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Post by Defrosch on Jul 21, 2016 13:40:48 GMT
[ Thread PL: 78,483] [ UT] Liquid Ki - Mist Active! Ki suppressed to... 4!] [ Kale ]
Those that fight for a greater purpose all had barriers that needed to be broken, potential to be unleashed. Defrosch was no different. However, not all fights were physical, and in that regard, not all barriers were physical either. Mental barriers to progression also existed and in most cases they were subtle, only brought to a warrior's awareness in trying times. Yet, many had ways around the unneeded stress. One of these ways was the art of meditation. Once again, Defrosch found that peaceful glade in which he once met with Walker. The Arcosian was in the same position as before; on a boulder at the edge of a lake where he sat absolutely still, almost like a statue. Animals went about their business, birds would momentarily land on Defrosch's shoulder then fly away...
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Post by Kale on Jul 21, 2016 17:20:36 GMT
[Thread PL: 4,000] [Energy Suppression active - Ki suppressed to 5.]
Kale was one of these beings in the universe who did fight for a greater purpose than himself. He fought to protect the people of this planet ever since he defected from the Saiyan Solar Empire. In the past week, he constantly reminded himself of that during his harder-than-normal training. But simply training vigorously was not the only solution to such a task of protecting the Earth at his current power. There could always be a group of soldiers or fighters who opposed his wish to defend people. It was high time for Kale to find the other protectors of this world and join their ranks, for it was one of Earth's defenders that helped Kale and his parents defect from the SSE in the first place.
The Saiyan found himself flying over Fukurou Forest in the Western Frontiers. Kale had never been to the West of the world before, and it was high time that he fixed that. As the Saiyan began to pass over a gorgeous glade below, he could make out the scene of a person meditating upon a rock. He squinted his eyes, trying to discern who, or what, the individual was. His eyesight was superb to say the least. After all, he was a Saiyan.
Deciding to investigate, Kale halted in the air, and then lowered himself down to the earth below. "Is that an Arcosian?" he asked aloud. He grew a wee bit concerned as the memory of Lord Retsu played in his head. The last Arcosian he had met had an air of slight heartlessness. But in the end, he turned out to be friendly enough, even respectful. It would really be racist of Kale to think of all Arcosians having the same mentality. He was no different as a Saiyan. "Time to say hello, I suppose."
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Post by Defrosch on Jul 22, 2016 12:18:11 GMT
In this peaceful state, Defrosch could easily expand his awareness in regards to sensing ki and the world around him in general. He noted the animals coming and going, a few friendly clashes of various energies in the distance, as well as a hover car flying wildly across the sky somewhere nearby... A joyride maybe? Some people sought excitement in the weirdest ways.
However, the most interesting occurrence was the individual that was approaching. Their ki was diminished to what most would consider negligible levels. With the level of focus Defrosch had, this newcomer wouldn't go unnoticed, though. So, Defrosch would wait patiently ready to react accordingly.
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Post by Kale on Jul 22, 2016 16:30:29 GMT
Curiosity getting the better of him, Kale descended down to the ground. He landed twenty feet away from the boulder that the short-horned Arcosian sat upon. To Kale, it appeared that he was meditating. It would be rather rude of him to just disturb Defrosch from his contemplation.
And so, Kale decided that it would be better to wait until he was addressed out of politeness. The Saiyan decided to sit down on the ground as well, crossing his legs in front of him. The best course of action was to wait patiently until the Arcosian completed his meditation.
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Post by Defrosch on Jul 23, 2016 13:17:35 GMT
'Interesting. They clearly see me, yet they do nothing.' Defrosch remained still, mulling over what to do. If the person before him wanted to cause trouble then they obviously would have by now. It was either that, or they assumed Defrosch was some sort of weird statue... Wouldn't be the first time for that to happen.
So, the Arcosian's own curiosity wished for satisfaction; who exactly was it that had arrived? Only one way to find out! Defrosch opened his eyes to look them over. 'Hm. A Saiyan? Alrighty then.' Defrosch nodded to the Saiyan to acknowledge their presence before speaking. "Yo. Out for a stroll?"
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Post by Kale on Jul 23, 2016 15:40:20 GMT
A faint smile creased Kale's lips once the Arcosian acknowledged him. "Yeah," he responded, "I was. But more of a fly than a stroll, really." Kale chuckled at his own humor as he now stood up, and diusted whatever dirt or pieces of grass that clung to his gi pants. "I was just out an about, exploring Earth. I've never been out to the West before. When I saw you down here, I decided to drop by and say hello."
"When I saw that you were meditating, I didn't want to disturb you." the Saiyan explained. "The last thing I would want is to be disturbed while I'm training my mind like that. So I figured that I wold wait until you were done."
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Post by Defrosch on Jul 24, 2016 13:46:18 GMT
Finally, more people with manners. Unfortunately such a rarity nowadays. "Ah, I appreciate the sentiment, but its fine." Defrosch waved off the Saiyan's concerns with a short gesture so as to not disturb the creatures that were going about their business. "I wasn't doing anything all too intense. Had I wished to do so, I would be somewhere else... I just like the atmosphere here." The Arcosian held out a finger, and in a few moments a tiny bluebird landed on it, hopping around and turning towards him, singing some form of birdsong.
He glanced over to the Saiyan, slowly signalling for him to be still and quiet. After a moment of silence, Defrosch would gently pet the bird prior to slowly lifting the bird's perch, at which point it flew away. "See what I mean? Heheh~"
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Post by Kale on Jul 24, 2016 18:07:44 GMT
Kale's eyes lit up with wonderment as he watched the bluebird make a perch out of the Arcosian's finger. If there was ever a sign that someone was good-natured and had a sterling heart, that very act would be it. The Saiyan felt a wave of calm and contentment wash over him while he listened to the bird's melody. Truly, this was like a scene from a fantasy novel.
His eyes trailed after the bluebird while it flew away. "Wow." he mused, with the smile remaining on his face. "I've never seen anything so wonderful." Kale now returned his gaze to Defrosch. "It's nice to meet a friendly face on Earth. So far, I've met nothing but friendly people. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kale."
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Post by Defrosch on Jul 31, 2016 9:42:56 GMT
"Fun fact, two days ago I wouldn't have been able to do that." Defrosch shrugged, there was no shame in admitting that-- plus modesty seemed to be his thing nowadays for some reason. "I mean... Surely you've seen a pizza before, eh?" The Arcosian wiggled his brow jokingly as he gently floated off the boulder and towards the Saiyan.
"Friendly face? Uh... I dunno, I've been told I look pretty grumpy." He said, somewhat confused before looking over to the water to see his reflection in it. To his surprise, his expression was far more calm than he expected. "Huh. Would ya look at that... Anyways, I'm Defrosch. I assume you haven't been on Earth for all that long then? Cuz lemme tell ya, there are some mmmmmmassive jerkwads on this planet." It was however fortunate that said 'jerkwads' were drowned out by the well-mannered and kind.
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Post by Kale on Aug 4, 2016 17:49:49 GMT
Kale knew exactly how Defrosch felt. "Oh, let me tell you. Not too long ago I met another Arcosian who was blasting the forest to clear a location. Ended up killing some animals in the process. And when I asked him politely to be more careful next time, he just shrugged it off." The more the Saiyan thought about it, the more he realized that Lord Retsu might not actually be as good a person as he thought he was.
"Anyway, you're right. I haven't been living here long." Kale replied to the Arcosian. "And since I've arrived here, I've been wanting to protect the people here." He sighed softly, looking down at the ground in slight shame. "But I don't know how that's gonna happen if I work alone. I certainly got enlightened after the other Arcosian sparred with me. And then he says that there are beings far stronger than he is." Kale looked to Defrosch. "And the worst part was, he was only at ten percent of his full power."
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Post by Defrosch on Aug 7, 2016 10:58:26 GMT
Sighing deeply, Defrosch face-palmed and slowly dragged his hand down his face just out of sheer disappointment. Fantastic. Another Arcosian to potentially keep an eye on. "Hm. Now, what did he look like, exactly? My list of people to harshly scold always has spots open on it, you see." Said list was in fact so long that at this point Defrosch was tempted to write it down and pin it to a noticeboard in a room on the Lookout, not only to keep track of it better, but also for others to know.
"Wow, didn't even need to issue the-" Defrosch's voice gained a rather goofy inflection for a moment as he continued "Challenge For All Slightly Reasonable Folk™" He snickered, somewhat proud of his vocal impression, returning to his regular tone. "I'd imagine since you're not a corpse, he had at least some sense of reason. That aside..." The Arcosian would float upwards slightly, looking over the trees. "You say you want to test yourself and find allies yes? Would you spar with me for a moment then?"
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Post by Kale on Aug 22, 2016 0:23:12 GMT
The thought of a fight would of course make Kale excite, due to the fact that he was a Saiyan. But before anything, Kale decided to answer Defrosch's inquiry about the other Arcosian. "He called himself Lord Retsu." Kale was unsure if the name would sound familiar to his new acquaintance. So, he continued by describing what the Arcosian looked like. "He had dark blue skin, and some dark grey bio-armor. I guess that's what you'd call it. But the gem-like areas of his body were silver."
Kale pondered on Defrosch's request. The last time he was in a duel with someone stronger than he, it didn't end well. He gave up too easily, something that Kale regretted still. "Okay, I can spar with you." he answered, now. "I won't hold back."
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Post by Defrosch on Aug 23, 2016 10:12:13 GMT
As it turns out, Defrosch and Kale had both met an Arcosian that went by the name of 'Retsu'. Defrosch was disappointed- though in no way surprised- to hear of the other Arcosian's previous actions. While unsure of who was met by who first, Defrosch was still enjoying the fact that he had indirectly brought about suitable justice whilst sparring with Retsu a while ago... Perhaps he might just do so again one day. "Well, then I'll have to keep an eye out for them."
Defrosch flew along towards an appropriate clearing, going at a reasonable pace so that Kale could follow along. "Very well. I would like to say the same, but... In the interest of fairness, I miiiight have to hold back a bit." He replied to Kale before gracefully landing at their destination. "Of course, that entirely depends on how much of your strength you've been hiding from me so far."
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Post by Kale on Aug 29, 2016 18:05:07 GMT
[Thread PL: 4,000]
Once Kale landed with Defrosch, he listened as the Arcosian explained that he would have to hold back. Although the Saiyan would normally prefer no handicaps during battle, Kale managed to quell his Saiyan pride. It would be pointless to be tested by someone if he couldn't even last for thirty seconds.
"Alright, sounds fair." Kale responded in understanding. "I just hope my strength isn't very disappointing." Without a moment to waste, the Saiyan ceased his ki suppression, and began to charge up his power, balling his hands into fists and spreading his feet apart shoulder-width. A soft blue aura surrounded the Saiyan, now.
After a few moments, the aura subsided. "Okay. I'm ready when you are."
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Post by Defrosch on Sept 2, 2016 11:45:25 GMT
Disappointing? Just what was it with people and being so down on their luck?! Too many people that Defrosch had met recently were acting like this, and now Kale had joined their ranks. There was far more to a person than their raw strength... Hopefully Defrosch could teach Kale that at the very least!
"You could say that is fair, yes." After Kale revealed his true strength, the air around Defrosch rippled slightly- but there was little displacement beyond that. The Arcosian had altered the output of his ki to be roughly around Kale's level for the moment. "As for disappointing? That is something we have yet to determine."
Now, how would Defrosch give Kale a challenge while using but a fraction of his strength? Easy. He knew the Saiyan had met Retsu. Retsu mentioned that people kept grabbing his tail. Therefore, Kale might have been one of those people, and could get the same idea once again... So, Defrosch would be ready.
In the same fashion that some Saiyans would have their tails, Defrosch wrapped his around his waist. "Lets see how you do with a slight power advantage. I give you the honor of the first move."
[UT] Liquid Ki - Mist modified! Ki suppressed to 3500.
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