The Saiyan Heritage and the Loneliness of the Warrior

by NathaliaCroft

Lettie never understood her love for fighting or her ability to sense others' strength. Her life changes when she's kidnapped and learns she's Goku and Raditz's sister, part of the Saiyan race. Training under Piccolo, she seeks her heritage, while he confronts his past and new feelings for her. Can they overcome their differences to embrace the bond growing between them?

1. Important Notes (please read)

- This is a retelling/adaptation of the Dragon Ball Z story, focused on my OC — Lettie. It will begin in the Saiyan Saga and end in the Majin Buu Saga. To contribute to the plot, some events and explanations will be different from the original story.

- I originally wrote this story in my mother tongue, Brazilian Portuguese (also available here). This is the translation to English. And, since English is not my first language, I'd like to apologize if I made any grammar or spelling mistakes. Also, I'm not familiar with English literary formatting, so please, feel free to correct me in the comments about anything that needs to be fixed (please, be kind!).

- Although present in this story, the fights will not be the primary focus, but rather Lettie's development in her relationship with the canon characters and, especially, with Piccolo. Here, you'll find more romance and family drama.

- As you could read in the Summary, this story will focus on the romance between Lettie and Piccolo. There are many discussions about Piccolo's biology, but I think it's nice to point out that in this specific fanfiction, he is a man (or male being). I'd also like to comment that, in general, Piccolo has many interesting attributes and powers, however, unfortunately, the canon story itself seems to get a bit lost in his abilities. Therefore, during the plot, I will adapt or limit some of his skills to facilitate the development of the story. Topics such as his diet, powers, etc. will gradually be addressed in an easier and simpler way to understand.

- It's also worth mentioning that the matter concerning the characters' ages are a bit confusing in the original story, because they don't look their age, they barely get older, anyways… Therefore, for this fanfiction, we'll consider that both Lettie and Piccolo are the same age (or close ages), in the sense of aspects of physical appearance, and also mentally.

- This is a story that has been kept in my heart for years, ever since, one day, I decided to start watching Dragon Ball to please my husband LOL and I fell in love with this universe! However, I only had the opportunity to stop and write it now, after getting some experience in my writing. I've never read any other Dragon Ball fanfiction, so I believe it will be an interesting experience to venture into this world through literature.

- "Dragon Ball Z" and its original characters belong to Akira Toriyama. The character Lettie and the others OCs created for this particular fanfiction belong to me. Don't copy/steal my OCs. Pleasedon't copy/steal my story! Plagiarism is a crime! Unleash your imagination and create your own story/adaptation/characters. If you use something as inspiration from this fanfiction, don't forget to give credits and let me know so I can read it, I'll be super happy!

- All the artwork and illustrations used in this fanfic are either from the original anime (with edits made by me) or created with Artificial Intelligence tools such as Leonardo AI, Hotpot AI, Bing Images, ChatGPT, etc. The cover was created using Bing Images (edited on Canva). I'm creating exclusive images to complement the chapters of this fanfic and enhance it visually. However, since this is a time-consuming process, the images are being added gradually. So, don't be sad if you find chapters without images yet. Thank you so much for your understanding and support during this process!

- Warning: the story contains mentions and scenes of light adult content (nothing explicit or spicy), as well as themes about violence, torture, death, grief, psychological pressure, anxiety and depressive behaviors. Recommended for people over 18 years old.

- Important: If you're reading this fanfic on FFN, I'd like to invite you to migrate to Wattpad! There, I can add images, fanarts, videos, and other extras that this site unfortunately doesn't support. I promise your experience will be even richer on Wattpad! Just search for the story "The Saiyan Heritage and the Loneliness of the Warrior". However, feel free to continue reading here if you prefer!

Thank you for giving a chance to my story! Happy reading!