Chapter 5

If there was one thing Zamasu was good at, it was being patient. But, even with his almost endless patience, this trip across Snake Way was agonizingly slow.

There was nothing but a vast landscape of yellow clouds all around him, nothing to break the monotone but the rocky gray path of the snake he was currently travelling along.

Zamasu takes a glance back, noticing that King Yemma's palace had disappeared in the distance. He looks forwards, then blinks in surprise as he notices a shape in the distance. Wondering what it was, the god puts more speed into his stride and bounds across Snake Way.

As he moved along, the shape began to get bigger and bigger, and soon details could be made out. It was large, ornate palace with a red and white design on it. Zamasu's eyes narrow as he notices a shimmer, and then for just a split second, a snake head on the doorway. "Something is not right here. I must keep my wits about me."

With one last jump, Zamasu lands in front of the building. He eyes it carefully, then looks down the rest of Snake Way. "King Kai is at the end of Snake Way, and yet this building is here. Who would dare tarnish the gods' creation with their own mortal designs?!"

Zamasu growls at the building, then floats into the air. He raises one hand up, a small orb of purple energy appearing in it. "A design such as this is not fit for the realm of gods. Begone!"

Zamasu thrusts his hands forwards, and the ball of energy suddenly quadruples in size. It rockets towards the building, pulsating with destructive energy. Then, something Zamasu didn't expect happened.

The building shimmers, and suddenly a snake is in its place. The snake slithers forwards quickly, avoiding the blast of energy. The ball flies through the clouds, dissipating from the magical energy within them.

The snake flies upwards, then stares down Zamasu. "How rude! I give you a place of rest and you try to blow me up! I should eat you for this!"

Zamasu eyes the snake warily. It was very large, large enough to swallow him whole. He breathes out to calm himself, then takes up his formal stance. "Your mortal designs cannot exist within the realm of gods. Now I suggest you leave before I deliver a swift punishment."

The snake seems to raise an eyebrow and then says "Mortal? I am the God of Snake Way! I am in no means a mortal!"

Zamasu's eyes narrow and he instantly replies. "The only gods in this universe are the destroyer gods and the kais. You are nothing but a measly wanna-be."

The snake then laughs loudly, confusing Zamasu. What could this being think is funny. The snake stares into his eyes, its red eyes flashing. "Some big talk right here! You make it sound like you are a god, and yet you are a saiyan! No barbarian like that can be a god!"

Zamasu's eye twitches and he looks down. He looks at his hands, that same tanned peach skin. He clenches his hands tightly, gritting his teeth. He glares at the snake and says in a deceptively calm voice "That was the last blasphemous act you will ever commit."

With that statement, Zamasu launches forwards at incredible speeds. His purple blade snaps outwards, humming with power. The snake's eyes widen immensely in surprise. It tries to maneuver out of the way, but Zamasu was too fast.

No sound was uttered from Zamasu's mouth as his blade slices straight through the giant snake's body. The massive reptile lets loose a blood curdling scream as its body is severed into two.

Zamasu turns to the snake, his blade dissipating. Eyes still narrowed in rage, he whispers one thing. "Feel the punishment of a god." Leaving the snake to die, Zamasu falls back onto Snake Way and continues his trek to King Kai's planet.

Zamasu was uncertain how long it has been since he began his journey, but he figured he had to be close by now. He still was unwilling to fly across Snake Way due to the limited stamina his body had, but he was making good progress.

"Hey Zamie! How's the journey going?"

Zamasu's eyes widen for a brief second before he recognized the voice. "Do not call me… 'Zamie'. It is unfitting for a god."

"Oh, I'll call you whatever I want. By the way, you only have about 1000 miles until you reach King Kai's place. You may want to get moving again."

Zamasu nods, not willing to argue, and begins jumping across Snake Way. As he moved, a small object began to come into view. It was just a tiny dot, but as Zamasu moved, he could make out more details.

It looked to be a small planetoid covered in grass and a few trees. There was also a house and what looked to be a road going around the planet. On the road was a single vehicle.

Assuming this was King Kai's planet, Zamasu launches off of Snake Way and begins flying towards the planet. He managed to get a few miles from the planet before a sudden pull grabs onto him. His eyes widen and he makes an uncharacteristic yelp as he is pulled towards the planet.

He grunts in exertion as he slows his decent, forcing himself upright against the planet's gravity. His feet touches the ground and he pants in exhaustion. Just keeping himself standing up was immense work.

Zamasu tries to take a step, but feels his balance slipping. Putting his foot back down, he knows he has to do something. He sighs, then says to himself "This will take a lot of energy, but it will make moving around easier."

Zamasu grits his teeth again, and his aura flares out around him. With the immense gravity of the planet, the aura was much smaller than normal. Even with that though, it did what he wanted. Forcing his energy into his legs and around his body, Zamasu begins reinforcing himself.

He instantly feels like a weight is lifted from him as his energy helps his body stand the immense gravity. Zamasu breathes out in relief, sitting down. He breathes carefully, taking in the air he lost. He looks up, then blinks in surprise.

Standing in front of him was a very curious looking individual. He had on a black robe with a symbol on it saying 'Kai'. Underneath was a red gi and he also had on a small black hat. His skin was blue and he had two antenna on his head. He wore dark sunglasses, but Zamasu knew that this person had a very grim expression.

Zamasu stands up, then bows in respect. "What an honor it is to meet you King Kai. I have come to train with you."

King Kai frowns, then says "Yeah yeah, I know. Chronoa-sama filled me in on everything. As much as I hate helping a traitorous god, I don't have much of a choice. You do have an atonement to do after all, and you won't survive without my techniques."

Zamasu's eye twitches at the 'traitorous god' part, but he remains silent. King Kai examines Zamasu, then says "Do you know the kaioken yet, or did you stop your training before then?"

Zamasu nods his head, a little guiltily. "I do not know the kaioken. I did not know that was part of the Supreme Kai training."

King Kai sighs, then says "Well, that's two techniques we need to do. Kaioken is one. And then, for some unknown reason, Chronoa-sama wants me to teach you the Spirit Bomb. But with a heart as dark as yours, you'd never be able to use it."

Zamasu's eyes narrow and he pushes down his rage. "I can very well use the Spirit Bomb. I have fought only for the justice of the universe, so my energy is pure."

King Kai sighs, then says "Whatever you say. Now then, are you ready to begin?" Zamasu nods.

King Kai lowers himself into a fighting stance. "We'll begin with a normal spar. No lethal techniques. Now, come at me!"

Zamasu nods, lowering himself into a similar stance as King Kai's. His foot presses on the ground, and Zamasu rushes forwards to meet the master of the Kaioken. This was going to be a very tough battle.

Chronoa closes the book once more, her eyes glittering with satisfaction. "My little Zamie is going to have a big surprise when he tries the Spirit Bomb!"

Suddenly, a voice is heard outside the room. "Supreme Kai of Time! We have a new recruit!"

Chronoa looks back, then says "Looks like I have to go. Thanks for reading!" She waves, then walks out of the room.