Season 1: Chapter 6- Conclusion to the Quarter-Final!

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Chemistry-Deaf: Soon, the semi finals!

"Your tattoos have disappeared," Tien noticed, snapping Ma Sax out of his musings.

"Mm? Oh, I managed to seal them and not using them. Eating was supposed to help me seal them and repair any damage," Ma Sax responded.

"Seal? Those are sealing runes?"

"No. They are tattoos. It helps us know where to seal the Dark Ki. The Dark Ki tend to cancel out their color so they turn invisible. When they are released, the color returns."

"That's interesting. And, eating helps you control them better?"

"Eating replenish energy to control their influence. They do have negative side effects."

"What are they?"

"I'm not telling you. Just know, they are there. Besides, I won't teach you either."

Hero blocked and dodged Yamcha's varying kicks after warning him about not watching his feet. Seeing a chance, Hero slipped passed Yamcha's guard and punched him in the face. Yamcha touched his cheek tenderly while growling in pain and anger. He glared at his opponent and got himself in a stance. He jumped and aimed an airborne kick at Hero who vanished. He looked around for Hero only to find his voice. Locating the voice, he saw Hero attacking his unguarded side and back. He landed with more pain and struggled to get up. Hero watched him, waiting for him to get ready.

Tien was shocked by Hero's speed that Ma Sax was grateful that he doesn't have to answer more of his questions at the moment. It was that time where his acute hearing caught some interesting things.

"Save your worthless pity on someone else, old man, because I don't need them!" Yamcha said as he got up.

"You're absolutely right, but there's no need to stress I'm just far out of your league," Hero agreed. He blocked his mouth from the audience and whispered, "And, just between you and me, my secret is that I'm not actually human."

"Oh, ok, but that's not much of a secret. No one here is quite human."

"No, you don't understand, I'm borrowing this body. I am perfectly fine and this body is fine as well." Ma Sax stopped watching and listening to the match as he ponder over the new information. If his thought process was correct, Ma Jr may have a tough match to beat. He was well aware of King Piccolo's alter half Kami. He have no idea what King Piccolo thought of Kami, but he knew what Ma Jr thought of his uncle. If there's one person he despise more than Goku for killing his father, it was Kami. Hopefully, Kami's disguise would remind Ma Jr of the match he's in.

Ma Sax exhaled as he watched Kami in the human hit Yamcha hard enough for him to fall out of the arena. "Woo-ho, that was delightful surprise you had in store for me. Too bad you let your guard down. Man, you put a mark on this body," Hero said to Yamcha as he cleaned up the glasses and blood on his chin. Both walked back chatting away like fast friends. Hero winked at Goku since he figured it out and made a brief eye contact to Ma Sax. Ma Sax was the first to look away.

Ma Jr was meditating after eating and heard the announcement about Hero wining the match. Ma Jr was slightly surprised by the news but didn't dwell on it. He had to watch Goku's matches to prepare for their battle. He was sure to win his next match before their final battle. With that, he got out of his meditation and touched the ground. He walked out and found Ma Sax with Tien next to him. Ignoring the duo walking in, he strode up to the wall Ma Sax was on and floated up.

Tien didn't notice Ma Jr until he reached level with his. "Ma Sax, what did you find out?" Ma Jr asked, ignoring Tien's stare.

"Troubling. Though, I doubt you'll lose the next match."

"How reassuring." Ma Jr glanced at Tien. "Isn't your match next?"

"Huh? Oh, yes. They need to fix the arena, but yes, mine is up," Tien replied, startled as he went down and over to the entrance to prepare for his match. Remembering King Piccolo when he confronted him those three years ago was not the best way to prepare for his match.

Ma Jr was grateful for the less ears to their discussion and faced Ma Sax who turned around. "What was troubling?"

Ma Sax smiled. It was one of those faces where a parent beamed in pride for their children. It always managed to startle Ma Jr and feel slightly embarrassed. "I'm sure you can figure it out during your next match." Ma Jr was shocked. Ma Sax rarely avoided the subject. He watched Ma Sax jump down to meditate inside. Pushing the strange behavior to the back of his mind, he focused on the match between Tien and Goku.

A/N: And that concludes the quarter-finals and onward to the semi-finals!