CronicCrystalis

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

Izaroth was about to make a response, before the sound of his stomach growling caught him by surprise.

"...Oh geez. I got so caught up in reading my book and the events that followed, I forgot that I've not had lunch yet..." Izaroth said, looking around the immediate area.

"...I hope you don't mind if we grab a bite to eat first? I likely won't be able to concentrate on what's being said on an empty stomach, and I suspect Blaze here wouldn't mind some breakfast either." Izaroth said, turning to look back at Trunks.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

Izaroth, however, remained quiet between Blaze and Trunks' exchange of dialogue, mulling over the facts of the situation, only really piping up after he was called out to introduce himself.

"Izaroth Aestorm. If you can't pronounce my name properly, then just call me Izzy instead." Izaroth said, before folding one arm over his chest, gripping his chin with the other and resting that arm's elbow on the folded arm as he put two and two together in his head.

"...I think Porunga didn't call forth already established warriors for a reason." Izaroth said, before glancing at Blaze for a moment.

"If Porunga summoned two skilled warriors, their pride or their personality, or some combination, may prevent them from forming a proper degree of camaraderie. In other words, they might be at each others throats more often than those of their enemies. Whereas two warriors who've yet to realise their full potential... They can forge that bond as they help improve each other's strength." Izaroth said, before looking back to Trunks.

"Though, I think you might want to give Blaze a means to inform anyone who knows her why she suddenly disappeared. I doubt she'll be able to commit to this if she's concerned about the state of affairs back home." Izaroth said, before taking a deep breath.

"As for me, I generally travel alone aboard my starship, never staying in one place for too long. A nomad, if you will. I'll just need to trigger my homing beacon at some point so my starship comes here on autopilot. Never know when I might need it."

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...Looks like I'm postponing my afternoon nap..." Izaroth said once his feet had touched solid ground.

"So, mind telling why the hell you bought us here in the first place? She's barely been up half an hour and I was just getting to the good part in my book." The white-haired Saiyan said, looking rather annoyed at the whole turn of events.

"And you'd better give me an exact answer. I'm in no mood for games."

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

Given the cue when Blaze shot him in the back, Izaroth promptly vanished, and appeared above Trunks before crashing both fists down on the half-saiyan's head. He wasn't stopping there though; holding both hands out diagonally upward behind him, he then fired two Ki-Blasts powerful enough to blast him in the direction he was aiming, yet short enough of range that it wouldn't cause any damage to the surroundings. The whole point of this was so Izaroth could promptly strike Trunks in the back with his feet while he was still reeling, and knock him to the ground.

"Remind me to teach you the vanish technique at some point." Izaroth said, looking at Blaze as he spoke, before turning his gaze to Trunks.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

Without saying a word, Izaroth swiftly vanished from where he was, reappearing out of sight, masking his power level, and waited for Trunks to take the bait, thinking Trunks would assume he'd reappear behind him and subsequently try to turn around and strike him, with fist or sword remained to be seen, only to hit nothing.

Once Trunks had indeed taken the bait, Izaroth initiated step two of his plan; Vanishing once more and reappearing behind Trunks, Izaroth then launched the purple-haired swordsman skyward with the backflip kick mentioned in the plan, though not before shouting out "PULL!", signalling it was Blaze's turn to act.

"Your time to shine. Make it count." Izaroth said to himself, looking up at Trunks and Blaze.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"...Going by that remark, I'd say you've not really been in a situation like this before... Though I'm one to talk. Alright then... Pay attention, cause this is important." Izaroth said, leaning over to whisper his plan into her ear.

It was a fairly simple plan; Izaroth would vanish from where he currently was, which Trunks would likely take as an attempt to attack him from behind, and would be greeted with nothing when he went to react, with Izaroth then appearing behind him for real this time, and backflip kicking the purple-haired warrior into the air. Having faith in Blaze's aim, he was counting on her to hit him with as many Ki Blasts as possible, or nail him with her strongest one. Izaroth would then follow up by slamming the half-breed Saiyan into the ground, and hoped that brief round of co-operation would be enough to get him to stand down... Or at least injure him enough that he couldn't get back up again.

"Get all that? Cause we're not gonna get a second chance at this. Tap my shoulder once you're ready." Izaroth said, turning to look at Trunks.

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"...Let's just say it's an insult right now, and leave it at that." Serena said, taking off the harness used to keep her greatsword fastened to her back and setting it to one side in the spare bedroom, and stretched as she yawned.

"Just hope those two pipe down soon." The swordswoman said as she sat on the edge of the bed, sleepily rubbing one eye.

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Having anticipated the motion, Cronic responded by sidestepping the bundle of rage that was his boss at the moment, wincing slightly as he watched her essentially faceplant the wall.

"Next time you feel like making decisions, don't make mine for me without giving me any say first." Cronic said, before heading off to start cooking the fish. He doubted Aria would be quick to get back up after that, but he wasn't letting his guard down just in case.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"He expects me to co-operate with someone I've never met before? Does this guy fancy himself a miracle worker or something?" Izaroth thought to himself as he flew up towards Blaze, stopping once he was at equal height.

"Probably a bad time to ask, but what's your speciality, fighting wise?" Izaroth said, keeping his gaze fixed on Trunks, readying himself to react should the purple haired swordsman launch an attack while he was conversing with Blaze.

"Be easier to figure out a joint attack plan if we know the basic structure of each other's strengths and weaknesses. Usually I'm a close-quarters brawler, able to solve my problems by knocking out my opponent's teeth with my fists, taking all my punishment and giving just as much in return."

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

Izaroth promptly made a mental note of the power level displayed on his scouter, using it as a rough estimate of the half-saiyan's base strength, and tapped a button on the right ear to switch it to his preferred setting; A combat package that provided Izaroth an overlay of his current condition, a GPS map of the immediate area (if possible), and the stock power level reader mixed with an analysis system.

"...So this is a sort of initiation, huh?" Izaroth said, cracking his knuckles as he stretched his legs, keeping his gaze fixed on Trunks the whole time.

"We're not going back where we came from any time soon, so we might as well humour him." Izaroth said, his eyes turning to look at Blaze out the corner of his eyes, before taking one step back and raising his fists.

Dragonball Xenoverse - Side Story

"Time patrol? Can't say that I have." Izaroth said, looking at Trunks, passing a brief glance at Blaze as she approached as if to acknowledge her, before returning his attention to Trunks.

"Mostly I just spent my time exploring the universe, doing a routine training regime to keep myself on form, or just reading books. Sometimes I read while training too. I'm not really in the loop as to what's going on as much as I should be, truth be told." The white haired Saiyan said, taking off his reading glasses as he spoke, and putting them into his Gi, his green eyes unblinking as he kept his gaze fixed on Trunks, before taking out a visor-like scouter and putting it on.