DB - Death of a Pure Soul at a Picnic

[2020-10-15 17:04] *[user]Kayel[/user] let Galen cart along the traditional checkered pic of nic'ing blanket while she cradled a single capsule in waiting  kept in her cupped hands. Capsules were one of the rare technologies that didn't seem so frightening or weird. [color=cyan]"Is good to has the breaks.. Not breaks like the owin' breaks but breaks like the stop times of doin' so muches stuffs to do others stuffs. Tankoo for spendin' this times of breaks with me Mister Galen and not tellin' no one we was comin' here's. I miss the Earth forests.."[/color] Hence not far from West City, the two walked along with Kayel mostly leading to pick out the perfect spot for their outting. It didn't take long for the girl to pick a nice grassy clearing where the trees wavered massive lush tops overhead with the sky peeking through. Kayel gave a worn but pleased smile, her lack of some energy and pep showcasing in her dulled gaze. Her tail curled and uncurled, used to then point at the ground. [color=cyan]"Is a good spot for the blanket Mister Galen?? When you puts it down i can does the caps foods stuff!"[/color]
[2020-10-15 17:13] [user]Galen Striker[/user]: "mmm... agreed..." He smiled as he walked alongside Kayel. True to his word he was more than happy to take a break with the young Saiyan, and was actually wearing vacation style clothing for the occasion... A floral pattern shirt, shorts, sunglasses, and a hat to keep the sun out along with a pair of flip flops on his feet... It probably looked silly but he didnt' seem to care all that much.

Once they had reached the spot Kayel wanted to use, he glanced around and took up position, shaking the blanket out to its full size and trying to get it to flutter down just right onto the grass. "There we are... alright Kayel it's ready for you."
[2020-10-15 17:20] *[user]Endive[/user] timely arrived, at the speed of nonchalant and magic. Hands in his denim pockets, bare feet walking over grass and rocks and around baby trees. He emerged from between two trees, some distance away, and then emerged from between two others, a good distance further than that. Until, queerly, like something from an MC. Escher painting, he emerged from behind a tree much closer to the picnicing duo than a mere tenth of a second ago. Shaggy and bearded as ever, floppy hat on his head and with his blue aviator sunglasses on, regardless of the time of day. This was not a far distance from his usual haunt, and it was firmly within his domain to be carousing. And so, here he was.

[color=green]"Good day, you two. Fast approaching a break?"[/color] He joked, leaning against a tree with his left palm.

[2020-10-15 22:06] *[user]Spinra[/user] walking into Suka town Spinra could feel someone coming, but with the rate, she was heading to Sukatown, there was no way she was going to make it before this strangely familiar power. Though once getting close enough Spinar could see this weird bigfoot looking creature in town, which just confused her. “What the hell is that thing.” She muttered out. [color=pink]“Uhh, hello? Human?”[/color] Spinra said, still stiff as all hell from being under her gravity, but seeing the tail. [color=pink]“Saiyan? Hey? Uhh, you looking for someone stranger?”[/color] Spinra asked confused, slowly but surely, getting closer to Caulifla.
[2020-10-15 22:07] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] watched as Spinra took off in the direction she pointed, then she looked at Kayel, easily able to tell something is wrong, but she just put on a big smile. "[color=purple]Hmm..[/color]" She hummed a little for a second, seeing Kayel's uneasyness building more. "[color=purple]Be careful, Kayel~[/color]" She said before the girl ran off, hoping that she would be okay. Suka then turned to look at Endive. "[color=purple]I need to be getting back to Sukatown, feel free to stop by whenever you want![/color]" She said, smiling to the green Saiyan before she turned to watch Galan just vanish, blinking a few times before shrugging it off.

Suka took off into the air and above the trees, heading back towards Sukatown. After flying for a little while, she made it back, landing to her feet near the oasis. Suka smiled wide when she saw the street lights on as it started to turn off dusk, she seemed very happy with the progress of her little village. Suka went to check on some things in her tree hut, namely, what she sent the clone to do, the clone was long finished and poofed a while ago, her kitchen was now hooked up with all sorts of modern appliances and fully functioning! Once she was done checking out her kitchen, she headed into her extra room where she checked on a few things there.

Suka stepped outside, spotting Spinra and Caulifla, just leaning against her balcony railing, watching them for right now.
[2020-10-15 22:10] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] blinked at that voice, still floating closer, before turning around and grinning. [color=]"Hey, Spinra right? It's me, the Caulifla with a tail! I uh.... figured out how to master Super Saiyan 4, so I've decided to stay in it."[/color] She exclaimed eagerly, wanting to show off her new form. She had some more muscle than a Universe 6 Saiyan usually did for sure...
[2020-10-15 22:11] [user]Superior Caulifla[/user]: blinked at that voice, still floating closer, before turning around and grinning. [color=red]"Hey, Spinra right? It's me, the Caulifla with a tail! I uh.... figured out how to master Super Saiyan 4, so I've decided to stay in it."[/color] She exclaimed eagerly, wanting to show off her new form. She had some more muscle than a Universe 6 Saiyan usually did for sure...
[2020-10-15 22:13] *[user]Endive[/user] and then there was one.

Well. Finishing off his pancake, he wiped his chin, took care of the spread, and pocketed the whole thing inside of a handy bag. Exactly how one puts a whole picnic blanket covered in pancake materials into a handbag, one could hardly say with much scientific scrutiny. Unless you are Mr. Briefs. But he? He uses magic. Tucking the bag into his pants pocket, he strreeeeeetched, opened his awareness, and then went to go look for Kayel at a leisurely pace. The 'odor' of misc. kinds of magics hanging in the air, from time, to life and light, helped things. He somewhat suspected the time magic was not Galen's own- inspecting demon magic too close, he'd discovered, was detrimental. Not to him, but for the viewer being obsered. It was better not to examine something so vulnerable to corruption merely by examining it. And so, he did not.

But the faint trace and trail of Kayel, he could. Undoubtedly, she'd be quite fine by the time he got to wherever she went. If it was within his capacity to follow. He wasn't hurrying. Tiny legs got short distances in a hurry.
[2020-10-15 22:17] *[user]Spinra[/user] blinked for a moment, Super Saiyan four looking nothing what she thought it would. [color=pink]“W-Well I see… And yeah Spinra is right. Wow, so that is Super Saiyan Four huh? Well, what is next for you, huh?”[/color] Spinra asked not sure what to make out of this power, it felt incredible, like nothing she thought possible, be she could tell that it was only a fraction of the power, and if she was like any sort of Saiyan from universe seven, she was itching for an excuse to use it. [color=pink]“It is incredible. Got a target in mind to use that thing against-”[/color] Spinra cut off as she dropped down to a knee under the weight, then slowly forcing herself back up to both feet.
[2020-10-15 22:26] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] blinked back as she saw Spinra suddenly trip? What.... oh, she must be training! Smart girl, Earth does have lighter gravity than Salada after all. [color=red]"Right now? I'm gonna test it out a bit and refine it, refine me. This is basically my ceiling right now... when I'm not hiding my power."[/color] Caulifla admitted with a sheepish grin. [color=red]"In fact, talking with you helped push me towards tryin ta meditate... and thats what I needed, it was my last step!"[/color] She's only not helping Spinra up because she hasn't asked for it
[2020-10-15 22:28] *[user]Kayel[/user] continued to run, bare feet aching as her arms spread out and eyes shut. Despite not seeing where exactly she was going, it didn't quite matter as something else on a scale beyond sight guided her steps instead. That aura flared, the emphasis on fear fleeting to the creatures and life she passed, but stirring the commotion of scattering birds and wildlife desperate to escape in flight instinct. her head lifted, tears wiped back by the windy onslaught and she could almost relate it to flight and pretend with that limited, fragmented imagination she had.

Kayel had to, locked in a desperation of her own. Magic changed people.. and it had been a slap to the face that she hadn't quite confronted when it came to Demigra being corrupted. All she could picture was the terror of the memory, the fangs and drool of his hunger in that all consuming darkness. What could she, a little girl do but be pinned under him and his claws? Faced with a potential impending doom by the very man she respected and adored, looked up to as her teacher, her best friend and more of a father figure than any other?... The flood gates of tears opened and she cried as she ran, unaware for the time being of that green aura, that green violent ki lashing out at the earth and landscape about her with an unbridled age of a suppressed little legendary.
[2020-10-15 22:34] *[user]Spinra[/user] was glad that Caulilfla didn’t help, made her feel like someone from her old days. Hearing that she made a leap in her progress, Spinra smiled [color=pink]“Y-Yeah, that’s good… Keep improving… Because one day I am going to fight you… And when I beat you… It will make the victory so much sweeter”[/color] Spinra said, declaring a challenge to herself more than the Super Saiyan in front of herself. [color=pink]“Though I won’t lie.. That is still years away… But don’t you dare blink… Or I’ll be on your heels.”[/color]
[2020-10-15 22:37] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] grinned viciously. She liked the sound of that, a proper rivalry. Oh sure, she was on Son Goku's heels, but she knew that to beat Ultra Instinct needed more than just power, so she'd need technique for that. But to have a Rival who's actively chasing after her position? Well... [color=red]"Give it your best shot, I look forward to when you come to challenge me![/color]" She insisted... and deciding to keep quiet about how Kale is probably just as strong, if not stronger in the time since she'd last seen her Protege.[color=red]"Now plant your feet, and get up! My rival shouldn't let some pesky weights stop her!"[/color]
[2020-10-15 22:38] [user]Shroom[/user]: [b][color=brown]"Kekekekekeeeheeee!"[/color][/b]

The insanity of Shroom's laugh cut the air much like his scythe rending flesh, another armored body added to the pile. The human militia really hadn't stood a chance against the Death God's quest for souls. The harvest was at hand and carnage spilled over the small encampment. Men, women, children.. None were spared with his thirst and hunger on the rise. [color=brown]"Eh?.."[/color]

He paused. Tongue gliding flat white teeth as he glanced upwards, [i]a certain little outburst[/i] caught his attention. Hunger danced in his eyes, the misshapen pupils of Darkness gleaming among quaking scarlets hosted in yellow sclera of shinigami gaze. His scythe dripped a soft splatter of bloody droplets as silence claimed the air in contemplation... Then he was off, a crimson-violet streak high-tailing for a little distraught soul on the run.
[2020-10-15 22:40] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] watched Spinra and Caulifla for now, though Suka was pretty impressed that she managed to master that form. Suka jumped down from her balcony and headed over to the other two Saiyans. "[color=purple]Hey, Caulifla. That is great you mastered Super Saiyan 4, it is a good look for ya! Haha[/color]" She said with that big smile on her face. "[color=purple]We had a lady named Fasha move in, she can use that form too. Lots of strong people are showing up it seems..[/color]" She said, trailing off in thought, though she was snapped out of her train of thought when she felt that surging energy coming from Kayel, though it was pretty far away, Suka could feel it, it had a lot of anger in it, and there was no doubt that that spirit energy was Kaley's. "[color=purple]Hey guys.. I'll be right back, I need to check on something..[/color]" She said before she just took off in the air, heading off towards Kayel's direction. Suka could tell something was off, and she wasn't about to let her friend deal with whatever this is alone.

After flying for a bit, she followed that energy signature, seeing the damage it was doing to the landscape, seeing Kayel running and crying, she frowned. "[color=purple]Kayel! Please calm down![/color]" Suka could feel the strong emotions, like they were trying to overwhelm her, but she wasn't close enough yet for it to full influence her, she tell that if she got too close it could end badly. "[color=purple]Kayel slow down! Just talk it out, breath![/color]" She called out again, though she wasn't sure if it was getting through to her or not, staying close, yet keeping her distance a little as well.
[2020-10-15 22:46] *[user]Spinra[/user] couldn’t help but smile even though her hair hid her face, as Spinra was still down on her knees looking at Cauliflas feet. But Caulifla is right, Spinra took in a deep breath and planted her feet beneath herself, and forced her legs to straighten out, at this point, she was looking down at the Super Saiyan Four, even with her wide stance.[color=pink] “Y-You think that I don’t know that… I am just warming up with this weight... Barely getting started!”[/color] Spinra declared hyping herself up, Endive did say that one thousand was his max, and that was Spinras goal. Spinra pretty much enjoined Suka, as she wasn’t Spinras current target, and that she blasted off as quickly as she arrived.
[2020-10-15 22:48] *[user]Kayel[/user] was seemingly unaware she was being followed.. or tracked.. tracked and followed? The urge to run had taken over in full and while such damage of her ki's vicious turn wasn't anything even in comparison to others even when sparring, it laced her legs and lashed skin and earth alike with each step despite her feet made no imprint themselves to the ground beneath. Arms out and fists curled tight, it was as if she were trying to outrun that violet aura and the fearful haze it coated in her wake. Suka was right indeed.. she was angry. She was scared. She was angry that she was scared too. Suka's words didn't seem to reach her as the wind rushed by, her building aura propelling her forth beyond just physical fleeing alone.
[2020-10-15 22:50] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] turned her head at the outburst of energy, frowning. Something's up. [color=red]"You wanna come check that out? Something.... weird is going on. And I mean weird for this planet."[/color] Caulifla remarked. Admittedly, she wasn't sure, but she wanted to be ready in case someone needed help... Suka, incase SUKA needed help. A Gang leader doesn't abandon her friends when they need her after all.
[2020-10-15 22:55] *[user]Spinra[/user] turned her head towards where Caulifla faced [color=pink]“Uhh, sure?”[/color] Spinra added Though whatever it was, Spinra was only going to be able to watch, as whatever ever she can do a Super Saiyan Four can a million times better. [color=pink]“R-Right behind you”[/color] Spinra noted then would follow her best behind Caulifla, though she would mostly be following the Ki than anything else.
[2020-10-15 23:04] [user]Shroom[/user]: Endive and Sukasshu found themselves under looming sights soon enough, the Grim Reaper upon them with that little fleeing Squirt on the run ahead. He floated high overhead in approach, tongue grazing his lips in addled hunger. [color=brown]"Kekekeke..  Mighta missed good ol' Galen but seems I got me some new entertainment. Chick might be smart 'nuff to stay out but green dude's due a visit and a lil somethin' somethin'."[/color]

Scythe twirl.

[b]SHHHHHNK![/b]

A wicked lashing of his [b]Death Flame Scythe[/b] sent a wild but controlled arc lancing to increase the distance between Endive and Kayel, the attack of lurching energy actively seeking to curb him off in the opposite direction at the woodland's expense. [color=brown]"Have fun druid-boy."[/color] Pupils shot to Sukasshu.

In an instant he was upon her, or next to her rather. Two fingers pressed to his lips and a kiss blown, he waggled his fingers in farewell before that super speed sent him on a whirlwinding trail towards Kayel with a sudden [b]Darkness Display[/b] looming from him, a burst of sheer soulistic power aiming to knock the saiyan babe back a good few miles and disrupt her ki a little to need to regain focus for that flight.
[2020-10-15 23:23] *[user]Endive[/user] was only vaguely paying attention, beyond the presence of powerlevels around him. Some registering more easilty, and being more significant. Some barely registering and blipping as they did- erratic and growing increasingly wild, ala Kayel. And then there was an incoming slash made manifest, registering on its own- but not to the expected sight. This was not the ki he was expecting. Raising his brows in that surprise, the improbable occurred. They were not alone, and it had been made apparent. Staring only for a moment at the incoming burning, skyborne danger coming.

[color=green]'First blood to you then, deadhead.'[/color]

All at once, codes and words left his lips in an Ent-like tongue, half whispered and half groaned like the bowing of willow wood in the breeze. vague sparkles of activity enwrapped his ankles and the bottoms of his feet, and time was perceived slower. The air felt thicker in his lungs. The friction of the air reluctant to move with the viscosity of water, and the empty feeling of a clutch defense dissipating, like a bullet dispensed from the chamber through the barrel.

Running from it. But not in the opposite direction from Kayel. If Kayel was to his east, he was going north, away from the swipe of the thing. Not even bothering to look back, his body passing through the flora as though a ghost, leaving it unhindered and unmolested.

[color=green]'Maybe with a bit less blood, you won't burn so hot.'[/sub] [/color]
[2020-10-15 23:24] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] sighed, her words not getting through to Kayel. "[color=purple][sub]Crap..[/sub][/color]" She said to herself, sticking close by, though those emotions were getting more and more overwhelming, even without getting that close to her. Suka could feel that fear and anger coming from the little girl, she wanted to help, but she didn't really know how. "[color=purple]Damn it, Suka.. Think![/color]" She yelled at herself, clenching her fist as she started to feel Kayel's anger adding to her own frustration. Suka quickly shook her head, taking in a deep breath and calming herself, though it was hard, she managed to push the building anger back down.

When Shroom appeared, her eyes went right to him, watching him use that attack to just start tearing into the forest and landscape, and before she could react, he was right beside her, Suka was having a hard time keeping it together as it was and seeing him destroy the forest like that and then that almost mocking blown kiss before he took off after Kayel. That burst of power did indeed knock her back a bit, though she managed to catch herself on a tree as she fell,  jumping up, teleporting herself high up into the air. It took her a few seconds to get herself to where she could fly properly again, but she just rushed on in towards Kayel and Shroom, she didn't care how strong her was, she wasn't letting him touch Kayel. She draw her sword, holding it in one hand, her hair spiking up, golden as she went into her Super Saiyan, even if it wasn't very strong, she used it to boost her speed. "[color=yellow]Get back here![/color]" She yelled out as she flew towards the demon and Kayel, the normally calm and goofy Saiyan was pretty upset right now, even more so now that she was getting closer to Kayel's influencing aura.
[2020-10-15 23:29] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] cursed, feeling the powers flare... Suka had powered up, and there was someone else in this chase as well. "Spinra! I can't keep holding back, get ready for me to go full power!" Caulifla called. She couldn't keep her stealth mode up in this chase while trying to keep up with it. It was a paradox, and it would mean she'd have to drop something... and her Saiyan instincts were also ITCHING for a fight.
[2020-10-15 23:34] *[user]Spinra[/user] could bearly hear Caulifla as she sawed away, but she took a moment to cut off that sense so she wouldn’t be overwhelmed. Spinra couldn’t help the way she is now; the only thing she could do was go back to Sukatown and train. She can find out what happened later, well, that is if everything went alright.
[2020-10-15 23:41] *[user]Kayel[/user] was numb to what was going on beyond her just because she was entrapped in what she was giving off with that empathic aura. Not one to truly properly sense ki, her lacking abilities were not aiding that distinction from her own plight of just uncorking the flood and letting it out before it exploded forth in a more concentrated manner. Of course though Endive was right in that short legs do not make for long distances in short times. There was also no way to outrun the more experienced Suka or speedy Shroom at all. The girl was just trying to essentially outrun her own fit of a tantrum without hurting anyone with that influencing aspect.. but now there was a lot more to it all! Suka and Shroom being the closest would be hit with that fear and laden sorrow, that bottled up terror and the rage of it expressing through her, beyond her and to the forest as she passed.
[2020-10-15 23:48] [user]Shroom[/user]: [color=brown]"One down.."[/color]

Seemed Endive got the hint? Maybe, but that arc trailed after him and while he might pass through trees and forest unhindered and without messing it up, Shroom curled his fingers and swayed his blade to keep that wave of energy arcing right on the saiyan's trail and tearing up the turf recklessly.

[color=brown]"One to go.."[/color]

It was noted with Sukasshu on the approach again buuuuut there was Kayel ever close. So much that the dude had to slow his roll to match her lil speed. [i]Fear.[/i] [b]Fear[/b] was NOT the thing ya wanted a hungry Death God picking up on, let alone his addled corruption that sent his pupils widening and dancing in oval flares. It mutated though, because just what did Shroom himself fear?

[i]Monkey child snatch![/i]

His scythe was shouldered even with Sukasshu's blade drown so his hands were free to grasp and lift under Kayel's outstretched arms, hoisting her feet from the ground. He controlled the flight ahead, poking his head down to send silvery white spikes of hair flocking to Kayel's face, framing her view to get those eyes to open. He sped up his flight. It wasn't like he couldn't tell Sukasshu was following and there was an amped Caulifla drawing nearer.

[00:02] *[user]Endive[/user] didn't even need to look behind himself. He had tested, as the seconds went by. He was being followed, and it was not an active, constrained effort by the creator. This thing, this wide swath of severing power, this bit of energy made manifest, was chasing him like an owl would a mouse. But unlike a bird of prey, severing the plant and greenlife of everything that it swooped through, leaving only clearcut and destroyed life in its wake.

This was a waste. As usual. And he lacked the time and distance to do anything to truly circumvent it- or at least, anything he felt like warranted this emergency...... just yet. Wetting his lips with an intake of breath, he shut his eyes and activated another clutch maneuver. Again, like casting off another shell from the revolving drum that held them, his body began to change. Going from tangibility to mildly ethereal, while his slight green tinge of skin gained speckles and small, grey pocks of stone. Dropping beneath the surface of the earth as though the solidity was no more than a mere suggestion, swimming beneath with the grace of a marlin racing towards its next meal. Straight down. Down. Down. Arcane senses, not dependent on visual sight or direction, hastily checking to see the progression of that crescent slash. And if it had ebbed at all? And if not, he just went down, down, down until it did. Around veins of ore, around buried boulders. Around deepset roots.

And he extended feelers. So to speak. It was time to have a little... conversation, with his neighbors.
[00:08] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] was having trouble keeping up as it was, but when she watched him grab Kayel up and seed up even faster, her eyes went wide. "[color=yellow]Kayel!!![/color]" She called out, Suka taking off even faster after him, flying as fast as she could. She wasn't about to let him get away with Kayel, she had no idea who this creep was, but she can't attack him, not while he was carrying her. "[color=yellow]Damn it...[/color]" She growled to herself, she even tried to teleport a few times as she flew, though it barely got her closer. "[color=yellow]I just gotta keep following him..[/color]" She said, trying to teleport again as she flew, this time she felt dizzy afterwards, her flight slowing as she wobbled around in the air, shaking it off, and taking back off toward them at full speed. Suka was honestly freaking out right now, the guy was way stronger then her and now he snatched Kayel up. "[color=purple]Stop damn it! Let her go!...[/color]" She shouted out, tears dripping off of her cheeks as she flew, trying to come up with some sort of plan, but she was having an hard time concentrating through all of these strong emotions..
[00:09] [user]Sukasshu[/user]: That was supposed to be yellow... oops)
[00:11] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] , seeing Spinra finally pull behind, could do the one thing that she hadn't exactly tried yet. She had gotten Super Saiyan 4 previously, yes, but she had never amped it all the way up. She stopped in place for a moment, unlimbering her restricted power and powering up all the way to full... before ROCKETING off towards Suka and whoever she's chasing after, far faster than before as she pushed higher and higher with her power, lacking the usual aura due to the mastery, but instead she had a bit of a red glow to her.

She wasn't trying to hide anymore. No, speed was what mattered now.
[00:20] *[user]Kayel[/user] had lost the feeling to her feet and legs so hadn't quite realized that her running was just dangling legs upon being picked up. The sudden cut off of air wooshing at her tearstained face being replaced by the soft brush of spiked hair was a whole different matter though. Kayel's tear blurred eyes opened, blinking to clear up the image of her upsidedown uncle's face as Suka's voice was coming clearer. [sub][color=cyan]"...Un-uncle Shroom?..."[/color][/sub] His eyes held that unsettled darkness. Hadn't she just been talking about how magic can change people? Her legs slowly lost their running motion as she dangled, tearful gaze searching his. It was very reminiscent to when Demigra had been upon her, matching the memories and feelings that kept flashing through her in onslaught. That fear was spiking with the anxiety of a wait for response, for an understanding of the sudden shift and the curiosity of if this was indeed the uncle she knew.. or another incident like with 21 and Demigra. That pause though was sapping her outburst of energy and the adrenaline that had come with it.
[00:27] [user]Shroom[/user]: Shroom relinquished his focused grasp of that attack upon Endive. It chased downward, only to dissipate without the active focus of him extending range and duration. No need, job done.

Nothing was said, gaze lingering on Kayel and expression harshly cold. It wasn't like the usual norm of the chill Demon God and his too friendly demeanor. Absent was his smirk and disarming strange gaze. That lil pick up on that thing of his called intent was all over the place as far as Kayel might discern with her empathic sense. Sukasshu was all over the place in a whole other matter, teleporting and bouncing, giving his nose a wrinkle of distaste. He flipped forward, ceasing his flight momentum to land crouched, one arm shifting to tuck the kid against his chest while eager fingers grasped his scythe free of shouldered hold. His eyes slid shut but a moment, tongue lulling forth as his claw-like black nails clutched against the girl's robe and the shaft of his weapon likewise.

Rising to full stature, his gaze slid open towards Sukasshu and the approaching Caulifla while he turned in step to face the potential arrivals. Poor drained kid might get a bit more tapped given his drain ability in effect and amping up with her own aura urging it on.
[00:39] *[user]Endive[/user] grass growing. In dirty, gravely patches where it hadn't grown before. Colorful weeds, such as dandilions and flowers. Subtle, barely beyond notice. Even to one with keen senses for the supernatural, the arcane, the magical. In the dance and white noise of the wind, there was no glimmer of energy that foretold the coming. There was just a wriggle of a breeze swaying a thousand blades of grass, and then there was a thousand and one. Then two, somewhere. Then three.

Fireflies- or at least something that started to resemble fireflies- danced across the tops of the meadows and colorful flowers. Living things spoke to living things, murmuring whispers indecipherable to most, as they did not wish to be comprehended. Even for an empathic sense, it was low. Quiet. But the decision to join spread across the green life like a wild fire. These weren't words that they were singing, but feelings. Like a million hushed whispers from a choir, in the basement of a church.

The tiny green wisps buzzed and flittered closer, towards Kayel. Barely registering as having powerlevels, so much as emitting their green, magical light. Floating before her nose, looking passed the brilliant outer hues, they bore shapes more resemblant of tiny wispy fairies and hummingbirds than material insects. Not words, not even noises. And yet, their intention rang clear as bells. [sub][color=green]Be brave, Kayel! Be brave and calm.[/color][/sub]
[00:46] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] rushed in as fast as she could when she noticed Shroom landing, bolting in his direction, feet digging into the ground hard as she landed, sliding a little as she did. "[color=yellow]Let Kayel go, Creep![/color]" She gripped her sword tights in her right hand, those teal eyes glaring daggers at the demon, she couldn't just attack him with Kayel right there... Suka growled a little, shaking her head, trying to clear her head and think. She could tell just by looking at this guy that there was something going on with him, his spirit was crazy and twisted looking. "[color=yellow]Please just let her go.. I.. I don't want anything to happen to her, and there is something wrong with you.. You are tainted with something.. Just don't hurt her and let her go.. [/color]" She didn't really know what to do, and she could feel Caulifla approaching quickly, Suka powered back down to her base form, though her sword was still firmly in her hand. "[color=purple]Look... We don't have to fight..[/color]" She said, still staring Shroom down, not attacking him, no matter how badly she wanted to..
[01:01] [user]Superior Caulifla[/user]: (Sorry for the delay)
[01:02] [user]Kayel[/user]: [sub]No worries![/sub]
[01:03] *[user]Akane the Saiyan[/user] was, meanwhile, in West City; he had finished up his semi-final match, with tomorrow being the finals... His would be opponent was the local champion last year. They talked, and Akane... well, learned his opponent was a good person; they fought because they knew there would always be someone better than them out there. She was looking forward to the fight tomorrow, and gauge her strength against someone like Akane, an underdog and a surprise to reach where he is now; the competition he fought varied from good intention to selfish gain, and everything in between. Akane was doing this not for the money, but the ability to control himself and know that he can hold back against various foes, and refrain from killing them as well. It was the teen’s desire, and he felt this to be a good learning experience overall, but this next fight would prove everything…

As he walked the streets of West City, intending to head home, he felt some weird ki signatures out beyond the city. The fact some of them were rather high had him concerned momentarily… but he would drop his bag soon enough. Akane bit his lip… the one signature felt vaguely familiar, even from this far away. The fluctuating ki… immediately he was pressed back into a memory, involving a young Saiyaness with an odd relation to ki. Kayel…?!

It was the same sense of violent as Akane experienced in close range when she was showing intense feelings of anger. He could feel a few other ki signatures present, some were flared rather high, and a number of them Akane recognized. Something didn’t feel right, and he clenched his hands into fists. What could he even possibly do at his level of power? Before Akane could take off, he felt a sudden kick to his side, causing him to tumble and roll a ways, but more than anything, he grunted in pain. As he looked up, he saw the general figure that was his assailant…

“[color=orange]…Nineteen…[/color]” That was really all Akane COULD call this individual, as they refused to give a name at the tournament. The figure clad in the dark coat that covered their face, and the ki-less signature… and Akane knew they were the one that attacked him, as they lowered their leg and stood proper. Akane adjusted himself into a combative stance, staring down his opponent and ready to defend himself.

“[color=cyan]…Don’t do anything stupid, kid. That look in your eye, you can feel someone important is in trouble, is that right?[/color]” So he CAN speak out loud! Certainly belonging to a man, no doubts there… but he was surprisingly observant. “[color=cyan]If you want to fight me, you’d be wasting your breath and time… nor is this the best place to have a bout, now isn’t that right?[/color]” Akane could only give a bit of a ‘Tch!’ at the response, but knew it to be true; he didn’t want the people here to be put in danger, so he lowered his guard… for now.

“[color=orange]…Why are you keeping an eye on me, observing me… tested me, even, during the tournament?[/color]” Akane asked, biting his lip while trying his best to try and get the general shapes, but… between the dark hours of night, as well as his dark coat, Akane couldn’t make him out… again.

“[color=cyan]…In due time. Just refrain from making mistakes you’ll likely regret… We’ll meet again, sometime soon, boy…[/color]” Just as Akane was about to run after the man, he moved quicker than Akane’s eyes could trace, and thanks to him not giving off a ki signature, he was likely gone anyways. The teen wasn't going to waste his energy on a wild goose chase here just to search for 'Nineteen', but... at the same time, considered the man's words of not doing anything stupid. He recalled the devastating effect Kayel's emotions had on him, and that took time for him to recover from. Suka was close to it... At this point, there was nothing he could do, which really upset the youth. Again, he felt powerless to do anything to try and help with what's happening now, even if circumstances were a tad different this time around.
[01:04] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] continued to race forward, but at the feeling of Suka dropping down to base form.... well, as much as she wanted to, there was nothing she could really do to conceal herself, although at the pace she's going, she'd still need a bit before she arrived.
[01:04] [user]Superior Caulifla[/user]: (Short, but to the point)
[01:10] *[user]Kayel[/user] couldn't read Shroom. She was worn out and wearing thin, oblivious to his hidden reason of why in part. It was normal with tantrums and kids in general though, wasn't it? The anger was slowly subsiding, slowly lessening and being overtaken with fear and the potential of impending sorrow. That was a regular light show, Kayel's aura dancing wildly overtaken with violet hues. The violent green traces were lessening, becoming replaced with streaks of indigo in brimming sorrow. This cascaded in brilliant flickers, a contrast to the tiny green wisps that neared and offered insights and intentions of hope and encouragement. Be brave while faced with the potential of another incident, the very sort akin to that which sent her to such a state out of mere memory. She was like a small rabbit clutched by a hungered coyote, feeling those claws dig against her. Suka's words were true.. There was something wrong with Shroom. Was Mayo honest with saying he was sick?.. But was he... tainted?.. Demigra had been sick... Tainted was a word that was used. She opened her mouth to speak, but only a squeak and choked sob came forth instead of words.
[01:14] [user]Shroom[/user]: Their [i]Resonance[/i] fed into one another, Kayel's fear and sorrow encouraging him to such a volatile state while said state fuelled those very feelings in a vicious cycle of mingling Spirit and energy. Possessive, he clutched the girl against him while staring Sukasshu down as his misshapen pupils flared and swirled with unbridled, unsettled Dark beyond that of his Advanced Demon God state. [color=brown]"Kekekeke..."[/color] Pure unhinged insanity laced his laugh, grin crazed and distorted with the addition of fangs that went far beyond his state of normality.

[color=brown]"Ya sure are dumb. Go on, [b]git.[/b]"[/color] Nonchalant handwave.

Back turned to the swordswoman, he set his scythe to his shoulder then began just a walk away. Still, his grasp to that scythe was knuckle white and shaking. He even closed his eyes at the buzzing green particles of annoyance swarming the kid in his grasp.
[01:24] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] had a really dumb plan, so his words might be right, but she wasn't about to let some weirdo make off with her friend. "[color=purple]Yeah, you are probably right..[/color]" She said as he turned his back, the second he did, two clones spilt from either side of Suka, their power wasn't that much, they were quick to get in front of Shroom as he walked away, trying to attack him in a way they wouldn't harm Kayel, though they would likely just be batted away or cut down with ease, Suka was using them as a distraction, or trying to. She would teleport in, right behind Shroom, slashing down across across his back with that uncutting sword, though she did manage to grab a chunk of his energy, it violently swirled around her sword, Suka winced out as it started to flood into her arm. This was some strong, dark energy. "[color=purple]Cr-Crap..[/color]" She panicked, trying to slow that energy from tearing it's way out of herself, she was unable to step back away, frozen in place by the fear coming from Kayel, hands shaking as she clutched her sword..
[01:33] *[user]Endive[/user] it wasn't just a handful of little wisps anymore, singing that mental song. And by now, it was too late to stop it. It started with the high notes, making no sound waves beyond the rustle of white noise through the forest and the glades. Like the high tones of women and young children, repeating words. They had no rhyme. Just resonance. A language that was more empathy and mind than coherent patterns of language. Just meaning.

[color=green][b]Resolve[/b][/color]

All at once, the grass and trees' hue went from the natural pigment of plantlife, as though someone had turned up the dimmer switch to a gentle glow that ebbed with the pulse of feeling. And a deeper reverb now. Almost perceptive like deep bass. With a rumbly, seismic quality. Trees, joining the strange, low murmur. Calmness and contentness washing through the valley like a strong, desert wind.  Trying to lay bear the fear and resignation. The sadness. And wash it away.

[color=green][b]Calm[/b][/color]

A tone slightly lower than the soprano, mirrored by the joining in of the slightly thicker lifeforms, backing it with their supportive hum. Preying on the sensation of anxiety. Grabbing for it in the air and mind. The influence grabbing for it's resonance, drawing, thinning, grasping for it to pull it away.

[color=green][b]Defiance[/b][/color]

The contralto and tenor now joined in this strange, psionic song of nature. A sea of low mental voices, high and low, borrowing from the same sheet music. Light starting to openly, brazenly emit up from each blade of grass and the bark of each tree..
For miles. Existential dread, fear of death, mortal peril. These were feelings and sensations that the invisible grip of the hymn called for and out, like the sun draws out the moisture in the desert.

And the intensity of the song got higher and higher.
[01:43] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] pushed forth faster and faster... and she had an idea of her own. She knew Suka, or at least a bit, and if she was right... she started to charg energy into her body, but letting the hands hang back so as not to be seen, just FLYING past Suka's old position, seeing the power and-

[color=Cyan][b]FEAR[/b][/color]

GH! That feeling of sheer, exsistential terror, she could feel it even from here... but she forced herself on. It didn't matter. She wasn't [b]WEAK[/b] anymore. She was strong! She could do this.

[color=red]"[b]SAIYA CRUSHER![/b]"[/color] Caulifla bellowed as she rocketed in... aiming to deck the demon in the schnoz with an energy charged fist, while what looked like a Golden Oozaru ROARED behind her.

... she's not a great planner.
[01:43] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] pushed forth faster and faster... and she had an idea of her own. She knew Suka, or at least a bit, and if she was right... she started to charg energy into her body, but letting the hands hang back so as not to be seen, just FLYING past Suka's old position, seeing the power and-

[color=cyan][b]FEAR[/b][/color]

GH! That feeling of sheer, exsistential terror, she could feel it even from here... but she forced herself on. It didn't matter. She wasn't [b]WEAK[/b] anymore. She was strong! She could do this.

[color=red]"[b]SAIYA CRUSHER![/b]"[/color] Caulifla bellowed as she rocketed in... aiming to deck the demon in the schnoz with an energy charged fist, while what looked like a Golden Oozaru ROARED behind her.

... she's not a great planner.
[02:07] *[user]Kayel[/user] felt some relief as Shroom actually let his back show to Suka, ready to walk away. Her fingers curled into his jacket, that hymn bringing about a lulling. There was just a small bit of issue in her case though.. as mortal peril, fearing death.. These were not things that really affected her. After all, so much could so easily kill her, especially given her company. This was something more, something deeper riddled in heartache. Dying had little to do with it in retrospect.

Still, she was feeling more at ease to the point her aura dwindled from raging wisps and storming to a calmer flicker that seemed to steadily shrink. Unaware of what was going on behind her, the very tired and steadily drifting Kayel reached up a hand to touch fingers upon Shroom's chin while trying to tug herself upwards as if for a head to head boop.. or more like a head to his cheek boop as she wanted to drift with the lull of hymn and feeling at ease seeing Shroom's reaction and sparing her friend, her Super Suka. [color=cyan]"Un-uncle Sh-shroom.."[/color]
[02:16] [user]Shroom[/user]: The song Endive managed to conjure up with help was perhaps quelling fears and forestly ailments, but there was nothing it did in reference to the Demon God and his own inner demons. [color=brown]"C'mon, I said to git. Givin' ya a chance here. Ya went chasin' my niece and she's freaked. Take it 'cause I ain--"[/color] His words were cut off because he was actively seeming to use his scythe in one hand to block and deflect the incoming attacks from Sukashhu's clones much like one would bat away a fly, until [b]Caulifla[/b].

He had a kiddo reaching for his face and getting in the way of that sudden powerful attack, while one arm was busy holding her and the other using his weapon to knock off clone advances. Not like he'd count on these folks who chased his niece to back off even if she were in the way, especially with Sukasshu comin' at him. [color=brown][b]"FUCK!"[/b][/color] Shroom turned, using his scythe shaft to meet that incoming fist with the added force of his form pushing into the momentum of the strike, energy clashing to energy in attempt to deflect Caulifla's strike aside and off kilter. That draining affect grew, so should a clone touch him, she'd find her stamina lacking. [sub]Sorry to the kiddo he's holding too. Oof.[/sub]

This put him square into Sukasshu's attack, taking it head-on between him shielding the kid with their mingled energies of Resonance. That dangerous calm turned into a sudden dark fury. Shroom yelled out, a build up of soulistic power lashing forth and to the earth, creating a massive crate under him and enveloping the area in debris and dust clouds with a powerful [b]shove back[/b] in technicolor hue in response to that blade slicing to him.

Being what he was, Sukashhu's cut of Divine Blade left his flesh looking cracked and broken despite no actual physical slicing damage, marred with black lines of fracture to his very essence and creating more gateways for that unbridled, unsettled darkness that Mechikaboola infected him with to further leech into his very being. It wracked him, the Demon God taking it in direct hit, choosing to shield Kayel at his expense. That mercy cost him dearly.. and his fear was further amped, for what did the Grim Reaper of the Dark Empire fear? What did the Death God have to be afraid of?.. [sub]Losing the little fragile thing currently in his arm's hug.[/sub]

As the cloud of dust a debris billowed, a massive demonic roar cascaded from Shroom.. Who'd gone into [b]Darkness Beast Mode[/b]. He was a serpentine lizardly thing of gangly limbs and massive onyx claws. His white hair was lengthy, billowing  behind him as forked tongue slid from fanged maw. His flesh had been cracking, replaced all the more with maroon scale as lavender pigment centered to his chest while that Dark Empire insignia of ownership and claim cascaded across the front of his form. Following that blast that was meant to knock back those near him, Shroom's clawed grasp swiped across the air, scythe-like claws carving warping distortion to existence and unleashing a life-eating wave cascading forth across the land and those who might draw closer or had lasted through the knockback, to draw the harvested energy of life into himself for further empowerment.

[sub]Shroom had afterall only gone into protective mode, given what he felt from that aura and seeing his Squirt on the run and afraid.[/sub]
[02:45] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] was blasted back when Shroom took her hit, causing that dark energy she absorbed to pulse through her body. "[color=purple]G-Gahh!..[/color]" She groaned out, closing her eyes and trying to pull herself together, this was some strong stuff, but that soon became the least of her concerns when she felt the massive dark energy spiking, then when she opened her eyes, she saw the Dark Beast that Shroom had become. "[color=purple]Nnn.. F-Fuck, this isn't good..[/color]" She said still struggling with that dark energy in her body, though she was slowly adjusting. Suka did notice how badly her sword seemed to damage him, but there was no way she could hold onto that much dark energy, not without something bad happening....

Suka burst into her Super Saiyan state again. "[color=yellow]I'm not leaving Kayel with a monster like that.. Wait.. Kayel called him Uncle Shroom...[/color]" Suka shook her head. "[color=yellow]Uncle or not, you are taint with something wicked, and I'm not leaving Kayel here, even if it gets me killed...[/color]" She reached into her pocket and pulled out a capsule, poofing it open, the last two jars of her Spirit Water appearing, she opened one up and poured it onto her sword, the blade glowing bright as it absorbed the spirit energy from it. "[color=yellow]I'm gonna give you everything I got..[/color]"

 She picked the other jar of the Spirit Water up and tucked it under her arm, jumping back, clutching her sword tight in her hand, the blade glowing a bright cyan light, though Suka did wince, holding in that energy from Shroom felt like something was trying to push it's way through her skin, but she needed it.. "[color=yellow]Nnnn!.. Th-This sucks so hard!...[/color]" She exclaimed out before rushing in at Shroom, she grabbed that Jar of Spirit water and threw it at the demon, it had to do something, right? Suka was thinking it might be like holy water or something, honestly not sure what to expect, so to be safe, she teleported back a little. She was pretty scared right now, but she had an idea. It was a really dumb idea, and she didn't know if it would work, it likely wouldn't, but it was about all she had right now.. She just needs a little time to figure out how to pull it off...
[02:49] *[user]Son Bra Briefz[/user] arrived at Sukas side a few seconds later via Instant Transmission, thankfully after she teleported away from Shroom. She was already in her Super Saiyan state, having sensed the conflict from Sukatown. She wasnt ready to jump into level two just yet however. "What's going down. I came to help the moment I felt this craziness going on."
[02:53] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] watched open eyes in shock, unable to stop herself as she was going too fast when that little girl called him... UNCLE. Shit. Shit shit shit she had misjudged the situation! As her face hit the shaft of the scythe, the resulting feedback was enough to knock her flying back even before the second shockwave. And she wasn't about to wait for that little extra shockwave to hit her, moving out of the way.

And then Suka gets moving, adding some weird Water to it and... this is... this... it's so weird, it's not like this, nono....

[color=red]"Both of you stop!"[/color] Caulifla bellowed, leaping into the air where there's more space to move. [color=red]"Suka, if this guy is her uncle, then he has a right to see her! And whoever you are - the more you fight, the more you put the little girl in danger! I like a fight as much as the next Saiyan, but this is not the right time!"[/color]

One gets the feeling she might.. empathise with the situation. Or maybe looking at this reminds her of Kale protecting her.
[03:00] *[user]Endive[/user] voices of the song were quieted. Great amounts of life force- greater than should have existed in just a few dozen areas of plants and trees all around, were drawn away and devoured by the presence of the dark and the demonic. But they did not go quietly. For they had been Awakened. What was the difference between simply mowing a blade of grass and having its spirit reaped? The defiance to being devoured and displaced. By and large, plants did not care. They had little reason to. To sprout in a seed bed or get cozy in the cracks of concrete was just something they did, without thinking about it too awful much. They had little reason to resist anything. Little reason to do more than comply.

But whether it be fissures torn into the earth, quickly sprouting back with mosses, lichen, native mushrooms, grasses and flowers, or simply browning fields that crumbled and fell apart before giving way to more, rapidly blooming blades, generations of wildlife sang the same harmonious song. A tune most poisonous to the erratic and blood thirsty.

It was a very visible and visceral war with obvious lines drawn in the earth, marked and marred by the land around the serpentine demon. And the very green life of the earth itself was brightening in color, enshrouded in a magical light. A resonance that called out towards one's sanity and disposition, shining with a natural radiance upon the malicious and malevolent. Anathema to discordance and darkness.

The nature's hymn sang on ever louder, adding to the psychic resonance that collected and hung thick over the forest, slowly creeping out from that singular forest and spreading through surrounding fields. Shroom may devour more of that sumptuous life essence, but the medicine was mixed in along with the sweet blood.

[color=green][b]Be calmed[/b][/color]
[03:15] *[user]Kayel[/user] wasn't handling this whole thing too well. Between that tug of her energy and having already exhausted herself in literal emotional tantrum of fear, it was pretty much time to nap and hope to not be drained to death. But it would happen uh.. calmly? Thanks to Endive? Well.. she's at least rather out of it now for sure. That jostling didn't bode too well none either. Unaware of exactly what had occurred and lost to her own inner struggles, Kayel curled her fingers to Shroom's cowl and just huddled in his arm. it was so... so strange.. History was.. repeating itself in a sense. Hadn't she gone through this with Shroom before, but with Goku, Pan and Kanba? That was the last bit of thought she had before her eyes drifted shut, fearful and saddened aura flared if only now due to being drawn, yanked out from her very being and being rather fragilely exposed and vulnerable beyond just the physical. She's a good accessory at this point, like a ragdoll. Very portable.
[03:35] [user]Shroom[/user]: Spirit Water was flung, and was met with an unbridled lashing of Soulistic force that [i]wasn't[/i] riddled with Darkness in a collision of spirit that negated his own drain in a matter of focus. That cascading rainbow hue of energy made a wall that steamed the area with a heatwave on contact with the water, to try and shield his physical form from its liquid reach. His maroon skin discolored with black and crackling.

[b]Tttzzzssshhhtttzzz![/b]

The steam wafted with a hiss of evaporation, but if it stung or not was unclear outwardly as Shroom burst through the fog and was blinking in and out in addled speed as [sub]Sorry Kayel[/sub] he drags the kid with him through that spiritually damaging attack. It splintered those cracks along the crimson markings about his dark-consumed gaze. His claws took a large damning swipe, only to unleash his recently gathered energy in an all-out lashing at Sukasshu and the recently appeared Bra. This was [b]Instant Severance[/b] with a focus of slicing physical forms along with an attempt to literally rip out the souls of those who gathered nicely together and had been attacking him into such a now provoked state of desperation. He didn't care to merely harvest or reap small bits, going for something more akin to a Soulistic coma if not outright death of them to end the threat to his niece for once and for all.

Caulifla's words fell to deaf ears as after all, he had already shown mercy and spoke, but was ignored and he had turned monster, and was just attacked again.
[03:47] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] looked at Bra, gritting her teeth, it wasn't easy just holding this energy in herself. "[color=yellow][sub]He has my friend.. But..[/color]" She then heard Caulifla call out about that being Kayel's uncle. "[color=yellow]C-Caulifla, he is corrupted by something.. I don't feel safe letting him take Kayel.. But.. I..[/color]" She stopped herself, closing her eyes, her body was throbbing right now, she wasn't confident in this attack she had just pieced together, but she had to do something, right?... Suka didn't know what to do...

 Then Shroom attacked, seeing those claws headed right at her and Bra, Suka's eyes went wide, making a clone to quickly grab bra and teleport her to safety, Suka was going to decide against her attack, but she didn't have a choice.. All she could do was either die right here, or unleash her attack... Suka swung her sword, firing a dark blade beam that just clung to Shroom, and went back inside of him, though, piggy backing on that dark energy was pure Spirit enery from the water, as well as Suka's own Spirit. "[color=yellow]Hhhhhhhyyyaaa!!!![/color]" She cried out, pouring all of the energy she could muster into this attack, hoping and praying that it doesn't harm Kayel. Once she  poured all of that energy into her attack, her Super Saiyan faded, Shrooms attack hitting her dead on and sending her flying, though something happened, Suka's soul wasn't reaped, but the ring on the chair around her neck shattered, the ring connected to her father was broken, that means... Shroom just took her father's soul...

Suka smashed to the ground, twitching and unconscious, not having a clue about what just happened....[/sub][/color]
[03:47] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] ooked at Bra, gritting her teeth, it wasn't easy just holding this energy in herself. "[color=yellow][sub]He has my friend.. But..[/color]" She then heard Caulifla call out about that being Kayel's uncle. "[color=yellow]C-Caulifla, he is corrupted by something.. I don't feel safe letting him take Kayel.. But.. I..[/sub][/color]" She stopped herself, closing her eyes, her body was throbbing right now, she wasn't confident in this attack she had just pieced together, but she had to do something, right?... Suka didn't know what to do...

Then Shroom attacked, seeing those claws headed right at her and Bra, Suka's eyes went wide, making a clone to quickly grab bra and teleport her to safety, Suka was going to decide against her attack, but she didn't have a choice.. All she could do was either die right here, or unleash her attack... Suka swung her sword, firing a dark blade beam that just clung to Shroom, and went back inside of him, though, piggy backing on that dark energy was pure Spirit enery from the water, as well as Suka's own Spirit. "[color=yellow]Hhhhhhhyyyaaa!!!![/color]" She cried out, pouring all of the energy she could muster into this attack, hoping and praying that it doesn't harm Kayel. Once she poured all of that energy into her attack, her Super Saiyan faded, Shrooms attack hitting her dead on and sending her flying, though something happened, Suka's soul wasn't reaped, but the ring on the chair around her neck shattered, the ring connected to her father was broken, that means... Shroom just took her father's soul...

Suka smashed to the ground, twitching and unconscious, not having a clue about what just happened....[/sub][/color]
[03:51] [user]Sukasshu[/user]: chain*
[03:54] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] widened her eyes.... and saw Suka crash to the ground. Had it been without any twitching... well, who knows what might have erupted, but they needed to get out of here, now. That girl, the other Saiyan Girl, she had teleported like Goku had right? There was her escape plan.

[color=red]"[b]Crush Cannon![/b]"[/color] She bellowed, firing out a series of seemingly random blasts.... but instead of firing randomly, each blast was designed to collide with another blast or two, fired in just the right way. She was essentially making a high Ki smokescreen. This was too dangerous to keep fighting with these two around.

She flew down towards Suka and the unknown girl. [color=red]"You can teleport right?"[/color] She asked the other girl. [color=red]"Do it, get us out of here!"[/color]
[04:05] *[user]Son Bra Briefz[/user] didnt have much time to process what Suka said, before that attack was barrelling right for them both, the hybrid going wide eyed in response. So much for that calming effect she was starting to feel. Before she could potentially get them out of there though, she found herself teleported out of the way. She gasped when Suka was hit. "Suka!!!" She growled in anger, gazing at the monster that was Shroom. [eicon]ohshitshemad[/eicon]. Before she could potentially strike back, Caulifla was there after making that little diversion. She growled, before proceeding to grip Suka by an arm, and grabbing Caulifla by another, focusing on Cells energy signature back in Sukatown. All three would then vanish a second later, splatting on the ground near the bio android, who was just relaxing in his usual chair.
[04:08] *[user]Endive[/user] [color=green][b]Wake up. Kayel. Wake up.[/b][/color]

More non-words, but emissions, from the whirling chorus of green wisps that hovered over the massive beast like blackflies over dung. Some would dim and disappear with an artless visual [b]pop[/b] upon getting too close, devoured into the personal space of Shroom like a star being devoured by a black hole. Others remained where they were, being ran through like faces in a crowd of a fleeing person. All of them in chorus, all of them trying to wrest the exhausted for.

Most of them were relegated to being devoured by her captor- or rescuer. Some of them, a minority of a minority of them, managed to collide with her own wisps. Their energy freely being given, along with their spirits. As if a will and testament, final dying wishes.
[color=green][b]Resist.[/b][/color]
[color=green][b]Endure.[/b][/color]
[color=green][b]Recover.[/b][/color]

Futile attempts by lateral roots erupted from the ground, gnottled and gnarled. Unnatural, enormous hand-shaped extremities, each capable of palming wrecking balls, attempted to grasp at Shroom's extremities from below. A single one of them didn't bear the strength necessary to hold more than a lower class warrior. But they weren't meant to truly immobilze. They had no thorns. They had no poison, or spines. They were meant solely to try and buy others time. Their gnarled, green bodies petrifying and hardening by the devouring of their life energy so close to Shroom's body.

[color=green][b]Wake up, Kayel. Shroom must be calmed.[/b][/color]
[04:31] *[user]Kayel[/user] felt those [b]pops[/b] and knew them well, such as when Shroom would consume her little orbs of light. This feeling lingered, accompanied by the song that kept trying to lure her from that desired slumber of rest. it was a strange matter, her orbs shifting into life aglow and meeting the wisps and their non-whispers of aid. Wake up. It was a battle of battles, namely as that Spirit Water created an untold ache that had her small flickering ki simply seeming to no longer be there like a grand strange glitch of sorts. It was a tug of Otherworld for wayward souls, her anchor being a golden bracelet of demonmake.. which held a broken stone that sizzled wet with that water. Could she retain her grasp and control to be her own anchor?.. Could she do that while trying to help Shroom?..

Kayel's violet eyes squinted open as her chin lifted to settle to Shroom's chest, gaze up at the creature he had become. Life moved in slow motion as Sukasshu's incoming attack brought a mix of light cascading her own shadow against the beastly demon. And she.. smiled. Kayel was in no way strong enough to withstand what was coming, but she could help him. She could give Shroom one last gift for being the Best Cool Uncle and the only constant of a family in her life. Her energy mingled with Shroom's in that Resonance and she focused, using that as a gateway and bridge. Her soft little opalescent aura flared to life and focus with control, to not just radiate a sense of calm in opposition to her outburst prior. This carried with it echoes of gratitude fuelled by memories. Tiny little golden orbs crept up about her, each one a special memory, a gift in of itself.

Cumber had hands and claws of wicked ki and an ever evil aura, and tried to teach Kayel to utilize her power in similar fashion. It hadn't worked...

But now as Sukasshu's attack took light through Caulifla's smokescreen and blinded out her last sights of Shroom's monster form, she grasped onto the memory of what and who he was, opal ribbons of energy flared. They bloomed from those golden orbs and herself to entwine against the Demon God in attempt to calm with caress and hold him back, to put the rage and fear to slumber despite what he feared was very much becoming a reality in those moments.
[04:54] [user]Shroom[/user]: Shroom's follow through of that swipe was a wild twist, to lash newfound tail towar-- Nope. That's a damn tree that's grabbing him. He snarled, drool escaping the sides of his maw before he lashed forwa-- Nope. This time something else held him. Time froze in a silent captivation of golden orbs he had so saught to study and collect, to devour with every bit of his being as was natural for the Death God. That was his duty, yea? His like, only reason to exist namely as what he was?

[color=brown][b]"Kayel"[/b][/color]

That single word, the name escaped his fanged mouth as he felt the tugs of those ribbons wrapping about him. Unable to split his energy between protecting them both from the incoming, already linked-to-them-both attack on a spiritual level and anchoring her. He could go for one but lose her to the other. His languid body curled inward, arms enclosing about the smol saiyan girl as that spiritual light blanked out the area. The shockwave that followed was massive, thunderous sound spearing across the land and shaking the area with earthquake proportions.

His own power plummeted within the fog of debris. That drastic plunge was as rough as the sudden burst of technicolor hue. Soulistic Chains entwined about those ribbons, weaving among them in a matched Resonance and encasing what may remain of the two. That shielded ball settled to the ground with an ever changing opal glow.

Barely seen through the shimmering fractures of the orb held between chain and ribbon was the suspended form of the Grim Reaper. He lacked his advanced markings, seemingly knocked back down to his base of Demon God and lacking that corruption. Just the serene visage of half of his face could be glimpsed through the blur, form appearing in a peaceful slumber of that encasement.. save for the single frozen tear that clung to his cheek in the suspension.
[04:57] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] is totally knocked out cold, almost no energy in her body, she had no clue what was happening, that she had just lost not only her father, but Kayel... The person she was trying to protect.. Suka stirred around, wincing in pain as in her unconscious state, that Darkness still lingered in her body, bit of it ingrained deep in herself, her muscles weak and limp save for the grasp on her sword handle, she had a death grip on that thing. Suka has no idea that even her sword is useless to her right now, Suka is about to have a pretty messed up time...
[05:06] *[user]Son Bra Briefz[/user] winced as she got to her feet after that quick instant transmission, gently scooping up Suka afterwards. Cell meanwhile had fallen out of his chair in surprise, and was currently grumbling about that, but otherwise was paying them no mind. He knew that he couldnt do a damn thing about those powers he was feeling out there anyway. Bra frowned as she gazed off briefly in the direction of where Shroom was. "That was way too close for comfort. Just what the hell did I transmission into back there? Something about a kid and that guy trying to take her?" She questioned, glancing at Caulifla while holding Suka in her arms.
[05:11] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] shrugged.[color=red] "Dunno, I kinda rushed in there... far as I knew, there was a running kid, Suka was in a panic about her, and there was that weird guy she called Uncle involved."[/color] Caulifla openly admitted, still in Super Saiyan 4. Even so though... [color=red]"Damnit, we only got out of there because of you. I don't have any special moves like that... and I came here to train to NOT be helpless."[/color]
[05:12] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] is a total limp noodle in Bra's arms, besides for the occasional twitch
[05:13] *[user]Endive[/user] [color=green][b]Unfortunate soul.[/b][/color]
[color=green][b]Sad.[/b][/color]
[color=green][b]Over, now[/b][/color]

Non-words. Feelings cascading from countless, insignificant spirits in the essence of nature floating over the ground like a river of energy. What before was a righteous hymn more becoming a psionic dirge. The individual spirits calming, drifting back to their respective vessels- if said vessels even remained, anymore. And for the time being, save for a foreboding sense of mourning over the trees and small fauna, things seemed some approximate of normal.

That's when the earth started to rumble and tremble again, not but ten meters from Bra and Sukasshu. More localized than the great swipes into the earth that Shroom had taken not but a few minutes realized. And what emerged was an animate collection of rocks, crudely forming a boulder in the shape of Endive's heard. Hair, beard and all. Just missing the sunglasses.

[color=green][b]"It's complicated, ladies. The short answer is, there's good news, and bad news. At least, I think there might be good news.."[/b][/color] His voice coming through the stone object rattling and rumbling. An approximate breathed from stone. [color=green][b]"But I will ask the three of you, don't do anything rash. There's reasons things happened this way. Some that I know, and some I have no fuckin' clue as to what just transpired here."[/b][/color] The stone emitting noise as brows furrowed, and like a claymation figure, the expression changed. Friction of slate brushing over slate. [color=green][b]"One thing I think is true, though it isn't said without realizing the cost. One particular problem for the earth is.. far as I can tell... neutralized. For now."[/b][/color]
[05:20] *[user]Son Bra Briefz[/user] sighs lightly. "I just wish that Suka didnt grab and teleport me away like that with her clone, I could have gotten her out before that attack hit." She muttered, before turning her attention to the stone head. "What happened after we left? Is the kid ok?" She questioned, clearly concerned. She did lay brief eyes on her in that chaos after all.
[05:22] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] just lets out a sigh and massages her forehead
[05:31] *[user]Spinra[/user] who had been training for this entire time had shut off her Ki sensing not to be overwhelmed by certain Ki’s had slowly started to reopen herself up to the powers around her and quickly found that the gang seemed to be back. Slowly shuffling her way to the team, she had gotten a bit used to the gravity holding her down, so she wasn’t as slow as before. Though Seeing Caulifla in SSJ4 and some other girl in SSJ, made her a bit curious about what happened, and then seeing Suka unconscious made her on guard. [color=pink]“What the hell happened!?[/color]” Spinra yelled out still shuffling her way closer to the lot.
[05:36] *[user]Endive[/user] [color=green][b]"The short answer is, someone was very sick in the head for a reasonably long amount of time."|[b][/color] Said the large stone head, emerged from the earth. [color=green][b]"And someone else.. displaced themselves, in a manner of speaking... to remedy this."[/b][/color][/b][/b][/color]
[05:42] *[user]Son Bra Briefz[/user] let out another sigh in response. "Damn it. If only I had gotten there sooner..." She cursed herself lightly for sleeping so heavily. Upon spotting Spinra, she simply stated. "I dont have the full details, just that an attempted kidnapping was happening and Suka got messed up while trying to help. I pulled her and Caulifla here out of the fray before things could get worse." She explained, remembering the U6 saiyans name since Suka mentioned it before she was knocked unconscious.
[05:48] *[user]Sukasshu[/user] stirred around in her sleep more, all of the talking was getting through, though when when finally did wake up, she merely opened her eyes, she could instantly feel the connection between her and her father was broken, tears instantly started to stream from her eyes, not moving, still limp in Bra's arms, she didn't know about Kayel, thankfully she didn't hear that part. Suka didn't say a word, she just laid there, her body really messed up from the attack and all that dark energy she had in her...
[06:03] *[user]Superior Caulifla[/user] sighed... and walked out of the home. "I'm... going to go vent some frustration." She remarked, before just... flying off. Seems she was more than a bit annoyed.
[06:09] *[user]Spinra[/user] seeing the rock formation that looked endive and figured, that is going to be the least complicated thing about this situation. [color=pink]“So someone kidnapped someone? What do you mean worse?”[/color] Spinra looked at Caulifla [color=pink]“You mean that there is someone stronger than you?”[/color] Spinra was only able to think of one person that could match Caulifla without being a Saiyan [color=pink]“It couldn’t be Lord Frieza? Is he really that strong?”[/color] Spinra asked not knowing a lot about the modern world, and not even knowing he died, then got brought back… Died… Then came back again. [color=pink]“Come on, can we just beat the crap out of them?”[/color] Spinra stated, then seeing Spinra banged up and starting to cry didn’t shake her too much, not the first time she had seen friends like this. [color=pink]“Ahh crap, they kidnapped the little girl didn’t they?”[/color] Spinra stated realising that it was either that girl or the human Galen.

Once Caulifla flew off, she saw that look, that feeling of being useless, Spinra was really acquainted with that these days, and even now. [color=pink]“Oh, it's that bad.”[/color] Spinra looked down at the rubble that was Endive [color=pink]“You and I have work to do.”[/color] Spinra snapped as she headed for the training grounds once again, not being too good with crying people, well when she doesn’t even know what they are crying about.
[06:14] *[user]Endive[/user] [color=green][b]"The danger has passed. For now. I think."[/b][/color] his rock head rumbled. [color=green][b]"I.. have much research to do. Strange things occurred here."[/b][/color] The stone head blinked, tiredly.

[color=green][b]"Please do not disturb Shroom while he does whatever.. Kayel did to him. It's not as simple as a kidnapping. No part of this is easy to explain."[/b][/color] The stone yawned. [color=green][b]"Just... wait. Wait, and see what develops, It's the best thing we can do right now."[/b][/color]

Eyeing Spinra as she wandered off. [color=green][b]".. Probably the best solution for now."[/b][/color] And with that, the talking stone head fell apart. Endive, safely beneath the surface of the earth, started to swim... towards the physical location of his haven.