you breathe or the water you drink, but do not presume his necessity is always presented with benevolence, for if you dare to cross him...” Kitsune drew her finger in a gesture across her neck. Korian stood and put up his hands in a relenting gesture “Fine, I’ll play along for your sakes, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it. Plus, we need to talk about this me being from a separate universe. If you’ll excuse me, I’m tired.” Korian looked frustrated as he grabbed their bags and went to the other room to get some rest. Kitsune gave Sorrel a look and pointed at her to take a seat at the table. “Young lady, you have some explaining to do. Demons? Really?!” Sorrel sunk lower in her chair and brought her hat down over her eyes, she knew that she was in deep shit.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Age 767, <em>Planet Basur</em> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[ATTACH]112[/ATTACH][ATTACH]113[/ATTACH]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Several years later, a now adult Korian powered down from his Super Saiyan forms, always training to continue the path toward mastering his transformations and fighting techniques. He had never given up on learning, a lesson which Kitsune had drilled into his head time and again. He also had a new motivation, to keep his family safe from antagonistic deities. Korian and Sorrel had recently married, it was a simple and happy affair for their tight knit family. Kitsune had always treated Sorrel like a daughter, now that she was officially inducted into that role it gave the two a deeper bond since Sorrel never knew a family of her own. Korian had just returned to their small house that they had built next to Kitsune’s, it wasn’t fancy, but it was something the two shared together and they were proud of it, that’s what mattered most. Kitsune and Sorrel had just finished some training of their own as he landed in front of the house. His master was attempting to instill some martial discipline in the street brawling rabbit, despite their difference in raw strength and age, Kitsune had Sorrel down on the ground in a shoulder lock which did not look comfortable. Korian just sat down on the ground with his legs crossed a few feet away from the sparring match and watched it unfold with his head in his hands like an interested child. “Don’t fight it! She’ll just dislocate your shoulder for your troubles”, he called out to her. Sorrel tapped out and Kitsune released her grapple and proceeded to explain to her what she did wrong and other corrective measures. “Most importantly, child. Don’t give me the chance to take the arm. Keep moving and keep thinking.” Kitsune tapped Sorrel on the head in admonition for her recklessness during their fight. “This is the most important weapon you possess.” Sorrel began to puff up like she was going to lash out, but she just exhaled sharply and nodded while Kitsune instructed her. “Yes, ma’am.” Kitsune just smiled and offered to help her to her feet which is when Korian was prompted to join the gathering. He gave Sorrel a side hug to let her know that he was proud of her and to not make a big showing of it in front of Kitsune while she was in instructor mode. Kitsune turned her attention to Korian and narrowed her eyes slightly, this dampened the exuberant mood Korian was giving off almost immediately. “Did you finish all your reps and mental exercises today, son?” He stiffened up as a reflex and didn’t meet her eyes. “Yes, master.” Kitsune softened and gave him a smile and patted him on the back. “Very good then let’s eat.” As she turned to leave, she gave Sorrel a devilish smile and stuck her tongue out which immediately elicited a snort of laughter from her. She quickly covered her mouth to hide the evidence from a blissfully unaware Saiyan. “What’s wrong? Did you try to hold in a sneeze? You’ll hurt yourself that way.” Sorrel gave him a smirk and smacked him on the behind while she headed for the house. “You’re the salt of the earth, dear.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">After dinner, Kitsune bid them both farewell and turned in for the evening as Korian headed for the bath. A metal frame tub for soaking was set up behind their house over a fire to warm the water and some wooden stools for washing along with other bathing accessories. He had just sunk down into the tub and leaned his head back to look at the starry night when Sorrel interrupted his view with her smiling face. “Hey” she said slyly and Korian remained pensive while tucking his arms behind his head to prop up his head. “What’s up? I thought you had already gone to bed.” She rounded the tub still wrapped in a towel from her bath. “What’s on your mind? You have that look on your face when you’re over thinking things.” Korian sighed and he shifted his gaze back to the night sky. “I’ve had it on my mind for a while now. After everything we’ve been through over the years, all the hard work to make things better not just for ourselves, but for everyone. Now having the Supreme Kai breathing down my neck just frustrates the hell out of me. I feel like a puppet on strings just waiting to be controlled. I want to go back to how it used to be where we were free to do as we pleased.” Sorrel thought on this for a moment but she knew what she wanted to say. “Maybe we should just go. To hell with the Supreme Kai and his demands. It never stopped us before and why should it now?” Korian looked surprised by her response. “You really feel this way? You want to take off like we did when we were kids and go on a grand adventure?” Sorrel leaned against the edge of the tub and nodded to him while smiling. “Yeah. You know me, I’m a thrill seeker.” He felt elated and freed from what he felt like a caged-in lifestyle he had been living these past few years. All his training and motivations were about to be turned into a net positive for his adopted universe. He’d always been this way ever since he was a young boy, such an idealist. Sorrel leaned over to give him a kiss before she walked to the back door of the house and stepped inside, but before she entered the house she stopped and looked over her shoulder with a devilish smirk. The towel was taken off as she beckoned him to follow with the wag of her tail before disappearing through the door. Korian couldn’t help but smile to himself and promptly hopped out of the tub so he could acquiesce to her request. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">At dawn, Sorrel awoke and felt an empty space in bed that was previously occupied by her husband. She blinked the sleep from her eyes and looked around the room, no Korian in sight. She went about brushing her teeth and putting some clothes on, when her keen ears overheard some banging around outside the house. Once outside and rounding the corner of the house to see the source of the noise, she saw Korian in his training sweats and a tank top, loading up supplies into their trusty old spacecraft which was parked under a covered but open-air garage they had constructed. He was leaning inside the ship with his Saiyan tail exposed and waving carefree from the back of his sweatpants. She strode over to him and stopped at the nose of the ship to give it a rap with her knuckles. He popped his spikey head from inside the ship and gave her smile. “Morning, dear. Sorry if I woke you, but I’m just trying to get things organized before our trip.” Sorrel looked at him quizzically and tilted her head to one side. “In that much of a hurry to go?” He dusted off his hands and put his arm around her shoulders and began to guide her back to the house. “No time like the present. I’m just about finished so we can have some breakfast and then be ready to head out before lunchtime.” He sounded like he had it all planned out already, but she stopped in her tracks and looked up at him with some concern. “What about Kitsune? Aren’t you going to at least tell her beforehand, so she doesn’t worry?” He nodded and patted her on the head between her ears which she quickly tried to swat away as it felt patronizing. “Don’t you worry. I’ve got that covered. I’ll go talk to her now and smooth everything over.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A bit later, Korian was sitting at Kitsune’s table as she poured out some tea for the morning and set down a cup for him as well. “Thank you.” She sat opposite of him and blew on her hot beverage before taking a sip. “What did you want to talk about?” Kitsune had given him a lighthearted smile as she was enjoying his company. Korian looked across the table to his mother-figure with serious determination. “Sorrel and I are planning on taking a trip and I wanted to let you know we might be gone a while.” Kitsune tilted her head as this raised her curiosity. “Oh? Where are you two off to? Honeymoon?” This made him chuckle a little in embarrassment as he nervously gave his spikey head a scratch. “Oh, you know, just to space for training and stuff. Maybe right a few wrongs, beat up some bad guys. The usual.” Kitsune was not joining him in this fun and lighthearted moment, as a matter of fact, she began to stare at him rather intensely. He did notice her hand gripping the cup of tea trembling before some cracks appeared in the surface of the cup. “Excuse me?” she said sternly. This brought him right off his high place and crashing back down to reality. “Are you so fool hearted that you would risk incurring the wrath of the Supreme Kai with your idealistic crusade to make the universe a better place?” She set the cup down and stuck her clawed finger right up to the tip of his nose. “Don’t you dare do ANYTHING that would put your wife in danger, Korian! You need to realize that it’s not just your own ass you have to worry about anymore. You made a commitment to that sweet girl, who loves you the world over, don’t be so naïve to think you can do as you please and have Roh turn a blind eye.” She sighed as she pushed back from the table and stood up to pour out her tea in an undamaged container. Korian let her words sink in and he looked down at his cup of tea on the table, he felt ashamed that he was being so selfish and had to be reminded of it. Kitsune sighed at the counter and spoke to him without turning around. “But she knew all this when she got involved with you. She would follow you to hell and back. I know you would do the exact same thing for her. I trust her judgement and I trust you. If this is something you really want to do, then I’ll back your decision.” Korian lifted his head and felt reassured. “I won’t let either of you down, I’ve got this.” Kitsune shook her head and smiled as she knew he meant what he said. “Give ‘em hell, son.” </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The pair bid Kitsune farewell for now and rocketed off their little patch of soil to return to the black expanse of space. Sorrel focused on her piloting as she began to plot their course in the computer, they had their mutual friend, the engineer, install what data on the galaxy was available, listing of planets with some basic information about habitat and native populations. Sorrel stopped and tapped the console which got his attention. “This system here seems like a good place to start, mix of people, ecology looks like a dump, but beggars can’t be choosers.” Sorrel set the course which would take them to the other side of their galaxy, trip was set to take a month. Before the hibernation system activated Sorrel made herself comfortable by taking off some of her clothes and her boots and cozying up against his arm. Korian looked focused and kept his arms crossed over his chest, he thought to himself of all the strong people that they could possibly meet, and it sent shivers of excitement down his spine. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A month later, their spacecraft hurtled along nearing the destination. Suddenly, a jolt rocked the craft rather violently which sent Sorrel spilling onto the ground and Korian bonking his head against the bulkhead. “What the?!” Sorrel exclaimed from the floor and soon she was clamoring to right herself, get dressed, and handle the situation. It appeared that they had entered the rings of their destined planetary body which contained an untold number of icy bodies that included small rocky debris. They were struck again, and the craft began to tumble as alarms blared from the console, they were falling in a death spiral through the atmosphere as smoke began to seep into the cabin. Korian braced himself against the wall as they were jostled about and he reached out for Sorrel who looked like she was stuck in a washing machine. The exterior of the ship caught fire from the residual heat and Korian just managed to latch his fingers onto Sorrel’s shorts, it was enough and he focused his Ki to blast their way out of the doomed ship and they were both sucked out through the hole he had made. The ship continued to tumble before it exploded in a brilliant ball of fire a few hundred feet below them. Korian had righted their descent as he clung on to a weary and disoriented little bunny literally by the seat of her pants. “You okay, Sorrel?” Sorrel responded by puking her guts out as Korian headed for some solid ground. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><em>Planet Verted</em> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">After they had safely reached planet side and gotten themselves together, no serious injuries, but all their equipment was completely lost in the destruction of their ship. The pair headed for the nearest city they could see from the air. This time they could easily fly and made the journey in no time at all, once they landed, they noticed that it looked like it was in rough shape but seemed to be a very populated trade center of some kind. Sorrel pointed out that there were humanoid races there like Korian, but they most certainly lacked his distinctive tail, so Korian wrapped it around his waist and tied his Gi belt around to remain more incognito. Sorrel looked around the city streets as if she was casing the entire lay out and Korian just imagined that she was going to start ripping people off. “First order of business, we need to figure out what we’re going to do for food and shelter. Second, we need to secure a means of transportation home if worst comes to worst.” Korian agreed with her assessment and they set about learning their way around their unfamiliar surroundings. After some time, they managed to secure some space in an abandoned building near what appeared to be a spaceport on the edge of the city. Korian’s stomach began to rumble which he tried his best to ignore, Sorrel on the other hand sighed and started to head out. “Where are you off to?” She turned back and put her hands on her hips. “I’m going to see about getting us some food and supplies. You’re going to end up starving to death on me if you don’t get your normal wagon of food.” She pointed at the space port outside one of the cracked windows. “Do us both a favor and head over there to see if there’s anything you can do about getting us another ship.” He made his way to the doorway to the little rabbit and she reached over to pull him into a hug. “See ya!” The little rabbit dashed off with determination to right their situation.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sorrel got herself into the thick of the central market and began to exercise her skills she had acquired over a long career, these skills of sleight of hand and deception that she acquired long before she became a fighter. She began to pick people off, lifting small things such as bits of food and some hastily stowed currency. Sure, Korian wouldn’t approve of her thievery but this was not their home and they were in an unfamiliar, possibly hostile place, survival mattered now, and she was going to do her best to ensure things would not go any further south on them. Sorrel got wind of a commotion close by and a crowd began to gather around the source, she used her petite size to slink her way through the bodies in the crowd until she could see what was going on. It looked like a gang of half a dozen men were facing off with three wolves in a stare down and the person she presumed to be the leader of the crew was very animated in his threats that he was levying against the three wolves opposite of him. “So, you just think that you’re going to disrespect me that way? You boys are out of your mind if you think you stand a chance against my people in the tournament.” One of the wolves, one with gray fur just stood with his arms crossed as the other were positioned to either side of him, one with red fur, and the other tan. The gray wolf finally opened his mouth and calmly began to explain the situation. “We have had enough with living in your shadow to make ends meet. Me and my brothers are going to win and then we’re out of this dump, you can reign as king of shit hill for all I care.” This infuriated the other man who motioned to sick his goons on the other three and handle things right here and now. Four rough looking men stepped forward brandishing knives and guns at the unarmed trio. They all prepared themselves for combat as the crowd began to back off at the impending sight of violence that was about to kick off. Sorrel was left standing in the open, but she was too affixed on the unfolding events to notice, Kitsune had struck a chord in her and her interest in fighting began to climb to heights she never realized laid within her. She was both surprised at the speed of the engagement on behalf of the wolf brothers and disappointed at how fast the others were taken apart. Four men lay flat and bleeding on the ground while the three wolves stood ready to rinse and repeat with the rest of the gang. Their supposed leader began to back off and posture in a show of force. “Just you wait until the tournament, Bergamo! I’ll have your heads on my wall!” This seemed to amuse the gray wolf and his two brothers as he pointed back to him in defiance. “Remember that you’re facing the Trio de Danger! Our bond can defeat the likes of you and rest assured I’ll have your hide!” The gang members took off with some sneers and rather rude gestures leaving only the trio of brothers and Sorrel milling around in the streets. Once the gray wolf noticed the little white rabbit standing behind them, she decided it was an opportune time to break the ice and gather a little intel. She got a bit closer to them, doing her best to play the helpless and innocent bunny by popping her hip and tilting her head until her ears flopped to the side. “So, what’s this I hear about a tournament?”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)">Korian had met with several vendors and pilots in the short time he had arrived at the space port, most just gave him an attitude of mild disdain for his strange appearance but the few that would engage with him most certainly tried to hustle him by his look of ignorance. He did get some information buying used and what new ships could be had on this planet but seeing as he didn’t even have pockets to reach into in the first place that would be getting them nowhere fast. He arrived back at their little hideout in the warehouse district and found Sorrel taking inventory of what she managed to gather on her supply run. “At least one of us was lucky” he said sounding disappointed as he came up beside her. She hopped up to her feet and grabbed him by the hand to pull him over to a little table she had set up and she pointed down to a flyer laid out there. “This right here is the answer to all our problems. This place may be a shit hole of sex, drugs, and violence but with that comes other vices and that’s gambling.” Korian picked up the flyer and began to read it aloud. “Grand prix, no holds barred, fighting tournament, betting odds, winner takes all. Entry fee….” he trailed off and he looked to his wife. “How does a tournament with an entry fee and gambling help us?” She looked frustrated with him not getting the point and twisted her lips at him. “We both enter the tournament to increase the odds of victory while at the same time placing a bet on who we think is going to win. We’re going to game the system and then we’ll have more than enough to get the hell out of here. Besides you love to fight.” She poked him in his muscular arm and gave him a smirk to try and boost his confidence in her plan. He wasn’t completely sold on the idea but what choice did they have at this point, although he did have one valid question for her. “So where are we going to get the money for your master plan?” Sorrel tucked her hands behind her head and tried to look cute, but this just raised his suspicions even more. “I may have taken the liberty to mug some people while they were knocked out after a fight, BUT they were bad guys, so they deserved it.” She crossed her arms defiantly and nodded to punctuate her statement. Korian looked flabbergasted but just managed a face palm and shook his head. “Never mind then.” Sorrel jumped up and threw her arms around his neck so she could hang her small frame off his body. “There’s something else, I know some real strong guys who are going to be entering the tournament and when you hear about it, I know you’ll be dying to fight them.” Her eyes narrowed and her lips curled into a devilish smile. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="India Actual, post: 1307, member: 80"] [FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)][B]Chapter 4: Of Gods and Demons[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)][FONT=verdana] Age 763, [I]Planet Basur[/I] Inside Kitsune’s house it suddenly became so quiet that Korian heard his heartbeat in his ears. There was a voice speaking but it seemed so far away right now, he was staring at Kitsune who was speaking, but he couldn’t understand the words she was saying to him; perhaps it was just a dream or more appropriately a nightmare was about to unfold. “Korian! Are you listening to me?! Kitsune said abruptly and with her usual cutting harshness. “The Supreme Kai was here!” Korian was brought back from whatever headspace he left to, “What do you mean the Supreme Kai was here? What did he want?” Kitsune stood out of her chair and grabbed the bottle to take a drink of whisky, she then paced across the room in a nervous state. “I was outside doing my morning exercises when this green skinned man with funny looking clothes just showed up out of the blue, way out here where no one, but we live. I found it strange myself.” She took another drink and continued her story. “I asked him who he was and what business he had with me, he said seriously and very straight forward that he had been watching for a while and he knew about the interloper in his universe. So, I asked him just who he thought he and told him to get the hell off my property. He just laughed…” She stopped and her eyes briefly meet Sorrel’s, who is starting to appear very nervous in her own right, but she continued with the story. “And he said that he knows that I’ve been harboring an outsider to our universe and it was his duty to keep an eye on such things. That he was willing to let it go and not inform his other half if we abided by certain stipulations.” Korian looked confused as ever and he threw his hands up rather animatedly waving them to ‘Hold up’. “Who? What? Just what is going on Kitsune? Who is this Supreme Kai?” She slammed the bottle of whisky down on the table and got eye to eye with him, it was like she used to during her instructions when he was a boy. He lurched back out of habit but she took hold of his face so she would have his attention. “You, Korian, it’s you. Roh the Supreme Kai of our universe told me in no uncertain terms that you are an alien here and I don’t just mean this planet.” His eyes grew wide as she spoke, Sorrel gently put a hand on his shoulder. “You mean there’s another universe that I’m from?” Kitsune sighed and she released him from her grasp. “Yes, and normally such a rogue element such as yourself would be dealt with accordingly, but he said that he was impressed how you handled yourself out there with the demons.” She gave Sorrel a concerned look and the rabbit just sighed and looked down like she knew she had screwed up. Kitsune just leaned on the edge of the table now and continued to explain. “If you promise to serve when called upon then he wouldn’t give us all up to Sidra.” Kitsune looked forlorn now when looking at him and Korian felt he couldn’t help but ask. “Who is Sidra?” Kitsune’s answer was plain yet sounded cold. “The God of Destruction.” This grabbed Korian’s attention immediately. “Neither good nor evil. He is a tool as necessary as the air you breathe or the water you drink, but do not presume his necessity is always presented with benevolence, for if you dare to cross him...” Kitsune drew her finger in a gesture across her neck. Korian stood and put up his hands in a relenting gesture “Fine, I’ll play along for your sakes, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it. Plus, we need to talk about this me being from a separate universe. If you’ll excuse me, I’m tired.” Korian looked frustrated as he grabbed their bags and went to the other room to get some rest. Kitsune gave Sorrel a look and pointed at her to take a seat at the table. “Young lady, you have some explaining to do. Demons? Really?!” Sorrel sunk lower in her chair and brought her hat down over her eyes, she knew that she was in deep shit. Age 767, [I]Planet Basur[/I] [ATTACH alt="korian power up 2.png"]112[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="korian sjj transformation 3.png"]113[/ATTACH] Several years later, a now adult Korian powered down from his Super Saiyan forms, always training to continue the path toward mastering his transformations and fighting techniques. He had never given up on learning, a lesson which Kitsune had drilled into his head time and again. He also had a new motivation, to keep his family safe from antagonistic deities. Korian and Sorrel had recently married, it was a simple and happy affair for their tight knit family. Kitsune had always treated Sorrel like a daughter, now that she was officially inducted into that role it gave the two a deeper bond since Sorrel never knew a family of her own. Korian had just returned to their small house that they had built next to Kitsune’s, it wasn’t fancy, but it was something the two shared together and they were proud of it, that’s what mattered most. Kitsune and Sorrel had just finished some training of their own as he landed in front of the house. His master was attempting to instill some martial discipline in the street brawling rabbit, despite their difference in raw strength and age, Kitsune had Sorrel down on the ground in a shoulder lock which did not look comfortable. Korian just sat down on the ground with his legs crossed a few feet away from the sparring match and watched it unfold with his head in his hands like an interested child. “Don’t fight it! She’ll just dislocate your shoulder for your troubles”, he called out to her. Sorrel tapped out and Kitsune released her grapple and proceeded to explain to her what she did wrong and other corrective measures. “Most importantly, child. Don’t give me the chance to take the arm. Keep moving and keep thinking.” Kitsune tapped Sorrel on the head in admonition for her recklessness during their fight. “This is the most important weapon you possess.” Sorrel began to puff up like she was going to lash out, but she just exhaled sharply and nodded while Kitsune instructed her. “Yes, ma’am.” Kitsune just smiled and offered to help her to her feet which is when Korian was prompted to join the gathering. He gave Sorrel a side hug to let her know that he was proud of her and to not make a big showing of it in front of Kitsune while she was in instructor mode. Kitsune turned her attention to Korian and narrowed her eyes slightly, this dampened the exuberant mood Korian was giving off almost immediately. “Did you finish all your reps and mental exercises today, son?” He stiffened up as a reflex and didn’t meet her eyes. “Yes, master.” Kitsune softened and gave him a smile and patted him on the back. “Very good then let’s eat.” As she turned to leave, she gave Sorrel a devilish smile and stuck her tongue out which immediately elicited a snort of laughter from her. She quickly covered her mouth to hide the evidence from a blissfully unaware Saiyan. “What’s wrong? Did you try to hold in a sneeze? You’ll hurt yourself that way.” Sorrel gave him a smirk and smacked him on the behind while she headed for the house. “You’re the salt of the earth, dear.” After dinner, Kitsune bid them both farewell and turned in for the evening as Korian headed for the bath. A metal frame tub for soaking was set up behind their house over a fire to warm the water and some wooden stools for washing along with other bathing accessories. He had just sunk down into the tub and leaned his head back to look at the starry night when Sorrel interrupted his view with her smiling face. “Hey” she said slyly and Korian remained pensive while tucking his arms behind his head to prop up his head. “What’s up? I thought you had already gone to bed.” She rounded the tub still wrapped in a towel from her bath. “What’s on your mind? You have that look on your face when you’re over thinking things.” Korian sighed and he shifted his gaze back to the night sky. “I’ve had it on my mind for a while now. After everything we’ve been through over the years, all the hard work to make things better not just for ourselves, but for everyone. Now having the Supreme Kai breathing down my neck just frustrates the hell out of me. I feel like a puppet on strings just waiting to be controlled. I want to go back to how it used to be where we were free to do as we pleased.” Sorrel thought on this for a moment but she knew what she wanted to say. “Maybe we should just go. To hell with the Supreme Kai and his demands. It never stopped us before and why should it now?” Korian looked surprised by her response. “You really feel this way? You want to take off like we did when we were kids and go on a grand adventure?” Sorrel leaned against the edge of the tub and nodded to him while smiling. “Yeah. You know me, I’m a thrill seeker.” He felt elated and freed from what he felt like a caged-in lifestyle he had been living these past few years. All his training and motivations were about to be turned into a net positive for his adopted universe. He’d always been this way ever since he was a young boy, such an idealist. Sorrel leaned over to give him a kiss before she walked to the back door of the house and stepped inside, but before she entered the house she stopped and looked over her shoulder with a devilish smirk. The towel was taken off as she beckoned him to follow with the wag of her tail before disappearing through the door. Korian couldn’t help but smile to himself and promptly hopped out of the tub so he could acquiesce to her request. At dawn, Sorrel awoke and felt an empty space in bed that was previously occupied by her husband. She blinked the sleep from her eyes and looked around the room, no Korian in sight. She went about brushing her teeth and putting some clothes on, when her keen ears overheard some banging around outside the house. Once outside and rounding the corner of the house to see the source of the noise, she saw Korian in his training sweats and a tank top, loading up supplies into their trusty old spacecraft which was parked under a covered but open-air garage they had constructed. He was leaning inside the ship with his Saiyan tail exposed and waving carefree from the back of his sweatpants. She strode over to him and stopped at the nose of the ship to give it a rap with her knuckles. He popped his spikey head from inside the ship and gave her smile. “Morning, dear. Sorry if I woke you, but I’m just trying to get things organized before our trip.” Sorrel looked at him quizzically and tilted her head to one side. “In that much of a hurry to go?” He dusted off his hands and put his arm around her shoulders and began to guide her back to the house. “No time like the present. I’m just about finished so we can have some breakfast and then be ready to head out before lunchtime.” He sounded like he had it all planned out already, but she stopped in her tracks and looked up at him with some concern. “What about Kitsune? Aren’t you going to at least tell her beforehand, so she doesn’t worry?” He nodded and patted her on the head between her ears which she quickly tried to swat away as it felt patronizing. “Don’t you worry. I’ve got that covered. I’ll go talk to her now and smooth everything over.” A bit later, Korian was sitting at Kitsune’s table as she poured out some tea for the morning and set down a cup for him as well. “Thank you.” She sat opposite of him and blew on her hot beverage before taking a sip. “What did you want to talk about?” Kitsune had given him a lighthearted smile as she was enjoying his company. Korian looked across the table to his mother-figure with serious determination. “Sorrel and I are planning on taking a trip and I wanted to let you know we might be gone a while.” Kitsune tilted her head as this raised her curiosity. “Oh? Where are you two off to? Honeymoon?” This made him chuckle a little in embarrassment as he nervously gave his spikey head a scratch. “Oh, you know, just to space for training and stuff. Maybe right a few wrongs, beat up some bad guys. The usual.” Kitsune was not joining him in this fun and lighthearted moment, as a matter of fact, she began to stare at him rather intensely. He did notice her hand gripping the cup of tea trembling before some cracks appeared in the surface of the cup. “Excuse me?” she said sternly. This brought him right off his high place and crashing back down to reality. “Are you so fool hearted that you would risk incurring the wrath of the Supreme Kai with your idealistic crusade to make the universe a better place?” She set the cup down and stuck her clawed finger right up to the tip of his nose. “Don’t you dare do ANYTHING that would put your wife in danger, Korian! You need to realize that it’s not just your own ass you have to worry about anymore. You made a commitment to that sweet girl, who loves you the world over, don’t be so naïve to think you can do as you please and have Roh turn a blind eye.” She sighed as she pushed back from the table and stood up to pour out her tea in an undamaged container. Korian let her words sink in and he looked down at his cup of tea on the table, he felt ashamed that he was being so selfish and had to be reminded of it. Kitsune sighed at the counter and spoke to him without turning around. “But she knew all this when she got involved with you. She would follow you to hell and back. I know you would do the exact same thing for her. I trust her judgement and I trust you. If this is something you really want to do, then I’ll back your decision.” Korian lifted his head and felt reassured. “I won’t let either of you down, I’ve got this.” Kitsune shook her head and smiled as she knew he meant what he said. “Give ‘em hell, son.” The pair bid Kitsune farewell for now and rocketed off their little patch of soil to return to the black expanse of space. Sorrel focused on her piloting as she began to plot their course in the computer, they had their mutual friend, the engineer, install what data on the galaxy was available, listing of planets with some basic information about habitat and native populations. Sorrel stopped and tapped the console which got his attention. “This system here seems like a good place to start, mix of people, ecology looks like a dump, but beggars can’t be choosers.” Sorrel set the course which would take them to the other side of their galaxy, trip was set to take a month. Before the hibernation system activated Sorrel made herself comfortable by taking off some of her clothes and her boots and cozying up against his arm. Korian looked focused and kept his arms crossed over his chest, he thought to himself of all the strong people that they could possibly meet, and it sent shivers of excitement down his spine. A month later, their spacecraft hurtled along nearing the destination. Suddenly, a jolt rocked the craft rather violently which sent Sorrel spilling onto the ground and Korian bonking his head against the bulkhead. “What the?!” Sorrel exclaimed from the floor and soon she was clamoring to right herself, get dressed, and handle the situation. It appeared that they had entered the rings of their destined planetary body which contained an untold number of icy bodies that included small rocky debris. They were struck again, and the craft began to tumble as alarms blared from the console, they were falling in a death spiral through the atmosphere as smoke began to seep into the cabin. Korian braced himself against the wall as they were jostled about and he reached out for Sorrel who looked like she was stuck in a washing machine. The exterior of the ship caught fire from the residual heat and Korian just managed to latch his fingers onto Sorrel’s shorts, it was enough and he focused his Ki to blast their way out of the doomed ship and they were both sucked out through the hole he had made. The ship continued to tumble before it exploded in a brilliant ball of fire a few hundred feet below them. Korian had righted their descent as he clung on to a weary and disoriented little bunny literally by the seat of her pants. “You okay, Sorrel?” Sorrel responded by puking her guts out as Korian headed for some solid ground. [I]Planet Verted[/I] After they had safely reached planet side and gotten themselves together, no serious injuries, but all their equipment was completely lost in the destruction of their ship. The pair headed for the nearest city they could see from the air. This time they could easily fly and made the journey in no time at all, once they landed, they noticed that it looked like it was in rough shape but seemed to be a very populated trade center of some kind. Sorrel pointed out that there were humanoid races there like Korian, but they most certainly lacked his distinctive tail, so Korian wrapped it around his waist and tied his Gi belt around to remain more incognito. Sorrel looked around the city streets as if she was casing the entire lay out and Korian just imagined that she was going to start ripping people off. “First order of business, we need to figure out what we’re going to do for food and shelter. Second, we need to secure a means of transportation home if worst comes to worst.” Korian agreed with her assessment and they set about learning their way around their unfamiliar surroundings. After some time, they managed to secure some space in an abandoned building near what appeared to be a spaceport on the edge of the city. Korian’s stomach began to rumble which he tried his best to ignore, Sorrel on the other hand sighed and started to head out. “Where are you off to?” She turned back and put her hands on her hips. “I’m going to see about getting us some food and supplies. You’re going to end up starving to death on me if you don’t get your normal wagon of food.” She pointed at the space port outside one of the cracked windows. “Do us both a favor and head over there to see if there’s anything you can do about getting us another ship.” He made his way to the doorway to the little rabbit and she reached over to pull him into a hug. “See ya!” The little rabbit dashed off with determination to right their situation. Sorrel got herself into the thick of the central market and began to exercise her skills she had acquired over a long career, these skills of sleight of hand and deception that she acquired long before she became a fighter. She began to pick people off, lifting small things such as bits of food and some hastily stowed currency. Sure, Korian wouldn’t approve of her thievery but this was not their home and they were in an unfamiliar, possibly hostile place, survival mattered now, and she was going to do her best to ensure things would not go any further south on them. Sorrel got wind of a commotion close by and a crowd began to gather around the source, she used her petite size to slink her way through the bodies in the crowd until she could see what was going on. It looked like a gang of half a dozen men were facing off with three wolves in a stare down and the person she presumed to be the leader of the crew was very animated in his threats that he was levying against the three wolves opposite of him. “So, you just think that you’re going to disrespect me that way? You boys are out of your mind if you think you stand a chance against my people in the tournament.” One of the wolves, one with gray fur just stood with his arms crossed as the other were positioned to either side of him, one with red fur, and the other tan. The gray wolf finally opened his mouth and calmly began to explain the situation. “We have had enough with living in your shadow to make ends meet. Me and my brothers are going to win and then we’re out of this dump, you can reign as king of shit hill for all I care.” This infuriated the other man who motioned to sick his goons on the other three and handle things right here and now. Four rough looking men stepped forward brandishing knives and guns at the unarmed trio. They all prepared themselves for combat as the crowd began to back off at the impending sight of violence that was about to kick off. Sorrel was left standing in the open, but she was too affixed on the unfolding events to notice, Kitsune had struck a chord in her and her interest in fighting began to climb to heights she never realized laid within her. She was both surprised at the speed of the engagement on behalf of the wolf brothers and disappointed at how fast the others were taken apart. Four men lay flat and bleeding on the ground while the three wolves stood ready to rinse and repeat with the rest of the gang. Their supposed leader began to back off and posture in a show of force. “Just you wait until the tournament, Bergamo! I’ll have your heads on my wall!” This seemed to amuse the gray wolf and his two brothers as he pointed back to him in defiance. “Remember that you’re facing the Trio de Danger! Our bond can defeat the likes of you and rest assured I’ll have your hide!” The gang members took off with some sneers and rather rude gestures leaving only the trio of brothers and Sorrel milling around in the streets. Once the gray wolf noticed the little white rabbit standing behind them, she decided it was an opportune time to break the ice and gather a little intel. She got a bit closer to them, doing her best to play the helpless and innocent bunny by popping her hip and tilting her head until her ears flopped to the side. “So, what’s this I hear about a tournament?” [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)]Korian had met with several vendors and pilots in the short time he had arrived at the space port, most just gave him an attitude of mild disdain for his strange appearance but the few that would engage with him most certainly tried to hustle him by his look of ignorance. He did get some information buying used and what new ships could be had on this planet but seeing as he didn’t even have pockets to reach into in the first place that would be getting them nowhere fast. He arrived back at their little hideout in the warehouse district and found Sorrel taking inventory of what she managed to gather on her supply run. “At least one of us was lucky” he said sounding disappointed as he came up beside her. She hopped up to her feet and grabbed him by the hand to pull him over to a little table she had set up and she pointed down to a flyer laid out there. “This right here is the answer to all our problems. This place may be a shit hole of sex, drugs, and violence but with that comes other vices and that’s gambling.” Korian picked up the flyer and began to read it aloud. “Grand prix, no holds barred, fighting tournament, betting odds, winner takes all. Entry fee….” he trailed off and he looked to his wife. “How does a tournament with an entry fee and gambling help us?” She looked frustrated with him not getting the point and twisted her lips at him. “We both enter the tournament to increase the odds of victory while at the same time placing a bet on who we think is going to win. We’re going to game the system and then we’ll have more than enough to get the hell out of here. Besides you love to fight.” She poked him in his muscular arm and gave him a smirk to try and boost his confidence in her plan. He wasn’t completely sold on the idea but what choice did they have at this point, although he did have one valid question for her. “So where are we going to get the money for your master plan?” Sorrel tucked her hands behind her head and tried to look cute, but this just raised his suspicions even more. “I may have taken the liberty to mug some people while they were knocked out after a fight, BUT they were bad guys, so they deserved it.” She crossed her arms defiantly and nodded to punctuate her statement. Korian looked flabbergasted but just managed a face palm and shook his head. “Never mind then.” Sorrel jumped up and threw her arms around his neck so she could hang her small frame off his body. “There’s something else, I know some real strong guys who are going to be entering the tournament and when you hear about it, I know you’ll be dying to fight them.” Her eyes narrowed and her lips curled into a devilish smile. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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