Post by Reikiko on Mar 28, 2015 2:55:57 GMT
The words that were spoken by Scargot seemed ineffective upon her, for while their intentions were noble the Namekian lacked the power to support them. As much as she had loved to fight by his side, the way Scargot was right now would have made him akin to a insect in Yuriko's eyes. She would have crushed him under her heel with the littlest of efforts, to the point that even after her ascension it would take Reikiko all of her strength to just be able to match her sister. When the pointing gesture seemingly connected their minds, Reikiko couldn't help but find her mind return to a distant memory. She had been standing in front of the cottage within the Bamboo Forest, and the Namekian had been right before her... saying those words that had been the ones to slowly make her curious about this different path to pursue.
"I don't run because I know all about you. The real you, not what you were built for that means nothing to me. Everyone has a destiny but whether you choose to follow it is up to you."
It were those words that were spoken that day, and yet at the same time, as if a mental struggle was taking place Scargot would have noticed the memory changing to something else.
The memory slowly ended, but not before the voice of the bio-android resounded through Scargot's mind.
Do you want to know why she died? Because your feelings made you weak. If only you had absorbed that woman you would have been able to avenge her, and now her death had been for nothing!
The thoughts haunted her, immensely and when Reikiko's gaze turned its focus onto the Namekian one thing was clearly seen in those blue gems: an endless sea of suffering. As much as she wanted to be just 'Reikiko', the fact that she wasn't strong enough to protect those she cared for had told her that the real her wasn't enough anymore. She had to ascend, to ensure she'd never feel this suffering again.
"I don't want to feel this pain anymore Uncle. The regret as I felt her body growing cold in my arms, the rage at my own powerlessness. Unless I become a perfect being I will never be able to escape from this torment."
Her sobbing seemed to had subdued, and yet the tears continued to flow freely from her eyes. Slowly the bio-android lowered her gaze to her hands, and for a moment she couldn't help but think of one thing. This incredible power, even if it had come at the cost of a sacrifice was much more immense than anything training could have accomplished.
"Uncle, even after this ascension it's unlikely I would be able to secure a victory against my sister. And yet you want me to trust you, knowing that if I were to pursue your methods, I would be incapable of reaching my true potential. I... I can't endure 'that' a second time. If that was to happen then it would have been better for my sister to just devour me instead..."
It were tragic words, but if it meant preventing her from feeling the pain of losing a loved one a second time... Then so be it.
"I don't run because I know all about you. The real you, not what you were built for that means nothing to me. Everyone has a destiny but whether you choose to follow it is up to you."
It were those words that were spoken that day, and yet at the same time, as if a mental struggle was taking place Scargot would have noticed the memory changing to something else.
"Heh, to think you learned what I had to teach you in only a few months... It took me years to master those moves. Perhaps I'm even seeing a Martial Arts Master in you Reikiko."
A feminine voice resounded through the air, while the young woman whose voice it belonged to chuckled playfully as she sat beside Reikiko on a tree stump right next to the back of the cottage. It was on a cliff overlooking the forest grounds, a beautiful scenery, especially when it was early in the morning like the way it had been currently.
"My sister becoming a Martial Arts Master? That sounds adorable."
An unfamiliar feminine voice came from behind them, causing Reikiko and the Crane Sensei to instantly jump off the stump, turning to face the source of the sound. A tall and slender build woman was floating in the air above the cottage, her hands folded up beneath her green colored carapace armor, and a tail akin to Reikiko's own was swaying back and forth behind her. It was rather curious that they had not sensed the woman's ki presence, and even now she could not exactly pinpoint the power level of the individual.
"Do you have any business with me or my student?"
It was clear from the serious tone in Tamako's voice that the Crane Sensei was rather wary of this stranger's intentions, a wariness that seemed justified, for the bio-android descended toward the surface, her feet slowly stepping onto the grass as she stood between the cottage and the duo.
"I do. Since my adorable sister didn't visit me yet, despite such a long time having passed... I decided to pay her a visit myself. It's rather sad that you of all the sisters are having the slowest progress 'Onee-sama'. You are the first sister, and yet on terms of survival chances you're near the bottom. That's why I decided to be a nice little sister and teach you a secret. The secret of how to ascend into becoming the same semi-perfect form that I possess."
For a moment Reikiko's eyes widened in disbelief, realizing rather quickly that the bio-android in front of them was in fact the sister she had dreaded to meet. It was the only one among them to have already obtained a Semi-Perfect form... The Chimera sister known as Yuriko!
"I'm not sure whether your claims about your relationship with my student are true or not... But she has no interest in talking to you, so please leave..."
The bio-android turned her gaze toward Tamako, briefly looking her down before she chuckled softly, shaking her head in response to those words before glaring down at the Crane Sensei.
"I'm not talking to you Mongrel."
However, it seemed that refusal to listen would soon stir out a fight, for the moment Yuriko approached her, Reikiko found that the Crane Sensei had disappeared from sight, her weights dropping on the ground with loud slams, while suddenly reappearing right behind the adult bio-android. A elbow-blow was quickly deflected by the bio-android, who raised her free hand toward the side of her waist, and within the blink of an eye a powerful beam of energy was unleashed, blasting the Crane Sensei right into the cottage. The sheer display of power was enough to fill Reikiko with a feeling of dread, and when she tried to approach the battle Tamako's voice shouted back at her.
Stay away Reikiko!
A sudden surge of energy followed, and a large triangle-shaped beam rocketed right toward the bio-android from amidst the debris of the cottage, the beam creating a humongous explosion around the bio-android, one that was strong enough to kick up a cloud of smoke.
"Not too shabby."
Humming playfully the Bio-android dusted off the burnt ashes on her body, before suddenly charging up at the Crane Sensei, the two of them briefly exchanging in a series of blows, when Yuriko showed to be the superior one in speed, a fist to the stomach causing the Crane Sensei to topple forwards onto the ground, bits of blood being coughed out.
"Tamako!"
Shouting in worry Reikiko rushed over, her nimble body quickly enclosing any distance between herself and Yuriko, and while her leg swept downwards in an attempt to trip her opponent into opening her defense, Yuriko easily jumped upwards and used her leg to kick Reikiko backwards with enough force to send her reeling into a tree.
"Oh mai~ Did I just hear concern in your voice? Could it be that you care for this human? Then that would be perfect for what I am about to teach you. To obtain our perfect form we need to let ourselves become indulged by our emotions. Bask into them, feed into them so that we can grow stronger through them. This is done by devouring the one causing those strong feelings. So how about.."
Slowly raising her tail around Tamako's neck, the bio-android lifted her body upwards, a malicious smirk appearing on her lips.
"How about you absorb this woman, so that you can become the same kind of being as I am?"
Hearing those words caused Reikiko to hear mental alarms to resound through her mind. While the idea of obtaining more powerful and becoming the perfect being sounded like a pleasant idea to her... She wasn't going to sacrifice those she cared for in exchange for that power. That would be going entirely against Tamako and Scargot's teachings! Growling at her sister, it seemed Reikiko's glare was enough to explain that her sister intended to defy her, something that made Yuriko sigh softly.
"Not going to listen? Fine, then this woman has no use for us anymore."
The sound of a soft snap made Reikiko look with a mixture of terror and anger as the tail around the unconscious Crane Sensei slowly uncoiled itself, making the lifeless body of her mentor collapse onto the ground, while Yuriko slowly stepped away, as if she had just been done breaking a toy, and paid it no more attention.
"Tamako!"
Rushing over to her sensei's side Reikiko knelt down beside her, a simple look making it clear that the woman's neck had been snapped like a twig. Was this the power of her sister? Was even someone as powerful as her sensei being nothing but a toy, a minor nuisance to deal with by her sister? However, it was a fact that her defiance toward Yuriko had led to her mentor's death.
"Tamako... Wake up!"
Shaking her body lightly the girl found tears slowly flowing down from the corner of her eyes, the feeling of helplessness being a emotional torture to her. All this time she tried to follow their teachings. And yet it was getting clear to her that despite being trained personally by those masters... Reikiko had found herself to be still a weak and helpless person. She was truly considered insignificant compared to her sister... And yet, despite her weakness and fear Reikiko could feel a strong sense of rage and hatred boiling up within her. Hatred toward herself for being weak, and rage toward the loss of a beloved one.
"I-I I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!"
Shouting in anger Reikiko's ki started to flare up dramatically, sparks of crimson energy coursing around her, while the girl raised a hand, her finger pointing right toward the one person she wanted to kill, no matter the cost it would take.
"DODONPA!"
A highly condensed ki-beam soared toward the green-colored Bio-android, who seemed to grin at the visible challenge her sister had made. When the beam hit her right in the chest a huge blast came from the point of impact, an explosion that briefly blinded even her own vision, and when it faded away even the nearby trees had been blasted away, giving everyone in the forest an easy view of the cliff she had been fighting on.
"That's it, feelings like that will help you obtain the power you desire Reikiko."
However, despite those encouraging words Reikiko could only feel a single desire. The desire to obtain the means to kill this woman. This predator that called herself her sister, was the first person that Reikiko truly wanted to murder. Not just for her own sake, but for the sake of avenging her deceased mentor. Still, it seemed her blast had done little to actually damage the semi-perfect bio-android, for she slowly walked up to Reikiko.
"You can still do it, you know? Her body is still fresh, so you could have a snack."
Those cheerfully spoken words stirred her fury even more, causing Reikiko to rush forwards, her elbow attempting to land onto Yuriko's face, but instead the girl found herself grabbed mid-attack and tossed backwards right over Yuriko's body.
"Don't you dare talking about her as if she was a meal!"
She wasn't... Tamako wasn't a meal for her to devour and obtain power! Her sensei had been a friend, someone she truly cared and loved for, something that until now she could only say she genuinely felt for Scargot. Her ki was now visibly surging around her, coiling around her like a crimson-colored serpent, a battle between two predators being ready to unfold.
"Hmm, seems I'm sensing some approaching company. Excellent, maybe a few allies will make this an entertaining visit for me."
Wait, someone was approaching? Who could it have possibly been? No... more importantly, if someone did get toward this location, then they'd likely been in danger of suffering the same fate as her mentor did! She couldn't let that happen at all costs!
"Why, you look as if you're angry at the fact that you're about to get some help."
Smiling teasingly at her sister Yuriko seemed to hold no intentions of seriously attacking her, making it clear that she was waiting on whoever was about to arrive. Maybe it was Aspergia? If it was her, then perhaps they might had stood a chance! But now she understood why the Saiyan was seeking for revenge... The loss of a beloved one was a painful experience, and the hatred it stirred toward the one causing that loss, was so intense it tended to overwhelm all other emotions.
A feminine voice resounded through the air, while the young woman whose voice it belonged to chuckled playfully as she sat beside Reikiko on a tree stump right next to the back of the cottage. It was on a cliff overlooking the forest grounds, a beautiful scenery, especially when it was early in the morning like the way it had been currently.
"My sister becoming a Martial Arts Master? That sounds adorable."
An unfamiliar feminine voice came from behind them, causing Reikiko and the Crane Sensei to instantly jump off the stump, turning to face the source of the sound. A tall and slender build woman was floating in the air above the cottage, her hands folded up beneath her green colored carapace armor, and a tail akin to Reikiko's own was swaying back and forth behind her. It was rather curious that they had not sensed the woman's ki presence, and even now she could not exactly pinpoint the power level of the individual.
"Do you have any business with me or my student?"
It was clear from the serious tone in Tamako's voice that the Crane Sensei was rather wary of this stranger's intentions, a wariness that seemed justified, for the bio-android descended toward the surface, her feet slowly stepping onto the grass as she stood between the cottage and the duo.
"I do. Since my adorable sister didn't visit me yet, despite such a long time having passed... I decided to pay her a visit myself. It's rather sad that you of all the sisters are having the slowest progress 'Onee-sama'. You are the first sister, and yet on terms of survival chances you're near the bottom. That's why I decided to be a nice little sister and teach you a secret. The secret of how to ascend into becoming the same semi-perfect form that I possess."
For a moment Reikiko's eyes widened in disbelief, realizing rather quickly that the bio-android in front of them was in fact the sister she had dreaded to meet. It was the only one among them to have already obtained a Semi-Perfect form... The Chimera sister known as Yuriko!
"I'm not sure whether your claims about your relationship with my student are true or not... But she has no interest in talking to you, so please leave..."
The bio-android turned her gaze toward Tamako, briefly looking her down before she chuckled softly, shaking her head in response to those words before glaring down at the Crane Sensei.
"I'm not talking to you Mongrel."
However, it seemed that refusal to listen would soon stir out a fight, for the moment Yuriko approached her, Reikiko found that the Crane Sensei had disappeared from sight, her weights dropping on the ground with loud slams, while suddenly reappearing right behind the adult bio-android. A elbow-blow was quickly deflected by the bio-android, who raised her free hand toward the side of her waist, and within the blink of an eye a powerful beam of energy was unleashed, blasting the Crane Sensei right into the cottage. The sheer display of power was enough to fill Reikiko with a feeling of dread, and when she tried to approach the battle Tamako's voice shouted back at her.
Stay away Reikiko!
A sudden surge of energy followed, and a large triangle-shaped beam rocketed right toward the bio-android from amidst the debris of the cottage, the beam creating a humongous explosion around the bio-android, one that was strong enough to kick up a cloud of smoke.
"Not too shabby."
Humming playfully the Bio-android dusted off the burnt ashes on her body, before suddenly charging up at the Crane Sensei, the two of them briefly exchanging in a series of blows, when Yuriko showed to be the superior one in speed, a fist to the stomach causing the Crane Sensei to topple forwards onto the ground, bits of blood being coughed out.
"Tamako!"
Shouting in worry Reikiko rushed over, her nimble body quickly enclosing any distance between herself and Yuriko, and while her leg swept downwards in an attempt to trip her opponent into opening her defense, Yuriko easily jumped upwards and used her leg to kick Reikiko backwards with enough force to send her reeling into a tree.
"Oh mai~ Did I just hear concern in your voice? Could it be that you care for this human? Then that would be perfect for what I am about to teach you. To obtain our perfect form we need to let ourselves become indulged by our emotions. Bask into them, feed into them so that we can grow stronger through them. This is done by devouring the one causing those strong feelings. So how about.."
Slowly raising her tail around Tamako's neck, the bio-android lifted her body upwards, a malicious smirk appearing on her lips.
"How about you absorb this woman, so that you can become the same kind of being as I am?"
Hearing those words caused Reikiko to hear mental alarms to resound through her mind. While the idea of obtaining more powerful and becoming the perfect being sounded like a pleasant idea to her... She wasn't going to sacrifice those she cared for in exchange for that power. That would be going entirely against Tamako and Scargot's teachings! Growling at her sister, it seemed Reikiko's glare was enough to explain that her sister intended to defy her, something that made Yuriko sigh softly.
"Not going to listen? Fine, then this woman has no use for us anymore."
The sound of a soft snap made Reikiko look with a mixture of terror and anger as the tail around the unconscious Crane Sensei slowly uncoiled itself, making the lifeless body of her mentor collapse onto the ground, while Yuriko slowly stepped away, as if she had just been done breaking a toy, and paid it no more attention.
"Tamako!"
Rushing over to her sensei's side Reikiko knelt down beside her, a simple look making it clear that the woman's neck had been snapped like a twig. Was this the power of her sister? Was even someone as powerful as her sensei being nothing but a toy, a minor nuisance to deal with by her sister? However, it was a fact that her defiance toward Yuriko had led to her mentor's death.
"Tamako... Wake up!"
Shaking her body lightly the girl found tears slowly flowing down from the corner of her eyes, the feeling of helplessness being a emotional torture to her. All this time she tried to follow their teachings. And yet it was getting clear to her that despite being trained personally by those masters... Reikiko had found herself to be still a weak and helpless person. She was truly considered insignificant compared to her sister... And yet, despite her weakness and fear Reikiko could feel a strong sense of rage and hatred boiling up within her. Hatred toward herself for being weak, and rage toward the loss of a beloved one.
"I-I I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!"
Shouting in anger Reikiko's ki started to flare up dramatically, sparks of crimson energy coursing around her, while the girl raised a hand, her finger pointing right toward the one person she wanted to kill, no matter the cost it would take.
"DODONPA!"
A highly condensed ki-beam soared toward the green-colored Bio-android, who seemed to grin at the visible challenge her sister had made. When the beam hit her right in the chest a huge blast came from the point of impact, an explosion that briefly blinded even her own vision, and when it faded away even the nearby trees had been blasted away, giving everyone in the forest an easy view of the cliff she had been fighting on.
"That's it, feelings like that will help you obtain the power you desire Reikiko."
However, despite those encouraging words Reikiko could only feel a single desire. The desire to obtain the means to kill this woman. This predator that called herself her sister, was the first person that Reikiko truly wanted to murder. Not just for her own sake, but for the sake of avenging her deceased mentor. Still, it seemed her blast had done little to actually damage the semi-perfect bio-android, for she slowly walked up to Reikiko.
"You can still do it, you know? Her body is still fresh, so you could have a snack."
Those cheerfully spoken words stirred her fury even more, causing Reikiko to rush forwards, her elbow attempting to land onto Yuriko's face, but instead the girl found herself grabbed mid-attack and tossed backwards right over Yuriko's body.
"Don't you dare talking about her as if she was a meal!"
She wasn't... Tamako wasn't a meal for her to devour and obtain power! Her sensei had been a friend, someone she truly cared and loved for, something that until now she could only say she genuinely felt for Scargot. Her ki was now visibly surging around her, coiling around her like a crimson-colored serpent, a battle between two predators being ready to unfold.
"Hmm, seems I'm sensing some approaching company. Excellent, maybe a few allies will make this an entertaining visit for me."
Wait, someone was approaching? Who could it have possibly been? No... more importantly, if someone did get toward this location, then they'd likely been in danger of suffering the same fate as her mentor did! She couldn't let that happen at all costs!
"Why, you look as if you're angry at the fact that you're about to get some help."
Smiling teasingly at her sister Yuriko seemed to hold no intentions of seriously attacking her, making it clear that she was waiting on whoever was about to arrive. Maybe it was Aspergia? If it was her, then perhaps they might had stood a chance! But now she understood why the Saiyan was seeking for revenge... The loss of a beloved one was a painful experience, and the hatred it stirred toward the one causing that loss, was so intense it tended to overwhelm all other emotions.
The memory slowly ended, but not before the voice of the bio-android resounded through Scargot's mind.
Do you want to know why she died? Because your feelings made you weak. If only you had absorbed that woman you would have been able to avenge her, and now her death had been for nothing!
The thoughts haunted her, immensely and when Reikiko's gaze turned its focus onto the Namekian one thing was clearly seen in those blue gems: an endless sea of suffering. As much as she wanted to be just 'Reikiko', the fact that she wasn't strong enough to protect those she cared for had told her that the real her wasn't enough anymore. She had to ascend, to ensure she'd never feel this suffering again.
"I don't want to feel this pain anymore Uncle. The regret as I felt her body growing cold in my arms, the rage at my own powerlessness. Unless I become a perfect being I will never be able to escape from this torment."
Her sobbing seemed to had subdued, and yet the tears continued to flow freely from her eyes. Slowly the bio-android lowered her gaze to her hands, and for a moment she couldn't help but think of one thing. This incredible power, even if it had come at the cost of a sacrifice was much more immense than anything training could have accomplished.
"Uncle, even after this ascension it's unlikely I would be able to secure a victory against my sister. And yet you want me to trust you, knowing that if I were to pursue your methods, I would be incapable of reaching my true potential. I... I can't endure 'that' a second time. If that was to happen then it would have been better for my sister to just devour me instead..."
It were tragic words, but if it meant preventing her from feeling the pain of losing a loved one a second time... Then so be it.
