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"Talking"

Thoughts

"Mental link"

The Voice

Dream

Chapter 10

In the first five minutes of my match, neither I nor 'Tien' hasn't moved a single muscle. But I knew it wasn't because he was scared. He can't find an opening in my stance. I'm fine with that…if I could find an opening from him…

Stupid human… Why can't I find a single opening from him? He's just a three-eyed human!

"You shouldn't judge your opponents by their appearances," 'Three-Eyes' said, "that can cause you this match."

"How did you…!" I gasped.

"Just as I said. Just because I'm a human, doesn't mean I'm powerless."

"So what? You want to lecture me or something? Because if you are, I'll just have to throw you out the ring. You're not my concern."

"I just want to ask you one thing. Why are you here?"

"Why would I answer to you?"

"Answer me!"

I laughed inwardly at his frustration. "If you beat me, I might tell ya…"

"Why should I trust you?"

"Maybe you should take your own advice, Three-Eyes. I never lie. Ever. I always honor my promises."

"Now…" I said as I phase out of his sight and reappear behind him. "…Let's get this fight started, shall we?"

Before he could react, I kick his back, throwing him across the arena. He immediately stops himself and runs towards me and goes on a full assault. I easily dodge his slow attacks with mere flips and jumps. Swiftly, I side kick his knee, bringing him down to my level. In time, I uppercut his chin and make him fly sky-high. Tien abruptly stops in midair and speeds down towards me. Quickly, I dash away from his path. Unfortunately, I didn't notice him jumping back in my direction until it was too late. Tien uses all his momentum and land a flying kick to my gut. I'm sent flying across the arena in fast pace before I stop myself in midair.

Phew! Man, I didn't think he would actually hit me. I really should be careful.

I set foot on the ground and give Tien a confident smirk. "I have to say, you're stronger that I thought. I wasn't sure I was holding enough power back. But I guess I can use a little more power."

"What?!" Tien exclaimed.

"Honestly, I suggest you use at least most of your strength. I really need a good warm up."

He gives me an angry look before he comes back at me with a barrage of punches and kicks. Three Eyes attack are ten times stronger than his earlier onslaught. But there still no match for me. I get tired of his lengthy attacks and catch both his fists, tightly clenching it.

"Are you fighting me seriously?" I asked mockingly, "if so, then I'll just have to end this small fight as soon as possible."

Swiftly, I lift him high above me and slam him to the ground back and forth, hearing the ground cracking the ground below him. Assuming he had enough, I throw him near the edge of the ring; his body limply lies on the ground.

"Oh no!" the announcer exclaimed in the mic, "looks like Tien is down!"

"Then count already!" I yelled to the blonde-haired idiot.

"Y-Yeah…1…2…3…4…"

Next stop…Son Goku…

"5…6 – Wait!"

"What now?"

"Tien Shinhan is rising!"

No way!

I watch Tien stumble to get to his feet and stare at me with a hard glance. He's covered in various cut and bruises, a big scrape on his forehead, and blood trickling in from the corner of his lips. "I'm not finished yet, you brat."

"Hmph! You're really getting on my nerves, Three Eyes," I sneered, "why can't you just give up like all the others. You won't win against me!"

"Because I'm not finished yet!" he yelled to me, "If I can't beat you with my speed, then I'll just have to beat you with my most powerful attack!"

I stare daggers in his eyes from his claim. Never in my life have I ever met a stubborn human like him. Little by little, my frustration grows slowly into anger.

"I'm giving you one last chance to forfeit this match. I'm warning you! You're in danger!"

For a moment, I just wanted to tear him apart, limb from limb, but I know that would only get me kicked out of the tournament. Then I would ruin Big Brother's and chance at killing Goku…and my fight against the bastard as well.

I give him a wide grin and take my stance. "I don't care! Give me all you got, you three-eyed bastard!"

Tien strongly glares at me before I feel his ki rising rapidly. A strong gold ki begins to swirl around him as his power grew higher than I ever expected. Instantly, he flies high up to the clouds, floating in front of the sun.

What's he up to? He can't shoot me from up there without risking hitting the crowd.

Suddenly, he straightens his arms to where I stand and charges his energy instantly.

He's actually going to…

"Take this!" Tien yelled. In that moment, he fires his giant golden ki back to me.

Lets see… If I move out of the way, he'll easily spot me. If I take the hit, that'll waste a lot of my energy…wait…that's it!

I concentrate my ki and create a thin ki shield my body. When Tien's ki beam is close to my face and make my move. I grab hold of the beam as it begins to form into a giant ball. I feel the determined man's energy trying to push me with little avail. For what felt like forever, I sense his energy draining in fast pace as the attack starts to slow down.

Perfect!

I absorb roughly half of the energy, making it into my own. With the other half, I fuse part of my energy into Tien's attack and fire right back at him. Quickly, I follow the attack closely so I'm not spotted by Three Eyes. As the ball of energy hurls its way back to him, he swiftly dodges it. But he fails to notice me after the attack until it was too late. Instantly, I sharply knee him in the gut. At that moment, I could hear him gagging as a few bones cracking. His ki finally drops rapidly until he crouches limply against me. I grab hold of him with an annoyed look on my face.

"I told you, you wouldn't beat me…" I said with no emotion. I toss him down to Earth until he crashes outside the ring. I descend slowly to the center of the ring and look back to the announcer.

"I win, right?" I asked impatiently.

"Y-Y-Yes!" the announcer responded fearfully, "Tien has c-c-crashed outside of the ring! K-Kurai is the w-w-winner!"

I smirk as I walk out of the ring. As I pass the exit, I pass by Goku and his friends. I glance at their and faces and see a mixture of shock, amazement, and fear. All…except Goku… For some reason, his eyes…they show determination…

I send a small message to Goku through my mind. "I hope to see you in our match, Goku…"

I quickly turn around and run away to search for Big Brother.

I'm almost there, Father… Once I defeat Goku, my promise to you will be sealed…!

AN: Woo! That took all the brain power and determination to write this! I apologize for the late update! But at least its better soon then never, right? Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this. Next chapter, Kurai will witness her first time watching Goku fight! But will this fight go as Kurai expected? You guys will have to wait on the next... DRAGON BALL Z: A BROKEN SOUL!