>>3905625
>Give Dominika some pointers. Maybe that'll balance things out a bit

>>3905625
>Give Dominika some pointers. Maybe that'll balance things out a bit

>>3905625
>Go and see if you can "convince" Sam to cool his jets
>Give Dominika some pointers. Maybe that'll balance things out a bit

>>3905625
>>Give Dominika some pointers. Maybe that'll balance things out a bit

Domi wins
>writing

"Well... I better do something about this-"
You exclaim and spring up while stretching your arms out.
Quickly making a little portal right then and there, you step through while scaring the living piss out of the other audience members.

Your target is Dominika who's currently squatting next to a wall and chugging the last bits of her vodka.
With a loud groan she sighs as she realizes you're there.
"Uuuuugh... what do you want?"

"Now now! Is this how you greet a friend?"

"Don't take it the wrong way Eric but every time you showed up recently, shit got either weird or complicated.
Sometimes both."

SItting down on the ground next to her you look up at the squatting girl.
"I just came to check on you.
How do you feel?"

"Honestly?
I'm fucking scared... Sam's been... strange lately.
And I don't like his black magic mumbo jumbo either."

"I kinda agree.
Hence why I'm here."

"Hmmmm?
Aren't you supposed to be impartial?"

"Yeah.
But I can't exactly overlook such an unfair fight."

"Is it that bad?"

"You have no idea..."

"Shit."
She looks actually sullen.
"God what am I doing here?
I... I thought it was all just big fancy tricks you know.
That if I gave it my all I could compete. But here I am... trying to fight a fucking wizard...
This is bullshit."

Patting her on the shoulder you get her to look at you in surprise.
"Don't say that! You DO have a chance.
We just gotta increase it a bit!"

"HOW?"

>Tell her to tap into her emotion and use them to amplify her ki. Maybe with a big enough bang she can knock Sam out
>Touch her and help Domi regulate her natural energy
>Go for the balls
>Other?

>>3905665
>Touch her and help Domi regulate her natural energy

>Other?

Remember that Sam is still Sam. Or maybe he's more Sam than he was before? In any case, he's still the person that Dom knew before, only his ego has swelled in accordance to his powerboost. He's pretty cocky and confident and may not be taking this as seriously as he should. If she can make him to get his guard down and then deliver a telling blow, it might be enough to knock him out.

>Tell her to tap into her emotion and use them to amplify her ki. Maybe with a big enough bang she can knock Sam out
>>3905665

>>3905665
>Touch her and help Domi regulate her natural energy

>>3905674
This, all the way. Our previous advice still stands, and the basics of basics on learning ki wouldn't hurt.

>>3905674
Support

>>3905674
A'ight.
So the Kefla approach and some general commentary on Sams behavior
A'ight

Time to start rollin'
Best of 4 as usual
DC: 10 Crit: 17

>writing

Rolled 4 (1d21)

>>3905703

Rolled 14 (1d21)

>>3905703

>>3905711
Well pased the base DC.

Rolled 8 (1d21)

>>3905703

Rolled 12 (1d21)

>>3905703

Rolled 10 (1d21)

>>3905703

Rolled 2 (1d21)

Well... It's not a fail at least

>Rolling for Dominika

>>3905726
Oh well she ran out of the good stuff last time she rolled.

>>3905726
PFFT

>>3905726
damn

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>>3905726

Domi, what are you even doing?

Rolled 2 (1d21)

No nat 1 plz

You recall doing a trick with a certain green girl that you think could prove useful this time as well.
Gently you start relinquishing some control over your ki and let it start flowing around you and into Dominikas body who reels back with a jolt going through her body.
"W-w-w-w-w-what are you doing?"

"Shhhhh...
Just close your eyes.
Try to get a feel for it."
Reluctantly and with great nervousness she follows your instructions.
But even though she closed her eyes and tries her best you still feel her tension.
"Now... try to pull out your own-"

"ERIC!"

"Energy...
Let me finish my sentences."
*sigh*

Dominikas spirit grows and her white aura flares up. But calling it an aura is a gross exaggeration.
It's less of a roaring fire cladding her body in bio energy and more like a thin membrane barely managing to grow beyond her own skin.
Her inexperience is really apparent.
"L-Like this?"

"Yes."
You nod.
"Now try copying what I do."

You start calming yourself down with rhythmic breathing and focus your ki so it's perfectly contained.
While Dominika tries her darnedest, you continue extending her an additional helping hand... well... because even if you split her attention it's unlikely that she'll do much worse than she is now.
"Okay... While you're at it I want you to also think on this.
Remember that he's still Sam, maybe he's even more Sam than he was before.
In any case, he's still the guy you know inside and out! It's just that his ego and confidence are massively boosted! But his train of thought should be quite similar to what it once was.
Plus, he's overly cocky and confident now. He's clearly not taking this as seriously as she should. If you can make him drop his guard down... you could just knock him out in one blow! Got it?"

"Errrr... I guess.
And... this?"

"Just keep at it. Don't let it leak out!
This way... even if you can't One hit KO him, you can still outlast him!"

"R-Right... got it!"

In that moment you hear the announcer speak up, his voice echoing through the stadium as its amplified by the sound systems.
"Contestant Dominika! Are you ready?!"

"Oh shoot!
Gotta go! Thanks Eric!"

And she jumps up without missing a beat, her aura going out of control the second she separates from you...
Shit.

Huh... whenever I try shitposting my IP gets banned.
But when I want to update it slips through.
What sort of meme magic is going on?

>>3905745
>And she jumps up without missing a beat, her aura going out of control the second she separates from you...
>Shit.


There must be some sort of visceral instinct to just have one's Ki just flow out of control while screaming at the top of one's lungs.

It's unfortunate that it's exactly the wrong thing to do.

She rushes out and runs up to the arena where Sam is already looking down condescendingly at his watchless wrist.
The announcer being a much nicer dude instead takes up his microphone and gets back to doing his job.
"AAAAAAND it looks like the audience won't be robbed of the spectacle after all!
Contestant Dominika! Are you ready to fight?"

"Ready as I'll ever be!"

"EXCELLENT!
Now... CONTESTANTS BEGIN!"

But neither participant jumps at the opportunity just yet. Instead Dominika assumes her stance, guarding her head with one hand while readying the other.
Sam meanwhile just stands there with a smug look on his face, his hands firmly planted in his pockets.
"You sure you wanna do this?
You can still give up you know..."

"Can it Sam!
I'm gonna do this! Whether you like it or not!"

"It's not about me liking it...
I just wanna spare you Domi."

The slavic girl spits on the ground and begins bouncing in place.
"Keep your pity Sam! 'Cuz I'm gonna kick your ass!"

Domi then takes off, mustering what power she managed to unlock in such a little time and accelerating herself. Hoping, praying that it'll be enough.
It's not.
You, and everyone else in the audience, hear an audible "THUD" as she bounces off of... something.
Getting knocked on her ass she gets up in her confused state and starts acting like a mime, tapping an invisible wall.
And you frown.

The wall she's touching may be hard to see but it's definitely there. A transparent sheet of energy forming a magical barrier of sorts.
It's width is the entire length of the arena, its height is much greater than any normal person could jump over. And you have a sneaking suspicion he can make it as tall as he needs it to be. Maybe even curve it around to form a ball.
Looks like Sam does NOT give a damn about fair play.

Your friend shrugs in a comical fashion and pulls his beanie over his own eyes.
"Sorry Domi... But I'm not planning on loosing.
That prize is mine!"
Your eardrums begin popping and a strange crackling sound can be heard throughout the stadium.

>DOMI! DODGE!
>Stay silent
>Other?

>>3905768
Well... it WAS supposed to be an incredibly difficult thing to do.
Both fighting every fiber in your being to do the opposite of what they want AND the mental blocks that all say "Don't hold back that's stupid!"
It took Goku and Vegeta training from Whis to do it. And while they are Saiyans, humans are still very base and instinctual beings.

Eric is just a fucking Prodigy who managed to do it on the first try.
So say the Dice gods

>>3905771
>DOMI! DODGE!

>>3905771
>DOMI! DODGE!

>>3905771
>DOMI! DODGE!

>>3905771
>>DOMI! DODGE!

And speaking of fighting instincts...

Roll another dice
Best of 4
DC: 15; no crit

Rolled 21 (1d21)

>>3905798

Rolled 14 (1d21)

>>3905798

>>3905798
Can we tell her to dodge telepathically?

Rolled 10 (1d21)

>>3905798

Rolled 5 (1d21)

>>3905798

>>3905801
nice!

Rolled 11, 1, 2, 19 = 33 (4d21)

>>3905803
That's exactly what the roll is for
And good job on the crit

>writing and rolling for Dominika

>>3905808
19 not bad.

You quickly reach for your temple and project your thoughts directly into Domis mind, bypassing the "no backseating" rule entirely.
Normally you wouldn't cheat like this but Sam is going too far this time! He could seriously injure, or Gods forbid kill her!
"DOMI! DODGE!"

Your words reach her clear as day and it seems she was already poised to act as she hops away with barely any reaction time.
Just as she moves out of the way an arc of electricity strikes the ground where she was standing but a moment ago. It doesn't leave a mark, not a singe or any sign of melting but it was still a genuine bolt of fucking lightning!
Domi looks dumbstruck as she processes what she just did.

But unfortunately she can't afford to slack off so you give her another mental nudge.
"KEEP MOVING!"

She dodges and rolls to the side as bursts of cone shaped electricity erupt right next to her.
Her ears are ringing, her eyes are hurting but over all she's fine. Looking up she tries to figure out just what the hell is going on but to no avail.
Meanwhile Sam is frowning more and more as his plan keeps failing.
"You got good reflexes Domi..."

"WHAT THE FUUUUCK IS THIS?!
ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!"
She's understandably pissed.

"Oh please! You'll hardly even feel it!
I just need you to convulse a bit so I can knock you out. It's not even 10 milliamps!"

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT ASSHOLE!"

"You know... the more you keep dodging and resisting the worse it'll be when it eventually hits.
Just let it happen and it'll be quick!"

Sam keeps his hands pocketed, no doubt making some sort of concealed hang signals to control his magical energies.
And his plan is to hit Domi with electricity, since this time he can't just break her in one hit with his roughly equal level of ki.
But this... this just feels bad. Literally every other fighter in the tournament at least makes an attempt at fair play! But he's just toying with Domi at this point while he's sitting behind an impenetrable barrier.

Not letting go of your head, you get ready to convey more warnings to Dominika but it seems like further assistance is unneeded.
She wizened up to Sams douchebaggery and her instincts kicked into high gear. As much as a faint noise is enough to set her off and make her dodge.
Good. That's one problem down.

However... Sam might be trying to tire her out.
If she doesn't go on the offensive soon you're afraid she won't be able to at all.

>Let's even things out just a bit... (Continue assisting her)
>Fuck with Sam. See how he likes it!
>It's up to her now
>Other?

>>3905830
>>Let's even things out just a bit... (Continue assisting her)

>>3905830
>Let's even things out just a bit... (Continue assisting her)

I know subjective but the barier is cheep as heck.

>>3905830
>Let's even things out just a bit... (Continue assisting her)

>>3905830
>Fuck with Sam. See how he likes it!
“Hey Buu, you probably like pranks, right? Think we can make our friend here ‘accidentally’ zap himself with his own spell without making it obvious?”

By the way, wasn’t playing fair supposed to be one of the conditions for Sam to get the money? Or did we never actually say that? Not that I wouldn’t believe he’d give up the cash for a chance to knock Domi out...

>>3905837
>>Fuck with Sam. See how he likes it!
supporting

>>3905830

I'll second this: >>3905837

Okay bros Im home.
Just give me a minute I reset my router.
Hopefully thatll get me a new IP

Bad news.
Didnt work. Got any ideas?
In the meantime Ill get to
>writing

And uuuuh roll to fuck with Sam
Best of 4
dc8 crit 16

Rolled 6 (1d21)

>>3905885
Birdrobot, lend me your power!

Rolled 11 (1d21)

>>3905885

Maybe a VPN would work?

Rolled 19 (1d21)

>>3905885

Rolled 20 (1d21)

>>3905885

Rolled 18 (1d21)

>>3905885

>>3905890
>>3905893
sam ain't shit

You've decided what's enough is enough.
That barrier in particular is a very dickish move and as such you can't condone it. Cheesing a match shouldn't be allowed in the tournament!
But this frustration born out of Sams douchebaggery gave birth to quite a good idea in your head.
While Sam is busy laughing like an idiot at his own strategy and Domi is preoccupied by dodging you speak up.

"Buu..."
Suddenly a chibi featureless floating head of Buu appears next to you like a demented fairy.

"Gah!"

"You like pranks right?"
You start scratching the underside of his chin, making the little demon purr.
"Well... I got someone for you. And I won't even get mad if you do anything to him."

"Hoooo?"

"Hmmmm... what indeed."
An idea pops into your head and makes your mouth curl into a smile.
"Now that'd be poetic... Buu!
Can you make him get hit by his own lightning?"

"Ooooooo!
Aaaaahahahahaaaa!"

"I knew you'd like it.
Go on. I'm not looking!"
Turning around you clasp your hands around your eyes but still pay attention with your other senses.
Buu takes this opportunity to cackle a bit in his high pitched voice and makes a clicking noise with his mouth.

And just like that you hear it happen.
The same crackling sound Sams little spell's been creating, the same sound one can hear just before a lightning strike in the area.
Except this time it sounds strange and distorted, like someone purposefully playing a violin wrong.
This phenomenon is then followed by an audible scream from Sam and a loud gasp from the audience.

The lightning meant for Sam changed direction drastically, careening towards Sam and shattering his barrier as if it was made of glass.
His own bolt then struck and electrocuted your friend, making him spasm uncontrollably and even frothing at the mouth a little.
Soon the effect ends and he's left with his muscles convulsing and him falling down onto his knee.
Panting in pain he kneels before Domi while drooling on the ground.
"W-Whatthe..."

*pant* *pant*
"That's why you don't play with fire you super retard!
'Cuz you burn yourself!"

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HOLY SHIT!!!!!
He who does it for free... actually lifted my ban?
Thank you based mod!

when sam asks us if we did it we should put a hand to our chin and ponder the question for a second then state it probably happened because of what he did earlier

>>3905950
The best part is that buu did it, so he won't find out even if he uses a spell to see if we are lying/trolling.
We could amp the troll even more by saying that magic is alive/semisentient and doesn't like assholes, so it fucks with them by making their spells backfire or guiding the huge, angry barbarian with the only weapon that can kill them to their living room.

I’m half expecting it to turn out that Sam was never actually trying to hit Domi with his lightning spell and just wanted to wear her out for an easy win, but he still deserves it for being an asshat.

>>3905958
Oh he fully intended to hit her.
Wearing her out was the backup plan

>>3905959
...man, our Earth friends are assholes.

Sam remains on his knees and keeps jittering while Dominika just stands there glaring daggers at him.
Unlike Sam who seemed perfectly fine with kicking her off the ring were she in this exact same situation Domi is perfectly fine with waiting for him to get back up on his feet.
With his legs still shaking he forces himself to stand up while Dominika mocks him.

"Low wattage huh?
Guess it still managed to fuck you very well. Need a smoke?"

"N-No... but if you could give me a handy I'd appreciate that...
Got my dick hurts... I don't even know if it's flaccid or erect anymore."

"So what happened?"

"B-Beats me.
N-N-N-Never backfired like that b-b-b-before."

"Need a minute?"

At that moment the announcer steps in, concerned for the safety of the contenders.
"Erm... I don't mean to interrupt you but are you alright?
Do you wish to continue?"

"Y-Yeah..."
Sam nods.
"I fucked up... So now you get to exploit it Domi..."

"Okay.
Just don't scream at me to stop!"

Finally the two of them actually have a go at it, with Sam withdrawing his hands and focusing his ki so his aura flares up and protects his body while Domi does the same but in a much more reserved fashion.
Despite not being too receptive to your teachings, you still managed to pass something onto her. Convenient.
But with the little obstruction that was Sams ego out of the way you got yourself a pretty exciting match to look forward to.

However... there is still a chance that Sam will return to his dickery once he recovers from his shock.
>Tell Buu to... keep an eye on him
>Nah. You interfered enough
>Other?

>>3905969
>>Nah. You interfered enough

>>3905969
>Nah. You interfered enough

as long as he doesn't do anything to dickish i think that's enough from us/buu

>>3905969
>Nah. You interfered enough

>>3905972
Support

Rolled 20, 17, 12, 20 + 2 = 71 (4d21 + 2)

A'ight then.
No interference

And... I'd make you vote who you wanna roll for but let's keep it simple and say you roll for domi and I roll for sam
Higher wins. Best of 4

>writing

>>3906002
BITCH!
That was a -!
Not a +!

Rolled 12 (1d21)

Rolled 14 (1d21)

>>3906002

Damn, Sam's doing pretty well even after getting shocked. But he did have a pretty good head start with the Ki teaching.

Rolled 3 (1d21)

>>3906002
>>3906003
Wew, thats quite difficult. Doesn't matter, I want Sam to win anyways. Not that I want Domi's granny to die, mind you.
Also, you have to put +- for it to be a -

Rolled 6 (1d21)

>>3906002

>>3906009
Well that's dumb

>>3906007
Also holy piss... even with the -2 he's still winning

>>3906003
>>3906007
18 v 14 atleast the difrence is not big enough for a single sided stomp.

Rolled 17 (1d21)

This roll is for the strength of Sam's one-eyed monster.
Let us hope its prison can contain it.

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>>3906023

You decide to sit back and enjoy the show as is.
The whole purpose of your meddling was to be an equalizer in this rather one sided match.
And you succeeded. Although if Sam keeps up his dickishness... No. You've done enough.
It's sad but you must also moderate yourself and refrain from Palpatineing things too hard.
Somehow you just know it wouldn't do good to your mental health if you started manipulating things from the shadows.
But now that's enough talk about that. It's time to focus on what really matters.

The two humans finally start fighting each other like they should've at the beginning.
Though the strength gap between them is quite substantial their differing experiences are readily apparent.
Sam knows the inner workings of Ki and how to utilize it... But Dominika knows how to fight and knows how to fight well.

Using his advantage Sam high tails it and tries to gain as much distance between himself and his opponent, all the while bombarding the unfortunate girl with as many ki blasts as he can muster.
At the same time Domi tries her best to close said gap and to avoid or deflect Sams bullshit with what little she knows of ki manipulation.
The deluge of blasts almost overwhelms her but by raising her ki guard she manages to swat most of them away harmlessly.
And already your advice to the girl are paying off, her energy reserves are depleting far slower than Sam who's spending his energy oh so inconsiderably.

Brute forcing her way through the onslaught, Domi suffers quite a bit of damage as she resorts to her usual method of "weather the blows and hope you come out on top".
Although in this situation it might be working for her favor as she finally clears the wall of ki in front of her and manages to scare the living shit out of Sam as she gets into punching distance.
In fact, Samuel seems so shocked by this development that his aura seems to suffer for it as Domi punches right through it and lands a rather heavy blow.

The blow on Sams cheek is so loud it makes even the most seasoned of veterans cringe in pain as they imagine what kind of damage such impact would do. And judging by how groggy the lad is right now, they are not far off with their fantasies.
There's only one person in the entire arena who seems to genuinely not care about the thunderous strike and it's the one that delivered it.
Seizing the momentum Dominika pulled her fist back only to drive the other one in its place, further brutalizing Sam and his now less than delicate cheek bones.

Like a blood crazed beast the girl continues to pound away at her opponent, eventually managing to get above him as her momentum and her subconscious flight takes her into the air.
Now sandwiched between a screaming pretend-russian chick and the concrete below he gets to enjoy a rather rough massage therapy as his friend goes to town.
"URAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

She screams as she starts tapping into some of her latent power thanks to her heightened emotions.
Her energy levels rise and the barrage she unleashed creates a great upheaval as a great chunk of the arena gets ground into dust and sent into the air.
Suffice to say the audience is taken back by this. This display of power is easily the greatest they've seen so far...
But nothing lasts forever.

From the cloud of dust a hand emerges, wreathed in blue energy which neatly clashes against Domis white.
A light pierces the obscuring mist of finely powdered concrete as Sam charges up a yellow ki blast in his hand and rams it into Dominikas gut with full force before firing it.
The blast carries the girl into the sky and lifts her up quite a way before detonating and unleashing more kinetic energy in that one moment than she did her entire barrage.

Now her skin singed and clothes tattered she falls down towards the hard ground before Sam jumps in and breaks her fall.
Gently snatching her up and setting her down he looks at his friend with an... almost pained smile.
The girl looks back at him and manages to chuckle a little before she's hit by a coughing fit.
"Damn... I didn't realize it'd hurt this much like a bitch..."

"You okay?"

"Yea... Sure feels better loosing in a straight up fight rather to bullshit."

"Sorry I-
I didn't mean-"
Sam pauses.
"Look I didn't want to hurt you."

"Uh-huh. I get that now...
Y'know even when Eric kept telling me it ain't so, I always thought these are just... cheap tricks.
You don't really believe it until you feel the punch first hand.
Uuuuurgh..."

"Hey hey! You okay?"

"Yeah. I am... I just don't want to ask you or Eric for a loan..."

"Heh... We'll figure something out."
Sam then looks up at the announcer and starts shouting.
"HEY REF! She surrenders!"

Aaaaand this is where I'll be ending things.
I'm getting kinda tired

I hope you enjoyed this little return to form.
Because if you did boy I got some good news!
Basically after all that bullshit I got basically this entire month filled with my regular shifts.
Meaning I'll be able to run semi constantly!

So I'll see you guys next time, in about 4 days

>>3906107

Thanks for running, Nega-Som!

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>>3906098
I almost want Domi to say “Who said I’m giving up?” And blast him point blank as payback.
Also because she didn’t actually say it herself, foolish Sam.

>>3906188
If she didnt get fucked up by that attack she would.
However Sam did manage to fuck her up pretty well and he knows it

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>>3906800
Well, she might be really fucked up and not able to put nearly as much force behind it as normal...
But if his guard is down and if she chooses the right spot to hit, like a nutshot...then it just might work.
Destroy Sam's future children for the sake of grandma!

>>3906800
We're just gonna have to assume Dom paid attention as to how Sam does his magic and has a plan to take this to where he doesn't actually have any experience; the ground.
I swear grappling doesn't exist when you get your ki up for some reason.

>>3906852
It probably has something to do with being choked.
Focusing is quite hard during the panic of strangulation

A-Am I loosing my mind?
I was catching up with fucking Heroes of all things because... well, I'm contractually obligated to and... I was enjoying it?
How come the Goku, Hearts fight was better than it had any right to be?!

>>3907223
Because as stupid as some of it is, and especially its' execution, it still has really cool ideas and a lot of fanservice? Kinda like GT that way, only moreso.

>>3907370
I guess but I didn't mean it like that.
It had... actual production quality! Like fluid animations and shit!
And the scene where Goku grinds against a wall and digs his fingers into its wall as he flies past it? Pure kino

>>3907439
Huh, I might have to take a look. I wasn't even aware Heroes was more than some card or video game with some nice animations. Like those shity pachinko machines that have really nice original animation for their themed source material.

>>3908363
It's a shitty tie-in for the Gacha game
All episodes are on youtube. They are very short and aren't many of them.
Though you might cringe so hard you stop before getting to the good part

>>3908724
If the animation/fighting is good enough I can probably turn my brain enough long enough to enjoy them. Maybe.

>>3909675
*brain off

Dicks are so cute omg( •ω• ) when you hold one in your hand and it starts twitching its like its nuzzling you(/ω＼) or when they perk up and look at you like" owo nya? :3c" hehe ~ penis-kun is happy to see me!!(＾ワ＾) and the most adorable thing ever is when sperm-sama comes out but theyre rlly shy so u have to work hard!!(๑•̀ㅁ•́๑) but when penis-kun and sperm-sama meet and theyre blushing and all like "uwaaa~!" (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ: ･ﾟhehehe~penis-kun is so adorable (●´Д｀●)・

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>>3909687

>>3909687
Dafuq?

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>>3909687

>>3909687
...what?

>>3909687
Thank you for this art

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>>3909687
This is why Zamasu did nothing wrong...

>>3909938
Anyway, I'd like to confirm that just as I promised we'll continue with the thread tomorrow
With finally an Eric match!

>>3909687
Get some sleep Caulifla you're drunk.

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>>3909687
(You) win anon, you got em. You got em all.

Rolled 5, 18, 15, 8 = 46 (4d21)

...

The nervous guy with the sunglasses walks up to the stage after carefully checking whether or not he'll die the moment he sets foot in the ring.
Slowly looking over the pair he raises his mic and starts mumbling into it.
"U-Ummm sir?
You can not surrender for your opponent.
Best I can do is start counting if you pin her against the ground..."

Sam understands and nods before turning his attention to Dominika.
"Well? Shall we?"

"B-Before we do it Sam... could you do me a favor?"

"Hmmm?
What?"
Slowly the tired and pained girl raises her hand to Sams cheek and begins stroking it. Needless to say Sam doesn't take that well.
"D-D-D-Domi! What are you-"

Pulling herself up she closes in on Sam and puckers up her lips.
"Come on... Just a consolation prize?"

Now both flustered and overly confident, Sam puts up an act you'd expect from an obese neckbeard trying to convince himself how much of a gentleman he is, while simply ending up looking like a total creep.
It appears that even the announcer is taken back by this as he raises his microphone to comment on what's about to transpire.
However...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezrbyf6t9mY

Raising her other hand as well Dominika grabbed Sams other cheek and tightened her grips simultaneously before headbutting him as hard as she could.
Having his lights knocked out Sam stumbled backwards, dropping Domi on the ground who wastes no time landing on her feet and jumping up so she could wrap her thighs around Sams neck.
To his credit Sam manages to gather himself before toppling over and stands his ground, unfortunately his screams are still muffled by the ever tightening legs of his roommate.

"GO ON BITCH!
SCREAM ALL YOU WANT! IT'LL ONLY MAKE ME SQUEEZE HARDER!"
The lads eyes start rolling back into his skull as he's deprived of blood and oxygen.
With the last remnants of his willpower he starts gathering his magic and the air begins to crackle once more.
"GO AHEAD! HIT ME! BUT IF I CRUSH YOUR HEAD BECAUSE YOU ELECTROCUTED ME THAT'LL BE SUICIDE!"

Well that turned around rather quick!
But it's not like Sam didn't have it coming.
He got careless and overly cocky... Still, if he looses that'll be more than a little blow to his ego.

>Start cheering him on as well. Best not pick any sides
>Stay silent
>Laugh at his dumb ass
>Other?

>>3911700
>Laugh at his dumb ass

>>3911700
>Start cheering him on as well. Best not pick any sides

>>3911700
>>Laugh at his dumb ass
Oh my god that is fucking hilarious. SUBARASHI Domi-San!

Good old fashioned schadenfreude
Now... lets roll

Best of 4
Dc 19, No crit
A success in this position is critical

Rolled 4 (1d21)

>>3911747
SUBARASHI

Rolled 13 (1d21)

>>3911747

Rolled 12 (1d21)

>>3911747
is everyone else ded?

Rolled 12 (1d21)

>>3911764
Apparently

This entire situation is simply amazing! You can't help but laugh yourself off as you imagine Sam loosing to such an obvious bait and it turned out to be so loud you started worrying whether or not he could hear you.
At the same time, the announcer also steps up his game and starts adding further fuel to the embarrassment fire.

"L-LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
In a SHOCKING turn of events young Dominika managed to completely turn this around!
She got him pinned in a most vulnerable position! It even appears that his balance is about to fail him!
HOW WILL HE GET OUT?!"

"S-Shuddup!"
Sam mumbles into the crotch of Domi whose iron hold keeps getting worse and worse as proven by the increasingly discolored head of the stoner.

Raising his hand he tries to wrestle the girl off so he could finally breathe once more but Dominika has other ideas.
She leans forward and tries to find any leverage on Sams back, gripping his shirt and scraping his skin. At the same time her fidgeting is making Sams job of standing on the ground increasingly difficult.
But be that as it may, Sam knows that no matter what happens he must keep standing if he wants to have ANY chance of coming out on top.
Should he falter and collapse Domi would surely be all over him and get him into an even worse hold.
So no. As bad as the current situation is he must remain standing!

Raising his hands he gropes Dominikas muscular thighs and after getting a good squeeze begins lifting her up.
The girls legs clamp down on him even harder than before, like a beartrap when its prey starts wiggling in an effort to escape.
Now sweating and grunting the girl begins taunting her opponent in the hopes of breaking his spirit.
"NOT A CHANCE SAM! I'M NOT LETTING YOU GO AS LONG AS I DRAW BREATH YOU A-HOLE!
I'M NOT LOOSING THIS MONEY BECAUSE OF YOU!"

But her words only manage to ignite a fire in the lads eyes as his spirit begins to burn stronger and stronger.
Gaining a little room he finally has enough room to breathe but his veins still remain starved for blood.
"IDIOT! I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR MONEY!
*gasp*
But I WoRKed my ASS OFF For the pasT *grunt* WEEKS!
AND I'M NOT GONNA DROP OUT JUST YET!"

Taking a deep breath Sam unleashes all of his Ki at once which results in his blue aura enveloping both him and Dominika at the same time.
That single moment is all he needed to collect himself and now he's back in control. Using his enhanced strength the slav girls legs are spread apart, giving Sam some much needed relief.
Needless to say the girl tries to counter with her own energy but even when compared to Sams rather "lacking" ki reserves her power is quite insubstantial.

With relative ease Sam starts lifting her up and begins scolding her, his last bit of compassion towards his opponent now gone.
"You... called us faggots! YOU thought we were just messing around!
YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS A GAME! WE! TRAINED!
YOU DON'T DESERVE TO WIN!"

And with a final slam dunk Dominikas back hits the arena so hard it leaves a dent in the ground when she bounces back up.
But even with the concrete cracking under her, Dominikas eyes still have some fight in them. Unfortunately for her, Sam doesn't take any chances now.
Elbow dropping on her stomach the guy pins her to the ground in a rather... compromising position but it does get the Judges attention.
The announcer guy is forced to start counting down and once he hits the magical 10 he declares Sam the winner.

"L-Ladies and Gentlemen!
It appears that Mister Donohue WINS WITH A COUNTDOWN!
THUS HE QUALIFIES TO THE QUARTER FINALS!"
He then presses a switch on his microphone and starts calmly talking into it.
"C-Can we also get some paramedics please? I think I see... blood-"
He then begins retching as Sam makes his way out of the arena.

Not wanting to miss out on this you make sure to "get in his way" and lean against a wall as he walks by.
He looks at you in between gasps.
"Drama queen..."

"Well... It's not like I'm the only one who can appreciate some fine cheese..."

"Shouldn't you be getting ready for your match instead of busting my balls?"

>You're right. (Leave)
>I just wanted to congratulate you
>This was all your fault. You do realize that, right?
>Other?

>>3911809
>This was all your fault. You do realize that, right?

>>3911809
>>This was all your fault. You do realize that, right?
Like, if Sam keeps using his power to fuck with normies like that, we're going to have to beat some sense into him. Friend or not that shit don't fly once your using Ki.

>>3911809
>This was all your fault. You do realize that, right?

Sloooooow day
>writing

You look Sam dead in the eye and speak up, completely ignoring what he just asked.
"That was all your fault. You do realize that, right?"

"Oh really?
Just because I believed Domi I'm somehow shit now?"

"Are you this dense?
You've been practically nothing but using and abusing your gifts...
You toyed around with Domi both in and outside your match. And that shit you pulled with the barrier?
Outright disgusting."

His eyes narrow on you and his forehead begins to wrinkle up.
"A win is a win-"

"Is it now?"
You cross your arms and walk in front of Sam to stare him down.
"And how would you like if somebody else did the exact same thing to you? Bet you'd have plenty to complain about then!"
He looks like he's about to say something but either he can't or doesn't want to say anything, so he just scowls at you.
"Remember that you got Ki now. And great power means great responsibility, NOT tomfoolery!"

"Sure... sure... keep the spider-man quotes to yourself bub-"

"And you cut it out with trying to sound like wolverine.
It only makes you look more like a manlet..."
Uncrossing your arms you walk past him and make your way to prepare for your match.
But just before leaving you give him a final comment over your shoulder.
"Oh and I don't know much about it but I heard magic is sentient. And if you keep acting like a cunt it's prone to backfire on your ass.
Just a thing to keep in mind..."

Though you can't quite see his expression you can sense his turmoil from the ripples in his energy. Either you managed to genuinely unnerve him or he might be suspecting you were responsible for that foul play earlier.
Both possibilities are acceptable. Especially if you do end up fighting him in the finals.
Or if you make Kamin or Oren beat some humility into him, just the way he seems to enjoy doing it to others.

Making sure your mask is affixed to your face properly as a last minute preparation, you finally make your way out to what might be the first actual fight you get to participate in. Finally.
The crowd lets out a standing ovation as you enter the stage, completely overshadowing the presence of Bao who already awaits you.
Poor people don't even realize that he probably deserves their adoration just as much as you do, simply because he got to where he is without any crutches.
But this doesn't seem to bother him too much, a perk of being a Buddhist you assume.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j72ca3NfUkM

"Ah. Greetings."
He puts his hands together in a prayer and bows to you.

Being respectful you return the courtesy and give him a slight bow.
"It's good to see you haven't given up."

"Wouldn't dream of it.
Not before I get to experience the realm from which you've come."

You let out a smirk under your mask, which obviously escapes the attention of the monk.
"Well I'd be happy to oblige...
However I'm afraid I'll need some... convincing before I indulge you."

"I'll try my best to not disappoint!"

As you have this little exchange the announcer patiently waits for you to finish before he lets out a little sigh and brings up his microphone.
"CONTESTANTS! ARE YOU READY?"

Reaching for his left shoulder Bao starts undoing some of his attire, making the top-most crimson layer fall off of him.
Clearly the thing was designed so he could easily get it off of him should it prove too inhibiting.
After neatly folding it up he walks over to the announcer and hands his bundle over.
"Please put it somewhere safe."

"S-Sure..."
But this is good.
Looks like he intends to fight seriously.

"I'm ready."
He speaks up before bowing once more.

"Heh.
This may be fun..."
Stretching your legs for a few moments before jumping, you strike a pose as you land and transition via a flourish of moves into your fighting stance.
"Ready!"

"Then... without further ado...
BEGIN!"

>Keep things at a bare simmer. A warm-up with purely martial arts should be good.
>He wants to see power right? Show him some
>Stay defensive, let's see what he's got
>Other?

>>3911926
>>Keep things at a bare simmer. A warm-up with purely martial arts should be good.

>>3911926
>Keep things at a bare simmer. A warm-up with purely martial arts should be good.

>>3911926
>>Stay defensive, let's see what he's got

>>3911926
>Keep things at a bare simmer. A warm-up with purely martial arts should be good.

Pretty run of the mill stuff.
No powers fornow
Time to roll the dice!

Best of 4
Dc 10 Crit20

Im on my way home now do once I get back Ill get to writing

Rolled 4 (1d21)

>>3911968

Rolled 15 (1d21)

>>3911968
we must make Vados Sensei Proud!

Rolled 4 (1d21)

>>3911968

Rolled 8 (1d21)

>>3911968

>>3911973
Okay guys I'm back.
And I see the day wasn't saved at the last minute.
Still, it's a pass which we should be thankful for

>writing

Though the bell has officially been rung neither of you jumps on the occasion immediately, instead opting to circle around the arena while carefully analyzing the stance of the other.
This sizing up lasts for about two minutes and in it you realize just how seasoned this Bao guy is. Reacting to even the slightest twitch from you, not out of instinct but consciously readying himself to anything you could dish out.
What's more... that strange, "fuzzy" or "buzzing" sensation you felt from him is entirely gone, making you question whether it was there in the first place.
Finally having enough of the foreplay yo speak up from under your mask.

"Let's go..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELmXIFC_kUs

Deciding to be the instigator you start running towards Bao and only slowing down once you're within punching range.
And good thing too because judging by his initial stance he looked like he was ready to grab your running punch and use it to toss your ass to the ground.
Starting off with a rising uppercut you watch as the monk raises his open palm and using it to gently redirect your punch by slightly pushing against the length of your arm.
Similarly, he counters with a palm thrust of all thing, aiming to hit your forehead with the base of his hand.

But despite having your energy level at absolute zero, there is still a little problem which makes this fight... shall we say, not fair?
Your experience fighting at levels way beyond a normal humans allowed you to acclimate those speeds. Meaning that right now Baos movements feel as if he's fighting you while submerged in water... or honey.
So dodging his simple attack takes very little effort, you don't even need your hands to redirect him.
However...

As one hand moves past your head and its long, baggy sleeve moves out of the way you spot the second incoming hand.
"JESUS!"
Bending 90 degrees backwards you barely manage to duck under the second strike and only manage to not fall on your back by doing a little handstand followed by a backflips.
Doing a few more backwards somersaults you gain some distance from him and start chuckling.
"Not bad... You almost scared me there!"

"Almost?"
He gives you a smug smile.

"Okay, I got cocky.
Won't happen again!"

The two of you get back at it but this time you get a bit more serious and not allow him to make a mockery of you.
Shifting from powerful single strikes to rapid combination attacks you begin assaulting him from a variety of angles with both punches and kicks.
By the time he manages to block, parry or otherwise misdirect one attack the second is already there, and the third, and the fourth...

When a right hook misses you crouch down and do a legsweep with your right foot.
Bao jumps over it and then finds you throwing a shoulder tackle with your left side. He somehow manages to maneuver mid air and with a little assistance from his hands, he manages to leap frog over you.
This is when your turn comes back around so the same right hook comes back for a second try, this time accompanied by a left straight aimed at his guts.
Once again he deftly avoids your attacks but he's so focused on defense that he has no chance of counter attacking.

You keep up this barrage, hoping it'll finally net you some results but judging by what Bao does next you aren't so sure anymore.
"You are very talented-"
He speaks up while continuing to negate your attacks.
"but your form needs refinement. Tell me, how long have you been a martial artist?"

You snicker as you throw another haymaker that misses.
"Less than a year."

"Oh my..."
He smiles.
"At least that explains why you're so inexperienced as a martial artist.
Don't get me wrong, you are a talented fighter. But you lack discipline..."

"Martial arts have their place. But in a fight?
Rules only hold you BACK!"

With a simple twitch of his neck Bao avoids your rage filled punch and returns to a neutral position, lowering his guard.
"Do I appear to be held back?"

>Okay... What are you getting at?
>We'll see in a moment. (Get into high gear)
>Yes (Continue as is)
>Other?

>>3912151
>>Yes (Continue as is)

>>3912151
>Okay... What are you getting at?

>>3912151
>>Okay... What are you getting at?

>>3912151
>Okay... What are you getting at?

>>3912151
>>Okay... What are you getting at?

>>3912151
>>Okay... What are you getting at?

>>3912151
>Okay... What are you getting at?

Well well well.
Welcome back y'all

>writing

Against your better judgment you lower your guard a little, but after what happened to Sam you admittedly have some trust issues.
"Okay... what are you getting at?"

"What are martial arts to you?"

"Uuuuuuuuuh..."
You don't really answer because you have a good idea where he might be heading with this.

"Martial arts are not about fighting. The purpose of the punches and kicks are to defend oneself.
But beyond that the purpose of the arts is to improve yourself in both body and spirit.
In short... martial arts are a way of life, a state of mind."

"Yes. I know that.
More than you may think.
But I still don't understand what you're getting at!"

Finally Bao shuts his eyes and begins to undo the "shirt" part of his robes, revealing a body build with rigorous training over the course of decades.
Revealing his body like that he continues with his eyes still unopened.
"I believe you... however you still fail to grasp the underlying truth.
It's okay. I'll show you instead. I know some people learn better through examples."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8XVqvu4SA

Performing some sort of a kata, Bao flexes his muscles as he prepares himself. At the same time his breathing becomes... irregular, controlled and focused.
With each contraction of his muscles the energy held captive within his body is slowly allowed to leak, revealing that same strange feeling you felt coming from him the last time.
The air becomes charged around him as it begins to get filled with that strange energy you can only describe as "TV static".
But this time, since its unrestrained it's honestly pretty scary. Especially when you start feeling hot and begin sweating.

Finally done with his preparations Bao opens his eyes and gestures for you to come at him.
"There... Please.
Come at me as you wish."
When he's done saying that the energy you've been feeling up until now finally becomes visible to the naked eye.
It's Ki but... unlike any you've seen before. It ripples, ebbs and flows yet it feel coarse, as if it's grinding against the air on contact.

You can't help but feel anxious.
This is... new.

>Roll the dice
Best of 4
>DC: 16 Crit : 20

Rolled 10 (1d21)

>>3912290

Rolled 17 (1d21)

>>3912290

Rolled 8 (1d21)

>>3912290

Rolled 3 (1d21)

>>3912290

oof
>>3912303

Guess mediocre rolls are the name of the game today.
Still... at least there are no failures

Rolled 15 (1d21)

>>3912290

You're not sure what to make of this. But just looking at it is making your skin crawl.
As if some part of your body instinctually knows that this is dangerous and wants you to run away.
But it goes to show how far you've fallen down the Saiyan rabbit hole when that's simply making you excited.

Cracking your knuckles you look at Bao.
"Don't mind if I do!"
And since he pretty openly invited you to come at him... you see no point in pulling your punch either!

You start using your energy as well and fly at your opponent with another punch wound up. This time its speed alone should be enough to teach this man a lesson...
Without restraint you attack Bao and mentally ready yourself to pull back in the last instance just so you don't accidentally kill him on impact.
But... it turns out your fears were unfounded as with one fluid motion the Buddhist monk simply slides past your attack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8qg-XzHgUk

You can't believe your own eyes.
His eyes didn't even twitch, he didn't react what so ever. It's evident just by looking at his clouded eyes that Bao in fact didn't even SEE your attack coming.
Yet he managed to avoid it somehow. And now he's preparing to counter you with a palm thrust to your gut.
However whatever spirit is possessing him now its influence doesn't extend that far, as his attack is still the same as it was before. Even its strength is relatively the same. If it did increase it only did so marginally.
So you don't have trouble avoiding it either.

But when it comes to countering him for his foolish little attack, yours fails spectacularly once more.
Bao dodges your lightning fast kick as if it was nothing. In fact he barely even broke a sweat doing it.
Just what in the name of Champas BALLS is going on?!

Looking at the monk you see his lips trembling. He's reciting some sort of mantra to himself so he's not going to talk much.
And judging by his eyes he's barely even present in the fight anyway. So having a conversation is out of the picture.
Even so... you got a pretty decent idea of what's going on. He entered some sort of a heightened state of awareness.
And if you take his previous comments into consideration it's one attained through rigorous martial arts training.
Interesting.

>Let's see how he can react to TIME!
>You NEED to see how far he can push this! Go full physical!
>Time to overwhelm him with ranged attacks!
>Other?

>>3912372
>You NEED to see how far he can push this! Go full physical!

>>3912372
>>You NEED to see how far he can push this! Go full physical!
Wasn't this guy blind?

>>3912382
He can "technically" see a persons ki

>>3912372
>>You NEED to see how far he can push this! Go full physical!

>>3912382
but I also fucking forgot. It's been a while

>>3912372
>>You NEED to see how far he can push this! Go full physical!

>>3912382
yup he must have really honed his other senses

Well... going physical it is
>writing

And you know what's coming
Best of 4

DC: 17 Crit: 20

Rolled 12 (1d21)

>>3912432
Oh shit I missed the run

Rolled 8 (1d21)

>>3912432

Rolled 16 (1d21)

>>3912432
Zeno bless this roll

Rolled 9 (1d21)

>>3912432
make room

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>>3912441

oh boy

>>3912432
ah shit does he have proto-ultra instinct?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiGoDcaVny0

As you begin to focus and your purple aura becomes visible as well the Saiyans stand up and start releasing their own energy as to cushion the audience from anything that might "slip through the cracks".
When taking off the concrete floor under your feet cracks from the explosive start and chunks of it start flying around like dust in the wind.
Accompanied by a vicious scream you charge the monk with the clear intent of hurting him.

But when it actually comes to fighting him it doesn't seem to work out so well.
No matter the clearly visible gap of power between the two of you, nor the difference in speed, Bao continues to dance around your blows so elegantly and fluidly, your fight looks like an elaborately choreographed play rather than a duel.
Each one of your missing blows sends out a shockwave powerful enough to obliterate chunks of the stadium, turning them into dust and eventually making their way to the barrier you erected with the help of Sam.
As suspected it's not actually strong enough to hold up against such a force but it's sufficient when it comes to catching most of the blast while the Saiyans handle the rest.

Frustrated, you start ramping up the speed even more and now the entire stadium is feeling the vibrations.
Lamps and various electric equipment start malfunctioning and eventually breaking down. The walls and the roof shake until small shards of them fly off and hit the unsuspecting audience members.
But your enemy couldn't care less about it.

Not once does he come even close to getting hit.
Sure, your hits might graze him here or there but to call them damage when the alternative would be enough to outright kill him? That's a bit too much,.
You're not sure how long he can keep this up but judging by his unchanging appearance, you'd say quite a while.
All in all the situation is rather... bleak.

But just as you start thinking this might bog down as you try to wear the other out, something happens.
As you throw a careless punch Bao finally has a chance to capitalize on your mistake. Raising his forearm he swats your punch aside before twirling around and spin kicking you in the stomach.
It seemed like he faltered for a second before striking and his attack felt much weaker than what you expected but it was still enough to knock you back several feet, even if the damage was superfluous.
Unfortunately as you fly backwards he seems to throw several punches aimed at the exact same spot, each firing off extremely focused shockwaves in a straight line and each one hitting you in the same spot.

Clenching your gut and coughing violently you size up the monk, trying desperately to discern what the FUCK is going on.
He's clearly reacting to your punches but at his level he shouldn't even be capable of detecting them! Let alone perfectly react to all of your movements.
But if there is any consolation to this, it's the fact that he still can't hit hard. He's just hard to hit.

"Have you started understanding it?"
He asks you nonchalantly.

Dusting yourself off, you stand up and look at him.
"I'm starting to understand this is bullshit."

"An... apt description."

"But I think I get it...
To you Martial Arts are a key... a key to a heightened state of being.
Is this your idea of enlightenment?"

He shakes his head.
"Not even I myself know what this is. I'd like to say I'm becoming closer to the gods through it.... but that'd be highly arrogant of me.
So instead I'd like to praise you. Yes, true martial arts are things we carry with ourselves each moment of our lives.
And, hopefully through their teachings we become something more."

That makes you smirk a little.
So he's saying he managed to do... whatever this is purely through autistically focusing on martial arts and studying their deeper aspects?
Sounds like bullshit but just crazy enough to believe it. Anyway, your work is cut out for you.
Get through bullshit defense technique and whoop his ass.

>Show him what YOU learned (write-in heavily recommended)
>Just keep increasing the intensity! Surely he has a limit!
>Can't dodge if there is nowhere to dodge to!
>Other?

>>3912560
>Just keep increasing the intensity! Surely he has a limit!
>activate awakening close your eyes and analyze while you fight him

>>3912560
>>Show him what YOU learned
>THIS
>IS THE STANCE

>>3912560
>>Show him what YOU learned (write-in heavily recommended)
Start by using a bit of our mental power, then awakening, and end it with za warudo
see if he has the potential for any of this

>>3912451
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsqmU3v0hVA

i wonder what champa thinks of this

>>3912585
It's more "Proto" than Ultra Instinct.
Like the thing Master Roshi did in the mango

Hmmmm but as I see people dispersed again.
So I might wrap this up soon.
And erm... I hope you'll forgive me for railroading a bit but I'd rather not do awakening... just yet.
Would that be okay with you guys?

Anyway
>writing

>>3912634
Sure thats fine. Honestly I was thinking the guy found some version of Proto Instinct instill I saw he was reciting a mantra to himself.

A'ight.
I see no objections.
So how about dem rolls?

Best of 4 as usual
DC: 14 Crit: 19

Rolled 18 (1d21)

>>3912661
crit nao

Rolled 20 (1d21)

>>3912661
I just woke up, sorry boss

>>3912665
so close, yet so far

Rolled 21 (1d21)

>>3912661

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>>3912667
Apology accepted
Carry on

>>3912674
heheheh hahahahahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Rolled 6 (1d21)

>>3912661

you just gotta go the whole day with mediocre rolls, and having very good ones in the end

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But how to start? His technique or... whatever this is seems to be pretty ridiculous.
Subconscious reaction to all incoming attacks? Even when you're not consciously aware of them?
Or at least that's how you interpret it.

Whatever it is, it can't be perfect. Nothing is.
So it's a matter of figuring out the exact limits and capabilities of this technique.
And you got just the perfect thing for it. Your own brand of bullshit that thrives on poking the enemy until you find their weakpoint.
Smirking you alter your stance to be a lot more compact and a lot less exposed.

Both fists ready, one raised to your chin for protection, the other prepared to strike around chest height.
This subtle change in form is enough to give you a whole new feel to onlookers, especially when your mentality also begins to shift around to accommodate your new style of approach.
"What's this..."
Bao asks in his confusion.

"What I learned when studying martial arts..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYfRLHE6buc

As usual with this technique, the first use has the largest impact since it's the one that catches the opponent off guard.
Should that fail the rest would have to compensate for this drop in efficiency with good old fashioned fear tactics.
This time however it's a bit of both.

You squint at the monk before disappearing from sight as you activate the Time Skip.
Appearing right next to him, you DO manage to scare the living piss out of him but even so his technique seems to got him covered.
His body appears to move on its own and even with the drastically shortened reaction time available to him, he still dodges you. But not perfectly.
A grazing hit manages to give him some minor surface level damage, but it DOES connect and that is what's important.

Both Bao and the Saiyan spectators stare in their bewilderment as they struggle to make sense of what happened.
And the human spectators? Well they lost track of you long ago.

You throw a few more attacks, some of which include a sneaky Flash Fist Crush just to see if Bao can dodge that which can not be detected even with energy sensing.
Shockingly, he can. But your constant prodding and the odd successful attack does give you insight into the workings of his ability.
He will always move in response to outside stimulus when it means danger to him and will ignore attacks that won't hit him.
Pesky... but predictable. And has one fatal flaw. Though his reaction speed is pretty much 0 seconds that doesn't mean he can dodge in time.
If your speed is sufficiently higher than his then maybe... maybe you can overwhelm him.

Shooting out a few time-lag adjusted punches, you confirm whether or not he can differentiate between those as well, you realize that none of your usual tricks will work on him.
So that leaves you with only two options. One is speed the other... is making HIM stop.
Good.

Using the same trick you move a few paces backward and catch hushed whispers from the Saiyans saying things like:
"So fast!"
or "How does he do that?!"

Raising both your arms above your head and spreading them wider apart you announce your next move to the whole world.
"This is the Stance!"

With your skippable time increased, you go in for the attack but this time not only catching Bao off guard but learning from your experience give him much less time to move over all.
When the first hit connects, you do a rapid combo of five hits with alternating fists before spreading your arm when your opponent is stunned from the impact.
"ZA! WARUDO!"

And just as you suspected time being frozen is more than enough to completely shut him down.
The onlookers watch in equal parts awe and horror as Bao appears to have a seizure right before their eyes before being sent flying backwards.
But of course, he knows better as he reaches for his stomach and hisses in pain.
"U-Unbelievable... How did yo-"

"Like I said...
I understood what you meant.
We just evolved in a different way.
Now come on... get up! The real fight starts now!"

Aaaand I hate doing this again but Imma have to end here.
My eyelids are starting to feel like they are made of lead

Tune in next time where you get to fight a proto-Ultra Instinct properly!

>>3912826
thanks for the run not-som

>>3912826
thanks for running Nega-Som

I think I might see a way to plan around Proto Ultra Instinct (abbreviated PAI for convenience); it always seems to avoid stuff that results in direct harm to the user no matter how far out of left field it is. Even if you’re attacking from 10 seconds into the future or from another dimension, the user will have a generous window of time to evade assuming that he is approximately as strong as the attacker.

Therefore, we will need to apply our brain for this. If we cannot overwhelm the enemy with brute force or tricky maneuvers, we must beat him by not playing that game at all and by using a more meta way of thinking.

Bao will likely be able to figure out simple tricks, but using magic, we might be able to lay a trap for him that his heightened instincts cannot possibly predict or react to. I propose that we use time tricks and magic to scribe a sort of magical ritual circle around Bao (probably by using physical blows and/or ki blasts) and force him to move into the right spot via purposeful attacks that are planned in advance to herd him to a certain area. When he’s in the right area, we activate the circle which will result in some sort of sleep or paralysis effect. For best use, we can use a timestop when we use the magic to ensure that it fires off in stopped time and that Bao has no time to react.

What do the rest of you guys think?

>>3913082
What if we try to overload his sensory inputs to shock him out of proto?
Remember how our advanced form used to cuck us somewhat due to processing too much information all at once? Same idea. We need to “Overclock” Bao and thus cause a “Burnout”. It might even directly make it harder for him to access Proto, which requires action without thought. Too much thought to ignore and all that.

>>3913143
Use time lag and timestop and a lot of delayed attacks from all differing ranges to overwhelm his senses, then?

Might also want to try direct psychic attacks that don’t really have a wind-up time, so to speak.

>>3913209
No, not attacks.
Things like overwheming sounds, hot and cold tenperatures, spikes of electricity - all compounded, potebtially, by using magic to increase Bao’s sensory sensitivity. Make a pebble dropping sound like an avalanche to him.
The alternative of direct psychic attacks is good though.

I'm just thinking about everyone else freaking out and asking themselves what the hell happened,but meanwhile the weebs are all in a corner snickering to themselves knowing exactly what we're doing ever since we shouted "ZA WARUDO"!

>>3912826
Been away since the second time we went into Makai good to see this is still going and that it still has the soul keep up the good work! I'll try to be around again for sessions, but school has been keeping me really busy.

>>3913748
More like shitting their pants after they realize that it MIGHT actually be Za Warudo

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So I've been having this... debate with myself whether or not to use Zamasu in any capacity.
And no matter what I decide, all it takes for me is thinking about it for a second and I can come up with a counter argument for either side.

I mean it wouldn't be anytime soon...
I still got say uuuuuuh... 3 or 4 future plots I wanna do first before I'd even get the CHANCE of using Black. But it's still bugging me.

It's partially because, as stupid as it turned out to be with the God of Autism and Tea there was still some potential there.
But I also loathe digging shit up Heroes style to reuse it.
Then again... I remember when Black was first revealed and we knew nothing about him.
All those theories of who he was or what he wanted...

My personal two favorites were that it was either:
Some sort of a "paradox" or evil version of Goten who never got to live... and honestly I went in some FUCKED directions with that one. But it seemed likely as Super was giving Goku Jr some actual screentime during that period. Guess it was just a red herring...

My other idea was that he was Goku resurrected by some evil magic, future Babidi perhaps. A zombie essentially

What were your ideas for him?
Maybe if I read the views of others I can arrive to a conclusion finally

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>>3914323

I thought he might be an alternate universe version of "Kakarot", sort of. A dark reflection of Goku in some ways, but in many ways his opposite. A patient, intelligent, cultured and cruel Saiyan whose only true joys in life was risking his own life in mortal combat and honing his own martial perfection.

Kind of like pic related, if you've played FFXIV before.

>>3914345

To elaborate, I imagined he operated like Braniac a little bit. He'd go in undercover and blend in with everyone, soaking up the local culture to amuse himself while he hunted down promising leads to strengthen himself (i.e. magic, forbidden training, etc.). Then when he'd be confident of his own strength, he'd reveal his true colors and throw himself against the strongest people he could find/provoke.

He'd also have pretty elaborate escape methods in case things were going south. But he wouldn't be too butthurt about losing a fight here or there; quite the contrary. He'd be overjoyed since it'd mean that he'd have a new goal to strive toward and more exciting strong people for his fightboner.

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>>3914345
>I thought he might be an alternate universe version of "Kakarot", sort of.
Yeah, that was my hope too; that he was basically Super Vegeta Den’s Kakarot after he and Son Vegeta had finally parted ways after End of Z, the Prince of all Saiyans staying behind to protect his adopted home and the Last Saiyan Conquerer fucking off to the stars to remind the rest of his universe to tremble before the strongest of his kind.

>>3914323
As much as I like the Autastic duo, I'm not too thrilled to see him in -this- quest when the other two long running DB quest are bound to bump into him at some point. I thought Mu was supposed to be our Zamasu anyways. Does anyone remember Mu? She just had one interlude but the parallels were rather obvious.
Besides, fighting an Evil Goku would be more contrived and not as fun as fighting regular Goku. And alternate evil selves are overdone, even though I like the trope there's not much to be done with it at this point, in this setting.

>>3914379
Shit that's actually good.
Almost like he was a "brilliant saiyan scientist".
Kinda explains the Kai earrings as well. He probably killed them and took it.

Mine was... Okay, I didn't want to share it but now I kinda have to.
I knew it had a 0% chance of it happening but I still found it... amusing in a perverse kinda way.

Spoilers from here on out. And a warning: This will get fucked up
So basically there was a Future ChiChi in that timeline that lost her husband and eventually her only son that was battling the world ending androids. When shown she was... quite disheveled and depressed even before Gohans death. So after loosing the only thing keeping her sane she went down the deep end... hard.
She blamed Trunks for not only getting her son killed but also hated him for getting a happy ending she'd never get.
So she set a plan she originally meant for the androids into motion and "acquired" some of Gokus *ahem* DNA and made a Goten.
The rest you can probably guess


>>3914587
Oh... believe me. "I" did not forget about her...
Not one bit...

>>3914576
Damn... I remember that shit.
That was well done. Kakarot becoming Bardock 2: Electric Boogaloo is the most Kino of all Kinos

>>3914323
I originally thought that Goku Black was a Goku that never hit his head.

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>>3914593
Have the girls read Kouya ni Kemono Doukokusu yet? Has it given them any naughty ideas?
BTW there is a nearly complete English translation out there if anyone is interested.

>>3915402
Eh... the ironic part is that this has been done so many times in fanfiction that it'd be honestly cliché

>>3915482
I am. No idea what it is but I'm... interested

>>3915482
Heh... A mature content warning huh?
Give me a minute to erm... "determine" whether or not the girls read it yet.
Yeaaaah

>>3915546
Protag-kun wakes up in an amnesiac fugue in the middle of turning into an atavistic super-soldier, the latest and most fine-tuned variant in a surprisingly short line of test subjects with various animal mutations. It’s implied there’s some weird mystical pseudoscience linking him and the others but most of them just want to cannibalize his brain in the hopes of inheriting his strain of the viral agent that controls the transformation, since he’s the only one that actually looks human. The monkey babe posted here comes a reasonable second, and rather than going after his brain, is incredibly thirsty for his dick whenever she gets a chance to tease him between fights.

>>3915599
Is this some sort of remake? The footnotes on the back reference some sort of previous work.
Or is it merely referencing Buddhism?

Other than that I like the artstyle. Very detailed, especially when it comes to the muscles.

Pfffft... The dead wife of the chief gets to eat his ass one final time?
kek

Also I love it when mangakas start discussing trivia.
Like how Araki bursts into lectures about how a birds lungs function and how they can dive underwater.

However this time I actually felt like I knew what the guy was talking about.
He brought up humans evolving in a unique way so we stand on two legs.
The reason for this seemingly sub-optimal change is actually very important for us. Y'see by standing upright there is much less strain on our neck so it can support our skulls easier.
This in turn allows the brain to develop much larger, because it won't just drag your head to the ground.

So we sacrificed most of our physical strength for brainpower by switching to walking upright.
Neat huh?

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>>3915679
It's interesting going over just how much we've diverged from the rest of the animal kingdom over the course of our evolution.
That said, animal behavior never left us even as we started walking upright and building tribes.
Funny how much something from the developmental stages of our species stays with us even after millions of years of evolution.

>>3915679
I think the standing upright configuration of waking was also superior for conserving stamina over long distances, at least from a primate evolution perspective. So the hand-feet became feet-feet to adjust for the walking/running over long distances, since feet are better for that sort of stuff instead of hands.

Heya fellas.
Just popping in to tell y'all I'll be running tomorrow around the usual time.
I hope you're ready to tango with Ultra Instinct

>>3917795
We ere not. Good thing that Bao is not actualy using the real thing.

>>3917795
Also I found out my IP range sudenly is blocked on my phone data witch sucks... Switched to house internet and it was fine. So just my phone provider is blocked or what?

>>3918870
Turning your phones data off and on again might fix it.
Because each time you turn it on the service provider assigns you one of their many IPs.
Some of which could be banned

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>>3917795
I'd post my webm copy of Shrek here to pass the time, but the upload limit is 3mb for some ungodly reason.

Though he's quite shaken by what just transpired Bao gets back on his two feet but doesn't assume his fighting stance, instead opting to just stand there with his arms lowered.
"Incredible... I knew the technique is not unbeatable...
Yet I never would've imagined you being able to strike me."

Smirking at his comment you begins encircling him while returning the banter.
"Why? What did you expect?"

"I don't know...
Running out of stamina perhaps.
But such speed. I didn't think there existed something so fast my body couldn't react to..."

"There is no such thing as unbeatable...
Even my technique has its weaknesses."

"I don't suppose you'd be kind enough to tell me what it is."

"No..."

"I thought so."
Opening his dimmed eyes Bao starts increasing his energy output until his aura erupts from his body.
Feeling the previous heat coming from him intensify ten times over you see a strange, shimmering blur around him form.
Right now his ki feels utterly alien to you.

But as scary as it feels, as much as every cell in your body urges you to run the hell away, you've just proven that he CAN be overwhelmed. It's just a matter of being even more bullshit than he is!
Jumping from left to right you limber up a little more before striking a pose and follow Baos example in flaunting your power a little.
A crystal clear, purple aura forms around you contrasting Baos flame like energy.
"Let's dance!"

>Time manipulation seems to work well! Keep using it
>Let's see how he reacts to a little magic!
>Push him to the limit and give him more attacks than he could handle! Spam that shit!
>Other?

>>3918967
Shrek without sound?
Sounds like heresy to me.

>>3918978
>Shrek without sound?
on this board maybe
>>3918977
>start thinking with portals
imagine if we got him to hit himself with one

>>3918977
>Let's see how he reacts to a little magic!

>>3918977
>start thinking with portals

>>3918990
Scrach that changing my vote.
>Let's see how he reacts to a little magic!

Well... magic it is
>writing

Let's see them rolls
1d21; best of 4
DC: 13 Crit: 18

Rolled 17 (1d21)

>>3919003
Is it redemption?

Rolled 8 (1d21)

>>3919003

Rolled 18 (1d21)

>>3919003
AAAAAAAA

>>3919008
Apears it is.

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>>3919008
And it appears that in true Dragon Ball fashion, screaming = power
...
That or 18 blessed us with her thiccness

There's something you'd like to test.
Previously Bao managed to dodge every single attack you made and you only managed to land a decisive blow on him by stopping time itself.
But naturally such a power comes with a steep cost. And it's doubtful you can afford to pay it more than a couple more times.
With that insane technique he can probably outlast you in the long run like that.

But what if there was another way? Though it was a bluff that you found his weakness, it's true that everything HAS one.
So what if conventional attacks don't work? That just means you gotta move onto the unconventional!
And what's more "out there" than magic?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuSSXOQ-1bI

Grinning you smack your fists together and with a quick flourish show off to the audience with a smirk. Extending your fist you make a stream of fire spew out of your knuckles like a flame thrower.
As expected the monk starts cartwheeling and jumping to the side as you follow him with your firebending.
Seeing how futile it is you stop shooting and start chasing the monk using some rather... unorthodox movements.

Changing the attributes of the concrete under your feet and even the air to make them incredibly elastic, you use them to launch your limbs out after pulling them back, thus guaranteeing you don't actually know where you're hitting.
To your surprise your opponent is just as adept at dodging those as everything else, meaning it's irrelevant whether you intend to hit him or not.
His body is automatically dodging. Problematic. And highly ineffective.

Ducking under one of your punches Bao rapidly spins around his axis and drives his elbow into your gut, causing you to nearly collapse as you lean forward.
Not only is he adept at avoiding you, he knows exactly where, how and how hard he should hit you. Though his inferior power is still limiting him a great deal.
But now... he's fallen for your trap.
Reaching down you attempt to grab hold of him but he quickly pulls back and kicks you away for good measure.

Now with some distance between you and your opponent it feels appropriate to start using some more ranged attacks. With another twist...
Extending your hand you start firing off, rather uncharacteristically a couple regular ki blasts mixed with balls of pure light you created with magic.
The monk stands his ground and calmly starts walking towards you while uttering his mantra and swatting away your ki blasts... and only those.

He's completely ignoring the "fireflies".
"Finally I found it!"
You mutter to yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMnuVRk_0c

Using what you learned through your observation, you roughly start estimating what Baos reaction time is and come out at a neat 0 seconds.
Then you take his maximum speed into calculation and determine the maximum distance he can cover in between his reaction to incoming danger and it actually landing.
With a smile you do a circular leg sweep and draw a circle on the ground as the edge of your boots digs a thin line into the concrete.
As Bao finally stops his walk and rushes you with an incredible burst of speed, you start running away from him while making motions with your hands as if you're trying to pull something apart.
The magical circle you laid down starts expanding in silence but the monk does not acknowledge it because it doesn't mean any danger to him.... yet.

With his actions shifted from defense to offense Bao rushes you with an unnatural ferocity.
His blows are hard enough to actually make you grunt and groan as you're trying to parry him while backing off.
Finally, after he manages to deck you in the face you feel like it's time and do a wide, sweeping attack which makes him back off.

Opening a portal to your side, you shoot a fireball through it and make it chase Bao.
Though the monk slaps it away with ease, a pair of portals opening up around him ensure the attack circles around and comes back for another go.
This, coupled with the fact that you started sprouting spikes from the ground with a few stomps makes Bao start running around instinctually.
Just as you expected.

You carefully guide the monk until he finally reaches the epicenter of your attack.

"I GOT YOU!"

With a shout you raise your hands and the energy focused into the ground begins to grow restless and starts erupting.

Naturally Bao immediately begins evasive maneuvers but it's too late. The attack was designed specifically so he wouldn't be able to escape...
The entire circle erupts at once in a pillar of light strong enough to send most of the arena into the air as a fine powder and you hear Bao scream through the thick smoke and light enveloping the stadium.

Finally the attack fades as the energy you pumped into the "mine" runs out and you lay eyes upon your opponent.
His once pristine and well kept robes are now dirtied and tattered, though they are still relatively in one piece.
You see signs of burns on his flesh where his natural energy barrier faltered, mostly around non-vital areas.
The once mighty and intimidating heat radiating from him is only flickering and the air around his body is no longer distorted by the ensuing mirage as he pants hard.

"I-Inconceivable..."

"That's what you get for relying on auto pilot!
Automatic defense is cool and all...
But unless you are paying attention to the battle yourself it's bound to get you into trouble!"

"I... I don't believe this!"

>Now rush him while he's weak
>Finish him with one big shot!
>Let him attack you for a little while... then counter!
>Other?

>>3919036
>>Finish him with one big shot!
It's a show of respect

>>3919036
>Finish him with one big shot!

>>3919036
>>Finish him with one big shot!
>>You've got alot left to learn Bao, there's an entire universe of challenges waiting for humanity out there, and this is one of them!

>>3919041
Support

>John Cena voice
Are you sure about that?

Dice time!
Best of 4
DC: 17; No crit
Pray that you hit this

Rolled 5 (1d21)

>>3919056
Yes I am and here's why.

Rolled 3 (1d21)

>>3919036

>>3919057
>>3919058
damn
who's up to save the day?

Rolled 16 (1d21)

>>39190561
MVP-san, save us!

Rolled 3 (1d21)

>>3919056
K

Rolled 17 (1d21)

>>3919056

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>>3919063

Rolled 16 (1d21)

>Baos reaction

So we droped the ball tought the DC would be better.

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>>3919061
>>3919066
Both 16... Well ginger powers activate?

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>>3919071

Gathering energy, you forcibly pull back your own aura while tossing your left hand to the side.
"You've got a lot left to learn Bao, there's an entire universe of challenges waiting for humanity out there, and this is one of them!"
Your arm begins to glow with a dark energy as your psionic power is concentrated into a single point, which slowly expands into a sizable orb.
And as you keep building up energy you start shouting at the Saiyans in the audience.
"HEY YOU! BETTER START DOING YOUR JOB NOW! 'CAUSE I'M NOT HOLDING BACK!"

For the first time since the tournament started some actual power is being flaunted around and it's showing.
The entire area, not just the stadium itself but everything around it, is being shaken as you charge up your attack.
Though it's actually very dangerous, you feel like you got a decent idea about how durable Bao in his current state is so you adjust the strength of the attack accordingly.
And just as the humans in the spectator seats start covering their eyes from the violent purple glow ravaging them, you shout.
"NULL LANCE!"

Thrusting forward you fire off the blast, hoping to end the match on a high note (and crossing your fingers it won't turn into a murder).
The dark energy roars as it's finally free to escape at high velocity from the palm of your hand and further damages the already shagged arena by digging a trench in it.
The Saiyans in the audience have already stood up when they felt the amount of concentrated energy you showed in there and their ki is already forming a wall around the ring.
Judging by its strength at least the normies are safe. But Bao? You're still not sure about that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8qg-XzHgUk

But just as you're about to find out, you see Bao getting his second wind and start feeling nervous.
His eyes violently snap open, radiating with a strong light and his energy picks back up.
Jumping up the fucker begins running across the surface of your beam attack and rushes up to you.
Letting out a gasp you can't help but stare slackjawed at him as he kicks your teeth in so hard it sends you flying backwards and cuts off the energy source of your attack