Chapter 8: Happy Birthday

After that sparring session against Omar, Noca and Holline continued on the journey to the west. They decided to try and avoid stopping at any smaller villages while they believed they had enough supplies. This gave them the chance to finally start using their camping gear and staying out in the wild. It was a big adjustment but both of them treated it like an adventure, which is exactly what it was, and managed to make it fun.

Noca kept up with some light training, mainly sorting out his stances and positioning. He started trying to delve into some meditation but found it increasingly difficult. There were just too many noises going on around him and with Holline there he just found it too hard when trying to switch off. It didn't help that he didn't have any experience with mediation and had no idea of what he really needed to do. It just made him tired and he almost drifted off to sleep a couple of times.

Noca had to find another way to keep his mind and body active, so training was the best option. Unfortunately, he didn't really have anybody he could train against. Eventually, Holline spoke up about how she would like to be given some pointers, something that Noca was against initially but Holline insisted that she was more than capable of learning, and even mentioned the good point she might be needed if they encountered any issues. Noca obviously gave in and let her join him with his light sessions.

Noca taught her the basic form that he knew from training with his mom and helped Holline learn a stance. Noca wasn't sure he could train her enough for any sort of heavy combat, but even Noca wasn't ready for real combat. Holline liked that Noca was involving her and it became a part of the routine. A routine that involved a certain number of hours travelling, and only stopping for the night. The result of all of this: they were very tired.

A month passed by very quickly, and the duo found themselves approaching a small settlement.

Thursday 19th October Age 791

They wandered into the little village. It appeared rather run-down. The buildings were old, and small. The people didn't appear to have much, and nobody paid any attention to the two kids. Noca and Holline were wary as they continued to walk through, intending to pass by and move on as quickly as possible. They didn't want to cross anyone that might hold a grudge against them.

As they started to get away from the small houses, they noticed a man pulling a large box up a path to another small house. He was struggling. As the kids approached, they noticed the man was rather small, very wrinkled and clearly elderly. He was wearing some sort of brown robe that was ragged and dirty. He had very thin white hair that was receding quite badly. He didn't look in any real fit state to be dragging that large box up a hill. Noca moved towards him.

"Hey, excuse me," Noca said, politely. He tried to keep his tone as calm as possible so the man wouldn't be spooked. He turned around and smiled up at Noca, he was only a little bit smaller than the boy, but he had a hunched back.

"What can I do for you, young man?" He asked.

"Nothing, I was just wondering if you needed a hand with this," Noca said, motioning to the box and smiling at the man. Holline stepped up beside Noca and whispered to her friend.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Being nice," Noca whispered in response. The old man seemed satisfied with the offer.

"Oh my, how kind of you. Yes, please," The man said, stepping away from the box and walking up towards his house. He seemed to hurry his walk showing that without the box his movement was certainly better. Noca lifted the box fairly easily. It was heavy, but nothing he couldn't handle. He carried on up the path the man had run along, towards the small house that was situated further away from all the others. The old man left the door ajar and Noca pushed it as he stepped inside with Holline and set the box down.

It was dark and the kids couldn't see anything but Noca had a weird feeling wash over him. He felt like there was a great danger nearby and there was no way to explain it. Holline noticed the uncomfortable expression on his face and realised something wasn't right. Noca felt a presence, but it wasn't a nice one.

The door behind them slammed shut with an intense force that caused the entire building to shake. Then the room lit up with torches on the walls coming to life. The fires flickered and Noca saw the old man standing ahead of him with another man standing by his side. He was very tall, muscular and had shoulder length blond hair. Noca stepped back but heard a panicked sound come from his friend and turned to see someone had taken a hold of her. He was probably about the same height and build as the other man. Both appeared to be fighters.

"Let me go!" Holline yelled as she struggled to get out of the man's strong grip. Noca heard the creak of a floorboard behind him as the other man stepped towards him and Noca swung around and attempted to strike a hit, but the small old man threw his hands up and with sudden flash of energy Noca was thrown through the building back towards the village.

Noca landed down hard and slid across the ground. The old man stepped out of his house, cackling. His whole demeanour appeared to change. He held himself up, no longer hunched over and moved perfectly normally. Noca kept his eyes fixed on the old man as he slowly got back to his feet. The blond man remained by his side and the other man was still by the house, with Holline locked in his grip.

"I was waiting for you to show up here, Saiyan," The old man said as he walked down towards him. Noca grunted and stood up defensively upon hearing that.

"Let my friend go!" Noca demanded. He wasn't interested in learning about these people, he just wanted them to disappear. The old man continued to laugh.

"Shai," The old man said, as the blond man reacted and stood forward. "Restrain him."

"Yes, Master Dazir," Shai replied as he ran towards Noca at a strong pace. Noca wasn't prepared for that sudden break and tried to block himself properly but the big man crashed right into Noca, knocking him off of his feet and knocking him back a few metres. Noca fell down on his back and slowly moved, trying to get back up. The big fighter continued to walk towards Noca.

"Leave him alone!" Holline yelled as she continued to struggle in the grip of the man that held her. Dazir, the old man, looked up to her.

"Silence girl! Everything is going just as I planned," He said, a sinister tone in his voice. Holline continued to struggle but the man tightened his grip and Noca heard the pained noise that came from his friend. Even though it was subtle, Noca heard it. He reacted by moving forward quickly and punching Shai in the gut, purely out of instinct. Shai bent over, clearly feeling the pain but grunted and slammed his fists down on Noca's back knocking him into the ground. He then pushed down on Noca's head.

"Stop," a voice called out, as another man dropped into the scene. He was wearing a hooded, black cloak and a mask that hid all of his face. He appeared to be wearing a black Gi underneath and his body was completely covered. He walked towards the scene and stood ahead of Shai. "You were told to restrain him. So, pick him up and take him to Dazir."

Shai glared down, not enjoying being told what to do by this new man. Noca could barely see him but there was a brief moment where he thought this man was going to help, but no, he appeared to be a part of their weird team. Shai took a hold of Noca's arms in one hand and held them behind his back and pushed him forward towards Dazir, kicking him in the back of the legs to take him down to his knees.

Holline was starting to sob a little as she struggled in the other man's grip.

"Zala, would you keep her quiet," Dazir said, turning back to the man holding Holline. He just nodded and tightened his grip. Holline squealed a little and Noca winced, trying to move, but he didn't have the strength. Shai was too tough.

The cloaked man walked past them and stood beside Dazir. Noca couldn't tell for sure, but it seemed like the cloaked man was staring right at him. Noca got a strange yet familiar feeling from that man and it seemed like he may have felt the same thing.

"Are you surprised to see this Saiyan?" Dazir asked the cloaked man. Noca reacted again, hearing Saiyan. The cloaked man cracked his neck and looked down at Noca. "I can sense the unrest in your mind."

"I didn't think it would be this one," The cloaked man said. Noca glared at him but couldn't get a read on him at all.

"This is brilliant, I now understand why Omega was intrigued," Dazir said, laughing to himself again. "We have done him very proud this time."

Dazir moved forward and placed a hand on Noca's head.

"This will probably hurt," He whispered to the boy, but then he smirked and laughed again. Dazir's hand started to glow and Noca felt his whole body tense up and he couldn't move, at all. He couldn't even speak, but he was in a lot of pain. Dazir continued to laugh and Holline was yelling out for the old man to stop.

Suddenly, a blast of energy came down and knocked Shai away into the building that they had used to trick Noca. The whole thing collapsed down around him. Dazir kept his power on Noca, so the Saiyan couldn't move to try and see what had happened, but the cloaked man next to Dazir was standing to attention.

"It's a little unfair to pick on children," A familiar voice said from behind Noca as someone started to walk closer.

"Oh, it's that Android again. Omega warned me about you. Yento, take him out!" Dazir yelled at the cloaked man beside him. He nodded and flew past Noca, clearly engaging the Android in a fight. It was obviously Android #17. Noca didn't need any other confirmation. He had only met one Android that was on his side. The annoying thing was that Noca was still locked into whatever Dazir was doing and he was still in pain.

Behind the wizard Noca watched as Holline wriggled into a different position and managed to elbow the man holding her and dropped to the ground, turning around and punching him right in the private area. Noca's eyes seemed to light up at seeing that and Dazir noticed something was up. He turned around as Holline rushed towards the old man, but he reacted by using his power to push Holline away to the side. She smacked against a tree and fell to the ground in pain.

Two mistakes were made with that movement. Dazir had diverted some of his focus, and he had attacked Noca's best friend. Noca felt the paralysis that was over him weaken. He managed to move an arm and punched Dazir in the face as he turned back to face the Saiyan. Dazir was knocked back as Noca ran over to Holline to help her up.

As this happened Yento smashed down into the ground in front of Dazir and then Android #17 landed a few feet away.

"I could take out the rest of you with complete ease, but I'd prefer it if you just left us alone," #17 said, threateningly as he powered up a Ki blast in his right hand. Dazir stepped back as Yento slowly pushed up to his feet. Shai pulled himself out of the rubble of the building and Zala finally found his own strength. They all stepped up but Noca and Holline rushed to #17's side and stood their ground.

"Let's take them on!" Shai yelled, standing forward. Dazir stood silently. Zala stepped forward alongside Shai, but Yento stayed by their master's side.

"No," Dazir said, turning to Yento, "Get me out of here!"

Yento lifted up Dazir and flew off without saying another thing. The other two men looked up and then back to trio before running off into the woodland. The three of them stood and looked down that path, trying to make sense of what had happened. Holline was feeling very weak after being thrown against a tree and wobbled on her feet a little, but Noca seemed to feel worse as he just fell down to one knee with a hand on the ground. Holline immediately dropped to his side to check on him.

"Are you ok?" She asked.

"I don't know… I just feel so drained," Noca explained. Android #17 helped Noca up to his feet.

"Come on, let's move on and set up a camp somewhere," The android suggested as the three of them carried on along the path that Noca and Holline were originally going down. Noca took note of this as is meant that #17 knew what path they were initially taking, but he was too tired to say anything about it at that moment.

They continued along the path and through the wooded areas for another half an hour before coming to an opening that was located in some sort of valley, with some large rocks around that could serve as a makeshift protective barrier that would also shield them from view. #17 was the one who said the location was ideal and let the kids get to work on setting up their camping equipment. The android wouldn't need anything like that but knew the children would want comfort when they were sleeping.

The camp set-up was very quick and simple, then both Holline and Noca could finally relax and regain their energy. Once they were finally settled Noca broke the silence.

"How did you know we were there?" Noca asked the android, catching #17 off-guard. "You helped us, and you seemed to come out of nowhere, so were you following us?"

Holline sat up, clearly intrigued by the question Noca was asking. He was making a very observant point. #17 chuckled lightly.

"I've been keeping an eye on you," #17 said, "I wanted to make sure you were safe."

"Why?" Noca asked.

"You're a Saiyan, and you've definitely drawn the attention of people that intend to use that," #17 said, basically telling Noca the harsh truth. The boy looked away and seemed to stare at the ground. That stuck with him. "You seem innocent and naïve enough that I didn't want harm to come to you, either of you."

"Why didn't you just tag along with us?" Holline asked.

"I knew that my presence would probably make things easier. I have better tracking abilities, I'm obviously better at fighting," #17 explained. He stopped and looked to Noca. "I imagine you would have preferred the challenge of being alone, right?"

Noca looked up and nodded slightly, but his brow furrowed.

"Then why intervene at all?" Noca asked. #17 chuckled again and stood up.

"You needed help, they would have done serious damage had I not stepped in," #17 responded. "Now, I'm going to look around, check to make sure we're safe. You two should rest."

"What even is the time?" Holline asked, realising she and Noca hadn't been keeping track of things. "I don't have my watch, and I don't even know what date it is."

Noca's eyes widened slightly. He didn't know the time. But he had certainly been keeping track on the days and hoped Holline would brush over this one without question like she had every other. Noca didn't notice that #17 went to his wrist and removed his own watch, handing it over to Holline.

"Here, you can have that," #17 said to the red head. Noca looked up, surprised and hoped that Holline didn't pay the date any attention and ignored it. But her eyes went wide and she looked up to Noca. He cursed and looked away. #17 didn't understand. Holline jumped up.

"Noca, it's your birthday!" She exclaimed, making sure not to be too loud, but excited, nonetheless. Noca just nodded and sighed.

"Yep, it is," He answered, bluntly. Holline dropped by his side.

"Well, Happy Birthday," She said, smiling. Noca looked up at her, a clear sadness still in his eyes.

"Is it though? A happy birthday?" Noca asked, getting teary eyed. Holline swallowed and the reality of their situation and their motivation settling in again.

"I'm sorry. I… uh," Holline stuttered, realising she had made a mistake in drawing attention to it but the two of them had celebrated almost all of their birthdays, since they met, together. She wrapped her arms around Noca and placed her head on his shoulder. Noca lifted a hand and placed it on hers. #17 watched the two and didn't completely understand, Noca had never told him why he was travelling but he could tell something bad at happened. He didn't need to pry.

"So, how old are you?" The android asked, just trying to keep the conversation neutral.

"I'm thirteen now," Noca answered. #17 nodded.

"Well, for what it's worth, Happy Birthday, kid," #17 said as he turned and walked off into the trees to look around like he had planned too. Holline and Noca stayed in that position for a few more minutes.


Somewhere nearby, but not too close, Dazir and his allies had finally regrouped, and the small old man was not happy with how things went down.

"Curse it!" Dazir yelled, kicking the dirt. "Omega told us we'd be able to deal with the Android if he showed up, but no, he showed all three of you up!"

Zala looked around feeling rather offended.

"He didn't even lay a finger on me," Zala said, speaking in a low voice, appearing to be less intelligent than the others. Dazir rolled his eyes and took a deep breath.

"No, of course, the android didn't do anything to you, it was just a little girl who managed to incapacitate you!" Dazir said, starting off quietly and eventually yelling up at the man. Zala hanged his head in shame. "I was so close to succeeding, but Zala let that girl go, she distracted me and neither of you were there to protect me!"

Dazir was yelling at Yento and Shai now. Shai tried to protest but realised he was knocked out of the fight very easily and backed off. Yento stood still.

"I was fighting the Android alone. He proved to be a lot more difficult than we were informed," Yento said, his voice seemingly very monotone. Dazir shook his head, trying to calm his anger. "May I suggest we plan to attack them in the night, when they least expect it."

"The android will almost certainly be there to protect them," Shai said, stepping forward. "How do you plan deal with that, Yento."

Yento turned to Shai and back to Dazir.

"I suggest sending these two to scout ahead and find where they are camping. Then I will be the one to infiltrate their camp and keep the girl out of it," Yento explained. "I am stealthier than these two, Master."

Dazir seemed to be contemplating it and looking straight ahead.

"Ok. That's not a bad idea," Dazir agreed, turning to Zala and Shai. "You two go find them and then report back to me once you have their location."

Zala and Shai looked to each other and back down to the old man.

"Where shall we look?" Zala asked.

"Go back to the village," Yento said, "then follow along the western path, that's where they were heading before."

Shai nodded in agreement and turned to Zala.

"Come on, let's go," Shai glared towards Dazir as he walked off with Zala, but the old man was turned away and didn't notice it.

The two of them made their way back to the village and managed to find the path that they were sure would lead to their target. As they continued along they didn't want to remain in complete silence and some conversation was exchanged between the two.

"So, are we still doing Omega's plan?" Zala asked, as he walked behind Shai. Shai looked over his shoulder as the continued.

"Yeah, of course, why wouldn't we?" Shai questioned, getting frustrated with Zala's stupid question.

"I just think it's weird. We're still following Dazir's orders, but Omega is our leader, I don't get it," Zala explained. Shai stopped, sighed and turned around.

"Look, Omega has bigger plans. You know this. Dazir is just helping him with a small part of this plan, which for some reason involves this kid. Something about Saiyan, whatever that means. All we have to do is follow, and listen, and then Omega will get what he needs," Shai explained, with Zala starting to actually make sense of it all. He nodded along. "Plus, we don't have much to do, we just need to make sure that Omega gets the information he needs."

"I get it now, so, do you have the device?" Zala asked. Shai nodded and continued to walk along the path. They started to head up into the more mountainous route as they noticed the valley below. There was a little bit of a campfire light coming from down there.

"Bingo," Shai said in a hushed tone. "We found them."

"I'll let Dazir know," Zala said as he pulled out a small walkie-talkie. He started to relay the information but neither of them paid attention to the fact that it was only Noca and Holline, and Android #17 was nowhere to be seen.


The two youngsters sat in their little make-shift camp. Noca was laying down, staring right up into the sky while Holline sat close to the fire, writing something in a journal she had been carrying with her. She was also trying to sketch the mountains in the journal as well and wished that the moon wasn't hidden away so she could have a much better image to draw. Noca could hear to scratches of pen on paper and sat up.

Oddly enough, the whole night, Noca's senses had been heightened and he seemed to be getting an uneasy feeling. He assumed he had been coming down with some sort of cold, or something. They had been outside a lot. It didn't feel like an illness or something, he was almost certain he wasn't sick, but that didn't change the fact that his hearing was sharpened, as was his sense of smell. Plus, he could feel energy. He wasn't sure where it was coming from, but it wasn't familiar. Noca needed to take his mind off of it.

He moved closer to Holline beside the fire.

"What're you doing?" He asked, somehow surprising Holline who wasn't aware of his movement.

"Son of a… NOCA! Don't sneak up on me!" Holline exclaimed, closing her book and shifting to the side. Noca pulled away with his hands held up.

"Sorry, I was only laying down over there, were you so engrossed in your journal that you didn't see me?" Noca asked, chuckling lightly. Holline tried to stifle a small smirk. She was happy to see Noca keeping in good spirits, even though it ought to be extremely difficult to do so.

"As a matter of fact, I was enjoying drawing those mountains, I just wish the moon wasn't hiding away behind them, it seems so bright tonight," Holline said, pointing up with her pen. Noca looked towards the mountains and could see the faint glimmer of moonlight around the edges of the mountain. His smile faded as his mind instantly continued to wander down the negative path, plus there was an odd chill that ran down his spine. He looked into the fire and then over to his friend, she had gone back to her journal but Noca had something on his chest that he really needed to get off and he wasn't going to keep it from Holline.

"I still think I'm the reason my mom was killed," Noca said, dropping that right into the conversation. That caused Holline to lose concentration and her pen slipped down the page of her book. She turned to look at Noca as he stared into the fire and she saw the look of certainty. She opened her mouth to protest but Noca turned to face her, he was completely serious. "I mean it. Look at what's happened since I left. Omega and his thugs, they attacked and knew I was a Saiyan. This weird magic guy, he and his guys knew who I was as well. Knew what I was."

Noca drifted as he looked back into the fire.

"That doesn't make anything your fault," Holline said, scooting closer to her friend. Noca turned back to her.

"They're after me, they clearly tried to do something to me back then and they were going to hurt you to get to me," Noca said, getting more irritated at the thought. Holline held his hand to try and calm him.

"Omega's thugs were attacking my village before you got there, Noca," Holline said, bringing up a valid point, even Noca couldn't turn it down. "Now, yeah, whatever happened, Omega may be interested in you, this little wizard has shown he wants you for something, but why does that mean your mom's death is your fault?"

Noca started to tear up as he avoided looking Holline in the face and continued to think over everything.

"I lost her. Then you were attacked… and… now this, I just don't think I can handle losing anyone else…" Noca said as he started to sob. Holline took him into a hug and Noca did his best to stifle his emotion, but he had started to cry. "I miss her so much."

"I know you do," Holline whispered, trying so hard to be the good friend. She couldn't handle seeing Noca like this, with this mindset.

"I just feel like I'm going to keep causing bad things to happen, and I don't want that for anyone," Noca said, as he started to calm down a little, but he was still clearly upset and angry with himself. He pulled out of Holline's embrace and looked away, wiping the tears out of his eyes.

"Noca, when they see you, they're surprised that you're a Saiyan. Omega didn't attack my village because he was looking for you, he just… happened to find you," Holline said, struggling to defend her point. Noca scoffed.

"But now he is after me, and he sent Dazir to find me… and they were going to hurt you," Noca said. His eyes were red from where he had been crying but they bore a new intense rage. "I won't let it happen."

"Look, please try and get some sleep," Holline pleaded, holding his hands again. "Rest and you'll feel much better in the morning."

She couldn't be sure that Noca would actually feel better, but she had to say something. This past month had been full of new experiences for her and it had been difficult, but she was still happy to be beside Noca, to be able to help him where he needed it. Noca took a deep breath and nodded, turning away and laying down, facing away from the fire. Holline decided she would sleep as well. #17 was probably monitoring them so they had nothing to worry about.

As Noca started to drift off there was still that itching feeling in the back of his mind telling him something was very wrong, but now he had attributed it to those thoughts about being the cause of the recent attacks. It wouldn't help him sleep any easier at night either way, but he was tired and started to drift off.

Noca was right to feel a little uneasy as around the hills, Zala and Shai were patiently waiting for the arrival of Dazir and Yento. It didn't take them too long and once they arrived the plan was put into motion. Zala and Shai were actually unaware of the plan and watched as Yento stepped forward and dropped down close to the camp. Dazir turned to the other two.

"You two will remain here as our lookout, got it?" Dazir commanded, with a snarling tone. They nodded in unison and looked to each other as the old man walked off down a different path, but it was also leading to the camp.

Yento was moving through the bushes and remained in the shadows, creeping closer to the two youngsters, moving in on his target. He was certain his plan would be flawless. The children were asleep so this wouldn't be a difficult move to make. Yento saw Dazir hiding off on the other side, ready to make his big move when needed, but first Yento needed to make sure no mistakes were made, and he got what he needed.

He moved out of his cover, away from the protection of the shadows and close to the sleeping child. Noca could feel a change in the air flow, his unease started to grow, and he twitched ever so slightly. Something was wrong. That was confirmed when he heard the slight squeal and sudden muffled groan of his friend. He turned around and jumped up to his feet to see Dazir's cloaked ally holding Holline back.

"That was easy," Yento muttered, a slightly amused tone apparent in his voice. Noca clenched his fists and glared towards the enemy. He stepped forward. "Woah, I wouldn't do anything hasty if I were you. Wouldn't want your pretty little friend here to get hurt, would you?"

Noca was ready to fight and defend his friend, until he heard that threat. Noca was right, anyone that remained near him was at risk of being hurt. Holline assured him he was overthinking, but Noca felt his arms weaken and he lost a little of his fight. He didn't know what to do. He was scared. And that was just the distraction Yento was looking for.

"Now, Master!" Yento yelled out. Noca heard some rustling and turned around to see Dazir emerging from the shadows. He threw his hands forward, casting some sort of spell with his magic, and Noca felt his body lock into position. Dazir was very happy with this development, he had done it.

Noca wasn't feeling so good. He was stuck in that position and felt like there was a lot of pressure being pushed down on him. His knees buckled and he fell down, but was held completely still, he was just on his knees now. Whatever the magic was it was crackling all throughout Noca's body and into his brain and he was in a lot of pain. It felt like every part of his body was being electrocuted. He wanted to scream but his jaw was stuck, he could only make pained growls. All the while, he was wondering where #17 was during all of this. Noca could only move his eyes and tried his best to look around but couldn't see anything. Even Holline was behind him. The only thing he saw that helped ease his thoughts was the moon. It was no longer hidden behind the mountains and the light was brighter that he had ever seen it.

That's when Noca's mind relaxed. His senses sharpened. The pain in his body became an afterthought. Dazir began cackling as he could feel his magic flowing through Noca and having a much better effect.

"Yes! That's it! Soon your mind will be mine!" Dazir yelled, but Noca couldn't hear him anymore. The moon was more important. Noca's senses were firmly locked onto the moon. Every fibre of his being was drawing in whatever the moon was giving off.

This was the first time Noca had ever seen the Full Moon.

Something began to happen to Noca and everyone else saw it. Holline was confused, but she wasn't the only one. Apparently, this wasn't what Yento had been expecting either. His grip started to loosen. Yento was just staring at Noca and then looked to Dazir who didn't seem to think anything was wrong, but something was definitely happening to Noca. His body seemed to bulk up, quite a bit and his eyes were wide and very, very focussed. Yento wanted to call out to his master but wasn't given the chance to do anything as #17 finally returned, kicked the cloaked man away and caught Holline, flying her to safety up on the rocks, and then returned to the ground. He landed not too far from Noca.

Dazir finally started to notice a difference and his eyes went wide with shock, and a little fear seeped in as he saw what was happening. Noca was growing. Significantly. And he had fur. Noca was becoming an Oozaru. #17 knew about this, it was deep in his memory banks thanks to Dr. Gero. The Android wasn't sure what to do but heard a voice calling out to him, it belonged to Holline.

"#17, please make sure he doesn't hurt anyone!" She yelled down to him. #17 wasn't sure what she was getting at. "Noca can't have any blood on his hands, please, whatever this is, stop it!"

The Android nodded and looked to Dazir.

"Hey! Dazir, get out of here. You'll be killed!" He yelled at the small old man, but Dazir wasn't listening. #17 was about to move to get him out of the way but noticed something moving. Shai and Zala were hiding in the bushes, close to the camp. And Yento was still nearby. There were a lot of people in the area and Noca was finally at full size and broke free from Dazir's magic. He dropped to the ground with a loud thud and looked forward, his red eyes falling upon Dazir.

Oozaru Noca stood up and began to pound his chest as he roared into the night sky.


Characters Seen/Mentioned in this Chapter:

Noca (OC)
Holline (OC)
Android #17
Shai (OC)
Zala (OC)
Dazir (OC)
Yento (OC)
Omega (OC) - Mentioned
Emna (OC) - Mentioned
Omar (OC) - Mentioned