Garou's pov
"Huff…Huff.." I breathe, hard. I'm tired, sick, and poisoned. I should be resting, but the heroes won't let me go easily. "This will be your last chance to surrender Garou, so take it." Gunhead says as he points his gun gauntlets at me. Like hell. I straighten myself up.
"Not how you saw it ending, is it?" Gunhead says, already declaring victory. "Well that's just too bad, Hero Hunter. Everyone assembled here is a veteran who's faced death countless times. You had no chance at defeating us." Gunhead says, cockly. "And we've been through a lot of trouble just to hunt your ass down." Gunhead says, finishing his speech.
"So they're the best huh? Hehehe." I chuckle. "I'm sure you're proud of your little squad, but I call bullshit." I say, mocking him. "I'm not even seeing All Might here, nor Endeavor. Doesn't the HPSC understand how dangerous I am?" I ask. "These bargain basement do gooders and their Halloween costumes are nothing but a joke." I say as I notice some of them getting pissed off. "So even a criminal like you cares only about All Might." Gunhead says in a low tone. Does he have a grudge or something?
"All Might is worshiped. He gets paid the big bucks by the HPSC and gets let on about classified information that the rest of us would never be privy to. We're all heroes, but we are not equals. The rankings to decide who's on top are so subjective, so many heroes never even get a chance to be recognized. They may not be in the top 5 but this crew is still tough as hell! You managed to get all this attention for taking out most of the top 5 and fighting All Might equally. That makes you the perfect target for proving my point." Gunhead finishes his speech.
"That explains the lack of All Might. You guys are itching to take all the credit." I say, figuring out their motivation. "Any kid who heard you would be so let down." I say as I glance towards the shack. Kota most likely heard Gunhead. He will finally see what the hero society for what it really is.
"Gagh!" My body starts to stagger. It's hard to breathe, I feel dizzy too. Is it the poison? I can't let them know that. "I heard you guys were after the League of Villains after the USJ Attack. You sure a guy like me should be your top priority?" I ask to try and change the subject before they notice that I'm getting woozy. "Once we bring you in, we'll deal with all that. Wherever there's an upstart villain, we'll be there to face it head on and take them out.
These guys are a test. Each one a step on my long and winding path to becoming a true monster. I'm not backing down!
Rocklock sends the boulder at me again, but I jump out of the way. Both Midnight and Shooter send attacks my way, but I dodge, barely since I'm starting to stumble. "The poison's kicking in." Edgeshot informs the others, outloud. "He can't take much more of this." Gunhead says with confidence.
(Flash) 12 years ago
"Did you watch All Might yesterday?!" Tatsu's friend asks. "Yeah, he finally used his new attack, Delaware Smash!" Tatsu says. "It was so cool!" Another one of his friends says. "Totally, but know the best part?" Tatsu asks. "The way Crab Demon died!" Tatsu answers himself. "I know right. Remember his face when All Might saw the egg he was trying to hide!" The kid says as they laugh.
"Yeah, but Crab Demon almost had him. When Sir Nighteye and Crust joined in it was three on one, but even against those odds Crab Demon never ever gave up." I say, defending Crab Demon. "What?", "Huh?" They all look at me like I'm a freak. "For real? You were rooting for Crab Demon?" Tatsu asks. "He was only trying to protect his home, to stop pollution in the ocean." I explain. "He could have won if was just a little stronger. I'm sure he would have won." I say.
"I feel so sorry for him." I say.
(Present day)
I won't lose. Not here. Not anywhere. The staircase may be long and difficult, but it takes one step at a time. Just one step! The heroes get ready to attack again, so I decide to use a technique the old geezer taught me and control my breathing. By doing that, my stamina will rise again and I will have unlimited energy to fight.
To get them to strike first, I pretend to stagger. "NOW! ANKLE NOOSE!" Midnight yells her attack as her whip wraps around my leg and she pulls. "EARTH ROTATION OF DOOM!" Rocklock yells his attack as he sends the boulder at me. Perfect.
I stop myself from hitting the ground by slamming my foot into the ground. "What's he doing?!" Midnight yells. I turn my body as I hit the boulder, redirecting it at Midnight. "Oh no." Midnight says as the boulder hits her, knocking her unconscious. 1 down, 7 to go. "Midnight no!" Rocklock yells. I caught Midnight's whip that got launched in the air after she got hit and I use my bare hand to cut the part of the whip that was on my leg.
I grab the boulder, to use as a weapon, when Snipe shoots at me. I hide behind the boulder to avoid the bullets. "Be careful y'all! The snake's got a weapon!" Snipe yells as he keeps firing. "You mean I'm not allowed to have one? Doesn't seem fair." I say as I take a deep breath.
I hit the boulder, which hit Snipe and knocks him out. The boulder dosen't stop as it keeps bouncing off the trees. "Look out!" Rocklock yells. "He's mine!" Deatharms yells as he hits the boulder, smashing it. However, he didn't know that I am right behind the boulder. "Keep your distance" Manuel yells at Deatharms, but it is too late.
"What? How did he—" Deatharms notices that I wrapped the whip around his legs, but doesn't finish his question as I pick him up over my head. Just as I expect, Shooter launches arrows from the sky, but Deatharms severs his purpose well as my meat shield. "Aaaagggghhhh!" Deatharms yells as he gets hit by arrows. "Dammit!" Shooter yells.
Manuel attempts to hit me by throwing a few rocks at me. I easily catch all of them and smirk at Manuel as he realizes what I am going to do as Shooter drops right behind me. I throw the rock behind me and all of them hit Shooter, knocking him out. "Put me down!" Deatharms yells. "Be careful of what you wish for!" I yell as I slam him into the ground, with only his upper body going into the ground.
"Looks like I'm halfway there." I say with a smirk. "Hey Gunhead, I think he might take us all down at this rate. Let's forget about taking him alive." Rocklock says with a craze look. "Agreed. The Hero Hunter has made his choice." Gunhead says. So now they're going to try and kill me. Tsk, like I give them the chance.
I speed blitz by them and Manuel chases me. Just what I want. "Hey Edgeshot! Fight me one on one you coward!" I challenge Edgeshot in order to get him to do something stupid. "You asked for it! Leave this guy to me!" Edgeshot yells. "No chance, we'll face him together." Rocklock says.
"I'll turn him into bone fragments!" Gunhead yells as he prepares his quirk. Not today! I plunge my hand into the ground and rip out tons of roots in order to disorient them all. I deliver a swift kick to Rocklock's chin and knock him out. "I honestly didn't think you'd be as dumb as they say." I insult Edgeshot. "You tricked me." Edgeshot says, realizing his mistake.
"Out of the way! I'll finish him!" Gunhead yells as he prepares his wrist guns. "He's too worn out to dodge this." Gunhead says as he fires. Shit! I run away from the rain of bullets and head towards Manuel. They won't kill their own. "You're in my line of fire!" Gunhead yells as he stops firing. Manuel tries to run, but I decide to have a little fun. "Hey were you going?!" I yell as he tries to run. "We were so close a second ago. It's not neighborly to run away from me now. I'm gonna be all lonely." I say, taunting him.
He turns towards me to try and hit me, but I strick him with fast blows. He tries to block, but to no avail. "I won't be used as a cover!" Manuel yells as he grabs my bandages. "I'd rather fight to my last—" I cut him off with a punch to the face. "Yeah, that's the spirit! You've got lots of stamina, don't you?!" I yell as I continue to hit him.
"No!" Edgeshot yells. "Don't do it! It's a trap!" Gunhead tries to stop Edgeshot. "Maybe so, but I can't ignore it!" Edgeshot yells as he charges at me. "Eat this!" Edgeshot yells as he turns his arm into a drill. I dodge and uppercut him. I continue to hit in the gut, keeping him in the air till he is unconscious. Manuel tries to attack from behind, but I elbow him in the gut, sending him at a tree, knocking him out.
"You took out all your human shields, dumbass. Now the friendly fire problem is no longer an issue." Gunhead says as he wounds up his machine guns. "You're dead, Garou the Monster." I hold up my hand in order for him to stop. "There's a kid inside that shack." I say, finally telling him about Kota.
"He'll get hit if you open fire on me." I say. Gunhead stops, but then returns to his stance. "Trying to talk your way out with what is so very obviously a lie. Nice try, but it won't do you any good." Gunhead says, not even listening. I breathe in and out again. "Watch this turd! THIS IS THE MOMENT THE MONSTER WINS!" I yell to Kota.
"The winner will be justice. Time to die." Gunhead says. "Dead Shower!" Gunhead yells his ultimate move as he unloads all of his bullets at me. I use Fist of Flowing Water Crushing Rock to redirect all of the bullets to go around me and hopefully Kota. The attack stops and my shack is destroyed except the part behind me.
"I…Impossible." Gunhead says in disbelief. "Heh, only an idiot would let loose like that." Gunhead looks confused. "Don't bother with the act. I know. That was Death Shower, where you use up all your ammo." I say as he looks shocked. "It turns villains into mincemeat and obliterates them. But not a monster, huh." I say with a smirk. "I'm grateful. You help me prove that I can't be defeated by guns or bullets." I say, as Gunhead grits his teeth. "Not how you saw this ending, is it?" I ask, mocking him. "Too bad, that's not how foils work. You should have called All Might like good little sidekicks. If he joined up with you, things might have ended up differently." I say.
"All Might can screw himself. You think the rest of the heroes are just second string? All Might is incredible, but the rest of us fight through blood, sweat, and death the same as him! Look at me! I cornered the Hero Hunter! Me! Gunhead!" Gunhead yells as he pulls out a knife. "Boy you got issues." I say.
"I will be the one to put you down and prove that we deserve our place!" Gunhead yells as he charges at me. "Seems the one most obsessed with ranking," I say as I punch him the face, breaking his helmet. "Is you!" I finish as he falls unconscious. "You disgust me." I say, cruelly.
"Bunch of idiots." I say as I look around the Heroes unconscious bodies. "M…Mister." I turn to see Kota, shocked. "Oh, you're still alive." I say. "I—", "KOTA!" A woman cut Kota off. She picks him up and runs with him. "Wait!" Kota yells. "Must be his aunt." I say.
I finally pull the arrows out my shoulder and breathe easily now. "Water." I say, now running out of stamina and begin walking away.
BOOM!
Someone lands behind me. "I received a call for assistance." The new hero says. What?! I look and see Manuel with a phone in his hands. He must have called for backup before passing out. "From the looks of things, you're that Hero Hunter." The Hero says as the dust starts to fade and I see flames coming out of his body. Oh no. "You will be eliminated." Endeavor says as he powers up.
