Post by Amara on Jun 10, 2020 10:06:57 GMT -6
Thread PL: 158,000
Patches of sand, once a glimmering and pristine white, slowly morphed into a deep, dark crimson. Amara's breath came in slight heaves as she rests upon the beach, eyes closed and mind blank as the sound of the waves soothed the Saiyan. Her assorted injuries - burns, rips, tears all were still very fresh. The enhanced metabolism of a Saiyan when it came to healing wasn't quite fast enough to instantly patch wounds, but at least Amara had a Zenkai to look forward to in the near future. ...One of the only things she had to look forward to, honestly. Her original armor was shredded - blasted to bits by Scallio's ultimate attack. Her medallion was safely nestled with Bloom and Amara hadn't thought to retrieve it on the oil rig before they up and abandoned the remaining skirmish, so that left the Saiyan in her tattered undersuit, gaping holes and all. The Stargoons had a bit of internal conflict going on, and though it wasn't anything to be extremely concerned about, the seeds of discord were in place - risking their collapse because of some petty grudges or feelings would be unacceptable. Ashi, as far as Amara could tell, had some sort of problem with Bloom being the 'leader'.
Beyond that, the threat of death via one of the many Earth-centric Heroes was a very real possibility. The likes of Dion, Carro, and Chime were more adept in both sheer power and skill compared to the Stargoons, and even if it was the whole team versus just those three... she wasn't certain they could pull a win. That wasn't even accounting for the other Heroes rapidly gaining power, on track to reaching the echelon of strength that came with a Super Saiyan or its' equals. AND there was the issue of the Dragon Balls themselves, too. It was a toss-up whether or not they'd use it to restore Namek or simply revive a close circle of friends... all of which happened to be extraordinarily strong Heroes as well. She'd never met most of them personally, but Nashi, Nashua, perhaps even Typha. If their chances of defeating Earth's defenders were slim before, a resurrection wish would be the seal on the casket. It would quite honestly force Amara to consider laying low again... seeing as many of those Heroes wanted to see the Stargoons as a whole 'brought to justice'. Nevermind the fact that Amara had yet to truly sin and had only helped if nothing else, she was associated with the Yellow Star and henceforth would be dealt with.
Nobody else cared about her, or the Stargoons as a whole. Nobody thought of them as living people with goals, desires, and kinship. They were simply that 'evil group'. After all, a dehumanized enemy was an enemy that was easily fought. If you closed your eyes and saw the Stargoons as nothing but sheer malice, it would be all too effortless to justify the swift and bloody execution of them. The other side of the fence likes to banter on and on about how what they're doing is morally 'wrong', how what their doing is for the benefit of the people, etcetera, etcetera. How kind of them. How noble, how altruistic - and how utterly stupid. They only cared about justice and morality when it suited their aims of defending things or murdering 'Villains' like her. The galaxy was an unfettered garbage heap full of poverty, crime, blood, and violence. Children died on a daily basis from malnutrition or straight-up plain murder for what meager scraps they had. Planets were ravaged to their very cores, stripped of resources, its' peoples genocides by pirates or marauders. And what do these self-proclaimed good guys even do about it? Nothing. They sit on their hands, frolicking about and reveling in friendship and kindness on Earth while the rest of the galaxy suffers. They claim to care about the people yet countless 'innocents' die by the second and they sit idly by, doing nothing. They don't care about the deep-rooted issues that plague the concept of sentient life and civilization as a whole - they care about posturing and defeating the most powerful of 'Villains' so they can pat themselves on the back for a job well done and convince themselves that they are true heroes.
Villains born out of desperation and frustration with this hypocritical, irrational way of thought and action were all-too-common yet swiftly struck down. The Stargoons blew up Namek... so what? Amara was willing to bet they were mostly angry because Earth lost access to the second pair of Dragon Balls to plunder and exploit from the Namekians. That's all that planet was to them - a convenient secondary wishing spot that happened to be populated with people they didn't care about. It'd be even more laughable if they ended up reviving a few of Earth's Heroes over the planet, that action would solidify the majority of them as the selfish hypocrites Amara pinned them for. Even now, her sacrifices and the Stargoon's actions on Gemini would be painted over by an accusatory brush. Their defense of the planet and Amara subsequentially having to put Scallio down was 'negligible' compared to their other 'crimes'. Even supposedly good deeds went unappreciated by people who had already been made into scapegoats for everything wrong in the world. Not that Amara expected any less from them at all. For now... she was just tired. Both physically and mentally, to boot, and while her physical wounds would surely heal given enough time Amara wasn't sure if she'd ever be able to fully patch over the raw injury that having to kill Scallio had carved in her.
Patches of sand, once a glimmering and pristine white, slowly morphed into a deep, dark crimson. Amara's breath came in slight heaves as she rests upon the beach, eyes closed and mind blank as the sound of the waves soothed the Saiyan. Her assorted injuries - burns, rips, tears all were still very fresh. The enhanced metabolism of a Saiyan when it came to healing wasn't quite fast enough to instantly patch wounds, but at least Amara had a Zenkai to look forward to in the near future. ...One of the only things she had to look forward to, honestly. Her original armor was shredded - blasted to bits by Scallio's ultimate attack. Her medallion was safely nestled with Bloom and Amara hadn't thought to retrieve it on the oil rig before they up and abandoned the remaining skirmish, so that left the Saiyan in her tattered undersuit, gaping holes and all. The Stargoons had a bit of internal conflict going on, and though it wasn't anything to be extremely concerned about, the seeds of discord were in place - risking their collapse because of some petty grudges or feelings would be unacceptable. Ashi, as far as Amara could tell, had some sort of problem with Bloom being the 'leader'.
Beyond that, the threat of death via one of the many Earth-centric Heroes was a very real possibility. The likes of Dion, Carro, and Chime were more adept in both sheer power and skill compared to the Stargoons, and even if it was the whole team versus just those three... she wasn't certain they could pull a win. That wasn't even accounting for the other Heroes rapidly gaining power, on track to reaching the echelon of strength that came with a Super Saiyan or its' equals. AND there was the issue of the Dragon Balls themselves, too. It was a toss-up whether or not they'd use it to restore Namek or simply revive a close circle of friends... all of which happened to be extraordinarily strong Heroes as well. She'd never met most of them personally, but Nashi, Nashua, perhaps even Typha. If their chances of defeating Earth's defenders were slim before, a resurrection wish would be the seal on the casket. It would quite honestly force Amara to consider laying low again... seeing as many of those Heroes wanted to see the Stargoons as a whole 'brought to justice'. Nevermind the fact that Amara had yet to truly sin and had only helped if nothing else, she was associated with the Yellow Star and henceforth would be dealt with.
Nobody else cared about her, or the Stargoons as a whole. Nobody thought of them as living people with goals, desires, and kinship. They were simply that 'evil group'. After all, a dehumanized enemy was an enemy that was easily fought. If you closed your eyes and saw the Stargoons as nothing but sheer malice, it would be all too effortless to justify the swift and bloody execution of them. The other side of the fence likes to banter on and on about how what they're doing is morally 'wrong', how what their doing is for the benefit of the people, etcetera, etcetera. How kind of them. How noble, how altruistic - and how utterly stupid. They only cared about justice and morality when it suited their aims of defending things or murdering 'Villains' like her. The galaxy was an unfettered garbage heap full of poverty, crime, blood, and violence. Children died on a daily basis from malnutrition or straight-up plain murder for what meager scraps they had. Planets were ravaged to their very cores, stripped of resources, its' peoples genocides by pirates or marauders. And what do these self-proclaimed good guys even do about it? Nothing. They sit on their hands, frolicking about and reveling in friendship and kindness on Earth while the rest of the galaxy suffers. They claim to care about the people yet countless 'innocents' die by the second and they sit idly by, doing nothing. They don't care about the deep-rooted issues that plague the concept of sentient life and civilization as a whole - they care about posturing and defeating the most powerful of 'Villains' so they can pat themselves on the back for a job well done and convince themselves that they are true heroes.
Villains born out of desperation and frustration with this hypocritical, irrational way of thought and action were all-too-common yet swiftly struck down. The Stargoons blew up Namek... so what? Amara was willing to bet they were mostly angry because Earth lost access to the second pair of Dragon Balls to plunder and exploit from the Namekians. That's all that planet was to them - a convenient secondary wishing spot that happened to be populated with people they didn't care about. It'd be even more laughable if they ended up reviving a few of Earth's Heroes over the planet, that action would solidify the majority of them as the selfish hypocrites Amara pinned them for. Even now, her sacrifices and the Stargoon's actions on Gemini would be painted over by an accusatory brush. Their defense of the planet and Amara subsequentially having to put Scallio down was 'negligible' compared to their other 'crimes'. Even supposedly good deeds went unappreciated by people who had already been made into scapegoats for everything wrong in the world. Not that Amara expected any less from them at all. For now... she was just tired. Both physically and mentally, to boot, and while her physical wounds would surely heal given enough time Amara wasn't sure if she'd ever be able to fully patch over the raw injury that having to kill Scallio had carved in her.
