The Reality Vortex: Shadow Games

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During the exchange, the Announcer tracked their movements brilliantly to relay accurate information to the spectators. “Turles launched a destructive ring of energy at his opponent, but it has a flaw! It was risky, but Asher managed to time his jump through the hole!!”

Turles narrowed his eyes after Asher closed the distance between them. Unable to react in time, the Saiyan was kicked in the air slightly. “Argh!” He grunted.

“What an amazing kick!” The Announcer shouted.

The Saiyan felt his muscles constricted to the point that they felt numb when Asher followed up on his kick. As the young warrior backed off, Turles stood there for a moment as the paralyzing sensation gradually became more apparent.

“Oh! I have seen those types of techniques before! Targeting pressure points can rendered any opponent useless!” The announcer turns to Turles. “Is this the end of him!? But the battle barely started!”

Turles grunted a bit at the intensity increasingly against his chest and shoulders. It was difficult to breathe, and the numbness started to settle. However, the numbness started to wane just as quickly. “He targets pressure points…. He’s a point of a novice though. Regardless, with some training…” An impish look of self-satisfaction appeared on Turles’ face.

“A smirk?!” The Announcer caught on.

“You got some skill, brat. That was an interesting move you did, yeah?” Turles praised Asher. The numbness gone, the Saiyan tightened his fists. “But aren’t you getting ahead of yourself? Overconfidence will be your downfall…” Taking a stance, there was a rise of intensity started to form around him and the tiles of the arena rattled.

“I was saving this for last… but I can make an exception here. The real fight starts now.” Turles smirked as his power shot up rapidly. “Hope you can keep up.”

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“You just can’t help yourself, can you? Plenty of foods and you defile it with disgusting spices.” Lucifer cringed when Cayde offered a serving to him, but he didn't slap his hand away since Cayde did pay for his food. Even if he destroyed the authenticity of the popcorn in its grace. “No thanks—” The grease slipped in between the android’s fingers into the angel’s shirt. “Oh dear… Clark’s hard earned fortunate wasted.”

Clark scratched his head when Vegetto dismissed the battle as dull. “Hey, let’s try to be positive! No battle is a waste of time—"

The tiny white do on Spina’s left eye expanded greatly in conjunction with the rising anger. The hellish view of determining one’s worth tipped the old Saiyan over brought forth his foul memories of Vegeta standing over him with that same philosophy. “You bas—” Before Spina finished his sentence, he turned back to the arena. As if his instincts; no, his Saiyan blood was reacting to something.

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Turles roared; his burgundy aura flourished outward like a raging flame. Tiles ripped from their floorboard and sent flying outwards across the arena. The Saiyan’s muscle mass and height increased significantly. His black hair became wild as it grew dramatically, nearly reaching his knees while having a single forehead lock of hair. The immense evil energy spilled across the arena—instincts of anyone with Saiyan blood in the vicinity override any action they had and reacted solely to such a transformation. The evil nature of Saiyans was spilling from this sole warrior.

The Announcer hops a little bit seeing Turles’ aura flooding the arena. “Whoa! I hop this doesn’t ruin my shoes!”

“Been a while since I let loose like this. Don’t fall over too quickly, yeah?”

Taking a stance, Turles quickly dashed at full speed, leaving behind a dust storm in his wake. He struck Asher in the stomach with a powerful punch, then followed up with an elbow strike to the jaw. He then jumped and kicked Asher in the chest, sending him flying back. The impact from those three blows easily created a crater below them. Turles held out his right hand and fired multiple energy blasts; each of them hurling around indiscriminately, hitting and exploding at anything it touches like grenades.

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Waiting Room of Other Fighters

All the remaining fighters were able to watch the fights on the Television screen made available.

"Whoa... maybe I should rethink of fighting in this tournament..." He said, having second thoughts.
 
Asher was caught off guard from the hard punch to his stomach. Saliva spat everywhere as his vision blurred for a moment. Then came the hit to his jaw before flying out of the arena. For a moment, it seemed as if he was going to fall out of bounds, but Asher’s eyes shot open. Moments before he touched the ground, the young man was swept up by a small yellow cloud that floated above the arena. As Turles fired a barrage of energy blasts, Asher used his Ruyi Bang as a bat, flinging them back at Turles as well as keeping the audience safe from any stray ones.

“Hey! Pay attention! You’ll hurt someone!” Asher yelled at Turles.

Asher growled under his breath as he flew around the arena with his little cloud, dodging and deflecting Turles’s energy blasts until he hopped off. He fell and slammed the Ruyi Bang on top of Turles’s head, forcing him to slam against the floor. Asher kicked Turles’s body up in the air and spun his Ruyi Bang expertly.

“Tiger Ruyi Bang! 100 Jabs!”

As Turles was in the air, Asher’s hands began to glow with white energy, which, in turn, coated his staff. He began to hit Turles with the steel end of his pole at blinding speeds, specifically targeting his power points. It was all so fast, that all 100 jabs were unable to be seen with the naked eye. Turles’s body remained still for a moment until it reacted to every hit all at once. As the Saiyan was distracted, Asher jumped high into the air and aimed his Ruyi Bang at Turles.

“Extend!”

The pole extended rapidly, hitting Turles right in the chest and slamming him against the floor, creating a crater in the process. Asher held on to the Ruyi Bang, slowly sliding down, looking at Turles.

“You alright there, buddy?” Asher said, tapping Turles’s cheek. “Yooohoo~?”

Tiger Ruyi Bang…? It’s like he mixed both the energy canceling properties of the Tiger Palm with his stick… What the hell? Who taught him that?
Avalon narrowed his eyes.

“Hey, Zenta, don’t you think it’s weird that this kid knows Tiger Palm? I mean, aren’t you and Cuki the only ones who know that technique?”

“Cuki owned a Dojo and had several students… perhaps this is one of them…” Zenta sighed. “I did not particularly talk to her students.”
 
The announcer jumped off the arena to avoid the rapid fire of energy blasts. “Whoa! Turles isn’t showing any constraints! How would Asher respond to this!?”

Turles narrowed his eyes upon seeing a strange cloud dashing around in an active series of explosions. “A cloud…?” Upon several of his energy blasts being deflected, the Saiyan showed no concern. Easily enduring his own attacks, Turles continued firing discriminatory across the arena.
“Heh…” He let out a malicious chuckle. “Should you be concerned about that? This is a battle, after all.” However, during the explosion, Turles had seemingly lost sight of the young warrior. He tried sensing him, but he was thrown off by it. “Wh-what—"

A sudden strike to the head rocked Turles as he crashed against the ground. “Argh!” He cringed in pain. After being kicked in the air and took damage from the brilliant speed of jabs, Turles remained on the ground.

“Despite Turles’ disposition, Asher managed to perform some excellent moves!” The announcer praised. “Is this it for the Turles…?”

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“Avalon, my boy. Zenta doesn’t seem to be interested since he’s in such a sour mood and probably going to sulk for a while. While I personally find that absolutely hilarious, your constant questioning is very much less so. You, of all people, should be keen on observing your opponents since your current skills won’t cut it. And your reliance on a god bailing you out will soon run its course. Be quiet and focus on the match; perhaps you’ll find the incentive to become a leader of a team that doesn’t respect you.”

The angel continued to examine the two fighters. Turles’ transformation was different from that of a Super Saiyan from what he saw. It was oozing of what Lucifer considered as “evil energy”; and was similar in concept to that of Vegetto’s rampant toxic influence he usually displays. Maybe this was a case for Spina’s ever evolving strength and emotions. He slightly turned to Vortex Man, who’s seemingly glued to the fight.

“Is this what Hart meant…?” Vortex Man thought to himself.

However, Lucifer’s interest peaked upon seeing Asher as the battle continues to unfold. “No doubt about it,” He thought the more the youngster shows off his skills. More importantly, his energy signature… no, signatures.”

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After a moment, Turles suddenly roared, and his power increased exponentially. His aura flourishes violently as it rips and tears the rocks around the area. Pushing Asher back, the Saiyan held onto his Ruyi Bang. “Curious weapon…” He tossed it aside and it stuck onto the wall near the entrance.

“That stung…” Turles smirks. “Let’s continue since you ain’t all talk.” He clenches his fist. In a blink of an eye, the Saiyan disappeared from Asher’s view before reappearing to his right side. A powerful right hook against the youngster’s jaw, he sent Asher flying back. Giving chase, Turles ran towards him to give himself a bit of momentum. Catching up to Asher easily, the Saiyan grabbed onto his leg and repeatedly slammed him back and forth before tossing him in the air.

Turles disappeared once again before reappearing above Asher as he flew. With an extended hand, the Saiyan struck Asher in the stomach with a powerful chop to send him back flying down to the ground. The impact of the strike was so violent that it tossed what remains of the arena to lift from its ground briefly.

“Let me show you… the power of an Evil Saiyan!” Cocking both hands back, the aura increased in size as it took shape. Forming into hands, it extends from its fiery aura and sends a series of rapid heavy blows towards Asher.
 
“Oh hush, Lucifer.” Avalon rolled his eyes. “And I am watchin’ the fight! No need to bring up stuff that doesn’t add to anythin’! Seilong has nothing to do with this.”

However, deep down inside, Avalon knew he had to improve his skills one way or another. He felt like he could never lift a finger next to the other Breakers without relying on Seilong’s help in some way. Even as he watched the fight, his fingers twitched with anticipation.

“And stop callin’ me a leader!”




Asher was pushed back and watched Turles toss his Ruyi Bang towards the entrance, where it stabbed the wall. Before he could retaliate, he felt a powerful punch to his jaw and slammed against the ground. The punch to his gut for a second time caused him to cough out blood and cringe in pain, and as he fell to the ground, he gasped at seeing Turles’s energy form into giant hands.

“Oh crap…!”

Asher’s body was assaulted by the punches until he held up his arms to block and protect himself. He was getting hurt, and a crack formed on his sunglasses. In the middle of Turles’s onslaught, Asher took a deep breath and focused entirely on his Ruyi Bang.

“Ruyi Bang, come!”

The pole started to violently jiggle free from the wall before rushing towards Turles, slamming him directly in the face. In the moment of pause, Asher pushed himself out of the crater Turles created. He looked in rough shape, but an odd smile showed on Asher’s face. He seemed to be enjoying the fight!

“You’re strong! I was hoping to save this for the final match, but I guess I can show off a bit!” Asher laughed loudly as the Ruyi Bang floated towards his open hand. “Get ready!”

Asher slammed her Ruyi Bang on the floor next to him before clapping his hands together.

“Forbidden Technique! 72 Transformations! Flaming Horns!”

Asher took a deep breath as he began to concentrate his energy. A rainbow energy swirl started to come from his feet and unleash up in the air and it was obvious that it was not normal. The rainbow energy then turned into flames that quickly engulfed his body. The flames got bigger and bigger until wisps of it grazed the audience. Soon, out of the flames, an Ox came out. It had the same colors as Asher, and it had flames coming out of its nose. Asher-Ox snorted before rushing at Turles, trying to throw him out of bounds with its flaming horns.
 
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Vegetto immediately grunted in annoyance, his head turning slightly towards Clark with a small frown. Yet the discussion regarding the Tiger Palm technique prompted Vegetto to remain silent, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly back down towards the fight. He sat for a moment; one ear listening in on the revelation that Asher was potentially a student under Cuki and Zenta, but offer no more reaction at the demonstration in the fight. Eventually, unsure of what to even study, Vegetto pulled his eyes off the fight and back to Clark, his frown remaining.

"Clark...if you knew the things this rat did, you'd say the same thing. He is no warrior; he's just a mindless brute. A worthless-"

The swelling dark power from the arena cut the Potara fusion off, his eyes snapping back towards the arena. The all too familiar intensity alone was enough to make Vegetto tremble; the toxic nature within mounting and growing without reason. All of the negative thoughts from before, unreasonable and illogical, built upwards at just the presence of Turles' new powerup. Vegetto shook and trembled, his arms tensing dramatically and his muscles bulging as whatever effect the Evil Saiyan form seemed to magnify in the Potara fusion's case.

No...I'm...past...this...

Vegetto's pupils drifted slightly, first landing on Avalon. The gaze alone, if met, held a clear and intoxicating murderous intent; unwarranted and unprovoked. Yet through extensive force of will, Vegetto pulled his stare off the ninja; his head turning awkwardly and twitching violently in a desperate attempt to avoid looking directly at Lucifer and Bernkastel specifically. He clenched his forearms tightly in his struggled grunting, the red veins along his eyes bulging outward while he stared down at the fight.

The momentous struggle capped at the suddenly explosive surge of red lightning around Vegetto's body; swirling and spiraling upwards into the air just as quickly as it arrived. A single, lone explusion of air in a heavy snarl escaped Vegetto's lips shortly after, and his body ceased all of its trembling. Fixated and forward, Vegetto's pupils glinted a devilish and tainted red; different than any form or powerup used before. Yet no energy or massive pressure resonated within the man; only the toxic energy mounted in a still, controlled presence.

Vegetto sat like a stone figure, his now red pupils fixated solely on the arena below. Cayde blinked at the sudden display, glancing back between Vegetto momentarily and then to the team.

"What the hell was that?"

The android turned his gaze onto Spina next, curiously eyeing the older Saiyan.

"Spina...you ok?"
 
"This is harder than I thought, I'm having trouble just keeping up with all the zippin' around they're doing..." Berserk broke her stare away to rub at her eyes. "Maybe I should've grabbed some sunglasses before we left. That rainbow light hurts my eyes."

"Rainbow... I wonder..." Bernkastel had slumped back in her seat in mild disappointment from Vegetto's remark about Turles. Not that she was expecting something radically different-- as far as costume changes for transformations she had her fill and wasn't welcoming to see more of it. Asher's counterattacks and nimble movements across the arena floor at least maintained her interest in the match but she didn't find imbalanced-seeming battles particularly entertaining to spectate. Cuki having a dojo did raise a brow from her; at first glance of her and Zenta's relationship she didn't fit the image in Bernkastel's mind.

Could be her lack of memories, but I wonder if the old realm running on nonlinear time caused a few oddities? The Witch's absentminded thoughts were halted, sensing a sudden change in the air. She could practically smell it-- the bloodlust. Though Vegetto struggled to keep his eyes diverted from herself and Lucifer, Bernkastel stared in waiting of a sudden move. Akin to Gogeta's violent, barely-restrained fits of rage, yet there was that venom she'd been bitten with before. Cautiously breathing in measured small breaths, Bern's gaze slid to peer at Spina through her peripheral vision on cue with Cayde's.

Indeed-- what the hell is this?

Berserk stared around in confusion, munching popcorn cluelessly at the silence. "Er... did I mish somefing?"
 
“This is crazy!” The Announcer shouted at the barrage of blows Turles delivered at Asher. “He can make his aura morph into any shape!? But Asher isn’t backing down either!”

Turles wiped away the blood from his face after getting struck by Ruyi Bang. “Tch…” He smirks. “I’m getting excited, you know? Asher, wasn’t it?”

Upon seeing the rainbow fire engulfing the young warrior’s body, Turles jumped out of the crater to the other side. He stood in position and braced himself the moment an Ox emerged from the flames. “Come at me!” The Saiyan shouted.

“Asher has transformed into an Ox!” The announcer shouted. “How will Turles handle this?!”

Turles held out his arm forward as Asher-Ox rushed towards him and grabbed his horns. “Arhh!” His hands burn from the horn’s extreme temperatures. The Saiyan was being dragged across the arena until they reached the end; anymore, he’ll be out of bounds.

“Asher is going to force him out of bounds! This is it for Turles!” The announcer hops on the destroyed arena.

Turles roared and stomped his left foot against the ground, forcing Asher-Ox to a full-stop. The Saiyan pulled his head back and headbutted Asher-Ox, pushing him away. Despite the severe burns on his hands, the Saiyan charges an energy sphere with both hands behind his neck. Thrusting forward, he fires an energy wave at Asher; upon impact it creates an explosion that reaches sky high.

“Hmph…” Turles tightened his right hand, balling into a fist. His aura exploded violently like a hurricane, sucking in every aspect of smoke, debris and cloud around it to a singular point of the Saiyan’s palm. It bursts violently as Turles laugh maliciously. “Time for the final curtains, Asher!”

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Spina didn’t respond to anything from Vegetto nor Cayde. Instead, he was fixated solely on the battle. Every move that both Asher and Turles did, the old Saiyan studied them extensively. He did not blink; not even once.

“Vegetto, are you okay?” Clark noticed a change in demeanor in the Potara fusion.

“Okay? Something is wrong here. What the hell is that?” Vortex Man followed Cayde’s comment. “Why is there a sudden increased of bloodlust?!”

Lucifer turned his head slightly, seeing that Vegetto and Spina seemingly changed, though in completely different ways. At the end, he paid no attention to it. “It seems that the Saiyans are reacting to this fellow down there. I don’t know what he did, but whatever it was, it caught their attention.” The angel offered an explanation.
 
Being part Saiyan herself, Brachi was of course somewhat affected by the sudden transformation and increase of power within Turles, but her Human side, as well as having her Majin bestie beside her, helped in containing it.

"What is this energy I'm feeling from... Turles, was it? I've never met this Saiyan before in my timeline, and yet here he is, complete with a form that is unfamilair to me... and yet seems to have some kind of effect on me and other Saiyans alike... something's fishy going on..." Brachi thought as she remained at alert, wondering what has given Turles this kind of power boost and the sudden side effect it was having on any other Saiyan present.
 
As Asher-Ox was stopped and headbutted, he took a step back, shaking his head to rid himself of the pain. However, he could not avoid the massive energy blast that Turles fired, causing a massive explosion that reached the sky. Asher-Ox fell down, yet, found the strength to keep getting back up. Finally, once on his feet, Asher-Ox snorted, flames and smoke came from his nostrils as he stomped on the ground with his hoof, ready to charge Turles once again.

“That’s what you think…!” Asher-Ox shouted. He huffed before jumping into the air and clapping his hands (or rather hooves) together. “The only one who will lose here is you!”

Suddenly, Asher-Ox’s body started to emit an orange energy that grew larger and larger until it barely fit in the arena. Asher separated himself from the Ox, leaving behind only its energy. The energy was like an apparition. He held out his hand to call his Ruyi Bang and jumped high in the air, landing on the head of the Ox made of energy. The youngster grinned mischievously as he pointed his Ruyi Bang at Turles.

From the center of the ox’s chest, a literal fiery aura flowed through the beast, pumping it with vigor and life. Soon, the entire Ox was engulfed in flames as Asher gripped his Ruyi Bang as hard as he could.

“Ruyi Bang, expand!

The Ruyi Bang quickly expanded to become this massive staff that rested on the top of the Ox’s head, like a third horn. He let out a battle cry, as did the Ox, and rushed to Turles. The Ox stomped across the arena before jumping high in the air and spiraling down towards Turles. The Ox's energy quickly engulfed Asher so that he, and his Ruyi Bang, were covered in flames. To the audience, it looked like a giant fiery drill, ready to slam on Turles.
 
The sudden burst of power twirling around Asher led to strong, repetitive winds constantly blowing everywhere. The announcer held a tight grip on a damaged utility pole to prevent himself from flying all over the place. “W-whoa nelly! This battle is becoming explosive!” He tried his best to make sure his voice was audible through the raging storm of winds. “T-this is what I’m talking about! The blood-pumping battle that will get everyone on their feet! Asher! Turles! Bring it home and make an epic conclusion! I won’t settle for anything less!”

“Huh...” Turles widened his eyes upon seeing the Ox expanded massively that it eclipses not just the arena, but the entire stadium. The Saiyan felt like his entire body was being weighed down by an enormous amount of pressure of Asher’s attack.

The rising temperatures made it very difficult for the Saiyan to breathe and caused him to sweat a lot. Yet, despite the harsh conditions, Turles had a determined look on his face. He pulled his right hand back as he roared, slamming his fist against Asher’s fiery attack. The impact created such a destructive whiplash of power; first came the shockwave that destroyed a majority of the arena. Second came the firestorm of energy form from the collision.

Lucifer narrowed his eyes as if he had discovered something. “Fluctuation of that child’s strength. No doubt about it.”

Turles was pushed back by Asher’s attack and the flames completely engulfed him. “Haaa… Arghh!” He cringed at first, then roared with great might.

“Turles is engulfed in flames!” The announcer shouted.

Turles fell on his right knee, succumbing to the pressure. “Tch…! His strength spikes up and down at random…” He narrowed his eyes. “But that’s fine…! The more challenging a battle is… the stronger a Saiyan becomes!” Turles forced himself to stand and pushed Asher’s Ruyi Bang back.

“Take this! Crusher Annihilation Fist!” Turles, using all his strength, swiped the Ruyi Bang to the side and leapt towards Asher. The Saiyan, being caught on fire, pushes on until he closes the gap between the two of them. Without hesitation, Turles launched his fist forward and slammed against Asher’s stomach. Spiral of evil aura whipped around and smashed everything in sight. Once again, the impact generated a massive explosion, engulfing both warriors.
 
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