Getting stronger

"SNIPER!!"

Henrick screams as the bullet ricochets off of Tony's head, the cop having transformed into metal fast enough. "Ah Fuck!!" the metal man screams as a noticeable dent is put on the side of his head.

The group of 4 vehicles then stop, their drivers startled at the explosive sound of a sniper gun. A group of 3 armed men then step out from the surrounding buildings, a menacing gleam in their eyes as they direct guns towards the cop vehicles.

"Ooh we've got a good haul! All these people in the cars gotta have some good shit." says a man with pink coloured hair and reptilian like features.

"What's happening?!"

"Oh my god, we're going to die!!"

"They'll let us go if we give them everything right??"

The panicked whispers of the civilians reaches Henrick's ears, prompting him to stand fully and step towards the armed men. The attackers suddenly point their weapons towards the imposing man, having almost forgotten about him in their glee.

"Woah big fella. Get on the ground, ass up, and maybe we won't kill ya." mockingly says a man of African-American descent, his gun aimed directly at Henrick's chest.

The last member of the group, a man with a severe face and a scar running down his jaw, just chuckles and suddenly shoots his desert eagle at the soldier's head.

BAAAAANG!

Henrick sees the entire process in slow motion. He sees the muscles on the scarred man's forearms tensing as he pulls the trigger, and the muzzle flash appearing as the bullet rapidly rotates out of the barrel.

Electricity gathers on Henrick's body as he crouches and allows the bullet to pass harmlessly above his head. Then, as if he was a sprinter, he leans forward and touches the ground with both hands.

With a sudden flex of his muscles, the soldier explodes forward and spears through the scarred man's chest with his hand. The movement is so violent that the resulting gust of wind staggers the other two gunmen.

"Blurgh!! F-fuck..." the scarred man manages to gurgle out, before slumping forward in death. His two companions widen their eyes as they slowly process what just happened.

"James!! No!!" shouts the reptilian man, shooting his tongue out towards Henrick. The soldier just grabs the organ from the air and yanks backwards as hard as he can, shrugging off James' body from his arm in the process.

Henrick sweeps down low as he grabs the fallen desert eagle from the floor, eyes wide in excitement at the prospect of using the weapon on live test dummies. The reptile flies uncontrollably through the air, his tongue being ripped out by Henrick's brutal pull.

BANG!!

One second the flying reptile's head is still there, the next it disappears. The African-American man screams in horror as he watches his two friends being brutally murdered.

He turns to sprint away, but chokes as a massive hand grabs him from behind. The man is slowly lifted upwards as Henrick savours the feel of vertebrae separating and cracking under his grip.

Then, suddenly remembering something and feeling an object pass through his electrical field, the soldier lunges to the side as a sniper bullet smashes into the road.

"Alex!! Get in between those buildings over there, I'll take care of the sniper!" he commands as he swiftly snaps the remaining gunman's neck.

Alex quickly leads the other vehicles to drive through an alleyway, keeping them out of the sniper's line of sight. Henrick then looks to the bullet hole in the concrete on the ground and calculates the angle.

Tracing it back to the source, the soldier sees a glint on a building one hundred meters away. He holsters the desert eagle and throws away the old pistol.

Henrick cracks his neck as electricity once again covers his body, explosively bursting forward as another bullet streaks just past his head.

A few more shots streak past the soldier's head as he moves faster than an Olympic sprinter, his strides rapidly eating up the distance.

He quickly makes it to the building and climbs up the side of it, noting that the sniper is pulling the gun back in a panic. The soldier swiftly vaults up the rooftop's edge and dodges to the side as multiple bullets are shot at him.

A woman with red hair and brown eyes panics as she fumbles with the gun in her hand. "Please don't kill me!!! They forced me to work for them or they would've killed my family!" she shouts as she gives up on the gun and raises both hands.

Henrick scoffs at her words. "Lie better, all of those shots were aimed at my head, even with me moving at those speeds. Plus..." he pauses as he lunges forward and attempts to hit her with a side kick.

The woman grins and rolls to the side as smoke erupts from her hands. "The eyes never lie." Henrick finishes, tilting his head in thought. "I saw you before, when that building collapsed."

"I'm Grace. Nice to meet you." says the red haired woman, immediately firing a few shots at Henrick that is easily dodged. Henrick says nothing as he scowls and closes the gap between them.

The soldier slams a brutal haymaker that takes Grace's head clean off, the body stiffening at the loss. Yet the bullets never stopped firing, grazing Henrick's arm as he witnesses her head reforming from black smoke.

"Don't you know it's rude to rip off a lady's head?!" she smiles, throwing the gun away and opting to unleash a burst of black smoke that obscures the soldier's vision.

Henrick smashes a fist down on the roof, triggering an electrical shockwave that disperses some of the smoke. "You're a bit too much for my liking, bye now." Henrick hears as the smoke disappears, revealing that Grace is nowhere to be seen.

Searching around for a few more seconds but seeing no sign of her, Henrick jumps down from the building and fractures the ground from his landing.

"Huh. Got a lot stronger." he muses to himself, walking back to the car in deep thought. "I swear...I know that woman." he mutters, sure that he knows her from elsewhere too.

"GROOOOOOH!!" An inhuman scream brings him back to the present as he sees a horde of corrupted rushing towards them, no doubt attracted by the loud gunshots.

Tony and the other police officers step out from the alley along with David, Alex, and Selene. The priest is about to say something but is interrupted when Henrick suddenly fires a bolt of electricity next to a cop.

"Henrick! What the hell?!" Alex screams as he prepares two fireballs on his hands, his body prepped to stop the soldier. "We're attacking cops now?"

Selene places a hand on his shoulder and points to a corrupted that slowly reveals itself from its camouflage, writhing from the electricity.

Alex widens his eyes and says, "Assassins", before turning back to Henrick with a look of embarrassment on his face. Selene conjures a spear of magic, while Tony and David activate their abilities.

Henrick ignores Alex and wreathes his arms in electricity as he frowns. "We're already surrounded by those invisible things." he says, watching the approaching horde get even closer.

The words cause the police officers to panic, one even shoots into the air thinking that it would scare the creatures away. Henrick bursts forward, trying to stop an unseen action.

But he's too late as a fleshy blade punctures right through the police officers mouth and exits the back of his head. "Gurk-krk". The light quickly fades from the officers eyes, prompting Alex to shoot a stream of flames that ignites the cop and his unseen assailant.

Henrick continues running towards another officer even as he screams. "Mac! Duck!!" he shouts, thrusting his hand out and shooting a bolt of electricity that slams into an invisible form.

Running back and forth through the group, Henrick punches, kicks, and unleashes electrical blasts in the air that reveal and incapacitates the Assassins.

Selene and David watch in amazement as Henrick quickly kills the downed opponents and help him with finishing them off. "How?!" Father David asks as he crushes one of the Assassin's skull.

"Later!" Henrick shouts as he rushes at the oncoming horde. "Keep these things away from the cars!!" Those words wake everybody up, a fire now lit in their eyes.

Tony gains bulk and height as he transforms into a fully metallic form, roaring when he charges towards the corrupted. "Come get some!!" he shouts, his footsteps fracturing the ground.

A Goliath slams its wrecking ball hands into the ground and roars, almost as if challenging the approaching Henrick. The soldier grins, eager to test his newfound strength.

Henrick leaps into the air towards the Goliath, charging his fist with electricity. The impact shakes the very ground as the soldier's fist slams into the giant monster's face, sending it on its back with a shower of sparks.

The giant's bulk crushes a few of its corrupted brethren. The brute, however, can do nothing as it stares into the sky in a pained daze.

"Holy shit!" Tony and Alex both shout as they watch the dazed monstrosity finding it difficult to stand. The soldier doesn't let up as he jumps onto its chest and hammers down blow after blow on its face.

He raises an electrically charged hand and spears through the Goliath's eye with a wet SQUELCH, then unleashes a massive electrical burst that makes the behemoth convulse in agony.

"GRAAAAAAAHHH!!!" it screams as its brain starts melting from the inside. It slows in its convulsions as Henrick removes his hand from the Goliath's skull. The soldier leaps down and rips through the horde as Tony turns to look at the others.

"Remind me never to get on his bad side."

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