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Zamasu was here.

That was all that raced through Gowasu mind, when he happened to overhear the Kai's from his own universe talking about seeing another Zamasu. They had tried to keep it a secret from him, to keep him in the dark but they weren't fooled about keeping it from him forever, he would find out eventually, it was understandable that they would keep it from him, after all Universe 10 Zamasu was his student, who's heart had been corrupted to the point, where he sort out the destruction of the human race in all the Universes.

But despite that, he still felt some emotional attachment, he still blamed himself a little for how Zamasu turned out, if he could have done one thing differently, maybe things wouldn't have turned out as badly as it did.

Who know that behind that gentle expression was a devil in disguise, he had ignored the signs, he had convinced himself that Zamastu heart wasn't slowly being corrupted, he didn't want to believe it and because of his ignorance, he was almost slain by his own student and now he was left Student less.

Suddenly his eyes were wide open to the evil his student would have done, if he had been killed, and he did not want to see that same scenario ever again.

He know that this Zamastu couldn't be his Zamastu, there must be something that separated the two, but if there was even a slight chance that this one could be heading down the road of darkness, he would not shut his ears and be blind to everything around him.

He would deal with it himself.

However it was probably not the smartest move to go, to him alone.

Ch 21: The light in Zamastu's still doesn't hide the darkness.

The first thing that Gowasu noticed when he came into the room, was Zamastu, well the man who he believed was Zamastu, before he fully took in the picture before him. He was amazed by the aliens physic and movements, it greatly resembled serious fighters like Goku and Vegeta, instead of the slim fit he himself had due to having no reason to really push his body to the limit and beyond.

Each muscle on Zamastu form, was drenched in sweat and from the fury of punches and kicks he released, Gowasu couldn't believe his eyes, he couldn't see them at all and yet the shockwave after each one was delivered was all too real, but Gowasu expected something else was at play because the ground beneath the man seem to be giving way and just delivering one Punch seemed to be taking a lot out of him, this Zamastu seemed to be struggling to move his own body.

His very stance was nothing like the one his Zamastu would normally use, when fighting an opponent or sparring.

The alien seemed to finally realise that whoever walked into his room wasn't his usual guest and stopped practicing and slowly turned around, Gowasu tensed ready to see what the man's reaction would be to him, whether there would be hostility in those eyes and if he should prepare to defend with his life instead he got.

"Who are you old man?" Zamastu said, unfortunatelly the shock was too great and Gowasu know he couldn't hide his, apart of him know that there was a possibility that this Zamastu would have never met him before today but it was still very shocking to have it confirmed with his own ears.

"Wait... those clothes?" Zamastu said, and Gowasu tensed once again "Are you a Kai?" And Gowasu kept his disbelief to him. "I've never actually seen a Kai so close up before but you don't feel like a Kai from my universe so I assume your from one of the others. I know it's common manners to greet a Kai and show him respect, when he shows up at your doorstep. So welcome to my room, Kai-sama, would you like anything to eat or drink?"

Now Gowasu was officially surprised, he wanted to openly gawk at the person who was smiling at him so sincerely to the point he sensed no evil intent behind it.

"Let me get you some tea, it's rude not to offer a guest something" the man said, walking towards the kitchen, it was a good thing he had time to get used to this place, it was almost as large as his own house.

Gowasu couldn't resist the urge to peak into the kitchen to make sure Zamastu wasn't putting anything in his tea, and just in case, he had a method for detecting poison, that he thought he would never use until now what with being a god and all.

Five minutes later, Zamastu came back to find Gowasu on a chair near a table and placed his cup of suspiciously calm and very natural looking tea in front of him.

Gowasu did a quick scan over it without Zamastu noticing, and to his relief there was no trace of poison in it.

Zamastu sat right opposite him and Gowasu instantly felt uncomfortable.

You could always tell what kind of a person the brewer was, by the taste of the tea, and as Gowasu smelt it and took a sip, he couldn't help but fully expect the taste of a troubled heart.

But he was in shock.

Instead it was the perfect blend of milk and coco bean, the tea bag hadn't even been soaked for too long, nor had it been soaked to quickly.

It was perfect.

But how?

His Zamastu could never achieve this kind of blend, no matter how hard he tried, he had never tasted a more delicious tea in his life, immediately Gowasu tried to scan for answers.

Just how did he do it?

It was then that Gowasu noticed the ring on Zamastu finger, it was nothing like a time ring nor did it look like a ring that was pulled from the corps of some dead Kai, no, it looked suspiciously like...

And Zamastu couldn't help but notice, that he was staring at his wedding ring and a warm smile crossed his face as he thought about his wife and daughter that he expected to come by any minute from now.

"I see, you've noticed my wedding ring" He said.

And Gowasu was shocked and said. "Y-Your married?" Zamastu was married!? What planet was this, what reality was this and what year was this!? Is the sun still running in all Universes? Is Goku and the other's still alive!?

How is it possible that Zamastu is married!?

"You seem shocked" Zamastu said, the old man's face was funny and said. "I've got a wife and a beautiful little girl."

"You've got a daughter!?" Gowasu said, truly shocked now.

"Why do you seem so surprised Kai-sama?" Zamastu said, "Isn't it normal for a man and women to fall in love and get married and produce children?"

Of course he was shocked, as a god you weren't allowed to interact with mortals in that kind of way because it was doomed to fail, from the start because of their much longer life spans.

Plus what women would the Zamastu be interested in, enough to actually tie the not!?

But then it hit him.

What if this Zamastu was never born a god? What if he was born mortal? What if they never met and he never took Zamastu under his wing? What if he was never given the responsibility that came with being a Kai?

Just how different would he be?

Could it be that he was looking at a Zamastu who was born nothing but a mortal man?

It was at that moment that Gowasu noticed how much happier this Zamastu looked compared to his own.

"Zamastu, right?" He said, and the alien nodded. "I want to ask you something" there was just something he wanted to know.

"What is it Kai-sama?" Zamastu making him uncomfortable by the word coming from that face.

"Please call me Gowasu, 'Kai-sama' is too formal. I want to ask you a question that I would like you to answer honestly, it may seem odd to ask, but what do you think about Human Beings as a whole?" Gowasu said, making Zamastu blink, now that really was an odd question to ask.

"What do I think?" Zamasttu said, thinking before saying. "I think Human beings are amazing.. but then again, so is every other race" making Gowasu look at him in surprise, where was the 'Human beings deserve to be destroyed' rant that he was fully expecting? But Zamastu wasn't finished yet and said. "I don't know if it's odd to see it that way because you're a Kai, I don't know who you yourself view human beings, maybe it's because I come from a place that is so diverse that I can see the value in every race."

Growing up, he had come across some amazing human's beings, hell two of his teammates were human beings and they could seriously kick butt, there was no such thing as race discrimination in his Universe, because every single planet was so mixed and diverse when it came to people, they had all grow up living alongside each other, that species discrimination was a completely foreign concept to him, he hadn't realized that this may not be the case for the other universes until he saw how differently some of them looked at each other.

"And even though Human can get hurt really easily, even though they don't have that accelerates growth that I have, or any special abilities, but what makes them stand out is how despite their limitations, they can raise above the rest. Some of my friends are humans beings. I've been beaten by human beings, in the past, despite having the clear advantage. You can never tell whether a fight would go your way and I think that's pretty amazing."

And Gowasu could no longer hide the shock on his face, was this really Zamastu? Was this really the man who thought Human beings were nothing but trash, and that the world would be better off without them alive?

"A-And what about your views on fighting?" He said, surely he thought it was barbaric, his Zamastu looked down upon such a thing.

"Is there really much to say about fighting?" Zamastu said, "Isn't fighting a natural part of growing up? If we don't fight nobody can strength their bonds with each other, we understand each other more, actions speak louder than words. It's a good thing to let off some steam once in a while. I used to have a Sampai at home, he would nag me at every chance he got and drag me to the nearest fight. When I was younger I didn't understand why he would do that until one day I realised, how beautiful fighting actually was and was old enough to understand it. On that day, I see what my Sampai saw, I saw their spirits clashing with each other, exposing each other weakness and growing stronger together. It's was not barbaric but a kind of art."

And Gowasu couldn't help but stare at him, who was this person who was wearing Zamastu face?

Has being born a mortal made that big of a difference to how he grow uo?

He must have said it out loud because Zamastu gave him the weirdest look he had ever seen and said. "Why are you referring to me like I'm suppose to be so kind of go..." he trailed off and that's how it all clicked, why else would a Kai come into his room? "Unless there's a another me out there and you know him, that's why your comparing him to me"

His smartness definitely hadn't changed, still so sharp. Gowasu thought.

"But when I answered your question, you seemed shocked, does that mean the other me is pretty rough to the point he might even be considered evil.?" Zamastu said, and Gowasu was truly amazed "Than if he still lived, than there would be no way he wouldn't have met me by now which makes me think that he's either dead or greatly injured"

Just than, a knock sounded on the door, making them both look up to see the door open to reveal a woman with curly red hair, in a yellow dress but what really draw Gosuwa attention was the little girl beside her, the little girl with green skin but red curly long hair like his mother.

He could sense Zamastu own kai in her!

"DADDY!" The little girl said, rushing to Zamastu, while Gowasu was in complete shock.

Zamastu carefully scooped up his little girl and planted a kiss on her forehead and said. "So how is my little girl today? Was she good while daddy was away?"

The little girl nodded frantically.

"Zamastu, she just couldn't wait to see you" The woman said, giving him a kiss while Gowasu was now gapping when Zamastu kissed back, his Zamastu would have killed the women for doing that.

"Daddy, your fighting next right?" The little girl said, drawing a smile to her daddy's lips, as he looked at her fondly. "Make sure not to lose okay? I want to brag that my daddy's a winner to all my friends, namely Miss Piggy, she's been giving me the eye all day " she whispered like it was a secretly.

And Zamastu laughed, his daughter was so cute and said. "Don't worry, daddy, doesn't intend to lose"

That's when the little girl noticed the old yellow guy, who had been staring at her and her daddy for the past ten minutes and asked. "Daddy, who is that?"

And Zamastu seemed to have remembered the old Kai and said. "Just a guest, he's a Kai so be very kind to him okay" and the little girl nodded.

To Gowasu this confirmed that this Zamastu had truly never met him in Universe 12, he could help but notice how much happier Zamastu looked surrounded by his family and he still hadn't gotten over the shock that Zamstu was apparently married to a human women of all races.

This Zamastu was clearly no threat to himself or to anyone at this Tournament, his heart was pure.

"Zamastu"He said.

"Yes, Gowasu-sama" Zamastu said.

"How would you like to be my, apprentice?" He said, this man could have been the man that Zamastu should have been all along, surely he would make a fine grand Kai.

And Zamastu was shocked, and so was his wife, a Kai was asking a mortal to be his apprentice!? It was unheard off!

Meanwhile his daughter, was looking confused about why her parents looked so shocked at the old, strangely dressed man request, she was too young to understand the importance of Kai's.

Zamastu managed to snap out of shock and said. "It's would truly be an honour to be your apprentice Gowasu-sama, however I'm sorry, I can't accept your offer." Now it was Gosawu turn to be shocked, he could never imagine that he would be turned down by Zamastu of all people, and Zamastu turned to his family and said. "I've got a family to take care of and a cute and adorable little girl to raise and love" picking her up and cuddling her, the girl smiled because her daddy called her cute. "And she's going to need her father growing up, I'm a father and husband first and I can't do that if I'm a apprentice to a Kai. No matter how hard I try, I cannot give 101% into being a god, when I have a family waiting for me back home."

And Gowasu was amazed, this man was everything his Zamastu should have been, it was a shame his offer was turn down.

And Zamastu had to ruin it all.

After all, he was Zamastu, no matter which universe he was born from and said, with arrogance in his tone.

"And besides, you can't teach me anything, old man" He said, and it was like staring into his Gowasu. "I can tell, unlike me, it's been a long time since you fought seriously and as a result it's has made you weak. Can you honestly say you can win against me old man, if we were to have a spar? Let's face it, being your apprentice will be nothing but a huge waste of time, and besides, I don't think Radis-sama will appreciate having one of his champions being stolen away by some weak old man who thinks, I would roll over and die for him just because of his title. What I respect is power and you old man, definitely don't fit the bill"

And Gowasu took it all back.

Zamastu was still Zamastu no matter which Universe he was born into.

And scene!

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