Darkness was the only thing Dokusei saw for a moment before he was quickly watches as the stone floor raced towards him. Acting swiftly, he rolled as he landed but couldn't stop in time for his face to hit a wall. "Looks like we got fresh meat, boys!" A voice called the hero's attention.
Dokusei looked around and saw three villains surrounding him. He got up, put on his mask, and got into a fighting stance.
"Oh look, he's got some fight in him!" It was the same voice from before. At first glance he appeared male but upon closer examination the person was actually female.
She appeared to have a snake quirk because her lower half was a snake's body. It added to her height as she stood nearly two heads taller than Dokusei. Her head looked like a cobra and had black scales running all over her body. She wore a white jacket over silver body armor; it curved just enough to show off her figure. Green snake eyes pierced through Dokusei's body, and her head was protected by some form of golden armor that looked like a crown of sorts. She wielded scimitar and had silver gauntlets.
"Let's see if you last longer than my last prey." Occasionally a forked tongue escaped from her mouth. She wasn't alone; she had three goons with her, all with various degrees of snake like quirks, one of them armed with a pipe, and all wore the same white jacket. "You'll die by the White Vipers and be my little snack."A chuckle was released from Dokusei when the leader of the White Vipers finished her little monologue.
"What's so funny?" she demanded. Her hood flared as her anger rose.
"Two things-" Dokusei held up two clawed fingers "-One, vipers don't have hoods, that's a cobra thing-" another chuckle escaped from him "-and two, I'm surprised that you don't hiss your words."
"That'sss jussst a mytthh!" She quickly covered her mouth with her free hand, and one of her goons fought off a chuckle, but it didn't go unheard. She stared down at her subordinate, who went stiff. "Enough of this, get him!" Not a second later did her goons attack Dokusei.
Acting swiftly, Dokusei saw that the goons were coming at him from three fronts. "Left, right, and middle. Not good." Dodging a kick from his left, he blocked a punch from his right, but left his middle exposed as a metal pipe came crashing into his abdomen. Staggering back, he covered his stomach with one hand while trying to keep his guard up. "Got to get rid of that pipe." Scanning his opponents, he saw their leader staying back. "Trying to weaken me so she can take me without much trouble." The goon with the pipe attacked ahead of his group. "And that is where you fucked up..." Dokusei easily dodged the pipe, grabbed hold of it, and kicked the goon into another. Flipping the pipe around, the toxic hero swung at the third's face, knocking him out instantly.
"What are you idiots doing?! Get up!" The leader grabbed hold of the two still awake and hoisted them up, pushing them towards their prey.
Dokusei ditched the pipe and got back into his fighting stance. The two goons charged at him, both going for his face with their fists. Ducking low, Dokusei gave the two full force palm strikes, claws included. It didn't take long for his poison to take effect; they soon stiffened up and fell like boards. Under his mask, Dokusei was surprised by how fast his poison took them out. Looking at them, he could tell that they were clearly still alive, eyes moving, breathing clear as day. "Guess that adrenaline enhancer did the trick." Turning towards the leader, it was noticeable that she was taken aback by how easily Dokusei took out her little goons.
"T-Thoesss were m-my besst men..." Her hissing returned; the grip on her scimitar tightened. "You're so dead, boy!" She swung her scimitar at Dokusei's head, who flipped backwards and kicked the blade upwards, then quickly closed the distance as she was knocked of balance. She recovered rapidly and used her tail as a weapon, sending Dokusei flying.
The walking biohazard rolled with his fall and was able to stand up swiftly. "Sorry, dying isn't on my list today; got a date with my boot to your face though, Mrs. Serpent."
"I like to see you try!" Mrs. Serpent rushed Dokusei with incredible speed.
She swiped at her opponent with her scimitar. Dokusei was able to bob and weave in and out of her swing, delivering quick punches to areas where her armor didn't cover. "Whoa!" The snake lady missed him as she lunged with her fangs, venom dripping from them. "Ok you're venomous, good to know..."
"My toxin will destroy your nervous system, making quick work of you, and I'll be able to have dinner." She lunged at him again but was knocked sideways by a crescent kick.
"So you really are into the whole cannibalism thing, aren't you?" He blocked a swing from her blade with his knife and parried off, scratching her cheek.
"Wasn't human to begin with!" She dived forward once more but was tossed over the boy's shoulder. She roared in anger as she got back up and charged again. Slashing her blade again from the outside, it was kicked out of her hand as it hit Dokusei's boot. With the same foot, he nailed her in the head with an axe kick. The leader of the White Vipers laid there as Dokusei walked away.
"Now to see if everyone's okay." Dokusei saw that he was in the rubble area. Pain shot through his right shoulder as the Viper Leader sank her fangs into his flesh; she wrapped herself around Dokusei, constricting him.
She released her fangs from him. "You insolent fool, now you'll die by-" she began coughing "-what the h-hel-" She released Dokusei from her binding; he was still standing.
"I guess it's time I explained my quirk to you." He turned his gaze towards the squirming snake woman. His mask was covered in his blood with the glowing blue lenses piercing her. "My quirk is Toxigenesis. I'm able to produce various toxins, and nearly every liquid in my body is filled with toxins, especially my blood. Your toxin does nothing to me while my own blood is slowly killing you." He knelt down and took off his mask, showing his remorse. "Unfortunately I can not create a cure. Unless I can give you medical attention immediately, you'll die within the hour, if that..."
She stared at him with wide eyes, not being able to move any more as the toxin took effect. "Help..." was all she was able to get out.
"I will." With that, he took off in a full sprint.
