A/N: Important author's note at the end of the chap, I recommend reading it as it has some important info about future chapters. :)
Ayano felt it before she heard it. The ground trembling beneath her feet, air rushing through her bloodied uniform. Then she heard the punches, the roaring, and the ground shattering. She didn't even need to see it with her eyes to know that Saitama was dominating the fight. Part of her almost wanted to watch it, but she knew she had much more important things to worry about.
Such as taking the ship down.
Ayano let the strings escape her body. They found their way to the power core, the centre of the ship. Her brain felt heavy again as more knowledge began to overwhelm it. She laughed maniacally, gripping onto her bloody skirt. Blood covered her muscular arms. She saw images of Boros, leader of the aliens. She learned that like Saitama, he'd been too strong, and he was searching for an opponent that he would be able to fight and get a kick out of.
In a way, it was disgusting. He'd destroyed City A just because he was looking for some amusement. But Ayano had to admit, she wasn't any better. She knew how terrible she was. But she didn't care. The only thing that mattered was fulfilling her purpose.
The ship trembled. Ayano's strings were going deeper and deeper inside it. The ceiling cracked; a piece of it fell near the few aliens that were still alive, nearly killing them in one hit. The falling debris seemed to give away the aliens' hiding place, because soon enough, the psychotic teen girl appeared before them.
She giggled, holding up a knife. The aliens screamed in terror.
Meanwhile on the outside of the ship, Tornado of Terror was launching pieces of rubble at the ship, not helping any of the aliens onboard. The few aliens that were lucky to escape Ayano's wrath were huddling together, whimpering. They were beginning to regret coming to this planet.
As for the other S Class heroes, they'd finally managed to finish off Melzargard. While that had gone well, the ship still remained a problem. And plus, Kuroko was still curious about Ayano. What exactly had happened to her?
Shiromi and the others were occupied with helping out the residents of City A. Shiromi supported a woman to the army vehicle, helping her get inside. Lightning Max and Stinger followed her, whilst Mumen Rider was staring at the ship. A piece of said ship fell off and came crashing to the ground.
"Mumen!" Lightning Max shouted. "Quit your staring and come on!"
"Right," Mumen turned his bike around. "Coming!"
Ayano had never considered the idea of the extra-terrestrial. She wanted to become the strongest in the entire world, but what of other planets? Were there alien creatures as strong as Boros and his species out there as well? She decided, once she was done with Earth, she would conquer the galaxy. She would become God.
But of course, to truly become God she would have to surpass Saitama.
She kept hacking deeper into the ship. She was learning more and more, and slowly tearing the giant flying object to pieces…
That was until an explosion caught her off guard. Ayano tripped and fell, grabbing her throbbing forehead. What the Hell was that?
Then the whole ship tilted. Ayano grabbed onto the serrated ground in a hurried rush, her head booming louder than a subwoofer. What exactly was happening between Saitama and Boros?
"I'LL SEND YOU AND YOUR PLANET STRAIGHT TO HELL!" Boros screamed, white energy exploding out of his body. "FINAL MOVE: COLLAPSING STAR ROARING CANNON!"
Saitama's expression went serious as he watched the display of power. "I guess I'll use my own final move then. Killer move serious series: serious punch!"
He slammed his fist towards Boros, killing the alien with one hit. He exploded into waves of energy, lighting the ship on fire. The clouds in the sky split apart like a white tsunami. And the power core cracked.
Boros, now a withered corpse, laid defeated on the ground. "Did I lose… I feel nothing…"
Saitama gazed back at him. "You're still conscious. You really are strong. For real."
"The prophecy fell true," Boros said. "The battle was… a hard-fought one."
"Yeah," Saitama agreed, turning away. "It sure was."
"You… lie…" Boros whispered. "You were holding back, weren't you…? I never stood a chance. It wasn't even a battle. You obliterated me." He chuckled, sadly. "So much for the words of prophecies. You were just… too strong… Saitama…"
The power core shattered at last. And the ship began to descend towards the ground.
Saitama looked up. "Wait, Ayano's still in there…"
Ayano didn't feel panic, but she knew she had to get off the ship immediately. Everything was falling to pieces, flying towards the ground at an incredible rate. And the power core had suddenly shattered. Was it her doing?
She desperately looked around for an exit, but her energy was starting to run out. She tripped, getting her leg stuck under a piece of debris.
No, she thought. I cannot die here!
But her chances of survival looked slim. She tried to move, but only dug her leg deeper into the debris. Another chunk of the stuff was about to fall on her head. Ayano cursed herself. It wasn't supposed to end this way.
Then Saitama appeared, catching the debris in his hand like it was nothing.
"Master…" Ayano whispered.
"Hey," he said casually, as if the ship wasn't crashing. He easily lifted the debris off her leg. "Your leg looks a little…"
"It was you, wasn't it?" Ayano asked. She laughed, bitterly. "You destroyed the power core."
Saitama didn't say anything.
"Every time I think I'm strong…" she admitted. "... you always prove me… wrong."
"C'mon, kid," Saitama helped her up. "Let's get off this thing."
Sweet Mask was fuming.
The whole of S Class had been here, and City A had been completely annihilated. He scowled as he stood on some rubble, gazing down at the ruins. He spotted a few Class S heroes (and two A Class heroes) standing beside a ginormous purple ship.
"Care to enlighten me on this, Metal Bat?" Sweet Mask asked, approaching the heroes.
"Huh?" Metal Bat asked.
"Explain it to me so I can understand," Sweet Mask said.
"Handsome Kamen Sweet Mask," Metal Bat grunted. "Where in the Hell did you pop up from?"
"I was filming a TV drama in the next town over," Sweet Mask answered, the other S Class heroes turning to face him. "There was a loud roar and tremors, so I came to check things out… only to find City A destroyed."
"Monsters on this big-ass ship behind me came and attacked us," Metal Bat answered. "They fired artillery and did all this, but we still took care of it."
Sweet Mask's eyes went red. "'Took care of it', you say? Really? You call this devastation victory? What utter incompetence! I'm completely appalled at all of you!"
"Hey, you didn't even show up until it was all over, so get off yer high horse," Metal Bat argued.
"Yes, it was true I didn't make it here in time," Sweet Mask said, "but every single one of you did, correct? And you didn't even save one brick!"
"We were having a meeting inside the Headquarters building when it all started," Atomic Samurai said, stepping forward. "We went outside as soon as we heard the enemy attacking, but the city had already been reduced to ruins."
"And?" Sweet Mask asked, waving a hand. "So what? You think if you say that, the media will just let this go?"
"Hey Handsome," Puri Puri Prisoner glowered at him, "whose side are you on here? We worked together and did our best."
"I'm on the side of peace and justice," Sweet Mask said, standing up. "Having S Class heroes this clueless and pathetic…" he slid down some rubble, "is an embarrassment." He looked around. "Where is Goddess? Tell me there is at least one competent hero around here."
"Not here," Metal Bat answered, scowling. "Said she was busy with family business or some shit."
"How pathetic," Sweet Mask chortled. "The only competent S Class hero isn't even here. You should all save yourselves the shame and voluntarily retire."
"Hey, don't start talkin' trash with us, pretty boy," Metal Bat growled, getting up in Sweet Mask's space. "Who's gonna care 'bout a pop idol with his face up his ass?"
"Do you know why I don't move up to Class S?" Sweet Mask asked, unfazed as he stared at the younger hero. "It's simple, really. I remain Class A rank 1 so I can stop good-for-nothing, piss-ants like you from moving up to Class S."
Before Metal Bat could bash his head in, a capsule crash-landed into the ground and opened up, revealing a robot.
"Nice timing, Metal Knight. You skipped the meeting and just now decide to show up."
The robot walked towards the ship, observing it. "Incredible."
Genos glowered at him. Drive Knight had told him to be wary of Metal Knight. Apparently, he couldn't be trusted.
"Metal Knight," he asked, approaching the robot, "what exactly are you doing here?"
"Genos, right?" Metal Knight asked, looking up at the cyborg. "Is Goddess here?"
"No," Genos responded.
Even Metal Knight is curious about Goddess' whereabouts, he thought. She seems to be very well-respected by the other heroes. That, and most of them are surprised to know she is not here.
"Why do you ask?" Genos asked.
"Her company, Saikou Corp, and myself have a business deal," Metal Knight answered. "I make them robotic armies and weapons, and in return, they pay me money and supply me with whatever materials I need."
Saikou Corp… Genos thought. One of the most powerful business conglomerates on the entire planet. They are famous for inventing all kinds of technology, as well as founding Akademi High. The Hero Association uses a lot of their products. And it seems this Goddess character is the heiress to the company.
"Are you here to create more powerful weapons using alien technology?" Genos asked.
"Precisely," Metal Knight responded. "Powerful weapons are a necessity for maintaining peace and order."
"Even with powerful weapons," Sweet Mask said, "in the hands of heroes like these, they'd be wasted."
"Watch yer ass, pretty boy," Metal Bat growled. "Yer goin' down."
"Holy crap!" Darkshine yelled. "Guys, look at all these corpses!"
Sweet Mask raised his brow, and headed over to see what Darkshine was talking about. True to his word, there was a multitude of bloody corpses that had belonged to aliens lying on the ground.
"It's like someone went on a bloody killing spree," Darkshine shivered.
Sweet Mask narrowed his eyes. "A bloody killing spree, huh…" He eyed a knife that had been wedged into some poor alien's leg. He turned around, facing the heroes. "Tell me… was there anyone else here? Someone that used knives, specifically?"
"Oh, there was that girl," Atomic Samurai said. "Some Class B kid. She showed up when myself, Silver Fang, Metal Bat and Prisoner were fighting an alien. She did something weird with her hands, then she left."
"Who was that girl?" Sweet Mask asked. "Do you remember her name?"
He was interrupted by Genos gasping, then running off at lightspeed. He gave the cyborg an odd stare.
The side of the ship exploded open. Saitama climbed out, still supporting Ayano.
"Cool," he said. "Out for real."
"Hey!" Tornado shouted, floating over to them. "Where did you two come from? No way some Class B nobodies would be in that ship."
"There you are!" Genos shouted, running over to the two. "Glad you are both safe!"
"Oh hey, Genos," Saitama waved. "We're done here. I think Ayano needs to go to the hospital, so we should stop by."
"There is one in the next town over," Genos said. "If we begin running now, it should not take us long to get there."
Tornado was gobsmacked. They were ignoring her?!
"Hold it right there!" she yelled, catching their attention. "Where do you think you're going? You-"
"Ayano Aishi?" another voice asked. It belonged to Sweet Mask, a curious expression on his face. "So you are here. I would like to speak to you."
Ayano glanced at the pop star over Saitama's shoulder.
"Hey, pretty boy!" Tornado snapped. "Get lost! I'm talking to them!"
"And the Class B hero Saitama," Sweet Mask continued, ignoring her. "Why are you here?"
"Excuse me," Genos spoke up, "but Yan-chan has a fractured leg and needs to be taken to hospital as soon as possible."
"Oh, excuse my manners," Sweet Mask said, hand on heart. "I completely understand. I won't keep you waiting, then."
"No, it's okay," Ayano coughed. "I will talk to you."
"Seriously, Yan-chan?" Saitama asked. "You sure you're gonna be…"
Ayano gave him a reassuring nod, and hobbled over to the A Class hero. Genos and Saitama watched with concern.
"Don't ignore me!" Tornado shouted. "Hey!"
"This won't take long," Sweet Mask told Ayano. "Those injuries look rather severe. So, tell me, why are you here, Yan-chan? This is a Class S situation."
"I was invited here," Ayano responded.
"By whom?" Sweet Mask asked.
"Silver Fang and Genos," Ayano answered.
"I see," Sweet Mask said, a small frown on his face. "How did you acquire those injuries?"
"After visiting the heroes fighting a monster outside the ship, I began patrolling, when an alien suddenly appeared," Ayano answered, her voice steady. "I fought it off."
"And did you venture into the ship at all?" Sweet Mask asked.
"I did," Ayano answered, "for I was worried about my sensei, who was also in the ship."
Sweet Mask's face shadowed over. "Can you explain why there were desecrated alien corpses found in the ship?"
Ayano shook her head. "I'm afraid not. When I got on the ship, the corpses were already like that."
"Is that so?" Sweet Mask asked.
Ayano nodded, tears filling her eyes. "It was awful. They were the enemy, but they didn't deserve to die so horribly."
"Who do you think is responsible for their death?" Sweet Mask asked.
Ayano whimpered. "I don't know, Mr. Sweet Mask. It might be the same person who killed those heroes and students from my school."
"That could be a theory," Sweet Mask agreed. "Do you think it is your sensei?"
Ayano shook her head. "No. My sensei is a wonderful person. He would never do such a thing. It has to be someone else." She sobbed, hopelessly. "I'm so scared, Mr. Sweet Mask. I'm only a mere B Class hero, and this horrible psychopath is out there killing heroes! What if they come after me next?"
Sweet Mask stared into her tear-filled eyes. She seemed genuine, but…
"I will find and catch this person," he told her. "For the sake of justice."
Ayano wiped her eyes. "Thank you, Mr. Sweet Mask."
He nodded, as she returned to Genos and Saitama. Genos had been smashed into some debris, thanks to Tornado's rage. Saitama was attempting to get him out. This attempt failed when Saitama accidentally pulled off Genos' arm.
"Oh, uh," Saitama held the dismembered arm in the air. "Your arm kinda came off. Sorry…"
Ayano looked away. None of them saw her evil smirk.
How pathetic… she thought. These heroes don't have a chance against me.
…
*bring bring*
Hello?
Yan-chan, dear! How are you?
Fine.
I'm glad to hear that. I read all the news! Poor City A. At least those heroes have a powerful fortress there now! Incredible, right? And… I heard about your promotion to Class A. I'm so proud of you, dear!
Thank you.
Your father is very proud, too. I wasn't expecting you to want to become a hero, but I support you, dear. Whatever you want to do is fine with me! *cough* Forgive your mother's curiosity, but… have you met a… special someone?
No, but I've made a lot of new friends.
Ah... well, that's great to hear! As long as you're happy! I've heard rumours that you are training alongside a Class S hero. Are these rumours true?
Yes.
Well then, I think you'll be a very powerful hero! Maybe even an S Class hero yourself! Hee hee! *cough* … well, anyway, dear, it seems our business trip… might take slightly longer than originally expected. We've run into some… technical difficulties. Will you be okay by yourself for a little longer, dear?
Yes. I will be fine.
Of course! Your father was so worried, but I knew you'd be fine. You've always been very independent, haven't you, dear?
…
Well, anyway, I suppose I'd better go now. You're probably very busy as a new Class A hero! I'd hate to hold you up. Goodbye, dear. Talk to you soon!
Bye.
*clink*
...
It was true. The recently destroyed City A had been re-built into an indestructible fortress, equipped with living quarters for heroes Class A and above. The fortress in question had highways leading out to each individual city.
Ayano walked into the school, gazing at a picture of the fortress on her phone. Now that she was a Class A hero, she had the choice of living in that fortress if she wished. However, she chose to stay in her current home. If she lived in the fortress, she wouldn't be able to get to school. And plus, City Z was her home, despite everything.
Ayano headed through the hallways. Students turned and stared at her as she passed. She was the hot topic of discussion due to her recent promotion. The promotion, in her opinion, was incredibly overdue, but she was glad she got it at last. And plus, now she was seen as a great hero in everyone's eyes.
"Yan-chan!" a familiar voice grabbed her attention. "Hey, congrats on making it into Class A!"
She looked up to see Taro Yamada greeting her with a friendly smile, a book in his opposite hand.
"Thank you, Senpai," she bowed.
"No problem," he grinned. "I'm really happy for you!"
"Yeah!" Midori agreed, popping out of the blue. "She'll be in Class G soon enough!"
"Midori, we've talked about this," Ayano replied. "It's Class S, not Class G."
"Class G is real!" Midori retorted. "It does exist! And the heroes in it are the most powerful beings ever!"
Ayano wisely decided not to waste her time trying to convince her otherwise.
"Seriously, well done," Raibaru said as she walked by, giving Ayano a smile of her own. "You got into Class A in record time!"
"Whatever." Kuu huffed, grabbing Midori before the green-haired girl tripped over herself.
"Ha!" Kizana scoffed, crossing her arms. "Who cares about some promotion? My performance is far more engaging!"
Raibaru rolled her eyes. "Don't you have anything better to talk about, Kizana?"
"Senpai," Kizana ignored her and instead put her arm around Taro's shoulder, "won't you be in the front-row seats of my show?"
Taro went red. "Um…"
"Cupcakes, anyone?" Amai asked as she walked over, holding out a tray of cupcakes. That seemed to get Taro's attention, much to Kizana's disdain.
Once Ayano managed to escape her bizarre group of friends, she began to walk around the school, when she spotted Shiromi Torayoshi. The strange girl gave Ayano a glance, before she walked off. Ayano followed her, suspicious. She ended up stumbling across the Student Council room.
It was the most formal room in the school, by far. It had a wooden floor and beige walls. Red curtains dressed the windows, while red chairs surrounded a wooden table with a tea set on it. It had three bookshelves, a grandfather clock, a desk with a globe and laptop on it, and a chandelier.
In all of her time at Akademi, Ayano had never been to the Student Council Room. It definitely was fancier than the other club rooms.
There was no one else in the room, and Shiromi had mysteriously disappeared. Ayano kept a blank slate on, feeling oddly obliged to enter. She walked by the laptop, which made a noise.
Ayano turned towards it. The blank screen now had a silhouette of a young woman with long hair. She was wearing the Student Council uniform from what Ayano could tell.
Goddess, Ayano realised.
"Is someone there?" Goddess asked. Ayano couldn't see her face very clearly, but she guessed she would've been scowling.
"Ah…" Goddess said, annoyed. "It's you. Why have you come here? Have you come here to taunt me? Do you even know who I am?"
Ayano was silent.
Goddess continued. "I know who you are. I know WHAT you are. My father won't allow me to attend school or partake in hero activities while you are… 'active'. He has a reason for tolerating your presence at this school and in the Association. I don't. You are a vulgar creature that is only allowed to exist because you serve a purpose. If it were my decision, then every last one of you would be exterminated. I know you're planning something. I will find out what you're up to, and I will put a stop to it. Have fun while you can. If you and I ever cross paths… you're going to have a bad time."
The computer shut off. Ayano stood there in silence for a few moments.
"Hey," Shiromi said, leaning against the doorway. "I know what you did."
Ayano stared at her.
Shiromi continued, "You really messed me up last time. I don't remember it, but I know you're not good news. My boss hates you, too. And she's not a person you want coming after you. If I were you, I'd turn myself in."
Ayano didn't say anything.
"Well," Shiromi stretched. "It's your life, Aishi-san. If you wanna get messed up so badly, then don't let me stop you."
She walked out of the room, arms behind her head. Ayano looked down at her hand. It glitched for a millisecond.
It seemed Goddess was going to be more of a threat than Ayano initially anticipated. Ayano knew she'd have to eliminate her soon, one way or another.
"Heh…" Info-chan chuckled, watching another individual on her screen. "Goddess isn't the only thing you're gonna need to worry about, Aishi-san."
The individual was laughing as they stared at their friend. Around their hand were red strings.
A/N: Alright, so that's season 1 finished already! Wow, time's really flown, huh? At the moment, I'm currently working on season 2, and I'm around half-way finished (though I do keep going in and changing things lol). Season 2 will have a different feel from season 1. It did in the anime (not just because of the animation lol), but story-wise too. Season 1 is… honestly pretty vanilla compared to the later stuff. It follows the original plot of OPM much more closely compared to S2. Nothing wrong with following the plot, but I do want to divulge a bit and explore some of the characters (please don't fan-girl scream at me about Garou tho lol).
Season 2 isn't actually going to be starting next week. I'm going to be posting some 'filler chapters' before then. The reasons for this are 1. As I mentioned before, I keep changing things around with s2, and I want it to be as close to perfect as I can get it. 2. I want to give the comic some time to catch up to the fanfic (tho that will probably take ages XD). 3. YandereDev might add an important new update for me to implement into the story. 4. I want to give some spotlight to some other characters, as well as write something more… comedic. There are a lot of dark scenes in this story lol.
The extra chapters will all take place during season 1. Some of them will be original stories I've made up, while others will be based on the OVAs. When I post them, I will let you know when exactly they are supposed to take place.
So yeah, that's about all I have to say. I'm excited about S2, it's gonna be a banger. And of course, a big thank you to everyone reading so far. I'm glad you're enjoying this story, and I hope you're pumped up for season 2. (And the extra chapters lol)
Peace out until then!