We follow the journey of a young aspiring hero, an OC insert into One Punch Man. His name: Alpha Tizusaki. As the world keeps knocking him down, his one principle in life is to keep getting back up. So he can hit the world back. But not far into his...
The Sea King lunges at me faster than I can see and punches me across the street into a building. What the hell? I can't move. It'll take time to recover, but he won't give me that. I hear a voice next to me. "Is that all you got? When something is so annoying, it is a pleasure to watch it die." Die? No... I won't die here! He'll regret not finishing me with that blow, because he won't get another chance.
I stagger to my feet and jump out of the way of another punch. There's no way I can beat him in here, so I jump out the window, falling on landing. Deep Sea King follows and I have to roll out of the way to avoid him crushing me. "I already killed your people. You're just another one to add to the pile." I get up and run around him, circling him. Not stopping, I begin to pick up speed. If it weren't for the pain I might not even be conscious right now, but it's keeping my senses sharp, pumping adrenaline into me.
He punches blindly, but can't hit me. I stop midair behind him and put all my momentum towards him, shooting forwards with my fist pulled back. My foot digs into the concrete and I stop after ripping up part of the ground, concentrating all my force into a single punch. It digs into his side and I hear something snap. "How do you like that?!" This is good! He might be too injured to fight. But quickly a foot kicks me in the chin and I fly away.
His side moves around and snaps back into shape. "You are strong, but compared to me, there's nothing to you. At least you left a scratch on me. Although it's already healed, ha!" Dammit. I couldn't do anything. Even though I singlehandedly beat the Seafolk, I couldn't beat their leader. All I can hope for now is another hero to beat him. I need to retreat for now.
"Hey! Other heroes, he's over here!" I wave my hands in the air. The Sea King looks behind him. He fell for it! While he's distracted, I run away as fast as I can. I should help people to the evacuation centre for now. Soon enough I join up with the public and start giving directions to people who are lost and making sure no one goes where the monster was. After everyone nearby is in the shelter, I stand guard outside with some other heroes.
I can barely see through my swollen eye, and my hand is completely useless. Now that the rush from the fight has worn off, I'm fighting off the blackness that creeps in at the corners of my eyes. Should probably talk to one of the medics here. But... Why do I feel like I should keep this pain. It's like a trophy for me, a souvenir for my first fight from a demon level monster and proof that I survived. Whatever. It'll go away eventually.
I'm waiting with a Class B hero and Snek. He and I have already apologised to each other about our fight the other day in the interest of working together right now. The other heroes are too focused to talk. I think I'd prefer to go back to the monster and try to fight it again than stay here in the rain. Oh great. Now it's raining.
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A deafening silence has fallen over the city. The rain goes on and the puddles left behind by it vibrate by some unseen source. Though not for long. The Deep Sea King stomps into view around a building. He's so much bigger now! He looks much more like a monster.
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The other heroes get ready to fight. "Ah, so you are the humans I sensed over here. Are you all in there? What a nice gift! A treat with a crunchy outer shell, and a juicy delicious inside... Let me thank you by killing you swiftly, then eating you too!" With a single blow, Snek is knocked away. Another hero is ripped in half! No! The Class C heroes are batted away and I'm already the only one left. Damn. Looks like I'll have to fight him myself and with one arm. "Oh? I remember you. You are the one who was so rude as to break one of my ribs earlier. Of course, it's already healed now, but that doesn't get you out of the pain you will feel."
"Pain? Don't joke around with me about pain. I know pain, monster. Do you? You will. You will learn pain, just like your walking shrimp friends. You will die." He tries to punch me, but I jump on his arm. Just like before. I run up it and with all my strength, punch him in the chin. But unlike before, he's barely moved. No... I have to get him away from the evacuation shelter. Already he's got my in his grasp and is crushing me. The air is forced out of my lungs. Is this how I die?
No! One more time. One more time I have to endure pain. I yell and loosen his hands, pushing them apart with both arms. Use the pain, Alpha. Use it to motivate you and to fuel your anger. His fingers spread apart, so I grab one of pull it up, bending it the wrong way and breaking it. He shouts and drops me, letting me immediately run back. Time to try this one more time.
I run circles around him, as fast as I can, as if I'm trying to run away from the pain. I have to go faster! The leaves begin to fly about. Faster! The wind is picking up in a circle, pushing me faster. Faster and faster, I need more speed! The wind is strong enough now to affect him. It working! Come on! Push it further! The rain is stopping? No... I'm diverting the rain away from him. Perhaps the rain is the reason for why he got bigger? Like a frog having to go back to its pond to get wet. Everything is a blur now. I can't even tell if it's working, but I think I see his feet coming off the ground.
But suddenly, something hits me impossibly hard. I fall straight to the ground and for a second, slip out of consciousness. What happened? It was his fist that I ran into. Dammit! All he did was stick his fist out and I ran straight into it, not looking where I was going! This is how I lose? How pathetic.
"Well, you certainly are fast, but that hit earlier also packed a punch. When something is so annoying, as I said earlier..." He raises his huge fist up. "It is a pleasure to watch it die." But before he can hit me, he's knocked back by a powerful blow.
A hand reaches down to me and I take it. It's... Silver Fang. He's come? I'm pulled to my feet and almost fall back. "You're in bad shape, young man. Get some rest now, ok?" No. I can't rest until I see that thing's corpse.
"Silver Fang. I know I ask a lot, but, kill that thing." He looks over to the Deep Sea King, who's now recovering.
"So, old human, you wish to fight me too? Ha! I believe your bones would break before you could even walk to me!" He runs to him and tries to stomp on him, but Silver Fang is already behind him.
"Age is just a number, my fellow. For instance, I am many decades old, but I can still do this." With a single punch, the monster is completely destroyed and it's organs rain down. On my knees and covered in my own blood, I look to Silver Fang. My saviour, my hero. And the man who trained my parents.
Name: Alpha Ranking: Class B Rank 38 - 14 Power: High - Above Tiger
Name: Deep Sea King (Hydrated) Threat level: High Demon
