Nightmare Mode (Dragon Ball Z Gamer SI)

Divinity (85.2)

Game

Thoughts

"Talking"

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Months Earlier

"Shin... do we have any leads for why another ring was created?" A tall man, with wrinkled red skin and a flowing mane of gray hair, asked in a hushed tone. There was no reason to be secretive, as they were the only people on the entirety of the planet he stood on, but with such a serious subject, it felt more natural to whisper.

"Nothing, Kibito," The second being on the planet, Shin, known as the Supreme Kai of Universe 7, answered in an exasperated tone. The man was much shorter than his attendant, with smooth, pale skin and short hair compared to Kibito's.

"If we still have no results, then it must've been another universe's fault, correct?" Kibito hummed, nodding his head as if he already knew he was correct, "Your surveillance system is nothing short of genius. If even that system can't find the cause, then there must not be a cause to be found, correct?"

"We can hope," Shin nodded stiffly, not looking fully convinced, "But you know as well as I do that simply 'hoping' with a situation like this is moronic. The Grand Priest won't accept such an excuse if it truly was something in our universe that triggered the creation of a new ring. We must be certain that if the cause was here, then we find it before they do!"

"B-But he'll understand! You're a genius amongst geniuses!" Kibito countered with a huff, "If you cannot find the cause, then no one can! Even the Grand Priest must know that!"

"I'm only as wise as a Supreme Kai should be," Shin countered, shaking his head lightly, "The Kai's in every other universe will have a similar system in place. We are not special in the eyes of the Grand Priest. I need to think on this more."

Shin finished his statement by pushing himself to his feet and walking past Kibito as he headed towards a rather ancient-looking shack. It was a simple building, with wooden walls and a small interior. As he arrived, he sat down in front of a small desk and simply closed his eyes. To an outsider, it might've looked as if he had fallen asleep in an instant, but instead, his mind was simply elsewhere as he combed through the universe.

...Kibito is not wrong. If I, the greatest mind in Universe 7, cannot find the cause, then it must be another universe at fault.

If Gray had been looking at the scene right now, he would've surely been the 'outsider' who assumed the Supreme Kai had simply fallen asleep. For everything he knew, the Supreme Kai Shin was a wholly incompetent man who allowed his universe to fall towards the bottom of the rankings and who did nothing to protect the world against threats to it.

But, in a world with all the sliders tweaked to the max, this view of Shin couldn't be trusted. In a world where even rock-headed Saiyans could produce geniuses like Celia, the Supreme Kai was no exception. In a world where the top brass of the Multiverse were much more strict in their control and training, as one of the oldest beings in Universe 7, Shin was far from incompetent. In this world, threats that could lead to the destruction of entire galaxies popping up was just an average Tuesday, and Shin was adept at handling them.

But, for one of the few times in his long tenure as the Supreme Kai, Shin had no idea what to make of the situation.

The creation of a time ring is punishable by erasure. If it truly was someone within Universe 7 that caused a split in timelines, then everything I've worked for will be for naught.