Chapter 19 – Eidolon stopped powering up at long last, breathing harshly. It had taken his heart and soul to reach out and grasp the Deepest Darkness. And now that he had it, the torment was unbelievable. But he did what only a Crystallite could do. He endured that torment. He made it a part of him. Aidius watched in fear as the Dark-Prince of Terra glared at him in utter hatred. Gohan watched the two closely. He tied with the Crystallite in nearly every way. His Hidden Power was had come crashing to the service at long last. He was a Legendary Mystic Ultimate, a Shadow Saiyan, a Crystal Human, and much more all at once.
"This must end, Dark Lord. I cannot allow you to live a moment longer. You've caused too much pain. You've killed too many people! And above all you killed my mother, you bastard!" Eidolon yelled. Gohan nodded in sadness.
They're all gone. Videl, Pan, Father, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha and all the rest… Even Ragnarok's family weren't strong enough to live. All because of Aidius. Because of him! I will kill him for what he has done. HE WILL PAY FOR EACH ONE LOST! Gohan thought. He turned and saw Eidolon nodding. He realized he had spoken all that aloud. He didn't care.
"So it seems you fools have gathered enough power to finally destroy me," Aidius laughed. He stood, no longer looking worried at all.
"What do you think, Gohan? How should be kill him?" Eidolon stopped to ask his friend.
"I don't care. HE JUST HAS TO SUFFER!" Gohan yelled. Aidius laughed.
"YOU FIND THAT FUNNY!" the Saiyan roared. He thrust one hand forward and a massive shock of pure power blasted forth. Aidius was hammered hard in the chest, ribs shattering. He was thrust backward a few hundred feet through the air and landed hard with a loud crack. He regenerated and stood to face the young Saiyan, a look of utter contempt spreading across his face.
"Don't you understand, fools?" the Dark One laughed again. "I can never die. I doesn't matter how much power you have. You could have ten trillion times the might you currently posses and still fail to destroy me!"
"What are you talking about, you demented fuck!" Gohan demanded. His power level spiked dangerously and what remained of Vascara shook violently. Eidolon realized Gohan's control over this level of power wasn't complete. As dangerous as that was, he knew he was the same way. They simply didn't have the experience. Aidius did. He had had a massive level of power for eons and knew all the tricks needed to hold such a force in check.
"I am simply speaking the truth. I have lived on this plain of existence for eons now. Longer than your simple minds can comprehend. There has never been a number created that is big enough to state the amount of years I have lived here. And that is why you cannot destroy me. At least never completely," the Dark Lord laughed. Gohan hammered him again. Harder this time. He simply healed himself and stood again.
"You are speaking in riddles! What does the amount of time one spends on a plain of existence have to do with me pounding you into oblivion?" Gohan yelled. The Dark Lord laughed once again.
"The Crystallite should know. His people were the only race next to my own who ever mastered, let alone discovered, the studies of Planar Physics. Tell him Ragnarok," Aidius said mockingly.
"The longer one exists on a plane of creation, the deeper his or her roots go. He's rooted deeply into this plane's very fabric. Linked to space-time itself. So what? I don't understand how that has anything to do with…" Eidolon said but was cut off.
"Too much for even you, my Eidolon? Very well. I shall tell you. I am rooted more deeply here than anyone else alive. My roots go to this universe's very core. You may be able to destroy my physical body, this is true. But you will never destroy what is actually me. I will simply recover. The process will take years, perhaps decades. But I am truly eternal. At least here I am," Aidius explained mockingly.
"He means his soul. His spirit is forever linked to this plane. That is what he means!" Eidolon said, obviously understanding at long last.
"What are you talking about?" Gohan demanded.
"After you die, you still retain your power, right? Of course you do. It is from our spirits in which we draw upon magic and ki and Darkness. And his soul is what is linked to here. This is why Mortals live as long as they do. Any longer would trap them here. As long as his soul remains here, he simply has to use his magic to recreate his body. The spell Ultima Kai called the Call for Restoration. It takes more magic than both of us can put together even now, Gohan. The reason it would take him centuries, and yes it would take you that long Aidius, is because that is how long it will take him to gather that amount of magical power," Eidolon explained. Gohan frowned.
"Then he's truly enternal," Gohan breathed.
"Yes! That is how it is! I shall remain even long after both of you are dust!" Aidius laughed.
"I am a Dark-God. I have the right to live now and forever. It's rare for a Dark-God to surface. To be honest I think my brother and sister and I are the only ones ever to exist. The Kai Histories never spoke of any others. Gohan and Videl are the only ever Legendary Mystic Ultimates. They lives as long as they wish. Until you killed her… But that doesn't matter now does it?" Eidolon said sadly, closing his eyes.
"No. I understand you both have set yourselves against me. But think about it this way. We are the three most powerful beings alive. Probably the three most powerful to ever live. We could rule this all. Not only this plane but all others! We could redefine the Universal Order! Not just the Order of this plane but of all planes! Even Lunarah, the Prime Plane of Creation. All the things you never liked about the universes could change. We could recreate it all in our image!" Aidius offered. Gohan snarled and Eidolon spat.
"The Universal Order?" Gohan had to ask.
"The Order that sets the rules for each universe in the Multiverse. All the laws of physics, the very rules of genetics, everything. It's what defines what is and isn't possible. But what I don't get is how we, even with all our might, can change that Order," Eidolon said.
"We cannot hope to do so as we are now," Aidius said, thinking he had finally planted the seeds of change within young Eidolon's mind.
"Then how can it be so?" Eidolon roared.
"We must ascend to the highest possible level of power. We are Legendary Class. This is the maximum Class any Mortal can reach. And only a very few, less a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a percent even have the potential to reach Legendary level. And only a hundredth of that very small number who have the potential ever will realize what they can do. We are three standing here who have the potential and have already succeeded in becoming the best a Mortal can be. But there is one level higher. Holy Class. Where you are unstoppable and all mighty. You are literally god. You can destroy all of the universes with a thought and remake them in your image just as easily. It is the highest anything alive can become," Aidius explained. This was the knowledge that had had him cast from Lunarah from so long ago.
"If we have achieved the highest Mortals can be then how is it possible to go higher?" Gohan demanded.
"There is always a way. The ancient Holy Ones that created the Multiverse have relinquished their power and died out long ago. Before even Bahamut was born. Before the Aether was even created. They left a way for others of at least Legendary Class to reach Holy Class in case something went wrong and the power of a true god was needed once again. And I so happen to know how to do this," Aidius explained.
"Then why the hell haven't you already done this?" Eidolon demanded.
"Because you need to be more than just Legendary. You need to be truly immortal as well. The translation to Holy state would kill anyone able to die. See how they designed it? They made it next to impossible for anyone to do it. But they failed to see one thing that gives any Legendary warrior the ability to become Holy Class. They failed to see what can make any Legendary fighter immortal. The only thing that makes it possible that I have ever discovered," Aidius said.
"The Dragonballs," Gohan realized in shock.
"Indeed. I have searched every plane of existence except Lunarah itself. This was the last plane. If you think I have spent eons here, imagine the time I spent searching every other plane. I am very, very old, my Eidolon. Older than even Ultima ever realized. The Holy Ones created the Kais to watch over the planes of existence after they died off. Starting with Ultima Kai himself. But the Kai Line has failed. Legendary Class warriors were never supposed to surface. The Kais had long forgotten their main directive. Never to allow Legendary Class fighters to surface unless more Holy Ones were needed. But what even the Holy Ones failed to account for was evolution. The only race that was created directly was the Kais. All others evolved the natural way, you could say. No checks were ever put in place. So warriors evolved who had the natural potential to reach Legacy Class, which are what Crystal Humans and Shadow Saiyans are. What Divine Kais and Guardian Kais are. There is only one other way to achieve immortality. And that lies within Lunarah which is out of our reach. They never thought something could be invented, even if by accident, that could do the same. The Dragonballs can make anyone immortal," Aidius explained. Both Gohan and Eidolon nodded.
"So that is why you haven't already simply made the change. You need the Dragonballs. And to get them you have to go through us," Eidolon laughed.
"Indeed. Either way I can get what I desire. Would you not like to join me, though? Imagine it all…" Aidius said.
"No. Something occurred to me while you were explaining your little goals and how they are possible. I know how to destroy you," Eidolon said with sadness.
"Oh? And how is that?" Aidius said, frowning now.
"You are too deeply rooted here. The way to vanquish you is at hand now. We must destroy this entire universe…" Eidolon explained. Gohan's eyes went wide.
"You can't be serious!" he shouted.
"I am, Gohan. If he ever finds a way to become Holy Class… Then all life as it should be will end. If we must sacrifice the lives of one universe to preserve all life in the others then we are obligated to do so," Eidolon said sadly. "I must become the great destroyer once again…"
"No! Everyone I love lives on this plane! I WON'T LET YOU DO IT!" Gohan erupted. His power level climbed dangerously high and Eidolon spiked his own in response. Their auras clashed and sparks showered the entire planet. Aidius created his strongest barrier which was just barely able to hold off the might of their auras.
"Everyone you love is already dead! Face it Gohan! This bastard has destroyed everything we have ever cared about. And there is nothing we can do to change it. Not without sacrificing all life! Don't you get it, you ridiculous idiot!" Eidolon cried. Gohan shook his.
"I won't let you do it…" Gohan whispered weakly though he could see no other way to save what already hasn't been erased.
"Do I have to kill you to, my friend?" Eidolon asked weakly in sadness.
"That's the only way I'll allow it to happen. When I'm dead and have no power to stop you!" Gohan yelled back.
"HHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Eidolon cried out. He reached deeper into the Deepest Darkness and brought his brute maximum to bare. Gohan released his maximum Hidden Power. The explosions of their might wasted what remained of Vascara.
Gohan charged his best Kamehameha Wave. Eidolon powered up his greatest Darkness Blight. They launched their final strikes, beginning the battle that will ultimately decide the fate of not just their universe but all universes. The result of this battle will decide the fate of everything. And all Aidius could do was watch as his plan began to take form…