The Reality Vortex: Shadow Games

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Clark’s eyes became watery after Cayde gave his approval of his outfit. “Thank you, Cayde!” Wiping away happy tears, he did agree that perhaps it was time to make a change. Taking Berserk’s suggestion, the Kryptonian removed his current top and replaced it with the POSTBOY shirt. “Wow, this feels so comfortable!” He stretches and flexes his muscles to make sure there were no rips or tears of its fabric. “Just right!” Clark eyed at a blue hat and nabbed it. “And I’m complete! Do I look cool? Uhh, what do they call it? The drip?” Once again, Clark did a pose as his teeth sparkled like diamonds.

“Yeah, you look great, but uh, don’t ever say that again.” Vortex Man felt a little embarrassed. “He somehow looks even worse…”

In the meanwhile, Lucifer was holding himself back from laughing after Zenta’s fur puffed up. “I’m sure you will, Zenta. For now, I’ll take my turn.” Lucifer turned to the Witch in her new outfit. “I was on the mark with your tastes, Bernkastel. I especially loved the umbrella. Just makes you feel whole.”

After hearing Bernkastel wanting a turn, Reef once again objected to the idea. “Wait, you can’t just—”

“Yes, I wish to have a turn as well.” Lucifer waved his finger, forcing Reef to slide to the right and forced his mouth shut. “It’s a few moments; don’t worry, neither Bernkastel nor I will leave behind bad omens.” Lucifer took to the Spa first; few moments later, he exited out feeling completely refreshed.

“Nothing beats a steamy, hot bath. It rejuvenates your pores; cleanse your soul and even gets rid of bad energy.” Lucifer snapped his fingers to change into his new wear. It was a white tropical leisurewear and light blue seersucker swim trunks. To accompany it, he wears a big, white ascot and light blue fancy sandals. After putting on round sunglasses, the angel smirks with bold confidence. “Now we don’t look like a group of rags. Well, most of us, really.” He turns to Reef. “Thank you for providing these services to us. I’ll be sure to leave a favorable review.”

Seeing everyone had their new outfit and taking turns to using the Spa, Clark nodded once. “Right. Let’s make haste! We’re gonna miss the tournament at this rate!”

After paying the extremely high price for the items, Clark headed outside and noticed Spina standing on the building. “Yo! We’re departing and headed to the tournament!”

Spina turned his head slightly. Wearing a hoodless cloak and a grey tank-top that only covered his chest, leaving his abs exposed. He finished his fit with fingerless gloves with spiky armbands and black leather pants. His expression was stoic when Clark said that they were finally leaving. Without a response, he levitated from the ground, ready to leave when they did.

“Alright, let’s go!” Clark said.



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The Strongest of the Skies Martial Arts Tournament!

After getting new clothes and a moment of pandering at the Cool Wave Shack, the Kryptonians and the Breakers finally arrived at the tournament. Not surprisingly, the entire was packed with spectators. There were tons of food and souvenir stands that had massive lines. But the main event was the massive arena where the fighters are showing off their fighting prowess.

“Just up ahead! Keep behind me.” Clark said, while people around them stared at the Breakers with suspicion, terror and curiosity. There were few comments among the crowd as the Breakers walked towards the actual tournament arena.

“Hey, is that the Breakers? Uh oh. They’re not here to drag this city to a battle, right?”

“I thought they were fighting rock people?”

“Wow, look at that hottie! What I would do to…”

“Yeah, bro that Witch girl is pretty good—”

“Not her! I’m talking about that purple guy! He’s rocking that black outfit!"

“But what’s up with the other's outfits? They looked so tacky!!”


Finally, they arrived at the front entrance of the tournament. Clark met with the Clerk and paid for all the Breakers’ tickets to spectate the tournament. “Okay… we’re finally here.” The Kryptonite was excited to bring them here. “I know that you guys have your bumps in the roads, and it means a lot that you guys are giving me a chance to right the wrongs.” Clark turns to them. “Let’s have some fun, and don’t worry about food. I hope you guys enjoy the tournament!”

Clark led them inside the arena—and it’s tremendously massive. All the seats across the arena were practically filled to the brim. All the audience cheering on at the ongoing battle between two fighters.

“Bam! What a powerful punch!” The announcer shouted at his mic. He was tall, slim and wore a black suit. He has dark skin and a large, light bouncy afro with white streaks. “Spider-Chaos isn’t backing down at all! How will Michael Myers turn this around?!”

The Breakers missed most of the battle and it’s seemingly heading to its conclusion. The arena was destroyed, riddled with craters from their battle.

On the other side, one contestant struggled to stand on his feet. “Michael Myers is still standing! What a furious display of will power!” The announcer called out his name. Myers is tall and had a medium build. He wears a blue jumpsuit and a white mask.

The other contestant, Spider-Chaos, hopped around with swagger and confidence. He wore a black and white suit that covered his entire body from head to toe; it resembled that of a spider. “This is the most fun battle I had since coming here. Sorry scary dude, but I want that big prize!” Oozing with chaotic energy, he slammed both his fists together and released a powerful burst of energy. Dashing forward, he released webs from his hands; each web line covered in “chaotic energy”.

Myers steadied himself before weaving the webs and slashing the ones he can’t dodge with his dagger. Once Spider-Chaos got close enough, the masked man quickly grabbed hold onto the spider’s shirt and forced him close. The darkness behind Myer’s eyes from the behind seemingly caused Spider-Chaos to become paralyzed in his movements.

“Oh!!! Myers used some strange attack! They say that if you looked into his eyes, you’ll seen an endless void of your worst fears and will leave you paralyzed!” The announcer shouted. “Is this the end of Spider-Chaos.”

Myers tightened his grip on the hilt of his dagger and rushed towards him. A twirl of flames burst around the blade as it headed towards the Spider’s head. At the last possible second, Spider-Chaos dipped down and followed up with a powerful uppercut to the jaw. Myers went flying back and crashed against the ground.

“Whoa! Spider-Chaos somehow managed to move!? How is this possible!!” the announcer asked.

Spider-Chaos turns to the announcer. “Easy! I’m full of CHAOS! Fear is nothing!” He shot two web lines to each corner end of the arena and took several steps back. After some distance, he propelled himself forward to the fallen Myers. “Hey! Are you okay!?”

Myers heard Chaos’ question and attempts to stand, only to be immediately punched rapidly by Spider-Chaos in all directions.

“Can’t respond when you have the FIST OF JUSTICE IN YOUR JAW!” Power gathered into his fists. “HERE’S COME THE BIG ONE! CHAOTIC SPIDER!” After a destructive onslaught of blows, Spider-Chaos kicked Myers flying out from the arena and slammed against the walls. He quickly passed out.

“What a brutal delivery of blows!” Announcer was excited. “Myers is unable to continue, so Spider-Chaos is the winner!!!”

Spider-Chaos leaped in the air as the audience cheered on. “Oh yeah!”

Once Clark found seats for all the Breakers in the middle row of the spectator area, Lucifer took the middle seat. “Oh, Berserk. Sit next to me. This will be a perfect opportunity for your training. Although we did miss most of the fight.” The angel smirks. “But I like what I saw. Especially that spider-costume person. He just oozes chaos.” He voices out his approval. “You don’t see those often.”

“Spider-Chaos will advance to the next stage! Thank you for showing such amazing skill! Please wait in the waiting room with the others.” As the Announcer explained, the destruction across the arena slowly became to regenerated to its original, peak condition. Myers is taken to the emergency room to tend to his injuries. As Spider-Chaos left, the Announcer was ready to call out the next two fighters! “Please give your applause to Asher and Turles!”

Spina raised an eyebrow. “Turles…? Isn’t that a Saiyan name…”

Turles stepped into the ring; he bears a striking resemblance to Detective Goku. “Maybe I’ll get some real challenge.” He turns, waiting for his opponent to step into the ring as well.

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Inside the Waiting Room of Other Fighters

"You're Asher, right?" A young man with tore clothes approached him. "Looks like you're... up." He tried his best to make sure he understood his words; speaking slowly so he doesn't sound stuffy. "And, uh, good luck."
 
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As she entered the audience ring for her spot, Bara smiled as she spotted Brachi there as well, moving to her in an instant, while Brachi herself was focused on the arena down in the center of the building.

Unbeknownst to them, in the waiting room, someone the two knew very well was closer to the arena, currently biding her time and waiting patiently for her turn.

"So, they are here as well? Thank goodness.. I wondered if I'd see any familiar faces out here..." she thought to herself, playing a bit with some yellow-colored lightning between her fingers.
 
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Waiting Room of Other Fighters

A youngster was hopping back and forth, ready for the upcoming fight. A young man with short, auburn hair and short, stubby ears threw lightning fast punches. As he moved to warm himself up, his orange and yellow jacket swayed with every move he made. His skin was a dark tan, and he sported a tail that was the same color as his hair. His tail and face had some markings on them that looked vaguely familiar… Finally, he had some cool sunglasses over his eyes, but they seem to be temporary.

“Oh, thanks a bunch!” The next fighter, Asher, replied. “I’m hyped! I can’t wait to see what this opponent has in store!”

Asher lifted his hand to give the other fighter a thumbs up.

“I’ll be sure to win so you and I can fight in the finals!” Asher walked towards his weapon; a deep red rod with steel ends that appeared to be as tall as him. He spun it expertly around his body before stopping it on a dime. “So don’t hold back!”

Finally, Asher walked down the hall and into the bright sun outside, hearing the crowd cheer. He glanced up, waving at the onlookers. To the Breakers, his markings and even his appearance almost reminded them of…someone.

That kid… I swear he reminds me of someone… Avalon pondered.

As Asher approached the arena, he was smiling at Turles before giving him his hand to shake.

“Alright! May the best fighter win!”
 
Turles smacked Asher’s hand away. “I won’t shake hands with you, because I only acknowledge the strong. I’ll greet you properly if you manage to give me a good fight.” He walked away, heading to his side of the arena.

The announcer tosses his microphone up in the air. Particles of light gathered around the microphone, releasing a powerful energy wave that can be felt across the spectator area. Catching it with his left hand, the announcer’s eyes lit up to match his excitement as the microphone somewhat gave him an energy boost to do so. “Woo! Ladies and Gentlemen! I’m presenting you the next round of fighters!”

The announcer pointed at Turles. “He’s a Saiyan who’s a former leader of some bad group called the Crusher Corps! Now he seeks to test his strength against mighty foes for reasons unknown! He won’t tell me… Meet Turles!”

“Tch…” Turles let out an annoyed grunt.

“On this corner…” The announcer pointed at Asher. “He’s known for his mixed martial arts and his ability to transform into other creatures! A forbidden technique in his world, but entertainment to us! What other hidden abilities does he hold?! Who knows!? Meet Asher!”

“Another Saiyan?” Lucifer showed his disinterest. “Don’t we have enough of those already? And this one looks like that Detective.” His eyes trailed to the other fighter. “Hmm…”

“I expect a show of techniques, power and ability! Don’t hold back you know, because not only the audience will be disappointed…” The announcer tightened gripe on the microphone. “I will cry! Literally cry live! And no one wants to see that!”

After clearing his throat, “Now without further ado…3... 2... 1! READY FIGHT!"
 
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A weak looking old man that has the look of some kind of mage enters the changing room. If one were to look closely one can tell he fairly strong physically and just by looking him his specialty is not apparent.

He goes to the notice bord and looks up wend is his fight going to happen. He finds wend his fight and heads to a seat to wait for is mach.
 
As Turles slapped his hand away, Asher frowned. He did not take it personally, instead, he thought of Turles’s words and laughed loudly.

“Alrighty then, I’ll show you my strength! You’ll be blown away!” Asher grinned.

As soon as the announcer began the fight, Asher quickly spun his pole, the Ruyi Bang, and pointed it at Turles.

“Ruyi Bang! Extend!”

On command, the pole extended at lightning speed, hitting Turles right in the chest. He then tilted his arm up, and it moved the pole upwards as well, slamming against Turles’s chin and flinging him into the air. It seemed like Asher was able to control the length and width of the pole on command.

“Heh! How’s that, Turles?!”

“Whoa! That kid is pretty cool.” Avalon had his eyes glued to the fight. “Don’t you think so, Zenta?”

Zenta was not paying attention to the fight. Instead, he gazed at the sky. He thought about Cuki and her well-being, wondering if she was okay with her wounds and if her arm had grown back yet. The depression on his face was apparent as he sat silently next to Bernkastel. Normally, he would be excited to see a fight, but today, he wasn’t. He completely disassociated himself with the group, his mind being somewhere else entirely.

“Errm, I’ll get back to you…” Avalon frowned before turning to Berserk. “He looks about as old as you. Is he from your world?”
 
"Eh? How're we gonna do training if we're sittin' all the way up here in the nosebleed section?" Berserk asked Lucifer after sitting next to him, having already snagged a popcorn bucket and soda from a nearby salesman. She seemed to be in a good mood from having freed her beltline of the inventory bulk and relegating that to pockets.

Bernkastel took a seat by Spina, eyeing the transition between rounds. "These challengers are certainly out of the ordinary, I'll give them that. Could've sworn that fellow down there was Goku though-- what an uncanny resemblance." She also noticed there seemed to be a coincidental abundance of Saiyans in this realm, nearly both her hands' worth off the top of her head. Turles' sour disposition even made her chuckle quietly at the familiarity. Avalon's question going unanswered caused her to pause, shrugging with a shake of her head as he agreed to check up on Zenta later.

Berserk turned to the ninja with a raised brow, sipping her soda loudly and pensively. "Well, we had some pretty weird-looking humans in Vilestown and Chemical Y made me... so anything's possible really. If he is, he sure isn't from Vilestown-- we helped my dad run the town for a long while so I know a lot of faces there pretty well. Never seen that kid before."

"The sea is vast and abyssal after all..." Bernkastel rested her chin on her hand in a relaxed pose, following Asher's movements. Nothing rang a bell to her even though something about him drew her attention. "Lots of Saiyans seem to have gotten lucky getting here. What's a Crusher Corps? Do you know?" The Witch asked the Old Saiyan.
 
“Whoa! That was so fast that I almost miss it!” The announcer shouted. “What a crazy stick!”

Turles’ head whipped back and sent flying upwards. After a moment, the Saiyan regained his composure and steadied himself. He analyzed Asher and his weapon as he rubbed his chin. It was no ordinary weapon since it managed to change lengths on the whim. “Hmph.”

After spitting out some saliva, Turles tightened his muscles and dashed down. Quickly closing the gap between them, the Saiyan threw a series of fast, light punches at Asher’s torso to push him back. He pressed both hands together, forming a ring of energy in between. “This isn’t enough. Show me more, brat.” He pushed his energy ring forward, hurling towards Asher as it tore through the arena floor.

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“The important aspect… to your “ascension” is assure that your mental state is stable.” Lucifer eyed the two participants battling it out. “By the end of this tournament, you should be able to detect their movements quite easily regardless of speed. Give it a try and pay attention to their movements.”

When Bernkastel pressed Spina for question, the old Saiyan looked her down with an intense stare. There was uncomfortable amount of silence, before deciding to finally answer the Witch. “I never heard of them. I hardly affiliated with anyone aside from a group here and there, let alone their names.” A story contrary to what Roya claimed.
 
Asher flew back from the punches to his chest. He grinned as he skidded to a stop before he was flung out of the arena. Asher’s eyes widened as soon as he saw the incoming ring made of energy. Instead of trying to dodge it, Asher ran towards it. The young man jumped and went right through the hole, taking a deep breath and hoping he does not get hurt. His tail got singed, but he continued either way. Asher landed on his feet, rolling closer to Turles, catching him off guard. He flung his foot upwards, kicking Turles on the chin to send him into the air again.

Suddenly, Asher got into a stance that is very familiar to the Breakers; a stance only known by two people.

“Tiger Palm! 16 Strikes!”

Asher’s hands began to glow white as the tips of his fingers began to jab at Turles’s chest and shoulders, hoping to paralyze his arms. The technique was definitely the Tiger Palm, without a doubt, but how did Asher know it? Even as Asher performed the blinding attack on Turles, it was apparent that it was not perfected. As soon as the flurry of jabs ended, Asher flipped away from Turles, laughing.

“You almost got me there!” Asher grinned. “But I’m pretty nimble, y’know!”

Asher started to get carried away and danced in his spot, as if to taunt Turles, albeit unintentionally.

Hold on… did that kid say Tiger Palm…? Avalon thought as he stared at the fight in silence. Something about this young man caught his attention, but he didn’t know what. Who is that kid…? I wish I can see his face, it’d help out.
 
"Turles isn't even a Saiyan worth mentioning."

Vegetto's condescending dual voice cut through the air, interjecting immediately at Bernkastel's pressing of Spina whether it was wanted or not. His narrowed eyes stared down at the fight, his arms crossed while he leaned back into his seat.

"At least in my universe...he never accomplished anything noteworthy and relied on pathetic trinkets for whatever miserable amount of power he could muster. This battle is a waste of time; let's hope his opponent finishes this pathetic excuse of a fight soon."

Cayde descended down the staircase of steps near the team with his own bucket of popcorn and a soda in his other hand, loudly slurping through his straw momentarily before finding a seat at the end of the row. The android pulled out a small, holographic red packet with Japanese lettering on the front; soon tearing it open and sprinkling the all too familiar spice he clearly used in his ramen onto the popcorn. As soon as he was finished, Cayde scooped a handful of the popcorn and promptly leaned his greasy, ramen spice popcorn covered hand towards Lucifer; a bit of the ooze dripping down onto the angel's shirt.

"Want some?"
 
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