TITLE: A Dynasty Emerges
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dragon Ball Z or Ronin warriors.
Chapter 4: Dynasty Dragon's Battle
"You've impressed me, warriors, but you will get no farther!" the dragon cried. Smoke curled thickly from his nostrils, painting the sky a sooty black. Flame was interlaced with the smoke, almost as though it had orange highlights.

"We'll have to combine attacks on his weakest point." Goku declared.

"Where's that?" Kento demanded.

"There," Echo pointed, "right above his heart. But he's too fresh for us to try that now. We must wear him down first." She shrugged when she noticed their confused expressions. "Did you expect someone who's sister is Wiccan to forget something like that?"

Suddenly, a large leathery wing swept towards the saiya-jin no ouji. He dodged the wing, throwing a small ki blast as he did. This caused the dragon to roar in anger, sending a plume of fire into the sky.
Dynasty Dragon snapped at Hard Rock, only to get his nose slapped by the staff he carried as part of his armour power. The being gave of a prehistoric sounding cry of pain, tears coming to his eyes. The amazon leapt onto his back, then began to pull of scales. Ten of them lay on the ground before she was flung off.

Gohan easily caught her and set her on her feet. "I'm guessing he got you angry."

"Hai. He did. But while I was on him, I could sense an incredible power within him. This is close to being released. We should go Super Saiya-jin soon." The young man nodded, mentally informing those capable of the transformation of this new information.

The dragon let out a gout of fire, then shook his head. His balance is unstable! NOW!! Echo cried. Golden flames surrounded the warriors as they unleashed their deep powers, which they had kept hidden out of habit. Their hair became golden while their eyes snapped into turquoise.

"NOVA!!!" the amazon cried, aiming her attack at the evil creature. He bellowed in pain, feeling his power drop slightly. The dragon fired a ki blast of his own at her, which she easily deflected, yet the force of his attack knocked her back several feet.

"KAMEKAMEHA!!!!" Goten cried, letting the attack soar at the neck of the creature. He attempted to cancel it out, but it punched through his wing and burnt a hole in his neck. Destiny showed up, having heard Goku call her.

The girl went into a steep dive, then bounced off of the blood-encrusted area on the dragon's back. Dynasty Dragon winced in pain. "STARDUST STORM!!!!" The small twinkling points of light surrounded her, then fell into his eyes.

He hissed in pain, knocking her out of the sky with his tail. Trunks easily caught her then set her down on the ground. "Arigato, Trunks." she murmured, holding onto her side.

Echo cried out sharply, as the dragon drew his claw down her left leg. He's amazingly fast for one so big. she thought. Gohan screamed in rage, going to the third level of a super saiya-jin. He let out an attack as his mate let out one of her own.

After the explosion, Dynasty Dragon shook his head. He could tell that his ki energy was practically gone, and yet his enemies had more. "Now! He's weak enough!!" Goku shouted.

"ARMOUR OF WILDFIRE, FLARE UP NOW!!"

"ARMOUR OF STRATTA, ARROW SHOCK WAVE!!"

"ARMOUR OF TORRENT, SUPER WAVE SMASHER!!"

"ARMOUR OF HALO, THUNDER BOLT CUT!!"

"ARMOUR OF HARD ROCK, IRON ROCK CRUSHER!!"

"SNAKE FANG STRIKE!!"

"WEB OF DECEPTION!!"

"BLACK LIGHTNINING SLASH!!"

*(Z senshi attacks begin now)

"FINAL FLASH!!!!"

"KAMEHAMEHA!!!!"

"BURNING ATTACK!!!!"

"KAMEHAMEHA!!!!"

"INTERGALACTIC SUPER NOVA!!!!" Echo screamed.

"KAMEKAMEHA!!!!"

"STARDUST STORM!!!!"

Each attack converged on the evil dragon's heart. He bellowed in pain, unable to avoid the powerful beams of energy. And yet, their powers weren't enough. "Hurry, Piccolo." Goku panted. It always took a while to charge this one up.

The lone Namek warrior nodded, showing that his attack was ready. "MAKKENKUSEPO!!!!" The spiral beam joined the others. Again, the evil dragon bellowed just before exploding into microscopic pieces and vaporizing.

Echo relaxed abruptly, not having the energy to hold the power of her super saiya-jin state. Then, her injured leg gave out, causing her to fall to the ground. "Echo!!!" Gohan cried in concern. The young woman looked up at him, attempting to slow down the bleeding of her leg.

They could tell that she was loosing too much blood, even through this attempt. A soft moan escaped from her just before she passed out. "Kaasan!" Destiny screamed, running towards her mother. Goku managed to catch her in mid-leap. "Lie, Grandpa, let me go!"

The young man lifted her from the pavement, then flew towards Capsule Corp. He nearly crashed through the door, but Bulma opened it in time. She neatly stood to one side, letting the warrior land. "This way."

She led him to the medical area, then looked over the amazon. "This is worse than I thought. Gohan she'll be in the regen tank for quite a while." The scientist led him to the correct tank, then they set her in it.

Gohan attached all the monitoring equipment then the oxygen mask went over her face. He closed the door and the fluid began to fill the tank. Then, the voices of the other warriors reached the infirmary. Destiny rushed in, her blue eyes wide in sadness.

Again, her father wondered why they were so blue, as his own were black and Echo's were blue-gray, the signature of her clan. "Tousan, is Kaasan going to die?" she tearfully asked. He blinked in shock. The thought had never entered his head.

"No, Destiny. She won't. Not if we can help it." he replied as his daughter climbed into his lap. The girl fell asleep, feeling secure in his lap. Echo, don't leave us. A lone tear slid down his face as he watched his mate in the fluid.