Reke lay on the grass, staring blankly at the sky. He couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. It had been three years since he left Planet Yardrat, and he still hadn't sensed that immense ki.
Before his ship ran out of energy, he'd been forced to use Instant Transmission to reach a nearby planet with life—and he'd been stuck there for over a year.
You might ask why, since Reke knew Instant Transmission, he didn't jump from planet to planet searching. All he could say was, You've got to be kidding me.
The universe was vast, filled with countless planets teeming with life. Even a small distance on a cosmic scale could mean an enormous difference. Reke didn't dare teleport around blindly, in case he ended up farther and farther from Earth.
So he stayed put on a nearby planet, spending every day either training or sensing ki as usual.
"Zing!"
A tremendous ki signature appeared in Reke's senses. With his experience as a Super Saiyan, he immediately recognized it as the ki of another Super Saiyan.
Reke's face lit up with delight. His lifeless gaze blazed with light as he sprang to his feet and pressed two fingers to his forehead. He locked onto the ki signature—and vanished from the planet.
Earth
Age 770
The once-bustling city had been reduced to ruins. Not a soul could be seen, and the countless collapsed buildings told the story of what had happened.
Ever since the Androids had appeared three years ago, Earth had been shrouded in fear. The only warriors with any hope of standing against them had been killed, leaving only a ten-year-old boy.
Over the past three years, the boy had escaped death countless times while protecting his family and friends. Whenever the Androids showed up, he would