A fist slamming across her face cocked Paprika's head back and sent blood flying from her mouth. Recovering quickly, the Makyan growled and spun around, instantly retaliating with a hook across Gohan's face that elicited the same result; a splatter of blood and a thunder clap.
Growling, the demi-Saiyan retaliated with a back kick to the girl's face, sending her spinning through the sky. When she started to descend and Gohan was about to give pursuit, she vanished in a blur of movement and reappeared directly behind him, swinging an elbow straight down at him. Gohan vanished as well, causing her to miss and, super-speeding behind her, threw a roundhouse kick. Paprika vanished again, avoiding it easily. The two continued this chain of hit-and-miss attacks throughout the sky above the stadium, both attempting to outflank the other yet failing miserably.
It soon came to a point where Paprika missed with an especially wide hook and ended up with her opponent rushing her from the side. Spinning about to face him, the two powerful warriors once again locked in heated combat, the sound of machinegun fire echoing throughout the arena for a second time while the pair danced across the skies, trading hit after hit, all of which they either dodged or parried.
Displaying sublime fighting skills in a blur of movement none of the audience members could keep up with, the pair eventually vanished and began their exchange in the realm of the speedsters. This engagement only lasted for several seconds before another shockwave hit the stadium, knocking a couple people out of their seats and drawing everyone's gazes to the ring once again. It was there they saw Gohan and Paprika land on opposite sides of the board and rocket towards one another in a blur.
Flying towards one another at full speed, the demi-Saiyan growled and threw a swinging right overhand, only for his fist to pass through an afterimage that prompted him to hit the brakes. Skidding across the ring's surface, Gohan gasped and looked up, where he saw a grinning Paprika swing at him with a hook.
Leaping back at the last second, the boy avoided the blow and back-flipped across the stage. When he stopped he was unable to respond in time when his opponent seemingly teleported behind him and slammed a kick into his back, a blow that sent him flying back the way he came.
Videl, seeing Gohan blow past the edge and towards the dividing wall protecting the audience, the girl stepped forward in alarm, "GOHAN! STOP!"
Clenching his teeth, the boy course-corrected and flipped around, halting his momentum with a quick burst of ki that sent a gust of wind rushing over the stands. Blood leaking out of the corner of his mouth, the demi-Saiyan speedily floated back down to the very edge of the ring and, the instant his foot touched the surface, he launched himself forward, disappearing in a blur of speed.
Paprika, who was in the process of flying after her adversary, gasped in surprise when she saw her opponent vanish. She then received one hell of a wake up call when, out of nowhere, the half-Saiyan crashed into her chest head-first, the blow generating a deafening clap of an artillery cannon that sent her flying across the ring.
Eyes glazed over in shock, Paprika quickly shook herself back into consciousness and flipped back onto her feet. Landing close to the edge, the girl loaded her right hand and, taking aim, threw it forward. With a yell and a howl, she unleashed a pink energy blast that shot across the ring and towards the boy like a missile.
Gohan recoiled at the approaching attack and, reacting instinctively, slammed a foot into the ring and caused an enormous slab of the arena the size of a room-sized boulder to jut out in front of him. The wall sprang up just in time to block the blast that slammed into the barrier. The force behind it was so great that the explosion not only caused the entire area to shake, but it was able to burn and chip away enormous chunks of the concrete in an instant. The audience cried out in shock when the impact of the attack shook the stadium, drawing even more bewildered looks from the bystanders.
Smoke blocking out view of the center of the arena and surrounding Gohan on all sides, the half-Saiyan remained kneeling protectively behind the remains of the earthen barrier he'd erected.
"This girl…" Frowning seriously at the techniques she was displaying, the youngster then looked up with a start and his eyes shot to his right when he sensed her appearance. Preparing to counter, Gohan was about to fire a blast of his own until he saw the cloud break and the girl's weighted scarf burst into view.
Realizing it was a decoy Gohan spun around and threw up a guard, only to receive a killer roundhouse kick in the side of the head that generated a shockwave and slammed him into the wall he'd used to block the last attack. Exploding through the mass of concrete and causing it to shatter into hundreds of pieces, the Saiyan spiraled out of the black cloud and bounced repeatedly across the tiled surface like a ragdoll.
Rolling painfully, the boy then sprang to his feet and slammed them into the floor, sliding to a stop with his hands cocked beside him. Gritting his teeth, Gohan charged a blue globe of energy between his palms before, with a mighty yell, threw his hands forward and unleashed his attack. His Kamehameha wave exploded from his hands and shot into the cloud like a missile, parting it instantly.
Spotting the flash of his approaching counter, an alarmed Paprika gasped and sprang into the air, flying straight up as fast as she could and avoiding the blue rocket that curved upwards and shot safely over the spectator's heads. The crowds cried out in terror when the attack came close to wiping them out, but then watched it shoot into the clouds and out of reach.
Seeing his now scarfless opponent continuing to gain altitude, Gohan cocked his right fist back and threw a sharp palm strike. Expelling his ki at the same time, the boy fired a Kiai blast that slammed into Paprika head on, drawing a cry of pain from the girl when the attack tore into her body and clothes. The fabric of her gi ripping, the stunned demon was smacked further into the sky, allowing Gohan to leap off of the ground and rocket up at her at full speed.
Still seeing stars, Paprika quickly managed to recover from the attack and look down, where she saw her opponent on fast approach. Growling angrily, she threw both hands forward and attempted to shoot him down with a Kiai of her own. But the boy avoided it by powering up and arcing around her, his form shooting into the clouds above her in the form of a white streak of light.
Charging a pink ball in her left hand, Paprika followed him with her eyes and lobbed a ki blast after him. "ARGH! TAKE THAT!" Her energy attack honed in on the boy's form ascending into the upper atmosphere several kilometers away. But when it seemed like she had him, the demi-Saiyan suddenly appeared in front of her with a flying side kick, which slammed into her chest and sent her spiraling back down towards the arena.
Paprika cried out as she plummeted out of control. But just when it seemed Gohan had her, the girl's form vanished with a crack of wind.
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