I return with chapter 3 for Black/Zamasu week! This celebration of my OTP gives me life, so I simply had to contribute!
Chapter completed: 2018.10.15
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Chapter 3: Ideal
Once they materialized back in their home base, Black removed his hand from Zamasu's shoulder and shot a disappointed glare at his partner. "I can't believe you would treat me that way. Our partnership should be above that sort of petty bullshit."
Though Zamasu had looked contrite before, his quickly turned defensive at Black's harsh words. "I don't see what the issue is. It was merely payback for what you did to me."
"It wasn't the same."
"How was it not?" Zamasu countered testily. "You had your way with me, using methods I found highly unsavory, and I merely returned that 'favor' to you. Perhaps you really do have an issue with relinquishing control to me?"
Black shook his head in disagreement. "No. That's not it. I don't give a damn about what you did to me. My concern is with how you went about it." He looked troubled as he recalled Zamasu's heartless expression during their ritual. "I know you were upset by what happened at the planet we cleansed before, but at least…at least my actions stemmed from my desire for you. Today, I felt no love from you at all. And the fact that you could act so uncaring toward me made me wonder if…" He paused knowing that Zamasu would likely jump down his throat at his next words, but could not stop himself from continuing regardless. "…if you might end up turning against me someday."
Zamasu's initial reaction was limited to his eyes widening, as he was temporarily shocked speechless at this allegation. "Don't be ridiculous!" he scoffed irately. "How dare you question my loyalty. I would never turn against you."
"And yet you didn't seem to have a problem deliberately acting against me today. Even if one of us makes a mistake, we should never resort to seeking revenge against one another. Especially when all we have is each other. No one else has ever understood us, or supported our ideals, which is why I came to you when I needed a partner. If I can't even rely on another me to be on my side unconditionally, then…who the hell can I possibly turn to?" He looked distraught as he pleaded with Zamasu.
His other self appeared unmoved by his words, still guarding himself inside a barrier of stubbornness. "So between two beings that should understand each other completely, is thoughtlessness not worse than maliciousness?"
Black shook his head. "I know you believe that because we share the same soul it means we should think the same way, but that ideal is simply not possible."
"Yes, because you took a mortal body and—"
"No," Black interrupted firmly, being fed up with this particular accusation. "I see you scrutinizing everything I do, looking for evidence of how I've been corrupted by this body, but that's not even the main reason we're diverging. While it's true that our lives were the same up to a certain point, my life was irreversibly changed once I encountered Son Gokuu." He looked down as he flexed the fists that had once belonged to the man whose body he had taken. "From that point on, we were destined to be significantly different from each other. Realizing that the god system would never change unless I forced it to, I decided to take action. You continued to serve under Gowasu, hoping that things would change someday, but lacking the catalyst to set you into motion." He reached out and clasped his counterpart's hands. "And I'm actually grateful it turned out that way, since it's because of our differing circumstances that we were able to come together. If you had already reached the same conclusion as I did and started to act on your own, you wouldn't have needed me. Your life also changed when I came to this timeline to recruit you, and I've watched you come into your own in a different way than I did. So the fact that we're able to be together now, teaming for such a noble goal, even as we each grow into distinct versions of ourselves…it's quite beautiful, don't you think?"
Zamasu's expression had gradually lost its edge as Black spoke to him. "You…you're right. I suppose I've been too wrapped up in the idea that we're exactly alike. The very fact that you ended up in that body is proof enough that our lives had diverged to the point where there was bound to be an effect on our personalities. Though I do still think you get carried away in your body's urges sometimes…"
"True, its primal instincts are strong. It loves to eat, kill, and fuck. Needing more food is a nuisance, but I don't particularly mind the other two." He shot a lewd grin at his partner. "Though as you mentioned before, the sadomasochism is all us, so you can't really blame my body for that."
"Yes, I may have gotten carried away with that myself." He glanced downward, looking penitent. "I'm sorry about that. I shouldn't have punished you so severely. I didn't realize it would seem like a betrayal to you. That wasn't my intention."
Black sighed. "I knew you were unsettled by what happened on that planet yesterday, so I did expect some sort of comeuppance. Though honestly, I'm still shocked that you could treat me so callously. I could never do the same to you, not intentionally."
"There is…a reason I was acting that way…" He trailed off, not sure how much he wanted to reveal about the biggest concern he had regarding their future. Though he was aware that letting a hint slip out about what he was thinking meant Black would surely coax the rest out of him.
Black moved his hands to Zamasu's shoulders. "Why's that?"
Sure enough, his partner's concern laden voice made him want to reveal the innermost thoughts he had not wanted to speak aloud yet. It still felt too soon, but the transition they had made from argument to straightforward conversation made the timing feel appropriate. "Do know that I love you dearly, more than anything, but…because of that, I feel I may have become too reliant on you. So perhaps it's best for me to create some distance between us."
Black's brow furrowed. "Why would you want that?" His frowned as he thought of a possible explanation. "What, is it because of my body?" A bit of indignation slipped into his tone.
"It is, but not in the way you're thinking," Zamasu quickly replied. He did not want Black to get upset with him thinking that he was once again casting judgement on his decision to take a mortal body. "Tell me, how long does your body's species typically live? A century, at most? And it's already eaten up several decades of that painfully short span. Not to mention that its lust for battle could result in you getting killed even before its natural lifespan comes to an end. If that happens, the amount of time we'll be together will feel like nothing but a brief moment compared to the countless centuries of solitude I'll endure. So after getting upset with you, I thought that might serve as an easy starting point to try detaching myself from you, but…" His face contorted in sorrow. "…but I don't truly want that. Even if I feel I should prepare myself for the possibility of losing you, I still want nothing more than to be with you for eternity. Knowing that I may have no choice but to live without you is simply unbearable."
Black pulled his other self into a tight embrace, stroking his back to comfort him. It was a relief to realize that Zamasu had not acted against him due to a lack of affection, but knowing that the thought of their love vanishing someday was causing him so much agony was distressing for Black as well. "I'm sorry I had any doubts about your dedication. Your role in this arrangement is truly vital, but also a hefty burden if you ended up bearing it alone."
"Why didn't you become immortal?" Zamasu mumbled into his shoulder, barely staving off tears that were threatening to overflow from his shimmering eyes.
"This body grows stronger from the damage it takes in battle. If I want to bring it to its pinnacle, to the point where no being in any universe can challenge my power, then I have to keep it in a state where it can continue to evolve."
"Though we haven't encountered any mortals that even come close to approaching your strength."
"So far. There are still innumerous worlds we've not yet seen. If there was one mortal like Son Gokuu who could challenge the gods, it stands to reason that there are likely more out there." He pushed back slightly so he could look at his partner's face again. "But strength is not the sole reason I took this body. Like you, I'd had doubts about the worth of mortals for quite some time. While apprenticing under Gowasu, I occasionally had discussions with him about their nature, but I was always met with dismissiveness whenever I brought up their lack of value. There were times when we would visit with other Kaioushin, and I was hopeful that I would discover Gowasu was simply naïve, and I would encounter a kindred spirit among the others who agreed with my verdict of humanity. I never did, though. Or if any of them did share the same thoughts, they were too spineless to admit it whenever I asked questions to try to suss out their beliefs.
"I eventually came to realize that the entire system was a failure. The mortals would continue to run amok, the gods would congratulate each other on what a great job they were doing while not fixing anything, and I…I had allowed it to continue, when I knew it was wrong. Letting sinners thrive made me a sinner, too. So when I decided to set this plan into motion, I felt I had to represent all of the sins of the cosmos within myself. My godly mind in a mortal body, taking everything that was wrong with the world and making it right."
Zamasu gazed at his other half in admiration. "That…that's so beautiful."
Black nodded. "And you know what will be even more beautiful? When the two of us merge together and create the absolute god, combining the filthy sins of my body with the pure elegance of yours. As long as I'm careful to preserve my life, with you acting as my unfailing shield, I'm certain I can quickly bring this body to its zenith, and then we can preserve its power forevermore through our union. That's what we agreed on, right?"
"Yes, we did…"
They both thought back to a time not too long before when they had cleansed their first planet together.
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Having finished disposing of all the gods that would have opposed their mission, Black and Zamasu headed to an inhabited planet straightaway so they could move onto the biggest phase of the Zero Mortals Plan. They hovered in the sky over an idyllic town, floating haughtily in matching postures with their hands behind their backs. "You ready to get started?" Black asked as he glanced at his counterpart.
Zamasu's face lit up in an eager grin. "Absolutely. It's hard to believe we're doing this. Finally, after keeping my views secret for so long, I can now live my life with a sense of fulfillment."
Black found that his new body's bulkier arms made it uncomfortable to stand in the typical position he was accustomed to, so he soon dropped them to his sides. "Yes, we have a clear purpose now, and it's not to make tea for an ignorant old geezer."
Zamasu laughed heartily. "All he did was hold us back, never allowing us to reach our full potential. I'm certainly thankful that you were able to break free from the role we were supposed to play in that mockery of a system." He glanced back down at the mortals scurrying around attending to their daily business, unaware of the divine justice about to be dealt to them. "So how should we go about this? It seems most efficient to simply blast them into oblivion."
"True, though I think it would be most thrilling to be among them when we kill them. Seeing the fear in their eyes, hearing their panicked screams as we put an end to their sinning."
"That sounds quite time consuming, but…I do like the way you think," Zamasu responded with a twisted smirk.
"Why don't you make the first strike?" Having only inhabited his current body for a brief amount of time, Black found he was most fascinated with observing the other version of himself. There was something striking about watching him revel in the maliciousness of the task they were soon to carry out, and he wished to see him go further.
"With pleasure." Zamasu sent a concentrated beam down through his fingertip, piercing straight through an unsuspecting human's body, killing them instantly. Screams and chaos erupted as other citizens of the town began panicking, trying to hide from whatever unknown force had taken out one of their own. Zamasu let out a malevolent chuckle. "Marvelous," he breathed in a low, rich tone.
"Come, let's immerse ourselves in the mayhem." Black grabbed Zamasu's hand and they touched down in the midst of the disarray. The each formed matching energy blades with their hands and began slashing a pathway through the crowds. Soon blood and body parts were flying every which way as they cut down every mortal they set their sights on. They occasionally glanced at each other, laughing with delight and disbelief at the fact that they were actually achieving the dream they had each wanted for so long, yet had been shamed into keeping under wraps.
Soon the shrieks died down, as the remaining mortals in the town had fled into hiding places, hoping to escape their fate. But the godly duo that had come to execute them could sense their presence, and they proceeded to slash, blast, and burn their way through the town until every last energy signal had vanished.
"How was that?" Black inquired, breathing heavily from the exertion.
"Exquisite," Zamasu answered with a blissful smile. "You were right that it's more thrilling to be among them when we exterminate those wretched pieces of filth. Though it's quite messy…" He looked with disgust at the blood splotches staining both of their clothes, and swiftly used his power to replace them with fresh sets of garments. "And it certainly takes more time this way, so we should refrain from doing this at every settlement, lest we fall behind in the progression of our holy mission."
"Agreed. We can use our divine judgement to determine what sort of fate best suits each civilization." They flew up into the air again. "Now, let us continue on and cleanse the rest of this world."
They proceeded to make their way around the planet, seeking out energies and promptly extinguishing them. The final location with life forms was a small wooded village adjacent to a field of flowers in full bloom. After taking out the last few mortals and officially making their species extinct, the two floated above the meadow, marveling at their accomplishment as brilliantly colored petals swirled around them in the breeze.
"We did it. We've ridden this planet of the parasites that plagued it, and now it can begin to heal," Black declared jubilantly.
"Yes. It feels incredible."
"We were incredible. After so many years of being made to believe it wasn't our place to take action against rampant sinning, it's wonderful that we've finally proven we can make a difference. Our true talents were squandered all this time." Black cupped his counterpart's cheeks in his hands. "I've never seen such joyousness on my own face until I witnessed you today. So I know we've finally found our true calling."
Zamasu blessed him with a beatific smile. "I'm incredibly grateful you chose to make me a part of your plan. You've shown me how great I can be. I've long felt like an outsider, but now I have a kindred spirt I can truly belong to."
They wrapped their arms tightly around each other. Unlike the embrace they had shared when they first met, though, this time the action felt insufficient to express the true depth of their elation; there was a deeper desire lurking within both that neither fully understood. They both pulled their heads back slightly, looking inquisitively at each other for answers. As they gazed into each other's eyes, they found themselves moving their faces slowly toward each other, to the point where their lips touched lightly. They repeated the motion a few times, brushing together with only the slightest amount of movement on each iteration. They stared at each other again, each sporting matching flirtatious grins.
"Well…this is definitely not a perk I was expecting when I teamed up with you," Zamasu stated slyly.
"I didn't have this in mind, either. Though I definitely felt something stirring inside me as I watched you today, I wasn't sure exactly what it was until now."
Zamasu snickered. "I've spent so long despising everyone around me that I never imagined I would find someone to experience this sort of pleasure with. Given that, I suppose it makes sense that the only one I'd deem worthy of me…"
"…Is me," they finished in unison before pressing their lips together again, this time with increased passion. They opened their mouths wider, allowing their tongues to touch and slide and slip past one other. They could each feel the smiles on each other's lips as they continued to kiss and enjoy the warmth of each other's bodies. Soon Zamasu was pulling at Black's top, tugging all the layers off until his partner stood shirtless. He placed his hands on the bare skin of his pecs and gave them a squeeze, gawking at the massive muscles he was seeing and touching for the first time.
Black noted that Zamasu's ears were turning red and asked incredulously, "Do you find this body attractive?"
His head snapped up, and Black could see that his cheeks were rather flushed. "I…I wouldn't normally, of course. Especially not one as unrefined as this. However…" He circled his finger playfully around a nipple. "Knowing there's another me in there makes it somehow…irresistible," he leered at Black, licking his lips sensuously. He slid his hand downward, reaching into Black's pants and taking hold of his erection. "Oh…oh my. It feels quite…thick." Tugging Black's pants down to his ankles, he floated down so he was at eye level with his groin. "Have you…tested it out yet?"
Black chuckled. "I had more pressing matters to deal with once I took this body, so no, I've not yet tried out my new dick."
Zamasu responded with a mirthful laugh. "Then I suppose I can examine it for you." He brought his mouth to the tip, peppering it with light kisses. He flicked his tongue teasingly against it, then ran it up and down the full length of his erection. He gazed up and locked eyes with Black as he proceeded to slide it gradually into his mouth. His motions were slow at first, but he quickly worked up speed, moving his head back and forth vigorously.
Black huffed and gasped as he watched his counterpart pleasure him. Every sensation felt undeniably more intense in this body than it had in his old one, so he worried that continuing like this for much longer would result in a premature ending. He reached down and pulled Zamasu back by the hair to halt his actions. "That feels wonderful, but I don't want to let this body finish before I've had the chance to give you pleasure, as well."
He pulled Zamasu up, kissing him deeply as they floated down toward the ground, continuing to lower them until they were both lying prone in a corner of the meadow partially shaded by trees. Black proceeded to remove Zamasu's clothing, affectionately touching and pecking at his exposed skin as he took off each piece. Once he finished, Black looked down and took in the breathtaking sight of his other self lying naked encompassed by a multitude of differently colored flowers. "You look…absolutely gorgeous," Black exalted him as he stared in awe.
Zamasu looked back with an angelic smile. "Isn't it awfully narcissistic for you to be so attracted to your own body?" he teased.
Black shrugged. "This whole endeavor of recruiting another me because no one else was capable or worthy was narcissistic from the start. Not that such notions will even matter once we're the only two left." He brought his face down close to Zamasu's, but instead of kissing him again he just watched his face to see his reaction as he began to grind his hips against him, causing their dicks to rub together. He was delighted at the lustful gaze and moans that came forth from his partner, and it filled him with the urge to go further. "You ready for more?"
"Yes." Zamasu wriggled his way out from underneath Black, standing up and leaning back against a nearby tree. "Take me here."
"As you wish." Black sauntered over and positioned Zamasu's legs over his arms. They both squirmed around a bit trying to get Black's dick to the right place, and once they managed to guide him to where he needed to be he thrust forward to enter Zamasu. His partner hissed at the rough way Black pushed inside him. "Are you okay?"
"It's…somewhat uncomfortable," Zamasu said with a grimace. "Not that I mind pain, but perhaps I should make it a bit smoother." He used his powers to conjure a slick, lubricating substance inside his ass.
Black immediately felt the difference and inserted himself a bit deeper. "That's much easier."
"Y-yes…mmm…that's better." Now Zamasu could savor the feeling of Black's member filling him, as the abrasive texture of the tree bark scraping against his back fulfilled his need for a dose of masochism.
Black pumped his hips steadily, relishing the facial expressions and erotic vocalizations his counterpart made. Though both of them had pleasured themselves before, this was on an entirely different level from anything they had experienced solo. Still, Black felt he was missing something that would elevate it even higher. "I want to see us," he requested softly.
"C-certainly." They floated upward above the trees, and though Zamasu had some trouble using his power while being so distracted, he managed to encapsulate them in a dome with a mirrored surface on its interior so they could watch themselves from all angles. They both appreciated the view, though Black particularly got a perverse satisfaction out of watching his former body getting fucked by Son Gokuu. The sight was somehow both abhorrent and arousing to him at the same time.
It did not take long after that point for Black to climax, and Zamasu followed suit as his other half continued to plunge in and out of him a few more times, hitting him deeply in just the right place. They both drifted down toward the ground again, settling down next to each other on top of the flowers in a full body embrace. "That was quite…unexpected," Zamasu said with a hint of amazement.
"But not in a bad way," Black replied as he stroked his partner's back.
"Mmhmm." Zamasu nestled closer with a happy sigh. "Still, it does make me wonder…I've never been very sexually inclined, so it's rather unusual that this would happen between us, especially so quickly." He paused as he pondered the possibilities. "I'm afraid that…it may be the influence of that mortal body you've taken."
"Certainly, a human body is going to be more driven by its primal needs than what we're accustomed to. Still, in this case, I don't have an issue with succumbing to what it wants." Black glanced at him seductively.
"Yes, this is fantastic, but what else might it lead you to do? That man was some sort of heroic warrior, right? What if his body somehow rejects the notion of killing those he would've deemed innocent? Even if your mind is in control, I worry that your body could still cause you to do things that aren't conducive to our plan."
"That man was more interested in taking on new challenges than protecting anyone. You saw how I acted today; this body craves destruction and slaughter." He could see in Zamasu's eyes that he was still unconvinced, so he tried to think of a solution that would assuage his partner's fears. "Listen, if things go awry, we still have this option," he said, pointing to the Potara dangling from his ear. "If you ever judge that I've become unbefitting to continue on in this body, then you can simply merge us together before I'm too far gone. Once we become the true, ultimate god, I'm confident your divine influence will override any of the ways in which this body could've tainted my mind."
Zamasu nodded thoughtfully. "I suppose in any scenario, the ideal is for us to merge in the end, right?"
"Yes. Though we can only hope that it happens because we've both hit the maximum of what we can achieve on our own, rather than doing it at an unideal point out of necessity." Black grasped his other self's hands. "But just think about the power, the beauty, the perfection we'll embody once we become one."
They grinned at each other as they imagined how they might look and feel after their merging. "Indeed, that will be a glorious day. Though becoming one in the carnal sense was gratifying…" Zamasu beamed at Black with the most stunning expression he had ever laid eyes on, "I can't wait for us to become the absolute god of the omniverse."
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"That truly is what I felt at the time, and I should still want it, but…" Zamasu bit his lip and turned his head away. "But now, I find myself wishing there was a way we could stay by each other's sides eternally without merging. When we become one being, even though we'll be bound together in a different way, we won't be the same us anymore. And I can't believe my own selfishness, wanting to keep us from reaching our pinnacle just because of my desire to maintain the bond we share now." He looked down at the floor, ashamed to meet his partner's eyes as he admitted his own failings as a divine being.
"Zamasu…" Black reached out and pulled Zamasu's chin up. "I want the same thing."
His eyes widened in shock. "Wh-what? But I thought…"
"We had just met when we made that agreement. We didn't know what this partnership would be like, and I didn't yet know whether I could control this body. So knowing what we know now, it's probably time we rethink our previous agreement." His fingers began stroking Zamasu's face idly. "For one, I truly believe now that we'll never need to merge due to my body becoming uncontrollable. Perhaps at first there was some risk of that, but as time has gone on my convictions have only grown stronger. I'm making its power more and more my own. Truthfully, I think your fears of me losing against my own body might've come to pass if I'd tried to take on this endeavor solely on my own." He gazed warmly into his counterpart's eyes. "But I do believe that because I have you as a steadfast reminder of who I truly am, it keeps me heading unwaveringly down the path toward our ideal world."
Zamasu's heart fluttered as he gaped back at Black's serene expression. It was difficult to even form an appropriate response. "I…I see," was all he could manage.
"As for merging being our end goal, that did seem like the perfect ideal before we knew what it was like to be together." He pressed his forehead against Zamasu's. "But now that we've developed this love, I too feel it's something we should never allow to vanish, even if it means we never achieve the absolute perfection we would reach by merging ourselves. This bond is already beautiful and perfect enough in its own way."
"Yes, but…it'll still have to end someday. Your body simply won't last forever," Zamasu interjected forlornly.
"But it can." Black raised his right hand, indicating the Time Ring. "There are more timelines, with more sets of Dragon Balls. Once I've brought this body to its peak, I can wish for immortality and spend eternity at your side."
Zamasu responded with an enthusiastic, rapturous kiss. They stood locked in their passionate embrace for quite some time before Black indicated that he wanted to go further, but Zamasu stopped him. "We should cleanse ourselves and get some rest tonight," he paused to shoot a positively lascivious grin at Black, "then bless the hell out of the next planet tomorrow."
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My boys…my boyssss…have I mentioned how much I fucking love this pairing? (yeah, only constantly for the past two years straight :P) The Black/Zamasu Week celebratory fan art submissions were really amazing to look at, but I didn't see anyone else adding fics into the mix, so I had to make sure to get my own contribution out there (albeit slightly late ^_^;;).
The next chapter is the final one I have planned, so look forward to the make-up sex filled conclusion to this little tale of my favorite pair of evil self-cestuous husbands