While the announcer freaked out at the girl's sudden transformation and the audience gawked in shock, Piccolo, Zangya, Videl and Gohan's eyes widened in horror when they sensed the girl's ki skyrocket to an unprecedented level.
"What the shit?!" the Hera shouted.
Gasping, Gohan had absolutely no time to react when he saw the enormous Paprika appear directly in front of him and nail him across the face with a hook. The blow connecting with a clap of a shockwave, the half-Saiyan could only yell in shock as he was sent spinning across the ring and towards the edge, almost blacking out from the force of the hit.
Just before he could try and correct himself, his opponent once again vanished in a crack of wind and reappeared in his path. It was here Paprika swayed backwards so she was floating horizontal to the ground and threw a kick straight up into the approaching Gohan's stomach. The blow struck with a deafening 'crack' and sent the hapless half-Saiyan spiraling skywards, a yell escaping his lips as he climbed altitude at breakneck speeds.
Several seconds into his flight, before he could regain any form of bearing, the boy was then suddenly stopped dead when his opponent shot up after him in a blur of movement and slammed a knee into his stomach. The sudden, violent blow generated a shockwave that dispersed the clouds around them and had Gohan spit up blood. A grinning Paprika then allowed the boy to remain doubled over her leg before, lacing her hands above her head, the Makyan dropped a hammer blow into his back and sent him plummeting back towards the ring.
As Gohan spiraled in his descent, Paprika effortlessly held her right hand out and, with a smirk, launched her follow-up attack. "Pepper Shot!" A flash of pink light followed by a continuous barrage of energy blasts rocketed from her hand and towards the falling warrior.
The stream of attacks collided with the demi-Saiyan in midair, bombarding him and sending him rocketing towards the ring at a much faster rate. A split second later, Gohan and the barrage of energy beams collided with the ring, causing a series of concussive explosions that shook the arena and scared the hell out of the audience.
The announcer and the Junior Division competitors standing on the lawn literally dove for cover as the ring was ravaged by the rain of energy attacks.
The cloud of dust that filled the air pelted the audience with debris and prompted a closely watching Videl to rush forward in shock. "No! Gohan!"
Watching her blasts nearly rip the ring to pieces with little to no effort, Paprika, still holding her position high up in the sky, smirked triumphantly as the smoke slowly started to lift.
"You poor fool. With the power I possess, you don't stand a chance against me. By absorbing the remains of the Makyo Star into my body, I've not only increased the regenerative capabilities of my muscles, I've probably become the most powerful force in this entire quadrant," Paprika stated in a now deeper tone of voice, her eyes narrowing when she saw a crater in the center of the ring emerge from the smoke. "I have the sum total of my entire race's strength coursing through my veins. There's not a single being alive that can stop me… not even you."
The moment she said this, the center of the hole exploded in a shower of debris and, from the rubble, Gohan reemerged. With his gi in tatters, and bruises and burns covering his entire body, the spiky haired Saiyan panted heavily and glared up at the girl hovering in the sky overhead. Seeing her form like a big, green beacon against the clear blue canvas, the young warrior growled through bloody teeth while the audience up in the stands watched on in dead silence to see what the young fighter was going to do next.
Whatever had happened just then, it was clear he'd taken a massive amount of damage in that attack.
Paprika chuckled in amusement, "Stay down you weakling. It's useless to try and fight me."
Spitting to the side and straightening up, Gohan clenched his fists, "We'll see!" Then, with a yell of rage and effort, the boy powered up to his maximum, his blue aura exploding around him and his hair blasting upwards on the wind. It was a sight that stunned the crowd, awed the announcer and brought a grin to Videl's face, who watched closely as her friend started to get serious.
Aura burning brilliantly, the young demi-Saiyan exploded from the ring and rocketed up into the sky towards his opponent in a streak of blazing blue light. Reaching her in under a second he swung out, only for Paprika to vanish in a blur. Passing her, Gohan came to a stop and, his aura flaring up a second time, he changed directions and shot back down towards ground level.
Managing to avoid his first attack, Paprika tucked and began to roll as she fell, a split second before vanishing a second time when the powered up Saiyan came down from above with another swing. Missing her, Gohan growled and shot after her across the sky. The Makyan reappeared out of her high speed movement traveling backwards, teeth gritted as she watched her opponent's ethereal form rocket towards her and swing at her with a roundhouse kick. In another blur she flew up into the clouds and avoided his attack, causing Gohan to miss and chase after her once again.
A trail of blue energy marked the path of the Saiyan as the raven haired warrior pursued Paprika through the atmosphere. Crisscrossing back and forth, he attempted to catch the demon when she passed him again, only to end up chasing after her once more. Flying back over the stadium where the audience could see them, Gohan attempted to run her down, only to see her vanish and blindside him with a swift shoulder tackle that sent him spiraling to the side.
While he was spinning out of control, Paprika intercepted the young half-Saiyan and dropped a kick on him from above, slamming him in the back and sending him plummeting towards the arena far below. Seconds later, before the winded boy could impact the ring's surface, the Makyan girl instantly teleported beneath him and caught him with a knee to the stomach. As soon as the boy's momentum stopped and he was doubled over her leg, the girl brought both her hands up and smashed them into his back. Gohan slammed into the ring's floor, his head bounding off of its hard surface, stunning him, before a foot smashed it back into the concrete.
After only a few seconds of fighting, the boy once again found himself at the mercy of his opponent.
Paprika smirked as she felt the boy squirm uselessly under her heel. "What's the matter, scum? Can't get up?" Hearing him growl in response, the Makyan girl chuckled. "Come on. I know this isn't the best you can do. Get angry. Show me your real power! I want to fight you and beat you down at your strongest!" When the still base form Gohan attempted to push up again, the girl ground her foot into his head and shoved him back down with a loud crunching sound. Receiving no words in response, she frowned deeply. "FINE! Have it your way!"
Before the announcer even had a chance to start a count, Paprika stepped off of Gohan, charged up an attack and, holding her left hand up, began firing blasts directly into his back. "Meatball Shooter!" A stream of rapid fire energy shots left her hand and began slamming into the boy's back over and over again. The amount of blasts she unleashed tore up the ground around the demi-Saiyan and ripped into his back, cries and screams of agony leaving Gohan's lips when he was hit at pointblank range by the assault. His entire upper body was hammered into submission.
A feral grin of excitement pulled over Paprika's face as she gleefully roasted the youngster beneath her.
The audience could only watch in shock as the girl laid out the young fighter with ease, a smile ever-present while she hit him again and again until the floor directly in front of her had turned into a blazing pink inferno. Piccolo and Zangya glared down at the ring nervously, the former uncrossing his arms and preparing to jump in, and Videl had her hands clapped over her mouth in horror.
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