The Strongest Man

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          "The rumbling and tremors continue!! There are huge explosions everywhere, covering the whole.. BOOM ZZT ZZT ZSSHHH-" The visual on the screen cuts leaving the echoes of the reporter's screams.
           Saitama randomly put the news on only to see the reportings of a monster attack happening live. As the scene was distorted he stares blankly. "Guess I should go..." he quickly puts on his hero outfit, yellow onesie with a white cape, red gloves and boots, before dashing to the direction of the attack leaving only a web of cracks on the road.
          Quickly arriving at the scene, Saitama sees the monster who was about to crush a child that was crying for her parents in fear. He grabs her out of the way just as the creature closes his fist. It looked confused at the lack of squishy meat in its hand, soon realising the little human was saved by some man.  
          "Who are you?" Saitama smirks at the question.
          "Just an average guy who's a hero for fun." He says crossing his arms as his cape blows in the wind. Nailed it, he thinks to himself victoriously.
          "What kind of half-assed backstory is that!?" The purple monster asked as his veins bulge. "I ON THE OTHER HAND EXIST BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT! I AM VACCINEMAN!" Saitama stares blankly at the monster. "MOTHER EARTH IS A LIFE FORM TOO AND YOU HUMAN SCUMS ARE NOTHING BUT A VIRUS THAT IS KILLING HER!" Man he's still talking... how long is this monologue going to be... thought Saitama. "THE WILL OF THE EARTH GAVE BIRTH TO ME SO THAT I CAN ENFORCE THE WRATH OF MOTHER MATURE!" Vacineman's body starts to grow and change into something more intimidating, making saitama have to lift his head to face the creature. "BUT YOU! YOU'RE WHAT? AN AVERAGE HERO? YOU DARE OPPOSE NATURE'S APOSTLE FOR THAT REASON?" ... sheesh I should just end this now... Saitama thinks staring at the big monster. "THERE'S NO OTHER CURE THAN TO WIPE HUMANKIND FROM EXISTENCE!- GUAAAAAAHHH!" Vacineman's body explodes as Saitama's fist makes contact sending chunks falling all around him. Paused in his punching stance he stares at his fist in irritation. FINISHED IN ONE PUNCH AGAIN!
          "FUUUUUUUUUCK," he screams in anger surrounded the leftovers of the city.

          Saitama stands in front of the discount crabs holding one and staring at it vacantly. It all started three years ago huh? His grip on the crab distorted the plastic covering that reflected the LED lights onto his bald head. Wasn't it all because of a crab monster who was after a weird kid... Yeah the kid wasn't cute at all too. Had a big chin and only cared for his stupid ball no matter how much I told him to run away. Spoiled brat. He takes in a breath vaguely aware of the attention his baldness and costume was attracting. Man... that day was so shitty with that job interview... but that feeling I got fighting that monster made me feel alive again. Three years of training, I'm the strongest person I know. Saitama took the crab and made his way to the registrar. The lady gives a quick glance at Saitama's head before checking out his items. She tells him the price and he digs around to get the exact change, but his gloves were making it hard. Finally getting the coins, he extends his arm to an empty counter. "Huh," he mutters looking around finding that everyone was gone. What th- a loud crash resonates behind him making him turn to find the side of the building gone. Placing the money down and bagging his crab, he looks out the opening and observes that that there's a huge vacant area. That doesn't seem right... I'm sure there was a convenience store that sold cheap stuff around here... guess it's gone now... He sighs and leaps up, clutching onto his bag, to get an aerial view. A...Foot? A few distance away was a giant stomping around, flattening anything below his feet. Oh... Saitama gives his bag a quick look before making a quick stop at his apartment to drop off the crab and runs back to City B. He sees the giant and gives a little jump to land on his left shoulder. A man was on his other shoulder yell something to the giant to which the giant mutters a string of "I am the strongest." Saitama looks at him, maybe he can give me a good fight. At some point the other guy see Saitama and yell to the giant. "WHAT!? SOMEONE'S RIDING YOU!!!"
          Saitama blankly looks at the giant, watching his movements, the other guy wasn't that important to him. "Put some pants on." It's not polite to swing your junk around all willy-nilly like that. The other dude started yelling again, but this time Saitama pays attention.
          "YOUR SHOULDER! KILL THE GUY ON YOUR SHOULDER!" Saitama wonders if he would feel the hit but then something unexpected happens. The giant did smack his shoulder just not the one Saitama was on.
          "BIG BROOOOOOOOO!" Saitama had to block his ears at the anguished cry of the giant. "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!? I JUST WANTED TO BE STRONG AND I FINALLY BECAME THE STRONGEST MAN!"
          "How does it feel," Saitama asks getting a bit excited at the notion of a real fight. The giant shifts his eyes to see Saitama who was grinning like a kid that got his cake.
          "URRRRGH..! I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT IT'S YOUR FAULT MY BROTHER DIED," the giant exclaims grabbing Saitama.
          "Whoa." Saitama was held onto securely but he knew he could easily escape.
          "NOW YOU'RE GONNA PAY!"  The giant throws saitama down. The impact makes building crumble and causes a crater to form with saitama laying in the middle starfish style. He stares blankly at the sky before sitting up and patting the debris off. Behind him the giant jumps and lands a foot square on Saitama. "THE STRONGEST," he yells throwing an array of punches to the spot that Saitama was. "BEHOLD THE POWER OF THE STRONGEST BROTHERS!" Every hit sounds like a bomb, shaking the ground as if it were water. The giant finally ceases his punching and all that was left was a hug hole. I am the strongest man, thought the giant holding up a fist, but when he releases his hand, he sees the remains of his dear brother who gave him this amazing strength, some blood and busted glasses. So what... the giant thought. "I feel empty..." he mutters mourning his brother's death.
          "Tell me about it." The giant hears saitama say in the crater to his side. Saitama jumps out of the hole fast lifting dust and debris with the force before giving a punch to the giant's cheek. The punch makes the giant's face cave in, instantly killing him. "Overwhelming strength is boring as hell." Saitama stares at the giant falling right on top of the rest of City B. "Oops." City B: Destroyed.
          Saitama continued his grocery shopping and made his way home silently. He sees a cat and kneels down to coax it to come and let him pet it. He likes cats. The cat steps up to him only to sniff his hand and run away. Cats didn't like him. Sighing he gets up with his groceries in hand and continues walking home on autopilot. I've become too strong... everything is over with one punch... There's no trill in fighting anymore...  Saitama stares off into the dark alleyway and sighes. Honestly, I don't really feel much of anything anymore... I might have gotten strong but lost something essential to being human in the process... not even the calm that comes with the night could help him.

          Saitama snaps awake at loud sounds right outside his building, feeling danger so great he stands on guard. A fist bursts through the wall to his right and a hand clutches onto his head. Saitama's eyes widened at the brutal awakening and swing on instinct getting out of its grasp. However, he was met with a hard hit that blasts him through his apartment and onto the road. "My house!" Saitama stares at his destroyed apartment almost in disbelief while closing his right eye that gets obstructed by his blood. A creature pops up from the ground below him slamming against his side. This time Saitama was ready for it but he still got shot around like a pinball. He stares at the drips of red that colors the ground. I'm actually bleeding..... They're strong! "What are you?" he stares down the weird creatures approaching him.
          "'What are we?' That's rude. You should have asked who we are. We are the true people of the Earth," says the two others that pop up behind Saitama. "You, people of the surface, call us Subterrainians. We have grown in numbers and are now lacking in space, so must now claim the surface as well." Many more Subterrainians pop up like weeds on concrete. "We know you surface dwellers are also in great numbers, so we decided we need to eliminate you to gain more space." Saitama listens as he gets surrounded more and more. "Since we've begun are invasion, 70% of you surface dwellers have perished. Please understand, this is a struggle for survival." Saitama sweats hearing the amount of people who have died while he was sleeping away with no clue. His heartbeat is slowly increasing. "But the surface is now ours! SO DIE!" One of the Subterraneans behind him launches an attack to which Saitama counters killing it. "HOW DARE YOU!" The subterraneans attack at the fall of one of their own.
          "UGH!" Saitama spits out blood taking the full blow but not without retaliating and decapitating one more of their numbers. They roar in outrage ganging up on him and trading blows to which Saitama retaliates with his own. They finally get a good hit on Saitama almost relieved at his fall. "GRAAAAAA!" Saitama shoots out of the rubble extremely pissed off. "I WILL NOT LOSE! I WILL PROTECT THE EARTH!!" Both sides give out war cries as they engage in fighting again. What is this feeling...?
          "KNOW YOUR PLACE YOU INFERIOR HUMAN!!!" What is this pounding inside me? Saitama thinks getting hit left, right and center. Their numbers and power are challenging. This predicament... This tension! It's been so long... I had forgotten the exultation of a real fight! Saitama stands on the mountain of Subterranean corps huffing needily for air.
          "TSK,TSK...I SEE YOU HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY SONS." Saitama glares at the owner of the new voice. A larger and much more intimidating Subterranean pops up with lava like swords. This feeling I had been.. "I, THE SUBTERRANEAN KING, WILL FIGHT YOU!" ..looking for all this time. Saitama approaches the King and a loud ringing pierces his ears.
          Saitama's fist makes contact with his alarm clock waking him up for real this time. He sits up in shock. It...it was all..a dream... Saitama is confronted with disappointment taking out his hope with it. Just a dream... Outside a loud boom startles Saitama and his self loathing.
          "MWA HAHAHAHA! WE, THE SUBTERRANEANS, HAVE COME TO CLAIM THE EARTH! DEATH TO ALL SURFACE DWELLERS!!" Saitama's hope springs back to life, as he rushes to get ready for the amazing fight. "I AM THE SUBTERRANEAN KIN-" Saitama lands on the unsuspecting king, instantly killing him.
          "I will protect the surface," Saitama cries out in glee. The minions of the king look in terror as their strong king is taken out like a mere ant. "So bring it on!" Saitama gets ready with a fighting stance only to see that all the other Subterraneans have disappeared leaving a 'We're sorry' white flag. "Huh..?"
I've become too strong... Saitama sighs and goes back to his apartment.

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