Mesa (Flashback!)

Kye alighted on the flat Mesa top, his boots tapping lightly onto the condensed dirt and rock that made up the hard surface. The young man breathed in, and let out a long breath of warm, clean air. The sun was a little hotter, here where there was no shadow to hide in, and no foliage to moisturize the air, and to be truthful he actually enjoyed the heat. It was as much an opponent as the strong winds that sometimes whipped through the hard-pack, or the other natural disasters that plagued the dangerous place. Not only that, but it was one of the places he could come to train with his little sister without worrying about too much damage. He could remember when she was unable to even walk, but now she was growing stronger and stronger every day! It was exciting to think about her future, and the drive she held to get even more powerful was marvelous. He knew that feeling well - his parents had trained him since he'd been able to comprehend words, when he could walk he was fighting - even when he could do naught but stare up at the loving eyes of his parents they would tell him stories of great warriors from the planet they were going to, of how the strongest people in the universe had decided to live on Earth. Their battles were told to him, their struggles he knew almost as intimately as his own. With a determined look on his face, he watched the horizon. He'd been planning on meeting Emi here so that the pair could spar for a bit without actually destroying anything of true value. While wildlife would no doubt meet their doom as Kye and Emi fought, he found that a much better alternative than destroying the city and the people that lived in it just so that they could test their might against each other. He was willing to bet that Emi had surprises for him, so, as always when he had enough time before-hand, he began taking in a deep breath.

It was as though he were drawing a pump for a well, the deep breath allowing him to let his Ki fill him. The pull was incredible, and the environment began to react as he slowly took in air. The Ki, he imagined, began filling him as though he were a container, starting as his feet. Kye’s container, however, was far different – it could hold much more than one would think. As the Ki began to slowly ‘fill’ him, the loose rocks trembled against the ground, slowly making their rattling way toward the Saiyan. His tail twitched to and fro, the fuzzy tell-tale having unwrapped itself from about his waist so that he could move a little better. As those rocks grew closer and more power gathered in Kye, they slowly began to lift from the ground, floating upward and lightly turning, spinning in the wake of the young man’s power as a faint blue aura began to become visible around him. That aura grew brighter and more visible as he continued to draw in breath and power, the well of Ki being drawn much more steadily, now, as though the lever would never reach the end of its usefulness, that it could draw infinitely from a huge source. That source was always unknown to Kye, and in fact each and every time he did this he could swear that he felt even more powerful than the last time, that he felt….more complete. He straightened from his slightly bent fashion, fists closing as he bent his elbows slightly. His muscles bulged as though saturated with Ki, the veins there sticking out slightly as he growled a bit, throwing his head back as his aura suddenly flared, swirling up and then firing straight as though an afterburner on a jet plane. His mouth opened as he let out more sounds of effort. “Rrrrrah!” he cried, suddenly letting out the breath that he’d been gathering along with the Ki. It overflowed on his container, spilling outward into his aura as he settled into the power, feeling its comfortable embrace as he had so many times before.

The rocks burst away from him, the push of power causing the little bits to fly out from around his body. The ground cracked and split under the sudden force, but did not crater as he’d heard stories of. He wasn’t quite that powerful….just yet. He wouldn’t deny that he wished he could become that way, and wished he could destroy the mesa just by gathering his Ki. The draw of such power always nagged at him at least a little, but Kye wouldn’t dwell on it for long. He couldn’t afford to, really, not when he was also focused on protecting his family and home. He couldn’t abandon that for some nebulous hunger for something that brought him no real joy, nothing that was more than fleeting. He took a gentle step forward, aware that with his Ki-enhanced body, he could very well stomp down so hard as to break through the hard-pack rather easily. It was with practiced ease that he stepped over to the ledge on the high mesa, watching the direction he knew that Emi would need to come from. With one hand, he shielded his eyes from the bright glare that beamed down from above, squinting slightly. She wasn’t late – he was early – but he was starting to get a little anxious. If she ended up late, his efforts in getting to the appointed meeting place would be a little wasted. He hoped that wasn’t the case, and put faith in his little sister to finish up what she needed to do and make it to meet him at the appropriate hour. With that in mind, he stepped back away from the edge and back to the middle of the mesa, standing confidently as he waited for the girl to show up.

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Dashing across the land, Emi sped towards the mesa, running with her back to the sun's bright light that shone down above her. She was going to be fine for time but she hurried all the same to her destination. Her brother was one for punctuality and she would not be surprised if he was already there waiting for her timely arrival. The temperature was pleasantly hot, the sun's rays beating down upon her head and her back. It was fine weather for sparring, after all the heat would only make the muscles more flexible and supple. The rocky ground made for good terrain to provide a small warm up of a sorts as she maneuvered swiftly on the earth, navigating her way across the rather barren land. Emi was looking forward to training with Kye, she always did. Her brother was so fantastically skilled, his strength significantly greater than her own even. Nevertheless she did her best the keep up with him, if anything to give him an opponent with some sort of strength to battle against. Although she was born on Earth, she too was a full blooded Saiyan and the prospects of growing in power and the electric thrill that accompanied battle flowed deeply in her veins. Perhaps she would surprise him with a new technique; she had learned a new move recently during the time she spent training solo. Purposely she had learned and practiced the technique alone for the express purpose of impressing her brother when she finally decided to unveil it before him and what better day than today eh? Those were the thoughts on the young Saiyan girl's mind as she ran.

The dash had traversed several miles already and she would get a decent warm up in the beginnings of sparring so she decided to amp up the speed. Emi's feet rose off the ground slightly, gliding above the surface. She took in a deep, alveoli filling breath of fresh warm air. As she released the air her aura of fiery white began to slowly materialise. The speed at which she was sliding across the ground increased as her body tilted forwards, further and further till she was parallel with the ground. At this point her aura left a trail of light behind her as she flew faster and faster. Perhaps she would test her speed on the way to the mesa upon which the two siblings were scheduled to meet. The white flame flared outwards cause a disturbance, kicking up the ground as she burst upwards into the sky. Her speed began to up itself as she brought her arms to her sides making her body more streamlined, cutting down on the wind resistance she experienced with her jet like movement in the sky. Emi focused her Ki as she forced her body to accelerate to an even greater velocity than before. The winds whipped her dyed hair about wildly, only mildly controlled by the hair band that held it from raging out of control.

Soaring at her maximum speed she could sight her goal in the distance. A faint light in the background along with her enhanced eyesight allow her to note the like she had originally had thought her brother, Kye had already arrived early as usual. Emi still maintaining her speed began her descent towards his location. Still flying she shot past him and only then slowed down, circling back around to touch down lightly down beside him , her boots planted down firmly on the mesa. "Heeeeeeya Kye"! Her aura vanished as she did so. "Hope I didn't keep you waiting"

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