WHEW! Lots going on in this one. Lots of fighting. I had such a blast with this one!

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DBO Chapter 4

Nerves

A few days had passed since the Saiyans moved in with the Soulds. They all soon found out that among this small-colony everybody had a specific purpose. Everyone was at work. Skirsa was at the training grounds all day teaching new recruits with some of the lower ranked troops and Wakana was a teacher to all the young ones along with worth mentioning she was a healer in training. Every Sould had a specific marking indicating their class and place but those signs also depicted their path of belief. Wakana and Skirsa went into very detailed explanations on if a Sould would partake in a pilgrimage for their path they can obtain certain powers. They were an example with gaining the Seer's mark. They could perform multiple skills but all were connected. Wakana was always some form of healer or interpreter. She brought people together. Skirsa though was one of the affront. Her excellence in fighting acquitted her the ability to fluctuate her power, though it is not mastered yet.

The Saiyans all partook in some activities but their time was all out of wack from trying to adjust to their light cycle. Sola was awake earlier than the others. Without missing a beat she would wake up at the crack of dawn. On this planet though it was still dark out and Sola knew if she started anything that Kai lady would be after their tails. She continuously felt as if she was caged here ever since they landed and Dartz made them all follow these scum people to their home. Every solitary person with those damned horns were beneath them! How could they even be subjected to this integration?! The Kai can't do anything. She's stuck in that room of hers. She can't do shit.

Sola pouted till their sun came out and shined through the strategic holes in the ceilings. Beams shone down on her, warming her skin, like nature was giving an attempt to soothe her. More people bustled around once beginning their day and the more she saw the more angrier she became. She could blast every single one of these wretched horned people to dust if she wanted. Her hands clenched into fists at the thought. The grip tightened the longer she stayed put. Grinding her teeth in seethed rage Sola stared at the Soulds. She wanted so badly to lay waste to these people. But her sense would kick in and shout that Dartz would be after her,...and so would that Kai. After very long minutes of her temperature rising she blasted away. Knocking through the roof and out of the place. It wasn't their home. It wasn't her home. It wasn't home.

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The crash of stone alerted all within the secret chasm. Small boulders fell injuring a few but mostly missing others. One even hit Holon as he walked out of his make shift house. Krig was outside in his fighting attire minus the armor and ended up forcing a few stragglers out of harms way with a light energy pulse at them. Holon rubbed his head in minor annoyance. "Geez. Thought this place would've held up a lot better."

Krig didn't respond to him. Instead he walked over to Dartz exiting his hut with Jia not far behind. Dartz enjoyed his sleep and still looked drowsy even with the incident that just occured. "What...*yawn*...what happened?"

Holon snickered at his tiredness. He wanted to make some sick joke about having a rough night but his sister would automatically be pegged as the one who GAVE him the rough.

Krig pointed to Sola's house and moved his finger upward to the new hole in the ceiling. Dartz and the rest of the Saiyans followed him as he pointed out the most obvious. Jia shook her head. "Oh boy. What got under her skin this time? It wasn't me."

Krig just shrugged his shoulders. Holon began to laugh aloud. "Maybe she's on her lady time hahahahaha!"

"Don't be stupid brother. If she was she would've gone after me the moment she awoke. Stupid kid." Jia huffed. Dartz began to worry. Did something happened to her to make her burst out of here? Before he could think of an answer Skirsa and a male Sould appeared before them running at top speed. He remembered that he was the original Captain of their guard so to speak before Skirsa surpassed him in rank. "Are we under attack?!"

Skirsa looked frantic at this and so did the male. Dartz took it upon himself to explain. "No we are not. Our comrade Sola just up and left us for some reason."

The male drew forward. "Then go and fetch her. She will attract enemies to us."

Holon piped up while rubbing his nose. "She can handle herself. She's a wild one. Not many can keep track of her moves."

Skirsa then countered. "Are these three the only ones that get it?!"

Holon looked over to Krig, Jia, and Dartz quirking up an eyebrow. All three had a very serious look on them. Their fists clenched and eyes wide. They knew they had to get her back. Before she is spotted. They knew this place had a small army but the opposing side had a whole civilization to be turned onto them. And if what Mirai said was true she wouldn't be able to handle anything if those stronger than them appeared.

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Sola flew between the mountains weaving in and out of each massive rock. Her anger vacant on her visage. Glaring eyes staring before her. Teeth gritting with every emotion she felt. "Fuck this planet! This is not home. This is canon fodder beneath even Krig's feet."

She flew passed more mountains before she landed on a tower of rocks. There she gripped her palms till blood seeped out. Her nails dug deep into her skin curling the layer under them. The sting didnt alleviate anything. She brought her arms over her chest and threw them to the side with a cry of pure rage, exerting all the pent up feelings she had. The landscape around her was blown into rubble and debris at her explosion. The rocks were burnt, the ground scorched, no other life remained around her. Huffing from her outburst she dropped her arms and continued on. That outburst barely relieved anything within her. Sola took to the skies yet again, planning on causing some chaos.

The same landscape forever in her sight. The yellow plains, the deep blue water spots, and even the weird wildlife annoyed her. She felt like she should attack anything that moved. So she did. Blasted at some of the different animals just out of curiosity of what the color of their blood would be and it was another way she could release more energy.

Soon though after destroying poor animals that happened to be in her line of sight she took back to the skies. Flying high and above she went till she was above the clouds there.

The wispy tufts dispersed on touch. Sola looked at these clouds with her deep dark eyes. Extending a hand she touched one and automatically felt the mistiness inside and saw how it displayed onto her. Such a delicate thing. Fragile and gentle; something she hoped she would never become. Sola focused what she could muster and dispersed to be rid of these damnable clouds.

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Far below the wild Sola marched a group of Soulds. Each one with very distinct markings around their eyes. Their glaring irises set on the direction they were heading. The last battle of the Hashes. They had meant to meet up with the army the day before but time slipped by them. The three men were skulking now at what had happened. Some stranger female came from the sky?! Next they'll be saying that Igners can swim. What ludicrously! All they had to say was they were defeated, not fabricate some tale of fantasy to make it seem outlandish. The tallest of the group had his eyes closed the entire trip and he didn't speak unless it was to laugh. The other two were brothers and they constantly bickered on and on about the wimps of their armies. "I mean why even send them if they don't get any results?"

"Yeah really. They should just send us at the first sign of battle!" The brothers high-fived and clacked their elbow horns together in delighted agreement before returning two held hands to their friend. The tall one obligated their antics with a smile and slapped both of their hands. The brothers hooted and hollered at themselves before all three paused in their tracks and felt a wave of power brush over them like a powerful gust of wind. Blocking their eyes they waited for it to settle down. The wind flew over them with much debris from the ground. Specks of dirt picked up and clacked on them and their body a few seconds it finally stopped. "What was that? This ain't the wind of nature."

The other brother shrugged and looked around the place to find the source. The tall one looked up and pointed up into the sky. The brothers followed him out to a small speck in the sky surrounded by swirling clouds. "What's that?"

The man with shut eyes then spoke. "Something not from our world. I sense something completely different. Something neither of us have ever experienced before."

"Do you think they weren't lying about that woman?"

"I don't even know anymore Sinus."

The man with closed eyes powered up and his spikes began forming distinct shapes. Sharper than that of Skirsa and longer. His forearms unsheathed a blade like object, sliding it into his hand before he pulled it back to lunge it at the figure in the air.

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Sola was huffing from her excursion against the innocent clouds. Small bits of sweat beaded down her face with each intake of breathe. She hovered where she was until something whizzed right by her, slicing her left arm up. No cry of pain escaped as the blood trickled down her appendage. Her teethe grinded against each other as she propelled herself towards the direction the object came from. Below.

She spotted the three figures and cursed herself. "More damn horned pests."

She landed several meters ahead of them with tightened fists. "You three idiots must have a death wish. Attacking a Saiyan."

The three men sneered at her. Sinus took a step forward holding a cocky grin. "You wouldn't happen to be the woman our troops spoke of would ya'?"

Sola copied the same smirk on her own face. So the news of them spread that fast. And yet they don't seem to be afraid. "And what if I am?"

The tall one began walking towards her until the other brother placed an arm ahead of him, causing him to stop in his tracks. Sinus continued. "Then you must be commended. We passed our troops and saw what was left of them, which wasn't very much, and the look of fear plastered on the rest."

He began clapping all the while giggling at the thought. "Never thought we'd be blessed to have the appearance of a worthy opponent before us."

At the end of his words all three of them began charging up. The horns on them all grew out and covered their bodies almost identical to Skirsa's. The only one that was different was the tall man in the back. His pointed out more on his limbs creating length and weapons to him. The smaller two resembled more of what Skirsa looked like when she had come out in that form. Sola prepared for the inevitable attack. Her muscles tight and joints loose.

The two in front leapt to each side of her before propelling themselves back, lunging at her with a hardened fist. Sola flew to the skies only to have to dodge more spikes coming for her in the air. The tall one who never seemed to open his eyes was making sure she wouldn't go far. She weaved in between them down to their master and went to land a punch but had to retreat last second. The man was ready; he had a large maniacal looking chunk in his hand waiting to stab her.

She darted upwards again only to fix her eyes on one of the yelping brothers. She zoomed in after the one whose horns formed a crown, Minus. He leaned back for a power attack at her but Sola saw what he was doing. She pushed on the brakes just as he tried to deliver a punch onto her. He swung all the way forward and landed his fist with the soil. The connection sent massive vibrations through the earth before it collapsed below them. Sola took this opportunity to land several kicks to his cranium. They were hard and fierce but his crown of thorns would've pierced her if not for her armored boots. She felt every detail of them prod her feet with every kick. He went to retaliate but she just flew above him making sure to stay away from the thrown spikes. Some nicked her on her back and her legs slicing them up more. His accuracy was insane.

The other brother, Sinus, whose horned points formatted a mohawk leapt into the air and tackled her while she was occupied dodging. The twosome tussled in the air until Sola swaddled out of his grip and forced him to become her cushion. She quickly dashed backwards knowing the other lad with the crown thorns was behind her. She backflipped behind him and went for another strike. This time though he turned around and met her fist. The collision sent shockwaves around them tearing up the earth. Strings of her fighting outfit peeled away from the force of their impact and her appendage felt as if cracks in her bone occurred. Sola pulled her hand back first feeling the slicing of her skin open from his spiked knuckles. She wanted to clutch them in pain but mentally made herself ignore it and backed off into the sky once again.

Gritting her teethe and hissing she noticed the crown spike kid was smirking at her, causing more growls of anger to rise. Her aura flared at this. Growls escaped as she aimed to charge him when suddenly a thrown spike slashed up the bridge of her nose. She then covered her face and squealed. She locked onto the man who still hadn't even opened his eyes. She released a roar of anger and bolted after him. She flew passed many of his thrown projectiles slowing inching her way closer to him. When she knew she was on top of him she clasped her hands together to smash that bugger through the ground.

She jerked to a stop, mere inches away from his face. She couldn't breathe. Something was stopping her, clogging her esophagus. It felt like bile was coming up from her stomach but it didn't burn. She went and placed her hand on her throat and found out what was causing her to suffocate. The man who never opened his eyes had punctured her throat. A needle like point skewering her, holding her in place. It was attached to his forearm pointing out like a pick. He placed a hand on her shoulder and slid her off letting her hit the ground clutching her neck. He then extended the length till it detached itself from him making it a weapon of precision. He twirled that same needle he created and stabbed her through the abdomen into the dirt. Sola cried out in coughs of blood and agony. The trickle of her fluid out of her mouth and down her cheek reminded her of when she would be swimming. Though that activity lacked the pain, it still held the fear of drowning she had always had.

"Now you won't be flying around everywhere." he whispered. His eyelids peeked open to reveal complete white irises. He was blind. Sola gripped the needle in her gut and tried pulling it out, but the man above her wouldn't allow it. The other two men jumped over to join in on the gawking of there victory. "Was that it? Really?!"

Sola snarled at them while grimacing from her pain. The brothers looked at her with curiosity. "What is she?"

"I think she called herself a Saying?" Sola took a blob of blood and spewed it at them. "I'm a Saiyan you bastards!" She flung her hands towards them and blasted them with energy she had tried to reserve. The men looked stunned and cried as they were flung back from her. The brothers landed roughly but the blind one caught himself. The brothers groaned at the burns they received and tried pressuring out the pain.

Sola stood pulling out the needle and smirking. She framed her fingers around two energy orbs she conducted. She came after them with her power rising making the orbs bigger and brighter. The blind man got into a defensive position with his arms framing himself. The brothers stood up and were almost blinded by the shine of Sola's power.

She charged at them until she was almost a yard away and launched herself into the air and flipped over throwing the orbs at them from behind.

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Holon and Jia were close enough to each other that when the massive dust cloud appeared before them around a mountain range they both headed there with a boost to their speed. They met up when they both landed on the disheveled ground. Jia was frowning at the circumstances but Holon just smirked to himself finding everything amusing. "I told them she could handle herself, they have nothing to worry about."

Jia shook her head with a roll of her eyes. "Well obviously it was still one hell of a fight. Look at the place."

Holon shrugged and waited for the dust to clear. Coughing could be heard within it. "Hey Sola come on, let's go! You made me miss breakfast!"

The clearer the scene the more Jia felt the problem near them. Sola hadn't answered, problem number one. Number two the coughing sounded male. The dust cleared to reveal dirt covered men with several injuries. No Sola though. Jia furrowed her brows and dashed towards them punching the one away while grabbing the other by the throat. When the tall one realized there was a threat he went to help but Jia increased her power exertion to show how angered she was. "If you even so much as move in my direction I snap this boy's neck."

The lad in her grip was Sinus. His Mohawk of spikes flared larger as he tried fighting against her. Holon walked over to Minus who was gritting his teethe forcing himself to get up. When he was almost to his feet Holon kicked him back down. "Better stay where you're at."

Jia's eyes of ice could pierce through anything at this moment. "Did you kill Sola?"

No one answered but instead just kept looking at her. "ANSWER ME!"

Sinus then kicked Jia in the jaw lessening her grip enough for him to escape. Jia regained her balance in time to maneuver around the tall one's strike to her skull. It only nicked her forehead drawing a sliver of blood. When Sinus went to begin his assault a beam of light blasted him away.

Holon floated above plastering his signature cocky grin. His hand was still held out with the other limb pointed to Minus, whom hadn't moved. "Come on now answer the woman. Your making a worse case for yourselves."

Jia dusted her arms and marched over to their tall friend. He wore a sash around his left shoulder that was pierced multiple times from his spikes. She grabbed for him jerking his head hard till she made him smack her forehead. She didn't care that she too began to bleed from the impact. She glowered down at him in her grip. His eyes were shut tight from the sting on him. "Open your eyes, you insufferable pest!"

He slowly did as was told. Jia took notice of his colorless pupils. She lessened her hold only to apply more strength in keeping it. "Where is Sola? The girl."

Minus was now up looking over at them. "Tuck won't talk to enemies unless to taunt them. He's a true warrior."

Jia paid him no mind but used her other hand to grab Tucks arm from launching a blade like thing into her. Once she held it she saw a thin layer of blood trickling from it. It hadn't pierced her or Holon which only lead her to one answer. Overcome with rage she slid her palm over to the joint of his elbow and twisted. A loud crack echoed from his arm. The man screamed at having his arm broken. Holon added a mocking tone of pain as he cringed at what his sister did.

"Tuck!"Sinus called out before he propelled himself at her. Jia threw Tuck into Sinus making them collide and fall on top of each other. She leapt across landing atop them stomping her foot into Sinus's back causing a gasp of pain escape his lips. She then had to backflip off them just as quick as she landed. Tuck had used his good arm and thrusted out more needle like pins from his palm.

Holon was then attacked by Minus who took advantage of the distraction. He swatted down on Holon's head before he too retaliated and socked him on the cheek. The two turned it into a blood fest with fists flying and kicks thrown at each other.

Jia waited for Tuck and Sinus to stand. Tuck had his good arm constantly pointed at her. She wondered if he could sense her and that's how he could find her. Sinus and Tuck then began raising their exertion compensating for the gap they realized they were in. Jia whisked some strands out of her face and she too matched them in strength. Her visible aura reaching for the skies in a fury of spurts. The Soulds skin was almost completely covered. More than that of when she was fighting Skirsa. Their armor had a sheen to them the more they grew. The blind man she noted named Tuck was only black and yellow. His skin the same yellow as any other Sould but his body armor took on a darker tone with each growth applied. The same with the other except this was a crimson red similar to Skirsa.

The warriors stared each other down. All three unmoving, testing to see how far there power could go. Jia was almost at her limit. She crouched down into a stance that held both arms back and her legs stretch forward. She could hear every punch that Holon was giving and all that he was receiving. He was holding his own pretty well, but that wouldn't last if that other Sould he was fighting could do the same as the others.

Jia sprang backwards ramming the one brother Minus into Holon's strike. Minus had to cradle his gullet after the blow. Jia saw the rage slip by in Sinus's eyes at her targeting his brother. Sinus charged at her with a fist covered in large sharp points aimed right at her. She flew to the sky to dodge his blow. Sinus pounded his arm into the ground creating another massive crater before turning around and going after her again. Tuck also did his part and kept her moving in the air to distract her. Jia saw their plan and attempted at dodging everything. But when a fist connected to her shoulder from a last minute block she realized how dangerous it was to fight these guys at this close proximity. Every blow to them and from them shredded their skin. Chunks of flesh were hacked out and blood seeped enormous ammounts out to try and heal. She shoved Sinus off and called out to Holon who was covered in cuts from Minus. He floated backwards away from the one brother and met with his sister who was floating high above still avoiding the deadly pins shot at her.

The two Saiyans gathered energy in there palms and blasted them down at the pests. Two beams of light combined into a large singular attack down on top of the Soulds. Before any collision was made the Soulds all gathered around Tuck. When the beam hit all the earth around was crumbled. Compressed dirt and rock rose up in an upheaval of pressure from the attack. The light from the flash of power dissipated prematurely though, displaying the plastered shock on the warrior race.

Jia and Holon both were trembling. Looking down passed where their hands were aiming, extended a numerous number of impaling points. Both Jia and Holon felt parts of them constrict. Their muscles and bone were pierced. Jia's already hurt shoulder was sliced yet again. Her stomach stabbed and her legs stuck through. Holon had similar injuries, but he forced them to break with a flex of muscle causing Tuck below who had the quills popping out everywhere to shout in pain before retracting them. Holon helped his sister stay up in the air by holding her shoulders.

"Damn Jia. You see what he did?"

"Not...exactly brother. I thought we blasted him to Oblivion...?"

The Saiyan siblings peered down at the the two Sould brothers also helping their comrade. "We did Jia but he used our attacks to follow the course back to us. He took the full front of each of our beams."

Jia was practically growling now. She wondered if he did the same trick to Sola, wherever she is. The thought only managed to increase her rage at the whole thing. Her seething glare locked onto the Soulds below. Holon saw her target, and knew she would recklessly dive in after them. "We need Dartz."

Jia whirled her head at him. "We can take them now! They lost their best fighter."

"Jia you and I both know that if we hadn't caught them off guard we'ed be stuck meat against them. As much as I hate to say it...but Dartz and Krig's help might be our only option."

The brothers below laid Tuck down who was beginning to curl up in himself grimacing from the pain. His blackened armor was shrinking back in his body. A painful process considering he lost some of his original horns. "Sinus...we can still fight them right?"

Sinus was trying to help Tuck stop shaking and whimpering. Tuck saved them from another of those attacks. They seared the exposed skin in them, something none of them experienced before. "We could if they weren't flying...Tuck was keeping them low enough for us to grab them...but now-"

Tuck stopped moving. Sinus and Minus both dropped their jaw in horror. Sinus clenched his fist. "We must retreat... Get Reebok or someone else to help us."

Minus nodded in anger. Without Tuck all they'd be doing is running away anyway.

Jia spat out more blood before nodding. "Fine I'll fight them you get Dartz."

"Hell no! Imma fight these prickly bastards!"

"You won't stand a chance against their speed!"

"Forget you Jia! I'm the only one here right now that can take a hit! Besides yer' faster than me anyway. Go get Dartz." Holon shouted. He wasn't too far off from what he spoke of but he was right about one thing. He could take a hit. Jia snarled her disapproval but turned around anyway. "Don't you die on me brother. You're no good dead."

Once she said her piece she took off, leaving Holon behind.

The brothers jerked up to see Jia bolting off, leaving a lingering trail of her path. Holon descended down to their level gaining their attention once he touched the soil. His cocky smirk evident that he wished to continue. "Now that my sibling has left us I believe you twigs want some revenge...?"

He held out his hand and waved his fingers back, beckoning them. His posture was confident and sound yet drips of blood left him. The brothers eyes squinted with madness at the mohawk man. They lazed their limbs only to pump them with energy dashing at Holon. Holon blocked the first fist and saw out of his peripheral vision the other sandwiching him with another. Holon couldn't use his hands so he turned his head just enough to take the full force on his forehead! Sinus's hand snapped on impact and the armor cracked around him. Minus then followed with a kick sending Holon skidding away.

Holon braked to a stop bending over heaving for air. The brothers continued to surround him. The onslaught waged on both having many hits and misses. Holon though took many blows. His body torn up and his armor deteriorating with every second spent on the combat. But no matter how hard or how fast the Soulds attacks were, no matter how mangled Holon became he never lost that damn smile of enjoyment. He even began laughing halfway through the constant barrages.