19 Fisticuffs

It was huge in the sense that it looked like a body builder.

A metallic sheen seemed to cover its skin and it looked extremely hard. Every move of its made a slight creaking sound.

"Woah....what the hell is that??" Toyin said.

"A Metal Eater i think" i replied. "Haven't you noticed those stony Eaters were wondering around the Building? what they were growing was actually solid cement armour, and now this metallic looking Eater, came out of that pile of scraps. My guess is that some Eaters evolve based on the special surroundings they've been in for a long time."

Abdul said "Regardless man, that thing looks like it'll be really difficult to kill, what strategy should we use?"

"Actually, would you guys mind leaving this one to me?" Zaheer replied.

"Are you crazy?, that thing isn't an average Eater, how sure are you that you can kill it??"

"Yeah man, we should work together to kill this thing as fast as possible."

Letting out a deep breath i started walking towards the Eater.

"Actually you guys, since a while ago, i haven't been able to truly stretch my muscles, I've been carefully using about 30 percent of my power and now I've finally found something that looks like it can take it. So Stand DOWN!! "

With that last word I pushed off with my left foot and started sprinting at the Eater. I immediately started circulating 50 percent right off the bat. This was a strong opponent!, That was what my body was telling me.

The Eater punched at me and I blocked it with my bat, Taking two steps back I looked up with a smile on my face.

Jumping at the Eater i whacked him on the head, whipping it to the side, and it immediately tried to smash me into the ground, so i stepped back and let it hit the ground, The cracks on the ground told me just how strong this thing was.

Attacking again, i partied its blow before before smashing at its skull which it blocked with its left arm. I was already circulating 70 percent so it slightly sunk into the ground before slapping outwards. It was strong enough to knock my bat out of my hands.

Forgetting the bat I rushed at this Eater bare knuckled. Matching it blow for blow at 90 percent.

We were a flurry of punches kicks and stirred up a fierce wind around us.

On the sidelines, Abdul and Toyin looked in Awe.

"I didn't know Zaheer could move like this"

"Yeah, he barely looks like a human anymore, he must've been seriously limiting himself all this while"

"He kinda looks like.....Superman.....don't you think?"

Back at the fight, I was at 100 percent and even though Metal head was still matching me, he'd begun to show cracks at certain areas I'd hit severally. My own clothes were in tatters and I had bleeding wounds in some places, But I could barely notice them. There was an incredible feeling of power, coming into my body. With every punch I landed, I could feel the energy getting stronger. It felt cold and..sharp.

Seeing an opportunity I feinted towards the left and as Metal head tried to attack me, i instead landed a right hook to his jaw.

Disorienting him, i attacked him in a frenzy giving him quick sharp strikes any where I could reach.

He tried to counterattack but I just kept hammering away at him till his skull looked like a semi crushed can.

He finally stopped moving and I took deep breaths to calm down.

The energy that entered me felt sharp and cold. It was almost tangible and I could feel it rest in my solar plexus.

Calming down, i slowly turned around, to see Abdul and Toyin looking at me like a freak.

"hah, you just keep getting stronger huh?" Abdul started.

"I guess man, but these injuries hurt so bad I think I should've gone with you guys plan instead.

The way they looked at me turned even weirder and when I followed their gazes, I noticed that on my fresh wounds, a light sheen of metal had already started to cover the whole thing.

Dumbfounded, I realized the essence I'd absorbed was definitely different from the usual.

We left the place and want to meet the girls, and around the truck, there were some bloody marks on the ground. Their wary expressions showed they'd done their own amount of fighting out here.

Getting into the car we went back home, contented at least with what we'd gained. It was about 2 pm so the Eaters weren't all that active.

The moment I got to my room I flopped on the bed and fell asleep immediately.

In my dream I could feel something dragging me somewhere. It felt OK and safe, so i followed the feeling.

I'm not sure how long it took, but sometime later. i saw a gigantic black ball right in front of me.