The History of Tara

The Pain of Growth | Tara's Adolescence

Tara is 16 years old and training hard with her father. She's on one knee and breathing heavily covered in scratches and bleeding from her mouth. Her father, Taric, is powered up and staring her down angrily without a scratch. Tara wipes her mouth and stands back up with determination, re-taking her stance. "That stance, belongs to your mother. Have you been taking after her?" Tara's stance is similar to the stance of monkey-style kung fu.

(Think of something like this but slightly modified. The top hand is an open palm and the bottom hand is a closed fist.)

Tara narrows her eyes and grits her teeth. "I thought I made it clear that you were training under me and me alone. Maybe I should show you how superior my style is first hand." Taric powers up more and Tara grows a worried look. Taric charges at her and begins throwing rapid punches and kicks. Tara is completely overwhelmed. She just keeps her guard up and waits out Taric's assault. "Do you plan to keep blocking?!?" Taric bellows at Tara. Taric punches Tara in the stomach, making her cough up blood and bringing her to her knees. Taric looks at her with disappointment. "12 years, Tara. 12 years of this. You are sixteen years old now! The progress you've made is laughable at best. Your stance is open, your punches are weightless and your ki is weak." Taric continues to speak as Tara stays on the ground coughing, with tears in her eyes. "It's almost like you're not trying. Are you doing this to mock me? Or did you just get all of your mother's bad genes?" Taric says placing his foot on the back of Tara's head. He pushes her head down into the ground and Tara grunts in pain. "Aren't you going to say anything? Are you going to continue to let me insult you?!? Have you no pride, Tara?!?" Taric yells. "Get... off of me..." Tara says quietly. Taric raises an eyebrow and looks offended. "What did you say?" Taric says angrily. "I said, get off of me!" Tara yells, her power beginning to swell. Taric removes his foot curiously and Tara gets up weakly, retaking her stance. "And you had so much promise. I told everyone of my great daughter who'd take the world by storm. I told them that you'd gain power beyond anything imaginable. What a disappointment. If you have anything left then come at me, otherwise your training ends here." Taric says threateningly. Tara's legs are shaking and one of her eyes are closed. "I'm a disappointment? I'm the one who should be embarrassed, right? Well I know one thing for sure. I will become the strongest. I don't know when... or how... but I know damn well it won't be under your torturous training!" Tara says in between heavy breaths. Taric grits his teeth and powers up slightly, getting angry. "Still your tongue, Tara. You're going to regret it." Taric says threateningly. "Why? You don't want to hear the truth?!? Your training isn't effective, it never has been. Even if it was, I don't want your power. I don't need it. I'll find my own strength, my own way. And when I do, I swear, I'll pay you back for all of your traumatizing, ten-fold!" Tara says with authority, starting to step closer to her father slowly. "Tara! This is your last warning. Silence your rebellious attitude this instant!" Taric yells back with a fierce look. "And don't you dare bad mouth my mom again. She's stronger than you think, and she isn't blinded by a massive ego. Have you ever considered that she's more fit to train me then you are? She's certainly more competent." Tara says harshly. Taric finally snaps as his eyes wide in anger. He instantly goes Super Saiyan, a form that at this point Tara hadn't seen yet. Her eyes widen in surprise and fear. Taric charges at her full speed with a yell and knees her in the stomach hard making her cough even more blood, this time Tara making a loud, sickly noise. Taric then reels back his fist and looks Tara dead in the eyes. He punches her directly on the left side of her face, making her blood spray on the ground and cutting a gash open on her face. Tara is sent spiraling to the ground, her eyes open but she's unconscious. She hits the ground with a thud, her blood pouring from her face and pooling on the ground. When Taric calms down, he powers down and looks at Tara with a look of disbelief and horror in himself. Delilah rushes outside after hearing the two yelling. When she sees Tara on the ground, she grows a look of shock and horror. She runs to her daughter with tears in her eyes. Taric is still in disbelief of what he just did. Delilah drops to her knees and grabs her unconscious daughter, holding Tara's head close to her. "I... I didn't mean..." Taric starts but is cut off by Delilah's fierce stare of anger and sadness.