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"I won't owe a single damn thing!"
Denji found pleasure while killing these zombies. No, these were devils, that's what he murderized and sliced open. He ripped all the mocking smiles clean and stole it from the assholes themselves, all for him to enjoy. Achieving that freedom that he only dreamed of getting while sleeping in his own little world with Pochita.
What would he do next? How would he even fit into society, without being left out, without what made a normal person normal? Would he still be able to live like a normal person? He really didn't care; this was the climax of his life, the opportunity to finally get something he wholeheartedly and really bad wished to get, maybe steal, from every other person he saw walking by the streets. No matter how bad it hurt to get it to himself, even for a bit.
Get a non-wet bed? Would sell all my nuts for that. Get actual human food that's not rotten? Heck yeah. Get a non-lethal job? Uh, maybe. Get a girlfriend? Maybe not now but once I get cleaner and handsomer...
Getting the chance to actually talk to some girl would be nice. I really wanna hug one. Be told nice things.
Right after he sliced in half the last zombie/devil, the new born hybrid stood frozen as the blood finished pouring into the concrete. He's free. How free to do whatever the hell he wanted from now on. He took a deep breath through his sharp jaws. Thr chainsaws whirring silently and slowing until they fully stopped. That slight moment of peace that lasted only a few seconds, gave the chance for a door to appear right at Denji's feet without him even noticing.
The door opened. Gasping and trying to hold off the door he fell into didn't help. His heavy chainsaw arms now pointed upwards thanks to the four times stronger gravity. It seemed like he was being pulled by his feet instead of falling. Countless of more doors working as a ceiling for this hellish place and a pitch-black void embracing him at his fall. Denji couldn't help but scream in frustration. Having a chainsaw piercing through his brain for the first time may made him not really think as a normal Denji could. Only logical thing on his head was embracing for impact, hoping for the best.
Denji startled as the sensation of freefall suddenly ceased, replaced by an unexpected buoyancy that left him suspended in mid-air, like a leaf caught in a gentle breeze... Nah more like a big shit floating in a toilet bowl, that's what the homeless kid would picture. His feet touched down on solid ground, and he crumpled to his knees. Despite the surprise, he emerged without taking any damage.
"The Chainsaw Devil and the human Denji, glad to meet you both like this" an ominous presence showed himself, his voice echoing and bouncing around his head.
"Huh!?" Denji got on guard and growled in a dog manner.
I just got free from them. Won't let my dream go away this easy now.
"I want to help you a bit Denji. There's no need to be so startled" A bright figure appeared right in front of his eyes, lighting up all the darkness around him. This fucker was a devil. Damn it.
"Right now, you dream of having a normal life, be happy, get someone to love you and get lots of attention, basic and normal things a human would get" Denji frowned at hearing that.
"However, in this universe, you would never achieve that."
"Say what?"
"No matter how you try it, you will end in despair and solitude in this place; there's no way around it." The unknown devil was speaking some facts with this, but he wasn't really being caring with Denji just for the sake of it; he planned to get rid of Chainsaw Man right when he fused with a human to prevent certain problems in the future with that little devil.
"So ya kickin' me out?!" Denji knows better than to trust a devil, but he really has no choice right now. He could tell Pochita was alive inside of him, sensing how the chainsaw dog, that was now part of him, was telling him to do what this devil said.
"Yes, indeed, you both, including Pochita. It couldn't be worse than what would expect you here. But in the end, it's all on your hands"
"Whatever that, do it already then! This place sucks ass"
"I'll let you choose between some universes for you to go to. I already know you are clever and how you would always search for a third option... so I'll give you plenty of them to prevent that."
"Eh?... Well ya better show the good stuff" He said while getting ready. This is the first time he gets to choose this much in his life. The hybrid could not hide some of his excitement, choosing where he'd live for the rest of his life sounded cool. Wasn't hard for him to realize how important this choice was
Pochita, I'd do as you asked and let you see how I achieve everything I told ya I'd do. Won't let this opportunity go to waste
Be smart about this Denji.
The devil showed him lots of shit through various doors. Each door containing different universes inside. Some with the basics and some with the cool stuff to pick. People fought giant monsters, used hand signs to fight, some where ghosts and aliens coexisted, magic worlds, and some fantasy shit. Things he would only see in the few tales he heard people talk about, posters from a cinema, or some manga thrown in the trash. Denji really didn't know what he'd choose; he was expecting something normal at first, but after seeing all the possibilities...
The devil grinned as he revealed the next reality. A world where caped crusaders had big parties in penthouses and signed autographs between saving cities. The good stuff.
"Superheroes?" Denji's voice cracked with excitement, his mind already racing with possibilities. He could see it now: himself soaring between skyscrapers, chainsaw roaring, while crowds chanted his name. Merchandise with his face plastered across it, talk show appearances, maybe even his own movie. The devil watched Denji's expression shift from interest to outright hunger, and decided to dangle the bait a little longer.
"In here, 80% of the population possesses superpowers called quirks. One can get a license and fight villains and get paid for it like a common job."
"I... I WANNA BE CHAINSAW MAN!" Denji screamed, revealing how he had already thought about a hero name. Pochita smiled inside of him.
Maybe he really would not need to open that door after all.
"AND WEAR A COOL CAPE, AND HAVE LOTS OF FANGIRLS," Denji added, revealing his excitement and the state of his mind. Getting a pinch of normalcy may not satisfy this kid now.
"Okay then, I'll—" Before Denji heard whatever that devil was going to say. He jumped through the door without thinking.
"Stupid brat" The devil whined. Of course Denji jumped through a door that was 200 feet in the sky; thankfully, a rooftop from a building stopped his fall, breaking every bone he had.
The devil was considerate enough to give him some blood for him to heal and then pull his ripcord. After that, the door closed, vanishing from the sky. "Let's hope we do not meet again, chainsaw."
And with that, Denji woke up to his new home, a start from zero that promised him a much better life compared to the one that he had and would have. Not being manipulated, suffer from the loss of dear ones, nor be adored by a church and get persecuted all his life by things he couldn't control. Right?
Denji took a look from the building and saw a weird man made of wood fighting an evil-looking guy with the help of a sexy giant woman. That devil really said as he told him.
He maniacally began to laugh.
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"BDDRRRMM" Denji pulled his cord again, adrenaline surging as he charged into battle. Chainsaws whirred menacingly from his head and arms, oblivious to the terrified stares of civilians watching his devilish form sprint toward the chaos. "Another villain!" someone screamed once Denji arrived at the scene.
"Do not shit yer pants! Chainsaw Man's here to save ya-" Denji wasn't able to say another word. A wooden cage sprang up around him, crafted by that stupid looking wood branches hero.
"Kamui Woods saved us!" Darn it.
Grunting, the devil broke free with no problem at all, slicing the wooden cage as if they were made of paper.
"How stupid are you?" Denji thought about how dumb one has to be to trap a chainsaw-looking guy with some wood.
"Mt. Lady! Let's exchange villains!" Kamui said realizing he was facing his natural enemy. A chainsaw.
'"I can deal with both!" Mt. Lady boomed, tossing a giant villain towards Denji like a mere fleshy ragdoll. Caught off guard, he instinctively moved his saws out of his way, managing to catch the villain momentarily without his gorr spilling out. They both crashed to the ground, the villain landing squarely on top of him.
"Woman... Hey! Chainsaw dude. Let's team up for a moment and I'll give you a cut of the cash" The villain said, mistaking him for a fellow villain.
“I’m a good guy, you shit face! Get off me!” Denji replied. With an annoyed grunt he slapped the heck outta the villain with a chainsaw, knocking him out cold. Way more efficient than expected. As he struggled to push the unconscious mass off him, a third hero arrived, fists clenched.
“Death Arms! That villain is strong, beware of him!”
“Hah?! Hey, hey, calm down, man! I’m a good guy! I didn’t do shit!” he protested, but Death Arms wasn’t buying it.
“Oh yeah? Then put those chainsaws down and let us apprehend you” the hero declared, his voice low and threatening.
How the hell can I even do that?!
“Say what?! You..." Denji felt the panic rise. He turned and bolted, scrambling up a nearby building. Digging the chainsaw deep on the concrete wall and climbing up. The spinning chains of his saws propelled him upward, giving him the momentum to leap high, just like in his fight with the zombie devil. But midair, thick wooden arms shot out from Kamui, ensnaring him.
“HUH?? You shoulda learned that trappin' me won’t work dude!” Denji screamed, revving his chainsaws, the sound echoing through the street.
“A hero always acts even at impossible odds” Denji couldn’t help but admire the hero line. Making sure to steal it for later.
Falling to the ground, Death Arms readied a punch for him. Denji didn’t want to hurt a hero, he will end up being one himself! But if it comes for last, he could replace this dude's place. Not like he cared about someone that's not a girl. He used one of his turned off chainsaws to deflect the punch, then swung his turned off arm, delivering a solid hit to Death Arms’ chest. The hero stumbled back, eyes wide with shock.
“Super strength and chainsaws?” Death Arms gasped, rightfully caught off guard by his power.
"Frickin cool right!?" Denji said while sticking his inhumanly large tongue out. Mocking the heroes.
Just then, Kamui ensnared him again in his wooden cage. Denji opened his mouth to mock the hero for trying the same trick again, but Mt. Lady kicked him into a building.
"Gah!" Denji spat blood, pulling his cord once again. Broken bones, flesh, pain, pain and more pain covering his body. Only for the adrenaline and devil blood to recover him instantly, that huge chick's really beautiful. But... It hurt really bad. "That's... not cool, missy."
Death Arms and Kamui Woods both approached from both sides. Denji thought of getting rid of Kamui first with his newly learned move: "Chainsaw Slap." Death Arms noticed this and decided to head in faster to stop him, while Kamui retreated to a safer spot to do long-range attacks instead. The chainsaw boy tried his best at blocking and dodging Death Arms punches, while Kamui was using branches low on the ground to hit Denji's feet to stop him in place and make him fall.
"Fuck, get your stupid wood dicks off me!" Denji got a chance to say while avoiding both branches in the ground and punches from the front. Kamui finally got a grasp on the kid, holding him still for a second, making Denji receive a punch right in the gut.
Luckily or more like unluckily for Denji, another building held him from flying away from the punch. Mt. Lady took the chance and took the boy in her grasp, trying her best to retain him without taking damage.
"It seems you really don't like using those chainsaws, huh?" Mt. Lady assumed since she saw Denji spilling blood all over the place when he used them. Being raised high on the air and close to the giant girl's face. He couldn't help but get dumbfounded by her looks.
"Bleurghh" he blurted with more blood and grabbed his ripcord "Sorry missy I really didn't want to hurt a girl." Denji pulled his cord, making his chainsaws spin for a second, breaking free from her grasp. Starting to fall a few meters. Mt. Lady screamed in pain and returned to a normal height, covering the wounds on her hand. Were all heroes this dumb?
Kamui sent more branches to catch Denji, but the hybrid took one of his with his jaws and pulled it towards him to attack while in the air. "CHAINSAW SLAP!!!" He excitedly screamed.
"Shit!" Those were the last words Kamui said before being pulled by Denji with overwhelming force, he got knocked out.
"Only one dumbass left" As the muscle hero and the devil approached each other for a fistfight, Endeavor, the flame hero, took Denji by the handle in his head and got him to the skies. Carrying him near a hospital, knowing the burns he would get.
Arriving in only a minute to his destination, Denji tried to talk it out, but seeing as the hero formed a punch with his hands, he tried to defend with chainsaws his face.
"Prominence Burn!" Announced Endeavor. Glueing Denji to a wall, flames covering him for 5 horrible seconds
"AAAAGGGH ! SHIT. IT HURTS. IT BURNSS!" could only scream Denji, sending him to sleep.
As Endeavor approached to take Denji to the hospital, he saw in horror that the villain he was burning was a mere kid, a flashback of Touya, his first son, screaming in pain as he got covered in flames. Images of both corpses, of Touya and Denji, in a similar position flashing through his mind.
Denji didn't heal much from the attack, but was still breathing thanks to the hero's skill while restraining his fire power. Still a charred corpse.
These heroes suck ass.