In the North Galaxy, there are three very special planets: Namek, Metamor, and Yardrat.
Not far from Namek lies a purple planet. Viewed from space, its surface appears to be mostly rock and wasteland.
This planet is Yardrat.
In the Dragon Ball anime, this is where Son Goku learned Instant Transmission.
And today, a child dressed in ancient Egyptian-style clothing arrived here.
Gran stood in the middle of a street, with Yardratians bustling past him on either side.
The Yardratians were relatively short in stature, with skin tones ranging from pink to white. As they passed Gran, they all looked at the child with strange expressions.
Gran didn't seem to notice their stares, muttering to himself, "Why did Whis say I can survive in space?"
Just moments ago, when Whis dropped him off, Gran had made a request: he wanted to acquire the ability to survive in space.
The inability to survive in the vacuum of space had always been a weakness of the Saiyans. No matter how strong a Saiyan was, if their planet was destroyed during a battle and there was no oxygen, they absolutely could not survive.
Just like the battle between Goku and Frieza on Namek. Frieza was ultimately no match for Goku, but he destroyed Namek in the process! If Goku hadn't stumbled upon the Ginyu Force's spaceship, he definitely wouldn't have survived!
Gran didn't want this weakness, so he asked Whis for help. With Whis's unfathomable abilities, he surely had a way to solve this problem.
But Whis had refused him, stating that he already possessed the ability to survive in space.
"Why would Whis say something like that?"
Gran stood on the street, frowning deeply.
To grant a Saiyan the ability to survive in space, only an Angel or Shenron could do it! But he had never made such a wish to Shenron. So why could he already survive in space?
Gran couldn't figure it out, no matter how hard he thought.
"In this situation, the only way to find out is to test it!"
Gran muttered to himself, looked up at the purple sky, and channelled his Ki to the soles of his feet.
Whoosh!
Gran shot toward space at an incredible speed!
The moment Gran left the street, the Yardratians erupted into a frenzy.
"Six months ago, wasn't a nearby planet destroyed by two mysterious, powerful beings? One of them was dressed exactly like this child!"
"Could this child be an accomplice of that mysterious being?"
"Quick, go tell the Grand Elder!"
"..."
Gran was unaware of the commotion behind him. He had already reached the edge of the atmosphere. Here, there was still a bit of oxygen. One more step, and it would be a vacuum.
Gran didn't hesitate. He held his breath, took that step, and then tried to breathe slowly.
Thump!
Gran's heart trembled. He didn't feel the exchange of breath, but he didn't feel suffocated at all.
How is this possible?
Gran, refusing to believe it, continued to wait. If he felt suffocated, he would turn around and run immediately.
10 minutes!
20 minutes!
...
60 minutes!
"Why is this happening?"
Gran's eyes widened. He had been in the vacuum of space for so long, yet he didn't feel suffocated in the slightest.
Meanwhile, far away in the God of Destruction's world, Whis saw Gran's actions through the crystal ball on his staff and chuckled.
"Because your dimensional level has reached the peak of the Kai level. In other words, you are no longer a mortal. Naturally, your body is no longer affected by the vacuum."
Back in space, Gran still didn't know the real reason. All he knew was that Saiyans shouldn't possess the ability to survive in space for extended periods.
Soon, two theories formed in his mind.
Either his constitution was special, allowing him to survive in the vacuum of space.
Or someone had wished upon Shenron to give Saiyans the ability to survive in space. Since he was also a Saiyan, he benefited from this change.
But he was just an elite-class Saiyan; how special could his constitution be?
That left the second possibility. But who would have made such a wish to Shenron?
Gran suddenly felt a bit of panic. In the original story, no one ever made such a wish. Could his arrival have caused a butterfly effect?
"Who must know something. I'll have to ask him later!"
Gran recalled what Whis had said before leaving. Since the Angel knew about it and hadn't reacted negatively, it meant the issue probably wasn't too serious. Thinking this, he felt much more at ease.
"I have to say, the feeling of being able to survive in space is awesome!"
Gran quickly put the matter aside. Now that he no longer had the weakness of suffocating in space, he began to swim joyfully through the cosmos.
The boundless universe, the dazzling starry sky—this breathtakingly beautiful scenery was mesmerising.
After roaming for a while, Gran prepared to return to Yardrat to learn Instant Transmission.
Suddenly!
Gran saw two figures in the starry sky ahead, hovering in front of a giant sphere of light.
One of them was short, with a white mohawk, pale purple skin, and a pair of Potara earrings.
When Gran saw the clothing on this short figure, his pupils shrank violently.
"Supreme Kai Shin!!!!"
Supreme Kai Shin, who was in the middle of creating a planet, seemed to hear someone calling him. He and Kibito quickly turned around.
It was a brat around eight years old?!
"Who are you? How dare you call Lord Supreme Kai by his name!"
Kibito, being the Supreme Kai's attendant, spoke with the arrogance typical of mortals.
"Shin, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the World of the Supreme Kais?"
Gran, knowing Kibito's early-series personality well, ignored the guy completely and stared straight at Shin.
"Such insolence!"
Seeing Gran ignore him, Kibito moved to teach the child a lesson.
Suddenly!
He felt something clamp around his neck, his neck bones creaking under the pressure. Kibito looked down. Without realising when, Gran had appeared in front of him, gripping his throat with one small hand.
It hurts!!
An aura of death enveloped his entire body! Boundless fear welled up in Kibito's heart!
"I know your personality is arrogant, but don't be arrogant with me. Do it again, and you die."
Gran tossed Kibito aside and shifted his gaze to Supreme Kai Shin.
Shin tensed up. Kibito possessed power capable of instantly killing Frieza, yet he hadn't lasted a single round against this child.
However... judging from the child's words and actions, he didn't seem to have malicious intent!
Shin relaxed a little and asked, "Who are you? How do you know me?"
"You are the Supreme Kai of the Seventh Universe. Naturally, I know you." Gran pointed to his God of Destruction outfit, his voice sounding a bit childish. "Do you know me?"
Shin glanced at Gran's outfit. "I don't know you. What exactly do you want?"
This brat is wearing a strange outfit. Is it famous or something?
Gran was speechless. He probed further, "I am the God of Destruction Candidate for the Seventh Universe. Do you know me now?"
"The Seventh Universe? Are there Eighth and Ninth Universes? And what is this God of Destruction you speak of? Is it a type of deity?"
Shin frowned. What is this kid talking about?
"..."
Gran's face darkened. This Supreme Kai Shin was truly as ignorant as in the anime!
In fact, he couldn't be blamed. Five million years ago, Majin Buu invaded the World of the Supreme Kais. The South Supreme Kai and the Grand Supreme Kai were absorbed, while the North and West Supreme Kais were killed. The only survivor was the East Supreme Kai, Shin!
The Grand Supreme Kai hadn't had time to teach him the knowledge of the Supreme Kais, and the Old Kai was sealed in the Z Sword by Beerus. It was precisely these reasons that led to Shin's ignorance.
"The universe we are in is the Seventh Universe, and you are the highest deity of this universe. Of course, there is another deity of the same level as you, and that is the God of Destruction."
Despite Shin's ignorance, Gran didn't get angry. He continued to explain, "The Supreme Kais oversee the creation of planets, while the Gods of Destruction oversee their destruction. Your duties are to balance the universe together. Do you understand a little better now?"
"Wait!"
Shin felt his scalp tingle, as if his brain were growing. He digested the information for a moment, then his gaze suddenly turned cold.
"I have never heard of any of this. But you say the God of Destruction oversees the destruction of planets, and you are a candidate. Then, was the destruction of the stars six months ago related to you?"
Six months ago? Destruction of the stars?
Gran paused, then quickly realised. "Are you talking about the planets Lord Beerus cleaned up six months ago?"
At that time, he was training his power, while Beerus and Whis went out on a planet-cleaning mission, reportedly destroying over twenty thousand planets. Without a doubt, the "destruction of the stars" Shin mentioned was that event.
"So it was you!!"
Shin suddenly became furious. "Over twenty thousand planets! In just six months, you destroyed over twenty thousand planets! Didn't you say you are deities too? Why would there be such vicious and evil deities like you?"
"..."
The corner of Gran's mouth twitched. Since the Old Kai hadn't come out to teach this guy yet, talking to him now was like playing the lute to a cow.
Seeing Gran's indifferent expression, Shin became even angrier. "Why did you destroy so many planets? Do you know how long it will take me to create enough to replace those twenty thousand planets?!"
"Wait!"
Gran's eyes widened. "You and Kibito came here... you aren't trying to recreate those useless planets, are you?"
He quickly looked behind Shin. There was a giant glowing sphere, and through the light, he could see a planet being nurtured inside.
"You really are!!"
Gran laughed in anger. "Lord Beerus gave up six months of sleep to destroy those twenty thousand planets, and now you want to make up for them?!"
He couldn't hold back anymore. He turned into a streak of light and shot past Shin.
"What are you doing?"
Shin was puzzled by the child's actions. Suddenly, his eyes widened. "That's the planet I worked so hard to create! Stop!"
In his view, Gran fired an energy blast with a 20-meter diameter.
BOOM—!
The energy blast plunged into the glowing sphere, causing a massive explosion. The planet that hadn't even finished forming was destroyed once again!
"You... you devil!"
Seeing the planet he had worked so hard to create destroyed again, Shin's eyes turned red with rage.
"L-Lord Supreme Kai, look at this guy's dimension!"
Kibito returned to Shin's side, shielding him. Kibito was arrogant toward mortals, but his loyalty to Shin was unquestionable.
"Dimension? The Kai Dimension!"
Shin's eyes widened. How old is this kid? Has His dimension reached the Kai Dimension? This verified the other party's claim; it seemed he really was a God of Destruction!
But!
"Damn it! Even Majin Buu didn't destroy that many planets back then. You are even more evil than Majin Buu! How did guys like you become Gods of Destruction?!"
Shin was furious. For the future stability of the universe, he prepared to eliminate this little demon, Gran.
"You're recreating these useless planets... I haven't even come after you for that yet, and you want to attack me?"
Gran returned to face Shin, his small face becoming incredibly cold.
BOOM—!
A power level of 1 billion erupted from Gran, and a hundred-meter-high wave of Ki swept through the starry sky.
Whoosh!
The powerful wave blasted Kibito back more than ten meters.
"So... so strong!"
Kibito steadied himself. Shin hadn't been pushed back, but Kibito wanted to step forward to help him.
"Kibito, step back. For the sake of the universe's stability, I will personally eliminate this demon!"
Shin didn't look back. The child's power before him was impressive, but compared to Majin Buu, he was still too weak.
"Interesting. So your power is pretty decent, too, Shin. Let me see what you've got!"
Seeing that Shin wasn't pushed back by his Ki wave, Gran's tone turned playful.
In the Majin Buu Saga, Supreme Kai Shin was stronger than Piccolo (who had Super Saiyan 1 level power) but weaker than Dabura (who had peak Super Saiyan 2 power). By this estimation, Shin's strength was likely around the early Super Saiyan 2 level, which would be roughly 2 billion. (Don't flame me if the guess is wrong. Puppy eyes.jpg)
"Devils like you shouldn't exist in this world. Let me eliminate you!"
Shin attacked first, vanishing from Gran's sight in an instant.
The corners of Gran's mouth curved up slightly. The aura of a deity? Interesting.
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