Chapter 4
[7]
Yu Narukami had finally gained the upper hand in this battle as a solid left hook connected with Adachi's face and knocked out some of his teeth. The two were moving above Shibuya's streets at dangerously high speeds which Yu used to his advantage, a well placed web giving him the momentum to slam the stunned Adachi into the side of a brick wall.
Meanwhile a dark room full of monitors displayed the fight as it unfolded, rows of technicians sitting in front of controls watched the battle intently.
"Sir, it appears that Spider-Man is winning." Came the voice of one of the technicians.
"Begin Plan B, detonate the charges." A shadowy figure announced to his subordinates.
With his opponent down Yu took the opportunity to encase Adachi in a thick sheet of webbing that should hold him for the time being. He clapped the dust off from his hands as he looked at his now unconscious foe.
"Oof, they're gonna need a big paddywagon to get you outta here." Yu's spider sense suddenly went off right before the sound of explosions from across the city rang out.
"No!" He shouted as he began swinging around frantically saving every civilian he could. There was no time for quips as he desperately tried to save everyone he could, but for every civilian he saved, more explosions rang out across the city.
One particularly large explosion threatened to collapse a large office building onto the street below. Yu desperately used his webs to keep the building in place, a large hammock like web, now being the only thing stopping hundreds of tons of concrete and steel from crashing onto the heads of the fleeing Tokyo citizens.
That feat and everything that had happened thus far caused the hero to pause for a moment and catch his breath. Civilians on the ground cheered for him in thanks and Yu felt empowered in that moment. But a moment of respite couldn't be had as Yu was suddenly slammed in the back by a large flying mass carrying him into the sky.
"Forget about me?" Adachi's distorted voice came as claws were dug into Yu's sides. Powering through the pain, Yu turned around and began repeatedly beating on his opponent's face.
"Was this you?! How could you do this?!" He screamed through his rage.
"I had nothing to do with the explosions, but if I had to guess I'd say my new friends are giving me a hand in killing you!" The grin on Adachi's face never wavering as he got a sick sense of pleasure through his long time foe's suffering.
A large hand tightly gripped Yu's head, tore off his mask, and forced him to look down to watch the chaos unfold far below him as the echoes of screams and alarms blared from the streets far below them. The mask dropped silently into the fire and destruction that awaited Yu below as the cold air hit his bruised and bloodied face.
"I just want to savor this moment before the end of our long road together." Adachi inhaled the fresh air and let out a satisfied breath.
Suddenly, the two of them were barreling down towards a concrete rooftop of a partially destroyed building which Adachi meant to bury the wallcrawler in head first.
Yu however, wouldn't give up without a fight. Inhaling a sharp breath through his nose, he sent a swift kick behind him and between the villain's legs hit its mark and caused Adachi's grip to loosen as he yelped in pain.
Twisting through the air, Yu realized he wouldn't be able to dodge the building, so he instead grabbed Adachi's large body and used him to take the brunt of the impact. The two crashed through floor after floor, feeling the shock of each impact running through their bodies, until they crashed into what was most likely the ground floor, though the room was unrecognizable with the amount of dust and collapsed concrete piled around them.
Yu gasped for air as the wind had been knocked out of him several times in the past few seconds, only to suddenly cough out all of the dust that filled his lungs. Raising a gloved hand to his mouth revealed dark red blood that had come spilling out. It was only when he attempted to stand did he realize the problem was far worse.
A piece of rebar jutted out from his chest, based on his ragged breathing, Yu guessed that it had pierced a lung. The shock of the situation led to Yu's body suddenly realizing how much pain he was really in, his left arm was broken and he could no longer feel his legs. The pain set in and Yu's breathing began to slow.
'Oh God, this is it.' He thought to himself. 'I'm not gonna make it back.'
Turning his head to check his opponent's condition, Yu saw that Adachi had been buried under a pile of rubble, the only parts of him visible were a green hand and the tattered remains of a wing sticking out beneath the debris. Judging from the amount of damage he took, Yu was positive that Adachi had been killed on impact.
As Yu's life, his journey up to this point, flashed before his eyes, he knew he should have been worried about the civilians in danger from the attack, but all he could think of were the people back at his apartment waiting for him to come home.
His family was waiting for him, they would be devastated when the news came, Yosuke and the others would lose their closest friend, Dojima would lose the closest thing he had to a son, Nanako would lose her 'Big Bro', and Rise would lose her husband. It would be tough but he knew that they'd make it through this together.
As the final moments leading up to the confrontation played in his mind, Yu felt at peace, he was back home, eating cake with everyone and celebrating his birthday with the best family a guy could ask for.
"I'm so sorry everyone, I hope that you'll forgive me." Came Yu's final words as his eyes grew heavy and the light faded from the world.
[8]
Ren wasn't sure how long it had been since the attack started, he'd been running for cover avoiding the damage from the explosions for what felt like hours. He had elected to stay near the street as it seemed that no building was safe from the destruction.
He would however, come to regret that decision as a large tower came crashing onto the street below, for the second time that day, Ren was certain he'd die, and for the second time that day, Spider Man rescued him.
A huge web spread across multiple buildings and caught the debris, saving the lives of everyone on the street along with Ren. Seeing their savior above them the people cheered for their masked hero.
Ren couldn't help but cheer as well, the fear that had taken him over was pushed back by a sense of hope growing in him at seeing Spider Man standing triumphantly over them. The hope Ren felt was quickly torn away as a hulking mass grabbed the vigilante and flew off with him out of sight.
Panic returned to the populous as they once again fled for their lives. Ren was about to do the same when the sound of fists hitting glass rang through his ears. Turning to the source Ren saw people trapped at the front door of the tower that had just lost its upper half, a concrete pillar had collapsed in front of the doorway, trapping the survivors inside.
Without even thinking, Ren moved to help the people inside, he didn't know what he could do to help, but it wouldn't stop him from trying, and it seemed time was of the essence as he could see smoke rising from inside the building's lobby.
"Hang on, I'll get you out!" He shouted to them through the glass. Smacking his hands against it in an attempt to break through yielded no result, the glass was reinforced.
Not knowing what else to do he attempted something crazy. Placing his hands beneath the pillar blocking the doorway, Ren attempted to lift with all of his might.
Anyone would have thought he was crazy, trying to lift what must have been close to 2 tons by himself, but much to everyone trapped inside, the pillar began to slowly lift off of the ground.
"Hrrrrngh!" Ren's face was red and his eyes were squeezed shut from exertion as he attempted the Herculean feat, not even aware of his surroundings.
He only managed to come to his senses when he heard the shattering of stone and felt the weight leave his arms. Opening his eyes revealed that he had not only moved the pillar, he had flipped it over and completely out of the doorway.
People came rushing out of the doors, fleeing the scene as they moved past Ren who had collapsed onto the rubble, out of breath and sweating profusely. The only person to turn around and check on Ren was a woman with a bob haircut and orange sunglasses, taking a few steps towards Ren to check on him, he waved her off silently, making it clear that he was okay and just needed to catch his breath.
Getting the message, the woman turned and ran to catch up with the others who were running towards the sound of sirens.
Emergency services had finally arrived and were escorting survivors to safety. Finally standing up again on legs that felt like jelly, Ren stumbled his way towards the safety promised by the sirens.