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Post by Zerori on Apr 13, 2016 3:33:18 GMT
Zerori chuckled when Arias mentioned that her mate was overly protective – something that most men assumed about females. “Don’t get me wrong, they have fine reason to believe that pregnant females are vulnerable to harm,” Zerori snorted in amusement, “That’s what makes proving them wrong so much more satisfying.” Taking another step back, Zerori placed her hands on her hips as she further explained. “’Course, most women don’t even carry. I’m sure you’ve seen a few saiyans gals around; they get popped the news, they pop their mate and then, before you know it, a kid is popped out.”
Continuing, despite her attempt to be light-hearted, the saiyaness shook her head, “You’ll see some with a baby bump and then… nothing. They’re don’t get any bigger, because the kid isn’t inside ‘em anymore. We have gestation chambers in this day and age so more warriors are in the fight and less children are lost to complications,” She scratched her cheek, looking off to the side, “Not that there’s never any losses. Them’s the breaks in our world…”
At this point, she was worried she might be talking too much or getting a bit too personal with this woman. She wasn’t a friend or an enemy, but…
“So… back to the question. How do you fight? Reason I’m asking is because I might just test you.” She shook her head, “Not to kill you or harm the baby. Think of it… as me offering an aside for your confidence. Confidence that will save your life.”
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Post by Arias on Apr 13, 2016 11:23:14 GMT
Arias gave an amused snort as well, her mouth turning upwards in a small smile. She watched Zerori place her hands on her hips and listened to the hybrid warrior speak. She nodded, understanding what Zerori was telling her. ...Gestation Chambers? What about the vital nutrients they need from a mother? The mother has so many things to provide the child... I'd rather carry the twins the entire time, instead of leaving them inside some gestation chamber.
"As much as that would be.... appealing to most females, it doesn't apply to me. Zucceta can kiss where the sun don't shine, my kids aren't going to sit in some sort of medical chamber. They're here, I know they drain my ki, drain my energy, make me sick to my stomach and a hell of a lot of other things, but sometimes I must admit, I wouldn't wish any other way for them to live. They are a part of me, and a part of my beloved mate." The Saiyaness replied, her tail curling over her womb, and as she looked at her belly for a small moment, and smiled gently thinking of the two tiny lives that were growing within her womb.
When she heard Zerori speak again, she looked up and listened to the other warrior. "I use physical and ki-based attacks, I tend to use my speed and power to my advantage. I can usually deflect blasts aimed at me, whether physically slapping the blast away, tanking the hit, or using one of my ki attacks to cause the other blast to explode before it hits." Arias replied. "If you are asking to spar, what is a Saiyan to say no to something like that?" Arias gave a small, confident smirk. "I know you're stronger than me, but sometimes you don't always have the upper hand. I'd like to see if I could turn the cards against you."
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Post by Zerori on Apr 15, 2016 0:53:24 GMT
Zerori gave a nod at the saiyaness’ resolution to carry for her baby full term; it wasn’t any of her business but she wasn’t in the habit of telling anyone how to their life. Unless it involved her then, well, SHE would be running it.
As she tilted her head to side, thinking intently on the style and tactics Arias described to her, Zerori wondered if she’d had any professional training. No, it wasn’t meant as an insult to Arias’ ability as a warrior or her battle prowess. As a matter of fact, Zerori mused with a low growl, Arias might have graduated from the academy with higher marks for her ability to tank blasts that might have otherwise crippled Zerori as a child. Giving a nod, Zerori spoke up bluntly, “That’s fine but if you’re going to fight smart, you need to be on your toes. Taking a hit with child can be fatal because it might just break your defenses.”
Walking to ward the door, Zerori smirked at the confidence Arias displayed. It was true. Saiyans really couldn’t decline challenges and despite the hybrids’ own distaste for some saiyan tradition – that was one that was hammered into her from childhood.
Opening the door, Zerori kept it open for Arias to leave through first before exiting the building herself. About twenty paces out, a good distance from the house, Zerori would look back at Arias as she responded. “You say you might be able to ‘turn the cards against me’ and let me tell you something, girl,” She grinned viciously, feeling her blood start to boil at the prospect of battle – even if her opponent might have a handicap, “If for any reason, I forget to let up on my power – you’ll be dead. If I kill you, I’m not sorry about it; it would mean that you didn’t come at me seriously.”
Zerori leaned down, spreading her legs as she raised her arms in a rather feral stance. Licking a fang, Zerori nodded to Arias as she waited, snarling, “Come at me with intent to kill! Leave nothing behind!”
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Supernatural Control [UT2] used to suppress PL down to 100,000.
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Post by Arias on Apr 15, 2016 1:36:34 GMT
Arias gave a small chuckle, watching Zerori tilting her head. She watched Zerori nod after a brief minute of consulting herself, and listened to the blunt hybrid. She saw the light in Zerori's words, and decided to use her own words against her. "Ah, but aren't we made to tank quite a few hits on our own?" She gave a smirk, standing up from her chair as she watched Zerori leave the house. She smirked as she knew Zerori would accept her challenge, and flexed her arms in preparation, before gently encasing the children in a ball of protective energy, as she closed her eyes.
Blood, Saiyan blood. The heritage of her purebred race, a warrior race. One that caused her blood to boil at the prospect of a fight, and her teeth gleamed as a wild pride took over her. Arias followed Zerori outside, shutting the door behind her as she breathed in the air of the dusty wastelands. The sun beat down on them, raising her already slightly higher body temperature, but Arias shrugged it off. The Saiyaness rolled her neck and arms, doing a few side lunges, and stretching her entire body before finally getting serious.
Eyes gleaming, she chuckled darkly. "What is the prospect of death anymore, when you can get stronger from your failures. May the best Saiyan win, Zerori." Arias then got in a stance of her own, teeth bared at the prospect as she launched herself at Zerori, flying directly for her before swerving to the left and attempting to roundhouse kick Zerori in the neck.
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Post by Zerori on Apr 15, 2016 2:08:31 GMT
For some reason, even if Zerori had asked for it, seeing Arias so suddenly blood thirsty got her angry. Her words, as true as they might have been, had the hybrid frown briefly in confusion before she was in battle next second. Launched at her, Zerori watched at Arias quickly closed the distance between the two of them and twisted her body to deliver a kick from the heel towards her head.
Quicker, Zerori silently criticized, leaning backwards to avoid the swing of Arias’ leg before she leaned down into a knelt posture. As her hand touched the ground, it would start to heat up drastically and with a snap of her fingers, it ignited around her gloves. Jumping back, Zerori would grasp at the ground before pushing backwards into multiple back handsprings. After the fourth, a sufficient distance away, the demoness’ hybrid would stop and pull her arms to her sides.
Frown replaced with a half-smile, Zerori taunted the woman, “The hell was that!? I said HIT me, not TRY! What if I simply,” And in a flash of a fraction of a second, Zerori was gone. Replaced by a small whirlwind that disappeared into nothing. Reappearing once more, behind the woman, Zerori would try to intimidate the woman by pulling an arm around her waist and to try and pess a claw into her abdomen from behind. “-Gutted them out right now?”
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Post by Arias on Apr 15, 2016 2:19:00 GMT
Arias watched Zerori flip away, roaring loudly to the other warrior. "YOU COWARD, STAND AND FIGHT!" She roared, teeth bared in an aggressive anger. Her own claws came out to play, as she ran at Zerori only for the hybrid to be gone the next second. Before she had a chance to look, Zerori had her arm around her waist, and a claw pressing into her abdomen.
Silence permeated the wastelands, as she seemed to get intimidated.. or was she? Suddenly, her rage exploded outward in a large amount of ki energy, a maternal rage blazing in her eyes. You hurt her, she would get up and fight. You hurt her mate, she would get extremely angry, threatening her unborn children was enough for the woman to go apeshit without even transforming into an Oozaru. Her eyes were blazing with a strong, raging fire as she wanted Zerori's head upon her wall.
Arias ran right at Zerori, charging at the other woman and attempting to bite the hybrid warrioress on the shoulder. Her claws shone as she aimed for Zerori's neck and torso, slashing as she would unhook her teeth and push back from Zerori by kicking the Saiyaness in the torso. Triggering a mother was a foolish idea, as Arias now had a killing intent. Her kill, was locked onto Zerori.
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Post by Zerori on Apr 15, 2016 2:57:24 GMT
The potency of rage was a powerful emotion – one that could rock worlds and destroy entirely civilizations. Through power that could destroy mountains or words that could ruin relationships, rage was an everlasting emotion among many in the spectrum.
And Zerori was capitalizing on that knowledge.
Pushed back by the force of her energy, Zerori felt the heels of her boots push and grind into the dirt and rock under her and she folded her forearms in front of her face to protect from any impending attacks that could disorient her, as well as any debris.
Looking between a small opening in her defense, Zerori was startled by Arias suddenly being right there. Expression savage and her hands slashing about at Zerori’s armor, the hybrid would realize too late that her armor would only protect so much. Even with the collared neck on the side, Zerori hissed at Arias’ teeth sunk in before she felt the woman's feet plant firmly against her abdomen and shove her away.
Falling backwards, Zerori caught herself and rolled back to her feet. Looking up at the woman, Zerori watched with a cautious eyes and a furrowed brow as Arias’ feral savagery was laid bare to see. So she did have the maternal instincts, after all- Zerori thought, pausing when the bite wound in her neck stung and bleed seeped from it. Ignoring it to save face, Zerori stood up and spit off to the side. “That’s what I wanted,” She spoke lowly, leaning down once more to take up a stance. “Now… let’s TEMPER THAT!”
Kicking off the ground, Zerori’s inflamed fist would lash out towards Arias’ face – pelting her with barrage after barrage of fiery hits before she final ended it by attempted to grapple her shoulders and slamming her forehead into Arias’ own.
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Post by Arias on Apr 15, 2016 3:17:54 GMT
The light of battle blazed within her eyes, Arias' ki was fluctuating in a wild manner, her anger obvious at the threat Zerori had posed to her unborn children. Arias licked the blood from her teeth, chuckling in a savage manner as the lust for Zerori's blood to be spilled shone within her eyes. She bared her teeth savagely, the blood of the Saiyan hybrid prominent against her pearly white teeth. She watched Zerori, and noticed the flaming hands she smirked.
Arias blocked the hit to her face, and attempted to block all hits to the torso, despite one of the flaming hits landing onto the mark she had from her mate, burning in that sensitive area which only brought Arias some dark, sickening laughter. Flame elements barely did anything to her, and she smirked before attempting to jab Zerori directly in the chest with both clawed hands, and noticing Zerori rearing back her head, she took the initiative to slam her own cranium into Zerori's. The Saiyaness would then attempt to bite Zerori's shoulder again, sinking her powerful teeth into the hybrid's shoulder. To get her this angry was something never before felt for Arias. Pushing away again with her feet, Arias took distance away from Zerori.
Two things were in her mind, two single thoughts blossoming through the blinding fits of rage that swelled within her head, clouding her vision and giving her a sense of savage bloodlust. Kill Zerori, and protect the twins. The twins were within Arias' prioirty, Zerori's murder was on a backburner. Arias adjused her stance, furthering the protection of her ki around the unborns as Arias smiled at Zerori. She was barely panting at all, and in fact was shown to have a fair bit of durability on her own.
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Post by Zerori on Apr 15, 2016 3:48:56 GMT
Something was wrong, Zerori noted, her power suppressed to a point where more hits that would scarcely do anything to her would actually hurt a fair amount. Maybe her magical power was lowered for more than it should have been but when Arias managed a solid block against her face, sans a few hits to the torso, Zerori had a feeling it was more than just her making it easy. It was only through a very keen sense of danger that Zerori’s hands swiftly came up to her chest to grasp Arias’ own in a tight grip. This bitch… actually tried to kill me… By now, Zerori could physically see the madness in the saiyaness’ eyes as she stared at her.
When they knocked heads together, Arias catching Zerori off guard by meeting her in mid-thrust, Zerori’s fangs were bore in painful frustration. Practically face-to-literal-face, Zerori’s angry expression was pit to Arias’ manic one as they fought for dominance.
It was when Zerori felt the saiyans’ tension start to change that she released her and jumped away – just in time to avoid being kicked away… again.
Grinding to a halt in the ground, Zerori let out a couple breaths at how much strength it took – limited in her power as she was – to keep herself from falling victim to Arias’ mouth. Yeah, she was pissed but this… was beyond enraged. She was charmed and so much so that not even pain seemed to affect or dissuade her. And that, for the intent she had for this lesson, was not good.
She might not feel pain, which would enable her to fight on longer and not fall pray to her wounds.
But her children would not be so lucky, influenced by this intense malice.
“Listen to me,” Zerori’s voice was darker, more baritone for some reason and she cleared her throat. Raising her hand to her neck, Zerori realized that the blood that was seeping from the wound was actually quite serious. She was going in for lethal kills. “You… You’re protective and that’s good. But I’m going to show you the hard way… that you’re making a grave mistake.”
And with that final word said, Zerori’s power would start to accelerate at an incredible rate. Fire igniting once more, her arm would be covered in flames racing up and down from her hand to her shoulder. Zerori would stand and wait for Arias to attack, convinced that she might be beyond reasoning, before doing anything else. The lesson had to be made clear as crystal for even this battle-hardened warrior to understand… ~-~-~-~
Charging Phoenix Rage III [MP3] for 200% next turn, with a PL of 200,000. 3/3 KP
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Post by Arias on Apr 15, 2016 11:15:49 GMT
Arias quickly landed on her hands, spinning herself long enough for her to get back onto her feet, her tail flicking with a wild anger. Her eyes were blazing with the want to kill Zerori, but it was only to protect her children. She looked at the blood upon Zerori's neck, licking the blood of Zerori off of her teeth with a small, savage smile. She heard Zerori through the blinding rage, and narrowed her eyes at the hybrid, claws shining in the afternoon light.
Zerori had triggered the mother, awakened the beast that protected the children. Starting this, it was Zerori's fault. She noticed the fire shooting upon her arm, and simply didn't care, as she rushed in to dissrupt the charge before it went any further, blasting the ground around them to create a thick dust. She used the dust to get behind Zerori, and attempting to place the flaming arm in a lock behind her back.
She noticed the bleeding Zerori was having, and still didn't care, Where she could probably snap and break one of Zerori's arms right there, something was holding her back. SOMETHING was preventing the mother from this. Arias didn't even know what it was, and attempted to lay a hand with claws against the side of Zerori's neck, gently resting the tips upon Zerori's throat, with a low growl emitting from her own throat.
She growled, right in Zerori's ear as she attempted to use her leg to swipe Zerori's out from under her. Her teeth were bared, breathing even despite the aggressive rage filling her heart, clouding her vision. The flames did nothing no her, she had a resilience to the element of fire. Her teeth were bared, as she growled a warning into Zerori's ear.
"You do not dare threaten my kids. I don't care how strong or fast you are. You threaten them again, and if you don't sumbit, I will sink my claws into your throat without mercy. Do you understand me? Do not threaten my kids. You were a fool to awaken an inner dragon, Zerori." She spoke, tone laced with a serious, aggressive venom.
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Post by Zerori on Apr 15, 2016 17:04:25 GMT
She’s not taking the goddamn bait, it seems… Zerori mused to herself in irritation, watching as the feral saiyaness seemed to charge her anyway. Raising her arm with the intent to throw it and bring her back to this world, Zerori was paused in mid-throw by the sudden smoke screen. Narrowing her eyes against the dust and particulates, Zerori kept her senses honed in anyone incoming. She already tried this once, it being Zerori’s own tactic and all, so doing it again… “Not smart!” Zerori hissed, pulled her arm forward before throwing it back toward the figure behind her. Arias thought she could get the drop on her while she was suppressed? Well, fat chance of that happening! She wasn’t even good at suppressing magic since she’d hardly gotten the full hang of it. Supposing she hit her opponent, Zerori would turn and lash out with her other, less pyrotechnically charge arm and intend to grasp Arias by the throat. Should she fail, and not hit her opponent, Arias’ claws actually lain against her throat Zerori would scowl at the threat that was plain to see. Without seeing her, the hybrid could feel the breath on her neck as she spoke and shuddered at the chill that ran down her spine. In any other situation… she might be scared. In other situation, she’d back down out of respect for a mother with children. … In. Any. Other. Situation. For a moment, there was only a dead silence – pregnable and able to be cut into. That was, until Zerori let out a short laugh. “How dare you…” All at once, deafening and blinding any foolish enough to stare, a bright power would explode around Zerori and by the sheet force of it – would have likely knocked back the charmed saiyan. Chuckling darkly, power unchecked, the demonic saiyaness would simply turn to look back at the woman with ruby red eyes bearing down upon her. “This is the thanks I get… for teaching you?” Her voice was low, it would almost sound like it was vibrating through the air. “I won’t… stand… for this disrespect.” Bearing her fangs, her hair starting to change to a brighter shade – Zerori was failing to hold back what she declared as a ‘safety measure’ to keep from killing her. This was meant to show Arias that losing it in battle could be the death of her. And so far… It just might. “On your knees… or I will make you eat every fool-hearty word.” ~-~-~-~ Phoenix Rage III [MP3] charge dropped. Power Suppression dropped. PL reading 296,433. >Impending Super Demon Transformation next post. KP: 3/3
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Post by Arias on Apr 15, 2016 17:37:36 GMT
Arias had no idea upon what Zerori did to her, only sensing danger and blocking her stomach area, being hit and cast to the side with a cry of pain. Pain burned through her body, and she was held by the throat, gasping for air. She felt dizzy and lightheaded, feeling her throat constricting as she began crying slightly. At the massive blast of power, Arias was knocked from Zerori's grip and flung a far ways across the wastelands, crashing into a large, smooth stone with her head and cracking it, causing the stone to groan and fall back.
The Saiyaness lay injured, catching her breath as she was brought down back to Earth, wondering exactly what had happened. She had no control over what she did at the time, ever since her maternal rage had exploded around her in a large aura. The power burst had burned off the clothing covering her lower torso, and she was bleeding slightly from her head. She looked at Zerori with her pupils diluted with fear, and she was in no position to move.
She did the only thing she could do, cower. She curled tightly in a ball, trying to protect the little ones by leaving as much of her stomach unexposed as possible. She heard Zerori threaten her, and she started shaking like a twig, fear instilled in her heart of the hybrid warrior, she dare not even look up. "...Zerori... I'm sorry.. I didn't know what happened, all I felt was this sort of rage and after that everything went blank! Please, don't hurt them, they did nothing. Spare them, please Zerori please!"
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Post by Zerori on Apr 16, 2016 1:47:24 GMT
Keep… keep it… together-! Zerori internally chanted to herself, red eyes glaring daggers into the woman as she was knocked violently away towards a slab of rock. When she smashed against it, some injuries plainly evident on the surface, Zerori’s eyes narrowed. Her power was lashing out wildly and, swallowing down as much rage as she could, Zerori could feel a familiar surging around her chest as the infection started to ease its way slowly from her chest up towards her shoulder.
No. She was absolutely NOT going to let this demonic blood take over.
Closing her eyes as Arias’ words reached her – begging… it was such a satisfying sensation to receive it. But from a woman… it felt wrong. She felt wrong.
She would have never harmed her children. At least… not intentionally. By the gods, I don’t… want to do this again. When she opened her eyes, the rubelite sheen of her impending transformation would gradually fade and the rapidly whipping crack of her red aura would fade away. What white hair that had appeared would fade back into a darker shade as Zerori’s the words appease her into a lesser state. Her chest hurt – insanely so and she could feel the constant throbbing of the infection just lying there – waiting for her to lose it again.
Taking a step towards Arias, Zerori felt her body shoot a jolt of electricity up her spine causing her to pause before continuing toward the grounded lass. As she got close, no doubt confusing the terrified woman, the hybrid would simply stop in front of her and lean down to present a hand to the injured woman. “Get up. This… You’ve…” She actually had no idea what to say, given that not only had arias failed… but so did she.
“…Let’s eat.” If she took her hand, Zerori would help Arias’ to her feet and attempt to bring her arm over her shoulders to help her back to the house. “…”As she did so, she said nothing but growled lowly in her throat – torn between responding to Arias’ apology with one of her own or keeping it to herself.
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Super Demon Transformation canceled.
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Post by Arias on Apr 16, 2016 1:57:33 GMT
Arias sensed Zerori's power fading away, but did not dare move from her position, her heart pounding in her chest, giving off a powerful scent of fear. She was dazed, suffering from a small concussion. She takes Zerori's hand, and gets up although it was obvious the extensive damage that she had suffered, she was lucky the concussion was a mild one. It impaired her motor skills, leaving her depending on Zerori.
Arias was worried any minute Zerori would kill her, and kill the twins. Her clothing on her lower torso had been signed, but Arias showed no signs of burning on her skin. At the mention of food, she nodded weakly. She heard the growl and got further scared, adrenaline pumping throughout her body. Arias was at a loss for words as well, being unable to say anything but at the same time feeling bad for being unable to control her own rage.
"...Zerori. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to do anything I did after I lost control. I apologize for my behavior." Arias seemed to take the initiative in trying to repair the horse-hair thin relationship between the two. Her head throbbed, and she closed her eyes as she walked with Zerori supporting her.
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Post by Zerori on Apr 17, 2016 5:54:18 GMT
By the amount of weight Zerori felt on her end, she must have been right. As they made their way to the door of Arias’ house, Zerori paused when she apologized again. Apparently, staying silent wasn’t going to work this time… Giving a deep sigh, Zerori pushed the open as she spoke. “It’s… fine, girl.” Leading her inside, Zerori walked towards the bed that Arias’ kitten laid atop of. When it saw its mistress, the kitten immediately went about meowing it’s worry to the lass as Zerori made to let her down.
Looking around, the hybrid would try and catch the first med kit she could find – which wasn’t anywhere nearby. “You got kits? Need to patch that head ‘o yours.” Waiting for the instructions, Zerori would cross her arms and just stare at the girl with an almost untrusting expression. Yet, at the same time it was clear to see her guilt by the way her eye brows were furrowed.
Finally, she spoke up while rubbing her neck and the dried blood that was there. It had long since it clotted and stopped bleeding, “You’re not entirely in the wrong, Arias.” Her voice was tired, as if this took quite a bit more of her energy than the fight had, “My intention by threatening your children – an absolutely empty threat at that – was to see what lengths you would go to protect them.” Bringing her hand back up to her face, she glanced at the blood and then back to arias pointedly, “You exceeded my expectations on how much power you have. You should be more confident as that power had me actually sweating,” Chancing a smirk, she continued.
“I was… supposed to attack you and show you that you had holes in your fighting – and you did. Quite a few. However, you were charmed so much that the pain I inflicted was felt. And that is BAD.” She looked at Arias with a stern expression. “You can hold your own through the pain but your children can NOT and had you suffered lethal injuries-? You’d have miscarried and lost them both.”
Standing away from the counter, Zerori finished. “Thinking smart will keep you safe and by association, them safe. But I was also in the wrong and I attacked you needlessly at full power.” Looking down, her face was a combination of shame and annoyance. “I am… sorry for that. Now, we need to make sure you are able to heal properly…”
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