But Moku doubts whether his punches and kicks can hurt Goku. Goku's massive body muscles would probably be as hard as iron. Moku will only hurt his hand when hitting Goku's body.
Because of that Moku had to give up his chance this time to change the orc's life. He had to give up the five human women to become Goku's sex partners.
Maybe Goku will be gentle and keep them alive. At least stay alive until Moku feels stronger than Goku.
Right, he had to know his limits.
Moku lowered his head, his body seemed to shrink amidst the crowd of cheering orcs.
Moku bit his teeth, lowered his head, and closed his eyes trying not to see the five human women being led into Goku's tent.
Even though he was able to close his eyes, he couldn't cover his ears.
His hands trembled, his logic seemed to be fighting something.
His body became a battlefield.
Who is the enemy of logic?
'Since when are you afraid to fight?' a faint sound was heard.
'Is this all courage that you have? coward!' The voice grew louder.
That was his determination.
The determination that pushed his body to keep training even though his muscles were torn and his bones were broken.
The determination that promised foolish dreams to jump higher than a flying bird, punch through mountains, and run as fast as sound.
The determination that lay dormant along with his paralyzed body.
The determination that reborn along with the hope that came with his new body.
It was his determination that kept his palms from covering his ears.
It was his determination that is at war with his logic.
'OPEN YOUR FUCKING EYES, CLENCH YOUR FIST, AND FIGHT!' a roar that was so loud and broke Moku's logic.
Moku opened his eyes 'I AM THE GREATEST!!!!' and roared in his heart.
"Palakaaa!!"
There was a shout amidst the orcs' cheers.
"Palakaaa!"
It sounded again, this time all the orcs were stunned.
Goku's face darkened. Goku turned to his left, the second strongest orc, Boku. But Boku shook his head indicating that he wasn't the one shouting.
All the orcs started to think who would dare shout a duel challenge.
"PALAKAAA!"
This time it was clear where the shouts came from. Coming from a young Orc. The other orcs stared wide as if they couldn't believe it was Moku who proclaimed Palaka.
"Moku, who do you want to duel with? How about just after the celebration? I'm busy having guests right now. So can't hold the Palaka ceremony" Goku smirked, pointing with his chin to his tent.
Goku assumes that Moku wants to challenge one of the adult orcs to a duel. Moku is known as a crazy orc, he likes to hurt himself until he faints by making strange movements.
But Goku never thought that Moku was that crazy to ask him to fight.
All orcs laughed. They also thought same as Goku, this crazy young orc wanted to fight one of the adult orcs.
Maybe he thought that if he won or showed his strength, Goku would be happy and give him a chance to taste a human female body.
Palaka is a simple traditional ceremony. There is no opening dance, opening speech, or other opening events. To hold Palaka there are only two conditions that must be met.
The first condition is to designate the target of Palaka.
"Ku Goku, I invite you to a duel. Palaka!" Moku mentions who he will duel with.
The faces of all the tribe members lost color.
Goku's mouth gaped.
The orcs' mouth gaped.
Boku raised his eyebrows.
Calf don't afraid to tiger.
Calf don't afraid to tiger.
They whispered like that in their hearts several times.
They all could never have imagined Moku would win. Not only that, for Moku will be lucky to be able to get out of the duel alive.
"Moku you've gone too crazy!" Swa who shouted next to Moku with a red face.
"Ku, don't listen to this crazy orc, he has lost his mind" Laya nearby said pleadingly.
Swa and Laya are Moku's best friends. The three of them were born on the same day, according to orc tradition they were blood relatives.
Moku's crazy training routine drives Swa and Laya away too. Even so, they can be said to be quite close. Swa and Laya often talk to Moku to bring him back to his senses and Moku often feeds them excess meat from the game he catches.
Moku smiled 'I do have two brothers...' and said in his heart.
But his decision was already irreversible, he wanted to fight an enemy that was beyond his capabilities. Moku's dream of becoming the strongest won't be buried today.
The second condition of Palaka is to tell the reason for the duel.
"Palaka! I want to duel with Ku Goku because I'm the strongest" Moku said casually.
Two conditions for Palaka have been fulfilled. Opponents and reasons to duel. His opponent is Ku Goku and the reason is because Moku believes that he is the strongest.
'CRAZY KID!'
'CRAZY KID!'
The orcs' shocked screams in their hearts.
Swa and Laya's faces changed color quickly.
White to Red, Red to Blue, Blue to Green, then Back again to white.
Moku saw their faces change color rapidly, bursting into laughter. 'Are they the descendants of chameleons?' Moku asked in his heart.
"Are you serious Moku?" Goku's face is getting gloomy, this young Orc dares to challenge him to a duel?
"Palaka can't be rejected, Ku" answered Moku loudly.
Moku felt himself liberated from the feeling that was suppressing him.
He smiled cheerfully because he was back to how he used to be.
A stupid human who defied the sky.
Now, he was a stupid orc who will punch through the sky.
Goku and Moku looked at each other. Their gazes seemed to flow clashing electricity.
The air around them became frozen.
Each orc held its breath.
"Okay, I accept your challenge. Prepare the arena for Palaka!" Goku nodded and gave the order in an annoyed voice.
Moku vs Goku
A group of orcs were walking hand in hand. They carried 2+ meter long logs on each their shoulders. These logs are 25-30 cm in diameter and can weigh up to 30-50 kg each.
The orcs seemed to be walking leisurely. Some of them even walked while whistling. They seemed not to feel the weight of the logs they were carrying.
A group of orcs came to greet them. They came from the direction of the tribal camp.
After greeting, they took out their axes from their backs and started chopping down trees. Each slash of the axes they swung made the 12 meter tall tree tremble.
On the fifth slash, the tree fell. The five orcs started cutting the tree into pieces.
Not long after that the tree trunk was cut off, each part 2+ meters long. The orcs put their axes back on their backs and began to carry tree trunks on their shoulders.
Then the group walked hand in hand towards the tribal camp. Their faces didn't look tired, as if they were doing an easy job. From afar they looked like a group of green ants at work.
Inside the tribal camp, a group of orcs seemed to be working on building something. They were hitting one side of the log with a rock until it stuck to the ground. They are making pegs from 2 meters of logs.