Tales of The Cosmic War EXE Vol: The Secret War Beyond Good and Evil!

by Darth Necron

Five years after Ben Auro saved the universe from Chaos Zannacross Necron he is still helping try to guide the people to a better place alongside his lover Lacus Raystar. However they must reunite with their friends Mario,Cloud Strife, and others as everything they work for is threatened to unravel at the hands of the reality-destroying Incursion at the hands of the Beyonder!

40. Chapter 240: Referendum Of the Light!

Chapter 240: Decisive Referendum Of the Light!

As the fate of heaven's very existence was being waged some of its denizens were conflicted about who's side to take, and some were just trying to get to the bottom of what was unthinkable even to those who had seen all of history.

One such angel was Chronoa. While the Supreme Kai of Time was having her hands full trying to prevent the Beyonder from absorbing the Nest of Time she was noticing the situation was getting even more out of control then she feared.

The short pink skinned woman that was older then eighty million years saw the angels aiding her like Gasper and Nu running around checking the proper barrier spells before Tokitoki flew past her. As the mystic owl cried out in panic Chronoa winced." Don't freak out Tokitoki! If we kept Zannacross out of here we can keep out his crazy understudy!"

A tremor rocked the entire area, causing Chronoa to gulp. " Well, then again the Beyonder's also so crazy that unlike Zannacross he might think things through and really break all time! Still…can't lose faith in everyone now. After all time's still here so something must be, huh?"

Chronoa saw a flash of light before she saw that it came form the Scroll of Eternity. As she saw the object that was part of the embodiment of time start to glow purple she felt a lump in her throat." No, time is starting to turn chaotic?

The Beyonder…is outside the universe. I did not want to admit it but guess the theory Alcor and Metron had about beings that exist outside from the universe really are completely outside of time, from the future, and the present. Better…make sure the Beyonder did not break in to heaven or something."

Chronoa grasped her hand tightly and opened her emergency channel to the Sanctuary of Order. Before the image of Cosmos even showed up on the flying crystal the Supreme Kai of Time giggled anxiously." Hey Cosmos! I know your busy planning another battle that decides the fate of the universe and all but just wondering if you are,"

She was cut off by a cry of pain, and as Chronoa looked at the crystal she was mortified to see Cosmos was kneeling in pain, her eyes hollow and blackened as her veins looked like they were full of red lighting she gasped in horror." Cosmos! What happened? You look…just as bad as when Zannacross hurt you!"

"Physically I'm not Chronoa…but mentally I feel worst." Cosmos responded with sorrow." Because I saw the pain from Zannacross coming, this time it was a betrayal."

"What? You mean the Beyonder?"

"No…worst. I, I know the path of light can be impractical at times. But, I did not think my oldest wisest children would, AHH!"

Cosmos staggered as her body became transparent. As other angels came to her aide Gabriel Celestial flew in front of the Supreme Kai of Time." Chronoa…I know your dealing with a grueling situation but I'm afraid as you seen, things have gotten has been weakened further, because when she was already recovering from attacking the Beyonder, she was compromised and wounded by a spell, that came form Iger Rassilon."

Chronoa could not help but have her jaw drop as she staggered back." The Grand Priest, wounded Cosmos and betrayed heaven? That, defies all logic!"

"Not just him, but some of the God of Destruction and their Chirithy attendants as well.

I know it's hard to believe your grandfather would betray us, but the simple fact is that he is fighting Ben Auro right now, as the God's of Destruction that side with him are fighting the Enji, the Royal Knights and the others in the Akasha Stratum!"

"Are…are you sure its him! The Beyonder has been making these Chrono Phantasma clones. Though, the Akasha Stratum is one of the few areas I can't cover well."

"Well, if they are clones then since none of us noticed that some of the most senior members of heaven were replaced then we are in a worst state then we thought. However, it seems Rassilon manipulated Goku into trying to summon the Beyonder to get Ben and Goku to fight, weakening both of them to make it easier to neutralize them.

All we know for now is that Cosmos's very existence was weakened when Rassilon "donated" some energy to her in order to "help" her."

Chronoa saw Cosmos looking in pain before she turned pale." He, would go so far as to try and poison Cosmos? This has to be a imposter, why would he do something like that?"

Metron sighed before he pressed a few buttons on his Mobius Chair." Its still not sure Chronoa, but Rassilon, the "Master of Masters" is the only angel that's intelligence frequently outranks mine.

The formula he imposed on Cosmos to cause her to be unstable is something no imposter could replicate. Still, that does not mean are situation is impossible, just one that must take a very precise focus to overcome."

"Why, are you talking about the Beyonder or something else?"

Adam Warlock sighed before he flew up and showed a map showing the area of heaven surrounded with dark energy." We don't know precisely, but Norrin, Kal-El, and the Royal Knights in the area are giving us reports that Rassilon and the traitor God of Destructions are building up the same energy that matches the energy that the agents of the Beyonder were unleashing, meaning that they want to cause the same Incursion effect."

"What!?" The Supreme Kai of time uttered in shock." Its one thing to betray us, but to go through with the Incursion would kill themselves as well, unless they are brainwashed into this."

"I can't say for sure but…the same effect is building, albeit on a smaller scale. We assumed the Beyonder was too inexperienced but he may have weaved a even deeper web then we realized."

Chronoa took a deep breath before she looked around her chamber." Maybe, but as Supreme Kai of Time I'm more then use to long plots. Still, even beings of such power are not totally random. Just, have to figure out how things link up when there is still time, or figure out how to go back in time to get more time!

Trunks, Iger Rassilon truly is the Master of Masters. Cosmos and Zannacross may be the god's of light and darkness, but the Grand Priest is the one who helps sculpt their will into the laws of reality.

He, may be the most powerful angel but I know you, Ben, Lacus, and the others can overcome him! So don't give up…I'll do all I can to make sure you guys don't run out of time!

Ugh, seriously though I should be able to do more then this! Well, can't send Time Patrol agents willy nilly or that will break time but, if I could pinpoint where this all started, maybe I can figure out something that can help, like the motives and all.

Heh, despite being the Supreme Kai of time, despite seeing nearly all of the history of the universe I still can't predict how people will act. Clearly since I did not realize at all what Rassilon 's true aims were. Still, that's what makes life well…life.

Still, even after all the ways people have been hypocritical over the years this does not make sense. This is not a person going mad or even a former time agent getting corrupt like Cia or the others, this is, grandfather. How could the most sanctified of angels sudden become so twisted?"

As Nu just shrugged at her another female voice responded with a sorrowful,"Its sad but the subconscious desires a person has can be the total opposite of the person we know…sister."

Chronoa gasped as she swerved around to see a golden butterfly flying around, before the small creature suddenly turned into Philemon. As Elizabeth, Margret, and the other elite Celestial Ones of the Velvet Room entered the Time Nest vie a blue portal, the Supreme Kai of Time blinked a few times to make sure she was not seeing things." Philemon! What are you doing here? Its been forever since I saw you out of the Velvet Room! Sorry but now's not the best time to catch up!"

"I know forever can be a instant to you at times Chronoa, but in this case it might be the best time to catch up out of all." The angel with a butterfly mask on her face responded." You, if not all of existence are now under threat from the one being aside from Cosmos and Zannacross who helped shape it the most.

However, angels and kais are more tuned to the light then humans and other mortals, but you seen that even those with the brightest light can cast the darkness shadow, as we are now seeing.

Now, it would seem we are seeing grandfather's shadow side."

"Philemon, I know like me you have to carry privileged information being the Supreme Kai of Dreams that resides over the realm of the consciousness and unconsciousness of all souls. Still…are you telling me that are, that Iger Rassilon's dreams had thoughts of darkness?"

"Everyone has dreams of darkness sister, even you and I. However its those who act on them who go to the Dark Side. I'll divulge that he had dark thoughts like everyone, but till very recently it was the same minor thoughts that all decent people had.

Still, something caused those thoughts to multiple. If I were to wager, it was because after Zannacross's defeat he was forced to ponder the true nature of many things.

Chronoa, I've waged an experiment with Zannacross's servant Nyarlathotep to see if humans can become enlightened beings, rising above their nature, or if they will completely and utterly destroy themselves.

The war between us two, the same war Cosmos and Zannacross waged was in essence bet between the two meant to probe humanity's heart to wonder what lies inside: whether Nyarlathotep and Zannacross's ultimate triumph, or Cosmos and mine.

We angels allowed ourselves as a whole to get arrogant, thinking that the battle between light and darkness was everything. It was vital yes, but maybe not everything, not to Rassilon, who had been the arbiter since the dawn of time.

He has seen the universe before time even was formally a thing, so his perspective is unique to all of ours.

We thought that life made its decisive answer when Zannacross was defeated. But, now we are seeing that it may have only been the conscious wish, not the subconscious one. And as we are aware, the subconscious can differ quite a lot from the conscious at times.

Of course why he acted now might be because something from outside the norm appeared to give him a possibility that has never happened."

"You mean, the Beyonder?"

"It is the most likely option. Those dreams I told you about Chronoa, something unfamiliar was about them, a wavelength foreign to anything I seen in the history of existence.

To simplify things you remember how I classified dreams under sections that matched how the various Lantern Corps got their power from emotions yes? Like how the Green Lanterns powered their rings with willpower, the Red Lanterns powered their rings by rage, the Yellow Lanterns by fear, and so on yes?"

"Yes but I'm having trouble seeing how that relates to this. Which emotion was the Master of Master's dreams?"

"Ultraviolent."

"What? I don't remember that color being used by the Green or any other Lanterns. Wait, how can that be a color when it can't even be seen?"

"Good question, it could only be noticed with special eyes to say the least. And since its so rare its hard to pinpoint what emotion it is, other then complex. That, could just mean Rassilon is feeling complex emotions, form complexes sources.

It could be something the Beyonder has done, or something from his own unique nature. It will be hard to disentangle this enigma but maybe together we can unravel the mystery."

Before Chronoa could respond the entire room shook causing her to wince." Urgent as that may be Philemon, if the Time Nest is broken into we will be out of time for everything!"

"I and my attendants will enhance the fortification to give us more room to multitask. It will be daunting but, everything will be at risk if we falter."

Elizabeth did a few stretching poses before she giggled." Its cool, been wanting to test myself for a while. Saving all time seems like a good workout! Lets go sis!"

The quirky overseer of the Velvet Room took out her grimoire before she and the other angels in blue used their energy to help. Chronoa wiped some sweat off her brow before she saw Tokitoki looking uneasy." Hang in there, we will get to the bottom of this! Among everything else, this is turning into what is the true desire of the universe. Trunks, Ben, everyone…please don't let the crazy jerks break everything as we figure this out!"

Chronoa and Philemon redoubled their efforts to try and find the root cause of all the madness. As they were, the people they were depending on were just dealing with a situation that kept unfolding worst and worst developments.

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At the moment the catalyst of the current battles, Goku, was just waking up after Aeris and the others at last healed him from his near fatal injuries he had at obtained at the hands of Ben and Belmond.

The fight loving Saiyan coughed violently, but as he stabilized he realized Pan was looking at him before he winced." Pan…what happened? Did, I die? Again?"

"No Grampa!" Pan cried out in anger." You almost really died till this nice lady and her friends brought you back when you were to injured for even a Sensu Bean to heal you!"

Goku saw Aeris smirk before he grasped his head." You saved me? Why?"

"Well, even if you were being super pig headed I'm not to big on letting people die unless they max out on the evil scale like Sephiroth. I mean you were being really self-absorbed risking everything for a fight but, I gave you some slack since it seems those guys were tricking you."

Goku heard a explosion and looked up to see Vegeta, Lacus, and Trunks all being hit by Whis before he grit his teeth." Damn, Whis is in with that clown guy? I never ever got good vibes from Belmond, but I thought Whis was a friend!"

"So did a lot of us." Aeris responded somberly." But he, this Grand Priest and the others are showing their true nature, and showing how cruel they can be."

Aeris saw another flash of light, and looked to the right as she saw Kira flying above Master Myers and the others. Goku saw Kira 's aura emitting the same color as the other God's of Destruction before he raised a eyebrow." Hey wait a minute when was their another God of Destruction? They had not have a new one of those in a long time!"

" Seems that Belmond guy's up to something nasty grandpa, he just threw him out like a magician summons a rabbit! I don't know what's going on but this seems like a nasty trick!"

"You don't know the half of it." Aeris answered bitterly." But it won't be enough to break it, we won't let it!"

Goku just looked on in confusion as the former flower girl finished healing the fight loving man.

At the moment the others were taking in the new turn of events as well, and as Max saw his former teammate unleashing his new aura he cracked his neck." Well what we got here? So you bust out with a new paint of coat eh Kira?

Somehow the number one schemer I know scheming yet again is not that much of a surprise. Then again, unless you're a sucker you can only be conned by the same man so many times."

Ezan braced himself against the shock-wave of power his former master was releasing before he glared at Kira 's new God of Destruction mode carefully." So, in the end you plotted to manipulate time, heaven and all else to have your revenge? Even this won't be enough!"

Kira chuckled darkly as he grasped his fist tightly." We will see soon enough, my former apprentice. But…to be fair, I must concede this grand web was not one I weaved.

Yes, I regret my imprisonment made my cunning lax, for I'm just another pawn in this game of gods. Still, as you know to well Max, he who hesitates is lost so might as well act on destiny."

Myers saw his son's aura building before he tried to focus as much as he could, and pointed his sword at him." Kira! After all you went through you still refuse to realize the error of your ways?"

"Why would I when you and the Enji refuse to see your own Grand Master? The fact that Auro and the rest of you could only resort to my own ideas to further your ends just proves I was right all along. But it would be best if they were implemented the correct way to get the proper effect."

"Hey not everyone took the punch jackass!" Doug spat back bitterly." If you need another reminder that people love freedom no matter what then I'm all to happy to kick your ass again! Someone who's willing to sell out the moment they get a handout has no right to be calling the shots!"

Kira glared at Doug before he unleashed enough energy to make the member of Squad 7 kneel." Really Fitter, you decry me when you did the same thing with the Beyonder? How utterly hypocritical, utterly human, and completely pathetic."

"Did I say I was better? I did the same, I took the bait when I got hungry enough. But the thing is Kira, I know I'm not fit to be king. I'm not going to lead any new era, I the path I'm going to go down is only for me and a few others. But unlike you, I know my place. And if you don't then I'll enjoy all the more dragging you from your high hours and, whoa!"

Doug saw a flash and with his Ultra Instinct ability still active he was able to dodge a energy card being thrown at him. As he saw it came from Belmond the clown faced fused God of Destruction laughed madly as he had cards of energy form in his hands."

And I'll enjoy seeing you damn contradiction filled primates be purged from my new actuality forever! You're the arrogant bastards who just refuse to admit how worthless you are! You have no place in the new existence us God's of Destruction, well, that I will create!"

"Its up for debate if such a world will be even better." Kira muttered stoically, causing Belmond's eye to twitch.

Seeing the former Enji glance at him made the clown faced man twitch before grasping his fist tightly." It will be a world where all your enemies will be dead Kira Myers, that good enough for you?

C'mon, I been around since hate became a thing, I know you want revenge for those that screwed you over! Your not telling me you been thinking about how to get pay back every free moment you had in hell? Your not really going to be one of those stubborn pricks who turns down the deal of a life time for something as worthless as pride eh?"

Kira was silent as he saw Belmond looked weary, before he glanced at his father, Max and the others before he closed his eyes. "You are quite current. I did think a lot about what I would do if I would have another chance. And it would be something, like, this!"

The man who tried to fuse with Zannacross raised his hand and unleashed a blinding light. Belmond was ready for Kira to attack him, but as the light faded he saw Kira was looking at his father again, with a massive amount of energy forming around him. As the Enji braced themselves Kira's eyes widened. "I hesitated to much in the past. But this time, this time I will see my ideas through without a shred of mercy! I have no time for games, may you all be devoured by my rage! Goryūtenmetsu!"

Kira's aura exploded, and took the shape of Five Swirling Dragons of Destruction. Each platinum colored construct was the size of a battleship. Belmond looked delighted at the Enji's shock, and as Max, Doug, Zero, Cloud, Myers, and others all tried to act Kira waved his hand, before the massive dragon shaped magic spells sprung forward faster then the Warriors of Light expected.

Despite their efforts, Belmond saw the Enji and the others were quickly devoured by Kira's massive attack. As the attack faded and he saw nothing but dust he laughed madly." That's it, that's what happens when vermin defy god! See how awesome the God of Destruction's power is boy? In your hands Auro and his gal won't be able to stop you so show them what, GUH!"

Belmond was cut off as he felt a painful sensation burst into his chest. As he felt the pain spread he swerved around expecting Ben or Lacus to have struck him. However he saw nothing." What…what the hell was that? This, this feels like, huh? No, NO!"

Belmond saw the sky flicker, before suddenly shattering like glass. He then saw that Kira was suddenly right in front of his chest, with his right hand outstretched. Belmond realized that the Enji he thought he saw had just been vaporized suddenly were just were they were and looked just fine.

He then widened his eyes in horror as he realized Kira 's extended hand was purple. As he looked into the eyes of the man he broke out of hell Kira just smirked." Your correct Belmond…the power this God of Destruction mode is so very useful." No…you used Haikai on ME!? No, no way would I not see that coming!"

"Normally perhaps…but that's why I put you under my Absolute Hypnosis to provide a opening. I had my doubts at how effective it would be on beings so high up on the divine hierarchy. But thankfully you were so eager to see me be a good puppet that you did not even realize what happened till its to late."

"No…you damn ungrateful bastard!" Belmond cried out with outrage as he saw the hole in his chest grow bigger and desperately tried to use his own energy to repress the effects of the Haikai Kira sent into his body." I busted you out of eternal damnation and gave you a chance for revenge and even was nice enough to let you make your own new universe with the rest of us! But even though you always wanted to shatter the world Cosmos made you still betray me the second after I help you?"

"To be fair, I wanted at least two seconds out of respect for what you did to me, that and to adjust to the new power. But, you truly are a clown if you thought I would ever be content to abide to your terms God of Destruction! Its true I wanted to shatter the world that God created.

But it would matter little if it was a world forged by Cosmos or you and your " Master of Masters". Call me sentimental but if I erased the current world it would not be able to acknowledge my contribution. Yes…I won't be content if your kind fills that vacancy on the throne of heaven, I won't settle for half measures, its either my plan or nothing. "

Belmond yelled with fury as veins formed on his forehead." Then your getting nothing you filthy human! You…you think your so damn clever? Your plans to screw over Zannacross legit blew you up, so your just a clown who repeats his pitiful nature!

As destructive as Haikai is, you don't think someone who's been using that energy since its been invented knows how to deal with it? Your arrogance is going to make you go through one long painful ride human!"

Belmond had Haikai come out of his right hand as he put it near his wound to try and reverse the effect. At the same time with his other hand he flung a bunch of energy cards at Kira.

However the son of Master Myers just had a wild look in his eyes as he dashed forward, and let the energy cards cut through his arms. Even as one made a hole in his limb Kira did not falter as he endured the pain and went right through to jab Belmond in his head.

As the God of Destruction widened his eyes, Kira narrowed his own." I been enduring Hell for years, and you think such a level of pain can phase me now? I won't deny you clearly have more experience with Destruction energy. However."

Kira suddenly released a burst of Haikai from the mark he left on Belmond 's head. The clown faced man yelled in pain as he desperately tried to repress the new infusion of erosive energy.

As he did Kira's grin widened as he formed a orb of light and a orb of darkness in his other hand." Since you rely nearly solely on Haikai, I wonder how you will fair dealing with a more, complex formula? Only one way to find out, Internal…Recurrence…Nexus!

Belmond saw Kira throw the energy sphere at light at him, and unleashed a yell with a hint of desperation as he used his power to try and repel it." This joke's not funny…. ITS NOT FUNNY! Who the hell do you think you are Kira Myers, daring to make a fool out of me!?

I'm one of the original God's of Destruction…I been desiring this insurrection for millions of years and at last have the chance to get what I deserve! No damn ape that's only existed in the time that I blink my eye, is going to deny me what's mine!"

Belmond tried to strike back, but the wound Kira gave him caused his focus to splinter, giving Kira enough time to throw the orb of darkness in to the air. The orb of light, the orb of darkness, and the orb of Haikai suddenly rotated in a circle, and as Belmond found various energy collide into him he screamed in pain as Kira sprouted a damning look. " Were you to busy laughing at your own jokes when I said the name Kira means nothing to me anymore Belmond? Like I said, I'm Darth Judicar, the one who will bring judgment to all the unworthy! For as long as you plotted…you let your arrogance blind you to the fact that you were choking on your own ambitions.

You lost this game the very moment you were under the impression that this mere mortal could be a pawn under your pale thumb. I am grateful for your assistance, so I'll make it quick. Though if you want to resist, just try and keep yourself alive as you shatter atom by atom!"

The orb of light suddenly condensed before it covered Belmond as a dome of light. The Orb of darkness started to merge with both the orb of light and the orb of Haikai energy, and as it did Belmond yelled out a desperate," No…this joke's not funny anymore! Do something already Grand Priest! Seriously, stop this joke fathe…GAH!"

Despite his outrage, Belmond quickly realized the joke was on him as the orbs combined to form a double-layered yellow and black checkerboard.

Each check bore a symbol-an X, O, triangle, or square symbol, and as the two layers rotated in the opposite direction of the other, everyone saw the outline of Belmond scream before the rotation got faster, and in moments the fused God of Destruction completely vaporized.

As Doug was one of many who saw his former enemy turn to dust he saw Kira's emotionless face and chucked tensely." Well, that's one way to kill time, and I guess god's while we are at it. Still, much as I love a jackass's plan blowing up in his face, not so much fun when it blows up on us to!"

Aqua saw Kira give her and the others a wary look before she got closer to Doug." So, I guess this means Kira's on our side?"

"C'mon Aqua, I know it's been a crazy day but don't kid yourself." Max answered bitterly." The man's just made it clear he's only out for himself."

"That's true Max." Kira uttered casually as he flew down," But I'm also a practical man. Surely you did not forget already that we fought along the same side to stop Zannacross yes? This would fall into the same situation."

James eyed Kira carefully as he looked around." I see even your not bold enough to try and challenge the Beyonder?"

Before Kira could answer a shock-wave snapped everyone to attention. Kira looked to the left and saw Whis was still fighting Lacus and Vegeta easily, before he saw in the even further distance Ben struggling against Rassilon before he shrugged." The key to any battle is to know your enemy, and I'll concede for the moment you know more about both the Beyonder and this" Grand Priest" then me.

It boils down to the basic fact that its ideal for both of us to combined are powers to increase are chance of prevailing. Or would you prefer to cling to pride and fight two enemies at once Enji?"

Myers saw the dark amusement dance across his son's face and just sighed." Kira, even now must you refuse to see the error of your ways? Must you remind me of my failure with each passing moment?"

Kira saw how weary his father looked and responded with a shrug." Don't feel to bad " Grand Master", at the very least this unfolding drama is showing that we are hardly the most dysfunctional family in history, at least not compared to this quarrel between deities.

Still… it would be best to figure out just what the true scope of this problem is, even I am not foolish enough to think I can afford a mistake when the stakes are this high."

Shinryudramon saw Ben fighting in the distance before he gulped." Well, lets hope the boss can afford to at least make a few because these lying jerks are as tricky as they get!"

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As the group quickly tried to figure out the best way to help their friends, the friends they wanted to help were focused on figuring out the best way to stay alive.

Where we last left off Lacus she and her Saiyan teammates were trying to figure out a way to break through Whis's onslaught. But to Ben's lover's dismay, no matter how she attacked Whis her enemy just treated it like a joke.

At the moment Lacus was trying to overwhelm Whis with a barrage of flower funnels, but while she thought she had Whis distracted, as she launched another focused burst of holy magic Whis just caught the beam and smirked before the beam of light shattered.

Whis saw Lacus looked shocked, and sighed as he casually fired a blast behind him to bombard Vegeta just as the Saiyan tried to attempt a sneak attack. "Oh you really do look adorable trying your hardest dear. You are crafty for someone your age.

However, the simple fact is that even if you really are living up to being the ultimate champion of the light, the problem is that I'm a being that no light can hurt! It's a nasty little over sight but Cosmos did not think us Chirithy angels would ever defect, at least without turning to demons and losing are grace like Zamasu and the other fallen angels eh?

Now, if it was just me you might have been able to overpower my natural immunity with the Golden Imperial Crystal. However after absorbing my more fickle minded siblings, in this fused state I can counter your divine might with my vast experience of mastering light. Your just out matched my dear. Time to submit to fate. Requiem…of Destruction!"

Whis waved his hand before a green energy sphere formed around him. With a casual wave the massive projectile dived for Lacus and her comrades and the Enji responded by trying to cast another barrier, only for Whis to chuckle as his eyes glowed, and his Requiem of Destruction blast phased through her barrier like it was wallpaper.

Lacus saw the energy sphere expand, and saw Vegeta, Trunks and the others looking shocked before she winced." No, watch out!"

Reacting on instinct Lacus force pushed everyone out of the area as the Requiem of Destruction expanded to catch her. The green sphere unleashed a massive explosion that shook the entire area. And as Whis heard a scream of pain he shrugged." So sorry, your not getting the message so you have to learn the hard way at how, oh?"

Whis saw four golden ribbons lash out of the green light to bind him, before suddenly Lacus burst out of the smoke. While burnt and bruised, Lacus still looked determined as she rocked to Whis." Your going to learn I don't give up that easily! I endured far worst then this! Rising Crescent!"

Whis blocked her slash, and as he saw he was pushed back he chuckled once more." Ah, very true Raystar. Well, I'm not going to be able to hand you the pain years of mental trauma Brad Fowltor gave you. But, I don't need to break you mentally, just physically. You built up quite a tolerance for pain the past few years Lacus.

Still, even with all your enhancements and training, everything has a breaking point when enough force is applied! Sonata of Agony!"

Whis's hand glowed with black energy before he made a hand gesture and slammed it in to his opponent. Lacus tried to parry the strike, but felt energy surge into her, energy that caused every cell of her body to erupt with pain.

As she cried out Whis saw she was still defiant and narrowed his eyes." Only a child refuses to see reason, till they are punished enough.

I just took the liberality of altering your senses to curse your feeling for pain till the point that even taking a breath feels like your lungs are put through a meat grinder. How many seconds till the pain overwhelms you dear?"

"Till…till I get the job done! I won't, AH!"

Lacus tried to kick Whis, but the effort took all of her will power to not be overwhelmed with pain. Whis snickered before smashing her in the head, sending her to the ground with enough force to cause a shock-wave.

Lacus was in so much pain that she was writhing around. As she tried to get up Whis smashed into her back in a instant, causing her to cry at the top of her lungs.

Whis saw the Golden Imperia Crystal start to glow before he sighed." I know your instincts are to neglect my curse hon, but even that ultimate thicket of the light can't save you if I send enough energy to slow its effects.

All that you revolved your life around has failed you, as the light has failed people time and again. So now its time for everyone to bare witness to the lights ultimate failure!"

Whis raised his hand, and had energy form around it before Lacus looked at Whis with raw rage." If its to much for a human, then how about a monster? The light may have failed me, but that's not all there is to me! Persona… Armatization! "

Whis felt a surge of power that was powerful enough to knock him back, and as the light faded the Chirithy angel saw Lacus had once more fused with the Blue-Eyes Chaos Max dragon.

Now golden colored, Lacus grasped all four of her transformed arms and roared with rage. But the look of sheer hate just made Whis roll his eyes." Now you really are throwing a hissy fit Lacus! The notoriety of the Blue Eyes White Dragon means nothing to me."

Lacus gave another cry of primal fury as she instantly burst at Whis. The blue skinned man saw Lacus strike fast Forcing yourself to go berserk may numb you to the pain for a moment. But this respite will fail you when it lands you in even greater pain! Nice try but you will be forced to see who's, huh?"

Even as Whis blasted Lacus, she dashed through the energy attack and grasped her opponent by his arms.

She just narrowed her eyes before her energy flared up." You will be the one forced to see how wrong you are Whis! I can manage the pain, when another soul is taking half of the burden!

Whis…I don't know if you care at all about all the people that will be hurt by your selfishness, but its time you find out! All the people you hurt over your long life time, you and the God's of Destruction may see all of that as just a job but its time you are forced to realize the weight of your actions! Avenging Light!"

Lacus had her upper right hand glow with light before she smashed it into Whis's face. Before he could even open his mouth the Golden Imperial Crystal shimmered with energy. He promptly felt billions, even trillions, all of the deaths and the way it felt to the souls that experienced that death at the hand of Beerus under Whis's supervision.

As someone who had been supervising death since the dawn of history, and since unlike Zannacross, Whis was not completely indifferent to the suffering of others, feeling such a massive surge caused Whis to scream in pain.

Vegeta saw Whis cry in pain for the first time in millions of years and just cracked his neck." So, the smug bastard's not a divine robot after all. I admit, I thought she was just another magical doll but this girl's got some respectable warrior spunk. Trunks, are you sure she's not some Saiyan?"

"Not quite father." The time patrol agent responded confidently." Lacus Raystar is a lot of things, but its not because of what race she was born as that she's this strong. Its her own will, pushed to the limits of what life's thrown at her that's causing this."

"Heh, well as long as it makes Whis feel pain then that's good for me, bastard's had it coming for a long time thinking he was so far above us.

Yes, I never forgot Whis, I never forgot when I found out that Frieza was ordered by Beerus, and you to destroy my planet! Maybe Frieza would have done it anyway but, it still was under your order!"

Whis heard screams everywhere and screamed himself, with pure hate." Damn it, you dare act self-righteous to me Vegeta? You Saiyans were no saints, while Frieza may have molded you to be more vicious then your kin on planet Sadala, your own kind still destroyed your own original home world because of your own savage nature.

You all blame me, your kind always blames those above you to divert from your own weakness! But I never wanted this job, it was a job forced upon me by god! Its because I'm so sick of this damn fate that I'm willing to do anything, destroy anyone and everyone to at last be free of it!"

And I will be free, no matter how many I have to kill to get their! Elegy of,"

Before Whis could complete his attack Lacus had the Oath-Keeper, once more currently set up as her bladed tail burst out for his head. Whis caught the blade, but as he did Lacus burst forward and had her new extra arm catch her opponent's.

Before he could react the berserk Enji unleashed a roar of primal fury and unloaded her Godly Berserk Sixty Four Strike Fury Divination barrage strike on to her enemy before he could regain his composure.

Hearing Whis emit pained grunts just made Lacus strike even harder to not give Whis time to regenerate from his wounds." Now who's trying to run away from their duty Whis!? If your being sneaky about this, then I'll just have to crush you with raw force!"

"My, guess your old boyfriend's rubbed off on you more than you would have liked eh Lacus?" Whis spat out bitterly. While he was still being barraged Whis was slowly moving his right fist back, and having it shimmer with energy." Guess it's no surprise.

It's a simple fact that when the chips are down people will do anything to win. But that goes double for me, and if you thought you could simply beat me like a brute then prepare for your final, very painful lesson! Co,"

Whis was about to attack yet again, but as his hand surged with energy Trunks blazed at Whis and slashed at his hand with all of the energy he could pump out of his Super Saiyan Rage state to force Whis's attack to be short circuited.

As Whis got punched in the face by Lacus once more the Time Patrol Agent yelled out," Its more than just her rage Whis! It's all of our rage, and all of our determination to protect the future! Gallick Buster!"

The half Saiyan unleashed the most powerful energy blast he could produce. Injured as he was, as Whis caught the blast and realized his hand was burning his eyes flashed with fatal rage." It's always about the future with you eh Trunks? So very human, always looking to the future or the past, never to the present. Well I'm grasping for my future to, and your light's not bright enough to stop me!"

As Whis prepared to strike back Vegeta suddenly flew up to him while shouting," After all these years, you still doubt the rage of a Saiyan Whis? The girl's light may be one thing, but my rage is far from holy! No matter how many tries it takes I will blow you away! FINAL FLASH!"

Vegeta unleashed as much power as he could muster at his former mentor, as the blast hit Whis the treacherous angel saw his arms were sizzling. As he felt pain surge across him his eyes started to drip down with blood as he exerted himself. "You just don't get it Vegeta...you and Goku, and every mortal can never, EVER reach me!"

As Whis started to push the blast back Lacus roared again before powering up herself." You spent your entire life above others Whis, but I'll make you accept you can't just have your way anymore! Ultimate... Divine…Perdition…Flare Burst!"

Lacus fired a projectile that contained all the power she had at Whis to, but as it came for the man Lacus respected just a day ago, the blue faced man had his eyes widened with rage." Damn it, you just don't get it Lacus.

You think your special, but your just the newest human Cosmos wants to push all of her hopes and fantasies into. No matter how evolved you are, your still just a lower class being! I always will be a higher class, I'll always be above all of you!"

Whis then had his rage explode as his Tenseigan eyes shimmered with light and he unleashed green energy beams in all directions. This was powerful enough to shatter the Final Flash, and Whis just phased through Lacus's energy beam.

He laughed madly and lost all of his composure as he unleashed energy beams in all directions." Yes, I was forced to be humble to my inferiors through so much of history, but at last I'll get what I deserve! Yes, this entire rotten universe, and every single hypocritical mortal in it is just something in my way! So if destroying everything and everyone is the way to change it, THEN THAT"S JUST WHAT I'LL DO!"

Whis glowed even more as his barraged became even more numerous. Lacus was able to push some of them back with her own blast, but Whis yelled even more as his lasers swerved around to try and blast Lacus from behind.

Just as it looked like the lasers were going to hit her a massive sun like sphere intercepted the lasers and shattered them to protect Lacus. The sphere then swerved downward before flying up in front of Whis to shatter the lasers in front of him.

The angel saw the sphere coming for him and yelled with raw hate to shatter the energy sphere. As it exploded he heard a bitter laugh." To think this day was not full of pain in the ass surprises as it is. But I'd admit I never thought in the end, you would be this pathetic Whis."

Everyone looked to the right, and saw Beerus. The God of Destruction was still wounded. But even as he was grasping where Whis stabbed him he had a bitter look, and his own aura was flaring up.

The cat like man saw the look of raw hate his teacher was giving him before he snickered bitterly." Whis...I know are relationship was never what most would say was ideal.

But like any old marriage or friendship that has its bumps but holds together I was under the impression we had an understanding. At the very least, I did not think you were so bitter that you would throw the mother of all bratty tantrums and loath the state of things enough to want to destroy everything."

Whis had his eye twitch before he laughed madly. As he calmed down he grasped his fist tight enough to draw blood." You were under that impression because I was programmed to never be able to express it! But after at least being free from the bonds Cosmos put on me, I want you to know I always hated it!

When I first was made to be your Chirithy, the Master of Masters and Cosmos told me how it was for the prosperity of the universe that I helped you the best I could! I was lead to believe that you would grow in time.

But as you destroyed enough to the point where we both evolved, you may have gained new tricks as a God of Destruction, but you were still the same lazy, arrogant, rude, uncaring bastard as Beerus!

And the worst part was that at least some of the other God's of Destruction gave up their titles or branched out into other roles, you clung on to your title and did nothing but revel in laziness, refusing to let me do anything but watch you waste away for the rest of existence content to endlessly ramble on about glory days while I was reduced to a glorified pet who can't leave his master's house and was stupid enough to think that I liked it.

I had hope you would change only because I was spellbound to never give up faith! But after my "restrains" were broken, I knew what I had to do. Yes, only when I have revenge on everyone that forced me into this joke of a destiny will I be content!"

Beerus saw the sheer madness in Whis's eyes, and as he saw that blood was still dripping down his long time mentor's eyes and paused, before laughing." After all this time, you at last show real emotion eh Whis? Its asinine how your acting, but real all the same. Whis...I am sorry you felt that bad about things, but not sorry enough to overlook you trying to kill me, on top of all this crap that's going on!"

"Always thinking about saving face till your very last moments eh" Lord" Beerus?" Whis snapped back bitterly." You're not fooling anyone. Though because of the asinine reasoning of Cosmos and Zannacross the public assumed the God's of Destruction were the most powerful entities in existence, we Chirithy that evolved to be your overseers, your angelic attendants, your teachers, have always been superior! You never truly beaten me Ira...never!"

"True." Beerus uttered as he grasped his fist tightly." But see this time I can't afford to lose! And this time, since your trying to kill me and all, I'm not holding anything back! Multi-Cataclysmic Orbs!"

The God of Destruction quickly formed a massive purple energy sphere and punched it. This caused the orb to shatter in to countless smaller purple orbs that scattered around like balls on a pool table.

Whis saw the projectiles coming from him in all directions and responded with a bitter grumble as he extended his wings and fired dozens of white energy blasts form his wings." Please, I know you inside and out Beerus! You can't drag this out, I'll drag you to your fate kicking and screaming! Destruction's Concerto!"

The mad angel fired a pair of green energy orbs that cut through a barrage of the Multi-Cataclysmic Orbs, before swiftly shooting up. Whis smirked as he saw Beerus get hit in the chest. But suddenly the God of Destruction's image flickered before shattering.

The moment Whis realized he hit a decoy he saw a glimmer of light and saw a much larger energy orb heading for him.

Whis was pushed back a few inches before he yelled with raw rage and unleashed enough power to shatter the projectile.

As he did Beerus swiftly reappeared and grasped him from behind with his arms.

Whis looked shocked his long time comrade grinned." Even with your superior instincts you can't do everything at once Whis! As much as Auro is a naive tool at times, I won't deny he was sharp enough as a fighter to remind me how effective clones can be in battle!"

"Well done you got me." Whis uttered dryly." But that does not mean much when you can't do anything to me. No matter how" motivated" you are you still don't have anything that can harm me Beerus!"

"Your wrong Whis, dead wrong!" Beerus roared furiously as his aura exploded." Or did you forget a God of Destruction can destroy anything with enough effort!"

Beerus had his muscles bulge as he grasped Whis with all the strength he had, before opening his hands. Whis realized that Beerus was starting to form a Haikai sphere in his hands before he snorted." You think you can bluff me Beerus? You out of everyone know that even at point blank range, the moment you release me I'll escape your Haikai orb even if I only have nanoseconds to spare! Just, huh?"

Whis paused as Beerus looked deadly serious, before the cat faced man chuckled bitterly." Oh I know Whis...that's why I'll just have to keep holding you till the Haikai goes off!"

"Tsc...maybe I hit you harder than I thought before, if you think you can survive a Haikai blast of that magnitude!"

"Oh I know what I'm doing Whis! I'm seeing things more clearly then I have in a long while. If I'm going to die, at least it will go on my terms! Besides, I might not have always been pro-active but I always taken my role, my job as God of Destruction seriously! That means I'm not backing down!"

Whis saw how serious Beerus looked before his eye twitched." Of course now you take things to seriously! Don't be a fool, you destroy yourself with your own Haikai sphere and there will be no going back, your very soul will be erased!"

"Eh...at least people will know for the rest of history that I was a badass!"

"No...you're not taking this away from me Beerus! I'll erase you before you even have the chance!"

Whis yelled madly as his own aura surged and he fired lasers from his wings to bombard Beerus. The God of Destruction yelled in pain, but shocked Whis by still holding on. Trunks saw this and could only raise an eyebrow." Has, Beerus gone insane?"

"Maybe boy." Vegeta shot back," But the truth is this seems like are best shot at taking Whis down! Quickly, keep Whis pinned down so he can't break free! Big Bang Attack!"

As the Prince of Sayian's unleashed his massive energy orb Lacus saw how determined Lacus looked before she winced." Beerus...I'm sorry its turning out so tragic for you. I can't change the past, but I'll do everything I can to keep the future alive!"

The Enji unleashed another barrage of energy blasts to further distract Whis. As the Chirithy kept having his focus broken he glared at Beerus with a look of pure loathing in his eyes." I won't let you deny me what is rightfully mine! You were always a quitter when the chips were down Beerus. I'll break that will of yours once and for all! Sonata of Agony!"

Whis quickly used the same spell he used recently on Lacus to magnify the pain Beerus was feeling.

The former Foreteller yelled in agony, but even as he coughed out blood he chuckled bitterly." I may have backed out of things that would not turn out well, but I never backed out of purging corruption. And Whis...right now you're as corrupt as you can get! And if this mess was started because of me, then I'll do whatever it takes to end it!"

"You don't HAVE what it takes to end it Beerus! Your nothing but, huh?"

Whis got barraged by even more attacks as Doug and some of the others flew in Doug yelled out," Never mock a dude's will jackass!"

"Enough!" Whis seethed out." I'll put all of you mortals in your place once and for all!"

Lacus saw Whis glow with more energy before she grasped her hand tightly." I could say the same to you Whis! Time to make the most of that wild ride in Gourmet World. Grand Knocking!"

Lacus took in the skill she observed Midora and the Gourmet Hunters used to strike Whis in the back of the neck with one of her extra hands with a palm thrust.

This strike hit Whis long enough to paralyze him, and Whis cursed as he realized the move was taking effect." To think you would use such long lost moves. That Beyonder being reckless with history is turning out to be such a pain."

"To bad Whis!" Beerus shot out." Because you can't wiggle out of this, this is it!"

Champa flew up and saw what Beerus was doing before yelling out in dismay." The hell are you doing bro? Joke's over, no reason to do something so damn reckless."

Beerus chuckled at his brother showing concern before he closed his eyes." Don't be an idiot Champa...Whis will slip away with anything that's not point blank range. I have to do this to make things right...just think of it as me paying you back for bailing me out from the Beyonder before. It's going to be up to you to keep are legacy going from here."

Vegeta saw how serious Beerus looked before he snickered in disgust." Damn it, after all this time now you show pride? Damn it Beerus!"

"Heh...now I see why you blew yourself up to try and take out Buu back then Vegeta. Hopefully...this will get better results. You're going to have to keep Goku in line for me."

At that moment Goku had finished recovering and had just flown up to his friends as he saw what Beerus was doing this. The site of this caused the Saiyan to wince." Beerus...is this all because of me? I...never meant to cause things to get this bad between you and Whis."

"Tsc...obvious to the truth as always Goku, this was something even before you. But if we live through this you better gain some damn perspective. Heh, make it my last wish , my last order to you is to gain some damn self-awareness!"

Doug saw how determined Beerus looked before he spat on the ground." Damn it all, the way Ben and everyone told me about this God of Destruction throwing his weight around I thought you were just some elitist prick throwing his weight around but have to admit, would have been nice to have had a drink with yah Beerus."

"Heh, I could say the same about you Doug Fitter, hate to admit it but we have more in common then I normally would admit. If you guys live through this, just think your actions through and keep a closer eye on your friends more than I did. Would be a pain for my sacrifice to amount to nothing if your pals go through with their stupid plan anyway!"

"You got my word man, I'm not going to make that mistake."

Lacus saw how serious Beerus looked before feeling dismayed at how bitter things turned out." Lord Beerus...I'm sorry me and Ben were so blind to how things really looked. It, should not have to end this way! With all my power, there must be a way to shield you from."

"Don't be naive again girl!"

Beerus snapped out." Whis is to powerful, just focus on sealing the area so he can't escape! Look, you want to save your precious boyfriend or not? Just make sure you keep your eyes open to reality from here on out!"

Lacus saw how determined the God of Destruction looked before she nodded."

Your right. I'll do that Beerus, I promise."

With a heavy sigh Lacus cast a golden energy barrier around Whis and Beerus.

Whis struggled to overcome the Knocking effect till Beerus had veins form on his forehead." All right Whis...we started this together, so I'll make sure this ends together! I'll make sure your last moments are seeing what I"m really about!"

Whis eyed Beerus carefully, before his eye twitched again and he laughed madly." Beerus...you really have matured after all. To think...only at the end you would show this to me! Hahah, what a joke, what an insane joke!"

"Life can be a cruel joke at times Whis." Beerus uttered somberly." All we can do is roll with the punches." Beerus prepared to unleash his Haikai sphere and had memories of his long life flash across his mind before he grit his teeth." Damn it, this is not how I would have preferred to check out, but I'll still do it on my terms!

Auro...you better take your job as a hero seriously so I don't look like an idiot! Whis, Champa, Goku, Vegeta, ciao."

Beerus closed his eyes before he let his Haikai sphere explode.

Whis had desperation creep into his eyes as he screamed out," No, why did you have to change at the last moment? DAMN YOU IRA! I WON'T...RAHH!"

Whis surged all of his power to try and break out, but before he could strike the sphere exploded. Whis gave one last scream of rage as the Haikai sphere consumed him, and he and Beerus were erased in an instant. Lacus felt guilt and other emotions sweep through her, but pushed herself to stay focused as she made sure her barrier protected everyone from the explosion.

As the light faded, it was clear that not one atom of either Beerus or Whis was left. Seeing this caused Vados to sigh." Whis...I'm so sorry your pent up despair exploded in such a tragic fashion. If only...it did not have to end this way."

"That's for damn sure!" Champa roared out furiously. The fatter God of Destruction rubbed his eyes to avoid looking teary eyed. " Why did it end this way! I thought the others were just joking about this, at worst I thought this was going to be some prank! But Luxu, even the Master of Masters really thought was set on this? What, what were they thinking?"

Lacus saw how dismayed Trunks, Myers, James, and even Goku looked before she grasped the Golden Imperial Crystal tightly. As her mind had thoughts of just what she was fighting for flash by she then noticed Kira flying up as well. But just as she was about to ask why her former enemy was alongside her comrades an explosion of light in the distance drew everyone's attention.

Lacus realized that was where Ben was fighting the Master of Masters...and as she saw the explosion was warping space itself she realized her hand was shaking, with anger. She quickly grasped the hand before looking determined." You have every right to ask that Champa.

Iger Rassilon...how could someone who's so tuned to the light be so callous about what horrors he's unleashing? This level of indifference...it's in ways greater than any demon's! Ben, no matter how old and wise he is, no matter how many forbidden powers he has, he can't win!"

"That's for sure lady." Goku uttered as he cracked his neck." I don't always know the bigger picture, but its rather damn clear even to me what's wrong about this! So for now, no matter what Rassilon 's going to answer for this!"

Lacus nodded before the group prepared to aide Ben, and while they figured Ben could use their help, Ben's girlfriend and the others were not realizing how dire the situation really was.

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As we wind back a bit to where we last left off Ben was struggling to figure out how to deal with an enemy even more powerful then he feared.

After realizing his power seemed to truly be cut in half vie the deep power of Shirafude Ichimonji , the chosen Enji realized if he let his emotions steer him he could lose everything and focused on evading the Master of Master's attacks as he created Shadow Clones to try and destroy his opponent's magical paintbrush.

Rassilon casually deflected an energy sword wave attack Ben unleashed, then saw a clone of the Enji charging at him with the intent to slash the exalted paintbrush in his hand.

The blue skinned man sighed before he casually intercepted the blade with the side of the brush.

Before the Ben clone even had time to look shocked the Grand Priest smashed him in the eye with the brush with enough force to shatter the clone.

As he looked over at the real Ben he flashed a hallow smile." I give you credit for reacting more than a mere primate, but your deduction that shattering my brush would unbound you to my magic is quite flawed.

After all, it's the power I give it that makes it a threat. Thus, you can only win by overcoming my power, a verdict that's looking less likely by the second."

The real Ben glared at the man he respected mere hours ago before pointing the Divine Nova at his opponent." It does not matter how much power or knowledge you command Rassilon! A person using corrupt twisted holy energy will never be able to prevail over the ultimate champion of the light, not with what's at huh? Whoa!"

"Such a flawed judgment." Rassilon uttered coldly as he unleashed a sudden energy blast of light, ultra-violent light from his free hand that Ben could only just manage to push back." You think you have the right to tell the first angel what corrupt light is when I am what defines the light's actions?

You already think so highly of yourself that you think you can define what is justice?"

Ben struggled as he was pushed back a bit before he thought about all that's been going on and pushed himself back with raw anger." I'm not going to think I know more overall then you.

Yet after all I been through I seen enough to know what's good and what's evil. And what you're doing now, betraying those you were supposed to protect and trying to destroy the entire universe over your personal desire is the very personification of evil!"

"Even more posturing eh Ben Auro? Where you not intent to force your will on the universe yourself?"

"That was your idea! Besides, my plan was to help people to make the universe a better place, you just want to destroy everything out of some crazy delusion!"

"Tell me " Chosen One"... is it more crazy to go to any lengths to bring about a mythical Eden that you, Lacus, your fellow Enji and the Cosmos desire, or to bring about true balance to existence so that despite the cost things can be how they should be?"

"Damn it, you and the God's of Destruction keep ranting about the truth but that's no different than Zannacross and everyone in his empire, you just want all the power for yourselves!"

"Since I'm trying to kill you I can understand your stubbornness as that is a common trait of those who are dealing with enemies. Still, I would have hoped you were not stubborn enough to fail to see the value of the true path over a false one."

"And just what is the false path? That all the dreams of the light are a waste?"

"Tell me, who but the person who's seen the path of the light the longest could see if it was folly? As I said previously, so much suffering has been done in the wake of the light, nearly as much as that by pure sinners themselves. For the obsessed that refused to diverge from their ideals, there refusal to relent causes more suffering."

"So your grand theory is just that you're a nihilist who thinks trying to push to help more people is just a waste of time? The destiny you and Cosmos gave me is what caused the universe to be saved!

The desire to do something greater then what society currently was, to change the world, was what pushed me to be a hero. And, since that saved everyone it seemed far from useless to me! "

"Again, your view is to narrow. True, you fulfilled your destiny and saved the universe from Chaos Zannacross Necron Ben Auro. But tell me, was this desire purely out of goodness or to be the" legend"?

Why else are you so fixated on leaving your will on the universe, to the point that your all but on the verge of freezing the state of the universe so that it can't change, so that your glory can never end?

To be fair you can't be the sole blame of this as Cosmos and the angels pushed you in a direction I have believed for a while to be faulty. But tell me this" Hero".

If your destiny offered nothing to you but purely the act of doing good, and you would have died to complete it, would you still have gone through with being the ultimate hero just for that?"

Ben's eyes flashed with confusion before he gritted out," I, that's not an easy answer when there is so many variables!"

"Maybe...but the fact that you hesitated at all means it would not be likely. After all, in theory doing good should be for the sheer goodness of itself yes "Chosen One"?

It's true, the more the reward, the more one has incentive to see his or her task through. Cosmos and Zannacross and their various agents have argued throughout history the right balance of rewarding their servants to be" Fair".

I tried to be neutral, and just observe. But from that observation...I seen that the more" incentive is given to complete a task, the more it dilutes from the value of just doing that task on its own.

Heaven and Hell have been what has driven mortal actions since their inception Yes...the "carrot and the stick" in the means of desire for paradise or fear of damnation. It's effective to an extent, but has also diluted people striving to be the best for the life they had.

It is true that mortals have come up with their own conclusions to things based purely on their own judgments, but an existence were people were forced to live in the present, and not for a fantasy, could lead to the end of so much of the cause of mortal corruption that it might very well be worth the cost of the total restructuring of the universe."

"Maybe to you!" Ben roared out furiously." But to everyone that's lives that would be ruined by your plan that's a horrible idea! Nothing that would kill everyone like that could ever be the best path!"

Ben produced more shadow clones to try and break his enemies focus, but the Grand Priest casually had more ultraviolet energy beams barrage them all. As they shattered the blue man sighed." I'm curious, do you realize you your self are trying to impose the same thing? It may not be killing people's bodies but it would kill people's souls.

You have thought it was not the same but Doug Fitter's resistance showed just how strongly people would oppose the Homeostasis Axiom Matrix once you revealed it, if you ever did. Yet it was only when I showed my intentions did you have serious doubts."

"Damn it." Ben threw out angrily." That's because you tricked me! I thought I was doing what would help the most people but you were just setting me up for a sick joke!"

"But that's just the thing Ben. It still would help people, just not all the people. It's not a lie that some people, people that are content just being a cog in the machine would be happy to not think for themselves and be happy to not have to take any responsibility for their actions.

But it's you, Lacus, Myers, and even Cosmos that "Kid" yourselves to thinking those who cherish their individuality would ever go along with your idea without being forced to submit."

"Damn it, I knew not everyone would agree about everything, but the whole point about the Homeostasis Axiom Matrix project is that people could never understand each other so they would be enhanced to see the light so they could at last see clearly."

"I'm well aware of the plan I gave you Ben Auro. The thing you kept overlooking is that people would be changed, be manipulated in various ways to conform to the other's way of view."

"Yah but, if it's the corrupt people being pushed to behave properly, if its sinners, criminals, murders, and the rest of the scum of existence being controlled to behave properly then how can you possibly say the good does not outweigh the bad?"

"I say that, because I'm willing to say what most of my angel brethren and Cosmos herself refuses to even ponder, that to an extent the sinful have a place in existence among the blessed and while they should not dominate life, they should not be removed form it either or being pure would no longer have any value.

Ben Auro...we talked much in the last few years, and the truth of the matter is that you want to push to reform existence to make sure that people like Brad Fowltror, the man you hate more than any other would no longer exist.

You never once gave serious thought that the blame was not all in men like him. It is a fact that Brad Fowltror is one of the most sinful men in history. But even so, you always round things out to him tricking Lacus and everyone else to liking him, and try and push away why so many people are naturally attracted to people like him, to people good or evil, are filled with the brim with raw charisma.

You neglected the simple truth that some sincerely find people like him appealing, and not all that do are sinful unforgivable "deplorable." heathens but simply people who are drawn to raw passion."

"If your saying that Brad was right to do what he said you really are corrupted by the Beyonder!"

"I said men like him, not him personally. But once more your absolving yourself of blame. More so, your kind absolves all blame to put everything on the aggressor. It is a complex issue where fault lies on both sides, but when one side refuses to even bother to try and reason an inch there is no hope of true evolution.

Yes, it's not always the case but sometimes, the prey, the meek, have some fault on their end for relying more on hope, miracles and other factors over trying to take fate into their own hands.

The way many humans and other mortals have seen the universe, is that God's totality before the universe was the one good moment. When god created the world, he shattered the single and total Truth that was himself.

Such people divided the world into the" categorical," the lost realm of the single perfect concept and the "historical," human life with its facts and passions. For such beings...the tragedy of existence was that facts could not be reassembled into God's totality, nor passion's into God's purpose.

In their eyes...the world of mortals of facts and passions is senseless, they found it immoral that a fact might be grasped in its historical setting, that the world of empirical existence cannot be theologically justified. Passions are evil, sinful.

God must have erred in his creation by releasing the evil nature of the sensual. To them God yielded to a romantic impulse making beings, ourselves, who are moved by passion.

And so the romantic content of existence overcomes the rational form of thought, and thought cedes its place to an unthinking purpose.

To them something that is not like them is a sin, and they demand for a condition in which all think and feel as one, which means not to think and feel at all because to them "Evil" begins where the person begins, that individuality only is a flaw, the empirical fragmentation of mortal existence is an incorrect, a transitory, a metaphysically sinful condition to existence.

Some are more passionate about this then others, but it boils down to wanting to stifle out views that oppose their own to not have to change. To have the right to have their views trump overs they insist they are the innocent, righteousness ones.

Like I told you earlier about the politics of Eternity…in its most extreme shape…those who accept eternity politics do not always expect to live longer, happier or more fruitful lives.

They accept suffering as a mark of righteousness if they think that guilty others are suffering more. Life is nasty, brutish, and short; the pleasure of life is that it can be made nastier, more brutish, and shorter for others.

You and so many hero's across history think you're doing justice by stopping those who want to indulge on their desires at the cost of others. And while many would agree, it's a simple fact that there are those who see you as the villain in that venture.

You, along with many angels and other" holy" beings jump to conclusions and just assume they are defective. It's all too quick to descend into a state where facts do not matter and responsibility vanishes because the individual assumes their purpose is all consuming, such as a chosen one.

Tell me Ben...regardless of the state of the universe when you joined the Enji was there any real reason you had to join the order?

You had no personal stake that you were aware of, but you magnified your own injustice to make your situation more dire then it was. True your life with your family was not ideal, but it was not nearly as repressive as some of your Enji comrades, even your own teammates Doug Fitter and Ezan Zeon.

No...you, like so many others inflated your own situation to raise your own self-importance to justify your desperation. You could have simply learned to accept your life as it was but you just refused to adapt.

To be blunt, I was against you being the champion of the light, but while I thought you were not qualified Cosmos and some of the other angles thought that it would be" Fair" to give someone who's conditions were not ideal a chance to become the savior to try something different then with Seiya Leingod.

True, you reached out to those such as Ezan, Lacus, your cousin Max, and those who did not see your way, but those were all people you felt something in common with who while may have been in conflicting situations had at least a few values you shared.

Those who you had nothing in common with, such as Brad and beings like him were treated merely as subhuman."

"Damn it, you expected me to try and reason with people who only understood violence and only cared about themselves? For the greater good, those who endanger the whole have to be neutralized. How else can there be everlasting peace and a world where people are free to be how they truly want to be?"

"That's just the thing Ben Auro. You and those like you may not like it but the very idea of everlasting peace is hell to some.

Peace, a life at peace, has always been and continues to be an ideal for humanity and most of the other mortal races. But peace as a state of universal politics has never been stable.

Even when resources are plentiful, peace is a fragile state of equilibrium that can be shattered by the whims of desire. And that's because despite how much war devastates people, even despite all that pain the truth is that no matter the cost to many war is seen as the greatest of all states.

To such warriors, war satisfies yearning for anonymity, for being just a number, and functioning only as a cog. War gives some trauma, but also gives some the experience of being the "Mightiest of all mass actions", which obliterated individual differences so that even suffering, which traditionally had marked off individuals through unique unexchangeable destines could now be intercepted as "an instrument of historical progress.

You have again and again justified your actions because it would give people the freedom to live life to the best of their ability. But what if with that freedom people still chose to be bound to a stronger power? Many prefer their life like a narrow but mostly well-lit hallway, bright enough to see ahead but not enough to get lost.

When that narrow hallway explodes into wide-open space some find it exciting, the very essence of freedom. And yet some find the burden of choice, the weight of having to choose the paths not chosen can be crushing, and so they open themselves to whatever is the strongest path, even if it's not the most healthiest.

You and many others looked down on those who fight with a warrior mind set, those like the Klingons, the Yuuzhan Vong, the Saiyans, the Krogans, and all the other warrior races that forsake the future for the glory of a " gloriously honorable" present.

Your hardly the first to do so, but it's because so many of the "sanctified" elite, to Cosmos herself judged such types harshly that so many gladly aligned themselves to Zannacross and the forces of darkness simply for being seen with more respect, even if it was just an act.

The gist of what I'm saying Ben Auro, is that you are not the only person who thinks those who live for fighting and violence such as Brad Fowltor are nothing but evil, but are dismissing what some of such beings contribute to society.

You say you want to guide people to a better tomorrow, and yet want to exclude anyone that's not in synch with your values and refuse to accept that all parts of the universe have a role to play, even the undesirable ones.

The kind you came from, the kind who are often at the mercy of the strong loath your repressors, but so many are all too willing to return the favor when the scales of power shift.

Only a fraction of such people resist the temptation, and even more see your repressors as a different tribe altogether.

It's because of this that your grand design will always fail. And, if Cosmos insists on clinging to this lie, then her lie must be shattered so that things at last will be balanced in the new true world!"

As the Master of Masters delivered his long rant, his energy beam inched closer and closer to overpowering Ben. The leader of the Justice Force could not help but feel conflicted about what the Grand Priest told him.

But as he realized Rassilon was on the verge of overpowering him he grit his teeth." Damn it, I admit at times I just wanted people like Brad to just disappear forever from existence.

After all, who really would be sad if people that brought nothing but harm to others was a thing to the past? I know, it's not always that simple, and that people are mostly not all born monsters.

I know all about people making mistakes. I sure as hell made them and that's why I know how important it is for someone to give a person a second chance. But...that being said...there are those that abuse mercy and kindness, that never change, and are nothing but a blight on existence! Those people can't be reasoned with, they are a virus to all decent people.

While I don't want people to be damned just for having a different thought, and try and find ways to get people to understand their differences so they can reach a understanding to avoid suffering.

But, at the same time I won't hesitate to try and do everything I can to make sure that those who don't want to understand anyone but themselves so that they can never threaten anyone again! And if you thought a little more debate would cause me to doubt myself Rassilon. "

Ben uttered strongly. Before he could go on he vanished in a flash of light, before an energy sword flew by his attacker and he warped above the sword, with the Divine Mugen Nova surging with energy." Then think again! It's my job to protect the people of this universe, from themselves and from mad angels! I'll get that job done no matter what! Shin-Divine Flare Edge!"

Ben attempted to slash through his opponent's paintbrush, and the arm that held it. But as his blade closed in on its target, the Master of Masters narrowed his eyes before in a flash a sword of crystalline and ice-like design with an orb in its helm that looked like the Soul Caliber blade Siegfried once welded formed in his opponent's hand to parry the strike.

As Ben looked shocked Rassilon jabbed Ben with his Ichimonji brush to cover his chest and face with ink.

Ben felt his energy drain instantly, and Rassilon did not hesitated to slash Ben across the chest.

As the Enji fell down the blue faced man glared at Ben coldly." I've always looked poorly at my fellow angels that felt their duty gave their actions importance that superseded logic and override the will of others. In some ways the nature of heaven and hell is that of the lucky using the unlucky as the fuel for their happiness.

Yes, the will of the holy overriding the will of the dammed, it's a hypocritical stance that is meant to simplify things. A stance that allows one to negate reason to suit reality, is such a major source of imbalance, one that I'll purge from existence!"

"It's more than just a theory Rassilon, you're talking about eradicating all life! Even if you're not entirely wrong about some of the things you say, that fact alone is all the reason I need to take you down! Burning, Ce, huh? "

Ben attempted to unleash his ultimate energy attack, but felt a chill as he realized the energy was not coming out." The hell? I still have energy, I know it!"

"Maybe, but with the last strike of my brush, I rewritten the power of your move, I erased its name, and its existence. Your finding out the hard way that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword eh? Or, at least the pen of god is.

Now then, I gave you enough time to reflect over your flaws Ben Auro, but if you insist on shunning enlightenment then it's time for you, and all the others of the light, if not existence itself to face the final referendum on holiness itself. Cosmos won't be paralyzed forever, and I see Whis, Belmond, and the others let their emotions guide them to fatal errors.

I won't make the same mistake, before anyone can meddle I'll unleash the Space Time Quake that will cause the very structure of the universe to unravel!"

Ben saw the Book of Prophecies on his enemies chest begin to surge with energy before the warrior of light remembered how the Beyonder ripped the universe apart before and had desperation fuel him." No, I won't let you!"

Ben felt the power of the Master of Master's eroding his very energy before he burst at his enemy and first struck with a golden energy sword in his free hand.

Rassilon blocked it with his blade, but Ben used his energy to have another golden energy blade form out of the first from the right to stab the book.

This caused the energy surging across the Book of Prophecies to rippled, and Rassilon realized the energy was about to rupture before he quickly made a hand gesture.

An explosion of energy erupted out of the Veraldar Nagli, and Ben felt like the very air around him was collapsing around him and braced himself.

The Enji struggled to stand his ground, and when he opened his eyes he saw that his surroundings had changed.

Now he was in a blank black area that looked like a lifeless void containing crystalline structures.

Ben saw that the crystals were showing various images, and swerved around to see a rift in space and time itself behind him before he heard as sigh, and looked up to see Rassilon glancing down at Ben with a look of exasperation." My, I was nearly careless myself. I rushed the ritual and you nearly caused it to backfire.

Clever, I had to restructure the spell at the last moment, blowing a hole in the Bleed, the inter-dimensional plane that forms the barriers across realties, and ended up blowing a pathway to the Crack of Time...a pocket dimension that is outside and inside the space time flow at the same time.

Only a minor setback, I can get the same effect from the Space-Time Quake with only a few modifications."

"I won't let you get the time to pull it off Rassilon!" Ben shouted furiously." I will stop you! Erupting, Burning Dragon Fist!"

Ben furiously tried to punch his enemy in the face, but to his shock Rassilon was able to catch his fist with his bare hand. His opponent narrowed his eyes before his energy exploded, and a halo of golden energy that resembled the halo that Zamasu formed in his fused state appeared, though one that looked like a cross appeared out of his back.

The Grand Priest had eight sets of angel wings from out of his back as he swiftly grew to the shape of a normal sized, slightly muscular adult with longer hair like Xemnas or Sephiroth as he gained the same Tenseigan eyes that Whis had.

Ben found his arm being twisted before his opponent's eyes glowed." You still don't grasp that your destiny is over Ben. If you refuse to accept reality, I will make you accept your reality."

The leader of the Justice Force gave a battle cry and tried to slash at his foe with the Divine Mugen Nova, only for Rassilon to casually parry the strike with his brush. Ben noticed that the brush had transforms into a from of a somewhat short glaive, with the top portion taking the form of a short, single edged blade reminiscent of a tip of a chokutō, attached to the long brush handle, with a round orange gem glowing it its center.

The Master of Master's looked amused at Ben's confusion before he leaned forward." Are you thinking if I suddenly used magic to switch my brush with a blade? Not quite, its merely both on a whim. I gave the name to all things, including say, the Reality Gem that was part of the Infinity Gauntlet.

Thus, I can replicate even an object of that magnitude. Before I depraved you and your sword of its name and its power, but by exerting myself I can rewrite reality to rewrite your name, your very existence!"

Ben saw his foe's brush suddenly glowing white, but before he could react Rassilon struck Ben with his brush once more, and now his entire body was covered with ink.

The first angel then punched Ben in the face, smashing him to the ground, and as Ben stabilized himself he saw a symbol, a letter from the first Xenogan language formed on his sword.

The Enji swore and raised his blade, only for it to suddenly become too heavy for him to lift.

As Ben looked on in terror Rassilon smirked darkly." As your quickly realizing, I was not lying in the slightest, in ways my powers have a greater reach then Zannacross in the right circumstances. He had some restrictions on what he could do because Cosmos could oppose him, but I'm on the inside if you will.

Like how a top ranking member of a company can overrule their superior in the right situation, I can at this moment bypass Cosmos's authority.

Thus, I just overwritten the rules of both the Divine Mugen Nova and the Star Sword, to rewrite that Ben Auro is no longer its master, and no longer as the right to access its power."

Ben looked in horror as his blade's light faded and his hair turned back to normal. As the sword he for so many years had become use to feeling as a part of himself fall out of his hands he unleashed a scream mixed with rage and desperation."No, NO! I won't let you get away with this! I'll, GUH!"

Ben desperately had his aura flare up as he frantically gathered an energy sphere in his hands, only for Rassilon to be in front of him in an instant.

Before Ben could even react his opponent struck him with his brush once more. As another symbol formed on his forehead Ben yelled in pain.

As energy flew out of him the Master of Masters smirked." Oh but I will, because everything that was given to you was at least in part given under my authority, and now I shall take it all away.

Yes, the last few years your body has been strengthened by the divine enhancements the angels gave you, under my super vision.

With my last strike, I rewritten that to take away every ounce of that, reverting you to a normal human."

Ben kept screaming in pain, as with his body being purged of all its enhancements the pain overwhelmed him and he succumbed to exhaustion.

The man completely covered in ink coughed up blood and struggled to get back up as he tried to focus through the pain." You...you won't get away with this! Iger Rassilon, for the sake of everything I care about, for everyone I love I will stop you! Because I'm, GUH!"

In an instant Rassilon slashed Ben across the chest, cutting him and vaporizing all his clothing in the process. As Ben fell back down naked Rassilon gave a bored sigh." Because your what precisely? Delusions aside, your nothing but a completely normal human now, truly stripped of everything. Your powerless to do anything but submit to fate."

"No, I'll find a way. No matter what, I'll find a way to stop you in time. I."

Rassilon suddenly grasped Ben by the throat before he sighed again." You just don't get it, your time is up and before this is over I will drive the point home with the maximum approach. Senescencia!

Ben only had time to see his opponent's fist glow yet again, before he felt a surge of pain smash into his chest. Before the man could even react his foe barraged him again and again with blows too numerous to even react to, each blow sapping Ben of more and more of his energy.

Rassilon completed his combo with a strike that sent Ben reeling, and as Ben's head snapped back he was shocked to see hair and teeth flying up.

Ben felt just stabilizing himself took all of his power, and when he looked at one of the crystal structures he gasped, or tried to, because he saw in his reflection that suddenly he looked older than his father, then his grandfather when he died, that he looked even older then Master Myers.

After suddenly rapidly aging decades…Ben had in moments had all his hair and teeth fall out and now looked like a withered near mummy like husk of a man.

As the suddenly elderly Ben moaned in horror Rassilon chuckled." I assume you can quickly tell this is no mere illusion. I may not have quite the total masterly of time as my child, but even so my power over time is only beyond that of a being such as the Supreme Kai of time.

Thus, I easily used the Senescence magic to accelerate your life span to its natural end state, thus, your biologically at the end of your natural life span."

Ben tried to mutter something, only to find out with his sudden lack of teeth he could not speak clearly and suddenly yelled with primal rage before he blindly tried to punch his enemy.

Rassilon did not even bother to try and stop him, and let Ben's suddenly much more thinner and frail fist collided into him. In his sudden aged and feeble state, Ben's arm collided into the blue man's face, and snapped like a twig smashing into a diamond wall.

As Ben's arm shattered he howled in pain as his whole body felt like it was about to burst.

As the now bald, toothless, naked man covered in black ink convulsed in pain the Master of Masters shrugged." Now does your fate set in Ben Auro? I, oh? Ah, but of course."

The Master of Masters realized Ben's hearing was now to decayed to hear him before he projected his thoughts directly into his mind." Now do you understand the depths of your failure? There is no second chance, no second wind, no second anything for you now. You have no time left in any way. Your worst fears have been realized, you become like your relatives, used up, your life has gone by and you failed. For everything you did you failed because your ideas were failed ones.

For all your strength and stubbornness everything you tried to accomplish will swiftly fade to dust like the ambitions of all men. You are paying dearly for thinking you were special, for thinking that you were an exception to the term that everything dies. Now, submit to your failure Ben Auro, realize in your last moments how much of a failed being you truly are."

As his enemies thoughts flashed across his mind Ben's suddenly vastly older mind had troubled recalling memories, with only flashes of his life shooting across his face.

But as images of Lacus, his friends and his times with the Enji shot up across his life Ben moaned, and used all of the will power he had left to get back up. Rassilon saw Ben giving him a bitter look and shot back a killed look of his own before he pointed his brush at him." Are you seriously thinking of still defying me or did I overdo it and your already a delirious man acting with dementia? Because if you have any sanity left you must know you have no chance of doing anything but dying."

Ben gasped for air as he staggered forward and with his toothless mouth mumbled out a barely coherent,"Have...to...stop...you. It's...the...right...thing...to...do..."

Rassilon saw the single minded focus in Ben's eye before he sighed."Look at you now Ben Auro. You lambasted Doug Fitter for defying your will over being to emotional but here you are, defying even greater of a logical absloute out of pure stubborn will. Just proof that humans are all alike when you boil them down to their base nature.

Well, at the very least your constant to the bitter end. You can take some small comfort having an ounce of honor in your final moments. Alas your foolish, hopeless path that would never have become reality ends now."

Rassilon prepared to slash Ben in half, when he saw a glimmer of light and saw a golden energy blast roaring for him. The blue man slashed the beam in half with his bladed paintbrush to see a furious Lacus flying for him.

The angel glared at the man who was about to kill her lover as her energy flared out." Ben is not going down the road alone, he has me and everyone else! I won't let your cruel magic break him, I'll reverse all of your magic!"

Lacus unleashed the Radiant Burst spell to have flower funnels barrage Rassilon to give her some breathing room, and had some flower funnels fuse together to have the shape of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's head and unleash larger energy beams to add even more intensity to her bombardment.

She saw her attack was going off and quickly cast a golden energy beam to surround Ben in a cocoon of light.

While Ben's arm healed, Lacus was dismayed to see Ben's body remain old and feeble.

She gasped as the man who wounded her boyfriend so much casually flew out of the light before the holy energy surged into him. " You beat Whis so I assume you saw his natural resistance to holy magic. However the very color of white is my domain, its utterly impossible for holy magic to defy me."

The Master of Masters saw Lacus still being defiant and sighed again.

He prepared to blast her, till he saw that James, Max, Shinryudramon, Gohan, and everyone of Ben's allies that could fire a projectile was firing at him before he instantly unleashed a barrage of counter blasts in every direction.

As every last incoming attack was shattered the blue man threw out a detached," Try as you might Lacus Raystar, you cannot reverse destiny.

You can heal your lover's surface wounds but that will just restore his feeble body. You don't have the power to restore Ben's state since I speed up his time, at least not in the time I will provide you!"

Rassilon powered up his aura to try and attack Lacus, when suddenly a new beam of light hit Ben. A magical symbol that looked like a clock formed from the beam, and as Ben slowly started to look younger a new female voice cut in with a chipper," Maybe she can't reverse time so easily, but I can!"

Rassilon narrowed his eyes as he looked up and saw that the Supreme Kai of Time was suddenly above Ben, using her own magic to revert Ben to how he was before Rassilon attacked him.

Lacus saw the short pink skinned woman with shock but was greeted with a friendly wink." Don't worry Lacus, with my power I'll reverse all the things that just happened to Ben like when they click reverse on computers! Good thing Trunks gave me an emergency call, and that Metron, Philemon, and the others can hold the fort in the Nest of Time while I step in."

Trunks flew over to the Enji's side with a tense breath as he swept sweat off his brow." Well, if there was ever a time that needed the personal touch of the master of time, it was this."

Rassilon saw Ben was slowly returning to normal before his glare hardened." So you decided to step outside your domain Chronoa? What a, unwise time to be bold my foolish granddaughter."

Chronoa winced at her grandfather's ruthless stare before she glared back." You have no right to talk about going out of line Iger Rassilon, not after all this madness! Seriously...Philemon was right, your soul is tainted with Ultraviolet light, you gone far beyond the road of the light!"

"Ah Philemon, always the insightful one, if far too passive. Heh, then again I was the same till very, very recently. My path may seem to stray from the light Chronoa, but its only because those who conform to the mainstream like you and so many who blindly serve Cosmos's delusional ideas lack the vision to see how this path is the best way for true balance.

I am saddened you cannot grasp enlightenment, with your unique position seeing all of the universe's history, I would have figured you would be one of the first to agree with me with how broken Cosmos's vision is."

"I don't see everything grandfather, the fact that I was blind to your treachery proves I can't see history unfolding outside the universe, or those influenced by those outside its time either.

The path to the golden future is a thin shaky one, but it is real! And I can't let your madness destroy that future!

Don't you see Grandfather? Don't you have a shred of nobility in your heart left?"

Rassilon closed his eyes before he sighed." As I said, we simply differ over what is true nobility Chronoa. To me its become clear, that the endless naive coddling of hypocritical humans is just insanity. Humans, offspring's of the delusions of god, will forever be a problem. Its time to end the naive dream forever."

"Don't you see? You think your seeing things clearly but from everyone to Demigra to Zannacross your just another person who's letting your own ego warp reality to suit you! Even if you are the first angel, your not nearly as transcended as you think and that's why you don't have the right to just rip apart the universe to how you like it!"

"I see. I suppose Cosmos would have made sure that only someone in a lock step with her could have such a vital role. Still, your power over time may be better than mine. But your about to learn just how lacking in other areas you are compared to mine."

The first angel was about to attack the Supreme Kai of Time, till a male voice cut in with a sharp." Maybe, but that's why I'm here to fill that gap!"

Rassilon swerved around and frowned to see Goku flying up to him. Vegeta was alongside him and both had already powered up back to the Super Saiyan Four state.

Seeing the two Saiyan warriors get into fighting stances caused the Master of Master's to grit his teeth." So you clung on to life even harder then I figured Goku? That was a mistake, your demise will be all the more painful now. I'd say you should not meddle in affairs you don't understand but I know your to single minded to listen."

Goku glanced at Ben before he grasped his fist tightly."You used me Grand Priest, that's all the reason I need! Ben's in this state because of me, it's only right I return the favor! Besides, I wanted to take a crack at you anyway!"

"You can try, but you will quickly see the limits of your Saiyan rage."

"Maybe the limits of one Saiyan Iger!" Vegeta shouted out." But not of a combined one! Let's get this over with Kakarot, this is no time for games!"

"I know Vegeta." Goku answered as he closed his eyes." In honor of what Beerus did, I'll put aside my pride to do this right!"

Rassilon saw Goku and Vegeta both suddenly make dance poses before his eye twitched." Damn it, now of all times they get their act together. It's too late for your kind Goku. The balance will be, oh?"

Before the first Angel could strike the Saiyan duo he saw a massive energy sphere of Haikai coming for him, and saw Champa was attacking him. As he pushed the energy ball back the last God of Destruction cried out," The only balance is you paying for what you did to the others! Even if your my father, I can't forgive you for dragging us all down with this!"

Rassilon saw Vados in the distance and sighed." So this is the path you taken my child? So be it, we will see who's foolish soon enough. But you will regret your own foolishness Aced."

The Master of Master's had his aura flare up to shatter the Haikai sphere, but as it did Goku and Vegeta finished preforming their unique set of moves, as they yelled out," Fu..sion...HA!"

Rassilon winced as the two Sayian's put their fingers together and glowed, before a pillar of light consumed them.

When the light faded a new being emerged, wearing the attire of the Metamoran race, white pants, a sash, and a vest with yellow or orange padding around the shoulders and neck. The new being had long red hair to his back with red fur covering his body.

Rassilon saw the new being cross his arms before he grasped his hand tightly." Damn it, your antics can't save you this time Goku.'

"I am not Goku or Vegeta!"

The red furred man shouted out in a duel voice as his aura exploded." I am the one that will defeat you, Gogeta!"

"Tsc, even fused you still don't have the power to stop me." Rassilon retorted coldly."

"Oh yah bigshot? Even after I do this?"

Gogeta gave off a battle cry before his hair stood up. His aura flared up with even more intensity and became a complex silver and blue aura consisting of rippling, fire-like energy, complete with sparkling particles of a magenta color. His hair, eyes and fur all turned to a sliver color before he cried out," If you think your all that, then just see how you like Gogeta Ultra Instinct style!"

"Goku...Kakarot...Gogeta...none of those names will define you for long. Power up to whatever Super Saiyan level and use whatever skill you like, you will soon be nothing more than a powerless dust-mite by the time I, huh?"

The Master of Master's raised his brush as he prepared to strike, only to realize

it was suddenly out of his hand. As he widened his eyes he heard a chuckle and swerve around to see that Gogeta was suddenly behind him. Gogeta was casually throwing the brush up and down as he grinned." Sorry, I'm not in the mood to sign autographs or be sighed today! And if you won't take no then I'm going to have to be a bit proactive!"

Rassilon realized Gogeta moved faster than he expected before his fist started to glow." You think I can be stopped that easily? My power is far to greater for such basic beings to, UGH!"

While he attempted to magically control Ichimonji, Gogeta instantly lugged him in the right side of the head, then instantly slammed his fist into his target's gut before kicking him in the head in the span of a nanosecond.

As the Grand Priest warped behind him Gogeta laughed." You may have a lot of tricks Iger...but your too slow to pull them off in front of me!"

Rassilon grit his teeth before instantly firing off an Singularity Wave projectile at the fused warrior, and proceed to unleash a dozen more while hissing out," Even with Ultra Instinct, you can only evade my judgment for so long Saiyan."

Gogeta suddenly caught one of the energy blasts in his hand and was pushed back before he used the power of Ultra Instinct to reduce the size of the beam before he laughed." Hey I was going to say that quit stealing my lines!"

While Gogeta was able to stay ahead of his opponent's onslaught, Lacus saw that the fused Saiyan was not able to close in to get a good hit in either. As she remembered how casually the man that was mentoring her and Ben for the last few years shrugged off her spell so easily before she winced." Iger...he truly is the master of magic. But, he has to have a weak spot. He can't be invincible right?"

"Don't worry Lacus...even he can't stop us all at once."

Lacus widened her eyes as she saw Ben beneath him, now looking fully healed thanks to the efforts of the Supreme Kai of Time. The brown haired woman felt a surge of relief before she quickly hugged her boyfriend." Ben...I was so worried. With all of his power I was starting to worry that, that."

"Heh, I was worried to Lacus." Ben responded wearily as he put his head against her forehead." Glad we got a lucky break. Let's just not waste it, not sure how many more of those we are going to get."

The two Enji were caught off as one of the blasts Gogeta deflected nearly fell into them.

Rassilon realized how fast Gogeta was and just closed his eyes." I won't deny you just might be the ultimate warrior in existence Gogeta. However, your about to find out that even the ultimate fighter cannot stop me!"

The Master of Master's had his eyes glow with golden light just as Gogeta hit him.

The fused Saiyan raised an eyebrow as his fist suddenly went through his target's body. Rassilon phased through his target's body before having his free hand glow." After all, your fists can be strong as you like but it's useless if they still can't touch me. Antichthon!"

The blue man prepared to unleash his spell on Gogeta when suddenly a golden energy ribbon burst up to grasp the hand. Rassilon glared down on Lacus before the angel glared back." Too bad you have more than a fighter to deal with!"

The rouge angel frowned, but saw Gogeta coming for him, and realized Lacus's magic was nulling his spell to phase through attacks and blocked the fused warrior's blow at the last second.

The blow still knocked him back, and as he stabilized himself he saw the newly recovered Ben charging for him.

The Enji used his resorted power to summon the Divine Mugen Nova into his hand and had his hair turn golden once more." That's right! You bit off more then you could chew when you thought you could just have your way with the universe Iger! And now you're going to pay! Shin-Divine Flare Edge!"

Ben prepared to slash at his foe yet again, and while at first Rassilon sneered at Ben looking like he was just doing the same thing again as he swerved around and prepared to strike Ben with his brush, only for at the last second for Ben to switch places with the energy sword flying alongside of him.

Rassilon realized too late to react to the change, and Ben managed to slash him across the face.

The first angel roared in pain and as he flew back Gogeta suddenly flew in front of the man." What he said! Your clearly way too big for your bridges so its time you get blown down a notch, or hell just blown down all the notch! Big Bang..Kamehameha!"

Gogeta put both of his hands in front of him, palms open and hands turned up at approximately a ninety degree angle.

Then, he fused together the tremendous power of the Super Kamehameha into a Big Bang Attack that exploded into an extremely powerful stream of ki, right in front of the Master of Master's face.

The traitor to heaven grunted as a blue explosion caused the entire splinter dimension to tremble.

As many of the giant crystals were blown away Gogeta chuckled." How's that for yah? I'm just going to assume someone like you can regenerate at this point. But even so that's going to sting!"

Ben saw Lacus give him a nod before he readied his blade." Hopefully more, the sooner this joke ends the better."

"I agree completely Ben Auro. This farce...ends now!"

The smoke around where Rassilon was blasted suddenly got blown away by a massive force as Rassilon emerged, with his entire right side looking burnt. His wounds were slowly healing, but the blue man gave everyone a deadly glare as he saw some of his wings were vaporized." I don't have the love of battle you Saiyan's and other's possess.

All that I care about now is seeing existence reach its proper balance, and nothing will stop me. Lacus...I told you that anything linked to the light, anything white cannot hurt me because I have dominance over all light in existence.

Let me show you just how much power this ability gives me. Normally, this spell risks destabilizing the universe, but that's no longer something that concerns me. Zeno...Luminaire…Transfiguration!"

The Grand Priest had a concentric circles of light on the ground by swinging Ichimonji around him before stabbing Ichimonji into the floor, creating a sphere of light.

The sphere grew more massive by the second, before more light was drawn from the crystals around it. Gogeta saw the sphere get bigger and bigger, till a giant castle, one that looked like the castle in Disney World appeared, which caused the fused Saiyan to raise an eyebrow." What is this? Some sort of move like the Sprit Bomb? Nice try but I"m not going to waste time letting you have your way!"

Lacus saw the light all around the area shine brighter before she felt a chill down her spine, then felt something tugging at her heart." No, its more then that, its, AHH!"

The winged woman screamed in pain as the white on her body starting going into the massive energy orb.

Rassilon saw the castle getting bigger before his eyes glowed even more." This move is related to the Sprit Bomb move that I taught King Kai all those years ago Saiyan, but it's a more evolved, elaborate version where it does not just gain power vie energy, but actively absorbs energy, from all of existence at once.

The blast will keep absorbing everything white around it till it explodes, and everything it consumes will have its flesh, blood, and bones vaporized. Once more, their very souls will be erased so that it is impossible to be revived.

The very time will be erased to purge them from all history. Child of the light, you blossomed well, but in this instance, all that growth has just made you more of a offering."

Lacus glared at her enemy before she had her wings extend." That's funny, I thought you knew everything? Because that's dead wrong Iger! Don't think I roll over so easily! I'll agree that this should end now! So go Persona…go Neo-Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Ultimate…Perdition…Flare!"

Ben's lover cast a barrier to protect her friend from being effected by the Zeno Luminaire Transfiguration, while also having a blue card of energy form out of her recent bracelet before she had it once more take the shape of the massive three headed dragon that use to dominate her life.

Rassilon saw the dragon gather energy before he snickered." Nice try, but even the ultimate dragon does not have the power to stop this!"

Gogeta suddenly landed on the central head of the Neo-Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon before he cracked his neck." Maybe not alone but it can if its part of the ultimate killer combo! Heh, times running short so guess I have to try with this. Supreme…Big Bang…Kamehameha…Times One Thousand!"

The fused Super Saiyan Four Ultra Instinct warrior had his muscles expand before he unleashed the most powerful variation of his combo energy blast just as the dragon he was on top of unleashed its blast.

The two attacks merged to become a massive blue and white energy blast that was nearly the size of a miniature sun.

The combo blast collided into the Zeno Luminaire Transfiguration blast and knocked it back a few inches, till it suddenly grew larger.

Even as Champa threw his own Haikai sphere to help Lacus and Gogeta their target's spell just got bigger." I told you its useless. No matter how powerful your attacks are, my spell will absorb all in its path. No matter how strong you are, I"ll just keep absorbing more and more light till it overpowers you, till it overpowers everything. The simple fact is that your out of time."

"If that's the case then just give them more time! Time Cage!" Chronoa uttered before the Supreme Kai of Time fired a beam of magic at her grandfather's own spell.

Rassilon chuckled darkly as he saw the spell start to attempt to freeze time around him. While he was slowed a little, his aura just got more immense."How quaint my child. But even if you're the master of time, you still don't have the power to overcome my personal time!"

The Master of Masters had his aura surge to unleashed a shock-wave that distributed Time Cage's effect and battered Chronoa. But while the Supreme Kai of Time was pushed back she dug in as she had a sorrowful look in her eyes." Your wrong grandfather, my powers evolved even more then you realized! I just have to go all out! Power of Time!"

The pink skinned woman had her own aura flared up before physically growing into a taller, more mature appearance.

She looked like an adult with a much shapelier figure as her hair grew to her lower back, and her outfit's colors changed into white and yellow. She donned a Halo like that of Fused Zamasu. Though this halo resembled a clock, with the hands points at ten and two respectively.

Rassilon saw his grandchild's transformation and reacted by raising a eyebrow. However he realized Chronoa was not just messing around as her energy was effecting him more, thus slowing him further.

Seeing the man she respected for so long looking furious caused Chronoa to wince." Lord Rassilon, your right to want things to grow beyond their original design. However the way you want things to grow is way out of whack! Now I have more power over time then the Time Infinity Gem! You may be older then me but you won't be able to shrug off my power any more then anyone else that tries to break the rules of time!"

The first angel saw his attack was getting slower and slower till he grit his teeth and exerted more power to avoid being slowed down.

As he resisted everyone Kira flew up and observed Rassilon with curiously before he grasped his right fist tightly." So you thought you could ascend above us all did you? Master of Masters…you will pay to think you could ascend above me.

Seeping crest of turbidity. Arrogant vessel of lunacy! Boil forth and deny! Grow numb and flicker! Disrupt sleep! Crawling queen of iron! Eternally self-destructing doll of mud! Unite! Repulse! Fill with soil and know your own powerlessness! "Black Coffin!"

Kira cast his powerful gravity spell at full power to conjure a black hole in the shape of a box of black energy, covered in several spear-like protrusions which pierce the box, lacerating the one inside from head to toe.

Rassilon saw Kira's attack and expended even more power to repel it. As he did veins formed on his forehead and black blood dripped down his eyes as he used every drop of his energy." I commend your resolve Chronoa, your quite right that I can't take you lightly. But still, even if you and all the Aspirants that are bound to Cosmos resist me, the new balance will swept all lies away!

I will see the new order, the new law that binds all things! Yes, a new balance, without the snarls and tangles and inconsistences a simpler, purer existence. You all tried, but for your, calumny, for this entire existence's flawed defamation, be swept away in total, GUH!"

Before Rassilon could try and shatter the very universe, suddenly the Divine Mugen Nova burst through the light that was part of the Neo-Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon's energy blast. As he coughed up blood Ben suddenly emerged from the energy blast, with a golden energy barrier covering him.

The Enji had a burning look in his eyes before his energy flared to its zenith." Maybe white can't hurt you Rassilon, but with how strong the bound is between me and Lacus, her attacks can't hurt me either! Things may have to change, but I'll never allow you to decide how things change! I'll cut your resolve, and the rest of you to pieces Iger Rassilon! Neo Quasar Justice Force Slash!"

Before his enemy could respond Ben unleashed his ultimate sword combo attack. With the "Master of Master's" to focused on his energy attack and also trying to resist being frozen in time from Chronoa, Ben slashed at his foe with a dozen blows in less then a second.

The Grand Priest screamed with fury at being unable to stop being sliced into again and again, and as Ben suddenly was above him, with his sword surging with power, the first angel hissed out," Still think you can guide the future Ben Auro? Even after your hopes ended up to be nothing but lies? Its, the zenith of arrogance."

"You call it arrogance, I call it hope. Despite how many times the light at the end of the tunnel ends up being a illusion, I'll still keep trying to reach that hope if it means I can turn my dreams, the dreams of the good people of the universe a reality! And that means I'll take you, the Beyonder, and anyone that tries to stop us! Enjoy your "balance" Rassilon!"

Ben proceeded to slash right through Rassilon's body. The warrior of light burst out of the way of the energy blasts, and as he flew off Rassilon had his eye twitch." Do you truly believe that Ben Auro, or do you, do all of you just say that to keep your self going? Well, we will see…what this path of contractions leads to. Yes, which primal force will assert itself over what is the true balance to existence, once, and, for al,"

Iger Rassilon was cut off as the damage he felt from the Neo Quasar Justice Force Clash caused his throat to crack, before the injuries he sustained weakened him enough for his enemies to overpower his attack. As the beam that was the combination of Gogeta, Lacus, Champa and others blasted through Rassilon closed his eyes, before the beam hit him and vaporized his body in less then a second.

As a massive explosion lit up the Crack of Time Ben flew next to Lacus and took a deep breath." Did…did that get him or did he use some fancy spell to slip away?"

Before Lacus could answer the Supreme Kai of Time flew up to them as sorrow swept across her face." He did not get away. The first angel, just died after every last cell of his got vaporized."

As Ben struggled to figure out the right thing to say Max, Doug and the rest of Ben's comrades flew up to him. Max gave Ben a nod before he grinned."Well that sure as hell was close but looks like we pulled a come back from the brink eh cuzz? That was close even for me but looks like we managed to score a win all the same, despite the costs."

Lacus saw how distraught Champa and the Supreme Kai of Time looked, and saw Kira casually floating above everyone before she took a uneasy sigh."We survived but, hard to see this as a win Max. The very core of heaven has been hurt more than anything the Beyonder has done so far."

Champa yelled in fury as the death of his brother and the rest of his family at last set in." Damn it, what was the point of all this? Beerus, and all the other God's of Destruction, are really dead! And all for what? We been around since the dawn of the universe, and just like that they are all gone! The old man's supposed to be the wisest guy in existence! How could he have gone through with something so stupid?"

As Ben, Goku, and the others struggled to figure out a answer Vados put her hand on the fat cat man's shoulder." Emotions are fickle things Champa. As we just seen, even the oldest, wisest of us can be swept up in their currents. I'm so sorry about the lost of Beerus and the others. I'm still taking in the loss of Whis and the rest of my kin myself.

I know such pain can't fade quickly, but please, just relax and let me try and help make the pain lesson. Then in time, it will fade away completely."

Champa just sniffled and nodded. He rubbed his eyes and then looked up to see Vados's scepter was glowing. As he realized what color it was glowing he raised a eyebrow." Hey, what are you doing Vados?"

"Oh just casting a spell to make things better no worries."

The Chirithy angel raised her scepter higher, till Champa suddenly grasped her hand hard. He then narrowed his eyes." But, that looks like the color when you do the Temporal Do-Over!"

As Ben and co suddenly looked at Valdos with alarm the blue skinned woman giggled." Oh your just tired and mistaking things my lord."

"Then how come you told me before that this color was the only look the time spell had and that I had to pay attention to realize I was causing trouble!?"

"Ah I know you're in a motional state but please listen. It's a simple answer. You see…"

In a instant Vados fired a energy blast through Champa's throat. As the last God of Destruction gagged for air with the sudden hole in his throat Vados quickly fired a second blast to shatter his head.

As he fell to the ground Vados giggled with a deranged tone." The answer is that I loathe to have to deal with you for another second " Aced"! Please, you really thought I thought are relationship was improving? Your moods just go up and down like the tides depending on how full you were!

Please, the truth is that one of us had to pretend to stay loyal to Cosmos to observe the fight.

Because if it went sour, then one of us could rewind time to inform the others how things went wrong! You all pushed yourselves quite hard but alas its all for naught. See you all in the past!"

After everyone was just powering down and exhausted after the tense battle with the Grand Priest and the treacherous God's of Destruction Ben was horrified to see Vados prepare to undue the tense victory he and the others just managed to grasp.

But just as Vados's scepter was about to go off suddenly it sparked like a machine misfiring.

Vados raised a eyebrow at this before the Supreme Kai of Time sighed, and grasped her fist tightly." Real sneaky Vados, but forget your right in front of the Supreme Kai of freaking time? People may have abused time before, but if you think you can abuse time right in front of the gal who has authority over all time then forget it sister!"

Vados gave the pink woman a look of raw hate as she grasped her scepter tightly." Please Chronoa, that may be your official title but I'm of the second firmament of life forms! We out rank all others! You, nor your bets or any of Cosmos's pawns can deny our will! You won't stop me, NONE OF YOU WILL, ZRAHH!"

Vados tried to force her time magic to work, till the energy crackled even more intensely, and suddenly sent a surge of power into her.

The blue skinned woman screamed pain as a temporal discharge of Chronal energy swept through her, and in moments her body turned brown. Fragments of her broke off till in only moments she shattered into countless particles of dust. As said dust blew away in all directions Chronoa just gave a heavy sigh." What was that again Vados? Looks like I took my title more seriously then you and Grandfather. Damn it…what a mess."

Doug saw how somber everyone looked before he cracked his neck." Well, Beerus seemed like a cool dude but looks like another pack of pompous jackasses's having karma own them. Sucks but well we are alive so since after that we got the gear we were looking for its all mostly what we came to do right?"

Trunks saw how dejected Chronoa looked before he cleared his throat." They may have just been more enemies to you Doug but please try and think about just what happened. Even if most in the mortal realm won't know any of this, some of the most eldest senior angels just died after attempting to betray Cosmos."

"Maybe it's a big deal but its still a bigger deal if the Beyonder tears reality a new one eh? Besides I thought the God's of Destruction were not really angels anyway?"

"They were not but Whis, his kin and Iger Rassilon were Doug." James flatly retorted. " The very nature of holiness, of righteousness has just been brought into question with some of the oldest holy beings going rough."

Kira chuckled darkly as he crossed his arms." I always known things were not black and white, now all of heaven will have to confront this truth. I am, quite curious to how Cosmos will react to her, oh?"

Everyone saw a glimmer of light above, before a staircase of light descended from the sky. Kira saw Max and the others looking at him intensely before he responded with a shrug." I'll admit…I did not think she would respond this quickly, but betrayal does seem to be quite the motivator."

Before Ben could question why the man he hated was now in front of him when suddenly a large male voice boomed out." Ben Auro…I wish to talk to you…alone."

Goku cracked his neck before grinning." Is that the Beyonder dude that's been causing all this? Looks like I get to fight him after all!"

Vegeta glared at his long time rival before blurting out," Kakarot…did you seriously not learn anything?"

Ben's eyes widened as he remembered the last time he heard the voice before he gulped." Wait…I heard that voice before! Its not the Beyonder Goku! Its not Cosmos either! Is, is this voice really the one above Cosmos and Zannacross? Is this…the One Above All…the Supreme Being?"

"Yes Ben…it is I. And if you know its me, the true god, then you know that I only reveal myself to others when its of great importance. My child…we have very…very important matters to discuss."

Authors Notes: Sorry for the delay but I'm back from vacation so hopefully the next chapter will be quicker. Lets see, nothing to much but the idea of Ultraviolent light came from a new ring power from the new Justice Leauge Arc.

Also, the Bleed is from DC comics as well. Its a inter-dimensional realm, a space between realities. Likewise the Crack of Time is where the final fight in Dragon Ball Xenoverse takes place.

And...yah that's the gist of it I suppose, if your curious Supreme Kai of Time's adult form is from part of the Dragon Ball Hero's games in japan.

Right, I know in Dragon Ball Super Belmond was a newer God of Destruction but, in my timeline he, as Luxu is one of the first apprentices of the Grand Priest/ Master of Masters so its a tad different. Well, if Belmond gets legit growth in Dragon Ball this will look stupid but, working with what I got for now.

Also, I know Whis and co would be " turned off" if their God of Destruction's died in Super but again, I'm working under different rules with this, more like how it was in the Tournament of Power arc.

Hope you liked how things unfolded, stay tuned to Chapter 241: The Audacity of True Hope!