Hunter
Two Years Ago:
Hunter sighed as he made his way to his apartment complex. Today was stressful to say the least. He was starving and the image of the gun pointed in his face was still burned into his mind. Granted he did meet a cute girl so he supposed that made up for it.
"Victoria Crown." He said aloud.
The name sounded sweet coming off his lips. "What a strange, possibly psychotic girl." He chuckled.
He opened the door to his apartment and was surprised to see his father sitting at the table. Usually by the time he got home his father was snoring on the couch with a beer in his hands.
"Hey, dad," Hunter said.
He ran his hands through his choppy black hair. He never should have trusted his Chinese father to do hair. Hunter chuckled, that was his aunt's voice in his head. It didn't matter what his father did, she was always able to link it to the fact he was Chinese. His father forgot to pay the bills? It must have been because he was Chinese. His father forgot to take the chicken out of the oven? It must have been because he was Chinese. Their feud really did kill the old myth of all Asians think alike.
"You're home early." His father said stiffly.
Hunter shrugged. "Couldn't find anybody to spot me some cash."
Hunter's fingers ached it had been ages since he felt the warmth of a blunt.
"Hello, Hunter." A playful voice said.
Hunter raised an eyebrow and turned to face the sound of the voice. Standing in front of him was a man that seemed to be in his early thirties. He had raven-colored hair and bright green eyes. His features were chiseled, as if he was made from a statue. Hunter had to admit the dude looked like he stepped out of a magazine. However, behind his handsome smirk, Hunter saw something else. A hunger. A rage. The man had a lot of repressed anger.
"Who are you?" Hunter asked.
His father cleared his throat. "That's Cyrus."
The man smiled and got up from the table.
"I've heard a lot about you Akira." He smiled.
Hunter raised an eyebrow. He was using his Japanese name. How did he know his real name? He doubted his father told him. His father hated everything Japanese.
"Well that's cool, I guess?" Hunter asked.
"I'm sure you're aware your precious father owes a lot of people money," Cyrus said carefully.
Hunter snorted. All of Florida knew his father had a gambling problem.
"Of course, I do." Hunter chuckled.
Cyrus grinned. "Well me being the generous man I am decided to pay off all of his debts." Cyrus grinned.
There was a but. There was always a but. Hunter gulped. Judging by the tense look in his father's face, Cyrus must have been bad news. His father was practically trembling.
"Thank you," Hunter said cautiously.
Suddenly his throat felt very dry. His nerves were on fire.
"Of course I didn't do this good deed for nothing. Your father had to give something up in order for this deal to be done." Cyrus said carefully.
The apartment. He must have given up the apartment. Hunter frowned. How could his father do this to him? He was going to give up the only home he had ever known.
"He gave up you Akira. He gave up you." Cyrus said nonchalantly.
He said the words so effortlessly. Like he wasn't talking about the fact his father just sold him.
"I'm sorry what?" Hunter coughed.
This wasn't funny. This man had to be joking. Who was he anyway?
"In order to forgive his gambling debts, he gave ownership of you towards me." Cyrus smiled.
Hunter's stomach dropped. His eyes went to his father. He wasn't saying anything. He didn't even look Hunter in the eyes.
"Bastard." Hunter spat through his teeth. "You fucking bastard!" He screamed.
He screamed so loud that he hoped that the neighbors would hear and call the cops.
"Hunter calm down. If everyone plays their part this will be a smooth operation that all three of us can benefit from." Cyrus said.
Hunter backed away from the two men. He wasn't property. He wasn't something to be owned and sold.
"Fuck both of you!" Hunter yelled.
Cyrus rolled his eyes. "You don't even know my terms."
"Akira hear him out." Hunter's father said quietly.
Hunter howled in anger. He grabbed the nearest thing he could find, a lamp, and chucked it at his father's head. The ceramic piece smashed against his father's skull, shards of glass flying everywhere, and droplets of blood falling from his scalp. Hunter knew that he probably seriously hurt his father, but at that moment he didn't care. All he cared about was the anger rushing inside of him. The pain. The only thing his father had ever given him was a shitty life. Now he wanted to take that away too.
Hunter's eyes went to the door. He had to make a run for it. He turned on his heels and prepared to charge when he felt strong hands grab the back of his neck. With one swift motion, a strong force yanked him up in the air, and body-slammed him into the couch.
Hunter yelped as pain flew throughout his body. Cyrus towered over him with a sad look on his face.
"I didn't want it to be this way, Hunter. All I wanted was your cooperation." Cyrus said with a pitiful expression.
Hunter gulped as his Cyrus removed his hands from his neck.
"Your father owes me a debt now, that means you do too. Get me all the information I need and I will give you back your freedom." Cyrus said like it was the simplest thing in the world.
Hunter shook his head. "I'm not a fucking slave." He spat.
"Slave is such an ugly word. You're simply another employee. Your first job is to get close to Victoria Crown. Once you complete that task I might shave a couple thousand off how much your family owes me." Cyrus smirked.
Now:
For two years Hunter had been trapped with Cyrus. He lived in the man's headquarters along with his revolving door of villains and assassins. He did everything Cyrus asked him to. He got close to Victoria. He gave him information on pro heroes. He used his charm and humor to make people trust him.
He never expected himself to like Victoria. More than just romantically. He liked her as a person. He enjoyed the connection they had even if it mainly consisted of them arguing. It was one of the last human connections he had.
Now he was going to lose it. He was going to lose Alexander too. And Kaleb. And Lex. And Fouzia. He was going to lose everything. He came to this academy to get information for Cyrus, but he never expected to like his classmates. He even enjoyed spending time with Sarah.
Those kids were one of the few people in his life that looked at him like he had some value. Like he was more than his mistakes. Yet he betrayed them for Cyrus. A man that bought him.
"I have to go back," Hunter said aloud.
He turned to see the wreckage of the gym. Kaleb and Maryanne were fighting for their lives to protect him. They were strong enough to fight for him after everything he did. Yet he was going to leave them here.
"That's not what heroes do." He said to himself.
It's something his father would do. Use people. His father cared more about a bottle of booze then him. If Hunter didn't act now he would lose his family.
Sara Zambiea
"You're lying," Sara said.
Matt Freeman. Her student. How did she never notice it? Matt and Cyrus had the same manipulative charisma. Matt had Jenna's eyes. He didn't look anything like his Laurel or Captain Union.
"So Cyrus thinks his son died," Vanessa said quietly.
She took another swig of tea/alcohol. "That's awful."
"It's Cyrus, are you kidding me? He's a psychopath do you expect him to be a good father?" Eric demanded.
He shook his head. "Amanda was right about one thing Matt is an insurance policy. Only someone with Cyrus's genes can take him on."
"He's a kid, not a weapon. He doesn't even know he's adopted." Mo frowned.
"So Jenna wasn't murdered?" Kurt asked.
Amanda rolled her eyes. "This is simple information guys."
"No, it's not. This is just another one of your and Cyrus's games that you guys drag everyone else in too." Janelle barked.
Sara frowned. Matt was Cyrus's son. That cold look he had in the arena with Lex. She thought that vacant stare looked so familiar.
"So you kidnapped a baby, gave him away to a family you knew nothing about, and then faked the cause of his mother's death to pin it on his father," Sara said.
"Don't act surprised Sara, I've done worse. Don't let your morals get in the way of doing what has to be done." Amanda barked.
Janelle frowned. "Why are you telling us this now? It's been years."
Amanda's face softened. "Things aren't going according to plan."
"There's a plan?" Daniel asked.
"I always have a plan," Amanda snorted.
She sighed. "These kids. I picked them all for different reasons. Most of them were picked because I didn't see them as potential heroes. Quite the opposite I believe some of them have the potential to be the next Cyrus."
Sara's jaw dropped. Was she serious? Potential Cyrus's? Fouzia was nothing like Cyrus. None of her kids were. And the way Amanda talked about them like they were lab rats made her sick.
"Victoria would never be anything like Cyrus!" Janelle hissed.
"All sixteen of these kids are dangerous for different reasons. I knew their would-be problems if I threw them all together. I didn't expect so many errors." She mumbled.
"Errors?" Kurt asked.
Amanda frowned. "I never accounted for Alice. I never accounted for Matt's rage. He was supposed to be raised in a calm environment to make him the opposite of Cyrus. I also never accounted for Sarah fucking Smith." She said bitterly.
"What does that white trash whore have to do with any of this?" Janelle asked.
Amanda gulped. "I can't say."
"Are you fucking kidding me! More secrets! That's all it is with you, Amanda! Secrets wrapped in lies and then you pretend to be surprised when someone dies!" Lucas yelled.
"I'm not telling you about Sarah for your own safety," Amanda said.
"Please she's an insecure girl with a weak quirk," Janelle smirked.
"Higher than your daughter in the class rankings," Sara mumbled.
Janelle growled and turned to face Sara. "I will beat you into a coma,"
"I'm confused who the hell is Sarah?" Vanessa asked.
"I can't tell you what I know about her, but what I can tell you is that she is a cancer to the Morning Star Academy," Amanda said.
Daniel crossed his arms. "A cancer? She's a teenage girl."
"She brings out the worst in all of the kids. She makes them act on their worst desires." Amanda said.
"I'm sorry, what? You said you picked these kids because they had the potential to be the next Cyrus. Now you're surprised that their showing signs of it?" Mo asked.
"They were supposed to be versions of Cyrus I could control! Sarah is ruining everything!" Amanda yelled.
"So that's what this is about. Your obsession with Cyrus. An obsession that you're taking out on school children." Mo yelled.
Amanda smashed her fists into the table. "Matt and Sarah are a dangerous combination. Things are going to spiral out of control. If we don't act now they can be tools Cyrus can use in our destruction."
"Maybe we deserved to be destroyed," Vanessa said quietly.
Her voice brought silence amongst the adults.
"What did you say?" Lucas asked.
Vanessa chuckled and took another sip of alcohol. "The past always comes back to bite you in the ass. We've been running from our secrets from so long that they found a way to become weapons. We all deserve to suffer for what we've done."
"Vanessa shut the hell up." Janelle groaned.
Vanessa growled. "This isn't high school anymore. I'm a grown-ass woman. You don't get to push me around anymore."
Janelle took a step forward and smiled callously. "Vanessa I'll snap your neck."
"Janelle!" Mo yelled.
Sara was about to say something when her phone rang. She frowned and reached into her pocket. It was from Hunter. She frowned and answered.
"Hello, Hunter? Shouldn't you be enjoying the dance?" Sara asked.
"Sara send help now. Cyrus and other villains are at homecoming. They have us all separated and these guys aren't afraid to use lethal force! Come quick!." Hunter yelled.
Sara froze. Cyrus. Fouzia. He was at the school with her.
"Guys get your suits on and call every hero you know. We're going to war." Sara instructed.
Mo frowned. "What are you talking about?"
"Cyrus is at the school and he's attacking the kids," Sara said.
Vanessa gasped. Horror covered her face. "Those poor children."
"Why would Cyrus attack the kids? What does he want?" Daniel asked.
Amanda chuckled. Sara growled. She turned to look at her boss. Was she laughing at a time like this? Sara balled her fists and glared her boss in the eye.
"What the hell is so funny?" She yelled.
"I was right. As usual. I can tell you why Cyrus is there. As I said, Sarah Smith ruins everything." Amanda snarled.
Alexander
Rey Tigre. He was here. Memories of the fight in the Black Church fled through his mind. He almost died.
"It's nice to see you, Alexander." He said.
He said it so nonchalantly like he didn't stab him in the chest. Alexander gulped. This was bad. Four villains were bad enough, but four villains and Rey Tigre?
"If you guys leave now, I won't kill you." Victoria threatened.
Shadows swirled around her body, ready to launch themselves at their targets.
"I didn't know heroes killed." Pullerina smiled.
"That's where you're wrong. I'm not a hero. I'm a Crown." Victoria snarled.
She flung her hands in the air and razor-sharp tendrils of shadows shot towards the five the villains. Rey Tigre leaped above the tendril, with ease. Alexander's eyes darted to the other villains. Just as they were about to be hit by the tendrils Dark Solstice held his hands in the air. Bright blue flashes of light exploded from his hands, erupting into a fiery explosion.
The flames turned the tendrils into dust before they even made contact.
Victoria's eyes widened. "The hell."
Alexander gulped. Victoria's shadows were vulnerable to light but hardly anyone had ever been able to annihilate them completely.
The five villains began to circle around the teens.
"Oh my god," Sarah whispered.
Alexander looked at his classmates. Lex's arm was broken and a panicked expression was painted on his face. Victoria had her usual warlike smirk, however, there seemed to be a hint of fear in her eyes. A fear she was trying desperately to suppress. Fouzia was still a zombie. Her hands were trembling, but her face was void of emotion. She was still shaken over Matt. Killing someone would take a toll on anyone. Now she was in a fight for her life. And Sarah was crying. Alexander winced in sympathy. Tears were rolling down her face faster than they could be seen and a line of snot was dripping out of her nose. She watched her boyfriend die in front of her. Now she was the reason villains were attacking. No one was in the mental state to fight.
Alexander gulped and looked back at the approaching villains. They needed a plan. A good one.
"Sarah you need to go," Alexander said.
Sarah perked up. She finally looked at the villains and it seemed like she was finally processing what was happening. As if she was stuck in a dream before and she just woke up.
"What are you talking about?" Sarah asked.
"They came here for you. If they want you that means they're planning something bad." Victoria said.
Sarah shook her head. "I can't leave you guys."
"Sarah, they're right you need to get out of here. If the villains win then all of this is for nothing." Lex instructed.
Alexander nodded. "Victoria and Lex go with here."
Victoria frowned. "My quirk is better equipped for fighting guys like these than yours is."
"Exactly. You and Lex are Sarah's best bet at protection to make sure she gets out of here safely. Fouzia can use her flames to slow them down. Bright lights slow Rey Tigre down and I doubt any of these villains are fireproof." Alexander said.
"That's a stupid plan." Victoria frowned.
"This isn't about strategy it's about making sure Sarah gets out of here alive." Alexander frowned.
Sarah crossed her arms. "Do I not get a say? Just give me over to the villains. It's my fault they're here. It's my fault Matt's dead. Everything that's happened here is my fault. Let me take responsibility."
"Like hell." Lex frowned.
"Everyone shut up." Fouzia barked.
The four teens turned to look at Fouzia. A cold glare was plastered on her face. It seemed uncharacteristic coming from his normally warm friend. Fouzia walked over to Sarah and sighed.
"Sarah now is not the time to act like a human. Do you want to be a better person? Run the hell away from here. If the villains want you, making sure they don't get what they want is the most selfless thing to do. If Matt Freeman couldn't break you then these psychos can't either. You're going to live to fight another day, but only if you get the hell out of here." Fouzia instructed.
The villains were getting closer. Sarah gulped and looked back at her friends and the villains.
"I'll go." She muttered.
Victoria growled. "I hate running from a fight, but I'll go too."
"Good. Now-" Alexander was cut off by the earth trembling.
The five teens yelped as the ground beneath their feet began to crack and quiver. Alexander nearly lost his balance, when Fouzia grabbed his arm to steady him. An earthquake? Alexander's eyes went to Double Trouble. The two's hands were joined, and their free hands were placed on the earth.
Alexander gulped. They were the ones causing it. Alexander tried to take a step towards him but the ground was shaking so hard the force nearly broke his leg. Lex growled and outstretched his arms towards the two.
"There's a dead tree behind them." Lex frowned.
"What the hell does that mean?" Victoria asked.
"It means it would be very unlucky if it fell down," Lex growled.
His eyes began to glow, and a low rumble filled the earth. Lex grunted and swiped his hand, the tree's roots snapping from the ground and falling towards Double Trouble. The two yelped and pointed their hands towards the tree. A concussive blast flew from their palms and shattered the tree into pieces as it made contact.
A distraction. This is what they needed. Alexander turned to the others and hissed.
"Run!" He barked.
Lex and Sarah broke off into a sprint, Victoria trailing behind them using her shadow tendrils to form a shield. It was just him and Fouzia. The two turned back to villains.
"She won't be able to get far." Rey Tigre growled.
Flames danced around Fouzia's palms. "Far enough."
Pullerina smirked and stepped forward.
"Guess we'll just have to take you to out." Pullerina chuckled.
She placed her hands on the twins shoulders, energy flowing from her fingertips into their bodies. Fouzia gulped.
"What is she doing?" She asked.
Alexander shook his head. "Nothing good."
The twins grinned and stopped their foot against the ground. As soon as their feet made contact the ground beneath them exploded.
Victoria
Victoria yelped when a powerful tremor shook the earth. What was going on back there?
"Are they okay?" Lex shouted.
Victoria grunted and kept running. "Just ignore it."
"They shouldn't be fighting for me!" Sarah yelled hysterically.
God, she was having a breakdown. Victoria didn't have the time to deal with this.
"Just keep running," Victoria yelled.
How far were they going to have to run? Victoria growled; she should be back there. She was the strongest one here. She should be taking these villains on, not running from a fight.
BOOM. A loud explosion tore through the air behind them. Followed by a bright blue flash of light.
"What the hell was that?" Lex asked.
Victoria growled. "Keep running!"
Another explosion followed. The wind began to pick up, causing her hair to fly in her face. Leaves shot from the ground like bullets, flying to an unknown source behind them. Cracks started to appear around the trees, the roots slowly began to rip themselves from the soil.
"What the hell!" Sarah yelled.
Victoria hissed and created a shield of shadows to surround the trio. Victoria coughed and looked behind them. The trees were flying from the earth like they were weightless. No not weightless, they were shattering the earth around them. Something was pulling them. She turned and gasped at what she saw. A black hole was several yards behind them. Just as the trees got close, the black hole exploded into a ball of blue energy devouring everything around it. Ash flew through the air, causing Victoria to gag.
"What's going on?" Sarah asked.
Victoria growled. "That was a black hole."
"I'm sorry, what?" Lex asked.
"A black hole Lex, pay attention." Victoria coughed.
A figure emerged from the cloud of dust. Victoria frowned when she saw who it was. Dark Solstice.
"Where's Fouzia and Alexander?" Sarah asked.
Victoria gulped. Was Dark Solstice able to just slip away, or did he attack the others? Victoria's face fell at the thought. What if Fouzia and Alexander were seriously hurt? Or worse. Victoria looked back at Lex and Sarah. Lex's quirk wouldn't be able to take on Dark Solstice. Sarah might be able to slow him down, but for how long? Plus she needed to get the hell away from here.
"Are Fouzia and Alexander alright?" Sarah asked.
"Run," Victoria answered.
Sarah frowned. "No, I'm not leaving you too,"
"I'm the only one who can stop him," Victoria muttered.
"I'll stay behind, there has to be something my quirk can do," Lex said.
"Last time I checked black holes were a little stronger than bad luck," Victoria said.
Sarah frowned. "He shattered your constructs like it was nothing."
Victoria gritted her teeth and got up slowly. He was approaching them. He must be lowering the damage of his black holes, in this close range, one of them should have been enough to kill them. Victoria raised an eyebrow, they wanted Sarah alive. That had to be the reason why Dark Solstice was making sure not to harm her.
"I'm Victoria Crown. I'll think of something." She said.
She looked back at her classmates and growled. "Run!"
With that, she charged toward the villain. Victoria frowned as she tried to think of a plan. His black holes were surrounded by blue flames, something that didn't make sense to her. No light sound be able to exist near a black hole. Unless…his quirk wasn't just making black holes he could make them explode as well, pulling them in for a fiery demise.
That's why he was able to shatter her constructs. Victoria shook her head, she wouldn't be able to get too close to him without his black hole tearing her body in half. She needed to be smart.
"Move aside Ms. Crown. Just give up the girl and you all can live." He said.
Victoria raised an eyebrow. "Since when do villains make negations."
"I'm a reasonable guy," He shrugged.
"Either give her up or you can die. It would be a shame for a young girl like you to never live up to her full potential." He said calmly.
Victoria frowned. He was trying to get in her head. He was trying to scare her. Victoria gulped, this was different than her fight with Quirk Killer. Dark Solstice had a quirk and he knew how to use it. All of these villains did.
"My sister is chasing after Mr. Dayton and Ms. Smith right now. She's not as kind as I am, step aside and the boy can live and Sarah won't be harmed." He instructed.
The boy can live and Sarah won't be harmed. Victoria thought.
His words proved her theory. They needed Sarah. Victoria eyed her opponent cautiously. His quirk was good for defense so she would need to use offense. Although it was hard to combat someone who could create fiery vortexes, she would need to be smart.
"Let's be real, your sister should be scared," Victoria said.
He raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"
"Well, you villains showed your hand. No matter what, your end goal is getting Sarah. Bad news for you is we will all die fighting to protect her, don't get me wrong I despise the girl, but I hate jackasses like you way more." Victoria said.
Dark Solstice rolled his eyes. "Is there a point to this speech."
"Lex's quirk is quite volatile. You saw how he tore down that tree? Imagine what he would do to your precious sister?" Victoria said.
His face darkened. He was trying to keep himself composed, but she could tell he was seething.
"He's a hero student, he won't do much damage," He frowned.
Victoria gulped. He was right Lex's morals were ten times stronger than hers. However, she couldn't let him know that. She needed him to fear for his sister's life. What's he started acting irrationally, she could outmaneuver him.
"Cyrus, has you guys study us right? I'm sure you know we're all capable of some pretty dark things. If we killed our own classmate, what makes you think Pullerina is safe? What a cute name by the way. We know she doesn't back down from a fight, yet back their she didn't show off her quirk. Which means she doesn't possess a quirk suited for combat." She smirked.
She took a step closer towards the man. "When I'm done kicking your ass, I'm going to take a knife and carve my name into your sister's forehead."
He howled and drew his hand towards Victoria, he was going to create another black hole. Victoria grinned in anticipation, she wrapped shadows underneath the soles of her shoes and propelled herself upward just as the vortex opened.
She somersaulted over his head, landing right behind the villain. She growled and swung her fist towards the back of his head. Of torrent of jagged shadows following her fist. Seconds before they were about to make contact, he ducked underneath her construct, almost as if he had seen the attack coming.
He lunged towards the girl and grabbed her wrist, using her own momentum against her, he lifted her up and body-slammed her.
Victoria yelped as her body roughly slammed against the ground. Victoria coughed, gasping for air just as the villain grabbed a fistful of her hair.
He placed his palms just inches away from temples. If he did a black hole at full force he would kill her.
"You're going to have to do better than that." He growled.
Victoria grunted and threw her body backward, her elbows connecting with the villain's stomach. Dark Soliste groaned and stumbled backward, giving her the window of opportunity she needed. She stomped against the hard ground, shadows shooting from the earth like spikes. She growled and hurled the spikes towards the man.
He calmly placed his hands in front of his body and did a pushing motion. In an instant the air ripped itself apart, giving birth to a violent dark mass spasming before her. In a blink of an eye, gravity was nonexistent, Victoria yelped as her body was lifted off the ground. She flew towards the black hole, like an invisible cord was binding the two. Victoria looked down at the ground and gulped. She pointed her fist towards the ground, willing the shadows to wrap themselves around her wrists, serving as anchor. BOOM! The black hole exploded, cosmic flames flying towards her like a tsunami.
Victoria threw up her hands in defense. Shadows began to weave themselves into the shape of a shield, unfortunately not fast enough, flames shattered her construct and scorched her arms. Victoria howled in pain and jumped backwards. Spots clouded her vision and the smell of her flesh burning made her want to vomit.
Emerging from the smoke was a fist. Victoria ducked just in time, the villain's fist sailing right above her head. She used this as an opportunity to smash her fist into the man's jaw. He hissed and punched the girl in the temple.
She yelped in pain and fell to her knees.
Get a hold of yourself Victoria. This isn't the first time you've been punched.
Victoria ignored the pain flowing through her burnt arms and created a shadow blade. She screamed in anger and slashed the man's chest, blood flowing from the wound.
"Careful little girl, if you kill me you wouldn't be a hero." He said.
Victoria growled and hurled the knife towards the man.
"Who the hell said I was a hero?" Victoria asked.
He grunted and rolled underneath her dagger. He held up his hands in preparation to create another black hole. Victoria coughed, she wouldn't be able to keep this up for much longer.
"Goodbye Ms. Crown." He said.
Kevin
Red. That was all Kevin saw. Blood was all over the ground. Blood soaked his clothes. Jake was covered in blood. Most of it seemed to be his. Chunks of flesh were missing from his arms. Dead bodies were on the ground. Kevin looked down and his stomach turned at what he saw. It was a head. Just a head.
It was a girl. A dead girl was lying by his feet and bittersweet blood covered his lips.
"Oh my god." He gasped.
He screamed in anguish and stumbled backward. He killed her.
"Oh my god!" He yelled.
"Calm the hell down!" Jake barked.
He was helping Jarret down from the flagpole, the boy's eyes were open however he seemed far from conscious. Kevin looked down at the dead bodies.
"I killed her." He whispered aloud.
"You had too," Jake informed.
Kevin shook his head. Blood. Death. Blood. Death. He collapsed to the ground; his body felt like it was being pulled down by stones. He began to sob. A violent sob that he felt with his whole body.
"I'm so sorry." He cried to the dead body.
To half of it at least. He ripped her head clean off. Kevin hated himself. He hated that he was able to commit such an atrocious act. He hated that he was a reason a person would no longer be on this earth. A human being. Someone with a family. A life. He killed them. And the worst part of him liked it. The darkest part of himself loved the way the blood tasted. He hated how much ecstasy it brought him when the life left her body.
"I'm a monster!" Kevin sobbed louder.
"Kevin now is not the time for you to freak out!" Jake yelled.
Kevin stopped crying and looked up at Jake and Jarret.
"You can mourn tomorrow, tonight we fight." Jake scowled.
Kevin shook his head. "I belong in jail. I belong in hell." He said.
"She would have killed us all. You did what you had to. Now I need you to do it again." Jake said.
Kevin frowned. "Do what again?"
"Summon the monster. Aero and the others are still in that gym, and I'm not losing my only friend tonight. So sharpen your fangs buddy. We're going to war." Jake growled.
Faith
Chaos filled the gym. Kids were running around, and explosions filled the air. She didn't see anyone from her class. Where were her classmates? Where was Lex? Faith coughed, drops of blood falling from her lips. That Lizard guy must have hurt her worse than she thought.
"Faith!" A voice called.
Faith turned to see Jake and Kevin running towards her, Jarret was strapped to Jake's back like a sleeping baby. They pushed past the chaos to reach the girl. Faith sighed in relief, even though she wasn't close with the boys she was relieved to see they were okay. For the most part at least. She tried not to question whose blood stained their clothes.
"Where are the others?" Jake asked.
"I have no idea." Faith said.
"Cyrus is here." Jake frowned.
"Who's Cyrus?" Kevin asked.
Faith growled, bone blades shooting from her skin.
"That bastard is going to wish they arrested him at the Black Church," Faith said.
A soft mumble was heard from the chaos, causing the trio to frown.
"Jarret is speaking!" Kevin said in shock.
Faith raised an eyebrow and turned to the shaggy-haired teen.
"Cleo." He whispered.
That one word seemed to take all of his energy. Cleo.
"Is he asking if she's okay?" Jake asked.
Faith followed Jarret's line of vision. Running away from the scene was a stealthy figure. On his back was Cleo McScream.
"Oh hell no," Kevin growled.
She was being kidnapped, Faith realized.
Kevin's brown eyes flashed red. Jake's skin began to glow. Faith's bones sharped into blades. The trio charged without muttering a word, a silent agreement formed between them. No one hurts their classmate.
Kevin was the quickest of the bunch. He lunged towards the villain and kicked the man in the back of his head, causing an unconscious Cleo to slip from his hands. Jake reacted quickly and snatched the girl out of the air and slid the girl on his back.
The three stared down the villain.
"I'm going to kick your ass!" Jake growled.
He swung his massive fist towards the man, however, he rolled under the fist with ease. With remarkable agility, he delivered a powerful roundhouse kick to Jake's Adam's apple. Jake gasped and stumbled, providing in opportunity for Faith to strike. She slid under her classmate's arms and slashed her bone blades against the villain's thighs.
If he was in pain from her attack, he didn't let it show. He didn't even utter a gasp. He simply did a cartwheel over the girl and delivered a kick to Kevin's jaw, causing the boy to yelp.
Faith growled and prepared to charge at him again. Just when she got close a powerful explosion filled the air pushing the two apart. Faith groaned as her body slammed against the concrete.
The explosion stole her hearing, only allowing her to hear the constant ringing. Smoke clouded her vision. Bloody hands appeared from the smoke and offered themselves to her. Faith coughed and took the hand, slowly pulling herself up. It was Kevin. She sighed in relief and looked around.
The villain was gone. He used the explosion as a way to distract them.
"Damn it! That bastard got away! He must have had some explosion quirk." Kevin growled.
The fact that she could hear again, was ignored by the disappointment of the villain getting away. The same man that tried to kidnap Cleo was able to walk free. Who knew what he was planning to do to her? She shuddered at the worst outcomes.
"Guys." Jake gulped.
The two turned to look at the boy.
"That guy wasn't the one that caused the explosion," Jake said.
Faith frowned. "Then who the hell did?"
Jake pointed his fingers at a figure behind them. Faith turned around slowly and gasped at what she saw. Although Faith never met him in person, Aerolynn's description of him did the villain justice.
"Land Mine?" She asked.
The villain smirked. "Long time no see."
Hunter
Hunter panted as he ran back to the gym. Maryanne and Kaleb were probably in danger. He howled in frustration and picked up his pace. This was all his fault. He should have stopped Cyrus. He should have stopped his father. He should have done something. He let this happen. Any blood spilled tonight would be on him.
He stopped when he entered the gym. Maryanne was coughing up blood. Kevin was throwing punches at Dr. Chen however he was clearly disoriented. Blood was slowly dripping from his nose.
Cyrus sat at a broken table, lazily drinking a glass of punch.
"Hello, Hunter. You came back." He smirked.
"Hunter, I said run!" Kaleb barked.
The boy dodged a punch from Dr. Chen, however, the man grabbed one of Kaleb's free arms and yanked the boy towards him just as he smashed his knee into his jaw.
"Stop hurting them," Hunter begged.
Cyrus raised an eyebrow. "You could have prevented this Hunter. I didn't light the match, it's not my fault there's a fire."
Hunter growled and balled his fists.
"I'm sorry that I've been a bad slave." He spat.
"I thought we agreed to stop using the Slave word. It sends the wrong impression." Cyrus shrugged.
Hunter took a step towards Cyrus. "What's a better word?"
He met Cyrus's gaze. "You claim you're better than pro heroes, but you're just as corrupt as them. You're cruel, manipulative, and a murder."
Cyrus's face fell. Darkness clouded his eyes. His jaw clenched and he balled his fist.
"I am nothing like them." He said.
Hunter growled. "Then what the hell are you Cyrus? In what story are you the hero? You're nothing but a bastard that needs a kid to do his dirty work. You're just like Captain Union." He said.
"SHUT UP! Don't say that name!" He screamed.
The earth began to tremble when Cyrus yelled. His face went red with anger and took a step closer to Hunter.
"I could kill you right now! I could kill your little Victoria too!" He howled.
Hunter gulped. What had he gotten himself in to?
"Then you would prove me right," Hunter smirked.
Cyrus growled and swung his fist towards Hunter's jaw, seconds before it made contact a blur of silver flew through the air and slammed into Cyrus's fist. Cyrus screamed in pain and stumbled backward. In his fist was a sapphire-colored shuriken.
Hunter looked at the source and sighed in relief at what he saw. It was Amanda Morningstar. He never thought he would be so happy to see the twisted headmistress. Behind her were dozens of pro heroes ready to charge into battle.
Cyrus gritted his teeth as he yanked the weapon from his fist and looked back at the legion of heroes.
"Well, this wasn't the high school reunion I was imaging." Cyrus snickered.
"Shut the hell up," Shaman growled.
"I've missed you too." Cyrus purred.
Ms. Zambiea lunged towards the man and growled.
"Where the hell are my kids?" She barked.
Cyrus smirked. "Oh don't worry about those loveable misfits. Most of them will probably still be alive. The ones that aren't…well, I'll wear something fashionable to their funerals."
"You bastard!" Cow Lady snarled.
"Where do you get off on hurting kids!" Mr. Ross asked.
Cyrus growled. "Payback's a bitch."
The man smirked and looked at Scarlet Overkill and Dr. Chen.
"I think we may have outworn our welcome. Let us be off." Cyrus grinned.
"See you later heroes." Scarlet Overkill smirked.
"Don't let them get away!" Ms. Morningstar yelled.
The heroes charged towards the trio however it was no use, they disappeared into a cloud of smoke, seconds later.
"No!" Hell Priest yelled in frustration.
The heroes seemed to have forgotten Hunter's presence, they seemed to be preoccupied with Cyrus disappearing. Hunter looked down at Maryanne who finally stopped choking on her own blood, however, her skin was whiter than snow and her lips were blue. Kaleb wasn't in a much better state. He was unconscious yet still seemed to be able to vomit.
Tears began to flow down his cheeks. They were hurt because of him.
"What the hell happened here?" Ms. Morningstar demanded.
Hunter gulped. Now was the time, to tell the truth. He had to tell them everything.
Fouzia
"Look out!" Alexander yelled.
Fouzia yelped and hurled a fireball towards Rey Tigre. The villain hissed and jumped back. Her attention was diverted to the twins.
"We're outnumbered," Fouzia muttered.
Alexander gulped. "Just keep fighting."
Fouzia nodded and looked back at the twins. She grunted and swung her fist towards the duo, a spiral of flames shooting towards the duo. They smirked and lifted their palms in the air. Waves of energy shot from their palms stopping the fire in midair, the force changed course of the flames, pushing them back into Fouzia. The girl yelped in rolled out of the way.
That was just the distraction they needed. The ground began to tremble and with a flick of one the boy's wrist, a force of energy slammed into Fouzia's chest, shattering the bones in her body. Fouzia gasped for air and fell on her back. The ground cracked beneath her, trembling from the force of the twin's powers. The earth was vibrating so hard it made Fouzia dizzy. Her dinner threatened to exit her body and she felt like someone smashed a rock into it.
A rock. Matt. She killed Matt. The fights had distracted her from the fact. She was worried about saving her own life when she took one. She killed Matt. Maybe this is what she deserved. She turned her head and her face fell at what she saw. Rey Tigre slashed through Alexander's chest like he was made of putty. The boy hissed in pain but kept fighting. He managed to trade blows with the massive villain.
How was he able to keep going? His quirk didn't give him any extra strength. He was a real hero. All Fouzia did was prove every hateful person right. Her whole life people saw her as a monster because of her religion. Maybe her religion was never the problem at all. Maybe she was just pure evil. That's why she was able to kill Matt. Alexander was a real hero.
"Fouzia!" Alexander yelled.
Fouzia looked over at the boy.
"Get up!" He yelled.
Fouzia coughed and stared at her classmate.
"Get up." He repeated.
He shook his head. "Please get up. I believe in you Fouzia Zambiea,"
Just as he said this Rey Tigre slammed the boy against the ground. His claws digging into Alexander's cheeks. Rey Tigre growled.
"I let you live last time, because I thought you were a worthy opponent. You have proven that you haven't learned anything new. You're a disgrace." Rey Tigre said solemnly.
Fouzia frowned. Alexander wasn't a disgrace. He was the best hero she knew. Fouzia looked back at Double Trouble. What would Alexander do?
He would analyze them. Their quirk allowed them to cause earthquakes and cause ripples in the air. Seismic waves. How did she not realize that earlier! Fouzia frowned. There had to be a catch, she had only seen the villains show one quirk. Why didn't the other twin reveal their quirk yet?
"They don't have one," Fouzia said aloud.
The two share a quirk. That's why they always held hands. They needed to keep a connection between them. Fouzia grinned. She knew how she was going to win this.
Double Trouble
Quirk: Seismic Trouble- Whenever Double Trouble joins hands they can produce shockwaves of earth-shattering magnitude.
Fouzia grunted and pointed his fists towards the two villains.
"I didn't come this far to die," Fouzia growled.
Two columns of flames shot from her fists. Double Trouble growled and pointed their palms towards the girl.
Strike. Fouzia said to herself.
She changed the course of the flames and weaved them together. She snarled as she brought the tornado of flames down to their connected hands, searing the villain's palms. The twins howled in pain, yanking their arms from the flames.
Fouzia grunted and hurled another tornado of flames at the duo, the flames danced around the two, almost acting as a cage.
One battle is over. She said to herself.
Fouzia turned back to Rey Tigre and Alexander. Rey Tigre was punching Alexander in the jaw, while the boy tried his best to block the blows.
Fouzia snarled, waves of fire flickering behind her.
"Get the hell away from him." She snapped.
Rey Tigre stopped and looked back towards Fouzia. He smirked.
"What do you plan to do with that?" He asked.
Fouzia growled. "You mean besides barbecue your crazy ass? Nothing much."
Rey Tigre licked his lips and jumped off of Alexander. He eyed Fouzia with a hunger that made her skin crawl.
"You look delicious." He smiled.
"Don't you dare touch her," Alexander growled.
Rey Tigre froze suddenly. He began to twitch, almost as if he heard something. He frowned.
"I was looking forward to killing you two. Until next time." He said.
With that, he disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
Sarah
"Run!" Lex yelled.
"What the hell do you think I've been doing Dayton!" Sarah barked.
The two blond teens raced through the woods, not entirely sure where they should be running to. They were just certain they needed to getaway. Sarah tried to keep Victoria's screams out of her head. She hated the girl before tonight. Now she was worried that she might not be alive. She couldn't lose anyone else. Matt was already gone.
Matt was gone. Matt was dead. The only person who had ever loved her was dead. It was all her fault.
Lex stopped suddenly. Sarah frowned and turned back to Lex.
"What the hell?" She asked.
Lex coughed rapidly. Blood fell from his nose like a water hose. She shrieked in horror.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
Lex shook his head. "I feel dizzy."
Sarah frowned. Lex looked like was close to dying.
"What the hell is happening to you?" She asked.
"Karma. Excessive use of my quirk means big consequences." He mumbled.
His words began to slur and the blood began to fall quicker.
"My immune system is probably destroying itself." He said calmly.
Sarah growled. "How can you be some calm about this?"
Lex shook his head. "I'm fine. Let's keep running."
"Poor little schoolboy." A voice purred.
Sarah and Lex looked up to see Pullerina looking at them.
"You don't need to run anymore." She smirked.
She pulled out a knife and grinned.
"I'm going to carve this blondy like a turkey." She grinned.
She swung the blade towards Lex, causing Sarah to yelp. She stretched out her palms and slowed down the momentum of the villain's arm, giving the girl enough time to kick the blade out of Pullerina's hand.
"Bitch," Pullerina growled.
She spun around kicked Sarah in the jaw, her head flying backward and roughly hitting the ground. Sarah growled and tried to get up, however, bones were heavier than steel and her body stuck to the ground like it was glued. Sarah yelped and tried to move her head, yet for some reason, her head was trapped in place.
"Don't fret darling, I won't hurt you. Cyrus wants you nice and well, he didn't say I couldn't kick golden boy's ass. Increasing your gravity should trap you." Pullerina shrugged.
Sarah growled and kept trying to move.
"Leave him alone! I'm the one you want! What the hell does Cyrus want with me anyway!' Sarah yelled.
Pullerina frowned and looked at the girl. Genuine confusion crept on her face.
"You don't know?" She asked.
Sarah frowned. "Don't know what?"
"How do you not know?" Pullerina asked.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Sarah yelled.
Pullerina ignored her question and turned back to Lex and smiled. "Now we let the fun begin."
She smashed her fist into the boy's jaw, causing Lex to grunt in pain and stumble backward. Lex wheezed in pain, blood falling from his nostrils and lips.
Pullerina raised an eyebrow. "Jesus Christ. You look like death."
Lex growled and punched the girl in the chest. "I can still fight."
She smirked and delivered a high kick to Lex's temple, causing the boy to collapse to the ground.
"I'm not so sure about that." She smirked.
While the boy was down, she mounted him and smirked. She pulled out her knife and placed it to Lex's flesh.
"What should I carve into your forehead?" She asked.
Sarah growled. She was going to hurt Lex. Lex had done so much for her, and now he was going to die in front of her. He was going to die fighting for her. She wasn't worth fighting for. No one should be risking their lives for her. Sarah hissed in frustration, they were too far away for her to use her quirk and she couldn't move. What was her quirk? Something to do with gravity. It had to be something more. She seemed to amplify Double Trouble's quirk. Amplify. Upgrade.
She could amplify the force of things. Quirks. The force of gravity. Sarah gulped. She could amplify quirks. That was why Lex was experiencing such intense karma.
Pullerina
Quirk: Upgrade- She can increase different forces in life. Such as gravity, density, knowledge, and yes even quirks!
Pullerina grunted and punched Lex in the nose. Pullerina smiled as the blond boy's blond coated her knuckles.
"Why don't you fight back little hero?" She purred.
Lex growled and headbutted the villain, causing the girl to scream in pain. Lex pushed the girl off of him and threw her to the ground. The boy groaned and got in a fighting stance. Even though he was still standing the karma was practically killing him and Pullerina's ferocious blows weren't helping.
"Stop it!" Sarah yelled.
"Shut up." Pullerina barked.
She reached into her waistband and pulled out another knife. The girl grunted and lunged at the boy, with one quick motion she slashed his cheek.
"I said STOP IT!" Sarah screamed in primal frustration.
Pullerina froze. Her eyes became pale and lifeless in an instant. The smirk on her face dissolved in seconds. She collapsed on the ground, giving off a soft thud. Sarah frowned. What the hell was happening?
Gravity soon decreased, and Sarah got up slowly. Lex. She gasped and ran over to the boy. He was unconscious and lying in a pool of his own blood. If that wasn't concerning enough he wasn't breathing.
"Lex!" Sarah yelled.
Sarah frowned and slapped the boy's cheek.
"Dayton! Please wake up. Come on wake up!" Sarah screamed
