With A Snap
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Chapter 08: One Snap
Power.
It seemed the world ran on power. Those with power could do whatever they wanted. The desire for that power could twist and transform the world and its people.
Some people became monsters because of power. Some decided to user their power to help people, and those people were called heroes.
The world had faced many threats thanks to these heroes they overcame them but today it seemed a little more personal.
After an alien invasion The Heroes association restructured itself and built one massive building in the remains of a fallen city.
But as it is often the case, when one power and equal and opposite one would rises to counter it.
In this case after the Heroes Association Victory against the Monster Association they thought that was it.
Yeah, several monsters survived the battle and some were captured and kept in the cells under the Heroes Association. Well, the monster that managed to escape wanted to get their leaders and comrades.
There were many heroes living in the headquarters and without much in the way of leadership and their numbers seriously diminished the monsters weren't doing that great. The only thing they really had on their favor was that they had the element of surprise when they attacked.
Still, that didn't seem to be enough. After a massive alien invasion that wiped out a massive and major city the Hero Association tried to be ready for anything.
The heroes fought the monsters and managed to held them off well.
Bang one of the foremost martial artist of the world sped through the barrage of monsters and tearing them with ease.
The Hero Metal Bat jumped into the air with his name sake bat raised smashing it down on one of the attacking monsters. The more the monsters attacked him the faster and more fierce he fought back.
Puri Puri Prisoner … was naked, the buff man fought like a beast attacking the monsters. Most of the monsters were trying to stay clear of him anyway. Also, most of the heroes were giving him a lot of space.
Atomic Samurai, the samurai like hero wielded his sword with skill few could ever dare hope for. His disciples fought him taking down as many monsters as they could, though impressive in their own right they were still impressed by their Master's skill.
Dogman Mark 3 fought off the monsters, Child Emperor controlled the robot from a safe distance. Child Emperor was one of the smartest people on the planet but still a child so no one put him on the field unless they had to.
Tornado was the 28 year old that looked like a very youthful and petite. She was by many in the association considered the second most powerful hero and possibly the second strongest being on the planet. She was a small green haired esper, an aura covered her body as with her mind she willed monsters to collapse onto themselves.
Nearby Blizzard, Tornadoes little but much more mature looking sister used her own esper powers to fight off the monsters.
She slammed one of the monsters into a wall until it bled, she walked over to it. "Talk, tell me why you are here or-" The monster sqealed as it's claw bent backwards.
"We are here for our leader! Psykos!"
Blizzards blood ran cold, Psykos was a powerful esper and at one point had been her friend. Blizzard felt some responsibility for the path she had taken, the horrors Psykos had done.
A blur of yellow grabbed her as flames erupted around them.
Blizzard barely noticed a huge monster claw caught in the flames, a monster had tried to attack her but the flames killed it and the monster she had been speaking too.
As the flames died down, Genos stood stoically, the cyborg tended to do that, "Master?"
"I got her Genos, but be a little more careful."
Blizzard blinked as she found herself in Saitama's arms, he was dressed in a rather silly yellow costume with a red cape and a noticeable bald head.
"You okay?" The hero asked her concerned.
"No, they are here for Psykos. We have to stop them."
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In the cells below monsters stirred realizing their chance for freedom had arrived. Psykos waited in her cell, her power was in the mind. She knew this would happen, one of her powers was to see into the future. Even now she saw the most likely outcome.
Terror suddenly filled her body, her mind, and her soul.
"…Ash."
She looked at her trembling hands, monsters around her began to scream as they began to dissolve. Psykos' mind screamed as her hands turned to ash.
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Another monster charged at them and without time to put down Blizzard Saitama raised his hand and readied a punch. "Hold on."
Saitama moved to punch the monster but found himself covered in ash.
"Okay, that was new."
Genos ran over to him,"Master! That was amazing! You punched it so hard it dissolved."
Saitama looked at his fist in dread, "Have I gotten stronger?"
Blizzard just smacked his face, "It's not you!"
She pointed to the group around them monsters and heroes started to dissolve.
Puri Puri Prisoner vanished in a gust of dust as did some of Atomic's students.
Child Emperor looked through all of his equipment, "What's going on? I have reports coming in it's happening everywhere."
The Hero association was confirming it too, though it was hard to make out over the comms as Child Emperor heard people screaming from inside the building.
Bang looked around in horror, he'd been around a very long time and seen much but this was something new. Terror filled his soul as he wondered if he would be next, as he saw young heroes taken without so much as a fight he would have preferred it. He had made many mistakes in his life, he would loved to do many things, but he had a long life and it was lived well he would gladly take any of their places. But this was random and senseless.
Metal Bat pulled out his ringing phone, it was his sister's special tone. "Zenko!"
"Onii-chan! S-omething is happening." Her voice rang out of the phone, terror gripping her. "Pl-" the next thing he heard was the sound of the phone hitting the floor.
"Zenko? Zenko?! ZENKO!" Metal Bat screamed hoping for a reply.
"What the hell?" Tornado let out, she didn't know the last time she was properly scared or confused. She felt it as a chill her core, something washing over all of them taking half of them. Then she felt something. She felt her sister and she turned towards her.
Blizzard was starting to dissolve.
"Fubuki!" She called out to her.
Blizzard opened her mouth to reply but her body was consumed in dust, stealing her last words.
"What?" Saitama was shaken by seeing Blizzard vanish that he almost didn't notice his own hands start to dissolve.
He just looked at them strangely, "Huh?"
"Master!" Genos called out, Genos didn't know what to do or what this was. His scanners were activated as he tried to gather some information to understand it and fix it. He was trying to contact the doctor who repaired him but it wasn't going through as quickly as he needed to.
Saitama just felt himself vanish, "Okay, now this is new."
Saitama must have sensed his panic, he was a fighter and a cyborg but he still so young. Saitama could sense what was happening, bits of his body was just gone so it wasn't to hard to figure what was happening. He looked at Genos and he smiled, "I guess I'm leaving the rest to you."
As his body dissolved Saitama thought, "Hm, I hope that sounded cool."
Genos stared his mouth wide open in shock. Saitama was one of the most power beings he had ever met and he was gone now… no fight, no grand struggle and he was gone.
It didn't seem right. It didn't seem possible.
After few moments silence returned and the survivors looked on confused. Some of the monsters stood there in terror and some fled.
The heroes stood there wondering what they would do next.
Author's Notes: Okay, back. So I still have ideas for what if the snap happened in some worlds so I'll do some of those. I will take suggests too. I will try to do more but I'm probably going to do short ones, maybe a few longer ones but mostly quick one shots. So let me know what you guys think. Also watch one punch man season 2.