The ground cracked below him, snapping and splitting apart as the land rumbled. This time, no portal was created, just a dark void. It pulled him down into the final level, the one Treyb had warned him about. Sweltering hot air coated him as flames whipped out of random cracks in the ground. The android stared up at the dark red sky. Lava streamed in various locations, as evil beings called this level their home.
16 scanned the harsh land. Many powerful ones resided out there, some more powerful than the android himself. But one ki level stuck out from the rest. It wasn't that high, clearly being suppressed, but his ki reeked of pure evil and darkness.
He sat atop a large staircase leading to a majestic throne. Ogres and demons guarded him, although it seemed he could defend himself. He was looking directly at the humanoid, making him nervous for he feared his true strength. The evil one stood, and step by step, he casually came down the marble stairs. Fire shot out from both sides of the staircase as he walked down, a symbol of power and stature.
His guards stepped aside as he ended his travel down the stairs and begun to move towards 16. The android became concerned that he would be killed by him, but he continued to stay his ground. He finally stopped right in front of him, and looked him directly into the humanoid's eyes. His pointy ears stuck out from both sides, as his beard resembled that of the devils.
He exhaled, allowing an intense concentration of blistering hot air into 16's face. "So you've come. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Dabura."
Immediately, the android felt a rush of cold air surround him. He couldn't explain what this feeling was exactly, but it was a strong one. "What do you want from me?" he asked sternly, as to change his mood back to normal.
"I assume you want answers, don't you." He glanced into the humanoid's eyes and began. "When I first heard of your death, I knew you'd end up here. So I prepared various tests for you, and you've passed them all. Now I will give you an offer you can't refuse. Rule with me 16! Look at them, they obey me, and they can do the same with you. If you just join me, we can rule the universe!"
"No!" the android shouted. "No, I can't be that evil! I never will be that evil!"
"But you are evil. Think about it for a moment. Why do you think Yemma assigned you to go to Hell? It couldn't have been that you were actually good."
"He sent me because he was in a bad mood."
"Then why did Minoshia and Goku Jr end up in Heaven? Another thing. Why did you allow your own friend to die right before your eyes?"
"No, he, he had a double sided coin, then Lediv tra-"
"There are no excuses 16. You are evil. Now join me!"
"I will never join with you!" he raised his ki level, in preparation.
"Have it your way. And so the battle begins!"
Dabura reached behind his back, and tossed his pallid cape onto the ground. It hovered in midair for a moment, as a light wind blew through the land. The guards at the bottom of the staircase stepped forward, but stopped when their master put his hand out, indicating that he did not want any outside help. 16 stared down at his body. Most of his battle wounds had healed rather quickly thanks to his advanced repair system, but the fear remained.
Am I powerful to defeat him? Look at his guards. I could barely face off against them.
He swallowed hard, and narrowed his eyes. The demon crossed his arms, and floated in the air. He glared directly at his opponent, concentrating his ki as he did. With out warning, two thin beams shot out. The quick moving ray of energy hit the android just below his neck on his collarbone. Although it did not go in very deep, it still was quite a damaging attack.
The humanoid wiped aside the smoke flowing into his face, and glared at his rival who had yet to move a muscle. He began to charge, sprinting instead of flying to conserve his strength. An eye beam darted to him, causing him to bob to the left. Another came, so he drifted to the right. 16 was in range, pulling his fist back, when suddenly he felt the ground beneath and air around him explode. Although no smoke had been created, his body had been flung across the area, back to where he had begun.
The android lifted his head, noticing that his adversary remained still. The only motion he made was hovering lightly up and down, and even that was not much. He pulled himself up, and put his hand in front of him stomach. A small ki orb was generated, and in quick multiple blurred images of himself, the humanoid vanished.
From behind, Dabura sensed a presence. 16 had put his hand up, and allowed the sphere to be driven into his opponent's face. The demon placed his hand up to block the ki, creating a small cloud of smoke, blowing it away with a small snort from his nose. In the meantime, the android delivered a punch to his knee.
Dabura reacted by placing his hand over his rival's shoulder. He applied pressure, allowing his nails to puncture the humanoid's metal skin, and to his bones. A small bad of venom seeped through the pores of the demon's finger, dripping into 16's body. He put his hand up and fired a distraction attack.
Damn it. That poison is already in my body. There's only one way to get it out.
Although he had an advantage being an android, the toxin would eventually infect me. His body attempted to destroy the foreign liquid, but struggled, as the venom was one he had never been aware of. The humanoid lifted his hand and put it behind his shoulder. He put two fingers out and allowed ki to stand on the tips. With one push, the small amount of ki was injected as well. 16 felt a strong searing pain within him, and continued feeding the attack until he knew the poison had been completely destroyed.
The mighty Dabura remained arrogant, and overpowering He stared down at his adversary, cackling and mocking him. The android himself began to doubt his own powers.
Not much time has even passed, and already he's inflicted so much damage. Maybe I should just give up.
No, I can't give up. I've come too far to give up.
16 rose to his feet and wiped off the dirt on his clothes. He gradually raised his ki level, allowing it to reach fifty percent of his true potential. Dabura was unaware of the strength increase, another advantage of androids. With out warning, he emerged before the demon and forced his fist into the side of his opponent's face.
Spit flew out from the side of his mouth as his cheekbone began to ache. For the first time since the beginning of the battle, he uncrossed his arms. He searched for 16, but he had vanished once again. Dabura felt large hands wrap around both his shoulders and squeeze tightly. His body rose into the air, as the android tossed him up, and delivered a kick to his neck.
He was sent back towards the ground, where he attempted to stop his crash by holding his arms out. The humanoid wouldn't allow him to, so he fired off a large ki blast from his palms, and drove the demon into the hard dirt. He landed head first, and started to push himself out, until he felt someone tug at his ankles. 16 gripped him firmly and pulled him out. He continued to hold him, and then forced him down into the ground again. His back struck the dry soil, and imbedded his body into it.
The android knew much about manly warfare. There were a few rules to it, that had to be followed, namely, never hit a person once they were already on the ground, give them a chance to stand back up. This was different. This wasn't manly warfare anymore, this was life or death, or in the humanoid's situation, death in the afterlife, which he feared just as much as death in actuality.
He stared down at the fallen demon, who at the moment writhed in pain, rolling back and forth across the dirt. 16 pulled his leg back and drove it to the side of his ribs. He kicked him again, this time in the stomach. Instinctively, Dabura held his midsection as blood spat out of his mouth. His foot flew through the air, hitting him directly in the face. A loud cracking noise could be heard, indicating a broken nose. Blood poured out, spilling on the ground and the android's shoe.
I've never been like this before. Does that mean I'm actually ... evil?
From below he felt someone's hand wrap around his ankle. It was the demon, but he seemed to be greatly injured. With one quick jerk, the humanoid fell to the ground. Dabura got to his feet, blood dripping down his nose. He wiped it off, and raised his ki level, laughing as he did. It rose higher than 16's, causing him to begin to worry death again.
He pushed the thought aside, rage boiling in him. Images of Treyb's death, and of a world of evil clouded his mind. The android dug his feet into the ground, and fully raised his power level, equaling that of his adversary's. The two warriors glared into each other's eyes, and awaiting to begin the fight with more ferocity.