BXBX NOVEL Chapter 59: NO. 59 - The Number Two
Chapter 59: NO. 59 - The Number Two
"Did you see the latest episode? I can\'t believe what happened!" One of the girls, Suzuki, gushed, her lengthy hair bouncing as she animatedly gestured with her hands.
"I know, right?" From beside her, a second girl, Kajiwara, replied, flipping her sleek ponytail. "That plot twist was everything. I\'m still not over it."
As they passed a trendy café, Utsushimi Camie, a member of the three girls, paused momentarily, taking a quick selfie with her friends in the background. "This is going straight to my Insta feed!" she declared, adjusting her sunglasses. The other two posed dramatically, playfully rolling their eyes but secretly loving the attention.
Just as Camie was about to post her picture online, a loud explosion down the street stole their attention. Like a chemical reaction, everyone who was once walking without care began to panic and scream. Camie and her friends remained still due to the sudden ball of fire that erupted from a black monstrous creature punching a parked car.
"W-what is that?!" Kajiwara screeched as she grabbed onto Camie\'s arm. "A monster!"
"It\'s like, totes ugly," Camie said calmly; however, her legs shook as the winged creature released a roar and lifted the remaining pieces of the car. Its head seemed to scan the air and growled.
With a throw, the monster threw both halves of the flaming vehicle toward Camie and her two friends, causing the three to scream in terror.
"That won\'t do."
Camie watched with wide eyes as the flaming vehicle was sliced to pieces. Landing in front of three, a black hooded figure wearing a mask aimed his right hand at the incoming beast. In an instant, several large cuts appeared over the Nomu\'s body. Sending blood gushing onto the street.
Turning to them, Sukuna waved them off like they were pests.
"What are you wastes of space still doing here? Get out of my sight." Raising his hand, he then flicked his finger at them. Causing a burst of strong wind to blow them back.
This jolted the girls to snap out of their stupified daze, and they began running away. As she ran, Camie turned back and watched as the masked man who saved her life effortlessly jumped around the monster\'s unrelenting attacks.
x x x
[Shimizu Souta POV]
I\'ve been fighting this thing for over 5 minutes now, and I haven\'t gotten a single point. How lame.
Sliding under a wild haymaker, I grinned at the Nomu\'s crazed swings. Moving in, I placed my palm on its stomach and unleashed several Cleave attacks. A spider web array of slices spread over the Nomu\'s torso as its blood splattered in front of me. Ignoring its injuries, the Nomu grabbed me by my shoulders with its large hands.
"Don\'t touch me."
Shlik!
The Nomu growled as its arms were ripped to ribbons. Landing on the ground, I leaped up and kicked it across its face with a loud crack. The genetically modified creature crashed through the wall of the bookstore to our left, sending bricks and debris everywhere. The people who were hiding within the bookstore all screamed and ran away once their eyes landed on the healing Nomu.
Reaching down, the Nomu grabbed a large chunk of the broken wall and threw it at me. Moving to the side, I dodged the thrown wall and tilted my head back as its claws sliced through the air. Blurring right above it, I drove my fist into the side of its brain. Sending it flying back. Despite the high level of strength I put behind my punch, the Nomu righted its body and planted its feet onto the ground.
"You\'re durable to physical blows," I muttered and swiped my fingers to the side. A long, deep slash ripped across the Nomu\'s body as it stumbled back. "But against my slashes, that durability of yours is pretty weak."
Seeing the Nomu blur away, I raised my hands up and caught its powerful right elbow strike. Due to the force, I flew back through the city street. Spinning midair, I landed on the pavement and used Dismantle to skate along the street. The Nomu growled as it chased after me. Seeing the abandoned vehicles around it, it began to chuck them at me effortlessly. Seeing the cars fly right at me, I gracefully slid in and out from their trajectories.
"At my current level. You\'re not much of a threat." I said as I jumped to the side as the Nomu slammed its left fist onto the ground. Shattering the street and breaking the surrounding windows. "Still, from everything I\'ve seen. You\'re much more powerful than the Nomus Endeavor and All Might fought in the original timeline... I wonder how they would do against you."
The Nomu before me growled in anger at the fact it continued to fail to land a blow on me. Turning to me, it opened its large maw, and a ball of blue energy began to form in front of it.
"That\'s new."
Dashing to the side, I watched as a bright beam of energy shot through the building in front of me. The beam\'s loud screeching noise filled the air, causing all those still around us to cover their ears. The beam slowly began to fizzle out until steam flowed out of the Nomu\'s mouth.
"Not bad!" I yelled as I moved in to strike the Nomu\'s chest with Ratio. The creature groaned as its body snapped back from the critical blow. "What else did they shove into you?!"
The Nomu had no chance to reply as I punched and kicked its body down the street with Ratio. The people who hadn\'t yet managed to escape all screamed and moved out of our way in order to not be crushed. Growing fed up, The Nomu tried to skewer me with its claws, but it watched dumbly as its claws were sliced off. Reaching up, I grabbed its bottom jaw and pulled my right arm back.
"Black Flash!"
Wham!
Combining the sparks of black with my Ratio technique, the Nomu shot straight up into the sky with a resounding crack that shook the streets. Its spinning body crashed through a tall building that was in its path.
Jumping after it, I turned to my right and swiped my arm to the side. Unleashing a Dismantle on a fast-approaching fireball the size of a small house. Sighing in irritation, I landed on a nearby rooftop and looked up, where a flying Endeavor glared down at me.
Fuck, the heroes are here.
Standing all around me were several more heroes, most likely his sidekicks, with their Quirks primed and ready to be used. I looked them over and found Burnin among them, a confident look on her masked face.
"Sukuna!" Endeavor yelled out with a frown. "I suggest you turn yourself in now while you have the chance."
Even so, I was wondering when I would run into you, Number Two.
I turned my head back up to the flaming man and shook my head. "If it isn\'t the number two hero himself. Domestic Abuse Man! Tell me, Hero, what are you going to do about that?"
[+25 SP]
Glaring at me in anger and confusion, Endeavor turned just in time as the Nomu flew right toward him with its claws aimed straight at his chest.
Let\'s see how well you do, Number Two.
x x x
Raising his flaming hands up out of instinct and several years of experience, Endeavor used a wall of fire to push back the incoming Nomu. His intense flames caused the beast to growl in anger as it was blocked from reaching its actual target.
"What is this creature?" Endeavor said as he looked over the Nomu\'s monstrous body. The injuries left from his powerful flames were quickly healing. "Are you working with Sukuna!?"
Hearing its target\'s name, the Nomu blasted forward with a mighty flap of its wings. Seeing the creature moving toward him again, Endeavor propelled himself forward with his flames and charged his right arm with fire.
"Flash Fire Fist!" Endeavor yelled and punched the Nomu across the face, causing a large burst of fire to explode over the bio-engineered beast.
Grinning, Endeavor pulled his arm back, but he quickly moved to the side as the Nomu burst through the roaring flames. Due to the heat, the Nomu\'s sharp metallic claws melted off its fingertips. Undeterred, the beast made a fist and swung a powerful punch into Endeavor\'s stomach. Moving quickly, Endeavor raised his arms and used a wave of fire to help absorb the punch\'s strength.
"Agh!" Endeavor grunted as the Nomu\'s fist launched him down the chaotic streets below. With a burst of fire, he slowed his descent and slid back along the road. Looking down, the Number Two hero watched as his arms shook. "Even after dampening his punch, that thing still managed to hit me with this much power... I can\'t afford to be hit straight on."
Crack!
As the Nomu landed down the street, it glared at Endeavor. Its burns finally healed. In its mind, the Nomu reasoned that the man before it would try to stop it from reaching its true target. To accomplish its mission, the Nomu needed to swiftly eliminate the flaming man before moving on to its intended victim.
\'A strong regenerative Quirk and strength. By the looks of it, this thing seems to have several more abilities as well. Taking it in alive may not be an option.\' Endeavor thought, taking a calming breath. The Nomu roared and rushed him. "In other words, I can\'t afford to hold back!"
x x x
Kamiji Moe, the pro Hero Burnin, watched Sukuna weave in and out of her fellow sidekick\'s attack with incredible ease. Strewn all over the rooftops were more than 20 of Endeavors sidekicks. Their forms were battered and beaten, but fortunately, they were all still breathing.
\'I can\'t believe it. He took them all down with such ease!\' Burnin thought with clenched teeth. Her original confidence was long gone. \'We don\'t stand a chance! Is this really the same guy who stepped in to save Fuyumi and Natsuo?!"
"Now, now. Don\'t be so hasty." Sukuna mocked as he flipped over Onima\'s wide punch. With a flick, Sukuna sent Onima crashing harshly against the floor. Knocking him out. "Is that all you sidekicks got? How dissapointing."
A man wrapped in bandages and a purple flak jacket moved behind Sukuna without a word. Reaching into one of his flak jacket\'s many pockets, Kido pulled out several blue balls and threw them at Sukuna.
The balls themselves were capture support items. Once they made an impact with their target, they would explode and release a thick goey material that would quickly solidify and restrict the movements of whoever was caught.
Turning his head slightly, Sukuna swiped a finger to the side, and all ten capture items were sliced apart, causing them to explode.
"What was that?!" Kido said as he was suddenly pushed forward into the raining goo by some invisible force. The force was a small green toad, Shikigami, with little white wings on its back. Seeing himself caught in his trap, Kido tried to remove the goey material, but his body ended up trapped within its confines.
Sukuna walked toward Kito with a raised arm but suddenly moved back to avoid a ball of green fire that blazed past him. Turning, the King of Curses saw Burnin reach up and remove another ball of flames from her flowing hair.
"Get away from him!" Burnin yelled as she threw away her current doubts and fears and flew toward Sukuna using her Quirk. Reaching up, she pulled out two long flaming swords from her hair and swiped at Sukuna. "I\'ll stop you!"
"How cute. You think you\'re a threat."
Sukuna and Burnin moved in and out along the battered rooftop as she slashed and swiped at him with her flaming swords. With each swing, Burnin grew increasingly angry and helpless as she noticed that Sukuna\'s full attention wasn\'t even on her. No, his primary focus was on the ongoing battle between Endeavor and the Nomu down below.
\'He\'s playing with me!\' Burnin thought in despair as she swiped her flaming sword at Sukuna\'s head. Only for the man to weave under it with ease. \'How! How is he so strong?!\' Burnin thought as she combined both swords into one large blade of fire.
Thrusting forward, she watched as Sukuna swiped a finger across the air. Inexplicably, her large flame sword broke apart into useless embers. "H-how?"
"I grow tired of this," Sukuna said as he appeared in front of her. Burnin tried to jump back, but Sukuna grabbed her wrists and held her in place. "I expected more out of Endeavor\'s Sidekicks. But in the end, you\'re all so weak."
"You won\'t get away with everything you\'ve done, Villian!" Burnin yelled as she tried to pull away from his grip but failed to do so due to his great strength. "Once Endeavor defeats that thing, he\'ll come and stop you!"
"I\'m counting on that," Sukuna said as he finally let her go. Moving too fast for her to see, he struck her straight in the stomach. "Now go to sleep."
Falling forward onto the ground, Burnin watched as Sukuna walked over to the edge of the roof to watch the ongoing bursts and flashes of fire down below. Before her conscience left her, Moe glared at Sukuna one final time before she fell unconscious.