2 Origins of a God
Jason Zyleth, a man who died, is now having a conversation with the god selected to guide his soul to another realm.
"Can I go now?"
Obviously the conversation is going well.
"Listen, I know you're mad--"
"I'm not mad, I just don't see the point in continuing this conversation." The young man said, interrupting whatever 'comforting' words that the god was about to utter.
"Why not? It's not all bad." The god with a reassuring smile, wanting Jason to see the hope even while he was in this bleak situation.
"I'm dead." Jason stated with a blank stare.
"You can be reincarnated?" He says, more so questions, hoping that it would at least get his curiosity.
Hearing this, Jason raised an inquisitive eyebrow. "Really?"
Success!
"In Dragon Ball." The god revealed.
Jason's face reverts back to its original blank appearance before muttering, "Oh god no..."
Fail!
"What? Oh, come on! Dragon Ball is the best universe!" The god proclaimed with an almost kid-like tone. "Besides, aren't you a big fan? I thought you would love to go there."
"I am a big fan. I love to watch it." Jason specified. "But it would be an absolute nightmare to live in. That universe is filled to the brim with villains that can take out planets as if they were nothing more than ants."
"It's not... all bad..." The god said, slowly realizing the point that Jason was making.
"That tone doesn't make me feel better..." Jason muttered before looking at the god curiously.
"What?" The god asked, suddenly feeling self conscious.
"You're a Dragon Ball fanboy, aren't you?" Jason asked with a raised eyebrow.
The god's eyes suddenly widened before he started waving his hands in denial. "Whaaat? What makes you say that?"
"You look like a Saiyan with a God of Destruction get up." Jason answered, pointing at the long, spiky blonde hair and the outfit the god was wearing.
The god quickly looked down at himself before his eyes suddenly widened in some sort of realization.
"No... I just... like this look." The god defended weakly.
Jason looked at the god with a very amused look on his face as he nodded his head.
"I'm sure you do."
The god stood there with a very embarrassed expression on his face, causing Jason to chuckled a bit.
"So how is this supposed to happen?" Jason asked, looking around at the black void for anything out of the ordinary.
Why a black void? Well, the god found the setting appropriate considering the circumstances and the usual white is a little too bright for his liking.
"Is there like a portal... or...?"
Surprised by his question, the god stood up straight and couldn't help but ask, "I thought you didn't want to go?"
"Do I have a choice?" Jason asked almost immediately after.
"Uh... Not really..." He muttered, just barely loud enough for Jason to hear his answer.
"Then what use is there in complaining?" Jason asked with a casual shrug of his shoulders.
His eyes widening at the calm rationality that the mortal was exhibiting, the god absentmindedly snapped his fingers, which caused a giant machine to appear in the middle of the two.
Looking at it with a mix of curiosity and caution, Jason observed the machine for a few seconds before looking back at the god and asking, "What is this thing?"
"Step inside and all will be revealed." The god said cryptically as he held his arms towards the machine with dramatic flair.
Jason raised an eyebrow and just stood there, waiting for an answer.
"Just... please step inside." The god said.
Jason looked towards the machine, then back to the god, then back to the machine before letting out a loud sigh and stepping inside. The machine lights up and a beam of green light shines over the body of the young mortal, almost like it was scanning him.
"Is it supposed to feel tingly?" Jason yelled over the sounds of the machine.
"Yes, it's completely normal!" The god yelled back.
After a few seconds, an image pops up on a monitor that was connected to the machine. The god went and looked at the picture, his eyes almost popping out of his head once he saw what was displayed.
"Well that can't be right..." He muttered softly to himself.
"Why is there a picture of Goku Black?" Jason asked as he looked at the picture, now suddenly standing right next the god.
Seeing at how Jason was suddenly right next to him all of a sudden, the god flinched back at the unexpected close proximity before calming himself down and explaining.
"This is something new I wanted to try. Usually people just get casted into a new world with powers. I wanted to be a little more... unique." He said with a little smile.
"So...?"
Seeing as how he still didn't explain anything, the god quickly added, "The device scans you and sees which Dragon Ball character you are most compatible with!"
Jason furrowed his eyebrows at the god, making him a little uncomfortable before suddenly saying, "I'm not gay."
The god flinches back at the weird statement before looking back between him and the image of Goku Black and realizing where his statement came from.
"No, no, no! That's not what I meant! I meant which character is the most compatible for you to be reborn as!" The god quickly explained, resolving any misconceptions the young mortal had.
"Oh, that makes a lot more sense." Jason said, now having the situation explained to him. He looks at the image with curiosity before asking, "So I'm most compatible with Goku Black?"
"Yes..." The god answered hesitantly.
"Why?" Jason asked, curious as to the reason he was compatible with a genocidal maniac.
The god presses a button on the side of the scanner and the machine begins to whir as it prints out a long piece of paper.
The god grabbed the paper and started to read from it. "Uh, apparently, the scanner saw that you, uh... have some similar qualities that make you compatible with Goku Black..."
"Like what." Jason asked.
"Complete and utter disdain for the human race..." He said, looking at Jason with a newfound sense of caution.
Jason hears this description and he tilts his head a bit. "Eh... Yeah, that checks out." He nodded his head with acceptance.
"You... You're not even going to deny it?" The god asked.
"Why would I? It's true."
Moving along from that can of worms, the god read more from the paper. "It also says that you tend to enjoy causing physical bodily harm onto people..."
"Hmm..." Jason thinks on this for a moment before nodding his head again at the assessment and looking back towards the image of Goku Black. "So what does all this compatibility stuff mean?" He questioned.
"Well, you can either choose to be reincarnated as... Goku Black..." The god said with obvious apprehension. "Or as yourself, but I will give you any four things you wish for, if you choose Goku Black." He told him quickly before he could choose himself.
"That's an... odd number..." Jason muttered, his eyebrows furrowing.
"Technically it's an even number..." The god says, looking away from Jason as he didn't want to be subjected to his questioning gaze.
Jason sees that the god grew nervous and asked the question on his mind, "And why is that you're giving me wishes?"
The god snapped his fingers, causing the machine and paper in his hands to disappear before he turned his gaze back towards Jason to answer his question. "Well, you would be the first mortal that I would reincarnate in someone else's body. I wanted to make it a special occasion."
Jason looks at the god with narrowed eyes, not believing a word of that.
"What the-- Has anyone ever told you that you're a very untrusting person?" The god asked once he saw Jason's suspicious gaze.
"No one has ever taken you up on the offer, have they?"
The god's eyes widen once more before he slumped over with a depressed sigh. "No..."
"Did you offer them wishes too?" Jason asked a follow up question.
"Yeah. First I offered them one wish, then two, then three. None have taken it yet." He answered with a tone of sadness.
His answer caused Jason to look at him with a raised eyebrow, "What characters are so bad that they would rather start with nothing than a pre-existing character with wishes?"
"Well, they don't exactly start with nothing. Like if you chose to be reincarnated as yourself, you would still be reincarnated with something unique about you." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Something unique?" Jason questions.
"Yeah, it's depends on the universe you head into. Since you're heading into Dragon Ball, you'll have a set of predetermined choices to chose from." He said as he pulled out a futuristic data pad from out of nowhere. "Legendary Super Saiyan... Majin... and Super Namekian."
"Those are... without wishes, yeah?" Jason asked, not liking any of those options if so.
"Mhm." Nodded the god.
"Then I think I'm good..."
The god shrugs and drops the pad on the floor. Instead of hitting the floor normally, the pad just disappears from the room entirely before it could hit the ground.
"Well, those are your choices." He stated before going on to explain further. "Everyone gets something different. If you had Naruto then you could chose your clan. If you had One Piece then you could chose a Devil Fruit. If you had-"
"Okay, I thing I got it, thanks." Jason interrupted the god before he could continue on with his rambling.
"My bad..." The god apologized as he rubbed the back of his neck with an awkward smile.
"It's fine." Jason waved it off. "But you still didn't answer my question. What characters did they matched with that were so bad that they turned down wishes?" He asked once more.
The god scratches his cheek, "The person I offered one wish to was heading to Naruto and the scanner had picked Naruto."
That one made Jason scratch his head on confusion. "What's so bad about Naruto?" He asked.
"His childhood..." The god replied blankly.
Jason gains a look of realization and nods, agreeing with whoever rejected it. If he had been treated the way that Naruto was, he would've just given in to the Kyuubi just so he could see them all die.
"And the second person?"
"He was heading into DXD and he matched with Issei Hyoudo..." The god added.
Jason facepalms at this bit of information. "Aren't we getting reborn? Doesn't that mean he could've just... not been a pervert?" He asks.
"I told him that, but he said that it was about the principle..." The god answered.
That answer cause Jason to let out a loud groan. "I'm almost afraid to ask about the last one..."
"The last guy, who I offered three, was heading to Berserk-"
"Guts?" Jason guesses immediately.
That last one was honestly pretty obvious considering the the universe. No one wants to be Guts. No one that's sane anyway...
"Yeah..." The god said with a sigh.
Jason nodded his head in understanding.
"No amount of wishes can make that shit worth it. You know that, right?" He asks the god.
"Yeah, I know..." The god answers.
Having gotten his answers, Jason looks at the image of Goku Black and then back to the god.
"Fine. I'll take Black. But only because my other choices aren't that appealing." He says with a shrug of his shoulders.
"What about Legendary Super Saiyan?" The god asked curiously.
"I don't get wishes, right? Which means I have to gain control of Legendary Super Saiyan on my own?" Jason asked, to which the god nodded his head. "That alone is enough for me to not want it. And which version of Legendary Super Saiyan is it?"
"Uh..." The god summoned the pad and read from it again, going into the fine print. "The... um... Z version..."
"You mean the version that turns you into a genocidal berserker all while slowly killing you because of the overwhelming amount of power?"
The god nods slowly and Jason shakes his head. "Yeah, Goku Black is honestly the best option out of the four..."
"Yeah, honestly that's probably your best option." The god sighed. "Plus, you get four wishes. So it's not the worst thing in the world."
"Yeah, but I'd still much rather have gotten reincarnated into something more peaceful..." Jason muttered before thinking about his wishes.
He knew that they needed to be ones that help him both in the short and long term, but there is isn't anything he could think of that would help him out that much early on.
"Is there any way to make me stronger than the average Saiyan?" He asked the god after drawing some blanks.
"There's one..." The god said hesitantly.
"What is it?"
"You could wish to be an Ancient Saiyan instead of a regular one. Your transformations will be more powerful, but they'll also be harder to master." He told the young mortal.
"Why's that? What makes an Ancient Saiyan so much more powerful?" Jason asked.
"Well, it's because Ancient Saiyans have the innate ability to draw out every ounce of power from the Super Saiyan transformations. But the trade off is that your rage will be a lot harder to gain control of than if you were just a normal Saiyan." He explained.
Jason ponders on it for a moment before asking another question, "How much more powerful are the transformations?"
"Double." Answered the god.
"So let's say I obtain Super Saiyan 3. Instead of a 400x multiplier--"
"You'll get a 800x multiplier, yes. Plus another 1.6x boost when you actually master the form since the time it takes to master the transformations are considerably longer. So that would bring it up to..." The god trails off as a calculator appears in his hands.
"Mastering Super Saiyan 3 is a 1.6x multiplier..." He mumbles to himself as he inputs the numbers onto the calculator
Jason raised an eyebrow at the sight before him. He never thought a god would need to use a calculator, but I guess even gods need help when dealing with math.
"800 times 1.6... A 1,280x multiplier in Super Saiyan 3." He said, causing Jason's eyes to go as wide as saucers. "Not anywhere near the Legendary Super Saiyan transformation in terms of power, but it's a good trade off for something more controllable." He added.
"I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!" Jason yells, finding the trade off extremely worth it.
"You sure?" The god asked, a little put off by Jason's burst of enthusiasm.
"ENTIRE. STOCK." He said, emphasizing each word.
"Alright! Alright! Jesus Christ... You don't have to go all caps." The god muttered to himself, but Jason heard it just a little bit.
"All what?"
"Nothing." He said immediately, causing Jason to look at him weirdly before deciding to move on.
"I'm just going to think about my other wishes now..." Said Jason, wanting this weird encounter to be over as soon as possible.
"Yeah, that would be best." The god agrees.
Jason thinks about his wishes for a long while before saying his second wish. "For my second wish, I want three techniques." He said as he held up three fingers.
"Whoa there, pal! You can't wish for that! It's against the rules." The god said quickly.
Jasonn raises an eyebrow and tilted his, "But you never established any rules."
The god's eyes widen. Since no one has ever taken his offer, he'd completely forgot to establish any rules! "Fine! I'll accept your wish since I forgot to establish rules, but no more wishing for multiple skills in one wish! And no wishing for any overpowered transformations either!"
"Okay then, that's fine... Wasn't gonna ask for transformations anyway..." Said Jason with a confused expression.
"Good!" Yelled out the god.
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There was an awkward silence.
"So can I say which techniques I want now?" Jason asked.
"Uh... yeah..." The god said nervously, not really sure if he wanted to know what techniques he was going to ask for.
"Kekkai." Jason said, putting down one finger.
The god's nerves unwinded a bit after hearing that.
"OK. Done." The god accepted.
"Kaioken." He said, putting down a second finger.
The god started to get nervous again.
"Um... couldn't you just learn it from King Kai?" The god asks, hoping to persuade him not to wish for it.
"That means going to the afterlife. I don't plan on dying. Ever again." Jason stated.
Although disappointed that he couldn't talk him out of it, Kaioken isn't that much of a problem to get worked up about. It might help him a bit early on, but it's not gonna be any more use to him again until he reaches the Super Saiyan God Forms.
"OK. Done. What's the last one?" The god asked.
"Kai Kai." Jason answered, putting down his third and last finger.
*GLASS SHATTER*
"What the hell was that?!" Exclaimed Jason, looking around at his surroundings. "We're in a void, how is glass able to shatter? There isn't anything for it to shatter against!" Jason shouted out to no one in particular.
The god however, is still trying to process his wish, "You... You can't really expect me to honor that request..."
Upon hearing the god, Jason stopped trying to argue with the nonexistent laws of physics of the void and turned to him with a raised eyebrow.
"You didn't say I couldn't wish for skills that only Kaioshins use." Jason told him. "And even if you had, you broke the rule yourself when you agreed to give me the Kaioken." He added.
The god could only hang his head and accept the wish, he was right after all. "Done... Please just make your other two wishes now..."
"Okay then." Jason said as he shrugged his shoulders, "For my next wish, I want three Ensenji Fruits."
"Oh no! I said you can't wish for multiple things in one wish!" The god yelled at the young mortal as he pointed at him.
"No you didn't. You said that I can't wish for multiple techniques or skills in one wish. You never said anything about items." Jason pointed out.
The god's eyebrow twitched in anger as he was now struggling to keep his composure, "FINE! But no more wishing for multiple items in one wish either!"
"Okay." Jason agreed easily.
The god narrowed his eyes at him, not trusting this mortal at all, but he was so mentally drained due to this interaction that he now wishes that it would just end.
"Hurry up and make your last ridiculous wish so I can go watch anime..." He said depressingly.
Jason raises an eyebrow at his dejected tone, but doesn't really think anything about it all that much. It wasn't his fault that he was exploiting loopholes.
He's a mortal. Exploiting is what we do.
"A pouch of unlimited Senzu Beans." He said.
Just as the god was about to object until he realizes that he would be wasting his breath. A pouch of unlimited Senzu Beans doesn't count as multiple items. It counts as one.
A pouch.
A singular pouch.
He chose his wording very carefully.
*GLASS SHATTER*
"Seriously, what the fuck is that?!" Jason yelled, once again looking around at his surroundings. Only this time he was doing it quicker, trying to spot whatever it is making the noise.
"Just my ever deteriorating sanity, don't worry about it..."
The god snaps his fingers and two items appear out of thin air. The first being what looks like to be a Time Ring and the other looks like a Potara Earring, but instead of green, the gem is purple.
"Those hold your items. The earring holds the fruits, while the ring holds the pouch of Senzu Beans..." The god explains in a monotone voice. "Just open your hand, think of the pouch, and it will appear in your hand. For the fruit, just touch the earring and hold out your hand. It'll appear just like the pouch..."
"Are you... okay?" Jason asks, feeling quite put off by the god's sudden change in mood.
"I'm fine..." He says as he pinches the bridge of his nose. "Alright, first things first, you'll be born on Planet Vegeta. You're both Raditz's and Goku's older brother. You'll also be born with a basic understanding of Ki control. How to suppress it, and basic Ki blasts. Anything else you'll have to learn of your own."
Jason nods his head before asking a question, "What power level will I be born with?"
"Around two or three thousand." The god answered.
"Isn't the king going to want to kill me then?" Jason asked with a confused expression.
"The king only did that because he was jealous that someone was more powerful than his son. You'll be born before Vegeta, so he'll have no reason to kill you." The god said, putting Jason's worries at ease.
Jason nods and continues listening to the god.
"Now, giving techniques is usually painful. Having knowledge shoved into your head isn't really pleasant on the brain. However, I will give you the knowledge when you're brain develops in the womb. You should already know the techniques when you obtain consciousness for the first time." The god explained further.
"Thanks for that." Jason said, grateful that the god is considerate enough to make the integration painless.
"There's something else I should tell you about." The god suddenly brought up.
Jason raises an eyebrow. "What's that?"
"Goku Black is unique. his Zenkai Boost isn't normal. Regular Saiyans get stronger when they recover from near death. Black's Zenkai works like that, but it also increases as he fights. The more damage he takes, the higher his power rises. Basically, it happens during the battle instead of happening after the battle. There's also the other thing..." The god trails off.
"What?"
"Goku Black is... kind of a god. Well, his soul is, but his body isn't. So to fully make you Goku Black-"
"I'll need to have the soul of a god." Jason said, cutting him off. The god nods his head and Jason lets out a sigh, "And how is that going to happen?"
"It's not that difficult. Although... you're gonna feel some... burning..." The god said with a little hesitation.
"How bad?" He asks.
"Ranging from mild heart burn to 'kill me now'?" The god said. Although his tone phrased it as more of a question than an answer.
"Great..." Jason mutters to himself.
The god appears directly in front of Jason, causing him to jump back slightly.
"Sorry about this." The hood apologizes as he put his palm on Jason's chest.
A light blue color shines through Jason's body. As the god does whatever he's doing, Jason starts to feel the burning sensation that he was warned about.
"Oh, this isn't that bad." Jason stated as he only felt a small bit of warmth.
"This is the easy part..." The god told him.
The light shining from his body starts to shift from light blue to dark purple.
"Fuck..."
As more of the blue starts to shift, the burning pain Jason feels starts to grow more and more painful until he couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Rrrrgh..." Jason groaned in pain.
"Just a few more seconds."
Almost all the blue has disappeared and turned into dark purple. The pain has now risen to unfathomable levels.
"AAAAAAHHHH!!!!" Jason screamed out in absolute agony.
"3... 2... 1!" The god takes his palm away from Jason's chest, causing Jason to fall to the ground... or float in the air, considering they're in a void.
"Please tell me... that it's over..." He says as he clutches his chest.
"Yeah, it's over." The god said, looking at Jason with a worried expression.
Jason nods his head, but doesn't try to move himself upright. He looks at his arms, trying to feel anything new.
"Am I supposed to feel different? I don't feel different." He asked.
"No, it's your soul. It's the same as it always was, it's just a different energy making it up now." The god explained.
Jason nods, taking a moment to catch his breath. After a few minutes, Jason turns upright and asks, "So... what now...?"
"This is where my job ends and yours begins." He says, holding up his hand, ready to snap his fingers. "Bye!" The god bids him farewell with a smile before snapping his fingers.
Jason gets sucked into a rift in space time and disappears into his new life.
Seeing that the interaction was now over, the god let out a tired sigh and summoned a couch for him to slump onto.
"You really got played like a fiddle. Didn't you, Astral?"
The god, now known as Astral, turns around and sees another god in golden armor walking through a golden portal.
"It's not my fault! I never had anyone take me up on my wish thing! I forgotten all the rules!" Astral exclaimed.
"It's fine, Astral. I'm not mad."
Astral lets out a sigh and the god in golden armor lets out a chuckle. Putting his hand on Astral's shoulder, he says some comforting words. "Don't fret. You're still learning the ins and outs of reincarnating mortals. We'll chalk it up as a learning experience."
Astral nodded his head, relieved that he wasn't in trouble.
The armored god looked at Astral up and down, "Also, why are you taking on that form?"
"I, uh... thought it was cool..." Astral answers, embarrassed at the fact that his leader caught him in the Saiyan form that he uses from time to time.
"Yes... well... carry on." The armored god said before leaving through an another golden portal.
Astral lets out a sigh before reverting back to his true form
"Maybe Hesh and his reincarnator will watch some more anime with me..." He mutters before disappearing to whatever his brother god was currently inhabiting.
