CHAPTER 2 - Destroyer Position

Many gods who sleep take them at least 50 years until they wake up It is said that the 7th universe’s god of destruction, Beerus, has slept for hundreds of years before being awakened with the vision of the Super Saiyan God. However, this is not the case for the new god of destruction of the 10th universe, he wants to live in every waking moment of his glorious days as a god.

A ray of warm sunlight flows between the white curtains of the windows in Goku Black’s bedroom as it hits his face, it passes through his eyelids that awakens him, as he opened his eyes, he saw the unlit chandelier hanging from his ceiling and with blurry eyes he saw a strange figure opening up the curtains then tying them by the side of each window. He rubs his eyes to see clearly; he sees Mitarashi is the person fixing the windows. She noticed her conscious master, then she turned and made a short bow, “Good morning, my lord, did you sleep comfortably last night?” she asked with a smile on her face.

“I slept like a baby,” he smugly replied. “That’s great to hear, my lord! So, what do you want to do today, my lord?” she asked, beaming with enthusiasm. “How many planets are there in this universe? I believe it's more than I oversee when I was a North Kai and a supreme kai in training,” he asked with his arms crossed.

“My lord, our universe is vaster than you think it is; there are many planets, systems, and civilizations the kais and the last God of Destruction are not able to reach. That is why many civilizations that are not checked by the current destroyer that they stopped evolving for the better. Such civilizations are the fuel for your anger towards mortals that made you and Supreme Kai Zamasu do the Zero Mortals Plan.”Mitarashi explained. “How do you know about our zero mortal plan?” the god asked with concern. “I’m a Kai of time, I can see everything from every timeline and every universe, especially those divine beings putting justice in their own hands.” She explains as she helps her master get off his bed.

“Since you see everything… Tell me, are we right after all…?” he asked with menace in his voice. “You are right… In a way…” she answered in a whisper.

“Explain.” he probes; “ You are right in a way that mortals never learn from their mistakes, they learn nothing because there is no one to remind them of their mistakes in the past, mortals have short lives not to witness the mistakes of their forefathers that they are willing to do the wrong thing over and over since the new generation never experienced the pain their past civilization brought to them. If only you, as a god, reminded them of the mistakes their forefathers did, you might have improved their lives rather than destroying everything that those mortals can do themselves, you just gave them a helping hand to accelerate their downfall…” she explains as she accompanies him to the bathroom then undresses him.

“You’re telling me we could have done something more?” he asked, offended by her words. “Yes, and to be blunt to you, my lord, destroying the mortals that is not your jurisdiction in the first place is the dumbest and laziest thing I have witnessed for a very long time.” she doubled down stabbing his ego harder than the first time she uttered her explanation to her master.

Goku Black was left speechless, offended, insulted and his ego struck that his hubris was suddenly being crushed into dust, cannot find the words to defend himself not say anything to offend her back, his body frozen and as if he is stuck between universes that he cannot pick which side he must be on. More thoughts are swirling in his mind as a made kai tells him bluntly that his and Zamasu’s actions are the most outrageous and idiotic act a kai, let alone a divine being, would do.

He sits quietly as he is bathed by his servant who spoke those words out of bound but then he realized, he is the one who probed her for answers and she indeed answered, just not the answer he wants to hear from her, in his mind, she is as neutral as the angels serving the rest of the gods. He closed his eyes to calm himself down, very uncommon for an egotistic god that he is. He needs to calm down, or else he will blow this up and lose his position as the God of Destruction in a heartbeat.

After breakfast, he then sits on his throne in the living room, thinking of the things he can do to the rest of the universe; he can eradicate the planets he sees fit and continue his brigade of divine justice in his realm. Then an idea struck in his mind:

“Mitarashi,” he called. “Yes? My lord?” she replied immediately as she walked fast beside her master, “We shall go to Zamasu’s planet… I’d like to see him.” he commands as he stood up from his throne. “Very well my lord, please hold on my shoulder as we proceed there.” he placed his right hand on her shoulder, and she then placed her hands, wrists on top of each other crossing her arms on top of her chest, she uttered the words; “kai kai!” then they immediately teleport themselves to the planet of Supreme Kai Zamasu.

Once they arrived, the feeling of nostalgia suddenly hit the former kai, the scent, the breeze, the temperature, it brought it all back when he was a supreme kai in training and where he killed his former master, Gowasu. They both slowly walked up to the tori gate in the entrance of the Supreme Kai’s dwelling.

 

As they stepped in, another tall kai with a blue complexion, wavy white mohawk covering the left side of his head, greeted them; “Oh! Lord Black, you have arrived! Welcome!” he then gave him a standing bow as a sign of respect to the god in front of him. “What is your name?” Mitarashi asked. “My name is Tatsu, Supreme Kai Zamasu’s Assistant,” he answered.

“Tatsu, is Zamasu there?” the god asked. “Yes, master is here, please come in,” he opened the gates as the two entered. They saw Zamasu reading on some scrolls to see the current records of mortals in the universe they manage.

 

Zamasu, busy in his reading, didn’t notice Goku Black and Mitarashi’s arrival despite Tatsu announcing the god who had just arrived in his dwelling, he is so absorbed with his reading that Goku Black sneaked behind him then whispered into his ear. “Such a busy Supreme Kai.” After hearing his voice, Zamasu jumped up at least five steps away from him, screaming at the same time, “AAAAHHH!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!”

“You’re so absorbed in your reading that you let your guard down. I would love to stab you with my ki blade, but doing so will kill us both.” Goku Black playfully explained, grinning as he crossed his arms. “Look, this responsibility is a double-edged sword! You get to destroy as we originally planned, yet I’m here restoring lives that you don’t deserve to destroy!” Zamasu explained in an exhausted voice.

“Today is your first day of work, master. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself, you have eons to manage things efficiently!” Tatsu speaks in hopes of comforting his master, holding a tray, offering him a freshly brewed tea in a cup. “Besides, you are about to arrange the other kais to assist you in managing the universe?” he added.

 

“Ah, that’s right, call all the eligible kais here.” Zamasu perks up as he commands his assistant. Tatsu bows, receiving his orders, and leaves to get the other kais.

“Tatsu is right, Supreme Kai Zamasu, you must not be so hard on yourself, enjoy a life of divine justice.” Mitarashi chimes in. “How do you know about that?” Zamasu snapped back in annoyance. “She sees everything.” Goku Black steps in. “She’s a kai of time, she witnesses all activities back on their planet,” he adds.

“You will have much help to reach our goal of keeping our universe clean from all mortal filth,” he comforts Zamasu with his words.

“You mean eradicate those who needed to be eradicated. Right? My lord,” Mitarashi asks with suspicion. “Yes. That.” Zamasu pipes up.

 

“Let me be real with you both, I was assigned to Lord Black to keep both of you in check. If you two revert to your egotistical, genocidal selves, I have no choice but to inform the omniscient king to destroy you both. Are we clear?” Mitarashi spoke with no emotion, just a pure ultimatum to these two new gods. Suddenly, for the very first time, the two felt genuine fear after hearing the words that came out of her lips, the disbelief, then the fear washed all over their bodies, and they released cold sweat from their pores.

“Y-yes…” the two answered as their lips are trembling in fear, yet in disbelief that a short five foot female kai was able to threaten them with the inch of their lives then they both realized that they can do anything they want as gods, except continuing their genocidal mission, to preserve themselves in this existence, they must thread carefully still, that the world they are now in is a sea of death and destruction.

Tatsu then returned with four kais with different appearances and complexion, they all have different abilities and talents to help Zamasu in his job of creating and managing life in the universe.

Mitarashi then provided her master with a seat beside Zamasu’s, then she stood beside him as the four kais were presented to Zamasu by Tatsu. Zamasu then sits on his seat beside Goku Black and orders Tatsu to present them all in line in front of him.

The first kai steps forward: “I am Winsu, the north kai,” followed by the next, “I am Dresu, the east kai.” Then, “I am Ketsu, the west kai,” and “I am Albesu, the south kai.”

Winsu is a tall kai, have a pinkish complexion and a long light wavy mohawk and wears a pair of glasses and a pair of pink potarra earrings, he have flamboyant mannerisms and feminine traits despite being a male kai, he is also Tatsu’s older brother and Albesu’s younger brother, he is the wisest of all the lower kais, he is a professional in his abilities of being a powerful and effective kai especially in managing the population and the situation of everything placed in the northern part of the 10th universe. There is an unwritten rule that when the assistant kai is absent, the north kai will be the one who will take over his position temporarily until that said kai returns or is replaced by a new one.

 

Dresu is the west kai who is tall, with a lavender complexion, a short white mohawk almost the same style as Zamasu’s, wears a pair of blue potarra earrings and always brings him his favorite toys and dices in a satchel he also a kai who loves to be entertained, he enjoys watching mortals play and entertain themselves through martial arts, games, and sports, he finds peace seeing mortals bond together on something magical as games and sports, he is often invited by mortals into their worldwide championships in martial arts as a judge due to his love of games, he manages the western part of the 10th universe with charisma and camaraderie. He is also the twin sibling of Ketsu.

 

Ketsu is the east kai with an orange complexion, long white hair tied with a low ponytail, wears a pair of yellow potarra earrings and he always hold a sketchpad and a charcoal pencil in his shoulder bag, he is a kai who loves music, theatre, plays and all the types of art, he believes that everything is an art form, from agriculture, to cooking, to manufacturing and commerce, he encouraged the mortals to value everything as a piece of art worthy of appreciation, as he manages the eastern part of the 10th universe, he made the mortals in this part passionate with everything they have. Goku Black’s planet is placed under Ketsu’s jurisdiction, which is why his planet is filled with bonsai-like trees and a zen garden with a koi pond in front of his mansion.

 

Albesu is the south kai with a reddish complexion, white hair brushed up and a small braid in the back, he wears a pair of cyan potarra earrings and always has his tarot and magical bottles on him, hidden away in his kai gi. He is focused on magic and sorcery; he keeps everything on his side of the universe in check when practicing magic, since, besides the fighting prowess of mortals, magic is one of the most dangerous of them all. He provides magical aid to those who need, yet lets the mortals learn from their experiments or mistakes. Most of the powerful magic wielders of the 10th universe came from the southern side of it.

 

Zamasu stands from his seat and his lips open; “I believe most of you know me… especially you, Winsu, you’re the one who replaced me from my position of being the North Kai. Eventually, I became the supreme kai. In the end, it is just that I was turned into one through unconventional means…” “Traditional way or not, you are still in power, supreme kai, I’m just happy to see you in the post where you belong,” Winsu replies with confidence in his voice, yet Goku Black and Mitarashi feels the tension between Zamasu and Winsu, so tense you can cut it with a dull knife.

“And the God of Destruction beside you is also you, yet from a different timeline, congratulations, you got both positions yourself, indeed it is unconventional,” Winsu added, pushing down the knife on Zamasu’s hubris.

“At the end of the day, we got our positions that are gracefully granted to us by the Omni King and the Grand Priest, and I hope you like the positions you have now…” Goku Black stands up, backing up his other self, who was caught off guard by Winsu’s comments.

“P-please don’t fight now--” Tatsu tries to de-escalate the situation between the three. “Now, are you going to reshuffle our jurisdiction and our roles? Supreme Kai?” Alberu spoke. “No, I won’t be changing anything, you did your roles as best as always, and I have no plans to meddle with it, I won’t fix whatever that is not broken.” Zamasu addresses.

“I only summoned you here for me to introduce myself to you again as your Supreme Kai, and to learn more things under your jurisdiction, because for eons, our job is to create and maintain balance in the universe,” Zamasu explains to the rest of the kais.

“And to be honest with you, there are many things I did not know withon our universe, there are millions even billions of planets and stars our there that our selves haven’t reached yet, and I hope that in our lifetimes, we could reach out to them so the universe would grow as it should be,” Zamasu added as he seeks guidance and wisdom to the rest of the kais below him.

“I appreciate Supreme Kai Zamasu seeking wisdom from those who are below him, yet knows a lot of things about the morals they oversee,” Mitarashi whispered to Goku Black, who returned from his seat. “Because if he doesn’t fix his attitude now, both of us will die…” Goku Black replies in a deep tone, crossing both of his arms.

After Zamasu met up with the rest of his kais, there were a lot of concerns to be discussed, so Goku Black and Mitarashi excused themselves and left to return to their planet.

Goku Black sits on his throne once again, contemplating the other things he could do the next day. Mitarashi then serves him tea with the same cup she used yesterday.

“What is in your mind? My lord?” she asked as she handed the cup to her master, Goku Black, who had already learned how to use the cup, took it from her, opened the lid, blew the exposed liquid, then sipped before contemplating again, holding the cup by its saucer on his lap. “How can I make sure the mortals deserve to be destroyed without me reverting to the Zero Mortals Plan…?” he murmurs with his eye staring at the window of the living room leading to the plain scenery outside.

“Interaction and observation are key, my lord.” She suggested standing in front of him, poised, with her hands clasped on her abdomen.

“How so..?” he diverts his attention to an eye contact with her. “You must walk among them, be one of them, then you will see their corruption and evil once they start to target you despite being one of them…” she spoke with her wisdom. “So, I must dress just like them then?” he asked sarcastically. “Not just dress, as well as act like them as if you are born on that planet and that area,” she explains further, dodging the sarcasm her master has thrown at her.

“Or you could talk to their leaders and ask for a record on paper if they speak what they say, and compare it through observation. And by those records, you can see if they deserve salvation or destruction.” Mitarashi added in. “A destroyer god, serving salvation? How bizarre…” he scoffs at the idea. “Without salvation, my lord, you will be as genocidal as your original persona before the promotion…” She explains, trying to enlighten her master.

“You either show mercy and salvation, and maintain the balance as the other half of the supreme kai or you revert to your megalomania-cal and genocidal self that the omni king erases you anyway, I have no qualms with that…” she spoke sternly as a mother berating her child whose having a temper tantrum.

“And there is no buts and ifs,” she added as her master tried to open his lips in response, he paused, leaning his head on the soft headrest of the throne, looking up the ceiling with another lit crystal chandelier, as it’s warm white glow hits his eyes making it sparkle, he tilted his head back looking directly at Mitarashi’s empty gaze, the living room so silent that you can hear a pin drop, the tension between them is as tense as Zamasu and Winsu’s altercation earlier in the day.

The tea is turning cold as Goku Black holds the cup by its saucer on his lap, making his fingers tingle in its small space for handling in the long term, his thumb and index fingers supporting its weight. He then remembers what he is holding and takes a long sip from the cup, making it empty that what remains are the loose black tea leaves in it. Mitarashi with no words, remains standing, clasping her hands, not making her metal nail guards clink as they always do when she does a task or chore for her master.

“I have decades and even centuries to think of what I want to do, have I?” he asked, breaking the silence in the room for a few minutes. “You have it, my lord, and I’m here to listen,” Mitarashi replied with loyalty in her voice. “Enlighten me… Mitarashi, if I destroyed a few planets without looking at it, what would Zamasu do…?” he asked with curiosity as if a light bulb had lit in his mind. “If that planet does not deserve to be destroyed and is optimal for the balance in that solar system, Supreme Kai Zamasu will revert it to its former glory, and I believe that if you take so much of the planets, he will be unhappy with you…” she explains to her master while taking the cup from his numbing fingers. “So I have to inform Zamasu first..?” he asked as he placed his hand on his face and his elbow on the armrest. ”Well, I know you and Supreme Kai Zamasu have an internal connection, not just that both of you are the same person, and at the same time the part of the ritual where both of you are spiritually linked that if you die, he dies and vice versa.” she tries to explain further.

“You know for yourself which ones deserve the taste of your divine justice…” Mitarashi whispers. The god re-adjusted his sitting position and sighs, crossing his arms lowering his head and closes is eyes to think, contemplate and calculate in his mind, the kai in front of him saw everything since she is a kai of time, she is correct in many aspects, what makes him different from his old self who is thirsty for the satisfaction of divine justice yet what he eventually did is practice genocidal acts, acts that is criminal to the eyes of the rest of the gods and what is his difference from the power hungry mortals if he is as hungry for his version of justice with a twisted motive and methodologies. He needs to abide by what’s right, even if it hurts his ego, or else he will surely not enjoy the life of a destroyer god for a long while.

He opens his eyes, lifts his head, and looks directly at Mitarashi’s golden irises. “Let’s start looking at planets near my planet…” he slowly speaks with defeat in his voice. “What’s with the depressed tone, my lord…?” she asks with concern in her voice. “Are mortals who deserve salvation out there…?” he asks with pure confusion in his voice, questioning his mindset. “Yes, many, you just don’t look at it enough, or you just don’t want to see them…” Mitarashi replied with assurance in her voice, yet with a challenge. “It's time to remove the rose-tinted glasses, and see the reality that not everything is a red flag,” she spoke with firmness to her master, that indeed, there are mortals who deserve a good life and progression from the gods.

“How about this, my lord, let’s make a deal.” Mitarashi approached her master, stepping forward twice. “What is it…?” he looks at her, annoyed. “If You find a corrupt planet, I will allow you do individually kill all that planets inhabitants than just blowing the planet whole, and preach about your divine justice and all to your victims.” she explains. “and…?” he asks starting to be interested. “and If you found a good planet, you will be forced to stay with them, dress, drink and be one of them for a month…” she speaks with menace in her voice and a creepy grin. “Hah, there is no way I will find a perfectly good mortal civilization!” He speaks with hubris, trying to taunt his kai companion.

“Don’t blame me if I have to make you eat your own words, my lord,” she smiles sweetly. “It’s like you know something that I do not…” He stood from his throne trying to intimidate Mitarashi with his height then looking down at her, “How can you assure that there are good mortals out there? Have you been pre-assessing the planets before I was turned into a destroyer god?” he pressed as he is at least six inches away from Mitarashi who kept on eye contact with him, unfazed and is still clasping her hands she spoke with a relaxed yet concrete tone; “I see everything. I am a kai of time.”

“Of course!” Goku Black walks away, throwing his arms up in defeat. He stopped on his tracks standing in the middle of the living room, paused and tilted his head straight, then turns his head slightly and looks at Mitarashi behind him facing him; “And that is why you’re trying to coach me into the salvation route because you know where this ends…right?” Mitarashi just smiles, not uttering a word to her master. “And I know you’re doing this to preserve me and Zamasu…” he added as he looked straight where he’s facing. He then turns around to see Mitarashi and looks at her, “You spoke such blunt words to me since this morning, are you not afraid of me? You realize I can hakai you at any moment you offend me…?” he speaks as he seeks only for answers to this kai in front of him.

“I only speak the truth my lord..” she starts with a smile; “Fear is not ingrained in me, fear is only an obstacle that makes one look weak to the other, and I know you can hakai, but I know you can’t because if you do, you will be the one who get hakai’ed back by the Omni King,” she spoke with confidence in her voice, not hubris, not ego, she spoke the entire truth to her master who just became a destroyer god in just twenty-four hours.

“I can’t win against you, have I?” He speaks with annoyance in his voice. “Truth hurts?” she asked with an innocent voice. “You--- Ugh… fine! I’ll go check the planets near my planet and check if they’re evil or not! Happy?!” he shouts like a kid bribed with candies, yet is too annoyed to do the task. “Yes. Because that’s your job for eons, my lord, I did not pick this fate for you, I just gave you the choices as a grace,” she replies as she puts down his used cup on a wooden tray. Goku Black walks to the dining room, stomping his feet in annoyance.

“I’m hungry, get me something to eat,” he retorted. “Will do in a second, my lord,” she replies as she chuckles at her master’s annoyance.
 

 

 

Many gods who sleep take them at least 50 years until they wake up It is said that the 7th universe’s god of destruction, Beerus, has slept for hundreds of years before being awakened with the vision of the Super Saiyan God. However, this is not the case for the new god of destruction of the 10th universe, he wants to live in every waking moment of his glorious days as a god.

A ray of warm sunlight flows between the white curtains of the windows in Goku Black’s bedroom as it hits his face, it passes through his eyelids that awakens him, as he opened his eyes, he saw the unlit chandelier hanging from his ceiling and with blurry eyes he saw a strange figure opening up the curtains then tying them by the side of each window. He rubs his eyes to see clearly; he sees Mitarashi is the person fixing the windows. She noticed her conscious master, then she turned and made a short bow, “Good morning, my lord, did you sleep comfortably last night?” she asked with a smile on her face.

“I slept like a baby,” he smugly replied. “That’s great to hear, my lord! So, what do you want to do today, my lord?” she asked, beaming with enthusiasm. “How many planets are there in this universe? I believe it's more than I oversee when I was a North Kai and a supreme kai in training,” he asked with his arms crossed.

“My lord, our universe is vaster than you think it is; there are many planets, systems, and civilizations the kais and the last God of Destruction are not able to reach. That is why many civilizations that are not checked by the current destroyer that they stopped evolving for the better. Such civilizations are the fuel for your anger towards mortals that made you and Supreme Kai Zamasu do the Zero Mortals Plan.”Mitarashi explained. “How do you know about our zero mortal plan?” the god asked with concern. “I’m a Kai of time, I can see everything from every timeline and every universe, especially those divine beings putting justice in their own hands.” She explains as she helps her master get off his bed.

“Since you see everything… Tell me, are we right after all…?” he asked with menace in his voice. “You are right… In a way…” she answered in a whisper.

“Explain.” he probes; “ You are right in a way that mortals never learn from their mistakes, they learn nothing because there is no one to remind them of their mistakes in the past, mortals have short lives not to witness the mistakes of their forefathers that they are willing to do the wrong thing over and over since the new generation never experienced the pain their past civilization brought to them. If only you, as a god, reminded them of the mistakes their forefathers did, you might have improved their lives rather than destroying everything that those mortals can do themselves, you just gave them a helping hand to accelerate their downfall…” she explains as she accompanies him to the bathroom then undresses him.

“You’re telling me we could have done something more?” he asked, offended by her words. “Yes, and to be blunt to you, my lord, destroying the mortals that is not your jurisdiction in the first place is the dumbest and laziest thing I have witnessed for a very long time.” she doubled down stabbing his ego harder than the first time she uttered her explanation to her master.

Goku Black was left speechless, offended, insulted and his ego struck that his hubris was suddenly being crushed into dust, cannot find the words to defend himself not say anything to offend her back, his body frozen and as if he is stuck between universes that he cannot pick which side he must be on. More thoughts are swirling in his mind as a made kai tells him bluntly that his and Zamasu’s actions are the most outrageous and idiotic act a kai, let alone a divine being, would do.

He sits quietly as he is bathed by his servant who spoke those words out of bound but then he realized, he is the one who probed her for answers and she indeed answered, just not the answer he wants to hear from her, in his mind, she is as neutral as the angels serving the rest of the gods. He closed his eyes to calm himself down, very uncommon for an egotistic god that he is. He needs to calm down, or else he will blow this up and lose his position as the God of Destruction in a heartbeat.

After breakfast, he then sits on his throne in the living room, thinking of the things he can do to the rest of the universe; he can eradicate the planets he sees fit and continue his brigade of divine justice in his realm. Then an idea struck in his mind:

“Mitarashi,” he called. “Yes? My lord?” she replied immediately as she walked fast beside her master, “We shall go to Zamasu’s planet… I’d like to see him.” he commands as he stood up from his throne. “Very well my lord, please hold on my shoulder as we proceed there.” he placed his right hand on her shoulder, and she then placed her hands, wrists on top of each other crossing her arms on top of her chest, she uttered the words; “kai kai!” then they immediately teleport themselves to the planet of Supreme Kai Zamasu.

Once they arrived, the feeling of nostalgia suddenly hit the former kai, the scent, the breeze, the temperature, it brought it all back when he was a supreme kai in training and where he killed his former master, Gowasu. They both slowly walked up to the tori gate in the entrance of the Supreme Kai’s dwelling.

 

As they stepped in, another tall kai with a blue complexion, wavy white mohawk covering the left side of his head, greeted them; “Oh! Lord Black, you have arrived! Welcome!” he then gave him a standing bow as a sign of respect to the god in front of him. “What is your name?” Mitarashi asked. “My name is Tatsu, Supreme Kai Zamasu’s Assistant,” he answered.

“Tatsu, is Zamasu there?” the god asked. “Yes, master is here, please come in,” he opened the gates as the two entered. They saw Zamasu reading on some scrolls to see the current records of mortals in the universe they manage.

 

Zamasu, busy in his reading, didn’t notice Goku Black and Mitarashi’s arrival despite Tatsu announcing the god who had just arrived in his dwelling, he is so absorbed with his reading that Goku Black sneaked behind him then whispered into his ear. “Such a busy Supreme Kai.” After hearing his voice, Zamasu jumped up at least five steps away from him, screaming at the same time, “AAAAHHH!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!”

“You’re so absorbed in your reading that you let your guard down. I would love to stab you with my ki blade, but doing so will kill us both.” Goku Black playfully explained, grinning as he crossed his arms. “Look, this responsibility is a double-edged sword! You get to destroy as we originally planned, yet I’m here restoring lives that you don’t deserve to destroy!” Zamasu explained in an exhausted voice.

“Today is your first day of work, master. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself, you have eons to manage things efficiently!” Tatsu speaks in hopes of comforting his master, holding a tray, offering him a freshly brewed tea in a cup. “Besides, you are about to arrange the other kais to assist you in managing the universe?” he added.

 

“Ah, that’s right, call all the eligible kais here.” Zamasu perks up as he commands his assistant. Tatsu bows, receiving his orders, and leaves to get the other kais.

“Tatsu is right, Supreme Kai Zamasu, you must not be so hard on yourself, enjoy a life of divine justice.” Mitarashi chimes in. “How do you know about that?” Zamasu snapped back in annoyance. “She sees everything.” Goku Black steps in. “She’s a kai of time, she witnesses all activities back on their planet,” he adds.

“You will have much help to reach our goal of keeping our universe clean from all mortal filth,” he comforts Zamasu with his words.

“You mean eradicate those who needed to be eradicated. Right? My lord,” Mitarashi asks with suspicion. “Yes. That.” Zamasu pipes up.

 

“Let me be real with you both, I was assigned to Lord Black to keep both of you in check. If you two revert to your egotistical, genocidal selves, I have no choice but to inform the omniscient king to destroy you both. Are we clear?” Mitarashi spoke with no emotion, just a pure ultimatum to these two new gods. Suddenly, for the very first time, the two felt genuine fear after hearing the words that came out of her lips, the disbelief, then the fear washed all over their bodies, and they released cold sweat from their pores.

“Y-yes…” the two answered as their lips are trembling in fear, yet in disbelief that a short five foot female kai was able to threaten them with the inch of their lives then they both realized that they can do anything they want as gods, except continuing their genocidal mission, to preserve themselves in this existence, they must thread carefully still, that the world they are now in is a sea of death and destruction.

Tatsu then returned with four kais with different appearances and complexion, they all have different abilities and talents to help Zamasu in his job of creating and managing life in the universe.

Mitarashi then provided her master with a seat beside Zamasu’s, then she stood beside him as the four kais were presented to Zamasu by Tatsu. Zamasu then sits on his seat beside Goku Black and orders Tatsu to present them all in line in front of him.

The first kai steps forward: “I am Winsu, the north kai,” followed by the next, “I am Dresu, the east kai.” Then, “I am Ketsu, the west kai,” and “I am Albesu, the south kai.”

Winsu is a tall kai, have a pinkish complexion and a long light wavy mohawk and wears a pair of glasses and a pair of pink potarra earrings, he have flamboyant mannerisms and feminine traits despite being a male kai, he is also Tatsu’s older brother and Albesu’s younger brother, he is the wisest of all the lower kais, he is a professional in his abilities of being a powerful and effective kai especially in managing the population and the situation of everything placed in the northern part of the 10th universe. There is an unwritten rule that when the assistant kai is absent, the north kai will be the one who will take over his position temporarily until that said kai returns or is replaced by a new one.

 

Dresu is the west kai who is tall, with a lavender complexion, a short white mohawk almost the same style as Zamasu’s, wears a pair of blue potarra earrings and always brings him his favorite toys and dices in a satchel he also a kai who loves to be entertained, he enjoys watching mortals play and entertain themselves through martial arts, games, and sports, he finds peace seeing mortals bond together on something magical as games and sports, he is often invited by mortals into their worldwide championships in martial arts as a judge due to his love of games, he manages the western part of the 10th universe with charisma and camaraderie. He is also the twin sibling of Ketsu.

 

Ketsu is the east kai with an orange complexion, long white hair tied with a low ponytail, wears a pair of yellow potarra earrings and he always hold a sketchpad and a charcoal pencil in his shoulder bag, he is a kai who loves music, theatre, plays and all the types of art, he believes that everything is an art form, from agriculture, to cooking, to manufacturing and commerce, he encouraged the mortals to value everything as a piece of art worthy of appreciation, as he manages the eastern part of the 10th universe, he made the mortals in this part passionate with everything they have. Goku Black’s planet is placed under Ketsu’s jurisdiction, which is why his planet is filled with bonsai-like trees and a zen garden with a koi pond in front of his mansion.

 

Albesu is the south kai with a reddish complexion, white hair brushed up and a small braid in the back, he wears a pair of cyan potarra earrings and always has his tarot and magical bottles on him, hidden away in his kai gi. He is focused on magic and sorcery; he keeps everything on his side of the universe in check when practicing magic, since, besides the fighting prowess of mortals, magic is one of the most dangerous of them all. He provides magical aid to those who need, yet lets the mortals learn from their experiments or mistakes. Most of the powerful magic wielders of the 10th universe came from the southern side of it.

 

Zamasu stands from his seat and his lips open; “I believe most of you know me… especially you, Winsu, you’re the one who replaced me from my position of being the North Kai. Eventually, I became the supreme kai. In the end, it is just that I was turned into one through unconventional means…” “Traditional way or not, you are still in power, supreme kai, I’m just happy to see you in the post where you belong,” Winsu replies with confidence in his voice, yet Goku Black and Mitarashi feels the tension between Zamasu and Winsu, so tense you can cut it with a dull knife.

“And the God of Destruction beside you is also you, yet from a different timeline, congratulations, you got both positions yourself, indeed it is unconventional,” Winsu added, pushing down the knife on Zamasu’s hubris.

“At the end of the day, we got our positions that are gracefully granted to us by the Omni King and the Grand Priest, and I hope you like the positions you have now…” Goku Black stands up, backing up his other self, who was caught off guard by Winsu’s comments.

“P-please don’t fight now--” Tatsu tries to de-escalate the situation between the three. “Now, are you going to reshuffle our jurisdiction and our roles? Supreme Kai?” Alberu spoke. “No, I won’t be changing anything, you did your roles as best as always, and I have no plans to meddle with it, I won’t fix whatever that is not broken.” Zamasu addresses.

“I only summoned you here for me to introduce myself to you again as your Supreme Kai, and to learn more things under your jurisdiction, because for eons, our job is to create and maintain balance in the universe,” Zamasu explains to the rest of the kais.

“And to be honest with you, there are many things I did not know within our universe, there are millions even billions of planets and stars our there that our selves haven’t reached yet, and I hope that in our lifetimes, we could reach out to them so the universe would grow as it should be,” Zamasu added as he seeks guidance and wisdom to the rest of the kais below him.

“I appreciate Supreme Kai Zamasu seeking wisdom from those who are below him, yet knows a lot of things about the morals they oversee,” Mitarashi whispered to Goku Black, who returned from his seat. “Because if he doesn’t fix his attitude now, both of us will die…” Goku Black replies in a deep tone, crossing both of his arms.

After Zamasu met up with the rest of his kais, there were a lot of concerns to be discussed, so Goku Black and Mitarashi excused themselves and left to return to their planet.

Goku Black sits on his throne once again, contemplating the other things he could do the next day. Mitarashi then serves him tea with the same cup she used yesterday.

“What is in your mind? My lord?” she asked as she handed the cup to her master, Goku Black, who had already learned how to use the cup, took it from her, opened the lid, blew the exposed liquid, then sipped before contemplating again, holding the cup by its saucer on his lap. “How can I make sure the mortals deserve to be destroyed without me reverting to the Zero Mortals Plan…?” he murmurs with his eye staring at the window of the living room leading to the plain scenery outside.

“Interaction and observation are key, my lord.” She suggested standing in front of him, poised, with her hands clasped on her abdomen.

“How so..?” he diverts his attention to an eye contact with her. “You must walk among them, be one of them, then you will see their corruption and evil once they start to target you despite being one of them…” she spoke with her wisdom. “So, I must dress just like them then?” he asked sarcastically. “Not just dress, as well as act like them as if you are born on that planet and that area,” she explains further, dodging the sarcasm her master has thrown at her.

“Or you could talk to their leaders and ask for a record on paper if they speak what they say, and compare it through observation. And by those records, you can see if they deserve salvation or destruction.” Mitarashi added in. “A destroyer god, serving salvation? How bizarre…” he scoffs at the idea. “Without salvation, my lord, you will be as genocidal as your original persona before the promotion…” She explains, trying to enlighten her master.

“You either show mercy and salvation, and maintain the balance as the other half of the supreme kai or you revert to your megalomania-cal and genocidal self that the omni king erases you anyway, I have no qualms with that…” she spoke sternly as a mother berating her child whose having a temper tantrum.

“And there is no buts and ifs,” she added as her master tried to open his lips in response, he paused, leaning his head on the soft headrest of the throne, looking up the ceiling with another lit crystal chandelier, as it’s warm white glow hits his eyes making it sparkle, he tilted his head back looking directly at Mitarashi’s empty gaze, the living room so silent that you can hear a pin drop, the tension between them is as tense as Zamasu and Winsu’s altercation earlier in the day.

The tea is turning cold as Goku Black holds the cup by its saucer on his lap, making his fingers tingle in its small space for handling in the long term, his thumb and index fingers supporting its weight. He then remembers what he is holding and takes a long sip from the cup, making it empty that what remains are the loose black tea leaves in it. Mitarashi with no words, remains standing, clasping her hands, not making her metal nail guards clink as they always do when she does a task or chore for her master.

“I have decades and even centuries to think of what I want to do, have I?” he asked, breaking the silence in the room for a few minutes. “You have it, my lord, and I’m here to listen,” Mitarashi replied with loyalty in her voice. “Enlighten me… Mitarashi, if I destroyed a few planets without looking at it, what would Zamasu do…?” he asked with curiosity as if a light bulb had lit in his mind. “If that planet does not deserve to be destroyed and is optimal for the balance in that solar system, Supreme Kai Zamasu will revert it to its former glory, and I believe that if you take so much of the planets, he will be unhappy with you…” she explains to her master while taking the cup from his numbing fingers. “So I have to inform Zamasu first..?” he asked as he placed his hand on his face and his elbow on the armrest. ”Well, I know you and Supreme Kai Zamasu have an internal connection, not just that both of you are the same person, and at the same time the part of the ritual where both of you are spiritually linked that if you die, he dies and vice versa.” she tries to explain further.

“You know for yourself which ones deserve the taste of your divine justice…” Mitarashi whispers. The god re-adjusted his sitting position and sighs, crossing his arms lowering his head and closes is eyes to think, contemplate and calculate in his mind, the kai in front of him saw everything since she is a kai of time, she is correct in many aspects, what makes him different from his old self who is thirsty for the satisfaction of divine justice yet what he eventually did is practice genocidal acts, acts that is criminal to the eyes of the rest of the gods and what is his difference from the power hungry mortals if he is as hungry for his version of justice with a twisted motive and methodologies. He needs to abide by what’s right, even if it hurts his ego, or else he will surely not enjoy the life of a destroyer god for a long while.

He opens his eyes, lifts his head, and looks directly at Mitarashi’s golden irises. “Let’s start looking at planets near my planet…” he slowly speaks with defeat in his voice. “What’s with the depressed tone, my lord…?” she asks with concern in her voice. “Are mortals who deserve salvation out there…?” he asks with pure confusion in his voice, questioning his mindset. “Yes, many, you just don’t look at it enough, or you just don’t want to see them…” Mitarashi replied with assurance in her voice, yet with a challenge. “It's time to remove the rose-tinted glasses, and see the reality that not everything is a red flag,” she spoke with firmness to her master, that indeed, there are mortals who deserve a good life and progression from the gods.

“How about this, my lord, let’s make a deal.” Mitarashi approached her master, stepping forward twice. “What is it…?” he looks at her, annoyed. “If You find a corrupt planet, I will allow you do individually kill all that planets inhabitants than just blowing the planet whole, and preach about your divine justice and all to your victims.” she explains. “and…?” he asks starting to be interested. “and If you found a good planet, you will be forced to stay with them, dress, drink and be one of them for a month…” she speaks with menace in her voice and a creepy grin. “Hah, there is no way I will find a perfectly good mortal civilization!” He speaks with hubris, trying to taunt his kai companion.

“Don’t blame me if I have to make you eat your own words, my lord,” she smiles sweetly. “It’s like you know something that I do not…” He stood from his throne trying to intimidate Mitarashi with his height then looking down at her, “How can you assure that there are good mortals out there? Have you been pre-assessing the planets before I was turned into a destroyer god?” he pressed as he is at least six inches away from Mitarashi who kept on eye contact with him, unfazed and is still clasping her hands she spoke with a relaxed yet concrete tone; “I see everything. I am a kai of time.”

“Of course!” Goku Black walks away, throwing his arms up in defeat. He stopped on his tracks standing in the middle of the living room, paused and tilted his head straight, then turns his head slightly and looks at Mitarashi behind him facing him; “And that is why you’re trying to coach me into the salvation route because you know where this ends…right?” Mitarashi just smiles, not uttering a word to her master. “And I know you’re doing this to preserve me and Zamasu…” he added as he looked straight where he’s facing. He then turns around to see Mitarashi and looks at her, “You spoke such blunt words to me since this morning, are you not afraid of me? You realize I can hakai you at any moment you offend me…?” he speaks as he seeks only for answers to this kai in front of him.

“I only speak the truth my lord..” she starts with a smile; “Fear is not ingrained in me, fear is only an obstacle that makes one look weak to the other, and I know you can hakai, but I know you can’t because if you do, you will be the one who get hakai’ed back by the Omni King,” she spoke with confidence in her voice, not hubris, not ego, she spoke the entire truth to her master who just became a destroyer god in just twenty-four hours.

“I can’t win against you, have I?” He speaks with annoyance in his voice. “Truth hurts?” she asked with an innocent voice. “You--- Ugh… fine! I’ll go check the planets near my planet and check if they’re evil or not! Happy?!” he shouts like a kid bribed with candies, yet is too annoyed to do the task. “Yes. Because that’s your job for eons, my lord, I did not pick this fate for you, I just gave you the choices as a grace,” she replies as she puts down his used cup on a wooden tray. Goku Black walks to the dining room, stomping his feet in annoyance.

“I’m hungry, get me something to eat,” he retorted. “Will do in a second, my lord,” she replies as she chuckles at her master’s annoyance.