My writing has improved so much since making Dragon Ball Aftermath chapter one. The difference is like night and day. This story will focus on retelling the story of Dragon Ball Aftermath but given a rewrite to vastly improve the plot, pacing, and character development. Let's begin.

In an alternate timeline to the events of Broly, Moro, and Granola, things go differently after the Tournament of Power. In this story, months after the tournament, two powerful beings fight in a small world.

Shock waves shoot across the land, as a muscular man with black, spiky hair would run, avoiding multiple purple blasts headed toward him. He leaps up, smirking. This figure would be known as Son Goku, one of the most powerful mortals in the multiverse.

The God of Destruction would squint at him before launching a Hakai blast at Goku. Goku leaps out of the way just in the nick of time, stumbling back.

"Enough games, Goku," Beerus, the God of Destruction of Universe Seven, would say, "I'm not in the mood for playing around."

"You got it, Lord Beerus!" Goku would clench his fists as the ground breaks under him. He yells, his hair flashing blue. With one last roar, a large blue aura would shoot around him, illuminating the landscape with a bright light.

Goku opens his eyes, now in Super Saiyan Blue. He gets into a stance as Beerus beckons him forward. In a flash, he'd shoot toward Beerus, swinging a heavy punch. Beerus would clash with him for a bit, before getting bored and whacking him with his tail.

Goku would be sent spiraling back, spinning around in the air. He yells, launching a Kamehameha at Beerus, who taps his finger on it right before it hits him and destroys it.

Seeing this, Goku would immediately decide not to hold back any longer. He yells, red lightning shooting around him. His aura bursts even bigger, almost covering the entire area.

"KAIOKEN TIMES TEN!" He would yell, as he launches forward much faster than before, landing a punch on Beerus's face. He gets sent back a bit. "Hmph... That's what I was waiting for!"

The two shoot forward and clash, creating a massive explosion. Whis would watch from below, eating some curry. "Looks like Goku's improved. For a mortal to achieve this level of strength in such a short time is remarkable." He would take another bite.

Goku ramps up his Kaioken to times twenty, rapidly barraging Beerus, then elbowing him in the gut, sending him flying toward the ground. Right before Beerus hits the ground, he stops himself, a purple aura shooting up around him.

"He managed to complete Ultra Instinct in under the time span of forty-eight minutes," Whis says, still talking to himself. "I wonder if he'll be ready for that anytime soon..."

Beerus would yell, mauling Goku to the ground, using more of his power now. Goku would yell, crashing into the ground. He grunts as he gets on his knees, blood dripping on the ground in front of him. "Heh... As expected of the God of Destruction. I forgot how strong he was."

The God of Destruction would hover down toward him, giving him a sinister smile. "Why don't you use Ultra Instinct? It would prove to be a better challenge than you are in your current form. Anything you throw at me, I will erase with no second thought."

Goku manages to get up, panting. "Yeah, I know. I wish I could enter that form, but I forgot how to."

Beerus's smile fades. "What...? You're telling me you went through the entire Tournament of Power, using Ultra Instinct three times and completing it, and you're telling me you can't use it...? BULLSHIT!"

Goku raises his hands, laughing nervously. "Calm down, Lord Beerus! I just... completely forgot how to. It's not like my other forms."

"All your forms thus far have relied purely on your raw power," Whis says, chiming in. "To be honest, you've been doing the opposite of what I've wanted you to do."

Goku pauses, turning toward Whis. "The opposite?"

Whis nods. "Your Kaioken ability has indeed amplified your power to greater heights, but it causes a great toll on your body. Just remember how you felt when you lost against Jiren and the fusion of Caulifla and Kale."

Goku would recall the events of the Tournament of Power. Kefla would have just knocked him out of his form, leaving him with little to no remaining power. He remembered his energy being completely calm before he entered the state again.

He would find himself powering down, his energy becoming steady. Whis raises his eyebrows, his lips slowly curling into a smile. "He's figuring it out..."

Suddenly, Goku's stomach would rumble and it would distract him. He opens his eyes, scratching the back of his head. "Man, this battle has made me hungry!"

Beerus's eyes would twitch, his face red with rage. Whis would sigh, placing a hand on the side of his face. "Goodness..."

The God of Destruction grabs his ears, yelling. "GOKU!"

Goku flinches, sweat going down the side of his face. "Sorry, Beerus! I can't focus on an empty stomach."

Beerus sighs, plopping himself down on the ground. "Fine... If you don't enter Ultra Instinct after eating, I will destroy you."

Whis turns toward his master. "What would you like to eat, my lord?"

Beerus would think for a second. "I want cheese pizza."

Goku shrugs, sitting down on a stump. "Sure."

Whis nods and raises his staff, him materializing pizza in front of the two. Without a second thought, they'd begin digging into the pizza, wolfing down slices in seconds. Whis would stand back, seeing scraps flying everywhere.

"You two really don't have any manners, do you?" Whis would mutter to himself. Suddenly, he gets a call from his staff and looks at it. He would see Bulma waving at him.

"Hey, Whis!" she says, greeting him. "I finally found a food you haven't tried yet! You should come down to Earth before it gets cold."

Whis would smile widely. "Oh! What a delight! What is this new food you speak of?"

Bulma winks. "It's a surprise! It's absolutely delicious, though. It took me hours to make the perfect batch."

"I cannot wait!" the angel would say. "We will see you there."

He would lower his staff, ending the transmission. He turns toward the two, still eating pizzas. "You two, I think you should save some room. Bulma-san just told us she has a new food we haven't tried yet."

Beerus pauses right before taking another bite. "Well, that's a surprise. I figured we already tried everything on the planet." He tosses the slice to Goku, who would munch on it.

The two of them get up as Whis would tap his staff on the ground, a light surrounding them. "Well, let's get going, Goku-san, Beerus-sama." A light engulfs them and sends them shooting toward the Earth.

While they are heading away from Beerus's planet, Goku would ask Whis a question he's had on his mind for a while. "Hey, Whis."

"Hm?" the angel would reply.

"Why does it take you so long to get to Earth and back? Even I can go faster than this."

Whis would chuckle. "Because I simply like the slow pace. I rarely need to rush."

Beerus, who would've been drinking soda, would spit it out. "What?!"

"Hm?" Whis glances at him. "What's the matter, my lord?"

"What do you mean 'what's the matter'?!" the cat would yell. "You realize how impatient I get?!"

"No need to make a fuss, my lord," Whis replies, still chuckling. "I'll speed it up, but I'll warn you... It's dangerous for the mortal body."

Goku would clench his fists. "Let's give it a shot!"

Whis would smile as they shoot off at intense speeds, galaxies shooting by. Goku would barely manage to hold on, his face feeling like it is peeling off. He'd be yelling, but his voice would be unheard.

A minute later, they would stop on Earth and Goku would stumble forward, his eyes looking like spirals while Beerus and Whis are unaffected by the velocity.

"Not bad, Goku," Whis says. "Velocity like that would've vaporized you if you weren't this strong."

"Let's go get the food," Beerus says impatiently. "That pizza wasn't enough to satisfy me."

They would walk across the streets, people looking at Beerus and Whis with dumbfounded expressions on their faces. After a while of staring, Beerus would get irritated and turn toward them, glaring at them with intimidation. "Scram."

Without hesitation, all the people, including the police, would hurry away, continuing with their business. They arrive at Bulma's place and Goku rings the doorbell.

Bulma would answer a moment later, letting them in. "I just saw people running away from where you came from. You better not have scared them again, Beerus."

Beerus yawns, waving her off. "Yeah, yeah. Where're my dumplings, woman?"

A tick mark appears on Bulma's forehead, but she manages to keep her composure. "They're in the kitchen... Still warm. Still piping warm."

Beerus nods and the three enter the kitchen, opening a box. Immediately, an intoxicating smell would hit them, as the juicy dumplings would be revealed. They would look at it, amazed.

Bulma walks in, her anger being replaced by a smirk when she sees their reaction. "Enjoy."

Immediately, Beerus would dig in before Goku and Whis can thank her for the food. They quickly start digging in as well and it would be absolutely delicious to the three of them.

"This is delightful!" Whis would say, barely able to contain himself. "Sublime! Bulma, you have done it once again."

Bulma would chuckle. "Yeah... Thanks, Whis."

After their meal, Goku and Beerus would walk outside, hovering on top of a building. They'd be standing across from each other. Goku smiles, getting into a stance. "Let's start where we left off, Lord Beerus. I want to push you to your full power."

While they are talking, an ominous figure would slowly descend onto the atmosphere, concealing his power. Whis would look up, sensing something off. "Hmm... That's strange."

Bulma, who is sitting down next to him, would glance at him. "What's wrong, Whis? You don't usually act like that."

"It's probably nothing," Whis replies, but he'd be on guard now.

Beerus squints. "You really think you are even close to my level, Saiyan? At most, you could push me to ten percent, and that's being generous."

"We'll see about that." Goku would prepare to leap forward, but an angry voice from below stops them. "Oh, no you don't! You are NOT about to fight on top of Capsule Corp!" Bulma would yell.

Goku would laugh nervously as Beerus looks down at her with distaste. "Fine. Whatever."

Whis would squint at the sky. "Bulma-san, please get as far as you can."

Bulma scrunches her eyebrows. "Whis...?"

Whis wouldn't reply, but she'd decide to listen to him. She'd rush inside to warn her parents and prepare to evacuate.

Right as Goku and Beerus are about to leave, suddenly there'd be a strange feeling consuming the entire planet. Goku would feel a lot of weight, falling down on his knees. "Gck... What is this...?"

Beerus would feel the effects as well but would still be standing. "Whis, what the hell is this?"

Whis would move at a speed Goku and Beerus would've thought impossible, as a massive lightning strike then slams down and hits the city, completely obliterating it. The smoke would fade and Whis would've created a barrier around Capsule Corporation, protecting Goku, Beerus, Bulma, and her parents.

All of the Z-Fighters on the planet would've sensed this powerful presence. A muscular figure starts walking toward them, his aura blasting all the smoke away. He would have short, gray hair, tan skin, and a black robe.

His eyes would be glowing red, as he stops. He examines all of them. "Well, well... If it isn't Whis and... Zydis...?"

Beerus would squint. "It's 'Beerus'. Kindly explain why you ruined my mood before I destroy you."

The figure snorts then turns toward Whis. "Ah... You must be Whis, my father's mentor."

Whis slowly walks forward, dispersing the barrier. "Your name is Abysus, son of Zateus, am I wrong?"

Abysus would also walk toward him. "I see you're well informed. As expected from an angel. They would stop in front of each other, locking eyes."

Goku and Beerus would be stunned at this. They would never have seen Whis this serious before.

"Beerus, do you know who that is?" Goku asks.

"No clue," Beerus replies. "If Whis is acting like this, then he must be a huge threat."

"You are an enemy of the gods, Abysus," Whis says. "Why do you choose to come to this planet specifically?"

"I simply wanted to meet my father's mentor," Abysus replies. "But that's enough talk. Prepare to die, Whis."

Out of nowhere, Beerus vanishes in front of Whis, his hand pointed at Abysus. "You're gonna have to go through me to fight Whis. Hakai."

A pulse shoots from his hand and Abysus yells. "Nooooo!~ ... Just kidding."

Beerus's eyes widen. "What?!"

Abysus would grab his hand, squeezing it. "You're nothing. Leave the business to the real gods." He would throw him into a distant mountain, collapsing it in the process.

Goku would snap to his senses and yell, entering Super Saiyan Blue. He'd swerve around Whis and swing a punch at Abysus, who takes it. The landscape cracks, rocks flying everywhere.

The evil god wouldn't have budged, Goku's fist on his face. "A Saiyan...? What's a Saiyan doing out here...?"

Goku would enter Kaioken times twenty, barraging him rapidly. Abysus would be stopping his punches with his hand. "A blue and red aura... How unlike what he was many years ago."

He glares at Goku and he'd be sent flying, crashing through the landscape, completely leveling it. He'd cough up blood, falling to the ground. He'd grunt and launch a Kamehameha at Abysus, but he'd just flick it back at him.

Goku barely manages to dodge it, his eyes widening. "This guy... He's not even trying... He's even stronger than Beerus..."

He yells once again, a red aura enveloping the area. He shoots forward at full power, straining his body. He swings one more punch, but Whis would step toward him and stop his punch with his staff.

Goku would stop and turn toward him. Whis would stare at him. "Goku, that's enough. Stand back. This being is on a level far beyond your own."

Just then, Piccolo, Krillin, Android 18, Yamcha, Tien, and Vegeta would arrive on the scene, having sensed Abysus.

"Kakarot, who is this?" Vegeta asks.

"Stand back, everyone," Goku says to them. "I couldn't phase him. He's even stronger than... than Beerus."

Vegeta's eyes widen. "What?! That's impossible!"

Beerus would land next to them, his attire torn up. He'd be furious, sweat going down his face. "Stand back, you fools. I'm going to fight this bastard."

With reluctance, the Z-Fighters back up as Beerus clenches his fists. He yells as a massive purple aura shoots up around him, illuminating the Solar System. His muscles bulk up a bit as his aura turns darker, now being a darker purple. A ray of light emanates from him.

He opens his eyes, as symbols just like Toppo's Destruction form would appear on his chest. His eyes would glow a faint red. All the Z-Fighters would be shocked, and Whis would look at him.

"This is the form you've been hiding?!" Goku asks, his eyes as wide as quarters. "Man... I've been hoping to see his full power, but this is crazy!"

The ground under Beerus would vanish, forcing the Z-Fighters to move further away. Beerus would yell, his aura growing in size. The sky flashes, as small objects would gravitate toward him.

He slams his foot on the ground and part of the Earth would crack as he launches forward at an insane speed, swinging a punch at Abysus's face. He grunts, the punch having caused him to flinch.

Beerus then slams him into the ground, causing a massive crater. Lightning strikes the ground everywhere, destroying parts of the Earth. All the Z-Fighters would take cover from the wind.

"His power... It's like it's manipulating the weather itself!" Vegeta yells, over the sound of the explosion. "Is this the true strength of a god?!"

Abysus gets up, no damage having been done by Beerus's attack. Beerus then kicks him away, launching a barrage of Hakai orbs at Abysus. They surround Abysus and combine, forming a sphere around him.

Abysus waves his hand, shattering it. Beerus's eyes widen. "He broke out of it with pure strength?!"

The God of Destruction blinks and Abysus would already be in front of him, him being unable to perceive it. "What-"

"I'll show you strength," Abysus says. He yells and slams a punch in Beerus's gut, as he vomits out blood. The wind force would've traveled all the way to the moon and made a huge crater on it.

Beerus falls to the ground, panting heavily. Not once in his life would he have been pushed this far. Goku would be a fun battle to him, but he'd be unable to push him this far.

Abysus steps on his back, forcing him to the ground. "Hm... At least you're stronger than the average God of Destruction, but you cannot hold a torch to my power."

Beerus would rage and his aura would burst to greater heights than before, forcing Abysus off him. Beerus would yell, before raising his hand. It glows, causing the entire planet to shake to the point it is tilting.

Whis's eyes widen. "My lord, you cannot use the Hakai in that state! It is forbidden!"

"Shut up!" Beerus yells, his hand glowing brightly. "Whis, stand back! That is an order!"

Abysus raises an eyebrow. "You're going to risk losing your position as a God of Destruction by using that, maybe even leading to erasure."

Beerus would be too angry to listen to him. "I am the authority of Universe Seven, God of Destruction Beerus. You will be erased with the rest of the cosmos. Judgment will now be passed onto you, Abysus."

He flickers, as the Earth's atmosphere would start to fade away. "100%... Absolute Hakai... Disappear."

To Be Continued in Chapter Two

Here we go again! It's been a while since I wrote a story on this website. Just know, the frequency of chapters coming out will be very inconsistent and could take days or even months to come out.

I greatly am already improving Dragon Ball Aftermath's plot. I don't know how far I'll remake the story, but the odds of me redoing ALL of it are kind of slim. If it did happen, it'd take a long time to do.

Anyway, I will see you later!

~ Scruffy