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Now you will find some elements in the story that belong to other authors. I don't want to offend them by using these elements but they are too important for my story to continue, like the reference to Majins - an element from a DBZ story I don't remember the name of (sorry for that).
All these authors have my sincere gratitude. If you come across something that belongs to you, please accept my gratitude and respect for writing such a wonderful contents.
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100,000 years after Buu's defeat - Majin Era
The cosmos was in peace, again. Usually, the term peace is associated, loosely, with calmness of surroundings as well as oneself and if this ideology is to be followed, anybody with a shit for brain and no knowledge regarding working of universe would say that the universe is eternally in peace because there is no sound in the universe hence complete calmness and thus peace. But only those who know about the inner workings of the universe and has a say or control over the workings of the cosmos or those who have lived eons to witness, could and would know that in the nearly limitless area and age of the universe, certain events have transpired which had drastically affected the harmony and peace of the universe.
Such an event happened 100,000 years ago - a relatively small period compared to the vast time span of the universe, when a magical being termed Majin Buu appeared and brought utter chaos in the universe. Countless civilizations, advanced or young, old or new, all were destroyed by his hands. But what was worst that he did this for fun. Even now those who witnessed the massacre or those who have manuscripts by their ancestors, dated back from then, couldn't help but wish eternal hell for the creature. After all who would want to see or worse live the experience of being turned into a chocolate and then eaten.
When all hope was lost as the greatest warriors known to cosmos, then, were beaten without any effort, the Kais, themselves spearheaded the assault on the creature. A cataclysmic battle ensued which nigh destroyed the cosmos. Of course, with his unprecedented regenerative abilities and capability to absorb skills and power of others, Buu, needless to say, was the most terrifying force the cosmos had ever seen.
It was a battle to be seen - well if you were lucky enough to witness the battle and survive, the whole cosmos was the battleground, after all. No area was left untouched. Planets, stars and other heavenly bodies were used and eradicated. Even the realms, inaccessible to all but some shared the same fate equally. It was in fact the first battle that not only reached King Yamma's realm but even the Supreme Kai's realm.
After nearly a year later, which was the timespan of the battle, the Kais were able to seal the fate, literally, of Majin Buu. However, in this battle three of the four Supreme Kais - whose collective prowess far surpassed Elder Kai and were of the previous generation, as the fourth was newly instated, sacrificed themselves for the sake of peace
Now, many would wonder, if Majin Buu was such a terrifying creature and the battle, with whom, left many scars on the universe which may or may not even heal ever, then why the era, after him was called Majin Era. The reason was in respect to the Majins, community of magicians, who sacrificed themselves, in all, for the defeat of Majin Buu. After all, it was their clansman, Bibidi, who created Buu and caused it to wreak havoc. That's why this era was named after them in order to honor their sacrifices. The mistakes of one couldn't be directed at everyone, after all.
However, there has been a common saying but very important, that peace never lasts forever.
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The Elder Kai, the real supreme god of creation tasked with the authority and smooth functioning of the Universe Seven along with its two parallel dimensions and countless realities in these three dimensions, was looking in the divine pond situated in his courtyard. This pond was a creation of the Elder Kai himself which helped him in viewing everything that was subjected to his authority.
It was then that he felt a disturbance in top right corner of the pond and immediately his mouth turned into a thin line indicating a grim situation.
After mentally sending a command to his other two companions he disappeared in an instantaneous transmission.
After all the top right corner indicated the position and situation of divine tree, a necessary gift to him, by the Great Priest himself. It was the tree which was the progenitor of other Kais except him. In the end, he was a single person and it was very difficult to manage all things by himself. So, over the course of years, Supreme Kais, Grand Kais and smaller Kais tasked for looking over the four quadrants of the universe has taken birth from this tree. The tree would bear flowers every now and then - however, according to Elder Kai's suspicions, when was required. These flowers would, then bloom, again sporadically but interestingly, in time of need and from these flowers would emerge a fully prepared Kai. Before their birth, they would lie seemingly dormant in a seed but in reality, they were going through the process by which knowledge was absorbed by their mind otherwise called Divine Assimilation and then, to see how they would handle this information, they were required to live various pre-created scenario. It was, in the end, a creation of Great Priest. Therefore, it wasn't too surprising that a Kai, at the time of his birth, would emerge as fully prepared. So the tree was very important and any problem with the tree could lead to another catastrophic event and surely, no one wanted this.
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Elder Kai appeared at the location. It was a beautiful place. As far as you could see, it was covered with yellow grass - something unique only to this place. There were all sorts of flowers here and there. In the middle of this was the divine tree. It was at least 100 feet tall and was pulsating at defined intervals. But the problem lied in this only as was quickly spotted by Elder Kai and judging from the expressions of the other two beings, they had caught it, as well.
With a frown on his rotund face - which would have been a comical sight if not for the situation, Elder Kai marched forward towards the tree.
"Greetings, Elder Kai", came two voices in unison.
With a polite nod towards both of them, he stood in line with both and after watching the tree for few moments, he asked, "what do you make of it"?
Chronoa, the supreme kai of time was the first to speak, "I can't say why this is happening because till today I haven't even heard about something like this, let alone see and coming from me, that really means something".
It was, indeed, true because Chronoa, like Elder Kai, was also unique, as being only one of her status. She was the sole responsibility holder over the timeline changes in all dimensions and realities within. So, you could say that along with immortal she was also eternal as unlike other Kais, except Elder Kai, she wasn't supposed to look for a successor.
"Chronoa is right. Despite not as knowledgeable as you both, I possess enough and I can say that whatever is happening is not supposed to happen as pulsatings of divine tree are not supposed to alter", came the reply of Rai, in an eloquent manner. Rai was the current Supreme Kai of universe seven and would become the Old Kai in future - but how, he would change into a pervert, was, well, unknown.
The pulsating of divine tree was pre fixed at every five seconds. But now it has changed. Even though the difference was not much, only a gain of a single second after every five pulsatings - twenty five seconds, only. But a change was a change.
"Well, the answer will not come to us by standing here. We have to check it and see if the problem can be solved at our level only"
The other beings nodded and began the inspection. By resonating their Godly KI with that of the tree they were able to find the root of the problem. Interestingly, the root itself was the problem. A single branching of the root was pulsating sporadically which in return was disrupting the balance.
"Now that, we know the cause, the question arises, how to cure it"?
The Elder Kai mulled over the words of Supreme Kai - Rai, for few moments, after which he answered, "The Great Priest never told me what to do in situations like this, nor that he would have, after all it's completely unprecedented, as far as I know. It doesn't mean that he wasn't in compliance, with me grooming the tree, time to time. In fact it's the reason the tree looks, to say, attractive otherwise it would have grown out, uncontrolled".
"Hmm..., are you saying that we should simply pluck up the faulty root".
"That's the best option we have, haven't we Chronoa".
After few minutes of discussions and surprisingly no arguments - as one would expect from ancient beings such as these, the Elder Kai's method was agreed upon. With a quick nod from the other two, Rai put his hand in the ground and after a moment pulled out, with a paler than others, root in his hand.
After a careful and patient perusal of the root, it was agreed upon, that it wasn't anything extraordinary thus not to worry about and with the Elder Kai's permission it was simply destroyed by Rai.
The result was instantaneous as the Tree started to pulse at normal rate.
"For a moment, It really worried me but it seems that things are normal".
"Indeed Chronoa, but I would like to ask Elder Kai to check it at regular intervals. We can't bear to have more problems in our hands when even the scars caused by Buu haven't healed yet".
"You don't have to worry about it Rai, there is no reason for me not to do so".
"It's settled then. By your will, I would like to depart to my realm, Elder Kai and I am sure Chronoa does too".
"Of course and I am grateful to both of you for helping this old man with his troubles, out of your crucial time".
With good natured chuckles, both the lower Kais departed to their realms. So did the Elder Kai, after some moments, thinking everything was normal. If only, they wouldn't have been this casual with the whole matter and instead of exercising their limited knowledge regarding this matter, simply consulted the Great Priest, they would have found out that the problem wasn't the roots but at the base of the roots.
At the base of the roots, there was a seed, strikingly dark purple in colour, opposite to the yellow or sky blue in the flowers that would bloom from the branches. In this seed, was a nealy grown up Kai but possessing the traits, opposite to that of a normal Kai. Where a normal Kai would radiate positive energy, this was brimming with negative.
Though unprecedented, this wasn't a good thing - far from it, in fact it was a very dangerous situation that was bound to have severe consequences, if left unchecked which, unfortunately, it was.
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150,000 years since Majin Era
Elder Kai was sitting in his garden, with Rai and Chronoa, enjoying their cups of tea, while exchanging some words here and there. These sessions started as a way to educate Rai, when he was young and make him comfortable with the intricate but intrinsic affairs of the cosmos. Slowly these sessions turned to a habit, of sort, usually to reminisce about the various adventures and events that all of them had been a part of, either individually or together.
However, their conversation halted, when all of them felt a ominous KI, but what was surprising that it had a familiar touch to it - the sort of familiarity that every Kai had with one another, the familiarity, originated from the source, the divine tree. Thus, whoever it was, originated from the tree which was a problem, itself as the tree was a symbol of positive energy, through and through, so this wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't like the tree had shown any conflictions ever, well apart from that strange root problem….., Their eyes widened and they quickly teleported to the location because this problem definitely had that particular root, as a part or whole, of its cause.
When the three beings appeared at the place they had to take a moment to compose themselves as the whole place was brimming with negativity. The same place which was a beacon of positivity was now causing dark and vile vibes. The divine tree, though, was still intact. However, only due to efforts of Elder Kai who was able to erect a barrier after Buu's fight but it only served as a outer protection. Their observations came to a standstill when a gruff but monotonous voice was heard.
"You…...are the….. Elder Kai".
Quickly they turned to the source of the voice only to be shocked as they witnessed a being floating several metres above the ground - and no, the fact that the being was flying did not shock them but his appearance, surely did. After all, the being shared the same appearance as a Kai. The same clothes, the unique complexion native to the Kais - the set of colours not including black or white, white hair, though flattened along his back.Though he resembled a Kai, there was no way he could be one, as he was brimming with negative KI and all Kais were born, as per Elder Kais speculations, when needed and they were sure they didn't need one at the present or if the being, truly, was a Kai, the matter was how.
Therefore, Elder Kai decided to get the answers to their mental dilemma, from the very source of it.
"Who are you and what is your purpose"?
The being was silent for a few moments and the Elder Kai was definitely content with it. The reason was that when Kais are born, they take some time to orient themselves with their bodily functions. After all, learning to do a task in theory is one thing but to apply practicality to it was definitely other.
"The name.., given to me, is Kaga.. and my purpose is to serve as the Supreme Kai of this Universe".
Well, this wasn't what they were expecting. This was surely problematic, raising concerns in them. But none was more concerned than the person whose rank was in question, here. Mind it though, it wasn't that Rai was concerned about keeping his power. No, he was more concerned about the cause of this situation which, itself, wasn't plausible since they, definitely, didn't need to even think about a successor to him for another half a million years.
Elder Kai, though, was more concerned about another yet equally pertinent fact which was the course of action, needed to be taken to deal with the situation under hand. They couldn't accept his services as that would be simply foolish. So they would have to make sure he understands it peacefully. With that in mind, Elder Kai, after organising his words, spoke, "I would be blunt with you Kaga. We already have a Supreme Kai here so your services are not needed. Another fact is that you are not fit to be a Kai let alone a Supreme Kai".
Surprising but not unexpected, hearing this, Kaga's Visage shifted to that of hurt, betrayal and then anger. It happened in a few moments, though due to him getting familiar with his emotions and then, he snarled, "You are lying. You know.. this very well Elder Kai.. the Kais are born with a purpose and my purpose is to be the Supreme Kai, meaning there is no way, a Supreme Kai is already present". By the time he finished, he had gotten well acquainted with the art of talking, considering the pauses in between which slowly vanished.
"If you really believe it, then tell me what does your KI feels like as compared to the Supreme Kai standing beside me?"
Kaga was confused for a moment before realization dawned upon him and after pondering over the question, he replied, "It is the energy of.. a Kai".
Elder Kai waited for a few moments believing he would continue but when he didn't, he asked, "No, the nature of the KI, tell me about that and I know you….", but Elder Kai was interrupted as Kaga growled, "That doesn't matter and I am going to say it one last time, don't interfere in the work I am, rightfully entitled to do"
'Of course, he knows the nature of his KI' mused Elder Kai. But Kaga was right, It didn't matter at all. So, with his features, set firmly, Elder Kai replied, "I can't allow that. You are not befitting to be the ruler of the cosmos and your inability to control your anger….." But Elder Kai, calmly halted, when Kaga lunged at him with a clear intention to attack.
It was all over in a flash. One moment, Kaga moved forward to attack them and next, he was subdued by KI rings around his hands, legs and torso. He tried to struggle but realising he couldn't even twitch, he accepted his fate, for now. Though, the anger was still apparent.
Elder Kai strided towards the now subdued Kaga, gracefully. He looked at him, for few moments and then spoke, "What you attempted now, was a clear case of perfidy, requiring severe actions. However, I am willing to give you a chance - first and the only one. A century from today, that is the time you have, to learn and change. Prove it to me, that you can do so and for better. Only then, I would allow you a chance to live in the sacred realm of Kais".
They saw, Kaga lowering his gaze for some moments and when he lifted it again, they got their answer. He was given freedom and allowed to leave, with the remaining three beings watching his back.
After some moments, Rai's voice brought out Elder Kai, out of his thoughts.
"Forgive me for this, but are you sure that it was the best decision"?
"Why Rai, are you worried about losing your position in the cosmos"?
Rai remained nearly calm hearing this but a single twitch of his left eye gave it away. He knew, Chronoa was teasing him as she had been doing it for centuries despite his attempts to make it stop, though they were, and would always be, futile but it won't stop him from doing it as it wasn't an ethical thing - yeah that's the best, he could come up with.
"Chronoa, stop messing with him", but they knew that Elder Kai didn't have, even the slightest intention in his words, "and Rai, your concerns are well founded but I couldn't take any actions as per the decree of The Priest, which states that a newly born Kai will be given three years, as a period of probation, during which the Kai would be allowed to orient themselves by learning through observance, under the guidance of their immediate superior. However, Kaga will be all alone. Though, I will be keeping him under observation, he will have to learn by himself, so I allowed him a century to do that. And regarding giving him a chance to live here, if he changes, well, anomaly or not, he was born as one of us".
Rai sighed, "Very well Elder Kai, but I can't help but fear that it might come to harm us in the future".
"You worry too much, Rai, nothing will happen and even if something happens, I am sure, even you would be able to defeat him".
"Chronoa is right, You don't have to worry about it and If something happens, I am sure we would be able to deal with it, if not jointly then definitely as a team".
"As you wish Elder Kai. So, with your permission, I would like to depart".
Elder Kai nodded and Rai left, followed by Chronoa and then himself.
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Things continue to proceed smoothly under Elder Kais careful watch. Kaga stayed true to Elder Kai's wishes and continue to learn about the workings of cosmos while interacting with different civilizations.This proceeded for next Ninety five years.
However, an year after, Kaga seemingly disappeared. One would say how it happened when Elder Kai, himself, was observing him. Well that, itself was the cause, in a way.
Every millennium, there was a meeting, decided to be held between the Kais and their counterparts - the Demons. These were the major forces in the cosmos and also the counterbalance to each other. The fundamentality was the same that if there is positive then there ought to be the negative. They were the Yin and Yang to each other. The Kais, though less in number, they made it up in quality contrary to the large quantity of Demons.
One would say that quality always wins over quantity. This was the issue raised by Demons themselves, in the very beginning. But an event organised by the Great Priest quelled these points.
The event was to fill, as much as with three tries, a large container of water in which a single Kai and Twenty Demons were made to compete. The Kai used his telepathic abilities to lift the water and was able to fill half the container. Surprisingly, The Demons were equally matched him, as, though lacking telepathic abilities, they made up in numbers and were able to fill the same quantity by sheer hard work. Needless to say, the issue was never spoken again.
Coming back to the story, the Elder Kai had gone to attend the meeting, indicating there was no one to observe Kaga, as his presence was not made a known fact to everyone. During this, he disappeared not to be seen for another millennium.
And, when he appeared, he wreaked havoc on the cosmos with the feelings of betrayal and hurt and vengeance stronger than before, for not receiving something that was his right - as he believed. A battle between him and Rai, happened but Rai was defeated. There were no doubts about his potential, in the very beginning only, which far surpassed Rai and could even match Elder Kai, in time of course. This was another reason, he was allowed a chance, as he could be a great ally.
Following Rai's defeat, Elder Kai himself appeared in the battle and after unsuccessful efforts to change him, he fought Kaga and after a short battle, soundly defeated him. However when he was about to subdue him, Kaga vanished by using the signature technique of Yardarts - Instant Transmission, having learnt it over the years.
This followed for next two hundred thousand years, during which Kaga would appear, fight and defeat Rai - for few times after which Rai simply gave up, then fighting Elder Kai only to lose and then vanish by Instant Transmission, but the concern was that he would be stronger and more vicious every time.
Surprisingly, In the last battle that sealed away his fate, he was able to match Elder Kai in his prowess and It was only due to the nearly limitless experience possessed by the latter that he was able to trick Kaga and defeat him and when Kaga was about to use Instant Transmission, Chronoa played her part and froze the time for few seconds - the most she was allowed by the Great Priest, leading Elder Kai to seal him in a shell which was similar to Buu's.
One would wonder, why the time freeze did not work on Elder Kai and why it wasn't done earlier. Well, the reason was that Chronoa, despite the Supreme Kai of time, wasn't allowed to affect it as per her will, as the effects could be catastrophic. She had to ask for the permission of Great Priest, which she did in this case but was informed by Great Priest that he would allow it, when needed, being curious about the potential of Kaga. He allowed it in the last battle, obviously. Regarding the time freeze on Elder Kai, well he, along with Chronoa, were immune to it.
After this, they sealed him away on a planet quite alike to the one where Buu was sealed, only in parallel dimension but not before erasing his memory of Instant Transmission, with a hope that if life appears on these planets - something which was inevitable, the species wouldn't be in the possession of the magnitude of energy required to unseal these beings.
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PRESENT TIME, 1000 YEARS SINCE SAIYAN GOD ERA
Earth, the homeland to a weaker yet relatively intelligent species - humans and the planet, itself, considered as a backwater planet due to the weaker life force of the species inhabiting it, not considering the rich biodiversity and minerals available.
This statement truly held weight but, till fifteen years ago when its status as a normal or weaker planet, ceased to exist when one of its inhabitants, was able to defeat the prince of Cold Empire - Frieza. The self proclaimed ruler of the cosmos was a terrific force not only in terms of battle prowess but viciousness, lack of morality and destruction. Despite, his proclaims as the ruler of cosmos, not entirely true, he wasn't the one to be trifled with as he easily controlled the two thirds of the universe, the remaining representing The Eastern Empire. Both the forces never collided though, not because they were afraid but due to the loss that would be too much.
So, when Frieza was defeated by a Saiyan, later revealed from Earth, the planet became a wide spoken topic in the cosmos only substantiated by the defeat of King Cold on the same planet as decoded from the words received from the transmitter on King Cold's ship. And if this didn't catch the interest of Kais then the death of the space pirate - Bojack and his group, surely did.
After all, Bojack was another anomaly in the universe who ruled in the cosmos a few centuries before the Cold Empire surfaced. He was defeated by the Grand Kai. However unable to end him, he sealed him along with his crew, inside a mirror, the seal of which was tied at four points - the planet of four smaller Kais.
So when the planet attracted the attention of Kais, specifically the Supreme Kai - Shin, he decided to look into the matter. After obtaining the required information about the planet and specifically the Saiyans, he decided to hire them for the problem that would appear in a year or so - the return of Kaga.
The Planet where Kaga was sealed was Earth of the parallel dimension. Unsurprisingly, the species that were inhabiting the planet were also humans. It was the same in third dimension also. Though, there were smaller changes like the geography of the planet, the culture of the humans and the variety of flora and fauna. However, these changes were relatively insignificant as compared to the change that happened in their fundamental nature. The change in the life energy of the species on the planet where Kaga was sealed. Chakra - as the natives of that planet named it, was a combination of physical energy or KI - the same as their universe, and spiritual energy, which itself was, to say, a diluted version of Godly KI mixed with some other elements.
So, after ascertaining the Saiyan who would be selected, based on his merits and demerits, Supreme Kai left for the Planet Earth. After all, the person should be able to carry the mission while surviving in the difficult conditions on that planet. And, in a world where the majority could dupe you by the casual use of the words, kill you while making it apparent as completely natural, or simply pose as you only to do their dirty work, Nobody, among the Saiyans on Earth, was better than the Prince of Saiyans, himself.
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Note:- Regarding the Eastern Empire, it would be an arc in my other story - Dbz - Rise Again. Here, I only took a reference.
For the divine tree part, well I knew about kaiju tree but changed it as per my requirements.