A Reunion (Sigma, Mac) [OPEN]

Mac Cogadh was out training, using some of the moves that he had learned over the peaceful two years. The demon was a bit far off from the mansion that he was residing in with Zero. The hybrid wanted to get these moves down right, like a dance that he was excited for. His father had told him of a very good philosophic fighter that had a motto: *"I fear not the man who has practiced a thousand kicks, but a kick a thousand times." Mac Cogadh took that to heart and knew that if he wanted to get better, every hour or at least every day he would practice a move one thousand times or more till he knew he had gotten it right, and then he would practice that move again a few days later another thousand times. Mac Cogadh had paid attention to the ki signature that was flying about.

The demon continued to practice against his other self. He had learned how to split form, which he thought was a pretty good thing to do. It helped with training a lot, but he had never gotten the chance to use it on a sparring partner or against an opponent. Then again, ever since Mac Cogadh had learned how to do this technique, he stopped paying attention to his sparring partners. His mother had quoted an old tactician who said, **"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." Mac Cogadh knew that he didn't know himself, so he figured in training against his split form, he could eventually learn more about himself. Then, when he would go into battle, all he needed to do was to learn about his enemy.

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WC: 325

*A quote from Bruce Lee
**A quote from Sun Tzu's Art of War

Mac didn’t see her or hear her land, much less feel her power level nearby. When she spoke to him, it actually caught him off guard. His former half had actually jumped into the air tried to ground pound him, but Mac stepped off to the side and allowed the split version to land in front of Sigma. He looked up and smiled. “Hello there, long time no see.” Mac Cogadh stood up, while the other Mac walked up to Sigma. “Pleasure meeting you here,” said the second Mac. “It’s been a very long time since I’ve last seen you. Did you enjoy the meal that I had prepared last time?” At this point, both Mac’s were talking in sync and didn’t know it.

“My, I can feel that your power level has grown from last time. You’re almost twice my power, and that’s a bit scary.” The Mac’s turned and looked at each other and then back to Sigma. “I was in the middle of training, so hold up.” The Mac’s turned, one facing the other’s back, and they fused together, making one whole person again. “This will be a bit better. I won’t have two thoughts going at the same time. How have you been?” The demon turned back to Sigma, engaging in conversation. For some unknown reason, he didn’t feel right all of a sudden.

‘Maybe it’s because I’m dehydrated, or tired,’ he thought to himself. ‘I have been going about my training almost a whole day. I haven’t stopped at all for any rest or nutrients.’ The hybrid began to check his body signals. His heartbeat was fast, which he thought was a normal thing from training. He wiped the sweat from his brow, which was a bit more than he thought he was giving off. ‘That’s a bit odd.’ The demon felt some slight twitches in his right arm and legs as well as his back muscles, which he thought was due to not drinking, but he didn’t want to bother Sigma about it. He carried the conversation on as normal, not worrying about his body telling him that something was wrong.

“Do you have any water on you? I’m a bit thirsty from my training.”

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WC: 389
TWC:714
Base PL:70,335
Transformed PL: N/A
Health: 175,838
Stamina: 3/3
Tech Used:N/A

Mac Cogadh took the bottle with glee. "Thank you," the demon said. He opened the bottle and chugged about half of its contents, some of the water dribbling down his chin and mixing with the sweat that was slowly appearing on his body. He listened to her speak, saying how she wanted to say hello and thank you. He stopped drinking and gasped for air, the bottle of water popping and regaining it's own air. "It is truly no problem. I just wanted to help someone who was in need. Tell me, what is it that you needed on Namek? And what planet are you going to next?"

The demon hybrid took a swig of the water and capped it. He took a piece of his sash and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The demon just realized how tired he was. 'It's always good to see an old face,' he thought to himself as he uncapped the water and finished it's contents. 'Now, what to do with this bottle?' he thought to himself as he started to tap it on his thigh subconsciously.

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WC: 184
TWC: 898

Mac looked at her questioningly. He didn't feel like it was right to just throw trash on the ground. 'Well, she is a scientist,' he thought to himself as he dropped the bottle.

"How is it randomized if you've been checking plots and graphs and charts? That doesn't sound too adventurous to me at all. Almost sounds like you know where you're going, doesn't it?" Mac would wait for an answer before asking a more personal question for himself.

"Tell me, how is Earth? You're from there, yes? I want to know how the planet is. My father would talk about it, but I've never been there myself. I figured that you may have something that can show me what Earth looks like. I plan on going there one day, I don't know when exactly, but one day I will. See if all that my father told me about it is true." Mac Cogadh would wait still for another answer, and as he did so, he remembered his father: a righteous man who died at an inopportune moment because he had made a promise to his son that he would show Earth to him in person one day.

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WC: 198
TWC: 1096