"Piccolo!"

"Uncle Piccolo!"

"Hmph! Namekian."

Piccolo was holding on by sheer willpower. Just as he was about to completely vanish.

Puff! The source of thɪs content is ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt

The Evil Containment Wave struck true, pouring into the sealing vessel. Green light blazed.

Rose Broly let out a roar of unwilling fury. "I am a god! How could this be…?!"

At last, the green beam seemingly lasting an eternity slowly faded into nothing.

Piccolo had succeeded in sealing Rose Broly into the container.

A faint, relieved smile crossed his face before he closed his eyes, his body scattering into the air like drifting sand.

Cracks appeared on the container almost instantly.

The others didn't dare waste a second.

Bulma quickly slammed the lid shut.

Gohanks fetched another intact container, placed the soon-to-shatter smaller vessel inside, and sealed it tight.

With a sharp snap, Future Trunks slapped a sweat-soaked talisman firmly over the lid.

Then, they went full nesting-doll style layer after layer until the sealed container was wrapped in a total of twenty shells.

"Even so, it won't hold for long!"

The trembling of the multi-layered seal drew grim looks all around.

Unfortunately, Piccolo had only made two sealing talismans in total.

One had been used to seal Rose Vegito, and even then, it had barely worked.

As for Rose Broly, even with all these layers, they could only buy a bit of time.

Sooner or later, both would break free and return.

"What do we do, Levos?" Bulma asked.

Before Levos could answer, the world changed again.

From within a rift in space-time came shrill, furious howls.

Ripples spread outward, and in them, shadowy black figures struggled violently, trying to break through.

Among them, they could make out many familiar faces Gohan, Trunks, Frieza, Cell, Buu…

But most were strangers.

Every one of them radiated the same suffocating aura darkness and malice beyond measure.

They were all Zamasu.

Levos's expression darkened, a deep sense of dread gripping him again.

The others didn't know these figures, but as a diehard Dragon Ball fan, how could Levos not recognize them?

Hit, Toppo, Jiren, Super Saiyan 4 Goku, Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta, Granolah, Gas, Elec…

Just how many timelines had Zamasu corrupted?!

As despair threatened to consume them all, a light cut through the rift.

From it stepped a woman into their crumbling world dressed in a white coat, loose yellow trousers, her skin a soft pink hue.

Her features were flawless, her bright eyes clear as crystal, and her entire being radiated a holy, pure presence.

Everyone stared, puzzled, wondering who she was and why she had appeared here of all places.

The woman took in the devastation with calm, unhurried eyes before fixing her gaze on the rift.

Her brows knitted slightly. "As if the Demon Realm wasn't trouble enough now this in the twelve universes as well."

The next moment, she waved her right hand.

Whoosh.

Countless mysterious runes rained down like meteors around the space-time rift.

In an instant, the entire dark-purple void was filled with those symbols.

Then came a burst of golden light, weaving itself into chains that pierced the rift.

The radiance washed over everyone, warm and soothing, a comfort that melted away the fatigue in their bodies.

The chaotic tear in space-time began to stabilize, slowly knitting back together.

The shadowy figures were frozen in place, then vanished, their clamor fading into silence.

The woman's face paled, her hand pressing lightly to her chest as her breathing quickened.

That spell had cost her no small amount of power.

Her form then began to shrink, transforming into that of a young girl.

Turning to the curious faces around her, she smiled. "I am the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa. My duty is to ensure history flows as it should, and to remove what does not belong."

At the words "Supreme Kai," relief washed through the group.

"Zamasu's attempt to cross into this timeline has been temporarily stopped. The rift will be fully sealed soon."

"But…"

Just as everyone began to relax, her next words tensed them right back up.

"My divine power can only seal Zamasu in the space-time gap for now, I cannot truly destroy him."

Levos thought she'd already done more than enough. This Supreme Kai was clearly dependable and far stronger than the average one.

"What happens to Zamasu in there?" Levos asked curiously.

Chronoa sighed. "Normally, time in the space-time gap barely flows at all. They cannot escape."

"However… right now, the Demon Realm's Supreme Kai is also sealed in there. I can't predict what might happen."

"The Demon Realm's Supreme Kai?" Everyone was stunned.

"That's right. Just as your world has Supreme Kais, so too does the Demon Realm. And the Demon Realm exists on par with the twelve universes but outside the Grand Zeno's authority."

Demon Realm? Twelve universes?

Aside from Levos and Future Trunks, everyone else was lost.

Chronoa's eyes narrowed slightly. "So you really don't know. In short, the Demon Realm is a world completely apart from yours."

In the original Dragon Ball, information on the Demon Realm was sparse.

Levos only knew a few related figures: Babidi and his father, Majin Buu, and the Demon Realm King Dabura.

The killer of Jiren's master seemed linked to the Demon Realm as well.

Levos even suspected that the planet-eater Moro was one of them and maybe even the Heeter family had ties there.

And from the Dragon Ball Heroes promo material, there were still Fu, Mira, Dabura's sister Towa, the dark god Demigra, the Dark Demon Realm King Mechikabura…

Unfortunately, Levos had crossed over too early to see the Demon Realm storyline enter the main Dragon Ball plot.

Either way, anyone connected to magic seemed likely to have some link to the Demon Realm.

Pushing the thought aside, Levos focused back on the moment.

"So… those shadowy beings will return someday?" he asked, worry lacing his voice.

"I cannot say for certain. But it's very possible Zamasu has tampered with far too many timelines." Chronoa nodded slightly.

"Your timeline is too unstable. I can only make initial repairs." She paused. "I still have to seal other rogue shadows. We'll meet again."

"Farewell, everyone."

With that, her figure blurred. A beam of light swept her away into the void.

The group's expressions hardened. Zamasu's chaos was clearly no small matter if the Supreme Kai of Time left so quickly, it meant there was trouble elsewhere.

"Supreme Kai of Time… interesting…"

And at that moment, a familiar figure slowly emerged from the closing rift.

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