The resounding explosion from the love beam was massive, but for the attack, which was his own technique, it would have killed him if Rika hadn't protected him from the blast.
As the dust clears, Yuta can be seen leaning on Rika. As the curse's body begins to exorcise, Yuta looks to Rika, who nods and devours the exorcising curse in an instant. Yuta smiles as a notification rings in his head.
(*DING* NEW TECHNIQUE ACQUIRED: SHADE MANIPULATION)
hearing helicopters and vehicles closing in on his location yuta dessummons yuta and heads off into the night.
(nick fury pov)
The explosion in the Bronx was packing enough force to vaporize a small town. If not for that mysterious black barrier, which absorbed most of the force, half the Bronx would've been devastated.
"Motherfucker... could you tell me you have footage of the guy who did this?" I asked curiously as I stared at the crater left in the concrete road, which was easily 15 feet deep and 40 feet wide.
"We do, sir!" One of my agents speaks up as he brings me a tablet containing film from the traffic lights.
The video alone was astounding; an Asian teenage boy seemingly fighting nothing. Well, from what I can see, he's fighting nothing. What the hell is this bullshit?
The boy, who was 100% superhuman, displayed speed so fast the camera couldn't even register him moving. It was like he disappeared in one place and reappeared in another.
Zooming in, we get a blurry image of the teen's face, though using our system, we scanned his facial features. Which matched perfectly with a Midtown High student, Okkotsu Yuta...
"Put him on the tab; we may have another Avenger in initiating."
(back with yuta third person)
"Status" Yuta hums mentally as he scrubs himself in the shower.
(NAME: OKKOTSU YUTA) [NORMAL ADULT=10]
STR: 25(14)
AGI: 50(29)
DEX: 30(15)
CE:5,500(500)
INT:11
POSITIVE CE:1,500 (NEW SKILL!)
SKILLS:
BOTTOMLESS PIT
CURSED CHILD
BLESSED BY TOAA
INVENTORY: EMPTY
I've made some great progress; it seems like my stats grow the more I fight. That's kinda broken, dude. In no time, I'll surpass og Yuta in strength." Yuta thinks to himself as he dries himself off with a towel.
Heading: Down towards his kitchen, Yuta cooks up a quick dinner as he feels a presence in his home.
"You can come out now." Yuta speaks out to seemingly nobody as a bald African American man with an eye patch emerges from the shadows.
"What are you cooking?" The bald man asks as he sits on Yuta's couch casually. But is met with a blank stare.
"Why are you in my home?" Yuta asked with an icy tone, his face was blank as usual. It's been like that since he inherited Yuta's personality and will, along with his previous life's will and personality, making him a stone-faced monster.
Not being one to beat around the bush, the bald black guy got right to it: "I want you on a team of elite operators who will quell all planetary threats." The man then slid some papers before heading towards Yuta's door.
"My contact info and the information on your future teammates is on those papers. I'll call in two weeks." The bald man then promptly left as Yuta stared blankly at the papers.
(*DING* NEW QUEST INITIATED: SAVE HALF THE UNIVERSE FROM THE MAD TITAN THANOS! REWARDS: PORTAL TO NEW WORLD, 10,000 STATPOINTS, NEW RANDOM SKILL. TIME LIMIT:3 YEARS)
[Y/N?]
"*Sigh* accept the quest system" Yuta commands, thinking of the rewards, but sighs at the thought of half the universe being erased.
"This guy is going to be a pain if the system offers such crazy rewards" Yuta contemplates as he heads to bed.
'system, show me the details of "blessed by toaa" skill yuta asks the system as he lies in bed.
(BLESSED BY TOAA: BLESSING BY THE SUPREME BEING OF THIS MULTIVERSE [WHEN FACING SUPREME EVIL ALL STATS INCREASED BY 500%] {WHEN FIGHTING IN LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION ALL STATS ARE MULTIPLED BY 5 A/N: MUST BE ON THE VERGE OF DEATH FOR SKILL TO ACTIVATE!} IMMUNE TO ALL COSMIC ENTITYS IN THE MARVEL CONTINUITY.)
Yuta's eyes widen as he reads the word "Marvel" over and over, trying to remember anything about that name and why it's so familiar.
Sighing, he gets nothing from his memories except a golden gauntlet with some gemstones in it, which is all he can recall about that name. Related to that name, Yuta goes to sleep.
(the next Afternoon)
As the city of New York darkens, most civilians go to their homes to rest. Yuta is currently perched on a light pole in Manhattan, looking for any cursed spirits.
sighing, he spots a horde of cursed spirits surrounding an office building. Yuta silently sends his clones to dispatch of them.
Once his clones are done handling the hundreds of Grade 4 spirits, Yuta jumps off his little perch and heads home.
On his way home, he spots one of his classmates, a popular girl named Liz, who is looking around in panic and fear, with bags under her eyes and a strained look on her pretty face.
"Hey Liz!" Yuta says with a polite smile as Liz jumps in shock at Yuta's sudden appearance before turning around in fear. Pepper spray is in hand.
"Yuta? What's a geek like you doing here this late at night? And what's with the katana?" Liz speaks as Yuta stares at her blankly.
As Yuta stares at a white van driving to the left of them, the passenger window rolls down, and a man in a ski mask shouts, "I hope you have our money, bitch; the boss is getting impatient..."
Liz seems panicked as she meeps, "I don't have your money! I used my last paycheck to get my mother treatment for her illness!" She yells in conviction as the man in the van sighs before snapping his fingers, and 7 men emerge from the back of the van.
"Hey, boss, she's a pretty one. How about we have some fun with her before we take her in?" One of the men asks as Liz feels tears pricking at the edge of her eyes.
"Stop! Don't! Please!" Liz yells as the man's hand is inches away from gropping her. It suddenly stops.
Opening her eyes, she looks up and spots Yuta, who is gripping the man's hand so hard that she can hear a "pop".
"Liz... Are these men bothering you?" Yuta asked, nodding with tears freely flowing down her eyes as Yuta turned and cracked a reassuring smile at her, "Don't worry; I'll protect you!"
One moment Yuta was smiling at her. The next, the surrounding men are all beaten unconscious by a blur as Yuta moves at speeds too fast for the untrained eye to comprehend.
Throwing the last man into the van, denting it, Yuta turns around to Liz, who is crying in his arms. "Liz, why were those men after you?"
Literally jumping into Yuta's arms, hugging him tight, and soaking his shirt with her tears, Liz explains, "My father owed them a debt of $20,000. They killed my dad and passed the debt on to me and my mom. So I've been stalling as long as possible."
Sobbing into his chest, Liz comforts herself. As Yuta sighs before patting the girl's back, "Do they know where you live?" Yuta asks, as Liz nods in fear and then realization. "They do! Mom!" Liz yells as she runs towards her house.
Running after the girl, they reached her apartment in 2 minutes. Yuta picked up Liz and ran towards her home.
Heading inside the home, Yuta heard Liz gasp in fear as she noticed her door kicked down.
Hesitating, Yuta entered the house first, while Liz followed after him.
Reaching Liz's mother's room, Yuta and Liz spotted an unconscious middle-aged woman lying on the ground with men standing over her. "Mom!" Liz yelled as the men turned around, only to be knocked unconscious by Yuta simultaneously.
Kneeling near the woman who was bleeding from her head, Liz silently cries over her mother's injured form. Yuta grabs her shoulder and gives her a reassuring smile as he opens his palm and a purplish-pink glow envelops his hand. As he gently brushes the woman's head, he supports her in the process of healing all her open wounds.
"How are you doing that!?" Liz asks Yuta in shock as he shrugs his shoulders, playing ignorant.
Soon, the middle-aged woman wakes up and sees Liz. They immediately hug and cry, but Yuta stands awkwardly off to the side.
"LIZ SWEETY ARE TOU OKAY?" the woman asks her daughter frantically as liz and her engage in a conversation.
Liz explains what happened while she was gone to her mother, as the woman looks on in shock. "Young man, I can't thank you enough!" Liz's mother speaks as she suddenly hugs Yuta, who cringes as he isn't used to so much physical contact with others in general.
Pushing Liz's mother away gently, Yuta speaks up, "Listen, Miss... Annabeth. Miss Annabeth tells Yuta as he nods, "Yea, Miss Annabeth. Listen, those guys know where you live, and it won't be safe for you and Liz to stay here. How about you come to my home so I can protect you easier? I have two guest bedrooms."
Nodding in understanding, Miss Annabeth and Liz began packing their belongings in a hurry.
(At Yutas's House)
Showing his two new housemates their guest bedrooms, which are right across from his own, Yuta sighed as he took a nice hot bath in his personal bathroom.
Hearing a knock on his bathroom door, Yuta sighs as he speaks up, "Who is it?" He asks as a familiar voice speaks from the other end, "Hey Yuta, it's me, Liz... I can't thank you enough for what you're doing for me and my mom. You know? I gave you hell this past school year, and I would like to apologize."
Blinking in shock, Yuta recalls this body's memories of Liz being among the people who routinely bullied him and Peter throughout their freshman year. "Oh! I already forgot about that." Yuta admits as he leans back in the bathtub. "Listen, I don't hold grudges, and as you can tell, I'm much different than I was back then. There's no need to feel bad."
"I know, but it still eats at me that I used to bully someone as nice as you... for what it means, I'm sorry." Liz finishes as Yuta can hear her walking away from the door and leaving.
Sighing, Yuta finishes up his bath, drying off, then putting on his pajamas and heading to bed.
(the next day)
The last thing Yuta expected was to wake up to a foreign weight on his chest. Feeling heat rise to his cheeks and his eyes widening in shock, "L-Liz, what are you doing in my bed?" Yuta questions her, surprised by her appearance in his room.
She smiles at his flustered expression before doing the most unexpected thing ever: she pecks Yuta's lips. As his face practically explodes red, Liz gets up and leaves the bedroom.
Once he's sure she's gone, Yuta takes deep breaths to calm himself down. "Man, I hope Rika didn't see that... or things will get messy!"