The Tournament of Power 1/27

Jayr POV - Dragon Ball Universe, Null Realm - Age 780

Shortly after the Grand Minister waved his hand, the other competing teams and their Gods immediately appear all over the stage before they immediately start to warily look around while commenting.

"This is the World of Void?"

"Ooh! The guys from the other universes are also already here!"

"Everyone looks quite strong!"

"This is going to be a legendary battle..."

At the same time, the Gods from the 4 universes, lucky enough to be exempted from the Tournament of Power, casually float above the stage studying the structure, and from before they also land on the stage and casually discuss what they are seeing.

"This is the fighting stage?"

"Hmm... It looks surprisingly plain, doesn't it?"

"In a competition of power, who needs unnecessary decorations?"

"The fight will likely be a tremendous battle for survival. Will the stage itself last to the end?"

Suddenly, the Grand Minister approaches and reassures them, "There's no need to worry," which makes one of the God of Destruction of the 1st Universe, Iwan, immediately exclaim, "Ah, Grand Minister-sama," before they all respectfully greet him by bowing.

Then the Supreme Kai of the 5th Universe, Ogma asks, "So, where is Zeno-sama?" which makes the Grand Minister calmly reply, "Until the Tournament of Power officially starts, they are relaxing in their throne room with Jayr-sama's family who came to watch the Tournament of Power and supporting the Team rapresenting their Universe."

Hearing that, the Supreme Kai Ogma glances in my direction before she says, "I see... Jayr-sama's family, huh... It seems that it is quite easy for him to move across the universes..." followed by Khai, the Supreme Kai of the 11th Universe, who adds, "I can feel many Divine presence among them and every single one of their presence makes me almost want to bow before them. Especially that woman with violet hair... She feels just so awe-inspiring."

Even the God of Destruction of the 11th Universe, Belmod, also seems to react strongly to Saori's presence as he exclaims, "Just what is goin' on here!? I almost feel ashamed in her presence. Not only that, but I feel an overwhelming power hidden within her, the likes of which I have never felt before!"

Meanwhile, the Grand Minister then focuses back on the previous topic by rhetorically asking, "In any case, I see you're worried that the fighting stage might break?" making all the Gods who doubted his work out loud immediately much more nervous before he raises his left hand and materializes a block of Kachi Katchin and reassures them, "This fighting stage is made from Kachi Katchin, a material harder than the Katchin mined in the 7th Universe. You need not worry."

Suddenly, I hear the voice of Android 18 as she exclaims, "Ah! Come over here!" which makes me look in their direction as they all move toward the edge of the fighting stage and focus on the bottomless abyss.

"Eeeeeh!!?"

"I can't see anythin'."

"In the Tournament of Power, warriors knocked off this fighting stage lose."

"F-From here?"

While they are shocked by the bottomless abyss awaiting anyone unfortunate enough to fall from the fighting stage, I take advantage of this moment to carefully look at their team and see that the composition is more or less as I expected, 'There is obviosly Goza, in addition with the canonical members Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Android 17, and Android 18. But then there is also Cell present who has taken the place of either Master Roshi, who no matter how much I like and respect him is way too old to take part in thi kind of intense competition with universe buster players present, or Tien Shinhan, who while powerful enough to take part in this kind of battle doesn't exactily mesh well with this kind of chaotic setting, at least not as much as Krillin who is equally as strong but gots a lot more experience with chaotic fights, on top of that, Tien Shinhan is a little too aloof to have any semblance of teamwork. But of course, the most obvious change in the 7th Universe Team is without any doubt HIM...'

Thinking that, my gaze can't help but stop on the very Legendary figure standing in the middle of the 7th Universe Team with an almost lost and clueless look on his face, Broly the original Legendary Super Saiyan.

Broly's appearance differs greatly from his Dragon Ball Z movies counterpart, although it retains the same general concept, while he is still tall, he is noticeably shorter and is more muscular, including having noticeably tanner skin compared to his counterpart that was almost sickly pale.

Broly's hairstyle is also different, while it's still spiky and reaching his upper back, his counterpart had hair split down in the middle while Broly's hair is more overgrown.

He has a scar across his left cheek, left bicep, and an "X"-shaped scar on his left pectoral reaching over his left shoulder and two smaller ones on the upper-left of his abdomen, which is his most notable feature.

His attire consists of purple skin-tight pants with white boots that have a green striping at the toes, presumably taken from Beets' corpse when he came to adulthood.

He also wears a green fur pelt draped around his waist and flowing on the backside, which had been made from the fur of an old friend in memory of him, and black wristbands.

Then he was given by Bulma, likely on Goza's suggestion, a black chest armor with a green midsection and shoulder pads that is very similar to the latest model of a Frieza Force armor, in addition to black boots with white borders and green-striped toes, purple form-fitting pants, and black armbands with white ridges.

(Image Here - Broly)

Regarding how Broly joined the 7th Universe Team despite the fact that his father, Paragus, was very hell-bent on having his revenge on King Vegeta and his offspring, and that Frieza was also one of the possible members of the Team.

Well, lets just say that the meeting between Frieza and so many Saiyans didn't go as well as the canonical one, especially since he had to endure their presence for a much longer period of time and thus, Frieza snapped, Paragus ended up killed, and Broly went Legendary Super Saiyan on his ass obliterating him and sending him back to the Other World before Goza stepped in and knocked him out before the rampaging Broly could cause more destruction.

Looking at Broly's figure, I can't help but think, 'Without any doubt, Goza made the right choice to bring Broly into the Team and pull out Master Roshi, Tien Shinhan, and Frieza. No experience, versatility, cunningness, or ruthlessness is needed when you have a wrecking ball such as Legendary Super Saiyan Broly on your side, crushing anything in his way with sheer, wild power...'

While I'm quickly thinking that, Vegeta suggests that they shouldn't worry about the endless abyss as they could easily fly to avoid falling, but Whis quickly reminds them, "You probably can't fly," which makes Gohan exclaim, "Huh?" followed by Goku, "Really? Lemme see..."

Then Goku confirms Whis' hypothesis by attempting to fly and failing, showing that their Flight is nullified before he lands and says, "He's right," which makes Whis calmly explain, "The rules of this place are controlled so that you can't use skills like Flight. You have to knock your opponents off, so it's only natural."

At this point, Android 17 directs the group to the 10th Universe Team by saying, "Hey. Those guys are flying," making them all look at them and see that a couple of bird-like warriors are indeed flying.

In response, Whis calmly explains, "Like Earth's bird, they have wings to begin with. Also, for fairness, each warrior will feel the same gravity as their birth planet." before He, Beerus, Shin, and Old Kai head to the spectator seats, wishing the warriors rapresenting their universe good luck.

While I'm focusing on the 7th Universe Team, I hear Juan from behind as he whistles out loud and comments, "Phew...! So these are the warriors from other universes? Quite the variety! I also have to say that many of them look quite strong. But more importantly, there are also quite a few beauties...!"

Hearing that, I glance back at my friend and with an evil smirk I ask, "Is that so...? Then should I report back to Katya what you just said...?"

At this point, Juan immediately pales and starts to beg, "Please no! Almighty Lord Jayr, please! I was mindlessly speaking out! Please don't tell Katya anything! I don't want to have Juan junior frozen and broken into pieces! Not again!"

Hearing that, I gently put my hand on his shoulder and with a smile, I reassure him, "Don't worry, my friend... Even if your little Juan is broken in pieces I can always help you grow it back once more." which makes Juan scream in fear while the rest of the group smirks or outright laughs at our antics.

Shortly after that, I hear Orphèe suddenly comment, "It is still so strange to see so many different races... some of them so alien in appearance..."

In response, Patamon calmly reassures him, "Don't worry, Orphèe. After a while, you'll get used to it," which makes Wormmon roll his eyes and say, "It's not like you can talk from experience, Patamon. We are Digimon for Yggdrasil's sake. We are as different in shape and form as they come! I mean V-mon, you, and I even came out from the same Digitama but still ended up being different from out other!"

While my group continues to casually chat, I notice that the 6th Universe Team has approached Goza and his team, and Frost introduces himself to the group as he carefully studies them, especially the newcomers.

Goku says hello to Hit, and Cabba reunites with his de facto mentor, Vegeta, introducing him to Caulifla and Kale.

Goku tries to shake Caulifla's hand, but Caulifla slaps it away, saying she's not going to be buddy-buddy with an opposing universe, which makes Goku agree with her.

At this point, Krillin approaches Goza who seems quite entraced by Caulifla and immediately teases him asking if he has suddenly developed the same weakness as Master Roshi and if he is okay with going against those women, making Goza stutter a little before he regain his bearing and says that he has no such weakness before adding in a low tone that beating her up will likely have a better effect of the usual courtship pratices considering that she is a Saiyan something that makes Krillin sagely nod and agree with.

Suddenly, Goku, Vegeta, and Cabba focus on the 11th Universe Team, feel their Ki, and stand on guard, which makes Caulifla comment that if Universe 7's Saiyans are afraid, then they have nothing to worry about.

Then Goku goes to greet the Pride Troopers, wanting to settle his business with Top, but Top says he is uninterested in personal squabbles and that he is determined to fight to save his universe.

Goku tries to greet Jiren, but Jiren suddenly appears behind Goku, telling him to get lost, making Goku wonder how he got behind him without him noticing.

At the same time, I also notice that the gaze of many teams is also focusing on our group, something that makes me smirk confidently.

Obviosly I'm not the only one who notice that as Algol calmly comments, "It seems that as soon this tournament starts everyone is going to focus on us..." which makes Kiki say, "It is kind of expected... Not only we are "outsiders" but we are only here for our own interest without taking as much risk as them because our universe isn't going to get erased if we fail. This makes us basically the bad guys in their eyes..."

While he is saying that, Goku, Goza, and the rest of their group casually approach us before Goku says, "Hey, Jayr! So this is your Team, huh? I can't wait to see them in action and exchange blows with them!"

After saying that, Goku cheerfully introduces himself, "Yo! I'm Son Goku, nice to meet ya all!" followed by all the other members of his team, before my Team also politely greet them and introduce themselves back.

Krillin then suddenly asks in a curious tone, "By the way... what are those boxes that some of you are carrying on your backs?"

Rigel then calmly answered his question by saying, "These are our Cloths. The armors worn by Athena's Saints. They not only protect our bodies from enemies' attacks, but also enhance our Cosmo and allow us to unleash the full power of our Cosmo without worrying about harming ourselves..."

Suddenly, the voice of the Grand Minister echoes as he says, "The fighting stage is complete, all the universes' warriors are here, and Zeno-sama is very eager for the Tournament of Power to officially start. Let me briefly introduce the competing universes."

At this point, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on a particular group in the distance as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 2nd Universe."

I briefly focus on them and see that all the warriors present are the canonical ones, which means that the members of the 2nd Universe Team are: Ribrianne, Kakunsa, Roasie, Zarbuto, Rabanra, Zirloin, Jimizu, Prum, Harmira, and Bikal.

Seeing that, I quickly use Telephaty to inform my team, [There is no particular threat in the 2nd Universe Team. At most, you have to be careful not to get surprised by their unusual techniques. For example, one of them is from a species that is known to be a physically weak race, but possesses the ability to manipulate space and time and has developed many powerful techniques thanks to their Spirit Control ability to the point that they all can use Healing, Instant Transmission, Cloning, and Gigantification. But if you ignore that, the only good thing I can say about this Team is that they have passion.]

At the same time, I see that Goku notices the Yardrat on Team Universe 2 and warns his team that they should watch out for him, as he would likely know Instant Transmission.

Shortly after that, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on another group in the distance as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 3rd Universe."

Once again, I briefly focus on the illuminated team and see that all the warriors present are the canonical ones, which means that the members of the 3rd Universe Team are: Dr. Paparoni as the team leader, Nigrissi, Maji-Kayo, Narirama, Catopesra, Za Priccio, Biarra, Borareta, Koitsukai, and Pancéa.

At the same time, I again use Telephaty to give my team all the information they need. [Despite their unassuming appearance, this Team shouldn't be underestimated. Without any doubt is one of the strongest Teams that is participating in this tournament. They almost flawlessly combine the Power System of the Dragon Ball Multiverse with Technology and strange abilities. On top of that, many of its members can fuse together to create a truly powerful warrior that is able to easily unleash enough power to destroy this fighting stage, that, as I reminded you once more, you can endure as much punishment as a Gold Cloth. So be careful.]

Shortly after I advised my team, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on another group in the distance as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 4th Universe."

With a quick glance at the illuminated team, I see that again all the warriors present are the canonical ones, which means that the members of the 4th Universe Team are: The leader of the team, Ganos, Nink, Monna, Majora, Shosa, Dercori, Xiangca, Caway, Damom, and Gamisalas.

Seeing that, I once again use Telephaty to advise my team and give them all the information they need to know. [This is without any doubt the most devious team of the Tournament of Power. All the fighters seem to take after their God of Destruction, who, while not very powerful, is quite cunning and ready to use any method to win. These warriors all know how to strike an opponent when they least expect it. From fighters who could be next to impossible to see with normal means, those who use their power of illusion to trick opponents, to those who make use of anything to their own advantage, even their own teammates. This team knows how to hit you from behind. Matching their deceitful nature is each member's personality, which knows how to push their opponent's buttons to distract them. From outright insults to continually harassing the opponent about their appearance or insecurities. They for sure aren't the friendliest group to be around.]

At the same time, I see that Goza's group also notices that Universe 4 has only 8 warriors, but Cell realizes that even though it's faint, he can sense the presence of the remaining two, who are concealing themselves, and warns the others to be careful.

While this is happening, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on yet another group in the distance as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 6th Universe."

I don't even need to take a look to see that the composition of this team is basically the same as the canonical one seen in Dragon Ball Super, which means that the members are: The assassin Hit as the leader, the Saiyans Cabba and Caulifla, the 6th Universe Legendary Super Saiyan Kale, the discount Frieza, Frost, Auta Magetta, Botamo, the Namekians Saonel and Pilina, and Dr. Rota.

Without wasting any time, I immediately use Telephaty to advise my team and give them all the information they need to know, [This team is full of powerful and experienced fighters, but without any doubt the most dangerous are the purple skinned alien who has a Time Manipulation ability called Time Skip, and the two women. One is definitely a genius fighter who is able to easily advance and master new techniques and abilities at a frightening pace, while the other is an untapped well of potential who is one anger outburst away from becoming a universe-buster fighter. On top of that, those two can fuse into a single warrior who inherits the best attributes of her components. Overall, this Team is absolutely one of the strongest taking part in this Tournament of Power.]

While my team is digesting what I just told them, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on yet another group quite close to us as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 7th Universe."

This time I don't even have to look at the team as I know perfectily well who the members are, so I immediately move on to inform the members of my team using once again Telephaty, [This is beyond any reasonable doubt, the strongest Team that is going to take part in this tournament. To make it easier for you guys to understand, in this universe, this group is the equivalent of Seiya, Hyoga, Shiryu, Shun, and Ikki in our home universe. They are intrinsically entwined with the fate of the whole universe, and because of that, they always find themselves entangled with all kinds of problems in one way or another. It should be clear to you all that you must never underestimate and let your guard down when facing them, no matter what state they are in. As long as there is the opportunity, these people will surely break through their limits and become strong enough to overcome anything standing in their way, no matter the odds against them.]

After telling them that, I quickly add, [Each single one of the members of that team is quite the formidable force. There are androids with an unlimited supply of energy that grants them limitless stamina and an accelerated recovery rate, an artificial lifeform that was created using the genes of the strongest fighters of that universe, an expert and very experienced human martial artist, a Namekian with a very strategical mind and quite a bit of power, two Saiyans with an unbounded passion for fighting and for becoming stronger by constantly testing themselves against powerful opponents, an Earthling-Saiyan hybrid whose raw untapped potential eclipses even those two, and two monsters that constantly grow stronger and improve the more they fights without any limits with one of them very prone to lose control and go berserk. Overall, if you guys want to win, this team is surely going to be your greatest obstacle.]

Shortly after I told them that, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on yet another group some distance away from us as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 9th Universe."

I soon focus on them and immediately notice that something is different from what I expected, 7 of the members of this team are familiar faces that were part of the "canonical" Tournament of Power.

These familiar faces are: The Trio of Danger Bergamo, Basil, and Lavender, followed by the weak mobs Hyssop, Roselle, Sorrel, and Hop.

But in the place of Oregano, Chappil, and Comfrey, there are three unfamiliar figures whose presence seems unsettling even for the members of their own team, as they keep some distance from those three and look at them with a clearly wary expression on their faces.

One of these three figures is a short, predominantly blue-skinned alien with a muscular build, he has pointed ears and horns that extend from the head, making it almost look like a demonic creature, he also has a long, spiky tail that is partially visible from my current angle, and the feet and hands are armed with razor-sharp claws.

He wears a brown, studded jacket over a black, baggy pants-like garment, and there's a green belt with a dark emblem.

It also has teal-colored arm guards with gold accents on the forearms and shins.

(Image Here - OC Alien 1)

Right next to the blue-skinned demonic alien, there is a tall, muscular alien that looks like an humanoid axolotl with his pale skin tone, the exotic frills on his head, and his long, serpentine tail that extends from the lower back, featuring a textured, almost bioluminescent appearance with pink and light blue accents and that has a scalloped edge.

He also has an unusual texturing that resembles tiny hairs or scales on the skin, particularly noticeable on the arms and legs, and he also has a broad chest and a defined physique.

This axolotl alien wears an elaborate outfit consisting of a purple tunic or robe with layered details, a gold sash around the waist, a darker-colored apron-like piece that features a crescent moon and a star motif, and boots or shoes that are dark blue with gold accents over all, the outfit is quite ornate.

(Image Here - OC Alien 2)

The last of the unfamiliar figures is a tall and slender alien with pale gray skin, a muscular physique, and long, flowing tentacles that sprout from his head and extend down past the shoulders.

He has piercing red eyes with black sclera and a unique chest marking that resembles a stylized arrow or symbol.

He wears a black shrug top, black pants tucked into boots with yellow accents at the tops, and gold-colored wristbands.

(Image Here - OC Alien 3)

With my senses I immediately pick up the Supreme Kai of the 9th Universe telling something to his God of Destruction, Sidra, and learn that those three unfamiliar faces are named in order, Clova, Cyenne, Peppars and that they are the most evil and powerful warriors that were born in the 9th Universe, so evil that the 9th Universe lost more than half of the living civilizations in the whole universe because of them before they were able to barely seal them away in a desperate act after countless sacrificies.

After that those who survived decided to toss them away in a place so remote, hidden, and protected that it should have been next to impossible to find or even accidentally stumble into, they even made sure to erase any kind of mention of those three from basically anywhere to make sure that nobody would even remember them in the coming generations.

Even with the Supreme Kai's help, the only one left who knew of their existence, Bergamo and the others were barely able to find and free them at the very last minute. Obviously, it took the God of Destruction, Sidra, and the threat of being erased by Zeno to convince them to take part in the Tournament of Power. 

Of course, after learning that, I immediately informed my team about that while at the same time, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on yet another group some distance away from us as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 10th Universe."

I just give a brief glance at the 10th Universe Team, and after seeing that all the members are the same as the canonical one, I simply shrug my shoulders and using Telephaty I tell my team, [Weak mob. Don't even bother with them. They are already dead.]

Shortly after that, the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on yet another group some distance away from us as the Grand Minister calls out, "The 11th Universe."

Looking at the Pride Troopers, I calmly inform my team, [Fairly strong team... But only two individuals are absolutely dangerous. One is a candidate to become the next God of Destruction, and as such, he is not only very, very powerful, but also has a mastery of the dangerous Energy of Destruction. The other one is that gray-skinned alien, he is currently the second strongest opponent on this stage and is easily one of the most powerful mortal warriors in the multiverse.]

Suddenly the light produced by the sun-like lightbulb floating above the fighting stage focuses on us as the Grand Minister calls out, "And lastly the honored guests from Jayr-sama's Universe." which makes me stop for a moment as a confident smirk forms on my face, and say in an excited tone, "It's finally time. The Tournament of Power is truly about to start!"