Harvest on the Mountain (Celeh)

[Ethar Luxun]

With a few small tuffs of clouds in the skies, Autumn had made its presence known on Mount Paozu. Ethar was aware of what time of year it was. It was time to harvest his outdoor gardens before the first major frost came, and since he lived up on the mountain, the first frost came quicker then the rest of the lands below him.

Luckily, He had an alarm set so he could get an early rise and met the sun rise. He squinted as his eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight as he felt its warmth gracing his body. He was letting his succubus-in-training roommate sleep in, and grabbed several wooden boxes and walked over to his garden next to his home.

Grabbing a shovel, Ethar started to dig up clusters of potatoes as well as pulling up handfuls of carrots. It wouldnt take long, but eventually each box was filled up with tastey looking produce.

Eventually, he moved onto his small patch of cabbage, Kale and Brocolli's and began to pack them up into other boxes as well. "Hope everything tastes as good as it did last year." He said to himself as he used a small knife to cut the produce off their stalks before putting them into boxes.

[Celeh]

While Ethar was busy harvesting his gardens and collecting his crops for the season, Celeh was nearby just around the bend on the mountain. The soldier had been practicing her aim by chucking rocks into the air and shooting them down at varying distances. For really long distance shots she'd use her Nova Bullet and for short range shots a normal blast would do the trick. Either way, there was a veritable fireworks display for the half Noran half Saiyan man while he collected his vegetables.

But after a short while, the shots stopped. And he would undoubtedly notice a hearty burst of energy zooming up over the mountainside and around the bend if he could sense energy. Celeh had elected to give him a visit. She figured maybe they could train together or something if he was willing, although she was still in a sour disposition towards him after their last meeting. Despite this, Celeh knew that they were on the same side and that she would need to rely on him eventually...so she would at least make an effort to be neighborly. Neighbors stopped in now and then to beat the stuffing out of each other, right?

[Ethar Luxun]

Ethars ears perked up as he heard the shots, and was wondering what it was. Norans had enhanced senses, higher then those of a humans, and his sense of hearing was one of them. And he COULD sense energy, as he did sense a burst of energy suddenly emit and start to fly in his direction.

Judging from where it was first felt, it came from the mountain side, and was relatively close by, so Ethar knew exactly who it was that came to visit him. Things didnt go that well with Celeh the last time she met, but something about her made Ethar's mind constantly dwindle on the idea of seeing her again. So while Celeh was still in flight, Ethar finished digging up some potatoes and placed them in a crate that he stacked with the others on his mountain homes porch.

He waited for her to come in sight, as she would see Ethar was up and awake, and even waiting for her, leaning up against the deck of his home watching her. If she should land nearby, he greeted her. "Morning Celeh." He said as he started to wonder why the saiyan girl had come to visit him finally. "What can I help you with on this fine, crisp morning?" He asked, as he rubbed his hands together and took some dirt off of his hands, as Celeh could see a stack of atleast a dozen 50 pound crates of produce behind him.

[Celeh]

Celeh did land near Ethar, and she gave him a faint wave and a smirk, "I'd never imagine You as the sort to groe and pick your own dood. That seems to me like something a little outside your skillset. I've only ever really seen you fight, though. A man of many talents? I remember you mentioning cooking...or maybe Ohkara mentioned your cooking?" She pondered the thought for just a moment, but shook it off and sighed."Is this how you make your living on this planet?" She was just avoiding the real question she meant to ask him.

Celeh came here to ask him for a fight. Sure she'd seen him in battle at a distance, but she couldn't learn his style from that short time she'd witnessed him in battle.

"Look...the real reason I'm here is to train and to relieve some tension. When two saiyans had disagreements, whether they were at peace about it or not, they'd trade blows like any respectable warriors with clashing opinions. Let's fight. Maybe I can help take care of those vegetables afterward."

[Ethar Luxun]

"NAh, I just grow my own vegetables because they seem to taste better then the store bought ones. Less chemicals. Plus the crates are good for building up strength in the legs and arms." He said as she asked him if that was how he made his living on Earth. "I can transmute any mineral to gold, and gold seems to have alot more worth on Earth then my planet. So I use that to pay for basic stuff."

He knew that she was here for something more then small talk. From the little time they had known eachother, he knew Celeh to be the serious type. Yet he hadnt expected Celeh to start to actually visit him, even after what happened at his birthday party.

"I know about Saiyans Celeh, Im half Saiyan myself. My father infact, was a general of the Saiyan's army. Probably before Akassa was even born to." He said as her demand to fight him wasnt actually a bad idea. It had been a while since he had a decent fight, like the one with Zarbon. And the thought of a challenge like this made him tingle a bit in anticipation. "Your on. Then after the Vegetables, Ill make ya Breakfast. Hows that sound?"

[Celeh]

Celeh gave a shrug and a sigh. "If you plan to cook for me after our fight that's on you. I wouldn't turn it down, though. Fighting does work up quite an appetite." The soldier looked around the area. " Is there a better location for our match? I don't want to risk damaging your house. My match with Ohkara a while back was on the mountainside, too, but we moved away from my house."

"I do hope you don't plan to insult me with a meal that has no meat. A dinner without meat is hardly even a good snack."

[Ethar Luxun]

"I dont mind, I enjoy cooking for others. Especially friends." He replied, as Celeh then asked if there was a more suitable place for their match.

Nodded, he put his tools down and walked over to the door of his home. "There sure is. I have a room downstairs that I train in. Its indestructible from the inside, so we can go 100% without any worries." He said as he opened the door and gestured her to come inside. "Its just down in the basement, across the hallway from the pantry. Its the big empty room with a control panel on the other side. It controls training holograms and local gravity fields." He said as he would wait for her to head inside.

"I agree. Not to worry, Breakfast will have 3 different kinds of meats, as well as various starches. " He said, as he saw his Succubus-in-training roommate was awake and already starting to cook breakfast as the smell of bacon, sausages and ham started to leak out of the kitchen.

[Celeh]

Celeh didn't know how she felt about being invited into the basement of a fellow she barely knew, but she'd been in dungeon basements before and had to fight her way out, so this probably wouldn't be like that. Still she headed down casually, following his guidance until they reached the gravity chamber that had apparently been built into his house. Once she got into the gravity room and waited on him to kick things into gear, Celeh adjusted her weights a little bit underneath her clothes and took her fighting stance! Both palms open, facing Brandon with arms and legs both half bent so that she was low to the ground and both arms were ready to maneuver in almost any direction. she was fully facing forward, squared up to Ethar's direction. "I'm going to try something a little differently than what I normally do. So don't think you'll be seeing my usual fighting style in the beginning."

[Ethar Luxun]

After following Celeh into the training room, Ethar walked over to the controls and sealed up the room and turned on the gravity to X20. Ethar was used to much higher amounts, but he wasnt sure how Celeh would be able to handle the gravity.

He turned to face her as he saw her fighting stance. She told him that she was going to try something new, as that made him replied "Celeh, I have never personally seen you fight. So no mater what you do, Its all new to me... But I wonder... Should we go 100 percent right from the beginning?" He asked, as he to adjusted his weights under his clothing and was curious what she wanted to do.

Since she wanted to try something new, He also had something he wanted to try. "As long as you dont go easy on me, You can do as you wish. You will find it rather difficult to keep me down."

[Celeh]

Celeh was content going all out from the start, but she didn't know exactly what that meant for him. She had only seen his strength briefly back in Central City, and that had been a little while ago. She wasn't extremely familiar with his fighting style or his physical strength and speed, so this would very much be a new experience for her. "Going all out from the start might be for the best. We can worry about sparring form during our next battle. For now, this one will help us get a feel for the other's style and abilities. Sound good?" She was doing something new, that much was true, but it wasn't so far gone from her normal style that she felt uncomfortable doing it. It was just a different stance to give her some alternative options.

When he made that claim about her keeping him down, Celeh just smirked. She didn't wait any longer. The gravity pulled down on her and slowed her down, so her speedy antics wouldn't be quite as viable in this gravity chamber. With her weights still on, it was doubly as difficult to move swiftly. That was part of the other reason for her stance. She slowly stepped forward with both palms still towards him. "Let's go!" With that, she did a half step forward followed by an open palm thrust, then followed up with a full step forward and a full body, open palm, arm thrust. She twisted her entire body into the second hit. The first palm strike was bait to try and get him to block, grab her arm, or parry. Her full weight wasn't behind it, so when she turned into the other strike it would swiftly recoil her other palm back behind her to prevent a grapple at the start.

[Ethar Luxun]

Ethar could easily feel where Celeh's energy was at, and didnt feel the need to transform into his Soif du Sang form yet. After Celeh had spoken, and asked him if the plan was alright with him, he just nodded as he moved into a defensive stance. He knew Celeh would be at a disadvantage, for now. His power was considerably higher then hers, but he was sure his Noran traits gave him an additional edge, and judging by her movements in the gravity, She wasnt used to that level of Gravity yet either, where he had been. "I look forward to seeing where your abilities lie Celeh." He said.

Seeing her smirk and charge at him, Ethar thought he was ready for anything she would throw at him. Oh how wrong he was, Since Ethar overestimated her power, Ethar let her first strike hit and was quickly taken off guard by the second one, causing him to stumble back for a moment. Some pain rang through a good portion of his body as he regained his footing.

Smiling back, Ethar Bluffed "Heh, I told you not to take it easy on me. A lil smack like that, I didnt feel all too much. Surely you can do better then that." He said. Though Celeh's attacks did cause some damage, Ethar didnt let it show since he knew his body could take it, to an extent. He knew Saiyans were a race full of warriors pride, and some even had some...exploitable anger issues. He had to wonder if Celeh would be triggered by his bluff.

[Celeh]

Almost like clockwork she stepped back and got into her stance once again. Celeh took a deep breath and steadied herself despite his attempts at provocation. A raise of one eyebrow and another sly smirk was all the reaction he got at first, but when she took another step forward and gave a flurry of three quick palm strikes in rapid succession with a half step forward following each strike he would surely get the point. Fully extending her body to put maximum force into a blow like that second hit of her one-two combination she had opened with wasn't really viable in any fight since it left you extremely open to counterattacks. It only worked in that instance because Ethar hadn't been expecting it and he likely underestimated her strength after that light initial hit. These three hits were no different from that first one. She was still learning how to throw her weight around. After all, with weights on and with gravity turned up so high, her blows would have much more force behind them than normal if she could put her fully body into her blows. That fighting style was at odds with the swift, deceptive, hit-and-run style she normally employed when it came to close quarters fighting. After the three quick palm thrusts this time she would add in two energy blasts, one from each palm, just to keep him guessing. "Surely you don't think that's all there is to this, do you? I'm still testing the waters and getting a feel for this change in style. You'd better take advantage before I find my groove or you'll be in trouble!" Giving someone, especially your opponent, free tips in a fight was considered a pretty steep insult in the Saiyan Military...but it was hard to say if Ethar would pick up on her return prods and provocation or not.

[Ethar Luxun]

As Celeh moved under the effects of the gravity, Ethar could tell that Celeh was gradually getting used to it. But her movements were still sluggish in comparison to how she would normally move.

However, Ethar was already accustomed to the enhanced Gravity, allowing him to move quicker then Celeh would. But that wasn't the only advantage he had over Celeh in her situation.

As She stepped forward, she came at him with quick palm strikes, that he narrowly managed to block, thanks to his quick reflexes. And as Celeh had predicted, he did underestimate her power, as her follow up attack had considerably much more power behind it.

It caused Ethar to stumble back a bit as he heard her speak to him. "Oh maybe I want to fight you at your best." He started to say, as she threw Ki blasts at him. He extended his hands, and actually caught the two blasts, and held them inplace before throwing them off to the side, causing them to impact the walls of the training room they were in. "Besides, If you didnt fight at your best, There is no way either of us can reach our limits, and break them!" He added, as his aura flared up.

His power seemed to double in intensity, as he then jumped at Celeh, intending to ram his fist into her gut. "SHOW ME YOUR POWER!"

[Celeh]

When he lunged forward with a double strength punch, Celeh reacted in the only way she could. She turned her hips and her feet in unison and pushed off the ground to move as far to one side as she could under the intense gravity. It wasn't enough to get her clear of that punch, though, and it sent her spinning backwards through the air due to her jump. She slammed onto the floor and rolled a couple of times before coming to a stop face down. Her energy surged to the surface all over her frame and she pushed off the ground with all four limbs, launching herself into the air once more. She was hurting after that punch, but didn't show it at the moment. Her palms faced Ethar and she loosed a couple of blasts at him before coming down right in front of the half Noran. Her goal was to distract him with the blasts to secure a safe landing and drop down low to perform a sweep with her left leg. The leap through the air was just from overdoing it in her efforts to get to her feet when at full power.

[Ethar Luxun]

Holding up his arms in a cross, Ethar attempted to block Celeh's energy blasts, which pushed him back a bit.

His ears picked up the sound of her landing infront of him, and through the smoke of the blasts, he saw she was attempting a low kick to try and kick him off balance. But thanks to his enhanced reflexes, he was able to jump up a bit intime to avoid damage.

However, his jump wasnt very high, and this allowed him to attempt something of his own. Aiming for her ankle, Ethar quickly tried to stomp down, in an effort to hopefully disable her ability to walk on it, and put the fight in his favour. If successful of course, he would help her heal after the fight. But if he missed, the power of his stomp would put a considerable hole in the floor.