The exterminator.

Chapter 1

Despite what his Internet name was, people didn't know it was his true name Chip Hacker. It has been a long, tough road for Hacker, despite his life falling apart around him. He was on the verge of a fantastic new weapon, a sonic wave machine that would be able to destroy monsters with sound in an instant. He had taken the larger, industrial machines used now a days, but managed to shrink it down to a portable back pack device. It required two hands to use it, but also a battle suit to wield and carry this great weapon.

It was just shown to Bofoi just over a year ago, Chip was thrilled to learn that he would be getting grant money to fund his project. He was so excited he sold off his house, every possession he owned just to get started on the project until the grant came through.

Then, the incident happened.

Despite it kept hushed by the Heroes Association. Chip learned through one of the members, McCoy that Metal Knight… Bofoi was no longer considered a hero and had gone into hiding after the incident with Garou's family.

McCoy was even the one who broke the news to him. "It has been decided, there is no money going towards your research anymore. Bofoi was the main supplier of this grant money, with him gone, it is no longer doable."

"Please, there has to be something! ANYTHING!" Chip begged. "I have nothing left, I have no where to go. I sold everything just to get this project off the ground! Please, help me out here!" he begged.

"It's out of my hands. Good luck with your future endeavors." The phone line went dead. Chip froze as his heart sank. Dread, despair and anger soon filled him. It was all for nothing! His blood, sweat and tears were all for nothing!

"Damn it! Damn them. Those sick monsters. They took everything from me!"

He had nowhere to go, no money, no home, nothing to his name. Chip spent nearly a year wondering about, until he happened to come across an abandon laboratory. It became his home ever since. There were materials, supplies and notes he could use. Although he did fear the day when the person who owned such a magnificent lab would return. Yet, as time passed, he found no one came back.

Not a soul.

Chip made due. He found enough materials to create his sonic gun, it was in perfect working order too! Yet the weight of it was something he still had to contend with. He was making his notes when suddenly the computer in the room went off. He froze as a man appeared on the screen, yet his face was shadowed. "Who are you?" it demanded.

Chip froze, it was the lab owner, or was it?

"Uh… I'm Chip Hacker." He explained. "Is this your lab? I'm sorry, I am just a little down on my luck right now…"

"I've been observing you."

Chip once more froze to the news. "You… you have?" he asked.

"Indeed," the shadowed man appeared to attempt to look behind Chip. "I see that you have been creating a new weapon of sorts."

He nodded. "A portable sonic wave gun. I hope to make it powerful enough to kill a monster!"

"Kill a monster you say?" the man paused as he appeared to lean back in his chair. "Perhaps an arrangement can be made."

"Arrangement? What kind of arrangement?"

"I want you to test this weapon on monsters, but not just any monsters. No… I want this tested on the M Class Dragons!"

For a moment, a brief smile came over Chip. "You don't say…"

"I will fund your research, I will provide you with whatever materials you need to create what needs to be done. I want this weapon tested on the M Class Dragons. I want to see the results as well. If you do well for me, I will be sure to reward you. I do request one thing, the final test for your device, you do yourself in person!"

It was an odd request, yet he agreed to it. "So, you want me to aim to kill?" he asked.

"More or less. I want the family of Garou left in tact as much as possible. Left alive, in other words. The others, I can take or leave, but if they can survive I will use them as well. But one may need to be killed in the name of science."

The news could have made Chip happier. "You got yourself a deal!" Suddenly, his phone blipped. He checked it to see there were funds in his once empty bank account. Millions of yen have been transferred! More than enough to get started on a far more superior weapon. "I do need one thing, battle suits, as many as you can find and spare for research purposes."

His donor nodded. "Very well, I will obtain those for you. I expect results Mr. Hacker. Do not disappoint me." With that, the computer screen shut down.

Chip was grinning from ear to ear. "We'll call this, project exterminator!"