Hoping For Help

[damian]

Kiruna, Damian and Abeci arrived in Larleta, but there Kiruna asked to stop. He had sensed two power signals following him earlier, and he recognised one as being Hakuto's. He wondered why they weren't trying to hide their energy. But perhaps they had wanted Kiruna to know they were following... Kiruna hoped that was the case.
[glow=red,2,300]"I suppose we could use the support..."[/glow] Damian said, but he didn't sound pleased. If Kiruna had too many allies, he might break their truce. But Kiruna was a warrior, with a big deal about honour. He wouldn't break a truce just like that.

Abeci muttered something about how little time they had to wait, which earned her a glare from Damian. Kiruna just ignored the two, focussing instead on concentrating on the two signals following him. It was Hakuto, obviously, and... another warrior he'd sensed at the battle? Yes, Kiruan was sure of it. So they had both retreated after him. That was good, but they'd need to recover their strength before another battle.
"Abeci, do you agree to heal these two warriors like you did me?"
Abeci frowned at Kiruna, then glanced at Damian. He nodded quickly, his mind elsewhere just like Kiruna's.
[glow=pink,2,300]"Yeah OK, I will..."[/glow]
Damian was thinking on the coming battle. The Saiyans had defeated some of the fierecest warriors Damian had ever known, and this tiny little pocket of resistance might only be seen as a distraction. He wondered if anyone else, like the Prince himself, were preparing for a counter-offensive. He wouldn't be surprised. Damian decided that, not only would they do a little recon, they would also try and thin the Saiyans ranks with one huge attack. He proposed this idea to Kiruna aloud, who agreed. If they did enough damage in one massive blast of force, the Saiyans morale would be crushed after such a recent victory. But they had to avoid being trapped in a long-lasting battle, despite how many Saiyans they could defeat. It was a bit cowardly, but this was war. Anything goes.

Kiruna and Damian continued to discuss strategy. They decided that, after the attack on the Larletan invaders, they would head to Bedoe and gather as much strength as they could. Hopefully, the Saiyans would pursue them there, especially if they kept their energies high and obvious. Then they would destroy their pursuers and... they'd think on what to do after that.
[glow=pink,2,300]"Sounds like a plan."[/glow] Abeci commented dryly. Damian glanced at Abeci, a slight smile in his eyes and on his face, but he didn't reply.
"It will suffice, for now. But once i find enough of the Dragonian forces, i will not remain allied with you, Damian."
Damian nodded in response,
[glow=red,2,300]"I guessed as much. But Kiruna, that's supposing there are any Dragonian forces left."[/glow] Damian let that sink in as he stared out into the jungle, searching for a sign of the Saiyans while Kiruna looked the other way, hoping for help.

[hakuto]

With compelte silence a figure cloaked in black appeared a few meters behind the two warriors and the servant. Hakuto would be easily sensed, however, as he did not bother hiding his power signal. The android was now in his normal state, after leaving the scene of the battle at Nasrad.

He reckognized both of the warriors. He had fought both of them not too long ago. However, this was no time for rivalries between warriors on this planet. This was a time of war and survival. The android needed the warriors on this planet to present him with a challenging fight anyways.

So, I suppose we are just waiting for the saiyans to make their move.

Hakuto didn't both moving from where he currently was. Instead, he simply stood still and stared into what seemed like nowhere. He was, in fact, searching the entire planet for the movements of the saiyans. He would be prepared to fight soon enough. He just needed to restore his power first.

[Garoten Reklor]

Even as Hakuto was speaking, a rush of wind and a flurry of wings announced Falkan Reval's arrival. He stepped off of Vi'drek's back and crossed his arms with a smirk.

"In case you haven't noticed, the Saiyans have made their move. I hope, for your sakes, that you intend to help me fight them."

While he spoke, Falkan was sizing up the potential allies/enemies who stood before him. Kiruna he had briefly encountered after the scouting force met their fate. His mysterious powers could be a problem, but Falkan had little doubt he could handle him in a fight. The others were all new to him. There was an undeniable evil about them, and he had no questions about the fact that were not the entire planet under attack, he would be set against anything the men were planning. But desperation made for strange allies, and if there were ever desperate times on Dragonia, these were they.

"So, what'll it be, boys? Are we allies, or are you dead men?"

[damian]

Damian didn't react as Hakuto and Falkan arrived, continuing to stare off into the distance. When Falkan asked about alliances, Damian looked at him. His eyes held a steel that only his could, and the 666 glowed in a ghostly way. Somehow, in only one word, he summed up his hatred of working with anybody except his servants, at his specific rage at having the subject brought up by a stranger.
[glow=red,2,300]"Whatever."[/glow] Abeci didn't say anything, obeying her master loyally. Kiruna was more animated and said to Falkan,
"Yes, we had best group together. I remember you from Nasrad. You fought well, and i hope we can be good allies." He tried to smile, despite the mixture of emotions in considering the battle to come. He offered his hand to Falkan, introducing himself,
"I am Kiruna, I'm a Shadiohurcan. The other one is Damian and the woman is his vassal, Abeci."

[glow=red,2,300]"Now it's time to start, Kiruna. Android, the strategy is to hit the Saiyans with everything we have before retreating as quickly as we can. Do you agree?"[/glow] Damian only respected Hakuto of the other warriors not in his service there. He was an independent creature, which they had in common, and possibly one of the strongest on the planet. Damian had fought him, briefly after transforming, and he remembered him well. Hakuto would only stab him in the back if Damian presented himself as a challenge to his power, which he had no intention of doing.
"Any better plans would be welcome, Hakuto. But before we continue..." He looked pointedly at Abeci. She glared at Kiruna spitefully, then asked Damian,
[glow=pink,2,300]"Shall I m'lord?"[/glow] Damian rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
[glow=red,2,300]"Just do it so we can get on with this."[/glow]

Abeci held both her palms out, one to Hakuto and one to Falkan. They glowed emerald green, then a fine green mist crept around the warriors. Just like Kiruna, they were completely refreshed from the previous battle. Damian smirked at Hakuto,
[glow=red,2,300]"I doubt you needed it though, did you Android?"[/glow]
Kiruna briefly extended his senses and felt the now familiar detection of the Saiyan army a few miles East, into a denser part of the jungle. He turned to the others and pointed to a spot South of the Saiyans,
"My attack shall come from there. Damian will attack from above, and Abeci?"
Abeci crossed her arms and shrugged,
[glow=pink,2,300]"I'll charge from the North."[/glow] Kiruna nodded, pleased with the plan. He turned to Hakuto and Falkan,
"You have from East and West to choose. We will attack once Damian's blast comes first." Kiruna waited for the two warriors to decide, so they could head off. He was feeling edgy, now that they were so close to the battle. But he couldn't ignore Falkan's look towards him. He seemed alright, and he felt no malevolent energies from him. However, Kiruna had felt that of Damian, once...

[Garoten Reklor]

Falkan glared back at Damian while Kiruna talked, then spat in disgust at the strange man's pandering to Hakuto. Whatever an android was, Falkan was unimpressed. It couldn't possibly be worse than the creatures who were even now invading his homeworld. Except for the time distortions between the two lands, he'd have gladly been defending his own home, instead of the helpless dragonians.

His mind snapped back to reality when Abeci used her technique. His V'alcan resilience had already taken care of the few minor injuries he had received, but he couldn't ignore an overall feeling of rejuvination and even increased power as the green glow faded. Though it would never be noticable to anyone present, save Vi'drek, he had to take note that the feeling he got from Damian was one of immense power - perhaps enough to give him trouble later...

But that would be later - now they had some Saiyans to thrash. "I'll take West." Falkan growled. It was afternoon, and the lowering sun gave him an idea. Without another word, he stepped onto Vi'drek's back and clicked his tongue. The bird leaped into the air and tore off in the direction on the sun, while Falkan drew Rhiannon and expirimented with the new power he felt...

[damian]

Damian watched Falkan leave, then said aloud to the others,
[glow=red,2,300]"I don't trust him. He's far too arrogant for a weakling. Abeci, go get into position."[/glow]
Abeci nodded obediently, but before she left she inspected Damian's expression. He had bene careful to make sure it was difficult to read, but Abeci could feel the frustration radiating out of him. Using her psychic abilites, she said to him,
"I'll deal with the V'alcan, m'Lord. I've seen their kind before."
Damian looked back at her, his expression guarded, but Abeci once again was emphatic enough to feel that Damian would be the only one to teach Falkan a lesson in power. Abeci nodded reluctantly, then took off towards her position.

Damian, Kiruna and Hakuto were left. Damian looked at Abeci's retreating form, and Falkan's, then turned to the other two.
[glow=red,2,300]"I'm going to be using my ultimate technique, the Judgement Seal. This will be the first time i've ever used it in the mortal plain and... it's strength in this realm is untested. I'm afraid it could destroy more than I intend."[/glow]
Without explained his reasons for telling them this, Damian pointed to where Kiruna should be in position.
"Alright then, Damian. I hope you know what you're doing."
Kiruna burst off into his own position, leaving Damian with Hakuto. Damian glanced at the Android, then nodded in the direction to leave.
[glow=red,2,300]"Go on then."[/glow]
Damian remained there, as he would be the first to attack, so logically the last to leave. He concentrated on charging his energies, using the Powers of the Anti-Christ and unlocking all his energies into his body, flooding his system. But he remained in control, and when he opened his eyes there was a new, dark malevolence in him and the air around his body had blurred. There was a ghost of a smile on his young face, crackles of power exhilirating him.
[shadow=red,left,300]"Much better..."[/shadow]

[hakuto]

Hakuto listened to the plan, silently formulating his own along with it. Damian's acknowledgements went without any reply, but the suddenly boost of power brought a smirk to the android's face. His dark red aura slowly began to flow around his body as Damian made yet another comment.

The more power, the better...

Hakuto listened to the specifics of the plan, watching Falkan, Abeci and Kiruna go into position. He had been following the saiyans this whole time, so he knew exactly where the best place to go would be. Damian mentioned his ultimate technique and Hakuto turned to look at him.

We'll just have to see if these mortals can handle it then, won't we?

With a flicker of darkness Hakuto's form suddenly changed. His aura changed to an opaque black as his muscles buldged and his skin changed to the same colour. His cloak flew off without a scratch, creatign a small crater in the area it landed in. Hakuto was now slightly taller as well and his eyes were compeltely red. His aura became transparent again, with shades of yellow flickering across. Without a word, he suddenly teleported to his location, leaving a smirking after image for Damian to look at for a few moments.

[damian]

Damian frowned at the cocky after-image that the Android had left, before turning his attention to the Saiyans. He flew close enough to literally be floating above them, up in the clouds. He couldn't see them, but his senses were so alert he felt everything that occured beneath him. Then, suddenly, a bizarre runic symbol appeared in the sky. It was formed out of complicated white lines of energy, shooting out and netting around eachother until they formed a large circle floating in the sky. Then a straight white line shot across it, then another and another, until the complicated rune was formed. Damian floated down to it, and his feet touched the symbol as if it was solid ground.
[shadow=red,left,300]"Time to test this out..."[/shadow] Damian muttered to himself.

It happened so fast the Saiyans couldn't even sense the energy charging. Just down where the army had gathered, a clone of the runic symbol high above in the clouds faded into existence. Then, instantly afterwards, the Judgement Seal activated. It was a huge pillar of Ki energy, ranging ten miles from where Damian stood to the ground. It was black and red in colour, formed out of several smaller Ki blasts that all came together. The Saiyans were surprised, and thus the slaughter from the blast was simple. However, not all of them died. The strongest charged, defending themselves. About half of the original landing party were killed or injured by that one attack.

Damian's Judgement Seal had been successful, and that was the signal for the others. Kiruna let out a roar, leaping high above the trees and unleashing the Storm of the Souls upon the remaining Saiyans. The black, blue and white Ki flew towards the army with deadly force and... bounced off the huge Ki bubble formed by the Saiyans! The Storm of the Souls attack suddenly turned, and Kiruna was right in the way of it. He tried to defend, but the blast did damage and sent him yelling in pain into the dirt of the jungle. Abeci's attack met the same fate, as she launched the Ebony Jaguar blast. A pitch black Ki ball flew at the Saiyans' shield, denting it and causing it to bend inwards, but it was still not enough. The attack flew back out, slamming into Abeci and sending her in the opposite direction of Kiruna, screaming in pain.

Kiruna coughed, dismayed at the blood that had appeared. He was wounded, his armour scuffed and broken. He looked up and saw Damian looking down in dis-belief at the Saiyans' shield. Kiruna struggled to get back to his feet, limping into the jungle like a wounded animal. Damian, however, remained in the air. The power from earlier had faded into the air again with the Judgement Seal attack, and Damian was growling with rage at the Saiyans. He hurled Ki ball after Ki ball down at them in a huge barrage, but each attack just deflected elsewhere into the jungle. At last, Damian's rage abated, he flew down to see to his vassal.

[glow=red,2,300]"Abeci! Are you in here?!"[/glow] He yelled, searching for Abeci. He found her soon, lying in a small crater. She was unconscious, her eyes shut, a steady flow of blood coming from her nose and the corner of her right mouth. Damian landed by her, then summoned Hell's Halberd to him. He slashed a portal into the air, then gently lifted Abeci into it.
[glow=red,2,300]"Sorry about this..."[/glow] he whispered sincerely, then closed the portal as she returned to their home. Damian stood up straight again and charged what little aura he had left, before following Kiruna's trail.

[Garoten Reklor]

Falkan and Vi'drek watched from their position between the sun in the Western sky and the invaders on the ground, and the Warrior felt little sympathy for the two were hit by their own attacks. He hadn't survived as the sole warrior in his race in his own beseiged world by being the most powerful - he had battled enemies many times greater than himself, and still won. He did it by being strong and smart. He'd had no illusions that the simultaneous attacks would work. He'd seen that the Saiyans were battle-hardened warriors like himself, and no warrior worth his salt would take a devastating attack like the one Damian had unleashed and leave himself open for a follow-up. So instead of attacking along with Kiruna and Abesci, he simply waited for the Saiyans to be distracted by the others before launching his own, uniquely V'alcan attack.

Unlike the others, Falkan was unable to transform at will. V'alcan transformations were triggered by extreme spikes in adrenaline, Falkan's in particular were brought on by anger. Although he remained almost constantly on the verge of rage, it still needed a catalyst before he could change. He knew that in his current state, there was no way he could even get through the shield on his own, much less damage the Saiyans inside, using brute force. His attack would have to be one of strategy. Sensing Hakuto nearby, the Lone Warrior of Reval began a carefully planned move using the two advantages he had: the element of surprise, and the sword Rhiannon.

He signaled Vi'drek by shifting his weight slightly forward. The massive bird instantly plunged into a dive, always keeping them between the glaring sun and the collection of Saiyans below. At the last instant before colliding with the shield, Vi'drek turned up and Falkan dove for the shield. Now came the second part of his plan.He was hiding his power level, and remained as yet unseen and unsensed. He drew Rhiannon and held it straight out in front of him as he hurtled for the Eastern side of the dome.

"Come on, sword, don't fail me now..." he whispered.

The tip of the blade slammed into the dome with a thunderous clang. The impact would have broken a normal man's arms, but Falkan held firm to the sword and used his realm-bending power to create a wind that held him in position. Now Rhiannon began its work. Neither Falkan nor any of his comrades in Faradoane knew how the mysterious sword worked, but they had seen it do amazing things. One of the blade's most unique qualities was its ability to analyze, absorb, and deflect any energy it came into contact with. It was upon this ability that Falkan was counting now. Rhiannon hummed as it reacted with the ki energy that formed the shield. Then slowly, slowly, the point of the blade began to slip further into the shell. After an agonizing few seconds, Falkan screamed and forced all the energy he could spare into the sword. Rhiannon glowed blue, then flared into a fiery red color as Falkan increaded his energy even more. The sword polarized Falkan's energy with that of the shield, and the result was just what he had wanted. The shell around the sword began to slowly dissolve, then faster and faster. Within moments there was a ten foot hole in the shield.

The Saiyans had noticed their new attacker and several were charging up to meet him. Meanwhile, Falkan knew he couldn't keep up the power needed to maintain the hole for long...but that was why he hadn't come alone.

"HAKUTO!!!! I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE! ATTACK!!! ATTACK NOW OR WE DIE, FOOL!"

[hakuto]

The android simply watched on as Damien unleashed his ultimate attack. The sheer power of it was amazing. Hakuto just watched as hundreds of saiyans were pretty much obliterated in front of him. All the while, a smirk stayed on his face. It wasn't until after that his smirk slightly deteriorated as he saw both Kiruna's and Abeci's attacks simply bounce off a giant shield crafted by the many Saiyans left alive from Damian's blast. Of course, he didn't care at all for Kiruna or Abeci, but that shield would be hard to take down, even for him.

Then, his problem was solved. Falkan swooped down on his mighty bird and managed to open up a ten foot hole in the shield. Hakuto was already inside the hole as Valcan shouted out for him to attack. With a huge spike in power, Hakuto's aura shot up in a black fury. His power shot up to the maximum in his current form and with both hands extended he suddenly spun a full 360 degrees. A ripple of energy trailed behind the android's hands and flickered for a second before exploding into thousands upon thousands of razor sharp ki blasts.

The Saiyans' own shield proved to act as a trap instead of protection as the lethal rain of ki fell down on them. The shield immediately crashed down as the Saiyans drew their power awat from it, but the damage was already done. On the ground in front of Hakuto were countless amounts of Saiyans, all impaled visciously. Some were still left alive, but it was only a hudnred or so. Of those hundred, only a few dozen were not in the process of bleeding to death. Hakuto simply looked on in "joy" as this all unfolded. After a few moments, he turned to Falkan.

Why don't you show me what you can do with that sword in your hand...

[Garoten Reklor]

Falkan floated slowly to the ground on a cushion of air and whistled softly at the devastation.

"You know, I'm almost impressed. Evidently you Dragonians aren't entirely helpless. Now if you'll excuse me..." He shot a glance at the several dozen Saiyans who had somehow been only slightly injured in the devastation and were gathering together, looking more than a little incensed. "...you forgot to clean up the rest of the garbage."

Falkan and Rhiannon went to work on the remaining Saiyans. Three fell to his initial attack - a whirling, screaming flurry of sword and fist. Two more launched ki attacks, which Rhiannon deftly absorbed and launched at another Saiyan...the poor sap never saw it coming. A loud hum from Rhiannon warned Falkan of an attacker coming from behind. He flipped oved backwards and planted a ki-charged dagger in the warrior's back, then kicked the hilt and sent the knife flying out through his enemy's chest. The remaining Saiyans managed to surround him. Had they known better who they were dealing with, they would have known it was a mistake. Falkan made no move to defend himself - he only turned in a slow circle while the Saiyans launched a blizzard of ki blasts at him. Rhiannon took care of the blasts - Falkan's attentions were elsewhere. Suddenly he threw his left arm upward...and the ground beneath the ring of Saiyans followed suit. They were thrown into the air, all landing outside of the circular stone wall that Reval had made around himself.

The rage that the invaders had felt at having their brethren destroyed was amplified by their being made a fool of by one man. They swarmed over and into the wall like a pack of angry hornets, all with the goal of annihilating the warrior who stood smirking up at them with his arms crossed. Or, rather, the image of the man. Falkan himself was hovering above the open top of the ring, with the same smirk on his face. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his back...the Saiyan whom he had backstabbed earlier had returned the favor...with his own knife. Falkan turned and sent the punctured villian spinning off into the air with an uppercut, then yanked the knife out of his back. The wound healed almost instantly, but that didn't change the effect being so unalert had on Falkan...he was furious.

Suddenly his eyes flashed and turned blue, and with a shout, he aimed Rhiannon at the Saiyans who had discovered his trick and were now flying toward the opening in his trap with all their speed...not fast enough. The mammoth blast that issued from Rhiannon's blade obliterated the whole lot, and a last little bit of bending brought the wall down on top of the bodies.

The V'alcan landed lightly in front of his android counterpart and smiled grimly.

"Seen enough?"

Just behind him, Vi'drek glided down, the backstabbing Saiyan in his talons, and dropped him onto another pile of the dead before landing.

"Where have the others gone? There are more of these freaks waiting to be dispatched, and I still have a mission of my own. Let's get moving."

[damian]

That was when Damian turned up, Kiruna leaning heavily on him with an arm slung over Damian's shoulders. Damian frowned as he looked at the Saiyans who remained, then raised his hand and formed a Ki shield around himself, Kiruna, Hakuto and Falkan as a storm of weak Ki blasts were fired at them. When the small barrage was over, Damian turned to Hakuto and Falkan grimly.
[glow=red,2,300]"We did damage and sent them a message. That was the goal of this attack. You two can do what you want, but I'm going to Bedoe. I'm going to drop Kiruna off with any friendly Dragonians I can find, and then I'll prepare for another Judgement Seal."[/glow]

Damian turned away from the pair of warriors, his old friend and now enemy leaning on him. He started walking away slowly, then floated up into the air and his aura burst up around him. Hell's Halberd flashed into existence in his right hand, the free on not holding onto Kiruna, and Damian slashed a portal into the air. He was about to head through it, then glanced at the other two.
[glow=red,2,300]"If either of you follow me... thanks. But if you go your seperate ways, have fun. See y'all later."[/glow] He then left.

[Ryan - Loki]

The attack by the rebel forces of Dragonia upon the capital city of Larleta had been devastating to say the least but in fact had caused more damage to the landscape than the actual Saiyan forces; however, this was something that they were not to have known presently. All that their eyes could see was the destruction that they had caused and the bodies that littered the floor afterwards, both enemy and civilian alike. Had this been their true purpose? Most likely not, but it had been the outcome nevertheless and there was now nothing that could change that fact, nothing at all.

As the team soon began to split apart it was now that he saw his chance, there only being two of them left; he could handle two if need be. Instantly, his energy signature hidden from senses, a partially cloaked figure flickered into existence not more than roughly ten feet away from that of the tall man who’s skin as well as his aura, which was faint, where both as black as the night; it had been him he had come for. “You’re an incredibly strong warrior…” the figure suddenly said, his voice deep but soft. “You’ve killed many of the Saiyan soldiers, am I not correct?…” he asked, keeping the majority of his identity hidden from sight.

[hakuto]

Hakuto watched on with a smirk as his fellow ally, at least for now, was taking out the remaining saiyans. He noticed that they had taken out much more than the saiyans with their attacks, but he did not care for civilian or landscape damage anyways. Soon, the V'alcan was done with his foreplay, although not with his swordplay, as it seemed his sword had many unique abilities. In the end, it was a giant energy blast from the sword and a crushing wall of earth that desimated the group. A volly from Damian finished them off. Falkan uttered a rhetorical, cocky question to android that got nothing but a smirk in return.

The V'alcan warrior then suggested the group move on, precisely when Damian and Kiruna decided to show up, Kiruna being carried by Damian. After a short speech, the two left through Damian's recently created portal. This left both Hakuto and Falkan to themselves, but not for long as suddenly Hakuto whirled around to see a partially cloaked man flicker in. Upon recieving his question, Hakuto chuckled slightly.

To say many would be an understatement, as would be to say I'm an incredibly strong warrior. Now, why don't you tell me who you are before I decide to destroy you?

The last little bit was mentioned in a serious manner, since Hakuto was actually being serious. He didn't care for all these people showing up around him. They were all just obstacles. This one had a few moments to decide if he wanted to talk or not before Hakuto would make a decision for him.

[Ryan - Loki]

The warrior had spun around and listened to what the mysterious figure said before replying in his own fashion. This one is extremely cocky…perfect. the stranger thought to himself. Letting out a small laugh though being pleased with his findings the man took a few steps forward toward the stranger, almost being able to feel the strength the man possessed beaming off from him. Silence was all that filled the air between them after the warrior had spoken, mainly because the stranger wanted to test his ones patients slightly.

“A simple yes would have sufficed.” the man arrogantly retorted, unable to help himself. “But who am I? Ah, now that is the question,” the man begun, almost speaking in riddle. “But my identity does not matter for now,” the man continued. “As I would to proposition you with a deal.” Slowly the man turned to his right and took a step forward, glancing off toward the destroyed city that lay off just in front of him. “You want to survive this war, I’m guessing, and as you’ve seen it doesn’t matter how many Saiyan’s that you kill…they just keep on coming, don’t they?” he stated, the question being rhetorical. “You wont survive this war…despite what your arrogant and cocky ego will tell you.” he paused again, taking a step backwards once more and turning toward the warrior. “What would you say if I told you I could guarantee your survival of this war?”