Chapter 85: ChaosAuthor: Geraint
After the presentation of his inventions, the meeting ended successfully, with Ichika's company earning a huge sum from his investors. Feeling drained, Ichika stepped outside to get some fresh air.
Sipping a canned latte from a vending machine, he sat on a bench under a tree and quietly watched the crowd go by.
Ring! Ring!
His phone rang. Lazily pulling it from his pocket, he answered.
"Hello?"
BOOM!
An explosion echoed on the other end.
Falcon, we need you! Multiple villain disturbances spotted in downtown Higashi-Naruhata!
"I'm on it. Be there in a few seconds."
With a flash, he teleported to the scene.
In Naruhata, chaos had broken out. Civilians were fleeing in panic as villains rampaged, tearing through everything in sight.
Ichika spotted Endeavor rushing in with other Pro Heroes and quickly joined them.
With a smug grin, he called out, "Yoh!"
"It's you again, Falcon!" Endeavor growled.
"Hehe… Long time no see."
The crowd cheered as the heroes arrived.
"Amazing!"
"The heroes are here!"
Ichika, alongside the others, leapt into action against the wave of villains.
SLAP!Pewww!
A single slap from Ichika nullified a villain's rampaging Quirk.
One by one, the heroes subdued the villains. Then, All Might appeared, striking down the last giant villain with a massive punch.
"SMASH!"
BAM!
He effortlessly floored the villain, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
"Whoaaa!!"
"They did it in a flash!"
Ichika noticed a suspicious bee buzzing nearby. Dashing forward, he snatched it between his fingers and examined it. There was a syringe-like device on its stinger.
So that's it…
The drug-injecting bee was the cause of the Quirks going berserk.
Ichika crushed it and walked up to All Might.
"Ichika?"
"Dad, no doubt about it—All for One is behind this. I'm going to find him and end this."
"Be careful," All Might warned.
"You too, Dad. I've got a feeling… a full-scale war with the villains is coming."
All Might frowned grimly.
"Let Roboco know I'll be home tonight. Ask her to make something warm."
Ichika nodded and vanished.
Back at the workshop, Roboco was working on a computer with La Brava. Suddenly, the photo frame on the table—of Ichika, Roboco, and La Brava—fell.
Shatter!
Roboco picked it up and noticed a crack—right on Ichika's face in the photo.
Father...
"Roboco, I need help with this part!" La Brava called.
"Y-Yes!"
Roboco placed the frame back, face-down.
Later that night, Ichika was patrolling the city, leaping from rooftop to rooftop. He sensed eyes on him and dropped into a dark alleyway.
From the shadows, a figure emerged.
"Captain Falcon…"
It was a familiar voice—cold and focused. The man's hair was longer and neater than before, tied into a ponytail. He wore black and red tactical gear with multiple throwing knives on his belt. But most distinct was his full-face mask.
"Oh, it's you again… Hero Killer: Stain. Here to kill me? Bad timing. I'm invincible in this form. Must be boring, right?" Ichika smiled.
"Don't worry. I've found a way to strip away that invincibility. You're just a boy hiding in armor. Honestly, your Captain Falcon form was stronger."
Ichika blinked—surprised Stain voiced the exact thoughts he'd been suppressing.
"Pfffffft—Hahahaha!" He laughed.
"You're right, Stain. Crime rates were lower when I was Captain Falcon compared to now as a Pro Hero. I've become nothing but an empty shell. I lost something… important… in exchange for invincibility."
He clenched his fists.
"That's why—"
He grinned and shouted:
"SHAZAM!"
With lightning, he reverted to his younger, original form.
Nine, watching from the shadows, was stunned.
"What are you doing?! Exposing yourself like that?!"
"I'm giving you a handicap," Ichika said. "Come kill me, Stain. I have high expectations of you."
"What?!"
Suddenly, Ichika vanished and reappeared in front of Stain, delivering a sharp left jab.
WHACK!
"Ugh!"
Stain tumbled backward in shock.
He's fast—too fast!
He dodged Ichika's second strike, jumped away, and noticed something unusual.
He's wearing heavy training weights?
"You're wearing weights?! Are you mocking me?!"
"Oh these? Just part of training," Ichika grinned.
"FALCON!! You'll regret this!"
Stain charged, swinging his blades rapidly—but Ichika dodged every slash effortlessly.
Nine prepared to summon lightning again, but Ichika warned him.
"Hit me with that lightning, and I'll transform back—making this fight pointless."
"Tch!" Nine clicked his tongue in frustration.
"Stop messing around—Ugh!"
Another left jab from Ichika shattered Stain's mask, leaving his nose and mouth bloodied.
"FALCON!!"
Stain roared and lunged again.
But Ichika vanished—
FWOOOSH!
He reappeared below and landed a flaming uppercut to Stain's gut.
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THUD!
"Arrgh!!"
Stain dropped to his knees, gasping.
Ichika scanned the alley.
Where's Nine...?
"Where's your comrade? He left you, didn't he?"
"He's not my comrade! I only used him to test your weaknesses," Stain growled.
"I see... Then Stain, you're under arrest for—"
BOOM!
An unexpected blast forced Ichika to leap away.
"What the—?! Who are you?!"
He turned back—Stain had vanished.
"He escaped… again."
Suddenly—
"AHHH!! A villain!!"
"Please help us!!"
Screams echoed from the streets.
Ichika clenched his jaw.
"Tch! It never ends."
And with that, he dashed off into the chaos.
(To be continued.)
A/N: I'll fix any remaining mistakes later. Thanks for reading despite my slump!