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'Thought'
"Talking"
*Action*
"Powerful entity (gods, demons, dragons, etc.)"
[System]
{Spirit}
Beta'd by Omni-Creator Kami of Anime.
I was shocked. Purely and utterly shocked by who was standing before me. Someone I didn't expect to find so far away from his native universe.
Name: Cell
Title: Perfect Lifeform, Mass Murderer, Architect of Chaos, Gero's Pet Lizard
Level: 420
Affiliation: Red Ribbon Army
HP: 1,888,909
MP: 0
SP: 911,434
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Interested
Skill Level Up!
[Observe LVL. 71/100]
"What's the matter, boy? You look like you've seen a ghost." Cell said.
God, even his voice is exactly as I remember.
"How is this possible? How are you in this universe, or even alive for that matter?!" I said while trying to process the shock. "You're supposed to be dead. Gohan killed you!"
Cell's eyes widen slightly before he chuckles. "So you do know me after all. It seems my benefactor was right about you. You truly are more than meets the eye."
"Yeah, I know who you are. You're Cell, the Biological Android created by Dr. Gero in a last ditch effort to kill Son Goku once and for all." I said.
Cell laughed. "Interesting! Go on, tell me more!"
"You were created using the DNA of the most powerful fighters ever to step on the face of the Earth, mainly Piccolo, Frieza, King Cold, Vegeta, and Goku himself." I glance at Selene's limp body before looking back at Cell. "I also know that you traveled back in time in order to absorb Androids 17 and 18 to become 'Perfect' before you decided to hold a tournament that will decide the fate of the planet before going on a destructive spree across your Universe."
"My, you ARE well-informed." Cell mocked. "I would give you an applause if one of my hands wasn't currently occupied." He holds up Selene's body and begins to shake it like a baby rattle.
I narrow my eyes as [Gamer's Mind] suppresses my anger. "You still haven't answered my question."
"You may want to clarify. You asked A LOT of questions." Cell said.
"How are you still alive? You should have been eviscerated by Gohan's kamehameha." I said.
"So we're skipping to the middle, huh? And I already had an entire speech ready for you." Cell said. "But to answer your question, you can thank my new friend for my narrow escape from death."
Flashback
As the two kamehameha beams collide into a giant energy bubble, Cell's attack begins to swallow up Gohan's.
"I had the power. I had them all in the palm of my hands. I should have won." Cell said.
However, Cell is suddenly blasted from behind and he looks up to see an exhausted Vegeta. In that instant, Gohan pours more energy into his attack and completely swallows Cell's.
"Vegeta's attack may have been pathetic, but it was enough to give the brat the edge he needed to win." Cell states.
Cell begins to be engulfed by the attack, his body writhing in pain as he starts to get torn apart at a cellular level.
Until… it just stops.
"!?" Cell blinks and finds himself still inside the blast, but frozen. He then looks to see a man with silver hair and glasses walks up to him.
"Like you said, I should have died back then and there. But it seemed fate had other plans."
"Perfect Cell, I reckon. I have a proposition for you." He shows him a gray gem.
Cell's eyes widen as he hears his proposition and his smile's all teeth.
Time returns to normal and the energy bubble explodes, creating a large cloud of dust that nearly blows everyone away.
The Z Fighters cover their eyes from the intense sandstorm as they try to keep themselves from being blown away. But when it stops and they finally look up, their faces turn white as if the blood was drained from them.
For they see a smiling Cell, alive and well, impaling Gohan through the chest with his arm.
"In exchange for helping him, he would grant me power that I could only dream of. The power of a god."
Cell removes his arm from Gohan's body and turns to his new victims, all of them with fear plastered on their faces.
And the massacre began.
Vegeta was first. The prince tries to fight but Cell grabs his face and rips his WHOLE HEAD OFF!
Piccolo retaliates, but Cell simply plunges two of his fingers through his skull and fires an energy blast.
The explosion pops the Namekian's head like a balloon, blood and brain matter are scattered everywhere.
Yamcha and Tien try to blast him but he simply swats the attacks aside before firing one of his own, instantly turning them into dust.
Krillin was the last and Cell smiled as he slowly made his approach, he had something special in mind for the little monk.
"With his rock, he restored me. Not only that, but the near death experience had once again increased my power. Goku's friends stood no chance against me, and I made sure their ends were brutal."
Before Krillin could run away, Cell suddenly threw 2 Destructo discs at him, which instantly severed both of his arms and dropped 18.
Krillin screamed as blood gushed out like an open faucet, but before it could continue, Cell grabbed Krillin by his neck and used his newfound strength to throw Krillin into the sky at lightspeed, with a direct trajectory to the sun.
"Glad to see you satisfied with getting your revenge." The man who revived Cell said as he approached the Bio-Android, carrying the unconscious female android over his shoulder. "I understand the feeling, as there are those I wish to get my revenge on as well." He opens a portal behind him. "Now let's go, we have work to do."
Flashback ends
"Since then, we have been traveling the multiverse, gathering powerful pawns for our cause." Cell said.
I was petrified. I didn't think that they were this far along.
And if Cell was being truthful, they likely have an army and an extremely powerful one at that.
[We have miscalculated]
"What's your end goal here? What do you need the Moon Dragon God for?" I asked.
Cell wiggles his finger. "Now, now, I already answered your question. Asking for more is just plain rude."
[Is he always this annoying?]
'He's usually more full of himself.' I said. "I will say this once: hand her over to me, now."
"Alright, if you insist." Cell grabs Selene's right arm and rips it off without effort.
"Here you go." Cell throws her arm and it lands on the ground in front of me, causing my anger to skyrocket.
"YOU BASTARD!" I fly in and punch Cell's face, only to be shocked by the fact it did nothing. "What!?"
Cell gives me a bored stare. "Really? You call that a punch?" He proceeds to send a barrage of punches before kicking me in the stomach, sending crashing straight to the ground.
-745,778 Damage (50%)
1,197,957/1,570,846 AP
1,054,385/1,054,385 HP
I let out a cough as I slowly stood up. "Even with [Gamer's Body] in effect, I still felt that."
[It seems his Zenkai boost wasn't a bluff]
"Yeah, but so is mine." I transform into a [Super Saiyan] before ascending into a [Super Saiyan 2] and charge at Cell with newfound [Determination].
"Oh! I didn't know you could go [Super Saiyan]. What a lovely surprise! Especially the color, I didn't know Saiyans could turn green!" Cell says with slight excitement.
I throw an extreme barrage of punches at the bio-android, but he dodges them with ease. I throw a kick but the bastard catches my leg and throws me aside with incredible force, but I manage to stop the momentum and rush at him only to simply move away.
"My, my, it seems you have no experience in handling that power." Cell mused.
"Shut up." I growled.
[Calm down! It wouldn't do us any good if you give in like this!]
I close my eyes and take a deep breath as [Gamer's Mind] suppresses my anger.
Cell gave me a confused look as he sensed my energy. 'Strange. One moment his energy was like a raging flame, and now it's like staring at still water.'
I open them up and stare at Cell with an empty look devoid of emotions.
"Oh ho! Now, THAT'S the look of a killer if I've ever seen one! This might just be interesting after all!" Cell then glances down at his captive. "Though I probably won't be able to fully enjoy myself while carrying all of this deadweight around."
He opens a portal behind him and throws Selene into it.
"Where is she?" I demanded.
"Not to worry, she is in good hands. I assure you." Cell says as the portal closes.
"..." The emerald green aura around him begins to intensify.
"Now we can enjoy ourselves to our heart's content!" Cell takes a familiar fighting stance and sports a confident grin. "This should be entertaining."
Emergency!
Quest: Cancerous Cells!
Defeat Cell and find more about his benefactor
Objective: Defeat Cell
Rewards: 334,588 EXP, 300,121 Credits, Legendary Gacha
I charge forward with a punch and Cell quickly counters with a punch of his own, letting the two fists collide in a powerful shockwave that blows the surrounding rocks away.
"Urgh…!" I almost found myself nearly blown away by the collision. 'He's strong, but I can't let that stop me!'
I grab Cell's arm and proceed to throw him upwards. I then conjure two black orbs and throw them at the bio android.
Cell quicks the two attacks away before diving straight for me. He throws an onslaught of kicks and punches but they are all blocked by my [Aura].
-745,778 Damage (50%)
825,068/1,570,846 AP
1,054,385/1,054,385 HP
-745,778 Damage (50%)
452,179/1,570,846 AP
1,054,385/1,054,385 HP
"Dammit!" I activate my [Silver Rinne-Sharingan] and use the [Deva Path] to push Cell away.
I deactivate [Super Saiyan 2] and watch Cell fly back to me.
"What's the matter? Can't face me without your precious shield? How droll." Cell jabbed.
"Well that's obvious. Unlike you, I don't know any martial arts, so I need an insurance policy." I said. 'Having my [Aura] up while in super is very exhausting. I need to think of a better alternative.'
Cell glares at me. "Pathetic, a true Saiyan would never rely on such feeble tricks. Where's your pride, hm?"
"Fortunately, I do not have any pride. But what about it? Will my name be disgraced?" A sly grin forms on my face. "Besides, someone like you who throws away his own rules for a quick win shouldn't lecture me about pride."
Cell chuckles. "You got guts kid, talking to me like that. You're probably the only Saiyan I know who's not so narrow minded about their pride."
"I never said I was one to begin with. You just assumed I was." I point out.
"You crack me up!" Cell's laughter echoes the area, not even paying attention to the glare I'm giving him.
'Cell is much stronger than I anticipated. His attacks pack more power than I thought possible. Is this because of his Zenkai or the Chaos Emerald?' I thought.
[It may be a result of both. Remember how Cell managed to come back to Earth? His cells absorbed Goku's residual energy after he died, granting Cell access to his Instant Transmission. It may be that his cells also absorbed some residual Chaos Energy]
'Wait, I also have absorbed [Chaos Energy]. Do you think that can work?' I asked.
[Not alone. Whatever benefactor Cell has kept their word. I'm getting some abnormal readings from him and it looks like he's holding back a lot. His Chaos Energy is meshing well with his own energy, to the point that I can't separate them]
'Meshing the two together…' I pondered before I got an idea. "That's it!"
"Hm?" Cell gives me a questionable look. "What is it? Are you finally realizing just how outclassed you are?"
"No, I just remembered something a mutual friend of ours did." I told him with a determined look. 'If Goku can manage to pull it off, then so can I.'
Cell senses the change in energy. "What are you-"
"HAAAAA!" I activate [Chaos Mode] and [Super Saiyan 2] at the same time, creating a fusion of auras: dark amethyst on the outside while emerald green on the inside.
"!?" Even Cell is shocked by the absurd influx of energy coming from him.
"You aren't the only one who was exposed to the power of the emeralds, Cell." I said. "The unhinged nature of [Super Saiyan 2] mixed with the unchecked power of [Chaos Energy] and you got yourself a ticking time bomb waiting to go off at any moment."
[You're insane, you know that? Just one misstep and you could destroy us all]
"Let's do this!" I vanish from sight, catching Cell off guard.
"What the!?" Cell exclaims before quickly turning around and blocking the incoming kick, pushing him far across the landscape.
Cell stops himself and grits his teeth as he sends me a hateful glare.
"You little brat! I'll show you what happens when you underestimate me!" Cell declares.
The two combatants launch at each other at lightspeeds.
Cell sends a punch but his opponent vanishes before it can connect. He looks around before suddenly getting kicked in the face and sent flying across the landscape.
"Ha!" I hold out my hand and activate the [Deva Path] to make the android plummet to the ground like a meteor.
Cell quickly gets up. "There it is again, that sudden burst of gravity pushing me back. But where is it coming from!?" But before he can inquire further, the strange Saiyan appears in front of him. "!?"
"Muda!" I punch Cell in the stomach.
"Guh!?" Cell doubles forward as he suddenly vomits large quantities of blood.
I go in for another punch but Cell disappears. I quickly sensed him from behind and quickly dodge his arm attack, which caused the ground in front of him to split apart from the air current.
I fly forward and Cell tries to intercept by firing a ki blast at me. However, I use my Stand's [Time Skip] ability to faze through the blast, surprising the bio-android long enough to deliver an upcut that sends him flying straight to the sky.
I hold up my hands and my purple aura begins to converge at the center, creating a dark purple ball of [Chaos Energy].
"[Chaos Torrent]!" I aim and fire the blast at near light speeds.
Cell only has time to look as the blast soon collides and detonates, unleashing a massive explosion.
I take a knee as the transformation fades. "That… was something else."
[No kidding. Good thing you're stamina can auto-regenerate]
However, a swift whirlwind blows the smoke away revealing Cell with a couple of scrapes and one of his legs missing.
He quickly grows the leg back and glares down at me, eye slowly twitching with growing annoyance.
"I will give you some credit for that attack, boy. But don't think that little power-up of yours will save you." Cell warned with evident frustration.
I stand up and give Cell a confident smirk.
"Trust me, Cell, I still got a few more surprises up my sleeve." I said.
"No, boy." Cell's confident smile returns as electricity begins to travel across his body. "You're in for a surprise."
Suddenly, the entire world begins to quake violently. Large cracks appear everywhere, oceans evaporate in an instant, mountains collapse in on themselves, and lighting rains down from the heavens
Cell grits his teeth as he concentrates, pushing himself as a platinum aura begins to surround him.
Wait, Platinum?
"HAAAAAAAAAAA!" Cell's aura explodes, drowning the entire world in a bright white light.
"!?" Irene's eyes snap open and quickly rises right out of her bed.
"What was that!?" Irene exclaims. "This pressure… it's like nothing I've ever felt before!"
Suddenly the door opens and Cana, Mira, and Ur walk into her room.
"Irene-san, did you feel that!?" Mira frantically asks.
Irene slowly nods.
"Seriously, you too!?" Cana said.
"Yes… it seems we've all felt it." Irene said.
"But… What is it?" Ur slowly asks.
Irene looks down scared. "I… don't know."
I cover my eyes as the light nearly blinds me. When it fades, I slowly lower my arms only to be greeted by Cell's new appearance.
He is taller, easily two inches taller than me. In place of green with green spots, his exoskeleton is now like liquid moonlight mixed with the purest metallic platinum. His overall body structure appears to become younger and thinner in frame and build much like when Goku turned into a Super Saiyan God and his eyes are a shining silver like my own.
"What do you think? You are the first I showed this transformation to." Cell then takes the Frieza pose. "I called this form [Platinum Cell]. A combination of Frieza's Gold form, [Super Saiyan God], and [Chaos Energy].
My eyes widened in shock. "What did you say!?"
"During my travels in the multiverse, I was able to observe multiple timelines, one of which was very interesting." Cell began. "Even after my counterpart's death in that timeline, Goku and Vegeta did not stop at simply 'Super Saiyan'. No, they all kept going and going. Striving for power beyond anything. Eventually overcoming the [Super Saiyan] wall and obtaining transformations that even rivaled the gods. And that's when I realized that I had limitless potential beyond perfection." His widening smile threatens to split his face. "Beyond the GODS!"
[Oh no]
"With this power, I am now the [Absolute]! The Ultimate Lifeform! Nothing in this universe or beyond can stop me now!" Cell declares, exerting more powerful pressure that crushes everything around him.
Even I found it hard to stand straight before this overwhelming pressure.
[This isn't good, Cell has released his full power. I can't even put his stats into numbers]
'Yeah and the ego boost doesn't help much either. And just when I thought he couldn't get anymore arrogant and narcissistic, he proves me wrong. Though it's not like it isn't justified.' I remark before smiling. 'Oh well, fighting impossible opponents just makes this a little exciting.'
"That's some awesome power you got there, Cell, but calling yourself an 'absolute' when you're about to get beaten is pretty dumb if you ask me." I mockingly comment.
Cell laughs. "You still look down on me even when I'm at full power. Tell me, is it confidence?" His expression then shifts to annoyance. "Or are you just a total idiot?"
"Who knows? But one thing is certain," I activate my fused transformation and smirk. "You won't be leaving this place alive."
"Then go ahead, flip that coin." Cell smiles and vanishes.
*PING!*
"!" I jump upwards just as the spot I was in is leveled, turning into a massive crater.
*PING!*
I block an attack but the strength behind it is enough to send me flying before a flying kick sends spiraling back to the ground.
-3,285,778 Damage (50%)
72,042/1,570,846 AP
1,054,385/1,054,385 HP
"Ugh!" My [Aura] fazes in and out as I struggle to stand up.
*PING!*
"!" I look around and find myself surrounded by multiple energy spheres suspended in the air as they start to spin around. "Shit!"
"[Platinum Grenade]!" Cell screams as he commands the orbs to rain down, leveling everything in gigantic explosions.
When the smoke cleared, the entire landscape changed, now instead of massive barren plains it is a web of canyons.
"As I thought, you were just an idiot after all!" Cell laughs maniacally as he marvels at his handiwork. "This is the extent of my potential! Not even the brilliant Dr. Gero, who created me, could have ever foreseen this outcome!" He stops laughing but his smile doesn't fade. "But do not fret, soon the entire multiverse will tremble under my power and if they struggle I will erase them from my sight!"
"Hahahaha! That's amusing! Who knew you were such a comedian!" A familiar voice screams out.
Cell's eyes widen as looks up to a barrage of energy blasts rain down upon him, sending tumbling to the ground.
He stands up and looks around until he looks at the highest peak where he sees a familiar figure sitting there.
"Im… impossible!" Cell yells in disbelief. "How are you even alive!?"
I just smile.
Flashback
As the spheres rain down, time stops and [Payback Over Requiem] takes me far away from the attack.
However, just as my Stand takes me away I decide to leave Cell a little present.
Flashback ends
[Payback Over Requiem] appears beside me. "Let's just say I had a helping hand."
Cell glares at me. "Boy…!"
"Thank god I have you by my side." I whisper to [Payback Over Requiem] before looking back at Cell. "Guess it's time to test out some of my skills."
As I said this, I flew at incredible speeds towards Cell. My arms had turned into diamonds while coated in Void and Sage power, while POR is mirroring my movements.
"[Infinity Dragon's Quantum Fist]!" I said as I launched a barrage of strikes against the time-frozen Cell, which were complemented by strikes from POR.
After leaving a devastating number of hits against the frozen Bio-Android, I made sure to back away before time resumed.
Cell suddenly feels bombarded by devastating blows that are seemingly coming from nowhere.
"W-What!?" Cell exclaims before his opponent charges in with a black sword in place of his right arm.
"[Infinite Dragon's Abyss Blade]!" I swing my arm, firing a black crescent arc at Cell, sending him straight to a nearby wall.
Cell quickly pulls himself out with relatively no damage. "Not bad. You actually had me concerned for a moment."
*SQUELCH!*
"!?" My eyes widen as Cell reappears and runs me through the chest with his arm.
"But in the end, your power is simply not enough." Cell finished.
*Crack~*
Cell's eyes widen as he watches the boy in front of him turn into wood before breaking down.
"I see, pretty clever of you." Cell glances back as he senses me behind him.
"I'm more surprised it managed to fool you for this long." I remark as Cell finally turns around.
"Though this is my first time I ever considered using a Wood Clone." I add.
"Well, don't think that the same trick will work twice. Now that I've memorized your unique energy, it will be child's play to find and kill you." Cell raises his hand and charges a Ki blast.
I raise my hand towards the shackle on my wrist. "You're right." With a loud click, the shackle falls to the ground. "The same trick won't work twice." I take off another shackles. "And at my current power, I can't even make a dent in you."
Cell can feel the atmosphere grow more oppressive as he watches the golden shackles snap off from their wearer.
I take off the final one and it falls, now all four of them are on the ground.
I open my eyes and they are brimming with dark energy. "So it's about time I take things to the next level!"
Almost instantly, my power and stats began to surge, no longer restrained to a mere 1%. I could feel the effects of my unrestrained power warping the environment like before, but I managed to rein it in to a decent extent before focusing on Cell.
Cell looks shocked by the overwhelming energy his opponent is exuding before a smile once again adorns his face.
"So, you were suppressing your power this whole time?" Cell mocked. "I'll admit, I was starting to get bored, but now-!"
Cell was cut off as he felt another barrage of powerful punches being felt across his body before being blown away in the distance, courtesy of my [Infinite Dragon Slayer Magic] and [Payback Over Requiem], only this time they were FAR stronger than before.
"GUAAAH!" Cell's body hunches forward, his face molded into the perfect representation of agony.
"Don't even THINK that I'm the same as before." I warned him.
Cell sluggishly steps back as he clutches his stomach in pain. "He… only punched once! And yet…" He vomits large quantities of purple blood. "Why am I so… so damaged!?"
"It's simple." My smile is full of teeth. "You're weak."
Cell grits his teeth. "Don't you dare… MOCK ME!?" He launches forward and delivers a barrage of fast punches and kicks.
I block every one of his blows like they're nothing.
"HAAA!" He goes for an ax kick but I lazily grab his leg. "FIGHT ME!"
"...ok." I raise my right leg and deliver a roundhouse kick to his head, breaking his neck and sending flying across the valley.
I look at my hands as energy ripples in my fingertips.
Name: Asmodeus
Title: The Gamer, Dark Emissary, Hell Walker, Demon Lord, Fairy's Ally, Bane of Dragons, Master Forger, Lord of Terror
Race: Omniversal Chimera
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Level: 519
HP: 105,398,920 (10539892 per minute)
MP: 79,360,590 (7936059 per minute)
SP: 52,813,640 (5281364 per minute)
AP: 157,054,890 (15705489 per minute)
VIT: 2,634,973
STR: 2,646,391
DEX: 2,640,682
END: 2,636,011
INT: 5,230,492
WIS: 5,235,163
MAG: 2,645,353
LUK: 2,634,973
CHA: 2,638,087
Credits: 5,010,375,121
"So… this is my real power." I close my hands and show off a fanged grin. "Cool."
Cell quickly gets up, his healing factor already realigned his neck back into place.
"This can't be… this has to be some sort of joke!" Cell whispers.
My eyes wander over to the distraught android.
Cell has a look of fear as he senses the boy's already absurd power level growing dramatically with no end. It's sheer presences rapidly overwhelming him.
He takes one step forward, which forces Cell to take a step back.
"!" Cell looks down at said leg, almost feeling betrayed by his own body.
'Did I just back away… from this SAIYAN FILTH!?' A dumbstruck Cell mentally exclaims.
"Don't fuck with me... I refuse to accept this!" Cell snarls.
"What's the matter, android? I thought you were going to kill me. Where did all that confidence go?" I taunt. "Don't tell me all that boasting was just a show? Really, for someone who calls himself the [Absolute] you sure are leaving a lot to be desired."
"Watch your mouth, brat. I can twist your skinny neck in a matter of seconds." Cell growls.
"Is that so?" I open my pocket dimension and pull out my [Omni-Sword]. "Then come."
Cell obliges and charges at speeds beyond light.
However, to someone like me, he may as well be moving in slow motion.
"[Sheer Cold]." A powerful blizzard is released from my body causing all of my surroundings to instantly freeze.
"!" Cell sees his body quickly freezing over. Thinking quickly, he uses his [Death Beam] to cut his frozen limbs as he quickly takes to the skies to make some distance.
I stare as Cell goes higher and higher.
"That's it!" Cell regenerates his missing limbs. "I'm going to finish this in one attack!" He cups his hands to his side. "Ka… me…" Ki quickly begins to gather at the center between his palms.
I watch blankly from below as Cell puts more energy into the technique, letting the orb grow and grow until it's the size of the moon.
"HA… ME…!" Cell chants, his face covered in sweat and blood as he puts every drop of Ki he can muster.
"Heh." I smirk as I watch Cell getting more desperate. "This is gonna be fun."
"HAAAAAAA!" Cell fires downwards, unleashing a humongous energy wave that would destroy everything on contact.
I raise my right arm at the energy wave and I begin to absorb it.
Cell can only watch in horror from the sky as his trump card quickly grows smaller before disappearing all together.
"He… he absorbed my attack!" Cell exclaims in pure horror.
"HAAAAAA!" I begin to exert an enormous shockwave that causes the canyon to collapse around me.
"!" Cell whimpers as he recognizes the energy signature. "This is… God Ki!"
"Correct." Cell turns only for something to punch square in the face and sends him straight to the now destroyed canyon.
Cell struggles to get up his power almost completely spent in that last attack. He looks up and sees me walking towards him and notices a pair of obsidian horns growing out of my head.
"Now, we're on an even playing field, Cell. Or at least, that's what I would say if you hadn't thrown away all your energy like that." I stare as my hands crackle with power.
New Trait acquired!
[God Ki]
A unique type of Ki used by divine beings such as the Gods of Destruction and their Angels. It is an exceptionally pure quality of ki used only by divine beings and as such can't be sensed by mortals though it can still be felt as overwhelming pressure when in the presence of one who is exuding excessive amounts of god ki. God ki takes on a variety of shades and appearances, but they all share one unifying trait: auras made of god ki seem to have a tranquil, flame-like appearance, which is starkly different to the erratic and almost violent auras of typical mortals.
"I must admit, this God Ki is very impressive. Who knew all I had to do to get it was to make you desperate enough to use your kamehameha so that I can absorb it all. Really Cell, you can make it so easy sometimes."
Cell's eyes widened in morbid horror. 'All this time… all this time he wanted me to unleash my full power so he could absorb it. And I fell for it like a happy-punching buffoon!'
"But don't worry, I won't kill you quickly. First, I'll have some fun with you. Think of it as payback for landing your hands on MY woman."
POR punches the ground and in an instant, massive tree roots rise from the ground and go after Cell.
Cell tries to fly away but the roots are too fast and quickly capture him.
"I won't… be defeated!" Cell exclaims as he begins to release what little power he has to destroy his bindings.
"So determined, but I wonder how long it will last." I charge and swing my sword.
'A sword? I may be weakened, but my body can't be harmed by such a simple sword.' Cell thought arrogantly as he raises his arm to block the blade, only to be shocked and horrified as the blade breaks through the exoskeleton and slices the arm cleanly off.
"WHAT!?" Cell screams in horror. "How can a primitive weapon cut through my arm like this!?"
The two land on the ground as Cell clutches the stump that was his arm.
I look down at Cell's fallen limb and smirk.
Cell stares at the stump, waiting for something to happen but it doesn't. "It's not regenerating… WHY IS IT NOT REGENERATING!? WHAT DID YOU DO!?"
"Who knows. Here." I pick up the arm and throw it at him. "You look like you need a hand."
Cell's eye twitches as a forced smile appears on his face. "Bastard! I'll kill you!"
"[Perfect Unknowable]." I disappear before Cell's eyes.
"WHAT!? WHERE DID HE GO!?" Cells look around frantically. "I can't sense his energy, but he must be close! If I can't sense his energy, then I'll use my other senses…"
Cell looks around, analyzing every crevice for any sign of disturbance.
"There!" Cell turns right and fires a blast, only to find nothing.
"Behind you." I appear behind Cell.
"!?" Cell moves away from being cleaved in two, however he wasn't fast enough and his tail was the victim instead.
"GAH!" Cell screams in pain as another part of his body is severed. He turned in the direction that the attack came from and charged a powerful [Death Beam], causing a massive explosion, but when the smoke cleared, Cell was baffled not to see me.
"YOU WRETCHED BRAT! COME AND FIGHT ME LIKE A REAL WARRIOR, YOU COWARD!" Cell roars before firing a volley of Ki blasts around him, causing a cascading series of explosions everywhere in the hopes of hitting me.
"You insolent bug, I'll make you suffer for-!" Cell yells before I launch another attack behind him, which he tried to dodge but was unable to prevent one of his legs from being cut off.
Cell falls on the ground, no longer to maintain his balance with only one leg.
"Damn you!" Cell yells as he levitates off the ground.
He desperately looks everywhere, feeling increasingly vulnerable and even a little afraid as the situation continues.
"This is impossible! I am the [Absolute]! I cannot be defeated by some disappearing act!" Cell cries in a desperate tone, though he came off as more trying to convince himself than me.
I launch another attack from behind him, which Cell tries to block by launching a small Ki blast at close range, but I manage to cut through his attack and subsequently sever his remaining arm.
"Ghrr!" Cell hisses in pain as he falls to the ground.
"And that's checkmate." I deactivate the skill and appear before him.
Skill Level Up(x4)!
[Movement mastery LVL. 80/100]
[Infinity Dragon Slayer LVL. 4/10]
[Sheer Cold LVL. 2/10]
[Perfect Unknowable LVL. 4/10]
"M… monster!" Cell whimpers in fear as this THING towers over him as it suffocates him with overwhelming dread.
"Yes. And now you will answer my questions." I said.
I reach out and grab Cell's head before activating the [Human Path] and begin to pull on his soul.
"Wait, what are you-!" Cell yells before his voice cuts off, his body slouching against the ground as I pull his soul out of his body.
Upon doing so, a rush of knowledge floods my mind. While his knowledge on Dragon Ball techniques were particularly useful, that's wasn't what I'm after and so I dig deeper.
Upon finding it, I open my eyes with a burning rage as my power explodes, eviscerating my surroundings.
"Rustyrose! You are so fucking dead when I see you!" I roar.
I saw everything Cell saw. Rustyrose's travels, the kidnappings, his plans. They all make me sick!
[Honestly I was expecting someone like Brain or maybe Future Rogue, but Rustyrose? That I didn't see coming]
[Gamer's Mind] kicks in as I glare down at the braindead android.
"Amaterasu." Black flames burst from nowhere and quickly consumed Cell, instantly turning him into ashes.
Suddenly, a window popped up in front of me with a message.
Due to absorbing Cell's knowledge, you have gained the following:
[Ki Manipulation LVL. 10/10]
The power to manipulate the flow of latent energy that is present in the physical body. The user can create, shape, and manipulate ki, a life-force energy that exists in all beings. By learning to harness this inner latent energy, they can gain superhuman capabilities and use them in cases of extreme combat. The control of one's ki can allow for extraordinary abilities, strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes, or in some cases enabling the use of energy blasts, elemental manipulation, hyper-awareness, and sometimes invulnerability. Alternatively, one can produce ki by channeling energy through their physical body from the surrounding environment, the natural power of the planet/cosmos, and/or from one's very breath.
Cost 3,000 ~ 50,000 SP
[Ki Sense LVL. 10/10]
The ability to sense the location, life force, and power level of anyone, the stronger and closer the target, the more powerful the sensation. The distance from which an individual's ki can be sensed depends on the strength of the ki and the skill of the user, particularly powerful ki that can be sensed even if the point of origin is in a whole other dimension. The only exceptions to this are synthetic beings who have an artificial source of ki and cannot be found and beings whose energy signature is composed of multiple beings.
[God Ki Sense LVL. 10/10]
This allows the user to sense the ki of Divine Beings since mortals cannot detect God Ki without outside help. In order to sense God Ki they must be able to have God Ki of their own, acquiring it through intense training with a God or a transformation that uses said life force.
[Ki Block LVL. 10/10]
Allows the user to hide or block their Ki signature, making them effectively invisible to their senses.
[Martial Arts Mastery LVL. 100/100]
The user is a master of all martial arts. Users can flawlessly perform any and every type of martial art there is and/or was with great ease. The user perceives and understands martial arts like no other. And they have complete and perfect mastery over every martial art and school of martial arts. Users have an intuitive mastery of all the associated martial skills and techniques granting them major leverage in any martial situation. Users can perfectly and without a single flaw or mistake fight any and every type of martial art there is and ever was.
[Instant Transmission LVL. 10/10]
A technique for traveling long distances instantly. Placing your index and middle fingers on their forehead helps to concentrate. It allows the user and anyone that is in physical contact with them to instantly travel great distances (from meters to light-years, between the living world and Other World, or even travel outside time itself) just by concentrating on a particular individual's ki signature and transmitting or feeling that being's location. The user can materialize anywhere within a short range of their target.
You have defeated Perfect Cell! You have gained 9,700,424 EXP! You have earned 7,301,269 Credits!
Level Up(x110)!
Quest Complete!
Quest: Cancerous Cells
Objective (Complete): Defeat Cell
Rewards: 334,588 EXP, 300,121 Credits, Legendary Gacha
Level Up(x4)!
Legendary Gacha(x4)!
I summon my shackles and put them back on. The effects are instantaneous as the horns quickly retract and my power is sealed once more.
"Much better." I sigh in relief.
Alert!
[Conqueror] has been activated.
"What?" A bright light shines, forcing me to cover my eyes.
When it ends, I lower my arm and find Perfect Cell alive right in front of me.
"Where am I? Who are-you're a Saiyan." Cell immediately recognizes and smiles. "Well, this should be entertaining." He tries to move but finds that he can't. "What is the meaning of this!? Why can't I move!?"
[Servants aren't allowed to harm their masters unless they are given permission to]
I opened Cell's stat sheet.
Name: Cell (Perfect)
Title: Perfect Lifeform, Mass Murderer, Architect of Chaos, Gero's Pet Lizard, Servant
Level: 420
Affiliation: Red Ribbon Army (former)
HP: 888,909
MP: 0
SP: 911,434
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Confused
Current Status: Slave (Permanent)
'He really is my servant!' I mentally exclaim. 'So this is how [Conqueror] works.'
"Who are you!? Just what did you do to me?!" Cell demands, angry yet concerned that his body wouldn't react the way he wanted it to.
'He really doesn't remember me. No problem, I can definitely work around this.' I thought.
"First off, cut it with the attitude Cell. It's not helping your case." I said while rolling my eyes. "I know you have an overinflated ego and narcissistic tendencies that at least partially stem from the DNA of Frieza and to a lesser extent Vegeta, but contrary to what you may think, you are neither truly perfect nor invincible, as there is always room for improvement. And as for who I am, my name is Asmodeus and I'm the guy who just kicked your ass and is apparently your new master."
"My master?! I serve no one! And you think you could defeat me?! Don't be ridiculous!" Cell scoffed.
I rolled my eyes at his response. Despite being evil, Cell was honestly one of my favorite characters from Dragon Ball due to having a more complex storyline than most previous villains and all of his implied potential from his multiple genetic templates, especially given how much Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, and Piccolo grew later on, with most of said growth being rooted in their genetics to varying degrees and brought out via training. It was a little disappointing that he never came back to life during Dragon Ball Super when compared to Frieza and even got replaced by that knock-off Cell Max (they didn't even give him a perfect form, which was a huge miss in my eyes).
"Whether you believe me or not is irrelevant, but the reality of your situation speaks for itself." I said. "I possess a passive ability that has a small chance of turning fallen enemies into my servants, and you are my first." I give him a cocky smirk. "And the best part is, your status can't be broken or reversed. It's permanent, so you better get used to it."
"Never!" Cell yells, trying to move but still finding he cannot. "Damn it! Damn you!"
"Hey, you brought this on yourself. If you had done what I asked from the beginning then none of this would have happened." I said. "Now before we do anything else, I will make sure to take precautions."
Cell tries to move, but can't help but stare at my glowing silver eyes.
"Cell, from this moment forward, I hereby forbid you from killing, crippling, torturing, or harming innocent people. Furthermore, you are especially forbidden from doing so on anyone I designate as an ally outside of non-lethal and non-crippling sparring matches, with said spars needing my permission."
Cell struggles as he feels energy entering his brain, overwriting his thoughts and forcing him to comply.
"Yes… master." Cell reluctantly complies.
[His willpower is admirable, but that means nothing against the power of a Conqueror]
"Good." I turn to look at the devastated world before me. "I can't leave this world like this." I switch out my [Omni-Sword] and pull out both green and purple Chaos Emeralds.
Cell's eyes widened at the sight of the two gems. "So there are more after all."
I raise the gems as high as my arms can go and they shine. "[Chaos Control]!"
The emeralds' light grows brighter and, in an instant, the entire plane is back to normal.
People slowly begin to rise, confused by what just happened.
Mimi stands up straight and starts looking around.
"What happened? Last thing I remember was getting blasted." She then begins to sniff around. "This scent…!" She leaps away in pursuit.
Hakuna and Yoko help each other up before a massive shadow eclipses them both.
"Oh shi-" Yoko is suddenly pulled up and the two are trapped in a bear hug.
"YOU'RE ALIVE! YOU'RE ALIVE! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Mimi screams, crying tears of joy.
"Mimi, please let us go!" Hakuna breathed out.
"We can't breathe!" Yoko begged.
Mimi complies and puts the girls down.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy that you're back and that Black Moon Mountain has been restored!" Mimi exclaimed, before noticing her mistress was nowhere to be seen. "But wait, where is Selene-sama?"
"Kidnapped, by the people who killed you all and caused so much destruction here in Elentear." my voice called out, getting their attention.
"Asmodeus-dono? What are you doing here?" Yoko questioned, before her expression widened at the sight of Cell. "You!"
The three Moonlight Divinities got into fighting stances at the sight of Cell, but I quickly moved between them.
"Girls, stop!" I told them.
"Stand aside, Asmodeus-sama. That monster is the one responsible for everything." Hakuna said, her chilling tone dropping the temperature by a couple of degrees.
"You're going to pay for what you've done, you bug fucker!" Yoko declares, brandishing her shikigami.
Cell crosses his arms and looks at the trio confused. "And who are you all again?"
This just sets them off further, but before they can jump in, they are stopped by the glare coming from his unnatural eyes.
"Enough." I order before turning to Cell. "And you. Stop antagonizing them or else I'll kill you."
"... fine." Cell reluctantly complies.
I turn my attention back to the divinities. "Look I know that you're angry at Cell and frankly I would be too, but I didn't bring you all back just so that you can die again. Besides, we have bigger problems to deal with."
"Asmodeus-dono, why is this creature obeying you?" Hakuna asks, a little confused by the monster's sudden change in demeanor.
"Well, it's not by choice I can tell you that much." Cell grumbles.
"He is my slave." I said. "One of my abilities has the power to resurrect my enemies as my servants. This is the first time it actually worked."
"So… he won't kill us?" Yoko asks with a hopeful tone.
"Not unless it's an order. Isn't that right?" I asked.
"... yes, master." Cell grumbles.
"Wow, that must be killing you on the inside." Yoko smiles sinisterly. "Good. I hope you choke on it."
Cell glares at the summoner but says nothing.
"Where is Selene-sama?" Mimi asked.
"Cell opened a portal and threw her in. My guess is she's wherever his boss is." I surmised.
"But what will we do, Asmodeus-dono?" Mimi questioned with worry in her expression. "This 'Cell' was practically toying with us, we wouldn't stand a chance at rescuing Selene-sama!"
"Let me worry about that." I reassured them before my expression became dark. "Those bastards made one mistake: they took something from me. And I will make sure they pay in full."
Upon hearing this, the three Moonlight Divinities were satisfied that I would rescue their mistress.
+58 Affection from Mimi (58/100)
+58 Affection from Hakuna (58/100)
+58 Affection from Yoko (58/100)
"Very well, Asmodeus-sama. We will trust you." Hakuna bows and so do the two girls.
"Good." I nod before looking down on my tattered outfit. "I guess I should get out of this thing now."
I put the emeralds back in my [Inventory] and pulled out my [UMF Suit]. "Now, to try this out." In a flash of light, I swap my outfit with the one-piece suit and it quickly turns into black ash.
The [UMF Suit] quickly begins to shift and change, transforming into an entirely new outfit consisting of gray dogi, a long-sleeved black undershirt with a turtleneck, a red sash, black pants and pointy white boots.
"Wow!" flex my limbs as the fabric snuggles comfortably around my skin. "This feels great! It fits like a glove!"
The three Moonlight Divinities all look confused. How did his outfit do that!?
Cell, meanwhile, looks intrigued. He remembers that outfit being worn by a doppelganger of Goku. Black, if he recalled correctly. How does he know him?
I turn to the shattered moon and a crazy idea comes to mind.
[It's just one crazy idea after another with you today]
'It's risky I know, but I can't afford to hold back or play it safe anymore.' I thought before looking at the trio of Spirit Art users. "You three need to take a step back."
"What? Why?" Mimi tilts her head confused.
Cell's eyes widen as he realizes what he's about to do.
I raise my arms and hold them out at the shattered Moon. I grit my teeth as I activate the [Deva Path] and slowly pull the fragments together.
'Shit! It's like pushing several buildings at once!' I thought as I put more strength into it.
Everyone across the realm watches the cosmic miracle happening in the sky with a mix of fear and awe.
The Moonlit Divinities watch as their moon is slowly put back together.
"Such magnificent power…" Hakuna whispers, eyes wide open as she watches the scene play out before her.
"I wonder if he can teach me how to do that." Mimi said, imagining herself moving planets herself.
"This goes beyond [Spirit Art]. Just what the hell is he!?" Yoko exclaims with fear.
"..." Cell doesn't say anything. 'Just how strong are you?'
After a few minutes, the last piece is set into place and the moon is fully restored.
"There… It's finished." I took a knee as I used up a lot of stamina. "That… was hard."
""Asmodeus-dono/sama!"" The Moonlit Divinities run towards me.
"I SAID STAY BACK!" I yelled causing the trio to stop in their tracks.
"But… why?" Yoko asks, clearly confused.
"Because this… is where the real hard part begins." I turn towards Cell. "Get them as far away from here as possible."
Cell grabs the three and, before they can protest, teleports them out of the area.
[Are you really going to do this!?]
"Of course I am. You saw what Rusty's doing. Do you really think we can stop that as we are now?" I said.
[We don't even know if you'll be able to retain your mind under all that primal instinct! Even with Gamer's Mind, the risk is still too high]
"Then it's a risk worth taking." I said as I turned my eyes towards the full moon.
*BA~BUMP!*
"Ugh!" I feel my heart slowly getting louder as I stare at the moon. "It's… working…!"
*BA~BUMP!*
*BA~BUMP!*
*BA~BUMP!*
*BA~BUMP!*
*BA~BUMP!*
His gi starts to stretch as its wearer's body begins to grow larger. His hands and face become hairier as his jaw extends forward.
"AAHHHHHH!" He unleashes a tremendous energy wave that destroys everything around him.
At the same time, on a distant hill, the group of four appear near the edge as they angrily turn to Cell.
"Hey, what the hell are you doing!?" Yoko demands.
"I was just following orders." Cell told her.
"Well, can you send us back?" Hakuna politely (if though strained) asked.
Cell smiles. "Sure. And then you will be crushed by that." He points to the horizon.
The girls turn to see a giant golden ape slowly appearing over the horizon.
"What the hell is that thing!?" Yoko exclaims.
"That… is my master." Cell reveals, causing girls to look at him in shock. "I mean, why else would he order me to get you far away? It's so that he doesn't kill you all by simply stepping on you."
"No… way." Even Mimi is shocked.
"Still, this is fascinating. Who knew you could go [Super Saiyan] while as a Great Ape." Remarks Cell clearly interested.
"What are you talking about!? What the hell is a [Super Saiyan]!?" Yoko exclaims.
"My dear, it's what he is and what I am. Though I am something much more." Cell ponders for a moment. "Though why would he go this far? Is there some secret to this state that I don't know about?"
"▂▂▃▃▅▅ーーー!" The golden ape's roar grabs their attention as they watch him steadily make his way towards a village past the mountain range.
"We have to stop him before he reaches that village!" Hakuna said.
"Yeah!" Yoko and Mimi nod and the three move out.
"Don't bother. That village is doomed." Cell chimes in, stopping the three in their tracks.
"Silence, monster!" Mimi yells at him.
The bio-android shakes his head. "In his great ape state, he has no sense of self. He has transformed into a crazed wild animal whose only instinct is to destroy. And now that it's in its super form, nothing can stop him."
The Moonlit Divinities look back at the golden ape with looks of concern on their faces.
"Asmodeus-dono… there must be something we can do." Mimi mutters.
The Golden Great Ape roars as it marches forward as the camera zooms in on its eyes.
I slowly open my eyes and find myself in a dark abyss. "Where… am I?"
"You're awake." I turn to see a familiar face.
"Ac… nologia?" I muttered.
"In a way. Things have changed since the last time we saw each other. That Seraphin and Demon you absorbed merged with me along with your Saiyan traits, creating a different being from the one you know." He explained.
As he says this, I get a good look at him. He still looks the same, except now he has long black horns coming out of his head along with a single large, black wing protruding from his right shoulder. I also notice the signature monkey tail coming out of his lower back.
"I have evolved, becoming more than what I was. I also know you seek the primal power that lies in your Saiyan side. " Acnologia states.
"So then you'll help me?" I ask in a hopeful tone but alI get is a dejected look from the apparition.
"No. For this endeavor, you only need to look into yourself." Acnologia said.
Just then, the massive head of a dragon bursts out from the dark abyss and stares down at me with its large silver eyes.
I was speechless at the sheer size of the dragon's head, it was like staring at a mountain.
"Why do you seek power? What do you gain from it?" The dragon asks in a voice similar to mine but much, much deeper. "From the very beginning, all you have done is gain power simply because you could. But power without purpose is meaningless."
I take back at the pressure the dragon's presence is exerting. It's more powerful than the dragon gods, more powerful than Cell.
My instincts constantly scream at me to run, to get away from this monstrosity. This engine of destruction that can wipe me out by just blinking.
… wait.
'What if THAT'S the point?' I thought in realization.
Acnologia smirks as he watches his host take a defiant step forward.
"... I am not sure if I have an answer. Throughout all of my battles, I never once considered what to do with this power or why seek it." I reveal but my expression betrays my tone. "However, just because I have power doesn't mean I don't have a purpose." My smile is full of teeth. "My purpose is to travel the multiverse and experience everything it throws at me! I use my power to protect those that need it and destroy those that deserve it!"
"Do you see yourself as a god?"
"I see myself as someone who has suffered, and doesn't want others to suffer like I have." I respond and turn my gaze directly at the dragon. "I don't know what the future has in store for me, but I can't be afraid to stare straight at it in the eye! And I am not afraid to do the same with you!"
The two halves stare at each other intensely in silence for what feels like an eternity.
*Clap*
*Clap*
"Good job." The dragon head vanishes in a black smoke. "You proved yourself worthy of your own power."
I turn to the amalgamated dragon slayer. "What's going on?"
"That dragon wasn't real. It was a reflection of your heart that I gave form to. I wanted you to come face to face with the primal force you want to control and, should you be worthy, take it for yourself." Acnologia revealed.
"What would have happened if I wasn't worthy?" I asked.
"Then I would have killed you, taken over your body and paved a path of death and destruction across the multiverse." Acnologia replies with a fanged smirk. "Though, I'm very glad you proved me wrong. Knuckleheaded fools like you are always the most unpredictable."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence." I groaned.
"You're welcome." Acnologia hummed. "Now, it's time for you to return. You have a lot of work to do."
As soon as he said that, a bright light encompassed everything, causing everything to disappear.
The villagers scream and run as the ape monster approaches.
But then… it stops.
The Moonlit Divinities look confused from their lookout at the monster's sudden stop.
"Hey… why did he stop?" Mimi asks what's on everyone's minds.
"..." Cell ponders for a moment before his eyes widen. "It can't be."
The Great Golden Ape roars as it begins to struggle for some reason. Everyone watches with bated breath as the monster glows and starts to shrink. It continues shrinking until the golden monster is no longer and something else takes its place.
In its place is a young adult male looking no older than his mid-20s at best whose upper body is covered in dark red fur except for his pectorals and abdomen. His lower half is covered in the black pants of his original gi along with the bottom part of the gray vest with a red sash. His hair has been lengthened while also giving him a wilder look, reaching down to the middle of his back, while two long pointed bangs of hair appear on both sides of the neck. He possesses a black shadow trim around their eyes and over the eyelids.
He turns his neck up and opens his eyes, revealing them to be a brilliant silver.
"This is… I never felt anything like it." I look down at my hands and clench them tight. "It feels like I can do anything."
[That was a close call. For a second there, I thought you were done for]
"Hm?" I turn to the frightened villagers, all cowering in fear at the very sight of me.
I even pick up the strong scent of urine coming from pretty much all of them.
[We should probably head to where the others are]
I levitate off the ground and fly upwards. I pick up their energies and follow them before finding them standing by the edge of a cliff.
"You kept them safe. Good job Cell." I told him as I landed between the bio android and the girls.
"Hmph, it was child's play," Cell smugly scoffed. "Though I should warn you that I'm more of a fighter than a defender."
I roll my eyes. "Everyone has room for growth, Cell, so don't use that as an excuse."
"Hmph." Cell crosses his arms together and scoffs.
[Wow. Who knew Cell could be such a tsundere]
'It's a good thing Cell can't hear you, or else you'd be nothing but a burning patch of grass.' I thought.
"A-A-Asmodeus-sama?! Is that you?!" Yoko stuttered, her face being tomato red. "You look, um… well?"
"I don't just look well. I feel completely energized, like I could fight armies for years without stopping." I remark.
"I… I can't believe what I'm seeing or even hearing for that matter." Hakuna said in a dreamy tone, shamelessly ogling and even drooling at the sight of me.
[Isn't she supposed to be a lesbian or something?]
I have no idea.
"You look incredible, Asmodeus-sama! So strong, and your voice is powerful yet calming all at once!" Mimi complimented.
I arch an eyebrow. "My voice? What are you-?" But then stop as I take notice of my new deeper voice. "Huh. I didn't even notice my voice had changed. Pretty cool."
"I, too, am curious about this form." Cell ponders as he analyzes my new appearance. "I've never seen or heard of it before."
Throughout his observation of the Super timeline, he has never encountered such a form before. And while he senses no God ki from this form, he senses a whole new wellspring of power that is so familiar yet radically different to him.
"That is because this is a transformation that uses the Great Ape form as a base, it allows the Saiyan to tap into their more primal instincts without falling into madness. Having a tail also makes the previous three stages less straining and easier to unlock and master." I explained. "In other words, a Saiyan's ultimate potential is attained with a tail and this is the result: [Super Saiyan 4]."
'[Super Saiyan 4]... well I'll be damned.' Cell's smile grows wider. 'Maybe staying with the brat might be worth something.'
Even as I was explaining this to the others, the girls were still ogling me like no tomorrow, to the point I was curious if they were even actually listening.
[Even with Perks like Devil's Charm and Ultimate Adonis taken into consideration, if you manage to draw this kind of reaction out of a potential lesbian like Hakuna for your Super Saiyan 4 form, imagine the reactions of regular girls or girls already in love with you]
'No kidding. I wouldn't be surprised if Irene or Brandish insisted on becoming permanent roommates with me if they saw me like this.' I thought.
[…better be prepared. Something tells me your night life is gonna become even more "active" from now on. Heck, don't be surprised if the girls try to ambush you in the showers or baths]
'Meh, I don't mind. I was prepared for that the moment I got those harem and sex-related perks from beating Aldoron. And it's not even a bad thing, anyways.' I thought as my attention went back to the others.
"S-So what's the plan, A-Asmodeus-sama? H-How will we save Selene-sama?" Yoko nervously asks.
"You don't." I said, shocking the trio. "You three will stay in Elentear and protect it. I and the others will save her."
"Others?" Mimi asks.
"My girls and I. They're back in Earthland at my castle." I replied.
"G-Girls!?" Yoko exclaimed.
"You have a castle?" Cell asks.
"More of a palace, but yes." I deactivate SSJ4 and let out a sigh. "Whew, that was a little intense. That form is really made for combat."
"Saiyans ARE a warrior race, you fool. Of course their forms are made for combat." Cell harshly states.
"Oh right, hehe." I sheepishly chuckled. "Anyways, we will return to Earthland and warn everyone about what's coming and prepare them for the upcoming battle."
Now Cell was glaring at me. "Why should I waste my time training a group of weaklings? Aside from you, no one in that world is of any particular noteworthiness. Their power levels are beyond abysmal, they're better off serving as cannon fodder for us."
Now it's my turn to glare at Cell.
"Okay seriously, just what is your problem? Do you really intend on making enemies with everyone you meet?" I told him.
"Hmph, it's their own fault for being so embarrassingly weak. These wizards are nothing but ants compared to beings like us." Cell bluntly remarks.
"If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it is that dismissive and arrogant egomaniacs are too quick to underestimate others and it ALWAYS comes back to bite them in the ass, with you yourself being a prime example. Or need I remind you of your humiliating defeat back on Earth?" I retorted.
This made Cell angrier, releasing a bit of his God Ki and focused it at me. "You…!"
"You are an egotistical and selfish little shit who loses it the moment things don't go his way. If there's one thing you inherited from your creator, it's his self-centeredness." I said. "You never learn from your mistakes and instead opt to bury them by gaining more power, but we both know that never works and as soon as you realize you'll lose, you reveal to everyone just how fragile and immature you are."
"!?" Cell winces as the words hurt his ego more than Gohan's punch. "SHUT UP!"
"Hmph. Your reaction just proves my point. You clearly inherited your donors' negative traits, especially Frieza's giant ego and Vegeta's stupid pride. The moment it's hurt, you become irrational and basically throw a tantrum just to make yourself look better in comparison to your enemy." I told him.
Cell grits his teeth as his anger boils over.
"Besides, Fairy Tail has a reputation of defying the odds and coming out on top." I said. "All in all, Rustyrose NEEDS to be stopped, because while he does have a better understanding and mastery of his Chaos Emerald than Aldoron did with his, his reckless actions and lust for power will likely have serious repercussions and even larger ripple effects for the Multiverse at large."
"And why should I care about the fate of the Multiverse?!" Cell angrily asked, to which I looked at him as if he was stupid.
"Um, because you LIVE in it!? You are just as much in danger as we are. And the fact that you HELPED to make this happen means that the consequences will be FAR worse for you. And I don't mean something like death or humiliation. Trust me." I told him.
Cell tries to argue but I cut him off.
"And if that's not enough reason to convince you, do you need me to remind you that I am your master now? And as your master, I am ordering you to obey and assist as I deem fit no matter what, so suck it up and deal with it!"
"Guh!" Cell grit his teeth before grumbling to himself, knowing he didn't have a choice.
I then turn to look at the three Moonlit Divinities.
"We have to go." I hold out my hand and use [Celestial Engineer] to create a crystal orb.
"This Lacrima will allow us to communicate across dimensions." I handed over the Lacrima to Yoko. "If you face a dangerous opponent threatening Elentear, contact me and I will come immediately."
"T-Thank you so much, Asmodeus-sama!" Yoko bows, secretly hiding her blushing face.
"We wish you luck in saving Selene-sama." Hakuna says and blows.
"I will protect Elentear with my life!" Mimi swears.
I nod at the trio before placing a hand on Cell's shoulder and another on my forehead before disappearing in an instant.
"Good luck." "Hakuna said.
We reappeared in the throne room of the [Ruby Palace].
"So, this is your place?" Cell looks around the room. "I don't like it."
I take a seat on my throne. "Now that you're here, let me set some ground rules. As a member of this budding organization, your job will be to defend this place just like everybody else."
"And what makes you think I will?" Cell rhetorically asks.
[You'd think this moron would learn by now just who's in charge here]
I smirk. "I order you, Perfect Cell, to defend this palace with all your might unless I say otherwise. You will never abandon or betray any of the denizens who reside here, nor will you sabotage or aid any enemies in trying to take or destroy it, in case you get any bright ideas."
"My, don't you trust me?" Cell grumbled.
"You literally tried to kill me and it's ultimately only because of your servant status that you are even assisting me." I deadpanned. "I'm a lot of things, Cell, but naive and stupid are not among them. True, I would prefer that you would genuinely reform and become a better and more trustworthy ally, but I'm not under the illusion that anything drastic will come anytime soon."
"Tch." Cell clicks his tongue and looks away.
"Now that we got that out of the way." I wave my hand and a window pops up. "Handles, call everyone to meet in the throne room immediately. This is urgent."
"AFFIRMATIVE." Handles comply and the window closes.
I turn to Cell. "So, ready to meet your new team?"
"Bite me." Cell grumbles.
Sometime later
Everyone is gathered in the throne room as I explain to them in detail the events that have transpired in Elentear, as well as Cell's background and role in all of it.
"Unbelievable…" Mira gasps.
Lamy looks at Cell with intrigue and curiosity. A living android crafted from the DNA of the strongest fighters is nothing short of a marvel. She would love nothing more than to strap it down on a table and thoroughly dissect it.
Cell looks at the rabbit demon and recognizes the look in her eyes.
"Try anything and you're dead." Cell warns the loli.
"Man, and I thought you were strong already." Cana remarks. "Say, any chance you can show us that [Super Saiyan 4] of yours? I'd like to give it a test drive…" She has a lustful look in her eyes. "If you catch my drift."
Oh boy.
"Still, this is really concerning." Seilah remarks. "This human may be more cunning than I expected."
"Are these 'Chaos Emeralds' really that dangerous?" Larcade asks skeptically.
"What part of 'turning thoughts into power' do you not get?" Brandish asked.
Tempester has an unsure look after hearing it all.
Kyôka also shares the sentiment. A rock that gives its bearer unlimited power? How come they've never heard of such a thing before? And why haven't they tried looking for them?
'Sometimes I wonder if Mard Geer was a fool or simply too absorbed into reviving Master E.N.D.' She thought.
Meanwhile, Ur was seething in anger. She knew the man thanks to Zancrow's memories, and now she learns he is the reason behind her daughter's brainwashing.
'The moment I see you, you are so fucking death.' Ur mentally swore.
"Unlike Aldoron, it seems this new enemy has a much better grasp at using the power of emeralds." Irene said. "Not to mention he possesses [Arc of Embodiment], a Lost Magic that specializes in turning thoughts into reality."
I nod. "Exactly. That makes Rustyrose more dangerous than ever."
"What are we going to do, Asmodeus-sama?" Torafuzar asks.
"We must stay alert and keep our guard up. Cell's intel only painted a small picture of what Rustyrose can do. For all we know, he could have an army from across the multiverse." I stated. "However, we know that Dimaria Yesta of the Spriggan 12 is among the brainwashed ranks, as are several prominent mages from Fiore who have been similarly brainwashed and enhanced. There's also the fact he's also targeting Fairy Tail mages and almost tried to kidnap Erza."
Larcade was surprised at hearing that his former comrade was under Rustyrose's control, while Mirajane and Cana had dark looks at the thought of them or their female guildmates being brainwashed and used for his twisted fantasy. Mira specially, since she almost suffered a similar fact into being turned into a puppet by the Wood Dragon God.
Irene's grip on her staff tightens. The idea of having Erza being turned into that man-child's plaything made her incredibly angry. She wanted nothing more than to hunt that bastard down so that he could enchant his soul into an old chair and then set it on fire.
A tiny smile blossoms as she imagines hearing his screams as he burns in the fire, crying for the help that wouldn't come since, to everyone else, it looked like she was simply burning garbage.
Rustyrose was just a pile of human garbage.
"Shouldn't we warn our guildmates right away? They'll wanna know it's a former member of Grimoire Heart who's behind all of this." Cana points out.
"And we will, but I'd like to know just who exactly we're dealing with first." I turn to enchantress. "Irene. You said that [Arc of Embodiment] specializes in turning thoughts into reality. Does it have any drawbacks or weaknesses?"
Irene ponders for a moment. "... while not exactly a weakness, the Magic cannot conjure living creatures. However, such a Magic is not easy to learn and requires an enormous amount of concentration from the user, and must not allow distractions to cloud their minds."
"He was also August-sama's apprentice for a while." Brandish chimes in. "I remember he once told me that Rustyrose's method of conjuring was more akin to using [Memory-Make] than actually using his imagination. And while using this method greatly reduces the casting time, it wasn't the true way of using Lost Magic." Brandish states.
So ol' Rusty can't use his magic properly. That will be useful.
"Alright. I think that's enough for now. We'll need to head to Drameel and let everyone know." I said. "Handles, open a Grou-"
However, before I could finish, everyone felt a sudden shift in the air washing over them, crawling up their spines like insects.
"What was that!?" Cana yells what's on everyone's minds.
I stand up from my throne with a look of concern. I push my senses outwards only to come to a horrifying realization.
Nothing. There's no life beyond the base.
Suddenly, the alarms blare to life.
"ALERT! LARGE SPACE/TIME DISTORTION DETECTED!" Handles states.
"Show me." A window appears in front of me and my eyes widen in horror. "What…?"
"Asmodeus-sama?" Brandish asks before he suddenly gets up from his throne and runs off.
"Wait!" Everyone proceeds to run after him.
Cell looks at the window and narrows his eyes. "So this was your plan all along, wasn't it? And I've just been taken for the ride."
All of us head outside of the palace to find out what is wrong, only to be shocked at what we saw.
Instead of a desert in Earthland, it appears we are now in the middle of the night sky in space, an endless void stretching in all directions with stars and galaxies just floating around us.
[... did we just get booted into outer space!?]
"Well, well. I believe it's about time we met Asmodeus." An arrogant voice caught our attention as we saw the silver-haired dark mage we had just been discussing about, surrounded by multiple hooded figures.
"But where are my manners? I am Rustyrose, the Guild Master of the reformed Grimoire Heart, and I believe you have something that belongs to me."
Author Notes
Another day, another chapter. And I can safely say that I liked how it turned out.
So Cell was more powerful than initially thought, though he still stood no match against the Gamer's full power. Omni was the one who suggested the platinum form, it's a far stronger metal than gold. Plus it fits with Cell's whole idea that he's stronger than all the fighters he's composed of.
I wanted to give Asmodeus' accession to SSJ4 a more deeper meeting instead of just simply turning into a great ape and then shrinking back in an instant.
Acnologia becoming an amalgamation of the four races that compose him makes sense since he is a manifestation of Asmodeus' power.
Anyways, that's all. Leave a comment.
Peace~