Just a few hours ago I was roaming the world with no endpoint, just wandering for the sake of moving. I'm not sure what I was trying to do, or maybe I know exactly why I traveled without end. The endless travels were getting a bit exhausting and when I was offered to join them, I didn't understand why I shouldn't take them up. I had nothing better to do and I had been wanting to see the dragon. Years back I wanted to collect them for my own wish and admittedly, I wanted it all to be true, I wanted Kakarot to wish his parents back. I wanted that because it would mean that such things are entirely possible and that maybe, just maybe, I could have mine granted as well.
Never get too hopeful, I would remind myself because when things don't go the way you want you'll be devastated.
To think that an impulsive decision is what led to a life I never thought I would live
- Chapter 38Jan 18, 2026
- Strawberry Bubbles.Jul 3, 2024
- Space prep?Jul 2, 2024
- End of the tournamentJul 2, 2024
- PiccoloJun 19, 2024
- AntecognitionJun 19, 2024
- Hanker soreJun 19, 2024
- The tournament continuesJun 18, 2024
- Return of the tournamentJun 18, 2024
- So the time goesJun 18, 2024
- Anniversary of lifeJun 18, 2024
- So it beginsJun 18, 2024
- Enter KamiJun 18, 2024
- ExulansisJun 18, 2024
- ExulansisJun 18, 2024
A fantastic Dragon Ball fanfic focused on an OC who essentially becomes the co-protagonist with Goku. I love that she starts off a little damaged and slowly improves over the course of the story thanks to her new friends and family. Her romance with Bulma is slow and she definitely doesn't experience love or attraction in a neurological way, but I kind of love her all the more for that. Uncovering the mystery of who Durian is was really fun.
Kakarot here feels like the ideal form of Goku. He still has all of the good and solid traits of Goku, but without being an idiot. Knowing that he's a saiyan from the start and his relationship with his heritage feels really cool.
Bulma and the rest of the cast get a bit of an improvement on character thanks to the tone of the story being less silly and ridiculous, all together less anime, really. Bulma is particularly noteworthy here due to being a delightful slow burn love interest for Durian. Their relationship is so cute to see progress and Bulma shines as a well developed character in it. I loved the focus that the futuristic and fantastical technology was given here. It's such a background thing in the source material and it's just really nice to see it appreciated and explored here.
The story follows the broad major events of the anime with enough changes for me to find it interesting to read. Altogether a wonderful story with perhaps more of a focus on character building, but I'm quite happy with that.
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