Phantom looked down at the corpse and waited for the soul to leave. Usually, the soul would come out after seven minutes but superhumans were different. As he was checking the body, he noticed a white aura coming out from the Hero.
He nodded and summoned Eater. A black slime ball which floated and hovered in the air like a balloon. The fifth spirit he could use from his list. The most dangerous spirit as well. He didn't use Eater pretty much throughout his entire Villain's career.
The first time he used it left a bad taste in his entire being. Just thinking about that made Phantom disgusted.
Eater laid down on the Hero corpse and expanded its entire slimy body. It consumed the soul and disappeared from Phantom's sight.
Now I wait. Phantom thought. He looked down at his wrist and checked the information from the net. He had memorized all the regional Heroes of Hiewbard.
Currently he was in the eastern riverside of Hiewbard. Hiewbard was a big city. It could be considered one of the top twenty cities on Earth. Because of that the city never disappointed with Heroes.
There were about twelfth regions in Hiewbard. Each region had an official Hero or Hero Team placed by the government. Those types of heroes had the say on Police and they were much more adored by the public.
For each hero, there were villains.
Right now, Phantom was waiting for his Hero. They always fought on Friday night.
Phantom let out a long sigh and scrolled around the block. He walked past a clothing shop. They were high fashion stores so each piece had tracking devices.
He stopped in front of a coffee shop. FION Coffee Store.
Phantom looked inside and found no one in the store. They must be hiding in the bunker. He thought about screwing those people but ultimately decided not too.
Breaking into the bunker was not easy. His superhuman strength was not on the level of Top tier. And he was not proficient in techno either.
Phantom's combat style was making up things on the fly. Of course, he carried gadgets such as smoke bombs to create bizarre movements. He was not invincible so there was some level of caution in him.
He was not a complete lunatic like the Clown. Although he inspired his fighting style to be like the Clown, Phantom power didn't work like that.
Phantom opened the door to the coffee shop. He walked leisurely toward the counter. He jumped on the counter and entered the workshop. He then made himself an ice cold coffee.
He got a feeling that the night was going to be long. And the feeling came from his soul.
Why don't the city put their money in Robots? I heard Plants Mars is planning a new system to their core.
At this rate, I can just rampage the city as I please. And where are all the heroes?
Phantom got angry by thinking about this night. He expected the night to be filled with exciting battles with his hero. Instead all he got was a random hero. On top of that even the plaything called the citizens was gone. All staying in the bunker.
After drinking the coffee, he grabbed a jaw of candy and took sweets. He then shoved the sweets into his back pocket.
The mist came in from the door and opened windows. They moved as if they were alive searching for something or someone.
Phantom quickly understood the situation and smiled.
Here she is.
He summoned the third spirit, Mngwa. The leopard appeared beside him, with grayish fur and a number of black stripes. The spirit resembled a leopard but it was the same size as the Lion.
It howled like a hungry beast and snorted at Phantom. It gave the sharp piercing gazes to him.
" Easy there buddy. We got a prey to play with." Phantom patted Mngwa's soft fur.
Suddenly, a sound of glass crushing was heard. It came from the front big window but Phantom didn't see anything as the mist had completely blocked his sights.
" It is you again." A cold voice echoed inside the shop.
" I promised that there will be a date this week." Phantom chuckled. " It seemed you were a cold hearted woman like the news described."
" Since when did you believe in the news?" The harsh voice echoed, this time it was getting near Phantom.
Phantom took out his black needle from the belt and was ready to brace the attack. As he expected, the attack came from the front.
A kick, a very strong kick. With accurate precision, Phantom pierced the kick with his weapon. He succeeded.
But the feeling was wrong. Deeply wrong. It didn't feel like he was piercing the flesh like he did with the earlier Hero.
Illusion. She is getting good at entering my mind. Phantom thought.
Just as he noticed wrongness, a heavy sword slash came behind him. Before he was slash in half, his spirit, Mngwa grabbed his cloak and threw him to the side.
" Ouch!" The Phantom made a noise. The attack didn't stop and continued to slash at him. This time, Phantom got the clear picture of himself so he managed to avoid some of the sword slash.
The assault was nothing like the previous Hero. It was quick,clear and most importantly unwavering.
" Can you stop?" Phantom said, ripping his cloak to stop the bleeding on his left hand.
" Made me." She said in a firm tone.
Phantom shook his head, " My mama said the good guy does not force their will on the woman."
" Such an old way of thinking. And you are not a good guy." She mocked. The sound echoed around Phantom so he couldn't pinpointed her location.
" I never said I am a good guy." Phantom closed his eyes and activated his ability.
Abilities were the very essence which divided a person from Supernatural to regular human. Science could not explain how living beings could obtain abilities. They didn't know when the abilities were awakened.
All the past documents were destroyed.
But they knew about one thing. One absolute certainty. Those who awakened their abilities were bound to be extraordinary. That was the nature of the universe. The absolute law.
Like the white Hero, Phantom also had ability.
He didn't name the ability because his naming sucked. And he didn't want to hire a professional to name his ability either. That would expose the secret of his ability.
Phantom had two abilities he was aware of.
The first ability was to be able to interact with the spirit of the dead. They could harm him and he could harm them. That was how he could avoid her attacks and climb on Syith or grab by Boobrie.
There was not much use in the first ability but he made the most use out of it.
If he only had the first ability, he would be easily killed by regular humans with weapons.
But as the law stated he was not made to be taken down by regular humans.
Phantom braced himself and whispered.
" Fusion." His voice reached Mngwa. The creature howled and dashed inside Phantom.
That was his second ability. The power to fused his soul with the spirit.
Phantom felt the surge of energy inside him, the rage and hunger overwhelmed him for a brief moment before he recovered himself.
The energy inside him circled inside his body. He felt a burning sensation throughout his body. Slowly, his being changed.
Suddenly, the attack came from the side.
Phantom dodged the attack without looking at it. He grabbed the ceiling like a spider and stuck to it with his newfound claws.
His eyes searched for the hero he loved.
There.
As the sense increased, his physical ability also improved. He leaped toward the hero with a single jump.
She blocked his attack by swinging her sword in a forward motion. Phantom changed his potion in midair , avoiding the slash and crushing straight at the hero.
Phantom grabbed and hugged the hero. His momentum caused the two of them to roll around.
But with the fusion of Mngwa , Phantom was good at manipulating motion. He quickly took control of the rolling and threw the hero out of the store.
He also jumped through the window.
Fighting in an indoor with her was suicide. No matter which spirit he used , all of his abilities would be suppressed by her mist.
As Phantom managed to get outside , the mist inside the coffee shop disappeared.
Phantom looked at the hero. Her body was covered by the gray mist from head to toe. He couldn't distinguish her features even with his new enchanted sense.
The mist had an ability of blocking sense.
She stood up and created a sword from the mist. Phantom could not see the sword as well. So he just assumed that she can create a weapon with the mist.
" I believe a good quality date should be spent outside. Enjoying nature's beauty. Miss Formless." Phantom said.
Formless was disgusted by his words and quickly replied. " Who the hell will go on a date with you?"
" Well , I suppose a lovely woman like yourself." Phantom replied with a cheerful attitude.
Formless stayed silent. She then said in a heavy tone.
" Did you kill Doctor Oiti?"
" Who?" Phantom joked. Of course , he knew about Oiti. He was the leading scientist of the Milky way galaxy. One of the famous regular humans.
" I see." Formless looked at Phantom and sighed.