>>5928619“I'm always up for it. But let's keep it in base form today.” you reply, rolling your shoulder and stretching out. “If we're going to fight him soon, best not to use our full power now.”
“Fair enough, let us enjoy ourselves.” he says, then looks past you to the others. “You all are welcome to watch as well. Who knows, perhaps one of us will teach you something new?”
“Oh yeah, I'm in. This ought to be good.” Future Chaya says, you seeing her tail twitch in excitement. You and Freeza take to the air, everyone else following behind as you and the former emperor return to your training site. Both of you land, facing each other down a short distance apart as everyone else lands at the edge of the crater.
“Well then, let's see what you've got.” he replies, taking his fighting stance. His power dwarfs your own, his strength dozens of times greater than your own. You immediately begin tapping into your Berserker power, letting that strength fill you. Not enough to actually transform, but just enough to infuse your being with that strength. Just enough to start closing the massive gap in raw strength between you and he. “Oh? Not fighting me with solely your base power?”
“Come on Lord Freeza, I thought you wanted a more even fight?” you reply, taking your fighting stance as well, staring him down as your kids start calling out and cheering you both on. “Just being so much stronger wouldn't make a good warm up, now would it?”
“Well, I suppose you're right.” he replies with a smirk. “Go.”
At his word you both surge forward immediately, you blocking his right fist with your left forearm. Immediately following it up with your own right, he raises his left to block your strike as well. The shock wave blasts out from you both at the points of impact, you both stopping each other's forward progress immediately. Drawing your right back you fire off a right turning kick, only for the former emperor to mirror you. Shins crack together, the shock from the impact knocking you both back. However, due to your larger frame you're able to recover quicker, planting your right foot behind you and kicking off the ground. Dashing in just as Freeza recovers, catching him square in the face with a straight left. Only for the former emperor to take the force of your strike, turning the momentum into a back flip and catching you in the chin with his left foot. Snapping your head back and stopping your forward momentum, giving him the second he needs to flip back onto his feet.
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