Hi everyone! I'm back again with the sequel to Kaioshin!
What I absolutely love about the Dragonball Franchise is that the series is vast with hundreds of characters and fantastic stories. Reading the manga and watching the Anime bring so many potential gaps for stories (The Vegeta/Bulma hookup gap for example!), and leaves a good bit of breathing room for fanfiction writers like me which is why I experimented with Kaioshin, just to get a feel for the universe and the boundaries (which are, in fact, very few if you think about it) that are set in it. Kaioshin was my very first fanfic in this universe and it in turn got me into thinking of a type of fanficiton I've never tried before: inserting original characters into the actual storylines. I've seen many fanfiction writers do it before and I've been wanting to try it myself but haven't really felt I was ready to tackle such a task. Now I think I'm ready for it! Though I admit I'm still new to this version of fanfiction writing, I always try to find ways to grow. Let's hope for the best here!
The best thing about the Dragonball incarnations are the sharp contrasts between the Anime and the manga versions, especially Super. This leaves so much more room for a writer than using just one instance! It makes the vastness that is the Dragonball Universe so much easier to work with! Therefore, in this next stage of Kaioshin, I plan to use references from BOTH the Anime and the manga. There will be scenes that are taken from the manga (Super) and a few scenes from the Anime. I plan to take the best, I believe, from both manga and Anime to bring a really good story.
I have only seen/read Dragonball Super up to the beginnings of the Universe Tournament (where several universes battle it out in a Battle Royale) so there will be very few spoilers here. I plan to begin with the first tournament (Beerus/Champa), Goku Black, and completely rearrange the Universe Tournament.
Here goes! Wish me luck on my first Original Character Insertion story!
Disclaimer: Dragonball Z, it's settings, characters, incarnations and Yugioh's settings, characters, etc., belong to their respective creators. All original characters, settings, etc., belong to me!
Chapter 1: Voices
In a year Anya had gone from simple bartender to Kaioshin Apprentice. She had learned much, seen much and grown into her new role. She had gotten the hang of flying and now had the ability to change her hair, of which she kept her black color, still despising her natural blonde. Her living arrangements would rival any vacation spot, the entire Kai planet being a place of absolute serenity and peace. Her only worry was keeping an eye out for Elder Kai when she bathed; the only thing that sucked was being the only female living on the planet.
It had been a rough road but Anya accepted her new reality…A reality of insanity.
However, questions still lingered…It had been but a year since she had left her mortal life, but…She wanted to know…she needed to know before she could truly let go…
Anya needed to know who her father was.
There was no memory of what he looked like but as of lately she had brief instances of hearing his voice, feeling his warmth. She was sure he was a strong yet gentle man but that's pretty much all she knew.
That's why she was here, in front of this…rather odd fellow who floated in some odd pod. Shin had taken her here before they made the trip to some tournament.
"I will answer only one question, young one." The being stated.
One question was all she needed.
"Who is my father?"
The being paused.
"A rather interesting question for we all truly have only one father, the King of All." The being went right up to her, stared her down. "I can only assume you mean the one whom helped bring your soul to this plane of existence, for as a Kaioshin you would already know the answer…"
He paused again, spoke matter-of-factly.
"Your father is a kami."
Her eyes went wide. Shin, who stood next to her, was also shocked. He chose his words carefully.
"What is the name of Anya-san's father?"
The being paused, his mood changing instantly. Was he sweating? He looked rather tense.
He spoke rather quickly. "That, I cannot see…Oh my look at the time!" He turned away from them. "You must be off to the tournament! Go on now shoo!"
"Hey! Wait—" Shin took her arm, shook his head. They were escorted out of the building, Kibito outside waiting for them.
"What kind of crock was that!?" Anya glared back at the building.
"Anya-san!" Kibito admonished. He had made it his life mission to fix her speech. It wouldn't look good for Shin's apprentice to have a crass vocabulary.
Knowing she had screwed up, Anya smacked her forehead. "How many this time?"
Kibito frowned. "100."
She gave him a glare. "100!? But I didn't cuss!"
"You admonished a higher being…That is worse than those horrible words, Anya-san." Like an irate schoolmarm Kibito eyed her. "Unless you wish to make it 200…"
Anya quickly shut her trap. "Fine…" She grumbled. "I'll…" Kibito gave her a glare. "I mean…I will complete one hundred laps around the planet when we return, will that suffice?"
"Yes. It most certainly will." Kibito stared. "I take it his answer was not pleasing."
"No, but…" She crossed her arms. "It…kind of answered some questions…" Mostly how she survived Eighteen's attack...At least that big mystery was solved, but...it just raised so many more questions...If she was half kami to begin with...why the need for the blood transfer? That was the reason her life was so different now...Anya had been in a coma and Shin's blood had woken her up, changing her to her current state.
If she was half kami...wouldn't someone have felt it? Anya recalled a lesson on sensing power levels in people...How did anyone not feel the power of a kami!? Even Shin, who had seen her in her coma state several years ago, should have felt something back then! What had calmed such a power down to a level in which NO ONE felt it!?
"We will discuss it later." Shin announced. "We cannot be late for this tournament."
The so called tournament was set on a world in the middle of the universe, huge Dragonballs floating around them. Anya kept quiet as Goku and Shin talked until the goofball's eyes were set upon her.
"Oi! Whose this?" Goku blurted out, pointed at Anya. Suddenly all eyes were upon her, something Anya hated. It probably didn't look good because she looked human. Though Anya remembered Goku, he in turn did not remember her. He had been part of the memory wipe she did in order to complete her Oath.
"Anya-san is my apprentice, Goku-san." Shin explained. "She has not been off world for very long."
"Eh!? Hontou? Really!?" Goku gapped. "Nice ta meet cha!"
She got an elbow from Kibito. "Likewise."
Anya did not care much for the tournament. Fighting and battles just weren't her thing. Watching a bunch of guys duke it out for no reason was just…boring.
A fine assumption…but is it not interesting to see how far mortals will go?
Blinking she looked around. That certainly wasn't Shin's voice. Could it have been this other Kaioshin guy from the other universe?
"Anya-san…Pay attention." Kibito hissed at her.
"Sorry…" Her eyes went back to the battles at hand. This hadn't been the first time she witnessed Goku and his friends duke it out. She had watched him battle Beerus, nearly lost it when that Freiza guy blew up Earth (thankfully Whis was able to fix that!); Goku was just battle crazy!
"Our fighters have greatly underestimated yours." The other Kaioshin stated, quite impressed by Goku and his crew's skills.
"Goku has saved the Earth several times." Shin smiled, glad for the comradery between them. "He is an inspiration to many."
That idiot is just lucky by fate…
Again Anya looked around, confused by the voice. Who the hell was talking to her?
The other Kaioshin's guard noticed her odd behavior.
"Something the matter, young apprentice?" She jumped.
"No…Um…I…" She took a deep breath. "I am still new, forgive my mannerisms…I used to be human before Kaioshin-sama graciously placed me under his wing."
"Ah! I see…"
The tournament was long but when it ended Anya didn't even pay attention to who was declared the winner, she just wanted to leave and be done with it.
However, before anyone could leave, a new person entered the space…bringing with him two rather tall, overbearing beings.
Height wise this particular being was about the same height of Shin but looked like a patchwork of colors. He acted like a preschool kid…even his high pitched voice was a bit annoying.
Elder Kai, Beerus, Champa, and the other Kaioshin were suddenly down on their knees. Elder Kai glared at Shin, Kibito, and Anya.
"Idiots!" He hissed at them. "That's Zen-sama! The King of All!"
Anya's eyes went wide. Shin and Kibito were face down on the title floor beneath them and Anya was to soon join them when a voice stopped her mid-bow.
That despicable creature does NOT deserve your servitude! Do NOT bow to him! You are far greater than such filth!
She froze. Her body immediately rose; for the briefest moment, Anya's body was acting on its own, refusing to bow down to the King of All. There were nervous bodies all around her, eyes terrified and concerned.
Then Zen-sama was right in her face, staring into her green eyes.
Shin decided to try and help her. "Z…Zen-sama…forgive—"
"Shut up." He spoke and Shin went back to kissing the tile under his feet. "Ne…who are you ne?"
"A…Anya…" This guy really didn't know boundaries.
"So ne!" Zen-sama smiled. "Nice to meet you, Anya-chan!"
She swallowed the lump in her throat. This guy was annoying but also terrifying.
Do not be afraid of him, my dear…In fact, he should be very afraid of you…
"Ne! A present!" Zen-sama clapped. "For the new kami!"
She nearly jumped when a small box popped in front of her; she quickly grabbed it before it could fall to the arena floor. She just stared in utter confusion.
"Uh…Thanks…?"
"Your welcome, ne!" Zen-sama chirped then bidding farewell left, excited for a new tournament to hopefully start soon.
Amongst the gapping mouths, Anya just stared in confusion.
What the heck just happened?
Next Time: Gifts