Marvel: Father of Superheroes

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The black crescent moon seemed to be slicing everything in front of it in half.

The crescent collided with the "meteors" hurled at Mike, tearing them apart. It then shrank by two-thirds before crashing violently toward Mr. Fright.

Mr. Fright extended his hand and clenched it into a fist. An invisible force formed a barrier in front of him.

*Boom!*

The black crescent moon collided with the invisible wall, exploding into a violent burst of energy that swept outward.

Mike felt the Zanpakutō in his hand lose some of its substance and sighed in resignation.

The duration of the Bankai form was already short, and using such an attack further drained the manifested item's time.

The earth fragments thrown at him by Mr. Fright had been mostly cut down, but they remained under his control. With a thought, the floating debris hesitated momentarily before hurtling toward Mike from all directions.

Mike's heart raced as he began running to dodge the incoming projectiles. Using the buffs and enhanced speed from the Tensoku Zangetsu, he stepped onto the flying debris, rising higher with each step. Then, with a burst of power, he charged toward Mr. Fright.

Black energy surged once more around the blade of his sword. Another crescent moon shot forth.

This time, Mr. Fright's eyes flashed with impatience. He clenched his fist and, surprisingly, moved to meet the attack head-on.

Facing the black crescent, Mr. Fright punched out, and shockwave energy gathered around his fist before—

*Boom!*

The punch shattered the black crescent, and with his other hand, still gripping the diamond-encased Emma, he lunged toward Mike.

*Bang!*

With a sharp, clear sound, Mike barely managed to block the punch with his Zanpakutō.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

A series of crisp cracking noises echoed as the shields around Mike shattered one by one. Even the Zanpakutō's blade groaned under the strain.

The combined might of Mr. Fright's powerful physique and shockwave energy made his punch devastating.

*Whoosh!*

Mike was sent flying, slamming into the fragments of earth behind him.

Cards flew from his hands, dissipating into light points while reappearing as layers of shields to protect him.

*Boom!*

Mike crashed into a massive chunk of debris, embedding deeply into it. As the shields shattered, the debris also cracked, sending him flying backward again.

Throughout this process, the light points that signified the manifestation of his cards never ceased.

The cards were being consumed at an alarming rate.

Mr. Fright stared at Mike, who was sent flying, and charged toward him once again.

At that moment, Mike's body flickered and vanished. Mr. Fright, however, reacted quickly, spinning and throwing a punch.

*Bang!*

There was another clear sound as layers of shields were shattered, but a black sword, imbued with black energy, was already descending toward Mr. Fright's neck.

Mr. Fright's eyes lit up, and invisible energy condensed to block the strike, protecting him.

*Boom!*

The black crescent flew outward but, like a severed river, broke in half and fell to the ground, leaving a deep scar on the white earth.

*Crack!*

Mr. Fright's other hand caught Mike's Zanpakutō. He sneered coldly at Mike.

Mike, however, let out a sharp shout.

"Emma!"

As the words left his mouth, a stack of cards that Mike had already prepared in his hand dissolved into light, and a series of control skills flew toward Mr. Fright.

Not offense. Not defense. But control!

Stun, Charm, Slow, Bind, Fear…

Mike didn't know how long these control skills would be able to affect the powerful Mr. Fright, but even a single second would be enough for him to accomplish his goal.

Fortunately, he succeeded!

Mike released the sword from his grasp and, with a flash, appeared behind Mr. Fright. He grabbed hold of his helmet.

The next moment, as Mr. Fright regained his composure, he released his hold on the Zanpakutō and swung around to deliver a punch to Mike.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Mike's shields began to shatter again, but as he was sent flying, a smile crept onto his face.

Mr. Fright watched Mike's helmet with a narrowed gaze, anger and panic rising within him.

Damn it… Emma!

Before he could crush Emma or reclaim the helmet, however, he lost control of his own body.

Upon hearing Mike's shout and seeing the control skills targeting Mr. Fright, Emma had already instantly undone her diamond form. Her overwhelming psychic energy, fueled by fury, surged into Mr. Fright's mind.

Mr. Fright released his grip on Emma.

Emma slowly straightened up. Despite being used as a projectile earlier, her clothes were undamaged due to her diamond form, and even her hairstyle remained intact. However...

The moment Emma lifted her head, Mike felt as if he saw a ferocious beast with blood-red eyes, sending a chill down his spine.

In that instant, Emma was no longer the cold queen; she had transformed into a twisted figure... a shrewish woman?

After restraining Mr. Fright, Emma strode up to him, then began furiously slapping his face.

*Slap! Slap! Slap!*

Mike felt as though his own face stung, and without realizing it, he had also put on the helmet he had taken from Mr. Fright.

After several slaps, Emma massaged her hand, which had been sore from the strikes. She took a few deep breaths, then raised her foot and delivered several kicks between Mr. Fright's legs.

Mike stepped back a few paces, gasping in shock.

Emma suddenly remembered that Mike was still there. Her body stiffened for just a moment, then she lightly flicked her platinum blonde hair and smiled at Mike, who was still wearing the mask. "Thank you."

Looking at the smiling Emma and Mr. Fright, who was now repeatedly slapping himself, Mike shook his head.

"Maybe don't thank me... I'm a little scared."

Emma nodded and said, "Let me handle this guy."

Mike made a gesture, silently granting her permission.

Emma turned around, her eyes gradually glowing brighter.

Seconds later, she suddenly screamed in pain. Her eyes, bloodshot with fury, fixed on Mr. Fright. She controlled his arms to rise and grab his own head. With a bone-chilling sound of flesh tearing, she ripped his head off like pulling up a carrot from the ground.

*Boom!*

Mr. Fright's decapitated body collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from the stump. Emma, however, crouched down in agony and began quietly sobbing.

From Mr. Fright's severed head, she had seen her sister.

Kara, helpless, lay on an operating table, her vacant eyes staring as her body was disassembled into parts for research.

This sight was a devastating blow to Emma, who had been searching for her sister for over a decade. The image haunted her like a nightmare, forever imprinted in her mind.

Consumed by anger and hatred, Emma did not hesitate for a second before ending Mr. Fright's life.

Mike looked at Emma, then at Mr. Fright's corpse, pondering for a moment.

He still wasn't completely at ease.

Muttering under his breath, he walked over to Mr. Fright's body and crushed his heart.

After a brief hesitation, he aimed a knife at Mr. Fright's forehead and drove it in.

*Sss...*

With a sharp sound, the blade sank into Mr. Fright's skull. A small black device, unnoticed by anyone, was silently severed in half.

Pulling the knife free, Mike glanced at the hole in the forehead and let out a small sigh of relief.

That looked better.

(End of Chapter)