Laila One

This was a desolate expanse of space, the surroundings pitch black, with only the occasional faint starlight filtering through the obstruction of planets and meteorites to illuminate the void.

Yet, within this deathly silence, an eight-year-old boy floated adrift.

Though the boy was covered in bloodstains, the rhythmic rising and falling of his chest served as proof that he still clung to life.

As the boy breathed, a stray beam of starlight shone upon his face, as if the universe itself were grateful for his existence, bringing a touch of vitality to this empty void.

Through the illumination of the starlight, the boy's features were clearly visible.

He had black hair, and his delicate face was currently set with eyes tightly shut; his furrowed brows seemed to reflect the pain racking his body. Yet, that was not the most striking detail—it was his hairstyle, which remained in a semi-upright state regardless of the circumstances.

Clearly, based on these distinctive features, this boy was none other than Kast, who had previously clashed with Frieza.

The question remained, however: why was Kast covered in wounds, drifting unconscious through space? What exactly had happened?

That was something only Kast could answer once he regained consciousness.

Soon, however, as the starlight continued to shine, Kast's eyelids began to flutter—a precursor to his awakening.

"Where is this!?"

In his daze, Kast only felt himself floating quietly in the void.

"Hiss!"

Opening his eyes, Kast prepared to sit up, only to suddenly gasp as a sharp, intense pain radiated from his left arm.

"This!"

Looking toward his left arm, Kast's pupils constricted violently. The arm was gone, replaced by a gruesome, blood-stained stump.

At the edge of the wound, there were even charred carbon marks from intense heat.

Staring at the injury, Kast frowned. Enduring the excruciating pain, he struggled to sit up, eventually steadying himself in the void.

"I didn't think I'd come so close to death."

Looking at the charred remains of his arm, Kast felt a sense of relief; had the wound not been cauterized, he likely would have bled to death.

"But it was worth it!"

Recalling the events that had transpired, a smile tugged at the corners of his lips.

It turned out that during his battle with Frieza, Kast had gathered all his energy into a single point and fired a blast at Frieza.

Frieza had responded by unleashing his full power in a counter-attack.

Although Kast was in a Super Saiyan mimicry state with a combat power of approximately 125 million, Frieza at full power possessed a combat power of 120 million.

Because the gap between their strengths was so narrow, the intensity of their clash caused their gathered energy to swell, and the radius of the collision expanded rapidly.

Given that they were standing in close proximity, both were eventually caught within the energy sphere.

The energy was simply too vast. The moment Kast's left arm resisted the blast, it was engulfed; the intense temperature, capable of melting materials that could withstand thousands of degrees, instantly vaporized his limb, leaving the wound in a carbonized state.

Soon, the energy sphere reached its limit, and with a violent explosion, both of them were blasted away.

The moment he was sent flying, the sheer impact caused Kast to lose consciousness, leading to the state in which he had just awakened.

Extending his right arm, Kast fumbled through his clothes with difficulty.

Soon, he felt something and pulled his hand out.

Opening his palm, he revealed a light green bean. Though it looked plain and unremarkable, to Kast, it was a lifesaver.

This was none other than a Senzu Bean he had obtained at Korin Tower. With this bean, as long as one had not yet breathed their last, it could instantly heal any injury, no matter how severe—a "super healing potion."

Looking at the Senzu Bean in his hand, Kast smiled and swallowed it without a moment's hesitation.

Crunch, crunch. After chewing and crushing it, Kast gulped the Senzu Bean down.

"Boom!"

The moment he swallowed it, Kast's body suddenly surged, and his original injuries healed instantly.

At the same time, the carbonized marks on his left shoulder began to flake away. Granulation tissue appeared and began to squirm, and between the tissue, bone began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, as the tissue wrapped around the bone and intertwined, Kast's left arm was fully restored.

He clenched his left hand, feeling the arm as it had been before, and a smile touched his lips.

However, the smile vanished quickly. Kast returned to his usual calm expression, turned his head, and stared into a patch of black void in the distance.

"How much longer do you intend to watch?"

As his voice fell, the void in the distance began to distort, and a figure slowly emerged from the previously empty space.