'Universe 1. A Universe that didn't follow the path of machines like Universe 4, nor the Primus legacy like Universes 2 and 3.'
'This one had its path forged specifically by deities alone. Azrael allowed them far more control here compared to the other 3. They had their own religions, their own mortals to worship them, worlds to control and small pocket realms.'
'But of course, total freedom was not acceptable, there had to be someone to keep an eye out, should things go south...this is why one group exist, that can go far and wide to handle any serious concerns that may arise. They called themselves...'
'Time patrol.'
'A group that's dedicated to make sure time itself is not messed with. It's a fragile string that holds this universe together. Unlike the other 3 though, Azrael wanted a specialist group like ours formed here. We have connections to the other 3, but compared to what we do here, we only have a little influence in those ones.'
Conton City. It was a world of its own. Created by a powerful deity known as the deity of time, it resided within Universe 1. A place of beauty and relaxation, it housed a very important duty.
The deity of time, Chronoa, was looking up to the sky. Behind her was a portal to the time nest.
'I always wondered why this one. Why only allow this to happen in one universe when we could watch over all of them. I know he won't give me an answer, but so far things have been stable. Anyone trying to twist time to their own ends is normally put in their place. We have friends beyond here too, especially one particular influential guy, Captain N. Kevin Keene. His timeline is one filled with people who can mess with time, but he does his best to keep them at bay.'
She turned and headed into the portal. Within was the time nest, a grassland location within what seemed to be a giant bird cage. There was a large lake with two tall bird perches, a dome shaped house with scrap parts of machinery nearby, and in the middle of this place, was the temple-like building known as the time vault.
Within that place was two sets of different objects, one known as time scrolls, items that recorded various time periods that had held major events. Thanks to there being four universes there were plenty of scrolls around inside the place, stored away and catalogued by her.
The other set of objects were known as time crystals. Volatile green crystal shards that could allow a carrier to flow back or forward in time twice, before shattering. At least by themselves that would be the case, but in the right hands these could be used for far, far longer. These would spawn from Lifestreams that carry an overabundance of energy, and have to be collected as quick as possible by the time patrollers to avoid people misusing them.
She was now making her way to the time vault, briefly looking over at one of the bird perches, spotting Tokitoki, an extension of Azrael who lives with her. He was currently sleeping.
'Keeping everything correctly organized is a pain, but I guess that's why I exist, so he doesn't have to worry about it.'
She entered the vault and glanced around. To her left was eight purple doors, each time embedding into the circular room, with golden 'C's on them as well as roman numerical. Going up to 'VII'...one did not have any roman numerical at all, and was a much darker purple then the others. All of them bar the VII one was sealed up by her power. The rest were pasts that were to be forgotten.
To her right was a massive cluster of crystal, glowing a bright green, illuminating the whole room. This was the collection of time crystals. Upon them touching one another, they would merge. This massive cluster was a collect of over several thousand of the items. In front of her was a square marble table with round corners, which she walked up to, reaching out with her hand over it, and closing her eyes.
With her power, she did not need to open the purple doors, she did not need to venture through their vast shelves upon shelves of scrolls, she only needed to think of the one she wanted to see, and it would appear.
And indeed, in a small flash of blue light, a purple scroll was on the table as she opened her eyes.
This scroll was created thirty years ago. It was of a man who she tried to get as a member of the time patrol. He had skill, courage, strength that was rapidly getting greater and greater...yet as one of her friends saw, his time was coming to an end.
She didn't want that. But he didn't want to leave his people. Bardock was a power Saiyan, one who stood out from his people...and soon found out about a scheme from those who were 'allies' to the Saiyan race.
He rushed to their homeland, demanded vengeance as one of the schemers had killed his team in cold blood.
She sighed, and opened the scroll, a light coming out of it, as the history began to play out.
"DA JI! COME OUT HERE! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!"
On a world in Universe 2 called the FM world, there was a very, very furious Saiyan. Wounded by those a villainous trickster had left behind before he destroyed them, his armor damaged, and a bandanna around his head coated in blood.
He stood in the open grounds of a place known as Koshi Castle. A Japanese looking fortress twisted with serpent imagery, black stone, blood red tiling, surrounded by a river of lava spewing from a nearby active volcano.
His yelling and charge into this place attracted many people's attention. From his own world, having arrived in space pods upon hearing he was openly rebelling against who owned this castle, King Vegeta, the leader of the power Saiyan race had come with several of his faithful subjects, including the wife of Bardock, Gine, who desperately wanted her husband to come home.
Others came out of the castle, having been in a meeting lately with he who owns this place, they were Frieza, his brother Cooler and his father King Cold, along with a man known as Zetta, a woman called Salome, and an massive silver orb, showing on it an image of a massive purple, red and white dragon-serpent being, Babylon.
These were all part of a mixture species known as Overlords. Classed as a mixture due to the fact they do actually come from separate species, but certain figures are bestowed unique gifts that are only similar to other Overlords. These gifts are granted by Babylon when he sees those who are leaders of others and have some decent strength behind them. Overall, they are powerful beings which could come close to the powers that deity's wield. They were seen as an uncontrollable rabble that should be left in their own corner of the Universe to wipe themselves out as far as Azrael and all the deities were concerned. But the one who lives here, his family tamed many of them, before he himself decided to try and bring them under a sense of true control.
The gifts of an Overlord are the ability to continually gain power with each enemy slain, the will to command forces, an extra set of organs that are flexible to the habitat of many worlds and even space, the gift of flight, and the power of an ability called overload, which would greatly enhance a base skill of that person from its species. Such as for King Vegeta, should he trigger overload he could become a great ape with no limitations and a complete sense of control of that form.
Around them, blue skinned humanoids rushed over to watch, with white hair and yellow demonic eyes. The Oni. While much of their species are their own force, the ones here serve the master of the castle.
Finally, walking out of the grand red steel decorated doors before Bardock, was a being who stood at least 7 feet tall, covered in armor that was blue and red, with a scale like pattern and one of the shoulder armor pieces shaped like a serpents head. He had blue skin like that of an Oni, and black tattoos embedded on his face. His eyes were serpent looking themselves, with one being red and the other green, while his hair was almost pitch black and shoulder length. On his head was a divine crown that once again was based on snakes, the center piece a red top half of a snake head with four small serpents coming out of it, whilst to the side were up righted horns, made of blue crystalline stone and silver metal.
This, was lord Orochi. The king of the FMs, the aliens who lived on this world, and the head of the alliance of Overlords. Who opposed the rule of the Oni in this Universe.
Three people walked out behind him. One was who Bardock was after, a woman who was known as a seer to the overlords, Da Ji. With her, floating besides her, where two orbs which she called the 'orbs of decay'. She was clearly smirking as her leader was between her and Bardock.
Another was a humanoid who had pale green skin, gray irises, white eyebrows, white hair in the style of a mohawk, wearing a violet long-sleeved shirt under a gray and yellow coat, dark blue baggy pants and white boots. This was Zamasu, a close advisor of Orochi that helped him in the past. He was a Hylden, a fallen Deity.
The third one was one of the resident aliens, an FM-ian. Going by the name of Cepheus. His body was humanoid shaped green energy with red eyes and a small, golden crown on his head, with a billowing red cape around his body.
Everyone else watched intently. Orochi was carrying his massive scythe, looking over to Bardock with no visible facial expression on his face. No was sure if he was annoyed or surprised. But when he spoke, they all listened. "You are the Saiyan Bardock. Why have you come?"
"I've come to bring my fallen comrades justice Orochi! To prevent more bloodshed beyond them! That witch behind you will be the downfall of MY people as well as everyone here!"
Da Ji was chuckling, walking up besides Orochi. "See my lord? I told you I would be targeted! First his friends, now he comes himself and accuses your faithful seer of scheming!"
Frieza was sitting in his hover pod, smiling a little. "Oh I see. They attacked you Da Ji, so now this pitiful low-life wants to play the blame game does he? And he claims you will be our downfall?"
Bardock glared at him. "It's true! I saw it in a vision! A vision of the future brought to me from another world! She is the trigger of our end!"
King Vegeta tried to get his attention. "That is enough Bardock! Stand down at once! You already ran around our planet saying about this vision, you should shut up and forget about whatever fantasy you've thought up!"
The Saiyan in the middle of all this turned to his leader. "You still refuse to believe me!? FINE!" He turned back to Da Ji. "But I will not leave until I have her head!"
Zamasu coughed a little, looking over to Orochi. "My lord, we should not let him threaten her. It would be best if he is dealt with haste."
Orochi stepped forward. "Enough. If you are a warrior who wishes to pass me to fight Da Ji, then come."
Bardock hesitated, clearly worried now upon hearing that. Gine quickly called out to him. "Bardock don't! Please come back!"
No one stood up to Orochi. No one dared to. His power was a liege of its own. It was this power that brought many Overlords to his side, some of fear, some out of respect, but those who tried to oppose him, be they Hylden, Deity or high levelled Overlord, perished.
In terms of power, Bardock was one of the stronger Saiyans on their world despite being seen as a low-class warrior. Compared to the powers in the Universe though, he was but a speck of dust. He knew this, and looking at Orochi right now, all of his instincts were screaming at him to back down. He could see all eyes were on him.
No one beneath the power level of an Overlord fought him. It's simply suicide.
But at this moment, Bardock saw Da Ji looking at him, and his anger returned, stepping forward to the shock of everyone there. Even Orochi seemed to actually show the slightest hint of surprise. "Alright then. I'll take you on Orochi! But then I'm coming for you Da Ji! YOU HEAR ME!?"
Da Ji moved back a few steps, genuinely afraid now. "This, this mad man wouldn't dare...he can't possibly think..."
Frieza was laughing. "This can't be actually happening can it? A filthy low-levelled monkey taking on the brutal might of Orochi!? Stop joking!"
But as Orochi placed both of his hands on his scythe, Frieza stopped laughing...it rapidly dawned on him this really was about to go down. "Very well. Come. Death befalls any who step in my path."
Bardock was smirking. In his hand was a sphere of energy quickly being charged up. "I don't ever expect anything else from you, Orochi. HHAAAAAHH!" As he yelled out, he threw the sphere of built up energy towards Orochi, striking the being and causing an explosion of light blue smoke to cover him and the others.
He shot forward, screaming "DA JI!"
The sound of a blade was heard being swung.
The smoke began to clear.
Da Ji was on the ground, sitting there in pure horror, as towering before her was Bardock, his fists ready to strike, his eyes wide and mad looking.
Bardock was not moving, gritting his teeth as blood dribbled from his mouth. Orochi was behind him, crouched down slightly, holding his scythe outward, showing he had clearly just used it. Slowly he stood up tall, not looking back. "To even try is commendable. You are nothing, yet you still aimed for what you sought. Begone."
Bardock yelled out for a moment as a slash wound showed from his left shoulder down to his right abdomen..and then he fell into two pieces, giving a gurgling cry before falling silent, his bleed spattering the ground around him and the legs of Da Ji which made her quickly shuffle back away from his remains.
Gine couldn't help but break down, falling to her hands and knees. "No...No...Bardock..."
Orochi looked to her, and to King Vegeta. "Be proud. His bravery proved the might of your people. Perhaps others will think twice of facing the Saiyan race, for they do not fear the impossible."
The deity of time slowly closed the scroll. She wished she never showed him that future, that stupid attempt to convince him to leave his world...
Of course planet Vegeta was eventually wiped off the map anyway. It would leave a many Saiyans without a home, but their role in that Universe was far from over.
Universe 2 was entering a new venture. A new group of heroes to rise from the ashes of those from the Hero Base Faction back 300 years ago in that Universe. They will eventually come into contact with the Time Patrol.
She thought about the other two Universes. Universe 3 was going through the Hero Base Faction stage right now, with Azrael personally keeping a close eye. Problem was, there were already signs that things were not going as the original planned timeline should. Something is altering the path, several things actually. One she was sure of, was Ingrid. She was playing a new game, and that concerned her.
Universe 4...the harvest Universe. It was dominated by a race of machines thanks to Leviathans. The Reapers did vaguely obey Azrael, they kept to his golden rule of staying out of the other 3 Universes, but she had to wonder how much longer would that last. She knew they saw Azrael and all deities as an unacceptable interference in their true mission to control all life. Sending time patrollers there was almost like a death sentence. At least 1 in 5 would time patrollers sent would come back. The rest, dead.
Then she thought to this Universe. She knew several events were soon to go down, and that the two great leviathans would attempt to destroy the deities. Alduin and Shinryu. They will act soon, and she knows Captain N, will be the one to stop them.
She then heard an audible cough behind her, causing her to quickly spin around. "AHH! Who the-oh, it's YOU. Q."
Q was in his Star Trek Starfleet uniform, having just walked into the time vault. This was the deity Q of Universe 1. She could tell as all deities could sense a difference between each Universe version of themselves...those non-human risen deities had different Leviathan souls. Q of Universe 1 may look the precise same as Q from Universe 2 3 and 4, but each one was created with a different Leviathan soul. This Q was one she was always cautious of, as the Leviathan soul he had was a particularly cruel one who served as a right hand of Shinryu once.
"My dear Chronoa, it's wonderful to see you too!" Q walked up next to her at the table as she crossed her arms frowning at him.
"So what do you want this time?"
"Must I come to visit you just to ask for something?"
Chronoa glared darkly at him. "That's ALL you come and see me for."
"...Alright, you got me. I wanted to know if things are looking up now. You know, if Azrael-"
"No." Chronoa turned back to the table. "Azrael is still heading for oblivion. His power is fading."
"But surely he's aware of what's happening, right?"
"...Tokitoki has been sleeping alot more lately. Azrael, I think, is oblivious. So far the scrolls still point to the end days coming. Everything seems to stop after another 3000 years."
"And you're not bothered by this?"
Chronoa looked to him. "Of course I am. I'm sure all the deities are. But...it's his choice to die away."
"We could go and tell him to reabsorb the Azrael Core!"
"No! That's far too dangerous! Remember what the hell is sealed in that thing!"
Q was getting a little annoyed. "One Leviathan should not stop the god of the Multiverse from keeping himself alive!"
"There is nothing we can do! End of discussion!" Chronoa took a moment, before saying " I'm sorry Q. But he won't change anything."
"...Then I have little reason to continue on. I'm going."
"Where?"
"Somewhere to hide. To never be seen again. If there is nothing to be done, then I refuse to watch him die." Q started walking away. "Remind me, the world known as Fallout. A man named Ulysses is there, isn't he? The Lifestream is highly volatile too. Corruption has gotten to it, right?"
"...A large amount of negative energy, yes."
"Huh. Well that place seems as good as any. It shouldn't affect the timeline too much if I pluck a few individuals will it?"
Chronoa quickly started to follow him. "Q..."
"One more game. That's all...who knows, it might lead to something interesting. Oh and tell Gaster well done on keeping that scroll he nicked from you. How long has it been? 200 years?" Then with a click of his fingers, he was gone.
Chronoa stood there...and felt the timeline of several worlds becoming twisted a little. Something was changing. She knew it was from Q but...as those timelines shifted, more and more were shifting around, something really was majorly moving.
She frowned and went back to the table. "We should never have allowed deities like him mess with mortals...Damnit Q, what the hell have you done!?" She was about to go through each of the scroll effected by him, but she paused. Him saying about Gaster though, it got her thinking. "I wonder...whatever did happen to him? Ever since he saw that scroll showing his world being destroyed with nuclear fire he took off with it and a time crystal. He never prevented it though...and with Q going there..."
She soon got back on focusing on the scrolls, this time trying to think of any that tie to this mysterious one known as Gaster. Perhaps it may tie to the sudden changes.
Then one scroll did appear, covered in a dark red aura. There were three colour warnings to these scrolls.A light purple aura which glowed even in darkness meant someone has been messing around a time period they shouldn't be by known means i.e TARDIS, time crystals, a time travelling device or gateway. Dark purple meant negative energy was involved and that means chaotic energy, a rogue element that could cause major alternations. Dark red means a timeline that's been severely twisted to the point of being on the verge of shattering, leading to a possible world simply being erased entirely from existence...she had once a major chain reaction where one world vanished, and it's loss effected several other worlds and their timelines. That was a hell of a mess.
She picked up the scroll...and right away knew what world it belonged it. "Oh no, of all worlds Gaster? Of all the worlds you might be on right now?"
"HIS, world?"
1. As you probably guessed, Frieza, Bardock and several other characters are from Dragonball.
2. Q is from Star Trek.
3. Zetta, Salome and Babylon and from Makai Kingdom, a sub-game of the Disgaea series. The basis of Overlords come from there.
4. Orochi and Da Ji are from Warriors Orochi.
5. Cepheus is from Megaman Starforce.
6. The whole Bardock thing will have a purpose, elsewhere, since it's from another Universe.