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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Xander, are you there?" He quickly contacted the system. It beeped and said a yes.
Alec saw another jab coming from the iron man, but he held the iron man's fist and tried to push him backwards, but his opponent was too strong.
Alec grunted, exerting more power to the push. He recalled Xander studied Jeremy's strength and weaknesses during their first fight, Alec decided to ask Xander about the iron man's weakness. "I hope you've got a weakness, Xander?"
"No"
Alec blinked, getting distracted "What do you mean, no?"
The iron man grabbed Alec by the arm and easily threw him to the other side of the road with violence.
Alec groaned "Xander, what have you been doing? I need this guy's weakness ASAP"
"Processing weakness and strength" Xander answered, showing the progression on the screen, right in front of Alec. Alec made a guttural sound when he saw that the progress was slow.
"Why is this slow?" Alec asked, getting frustrated, especially as he saw the iron man coming nearer. He is probably going to fling Alec again.
"It is slow because he is a superhuman, not a normal human" Xander replied.
The iron man got to Alec and tried to drag him up. He had the aim to give give Alec serious injuries, but Alec was quick to predict his opponent's hitting moves. He rose from the ground sharply and backflipped before the iron man could make physical contact with him.
"Xander, don't be useless! Tell me something about this guy!" Alec ordered in a whisper after his backflip.
"He is a superhuman" Xander said, annoying Alec.
"And you think I don't know that already?!" There was frustration in the tone of Alec's voice.
"You asked me to tell you something about him, and I did" Xander replied. Alec had a strong urge to give Xander a punch in the face. For a sec, he forgot Xander was a system.
"Alec" Heidi's voice came in through his earbug.
"Hold on Xander" Alec whispered, so he could talk to Heidi, but he saw a fist coming towards his face, he ducked the hit and did a backwards somersault.
"Oh, that was close" Alec mumbled to himself.
"Alec, are you okay?" Heidi asked concernedly, her eyes watching him intently on one of the large screens in HEP centre.
"Yeah" Alec responded in a breath.
With the help of the technology in the HEP centre, Every member could watch and listen to everything happening in the outside world.
"So, my first guess about this guy was him being a cyborg, but that's not really the case" Heidi informed Alec.
"Yeah, when we punched him, remember how it felt?" Jeremy suddenly cut in. He was back to the centre and was using the centre's computer systems to monitor every activity.
"Yeah, it felt like hitting real iron, that shit hurts like a bitch" Alec replied.
The iron man noticed Alec was distracted, he grabbed the opportunity the distraction created and for the first time, he was able to land a hard punch on Alec's face.
"Oh my God, Alec!" Heidi slapped her palm over her mouth, watching from the projector "He's gonna kill Alec"
Alec haven't recovered from the severe pain when he was dragged up and flung away. He uttered a low sound in pain.
Jeremy bit his lip, his eyes fixated on the monitor "Man, that's not nice"
"How has he not lost consciousness?" Heidi asked no one in particular, sounding baffled.
Jeremy shook his head sluggishly "I really don't know"
"Now is the time I really need you to say something, Xander" Alec said in pains, rolling on the ground to hide from the iron man, till he gets a way to defeat him.
The transparent screen appeared and the information the system could gather about the iron began to display, and was also voiced out by Xander.
"Super human.
Super powers; super strength...90%"Oh, I'm fucked" Alec whispered because he doubts his own Superstrength was as high as his opponent's own.
Xander continued "Super speed... 20%
Iron body structure... 50%Source of powers; Iron""Wait, hold on" Alec cut in "What do you mean iron?"
"That is his source of powers"
"Yeah, I know that, but can you elaborate on that?" Alec requested.
"Yes. The superhuman gets his powers from anything made of iron. He has the ability to absorb iron into his body"
Alec scrunched up his face in disgust "That shit is dangerous"
"Who are you talking to, Alec?" Jeremy asked, furrowing his brows.
"I've been meaning to ask him that" Heidi added.
Alec thought of a believable lie to feed them, then something came to him. "I was soliloquizing"
Heidi and Jeremy exchanged glances.
"The guy gets his strength by absorbing powers from iron made objects" he fed them the information he got from Xander to change the topic of the soliloquy.
"That explains why he's bullet proof" Jeremy said.
"And also the destruction of vehicles" Heidi added. "He absorbs powers from the iron parts of the vehicles"
"I see why we couldn't beat him up" Alec summed it up.
Jeremy's fingers began to move on the keyboard of the computer with swiftness, simultaneously explaining his observations "Even with the super strength this iron guy has, he isn't as fast as you are, Alec, which is to your advantage, we only need his weakness which will be your own strength and that will help to beat his ass up"
Alec nodded "Xander, what's his weakness?" He asked the system.
"Who is Xander?" Heidi and Jeremy chorused curiously, and before Alec could answer the question, iron man appeared, laughing maniacally.
"I found you, little boy" He jeered.
"The idiot doesn't know he is the little boy" Jeremy remarked, feeling annoyed.
Alec cursed under his breath and started to run using his super speed. The iron man ran after him but was not able to catch up with him since Alec was faster.
Alec ran in circles, surrounding the iron man who was desperately trying to grab him but couldn't, Alec was too fast for him.
"Task four completed" Xander mentioned. "New power unlocked; super heat __level one"
Alec didn't stop his 360 degree race. He felt his body temperature going very hot as he ran round the man. His legs also vibrated, yet he was steady on the run.
Jeremy and Heidi watched Alec with a frown of concentration on their faces, both wondering how he could have such speed.
"How is he able to do that?" Heidi queried, looking puzzled.
"I don't know. I mean I know he's fast, but I've never seen go this fast" Jeremy replied, his expression mirroring the one on Heidi's face.
Alec soon felt like he can't feel his legs any longer. "Xander, I feel heated! I feel like I'm on fire!"
Jeremy and Heidi exchanged worried looks when they heard Alec's new condition.
"Transfer the heat to the super human" Xander advised.
"Transfer the heat to him" Alex repeated confusedly "How do I do that?" Alec asked loudly.
Jeremy jumped in to explain "You have a good idea Alec, just find a way to press your heated hands firmly to his naked skin, I think that would help"
"But is the heat up to the degree to bend an iron?" Heidi asked, twisting her lips.
"The heat generated from you is up to the degree celcius that is capable of affecting the superhuman" Xander spoke up "Fifty percent of the superhuman's body structure is iron, but the other half is still a human part, and the heat you generate from your speed is a super heat, which will have a negative effect on your opponent" Xander expounded.
Alec jumped high, and when he was going down, he held the iron man's face tightly, pressing the heat into his skin till the guy screamed.
"It worked!" Heidi whispered, grinning like a chesire cat.
"Alec, can you go for another speedy 360 degree run? But this time you hit the iron guy hard and speedily, coupled with your strength and heat" Jeremy suggested.
Alec went along with Jeremy's idea. The iron man has not recovered from the heating effect, and was trying to process his environment. That gave Alec enough time to go for a quick run. Like the other time, he jumped high, and before his legs could touch the ground, he landed a strong punch on iron man's head, knocking him out.
"Yo! That's my man, baby!" Jeremy hyped throwing his arms up.
Alec smiled. Heidi laughed happily.
"Let's go pack the iron asshole up" Jeremy said to the other members of the team.
Alec stared at his hands, spreading them out, then he heard Xander's voice. "Super heat and super speed increased to the next level"
Alec's smile widened.
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Xander And The Blaze 9...Telekinesis...
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Xander And The Blaze 12... Direction...
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Xander And The Blaze 13... Party...
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Xander And The Blaze 15...Burns...
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Alec's smile remained on his face as he walked alongside with Heidi towards the car. The image of Kara's face kept playing in his head. "The girl is beautiful" He whispered to no one in particular. Heidi rolled her eyes and got in the backseat of the car, folding her arms across her full chest, Alec also got inside the car, but he took the passenger seat. "Today is really a great day. You get to beat up that guy and get noticed by his girlfriend, isn't that shit great?" Jeremy commented energetically as he started the car. Alec remembered when Kara had yelled at Milo that she was not his girlfriend. She also mentioned that they broke up. "Kara is not his girlfriend" Alec told his friends. Milo turned his head sideways to look at Alec "For real?" His brows were knitted. Alec smiled sympathetically as he recalled the way Milo treated her. "Milo is sick." "But..." Jeremy wet his lips with his tongue like he was mulling over something "Belinda told me Kara still loves Milo" "That
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The girl with the blonde hair was standing near the staircase, glaring hard at a tall, sturdy guy who was holding her by the wrist. The guy looked older and intimidating with his neat beard and locks of dyed hair. He also looked rich with his expensive gold wristwatch, rings, necklace, glistening on his smooth skin. Alec's eyes moved between the guy and the girl, watching as they argued about something, then his eyes later landed on the girl, focusing on her alone. She looked so familiar to Alec. He could swear he'd seen her somewhere before he can't just point out the exact place he'd seen her.He narrowed his eyes at the her, trying to remember where he'd seen her.At a party? He does not even attend parties often. He only attends when being forced. School? He does not think so, although he does not even know or remember the faces of most people at his school. Work? No fucking way in hell. She does not work at HEP centre. Alec racked his brain and soon, it clicked. She was
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49...Blonde...
Alec looked like someone who had been threatened to have his private part cut off if he does not attend a party. His handsome face was having no smile or friendliness on it. He kept glaring at everyone and everything that came his way. Jeremy had used all measures to make sure Alec surely attends the party. "Remember, don't push the girls away tonight" Jeremy reminded Alec as they strolled into the building. Alec rolled his eyes "You said that like fifty times already" He exaggerated. "No, It's just five times, dude" Jeremy said, looking serious."And are you sure its not more than five times?" Heidi asked, raising her brows. "Of course!" Jeremy exclaimed, gesticulating with his hands "I only said that five times, not fifty times" Alec rolled his eyes again in a way to say 'whatever'. The party was already in full mode that Alec's jaw dropped like he was attending a party for the first time. Everyone was wild. Everywhere was loud. Everyone went crazy. "Oh, my, God." Alec call
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48...Best friend...
Prof smith stood at the entrance of the warm house, his feet glued to the front of the door. Kris unlocked the door and invited him in with a bright smile but he shook his head at her, staying fixed at the entrance. "You should at least stay for lunch, I need to show my appreciation" She said persuasively, but Prof smith smiled and shook his head again. "Eric" she called him by his first name looking displeased. "I'm sorry Kris, maybe another time. I have to get back to work" He said. Insect, also Isaiah, passed his baby to his brother, smiling softly at him and then turned to Prof smith who still stood at the entrance of the door. Isaiah cleared his throat awkwardly "Thank you for everything" Prof smith smiled with his eyes and patted his left shoulder gently. "You should appreciate your aunt, she's a great mother for not giving up on you" Prof Smith said, turning his face at Kris to beam at her. She also smiled back. Isaiah narrowed his eyes, looking around like he was searc
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Insect held Greg's son tightly by his arm with his claws, while the guy pleaded for his life. But Insect didn't listen."I have been begging, please," the guy said shakily.Insect tightened his grip, feeling annoyed by the guy's last sentence. The guy cried out in agony."Nooooo!!! Pleaseeeee!!!" he begged desperately."When I begged you and your father, did you guys listen?" Insect finally spoke, his voice sending chills down the guy's spine as he recognized it immediately."Is that...." he trailed off, breathing heavily. "It can't be true. It can't be."Insect laughed evilly and confidently. "Really, Tommy?"The guy, shocked, realized that only one person called him Tommy instead of 'Tom.' "Isaiah?" he called out Insect's real name in surprise.Insect smirked and shook his head. "I AM INSECT!!"Aunt Kris turned fearfully to Prof Smith, her voice trembling. "Please, tell the Blaze not to harm him when he arrives," she pleaded."Why? The Blaze has to confront this guy," Prof Smith res
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45...Building...
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