I Explode! (Part 7)

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Gods . Gangster . and Explosions!?

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-Goddess of Explosion Megumi-

"I'm bored~."

In a world where gravity is reversed, a world where it is constantly on the brink of collapse, there lay a crimson-eyed little girl. Her ashen brown hair was flowing like a river and her eyes were wide even though she had a bored look on her face.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions rang throughout the clearing as the world spurred lava and ash. The ground was opened like an overcooked pancake: the surface was cracked and sent darker soil into the air. Red syrup flowed through the mounds, burning everything they touch.

The girl remained indifferent to her surroundings. Even as the cloud of ash reached her, she merely glanced at her fingertips sparkling with a myriad of colors. Like twinkling stars, they danced around her fingers, forming a beautiful kaleidoscope.

"...I want to explode stuff." She muttered listlessly.

While she was busy counting the explosions erupting around her–

[The Goddess of Tranquility invites you for a cup of tea.]

–White letters slowly manifested in front of her face.

"...I wanna explooooode...~" She cutely flailed her hands, completely ignoring the message.

[The Goddess of Tranquility says it has something to do with explosions.]

Her blank eyes suddenly brightened. With a wide smile, she waved her hands. "You had me at explosions." She beamed at the cracking space as the silhouette of a blue-haired woman sitting on a chair elegantly appeared.

"Megumi." a cool soft voice spoke. Her voice was calm and peaceful as if nothing in the world could surprise her. At this moment her eyes trailed at the contours of Megumi. Her small yet lithe figure appeared through the broken fissure. Slowly, she placed her foot on her domain. She wore a brown cloak over her black sports bra, her black shorts swayed as she dauntingly walked towards her with a smug face.

"I've always wondered," The Goddess of Tranquility voiced. "Why do you wear such tight-fitting clothes even though you always conjure explosions from a distance?" She mused while eyeing Megumi's flat chest.

"...Explode and die you cow," Megumi replied with a scowl. She shuffled over to the only seat available and planted her face on the table. "So? What do you want? If you waste my time I'm gonna explode your face."

"Now, now, no need to be so aggressive." She teased as she sipped her tea leisurely. "Do you want to play a game?" She asked while her gleaming blue eyes narrowed.

"Game?" Megumi raised her head from the table. "If it doesn't involve explosions, then I don't care."

The sounds of water falling echoed in the palace. With Megumi boring holes into The Goddess of Tranquility's breast, and the latter smiling amusedly, seemingly planning something.

"Oh, don't worry." She placed the teacup down. "You'll love this."

With a graceful wave, she opened her arms wide and chanted. "Oh, Seraph the Goddess of Balance, I would like to spectate champions fight for their fate!"

Suddenly, a white screen materialized out of thin air. Letters incomprehensible to humans filled the screen as pictures of individuals appeared.

"Can you please open game room number #25?" She asked kindly.

[Affirmative. Game Room No. #25 (Explode or Die). Judge, Archangel of Cheats (Golden Finger.)]

A picture of Viktor appeared on the screen. Wearing a black and red suit, he was blowing on a cigar as explosions unveiled behind him, lighting up his surroundings. Pools of crimson stained his shoes while corpses of people littered the ground, some with bullet holes and some with an arm or a leg missing.

"Oh?" Looking at the beautiful display of explosions, Megumi's face brightened. "Oh~!" She jumped up from her chair and grabbed Viktor's picture.

"Viktor Blaze... Former child soldier turned gangster... cause of death, explosions?" Megumi read silently as she muttered the last part to herself. Her head suddenly snapped to the Goddess of Tranquility. "Mine." She stated.

"You want him to be your champion?" The Goddess of Tranquility asked softly.

"Mine." Megumi didn't explain any further as she slipped the picture in her cloak.

"Unfortunately, you're already too late." The Goddess of Tranquility gestured towards the floating white screen. "Look."

[Player: Viktor Blaze #69420

Age: 15 (17)

World Type: Heroes and Villains

Challenge: Defeat the ancient evil

Judge: Archangel Golden Finger]

"He's a player!?" Megumi screamed. White flames enveloped her figure as her hair danced wildly in the air. "What the hell! Where the fuck is Axis!?"

"Unfortunately, the one who set up the game is his Archangel, Golden Finger."

"Golden Finger? What kind of God would name his follower Golden Finger?"

"Nevermind that." The Goddess of Tranquility's eyes opened. Suddenly, the whole room was bathed in a chromatic blue light. The feeling of contentment and peace spread through the room as the soothing feeling of tranquility dyed the air.

"Would you like to make a bet?" her voice flowed like honey in a summer breeze. Contradictory to the unhinged feeling her expression gave. Like a gambling addict, she pulled 3 platinum coins. "Megumi... how does 3000 divine coins sound?"

Megumi just smiled simply. "Oceana you..." Her robe fluttered as she pulled 5 platinum coins from her pocket. "You poor bimbo. 5000 divine coins in the name of Explosion!" She exclaimed followed by a deranged laugh.

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[Player Sheet]

Name: Viktor Blaze

Age: 15 (17)

Powers: Explosion, ???

Abilities: CQC, Acting, Bloodlust Emission, Street-Martial Arts, Elegant Steps, Subconscious Cool Pose, Fearless, Indomitable Will...

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-Viktor Blaze-

"Heh, hehahaha! I am the God of Death!"

The sounds of shockwaves came to a halt.

Woosh!

A sudden cold breeze passed me. For some reason, the bright moon in the sky suddenly dimmed. Turning my head I saw the shadows of the night creeping in my direction.

[???]

"Like I said. I am the God of Death. The Goddess of Tranquility was it? Why don't you suck my dick you skimpy little bitch. Meaningless existence? I could make you hate me for trillions of years that even if erase me from the face of the world you still wouldn't be able to forget about me."

The cold breeze turned into an updraft that made my wounds ache.

"So please die? Hah!" I laughed. "Ahahahahahahah!"

Even if my lips crack, even if my wounds hurt, I still laughed. After all, what kind of comedic genius would ask someone to die? Are they an idiot? If so they should just kill themselves.

I paused.

"I won't die."

My voice reverberated in the silence.

"Even if you pit me against the strongest creature there is, I still won't die."

The feeling of suffocation. The air tightened around my neck. My feet quivered. Even my instincts warned me not to move.

But even so...

"Gods?"

I took a step forward.

"Fuck em."

Golden flames shrouded my fists. With a burst of orange light, my surroundings went in flames. My hands were laced with an orange glow. The ruptured veins slowly mended themselves, like flowing magma, my hands were bathed with untapped power.

KABOOM!

With a burst of speed, I appeared right in front of the grinning All For One. For some reason even though he doesn't have eyes, I could feel them bulging out of their sockets right now.

"Super..."

The orange magma seeped out of my palm. It rippled around my fingers as it formed a glowing orb reminiscent of a sun.

Looking at it now, isn't it so simple? All I have to do was explode him to pieces. With All Might taking his attention, all I have to do is press this hydro-nuclear bomb hybrid in his face. By heating my nitroglycerin-like sweat to its maximum heat capacity, I could get that extra burn damage. Not counting the fact that it was already boiling when I produced it, and the fact that I compressed it into a ball that could potentially destroy me along with this city. With that firepower, I'm confident I could erase him from the face of the earth.

I didn't even need to move that much. With just a blast I was already in front of his face. All I have to do now is slam it while saying something cool.

It's that simple really.

"...Nova."

I guess I have no time for some cool pun. Oh, well.

Goodbye, left arm. Goodbye, All For One.

KABOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

—Is what I thought but it wasn't really that simple.

Crack!

"AH! AAAAHHHHH!!!"

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2 weeks later

[The God of Entertainment is inviting you for a chat.]

My arms hurt.

[The God of Entertainment is inviting you for a chat.]

My whole body hurts.

[The God of Entertainment is inviting you for a chat.]

"I need some sleep for fuck's sake!"

[The God of Entertainment is inviting you for a chat.]

...

It seems this persistent pervert won't stop.

"Sigh... Goddammit."

Ever since my victory over All For One, he has been barraging me with messages for the past 2 weeks. Not only that, some of the gods have been messaging me nonstop. The only good thing about this is that system message vanished after I passed out.

King Maker System?

What a load of bull.

After battling All For One with my willpower and flashbacks, currently I am bedridden. Or should I say in a... vegetative state? Both of my arms are mangled up, which is understandable because I used my special move Supernova on both hands. Luckily my hands weren't disintegrated which is nice.

My legs are... I don't know how to describe it. It seems some of my muscles got strained and then it was bent sideways, the doctor said my bones were jutting out of my thighs when they found me. I haven't been able to feel a thing down there for a while now, but at least I still have my legs right?

Overall I am in a very very bad state.

[The God of Entertainment is inviting you for a chat.]

"Fuuuuuck..." All I could do now is moan and curse. Maybe I should wait for my idol to come back? He always brings me delicious Japanese food when he visits. He's been visiting me every day even though I don't know him well. My memories are a little jumbled up after all. My mom(?) is also weird too. I remember her coming over and then immediately slapping me in the head then crying her eyes out about how worried she was and how weak I am. My dad(?) could only stand there on the side while looking awkwardly at our mother and son bonding.

Hm... now that I think about it... who am I?

I'm not Katsuki Bakugo... and I'm definitely not Viktor Blaze... I'm more of a something in between...

Viktor Bakugo?

Katsuki Blaze?

Damn. That's some identity crisis shit. Or maybe existential crisis?

Having parents is weird. Although I don't consider myself as Katsuki Bakugo, I am now living inside his body. It would be pretty stupid of me to reject him completely.

Emotions truly are a curious thing.

Kachak!

The sound of the door woke me up from my depressive thoughts. Looking over, I could see a bunch of kids peeping through the open gap and a green-haired freckled boy walking towards me with a guilt-ridden expression.

But why though? I mean–

Oh, yeah. I look like a human hotdog that was steamrolled. Even though my arms are bandaged, some of my skin that was peeking looked grotesque. Even though it's my own skin it's still disgusting as fuck.

"Kacchan."

The green-haired boy called out. His voice was shaking for some reason. I only tilted my head in a questioning manner.

"What?"

"I-I'm sorry..."

What?

"I-I should have stayed. I could have helped you and All Might! I-It's my fault you-you got hurt like this!"

At this point, he began crying while balling his fists. Looking at his expression, I could tell he isn't faking it. But why? Why would this... stranger cry for me? I mean, although I'm handsome I'm not really nice to the same gender.

"Uh... what?"

"Midoriya... It's not your fault."

A cold and clear voice interjected. Her voice was young, possibly between 14-15? Wait how old am I again? Is this possibly my friends? What are friends again?

"Bakugo-kun... I also apologize for not helping you sooner. We thought that you already evacuated so we couldn't help. I am truly ashamed of myself."

Why is everybody treating me like I'm gonna die? Why are you all so nice to me? You're giving me the creeps here. Maybe they have some hidden agenda? Maybe they want to let my guard down and experiment on me—

"Master...?"

A hoarse voice escaped my lips. My entire body trembled. My breath hitched. For some reason, my head started hurting. What the hell?

"Master?"

A tall teenage girl appeared in front of me. I couldn't see her clearly because she was behind the green broccoli, but now that I look at her closely, she resembled my master.

Her cold face gave off the feeling that she looks down on people. Her jet-black hair covered one of her eyes while her onyx eyes seemed like they can see through a person's soul. The appearance of her and my master overlapped.

She looked like a young version of her.

"Are you alright Bakugo-kun?"

Maybe a bit naive version of her?

"Should I call the doctor?"

Damn.

"Bakugo-kun?"

Why the hell am I crying.

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Daily chapters back at it again? Maybe.

Also, the next chapter will be about the aftermath of the fight. I'm trying to write in a first-person perspective cause it seemed interesting.

I added the Gods for some multiversal spice. I hate plot devices like how God suddenly wooshes in and gives you 3 wishes and a harem. Then you will do some fanboying then get one-shotted by a bad guy then training that takes ten chapters.

I hate wish-fulfillment stories.

But I don't hate OP MC.

Muwahahahaha! EXPLOSION!