Black Tangled Heart

[Shiroi Frost]

OOC:: another open rp, and I again ask that the mods don't move this for now...If you don’t know some of the ppl I’m talking about in this rp, refer to "A Lost Soul Returns" or feel free to ask me on AIM(and I’ll give you the short version if you guys don’t feel like reading all of "TLSR"). I’ll try to keep this one’s posts a little shorter but I have to get a few long posts over with first. (about 5 long posts to set the plot of the rp and that’s all the long posts, I swear, it won’t be a long read this time)

*A massive ship nears the system of the Jedi and the Sith. A pasty white creature stares out into the darkness with its tail lashing around in impatience.* How much longer till we get to where the remaining Saiyajins are? I grow tired of waiting.-the creature *asks with a irritated tone in its voice*
Very soon, Master Frost, we should be there very soon-trooper
Good, I’ve been waiting a long time to rid this universe of the Saiyajins-Master Frost *uses the time to remember exactly when Freeza decided to save the chosen few*

::Begin Flashback::

*about 19 years ago*
*Master Freeza looks over a list of names as Frost, his sister walks in and looks over his shoulder, leaning slightly on the back of Freeza’s chair. Freeza ignores her so she pokes him in the top of the head, just to be annoying and to get his attention, Freeza glares up at her.*
*the list reads as follows:
Yona, Radditz, Vegeta, Nappa, Anbir, Spadix, Kimchee, Videl*
All that’s left is Videl and she will be stolen by one of our troops. I have already sent Namu out.-Freeza
*Just then, a low growl is heard as a dark, hooded figure enters the room carrying a small bundle. The creature looks around the room with his jade eyes shining. Silently stalking across the room on furred feet, the figure is only noticeable by his ki. Standing at 6’1, sporting the ebony stripes, he grins, baring razor sharp teeth, looking proud of himself*
That was way too easy -Namu
*Frost walks over to Namu and looks over Videl with a curious expression* So this is what they look like at this age? I’ve never seen one so young, and she has a mole under her eye.-Frost
So who takes care of the brat?-Namu
Kimchee has already been chosen.-Freeza *Namu suddenly moves into the next room. Yona comes in and bows respectfully* Just reporting in, I’ll be going now-Yona *says, bows then leaves the room*
*With a hiss and a snarl that can barely be heard, Namu comes back in again* That was close.-Namu
*he still appears annoyed by Yona just being there when he lashes his tail back and forth as if trying to keep his temper in check.* So when will the brat be out of my care? I detest children.-Namu *bares his teeth in a silent snarl, but a slight glint in his eyes as he looks at Videl shows otherwise*
Take her to Kimchee and make sure no one enters or leaves that room.-Freeza
*Namu smirks but something in his smile seems faked as a slightly fiery look shines in his eyes when he looks at Freeza* I will make sure of that, Master Freeza.-Namu *bows and leaves the room*
*He calls two troops over to him, and briefly tells them what to do. They enter a room that contains a female Saiyajin that looks about 30 or so with hair that falls past her waist and a scar across her forehead. Namu shoves Videl into her arms* Kimchee, take good care of the brat or you will feel the wrath of my claws-Namu *and without saying another word, he walks out of the room*
::End Flashback::

[videl1999]

*Videl stands on a nearby cliff ledge as she has been doing for awhile now when she isn’t training or working. She senses a large ki as a familiar looking ship passes over her head and lands nearby. Videl watches interestedly for a moment before sensing the large ki again above her. Looking up, she finds herself looking up at strangely feminine looking Freeza. The creature smiles but with none of the usual warmth behind it*
Hmmm, you’ve grown so much, it’s been so long since I last saw you. That mole will always give you away, Videl, the only daughter to Shirko and Rikki.-the creature
I’m guessing you are Master Frost, am I right?-Videl
You are correct, monkey, but knowing my name won’t help you.-Master Frost *smirks before levitating down to a spot a few meters away from Videl* I have someone with me that you may remember-MF
*A dark cloaked figure appears in the doorway with the light shining behind him, making all features indiscernible. Under the hood of his cloak, two jade green eyes glow and glimmer in the starlight. Videl tries to figure out who it is but the figure’s identity still remains a mystery as he walks down the ramp. As he nears, his features become clearer, and Videl is able to see razor sharp teeth as he smirks and his fur is black with stripes spreading across it, giving him the appearance of a striped panther*
::It can’t be, could it?:: *Videl thinks to herself*
It’s been so long, Videl, but I knew you would live, I trained you to handle anything-the figure *throws back to the hood of his cloak, revealing his true identity. Videl looks as if she can’t believe her eyes*
Namu? How?-Videl

[Namu Hiroki]

*Namu smirks, looking about the same as when Videl last saw him except a jagged scar now cuts over his left eye and down the side of his face* Ah, so you do remember me?-Namu
We are here to rid the world of her bothersome race, Namu. She doesn’t seem to be very strong, her ki isn’t high on my scouter, only about 10,000.-Master Frost
*Namu rolls his eyes almost imperceptibly as he sighs at Frost’s stupidity* She’s hiding her ki, they all do, you should know that by now after your brother’s untimely death-Namu *smirks and a slight glimmer shines in his eyes as he looks at Videl*
How dare you, Maknan(what Namu is), I can still have you killed for that arrogance of yours. Just because Freeza spared you, doesn’t mean I will. I could care less about your training abilities, as far as I’m concerned, there’s millions more with your talents in the universe.-MF
*Videl notices Namu clench one of his fists as if trying to control his anger*
Master Frost, I want to ask her a few things first if you don’t mind-Namu
Make it quick, Namu, I don’t have all day-MF
*Namu nods as and walks over to Videl* Hmm, I can sense a lot of power in you, much more than I even dreamed possible. Do you still have the weapons I gave you? I am always curious if my students still use them after they finish training with me. *he smiles as Videl carefully pulls out her blaster rifle and a dagger that is curved like a saber-tooth tiger tooth, still not taking her eyes off of Namu and she narrows her eyes warningly as she still isn’t sure what to do*
Namu, what are you doing? Stop just standing there talking and fight her!-MF
*Namu looks over his shoulder and snarls* Well let’s get this over with, Videl, I’m curious to see how you turned out, don’t disappoint me-Namu
I won’t, I have learned a lot since I saw you last, Namu you may be somewhat surprised with what I can do now-Videl *sneers at Namu, still glaring as she hangs her rifle back over her shoulder and powers up a ki saber*
I bet you have and I’m interested in seeing it, show me what you got, Videl-Namu *growls and bares his teeth but the slight glimmer in his eyes still remains as he looks at Videl*

[Namu Hiroki]

*As he continues to look at Videl, he remembers when Videl was about 10 years old when Kimchee was accidentally killed while out on a mission*

::Begin Flashback::

*Videl trains with Namu but something she senses causes her to look off in the direction it was coming from* Kimchee?-Videl
*Namu uses the distraction to sneak up behind Videl, slashes down her back, then gouges her in the back of the neck with his claws* Pay attention! Battle is not the time to lose track of where you are!-Namu
*Videl grimaces in pain but quickly pulls out a dagger and stabs behind her, catching Namu right in the stomach* Yaro! Zakkenayo!-Videl *curses then begins to mutter in Saiyajin, healing her wounds in a matter of moments*
*Namu pulls out the dagger and starts to yell at her but soon looks at her as if he can’t believe his eyes, his jaw dropped in shock* How did you do that?-Namu
Do what?-Videl
Heal yourself like that, how did you do that?-Namu *continues to look as if he has seen a ghost*
That? Simple, it was in the old databanks of Saiyajin history. Yona found them several years ago, and I’ve been studying them ever since-Videl *says as if it was perfectly normal for people to heal wounds like that*
You are the only one that knows of how do this?-Namu *Videl nods* Videl, listen to me, if you want to live, never ever use this power while Freeza is around. I have trained you too long to see you die over this, understand?-Namu
*Videl raises an eyebrow, slightly confused but nods* I will keep this to myself, I promise.-Videl
*Namu smiles with a proud look in shining in his eyes since Videl is one of the few students of his that he likes because she reminds him of Vegeta.* ::It’s really too bad Vegeta became more of a ki user, Videl mirrors the skills he used to have with weapons. But that can’t be helped, Videl may just be equal to the skills he had someday:: Good, now what stopped you earlier?-Namu *asks, trying to ignore the pain of his injury from Videl’s dagger as he holds his hand over the wound to stop the bleeding*
It was Kimchee, she’s dead-Videl
So Freeza killed off another one. He did the same thing with the last few members of my race. He had your brother, Yona torture them into submitting to Freeza’s rule. When they refused, he killed them off one by one until I was the only one left. Yona killed my brother, Ziyadah right in front of me. He ripped Ziyadah’s heart out when he refused to obey Freeza. My brother died right in front of me and there was nothing I could do, nothing at all. The only reason Freeza keeps me is because I was a well known assassin.-Namu *looks up to see Videl staring at him* There I go rambling about my problems, it’s time to get back to your training-Namu *exposes his claws and bares his teeth*
*Videl sighs looking directly at Namu’s wound, he follows her stare and grimaces slightly* I know that will only slow you down-Videl *walks over, heals Namu’s wound and takes a defensive stance. Namu smiles, silently thanking her*

::End Flashback::

[Namu Hiroki]

::I also remember the last time I saw her:: *he remembers Videl’s last day with Freeza’s empire, just hours before Radditz was killed*

::Begin Second Flashback::

*on the day of Radditz’s death*
*Namu walks up to the Saiyajin barracks and opens the door to find Videl staring out one of the windows as she waits for Radditz to return from Chikyuu. The sound causes Videl look back and see Namu keeping something hidden behind his back* Namu, what brings you here?-Videl
I was just nearby. Does your trainer really need a reason to visit?-Namu
*Videl notices a slightly nervous tone in his voice* Is something wrong?
No, not yet, but soon there will be. I can’t tell you what, but I came here to give you something, I think you can handle these now. -Namu *says while pulling out a blaster rifle and a curved knife and holding them out to her. Videl takes them and looks them over*
Thank you, but why are you giving me these?-Videl
Consider them a gift, you’ll be needing them soon-Namu
What do you mean, Namu?-Videl
Just be careful-Namu *says as he walks out*
::I wish I could tell you what is about to happen, but I can’t. I’m sorry but he will die today. I just hope you will make it out of here alive. I would hate to see your talent wasted after all that training:: *Namu thinks to himself as he walks down the halls* :: I just hope she lives long enough to get away, please don’t fail me, Videl::

::End Second Flashback::

::You managed to not fail me that day, please don’t fail me today:: *Namu thinks as he exposes his claws and waits for Videl to attack him*

OOC: well that's all for now...I gtg....*Videl teleports out of forum*

[videl1999]

*As Videl looks at Namu, she notices his eyes keep darting to the right*
What are you doing? What are you looking at?-Videl
*Namu only smiles so Videl follows his glances and notices Frost is in that general area*
::What are you trying to tell me? What about Frost?:: *she thinks to herself*

[Namu Hiroki]

*As Namu waits for Videl to attack, she looks over at him curiously, wondering why he isn’t drawing any weapons. Noticing Videl looking at him strangely, he draws out two sais* ::What was I thinking? I can’t attack her without weapons now, she isn’t a kid anymore and she isn’t going to hold back::
*Namu notices she is still staring at him* What?-Namu *says as he tries to slash Videl with his sais*
That scar, you didn’t have that before, who did it?-Videl *says before making a swipe at Namu’s stomach with her saber, Namu dodges and the blade narrowly misses him*
Oh that, Zargonis, an Arcosian brat gave me that, Arcosians are a very fast race from the Dagna system. The little wretch slashed me with a dagger right when I tried to begin his training, he just used his speed and was a little bit too fast for me to block. But fortunately, the wound was light and didn’t cause any damage to my eye. It’s too bad you weren’t still around to heal it but that can’t be helped.-Namu
*Videl smiles, raises her saber above her head and slashes downward. Without even thinking, Namu crosses his sais in front of him to block her and sparks from Videl’s saber rain down on him*
So what brings you here, Namu? I wouldn’t have thought you would be trying to kill me-Videl *asks as she knees Namu in the groin and backhands him across the face*

[Namu Hiroki]

*Namu growls* Why you! My reasons for being within Frost’s empire have changed over the years, I couldn’t stay the same forever-Namu *yells and slashes at Videl’s face with one of his sais. Videl dodges but not quite quick enough as a thin line of blood appears on her cheek*
Don’t give me that crap. You were always against killing for no reason and I have done nothing to you so why are you doing this? It isn’t like you-Videl *powers up her three ki knives attack and manages to scrape across Namu’s stomach and a jagged laceration appears in each knife’s wake*
Like I said before, my ways have changed, I couldn’t keep my beliefs forever besides they were childish, I held onto them for far too long-Namu *yells again and embeds one of his sais into Videl’s shoulder*
*Videl grimaces as she pulls out the sai* Liar.. *she smiles and throws it back to him before charging forward and doing a backflip kick to Namu’s face then rams him into the side of a nearby boulder* ::If you wanted to kill me, you would have stabbed me in the throat. So what are you trying to pull here?::
*Namu snarls and stands back up, his glare murderous* You’ll pay for that, I’m not going to spare you just because you happen to be one my former apprentices.-Namu *growls again and charges forward at Videl*

[videl1999]

*As Namu gets nearer, Videl waits, not believing a word he said* :: I still don’t believe you, Namu, this isn’t like you:: *she looks over her shoulder, noticing the cliff ledge still behind her and smirks* ::I can use that to my advantage::
*Namu jumps up and kicks at Videl’s stomach, but before the hit can connect, Videl teleports out of the way, Namu hits only air and with his forward momentum falls off the cliff. His cursing is soon heard and Videl looks over the side to see Namu with his claws embedded in to the side of the cliff-face* I can’t believe I fell for that, a child could have seen that coming-Namu
*Videl only smirks and leans her rifle on the edge of the cliff. Thinking it was Videl’s ankle, Namu quickly grabs it, intending to pull her over too. But much to his surprise, Videl jerks up with the rifle, flipping him up over her head, causing him to land hard on his back and the ground cracks all around him from the force of his landing*

[Namu Hiroki]

*Namu growls in pain and bares his teeth at Videl* So that’s how it’s going to be, huh? I was going to try to make your death painless, but now I’ve changed my mind-Namu
Bring it on, Namu, I was never afraid of you before and I still am not going to cower under your idle threats-Videl
Oh really, brat? You will soon enough, there are many ways to get you to scream for mercy but your cries will fall upon deaf ears as I end your life-Namu
*Videl only smirks as she powers up to SSJ1. Namu powers up and suddenly is engulfed in fiery flames that completely blocks him from view(like Pikecuhan for those of you who have seen him help Goku in the afterlife) He kicks Videl just under the ribs and brings down both fists on her spine, knocking her to the ground*

[videl1999]

*Namu raises his foot intending to stomp down on Videl’s spine, but she quickly rolls out of the way, and Namu’s foot slams hard in the ground, embedding it and leaving him trapped. Videl laughs and powers up a ki staff. After being smacked him hard across the face, Namu’s aura fades and he falls backwards, flat on his back. Videl pins him to the ground with the ki staff and pushes down on it, causing Namu severe pain as his ribs begin to crack. Namu snarls and slashes upward at Videl who narrowly dodges and she powers down the ki staff, it disappears into thin air with a luminous flash of light.*
So you’ve learned how to control your ki enough to create weapons, huh? How interesting but it won’t help you-Namu *smirks as he stands back up and slams both fists into the side of Videl’s ribcage, a sickening squishing sound follows.*
*Videl winces slightly in pain before countering with an elbow hit to his throat and stabs Namu in the leg with her saber. Namu roars in pain as Videl smirks* Not so quick now, are you?-Videl

[Namu Hiroki]

*Namu curses in Maknan before grabbing Videl by the wrist and kicking her up into the air. He then leaps up, grabs her by the neck and legs, and slams her over his knee, not hard enough to break her spine but enough to cause her severe pain* You always just had to taunt your enemies, but unlike your former opponents, I won’t allow it-Namu

[videl1999]

*Videl powers up a ki blast and fires it pointblank in Namu’s face, causing him to grab his scorched face in pain. She punches up under Namu’s jaw and the force of the hit sends him hard to the ground, leaving a 10 foot wide crater. Videl swiftly levitates downward, slams down with both feet onto Namu’s stomach, and brings the hilt of her saber down right between his eyes. She waits for Namu to regain his feet before beginning to power up again. The ground begins to quake and rumble as deep, jagged chasms split the earth beneath Videl and Namu. Videl suddenly appears in front of Namu, punches him in the stomach and kicks him full in the face, sending him crashing down into the dirt. Videl stand over him with her foot on his neck, pushing him further into the dirt before waiting for Namu to attack again*

[Namu Hiroki]

*Namu flips to his feet and fakes an attempt to stab Videl in the stomach. When she moves to block him with her saber, he backhands her across the face. Taken completely by surprise, Videl is thrown backwards before Namu pulls out a dagger and grabs her by the front of her armor, pulling her close to him and holds the dagger to her throat*
Namu, please don’t this, you don’t know what you’re doing. Stop this nonsense, you would never do something like this-Videl *says while eyeing the dagger at her throat, trying to stall him long enough to figure out how to get loose*
I know all too well what I’m doing, Videl. *Namu smirks with the glint still shining in his eyes*

*Videl hears Namu’s voice in her head as he uses telepathy on her* :: Don’t struggle, I’m not going to hurt you. Just listen to me for a moment, I’m just pretending to do her bidding, but I’m not going to kill you. Videl, you always were my favorite student, you never gave up no matter what. I sensed something was different with you from the moment I took you from your mother.::
::What the hell?:: *Videl answers back*
::Videl, you might not have noticed it, but your training was a little different from the others. I was harder on you and trained you differently for a reason, I was training you to help me kill these bastards. I was always waiting for that particular student that was slightly different from the others. I thought it would be Vegeta, but he wasn’t loyal enough to me. After that, I lost all hope for awhile, believing I would be stuck under Freeza’s rule forever until you came along. You had that high ki of yours from the beginning and I had a feeling you would be the one who would be able to help free from the hell I had been living in for so long. You always proved my notions were right, showing that you could handle anything I tried to teach you, refusing to give up no matter how hard I pushed you. Now can I trust you to help me? Either way, I will kill Frost but I’ll have a better chance with your help:: *Namu*
::Really? After all the students you have trained, how can I be the one? But I will help you, no one deserves to be stuck serving her.:: *Videl*
:: Dunno, but something is different about you, Videl. I’m going to move my dagger away just enough for you to be able to move, you know what to do:: *Namu*
::Hai, I know:: *Videl*

[videl1999]

*As soon as Namu moves the dagger away a little, Videl throws her head back and slams the back of her head into Namu’s face, causing him to let go*
Namu, you idiot!!! You waited too long!!! Don’t make me come over there!-Frost
*But before Namu can respond, Videl grabs him by the wrist and throws him over her head and towards Frost. Taken completely by surprise, Frost has no time to move and is slammed into by Namu. Namu quickly flips to his feet and holds one of his sais to Frost’s throat*

[Shiroi Frost]

How dare you betray me!! I’ll kill you for this!!-Frost *But she hears a sound off to her right and soon finds Videl’s ignited saber to her throat as well*
You now have a choice to make, you can try to leave or fight us. Two trained assassins against you, you may be able to defeat one of us but not both-Namu
*Videl smirks* I want to pay you back for what you did to my brother. I can’t forgive a person that turns my own brother against me therefore I would enjoy ending your life-Videl
So will your life be ended now or will you run away with your tail held between your legs? It’s your choice. Either way, you won’t leave this place alive, you will pay for what you did and for what your brother did. I will avenge my brother as well, Ziyadah didn’t deserve to die. So what’s it going to be, Frost?-Namu

OOC: well that's all I have for now, and I don't wanna switch back and forth anymore tonight...I'll try to have some more by next week....

[videl1999]

Should we kill her now or give her a chance to fight?-Videl *smirks with malicious glint in her eyes*
*Namu’s eyes briefly dart over to look at Videl before he bares his teeth in wide grin at Frost* I think we will leave that decision up to her. Personally I would love to slit her throat right here and now but that is just not my style, she deserves to feel the pain her victims felt so she will know how it feels-Namu
Eye for an eye, ne? I guess that way would be better, I would love for her to feel the pain the Saiyajins felt when her brother destroyed Vegetasei. Because of her and Freeza, I don’t have a mother, a father, a brother or my first trainer, she deserves to feel their pain and torment-Videl
You can’t do this to me! I can have you killed with just one word! You two are nothing!! How dare you do this to me!!-Frost *yells while eyeing the weapons held to her throat*
How dare we do this to you? After what you did, you don’t even deserve the treatment we are giving you now. You and your brother killed everyone I ever knew and I will not allow you to do it again-Videl
*Shiji and Kuroi growl in Frost’s face as if they know what had happened to their master all those years ago*

[Shiroi Frost]

You don’t even realize what you’re up against, all I have to do is give the word and every soldier on the ship will be out here to kill you!!! You two are as good as dead so enjoy your last few moments of life while you can. You won’t live to see another day, it was foolish of you to believe you could actually beat me. Troops! Kill the betrayers now!!!-Frost *yells but only silence follows as nothing happens*
*Namu smirks* Fool. There’s only one problem, most of your troops lie dead or dying throughout the ship. I’ve been killing them off one by one this entire trip but you were too overcome by your rage to notice the numbers were steadily dwindling.-Namu *says as he hooks the tip of his other sai under Frost’s scouter and flings it away* And as for any communications home, those are also unavailable, I slashed those on my way out here. So once again, your plans are flawed due to your lack of the ability to tie up all your loose ends. If you had half a brain, you would have realized I was never with you from the very beginning. I was only bidding my time until she came along and the day came when I could finally pay you back for what you did-Namu

[videl1999]

So why don’t you just make your decision so we can get this over with?-Videl
I choose to….get the hell out of here!!!-Frost *says as she powers up and the eruption of the aura around her blasts the two warriors away from her*
Why that little!-Namu *curses as he starts to stand back up to give chase but Videl is a little quicker. She pulls out a dagger and hurls it at Frost’s retreating figure. The dagger hits home and the blade embeds itself up to the hilt in Frost’s shoulder, throwing her to the ground*
How dare you!! We give a chance to die with honor and you do this!!!-Videl *says with a blood red aura flaring up unbidden around her as she stands back up and storms over to Frost. She puts one foot on Frost’s back, twists the knife slightly and pulls it out with a rough jerk, earning a yelp of pain from Frost*
Videl, calm down, there’s plenty of time to kill her, don’t let your emotions get the best of you-Namu
Why? She deserves no mercy, she and her brother didn’t show any mercy when they slaughtered almost my entire race so why in hell should I show her any mercy!!-Videl *says as she kicks Frost to flip her over so Videl can look directly into her eyes*
Shiji!!-Frost *yells before firing a ki blast aimed at Videl’s head. Videl dodges by leaning her head slightly to the side*
She did it again!!! Why can’t we just kill her and get it over with?-Videl
What is your decision, Frost? We’re waiting.-Namu

[Shiroi Frost]

Like I really have a choice, either way, you intend to kill me, so technically I have no real choice in the matter-Frost
True, but neither did my family when you and your brother slaughtered them without even a second thought. In truth, you don’t really even deserve a choice but I am only going by my former master’s orders at the moment which is the only reason you’re still alive-Videl
Videl, don’t taunt the enemy even if it is fun-Namu
Heaven forbid I have any fun-Videl
The fun will come in time but Frost has to make her decision first, just be patient-Namu
*Frost continues to go over her options in her head* Well I’m not going to just let you kill me so I will choose to stay and fight besides I don’t believe you two are strong enough to kill me-Frost
Suit yourself, but trust me, I can handle you, Frost-Videl *smirks while powering up slightly*
Think so, huh?-Frost
I know so, I have killed far stronger warriors than you, you are child’s play for a warrior like me-Videl
She is very strong, Frost. She isn’t your average Saiyajin, her ki was high from the beginning. And you know she will be practically unbeatable at full strength, so I wouldn’t suggest getting her angry, the wrath of a Saiyajin is no laughing matter. I’m strong enough generally on my own but with our combined strength, you have no chance-Namu

[Shiroi Frost]

*Frost sneers* Idle threats, it isn’t possible. She’s a female, they aren’t supposed to be that strong, I won’t believe it. And I won’t stand down and let you weaklings defeat me-Frost
I may have started her training but her ki has far surpassed mine, so believe me when I say this, she is stronger than you-Namu
There is just no way that is true, I refuse to believe that one of the monkeys will kill me. My brother may have been careless but I am not my brother-Frost *glares briefly before firing a large ki blast at Videl. Videl smirks and begins to powers up a ki blast. Before she can do so, Frost disappears and reappears behind her, slamming her elbow into Videl’s neck and her knee into her spine, knocking Videl forward to the ground. Frost smirks and powers up another ki blast, intending to hit her while she is down. Videl quickly teleports away, leaving Frost looking around for her. A loud roar is heard, followed by Frost being slammed into by a large black object and thrown to the ground. Between lightning quick slashes, severe pain and glimpses of razor sharp claws and teeth through a haze of her own blood, Frost manages to look up and see her attacker as Videl’s panther, Shiji who has come to Videl’s aid* Damn you, Videl!!- Frost *curses and throws Shiji off after kicking the panther in the stomach. Shiji flips in mid-air, landing back on his feet. He crouches and takes a defensive stance in front of Videl, growling menacingly as his tail lashes back and forth. Kuroi moves forward and growls at Frost with his ears flattened back to his head. He then howls with a sound that would send shivers down anyone’s spine and bares his teeth*

[videl1999]

You didn’t think my pets were there just for show, did you? They will protect me with their lives if necessary, something my brother would have done if you hadn’t sent him to his death.-Videl
*knees Frost in the stomach, backhands MF across the face, and kicks her full in the face, sending MF backwards to the ground. Videl smiles darkly and slams the hilt of her saber right between MF’s eyes. Once MF regains consciousness, Videl is nowhere to be seen. Videl appears behind MF and grabs her the head. Videl powers up force lightning, and shocks MF, leaving MF charred and with several fried brain cells. MF glares angrily at Videl and powers up a ki blast that she fires at Videl. Videl powers up, raises her hands in front of her, and releases the ki in the form of force lightning. Her ki encircles MF’s ki inside of it, and the ki moves back towards MF. When it hits, it burns MF with her own ki and shocks her with Videl’s ki*

[Namu Hiroki]

*Videl starts laughing, further annoying MF, who flies towards her intending to attack again. But before MF can attack Videl, MF is slammed into by Namu who knocks her out of the sky and slams her hard into the ground. Upon impact, Namu jumps away, narrowly avoiding an angry ki blast from MF*
You don’t look so good-Namu
Shut up!-Frost *yells as she glares at the reddish figure of Namu through the haze of her own blood flowing into her eyes*
*Namu laughs and slashes across MF’s stomach and jaggedly down her arm with his sais, leaving long lacerations* That was for Quratia and Raiya. You ordered them to be tortured and gutted for refusing to join your brother’s empire-Namu
Taking revenge for your puny friends, huh? I enjoyed giving the order for their deaths, your brother’s death was especially interesting-Frost
*Namu glares and growls at Frost, but Videl appears between them*
Move, saru(monkey)!!-Frost *yells at Videl and fires a ki blast at her. Videl dodges and flies upward. Angered by Videl’s arrogance and disrespectful attitude towards her, MF flies after Videl. Videl then turns quickly and kicks MF under the ribs, knocking all of the air out of her lungs and sending her back to the ground again. MF hits hard, leaving a 20 foot deep crater*

OOC: that's all for now, I gtg..ja ne, minna...*teleports out of forum*

[videl1999]

*Videl levitates downward until she stands by Frost and holds her dagger to Frost’s throat* Ready to give up yet?-Videl
*But before Frost can answer, Videl suddenly gets hit from behind by an unseen attacker. Unhurt, Videl glares behind her and looks into the face of a large, silver wolf. With a smoke trail still curling up from his blaster’s barrel, he crouches behind a nearby boulder* What the hell?-Videl
*Namu glares and bares his teeth at the newcomer* I thought I killed you-Namu
*The interloper smirks, baring razor sharp teeth. Lowering his weapon, the wolf stands up to his full height. He stands upright at about 6’2, with a silvery coat, wearing loose fitting clothing and a long black cloak that hides most of his face from view, making embers out of his eyes within the darkness of the hood. A long scabbard can be seen over his shoulder, containing an unknown weapon. He fixes his eyes intently upon Videl and smirks again* Is this the one you were training that ran away, Namu? Very pretty but I really don’t see why you think she is so strong-Okami
*Namu growls briefly* She had her reasons for leaving and you know that. Tell me, how did you survive? I stabbed you in the heart, you shouldn’t be alive-Namu *asks while sneering in derision at Okami*

[Okami Kori]

Curious, huh? You didn’t check to see if you actually finished the job. You did stab me but your dagger didn’t actually pierce my skin-Okami *smirks as he pulls out a small shield from the front of his armor and throws it to the ground*
Namu, who is that? I’ve never seen him before-Videl *asks while raising an eyebrow at the wolf*
That would be Okami, one of the other trainers under the empire. He was captured like the rest of us but he trained his students on one of Freeza’s other conquered planets. His specialty is weapons like you but is a little more focused on swords. Rumored to be one of the best swordsmen in the universe, his ruthlessness earned him the name of "Kori-shinzo" or Ice-heart-Namu
*Okami smirks at the mention of his title but remains quiet*
Hmm, well he doesn’t look like much, he reminds me of one my enemies, Pivo-Videl
Well I never met him until this mission, he seems to know about you though but he probably just asked around for that information-Namu

[Okami Kori]

*Okami smirks again and throws back the hood of his cloak. Now the evidence of his tussle with Namu shows in the several slashes across his snout and jowls that still bleed slightly. But other less recent scars also mark his hide, a chunk is missing from the tip of his right ear and a scar can be seen just over the top of his armor, apparently left by the blade of a sword that was just a little too quick for him*
You know why I’m here, Namu. You know that I can’t let you kill Master Frost and we still have a battle to finish-Okami *growls before baring his teeth at Namu*
I’m well aware of that, which is the reason why I tried to kill you before this. But how was I supposed to know you would survive, huh?-Namu *sneers and narrows his eyes into an icy glare at Okami*
You’re right though, I did ask around about the female. I was curious to see why Frost was so interested in killing her and the others. I learned a lot simply by asking although it would be far more interesting to actually fight her instead of just hearing about her-Okami

[videl1999]

Fine by me, wolfie. But if you want to fight me, Namu gets to fight Frost with no interference from you, do we have a deal?-Videl
*Videl again hears Namu’s voice in her head through telepathy* ::Videl, be careful. Okami respects power but he lacks morals, he will kill you without a second thought. He never shows any mercy, killing without remorse or any sense of a conscience, he just doesn’t care at all. But I know you can do it, I trained you to be able to handle anything:: *Namu*
*Videl smirks but says nothing back*
*Okami raises an eyebrow as he thinks it over, evidently surprised by the Saiyajin female offering to fight him all by herself* Your offer is intriguing and I’m not one to pass up a good battle although I will have to kill you if I accept it, you know-Okami
I don’t fear death, do you accept?-Videl
Yes, I accept-Okami *says as he draws out a long samurai sword and brandishes it in front of him, making a few swipes at the air before taking a defensive stance*
::Hmm, he seems to think very highly of himself, it will be fun to hurt that ego of his:: *Videl thinks to herself as she powers up an almost identical sword of ki*

[videl1999]

*Videl smirks and charges forward with her sword poised to slash Okami. Predictably Okami blocks her with an upward slash and blocks everyone of Videl’s slashes after that* ::Hmm, he is good but I can beat him::
*Okami then switches from defense to offense as he attacks Videl with a similar pattern of slashes which she blocks just as easily as he did* Pretty good, Namu taught you well-Okami
Well he taught me all he knows, so I should be good-Videl

[Okami Kori]

*Okami smirks and makes a quick slash at Videl’s head but misses as she ducks and sweeps his legs out from under him. She raises her sword and angles it downward, intending to stab Okami in the stomach but he quickly rolls out of the way and Videl only strikes the dirt* Hmmm, I see it now, Namu trained you to be an assassin didn’t he?-Okami
Yes, I was trained to help him kill Freeza and Frost, why?-Videl *asks as she slashes at Okami’s throat*
*Okami dodges quickly and glares briefly at Videl* Just wondering, I see his moves in your actions but you are slightly different. Something’s different in your attack pattern-Okami *slashes at Videl’s legs and Videl dodges by doing a back-flip and landing a few feet away*
Well I learned other ways from fighting with my fellow Sith and the Jedi, so a little of their attacks are in mine-Videl
I see, a good way to learn but I don’t think you will be able to beat me and I can’t let you kill Master Frost-Okami
I know you can’t but I will no matter what, so you would do better by helping rather than fighting me-Videl
I won’t betray Frost!! Don’t try to turn me, I chose my path long ago and nothing is going to get me to stray from it-Okami

[videl1999]

*Curious about Okami’s past, Videl decides to check his memory through a Saiyajin form of telepathy. After wandering through memories of hundreds of battles and many of Okami’s students, Videl stops on one that seemed to catch her eye.*

::Begin Flashback::
*A darker, female version of Okami is on her knees begging and pleading for forgiveness from Freeza. A loud growl can be heard followed by sounds of struggling as Videl looks within the memory to see Okami being held back by several guards as he attempts to reach the female* Yuki!!! No!! Let her go!!! Don’t hurt her, Master!! Forgive her, please!! I beg of you!!!!-Okami *yells and continues to struggle with the guards*
*the female glances over at Okami but continues to beg for her life* I’m sorry, Master Frost, I didn’t mean to disobey your orders. It will never happen again, I swear-Yuki
Yuki, you disobeyed a direct order to kill the young prince of Hardria. I can’t let you get away with that, I don’t care about your morals about not killing children. I gave you an order and you deliberately disobeyed me. But in a way, you’re right, it won’t happen again-Freeza *smirks to his sister Frost who smiles back and Frost motions with her eyes to the guards on either side of Freeza’s dais. The guards nod and move forward while drawing forth several weapons*
*Realizing what the guards are about to do, Okami’s eyes widen in fear until the whites of his eyes can be seen as a look of pure horror crosses his face* No!!! Yuki!! Don’t do this!!!-Okami *pleads and continues to try desperately to break free from the guards that hold him*
*But his pleas fall upon deaf ears as the guards raise their swords and begin to slash Yuki to death. Yuki looks over at Okami with a pained expression in her reddish-brown eyes* I’m sorry-Yuki *whispers before one of the guards stabs her in the heart and she falls lifelessly to the ground*
*Okami stares as if he doesn’t believe his eyes, not believing that his mate is dead. He falls to his knees and lets loose a bloodcurdling howl that echoes through the room and sends chills down everyone’s spine* Why? How can you be so heartless? How could you do this?-Okami *says as he moves over to Yuki’s body and glares icily at Freeza*
She knew the consequences of her actions, she shouldn’t have disobeyed me. If you wish remain alive, Okami, you better serve me loyally or you will suffer the same fate-Freeza
Why you!!!!-Okami *yells as he leaps at Freeza with teeth bared and his ears flattened back to his head.* *But before he can exact his revenge, Okami is stopped and held back by Freeza’s guards as he furiously fights to get at Freeza*
Take him away, he’ll get over it-Freeza
*the guards nod and drag the still fighting Okami out of the room* I’ll get you for this, I swear it!!! You’ll pay for this!!-Okami
::End Flashback::

*When the memory ends, Videl severs the mind link with Okami as she backhands Okami across the face and kicks him in the stomach* ::Hmm, he shares a past similar to all of us. I wonder if he could be turned, but his loyalty seems rather strong. If didn’t know about that memory, I would have thought he was completely loyal to Freeza and Frost::

[videl1999]

Won’t stray from your path, ne? What about Yuki?-Videl *asks deliberately to see what response she’ll get*
*Okami bares his teeth and backhands Videl hard across the face* Don’t mention that name!! How did you find out about her? Tell me!!-Okami
That doesn’t matter, but you promised you would avenge her death, didn’t you?-Videl *says while staring up at the bristling Okami*
How did you know about that? How dare you mock me!!-Okami *growls and seems to be fighting some inner battle within himself*
You know I’m right, you can’t serve someone who kills people you care about, just let us kill her-Videl
Nooo!!! Yuki!!-Okami *yells before slashing at Videl’s throat with his sword, Videl dodges and doesn’t attack back, preferring to let Okami struggle with his inner demons until he comes up with a decision*

[Namu Hiroki]

*Namu stops in mid-punch and looks over at Okami* What did you do?-Namu
*Videl continues to dodge Okami’s sword* Nothing, I checked his memories and mentioned a name then he just flipped out. Kuso!-Videl *curses as she dodges again*
Damn you!!!-Okami *yells and continues to slash at Videl, blinded by his rage*
I must have really hit a nerve…Ack! Baka!-Videl *says and kicks Okami in the groin*
Ya think? Well just let him tire himself out, he won’t be listening to anything for awhile. His rage will block out everything until he tires out, you were the same way when Radditz and Yona were killed-Namu
Understood, you take care of Frost and I’ll handle psycho wolf-Videl

[Okami Kori]

*Okami vents his rage as Videl continues to dodge and block. A fiery look shines in his unfocused eyes as he stalks after Videl, seemingly not even noticing where he is going. Namu fights with Frost as Videl and Okami draw ever nearer to them. Videl then suddenly appears between Frost and Namu* Move!! He’s right behind me!!!-Videl *yells and Namu moves back a little. Videl teleports out of the way and Okami slashes at her disappearing form.*
No, you idiot!!-Frost *yells and in the confusion, Okami slashes her in half with a swift slice and both pieces fall to the ground*
*Namu and Videl look at the scene in shock, not believing their luck and what just happened.*
What did I just do?- Okami *his eyes widen in confusion then a somewhat deranged look shines in his eyes as he starts laughing maniacally. He continues laughing then falls to his knees and looks back at Videl and Namu with a look of relief* I’m free!!! I’m finally free!! Your soul can rest in peace now, Yuki, the demon is dead!!! She’s dead!!!-Okami *yells then lets loose a booming, joyous howl that echoes through the canyon*
*Videl watches for a moment before walking over and checking out Frost’s body. Okami looks up at her and smiles* Thank you-Okami
For what?-Videl *raises an eyebrow*
For what you did, even though that memory was hard for me to deal with, you helped me to unintentionally kill that b**** and for that I thank you-Okami *stands back up and smiles at her*
You did it, I just pushed you over the edge, but you did it all yourself-Videl
*Namu walks over, looking angry that he wasn’t the one to do it but says nothing as he looks at Frost’s body with a wide grin on his face*

[videl1999]

So what will you two do now?-Videl
I will search for others, I can sense a few Saiyajin kis around here so if your race survived maybe a few of mine have as well. Hmmm, several strong kis, I can sense Spadex and Anbir along with several other Saiyajin kis I don’t recognize. I remember Spadex well, she was constantly getting into fights with the others over her lack of a tail. And I remember Anbir as the one who also worked with Vegeta, his focus was more on ki unlike mine. But Vegeta always preferred to use ki anyway, he didn’t think weapons worthy enough for "the Prince of the Saiyajins," as he put it.-Namu
As for other Maknans, I can’t say that I have run into any in my travels, but if they were anything like I was when I was being hunted, they were keeping themselves well hidden-Videl
*Okami raises an eyebrow* Um, well, I don’t really know…-Okami
Well you’re welcome to come with me. I guess I’ll be going now although I don’t have a ship-Namu
*Okami smiles and nods*
If you give me a few seconds, I can find you guys a ship, wait here.-Videl *says and teleports out, leaving Namu and Okami in shock and with confused looks on their faces. She soon reappears with a medium sized ship* Will this work?-Videl
How did you do that?-Namu and Okami
Another trick I learned during my travels. I had traveled to Chikyuu to find out what happened to Radditz and I met his brother who appeared out of nowhere. After a long talk with the baka, he finally told me he learned it from the Yardrattians. So I went there and learned how to do it, it is really easy-Videl
I see, well then I guess this is goodbye, my student, hopefully I’ll find some of the remaining members of my clan if there are any still alive-Namu *says when he manages to recover from his shock and heads up the ramp with Okami following behind him*
Ja ne, Namu and Okami, until we meet again-Videl
*Namu smiles and waves briefly before disappearing into the ship*
Once again, thank you-Okami
Enough, go!!-Videl
*Okami smirks again before walking into the ship and the door closes behind him. The ship rises into the air, hovering for a moment before taking off and disappearing in the clouds*
Time to go home, boys-Videl *says to her panther and wolf who obediently follow behind her and they all fade into the jet-black darkness of the night*

OOC: well that's it....fin...done, etc...