"Dr. Khanan how is the patient, how is the healing process proceeding so far"
"The patient's H-gene is Class 3 so it will take him a few days to regenerate his arms, the legs have recovered, though"
The classification of each H-gene affected the potential of each hero, the H-gene is classified from Class 5-0.
This classification affects the healing factor, aging, growth potential and status of the hero, it is something fixed at birth and only those who surpass their innate potential can transcend this limitation and become Desperados.
"Lead me to the patient?"
Dr Khanan gave a nod and led the overseer to Bruce.
The Overseer noticed Bruce lying on the Bed and his arms were plugged into tubes, what intrigued the Overseer was the words mumbled by Bruce.
"Who are... you? I asked to be left alone" mumbled Bruce as he noticed the silhouette slowly approaching him, the silhouette was wearing combat attire inspired by the plague doctor design.
"I am just an overseer sent by the Watchtower and my role is to execute a follow-up assessment regarding the recent incident of misfortune to which you were subjected."
"Why won't you people listen, i didn't see anything "
' Well that's disappointing, that Rio kid doesn't possess an active H-gene so it can't be him, other witnesses were Class 5 at best... this is going nowhere'
"I see, i heard you mumbling about dreams what's that about"
"When I collapsed on the ground I saw Rio cry, After everything I put him through! he still saw me as a friend" Tears began to stream from Bruce's eyes as the realisation hit him.
"Dreams save us, dreams lift us up and transform us into something better but I mocked his "
Bruce and Rio both shared dreams, they were best friends who talked about almost everything and the moment Bruce awakened he forgot that.
"He confided in me and told me all his troubles, I told everyone that his mom is a slut...Rio was always the best of us
He was smarter, kinder and I guess I disliked that...I did him wrong and I wish to change"
'Is he feeling guilty over a lesser being...a low born, maybe he's onto something... can he truly change.. can we change'
Bruce's words intrigued the Overseer, it was rare to someone giving up their pride despite being a high being.
"Rio always said if he became a hero, he was going to save the world... These powers are not mine to use for myself but they're for the people
I have been given a Destiny higher than myself and I will make things right"
The Overseer noticed that Bruce's eyes began to sparkle as if he had regained life. It was as if he had become human... alive.
"I can't save the world but I'll honour both my parents and Rio by serving it, I will help the world to be a better place by doing good"
Bruce slowly closed his eyes as he went back to sleep, the Overseer simply tucked him in and observed the moonlight.
'We can indeed change for better or worse'
....
'To kill one's parents for coin is neither wicked nor righteous it is only a choice. Judgment is a mask the weak wear; purpose is the only truth-- Sun Tzu'
The Kunlun Mountain was harsh and cold, the whistling wind molested my ears without permission.
My fingers were turning blue due to the cold, I didn't have gloves, boots or a jacket but for my goal I knew I needed to succeed.
The snow made the Kunlun mountain blurry, I could barely see where I was heading.
' Why give birth to me only to throw me into a world this cruel? A mercy would've been death at birth... but instead I was cursed with life'
The herbs I had collected as i searched the mountain were many but the heart herb was nowhere to be found.
'This mountain is dying, everything is losing it's vitality and it's freezing all the time... it's unnatural'
The more I walked, I realised that my path to the heart herb was filled with frozen corpses however, instead of feeling the intensity of the cold I felt warmth overcame me.
'What is that, It looks large'
A giant blurry figure appeared ahead and as I moved closer I noticed it had fur.
'It looks like a behemoth, I think it's dead... how much can I sell the corpse for???'
As I got closer, I noticed that the giant behemoth was a dead cat...a Kaiju!.
'This can't...be, it definitely looks like it I thought it was a legend'
Among the Kaijus, six were well-known to be disasters and one of them was the White tiger of the West Bai Hu.
It looked like a white tiger but it also had decaying wings, this also explained why the Kunlun mountain was so cold it was a grave of the Storm Sovereign Bai Hu.
"Die"
The voice caught me off guard, I immediately summoned the world and stopped Time.
Subconsciously I leaped to the sky however I noticed something bizarre, I didn't fall or rather I was standing on the sky.
'This...does it have something to do with gravity, now that I think about what is the range of me stopping time'
"So not only can you stop time throughout the entire universe but you can also move within the ten Metre radius... impressive "
'Shit!!!'
The voice of unknown origin snapped me out of my thoughts but as I looked around I couldn't see anything.
' Wait it says I can I stop time throughout the entire universe, so how can it move or observe me'
"Are you that stupid, that's because I come from a place beyond space and time
so while I am restricted by the will of heaven I am not affected by the laws of space and time "
Nothing I saw nothing. As I looked around after a few seconds, I realised that the one who was talking to me...was the Storm Sovereign Bai Hu.
"Bingo!!!"
According to the history books provided by the Empire, Bai Hu devoured Ancient Europe but it vanished with the five other Kaijus in the process.
' Now that I think about it, I don't know where Kaijus come from and what is this monster doing here... isn't it supposed to be dead so how is it talking'
"Boy I began to read your mind the moment you entered this mountain of mine, did you think you survived the cold through will power alone "
Pieces of the puzzle fell into place, it all made sense this beast lured me here.
"A..are you going to eat me, I don't think I taste good please go back to being dead please?"
Tears streamed down my face as fear gripped my heart, i didn't fear death, but I didn't want to die a dog's death.
"Calm down, as Kaijus we only devour what has reached the end of its lifespan like your universe, and it's not like I can die again"
I felt a sense of relief when Bai Hu confirmed my suspicions that it was truly dead, however I couldn't find an explanation for this odd phenomenon.
"Then can I ask...who killed you"
The atmosphere around us became cold, after what felt like a century, Bai Hu spoke in a tone heavy with dread and pure hatred.
"The Child blessed by the heavens, the Human Emperor"