#elder Kai

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hello sorry :"D lol imagine if the reader was Shin's "stress pillow". I mean, there's a person found among Goku's team who doesn't grab that god like a pocket dog under his armpit or on his shoulder, but just shares a hug. So when Goku commits some maximum/minimum threat and stress to the universe, Shin gets a hug from his "healing" human. This guy has been stressed and tiredly terrified for literally most of his life

(Hiii!! It's okay! I'm pretty happy for this ask and it's so freaking wholesome. I love the idea 💕, it's great!!)

Everything's horrible.

Ever since Shin has met Goku and the gang, life was never the same. Every waking moment is a nightmare and he's always the victim in it one way or another.

Mortals aren't what he expected ever since he came to Earth. He expected them to be weaker than his comrades but they exceeded far beyond his expectations. Shin doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that they're powerful beings.

What he does know is that whenever Goku wants a fight with a stronger opponent, it always spells disaster for the small Kai.

During a meeting, he assumed his usual role as the peacemaker, despite wishing he were on his planet enjoying tea with Kibito. A new face appeared among the attendees, and Goku had not yet made introductions. The newcomer stood quietly in the corner, clutching a bag, with a peculiar gleam in their eyes that frequently darted towards the familiar source of his troubles.

At Goku's smile, the small god knew that he's gonna make a horrible suggestion despite his good but questionable intentions. A sense of foreboding washed over Shin. Then something happens.

"GOKU! Go Fetch!" Someone shouts and an object was flying over the balcony. Goku surprisingly responds to the call and flew in the air to go right after it.

Coincidentally Vegeta follows after him. No doubt to race him to catch whatever was thrown in the distance.

Shin blinks once. Twice. And again.

"Are you okay?" Someone pats him on his shoulder.

Shin turns around and sees the same stranger from before. Sparkles surrounded you which made him squint his eyes.

"What exactly did you throw?" He asked with curiosity.

"One of my secret weapons." You chuckled. (It was meat on a bone.) You extend your hand to him for a customary human greeting. "I believe that we weren't introduced yet! My name's Y/n, what's yours?"

Despite the oddities, he feels a sense of relief as his hand touches yours. Upon sharing his name, your smile widens even further in response.

A pleasant sensation emerges within his chest.

From that day on, whenever he's present, you seem to be there as if you can secretly predict important events and you always manage to stop them from escalating further. Especially when everything's start to be too much for the god of creation, you would be there to gently tug him away from the situation promising him that you'll make sure that nothing goes array.

Shin knows that you're not as powerful as the Saiyans and that you could possibly get hurt in the process from Goku's antics.

Yet he can't help but believe your sweet words. You always had your way.

Eventually you both start hanging more around each other even when it doesn't concern the fate or the future demise of the universe.

During one of your conversations, he was surprised to find out that you enjoy collecting plushies. As he admires your collection, you sheepishly scratches your cheek. You admitted that it started in your youth where you would often seek physical affection from friends and family. Now that want was directed towards softer objects.

Among the plushies, he was amused to see one that resembles him. You stuttered when he reaches for it. It has your fragrance.

It wasn't as if he was sniffing around you, trying to discern your scent whenever you were near. Shin quickly dismissed the notion.

As Shin appears lost in thought, you gaze at him tenderly and offer, "If you'd like, you can keep it as a gift."

Your voice shatters his daydream, cementing his determination.

Rather than replying, he stammers and inquires whether it's alright to hug you.

Your cheeks turned a shade of red, your hands fidgeted nervously, and you gave a nod of your head.

Shin's eyes twinkle as he approaches, setting the plushie aside. Noticing his leisurely stride, you exhale softly and lessen the gap between you. Your arms start to enfold him in a warm embrace.

As you both cuddle, your bodies relax, and you pat Shin's back in a comforting rhythm. Shin comments on how nice it feels, and you hum in agreement.

The fragrance you carry gently teases his senses, yet he holds on, his embrace firming ever so slightly around your tender waist. Your head finds a soft perch atop his, the delicate strands of his hair caressing your neck, a playful tickle in their touch.

The deity found himself completely enveloped in your tenderness and the unfamiliar emotions it stirred within him, prompting him to snuggle closer to you.

Shin wishes that this beautiful moment could go on forever, but unfortunately, peace is always fleeting in this vast universe.

In a seemingly perfect timing, someone utters his name, as if in direct response to his thoughts.

"Hehehehe, what are you youngsters up to in this place? Something mischievous, perhaps?" Elder Kai suddenly appears out of thin air, as if his arrival is meant to disrupt your innocent embrace..

And just like that, the moment is spoiled.

Shin huffed in annoyance, poised to scold his ancestor for intruding into others' homes. However, he paused as he noticed Elder Kai had suddenly fallen silent.

Shin inquired whether he was feeling unwell.

Elder Kai quickly apologizes for his abrupt entrance and makes an excuse, claiming he is needed elsewhere, until you suggest accompanying him out. At this, the deity turns pale and manages a forced smile, insisting that he is fine.

Shin cocks his head, puzzled by the old man's unusual behavior.

Had the young Kai shifted his gaze toward your face, he would have noticed your pupils gleaming gold and your teeth honed to needle-like points.

Once you separated from him, your facial features returned to their normal state, and he was none the wiser.

He dismisses the strange behavior of his relative with a shrug.

From that day forward, whenever you're close by, he frequently seeks you out for cuddling sessions. Even when he's off Earth, he visits you in your modest home. You regularly travel to his planet after persuading Bulma to construct a teleportation device for you, ensuring that no more than a week passes before you see each other again.

Shin emits a contented sigh against you as you softly stroke his mohawk. Drifting off to sleep in your arms, he remains tranquil with his plushie by his side. A gentle purring sound fills the room.

[kaioshin-kai]

Oh... Zamasu is so grumpy..

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Dragon Ball Super 090

“Hey you.  Let’s fight.”

“Them’s fightin’ words!”

All right, so Piccolo has finished drilling Gohan and they both seem confident that he’s back to his full strength.  But Piccolo wants to test that out and he only knows one way to do that: Clobbering Goku.  So they arrange a little 2v2 match on top of a mesa, with Tournament of Power rules.

Roshi and Chiaotzu bear witness.  You know, nobody ever brought up having Chiaotzu on the team.  Sure he’s got a terrible win-loss record, but who’s to say he hasn’t been training like a maniac this whole time?  If all these other characters can stand up to Super Saiyan Blue now, maybe Chiaotzu can smoke all their asses.

Nice shot of the Milky Way.  Well, North Galaxy.  Whatever.  It’s pretty, is what I’m trying to say.

So it’s a 2-on-2 match, but Tien pretty quickly ceases to be a factor.  Gohan’s a house of fire, and he’s mainly gunning for Goku, but he and Piccolo have coordinated their attacks, while Goku and Tien haven’t seen each other in months. 

So while Goku fights Gohan, he tells Tien to focus on Piccolo, who’s currently charging up for some big attack.  Tien goes for Ki Ko Ho, but Gohan has it scouted.  He shoots an attack that sets off an explosion in front of Tien, spoiling his aim.

Then Gohan lures Goku into the range of Piccolo’s attack, which turns out to be the explosive wave he used way back in the 23rd Budokai.  It engulfs the whole mesa, which is bad for their opponents since the mesa is the ring.

And Goku seems to weather the storm okay, but that just leaves him wide open for a heavy punch from Gohan.  See what I mean about how they coordinated their attacks?

At this point the entire mesa is a crater, and Tien asks everyone to stop fighting.  But Gohan wants more, so he challenges Goku to a one-on-one fight.  Goku agrees.

Meanwhile... oh fuck, it’s Gowasu.  Way to suck all the life out of the party, Episode 90.  Okay, so he’s supposed to choose a team for Universe 10, except he’s so overwhelmed by the task that he’s paralyzed with doubt.  Also he’s still reeling from that whole business with Zamasu. 

Then Rumsshi, the Destroyer for U10, shows up and criticizes him for overthinking the problem.  The key is not to use your head, but to use your body to choose a team.  What the hell does that mean?

Then he reveals that he already went out and recruited a team while Gowasu was sweating it out.  Well, why didn’t he just tell him that in the first place?  Of course, this reveal is kind of stupid when nine of these guys are wearing robes so you can’t see them.  Although I don’t know why the leader is disrobed since we don’t know anything about him, either.

Rumsshi says the theme to this group is muscle, but I seem to recall one of these fighters was a scrawnly little lady with butterfly wings.  Still they all drink protein shakes to prove their jock credentials.  Gowasu isn’t convinced, but since he couldn’t make any decisions himself, there really isn’t any choice.  That sums up Gowasu pretty well.

Now that that’s over, let’s get back to.... Super Saiyan 2 Goku?  Awwww yeah.  I’d like to think he’s using this form to open as a sort of tribute to Gohan, who pioneered the form, but I’m probably reading too much into it. 

I love this whole episode, but I especially love this fight.  There’s not a lot to say about it, since it’s just Goku and Gohan hitting each other very hard.  But this is very satisfying for a lot of reasons.  When Goku came back for the 25th Budokai, Gohan was looking forward to fighting his dad in the ring, and then Majin Buu happened and it all fell through.  So now we’re finally getting that payoff. 

Goku has the edge here, as he seems to take more initiative.  For example, he uses Instant Transmission to ping-pong Gohan around some buttes, which obscures Gohan’s line of sight long enough for Goku to set up a Kamehameha.  But Gohan just turns and fires his own right on the spot.  So it’s like he’s taking Goku’s best tactics and matching them with raw power. 

However, Goku slips away from the beam struggle and blindsides Gohan before he can react, which is pretty slick. 

And yet Gohan is still able to keep Goku at bay.  Each time Goku out-finesses him, Gohan just drops another hurtin’ bomb.

Mmmph!

Damn!

Meanwhile, Vegeta can sense this from all the way in West City, and he likes it a lot.  I’m sure he’s looking forward to the day when he can fight his own kids in a match like this. 

Gohan challenges Goku to fight him with his full power, so Goku goes Blue, but Gohan wants everything, so...

Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken it is. 

So they have this big collision in mid-air, and they do the anime thing where they show both guys immediately after they collide, and then one of them passes out.

Gohan manages to throw one more punch, but he runs out of gas before his fist can connect.  He’s done.

Goku lets him fall for a bit, then teleports to catch him. 

And everyone’s all smiles and Gohan’s satisfied that he impressed his dad.  Very nice, very cool and good.

Aw, and there’s the martial arts bow.  This is so heartwarming. 

And before we sign off, Goku announces that he’s chosen a team captain for Universe 7, and it’s Gohan. 

Some hearty thumbs-ups are exchanged and it’s smiles all around. 

Oh, and they’re still putting the ring together.

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“The book”

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The Origin Of Elder Kai's Great Magical Capabilities

Where did Elder Kai's ability to use magic so well come from? Well, Elder Kai could already use magic very well. But, when explaining how the Potara Earrings work in Dragon Ball Chapter 502, he mentions that accidentally fusing with a witch enabled him "to work magic like the..." then his explanation is cut off.

In the world of Dragon Ball, there is good magic & bad magic. To do the unnatural, such as unlocking power beyond the natural abilities, we are shown that sorcery (wicked magic) must be known. And as shown with the wizard Babidi, his minions were given power beyond their normal abilities through his sorcery.

So, when Elder Kai fused the witch, her knowledge of witchcraft was combined with his own knowledge of godly magic. This granted Elder Kai the unique ability to use his new understanding of dark arts for good in order to give Gohan power far beyond his normal limits.

Godly magic can awaken latent potential.

Wicked magic can grant power beyond natural abilities.

Combined knowledge of good & bad magic can grant power FAR beyond normal abilities.

The magic of the Dragon Gods is beyond wicked magic & Elder Kai's godly magic. This is why Shenron was able to grant power FAR beyond normal limits to Piccolo within a few seconds instead of doing a process that takes 25 hours or more to do. Dragon Gods have the greatest magic capabilities that we have seen so far. I believe it is because as gods, they are beyond good and evil. So their magical knowledge is not limited by what people consider good or bad.

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Remember the time goku tried to pimp out bulma to the elder kai?

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Random headcanon: the Elder Kai created mosquitos, the end.

(There is nothing like this in the another universe besides Universe 7)

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Free to use. Likes or reblogs are cool.  Icons are from Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm.  I believe there are 16 of them.

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Dragon Ball Super Manga Ch.1-4

What’s that?  Did you think we were done with Battle of Gods?  No, we need to go over it a third time.

So after the success of the Battle of Gods and Resurrection F movies, Toei began producing the Dragon Ball Super anime, while Shueisha began publishing the Dragon Ball Super manga.  Both started up around the summer of 2015, and both made the... uh... bold choice to retell the Battle of Gods movie.

The weird thing is that both versions have significant differences from the original story.  They don’t even agree with each other, and I don’t understand what the point of this is.  The basic plot points are the same, but the details change.  For example, Beerus wakes up in the movie and pretty much heads straight to the North Kai Planet to meet Goku.  In the anime, Beerus visits at least one other planet instead, and he decides to only destroy half of it because their food was good, but too greasy.  Then he destroys a second planet and the explosion reminds him of the Super Saiyan God premonition. 

In the manga, he visits an alien planet, and the locals try to poison his food, but it doesn’t work.  One of their dishes is named Soup D’Saian Gahd, which jogs Beerus’ memory of his premonition, and he destroys the entire planet, not just half like he did in the anime. 

My whole beef is this: Who is this for?  A lot of times, you’ll see a movie come out, and there’ll be a novelization, and maybe a video game, and maybe a comic book or something.  They might vary in content, but mostly because not everyone had access to the final script.  I’ve heard that in the novelization of Empire Strikes Back, Yoda is described as being blue, probably because the author didn’t know they had picked green when principal photography began. 

But the point is that those are different media, with different priorities.  With Battle of Gods, we have an animated movie, and animated TV series, and a comic book that resembles the art style of the movie as closely as possible.  The implication is that all three need to be the same, and yet they’re frustratingly different in minor, nitpicky ways. 

To be sure, the classic Dragon Ball anime and manga had differences, but for a reason.  The anime would pad out scenes and invent whole new ones to sustain its production schedule while the manga was being published simultaneously.  Here, that doesn’t apply, because you have a TV show and a comic book adapting a two-year-old movie.  Also, there seems to be no interest in making both versions agree with each other. 

So let’s explain how this works.  You see Akira Toriyama’s name listed all over the DBS manga, but his involvement is pretty minimal.  When they list him as “author”, they mean he’s the guy who created all the characters.  It’s like when they put “Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry” on every episode of Star Trek.  Gene’s been dead for over thirty years, and even before that, it’s not like he was writing all the scripts.

Instead, the DBS manga is written and drawn by Toyotaro, a different artist who was chosen by Toriyama.  As I understand it, the formula for Dragon Ball Super is this: Toriyama will come up with a plot outline, then send it to Toyotaro, who expands it into a full story.  Toyotaro is an extremely controversial figure in the Dragon Ball fandom, mostly for high crimes such as “drawing the Dragon Ball comic”, and “existing”. 

For my part, I gave up on the DBS manga when it became apparent that it wasn’t going to do anything I wasn’t already getting from the anime.  But after the anime ended, Toyotaro finally got to tell original stories like the Moro and Granolah arcs, and that’s why I decided to finally read the manga this year.  Unfortunately, it means I gotta wade through a bunch of reruns to get to the good stuff. 

I suspect Toyotaro was similarly frustrated with this arrangement, because his Battle of Gods adaptation is very short--only four chapters long.  And there is no Resurrection F adaptation at all, which is lucky for me.  I think Toyotaro was champing at the bit to get this series moving, and in the meantime, he managed to work in some new additions where he could.

For instance, chapter 1 pretty much follows Goku’s POV from Episode 1 of the anime.  We see him doing exercises while Goten drives his tractor, but Toyotaro also shows him imagining his old enemies while he does his drills.  This is handy, as it gives Toyotaro an excuse to put Cell in the manga.  Also, I find it kind of amusing that Goku’s training regimen is exactly the same thing his real-world fans do on the playground.

Vegeta is barely in this thing, save for the part where he fights Beerus on Bulma’s cruise ship, so Toyotaro puts in some side panels of the guy, like this one of Mr. Satan trying to give him his award money.

Or, this one of Vegeta learning the Bingo dance he did in the movie, but not in the anime.  He also doesn’t do it in this comic, either, as the manga version skips over most of the party.  All we get is another panel of Vegeta lamenting that he didn’t get to show off his dance. 

We also get this page where he explains who Beerus is to the others, while also covering the flashback to when he first met Beerus as a child.  I really like the way this comic is laid out.  I don’t enjoy a rushed re-telling of Battle of Gods, but Toyotaro definitely does a great job with the assignment he’s been given.

The only new plot element here is the introduction of Champa and Vados, who are destroying planets while Beerus searches for the Super Saiyan God.  They don’t want to alert him to their presence, but fortunately he’s too busy to notice them.  The only ones who do notice are the Elder Kai and Kibitoshin, who deduce that Champa is looking for the Dragon Balls, but not the ones on Earth.  Accordingly, Kibitoshin goes to New Namek to collect their Dragon Balls, thinking this will foil Champa’s plan.

Then it turns out that’s not what it was about at all, so Kibitoshin uses the Namekian Dragon Balls to dissolve his fusion.  So now he’s Kibito and Shin again.  This would be reflected in the anime, when we see these two in the Universe 6 arc.  So I’m guessing this was thrown into show how that happened.

Meanwhile, Champa destroys a Frieza Force ship just as it locates a Dragon Ball.  So apparently the Balls Champa are looking for are a third set.  According to Garana, the commander of the ship Champa destroyed, these Dragon Balls are enormous.  The Frieza Force’s leader, Sorbet, is more concerned with the disappearance of another platoon of his troops.  This convinces him that their only hope is to resurrect Frieza.

Meanwhile, some sort of Battle of Gods happens.  Goku turns into a Super Saiyan God, but he can’t beat Beerus, yadda yadda.  In the movie, Beerus blew up a small piece of the Earth to satisfy his word.  In the anime, Beerus faked falling asleep so he could spare the Earth without looking like he’d changed his mind.  Here, he just decides to spare the Earth, at least for the time being. 

So yeah, that’s about it.  The art is great, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen before.  These four chapters are saddled with recapping a movie while also setting up events in Res F and the Universe 6 arc, neither of which needed a lot of prologue to begin with.  I mean, seriously, Resurrection F starts with Sorbet deciding to wish back Frieza.  The Universe 6 arc starts with Champa arriving on Beerus’ planet and stating his business.  It’s not that complicated. 

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