Now then, I will start. After the turmoil that happened when the Originator was excised out of the equation and the chaos beings were also excised out, the oniverse followed a pace of darkness which led to different dark eras in the oniverse. It wasn't a pleasant sight to behold. The gods turned against themselves, and it was the main reason why the Omni-beings created Tartarus. Even before the petty war that you gods want to have, the main war that already began was the war among gods themselves. After the disappearance of the Originator and chaos beings, all the gods faced off against one another. It was then that I also went in search of someone powerful and willing enough to carry this burden of the Yin and Yang powers.
I went to oniverse 001. In the second half of the oniverse, I looked for a mortal whose willpower and resolve was something which couldn't change. I looked and searched; thousands of years passed, still there was no one worthy. Until I met a mortal who was a failure (respect Asian parents). He dropped out of school when he was very young, the reason because he couldn't do maths and his head was blocked by a concrete (figuratively speaking). He was too useless to the extent that his family left him and threw him away on the streets. He was left to fend for himself at the age of ten. He was often getting bullied by anyone in the underworld (of crime, not the other underworld) to the extent he was a dog which was being sent to deliver contraband goods. Each time he would get beaten up, but he kept going with a smile. He had hoped that everything will be better for him and his future will be bright.
He was sent on a mission one day to deliver a specific type of contraband good outside the border of Domave. He was caught by the border patrol, and he was ready to lay his life as long as it had to do with his future. Smiling, I knew then that I couldn't let him be wasted just like that. So I did what any other reasonable person would do, and that is to interfere. Even though it was banned, but I wasn't a god. I was an entity! Who could stop me? So I froze time at that moment.
I now came in the form of an old monk. Hence, my appearance was gotten because I loved it the most. I now asked him, "What is your name?" He then replied that his name was Zhen. So I now told him, "Tell me your problems and I might just as well have an answer for them." Zhen so broke down into tears as he said, "This good sir, I won't ask anything of you. I just want the power to rewrite my fate." Then I replied, my tone now serious, "Are you sure this is what you want for yourself?" He replied, "I won't go back to my previous ways. I need to break out!" At that moment, something clicked in me. It was as if I was reminded of something I had long lost. Then I smirked as I told him to follow me. He happily obeyed.
I then undo the frozen time spell I had cast. The border patrol couldn't see him again, but the contraband good was left there but with an an apology note. The border patrol couldn't have the reason to chase him again, just because simply there was no reason to. After a while, I took him to a restaurant and then we ate and dined together. He cried as he told me that this was his first good meal that he had eaten in years. I took pity for him. Then I decided to order more. He ate to his heart's content. I just smiled. He looked at me, then he also smiled back. Then after a while, I took him to an apartment which he stayed there. I went to do my other research but I left him enough that will keep him living for 3 lifetimes and a note.
I went into scouting for the next 20 years, looking for the best candidates, but none of them could meet my expectations. I sat alone drinking coffee when my mind rewinded back to Zhen. So I couldn't help but to think about checking on him. So I now moved to his city. I disguised myself in another look, namely as a tourist. I was asking about Zhen when I ultimately heard that he started a high-tech company which deals with the manufacture of high-end devices and technologies. I couldn't help but to ask myself, Was it the same boy I last saw twenty years ago? I then decided to find out myself. Then I went to the high-tech company headquarters. Its name...
The old monk paused, then looked at Leo with a concerned look. The old monk now asked Leo, "Do you believe in coincidences?"
Leo shrugged it off, saying, "I don't care."
The monk now said, "Its name was Gaia Conquest Tech Company." At that moment, Leo's mind went back into the past. He unknowingly entered into his rage state. He just couldn't control his emotions, and so he just continued until the monk knocked him out.
The monk now said, "I know this is shocking, but bear this. Multiverses were different at that time, so don't be surprised, okay? Now then, let me continue with it."
I stood in the gate of the company in my monk disguise. I then simply stepped through the gate. No one saw me. They didn't notice something was wrong. Even the high-tech cameras couldn't even catch a glimpse of me. I was just off radar. But to my dismay, someone saw me, a certain someone: Zhen. So he immediately confronted me. I knew at that moment that he saw me, so the jig was up. There was no need to hide anymore. I then undo my spell. I appeared in my true form. The whole company was erased in an instant by my sheer power. Everyone was erased except for Zhen. So I was marveled as well. I was shocked. So many thoughts ran into my mind. Some were of confusion, but out of all, the main thought that ran through my mind was one of amazement and proudness. I then told him, "Zhen, you are ready." At that moment, I bestowed on him the power of Yin and Yang, at least a little part. I then trained him to conclude the war. We trained for hundreds of years. Even I myself was astonished on the boy's perfect control of the Yin and Yang. He was the first candidate that controlled the power of dual complete wielding. I was proud of him.
When the time came for him to put an end to the war, I sent him. He defeated all the gods alone, and he even gave all the Omni-beings a run for their money. He alone stopped the war completely, and then he decided to rule, which was against my wishes. At that time, I couldn't stop him. So I allowed him to thrive. He ruled the gods with an iron fist for millions of years until I finally decided that it was time to end this bullshit. I confronted him. I told him to go away willingly, or I would force him to. But he also seemed ready for me. He lunged at me without notice. I allowed him to land some few attacks. He was getting highly of himself until I decided that the time was up for him. I used my fingers to hold him in place. Then I used a little bit of my powers. Yin and Yang chains bounded him in place. I then told him, "Last chance! Stop this right now or I forcefully stop you!" He then told me, "Never!"
I was enraged. I wanted to erase him. But when I saw his eyes, I saw that desperate young boy who wanted to be liberated from suffering. So I couldn't do anything to him. I just looked at him again with pity. Then I apologized to him for putting this burden on him, so I told him, "Sorry." Then I recalled my powers back to me. Then I sent him back to his previous realm in his world to continue his normal life. Ever since then, I haven't found anyone who could replace him, well, until you two came along. The first time I wanted to not put any burden on you two, but I was shocked by the way you all handled your challenges. I already forged your future before I even met you guys. To me, you were the perfect fit to handle my powers. So I tested you both, and not so surprisingly, you both passed with flying colors, which led me to this moment.
As you know, I oversaw the creation of the oniverse, but I'm tired. I want to retire from this burden I've been carrying, and so I want to pass on everything I have acquired to you both. But the training process will be terrifying, and I won't guarantee the powers I will give you fully will appear immediately. Oh no, it will only appear when you need it the most.
Vultra now said, "Old monk, I love the idea that you've said so far, and I won't discriminate, but why do you want to leave the legacy that you have built over time?"
The old monk replied, "Splendid question! I feel someone calling me, my master calling me to return back to a well-deserved rest. And so I am tired of staying here. I want to go back. My powers can remain here to ensure the full flow of the oniverse, so I want to ask you both one more time."
Leo, who was dozing off all this while, suddenly awakened as he said, "Yes, commander!"
Vultra chuckled a laugh, then he said, "Old habits die hard."
Leo now decided something in his mind as he said, "Old man, you're leaving this oniverse entirely, isn't it? That's why you are here. You want to pass on the final training and to pass on the final words to us. But the question I have to ask, do we still deserve it after everything we've done so far?"
The old monk smiled as he said, "No one is too late for repentance. There is always a chance. It is never too late until you said it is late. Those are my final words I have to speak to you. Farewell and good luck on your war. So until we meet again, the immortal bros." He then disappeared.
Leo and Vultra didn't first notice anything. At first, in him, the flow of time returned back to normal. Then Leo and Vultra then decided to continue with their training until they finished their training in the dimension of nothingness. They both appeared out in their real realm, but something was off. Leo and Vultra had a feeling in them. But what was that feeling that both of them have? Well, you might as well find out next in the next chapter. Till next time, my hoeless fans.