About an entire year and a half went by before we finally completed our main concept training as Masters and Visitors. We were honestly surprised by how long it actually took. But this was mostly due to just how tedious it was to learn these complex concepts. So many of them, including Annihilation itself were layered. Having sub meanings as functions that go well beyond the borders of merely annihilating something. It was quite fascinating to saw the least. Like for instance, when we began that training two years ago now. My first student, Siciliarn Shattashoust had much trouble in her attempts to learn the other function of Annihilation. So it took me much longer to completely drill it into her head. Luckily for me, even was struggling to learn the other functions of the main concepts. But let's go ahead and take a trip down memory lane, shall we?
"Siciliarn... It's not that difficult to understand. You've gotten the destructive part done. You're able to annihilate and erase things completely now. But you're making the conversion of matter into energy and essence seem more complex than it is." I explained.
"Mhhhm, are you sure its not. ZeeNanaaa~sa?" She asked whilst creating a small ball of essence in her hand.
"I'm sure, take the same principles you follow when you destroy matter completely using Annihilation. Instead of allowing that matter to completely disappear. You dial it back a considerable amount and make sure to merely break down the matter. Then take what's been broken down until you get an enormous amount of photons. That new electromagnetic force will become pure energy and essence you can use for your own purposes. Or you could even share it! Doesn't matter which one you go with, just so long as you accomplish the end goal. Got it?" I asked as I now took a seat in the center of my colosseum.
Oh, and did we ever mention that these personal colosseums are heavily based on our OriginConcepts. So we were sitting smack dab in the middle of an arena that was constantly being annihilated and converted into pure essence. Siciliarn finally got what I was putting down and began to gain lots of traction. Summoning forth lovely amounts of Annihilation essence that brought I smile to my face. Even Big Zee was smiling heavily whilst watching Siciliarn's development through my right eye. It was truly a sight to behold. But even after her, I came to learn that many of us struggle learning to use a concept so similar to their own, but yet... Sooo different. It was quite educational to say the least.
Now back to the present... I am now nineteen years old and a master of EVERY single fuckin' concept this verse has to offer. Along with my twenty-two teammates who have also come to master them as well. We were finally at the level required to reach the next level. From what my daddy and the other master say, this will be the toughest step we are going to go through. This next step being...
"Your true introduction into the art known as Zenchi. This part of your training curriculum will begin with us drilling the basic four parts of Zenchi into heads until you've mastered them. Then we can move on to the fun part. As for now, we will break into our same three groups and start with the same masters. We will each teach you our Zenchi expertise and rotate until you've mastered all three. Then we will come together for the forth we agreed to withhold. I will be your Physical Zenchi Master!" ZeeNihilo states as he pounds his fists together and summons some odd looking, advanced Physical Zenchi.
"He tells the truth. I'll be ya Armoured Zenchi Master for the duration of this fest part!" Rosareideem shouts proudly.
"And I'll be showing you little fucks the art of Mental Zenchi. Make sure you whelps pay attention!" Z'lusha states as he smiles at the group.
"Are we clear!?" They shouted as they asked us this question.
"Sir, YES SIR!!!" We all shouted in response.
We broke into our groups once more and veered off to the Masters we originally had for the first sparring matches of this training. My group was paired with ZeeNihilo and ready to learn some Physical Zenchi. Me, YeeNessa, Ri-ohhanna, Heemy, Silmadrâg, Kokonovski, Snowrunt, and Shi'Ho-ho all took our seats in front of ZeeNihilo as he began to explain what Physical Zenchi can do.
"Alright, so we're back in our original group. Good to see you young titans after three years of strengthening your bodies, minds, essence, and even your spirits. You've come quite far, and I'm proud of you whelps. But... You're still green where it truly matters. And that changes starting today. Now let's get this show on the road. And pay ATTENTION, you got me!?" ZeeNihilo shouts as he starts walking towards the northern edge of the arena.
We all shouted in unison and prepared ourselves for the next step. ZeeNihilo smiled at us and immediately jumped into his explanation on Physical Zenchi and how it works as a whole. I'm guessing that the other master were beginning there explanations as well.
"Alright, so we're talking Physical Zenchi, eh? The very first branch of Zenchi I ever mastered, and my most trusted weapon throughout the years. It has served me well when assisting my drive to conquer more concepts. But I've got a say, it served me best when I was able to use JUST Physical Zenchi to annihilate and conquer even one of the mighty Seven Deadly Sins concepts. The sin of Wrath." ZeeNihilo stated.
We were all amazed at the thought of being strong enough and versatile enough to conquer one of the most powerful and difficult concepts to ever master. It would be a dream come true for a whole lot of us, y'know?
"Wow, v'you don't saaaay. How amusing, master ZeeNihilo!" Snowrunt states as she rubs her chin.
"Indeed. Now as far as Physical Zenchi goes. It's a tool that makes use of one Origin Essence, as well as your born element. As you all know, we Deities are born with elemental prowess that fits well with their Origin Concept. For example, ZeeNanasa and I were both born with Fire as our element. It goes well with our Annihilation concepts and shares a good affinity with the concept of converting matter into energy when the heat is high enough. Snowrunt over there has Ice. It's one of the best for working a good combination with Disintegration. It does Disintegrate the cells quite well. Just not the way you'd expect, isn't that right, Snowrunt?" ZeeNihilo continues to break it all down whilst including us within his explanation. It made it easier to follow and understand for all of us that were present.
"That is correct, Master ZeeNihilo. I use it to freeze cells, essence, and life alike. A grand and disastrous combination indeed." Snowrunt says as she crushes a ball of ice in the palm of her hand.
"Hmph, now as for how it functions. It uses your elemental influence and combined it with the ability to conquer. All whilst wrapping it on whatever part of your body you see fit. That includes all parse if you have the control and mastery to do so. It's an amazing way to combat foreign concepts and the like. Even allowing you to summon forth more power and control with your own mastered, or even unmastered concepts. And that's quite literally just the beginning. By the time you're qualified to rotate, I'll have you all able to make sub-Zenchi classes. Are you ready to learn my methods?" ZeeNihilo asked just after finishing his explanation.
We all looked at one another and smiled. Standing up and dusting ourselves off. We looked towards my daddy and snickered as we calmed our essence and excitement.
"You best believe we're ready and rarin' to go, ZeeNihilo." I said as I pounded my fists together.
"Let's show ya abeoji(Father in Korean) what we're capable of in the Zenchi department!" Ri-ohhanna encouraged us all as she walked towards ZeeNihilo.
"Let's get it started around here, bruh!" Heemy shouts proudly while stretching his body out.
"I'm ina a complete agreemwnt-uh. I say we crush this portion of the training, sì?" Silmadrâg states whilst coating his arms in Zenchi. We all were more than ready to take on what ZeeNihilo has to offer.
"Heh, I like that spark within your souls, young ones. I can tell your more than ready to take one what I have to offer. So with that being said, let's begin our journey to mastery of the Physical Zenchi we all hold within!" ZeeNihilo clapped his hands and forced the realm and arena to stretch even further. Growing exponentially in size and space as ZeeNihilo prepared us for the coarse he has ready. It was a lovely sight to say the least.
"Alright, Now show me your best shot with Physical Zenchi, everyone!" ZeeNihilo commanded just as he finished expanding the arena. It was now big and sturdy enough to withstand his and our new level of power. If yeah, our team as a whole became strong enough to help our masters level up as well. So easy to say increasing this arena overall was perfect!
"Heh, I'm ready anytime you are, ZeeNihilo!" I summoned the most potent wave of Physical Zenchi I could.
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"Ah... Allow me to also say this. Use ANY other branch if Zenchi during my training and I'll fucking kill you. Understood!?" ZeeNihilo shouted. He stopped us all in our tracks with that single line alone.
"Nrhh... U-Understood, Master ZeeNihilo." YeeNessa states as she carefully summoned some heavily potent levels of Physical Zenchi. Easy to say she was the best at it out of all of us.
We all summoned as much Physical Zenchi as we possibly could. Most of us were capable of completely coating our arms two of us could do both arms and legs. Then we had only YeeNessa who was actually able to wrap her entire body in Zenchi. ZeeNihilo smiled heinously when he witnessed it for himself. In the other arenas, the other two groups undergo tests of their own. Rosareideem was busy sending attacks towards Ri-oh'dioh, Primoz, Sinnthia, Josie, Kolipso, Dila, and Seikosen. She was testing just how good their reflexes are and their ability to use Armored Zenchi to make attacks and phenomenon null and void. It was quite the experience for them all, and that's because Lady Rosareideem was busy throwing foreign concepts she mastered. These were concepts found within other Colossaverses she visited way back when she was young Battle hungry force of nature. And what made it even more interesting was her ability tk throw attacks that were even meant to be opposites to their individual elemental signals as a whole. He perfect mix of testing and training all at once.
As for master Z'lusha, he tested everyone by using the influence on time we have as Deities..he showed everyone their futures if he were to attack with true killing intent. Their job was to counter the killing blows by manipulating their fate using Mental Zenchi's foresight. Melumini'itii, Theodore, Timozzia, Timone, Siciliarn, Jah'malle, and Ghonny all worked together to beat out every scenario during their test. Making it yet another great way to train whilst he tests them. Gaining a really good idea of who struggles with Mental Zenchi and who doesn't. All three masters were now well on their way to getting us up to speed on mastering all Zenchi types.
It took about half a year for them to drill the three types they excel in into our heads. Successfully rotating all three groups all the way through their full on Zenchi curriculum focused coarses. It felt great to be able to say we were all finally true masters. Plus, we were all eighteen and uo now with Ri-oh'dioh turning eighteen about five months ago. Now we all came together as a team once more with our three masters at the helm once more. They collectively smiled at us as their minds grew tranquil.
"I think you all know what kind of Zenchi we'll be drilling into your minds this time around, yeah?" ZeeNihilo asked us as he stared at our group with a big smile on his face. It was a genuine and very warming smile to say the least.
"Indeed, it will be the mastery of Presence Zenchi itself, am I correct?" I stated as I smiled back.
"Indeed, now is there any volunteer who would like to test their Presence Zenchi against Z'lusha today?" Rosareideem asked.
And it didn't take long to find a volunteer who beat everyone to the punch.
"Yes, actually. Allow me to test myself here, sensei." Seikosen insists.
She rose to her feet and walked toward Z'lusha as he set himself into position. Lady Rosareideem and Lord ZeeNihilo both directed the rest of us to the stands. Giving Z'lusha and Seikosen the floor temporarily. They both closed their eyes and built up their focus and essence. Summoning ridiculous amounts of Zenchi as they continue to build a hefty foundation for their next attacks. ZeeNihilo stood ahead of everyone and floated above us, just off the railings that line the top of the wall that separates us from those that occupy the arena floor. He rose his right arm into the air and became the signal that would begin their mighty display. Seikosen was actually the Presence Zenchi specialist amongst us all. So we were exited to see what her twenty-three year old self can do.
"Alright then, I can see that you two have built up quite the essence build here. Let's see what you can offer here before we commence our training once more. Now... Readyyyy~ BEGIN!!!" He slammed his hand down and and signaled their start.
"Hmph! Moody Stuliachi!" He released a powerful storm of essence we could barely withstand even now. Standing here as powerful young titans!
Seikosen released her essence and a crown formed above her head. Her eyes became the inverted colors of her natural essence, and her own Origin Essence became odd and foreign to a Deity's own. Her body and structures changed slightly as if she evolved and her hair became even longer. It surprised everyone, but made Z'lusha, Rosareideem, and ZeeNihilo smiled like maniacs. ZeeNihilo even shouts...
"She's well ahead of the curve. She has already completed the next step after Zenchi training!" He laughed with an audacious amount of satisfaction behind it.
"Hrmmmnn!! Aura Thingchi!" Seikosen states. Making everyone including the masters freeze over in shock. She had been developing a newly evolved version of herself for her last year. Becoming closer to what we were all training to become. My daddy and mommy once taught me about this method. It's a destined part of all Deities lives when one chooses to be a warrior. It is called...
"Drive."
"Drive? What the hell is that, Zee?" Jah'malle asked as he now leans in closer to hear me better.
"It's the process of evolving for we Deities. It occurs when we produce great results in mastering ourselves, Zenchi, our Origin Concepts, and even other concepts. It causes a grand burst within us that allows such an evolution to come about. Causing our essential Ten Bells to burst in their own and create the formula we need for the new vessel that is our evolved bodies. You are all going to experiment this before we finish this training. So pay attention to Seikosen and prepare to close the gap!" ZeeNihilo commanded as he smiled brightly at their clashing essence. Watching as a bright white light enveloped the entire clan of Destructonozo Prime. Showing us the very next steps in our training and evolution.
Our masters would go on to quickly drill the lessons needed to master our final branch of Zenchi into our minds. Putting us through practical tests and even using Seikosen as a way to better help gain traction. And it worked, she knew everyone well and made sure to help us along the way as we slowly began to master this final branch. During the process, some of us began to evolve into the branches of evolution best suited for our types. The first was Ri-ohhanna and Melumini'itii who quickly began to develop once they found out evolution is possible. Both of them ended up being similar to master Rosareideem and worked closer with her as a result. Seikosen worked with my daddy a lot more and learned a great deal about the kind of beings her newfound techniques originate from.
After those two came me, YeeNessa, Heemy, and even Silmadrâg. Making it five members of our group to succeed in evolving. YeeNessa and I were a lot like our daddies and became similar to Seikosen. Training closer with Daddy after finishing our Zenchi training. Heemy and Silmadrâg were both the same types as Z'lusha, meaning they walk the path of the Stuliathans. Z'lusha took the under wing without a moment's hesitation. We're now at seven of who have mastered the final step for Zenchi training part one. As well as achieving the next step ahead of time. It was a grand time for us all honestly. Now we work to master our newly evolved selves whilst training to master the process of making at least four sub-branches to Zenchi.
About another year and a half would go by the time we all complete the training and successfully evolve as Deities. I was now twenty-one years of age and a master of EVERY concept within the Annihilation Verse and all branches of Zenchi including the four advanced branches that belong to an elder races. The three races that lie beyond the borders of our Omniverse. It felt amazing, and even more amazing to be commanding a team full of little monsters just like myself. Today was the beginning of the Annihilation Verse's heat cycle. We met within the meeting Hall of the Lord of Destruction's Pit. My daddy and the other masters wished to speak with us before we were to enter the Annihilo-Sect ship. Embarking in our destined journey to Annihilo-Sect, the Annihilation Clan where we'll take on the final part of our training.
"Alright, I can finally say with confidence... That you're no longer little whelps, pissants, or even twerps. You're full fledged Deities f the highest order now and I couldn't be more proud. Especially of my daughter, ZeeNanasa Zeefist, my niece, YeeNessa Zeefist, and my nephew, Dila Deruselam. All of you are exactly what we envisioned and you accomplished it in half the time we expected. I've come to love you all like my on children." My daddy states as he smiles innocently at us all. It was the first time I've seen my TRUE "daddy" since we started this training. It was the greatest moment I could ever hope for, y'know?
"As have I, I truly adore all of you and hope to continue working side by side with you as Annihilo-Sect." Rosareideem added.
"Hmph, I'm not much of a parent like these two are. They have actual children as compared to me, I have a bunch of siblings. So you're all like younger siblings to me. I can't wait to see what you all accomplish moving forward." Z'lusha states as he plucks a tear from his eye.
"Hmph, but how you all face the hardest part of your training. This will take you to the breaches of your very cores and back several times over. We needed you all to be this strong just to have a chance at survival. For you now must conquer the greatest wall you'll ever face in your young lives. And that is...
"Mastering the advanced transformation this Omniverse and it's residents know as... Hype." Rosareideem added in as she finished my daddy's sentence for him.
We all sat in disbelief, but I quickly realized what this all meant. Why we needed to be so strong, so soon, and at such young ages. It was because we'd be coming face to face with the mist dangerous Deity within this entire Colossaverse. And her name is...
Anastasia Zeefist!"