Night Two Hundred And Ninety
Age 1992
Several Weeks Ago...
Oleander City...
Enforcer Try Outs Room...
"Remember." Jackson Storm yelled out crossing his arms. "Unless you can impress him you're not going to be in Squad Six." He announced.
"R... Right." Snow nodded gulping.
"I... I can do this." Leo said taking in a deep breath. "He's not better than you... He's not better than you... You're strong and cool and strong... And... And who cares how strong he is..."
"I for one know I'll do good." Vow announced.
Over with Jackson he stood next to the entrance with... Dawson. Because Dawson wasn't the one taking the test with the kids this year. No. It was the Enforcers very own Steel-Clone, Hero Law!
"You sure this is a good idea?" Dawson asked frowning. "I mean Hero as the test giver..."
"Whats the worse that could happen." Jackson asked.
"It's Hero..."
"...Good point..."
"Speaking of points... I heard the wedding is going to be happening..."
Jackson was silent not saying anything for a moment. "Yeah... After some time... We all decided it was best if we went through with it... Katrina isn't happy..."
"I'm not too shocked." Dawson said turning away. "I'm not either..."
Hero stood in the center of the room standing in front of the three kids a small smirk on his face as he held his cane and his right arm remained in its sleeve. "I'm ready when ever you three are." He called out.
Snow took a deep intake of air steeling her nerves. Then like lightning she-
Snow suddenly stopped as she had raised her arms ready to fire out a wave of ice at Hero faster then he could react but when she looked up he was gone. "Where did he-" Hero suddenly appeared behind her using his void walk power to escape to the void and move towards her. As he reappeared he kicked out with his good leg slamming it into Snow's side and throwing her across the ground and sending her rolling.
"Whoa he's fast!" Leo said shocked jumping at Hero and slamming his shield forward. Hero ducked under the attack with ease and slammed his cane up smashing it into Leo's stomach and making Leo's eyes go wide as vomit and blood rained out and he was sent flying high into the air.
"W... Without his Equation he can do that?" Vow asked. "Is that what an Enforcer is like-" Vow was unable to finish as Hero turned around. Looked him dead in the eyes. And then kicked up as hard as he could slamming his boot into Vow's crotch.
Vow hit the ground likely in more pain then anyone else there.
"Wow... I guess Hero doesn't like Vow." Jackson hummed.
"Guess not."
"Anytime you're all ready you can all come at me." Hero called out turning away.
"A... Asshole." Snow hissed slowly standing back up.
"G... Geez... He's even stronger than I remember..." Leo sighed his mind racing back to the very first time he met Hero when Hero had saved his life.
"I... I don't think I can have kids anymore." Vow said tears going down his face.
"Alright everyone." Snow announced glaring at Hero. "Screw it. We all just jump the f##ker at once. Lets see him dodge us all."
"Not a bad idea save for the fact he straight up teleported at one point." Leo sighed. "That or he's just that fast with one leg..."
"Any better ideas?" Snow frowned.
"...No... Let's jump him."
Hero turned to face them his ruby red eyes glowing as he raised his cane up his smirk getting bigger. Snow fired towards him forming what seemed to be razor sharp snow flakes in her hands which she threw out like spinning blades. Hero slammed his cane out shattering them with ease and spinning around her. She threw out a punch towards him but he cocked his head to the side dodging it. His cane came out which he smashed upside her head slamming her down. Next was Leo who slammed his shield forward more like a weapon then a tool for defense. Hero blocked the strike with his cane the force pushing him back a few feet. Hero jumped up however as Snow kicked out at his legs but he dodged it. He landed back on the ground clicking a button on his cane as he pulled the hidden blade out and sliced out slamming it to Leo's side and cutting him badly. Using the blunt end he smashed that into Leo's head and slammed Leo down.
"Sneak attack!" While Hero was distracted with Leo and Snow, Vow appeared and kicked out! He kicked open air Hero now gone. "He's gonna kick me again isn't he-"
Hero appeared behind Vow and kicked up kicking Vow where it really hurt for the second time that day.
"Sorry kids." Hero laughed. "You'll all have to do a lot better than that-"
'Bam!'
Snows fist slammed into Hero's face pushing him back as she took him off guard. He stumbled back but didn't have time to recover as Leo slammed his shield into Hero's gut. Seconds later Vow elbow dropped Hero slamming him into the ground and Snow finished it off with a powerful ice upper cut slamming Hero into the air.
As he went flying there was an unknown look in his face. Too the kids it scared them. Too Hero though...
It was pride.
He landed back on the ground landing on his feet. "These kids are..."
'Stupid?' Row finished.
Hero rubbed his face. "Yeah. Pretty stupid. And also..."
He spoke to quietly for the kids to over hear what he was saying.
When he did look back up to them he gave a smirk. "Well." He said stabbing his sword into the ground. He unzipped his Enforcer Jacket and began to undo the sling on his right arm. "How about we take the training wheels off?" He announced as his right arm began to morph into its clawed form!
***
Present Day...
The City Of Chrysanthemum...
Underneath The City...
"Ow..."
"Mr. Law!" Snow asked with wide eyes letting go of Leo and Vow. "Are you okay?"
"...No. I think I'm dying..."
Leo let out a small groan as he set up finally waking up as well. "Whoa... Whoa. Whoa! Big whoa!" He shook his head looking around and finding Hero and Snow. "What the hell is going on-"
"Wait why are we under ground?" Vow asked calmly looking around.
"Show concern!" Everyone yelled at him.
"Okay listen." Hero gasped out using his elbow to push himself up. "We're not in a good position and are covered underground in dirt, rocks, and lots of other bull shit! I can't stand anymore. We really need to go. So someone please pick me up before-"
The wall around them suddenly exploded as Ben's doll form came crashing through shocking everyone even more. The dolls limbs slapped out towards them all throwing them all back and sending them flying further back and crashing through more stone walls. As they all came crashing out into an area that had a hole in the roof sending out sunlight down towards the kids and Hero.
"What the hell is that!" Snow, Vow, and Leo all yelled out.
"Well we're dead..." Hero sighed.
"I'm going to slaughter you all!" Ben screamed out in utter rage.
"Seriously what the hell is that!" Snow and Leo yelled.
"Wow its big." Vow said flatly. "So this is how it ends. My only solace is you will all die with me."
"Damn it Vow!" Leo yelled.
"Mr. Law?" Snow asked staring at Hero.
"That... That is a giant ass mixed up, fused, doll that one or my enemies made and then merged into himself despite the fact I think it might be slowly ripping his body apart and killing him. It is very powerful, very fast, very scary, and I'm basically out of energy... So... For once in his life Vow honestly isn't that far off from the truth..." Hero said flatly speaking almost like Lucy by having no emotion.
'Way to reassure you charges...' Row snorted speaking through Hero's head.
"W... Well you can beat it right Mr. Law?" Vow asked.
"What part of 'well we're dead' sounded like confidence too you?"
"Crap!"
Ben let out another roar of anger and pain as blood flowed out of several cuts all along his body and several veins and cords seemed to be jammed all within his body. "I need too take all four of you out. Law more than any of you have to die but you three brats... I'll be sure to kill you three as well! If those scans on all three of you are correct then you'd all be quite worrisome if you managed to make 'her' realize that she had 'that' within her! We can't have that happening now can we... That would break the game!" He screamed out.
"Scans?" Hero frowned noting that for later. For a second his mind went back to what he had seen earlier when he first entered this area with Hide. Ben had been holding a file that he had gotten off of the teens. "Is something on that file-"
Hero never had time to finish his thought process as the Doll unleashed another powerful roar and slammed its arm forward ripping up most of the ground and walls as it unleashed a powerful strike towards Hero and the three kids. Snow jumped forward thinking fast as she held her hands out and a wave of ice began to rise out of the ground forming up. She was far weaker than Irene though so her ice was easily shattered being more like... Well snow honestly then ice. The dolls hand easily crashed through it.
Luckily before it could actually reach any of them Leo jumped forward grabbing Snow by the waist and yanking her down as the hand went over her. As his body dropped he kicked out with his legs and wrapped his other arm around Vow dragging the two kids with him. Finally as he passed by Hero he grabbed onto the back of Hero's shirt with his teeth and dragged the injured bronze ranked Enforcer out of the area.
They were able to see the sunlight so thats where he went jumping up and using one of the many ripped up walls to jump to the city above.
When they landed Hero was expecting to see Hide, or the Bestia Macht, but the two monsters were gone, nothing more than a trail of destruction in their wake...
"This is getting worse and worse..." Hero hissed biting his lip.
The rest of the ground began to give way as Leo dropped them all and turned. The massive fused doll ripped its way towards them crawling through the rubble and ground as it came crashing out Ben letting out a massive roar to the heavens above as more pain and hate filled his eyes. The dolls many arms all formed blades of fire, wind, or lightning before it crashed forward on its knees and Ben's eyes glared at every single one of the four Enforcers before it. Three of them being nothing more than weak children who weren't even ranked yet and one being the heavily beaten up and near deaths door Hero Law who couldn't even stand anymore.
Too call this a fight would be a little too nice...
"Alright." Leo sighed raising his shield up before he gave a smirk. "Guess it's my time too shine!"
"Leo you have a way to fight that thing?" Snow asked in shock.
"Hell no." Leo snorted.
"What?" Vow and Snow fell down from his remark.
"I can't beat this thing. Hell I doubt Hero could either."
"Maybe if I started the fight fresh." Hero hissed. "D... Damn it." He smacked himself over the head a few times before grabbing it with his good arm. "I always let this happen... Why the hell do I never learn... I let them always get stronger than me by blowing all my energy away in one attack. Do I seriously hate myself so much that I allow myself to lose to simple guys like Ben?"
"Well Hero's back to having a midlife crisis." Leo shook his head as he held his shield arm out. "As I said guys. I can't beat this thing. That said... I can hold it off. I agreed to be turned into this all so I could repay a debt I owed someone." He said looking at Hero as he gave a small smirk. "I'll hold off this Doll while you two get Hero out of here. And... When you see the others please tell them I-"
"Don't be stupid." Snow smacked Hero and Leo over the head making the two yell out.
"What was that for!" They both yelled.
"Leo. I hit you because I'm not about to let you throw your life away like that. As for you Hero- Mr. Law... I know you were about to tell us to just leave you and run." Snow snorted before standing next to Leo as snow and ice began to come off of her. "Well fat chance Leo. I'm not leaving you. We'll just have to take this asshole out and stop him from killing any of us."
"Y... Yeah." Vow announced throwing his fist into the air.
Hero watched the three kids who stood in front of him ready to fight the doll. "They're all just so..."
'Stupid?' Row finished.
Hero let out a small snort of his own. "Yeah. Pretty stupid. And also..."
"Hey Mr. Organization guy thanks for letting us have a few moments to talk!" Snow yelled out giving a half wave to Ben who had stayed put staring at them all while they had talked. "I guess you aren't so bad after all."
"No. You're wrong." Ben sighed shaking his head. "I'm down right evil. You don't even know how many people I've allowed to be turned into warrior dolls and killed off."
"Oh?" Vow asked frowning as his leg glowed and formed into his weapon. Life Hero he was a Transformation type. His was within his left leg and turned the limb into a bone covered skeletal like leg with a saw blade coming out of the knee and heel. "Then why did you just sit there and let us talk? Our backs were to you and we weren't really paying attention. You'd have had an easy time killing us all."
"Thats easy." Ben gave a large and truly twisted smile as more blood began to flow down his face. "I over heard you were all planning on running. Truth is I was hoping that was what you would all do. It would be so much more fun slowly hunting you all down. Because when I get my hands on you... The sounds your bones will make as I squeeze down on those pretty little skulls will sound so wonderful."
"Is it just me or is he getting even more insane..." Leo asked frowning raising his shield up. "Ahh whatever..."
Ben eyed the three kids up as blood began to drip out of his mouth. Hyde had warned him about using this form to much. Told him the dangers of it. He didn't listen to much though. "Caster Type... Transformation Type... Equip Type..." He hummed out. "One Noble, One Commoner, and One Creation Human... You three really do compliment each other..." He smirked. "Tell you what. I'll make sure your deaths are slow and painful... All so you can live a little bit longer. Does that sound good?"
"Get ready!" The three teens announced as Ben unleashed a powerful war cry and began to charge forward.
It was time the three recruits had their first battle.