Stranger in a Strange Land

As much as the situation of her cryo-sleep had her curious, Celeh did agree with Ambrose's assessment in that regard. The motivations of why she was being cared for and put into medical stasis in a Tuffle facility back then were of no consequence in the moment. This ordeal was for the sake of finding a way to cure this abnormality in her spirit if at all possible. The Saiyan woman gave a knowing smirk when she caught glimpse of the small bioandroid delving around in the doctor's pockets.

She let her arms fall to her side and took a deep breath in preparation for what came next. Celeh glanced over in Momo's direction once more. "It's strange to me that you understand so much about the spirit. You put into words what I've been feeling in a manner of speaking. It's not like that part of me is gone. It's just detached. I can still access it and use it. The last time I got into a battle some of my techniques carried the typical blazing ki that we Saiyans are known for. But some also drew on this chilling, grisly energy. I don't think that would be possible if there weren't two fragmented wells of energy within me. But it's still difficult to explain."

Celeh nodded at the doctor. She spread her feet and lowered her stance slightly to get into a more stable and combat ready position. Her fists clenched with her forearms crossed like an 'x' in front of her chest. "Mmmph!" A forceful exhale and grunt came through her nostrils as she lowered her arms to her sides with elbows still bent and fists still clenched. There was a swell of nearly invisible energy that rippled out all across the room, shifting any furniture not bolted down and likely blustering their clothes as if a strong breeze blew through the lab. A glistening vermillion aura sprang up from Celeh's feet and began rising up her body in increasingly taller and more violent gouts almost like crackling flames rising from a freshly lit pyre.

She gritted her teeth as the blaze of her aura continued to rise higher and higher. When she reached the pinnacle of her power, though, something became very obvious to anyone with keen senses. There was a distinct halo of pale, sickly green around her red hot ki. It gave off sharp contrast to the intensity of the vermillion energy that danced around her. It was almost still and stagnate by comparison, and it inspired a feeling of unease in any who felt its presence. It was akin to decay or the icy grip of entropy.

The scanner would undoubtedly see this disparity, but it could also glean something more. Where this strange green energy with an otherworldly chill should have been in the reading, instead there was barely a reading at all. It was almost as if this portion of her energy existed, but didn't. It was part of her, but not connected to the whole. It was stilled. If not for the rest of her energy being active and volatile to stir it up even a little, it is likely that the scanner couldn't have picked it up. This portion of Celeh's spirit did exist, but it had been disconnected so long that the vibrant hum of 'life' had all but abandoned it.

It was understandable to Celeh that the young girl was frightened by the display of power. She by no means considered herself to be among the most powerful Saiyans, but Celeh knew her strength had dramatically increased during her time spent in frozen slumber. Whether or not it was the result of the Saiyan's innate zenkai or something else entirely was still unknown to her. The fact of the matter was that her power HAD increased by a wide margin as far as she could recall.

Her energy reached its peak and then leveled out. The intensity remained, but Celeh was not exerting herself heavily to push higher or maintain what was currently on display. This seemed fairly natural to her at the moment. "Strange. So it's not affecting the rest of my energy. That's a relief. Thank you for the peace of mind. Even if we don't know exactly what this is, I'm glad that it's not in immediate danger of harming me. Not further, at least."

Ambrose's analysis had given her relief, but Momolu's addition made her concerned. Did something change when she used the different forms of energy in battle? Her mind raced as the memories of her spar with Indra danced in her mind. Was there a difference? "Hmm... I don't recall. It was mostly to shake the rust and stiffness off. If I am able to do battle in the future I'll keep this in mind. I want to be more aware of the conditions under which this strange energy manifests. If there are special conditions for it, then I can figure out the cause, I think. If it is filling in the gaps in my energy naturally when I draw out my full power, do you think this means on some level that the energy is still 'me'? That even if my spirit is fractured, the piece that's detached responds to me as it normally would? But being detached for so long must have left it dulled. Without my life force to directly sustain it, it was...keeping alive by the lingering flame the rest of me gave off at a distance? This all sounds silly when I speak it aloud, but I cannot think of a better explanation than the metaphor of a fire keeping something warm."

Celeh watched Ambrose turn to begin taking note of everything that had been exchanged between them as well as the information gathered from the diagnostics he'd done on her. The Saiyan woman left him to his devices and turned back to Momolu. Her gaze was a bit sharper than before. The taller woman had given a great deal of insight into the spiritual side of this conundrum, and she seemed to be of similar mind in regards to how Celeh described it. The solution she proposed wasn't out of the question in Celeh's mind, but the former soldier wondered how much power would be necessary to 'reforge' herself into one whole rather than two separately functioning pieces.

"If that is the case, I'll have no choice but to keep fighting and training." She muttered aloud, but mostly to herself. Then she took a breath to conjugate her thoughts. "Now I have a couple of questions for you specifically. There is something about my condition I have yet to mention. Before I was injured and frozen, I needed a scouter to measure the strength of and keep track of opponents on the battlefield. However, after I woke up I could 'see' others. Not just physically see them, but see their essence, their light. I discovered after meeting someone capable of achieving the Super Saiyan form that the stronger a person is, the more intense and dense that essence is."

She raised a hand and motioned towards Ambrose and then towards Mitama. "I can see their light. I can feel their relative strength compared to my own. But you... I don't feel anything from you. A fellow I met not long after the Super Saiyan woman... he was able to vanish from this sixth sense in the same way you are absent from it right now. He seemed to be able to hide or reveal his light on command. Is it possible to learn this ability?"

The strange phenomenon that Mitama had managed to pull off didn't go unnoticed, but Celeh had already begun to realize that this 'family' was rather unorthodox in more ways than one. Their business was their own. Out of gratitude and respect for the aid they had lent her so far, she did not pry about how the small child was able to restore life and take it from that fern seemingly on a whim.

There was an odd shift and a sudden tension in the air when Momolu began speaking this time. The sharpness in her gaze and the coldness in her tone was different from the vague curiosity she had exuded previously. Celeh's expression did not shift in reaction to this, however. Her attention was fixed on Momo to try and glean something more from what she said or from her body language. Ultimately the Saiyan was not able to surmise anything beyond what was said.

"I can't say I blame you for not knowing. And I certainly can't blame you for not have the ability to perceive these things. Until I woke up from my recovery in that cryo sleep, I couldn't perceive the relative strength of life force of others, either. If I had even
a modest understanding of how I came to be able to do it myself, I'd offer to teach it to you. Perhaps if you could perceive others, you could better understand why you cannot be perceived on that spectrum."

The raven haired woman paused to shift her gaze towards Mitama when directed by the tallest among the four of them. "Clearly she has her own unique ability." She left it at that. Now it was clear to Celeh that Momo was holding something back from her. She had no reason to believe the hidden information was relevant to her own condition or her efforts to understand it, so she left well enough alone.

Her own eyes closed as she recalled the face of the man that had shown this unique ability to mask his presence in a similar way to how Momo was currently doing. "Hmm... somehow I feel as if he and I will cross paths again eventually. But that's a story for another time. For now," She turned her had towards Doctor Ambrose, "Will you begin preparing for that trip to the underground lab where I was awakened not long ago, or is that a trip you plan to make in the future?"

She gave a smile to Mitama when the small girl turned away from the fern to approach the two having a conversation. Her attention quickly shifted back to Momolu, though. "It may not have been a purely scientific problem that I came to you and the Doctor with today, but you were able to give me some measure of assistance just the same. I'd say you're right where you need to be, then, wouldn't you?"

Celeh turned from Mitama and Momolu to face Dr. Ambrose once more. "Don't worry, Doctor. If something changes I'll make a trip back here to see what turns up. As far as the investigation of that underground lab goes, I'll likely be in that area since I've got a camp set up there that I've been staying at while I look for more clues to jog my memory. You've gotten my energy signature with that scan. Given my unique 'ailment' I'd say you wouldn't be hard-pressed to find me even if I was in the most populated portion of the capitol because of that. For now, though," She turned toward the door. The Saiyan woman took a few steps in that direction, but stopped just inside the doorway. "I'm likely going to have to continue training and fighting in order to reign this abnormality in. If you have need of someone for combat training, simulations, or something of the sort feel free to come find me. For now, though, I'm going to head out if you have no other questions for me."

She gave a wave, "Thank you again. Both of you." Just like that, Celeh stepped out the door and attempted to leave, assuming that no further questions needed answering...