The Reality Vortex: The Black Rose

Federation City Underground

The brute strength of Vegetto Black easily shattered Mr. Sound into multiple pieces. Moments before landing, the man’s eyes darting back and forth in confusion before seeing Vegetto-Black and Sinister Bernkastel approaching Kassava. “What…?”

Multiple pieces of him landed on the ground, while his upper body remained somewhat intact. “What?” His thoughts were a jumbled mess. He lifted his head, just enough to see the two standing before him. Tried to speak, but his jaw was hanging by literal skin attached to his face. “No… I need to stay alive. Daiman is still out there. He still has her. He still has her coin. MY Coin—” He exploded, leaving behind a Vortex coin in his place.

Kassava opened her eyes in reaction to Vegetto Black’s response. The levitating rocks dropped to the ground as she stood up. As with Sinister Bernkastel, dark aura encompassed Kassava that flow swiftly like a raging fire. Her eyes were bright red, with purple pupils, accompanied by her black, wild hair. Just by her appearance, she was radiating an extreme hostile stance—indicating that she was ready to fight at any moment’s notice. The first person she took notice was Sinister Bernkastel. Right away, she furrowed her eyebrows and frowned. However, upon seeing Vegetto Black, the light in her eyes changed.

“Vegetto?!” Kassava’s expression changed from being stern to joyful instantly. She ran over to him, stomping on the Vortex Coins, as she leaped over to him with a bear hug. “You finally came back!” She spoke, lifting the man off the ground. “I haven’t seen you since you went over Gogeta. I thought I lost you forever!” She cried out as she buried her face in Black’s chest.

Outskirts of Federation City

“Dimo?” Daiman sweated a bit after hearing that nickname. After Victor asked if finding a local would be easier to help them get through the city, prompting him to remember what Kire said. “Kire did say he knew a guy in the city, but he didn’t exactly put us where he was…” He yelped when Coella pushed him to follow Spina. “If he’s lucky… then we might be in trouble. He already found someone. What if it’s those guys again!?”

Spina stopped when he spotted the source of that peculiar energy. Sure enough, it was a man and a woman—but they were not Vegetto Black and Sinister Bernkastel.

A woman pulled out a mechanical, futuristic gun and pointed at the old Saiyan. “Stay where you are. I can sense extremely bloodlust from you.” She spoke with demand. She had long black hair with bangs and silver eyes, wore over-the-ear headphones, a red coat, and a black jump suit. She seen the other breakers arriving and pointed her gun at them as well. “That means you guys as well. Don’t make a sudden move.” While she’s not displaying her powers, her energy signature was strikingly similar to Lucifer.

“Tch.” Spina furrowed his brows at the woman pointing him with a weapon. “I thought you were something else, but looks like you’re itching for a fight, huh?” He clenched his fists.

“No one is going to fight.” The man spoke up to calm tensions. He had red spiky hair and blue eyes, wears a long, black detective suit over a blue collared shirt, black vest and tie, and black pants. He has a Detective Agency pin on the right side of his suit collar. “Alex, they’re not the enemy… yet. They are the Breakers.” His energy signature is not an exact match to Bernkastel, but rather a similar wavelength.

Alex lowered her weapon. “The Breakers?”

“Yep, unfortunately.” The man narrowed his eyes at the group. “I didn’t any memo about you guys showing up here by Head Detective Bage. State your business here.”
 
Federation City Underground

Vegetto Black's expression morphed into a harrowing mix of surprise and disgust as Yowl Kassava suddenly hoisted him into the air with a bear hug. It was clear as day, out of the yowl's view, that Vegetto Black had absolute no real love or interest in Kassava; even to Sinister Bernkastel. He nearly glared down with overwhelming contempt and disgust at the sight of the Saiyan woman hugging him, only holding his cringe of an expression because she was not looking at his face at the moment.

He glanced at Sinister Bernkastel briefly, almost asking for help for the Red Witch to break him out. But then he stifled a silent scoff and grunt with a shake of his head, resuming the fake, devoted lover's concern while he turned his eyes back down to Kassava, gently nudging her shoulder.

"...yeah...I can't believe I've found you too. What happened?! How are you alive? I want to hear everything..."

The doppelganger kept his gaze trained on Kassava, in the view of the witch. And despite the display earlier, maybe they truly looked happy together. There was no need for anyone else in their lives...if they had each other.

Even with all their imperfections, mortals still manage to find a way to continue forward. It is that element of their existence truly. To be mortal, is to be imperfect. A cycle of mistakes, and the ignorant attempts to fix them.

There was once grace in these failings, because a lifetime would end. Something cannot be beautiful because it lasts forever.

Like the world you came from, Red Witch, this place is imperfect because it has no ending. On and on, the cycle continues.

Imperfection is to continue, to live. Only in stillness, can there be true perfection.

The story must end.




Outskirts of Federation City

Emerging through the portal next, Vegetto kept his glare but glanced away. He had been allowed freedom of movement, but chose to scowl and keep his arms folded in front of his chest in avoidance of Spina. Whis emerged next from the portal, positioning himself carefully between the Potara fusion and Spina, the angel closer towards Zenta, Bernkastel and Cayde once the whole team had emerged from the portal.

Vegetto barely glanced towards the two figures stopping the group, his scowl briefly looking over at the woman emitting a signature similar to Lucifer. Yet the Potara fusion did not spend much effort analyzing her, and looked away in disinterest while the two spoke.

Whis paused briefly after the demand from the officer to state their business, but kept a warm smile as he spoke on behalf of the team.

"Hello!~ We are looking for a secret lab, occupied by an individual named Kassava. Would you happen to know the way?"
 
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