Liquiir's World, Universe 8, 2014.
I groaned as I was waking up, opening my eyes to see that I was lying in a nice bed with my shirt off.
"Ugh...my head...what happened?" I thought in confusion and everything came back to me.
I remembered the events of yesterday and my eyes welled up at the knowledge of my mom and stepdad being dead, but I shook it off since I didn't know where I was and needed to be extremely careful. I took the blanket off me and got up. Looking around, I could see that I was in a decorated bedroom with red trim and old paintings of Liquiir in proud poses.
"Huh...seems like this guy loves himself a little too much," I thought wryly as I spotted a wall mirror and went over to examine myself.
I was surprised to see that I was completely healed up, and I had nicely lean muscles which stunned me.
"What the fuck?...I sure as hell didn't look this built before," I observed quietly and came to the conclusion that it must've happened when that strange and intoxicating power woke up inside me.
Suddenly, I heard the door opening and looked behind me to see the man with blue skin entering the room, only to stop when he saw that I was awake.
"Oh, you are awake. Lord Liquiir will need to be informed about this so come with me once you're dressed in a more appropriate fashion," the man stated stoically.
"Wait...who are you and where am I? Why am I here, what was that power I used yesterday, and what does Liquiir want with me?" I questioned, feeling completely confused and nervous about this situation that I had been thrown into.
"I assure you that your questions will be answered, but you must be dressed for the occasion and make sure to show respect to Lord Liquiir since he is a very important individual in the universe. As for my name, it is Korn and I'm Lord Liquiir's assistant," Korn informed me while aiming his staff at me.
I tensed up when I spotted the orb glowing, and the next thing I knew was a shirt and something else covered my torso as I turned around to look at the mirror. My wardrobe had changed into a green muscle shirt, a black leather vest, black leather fingerless gloves, blue jeans with a belt, and black military combat boots. Turning around and looking at my back, I saw a gold Japanese kitsune with four tails on the back of the vest and didn't know how to feel about the change in wardrobe.
"Um...thanks, Korn," I muttered while feeling uncertain about the sight of magic being performed before me.
"Lord Liquiir wished for you to be dressed once you were awake, so I'm only doing what he asked of me," Korn said as we went to leave the room.
"Shit...not very social, I'm guessing," I thought with a sweat-drop as we went down the hallway and entered a large dining room.
I could see Liquiir sitting at the table and he perked up when he spotted us. He gestured for me to take a seat next to him so I headed over and sat down.
"Good morning. I was hoping we could have breakfast together when you woke up so that I could explain everything to you," Liquiir stated as Korn gently put down two plates of strange looking food in front of us.
"Your breakfast, my Lord," Korn said as he backed up and stood nearby.
"Thank you, Korn. That should be all for now, so I'll call you if our guest and I need anything," Liquiir replied, causing Korn to nod.
"Very well, my Lord," Korn agreed and left the room, as I looked at the plate of purple colored food in front of me.
"Um...sorry for being rude, but what kind of food is this since it is nothing I have ever seen before?" I inquired.
"You don't need to apologize, and that is some of the finest eggs in this universe. I discovered it on a planet three hundred light years away from Earth about two hundred years ago...hmm, I know two certain cat brothers would be interested," Liquiir muttered with a frown and suddenly grinned cheerfully as he added, "Well? No need to be shy since it's not poisonous."
"Okay? This guy seems to be pretty jovial considering the fact that he erased alien invaders from the face of the planet," I thought in confusion and took up my fork and knife.
I grimaced as I used my knife to cut a piece of egg, raising the fork and sweating nervously as I took a bite...then my eyes widened at the incredible flavors hitting my taste buds and I ate the rest of the eggs with a smile.
"Well, how is it?" Liquiir asked eagerly once I was done.
"It's...different, but in a good way. I've never tasted something like this with interesting flavors before, and it's good, so thanks for the eggs," I complimented with a grin.
"You don't need to thank me since I'm always happy to have guests in my home...but I think it's time for me to explain why you were brought here," Liquiir said with a serious expression, causing my good mood to go away as I nodded.
"Yeah...why did you bring me here since you know nothing about me? And Korn told me that you are an important person in the universe, so what did he mean by that?" I questioned as we both stood up from our seats.
"Come with me, because all your questions will be answered...not to mention that it's better I show you since what I'm going to reveal will sound unbelievable," Liquiir notified me while he gestured for me to follow him.
I stayed behind Liquiir as we went down a hallway and approached a door and went outside. I was astonished to see a lush forest surrounding us as we kept walking, eventually arriving at a lovely beach with two beach chairs.
"Wow..." I trailed off in awe at the amazing view.
"Incredible, isn't it? All of this is similar to my home planet where I was born and raised when I was a mortal...I just wanted a sense of home when Korn and I created this place," Liquiir explained with a soft smile of nostalgia.
Liquiir and I headed to the beach chairs and the Fox sat down on one of them, though I hesitated since I didn't know why he wanted me to see this.
"Well? Sit down and relax. It's not going to bite you," Liquiir quipped with a cheeky grin, prompting me to follow suit.
As I sat down, I saw Liquiir taking a large book off the table next to him which turned out to be a photo album when he opened it up to reveal many photographs.
"Here...all your questions will be answered in this book," Liquiir stated with a look of sorrow and guilt as he passed the book to me.
I looked through the book and saw pictures of my mother, a young woman with brown hair and green eyes. I also saw a man who bore a resemblance to me, the man having the same dirty blond hair and blue eyes. I noticed that they were smiling and most of the other pictures showed my mom and the man doing many fun things or relaxing together. I was confused as to why Liquiir was showing me this and I eventually put the pieces together.
"This man...is my biological father...why do you have pictures of my mom and biological father?" I asked, causing Liquiir to look away like he was ashamed.
Liquiir stood up and walked into my point of view, staring at me while he rested his hands on his hips and a purple aura started appearing around him. I was confused and uneasy at first, but that changed into shock and disbelief when Liquiir's body started altering into a new form. His fur receded into his body and left him bare as the sounds of bones and internal organs changing rang out...the humanoid fox's ears, muzzle, and tails shrank as he shifted into a human male with familiar dirty blond hair and his Egyptian outfit warped into a white t-shirt, grey sweat pants, and sneakers. I was stunned at the sight of Liquiir changing form and noticed that he looked exactly like the man in the photo album.
"You look like that man in the photo album...why do you look exactly...wait, you're him?" I inquired hesitantly while Liquiir smiled softly in sorrow.
"Hello, my son...it's nice to finally meet you after all these years. I'm truly sorry that I wasn't there for you your entire life, but there is a reason for that and I hope you forgive me for leaving your mother," Liquiir stated after he changed back.
"What...how...you're my father? No, this isn't possible...my mother told me that my biological father lived in another country! You can't be my father, you just can't be!" I exclaimed in denial, getting off the beach chair and backing away.
"I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. I wished I'd never missed out on your childhood...forgive me for never being there for you-" Liquiir tried to comfort me while placing a hand on my left shoulder, but I smacked it away while tears of anger and frustration welled up.
"Quit fucking lying to me! If you are my father, then where the hell were you for the past 18 years?! Why the fuck did you leave my mother if you claim to love her so much?!" I demanded in fury as a purple aura surrounded me.
"Calm down. I'll explain everything but you need to calm down or your power will grow out of control," Liquiir reasoned, but I was too overwhelmed by the combination of what had happened yesterday and the knowledge that this being in front of me is my father.
"Don't tell me to calm down since I have a right to be pissed at you! Why the hell did you abandon my mother?! Answer me, you son of a bitch!" I shouted tearfully as the ground around us cracked from the pressure of my power getting stronger.
I felt something in me crack and I threw my head up to scream in mental agony, everything becoming too much to handle as Liquiir raised his arms in front of his muzzle to block the sheer winds hitting him. I roared as I charged at Liquiir to attack him, forcing him to deflect the punches and kicks as I took out my grief and anger out on him...I knew that it was stupid of me to throw a tantrum like this, but I had just lost everything and adding the truth of this humanoid fox being my father was too much for me to handle at the moment. Suddenly, a picture appeared in my mind of three male humanoid wolves with red, gold, and blue fur...the blue wolf was muscular with bandages and buckles on his arms, no shirt, a red scarf around his neck, brown cargo pants with a belt, and brown combat boots. The gold wolf with white patches on his muzzle and chest was lanky and hunched over with abnormally long arms, a slightly sadistic expression, and wearing only green pants with suspenders. Finally, the red wolf with white patches was only wearing a black slightly torn cape, black gloves, and red boots.
I doubled over as my body snapped and rapidly changed into something different, breathing heavily and laughing quietly as I looked up to stare at Liquiir with a creepy grin. I raised my hands to see them covered with gold fur. I looked down and noticed that I was wearing green pants with suspenders while my feet had altered into lupine paws and I had a tail. I stayed in a slouched stance while Liquiir simply looked in disbelief.
"Well, I sure as hell wasn't expecting this but I think I'll take advantage of this new form...hmhmhm...I'm gonna enjoy this," I stated lowly with a deranged grin and charged at Liquiir.
I started attacking Liquiir with rapid strikes, cackling psychotically while Liquiir kept dodging and he disappeared when I tried to kick him. I looked around and turned behind me just as Liquiir aimed to knock me out with a punch, prompting me to grab his wrist with both hands and I crouched on his fist while I tipped over to my right and hung upside down.
"I got you," I taunted as I inhaled and blew out a purple cloud that hit Liquiir in the eyes.
Liquiir recoiled and I leaped away, backflipping and landing on the ground as the Fox clutched his eyes and groaned in pain. I giggled unnervingly and blew more purple mist onto my hands just as Liquiir recovered and suddenly appeared behind me.
"What the hell?!" I exclaimed just as I was punted into a tree like a football.
I laughed in glee despite the fact that I was in pain, throwing the wreckage off me and staring down Liquiir with a deranged grin.
"Well now, how does my poison taste, boy? You know what I learned from this vision I had is that if you take in too much of it, then your body will start to rot from the inside out! I don't know how you managed to heal from it, but at least I can enjoy tearing you to shreds!" I declared with a cackle as I rushed at Liquiir.
Then I choked when my body started changing again, my gold fur turning red and my hunched over stance straightening out as my arms shortened, my pants and suspenders forming into a black slightly torn cape, black gloves, and red boots. I felt saner as I looked at Liquiir and smirked arrogantly.
"Well, seems like things are getting interesting!" I stated as I crossed my arms and rushed over to Liquiir.
"Stop this madness! You are becoming out of control, so calm down or I'll be forced to hurt you!" Liquiir exclaimed as I reached him and tried to pound him with constant kicks.
"Nobody tells Basil the Kicker what to do, you douchenozzle! Enjoy the literal ass-kicking I'm going to give you!" I threatened as I sent him back with a boot to the head and leaped above him.
I smashed my feet into his muzzle and performed rapid stomps that sent him crashing to the ground hard, laughing at Liquiir's misfortune as I hovered in the air.
"Eat this! Shining Blaster!" I cried as energy balls appeared on my feet and were fired many times like an assault rifle.
The attacks hit the ground where Liquiir was at, causing a massive explosion that tore up many trees and the ground around me. I landed onto the crater and laughed arrogantly, happy that I taught that asshole what happens when you fuck with Basil the Kicker.
"Hahaha! I wish Bergamo and Lavender were here to see this!" I stated just as I felt a presence behind me.
I turned around to see Liquiir just as he flicked me in the forehead, sending me crashing into a boulder and I choked up blood as my body changed again. I staggered to my feet and noticed that I was the blue wolf, clutching my head and feeling blood as I stumbled to Liquiir with a feral snarl.
"I don't know how I got here, but you must be a powerful opponent who is worthy of fighting me if you somehow damaged me like this," I groaned as I grinned weakly.
"Please cease this, Gregory! The personalities of those forms have taken over, so I don't want to hurt you any more than I already have!" Liquiir begged desperately.
"I don't know who this Gregory is or why you think I'm him, because I'm known as Bergamo the Crusher. I might as well spar with you until my brothers manage to find me," I stated as I crouched into a feral stance and circled him, my tail twitching in excitement.
I charged and the battle turned into Liquiir and I dodging each other's attacks, eventually ending with me striking him with rapid kicks. I twisted in mid-air as I hit him with double roundhouse kicks. Liquiir stumbled back with his arms blocking the strikes and I went to stab him in the chest with my claws. Liquiir reacted by grabbing my wrist and a tiny cut appeared on his side.
"You're pretty good...it's not every day there's someone stronger than me, and I've faced many powerful warriors during my time. Hmph...looks like I have to go all out on this one," I muttered just as Liquiir let go, and I spread my arms out above my head with a taunting grin.
"Go on, hit me! Once you do, you'll realize why I'm known as Bergamo the Crusher! Well, what are you waiting for?! Punch me!" I goaded with a wolfish grin, causing Liquiir to look at me like I had two heads.
"Very well...if you won't snap out of it, then you leave me with no choice. Forgive me for what I'm going to do next, Gregory," Liquiir said with a look of regret as he charged.
Liquiir hit me in the gut and my eyes widened in pain, multiple strikes hitting me as I choked and was sent crashing to the ground with a kick. I got up to my feet and grinned as I felt incredible power flowing into me, a red aura surrounding me as my size got bigger and more muscular. My clothes grew with me as Liquiir looked up at my form growing endlessly, my laughter growing deeper and louder as I closed my eyes in bliss at how good it felt to get bigger and stronger. I eventually stopped growing and opened my eyes to see that I was the size of a skyscraper, looking down to see an ant-sized Liquiir staring up at me in astonishment.
"More, give me more! Don't stop hitting-" I roared ferally, only to feel something tapping me once in the back of my head and I blacked out.
Liquiir instantly flew away just as Greg flattened the forest with an enormous crash, shrinking back to a manageable size while Korn met up with Liquiir.
"Well, glad that's over with. Are you well, my Lord?" Korn asked.
"I'm fine...I just wasn't expecting my son to change shape. Looks like he inherited my power of shape-shifting and mimicry, a technique my kind is very well known to use throughout the 8th Universe," Liquiir said as he and Korn flew down to check on Greg.
"Yes...I recall your mortal species is capable of changing shape to gain the upper hand in combat and infiltration," Korn stated as they found Greg, who was still in the form of the blue wolf and completely out cold.
"He appears to be alright, though he should get medical attention just to be safe," Liquiir observed as he leaned down to grab an arm, putting it around his shoulders and lifting Greg up to his feet.
"My Lord, I want to inform you that I have notified the Grand Priest and the other 11 Destroyer Gods about the situation from yesterday, so now a meeting is being prepared and Grand Master Zeno wants to meet young Gregory," Korn explained.
Liquiir tensed up since Lord Zeno is not someone who is to be taken lightly, and lord only knows how the encounter between Greg and Lord Zeno would go, which scared him more than anything. As for the other 11 Gods, Liquiir could only pray that Greg would make a good first impression since a certain 7th Universe Destroyer God is not the most pleasant person whenever his temper flares up.
"Hmm...only thing I need to do is to teach young Gregory how to show respect to Grand Master Zeno and the other Destroyer Gods since plenty of things could go wrong. Well, I'll just have to cross that bridge as the mortals would say," Liquiir thought as he held Greg and took off to his house, which had surprisingly stayed untouched through Greg's loss of control.
I groaned as I regained consciousness. I opened my eyes and sat up holding my head and noticed that something was wrong when it felt furry and inhuman.
"Ugh...what the hell?" I muttered, and my eyes widened at how deep my voice sounded.
"Well, you are awake. Are you feeling okay?" Liquiir questioned in concern, causing me to see him standing nearby with Korn.
"What the hell? Why does my voice sound different?" I wondered as I got off the bed and added, "Wait...is it just me or do you two look smaller?"
"We haven't shrunk if you are wondering, because you got taller and you might want to check yourself in the mirror," Korn remarked as he gestured to the wall mirror.
I was confused at first when I went over to the mirror, only to be stunned into silence when I saw the blue wolf from my vision looking back at me with shock in his eyes.
"What the fuck..." I trailed off as I laid a hand on my new muzzle and tilted my head left and right.
I examined my hands and clenched them, looking back and seeing a tail coming out of my spine as I tried to figure out how this happened...then I remembered changing shape and trying to attack Liquiir in this form along with two other ones. I shivered as I recalled being in the form of the gold wolf, my personality changing into a deranged psycho and enjoying inflicting pain on Liquiir. I also remembered what had happened while I was in this form, thinking back to how incredible it felt to grow bigger and stronger which made me look at Liquiir sheepishly with a sweat-drop.
"Um...sorry for losing control like that," I apologized while my ears flattened.
"You've just had a big revelation thrown at you after losing everything you've ever known, so I don't blame you for what had happened," Liquiir reassured me.
"Thanks...so, you're my father? Can you explain why you left my mother after telling me what had happened to me? Because a person can't just change into something else in real life, and I need to figure out how to change back," I stated.
"You'd be surprised how much the mortals on Earth know so little about the universe. As for changing back, try and picture your human form while focusing on changing back," Liquiir instructed and I nodded.
I looked back at my reflection, seeing my gold eyes and slit pupils as I pictured my human form and focused on changing back. Suddenly, I felt the bizarre sensation of changing shape, seeing my form shifting and altering until my body and clothes were back to normal. I raised a hand and felt my face, amazed at what I'd just witnessed since shape-shifting is only seen in mythology and fiction.
"I'm not human...am I?" I questioned as I looked at Liquiir.
"You're more than human, Gregory. I believe it is time I explained everything to you," Liquiir declared calmly as he gestured for me to follow him and Korn.
As we walked outside, Liquiir told me everything about how he was a Destroyer God who ensures balance throughout the universe by destroying planets that are a threat to the universe and its development, and he told me that he took human form 20 years ago and went to Earth in order to observe the mortals for anything that could pose a threat to the universe. He told me how he met my mother and how they were very much in love for 2 years, then he talked about the night 18 years ago of how I was conceived and his eyes closed as he described fondly about how he truly loved my mother and how passionate she was about a lot of things. Finally, Liquiir's tone of voice became full of regret as he described how he was forced to make the decision to leave my mother due to the fact that he was starting to slack in his duties, and that he and mom broke it off on friendly terms since it would've never worked out between them because of his status and the responsibilities that came with it.
I stayed quiet throughout the whole thing, listening and eventually feeling sorry for him since I couldn't imagine how difficult it must've been for him to break up with my mother and how much of a burden the life of a Destroyer God could be. Once Liquiir was done explaining, he looked at me as we stopped at the newly fixed beach.
"So...that's everything. If you want to hate me for abandoning your mother, then I'll understand since I hate myself for leaving her...my kind is very passionate and we mate for life, so leaving your mother was the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life and losing her..." Liquiir trailed off as his eyes became filled with sorrow and guilt.
"I don't blame you...I can't imagine what it was like making that decision and how lonely it must be as a God of Destruction, and my mother always taught me to forgive those who are worthy of forgiveness and redemption. What do we do now?" I inquired as something seemed to change between us.
"Now...I need to introduce you to very important people who are not to be taken lightly. Listen carefully, the people you are about to meet are fellow gods like myself, so I want you to be on your best behavior and be sure to show respect since they are highly important individuals throughout the cosmos, understand?" Liquiir asked with a deadly serious expression.
"I will," I agreed, seeing just how serious this was and how my fate would be in the hands of my father's fellow gods.
"Korn, take us to Grand Master Zeno's palace," Liquiir ordered as he gestured for me to place a hand on his shoulder.
"Yes, my Lord," Korn said as I placed a hand on Liquiir's shoulder.
I let out a yelp when we suddenly left the planet and moved through space at a high rate of speed. I felt amazed at seeing space for the first time and was completely uncertain about what my future will be like in this new life of mine.
A/N And done. So, how do you all think the meeting with the other Gods, Angels, Kais, the Grand Priest, and Zeno will go since I'm sure things will get very interesting in the next chapter. Speaking of the next chapter, Greg will be trained on how to control his newly awakened power so any tips you can give me of how his training would be like will be very appreciated since this is the first time I've ever done a Dragon Ball story. Stay tuned everyone, and tell me how you all like the chapter by leaving me a review or private message.