>>5933317“No, it is far worse than that. He is taking them to be transformed.” Elder Kai tells you with a hint of sorrow in his voice. “I am sure that you feel it too, don't you? How...Unnatural those soldiers of his are.”
“Yes, I have sensed that there is something wrong with them.” you reply. “I had thought it was just that they were some poor mortals, but with what you've said, I take it that there is more to this?”
“Indeed. When invading a new world, Darkseid's minions will capture as many of the planet's living inhabitants as they can.” Elder Kai says, tone somber. “Taking them to the dark recesses of his world, crushing the people conquered and transforming them into his soldiers. Breaking their minds and wills, reducing them to little more than mindless soldiers.”
“I see.” you say, carefully keeping your tone perfectly neutral. But inside you have some level of appreciation for his efforts, turning the conquered into soldiers to further increase his army. And having an army incapable of rebellion is always good as well. You are the perfect being, Kars. One who has been curying favor with the current Supreme Kai's elder, a being tens of millions of years older than him. After he unlocked the full potential of your perfect body with his rather odd magical ritual, you had been raised to a whole new plateau of power. Strength far beyond even that of a Super Saiyan you'd taken from the Saiyan race years ago, but not quite as powerful as the full power that comes from combining that form with the divine energy of a god. “Hold on. Honored elder, is this Darkseid <span class="mu-i">permitted</span> to do this? Is he allowed to simply invade the mortal realm at will?”
“Oh yes, it is allowed. Or, rather, his ability to exert influence is directly proportional to the evil present in the universe.” Elder Kai says, changing the view back to the battle. Where he notices something that draws his eye immediately. At first you simply think the old man is being lecherous, staring at the blue-skinned woman wielding godly power, that of the Demon race. But after a moment he speaks up, a note of worry in his tone. “Hold on. What is she doing here?”
“Do you recognize this woman?” you ask him, the elderly Kai turning to you.
“Of course I recognize her. Don't you?” he replies, this catching you by surprise. Turning your gaze back on the woman, you watch as she has joined in the fight against Darkseid. Wielding a spear you don't recognize, but one even from here whose power you can feel, suddenly you get it. You realize what Elder Kai is seeing.
“She's not of this timeline? But then where is the Supreme Kai of Time? Isn't this her jurisdiction?” you ask him, looking back up to his face. Seeing genuine worry in the elder's eyes. “You don't think something bad has happened to her, do you?”