Fall of the Hero Factory, Part 4

Fall of the Hero Factory, Part 4

Hello, it’s Jerin again… and I’m very fortunate to be here right now. I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it here. I’m still alive, so I’ll tell you how it all happened. I even met Evo, one of the few Heroes who had been known to still be alive. I've also made it out of Makuhero City.

I was traveling though the outskirts of a neighboring City, trying to avoid being seen by Villains of any kind. While I was climbing through a hole at the foot of a tall building, I saw a troop of Searchers rushing by. They were most likely going back to the main part of the City to help the City Guard stop a citizen, or a group of citizens, from escaping. Fortunately, I wasn’t seen. They were probably too concentrated on getting to their destination anyway.

I remained inside the building, and waited for them to pass by before I moved forward. They were moving fairly quickly.

Then, I had been spotted by a small group of 3 Hunters. I don’t even know where they were or when they noticed me. As I was trying to avoid being seen by anyone, I climbed through a broken window at the back of the building so I could continue. But I accidentally stepped on a piece of broken glass… Crack!

That must have confirmed my presence to the Hunters. Then I looked around, and sure enough, they were on me. So, I ran into another building to avoid being caught. I tried to hide in the shadows, but that wasn’t enough. The Hunters were still hot on my trail. Then they found me. The next thing I know, one of the Hunters, I’m assuming was their group leader, was rushing towards me.

Then, Evo showed up. It was as if he came out of nowhere. He threw himself in front of me to prevent me from being hit. Then there was a loud clang from the Hunter’s blade hitting Evo’s Tank Arm. They collided with enough force to make someone dizzy if they were the one being hit.

Then, the Hunter slowly backed away from us. The tall, black, yellow, creepy looking, Hunter with a mask over his mouth, then said, “Well, well, what do we have here?” He spoke in a low, gravely, intimidating, voice, muffled by his mask. “It appears that there really are surviving Heroes! I’m surprised you aren’t dead like the rest of them.”

Then Evo turned around and told me to run away to safety. I was a little hesitant, but I eventually ran out of the building. I started running as fast as I could.

But then I stopped. I couldn’t just leave Evo there to die! So, I snuck back to the building to see what was happening. There was a small hole in one of the walls that was big enough for me to peer through and hear what was going on inside.

 Then I overheard one of the Hunters asking their leader if they should go after the Stray. The leader replied, “Forget the Stray! This fight should be interesting!" 

"Maybe even entertaining!” he added. 

Even though I couldn't see his mouth though his mask, I could tell by the expression in his eyes he had a big, nasty smile across his face.

Evo was in a ready stance. 

Then, one of the other Hunters tried to attack Evo, but the leader stopped them. The leader then yelled, “No! This one is mine!”

But apparently, the other Hunter couldn’t resist trying to attack Evo. So that’s what he tried to do. But then the leader grabbed him, stepped in front of him and stabbed him right through the chest with the blade that was connected to his arm. Then the leader yelled, “I said this one’s mine!” Then he pushed the dead Hunter to the ground and growled.

Since the Villains were distracted, Evo decided to make an attempt to escape. But, sure enough, the Hunter leader spun around and went after him.

Evo then put up his Tank Arm for protection, and the fight was on.

It was starting to get very intense. The Hunter would slash at Evo, and Evo would parry the attack and try to fight back.

Then, with all the might he could, the Hunter hit Evo with one mighty blow to the body. Evo tried put up his Tank Arm in hopes it would soften the blow, but it didn’t seem to help at all.

Evo fell to the ground. It seemed as if he couldn’t get up… No!

To be continued!