BANG...
BANG...
KRAKOOOOM...
SWISH...
A flurry of explosive sounds rang out within the depths of the Hyperbolic Mind Space; both Tavor and the draconic demon had long reduced the colosseum to rubble and were now fighting in the empty white space.
Tavor crossed his forearms, parrying a punch that sent the young Saiyan hurtling backward several yards.
Smiling mischievously, Tavor reached out and sent a cascade of ki blasts shooting towards the demon as he continued to gain distance.
"Hahaha, take this..." Tavor stomped the featureless ground with one foot and used the remaining momentum to perform a spin before thrusting his right hand forward and sending a much larger orb of ki towards the demon, who had already deflected the smaller blasts and was now dashing in his direction with unnatural speed.
FWOOSH...
Tavor did not aim at the demons body but aimed at the ground in his path.
BOOM...
The ground erupted into a cloud of dust and rubble that effectively blocked the demons vision, his roars leading Tavor to believe that the demon was beyond frustrated.
"Hahahaha... You mad? Come do something about it." Tavor grinned before thumbing the tip of his nose.
As soon as he finished however he saw the dust cloud begin to swirl, as if a sudden pressure appeared in the center, a faint but steadily growing glow appearing at the epicenter.
Tavor felt the hairs on his neck stand on end, his Saiyan instincts flaring with clear signs of danger.
The cloud suddenly dispersed revealing the draconic demon who fired off his energy blast.
"Oh shi..." Tavor did not even have time to finish his sentence before the wave crashed into him, his body seemingly disappearing amidst the light before the wave exploded.
The light wave disappeared showing Tavor with his clothes ripped in several places and blood leaking from several cuts and scrapes on his arms.
Tavor's eyes dilated, a surge in primal rage swelling from within his being.
"You... How dare you..." Tavor's body became enveloped in a faint aura of ki, the aura flared wildly as if mimicking his anger.
He crouched low and stomped against the ground, darting toward the demon with blurring speed, his fist raised to strike as he closed the distance.
The draconic demon lifted his arms, crossing them over his head in anticipation for the incoming attack.
Tavor suddenly grinned his other fist coming from below for a devastating uppercut which landed square in the demon's jaw.
POW...
The dragon found itself staring into the sky, its brain rattling around in its skull stunning it for the moment and leaving it open for Tavor's next attack.
"Haaaaa..." Tavor delivered a powerful straight kick to the demons abdomen, knocking the air from its lungs.
"Hehehe Turtle was tougher, you don't quite measure up to my master!" Tavor locked his lips before delivering a second kick, this time performing a tight spin.
The draconic demon had nearly recovered when the second kick sent him sprawling onto his back.
Before the demon could recover Tavor landed on top of him, both of his feet slamming directly onto the demon's arms, holding him down and preventing any sudden movements while he glared into its eyes.
"Bye bye now, let's play again sometime." Tavor's eyes began to glow with an intense blue and white light before firing directly into the demons eyes.
The demon cried out in pain as its eyes melted, but went silent when the beams reached its brain.
The demon's body dissolved into motes of light after dying and Tavor rose to his full height which due to Limbo's strangely accelerated time had grown to be somewhere between a child and a preteen.
Tavor's muscles, which once made him look like a monstrously bulky child, now appeared far more streamlined.
He closed his eyes, then opened them again to find himself back in the cave where he had rested.
A faint shaft of light pierced the darkness and landed squarely on his face, momentarily blinding him until his eyes could adjust.
Gruguguguguuu...
Tavor almost collapsed as his stomach growled, sounding more like a ferocious beast than an organ.
"I need food, but I'll need to hunt for it..." Tavor stared at an bag which contained the dried demon meat, now lying empty, bereft of the morsels it once contained as Tavor had devoured it in one go.
He let out a breathy sigh before hopping to his feet and walking towards the sealed entrance and lifting the rocks away, tossing them aside and causing the ground to shake.
"Alright... Time to hunt." Tavor launched himself forward exiting the cave with an explosive burst.
He listened closely for any signs of demon combat or wildlife and managed to hear a clash between two massive demon beasts, who made so much noise that they were likely heard by every living thing for miles around.
"Hehehe, the dinner bell is ringing, let's go take a bite."
Tavor wrapped his tail around a tree branch and spun until his feet landed on the bark and shot out hard enough to shatter it completely.
In the distance two massive demon beasts were engaging in what seemed to be a territorial dispute.
One hulking ape demon was battling a ferocious tiger demon, both clawing and tearing at each other in a spectacularly brutal fashion, but neither was gaining an immediate advantage against the other.
BOOM...
The two demons were on the verge of clashing again when an explosive noise erupted nearby causing them both to halt mid-swing.
They looked toward a distant shrub, their eyes widening in surprise as a young boy darted toward them with a hungry grin on his face.
Tavor shot forwards like a human-shaped rocket, his fist outstretched as he neared the ape demon, smashing hard against its left shoulder.
CRACK...
The demon ape's arm bent at an awkward angle, the force sending it flying sideways into the opposing treeline, smashing through several dozen trees before finally stopping.
The tiger demon leaped backwards, caution mixing with its natural ferocity and growled a warning towards Tavor.
Tavor turned his head towards the tiger, his smile stretching to absurd levels before suddenly disappearing from his position.
The tiger demon looked around frantically but did not see the figure descending from above.
CRAAACKK...
Tavor landed hard on the tiger demon's back, causing its body to fold inwards for a moment before smashing hard into the ground under it.
BOOOM...
The ground cracked beneath the demon tiger, its legs splayed outwards in four directions.
"Oh I wonder what you taste like?" Tavor said while licking his lips.
Tavor pulled back his fist and prepared to deliver a finishing blow, but before he could deliver it, he sensed an incoming attack from his side and leaped upwards just in time to avoid the demon ape's massive fist.
The ape's fist struck nothing but still sent out a pressurized wave of air that cut through distant trees!
Tavor landed a few yards away, his fists raised and his excitement palpable.
The tiger demon rose from its prone state and looked at the ape demon, a tacit understanding between them before they turn their eyes back towards Tavor who was hopping off the ground in excitement.
"Well, come on then, I'm hungry!" Tavor stopped hopping and took a fighting stance, his gaze hardening.
The two massive demons surged towards Tavor, one attacking from the left, the other from the right.
Tavor's eyes flickered between them before he suddenly dashed forward, meeting the demon ape head-on.
"Too slow!"
His right fist shot towards the ape's stomach, but the beast twisted its torso at the last moment, allowing the blow to graze its side rather than strike its center.
Even so, the impact forced a grunt from its throat and sent it staggering sideways.
Tavor's grin widened.
"Gotcha!"
He stepped forward, intending to follow up with a spinning kick, only for a flash of orange fur to enter his peripheral vision.
The tiger demon's claws descended towards his neck.
Tavor immediately abandoned his attack, leaning backwards until the claws swept past his face, close enough for him to feel the wind they displaced.
He planted one hand against the ground and swung his legs upwards, using the momentum to propel himself into a backward flip.
The tiger's claws struck the earth.
KRAAASH!
Chunks of rock and dirt erupted into the air as four deep furrows carved through the ground.
Tavor landed on a nearby boulder, crouching low with his tail swaying behind him.
"Whoa! You almost got me!"
The tiger snarled.
"Almost!" Tavor repeated, pointing at the beast with a playful grin. "But almost doesn't fill my stomach!"
He pushed off the boulder, his small body blurring as he darted towards the tiger's exposed flank.
The demon reacted quickly, twisting to meet him with a sweeping paw.
Tavor ducked beneath it, his fist slamming into the beast's ribs.
BOOM!
The tiger's body lurched sideways, its paws scraping furrows into the earth as it struggled to remain standing.
Tavor was already moving again.
He sprang upwards, his knee rising towards the beast's jaw, but a tremendous shadow fell across him.
The demon ape had recovered.
Its enormous fist came crashing down.
Tavor's eyes widened.
"Again?!"
He crossed his arms above his head just as the blow connected.
KRA-DOOOOM!
The impact drove him out of the air and into the ground, sending a circular shockwave through the clearing.
Trees shuddered, branches snapped, and the boulder on which he had stood moments earlier split into several pieces.
For a brief moment, dust swallowed everything.
Then a small figure shot out of the cloud.
Tavor landed on a thick tree branch, his arms tingling from the force of the impact.
He shook his hands once, then twice, before looking towards the ape demon.
"Hehehe... Okay, that one was pretty good."
His tail curled excitedly behind him.
"But I've got something for you!"
Tavor thrust both hands forward.
A cluster of blue-white ki spheres formed around his palms before streaking towards the ape demon in rapid succession.
FWOOSH!
FWOOSH!
FWOOSH!
The ape roared and raised its arms, attempting to shield its face as the blasts detonated around it.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The explosions engulfed its upper body, forcing it to retreat several steps.
Scorched fur and darkened patches of skin appeared across its arms and shoulders.
Tavor watched with satisfaction.
"That's right! Keep standing there!"
He gathered energy into his right hand, preparing a larger blast to finish the exchange.
Unfortunately, his opponent wasn't the only one watching him.
The tiger demon had circled around the edge of the clearing while its companion occupied his attention.
Tavor sensed the movement a fraction of a second too late.
A striped blur shot out from behind a cluster of trees.
The tiger's shoulder slammed into Tavor's side.
WHAM!
Tavor was hurled from the branch, spinning through the air before crashing through the canopy of a nearby tree.
Branches shattered around him.
Tavor struck the trunk, bounced off, and landed on his feet in a shallow crater.
For a moment, he remained perfectly still.
Then he slowly lifted his head.
"...You interrupted my attack."
The tiger growled, lowering its body in preparation for another charge.
Tavor's expression twitched.
His aura flared.
The air around him trembled as blue-white ki flickered across his body.
Pebbles rose from the crater, trembling before being flung away by the sudden surge of energy.
The ape demon answered with a furious roar and charged through the trees, its enormous fists smashing aside everything in its path.
The tiger followed from the opposite direction, moving lower and faster, its eyes fixed on Tavor's legs.
Tavor clenched his fists.
"Fine. If you both want to fight together, I'll just have to hit you both together!"
He thrust his hands outward, releasing a broad wave of ki that swept across the clearing.
The tiger immediately leaped sideways.
The ape dug its feet into the earth and crossed its arms, enduring the blast as it forced its way forward through the energy.
Tavor's eyes widened.
"You're kidding me!"
The ape emerged from the fading wave and swung a massive fist towards his head.
Tavor ducked beneath the blow, his body moving with practiced precision.
He drove an elbow into the ape's ribs, then pivoted on one foot and delivered a sharp kick to its knee.
CRACK!
The ape staggered.
Tavor followed with a rising punch aimed at its chin.
The impact snapped the beast's head backwards, its enormous frame lifting momentarily from the ground.
For an instant, Tavor had the advantage.
Then the tiger struck.
Its claws raked across his back.
SHRAAK!
Tavor hissed through his teeth as pain flashed across his shoulders.
He twisted away before the tiger could land a second blow, but that movement carried him directly into the ape's swinging arm.
The enormous limb caught him across the torso.
BOOOOM!
Tavor was launched through the clearing, skidding across the ground before digging his heels into the earth to stop himself.
NEXT TIME ON REBORN AS A SAIYAN IN MARVEL!
Tavor's hunt for dinner turns into a battle for survival as two of Limbo's deadliest beasts force him to push his newly acquired skills to their limits!
Will the young Saiyan finally learn how to overcome the overwhelming advantage of numbers, or will he become the main course instead?
Meanwhile, an ominous presence begins to take notice of the growing power hidden within Limbo's wilderness...
Don't miss the next chapter of Reborn as a Saiyan in Marvel!