And Chapter 8 is up folks! Sorry for the long waiting time. I just sorta lost the passion for the story momentarily and was also stuck on creating dialogue for the characters. But hey, at least I didn't abandon the story! So after the long wait, here it is! Chapter 8 of Monstrum Hominis!


"Greetings, prey."

As the giant monster gazed over them, two more warriors came running up at his side. One of the warriors appeared as a large mole, with an odd symbol in the center and very large claws to dig through the ground. The other was a humanoid frog with large eyes, a white stomach and throat, black spots on his back and arms, and a scar across his face. "So you were the two who defeated Mosquito Girl?" bellowed the giant lion, "Color me disappointed." His voice was deep and intimidating, as expected from a monster of his stature.

"Who are you? And how do you know about us?" shouted Seras.

"I am the Beast King, and I am the second most powerful fighter in the House of Evolution, an organization predicated upon the advancement of the human race toward a new, evolved era! The monster you fought yesterday was just a prototype, a mere test to see her level of power."

"So what do you want with us?" said Alucard, "Have you come to avenge your comrade's death?"

The Beast King scoffed. "Not a chance. I have been sent here to collect you two for evaluation."

This last statement caught both of them by surprise. "What do you mean examination?"

"Dr. Genus has taken an interest in your abilities, particularly yours, and other comrades have been sent to capture the bald man and cyborg you fought yesterday." The Beast King pointed his long, sharp finger toward Alucard. "So are you going to come quietly, or are we going to do this the hard way."

The two vampires were not intimidated, not in the slightest, and the two of them took defensive stances. "We wouldn't have it any other way," said Alucard.

"HAHAHAHA!" The Beast King let out a hardy laugh. "What a foolish answer! It's time I teach you your place. Now Frog Man, attack!"

"Time to get Ribbidy Ribbidy Wrecked, freaks!" Frog Man unsheathed his swords and sprung forward at Alucard like a frog. Alucard smirked; the king of vampires used his dark powers to summon his sword and parried the mutant frog's swords. Then, Alucard elbowed Frog Man in the stomach, causing him to yell out in pain, and using his sword, he cleaved Frog Man's head straight off his body.

"Hah hah hah..." laughed Alucard, "What a weakling he was. Is this the best you can do?" Suddenly, Alucard felt two paws with giant claws wrap around his ankles. He looked up, and realized that the giant mole had vanished. In less than a second, his entire body was dragged underground until only his head was above the surface.

"Excellent work, Ground Dragon!" said Beast King. The mutant mole dug out of the ground a few feet beside Alucard, chuckling in sadistic delight. "Well I just dug his grave for him, but then again, it was already dug for him!"

"Master!" Seras ran up to her master's side and attempted to dig him out, but Ground Dragon jumped out of the ground and slashed Seras across her chest, causing her to stagger back. "Sorry cutie," said Ground Dragon, "But you're not gonna get him out of the ground! You'll have to get through me first!"

"Is that right?" replied Seras, "So be it..." Seras sprinted up to Ground Dragon, and the mutant mole was unable to react to the female vampire's superior speeds, and in an instant, he was attacked and cut apart by Seras' sharp tentacles. In less than a few seconds, Ground Dragon had dozens of cuts and scars across his body, and he fell to the ground unconscious, bleeding out.

"Here you go, master. Sorry if this hurts." Seras grabbed her master's head and with a mighty tug, pulled Alucard out of the ground. Alucard dusted all of the dirt off of his body, and turned his attention to the only remaining warrior left to fight.

"I'm going to need your help here, policegirl," said Alucard, "I'm still in pain from my last battle, so I might falter."

"No problem, master. I'll always be there to help."

Alucard shone a genuine smile. "I know you will. Now let's take care of this beast."


"It is here."

From out of nowhere, a giant fighter ripped its way from the ceiling, crashing down and landing on the bed, crushing it into two.

"Aw damn it!" said Saitama, "I hope I'm not liable for this or anything!" The giant cyborg turned its attention to the two heroes and punched them with great intensity. Genos was sent crashing into the wall, destroying the face of the hotel room and sending him into the empty street. Genos rubbed his head in slight pain, but Saitama brushed off the attack and stood up completely unharmed. "What's up with the metal guy?"

"Greetings, fools!" A new voice resonated in the air. Genos and Saitama turned to their right, and they saw a large humanoid creature with many insect qualities. He was encased in a segmented, thorny exoskeleton, with clawed feet and serrated, scythe-like forelegs, similar to those of a praying mantis. Mandibles protruded on each side of his mouth, and the top of his skull was completely transparent, revealing his brain. "I am Kamakyuri, the mutant insect warrior and one of the strongest members of the House of Evolution, an organization dedicated to the evolution of humanity! And this is Slugerous!" Another warrior appeared from behind the insect monster. This creature Slugerous is a humanoid slug. He has a black-spotted, very slug-like torso and head, and his eyes stuck out of his head like two tentacles.

"We have come to capture you, bald man!" bellowed the giant fighter. Genos' eyes widened as he observed the fighter in detail. His body is protected by full plate armor adorned with spikes on its shoulders, knee pads, and gauntlets. The armor's belt buckle resembles a gorilla's face, and the chest plate features a custom patch featuring the letters 'A' and 'G' arranged in a diamond shape. "Could this be the same cyborg..."

"Come quietly or suffer the wrath of Armored Gorilla!"

"Master Saitama, I will fight the cyborg! You can handle the other two!" Saitama shrugged his shoulders. "Fine, whatever you want."

Genos nodded and jumped up, striking Armored Gorilla across the face with his right fist. Armored Gorilla countered the blow and struck Genos at his side, sending him back into the road, and the simian cyborg jumped to follow the teenage cyborg.

"So..." Saitama turned to face the other two warriors and gave them a blank stare. "You two ready to do this?"

The insect mutant was taken aback by his calm demeanor in the face of a powerful warrior such as himself, and felt rage bubbling up inside of him. "I'm going to slice you up with my claws!" Kamakyuri launched himself at Saitama and attempted to slice him up with his extremely long claws, but Saitama dodged them, all-the-while bearing an extremely bored and uninterested face. The lack of facial expression only served to increase his anger, and he lifted both his claws into the air and jabbed down, cracking the road and splintering it into several pieces. The force caused the road to crack several meters, but unfortunately for the insect mutant, Saitama dodged it.

"Yea, no. The first gym leader in Heartgold is tougher than this." Saitama nonchalantly punched Kamakyuri in the center of his chest, causing green liquid and mechanical parts to go spilling out everywhere. A few meters behind him, Slugerous was shaking like a leaf, staring in utter shock as his comrade's lifeless corpse was lying on the ground. Saitama turned his head to face him, and the slug mutant jumped up in terror.

"NO NO NO! I GIVE UP! I'M JUST A LOW-LEVEL GRUNT! I DON'T EVEN LIKE WORKING WITH THEM! IT SUCKS!"

Saitama squinted his eyes for a moment, and after a few seconds, he let out a quiet hum and loosened his gaze. "Don't do anything bad from now on, OK? Don't make me regret it!"

"I WON'T! I PROMISE!" Slugerous sprinted in the other direction, although with his small legs, it wasn't sprinting so much as it was trotting.

"Now let's see what's going on with Genos..." Saitama's attention was placed on the battle between Genos and Armored Gorilla, and from what he saw, they were on equal footing with the most part, with Genos having a slight upper hand thanks to his increased speed and incineration cannons. Armored Gorilla swung his arm at Genos, but the teenage cyborg caught it with both of his hands. Genos kicked Armored Gorilla in the chin, causing Armored Gorilla to stagger midair.

"Machine Gun Blows!" Genos threw a fast chain of punches, except this time, his rage began building. Armored Gorilla was completely overwhelmed by Genos' fast combo move, and little by little, his armor was beginning to dent. Genos followed up his attack by kicking Armored Gorilla in the head, knocking his helmet off and revealing his gorilla head. Genos did a front flip and kicked Armored Gorilla downward on the head, causing Armored Gorilla to be slammed into the ground. "Now to finish this!" Genos extended his palm and fired an incineration cannon at point-blank range, ripping through the simian cyborg's chest and crippling him beyond fighting capability.

"Good job Genos." Saitama lightly jogged over to the teenage cyborg's side to congratulate him. "So..." Saitama looked at Armored Gorilla. "What're we gonna do about him?"

For the moment, Genos ignored Saitama. "Now, I have a question for you. Answer it, or you will be eliminated. It is your choice."

"WAIT WAIT WAIT!" Before Genos could finish off his opponent, Armored Gorilla quickly interrupted him. "I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING, JUST DON'T KILL ME!" The cyborg's mechanical voice had disappeared, replaced by a regular, cowardly voice pleading for mercy. "What happened to the robot voice?" said Saitama

"I just talked that way to sound cool."


"Now let's take care of this beast." Alucard sheathed his sword and instead grabbed his two pistols, aiming them at Beast King and firing three rounds from each pistol. But to his shock, Beast King was able to evade all of the shots despite his bulky size. The Beast King cackled at the monster's sad attempts to kill him with his pistols. "Conventional weaponry cannot work on the Beast King! When a lion gets shot in the wild, he will not be taken down with a single bullet! He will fight with all of his might and kill the pathetic poacher despite his injuries. And today, you are that pathetic poacher!"

Alucard grunted, and continued to fire several rounds from his two pistols, but despite this, the Beast King was able to dodge everything fired at him. Suddenly, the Beast King began to move forward while avoiding the blows, and slammed Alucard in the gut. The force of the blow caused him to fly several meters up and crash into the upper portion of the trees.

"Master!" Seras jumped up and kicked the Beast King across his right cheek. The great beast stumbled momentarily, but was quick to recover from the blow. The mighty mutant looked down at the female vampire and viciously smirked. "A sneak attack! Done like a true predator! However-" Beast King arrogantly puffed his chest up and flexed his very large muscles. "Against the king of the jungle, it is useless!" Seras jumped up again and struck the mutant lion with a series of kicks and punches.

Up in the tree lines, Alucard shook his head and quickly regained consciousness. Alucard had to admit, this creature's power wasn't too terrible, and in his current weakened state, he couldn't take too many of those blows. But hold on...

Alucard looked down and realized the Beast King was completely preoccupied with Seras, leaving himself wide open to attack. The vampire king smiled in delight and aimed his two pistols straight at the beast's head.

"Farewell, Beast King!" Alucard pulled the triggers, but to his shock, nothing came out of the barrel. He pulled them a few more times, but there was still nothing. "GRAAHHH!" Alucard yelled out in frustration: he ran out of bullets! To make matters worse, he no longer had any extra rounds, and there was no one here who could make more. This meant he'd have to either find entirely new guns, or he'd have to do close-range combat. Knowing his servant was struggling and knowing this wasn't the time to ponder such things, he put his pistols away and leaped down to assist Seras.

Seras used her tentacle and whipped the Beast King's chest. The Beast King caught the tendril and threw it to the opposite side, causing Seras to be thrown into the ground. Then, before he knew it, Alucard barreled him with a kick straight to his stomach. The force of the kick sent the Beast King back a few meters, but the blow wasn't able to deal any lasting damage, and the Beast King slammed Alucard down with his fist. Alucard landed on his feet, and jumped backward to stand alongside his servant.

"This monster's strong," said Seras.

"If I were at full power, I could handle him," stated Alucard, "But now, I'm just not sure."

The Beast King bellowed. "I've allowed you to have your fun, but play time is over!" The Beast King's eyes began to fill with bloodlust, and his body began to tense, which likewise caused the vampires to tense up in uneasy preparation for what was to come.

"NOW PREPARE TO WITNESS THE TRUE POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY BEAST KING!" The mutant lion's body began to grow. His claws grew about 3 inches, and his hands shot out to about twice their size. His chest pumped up like a balloon, causing his shirt to be completely ripped off. The bracelets on both his wrists and legs were shattered from the increase in muscle mass, and his mane grew about a foot in size so it was covering his shoulders and upper back.

"Get ready, policegirl!"

"LION SLASH!" Beast King slashed the air, but the force of the strike caused huge shockwaves that ripped apart several trees in front of him and blew back the two vampires. The mutant sprinted forward and attempted to pare down the two vampires, but they were able to narrowly dodge his attacks, albeit with great difficulty.

"Master, I don't think I can keep this up for long!" shouted Seras.

"Just stay on your toes!" replied Alucard.

"Impressive for prey such as yourselves!" shouted Beast King, "But let's see you dodge this!

"LION SLASH METEOR POWER SHOWER!" Beast King unleashed an unbelievably quick and powerful set of slashes, and this time, Seras and Alucard were unable to avoid it. In mere seconds, the two vampires felt the lion's claw marks tear through their bodies, ripping them up and drawing massive amounts of blood. Their faces were carved up, the flesh hanging out in the air, with some pieces falling off the ground.

"HAHAHA!" The Beast King laughed in delight at the sight of his prey broken and on the brink of death. The mutant lion began to walk toward the two vampires, shrinking back down to his original size. The young vampire Seras barely had the strength to lift her head up and see her master's unconscious and beaten body on the ground. "Master..."

"Such is the fate of all the prey that comes to face the Beast King!" The Beast King curled his hand into a fist and punched Seras in the face, knocking her into sweet unconsciousness.


"Well, that's pretty disappointing." In the densely populated city, Saitama and Genos were standing over the broken body of Armored Gorilla, who had just been defeated by the teenage cyborg. "So what're we gonna do with him?" said Saitama.

"I have some questions I have for you," said Genos, ignoring Saitama for the time being. "And if you don't answer them, I'll eradicate with my incineration cannon!"

The cybernetic primate immediately yelped out in panic. "NO NO NO I'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING!"

"Let's start with why you came after us," said Saitama, interjecting Genos' interrogation, "And who you're working for!"

"I'm the third strongest fighter of the House of Evolution, an organization dedicated to the evolution of humanity. This organization is led by the great Dr. Genus."

"What now?"

Armored Gorilla's expression softened as he began to speak. "Long ago, there existed an astonishingly brilliant young scientist. Using his immense intelligence, he managed to gain great achievements for the world. However, after all of his accomplishments, he became disillusioned with the world as saw it for what it was. Even though the public showered him with praise and admiration for the intricacies of his mind and all of the advancements he made, none of his ideas or theories received even the slightest approval or support from the scientific community. For the doctor, his ultimate goal became the artificial evolution of humanity; that was the only dream he ever had, the one thing he yearned to achieve above all his other achievements. Alas, Dr. Genus received no support whatsoever despite his amazing brainpower and all his success. But that did not hamper his will to fulfill his dream, and so he began to devote all of his time to research. For decades, he did researched in solitude, and then it happened: at the age of 70, Dr. Genus's experiments finally yielded the results he had waited for for so long. The first thing the doctor did with this new discovery was restore his body to the prime of his youth. Next, he created an army of genetic clones to assist his endeavors. He named his organization the House of Evolution, and with his clones, he conducted countless experiments on animals, creating entirely new species of animals. His subjects then shifted to human subjects-"

"THIS IS TAKING TOO LONG!" Armored Gorilla's eyes widened when Saitama interrupted his story. Saitama let a sigh of exasperation and ran his hand through his nonexistent hair. "What the hell has this got to do with you and your friends coming to my hotel and trying to kidnap me? Just get to the point!"

Genos' eyes darkened, and he lifted his hand again to finish Armored Gorilla off. "My master is a very busy man and doesn't have time for long stories like this. Summarize your purpose here in 20 words or less!"

The simian cyborg slightly grimaced, but then closed his eyes in apology. "Of course, my bad. Anyway, after watching your fight with the vampires, he's become interested in your body and the vampires."

"Huh," said Saitama, "Sorry to say, but I'm not into guys." A comical sweat drop fell down Armored Gorilla's face. "That is not what he meant," said Genos, "He is referring to your unmatched physical prowess and how you've surpassed normal human limitations. In an attempt to understand it, he will attempt to capture you and experiment on you, and unless he is stopped, he will undoubtedly attempt this again."

"Hold on." Saitama's attention was now focused on the last words the gorilla said. "What did you say about the vampires?" asked Saitama.

"Oh. Well, after seeing their regenerative abilities and enhanced physical strength, he sent the Beast King, the 2nd strongest fighter of the House of Evolution, to capture them."

"Is that right?" said Saitama, "Well, after seeing how powerful those two were and how weak you and your friends are, I'd say they'll be fine."

"We must not allow this madman a free hand!" Genos was determined to not let his master be tested on like a guinea pig, "We must attack him before he can strike again!"

Saitama's face darkened, and his brown eyes let out a dark luster. "Let's do it."

Genos nodded. "Yes!" His serious expression turned into shock when he felt his master's footsteps going away from him. "Now?"

"Uh-huh." Saitama lifted a white flyer with pictures of food and percentages. "There's a big sale on tomorrow, we gotta do it now. Can't afford to miss it."

"Master!" Genos went running to his master, leaving Armored Gorilla all by himself. The cybernetic primate frowned at all of this; a head-on attack like this would be very dangerous, especially with their impressive power. "This doesn't look good. Better warn the doctor." The top of Armored Gorilla's head popped open, revealing a small satellite dish. The satellite craned up as he attempted to track the signal to the base, when Genos came back and angrily said, "Hey you!" Armored Gorilla jumped up in panic, and the top of the head covered up the satellite. "I have one last question!" His palm was burning bright orange in one hand, and the flyer for the food sale was in the other. "The House of Evolution's cyborg development, did it begin over 4 years ago? And if it did, have any of the cyborgs gone rogue or destroyed any towns?"

Armored Gorilla momentarily pondered Genos' question, and then replied, "I'm not quite sure, but I'm the House of Evolution's only combat cyborg, and I haven't destroyed any towns as you said."

Genos' stern gaze didn't falter for one moment. He stared at Armored Gorilla for a few more seconds, trying to see any hint of deceit in his eyes, but found none, so Genos dropped his hand down.

"Let's go, master."


"Uggggghhhhhh..." Her brain was pounding, and her body was aching. The female vampire Seras Victoria stirred out of her short-lived slumber, and she was met with a bright light situated above her, causing her to flinch. She was in a pitch-black room that seemed to span for dozens of meters. She rubbed her head; well, she tried, but unfortunately for her, her hands were tied down to a metal table. "What happened?" Seras attempted to remember the events that ranspired, and recalled her and her master's defeat at the hands of the Beast King. Seras gasped; her master! She looked around, and to her right, she saw her master lying unconscious on a metal table, his hands and feet restrained just like her.

"Master!" shouted Seras, "Wake up!" The king of vampires lifted his head, and his eyelids fluttered open, squinting at the bright light above him. "Huh? What?" Alucard took in the surroundings and looked at his apprentice. "Policegirl! Are you alright?" asked Alucard.

"I'm fine," replied Seras," I've already healed from the damage I took. And you?"

Alucard looked down and saw a few deep scars still present from the Beast King's special move. "My body is still in pain, but I'll manage."

"Where are we? I can't see anything in this darkness."

Alucard's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his mouth curved down. "If I had to take an educated guess, I'd say we're in the headquarters of the House of Evolution."

"So you're awake." Alucard and Seras bolted their heads when they heard a voice from within the darkness in front of them. Up on the ceiling, dozens of lights flashed to life, revealing everything hidden in the darkness. The room was about 20 x 20 meters, filled with dozens of vats with some sort of orange liquid and deformed creatures in each and every one of them. On the far right, there were dozens of computers with several numbers running on the screens, and on the left, there was a large table with several papers and schematics lying there in an unorganized manner. In the center of the room, there was a young man staring at both of them. He wore glasses and a black suit with a gray tie around his neck. He had sharp facial features with blue eyes and short black hair parted on his right side.

"Dr. Genus, I presume?" said Alucard.

"You presume correct." Dr. Genus slowly walked up to the two vampires until he was standing right between them. After standing there for a few moments, he turned to his right and walked toward Alucard, until there was only a foot of distance between them. "I witnessed your battle with the bald man, and I have to say, I was very impressed with the level of power and the unique abilities you demonstrated. Never had I ever seen an organism with the ability to summon an entire army of undead creatures. Not only that, but you were able to regenerate the gravest of wounds in mere seconds!"

"Save you flattery!" snarled Alucard, "When I get out of these shackles, I will rip you to pieces!" Alucard violently shook his wrists in an attempt to break free of his bonds, but he found no luck. Dr. Genus let out a soft chuckle. "It's no use; those bonds are strong enough to hold even the Beast King, and in your weakened state, it is a futile effort." Dr. Genus rotated his head to Seras, and calmly paced to her next. Seras' tendril brightly pulsed, twisting and contorting in relation to her bubbling anger. Dr. Genus took note of this and observed it with rising interest. "I never had the chance to see this tendril of yours while you were awake." Dr. Genus touched the tendril along its edge. Its surface was smooth, radiating heat onto his hand. "It seems the tendril's shape changes in correlation to your emotions. How interesting..."

Suddenly, the tendril whipped and slashed Dr. Genus. The doctor quickly withdrew, but not before incurring a small cut across his hand. The doctor trailed his finger across the cut, and observed the blood on his finger. "Well, we can't have aggression like that..." Dr. Genus paced to the set of computers and began vigorously typing on the keyboard.

"What do you plan to do with us?!" shouted Seras.

"In order to fully understand how your cells can regenerate at such a phenomenal rate and decode your DNA," said Dr. Genus, "I will need to harvest all of your organs." Seras felt shivers run down her spine. "I will collect brain fluid, spinal tissue, and bone marrow, and the best part is-" Dr. Genus looked up at the two of them and coldly stated, "I can collect as many samples as I want."

"Why are you doing this?" shouted Alucard, "What do you intend to do with this knowledge?"

Dr. Genus abruptly stopped his typing, his entire body freezing up. For a second, he was motionless and stared at the screen. "What I intend to do you ask?" Dr. Genus sharply turned his head and in a cold voice, said "With this knowledge, humanity will become better than ever before.

"For hundreds of years, humanity has slowly progressed to amazing levels of strength and intellect. We've designed skyscrapers that reach above the clouds, built aviation machines that travel hundreds of miles in less than a few hours, and pushed our bodies to new feats of physical strength and speed. But it still isn't enough! Everyday, our species is threatened by mysterious beings, and everyday, they're becoming stronger and stronger! Not only that, but natural disasters, climate change, all of these factors are slowly driving the human race to ruin! I've seen it all, studied it intensely, and determined humanity must continue to evolve, to push themselves to even greater heights, or else we will be driven to extinction. The only way to do this is through artificial science! MY SCIENCE! And I am determined to achieve this goal, even if no one else will help me!"

"HAH!" Alucard let out a derisive wrath, to the confusion of Seras and the frustration of Dr. Genus. "You are a misguided fool! Human beings cannot be artificially changed in the way you desire! When that happens, they are no longer human!"

"If that is the case, then so be it!" replied Dr. Genus, "There isn't any other way!"

"You're wrong! I've seen it! And so have you! That man I fought, Saitama, has achieved insurmountable strength through only training! And I guarantee he's on his way right now to put an end to your organization!"

"How ludicrous! We located that man's location in the downtown area of City Y: Armored Gorilla should have already taken care of-"

"DR. GENUS!" Running down the stairs at the end of the room was a man who looked identical to Dr. Genus, although instead of a black suit, he had light brown pants and a white shirt with the number 43 on it. "Armored Gorilla has just sent us a message: Kamakyuri has been killed, and Armored Gorilla is barely functioning! The bald man and cyborg defeated them! They're both on their way!"

Dr. Genus gasped. The King of Vampires, however, smirked: just as he predicted, Saitama made easy work of their captors and was on his way to finish the job.

"That's absurd!" replied Dr. Genus.

"Come see for yourself!" Dr. Genus ran his hand through his hair and sprinted up the stairs alongside his clone. Once he made it to the next floor, he saw dozens of his clones huddled up together, lines of worry etched under their eyebrows. Hulking above all of the clones, Beast King was standing quietly with his arms crossed, not nearly as worried as the clones were. On the wall, there was another giant screen monitor, and on it, it showed Ground Dragon, Frogman, and Kamakyuri were all dead! Only Slugerous and Armored Gorilla were still alive.

"Impossible," said Dr. Genus, "Our elite force wiped out like unevolved pond scum?"

"Apologies for the sloppy execution, Dr. Genus," said Beast King, "I thought Frogman and Ground Dragon could handle themselves, but turns out they couldn't."

"According to Armored Gorilla's report," said one of the clones, "The two responsible for eliminating them are on their way right now. If they arrive, all of our research, everything we've been working on could be destroyed. We cannot let that happen!"

Dr. Genus clenched his fists and began to shake in violent anger. He knew there was only one chance they had for survival. "It appears we're forced to use our trump card."

The other clones gave each other nervous stares, and even Beast King shifted nervously at what the doctor was implying.

"Begin preparations for the release of Carnage Kabuto!" All of the clones yelped out in complete terror, and their stomachs were tied into dozens of knots.

"What?"

"That's crazy!"

"Dr. Genus, let's not get rash here!" said Beast King, "I'm more than enough to handle those two! And besides, Carnage Kabuto is a nutcase! I know I'm one for slashing up opponents and fulfilling my bloodlust, but this guy takes it to a whole other level!"

"Everyone silence!" Dr. Genus had calmed himself down and thought through the situation. "He'll be our last resort. We'll activate all of our traps from the first floor to the eighth. Hopefully that will be enough to take care of the intruders. Beast King!"

"Yes?"

"Come with me to the basement. I might need your assistance in case Carnage Kabuto acts... rash."

"Understood."

"Hopefully, it won't come to that. If we fail, disaster will come down upon us all."


The two heroes, Saitama and Genos, were on a full sprint through the woods. On the way, they'd encountered a rowdy bear, but Saitama dealt with him with a swift chop to the neck. Genos had managed to track the location of the base, and it was about 60 miles from Y-city; they'd been running for about 20 minutes now, but Genos sensed they were almost there.

"I did not think we would be running the whole way," said Genos whilst sprinting alongside Saitama.

"How else do you expect to get there," replied Saitama.

"I was under the impression that you had the ability to fly."

"Dude, I'm just a regular guy; regular guys can't fly."

"It is amazing that you are never late for any fights," said Genos. They jumped up into the air several hundred feet and momentarily hovered in the sky. "You are a true hero."

"Pfffft! I hardly ever arrive on time, I've always got other stuff to do. It's a real hassle."

"There it is!" Genos pointed in front of them, and sure enough, in the middle of the dense forest, there was a thin, skyscraper-like building. The two heroes landed at the entrance of the building.

"So this is the place, huh?" said Saitama.

"Yes it is. The House of Evolution." Saitama went from the bottom and began counting the number of floors of the building to see how big this place really was.

"One, two, three four, five, six- Looks like it's about 8 stories high." Genos extended his palms out and grunted as his pyrokinetic energy flowed into his hands. With a single giant blast, the entire building was utterly decimated in a giant fiery explosion of black smoke. Once the smoke began to clear, Saitama's face could be seen with several black lines running vertical across his face and a sweat drop running down his cheek. "Ummmm, that was a little bit rash, don't ya think?" said Saitama.

"In the interest of efficiency," said Genos, explaaining his reasoning, "I thought it would be best to eradicate the building in a single strike." The building that was once here was all but incinerated, leaving a giant crater in its place.

"Meh." Saitama shrugged his shoulders, "I mean, it was efficient and all, but I still think it would've been better if we'd seen what our enemies had in store for us. I think it was a bad move, but whatever." Genos and Saitama slid down the crater and began to walk around, looking for any clues or hidden passages that might have been left behind. Then, Saitama looked on the ground and saw a metal hatch leading underground. Saitama grabbed the edge of the hatch and peeled it off like the plastic cover off a new phone. "Look like there's a basement." Saitama motioned his hand down the staircase.

"After you."


Deep in the underbelly of the House of Evolution, a clone of Dr. Genus had an assault rifle in his hand and was frantically shooting at a massive humanoid beetle.

"STAY AWAY!" The clone desperately screamed at the creature, but the bug monster punched him in the chest, splattering his insides all over the ground. The creature took a deep breath in, and calmly exhaled. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps filled the air. The creature looked up and saw Dr. Genus and Beast King walking toward him.

Even with his impressive power, the Beast King couldn't help but shudder at the strength from the House of Evolution's most powerful warrior.

"Hello there, Carnage Kabuto." The creature was humanoid but his body has many characteristics resembling a beetle, including a thick exoskeleton, a pair of wings encased by elytra, and a large horn on his head, similar to that of a rhinoceros beetle. His body also had many large spikes on his arms and legs most likely for battle or for show. Carnage Kabuto turned around to face the two, and instantly smirked when he made eye contact with Beast King. "Hey Beasty! It's been a while! How've you been? Haven't seen you since that time we sparred! "

"God, don't remind me!" replied Beast King. A few months ago, Dr. Genus had Beast King fight Carnage Kabuto to test his strength, and even at his maximum power, Beast King was barely able to put a scratch on him. It'd been the most humiliating moment of his life.

Dr. Genus nervously attempted to break the ice. "So how have you been? It appears you've killed several of my clones again. So are you satisfied?"

Carnage Kabuto sneered. "Satisfied? Why would I be satisfied? You locked me deep below the Earth to spend the rest of my life like an animal!" Carnage Kabuto grabbed the chain around his neck and smashed it into little pieces. "I'm the strongest fighter in the House of Evolution! I make Beasty here look as strong as a playground bully!" Beast King clenched his fists in anger, but still kept his mouth shut.

"I kept you locked down here because you're mentally unstable," said Dr. Genus, "We couldn't control you."

"COULDN'T CONTROL ME!" Carnage Kabuto let out a hearty laugh. "You fool! I am the ultimate culmination of everything you've been seeking in an evolved human! My intelligence and physical prowess far surpass anything your measly minds can comprehend, so the way I see it, you and all your clones should be obeying me!" He held his tongue out and wagged it up an down like the psychopathic animal he was.

"No, you're a failure," thought Dr. Genus, "While your physical abilities are extremely impressive, you lack any sense of empathy or compassion for anyone but yourself."

Dr. Genus spoke out, "If you intend to kill me, so be it; plenty of clones could take my place."

Carnage Kabuto lifted his eyebrow. What was he getting at?

"However, I have a favor to ask of you." Dr. Genus pulled out a remote and pressed a button; hovering in the air, a picture of Saitama picking his nose and Genos staring at the camera came up. "He's proven to be extremely powerful. They've already defeated Armored Gorilla and decimated the upper headquarters. Only you can defeat them."

"That's what you think," mumbled Beast King.

"Oh give it a rest already, Beasty!" Carnage Kabuto looked at the screen. He longed for a decent battle ever since his creation, and none of the warriors of the House of Evolution could give him that rush. Perhaps these intruders could be what he was looking for.

"I want you to capture him, dead or alive. Do you understand?"

"This is gonna be fun!"


"This basement is huge!" Saitama and Genos were venturing through the underbelly of the House of Evolution, searching for the mad scientist in charge of this organization. "I'm getting pretty pumped."

While Saitama admired the ominous corridors and the suspense they brought, Genos was using his sensors to track the energy levels of any life forms underground. "Wait!" Genos stopped in his tracks when he detected two energy levels close-by. "I believe I may have found who we're looking for."

"So where do we go?" said Saitama. Genos gently pushed his master aside and began walking in front of him. After about 30 steps, he stopped and made a sharp right, entering a narrow passageway. The passageway was much shorter than the main corridor, and in a few seconds, they entered a large room with large monitors on the wall. On the other wall, there were several vats with organisms floating inside them, and in the left corner, there was a large desk with several thick folders on the surface.

"I wonder what's going on in here," pondered Saitama.

"The energy levels are right through that stairway." Genos pointed to his right, showing a large staircase that led downward. The two walked down the staircase, and after a few steps, they saw a bright light at the bottom of the stairs. "I wonder what's down there," said Saitama.

"Well," Genos opened his hand and prepared an incineration blast, "Let's find out." Saitama and Genos reached the bottom of the stairs, expecting a huge boss waiting for them, but instead, to their shock, they saw the same vampires they fought yesterday strapped to two metal tables.

"Whoa! It's you guys!" Alucard and Seras lifted their heads up, and gasped. They were here!

"Saitama! What a pleasant surprise," said Alucard. Saitama paced up to the two vampires and asked, "What happened to you guys? How did you end up here of all places?"

"We were captured by the House of Evolution," replied Seras, "They were going to use us as their test subjects!"

"Lemme get you down from there."

"Wait, what?" Everyone looked back when they heard Genos angrily speaking to Saitama. "What do you mean? These are the same monsters that tried to kill us just yesterday!"

"Genos, first of all, you started it. Second of all, these two aren't like regular monsters, I can sense it. They aren't gonna hurt any innocent people. Isn't that right?"

"Of course," said Seras.

"But-"

"No buts, Genos! Now help me get them down from here!" Genos wanted to further protest his master's decisions, but he figured Saitama knew what he was doing more than Genos did, so he grudgingly sauntered to his master's side and attempted to remove the vampire's restraints. He tugged the chain, but it didn't budge. He tried harder, but still there was nothing. "It won't come off!" said Genos.

"Really? Dude, this thing's like paper. Here, watch." Saitama grabbed Alucard's leg restraints and with a light tug, ripped them off the table. He followed suit with Alucard's arm restraints, and the vampire fell to the ground knees-first. "Now let's get you down, pretty lady." Seras mildly blushed. Saitama did the same actions and in less than 5 seconds, Seras was freed from her restraints.

"It feels good to be able to stand again," said Seras. The two vampires lightly rubbed their wrists and ankles while Saitama and Genos just stood there and waited.

"Thank you." Alucard stood up and put his hand on Saitama's shoulder. "I am in your debt."

"Nah, don't worry about it. I'm a hero: it's what I do."

Seras felt her heart warm and shone a genuine smile at Saitama. "Well then," said Seras, "Now should we-"

"Hold on!" Genos blatantly interrupted the female vampire, his eyes now stone hard and his body tensing in defense. "I sense three energies heading right towards us!"

"Huh?"

Alucard and Seras knew what this was. "It's the Beast King!" yelled Seras.

Alucard bent his knees and held his hands out in defense. "Get ready, policegirl! Here they come!" From the top of the staircase, the loud booming of footsteps could be heard. That loud booming only grew in intensity and proximity, and sprinting from the staircase came Beast King and an insect creature with a man in his hand.

"YYYEEEAAAA!" The insect creature yelled out in excitement. Alucard could sense the vibrant and bloodthirsty aura radiating off of this insect creature. He was a violent monster, alright. But who was he? He didn't recall seeing a creature like this before. Was this some sort of trump card the organization had hidden away.

The insect creature let out a deep bellow. "So which one is it?"

"The one on the right!" The man weakly pointed his finger at Saitama. The insect creature looked at him, taking in his presence and appearance. Hie eyes lingered to the other three individuals standing beside him preparing for a fight. "So you've got some friends, huh? This'll be fun!"

"What kind of monster are you?" yelled Alucard.

"Heh-heh-heh. The name's Carnage Kabuto, the strongest fighter in the House of Evolution, and I'm here to annihilate all of you! So get ready, maggots!"


And that's the end of that! For the battle between Beast King, Seras and Alucard, I wrote it the way I did because I don't think Seras is crazy strong. Sure she has impressive strength and speed, but I haven't seen anything worthy of Dragon-level, and some people might argue that Pip didn't show up, but that's because Beast King knocked her out before he could even come to her aid. And as for Alucard, he's still healing from his battle against Saitama, and that significantly weakens his fighting abilities, so against a high Demon-level monster like Beast King, he won't fare well. Anyway, until Chapter 9, when we see Carnage Kabuto throw down!