Cooler rested in his hoverchair, it felt like an eternity since they had begun their journey towards the Earth. In his dreams, he envisioned all the ways he was going to kill the Saiyan monkey that had dared to humiliate his family.
His chin rested on his right hand as he did his best to stay awake, Cooler wasn't proud to admit that he had slept during most of the trip but even someone of his statutes couldn't deal with this boredom. His gaze lazily drifted around the room, it was his ships control center and it was same as it was the day before and the day before that. His Squadron, almost mechanically, operated the controls it wasn't that they were scared of their lord, compared to Frieza theirs was rather comprehensive. Even so the situation did call for the outmost efficiency.
Cooler's eyes were closing when his men's scouters lit up, moving from their positions their attentions feel towards something behind Cooler. As they were about to get up and charge, their master lifted his right hand in protest causing them to go back to their stations.
"Few can sneak aboard my ship and stay hidden for so long." he paused to better think about the situation
"Or maybe this is the Yardratian technique, but I'll take it that you aren't a Yardratin yourself since you caused such a reaction in our equipment." Cooler once again paused, this time his chair turned to face the strange individual that stood before him
"…To be able to trace me this deep into space…your senses truly are amazing." his words caused the man to chuckle
"I'll take that as a complement." Cooler jumped from his chair, yet he didn't approach the man
"Yet, this is my ship. And I need a name, to give to the man I'm about to throw out of the airlock." Cooler pointed out with a confident expression
"How aggressive of you, sir. You can call me Whis." the man finally announced
"You speak as if I am supposed to know that name." Whis reacted with a nervous laugh
"Indeed, it isn't as well known around here. What about Beerus?" Cooler and his men froze in place
"I see it ring a bell. I am his attendant."
"What business does the attendant to the God of Destruction have with me?"
"Maybe I should explain a few things first." and with this Whis proceeded to explain how the several universes were organized and what the role of the God of Destruction was
"That is interesting information. But it doesn't answer my question." Cooler remarked, Whis sighed
"Contrary to what is normally said there are more than just 13 universes, several more actually. But we normally tend to refer to those that live under similar rules as this one. There are others that are different, sometimes to extreme levels…" Cooler stopped him mid-sentence
"Your point?"
"Universe 15 it, and its twin, are currently without a God of Destruction. You have been considered to take the place of destroyer in that Universe." Whis decided to stop and let the news settle in
Cooler's whole body tensed, he did his best to hide the demonic grin that was trying to emerge, above all he had to keep his composure and not let his true emotions be seen by the attendant.
"Why chose me. I dough that I was your first choice."
"Indeed. But you are the last of your family and how can I put it…" Whis paused, to carefully consider his words
"…I wouldn't bet on you when the time comes."
"How dare you insinuate that some Saiyan trash would be enough to kill me, the mighty Cooler!?" Cooler roared in outrage, yet Whis was unfazed
"I'm simply saying it like it is. Not even in your transformed state you will be able to beat him, that much I know." Cooler fell into a dumbfounded silence
"Back to the problem at hand. Do you accept my offer, Cooler?"
He didn't believe, or didn't want to believe, the attendants words that the Saiyan could beat him even if he was transformed. Still the opportunity to become a god wasn't something that came around all that often and if he were to ascend to such levels a simple Saiyan would be like an ant no matter how strong he is.
"I gratefully accept."
"Great! Now place your hand on my shoulder and we can get going." Whis said with great excitement
"Sir, what about us?" Salza asked, causing Cooler to stop midway towards Whis
"You will stay here and be my figureheads. When I return, I want an Empire to welcome me, your function will be to rule over it while I'm gone." Cooler announced with an authoritarian and inspirational tone
"Yes, sir!" his men replied, getting back to their stations
Cooler placed himself on Whis's side and placed his hands on the man's shoulder, before they left Whis pointed something out.
"You won't be able to return, at least for a while."
"I expected as much."
Unlike the trip to Earth, the trip to the other universe took only one day, but they remained more than a week in another unknown location. Since Cooler didn't have the powers of a god he had to go through a process to gain such power level. When the trip was finally over they ended up in a massive cave, the duo stood in a quadrangular white marble base and looking around he could see an opening from where sunlight crept in.
The atmosphere itself was rather dense, if it wasn't this new-found power Cooler felt like he would be unable to properly breath or even stand. Whis also took a quick look around before tapping the ground with his scepter, the sound echoed through the cave for a moment nothing happened till another figure materialized before them.
The figure was young looking female, she had the same skin and hair color as Whis, yet her hair hung freely from her head going all the way down her back. She also had a matching scepter, her outfit was all red, with the same markings on it has Whis had yet hers had her neck and part of her cleavage exposed and lacked the halo.
"I'll leave the rest to you." Whis announced disappearing
"Of course." she replied, turning to fully face Cooler
"So, you will be my attendant?" Cooler asked
"When the time comes. For now, I have to train you…" Cooler interrupted her
"I was given the powers of a god! Why would I need training?"
"Tell me, how do you feel right now?"
"Like I wield overwhelming power." Cooler replied in an honest and proud manner
"That is a problem. You see, if it wasn't for the special atmosphere in this place your presence alone would be destroying everything around you." he crossed his arms before speaking
"I'm listening."
"Good. Indeed, you have been given the powers of a God of Destruction, but your body still has to learn how to deal with it the same way you controlled your normal powers."
"How do we deal with that then?" Cooler hissed, less than pleased with the prospect of training
"First I will break you down and then I will build you back up into a true god." she replied with a mischievous smirk
"A necessary sacrifice…Your name? You have yet to introduce yourself." Cooler pointed out
"How rude of me. I am Zeke, also known as the Watcher by the people of this universe." with a twirl of her scepter she materialized a large leather bound book named, Diary of the Watcher
"While you train, I will fill you in on the situation. So, to begin with I say…do a thousand pushups." she suggested beginning to search through the pages of the book
Even if he wasn't pleased with the situation, Cooler suck up his pride and proceeded to do his training. A month in the subject of what the God of Destruction did came into the conversation, by this point he had been told that outside of that role he also had to protect the Soul King, the linchpin of this universe. Cooler was on his knees, gasping for air after his latest round with Zeke, yet the attendant simply stood there looking like she had the same day they had met.
"I would say, think of this as a job. And like all jobs there is an experimental period at the beginning where your boss is still deciding if you fit the role or not." Zeke said
"My…boss?" Cooler gasped, getting back to his feet
"For now I will be taking on that role. That being said for the first few months, maybe years, after we finish your training I will be directing you."
"What does that mean?"
"I will tell you what you can, and cannot destroy." Zeke noticed right away Cooler's body tensing and his hands curling into fists
"You can't be serious! How can I be the God of Destruction, if I can't freely destroy what I want?" Cooler roared back, but like he expected she was unmoved
"You are a god first and a destroyer second. And as a god you must show the restraint "mortals" lack even if you were one of them before. I know that others gods, like Beerus prefer to live a simple life. Go to a planet, taste their food, destroy it, if it displeases him. That is not what a true God of Destruction is! You and your family are royalty correct?" she had an uncharacteristic serious tone to her voice
"Yes. But that never stopped us from destroying planets when we saw fit to do so." Cooler replied
"Wrong! You did so, because you felt like it. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what kind of people you were once you get a hand on your files. Now you have the opportunity to truly destroy when you see fit to do so, but for now you will have to follow my instructions." her expression came across as "Are we clear?"
"What if I don't follow what you say?"
"You were given these powers. As easy as they were given to you, as easy your life can be taken from you."
Her point was made and Cooler didn't want to put her words to the test, so he continued his training. As Zeke had told him it had the duration of a year, during that time he learned about the beings that populated this universe, but more importantly he learned to not only sense one's power level but also sense reiatsu. It came as a shock when he learned that most of the more interesting beings were souls and it came as a disappointment when he learned that they were all weak.
For some time now Zeke had seemed to be following the life of one Ichigo Kurosaki, even after seeing the boy in action Cooler was less than impressed, after all the boy was but what they called a Substitute Shinigami. That was till one day Zeke showed up during his training and a prideful look on her face and with her scepter showed they boy fighting with the one known as Byakuya Kuchiki.
"I told you! This one is a prodigy, just look at him fighting toe-to-toe with a Captain and using his Bankai!" Cooler stopped what he was doing and turned to face her
"Why are you so impressed, at his level he is still nothing compared to us." Zeke sighed
"You fail to understand that he is a Substitute Shinigami! And in such a short time he was able to not only get strong enough to enter and fight his way through Soul Society, but he also gained his Bankai. Something that sometimes take years for someone to achieve." yet the Frost Demon's expression refused to change
"Anything else of note?"
"Aizen Sōsuke, finally made his gone and revealed his true colors. He is now full time at Hueco Mundo." a more interested grin came over Cooler's face
"It seems that things are getting more interesting, towards the end of my training."
"Just a few more weeks and you can go and explore your new domain."
Those weeks came and went, it was the morning after the last day and Cooler for the first time stepped out of the cave that had been his home for a year. First thing he did was to look down at his body, surprisingly it hadn't changed much after such arch training. Thinking back at what he had been through, he cursed himself for ever having said that the worst thing he had ever gone through was having Frieza as a brother.
Taking a deep breath, he took flight, indeed he felt lighter compared to when he arrived at this place. Looking around he could see the tops of purple leafed trees, a river passed through the colorful forest, looking behind him at the cave he was met with a mountain that reached up into the sky. Cooler could see several indentations in its side, most likely entrances, then something caught his attention, the smell of food and the whining of his stomach followed.
During his time in the cave he had had relatively frequent meals, yet as part of his training Zeke wanted to take his body to its limit. Not even thinking twice he rushed upwards to the source of the scent, stopping midway up the mountain he found a circular opening with Zeke standing inside it.
"Your meal is ready, my Lord." she announced with bow
Cooler simply replied with a curious look and entered the room, in the center was a long table covered in all kinds of foods, to his right was a massive fish tank with all types of creatures and to his left a door that lead to a hallway.
" "my Lord"?" Cooler remarked walking towards the table
"Yes. Today marks the first day that you will officially be this universes God of Destruction, which means that this is also my first day as your attendant." Zeke explained
"This food, is it all for me?" he asked, taking a seat at the table
"Who else could it be for!? It's only the two of us here, and I've already eaten."
"Just the two of us? You mean that I have no subjects, no servants, not even warriors?" Cooler hissed, dumbfounded by the concept
"Why would we need such things? I can take care of everything by myself, and warriors we have no need for them." Zeke replied, intrigued by his words
Cooler's eyes went back to his meal, how could this be possible even when he was "mortal" had an entire empire to serve him. Now that he was a god he was reduced to an attendant, indeed she was useful and had amazing healing abilities, but other than that he had need of subjects and warriors like his Armored Squadron.
"You say I can't destroy as I please. What about taking some of these universes beings as my servants and guards?"
"An interesting thought…if it doesn't affect the balance of things too much, I think it would be ok if done in moderation." Zeke rationalized
"Show me those beings you told me about…the Arrancar." right away Zeke's scepter projected the image of Hueco Mundo, Las Noches and the Arrancar
"Perfect soldiers and servants, from what I'm seeing." Cooler concluded getting up from the table without taking a single bit and walked out of the dining room
"Wait, my Lord. Where are, you going!?" Zeke called out, going after him
"We're leaving. Our destination Las Noches." he announced
"But you haven't eaten anything, or sleep in several weeks." Zeke pointed out, with concern
"Our kind was made to survive in space and other harsh environments, we can easily go without food or sleep for months."
"Still how do you plan on getting there?"
"You will take me obviously." he replied, stopping in the middle of the hallway
"As you wish, my Lord." Zeke replied, Cooler went to her side and placed his hand on her shoulder
"Let's go then." he commanded
"My Lord, there is no need for physical contact to travel." Zeke pointed out with a mocking smirk, causing Cooler to quickly retract his hand
"Mind if I ask. What is the plan? If we need one that is." Zeke asked
"You said that you are known in this universe so, let's land right at his front door, there should be no reason he wouldn't open."