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Time Can Only Tell
By: Ponytail Goddess
Chapter 6: Painstaking Truth
The day was still lovely at Kaioshin-kai. The trees gently blew as a shimmering breeze of very fresh air floated through them. The atmosphere was the same, but someone new had just arrived.
Rou Dai Kaioshin. Here to give Gohan secret powers that would help him defeat Majin Buu. They sat there silently: Gohan at full concentration and the old man with his arms up giving him power. It was quite a sight to see.
Infinity had not seen this coming. She had seen coming to Kaioshin- kai and training Gohan with the Z sword, but that is where the vision had stopped. Or at least, where the visibility had stopped. There had been something else too. Something too blurry to make out. This puzzled Infinity. Usually she could see whatever the dream was showing her clearly. Why was it blurry?
Perhaps it was something that she shouldn't know about yet. However, sometimes she saw things that she didn't want to see, but no matter how hard she tried to prevent them, they would happen anyway. She couldn't change time, there was no way to do that. She had figured that out a long time ago.
*But why couldn't I see it?*
She continued sitting on the ground, totally stumped.
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Shin looked around. Gohan and the Dai Kaioshin were sitting on the grass working towards their goal about 25 feet away from himself. Goku laid under a nearby tree, sleeping. Kibito stood behind him, keeping a watchful eye, as always. Then there was Infinity, who appeared to be lost in thought under another tree about 10 feet away.
The Dai Kaioshin got up and slowly walked towards her. His curiosity was getting the best of him. Now was as good of a time as any.
He sat down beside her, not making a single sound. All that you could hear was the light breeze as it whipped around them.
"So you wish for me to tell you about my past?", she asked calmly. Obviously she had read his mind. That was to be expected though.
She continued. "I could tell you what you want to hear.........or I could tell you the truth."
He stared at her now, his eyes widening at this realization. As much as wished that her life had been a walk in the park, it wasn't. It was nowhere near it.
"Do you still want to know?"
He thought it over for a few seconds, then slowly nodded his head.
"The truth hurts", she said, not looking away from her gaze ahead. The tiny wind gusts blew her silvery hair every which way. She made no attempt to keep it in line. "But, I know you'll be curious until you find out."
He looked around at the people surrounding them. Perhaps they should wait and discuss this in privacy, if it was truly that bad.
"Don't worry. They can't hear us. I tuned their ears out a while ago."
"Where do you want me to start?"
"The night you ran from me."
"Very well then."
She sat there, thinking a bit. Gathering her memories and sorting them quickly. It was obvious that she didn't know where to start.
"How about I just ask questions, and we will somehow get to the bottom of the whole story?"
"Ok"
"Why did you run away from me that night Infinity?"
"I was horrified. I thought that I had been the cause of my father's death."
He looked at her strangely. "What? You had nothing to do with that!"
"I thought that since I had dreamed it, it came true because of me. I thought that when I dreamed of something, it came true. Later I figured out that all Majikxcians have visions of the future. I was not creating the future, I was merely seeing it as it would be."
"So that's why you ran away?"
"Yes, I thought I would be blamed for his death. I was afraid of what would happen to myself, so I ran."
Shin sighed. She had been scared of him. This upset him deeply. He had thought that he had earned her trust. "So.......where did you go to from there?"
"Well, I went straight to Majiksei. I wasn't quite sure why at the time, but I felt as if I had to go. Like it was where I should be now that my one Kaioshin relation was dead. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time."
"So I went there. I-I somehow teleported there. Don't ask me how. I don't even know how exactly I did it. I have tried and tried to do it again, but I cannot. It seems to have been a one-time thing. I was here one second, then I was there the next."
Teleportation? How bizarre. But he could tell that it was the truth. Infinity wasn't a liar. He always had expected the unexpected when he was around her. You had to.
"I knew I was there too when I arrived. I had just made a journey that should have taken a year or so in less than 3 seconds. It scared me at first. I did not know that I was capable of such things."
"Wow, I wonder how you did it...... That's amazing!"
She managed something of a smile. Yes, perhaps there was a hint of the Infinity he had once knew that was still in her today.
"What did you do once you arrived?", the Dai Kaioshin asked, now enthralled in the story of her life.
"Well, I wandered around aimlessly for quite a while. I knew I was looking for something, but I wasn't sure of exactly what, if that makes any sense at all."
"Yes, it does somewhat."
"So I was just looking and looking. Searching for something that kept calling for me."
Shin looked at her. She looked like she was having flashbacks of this mentally. She looked rather engaged in her memories now.
"Go on........"
She swallowed and then took a deep breath. He could tell that she didn't really want to say anymore. He placed a hand on her shoulder gently.
"......If you don't want to say, Infinity, then you don't-"
"I found my aunt. That's who I was looking for. Aunt Timeless."
She paused for a second, then continued on. "She said that she had been expecting me. She saw me in a dream."
"However, I really didn't care about my new-found relative. I was interested in the book that floated beside her." Infinity pointed to the book that floated by her side now. Its crystal cover glimmered in the soft moonlight of Kaioshin-kai. "It was what was calling to me. It wanted me. It wanted me as its owner. Every day and night that I spent with Aunt Timeless, I never truly heard one word that she said. I only heard the book. It wouldn't leave me alone. It kept calling out to me."
She paused. Tears were welling up in her eyes. She blinked several times, refusing to let them fall.
"Infinity........you can stop now if you want........."
"No.........you would find out sooner or later anyway. I have to tell you. It was apart of the dream I just had. I told you my whole life story in that dream, so therefore, I have to tell you here. Even if I didn't tell you now, you would be told sooner or later, because every dream is a dream of the future, and you can't prevent them from becoming realities."
He shut his mouth. She was determined to tell him this, so he would listen.
She shut her eyes and took several breaths. Though this took very little time, it seemed like forever. It felt as though time was slowing down.
She finally opened up her eyes, then quietly continued. Her voice was no louder than a whisper, but her heard every word just fine.
"It wouldn't leave me alone. It got into my mind and asked me to commit horrible crimes. The most terrible atrocities; things that my father had always taught me not to do. It wouldn't leave me alone. It never ceased. It just kept tormenting me, as it would until I completed the task that it wanted me to."
"You see, at Majiksei every family has a family book. It has records of every spell and talent that your family has ever possessed, records as old as time. Once a family member dies, it is passed onto another. It is very useful to have the book with you. It tells you many secrets about your powers and it helps you reach your full potential."
"Wow, it sounds like a wonderful tool."
"Yes, it is. Sadly, when the book tires of you, it calls out to another family member to take it from the previous."
She continued slowly, whispering the words softly. "It wanted me to get rid of her so that I could possess it. And so I did."
Shin's eyes widened. He felt a chill go down his spine at the realization of what she was telling him.
"It told me to murder my aunt. And I did."
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Well, did I succeed in creeping you out? Please review! Thanks! I'm sorry to say that her life hasn't been a walk in the park. You'll find out Shin's reaction next time!
ATTENTION ALL READERS!!! Should I crank the rating up to R? It is starting to get kinda bad. Tell me what you think in your review. Thanks.
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
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Time Can Only Tell
By: Ponytail Goddess
Chapter 6: Painstaking Truth
The day was still lovely at Kaioshin-kai. The trees gently blew as a shimmering breeze of very fresh air floated through them. The atmosphere was the same, but someone new had just arrived.
Rou Dai Kaioshin. Here to give Gohan secret powers that would help him defeat Majin Buu. They sat there silently: Gohan at full concentration and the old man with his arms up giving him power. It was quite a sight to see.
Infinity had not seen this coming. She had seen coming to Kaioshin- kai and training Gohan with the Z sword, but that is where the vision had stopped. Or at least, where the visibility had stopped. There had been something else too. Something too blurry to make out. This puzzled Infinity. Usually she could see whatever the dream was showing her clearly. Why was it blurry?
Perhaps it was something that she shouldn't know about yet. However, sometimes she saw things that she didn't want to see, but no matter how hard she tried to prevent them, they would happen anyway. She couldn't change time, there was no way to do that. She had figured that out a long time ago.
*But why couldn't I see it?*
She continued sitting on the ground, totally stumped.
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Shin looked around. Gohan and the Dai Kaioshin were sitting on the grass working towards their goal about 25 feet away from himself. Goku laid under a nearby tree, sleeping. Kibito stood behind him, keeping a watchful eye, as always. Then there was Infinity, who appeared to be lost in thought under another tree about 10 feet away.
The Dai Kaioshin got up and slowly walked towards her. His curiosity was getting the best of him. Now was as good of a time as any.
He sat down beside her, not making a single sound. All that you could hear was the light breeze as it whipped around them.
"So you wish for me to tell you about my past?", she asked calmly. Obviously she had read his mind. That was to be expected though.
She continued. "I could tell you what you want to hear.........or I could tell you the truth."
He stared at her now, his eyes widening at this realization. As much as wished that her life had been a walk in the park, it wasn't. It was nowhere near it.
"Do you still want to know?"
He thought it over for a few seconds, then slowly nodded his head.
"The truth hurts", she said, not looking away from her gaze ahead. The tiny wind gusts blew her silvery hair every which way. She made no attempt to keep it in line. "But, I know you'll be curious until you find out."
He looked around at the people surrounding them. Perhaps they should wait and discuss this in privacy, if it was truly that bad.
"Don't worry. They can't hear us. I tuned their ears out a while ago."
"Where do you want me to start?"
"The night you ran from me."
"Very well then."
She sat there, thinking a bit. Gathering her memories and sorting them quickly. It was obvious that she didn't know where to start.
"How about I just ask questions, and we will somehow get to the bottom of the whole story?"
"Ok"
"Why did you run away from me that night Infinity?"
"I was horrified. I thought that I had been the cause of my father's death."
He looked at her strangely. "What? You had nothing to do with that!"
"I thought that since I had dreamed it, it came true because of me. I thought that when I dreamed of something, it came true. Later I figured out that all Majikxcians have visions of the future. I was not creating the future, I was merely seeing it as it would be."
"So that's why you ran away?"
"Yes, I thought I would be blamed for his death. I was afraid of what would happen to myself, so I ran."
Shin sighed. She had been scared of him. This upset him deeply. He had thought that he had earned her trust. "So.......where did you go to from there?"
"Well, I went straight to Majiksei. I wasn't quite sure why at the time, but I felt as if I had to go. Like it was where I should be now that my one Kaioshin relation was dead. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time."
"So I went there. I-I somehow teleported there. Don't ask me how. I don't even know how exactly I did it. I have tried and tried to do it again, but I cannot. It seems to have been a one-time thing. I was here one second, then I was there the next."
Teleportation? How bizarre. But he could tell that it was the truth. Infinity wasn't a liar. He always had expected the unexpected when he was around her. You had to.
"I knew I was there too when I arrived. I had just made a journey that should have taken a year or so in less than 3 seconds. It scared me at first. I did not know that I was capable of such things."
"Wow, I wonder how you did it...... That's amazing!"
She managed something of a smile. Yes, perhaps there was a hint of the Infinity he had once knew that was still in her today.
"What did you do once you arrived?", the Dai Kaioshin asked, now enthralled in the story of her life.
"Well, I wandered around aimlessly for quite a while. I knew I was looking for something, but I wasn't sure of exactly what, if that makes any sense at all."
"Yes, it does somewhat."
"So I was just looking and looking. Searching for something that kept calling for me."
Shin looked at her. She looked like she was having flashbacks of this mentally. She looked rather engaged in her memories now.
"Go on........"
She swallowed and then took a deep breath. He could tell that she didn't really want to say anymore. He placed a hand on her shoulder gently.
"......If you don't want to say, Infinity, then you don't-"
"I found my aunt. That's who I was looking for. Aunt Timeless."
She paused for a second, then continued on. "She said that she had been expecting me. She saw me in a dream."
"However, I really didn't care about my new-found relative. I was interested in the book that floated beside her." Infinity pointed to the book that floated by her side now. Its crystal cover glimmered in the soft moonlight of Kaioshin-kai. "It was what was calling to me. It wanted me. It wanted me as its owner. Every day and night that I spent with Aunt Timeless, I never truly heard one word that she said. I only heard the book. It wouldn't leave me alone. It kept calling out to me."
She paused. Tears were welling up in her eyes. She blinked several times, refusing to let them fall.
"Infinity........you can stop now if you want........."
"No.........you would find out sooner or later anyway. I have to tell you. It was apart of the dream I just had. I told you my whole life story in that dream, so therefore, I have to tell you here. Even if I didn't tell you now, you would be told sooner or later, because every dream is a dream of the future, and you can't prevent them from becoming realities."
He shut his mouth. She was determined to tell him this, so he would listen.
She shut her eyes and took several breaths. Though this took very little time, it seemed like forever. It felt as though time was slowing down.
She finally opened up her eyes, then quietly continued. Her voice was no louder than a whisper, but her heard every word just fine.
"It wouldn't leave me alone. It got into my mind and asked me to commit horrible crimes. The most terrible atrocities; things that my father had always taught me not to do. It wouldn't leave me alone. It never ceased. It just kept tormenting me, as it would until I completed the task that it wanted me to."
"You see, at Majiksei every family has a family book. It has records of every spell and talent that your family has ever possessed, records as old as time. Once a family member dies, it is passed onto another. It is very useful to have the book with you. It tells you many secrets about your powers and it helps you reach your full potential."
"Wow, it sounds like a wonderful tool."
"Yes, it is. Sadly, when the book tires of you, it calls out to another family member to take it from the previous."
She continued slowly, whispering the words softly. "It wanted me to get rid of her so that I could possess it. And so I did."
Shin's eyes widened. He felt a chill go down his spine at the realization of what she was telling him.
"It told me to murder my aunt. And I did."
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Well, did I succeed in creeping you out? Please review! Thanks! I'm sorry to say that her life hasn't been a walk in the park. You'll find out Shin's reaction next time!
ATTENTION ALL READERS!!! Should I crank the rating up to R? It is starting to get kinda bad. Tell me what you think in your review. Thanks.