Jiren Of Earth

Prologue

"JIREN! RUN!" A boy feels his rage springing up at the memory of the day he lost it all. His grandfather fell at the hands of petty evil, a criminal after his prized Dragon ball. This taught Jiren the one cruel truth in life; without strength you are meaningless, and without purpose you are trampled over by those who are powerful. It also made the young alien realize that evil is a force that can't be reasoned with or pleased by physical means, it's a disease that needed to be systematically exterminated. It lead him to the bloody revenge he'd wrought upon the villain who'd stolen everything from him.

The bodies he'd left behind gave him the foundations of his goal; to obtain strength so he'd never have to experience pain again. The woods just outside of his grandfather's cabin had become his training ground as Jiren basked in nature, while facing the cruelest aspects to train his body and mind. Meditation had become a past time of Jiren's as he used it to focus on his mission and gain clarity, while focusing his power.

It hadn't been long after his grandfather's death that he began mastering the art of Ki through several journals that had been left by his grandfather. He'd begun to learn several abilities on his own, such as a technique labeled as the Kamehameha. One day he'd come across the power of flight on accident during meditation, he'd completely cleared his mind of conscious thought and it allowed him to become weightless.

Jiren had ventured out with the Dragon ball to the peak of a waterfall for meditation after his heavy training. It gave him serenity and a reminder of his goal. The sounds of nature calmed him into his meditative state, the anger he'd had when reflecting began to melt from his heart. Peace began to fill his senses as his body lifted from the water into the air.

"How much further, Bulma! I'm starving!" A voice exclaims from a little distance away, "Shut up! You just ate and the Dragon Ball is just beyond these trees!" the younger, high pitched voice of a male groans, "You've said that for the last hour!" Jiren opens one eye and growls, "More thieves? Evil never ceases, does it?" he exits meditation and grabs the ball, placing it in his pocket.

Seconds later a small child with black hair tears through the treeline and a taller teenager follows behind him. The older one looks around for something, "It should be around here somewhere—" Her eyes are quickly glazed over by fear, "ALIEN!" she takes off back down the path as the younger child looks up with glee towards Jiren, "An Alien? You must be tough!" The older teen stops and yells back, "Goku come back here! If the alien doesn't kill you then dad definitely will!" Goku growls. "I might never be able to fight an Alien again!"

What Jiren does next surprises Goku, "What are you here for, thief?" he lowers himself to the bottom of the waterfall, much to Goku's surprise. "Whoa! You can fly? That's so cool!" Standing right in front of Goku, Jiren peers down several feet to meet the child's gaze. "You seem eager to combat me child. Is it my property you wish to steal, or is it that you have come to kill me." Goku tilts his head, "I just want to fight strong opponents. There aren't very many in the city. Bulma wants to collect all the Dragon balls for a—"

"You can't just tell the Alien what the Dragon Balls are! He might destroy us all!" Jiren glares at her, "The only one here who might get destroyed is you." Goku yells. "Don't talk to my sister like that!" The tall Alien has had enough with these two brats, "Enough! If you wish to take my Dragon ball you will have to defeat me before I even consider giving it away." Goku goes into a fighting stance. "Alright! I wouldn't have it any other way!"

Goku launches at Jiren, throwing a flurry of punches to his midsection that he blocks each and every blow with ease. Goku is thrown back several feet when Jiren lands a punch to the face, but he quickly rebounds using a tree to send his body back at the Alien. "He's strong...but not nearly strong enough." Jiren grabs Goku's fist and tosses him fast towards the waterfall to the right of the battle. The move is marked by the distinct sound of a splash as Goku flies through the water.

"YOU KILLED HIM YOU BRUTE!" Bulma runs back up to him and begins to smash her hands on his chest, "I don't care if you are an all powerful Alien you bastard!" Jiren scoffs, "He isn't dead. It would take more than that to kill or seriously injure your brother." as those words are uttered Goku rises with wet hair and breathing through his mouth.

"I...I'm not done yet!" Jiren chuckles, "Your strength is raw, but you have never fought in a real battle before." Goku smirks, "Well then I guess I'm in need of beginners luck!" Jiren gets ready to engage the child. "Luck? A concept is a lie in the face of true strength."

Goku dashes at Jiren and jumps over him, and then throws dirt into Jiren's eyes. "Then I guess I need to fight dirty." Jiren grabs at his eyes as he growls in anger, Goku chuckles from a distance, "You can't see!" he taunts. Jiren cups his hands, "Though I cannot see you does not mean I am helpless!" energy begins to gather in his hands. "KAMEHAMEHA!"

The orb turns red as it flies out of Jiren's hands towards Goku. The boy cannot help but be shell shocked by the strength of Jiren. He jumps into the air to avoid the blast, the explosion of which sent him high in the air. Jiren meets him there with one eye open. A swift blow to the stomach sends Goku back into the ground, Jiren lands in front of him. "Give up. You have no more tricks left to use." Goku chuckles, "You're right...that's why I'm gonna use one of yours." he cups his hands. "I've never used this type of attack before, but it might be the only way! KAMEHAMEHA!"

Jiren stands in shock as the same attack he'd just used was turned upon him. It impacts Jiren and an explosion follows.

"Did you get him?" Bulma asks as Goku shifts back into a fighting position. Jiren smirks as the dust settles to reveal his burnt clothing and slightly seared skin, "You might not have the power to match me, yet your potential has me intrigued." the child smiles. "You really are something else, aren't you?"

"How can you be smiling at the freak who'd just been throwing you around two minutes ago...No point in really asking, is there?"

Jiren goes on the offensive as Goku uses his full athleticism to dodge most of the blows until a strike to the body causes him to spit blood. A second blow lands to the face with enough force to knock Goku out. In that moment the fight was over, the younger warrior hit the ground with a thud. Bulma cautiously moves forward to check on Goku, "He's still breathing." she looks cautiously to Jiren. "What are you going to do to us?"

Jiren looks through the trees, "My home isn't far from here. You can bring him and rest there for the mean time." it was an opportunity to learn more about civilization outside of the very few communities he'd been to on the outskirt of the mountain.

"You have a home?" Bulma asks, "Where are you from?" Jiren gives no sense of interest. "Here. I've always lived on this mountain."

Jiren begins to walk back through the trees as Bulma looks to him hesitantly. "What are you waiting for?" Jiren questions, looking back towards the girl. "I don't know if I can trust you! The only thing I know about you is that you just beat up my brother!" Jiren rolls his eyes at the pointless stubborn nature of the question. "If I had any intention to harm you then it'd already have happened. I am more than capable of harming you or your brother right now if I had any desire to do so."

"You see that! That's exactly why I'm uncomfortable with following you!"

"You have no clue where anyone else is around for miles, do you? Your brother isn't in travelling condition."

Reluctantly she agrees with him; there was no telling what was around here. If the Alien let them go this long then he seemed to be genuine in the offer of assistance.

"Fine."

Bulma stepped through the door and looked at the very minimalistic furniture set up. Books line shelves and very few tables fill out the room. "Do you have anywhere he can rest?" Jiren goes unresponsive for a moment, "You okay?" he looks back to her, knocked out of his stupor. "There is another room with a bed through that door." gesturing to a door to his left.

The girl begins to walk to the room, "Thank you—" he interrupt, "Jiren. My name is Jiren." she finishes her courtesy. "Thank you, Jiren. My name is Bulma and my brother is Goku."

Bulma leaves the room as she goes within the small room, leaving Jiren alone. A strong fascination with the boy and the Dragon Balls piqued Jiren's curiosity; what value did a small orange gem have, and how did this odd group stumble upon his training grounds. The boy's skill at fighting was prodigious to say the least, mastering the Kamehameha within seconds. It was Goku's unpolished fighting style and his lack of conviction that let him down.

The other reason he felt inclined to help is the torrential storm he could feel brewing during meditation. The pair would have no way off the mountain if he didn't allow them to seek refuge to ride out the storm, and there is no way that he could consciously allow that to happen.

"Tell me Jiren, what do you wish do most in your life?"

"I want to be strong and fight evil!"

"Do you wish to fight evil for the challenge or for the sake of justice?"

"Uhhhh, both?"

"Power is only worthwhile if you can achieve it without losing a grip on yourself. If we sacrifice our morals for the sake of a challenge, then truly the power has corrupted you."

"But why would power corrupt me? Wouldn't I only be able to help more people, Grandfather?"

"A great many men fell to evil on a road paved with good intentions."

Bulma pops back in the room, breaking Jiren out of his memory. "He's all tucked in, now can we talk about what's going on? It sounds like a downpour out there!" Jiren nods, "I felt a change in the breeze not long ago, the storm might linger for a day or two," he shifts topic. "I want to know more about the Dragon Balls. What are they capable of and how did it lead you to me

"Well, the Dragon Balls are ancient artifacts rumored to summon a dragon to grant the wish of who ever summoned it. I found the first one at a construction site on chance and after a bit of tinkering I managed to create a radar adapted to tracking similar frequencies since the Balls are unique in nature." Bulma states to Jiren.

"I see, then that's how you tracked me."

The teen feels the urge to question Jiren about his origins, "So how'd you assemble this house? Must have been hard work alone." Jiren replies, "My Grandfather built this home, and it's his Dragon Ball that you tracked. I merely held onto it for personal reasons." Bulma looks around, "You have a Grandfather? Is he stuck out in the rain?" Jiren tenses up. "He's been gone for years, a thief came for the ball and murdered him in cold blood while I hid with the Dragon Ball...like a coward!"

"Don't be hard on yourself! You probably had no chance against the guy."

Jiren scoffs, "If I had been half as strong then as I am now then my Grandfather would live today. My naivety is responsible for his death and that is my burden alone." she feels a bit bad for bringing up a painful subject to someone struggling with the acceptance of a loved one's death. "I'm sorry, he must be a proud man to see how you carry on his legacy."

The subject dies before Bulma brings up something else, "Would you be interested in coming with us after the rain passes? You'd probably meet opponents along the way to test your meddle." he quickly declines, "I can't exactly go into public, considering that I understand that I look like nobody else on the planet I can't exactly travel the world."

"There are plenty of disguises I can probably give you, after all I am the master of make-up."

"You aren't making the offer more enticing?"

"It's not supposed to be..."

Power levels;

Jiren: 600

Goku (base): 115

Goku (Kamehameha): 130

Jiren (Holding back): 230

I had been sitting on this idea since the ToP ended. In this world Jiren takes the place of Goku, who'd landed with the Briefs. This leads to a completely new storyline heavily influenced by the most powerful pride trooper, and his ideals.

The reason for this change will influence the direction of the plot in several ways. I already know the exact change and if you'd want I love reading speculation.

For the powerlevels I gave Goku a boost in comparison to canon, due to the endless resources to better training. Jiren's power is mostly natural, but I think at this point he'd still be within the hundreds. The stakes will still matter as seen in the ToP. Jiren isn't the end all be all and his inclination against trust and his willingness to sit out a fight, even if it means the loss of a teammate.

I also intend to keep core parts of the regular story, but will ditch some inconsistencies I saw in the original series. If this all goes to plan then be prepared to eventually see an alternate ToP arc.

In all seriousness, despite some of his issues Jiren is actually a very good character in my mind. The development following his defeat was admirable, even at the end of the fight when he stood up again instead of giving in.

Plus don't think I forgot about the Pride Troopers in the slightest, though the members might be U7 centric...