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Post by Reikiko on Apr 10, 2016 10:54:32 GMT
(this thread will use Reikiko's 100x gravity)
It had been nearly a week now since she had perished, a week since she had arrived within the place people called Hell, and although her training with the prince of demons had begun, it was far from enough to make her truly feel pleased about the progress she was making. While King Yemma said she was one of the strongest in the universe, the bio-android felt that there was a much greater potential to her power, a potential she could only tap into once she had obtained the sacrifice that would allow her to ascend to perfection. Still, it wasn't exactly like her training was going as planned. She still struggled to take control over the Makaioken, and with Beezlebub having chosen to send her and Lillim on a little trip the bio-android couldn't help but find herself a little curious about why the demon prince seemed so excited about sending her away.
"So where are we going Lillim?"
Reikiko looked at the demon girl from behind the cover of her mask, and the demon girl seemed as eager as always to please, or at the very least tell her about their destination. Hovering from one side to another in mid-air Lillim explained with a mischievous grin.
"A special training grounds, one of the best you'll find in hell! But also one of the hardest..."
The bio-android couldn't help but blink in confusion at the statement, to hear Lillim declare that a training ground was difficult was one thing, but to call it one of the hardest was an entire different story all-together. How did a training ground even become hard?
"What do you exactly mean with a hard training ground?"
The demon girl had just led her down a path that led toward the spacious opening of a cave, an eerie darkness coming from within. Was it the lair of some beast, or was it merely the aforementioned training grounds she was going to visit?
"Exactly what I mean with those words. They call this the Cave of Shadows. Your worst fears and nightmares are given shape in here, and it seems your own inner-darkness only makes those things even stronger. I mean, it's an awesome place to train, especially if you want to master the Makaioken, but... don't go dying now?"
The concern in Lillim's tone was adorable in a way, and Reikiko laughed briefly in response as she boldly set foot into the entrance of the cave, declaring with a confident grin upon her lips.
"Impossible, I already died."
However, what she expected after entering the cave was certainly not the thing she was greet with. Reikiko found that after entering the cavern that the bio-android had not been greet by a stone-walled corridor but instead stood within the lush green scenery of the Bamboo Forest. Perhaps it was out of instinct, but the first thing she did was hover up toward the sky and fly toward the cottage, but what she found there was something she had never expected. The place she had called her home, a place with so many memories had been destroyed, only collapsed ruins left in its wake.
"What... happened here?"
Was this a part of the nightmare that Lillim mentioned? If it did it sure felt realistic, especially how she could feel the chill of the wind blowing against her body, and a familiar presence approaching her from behind.
"So you finally came back..."
The voice made Reikiko turn around, and the sight she had been greet with was one of nostalgia. A young teenager, a Saiyan hybrid was looking at her, but instead of the Crane Dogi he was wearing what appeared to be the armor of a low-class soldier of the empire.
"E...toru?"
The boy glared at her as she spoke his name, replying in a surprisingly cold tone.
"Yes Miss Reikiko, I'm surprised you remembered my name after you abandoned us all."
Wait, what?! She didn't abandon them! She died in the hope of saving them!
"Wait a moment! Did it look like that to you?!"
The child looked at her with a hint of disgust, gesturing toward the distance.
"You left us behind! In the years you were gone everything has gone to hell! Miss Kaula got captured by the empire for treason, the empire invaded Earth and with my master serving them we stood no chance! Everyone tried so hard, so many people died because you failed! Toma, Ninjin, even Vipoi! The Blue Banner Army is now but a tiny shadow of its former self ever since their boss became messed up by the queen installing something weird in him."
Was that it? Was she being blamed because Earth refused to listen to her warnings? The bio-android's eyes narrowed into a glare, seemingly replying rather harshly.
"The ones to blame are the fools who thought the empire wasn't a threat! Now where are Hikari, Letu and Kaula?"
Etoru's eyes seemed to sadden for a moment, his gaze dropping toward the ground.
"West Capitol, but you don't want to see them. They are all turned into puppets of the empire, even Miss Hikari barely is able to control herself."
West capitol, so that was where she was going to go next... Yet, before she could leave the boy looked up at her with tears in his eyes, shouting in frustration.
"Why couldn't you come back sooner?! First you leave us, and then this happens! It's unfair! If you had left you might had well stayed dead!"
The boy shouted at her, seemingly rushing in a beeline in an attempt to push her, but Reikiko slapped the boy aside with her tail, looking down upon him with a hint of annoyance.
"What is the meaning of this Etoru? Did you try to attack me?"
As Etoru slowly climbed back onto his feet his eyes narrowed while he declared in a sorrowful tone.
"The queen promised that anyone who kills you will be rewarded with a wish, if... if I get this I could wish Bing back, a true hero!"
As the boy's shout came his hair spiked upwards into the form of a Super Saiyan, his teal-colored eyes looking at her with anger. Yet Reikiko remained unfazed by his transformation, simply stepping forwards to enclose the distance.
"Is that how it will go? Are you going to betray me by siding with the very monster that caused this to happen?"
It seemed her words had hit a nerve, for Etoru jumped into the air, a fist flinging down at her that was easily caught in the palm of her hand.
"SHUT UP!"
It was no use... there seemed to be no way that her words would reach Etoru. Seemingly determined to retaliate, the moment Etoru's second fist came the bio-android grasped a hold of his wrist and tossed him into a nearby tree.
Betrayed...
Although she heard the word whispered in the back of her mind, the bio-android didn't have much time to pay attention to it, for Etoru had resumed his assault, a ki-charged rush being made at her as he started to launch a flurry of blows at her. Some of them hit their mark, yet a final one that attempted to hit her head was blocked by her hand, a harsh counter following in the form of a ki-blast into the boy's chest from point-blank, sending him reeling into the air.
"Stand down Etoru, anymore defiance and I WILL kill you..."
The boy tumbled back into an upright position, seemingly quite in pain from her earlier attack, but yet once more dived in without any strategy or tactics. A simple childish tantrum, that was brutally ended when the Bio-android disappeared into a blurry after-image, reappearing in the air above him and with an elbow-strike to the nape of his neck send him crashing into the ground, her foot grinding him onto the grass while a hand grasped for his tail.
"I will not repeat myself, your Supah Saiyajin form won't even best me in my weakened state."
Yet it was no use, the boy was visibly trying to get up again.
Punish him...
It was a suggestion she didn't need to be told twice, for her hand tightened its grip around his tail and forcefully pulled it with such might the boy started to scream in agony.
"Perhaps losing your tail will calm you down..."
Yet, as she ripped off his tail, and kicked the boy's body sideways , blood slowly dripping onto the grass she closed her eyes. Despite this being a nightmare it sure as hell was a painful one to experience, but what followed was something she didn't expect.
"You abandoned me... left everyone at the mercy of the empire... I WON'T FORGIVE YOUR BETRAYAL!"
The shout that accompanied Etoru's voice seemingly made the bio-android open her eyes, not because of the noise but the fact his aura was spiking violently, his body seemingly ascending into the state she was familiar with, the state he secretly longed to reach to challenge Zucceta...
Etoru had become a Super Saiyan 2!
--- Nightmares are scary stuff....
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Post by Reikiko on Apr 10, 2016 15:56:14 GMT
It was within the blink of an eye that Etoru disappeared from the ground, reappearing right before her eyes, while she had been barely able to block the punch he had send toward her head, the kick that followed into her flank had caused the bio-android to be rocketed off the cliff. Even her efforts to stop her body mid-flight took a while, long enough for Etoru to finish his rush to catch up with her, an elbow in her stomach sending her crashing toward the ground, a painful gasp escaping her lips. The power of an ascended Super Saiyan truly was a league above her own, that little bit that was beyond her reach in this form. Ignoring the pain her body felt from the crash she was just in time to see Etoru launch an energy beam at her, making the Bio-android leap backwards. Unfortunately her attempt to escape had been a mistake by itself, for even if she tried to spin around to retaliate, Etoru had already moved so swiftly that he was behind her, a flurry of punches following into her stomach, with a final strike being aimed at her head, a strike strong enough to send her body straight into the wall of the cliff she had been punched off from earlier.
"Is that all you have? With that power you could never have saved us! You would have never been able to help me obtain my revenge!"
The words ringed harshly in her mind, her vision blurred for a moment. Was this it, was she going to be defeated because of her misguided apprentice? The feeling of being abandoned on Vegeta was one thing, but the anger she felt at being betrayed was even worse. Slowly her mask started to crack, a part of it crumbling off as the purple aura started to slowly pour outwards. It was the dark energy of the Makaioken that was feasting upon her emotions, and as her power started to rise further.
"Wait, what is that thing?"
Etoru's voice seemed slightly surprised at the energy that poured out of her body, but by now she could barely hear him anymore.
He betrayed us...
A sudden burst of speed came from the Bio-android, and although Etoru's fist had lunged forwards, he found his knuckle brushing past her head as Reikiko's knee struck him within the stomach, a sudden spin of her leg sending him reeling backwards. Although the boy tried to recover from her attack it seemed Reikiko had started to accelerate at such a speed that her body was turning into a blur. One strike after another, invisible to the ascended Saiyan's eye struck him, almost tossing him around like a rag doll, and when finally she reappeared right before him, her knee striking his chin and throwing him off his feet, she finished the chain by making a small leap, her leg swinging downwards to knock him into the ground.
There is only one punishment.
Reikiko could feel the boy's energy slowly waning, his transformation subdued from a mixture of his injuries and childish fear surfacing.
"M-Miss Reikiko, d-d-d-don't kill me."
The poor boy staggered backwards, his bruised and battered body trying to enlarge the distance as he tried to crawl away to regain his freedom as Reikiko marched toward him, her hand lowering toward the collar of his shirt and pulled him upward, her expression still one of true neutrality.
"T-Thank you Miss Reikiko, I swear I won't do it agai---"
However, by the time the boy was going to finish his sentence he found that Reikiko's hand had become coated in a layer of sharpened energy, stabbing straight through his chest.
The only punishment for betrayal is death.
Tears started to roll down his eyes, the pain making him stagger backwards as her hand withdrawn, and slowly he started to collapse onto his knees.
"I-I just... didn't... want to be alone."
Was that why he wanted to revive Bing, so that he could have his master back to destroy the loneliness that consumed the boy's heart? Despite the mask that covered her face Reikiko could feel it, the tears that were dripping down her cheeks, and the cries of her heart, yet at the same time it also seemed to provoke the dark energy within her further.
"I warned you... If you tried to betray me, I would end our bond, and your life..."
Yet despite those harsh words she couldn't help but give a final glance at the boy's corpse before she started to lift her body upwards into the air. Her next destination was the West Capitol, a place that contained quite a lot of her memories, and it was also supposed to be the location Kaula, Letu and Hikari were at. However, it seemed that her plan would be slightly delayed, because while she was flying over the western frontiers she discovered a rather curious presence, one that brought a powerful nostalgia within her. Her body wrapped inside the purple aura of the Makaioken she started to fly toward the source of it, landing on the lookout several minutes afterwards to find something she had never expected. It was Scargot, her father who looked with a hint of grief in his eyes at her.
"My child, you shouldn't have come..."
Reikiko couldn't help but rush toward the man, but before she could even reach him a shadow rushed forwards, a ki projectile exploding right before her, and as the dust settled...
"Yo, if it isn't the Beetle Girl again, you pulled quite a nasty number on me last time."
That voice... While at first she wanted to say it was Vipoi, the moment the dust settled it appeared Realigner Red had reappeared, however he had been wearing the attire of a Solar Saiyan soldier. So it was true... even Vipoi had fallen.
"If you came to play with Daddy, I'd have to let you know that Zucceta says hello, and that she took your daddy's mind along with her greeting!"
The robot taunted her teasingly, a sudden spasm coming from the Namekian's body, a scream being made by Scargot as it seemed his expression turned from one of grief into a blank zombie-like state.
"Otou-san.... I...I...I..."
The cracks on her mask seemed to intensify as her sorrow grown larger by the moment, a sudden Kiai shout accompanying her tearful cry.
"OUT OF THE WAY TINCAN!"
Her body rushed forwards, and yet even while empowered by the Makaioken the android was more than swift enough to parry her kick and force her backwards again.
"Calm down for a moment, your daddy isn't dead, well he isn't alive either. GUESS HE BECAME LIKE THE KAMI YOU COULDN'T SAVE!"
The android's vile laughter made the bio-android growl as the aura started to expand further, seemingly stirring a reaction from the corrupted android.
"Weird, you weren't said to possess an empowerment technique. Wonder if you hit a System Error..."
Oh gods she was pissed....
---- Reikiko has started embracing the darkness of the Makaioken...
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Post by Reikiko on Apr 12, 2016 8:38:22 GMT
With her heart slowly being consumed by grief and anger it was no wonder that Reikiko lashed out like a savage beast. She first charged straight at the corrupted android, a punch being aimed toward his face, but when Realigner Red easily intercepted the blow with the palm of his hand Reikiko pulled backwards, a leg sweeping upwards to hit him in the shoulder. Even if she had landed her blow cleanly, the android was only grind slightly sideways over the stone tiles, but before he could retaliate she resumed her movements. Pulling her leg back and accelerating her body further, her body moving behind the android as she struck his back with her knee. Perhaps it was the fact that her attacks had so little effect that Reikiko steadily grown more and more agitated, and the more she allowed her anger to influence her, the more openings her attack pattern revealed... and there was no doubt the android had calculated this.
When Reikiko's flurry of rapid attacks made her reappear before the android, attempting to strike him she was just in time to see him raise his arm, the hand seemingly coming off to reveal a large torrent of energy being gathered inside the limb.
"Shit!"
Cursing in anger Reikiko was barely fast enough to leap backwards, her arms raised up in a guarding position while the beam send her flying further into the air, till at last its power grown lesser and finally faded away. Vipoi had always been powerful, and this Realigner Red merely confirmed her thoughts on that matter.
"Reikiko above you!"
Scargot's words surprised the bio-android, a feeling of relief washed over her at the though her father could still be expected, yet while she looked upwards the warning had come too late. The android had already reached her, his ambush starting in the form of a painful punch at the back of her head, the attack making her stagger forwards, but before she could recover the android had appeared before her, a knee strike in her stomach making her let out a pained gasp, when finally he pulled his arms overhead, slamming them down onto her back, the sheer strength of it pummeling her like a projectile straight into the ground.
"Calculations tell me your chances of a victory are below zero, guess you went from hero to zero!"
The android laughed wickedly at her, raising his hand into the air as it seemed he was clearly trying to charge up a corrupted version of his Mega Nega Bomb that Vipoi had once shown during the events at West Capitol. Although she could have tried to interrupt him, her body had given a rather painful sting, paralyzing her long enough for him to act.
"Game-Over!"
Realigner Red smirked in mischief at his taunt, throwing the bomb down at Reikiko. Was this it, was she about to be defeated by the very friend who had turned his back at her? The one who had the power to help her stop the empire?! However, as the sphere was halfway down its trajectory she felt a burst of energy, the sight of Scargot rushing past her and jumping to intercept the bomb, screaming in pain as the combined restrains of the mind control device were struggling to deal with his defiance, but the bomb was also steadily being pushed back by the former Kami. His power had been unnatural compared to what it normally was, almost as if he had been using some sort of ability that made him far stronger than normally, but in return also was draining him of his life essence, and just as she had feared the moment the bomb exploded in the air and Scargot's burnt body collapsed on the ground before her, she felt barely any life coming from the man.
Even her amplified rage couldn't stop the overwhelming concern for her adoptive father as she knelt down beside his body, watching his horrible state, but fortunately the metallic device on his body had been burnt away.
"Otou-san!"
Scargot smiled weakly at her, raising a hand toward her, one she grasped firmly.
"I knew you would return... I knew you would come to... save us..."
Tears started to roll down her cheeks at the gentle voice of the Kami, her heart clearly torn by grief at the fact someone had still believed in her after all those days. Scargot would always have supported her, no matter what happened.
"Otou-san don't die..."
The voice was no longer that of the hardened warrior, but the little child that had once been raised upon the lookout, and yet all Scargot could do was gently raise his hand to brush her cheek, whispering gently.
"I'm so proud of you my daughter... you became so strong... and yet your kindness... never died..."
Yet as the hand slowly dropped to the floor, his body fading away as only ashes remained Reikiko's sobs started to become more intense, her mask cracking further as half of it had crumbled away.
"PAPA!!!!"
The scream was accompanied with a powerful Kiai, one enough to send even the android staggering, his eyes blinking briefly in bewilderment as the purple aura had grown more intense.
"Initial scans are saying your power has risen by roughly fifty percent, I guess that means your power level is at least over nine thousand!"
Yet it was a taunt he would regret, for Reikiko had disappeared from sight, her body moving at such a speed Realigner Red had only been able to turn partly around to see her reappear behind him, a violent shoulder-tackle sending him downwards, while at the same time she started to pound her fists into his body, a brutal barrage that even as the two of them landed into the ground continued. Even with his attempt to defend or retaliate, the punches came with such speed and strength his metallic body was starting to dent and rupture, here and there gaps appearing in his human-like skin. It was clear that Reikiko was gaining an inhuman strength, but at what cost? When her hand raised itself upwards he thought he had the chance to counter, a hand attempting to reach upwards but...
"KIKOHO!"
There was not even an attempt to form a window with her hands, instead literally firing it from only one hand, but the beam came with such strength it literally consumed the entire upper-body of the android, the heat of the ray scorching against her body when finally the battle reached its ending, making her slowly get up with unsteady steps.
"I... need to find them, before it's too late..."
Allowing the essence of the Namekian gene to flow through her body she started to regenerate her injuries, swiftly heading into the direction of West Capitol. If only she had been aware that the events that would unfold there, had been a point of no return... a battle that would hurt her so much emotionally that the price she would paid had been too much...
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Post by Reikiko on Apr 13, 2016 6:35:44 GMT
A dream... Everyone has dreams or ambitions, right? It's something that gives you a reason to live, a reason to fight and struggle through the hardships of reality. Although Reikiko had many ambitions, some of them so grandiose they might had seemed impossible, there was one wish she considered the most precious to hear. It was a dream she had long longed for, the desire to create her own paradise. A beautiful place where she could live together with her beloved family. It didn't need to be anything grand, just a place where she could live together with them forever, without the fear of conflicts tearing them away. She had always pictured it perfectly within her mind: Hikari who was always taking care of them, ensuring that they would never get themselves in troubles... she truly was like an elder sister when it came to that caring and responsible nature of her. Kaula who loved teasing Letu, while the poor girl was too embarrassed by all the teasing. She loved how different they were from one another, yet all of them were united through a mysterious bond. However, it was a dream she would never be allowed to see becoming a reality, for the empire intended to destroy it in the most painful way.
She had just arrived at the outskirts of West Capitol when a spike of energy, alongside several shouts made her feel incredibly wary about what was going on, yet at the same time Reikiko couldn't help but find the urge to investigate. It took only a few moments for her to arrive at the location the noise came from, and to her shock she discovered something she had not expected. A small platoon of men, seemingly wearing the Blue Banner Army's KAOS uniform were charging from a building, seemingly spearheaded by a person that made her heart skip a beat. It was little Yuki, the Chimera spawn raising a hand into the sky.
"Yuki will fight with everyone! Let us rescue Hikari-mama and Le-mama!"
And yes, just as the child declared she saw that Yuki's enemies were the ones Reikiko never wished to see, a battle that was never meant to be. Hikari and Letu were both wearing the same metallic contraption around their necks that her father did, and as they ascended into their Super Saiyan transformations the area turned into a battlefield. The brave soldiers were seemingly trying to occupy the mind-controlled Letu, while Yuki was clashing with Hikari.
"Yuki! Please hide somewhere! I-I don't want to hurt you!"
"No! Yuki won't run! Yuki will save Hikari-mama! If Yuki saves all the mamas then... Then Rei-mama will return to us!"
The words caused her eyes to get teary, her body coated in a layer of energy as she dashed forwards, seemingly hoping to help her daughter. It seemed she had just arrived in time to stop Hikari from punching Yuki, intercepting her fist with the palm of her hand, and the sudden arrival of herself seemingly caused a startled reaction.
"R...Rei?" "Rei-mama?!"
Hikari's expression had turned into one of disbelief, tears slowly gathering in her eyes. The bio-android smiled briefly, seemingly noticing that Hikari seemingly was in a state similar to that of her father, a state where she fought desperately against the control of that peculiar device. However, any sense of relief was washed away when Hikari suddenly let out a scream, grasping her head in pain.
"It's that device, isn't it? I'll remove it!"
However, before she even had the chance to act a Kiai blown her slightly backwards, making her stagger to regain her footing, feeling the worried little hands of her daughter press against her back in the hope of steadying her.
"Rei-mama... Yuki missed Rei-mama..."
Reikiko couldn't help but find herself filled with a warmth she had long forgotten since her arrival in hell, those bittersweet feelings at Yuki's gentle words seemingly giving her strength to fight onwards.
"I'm sorry for being late Yuki. I promise, I'll save our family!"
The bio-android dashed forwards, seemingly ignoring the wild punch Hikari tossed her way, and while a hand attempted to reach the device she felt a sudden shock of electricity run through her body, forcing her to release the collar.
"It doesn't work Rei! This device will kill me if it's removed--- I'd rather die by your hand than to become a slave to the empire and hurt those I love!"
Reikiko glared at Hikari, a hand raised to slap her cheek while declaring in a sorrowful tone.
"Don't give up so quickly! As long as you keep on fighting I WILL save everyone, just give me a moment to figure out how to deal with this."
However, it was at that moment Reikiko heard a worried voice resound from nearby.
"Rei-mama, watch out!"
She had just barely been given enough time to see Letu with her sword unsheathed dashing toward her from behind, seemingly intending to pierce her upon its blade, but before it could reach her little Yuki had darted before her, desperately trying to shield her mother from the fatal blow. To Reikiko it seemed like time slowed down, the sight of Letu's blade piercing Yuki's chest, the only response from one of her lovers at the act of killing her daughter being the tears that rolled from her otherwise blank expression.
"YUKI!"
As Letu's blade was pulled backwards Reikiko was about to rush forwards, but before such an action could even be done she felt a powerful blow to the back of her head, enough to blur her vision and a second blow sending her plummeting straight toward the ground. A pained cough came from the bio-android as her mind recalled what happened moments ago, and discarding her own injuries she crawled back onto her feet, noticing that the body of the Chimera child had collapsed onto the surface a few steps away from her.
"Rei-mama..."
It was a feeble whisper, yet Reikiko cradled the body of her child, trying her best to help lessen the bleeding but to no avail, that piercing attack had hit her in a fatal way. Her remaining hand gently reached for Yuki's cheek, hearing the child whisper once more.
"Yuki... fought hard to save everyone... Yuki believed that Rei-mama would return if Yuki was a good girl. Yuki... was a good girl, right?"
If earlier she had been crying, then now she had been bawling like a baby, tears rolling freely down her cheeks as her mask started to crack further away, the last fragments slowly dissolving.
"You were an amazingly good girl Yuki, the best daughter I could have ever wished for."
It seemed those words pleased the child, for she smiled brightly at her, causing Reikiko to feel as if that smile was another stab in her heart.
"It's getting dark Rei-mama... Does it mean... Yuki need to go to sleep?"
The question was too much for Reikiko to answer, hugging the child against her chest as she whispered in a desperate attempt to conceal her sorrow and sound cheerful.
"Yes Yuki, it's time to sleep. Rei-mama will be with you till you fall asleep."
The child nodded her head gently, seemingly trying to close her eyes while whispering gently.
Yuki will... finally be able to play with Rei-mama once... Yuki wakes up.
Yet there would be no more waking up, for moments after those words were spoken and Yuki's life energy faded away her body dissolved into dust, quite alike to how she herself had perished on Vegeta.
"...."
She slowly rose onto her feet, the last fragments of her mask dissolving while Reikiko raised her gaze toward Hikari and Letu, just to realize something was different from the two of them. No attempts to attack, and those grieving looks on their faces had shown her that even the mind-controlled Letu felt the pain of the loss Reikiko just had to endure.
"Please Rei..."
Hikari's plea made the bio-android nod her head weakly, raising both her hands at each of them, a sphere of energy gathering. She heard Letu say something, an apologize but all the bio-android could do was smile sadly in response as the spheres were launched at both of them, seemingly detonating as neither tried to dodge or block the attack, the explosion burning away the bodies that had become puppets. Even if this was a nightmare, it had become too much for her, and almost in a zombie-like state she walked further toward that last presence she felt, the last one she might had been able to save from the twisted schemes of the empire. It was only a bit later that she found her, standing quietly in the center of a street, and while the stormy grey clouds had started to let the rain pour down upon them she heard words she had not expected..
"Welcome home darling..."
Even if that endearing term was not used that often, when she heard it from her it felt like the urge to cry had already returned.
"Kaula... why... why did this happened?"
Kaula smiled sorrowfully at her, shaking her head gently in response.
"It wasn't your fault, even I was angry when I saw what Queenie did to Bing, and when I lost you that day even I lost control over myself. Unfortunately I lacked the strength to avenge you, and as a result..."
She raised a hand toward her scarf, removing it to reveal the collar around her neck.
"Wait, even you---"
The hybrid nodded her head with a weak smile.
"My punishment as a traitor. Although I been hiding the fact I could barely resist it. However, all those years made me tired Rei... The pain, the memories of what happened to everyone we loved or cared for. But I endured. Because I wanted to see you one last time."
Reikiko couldn't help but feel a certain dread at those words, and yet while she tried to dash forwards her wife's aura burned brightly outwards, her ascended super saiyan form blocking her approach.
"Wait Kaula!"
The sword that was slowly drawn, the way she held it... it was enough for the bio-android's fears to be confirmed.
"I'd rather die... than to harm you."
The moment that followed was one that turned the nightmare in a literal hell, the sword that dug forwards into her own chest just as the bio-android broke past Kaula's barrier, the blood splatters hitting her as she caught her lover's body during its collapse.
"Heh... guess the roles are reversed this time."
Yet no words would follow after that, disbelief and shock making her look at the lifeless corpse of her lover. It was at that moment, the moment that Kaula died that she had truly lost everything. A loud-pitched scream followed, and finally as her purple aura flared into a blazing inferno that consumed her, the body of the bio-android seemingly had disappeared into the flames... The darkness had taken her...
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Post by Reikiko on Apr 14, 2016 3:39:41 GMT
They say that death is not the end of a journey, but merely a respite into another. However, what happens when it's not the body, but the heart that dies? For Reikiko it felt like she had been plunged into a cold sea of darkness, and her body had long lost the will to fight. She merely continued to drown deeper and deeper inside the darkness, till she reached what appeared to be the surface, her body collapsing lightly onto its back. She had lost everything, all she had fought for, all she had cared for had been destroyed by the Solar Saiyan Empire. Despite the cries of her heart not a single tear followed anymore, and yet despite all the exhaustion that weighted down upon her Reikiko found herself instinctively climbing back onto her feet. However, this time it wasn't Scargot who greet her. Instead a shadowy figure was barely recognizable in the distance.
"It hurts, doesn't it?"
The question surprisingly enough was spoken in her own voice, yet as the figure came close its features didn't became visible. Certainly it was shaped like a humanoid, it even resembled her, but there was something darker and more sinister about it. Although she had heard the question, she couldn't find the will to reply, especially with her sorrowful look telling more than enough. She lost everything, and as her hands were raised before her, gazing quietly at them she felt that even despite King Yemma's words, that she was one of the strongest beings in the universe, she truly lacked the power to protect what mattered.
"We lost everything we loved..."
Etoru betrayed her, his treachery leading to the death of her former apprentice. Her father had been enslaved by the empire, the wicked machinery trying to claim his mind, but his love for her made him act at the last moment. Vipoi... although he had the best interests in mind for Earth, she felt his actions had been a slap in her face, the jealousy and fear at her obtaining her true power preventing her from defeating the empire. No, there was no doubt in her mind that Vipoi was no longer a friend, or even an ally. Hikari and Letu, two of her loved ones, forced to turn their blades upon her, the battle not only claiming their lives, but also took her daughter's. Then Kaula...
"It was because of our weakness."
The shadowy figure spoke in a soft, almost sympathetic tone as it enclosed the distance. She felt so tired, and so sad at having lost everything she cared for. If only she could make death become finale. If only she could...
"Why do you resist, why do you continue to fight? You fought so hard, fought so long when you never needed to do it."
It was true, this was never her fight, never her battle but she still fought because she cared about others, and now they were gone... and only regrets remained."
The shadowy figure raised her arms, as if attempting to embrace her, and the words that followed were a temptation she couldn't resist.
"It's time to put your gloves on the wall Reikiko, you deserve to finally sleep, to finally dream of the future you deserved."
A dream... to forget the hardships of reality? She sighed softly at how pleasant it sounded, and when she finally closed her eyes something unusual happened. She found herself back upon the floating island of Avalon, as if it had been repaired entirely. A beautiful and sunny spring morning while she heard the sound of laughter coming from nearby.
"Yuki says to wait! Yuki isn't as fast as Eto-ru-ru or Char-Char!"
Approaching the direction of the voice and the laughter that accompanied it Reikiko discovered her daughter seemingly playing in the flower fields, playing a game of tag with Etoru and Charlene. The sudden calling of her name made her blink in surprise while in the distance Cipher and Porsalynne, accompanied by a grinning Vipoi who had brought alone a box of donuts, and Liang who was seemingly seated under the shake of a tree reading an intergalactic girls paradise magazine. The sight of it made her chuckle, but the voice that followed made her turn around in surprise, for it was the voice that once belonged to her murderer.
"Yo~ Rei, came to check on Yuki?"
The greeting of the grey-haired Guardian made Reikiko instinctively step backwards, but to her surprise he seemed human once more, while Maeve stood beside him, her belly seemingly having grown a bit since the last time they met.
"Don't worry Reikiko, we'll make sure she'll get home safely. It's the least we can do for you after you helped us create this peaceful future. Also, you might want to return home already, I heard your father went to visit, he's eager to talk to you."
Nodding her head lightly at Maeve Reikiko said her goodbyes to the duo, and started to walk back alongside the path she had come from. Along the road she saw many people, Katsu and the peculiar entourage of SCAR eagerly working at some new invention, Ninjin, Toma, Daiki and Zexama seemingly training at a small dojo upon the island. Even Defrosch who she had only met once seemed to be there, and even if their greeting was short she really had a pleasant feeling at seeing everyone so relaxed and without any concerns.
Upon arriving at a large cottage within a forest-like place the bio-android saw Scargot walking up at her, a sheepish grin on the Namekian's lips.
"My child, I see that you have returned from your walk? I won't bother you too long, since there is a surprise waiting for you."
A surprise? Reikiko couldn't help but blink in confusion as Scargot stepped over to her, gently resting a hand on her shoulder while he whispered gently.
"The answer you asked me for last time? I gave it some consideration: What is truly important is to possess the will to make everyone experience happiness, something you did today Reikiko. Your actions, to create Avalon anew throughout the galaxy allowed everyone to experience this paradise. In my eyes you are already a Kami."
What is truly important... is that I can live happily with those I love forever...
Reikiko nodded her head at the Namekian's words, yet when she inquired about the surprise he merely smirked as the bio-android approached the cottage, opening the door and stepped inside, just to find her mouth get agape from shock.
"Welcome home darling~"
The three voices that greet her caused Reikiko's gaze to shift from one to another, and if anyone else had seen them they would have likely understood why. Hikari, Letu and Kaula had all been wearing a rather skimpy maid outfit, but what truly shocked her, well aside from all the skin being revealed and the cleavage was the fact that they all had cat ears and tails!
"W-Wait what is this?!"
However, before she could even finish speaking someone had closed the door behind her, and Kaula eagerly guided her further into the cottage, explaining with a smirk.
"You been so busy lately with Avalon that we thought you might need some 'distractions'."
Wel, it certainly was distracting, especially with how the three of them were seemingly rather eager to hug her. However, she couldn't help but smile at the scene, the warmth that filled her heart... making her wish she could stay like this forever.
In the meanwhile as she found herself enamored by this dream, something else was happening within the nightmare. Amidst the fallen rain her motionless body had slowly been stirred again, getting back on its feet while a masculine voice came from behind her.
"Back to die a second time?"
That voice... There was no doubt it was the robotic servant of the queen of the empire. However, there was clearly something different about Reikiko, that pitch-black aura that wrapped like a mantle around her, her body slowly turning sideways to gaze at him, her lips curving up into a smirk.
"Bad timing to show up, very bad timing."
And outside the cave Lillim couldn't help but tremble lightly at the malevolent energy that was pouring out of the cave. There was no doubt that something was happening to Reikiko, the wicked energy of the Makaioken flowing outwards from the cave, but what would it do to Reikiko? Secretly she couldn't help but fear the question: Is this worth it? Would Beelzebub's teachings truly make Reikiko powerful? Or would it destroy her in the process?
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Post by Reikiko on Apr 14, 2016 5:52:13 GMT
It was within the blink of an eye that the two warriors had moved, and although Reikiko found herself on the offensive, it felt like she was doing little to no harm on the cyborg. Her fist collided against his metallic arm, her leg barely made the man even move as she kicked him at full speed. No, even the corrupted energy coursing through her body wasn't enough to stop the cyborg. Even as she was on the offensive Bing merely smirked at her, raising his human hand to send a fist crashing violently into her stomach, the attack making her stagger backwards while he started his own assault. Where Reikiko was speed, the cyborg was brutal strength and endurance, his punches carrying the weight of the titans as each hit felt like it would have shattered every bone in her body if the circumstances were different. Yet Reikiko couldn't care. As the Cyborg's fist hit her in the stomach a second time Reikiko's left hand swiftly grasped it, reinforcing her grip with her tail while smirking at the Cyborg.
"You wouldn't---"
The corrupted warrior merely grinned in response, raising her remaining hand toward him.
"KI..."
Even as he tried to struggle she refused to let him go, her grip only tightening further, even as the pain was taking its toll upon her.
"Ko..."
A growl followed while the bio-android prepared her for the moment that was about to follow, shouting in anger.
"HO!"
The beam was unleashed in a violent maelstrom of energy, burning the upper-body of the cyborg, but when the beam subdued and the scorched remains of Bing still seemed very alive, the headbut alongside her own injuries made Reikiko stagger backwards, the sight of the Crane's End technique being charged making her snarl.
"That cursed technique..."
It led to her death, and likely Kaula's also... her rage started to seep further outwards as her control over the aura slipped further away.
"You're about to die a second time Crane!"
Yet Reikiko couldn't help but glare the most vicious look at him she ever gave someone, raising her hands into the familiar pose of the Kikoho.
"Hah! Want another clash? We both know how this will end!"
Yet Reikiko's glare turned into a grin as she took a deep breath.
"This isn't like last time... You and Zucceta made me lose everything, with nothing left to fight for, aside from my revenge I WILL END YOU!"
The aura that flared outwards was no longer merely corrupted, the cyborg could have sworn the very appearance of Reikiko seemed to distort for a moment, as if a shadow was possessing her.
"MAKAIOKEN TIMES TWENTY KIKOHO!"
The shout that accompanied the unleashing of the twisted energy was almost like a Kiai, making the cyborg fire his technique, but by the time his attack reached halfway Reikiko had unleashed her own attack, the pitch-black colored attack tearing violently through the attack of the cyborg, and after a moment consumed him into its blazing inferno, the attack causing the scenery around them to dissolve, and instead Reikiko merely collapsed onto her knees, her breathing ragged.
"mfff..."
A stifling sound came from here for a moment, before it started to slowly sound like a laugh.
"haha..."
The feeling only intensified as she started to laugh in an almost maniacal way, the sound of it resounding through the entire cave.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
It continued for at least several moments before it slowly started to die down, her gaze looking down at the fragments of her mask, her lips curving into a smirk.
She who lives within the dream desires only the dream Will sacrifice anything for the dream And wishes for the dream to be eternal...
Yes, that would be her gift to the world, she would force the entire galaxy into the same dream as that naive girl was experiencing.
"Don't worry, soon everyone will be joining us."
Yet as she rose back onto her feet, crushing the mask that had restrained her power for so long a sudden sensation came over her, one that curiously enough caused her eyes to tear up.
"What... is this?"
This presence... there was no doubt that Kaula had appeared within the afterlife, making the bio-android feel a tiny ember of hope rekindled with her heart, and yet it seemed fate was about to crush her in the worst possible of ways. The bio-android had left the cave, looking at Lillim as she declared in a bemused tone.
"Where do new souls arrive Lillim?"
However, it seemed Reikiko's question had been anticipated, because the demon girl's expression had saddened, shaking her head lightly.
"You'll never see her again Reikiko... It seems her judgment has been decided..."
Her gaze that was lifted upwards made Reikiko follow it, the meaning behind it quickly understood as she seemingly felt even that last ember of hope fade away. She truly... was all alone...
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