>>5635823“You've gotten more clever, Chaya. I'm not sure how much I like that.” he replies with a shark-like grin of his own.
“I'm better in every way than I was back when I last was Dreadzone's Champion. I won't lose ever again.” you reply, the stub of your tail twitching. Reminding you of all you've lost since then, and how much you have to prove those lessons you learned weren't for nothing. “Tell Tanya that she can throw anything and everything she wants at me, it won't stop me from driving that knife of hers through her neck next time we fight.”
“Hehehe, now THAT'S the attitude I want to see! But save it for the cameras.” Vox says, clearly in a better mood than he was when you walked in. “Remember, in two months exactly the shuttle departs. The trip's only a couple days, and I've got the engineers preparing the challenger's ship to accommodate your more.....Strenuous training and streaming requirements so your regular content won't be interrupted. I'm expecting you to put on one hell of a show, Chaya. I already have billions invested in this upcoming title match.”
“Oh, believe me, I'm ready.” you say, punching your left hand's palm and cracking your knuckles. “Tell your current'<span class="mu-i">champion</span>' that she'd better be ready for war. Because I won't be holding back against her for our final fight.”
With that you take your leave, turning and striding from the room. You walk directly into the elevator, it immediately shooting back down. And as you stand there in the silence, you let your invisible guest think you can't sense them for another moment, then speak.
“Tanya.” you say, controlling your tone and keeping it level, a woman seemingly appearing out of thin air between you and the elevator's exit. But to your surprise it isn't Tanya, as you'd expected. You'd sensed the divine energy radiating from the elevator, and assumed it was hers. But instead its a familiar, crimson-armored warrior woman standing there before you. “Oh, it's you.”
“Chaya. We need to talk.” the woman you only know as the Red Knight says, her demeanor and expression serious. One hand resting on her sword, as if it would protect her from you should you choose to attack. “Or, rather, I have a favor to ask of you.”
Well, things just got interesting. What could this self-proclaimed goddess want from you? And why do you have a feeling her meeting with you today of all days isn't a coincidence?
-Saiyan Conqueror Quest 194 Intermission II End-