Chapter 6: Chapter 5 At the Costs of Life
" Bubbles you go ahead with the boy, we are going to stop this insects" the Horseman said.
"Can you give me your real name?" Asks Powerbomber.
"Why? Does heroes of today are obliged not to tell their true identity to their comrades?" Geo asks.
"It's actually a tradition that had been practiced of over a hundred of years." Said Bubbles.
" If you survive, I'll tell you my name." Bubles Up wave at the two as she moves further along with Geo.
"Okey, let's do this?" Horseman said excitedly.
"No! Just leave me here and follow them, make sure they are safe. I've planted bombs in this body as well so don't let this sacrifice be in vain. I heared a water falls in a distance so there must be a lake nearby."
Powerbomber ability is to plant invisible bombs anywhere he wanted. If anyone touches them, they will explode.
"Is this is why you asks for Bubbles true name? Do you like her?" Asks Horseman but Powerbomber was unable to answer as they heared expoisions in the distance.
"I guess his real name is Bubbles, the Up thing is just to confuse us" Horseman told Powerbomber.
"I guess so too but I'm not certain." Replied the Powerbomber.
A series of explosions are echoing in the distance as Horseman leave the hero Powerbomber behind.
Back at the cave, Hells Paradise was terrified as he saw the site of Sharkman who was badly beaten by the suckers.
"Burn them all right now, it won't matter I will still die anyway" begged Sharkman.
Mosquitoes that are huge as an ostrich were hovering Sharkman's body and they are sucking everything in him though he was fighting one by one bitting and tearing them off and smashing them, still more and more mosquitoes are coming.
"We forgot to bring a mosquito killer boss" said Sharkman jokingly.
"You still crack your jokes at times like this huh!" Replied the captain.
"I'm just happy for knowing my name!" Sharkman said.
"Why? Do you know who I am?" Asked the captain.
"Nothing boss,I just remember something" said Sharkman as he smashed another giant mosquito who tries to inject it's swordlike sucker on his body.
"I'm a bit confuse how do you know my true name?"
"Of course How can I forget your name, it's because of it that I have become a hero and your captain." Replied Hells Paradise.
That time the captain was still a kid and a monster infected with a parasite has attacked the village of Hells Paradise killing his parents on the way.
"Sorry boy, I'm late" Sharkman said.
"Sharman!" The boy replied.
Sharkman was surprised. "How do you know my real name?" He asks.
It turned out that Sharkman lived on that village as well and earn a living by fishing. The kid, who is now the captain used to see Sharman everyday at the fish store since his father was a fish vendor. One day they caught a shark but it looks different from ordinary sharks. As Sharman was pulling the shark on board it goes wild and bit him in the arm and was rushed in the hospital. It turned out that the shark that bite him was a mutated one and it's mutated DNA becomes a poison to Sharkman's body.
Beggining that day onward, the boy never see that fisherman to sell the fish that he caught again.
Upon continuous study, the doctors find out that the mutated DNA has learned to fused with the DNA of Sharman forcing the man to evolve. Scales grow in his skin, his teeth grows larger and sharper and gills appeared on his neck. A piece of fins also appeared on his arms and legs.
This event makes the doctors more interested on Sharkman's body but he managed to escape from the hospital. He was caught by the Heroes while rampaging on the streets and was brought to the Heroes Academy for proper investigation then he told them everything.
They told him that he had awakened his superpowers and is now a class S hero. When they asked him what hero name will he used, he has only one idea-Sharkman.
The teachers told him to used another name since it is just adding one letter to his name but he refused. The teachers believed it was his fate being Sharman as Sharkman.
The moment he heared that his village was being attack by monsters he immediately went back to save his fellows, friends and family.
"I'm sorry, I don't know your name. I mean Sharkman." Said the boy.
"But kid, I'm Sharman, that is my name. I used to live in this village as well." Said the hero.
"Sharman? The fisherman who sells us a lot of monster fish?" Said the boy excitedly.
The other heroes look at Sharkman in surprise wondering how this one has the guts to tell his true name despite the rules.
"What is the used of a hero wearing his masks if he will just tell his real name occasionally.?" One the Hero asks.
'I agree, basically what is the code name used for?" Replied another hero.
Hearing this, Sharkman was petrified and he remembered the Heroes Academy rules which is the rules for all heroes as well.
NEVER TELL YOUR REAL NAME TO SOMEONE BECAUSE IT WILL COST THEM THIER LIFE
Sharkman do not want this rule, why kill the people you protect.
"That was just an accident, never mind guys" Sharkman said like it was just a joke.
But it was too late, someone powerful has heared about it. They still don't know who it was till now if it is the Gods or another SSS hero.
The sky shines, a powerful pressure drop down knocking everyone to the ground.
The kid vomited blood while Sharkman covered him using his own body.
"I will protect you at the costs of my life because this is what heroes should do" Sharkman told the boy.
But then a powerful gusts struck Sharkman and send him to the two houses that shattered before he finally bumps on the wall of the third house. Those houses are made of concrete materials but they were shattered like papers.
A marvelous light coming from the sky enveloped the kid and he ascended till he was gone. Everyone just taught the boy died instantly. Sharkman fainted from that attack so he can't believe the boy had died since he was hoping he had save someone from the village and he was not too late.
After the inccedent, Sharkman was imprisoned for five years as punishment and it was also to protect him since Technolab has come looking for him. After spending five years in prison he was released and Hells Paradise recruited him to his squad.
He always told his story about the kid everytime he is drunk, since they are just a two man squad, yet he don't told his captain his real name since he was afraid to go back into prison for another five years.
Sharkman stop drinking the moment a third hero, Superbomber was recruited to the squad but still he longs for that kid. He hopes he is still alive. The other two heroes of the squad are just new comers suggested by Superbomber to be recruited as well.
Until, his captain called him by his real name, at first he taught he just mistakenly heared it but now it's different.
"Tell me,are you that kid from Salvation Village?" Sharkman asks HellsParadise.
The captain smiled and nodded.
"Then tell me, what is your real name?" Asks
Sharkman.
Hells Paradise was burning everything around him as he steps closer and closer to the bloody and wounded Sharkman.
"Fernando Agustin Jr, that is my name" Hells Paradise answered. Sharkman did not expect to give him his full name all the way.
"It was really you, thank God your are alive. It means I manage to save someone from my village and I was not too late." Said Sharkman.
"And why did you choose HellsParadise your codename? I almost think a villain has recruited me that time."
"It is due to Salvation Village. It was a Paradise for me but those monsters turned it into hell, so I got the idea of this name. I can't forgive those who are the cause of this monsterfication either it's a demon or a human." HellsParadise explained still burning those giant insects that are blocking his way towards Sharkman who refuse to be eaten by the giant mosquitoes.
"I'm alright now kid, just burn me here and help others" demanded the subbordinate.
"I can't leave you. You are my comrade and my saviour." Replied HellsParadise.
"Don't be silly, I won't be able to survive this time. Just burn the whole cave already." Begged Sharkman.
"I won't do it, It's not in my option lists at all." Yelled Hells Paradise as he force his way to Sharkman's body then he grab his hand and run out of the cave. The multitude of mosquitoes follow them and a mosquitoes stronger than the rests stab it's sucker on Sharkman's head down to his chest and it suck his lungs and heart which killed Sharkman instantly even before Hellsparadise could react. Things happened too fast.
The reason why Sharkman suggested to just burn the whole cave because he was blocking this powerful mosquitoe's way so that it can't come out.
"Go to hell!" Hells Paradise throw his flames at the mosquitoes queen but it moves so fast flying side to side. It was changing its direction from time to time which makes it a difficult target. Sometimes it goes downward or upward or diagonal.
Hellsparadise tried not to look for the others and decided to fight this stronger mosquitoe alone. Seeing the remains of Sharkman being beaten by weaker giant mosquitoes he just burned all of them.
"I'm sorry, may your soul rest in peace" he whispered.
This time it was the Queen turn to attack. It flew fast towards HellsParadise aiming it's sucker on his head the same he did to Sharkman. The captain was able to dodge the attack. It was making its sound but the captain don't hear it. It was thanks to Bubbles Up.
"Sorry it won't work" the captain told the Queen.
The weaker mosquitoes coordinated with thier queen trying to pierce the captain's tangible body but as they come closer to him thier suckers melted by the flame. Soon pieces of something like a molted iron are scattered through out the place.
The Queen mosquitoe left out a shrill voice. It made her angry that her subbordanates have all died so she calls for more mosquitoes, and soon more mosquitoes came and join the feast.
Thousands of mosquitoes attack Hellsparadise at the same time even though they were being burned.
The negative effect to the captain, is he now don't have the ability to see where the Queen's attack would come from since thousands of mosquitoes had blocked his vission. He used his observation skill only to find out that the Queen has lounge her attack from above aiming for his head again. He barely moved his body and avoided the head attacked but his left leg got pierce by the sucker of the Queen.
The mosquitoe queen make a sound like she was happy that the target had taken a hit. And once again thousand of mosquitoes attack the captain from all direction like sacrificing themselves in order to block the vission of thier target and their queen can make a hit.
This time the Queen was surprise and it gets angry as she did not make any hit like the victim was still able to see his movement.
"Same technique won't work twice, don't you know that?" Said Hellsparadise.
"This time, you will pay for what you did to my saviour! Ultimate Technique, Hell Flame Inferno"
The captain unleash his realm an ultimate technique that burns everything within the diameter of 300 meters.