Thunder roars across the sky, the everlasting exile. Order and Chaos intertwine, in perfect reconcile. Light and Darkness, forever old and will clash on forever. Order and Chaos watch this war and will join it never.
Lightning pulses beyond Mortal sight, spreading its limits beyond the sky. The thunder roars and bounds tight, in search of its other half its light. Then came in the Darkness, low and strong it's endurance eternally long. It took over fast and swift, for the Light failed to be as quick.
The Darkness reigned for a time, beyond comprehension of Mortal minds. The Light gathered all if its might, but was bound forever tight. There seemed to be no relief or hope, the earth was laid waste upon. The sky was blackened with Darkness smoke, the sky sealed away forever on.
Then came the duo once again, together they did one final merge. Thunder and Lightning intertwined, the Darkness it aimed to purge. The rain of pain fell upon the ground, agony was all the earth ever found. Until the duo scattered the clouds, and made the sky yet again unbound.
The rain of torment did soon end, the earth able to heal again. The Darkness surrounded the duo force, evil being its one great source. Trapped was duo through and true, onward the Darkness came crashing through. Until the pair of Chaos and Order returned, wielding their one great burn.
Darkness was outmatched and thrown back, then to be held at bay. But not defeated was it at that, it would come back full force another day. And return it did at maximum strength, endurance maxed out to fullest length. Order-Chaos was surprised, realizing they were too weak to sustain the fight.
Using their remaining might, merged with the duo's to free the Light. They focused everything they had, the Light was freed after that. Darkness detected the uprising force, turned to meet it head on. Forcing the Order-Chaos match to divorce, the Light pressed forever on.
Clashed they did for a time, beyond the comprehension of Mortal minds. Darkness lashed back with great might, but Light was Light and won the fight. Sealed away the Darkness went, gone forever away it was sent. The earth healed after then, never ever to be attacked again.
-----Brandon (the Author of An Entire Universe of Pain.)
Chapter 11 - Gohan and Eidolon clashed a final time, Legendary Mystic Ultimate against the Legendary Dark-God of Dragons. They both landed their final strike and they came sailing into the courtyard dirt.
"Are they all right?" Shin demanded.
"Yeah. But they were both knocked senseless. What were they thinking? Sending 2 attacks such as the Wrath of God and the Darkest Night crashing into each other at maximum force?" Old Kai spat. "It's this young generation. All about big explosions and massive power ups! Hmph! In my day it was a battle of the minds as well as the battle of the body."
"Yes but times have changed, honorable elder. And force is needed more than ever. Krillin, assist me in taking these 2 to their chambers," Shin responded.
"No I got it," Videl said. She used her newfound mastery over magic to raise them into the air and teleport them into their chambers, tucked perfectly into their beds.
"Well now. Isn't that quite a skill," Kuja laughed gently.
"Yeah. Ultima Kai taught us many things. He got me to realize I had a massive potential for manipulating magic and Darkness," Videl chuckled.
"You are truly a warrior at heart, beautiful girl. Gohan could find no better mate," Kuja whispered gently with a smile as he turned and blasted off. He left Videl blushing.
"Exactly how serious are things between Gohan and Videl nowadays anyways?" Videl heard Yamcha whisper to Krillin.
"You saw them back there on Ultima's planet. I think they might have gone all the way..." Krillin went to respond.
"Shut up, you idiots! That is hardly any of your business!" she exploded.
"Haha! Sorry!" Yamcha stammered and swallowed hard. Krillin simply looked afraid, scratching the back of his head nervously.
"Well humans. I can sense the obvious increase in your natural power levels. But I can detect the way you are forcing something to remain concealed. Let us see what you have learned," Vegeta ordered.
"And why should we do anything you say, Vegeta?!" Tein spat.
"Watch your mouth, you stupid Earthling!" Vegeta raged.
"Or what?" Yamcha shot back.
"OR I WILL BLAST YOU WHERE YOU STAND!!!" Vegeta roared. They took that more seriously. A pissed off Super Saiyan 4 was not something you tried to provoke.
"Shut up Vegeta," Krillin said. This shocked everyone. Even Goku.
"RAAAAAHHHH!" Vegeta fired a Big Bang Attack right into the human. Krillin flipped easily over the attack, his power level sky rocketing. The blast faded into the distant sky and Krillin landed gracefully, his power level dropping back to where it was before. Vegeta raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"We aren't as weak as we look," Krillin responded.
(He's changed!) Goku thought. (Ever since he grew strong enough to challenge a Saiyan at any Super Saiyan level,) he realized.
"This is rather interesting and all. But can't you muscles heads takes this out there away from the Palace?" Old Kai complained. Before Vegeta could reply with his usual hot-head response, Videl threw up her hands and with a flash they were in a desert on some far away planet.
"Whoa.." Yamcha gulped.
"She has some serious power..." Tein noted.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Vegeta attacked! Krillin's power level climbed impossibly yet again as he dodged Vegeta's blow. A platinum aura flared around the human and his hair suddenly went the same color as he kicked Vegeta hard across the face. The Saiyan struck sand and blasted through several tons of it. He blasted a crater around him, digging himself out and melting sand to glass. Krillin landed, the platinum aura and hair gone and his power level perfectly at normal.
(It's like Gohan's old Hidden Power,) Goku noticed. (It comes and goes and he returns perfectly to his natural state!)
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" Vegeta stormed into Super Saiyan 3 and then erupted into Super Saiyan 4. His power level crashing around him in a massive aura-surge. Krillin looked calm but Vegeta sensed his caution. But that still pissed him off.
(He is cautious?!! Merely cautious!!) the Prince raged.
"You stand no chance now," Vegeta said at last with a grin. he took a stance and then a deep breath and thrust one palm forward.
"What the..! Vegeta no!" Videl said.
"Too late, woman! FINAL SHINE ATTAAAAAACK!!" Vegeta yelled. The green wave pulsed forth and flood the area with sheer power. It crashed into Krillin and the explosion was intense. A 50 foot deep crater emerged and it was complete fused into glass. Krillin hovered where the ground used to be and had only a determined look on his face. He took the blast full force.
"His power keeps rising and fallen. It's like.." Shin said.
"Gohan's old Hidden Power before Old Kai brought it out with the Mystic Ceremony," Goku finished the thought. Shin nodded. Vegeta smirked and powered up to full. Krillin took a deep breath.
"Vegeta I know you would most likely beat me into pulp as I am now," Krillin laughed.
"No shit, human!" Vegeta responded.
"But that is why I will ascend!" Krillin yelled and took a fast power-up stance.
"What is this?!" Vegeta said in a mix of shock and awe as a platinum aura seethed around Krillin like silver liquid water in sphere form.
"RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" Krillin erupted as he channeled the power he struggled to contain deep within. His hair spiked and flared silver and his muscles bugled greatly. His ears flared and sapphire earrings that looked like Kai Fusion Earrings emerged from no where. His clothes changed to a silver uniform the Kais wore and his hair finished growing. It was braiding down his back and came to his waste. It shined pure silver and was intense just to look at directly. His eyes changed to the same mysterious Crystallite blue.
"Awesome," Android 18 said.
"Isn't it though?" Piccolo laughed.
"This is my ascended form, Vegeta! It is called Crystal Human. Tein and Yamcha also mastered the form," Krillin said. His voice was reverberated like a Legend's did.
"His power level is great but not unconquerable," Piccolo noticed.
"Quiet, Namek! Human explain this!" Vegeta yelled.
"Go ahead Krillin. Tell him so he can shut the hell up," Piccolo said. Vegeta snarled at him. The Namekian merely smirked back.
"Namek your are seriously trying my patience!" Vegeta outraged.
"I shall let you know when I care," Piccolo replied.
"You want to battle, green fool?" Vegeta demanded.
"Yeah, so I can show you what real power really is!" Piccolo laughed.
"HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Vegeta re-ignited his flaming aura and channeled his energy perfectly. Piccolo smirked and gathered his own energies. Vegeta slipped forward at awesome speed and Piccolo ducked fast, his power level flaming upward with sudden liquid speed and grace. Just like Krillin's did. Piccolo appeared above Vegeta and the Prince sensed his appearance and spun fast into a wicked spin blast. Piccolo blocked the blow and slung Vegeta downward with both hands after spinning the royal Saiyan around several times. Vegeta struck sand and dirt and forged an immense crater.
"Dark Dawn of Decimation," Piccolo said casually as he charged up his latest attack. A green-blue sphere of energy swelled from his raised palm, much like a spirit bomb. The sphere reached the size of a large stadium before Piccolo launched it at tremendous speeds. Vegeta looked up just in time to thrust upward both palms and counter. The sheer force of the bomb alone was enough to keep him struggling. But Piccolo was constantly fueling it with his enormous focus. Vegeta grinned and laughed.
"Hell's Hammer!" he roared. His palms which held onto the Dark Dawn of Decimation began to burn a deep orange and red hue. A sucking sound erupted into their ears as Vegeta's bomb swelled to the size of the Namekian's and tied in power as well. The explosion rocked the whole of the planet and sprayed everything with an enormous cloud of sand, dirt, and dust. Vegeta cleared his view with his mighty aura-surge and Piccolo did the same. Vegeta attacked head on and they clashed, Namekian elite versus Prince of all Saiyans and Super Saiyans. Sparks and ki bolts rocked the sky as they blurred in and out of easy view as they clashed back and forth. Vegeta got Piccolo in a head lock jabbed at his ribs at sonic speed. Piccolo yelled out in agony. He headbutted Vegeta with the back of his head, forcing the Saiyan to release his grip. Piccolo surged upward fast and turned to face the dazed Prince. He thrust both palms forward and sent forth a volley of energy blasts. Vegeta was hammered hard by each one and he struck dirt. He vanished and appeared behind Piccolo who sensed the move ahead of time.
"YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAH!!!" Vegeta yelled as he punched and kicked furiously. Piccolo struggled a bit to match the Super Saiyan 4's speed. He matched the Prince in power but speed was another story. Vegeta landed 3 blows and Piccolo faltered. Vegeta aimed carefully and sent the Big Bang crashing into Piccolo's chest, knocking him into a crater of glass of his own. Piccolo flashed out of the crater and landed beside the others only 12 feet away. The wind caught the solitary Namekian's cape and swayed it gently. Piccolo nodded as Vegeta landed, making his choice. He grabbed his weighted head turban and slung it into the dirt. The 4,000 ton garment crashed into the glass crater, shattering it. Piccolo's weighted vest was next to go as well as his bracelet weights and ankle weights. His threw off his weights boots as well, Vegeta sensed the Namekian increasing his already intense focus, raising his ki levels to match the Prince's.
"Not bad," Vegeta said. Piccolo flashed forward with a huge trail blurring behind him and he uppercut Vegeta hard in the gut. Vegeta heaved and spat up bile and blood. Piccolo spun with his full speed and elbowed the Saiyan into the dirt. A silver aura roared around Piccolo as he powered up to his maximum. Vegeta rose, gasping. His power paled in comparison to Piccolo's now. Piccolo landed and aimed his left palm 3 feet from Vegeta's face.
"Pulse Surge," Piccolo said before knocking Vegeta out cold with a single shot. Vegeta dropped and Videl set him down gently.
"Incredible, Piccolo. You are stronger than both me or Vegeta," Goku laughed.
"No. Not really. In power and speed alone, Vegeta had me beat in every way though by a slight margin. But enough of a margin to allow him to defeat me normally. But the Kai taught us to use a new sense. A good warrior uses all 5 natural senses as well as the 6th ki detecting ability to fight at his best. But we have long overlooked something Pikkon and Olibu learned centuries ago. How to use our mind's focus to increase our body's fighting potential," Piccolo stated.
"Ultima taught you all how to use your focus?" Shin wondered.
"Yeah that's right. Gohan was the quickest to learn. He already used intense focus just to regulate his Super Saiyan and Mystic powers. All he had to do was learn to manipulate it. The rest of us had to train our minds to gain a great enough focus to use in the first place. Like a fighter who is just learning to use their ki has to build it up strong enough to be able to use it for anything much less for flying or firing energy blasts. After thousands of years of meditation and solving these foolish puzzles we began to notice how much sharper our thinking was. How quickly answers came to problems without thinking about it. Like everything was reduced to pure reflex," Piccolo said.
"Making it nearly impossible to take you by surprise," Videl agreed.
"Videl you learned this too?" Shin asked.
"Of course. I wasn't going to let them get stronger than me," Videl laughed.
"Exactly how have you improved?" Goku asked curiously.
"Well..." she began. He used a quick spell to restore Vegeta to full health before explaining.
"Well, what?" Goku asked.
"I learned to use my focus and I literally mastered the use of Darkness and Magic and even how to intertwine them and ki too. I can create a new force called Dark Ki that puts out a lot more power than normal ki does. And..." she said.
"Are you a Crystal Human too?" Goku wondered suddenly.
"No. Maybe Krillin should explain that first," she suggested.
"Right," Krillin agreed with a nod. "It goes like this. A million years ago, there was a primitive group of humans living on the Earth. But a much more advanced society developed at an alarming rate that even Ultima Kai didn't foresee. These humans were nearly as advanced in technology as we are today. But they were a bit further beyond the way humans live today. They found out how to detect ki, Darkness, and magic naturally like all of us can more or less. And then they took that a step further and began to master how to manipulate the energies. They mixed magic and Darkness and ki together just right and formed an unbalanced force they called Jite. Ultima Kai sensed that this unbalanced force would cause many deaths eventually," Krillin said.
"And?" Vegeta demanded.
"Well anyway, he sent a Divine Kai to Earth in the form of a human and taught them how to balance the force called Jite. He left them to their evolution after that, understanding his invention had to absolutely minimal if evolution was allowed to take place at all. These human called Eldaron's raised this Jite energy to its limits and they realized this. They needed a way to infuse it with their souls, or more correctly their DNA. They attempted to do this and the result was this!" Krillin said. He, Tein, and Yamcha erupted into their Crystal Human state each rivaling a Super Saiyan 4.
"Yeah," Tein said.
"It is really awesome the way it feels," Yamcha laughed.
"Yeah. Well to the point, I guess. They succeeded in what they were trying to do. But they thought that they were infusing the Jite into their souls instead of their gene pools. So their children on down the line were born with the latent traits to make the change. But the Eldarons died out for unknown reasons and only fragmented pieces of their likeness exist today among our kind. Since the survivors were forced to mix with pure humans to survive, the Eldaron infusion was driven out little by little with each birth," Videl summed up the rest.
"Yeah that's about it. Only Tein, Yamcha, and I were lucky enough to have a trace of Eldaron blood in us. Ultima shattered the Saiyan Stone and restored my Eldaron heritage to its fullest. And he stripped the Darkness powers Yamcha and Tein got from the Dragonballs and revived their Eldaron ancestry too. Then he trained us to use blend magic, Darkness, and ki and make Jite, or also called Dark Ki. We channeled this perfectly and after reaching our natural breaking points, we ascended naturally," Krillin added.
"But Videl had no Eldaron blood at all?" Shin asked.
"Actually she did. And so did Gohan. But this was what was conflicting with Gohan's Super Saiyan and Mystic powers and Videl's Mystic powers as well. So Ultima Kai stripped this away and made what human blood existed inside them pure. This automatically threw Gohan into Mystic Ultimate after a bit of training and Videl into Mystic Champion. They were being limited by the Eldaron corruption. After the Kai released them, they ascended with ease," Piccolo explained a little more clearly.
"That is great, you guys," Goku said. "But what about you, Piccolo? he added. Piccolo nearly fell over.
"I trained my focus. And I grew more in sync with Nail and Kami which I merged with long ago. You try meditating for a few millions years, Goku. You'll be amazed at what he learn about yourself and what you have been missing all your life," Piccolo said.
"Haha!" Goku laughed heartily the way he always did. "That's kinda tough from where I'm standing now. But after I die, I'll have a few million years on Grand Kai's Other-World to try it out," he added.
"You do that," Piccolo replied with a grin.
"But that still doesn't explain how you could manipulate your ki like that. Raising it from normal to maximum instantly. We all can raise out power levels at will but that goes beyond that," Vegeta grumbled.
"That had to do with a million years of constantly powering up all the way and holding it for as long as possible to build a massive endurance. But really, it was powering up all the way and then dropping back down to normal as quickly as possible and getting in sync with the move. Over and over again for a million years. it nearly drove me crazy," Videl said.
"That training nearly broke us all. Ultima said to me the very first day I arrived on his world that Mortal minds were not naturally made to sustain millions and especially billions of years of life. They aren't capable of holding memories and experiences that long without slowly wasting away. I knew Kuja and Eidolon were training in the Shoulan in the Palace on the Supreme Kai planet for 500 Kai generations or 5 trillion years. I wondered how they could sustain that after being born Higher Mortals but Mortals all the same," Piccolo said.
"What did he say?" Shin asked.
"That their ascension to Dark-God altered them to be able to sustain an eternity of life. This shocked me. I knew they would live for a long period of time but the word 'eternity' really threw me for a loop. I asked Ultima Kai how he expected to train on his world for 5 trillion years like the Dark God's without wasting away," Piccolo responded and cleared his throat.
"What did he do?" Vegeta demanded.
"He froze our minds completely so they would not age at all as well as our bodies. But not so frozen that we couldn't make progress. Our progress was much slower but was not halted completely. It was what he said the hardest trick with time he ever had to do. But he mastered it soon enough," Piccolo finished. Videl thrust up her hands suddenly and they were back at the courtyard. It was night time and they were tired. They all went off their own ways. Videl passed Eidolon on her way in. The Dark-God thanked her for he earlier assistance with a quick nod and she accepted it. Eidolon was simply a Crystallite and they loved to gaze at the stars and live under the night sky. They were a night people but adapted for day living as well. But a million years was not enough time to drive that longing for the open night sky littered with stars from their system. Eidolon didn't think any amount of time would be able to do that. He realized all he had was time. He had now and forever and would never die.
"Little brother," Kuja whispered as he landed beside his brother.
"Hey, Kuja," Eidolon said.
"What bothers you?" Kuja asked.
"We can expect to live now and forever. Imagine what all we are going to pass by without even noticing. Like the Kais. They are the best Guardians in the universe but since years pass like seconds to them they fail to notice a whole lot. It can't be helped I guess but still..." Eidolon replied. Kuja nodded.
"We are Gods, brother. We will live forever. Even if something strong enough kills us, there is always Other-World," Kuja said.
"Yeah," Eidolon said. Then they heard singing. They turned to the clearing that hung below the cliff they stood upon. Android 18 walked through singing a song she barely remembered from when she was a human girl. She stopped singing suddenly and looked frustrated.
"Can you read her?" Kuja asked. His Crystallite sense to read into people's minds and souls was not working now.
"Yeah... It is strange because I never could before... She was altered a long time ago. When she was 8 she was taken by this twisted human called Dr. Gero who played around with her body, making her into a killing machine labeled as Android 18. She is frustrated because she is trying hard to live her life as a human now but cannot remember anything from when she was a true human girl," Eidolon said.
"You are missing something," Kuja said.
"What are you talking about?" Eidolon wondered.
"They is something else. Either these alterations this twisted human man made on her conceals her emotions or she possesses the ability naturally, but there is something there I can't quite place..." Kuja said.
"I know. It's a lot like..." Eidolon said.
"Yeah," Kuja said. "A lot like loneliness. She wants someone to be with yet she distances herself from others with her hard ironclad attitude," Kuja said.
"She isn't really like that. I can see her kindness, her gentleness, and her..." Eidolon said.
"Love, Eidolon? Is it possible that you can read her so well because you have fallen for this human girl?" Kuja chuckled.
"I think so," Eidolon was forced to admit, knowing his brother could read the response clear as day.
"Go to her and I shall leave you. Just see how she reacts. Open her up if you can, brother," Kuja said and was gone. Eidolon shook his head and swallowed. He flashed into the clearing below and landed gracefully behind the beautiful blonde girl.
"I knew you was there," she replied but did not turn to face him. He froze.
"Y-you did?" he said and scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"I heard the entire conversation between you are your brother. How is it you can read people so well?" she asked and turned her beautiful eyes to see into his own.
"It's natural. Look into my eyes. You see the strange water-like blue glow? That is our reading sense. Our eyes are adapted to be able to see into the soul and minds of others. Not everyone but it works on most," he replied.
"You admitted you have feelings for me," she laughed coldly.
"Hey! You sound so harsh! Even with all my reading power I fail perceive why you are like that! Why hurt yourself like that?" Eidolon demanded.
She flashed him a dangerous glare which softened instantly. Then she broke down and began to cry like the child she was never allowed to be. "Oh my god. I am so sorry," he said. He took her into his arms instinctively and she let him. Her pain was letting itself loose now and she couldn't hold it in any more. Soon, Eidolon cried as well, sensing her grief, her torment. She stopped bawling soon and sniffed like a young girl after she cried while throwing a fit.
"Sorry. I am really sorry," he whispered as he brushed the hair from her face and wiped remaining tears from her eyes. She reached in and kissed him more passionately than ever before. He kissed her back lovingly without realizing how badly he had fallen for his human girl. She looked into his eyes and he stared back.
"You want to sleep next to me tonight? I promise to make the pain go away," he whispered. She felt as though she was about to cry again and felt years well up in her eyes and merely nodded. He scooped her up and used his Dark- God powers to appear in his chamber. He laid her down and kissed her again. He slipped into bed next to his baby girl and she cuddled into him before she even realized it and was soon asleep. He smiled and kissed her forehead, passing into sleep soon after himself.
the next morning
"What is taking Eidolon so long to awaken?" Videl wondered.
"Who knows. Being a Dark-God has changed him a bit," Gohan replied with a shrug.
"Gohan! Something might actually be wrong with him," Videl said.
"A Dark-God? I doubt it," Gohan laughed.
"Then why is he still asleep all these hours after he usually wakes up?" she demanded. Kuja grinned and shook his head.
"What? You know something?" Videl wondered.
"In a way," he replied and turned to face them from leaning on a tree and facing the other direction.
"Well?" Gohan asked.
"He has a thing for the blonde human girl who was changed by a twisted human genius," he replied.
"Android 18? Are you serious? He likes her?" Gohan laughed. Videl only looked grim.
"I can read your reactions. I don't think it's funny and I don't think it's that bad," Kuja said harshly.
"How do you people do that?!" Videl said with frustration.
"We have a natural reading sense, foolish Mortal girl! And that is beside the point! Why do you think my brother's being with this girl is so horrible?" Kuja demanded.
"Look at her. She looks great and everything. But she's so cold. She broke everything off with Krillin a few years back from what I have been told and left him devastated without any real reason," Videl replied with a temper.
"She distances her self from others for a certain reason," Eidolon said as he landed. His expression was cold as steel.
"Eidolon," Videl said in slight surprise.
"Look what she has been through! How can you talk about her like that?! Her childhood was stripped away and she was forced to become a murderer at the age of 8!" Eidolon yelled.
"Like that matters! She still went on with it!" Videl yelled.
SMACK! Came the sound of flesh striking flesh. Videl hit the ground and wiped blood from her lip. Gohan stared at Eidolon in a mix of rage and disbelief.
"Stupid, Mortal bitch! You know nothing! I alone know what the hell she went through! What it is like to be forced to kill at an early age against my will!" Eidolon raged. He spat to his right and wiped Videl blood from the back of his left hand. Gohan was seriously ready to attack Eidolon, friend or not. Kuja stepped in his way, already ready to jump in.
"No you are the stupid one, you idiotic bastard! I can't believe such a smart person could be so stupid! How can someone force you to kill?" Videl laughed harshly.
"You want see my past? You want to see how it can be so? THE OPEN YOUR MIND!" Eidolon cried. Everything went dark and Kuja frowned, knowing what was going to come next.
A small boy sat in the corner crying. He had long silver hair and it was just starting to spike with age. It date was uncertain. But the feeling of a few thousand or more years between then and the present was floating in the air.
"What the..." Videl said.
"Is that you, Eidolon?" Gohan said.
"Hush," Kuja said.
The boy on the corner cried out in pain and rage. He hammered the ground over and over again in fury. He stood and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"We are back," came a raspy voice.
"That is Aidius. The leader of the Army," Kuja explained.
"We have someone you might want to see," he smirked evilly. "Riker do the honors." A bulky blue-skinned man tossed a naked woman into the room. She was in her twenties by appearance but like the date they were all in, centuries seemed to hang around this woman. She was older than she appeared to be. She had silver angel wings and a long silver horn and tail.
"Oh my god is that..." Videl cried.
"Your mother, stupid bastard child," Aidius laughed. Eidolon was wide eyed and he went to his mother. She was out cold and bleeding. It was obvious she had been raped and beaten. Eidolon clenched his knuckles and tears welled up in his eyes.
"RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" he exploded in utter rage. He launched a massive Darkness Blight that hammered into the group. A few of the weaker warriors were annihilated instantly. Riker and Aidius were shielded by Aidius' power. Riker kneed the child in the gut and elbowed the back of his head, forcing his face to hit the deck heard. Blood poured from his lip.
"Open the dome," Aidius ordered. A glass window-like wall went from opaque to transparent and then opened all together. A planet ruby red hovered below the ship. Eidolon shook his head, able to read what they were about to order him to do.
"This planet is called Radissa. It hold over 15 billion Radissians who will not fall loyal to me. Destroy the planet now with that great power of yours," Aidius ordered with a evil smirk. Eidolon shook his head no and Aidius laughed.
"No! I won't do it, you ugly bastard!" Eidolon raged, backing away.
"Riker?" Aidius said. Riker formed a powerful ki blast in his left palm and aimed it at the beautiful beaten woman on the deck. Eidolon stared in disbelief. Riker fired the blast. Eidolon reacted fast. He kicked the blast and aimed it right for Aidius. The Dark Lord raised his Tidal Shield and the blast did nothing.
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT HER ANY MORE!!!" Eidolon raged. Tears were flowing now and his Darkness Flame erupted for the first time. They sensed the kid's power level rise to outstanding new levels. Aidius was surprised but not impressed. He aimed his own palm this time and formed a blast capable of decimating the entire ship. Eidolon knew he couldn't counter that one.
"Do as I said or she will die, bastard child!" Aidius swore. Eidolon swallowed and turned to face the planet. He aimed both hands.
"Don't do it!" Videl yelled on impulse knowing this was an event long past but saying it all the same.
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Eidolon cried out. His Darkness Blight flooded forth and crashing into the surface of the planet far below. The explosion was enormous but the shield held firm. They could sense the lives of 15 billion fade instantly. Eidolon was crying all out now. Then he heard Aidius laughing. He turned just in time to see the blast fly. The child watched as the blast tore his mother's frail body apart and burned it to ash. And he cried out in agony. Videl found herself crying in pain along with him. Kuja could only watch in hatred. Gohan was shocked speechless. His feelings were a mix of disgust, hatred, and pain along with sorrow. Even sympathy.
"That was for not obeying me the first time. Now your ties to your race are gone. You truly belong to the Army now," Aidius said with a cold laugh and left the room. Eidolon cried out, releasing his power, destroying the room. The ship automatically detected the damages and repaired them. Eidolon burned his energy out and slumped to the floor, his tears gone now. He was a hollow shell. Pain mirrored in his eyes are the death of billions were stained on his hands. The death of one in particular. The image faded and they left the present Eidolon's mind and returned to their bodies. Eidolon fought the hatred and pain he felt then from rewatching those memories.
"That was 20,000 years ago," Eidolon said, his pain apparent. "A few years after Terra was destroyed by Galaphile. You wanted to know how you can forced to murder someone? There you are!" Kuja nodded.
"I didn't know..." Videl whispered.
"Neither did I," Gohan said, shaking his head in shame.
"No one but Kuja and I knew! That doesn't matter! She is gone! But what you said about 18 was unfair! She was forced into murdering people the same way I was! By the threat of losing something she held dear! With me it was my mother! With her it was her very humanity! And that's not the worst of it! Because in the end we both ended up losing what we held dearest us anyways!" Eidolon raged. He flared his aura and blasted away with that said.
"Oh my god..." Videl said.
"Yes. She was taken from her parents, this android girl was. And as was her brother who would become known as Android 17. 18 was then forced to kill anyone who opposed Gero. It's all in her mind. Her reactions, what little ones she was allowed to have, her emotions, her thoughts, everything. This twisted human had a computerized control device that could literally control their free will until they found a way around it. But as they were young, they lacked that kind of resolve. She was never allowed to be a child. She distances herself from everyone else because she is afraid of being hurt again. She is not used to deciding everything in her own life. At least not until now. You must realize she isn't cold like that on purpose. It is just a act. A shield she uses to prevent pain," Kuja explained before he also took off.
Eidolon landed in a valley clear on the other side of the planet. He remained there and cried for the rest of the day. Eventually he sensed his brother coming. He wiped away his tears but knew Kuja could simply read his pain.
"Brother. Your pain is great as is mine. But we still have work to do. I allowed you an entire day to recover. Are you with me again?" Kuja said.
"Yeah, Kuja. I'm fine," Eidolon decided at last. He looked into the sky.
"Very well. But I will say this. It wasn't your fault she died. Aidius murdered her and would have anyway. And I have already sworn to kill him myself. As I am sure you have as well. Our day will come, brother. As for the 15 billion Radissians you killed? That was your fault. Indeed you had no choice but you must also realize that there is always a choice. Even if the other choice is just as bad," Kuja said. Eidolon nodded.
"How many other planets did you eradicate like that?" Kuja asked.
"I lost count," Eidolon said.
"You are much like Vegeta. Held accountable for the murders of billions yet considered a good person," Kuja laughed coldly.
"Vegeta changed. I did not. I am still planning the murders of hundreds," Eidolon admitted.
"Oh? By that you mean the Army?" Kuja asked. His brother nodded. "That isn't considered wrong. At least not with me. Your saving trillions of lives for the deaths a few million," Kuja replied.
"Maybe. But King Yamma might not see it that way. I am glad I will never have to face that," Eidolon said.
"By living forever?" Kuja asked.
"Of course," Eidolon replied coldly.
"You are in pain, brother. And I can do nothing to help. Go to her. She is the only know who knows what it is like. She is the only one who understands," Kuja said and left. Eidolon nodded and left as well. Kuja was right. He always was.
Lightning pulses beyond Mortal sight, spreading its limits beyond the sky. The thunder roars and bounds tight, in search of its other half its light. Then came in the Darkness, low and strong it's endurance eternally long. It took over fast and swift, for the Light failed to be as quick.
The Darkness reigned for a time, beyond comprehension of Mortal minds. The Light gathered all if its might, but was bound forever tight. There seemed to be no relief or hope, the earth was laid waste upon. The sky was blackened with Darkness smoke, the sky sealed away forever on.
Then came the duo once again, together they did one final merge. Thunder and Lightning intertwined, the Darkness it aimed to purge. The rain of pain fell upon the ground, agony was all the earth ever found. Until the duo scattered the clouds, and made the sky yet again unbound.
The rain of torment did soon end, the earth able to heal again. The Darkness surrounded the duo force, evil being its one great source. Trapped was duo through and true, onward the Darkness came crashing through. Until the pair of Chaos and Order returned, wielding their one great burn.
Darkness was outmatched and thrown back, then to be held at bay. But not defeated was it at that, it would come back full force another day. And return it did at maximum strength, endurance maxed out to fullest length. Order-Chaos was surprised, realizing they were too weak to sustain the fight.
Using their remaining might, merged with the duo's to free the Light. They focused everything they had, the Light was freed after that. Darkness detected the uprising force, turned to meet it head on. Forcing the Order-Chaos match to divorce, the Light pressed forever on.
Clashed they did for a time, beyond the comprehension of Mortal minds. Darkness lashed back with great might, but Light was Light and won the fight. Sealed away the Darkness went, gone forever away it was sent. The earth healed after then, never ever to be attacked again.
-----Brandon (the Author of An Entire Universe of Pain.)
Chapter 11 - Gohan and Eidolon clashed a final time, Legendary Mystic Ultimate against the Legendary Dark-God of Dragons. They both landed their final strike and they came sailing into the courtyard dirt.
"Are they all right?" Shin demanded.
"Yeah. But they were both knocked senseless. What were they thinking? Sending 2 attacks such as the Wrath of God and the Darkest Night crashing into each other at maximum force?" Old Kai spat. "It's this young generation. All about big explosions and massive power ups! Hmph! In my day it was a battle of the minds as well as the battle of the body."
"Yes but times have changed, honorable elder. And force is needed more than ever. Krillin, assist me in taking these 2 to their chambers," Shin responded.
"No I got it," Videl said. She used her newfound mastery over magic to raise them into the air and teleport them into their chambers, tucked perfectly into their beds.
"Well now. Isn't that quite a skill," Kuja laughed gently.
"Yeah. Ultima Kai taught us many things. He got me to realize I had a massive potential for manipulating magic and Darkness," Videl chuckled.
"You are truly a warrior at heart, beautiful girl. Gohan could find no better mate," Kuja whispered gently with a smile as he turned and blasted off. He left Videl blushing.
"Exactly how serious are things between Gohan and Videl nowadays anyways?" Videl heard Yamcha whisper to Krillin.
"You saw them back there on Ultima's planet. I think they might have gone all the way..." Krillin went to respond.
"Shut up, you idiots! That is hardly any of your business!" she exploded.
"Haha! Sorry!" Yamcha stammered and swallowed hard. Krillin simply looked afraid, scratching the back of his head nervously.
"Well humans. I can sense the obvious increase in your natural power levels. But I can detect the way you are forcing something to remain concealed. Let us see what you have learned," Vegeta ordered.
"And why should we do anything you say, Vegeta?!" Tein spat.
"Watch your mouth, you stupid Earthling!" Vegeta raged.
"Or what?" Yamcha shot back.
"OR I WILL BLAST YOU WHERE YOU STAND!!!" Vegeta roared. They took that more seriously. A pissed off Super Saiyan 4 was not something you tried to provoke.
"Shut up Vegeta," Krillin said. This shocked everyone. Even Goku.
"RAAAAAHHHH!" Vegeta fired a Big Bang Attack right into the human. Krillin flipped easily over the attack, his power level sky rocketing. The blast faded into the distant sky and Krillin landed gracefully, his power level dropping back to where it was before. Vegeta raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"We aren't as weak as we look," Krillin responded.
(He's changed!) Goku thought. (Ever since he grew strong enough to challenge a Saiyan at any Super Saiyan level,) he realized.
"This is rather interesting and all. But can't you muscles heads takes this out there away from the Palace?" Old Kai complained. Before Vegeta could reply with his usual hot-head response, Videl threw up her hands and with a flash they were in a desert on some far away planet.
"Whoa.." Yamcha gulped.
"She has some serious power..." Tein noted.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Vegeta attacked! Krillin's power level climbed impossibly yet again as he dodged Vegeta's blow. A platinum aura flared around the human and his hair suddenly went the same color as he kicked Vegeta hard across the face. The Saiyan struck sand and blasted through several tons of it. He blasted a crater around him, digging himself out and melting sand to glass. Krillin landed, the platinum aura and hair gone and his power level perfectly at normal.
(It's like Gohan's old Hidden Power,) Goku noticed. (It comes and goes and he returns perfectly to his natural state!)
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" Vegeta stormed into Super Saiyan 3 and then erupted into Super Saiyan 4. His power level crashing around him in a massive aura-surge. Krillin looked calm but Vegeta sensed his caution. But that still pissed him off.
(He is cautious?!! Merely cautious!!) the Prince raged.
"You stand no chance now," Vegeta said at last with a grin. he took a stance and then a deep breath and thrust one palm forward.
"What the..! Vegeta no!" Videl said.
"Too late, woman! FINAL SHINE ATTAAAAAACK!!" Vegeta yelled. The green wave pulsed forth and flood the area with sheer power. It crashed into Krillin and the explosion was intense. A 50 foot deep crater emerged and it was complete fused into glass. Krillin hovered where the ground used to be and had only a determined look on his face. He took the blast full force.
"His power keeps rising and fallen. It's like.." Shin said.
"Gohan's old Hidden Power before Old Kai brought it out with the Mystic Ceremony," Goku finished the thought. Shin nodded. Vegeta smirked and powered up to full. Krillin took a deep breath.
"Vegeta I know you would most likely beat me into pulp as I am now," Krillin laughed.
"No shit, human!" Vegeta responded.
"But that is why I will ascend!" Krillin yelled and took a fast power-up stance.
"What is this?!" Vegeta said in a mix of shock and awe as a platinum aura seethed around Krillin like silver liquid water in sphere form.
"RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" Krillin erupted as he channeled the power he struggled to contain deep within. His hair spiked and flared silver and his muscles bugled greatly. His ears flared and sapphire earrings that looked like Kai Fusion Earrings emerged from no where. His clothes changed to a silver uniform the Kais wore and his hair finished growing. It was braiding down his back and came to his waste. It shined pure silver and was intense just to look at directly. His eyes changed to the same mysterious Crystallite blue.
"Awesome," Android 18 said.
"Isn't it though?" Piccolo laughed.
"This is my ascended form, Vegeta! It is called Crystal Human. Tein and Yamcha also mastered the form," Krillin said. His voice was reverberated like a Legend's did.
"His power level is great but not unconquerable," Piccolo noticed.
"Quiet, Namek! Human explain this!" Vegeta yelled.
"Go ahead Krillin. Tell him so he can shut the hell up," Piccolo said. Vegeta snarled at him. The Namekian merely smirked back.
"Namek your are seriously trying my patience!" Vegeta outraged.
"I shall let you know when I care," Piccolo replied.
"You want to battle, green fool?" Vegeta demanded.
"Yeah, so I can show you what real power really is!" Piccolo laughed.
"HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Vegeta re-ignited his flaming aura and channeled his energy perfectly. Piccolo smirked and gathered his own energies. Vegeta slipped forward at awesome speed and Piccolo ducked fast, his power level flaming upward with sudden liquid speed and grace. Just like Krillin's did. Piccolo appeared above Vegeta and the Prince sensed his appearance and spun fast into a wicked spin blast. Piccolo blocked the blow and slung Vegeta downward with both hands after spinning the royal Saiyan around several times. Vegeta struck sand and dirt and forged an immense crater.
"Dark Dawn of Decimation," Piccolo said casually as he charged up his latest attack. A green-blue sphere of energy swelled from his raised palm, much like a spirit bomb. The sphere reached the size of a large stadium before Piccolo launched it at tremendous speeds. Vegeta looked up just in time to thrust upward both palms and counter. The sheer force of the bomb alone was enough to keep him struggling. But Piccolo was constantly fueling it with his enormous focus. Vegeta grinned and laughed.
"Hell's Hammer!" he roared. His palms which held onto the Dark Dawn of Decimation began to burn a deep orange and red hue. A sucking sound erupted into their ears as Vegeta's bomb swelled to the size of the Namekian's and tied in power as well. The explosion rocked the whole of the planet and sprayed everything with an enormous cloud of sand, dirt, and dust. Vegeta cleared his view with his mighty aura-surge and Piccolo did the same. Vegeta attacked head on and they clashed, Namekian elite versus Prince of all Saiyans and Super Saiyans. Sparks and ki bolts rocked the sky as they blurred in and out of easy view as they clashed back and forth. Vegeta got Piccolo in a head lock jabbed at his ribs at sonic speed. Piccolo yelled out in agony. He headbutted Vegeta with the back of his head, forcing the Saiyan to release his grip. Piccolo surged upward fast and turned to face the dazed Prince. He thrust both palms forward and sent forth a volley of energy blasts. Vegeta was hammered hard by each one and he struck dirt. He vanished and appeared behind Piccolo who sensed the move ahead of time.
"YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAH!!!" Vegeta yelled as he punched and kicked furiously. Piccolo struggled a bit to match the Super Saiyan 4's speed. He matched the Prince in power but speed was another story. Vegeta landed 3 blows and Piccolo faltered. Vegeta aimed carefully and sent the Big Bang crashing into Piccolo's chest, knocking him into a crater of glass of his own. Piccolo flashed out of the crater and landed beside the others only 12 feet away. The wind caught the solitary Namekian's cape and swayed it gently. Piccolo nodded as Vegeta landed, making his choice. He grabbed his weighted head turban and slung it into the dirt. The 4,000 ton garment crashed into the glass crater, shattering it. Piccolo's weighted vest was next to go as well as his bracelet weights and ankle weights. His threw off his weights boots as well, Vegeta sensed the Namekian increasing his already intense focus, raising his ki levels to match the Prince's.
"Not bad," Vegeta said. Piccolo flashed forward with a huge trail blurring behind him and he uppercut Vegeta hard in the gut. Vegeta heaved and spat up bile and blood. Piccolo spun with his full speed and elbowed the Saiyan into the dirt. A silver aura roared around Piccolo as he powered up to his maximum. Vegeta rose, gasping. His power paled in comparison to Piccolo's now. Piccolo landed and aimed his left palm 3 feet from Vegeta's face.
"Pulse Surge," Piccolo said before knocking Vegeta out cold with a single shot. Vegeta dropped and Videl set him down gently.
"Incredible, Piccolo. You are stronger than both me or Vegeta," Goku laughed.
"No. Not really. In power and speed alone, Vegeta had me beat in every way though by a slight margin. But enough of a margin to allow him to defeat me normally. But the Kai taught us to use a new sense. A good warrior uses all 5 natural senses as well as the 6th ki detecting ability to fight at his best. But we have long overlooked something Pikkon and Olibu learned centuries ago. How to use our mind's focus to increase our body's fighting potential," Piccolo stated.
"Ultima taught you all how to use your focus?" Shin wondered.
"Yeah that's right. Gohan was the quickest to learn. He already used intense focus just to regulate his Super Saiyan and Mystic powers. All he had to do was learn to manipulate it. The rest of us had to train our minds to gain a great enough focus to use in the first place. Like a fighter who is just learning to use their ki has to build it up strong enough to be able to use it for anything much less for flying or firing energy blasts. After thousands of years of meditation and solving these foolish puzzles we began to notice how much sharper our thinking was. How quickly answers came to problems without thinking about it. Like everything was reduced to pure reflex," Piccolo said.
"Making it nearly impossible to take you by surprise," Videl agreed.
"Videl you learned this too?" Shin asked.
"Of course. I wasn't going to let them get stronger than me," Videl laughed.
"Exactly how have you improved?" Goku asked curiously.
"Well..." she began. He used a quick spell to restore Vegeta to full health before explaining.
"Well, what?" Goku asked.
"I learned to use my focus and I literally mastered the use of Darkness and Magic and even how to intertwine them and ki too. I can create a new force called Dark Ki that puts out a lot more power than normal ki does. And..." she said.
"Are you a Crystal Human too?" Goku wondered suddenly.
"No. Maybe Krillin should explain that first," she suggested.
"Right," Krillin agreed with a nod. "It goes like this. A million years ago, there was a primitive group of humans living on the Earth. But a much more advanced society developed at an alarming rate that even Ultima Kai didn't foresee. These humans were nearly as advanced in technology as we are today. But they were a bit further beyond the way humans live today. They found out how to detect ki, Darkness, and magic naturally like all of us can more or less. And then they took that a step further and began to master how to manipulate the energies. They mixed magic and Darkness and ki together just right and formed an unbalanced force they called Jite. Ultima Kai sensed that this unbalanced force would cause many deaths eventually," Krillin said.
"And?" Vegeta demanded.
"Well anyway, he sent a Divine Kai to Earth in the form of a human and taught them how to balance the force called Jite. He left them to their evolution after that, understanding his invention had to absolutely minimal if evolution was allowed to take place at all. These human called Eldaron's raised this Jite energy to its limits and they realized this. They needed a way to infuse it with their souls, or more correctly their DNA. They attempted to do this and the result was this!" Krillin said. He, Tein, and Yamcha erupted into their Crystal Human state each rivaling a Super Saiyan 4.
"Yeah," Tein said.
"It is really awesome the way it feels," Yamcha laughed.
"Yeah. Well to the point, I guess. They succeeded in what they were trying to do. But they thought that they were infusing the Jite into their souls instead of their gene pools. So their children on down the line were born with the latent traits to make the change. But the Eldarons died out for unknown reasons and only fragmented pieces of their likeness exist today among our kind. Since the survivors were forced to mix with pure humans to survive, the Eldaron infusion was driven out little by little with each birth," Videl summed up the rest.
"Yeah that's about it. Only Tein, Yamcha, and I were lucky enough to have a trace of Eldaron blood in us. Ultima shattered the Saiyan Stone and restored my Eldaron heritage to its fullest. And he stripped the Darkness powers Yamcha and Tein got from the Dragonballs and revived their Eldaron ancestry too. Then he trained us to use blend magic, Darkness, and ki and make Jite, or also called Dark Ki. We channeled this perfectly and after reaching our natural breaking points, we ascended naturally," Krillin added.
"But Videl had no Eldaron blood at all?" Shin asked.
"Actually she did. And so did Gohan. But this was what was conflicting with Gohan's Super Saiyan and Mystic powers and Videl's Mystic powers as well. So Ultima Kai stripped this away and made what human blood existed inside them pure. This automatically threw Gohan into Mystic Ultimate after a bit of training and Videl into Mystic Champion. They were being limited by the Eldaron corruption. After the Kai released them, they ascended with ease," Piccolo explained a little more clearly.
"That is great, you guys," Goku said. "But what about you, Piccolo? he added. Piccolo nearly fell over.
"I trained my focus. And I grew more in sync with Nail and Kami which I merged with long ago. You try meditating for a few millions years, Goku. You'll be amazed at what he learn about yourself and what you have been missing all your life," Piccolo said.
"Haha!" Goku laughed heartily the way he always did. "That's kinda tough from where I'm standing now. But after I die, I'll have a few million years on Grand Kai's Other-World to try it out," he added.
"You do that," Piccolo replied with a grin.
"But that still doesn't explain how you could manipulate your ki like that. Raising it from normal to maximum instantly. We all can raise out power levels at will but that goes beyond that," Vegeta grumbled.
"That had to do with a million years of constantly powering up all the way and holding it for as long as possible to build a massive endurance. But really, it was powering up all the way and then dropping back down to normal as quickly as possible and getting in sync with the move. Over and over again for a million years. it nearly drove me crazy," Videl said.
"That training nearly broke us all. Ultima said to me the very first day I arrived on his world that Mortal minds were not naturally made to sustain millions and especially billions of years of life. They aren't capable of holding memories and experiences that long without slowly wasting away. I knew Kuja and Eidolon were training in the Shoulan in the Palace on the Supreme Kai planet for 500 Kai generations or 5 trillion years. I wondered how they could sustain that after being born Higher Mortals but Mortals all the same," Piccolo said.
"What did he say?" Shin asked.
"That their ascension to Dark-God altered them to be able to sustain an eternity of life. This shocked me. I knew they would live for a long period of time but the word 'eternity' really threw me for a loop. I asked Ultima Kai how he expected to train on his world for 5 trillion years like the Dark God's without wasting away," Piccolo responded and cleared his throat.
"What did he do?" Vegeta demanded.
"He froze our minds completely so they would not age at all as well as our bodies. But not so frozen that we couldn't make progress. Our progress was much slower but was not halted completely. It was what he said the hardest trick with time he ever had to do. But he mastered it soon enough," Piccolo finished. Videl thrust up her hands suddenly and they were back at the courtyard. It was night time and they were tired. They all went off their own ways. Videl passed Eidolon on her way in. The Dark-God thanked her for he earlier assistance with a quick nod and she accepted it. Eidolon was simply a Crystallite and they loved to gaze at the stars and live under the night sky. They were a night people but adapted for day living as well. But a million years was not enough time to drive that longing for the open night sky littered with stars from their system. Eidolon didn't think any amount of time would be able to do that. He realized all he had was time. He had now and forever and would never die.
"Little brother," Kuja whispered as he landed beside his brother.
"Hey, Kuja," Eidolon said.
"What bothers you?" Kuja asked.
"We can expect to live now and forever. Imagine what all we are going to pass by without even noticing. Like the Kais. They are the best Guardians in the universe but since years pass like seconds to them they fail to notice a whole lot. It can't be helped I guess but still..." Eidolon replied. Kuja nodded.
"We are Gods, brother. We will live forever. Even if something strong enough kills us, there is always Other-World," Kuja said.
"Yeah," Eidolon said. Then they heard singing. They turned to the clearing that hung below the cliff they stood upon. Android 18 walked through singing a song she barely remembered from when she was a human girl. She stopped singing suddenly and looked frustrated.
"Can you read her?" Kuja asked. His Crystallite sense to read into people's minds and souls was not working now.
"Yeah... It is strange because I never could before... She was altered a long time ago. When she was 8 she was taken by this twisted human called Dr. Gero who played around with her body, making her into a killing machine labeled as Android 18. She is frustrated because she is trying hard to live her life as a human now but cannot remember anything from when she was a true human girl," Eidolon said.
"You are missing something," Kuja said.
"What are you talking about?" Eidolon wondered.
"They is something else. Either these alterations this twisted human man made on her conceals her emotions or she possesses the ability naturally, but there is something there I can't quite place..." Kuja said.
"I know. It's a lot like..." Eidolon said.
"Yeah," Kuja said. "A lot like loneliness. She wants someone to be with yet she distances herself from others with her hard ironclad attitude," Kuja said.
"She isn't really like that. I can see her kindness, her gentleness, and her..." Eidolon said.
"Love, Eidolon? Is it possible that you can read her so well because you have fallen for this human girl?" Kuja chuckled.
"I think so," Eidolon was forced to admit, knowing his brother could read the response clear as day.
"Go to her and I shall leave you. Just see how she reacts. Open her up if you can, brother," Kuja said and was gone. Eidolon shook his head and swallowed. He flashed into the clearing below and landed gracefully behind the beautiful blonde girl.
"I knew you was there," she replied but did not turn to face him. He froze.
"Y-you did?" he said and scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"I heard the entire conversation between you are your brother. How is it you can read people so well?" she asked and turned her beautiful eyes to see into his own.
"It's natural. Look into my eyes. You see the strange water-like blue glow? That is our reading sense. Our eyes are adapted to be able to see into the soul and minds of others. Not everyone but it works on most," he replied.
"You admitted you have feelings for me," she laughed coldly.
"Hey! You sound so harsh! Even with all my reading power I fail perceive why you are like that! Why hurt yourself like that?" Eidolon demanded.
She flashed him a dangerous glare which softened instantly. Then she broke down and began to cry like the child she was never allowed to be. "Oh my god. I am so sorry," he said. He took her into his arms instinctively and she let him. Her pain was letting itself loose now and she couldn't hold it in any more. Soon, Eidolon cried as well, sensing her grief, her torment. She stopped bawling soon and sniffed like a young girl after she cried while throwing a fit.
"Sorry. I am really sorry," he whispered as he brushed the hair from her face and wiped remaining tears from her eyes. She reached in and kissed him more passionately than ever before. He kissed her back lovingly without realizing how badly he had fallen for his human girl. She looked into his eyes and he stared back.
"You want to sleep next to me tonight? I promise to make the pain go away," he whispered. She felt as though she was about to cry again and felt years well up in her eyes and merely nodded. He scooped her up and used his Dark- God powers to appear in his chamber. He laid her down and kissed her again. He slipped into bed next to his baby girl and she cuddled into him before she even realized it and was soon asleep. He smiled and kissed her forehead, passing into sleep soon after himself.
the next morning
"What is taking Eidolon so long to awaken?" Videl wondered.
"Who knows. Being a Dark-God has changed him a bit," Gohan replied with a shrug.
"Gohan! Something might actually be wrong with him," Videl said.
"A Dark-God? I doubt it," Gohan laughed.
"Then why is he still asleep all these hours after he usually wakes up?" she demanded. Kuja grinned and shook his head.
"What? You know something?" Videl wondered.
"In a way," he replied and turned to face them from leaning on a tree and facing the other direction.
"Well?" Gohan asked.
"He has a thing for the blonde human girl who was changed by a twisted human genius," he replied.
"Android 18? Are you serious? He likes her?" Gohan laughed. Videl only looked grim.
"I can read your reactions. I don't think it's funny and I don't think it's that bad," Kuja said harshly.
"How do you people do that?!" Videl said with frustration.
"We have a natural reading sense, foolish Mortal girl! And that is beside the point! Why do you think my brother's being with this girl is so horrible?" Kuja demanded.
"Look at her. She looks great and everything. But she's so cold. She broke everything off with Krillin a few years back from what I have been told and left him devastated without any real reason," Videl replied with a temper.
"She distances her self from others for a certain reason," Eidolon said as he landed. His expression was cold as steel.
"Eidolon," Videl said in slight surprise.
"Look what she has been through! How can you talk about her like that?! Her childhood was stripped away and she was forced to become a murderer at the age of 8!" Eidolon yelled.
"Like that matters! She still went on with it!" Videl yelled.
SMACK! Came the sound of flesh striking flesh. Videl hit the ground and wiped blood from her lip. Gohan stared at Eidolon in a mix of rage and disbelief.
"Stupid, Mortal bitch! You know nothing! I alone know what the hell she went through! What it is like to be forced to kill at an early age against my will!" Eidolon raged. He spat to his right and wiped Videl blood from the back of his left hand. Gohan was seriously ready to attack Eidolon, friend or not. Kuja stepped in his way, already ready to jump in.
"No you are the stupid one, you idiotic bastard! I can't believe such a smart person could be so stupid! How can someone force you to kill?" Videl laughed harshly.
"You want see my past? You want to see how it can be so? THE OPEN YOUR MIND!" Eidolon cried. Everything went dark and Kuja frowned, knowing what was going to come next.
A small boy sat in the corner crying. He had long silver hair and it was just starting to spike with age. It date was uncertain. But the feeling of a few thousand or more years between then and the present was floating in the air.
"What the..." Videl said.
"Is that you, Eidolon?" Gohan said.
"Hush," Kuja said.
The boy on the corner cried out in pain and rage. He hammered the ground over and over again in fury. He stood and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"We are back," came a raspy voice.
"That is Aidius. The leader of the Army," Kuja explained.
"We have someone you might want to see," he smirked evilly. "Riker do the honors." A bulky blue-skinned man tossed a naked woman into the room. She was in her twenties by appearance but like the date they were all in, centuries seemed to hang around this woman. She was older than she appeared to be. She had silver angel wings and a long silver horn and tail.
"Oh my god is that..." Videl cried.
"Your mother, stupid bastard child," Aidius laughed. Eidolon was wide eyed and he went to his mother. She was out cold and bleeding. It was obvious she had been raped and beaten. Eidolon clenched his knuckles and tears welled up in his eyes.
"RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" he exploded in utter rage. He launched a massive Darkness Blight that hammered into the group. A few of the weaker warriors were annihilated instantly. Riker and Aidius were shielded by Aidius' power. Riker kneed the child in the gut and elbowed the back of his head, forcing his face to hit the deck heard. Blood poured from his lip.
"Open the dome," Aidius ordered. A glass window-like wall went from opaque to transparent and then opened all together. A planet ruby red hovered below the ship. Eidolon shook his head, able to read what they were about to order him to do.
"This planet is called Radissa. It hold over 15 billion Radissians who will not fall loyal to me. Destroy the planet now with that great power of yours," Aidius ordered with a evil smirk. Eidolon shook his head no and Aidius laughed.
"No! I won't do it, you ugly bastard!" Eidolon raged, backing away.
"Riker?" Aidius said. Riker formed a powerful ki blast in his left palm and aimed it at the beautiful beaten woman on the deck. Eidolon stared in disbelief. Riker fired the blast. Eidolon reacted fast. He kicked the blast and aimed it right for Aidius. The Dark Lord raised his Tidal Shield and the blast did nothing.
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT HER ANY MORE!!!" Eidolon raged. Tears were flowing now and his Darkness Flame erupted for the first time. They sensed the kid's power level rise to outstanding new levels. Aidius was surprised but not impressed. He aimed his own palm this time and formed a blast capable of decimating the entire ship. Eidolon knew he couldn't counter that one.
"Do as I said or she will die, bastard child!" Aidius swore. Eidolon swallowed and turned to face the planet. He aimed both hands.
"Don't do it!" Videl yelled on impulse knowing this was an event long past but saying it all the same.
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Eidolon cried out. His Darkness Blight flooded forth and crashing into the surface of the planet far below. The explosion was enormous but the shield held firm. They could sense the lives of 15 billion fade instantly. Eidolon was crying all out now. Then he heard Aidius laughing. He turned just in time to see the blast fly. The child watched as the blast tore his mother's frail body apart and burned it to ash. And he cried out in agony. Videl found herself crying in pain along with him. Kuja could only watch in hatred. Gohan was shocked speechless. His feelings were a mix of disgust, hatred, and pain along with sorrow. Even sympathy.
"That was for not obeying me the first time. Now your ties to your race are gone. You truly belong to the Army now," Aidius said with a cold laugh and left the room. Eidolon cried out, releasing his power, destroying the room. The ship automatically detected the damages and repaired them. Eidolon burned his energy out and slumped to the floor, his tears gone now. He was a hollow shell. Pain mirrored in his eyes are the death of billions were stained on his hands. The death of one in particular. The image faded and they left the present Eidolon's mind and returned to their bodies. Eidolon fought the hatred and pain he felt then from rewatching those memories.
"That was 20,000 years ago," Eidolon said, his pain apparent. "A few years after Terra was destroyed by Galaphile. You wanted to know how you can forced to murder someone? There you are!" Kuja nodded.
"I didn't know..." Videl whispered.
"Neither did I," Gohan said, shaking his head in shame.
"No one but Kuja and I knew! That doesn't matter! She is gone! But what you said about 18 was unfair! She was forced into murdering people the same way I was! By the threat of losing something she held dear! With me it was my mother! With her it was her very humanity! And that's not the worst of it! Because in the end we both ended up losing what we held dearest us anyways!" Eidolon raged. He flared his aura and blasted away with that said.
"Oh my god..." Videl said.
"Yes. She was taken from her parents, this android girl was. And as was her brother who would become known as Android 17. 18 was then forced to kill anyone who opposed Gero. It's all in her mind. Her reactions, what little ones she was allowed to have, her emotions, her thoughts, everything. This twisted human had a computerized control device that could literally control their free will until they found a way around it. But as they were young, they lacked that kind of resolve. She was never allowed to be a child. She distances herself from everyone else because she is afraid of being hurt again. She is not used to deciding everything in her own life. At least not until now. You must realize she isn't cold like that on purpose. It is just a act. A shield she uses to prevent pain," Kuja explained before he also took off.
Eidolon landed in a valley clear on the other side of the planet. He remained there and cried for the rest of the day. Eventually he sensed his brother coming. He wiped away his tears but knew Kuja could simply read his pain.
"Brother. Your pain is great as is mine. But we still have work to do. I allowed you an entire day to recover. Are you with me again?" Kuja said.
"Yeah, Kuja. I'm fine," Eidolon decided at last. He looked into the sky.
"Very well. But I will say this. It wasn't your fault she died. Aidius murdered her and would have anyway. And I have already sworn to kill him myself. As I am sure you have as well. Our day will come, brother. As for the 15 billion Radissians you killed? That was your fault. Indeed you had no choice but you must also realize that there is always a choice. Even if the other choice is just as bad," Kuja said. Eidolon nodded.
"How many other planets did you eradicate like that?" Kuja asked.
"I lost count," Eidolon said.
"You are much like Vegeta. Held accountable for the murders of billions yet considered a good person," Kuja laughed coldly.
"Vegeta changed. I did not. I am still planning the murders of hundreds," Eidolon admitted.
"Oh? By that you mean the Army?" Kuja asked. His brother nodded. "That isn't considered wrong. At least not with me. Your saving trillions of lives for the deaths a few million," Kuja replied.
"Maybe. But King Yamma might not see it that way. I am glad I will never have to face that," Eidolon said.
"By living forever?" Kuja asked.
"Of course," Eidolon replied coldly.
"You are in pain, brother. And I can do nothing to help. Go to her. She is the only know who knows what it is like. She is the only one who understands," Kuja said and left. Eidolon nodded and left as well. Kuja was right. He always was.