Author's Notes: I'm happy that you all decided to take a look at this project. This is a team effort series, and the people involved (I'll mention later) deserve as much credit as I do. I know my writing skills aren't as good as it used to be, but they'll grow over time and be more refined. Any amount of R&R and Constructive Criticism is greatly appreciated in my stories, as well as PMs.

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Main Author: [情熱] Legal™#3531
Collaborators:
- Synchon [情熱]#2003
- [情熱] Ninja1118#1446

A little key in case you don't understand the backdrop:

Underlined text = Mind speaking/telepathic conversations
Italic text = Flashbacks
Bolded text = Attacks and Transformations
Underlined + Bolded Text: Special Transformations/Fusions

With that being said, let's dive into the chapter. As I progress further, I promise you this series will get better over time.

In the far reaches of space above Earth, we find three men. One seemingly alright, and the other two are beaten down within inches of their lives. The man standing tall, Mitoki, is a man of slender to athletic build, is spotted with reddish hair, wearing a yellow-black suit, with a grey bandanna neatly tucked in at the neck region. He noticeably does not possess eyes, as his irises were gone. One of the men beaten down is Yoruto Natsuki, commonly known as Yoro. Yoro is of Saiyan descent, sporting moderately dark brown hair, with his right eye being green and his other eye being pearl-white. He has pale skin and is seen wearing a green tank top with black joggers and a long black coat. Sync Tempest, on the other hand, is of Tuffle descent, sporting purple eyes with an electric streak running from each eye. He also has pale skin and is seen wearing a turquoise tank top with greyish joggers and a hoodie wrapped around his waist.

Deciding to speak first, considering Sync and Yoro were currently recovering, Mitoki asked: "When can you two understand? Nothing in this world comes easy. It'd be best to give up in the hopes of defeating me. Have you ever heard of the choice concept?" He then decided to continue as neither of the two said anything: "In life, mortals are given two choices, and it can either better or worsen their condition. When you fight me, there is but one choice."

Yoro said nothing, but Sync decided to ask: "Is the one choice shutting you up? You talk too damn much." Mitoki, not being amused at all, added: "I appreciate your 'humor', but shut up. I do not want another word from you." Yoro, who finally got strength back in order to at least speak, asked Mitoki: "If there was really one choice in this face-off, your line will be...'it'll be for the worse...' ...right?"

"No." Mitoki would then continue by saying, "when you fight me, your only choice, is to die." Yoro responded: "Really, feels like I've heard this line several times before." Sync would add to Yoro's statement by saying: "He's a one-trick pony. Don't worry about it, he only has one script of lines to say."

Finally hearing enough, Mitoki snapped by saying: "Oh shut it, Yoro. You of ALL people had the golden opportunity to kill me and swerve this meeting, and you blew the opportunity. Now, I've just about had enough of you both. I'm going to end this, and you both, here and now. Any last words before you die?" After saying that, he would bring his hands together in a cupped motion, ready to charge a Kamehameha. "And for the record, I learned this attack from Yoro himself."

Looking at Mitoki with resolve, Yoro would add in: "My 'last words', huh? Here's mine - I'll show you something good." Sync would also join Yoro, adding: "Hm, Yoro's last words might be different than mine, but it has the same intention!" Unfazed by their resolve, Mitoki taunted them to fire off their blasts. "Very well...", said Yoro, as he began to charge a Kamehameha of his own. Sync Tempest would also charge his own attack, which sees him extending his right hand and forming a red ki sphere in the center of his hand. In the next moment that followed, Mitoki fired off his Kamehameha, Yoro fired off his Kamehameha, and Sync Tempest fired his red orb, which he called a Wyvern Cannon. What would happen next is history... history that is known as the Neoverse Z saga!

Fast-forward to present day, where we see Yoro engaged in a spar with another person. This person, Zeal Tors, is a Human with Saiyan blood, as his mother was a Saiyan and his father being a Human. He has black hair, tanned skin, slender to athletic build, and blue eyes. He is seen wearing a white shirt, mostly covered by his black jacket, sporting black pants with four belts, two on each leg, and a black bandanna around his neck. He also carries a sword, which is neatly placed on his back. Tempest, who doesn't want much to do with this fight, decides to simply watch on from a safe enough distance.

In the midst of it, Yoro would crack his neck and knuckles while saying: "Hmph. This is beginning to get interesting…" Zeal, who's feeling himself right now, being a tad overconfident, would ask: "What kind of beating would you like served?" Releasing a little of his energy, Zeal added by saying: "Would you like it quick and painless? Or would you like me to make it slower for you and leave you in a bloody heap?"

Getting a little creeped out by Zeal's 'response', Yoro replies with a sigh: "...You do know this is a sparring match, right? There's no need for you to be this overconfident and dark with it. Whatever, this is beginning to get me excited!"

"It's good to know I got you amped up and ready to fight at your best," Zeal said, "so now c'mon, show me what you got!"

"Very well," Yoro said, "Let's continue our fight."

The two would then re-engage in their battle, evenly parrying each other. Zeal, seeing an opening, aimed straight at Yoro's chest, hoping to slow down his offense. Realizing this, Yoro blocked the attack, but was left open to a sweep kick by Zeal, which he did not waste. After a brief moment of regaining his footing, Yoro sidestepped out of the way of Zeal's next attack, which was an energy wave. Feeling confident, Zeal asked, "Is this it, Yoro? If so, I'm very disappointed, as I expected more out of you."

"Expected more out of me?" Yoro asked, "Very well then, let's get serious." With that, he and Zeal re-engaged in battle, locked in a stalemate, with no one seeming to gain an advantage. That was, until Zeal left himself open for a brief moment, which Yoro took and made good use of. It started with Yoro delivering a violent back elbow to Zeal's jaw, followed by an upwards kick. Before Zeal had any time to recover, Yoro re-appeared behind him, slamming him violently to the ground, leaving a small crater in its wake. As Zeal got up trying to find openings, Yoro seemingly vanished out of sight, only to reappear in front of Zeal, holding an energy orb in his left hand. Yoro asked, "Are you going to admit defeat yet?" Zeal, noticing the distinct amount of ego behind his question, used the rest of strength he could muster in his right hand to deflect Yoro's left hand, effectively cancelling the orb. In that same motion, he used his left hand to shoot a purple beam towards Yoro. Seeing how close he was to Zeal's blast, he was not able to deflect or block it, the force behind it causing him to crash into a nearby building. Facing Ki exhaustion and suffering from moderate injuries, Zeal asked to no one in particular, "Is...is it...over?" As if on cue, right as he answered that question, Yoro flew at top speed at him, using a good portion of force to (very) violently kick him upwards, then dashing towards him while having both hands holding golden orbs, then slamming those orbs straight into his abdomen, leaving several broken bones and several burn marks. "GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!", screamed Zeal, as all he saw was darkness covering his vision as he was slowly fading into unconsciousness.

"Phew. That was a good spar." Yoro said, then turned to Sync, "Mind helping me take him back to the house so we can heal him?" "...Fine", replied Sync, "just don't fight like that again." Yoro nodded, and both men flew with Zeal's unconscious body back to where Yoro the way back to the house, Yoro began discussing with Sync on what to do when they got back to the house. "Say, Sync," Yoro said, "mind if we just get a cup of coffee for a bit?" Sync would then follow up with, "Sure, I guess.." The two of them went to a nearby coffee shop and would then retrieve 2 cups of coffee. One with cream and sugar, while the other one got black coffee. Yoro had the coffee with cream and sugar as he'd lightly sip the beverage. "What'd you think of that sparring match Sync?" Yoro asked. But, Sync didn't reply at first. Yoro then followed up with, "I mean, if you don't want to say anything, that's fine too." Sync then replied with, "It was decent, I guess…" Yoro would then say, "I gotta say, he wasn't too bad...I'm surprised he pushed me that far.." Sync wouldn't touch his coffee as he got a soda can instead. "I guess so." Sync said. Yoro then took the coffee mug that Sync didn't drink and he drank it instead. The 2 of them then left the coffee shop and began to head home. "He has a lot of potential...Don't you agree?" Yoro asked. Sync then replied with, "You don't say…" "So you saw it too, huh?" Yoro added on to his comment. "Of course I did" said Sync. "Considering I was the one who could concentrate a bit more.." Yoro added onto that comment. "You really enjoy firing some shots at me, don't you.." Yoro then sighed a bit. "Maybe, Maybe not", replied Sync.

Elsewhere, there resides a person on a cliff on a separate island, meditating. Then, the person stopped their meditation and sensed Yoro's power level. This person, Imedo, isn't like the others, due to his race. He is a Majin, a group of beings with the ability to regenerate, clone, and absorb people. Imedo is a fairly tall being, with a black and neon blue hoodie, as well as matching shoes to go with his shirt and black pants. He is also wielding a sword that he carries with him, which is neatly strapped on his back, and carries it with him almost anywhere. Rising up, he stretched a little before saying to no one in particular, "This guy, I've been sensing him for days now. He has a fairly high power level that stands out from the others, and can be of help to me and the others in the future against that man. I'm going to see it for myself...then I'll decide what to do." With that, he rose to the air, and flew off at moderate speed towards this power level.

Omake 1 - Why is the fridge empty?!

Meanwhile, back at the house, Yoro and Sync would then relax for a bit. "Figured you'd say that.." Yoro said as he opened the fridge. "Dammit, we're out of food in the fridge…" Sync then sat up. "Okay who the hell did it.." Yoro replied, "It wasn't me..I don't really eat that much like a saiyan." Sync followed up, "Wasn't me either." Yoro would come to a conclusion. "Then it's someone else who did it." Yoro said. "Maybe." Sync said. "Unless we got robbed." Yoro added. "But, who would actually rob food from a fridge?" Sync added with a snarky tone. "Saiyans, duh.." Yoro would add on to that. "Okay you got that part, but who?" Sync then followed up with, "Someone who's a saiyan." Yoro then added with, "So it's someone who lives with us…" Sync would then say, "Except me, Kinda…" Yoro would then sigh and open the door. "Alright fine. I'll go food shopping.." Yoro then shut the door and teleported to the grocery store.

With that, I end the chapter, things are already shaping up for Yoro and Sync Tempest, not to mention the arrival of Zeal Tors and the elusive Imedo! How will things work out from now on? Find out next time!