Jayr POV - Earth, Teppelin region - 1007 AFA-SW

  A feassed since I messed up, caused a Spiral Nemesis, almost died again, merged all my energy sources into a single one, awakened my 9th Sense, and attained Godhood and nothing much ged, 'If I ighe fact that I ow influehe world arouh just my will and that I'm receiving a stant flow of faith from the people living in Tortus worshiping the wandering God of Healing and Justice, Jay and surpringly even from some people living in this version of Earth... a's not fet the fact that if I focus, I hear their prayers and even ahem if I want, plus it seems that I also bless them.'

  The curious thing about the power of faith is that it doesn't empower me, at least not in the normal sehe power of faith basically ects me to my believers, and through it, I bless and empower them using the Divine Domains that are surprisingly about Healing, Justice, and Dragons, all three of them gives me some new useful abilities.

  The Healing Domain grants me the ability to instantly sense if someone is ill, the Justiais me reize how evil someoruly is, making its soul appear of a certain color in my eyes, and the Dragon Domain, well it grants me authority over dragons, that and the fact that the Dragon Form truly became a part of me, making so that I turn into a dragon without using any kind of magic or energy basically it is part of my being, it also grants me the ability that should not be named, and even the ability to use the crazy Humanoid Dragon Form that raises my physical power so much that I rip opeime-space tinuum with a punch, at least these are the ones I instinctively know of.

  Meanwhile, with my blessing, those that have faith in me gain another useful ability, those that seek to heal others, they'll gain the ability that I like to call God's Eye, whiables them to diagnose a patient aermine a possible cure, if possible for their current abilities, using my knowledge as long as they look at the patient's body, those that seek to help other and bring justice, will gain the ability that I like to call, God's Judgement, with a touch they cause various effect to an individual based on their aligs, pure evil will die, evil to guilty will feel an agonizing pain for a variable amount of time, the more evil, the loo ral nothing will happen, to good people will be healed and have a healthy body free of illhrough their lives, and the rare pure souls will have all the be of the good pulse their lifespan will be extended.

  I also simply guide my believer when they ask for help, I decided to take some time to do the st one especially when a healer enters an especially nasty disease which they do not have a cure for yet.

  The reason I take time to do this is not only because I don't want to leave an ill person helpless but also because it seems that the power of faith is able to refine my divinity making it more "pure", probably the power of faith also be used to forcefully gain Godhood like Ehit did, but as seen the result of this is subpar at best as he was still only a slightly stri pared to Poseidon, Hades, and Athena.

  Ahing that I did these days while traveling toward the Beastmen capital is to spend some time pying with the Nymphs and the Crateris Cloth in its Gunmen Form to rex, slow down, and calm my o take time to think over about my moves so that I don't make the same mistakes as before, but I did decide that with my newly gairength, I ow use a more direct approach.

  And ohing that I learned is to never py chess against million year old armor blessed by the Goddess of Windsom and War with the innate ability to see into the future, you get destroyed, 100% of the times.

  And pying videogames doesn't help either for one simple reason, in its Gunmen Form the Crateris Cloth is basically a God of Teology that input ands faster then me for the simple fact that it assimites the troller with its drills, so even if I use my lightspeed I still 't keep up with him.

  Anyway, I took my sweet time to travel to the Beastmen capital flying on Crater Gar instead of directly telep intehrone chamber, enjoying the sight of this world that is still slowly rec from the previous Anti-Spiral War while also discreetly helping the underground vilges on the way for things like removing illness, making crops grow a little faster ahier, creating nearby sources of drinkable water that will be "causally" discovered.

  In the end, after a few peaceful days of traveling, sitting in the opened cockpit of Crater Gar I finally see in the distahe rge drill-shaped fortress that breaks the cloud barrier, the Beastmen Capital, Teppelin.

  As I'm admiring the sery, I hear the meical voice of Cratergann as it asks, "So... What are we gonna do now? Sneak in? Attag from the front? Wait for the Dai-Gurren Brigade to attack?"

  I tio look at the impossible huge structure standing in front of me and with my senses I easily feel the presence of the Gunmen hidden ihe Dekabutsu, an imposing Gunmen whose immense size makes the other Dai-Guns look like small toys.

  At the same time, I sider the options and reply, "The st option isn't possible yet, the Dai-Gurren is still under repair after ander's attad being upgraded with the Levisphere, at the pace they are going, and I think they still need a month or so to reach this pce. Attag from the front will cause too many unnecessary deaths. As for sneaking in... it is way too easy, I just rush in at lightspeed a done, but that is almost the same as telep inside. Way too rude. Especially since I ged my mind and don't really want to fight him anymore."

  Cratergann immendiately uands my iion aing out a sigh it ents, "Of course, you would do that. This is why you always lose at chess, sometimes, you are way too ho." I look back at him and snark back, "I lose because a certain someone see my moves before I even think of them." which is met with silence from my partner.

  Then I take a deep breath, ge my Spiral o into simple Spiral Power, and i into my voice, then I yell, "Good evening, Lenome. My name is Jayr Pucd I'd like to talk with you about the thing that doesn't make you sleep at night, the Spiral Nemesis, and a possible solution for that problem."

  My loud Spiral Power-enhanced voice echoes all over the pin in which the t Beastmen capital stands, sg away all the small animals and birds that start to flee away, makiter a small, "Sorry..." and then wait, curious to see what his response will be.

  For the few seds nothing happens, and so my mind starts to wander, and so I try to analyze Lenome's current state of mind refleg on his as and what I know, 'From what I have seen in the anime, Leill sees himself as the guardian of humanity and emphasize that all his as are to ensure mankind's survival despise his apparent cruelty. On one side, he forced humanity underground, killing tless people and oppressing many others just to keep theri number under one million. But oher he also ehat mankind would survive no matter what happened. Even during the Dai-Gurren Brigade's rebellion, he never went on the offense, he always reacted to their attacks and always with the minimal foreeded when he could simply overwhelm them with numbers.'

  As I tio wait for their response, I also think back about the images of his final fight with Simon, 'Even on that occasioill fought back using only enough strength to match or slightly overe Simon, when in the final fight against the Antispiral he was able to tank the Antispiral' attad vert it into energy for Simon and the others to use at the cost of his life, whidicates that his mastery over Spiral Power is a hell lot higher than what he showed in his first fight against Simon. Sure the reason for that could be because of his arrogand overfidence, but it is also possible that Lenome grew way too tired of the current situation and simply choose to nurture Simon as he saw a trace of his old self in him and make him succeed him in his duty as guardian of mankind hoping that he could find an alternative solution to the Spiral Nemesis. Or at least I hope so.'

  While I was thinking that, I finally sense some movements ing from the drill shaped Beastmen capital Tepplin.

  Soon I see a big e dome-like moving fortress, that I instantly reize as the Dai-Gundo, the fgship of General Guame the Steady and its main form of transportation after his Gunmen was destroyed by Gurren Lagann's Giga Drill Break.

  (Image Here - Dai-Gundo)

  Spoiler

  [colpse]Looking at the mobile fortress as it slowly gets closer, I smirk and mutter, "It seems that Lenome is in the mood to talk. After all, if he didn't want to listen to me he would have simply let that little shit ander meet me with his Dai-Gunten or released his whole army after me. Instead, he chooses to send his most trusted men, Guame, the only ohat knows the whole truth about the Antispiral and the deal Lenome had with it to ensure mankind survival."

  After a while, the Dai-Gundo stops some distance away from me and Gar Cratergann, and soon I hear Cratergann say, "Jayr, they are trying to establish a unication el with us. I will ect it soon."

  And indeed, ihe cockpit a s opens that shows Guame sitting on his and chair while smoking from his pipe.

  As soon as he notices me, he lets out a puff of smoke and ents, "Another human that found one of those mini-type Gunmen. Moreover, one foolish enough to e and demand an audieh his Highhe Spiral King... Why are you so in a hurry to forfeit your life, human scum?"

  Hearing that, I let out a sigh and say minding my words so as to not expose the lies that he and Leold to the other Beastmen to make sure that they will hunt down the humans without remorse, "Stop it with your py Guame. I know the past that you and Lenome share. I know the truth behind your as and while I 't agree with them, I still uand why he chooses to do so. So simply lead me to him, I was already polite enough to warn you guys of my presend iion instead of simply appearing in front of him or tearing dowhing in my path."

  Then I raise my hand and gee a small green drill of Spiral Power on top of my palm and add, "After all, if I truly desire to do something, nothing in this world stop me. Especially not a det warrior with barely any will to live left." then I quickly disperse my Spiral Power by g my fist.

  In response, Guame narrows his eyes as he inhales from his pipe, then he release another puff of smoke and says, "Very well. I will lead you to the audience hall." I nod then I say, "Thank you."

  At the same time, Cratergann separates from Galeon and ges into its Cloth form before once more sealing itself into the Core Drill which I then grab and put around my neck as a neckce, while thinking, 'With the st upgrade the Crateris Cloth ow seal itself into the Core Drill instead of the Pandora Box, something quite nice because now it is a lot easier to carry around.'

  I then put Galeon into my Soulbouory by opening a portal us feet aing it sink into it, then I simply teleport into Dai-Gundo's bridge shog Guame, who spits his pipe out and alerts the Aer Beastmen manning it, which quickly raise their ons pointing them at me.

  I show them a harmless smile and say, "Lower your on, they are useless against me."

  At the same time, Guame quickly recovers from the shod quickly ands, "At ease!" thes down from his and chair and moves to pick up his pipe while muttering, "Damn Spiral Warriors and their bullshit powers..."

  Guame then sits on his chair and ands, "Back to Teppelin! Full speed!" and once more he lit ups his pipe and starts to smoke, at the same time, I notice that in my eyes his soul is of a light purple, a mix between red and blue, indig that while he did it evil, he isn't a truly evil person himself, as I suspected he did it out of y not enjoyment, at the same time, I hope that Lenome's situation is more or less the same.

  Seeing that, I 't help but ent, "You may have Spiral Power to keep you healthy and alive so much that as long as you don't get killed as you are biologically immortal. But smoking is still harmful to your and others' health. You should stop, or at least reduce it."

  Guame looks at me with a sidegnd snorts, "Hmpf. You brat, you don't uand anything. I have lived for way too long, and don't fear death anymore. Even so, I still have many things to do and to enjoy, this is why this is simply harmless sted vapor. You knoareters and smoking makes me look manly, cooler, and wiser."

  After that, we pass the few minutes in an awkward silence, until we reach Teppelin the floating capital of the Beastmen.

  Then Guame leads me aloo the city where we start to pass through many corridors and lifts that ee building to another, and seeing these structures, I 't help but think, 'The whole capital is built around and ected to the Dekabutsu but it also a very flimsy structure. Probably Lenome chooses to build it this way so that it be easily discarted in case Dekabutsu o show its true power.'

  While I was thinking that, Guame expins, "We are about to reach Lehrone room." with a smile, I correct him, "You meaower on top of this huge Space Guhe Dekabutsu's head? The dog point for Lenome's personal Gunmen Lazengann?"

  A frown froms on his face as he looks back at me and ents, "You aren't a regur human, right? You know way too much. Oh well, you will be Lenome's problem, not mine. If I learned something in all these years is to never get involved in fights between Spiral Warriors. The best way to survive is to just spectate from the side."

  Then he narrows his eyes and adds, "But even so. If you are a threat tenome, I will gdly sacrfice my life to help him in killing you. The only reason I didn't ht attack you with everything that Teppelin throw at you is because my instincts tell me that you aren't after his life."

  Hearing that I nod and with a smile, I say, "True I don't want to kill him... but for sure I want to sp some sense in that bald head of his." which makes Guame stumble a little.

  After another couple of minutes, we finally reach Lehrone room, a basically empty pce with only a spiral throne in the middle, sitting on top of the throhere is him with his head resting on his closed fist with his eyes closed, Lenome, a rge, bearded and muscle-bound man t at over 2 meters tall, and more important, his soul is of a very dark purple, indig that huge amount of evil he itted, but since again it isher a dark red or pitch bck, this means that he only had the best iion at heart, and more important, everything he did to allow mankind survival is crushing him with guilt, so it is like I thought, in his fight with Simon, Lenome choose to die while bringing out more of Simon's power.

  All around him, there are 6 skinned women with white hair and dark eyes, but in an instant, I realize that those are her Human nor Beastmen, no, those six are a strange mix between humans and Core Drills, in fact, they give me the same feeling as my Core Drill, and realizing that I 't help but question, 'Wait! These girls are not only part of his harem but also the batteries that power up Lazengann... That means that if Nia's mother is like them or even one of them... That means that Lenome knocked up a part of his mecha!? Damn! That is some Zeus-level of weird shit...'

  Soon Leices our presence, and as he opens his Rinnegan-like eyes and as his gaze nds on me, he lets out an amused, "Ho oh...", then he asks in a bored tone, "For sure I wasn't expeg someone so young. But I guess it should be expected since you aren't someone from this world. So from whiet of this vast universe oppressed by the Antispiral you e?"

  It seems that he think that I'm a survivor from another ptacked by Antispiral, and realizing that, I smile bad reply holy, "None. In fact, I'm not even from this Universe."

  And his bored face disappears as his eyes open wide as he stares at me, then I tinue, "Yes, I'm not from this Universe, but from a totally different one where Spiral Power doesn't eve."

  And hearing that, Leands up while I tinue my speech, "I have the ability to travel to many different Universes. And in some way, all these Universes are ected simply because if you find any form of eaihat tells a story, it is very likely that you will find out that the Universe described in that story actually exists. And more important often the events that happened, are happening, and will happen will in some way simir or exactily as described iory."

  At this point I hear Guame beside me loudly gasp, "It's impossible!!" while Lenome narrows his Rinnegan-like eyes and simply demands, "Prove it!" but I feel the anxiousness and very feeble hope in his tone.

  With still the same calm smile on my face, I ask, "Do you have around 4 hours?" and uhe stunned gaze of Guame, I use my Spiral Power to create a movie theater s 30 meters wide, huge loudspeakers, and a digital projector plus some fy seats.

  At the same time, I pull out two DVDs from my Soubouory and many huge bowls full of pop that I prepared before hand.

  Seeing all that, Guame 't help but ask, "What the hell is all of this for?" but before I could reply, Lenome answered in my pce, "So yonna make me watch a movie? It has been quite some time since I saw one... In fact, the st time I saw one was just before the Anti-Spiral War started."

  I nod and reply, "Yes, this is how I learned of your Universe's story...", then I move toward the projector and ihe DVD of the first movie, Teoppa Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End and make it start.

  At the same time, the lights in this huge room get lower, and seeing that, I simply give Lenome who is now sitting on one of the fy seats with his drill harem a thump-up sign, before also sitting and him a bowl with my telekinesis who he grabs, leaving only a still stunned Guame standing still as he looks at the se with eyes and mouth wide open.

  But quickly snaps out as Lenome's voice is heard ing from the loudspeakers as the movie starts, "People ask themselves "What I am!?", "What is life?", "What is the Universe?" They go to their graves, never learning their answers. Thus is their fate."

  And quickly we all watch as the intro pys out and Lenome's voice quickly ents on the image shown on the s, as a few moments of the first Anti-Spiral War are shown, a young Lenome pying in the park with his armadillo pet Guame, and a bunch of other armadillos just as the Antispiral first attack starts.

  How he found a mini-type Gunmen ahe people of this world in the war with tless unmen like Gurren Lagann and Lazengann, but ahing that I instantly notice is that among them there are quite a few familiar faces in their Gunmen version, 'Holy hell! Those are Manzinga Z, Grendizer, Getter, an Eva, a Valkyre from Macross! Basically, all the most famous mecha have a Gunmen version! Why I didn't even notice this before!? And this also expins the existeny own GaoGaiGar Gunmen version!"

  At the same time, I also notice that Lenome and Guame are looking at the se with a grim expressions on their face as it brings back the memories of what they had lost to ensure mankind's survival.

  And their face bees even grimmer as the se of the young Lenome meeting with Antispiral and his despair in finding out the truth of the Spiral Nemesis appears oer another as Lenome's voi the movie tis entary.

  Then we all withe young Lenome fall as his Spiral Power turns into the red Anti-Spiral Power and starts attag his former allies killing them with all his ford power so as to prevent the start of the Spiral Nemesis, and thus rising as the Spiral King.

  Then the Lenome in the movie decres, "Humanity, hear me! You foolish species. Know terror! Terror in the fay absolute power. Prostate yourselves before overwhelming terror and despair! Bow before the name of the Spiral King!" as his army of Beastmen oppress the human race f it underground.

  Then the se moves to the familiar image of Teppelin as Lenome ents in a somber voice, "Slumber deep beh the surface, you foolish species. Thus is the destiny of this world." after that, the title of the movie appears on the s.

  Seeing all that, Leting nearby let out a sigh and says, "Just from these few minutes, I already tell that what you told me is the truth. While many things were left out, the rest of what was shown is incredibly accurate and matches my memory of those events..."

  And Guame who is eating the pop beside me adds, "True... But I 't help but notice that the name of this movie is Teoppa Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End... Gurren Lagann, isn't that the name of the Gunmen piloted by those rebels?"

  Both Lenome and Guame then throw an inquiring g me, and I calmly reply, "That's right! Because that's their story. They are the protagonist." as I said this, the movie tinues, and is now Simon who is narrating his simple life in the Giha Vilge.

  But soon the se where he digs up the Core Drill and Lagann es and Lenome ents amused, "Ho... His Spiral Power is strong enough to make that mini-type Gunmen reveal itself and aowledge him... Not bad..."

  We all tio watch the movie as the events quickly e oer ahe attack of the Gozu, the ing of Yoko, the activation of Lagann and their fight, and their victainst their first oppo, Lech it all while eating pop aing out a or two ent from time to time.

  Then the se of Kamina stealing the Gurren and finally being able to move it fight es, and Guame ents in wonder, "So that's how all that bullshit about human stealing Gunmen began!?"

  After that, Viral enters with Kamina, the start of their rivality and first ever bination f the Gurren Lagann in their fight against Viral's Enki and the first of his mas and seeing that, Lenome ents amused, "Hoo... So that's is how Viral's first enter with the huma? Now I uand why he was so curious."

  Hearing that, I look at him and curious, I ask, "Speaking of Viral, is he still going through the process to receive an immortal body?" as one of Lenome's girls offers him some pop, he nods and simply replies, "Yes..." thes the offered pops.

  Then they all focus ba the movie as the first appearance of the current Lenome and his general appears on s, and seeing that, Guame clicks his tongue and ents, "Tch, even our meeting is exactly the same as how I remember..." then with a creepy grin he adds, "But I still look very cool and manly. Not like that young sissy of ander, he is only 200 years old and thinks of himself as a wise and strong general. What a brat!"

  The events following are more familiar to me because are those that I experienced myself, their first meeting with Thymilph, their victory thanks to Simon's sharp mind and quick thinking, the formation of the Dai-Gurren Brigade, and that battle, the battle where for the first time, I started to actively ge the thee of this world.

  Seeing Kamina, the way he fought, how he pushed himself despite his fatal wounds, that shining charisma, and sheer stupidity, Lenome 't help but let out a quiet ugh as he munches on pop, then he ents, "Hehe, that man, Kamina, reminds me a little of my younger self. It's lucky that he died before he found out the truth, or he could have ended up like me." then after a few moments looking at him as he says his st words to Simone, he adds, "...Or maybe not. The reason he fought is different from mine. I fought to protect what I could. He fought to pave the way for the younger geion to thrive. It's a shame that a man like that died."

  After the defeat of Thymilph and the death of Kamina, the movie shows the ses of how Simon was slowly falling into despair, and seeing the se of his Spiral Poing berserk, a scoears on Lenome face as he mutters, "After everything Kamina did, this is how he ends up? He is falling into despair and about to develop Anti-Spiral Power...", while Guame ents, "Damn. We should have ended him at this time."

  Meanwhile, I ent, "He isn't going to stay in that state for long. He is about to meet someohat will reignite his fighting spirit and will to move forward." ihe se of Simon's meeting with Nia appears, but despise seeing her, Leill maintain an indifferent expression on his face.

  But I 't help but notice his body twitch slightly, and realize in surprise, 'Now that a little bit of hope is reignited in his heart, his callousoward the world is slowly reg and his human feelings are ing back! After all, he almost jumped on his seat when Kamina got up again and delivered is first and st Giga Drill Break, only for his mood to sour when he died. Even if he tries to hide it, he is engaged in what is happening on the s.'

  Then at this point, the movie shows something different from what happened, instead of them fag Adiane, Guame, and ander oer the other, in the movie they attack the Dai-Gurren Brigade at the same time, and Guame immediately says, "Hey! That didn't happen!"

  I nod and expin, "As I said, what these forms of eai show isn't always accurate to what happened of will happen. But you 't deny that this is something that could have happened, and even if some details are different the major points don't ge much."

  Hearing that, Guame nods and says, "That's right. The me on the s even had the same iion. Showing the defeat of the rebels all over the world. So t down their will to rebel. Damn, even the words I'm saying to Nia are the same."

  Then we all watch as Simon finally wakes up from his depressed state as he fights to save Nia and Lagann in response onoves to his aid, and Gurren Lagann once more raises with Simon the Digger as its pilot, then he easily defeats his enemies with a Giga Drill Break and the first movie ends with the Dai-Gurren Brigade standing in front of Kamina grave getting ready to face the st ehe Spiral King.

  Odyin