The Invitation (Tempest's thread, harddy har har)

[Vegeta]

Mash raises his Barrier in time to negate most of the damage, but the force of it still pushes him back a few feet.

MASH: "Whew, so I guess you still had somethin' left afterall, huh...."

Mash chunks his sword into the ground again.

MASH: "BAKUHATSU HA!"

A large beam of Dark Energy is released from his palms in a motion similar to Ryuusei's Hadouken attack. It heads straight for Tempest, and it contains a high level of destructive power.

[TDS]

Tempest had landed on his feet a few meters away from Mash, panting.

Tempest: "I still got a lot left!"

Tempest gathers as much strength as he can, sending a thick bolt of lightning at the attack, causing them to contact in the middle. He is slowly pushed backwards, loosing ground. He tried digging his claws into the stony soil, but still slid backwards.

[Vegeta]

Mash smirks at the struggle that Tempest is having.

MASH: "Nice catch.... hah hah, lemme juice it up a bit for you..."

Mash send more energy into the Bakuhatsu Ha, and it pushes into Tempest even harder.

[TDS]

Tempest slips, falling face-first into the ground. The attacks go right over his head, but he was done. There wasn't an ounce of energy left. He tried to pick himself up, and got as far as getting to his hands and knees before falling down again. He wouldn't go down without a fight, so tried to pick himself up again. Panting out a muttered string of curses, he lay there, hoping to regain at least a bit of his dignity and some energy.

[Vegeta]

Mash walks over, casually, with sword in hand.

MASH: "Is that it? You're done?"

He points the tip of his sword at Tempest's throat.

MASH: "I should end you right now.... it'd be better for both of us that way. You wouldn't have to suffer the humiliation of defeat, and I wouldn't have to look at your scaley mug anymore..... what do you say? Want to die?"

[TDS]

Tempest smirked, looking up the blade to the devil.

Tempest: "No, I want to live. I don't see this as a defeat, just a lesson to improve my fighting ability. How about... you turn, and walk away, forgetting I was here, and that you ever saw me. I will do the same, once i'm able to walk. No harm truly done. If we end up seeing each other again, anywhere in the world, you have the right to kill me if you want."

Tempest closed his eyes, wondering if Mash would kill him.

[Vegeta]

Mash smirks again.

MASH: "Don't flatter yourself. Like I would stain my blade with YOUR blood. Hah hah hah, just the sight of you repulses me..."

Mash slings the sword over his shoulder and turns away.

MASH: "Next time you want to go around challenging people, know your opponent.....hmph."

Mash walks away. Tempest has seen a mercy very rarely shown by Mash. Within moments, Mash is out of range for eyes to see.

[TDS]

Tempest let out a held in breath, waiting a few hours for his energy to return before getting up and taking to the sky.

Tempest: "Little does he know... I'm repulsed by how I look."

~ The End. ~

Thanks Vegeta for the great fight experience.