Area D: Day Two

[Bardock]

Strange though it seemed, night had come and gone. Frozen in time, Bardock had not been in any action the first two days of the tournament. In fact, he was rooted to the same spot. Something was not quite right. His idleness could not possibly be attributed to cowardice, but merely a queer form of lethargy. The Saiyan just was not feeling the lust of battle. The draw, the pull, the magnetism toward a fight was undoubtedly absent. Bodies of great power had come and gone by him, and he had not challenged them to a duel of death. Yet standing before him was a stranger unlike any he'd ever seen: a humanoid creature with green skin and a cocky attitude. Perhaps Bardock merely needed the taste of fresh blood on his lips to endow him with the animalistic rage that thirsted for destruction and mayhem. Unfortunately, that all too familiar warmth that emanated from the metal collar around his neck was back. How long had it been since his visit to the southeastern bunker? He desperately needed deactivation, but the prospect of a kill and a fat wad of zeni was far more alluring than his eventual demise. A quick battle, and then he would secure his future for another day. This time, he would go all the way. No more pussyfooting around.

"Who might you be?" Bardock called, lowering his arm.

"Name's Kayoden. I'll be the thing that kills you," the man bantered.

"Nah. You're just a warm-up," the Saiya-jin shrugged. He spread his feet out in a ready stance, eagerly putting up his guard.

OOC: Short, damn, I know, been busy. NPC fight: Bardock vs. Kayoden