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~ Omni Pov ~

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"You all need to leave. The ship is less than a hundred meters from here north. Hank isn't going to last very long, so hurry..." Alex told them all.

With clear indignation Storm spoke, "Are you mad?! We are not going to let you fight that thing, not alone!"

"I agree, this is suicide. Let's all go for now, there's nothing we can do..." Cyclops added as well.

"Their right-" Kurt said, but was cut off.

"ROOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The beast roared.

"We don't have much time! Leave. NOW!" Alex shouted. 

"I'm not going, this is foolish; you'll die!" Storm persisted. Placing heavy emphasis on her last two words...

"No, I'll stay... I can watch over him, you all aren't in any condition to keep on fighting, but I am." Logan said, slowly getting to his feet...

"Just, go..." Logan continued. His anger could be seen in his eyes. Alex seeing this, took note of it as well...

The smoke finally cleared, revealing the Hulking beast. Alex recognized who he was. 

'So it's you in all your glory...' Alex thought to himself. He scanned the Hulk's body with detail. His eyes still flickering between normal vision, and his new X-ray like vision. It was, weird for Alex, but he was getting used to it...

The Hulk seeing them finally roared once more. Charging forward with immense speeds. 

'Shit! He's fast!' Alex thought, but he quickly charged forward as to not let the Hulk get close to the team. Immediately the hulk raised its fist, a sign of another large hit coming in...

"ARGGHHH!!!!" It growled. Smashing downwards onto Alex. However, Alex was still much faster than his larger adversary. He took advantage of the Hulks awkward position, dodging the blow, and going behind the hulk with swiftness...

"HEEARRRGHHH!!!!" Alex shouted. He wrapped his arms around the hulk, squeezing hard, but since the hulk was quite resistant, it was difficult, but far from impossible. He then lift the Hulk into the air from his stomach.

'TAKE THIS!' He shouted in his mind. He arched his back in the opposing direction. Causing the Hulk to be lifter more off the ground, and in the less the the twinkling of an eye, he slammed the giant into the ground as hard as he could-

*BOOOMMM!!!!!*

As he landed the German Supplex, he quickly dashed backwards, and towards the team.

"Why are you guys still here? MOVE!!!" He shouted, reminding them. 

'This only bought them so much time, the Hulk will be up soon...'Alex noted to himself. The attack worked flawlessly, but he was surprised to see it only stun the thing, he was actually aiming for a knockout... 

"R-Right..." Jean said. Ororo had nothing to say, she only bit her lip in compliance, realizing that Alex was indeed the only one that could get them out of this situation...

"Alright, we're going, but stay safe Alex." Cyclops said, before he helped to carry Hank. He saw all of them make their way to the ship...

Alex then looked ahead, saying... "I guess it's just you, and me now..." Smiling excitedly.

With a grunt, logan responded, "Don't bother, kid. Just focus... That thing's a nightmare. We have to end this fight fast, or else, it'll just get stronger and stronger." He quickly willed his claws forward.

'Still... The kid did more damage in one move than our team did in the past couple of hours...' Logan thought. He looked ahead, seeing the green giant holding his head in what seemed to be pain, swaying from left to right...

The Hulk's eyes seemed to refocus, however, his green glow returned, his anger likely boiling over...

'To think I'd see the hulk face to face... It's a shame we had to meet like, this. But it is what it is...' Alex thought. He got into a stance. Logan following right after.

"Which way do you wanna take? Left, or right?" Alex asked.

For some inexplicable reason, Logan smiled. "HOW ABOUT BOTH!!!" He charged forward first.

However, 'Sorry for this Logan...' Alex thought, he quickly appeared behind Logan, chopping him behind the neck, knocking him out cold...

'Sleep tight, you would have only gotten in the way...' Alex noted to himself. Having Logan fight beside him would likely leave him to protect the hero instead of the opposite.

The Hulk roared in anger, his eyes darker shade of emerald eyes pierced into Alex's lighter emerald orbs...

"HAAAARRRRRHHHH!!!!" He roared charging forward once again.

'He's gotten faster!...' Alex realized.

The Hulk's raw power was overwhelming, but his adaptive mindset became his greatest asset. He quickly mirrored the Hulk's relentless attacks, learning and adjusting his strategies on the fly. 

With another swing, Alex felt the sheer power and pressure the strike held, Alex hissed his teeth, 'He may be stronger than me for now, but I'm much faster and better fighter!'

As the Hulk's onslaught continued, Alex's instincts evolved as well. His realized his were movements became more fluid, a result of his quick adaptation to the overwhelming force in front of him. He wasn't growing in strength but in speed, he felt as if his tactics and techniques were going through constant refinement...

'This green fucker just keeps growing stronger!' Alex thought, quickly dodging another blow. The more he dodged, the more he realized that the Hulk was growing both faster and stronger too.

In a decisive moment, Alex capitalized on an opening, utilizing the Hulk's own momentum against him. Alex realized that he could see clear images of where the hulk would attack, just before he did it. He smiled, a new ability to adapt and improvise in the midst of chaos, he'd take it. He felt as if he could now feel the flow of the battle, as if, he could see the future itself...

Each bout with the Hulk became a learning experience, still Alex realized that if he made a single mistake, it could end badly, even though he's parrying he could feel the power in his bones... Still, he analyzed and adjusted, finding ways to outmaneuver Hulk...

His adaptability was his strength, turning the battle into what was essentially test of resilience and strategic evolution. Hulk being pure physical growth, while Alex speed and stratagem...

Minutes passed, and now annoyed, the Hulk readied himself to smash into the ground with all his power. Preemptively, Alex's instincts rang at him to dodge, 'Shit!' he thought, he instantly jumped away, not wanting to be caught up in the attack.

BOOOOOMMM!!!

-The dust an debris fell everywhere...

Alex now far enough away could get a breather, thinking to himself. '-I can't continue like this. He wont go down, and will only grow stronger...' There was only one way to put the hulk down for good, and that was knock him out with physical force.

This option he didn't really want to resort to, but it was like he was fighting himself. The only difference, no growth in techniques really. Still, he was excited...

Alex relaxed himself, "I'll have to borrow your techniques, Vasco..." 

Alex slowly got into a stance, his eyes sharpening and his fists clenched. The hulk looked towards him, and in its fury. Even the Hulk realized something had changed...

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