Mourning the Guardian (Discount Lettuki)

Scallio had been busy. First having found his brother, then run into another warrior training on his own. He was beginning to work up a hell of an appetite. He hardly had any Zeni to his name to use to purchase proper food. He was intending on saving up as much Zeni as he could so he could procure a Saiyan Warship for himself and his brother. Though it was far less scary than it sounded. It was more or less a transportation vessel, especially with how strong Cal was. He hardly needed a gun to fight for him.

Stomach growling and mind snapping back to reality, Cal decided he was going to descend down into the forests of the Earth. Surely there would be a large indigenous creature he could hunt for food, and with the forest being so heavy with trees he could make a camp with them. It wouldn’t be anything amazing, but it’d be a shelter to sleep in. And besides the Earthlings wouldn’t miss one tree as it were anyhow. They had millions of them.

He heard a howl as he got closer to the ground but he paid it no mind. Probably some wolf lost from its pack. A mere dog wouldn’t have been nearly enough meat to feed a proper Saiyan anyway. He needed to slay a large beast. Perhaps a bear. That might make for a proper lunch. Or a fish of some kind. That did sound rather good. Once Cals feet hit the ground, he looked around for a strong tree. A younger one. He’d rather not fell an older tree. And so he found one. The tree stood thirty feet high and six feet around. It’d be enough wood to last him a month.

Perfect.

Bringing his right hand back, he’d thrust it forward releasing a tiny amount of green Ki to cut through the base of the tree. He’d then hug the tree with both arms and heave, lifting it into the air before leaning forward and setting it down with a loud thud. More than enough to be heard throughout the forest.

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The tree fell easily and caused no issue. Besides, the stump was still alive. It would grow back provided nobody came and removed it. But as green Ki began swirling around his right arm as he prepped to chop the tree up for some firewood he heard some rustling and some growling getting closer. He turned his head to the left and saw a small wolf-creature standing on the ground. Had he invaded its territory? But it was so small. An infant at best. Scallio quirked an eyebrow, prepared to use a small ki blast to scare the creature off before it spoke.

Now that was interesting. A talking dog.

“A talking animal?” Scallio questioned as he straightened out his back, standing at his full height. He stood around 6’2. Tall for a Human male. “No need to worry, little one.” He spoke as he waved his hand towards the trees trunks till rooted into the ground. “Trees often regrow so long as their stumps remain rooted. I have no doubt that this tree will return in a few years.” The speech pattern of the small animal intrigued Scallio. It had to be an infant.

“Where is your family, little one? Charging off on your own can be dangerous.” He felt no ill-will towards the creature. It was probably just confused. He supposed he might be if someone came into his forest and chopped down one of his trees. But it was a necessity to survive. Wood was the basis of society, after all. Fuel for fires and a strong foundation for a shelter. But one had to be careful. Using too many resources… well he had seen enough wastelands on Planet Vegeta to know what kind of damage that could cause.

And so he would stare at the small dog-like creature, waiting for an answer. He wondered if it had a name.

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The beast was concerned about the small animals that may have made their homes inside the tree, but Scallio shrugged. “I saw no nests when I chopped this one down, nor any burrows. The only thing living in this tree are termites, and nobody wants termites.” Termites were a problem even on Sadala. Little bastards had somehow managed to infest every part of the galaxy. Or at least some variant of them. Tough little shits is what they were. A part of Scallio respected how resilient some of the pests of the galaxy were, but he quickly lost that respect again when they began to bother him.

Still she seemed to be contemplating what he had told her about the trees. That was a good sign. She was intelligent, if a bit dull-witted. She could be reasoned with. Almost like a small child, really. She reminded him of Kondai when Kondai was a toddler, though with less tackling and screaming about wanting to become the strongest. Scallio chuckled at the memory. But then she did something that completly shocked Scallio.

She bit of her own arm. Tearing the limb free from the socket, she hurled the limb straight towards Scallio who stepped aside time just barely to dodge it. “Whoa!” Was all he managed to get out of his mouth before he turned back to the fox-creature. “What the hell?” He questioned, still wondering if his sanity had left him. What kind of creature tore off its own arm?!

But then she did something even more shocking. The creatures eyes closed and out popped a new arm, good as new. She shook the arm a little before standing on it and looking to him again, stating that she was perfectly okay. Scallio was still staring at her like he’d seen a ghost. Just what in the hell was this creature?

“Tsuki, huh…” He had learned her name, at least. “You’re certainly no normal animal.” He’d begin speaking, crouching down lower to the ground to get a better look at her. “And that trick of yours definitely seems like it could be useful.” His tail unfurled from his waist, swaying behind him. “The only part of me I can regrow is my tail if it gets damaged, but unlike you it takes a whole week and is really painful.”

He’d had to regrow his tail a couple of times growing up. Training accidents happened when learning how to overcome his tails weakness. It was never a pleasant experience.

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