>>6181034So, that gets settled. Basilea, Haru Haru, Shun Shun, Videl, and Krillin end up selected to go along with Beelzebub’s followers on the scouting mission, leaving you, Yamcha, Lao, and uncle Acer are all left with the prince himself. Deciding to make the most of it, you ask him to help with a quick idea you thought up, with the two of you heading into an arena in an enclosed area outside the castle. You notice that the air here feels thick, dense, and has a bit of a… smell to it. Kinda reminds you of Z’S, just with lower gravity.
https://youtu.be/aMGvXJHXHPw?si=nDTrbqsFHg0lYbrm“All right, what’s this idea you’re thinking of?”
“Something to catch Ozotto by surprise. Gonna need to test out something I learned recently in proper combat first. You ready?”
He takes a battle stance and grins. “Sure, but you’ll need to know I’m not gonna make this easy for ya.” Flaring up his Ki, he lets you try to make the first move.
You dash toward him, recognizing he’s got a feinted guard waiting for you. You take aim with a kick to bring yourself in for the feint, Beelzebub stepping back and countering with a jab aimed at your side. You twist your body and manage to land a palm strike on his face, getting your chance to use Forced Spirit Fission to sap just a little bit of his energy out of his body.
“Yeow! That’s smarts… hey, wait, whuh?” Beelzebub shakes his head as he notices that energy you pulled from him.
Quickly, you infuse it into a Ki mine and dash away, slapping it into the ground. Beelzebub pursues, and thinking he has an idea of what you did, he dodges over the mine and goes for an axe kick that you have to block, hitting with enough force that it it creates a shockwave that rattles the arena. But that’s when he gets hit in the back with that Ki mine, sent flying away from you.
“Success!” you declare with a pump of your fist into the air.
“What… was that?” Beelzebub questions in slight shock.
“A key to getting one over on Ozotto, I believe.” you declare confidently.
>A. Let me try a bit more, see if you can still dodge it if you know it’s coming>B. All right, the test’s over, how about a more normal spar? Nothing heavy, of course>C. Eh, you shouldn’t make too much noise here, don’t want to start attracting any major attention>D. Something else? 