Need to get new art of Junior done at some point, probably once the holidays are over.>>5860387“New Salda, I need your help.” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> to the planet, reaching out to New Salda itself for strength. And the planet replies, you feeling its power coursing up into you through your bare soles.
“<span class="mu-s">OF COURSE, MY CHAMPION.</span>” comes the immediate reply. “<span class="mu-s">IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME, SINCE LAST WE MERGED POWERS.</span>”
“That it has. Let's make sure I've still got it.” you reply as you see your son's jaw drop open, looking astonished at you.
“Woah, what's THAT?!” he exclaims. “Your aura and eyes are green, and you got stronger but you didn't transform. What's this?”
“This is the power of New Salda. The strength of our very world courses through my veins.” you tell him as the planet's strength augments your own, bringing your own strength up to over half your son's fully-transformed might as you take your own fighting stance. “Now, show me what you've got!”
“RIGHT!” he exclaims, kicking off the ground with zero hesitation. And he's fast, Super Saiyan 3's speed boost making him even faster than you'd expected. Barely giving you enough time to raise your arms up, blocking his first heavy right punch with your crossed arms. Then he spins, using the Su Ma technique diligently studied for years under New Salda's Guardians both current and former to twist himself around clockwise and kick at your head with his right. You raise your left in response, bracing your forearm with your left hand just as his attack connects, the force of which you can't fully absorb. Sending you sliding across the tile floor to come to a stop a few feet away. “Hey! You're not supposed to get sent away by that one, you made me miss!”
“Your opponent won't always move predictably.” you retort with a smile, hiding how shocked you were that he hadn't expected a heavy blow like that to move someone nearly half his strength. But then you remember he's not judging you based off your current strengths, but off how he's always sparred you before. With your Energy Body up, not reacting to any of their strikes blocked or not. Which is a note you make to yourself, to ensure they're more ready to deal with a wider variety of fighters. “You have to be ready for anything, kiddo.”
“Right!” he retorts, clenching his fists again as he readies himself to charge at you once more. “Here I come!”
“Bring it.” you reply, your son blurring towards you once again. This time he rockets towards you, but isn't drawing his fist back as far as usual. Immediately you recognize what he's going to try, doing your best to suppress your smirk. He's going to try your trick.
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