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Speed Villain
Chapter 4: The Manhunt Begins
The world was in chaos.
Every major news station was flooded with breaking reports. Videos of the crater in the city played on loop—blurry footage capturing the moment a silver-skinned figure emerged from the impact zone, only to vanish in a sonic boom.
The people who had witnessed it firsthand couldn't explain what they had seen.
"It wasn't human," one man stammered on live TV. "It just… disappeared."
"I saw him!" a woman shouted. "His hair was covering his face, but—he wasn't like us! He was—he was something else!"
Within hours, governments across the world declared a global emergency.
The United States military, the United Nations, and even secretive organizations hidden from the public eye scrambled to figure out what had just landed on Earth. Scientists speculated about extraterrestrial origins. Conspiracy theorists ranted about alien invasion.
But one thing was clear.
This being was too powerful to be ignored.
And if it wasn't contained, it could destroy everything.
Somewhere in the City...
Kael-X moved through the streets like a shadow, his speed keeping him hidden. His long, messy silver hair fell over his eyes as he ducked into an alleyway, avoiding the floodlights of search helicopters hovering above.
His body was still adjusting to this planet. The air tasted different. The sounds were sharper. He could hear everything—heartbeats, voices, footsteps, even the electrical hum of streetlights.
This place was strange.
Weak.
But free.
He glanced at his reflection in a cracked window. His skin was still metallic silver, but it had dimmed slightly since arriving. He wasn't sure why. His strength was still there. His speed was still beyond anything these creatures could comprehend.
But something was… off.
The sudden wail of sirens snapped him from his thoughts.
He turned. Dozens of police vehicles had converged just a few streets away. Soldiers in black armor stepped out, holding weapons that were primitive compared to Zypherian technology—but deadly to this planet's inhabitants.
And in the center of it all was a man in a black tactical suit, stepping out of a heavily armored truck. He was different from the others.
His posture was relaxed. Confident.
He was waiting for Kael-X.
And that meant he had to die.
Kael-X's lips curled into a smirk. He stepped forward, walking straight into the street.
Gasps erupted as the silver-skinned figure emerged from the darkness.
His hair covered his eyes, casting a shadow over his face. His presence alone made the soldiers freeze.
A voice crackled over the loudspeaker.
"Do not move!"
Kael-X didn't stop.
"Get on the ground!"
His smirk widened. Foolish.
He moved.
BOOM!
The moment his foot hit the ground, a shockwave exploded outward. He shot forward like lightning, weaving between bullets before they even left the barrels. His hand wrapped around the first soldier's throat, lifting him like he weighed nothing.
A single squeeze—CRACK.
He vanished again.
Gunfire rang out, but Kael-X was already behind the second soldier. A swift punch to the spine sent the man crashing into a police vehicle so hard it caved inward like tin foil.
The battlefield descended into panic.
The man in the black suit didn't move. He simply raised a device to his ear and spoke:
"Target is hostile. I repeat, target is hostile. Send in the Specialists."
Kael-X paused, narrowing his eyes. The way this man spoke—it wasn't fearful like the others. It was calculated.
Kael-X cracked his knuckles.
"Let's see what you've got, human."
To Be Continued.....