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Post by Maxsuz Argin on Mar 15, 2024 15:44:33 GMT -5
Just as soon as the himônus gave his orders, he spotted some noticeable presences running around what remained of the castle around him. He had a suspicion of who it could be, given his mutual contacts and the number of árulas being felt. Ryugan's Elite Squad, most likely exploiting the attack which had just started to raid the regal citadel for all it was worth. If that was the case, then they and Maxsuz were in the same page, so he would not bother them.
At the distance, he could also feel the presence of Kimono, the demon possessed human he had met and recruited in a space station a couple of weeks ago. She had answered his distress call and appeared to be helping in the invasion efforts as she could. The swordsman made an effort to connect his mind to hers, so they could communicate. However, engineous as she was, the bounty hunter managed to hack into his earpiece's frequency before he located her, warning him she was there to provide assistance, and that she expected no resistance from armor batteries.
"Good, pupil. Continue your mission as normal, but don't get to carried away. I expect some great company to greet us shortly. Keep your guard up."
Sen was next to show up, crashing through the ceiling of the ash filled hall. He was under the impression the Mazoku wished to simply destroy Arcose and waste all the resources the frozen world had to offer. He also had a veiled threat for Otama, who just laughed it off, instead of taking it seriously. Although, Cello interject, trying to confront the tsufurujin with facts of past events. That, however, would not help in the slightest, and Maxsuz requested to deal with his former enemy himself.
"Of course, my friend, you are completely right. It would be a total waste to just blow this planet up from the ionosphere without first escavaging everything it has to offer us. That thing in the sky is just a contingency plan, that is all. Come now, we should spread out and grab as much valuables as we can, before leaving this ice rock behind. You can go for whatever you want, it doesn't matter to me."
A green furry alien appeared next, running in between both Maxsuz and Sen. Her power was formidable, around the same as the cyborg's, and both her looks and mannerism gave the Argin the clues he needed to discern who she was. The green fur ball pointed up to the charging space station and claimed her ship to be bigger than theirs, in a somewhat taunting move. The swordsman chuckled at that, it served to lighten the mood in his eyes. He place his left foot on a sizeable piece of the ruined ceiling, the height of his knees, and placed his left elbow on the elevated leg while the hand was on his chin.
"Ah, you must be Striker, the fauxbian member of the Novas. We've been expecting one of you to greet us. It's an honor. As a former mercenary myself, I have heard of your exploits all throughout the galaxy. I'm quite a fan of your body of work. - he dusted off his cloak with his free hand before continuing. - "What can I do for you, today? Have you come to participate in the raid as well? We would love if you could join us. After all, Ticoga is away from the planet, currently destroying my home for no good reason, so it is only natural we do something similar his home. Even if he was here, I have already surpassed him in strength.
We don't care for much here, only something in particular. You, on the other hand, I heard you like money and riches, like all good men and women should. Then how about the entire treasure inside the regal citadel's vault? Join us, and anything you want within is yours. You know what the best part of it would be? Ticoga and his goons would not even know you were here in the first place. All blame would fall onto me and my companions. You could slip in and out with more riches that you could even imagine, and the Emperor would be none the wiser, thinking it was me." - he chuckled some more. - "Hell, if you and the Novas were to join us, we could take this entire planet for ourselves and make of it what we will. We would be unstoppable. Not even the emperor and his entire army could stop us then!"
Before the Argin could finish his grandiose speech and proposal to Striker, Marimba made himself know by bursting through the ceiling as well, and landing near him. His expression was that of rage, but the Argin simply raised his arm in front of him and signed with his head for the namekuseijin to not do something rash. He would then turn back to the fauxbian with his trademark smile.
"So, how does these offers sound to you, friend?"
As the himônus would stretch his arm to Striker for a hand shake, the entire crumbled palace would start to tremble, and in what looked like a magical feat, brick by brick was reformed and put in its proper place again, as the castle was restored to what it was before the attack. Soon all present began hearing a voice all too familiar to Otama echoing in the distance. Mint, the former emperor of Arcose was there, as should have been expected. He had used his telekinetic powers to rebuild the palace, and was now asking for submission as his one act of mercy.
Even with his full armored power on display and being sensed by most, it was nothing that greatly impressed the himônus. Once, that man was the pinnacle of might to someone like Maxsuz. Now, he was just another inconvenience to him. Still, the Argin had an appreciation for the former emperor and decided to communicate with him via telepathy from within the citadel.
"It's good of you to join us, Your Majesty. I must say I missed dealing with you in the last 2 years. You were always an example of a what a true emperor should be, and working for you was always a pleasant experience. I hope you understand there is nothing personal against you in this. Your successor has proven to be a psychopath maniac who chose to declare war against a kingdom simply because of a second hand report of what one member of that kingdom said. Such a pitiful display of leadership. He should be right now raiding our homeland, and killing our people. We must answer in kind.
I ask of you, old friend. Simply do not interfere, and we will ensure you become emperor again, perhaps we could give you your own planet to rule. All out of the great respect I feel for Your Majesty. Besides, most of the population has been evacuated anyway."
Only seconds after his mental message, yet another noteworthy fighter joined the fray. This time, the most important of all to Otama. The beautiful herajin pirate he had met on the Ice Box not too long ago, and who was about to spar with him, before their meeting was interrupted by some sort of emergency call, had now landed beside him and Striker. She immediately greeted him, even recalling his name, and then turned her attention to the fauxbian. From what was said, she and the Novas had some turbulent history in the past, but she was ready to join them all, if raiding Arcose was their intentions.
The grin from the Argin made itself wider the moment he locked eyes with the captain, though this time it was out of enjoinment instead of mischievousness.
"Lady Salvo, it is the most wonderful pleasure to be meeting you again. I suppose these are the more casual circumstances I have asked for last time." - he chuckled. - "Yes, we intend of raiding Arcose and taking from them everything of value they possess. I was just discussing with our mutual friend here the fact she and the Novas should join us in plundering this frozen rock to nothing, and you would make a fine addition to our crew, my dear. With the Arcosujin Empire in shambles, all their subjugated worlds will rebel and turn independent, becoming an all-you-can-eat buffet for pirates all around the galaxy over night. Not only that, but mercenary and bounty hunting demand will skyrocket in these parts.
All of us benefit from this cooperation, but we could go even further if you desire. Imagine: the might of the Nova Corps, the Mazoku Hoken and Captain Salvo's crew, all merged into one single faction in control of this sector of the galaxy. As you can already see, my dear, I've grown terribly stronger since the last time we've met. I can defeat Ticoga on my own. With your help then, we would be the strongest force in the Universe. We would be able to simply take anything we wanted, whenever we felt like it!" - the Argin raised his clenched fist to the sky, before lowering his arm back down. - "But all of that starts here. How about, we have some fun for now? Grab whatever you want, make this world your playground!"
That was when Nero and three saiyajin bootlickers made their presence known. To think they had flown all the way from Namek to here to stop the Hoken, when Ticoga and Zuqetta were at that very moment destroying part of Namek and killing its native people, was laughable to Otama. Ever since Marimba's coronation ceremony, it had been made clear to him those three, and especially the so called Guru of Namek, were imbeciles, grandstanding as if they had moral superiority over anyone present, while they had no clue of the bigger picture about anything. For all Maxsuz knew, those three were just more goons under Ticoga's payroll, or were simply so naive and dense they would never realized how big of pawns they were. It was pathetic and it disgusted the himônus to no end.
Finally, in what felt like a complete random turn of events, the former crime boss Derry showed up, apparently pissed off that whole scuffle had messed with his retirement. He seemed like he wanted a fight, but Maxsuz had other plans when it came to that so notorious earthling.
"Mr. Ottoy. What a wonderful thing to finally meet you. I have been a great fan of your work and your association for quite a long time. I have even worked with one of your associates before, Saiba-Ban is it not. He needed people to keep ki powered people in check on Earth, and I helped him fulfill that goal before my almost demise in Konats. We are terribly sorry to have disturbed you and your retirement vacation, but there are unfinished business here we need to attend to before leaving.
What do you say, we give you all of the Crystal Casino moon as compensation one this is done? I know how good of a business man you are from tales among my old peers. You are a legend, and you deserve to be awarded the prize of a legend. You can even help us deal with this "little impasse" here, and we would be humbled to be able to work with you in the future, once the arcosujin empire is no more."
All the pieces of the chessboard were set. There were many reasons for the neutral parties to join his side, and little to gain on the other hand. Maxsuz did not truly wish to start a fight that would level the entire planet before they had a chance to benefit from it, so the more allies he could gather, the better. With a short message in his earpiece, he would made his intentions of cooperation clear.
"Place the operation on hold."
At the distance, he could also feel the presence of Kimono, the demon possessed human he had met and recruited in a space station a couple of weeks ago. She had answered his distress call and appeared to be helping in the invasion efforts as she could. The swordsman made an effort to connect his mind to hers, so they could communicate. However, engineous as she was, the bounty hunter managed to hack into his earpiece's frequency before he located her, warning him she was there to provide assistance, and that she expected no resistance from armor batteries.
"Good, pupil. Continue your mission as normal, but don't get to carried away. I expect some great company to greet us shortly. Keep your guard up."
Sen was next to show up, crashing through the ceiling of the ash filled hall. He was under the impression the Mazoku wished to simply destroy Arcose and waste all the resources the frozen world had to offer. He also had a veiled threat for Otama, who just laughed it off, instead of taking it seriously. Although, Cello interject, trying to confront the tsufurujin with facts of past events. That, however, would not help in the slightest, and Maxsuz requested to deal with his former enemy himself.
"Of course, my friend, you are completely right. It would be a total waste to just blow this planet up from the ionosphere without first escavaging everything it has to offer us. That thing in the sky is just a contingency plan, that is all. Come now, we should spread out and grab as much valuables as we can, before leaving this ice rock behind. You can go for whatever you want, it doesn't matter to me."
A green furry alien appeared next, running in between both Maxsuz and Sen. Her power was formidable, around the same as the cyborg's, and both her looks and mannerism gave the Argin the clues he needed to discern who she was. The green fur ball pointed up to the charging space station and claimed her ship to be bigger than theirs, in a somewhat taunting move. The swordsman chuckled at that, it served to lighten the mood in his eyes. He place his left foot on a sizeable piece of the ruined ceiling, the height of his knees, and placed his left elbow on the elevated leg while the hand was on his chin.
"Ah, you must be Striker, the fauxbian member of the Novas. We've been expecting one of you to greet us. It's an honor. As a former mercenary myself, I have heard of your exploits all throughout the galaxy. I'm quite a fan of your body of work. - he dusted off his cloak with his free hand before continuing. - "What can I do for you, today? Have you come to participate in the raid as well? We would love if you could join us. After all, Ticoga is away from the planet, currently destroying my home for no good reason, so it is only natural we do something similar his home. Even if he was here, I have already surpassed him in strength.
We don't care for much here, only something in particular. You, on the other hand, I heard you like money and riches, like all good men and women should. Then how about the entire treasure inside the regal citadel's vault? Join us, and anything you want within is yours. You know what the best part of it would be? Ticoga and his goons would not even know you were here in the first place. All blame would fall onto me and my companions. You could slip in and out with more riches that you could even imagine, and the Emperor would be none the wiser, thinking it was me." - he chuckled some more. - "Hell, if you and the Novas were to join us, we could take this entire planet for ourselves and make of it what we will. We would be unstoppable. Not even the emperor and his entire army could stop us then!"
Before the Argin could finish his grandiose speech and proposal to Striker, Marimba made himself know by bursting through the ceiling as well, and landing near him. His expression was that of rage, but the Argin simply raised his arm in front of him and signed with his head for the namekuseijin to not do something rash. He would then turn back to the fauxbian with his trademark smile.
"So, how does these offers sound to you, friend?"
As the himônus would stretch his arm to Striker for a hand shake, the entire crumbled palace would start to tremble, and in what looked like a magical feat, brick by brick was reformed and put in its proper place again, as the castle was restored to what it was before the attack. Soon all present began hearing a voice all too familiar to Otama echoing in the distance. Mint, the former emperor of Arcose was there, as should have been expected. He had used his telekinetic powers to rebuild the palace, and was now asking for submission as his one act of mercy.
Even with his full armored power on display and being sensed by most, it was nothing that greatly impressed the himônus. Once, that man was the pinnacle of might to someone like Maxsuz. Now, he was just another inconvenience to him. Still, the Argin had an appreciation for the former emperor and decided to communicate with him via telepathy from within the citadel.
"It's good of you to join us, Your Majesty. I must say I missed dealing with you in the last 2 years. You were always an example of a what a true emperor should be, and working for you was always a pleasant experience. I hope you understand there is nothing personal against you in this. Your successor has proven to be a psychopath maniac who chose to declare war against a kingdom simply because of a second hand report of what one member of that kingdom said. Such a pitiful display of leadership. He should be right now raiding our homeland, and killing our people. We must answer in kind.
I ask of you, old friend. Simply do not interfere, and we will ensure you become emperor again, perhaps we could give you your own planet to rule. All out of the great respect I feel for Your Majesty. Besides, most of the population has been evacuated anyway."
Only seconds after his mental message, yet another noteworthy fighter joined the fray. This time, the most important of all to Otama. The beautiful herajin pirate he had met on the Ice Box not too long ago, and who was about to spar with him, before their meeting was interrupted by some sort of emergency call, had now landed beside him and Striker. She immediately greeted him, even recalling his name, and then turned her attention to the fauxbian. From what was said, she and the Novas had some turbulent history in the past, but she was ready to join them all, if raiding Arcose was their intentions.
The grin from the Argin made itself wider the moment he locked eyes with the captain, though this time it was out of enjoinment instead of mischievousness.
"Lady Salvo, it is the most wonderful pleasure to be meeting you again. I suppose these are the more casual circumstances I have asked for last time." - he chuckled. - "Yes, we intend of raiding Arcose and taking from them everything of value they possess. I was just discussing with our mutual friend here the fact she and the Novas should join us in plundering this frozen rock to nothing, and you would make a fine addition to our crew, my dear. With the Arcosujin Empire in shambles, all their subjugated worlds will rebel and turn independent, becoming an all-you-can-eat buffet for pirates all around the galaxy over night. Not only that, but mercenary and bounty hunting demand will skyrocket in these parts.
All of us benefit from this cooperation, but we could go even further if you desire. Imagine: the might of the Nova Corps, the Mazoku Hoken and Captain Salvo's crew, all merged into one single faction in control of this sector of the galaxy. As you can already see, my dear, I've grown terribly stronger since the last time we've met. I can defeat Ticoga on my own. With your help then, we would be the strongest force in the Universe. We would be able to simply take anything we wanted, whenever we felt like it!" - the Argin raised his clenched fist to the sky, before lowering his arm back down. - "But all of that starts here. How about, we have some fun for now? Grab whatever you want, make this world your playground!"
That was when Nero and three saiyajin bootlickers made their presence known. To think they had flown all the way from Namek to here to stop the Hoken, when Ticoga and Zuqetta were at that very moment destroying part of Namek and killing its native people, was laughable to Otama. Ever since Marimba's coronation ceremony, it had been made clear to him those three, and especially the so called Guru of Namek, were imbeciles, grandstanding as if they had moral superiority over anyone present, while they had no clue of the bigger picture about anything. For all Maxsuz knew, those three were just more goons under Ticoga's payroll, or were simply so naive and dense they would never realized how big of pawns they were. It was pathetic and it disgusted the himônus to no end.
Finally, in what felt like a complete random turn of events, the former crime boss Derry showed up, apparently pissed off that whole scuffle had messed with his retirement. He seemed like he wanted a fight, but Maxsuz had other plans when it came to that so notorious earthling.
"Mr. Ottoy. What a wonderful thing to finally meet you. I have been a great fan of your work and your association for quite a long time. I have even worked with one of your associates before, Saiba-Ban is it not. He needed people to keep ki powered people in check on Earth, and I helped him fulfill that goal before my almost demise in Konats. We are terribly sorry to have disturbed you and your retirement vacation, but there are unfinished business here we need to attend to before leaving.
What do you say, we give you all of the Crystal Casino moon as compensation one this is done? I know how good of a business man you are from tales among my old peers. You are a legend, and you deserve to be awarded the prize of a legend. You can even help us deal with this "little impasse" here, and we would be humbled to be able to work with you in the future, once the arcosujin empire is no more."
All the pieces of the chessboard were set. There were many reasons for the neutral parties to join his side, and little to gain on the other hand. Maxsuz did not truly wish to start a fight that would level the entire planet before they had a chance to benefit from it, so the more allies he could gather, the better. With a short message in his earpiece, he would made his intentions of cooperation clear.
"Place the operation on hold."
| Post Count | 2 |
| Post Word Count | 2.002 |
| Total Word Count | 2.586 |
Threat Level Reduced to Conquest of the Entire Arcose Board
Maxsuz offers Striker his Senzu Bean and Hetap, as well as the Kold Continent, the Bitter Poles and the Broiling Moon boards, to join his side. All to be given upon victory.
Maxsuz offers the Crystal Casino board to Derry to join his side.
Base Stats
| Stats | Traits | Sparkings ▰ | Items |
| ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 250% | Extraterrestrial ▰▰ | Frenzy | Hetap ▰ |
| ▰▰▰▰▰▰ KP | Durability ▰ | Fenoraga | Senzu Bean ▰ |
| ▰▰▰▰▰▰ MP | Out of This World | ||
| 150.500 PL | Tenacious ▰ | ||
| Normal | Trump Card ▰ |
