unOrdinary.

Chapter 12: Chapter XI



Rein: Well well well, if it isn't the legend himself.

Golden God: Listen lady, I'm in a pretty fucked mood today, if you would just give up now, I won't kill you.

Rein laughs as if she was told a funny Joke. She then throws eight spider legs at The Golden God. He copies her ability and throws sixteen back at her. She dodges but gets hit by another four in the front of The Golden Gods body.

Rein: Careful now, you don't want to overdo it.

The Golden God starts to lose balance and falls down. The battle wages on for hours till the two decide to slow it down.

Rein: So what's your story cowboy? Why are you one of those pathetic people savers?

Golden God: What's that supposed to mean? You think you're some goddess who's above us?

Rein: Well, I have to tell my followers something right? Who I fought, you know?

The Golden God rushes her when she pulls a complete 180 and digs underground. Within seconds a twenty by thirty meter hole appears in the ground. Residents start to come out of their buildings after hearing the commotion.

Rein in her head: Oh my, PEOPLE!

She charges at a woman with her fangs out ready to eat when The Golden God pushes her out of the way. Then he grabs a spider leg and breaks it.

Rein in her head: Woah, this guy can really hold multiple abilities!

Rein: Oh my, a big strong man is trying to attack a poor woman.

Golden God: Enough games, I'm putting you under arrest.

Rein: You're gonna have to catch me first. And if you do, you can always just become my god, and I'll be your goddess.

Golden God: I don't think so, I already have a queen I wanna be with someday.

Rein gets closer and grabs The Golden God by the chin.

Rein: Who is it?

Golden God: None of your damn business.

He then slams Rein into a building, she starts to crawl up to the roof.

Golden God: Bitch you better not mak-

Before John can finish, Rein leaps away with the speed of a cheetah. Flying through the air

Golden God: Aww Fuck she's getting awa-

A large boulder is thrown at The Golden God, disorienting him.

The Golden God looks around.

Golden God: Dammit! I lost her.

The Golden God looks around to see the devastation that he and Rein caused.

John: Oh shit, that's not good.

John now looks around to see the devastation, no officers on scene, no officials, just him and a bunch of scared citizens, he sees a little girl crying, he walks up to her and crouches down to her level.

The Golden God (in a talking to a little kid voice) Hey there.

The little girl stops crying and looks at the super hero.

WOAH, IT'S, IT'S!

The Golden God looks at the little girl and smiles, he recalls back to an anime that was banned a while ago, the protagonist lives in a world just like his, however, the world encourages vigilantes, not outlawing them. The protagonist was also born powerless, just like him, except he wasn't beaten for it, bullied like he was, just named. Then one day, his favorite hero saves a bus full of people, as he goes to grab the last handful of people out of a burning pit, he puts on a smile and says....

The Golden God: Fear not citizens, for help has arrived. For I am here.

The Crowd cheers as The Golden God stands above them. A savior ready at any moment's notice.

The next morning. John is walking on campus to his class thinking about last night. He pulls out his phone and texts the group chat.

John: Guys, guess who I ran into last night.

Blyke: Who?

John: You remember a well known girl called Araña Allet.

Isen: Holy shit what did she look like.

John: What do you think, Gray hair, red eyes on activation, that's our girl Rein.

Isen: Ight then, Blyke, we need you to get into the city with her, that way we can track her location and bust her. Me Remi and John will bust in when your ready.

Blyke: John, what were her eyes like when she wasn't using her ability.

John: Uhh I couldn't see them, she didn't turn around till she used her ability.

Blyke: Well then we can't know for sure.

John: What? Isen back me up. We pulled up pictures, and she matched them perfectly. Even when she blends in a crowd she sticks out like a sore thumb.

Blyke: Guys I don't know, I just-

Isen: You better not be simping on us, Dude, she's dangerous!

Blyke: No, never mind guys, when should I do this?

Remi: Well tonight we got plans, I say Saturday.

John: We all gonna be ready in three days then, cause I'm still trying to convince Arlo to join us, bad enough we lost Seraphina.

Remi: How are you two by the way?

John: Good, I think, I don't know anymore. She seemed fine when we said our goodbyes.

Later that day John is walking to last period when a trio of kids look to fight John, a blond haired, red brown hair, and purple hair.

Purple hair: Yo John!

He slams the wall behind John.

Purple Hair: That's a good look for you.

He refers to John's bruises.

John: Umm, can I help you?

Purple haired kid: Word around school is that Seraphina's been suspended for a month, so the girls and I wanted to borrow you for some target practice after class today, you don't have anything better to do today right?

All of a sudden his surroundings once again turn dark and pitch black.

John: Let me guess.

Joker: Oh come on, put a SMILE on that face.

John: I could if you leave.

Joker: Listen, you had a hard time with Rein last night, you worried Rein will hurt Remi, Blyke, or Isen?

John doesn't bat an eye.

Joker: Hey, look at me!

John still refuses to look him in the eye.

Joker: Fine, be that way, Listen, I think you just need a little TARGET PRACTICE!

John: What are you trying to say?

Joker: All I'm saying is that, you "accept" their little invitation, you go to their little hideout. You "practice with them for a bit" and you walk out unscratched and alone.

John: No, I'm not a monster like you!

Joker: Either now or later boy, never isn't an option. The Demon Within will come out one day.

The room lights up again and John can see the trio standing in front of him.

Purple haired kid: So, how bout it?

Thoughts rush through John's head as he tries to fight off every urge he has to use his powers. Every last demon in his head saying this will make it all better. A door off in the distance slams open.

Doc: I JUST WANT EVERYONE HERE TO KNOW I HAVE A DATE TONIGHT AND IF ANYONE MAKES ME WORK OVERTIME, I'LL PERSONALLY KILL YOU.

John smirks for he knew he won the battle.

Doc: What the hell are you smiling about moron, YOUR NO EXCEPTION! Anyways, I'm watching you ASSHOLES. Y'ALL BETTER SCRAM!

The Doc walks away in a fit of rage.

Purple haired kid: Consider yourself lucky today. Congrats on stalling long enough to wait for bail, of course a weakling like you who leeches off others would do that, come on let's get out of here.

The three walk away as John has memories of New Bostin flood his mind.

Meanwhile at Seraphina's house.

Seraphina: Hey mom, I'm home.

Seraphina's mother: Seraphina!

She zooms over to slap her daughter so fast even Seraphina couldn't even dodge the attack.

Seraphina's mother: Your becoming more and more reckless, at this rate your gonna become exactly like your sister, a failure.

Seraphina looks down on the ground.

Seraphina:...

Seraphina's mother: Take those stupid highlights out, we will discuss your punishment as soon as we return.

Meanwhile in Wellston

John: Stupid little shits.

He runs to the roof, his eyes glowing and heart pounding. He kicks the door open and knocks over some barrels.

Arlo: Hey, royals on- oh it's you.

John: Hey asslo.

Arlo: What brings you up here cripple?

John: Some assholes wanted to use me as target practice.

Arlo: So, did you do anything about it?

John: I managed to stall until Doc bailed me out.

Arlo: John, you realize if you ever want this to stop you...

John: Let me guess, use my powers, hurt some assholes, and take the throne.

Arlo: You're getting good kid.

John: Why are you so comfortable with me taking your place as king, you shouldn't it's unnatural.

Arlo: A fair and righteous ruler is never afraid to hand down the throne to someone who is more qualified.

John: Wow, your humble, well still fat chance, besides I'm not worthy by strength alone, powers come with responsibility, surprised Rei didn't get exposed as X static, he's the only asshole who has electric powers besides Remi.

Arlo: Hey, watch who you talk about.

John: Relax, I miss him too, didn't even get to meet him but, I always admired X static. He's partly the reason I became the Golden God. Even though we kinda started at the same time, I kept going because of him.

The two sit in silence for a solid five minutes.

Arlo: Cig?

John: huh?

Arlo: You want a cigarette?

John: Jeez you smoke?

Arlo: Only when I'm stressed out. Marlboro Red for when I'm stressed, and golds for when I'm just vibing.

John: Is it Rei?

Arlo: Sort of, it's everything that happened the past two weeks. On top of that people are starting to form Mafia's and despite me asking Blyke for help, I think he's more interested in Remi's vigilante crusade.

John: Mafia, like what?

Arlo: Oh you know, Godfather stuff, dealing drugs, ganging on students, stuff like that.

John: Wait a second, dude, a squad of three tried to take me for "target practice" that's what I told you.

Arlo: Shit, are you suggesting what I think you are?

John: Yeah, we got three suspects.

Arlo, call Isen and tell him to meet us in the press room. Describe them to me.

Later that day the two walk down to the press room. 20 Minutes later Isen bursts into the room.

Isen: I came as fast as I could, me Blyke and Remi were all across campus in the girls dorms.

Arlo: Hey, never mind that, just look up three students for us.

John describes who they are looking for to Isen.

Isen: Well well, Wenqi, Tanner, and Illena.

Arlo: Isen, get Terrence and John in the same room so John can copy his ability, John, investigate these three students, I'll inform the headmaster of your absences for the next three days.

John: Eye eye captain arghhh!

Isen: Haha!

Arlo: Just get out of here, don't you have to text Seraphina?

John gets all quiet, he stares at Arlo with a mean look. Like he's about to roast the shit out of him.

John: Haha, don't you have a cake to be making with Elaine.

Isen: Ohhhhhhh shiiiiiiit!

Arlo: Shut up, you're just jealous I have a meaningful relationship with someone.

Isen: Okay batter boy!

John: Hahahaha, yeah.

Arlo walks away in embarrassment.

Meanwhile Elaine is walking in the halls, thinking about the study session she had with Arlo, how it got turned into, well, you know. Thinking to herself that he would never get with her because of her ability. Her insecurities keep building up, taunting her, she loses focus on her surroundings.

Arlo in his head: Yeah whatever, they're just jealous that I got.....

Arlo bumps into Elaine, knocking her books out of her hands. He quickly catches them all while catching Elaine, all while keeping his cool collective self.

Elaine stammering: Oh I'm sorr-y I d-didn't mean to b-bump into you.

Arlo: It's fine, you alright?

Elaine in her head: What the, he never asks if anyone's alright, no, I must be just imagining things.

Elaine starts to faint.

Arlo: Oh, you gotta be kidding me, drama queen.

Arlo looks around to find the halls empty. He picks up Elaine and brings her to the infirmary.

Arlo: Great, just what I need.

Meanwhile at Seraphina's house.

Sera calls John.

Sera: Hey there!

John: Oh, uhh, hey. How's the plane ride home?

Sera: Oh, good, I'm just not vibing right now.

John: Oh, what's up, everything alright at home?

Sera: No, I got greeted with a slap to the face and called a disappointment.

John: Jeez, that sucks. I'm really sorry to hear that. Must suck to get greeted with a slap to the face.

John smirks but Sera doesn't pick up the que.

Sera: It's fine, it's not your fault.

John: Yeah well, they say though that if your parents didn't care they would have just ignored you.

Sera: Oh yeah, probably shouldn't rant about my parents to you of all people.

John: Yeah, I miss mine, but moping isn't gonna bring them back.

John gets dismissive and changes the conversation to home work.

John: Aww frick, hold up I forgot the homework.

Sera: I'll email it to you.

John: Yeah, you mind emailing it to me.

Sera: No problem. Hey, can I just, apologize.

John: Uhh for what?

Sera: For me leaving you on the roof, after that, battle. You were in a moment of weakness and I just left you there vulnerable.

John: It's fi-

Sera: John, I don't want this to ruin us, it's not like you're not the same old doofus who makes me laugh and buys me drinks, you just... break faces at night.

John: Yeah, haha. Let's not talk about that, that stuff I don't tell anyone about.

Sera: Oh, you sure, I don't...

John: Drop it... okay?

Sera: Yeah sure I'll just.

John: Wait, no I didn't mean to snap, let's just take a break, the homework is kinda hard, let's play Angry Pigs. Sera?

Sera: So are we good?

John: Yeah, if we're gonna be honest, I missed you, I thought I was gonna lose you. I was just so hurt when you got pissed.

Sera: Okay then, I'll load it up. Let's just forget about it.

Several hours of gameplay later.

John: This is Bullshit!

Sera: Oh come on, you gotta start using glass.

John: That makes no fucking sense glass IS WEAKER!

Sera giggles to herself.

Sera: Yeah well that's just how the developers made the game, suck it up buttercup.

John: Well, I'll show you otherwise, you'll see.

Sera: Well then, this will be a pretty easy dub. You should do this another time though it's almost Eleven.

John: Oh right I got to go.

Meanwhile in a low tier district, Isen, Remi, and Blyke are suited up on a rooftop.

Remi: Okay guys, we have our targets.

Earlier in the day, first period. Isen, Blyke, and Remi are all in the library looking at wanted fugitives.

Waldo Age 35, level 2.8, ability shock wave. Last seen in Branish.

Lance Age 38, level 3.2. ability Tremor. Last seen Newside.

Remi: Okay, Bounty Hunter, your gonna be our eye in the sky, use the touchpad to give us satellite views of our cities. Lazerbeam.

Blyke: Good day mate.

Remi and Isen look at Blyke, getting the reference with disappointment.

Remi: You'll be heading to Newside. Got it everyone?

Remi runs into a green haired punk busting down a door to a residential home.

Green haired dude: Open up, this is a mandatory fee!

Lady: Leave me alone, please!

The Green haired punk pulls at the ladies hair.

Lady: No stop, please! I don't have anything left to give!

ZAP!

Green hair: Owww! SON OF A-

X-Rei: Jerk, ever heard of knocking?!

X-Rei sends another volt of electricity at the man, she knocks him unconscious.

Remi: Ma'am, are you okay?

Lady: Please, don't hurt me.

Remi: Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I'm just here to help.

Lady: Who, are you?

X-Rei: My name is X-Rei, I'm a superhero. You mind if you help me look for someone?

The lady looks at X Rei with confusion, one moment she was being shaken down for money, but now, a high tier was helping her? Nothing made sense to her anymore.

Meanwhile in Isen's sniper nest, a woman in full metal gear appears from behind him. Isen detects her with his ability.

Isen: Hey! who's there? You don't wanna catch hands with The Bounty Hunter!

Bounty Huntress: I'm the real bounty hunter here.

The woman sneaks up from behind and ties Isen with her ability. Before Isen can come to his senses he is knocked out cold, His equipment is destroyed. When suddenly she hears a loud thud.

Bounty Huntress: Oh fuck! Goldy Boy!

She upgrades her equipment using a special liquid, and presses buttons on her suit that enhance her ability.

Suit: Ability level, 5.3, one second.... Upgrade complete, new ability level 6.7, duration is three hours.

The Bounty Huntress aims a rifle at the Golden God, when he reacts and leaps up at her with Isen's strength from his hunter ability.

Golden God: State yourself!

The Bounty Hunter uses the same tactic she used on Isen, except the Golden God manages to break out.

Bounty Huntress in her head: What the, right, I shouldn't engage in combat, not even an aura detector can read his ability, I should take the date from the touchpad and return it to my client.

Golden God: Okay then, if you don't tell me, lets see if you with a broken face does.

The Golden God looks at Isen.

John in his head: Dammit, I knew you morons wouldn't be able to handle yourselves.

The Bounty Huntress uses her ability to dart away as quickly as possible, The Golden God follows and is able to keep up, the two go on a chase for about thirty minutes straight. Each effort to ditch The Golden God only makes things worse for the huntress. Finally they both find a rooftop where they stay to settle this in a one vs one.

Meanwhile in Newside. Blyke is up on a rooftop looking out for signs of his target, until he notices some buildings shaking in the distance.

Blyke: Oh shit, his file said he was just a 3.2, but those buildings look like they might collapse.

Blyke rushes over to try and stop Lance before anyone gets hurt.

Blyke: Shit, he looks like a 6.3, around that range.

Blyke pulls up to a roof top to do a quick count on his foes.

Lance: Hah! Can't believe I didn't think of this earlier! Migrating to a low district and taking it over, man, even us low tiers can live like kings. Best part is no authorities are gonna catch me, haha!

Lance is seen kicking around a college aged girl.

Lance: Hey, Amora, listen to when someone is talking to you, it's not polite to ignore someone when they are SPEAKING TO YOU!

He hits her back to the ground.

Lance: Call Newsides Admin and hand over the town!

Amora: Fuck you man, eat shit and die!

He grabs her hair and pulls her head up.

Lance: Wrong answer bitch, I'll...

Blyke shoots a red laser in Lances right shoulder.

Lance: Aww fuck!

Blyke drops down and lands a kick on Lance's face, sending him flying into a wall.

Lance: Who the fuck are you!

Blyke: Just a hero for fun.

Lance: Oh well, gonna be a smart ass now huh? Well, you know what happens to people like you, they die! I'll make you regret setting foot in these woods. Get him boys!

Blyke in his head: Aww fuck, nine total, including Lance, last I checked I only saw Lance and these two assholes.

Blyke Starts to increase his power as he stands off with all nine foes.

Meanwhile in Branish.

Lady: I knew him, we used to work together for the same company. One day I heard yelling in the bosses office. I saw him yelling and he got fired on the spot. Then he stormed out of there and no one heard of him for months. Then recently he came back and broke into our workplace. He killed the security officers who tried to stop him, and beat up our boss. He seemed stronger than he was when he got fired. Now, the strongest people in our town run for him. Now he makes us pay weekly fees.

Remi: Well if things got this bad, how come the authorities didn't step in? They could wipe him out without even blinking an-

Lady: Hah, kid you just don't know how the world works. You're probably from a nice area, us weaklings, we govern ourselves since the authorities could give two shits about us.

Remi looks saddened as she takes in everything she just heard.

Lady: Aww kid what's wrong, don't be sad, go out there and live your life to its fullest, you're a talented young lady, you shouldn't waste your time helping us, it is what it is.

Remi: No! Don't say that the role of the government is supposed to protect people, it's their job, since they aren't doing their job, well I get to do mine. Besides, we do it better anyways, just look at the Golden God.

Lady: Ahh well, yes except he kinda focuses on larger things like organized crime and human trafi-

Remi stands up while the lady is in mid sentence.

Remi: Don't worry ma'am, this will be all over very soon.

Thug: Hey, I see her, she's in here!

Remi: Uh oh, trouble, wait here ma'am.

Thug 1: Okay guys, how are we doing this?

Thug 2: Watch out, she's right there!

Remi walks out of the building calmly.

Thug 1: Who the hell are you? And why are you dressed like that?

X Rei: Why don't you come over here and find out.

Thug 3 cracks her hands.

Thug 4: Okay ladies and gents, let's start the show!

Thug 1 charges with a power punch. He misses and X Rei dodges with her lightning. Thug 2 uses some charges light to blast at Remi, Thug 1 and 2 continue their attack pattern until Remi shocks them with some bolts of lighting, she then drop kicks the third thug and punches the forth one. The fourth one gets back up and uses her ability to suspend X Rei. Her hair turns into long tentacles and subdues the pink hero.

Thug 4: How dare you barge in and attack us, I'll rip you into tiny pieces!

X Rei: You're the one who started this though!

X Rei uses her lighting to shock thug 4. Thug 4 however keeps her hair locked on Remi and keeps wrapping it tighter till Remi snaps and sends a large dose of electricity into the woman. She collapses to the ground.

All but thug number 3 are down and subdued.

Remi: Run little boy, I dare you.

Thug 3 in his head: Uh, oh jeez what now?!

He falls to the ground as X Rei picks him up by his collar shirt.

X Rei: Now, where is your boss, Waldo.

Meanwhile on the roof.

Golden God: What did you do to the boy?

Bounty Huntress: Oh please, you don't scare me with that voice.

The Golden God charges with his fists flying, Bounty Huntress swings but misses, The Golden God swings back and lands a jaw breaking punch to her lower jaw. The mask protecting her shatters partially.

Bounty huntress in her head" Oh fuck, he might find out who I am if I can't get away, can't let that happen until I get his identity first.

The Bounty Huntress swings on The Golden God again, causing him to parry, followed by a block on the huntress's end. Moments later they both engage in quick hand on hand combat, then the Golden God uses her ability to tire her up.

Golden God: Now, who are you?

Meanwhile back in Isen's sniper nest, Isen begins to wake up and looks around, he finds the Golden God and the Bounty Huntress fighting.

Isen: Crap, gotta help him out.

Bounty Huntress: Your, quick...

She breaks out of The Golden God's energized ropes using some sort of glowing knife.

Bounty Huntress: But not quick enough!

The Huntress starts to fly off with a Jetpack when The Bounty Hunter jumps up and breaks it with his enhanced strength from his ability.

Bounty Hunter: Oh shit, this must be John.

The two look at each other and acknowledge each other as on the same team.

Meanwhile downtown with Remi.

Remi: Hey, I asked you a question!

The thug from earlier with green hair brakes out of his ropes and holds the lady hostage.

Green haired thug: Hey you, don't move!

X-Rei looks over to see his hand over the lady's throat.

Green Hair: I swear to God I'll crush the bitches throat.

Meanwhile in Newside.

Lance: Okay boys, let's show this punk who's in charge.

All eight thugs charge at Blyke with their abilities activated all at once.

Blyke: Oh shit!

To be Continued...


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