#VEGITO POV#
"So what do I have to do?" I ask Old Kai as I stand in the middle of the circle
"Nothing much really, just stand in the middle of the circle for a few hours and I'll' handle the rest," he tells me while I nod and just walk over to the middle of it
"Alright, I am about to start," Old Kai says before he starts to chant which makes the edges of the ritual circle light up on the sides before what I assume is magical energy starts to emanate from Old Kai and enters the circle
As the energy gets closer to the middle I start to feel tingly all over but very soon I get used to the feeling and it goes away
"Now just stay in the circle," Old Kai says before he starts to hum and dance around the circle
I don't really know what is going on in my body right now, but given that he just started, I don't feel any different at all
I just stand around doing nothing but I do pay attention to the humming and movements that Old Kai performs during the ritual
I try not to move around too much as I don't want to accidentally mess with the ritual
Around a day or so passes with him dancing around the ritual circle and I am rather horrified at a startling realization
He has been humming what I am going to assume is a chant for the ritual for hours at this point but the thing is...
There is no part of the hum that he repeats
Fucking hell...if this is the advanced stage of magic...
Holy shit...how long does someone need study in order to become a 'master' of magic
I watch Old Kai trying to spot any differences in his humming for hours until he finally comes to a stop and does some dances while staying in the same space
Then...he sits down and raises his arms pointed toward me
"Phew, now comes the easier part," He says while taking some deep breaths
"You have incredible potential, you know that? Still, I should unlock whatever is sleeping under the surface," he comments while I let out a smile at that
"Do you think after this is down, I will be able to defeat Babidi as he is now?" I ask him
"I am not truly sure," He answers after a bit
"I was shown the memories of what happened. It was easy to see that Babidi was holding back against Goku while also trying to acclimate to Buu's natural instincts engraved in his body. He will most likely spend some time gaining control over those instincts and then will use his knowledge of magic to enhance himself even further," He answers and brings up numerous points that I thought of before
Babidi is not an idiot
It's most likely what he will do
This means that even with my potential unlocked I may not be able to match him if we don't find him in time
A frown comes over my face as I sense Goku's power rising for a moment and a roar can be heard from the distance but it soon disappears as the artificial moon uses up its energy and fades away
Goku is trying to obtain the Ape form that I found...
"Be honest, do you think that we actually have a chance against him?" I ask him
"Yes, you do, once I finish powering the bunch of you up, I will rest for a bit and then instruct those 2 to help me conduct a ritual to search for him across the universe, once its done, there is nowhere in the universe where he can hide from us," He answers with a smile while I feel some despair rise up from inside
Well...learning magic will have to take a step back until I get Super Saiyan 4
Just damn...I really do want magic but I understand that it would take me decades if not centuries to reach the level that Old Kai has
I could try to learn magic from Goku and the others and spend some time in Otherworld, but from what I understand they only really use magic to empower their attacks which while useful, they haven't gotten to the point where they try to study magic and how they can improve in certain subjects
It does bring a question in mind that has been gnawing at me ever since I learned of it...
"The edge of the universe..." I start to say which startles Old Kai
"My goodness, that is not just a topic you can bring up out of nowhere you know," He admonishes me before sighing
"What do you want to know?"
"You said that going into the edges I would be hunted down by...things. What are those...things?" I ask him which makes him get a serious look on his face
"As I said before we just call them the Nameless. I am not sure how much you know about magic. But I will give you this one lesson...names have power," He says to me while I nod
"If any of these things get a true name for itself. Disaster would befall upon the entire universe..." the way that he said it makes it clear for me to understand
"It happened before didn't it?" I ask him and he nods at me
"Yes...it did, and the only one capable of doing anything about it was nearly killed destroying the creature. I am not exactly sure how he is doing these days for obvious reasons, but he did not come out of it unscathed," He explains and I nod at that as I realize that he is probably talking about Beerus
"What exactly does giving them a true name do for themselves?"
"It allows them to anchor to anchor themselves to the universe, and then...the horror begins..." he stops closing his eyes for a moment
I take a deep breath while I try to think of any other questions that I have
"How was the creature defeated? The one that obtained a true name for itself,"
"I...am not too sure, the battle was happening faster than I could perceive it myself, but even if I could. I was far too busy dealing with the aftermath of it all,"
"What happened?"
"Those creatures twist everything around them. Turning mortals into massive masses of flesh that would cover entire worlds. The worst was what came after that...the spread,"
"The resulting abominations would be capable of using magic and their Ki and with a combination of both would head to other worlds to twist them,"
"That doesn't sound...good,"
"It wasn't but it didn't just stop at worlds, eventually it began to spread to stars themselves," He says which makes me blank out for a second
"What???" I ask him
"The afflicted ones would come into contact with an infected start and in short terms, become a living star capable of fighting," He elaborates while I look at him in disbelief
What the actual fuck...
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