Chapter 3: Newbie Blues & Scarlets Rise
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Chapter Image 1: Kuroi is figuring out how to beat Raditz by eating a meal and talking to a 'friend'
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Chapter Image 2: Kuroi uses the Dragon Balls to summon a Sayain pod
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(Age 761...)
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Kuroi lowered his arms, gasping heavily, trying his utmost not to collapse to the ground from the shear strain he was putting on his body,
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"Hah...hah...and stay down!"
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Sweat beaded down his brow, stinging his already blurry vision even more, every breath felt like a red hot knife to his stomach; likely from the three broken ribs there. His hair was a mess, matted with blood and grime, and some of it not his.
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Goku and Piccolo's prone bodies lay behind me, dead and unmoving,
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'Well I'm fucked!' Kuroi thought, he wouldn't say it out loud due to Gohan being not far from where he was, Kuroi really should have trained before coming here, that probably was the most logical thing he REALLY should have done, when the dust cloud vanish Raditz was standing calmly with his arms crossed.
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"Trunks" Kuroi said calmly to the hybrid,
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*"Y-yeah?"* Trunks said, the calmness in Kuroi's voice really unsettled him,
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"I believe this calls for a tactical retreat" Kuroi said
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*"But-"* Trunks starts
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"RIGHT NOW BOY!" Kuroi howlers
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(Toki Toki City)
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After the hole Raditz incident Kuroi found himself calmly staring at his large bowl of chicken flavored Ramen noddles and three everything bagels with jalapeño cream cheese spread, but if one were to look around Kuroi, you would see everyone was cautiously staying away from the pure blood Sayain male, a faint purple aura radiated off of his body. The amount of KI (Killing Intent), MI (Murderous Intent), and all around pressure made it deadly to be around him for large periods of time, and his hair would sometimes flash golden if someone where to mention Raditz to him, a human Time Patroller did and found himself uppercutted into the Hercule statue.
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"What's eating you Sayain?"
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"EVERYTHING!"
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Kuroi head snapped up and shot who ever was talking to him a withering glare...
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And realized he wasn't staring at Trunks, Kuroi could feel him nearby, but the face he was currently looking at distinctly reminded him of something something from his past, blank silver eyes stared back at him, his expression inscrutable and unreadable behind the red scarf that mask his lower jaw. His head tilted, his long antennae swayed to the side with his head. For a long moment, neither of us spoke. Then, at last:
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"This seat taken?"
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"By all means, take a seat" Kuroi said slowly
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He sat without so much as a second glance-leaving Kuroi to try and ignore his antennae as it swayed between us, at the moment, Kuroi knew exactly who he was looking at and talking to. He'd created him a long time ago after all. Honestly, nothing here surprised him anymore.
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"So what can I do for you today... Majin Korin?" The Sayain asks the Majin
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Majin Korin was based around Super Buu, he easy was a foot taller then Kuroi (Kuroi = 6'5, Korin = 7'5), his eyes were the same as Buu's, the whites of his where a black as space itself, his pupils were a bright silver that gave off a small, soft glow. For clothing, Korin wore the same Time Patroller top as him only his color scheme was black and red, he wore the same pants and boots as Buu did.
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"The better question is: how can I help YOU Konrad" Korin said
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The dark skinned Sayain shook his head slowly, "Man, you really are like my brother, all ways cryptic" he said
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"That's what you based me off of remember?"
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"I also don't remembering you being... you know alive?"
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When Kuroi asked, he got slapped by that antennae
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"HEY!" Kuroi whined, rubbing the back of his head, "What was that for?!"
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"For asking the wrong question" He replied flatly, "You're smarter than that Konrad, it's not why I know, but how I know"
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"... You're not making any sense"
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"I see subtlety is lost on you, then" those broad shoulders shook, and Kuroi got the feeling he was trying very hard not to laugh, which was a remarkable feat for a Majin "Fine then, I'll be blunt:
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"Let's just say someone really powerful is bored and wanted something entertaining to watch, so they pick you and dropped you here, in a world that's fictional and where you could die at anything just for them to kill their boredom"
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"Infinity" Kuroi said slowly
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"Exactly"
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"Alright let's say I believe you and all, but how will this benefit me in the long run?"
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Korin began to think, then a idea popped into his head, "You remember Scarlet?"
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The Male Sayain turns to the Male Majin, "You mean that Female Sayain character I made?"
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"If you use the Dragon Balls to wish her here you would have someone to help on missions"
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"Great plan, but I don't have Dragon Ball-"
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*THUNK!*
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Kuroi looks at the seven Dragon Balls that had been placed on the table in front of him,
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"Thanks?"
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The Magic Demon snorted. "You know where to find me if you need me Konrad"
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"No," Kuroi looked back, "I really don-
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He was gone.
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The Sayain frowned thoughtfully at the space Korin had only just occupied, still struggling to understand what he'd meant by it all.
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Later
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"Well, here goes nothing."
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Kuroi gazed down at the 7 orange orbs on the ground, they pulsed with light, giving off a thrumming noise. Taking a deep breath, Kuroi called out the words.
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"Eternal Dragon! I summon you! Awaken and grant my wish!"
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The Dragon Balls flared brightly. The light grew and then shot straight up into the sky. Immediately, the skies overhead turned pitch black and the air vibrated with untold power. The light continued to grow and stretch across the blackened sky and then it began to take shape. Soon, the light dispersed, and in it's place, seeming to take up the entire stratosphere, floated the Eternal Dragon, Shenron.
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No matter how many times Kuroi saw him, he was always impressed. Gigantic beyond belief, the green dragon coiled like a great serpent in the sky. His red eyes gazed down upon Trunks and a vast rumbling voice boomed out
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"I AM THE ETERNAL DRAGON! STATE YOUR WISH, AND I SHALL GRANT IT!"
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Kuroi stared up at the immense behemoth before him. This was it. Time to make his wish,
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"Shenron, I wish for you to send me the Sayain warrior Scarlet!"
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There was a moments silence, then the crimson eyes of the dragon flashed
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"YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED!"
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Kuroi covered his eyes as a bright light flared up. Peering through half-closed eyes, he could just make out a silhouette within the light, a Sayain pod laid on the ground still sealed shut with the passenger still inside the pod, soundly asleep.
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Above Kuroi, the dragon stirred and spoke.
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"FAREWELL!"
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Just that one word. And then, it vanished. One second it was there and then the next, it was gone. The light on the ground split into seven orbs. The orbs floated up into the sky and then each one shot off in a different direction. Once they were gone, the pitch black faded away and was replaced by a clear blue sky, as if night had suddenly given way to daytime.
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"Well that... interesting" Kuroi said as he heads for the Sayain pod, crouching down, Kuroi places his hands on the pod and pry it open. The Sayain inside was a young girl, possibly around 12-13 years old with bright scarlet hair held in a high ponytail, she wore a similar Sayain battle armor that Vegeta wore on Namek only the blue was replaced by black, which Kuroi prefers, over her right eye was a scouter with a green screen.
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'Yep still the same' Kuroi thought as he overlooks the fem Sayain for any injuries or noticeable differences, though the twitch of her white gloved hand seemed to alert Kuroi that she was waking up, Kuroi crimson eyes stare into the young fem Sayain's bright emerald ones, they seemed to glitter sparkles thanks to the sun shine the seemed to shine around the two.
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"Hey their champ, you sleep alright?" Kuroi asks
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Scarlet groans an rubs her eyes, "Yeah, who are you?"
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"Wha? You don't remember me?"
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"No" Scarlet said bluntly
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"So blunt-though she dose get that from me-, you can't even remember your own father"
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Scarlet rises an eyebrow at Kuroi, the two looked nothing alike, she had more pale skin where Kuroi has much darker skin tone then her, that their eyes were different as well, same thing could be said for their hair.
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Kuroi seemed to sense Scarlet's disbelief, sighing, Kuroi reaches into the pod and pulls Scarlet out and starts walking back to the food court with the fem Sayain still in his arms, much to said Sayain's displeasure. Kuroi only laughs at the scowl she gives him.
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'She's like an adorable kitten!'
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When the two reach the food court Kuroi sets the young Sayain in a seat and went to order them some food for the two of them, Kuroi remembers Scarlet's favorite food was spicy curry with salty brown rice with garlic cheese bread and a side of marinara sauce. 'Man and here I thought me and my siblings had weird eating habits' Kuroi thought to himself as he orders the food for the two full blooded Sayain's (with triple extra servings of course) and went back to Scarlet.
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"Scarlet I'm back with some food" The dark skinned Sayain said getting the younger Sayain's attention, the scarlet haired Sayainess started to drool at the large amount of her favorite food, Kuroi laughs softly at the adorable sight in front of him. Scarlet' eyes were sparkling brightly at the food with some drool coming out from the side of her mouth, he could practically hear her stomach roaring at the sight of the food, he couldn't blame her either since he was hungry as well.
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"Hungry Scarlet?" Kuroi asks the scarlet haired Sayain,
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"Mhmm!"
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The dark themed Sayain chuckles and places the food down, "Well here you go!"
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1 Minute Later
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'Why am I not surprised' Kuroi thought has he watches Scarlet wolf down the food at a alarming rate that should be impossible for her… or anyone for that matter. But then he realized he was dealing with anime/video game logic so he wouldn't bother it to much, sighing to himself Kuroi takes a bite out of his everything bagel.
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"Hey pops can I asks you question?" Scarlet asks
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"Sure what is it?"
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The female Sayain looks around "Where are we?"
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"Ah right you don't know, this is Toki-Toki city, the Supreme Kai of Time lives here and stuff, I'm here because I was summoned by Demi-Sayain by the name of Trunks to help with the distortions in time. But recently I've been having trouble with things and gotten lonely being by myself so I thought to use the Dragon Balls to wish you here" Kuroi said to the younger Sayain.
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"Where you really that lonely papa?"
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"Yeah I was" Kuroi said softly, he indeed was lonely from being here by himself, Majin Korin was nowhere to be found, and trying to beat Raditz was taking a toll on him, having Scarlet with him might make Kuroi's stay more enjoyable to deal with then it already was.
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Rising up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive
So many times it happens too fast You trade your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive-
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The theme song from the purple scouter seemed to caught the two Sayain's attention, Scarlet had stopped eating to stare at her fathers scouter for a moment where Kuroi brought his hand up and pressed a button on the side of the scouter to answer the call… and end to ringtone that he was definitely going to change later.
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"Hello?"
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"Kuroi it's Trunks" Said the voice of the Demi-Sayain from the other line
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"Oh Trunks, what do you need of me?"
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"Uh corrupted scroll"
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"Right… we're on our way"
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"We-?"
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*Click*
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"Hey Scarlet"
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"Ya pops?"
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"Wanna beat up your evil Uncle Raditz?"
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Scarlet' eyes sparkled "Sure!"
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A grin that could rivals Goku's was plastered across Kuroi's face, "Then let's get moving!"