Really sorry about the wait but to be honest from Friday to Tuesday morning I was intoxicated. So yea my bad on that. Anyway here is the next and another thanks to MushGod174 for still proofreading this despite it being summer or almost summer depending where your at.

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Ash

I don't think I have ever been so disgusted by humanity before. I have heard stories, watched the news, learned my history and yet I have never felt this way. As I walk through this place all I can think about is why? 

Why are they doing this? Why do people want to pay for this? Why do they justify this? why? Why? WHY?!?

Every room I pass I kill the occupants. Everybody die's besides the poor person being violated. I've lost count at how many people I've killed. Dozens of guard's bodies lay in various states throughout the building. 

At first they tried to fight. Shooting at me, throwing grenades, and using their powers. But it all was for naught. Even with my weakest shield I could block all of their attacks. Hell my body is strong enough to take most their attacks head on without taking any damage.

After seeing that they couldn't win they ran away. When they got to exits they were bounced back by a barrier. Alitas plan. She told me to get on the roof and draw an angel sigil. It created a barrier which only allows people with angelic powers to pass through it. Which means everyone is trapped in here. 

……

With me.

Then they started begging, Pleading me to spare them. They said things like "we have a family" or "it was just a job". I didn't care as I put them down one by one. As I head to the next room I saw a girl no older than 10 about to be raped by some bald fat fucker.

He died squealing like a pig. 

All of the rooms were sound proof so all the gunfire and killing went unnoticed. There were several bodyguards for the room's occupants throughout the building. After a brief encounter with some of them I found that they were far more skilled than the guards in this building. They still fell in the end.

I used everything in my arsenal from Steal to Devouring flame. After clearing a room someone started speaking through the intercom.

"You are Rogue correct?" The voice asked

I didn't bother to answer since there were more rooms to clear. I will respond   to the voice soon enough.

"I am quite surprised that you found my base because it should have been undetectable. I sure paid enough. This whole place has been here for years under the noses of those pesky heroes and I have never had a problem. But you? You have been on the scene only for a few months and have already destroyed the friendly ecosystem we of the underworld have built here.  You took down pimps, drug dealers, wife beaters and sex criminals. You have been quite bad for business you know?"

I continued to ignore him and moved on to the next room. The fact that it was the voice of The Trainer was unimportant. What was important is freeing the girls.

"Oh you just killed a state senator you know?....Don't care huh? Well I guess you wouldn't be after blocking the only escape and killing everyone. Well everyone besides the girls which obviously explains why you are here. I could probably offer you quite a bit of money, women, and even power but I won't since I can see how dedicated you are to ending my little operation. But I must ask are you sure about this? I have so many powerful connections in this world and I'm even backed up by a few governments. If you plan on killing me you will become their enemy.....Hmm so threats are a no go either huh? Well you are a masked vigilante so having enemies is regular for you huh? What if I were to say that I will kill a girl for everyone you save?"

Hearing that I paused. I turned and looked behind me. There were dozens of girls in various states of dress. I don't know when they started following me but now that I look there must be a hundred already.

Does that mean he will kill a hundred more girls before I can get to him?

"Ash the amount of lives he has ruined is impossible to count. It may hurt but a few more won't make much of a difference. All you can do is save as many as you can and move on." Alita speaks through my mind.

"She is right Ash. This fucker needs to be dealt with. If a few more girls die in the process it's still worth it. Just remember what you said this whole time." Inari says.

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"You are not a hero". They both speak in unison.

I smile at that. I look at a camera, flip it off and continue on.

"Really? A hero who doesn't care? Hmm let's test that shall we?"

I hear a scream through the intercom followed by a gunshot. I grit my teeth and clench my fist until blood flows. Taking a look back at the girls following me I can see the dark looks in their eyes but none of them are judging me. Instead they are filled with absolute hatred.

Seeing this I continued on ignoring the screams and sounds of bullets. After a while I heard the sounds stop.

"So you are that determined huh? That's a pity I could kill a lot more but to what purpose? I guess I will wait for your arrival Rogue."

With that I heard no more from him. After about 20 minutes I have finally cleaned out every room and was standing in front of the last door in the building. I did a quick check through it with my x-ray and saw him.

He was wearing an expensive suit. He stood at about 6^2 with soft features. In fact if I didn't know already I would picture him as a woman. He had medium length dark hair, a delicate frame, and bright blue eyes. He just stood there with an amused smile and a hand rose in the air ready to tell the 20+ men surrounding him to fire. In a corner were a dozen of dead women.

I saw quite an assortment of guns and a few people were charging energy shots with their hands. I threw a bubble shield to make sure none of the girls behind me got hit and kicked down the door. Dozens of shots ricocheted off my barrier while the energy blasts dissipated. I just stood there and let them give it their all.

Eventually they stopped. All the people in the room had dark looks. They knew they weren't going to make it. Well everybody besides the Trainer as he still had a smile.

"Well I must say this is quite anti climatic. To think my whole operation would fall in a few short hours. Tsk tsk tsk. You my friend are one stubborn bastard you know that?.......What? Still no reply? Just get on with it."

I dropped my shield and shot out a wave of black flames. 

"Oh did I mention you are going with us?"

He pulled out a remote and pressed a button and gas entered the room. As my flame hit him he smiled.

"It's too bad I can't feel pain as I am sure this must hurt. But even with your powers you won't survive. The gas will spread through the building far too quickly for you to stop and will kill everyone you saved!" He laughed.

I smiled and walked up to him not even caring about the gas.

"You see that's where you're wrong. I knew about the gas the whole time and closed all the vents from here to the entrance so this is the only place where it will come. Oh did I mention I am immune to my own powers? You see that flame that's slowly eating you and your screaming men alive? I have that running through my body and devouring everything bad for me. That means there is no poison in existence that could kill me. Even if I swallowed a bucket of cyanide I would live." I gave him a smile and patted him on the head.

As I was walking away I heard him scream in rage. After downloading all the data from his hard drives I left. 

"One more stop tonight girls."

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Rhea

"Honestly a goddess shouldn't have to work this much right Pet?"

I am currently waiting outside Lavernas domain and have been quite busy. All of my efforts to contact the boy without a prayer have been in vain. After exhausting all of my options I remembered how we met and decided to make this trip. I turn to my pet as I haven't heard an answer yet.

I see her giving me a glare of pure hatred.

"Oh come on now, don't you understand your situation? I told you that after a few thousand years I may give you your name back but for now your name is Pet. Understood?" I scold her.

"I am no one's pet you fucking bitch and when I get free I will- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

I activated the collar on Pet. She can be so disobedient sometimes. I hear a portal open and see Laverna come out.

"Ah there you are. I have been waiting for quite some time you know? In any case I have a favor to ask for".

Laverna looks at me and frowns.

"What could you possibly want from me-

She stops speaking and looks over at Pet and her eyes go wide.

"Is that fucking WAR!?"