Chapter 44: Realization

A/N: Short chapter

ohan floated, panting heavily. sweat dripping on his forehead, as he slowly descended at the same pace the explosion was clearing. the smoke died down, and the smoke cleared showing Kakorot. He was not damaged the slightest, nor was his face and body showing any signs of breathing. Gohan tried to keep his breathing together, slowing down the pacing of his chest as it went forward, and back, synchronizing with his breathing while he reverted back to normal state.

As his father was showing no damage, neither was the power he was sensing. It hadn't decreased at all.

Infact,, he knew his father was holding back, unimaginably so.

It was amazing.

His father's power was amazing!

His father himself, was amazing!.

His father looked up at him with a proud grin on his face.

,Gohan finally was able to get his breathing together

"You did, well today.." he said with a grin, "I am very proud of you."

Gohan managed to smile weakly. "Thanks dad..."

"I was very proud of him, he had doen so much at an age so little, he had gotten a lot stronger than himself, I was very proud of him, but I wasn't just proud of Gohan. I was proud of Elaine too for she too had been training hard to catch up with them.

Not only that, but I had also had known Death was still training as well.

They were all getting stronger as a result. Even with the Eternal Zenkai boost that keeps on increasing.

Gohan tilted his head up to look at me, "You let me hit you right?"

I chuckled, "You must be hungry,"

"Dad."

I sighed

"Come on Gohan, " I said, "you are very strong, but don't forget, I had started training, long before you were ever born, and I am still training now,"

I took a small pause before I continued, " if you want to catch up to me, it is not impossible, but you are going to have to work twice as hard. Which I advise you not to do, you are still young after all so try not to worry too much about it."

Gohan smiled at me, and nodded his head, "I understand Dad," he sai with a nod and a smile, "thank you."

.....

En was happy.

Why?"

Simply because even though he was restricted for all eternity, that did not stop him from finding other ways around it, he learned how to harness a...for the lack of a better term, spiritual, form.

This form could go out of the way into the universe to interact while his body remains intact, the only downsides, is that his body remains immovable while he is in that state, and it takes him time, if he decides he wants to return.

He calls this technique, Spirit clone projection.

It was as simple as the name describes.

He has been training in his fascinating new discovery, and he has used his new ability to gather citizens and manipulate them, to be loyal to him.

"He smiled in thought, 'this punishment might not be as bad as he thought."

Meanwhile, in a galaxy far...far away,

On the Planet of the Old Gods.

Darkseid and Sul trained in secret, Sul taking the advise and the words of her master to heart, the two begin to train and get stronger discreetly. becoming stronger as the days go by.