Chapter 13: A Man Not A Hero
What the hell am I supposed to do...
A few days ago my secretary gave me the news that the villain Smokie, the one who caused the death of my wife, was causing havoc along with a group of villains in New York.
I don't think leaving my children here is a good idea since the only family they have here is my late wife's mother, she is very old and she probably won't have much longer. I don't know if leaving her in charge of two teenagers would be okay, but in case I ever asked her for some reason, I know she wouldn't refuse.
Obviously, I won't take them with me, that would be too dangerous, absolutely no one besides Toshinori, Hashimura, my secretary whom I've known since I was little and some other important people know my real identity.
My quirk is called God boost, it allows me to increase all attributes of my body for a certain amount of time, when I use it my body looks completely different from my usual self. Instead of the unkempt man with giant dark circles in my eyes who looks like a homeless man, my body becomes that of a huge muscular man full of life with inhuman strength and speed. It is quite similar to Toshinori's but the difference between him and me is how long I can keep my body that way but I'm still equal to or stronger than him. Nobody would imagine that Hercules is actually this failure of a person.
Every day I realize that I am putting my revenge above what is left of my family, maybe I should stop all this madness and live unhappily for what is left of my life while ensuring the future of my children and watching them grow but unfortunately just a selfish piece of garbage, always been, I just don't try to hide it anymore.
I hate my job as a hero, saving people I don't know while people I do know suffer and die because of me is basically all I do, I don't know who all those I save are, they could be rapists, abusers, or just trash. I've already saved people like that and I wish I had let them die...
Anyway, I think I should start preparing for my trip, no matter how much I keep thinking my decision will be the same.
I know Alex will take it well and it probably doesn't matter to me since he has matured a lot since his mother died. I don't know why but every time I talk to him I feel like I'm talking to a wise person with much more experience than me, he's the only person who knows about my problems and he even helps me sometimes, I know he doesn't look like it but I know that behind that expressionless face he is worried about me.
I know he will grow up to be the person I could never be and that makes me really proud of him.
But I don't know about Hana, she's a normal teenager who reminds me of myself in a certain way, her dream, her joy and her innocence towards what the world really is, she seems exactly the same as me before and that makes me It makes me afraid that she could make the same mistakes as me and end up like this...
Luckily she has someone who can help her on her way.
I took my phone from the seat next to me and dialed my secretary's number, sitting in my car while thinking about all this shit is just wasting time.
"A Flight Tomorrow"
"Understood"
I'll make sure I do this fast and get back to my kids, if I don't make it then...
I know they both have a great future ahead of them and I hope the loss doesn't hit them too hard.
Without wasting another second, I called my children's grandmother and waited for a few seconds while I took a cigarette and lit it. I started smoking and drinking again when she died, I had sworn I wouldn't do it again but I just can't help it, smoking and drinking have always been like breathing to me.
"Hello"
It's been about 2 years since the last time I spoke to her, I had sworn that I would protect her daughter with my life but nevertheless, I took her to a place where I shouldn't have and she died for my fault, another promise that I couldn't achieve.
"Mother"
But despite this, I am sure that she does not hold a grudge against me for this, she is a very religious woman and she is the type of person who always forgives everything. She has treated me like her son from the moment I met her, and that gave me a feeling that I missed a lot... a mother's love.
"Oh, Daiki? It's been so long since we last spoke, tell me how you've been, and the babies?"
"I...I"
Hearing her voice almost makes me break again, but I must be strong, I can't let this stop me.
"I've been fine, the kids have grown a lot, you'd be delighted to see them. What about you?"
Her voice is full of energy and happiness that you wouldn't hear from any other woman her age, much less in her situation.
"I'm glad to hear that, I've been fine as always, and tell me when are you coming to see me?"
"Speaking of which, are you at home right now? I'd like to go talk about some things"
"Of course, you can come whenever you want"
"Ok Mother, I'm going there right now"
"Okay, I'll make sure to do something to you, and I'm not taking no for an answer."
"Alright, see you, momma"
I hung up the phone and tossed it aside, I have no idea what the hell I'm going to tell her, let alone what I'll tell my kids later.
But it's not worth planning things now, I'll just go with the flow and hope that everything goes well...
I leaned back in the seat of my car while enjoying my cigarette and with the other hand started the engine.
I relaxed my entire body as I pushed all the negative thoughts out of my mind.
I have no idea what will happen to me, I may die, or even come home with some limbs missing but here I am, calm as if nothing happened.
It is no longer that my actions only affect me, they can affect the only people who really matter to me in this life.
But hey, Hana will soon be an adult and Alex will just continue to grow, losing both mother and father can be hard but if you are strong you will realize that losing them is something that had to happen, it is simply their destiny, and you cannot change it...
I am realizing more and more how fucking crazy I am to accept my death just like that. The me from the past would hate me for leaving my children like this, but well... the me from the present also hates me right now and the me from the future will surely do the same.
Suddenly the words that Alex said to me the last time we trained came to my head.
I couldn't help but a small smile came to my face when I remembered that.
"Whatever happens, happens..."
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Hardest chapter to write by far, the a in my keyboard is not working so I got to CtrlV instead of just touching a in my keyboard, almost every word in Spanish got at least one a in it so I gotta adapt to this now
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