House and Heart Broken (Ohkara)

[Ethar Luxun]

With Winter hitting the mountain side hard, Ethar had just finished clearing off Summers's grave of the snow, and was starting to pitch a small tent over it, keeping most of the snow off of it.

A smaller camping site he had set up prior, consisted of a small makeshift tent, a campfire, as well as crates of his belongings that he had been salvaging from what was left of his home. That much was obvious as rubble still laid everywhere, and a foot path worn in the snow that lead down into his basement, which was now partially opened.

After pitching the tent, Ethar walked back down into his basement, not knowing if he was about to have a visitor anytime soon...

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Not long after she'd touched down, landing back on Earth after a month off planet, she headed for Ethar's mountain home. The trip was a true display that the work she'd put into training had paid off, at least a little. Having grown accustom to gravity 30 times what this planet offered, even with her heavy weights on she felt light as a feather, soaring through the sky at top speeds. Though the trip from her landing space to Mount Paozu usually would take some time, for Ohkara it was nearly instant; or at least, this time it felt that way.

Reaching the clearing, Ohkara's eyes widened; instead of a home there was only rubble. Of course, the brunet Ethar would be there, in the process of rebuilding, though he was just about to vanish behind what was left of the cover of his basement, “Ethar?” Ohkara shouted from high above, slowly descending to the ground, What happened here?”; she'd missed the bit about Frieza's attack starting here, and knew nothing other than Ethar had been hurt, and Ethan had spent some time bedridden as well. It'd been a week since the attack on earth, and the guilt was visible in Ohkara's eyes. Also, there was an obvious nervousness to her tone; it was pretty obvious she'd come feeling bad about not being there to protect everyone.

Taking a few steps forwards, she'd nervously rub an arm, casting her gaze around the rubble; then, her eyes would fall; she'd been purposely avoiding looking at him, she was unsure where he'd be in the moment. Letting out a disheartened sigh, she'd whisper in a weak and guilty tone, “I'm sorry...” She'd stop in front of the grave and tears would run down her cheeks. There was only one person this could have been and she knew it. Falling to a knee, she'd clutch her chest with a hand, and gently trail fingers across the small square of overturned dirt that now housed who used to be a cheery succubus for her eternal slumber. ”I'm so sorry...” she wheezed again.

In that moment, Ohkara felt that fire she had earlier return once more. Again, she'd have to prove to everyone, including the late Summers that her training had been worth something. That she hadn't died in vain. The guilt inside her grew with the fire, though; her stomach churning with a sick feeling. Taking a moment to herself, still unaware of the man's whereabouts, Ohkara would push the tears from her eyes, and steady her breath; though the sick feeling would not reside, she'd push it back best she could. Taking a deep breath, she'd stand and brush herself off, turning back around with a forced smile, to see if she had had an audience in her small emotional outburst.

[Ethar Luxun]

It wasnt long for Ethar to pack up a small box, before his ears picked up the sound of someones voice. He quickly used his ability to sense energy to see who it was, and instantly recognized it. Ohkara. Where had she been the last month or so?

It did not matter now, as when he came up the stairs with the small crate, he saw Ohkara near Summers's grave. He also saw how much she was hurting just from the look she was giving off.

When she stood up to dust herself off, He spoke "It wasnt your fault..." He said as he came up the stairs and placed the crate on the other boxes he was setting up. "Hello Ohkara... Nice of you to drop by. Id offer you a cup of hot tea, or hot coffee, but as you can see.... Well, Im kinda.... well... Without a permanent home at the moment." He said as he gestured to the rubble that was his home. Snow had covered most of it, but Ohkara would still be able to see a dark blotch on what was the floor of his home. Dried up blood, and alot of it.

"So what brings you here on this chilly winter day?" He asked, as he moved a piece of plywood over the hole to his basement so snow wouldnt fall in.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

As soon as she saw him her eyes darted off to the side, letting out a nervous huff of a laugh, she nodded her head, “I've been training... Hard,” she told him, her tone wavering with sadness, ”But it seems our little planet had a visitor while I was gone... I heard a little of what happened when I landed, but I wanted to make sure you were...” again a hand rose and gently rubbed at her elbow, ”Well, you know... okay...”

She let out a small sigh, lowering her gaze some more; in the moment she was hurting, and it was visible, even for the usual clueless Ethar. Slowly though, her gaze would rise, and finally she set her eyes back on Ethar, ”I've made a decision, Ethar.” she told him; though her usually sparkling yellow orbs were filled with guilt, there was also a fire that burned in them, ”I wont let something like this happen again. I am going to live up to the reputation you and Ethan have set as the Guardians of Earth.”

Taking a step forward, she'd quickly wrap her arms around the man, hugging him closely,”I'm sorry I wasn't there for her.. for you and him... for everyone...” she whispered, her voice cracking as she continued her embrace, ”It wont happen again, Ethar. I promise. Next time Earth is in trouble, it will be me on the front lines. You and everyone else can just sit back and relax.”

[Ethar Luxun]

Shaking his head as Ohkara spoke, he then said "Well I almost died... I had more holes in me then a golf course.... Lost enough blood for 10 people... I was knocking on Deaths front door, as it were. But yeah, Im alright..." as he walked over to a crated, and opened it. He took out a small cloth and wiped the sweat from his brow as he looked back to Ohkara.

She moved in the hug him, and smiled a bit. It was nice hugging her once again, as he returned the hug, and even patted her on the head. "As long as you give it your all, thats what matters. Besides, I said earlier that it wasnt your fault. It was my own..." He said as he looked over to Summers's grave. A tear fell from his own eyes as he added "In my endeavor to prepare and stop the event, I became its catalyst and brought Frieza here by accident. Summers didnt even stand a chance... But her death was not in vain..." as he let Ohkara go.

"As I held Summers in my arms, and uttered her dying words as her life left her body, I... I changed... I felt such blind rage... It was... massively different then when I saw Ethan and you at his Birthday. It wasnt just my bloodlust... But it.... Forced an evolutionary change in me..." He said, and sure enough, Ethar's newest addition... his tail... came into view, and brushed against the womans arm.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Ohkara simply listened to the man's words as he spoke. When released, she took a step back, and nodded her head, ”That sounds intense...” she told him, thinking about what he'd said.

A trigger. A Revelation. A change. This was something that particularly piqued the green-haired girl's curiosity; she herself had reached a wall in training; would that have been something she'd have been able to overcome if she needed? Bursting through and ascending into something else was an appealing idea. She'd seen Ethar transform before, but she herself was lacking... Was something like that what was behind the wall she'd found?

After a few moments of awkward silence, Ohkara was snapped out of it by a touch on her arm. Raising a brow, she looked down, only to see a brown monkey tail peaking at her. Blinking for a moment, she looked from the tail, to Ethar and back a few times, then pointed at it, ”Uh, I think you got a little something stuck to you...”

Of course, in the moment, she didn't put two and two together; obviously this was a Saiyan tail, and it had it's weaknesses... Reaching out quickly, she reared up two fingers, ready to pinch, ”Lemme just get that for you...” she said. Reaching forwards with unbelievable speed, her fingers would harshly clamp down on the tip of the tail in a heavy pinch, and she'd pull backwards, giving the newly formed appendage a hard tug.

[Ethar Luxun]

"Something stuck to me? Uh..." He said, confused as to what she was referring to.

His quick reflexes caught sight of her quickly trying to grab his tail, but Ohkara was faster. 'D-Dont grab...." He started to say, trying back away from Ohkara, but she was too quick. She grabbed his tail and tugged it, and while it stayed firmly attached, Ethar suddenly went limp right before Ohkara, and face planted right in Ohkara's chest, with all of his weight pressing him onto Ohkara.

"So this is what its like to lose all muscle control...." He thought to himself as he realized where his face landed, quite quickly.

"Sure glad the situation is in my favor, and this isnt Summer time where shes wearing less. Or else this would be messy." He also thought as he hoped Ohkara would let go of his tail after realizing it wasnt just stuck on Ethar. It was Ethar she was grabbing. HE also hoped that she wouldnt explode on him for the faceplant.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Success! She'd caught the object stuck to the man. However, what she got when she gave it a tug took her by surprise. Her eyes widened as Ethar lashed forwards, face first, and planted himself firmly right into her chest. With a yelp of surprise, Ohkara released her hold on him and pushed her hands forwards; unbeknownst to her, with excessive force, from not being used to the gravity of Earth just yet.

When she struck him, Ethar would be launched backwards comedically, and Ohkara would quickly reel her hands up to caress her chest, ”Dammit, you pervert! What the hell was that!?” she exclaimed, thrashing a foot about with frustration.

Nevertheless, there was something about the moment that set the green-haired girl at ease; things just somehow felt normal again; if only for the moment. With that, and the embarrassment of being violated, a pink touched both her cheeks, ”I know you missed me, but that was just uncalled for!” she told him, though her tone was more playful and teasing than serious, ”Pulling moves like that! I oughta tell Ethan!” she huffed, then giggled at the thought of holding something like this over Ethar's head.

[Ethar Luxun]

As soon as Ohkara let go of his tail, Ethar tried to pull himself off of Ohkara, hoping she would understand what had just happened....

But much to Ethar's dismay, Ohkara shoved him back with new strength, causing him to get thrown backwards as he went ass over tea kettle over his snow covered woodpile. When Ethar got back up, he dusted the snow off of him as Ohkara went on to call him a pervert. He rolled his eyes as he climbed over the woodpile and reply "Says the woman grabbing MY tail. It might be a first time for me, but didn't you know Saiyans lose all muscle control when someone grabs their tail if its not trained?" as he finished dusting himself off.

"Go ahead, tell Ethan. Ill tell him that your grabbing another man without him knowing!' He said as a sly grin. Turning super saiyan tweaked Ethar's personality a bit, allowing him to be a bit more aggressive towards Ohkara and her attempts to tease him.

He then let out a sigh as he calmed himself down a bit. "But yeah, this isnt 'Stuck' to me persay.... It is me... I got a tail now."

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Ohkara huffed at his attempt to tease her, shaking her head and narrowing her eyes, ”Well you started it first by poking at me with your tail,” she retorted, ”What do you think Ethan'll think when I tell him you were prodding me without my permission?” she asked, then giggled and shook her head.

”Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. I've fought plenty of them. Just, I didn't expect you to just sprout one out of nowhere, you know?” taking a step forwards, she gently took his tail in her hands, careful not to pinch and nerves, and gently ran her fingers down the fur. It was soft, almost silk-like, much like the texture of Ethar's wonderful hair. With a smile she inspected it closely, ”It's just weird, you know? Even if you are part Saiyan... What's it like? Is it hard to move? How do you control it? Can you feel this? Does it feel good?” quickly she began to barrage him with questions as she basically began to pet him, unable to control herself

”Sure is gonna take me some getting used to...”

[Ethar Luxun]

"Ethan doesnt even know I grew a tail yet... Infact, I dont even know what happened after I had passed out. Been too busy packing up what I can before the snowstorms come up." He said looking back at the crates he had packed up.

Looking back to Ohkara after she said that she didnt expect one to grow, he replied "It was my dormant Saiyan genes become active when I evolved... Hell, I even got a new transformation that seems more powerful then my Soif du Sang form." HE started to say, but when Ohkara started to pet him, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up as her petting him felt strange.

Instinctively, it twitched a bit in Ohkaras grip while she pet it, and he replied to her questions with "I havent gotten used to it yet actually, been keeping myself occupied. It almost feels like another a-arm, b-but its quite sensitive." He said as he hoped OHkara would stop soon, since it made him feel funny.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Of course, his hopes would be in vain, as she continued to carefully stroke the silky fur, ”Yeah, I actually only landed a little while ago myself... He is my next stop. You're welcome to come with me if you'd like,” she offered, a wicked smirk crossing her face as she noticed the Saiyan becoming uncomfortable.

”A new form, huh?” she asked him, looking him over and feeling out his energy for herself. Indeed he had become stronger, and of course, she'd be excited at the idea of testing him; though this time she'd keep from instigating trouble. She was there on “business” after all; wouldn't want to make things any worse than they already were.

”Can I see it?” She asked, looking back up to him, her eyes having strayed back to his tail as she continued to pet it between her soft fingers, ”I mean, if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to see this new form of yours myself...” she gave him a playful smile, then winked, ”If you do, I gotta let go of your tail, after all~”

[Ethar Luxun]

"I dont think I can... Much was revealed to me during the battle with Frieza... Its... part of the reason why Im packing up my belongings, and not rebuilding my home." He said, as he remembered back to the talk he had with his mother in his subconscious mind. He knew something terrible had happened on his home planet. Something that he would have to personally remedy.

His mind snapped back to reality when she asked about his new form, and if she could see it. "I think you might of seen this form before... Infact, I remember the day you came to my house wearing that... costume that made you look like you were a sister of mine I had not known." He said, remembering back to teh day after the great universal reset that had dampened back everyones power. The day Ohkara came to his home wearing a wig. "But Fine, I will show you..."

He yanked his tail away from Ohkaras grasp, though it caused him to flinch as pain crashed into his body, but he clenched his fists and endured it. His mind turned back to the time he held Summers in his arms. Watching the last bit of life drain from her body, and her final words. This made him clench his fists even more as tears welled up in his eyes. "I will show you the power that Summers helped me get....."

Ethar's power started to suddenly spike rapidly. His aura flared up as the wind also kicked up. The quick real power increase caused a dramatic change in air pressure around him, which, if Ohkara was caught off guard, would cuase her to topple backwards. His hair stood up on end as it would flicker from his usual dark brown, to a pure silver. "HhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrAAAAGH! He screamed as his power reached over 1.6 million, as he was NOT wearing any weights at that time. HIs hair stopped flickering between the two colours, as it was pure silver, and almost seemed like it sparkled in the sunlight.

The intense burst of power, and the pressure change actually blew away the snow on the ground, leaving lawn under their feet, but snow would soon start to fall on it again, as Ethar looked at Ohkara. His eyes were more of a teal colour now, and his tail had even turned to a silver colour.

And when he spoke, Ethar's tone had a much more serious sound to it. "There. My new form."