5.1 Time Skip: Ten Years of Unrelenting Growth
Another ten years passed. For Alexander Nova, the decade was a blur of rigorous, almost obsessive, training. The success of his cultivation realm trial had been a pivotal moment, cementing his determination.
[HOST STATUS: 20 YEARS OLD. BASE POWER LEVEL: 800,000 (WELL BEYOND HUMAN NORMS)]
The System had provided increasingly difficult missions, pushing him to master not just his Saiyan abilities but also the vast potential of the Gate of Babylon. He had achieved Super Saiyan 1 multiple times within the safety of the training simulations, learning to control the transformation and its immense power drain. His Ki Reinforcement was now at Rank A, allowing him to shrug off most conventional attacks, even from low-tier metahumans.
He learned to fly faster than the eye could see, move with impossible precision, and unleash Ki blasts capable of leveling small buildings. He was a walking, breathing, utterly suppressed powerhouse.
His appearance was that of a lean, athletic young man with sharp, intelligent eyes and an unassuming demeanor. He was still "Alex Miller" to his parents, a brilliant but quiet engineering student at Metropolis University. He actively avoided superhero hotspots, knowing that any interaction with a major player could expose his true nature.
His primary focus remained on fulfilling the Road to Super Saiyan 1 core mission, which he had technically completed.
[CORE MISSION: THE ROAD TO SUPER SAIYAN 1. COMPLETE!]
[REWARD: SUPER SAIYAN 1 UNLOCK (Permanent & Controlled), ADVANCED KI TECHNIQUES KNOWLEDGE (KAIO-KEN, SPIRIT BOMB), +50 ALL STATS (Applied Retroactively).]
He had also delved deep into the Gate of Babylon. He could now access dozens of Noble Phantasms with near-instantaneous speed. His favorites included:
Aegis, The Shield of Zeus (Divine Defense, Rank A): A conceptual shield that could deflect energy attacks and physical blows with incredible efficiency.
Gae Bulg, The Piercing Barbed Spear (Anti-Unit, Rank B): A spear whose concept was to always strike the heart, making it incredibly deadly against single targets.
The Conceptual Sword of Eden (Environmental Alteration, Rank B): A sword that, with enough Ki, could terraform small areas or cause rapid growth/decay in flora.
He had even performed one more Reality Traversal Mission, visiting a realm of advanced technology to acquire conceptual knowledge of dimensional phasing and energy absorption, further broadening his arsenal.
5.2 The Invasion Begins
Then, the sky turned red.
It happened without warning. One moment, Alex was attending a lecture on quantum mechanics; the next, an unholy shriek tore through the air, and a massive, dark object blotted out the sun over Metropolis.
A Boom Tube – a rift in space-time that crackled with malevolent energy – tore open in the sky. From it descended legions of monstrous, bug-like warriors with glowing red eyes: Parademons. Their screeches filled the air, and their laser cannons began to tear through buildings.
This wasn't an ordinary supervillain attack. This was an invasion.
[ALERT: CATACLYSMIC THREAT DETECTED. HIGH PRIORITY MISSION ACTIVATED.]
[MISSION: DEFEND METROPOLIS – Engage and neutralize Apokoliptian forces. Prevent civilian casualties.]
[RISK ASSESSMENT: CRITICAL. ENEMY FORCES ARE EXTRATERRESTRIAL AND HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE. MAJOR DC HEROES ARE LIKELY ENGAGED ELSEWHERE.]
[FAILURE PENALTY: EARTH-0 COLONIZATION BY APOKOLIPS. END OF HOST NARRATIVE ARC.]
[SUCCESS REWARD: POWER LEVEL +50,000, NEW SKILL: KI CLOAKING (RANK B), IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO REALITY TRAVERSAL: ASGARD.]
Alex felt a cold dread. This was Darkseid. The Lord of Apokolips, a being whose power dwarfed even a fully realized Super Saiyan, was sending his legions. This was the event he had both trained for and desperately hoped to avoid.
Panic erupted. Students screamed, professors shouted, and the entire city descended into chaos.
Alex acted on instinct. He activated his Ring of Invisibility from the Gate of Babylon, becoming a shimmering blur. He shot out of the university building, weaving through terrified crowds. His Ki Sense screamed with thousands of chaotic, hostile energy signatures.
He saw the utter devastation: buildings collapsing, Parademons mercilessly executing civilians, and the distinct, booming thud of a colossal figure landing downtown – likely a high-tier General from Apokolips.
The League... where are they? He knew they would respond, but Earth was a big place, and Darkseid was cunning. The attack on Metropolis was likely a diversion, or just one of many simultaneous assaults.
He reached a relatively clear rooftop, dismissing the ring. He needed to make a stand.
He focused his Ki. He was strong, far stronger than any normal human, stronger than most metahumans. But a single Parademon was resilient, and legions of them… he needed more than just his base form.
He needed Super Saiyan 1.
5.3 The Golden Warrior Returns
A Parademon swooped towards him, its eyes glowing with predatory intent, a laser cannon charging on its arm. Alex clenched his fists, its cruel roar shaking the air.
No. Not on my watch. Not this time.
The cold terror of the invasion, the casual brutality, the helplessness of the civilians – it all converged into a familiar, righteous fury. This wasn't a simulation. This was real. People were dying.
"YOU WON'T TOUCH THEM!" Alex roared, his voice cracking with the sheer, unbridled rage of a Saiyan warrior.
His body flared with golden light, his black hair spiking upward, shimmering into a magnificent, furious yellow. His eyes snapped open, blazing with emerald fire. The air around him crackled, and the very ground beneath his feet trembled.
[TRANSFORMATION ACHIEVED: SUPER SAIYAN 1 (SSJ1)]
[POWER LEVEL: 800,000 x 50 = 40,000,000!]
The Parademon, mid-flight, suddenly stopped, its predatory snarl replaced by a shuddering intake of breath. It registered the sheer, overwhelming power radiating from the golden-haired warrior before it. Instinct, even in a creature bred for war, screamed: Threat! Overwhelming Threat!
Alex didn't wait. He launched himself forward, a golden streak against the smoke-choked sky. His speed was instantaneous, his fist a blur. He didn't just hit the Parademon; he disintegrated it in a single, explosive punch, sending chunks of its armor scattering like shrapnel.
He landed amidst a cluster of Parademons, his aura a blistering inferno. His Ki sense, now amplified to an unbelievable degree, showed him hundreds of them swarming across the city, their chaotic energies a blight on the world.
He let out a guttural scream, a primal war cry that echoed across the rooftops.
"COME ON! ALL OF YOU!"
From the Gate of Babylon, countless Noble Phantasms appeared, floating in golden ripples behind him—swords, spears, staves, and energy emitters, all waiting for his command. He didn't need them yet. He needed to feel the fight, to unleash the power he had so painstakingly cultivated.
This was his debut. Not as Alex Miller, the engineering student, but as the golden warrior, the Saiyan protector of Earth-0.