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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: 1334" data-attributes="member: 80"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)">Chapter 4: (Part 3)</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'"></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'"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><em>[ATTACH]114[/ATTACH]</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Time unfolded peacefully for Korian and his family, he and Sorrel had welcomed a daughter into the world they decided to name Shihori, with big red eyes and dark brown hair adorning her head along with a pair of ears just like her mother. Their baby girl was always full of energy and tested the mettle of both seasoned fighters. Of course, Kitsune was more than happy to lend some advice on parenting and became the excessively doting grandmother to Shihori, much to the chagrin of Korian and Sorrel who experienced a much harsher disciplinarian. The years seemed to fly by as Shihori grew, Sorrel fell very comfortably into motherhood in no time and set about taking care of her family with utmost concern. Meanwhile, Korian continued to train himself as harshly as ever to protect his growing family, when the time was right, he inducted his daughter into the martial arts and all the lessons Kitsune had impressed upon him. Shihori was a bright and happy child but she had the spark of competition in her from both her parents. Perhaps even a little bit of a short temper she may have gotten from her mother. Alas, as time went on one could forget about the dangers of the outside world as the family lived in happiness. Until one day eight years later….</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 775, <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'">Shihori was out by the lake sparring with her father one day, Kitsune sitting idly by watching the lesson unfold to ensure Korian gave her granddaughter the proper instruction. Shihori leapt up to swing at her father who caught the blow with an open palm and redirected her attack toward the ground, giving her a playful boot to the rear to prove his point of her leaving herself so wide open to counterattack. “Come now, Shihori. I thought we’ve been over this already, don’t telegraph your movements.” The small child picked herself up and wiped the dirt from her chin with the back of a gloved hand. She started to grow impatient and blitzed her father with a barrage of attacks, each failing to connect, Korian even kept his arms folded as he dodged her series of attacks. “Getting all worked up isn’t going to do you any good.” He snapped a short kick aimed at her stomach which she blocked but the force of the strike lifted her off the ground. She gritted her teeth in frustration and took a deep breath before unleashing her Ki energy and powering up into a small golden haired and blue eyed Super Saiyan. She launched herself forward at blinding speed and surprised Korian with her sudden transformation in the midst of combat, he saw the blow incoming but could do little to dodge it in time, he caught her punch to the cheek which whipped his head sharply to the side. Shihori gave a cocky sneer as she set down and readied herself for her next attack. “Too slow, Papa, here I come!!” Korian powered up to Super Saiyan and gave his daughter an intense stare which gave her pause in mid-flight before she could complete her next attack, she was caught off guard by his sudden disappearance from view, he quickly appeared above her as an elbow strike came crashing down on her back which plummeted her to the ground to leave her prone in a dusty crater. She groaned in pain and began to climb onto her hands and knees, powering down from Super Saiyan and getting up to a knee. Korian landed in front of her with his arms crossed as he reverted to his base form. “Don’t let the enemy work you up so you lose focus. It’s too dangerous to fight fueled by your passions alone.” He offered his daughter a hand up and lifted her up into his arms, tapping her on the forehead. “Use this before you plan on using these.” He grabbed her little hands and smiled which she reciprocated and gave a nod in understanding to his lesson he imparted. Korian put her up on his shoulders as they started back over to Kitsune so they could all head home for dinner. “I did sock you good, Papa, you have to admit.” Korian chuckled as his mind wandered back to when he was about her age, but suddenly the reminder of an eight-year-old rabbit caving in his balls quickly flashed in his mind which gave him a shiver. “Your mom did too when she was about your age.” Shihori leaned forward on his spikey hair to look down at her father from above. “Oh yeah? What did you do to deserve it?” This shocked Korian straight and an eerie look crossed his face. “You’re too much like your mother sometimes.”</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">They met up with Kitsune who was resting under a tree and reading a book, as they approached, she snapped the book closed and opened her arms for Shihori to come give her a hug. Shihori jumped off her father’s shoulders by pressing down on his head and as she leaps frogged over him, this gave him a start, he gave his energetic daughter a disgruntled look. “Grandma!” she called out as she threw herself into the fox’s arms for a crushing hug. “And how did my little honey bunny do today?” she looked at Shihori lovingly. “I punched Papa in the face.” The little girl stated very pointedly as she socked her fist into her hand. Kitsune let out a howl of laughter as Korian walked up and cleared his throat to get their attention. “She still has to learn to be less impulsive and emotionally driven, though she is getting stronger by the day.” Kitsune didn’t seem impressed by his analysis of Shihori’s combat performance. “Less impulsive? What like you were when you were a boy? Oh, excuse me. Still are impulsive, I should say.” Kitsune stood up and took Shihori by the hand as Korian crossed his arms and made flustered a face. The little half Saiyan tugged her father on the pant leg to get his attention and smiled up to him. “I had fun today, Papa. Thank you for teaching me!” This melted Korian’s demeanor right away and he bent over at the waist to pat her on the head between her ears in a sign of praise and affection. “Come along you two, Mom probably has dinner about ready and she’ll have my tail if we’re late.” </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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sorrel was in the kitchen of their quaint home finishing the prep work on some vegetables she was planning to cook. The front door flung open and she saw a flash of little brown rabbit ears come streaking across the room before she felt her daughter come cling to her waist and give her a hug. “Mama, we’re home! Dinner smells so good!” She smiled at the little girl and noticed Korian and Kitsune come into the house no long after. Kitsune came over to take Shihori to wash up for dinner as Korian came over and lovingly kissed Sorrel. “Did you three have a good day of training?” Shihori piped up from the sink as she washed the soap from her hands. “Yep! I punched Papa in the face!” This made Korian groan and Sorrel just chuckled and patted him on the cheek. “Alright everyone! Dinner is almost ready so Shihori please help Grandma set the table.” The little girl got right to it with enthusiasm. Korian was ready to head over to the table except he was snatched up by the hand and heard an “Ahem.” He turned to look at Sorrel looking less than pleased at him right now. “You forgot to wash your hands.” Korian waved a hand at her dismissing the need to wash up before dinner. “Aww it’s alright they’re not that….” She cut him off by squeezing his hand until the knuckles began to pop under pressure, a fiery, animalistic look crept into her red eyes. “Be a good example to your daughter and wash your damn hands. Now!” Korian was already cringing in pain under the death grip she was performing on him and he just nodded as she crept over to the sink and washed up for dinner. Sorrel looked rather pleased with herself that everything was going so well and set about finishing the meal preparations. </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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">When everyone was seated at the table and the food was served, Shihori clasped her hands together. “Thank you for the food” and she went about digging into the meal with the rest of her family. Korian was as voracious as ever but remembered to be a good example to Shihori so he chewed his food slower and didn’t just shovel it down his throat. Kitsune and Sorrel made polite conversation while Shihori made a game to try and keep up with her father while they had their meal. Suddenly, a knock at the door and everyone at the table turned to the source of the disturbance. Shihori pushed away from the table and went running to go answer the door. Once she opened the door and stared straight up into the face of a stranger she had never seen before, but Kitsune stood up from the table as she peered through the open door and put her hands down sharply on the table. “Supreme Kai, to what do we owe the pleasure?” This startled Sorrel and Korian’s brow furrowed and fists clenched tightly in anger as he bolted up from his seat at the table. The Supreme Kai stepped inside their home and patted Shihori on the head as he walked by. “What a lovely home you have here and such an adorable daughter.” Shihori closed the door and ran over to Kitsune’s side who pulled her close. Supreme Kai Roh stopped in the middle of the room with his hands clasped behind his back looking pompous as he surveyed those in attendance. Sorrel stepped up besides her husband and took him by the arm to ensure he wouldn’t lash out at the Kai and endanger their daughter. Korian finally spoke in a harsh tone, “You have some nerve coming into my house like this, Supreme Kai.” As he spoke his title it was layered with sarcasm that did not go unnoticed by the god. Roh just scoffed at the Saiyan’s insolence and pointed a finger at him accusingly “You have some nerve being in my universe, Saiyan! I warned you years ago that there was a price of admission and today I’ve come to collect.” Roh paced around the group at the table as he began to explain his presence. “Towa and Mira have begun to interlope in our fair universe again and I won’t stand for it. Seeing as you do have a history of confrontation, I propose that you intervene on the god’s behalf. If you manage to come out victorious then I will consider your debt to me repaid and I will leave you and your family alone.” He stopped behind Sorrel and placed a hand on her shoulder with a sneer. Sorrel callously rejected his attempt at contact and plucked his hand off her immediately. The Kai turned to face Korian directly and continued. “If you fail and are destroyed then you will have fought valiantly for your home and family. Rest assured I would never see any harm come to your wife or daughter, so do take that for what it’s worth.” Kitsune bared her teeth at the comment that Roh had made concerning Shihori. Korian just continued to clench his fists tightly with his knuckles pressed flat against the table, he felt this intrusion and passive aggressive stance against him, and his loved ones was unbearable, but for the sake of Sorrel and Shihori he minded his tongue. “Have it your way. I’ll fight them and I will destroy them once and for all.” He stated with seriousness in his voice. “Splendid.” Roh clapped his hands together with a smile and started off for the door. “I will come retrieve you tomorrow morning and transport you personally with haste, I owe that much to the defender of our universe.” Roh departed and vanished shortly after he crossed the threshold of their home. Korian couldn’t hold it anymore and slammed his fists down on the table in anger. “Damn him! After I finish those demons, I swear I will remove that thorn in my side.” Shihori looked frightened at the sudden outburst from her father which caused her to bury her face in Kitsune’s pant leg. The sly fox feeling every bit as angry at the Kai threatening her family hugged her granddaughter close. “My son you shouldn’t let such dark thoughts of vengeance cloud your judgement. I taught you better than this because I lived it. Don’t make the same mistake as I did.” Korian looked to Kitsune and his beautiful daughter, breathing a sigh to let the tightness in his chest go. “I’m sorry, you’re all so precious to me and I would never let anything happen to any of you.” He proceeded over to Kitsune and Shihori where he took a knee and accepted a very clingy hug from the sweet little girl. “I love you, Shihori and Papa is going to protect you. Always.” </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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Later that night, Sorrel had finished tucking in Shihori for the evening and came to their bedroom. Korian was lying there with his arms folded behind his head staring aimlessly at the ceiling, she could tell there was a lot on his mind. Once she settled in and rested her head on his chest this seemed to break him out of his trance as he placed an arm around her and exhaled sharply in a sigh. “Is this going to be our lives now? Errand boy for the gods until some foe defeats me in battle. Don’t get me wrong, I want to wipe those two out permanently for what they did to you, but at what cost?” Sorrel placed her hand on his chest to feel his heart and she spoke softly, not turning her head from its current resting place. “Come what may, you know I’ll be there for you. I know you would never let anything happen to our little girl. Just promise me that you won’t seek trouble with him, no matter what happens to us. Shihori’s safety comes first.” Korian didn’t need convincing to protect his daughter, although his Saiyan blood boiled for conflict and an eagerness for the next fight. He never knew how to explain it to his family, but maybe Shihori knew best of all, that eagerness he saw in her, he couldn’t help but worry that no matter how hard he tried, he might not be able to keep that promise. He pulled the little rabbit in closer and kissed the top of her head. “I promise.”</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Dawn had broken in the sky and Korian was already set in his preparations for when the Supreme Kai would soon come to set him on a collision course with his mortal enemy. He was performing stretches and looking focused in his combat gear his engineer comrade had just upgraded the design to make it more durable than previous iterations. Unbeknownst to him, Sorrel was awake as well and preparing some tea in the kitchen, she tried to stick to her routine of having a cup in the morning, she was nervous due to the fact that she had a plan to join him on the field of battle, he just didn’t know it yet. Shihori awoke to the clatter in the kitchen and came out in her pajamas, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. “Mama, why are you awake so early?” Sorrel set her cup down and went to her, squatting down and pushing the hair off her face. “Baby, you should go back to bed for now. Grandma is going to come over soon to spend the whole day with you. Mom and Dad have to go out today with the man from last night, but don’t worry we’ll be home before you know it.” Shihori didn’t look convinced at her explanation and made a face. “I don’t like that man. I don’t think Papa likes him either. Let me come with you so I can protect you and Papa from the bad man.” Sorrel felt sad keeping the truth from her this way, but she just smoothed her hand along her cheek and gave her a kiss and a tender hug. “You’re such a sweet girl, Shihori, don’t ever lose that sweetness.” Kitsune came in the front door just then and came over to the pair. She picked up Shihori much to the little girl’s delight and gave Sorrel a look of concern. “Perhaps you should see to him. He looks ready to snap Roh in two once he shows his face.” Sorrel just nodded and patted Kitsune on the shoulder as she proceeded outside to see the Korian’s emotional state.</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Outside, Korian was shadow boxing and looking very brooding at the same time. Sorrel kept her distance and crossed her arms as she leaned against a tree in their front yard. “So, I hate to break it to you like this, but I’m coming with you. You need someone to watching your back out there and I can’t think of a better candidate than myself.” Korian stopped what he was doing and turned to the little rabbit. “No, I’m not putting you in the line of fire again with those two. You almost died last time and what would I tell Shihori if something happened to you?” Sorrel got angry at the dismissal, coming at him and poking him in the chest since she only came up so high on him. “Did you forget that you almost died too?! Who saved your ass when you got blasted? I did! Now don’t come at me with your self-righteous bull shit. You have some nerve trying to use our daughter to dissuade me. What am I going to tell Shihori if something happens to you?! What am I going to do if I lose you?!” Sorrel looked furious but she had tears of frustration in her eyes as she pounded him on the chest with a clenched fist “You’re such an asshole sometimes, you know that?” Korian pulled her in to a hug and held onto to the sobbing rabbit. “Yeah, I know.” The tender moment was cut short by Roh whose sudden appearance in their front yard caught both their attentions. “Am I interrupting a touching moment?” he said with slime and sarcasm in his voice. Sorrel gave him dagger eyes and Korian looked all business once he made his presence known. “I’m tagging along so we can hurry this up and be done with it and you.” Sorrel chimed in rather abruptly. “Suit yourself, young lady, but I do hope that you’re thinking about the best interests of that sweet little girl. I would never dream of having an innocent soul like her become an orphan at such a tender age.” The mere mention of Shihori sent Korian into a rage and he set upon the Supreme Kai in an instant, Roh was lifted off the ground by his shirt much to his shock and bewilderment at how he closed the distance between them so fast. “If you ever speak about my daughter that way again. I’ll kill you, no, I will disintegrate you piece by piece until you are nothing but a memory. Do we have an understanding?” Roh looked beside himself with fear and anger at the nerve of this Saiyan to lay hands on him but he nodded quietly in response. Once Korian had set him down and backed off him, he straightened out his clothing and shot the Saiyan a look. “Tch” he hissed at them both. “The nerve of you mortals. Let’s get on with this. Both of you place a hand on me and I’ll take you to where the demons are currently. Don't screw this up!” Sorrel and Korian both did as Roh had asked of them and he said to himself “Kai Kai” before hey vanished into thin air and entered a space of swirling lights and colors where they felt disembodied. </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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In a blink they were pulled back to reality and met with a blue sky and a cool breeze as they hovered over an open body of water with rocky outcrops dotting the landscape. Sorrel and Korian looked around in awe for a moment until they saw two familiar blue figures not far away, they had noticed one another almost immediately and the demons closed the gap on the three of them in an instant to appear not ten to fifteen feet away. Towa waved her hand about with an air of superiority as she spoke. “Well, look who we have here. The monkey and the little rabbit have come to play with the Supreme Kai of all people. Well done, Kai, I see you're enlisting your best and brightest to oppose us. Too bad it won’t matter once we destroy you all and take over your pitiful universe for ourselves.” Korian just stared hard at Mira who returned the look in kind, he appeared to have recovered without a mark after all these years and Korian felt an overwhelming cold pressure emanating from him, it felt so dark and oppressive that it nearly choked him for air. “Korian was it? Now you have my full attention, Saiyan. You’re going to pay dearly for what you did to me.” Korian just snickered to himself which threw off both Mira and Towa’s attitudes. “It’s funny, how you think that you’re going to live long enough to do something about it.” Towa swiped her staff across the air and sent a crescent of dark energy sailing directly for Roh, the Kai looked surprised and resigned to his fate until there was a burst of golden energy which impeded it’s path and there before him was Korian in his Super Saiyan 2 transformation, he completed cancelled the attack out with a mere swipe of his hand. The Saiyan turned his head back to the Kai looking incensed at having protected him at all. “Get ready to fight or beat it!” Roh just swallowed his pride as he knew he was completely outclassed here, and he looked to Sorrel before he departed. “Good luck” and he vanished just as quickly as they had gotten here. Sorrel turned to face off against Towa who sneered once their eyes met. “Oh yeah, payback time.” The little rabbit was on top of Towa in an instant throwing a strike which Towa blocked with her staff, but Sorrel seemed to have much more power on the follow through as they were both sailing down toward a small island which dotted the sea. Korian and Mira faced off with one another with Mira clenching both fists and brought his hands up in a fighting stance. “Shall we?” Korian smiled and did the same. “Let's do this.” The Saiyan disappeared in a flash of sparking energy and was in Mira’s face throwing a punch which Mira blocked with a smirk.</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Demon and the Super Saiyan warrior were in each other’s guards trading blows at speeds which the eye could not follow. Every strike, counter, and dodge were but a blur of motion and sparking energy. Korian was focused and determined to finish Mira off quickly since he came at him from the outset in Super Saiyan 2. Mira was stronger than he was all those years ago as each strike never made a direct impact and the same was true for Mira’s attacks it was a game of chess played at high speed until the better fighter was able to make a check. Finally, it was Korian who broke the stalemate as he feinted a right cross and made contact from below with a left knee his opponent’s right side. Mira grunted as the strike came into contact yet what was finally a direct hit did not seem to slow him down much and the favor was returned in kind as Korian caught an elbow strike across the side of his face which sent him flying back a distance. “Very good, monkey. Perhaps this won’t be boring after all.” Mira was on top of Korian in an instant and battering the Saiyan with a combination of strikes which he failed to block or dodge in their entirety, something was wrong, how could he be this strong after getting so grievously wounded? Korian lashed out with a kick that caught Mira on the chin and the two separated briefly. Mira thumbing a small drop of blood from the corner of his mouth from the attack. “Hmph. That is the last slight I will ever suffer from you, damn Saiyan.” Mira powered up in a dark, blood red aura of energy which overwhelmed Korian’s senses, it was like he was being swallowed whole by a void, it felt so all encompassing. Mira’s body crackled electric discharge as he sped up to attack, a blow which Korian could barely track came in and crushed him directly in the face which sent him crashing down into the water below. The demon smiled as he pressed the attack to finish the Saiyan once and for all.</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Meanwhile, Towa crashed into the ground following the initial attack by Sorrel and he quickly clambered to her feet to stare down her insolent attack. “How dare you lay your filthy hands on me, rabbit. I am demon royalty and I will have you pay for your insult.” Sorrel just bounced on her toes as she brought her hands up in a boxer’s fighting stance. “Bring it on, you f***ing c***!” Towa’s face twisted in disbelief and anger at her use of such foul language toward her, she leapt forward with her spear-like staff in hand to make several lunging strikes in rapid succession which Sorrel bobbed and weaved her body around in a fluid motion to dodge all the incoming attacks. Her martial arts training by Kitsune had paid off immensely by improve her focus and combat skills over the years. No longer the brawling street fighter, Sorrel was as smooth and precise as a cobra striking at its prey. Sorrel caught the right moment to come under one of her strikes and gave Towa a rising palm strike to her chin for her troubles which was quickly followed up by a double foot kick off her chest. Towa clutched her breasts in horror and offense of getting struck in such a manner. Sorrel just winked as the fight continued with Towa spinning her weapon around her body and unleashing waves of dark energy with each swiping attack she made. This alerted Sorrel who tried to focus on her foot work and dodging but couldn’t predict all the angles of attack, she was struck which sent her crashing into a nearby tree. Towa was exuberant with the pleasure seeing the rabbit wounded and down on the ground. Sorrel slowly climbed to her feet and wiped the dirt off her face. “Not yet, bitch.” </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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Mira was chasing Korian rapidly around the sky as the Saiyan tried desperately to gain some advantage on the demon in hand to hand combat. Korian was looking a little battered but was still very much in the fight as they clashed, and he sent a short-range punch directly into his solar plexus which was traded by a knife hand strike that came chopping to the side of Korian’s neck in retaliation. “Gah!” Korian shuttered in pain as the strike impinged on a bunch of nerves in his upper body. Mira doubled him over him over a fist to the gut which caused him to cough up blood, the strike burying deep and damaging some internals. Mira coolly and confidently spoke as he held him at his mercy “You must be wondering, monkey? How is he so strong? He was at death’s door the last time I saw him. Well, thanks to your wretched races’ ability to get stronger after suffering near fatal injuries, I am now the ultimate being in this universe and many more over.” Korian couldn’t believe what he was hearing but he lashed out and gave Mira a side head butt to the face for his gloating and continued to press in on the attack with a flurry of blows which landed on the stunned demon, albeit for now until he regained his senses and caught Korian by the fist. Mira gave him a deathly stare and squeezed down on his hand which began to crack bones. Korian cried out in pain as Mira clutched on to his wounded foe. Suddenly with a look of defiance Korian used the fact that Mira was clinging onto him to swing his body around quickly and send a crushing kick into his ribs which succeeded in releasing him from peril. Mira was beside himself with anger over such stubborn defiance and Korian gathered himself together and made sure his hand wasn’t completely broken and useless, giving it a painful flex. “I must admit, Mira, you’re one tough son of a bitch and I’m glad that I get to push myself this way. I was saving this for an antagonistic god, but I guess a demon will have to suffice.” Mira looked at him with interest. “Oh, so you think you can match me in strength, do you? I’ll destroy you at your best so bring forth your so-called power.” Korian gave the demon a cocky smirk. “Just you wait. You won’t be laughing in a moment.” Korian cocked his clenched fists at his side and began to increase his power at an incredible rate, his burning golden aura surrounding his entire body as the Saiyan seemed to be pressing his body to the limit, “HAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!” he cried as the power continued to flow forth and his body began to mutate even further during the transformation, his hair began to grow out longer and longer until it reached the middle of his back. The amount of energy that he was putting out caused the demon to shield himself as the very planet itself began to quake and sparks of radiant energy rippled across the skies they now occupied. His cries grew piercing to the ear as he continued the transformation much to the awe and disbelief of the demon.</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sorrel and Towa continued to trade blows in an exchange of martial prowess with Sorrel clearly being the better combatant in hand to hand although Towa was able to hold her own and keep the rabbit at bay with her spear-like staff. Towa shot her hand out and unleashed a continuous energy barrage which rained in like rapid purple bullets which Sorrel answered by increasing her movement speed and brought her arms up in an ‘X’ shape to block her face and body as she pressured through the attack. She finally reached her opponent and swiped her attacking hand away with a chopping strike. Towa looked surprised by the appearance of the battered and smoking Sorrel who looked up at her with those hate filled red eyes as she drove a punch directly into her throat. Towa stumbled back gagging and struggling to breath, she coughed up blood as the strike did some internal damage to her. She managed a raspy retort which she gasped in anguish. “You bitch.” Sorrel just smirked as she squared off and was about to attack, but the shock to the senses they both received they sensed a rising power off in the distance, the ground began to shake which caused them to both stagger on their feet and catch their footing. Towa looked shocked by what she was sensing, “What?! What is this power? It can’t be!” Sorrel looked to the sky in the direction of the soaring power and smiled. “That’s right! That’s my husband about to hand your precious Mira his ass!” Sorrel dashed in while Towa was distracted and gave the staff, she was using a flip kick to send it off and where it implanted itself into a nearby tree. The sudden loss of her weapon caused a great shock to Towa who received a dashing right straight to the face which launched her into the air. Sorrel wasn’t through just yet as she leapt ahead of the demon and came down from above with a punishing axe kick to the sternum which buried Towa in a crater in the ground. Sorrel landed next to her on the ground in a crouch and wiped the sweat from her brow. “Take that, bitch.” Towa groaned in pain and struggled to sit up in the crater, but she was too damaged from the attack and collapsed backward unconscious where she laid. No worse for the wear Sorrel just looked back to the sky hoping that Korian would be as successful.</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]115[/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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">After nearly tearing the portion of the planet apart with the rising energy Korian now calmed his aura and stood with a glow around his defined physique, long hair which reached past his waistline, a rigid brow lacking eyebrows and a crackling discharge of energy around his entire body. His determined blue eyes set upon Mira who stood in awe of the transformation, but he soon clenched his fist in anger. “Sorry to keep you waiting. This is what I like to call Super Saiyan 3.” Korian’s voice sounded gruffer and had a more stoic tone to it like he cared for nothing in the world now except his battle with Mira. The demon just answered by attacking with a left cross from above which Korian blocked one handed and they were again trading blows but now at a much faster pace than before which would seem unreal due to the amount of energy the two were emitting at the time. They began to strike each other now with such force that each blow made large concussive shockwaves as the strikes landed on their bodies. Mira broke away and spun around with his hand lashing out to fire off a close range, blood red Ki blast which nearly impacted Korian in the face if he had not vanished out of the line of fire and come in from the side with a kick to the head. Korian followed this up with growing two large energy orbs in each hand and throwing them out at Mira, in anticipation for impact Mira made a cross block and huddled his body but the blows never came as each blast was directed off to the side with small hand gestures made by Korian. The orbs settled on either side of Mira and he looked wide eyed at the Saiyan as Korian clapped his hands together and the orbs exploded out toward their intended target in a claymore mine blast effect of energy which enveloped the demon. As the smoke cleared from the blast zone, Korian was a little surprised to see a bleeding Mira still in one piece as he unfurled his limbs from a guard position and stood opposite of his opponent. “I have to hand it to you, Korian, you’re full of surprises. I almost wish I didn’t have to destroy a worthy opponent like you.” Korian smiled in response. “Flattery will get you nowhere, Mira.” The demon held a hand up in the air as he charged dark energy which formed into a large sphere which was then thrown at Korian. The Saiyan held out both hands and caught the blast which drove him backwards through the sky from the impact. Mira continued to pressure him and power more energy into the attack from afar. Korian powered up and sent his surging aura around his body as she struggled to control the energy attack and stop himself from crashing into the ground below. He felt Sorrel’s energy nearby and knew he knew that if he let the blast hit the ground that she could be wiped out from the collateral damage, so Korian pressed his energy reserves to the limit and managed to cast off the blast into the sky to send it exiting the atmosphere of the planet. Now breathing hard and feeling the strain he was putting on his body with Super Saiyan 3, he knew he had to end this fight here and now before the war of attrition favored Mira. “Don’t blink, demon! I made this one especially for you!” Korian rapidly powered up his aura which grew to envelope around his whole body, but instead of just a jagged, fiery shape it usually held, it began to take shape into the form of a black and gold demonic fox head, Korian punched his hands out with his wrists touching and fists closed. The visage of the demon fox shot forth in a blast which sailed straight for Mira and just before it made contact Korian snapped his fingers open which caused the jaws of the fox to follow suit to swallow Mira whole. The defiant demon struggled to keep himself out of the jaws of the attack but Korian poured everything he had left into that attack and clamped his hands shut with his fingers interlacing one another, the demon fox attack closed its jaws down on Mira who was shredded to pieces by the blow as his limbs disintegrated from the energy, he cursed Korian to his last breath before what was left of him fell out of the sky and onto the island below. Korian felt relieved that he did it, but his body finally gave out as he reverted to his base form and fell from the sky from a lack of energy. He smiled in a daze knowing that whatever happened now at least his family would be safe from harm. He was suddenly jolted from below as Sorrel shot up into the sky and caught him in mid-air, cradling him like a big baby in her arms. “Easy now, hero. You’ve got an eight-year-old at home that needs her bedtime story tonight.” Sorrel smiled and couldn’t be prouder of her big, brave, and hardheaded husband. “I’m really hungry. Can we have an early dinner?” Korian said tiredly and Sorrel laughed with joy at his one-track mind. “Sure, honey. You earned it.” They set down on the ground so Korian could gather himself together, he ached all over from nearly tearing his body apart by putting out that much power. He understood now that all these higher transformations did was put a tremendous strain on his body and perhaps, they weren’t the way to go in the long run. Sorrel looked shocked when she noticed that Towa was missing from her resting place. “Shit!” she exclaimed as she went a short distance away from Korian to try and track her down. “She got away again.” Korian just shook his head as he stood up with a groan which made Sorrel return to his side for aide. “It doesn’t matter. Mira’s gone and I doubt she can do much without her muscle.” Sorrel thought on this for a moment. “I suppose you’re right but something about it bothers me. There’s nothing like a woman’s scorn and I get the impression she’s going to be pretty pissed after what just happened.”</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Not far off Towa searched the forest floor for the remains of her lost lover, Mira. She looked unsettled and ragged from the beating she had received from Sorrel, but her expression turned to one of delight when she found what she was searching for and picked up a piece of Mira’s body that survived the blast. She held in her palm a small pulsing piece of flesh which she cupped in her hand and held close to her chest. “Soon my love, we will have our revenge on them all.” She then vanished in a flash with her prize in tow.</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'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Once it was clear, Roh returned to them as he had been watching the entire fight play out from his crystal ball. He seemed pleased now and wasn’t his usual stand-offish self, he even went so far as to pat Korian on the back which elicited a yelp of pain from the wounded warrior. “Well, you two, an incredible job well done. I think you’ve earned the right to stay in our universe, Korian. Perhaps, I’ll even learn to tolerate you in time.” Korian just looked glum and gave him a twisted smile of approval. “Thanks, I guess?” Roh motioned for them to place their hands on him like before and he vanished again in a flash, taking them back home to the exact spot they had left from earlier in the day. “Papa!!!” Shihori came flying in like a rocket and tackled him to the ground which sent a wave of pain throughout his body that overloaded his senses and comically made him twitch and foam at the mouth due to her overly excited playfulness. Sorrel smiled and took her daughter by the hand so Korian could have a moment to recover, the little girl now turning her attention to her mother. “Mama, did you beat up the bad guys?” She nodded and held up her hand for a high five which Shihori enthusiastically delivered. “Sure did, honey bunny. You know that Mama is the toughest one around.” Shihori just chuckled and gave her mother a big warm hug, she was beyond happy to have her back safe and sound. Once Korian had come to his senses he was approached by Roh who stood with his hands clasped behind his back. “When you’re back to 100%, I’d like to extend an invitation to train with me to you and Sorrel. If you’re going to be the one defending our universe, I insist on having the strongest fighters at my disposal. As thanks for saving my life back there.” Roh even shot a look to Shihori and gave her a grin. “Your little girl too. She’s a cute one, but I bet she gets a great deal of strength from you two.” Korian gave Sorrel and Shihori a look as he was stunned that Roh was being so nice. “I’ll think about it, Supreme Kai.” This time when Korian addressed him it was much more respectful, and Sorrel just smiled with an approving nod. “Until then.” Roh vanished without a trace and Korian shook his head with a smirk of disbelief. “I see you’ve gotten yourself beat like a drum again, Korian.” Kitsune strode over with a disapproving tone in her voice. “Perhaps I need to see to your training again and toughen you up!” Korian started to sweat and look meek as Shihori got it on the action. “Yeah! Gotta toughen you up!” She transformed into a Super Saiyan and went after her father with vigor, this made him cry out in pain and despair much to the shock and hilarity of everyone else in the family. </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]116[/ATTACH]</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)">Later, Sorrel was bandaging up Korian from his fight with Mira and his surprise attack from Shihori. He looked kind of down and she showed her concern by leaning forward and holding him close. “I’ve got to get stronger, my own way, so I can do what it takes to protect you all. This fight showed me my flaws and now I feel like I have to start over.” Sorrel kissed him on the head. “Silly, Saiyan. We’ll just have to get stronger together so we can support one another, as a family.” Korian just smiled to himself and truly felt at ease for the first time in a long time.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="India Actual, post: 1334, member: 80"] [FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)]Chapter 4: (Part 3)[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)][FONT=verdana] Age 767, [I]Planet Basur [ATTACH alt="korian family.png"]114[/ATTACH][/I] Time unfolded peacefully for Korian and his family, he and Sorrel had welcomed a daughter into the world they decided to name Shihori, with big red eyes and dark brown hair adorning her head along with a pair of ears just like her mother. Their baby girl was always full of energy and tested the mettle of both seasoned fighters. Of course, Kitsune was more than happy to lend some advice on parenting and became the excessively doting grandmother to Shihori, much to the chagrin of Korian and Sorrel who experienced a much harsher disciplinarian. The years seemed to fly by as Shihori grew, Sorrel fell very comfortably into motherhood in no time and set about taking care of her family with utmost concern. Meanwhile, Korian continued to train himself as harshly as ever to protect his growing family, when the time was right, he inducted his daughter into the martial arts and all the lessons Kitsune had impressed upon him. Shihori was a bright and happy child but she had the spark of competition in her from both her parents. Perhaps even a little bit of a short temper she may have gotten from her mother. Alas, as time went on one could forget about the dangers of the outside world as the family lived in happiness. Until one day eight years later…. Age 775, [I]Planet Basur[/I] Shihori was out by the lake sparring with her father one day, Kitsune sitting idly by watching the lesson unfold to ensure Korian gave her granddaughter the proper instruction. Shihori leapt up to swing at her father who caught the blow with an open palm and redirected her attack toward the ground, giving her a playful boot to the rear to prove his point of her leaving herself so wide open to counterattack. “Come now, Shihori. I thought we’ve been over this already, don’t telegraph your movements.” The small child picked herself up and wiped the dirt from her chin with the back of a gloved hand. She started to grow impatient and blitzed her father with a barrage of attacks, each failing to connect, Korian even kept his arms folded as he dodged her series of attacks. “Getting all worked up isn’t going to do you any good.” He snapped a short kick aimed at her stomach which she blocked but the force of the strike lifted her off the ground. She gritted her teeth in frustration and took a deep breath before unleashing her Ki energy and powering up into a small golden haired and blue eyed Super Saiyan. She launched herself forward at blinding speed and surprised Korian with her sudden transformation in the midst of combat, he saw the blow incoming but could do little to dodge it in time, he caught her punch to the cheek which whipped his head sharply to the side. Shihori gave a cocky sneer as she set down and readied herself for her next attack. “Too slow, Papa, here I come!!” Korian powered up to Super Saiyan and gave his daughter an intense stare which gave her pause in mid-flight before she could complete her next attack, she was caught off guard by his sudden disappearance from view, he quickly appeared above her as an elbow strike came crashing down on her back which plummeted her to the ground to leave her prone in a dusty crater. She groaned in pain and began to climb onto her hands and knees, powering down from Super Saiyan and getting up to a knee. Korian landed in front of her with his arms crossed as he reverted to his base form. “Don’t let the enemy work you up so you lose focus. It’s too dangerous to fight fueled by your passions alone.” He offered his daughter a hand up and lifted her up into his arms, tapping her on the forehead. “Use this before you plan on using these.” He grabbed her little hands and smiled which she reciprocated and gave a nod in understanding to his lesson he imparted. Korian put her up on his shoulders as they started back over to Kitsune so they could all head home for dinner. “I did sock you good, Papa, you have to admit.” Korian chuckled as his mind wandered back to when he was about her age, but suddenly the reminder of an eight-year-old rabbit caving in his balls quickly flashed in his mind which gave him a shiver. “Your mom did too when she was about your age.” Shihori leaned forward on his spikey hair to look down at her father from above. “Oh yeah? What did you do to deserve it?” This shocked Korian straight and an eerie look crossed his face. “You’re too much like your mother sometimes.” They met up with Kitsune who was resting under a tree and reading a book, as they approached, she snapped the book closed and opened her arms for Shihori to come give her a hug. Shihori jumped off her father’s shoulders by pressing down on his head and as she leaps frogged over him, this gave him a start, he gave his energetic daughter a disgruntled look. “Grandma!” she called out as she threw herself into the fox’s arms for a crushing hug. “And how did my little honey bunny do today?” she looked at Shihori lovingly. “I punched Papa in the face.” The little girl stated very pointedly as she socked her fist into her hand. Kitsune let out a howl of laughter as Korian walked up and cleared his throat to get their attention. “She still has to learn to be less impulsive and emotionally driven, though she is getting stronger by the day.” Kitsune didn’t seem impressed by his analysis of Shihori’s combat performance. “Less impulsive? What like you were when you were a boy? Oh, excuse me. Still are impulsive, I should say.” Kitsune stood up and took Shihori by the hand as Korian crossed his arms and made flustered a face. The little half Saiyan tugged her father on the pant leg to get his attention and smiled up to him. “I had fun today, Papa. Thank you for teaching me!” This melted Korian’s demeanor right away and he bent over at the waist to pat her on the head between her ears in a sign of praise and affection. “Come along you two, Mom probably has dinner about ready and she’ll have my tail if we’re late.” Sorrel was in the kitchen of their quaint home finishing the prep work on some vegetables she was planning to cook. The front door flung open and she saw a flash of little brown rabbit ears come streaking across the room before she felt her daughter come cling to her waist and give her a hug. “Mama, we’re home! Dinner smells so good!” She smiled at the little girl and noticed Korian and Kitsune come into the house no long after. Kitsune came over to take Shihori to wash up for dinner as Korian came over and lovingly kissed Sorrel. “Did you three have a good day of training?” Shihori piped up from the sink as she washed the soap from her hands. “Yep! I punched Papa in the face!” This made Korian groan and Sorrel just chuckled and patted him on the cheek. “Alright everyone! Dinner is almost ready so Shihori please help Grandma set the table.” The little girl got right to it with enthusiasm. Korian was ready to head over to the table except he was snatched up by the hand and heard an “Ahem.” He turned to look at Sorrel looking less than pleased at him right now. “You forgot to wash your hands.” Korian waved a hand at her dismissing the need to wash up before dinner. “Aww it’s alright they’re not that….” She cut him off by squeezing his hand until the knuckles began to pop under pressure, a fiery, animalistic look crept into her red eyes. “Be a good example to your daughter and wash your damn hands. Now!” Korian was already cringing in pain under the death grip she was performing on him and he just nodded as she crept over to the sink and washed up for dinner. Sorrel looked rather pleased with herself that everything was going so well and set about finishing the meal preparations. When everyone was seated at the table and the food was served, Shihori clasped her hands together. “Thank you for the food” and she went about digging into the meal with the rest of her family. Korian was as voracious as ever but remembered to be a good example to Shihori so he chewed his food slower and didn’t just shovel it down his throat. Kitsune and Sorrel made polite conversation while Shihori made a game to try and keep up with her father while they had their meal. Suddenly, a knock at the door and everyone at the table turned to the source of the disturbance. Shihori pushed away from the table and went running to go answer the door. Once she opened the door and stared straight up into the face of a stranger she had never seen before, but Kitsune stood up from the table as she peered through the open door and put her hands down sharply on the table. “Supreme Kai, to what do we owe the pleasure?” This startled Sorrel and Korian’s brow furrowed and fists clenched tightly in anger as he bolted up from his seat at the table. The Supreme Kai stepped inside their home and patted Shihori on the head as he walked by. “What a lovely home you have here and such an adorable daughter.” Shihori closed the door and ran over to Kitsune’s side who pulled her close. Supreme Kai Roh stopped in the middle of the room with his hands clasped behind his back looking pompous as he surveyed those in attendance. Sorrel stepped up besides her husband and took him by the arm to ensure he wouldn’t lash out at the Kai and endanger their daughter. Korian finally spoke in a harsh tone, “You have some nerve coming into my house like this, Supreme Kai.” As he spoke his title it was layered with sarcasm that did not go unnoticed by the god. Roh just scoffed at the Saiyan’s insolence and pointed a finger at him accusingly “You have some nerve being in my universe, Saiyan! I warned you years ago that there was a price of admission and today I’ve come to collect.” Roh paced around the group at the table as he began to explain his presence. “Towa and Mira have begun to interlope in our fair universe again and I won’t stand for it. Seeing as you do have a history of confrontation, I propose that you intervene on the god’s behalf. If you manage to come out victorious then I will consider your debt to me repaid and I will leave you and your family alone.” He stopped behind Sorrel and placed a hand on her shoulder with a sneer. Sorrel callously rejected his attempt at contact and plucked his hand off her immediately. The Kai turned to face Korian directly and continued. “If you fail and are destroyed then you will have fought valiantly for your home and family. Rest assured I would never see any harm come to your wife or daughter, so do take that for what it’s worth.” Kitsune bared her teeth at the comment that Roh had made concerning Shihori. Korian just continued to clench his fists tightly with his knuckles pressed flat against the table, he felt this intrusion and passive aggressive stance against him, and his loved ones was unbearable, but for the sake of Sorrel and Shihori he minded his tongue. “Have it your way. I’ll fight them and I will destroy them once and for all.” He stated with seriousness in his voice. “Splendid.” Roh clapped his hands together with a smile and started off for the door. “I will come retrieve you tomorrow morning and transport you personally with haste, I owe that much to the defender of our universe.” Roh departed and vanished shortly after he crossed the threshold of their home. Korian couldn’t hold it anymore and slammed his fists down on the table in anger. “Damn him! After I finish those demons, I swear I will remove that thorn in my side.” Shihori looked frightened at the sudden outburst from her father which caused her to bury her face in Kitsune’s pant leg. The sly fox feeling every bit as angry at the Kai threatening her family hugged her granddaughter close. “My son you shouldn’t let such dark thoughts of vengeance cloud your judgement. I taught you better than this because I lived it. Don’t make the same mistake as I did.” Korian looked to Kitsune and his beautiful daughter, breathing a sigh to let the tightness in his chest go. “I’m sorry, you’re all so precious to me and I would never let anything happen to any of you.” He proceeded over to Kitsune and Shihori where he took a knee and accepted a very clingy hug from the sweet little girl. “I love you, Shihori and Papa is going to protect you. Always.” Later that night, Sorrel had finished tucking in Shihori for the evening and came to their bedroom. Korian was lying there with his arms folded behind his head staring aimlessly at the ceiling, she could tell there was a lot on his mind. Once she settled in and rested her head on his chest this seemed to break him out of his trance as he placed an arm around her and exhaled sharply in a sigh. “Is this going to be our lives now? Errand boy for the gods until some foe defeats me in battle. Don’t get me wrong, I want to wipe those two out permanently for what they did to you, but at what cost?” Sorrel placed her hand on his chest to feel his heart and she spoke softly, not turning her head from its current resting place. “Come what may, you know I’ll be there for you. I know you would never let anything happen to our little girl. Just promise me that you won’t seek trouble with him, no matter what happens to us. Shihori’s safety comes first.” Korian didn’t need convincing to protect his daughter, although his Saiyan blood boiled for conflict and an eagerness for the next fight. He never knew how to explain it to his family, but maybe Shihori knew best of all, that eagerness he saw in her, he couldn’t help but worry that no matter how hard he tried, he might not be able to keep that promise. He pulled the little rabbit in closer and kissed the top of her head. “I promise.” Dawn had broken in the sky and Korian was already set in his preparations for when the Supreme Kai would soon come to set him on a collision course with his mortal enemy. He was performing stretches and looking focused in his combat gear his engineer comrade had just upgraded the design to make it more durable than previous iterations. Unbeknownst to him, Sorrel was awake as well and preparing some tea in the kitchen, she tried to stick to her routine of having a cup in the morning, she was nervous due to the fact that she had a plan to join him on the field of battle, he just didn’t know it yet. Shihori awoke to the clatter in the kitchen and came out in her pajamas, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. “Mama, why are you awake so early?” Sorrel set her cup down and went to her, squatting down and pushing the hair off her face. “Baby, you should go back to bed for now. Grandma is going to come over soon to spend the whole day with you. Mom and Dad have to go out today with the man from last night, but don’t worry we’ll be home before you know it.” Shihori didn’t look convinced at her explanation and made a face. “I don’t like that man. I don’t think Papa likes him either. Let me come with you so I can protect you and Papa from the bad man.” Sorrel felt sad keeping the truth from her this way, but she just smoothed her hand along her cheek and gave her a kiss and a tender hug. “You’re such a sweet girl, Shihori, don’t ever lose that sweetness.” Kitsune came in the front door just then and came over to the pair. She picked up Shihori much to the little girl’s delight and gave Sorrel a look of concern. “Perhaps you should see to him. He looks ready to snap Roh in two once he shows his face.” Sorrel just nodded and patted Kitsune on the shoulder as she proceeded outside to see the Korian’s emotional state. Outside, Korian was shadow boxing and looking very brooding at the same time. Sorrel kept her distance and crossed her arms as she leaned against a tree in their front yard. “So, I hate to break it to you like this, but I’m coming with you. You need someone to watching your back out there and I can’t think of a better candidate than myself.” Korian stopped what he was doing and turned to the little rabbit. “No, I’m not putting you in the line of fire again with those two. You almost died last time and what would I tell Shihori if something happened to you?” Sorrel got angry at the dismissal, coming at him and poking him in the chest since she only came up so high on him. “Did you forget that you almost died too?! Who saved your ass when you got blasted? I did! Now don’t come at me with your self-righteous bull shit. You have some nerve trying to use our daughter to dissuade me. What am I going to tell Shihori if something happens to you?! What am I going to do if I lose you?!” Sorrel looked furious but she had tears of frustration in her eyes as she pounded him on the chest with a clenched fist “You’re such an asshole sometimes, you know that?” Korian pulled her in to a hug and held onto to the sobbing rabbit. “Yeah, I know.” The tender moment was cut short by Roh whose sudden appearance in their front yard caught both their attentions. “Am I interrupting a touching moment?” he said with slime and sarcasm in his voice. Sorrel gave him dagger eyes and Korian looked all business once he made his presence known. “I’m tagging along so we can hurry this up and be done with it and you.” Sorrel chimed in rather abruptly. “Suit yourself, young lady, but I do hope that you’re thinking about the best interests of that sweet little girl. I would never dream of having an innocent soul like her become an orphan at such a tender age.” The mere mention of Shihori sent Korian into a rage and he set upon the Supreme Kai in an instant, Roh was lifted off the ground by his shirt much to his shock and bewilderment at how he closed the distance between them so fast. “If you ever speak about my daughter that way again. I’ll kill you, no, I will disintegrate you piece by piece until you are nothing but a memory. Do we have an understanding?” Roh looked beside himself with fear and anger at the nerve of this Saiyan to lay hands on him but he nodded quietly in response. Once Korian had set him down and backed off him, he straightened out his clothing and shot the Saiyan a look. “Tch” he hissed at them both. “The nerve of you mortals. Let’s get on with this. Both of you place a hand on me and I’ll take you to where the demons are currently. Don't screw this up!” Sorrel and Korian both did as Roh had asked of them and he said to himself “Kai Kai” before hey vanished into thin air and entered a space of swirling lights and colors where they felt disembodied. In a blink they were pulled back to reality and met with a blue sky and a cool breeze as they hovered over an open body of water with rocky outcrops dotting the landscape. Sorrel and Korian looked around in awe for a moment until they saw two familiar blue figures not far away, they had noticed one another almost immediately and the demons closed the gap on the three of them in an instant to appear not ten to fifteen feet away. Towa waved her hand about with an air of superiority as she spoke. “Well, look who we have here. The monkey and the little rabbit have come to play with the Supreme Kai of all people. Well done, Kai, I see you're enlisting your best and brightest to oppose us. Too bad it won’t matter once we destroy you all and take over your pitiful universe for ourselves.” Korian just stared hard at Mira who returned the look in kind, he appeared to have recovered without a mark after all these years and Korian felt an overwhelming cold pressure emanating from him, it felt so dark and oppressive that it nearly choked him for air. “Korian was it? Now you have my full attention, Saiyan. You’re going to pay dearly for what you did to me.” Korian just snickered to himself which threw off both Mira and Towa’s attitudes. “It’s funny, how you think that you’re going to live long enough to do something about it.” Towa swiped her staff across the air and sent a crescent of dark energy sailing directly for Roh, the Kai looked surprised and resigned to his fate until there was a burst of golden energy which impeded it’s path and there before him was Korian in his Super Saiyan 2 transformation, he completed cancelled the attack out with a mere swipe of his hand. The Saiyan turned his head back to the Kai looking incensed at having protected him at all. “Get ready to fight or beat it!” Roh just swallowed his pride as he knew he was completely outclassed here, and he looked to Sorrel before he departed. “Good luck” and he vanished just as quickly as they had gotten here. Sorrel turned to face off against Towa who sneered once their eyes met. “Oh yeah, payback time.” The little rabbit was on top of Towa in an instant throwing a strike which Towa blocked with her staff, but Sorrel seemed to have much more power on the follow through as they were both sailing down toward a small island which dotted the sea. Korian and Mira faced off with one another with Mira clenching both fists and brought his hands up in a fighting stance. “Shall we?” Korian smiled and did the same. “Let's do this.” The Saiyan disappeared in a flash of sparking energy and was in Mira’s face throwing a punch which Mira blocked with a smirk. The Demon and the Super Saiyan warrior were in each other’s guards trading blows at speeds which the eye could not follow. Every strike, counter, and dodge were but a blur of motion and sparking energy. Korian was focused and determined to finish Mira off quickly since he came at him from the outset in Super Saiyan 2. Mira was stronger than he was all those years ago as each strike never made a direct impact and the same was true for Mira’s attacks it was a game of chess played at high speed until the better fighter was able to make a check. Finally, it was Korian who broke the stalemate as he feinted a right cross and made contact from below with a left knee his opponent’s right side. Mira grunted as the strike came into contact yet what was finally a direct hit did not seem to slow him down much and the favor was returned in kind as Korian caught an elbow strike across the side of his face which sent him flying back a distance. “Very good, monkey. Perhaps this won’t be boring after all.” Mira was on top of Korian in an instant and battering the Saiyan with a combination of strikes which he failed to block or dodge in their entirety, something was wrong, how could he be this strong after getting so grievously wounded? Korian lashed out with a kick that caught Mira on the chin and the two separated briefly. Mira thumbing a small drop of blood from the corner of his mouth from the attack. “Hmph. That is the last slight I will ever suffer from you, damn Saiyan.” Mira powered up in a dark, blood red aura of energy which overwhelmed Korian’s senses, it was like he was being swallowed whole by a void, it felt so all encompassing. Mira’s body crackled electric discharge as he sped up to attack, a blow which Korian could barely track came in and crushed him directly in the face which sent him crashing down into the water below. The demon smiled as he pressed the attack to finish the Saiyan once and for all. Meanwhile, Towa crashed into the ground following the initial attack by Sorrel and he quickly clambered to her feet to stare down her insolent attack. “How dare you lay your filthy hands on me, rabbit. I am demon royalty and I will have you pay for your insult.” Sorrel just bounced on her toes as she brought her hands up in a boxer’s fighting stance. “Bring it on, you f***ing c***!” Towa’s face twisted in disbelief and anger at her use of such foul language toward her, she leapt forward with her spear-like staff in hand to make several lunging strikes in rapid succession which Sorrel bobbed and weaved her body around in a fluid motion to dodge all the incoming attacks. Her martial arts training by Kitsune had paid off immensely by improve her focus and combat skills over the years. No longer the brawling street fighter, Sorrel was as smooth and precise as a cobra striking at its prey. Sorrel caught the right moment to come under one of her strikes and gave Towa a rising palm strike to her chin for her troubles which was quickly followed up by a double foot kick off her chest. Towa clutched her breasts in horror and offense of getting struck in such a manner. Sorrel just winked as the fight continued with Towa spinning her weapon around her body and unleashing waves of dark energy with each swiping attack she made. This alerted Sorrel who tried to focus on her foot work and dodging but couldn’t predict all the angles of attack, she was struck which sent her crashing into a nearby tree. Towa was exuberant with the pleasure seeing the rabbit wounded and down on the ground. Sorrel slowly climbed to her feet and wiped the dirt off her face. “Not yet, bitch.” Mira was chasing Korian rapidly around the sky as the Saiyan tried desperately to gain some advantage on the demon in hand to hand combat. Korian was looking a little battered but was still very much in the fight as they clashed, and he sent a short-range punch directly into his solar plexus which was traded by a knife hand strike that came chopping to the side of Korian’s neck in retaliation. “Gah!” Korian shuttered in pain as the strike impinged on a bunch of nerves in his upper body. Mira doubled him over him over a fist to the gut which caused him to cough up blood, the strike burying deep and damaging some internals. Mira coolly and confidently spoke as he held him at his mercy “You must be wondering, monkey? How is he so strong? He was at death’s door the last time I saw him. Well, thanks to your wretched races’ ability to get stronger after suffering near fatal injuries, I am now the ultimate being in this universe and many more over.” Korian couldn’t believe what he was hearing but he lashed out and gave Mira a side head butt to the face for his gloating and continued to press in on the attack with a flurry of blows which landed on the stunned demon, albeit for now until he regained his senses and caught Korian by the fist. Mira gave him a deathly stare and squeezed down on his hand which began to crack bones. Korian cried out in pain as Mira clutched on to his wounded foe. Suddenly with a look of defiance Korian used the fact that Mira was clinging onto him to swing his body around quickly and send a crushing kick into his ribs which succeeded in releasing him from peril. Mira was beside himself with anger over such stubborn defiance and Korian gathered himself together and made sure his hand wasn’t completely broken and useless, giving it a painful flex. “I must admit, Mira, you’re one tough son of a bitch and I’m glad that I get to push myself this way. I was saving this for an antagonistic god, but I guess a demon will have to suffice.” Mira looked at him with interest. “Oh, so you think you can match me in strength, do you? I’ll destroy you at your best so bring forth your so-called power.” Korian gave the demon a cocky smirk. “Just you wait. You won’t be laughing in a moment.” Korian cocked his clenched fists at his side and began to increase his power at an incredible rate, his burning golden aura surrounding his entire body as the Saiyan seemed to be pressing his body to the limit, “HAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!” he cried as the power continued to flow forth and his body began to mutate even further during the transformation, his hair began to grow out longer and longer until it reached the middle of his back. The amount of energy that he was putting out caused the demon to shield himself as the very planet itself began to quake and sparks of radiant energy rippled across the skies they now occupied. His cries grew piercing to the ear as he continued the transformation much to the awe and disbelief of the demon. Sorrel and Towa continued to trade blows in an exchange of martial prowess with Sorrel clearly being the better combatant in hand to hand although Towa was able to hold her own and keep the rabbit at bay with her spear-like staff. Towa shot her hand out and unleashed a continuous energy barrage which rained in like rapid purple bullets which Sorrel answered by increasing her movement speed and brought her arms up in an ‘X’ shape to block her face and body as she pressured through the attack. She finally reached her opponent and swiped her attacking hand away with a chopping strike. Towa looked surprised by the appearance of the battered and smoking Sorrel who looked up at her with those hate filled red eyes as she drove a punch directly into her throat. Towa stumbled back gagging and struggling to breath, she coughed up blood as the strike did some internal damage to her. She managed a raspy retort which she gasped in anguish. “You bitch.” Sorrel just smirked as she squared off and was about to attack, but the shock to the senses they both received they sensed a rising power off in the distance, the ground began to shake which caused them to both stagger on their feet and catch their footing. Towa looked shocked by what she was sensing, “What?! What is this power? It can’t be!” Sorrel looked to the sky in the direction of the soaring power and smiled. “That’s right! That’s my husband about to hand your precious Mira his ass!” Sorrel dashed in while Towa was distracted and gave the staff, she was using a flip kick to send it off and where it implanted itself into a nearby tree. The sudden loss of her weapon caused a great shock to Towa who received a dashing right straight to the face which launched her into the air. Sorrel wasn’t through just yet as she leapt ahead of the demon and came down from above with a punishing axe kick to the sternum which buried Towa in a crater in the ground. Sorrel landed next to her on the ground in a crouch and wiped the sweat from her brow. “Take that, bitch.” Towa groaned in pain and struggled to sit up in the crater, but she was too damaged from the attack and collapsed backward unconscious where she laid. No worse for the wear Sorrel just looked back to the sky hoping that Korian would be as successful. [ATTACH alt="KorianVMira.png"]115[/ATTACH] After nearly tearing the portion of the planet apart with the rising energy Korian now calmed his aura and stood with a glow around his defined physique, long hair which reached past his waistline, a rigid brow lacking eyebrows and a crackling discharge of energy around his entire body. His determined blue eyes set upon Mira who stood in awe of the transformation, but he soon clenched his fist in anger. “Sorry to keep you waiting. This is what I like to call Super Saiyan 3.” Korian’s voice sounded gruffer and had a more stoic tone to it like he cared for nothing in the world now except his battle with Mira. The demon just answered by attacking with a left cross from above which Korian blocked one handed and they were again trading blows but now at a much faster pace than before which would seem unreal due to the amount of energy the two were emitting at the time. They began to strike each other now with such force that each blow made large concussive shockwaves as the strikes landed on their bodies. Mira broke away and spun around with his hand lashing out to fire off a close range, blood red Ki blast which nearly impacted Korian in the face if he had not vanished out of the line of fire and come in from the side with a kick to the head. Korian followed this up with growing two large energy orbs in each hand and throwing them out at Mira, in anticipation for impact Mira made a cross block and huddled his body but the blows never came as each blast was directed off to the side with small hand gestures made by Korian. The orbs settled on either side of Mira and he looked wide eyed at the Saiyan as Korian clapped his hands together and the orbs exploded out toward their intended target in a claymore mine blast effect of energy which enveloped the demon. As the smoke cleared from the blast zone, Korian was a little surprised to see a bleeding Mira still in one piece as he unfurled his limbs from a guard position and stood opposite of his opponent. “I have to hand it to you, Korian, you’re full of surprises. I almost wish I didn’t have to destroy a worthy opponent like you.” Korian smiled in response. “Flattery will get you nowhere, Mira.” The demon held a hand up in the air as he charged dark energy which formed into a large sphere which was then thrown at Korian. The Saiyan held out both hands and caught the blast which drove him backwards through the sky from the impact. Mira continued to pressure him and power more energy into the attack from afar. Korian powered up and sent his surging aura around his body as she struggled to control the energy attack and stop himself from crashing into the ground below. He felt Sorrel’s energy nearby and knew he knew that if he let the blast hit the ground that she could be wiped out from the collateral damage, so Korian pressed his energy reserves to the limit and managed to cast off the blast into the sky to send it exiting the atmosphere of the planet. Now breathing hard and feeling the strain he was putting on his body with Super Saiyan 3, he knew he had to end this fight here and now before the war of attrition favored Mira. “Don’t blink, demon! I made this one especially for you!” Korian rapidly powered up his aura which grew to envelope around his whole body, but instead of just a jagged, fiery shape it usually held, it began to take shape into the form of a black and gold demonic fox head, Korian punched his hands out with his wrists touching and fists closed. The visage of the demon fox shot forth in a blast which sailed straight for Mira and just before it made contact Korian snapped his fingers open which caused the jaws of the fox to follow suit to swallow Mira whole. The defiant demon struggled to keep himself out of the jaws of the attack but Korian poured everything he had left into that attack and clamped his hands shut with his fingers interlacing one another, the demon fox attack closed its jaws down on Mira who was shredded to pieces by the blow as his limbs disintegrated from the energy, he cursed Korian to his last breath before what was left of him fell out of the sky and onto the island below. Korian felt relieved that he did it, but his body finally gave out as he reverted to his base form and fell from the sky from a lack of energy. He smiled in a daze knowing that whatever happened now at least his family would be safe from harm. He was suddenly jolted from below as Sorrel shot up into the sky and caught him in mid-air, cradling him like a big baby in her arms. “Easy now, hero. You’ve got an eight-year-old at home that needs her bedtime story tonight.” Sorrel smiled and couldn’t be prouder of her big, brave, and hardheaded husband. “I’m really hungry. Can we have an early dinner?” Korian said tiredly and Sorrel laughed with joy at his one-track mind. “Sure, honey. You earned it.” They set down on the ground so Korian could gather himself together, he ached all over from nearly tearing his body apart by putting out that much power. He understood now that all these higher transformations did was put a tremendous strain on his body and perhaps, they weren’t the way to go in the long run. Sorrel looked shocked when she noticed that Towa was missing from her resting place. “Shit!” she exclaimed as she went a short distance away from Korian to try and track her down. “She got away again.” Korian just shook his head as he stood up with a groan which made Sorrel return to his side for aide. “It doesn’t matter. Mira’s gone and I doubt she can do much without her muscle.” Sorrel thought on this for a moment. “I suppose you’re right but something about it bothers me. There’s nothing like a woman’s scorn and I get the impression she’s going to be pretty pissed after what just happened.” Not far off Towa searched the forest floor for the remains of her lost lover, Mira. She looked unsettled and ragged from the beating she had received from Sorrel, but her expression turned to one of delight when she found what she was searching for and picked up a piece of Mira’s body that survived the blast. She held in her palm a small pulsing piece of flesh which she cupped in her hand and held close to her chest. “Soon my love, we will have our revenge on them all.” She then vanished in a flash with her prize in tow. Once it was clear, Roh returned to them as he had been watching the entire fight play out from his crystal ball. He seemed pleased now and wasn’t his usual stand-offish self, he even went so far as to pat Korian on the back which elicited a yelp of pain from the wounded warrior. “Well, you two, an incredible job well done. I think you’ve earned the right to stay in our universe, Korian. Perhaps, I’ll even learn to tolerate you in time.” Korian just looked glum and gave him a twisted smile of approval. “Thanks, I guess?” Roh motioned for them to place their hands on him like before and he vanished again in a flash, taking them back home to the exact spot they had left from earlier in the day. “Papa!!!” Shihori came flying in like a rocket and tackled him to the ground which sent a wave of pain throughout his body that overloaded his senses and comically made him twitch and foam at the mouth due to her overly excited playfulness. Sorrel smiled and took her daughter by the hand so Korian could have a moment to recover, the little girl now turning her attention to her mother. “Mama, did you beat up the bad guys?” She nodded and held up her hand for a high five which Shihori enthusiastically delivered. “Sure did, honey bunny. You know that Mama is the toughest one around.” Shihori just chuckled and gave her mother a big warm hug, she was beyond happy to have her back safe and sound. Once Korian had come to his senses he was approached by Roh who stood with his hands clasped behind his back. “When you’re back to 100%, I’d like to extend an invitation to train with me to you and Sorrel. If you’re going to be the one defending our universe, I insist on having the strongest fighters at my disposal. As thanks for saving my life back there.” Roh even shot a look to Shihori and gave her a grin. “Your little girl too. She’s a cute one, but I bet she gets a great deal of strength from you two.” Korian gave Sorrel and Shihori a look as he was stunned that Roh was being so nice. “I’ll think about it, Supreme Kai.” This time when Korian addressed him it was much more respectful, and Sorrel just smiled with an approving nod. “Until then.” Roh vanished without a trace and Korian shook his head with a smirk of disbelief. “I see you’ve gotten yourself beat like a drum again, Korian.” Kitsune strode over with a disapproving tone in her voice. “Perhaps I need to see to your training again and toughen you up!” Korian started to sweat and look meek as Shihori got it on the action. “Yeah! Gotta toughen you up!” She transformed into a Super Saiyan and went after her father with vigor, this made him cry out in pain and despair much to the shock and hilarity of everyone else in the family. [ATTACH alt="Korian and Sorrel.png"]116[/ATTACH] [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)]Later, Sorrel was bandaging up Korian from his fight with Mira and his surprise attack from Shihori. He looked kind of down and she showed her concern by leaning forward and holding him close. “I’ve got to get stronger, my own way, so I can do what it takes to protect you all. This fight showed me my flaws and now I feel like I have to start over.” Sorrel kissed him on the head. “Silly, Saiyan. We’ll just have to get stronger together so we can support one another, as a family.” Korian just smiled to himself and truly felt at ease for the first time in a long time.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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