What does it mean to a race of warriors to be the strongest, does it make you the king? The unquestioned tyrant? Normally yes. However these two warriors have no use for titles or economical gain, the true warriors only want one thing. To be the strongest or die trying.
"Don't fall for an obvious faint kid!" A large man in green armor yells at a kid with identical armor but with red accents instead of green. Just as the man finishes his warning his exceedingly wide punch turns into a scissor kick right into the teenager's left shoulder causing him to let a grunt of pain fall from his lips.
Scorz jumps back into a back flip avoiding the following kick that came from the shadow of the second. Quickly grabbing his newly dislocated shoulder the warrior lets out a grunt before a resounding pop echoes through the area.
Speed, strength, battle instinct, battle IQ and experience, he's the obvious lesser in every category. Against an alien warrior that has been fighting since he could walk, there should be no possible way for him to win. But there was one aspect where the warrior was superior, resolve. He had a goal to get home to his daughter, At Least to find out what happened after his death. A man with a goal and resolve is the most dangerous creature that has and will walk any universe.
With a snarl Scorz jumps back into the battle with a flurry, overhead punch into a parry, punch met punch, knees met knees. With a grunt both warriors dropped into the same stance before sending blast after blast into each other trying to gain even a slight advantage in this stalemate.
The warrior Bardock had a base power of 47,120 compared to Scorz who was sitting at 30,650 during the beginning of the battle. A stalemate shouldn't be possible, the stronger warrior with superior technique should be able to end this fight in seconds.
When the dust clears both warriors are seen to be met in the middle, punches shared to both cheeks. A dangerous glean shared in both their eyes, with a smile they both jump back surveying the damage caused by their opponent.
Unsurprisingly the younger warrior staggers to knee after the collision. Seeing the opportunity, the seasoned warrior almost immediately blasts off to take advantage of his opponent's moment of weakness. At Least until he stops to his opponent's raised palm, surprisingly the cold blooded warrior complies, signifying the first break of a battle that has lasted 6 hours.
POV CHANGE SCORZ
'Six fucking hours, I've been fighting in this desert for six fucking hours. Every single time where it looks like I have the advantage he takes it back. It has been the most infuriating day of my life. However, I'd never be able to keep up with him from the start. It was like he's been pushing and pushing to see how far I can grow. I can't even be mad at the bastard because I've gained 50 stat points on almost every physical stat just from this battle.' I intone with a sigh realizing I have no choice but to use my saved up points.
'My endurance is severely lacking compared to him, well not anymore. The rewards from this quest are too valuable, I can't lose!" I think before putting every single point into endurance.
'Status'
Lvl47 (2,106,908/3,000,000)
Title: {Army Killer}
HP:1,340/7,720-(15,760/22,140)
KI:340/2,840
Vigor:{370}-(413)
Strength:{224}-(267)
Dexterity:{371}-(426)
Mind:{170}
Endurance:{216}-(694)
Wisdom:{189}
Stat points:435-(0)
Power Level:30,650-(40,500)
Stat boost from titles/equipment total:+100
Current multiplier: 22.5X Physical stats
(A/N: {indicates stats with boost from titles and equipment} -(parentheses indicates gains made off-screen as well as added points mid battle to show the difference in progress)
CONGRATULATIONS, ENDURANCE HAS PASSED 500, PERK SYSTEM UNLOCKED.
PERK ADDED
DRAGONS STRUGGLE- ONCE PER DAY A WARRIOR WILL TAKE 85%LESS DAMAGE FOR 30 MINUTES.
'Ha you bastard, now my remaining health is double what it was when we started.' I intone with a smirk, getting to my feet quickly after less than five seconds passed.
"Done licking your wounds" Bardock asked with a quirked eyebrow, showing no care for the blood that continued to flow over it.
"Yes, thanks for giving me those few seconds boss." I tell him with a smirk as most of my more grievous wounds heal almost instantly. His eyes widen momentarily before he smirks in acknowledgement.
"Good, let's take this up a notch?" He says with a smirk before disappearing from sight, instantly he's above my head expecting to get a free hit from my relaxed state. At Least until I take one step back and jump into a spinning roundhouse kick that lands directly into his side after his failed attack.
With Bardock flying back into a forced flip I'm already on him, with a smirk I ignite my arm in Haki. I ran out almost 3 hours ago but now, I feel like my will power has doubled.
Oddly it seems like Bardock has begun to be able to sense when I use it. Not surprising considering that's the only time I've done equal damage to him, but still his senses are insane.
He barely brings his arm up to parry mid air, the punch resounds with a resounding crack as Bardock gets flung straight into the ground. A dust cloud emerges before Scorz returns the earlier favor allowing Bardock to get his bearings back.
'I finally have a guess to the question I've been wanting answered, how much stronger am I with Armament Haki? There's only a 7,000 difference between us but now I'm running circles around him with my Haki back. As of now I'd guess it's over a 10,000 increase every time I attack or defend with it active. At Least with my current mastery, it may not seem like a lot but in a tough battle it's usefulness cannot be underestimated.'
With a roar all the dust in the area disappears before I get a look at my opponent and teacher.
Anger mixed with excitement marking his face, a loose arm hanging off his side but a dangerous gleam that wasn't there before. 'He's trying to push his limit, he wants the Zenkai' I can easily tell his thought process in less than a second, after all I would do the same.
"Alright, fuck it kid, come on no more stopagge" Bardock snarls with excitement.
4 HOURS LATER
"You are a dirty fighter Boss" I snarl at him, on the ground holding my nuts with my only working arm.
"Says the bastard that blasted a fucking whole through my stomach." Bardock retorts back a few feet away holding his injured stomach.
"Shouldn't have sold your fake so hard, your stomach was wide open, I didn't even think the blast would even pierce your skin. I guess we're both pretty much done now. Draw?" I ask him hopefully, even being a Saiyan ten hours of straight fighting is hell for anyone.
"Draw," Bardock replied with a smirk before falling face first into the sand.
"Thank god, I'm starving." I reply back with a smile before the system dings.
QUEST COMPLETE
BATTLE OF THE SAIYANS
OBJECTIVE: FORCE BARDOCK TO USE 100% POWER.
BONUS OBJECTIVE: WIN OR MAKE THE FIGHT LAST UNTIL A DRAW.-completed
RESTRICTIONS: ALL OBJECTIVES MUST BE COMPLETED IN YOUR 'BASE FORM'-completed
REWARDS:ABILITY BOOST SCROLL, 1,000,000XP, CRANE STYLE SKILL-SCROLL
LVL UP….. 50 stat points added
'Oh, so that's how many I get a level now' i intone with a smirk before letting my guard down as my body collapses.
'10 hours, I can't believe how much my skills have leveled, my Ki control is almost maxed which is exciting because of how little I have. Really need to fix that soon, but for now it's good that I'm more proficient with what I have'.
'Skills'
ARMAMENT HAKI (INTERMEDIATE) LVL11-(25)/50- Summon your will power to the surface to boost your attack and defense power based on your mastery.
CURRENT MASTERY-85% boost to defense and attack power, past the intermediate threshold the user has the ability to coat their entire body in Haki.
KI CONTROL LVL 55-(89)/100- Ability to use and reduce KI cost and KI use. Past certain thresholds of this skill will open up branches to other KI based skills. KI COST FOR MOVES AND TECHNIQUES REDUCED BY 89%.
SAGE MODE LVL 52/250-Everything alive produces natural energy, as a Sage you will are able to Harness this power at will. After combining natural energy with your body's Ki it will significantly boost your physical and mental abilities by a set multiplier.
CURRENT MASTERY: 5X MULTIPLIER FOR 300 Seconds.
'That makes sense when I compared my non-armament strikes to armored, I could barely damage Bardock without Haki. But with it, his power difference didn't mean anything!' I intone with a proud smile before crawling over to my scouter, I threw it to the side earlier to prevent it from being destroyed.
After about five rings an angry feminine voice answers.
"Where the hell are you idiots? It's been half a day!" Fasha yelled into the scouter.
"We can't walk or fly, can you send some of the guys to come get us?" I asked before sending over our coordinates.
"What the hell do you mean you can't wal…" 'yeah probably going to get punched for that later but my head hurts too much to listen to a woman screaming at me' I think as I end the call.
'Well atleast Bardock and I will get a nice Zenkai after this, it feels like it's been weeks since I had one. Honestly that's the only way I can see to get stronger at a decent speed at this stage.' Intone with a sigh realizing I'll get a mid tier Zenkai after I heal.
In conclusion, today, I leveled up once, got a new skill scroll and leveled up most of my stats by a good margin. "I need a vacation" I can't help but sigh. Well let's see what this scroll is.
NEW SKILL LEARNED
MULTIFORM TECHNIQUE LVL 1/75- SPLITTING YOUR KI INTO EQUAL PIECES YOU CAN MATERIALIZE CLONES TO ATTACK OR DO TASKS
CURRENT MASTERY-ONE CLONE
'Holy shit that's awesome, definitely yelling Shadow Clone Jutsu when I use it!' I intone with a chuckle before crawling over to Bardock to make sure he isn't dying. I get next to him to see he's breathing before a devilish smirk arrives on my face.
"Hey boss, get your ass up you're not that injured" I say as I give him a punch in the side. He grunts in pain before turning his head in sand to give me a death stare.
"Scorz, I'm going to kill you"
"No you won't boss, how will you get stronger?" I ask him with a cocky smirk knowing I won. He grunts in displeasure before rolling over so he's lying face first in the sand.
"We don't have another mission for two weeks, commands pissed we completed our mission so well" he said with a laugh.'have to agree though, I'd be pretty mad is the suicide misson was completed if I were them. Blize and his people's whole goal is to have all the glory so it makes sense for them to try to get Bardock out of the picture. At Least temporarily.'
"That's good, we should be able to get a whole week in the gravity room undisturbed." I reply with excitement thinking of how much stronger I'll get with good equipment.
"Did you get a hold of the squad to come get us?" Bardock turned his head and asked.
"Yeah Fasha was screaming my head off so I just sent the coordinates. Borgos will probably come, nice guy." I answered him with a laugh.
"Yeah, you know something weird?" Bardock asked me seriously.
"No, what?"
"Three of your limbs are broken while one of my arms is broken and I have a 1 foot whole in my stomach. Not to mention ten hours of constant fighting" he states the facts causally.
"Yeah I know, shit fucking hurts. Your point boss?" I asked him trying to figure out where he's going with this.
"How in the hell are we still Conscious?
"You make a good point." I reply back before my head falls straight into the sand.