Mission: Impossible (Azoth, Frontier)

Thread's PL: 48,000

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It had been quite a peaceful day off for Azoth. Between the whole thing with the beach, meeting with a mysterious Saiyan woman and the tournament, the arcosian did not have much time to just relax and read a good book, which he fully intended on doing this afternoon. The land of ice made it hard to tell what time of day it was since the days were so inconsistent on this place of the blue marble, but the dim light that was currently present in this land made for perfect lighting as he sits on the bridge of the ship.

The book he was reading was one of the adaptations of the first emperor's life. The world of Arcose before the unification, the wars that followed, and all kinds of good stuff for the history nerd he was. Sitting on a comfortable chair, and facing the grand glass panel that allowed him to see outside of the ship, truly a kingly set-up for a man such as himself, although the sort of king that was chill and not uptight, he did not need a huge throne, like in Hibernal's ship, a simple chair did the job just fine.

Then, something went wrong... a sharp feeling that ignited Azoth's nerves. A power signature was approaching the Horizon at high speed... well, high speed for something that is not flying. There was no mistaking this signature, Faustus was coming to see him, and surely not to apologize, not this early after his leave.

Azoth closed his book dramatically as his eyes shifted from the relaxed position of someone enjoying a fine evening to a serious look. The Majin was coming for him... or for the ship. The arcosian was quite glad the Majin did not learn techniques like some Earthlings, to hide his signature, or he might have just slipped under his nose. The arcosian got up from his chair and would head for the exit of the ship, which was fairly close to the main bridge, so that was lucky.

The noise of the main gate opening would certainly signal Faustus that Azoth was coming... now, was he going to face him directly, or would he still act like he was undetected and try to sneak his way into the ship? The arcosian had no way of knowing, but he wanted to think the Majin would have the honor of facing him head-on, and not relying on underhanded tactics.

'' You're a scientist Faustus, not an infiltrator. Come out and tell me what you want before I make you.''

A warning, firm yet still polite.

Well, at least the Majin still had the honor to show up in front of him when discovered. As Azoth stared at him while he got out of the holes in the ship made for waste disposal, he realized that he was right about him, his plan was probably to sneak something on board to harm the ship in some way, either getting it to malfunction in orbit, or outright destroy it to prevent the arcosian from leaving this planet... a smart move of Faustus's plan was to have Hibernal on the throne of Arcose, but could he be already that far gone?

Faustus even had the audacity to properly greet him, like everything in this situation was normal... but Azoth was no fool, this Majin had no good intentions towards him, that much was obvious, and he kept ready to act whenever the Majin would feel like revealing his true intention.

'' Cut the crap will you Faustus? I just saw you crawl out of the waste disposal. What are you doing here? Don't try to play games with me either, I know you're planning to do something to my ship, if you wanted to talk to me, you would have announced yourself. When you left the Galactic Frontier, I had a sliver of hope you would just go on your way, but it seems you have a bone to pick with either me, or the entire Galactic Frontier.''

Azoth would cross his arms, tapping his foot lightly on the ground. He did not want to fight Faustus, he did not want to hurt him, but depending on his answer, he might have to. The thought of it was not positive to him, but it might be a necessity. Faustut was becoming dangerous and desperate, and everybody knew what kind of actions could be done in such conditions.

'' You wanted to do what?''

Azoth's anger began to rise up as the Majin admitted to his plan. It was a thing to disagree with Azoth, it was another thing to follow the path of a mass murdered and seek to oppress the people of the world, craving more and more power to itself... and it was a whole other thing to want to kill him personally for his goals, as Azoth did stand in the way of such an act... But the crew of the Galactic Frontier, they were innocent, that stood for the other members as well. Paladion, Megeara, Zuqetta, and Beowulf had nothing to do with this conflict.

The attack coming his way was not even a bother to him. Azoth would power up instantly to his strongest form, his anger fuelling the power that came out blazing outside of him, his aura reaching a point that he himself did not know he could reach. At one point, the faint image of a golden crown could be seen around his head, although it flickered and vanished before it could fully take form. Passion, anger, and his will to defend the members of the Galactic Frontier, those who believed in him, and who he believed in, poured into him, and by raising his palm to Faustus, he would stop him dead in his tracks, taking the whole attack on his arm.

There was a moment of pause, with Azoth's palm firmly pushed against Faustus. Fury could be seen in Azoth's eyes.

'' I told you last time. I would allow only one attack from you before I considered you a traitor. Allow me to show you what I meant.''

Without wasting much time, Azoth's palm would begin to glow bright teal as his energy gathered for an attack. A powerful shockwave would come out of it, trying to shatter Faustus point-blank. The arcosian did not intend to miss this time, and with that kind of proximity, there was not much the Majin could do to mitigate the damage he was about to receive.

'' Begone. If you survive today, make sure to never show your face to me again, or I will make sure to personally finish the job. Let me be clear. Your ideal is void, your power is a farce. The fire that animates you will consume your soul and leave nothing but an empty shell of anger and disgust.''

These words spilled out of Azoth's mouth like magma out of a volcano as his attack was fully unleashed on the poor Majin that had drawn his rage.

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Azoth transforms into his True Form. New PL: 288,000
Taking Volleyball at face value, for 25,200 damage (~9%)
Counter-attacking with Noble Comet at 288,000 power directed at Faustus

KP: 0/6
MP: 2/6
DP: 9/250%

Azoth's attack connected with barely any resistance, and without much shock, the bubble-gum like being got shattered with an impressive amount of pieces, splattering all across this part of the Freezing Horizon... but the arcosian was no fool, Faustus was not dead, and just before he got hit, he transformed in order to survive the attack. If he was still part of the Galactic Frontier, Azoth would be heartbroken, but also very proud of the Majin... but now, all he felt was anger and sorrow... Emptied of most of his short-term energy, Azoth's anger calmed down enough for him to just walk over to the puddle that was gathering all the Faustus bits, squatting next to it.

'' You're still alive, aren't you. I'm gonna be honest, I had no idea if you would be able to survive this blast. You are a thought one Faustus, but though is not enough. Consider this my last warning, if you show yourself again in front of me, and attempt any kind of action against me, I will make sure that it will be your last. I spare you today because I once considered you a friend. But do not think, even for a second, that there is somewhere in the galaxy you will be able to hide from me if you ever do something to the gang. Think Faustus, think before you do something stupid once again. ''

With that said, the arcosian would wait for Faustus to reform fully, or flee. Both of which he would consider a decent answer to what he said. There were a few questions that flew in Azoth's mind... or a moment there, he did scrape at something more... maybe his body had yet to show its greatest power yet, and the idea that he was reaching that kind of stage on his progression was exciting.

Faustus's speech on how they were different did not affect Azoth, he would simply sigh and shake his head slightly. Even according to his ideas, the Majin managed to be wrong, it was really an impressive display of how that ideal failed him and would continue to fail him for as long as he followed it.

'' You are nothing to be conquered right now Faustus. You are but an angry shell, yelling at me, speaking of my weakness while you could not even bother to land a decent hit on me. Your ideal is making you weak and alone. But I do not extend my hand to you anymore, I'm showing you the door. I don't care about proving you wrong, because no matter how you spin it, you lose.''

With those words, Azoth would pick up Faustus by the neck, pulling him on his legs by force.

'' So either get the hell out of my sight forever or keep fighting. I'm just about ready to give you a second serving. Just leave before you make an even greater fool of yourself.''

Azoth would then move a bit to the right, showing Faustus a clear way to leave this place. Meanwhile, he would look at his communication device and type a few things. Asking the Mini-Paladions to do a maintenance check in the waste disposable, just to be sure Faustus did not leave any surprises behind.

The Majin was just talking non-sense at that point. While Azoth could concede that right now, he was trying to intimidate Faustus into giving up right now, it had never been his strategy before. He probably just had a sick need to feel justified in what he was doing, and whether or not it was a trick did not matter anymore. The arcosian was done with the games and done with Faustus in general. Did he want to be his nemesis? Act like he did not have the guts to kill? Alright, mercy should not be taken for weakness, and the Majin was about to learn that the hard way.

His attack attempt was barely enough to be mentioned, in Azoth's current state, not much of what Faustus could throw at him was a danger to him. He would simply dodge out of the way. It did not require too much effort, and he had plenty of recovered since his last attack.

'' Alright, I'm done trying for you, you asked for it.''

He had fought back, once again, and now Azoth was done with the little games they were playing. Right after he dodged Faustus's lightning, he would attempt to drive his knee into the Majin's stomach, followed by a kick to his knees, trying to force him to kneel. If all that worked, he would then kick the bubble-gum being away from the ship, and more into the wasteland of ice that surrounded them.

This time, there were no words. No offer of fleeing. The arcosian was going to end this here. Whether or not the Majin chose to flee now, it did not matter.

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Using Tactical Retreat to dodge Meiōsei

KP: 2/6
MP: 5/6
DP: 9/250%

Azoth stood there, facing the direction in which he had sent Faustus flying just a few seconds ago. He sort of expected him to finally fly away, but the Majin's figure showed up just a few seconds later, demanding more. Faustus had under-estimated one thing, Azoth was not shy of killing people, especially dangerous individuals such as him, even worst when they actually threatened him and the rest of his team, and openly refused the many offers he made to end this peacefully. Now, it was time to act on his threats, Faustus was nothing else than a danger at this point.

'' You are a fool Faustus... for thinking I would not do what had to be done. You took my mercy for weakness and my offers for a lack of gut. You are sorely mistaken.''

After these words, Azoth would jump towards the Majin and attempt to drive his first right into the Majin's stomach, potentially lifting him off his feet. If it worked, then the arcosian would follow with a barrage of punches and the occasional tail whip. From what he gathered, any weak attack would have very little effect on him, so he was not about to waste his energy with anything of that sort. But keeping the Majin on his toes, not letting him rest or plan out something was a part of his plan. The attack he had shown a while back, with Zuqetta... in this form, this attack could be dangerous to Azoth, and he was not about to take that risk.

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KP: 4/6
MP: 6/6
DP: 9/250%