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// Future: Removing a Threat 
// Story: Dragon Ball Z: Daughters of Destruction 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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When the time machine returned to the era that Goku, Vegeta, and Frieza had come from, and appeared in the air above the pristine Capsule Corp, Future Trunks gently lowered the machine onto the ground and powered it down once more, before opening the hatch as Goku and Frieza let go of the engines they had been holding onto the entire time. As the lid opened, however, Future Trunks called out for a Senzu Bean, while at the same time noticing that the rest of this era's warriors were inside the building and had only come running when this era's version of himself brought the others out to them. Krillin ran up to them as he and Future Gale gently lowered Vegeta onto the ground, where he gently put one of the beans inside his mouth and relaxed as Vegeta chewed it up before swallowing it. That was followed by the wound beneath his armor healing and his body being restored to how it had been before Black had stabbed him, though when Vegeta opened his eyes he was still annoyed about what had happened.

As Vegeta got back up on his feet, however, Frieza turned towards Goku for a moment, as there was something he had thought about that must have been overlooked, something that he wanted to discuss before they headed back into the future, as he knew that they would be doing that after the fuel was restocked.

"Goku, why didn't we bring the Senzu Beans with us?" Frieza asked, because he was sure that it was something that everyone was asking themselves now that he and the others had returned, though he was the only one that was willing to voice the question.

"Truth be told, I left them behind because I figured that, even if Black recovered from his injuries, our opponent wouldn't have the power that he had," Goku replied, though at the same time he rubbed the back of his head, because he had been expecting Black to have only increased in power by a tiny fraction, "Had I known that Black would receive that level of power after we beat him up, or the fact that he had a partner that was just as powerful as he was, I would have brought them with us and handed them out as necessary. We're going to need additional help if we want to beat Black and Zamasu, or rather Future Zamasu, in order to save the future that Future Trunks and Future Gale came from. Beerus and the others are going to be disappointed in..."

"We aren't," Beerus said, to which he and his family walked out to where the warriors were standing, to which the group of five turned towards him for a moment, before he beckoned back to the crystal screen that Chronoa had installed after their departure, "despite the fact that two of you didn't fight Black, or Zamasu for that matter, we know that you did the right thing by getting out of there before more of you were hurt. I know that, had you been prepared for the possibility that Black had an ally, you would have done much better against them and come back with news regarding your victory over them. Now, however, you can properly train yourselves for the battle ahead, and maybe take Rainbow and Applejack with you next time around."

Goku wanted to say that he already considered bringing the girls with him and the others the next time they went to the future, because if all else failed they could use their Avatar forms to decimate Black and Future Zamasu, but before he could say anything Shin walked out of the building as well. The look on his face told Goku that something must have happened, as the look on his face told everyone that he was worried about something, to which the group turned towards Shin as he stopped in front of the group.

"Shin, is something wrong?" Goku asked, because when the Kaioshin was worried about something that meant that everyone should be worried, especially since he was worried about Majin Buu and had been justified in his beliefs, since it gave way to Kid Buu after some point in time.

"My ancestor, the Old Kai, contacted me and said that a sage called Zuno wanted to tell me something," Shin replied, though at the same time Bulma turned towards him in surprise, as she and Jaco had gone to Zuno's place to learn about the Super Dragon Balls and the passphrase necessary to use them, "He told me that someone had traveled from far away to ask him about the seven Super Dragon Balls and Son Goku."

"Really?" Bulma inquired, because while she could understand the first topic, as that was her question as well, she was more surprised by the second topic that the person wanted to talk about, "Who asked him about Goku?"

"Believe it or not, but it was Zamasu." Shin stated, though he glanced back at the crystal screen that the others had been staring at, while remembering what they had seen while the others were in the future, "After seeing what he and Black did to the future... well, let's just say that Applejack might be more right than we originally thought."

"Really?" Goku asked, because last he checked Applejack hadn't told him and the others anything about her suspicions, but that was likely because she must have told the others while he, Vegeta, Frieza, and the future warriors were fighting Black and Future Zamasu, before he turned towards the pony girl, "What were you right about?"

"Think about this; both Black's ki and Zamasu's ki are nearly identical," Applejack said, though at the same time she glanced at the setting sun, as Goku and the others had been gone for a long time, before sighing as she spoke her mind once more, "From what we know Zamasu is apparently a genius among the Kaio, but lost to you in your short battle, where he felt the need to actually visit Zuno and inquired about you. That in itself means that Zamasu is in search of power to fulfill whatever desire he wants to bring to reality, while also conceiving a way to gain a partner with the power necessary to bring this plan to life. For any of this to happen Zamasu needed the Super Dragon Balls to grant a wish for him... a wish that made it so both Black and Future Zamasu have a nearly identical ki."

"Wait, you don't mean..." Goku started to say, but at the same time he had no idea what was going through Applejack's mind at the moment, because the pony girls were able to see things that none of them were able to spot, and even at a much quicker rate at certain times.

"It is my belief that Black is another version of Zamasu, who stole your body for his own purposes," Applejack stated, where she noticed that while some people thought she might be getting ridiculous with this explanation, but at least her family understood what she was saying, "We know that Gowasu, like all the other Kaioshin, has a Time Ring that he's kept locked away until we asked about it, something that he's likely shown to Zamasu at this point in time, which Black was wearing on his right hand. Black was also wearing the same Potara that Gowasu was wearing, though he was only wearing one of them, but I'm sure that none of you noticed that the Future Zamasu was wearing the matching earring on the same ear that Black had his in. Taking those facts into consideration, however, leads me to believe that Black, being the first Zamasu, likely killed his timeline's version of Gowasu and took both his Potara and the Time Rings, before using the Super Dragon Balls to switch his body with yours."

"From there it was a simple matter for him to time travel, get a Zamasu that shared his goals, and made him immortal with the Super Dragon Balls," Rainbow finished, as she knew what her sister was thinking, because now that she had heard part of the explanation she could draw the same conclusion as well, "resulting in Goku Black and Future Zamasu."

"But, if that's the case, won't the Gowasu of this timeline be in trouble?" Future Trunks asked, because if Zamasu had killed Gowasu in the future, like Applejack was suggesting, that meant that at some point in time the Zamasu of this timeline had to be getting ready for his own assault.

"The apprentice become a full Kaioshin, giving him the ability to use the Time Ring as he desires," Goku said, as he now understood exactly what the girls were talking about, though at the same time he couldn't believe that such a good person could be tempted into the depths of evil, "Beerus, if we don't do anything soon Zamasu is going to attack Gowasu and the cycle will repeat itself."

"Agreed," Shin stated, to which he glanced over at Beerus, knowing that if anything were to happen when they visited Universe 10, and confronted Zamasu, the God of Destruction would be the first one to react, "While we're there I would ask that those that come with us act peacefully, as the Zamasu from our era has yet to commit anything wrong and punishing him for something a future version of him did would only create a headache for all of us."

Goku and Vegeta insisted on coming with Beerus, Whis, Shin, Chronoa, and the girls when they departed for Universe 10, while Frieza stated that he would gladly hold down the fort with the others while the group conducted their business with Gowasu and Zamasu. Beerus honestly hoped that arriving with such a large group would make Zamasu think twice about attacking Gowasu, but they would have to wait and see what happened when they arrived at the temple that Gowasu watched over his universe from... but he guessed that time would tell in this case.





It took them some time to return to Universe 10, or more accurately the Sacred World of the Kais of that universe, though as they traveled towards the boundary between universes Whis, once more, informed Cus that they had business with Gowasu. That, of course, caught her attention since they had been there the previous day and had spoken to the Kaioshin and his apprentice, though instead of actually ignoring them she insisted that she watch their visit from afar, so she could report it back to Rumsshi when he left his meditation. Normally Beerus would have been annoyed about such a thing, because it was possible that Cus could ruin their plans, but she promised to remain silent as she watched, as she was terribly interested in what they were doing. At the very least Cus would know what Zamasu was about to do before he put his plan into action, to which Whis agreed to Cus' condition and gained them a second admittance to Universe 10, to which they continued on their way.

When they actually arrived some distance outside the temple where Gowasu was located, however, Whis had them wait for a few seconds so Cus could situate herself somewhere where the meeting wouldn't awaken Rumsshi, though when she was ready the group walked forward and found Gowasu messing with something while the area around him seemed void of any tea related items.

"Hello Gowasu," Shin said, drawing the Kaioshin's attention to the group for a moment, indicating that he had no idea that they were even there, though at the same time he immediately noticed that Zamasu was nowhere to be seen at the moment, something that the others likely noticed as well.

"Ah, hello Shin, Beerus-sama." Gowasu replied, to which he stopped fiddling with whatever he was messing with and pulled himself from his chair, though that was followed by him bowing towards Beerus for a few seconds before standing straight, "What brings all of you here? Is something wrong?"

"Well, to be honest, I am glad to see that you are alright," Shin stated, as he was happy to see that Zamasu hadn't put his plan into action yet, but that meant that Applejack might be right about them setting his plan into action earlier than what the apprentice had intended.

"What do you mean by that?" Gowasu asked, though he looked at himself for a few seconds, as if expecting something terrible to happen, where he breathed a sigh a relief before looking at them again.

"He just got incredibly worried about you," Whis answered, because while that was the truth, since they knew what Zamasu was planning, there was no reason to tell Gowasu the full truth in the off chance that Zamasu was nearby and was listening in on them, "Might I ask if Zamasu is here? We need to see him urgently."

"I must apologize," Gowasu said, though the look on his face indicated that he was worried about his apprentice, as he looked at the nearby wall for a moment before staring back at the assembled group again, "Zamasu has been absent since this morning... and I have no idea where he is. Has he done something wrong?"

"Is there anything about Zamasu that concerns you?" Beerus inquired, deciding to distract Gowasu for the moment while at the same time preventing someone else from saying anything that might let Gowasu know that they were meddling with time, "For example, 'justice'."

"Justice?" Gowasu repeated, his eyes appearing to be lost in thought for a few seconds, before he sighed and looked Beerus in the eyes again, indicating that he had an answer for that question, "His doubts on that subject have been allayed. Zamasu has been learning the duties of a god, as one who will watch over Universe 10 as it's Kaioshin in time, much like I assume one of your daughters might be doing at the moment, learning the duties of a god. What is humanity? What is wisdom? What is a god? While watching over the ups and downs of each planet, he has asked and I have answered these questions time and time again."

"And these answers have 'allayed' his doubts?" Beerus asked, though at the same time he found that hard to believe, because Zamasu didn't look too happy when Goku showed off his power earlier and even hesitated to accept Goku's hand when he offered to help him back onto his feet.

"Yes, his mind is now clear." Gowasu replied, though this time he sounded pleased that his student was learning the ways of the gods, which was something that he was still working on, despite Beerus' visit prompting him to show Zamasu the function of the Time Ring, "For a long time Zamasu struggled with his doubts, doubts over the role of gods, of good and evil, and his sense of justice. But in order to serve as a Kaioshin he has attained enlightenment at last."

Applejack wasn't too sure about Zamasu finding enlightenment, since her personal training to become a Kaioshin was vastly different since she was from Universe 13 like Rainbow was, but before anyone said anything the doors directly behind Gowasu opened and every turned towards them... where Gowasu uttered Zamasu's name as the apprentice appeared with a trolley full of tea pots and cups.

"Gowasu-sama, I have brought your tea." Zamasu stated, to which he offered everyone a smile as he walked forward for a few seconds, before stopping, closing the door behind him, and continuing towards the table that Gowasu had been sitting at earlier, "Well well, if it isn't the Supreme Kai of Universe 7, as well as Beerus-sama, Whis-sama, and Chronoa-sama. And, if I'm not mistaken, you're Goku-san, Vegeta-san, Rainbow-san, and Applejack-san. Sorry, I did not know that you were coming."

It was at that point that Zamasu reached the table and stopped moving his trolley, where he stopped touching it and gave them a low bow, just like Gowasu had done when the group had arrived in the first place.

"Excuse me for my late greeting," Zamasu said, to which he pulled himself back to his full height and stared at the group, where Applejack and Rainbow noticed that he was staring at Goku, "If you don't mind me asking, what's your business here today? The last time you were here you asked about the Time Ring and if it was still safe, in regards to some figure causing chaos for all of you. Where you about to learn anything about that?"

"No. They actually came to see you." Gowasu stated, though as he watched Zamasu he noticed that his apprentice accidentally messed up putting part of the tea ingredients in the pot, as it fell onto the top of the trolley instead of landing inside the pot.

"To see me?" Zamasu inquired, though the brief look in his eye told him that he was worried for a few seconds, before returning to his original expression once more.

"You see, my daughters wanted to spar with you for a few moments," Beerus replied, falling back on the story they all agreed on before they arrived at this location, though at the same time it wasn't an outright lie since both Rainbow and Applejack really wanted to fight a version of Zamasu, "it's been some time since they practiced with someone on their level and inquired if it was possible to test you out, since you gave Goku a hard time in your earlier match. But, since we are clearly interrupting the two of you, we'll take our leave and..."

"Actually, I'd be glad to fight your daughters," Zamasu said, knowing that it wasn't polite to interrupt a God of Destruction, but at the same time he was interested in the two strange girls that were his daughters, on the same level of his interest in Son Goku, "since they are still mortals, and not fully gods themselves yet, sparring with them will give me further insight into humanity and grant me greater wisdom."

Rainbow and Applejack knew that Zamasu put emphasis on the words 'humanity' and 'wisdom', indicating that he had heard part, if not all, of what Gowasu had said while they were talking with him earlier, which meant that he had been spying on his mentor the entire time before making his presence known.

"It's fine if we postpone a sparring match with you," Rainbow commented, to which she offered Zamasu a smile that stopped him in his tracks, as he hadn't been expecting her to say that, while no doubt surprising their friends in the process, "We didn't mean to interrupt your tea time with this, so we'll simply come back at a later date and spar with you when you aren't busy."

Applejack was impressed that her sister was so willing to say something like that, as she was the one who usually jumped into battle first and didn't think about what was going on at all, but there were times where Rainbow surprised her and said something like this.

"Well, since your so sure about giving this fight up for now, maybe we can see if Sunset will spar with you again," Whis commented, playing along with what Rainbow had said, while at the same time looking at his scepter as if he was remembering something important, "oh, I nearly forgot to give you our gifts."

With that said Whis approached the table that Gowasu sat at all the time and pointed his scepter at the top where Zamasu would put down the tea he had prepared later, to which some tea and some sweets appeared on the table, causing Gowasu to gasp for a moment.

"What's this?" Gowasu asked, as he had never seen anything like this before, though considering who it was coming from he had to guess that it came from the planet that the two Saiyans had come from.

"Tea and sweets called 'Great Fortune'," Whis explained, as he was thankful that Bulma and Chronoa had crafted them quickly before their departure, though he offered Gowasu and Zamasu a smile, "they come from Planet Earth is Universe 7... the same planet that Goku and Vegeta come from."

"Oh, Great Fortune?" Gowasu commented, to which he bent over for a moment and poked the sweet that was on top of the pile, where he observed it for a few seconds before glancing over at Whis, "It's soft and bouncy."

"Yes, these are sweets that are filled with red bean paste," Whis stated, remembering what he had been told when the sweets had been handed to him, which he was now repeating to Gowasu before he and the others departed, "which is wrapped in a soft rice cake. You'll feel relaxed after taking a bite, with an unexplainable texture unfolding in your mouth. It also goes quite well with this type of tea."

"I see," Gowasu said, as he had to resist the urge to immediately tear into them, because the sweets sounded like they were delicious, before he glanced at them once more, "We don't have good eyes for tea and sweets, so thank you for such a valuable gift."

Whis nodded and shared a bow with Gowasu for a few seconds, before walking back towards his group and surrounded them in the familiar bubble that he used when transporting a group of this side, to which he sent them into the air and they departed from the planet. A few moments later, however, he slowed them down until they were standing still in space, to which everyone glanced at each other as they contemplated what they had seen in the brief time Zamasu had been in their presence.

"So, how was it?" Shin asked, as he knew that Whis and Beerus would have been able to tell if they were correct about their suspicions, or if they were wrong and they were simply wasting their time.

"It is as we suspected," Whis replied, though at the same time he smiled, because it was one thing to think a Kaioshin, even an apprentice, was up to something wrong, but it was another to know that they were actually planning something terrible and might put their plan into action soon.

"There's no mistaking it," Beerus said, though at the same time he growled, because while he was still at odds with the majority of the Gods of Destruction, despite his attempts to fix things between them, he didn't want what was coming up next to happen, "Zamasu's out to kill Gowasu. Last time we were here he didn't have a killer instinct on his being, though this time around we were able to detect that same instinct on him the moment he revealed himself to us."

"That's a serious accusation Whis," a voice said, to which the image of Cus appeared in the scepter, though it was clear that she was definitely annoyed about them doing such a think, while also curious about the situation.

"Agreed," Whis stated, though at the same time he created a viewing window that would allow them to see Gowasu's temple, along with giving Cus a change to see what was happening for herself, to which everyone turned towards the window and waited to see what happened next, "We shall observe them for a few minutes and see if we are correct, though if we're wrong we'll leave them to their business."

Applejack and Rainbow knew that Whis and their father weren't wrong in this situation, as they both had sensed some sort of killer instinct coming from Zamasu during their brief encounter, but they kept their mouths shut as they waited to see what the apprentice did.

"Gowasu-sama, here's some tea," Zamasu said, to which the group watched as he served the green tea, that Whis had given the duo as a gift, to his mentor, who was still staring at it and the sweets.

"Ah a green tea, how unusual." Gowasu commented, to which he closed his eyes and breathed in the scents that were coming from the cup that was sitting in front of him, where he seemed to be interested in the tea, "It's emanating a natural fragrance. Alright then, I'll drink it."

The assembled group watched as Gowasu lifted the cup to his lips and took a sip from it, while at the same time Zamasu simply walked over to the seat that he generally sat in and stared at Gowasu, as he was curious as to what his mentor did in regards to the gift Whis had left the two of them.

"Oh, it's a gentle taste that calms the heart." Gowasu said, though the smile on his face told everyone that he actually enjoyed the flavor that was contained in the tea, before he picked up one of the Great Fortunes and took a bite of it, which was followed by him devouring the entire sweet before taking another sip of the tea, "Ah, Great Fortune and this green colored tea truly make a superb combination... I am glad that Whis-sama gave them to us as a gift. Zamasu, you should try one of them as well."

"I'm fine," Zamasu replied, though at the same time he lifted a finger up and pointed to a part of his own face, as he intended for his mentor to know something, "Oh, it appears that you have some white powder left on your mouth."

"Hmm?" Gowasu stated, though that was before he decided to trust his apprentice and brought a napkin up to where Zamasu was pointing, to which he wiped the area of whatever was there before lowering the napkin, "I hadn't noticed."

"Gowasu-sama." Zamasu said, causing his mentor to set down the cup he had been lifting, indicating that he was interested in whatever he had to say once more, "I think... I may have been mistaken after all. I gave another thought to what you told me a while back, about the balance between good and evil."

It was at that point that the watchers observed as Zamasu pulled himself from his seat and walked over to where Gowasu was sitting, where he stood behind him mentor, essentially in his blind spot when Gowasu decided to turn back to his tea and sweets.

"Because there is evil, justice is born," Zamasu stated, though at the same time he smiled at Gowasu as he placed both of his hands behind his back, making him seem as innocent as possible, "it may have been the case after all. I have only been looking at things from one perspective."

"Zamasu," Gowasu said, though the smile on his face indicated that he actually believed that Zamasu had taken his teachings to heart and had truly gotten rid of his doubts, "I was right to believe that you would understood what I was trying to tell you."

It was at that point that Gowasu turned his attention back to his sweets and took one of the Great Fortunes into his mouth, the entire thing, while Zamasu frowned and raised his hand, which was surrounded by ki energy for a few seconds as he stared at his mentor. Before anyone could do anything, however, Gowasu started to choke on the treat that he had stuffed into his mouth, though as he quickly raised his cup to his mouth to drink the tea Zamasu banished the ki from his hand and returned it to behind his back as Gowasu returned to normal.

"Great Fortune," Gowasu commented, staring at the last of the sweets that had been given to him and Zamasu, as he knew the proper way to eat these types of treats now, "I'll need to eat these carefully from now on. Anyways, this is definitely a delicious snack that Whis-sama has given us."

As Gowasu focused on his sweets once more, however, the observers watched as Zamasu raised his hand back into the air while his mentor was distracted, before a sinister grin appeared on his face as the ki returned in full force around his hand, which he rapidly lowered on Gowasu's neck, killing him instantly. Not a second later Whis tapped his staff on the floor of the bubble, to which time reversed for a few seconds until they were back to the point where Zamasu had his hands behind his back. Instead of explaining how he was able to do that, however, he simply waved his scepter as a cat mitten appeared on his left hand, though as they headed back towards the temple, to stop the act from happening, they all heard Cus telling them to stop Zamasu from carrying out his terrible deed.

They arrived moments before the attack happened, as the moment Zamasu hit Gowasu he thought the deed was done, though that was when he noticed that a mitten of some kind was resting on his hand, preventing him from carrying out the task he had been planning on completing... to which he backed up for a few seconds.

"Oh, is that a new item for tapping shoulders?" Gowasu asked, as he had turned his head the moment he felt his apprentice tap him, though his eyes were on the strange mitten that Zamasu was wearing.

"N... No, this is..." Zamasu started to say, though that was seconds before he backed into someone, to which he carefully turned around before he noticed that Beerus-sama and the rest of his group had suddenly returned, and that he had backed up right into an annoyed God of Destruction.

"That was unfortunate," Beerus stated, though while it was rather easy for him to keep his anger in check these days, thanks to the girls have a major impact on his life, there were times where he let out small bits of annoyance to remind people of who he was.

"B... Beerus-sama," Zamasu said, to which he backed away from the God of Destruction as he noticed that the entire group was standing behind him, causing him to wonder how much he had seen, "When did you return to the temple?"

"Pardon me for asking, but didn't you just leave a few minutes ago?" Gowasu asked, as he found it odd that Beerus and his group would return so suddenly, though he wondered where Zamasu had gotten the mitten that he was wearing at the moment.

"We quickly remembered that we had something else to do here," Whis replied, as that wasn't an outright lie, but now it was time for them to reveal the reasons behind why they had come here multiple times over a few days.

"Oh? What would that something be?" Gowasu inquired, because now he was beginning to worry, especially since he was still staring at the mitten that his apprentice was wearing on his right hand.

"Gowasu, you were nearly killed by Zamasu just now." Beerus answered, though at the same time he knew what was coming next, while secretly enjoying the brief terrified look that appeared on the apprentice's face.

"And here is the proof." Whis said, to which he moved his scepter for a few seconds and the mitten separated into two halves before falling onto the ground, revealing the ki energy that had been around Zamasu's hand, causing Gowasu to realize what almost happened, "Without the glove that had covered his hand, you would have been heading to the afterlife right now."

"Zamasu!" Gowasu said, though while his voice as stern once more there was a hint of anger in it, since he had taken his apprentice from a simple Kaio and elevated him to this level, only to be repaid in this manner, "Explain yourself!"

It was at that point that Zamasu canceled the ki that was around his hand and moved his hand behind his back, but instead of speaking he decided to remain silent, because there was absolutely no way for them to now anything about what he had planned.

"We can explain in his place," Shin stated, to which he glanced over at Gowasu as the others kept their eyes on Zamasu, so he didn't flee while they were explaining the situation to Gowasu, "Zamasu's plan was to kill you, Gowasu, and steal both your Potara and your Time Ring, effectively eliminating anyone, in this universe, from interfering with his plans. Those plans include gathering the seven Super Dragon Balls to switch bodies with Goku here, before using the Time Ring to travel to another point in time to acquire another version of himself for his plans, giving that Zamasu immortality with the Super Dragon Balls. From there he, as Goku Black, and the Future Zamasu would go on to eradicate humanity, on several other planets besides Earth."

"Didn't you come from Kaishin?" Gowasu asked, though this time his eyes were on his apprentice, though inside his being he couldn't believe the horrors that Shin was accusing Zamasu of, especially after what he had seen when he showed Zamasu how to use the Time Ring.

"Kaishin? Who are you talking about?" Zamasu replied in kind, though at the same time he stood straight and stared at the entire ground, as he couldn't believe how accurately Shin was able to guess the entirety of his plans, "I'm only acting based on God's justice... the justice of wiping out evil. Still, I am somewhat surprised that all of you knew about my plans, just from knowing that I was going to kill Gowasu."

"Well, that's rather simple to explain," Goku said, though at the same time he took a step forward, as he sensed that Zamasu might make a run for it as they were taking, or at least try to take them all out, "After the imposter, who looks like me, attacked this era we went into the future to confront him again, only to find out that you and your ally destroyed the majority of the people on Earth and caused total chaos by leveling whole cities."

"I see, so that means my dream was fulfilled," Zamasu stated, though as a smile appeared on his face a look of shock took over Gowasu's face, indicating that his mentor couldn't believe what was going on, "Then that means that I can't fall in a place like this!"

That was immediately followed by Zamasu pulling out his hand, which had ki around it once more, and started to swing it at Goku, who as dropping into his battle stance, though they were both surprised when Beerus appeared between the two of them and caught Zamasu's right hand with his own right hand... to which the ki was crushed as he pulled Zamasu's hand down to their waists.

"Don't get cocky," Beerus stated, as he had expected something like this when Zamasu learned that his plans had been fulfilled by a future version of himself, though at the same time he growled as he leveled his left hand with Zamasu's face, causing the others to gasp.

Everyone in his group understood what he was about to do, as they had seen Rainbow do this to one of the Cell Jr's back during the Cell Games, along with Goku and Vegeta having seen him utterly erase Cell from existence, though at the same time Zamasu sweated for a moment as he stared him in the eye.

"Hakai!" Beerus said, letting his destructive energy surge out and take hold of Zamasu, knowing exactly what was coming next and knew that this would ensure that the future of their timeline wouldn't have to suffer through Zamasu's terrible plans.

Zamasu screamed as the energy took hold of his being and his essence, though that was followed by his body glowing as it took on a shade of purple for a moment, which was when his body started to break apart as Beerus' destructive energy wrecked his being. The assembled group watched as Zamasu's body collapsed into particles that disappeared in the wind, leaving nothing of the apprentice left behind, as Beerus had destroyed his entire being and ensured the safety of their timeline. With the deed done Beerus sighed and returned his hands to behind his back, where he and the others departed from the temple and departed for Universe 7, because while this timeline was safe he had the feeling that, if Applejack was truly right about Black's origins, the future was still terrible.

All he knew was that Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, and the two future warriors planned on returning to the future as soon as possible, though this time around his girls would be going with them... and he hoped that they would be more than enough to deal with both Black and Future Zamasu, hopefully without needing to use their Avatar forms.