A Bad Guy

I like the rain, it's soothing. Sometimes I just like to stay out in the rain and close my eyes and listen to the Noise. I sat on top of that abandoned hospital and decided to check it out again and those red eyes guys and girls were gone. It started to rain so I tuned up my hearing and started just listening. I didn't think about anything that happened so far, just let the rain wash it away. It's been 2 days since I hung out with Mary and Rachel. Mary has been busy with her other friends and I’ve been texting with Rachel. She's really cool. I opened my eyes just to gaze at the city. I could see the start of a hero trying to stop some villains. I could hear police chasing down some criminals. I could hear dogs barking at some cats, I could hear a party going on a rooftop about half a mile away. The city was alive and I could hear its heart beating.

A smile creeped across my face as it was just nice to sit down and listen Something I’ve been wanting to do. Sadly that calm disappeared as I heard someone scream about 2 blocks away from my current location. It’s not my problem, it's not my problem don't get involved.

“Boss is gonna be pissed she got out!”

“well If we stop complaining and get the little bitch boss won’t ever know she got out”

“Fuck you man the little shit nearly clawed one of my eyes out”

“Maybe you shouldn't of have let her out of her fucking cage you idiot”

“Shut up she's cornered let’s get this over with”

Well I guess some girl is getting kidnaped or well escaped being kidnaped. It's….....It’s not my problem I’m not gonna get into something that’s not my business plus some hero will come by her to save her so what’s the point. I then started to hear gentle sobbing as I felt my body freeze.

“Pl-please someone h-help me”……… Fuck it.

I immediately jumped off the building onto another. I felt the wind and rain rush past me as I landed on the concrete. I felt the concrete below me shatter as I felt a small strain on my legs and without a second Thought I started running. I ran as fast as possible feeling everything rushed past me as I heard girls sobbing getting closer until I jumped in front of an alleyway. There stood 3 people. The first one being Man with too many piercings and a bright orange mohawk very grungy wore a leather get up. The second one had more normal clothes but had a skull tattoo on his face and one of his had a bleeding scratch mark on it. The final one was wearing full biker gear, helmet and all.

Then I saw the girl. She was about 13-14 my best bet. She had short messy hair like it was hastily cut, she was wearing a white hospital gown stained in dirt and rain, she was albino like me as tears poured down from her pink eyes staining her face.

“Come here we promise we won’t hurt you” biker said with a deep voice

“Hey shut up with the nice guy act the cunt clawed my face so I’m gonna knock her around a bit as pay back” skull face spoke with a sadistic glee

“Fine just don’t hurt her too much boss doesn’t like damaged goods”

That's when I ran forward grab skull face by the back of the head and slammed him into the concrete next to me, shattering it.

“What the fuck!”

“Shit!”

The girl opened her eyes and stared at me. I slowly put on my face mask and pulled up my hood “hey I’ll take care of these guys so don’t worry just run out of here when there's an opening ok?” she nods

“Fucking hell we got a wannabe hero let’s just kill him and get the girl” bikers fore arms started to glow with blue light.

“agreed” mohawks eyes glowed orange

I balled my fists and I felt everything started slowing down as my adrenaline kicked in. me and the biker both ran at each other as he shot out 2 jabs. I side step and kick him right in the side barley making him move. He threw another punches I duck under it. His glowing fist shattered the wall behind me. I went to strike his solar plexus but an immense force hit me in the side launching several feet.

I rolled onto my feet as I felt My ribs were cracked by that blast as mohawks eyes were sparking with energy. Great laser vision, at least it was kinetic. I didn’t have time to think as I had rolled out the way of another orange beam cracking the wall behind me. The biker grabbed me by my face and slammed his knee into my jaw. As I stood up he threw a hook at me but I took a step forward, grabbed him by his arm and used his momentum and threw him over my shoulder slamming him into the ground.

“Fuck!” he bounced on the ground as I turned my right hand into the steel and slammed my fist into his face. Luckily for him and unluckily for me he lifted up both his arms over face and blocked it in time. I did feel his arms strain and I could hear his muscles strain and his arm bones crack slightly. I heard sparks of energy behind as on instinct I side stepped a kinetic beam. I turned to see Mohawk turn his head as I had duck under his beam then I jumped towards him tackling him as I turned my finger to claws as I stabbed them into his shoulders.

“Motherfucker get off me!” He tried to look at me but I twisted my finger in shoulder until I ripped my claws out spraying bits of shredded muscle and skin everywhere. Powers like Kinetic visions require concentration and enough pain can interrupt that concentration. I jumped off him, barely avoiding a strike from biker as I was on my feet again.

“Fuckers good” biker said as he help mohawk up.

“Sadistic too”

The glow on biker arms went down to his hands and then formed 2 blue javelins. With immense force Biker threw the sparking Javelins at me. Every instinct in my body told me if those hit me I would die. I felt My perception slow as soon as he got ready to throw them I leap into the air as I only get a slash across my right thigh. As The area behind me exploded with blue light I then felt something wrap around my ankle as Biker created blue chain and yanked me towards him hitting me with a strong right hook in my solar plexus knocking the air out of me. Then Mohawk hits me with a kinetic blast in the chest launching me. I slid across the ground as I caught my breath as I felt a large bruise form on my chest. The front of my hoodie was rip up as I stood up.

“Jesus dude just stay down!” biker said as he formed a set of glowing brass knuckles

“No” as I dug my hand into the wall next to me ripping out a piece of concrete and with all my might threw it Mohawk and hit him right in the dome, Bullseye. I sprinted forward and shot my foot Into bikers calf causing him to fall onto one leg. I then shot my leg out and hit him in the neck with my ankle. It knocked him back a bit as I shot my clawed fingers and stabbed him in the side. He threw multiple slurs at me as he went for a cross. My claws on my left hand turned to normal as my left hand turned to steel as the steel scales formed the back of my left hand into a shield as I bashed away the strike.

I then ripped my claws from his side and uppercut him, knocking his head back as I hit him with a palm strike with my left hand cracking his biker helmet. He stumbles back as he gets his composer and then summons a blue machete. Projectors are people with the abilities to project an element or energy they can do it in a variety of ways in Bikers case it’s constructs. He rushed forward and went for an overhand strike as I side stepped him and went for a nerve strike but he formed a round shield in his left hand blocking my attack and shoving me back. He went for another strike at my head as I turned my head to the side just in time as I threw a jab at his side. He moved the shield to block as I turned the jab into a feint and spun and elbowed him in the side of the head. I then grabbed him by the head and headbutted him. Causing his sword and shield to disappear as I hit him with a one inch punch knocking him into the wall his head slumped.

I could hear his breathing wasn’t dead. I turned to the girl as she had a look of wonder in her eyes. I go speak but then she screams “Behind you!” I turn immediately as I spot Mohawk firing a kinetic beam as I raise both my arms in an x position. The beams cashed against my arms pushing me back. My sleeves get destroyed in the process as I start walking forward pushing against the beams as I feel my skin crack, my muscles, my bones crack.

“WHY WON”T YOU JUST FUCKING DIE!?” I Then duck to the ground and leap forward as Tackle him. I then grab him by the face and turn my hand fully into steel blocking the beams as I slam his head into the ground knocking him out.

I breath hard exhausted As It run to see not only is biker back holding the girl by the neck but skull face he smirking as blood pours down his face he gives me a salute as his face tattoos glows and a shadowy skull forms behind them and bites down on all of them the last thing I see is the fear in that girls eyes. As the skull shuts its mouth close and disappears.

I fell to my knees filled with distraught. I failed her, I couldn't save her dammit!. I slammed my fist into the ground causing the concrete crack. I looked at my fist and noticed the blood on it Bikers blood and my instincts told me to lick it. For some reason either from desperation or a moment of insanity I lick it. I felt the taste of copper hit my tongue and it tasted sweet, an addicting sense of sweet. I licked my hand clean and I felt an odd sensation from my eyes as if a switch was flipped. As something started to appear on the ground bloody footsteps leading off somewhere. I guess I got some sort of blood tracking and for some reason blood tasted amazing.

I pushed away the thoughts of me potentially being a vampire as I started following the steps. Eventually all my injuries heal as after half an hour of me running I end up in front of an old factory. I look up and spot the red outlines of Biker on the third floor. I hop and dig my silver claw into the wall as the only thought running through my was I’m not gonna let this girl down I will save her. After a bit of climbing I get to a window near the third floor and I spot a room filled with several computers, a pile of money and a large orange couch where a woman lazily sits on. She had a muscular build, wore camo pants and a muscle shirt and was probably 6 foot but what made her look odd was that she looked like a panther.

She was covered in pitch black fur, had cat ears and whiskers and a long tail. Her hair was pitch black like her fur and cut short. Finally, she had Dark green cat eyes. A mutant People with powers that permanently mutate their appearance in some way or form, the mutations are usually animal based.

After several seconds Biker and Skull face walked in, Biker holding the girl as she failed to get out of his grip.

“Hey boss where back with the escapee” biker moved forward with a limp

She lazily stares at him “what happened to you two?”

“We had some trouble with some hero beat us up pretty badly we had to leave Remington behind”

“Sigh Well give her to wanna see if she’s still usable” Biker tosses the girl to the boss as she inspected her.

“She's good so toss her with the rest. glad you two got her. We have an auction tomorrow and a albino especially one as cute as this one, people will pay top dollar for her”.

Fucking traffickers I felt anger start to course through my being. Biker grabbed the girl and walked over to a large metal door, unlocked it and tossed her in.

Biker and Skullface went to leave the room but before he left Biker stared directly at me causing me to freeze but all he did was give me a nod as he and Skullface left the room without a word, weird.

The boss went to a computer and started typing on it. I slowly opened the window and sneaked in, making sure to take light steps as I moved. Every step I took I slowly got closer and closer to her. I stood behind as I turned my right hand fully into steel as I lifted up my fist and went to knock her out but then I saw her ears twitch.

As she sidestep my punch and claws pop from her finger and with blinding speed she claws me across my cheek. I jump backwards holding my cheek.

“So I’m guessing you're the one that fucked up my goons?” she looks me up and down

“Kinda Disappointing I’m not gonna lie well Mr hero here's The deal I’m feeling nice tonight so I’ll let you leave and if you stay I’m gonna rip your throat and use it as paint” She holds her claw dripping with blood as a large Cheshire grin forms on her face showing all her razor sharp teeth. I ponder the question. I don't know If i could beat her I barely beat her henchman and she's the boss but then I remember that scared look in that girls eyes as it reinforces my resolve. I lift up my fists to show her my answer.

“Well at least you got balls” She gets on all fours and with blinding speeds she appears in front of me. I lift up my arms to attempt to block her, earning a large slash across my right forearm. She then spins and kicks across the face I try to punch but she’s already halfway across the room before I can even react. She's fast, her claws are sharp, She’s probably gonna try to overwhelm me with her speed and use hit and run tactics. I slowly turn the dial in my head as Things slow down for me. I lift up My steel hand as she dashed towards I can perceive her now but she's still fast. I barely block two strikes with my steel hand but her tail shoots out hitting me in the face doing no damage but distracting enough for her to claw me across the chest. I shoot out a jab but she dodges and starts circling me now.

“You know I can tell you're pretty strong. You would make a strong henchman. I pay a lot, really name it and I know a guy that can get it for you” Normally I would think about her offer but righteous anger flowing through my body affects my choice. I charge towards her as when she goes to dodge I grab her by her tail.

I pull her towards me and punch her right in the gut launching her on the couch. She spits out some blood as she jumps to her feet smiling. She dash towards and shoots out a kick. I grab her ankle and go to swing her but she stabs her claws into my shoulder forcing me to let go. She then shot out a flurry of kicks hitting me in the gut and then in the face. She goes for another claw but I’m able to knock it to the side and hit her with a nerve strike causing her to go limp as I hit her with a jab then a cross then a hook and finishing up the combo with a uppercut.

Her nose shatters under my fist and blood sprays across face as she flies backwards once again. I wipe away the blood pouring from my nose from her kicks as I walk towards her. She lays in the pile of money dazed as I go for one last punch but I stop in place as my fist returns back to flesh as I get a head splitting headache, dammit not now! Seeing that I stopped in place she leaps forward stabbing both her claws into my side as blood starts pouring from my mouth. She opens her mouth and with a chomp she bites into my shoulder.

Her serrated teeth dig into my flesh starts tearing into the muscles and with a pull she rips out a piece of shoulder. My shoulder having a massive chunk missing leaves the ripped muscle and flayed skin to be seen by all. The air coming in contact with my nerves felt like there were needles stable into me. She then spins around me, wraps her legs around my neck and slams me into the ground.

She jumps on top of me going to stab in the throat with both her claws. I grab her wrists but I’m too weak as she slowly overpowers me. This is how I die to some random criminal. No not like this as I focus on the dragon in my mental vault and with all my strength I try waking it up. At first nothing happens but the dragon slowly lifts up its head, waking up for the first time.

I feel the heat build up in my chest travel up my throat and I open my mouth burning my face mask as I let out a blast of fire launching Ms panther off. Her chest and neck are covered in burns as she screams in pain. I get onto my feet as I fire another blast of flames she barely dodges as she tries to attack my side. I shoot my hand grabbing her wrist crushing it then and then I slam my forearm into hers breaking it.

I then put it behind her back and with all my might I threw her into the ceiling covering parts of the room in darkness. She falls to the ground several feet away from me. “Hehehehehehehe” she starts laughing, that's not a good sign. She stood up with her broken arm hanging at her side. “Here's a little lesson boy: when someone master's their ability they can awaken something new, a new power!” as she takes a step into the shadow disappearing entirely.

She completely disappears entirely as I feel something cleave into my back then a second after in my chest then the side of my neck. Whatever she did let her hide in the shadows and is putting her speed to a new level i can’t even touch her. I get cleave across my right arm as I remember something as I look at the blood on my hand and lick it. I get cleaved across the right side of my face then my left shoulder. I see her blood red silhouette in the shadows moving on all fours. I slow down My reaction time more as my headache gets worse and even though it causes me immense pain I turn my right fist into steel.

I cleaved again this time my right thigh then my left calf then my lower back. Blood paints the ground around as I wait for the perfect moment as I see her silhouette in front. As she leaps towards me I shoot out my fist and it collides with her face as with all my might I punch her into the wall, the wall collapses on her.

My hand returns to normal but covered in dark purples bruises and red blisters. I noticed something when the computer walked over and it showed a chat room she was talking to wearing. She was selling children and the pictures show the children in revealing clothes covered in bruises scared. . . . . . . .I stood there staring at the screen as burning rages started to rise in me, I then started walking towards her.

I grab her out of the rubble. She has a massive bruise on her face, blood pouring from her mouth. “Ok hero you won take me jail” she snickers as I stare at her, the burning rage turning to a cold one. My grip tightens as fear fills her eyes as with my other hand I grab her by the throat “no one will recognize you or even know you were here” and for the first time in my life I see red.

It was a blur that's How I could describe it but when I came to what I saw made me want to puke. What was in front of me was a pile of gore. It was a pile of crushed organs, shattered bones and ripped flesh. I could see her stomach slowly dripping its acid on the floor. Her eye staring at me detached from its body. Her arms tied bent and brokens like branches. I Thought I would throw up or feel something from killing a person for the first time but I didn’t kill a person I killed a monster. With a quick blast of flames I set the remains on fire turning it to ash.

I limp over to the metal door and rip it off its hinges. I enter the room and what I see sickens me truly. Nearly a dozen girls the oldest being 15 the youngest being 10. They were wearing, they all wore some sort of thin dress, most of them had make up to make them look pretty, disgusting. All of them were pretty skinny and hadn't been fed properly. Some of them had dark purple bruises on them. They all backed away when I entered the room.

Some had fear in their eyes when they saw me, others had an empty look. The fearful look stung a bit but I couldn't blame them. I was 6.6 and was covered in blood plus I think my eyes were glowing red. One did come up to me, the albino girl from earlier she walked up and hugged me, crying into my chest. I slowly hugged her back “it’s ok your I dealt with the bad guys you don’t have to worry anymore I’m here now”.

That opened the floodgates as several other kids came up and hugged me crying some didn’t but were tearing up. I held up the albino girl and led them all of that hellhole.

By the time we exit the Factory the sun is shining, the clouds clear as all the children cover their eyes probably not having seen the sun in a bit. I hear police and ambulance sirens as I put on a spare face mask and pull up more of my hood to cover my face more. I wonder who called them and then I noticed something in the distance on a building where Biker, Skull Face and Mohawk stood. Biker gave me finger guns and Mohawk gave me the bird as The large shadowy skull covers them and they disappear. I got a feeling I’ll be seeing more of them in the near future.

Several police officers ran past me into the building while one walked up to me.

“Sir what happened”

“Human traffickers specifically children and teens took care of their of the ringmaster”

The officers nods as I look at the girl with teary eyes in my arms

“Hey these people will take you somewhere you get food and get cleaned and a nice bed, they will eventually take you to your families” the girl behind hesitated but walked to the police officers and medics. I let the little albino girl down

“My names lily”

“That's a wonderful name lily”

“Will I ever see you again?”

“Maybe but I hope it’s under better circumstances now to go to the nice police officers” I ruffle her hair at that last part.

Lily walks off as The police officer approaches me “who exactly are you sir?”

“Nobody” I say before sprinting off before they could ask any questions. That felt good, I feel good, helping people made me feel good. Maybe this hero thing ain’t that bad. Eventually I got home and opened the door and walked inside and standing there was my sister who was right in front of me and I was still covered in blood.

“Hey” I said.

“Hey” she said back