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Hemp
Chapter 4:
Unfamiliar Feeling
I was having a very peaceful and dreamless sleep... until it was shattered with a wave of hostile intention.
"MUAHAHAHA! THE SURFACE BELONGS TO US UNDERGROUND PEOPLE NOW!"
I was startled awake by the feeling of threat and loud noise. Blinking blearily, I push myself up into a sitting position and glance towards my window. Sunlight was peeking in through the curtains, so I know it is already daytime. I swiped my alarm clock off the low table and held it directly in front of my face, blinking at it as my vision fought to get a clear focus of the image in front of me. 'Seven... in the morning.' My eye twitched.
"DEATH TO ALL SURFACE PEOPLE!
I groaned, getting out of bed and trudge towards the window, grumbling all the while. "Who the hell is causing such a ruckus this early in the morning?"
I pulled aside the curtain with a scowl and entered the miniature balcony. I stuck my head out, craning my neck to get a glimpse of the bastard. Least to say, I am not a morning person, period.
"I AM THE MIGHTY UNDERGROUND KING!"
The noise-maker have four arms and is wielding red glowing swords, it is still being a nuisance, shouting at the top of its lungs. Before I could so much as blink, the mysterious being was cut off mid-sentence by the sudden appearance of my neighbour, who greeted it via a kick to its head, killing it instantly. The other mysterious beings were stunned into silence.
I slowly blink once at the scene. 'Huh, that was fast.' I retreated back into my apartment and close the curtains, ignoring the loud declaration of challenge accepted. I flopped down onto my bed, yawning once more, deciding to get a little bit more rest. 'For a second there, I thought I felt the hostile intention... Nah, must be still half way in dreamland.'
Taking a sip from my steaming mug, I fiddled with the television remote, turning up the volume so that I can hear better. Placing the device back onto the table, I leaned back into the cushions propped against the wall, watching the News.
It would seem that there is a new species of mosquitoes, the outbreak centring City Z. The specialist is advising all residents to stay home and keep their windows and doors shut. 'That's not good.' I thought, before shrugging carelessly. 'Mah, no living thing has really come near me, and insects aren't of exception either.'
Insects also have lights, although their reactions are a bit more different than humans, other animals and mysterious beings. I've looked up on the internet and found out that instead of feeling fear, insects feel threatened instead.
Whenever I test it out on them, they always either stay still and do their best to blend into their backgrounds, or they flee immediately. On the plus side of my repelling abilities, it is practically a built-in insect repellent. I rarely got bitten by any since I always chase away every living thing subconsciously.
Blowing a little on my hot drink in an attempt to cool it faster, I sipped once before nearly spitting it back out when I felt a great sense of irritation hit me like a truck. Hurriedly placing the mug onto the table with a clack, I stood up immediately and start looking around in bewilderment. That is when I heard the loud noises that sound like claps of thunder coming from outside.
Glancing towards the balcony, I rushed out and brace myself against the concrete barrier, peering out into the streets almost frantically before finally my gaze landed onto the opposite building. I blink once and immediately relaxed when I saw that my neighbour was just doing pest control.
He was going about his balcony clapping at the air and my eyes narrow slightly. If I so much as blink, I'd miss him moving from one corner to the other. 'On a side note... either there are a lot of mosquitos around him... or that one in particular is extremely fast and sneaky.'
He looks so frustrated that if he had any hair he might have scratched them all out. 'Good thing he's bald.' I noted the silver lights surrounding him, some having changed colours. 'Slight red... he's irritated more than anything else.' I retreat back inside after calming down, knowing it was not a Monster attack. However, I was presented with a new issue.
'I swore I had felt his irritation... is my powers still on its way to awakening?' I frowned, worrying my bottom lip, before pushing the thought aside. 'Even if it is, there is nothing I can do about it. I'll deal with it when the time comes.'
After all, only time can tell.
A few days later, the mosquito outbreak in city Z has all but vanished into thin air. Although mysteriously, a large portion of the abandoned part of the city further downtown from here was charred beyond repair. No one knew who did it or what happened exactly, but I have a feeling Saitama had been involved somehow.
Taking out my basket of laundry to the balcony, I set it down onto a stool before proceeding to hang them up, securing clips so they won't get blown away by the wind.
The sun is bright and high up in the sky, a few fluffy white clouds floating lazily here and there, a nice breeze blowing past. I pause from my work at the feeling eyes searing my back and turn to look up at the overhead highway road bridge opposite of my block. Eyes squinting against the glaring sunlight, I notice some lights floating about, probably light coloured, since I can't see too well with the sun in my eyes.
'Maybe it's a hero who is investigating the strange happenings here?' Deciding it not a threat, I shifted my gaze to elsewhere before turning back to continue with my chores.
Genos's POV
The girl paused and turn to look into his direction. For a moment, he was startled, but he relax once more when she turned back to her chores. 'Must be a coincidence.'
He frowned, eyes narrowing slightly in contemplation. 'A teenage girl. Based on her physical appearance, it does not look like she could fight either... Why is she staying in this part of the city?'
Inwardly shaking his head to clear the irrelevant thoughts, he turned back to observing the unassuming man, dismissing the girl for the moment.
'Should I?' I bit my lower lip when I see the familiar form of my neighbour walking towards my direction. 'Just say it, it's a simple and basic greeting, nothing more. He won't find it weird.' I mentally assured myself. When he glance at me upon noticing my presence, for a moment, my heart skipped a beat, before I steeled my nerves and send a polite smile his way.
"Morning, Saitama-san." I greeted him once we are near enough, sparing a look at the silver coloured lights that seem to glow almost ethereally around him.
"Ah, morning. Erm..." He stop in his tracks and averted his gaze for a moment with a slight crease on his brows, as if trying to recall my name.
'So he's bad at remembering names?' I stifled a chuckle, noting that the silver lights are turning periwinkle. A clear sign he's in deep thought and trying his best to remember. Allowing an amused smile, I pointed to myself. "It's Rina."
"Ah, Rina." His eyes light up slightly as he nodded a few times in confirmation.
"Have a nice day, Saitama-san." I wave goodbye, continuing on my way to the grocery store.
"Ah, you too." He smile back, raising a hand.
Once I'm a distance away, I breathed a small sigh of relief, feeling oddly light. 'Well, that wasn't so bad.'
...
A pair of black sclera with yellow irises watched the exchange from high up atop a building, mentally noting that they knew each other at least, before shifting its attention back onto his target.
Today is gigantic sale day and I managed to get a great discount on the groceries. The odd thing is, I saw no sign of Saitama. I would usually either see him on the way or back, or at the supermarket.
The sun is shining brightly, as it was only late afternoon, it's a relatively great and peaceful day until I reach my street. Or what was left of it.
The road is in a bad shape, pipes were leaking water from where it had burst out from underground, the sidewalk and buildings all sported charred marks. A huge mess of mud-like substance was splattered onto the wall of the building, the stuff slowly dripping down. The trees on the sidewalk were incinerated by what looks to be concentrated high heat, only left with intensely burned barks that can be reduced to ashes and blown away by a mere breeze. 'Fire again. It's similar to the one made downtown not too long ago. Maybe its the same person that has been lingering around recently.'
I glance around the area, picking out a few more things that had took a different kind of damage compared to the others. A building seem to have been slashed by something especially large and sharp. My eyes narrowed as I survey the area once more, just in case I had missed out any monsters within the vicinity. 'There are too many of them in one place at the same time, not to mention...' I look up to where I know his living space is, and true to my suspicion, only his apartment was broken in, the rest of the units had remained intact and untouched. 'They only aimed for his apartment... a planned attack. If so, who? And why?'
Standing there for a few more seconds, I rationalised that whatever it was, Saitama mostly likely had went to deal with the heart of the problem already. Shrugging, I made a small detour around the all the mess and continue on my home. 'So this is why he didn't come for the sale today.'
Because if there is a Monster that even Saitama can't take care of, then no one can.
I blink once, having just got back from lunch when I saw a huge, and I mean mega huge, I can't even see the person carrying it, green coloured backpack entering my neighbour's apartment.
'Oh, Saitama have a new roommate.'
Another day, another news, another dragon level threat.
I lounge on my bed slash couch, munching on some chips while I watch the News showing a ginormous, million degree celcius, ball of fury coming straight for planet Earth, hellbent on annihilating City Z and its surrounding.
Author's note:
Ahaha... ha... I hadn't meant to go MIA on this fic for so long... forgive me! TTATT I'm just breezing through the small arcs for now, until I have something I can expand on.
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