Post by Emperor Ticoga on Jun 27, 2023 11:42:50 GMT -5
Not one shot made at Taori made it. None even connected. The Super Saiyan simply avoided everything Ticoga threw at him as if it were child's play. And perhaps it was, to a Super Saiyan - the King didn't even have to leave his foothold to avoid Ticoga's rushing barrage! Ticoga attempts to strike faster, trading power for speed, but to no avail.
Suddenly, Taori's fist rams into Ticoga's stomach, doubling the Arcosian over as he is thrown backwards. But rather than fall, Ticoga digs his toes into the ice, cracking the ice as the force of the blow pushes him back and away from Taori. Ticoga lurches forward, kneeling on the ice and hacking up a mix of blood and spittle as Taori speaks. Ticoga looks up at Taori as the Saiyan King tries to push Ticoga to dig deeper - but the Arcosians didn't have anything like the Super Saiyan transformation. One hundred percent of their natural power was as strong as they could become.
...Wasn't it? An old dream Ticoga held began to resurface - evolution. To rise above and beyond the power he had seen wielded by the Emperors and Empresses of old. To achieve heights never before claimed by his people. But aside from the desire to evolve, came Ticoga's other passion...
"...This can't be all I can do..." Ticoga grunts, grinding a fist against the ice. "...This can't be the extent of my power... I must be stronger, for my people... For my Empire..!"
Ticoga considers what it would mean if he didn't rise up, but only briefly. Arcose needed a power that could compete, or the Empire would one day be destroyed by a foe looking to make a name for themselves. And Ticoga had become one of the most powerful Arcosians of recent times...
"...If I don't, then who will...?" he asks, more to himself than to Taori. Ticoga spits out more blood, and rises back to his feet. "...Watch me, ancestors..."
Ticoga's fists tighten, and a crimson aura burns to life around him. It was rise above this strength, here and now, find the strength to match or at least stand against power like what the Super Saiyans could wield, or wait to watch the Empire fall - something he refused to allow.
Ticoga takes a steadying breath, and tenses his body. His aura grows as the Arcosian indeed begins to reach far into the wells of his power, far deeper than he'd ever attempted before... All of his motivations came rushing up - the near catastrophe caused by Azoth, Blizzard's attempt to usurp the throne, the failure of the Triumvirate to move the Empire forward... and his desire to return the Empire to the kind of prosperity it knew a thousand years before... And the desire to evolve, and surpass the new mighty powers that now threaten that future.
Ticoga's aura explodes into a thick pillar of crimson energy that shoots towards the sky! Ticoga bellows as he finds a new strength deep within, and seizes hold! Ticoga's bellow becomes a harsh howl, as that power explodes, shattering the ice beneath his feet, and blowing away the debris to create a crater below him!
When the pillar of energy finally disappears, Ticoga's muscles have returned to a normal size, but the power was there. It was really there. Ticoga's eyes, having slammed shut during the experience, slowly open. He raises his hands to look at them - he didn't look different... but he felt different. He felt stronger than ever before! He gazes over at Taori.
"...I... don't know what to say..." Ticoga admits, still hovering over the crater. "This is... this is more than I thought possible..."
Ticoga hands ball into fists, and he flies back to the ground, and turns to Taori.
"...I think I am ready." Ticoga says, settling into a classic Arcosian battle stance, leaning forward with one foot directly behind the other, and his arms outstretched at his sides. "Here I come, King Taori."
Suddenly, Taori's fist rams into Ticoga's stomach, doubling the Arcosian over as he is thrown backwards. But rather than fall, Ticoga digs his toes into the ice, cracking the ice as the force of the blow pushes him back and away from Taori. Ticoga lurches forward, kneeling on the ice and hacking up a mix of blood and spittle as Taori speaks. Ticoga looks up at Taori as the Saiyan King tries to push Ticoga to dig deeper - but the Arcosians didn't have anything like the Super Saiyan transformation. One hundred percent of their natural power was as strong as they could become.
...Wasn't it? An old dream Ticoga held began to resurface - evolution. To rise above and beyond the power he had seen wielded by the Emperors and Empresses of old. To achieve heights never before claimed by his people. But aside from the desire to evolve, came Ticoga's other passion...
"...This can't be all I can do..." Ticoga grunts, grinding a fist against the ice. "...This can't be the extent of my power... I must be stronger, for my people... For my Empire..!"
Ticoga considers what it would mean if he didn't rise up, but only briefly. Arcose needed a power that could compete, or the Empire would one day be destroyed by a foe looking to make a name for themselves. And Ticoga had become one of the most powerful Arcosians of recent times...
"...If I don't, then who will...?" he asks, more to himself than to Taori. Ticoga spits out more blood, and rises back to his feet. "...Watch me, ancestors..."
Ticoga's fists tighten, and a crimson aura burns to life around him. It was rise above this strength, here and now, find the strength to match or at least stand against power like what the Super Saiyans could wield, or wait to watch the Empire fall - something he refused to allow.
Ticoga takes a steadying breath, and tenses his body. His aura grows as the Arcosian indeed begins to reach far into the wells of his power, far deeper than he'd ever attempted before... All of his motivations came rushing up - the near catastrophe caused by Azoth, Blizzard's attempt to usurp the throne, the failure of the Triumvirate to move the Empire forward... and his desire to return the Empire to the kind of prosperity it knew a thousand years before... And the desire to evolve, and surpass the new mighty powers that now threaten that future.
Ticoga's aura explodes into a thick pillar of crimson energy that shoots towards the sky! Ticoga bellows as he finds a new strength deep within, and seizes hold! Ticoga's bellow becomes a harsh howl, as that power explodes, shattering the ice beneath his feet, and blowing away the debris to create a crater below him!
When the pillar of energy finally disappears, Ticoga's muscles have returned to a normal size, but the power was there. It was really there. Ticoga's eyes, having slammed shut during the experience, slowly open. He raises his hands to look at them - he didn't look different... but he felt different. He felt stronger than ever before! He gazes over at Taori.
"...I... don't know what to say..." Ticoga admits, still hovering over the crater. "This is... this is more than I thought possible..."
Ticoga hands ball into fists, and he flies back to the ground, and turns to Taori.
"...I think I am ready." Ticoga says, settling into a classic Arcosian battle stance, leaning forward with one foot directly behind the other, and his arms outstretched at his sides. "Here I come, King Taori."
With permission from Taori's player, Ticoga's base PL rises to it's current level, and Ticoga transforms into his Mastered True Form for the first time! New PL: 110,660 -- Transformed PL: 1,659,900
PL: 1,659,900
KP: 6/6 +2
MP: 1/6 Reset/ +1
HP: 75/270%
WC: 663
Items: Scouter (off)
Traits:Supremacy (inactive), Restrained Might (inactive), Durability (0)
PL: 1,659,900
KP: 6/6 +2
MP: 1/6 Reset/ +1
HP: 75/270%
WC: 663
Items: Scouter (off)
Traits: