The Next Step [Open]

Virus was rudely dragged away from his desire-fueled daydream by a certain...Something. A hand touched his back without warning, and it was only then that Virus senses Sharizya. His hooded figure turned to face the alien woman, particularly confused and miffed by her sudden...Intrusion.

"Can I help you, miss?" 

Virus' tone wasn't really filled with much of a need to 'help'. In fact, he sounded quite annoyed. Lo and behold, the woman arose to her feet, and what did she do? Touch him again. Virus immediately swatted away her hand, chittering confusedly. "Beast?" He parroted, how insulting.

"Do you always approach strangers, touch them without their consent and proceed to call them names? I should eviscerate you where you stand."

The Bio-Weapon's tone was laced with frustration and intensifying blood-lust. It was clear that the alien's emotion-based magic wasn't doing anything to help her current situation. Virus hummed to himself, wondering if he really should just kill this woman where she stood. She wasn't even a Saiyan; Likely meant that she had no idea where to locate Sadala.

Although, the moment Virus revealed his razor-sharp claws, his sensitive hearing picked something up. Or rather, someone.

He immediately turned to gaze over the edge of the roof he stood upon, spotting a Saiyan woman cautiously enter one of the homes Virus had invaded earlier. Seems they were finally catching onto his antics.

"...Excuse me lady, but I have important matters to attend to."

In a flash, Virus would dash and appear before Sharizya, attempting to plant his fist deep into her abdomen to keep her out of the equation for now. She could pose a problem, after all.

Afterwards, Virus leapt down the building and toward the Saiyan woman, who had likely fully entered the building by now. The draped figure went unseen as he entered the breached building with heavy steps.

"Utter a single noise and you die where you stand."

Virus picked up the door that was blown off it's hinges by his prior breaking-and-entering, forcing it into the busted doorframe. It wasn't enough to completely block out the outside light, but would suffice to give them some...Privacy.

"You wouldn't mind answering some questions of mine, would you, girl?"

Poking out of his tattered hood, Virus' grinning maw stuck out. Bits and pieces of Zwede might've still been lodged between his teeth.

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[Light]Rending Claw used on Shari, flavored as a quick gut-punch. 4960 damage!

KP: 5/6 (-1)
MP: 2/6 (+2)
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 251 + 393 = 644

Sharizya Taori

Virus' brow visibly furrowed when the Saiyan girl before him legitimately took his idly flippant remark to heart. "Tac-Toes?" He parroted the name; How odd. Was that some sort of strange mouth-freshener? Virus hummed in thought. These Saiyans were quite rowdy. Probably didn't brush their teeth too often. Not that Virus was any better in that regard.

"I see...Perhaps I'll- Hey! Hold on, I wasn't serious!" 

The Bio-Weapon growled violently, claws balling into tight fists. That's the second time this lady had gotten to Virus by sheer vocal wit alone. How was he being outplayed by such an inferior creature?

Soon, the Biodroid's arms stopped trembling as he forced out a sigh. Virus shook his head at the Saiyan's questions. While they made sense, it wasn't as if Virus hadn't thought of those options already.

"I landed close to here on sheer luck. When picking out my vessel, I was quite rushed and...Distracted." Virus paused as his eyes narrowed into thin slits, thinking back on that annoying Earthling and Demon. "...Thanks to them, I was lucky enough to pick the only vessel that had no functioning internet. Fun, no?" Oh, the joys of everyday life. Virus had spent the entire trip to Plant screaming and cursing into the deep depths of space. He was lucky enough to have landed near Tarbel, or he'd have been scouring the wastes of Plant for an obscene amount of time. 

"And do you really think one of the people here would be kind enough to lend me their computer or give me a map? Please. Look at me!"

Virus opened his arms as he let out that statement, as if he was presenting himself to the Saiyan. The Bio-Weapon sounded oddly miffed and frustrated, far from the malicious and calculated predator he was trying to come across as.

Suddenly, the Bio-Weapon's senses were peaked. Virus let out a surprised chitter as his eyes glanced over his shoulder, sensing a fairly remarkable energy coming ever-so-close. Was that alien woman finally back on her feet? How bothersome.

"...A moment." 

Virus extended an arm toward the barred-off doorway as his aura flared to life. A sudden blast of Ki smashed it's way through the door, careening straight toward Virus. He caught the blast inside of his open palm, aura clashing with the volatile Ki and eventually overpowering it. The blast of Ki sucked itself into Virus' aura as if it were some sort of ethereal vacuum cleaner.

With both his own and the alien's energy meshing into one within his palm, Virus' aura crackled violently. With little interest or flair, Virus aimed at the strange alien woman, and released all of the built up energy at once in a fiery display of corrosive Ki.

By now, a sizeable chunk of Zwede's home was torn to shreds and/or entirely missing. Eroded into nothingness. Certainly the other inhabitants of Tarbel would catch on by now, which meant Virus had to get out, and fast.

"Let's continue our talk elsewhere, shall we?!" 

Virus leapt towards Alpinia and attempted to snatch the woman by the backside of her armor, claws digging into the dense material. Should nothing happen, Virus would crash through the back of Zwede's home with Alpinia in tow, flying toward a distant formation of rocks hidden enough from the people of Tarbel.

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Virus uses 2 MP and [General]Bare-Knuckle Brawler to amplify his [Medium]Bloody Revenge! 22,320 VS 16,000 = 6,320 + 20% = 7,584 damage sent back towards Sharizya!

KP: 2/6 (-4)
MP: 1/6 (-2)
Damage: 0/250%
Word Count: 993 + 555 = 1548

Taori  Sharizya