Universe 7
Goku and Vegeta exchange blows on Beerus' planet. Since the tournament, Goku and Vegeta met up regularly to train together, mostly to stay at their peak. Goku would spend more time at home with family, as would Vegeta, and this routine began to grow familiar to the two Saiyans. Their respective wives were happy for the change, who were used to rarely, if ever, seeing their husbands, so getting some time off to train was an easy request. Gohan had even found time in his busy lifestyle to train alongside Piccolo, and occasionally spar with his father. While both Saiyans fought at the peak of their base strength, Whis watched on with mild interest "So, tell me Goku, have you made any attempts to utilize Ultra Instinct since the tournament?"
Goku blocks Vegeta's high kick, dashing back from him "You know, the funny thing is, I don't feel that same power anymore. It was incredible, having it while it lasted. But I don't think I could ever access that form again, let alone turn into it at will." Whis nods "I suspected as much, given that I too do not sense this same power within you. To be honest, I still can't explain how you managed to summon such strength in the first place." Goku chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck "Well, I don't know either but that's never stopped me before." Vegeta smirks "If only being as dimwitted as you counted as a superpower." Whis' staff rings and he displays the holographic image of Vados "Dear sister. Did you call to say hi?" Vados frowns "I wish I was, instead of playing messenger for my little mortal friends. They wish to speak to Goku and Vegeta. Are they avaliable?"
Goku and Vegeta walk over, Vegeta has his arms folded and he adverts his gaze "Present. Now what could anyone possibly want from us?" Cabba and Caulifla appear in the hologram. Cabba bows his head respectfully "Sensei. We need your help. A man-" Caulifla growls "Monster." Cabba looks over at her, then back to Vegeta "-came to our planet, and he kidnapped Kale. We were absolutely no match for him." Vegeta narrows his eyes "And? Why should we get involved, why don't you get stronger and deal with this problem yourselves?" Goku puts a hand on his shoulder "Vegeta..." Vegeta shakes him off "Kakarot, please. Going to defeat Black for the sake of my son was one thing. But you expect me to go to another universe to take care of this whoever just because he beat up a group of kids? Cabba, I thought I told you that a Saiyan's pride is the most important thing to him. Where was your pride when you let this man beat you and kidnap that Kale girl?"
Caulifla steps in front of Cabba "You can talk all high and mighty about your stupid pride and how much stronger you are than us after you beat him, how about that?" Vegeta smirks "If you wanted it taken care of why don't you just hire Hit?" Caulifla clenches her fists "Because I thought maybe you would care! Because after he kidnapped Kale he vaporized our home planet." Vegeta hesitates "It's... gone?" Caulifla hangs her head "I... don't have anything to return home to. But I won't abandon my protege! And as much as I would rather do it myself, I'm struggling to even gather the strength to summon my ki. I just... don't know how to cope." Goku frowns "It's sad seeing her this way. Vegeta, this is pretty serious. Maybe it would be best if we lend a hand." Vegeta nods solemnly "Very well. Whis, take us to Universe 6."
Universe 6
The frost demon walks into Kale's room as she comes to. Kale sits up "How do you two keep doing that?" He turns to her "It's magic. It's an emotional dampener. On someone with such a weak will, we can go as far as complete mind manipulation, allowing us to render you unconscious by overloading your synapses." He sets a tray of food on her bedside nightstand. It was a large tray of large cuts of meat, along with steamed rice and an assortment of sushi. Kale eyes him with contempt before she begins to eat. Being Saiyan, she devours everything put in front of her rather quickly. The frost demon chuckles, despite his perceived grave demeanor "Well, I was a fool to have brought you such a small portion. I imagine your fight with the mistress has worn you out."
Kale frowns "That mask kind of creeps me out... could you, take it off?" The mask folds back and the demon smiles "The name is Glaysar. I'm Unmei's right hand, and second only to her in power of everyone on this ship. I'm also her protégé. She has been teaching me a wide array of her abilities." Kale nods "And you're like Frost." He nods "I am. But I'm also different from him in nearly every way. I'm unusually tall for my kind, and unusually strong. I lack other forms, making this is my only state. But most important of all, I serve a true god, while he is a victim of his own ways, and lives as such." Kale tilts her head "So, you look up to Unmei quite alot." Glaysar nods "For her to accomplish the things she has is nothing short of godly. Once she brings order to the universe, then she will rule it not only as its kaioshin, but also its hakaioshin as well. True balance, in one being, of unquestionable power."
Kale frowns "That... sounds frightening to be honest." Glaysar smirks "It does sound frightening. But if you put your faith in her, you will find that she will be a rightful leader in this new era of peace." Kale purses her lips, then her face turns serious "She destroyed my home world. I'm hardly ready to forgive her any time soon, let alone put my faith in her." Glaysar nods "That's understandable. But were it not for your participation in the Tournament of Power, how long before Champa stumbles across your planet and destroys it on a whim? Some planets that are just beginning to show life never get the chance to develop fully before Champa destroys them out of boredom, or more appropriately, has his angel destroy them for him out of boredom. Truth is, Champa is terrible at his job. And there would not even be a need for any of this if he properly did his job."
Kale adverts her gaze. He wasn't wrong, that much was certain. She looks him in the eye "And how does she plan on creating peace?" Glaysar walks towards her bedroom window, staring out it "Through military might. Presence on every planet with space fairing technology. Control over the government of these planets. Unity under one Universal Emperor." Kale goes wide eyed "That's insane, not to mention that would require an army of massive proportions." Glaysar walks towards the door "It might. And the truth is, I might not live long enough to see it come to fruition. But she does not age. And she will not stop until her dream is realized. And should any planet come to be too difficult for her to control, she will ensure it simply ceases to be a problem."
Glaysar walks out the door and Unmei steps inside the door "Kale, please join me for my daily training session." Kale nods "I suppose... since I don't have another choice." Unmei folds her arms "You have a choice. You can leave anytime you want." Kale narrows her eyes "I have no home to return to." Unmei turns from her "Then I suppose you'll follow me?" Kale follows her reluctantly through the halls. Unmei turns into a large dome shaped room, with a central console. Unmei smiles "The center console is capable of manipulating the gravity in this room, an ability I myself possess. But, I can't work out efficiently while trying to channel my magic abilities." She takes off her jacket, standing in front of Kale in just her long sleeved shirt, pants and boots. She raises her hand and creates a large cube of stone. She walks to the console, turning it on.
Kale clenches her fist, transforming into her unique Super Saiyan form. Unmei clenches her fists and bulks up, her muscle mass doubling. She walks over to the block of stone, lifting it with one hand. Kale frowns "What's that?" Unmei switches hands, continuing to press the block "Katchin. Hardest material in the universe. Very dense and heavy. And with the added gravity, it's great for working out with." She tosses the block to Kale, who catches it with both hands and slides back a few feet, grunting from the effort "This is heavy!" Unmei grins "I'll take that back if you don't mind." Kale tosses it back and Unmei catches it, giggling "The world's most insane game of catch, wouldn't you say?" Kale nods, and Unmei tosses the block in the air, flips onto her hands and catches the block on her feet, doing vertical pushups with the block.
Kale does one handed vertical pushups alongside her "So why can't you use your magic while you work out?" Unmei grunts, switching from pushing the block up with two hands to pushing it up with one "I channel my magic in a way that amplifies my ki output, and my ki amps my physical strength. But I can't utilize many of my magical abilities while channeling my magic this way. It's mostly due to the fact that I recently developed this ability and haven't had time to use it. Thus the purpose for this session." She switches hands, grinning "The gravity doesn't seem to be affecting you much. Here, take this." Unmei kicks the block over to Kale and she catches it, using both hands to prevent her from collapsing under the weight. After several minutes she switches to one hand and they work out together for two hours.
The two women walk out of the room together, both winded and sweaty. Unmei smiles "I respect you alot Kale. You are different from alot of fighters." Kale looks up at her "How so?" Unmei smiles "Firstly, the key to your strength is your self-loathing. You hate your own weakness and strive to grow stronger. This particular method of self-examination seems self-destructive to some, but I believe it keeps your heart pure and your mind clear of hateful intent. I spent hundreds of years in a catatonic, meditative state, in which I looked deep inside myself for purpose. That was when Unmei was born." Kale smiles "That's actually kind of sweet." Unmei smiles "And of course you don't like to fight, but you will. I similarly feel that I myself have been backed into a corner. But I do not fight for myself."
Goku, Vegeta and Whis land on Champa's planet. Caulifla and Cabba stand on either side of Vados, with Champa in front of them. Champa looks back at Vados "I didn't agree to allow all these Saiyans on my planet Vados!" Vados giggles "Well Lord Champa, if you were so kind as to destroy this threat yourself, then perhaps they would not need to train here." Champa folds his arms "As if. This isn't my problem." Vados smiles "Well then we will take your complaint into consideration, and begin our training without your continued presense, if you don't mind." Champa huffs, walking to his castle. Vados smiles at Whis and Whis chuckles "Curt as usual dear sister." Vados giggles "Perhaps if he were less inclined to insult my cooking I would be a tad more agreeable." Whis smiles "I'll be going now. I expect my Saiyans returned to me in one piece." He chuckles at his humor and Goku smiles "Don't worry, we can handle anything that gets thrown our way."
Whis vanishes and Goku cracks his knuckles "So, what kind of opponent can we expect? I haven't had a good fight since Jiren and my blood is pumpin'!" Vados waves her staff, pulling up a holographic image of Glaysar "This frost demon is known as Glaysar. He is undoubtedly quite a bit stronger than Frost, though I don't believe he is stronger than Frieza. However he has more than brute strength. He is also able to use various magic spells, which he uses to manipulate his opponent. Of course this shoulld be no problem for a combatant like you Goku." Goku chuckles "Hehe, you must be referring to how well I fought against Hit." Vados nods "Indeed." Vados raises a finger "However, Glaysar is not even the leader."
The image changes to one of Unmei. Goku puts his hands on his hips "A Kaioshin?" Vados shakes her head "A Makaioshin. One of the demon realm." Goku frowns "Like.. what was his name Vegeta? The red skinned demon that was helping the..." Goku tilts his head up and cups his chin. Vegeta growls a little "You mean Dabura? Because that's not the same." Vados nods "Vegeta is correct. Demigra is a makaio, Unmei is a makaioshin, or a God of the Demon World." Goku stares at her holographic image "I dunno, she doesn't look evil to me." Vados smiles "Looks can be decieving, Son Goku. Do know know how kaioshin are born?" Goku shakes his head and the holographic image changes to that of a massive tree "This is a Kaiju. The Kaioshin themselves sprout from the fruits of these trees. Makaioshin are cast into the realm of the demons, as kaioshin are particularly adept at sniffing out evil in people's hearts. As are all gods."
Vados steps back "To prepare you for her magical abilities, I will use mine to distract you as you four spar together, to keep you on your toes and teach you how to avoid simple illusions. I do not know the extent to her magic, but I can warn you they will be numerous and they will be frustrating to overcome. Magic, after all, is more often limited by the imagination of the user than anything else." Goku smiles "I heard sparring, that's all I needed to know. So, Caulifla, ready for round two?" Caulifla gets in a fighting stance "I've been eager to punch something since that Glaysar showed his ugly mug." Goku chuckles "You say that like you have no plans of holding back. But don't transform." Caulifla glares "Why not?" Goku chuckles "Because I've seen you fight, and you're good, but you lack technique. If we are going to be fighting a trick fighter, technique should be our first focus. I'm going to show you my best techniques and abilities."
Caulifla turns Super Saiyan 2 "Screw that, I need to blow off some steam." Vegeta steps in front of Goku "Hey! We aren't here to play childish games! You brought us here to help you, and Kakarot is offering to train you. As much as I can't stand him I would be a fool not to acknowledge his technical knowhow! You will do as he says or we leave, is that clear?!" Goku puts a hand on Vegeta's shoulder "We don't have time to bicker. But Vegeta is right. I'm here to help you, and I'm telling you that learning these techniques is going to benefit you more than any amount of sparring could. But I promise we will still spar." He smirks and walks towards Caulifla "So?" Caulifla powers down "I'm ready when you are old man."
Glaysar walks into the dining hall where Kale and Unmei were enjoying lunch "Ma'am, our men have abandoned Seriba, per your orders. The planet is still in disarray since the riots began." Unmei nods "Thank you for the report." She closes her eyes, then snaps her fingers "It's taken care of. Have them move on to reenforce the men at Resei." Glaysar nods and leaves. Kale frowns "Did you..." Unmei nods "Sadly. If it's any consolation, these particular savages made plans to conquer neighboring planets in order to drain those planets of resources. I gave them every opportunity I could." Kale frowns "Then why did you outright blow up my planet?" Unmei frowns "Well, I wish I could give you an easy answer. But my motives for destroying your homeworld are complicated." Kale narrows her eyes "Uncomplicate it." Unmei smiles "In time, all will become clear. I only ask for your trust."
Dr. Rota rushes into the room "Miss Unmei!" Kale tilts her head "Dr. Rota?" He looks over at Kale and goes wide eyed, stumbling back "Kale?!" Unmei smiles "Yes, you two know each other. Kale, Dr. Rota is one of my lead scientists. Despite how... silly he might seem, he's actually a brillliant man." Dr. Rota bows "Thank you ma'am. I finally cracked the code." He holds up a small device, that looks similar to a stopwatch "This device should be able to lock on to the signature of the wish orbs." Unmei smiles "Oh? Does it work?" He smiles "Try it yourself." She turns it on and it picks up one signature, right on top of them "Oh, there is the one I've already taken. So it does work. Glaysar will be pleased to be off this ship. But why such a small interface?" Dr. Rota smirks "Oh, I thought of that, so I made it compatible with the ship's onboard map computer, so the universe map will show the location of the orbs." Unmei nods "Well, you've outdone yourself this time. And in such a short time."
Unmei holds Glaysar the device "You know your mission." He nods "I will return with the other 6 balls." He dismisses himself and Unmei turns to Kale "Once I have the dragonballs, and my wish, then I can complete my mission to spread my influence and control across the universe." Kale frowns "Wait, you already have one of the dragonballs?" Unmei nods and Kale goes wide eyed "But how? Those things are the size of planets!" Unmei pulls a dragonball out of her pocket, which is the size of a quarter "I found this one floating out in the middle of nowhere space. Shrunk it down to a more reasonable size." Kale takes the dragonball, examining it "Wow, you can do that?" Unmei nods "To just about any inanimate object. Even magical ones. But I can't shrink people. I imagine it would be fun to do so." Kale frowns "That wouldn't be fair." Unmei shrugs "That's true."
Glaysar's ship splits off from the mothership. He pulls up the universal map "Gathering the dragonballs in this universe will be easy. Making the jump to Universe 7 will be tricky." One of the soldiers, a red skinned demon in the signature black armor walks over "The ship isn't built for that kind of jump. The master did say that you would find a way. Do you have a plan sir?" Glaysar chuckles "We will see. In the meantime, we have 3 more balls to gather." He nods and takes the helm of the ship, the ship becoming a bustle of activity as everyone prepares for their jump into the deeper parts of space where the first dragonball awaited them.
Caulifla and Goku were image training after a hard sparring session. Image Goku grins "Alright, lets see what you learned!" Caulifla cracks her knuckles getting into her fighting stance. Goku charges her first and they exchange blows. Caulifla uses an afterimage to dodge Goku's right, appearing behind him and kicking him in the back. Goku flips forward, springing off his hand and vanishing. Caulifla uses Instant Transmission at the same time, appearing behind Goku. Goku instinctively spins to kick Caulifla and she blocks his kick, blocking his follow up heel kick. The force sends Caulifla flying back and Goku chases after her, going for repeated right and lefts. Caulifla's aura flares red and she appears behind Goku, elbowing him in the back. He front flips out of the way of her diving kick, turning to her "I'm glad you have been paying attention. I would hate to think I wasted my time."
Caulifla brushes off her pants "Don't worry, I'm more than ready for the fight ahead." Goku nods "You have learned and mastered many techniques over the last few days. There is one thing missing." Caulifla folds her arms "Oh?" Goku nods "God ki. Without god ki, you could never compete on oour level. We could perform the ritual, but in order to do that, we need two more Saiyans." Caulifla tilts her head "What ritual? Is it some kind of shortcut to get god ki?" Goku nods "In a sense." Caulifa folds her arms "Then I refuse. I'm going to find my own way to obtain god ki. In the meantime, Super Saiyan 3 should suffice. Let's go rescue Kale." Goku nods and cuts their image training off, both making it to their feet and Goku locks eyes with Vegeta "She's ready."
