Siege on Earth (RoD/SAGA Thread)

Nasu chuckled when Atsuko admitted that she was feeling excited with this fight, it was a true thrilling battle that was pushing both fighters to their very limit, and that was what he was seeking for and, in the end, if Nasu accomplished his goal of beating her, he would be able to feel much more at peace with himself, so there was no way he wasn’t going all out, using all of his cunning strategies and skill to surpass her at every moment, at every move. The secret to win a battle is to keep control during all times; a single slip, a simple distraction may be enough to take way what seems like a certain victory and Nasu knew that all too well. When she mentioned that he could only use it once, he chuckled again. In the honesty you can only find while clashing fist to fist with an opponent you learn to respect, and when the battle reach such a point, there’s no reason to lie regarding such things, and therefore he nodded. – Yes, you are right! I can’t use it again, until my body has rested enough! The Spirit of the Saiyans is very taxing! But that’s to be expected from something dad would develop! – he said, reaffirm the fact that Natto was the one to develop such a technique.

”She has only one advantage against me… That Excalibur technique… She used it twice and I don’t know if she can do it again… But I must consider she can! My strategy needs to take that as a fact! I must be prepared to face Excalibur again, and I think I know how!” he thought to himself, without losing the grin he had on his face. As he tried to grab her neck with his claw-shaped hand, Atsuko successfully and skillfully dodged his attack and immediately countered with a spinning slash, but Nasu was already prepared; it was the same pattern from before. The saiyan warrior glared at her and spun his waist, matching the spin of her slash and then he intercepted it with a powerful hook from his right hand, now using the Soy School style, a much more aggressive one, hitting her blade and overpowering it just slightly, but enough to win such a clash of fist and steel. – AAHHH! – he screamed as he attacked her blade, the damage was minimal, but it was there and was something. Worst case scenario, if the fight kept on going like this, Nasu would eventually wear Atsuko out with tons of minimal injuries that would be added to the major injuries from the Spirit Ball attack. When she mentioned the stories of saiyans fighting for days, Nasu laughed a bit in pride.

– Oh yeah, Kimiko! I’ve done that myself, both during my conquering of a planet when I was but a teenager, and during the Alliance-Empire War! Saiyans are a true warrior race! We cannot be bested by any other race! – and there was plenty of pride in his tone, but he truly believed on those words; his father and mother had been the strongest of the universe during their time, and before them, the Saiyan Empire’s queen was the strongest, and that was a cycle that kept on repeating throughout the ages. – That’s precisely what it means to be a saiyan! And I’m glad you finally feel it! The thrill of the battle! The rush of blood! I’m glad to be fighting a saiyan now, and not an earthling piece of shit! Hahaha! – and, although it may not sound like to many, it was a compliment; Nasu was finally recognizing her as a saiyan, and he was doing so for the very first time in his life.

Meanwhile…

Hotato spoke to Negi, telling that they still have stuff to do and he just nodded in agreement; he suggested they should tend to the Colonel and be on guard to avoid any further interference. In all honesty, Negi didn’t think anyone else would interfere at this point, but they shouldn’t lower their guard nonetheless. Negi followed Hotato as he headed towards Miso and Karota, who were watching the fight with very alerted eyes, trying their very best to follow their uncanny speed and, even though they were stronger than any other there, they were having trouble seeing all movements they were throwing at each other.

– Impressive how he can change in between the Soy and the Wolf School so swiftly… Not even I can do that the way he does… - she admitted, slightly frustrated with the fact that her student surpassed her so quickly. Miso chuckled at that statement and nodded. – Yeah, but don’t beat yourself up because of that… I can’t even learn another style! Heh! I guess I will keep on using my brutish version of the Soy School forever! Hehehe! – and that comment lightened the mood a bit as Karota stared at Miso for a second and giggled. She was holding up amazingly considering the heavy amount of injuries she had.

Once the two hybrid boys landed, Hotato spoke first, informing he had done as he was ordered and Miso nodded to him, with his smirk on the corner of his mouth. – Good job, brat. – he simply said, Then, as Hotato turned to Karota, asking if there was anything he could do to help her she just shook her head. – I’m fine. I will head to a medical machine once this battle is over. This whole battle I mean. – she said, staring now at Jarvis battle in the distance. – Seems like that boy just died… - she mused for a while, and Miso nodded in agreement. – Yeah… He kind of asked for it. A shame… He was brave. Stupid. But brave. – Miso mentioned and Karota nodded in agreement. Then, the saiyaness turned her emerald-colored eyes to Negi.

– You look terrible. Don’t you want to go back to the ship? We’ve got it. – she said, but Negi shook his head. – No, ma’am! I will see this through! Until the very end! – and he had plenty of determination in his tone, which made Karota smile and giggle again. – That’s why I like you! – and Negi blushed with her words. At the same time, Miso turned to Hotato, watching him curiously with his teal-colored super saiyan eyes. – So… Nephew, uhn? Where’s my sister? – he asked, curious to know the fate of Koko.

When Atsuko said that it sounded like she would get along with Natto, Nasu remained silent for a second. ”Most likely… He would really get along with her… As much as I hate to admit, she has some of his kindness… Not all of it, but, still… Something… I wonder why he chose to send her to Earth… I wish I could ask them that… Mom and dad…” he thought to himself, as his smile diminished a bit. Atsuko also mentioned the time when she managed to speak with them in the afterlife and Nasu couldn’t help but feel rather envious of such an opportunity; he missed them like hell, a lot more than Atsuko could even imagine. Nasu almost worshiped his father and the cross-shaped scar he bears on his face was self-made in order for him never to forget the betrayal his father suffered at the hands of the treacherous slaves they fought so fiercely to free from the grasps of the Saiyan Empire. ”We should’ve left them to rot in chains…” he thought with bitterness, but he still kept a little smile on his face; as much as those thoughts made him angry and sad, the thrill of the fight, the shivers constantly running down his spine would keep his spirits up, especially when he was winning, as he was once again reminded of as his attack bested – though just barely – Atsuko’s sword swing. ”I’m the best fighter here… And, little by little, I’m recovering my energy!” he thought to himself in excitement, making his smile widen again, back to how it was.

Then, after analyzing her brother for a while, she began to speak again. She said she understood why saiyans were feared and that made Nasu chukle; he liked the fact that the minor races feared the saiyans, it was a proof of their ruthless and incomparable power that placed them above all else. Nasu hmphed at her words, when she implied other races could be as frightening. ”Yeah, some of them can, but none of them can even compare to the pinnacle of a saiyan’s power!” he reassured himself with plenty of conviction and pride. Atsuko explained, after that, that the reason she managed to grow so much as because she had to protect the earthlings, and Nasu scoffed at that. She was right, he didn’t see much in earthlings. In fact, Nasu though they were almost completely worthless, save for the fact that, when their blood got mixed with saiyan blood, they were capable of granting some crazy power to their offspring, and Nasu liked that, it was very useful if their saiyan part was dominant. He couldn’t see them making up for their weakness in anyway, but Atsuko was bewitched by their charm and there was no use arguing with her regarding that.

– I fail to understand why you like them so much… All across the universe, the earthlings may be the weakest race I’ve ever encountered! – he said. – The only good thing about them is producing hybrids because of the power of mixed blood and the crazy potential, but, other than that… They are pretty much useless, they lack knowledge and, as consequence, technology… Their culture is too soft and they are frail! But… We follow the path we’ve chosen and, although I will never understand yours, nor why our parents wanted to protect this backwater planet and those ungrateful people, I will respect your choice because of your strength! – and that was the best she could get from him regarding earthlings. When she said she thanked him in different ways with both of her sides, he rolled his eyes and chuckled. – Oh, shut up and fight! I’m nearly done with words! Hahaha! – he teased her, and, almost like she was answering to his teasing, Atsuko flared up her power and kicked some rubble and dirt into the air.

Reacting to that, Nasu flared his ki aura to its peak and leaped backwards, putting a little more distance in between then as he charged a blue-colored ki blast on his right hand. His aura took care of vaporizing the remaining dirt that reached him and, as she attempted to thrust her blade into him, he countered by firing the ki blast right at the sword. The attack managed to destroy most of the ki blast, but some energy remained and hit her after their clash of power and skill where, once again, Nasu prevailed ever so slightly. It was another tiny victory, but it was paving his way to ultimate victory as his body recovered its full stamina and physical capacity after such an intense clash of ultimate power.

”Good, I’m feeling almost completely rested right now! My decisive move won’t take much longer now! And with that I will most certainly settle this fight!” he thought to himself, chuckling a tad bit more. He was feeling completely excited and he had plenty of confidence he would emerge the victory of such an intense and galaxy shaking battle.

The super saiyan two warrior just hmphed at her words; understanding and growing fond of earthlings wasn’t something he could ever picture himself doing, it was just too below him to even care for that weak race, but he decided not to contest her words and just shrugged it off. Then, as the blast hit her with the tiny remaining energy, Atsuko threw her arms outwards, making Nasu narrow his eyes in curiosity and completely alerted to her actions. ”What is she doing?” he asked himself, preparing for anything she could throw. Anything, but what she had done!

Atsuko used her energy to make a real mess of the fighting grounds! She fired her energy to all directions and, in the blink of an eye, the whole place became filled with dirt and rubble to an annoying level! Nasu instinctively covered his eyes from the dirt as he flew away from it and back into the air as fast as he could. Down below there was nothing but a huge mess of dirt and rubble, turning it impossible to see anything. On top of that, Atsuko’s power level dropped quickly, to the point he could no longer feel her and that made him feel rather angered. Nasu frowned his brows and gritted his teeth, growling a bit too.

”Dammit! She is hiding to recover her energy! She saw that she wouldn’t succeed by engaging me in physical combat and now is doing that! I guess she can’t grow out of her earthling ways… It’s stained in her blood now… Goddammit! This is annoying!!” he thought to himself, feeling rather frustrated. – Very clever, Kimiko! – he said in a loud tone, as his teal-colored eyes restlessly searched for her, but failed to see any trace of the super saiyaness. – You used an earthlings tactic to hide, but it won’t work with me! – he told her and, as he said that, Nasu reached his battle suit with his hand and grabbed a tiny capsule that, once he pressed its button, became his father’s advanced red scouter. Nasu cracked a grin upon seeing the gadget and mused for a bit. ”It has been a while since the last time I used it, hahaha! Never thought it would come in handy at such a fierce battle! Good thing I brought it with me in the end… Thought I would solely use it for communication, but… This will allow me to find her!” he thought to himself, chuckling a bit with his countermeasure to Atsuko’s little stunt.

Nasu quickly put the scouter on his left ear and, by pressing the button, he began scanning the area. First the scouter caught Jarvis’ power, then Bernael’s, Komatsu’s, Miso’s, Christopher’s, Toru’s, who were all in their powered up states. ”Lower, focus on the lower signatures!” he thought to himself, as the scouter began to search for the lower ones, finding Karota’s, Negi’s, Houri’s, Hotato’s, Beau’s and Arion’s, but it needed to go even lower. ”Karota told me that there’s a limit to how low a warrior can suppress their power level, and a scouter can still find it! I will find her and, when I do, I will utterly defeat her!” he thought to himself, looking all over the place as the scouter’s indication pointed. It took another couple seconds until it detected a feeble power level of five, that was what Karota used to suppress her power as, and, being a master of Ki Control, he knew that there was no way Atsuko could suppress it more than Karota could, especially now that she was on her super saiyan two form and was also much stronger than his master.

Upon finding Atsuko, a sense of satisfaction filled his heart and a shiver ran down his spine again; it was about time to settle this battle and, while she would still possibly believe he hadn’t detected her, Nasu’s smile widened until it became a cheeky smirk. The saiyan locked her at his scouter, so that it would follow that particular energy signature even if it raised and was suppressed again. ”Now, now… You may have used earthlings dirty tactics to hide, but I’ve used a saiyan method to find you and… Hahaha! Like always, the saiyan’s way is better!” he thought to himself, proud of his accomplishment.

Then, without wasting any more time, Nasu once again put his right palm facing upwards, placing his left hand around the adjacent arm for support. Quickly, he charged a yellow-orange, basketball sized energy sphere, it was the Spirit Ball again. ”Now…” he mused, as he stared at his scouter, pinpointing her location. It was a shame Nasu had wasted so much time searching for her; it allowed her to fully recover her physical condition, but it didn’t matter in the slightest, because he was now ready to attack her with his ultimate technique. ”Thank you for this technique, Karota! This victory will be yours too!” he thought to himself, as he finished charging his power and, in a quick motion, Nasu fired it.

– It’s the end, Kimiko!! Spirit Ball! – he roared as the Spirit Ball soared through the air, but, oddly enough, it wasn’t heading her way; The Spirit Ball was aimed at the ground at an impressive speed. Nasu’s goal was to piece the ground with the Spirit Ball and make it dig its way towards, emerging from the ground beneath her and hitting her hard on her chin. If his strategy was successful, this would most likely put her down. Nasu would use just enough energy to knock her out, and he had no intention of killing her and, since the damage output of the Spirit Ball was fully controllable, he could do that with ease.

The battle was reaching its end, and the victor would be emerging really soon.