A couple of days had passed since my mom nearly lost her mind over the crater I left in the backyard.
I was grounded for a week.
Three more days left till I get my freedom back.
"…Still worth it though," I muttered, lying on my bed.
Even with the punishment, I didn't stop training. I just had to tone it down.
Flying was… better. Not perfect—but better. I could keep the board stable up to around 80 mph now.
Anything past that?
Yeah. I'd eat dirt again.
Still, my control improved. My body got stronger too—but not as much as I wanted.
It was frustrating.
Normally, I'd be outside punching dense boulders for hours or swimming against that crazy fast stream near the park.
…Yeah, I know how that sounds like a shonen protagonist would train.
But for me it works so i guess I am one.
---
The school bell rang me out of my thoughts.
Finally.
I grabbed my bag—and in the next second, I was gone using soru.
---
I leaned against the fence outside, arms crossed, waiting.
Tony was late.
Again.
"…Three minutes," I muttered.
"Wow. You started counting now?"
I looked up and saw him jogging over, slightly out of breath but still wearing that annoying smirk.
"Hm. The nerd finally arrives," I said. "You kept me waiting."
"Relax. There was a crowd and it held me up," he said. " But luckily I had something to help me get out the crowd."
My eyes dropped to his shoes.
"…Rocket boots?"
"Version two," he grinned.
"Better than that ugly jetpack."
"At least I don't destroy gardens."
"…Still on that?"
"I liked that garden."
"You weren't even there."
"I saw pictures."
"…You're annoying."
"And you're reckless."
"Boys."
We both turned.
Howard Stark stood by the car, already looking tired of us.
"Get in."
He was driving in a Tesla model S.
"…Im not getting in that electric toaster."
"It's not a toaster."
"It hums like one."
"Get. In."
"…Tch."
I got in the back. Tony sat in front. then the car started driving on its own.
I smirked, planning on calling them one of my favorite nicknames.
"The two electric car loving Fa—"
Click.
Restraints snapped around me.
"…You've got to be kidding me."
Tony laughed. "You keep falling for that."
The car started moving.
---
[Unknown POV]
My target was Howard Stark.
Not the woman.
Not the child.
Him.
But when he grew close to Cybele Goldman, I observed them both.
And then…
I noticed the boy.
At first, nothing.
Then when i started to moniter the boy I became intrigued.
Inhuman growth.
Innate abnormal strength.
And quirk that allow him to manipulate a unique element. Gold.
And worst of all—
The training he does if you can even call it that.
He been growing higher and higher on my list of dangerous people and he been on their for the 9 years i've been watching him.
"…He needs to die."
"This world doesn't need another All Might."
"Send an agent."
"Eliminate the boy."
"Yes sir".. A guard said quickly.
---
[Midas POV]
moments later Howard were bringing us home from school and we were about to stop when the taffic light turned red, untill—
BOOM!!!
The car shook violently.
"Out! Now!" Howard shouted.
I was already moving.
The moment I stepped out we heard a loud whistling.
"…You hear that?" Tony asked.
"Yeah."
We looked up.
A muscular figure descended. The air around him screamed while he descended making the whistling get louder.
CRASH.
He landed and steam rolled off his body from the fall.
Howard noticed the three heads tattoo on his left shoulder.
Howard's voice hardened. "…Hydra-."
The man smiled.
Then looked at me.
"…So you're the so called abnormality the boss wants dead."
---
Before anyone could say another word Howard took out a rifle and the barrel of the rifle glowed, crackling with blue energy.
And he pulled the trigger and the blue beam instantly hit him and he caught it with his right hand that turned to dirt and rock.
"…Fuck! hes tough," Howard muttered.
And then whithout him noticing.
Golden needles pierced his body
They bounced off his skin that turned to dirt and rock
"…Is that it? Is that all yall could do?! That didnt even tickle" he laughed.
Then suddebly—
He stomped.
The ground ERUPTED.
Earth spikes shot everywhere.
"MOVE!"
I grabbed Tony and Howard, formed my board, and shot into the air.
Barely dodging.
"That guy is way too strong…" Howard said.
"…Yeah. He is ," I agreed.
"Midas take me down their and fight with me" Howard said urgently.
" No. Ill deal with him."
"Just stay here and call for help"
I flew towards the laughing man.
"WAIT NO! MIDAS STOP!!!"
I increased my speed.
"I know I cant win but theres no other way" I muttered.
---
Faster.
I increased my speed again and then I quickly dissolved my board and I got into a certain position making me descend faster as i let gravity increase my speed for me.
Once I got close I threw a devastating punch.
BOOM!!!
It landed—
CRACK.
My fist made impact with his earth wall he quickly made.
My left hand went limp as it broke on impact.
"…Tch—!"
Pain shot up my arm.
He didn't move.
"…That's it?" he said making his arms reverted back to normal.
Then—
Everything changed.
The ground rose instantly.
Walls sealed us in.
"YOU'RE DEAD."
he laughed manically while huge earth pillars came at me fast.
No—
Too fast.
I dodged one from my left and then another one came at me from the left.
"GHK!!"
The pillar slammed into my chest. And I spat blood.
My body skidded across the ground.
Feeling pain from my chest radiated to my back and arms.
"…Hes way too strong," I thought.
That was the truth.
He was just stronger.
Faster.
More experienced.
I stood up anyway.
barely.
"…I.. I just need need him to slip up..just once."
His laughter broke me out of my thought.
"You're still alive kid? Well i gotta hand it to you. You could take a hard beating."
Before i could even think, another earth pillar sped towards me.
I barely dodged.
My movements slowed.
My breathing got heavier.
And my vision blurring from the blood loss.
He wasn't even trying.
"…He doesnt know that i can turn thing to gokd with a simple touch. I can still win this," I realized.
Hope and determination filled me.
This is my only chance for stopping this mad man.
---
"Time to count your seconds kid! Because playtime is over," he said.
Then he raised both arms.
The ground shook violently.
A massive shadow covered me.
I looked up.
A colossal earth hand.
Huge.
"…Yeah. That's it."
If I survived this—
I'd win.
If not—
I was dead.
"DIE!!"
It came down fast.
BOOM!!!
The impact shook everything.
Dust exploded everywhere.
A thick mist filled the dome.
Silence.
"…Welp, the kid is good as dead," he laughed.
"I expected more of a cha—"
I moved.
Now.
I had dodged at the last possible second.
Every muscle screamed.
My chest burned.
My arm was useless.
But I moved anyway.
I appeared behind him.
He sensed something.
Turned—
Too late.
My finger touched him.
Then gold spread rapidly up his body.
He froze. As his entire body besides his head is gold and he slowly was dying from the lost of his organs and blood.
"…What… are yo—oh no"
I didn't hesitate.
when he completely turned to gold
I sent a final powerful punched with my fist hardered with gold.
CRACK!!
His now fully golden body shattered from the impact if my of my punch.
The dome collapsed.
Light poured back in.
I dropped to my knees.
"…Its finally over…"
Breathing hurt.
Thinking hurt.
Everything hurt.
"…Yes!…"
I laughed weakly.
"…I actually took down a powerful villain at the age of 10…" I muttered
I smiled as darkness took me..
To be continued..
Sorry guys for the late chapter. I've been busy boxing and i don't as exhausted.
Also i saw that we reached 100 powerstones so ill upload a bonus chapter tomorrow.