Tales of The Symphonic Abyss: Dawn of The Second Descendent

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Chapter 6: Vs. Nappa! Michael Shows Off The Kaio-Ken!

The number of pebbles and small rocks that were in the air due to Michael's power wouldn't stop increasing. Even Khan and Nappa were stunned at how strong Michael was.

Sync – "Michael's power! It's-It's Awesome!"

Khan – "7,000,000! 8-8,000,000! No! This… This Is Impossible!"

Michael stopped powering up, causing all the stones to fall to the ground.

Nappa – "Khan? Khan?! What's Wrong With You?! Tell Me What His Power Level Is!"

Khan crushed the scouter in his hand while stating Michael's power level.

Khan – "IT'S OVER 9,000,000!"

Nappa – "WHAT?! 9,000,000?! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME?! THAT THING'S A PIECE OF JUNK!"

Michael – "You're going down. I doubt I'll even have to use the Kaio-Ken against you."

Khan – "What?! Kaio-Ken?"

Nappa – "You Don't Scare Me! No One, But No One, Intimidates The Mighty Nappa!"

Nappa ran, then lunged at Michael. Just when Nappa thought that he had Michael in his clutches, Michael disappeared, only to quickly reappear behind Nappa and kick him in the back of the head, sending the large Fonian face-down into the ground. Michael landed upright on his feet.

Khan – "What?!"

Largo – "How-How did he do that?"

Nappa started coming to.

Nappa – "How'd you get back there?! You! YOU!"

Michael – "You know, as much as you puff yourself up, I'm kinda disappointed."

Nappa felt insulted by Michael's remark.

Nappa – "What did you say?! Are you… Are you trying to tell me I'm all bark and no bite?!"

Michael – "If that failing around was your idea of an attack, then yeah."

Nappa – "Oh really?! Then maybe you should teach me a thing or two!"

Nappa lunged at Michael again, throwing numerous punches and kicks.

Khan – "How strange. To think that his power can increase so much now compared to when he was more or less an equal to Shunato."

The last punch from Nappa was dead-on, but Michael disappeared, dodging it. Nappa looked around for him.

Michael – "Over here!"

Nappa turned around to see that Michael was a good distance away from him.

Largo – Okay, that I didn't even see. Did you?"

Sync shakes his head no.

Sync – "But…wow."

Michael and Nappa stare at each other.

Khan – "I refuse to believe this! How can anyone gain so much in such a short amount of time?!"

Michael suddenly ran straight at Nappa. He then disappeared, followed by reappearing above Nappa, with both feet on the crown of Nappa's head. Nappa went to hit Michael with both fists, but instead missed and got a swift punch to the stomach from Michael in return. It took a few seconds before his body reacted from the punch. Nappa fell to his knees, clutching his stomach in absolute pain.

Michael – "Just so you know, that was for Largo."

Nappa was even angrier than before, not just for how much he underestimated Michael's power, but also for how much Michael was outclassing him by. He retaliated, throwing two haymakers at Michael. Michael dodged them very easily and responded with a punch of his own. Nappa was now reaching his breaking point as his body bounced off of a few pillars.

Nappa – "Filthy, Arrogant, Wretched Little-! S-Sc-Scum Sucking Pig!"

Nappa charged up his energy into a ball and threw it at Michael. Michael only laughed in response.

Michael – "Seriously?!"

Michael shouted as the blast hit his chest, exploding a few seconds after contact. The smoke cleared, showing that Michael hadn't taken any damage at all.

Nappa – "WHAT THE-?!"

Khan – "Is this possible?! He just dodged it with a powerful shout?!"

Nappa – "That Was Luck!"

Michael quickly flew to be above Nappa, then delivered a two-handed sledgehammer to Nappa's head, sending falling towards the ground.

Nappa – "What's Wrong With Me?! How Can Michael Be So Much More Powerful?!"

Michael sped past Nappa again.

Nappa – "Wait! No!"

Michael jumped off the ground, directing himself right at the falling Fonian.

Michael – "And this one is for Sync!"

Michael kicked Nappa, sending him flying into a giant boulder, destroying it in the process. He spun in the air a bit before landing back on his feet.

Sync – "Nice one Michael!"

Largo – "Yeah! Keep it up!"

A few moments later, Nappa burst out the rubble, the angriest he'd ever been in his life.

Nappa – "Bastard! You're Gonna Die!"

Nappa threw a small rock at Michael, who dodged it with little effort.

Michael – "That's some strength. I'd be more impressed if you knew what to do with it though."

Nappa – "I'm A Member Of An Elite Warrior Class! I Will Not Be Made A Fool Of By Some Bottom Feeder! You'll Be Begging For Death By The Time I'm Done With You!"

Khan – "Nappa, Use Your Head! Don't Let His Nonchalant Attitude Get Under Your Skin! That's What's Giving Him The Advantage! Calm Down And Think!"

Nappa did as Khan said, regaining his former state of mind.

Nappa – "You're right. Thanks Khan. I've got to stay level headed. Almost lost my composure there."

Khan – "Big-headed bastard! The way things are going, I'll have to step in."

Nappa turned his attention back to Michael.

Nappa – "I've gotta hand it to ya. Pretty sneaky move there getting me all worked up. That's not gonna fly from here on out. From here on out, I'm a machine."

Michael – "Now that's what I like to hear. Show me what you've got."

Nappa – "You sure like to talk big, don't ya."

Khan – "It's not just talk, you idiot. Any halfwit can see he's got the confidence to back it up."

Nappa charges up his energy, followed by continuously attacking Michael without letting up.

Michael – "Woah. You weren't kidding. This is much more like it."

Nappa chuckled in response.

Nappa – "'Much more like it' huh. You're about to have those words crammed right back down your throat. Compliments of my own."

Nappa opened his mouth, firing a blast attack from it. Michael quickly countered with a Kamehameha. The two attacks met in a beam struggle. The stalemate was short, as the attacks exploded.

Khan – "He's a freak of nature! No one head-on would try to strike back quickly as such close range!"

The smoke cleared, showing that Michael hadn't taken any damage at all. Nappa was stunned at the scene in front of him.

Michael – "That was close. If I had taken that blast full on, I might've been in pretty bad shape."

Nappa – "But-Nut that was my ultimate technique. And he just brushed it aside. Like some kind of old plaything."

Michael – "The Kamehameha should've done at least a little bit of damage to you. Neither of us are gonna make much headway at this rate."

Khan – "That's enough Nappa! I think Michael's proven himself to be your match!"

Nappa looked at Khan in utter disbelief, like he had been punched in the gut a second time with even more force.

Khan – "Don't give me that look. It's bad enough that I have to step in."

Nappa turned his attention back to Michael.

Nappa – "This is stupid! I can't believe I have to turn over your execution to Khan. But orders are orders. Khan will finish you off. Still I can't just walk away without destroying someone!"

Nappa notices Niko and her part of the group are mostly unprotected, so he decided to attack them.

Michael – "Niko! Everyone! I've gotta move!"

Despite going at max speed, Michael was still behind Nappa due to being caught off guard.

Michael – "I'm not gonna make it in time!"

The closer Nappa got, the more Michael knew that he was gonna have to use it.

Michael – "Kaio-Ken!"

A bright red aura surrounded Michael's body.

Khan – "What?!"

Michael was faster than he was before. He hit Nappa in the back before catching him one-handed. Michael flicked his wrist, sending Nappa's prone body back towards Khan.

Nappa – "Ow. That really, really hurt."

Michael – "He won't be able to fight anymore. Take your injured friend and leave this place, just go back to where you came from right now."

Khan was stunned at Michael's display of speed and power.

Khan – "What did I just witness?! For a split second, his speed and power skyrocketed!"

Michael turned towards Niko and the others.

Michael – "Is everyone okay?"

Niko – "We're fine Michael. Don't worry."

Arietta – "What was that Michael?"

Anise – "Yeah. Is that one of the techniques that Chrome taught you?"

Michael – "Yep. It's called the Kaio-Ken. By controlling every ounce of energy in your body, you can amplify it for a short burst. When you do it correctly, your power, speed, destructive force, and defensive force can all be increased a lot."

Natalia – "That's incredible! To think that you can make yourself even stronger than before!"

Niko – "If only it were that easy."

Guy – "What do you mean by that Niko?"

Niko – "You don't mind explaining Luke?"

Luke – "Not at all. As much as Michael using the Kaio-Ken whenever he wants to sounds like an option, he doesn't have much of a choice in the matter."

Tear – "What do you mean?"

Luke – "If Michael doesn't stay in complete control while he's boosting his energy, he could really mess himself up."

Sync – "How so?"

Michael – "Well, you see…"

Chrome – "Now listen carefully Michael. At your level, you simply can't use the Kaio-Ken too much at any one time. At any point in the process should you lose control, you could severely harm your body. That's why you should raise your power to no more than double. Performing a Kaio-Ken at more than double your power will put too much strain on your body. In other words, your body won't be able to keep up with the Kaio-Ken, and the entire move will end up backfiring on you."

Michael – "Right. I understand."

Michael – "And that's about it."

Largo – "That's crazy."

Nappa raised his hand to Khan.

Nappa – "Khan... Give me your hand. I-I-I can't get up."

Khan takes Nappa's hand.

Nappa – "Thank you."

Khan – "Sure. It's the least I could do Nappa."

Khan suddenly threw Nappa into the air.

Khan – "Maybe you won't be such a disappointment… When You're Dead!"

Khan began charging up his energy.

Michael – "Stay back everyone! Luke!"

Luke – "Right!"

Khan fired his attack, which hit Nappa.

Nappa – "NO! KHAN!"

The attack caused Nappa's body to contort, killing him in the process. Michael and the others were stunned that Khan would off his own partner with completely no remorse.

Largo – "There's nothing left of the poor guy."

Sync – "Heartless bastard."

Luke – "You guys aren't any better off."

Sync – "And that means what?"

Luke – "It means that if Michael didn't come along when he did, you guys would be doing to numerous others what Khan just did to Nappa, all under Van's name no less."

The four God-Generals all had a downcast look. Luke knew that despite that big negative, a true positive was the actual outcome.

Luke – "But's that only a 'What-If'. I feel a lot better having you guys on our side."

Sync – "I know what you mean. Being able to work together with others towards a common goal is one thing, but doing it following your own shared beliefs instead of someone's forced ones makes the end result all the better."

Largo – "True that."

Michael stared down Khan, anger in his eyes.

Michael – "That's heartless Khan, even for you! Nappa couldn't even defend himself!"

Khan – "Save your peace talking for someone who actually cares. That big oaf outlived his usefulness anyway."

Michael – "You Bastard!"

Michael launched himself at Khan. Unfortunately, not only did Michael discover that Khan was much stronger than Nappa, but he could barely get any offense in at all.

Khan – "Well, well. Seems like all that bravado you had before against Nappa suddenly disappeared. All that does is make it easier for me to get rid of you for good!"

Michael was being backed into a corner, and he knew that he didn't have much of a choice but to use it.

Michael – "Sorry Chrome. But Khan isn't leaving me with much of a choice. I have to use Kaio-Ken times three."

Michael closed his eyes and concentrated as much as he could. Once he had built up enough energy, he opened his eyes and shouted.

Michael – "BODY DON'T FAIL ME NOW! KAIO-KEN TIMES THREE!"

The Kaio-Ken activated, coming off of Michael's body as steam.

Khan – "What the-?!"

A glint appeared in Michael's eyes as he launched himself at Khan.