CronicCrystalis

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...Saiyans grow stronger whenever they recover from a near death experience? I'd say Glacia didn't manage to drive me that close to expiring, but I'll have to watch out for that one if I want to maintain my non-Saiyan disguise." Izaroth thought to himself as he simply waited to return to Toki Toki city.

"Just hope no-one decides to knock out my contacts, or I'm busted for sure." The silver haired Saiyan mused to himself, a little on edge at the moment, since that revelation about near death experiences had unnerved the Saiyan. Taking a slow, silent breath to reassert himself, he turned to look at Blaze for a moment as she stood next to Trunks and himself.

"Well, that pretty much confirmed my own suspicions about her. However, this works in both our favour; It means she's got great potential as a fighter. Which in turn means she should be able to quickly close the gap between the two of us, if that power boost hasn't done it already."

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"I think someone's going to make sure that we're pushed to our limits every now and then, if our first encounter with him is anything to go by." Izaroth said, offering to shake Rikyu's hand before they departed. Regardless of whether or not he'd recieved a handshake in return, he then whispered to Trunks.

"Just make sure he's not so quick to try and cripple us, alright? Can't really grow stronger if we're spending 90% of our time in hospital." Izaroth said, presently oblivious to the fact that Saiyans grow stronger whenever they recover from a near death experience, due to never having been in such a situation before.

Once Rikyu had opened the door, Izaroth turned to look at Blaze's interaction with her family, remaining silent until it was time to leave.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...Honestly, I have no idea what to expect, so I can't really give an exact estimate of the kind of danger we'll be in. It's my first day on the job too, afterall. However, I'll do my damnedest to keep her safe, even if it kills me to do it. On that, I swear." Izaroth said, locking his gaze with Rikyu as he spoke, taking a more contemplative stance for the first sentence, before letting one hand drop to his side, and slamming his fist with the other against his chest with the other.

"Though if something does take me down and out, she probably won't be far behind. Here's hoping she can keep herself out of trouble if that happens." The silver haired Saiyan thought to himself as he picked Trunks off the ground with one hand and dropped him onto his feet.

"If something does happen to her though, chances are I'll probably not be far behind joining her. So you'll have to take it up with this guy if that happens."

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...Honestly, I'm not the one who made that call." Izaroth said, before letting out a sigh.

"In truth, I'm kind of in the same boat as Blaze. No doubt you're wondering why she'd just up and vanish without warning. Up until about a day or so ago, I was a simple traveller, going from point A to point B wherever those may be. One moment I'm just sat casually reading aboard my ship while it ran on autopilot, next thing I know, I'm suddenly in the middle of some kind of plaza, in a city I'd never heard of before, and being "asked" to join an organization known as the Time Patrol... If you call attacking us a means of asking a favour." Izaroth said, pinching the bridge of his nose as he finished speaking.

"The kicker though? I'm sure you've probably heard rumors of the Dragon Balls, right?" Izaroth said, before glancing at Trunks to provide Rikyu with an explanation of the Dragon Balls just in case she had no idea.

"Basically, this guy made a wish to a dragon that grants 3 wishes to summon a pair of warriors who would basically work as companions with an unbreakable bond. One wish summoned Blaze, the other, me. Naturally, I wanted to sock him one for it. I deduced, however, that Porunga, the dragon who called us, likely chose me and Blaze, combatants yet to hit their stride, over established warriors as we were basically big unknowns. We didn't have things like pride to get in the way of forming a solid degree of teamwork and camaraderie." Izaroth said, and without warning, kicked Trunks below the belt.

"That's for not warning us about Glacia."

The Elder Scrolls: Souls of Many Shades [Jake & Cronic]

"Can't help but admire her enthusiasm." Cronic said to himself, hauling the purchased meats, fruits and vegetables back to the odd jobs building.

"Now I just have to decide what to do with all of this, and whether or not it'll be to the newcomers' liking." The imperial said to himself as he stepped in the door, giving Aria a passing nod as he set down the ingredients and began to think.

"Could always whip up a stew. It's not like I'm shorthanded on that front. But perhaps I should make it a "Help yourself" job, where you can pull as much or as little as you want onto your plate. Hell, I've been itching to exercise my cooking skills." Cronic said to himself, taking out a knife and set about chopping up portions of meat, fruit and vegetables, and beginning to form what would be their dinner.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

Rikyu's gaze told Izaroth all he needed to know about the situation, and as such, he knew she'd probably ask himself or Trunks to talk in private before long.

"Trunks, can I have a quick word in private? It's about settling an issue with a certain employee of ours." Izaroth said, clearly telling another bluff, but was keeping his composure throughout, though Trunks would know something was up, but he wouldn't know what until Izaroth flat out told him.

After his answer, Izaroth would give another bow to Rikyu, Ash and Blaze's father, then turned to look at Blaze.

"Take as long as you need. Probably be a while till you get the chance to come home for a time." Izaroth said, before exiting the room and headed outside.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...An Aura that radiates a desire to fight...? Sounds like..." Izaroth said to himself, his train of thought being cut off as Blaze opened the doors to the dining hall and greeted her folks.

"So this is what family is like..." Izaroth thought to himself, remaining quiet throughout Blaze's interactions, up until she mentioned them as "Co-workers", and after having introduced himself, Trunks looked at him as though he were trying to disclose what they do, only to fail at finding the words.

"How the hell are you the one in charge?" Izaroth whispered to Trunks, before taking a cough to clear his throat.

"Izaroth Aestorm. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." The silver haired Saiyan said, and despite Rikyu's aura unnerving him, he took a bow as a gesture of courtesy. Izaroth was no novice at introducing himself to strangers, after all.

"We work for a security firm that keeps the peace globally, be it through prevention by presence, or non-lethal hand-to-hand combat. Blaze was able to match Trunks here, so we extended a job offer to her. Don't mind his sword too much; It's mostly just a scare tactic." Izaroth said. Trunks and Blaze would know he's lying outright, but he expected her father and her sibling to take the bait. His main concern, however, was with Rikyu. He had a suspicion that she wasn't going to believe him so simply.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...Wish I had digs this fancy. Maybe I should look into finding somewhere to build something similar. Beachfront property sounds like it'd be ideal." Was all Izaroth said, voicing his train of thought upon their 'Arrival', glancing around the building curiously, before stepping inside, only to resume his observations once he was inside as Blaze led them to the door to the dining hall.

"...How much money do her folks rake in each day...?" Izaroth said to no-one in particular, the Saiyan in disguise was in awe as he took note of all the lobby's features.

"Anything we need to know in advance? I've already filled my quota of received pain right now, and would rather prefer I didn't go over it cause we said something we shouldn't have." Izaroth said, stopping a few strides short of Blaze's position, quickly assuming that her family was inside that room, and didn't want to just jump straight in without knowing a little more about the people he was about to meet.

Star Wars: For the Galaxy

Taking his place in the captain's seat, Zerenis cracked his knuckles like a pianist before he took the controls for the ship.

"We've got no better options at this moment in time. It's either that or put up with the scarlet twins lording over us and berating us for letting them go. I'd prefer to put some distance between them and us first if they do get away." Zerenis said, as he guided the ship out of the hangar.

"Izumi, get on the guns. This is going to get messy." The Chiss Sith said as the ship flew towards the spaceport where Ashtev and Mark's respective vessels were docked.

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"All cargo is on board and secured, master." The Protocol droid said, retracting the landing gear and closing all hatches, and began to steer the ship out of the hangar.

"All or nothing now. If they hit the Cargo Hold, I'm going up in smoke. Here's hoping the shields hold." Mark said, as the vessel launched forward into the skies. He trusted the droid's piloting skills, but in matters of life and death, he preferred to man the guns himself.

Star Wars: For the Galaxy

"Remind me to treat you later." Zerenis said as he sent a signal to the on-board protocol droid to initiate ignition protocols for the ship. By the time the two of them reached the ship, it'd be ready to shoot off at a moment's notice. Any other Sith would've probably reprimanded Izumi for her remark. The Chiss Sith however, allowed Izumi to speak her mind. He had no need for a mindless yes man who could only follow orders, after all.

Izumi was right on one point though, there'd be no way for the two of them to catch up, so the only way to end this now was to shoot them down before they escaped into hyper speed.

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Unluckily for a certain Pureblood Sith Smuggler however, Imperial forces came storming into the hangar as the final cargo crate was being loaded... To be greeted by a hail of automated turret fire. Some of the quicker soldiers were able to duck into cover before the shots found their mark... The others ended up 90% holes.

"...Well, they were bound to come knocking eventually!" Mark shouted out, as he took the controls of the turrets, switching them over to manual aim.

"C2, get us out of here once the cargo's secured! Hyperspace Route G-H-C!" Mark said over the comms, the protocol droid responding with "Order confirmed, Master!"

"Here's hoping their space forces can't track us."