What is a hero?

A hero is a vigilante who seeks peace and believes that everyone deserves a second chance. They think everyone has kindness.

Heroes are people who save other people, but without killing.

A true hero does not kill... Ahh... Bullshit. Nonsense.

I have always believed that people who have committed crimes such as murder no longer have human rights.

To me, a criminal is not a human being, just a piece of garbage.

"That's why I won't forgive you, even if you regret what you did."

I took this man by the neck, who murdered his father-in-law. According to his version, he had an argument with him and killed him with a hammer.

"Take me to jail! Please, don't kill me! I want a fair trial!"

"Oh, of course you'll have a trial. I'm the judge, and I'll give you the death penalty."

"N-no, have mercy, I have two children and my wife is pregnant...!"

I crushed his neck and beheaded him. His blood dirtied my arms... That's disgusting.

"I'll keep working."

I am the least apt to have powers... I don't have the values that a real hero has.

I kill criminals, I don't care what others say about me. I don't care about people's opinions, I don't care about being called a killer. I am the one who has the powers, I am the one who decides how to use it.

Murderers don't deserve to live. They lost their human rights when they took someone else's life.

Rapists, thieves, murderers... To me, they're all garbage... And the garbage must disappear.

Heroes by luck.

CHAPTER 1- A cliché beginning.

In space, far away from the solar system, there is a planet where some beings live who are dedicated to exterminating planets in a somewhat peculiar way. Those beings are called: "Trailens". And their next target is the planet Earth.

(Somewhere in space, on the Tralian selection ship.)

Two Trailens are assembled.

Their appearances are very clichés.

They're like octopuses, they have 8 tentacles, one huge black eye, one big mouth, one big eyebrow, and they have a hole in their head.

"How long till we get there?"- Said one of them in a dark voice.

He uses a red belt to differentiate himself from the other and is devouring a green arm… An arm that looks human, but isn't, just looks human.

"Less than a fels, boss."- Said one of them in a less scary and somewhat high-pitched voice.

He wears a green belt to differentiate himself from his boss.

Boss Trailen leaves the alien arm on a plate and responds with a long smile.

"Perfect."

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(Pov- Angel.)

(On planet Earth, 5 hours before the arrival of the Trailens.)

The exit bell rings and I sigh. Another day of school is over. I can relax and rest now.

I'm kind of sleepy... I'll do my homework and fall asleep.

"Okay..."

I get up from my table and take my backpack.

"The class is finally over, it's time to go out and enjoy my pathetic life."- I say smiling.

My name is Angel, I am 16 years old and I have nothing special. The only thing that differentiates me from my classmates is that I am obese and ugly... That's all. I'm not smart, but I'm not an idiot either. I'm average... Although I don't have a lot of self-esteem and I have a hard time communicating with others... You could say I'm the freak in the class.

I have short black hair, very average hair... I'm a filler character in this novel called "Life".

I live in the city called "Kerkia" in the country "Mesaik". I live in the year 2119, where crime is worse than ever. After overpopulation increased, poverty also increased because jobs also declined. Without jobs, people had to resort to theft. After World War III, the world changed too much. The crimes became even more common and violent.

An unsafe time for ordinary people like me.

"I am tired..."

I want to get home and sleep. A good dream is what I need.

"Listen up!"

I am ready to leave, but I hear the voice of one of my classmates, Ana. Ana is a very beautiful girl, she has long black hair, she wears a short black skirt and a blue blouse.

A very beautiful girl, anyone would fall in love with her... Well, except for me. I admit she's beautiful, but her personality is... annoying.

As ugly as I am, I've never cared about the looks of people... A pathetic thought I use to not feel so bad about myself.

"Remember, classmates, the party is at 3 p.m., at my house, don't forget!"

Ana said it out loud and I don't know what she's talking about. I have to admit, I'm a little curious.

"Party?"- I asked confused and Gonzalez touches my right shoulder. Gonzalez is my only and best friend.

A nice guy who doesn't judge me by my looks.

He wears black glasses, is brown and has black hair.

"Her birthday party. She didn't invite you? She invited each of us by text message. Didn't she text you?"

González pulls out his cell phone and shows me the message.

"I guess she forgot…"

I'm not very good at communicating with others, but I really want to go to that party.

I've never talked to her, but I hope she invites me too.

On my mother's recommendation, I must start talking to more people, so that my social anxiety diminishes.

"I-I will ask her."- I say nervous.

I took a breath... Okay... I-I have to ask her.

I turn to Ana nervously.

Ahhhh! This is harder than I thought!

"H-hi, I was wondering if you invited me too, since you invited everyone. Hehe."

"No, I didn't invite you."- She said while looking at me with disgust.

... Huh?

I'm very confused, because she had invited everyone. Why not me?

I admit I'm the least popular in this class, but she invited my best friend, and he's almost as unpopular as I am, too.

"W-why?"

"You disgust me, look at you, you're fat and ugly."

When she said that, she started laughing... I feel bad... Very badly.

I know my appearance is... grotesque, but... I'm a good person.

I've never messed with anyone... I'm polite and kind... But... does she really judge me by my appearance?

... Appearance is important after all.

—... "You're kidding, right? J-just because of the way I look...? I-I think that's ridiculous."

"I don't care, it's my party, I invite whoever I want."

She keeps laughing and I walk away from her, looking at the floor.

"Okay..."

Judged by my appearance... Ah...

"I'd better go home..."

I leave while listening to the jeers and laughter of my classmates. They're making fun of me... I should be used to it, but it still hurts.

"Hey..."

Gonzalez started walking next to me.

"Don't let the teasing get to you."

I guess I'm used to it.

Words are just words... If I ignore them, they won't hurt me... I guess.

"I know... I know…"

"And if it makes you feel any better, I'm not going to her party."

"Don't worry about me, you go, I'm sure it'll be fun."

"It's okay, besides, I don't like to live with people like her."

—... "You're a good friend. Thank you."

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(30 minutes before the arrival of the Trailens.)

Ah... Tears stopped coming out... I think I'm dry.

I'm lying in my bed... I tried to sleep, but I couldn't... I have a headache.

I'm really depressed. The teasing really affects me too much... I think trying to ignore the words doesn't work.

"Everyone's having fun and I'm in my bed, lying down."

I get thoughtful and sad... I must distract myself... I don't want to have suicidal thoughts... Not again.

"Well, I think I'll walk for a while to distract myself."

Walking will calm me down... Ah... I hope so.

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(In the space.)

The ship was almost at its target. Just a few more steps and the plan will kick off.

"Boss, we're almost there."

"Contact our contact on planet Earth."

"Of course."

He presses several buttons and manages to contact the Trailen on Earth... And behind that Trailen, there's a disgusting scene.

"Hey, can you hear me? Do you have enough information about the planet yet?"

"Sure... Wait, please, I'm eating."- He said it while he finished eating a human baby. Behind him are several dead people.

They're all beheaded and their organs and guts are out of their bodies. The Trailen was curious about what they were like inside.

He killed a whole family just to get information, and since the baby wouldn't give him any knowledge about the planet, he ate him.

He finishes and wipes his mouth.

"On this planet, the beings that protect others are called: "heroes." Everyone here is like a baby simbilance, weak and fragile, easy to kill."

"Heroes...? It sounds weird. Well, how does the planet divide?"

"Here the planet is divided into something like the franxz, but here it is called countries and there are 69 countries. But there is something different, on this planet there are different languages, so I think on this planet we have to make sure that the inhabitants we choose are from the same franxz or country."

"I understand... All right, let's start phase 1: Selection. Did you get anything or draw how the Franxz are distributed in this world? And also at once send the information of the languages, I guess you also have the information of their languages, right?"

"Yes, boss, right now I'm sending you the image, the data of the languages and all the information I gathered from the planet."

An image showing a map of the planet appears on one of the screens of the ship and boss Trailen begins to observe the image. There are 3 huge continents alone.

"Mmm... Decided, I like the shape of this franxz. The 15 inhabitants to whom we will give the gifts will be distributed here."- He said smiling.

He points to the country "Mesaik" with his tentacle.

And thanks to that simple decision, the universe, in the future, will undergo a major change.

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(Pov- Angel.)

(Minutes later, on Earth.)

Ah... That's disgusting. It sucks so much.

I'm walking near a river that's heavily polluted.

I live in a small town, a little far from the city.

Humans became more evil after World War III. Pollution also increased.

This planet is no longer the same as the planet it was 100 years ago.

"Ah... How boring I am, I'd better go home."

I'll play video games and... Huh?

I hear a dog crying.

A dog is suffering.

"Wait, that sounds bad."

I follow the sound.

"It is this way..."

I'm getting close... A little more...

I turn a corner and I see two guys kicking a black dog and apparently they're drunk.

They are minors... Alcohol was sold to minors... No one respects the law in this world anymore.

"Hahahaha! This is what you get for biting me!"

Damned... Fucking sons of bitches!

"Hey, assholes, stop kicking the dog, motherfuckers!"- I scream angrily.

One of them starts laughing.

"Why, chubby? You're gonna defend It? Oh, I'm so scared."- He said it while he's still laughing.

I know I'm weak, but I can't let a dog suffer anymore.

"Hey, the whale is right, we mustn't kick this poor dog, we better kick him."

Huh?

They both start laughing. I have a bad feeling. I-I better go.

I don't like getting beat up.

"I-I'd better go...

I'm starting to run as fast as I can.

The downside of being fat is that I can't run fast.

Who am I kidding? I'm just trying to avoid the inevitable.

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"Follow the whale in no hurry, I don't think he'll hold out long."- Said one of them with a big smile.

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(In the space.)

"Ready for the distribution of gifts."

"Okay, show the picture again."

An image of the map of "Mesaik" appears and the boss looks at the image.

"According to the information, young humans are the ones who are most interested in heroes, so choose only young people."

The Trailen wizard presses some buttons, entering the information of the characteristics that the chosen humans must have.

"Done!"

"Shoot!"

Assistant Trailen presses a button and robots that look like drones leave the ship.

"The fun will begin."

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(Pov- Angel.)

(On Earth.)

S-shit ...

They're both hitting me on the floor.

I can't even defend myself... I don't have the strength... I'm pathetic.

"You like my kicks, chubby?"

"I think you'd like a few more blows to the face, don't you, whale?"

... I won't give you the pleasure of seeing me cry or suffer.

I start laughing and answer them.

"You hit like 3-year-old girls."- I say it with blood on my face.

My nose and lips are bleeding.

"Well, we hit him so hard he went crazy."

He starts laughing and one of them is staring at something in the sky.

"Look in the sky, it's some kind of drone, but it's a little weird, don't you think?"

The other one watches and so do I.

T-that's not a drone... It's huge... Looks like a helicopter, but weirder.

It's... a machine or something.

Huh? Th-that thing pulled out something shiny?

"Th-that's not a drone, look, that thing pulled something out and started glowing. We have to go, that looks dangerous!"

They both get scared, and that thing fires some kind of pink ray. Wh-What's that? Is that directed at us?!

"That shot us a pink lightning bolt!"

They take me quickly and cover the lightning with me.

"Huh?!"

The lightning strikes me and surrounds my body completely.

"AHHHHH!"

I couldn't help screaming in pain. This feels awful! Am I burning alive?! What's happening?!!

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Angel's body begins to glow with a pink hue.

His eyes turn pink and white rays leave his body for a few seconds.

"What's going on?!"

Three seconds pass and Angel returns to normal.

He can't stand up because of all the pain he felt.

He closes his eyes and faints.

"Shit, look how that lightning left the whale!"

"The drone's gone or whatever it was!"

"I think he's dead!"

"Let's go, they'll blame us!"

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(Pov- Angel.)

(4 hours later.)

I wake up confused.

Huh? What am I doing here?

I'm lying under a tree.

... Huh?

Why does my whole body hurt?

Ah... It's true.

"Ah... I got the shit kicked out of me by those guys... What time is it?"

I take out my smartphone and look at the time... Huh?! It's very late!

"Shit!"

I get up and dust myself off.

I have to go home!

"It's 9 o'clock at night, I hope my mother doesn't scold me!"

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After a few minutes, I arrive at my house quietly.

Everything's off... I think they're asleep.

"I guess they're all asleep… Well, tomorrow I prefer to be scolded, I'm going to sleep."

I go into my room, lie down in my bed and start singing.

It's a good way to get distracted.

"🎶Lying down I am... And I'm beaten... It hurts just to breathe. 🎶"

I start to laugh at my suffering and I start to think about that lightning that gave me.

That was weird... When that touched me, I fainted... What was that?

"What would that lightning be...?"

"Nya."

I realize that my cat is approaching me.

"Hi, Michito."

I pat him softly on the head and smile.

I love animals, they're the only ones who don't judge me by my looks.

"Have some rest."

I'd better forget what happened today and fall asleep.

It's not worth remembering.

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(The next morning.)

I wake up and look at my cat awake. How sweet.

Seeing an adorable cat just when I wake up makes me happy.

Opening my eyes and seeing something adorable, makes me think my day will be good... Ah... Trying to escape my disgusting reality.

I bet today will be a boring and pathetic day, like every day of my life.

"Hi, Michito, how did you wake up?"

I pat him gently on the head, but my cat's head hits the floor and explodes... Huh? T-The head of my cat is shattered... E-exploded... Huh?! What the fuck?! My cat's head exploded?!

"Huh?!!"- Scream scared.

Why?! Who did this...?! W-wait, there's no one else here... Did I do it?!!!

I get up frightened from my bed.

"Wh-What did I do? What did I do?!"- I say nervous.

Wait... W-Why do I feel so weird?

My arms feel... different.

I look at my hands and realize that my hands are not the same fat hands I had.

"Eh...? Huh?"- I mean nervous and confused.

My hands look very different. My arms are very different, now my arms are thin and... strong?

"What's wrong with me?"

I turn to see the mirror I have in my room and I get scared.

Th-this is really happening? I-I 'm not dreaming?

"What happened to me?"

I look at myself again and get confused. This is too weird... Very rare.

"Is that me...? Am I...? But... Why am I thin and… muscled?"

The guy in the mirror is thin, his abdomen is marked... His muscles… His face... A thin but strong boy... The boy in the mirror is... a very handsome boy.

"D-definitely that's not me."

But he's imitating me perfectly.

T-The mirror reflection is me.

... What?!!