A/N: Before I say anything else, I wanna point out this has nothing to do with "Dragon Ball: A Change in Time." This is a separate AU from that and normal Dragon Ball.
Due to a slight annoyance...okay major annoyance in the direction Dragon Ball is going, I needed a tiny break from my usual story and needed something new. Something fresh. In me ranting on to my friend, in a fit of rage I suggested I just rewrite it out of spite. Of course that was anger talking and that would never happen, but it did spark an idea.
An idea of making a new Dragon Ball Story that isn't just a simple add on to the normal story or just a few changes here and there. But we can get more into that later. For now, I welcome you to Dragon Ball: New World!
The End of All, Rebirth of the Universe!
(Toki Toki City)
Chronoa's eyes flicked open, pain igniting throughout her very being. Her clothes were torn in several places while multiple battle marks were seen across her body and blood seeped from her side. Despite this, she forced herself to sit up. Once she took a wide look around, horror soon etched on her face as she looked up at the sky.
For years the Time Patrol had a singular purpose: To ensure Time went into a flow and never changed. It was originally created after a Hybrid Saiyan by the name of Trunks Brief had traveled back in time thanks to using a Time Machine created by his mother, Bulma Briefs. In order to keep order, Chronoa, the Supreme Kai of Time, had taken a version of Trunks from his time and had him help form up the Time Patrol to deal with issues across Time and Space.
Due to his use of the Time Machine, Trunks had accidentally created several different timelines that needed to be kept in order along with the original timeline. However that was not the issue.
The issue remained with the creation of the Time Machine itself. Word had spread out across the Universes about the invention and soon many had tried attempting to recreate it.
Unfortunately some succeeded through various means.
Most notable was the Demon Realm through a woman by the name of Towa. The Demon Realm itself was a dimension sealed away from the Universe due to their past transgressions against the people of Universe 7. Her goal was to gather enough energy across time to release the Demon Realm and allow their evil to spread across the Universe. She was easily the most dangerous in the eyes of many, but she was merely the spark to an eternal flame.
Mechikabura appeared next, being far more cunning and powerful than Towa ever was. Once considered a powerful and versatile threat that held the power to back it up and the respect from the Demon Realm.
The worst that came was in the form of Fu, Towa's son. He was chosen by Mechikabura himself to be the ruler of the Demon. He had completely mastered time travel and used it for his own crazed experiments. His natural talent and brilliant mind made him far more dangerous in comparison to many threats.
It was clear that Chronoa and Trunks would be able to handle the threats alone, which was why Chronoa had come up with a plan. Like Trunks, she could bring other warriors from their timeline and add them a part of the Time Patrol. It started off simple enough with them only going for those that Trunks knew, but it soon expanded off to many warriors across space and time. Some of which saved from their fates while others were pulled from other Universes. One by one, they had worked their hardest to secure the timeline. Though only a notable few could keep up with the likes of Goku, Vegeta and Trunks.
Such a warrior was Rukido, one of the first Saiyan's she had wished for that wasn't part of Goku's group. Then again, she had accidentally wished for his existence by accident, meaning he wasn't apart from any of the normal Saiyan colonies spread out across the universe. Rather he was created.
Ignoring that small, tiny mistake on her part, Rukido was unexpectedly decent despite being a Saiyan. Without the Saiyan Programming in his mind, he was a focused warrior, preferring to take out any threat as swiftly as he could without hesitation. Of course, even she could tell that Rukido took great joy in his battles, he just never let it consume his mission. Outside of missions and training however, he remained reserved when it came to people he never knew, only acting friendly if they shared it. Alternatively, people he did know were treated to the same friendly matter without needing to prove anything extra. There were only few who could compare to the Saiyan's personality and she would forever be thankful for him using his power to protect him against the threats they had faced thus far.
But that was besides the point. The Demon Realm, thanks to the combined efforts of the Time Patrol and warriors outside the timestream, had faced defeat multiple times. It wasn't until recently they had gotten out of a war and had finally taken Fu out for good and took away all forms of time travel from the Demon Realm. While it may have been a harsh move, there was nothing that could be done about it now.
However this itself was merely the beginning for something much bigger in the form of the last person Chronoa had ever expected to return.
Sealas: The First Time Patroller
Sealas was the very first person she had ever recruited, long before Trunks. He was her student in a sense. She had shown him everything there was when it came to Time itself, helped him in his own strength and had constantly reminded him that time needed to be kept in motion. He was as strong as he was wise, someone who would make for the perfect successor should she ever retire.
However his ideals clashed with her own, wanting to use the Scroll of Entirety to make things better rather than let things remain bleak. It wasn't until he watched Majin Buu destroy a young boy he had tried to save previously, along with the boy's homeworld, that he made his choice. He had tried to destroy the Scroll of Entirety, but was stopped by Chronoa at the last minute. She only gave him once chance to surrender, but his ideals for Justice prevented himself from doing so. He believed that the current timeline needed to be erased and replaced by one free of evil. Because of his betrayal, Chronoa had imprisoned him into the Time Abyss for all eternity. To never be seen again...or so she hoped.
He was back...and he had won.
Chronoa could only look up in horror as the sky was pitch red as tears in time could be soon echoing out. Just underneath it was the burning city of Toki Toki, currently torn in pieces and falling from the sky. Between all of that was Sealas himself, having a large sphere of energy that was releasing shockwaves across time and space.
Sealas possessed yellow eyes, black skin and a pale-blue glowing core on his chest, along with long white hair and a physical build. He also wore a red-colored ripped long backside cloth and he also wielded a blue glowing spear.
Upon his gaze meeting hers, she instantly saw a barrage of blades falling down upon her. She was prepared to move until she suddenly found herself lifted from the ground and away from the exploding swords.
"You need to move faster than that!" Upon hearing the voice, the Kai looked up to see Rukido. He stood 6'0 tall with fair skin and a physical build. His onyx black hair was spiked and pointed up with the exception of two bangs split down the middle while his eyes were a shiny black. He was wearing a ripped pair of gi pants, colored bright red with a black sash around his side, along with a pair of black boots. "Good to see you made it."
"I can say the same about you." Chronoa said as they took cover behind a boulder to catch themselves. Upon further inspection, she saw that the Saiyan was badly injured himself. "You're hurt."
"No kidding, Sealas isn't a joke." Rukido said before taking a deep breath. Seeing her raise her hands, he quickly grabbed them before she did anything. "Easy there, you need to heal yourself. I'm kinda hoping you have a plan to stop all of this."
"I...I can't." Chronoa said, holding her side. Her entire face was downcast as Rukido waited patiently. "Sealas...he took my power. Time and Space are his to control now." It was a scummy move in her opinion, literally ripping the power out of her so he can use it himself. She didn't even understand how he had done it, but it was how he secured his victory. "With how much power Sealas has now, there's no stopping him from changing history to how he sees fit. Gods, Trunks was..."
"...Hey, this isn't a time for tears now is it?" Rukido asked, cupping her face to get her to look at him. Offering a smile, he continued. "We're still here so there's a chance to win."
"You don't understand. That spell he's using is automatically charging up now and once it's finished everything, but he will be erased from existence." No matter how strong you were, either as a God or even Zeno himself, you can't face off against time itself. "Without my power I can't stop it."
Rukido's smile strained for only a moment as he went into thought. "...In that case, I'll take care of him while I can."
"Haven't you been listening to me!" Chronoa snapped angrily. "Sealas has the power well beyond that of Gods and you plan to still face him! We can't win this!"
"Don't be too sure about that. I got my own idea to deal with him, but I can't do anything about that spell." Rukido admitted, standing up from his spot. "You're the only one who understands how that works, so I need your help."
"But I can't stop it if I wanted to!" Chronoa said, angry tears streaming down her face.
"I'm not asking you to. However, spells can be rewritten can't they?" Rukido said, catching her off guard.
"What...what are you saying?" Chronoa asked.
"Well we obviously lost the battle, but I don't plan on allowing this bastard to have his way and change the Universe for his own selfish reasons. You need to make it where the Universe reset's out of his control. If you can do that, then it can go on it's own course." Rukido explained confidently before looking bashful. "At least, that's what I think."
"If we do that there's no telling what will happen." Chronoa said, yet without any scolding behind it. If anything...she was considering it. "He'll have what he wants. A new timeline altogether. A new Universe."
"Free from his control and free to make it's own choices." Everything may change, but it would have been worth it if they made sure Sealas was out of the picture. "Besides, it's not like we have anything better to do, outside of laying around and dying. Between you and me, I would rather go down fighting."
"...Damn it. You're lucky I have a good idea of how to change the spell." Chronoa said, pulling herself up and offering her own smile. "If we do fail, I can at least get this out the way."
" Wha-" She closed the distance by pressing her lips against his. He was surprised for a moment before he kissed back, deepening it. It could only last for a few seconds before they pulled apart. "Woah..."
"Woah? That's all I get? You were kissed by a Goddess after all." Chronoa said mockingly, her fire returned to her. "Now, get out of here. We have a mission to complete."
"You don't need to tell me twice." Rukido said while stepping back. Instantly a golden flame erupted from him before he shot out to the sky. Chronoa watched him with a smile on her face before it turned serious as she focused on the large sphere in the sky.
One last act of the Supreme Kai of Time was underway.
Sealas remained in place and looked at the spell expressionless before feeling a presence. Turning around he saw a golden light flying towards him and spun his staff around on guard. The light stopped just across from him and faded away, showing Rukido.
The Saiyan was currently a Super Saiyan 4, having dark crimson fur across his body, his hair lengthened and wilder, reaching down to the middle of his back, while two long pointed bangs of hair appear on the the side of his neck. He also grew considerably up to 7,0 while his body became considerably more built and his eyes changed into a bright emerald green.
"Rukido." Sealas said calmly, not the least bit phased.
"Sealas, I wish it didn't come to this." Rukido admitted while entering a stance. "As a Time Patroller, I have to stop you."
"You would be wiser to join me rather than attack." Sealas said.
"Not a chance. You think I'm gonna work hand in hand with the guy who hurt Chronoa? You're dumber than you look." Rukido declared while clenching his fist and unleashing his full power. "Then again, what else would I expect from a whiny baby like you. Complaining that life isn't fair? Grow up."
"Your words won't phase me." Sealas declared, allowing his power to flow. It was enough to almost push Rukido back, but he held his ground. "In the name of true peace, I will bring on a time that is eradicated of all evil."
"You just keep talking. Let's see if you keep up after I beat you down." Rukido said before he charged forward with his fist reeled back. Once he threw his fist, Sealas caught it effortlessly and looked less than amused.
"The First Time Patroller Vs. The Last Time Patroller. A fine name for a battle that no one will ever know." Sealas said before blasting the Saiyan away. Rukido had managed to recover himself and merely huffed before he and Sealas charged at one another.
They vanished in colors of bright yellow and dark purple, releasing several shockwaves upon their strikes landing upon one another. It wasn't long until they finally came visible with Sealas striking Rukido's chest and sending him flying towards the falling city before he gave chase. Rukido barely stopped himself before seeing a barrage of ki-spears flying at him and had swithly dived down to avoid them. They buried themselves into the burning city before exploding, blasting it to pieces.
Rukido scowled at the sight before taking note of Sealas rushing at him. Both had clashed with them throwing several strikes at one another while they descended to ground level. Reaching it, the Saiyan suddenly forced the staff out of Sealas' hand before continuing his attack. He landed several punches across Sealas' body before shoulder tackling him away. Sealas had recovered and looked up to see the Saiyan catching his staff before vanishing. Feeling a presence behind him he turned around only for the staff to pierce his stomach and force him to the ground. Rukido appeared above him right after and moved to land a kick on him, but had vanished before the strike could land.
"Tch." Rukido muttered before turning around to see Sealas. He was floating in the air, his staff in hand and his wounds completely healed. He held up his hand as portals appeared around the Saiyan, glowing viciously while Sealas' eyes were glowing.
"This technique is Time Judgement." Sealas explained simply. Massive bolts of energy shot from the portals and consummed Rukido, the blast shooting up in the air. Sealas looked on passively before quickly turning around to block the incoming strike of Rukido. "I suppose that was too predictable."
"Amateurish is a better word for it." Rukido then jumped back before firing down ki-blasts.
Sealas merely knocked them all away with his staff while aiming his free finger. Seeing this, Rukido dashed out the way as a beam shot past him and out into the sky. He dashed down only to notice a light above him and turned around to see a barrage of beams coming down. The beams were random, shooting around the Saiyan as he dodged past them as best as he could. That didn't mean Sealas was done either and he proved it by suddenly closing in on the Saiyan and striking his chest with his staff. A burst of energy suddenly shot through and blasted a shocked Rukido on his back.
"You chose wrong in siding with the Kai, now it's time for you to perish." Sealas stated. He moved to strike the Saiyan down before taking note of his spell. "Tampered...Supreme Kai of Time." He looked up and saw Chronoa before the large sphere, trying to break through the spell. "It seems my master will have to fall next."
"Not in your life!" Rukido declared while jumping back on his feet. He ignored the burning pain throughout his body and charged at Sealas.
"You can't win." Sealas said, lazily shifting around Rukido's blows. He closed in kicking the Saiyan up into the air then closed in and grabbed him by his head. Rukido was harshly slammed through several pillars and sent skipping across the ground. Sealas turned his attention on Chronoa until he was roughly kicked from behind. "Stay down."
Rukido's response was a flying kick into Sealas' face that forced the former Time Patroller to fly back. He managed to stop himself in time to see Rukido closing in and release a barrage of strikes upon his body. Yet Sealas wasn't budging an inch, taking each blow as though it was nothing. At least that was until a burning sensation struck his chest.
'What?' Sealas thought before he was suddenly knocked away. An annoyed growl escaped from his mouth before he closed in on Rukido entering a clash. Even as he blocked the Saiyan's strikes he still felt that burn spread throughout his body. 'What is this? His strikes are releasing some form of power, but what!'
He didn't get an answer, rather a powerful spin kick dug into his side.
Stabbing his staff into the ground, he stopped himself from flying any further than needed. Glancing up, he raised his staff to block another spinning kick from the Saiyan and pushed him back. Sealas empowered his staff and vanished a brilliant flash of light while Rukido recovered and remained in his spot. Sealas suddenly appeared behind him and moved to behead the Saiyan. However Rukido turned around and slammed his foot deep into Sealas' stomach, the impact sending him away.
Sealas slammed backfirst into a pillar before Rukido appeared and struck his fist into the same spot and embedded him in place. Enegry soared through his fist as he uppercutted Sealas up through the pillar and up into the open air. There Sealas finally managed to recover and tossed his staff down where Rukido was. Unfortunately for him, the Saiyan appeared just above him and delivered a harsh hook kick across his head, sending him straight through the pillar down below. Rukido charged down to continue his assault until he was suddenly frozen in place.
"Time Space: Encasement." Sealas said calmly, standing up from the debris with his eyes glowing purple. He completely stopped the movement of time around the Saiyan. Instead of attacking, he turned his focus to Chronoa. "You're first." He started to fly up only to feel his arm grabbed and turned around in shock. "Impossible."
"I'm a Saiyan." Rukido said before embedding his fist deep into Sealas' stomach.
Meanwhile Chronoa was breathing heavily as she was slowly breaking through the spell Sealas had placed. However it proved difficult with Sealas' influence being clear within. Only once he was taken out could she truly alter the spell.
'For now, I just have to slow it down until Rukido's done. You better hurry up!' Chronoa thought while going through chants.
Sealas dashed backwards from the Saiayn to create some distance. Yet Rukido suddenly appeared and landed a quick strike against his chest. The impact alone would have caved in any other warrior, but thanks to Ahms, Sealas was able to survive it. Thought, not without having the wind knocked out of him once more.
'What is this?' Sealas thought frustrated as he raised his staff up. However it suddenly split into two upon Rukido's foot piercing through it and striking his chest once more, this time making blood splatter. "GAK!" Sealas flew backwards before he finally stopped himself, holding his chest in pain. He looked up and glared seeing Rukido causally stepping towards him without so much of a care. "How, no. Where are you gathering this power from? You were a mere weakling a minute ago! No different from the rest!"
"So you caught on to that, did ya? I wasn't sure if I could pull this off, but I'm glad I was wrong." Rukido said while cracking his neck. A feral grin settled on his face that unnerved even Sealas. "Two words. Spirit Control."
"Spirit Control...So that's how." Sealas muttered to himself. Spirit Control allowed the user to have abilities that enhanced themselves in various ways, along with new techniques. "You must be getting this energy from somewhere. Spirit Fission won't work on me as I am now and this land is ripped off nearly all it's life."
"You'd be right on both parts, but you forgot about something. Something that's your fault." Rukido said, making Sealas' eyes widen. "Take a closer look if you would."
And Sealas did just that. Focusing his own eyes to properly see where the energy was coming from. His own eyes widened in horror as he looked up in the sky. "Don't tell me. The Time rifts?!"
"That's right. Those timelines are already dying, no thanks to you, so I have no reason to not take that energy and make it into my own." Rukido said, his grin fading and becoming much more focused.
"Even so, that power alone won't be enough to vanquish me." Sealas said mockingly while releasing his full power to prove a point. "Chronoa's power is my own, not only that, but various warriors across time that would even be considered Gods."
"Immortality? You really think that's gonna save you?" Rukido asked mockingly. His own power was released as well, having noticeable sparkles around his aura that seemed to be changing colors variously. "You can thank a variant of Trunks for this move. He used it against Zamasu and actually managed to beat him for a moment. However while his uses the Spirit Bomb, mine resolves around the Soul Punisher."
"What?!" Shock finally entered Sealas. He was actually sweating from looking at Rukido, but he shook his head. "No. Such a technique won't affect me. My actions are pure."
"They already have. Otherwise you wouldn't be complaining." Rukido said, holding his hand out with the Soul Punisher in hand. "But if you want, we test exactly how pure you are."
Sealas didn't say anything at first before he dashed straight up and held out his hand. Another spear formed in hand, formed of pure energy while his eyes changed color. One yellow, the other purple, both glaring down at him. "I won't fail! Not to you!"
"We'll see about that, won't we!" Rukido announced before charging up at him, the Soul Punisher held out. It grew in size, almost becoming a large ball of energy that was ready to explode! "Soul Punishing: Impact!"
"Time-Space: REBELLION!" Sealas roared, charging downward and placing all of his power into the sphere. Upon colliding, the shockwave echoed across the land, shattering everything around them. "MY AMBITION WILL BE REALIZED AND THIS WORLD WILL BE PURGED OF THE EVIL THAT STRIVES IN IT!"
"That choice was never yours to make! That belongs to those of the Universe!" Rukido announced, clenching his eyes shut. He needed to make sure Sealas didn't survive this, no matter what. "This is everything I have now!"
The attack suddenly grew even larger and consummed the spear before taking Sealas himself. Pain came immediately, feeling his very being being torn apart by the attack as he screamed out in agony. Rukido kept up his assault, yelling all the while returning back to his base form. He could hear many curses from Sealas and ignored them all until there was silence. Even then he kept going until he couldn't no more and dropped to the ground. Rukido looked up, seeing nothing left of Sealas, their battle coming to a conclusion.
"That's that, ain't it?" Rukido asked weakly, forcing himself on his back. He saw the rifts getting weaker, even their own world seemed to be fading. Despite all that, he held a tired smile on his face and pointed his fist upwards. "Thanks...now, please. Trust in her to make everything better. She's our best hope."
Chronoa barely broke through another Spell before it faltered altogether. Realization came quickly on Sealas' defeat before she immediately got to work.
"Time and Space heed my voice..." Chronoa began, her eyes glowing as she spoke. "Break fourth from the one known as Sealas and allow the Universe to flow as it should once it changes." The sphere slowly turned white as it grew more and more unstable. "Renew the Universe and allow it to be free for the people that grow within! Allow the balance to remain as it is! I ask this! Universal Rebirth!"
The sphere shined brighter than ever before imploding, allowing all to be consumed by white.
(?)
Chronoa opened her eyes once more and looked around, seeing that she was in a space of white that had golden and purple petals falling from seemingly nowhere. Glancing down, she realized she had Rukido's head in her lap, much to her embarrassment.
"You woke up. Good, it's kinda lonely here without anyone to talk to." Rukido said, getting a sad smile from her.
"You idiot. Did you have to use so much power?" Chronoa asked, laying them on the side of his face and rubbing his cheeks. "You're as weak as a kitten right now."
"Maybe, but I still got him." Rukido argued.
"You did. He won't be getting his way." Chronoa said, trying to sound happy. However her tears were spilling out and dropping on the Saiyan's face. "...But we really didn't win either, did we?"
"No, we didn't." Rukido said calmly, his own smile staying on.
"I may have had no other choice, but to be forced to do so is shameful for someone of my position." Chronoa said, allowing her tears to flow freely. Clenching her tears shut, she could only cry as Rukido looked up at her. "If I had dealt with Sealas previously then we wouldn't be in this mess. And now, now we'll fade away along with everyone else. I don't even know if we'll be reborn! I...I don't know what's gonna happen next!"
"..."
Chronoa kept on crying until she felt a hand on her face. Opening them she was greeted with the smiling face of Rukido, his eyes filled with confidence.
"Not knowing what's gonna happen...isn't that exciting?" Rukido asked, making her eyes go wide. Then a snort escaped from her lips before she started laughing. Rukido joined her as their laughs were the only thing that could be heard through the disappearing void. "We'll meet again in the next world. I know because...I love you, Chronoa."
"I...I love you too, Rukido." Chronoa said before leaning down. They're lips met once more before everything faded to white.
Time and Space were now rewritten. For better or worse? That remains to be seen.
(Chapter End)
A/N: Well this is the start of something new. For me at least. As of right now, the world of Dragon Ball has gone through a full reset and I did so through a reasonable way if you understand Hero logic.
EVERYTHING is reset. The Universes, the Gods, Zeno, all of it is either there, changed completely or is gonna simply no longer exist. This is also OC based, which means most of the cast will be OCs made by me or others. Characters from the actual series will appear still and some will be important for the story.
Now, I do hope you've enjoyed this chapter and that you'll come back for any future ones. Until then, have a great day and we'll meet next time!
