Blizzard of Pain
A long, boring week has gone by for Garou. He has been laying low in his new apartment for a while now, waiting for when he can go back to hunting heroes. However, he has training with the suit to see what else he can do now. So far, the suit hasn’t disappointed him at all.
Garou has learned that he can make any weapon he wants like blades, shields, or hammers. He also found out he can go invisible whenever he wants. Garou has even able to master a danger sense of sorts that can detect danger before he is attacked. Having all these abilities has made Garou feel stronger and more powerful than ever.
But now Garou believes it’s time to get back out to hunting heroes again. The question is, however, which one should he target. I could target small time heroes, but with the suit I think I can go after more higher class heroes. Garou thinks to himself. Garou then looks at a new board hanging on the wall that he made with pictures of heroes stabled on the board
Garou’s eyes land on the picture of Tatsumaki and he thinks about hunting her, but immediately shakes the idea off. No. Terrible Tornado is way too dangerous to go after at this time. Sure the suit has increased my power, but I don’t want to test my luck with her. Besides, I wouldn’t even know where to look for her. Garou thinks to himself.
But then Garou remembers, “Wait. Terrible Tornado has a sister in B-Class.” Garou said. The hero in question B-Class Rank 1: Blizzard. She is Tatsumaki’s little sister, but her psychic powers are not as strong as Tatsuamki. She is still dangerous, but it only makes her perfect prey for Garou. And it will get Tatsumaki to look for Garou, but Garou will make sure that if she does try to find him that he’ll be ready.
“Heh. Looks like I found my new target.” Garou said with a smirk. Garou then picks up the board and hides it in his closet before leaving his room. Upon exiting the room, however, Garou sees Ursula with a broom in hand, sweeping the floor.
“Oh! Hey, Mr. Brock.” Ursula said with a bright smile.
“Hey, Ursula. What are you doing?” Garou asked.
“I’m just sweeping the floors. This place is all dusty and disgusting. Anyway, are you going somewhere?” Ursula asked.
“Yeah, but I’ll be back soon.” Garou said, but as he leaves.
“Rent!” Mr. Ditkovich yelled as he opens his door.
“… You’re kidding me? Already?!” Garou asked.
Mr. Ditkovich holds his hand out and Garou begrudgingly gives him his rent money. I think once I defeat Blizzard and her group, I’ll steal some money from them. Garou thinks to himself. Garou exits the building before going into a nearby alleyway and having the suit form around him.
“Time to hunt.” Garou said before jumping from wall to wall as he jumps to the roof and runs across it.
At a fancy restaurant in City-B. The Blizzard Group is currently relaxing at a famous restaurant after they recently finished off a Tiger Level monster. Sitting at a large dinner table, the beautiful Fubuki, aka Blizzard, is currently enjoying her meal while her group talk among themselves. Fubuki checks her messages on her phone to see if Saitama finally agreed to join her group, but nothing yet.
He’ll come around soon. Fubuki thought to herself. Fubuki has always wished to surpass her older sister Tatsumaki, but her psychic power is nowhere near as strong as Tatsumaki’s. So, Fubuki has tried other means in which to surpass her sister, which includes forming the Blizzard group. They are all loyal to her, and she encourages them to fight their own battles without her, but even her group can’t surpass her sister.
Then she met Saitama, and she was impressed by his power. She has spent days trying to get Saitama to join her group, but Saitama keeps refusing. But she won’t give up and figures that he’ll come around someday.
Eyelashes sees Fubuki is on her phone and asks, “Has something come up, Miss. Blizzard?”
“No. It’s just that Saitama is still refusing to join our group.” Fubuki said.
“Why are you so interested in him, Miss. Blizzard?” Mountain Ape asked.
“His power is beyond anything I’ve seen, and I think he’ll be a real asset to this group.” Fubuki said.
“Well, I don’t like that guy at all.” Mountain Ape said.
“Heh. You only hate him because he sent you flying from his apartment.” Eyelashes said with smirk.
“Shut up! You were sent flying off that balcony too!” Mountain Ape yelled.
“Yeah, but at least I am not complaining about it 24/7!” Eyelashes yelled.
“Will both of you stop? This is no way to act around Miss. Blizzard.” Lily said.
“Thank you, Lily.” Fubuki said.
“Ah! Th… Thank you.” Lily said with a nervous look.
“Oh, by the way. Have you guys received the message from the Hero Association?” Eyelashes asked.
“About the Hero Hunter stealing an experiment from them? Yeah, but I don’t get why it’s important.” Mountain Ape said.
“It must be important if the Hero Association is so worried about it.” Lily said.
“Indeed. But, this also provides us with an opportunity.” Fubuki said.
“What do you mean, Miss. Blizzard?” Mountain Ape asked.
“Think about it. If we capture Garou and return the experiment, it’ll get the Blizzard Group’s name out.” Fubuki said.
“She is right. But we gotta find Garou to do that.” Eyelashes said.
“We will find him, and we will finally get the recognition we deserve.” Fubuki said.
Little does she know that Garou is actually coming for her.
Outside the restaurant. Garou has been hunting other small-time heroes for hours to try and find Fubuki’s location. However, not many heroes knew where Fubuki and her group go to relax after a mission. Luckily, Garou found one of the members of her group and followed them to a fancy restaurant. Garou now sits atop a rooftop overlooking the restaurant.
There’s a lot of them, and I can easily take them out. But if Blizzard hears that I’m coming, then she may run away. I should look for a way to sneak in without alerting anyone. Garou thinks to himself. Garou decides to try the rear entrance of the restaurant and so he jumps from rooftop to rooftop to get to the rear entrance. Once he arrives, Garou sees some waiters outside having a cigarette.
“I guess this is my way in, but I can’t exactly go in like this. I have to blend in with the waiters, and I don’t exactly have a tuxedo.” Garou said to himself.
“Unless…” Garou looks at the suit and has an idea.
Garou sees some cars that could give him cover, so he jumps over behind them and thinks of the suit turning into a tuxedo. The suit reacts to his thoughts and the suit changes its form as it recedes from Garou’s face and hands. Then, the suit turns into a tuxedo and Garou admits that he looks good. Heh. Guess I went from Hero Hunter, to… um… Hero Spy Hunter? Ah, forget it. Garou thinks to himself.
Garou walks to the kitchen entrance and enters to see some chefs cooking some meals. Garou could smell the meals, and they smelled pretty delicious. I may come back here for dinner one day. Garou thinks to himself. With his tuxedo, nobody looks at Garou suspiciously at all, and Garou hides a smirk at how easy it is to infiltrate this restaurant.
“Hey you!” A waiter yelled.
Garou thinks he’s talking to someone else and looks around until he asks, “Me?”
“Yes. Get over here.” The waiter said.
Garou walks over to him as the waiter hands Garou a plate of food and says, “Take this Miss. Blizzard.”
“Um… Sure.” Garou said.
As he walks away, Garou says, “Well I guess I’ll be heading to my target directly.”
Garou walks to a door and pushes through it and enters the main dining hall of the restaurant. Garou looks around and is in awe at how fancy this place is since he has never been to a restaurant like this. Garou looks around and sees a lot of the Blizzard Group talking among themselves about their mission and what rank they got.
Garou walks around for a while before going to a member of the Blizzard Group and asking, “Excuse me, but do you know where I can Blizzard? I have her meal right here.”
“Sure thing. She’s over there with the big guy, the small dude with the ponytail, and the blue haired girl.” The guy said.
“Thanks.” Says Garou before walking to Fubuki.
This is it. Garou thinks to himself. Garou walks to Fubuki before placing the plate in front of her.
“You’re meal, Miss. Blizzard.” Garou said.
“Thank you, kind sir.” Fubuki said, not bothering to look at Garou.
“Oh, I wouldn’t be thanking me just yet.” Garou said.
“Hm? What do you…mean…” Fubuki trails off once she turns to see Garou’s face.
“Yo.” Garou said before he grabs the platter and hits Eyelashes under the chin.
“Eyelashes!” Mountain Man yelled.
The Blizzard Group becomes alert as they surround Garou while Fubuki says, “Garou. I didn’t think you would be here. What are you doing here?”
“Simple…” His tuxedo begins to change as the Blizzard Group starts getting scared of Garou’s new look. “... I’m hunting you.” Garou said as the suit fully takes form and he grins through the mask.
“Tsk! Get him!” Fubuki yelled.
The Blizzard Group charges at Garou as Garou says, “Alright, suit. Time to get back in the game!”
Garou then roars as he activates his surge mode and the Blizzard Group freezes. They have no time to react as Garou dashes at one of them and attacks the person with his hands surrounded by tendrils. Garou strikes at the person before having tendrils grab his head as Garou leaps over the person and slams them to the ground. Two more try to attack Garou, but Garou uses Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist to blitz them and in a second all their bones are broken.
“Is that all you got?!” Garou yelled before he shoots out tendrils and grabs the guy from before and yanks him to Garou. Garou then punches the guy in the stomach, then the face, and finally his stomach again as the guy gets sent flying. Garou sees three trying to attack him from behind, but Garou uses Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist on them, causing massive cuts to appear on the three members of the Blizzard Group as blood spills everywhere. Thinking this is too easy, Garou deactivates his surge mode as he goes back to his regular state.
Fubuki sees this and yells, “Now! While his strength is gone!”
More of the Blizzard Group rush at Garou, but Garou smirks as he says, “Big mistake.”
Garou performs a symbiote blast and sends multiple members of the Blizzard Group flying around the room. Some crash through walls, others land on tables, and the rest are unconscious after the attack. Fubuki is taken aback by this as she realizes that Garou’s strength hasn’t diminished. The only ones remaining conscious are Lily, Eyelashes, and Mountain Ape.
Garou looks at them and smirks before asking, “You’re really going to try and fight me for some spoiled woman?”
“Shut up! Miss. Blizzard is an amazing hero and you will not insult her like that!” Lily yelled.
“We will fight to defend Miss. Blizzard even if it’s the last thing we do!” Eyelashes yelled.
“... You guys are the biggest simps I’ve ever seen.” Garou said.
In the blink of an eye, Garou appears in front of Eyelashes as he jumps on him before leaping into the air. Garou then uses tendrils to yank Eyelashes to him and Garou grabs him by the throat before slamming him into the ground, knocking Eyelashes out. “No!” Mountain Ape yelled before he throws a punch at Garou. However, Garou redirects the punch away from himself before using tendrils to sweep Mountain Ape’s leg from under him as Garou uses a symbiote punch on Mountain Ape, sending him flying through glass and into a car outside.
Lily starts to panic as she realizes that she is the last one standing. Garou looks at her and says, “Normally, I don’t really hunt kids. So, I’ll let you run away while I deal with Blizzard.”
Lily grits her teeth and tightens her grip on her weapon, “Tsk! Never! I won’t run while Miss. Blizzard is in danger!”
“Fine, but I gave you a chance.” Garou said.
Lily swings her weapon at Garou, but Garou leaps into the air as he performs a symbiote strike on Lily. Lily is sent flying in the air as Garou jumps after and kicks her below the jaw. Garou finishes her off by shooting tendrils at her and swinging her around in midair before slamming her on the ground. With Lily unconscious, Garou can now do what he came here to do.
Fubuki is shocked to see her group get easily defeated by Garou who then smirks at her as he says, “Looks like you’re out of pawns, Blizzard. Guess you have to face me yourself.”
Blizzard is scared, but she puts on a brave face as she says, “You may have defeated my group, but I will not fall so easily.”
Blizzard starts glowing blue as she declares, “I’ll kill you and reclaim what you stole from the Hero Association!”
“Heh. Come and try your luck then–wait what?” Garou asked who just realized what Fubuki.
“What the hell are you talking about, ‘...reclaim what you stole.’ I didn’t steal jack from the Hero Association.” Garou said.
“Of course you did. You’re wearing it right now.” Blizzard said.
Garou is confused until he realizes that it is the suit she’s talking about. Garou asks, “You mean this suit?”
“Yes. You are in possession of the V2-52, a suit designed by the Hero Association.” Blizzard said.
“Now, I will take the V2-52 from your corpse!” Blizzard said as she performs her ultimate move.
Fubuki makes a tornado of dust and rocks as she ends up tearing the whole building apart, causing debris to swirl around Garou. “HELLSTORM!!!” Yells Fubuki as she focuses the tornado on Garou and Garou shields himself. He feels his feet starting to come off the ground, but the suit creates tendrils that make him stay on the ground. Garou grits his teeth as he can feel his flesh peeling and his bones crack, but he doesn’t falter.
Fubuki watches and thinks to herself, That should get him. He’s only a man and can’t possibly survive. However, when the tornado stops, Fubuki is shocked to see Garou still standing, but he is bleeding profusely. Then, Fubuki sees the suit heal Garou’s wounds in an instant, but she could feel the rage coming from Garou. Garou glares at her with him now showing fangs on his mouth.
“Now… you’re really gonna get it!” Garou yelled before he shoots a symbiote punch at Fubuki. Fubuki creates a psychic barrier to shield herself from the attack which proves successful. However, she is caught off guard when Garou appears in front of the barrier before smashing through it while roaring. Garou goes to slash her with his claws, but Fubuki manages to dodge.
However, Garou catches her off guard again as he kicks her in the face. While she is dazed, Garou upper cuts her under her chin as she feels some of her teeth flying out while she is sent flying in the air. Garou then uses a symbiote yank on Fubuki and slams her back onto the ground, giving her a concussion. Dashing at her with ferocity, Garou uses Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist on her and breaks every bone in her body.
Fubuki then falls to the ground until Garou wraps a tendril around her throat. Garou lifts Fubuki up from the ground and starts choking her.
“What’s that matter, Blizzard?! I thought you would have more fight left in you!” Garou yelled.
Garou then says, “It’s heroes like you who make me sick! Those who crave fame, money, and power! But you don’t know anything about power!”
“I am power!” Garou yelled before he throws Fubuki against a wall that is barely holding up.
However, Fubuki lands near some fire as her dress catches on fire. Fubuki starts to scream in pain as the fire starts to cover her whole body rapidly, and Garou snaps out of his rage fueled state. Oh God! I… I didn’t mean for that to happen! Garou thinks to himself. Why should you care? She’s a hero, and this is what heroes get. Garou thinks to himself.
“Yeah… Yeah. She’s just a hero.” Garou said as he begins to walk away, leaving Fubuki burning. However, Garou stops as he keeps hearing her screams and he looks at a nearby fire hydrant. Garou growls to himself as he kicks up a piece of rock before kicking it toward the fire hydrant and causing it to burst. The water erupts and lands on Fubuki as it puts the fires out, but Fubuki is badly burnt.
Garou then dashes away and jumps to a nearby roof so he can get away from the scene quickly. Once he has made enough distance, Garou stops on a rooftop that is overlooking the city. Garou makes his mask recede from his face as he kneels next to the ledge of the building.
“... What the hell was I doing? Sure she is a hero, but getting burnt up like that was… Tsk! Why do I even care?!” Garou yelled.
“She deserved it for being the kind of hero she was! Besides, it was an accident! She’ll be just fine!” Garou said.
“*sigh*... But, when that happened… that wasn’t me. I felt… more angrier than usual.” Garou said.
Don’t overthink it. We all have moments when we get angry. This is just natural. Garou thinks to himself.
“Yeah… I was just frustrated.” Garou said.
Garou decides to change the subject and looks at the suit as he says, “So this thing was made by the Hero Association? Why the hell would they make something like this, or better yet, why do they think I stole it?”
Garou then starts glaring at the suit as he says, “I should be disgusted wearing something made for the heroes. The mere thought sickens me.”
But… maybe it’s better for me that I have it. That way it will save me the headache of having to face the heroes wearing something this powerful. Garou thinks to himself before he has his mask cover his face again as he jumps from the roof. Garou then starts hopping from roof to roof while thinking to himself, If I can use the suit to help me stand against multiple S-Class heroes, then maybe it’s okay that I ‘unintentionally’ stole the suit from the Hero Association. And maybe it’s okay if I… don’t give it up.
Garou continues to jump from roof to roof as he arrives at his apartment. Garou uses his claws to climb the wall up the building before reaching the window in his apartment and entering it. The suit then recedes from Garou’s body, leaving him in a tank top and boxers before Garou flops on the bed.
“I guess I’ll keep the suit for the time being. Besides, the idea of using a weapon made for the hero’s biased justice against them does sound good to me.” Says Garou.
Garou starts to drift off to sleep as he begins to softly snore, but he then starts shivering because of the cold. Then, tendrils come out of Garou’s body as they grab the blanket off the floor and cover Garou with it. Feeling warm, Garou smiles in his sleep as he sleeps peacefully. The tendrils return to Garou’s body with Garou not even noticing that they came out of his body.
Darkness. That is all that can be seen around the area. Until a light could be seen, but something was standing in front of the light. The shape is that of a large sphere before the light shines on it more to show that the sphere is in fact a planet. And the planet is none other than planet Earth.
However, Earth is covered in black tendrils that give it the appearance of an infection. On the planet, a large orange glow could be seen from space and then everything fades to black again. But then the orange glow remains as it starts to get closer and closer. The light is then revealed to be coming from a rock with jagged sides with a large spiral symbol. The rock then starts getting covered by black tendrils.
Suddenly, a low breathing sound could be heard, and this breathing would send shivers down anyone’s spines. The breathing grows louder and louder before everything returns to black and the breathing stops.
“Garou.”
The rock emits its orange light again as it shows a monster with large white eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth. The monster has this grin on its face as it stares directly at Garou before roaring.
“GAH!!!” Garou wakes up from his sleep, sweating profusely.
Garou breathes hard as he says, “What hell was that nightmare? It felt so real.”
Garou swings his legs over the bedside as he controls his breathing.
“... It was just a nightmare. That’s all that was.” Garou said.
The suit then covers Garou’s body as it forms his clothes and he comments, “This suit is quite the time safer.”
Garou feels much more warmer and calm with the suit now on as he reaches for a remote and turns on the TV.
“This is Vicki Vale. Reporting live from a crime scene of a destroyed restaurant.” The reporter said.
“Last night, B-Class hero Blizzard Hell and her Blizzard Group were attacked by the vicious Hero Hunter. The Hero Hunter has left many of the Blizzard Group with critical injuries that could permanently prevent them from ever working as a hero again.
The camera man then shows images of the Blizzard Group being hauled off in ambulances while others were having doctors help them up.
“However, Blizzard Hell has sustained the most injuries as we have just been informed that she has sustained third degree burns on her body. Only time will tell if she will make a full recovery, or sadly lose her life.” The Reporter said.
“... Damn. I think I’m most definitely going to be on the top of Tornado’s kill list.” Garou said.