Chapter 149: Random Battle Start!
AN: Before we start I swear that the Champions' pairing was made through a random number generator, the only decision I made is the result of their battles, and who among the 3 odds Champions got the bye. I decided to do it this way because it felt more fun to write. And I have to admit that the random pairing changed some of the plans I had for some Champions but it also stimulated my imagination making me come up with new and I feel better plot points. As always have fun.
Jayr POV - Earth, Tengen Toppa City - 1007 AFA-SW
[Third, it is forbidden to escape the battle by teleporting to another Universe through techniques, magic, technology, or any kind of object or artifact, such an attempt will always result in failure. The only way to leave that Universe will be by killing your opponent or defeating it in an approved challenge. Another thing is that this Random Battle will last for a year, which means if a year passes but there isn't a winner yet, then it will deemed a draw and both Champions will be able to leave with the Unigate or their own means.]
Hearing what Culture just said, I can't help but curse out loud, while at the same time, my mind moves faster than the speed of light as I analyze the situation, 'Damn it! That means that if I can't find and defeat the other Champion quickly enough, I won't make it in time to take part in Shaina's wedding, and even worse I'll miss Tio and Saori's due date!'
But before I could make other plans, Culture adds, [Last, you won't be able to scry or pick up the other champion's position unless you are a certain distance from your opponent, this means that you won't be able to feel the Champion's presence with your usual Cosmic Awareness, nor hear it talking or smell some kind of unique smell with supernatural senses, nor use the Crateris Cloth to predict its future position, of course, the same is also true for your opponent. And don't even think about finding their position and taking advantage of the void that their protection creates because you simply won't be able to perceive it. Anyway for more precise details about the distance needed for this "protection" to wear off, you simply need to know that it is equal to the size of your Soulbound Territory, which means that Champions with a stronger blessing will have an advantage over those with weaker ones.]
At this point, the frown on my face grows bigger as I mutter, "When it rains, it pours. What is worse is that everything is also decided by pure random chance. If I'm lucky I will find myself in a relatively small universe where all the important plots are on a small planet like Earth making the search for the Champion a lot easier but if I'm in a big universe like this one I will basically need a miracle to find the Champion in time."
Then as I'm about to ask another question, I hear the usual mechanical voice of the Unigate, [AttEnTiOn! AttEnTiOn! WarP To rAnDoM UnIvERse WiLL StaRt in 25 MiNuTeS! WarP To rAnDoM UnIvERse WiLL StaRt in 25 MiNuTeS! Be PreSent oR iT WilL bE CoNsiDereD AS yoUR wIthDrawAl FroM The Battle Across The Omniverse and So yoU wilL Lose YouR BLESSING witH All ItS PrivileGes! I RePeAt! Be PreSent oR iT WilL bE CoNsiDereD AS yoUR wIthDrawAl FroM The Battle Across The Omniverse and So yoU wilL Lose YouR BLESSING witH All ItS PrivileGes! THIS MESSAGE WILL BE REPEATED EVERY 5 MINUTES UNLESS YOU STAND IN FRONT OF THE UNIGATE!]
Hearing that, I quickly ask, "How does that protection deal with technology? What if I build a high-tech drone or hack into a satellite or something similar?"
Culture then quickly replies with a joyful tone, [Good, that is one of the ways to get around this situation but even this path has some limits. If you build something yourself you can't surpass the technology level of that Universe by too much and with that I mean a level of technology that is impossible for that universe's rules, I admit we were quite vague on this point but trust me it is for the best... But nothing stops you from using what is already available over there, for example, you find yourself in a world where every person implanted a special chip at birth, and that chip allows the constant surveillance of that individual, now all you have to do is hack into those surveillance systems and find the one without a chip and check with you Cosmic Awareness if you can feel that individual's presence, if you can't that means that you found you target... Of course what I told you is a very specific and easy scenario, but you get the idea, right?]
I nod then after thanking Culture, I quickly send a telepathic message to everyone giving them a very brief rundown of the situation telling them about the Concepts, the Battle Across the Omniverse, and the other Champions, and instantly, Lordgenome, Kamina, Simon and the others wanted to come with me to help with my Random Battle.
In response, I thanked them for their support but also told them that there isn't a need for them to come with me and that if I truly need help I can always summon them using the Seed of Culture.
Once they heard that, they all agreed and wished me luck before telling me that they'd all be ready to be summoned at any moment as the Tengen Toppa Dai-Gurren Brigade would always watch my back, making me very thankful for their support.
Then after saying goodbyes, I rush into my Soulbound Territory and stand in front of the Unigate, waiting to get transferred while still trying to come up with a method to quickly find and how to deal with the Champion, but the random nature of everything makes it difficult for me to come up with something substantial.
Like that 20 minutes quickly pass, and the Unigate's mechanical monotone voice states, [RANDOM BATTLE PROTOCOL StarTed... SynCHing wiTh RandOm UniGate... SYncHinG CoMpLeTe... RanDomly InpUtIng OmniVersal CooRdiNATes. StAnd stIll plEAsE.]
At the same time, the stone ring starts to rotate and lock seven different glyphs on seven different V-like points of the circular stone gate, and as soon as the 7th glyph is locked, in the middle of the gate, a burst of unstable energy emanates from an activating Unigate in the shape of a vortex and soon after a water-like portal is opened.
Then the monotone mechanical voice says, [ThE gAtE Is OpEn... May Culture Be With You...]
At this point, I take a deep breath and gripping the Silver Core Drill hanging around my neck, I mutter, "Come on Jayr, you can do this!"
Without losing another moment I quickly jump into the water-like portal, I'm transported to a new unknown Universe.
Jayr POV - ??? Universe, ??? - ???
After jumping through the Unigate, I feel the strange water-like consistency of the gate on my skin for an instant, and the next moment, my feet touch the ground and my senses are briefly overwhelmed by the familiar ruckus of a modern metropolitan city a sharp contrast with the quietness of my Soulbound Territory.
At the same time, I step on the ground of this new Universe, the first thing I do I hold back my senses and Cosmic Awareness as much as possible while thinking, 'Better be careful, for all I know right now I could be in the Cthulhu Mythos Universe and if there is one thing that is sure in those universe is as Nietzsche's quote says: "If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." This means that if I use my Cosmic Awareness and feel the presence of some almost omnipotent Eldrich Horror, then I can be sure that the Eldrich Horror in question will also know about me. And that isn't something I want to deal with as soon as I step into an unknown universe.'
After that, I quickly glance around to check my surroundings and see that I'm in a shady alley, from the level of brightness around me it seems early morning, and in the distance on both sides I notice many people passing by, moving on with their day not caring about their surroundings, I also notice that their fashion sense is quite similar to the one I'm used to, a hint that this Universe is probably based on Earth, especially since from what I'm picking up they all speaking in good old English with mostly an American dialect based on their pronunciations, vocabularies, and spelling.
Realizing this, I quickly pull out some casual clothes from my Soulbound Territory and quickly change the very "primitive" outlook from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's Universe that I almost forgot still had on, putting on a simple pair of jeans with a simple white t-shirt with the Crateris Cloth in its Constellation Form drawn on the back gifted by Seika and made by the Graad Foundation, which also hides the Silver Core Drill hanging on my neck, and of course some white sneakers with azure details.
After that, I check my own situation, and feeling the Spiral Cosmo easily moving in my body, a grin forms on my face as I mutter, "Well, apparently this version of Earth isn't as simple as it first appears as supernatural energies are allowed..."
Then I turn my Spiral Cosmo into simple Magic Power and instantly I feel its movement stop as I continue to analyze, "This means that magic in general doesn't exist here. This for sure helps narrow down the selection of places... But not by a lot now that I carefully think about it, you know the problem with infinite universes is that there are infinite possibilities..."
Realizing that, I realize that it is time to use the most reliable method, one used by the most capable agents of all kinds of organizations, one that worked since the beginning of the Omniverse and that never failed, I get out of this alley and try to understand where and when I'm like a normal person, I look and ask around to some people.
So I walk out of the alley and start to randomly walk around, but just with that, I already have an inkling of where I could be, and the more I look around, the stronger my suspicion gets until I stop in front of a shop window of an electronic store and look at the switched on flat screen showing a certain talk show named The Cameron Coleman Hour hosted by a certain Cameron Coleman, a caucasian man with black hair and eye dressed in an elegant suit.
But he isn't the one that confirmed my suspicion, nor all the strange merchandise and publicity about many people dressed like superheroes, or the ever-present mark of a certain American multi-billion dollar superhero entertainment conglomerate.
No, what confirmed my suspicion, is the very punchable, psychotic, sociopathic face of that actor Antony Starr, a tall Caucasian man with blonde hair, fair skin, and blue eyes as he wears a blue superhero suit with red gloves and boots, and gold shoulder pads and wrist protectors, as well as a cape that stands for America, symbolizing some kind of patriotism, as he sits down on the couch with a fake smile on his face as he probably says some bullshit wrote by someone else.
Looking at his fake smile and feeling the constant killing intent he emanates from his dead eyes, I can't help but think, 'That is none other than John Gillman, the fucking Homelander. This means that I'm in The Boys Universe, a show I quite enjoyed in my past life.'
(Image Here - Homelander)
But then a frown forms on my face as I realize something, 'But I don't know when exactly I'm yet... Moreover, when I first died the 3rd season was just announced, and I don't know what happened after the cliffhanger ending of the second, where Victoria Neuman blew someone's head up and after that, Hughie decided to join the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs under her.'
Then I grin forms on my face as I realize that the only true threat in this universe will be that of the other Champion, and so I happily think, 'This is some very good news for me... and a very bad one for all the assholes living in this Universe. I'll put the fear of God in them, and not the biblical one...'
At the same time, a more concrete plan starts to form on how to win this Random Battle as quickly as possible, 'Since I have nothing to fear from the people of this Universe, I can use a different method from my usual ones. This time I will use a very high-profile approach, I'll basically put a target on my back and openly reveal my existence to everyone in the world.'
At this point, I start to walk away from the store's shop window as I continue to think about my plan, 'But how exactly catch that attention... even if it is Tio and Saori's sake I won't do something evil like blowing up a city...'
Then while I was focusing on that, my gaze fell once again on the many Vought International marked publicity, and an idea quickly sparked in my mind
A grin forms on my face as a plan starts to form in my mind, 'Yes! Let's bring down an evil American multi-billion dollar superhero entertainment conglomerate and all its supes! After all all the shit they have done can't be hidden from the gaze of a God. A God of Justice that can distinguish the guilty from the innocent.'
And my grin grows bigger as I continue to aimlessly walk around, '...And especially with Cratergann's help who can be considered a God of Technology that can easily assimilate a moon-sized battleship which is who knows how much more advanced than anything this Universe thinks possible... Taking control of a worldwide network like the Internet should be a lot easier... Any kind of dirty deed will be up in the sun, no matter how much they try to hide it...'
'...Moreover, even if they truly destroyed any file on their networks, something impossible unless it was on a single hard drive not connected to the network and the said hard drive was then thrown in the sun, even in that case I can simply read their mind and then obtain the proofs with some little time manipulation... Hell if push comes to shove I can even simply force them to admit all their misdeeds... Truly this is the first time I feel quite overpowered compared to my target, it is so unfair that I almost feel pity for them... almost.'
As I'm walking through the packed streets, I suddenly hear someone shout out, "Hey you! Stop"
My gaze locks on the origin of that voice as his tone is clearly very aggressive and see what is obviously a male Supes whose suit design is similar to that of a police uniform as if the people at Vaught International want to reinforce his image as a "super cop."
But looking at him all I see is the clearly wrong stereotype of the racist cop as he is rushing over clearly aiming at a black innocent young man who is simply waiting for the bus with a look full of malice in his eyes and a maniacal grin on his face as he gets ready to hit the poor guy with his baton.
Especially since through Divinity, in my eyes the super cop's soul is a thick bloody red almost on the verge of becoming black, hinting just how much pain and suffering he brought onto this world.
Meanwhile, another real crime is happening in the store a few meters away from there, as a pair of masked men are attempting an armed robbery, which, remembering how those things usually work in this Universe, will probably be used as a cover story for the beatdown or maybe even the straight-up murder of that poor guy.
Seeing all that, I let out a sigh and decide to intervene, I start to use my telekinesis to trip him, gifting the super cop a ruinous fall as he crashes through the bus stop pole barely missing the young black man, and then he starts to coincidentally roll of the concrete in the middle of the road until it crashes against an incoming speeding truck that sends him flying a few meters until he crashes headfirst into the ground.
But despite that, I can still sense that he is somewhat fine, just a little bruised thanks to his Supes' constitution and that he will quickly get up again, so I quickly decide to take advantage of the chaos to knock him out using my Telephaty to overload his brain and send him into a deep nightmare fuelled sleep.
At the same time, I disarm the two robbers by breaking their guns apart and knocking them out by telekinally throwing a couple of cans of beans at them.
Then I look at the damaged truck that appeared almost out of nowhere and helped me in taking care of that piece of shit in an apparently coincidental manner and remembering the various manga, anime, novels, and fanfictions I read, an amused grin form on my face as I jokingly clap my hands holding them in a prayer pose and mutter while offering my thanks, "Thank you for your hard work almighty Truck-kun always ready to lead a hand to random omnipotent beings or other kinds of deities when they request your help for their godly intervention! May Culture and the other Concepts bless you!"
But strangely the now empty truck, as the driver is checking on the downed super cop in worry with a whole lot of passersby, honks two times as if to acknowledge my thanks.
Stunned on the spot, I can't help but ask Culture in my mind, 'What the...? Did that thing just happen? I'm pretty sure that my mind isn't being altered by some kind of outside influence. What is going on here!?'
Then I hear Culture's voice as he chuckles and explains, [Heh. Yes, Jayr it really happened. That was the work of the newly born and budding Concept of Truck-kun. The idea and meaning of Truck-kun got so popular, broad, and strong, that it has quickly raised to the status of Concept, but it is still too new and weak to take part in this kind of competition, or even take care of its duties as a Concept as it is still way too immature, so we all decided to let it move around this Omniverse in a godly avatar to slowly gain experience...]
Hearing that, I'm so stunned that probably my face looks like the shocked Pikachu face meme while the only thought in my mind is that Truck-kun really exists and that currently, it is a God that aimlessly wanders the Omniverse while running over all kinds of people, at the same time, I mutter out loud, "Maybe it is better to scrap the idea of honoring Dio's iconic move Road Roller-Da on Homelander using a truck while yelling: Truck-kun Da!"
But I'm once again surprised as the same empty truck once again honks a few more times as if amused by the idea, something, that Culture's voice then confirms, [Yes, it said that you can do it, as it would be funny to actually do it. Moreover, it tells me that as you are a newly ascended God if you truly call out its name with that technique, it can channel its powers to reincarnate that piece of shit in another Universe of its choice, and it is currently leaning toward Boku no Pico but it is open to suggestion.]
Even if still a little confused by what is going on, I shake my head and mentally reply giving my advice, 'While it is cruel to send someone into that Universe, Homelander is a total psycho, in fact, he could even enjoy it... A better punishment for him would be, to be reincarnated in the My Hero Academia/Boku no Hero Academia Universe as a Quirkless. You know, for someone like him who thinks that he is a god among men, becoming one of the very few men among the many, many gods could be a perfect punishment.'
This time, the damaged truck doesn't honk, but Culture says in its place, [Truck-kun agrees with you. Saying that it could really be the best choice for someone like him, so if you really want you can pull off that move. Anyway, focus on what is really important, the other Champion.]
Hearing that, I nod and mutter, "I'll think about it." trying to not think too much about the implications of having actually met Truck-kun.
After that, I continued to aimlessly walk through the streets of what I now know for sure is New York City while ignoring the situation of the super cop who will be in a coma-like sleep for around two hours and that because of the unfortunate impact his head had with the concrete of the road will also have all his memories of the day erased, 'Just a preventive measure to make sure that he won't find that poor man to conclude what he started or vent his frustration out on him.'
While walking, gathering information from the people, and looking around, I can't help but notice the innumerable publicity for all kinds of products and all around, moreover, all with Vought International mark or one of its subsidiaries or associates, hinting the kind of power over the masses that this corrupt organization has reached which is really scary if one truly think about it.
And so I start to refresh what I remember about the conglomerate, 'At the beginning, it was only a pharmaceutical company created by a nazi, dedicated to the research and development of Compound V and its secret formula, but from there Vought International has expanded their influence across every single form of entertainment, including movies, comics, music and TV shows. And it didn't stop there, Vought International has a hand in real estate owning multiple residential institutions and group homes, the charity with a variety of non-profit organizations, so that they can retain a good reputation and also use them to hide the darker operation, clothing, food, education, energy, and more important, also military as a defense and arms contractor division, manufacturing military-style weapons, supplies and other such products. Plus all the other things not shown on the TV show and that I don't know about.'
At this point, I enter another empty alley and after making sure that there aren't any cameras, I lightly jump over to the top of a nearby building to distance myself from the mass of people and calmly think over the rest of my plan, 'I now know that a little over a year passed since the Nazi Stormfront's scandal and it is the year 2022 basically a year after the end of the second season of the show and from what I learned until now it apparently seems that no other Champion came to this Universe before the Random Battle, but I'll have to make sure of that. First of all, I want to check the situation of the Boys and the others not only to confirm the story is truly like I remember but maybe even to see if they want to watch the spectacle of me taking care of Vought International and the Supes.'
While thinking that, I play with the Silver Core Drill in my hands and continue, 'Then I have to hack into Vought International's network and gather all the dirty deeds they have hidden, while also making them public in a very showy fashion plus making sure that they can't recover from it.'
I look up at the cloudy sky as I continue to think about the next course of action, 'After that, I have to wait and see if the Champion will reveal him, her, or itself. If the Champion doesn't, then I'll be forced to use a much more violent approach even if I truly don't want to do it. I'll simply create a temporary planet on the same orbit as Earth. Then I'll teleport there all the living beings I can sense, after that it will be easy to find out the Champion as I only have to run around the planet to sense for the only living being in 5 km2 and if it isn't a living being, and I still can't find the Champion, then I will simply threaten to blow up the whole planet... A little too radical for my taste but at least it should work... I just hope that the situation won't degenerate to that point.'
With a clear plan of action, I quickly move to the first point of my agenda, finding out about the boys' situation, so I close my eyes and expand my senses to envelop the whole planet focusing my awareness on finding the right people, but all the normal humans feel the same, so I chose to focus on the Supes close to my targets, Annie aka Starlight, and Kimiko, as they should be more unique and recognizable compared to Frenchie, Mother's Milk, Butcher, and Hugh.
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