Part 3

CHAPTER 10 Rise Of The Hero Era

In the modern era there was a rise in heroes in the united empire which was once Lanbosa in the western part of the world. Meanwhile the other countries once more changed their names to match with the new era:

• Hioden was now the southern republic

• Zingusta was the eastern lands

•Celestia was now known as Cellaria

In the country of the united republic was a large modern city known as Fukahama, in this city was an academy where those with supernatural abilities went to become heroes, this place was known as...Star Hero Academy. The academy trained young teens to hone their powers to become well-known heroes across the world...

One of the top heroes was a man by the name of Kaito, he was a tall muscular man with red hair and green eyes wearing a black hero costume with a white cape and a blue and purple infinity symbol on his chest.

He stood on the roof of a large office building looking down upon the city, his bright red hair blowing in the soft breeze as he watched the cars drive through the streets as usual. That's when his life-long friend came flying over to him, he saw a human-sized hawk flying over to him before transforming back into her human form.

"Hey Nari, didn't expect you to be patrolling this part of the city in the middle of the day" She smirked. "Come on Kaito, you didn't think I'd let you have all the fun did you? I'd like to beat a few of their asses before they're too injured to fight back, then it's no fun!" Nari had short red hair with a gray left eye and a hazel right eye. She wore a tight high-collared crop top with a white and yellow pattern and tight knee length shorts with the same pattern. Reveling her fit muscular figure.

"I bet I can beat the next villain before you Kaito, want to bet on it?" She grinned showing her sharp teeth. Kaito sighed confidently. "Come on Nari, we've done this many times, you and I both know my ability justice alone is enough to beat you and that's not counting the fact I have chaos as an ability boost further multiplying my capabilities as both a hero and fighter"

"Yea, yea. I think being the number one hero of star hero academy is getting to your head, you might have power, but it takes brains to actually use a power to it's full efficiency. Take my ability for example, I have to quickly decide which animal has a trait most suited for each situation. That shows I've become a quick thinker rather than relying on sheer power like you"

"Heh, you got me there, why bother thinking up a strategy when all the villains are either too weak to injure me, or are so scared they run away in fear?"  Just then an explosion echoed throughout the streets below. The pair looked down to see a bank with smoke rising from a gaping hole in the entrance. Kaito free fell from the tall building diving head first with his momentum building while Nari grew large white bird wings to soar down towards the streets.

Many citizens began to run away in fear as a tall buff man made of gray hardened magma walked out of the smoke and flames holding two large tan bags of cash with a grin on his face. He was shirtless with just black pants. That's when Kaito reached the street, striking the road with his fist creating a devastating shockwave, sending vehicles spiraling across the block nearly knocking the brute off balance.

"Hmph!? It's the number one hero...Chaotic justice!" Realizing the top hero had arrived, the gray rock-like villain dropped the sacks of cash attempting to run when the criminal's partner stepped out of the flames as well, he had spiky brown hair wearing a black hoodie and matching pants. "Asuka, do you really intent on turning tail on me? He might be the number one hero...but that doesn't mean he's unbeatable"

The young man grinned as a purple mist began to flow from the gaping hole in the bank, out into the streets. Kaito found this suspicious. "Hmph, you know I'm the top hero...yet you won't run in fear, will you?"

"Heh, I'd never do something like that, those who run from a challenge aren't worthy to be called villains! With my ability, I'll have you on the ground beginning for me to finish you of-"

Before the young man could finish his boasting, Kaito used his original ability he had been born with rather than using pure justice or chaos. His ability was the power to stop time for anything he kept his eyes locked-on to. The moment he blinked the power would be deactivated. Walking over to the magma brute, he sent a single fierce blow to his abdomen as a crack slowly formed still frozen in time. He looked at the assailant's partner with a calm plain expression when his eye began to tear up before closing, deactivating his ability.

Nari watched from above as Asuka was sent soaring across the city like a shooting star, landing in the courtyard of a prison. "Hmph, if I hit him correctly, he should have landed in the star hero prison a few miles from here. Now then, time to deal with you" Kaito focused on the remaining thief, keeping his dry eye closed. That's when the purple mist began to flow past the hero.

"Hehe, let's see just how strong the number one hero is!" The young criminal shouted with a sadistic expression on his face. That's when the valiant hero could feel a growing weight building up around him. That's when he fell to the ground on his stomach, unable to move. "W-what is this!?"

"Bawhaha! It's my ability idiot! My power allows me to emit a purple mist that paralyzes and weights down anyone it touches!" He stood over the hero still sadistically grinning.

"Kaito!" The thief looked up to see Nari flying a few feet above them, her wings flapping in the wind. "Tssk! Enough hero coming to waste my time. No matter, my mist will reach you no matter how high you are!" Throwing his palm in the woman's direction, the mist began to flow towards her.

Quickly Nari flew just over the approaching mist, firing a barrage of spikes from her palm towards the hostile youth. Her target managed to doge all but one as it stabbed him in the shoulder, causing his right arm to go limp. "Tsssk! You bitch! I won't lose to you!" Throwing his hand into the air, his purple mist began to expand in all directions, growing thicker to the point Nari could almost not see her target.

Nari closed her eyes before reveling yellow snake eyes. (You may be able to hide, but you can't hide your body heat) Flying higher above the growing mist, the animal hero unleashed a barrage of spikes once more down towards the thick gas as the tyrant was struck several times, causing his entire body to go numb.

"D-damn it, you...bitch" He lost consciousness faceplanting onto the sidewalk as his ability vanished, allowing Kaito to move once more. Nari floated down with a smirk on her face.

"What's that look for?"

"Oh nothing, just happy that I saved your ass, if it wasn't for me your ass would be dead, admit it!" Kaito stood up brushing himself off. "Heh, I was just faking it, I wanted you to have a chance at them, what fun would it be if I did all the work?"

Nari gave him a pouting face before grabbing the unconscious man. "I'll take this one to star hero prison as well. What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to patrol the area a little longer before heading to my room at the star hero association" She nodded before flying off towards the prison. Meanwhile the hero walked casually through the city streets when he spotted a group of police firing at a tall man with brown hair, green eyes wearing a white blazer and matching pants.

Kaito got closer, watching as the bullets seem to bounce of an invisible barrier, almost like he had a force field around him. "Hmm, if he has a sheild that can withstand gun fire, I doubt the police will be able to do much in this situation" Pushing his way past the police barrier filled with cops, he stood in between the culprit and the horse of officers.

"Huh!? Chaotic justice?! The top-rated hero!?" One of the officers exclaimed as the armed men lowered their guns. "Don't worry officers, I shall take it from here" As the police made distance between them and the coming fight, Kaito looked at his opponent, feeling as though something was off.

"Hmm, you don't seem like much of a villain, but seeing you in a shootout with the cops just means you aren't so innocent, are you?" His target stood silent, hands in his pockets as he glared at the hero. Without warning, a strong force struck the valiant hero across the face, but surprisingly wasn't enough to stagger him.

"Tsk, seems you can't see my outra, yet you do have remarkable durability I'll give you that. Not many can withstand a blow from Discord dust without being either killed or knocked back"

"I don't know what you're talking about, but whatever psychokinetic powers you have, it won't be enough to hold back one of my attacks, especially if I actually used 100% of my power" His target smirked crossing his arms. "Is that so? Then perhaps you're willing to indulge me and show me this immense power you're referring to"

Closing one eye, Kaito stopped time around his target, walking up to him before feeling something stop him. He placed his palm against it what he thought was a barrier, but it didn't feel like one, instead it felt like something in cold steel armor. (This is just getting weirder and weirder, but whatever, he asked for a serious blow from me so whatever happens next will be his own fault)

Clinching his fist, purple and blue electricity began surging around his body as he sent a devastating blow to the invisible entity before him. Resuming time, a fierce cyclone of wind filled the street as whatever was in front of him was sent soaring through the sky, with only it's momentum visible.

"Hmph, so that wasn't a force field after all" All watched as their target violently spat out blood clinching his chest. "I-impossible...you bastard" All watched as the fugitive collapsed in the street as a pool of blood formed around his corpse. Kaito looked down at his target, a hint of guilt weighing down on him before he flew off...

Making his way to the star hero association, he landed at the entrance, making his way through the automated glass doors. The association HQ was a massive skyscraper with dozens of floors and S.H.A in golden letters written in the center. The top floor was where the top heroes would meet in case of a world-level threat ever appeared and they needed to think of a strategy to eliminate or contain the threat before many civilians were hurt.

He made his way inside standing in a large lobby with a red-carpet floor, white walls, a front desk window a few feet from the door with chairs, tables and couches in a few spots like a hotel lobby. "Welcome back Chaotic Justice, how was the patrol?" The front desk clerk asked with a smile. It was a beautiful young woman with green hair, blue eyes wearing a black business suit.

"Oh, it was fine, there was an assailant with a strange power that I couldn't figure out, but aside from that, it was an easy day as usual" She gave him a smile before Kaito made his way into the elevator where he went to his room on the 90th floor just 10 below the top floor. His room was a large white room with a purple carpet floor, a large red bed with black pillows and a window that looked out over the city.

Falling onto the bed, Kaito sat there, thinking about back when he was in the hero academy...

[Flash Back]

Kaito stepped onto the stage a little unsure about fighting Tagamori after seeing what he did to that target, but he knew there was no point asking to change partners. (You don't get to choose which villain you face in battle, so this shouldn't be different. I'll just have to give it my best and hope my power is good enough to beat or at least wound him) Tagamori had the ability to take any sound and cause it to explode. The louder the sound, the stronger the explosion. He had shaggy black hair, hazel eyes wearing a black shirt and dark jeans.

"Begin!" Tagamori gave him a calm yet serious expression as he pulled out a single firecracker, tossing it over to his target. Kaito quickly closed his left eye as his right eye lit up with purple light right as His opponent snapped his fingers the moment the firecracker went off, causing a blinding flash of light with a powerful explosion, that's when he realized Kaito was right in front of him unphased by the blast.

"What!?" The hero's eyes widened in surprise as the air was knocked out of him as he was struck in the ribs, sending him staggering back landing on his back near the edge of the arena. (Cough...cough...what happened? That didn't feel like teleportation, even if he could teleport instantaneously, how did he know where I was and land a blow with such ease during such blinding light? Surely that would've thrown him off...Wait...he's not a teleporter...he's a...)

Quickly getting to his feet Tagamori pulled out a whistler, blowing into it just enough to be much louder than a human whistle. Just as he snapped his fingers, Kaito appeared behind him, locking his arms behind his back in a firm grip.

"Heh, I'm impressed Kaito, you had me fooled...I thought you were a teleporter...but the truth is...you can stop time" Tagamori whispered to him. Kaito's eyes widened as he let go of him. The dark-haired hero patted his shoulder with a slight smirk before walking off stage leaving the poor hero standing there unable to think of what to say.

[End Of Flashback]

"That was a fun training session for our 1st day at the academy. Though…during that fight I only had my eye ability, if Tagamori still hung out with us now, I'm sure I'd win far easier unless he improved his sound explosion"

Not long after, Kaito fell asleep in his bed…