Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Complete)

Today wasn't like most days for Lettuki, after his drugging at the hands of Alice, the zeni she had left him was more than enough to get Lettuki some weights, the best in that the Red Ribbon Corporation had to offer plus she had left him a coupon strangely enough, but it was just enough for Lettuki to afford a training dummy as well, although he knew the dummy would break fairly quickly under the might of the saiyan, he was going to use it for all it's worth and train harder than ever before. Only bad part was the nearest place he knew of a Red Ribbon Market Shop was in South City, he had seen it once while he was taking a quick fly around the world.

Lettuki didn't enjoy the city, he couldn't train, weaklings were everywhere and no one ever wanted to fight, it was boring and pointless, but that was the price to pay for wearing the weighted armor. When Lettuki got to the place, they allowed him to put on the weights right away, it was a simple black gi, it blended right in with the saiyan's pants, but it also came with wristbands, boots and a headband. All of these were a lot heavier than he had expected and he actually found himself struggling, his power falling from having to exert so much energy into keeping the weights from bringing him down. It was impressively really. As for his other clothing and dummy, they gave him a one time use capsule to store the items in, all he had to do with click the top and throw the capsule, then the items should come right out. He had never done business with the Corporation before so it was strange they'd hand out such odd storage units, but he couldn't complain.

The weights was part of the reason why the saiyan wasn't flying, he had to get used to the feeling of being weighted down, so instead he had begun to jog out of the city at a leisurely pace, the weights making a small thump as they hit into the ground, it was quite clear the saiyan was either more massive than his sized indicated or he had weights on. The saiyan kept running through the city, not really caring about the people who would give him strange looks or called out some rude name to him after he shoved the stranger out of his way, until finally he noticed some lone drunk with a relatively strong ki source for a human.

Curious, Lettuki made his way to the human from behind the bench, he only stopped jogging when he neared him. "You, drunk." Lettuki called out. "You're strong for a human." Lettuki commented as he looked at the human and made his way to the front of the bench. "How did you end up here?" Lettuki asked as he looked at the man who seemed to be in terrible shape, he was already drunk and it was only the afternoon, he reeked and he seemed so tired. Only thing they had in common was a bad smell to them, but Lettuki's was forgivable as he built up a sweat from the work out.

WC: 541
PL: 6,436
PL w/ HW: 1,609

Despite the man's drunken antics, he did reveal something a bit surprising. He was a hybrid between humans and saiyans, it wasn't all too surprising since human and saiyans did become partners way back in the olden days, but it was sickening to know there was some semblance of saiyan blood being wasted in the drunken fool. It was disgusting, this "thing" was claiming to be part saiyan when he couldn't even stand against a far weaker human. It was an embarrassment to the saiyan race. "Please. You can't be a saiyan, you're far too weak." Lettuki told the drunk while looking down at him, waiting to see his reaction. He knew that even with these weights on, he could take on the drunk hybrid.

Lettuki would cross his arms and examine the man more closely, he wondered if the man would even have the guts to try and stand up against him, his mother, who must've been the saiyan to bring this shame into the world, had told stories about people like Lettuki apparently, so perhaps the hybrid was scared of him. But he knew either he would make the first attack or the hybrid will, though it didn't really matter to the full blooded saiyan, he would end up winning this fight, even if the saiyan has some of those human transformations up his sleeve to fall back on, Lettuki had one of his if needed.

"Prove to me you're worthy of the tail, show me you're not a stupid drunk wasting his life and ruining the saiyan name, I want you to fight me with everything you got." Lettuki ordered the drunk, he was attempting to provoke the drunk into fighting so he could take care of both the disgrace problem and the training problem, it would be an interesting challenge to fight against someone while still wearing heavy weights.

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WC: 313
TWC: 854

Lettuki was excited the half breed had decided to accept his demands to fight, he needed to push himself as much as he could while in these weights and a weakling like this was the perfect training dummy, unlike the dummy he currently had in the capsule, this one could move and fight back, far more advanced and useful. In terms of training dummies that is, the hybrid was nothing of note, except maybe as a mere human, he stood out a small amount, but he wasn't as strong as Alice, that was for sure.

The hybrid started the attack with a rather cheap shot, or at least tried to. It was poor form to telegraph an attack like that and Lettuki easily dodge the hybrid's attempt to strike his face by simply leaning his body and titling his head to the right a small amount. But he didn't see the upper cut coming, it had stunned him and he was left struggling to defend against the attacks, they were unpredictable and it was ironic that the attack begun with a simple jolt forward in a rather bad attempt to catch the saiyan off guard.

With a moment to breathe, Lettuki grasped his fist and attempted to slam down onto the hybrid's head and regardless if he hits or not, he opened his hands and stuck his palms toward the saiyan. He sent pairs of orbs at the saiyan, deciding to repay the saiyan the 10 strikes with 10 orbs. "Overwhelming Barrage!" Lettuki screamed out as he launched the orbs at the hybrid. While the hybrid struggled with the orbs, Lettuki quickly formed a ki spear in his hands and took aim. "Taste Justice's Spear!" Lettuki once again screamed out as he hurled the spear at hybrid as soon as the orbs finished their barrage.

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WC: 305
TWC: 1,159

Stats:
PL: 1,609[With Weights]
Health: 1,349/1,609
Energy: 804/1,609
Stamina: 1,049/1,609

Actions:
1) Physical Basic - 7.5% of PL for 120 damage and 60 Stamina.
2) [RPT-1] Overwhelming Barrage! - 50% of PL split across 10 orbs for 5% damage each for a total of 804 damage in total and 402 Ki.
3) [AT-1] Justice's Spear - 50% of PL for 804 damage and 402 Ki.

Additional Actions:
1) Dodged [ST-1] Split-Second Stunner - 100% Stamina (240)
2) Blocked [PCT-1] Byzantine Blitzkrieg - 50% stamina 50% (260) Health (260)

Summary:
1) Dealt 1,729 damage in total if the hits land. Lettuki took a total of 260 damage. Lettuki spent 804 Energy and 560 Stamina. Lettuki's Energy goes down from 1,609 to 804, his Stamina goes down from 1,609 to 1,049, and his health goes down from 1,609 to 1,349.

Lettuki was impressed the hybrid dodged his spear, but it would've been extremely disappointing if he was defeated so quickly, especially without so much of a challenge. The speed the saiyan showed was also equally impressive and he delivered a quick jab into the saiyan's side, barely making him flinch. Lettuki simply laughed at this attempt, at least until the he saw the hybrid place his hands in front of him and shouted out his attack. Hearing the name, he wondered what the hell was a cannonade while he raised arms in preparation for the attack.

The beam that struck him as stronger than he expected, but he had the stamina and endurance to hold it off until the beam died out. "Is that all you got?" Lettuki asked to no one apparently as the hybrid rushed off a few feet back. Angry Lettuki flew at the hybrid, but suddenly the hybrid's power peaked up to a somewhat impressive level, it had been similar to the power Lettuki first had when he landed on Earth. Not exactly, but it didn't matter to him.

"So... You're using weights too?" Lettuki asked with a sly smirk. He was for sure going to win if he took off his weights, but there was no joy in that, not much to be found anyways. "But save your panic for later, we need to fight." Lettuki said as he attempted to plant his right fist into the hybrid's gut. Regardless if the attack connected or not, Lettuki quickly gathered his ki into the center of his body and unleashed outward. "Destruction Dome!" Lettuki yelled out his attack.

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WC: 272
TWC: 1,431

Stats:
PL: 1,609[With Weights]
Health: 1,009/1,609
Energy: 402/1,609
Stamina: 727/1,609

Actions:
1) Physical Basic - 7.5% of PL for 120 damage and 60 Stamina.
2) [BT-1] Destruction Dome! - 50% of PL for 804 damage and 402 Energy.
3) N/A

Additional Actions:
1) Blocked [BT-1] Comet Cannonade - 50% Stamina (262) 50% Health (262)

Summary:
1) Dealt 924 damage in total if the hits land. Lettuki took a total of 340 damage. Lettuki spent 402 Energy and 322 Stamina. Lettuki's Energy goes down from 804 to 402, his Stamina goes down from 1,049 to 727 and his Health goes down from 1,349 to 1,009.

Lettuki hadn't expected the hybrid to resume his attack so quickly, he underestimated how strong he would be without the weights and paid the price when the hybrid landed a direct blow into his chest, robbing the saiyan of his air for just a second. Lettuki clutched onto his chest in a futile attempt to fill his lung with air once more. This however provided him with more than enough time to see and prepare for the hybrid's second attack, an ki powered punch that nearly hit Lettuki's gut.

However, Lettuki crossed his arms and coated them in ki an anticipation of any special tricks the strike could do and he was right as the attack exploded, but Lettuki stood firm as his feet dug into the dirt and the cushioning provided enough support that he had no actual damage. "Heh, not bad." Lettuki said with a grin, but immediately found himself being attacked again, yet another underestimation. The 4 kicks landed without any resistance, making Lettuki stumble back and cough up some blood. Thankfully the hybrid backed up and gave Lettuki some breathing room, a rookie mistake.

"I'll admit, you're stronger than I thought." Lettuki complimented the hybrid as he knelt down and took off his weighted boots, his power raising ever so slightly. "I had thought you weak, but you're merely average." Lettuki continued while removing his weighted wristbands and allowing them to fall to the ground with a loud thud when they hit the ground. Once again, his power raised slightly. "But in this world, average isn't good enough." Lettuki kept talking while he removed his weighted headband and allowed it to fall to the ground like the wristbands, again they let out a loud thud. More power was restored to the saiyan as he did so. "Even when you believe you're the strongest, you must keep training, that is the way of a true saiyan." Lettuki said as he finally removed the last weighted piece, his chest piece that revealed the saiyan's heavily scarred and toned body.

"Allow me to show you." Lettuki said as he rushed forward with all his power finally free for him to use as he saw fit. He quickly closed the gap between the two and attempted to kick the hybrid across the face while flipping. Regardless if it actually landed, Lettuki would close his hands together with palms pointed toward the hybrid. "Overwhelming barrage!"Lettuki roared out as he fired 25 orbs at the hybrid.

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WC: 415
TWC: 1,846

Stats:
PL: 1,609[With Weights]
Health: 12/1,609
Energy: 35/1,609
Stamina: 44/1,609

Stats:
PL: 6,436[Without Weights]
Health: 4,839/6,436
Energy: 3,253/6,436
Stamina: 4,630/6,436

Actions:
1) Movement to Direct Contact
2) Physical Basic - 7.5% of PL for 482 damage and 241 Stamina.
3) [RPT-1] Overwhelming Barrage! - 50% of PL splint into 25 orbs at 2% damage each for 128 damage, in total 3,218 damage and 1,609 Energy.

Additional Actions:
1) Struck by Basic Physical - 100% (157)
2) Blocked [AT-1] Periwinkle Pugilist - 65% Stamina (683) 35% Energy (367)
3) Struck by [PCT-1] Byzantine Blitzkrieg - 100% (840)
4) Removed weights

Summary:
Dealt 3,700 damage in total if the hits land. Lettuki took a total of 997 damage. Lettuki spent 1,976 Energy and 924 Stamina. Lettuki's Energy goes up from 35 to 3,253, his Stamina goes up from 44 to 4,630 and his Health goes up from 12 to 4,839. Lettuki's PL went up from 1,609 to 6,436. [Weight bonus is no longer counted from this point on]

The hybrid rose to the challenge, so that was reassuring, but determination could only get one so far. Lettuki looked down at the broken hybrid, one simple technique and he was barely conscious, it was clear he was unworthy of keeping his tail. But to his surprise, the hybrid spoke once again, "I fucked you up, boss." He was at Lettuki's mercy and he laughed at the saiyan warrior. He was young, drunk and while Lettuki didn't want to admit it, he had hurt Lettuki a fair amount. "You're quite brave half breed." Lettuki told him while kneeling down beside him. "Normally I'd rip of the tail of those that are this weak." Lettuki informed the hybrid while grabbing his tail and raising it up a bit. "But, you're right." Lettuki added while dropping the tail.

"You fucked me up." Lettuki explained as he rose back to his feet. "We'll fight again in a week, I expect you to at least quadruple your power by then. If you provide me with enough of a challenge, I'll let you keep your tail." Lettuki begun to explain the rules to his little challenge. "Should you fail, I'll take your tail. Do not even think about running or hiding, I can and will find you no matter where you go." Lettuki continued his explanation "And don't even think about recruiting others to help you try and defeat me, even what you feel right now isn't my full power." Lettuki warned the hybrid. "And no, I am not talking about the might of the Oozaru." Lettuki added just to illustrate his power.

"I look forward to your progress hybrid." Lettuki finished as he went to retrieve his weights and promptly took to the skies. Lettuki stopped and looked down at the hybrid one last time to admire the work of his techniques and a hard fought battle. The saiyan then flew off, on his way to return back to the cave he called home.

WC: 330
TWC: 2,176