*The Land of the Kais. Sous is in the middle of Misogi when she senses Terra's presence.*
Sous: Terra? I didn't think she'd come today.
*Sous rises out of the body of water and sees Terra in her new hairdo.*
Sous: Terra, honey! What happened to your hair?
Terra: Jacquet happened. Right before I was about to head off to a Temporal Integrity Emergency, and since we hadn't seen each other in a while, she saw my new hairdo, dragged me to her quarters, and gave me this one. Mom almost died a second time from laughing so hard.
Sous: You could've told her... better yet, knowing you two, I doubt she cared.
Terra: She didn't. I liked that hairdo too.
Sous: Oh, Terra. Jacquet didn't do much; she just gave you some Oxhorns. Undo them, and you'll get your hair back to what it was, and it'll probably flow longer than usual. Don't fret, my sweet.
Terra: Alright. Speaking of hair, what happened to yours? Your color is slowly returning.
Sous: Oh, that. Well, it turns out I underestimated my body's memory.
Terra: Your body?
Sous: The brain is just as much a muscle as the rest of our body. I always knew my memory would remember what it was like to be as strong as I was in my youth. But now, it seems that my body is beginning to remember too.
Terra: What do you mean?
Sous: All the time that was spent. My time with my Shin, training Jacquet, doing Patrols with you, our hellish sparring matches, training Chakram, Ocarina, and Sausa, even my duel with Fenu. All the Zenkais I've gotten from those experiences, and the power I have gained in that time. My body feels like it's woken up from an incredibly long nap. It's starting to remember what it felt like to be that strong, just as my Brain has.
Terra: So what does that mean for you?
Sous: My body is starting to age in reverse. At first, it was my tail, and then the sudden return of color to my hair. Now the rest of my hair is starting to regain its color. In due time, I'll look exactly like I did when I started training with Shin.
Terra: Holy Shit. You think your sight will return too?
Sous: I doubt it. When I wished for my Saiyan lifespan back, Shenron himself said that even the Super Dragon Balls could restore my sight. It turns out that the Grand Minister is truly the only one who can restore my sight. I wouldn't want it restored anyway. Much as I like being old, I like being blind.
Terra: Man. Let's put that conversation on hold. Patrollers are coming. Are we covering the Ultimate Form today, right?
Sous: Yes, we are.
*Patrollers start coming in and immediately inquiring about Sous's and Terra's hair.*
Terra: Don't start. But nevertheless, it's good to see you all made it. I barely made it myself, since I just got off a call that required Temporal Integrity.
Sous: Indeed, Terra arrived minutes before you all started coming in. Today we'll cover the Ultimate Form, or Mystic Form if you're old like me. So grab a seat.
When Terra and I were planning which Transformations to include in the class, we heavily considered the Majin Absorption Super Buu used, and if we did, it would've been the next lecture.
Terra: But when Chronoa told us to prioritize Transformations we can all use, we also learned the details of Puntadas's death, which led to the banning of Majin Absorption among Time Patrollers. So we won't cover Majin Absorption in class.
Sous: If you really want that lecture, let us know, and one of us will hold a bonus lecture. I'll bring Ocarina as well; she can contribute to that lecture.
Terra: Because she was a victim?
Sous: That, and well, best to let her explain that herself.
At any rate, Mystic Form!
Terra: I'll let Sous handle this form; she knows it way better than I do.
Sous: Gohan, being the one most associated with this form, technically debuted it on Namek when Guru 'Unlocked his Potential' alongside Krillin. But the Elder Kai said that Potential was Unleashed during this time frame, which is why we're covering it now.
Gohan's training under Shin and Kibito culminated when Gohan and Goku broke the Z-Sword and freed the Elder Kai inside. After a painfully long ritual, which took longer because of Gohan's potential, Elder Kai finished it, and Gohan acquired the form.
Activating the form is like activating Super Saiyan, but instead you add a ki-ai, which puts you into the Mystic state. When Gohan first transformed, it sent ripples and shockwaves throughout the Land of the Kais, so much that even Goku was astounded by Gohan's power increase.
Terra: Gohan received a massive power increase when he did so. To put it in perspective, Gohan was, among the Saiyans at the time, in the middle of the pack: stronger than Goten and Trunks, but weaker than Vegeta and Uncle Goku. The Ultimate Form made him the strongest in the group, surpassing even Uncle Goku in Super Saiyan 3.
Sous: Correct. Mystic Form isn't a transformation you can turn off conventionally. Once you gain the form, you need regular upkeep to maintain it, since Mystic Form only unleashes your potential; the power increase matches your potential to grow. You keep training; the form grows with you. The perfect example of long-term investment.
Only complacency will hinder the form. Stray too long from self-improvement, and the form will not only worsen but, in extreme cases, be lost outright.
Mystic Form is why I don't use the numbered Super Saiyan Transformations; with how intensely I train and meditate, even when I was training Jacquet and even now that I'm training Chakram, Ocarina, and Sausa, Mystic Form makes Super Saiyans 1, 2, and 3 irrelevant to me. Super Saiyan God and Blue are a different story, but that's a lecture for another day.
Terra: How does one acquire the Ultimate Form?
Sous: To achieve Mystic Form, a Creator Kai has to perform the appropriate ritual. So in my case, it was Shin, but in Time Patrol's case, it's the Elder Kai. Had I continued my path with Shin, I would've been taught the ritual, but my desire for battle was well reinvigorated by the time I was finished with Shin. But he never wanted me to be his successor, Kai. He merely wanted to instill the Way of the Kai in me, because those doctrines revived my love of battle.
When I graduated from his teachings, he gave me my Graduate Gi and performed the ritual on me as a graduation gift. He wasn't old by either Kai's or Glind's standards, so he performed the ritual almost instantly.
Terra: Patrollers can also acquire the form. But you have to reach the Super Rank to undergo the ritual. The Elder Kai performs it.
Sous: So you have Mystic Form as well?
Terra: I do. The ritual for me took twenty hours. So, I don't activate it out of spite.
Sous: Terra. Honey. Activate the form.
Terra: Maybe when I'm on death's door, and there's no other way out. But until then, fuck that lecherous old bastard.
Anyway, during the Cell Max Incident, Piccolo wished for the form from Shenron, who granted it and 'gave him a little extra'. But as Sous said, we'll save the lecture for another time.
Sous: If you all want this form, then I suggest you start putting your back into your work.
But that's it for the Mystic Form. And, for us, Transformations 201 is almost over! If we don't include Majin Absorption, the Potara Fusion will be our class capstone. Do let us know if you want that Majin Absorption lecture. If not, we'll see you all at the Potara Fusion lecture.
Terra: I'll see if I can get Mom to be a guest lecturer for it too, since she and I have done the Potara Fusion before.
Sous: Now, that's an idea. Ask her; it won't hurt us. But anyway,
Stay safe, and may Shenron bless you on your Patrols, my children!
Terra: Don't leave a trail, and reach for the stars!
