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STRIFE: A Life and Death Tale

This is an action-packed story based around the second generation of Life and Death. The two entities are to come together to stop the rising of a looming enemy that threatens their very Omniverse. Balance is at stake as they take on old friends, enemies, and new ones alike!

Shiishii_Gaia · Action
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143 Chs

80.) They're the Morgees Family!

The planet shook and many of its inhabitants were riddled with fear at the might of those who shook it. Their essence could be felt from all over and the light their clash gave off enveloped the skies for endless miles. The battlegrounds were torn to ribbons as the dome of their clashing forces grew larger and larger with every passing millisecond. One could see Sanjuro struggle to keep him up as Atoshen literally begins walking him down. The increasing magnitude of his attack put a strain on Sanjuro, who was trying to disperse it.

"Dammit, dammit… DAMMIT!!!!" , yelled Sanjuro as veins began to show on his head as he upped his ante to a new level. Expanding his wave of Presence Zenchi exponentially. But even then, he was still being pushed back as Atoshen got closer and closer. Sanjuro was forced into a knee and his Zenchi was forced into a small corner. Forming a small dome within Atoshen's massive sphere of dominating Flash. The dome got smaller and smaller as Atoshen closed a distance of many kilometers into mere feet. He looked down upon Sanjuro as if he were nothing more than a speck.

Atoshen: "Well isn't this a sorry sight. Merging yourselves and you're still losing ground? How lowly of you." *Reach*

Sanjuro: "Nrhn!!? (This pressure…)"

Atoshen: "Flash Disperse."

A great amount of pressure came down on Sanjuro as his dome was deformed and morphed as it was being squashed. Kahiiko could see clearly from where she sat, Atoshen's sphere was compressing itself onto Sanjuro completely. His dome was shattered and he was flattened by the immense pressure. Then… it dispersed with a mighty wave of force following its departure. Sanjuro was forced further into the ground as he was dragged like a lion to a carcass after a successful hunt. He dug himself up as the force began to lower, and just as he went to high enough grounds to open his eyes. Atoshen was on top of him with his right fist cocked back and ready to go.

"D-Damn you!' Sanjuro says as he crosses his arms and takes the first blow that causes a small crater with a diameter of more than one hundred and fifty feet. Atoshen attempts another and Sanjuro dodges it as he gets off his back. He vanishes and reappears sliding in the dirt a few meters away. Atoshen gives chase and intercepts his retreat with two swift jabs. Sanjuro blocks both, then ducks from a heavy haymaker with great force behind it. He bends even lower and swings his left foot around for a sweep. Atoshen jumps over it then tries to smash Sanjuro's testicles with a stomp. Sanjuro manages to crawl a few inches back and avoid the blow, then he leaps a bit while still on his hands and kicks the heel of Atoshen with his right foot.

Atoshen: (He's trying to throw me off balance by extending the foot I stomped with too far to the right.) "In that case."

Atoshen extends his left foot as well and sets into a widened stance while watching Sanjuro's left leg come for his hip. He lowers himself and blocks the attack while adding more leverage to cushion to the recoil. Sanjuro raises his right foot up and aims for Atoshen's head. Atoshen takes heed of this and tightens his stance while raising his center of gravity. He takes a quick step with his right foot and leans as his left forearm takes the blow. Sanjuro lands and immediately leaps a few feet back to get some room. Then leaps right back into the fray with a one-two combo.

"HMMH!" "HMPH!!" *Fwirp* *turff* Both were blocked, then he swung his right arm over Atoshen's head to incite a reflex. Atoshen gave no notice to it as he blocked the follow up elbow from said arm with his left hand. Sanjuro leans back while taking a step back with his right foot and throws a swift palm with his left hand. Atoshen pivots his right leg inwards as he bends it and blocks with his right forearm. Sanjuro then attempts to bring his left knee up but is stopped by an interlock from Atoshen's right leg. Then they are both pushed down into the floor, forcing Sanjuro off balance.

Sanjuro: "Wha-" *SMASH*

A heavy left hook strikes him square in the face. Then a flashing right palm strike from a lowered Atoshen fairs greatly as it sends Sanjuro flying back. He plants his feet and stops his momentum then senses a gushing wave of bloodlust. He looks and sees a descending Atoshen that digs his right leg into Sanjuro's left shoulder as he regains himself. The floor gives way and caves in slightly, Sanjuro bending down from the weight of the drop kick. Atoshen leaps up and does a backflip as his left leg comes up for a kick. But Sanjuro stops it and forces Atoshen back down.

Atoshen: "Oh, You're asking for it." *Fwip*

Atoshen blitzes Sanjuro with a waving tiger strike palm that sends his body swaying back and forth as he throws out wild hook punches. Sanjuro blocks all four of the flashing punches and dodges a hefty roundhouse kick. As Sanjuro rises up, Atoshen quickly plants his foot and does a sweep kick which Sanjuro jumps over and inserts his index and middle finger into Atoshen's side.

(I-I'm frozen in place!) , he thought to himself as he watched Sanjuro plant his feet and trip him right after. As he falls, he can feel his right arm be extended back. His body slams into the floor and Sanjuro leaps over him with his right arm still in tow. He plants his left arm on Atoshen's back to make it easier to dislocate.

Atoshen: (C'mon! I need you to hurry up particles! C!MOONNN!!!) *CLICK* "THERE!!"

Sanjuro: "Hm!?"

Atoshen: "GWUAAAGH!!!"

Atoshen turns his body in the same direction as Sanjuro and reverses the efforts made by him. He then lays on his side while swinging his left leg out and tripping Sanjuro while he was still in mid air. Sanjuro releases his grip on Atoshen, tumbling into a few flips to regain balance while Atoshen does a single air flare to get back up. Both land on their feet and dash at one another going top speed. Their fists clash which causes a small crater to form beneath them. Atoshen throws a wide, right hook, but Sanjuro intercepts with a clean block with his left forearm.

Sanjuro: "Hehe! You're mine!"

Atoshen: … "Ok."

Sanjuro counters with a heavy right straight which Atoshen blocks with his left forearm while leaning forward. He withstands the extra force put behind it, only sliding two feet back in the process. He slowly leans back while blocking another quick one-two combo, then bobbing to the right when dodging a heavy left hook. He pushes the elbow with his left hand while landing an uppercut with his right. Then a heavy left hook cracks a few ribs just before his planted right foot is used to trip Sanjuro while an uppercut helps turn that trip into a forced flip. Sanjuro was stuck and stunned, flipping in the air which gave Atoshen the time needed to do a full spin. Then dig his foot into the left side of Sanjuro once more whilst he was upside down. The force from the kick sent hin crashing through the trees and ground for miles.

"Hehehe! What an unfortunate turn of events for our sad little fusion." Atoshen said right before he flashed ahead and blitzed Sanjuro. Sanjuro, who was coughing up a bit of blood and trying to recover.

Sanjuro: "As if!" *Catch* *GRIP*

Sanjuro catches Atoshen's fist with his left hand. He then pulls him in and smacks him in the face with his right palm strike. Then twirls around as he rises to his feet and lands a back fist with his left hand. *THWACK* His right comes back with a heavy third strike and follows up with a quick roundhouse to the chest that sends Atoshen flying back a few feet.

Atoshen: "Son of a bitch-" *SMASH*

Sanjuro's right foot plants into Atoshen's stomach, causing Atoshen to be stunned. Then a heavy stomp with his left foot lands square in the center of Atoshen's chest with a brilliant right-footed step on Ato's face. A force of Extermination essence was thrown into it as the force propelled him into the air and Atoshen crashed into the ground. He tumbles and rolls back while Sanjuro elegantly flips into the sky.

Atoshen: "Goddamn bastard actually caused a nosebleed. Hmm…"

Sanjuro: "Hahahaaa!!! Take this!!! EXTERMINATE!!!" *FWIP*

Atoshen: "Such a thing means nothing in the face of… Particula's FLASH!!!"

The two attacks collide head on and from afar, one would think Atoshen was stopping Sanjuro's attack with a simple glance. Sanjuro struggled to break through the attack to the point that he caused a strain in his right arm. Weakening in power due to said strain causes a breakthrough for Atoshen instead. The two attacks explode and Sanjuro is sent flying into the air but was protected from the brunt of the blast by his Extermination attack.

"Woaah there. That was close." , he says as he stops himself after a series of flashy twists and backflips. He then cocks his left arm back with a great big smile on his face saying, "This should do the trick. Grand Extermination-" *PEWfwi* A sudden nudge was felt on his left shoulder. Then a loud popping sound could be heard just before his shoulder was dislocated, and he was blasted away just after. He twisted and twirled in an out of control type of manner. Two seconds later and another one hits, but it makes contact with his right hip and he could clearly see the microscopic version of an atomic explosion happen. His hip bone was cracked and he was sent flying even further and faster than before.

Sanjuro: (I… can't… stop… my momentum!!! … DAMN!!!) *PEWfwi*

The center of his stomach region was hit this time and many of his eternal organs could tell you "it hurts" if they were capable of speech. He sped up a bit more as his flops and flips became far more wild. Not even a second later and a third one makes contact with his chest, but he was able to use Mental Zenchi for a millisecond and countered it. But that didn't stop him from flying back even further as two more seconds go by and a final one hits his chin. It had enough force behind it that it forced his back stiff as it flew up, allowing him to see Atoshen who had come out of that last impact.

Sanjuro: "Can you… become a damn particle!?"

Atoshen: "Yup… bye. *Wave* HMPH!!" *PLOW*

A nasty right footed drop kick sends Sanjuro packing and into the fuckin' dirt. *PLOOOSH* A major wave of dust and rubble forms a pillar of more than five-hundred meters tall. Atoshen floats down next to it to see his handy work first hand. It took more than five minutes foe the dust to finish falling and settle so they could see one another. Sanjuro sat shirtless with scratches and bruises everywhere. Each particle blow sent by Atoshen tore off more and more clothing. The impact and digging into the dirt thanks to the force of Atoshen's kick was the icing on the cake.

*Huff* *Huff* *huff* "You… son of a bitch. *patew* You tore up my samn suit. My loafers are… *COUGH* *HACK* g-gone. And then my damn slacks are-" *kaPOW* He's interrupted by a heavy kick to the jaw from Atoshen. He gets blasted through yet another trail of trees for miles. His slacks were turned to shorts and his hair was no longer kemp. He had bags under his eyes from being beaten and near the limit of the merger. He looked up with blood all over his chest and chin, and got up to face down with Atoshen one. Last. Time!

Atoshen: "You talk way too much your cocky attitude that remains… is pissing me off a bit."

Sanjuro: "Good… *Huff* *huff* You little bitch!"

Atoshen: "Mhm… Organic Particle Mantipulation…"

Sanjuro: "This again!?"

Atoshen: "Forest Verse!"

Sanjuro: "Not this… again?"

More than twenty vines and roots of colossal size came from the ground. They all sharpened to a point by altering their structure through particles. Then lunge at Sanjuro with speeds greater than light. Sanjuro smiles after a deep breath ans dashes off at full speed, dodging three in the process as they collide with one another. The others that follow come down like rain while Sanjuro leisurely dances around them and cuts them with a sword made of his essence.

"Hm… he's moving quite well for someone that's been beaten on." *Fwip* He moves his arm and extends it out just a bit which causes some roots to shoot from underneath Sanjuro. Sanjuro jumps and slashes both the oncoming vines, and the roots below him by doing a single frontflip. Just as he rebounds, another group of vines and roots surround and wrap around him and squeeze ever so tightly. You hear a few crunches and then… *FWSHING* *SHING* *SHINGG* "ABOLISH!!!" All the roots and vines were cut to ribbons. Sanjuro comes crashing down and blitzes Atoshen upon his toe touching the ground.

Atoshen: "Damn brat!" *SWISH*

A swift right from Atoshen is dodged by Sanjuro who lands a kick on the back of Atoshen's right knee. He bends down a bit from the blow. Then a heavy right hook knocks him back a bit. Sanjuro attempts to follow up with a flying dragon kick. But is grabbed in mid air snd swumg around, into the sky… and down into the ground. Rubble came flying up with Atoshen right in Sanjuro's face as he opened his eyes. A flashing left hook is seen and dodged at the last second. Sanjuro then kicks Atoshen off of him and dashes forward after getting up. Ten jabs are thrown with Atoshen blocking every single one. He grabs Sanjuro's left hand before he could draw back and pulls him in. A harsh right kick lands on Sanjuro's stomach and pushes him away.

Atoshen: (Hehe! Got your ass now, Sanjuro.) *Fwip* *SWISH*

Sanjuro: "Hm!?"

A giant fist of particles and roots comes out of the ground and crashes down. Sanjuro turns around slightly then faces forward. A sly backhand from Sanjuro's left crushes the attack with ease.

Atoshen: "Heh? (He abolished it earlier, meaning he should be immune. There's nothing different about that attack other than the size and amount. Meaning…) *Fwip* HA!!!"

Sanjuro: "What is it now?!" *Huff* *huff*

Atoshen: "Domain Particula + Psycho-Studianesis…"

Kahiiko: "The entire realm is reshaping into… a mass. *BLINK* WHAT!?"

Sanjuro: "Well that's just… not fair."

Both: "It's… HIS EYE!?"

A great big eye showed within the sky. It was yellow with glows of red and purple all throughout the retina. The pupil was cat-like with a sharp, white outline. The eye looks to be stressed with many black blood vessels showing up within the out lining of the eye. Its view widened greatly as the particles built up within Atoshen.

Atoshen: "With the bounds of study classes; Manipulation and Embodiment. I hereby dub thee… SUPREME Particalization!!!"

Sanjuro: "What the- *kaPLOOOOHHHMM* AUUUUUUGGGGHHH!!!!"

Kahiiko: "The entirety of the domain turned into a pillar of pure super charged particles, bursting at the seams."

Atoshen: "Become a part of me as the domain represents my gullet."

Sanjuro: "Ngh! You… think… it's over!?"

Atoshen: "What!?"

Sanjuro: "You're just a glorified study… and my Zenchi… will GO BEYOND YOU."

Kahiiko: "Woah! I… gotta get up and help. Nrgh!"

Kahiiko struggles to rise to her feet. While she attempts to help, Sanjuro can be seen scrunching his body up and charging a massive amount of essence. The pillar got more intense, and you could even see Atoshen holding both arms out to increase the pull of particles to fuel it.

Sanjuro: "With the four branches of Zenchi. I embody my concepts in totality. Zenchi's Exterminolishment!!! (With a Switch!)"

Cpt. Kai: "Huh? What the? Kahiiko?"

Kahiiko: (Sanjuro must've brought him here. His essence is riddled all around here.) "But this is great! We can help!"

Cpt. Kai: "How?"

Kahiiko: *grin*

Sanjuro's attack keeps the blast away from his person. But it was slowly being overtaken meter by meter. Sanjuro could tell this would end his merging but he rather save them than be assimilated. As time passed though, assimilation seemed to be his fate. But to his surprise… Kahiiko and Kai both blitzed Atoshen during the clash. Then knocked off his focus abd gave Sanjuro the chance to burst both attacks at once. Which he indeed does. *PLOOOSHH*

Atoshen: "Damn.. You!!!"

Kahiiko: "Angry?"

Atoshen: "Tch! Hm? Looks as though he has ceased hus merger. Good to see they're back and now you're all finished. *step* *step* *step* You're all going to die."

Sanjin: "D-damn… I can move a muscle!"

Bujuro: "That's alright…*step* … *step* I'll block for the both of us."

Atoshen: "Hehehehe!!! Hiw noble of you all. But what you need to know us that I absorbed half the forces meant to assist in stopping my extensions from the outer dome of my domain. All while we were duking it out in there. My shard is complete and you're all my lunch!"

Sanjin: "N-Nrgh! I… I can stand up!!! He won't get away with this!"

Bujuro: "N-Nrrgh! Grr… Damn!"

Cpt. Kai: "I'll use myself as your shield Lady Kahiiko." *FWIP*

Kahiiko: "You don't have to- *Swish* *Gasp* perfect timing old lady."

Cpt. Kai: "Old what?" *THUD*

Atoshen: "Huh… who are you?"

Sanjin: "Brother…"

Bujuro: "Yeah, it's her."

A lady dressed in a pink ninja warrior's outfit. A crop top style was over her torso while showing a hanging belly-button ring with diamonds in the shape of a mini chandelier. Her pants were baggy with a dagger holster wrapped around her right leg. She had a headband around her neck and looked identical to that of Kahiiko and Kimichi, a perfect blend. She stares Atoshen in the eye as she looks down on him.

Kahiiko floats down next to the lady and you could just see the very scrapes, bruises, cuts and visible recoil just fading away. A strange fluctuation of Anti-Essence began stirring up. Both of them seemed to be getting stronger when standing next to the other. And within a quick ten seconds… Kahiiko was fully healed and rarin' to go.

Atoshen: (Are… Are they resonating? They both have nearly identical essence signatures and Zenchi.) "Tch! I asked… who. You. Were. Dont ignore me."

???: "Surprised you can't tell. I'm the current President of Earth Z, Miikimo Morgees!" *Smile*

Atoshen: "And now it all makes sense... Hmph!"

They held their all against Atoshen while he rampaged on. But one could only think that his luck had run out when the President appeared. Miikimo Morgees VS Atoshen Particula Ma. As Haydes' search for the Keys continues!

Next Chapter: Miikimo.