Trunks and Goten flew behind their elders, dreading what they would have to face. Yes, they always spared with Mori, each time they got an ass whooping, but they never tried to kill each other.
If they couldn't get Mori back to herself, their last option would be to kill her...if they could manage that.
Like the boys, Piccolo felt ever increasing dread. He wanted to help the girl, but he had an idea that his young one was not there anymore and...she might never be saved. Gohan's high attitude on things did nothing to reassure him and Kyo just seemed to make things with cowering even behind the young boys who flew behind him.
As the warriors became closer, they could feel the gravity of the kai from the demon. The power was enormous and threatening. It suffocated a few of the weaker fighters, making them cower in fear. They could not run, though, for they were drawn to the power like a cat is drawn to cat-nip. And like cat-nip to the feline species, they were slowly becoming mad.
Just as they landed on a meadow surrounded by a forest, Kyo stuttered, "Don't let the power overwhelm you. Think of your friends and family that should keep you sane and focused."
"Well used words, Kyo. Well used words indeed. I didn't expect you to come, you sorry excuse of a solider. Leaving your friends to die is not that honorable, but what do I care?" The demon shimmered in front of them, smiling gravely. She stood twice as high as Mori and had a purple aura around her. She chuckled low in her throat, "It took you earthling warriors a while to get here."
Piccolo clenched his hands. She sounds just like Mori. Only, her voice is...raspy and more sophisticated-like. If I'm not careful, she could use her voice to her advantage.
Krillin took deep breaths, "So, uh, you're the demon?"
Naturally, the demon looked at the short man with a smile. "Of course, little man. I am Kira, the demon of all things that put terror in your veins."
The raven haired human rubbed his head, "Uh, interesting."
Vegeta huffed; crossing his arms, and went straight to the point, "Where are the girls?"
The possessed girl waved her hand and a cage made of pure kai surrounded the two sleeping girls. Kira hovered around the cage, "These two are such dolls, are they not?" She moved her hand through the cage to stoke Pan's cheek. Gohan tensed and was ready to attack the demon. Kira raised a single finger and motioned it side to side, "Ah, ah ,ah! You wouldn't want to crush your pups, do you?" On que, the cage slowly began to go into its self.
Gohan yelled, "Stop! Don't!"
The cage reached its normal size. Kira laughed wickedly, "You see, I don't want you to steal the prize of the game. So, any one who steps near this cage will see the poor dears become nothing but a pile of blood and bones."
Tein starred at the girls who looked as if they didn't know what was happening in the world. He looked up at the monster and asked, "You said that you didn't want us to 'steal the prize of the game'. What game would that be?"
The thing beamed when asked what her game was about. She started out, "Well, you see my dears; I want to play a...what would you call it on Earth? Oh, I guess it isn't a game here, but more of a competition? Like how Cell did things? A fighting game! Only, you won't have time to train before hand. Except I want it to be more like a cat and mouse game. I do get board when my play things break. Wait, I have a better game! A game of dodge kai."
Gohan bit his lip and played along, "What are the rules?"
Kira landed on the ground, giggling like a demented school girl. "You truly want to play my game? Oh, this will be fun. Now, for the rules. There will be my team and your team. Each team will have a team of five players, but only two will stay on the field at a time. The others can just...watch. I suppose the rules are much the same like that odd game called...dodge ball? Yes, that game. It is the same rules as that game. Only, if the kai ball hits you...you may or may not live. The prize is the girls. The last one standing wins. So, who is ready to play?"
Tein, Krillin, Android Eighteen, Yamacha and Goku all agreed to play the game.
With a snap of her fingers, four other clones of Kira appeared beside her.
Two of the demons and Krillin and Yamacha took their place on the field in front of a quickly arranged field. Kira's kai was used to make the border of field, along with the middle line."Let's play!" Three balls of kai appeared in the middle.
The four rushed to the middle. Both of the demons managed to grab two while the good side team only had one, which was in Yamacha's possession. His face beamed, "Ah-Ha!" He threw the kai ball at the demons.
They easily caught the ball. Yamacha heaved a sigh and dragged his feet to the 'bench'. Goku jumped up and speed to the field. He caught a kai ball just as it was thrown at him. Not only had he got an out from the clone that threw the sphere, he also managed to hit the other clone straight on the chest, having the clone to disappear in a spurt in some acidic blood-type substance.
The, uh, for another word for it, battle, went on for many hours. Players slowly declined. Yamacha was the first to go, then Tein, Eighteen and surprisingly Goku. The ball brushed his arm, eliminating him from the game. Krillin was the last to stand in front of the last Kira demon. Of course, the kai ball wouldn't do any harm to the demon, but that wasn't the main point of facing this foe.
Mean while, in the stands, Vegeta rubbed his temples, annoyed that Krillin was the last to go up. He was thinking of some pretty nasty insults for Mori yet now he was too ruffled up with the little man. He mumbled, "He's the one to save my daughter?"
Eighteen smacked the prince up side the head and crossed her arms, watching her husband fight.
The two stood with their hands held out on front of them, patiently waiting for one of them to run forward. Kira, the last one and the real one, was focused on the ball intently. She clenched her clammy, dry hands. The demon was so focused on the game, so intended of wining, that she didn't see Goku disappear and reappear in the cage, grabbing the girls and disappearing again.
The wave that emanated from the Sayian did not go unnoticed by the demon. She gave a blood curtailing scream. She in-larged her teeth and claws as she hissed at the fighters, "Cheaters! Liars! You shall all perish!"
Trunks trembled and yelled, "Mori! I was the one who spilt ice-cream on your gi when we were five!"
All hell began.
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