Hanasia, Queen of the Saiyans

3.24 History of the Frost Demons

A strange species that evolved on a gigantic rock dimly lit by a dying star, the Frost Demons were the only creatures to have several different genetic codes in them. As such, they had the ability to transform and grow stronger. When they wished to reproduce, they would simply form a new combination of those genetic codes within themselves.

Upon being discovered by explorers, the foreigners were shocked to discover the existence of life on an asteroid deprived of an ozone, or even the slightest protection against the various forms of space radiation, which constantly mutated the monsters' genetic codes. An aster upon which temperature would fluctuate between -10°C and -150°C (15°F and -240°F), the rock was a borderline black hole. Its gravity was a hundred times denser than any planet capable of sustaining life. It was covered by a layer of barely a half mile of atmosphere comprised of a few rare gasses that would crash against the ground, sometimes in liquid form. And the Frost Demons were its only inhabitants.

They breathed, or rather, they drank, drinking carbonic gas to release oxygen. Once the integrity of the atmosphere was compromised as a result, they began to take in oxygen to release water. It seemed as though nothing could prevent their survival. Their resilience and ability to adapt enabled them to go anywhere they pleased.

Some would enjoy a climb up a mountain, where there was no atmosphere to speak of. Faced with a void, their shell being the only protection needed, they would daydream, scratching the ground in search for a mineral that would satisfy their stomach(s).

Without any predators, on top of their natural power, they had all the time they needed for their intelligence to develop, to the point that their race became one of geniuses. It was only after they ventured to other planets that they learned the art of battle, and that they were superior to all other forms of life.

Many of them grew fond of war, some even building their own empire and cults after their name, some freeing the oppressed and bringing justice and prosperity. A few others ignored war and battle altogether, independently wandering the universe in search for its wonders.

Few in numbers to begin with, most of them died in the following centuries as they discovered more of the universe. Thrown directly into a sun, one of them suddenly disappeared. However, ever since, the others had learned how to travel across space. They were hit with nuclear, biological, quantic attacks, but the following generation would prove impervious to such weapons. As the centuries rolled by, stabler kingdoms had been founded, only for massacre to ensue between them, until only a single family was left to reign.

The general populace would always believe for a short moment that it was finally over, that the challenge the demons faced with procreation would end their lineage. But every time, the emperor would manage to father a son or two, who themselves would be capable of bearing children of their own. The problem was that the people couldn't understand. Understand that the Frost Demons were the epitome of survival, and that their lineage would simply never cease to be. Even with only one family, even with only a single heir per generation.

Aware of the threat, the four Kaiōs assembled. While inferior in status to the Kaiōshins we all know about, they took it upon themselves to maintain a modicum of order. Even the Northern Kaiō, who lived in a distant realm compared to the others, was present.

At the time, only a single family reigned across the small portion of a galaxy. Even then, the damage caused by the wars instigated by the demons could be sensed, and it wasn't uncommon from time to time that an entire planet would be destroyed following a dispute. The sheer power of those demons was too vast - vaster than even that of the Kaiōs - to be allowed to stand in the world of the living. Nevertheless, the Kaiōs weren't supposed to directly interfere in the affairs of mortals unless necessary.