And finally... it all comes to an end.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ
Epilogue
7000 years later
And so it ended, Shin wrote. Morbid I understand. The ripples of the stone I cast still follow me to this very day, nearly 7000 years later as the Earth spins. There is no longer a treasure that glistens solely for me. What love I had is lost to me. Eternity looms before me and I see neither light or death. Even so, I suppose death is not true freedom. It is merely something a desperate man wishes for. I am that desperate man! Fair warning was I granted... repeatedly by my fellow mentors. And I pray for the sake of he or she whose eyes now read my final words, bare in mind this analogy. The Code of the Kais is a protective dragon mother. Just as she will protect her offspring from the biting sword of the slayer, she will abandon those who duck under her wing. No heaven is worthy of eternity in hell. Though, should you believe otherwise with all your heart, I cannot stress enough that you seek happiness elsewhere. Leave behind your desires to become a Kai... for the desire that will last for all eternity.
He sighed and raised his hand from the page. It trembled as he reread his words. "Finished..." he whispered to himself as if he himself could not believe it. "Twice have I lived my hell in life." He put the featherless quill down beside him and blew over the page to dry the ink. ~*I must be the last for such misery.*~
"You were not the first," a voice said from outside his door. "And you will not be the last, no matter what precautions you take."
He sighed, "you told me that once behind the mask of different words."
"And I was right was I not?"
"Agi please," he said, his voice hinting exasperation. "I have no time for this."
The door creaked as Agi pushed it open and stepped in. She seemed to hunch more than usual. Shin knew that seven thousand years would amount to no more than three years of aging in comparison to humans, especially to Agi. He looked up and realized that her head was but a few short inches from the ceiling. He cracked a slight smile as he looked at her.
"You finished it did you?" she asked, nodding toward the book in his hands.
He nodded, closed it, and stood. "All I hope for is that those that follow after me will understand their commitment and either abide by it or forsake it."
"That is all any can hope for."
He didn't comment. He propped the book beside Talme's old copy of the code and lifted his overcoat from the hook in the woven mantel.
Agi's acute hearing made her ear twitch as she heard the quiet jingle of a fine chain. "It's never left your neck has it?"
"And it never will," he replied as he tied his sash. "If there is anything I wish to be buried with, it shall be this pendent." He held it up in his hand for one last look, then tucked it down inside his shirt; out of sight.
She shook her head, "what you have put yourself through is beyond cruelty. When will you let it end?"
He drew a long breath and paused. Letting it out he replied, "my torment will end the moment she is in my arms and when all my tears are spent. Then I will let it end."
"Then take every opportunity. Your mark has rendered us both blind to her presence. But if you make yourself known when you reach Earth, then perhaps she will come to you."
"No Agi!" he said sharply. "She has lived through one nightmare, this one will be mine for the both of us." He turned, his eyes sharp and dark. "And do not tempt me with such visions. My mind and my focus must be on my actions for however long this may last. Buu was released once. Countless races of ethnic peoples were blown into extinction before word ever reached our ears here. And with his childish mind Buu is completely unpredictable!" He shook his head, "what is done is done. I leave it here behind me." She bowed her head and stepped aside to let him pass. He stopped when he reached the rail, his back to her. "I never did thank you did I?"
"There is no need to thank me," she said quietly.
"Had it not been for you, I would have given up the day I banished her."
"If you mean why I sent Kibito to you-"
"Yes, precisely. Had you not sent him to me, I would not have lived."
"I merely guessed that due to your similar histories, he might be able to help you."
"And indeed he has," he said with a smile. He turned to her, the smile still on his face, and bowed. He vanished.
She sighed, "now comes another time when I wish I could have known you better
...Shi-nu."
Shin reappeared in the middle of a vast green field beside a tall man. His uniform was a deep red. His hair was down to his shoulders and blew behind his head in the breeze. He smiled when he sensed Shin at his side, the wrinkles deepening slightly at the corner of his eyes. "You needn't go if-"
"Nonsense Kibito," Shin said quickly. "I am the only one who could identify Buu and know Babi-Dee's tactics better than most. Also, if I decided against going..." He stopped. "Never mind, I could list reasons for hours but we don't have that time."
*****
"Do humans really consider that to be a test of strength?" Kibito asked as he gazed back at the punching machine.
"For normal mortals it is," Shin replied simply. "But for the defenders of this planet, I sincerely doubt it."
"And just who are these defenders you speak of?"
"Two are Saiyans, another a Namek, the majority of the rest I believe are human, but far from ordinary."
"And do you honestly believe these mortals will aid us?"
"You and I alone are not capable of defeating Babi-Dee. We will need help. One Saiyan in particular should prove to be of great help."
"And his name?"
"Goku."
"Master, I do not understand why we need mortals to aid us. Agi has told me that you yourself are a fearsome fighter."
"Did she? Hm, she must have held me in higher favor than she lead me to believe."
"Therefor why do we need this Goku's help?"
"I am not the man I was Kibito. No, I am no longer half of what I was. Fearsome I may have been, possibly bordering on the verge of ruthless towards some, but my dragon days are long since behind me."
Kibito was silent.
Shin suddenly stopped and turned to gaze back down the path.
"What is it?" Kibito asked.
Shin raised himself above the ground and hovered there. "They're here."
Then Kibito heard it as well. Still a long way behind them came a large group of participants. One was obviously a Namek as Shin had said. Two were undoubtedly Saiyans. One wore a bright orange uniform and the other a tight blue outfit with a stern look on his face. There was one man who puzzled Shin for a moment. His power was similar to that of a Saiyan, while the other half seemed to be human. He wore a peculiar green tunic over a black body cover that hugged his skin and an oddly placed pair of black glasses under a white towel tied to cover his hair.
Shin could feel the Namek suddenly tense. The group grew silent as they caught sight of Shin and Kibito. Shin smiled and floated toward the man at the head of the group.
You know the story from here...
Yep! This was my prelude to the Buu saga, my explanation for why the Supreme Kai was pretty much worthless in the series. And if anybody thinks I'm gonna leave Zari out in the universe... you're nuts. I have yet to begin working on the sequel or third story, but Desdelona and Zari will be back.
As Desdelona said: "I leave you to your lives for seven thousand years, maybe a year or two more."
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ
Epilogue
7000 years later
And so it ended, Shin wrote. Morbid I understand. The ripples of the stone I cast still follow me to this very day, nearly 7000 years later as the Earth spins. There is no longer a treasure that glistens solely for me. What love I had is lost to me. Eternity looms before me and I see neither light or death. Even so, I suppose death is not true freedom. It is merely something a desperate man wishes for. I am that desperate man! Fair warning was I granted... repeatedly by my fellow mentors. And I pray for the sake of he or she whose eyes now read my final words, bare in mind this analogy. The Code of the Kais is a protective dragon mother. Just as she will protect her offspring from the biting sword of the slayer, she will abandon those who duck under her wing. No heaven is worthy of eternity in hell. Though, should you believe otherwise with all your heart, I cannot stress enough that you seek happiness elsewhere. Leave behind your desires to become a Kai... for the desire that will last for all eternity.
He sighed and raised his hand from the page. It trembled as he reread his words. "Finished..." he whispered to himself as if he himself could not believe it. "Twice have I lived my hell in life." He put the featherless quill down beside him and blew over the page to dry the ink. ~*I must be the last for such misery.*~
"You were not the first," a voice said from outside his door. "And you will not be the last, no matter what precautions you take."
He sighed, "you told me that once behind the mask of different words."
"And I was right was I not?"
"Agi please," he said, his voice hinting exasperation. "I have no time for this."
The door creaked as Agi pushed it open and stepped in. She seemed to hunch more than usual. Shin knew that seven thousand years would amount to no more than three years of aging in comparison to humans, especially to Agi. He looked up and realized that her head was but a few short inches from the ceiling. He cracked a slight smile as he looked at her.
"You finished it did you?" she asked, nodding toward the book in his hands.
He nodded, closed it, and stood. "All I hope for is that those that follow after me will understand their commitment and either abide by it or forsake it."
"That is all any can hope for."
He didn't comment. He propped the book beside Talme's old copy of the code and lifted his overcoat from the hook in the woven mantel.
Agi's acute hearing made her ear twitch as she heard the quiet jingle of a fine chain. "It's never left your neck has it?"
"And it never will," he replied as he tied his sash. "If there is anything I wish to be buried with, it shall be this pendent." He held it up in his hand for one last look, then tucked it down inside his shirt; out of sight.
She shook her head, "what you have put yourself through is beyond cruelty. When will you let it end?"
He drew a long breath and paused. Letting it out he replied, "my torment will end the moment she is in my arms and when all my tears are spent. Then I will let it end."
"Then take every opportunity. Your mark has rendered us both blind to her presence. But if you make yourself known when you reach Earth, then perhaps she will come to you."
"No Agi!" he said sharply. "She has lived through one nightmare, this one will be mine for the both of us." He turned, his eyes sharp and dark. "And do not tempt me with such visions. My mind and my focus must be on my actions for however long this may last. Buu was released once. Countless races of ethnic peoples were blown into extinction before word ever reached our ears here. And with his childish mind Buu is completely unpredictable!" He shook his head, "what is done is done. I leave it here behind me." She bowed her head and stepped aside to let him pass. He stopped when he reached the rail, his back to her. "I never did thank you did I?"
"There is no need to thank me," she said quietly.
"Had it not been for you, I would have given up the day I banished her."
"If you mean why I sent Kibito to you-"
"Yes, precisely. Had you not sent him to me, I would not have lived."
"I merely guessed that due to your similar histories, he might be able to help you."
"And indeed he has," he said with a smile. He turned to her, the smile still on his face, and bowed. He vanished.
She sighed, "now comes another time when I wish I could have known you better
...Shi-nu."
Shin reappeared in the middle of a vast green field beside a tall man. His uniform was a deep red. His hair was down to his shoulders and blew behind his head in the breeze. He smiled when he sensed Shin at his side, the wrinkles deepening slightly at the corner of his eyes. "You needn't go if-"
"Nonsense Kibito," Shin said quickly. "I am the only one who could identify Buu and know Babi-Dee's tactics better than most. Also, if I decided against going..." He stopped. "Never mind, I could list reasons for hours but we don't have that time."
*****
"Do humans really consider that to be a test of strength?" Kibito asked as he gazed back at the punching machine.
"For normal mortals it is," Shin replied simply. "But for the defenders of this planet, I sincerely doubt it."
"And just who are these defenders you speak of?"
"Two are Saiyans, another a Namek, the majority of the rest I believe are human, but far from ordinary."
"And do you honestly believe these mortals will aid us?"
"You and I alone are not capable of defeating Babi-Dee. We will need help. One Saiyan in particular should prove to be of great help."
"And his name?"
"Goku."
"Master, I do not understand why we need mortals to aid us. Agi has told me that you yourself are a fearsome fighter."
"Did she? Hm, she must have held me in higher favor than she lead me to believe."
"Therefor why do we need this Goku's help?"
"I am not the man I was Kibito. No, I am no longer half of what I was. Fearsome I may have been, possibly bordering on the verge of ruthless towards some, but my dragon days are long since behind me."
Kibito was silent.
Shin suddenly stopped and turned to gaze back down the path.
"What is it?" Kibito asked.
Shin raised himself above the ground and hovered there. "They're here."
Then Kibito heard it as well. Still a long way behind them came a large group of participants. One was obviously a Namek as Shin had said. Two were undoubtedly Saiyans. One wore a bright orange uniform and the other a tight blue outfit with a stern look on his face. There was one man who puzzled Shin for a moment. His power was similar to that of a Saiyan, while the other half seemed to be human. He wore a peculiar green tunic over a black body cover that hugged his skin and an oddly placed pair of black glasses under a white towel tied to cover his hair.
Shin could feel the Namek suddenly tense. The group grew silent as they caught sight of Shin and Kibito. Shin smiled and floated toward the man at the head of the group.
You know the story from here...
Yep! This was my prelude to the Buu saga, my explanation for why the Supreme Kai was pretty much worthless in the series. And if anybody thinks I'm gonna leave Zari out in the universe... you're nuts. I have yet to begin working on the sequel or third story, but Desdelona and Zari will be back.
As Desdelona said: "I leave you to your lives for seven thousand years, maybe a year or two more."