Aug 11, 2024 18:51:14 GMT
Post by Athren on Aug 11, 2024 18:51:14 GMT
The Phantom Blades, a name that Athren had heard a handful of times while he was here on Earth and they had sounded like a rather prominent group within Earth's crime syndicates. He had heard their names on the radios, televisions and even posted up on the streets in old fashion wanted posters. It had seemed like members of their little gang had been above and beyond the capabilities of most Earthlings and they had been advertised as being very dangerous. They had been far worse than just an ordinary gang and most had called them super powered. Of course, something like this would draw the attention of a saiyan warrior who was always looking for a fight or the next big target to test himself against. What Athren had managed to gather was that this organization wasn't a beloved Earth faction and they had been quite the opposite. They were a ruthless criminal organization that cared little for the laws of the Earth or it's citizens. They had caused harm everywhere they had gone and truly went above and beyond to attain their own goals through any means necessary. They'd kill anybody who got in their way and according to what Athren had managed to find out, they were strong fighters. Most of them ranged far above a normal Earthling. Athren knew that if he were to engage with this group, that he wouldn't be hunted down. The Earth would likely be grateful they'd have been dealt with. This gave Athren a perfect opportunity to get into a fight without drawing attention to himself.
Through his investigations, Athren had managed to discover where at least one of their hideouts were. One of them had been in the southern region on one of the many islands that had been there. It had sounded like it may have even been the main hideout for the group. Athren couldn't help but smile at learning about this. If this was potentially their main hideout and where most of them liked to remain, the strongest of their warriors would be there and it was probable that a vast majority of their numbers would be there as well. It would be a perfect place to go and test out what Earthlings could do at their highest level. All he had heard was this group was powerful and far beyond that of most warriors on Earth, they had very high battle powers and were deadly. That was all it was going to take for Athren to have his attention drawn into them. If he had gone to slaughter them all, he'd also avoid bringing early conflict between Earth and Vegeta as nobody would likely known who or what dealt with this crime organization and if they did find out, they'd likely be grateful. With all these thoughts in mind, Athren wasn't going to wait around. This was something new for him to do on Earth, it was beneficial to him, the Saiyan Empire and even to Earth. It was the perfect cover to let out some steam.
Of course, as per usual Athren had been equipped with his Super Heavy Training Weights, he had pre-workout mix in his system and he was wearing his normal and rugged attire. His orange armored chest piece with the weights in it, his ripped black sleeveless shirt, his loose fitting fighting pants. He was ready for a fight. He would leave his ship in a hurry, blasting off before he even got down and off the ramp. He flew high in the sky and headed south towards the island. While he didn't know exactly which island it was going to be, he couldn't help but think that they'd give themselves away with their battle powers. It had seemed that a lot of individuals on this planet had lacked the ability to suppress their energy and if that was the case with these guys, they'd be easy to find according to the rumors that Athren had heard. He'd simply just sense out a group of above average fighters and make his way there. Once he was there, he'd simply start killing them all and forcing them into a life and death situation. That was a situation where a fighter wouldn't hold back, they'd be forced to fight with everything they had in order to simply survive. They might've thought they'd have a chance due to their numbers but this was going to be the first time any of these bastards had got to fight a real saiyan warrior.
It didn't take him very long to reach the southern islands that had been off the coast. There had been a bunch of them. It was an area he flew over before but he didn't quite pay much attention to them as they weren't very interesting to begin with. There hadn't been much going on in terms of things that would interest a saiyan warrior. Some islands had been empty while others had small villages on them. Other islands had bigger cities on them but nothing had stood out. It wasn't like Athren even really cared for this planet or it's locations, so he wouldn't have been drawn in to them. The only thing he really gave a shit was power. This was his own and the power of those on this planet who might actually offer him a challenge. He just had to be careful with who he decided to fight. The king didn't want a war popping off early before he was ready. So Athren had to tread lightly in the regard. Even those who had approached him and challenge him would need to be taken care of lightly. While he wanted to treat this planet as if he were invading it already, he just couldn't do it. That's the way the Empire had worked and if he had decided to go against the orders of the King, he'd find himself in the crosshairs of the Saiyan Empire. While it sounded fun, he didn't need that right now. He had to get stronger.
When he arrived on location, Athren stayed high in the air and floated there for a few moments. His ocean blue eyes scanned each and every island as he looked for signs of the criminal gang that he had heard so much about but visually, there had been no activity out of the ordinary that suggested that a massive crime syndicate was present in the area. While his ocean blue eyes scanned the area, he would reach out and begin sensing it. Locking onto a specific island with his Ki sense, Athren could feel dozens of powerful warriors, or at least they had been much more powerful than the average Earthling. The island from afar seemed to be lifeless, covered with thick and dense forest. He flew towards it, even going as far to land in the middle of the jungle where he was sensing the power levels. Yet there was nothing around, no structures, no people. The ki he had been sensing had been right below him, the numbers of them had been high and there was at least a few dozen powerful ones with countless weaker ones. It was clear that this base was underground, it was the perfect spot to hide such an organization. They couldn't be seen from the air, the activity was hidden and traditional means of locating them would've been completely useless. Of course, Athren had means that were beyond traditional and he had such an advantage here.
Given the power levels had all been underneath him, there was really only one way to get down there and that was force. While he could've investigated the island further in order to find the actual entrance, that just would've taken far longer than he wanted it too. With a quick and swift action, Athren jumped into the air and slammed himself down. He broke right through the ground over top the underground structure and punctured right through the ceiling. He landed on a hard floor in the middle of a large room surrounded by what he assumed was the Phantom Blades. It didn't take long for him to glance over and see their logo on the wall, one that gave him a positive identity on these guys. The logo was that of the phantom blades. As Athren was in the room, he glanced around. There was dozens of eyes on him as everybody had seemed to remain still for all but a few moments. This had felt like a long pause, a long moment of silence before the action was going to ramp up and take place. He was eager to get to the fight but he was going to let them make the first move. He felt as if they'd have to face their fears to actually attack him and that was something that was rather entertaining for him. He'd wait to see who was brave enough to make the first move.
"GET HIM!" One of the members of the Phantom Blades exclaimed as he rushed in to press the attack on the saiyan. With those two words, dozens of soldiers in the area had begun to press the attack and charge in at the person who had just broken into their base of operations. While dozens of soldiers had tried to close the distance, there had been many that kept their distance and took aim with their blasters. They weren't the strong ones, they would much rather stay at a safe distance and try to blast their opponent from afar. Of course, this wasn't going to work out for them regardless. It would seem none of them could sense power levels as none of them had been scared. Instead their numbers had given them confidence and their previous behavior had solidified them as one of the more powerful factions of Earth. Most of the soldiers had believed that there wasn't anything that could happen to them in terms of another warrior. They were untouchable, unbeatable. This intruder wasn't going to be able to take them down either, though of course none of them had the chance to go up against a real saiyan warrior before. Especially one that wasn't going to hold back, one that didn't have an issue with letting all their corpses rot here for weeks after their deaths. They had truly believed that they'd be able to win but in a few short moments, Athren was going to show them just how weak they really are.
With the crowd rapidly approaching, Athren couldn't help but smirk from ear to ear. It wasn't often that he found himself in situations like this but when he did, he truly loved every moment of them. He was going to slaughter all of them without any remorse or regret. He would allow himself to let loose, blow off some steam and have a little bit of fun. "Let's fucking go." He commented just before the first of them closed the gap and reached him. Athren quickly ducked underneath the incoming punch and launched his own forward. His fist forcing its way through the ribs of the opponent and through all his internal organs as the fist blew out the back of the soldier. Blood squirted out, staining Athren's clothing as he smirked sadistically. He retracted his fist and went on to the next target, hitting him with a deadly kick to the face that would immediately snap the soldiers neck. It was at this point that all the soldiers at a distance had began trying to gun him down and Athren effortlessly moved around each of the shots, avoiding impact with his body as he moved around the room and cut them all down rapidly. The room became more stained with blood as more and more bodies dropped to the floor lifelessly and Athren wasn't even taking any sort of damage. He was far too fast and far too powerful for these guys to hit.
"GAH!" Another one of the Phantom blades screamed out in pain as his arm was literally ripped off by the force of the saiyan. Athren had grabbed his arm and pulled with such force that he ripped it off at the shoulder. He then used the arm as a weapon and bashed in the members head, leaving another massive mess of blood spreading out in the area. The more Athren fought, the more he was being covered with the blood of his enemies. The scene itself wouldn't have been for the faint of heart, it was a gore filled mess. Athren made his way around the room, slaughtering each and every one of the gang members that had tried to defend it. The more members that rolled in, the more corpses that had been laying around. It seemed as it took a while for them to stop and it eventually turned into them fleeing and running to make their escape. Athren wasn't going to chase them and initially, he was going to blow the entire base up but he wanted to do some exploring first. He wanted to see exactly what was in this base and if there was anything of value to him. Whether it be more information or technology that he could use to train, he wanted to see what kind of tech these guys had. Athren would spend some time walking through each of the hallways and going into every single room with the base.
After spending some time exploring the base, Athren hadn't come across anything particularly useful in terms of technology or items. Though he did come across something that had been written up about Dragon Balls. What he read that they were seven wish granting orbs that when gathered together would grant a wish. Of course, it had seemed to be a childrens story so he dismissed it immediately. There wasn't a chance in hell anything like that could be true and he wasn't going to take a gang members documents as fact. They had been said to be a very powerful gang and Athren slaughtered them like insects so it was easy to dismiss anything he found here. Eventually, Athren would've made his way to a locked room. It was the most secure door that he had come across yet. "Let me guess, You guys hide all the good shit here. Huh?" He muttered aloud before lifting his hand to blast the door down. He charged up a small ki blast and hit the door dead center and blasted it right into the room. He walked in after hearing the scream of another man. He thought it was going to be another soldier hiding but in this case it was a man that had his arms tied behind his back. It was a curious thing, something that Athren couldn't have imagined finding here. He walked up to the man who was down on his knees and lifted his right hand, he was about to slaughter him too.
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!" The man exclaimed as his life was threatened. "Please, don't kill me!" He ranted before begging and pleading. Of course, Athren was just about to end this mans life but he had said the right thing just in time to avoid getting blasted into oblivion. "I can pay you anything you want, make you a hero! I'm the King of Earth! "
Now this statement had gave Athren a lot to think about in a short period of time. He had an opportunity here to kill the King of Earth and potentially put Earth at a complete disadvantage. They could potentially scramble for new leadership and during that time the saiyans could invade the planet. At the same time, it could have a negative effect. Killing the King could put Earth and Vegeta at war if they found out that a saiyan had killed him. While Athren's temptations were high and he truly wanted to kill the King, there was benefits to keeping him alive and if he had managed to get captured by this group of thugs and thieves, he might've been the perfect person for the saiyan King to negotiate with if it came to it. There could be massive benefits to this for the saiyan race without fully conquering the planet and that was a decision he'd leave for the King himself to make. He could simply report back what he found and let the King make a final decision.
Athren would lower his hand and walked around behind the king and break the bonds that held his arms together. "Beat it. It's clear all the way to the exit." Without further words the King had gotten up and sprinted for his life. This might've been a terrible decision for Athren to make but killing the King wasn't his call right now. He was still loyal to the Saiyan Empire and while he was having thoughts of leaving to chase his own goals, he would continue to act loyal to the saiyan cause. He wasn't going to burn the bridge until he was damn sure that he didn't need to cross it again.
He had spent more time fully exploring the base and gathering information on anything that seemed important, though there hadn't been much. After an hour or so of looking in every room of the base, Athren would leave and blast up into the sky to head back to his ship. He needed a shower to wash all the blood off himself and he had to get back to training. Though he didn't quite expect this to happen, it was a welcome change of pace. It hadn't been everyday that he got to slaughter countless like he was invading a planet or at war at it was rather a refreshing change than simply investigating a planet and training. He could only hope that he'd come across more situations like that, but he doubted he'd be lucky.
Word Count: 3,000
Quest Rewards: +30% PL & Zeni Gain
Super Heavy Weights Equipped: 75%
1 Preworkout Mix used 10%
Through his investigations, Athren had managed to discover where at least one of their hideouts were. One of them had been in the southern region on one of the many islands that had been there. It had sounded like it may have even been the main hideout for the group. Athren couldn't help but smile at learning about this. If this was potentially their main hideout and where most of them liked to remain, the strongest of their warriors would be there and it was probable that a vast majority of their numbers would be there as well. It would be a perfect place to go and test out what Earthlings could do at their highest level. All he had heard was this group was powerful and far beyond that of most warriors on Earth, they had very high battle powers and were deadly. That was all it was going to take for Athren to have his attention drawn into them. If he had gone to slaughter them all, he'd also avoid bringing early conflict between Earth and Vegeta as nobody would likely known who or what dealt with this crime organization and if they did find out, they'd likely be grateful. With all these thoughts in mind, Athren wasn't going to wait around. This was something new for him to do on Earth, it was beneficial to him, the Saiyan Empire and even to Earth. It was the perfect cover to let out some steam.
Of course, as per usual Athren had been equipped with his Super Heavy Training Weights, he had pre-workout mix in his system and he was wearing his normal and rugged attire. His orange armored chest piece with the weights in it, his ripped black sleeveless shirt, his loose fitting fighting pants. He was ready for a fight. He would leave his ship in a hurry, blasting off before he even got down and off the ramp. He flew high in the sky and headed south towards the island. While he didn't know exactly which island it was going to be, he couldn't help but think that they'd give themselves away with their battle powers. It had seemed that a lot of individuals on this planet had lacked the ability to suppress their energy and if that was the case with these guys, they'd be easy to find according to the rumors that Athren had heard. He'd simply just sense out a group of above average fighters and make his way there. Once he was there, he'd simply start killing them all and forcing them into a life and death situation. That was a situation where a fighter wouldn't hold back, they'd be forced to fight with everything they had in order to simply survive. They might've thought they'd have a chance due to their numbers but this was going to be the first time any of these bastards had got to fight a real saiyan warrior.
It didn't take him very long to reach the southern islands that had been off the coast. There had been a bunch of them. It was an area he flew over before but he didn't quite pay much attention to them as they weren't very interesting to begin with. There hadn't been much going on in terms of things that would interest a saiyan warrior. Some islands had been empty while others had small villages on them. Other islands had bigger cities on them but nothing had stood out. It wasn't like Athren even really cared for this planet or it's locations, so he wouldn't have been drawn in to them. The only thing he really gave a shit was power. This was his own and the power of those on this planet who might actually offer him a challenge. He just had to be careful with who he decided to fight. The king didn't want a war popping off early before he was ready. So Athren had to tread lightly in the regard. Even those who had approached him and challenge him would need to be taken care of lightly. While he wanted to treat this planet as if he were invading it already, he just couldn't do it. That's the way the Empire had worked and if he had decided to go against the orders of the King, he'd find himself in the crosshairs of the Saiyan Empire. While it sounded fun, he didn't need that right now. He had to get stronger.
When he arrived on location, Athren stayed high in the air and floated there for a few moments. His ocean blue eyes scanned each and every island as he looked for signs of the criminal gang that he had heard so much about but visually, there had been no activity out of the ordinary that suggested that a massive crime syndicate was present in the area. While his ocean blue eyes scanned the area, he would reach out and begin sensing it. Locking onto a specific island with his Ki sense, Athren could feel dozens of powerful warriors, or at least they had been much more powerful than the average Earthling. The island from afar seemed to be lifeless, covered with thick and dense forest. He flew towards it, even going as far to land in the middle of the jungle where he was sensing the power levels. Yet there was nothing around, no structures, no people. The ki he had been sensing had been right below him, the numbers of them had been high and there was at least a few dozen powerful ones with countless weaker ones. It was clear that this base was underground, it was the perfect spot to hide such an organization. They couldn't be seen from the air, the activity was hidden and traditional means of locating them would've been completely useless. Of course, Athren had means that were beyond traditional and he had such an advantage here.
Given the power levels had all been underneath him, there was really only one way to get down there and that was force. While he could've investigated the island further in order to find the actual entrance, that just would've taken far longer than he wanted it too. With a quick and swift action, Athren jumped into the air and slammed himself down. He broke right through the ground over top the underground structure and punctured right through the ceiling. He landed on a hard floor in the middle of a large room surrounded by what he assumed was the Phantom Blades. It didn't take long for him to glance over and see their logo on the wall, one that gave him a positive identity on these guys. The logo was that of the phantom blades. As Athren was in the room, he glanced around. There was dozens of eyes on him as everybody had seemed to remain still for all but a few moments. This had felt like a long pause, a long moment of silence before the action was going to ramp up and take place. He was eager to get to the fight but he was going to let them make the first move. He felt as if they'd have to face their fears to actually attack him and that was something that was rather entertaining for him. He'd wait to see who was brave enough to make the first move.
"GET HIM!" One of the members of the Phantom Blades exclaimed as he rushed in to press the attack on the saiyan. With those two words, dozens of soldiers in the area had begun to press the attack and charge in at the person who had just broken into their base of operations. While dozens of soldiers had tried to close the distance, there had been many that kept their distance and took aim with their blasters. They weren't the strong ones, they would much rather stay at a safe distance and try to blast their opponent from afar. Of course, this wasn't going to work out for them regardless. It would seem none of them could sense power levels as none of them had been scared. Instead their numbers had given them confidence and their previous behavior had solidified them as one of the more powerful factions of Earth. Most of the soldiers had believed that there wasn't anything that could happen to them in terms of another warrior. They were untouchable, unbeatable. This intruder wasn't going to be able to take them down either, though of course none of them had the chance to go up against a real saiyan warrior before. Especially one that wasn't going to hold back, one that didn't have an issue with letting all their corpses rot here for weeks after their deaths. They had truly believed that they'd be able to win but in a few short moments, Athren was going to show them just how weak they really are.
With the crowd rapidly approaching, Athren couldn't help but smirk from ear to ear. It wasn't often that he found himself in situations like this but when he did, he truly loved every moment of them. He was going to slaughter all of them without any remorse or regret. He would allow himself to let loose, blow off some steam and have a little bit of fun. "Let's fucking go." He commented just before the first of them closed the gap and reached him. Athren quickly ducked underneath the incoming punch and launched his own forward. His fist forcing its way through the ribs of the opponent and through all his internal organs as the fist blew out the back of the soldier. Blood squirted out, staining Athren's clothing as he smirked sadistically. He retracted his fist and went on to the next target, hitting him with a deadly kick to the face that would immediately snap the soldiers neck. It was at this point that all the soldiers at a distance had began trying to gun him down and Athren effortlessly moved around each of the shots, avoiding impact with his body as he moved around the room and cut them all down rapidly. The room became more stained with blood as more and more bodies dropped to the floor lifelessly and Athren wasn't even taking any sort of damage. He was far too fast and far too powerful for these guys to hit.
"GAH!" Another one of the Phantom blades screamed out in pain as his arm was literally ripped off by the force of the saiyan. Athren had grabbed his arm and pulled with such force that he ripped it off at the shoulder. He then used the arm as a weapon and bashed in the members head, leaving another massive mess of blood spreading out in the area. The more Athren fought, the more he was being covered with the blood of his enemies. The scene itself wouldn't have been for the faint of heart, it was a gore filled mess. Athren made his way around the room, slaughtering each and every one of the gang members that had tried to defend it. The more members that rolled in, the more corpses that had been laying around. It seemed as it took a while for them to stop and it eventually turned into them fleeing and running to make their escape. Athren wasn't going to chase them and initially, he was going to blow the entire base up but he wanted to do some exploring first. He wanted to see exactly what was in this base and if there was anything of value to him. Whether it be more information or technology that he could use to train, he wanted to see what kind of tech these guys had. Athren would spend some time walking through each of the hallways and going into every single room with the base.
After spending some time exploring the base, Athren hadn't come across anything particularly useful in terms of technology or items. Though he did come across something that had been written up about Dragon Balls. What he read that they were seven wish granting orbs that when gathered together would grant a wish. Of course, it had seemed to be a childrens story so he dismissed it immediately. There wasn't a chance in hell anything like that could be true and he wasn't going to take a gang members documents as fact. They had been said to be a very powerful gang and Athren slaughtered them like insects so it was easy to dismiss anything he found here. Eventually, Athren would've made his way to a locked room. It was the most secure door that he had come across yet. "Let me guess, You guys hide all the good shit here. Huh?" He muttered aloud before lifting his hand to blast the door down. He charged up a small ki blast and hit the door dead center and blasted it right into the room. He walked in after hearing the scream of another man. He thought it was going to be another soldier hiding but in this case it was a man that had his arms tied behind his back. It was a curious thing, something that Athren couldn't have imagined finding here. He walked up to the man who was down on his knees and lifted his right hand, he was about to slaughter him too.
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!" The man exclaimed as his life was threatened. "Please, don't kill me!" He ranted before begging and pleading. Of course, Athren was just about to end this mans life but he had said the right thing just in time to avoid getting blasted into oblivion. "I can pay you anything you want, make you a hero! I'm the King of Earth! "
Now this statement had gave Athren a lot to think about in a short period of time. He had an opportunity here to kill the King of Earth and potentially put Earth at a complete disadvantage. They could potentially scramble for new leadership and during that time the saiyans could invade the planet. At the same time, it could have a negative effect. Killing the King could put Earth and Vegeta at war if they found out that a saiyan had killed him. While Athren's temptations were high and he truly wanted to kill the King, there was benefits to keeping him alive and if he had managed to get captured by this group of thugs and thieves, he might've been the perfect person for the saiyan King to negotiate with if it came to it. There could be massive benefits to this for the saiyan race without fully conquering the planet and that was a decision he'd leave for the King himself to make. He could simply report back what he found and let the King make a final decision.
Athren would lower his hand and walked around behind the king and break the bonds that held his arms together. "Beat it. It's clear all the way to the exit." Without further words the King had gotten up and sprinted for his life. This might've been a terrible decision for Athren to make but killing the King wasn't his call right now. He was still loyal to the Saiyan Empire and while he was having thoughts of leaving to chase his own goals, he would continue to act loyal to the saiyan cause. He wasn't going to burn the bridge until he was damn sure that he didn't need to cross it again.
He had spent more time fully exploring the base and gathering information on anything that seemed important, though there hadn't been much. After an hour or so of looking in every room of the base, Athren would leave and blast up into the sky to head back to his ship. He needed a shower to wash all the blood off himself and he had to get back to training. Though he didn't quite expect this to happen, it was a welcome change of pace. It hadn't been everyday that he got to slaughter countless like he was invading a planet or at war at it was rather a refreshing change than simply investigating a planet and training. He could only hope that he'd come across more situations like that, but he doubted he'd be lucky.
Word Count: 3,000
Quest Rewards: +30% PL & Zeni Gain
Super Heavy Weights Equipped: 75%
1 Preworkout Mix used 10%
