“I’m the hero Sports Guy, your examiner tasked to deliver you to the exam’s site as for this location it is to sort out who will be qualified to participate on the real exam. Now then follow me!” The hero examiner Sports Guy shouted out as he led the 603 applicants to the exam’s site…
The exam had finally begun as the hero shouted for everyone to follow him.
Some time later.
“Huff” “Huff” “Huff”
It’s been two and a half hours since the exam began and the applicants have traveled more than 60 kilometers from the starting line.
No one knew how long it would last, as some had already begun to quit. Nonetheless, the rest of the applicants followed the hero examiner with determination.
There were sounds of nagging, sounds of panting, and many other sounds being made by the participating applicants as even some of them were having conversations like they were on an ordinary walk.
“Hehe” Chuckled a man in a strange hero costume that was based on a plastic bag with the recycling symbol on his chest.
He was an applicant who went by the name Recycler, a man who loves to recycle and maintain cleanliness, with a high IQ but tends to misjudge situations.
The applicant Recycler got close to the hero examiner as he ran at the pace of an athlete runner.
As he was running alongside him he started to speak out letting no breaths escape his mouth.
“Presumptively speaking every hero exam beginning is said to be running to filter the worthy ones. It is also said that this year's exam will be the same with little difference to it. What might that be, may I ask?” The moment he finished speaking he met with eyes that said go figure as the hero exam started to shout something again.
“Half an hour before arrival…” Shouted the hero examiner.
!!
Wanting to ask again the Recycler applicant was left speechless as the examiner just increased base leaving him completely behind.
“Hey!” The Recycler shouted but forgetting to look out for something, five huge individuals passed him pushing him to the side.
“Hey, that was uncalled for!” Still shouting but this time at the five individuals he again forgot to look out as this time a whole bunch of applicants pushed him to the side like a bike wracked by train he no longer spoke dropping out of the exam.
Following behind the examiner were all kinds of applicants with weird backgrounds and costumes.
There were the first five cloaked individuals, the middle-aged man and the robot, three cat ladies in ninja outfits, a tiger samurai, seven martial artists old men, a bald man with a huge hammer, the horse girl in a jockey outfit followed by the other three girls the bear and the twins, a girl in what seemed like a cultivators attire looking like a fairy as strands of long cloths flying behind her, and lastly a group of gangster-like individuals with purple tattoos following behind a black bear in a purple jacket and dragon tattoos, a polar bear with a purple bandana and purple tattoos, and a red panda with martial art attire and also purple tattoos…
There were also many other unique applicants who were not too far behind but these were among the best as they kept up with the examiner’s pace.
“Hmph!” Running next to Rex was actually a white horse, no rather it was a charming prince with golden lock hair and a rose flower in hand riding the horse.
“How foolish these peasants think only truly beautiful and strong ones like us are the main stage of this exam and those extras with no ability to contend here should already drop out as they are only delaying the determined outcome. Is that not right?” He asked, looking at Rex who was running beside him.
Rex on the other hand, hearing that said nothing just continuing his pace.
“Oh my, how inelegant of me the most elegant one, I’m Fairy Prince and this is my friend Stallion.” The man introduced himself to Rex but again receiving no word from Rex veins popped up on his forehead.
“Hmph how inelegant of a man you are and I thought behind that mask was a beauty such as myself, hmph you disappoint me rude beast I shall bid you well but know that when the time arrives humiliate you a thousandfold as you did me.”
‘Hmph do you think just because I thought you were elegant like me and approached you that you are like me you will pay for this!’
Looking at the so-called Fairy Prince speaking on and on Rex could no longer handle it pacing passed him as he increased his speed.
There were too many weirdos like him that tried picking up conversation with him though he ignored them all.
There was even a girl who tried to hit on him saying, “Hey you got a good wild smell on. You wanna meet up after this we can be partner heroes, oh yeah my dad would like you because you got the same air as him.”
All these were giving him the chills as he isn’t a social person he just wanted to be left alone.
At the start of this long run, Rex kept at a normal pace only increasing his speed when everyone else did, and like that, he was able to keep up.
The reason why he could it was because during his hunting days, day after day chasing after dinosaurs not only was his strength increased every attribute about him had an upgrade.
His internal organs and bones underwent changes, these changes were not evolution nor mutation but an enhancement.
Right now Rex is someone with superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, perception, endurance, and durability.
Although he does not know how strong he is, he knows that he is at least as strong as D-Class heroes, if not stronger.
As Rex was just thinking a bright light could be seen ahead giving many of the applicants who were at death's door because they could not keep up with the pace.
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“Alright we have reached the 95th-kilometer mark a little bit ahead and we are there so keep up.” Seeing the light first the hero examiner shouted to let everyone know they were close, though smirking as he thought to himself about the real beginning of the exam.
At the light of the tunnel, everyone came out in successions following after the hero examiner who was in the moment like he won a marathon.
From the starting line to this exit of the tunnel 148 applicants dropped off of the 603 participants.
But the applicants are yet to arrive at the exam location making them wonder what was to come next but all they got was another marathon as they traversed through a forest to only arrive at a dead end.
Silence as even those who panting held their breath staring at the end of land and the sea ahead as nothing else was in front of them.
“Huff” “Huff” “Huff”
Having had enough of the examiner's attitude in doing things an applicant launched out at the hero examiner.
“Hey this is absurd, how dare you deceive us into taking us to the exam location and bring us to nowhere huh?” While speaking the applicant threw a kick wanting to throw the examiner into the sea as he had enough of it.
But to his surprise, the hero examiner moved to the side to dodge the kick while simultaneously gushing out his own kicks.
Bam Bam Bam
All that was heard was the sound of broken ribs as the applicant flew far to the side.
“Hmph just because I put up with your antics does not mean I can’t harm you or kick you out.”
“Listen up you unwanted maggots this is a heroes exam, not some sports team exam not just anyone can take the exam and become heroes. There are things to this and as a hero myself I can't let no buddies pass. Now that we are here listen well behind me about 15 kilometers away is a ship where the examination is taking place and only those amongst you who can pass me will participate in it."
"All you have to do is pass me and swim to the ship from here, oh yeah as for those of you who have received tickets you may pass me without a test."
Standing at the edge, the examiner declared that to take the hero exam, they should pass him and swim the sea to reach the site.
*
F-City National Moutain Range, West of Metro Citedal.
On a certain military-like base on a mountain.
A crowd of workers in military outfits were helping a man equip weapon gear.
The man had black hair and was a mechanical cyborg of average human height with only a human head and spine everything else being mechanical.
Human Cyborg Jack The Human Jet
On his back were large jet wings made of bio-nanotech the military workers seemed to be helping him adjust the equipping process.
Soon after finishing their job they step back giving the cyborg man some space.
Standing not too far from the place was a lady in a long gown with dragon patterns holding a fan close to her face and standing with her was another female in a military maid-like uniform and a huge battle axe and a man wearing steampunk goggles.
If Sonya was here she would recognize these people as they are people she knows.
"Do you hear me, Jack?" The lady I fan spoke looking at the cyborg man in the distance.
[Speak your mind ma'am!] The Human Jet Jack replied sounding a little robotic.
"The president's orders are for you to showcase the next level engineering of humankind to the world, you are to perform at a top level."
[You got it, ma'am!] Simply short he replied as he understood his mission.
"Then take off." The lady said giving him a go signal with her fan.
With a solemn look, the Human Jet Jack faced the sky blasts coming out of his palms and foot taking him to the sky.
He did not use his wing jets to take off only using the heat blast in his hands and legs to reach high aptitude before taking off otherwise he might incinerate the areas around him.
As a mechanical cyborg equipped with powerful weapons, his palms contain parts that allow him to fire large, powerful blasts of heat, fire, or plasma across significant distances.
One blast is powerful enough to obliterate a whole mountain.
Reaching a suitable height he poisoned himself vertically equipping a headgear before finally setting off with his jet wings.
Boom
With a defining sonic explosion, he blasted through the air flying at top speed Mach 7.1...
On the ground seeing him take off Sara the maid with the battle axe sighed before speaking.
"Man, I do hope that boy doesn't exhort himself like he did in practice."
"Well for his sake I hope he doesn't do more than he is supposed to or the President might tear him apart." Said the lady with the hand fan.
"Oh yeah speaking of the exam did Sonya accept our deal since she is attending there as a helper Ming?" Said Sara looking at Ming the lady with the hand fan.
"Yes though she said she was forced to attend there." Lady Ming replied.
Name: Lady Ming Sa
Side: Neutral
Class: Modified Human (Cyborg)
Occupation: Engineering Director of ARMTECH
Name: Sara
Side: Neutral
Class: Modified Human (Cyborg)
Occupation: Battle Maid (Bodyguard)
Name: Dr Punk Rony
Side: Evil
Class: Human
Occupation: Human Modifier
*
Inside a skyscraper in I-City, the capital of Metro Citedal a man in his late 50s with blue hair and a beard with few whites there and there.
The blue-haired man sat in his office looking at the glass window where he could see the statue of a female hero in a cape holding a sword of order and a scale of justice.
This statue belonged to the first hero of Metro Citedal the hero who brought order and justice in a time when chaos reigned.
She is known and was known as the greatest of her time to now even someone like him who is in a position where he is considered the highest can't say no to that.
With a sigh, he thought to himself.
'What order and justice to the strong the world is a jungle and the weak know that yet we wear the mask of justice and order otherwise this world might as well collapse isn't that right our greatest hero... Metro Woman?'
With another sigh, he thought to himself.
'What am I thinking!'
Turning around he pressed the call button for his secretary.
Ding
A second later.
"Yes, Mr. President!" The secretary answered waiting for orders.
"How are things with the exam?" The blue-haired man who is known as the president of the Hero Association Guild.
"Sir there are no changes things are still the same." She said through the call.
"Hmm, what about the security?" The hero President continued to ask.
"Sir as requested two A-Class heroes ranked 5 and 6 were put in charge of the security they are on site and we have the super cops deployed by F-City on stand-by as well a total of two hundred modified cops and for insurance's sake we added the B-Class hero General Commando that is all Sir."
The president thought to himself after hearing her mention the security personnel. 'Those cops made to combat us superpowered individuals, huh well that is interesting since ten of them can match a D-Class hero, and with the domineering powers of two A-Class heroes added only fools would try to do funny business.'
"Hmm well done, oh right set up a meeting with the big leagues a day after the examination and also move up my appointment to two months from today!" The president said moving up from his chair as he picked up a cigarette and a golf bat heading to his little golf court.
"Yes Sir."
Hearing her confirmation he dismissed her starting his game.
'The world is a black and white stage for our amusements and no matter what deal comes out of this exam nothing will change in the world that's how just things are and will always be.' Thinking like that the president played golf not minding the world or its coming changes that he could not see.
Though unbeknown to him the gears of this world are changing and it all began 17 years ago when an unforgettable incident took place, that incident set a domino effect in motion and today one of the last nine remaining pieces is falling.
All those who walk during the day are unaware of the events around them, while those who are active at night believe they are in control.
However, nobody knows the true impending disaster that is about to occur, triggered by one of the last nine dominos.
A piece called No.0002
*
The 455 people who made it through the underground tunnel found themselves standing at the edge next to the sea, unable to see anything resembling the exam site.
The expert Sports Guy, responsible for evaluating the applicants' potential and qualifications, has selected those eligible to take the exam and requested the others to seek his approval for acknowledgment.
So far 33 have met his acknowledgment diving into the sea and swimming to the exam's site which is a ship that's 15 kilometers away from shore.
These 33 people who were given acknowledgment were due to them being meta-humans and some of them being cyborgs and that is what gave them the qualification as for everyone else they had to go through him Rex included.
It is also due to them receiving tickets before arriving at the tunnel, which is one of the privileges of those with superpowers.
In line, the applicants watched as the 33 people swam to the exam's location while they were held up some felt indicted for being average since none of them held any superpowers.
"Alright, all you maggot scum come and punch if I feel it then you are set to proceed." In a maddening smile, the hero Sports Guy called out to them to strike him with punches.
Fin