It was a new day! The entire family had gathered for the first time since my graduation day from the academy. There was ZeeNastasia, YeeRashuri, YeeNessa, YeeNosha, ZeeNanasa, ZeeNasia, all of their husbands, Jabreeze, my many nephews and nieces that are much... older.. than me. Yeah, but that doesn't matter now anyways. What truly matters is why we all came together in the first place. A joyous event that brought even Amir all the way from Combattiumn Prismo. The birth of my beloved, younger brother, ZeeShift Zeefist. I was a bright light for my big sisters, especially ZeeNanasa. She always says I remind her of my late, elder brother-in-law. But for me... ZeeShift was that very same light.
I held him within my arms after receiving him from Lady Coconiiko. My mother wished to recover and my dad wouldn't leave her side. My sisters and I happily took on caring for our baby brother whilst they rested. We all immediately began to pour our essence into a multilayer protector for him. At least until he was of an age where he can truly protect himself, y'know?
Days would go by and our newest family member was finally home at last. We commenced in our duties of helping our parents out since they still had their own jobs. Dad still helps the Grand Council and assists my elder sister, ZeeNanasa, cousin YeeNessa, and aunt Sinnthia with their ambassador duties. Momma became a hunter after retirement from her Ambassador role. So... easy to say that they're busy as heck.
Days and days would go by of us taking the little guy out to see the verse, travel through the clan, to watch our sparring matches and so much more. Soon, those days would turn into months, and months into many years. Nowadays, I've become his main guardian, watching over him as he begins schooling and training as a warrior for Annihilo Versia. He regularly goes through sparring sessions with all of us older siblings throughout his weeks of learning. Becoming a very seasoned combatant by the time he reached the age of ten. A few more years and he would become one of the youngest deities to be deemed worthy of leaving his own home in pursuit of missions and actual combat. But he decided it'd best to finish schooling first so he'd only have to focus on one important task at a time.
Currently, the fourteen year old ZeeShift was enjoying his day at school. Looking forward to the special event that would their school day. A visit from one of our three Ambassadors, who will be answering questions upon completing an all important lecture for the student body.
"Hell yeah man, can you believe we get to hear from one of the three Ambassadors?!" One of the students next to ZeeShift nudged him in excitement.
"Tuh, I can definitely believe it, Brodidger." ZeeShift nudged him back whilst laughing and fooling around.
Pretry much all the students were of this same quality. Excited and full of adrenaline as they await the arrival of their guest speaker.
"Alright everyone, please settle down!" Lady Coconoco clapped her hands together several times. Imbuing the crowd with a literal veil of Silence. It was a command that we all respected, she is principal after all. She was also principal back when I attended the academy as well.
"Hmph, such well behaved students we have. Now then, channel that noise into something productive and welcome our great Lady YeeNessa Erasula Zeefist!!!" Lady Coconoco called out, summoning forth my elder cousin.
The crowd was absolutely roaring upon seeing her appear before their very eyes. Waving as she pours her essence into the crowd. Creating a singular clone for every student and staff member within the crowd. Shaking hands with everyone as she gets to know them a bit more before starting her lecture. Easy to see why the verse absolutely loves our ambassadors. ZeeNanasa and Sinnthia were no different when it comes to their hospitality. They share their knowledge with each other through a triple link, creating the perfect path for learning all who inhabit the verse. Mind you, that includes beasts, and every type of deity. From an Evolved Deity all the way down to a mere mortal infant. They've made great strides in learning about us all. Now, my lil brother and his many peers get to experience what I've gotten to witness countless times over. That being... their glory in all things they place a hand on.
"Yeeheeee!!! I'll never get tired of this kind of love! It fills me up with great joy to be welcome like this by everyone. You're all truly amazing, but... I think it's high time we get down to business, alright?" She folded her arms and dropped the innocent, adorable act. Her essence shot up and her demeanor changed to that of something more serious and noble. We all smartened up to match her change in nature. Eager to hear what she had to say, and desperate to not miss a word of it all.
"Heh, not that's what I like to see." She sounded like a stern, military drill sergeant. Combing the crowd and school staff for a quick second, as though she were spreading her essence towards us all. It wasn't the same as when she wished to get to know us as individuals. No, it was to get a better feel for the nature of those sitting before her. To know if there was doubts amongst us who sat before her. She was happy to see that there was very little, priming her for the commencement of her speech and lecture.
"Ok, I can see that you all came her with a serious intent to learn and process what has been learned. That's something I truly like to see, no doubt." She smiled, walking the stage as the lights within our massive stadium dimmed to perfection.
"As you all know, I'm one of your three ambassadors who serve under our great Annihilo Versia, the verse of Annihilation. We assist in helping this Colossaverse thrive through problem solving, political movement, heroine acts, broking for peace, trading goods from the other surrounding verses, plus... this right here. Prepping our newer generations for life within the Omniverse."
By this point, we were all locked in, oh. Did I forget to mention I chose to attend this event in secret? No? Well shit, I'm here, watching over my baby brother. Plus, what Annihilation deity chooses to miss out on such a grand opportunity?
"As you all should know, life in this Omniverse has grown peaceful after so many years of strife and turmoil poisoning our countless cosmos. Those countless eons that we were forced to fight and fend off those with distasteful, insidious intents. It was always do or die, fighting with the strongest of purposes. Looking Death in his eyes as some struggled to cling to what Lady Gaia governs over, life. Annihilo-Sect and other groups fought hard during those years. All so that this sort of era could actually come into reality." She combed the crowd once more, the serious look in her face never changing a bit.
"Hmph, I can grin, no, even smirk like this, because you all sit here before me. This bounty of children and younger deities is the proof that we have succeeded!! Now we as deities thrive in countless fields that contribute the stability of our massive society today. So many different variants of careers and professional paths that stray far away from fighting. Something we could only dream of in the past is finally here today. A reality that has been written by those who suffered through the heinous reality before it. Much less attacks, much less need for the Grand Council to have to fight, and the same can be said about the major militant groups of our grand Omniverse. And though this is all undoubtedly true...
Everyone froze, wondering what she would say next. It was the kind of anticipation that left your sweat sweating like a swine in a sauna.
One thing also remains true about both eras no matter how different they may be from the other. That one thing, that one true, simple fact. Is that no matter which era, both must train, persevere, struggle, and fight for what they wish for in this Omniverse. We must always strive to evolve no matter how peaceful or chaotic things get! We are deities!! It's what we do, it's what we've always done, and it's what we'll continue to do until the day we turn to dust. Because such greatness is what we strive for, it's what we've governed since the dawn of our mighty Omniverse. So strive with me, achieve you dream and contribute to our Omniverse in your own unique way!! Be FREEEE!!!!" YeeNessa raised her arm as she shouted to the stars.
The crowd couldn't help but join her in her moment of huzzah! I looked down to see young ZeeShift smiling like a little idiot, cheering her on as loud as he possibly can. I couldn't help but smile like a goofball my damn self honestly. That joyous moment occurred more than a thousand years ago. Nowadays, ZeeShift and I have become candidates for the Annihilo-Sect of Combattiumn Prismo. It's a prestigious group led by Lord Zenki, son of Shiishiigami and Kiimillima Senkozen. We were scheduled to meet with him and his second-in-command, Chinlee Chi'hii, within the coming day or so. Until the, my brother and I were traveling through our Colossaverse in the mini Annihilo-Ship. It was quite capable when it comes to getting us around the Colossaverse in speedy fashion. We were currently coming near a close to our grand tour. Taking a detour to a rather famous spot within the Colossaverse nowadays. It was a single meteoric, cosmic landmass that housed prized artwork that is worshipped and revered millions of years after its creation.
"There it is, big brother. The statues of our fallen heroes from the original, and founding Annihilo-Sect group." ZeeShift took off his rounded glasses.
"Yeah, the Monument of the Five Supreme Annihilators. There's Madame Kokonovski, Lady Timozzia, Sir Silmadrâg, Lord Josie, and...
"Big brother ReighHeem, the mightiest of all Annihilo-Sect members." We both stated simultaneously.
We were here to pay our respects to them and their noble actions that contributed to the history of our Colossaverse. I had been here many times before within the past. My sisters and older cousins would take me all the time. This time around, I wanted to bring ZeeShift so he could actually see the work out into this monument. The essence, sweat, blood, and countless oceans of tears that came about to create this. Just looking at him conveyed how much he appreciates their sacrifices during the chaotic events of the past. His emotions and genuine feelings could be felt just by looking at him. Such was his honest assessment of all things he would observe and ponder on.
After a while of being there, sitting, sharing a few drinks, shooting the shit. You know, bonding as best friends, blood brothers, and comrades as a whole. We shared jokes, laughing and feeling more jolly than ever during those sweet moments. We sparred in front of the monument, which was a tradition the Zeefist family, as well as many other families all shared experiences in.
ZeeShift finally got his chance to revel in the majesty of sacred sparring. A concept used it bring about tranquility through the illustrious art form of mastered martial arts choreography. ZeeShift himself has greater martial arts potential than all of us within the Zeefist lineage. Jabreeze and I have greater potency and potential with our Annihilation and Erasure. It's one of the few things we of the peaceful eras have come to excel in. Our potential is even greater than the prowess of those born in the Era of Chaos. In this case, ZeeShift was really taking advantage of his superior martial arts skills, that's for sure. Pressing me with pressure I've yet to feel in my entire life. I honestly assumed it's be the greatest pressure I'd ever feel. For years, , decades- no... centuries even, this remained true without a doubt. But, a day would come when we ended up meeting someone who surpassea even ZeeShift in martial arts prowess.
You see, the day in which we take our leave of our home verse and take to the other Colossaverses, inevitably came. Our sisters showed us a whole lot of love before we left. Mom and Dad even gave us a few parting gifts until the day we'd return to them. Or they come to us, whichever one comes first honestly.
We used the warp gate system to traverse the Colossaverses between our home verse and Combattiumn Prismo. This helped us clear the distance within a day's time. Yeah, I know, wild as heck, huh? Such is the prowess of those damn warp gates man, I freakingggg LOVE THEM!!
Anyways, we were welcomed into the verse by my babe, Amir. Oh... I didn't mention I pulled that? Well... I sure as hell did, mofos!!! Anyways, she was accompanied by a strong deity known as Neezah Aurora. She heils from the same clan as Ladies Xeno and Dannadise.
"It's an absolute pleasah to meet you, Lords ZeeShift and ZeeArc. I'm known as Neezah Aurora, and I'm certain the two of you already know our very own Amir Chi'hii, right?" Neezah was very nonchalant in all things except for fighting and her duties as a royal deity. Her eyes tell you that much.
"Oh, but of course, we go waay back. It's a pleasure to be here with the both of you. I'm guessing you two will be our escorts to the traveling Annihilo-Sect base?" I asked whilst bowing to show my emmence respect for the both of them.
"Yes, babe, you know we are. We'll be taking you through this warp gate created by Lord Zenki." Amir and Neezah step aside to reveal the gate they stepped through to get here.
"Oohh? Then would you two beautiful goddesses mind leading the way?" ZeeShift gave them a cold, rousing, generic ass, Chris Brown ass smile as if he controls something here.
"Mhm... You're a handsome, little deity, are you not?" Neezah grabbed ZeeShift by the collar before he could even answer her question.
We all walked through the gate, entering the other side where we'd find the rest of our new Annihilo-Sect teammates. Four of which had the highest Power Scale Levels I've ever sensed from the generations born in peace. Neezah threw ZeeShift at their feet whilst smiling like an idiot. She wanted to make sure ZeeShift knew that his specific kind of childish antics would not be tolerated by her. This became more apparent as he frantically rose to a kneeling position. Turning around to gaze at her as she used her fingers to wave at him like a classic flirt. He frowned a bit before smirking at her, wearing a humble look on his face as he finally rose to his feet. He chuckled a bit, then turned around to face Lord Zenki and the others. Only .. by the time he did turn around, Zenki 's massive, black glove covered had gripped his head.
"A-Ah... U-Um... Too muuuuuch?-
"Quiet yourself, young ZeeShift. Instead, allow me to welcome you two astounding, young deities to Combattiumn's faction of Annihilo-Sect!!" Zenki patted mine and ZeeShift's heads as he pointed our bodies towards the rest of the gang.
"Alright, allow me to introduce the whole team. Besides the one that's off on a mission right now that is. There's Amir and Neezah as you know, then we have; Joshushu, Berixan, Bluumen, Phoenix Prince Aiyama." Zenki suddenly turned us around, showing off the other three members who have power equal to his own.
"Then you have we members of the Big Four. You got the second-in-command of the Chi Clan, Chinlee Chi'hii, one of the Gaia Beast children of Lady Zerazilla, Zigerrott. The Grand leader of the Assassins and creator of the concept, Zigorim Fely. We also have two newer members, onw of which is sitting over yonder. He's my youngest nephew out of so many at the moment. He goes by the name, Haydes Senkozen. Then there's me, Zenki Senkozen, leader of the four and the entirety of this faction of Annihilo-Sect." He grabbed us tightly as everyone stood up and welcomed us with opened arms. It was a great experience as a major relief if we're being honest here.
"Wow, it's a pleasure to meet so many powerful deities at once. I mean, you guys are one of the most pristine factions within the entirety of Annihilo-Sect!!" Yeah, I fanboyed a bit, so what... Sue me.
"Heh... I-I.. I really don't have much ta say honestly." ZeeShift rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh, but wait.... Who's the other newest member besides the two of us and Haydes over there." ZeeShift asked. His curiosity seems to have been piqued quite a bit.
"Ah, that's the fun part actually. This deity is around the same age as you two, but he's been a member since he was merely forty years old. A deity of great skill and prowess in many categories of the combat arts. This sane deity is also one of your two opponents for a little mock test. His name is, Kishin Senkozen, elder brother to Haydes." Zenki moved out of the way as a deity who we later found out is actually five hundred years older than ZeeShift. Walked out from within he shadows, unveiling a deity drenched in the stench of raw plague. He even had wolf features, showing his wolf deity lineage.
"Heh!"
He smiled at us as his power grew exponentially. It was a flex against those he knew he'd meet in battle very soon. We also learned that this god has far more partial arts mastery than me and all of my siblings combined. Even so... He is not the one I foretold of.
The second opponent was Kishin's twin brother from what I could tell. Their faces were literally the same, so... yeah. This being has just a little more prowess in martial arts than even Kishin himself. ZeeShift and I would go on to become friends with these brothers, but also, the greatest of rivals. Whilst ZeeShift may have become close with Kishin. I became closer with one of the deadliest deities this verse will ever see... And his name is..
Shiishii Senkozen.