Chapter 23: The Man That Rivals Gods


I kept flying toward the strange energy I was sensing, behind be were belmond and everyone else following me. Asking me to wait for them but I can't, whoever i was sensing had power that surpassed belmond. A mortal who's power rivals gods, that is something I can't ignore. I flew for a few minutes, everyone still following me and saw a man on a cliff overlooking a valley down below, where there a small forest near a lake. It was beginning to get late and saw that the sun was setting, leaving a sunset and having the whole valley an eerie red.

Aikon: A mortal who's power rivals gods, this is to good to pass up

I thought, I landed a few feet away from him seeing back turned to me and overlooking the valley.

3rd P.O.V

Belmond and marcarita landed with Toppo and the pride troopers nearby watching and determined what would happen

Dyspo: Toppo, do you think Aikon will stand a chance against him?

He questioned his leader, kahseral nodded his head in agreement wondering the same thing

Toppo: That I do not know Dyspo, what I do know it that during our fight he didn't even break a sweat. I'm positive that man has more power than we know of

Kahseral: Only one way to know for sure and that's to observe the outcome

Belmond and marcarita were having their own private conversation

Marcarita: I don't like this

Belmond: You and me both marcarita, the outcomes may outweigh the possibilities. Make sure to be ready to stop them on my mark alright?

He said to his assistant

Marcarita: Of course My Lord

Back with the two fighters

Aikon: Jiren I presume? You must be a pride troopers considering you attire

She said In a low voice, jiren hasn't moves from his place overlooking the valley but talked back, not bothering to turn around and see who it is

Jiren: Indeed that's me, a more important question is who are you? I don't sense much ki in you at all, I suggest you leave me in peace

He said on his deep voice, still not turning around. Belmond was hoping what he said didn't offend Aikon in any way, Aikon smirked under her hood and releases some of her power. Toppo and Dyspo along with kahseral both started sweating and found it hard to breath with the new found pressure of power she was releasing.

Dyspo: That can't be right?! I can't even sense his power, it almost like he's...

Toppo: A God

He finished Dyspo sentence

Kahseral: Lord belmond, is Aikon a God Of Destruction?

Belmond glared at kahseral before looking back at the two's conversation

Belmond: I will not confirm or deny that statement, that is up for him to say

Jiren noticed the change in power he felt in the man and narrowed his eyes before finally turning around and facing the person who has that much strength hidden away and saw a man in a red and yellow cloak with a red mask covering his bottom face

Jiren: You don't look like much

Aikon: I could say the same to you, but looks can be deceiving. Right?

She said taking off her mask and revealing the smirk she had plastered on her face, showing off her canine teeth, jiren smirked too and soon both warriors started walking towards each other slowly. No one didn't bother to say a word, the only sound was of their footsteps drawing more near. Soon they passed each other and stopped, shoulders touching

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Aikon: Tell me jiren, what scaring childhood happened that gave you the determination to reach this level of power ?

Jiren eyes widden and let out a silent gasp

Jiren: How does he know?!

Aikon: Did your family die and you grew stronger for revenge? Or maybe a long lasting rivalry with your worse enemy that killed your friends and mentor? Or maybe...

But she was cut off by jiren punching her back, launching her through the mountain and landing at the base of the valley in a large crater

Belmond: She did it, she hit the nerve of jiren's thirst for power

Toppo: Jiren

He said in a whisper to finding his purpose

Belmond: Marcarita, I know that the both of us might not be able to stop them. Toppo

Toppo: Hai!

He said, standing up strait at belmond's command

Belmond: If things go to far between them, well have to count on your help. You'll try to call down jiren, me and marcarita will get Aikon

Toppo: Of course! I'll do my absolute best! You two can't help if you wish but you'll have to be careful

: Understood!

They both said in sync

Aikon's P.O.V

I got out of the crater and dusted myself off of any dirt on my cloak, then I looked in the direction that jiren was and saw he wasn't there. I sensed he was behind me and before he could punch me again I blocked it with my right hand, and countered with a kick. But he grabbed my foot and threw me a few feet away, I managed to stay in my feet and land with my feets scrapping on the floor, slowing me down to a stop.

Aikon: * Chuckles * Yes jiren show me your power, show me the power that rivals gods! * Chuckles *

Honestly, I was getting really excited. It's been decades ( metaphorically speaking) since I had a worthy opponent, the only good fight was when I was mortal and fight beerus for the first time. Jiren looked interested, he has a small smile on his face, just like Goku did. I released some more of my power, shifting my normal aura of red into a deep purple. Jiren did the same, making his aura a deep red and we lunched at each other. We aimed a punch and when our fists smashing together it craters a crater a few feet deep all over the valley

Aikon: * Chuckles * I'm using 10 percent of my power, he's holding up well. I wonder how long he'll last!

We were both exchanging blows, each of us blocking punches, unable to land a hit against the other.

Aikon: Let's see if you could stand up to this

I stopped time and went up to him quickly and punched him in the chest hard before unfreezing time, be slid back and held his chest with a slight grin on his face

Jiren: Oh, your full of surprises aren't you? I didn't even see you move

He said, slightly in pain but not by much

Aikon: You know jiren, I like you. Such power isn't gained my any means necessary, just paid in bloody knuckles and broken bones. Determination being fuled by the anger your past caused you, wishing you could go back now and change the future.

Jiren: Then what was your tragic backstory, what caused you to gain the amount of power we both posses to stand against each other today

Aikon: Tell you what jiren, beat me and I'll tell you some secrets. Now let's see how you'll figure this out

He must be the person to break the shield, only one way to find out. I got in my meditation stance and generated my shield to shield me, let's see if he's the person who could break it.

Jiren: What's this? Your thinking at in a battle? I am curious about your past so I'll have to deal with you to find out

He throw a red blast at me but it bounced off my shield, he sent a few more but with the same results. He then tried hitting it and it managed to make crack on the shield

Aikon: I don't believe it, he's actually breaking my shield. Just how much power does he have?!

Just at he was about to break it, I froze time again and flew behind him and unfroze time. He punched but saw that I wasn't there and he looked around with me hiding behind his back

Belmond: She's playing with him

Marcarita: No, I think she's just having fun

They whispered to each other but someone heard them

Dyspo: So Aikon a women? Huh, small world

Toppo: Just goes to show that any person no matter their sex can fight with the warriors

Jiren: Do you think this is some sort of game

He said grabbing me from behind him and throwing me to the floor, he then tired to step on me but I time-skiped out of it standing a few feet in front of him

Aikon: I think it's time to end this, don't you think?

Jiren: Yes, whole heartedly

We eached started to power up even more and when we were done we lunched at each other again

The valley was now littered with black dots, trees broken in half, mountains crashing down. Our battle shook the entire planet. We jumped away a few feet from each other, our skin scarred with bruises and cuts. I stick out both of my arms and point my palms at jiren

Aikon: Devils Inferno!

I scream shooting out flame covered ki blasts at jiren but he just widened his eyes and my flames just disappeared

Aikon: Wow, that just happened

I time-skiped over to jiren and punched his gut, then his face making him fly and fall a few feet on his back and land on his back. I didn't give him a chance to realitate by Time-Skiping to him and punching him in the gut hard enough to make a huge crater

When I did that jiren coughed up blood and stayed down, I powered down and sat next to his injured figure

With the pride troopers

Dyspo: S-she did it?!

He said with his mouth open

Kahseral: O-our strongest f-fighter, beaten by an agent of destruction

Toppo: Well she is a God Of Destruction

Dyspo: S-she is?!

Belmond: You finally figures it out, eh Toppo

Toppo: No one could beat jiren, not even me only a God can take him down

Dyspo: B-but Toppo, jiren is stronger than belmond!

Belmond: Yes he is, why don't we go down their and she'll explain everything

Back with the two fighters

Aikon: You intrigue me jiren, your the only person who gave me a worthy match I had in a long time

Jiren leaned up still sitting on the ground with blood falling off his lip, I got a napkin from my pocket

Aikon: Here, let me help

I cleaned the blood from his mouth then I stood up and pointed my palm at him and gave him some of my energy

Jiren: Thank you

He said and got up, stretching his neck, cracking a few bones. Soon everyone else joined us

Belmond: Aikon, you ready to tell them?

Aikon: Sure, they earned that much

I took of my cloak and the pride troopers gasped, excluding jiren. They then kneeled on one foot, showing me respect

Toppo: Lord Aikon, please forgive us for our rude behavior towards you

Dyspo: Yes, we didn't know you were a God.

Aikon: Its fine it's fine, no harm done

They got up and I walked up to Toppo offering my hand, he accepted

Aikon: The pride troopers sure are something, I didn't know you even had such strong fighters in your group Toppo

Toppo: Your words brings me much honor, thank you!

He let's go of my hand and I turn my attention to Dyspo

Aikon: You know you remind me of someone Dyspo

Dyspo: Oh yeah?

He said, giving me a questioned look

Dyspo: Uh, Lord Aikon?

Aikon: Hm?

I said listening

Dyspo: When we fought, you didn't even break a sweat didn't you? Much less try

Aikon: No Dyspo, your right. Not trying to break your fighting spirit, I only used 5% of my full power

When I said that I could feel the panic and shock in both Dyspo and kahseral, Toppo must have known that already

Aikon: Yes, I've been a God for at least a month and the grand priest said that in currently the strongest God Of Destruction known today

Toppo: All the more reason to respect your authority

Belmond: *Chuckles* You know Aikon, I see a resemblance too

Marcarita: Its getting pretty late, we should leave home

She said scanning her surroundings and noticing the sunset setting and night taking over

Belmond: I guess your right, you coming Aikon?

Aikon: You guys go, I'll catch up later

They nodded and they disspared in a flash back to his palent

Toppo: Since were done here, well return back to our posts. Until we meet again Lord Aikon

He said before he left with Dyspo and kahseral, then it was just me and jiren.

Aikon: So jiren, how did you do that glare that stopped my attack?

He looked at me

Jiren: How did you create that shield while meditating?

He countered, I just chuckles while he grinned. We both went back to the cliff we meet overlooking the now destroyed valley, but I still found peace with the look

Jiren: How bout I'll show you my trick if you tell me yours?

I chuckes and agreed to it. It took an hour for him to learn how to keep a steady mind while also holding a shield to protect him. And it took me 2 hours to learn how be just glared at things to create shields, and invisible armour. It was now night and me and jiren created a camp fire near a forest and sat in silence

Jiren: What happened in your child hood that made you get this powerful?

I looked at him and signed

Aikon: Well, my parents were both expert assasin that loves their jobs and each other even more. A few years passed by and they had me, the thing was they never wanted a child so they dumped me in some orphanage.

I saw jiren's eyes widen a bit but kept quiet to listen to my story

Aikon: I never grew up the same, the kids who lived there along with the caretakers found out who were my parents and picked on me, saying things like "monster" or "murderer". And since they think I'll be a bad influence to the kids there, so they kicked me out into the streets, I spend a few days out just looking for food, finding my place in the world. I hated my so called "parents" for that, a few days later I was in the alley, near death, very skinny. And someone passed by and decided to adopt me

I quietly move a tear from my eye without jiren noticing but with his big eyes he caught me crying a bit

Aikon: The thing was, that man was the words dangerous assasin in all the universe, they called him " The shrouded death ". He said he took pity on me and was gonna transform a little girl like me into the galaxy's most feared assasin of all time, and have me carry on his legacy. Next to beerus that is?

Jiren: Beerus? Who's he?

Aikon: He's the God Of Destruction for universe 7, where I came from

Jiren: Ah, continue your story if you please

Aikon: Heh, fine. He took me under his wing, like how I beat you he should me his power of time manipulation and the art of stealth. He later showed me how to use ki and leaned how to manipulate time even further, for an odd reason I learned pretty quickly. In a spar I beat him most of the time, he said I was a natural at this, I considered him my father. He gave me a home, a reason to live, and power to get whatever I want. But not all things come to a happy ending

Jiren: What happened?

He said getting more sticks and throwing it on the pile

Aikon: He also taught me some strict rules, but the thing was he was growing old. So he had me fight him to the death, he said it was " A warriors honor to die by the hand of a worthy opponent". We fought and I won, right when he was gonna die he gave me his name and mantle of " The shrouded death ". I took his name, his clothing, his techniques, everything for my own. I was feared by the whole galaxy, I did all kinds of jobs ranging from stealing files to killing whole mob families and such till one job pit me against my own parents.

Jiren: And what did you do?

Aikon: I didn't recognize them as my parents, so I killed them without any hesitation. When they were almost bleeding out of blood and soon to be dead, I took of my mask and showed them my face. Instead of yelling, they praised me for my position, I didn't understand why they abandoned me. They said the most powerful of foes come from the most tragic of childhoods, they died with happy faces, knowing their daughter was the most feared assasin of all. And that's my story, soon my strength caught the attention of beerus, then he took me to the grand priest and I became a God Of Destruction and left the name behind me

Jiren was listening to the whole story, comparing his to his own childhood. How did I know that? Cause I saw it with my own to eyes, my foresight showed me the vision of his past and how he was betrayed but I didn't see jiren walking over and hugging me, wiping away tears I didn't even know were falling.

Jiren: I'm sorry for your past Aikon, in fact, it's almost like mine

Aikon: Heh heh, thank you jiren. I have to go back now, but I'll see you again

He let go of me before turning away and walking into the forest before calling out to me

Jiren: Well see each other again, I know it Aikon. And when we fight, I'll win for sure

I just smiled, so much like Goku. And teleported back to belmond's planet

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