The void above King Kai's planet trembled with a drakness that eclipsed the heavens. The swirling mass of energy Razor had unleashed — Collapsing Star — condensed into a sphere so dense that even light bent around it. Duragon stood before it, his face finally stripped of arrogance. His obsidian armor cracked under the strain as the world itself groaned beneath the force of Razor's final attack.
And high above, Razor's battered body plummeted through the sky.
His vision flickered between light and shadow. The world blurred; his consciousness slipped in and out. His chest heaved as he tried to fight the darkness overtaking him — but the sword wounds from Duragon's strikes, the exhaustion from using every ounce of his ki, were too much. His aura flickered once, then faded completely.
He fell through the storm of his own making, limp and unconscious.
The Collapsing Star roared — then imploded.
In its place, a massive black hole bloomed like a wound in space. Time itself convulsed. Gravity screamed. The edges of reality stretched and tore as the singularity's pull began devouring everything around it.
Duragon's eyes widened. His aura flared violently, crimson light bursting from his body as he tried to stabilize the chaotic time distortion raging around him.
"So… this is your final trick," he growled, his voice distorted by the collapsing space.
Every molecule around him twisted. His body began to stretch, his armor fragmenting piece by piece, skin peeling under the gravitational strain. Yet even as his form distorted, Duragon fought back, channeling every last fragment of his temporal power to hold the black hole's fury at bay.
But he couldn't.
His boots dragged across the ground as the void pulled harder. Razor's limp body, too, began drifting toward the black hole, drawn by the unstoppable gravity. His unconscious form floated helplessly, inching closer and closer to oblivion.
Duragon snarled, blood streaming from his eyes as he resisted the inevitable.
"You… can't destroy me this easily!"
But then — the black hole pulsed.
And suddenly expanded.
The gravitational field intensified a thousandfold. The singularity widened violently, swallowing Razor, Duragon, and the entire King Kai's planet in a single instant.
Half of the Snake Way shattered and vanished, consumed by the spreading darkness as the entire realm trembled under the collapse.
And then the black hole vanished.
On Earth's Lookout, Goku stood motionless, hand pressed to his forehead, desperately trying to sense Razor's ki through the chaos.
"Come on… come on, where are you?" he muttered, eyes squeezed shut. But all he could feel was static — an overwhelming distortion that blurred time and space. Even Instant Transmission couldn't cut through the interference.
Then, abruptly, the pressure vanished.
And so did Razor's energy.
Goku's eyes snapped open. His expression darkened. "His ki… it's gone."
Everyone around him froze. Eighteen's face went pale.
"Gone? What do you mean gone?"
Goku shook his head, voice heavy. "It vanished completely. I can't feel Razor — or Duragon — anywhere."
The skies calmed, the ripples in the universe slowly fading. King Kai's planet was gone. The black hole had devoured everything and collapsed into silence.
In the World of the Kais, Elder Kai's jaw hung open as the crystal orb showed the scene.
"That brute…" he whispered. "He really did create such a technique…"
Shin's voice trembled. "That wasn't just a blast — it tore through time itself."
Elder Kai's eyes narrowed in horror. "That attack — that monster of an energy — it didn't just destroy space… it punctured the very flow of time!"
Without another word, Elder Kai placed his hand on Shin and Kibito's shoulder.
"We're going to Earth. Now."
Moments later, the three appeared on the Lookout. The air was thick with dread. Dende stood beside Popo, 18, Bulma, and the others who had gathered here to avoid the war.
Then, one by one, beams of light flashed across the sky — Vegeta, Gohan, and the rest of the Z Fighters arrived from the battlefield, battered but alive.
Gohan's breathing was ragged. "Where's Razor?"
Goku didn't answer immediately. His voice came low.
"He's gone." Goku clenched his fists, eyes filled with guilt. "I tried. His ki disappeared completely. Even Instant Transmission can't lock onto him anymore."
Elder Kai stepped forward, face grim.
"That technique of his — Collapsing Star — its destructive potential was beyond imagination. It's possible that he and Duragon were completely annihilated in the collapse."
The words hit 18 like a knife. Her eyes widened, then filled with tears.
"No… no, you're lying…"
She stumbled backward, shaking her head.
"You said he was strong enough to survive anything! He promised me—"
Bulma moved forward to comfort her, but 18 pushed her hand away, tears streaming down her face.
"No! He's not dead! We can use the Dragon Balls! We can bring him back!"
Goku looked down sadly.
"The Earth's Dragon Balls won't recharge for another month."
There was silence for a moment — until Goku's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wait… Namek! The Namekian Dragon Balls!"
Hope flickered across 18's tear-streaked face. "Then go! Please, Goku!"
Without hesitation, Goku raised two fingers to his forehead. "Hang on — I'll be right back." In a blink, he vanished.
Across the stars, on New Namek, Goku reappeared before the village of the new Grand Elder, Moori. The Namekians, alarmed by his sudden arrival, listened as he urgently explained the situation.
Within minutes, the Namekian Dragon Balls were gathered, football sized orbs glowing under the twin suns.
As Porunga rose from the sky, his eyes blazed red, clouds gathering at his arrival. Goku took a deep breath and told his wish to Moori who called out in Namekian.
"Porunga! We wish for the revival of the Saiyan warrior named Razor!"
Porunga's glowing eyes dimmed slightly — a sign of hesitation. Then his deep, thunderous voice echoed across the world.
"This wish cannot be granted. The Saiyan named Razor does not exist in this time."
Goku froze. "What… what do you mean?!"
Moori translated his question.
Porunga repeated calmly,
"His presence cannot be sensed in any point of this timeline."
The dragon's eyes dimmed. The wish was rejected.
Goku stood in silence for several moments, the words echoing through his mind. Then he lowered his head, whispering, "Not in this time…"
With a heavy heart, he thanked the Namekians and vanished again.
Back on the Lookout, everyone looked up as Goku reappeared, his face pale and speechless. Vegeta stepped forward. "Well? What did he say?" Goku swallowed. "Porunga said… Razor doesn't exist in this time."
A stunned silence followed. Even Vegeta's expression turned to shock.
Elder Kai's brows furrowed as the pieces began fitting together in his mind.
"That confirms it," he muttered. "That final attack must have created a rupture — a hole through time itself. If Razor and Duragon weren't destroyed completely… they were pulled out of our timeline entirely and can be in the past or future."
Gohan's eyes widened. "You mean they're alive?"
Elder Kai shook his head. "I can't say. The laws of time beyond this reality are… unpredictable. If they're alive, they could be anywhere — past, future, or some dimension outside our flow of time. For now, they're unreachable."
18 fell to her knees, the strength leaving her body. Tears streamed down her face as she whispered,
"He's gone… completely gone…"
But as she clutched her stomach, she felt the faint heartbeat within her — the life that represented her and Razor both.
She placed her hand there gently, whispering through her tears,
"Then I'll protect you… no matter what."
Her sorrow didn't fade — but amidst the grief, a fragile spark of resolve began to glow.
Far beyond space and time, somewhere in the shattered void between dimensions, two faint energies flickered in the darkness