The Divergence

The **Divergence** is a transtemporal and transdimensional event that takes place during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament that forever changes the course of events in the world of Dragon Ball. The Divergence is for the most part a fixed point in the timeline from which all other timelines now stem, though there have been recorded anomalies.

The earliest known account of the Divergence described the appearance of three extraterrestrial apparitions preceding a mass alien invasion and the full-scale conquest of Earth. The record proceeds as follows:

## GALACTIC POLICE DATABASE X94-002-π

### Log 01 - Testimony from human Earthling survivor

*The divergence came with the arrival of the Three at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament of Earth in the planetary year of 751.*

*Myself and the greatest fighters, of this small, blue planet battled till only the Demon King Piccolo faced against the a young prodigy... Son Goku. They fought like titans out of legend.*

*But, at the peak of the match a white shaft of light fell down from the sky with an intensity that left all onlookers shocked and blinded. When the light diminished Son Goku and Piccolo both lay prone on the ground, their bodies smoldering as though set ablaze. But, they were not alone. Standing above them was The First; A tall monstrous figure, humanoid only in shape. It stood no less than seven feet tall, large ruby eyes, and dark violet flesh, spotted with a stark white carapace. Floating about this creature were six amber orbs.*

*Shrieks and panic began to erupt when this… thing grabbed Piccolo by the throat and lifted him off the ground. Strangling him with one hand. Piccolo, the Great Demon King himself, began convulsing violently like a broken toy,  his chest bulging to abnormal girth.*

*Then, just as suddenly as the creature arrived,  so too came another. The clouds above parted at the arrival of The Second. A colossal winged, radiant figure adorned with armor of a brilliant white and gold. Beautiful beyond words… it terrified me.  It's vast shape blotted out the sun as it reached its shining hand down to the arena. The monster, The First, leered up at the Second and it threw Piccolo to the ground as you would see an indignant child do. I faintly remember then… from Piccolo’s destroyed body fell a large white egg.*

*The First vanished in the blink of an eye. The hand of the radiant Second continued down and grasped both Goku and Piccolo in its tremendous grip. The crowd cried out in protest as this beautiful giant raised itself higher into the air. Without a sound, without ceremony, without warning, it too vanished. The sky was empty. The tournament, the city, and all its inhabitants screamed as one in disbelief and confusion. The two strongest fighters of the world, attacked, beaten and then stolen by two... unexplainable entities.*

*In this moment of bewilderment came the arrival of The Third. A voice, shrill and arrogant, pierced through the world. The image of a face projected down from the sky itself, like a horned planet of pale white. That face haunts me still. No remorse could be seen in those eyes that looked down upon us like dust. The Third spoke of minerals, slavery, and a debt paid in full. Through the projection of his visage streamed an armada of space-borne vessels and countless white clad soldiers of a thousand alien species. Colorful, fierce, and obedient. They descended upon earth in mass, the full weight of The Third’s hand.*

*Within an hour, the entirety of Earth was taken.*

**Testimony of former world champion, King Chappa**

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