Galaxy Wars

Show and Kularb drift apart after their relationship become routine and devoid of feelings. Following that, they broke up and Kularb left for Italy. After that Show had been philandering around with ladies, each of whom came from different nationalities. Basically 1 woman from each nationality: Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Burmese, Filipina, Mongolian, Malaysian etc. enjoying his single life and exploring women of different cultures, languages etc. Slowly he grew tired of all that and concentrated more on training. After earning a considerable amount of money, he eventually left the running of the business to his next-in-command, Ken Tanat, and decided to travel to Northern Thailand to meditate. During his meditation, he somehow managed to connect with the powers he has been using to fight his past battles and realized that his powers have actually grown to a galactic scale.

His mind wandered and allowed him to see and grasp information around him even with his eyes closed, like a psychic. He could sense the thoughts of the people around him far and wide, even to the other side of the Earth. He was already gaining knowledge about the whole world around him, the thoughts behind the world leaders, location of missing people, plots of terrorists and other bad people etc. He mentally willed them to foil their own plans or surrender themselves to the authorities, making the Earth a better place all of a sudden. Some were so evil that they turned to stone, baffling the people around them.

He could see things in the spiritual world around him. Spirits wandering for hundreds and thousands of years on Earth. He could sense demonic and angelic spirits and so on.

However, there was something mysterious. Somehow he could not locate Kularb and the other girls whom he had relationships with subsequently after her. At least, they are not on Earth. It was not like he cared, but could this mean that there is a limit in his powers to see everything despite being able to see everything else?

He looked beyond, and found worlds beyond. He heard a voice coming from an intergalactic wizard from another part of the galaxy.

The voice was that of a group of leaders from another part of the galaxy attending some kind of online conference where only their consciousness was projected. The aliens being spoke a different language, but he could understand.

He learned that the Earth was considered to be located at a remote part of a galaxy too far to be contacted or be of interest by other civilizations in other parts of the galaxy.

This was a meeting area where holograms of individual leaders from different words would appear before each other and discuss what would happen.

"Who…who are you? You are not one of us. Identify yourself…"

The holograms at the conference appeared…human, just like him.

"I am Show. I come from a planet called 'Earth'. I just allowed my consciousness to leave my body and I don't know how I got here."

"You don't know how you got here?" asked one of the aliens who looked like a human lady in a white gown and a golden scepter.

"That's right, I was just meditating," said Show.

Another one of the aliens who appeared to be wearing a golden mask then said, "You must be one who was summoned through our ritual. You are the man who possesses the godly powers and pure heart that we seek, even though your species is known to be relatively weak if they did not learn to harness the power you possess."

"What is this place and where am I?" asked Show.

"You are at an Intergalactic Emergency Committee Meeting on Planet Kaimook in M52 Galaxy, discussing ways to deal with this threat that is endangering our universe, which may also threaten your world even though it may be light years away from here."

"What is this threat that threatens our universe? I am only someone who is discovering my power and trying to live a peaceful life," answered Show. "Moreover, I have no idea if my power will be sufficient enough to deal with this threat."

The man in the golden mask, "Acetoner", said, "Don't doubt yourself, brave one. It wasn't a pure coincidence that you were summoned to our committee meeting. It was fate."

"What is the world like on this part of the galaxy? My senses tell me that most of you here have, no gender, unlike on our side of the universe."

"That is right, we are a species of beings similar to you human beings of Earth, but due to the inconveniences of forming societies that made social issues complicated, we used gene technology to do away with gender based reproduction and we live on different planets. However, some of us have started evolving in our own way and took on different appearances and developed skills and abilities and value systems."

"So please tell me about this threat," Show asked.

Acetoner then explained.

"In recent years, our society has made a considerable leap in science and development because we got rid of the one thing that slowed down progress in society. This is something that has delayed your Earthling society for a millennia and there hasn't been much progress since."

Show was interested.

"Tell me", he said.

Acetoner then explained.

"Gender based reproduction has been the most ineffective way of developing an advanced and enlightened society. The dependency on the existence of a male and female for reproduction becomes the weakness of most societies which led to the extinction of most species in this galaxy, since reproduction becomes impossible the moment environmental or social conditions become unfavorable."

"Environmental or social conditions?" asked Show.

"When resources are in abundance, you can start a family anywhere, and that becomes the basis of attraction between the male and the female which would produce an heir. However, when there are not enough resources and the male has no way to prove his worth, so males and females don't come together and there is no reproduction. That is what is happening to your world. There is attraction, man and woman come together, but because of unfavorable social conditions, babies are aborted or unwanted. Males try to court females but are always unsuccessful. Males and females come together but do everything to prevent a baby from being born. Males and females prefer sons and kill the daughters leading to a gender imbalance which is incapable of producing the next generation."

"That sounds like a major problem in our world. But removing gender reproduction sounds too far-fetched," said Show.

"Have you found a solution to the problem?" asked Acetoner.

"No," answered Show embarrassedly in a low voice. He had no answer.

"In addition, your world's social issues actually do not advocate the creation of the next generation effectively. The forceful insemination of a female by a male without her consent becomes punished by the laws of your society. I heard it's called 'rape'. Even the expression of interest in a female by a male also becomes shamed by your society if the approach is not correct and if he is not attractive enough. In the end, most of the males refrain from taking action on their attraction. In addition, more females are starting to lose interest and respect for the males and set high standards that are almost impossible for most males to achieve, causing the majority of the male and female population to refrain from reproducing. As a result, only the few elite of your population are eligible for mating in the eyes of the majority and most of your kind would hurt each other in competition to win over the mate of your choice, resulting in unhappiness and bloodshed. Our societies also regressed in this manner until we made the ultimate choice, genetic mutation to get rid of gender based reproduction and only have one gender for our species which can reproduce at will when necessary and when the resources are sufficient to sustain a population of civilization."

"Okay, but so, does that mean you want that for our world?" asked Show.

"No, we don't want that for your world yet, though it may be necessary in future, but we seek your help on this threat, which came after a number of societies in our galaxy have switched over to a mono-gender reproduction system through gene modification. Our society, the Samgha Race from the Samgha Planet, have been functioning well as a race of peacekeepers. Rumor has it that the Samgha Planet is protecting a sacred power and another race wants our power. It is a shame that this particular race that also underwent the mono-gender transformation did not experience our society's enlightenment and only seek more power and become superior over the other races of the galaxy. They are called Gascrow, also humanoid monogender people like the Samgha except that he lives on another planet and underwent more intensive mutation so that he becomes a more predatory being that absorbed every one of his kind and became a god-like being that rules his planet with an iron fist and creates his own foot soldiers from his own blood to do his own bidding. He seeks the power that our planet is rumored to protect. The problem is that we are powerless against him. How is it that we are guarding a sacred power? If we had that power, he would be at our mercy instead, not the other way round. Does that make sense to you, boy from Earth?"

For a moment, Show was dumbfounded. He had no answer for Acetoner. His own love life was a mess. He was one of the richest men in Japan and Thailand, but he could not retain a single lover. Infidelity was a major issue in the city he resided when he was in Japan and also in Thailand. Singlehood was also a major issue for men who did not have wealth and power. Pornography and prostitution had taken over and the reproductive function had become a pleasure tool. The former had become an alternative to reproduction which takes away the impetus to start a family to create new life, and the latter also became a medium for spreading a disease epidemic. Attraction for reproduction had become the root of many of mankind's sins and miseries as much as it was the source of happiness and the foundation of society. Men fight each other over women and women fight each other over men, resulting in a very divided and disunited society. Getting rid of sexual reproduction and replacing it with mono-gender reproduction may not be such a bad idea.

However, at what price?

"How do I fight this Gascrow?" asked Show.

Show could not believe what he was asking. "What am I thinking?" he thought. "I shouldn't be asking for trouble by getting involved in the wars of other galaxies."

"If nothing is done, this will also concern your world. Gascrow will have the means to reach your side of the galaxy even if it may take a very long time. It may be the end of your world as we speak," said Acetoner.

"Okay, how am I going to get over to your world? Right now, my body is still here on Earth while my consciousness is right here gatecrashing your conference."

"We will use our powers to get you here, please wait for a while", mentioned Acetoner.

The whole group started chanting.

Show's body on Earth started to fade away…

…and reappear in…another place.

Show's training started in the Danger Room where he is eventually confronted by all kinds of dangers created virtually to test his reflexes. Earthquakes, fireballs, laser beams, crushing heavy objects, hostile enemies. In no time, his body formed a metallic coating around his body except his joints which were still flexible in order to enable movement, and his eyes were like glowing ambers which enabled him to see light years away into other galaxies including Earth and the rest of his solar system. His hair disappeared and in its place was a smooth and round silvery surface.

Once his training is over, Acetoner and the other beings from the conference came to meet him. They looked very much like him. Black metallic skin and glowing amber eyes.

Is this the appearance of an evolved being?

"Welcome, Show. You have now evolved. You are now one of us, a Phraman. You now no longer need to feed on organic matter like you did as a mere human. You now feed on energy through meditation and sharpening the mind. You shall represent the Samgha as you battle Gascrow, and your name shall be Show Black!"

Show has always been curious as to who this Gascrow is. Is he going to fight to the death with this lunatic whose appearance he is not even aware of?

"Don't worry, Show. You won't need to fight him alone. The rest of the Samghaians will meditate and chant to seek protection from the higher order of the universe for your victory. The rest of us are powerless against him. If he doesn't get what he wants from Planet Samgha, he'll destroy all of us," said Acetoner.

Having said that, Acetoner released some energy from his hands to teleport Show away to Planet Samgha.

When descending to planet Samgha while in the midst of teleporting, he saw a whole planet of greenery and towns. There were golden statues everywhere and stupas, probably dedicated to a higher order being like God or Buddha, which would be examples of Earth's equivalent. Many of the inhabitants looked like monks in orange robes sitting down to pray.

Show landed in the middle of a green colored field with what appeared to be an advanced high-tech structure nearby. From the constructs, you could easily guess that it was a spaceship.

Appearing from a door in the spaceship that opened for a ramp to be extended to the floor, was a humanoid being.

This humanoid being had white skin with colored lines painted all over him, and he had strong muscles to mark his strength. He had a wide sadistic green and a pair of green eyes that appeared ecstatic. He walked down like a normal human being, but every step was menacing.

Show could feel something blocking him from within his heart. It was some kind of hesitation. It was a cold feeing in his spine that his doom was impending.

"So, you are the challenger they summoned from this distant planet called 'Earth'. Even the name of the planet lacks class. So, they are expecting you to defeat me? I don't think so," taunted Gascrow.

Show wasn't too pleased with his taunt. "I don't know why I'm asked to do this. To be honest, I have no grudge against you, but you don't look nice and the others say that you're trouble. Now that I've met you, I have already read your thoughts and recognize that you are a threat. You don't appear like an easy adversary, but at least the challenge you provide me will give my life some purpose," said Show.

"You sound arrogant, let's see if you can get through my shield…" said Gascrow, and he created a purple translucent forcefield around him.

"If you can't even break this, forget about beating me…" said Gascrow.

Show tried to hit it, but the forcefield was impenetrable. Now with punches, or even beams of light from his eyes or hands.

The beams were deflected and damaged the surroundings around him. Fortunately this was in the wilderness.

Gascrow crackled like a crow. It turned out that he was a being that was very much like a human except that he had evolved much further with technology. No more genders. With Show's new ability to read the minds of others, he realized that the body of Gascrow had the souls of many others inside him. What he noticed shocked him. The whole population of his planet was inside his body. They were still alive, but they did not have a will of their own. They saw and experienced what he saw and experienced only. Everything on his own planet was replaced by soulless robots that did his bidding only.

However, he also noticed that each consciousness inside him was being consumed one by one, which means that those people absorbed by him were being consumed like food if he needed energy for his moves.

Show's amber eyes lit up and Gascrow started to writhe in pain. It turned out that Show was commanding the souls inside Gascrow's body to fight back and resist his power.

At that moment, the forcefield weakened and Show managed to land one punch on Gascrow's face. The battle continued as a fist-fight where they kicked and punched each other, while the impact of their punches damaged the barren land around them.

For the first time in the galaxy, someone was able to momentarily put the dictator and conqueror in his place only for a short while. However, this dictator wasn't

Gascrow laughed. "It's not over yet! In fact, it is only the beginning!"

The ground suddenly shook and a drilling drone burrowed out of the ground to reveal a pair of gloves…with the knuckle area of each finger of the glove containing a gem of a different color for each.

Gascrow mentally commanded the two gloves to travel into his hand. Once they were in his hand, the sky started to turn dark and generate lightning.

Show was badly weakened after the fist fight. He was the first fighter to be able to push Gascrow into one corner. Most challengers didn't make it this far.

However, Show was also the first to see him use this pair of gloves.

"Do you know what this is, challenger from the far corner of the galaxy?" asked Gascrow.

Show's amber eyes glowed.

"Isn't it a powerful sacred treasure being guarded by the Sangha inhabitants?" asked Show.

"It's not just a treasure! They are the "Creator Hands". Sacred, it is. It is said that have so much power that it could create a whole galaxy. It has the ability to enable you to become a god. You could create worlds or destroy them with the snap of a finger or just saying a word."

Show watched helplessly as Gascrow's body glowed. However, to his amazement, his own body was also glowing as if he were benefiting from the power of the 10 gems.

"I see, so your body is compatible with the 10 gems of creation. Never mind, you are still no match for me!"

Gascrow started to use his power to warp reality by transforming his spaceship into a shrine, or a floating temple. The temple started floating in the air and both Gascrow and Show were already standing in the middle of the temple grounds facing each other.

Gascrow started to fire balls of fire at Show. Show kept dodging and retaliating with balls of ice. Gascrow also created hailstones to fall from above and Show returned with fireballs to melt them. Attacks of lightning were exchanged. Hurricanes were created to create drill-like effects to shred the opponent. Rocks were unearthed from the ground to be thrown at each other.

As Gascrow grow weaker, each gem on his gloves slowly disappeared and appeared in newly formed depressions on Show's chest. These nine depressions surrounding a key gem in the center. As the gems fill each depression, Show grew stronger while Gascrow grew weaker.

Soon, Show had all the 10 gems in his chest, and Gascrow did not have any of them. However, Gascrow still had the power of the gems with him and the battle remained very fierce.

That was when Show created a ball of energy with his hands, and chanted the words…

"REN-"

"-SEN-"

"-BA!!!"

The blast of energy was directed at Gascrow, and that energy consumed Gascrow.

This was the first time anyone in the galaxy was able to eliminate Gascrow.

However, even Show himself was consumed by his own blast.

The destruction of both Gascrow and Show reversed the effect of what Gascrow has done. Everyone whom Gascrow had killed were brought back to life, and the two gloves were back in the underground shrine from where it was dug out from.

Peace was returned to the galaxy…and to the earth…for now…