The android stared at his friend, rocketing off into the distance. He wasn't sure what had just happened. For a moment, he actually seemed evil. He looked like such a kind soul, just enjoying the afterlife, and forgetting about where he actually was.
I need answers. I need them now.
The humanoid sprinted for a moment, and then bounced off the ground into the air, and took flight. Treyb looked like nothing but a speck of dust on the horizon, speeding farther across the land. Who was he going to? What is so important about that person that he had to go so fast?
Just as he pushed himself further, he felt an explosion on the side of him. He stopped flying and looked down at the ground. A blue slouching ogre stood, laughing at what he had just done. He had large eyes with small black pupils. The tuft of hair under his chin resembled that of a goat, causing 16 to nearly burst out laughing. He descended down onto the ground and stood just feet from the him.
"What the hell was that for?" the android snapped.
"Boss say me stop you. Boss no like you." He replied, obviously not an intelligent creature.
"Boss? What boss?" the humanoid said, hoping to finally get an answer.
"Me no allowed to tell. Boss say that a no no." the fiend continued mumbling. "Me fight you, now!"
The ogre pulled his azure arm back, and clenched a fist, driving it forward. 16 detected his ki level, 200,000. He could make easy work of him, but then other numbers began to fill the scouter screen, each of them being around the same strength as the blue one. They had appeared from nowhere, and slowly stepped closer.
They each looked exactly the same as the blue one, except they varied in color. One was red, orange, green, and even purple. There were five of them now, and then growled as they inched ever nearer. In unison, the five charged, with their fists in front of them. The android used a ki blast as a diversion, and then leapt backwards, landing on his two feet and one of his arms.
He threw five ki orbs towards them, striking them each. Now they were separated a bit more, so taking them out would be easier. The humanoid attacked the purple one first, grabbing the bottom of his leg and tossing him into the ground. In a puff of dark smoke, he vanished.
The green one leapt at him from behind. He turned around, and drove his fist into the ogre's midsection. His eyes twitched as 16 pulled his arm out of his body. Another puff of smoke, two down. The remaining three cowered in fear, afraid the same fate awaited them. The android's hands parted and slid down. His Hell's Flash attack was prepared, and forced forward. The three disappeared like the rest.
He smiled, pleased with his strength, but then heard an evil voice in his head. "Good," he spoke, in a raspy tone. "You have passed level one."
"Level on-" before he could finish the sentence, the ground beneath his feet split and cracked, forming a deep portal. He slowly sank down into it, struggling to escape it, but it was no use. He was pulled down.
His body descended into the portal completely. He hit the ground with a thud, and stood back up. It was hotter in this place, but it remained similar to the level he was just at. After a quick scan, he detected that the ki levels of the beings residing here were higher, so they posed more of a challenge.
The same dark voice he had just heard returned. "Your next mission is to search and locate the four tablets. They will explain more to you."
"Where can I find these four tablets?" 16 replied, looking up at the sky and off into the distance, in the hopes of finding the person speaking to him.
"A clue shall be given for each. Your first clue is, the more you take away, the larger it grows. What is it?"
The android was puzzled. He had no idea what the answer could be. "The more you take away, the larger it grows." He recited. "That makes no sense." A large boulder stood close by. He leaned back onto it, and thought to himself. He got lost in his thoughts, and didn't even notice that his feet were slipping, and then he fell back against the large rock, causing it to roll out of the position it was in.
The humanoid inspected the area around him. It was dark, and dirt walls surrounded him. "That's it! The answer is a hole!" He looked at the ground next to him, and noticed a small slab of rock lying there. He quickly grabbed it and put it in his pocket, leaping out of the cavity.
"Impressive." The voice was back. "I didn't expect you to find the first one so quickly."
"How come this piece has nothing written on it?"
"You must find the others first. Now to clue number two, what room can no one enter?"
This one was harder than the last. 16 scanned his mind in an attempt to find any information on this, but to no avail. About ten meters away, a small pale skinned creature hopped about aimlessly. The android paid no attention to it until it crashed into him from behind. He turned around, and looked down at the small being.
"Hey, punk, watch it." The small creature spoke.
"Punk!" the humanoid shouted. "Wait a second." He observed the top of the being's head. It was round and stuck out like a hat. It had dark red spots over black, and looked similar to a, "Mushroom! That's it!"
"Who you callin' a mushroom?"
"By any chance would you have a small piece of a tablet?"
"Who wants to know?" he replied.
"Me. Well do you?" 16 insisted.
"You ain't gettin' nothin'."
"Fine." The android turned around for a moment, ready to walk off, but within a second, he spun around and punched the little creature in the nose. He rolled across the dry land, and ran off in fear. The piece of the tablet flew out from his pocket, and directly into his hands. "Two recovered, two to go."
"Well done, well done. Now for the last two, they are held by one person. The final clue is, it overlooks but has no eyes." 16 nodded, and looked in front of him, nothing. He looked to both his sides, and still there was nothing that helped him, but then he turned around. His answer stood majestically over him, the mountains. The voice returned. "And as an added stipulation, you are not allowed to fly or use any ki."
I have to climb a mountain, with out flying. This isn't going to be easy.
He sprinted across the land, jumping over demons and ogres that blocked his path. The android stopped when he had approached it. He scanned the mountain, searching for ki, and he found it. It was high up, but was definitely there. So he began his climb, gripping onto a small ledge, and pulling himself up. The humanoid even slipped a few times, but luckily didn't fall.
After about an hour, he had made it to a high ledge, so he rested, lying down on the rocky floor. He turned to one side, and noticed a dim light coming from within a nearby cave. That was where the two tablets where! 16 crept in, staring at the creature that slept inside. It was large, and had tough gray skin. Small ki charges flew out from his body as he snored. His ki level was at 750,000, but the android hoped he didn't have to fight.
He looked around, and noticed the two last slabs lying under the beast's back. The humanoid tip toed closer, and reached for the items. He slowly pulled them out, and was unnoticed. He was just about to leave, when his foot hit a small rock, causing him to fall with a thud.
The creature's eyes shot open as it growled, slowly rising. Even though the cave was moderately large, its head nearly touched the top. 16 was just about to create a ki blast, when he remembered the condition, no ki.
The beast wrapped his large arms around him, and applied pressure. The android struggled to breathe as all the air was being pushed out of his body. He delivered a quick elbow, and began to gasp for oxygen. In a blur of multiple images, the humanoid vanished, and reappeared behind the creature. He pulled his leg back, and connected with his foot.
It stumbled forward, out of the cave, and onto the ledge, losing balance. 16 had a perfect idea. With a tap of his finger, the beast slid down the rocky slope. The android stuck the last two pieces in his pocket, and leapt along with him. He then grabbed onto one side of him, and sat on his back.
In matter of moments, the two hit the bottom, with the creature taking much more damage than his opponent. He was too injured to defend the tablets anymore, so he lay on the ground groaning.
"Finally, I have all four. Now, to get some more answers."
The android dug into his pocket, and pulled out all four pieces, placing them on the ground. He knelt down, waiting for something to happen. Suddenly, they began to glow, marking the start of the process.