Many cities lie in complete ruin.
Droves of citizens ground to a fine paste. The Demon Kings minion has wreaked a havoc on the world unseen.
3 Androids fly through the air without fear or emotion, their power levels only numbering close to 100 together, but their mission is clear. Slow the beast down so their master may gain some newfound strength and defeat their enemy.
The androids are all very similar looking, plain brown hair, glowing eyes. They are of the same make and model, weak practice bots created by Dr. Gero.
Murd stands in a desolate field, what was once a small suburban town.
A grin flashes wide on its face, a battle worthy of its time.
The 3 androids land and raise their fists in unison.
"Not even human? Pfft."
Murd charges his body full of Ki and surges forward, the androids fight in unison, when Murd goes to strike one, 2 block, breaking even with their total strength.
Murd launches an all out assault, attempting to single out a target and quickly kill the androids odd of victory.
"Destroy at all costs!"
An android charges a ki beam in their hands, Murd turns to block but the other androids topple on top of him
"Filthy ANIMALS!"
He growls in protests as the purple beam slams into their bodies, Murd screams in burning agony as his clothes are seared off along with a layer of his skin.
The blast clears out with a poof of dust, the androids holding Murd are destroyed, their legs and arms mangled from the force of their ally.
The remaining android powers down, assuming the enemy is destroyed.
"Keke- all too easy."
Murd pukes up glossy purple and green blood, the pink flesh on his chest gyrates and slowly comes back together, his right arm was blasted clean off as well but it seems of no concern to him.
"H-YA-HYAHH!"
A fresh arm pops in its place with a violent squelch, his body is completely regenerated.
The remaining android accepts its fate, with such little power remaining it has no chance.
Murd flings a ki blast at it casually and turns the robot to ash on impact, easily dispatching it.
"Bring me something, stronger."
He laughs maniacally, even stronger after the battle.
In a cave beyond the edge of the world.
Hanzo Pai peers down at a small clay jar, gritting his teeth.
"This could kill me."
He says out loud, trying to make an out for himself.
He lifts the clay jar to his mouth slowly, saliva covers his lips, trying to protect him from the liquid.
"Damn it all, I'm going to die of old age any day."
He gulps the clear liquid down, instantly a mass of burning pain stings his throat and soon his whole body, He shakes violently, his energy and power level going up and down rapidly, his eye lids turn back into his head. sweat pours down his face as the liquid takes its full effect.
On a cold and lonely mountain
The Demon King Piccolo sits and meditates, he observes his minion ravaging the earth, something irks him- irritates him. He has no lead on the dragon balls, he figured it would be easy to find them but they elude him quite more than he had thought.
Piccolo stands up and sighs, its only a matter of time before his minion destroys the earth, then the dragon balls can be found with ease. All the strength in the world and he doesn't even need to lift his finger in battle
A ludicrous chuckle brushes the Demon Kings lips.
All too easy
All too easy?
The outskirts of a ruined city.
Murd probes the corpses of the androids, poking the wires with uncertain boredom, were they the strongest things the world had to offer?
"Done playing, you hideous cretin?"
Murd jumps up, he had not sensed a power level- it cant be a threat, but the voice said otherwise, a certain authority that comes with great power
Hanzo Pai stands silently in a long traditional Gi, he looks much more youthful, his wrinkles dissipated and his muscles not taut with old age.
He walks forward silently, looking at the ruins of the city.
"Well. Prepare to die."
Murd chuckles at the remark
"You? Kill m-"
"GYAHH!"
A sudden fist to the gut sends Murd flying into a nearby boulder, slamming into it violently and shattering the boulder into many pieces, blood pukes up from his mouth.
Hanzo Pai walks forward once more, casually, his hands behind his back.
"How- how did you become so powerful! I am the strongest!"
Hanzo smirks for the first time in the entire bout.
"Divine water. Life or death- all mortals that have drank it died horrible deaths. But I am no normal man- I am the strongest."
Murd grits his teeth.
"Damn your fancy water, human! I am the strongest!"
He surges forward at Pai, blasting fists at lightning speed, but his attacks are dodged easily, Hanzo Pai's hands never even leaving his back, he retaliates with a kick to the aliens stomach, dropping him to the ground kneeling and panting in pain.
"Damn it all!"
Murd stumbles forward weakly, shooting limp wristed ki blasts at the martial arts master who flicks them away with ease.
"Begone you beast."
Hanzo Pai shoots a refined line of ki from his hand into the head of Murd, killing him instantly.
On a lonely mountain
Demon King Piccolo stands up abruptly.
Someone has killed his minion. And easily- now this could be something interesting for sure.
The King had thought all major foes would be dead or dying of old age.
But it seems some new enemies have reared their heads.
Piccolo takes off to where the last ki signature of his minion was, soaring faster than any human fighter.
Not too long after he arrives at Murds corpse.
"Weak, weaklings do not deserve to live."
He puts his fingers on Murds head and concentrates- a magnificent green lights shines as Piccolo absorbs his minion.
Piccolo stands up and flexes.
"If you want something done right, do it yourself."
Full power- full wrath.
A rocky cliff face
Tien struggles to focus on his meditation. The surging ki- and dying ki all around the world- one monster is defeated and more appear in their stead. Ryo stands under the waterfall in complete concentration- after days of standing under the waterfall his grasp on ki control has heightened beyond what he ever thought possible. The ability to fly, the ability to shoot beams from ones hand- all can now be harnessed by him.
Tien stands abruptly. readying for battle.
"Calm down young one."
Hanzo Pai emerges from the forest, bloodied.
Ryo emerges from the waterfall, feeling the ki surge in his body.
"I come to form an alliance, to stop the Demon King Piccolo."
Tien retorts instantly "Why should we trust you!"
Hanzo Sighs
"You sensed his Ki- no man can defeat the demon alone."
Tien grimaces. Its true, Piccolo is stronger than any human warrior could have imagined.
"We have no choice, Piccolo must be stopped, if he gets the Dragon balls this world will be destroyed!"
Hanzo extends his hand forward. "Agreed, we can continue out petty squabbles among masters and martial arts or we can make a stand against this apocalyptic threat and at least die as warriors of human kind!"
Tien extends his hand, their arms interlock.
"I wont forgive you for your past Hanzo, but there will be no future if this enemy is not destroyed."
Ryo looks around whistling to himself.
"So uh- am I gonna get clued in here or what?"
Tien turns to Ryo.
"Right, you probably aren't aware. Essentially an ancient threat that the martial arts of old sealed away has returned, the Demon King Piccolo, his power rivals all 3 of us here as we stand."
Ryo gulps
"B-but you 2 are really strong? H-how."
"He isn't human, he's some kind of demonic hellspawn, he nearly destroyed the world the last time he was alive!" Hanzo chimes in before continuing "We need to see Kami, and figure out our next stops."
Ryo shrugs.
"Y'know what, ill learn who all these people and all these stories are later, just drag me around and show me who to fight!"
Tien smirks,
"Good, there will be a lot of explaining and a lot of fighting, better to focus on the latter."
The 3 take off into the air, towards the lookout, looking for answers and a decisive victory over the Demon King.
Turtle Island
An old man with a long shaggy beard, a back adorned with a turtle shell, and leaning on an old knobbed staff- stares out at the sea
"He's really back."
A young boy with obnoxiously spiky black hair and an orange GI trots up besides him.
"Who's back!"
He smiles and waves his hands wildly.
"Oh Goku- erm. Don't worry. Its nothing."
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Relevant Character Power Levels
Ryo Current Power Level: 47; Ryo Ki Rage: 59
Hanzo Pai: 34; Prime Hanzo Pai: 115; Divine Water: 195
Tien: 170
Reborn Demon King Piccolo: 480
Murd: 135