AtomicNut

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@SophrusAh damnit, i was hoping to play Dragonriders as "something that should never exist". Given that dragons see the small races as thralls... if not food.

DBZ: The Sagas of The Z Warrior

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GT is not canon. Well, okay it is canon... kind of. It's in its own little alternate timeline. That was the explanation for it (and the Movies) offered by Xenoverse 2 and that's what I'm sticking with, personally.

As far as the actual mainline Dragon Ball universe... death follows an odd set of rules, not helped by them being retconned later in the series run on top of that.

In the beginning of the series, no one was supposed to be allowed to keep their bodies when they died. That's why all the dead people you see were characterized by the little cloud things. They're just souls with no bodies. Goku kept his body because of Kami. When Goku died, his body faded out of existence, and Piccolo confirmed that as Kami's doing. Even when Goku was wished back after his training with King Kai, he still needed to meet with Kami at the check in station in order to be transported back into the world of the living.

Fast forward to the Buu Saga, when Vegeta was about to blow himself up in a last-ditch effort to kill Buu. He asked Piccolo if he would see Kakarot in the other world, and Piccolo says it's not likely. He tells Vegeta that only those who were good and died selflessly are allowed to keep their bodies in the other world, and all the evil and horrible things Vegeta had done throughout his life up to that point probably meant he would just be another faceless soul and sent to hell to boot.

So there ya have it. Death was a lot harder to come back from in the early parts of the series even with the Dragon Balls. But once Kami was written out and fused into Piccolo, they couldn't use him as the explanation for fighters keeping their bodies or being able to return to the world from the check in station. So the rules were retconned into the way Piccolo explained them in the Buu Saga.

No matter which set of rules we follow (Personally I prefer the earlier rules that require us to make use of Kami, if just to give the old guy something to do) there's a pretty slim chance that a murderous Android who hates all of humanity is going to be keeping his body in the Other World.

@Double

Plus he doesn't like birds.

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@TheForgottenArc

Vegeta didn't escape from Hell. He was released and given his body back to deal with the threat of Majin Buu. Not even Frieza escaped from Hell. The only reason he came back was because the Dragon Balls. Hell is kind of... completely inescapable, otherwise every villain ever would have gotten out.

@Double

Unless you live in GT hell which is kinda cardboard.

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... I couldn't resist.

I bet he gets a parking ticket.

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Sir Kay

"I know, that's why I am not slapping you on the head, master wizard." Kay harrumphed, his arms folded once again. And then he simply stopped talking, letting a long sigh, before undoing the straps of the helmet, revealing his face, disfigured by the burn and scarred. "I thought of myself capable, then I had this happened to me. All the time. There's a fine difference between being courageous and being utterly foolish." He paused. "And everyone makes mistakes and fumbles. Learn for it, and be thankful your face doesn't put off the ladies yet." He added, slapping his helmet back in place and doing the straps back again.

"Still, you're a bit lucky. Two people can cover eachother's mistakes. You won't be stuck as a frog on a swamp for two weeks, if I can help it." Kay added, being awfully specific. "Let's get this curse sorted out. And find you a holy magic teacher. It will help."
@Jojo

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???? - Skies above Wanderneir

The rider shifted on the back of the beast thoughtfully, the wind sweeping his rugged bearskin coat and his own bushy beard. He gripped the reins of his saddle, as he let a predatory grin. He was a large man, draped in furs and chainmail, with coarse hair and icy blue eyes. A rugged man of the north. One of the bearskin warriors, judging by how he kept an axe on his waist. But it was his mount the most striking feature. A large creature with bright copper scales, glistening in the sunlight as if they were polished armor. Powerful wings and snout, with four clawed limbs. There was no mistaking it. It was one of the nastiest monsters one could hope to ever face.

A dragon.

"Well, girl..." The man said. "Let's give em a show. Sing for me!" He said, hitting the beast's body with his foot. The dragon inhaled and let out a roar louder than any warhorn known to man. The distinctive roar that would make men sink to their feet. That would shatter courage.

"Haha! Yes, that's the stuff." The warrior added. "Now down, there on the courtyard." He added, seeing the tiny little puny men beginning to scramble and take positions. They would never be fast enough to prevent this. With an elegant movement, the winged beast dived in, and landed almost gracefully on the courtyard, knocking over a couple of servants at most.

"Hail, King Lancaster of Wanderneir. I am Ulf, warrior or Queen Lamia of Yrdring, and a dragonrider! I bring forth a message from my Queen!" The brutish man rudely stated, not even bothering to drop down from the mighty beast. On second look, the dragon wasn't as big as the ones the legends told, and the scales were far too unmarred and shiny for it to be an old beast... but it looked quite a formidable opponent.

@Jojo@Lumiere@Eisenhorn@AtomicNut@Sophrus@restless

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@AtomicNut Why does your profile picture almost exactly represent the attitude of your character towards Arlo to me?

@Jojo

That's on the surface. Can't have Kay going "Aww so cute and young like I used to be." It Would be taken in a whole different light. XD

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Sir Kay

Sir Kay still kept his arms folded when the so called temporary wizard seemed to cave in after hearing his name. Well, for once my reputation is doing something useful. He thought to himself as he listened carefully. And then he did something he did not quite like nor approve. He presented the cursed item before him. His eyes narrowed, as he almost reached for his sword, a reflex movement. Specially after hearing the word "lich"

"And yet you're parading it and handling as if it was your girlfriend's bauble." Sir Kay added."Do you think a cloth will stop the Lich's curse?" He chastised. "I've had the luck of never facing one, but if they're every ounce as they say, these demented old carcasses are if nothing, throughout." He grumbled, as he began to fumble in the crevices of his armor, producing a pristine white roll of bandage and a vial.

"This is an annointed bandage that the Abess of Aquilea granted me herself. Such a woman of generous heart." And a generous bosom... If we only didn't have our vows and duties... He thought to himself. "We will use this and this Holy Water to at least create a decent seal. It should do something. Specially if my suspicion is right and Old Wizard Bones is using the amulet as scrying anchor and hearing everything we say." He added while deftly enveloping the amulet in the blessed cloth. He was thankful he was wearing dragonhide gauntlets. Had he been barehanded, if he somehow brushed the thing by mistake... Well, he hoped the young wizard hadn't done so.

He then poured the holy water slightly on the wrapped amulet. And then, Sir Kay leaned towards Arlo, his head twisting left and right, making sure the guards were distracted left and right. If they caught on, there would be many questions. He raised a hand against the clothed amulet, and murmured a small chant. The faint glow of holy magic could be seen emitted from his palm onto the cloth, finishing the seal.

"That should at least do something." He finished as he leant backwards.
@Jojo

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I edited out Josh touching Sam at-all and CATCHING Mugin without draining if that's fine, @CaptainSully@AtomicNut, if not then I'll edit further tomorrow. Sorry again, Didn't even realize what I did there, and didn't notice Mugen was falling.

@TheForgottenArc

... and getting a feel of the goods, you dog? heh.

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To clarify, Josh DID NOT sense Mugen herself, he just went to where he sensed the origin of the Kamehameha he felt, thus leading him to Mugen more accidentally.

@TheForgottenArc

Midair? Cause you know she was in freefall when she cast it.

I think you need an edit...

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@AtomicNut
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That sounds like it was a hit.

@Weird Tales

It's not a hit. It saids blasting on top. NOT blasting raditz's top. It never says or implies any effect of hitting. But fine, I will edit. I didn't come here to discuss semantics.

Edit: There, better?