Preparing for Emergency [x20] [Beat]

Beat explained his reasoning, he wasn't expecting Yami to fight with him if anything actually did reach them from Earth, but instead to take the ship himself while the captain bought time to escape. He wasn't sure about how to feel at being given that kind of responsibility, even in the case of an event that would hopefully not happen. Either way he would do as told, despite having no experience in leading anything beforehand.

"Of course. I'll do whatever it takes to keep them safe man."

The small explanation he got as to their new training was a little ominous, apparently they were going all in to a sink or swim scenario, with a fair chance of actually dying. He didn't know why he would take off the armour in the event of major damage, it would give him a better chance of taking a hit, right? Sure, it was heavy enough to weaken him, but it didn't sound like he was going to be the one attacking here...

Yami watched as Beat seemed to focus, before his power level began to rise incredibly. It was feeling kind of like what he had sensed not too long ago, but not quite on the same level he thought. The aura showed up like before as his power was raised, showing that he was tapping into his hidden potential.

As Beat threw a ki blast Yami rolled to the other side, even as it wasn't aimed to actually hit him. Rolling onto his knee he avoided feeling any of the effects himself, but still the room shook and he knew that the coming minutes would be hell. With the armour on his own power level was what it had been when they trained, but Beat had become something else, leaving behind the limits he had shown before.

Not only that, but the gravity controls were being turned on, making his every movement incredibly difficult as he stood up. As Beat told him he was going to be the prey, Yami had no doubt that that was the truth. The threat of death was still in his mind, and with things like this it looked like a legitimate possibility. He was going to have to pull out everything to make it through unharmed.

"Well come on then. We're not here to play around are we? I'll take whatever you've got so I can pull my weight, so don't hold back."

And yes, he realised how stupid he was being.

Yami truly hoped that Beat had only found his comment funny, as the smirk that crossed his face seemed to convey danger as much as humour. All he could do was mentally shout at himself for being so stupid in such a situation, but what was done was done. You can't change the past, but one could prepare for the future which is exactly what he tried to do, shifting into a defensive stance. The massive gravity pushing down on the pair would impair his movement, he knew that, but still he was going to try his best to show that he could amount to something.

He thought of how he should normally hide his energy signature and find a hiding spot, but with how he knew Beat could sense ki and the fact that there was very little cover in the room he threw that idea out for the moment. The boy decided to start by literally turning his hand into a gun, firing off bullets formed from energy towards Yami. He had been ready for an attack, focusing both his sight and ki sensing on the boy to try and get an edge, and so he was able to barely move out of the way of the first shot, although not completely as it still grazed him, tearing a small hole in the fabric and causing a stinging sensation.

The other shots came and he wasn't able to get away from them, the pain causing a distraction and his movements already being slowed beyond normal. The small barrage sent even more shocks of pain through his leg, although luckily only one of them due to his shift in position causing it to be in front of the other. There was a brief pause in the firing, and Yami was able to see some kind of constructs being formed in the room that definitely weren't there before. Not thinking he kicked off with his still good leg and also activated his flight, letting it carry him behind a rock that was just big enough to cover his body as he laid down.

He knew that Beat would still know he was there, he didn't move fast enough to leave his sight, but at least he did have a shield to protect against the bullets that had resumed firing. He didn't know how long it would take to destroy the rock, if at all, and tried to think of some way to fight back. Beat had told him to focus on just running away, but that was no way to grow stronger like he needed to. The only way to do that would be to take a risk, and just maybe pull a trick from the boy's own book.

He started gathering energy in both of his palms, the dark balls of ki forming more slowly than usual. While it might have looked like he was having trouble with his technique it was in fact the opposite, as he focused on making the balls as dense as possible without losing control. He hadn't really tried it before and so envisioned the feeling of Beat's energy last time they had fought and he used the massive blast. In an effort to also distract the boy from what he was doing he called out from behind his hiding place while attempting to suppress his fluctuating power with little success.

"Come on, I know you have more than that! Those little balls barely stung, don't tell me you're taking it easy after all your talk!"

In truth his leg was still radiating a massive amount of pain, more holes having been bored through his pant leg before he was able to escape. He wasn't even sure he would be able to walk on it for some time, but there was no way he would let the possibly deranged boy know that, at least not in the moment. He would not look weak, even if it killed him in the process.

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Effective PL = 1,398
Stamina = 3/3

Charging [OT-2] Demon Ball Triple Shot (50% this turn, 100% next turn)

The shots just kept coming as the two were at a temporary stalemate, chunks flying off fast Yami as he tried to stay focused on the task at hand. He was unable to se what Beat was doing, but as he started to laugh it became obvious that his whole 'plan' may not have worked as he had hoped, his words being less of a distraction and more of a trigger. He tried to speed up his gathering of energy before anything could happen, but it was too late as one of the bullets made its way through the rock to strike against his shoulder, not as badly as the ones on his leg but still stinging a fair bit.

That was the least of his worries though as the firing stopped, only for Beat to suddenly appear in front of him out of nowhere with the same dangerous look on his face. He told Yami to try not to break, which was terrifying, before tensing up his arm and throwing a monstrous punch at him. Unable to get out of the way he steeled himself for what was coming, resigning himself to the pain heading straight towards his chest.

A split second before contact was made his natural survival instincts kicked in, releasing the power hidden inside his body in an attempt to lessen the blow. It was unable to do so very effectively, Beat's fist connecting with him solidly and driving the air out of his lungs as he felt something inside break sending shockwave throughout his entire body. He stared directly into Beat's face, not letting even this put him down for the count as he coughed before speaking weakly.

"That's better, but I'm not giving up."

With that he brought his hands in front of him, aimed for the kid's face as he let all the energy burst forth, using his own heightened power to boost it. Rather than the controlled triple shot he was hoping for it was more like a directed explosion or a shotgun blast but it didn't really matter to Yami. He took the moment to once again kick off and fly away from Beat in an attempt to get some distance and avoid another blow like that one. His body was crying out in protest but he refused to listen to it, choosing instead to push his limits as far as he could.

He aimed for another rock, realising that Beat's warning to focus on running was something he should have actually listened to.

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Effective PL = 1398 (6990 by using Hidden Power)
Stamina = 1/3

Fires [OT-2] Demon Ball Triple Shot at 50% PL (3495), no charge bonus due to interruption