Oct 27, 2023 17:00:51 GMT -5
Post by Ryuji on Oct 27, 2023 17:00:51 GMT -5
Name: Ryuji
Age: ? (Appears young teen perhaps)
Starting Planet: Earth
Race: Bio Android (Majin/Saiyan/Human)
Transformation Path: Human
Racial Traits: Zenkai, Regen, Malleable, Intelligence
Items: One Time Use Space Pod
Fighting Style: Balanced
Faction (Optional): N/A
Sexuality: Straight
Appearance: Ryuji is on the smaller side, standing at around 5’6. His skin is a very subtle but unnatural bubblegum pink color, at a distance you might not notice that he’s not a normal Human or Saiyan. His eyes are an easily visible bright blue color, and his hair stands up most of the time and holds a chestnut brown color to it, but it moves easily as he expresses himself. He tends to wear relaxing looking clothes if he’s not wearing some kind of Sentai-inspired battle armor.
Personality: Ryuji is a very unorthodox and somewhat chaotic being, but wrapped in a well meaning soul. His mother made sure that he inherited all his parents best and worse, making him equally able to go with the flow or crush it on the go. He tends to be excitable and easily distracted, but once he starts fighting you can really see his father’s influence. For a boy with a wild heart, he remains focused and fluid when in combat, using his odd body to his advantage while he seeks out an opponents weaknesses. Both parts dependable and fearsome, Ryuji just wants to make friends!
History: In a distant corner of the realms, caught in a war they never could have imagined, there were two individuals. One, a teenage Half Saiyan set on saving his friends, and the other a curious little Majin bubblegum girl he met when he began. Over time, love bloomed from the Majin and in time the boy too.
When they decided to have a child, the two poured their souls and energy into her magic powers, and the union of their spirits formed into a tiny pink baby they named Ryuji.
Ryuji was a kind and happy child, who grew quite quickly given his heritage and birth. He was trained and taught by his parents and all their closest friends as he aged. Even with his penchant for mischief, Ryuji was considered a welcome addition to many missions, even if he snuck along on them. After having learned enough to go out on his own, he decided to leave home like his parents did, wanting to experience the realms in his own way.
Techniques: 6 techs
[OT1] Bazooka! - A powerful physical blow usually dealt by stretching one’s limbs beyond what normal beings can, using the snap back to increase the damage of the attack.
[OT1] Lava Flow! (Energy Wave ) - Thrusting his hands forward with little wind up, Ryuji is capable of releasing a red/white wave of energy that packs a good amount of power!
[DT1] Turtle Shell ( Ki Shield/Defensive Block) - Ryuji braces himself and creates a defensive barrier of Ki to defend from attacks!
[ST1] Flight
[ST1] Sense
[ST1] Magic Materialization - Ryuji has always had a talent for Ki control and inherited his mother’s magical powers too! He mostly uses it for fun but considers it for combat…
Roleplay Sample:
The sound of waves lapping softly against the shore, like a big ol’ tongue on some sandy soft serve, stirred the thoughts of the young lump slumbering nearby. The warmth of the sleeping bag around him deterred any thoughts of waking for a moment as the noises continued to grow, before a light amount of spray would reach high into the air. Carried upon the wind and settling on his cheeks, the seawater brought visions of home as Ryuji opened his eyes.
Yawning deeply, his face distending almost cartoonishly as he smacks his lips, Ryuji’s arms peeled themselves from the depths of comfort and slapped against the ceiling. “Oh yeah. If you can call it a ceiling.” He would snort softly to himself as he pushed. He was awake now, and the excitement was starting to build deep on his belly again. Or maybe he was hungry? It didn’t matter either way. As the boulder he had been nestled under tumbled to its other side, the sunlight shone brightly off his bright pink cheeks. You might not notice from a distance that he was anything but human, or maybe Saiyan if you saw the tail, but up close he’s definitely pink.
*POOF*
With the sleeping bag now safely returned to his capsule case and his clothes equally absent, there was no time wasted sprinting and diving into the surf, only to surface some distance out. A bar of soap and an abundance of seawater make for an easy bath when you need it after all! “Scrub, scrub, scrub! Don’t forget the ears! Always wash your pits, hair and tail! Girls want a guy who smells good! But don’t let them near you or your momma’s gonna hurt’em!” Soft spoken singing washed away in the waves as easily as the suds.
Finished and floating gently back to shore through the air to a spot with no sand goes the bubblegum boy. Upon reaching his feet again, a quick burst of his Ki would be all he needed to disperse and dry any water left clinging to Ryuji’s body. Grabbing his bag and pulling out a small device, he would flip it open to reveal its screen and keys. Pulling up a list on his hand computer, he checked off a couple items, tongue sticking out the side of his mouth as he assessed his accomplishments. Out loud and to himself, a life long habit of his, Ryuji listed them with excitement as he popped open a capsule holding his breakfast pot of Oden.
“Leave home, check. Pick a place, check. Find a volcano near Papaya Island.” He would look to the tower of earth and stone above him. “Check. Camp under a rock for a night. Check! OKAY!” Having successfully followed in his mother’s footsteps, he consumed the food with ravenous energy, licking the pot clean with his fat stretchy tongue and sighing in deep contentment. “Adventure started! And no sign of mom or dad yet either. I bet she sends dad this time.” Pondering his next step, he stared off into the clouds… “Oh yeah. Naked…”
——————-
Some time later, clothed in a light hoodie, shorts and with the itch of boredom teasing at the edge of his brain, Ryuji walked the edge of the volcano as precariously as he could manage. Teetering and tottering was its own reward, as the shiny heat wafted around his body and made him feel all swelter-y.
*rumble*
“Huh?”
The ground trembled beneath his feet, and the swirls of heat became a whirlwind that nearly blew him from his perch.
*Rumble*
The rocks began tumbling into the water’s edge and the molten rock sloshed violently towards the tip, prompting Ryuji to fall backwards and down the volcano’s steep side. Balling up pretty effectively on the way down, he boinged and bounced his way to the shore.
*THUD*
In a poof of shiny white sand, Ryuji stared up at the mountain and waited, looking to see what would happen.
*RUMBLE*
It was bigger. But it was… “Not the ‘cano?” He whispered a bit perplexed. Hand to chin and eyes screwed in thought, the next quake came and with it the sound of thunder. Shiny blue orbs darted across the skyline as he started to fly towards the mainland, his whimsy slowly faded by a small pit in his stomach. There were a few port towns on the edge, not too different from his dad’s hometown… and he felt something out there in the water…
Arriving quickly to the nearest city, he could already see that he was a little too late. The fires and smoke on the horizon made it clear, and Ryuji wasted no time sensing out the fishermen and soldiers stranded out in the waves. Slinging his Ki out in strands and dragging them through the water, he stuck each one to a person and gathered them all up like a big bunch of grapes. As he flew, they loosed many calls of thanks and panic, before a voice that seemed much calmer stood out from the bundle.
“You one of those ‘hero’ types, kid? You planning on stopping that thing?”
“Thing?” Ryuji called back. “Haven’t seen it yet. Uhhh, sir?” He replied clumsily.
“Yes son, there’s a great big monster hiding down in that bay. Destroyed all the boats. Could come out any second.” The man was staring up with some real serious intensity as he spoke, and Ryuji paused for a moment before he gave him the toothiest of smiles.
“Sounds awesome! Let me put you guys down first though okay?”
Ryuji flew away from the safety of the nearby ridge, setting the wounded in a safe place despite the protests of the seemingly commander type guy. His dad had told him about lots of guys like that who don’t really get the ‘spirit energy’ stuff, and when they kept on about guns and lasers not working on the big guy he really wasn’t that worried about it. He stood there now, a few meters from the edge, stretching and taking a few deep breaths as the earth began to tremble again under his feet.
Rising at a speed that felt painfully slow only due to its sheer size and stature, the great lizard broke the surface with a crash not unlike the greatest of storms. Ryuji had never heard water make noises like snapping trees before. He measured its height as best he could as it grew in his view. “Twenty… thirty… forty? Forty meters is pretty big for a guy like you to be hanging around here isn’t it?” He would say aloud, although it likely never reached the creature’s ears. Wanting to catch its attention and seeing his chance to defend the buildings closer to the danger zone, Ryuji pulled himself together and raised his power explosively, causing his aura to erupt in waves, smashing into the cascade caused by the monster and repelling it easily. Seeing the perfect opportunity, the bubblegum boy put his weeks of practice to use. He was ready to make his father proud.
Striking a series of awesome and very well choreographed poses, Ryuji would raise his hand to the air with a shout. A blinding flash, however brief, would reveal… a Hero!
Clad in silver with gold and green detail, as though he had leapt from his own Sentai film, the young man flew up to meet the gaze of his titanic foe. Having certainly taken note of him by now, it stares him down in an attempt to understand him. “Halt, evildoer! Your terror continues NO MORE!” The call would ring out, amplified by his power as easily as a megaphone. The beast would make no response as he continued. “You have met your match now, most powerful Go- what was his name? Gojo? Goji? MOST POWERFUL GOJI! Shake and shiver in fear of the mighty-“
Ryuji barely had time to get his hands up before the beast unleashed a terrible blast of energy from its mouth, barely catching it on the energy shield he summoned forth from them. Hair flew freely as his helmet was immediately destroyed by the damage dealt in the explosion, and he stomped the ground several times in a mild and childish anger. “I DIDN’T EVEN GET TO TRY A NAME YET YOU CAN’T INTERRUPT MEEEEE!!” Rocketing towards the reptile, he wasted no time firing his return shot, his Lava Flow energy wave. Taking the Kaiju in the chest, it would send him backpedaling step by step, before a tail would come wildly from the side and force the hero to stop his attack to dodge. Taking a moment to capitalize, it continued to attack, with its heavy scaled limbs making for much quicker strikes than would have been thought. Ryuji, having studied so many Kaiju movies, knew he had little to fear with his own power, and was biding his time and energy in preparation for the inevitable. “There’s only one way to really beat a big guy like this!” He would shout, as he dove backwards to land once more and away from his aggressor. Focusing his power into himself and focusing really, really hard, Ryuji would grow, grow, grow! “HRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!”
Breathing heavily and easily ten times his original height, his toothy grin looked up… up… up at the monster. He was still at least two or three times as big as Ryuji was. “Ha… ha ha.. he… hehe… really thought I had more going there…”
There wasn’t much more time for jokes though. The Kaiju went on a full assault, feeling more confident at fighting a larger opponent. Were it not for the suit, the claws and scales would have likely caused a lot of wear and tear on his gummy body, but his natural ability and training allowed for more accurate combinations against the now more reasonably sized foe, no different in size than training with his pops when he was younger. As the struggle went on, they slowly shuffled further and further from land, with Ryuji ‘standing’ on the surface of the water as their heights evened out with each step out, the waves rippling with blow after blow between them.
Feeling his body tire from holding out this ‘giant form’, the hero was caught off guard by a sudden mouth blast, before ‘Goji’ grabbed him in his thrashing maw. Tearing into him and tossing him into the side of a nearby lighthouse, the Majin knew he had to end things quickly before he got too tired to go on. Taking a second to catch his breath and look around, his eyes locked onto a nearby power transmission tower, and an idea started to form. As he turned back to the monster he noticed something incredible, and a surge of confidence came over him. Plan in mind, he loosened up his shoulders and began to pour energy into his muscles, powering himself up further as a bit of steam would escape from his ears and teeth.
‘Goji’ had been shrinking. It was subtle at first, but the bite was the giveaway, lacking the visceral maw size it had earlier.
Grabbing ahold of the tower with his left hand, Ryuji flew around it quickly a couple times, allowing his arm to stretch around it like a taffy puller. Knowing his limit for range, he would push harder, bursting through the air with a furious roar, aimed directly at ‘Goji’. The beast, caught completely off guard by this maneuver, was simultaneously grabbed by its enormous back spikes with a determined right hand as well as smashed solidly in the chin with a massive headbutt. “Gotcha!” Stunned and off balance, he would begin to teeter and, with a mighty yank, begin to spin. Releasing both Goji with his right and finally the tower with his left, his aura would ignite in a spectacular pink. “Finishing move!” He would cry, mimicking his favorite movie heroes with a wide smile.
“Bungee…”
The beast would complete his twist as Ryuji’s left hand cleared the tower. Rocketing forward at blinding speed, in a perfect arc towards the side of the creature’s head.
“BAZOOKA!!!”
The sound of his massive fist colliding with scale, meat and bone was something similar to the name, as it sent the colossal creature spinning through the air with a shockwave felt across the local land, followed by the dull whump of his frame being swallowed by the sea.
Ryuji, with everything spent, floated softly to the ground. He’d been warned that going so far would weaken him, but he didn’t know they meant by so much! His mind wandered as his feet reached the ground, shortly before the rest of him followed suit.
————-
“MOOOOOOOOO”
The massive cows,neither of which had yet to be named, sighed contentedly as the milking finished. Ryuji felt confident he has improved his technique over the last week or so that he’d been back on his own, with a nice prebuilt shelter for his new friends. He forgot to ask for his own house, but it wasn’t a big deal. Going into the larder he’d been taught to make, he poured the new bucket in with the rest of the day’s haul. Trying to be self sufficient and helpful to others, the boy had taken the town up on their offer for livestock, trading and everything for saving their home. Now if only he could figure out cheese making…
The sound of the waves breaking brought him back to his present, and the little hero made of bubblegum returned to the outside, back to tending his two mega-huge tunas over the big fire. He noticed his company had already arrived.
“Hiya, Goji!” He’d call out to his other newest friend. Goji, now much smaller at only around eight to ten feet tall, would trill happily in response. Giving him a big jug of fresh milk to drink too, he’d sit near him on a log. Ryuji had found him after waking up in town, swimming by the docks and waiting for him. He’s not really good at animal talk yet, but he gathered enough that somebody did something bad to the poor guy to make him that way. “Don’t worry, buddy”, he’d tell him. “Ryuji’s gonna find the whackadoodle that made you go loco and make sure it doesn’t happen anymore.” He took in the little lizard and treated his wounds, fed him and told him to keep coming around.
Sitting and eating across from him now, he kinda felt like he got it. The stuff his mom and dad always talked about being a hero. He missed them already… Writing it down with a toothy grin so that he wouldn’t forget, on his new list of goals, titled “Become a Super Hero”.
“Promise.”
Age: ? (Appears young teen perhaps)
Starting Planet: Earth
Race: Bio Android (Majin/Saiyan/Human)
Transformation Path: Human
Racial Traits: Zenkai, Regen, Malleable, Intelligence
Items: One Time Use Space Pod
Fighting Style: Balanced
Faction (Optional): N/A
Sexuality: Straight
Appearance: Ryuji is on the smaller side, standing at around 5’6. His skin is a very subtle but unnatural bubblegum pink color, at a distance you might not notice that he’s not a normal Human or Saiyan. His eyes are an easily visible bright blue color, and his hair stands up most of the time and holds a chestnut brown color to it, but it moves easily as he expresses himself. He tends to wear relaxing looking clothes if he’s not wearing some kind of Sentai-inspired battle armor.
Personality: Ryuji is a very unorthodox and somewhat chaotic being, but wrapped in a well meaning soul. His mother made sure that he inherited all his parents best and worse, making him equally able to go with the flow or crush it on the go. He tends to be excitable and easily distracted, but once he starts fighting you can really see his father’s influence. For a boy with a wild heart, he remains focused and fluid when in combat, using his odd body to his advantage while he seeks out an opponents weaknesses. Both parts dependable and fearsome, Ryuji just wants to make friends!
History: In a distant corner of the realms, caught in a war they never could have imagined, there were two individuals. One, a teenage Half Saiyan set on saving his friends, and the other a curious little Majin bubblegum girl he met when he began. Over time, love bloomed from the Majin and in time the boy too.
When they decided to have a child, the two poured their souls and energy into her magic powers, and the union of their spirits formed into a tiny pink baby they named Ryuji.
Ryuji was a kind and happy child, who grew quite quickly given his heritage and birth. He was trained and taught by his parents and all their closest friends as he aged. Even with his penchant for mischief, Ryuji was considered a welcome addition to many missions, even if he snuck along on them. After having learned enough to go out on his own, he decided to leave home like his parents did, wanting to experience the realms in his own way.
Techniques: 6 techs
[OT1] Bazooka! - A powerful physical blow usually dealt by stretching one’s limbs beyond what normal beings can, using the snap back to increase the damage of the attack.
[OT1] Lava Flow! (Energy Wave ) - Thrusting his hands forward with little wind up, Ryuji is capable of releasing a red/white wave of energy that packs a good amount of power!
[DT1] Turtle Shell ( Ki Shield/Defensive Block) - Ryuji braces himself and creates a defensive barrier of Ki to defend from attacks!
[ST1] Flight
[ST1] Sense
[ST1] Magic Materialization - Ryuji has always had a talent for Ki control and inherited his mother’s magical powers too! He mostly uses it for fun but considers it for combat…
Roleplay Sample:
The sound of waves lapping softly against the shore, like a big ol’ tongue on some sandy soft serve, stirred the thoughts of the young lump slumbering nearby. The warmth of the sleeping bag around him deterred any thoughts of waking for a moment as the noises continued to grow, before a light amount of spray would reach high into the air. Carried upon the wind and settling on his cheeks, the seawater brought visions of home as Ryuji opened his eyes.
Yawning deeply, his face distending almost cartoonishly as he smacks his lips, Ryuji’s arms peeled themselves from the depths of comfort and slapped against the ceiling. “Oh yeah. If you can call it a ceiling.” He would snort softly to himself as he pushed. He was awake now, and the excitement was starting to build deep on his belly again. Or maybe he was hungry? It didn’t matter either way. As the boulder he had been nestled under tumbled to its other side, the sunlight shone brightly off his bright pink cheeks. You might not notice from a distance that he was anything but human, or maybe Saiyan if you saw the tail, but up close he’s definitely pink.
*POOF*
With the sleeping bag now safely returned to his capsule case and his clothes equally absent, there was no time wasted sprinting and diving into the surf, only to surface some distance out. A bar of soap and an abundance of seawater make for an easy bath when you need it after all! “Scrub, scrub, scrub! Don’t forget the ears! Always wash your pits, hair and tail! Girls want a guy who smells good! But don’t let them near you or your momma’s gonna hurt’em!” Soft spoken singing washed away in the waves as easily as the suds.
Finished and floating gently back to shore through the air to a spot with no sand goes the bubblegum boy. Upon reaching his feet again, a quick burst of his Ki would be all he needed to disperse and dry any water left clinging to Ryuji’s body. Grabbing his bag and pulling out a small device, he would flip it open to reveal its screen and keys. Pulling up a list on his hand computer, he checked off a couple items, tongue sticking out the side of his mouth as he assessed his accomplishments. Out loud and to himself, a life long habit of his, Ryuji listed them with excitement as he popped open a capsule holding his breakfast pot of Oden.
“Leave home, check. Pick a place, check. Find a volcano near Papaya Island.” He would look to the tower of earth and stone above him. “Check. Camp under a rock for a night. Check! OKAY!” Having successfully followed in his mother’s footsteps, he consumed the food with ravenous energy, licking the pot clean with his fat stretchy tongue and sighing in deep contentment. “Adventure started! And no sign of mom or dad yet either. I bet she sends dad this time.” Pondering his next step, he stared off into the clouds… “Oh yeah. Naked…”
——————-
Some time later, clothed in a light hoodie, shorts and with the itch of boredom teasing at the edge of his brain, Ryuji walked the edge of the volcano as precariously as he could manage. Teetering and tottering was its own reward, as the shiny heat wafted around his body and made him feel all swelter-y.
*rumble*
“Huh?”
The ground trembled beneath his feet, and the swirls of heat became a whirlwind that nearly blew him from his perch.
*Rumble*
The rocks began tumbling into the water’s edge and the molten rock sloshed violently towards the tip, prompting Ryuji to fall backwards and down the volcano’s steep side. Balling up pretty effectively on the way down, he boinged and bounced his way to the shore.
*THUD*
In a poof of shiny white sand, Ryuji stared up at the mountain and waited, looking to see what would happen.
*RUMBLE*
It was bigger. But it was… “Not the ‘cano?” He whispered a bit perplexed. Hand to chin and eyes screwed in thought, the next quake came and with it the sound of thunder. Shiny blue orbs darted across the skyline as he started to fly towards the mainland, his whimsy slowly faded by a small pit in his stomach. There were a few port towns on the edge, not too different from his dad’s hometown… and he felt something out there in the water…
Arriving quickly to the nearest city, he could already see that he was a little too late. The fires and smoke on the horizon made it clear, and Ryuji wasted no time sensing out the fishermen and soldiers stranded out in the waves. Slinging his Ki out in strands and dragging them through the water, he stuck each one to a person and gathered them all up like a big bunch of grapes. As he flew, they loosed many calls of thanks and panic, before a voice that seemed much calmer stood out from the bundle.
“You one of those ‘hero’ types, kid? You planning on stopping that thing?”
“Thing?” Ryuji called back. “Haven’t seen it yet. Uhhh, sir?” He replied clumsily.
“Yes son, there’s a great big monster hiding down in that bay. Destroyed all the boats. Could come out any second.” The man was staring up with some real serious intensity as he spoke, and Ryuji paused for a moment before he gave him the toothiest of smiles.
“Sounds awesome! Let me put you guys down first though okay?”
Ryuji flew away from the safety of the nearby ridge, setting the wounded in a safe place despite the protests of the seemingly commander type guy. His dad had told him about lots of guys like that who don’t really get the ‘spirit energy’ stuff, and when they kept on about guns and lasers not working on the big guy he really wasn’t that worried about it. He stood there now, a few meters from the edge, stretching and taking a few deep breaths as the earth began to tremble again under his feet.
Rising at a speed that felt painfully slow only due to its sheer size and stature, the great lizard broke the surface with a crash not unlike the greatest of storms. Ryuji had never heard water make noises like snapping trees before. He measured its height as best he could as it grew in his view. “Twenty… thirty… forty? Forty meters is pretty big for a guy like you to be hanging around here isn’t it?” He would say aloud, although it likely never reached the creature’s ears. Wanting to catch its attention and seeing his chance to defend the buildings closer to the danger zone, Ryuji pulled himself together and raised his power explosively, causing his aura to erupt in waves, smashing into the cascade caused by the monster and repelling it easily. Seeing the perfect opportunity, the bubblegum boy put his weeks of practice to use. He was ready to make his father proud.
Striking a series of awesome and very well choreographed poses, Ryuji would raise his hand to the air with a shout. A blinding flash, however brief, would reveal… a Hero!
Clad in silver with gold and green detail, as though he had leapt from his own Sentai film, the young man flew up to meet the gaze of his titanic foe. Having certainly taken note of him by now, it stares him down in an attempt to understand him. “Halt, evildoer! Your terror continues NO MORE!” The call would ring out, amplified by his power as easily as a megaphone. The beast would make no response as he continued. “You have met your match now, most powerful Go- what was his name? Gojo? Goji? MOST POWERFUL GOJI! Shake and shiver in fear of the mighty-“
Ryuji barely had time to get his hands up before the beast unleashed a terrible blast of energy from its mouth, barely catching it on the energy shield he summoned forth from them. Hair flew freely as his helmet was immediately destroyed by the damage dealt in the explosion, and he stomped the ground several times in a mild and childish anger. “I DIDN’T EVEN GET TO TRY A NAME YET YOU CAN’T INTERRUPT MEEEEE!!” Rocketing towards the reptile, he wasted no time firing his return shot, his Lava Flow energy wave. Taking the Kaiju in the chest, it would send him backpedaling step by step, before a tail would come wildly from the side and force the hero to stop his attack to dodge. Taking a moment to capitalize, it continued to attack, with its heavy scaled limbs making for much quicker strikes than would have been thought. Ryuji, having studied so many Kaiju movies, knew he had little to fear with his own power, and was biding his time and energy in preparation for the inevitable. “There’s only one way to really beat a big guy like this!” He would shout, as he dove backwards to land once more and away from his aggressor. Focusing his power into himself and focusing really, really hard, Ryuji would grow, grow, grow! “HRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!”
Breathing heavily and easily ten times his original height, his toothy grin looked up… up… up at the monster. He was still at least two or three times as big as Ryuji was. “Ha… ha ha.. he… hehe… really thought I had more going there…”
There wasn’t much more time for jokes though. The Kaiju went on a full assault, feeling more confident at fighting a larger opponent. Were it not for the suit, the claws and scales would have likely caused a lot of wear and tear on his gummy body, but his natural ability and training allowed for more accurate combinations against the now more reasonably sized foe, no different in size than training with his pops when he was younger. As the struggle went on, they slowly shuffled further and further from land, with Ryuji ‘standing’ on the surface of the water as their heights evened out with each step out, the waves rippling with blow after blow between them.
Feeling his body tire from holding out this ‘giant form’, the hero was caught off guard by a sudden mouth blast, before ‘Goji’ grabbed him in his thrashing maw. Tearing into him and tossing him into the side of a nearby lighthouse, the Majin knew he had to end things quickly before he got too tired to go on. Taking a second to catch his breath and look around, his eyes locked onto a nearby power transmission tower, and an idea started to form. As he turned back to the monster he noticed something incredible, and a surge of confidence came over him. Plan in mind, he loosened up his shoulders and began to pour energy into his muscles, powering himself up further as a bit of steam would escape from his ears and teeth.
‘Goji’ had been shrinking. It was subtle at first, but the bite was the giveaway, lacking the visceral maw size it had earlier.
Grabbing ahold of the tower with his left hand, Ryuji flew around it quickly a couple times, allowing his arm to stretch around it like a taffy puller. Knowing his limit for range, he would push harder, bursting through the air with a furious roar, aimed directly at ‘Goji’. The beast, caught completely off guard by this maneuver, was simultaneously grabbed by its enormous back spikes with a determined right hand as well as smashed solidly in the chin with a massive headbutt. “Gotcha!” Stunned and off balance, he would begin to teeter and, with a mighty yank, begin to spin. Releasing both Goji with his right and finally the tower with his left, his aura would ignite in a spectacular pink. “Finishing move!” He would cry, mimicking his favorite movie heroes with a wide smile.
“Bungee…”
The beast would complete his twist as Ryuji’s left hand cleared the tower. Rocketing forward at blinding speed, in a perfect arc towards the side of the creature’s head.
“BAZOOKA!!!”
The sound of his massive fist colliding with scale, meat and bone was something similar to the name, as it sent the colossal creature spinning through the air with a shockwave felt across the local land, followed by the dull whump of his frame being swallowed by the sea.
Ryuji, with everything spent, floated softly to the ground. He’d been warned that going so far would weaken him, but he didn’t know they meant by so much! His mind wandered as his feet reached the ground, shortly before the rest of him followed suit.
————-
“MOOOOOOOOO”
The massive cows,neither of which had yet to be named, sighed contentedly as the milking finished. Ryuji felt confident he has improved his technique over the last week or so that he’d been back on his own, with a nice prebuilt shelter for his new friends. He forgot to ask for his own house, but it wasn’t a big deal. Going into the larder he’d been taught to make, he poured the new bucket in with the rest of the day’s haul. Trying to be self sufficient and helpful to others, the boy had taken the town up on their offer for livestock, trading and everything for saving their home. Now if only he could figure out cheese making…
The sound of the waves breaking brought him back to his present, and the little hero made of bubblegum returned to the outside, back to tending his two mega-huge tunas over the big fire. He noticed his company had already arrived.
“Hiya, Goji!” He’d call out to his other newest friend. Goji, now much smaller at only around eight to ten feet tall, would trill happily in response. Giving him a big jug of fresh milk to drink too, he’d sit near him on a log. Ryuji had found him after waking up in town, swimming by the docks and waiting for him. He’s not really good at animal talk yet, but he gathered enough that somebody did something bad to the poor guy to make him that way. “Don’t worry, buddy”, he’d tell him. “Ryuji’s gonna find the whackadoodle that made you go loco and make sure it doesn’t happen anymore.” He took in the little lizard and treated his wounds, fed him and told him to keep coming around.
Sitting and eating across from him now, he kinda felt like he got it. The stuff his mom and dad always talked about being a hero. He missed them already… Writing it down with a toothy grin so that he wouldn’t forget, on his new list of goals, titled “Become a Super Hero”.
“Promise.”
