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As the last robot exploded, and Arkh caught that blade, a long way away two strange beings watched. They are impossible to describe, having nether form nor shape. They are best described as minds, things that should have no purchase on the realm of men. Humans call them demons.

" So, everything is coming together?" One of them thought.

" It is."

" But we should make sure."

" You don't mean?"

" Yes, we shall need our own agent. To insure that things go as planned."

even as this was thought, a new mind joined them. Unlike the others this one possessed a body. He was three times as tall as the largest man with gleaming red skin and a savage face, proud eyes and a mouth full of gleaming, needle-like teeth. In his hand, a great blade almost as long as his own arm and carved with a wicked edge. It seemed to drip blood and gore as if fresh from battle. This savage demon wore only a loincloth and from his back, protruded a great pair of wings, dragon-like and frightening.

He growled and turned away, vanishing in an instant. One of the demons thought to the other.

" Are you sure we are doing the right thing? It has been centuries since we last interfered in the affairs of the human world . Much has changed."

The other agreed, " Much has changed... And not enough. Many lesser demons still torment the human world. From them I know. They have not the powers to stop us this time. Nor do they have the knowledge they would need to seal us away. If we can but trick them into realising us, that world will be ours."

" It is a time of danger for us, the Blades of Ice and Fire have been found, as was predicted they belong to opposing sides. If the three Great Swords are to clash then it will surely mean the end of the world."

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Rain poured down from the sky, soaking the desert sand. As if to match the mood of the survivors, rain fell for the first time in years. A single line of Shamen trudged slowly through the sand. Not one of them was free from wounds and several limped along with horrible injuries. Of the fifty there were now only fifteen and only that much because Silva had refused to abandon the wounded.

They walked, seemingly they had no purpose now, the village was in ruins behind them, before them the wide desert and nothing to hold them back. Silva led them, at the front of the column he moved dispiritedly onwards.

Only a single figure moved backwards, pelting towards the end of the line were those too badly hurt to walk were being carried. Yoh dashed as if his life depended on it towards the wounded. Then he saw what he had been dreading. Two people trudged forward, each carried one end of a glowing stretcher, conjured up from Furiouku, and in the stretcher... Yoh dropped to his knees. " Ren.."

Yoh's one time rival had been caught in an explosion of some kind, his body covered in deep wounds, blood seemed to be literally pouring from within him, his pale skin looked cold and dead.

He would soon he dead, like all the others, Yoh chocked, his friends, Horohoro, Faust, Ryu and Joco. He had led them to their deaths. He had survived and they had died. This wasn't fair! If anyone had to die, it should have been him! And now he was being forced to watch Ren, his greatest friend, die like this! And all because Silva had nowhere to take them!

But what could they do? With nowhere to go it seemed that Ren was doomed. Yoh franticly searched his memory, for anything. Maybe on the way here they had found some place that could be used as a retreat? Nothing sprang to mind. His mind turned to the conversations he had with the others, had anyone mentioned anything? No...

Joco, Joco was the the intelligence. He had seemed to know everything about everyone had he ever mentioned anything that could save Ren? Maybe... The Tenth Oracles supposedly had a secret retreat somewhere in the desert, didn't they? And it must be close to the village so that meant they were close to it! Perhaps Ren would pull through after all!

Yoh turned and ran, catching up with Silva quickly he called out, " Silva! Is it true that the Tenth Oracle have a base somewhere in this desert? Are we going there?"

Silva replied, " No, Yoh. That is just a rumour."

Yoh turned, heart sinking. So, Ren would indeed die. Then he noticed something. Silva had refused to meet his eye! The repercussions shook him. Silva was lying, and for some reason he didn't want to take them to this place. Yoh didn't have time for this, every minute brought Ren closer to death. Yoh was not going to let Silva get away with this.

He ran forwards stopping just ahead of Silva and the column. " You're lying, Silva. Ren is dyeing and I will not let you just drop this."

Silva growled, " Yoh, I'm very sorry about your friend but there is nothing I can do to help him."

Yoh cried out, " LIES! I know you have a base out here. I can feel it!"

Silva replied, " Nonsense, Yoh. You're exhausted from the battle, you're just imagining things."

Yoh give Silva the most penetrating look that the Oracle had ever received. Silva paled. Wait... He knew that Hao, that is Tao's very first incarnation, had the ability to read peoples thoughts and to see their emotions. He also knew that this ability was much weakened in Tao's last incarnation because his powers had been divided between himself and Yoh. Could Yoh have inherited that ability? Could he even now be listening to Silva? Silva dared not to bring the others to the Plants but he doubted Yoh would take that for an answer.

Yoh growled, " I can see it in your eyes... You wont bring us to their, and you'll let Ren die..

Silva backed away as Yoh's rage mounted.

" I wont let you...wont let you abandon Ren like this.."

Yoh raised his blade as it started to glow with his Furiouku. " Take us to the base."

Others moved to interfere but Silva motioned for them to stop. " Yoh, you're not yourself. Don't do this."

Yoh's only answer was to slash towards Silva but the Oracle was in the sky long before the blade could reach him! His full powered Spirit Form armouring him.

Yoh let out a cry and leapt into the sky, following him! Silva dodged to the right then to the left. Easily avoiding Yoh's clumsy attacks. But then Yoh used his Double Medium and the battle began in earnest.

Silva barely dodged a slash and realized he was going to have to start fighting back. His leg shot out but Yoh dodged the kick and slashed at him! Silva dodged easily and returned with a razor sharp wing attack but Yoh was gone!

Silva looked around " Where is he?"
Then, Yoh came from behind him, slashing downwards and landing a solid blow upon Silva's armoured back!

Silva cried out and crashed to the ground, crying out as he formed a small crater but he ducked and rolled in time to avoid Yoh's follow up attack.

Silva shot backwards, slowly realizing a terrible fact: Yoh was unhinged. Driven mad by the death of his friends. He was fighting to kill.

Silva shot into the sky once more. This time getting out of range.

But Yoh jumped, far higher then he should have been able to reach! And sent Silva crashing down once more.

This time, the Oracle didn't dodge in time and Yoh's blade slashed across his chest. Silva was saved only by his Spirit Armour, but the blow shattered it. And Silva was on his own!

Yoh charged him, slashing wildly, Silva dodged as quickly as he could but he couldn't prevent himself been scratched numerous time.

Then, he leapt backwards. Summoning the last dregs of his Furiouku. He called out.

" Yoh, come to your senses! This isn't you! You would never harm a friend!"

Yoh screamed and shot at him!

Silva frowned, " Very well. But I didn't want to do this."

In his hands, formed a full sized totem pole! He balanced it carefully, over his shoulder. Each section, one animal. Each animal, one of his spirits. Combined they were all but invincible. Last time he's used this attack it had been devastating.

Yoh charged! Silva growled, still not enough energy, he felt it building within the pole.

Almost there... wait! But if he had to charge it at its full speed, he wouldn't be able to control the beam. Once fired, it would destroy anything it touched. But it was ether Yoh or him. And though Silva felt bad he knew that he was more important now than Yoh ever could be.

Yoh had almost reached him when the beam was ready, Silva called out, " Silva Cannon!"

And a pure beam of Furiouku launched from the pole, towards Yoh!

The young shaman saw it coming, knew he had no time to dodge and tried to block with his blade. The attack reached him, washed over him and Yoh vanished with a scream of pain.

Silva winced, forgive me, Yoh.

The attack lanced off into the distance, leaving only a shattered sword and a still body to show where Yoh had stood his last.

Amidamaru appeared above the boy, " Lord Yoh, get up!"

Silva grunted, " No use, he's dead. I didn't have the time to prepare the attack.

Amidamaru let out a howl: " LORD YOH!"

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He floated in an area of absolute darkness, he had no memory of who or what he was. Only that he had died. He was at peace for the first time in days... and he heard a voice: " Lord Yoh!"

So, his name was Yoh... he felt that he should know that voice but his memory was blank.

He was tired. So tired. As if he hadn't slept in years. Why not just close his eyes and let himself sink into deep, internal sleep?

" Is this how it ends?"

His eyes shot open. His memory may have been bad. But he couldn't mistake this voice.

" Hao!"

Hao Asakura, floated before him. His brother smiled, " Yes."

Yoh cried out, " But this can't be! I killed you! You're dead!"

Hao replied, " And now, so are you."

Yoh's life returned in a flash, and he saw how he had died, " No! What have I done?" He sobbed.

Hao said, " My brother, you have done what I would have done. You fought. Of course I would have won but.."

Yoh looked around, " where are we?"

" This place? Its a between world.. not Earth but not the Afterlife ether. This place is a great secret. For only here can a Shaman learn to defy death as I have done."

" Is this why I feel so strong here?" Yoh asked, " This is a power that I have never felt before."

Hao shook his head, " No. the reason you feel so strong here is simple. Things are much harder to separate in this world. Here our power, our Furiouku is one. We are to all intents and purposes. Two Shamen who draw upon the same power. Once we were one person. And here, our power is at its peak."

" Why have you brought me here, Hao?" asked Yoh.

Hao replied " I didn't...But you did. Something within you sensed that this is where you should be."

Yoh backed away, " what do you mean, Hao?"

Hao answered, " From here, you can return to the world of the living."

" But let me guess, there's a price?"

Hao smiled, " Indeed. Because we are connected. If you were to return, I would as well."

" No deal!" Snapped Yoh. " I'd rather die then let you back into the world. The world can do without me."

"Can it?"

The tone in Hao's voice. It caught Yoh off guard. " You say that as if it couldn't."
Hao smirked, " Yoh. In this place our powers are equal as I've said. We both have the fullest power we ever possessed and all the abilities of our first incarnation. Allow me to show you one of them.

Yoh suddenly felt tired, unable to resist it he fell into a sleep. And dreamed.

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Hao and himself floated above the wreckage of a city. Bodies filled the air with a rotting stench and Yoh could see no humans anywhere.

Hao said, " This is the future. Destined. Humans couldn't prevent this. All the worlds ever are like this. No life anywhere. Not Saiyans or humans or Shamen. I have seen it. And only you can prevent it.

" Let me show you, the cause of this destruction."

A new image appeared. A great demon, red skin and bat-like wings. It carried a great blade that dripped blood and gore.

" This is the one who caused it all. But the thing that gave him the power. Three swords."

A new image once more, three blades. They were scratched and blunted by time. Looking less deadly then a pointed stick.

Hao spoke, " These are the swords. Each of them master of their own power. Fire, ice and blood. If these three blades ever meet in battle then an ancient seal will be broken and four demons of ultimate power released. Humans don't have the power to resist them. But there is hope! Each of the blades has a chosen master. Destined by fate to weld it. If you can prevent even one of these swords from from finding its master, then the world will be safe. However, if you fail and the swords fall through your hands.. then you must insure that the three masters do not cross blades! This will be the end of everything. "

Yoh turned, " Hao, how do you know so much about these demons?"

" Because, I'm the one who sealed them away."

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Yamcha had been determined to head back to his own world and when Selea questioned him about how he intended to do that, he admitted that he had no idea, " But I've got to." He said, " If I don't and if the others don't know that Cooler has the item that we're all as good as dead!"

Selea asked him what the item was and he had replied with: " I guess it doesn't matter now. It's a sword. It looks like it was demolished, blunted and ruined but that's only a cover. We don't know what it does nor even if it does anything!"

" So, why are they so important then?" She had asked.

" Because they absolutely tingle with power! Even blunted as they are they exude a weak Ki signal as if they were living things! The only being with that kind of power is Shenron himself!"

Selea looked blank for a few minutes, then realization slowly dawned, " You don't think?"

Yamcha nodded, " They might be able to grant wishes! If they can then we could wish back Goku and Vegeta! Everyone who's died because of that madman!"

Selea frowned, " What are the chances of these things being able to do that."

" Not great," Yamcha conceded, " But we have to at least try to get a hold of them! If we don't and if they can grant wishes, imagine what Cooler would do with them."

Selea shivered, "I'd rather not."

Yamcha nodded, " Exactly."

" So, what's your plan for finding these things?"
Yamcha said, " I was sent to this world in order to track them down. Like I said they exude a weak Ki sign which I can track.. from a certain distance. Before I could get close enough to find it however. Cooler attacked the city. We were captured and I'm pretty sure he got the first blade."

Selea moaned, " Not good."

Yamcha continued, " Cooler also discovered a second blade. Hidden beneath a mountain. The unique power of the swords prevents any form of Instant Transmission so this was our one chance to ambush him and take it from him."

" Did you get it?" She asked.

" We did."

Selea turned to see three new figures approaching their camp site but before she could even think of attacking these intruders they were revealed by the camp fire to be none other then Arkh, David and a third Saiyan she had never seen before.

Both David and the Saiyan nursed bruises and scratches and looked as if they were just out of a war zone.

Arkh sat down by the fire and said, " Let me introduce you to William, a friend to David here."
Selea nodded, not sure how yet another Saiyan could have possibly survived but not willing to argue.

Arkh said, " We got the sword."

And drew forth a straight blade. It was indeed blunted and cracked but Selea could feel an aura of Ki around it. Yamcha looked concerned, " Wasn't Strike with you?"

Arkh sighed, " He was captured, we had to sneak through Cooler's World Portal. He caused the distraction for myself to get through. I linked up with David and Will here several days later."
Yamcha asked him, " Do you know anything more about this mystery Saiyan general that is supposedly commanding Cooler's forces?"

Arkh began to shake his head but David interrupted, " You mean Shenar? I know about him."

The others looked at him and Arkh said, " What do you know?"

" I know that he's absolutely ruthless. The Saiyan race as a whole was never what you would call mercifully but Shenar takes it to the extreme. He believes that no-one is stronger then him and because no-one is stronger then him, he deserves to do whatever he wants to anyone. He's had a hand in some of the worse abominations in history, who do you think it was that caused Frieza to fear Saiyan power? Who told Frieza that old legend about the Super Saiyan? Shenar did it because as he saw it, his only possible competition would have to come from other Saiyans. He has no qualms about wiping out an entire planet just to kill one person. In fact he done it before. Unfortunately, he also appears to be immortal. He's live for well over a thousand years and at one point, he seems to have ruled over a large portion of the galaxy."

Everyone was silent after this. Digesting the information then Selea asked: " So is he immortal to everything or can he just not die naturally?"

David answered, " I know as a fact that he can be injured and driven to the very verge of death. He seems terrified that someday he will be pushed beyond this point. So it would seem that yes, he can be killed in battle."

" How strong is he? Are we talking Goku strength?"

David frowned, calculating " Hard to say. When we last met he was very powerful maybe equal to Frieza's final transformation but he's improved since then. He was able to defeat me in a battle and that means only one thing: trouble."

Arkh sighed, " It seems we need a plan."

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Strike woke to a pounding in his head. Where am I? Ugh the last thing I remember is fighting Cooler.

Battle instincts took over and he rolled to his feet looking around. He was in some kind of cage standing before him, Cooler.

The metal alien smirked, " Glad to see you awake, Saiyan scum."

Strike growled and tried to smash his way through the bars, but they held!

Cooler was smirking even more now, he said, " Is this what you want, perhaps?"

He held up a sword, " Yes, it is unfortunate that the second one was lost but we will recover it shortly. In the meantime, I have a use for this one."

He looked at it, examining the rusted and cracked blade, " Who could guess that this weak looking weapon could be the key to my ultimate power?" He looked smug " Not even that fool Shenar knows the real use I have for this."

Cooler walked away, feeling confident, soon his experiment would be complete and then, the real war would begin.

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Selea and Arkh had come up with something of a plan. They would need to sneak back to the DBZ world with the sword. At least making sure that Cooler couldn't get all three. Unfortunately, Jordan wasn't in any condition to go anywhere. Yamcha has volunteered to stay because he felt he was responsible for Jordan's state but Arkh decided that it was too risky to split up.

He was not much of a medic, but being a Namek had some advantages and he was able to use his Shaman abilities to heal Jordan enough to move, not enough to save him but enough to stop him worsening.

Arkh carried the wounded human on his back, he wouldn't trust anyone else to carry the sword ether. So he gripped it tightly in his hand.

The plan called for David and Will to provide something of a distraction, allowing the others to slip past several occupied cities unnoticed.

They made quick progress, passing above several deserted cities and towns. But nowhere could they find any sign of human live.

After passing over their sixth ruined city Selea said, " Is there anyone left?"

Arkh answered, " Yes, I believe there is something of a resistance though most major ruling bodies have ether surrendered or been destroyed. Not much left to resist with."

She nodded, having seen much planetary destruction during her time with Frieza.

They were just flying over their seventh city when she heard gunshots from below.

She turned to Arkh and hissed, " Survivors!"

The Namek frowned, " I noticed but we can't afford to stop for them. We have to make sure this sword reaches the others."

Yamcha cried out, " But what if they die?!"

Arkh growled, " I know that! But we have more important concerns."

Yamcha cried again, " Screw that! I have to help them!"

Arkh moved as if to catch him but Selea knocked him back with a light punch."

He shot back, more from shock then pain, and almost lost Jordan! The wounded human slid off the Namek's back and plunged towards the solid earth below! Luckily Selea wasn't thrown off by the sudden movement and shot after him, catching him just before he splattered onto the ground.

Not so luckily, it turned out that the gunshots had been fired off by a group of young humans, the last survivors of some kind of struggle between the machines and them. It had only been a small number of 'bots and by now their one weakness, the eye, was well known.

He shot her right in the back! She, of course, was unharmed but thrown forwards. After catching herself, she turned with a scream. Ready to show that little punk who he'd messed with.

She gasped when she saw him. He stood glaring at her as if he had no memory, his body was weaker, more human but it definitely was him! He had two arms now but it was him!

Then, a bolt of thunder descended form the heavens and struck the ground where she was standing! Or would have been standing if she hadn't dodged at the last second.

She looked up into the sky, something big is coming.

" Arkh, Yamcha get ready to fight!"

The other two did just that as a person slowly floated down to the street before them. He looked human but she cold sense nothing from him, no Ki or Furiouku. An android then but why was he so human shaped?

Then, he turned towards her and it made perfect, horrible sense.

Vitrolic!

The android turned to her, she saw no recognition in his eyes, no greeting. Only death.

Arkh stood still as if frozen, " Vit.."

The android didn't even bother talking but shot at Selea! The Shaman leapt into the air her wings easily lifting her. She launched a series of Ki orbs! Vitrolic dodged but she followed him with her barrage, forcing him to the side. But the android couldn't get tired, he couldn't feel pain or any emotion.

Again and again he dodged her attacks, leaping into the air, jumping to the side, sometimes he only avoided them by inches but avoid them he did. Selea wondered why she seemed unable to aim straight but quickly realized this was because she didn't really want to harm him. Why had she attacked then? This was Vit their friend and fellow warrior. He had fought alongside them many times. Why had she attacked? Was it a hunch? A feeling? Vitrolic had launched himself at her first, he'd looked like he wanted to harm her but she didn't know for sure. What if? What if he hadn't wanted to hurt her? What if she had just attacked a friend?!

Vitrolic tripped and her barrage struck him! He let out a scream of pain and was hidden from sight as clouds of smoke expanded around him.

Selea paled, " Vit! I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you!"

She rushed down to him. So worried that he would be badly hurt.

She ploughed into the smoke without hesitation, if her friend was in danger then she had to help him! There! On the ground! He looked hurt.

She rushed over to him. " Vit are you OK?"

He moved faster then she could see! Sinking an elbow into her gut

She grunted and staggered back , shock and pain mixing. Falling to her knees she cried out, " Why?"

Vitrolic didn't even smirk as the world turned black around her. The android raised a hand, Ki gathering to finish her off, but a kick sent him flying in the opposite direction! A pair of arms locked around him and Arkh growled, " Vit, I don't want to harm you but if you continue to attack us I'll have no choice."

Vitrolic continued to struggle so Arkh sighed and called out " Yamcha, try not to harm him beyond recovery!"

Yamcha dived out of the smoke and landed a crippling fist upon Vitrolic's gut! The android struggled even harder but it was no use, Arkh held him firmly as Yamcha rained fists down upon him.

For several minutes this continued, Vitrolic became more and more damaged, his clothes betting ripped as fists pummelled him mercilessly. Yamcha pulled back his fast intending for one final blow to finish the android off but at the last second Vitrolic pushed off against he ground! Arkh tried to hold him and this was what the android had been counting on. He changed direction so that Arkh's back was facing Yamcha's speeding fist!

Too late now Yamcha let loose a warning as his fist struck Arkh's exposed and unprotected back. Yamcha had the horrible sensation of bones cracking under his fist as Arkh let out a scream of pain and went limp, allowing Vitrolic to escape into the fog.

With no Ki to home in on, Vitrolic was effectively cloaked. But Yamcha wasn't worrying about Vit now he rushed t the fallen Namek.

" Arkh! Arkh are you OK?"

The Namek spat blood, " Of course, I'm OK, You've seen both, myself and Piccolo regenerate from worse then this."

He flinched for a second as the damage was repaired and stood up. But something was wrong, he felt lighter somehow. Wait? But no Vitrolic hadn't taken the sword had he?

Arkh checked his waist, where he had secured the ancient blade with the help of a rope. Gone.

" No!"

He had to get it back, and find out what had happened to Vitrolic to make it so that he didn't recognise his friends any more.

Arkh stood still. " Yamcha you're going to have to hold him for a few seconds while I gather Furiouku."

Yamcha nodded and raced off into the smoke. Arkh concentrated, Astalon! My friend. I need you're help. Let's show them our new transformation!

He cried out, piercing light shot in all directions! Golden honey coloured light, it carried a sense of peace and goodness.

Yamcha looked down, " what the?"

The light seemed to have a sense of Ki to itself, it chased away all darkness and fear and anyone near could feel it, this was true power, true light.

Arkh looked up from his newly formed crater. He was change, his armour replaced with a glowing golden version. In his hands he held a blazing sword of light, it had no shape or form but it was deadly, to flesh or spirit.

His helmeted head turned, seeing Vitrolic now exposed.

" Vitrolic, I am now many times more powerful than any being alive. Give up now, you can't win."

The android launched himself at Arkh but the Namek brought up his sword! Blade met fist in a blaze of Ki!

When it cleared, Vitrolic was gaping at his severed hand.

Arkh charged slashing right then left! Vitrolic lost another arm and almost his leg, his clothes were shredded.

Arkh slashed sideways and with a quick strike severed the android's head!

As the now lifeless body fell, Arkh said, " Vitrolic. Do not despair. I'll bring you back somehow."

" No thinks, I'll do it myself!"

Arkh sprung around! Metal tendrils sprang forth from the body gathering the head and pulling it back together reattaching it in seconds as new arms regenerated.

Arkh just had time to say , " Oh shi-" before Vit's powerful fist slammed into his head!

The Namek shot backwards, crashing through several buildings but Vitrolic didn't even gave him a second before following!

" Where's the sword, green man?" He demanded.

Arkh frowned, " But thought you had it? You must have knocked it away form me and towards Selea.

Meanwhile, the human who had shot Selea saw the blunted weapon. And had the urge to grab hold of it, but why? It couldn't help him. Nevertheless he hadn't lived this long without following up on hunches, he reached for the sword.

The second his hand touched the hilt, time seemed to freeze, and a voice called out to him " will you serve us? Join us and we will grant all your wishes."

" What? Who are you? How can you grant all my wishes?"

" We are the ones who lived before light, we can do anything. Join us!"

He could feel that they were right, why not join them? Humanity was doomed anyway maybe this way he might last longer then the others.

"I will join you."

" This might hurt a little, Talos"

Thunder descended from the sky, and the earth around him cracked, fire leapt from the hilt! Running up his arm it consumed him. Or didn't

Arkh starred " What is happening?"

Talos screamed power rippling along his muscles, fire burned through his body into his soul! Changing his form, shaping his spirit.

Then, he exploded! And a new creature was born, fire streamed away and Talos looked upwards, new knowledge filling him, his time in the world of Dragon Ball Z. He didn't care about that though.

His clothes were ripped, his muscles had bulged, his Saiyan form restored. And more. Red wings extended form his back, he held the sword in his hand but it was changed, a living blade of fire! The steel, sharp and perfect now, glittered with a life of its own.

With a single flap of his wings he was in the sky, around him the air shimmered and bent as his new demonic powers superheated it.

Vitrolic snarled, " You're not going anywhere! Give me that sword!"

The android leapt at him but everything seemed to be moving in slow motion for Talos, the Demon-Saiyan turned with a feral roar and slashed downwards cutting Vit in half without so much as a struggle!

The two halfs burst into flame and melted within seconds, Talos didn't even look back at Arkh as he flew away to his new destiny.

" Master, I'm coming."

But, someone had other plans, Selea leapt into the air, hovering before him, blocking his path.

He pointed his fiery sword at her, " Move."

" No, Kaori I'll need your help here, Double Medium."

Her dark blade formed in seconds, and she pointed at him, mirroring his own gesture.

" Don't make me do this. Remember, we're your friends! You've forgotten so much!"

He smiled, " I have forgotten nothing, Selea. I just don't care. Now MOVE!"

He slashed at her but Kaori had seen it coming and warned her, her sword met his, darkness on fire.

Quick as a flash, he brought his blade back and swung into a series of slashes and jabs!

Selea blocked again, but she was losing control of the battle. Each of his blows was a like a hammer-blow! His strength incredible! Again and again he hammered into her defences, until her arms were heavy and sweat ran from her face.

Talos, amazingly wasn't sweating as he finished up the series with a downward slash!

Selea dodged to the side, barely making it in time.

Ge followed her, before she could recover, forcing her to defend herself constantly. No time for a break or a rest. She was tired now, having trouble focusing as he forced her to expend her energy.

" He's not alone here." Kaori warned her through their mind-link."

" What do you mean? He's not a Shaman and that transformation is beyond the power of any Oversoul"
" I don't know... but trust me on this... I sense another spirit somewhere nearby."

" I'll keep my eyes open."

She climbed desperately, hoping that at a higher altitude she would be able to fight him more evenly. But Talos flew as if he'd been doing it all his life, he easily mirrored her climb.

Think its time to revive one of my old attacks, she thought. And whips of fire appeared in her hand!

She lashed outwards as the whips curled around Talos' arm. She smirked, knowing that he would be unable to move. Now she could talk some sense into him, or failing that, punch him until he passed out.

He observed the whips for a second before saying, " fire attack? How stupid."

Then, without even moving he sent an aura of flames through the whips, to her!

Selea cried out and released the attack as the burning aura struck her, she fell from the sky trailing smoke.

Talos stayed above her and waved! He waved as she crashed towards the ground.

She growled, " Take this! Death Pulse!"

She let loose with a huge orb of black energy! Talos was taken by surprise as it slammed into him and exploded!

Selea caught herself and climbed back to the battle.

The smoke still hadn't cleared. She readied herself, he wouldn't catch her off-guard like Vit had.

Long minutes past and the smoke still hadn't cleared. Then he cried out from within the smoke: " Phoenix Wing Burst!"

And, twin columns of fire shot out of the smoke! Selea was caught and fell again, smoke trailing from her once more.

This time Talos didn't wave, with a flap of his wings he shot after her, drawing back his sword to deliver the killing blow.

Selea caught herself in mid-air, flipped right way up and dodged to the right! Talos had anticipated it and slashed to the right rather then downwards!

Selea blocked with her own sword! Sparks leapt from the blades as they struggled for control.

Selea had to admit, his strength was impressive. By sheer force of muscle he was forcing her backwards!

Kaori cried out, " I was right! There IS another spirit!"

"I'm a little busy right now!" She sent back mentally.

" This is important, the other spirit is a Greater Spirit!"

" A what?"

Talos broke through her sword with a grunt and send his fiery sword towards her gut!

Selea leapt left, just in time! His sword drew blood but she survived.

" Looks like first blood goes to me." He smirked.

She frowned, panting. Through the entire fight he hadn't given her one chance to rest. Had pounded her defences with blows like hammers and now she was tired. Her limbs shook from the effort of holding her Oversoul for so long under his assault.

She hadn't the power to oppose him and they both knew it.

He spun around in time to avoid a slash from Arkh!

The Namek's blade vanished with a flash of light and he launched a series of fists!

Talos blocked them with his sword, but the tide was turning now. He was distracted, and had to fight off two enemies rather then one.

There! An opening! He lunged forwards, intend on impaling the Namek but Arkh's sword was in his hands and he blocked in seconds!

Astalon shouted, through their mind-link: " He's using a Greater Spirit!"

" Aren't you a Greater Spirit as well?"

" NO I'm a Great Spirit, there's a difference!"

What it was, Arkh didn't find out because Talos chose that minute to launch into a series of jabs and cuts. The Namek skilfully fended them off, but he was paying no attention to the area around him, a mistake.

Talos pulled back, his wings as wide as they would go, " Phoenix Wing Burst!"

Twin columns of fire, one from each wing, raced at Arkh!

Together they overcame his guard and sent him flying towards the ground!

Talos phased above him with a powerful double-fist sent him crashing to the ground! Arkh landed with a scream and a sickening crunch.

Selea landed beside him, Furiouku all but gone, no power left with which to rejoin the fight.

Talos leapt to the side in time to avoid a charge from David!

David growled and turned, charging again.

Unnoticed by Talos, Will phased into the crater in front of Arkh and Selea, it took very little energy for him to erect a Ki Shield over them.

David launched a series of kicks and fists, each faster than the last! Soon he was blurring, faster then any human eye could track! But Talos tracked and blocked every blow, sweat beaded David's brow as his tried unsuccessfully to land a blow. Talos matched him speed for speed, blow for blow. Then, in just a few seconds, Talos dodged to the right as David's fist shot post him. Too late David realized he had over extended himself. Talos slashed at him smirking. " Game over, David."

A flash of gold and David had vanished, using Super Saiyan speed to get behind the other! He slammed a fist into Talos! The Saiyan snapped back and David sent him crashing to the ground with a kick!

Talos caught himself and with a kick was soon back in the air! David sent a barrage of blasts at the other, but Talos dodged to the right, then left, then right again. The blasts kept coming and he kept dodging!

Then, a huge one came right at him! He sliced it in half with his blade. David let loose a roar and shot at him! Talos dodged the first blow and returned with a kick to David's gut! The other doubled up but managed to avoid Talos' follow-up fist and return with a punch to the face of the winged-Saiyan! Talos backed off, dazed.

David used this time to recover. He said " You're very strong... Talos. What happened to you? How could you go from human with a power level of about five to this? able to go toe to toe with a Super Saiyan?"

Talos give no answer but shot at David! David rolled with the other's fist and returned with one of his own! But Talos blocked it with his sword and then slashed at David's face! David backed off instinctively and Talos kicked him in the gut! David doubled up again and Talos lunched a Ki blast from his free hand, into the other's face!

David cried out as the force knocked him back.

Talos shot forwards, sword posed to slice David in half! The other let himself fall, easily avoiding Talos' blow.

He shot upwards and kicked Talos towards the ground!

The other couldn't catch himself in time and smashed into the earth, forming a huge crater.

David was breathing heavily. " D-damn it. He's far stronger then me. Somehow he's getting stronger the longer this fight lasts. So I'll have to go all out then!"

He crossed his arms over his chest, and cried out as the levels of Ki within him surged! His golden aura grew, getting brighter and brighter! And within him, his body noticed that his Ki was approaching danger level, and transformed to cope with the increased power.

His muscles bulged, hair growing outwards down his back as his scream continued, his aura stabilized and he uncrossed his arms, looking at Talos, " Try that again."

Talos, did. He shot forwards once more, and kicked! But David grabbed a hold of his leg and used it to somersault over the over, turning with a mighty fist. Which Talos dodged by letting himself drop!

David cursed and launched a series of blasts! Talos phased away but David phased as well! The sound of a might battle resounded and they both appeared together! Grappling.

Talos kicked David in the gut but the might Saiyan didn't double over this time. He smashed his fist into Talos' head! Talos was sent flying to the right!

Before he could recover himself, Talos was hit by a beam of Ki! Smoke was everywhere and Talos dropped.

David phased below him with a kick but Talos caught himself in mid-air and turned with a cry and a beam of his own! David was forced backwards as it exploded upon contact with him! Talos jabbed at his gut but David was ready, he ducked below the sword and punched Talos in the face!

Talos began to fall but David grabbed him by the leg and hurled him into a nearby building!
The rubble buried him for several minutes until he could work up the power to blast himself free.

Then David was behind him with a kick! Talos stumbled, and David leapt at him! Talos grappled with the other once more, but now he was slowly being forced back by the sheer power of the Super Saiyan Three.

The strange thing was, Talos still seemed not to be out of breath!

" David smirked, " end of the line, you're going to power down and we're going to find some way to help you!"
Talos smirked, " Wanna bet?" and head butted the other! David blinked, big mistake!

" Phoenix Wing Burst!"

The twin columns of flame erupted again! Smashing into David and throwing him back!

He smashed into the ground as the fire relented. The fallen Saiyan's hair faded and he didn't move again.

Talos turned to the flickering shield erected by Will.

He said, " Do you really think I can't break your pathetic shield? I could kill you all now. But I wont. I've had enough fighting for this day.

He turned and with a single flap of his mighty wings, shot off into the sky.

David groaned, and tried to move, despite the pain that this caused him. No..he got away.. Talos...

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unnoticed by anyone else, the melted puddles and burnt wires of what had once been an android started to move, then slowly, Vitrolic reformed himself. He also took off into the sky, he had much to report about the power of these blades.