Foreword

Okay. So, let's start with this: what happened?

I have learned a lot of unfortunate truths about myself, very recently.

I am a liar. And a manipulator. And, it would seem, quite an emotional vampire. I kept up a continuous lie for nearly seven years, pulling people into it and getting them invested in things that were never real. I've been reflecting on this for four months now and that's about the long and the short of it. I hurt a group of people that I never meant to and permanently destroyed my relationship with them. I'm a terrible person.

It hurts. I feel empty. I did it to myself. I don't want sympathy or well-wishes for it.

It's self-serving to say, but I never meant to be like this. I never wanted to be the type of person who would be so callous as to hurt people that I loved.

I am trying to improve myself. Seeking therapy. Figuring out what's really wrong with me and what can be done to get rid of it. I don't want to be a bad person.

Now, for Dynasty. Because I imagine that's why most of you actually showed up. For this story returning and continuing on, everyone owes a massive thanks to one Mr. StevenBodner. He's stuck by me through all this and insists that there's something of value buried in me. He's kept me going, encouraged me to pick myself up, and has honestly been an all-around rock that I've leaned on non-stop since October.

And, in those four months, we've been productive. This isn't just a repost of Dynasty, it's a remaster of Dynasty. He's poured through every chapter while I've been planning out new ones and fixed every grammar, spelling, and continuity mistake that he could find in this story.

I've said it before, but he's not just an editor. He's my co-writer and my partner. And we're going to drive this story all the way to the big finish, whenever the hell that is.

So, I highly encourage you to give all of the old chapters a hearty once over. There might even be some new content squirreled away here or there. We will be reposting in batches of 25 chapters every week until we get back to where we left off, then I'm going to try as hard as possible to post one a week to make up for lost time.

I'm sorry for all of this. I made this entire stink and caused drama in hopes that some grand sweeping gesture would make up for wretched bullshit that I pulled. I didn't work because of course it didn't work. People don't want grandstanding bullshit, they just want to know that you truly mean it when you say you're sorry.

If you're reading this, I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you. I'm trying to be better. Hopefully, by the time I write the afterword on this, I can say that I am. ~Tyler

Now, please turn the page to the next chapter. Dragon Ball Z Dynasty Resumes with Chapter 1.