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Strength Smp is a thriving server with convenient spawning, vast kingdoms, cities, and beautiful views. It's home to a huge variety of creatures: from ordinary humans to hybrids like Endermen or Cows.
Forgot to place a bed and respawn? No problem! You'll be helped at spawn, given the necessary resources, and personally escorted back to your home if the journey is potentially dangerous. Everyone is friendly, helping and supporting. There are special conditions of comfort for everyone. No hybrid discrimination, no criminals... Okay, well, mostly. Government tries to keep everything peaceful, but still a major problem remained, one that had troubled everyone since the server's inception: the superpowers granted to every living being upon reaching the age of twelve.
A world where superpowers were possible was never easy to survive, despite the rulers' attempts to improve society. Some had an immeasurably powerful superpower, while others might have the most useless and boring. Such incidents led to crime, which spread like poison throughout the world. Realizing their power over the weak ones, many gifted people turned to evil. Robbery, murder, and fraud. They were controlled by greed and selfishness.
People couldn't live in such conditions; they tried to isolate themselves from society and avoid any contact with strangers. This continued until the world's most powerful countries decided to unite and create a system of Hunters, or as many call them, Heroes. Those who will help defenceless people and punish the bad ones.
They selected strong, responsible, and loyal individuals. They trained them and taught how to use their powers.
Over time, this system gained widespread popularity and was implemented in every country, from the largest to the smallest. Heroes were numbered from the strongest to the weakest. The weak, by the way, trained daily in order to help the world as much as possible. An annual comparison was held: the hero corporation vividly demonstrated to society the feats their heroes had accomplished throughout the year in their difficult job. They inspired everyone and gave hope.
Especially the number one hero, Sharpness. The most outstanding hero, who has held the top spot for four years now. A great swordsman, an excellent trainer, and the most loyal of all heroes. A walking menace to villains and a role model for other heroes. With his superpower, he can split an entire building in two, not to mention people...
Swords are his familiar weapons. What is his power? It's hard to explain, to be honest. It's easier to see it with your own eyes. But roughly speaking, one swing of his sword sends a red shockwave across the battlefield, aimed at the enemy. But even with his hero status he was.. Perhaps an unappealing personality... A bit bitchy? Arrogant or overconfident? Yes. That's all about Sharpness, fortunately or unfortunately. He's a forgetful guy. He may be an excellent swordsman, but his mind isn't as sharp as his sword. He easily gets tricked, deceived, or confused. Often, he doesn't even realize you're joking about him; he won't understand what's going on and will simply laugh along with you—not knowing you just tried to insult him. And he often rage quits over something stupid.
And about his self-esteem... He often thinks that he is better and smarter than everyone else. And he thinks that he is a real work of art, so...
He may suffer hundreds of defeats, but he never loses his self-confidence. He returns to battle not with renewed vigor, but with an even bigger ego. His ego is unbreakable, or so he thought, until a particularly annoying villain appears.
Trapper. Currently the most wanted villain and Sharpness's most hated enemy. This guy doesn't just win; he tramples Sharpness's reputation like a bug. Every battle ends either with this insolent man's jokes or with Sharpness's joyful exclamation, who always seems to lose interest in his mission to capture him—he only thinks about restoring his reputation and proving he's not as dull as Trapper thinks.
And what kind of reputation does Trapper himself have? Trapper is a rabbit hybrid, as can be seen from his strong legs, which are slightly deformed at the ends, like those of a rabbit. Trapper isn't renowned for his sword dexterity, as he simply doesn't need one in certain situations. Yes, he may use it for self-defense, but his primary method of killing is traps, which are directly related to his superpower. As scientists at Hero Corporation suggest, Trapper's superpower is a combination of several abilities. He scans the area and places a trap. In reality, it happens like this: the hero runs toward the trapper, and with one movement of his hand, a hole appears beneath him, filled with pistons, just about ready to crush him. And most importantly, there's no escape—not even bursts of wind help, and in the middle of panic not everyone has time to throw an ender pearl. Trapper is just as cocky and insolent as Sharpness, with a sharp mind and fast feet. Miss one of his moves, and you're dead.
He appeared two years ago, and for the past two years, he's been mentally terrorizing Hero Corporation. Detectives don't know how to track him down if his entire appearance is hidden, and every path is planned down to the last detail. He wears a mechanical suit that completely covers him and helps him navigate in space. Over the suit are a dark hoodie and baggy pants with numerous pockets. He wears a special helmet with mechanical rabbit ears, into which he places his real ears since long, exposed ears are a direct threat and danger. The ears are equipped with sound sensors and sensitivity, allowing him to hear any sound from afar. Thanks to the muscles and strength granted to him by his hybrid race he easily overcomes enormous distances.
Among the villains, he has a good reputation as a good teammate and strategist. He has only five deaths to his credit—all at the hands of Sharpness.
Currently, only one of his teammates is known to exist: Parker. Parker is extremely tall, as research suggests he is an enderman hybrid, which explains his height. It's unclear who he is to Trapper—just a partner in battle or a good friend. DoomedCow was also suspected of working with Trapper. This guy is a cow hybrid, he doesn't appear in battles often, but runs his own underground business based on traps and special items. Both are associated with the Trapper—and both are equally skilled trappers.
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The ground beneath Trappers feet shook as a huge pillar split in two. He jumped away right when one of the huge pieces flew into his direction. A loud crash echoed through the street. Okay now he should be careful
"In the name of justice, Trapper, you will be punished for all your deeds!" Sharpness raised his sword, pointing it at Trapper. Half his face was hidden, but his seriousness was clear from the tensed jaw. "Are you prepared to accept the fact that this battle will be your last?"
Sharpness stood here, his red and black sword held proudly in his hands.
A car siren sounded not far away, but they both ignored it, too preoccupied with each other. Trapper chuckled, then burst into full-throated guffaws.
"Sharp, why all this formality? Just say you want to beat the hell out of me." He suddenly placed one mechanical hand to his chest and theatrically extended the other toward Sharpness. "Oh, great Sharpness! Today I intend to sacrifice you for my own brilliant plans! Accept defeat, my adversary!"
Sharpness snorted at the display, a displeased grimace playing across his lips. Oh my god this bastard-
"What a nasty son of a bitch you are," he cursed before lunging at Trapper, delivering a blow that rippled toward Trapper. The Rabbit barely managed to jump back, but the swift attack clearly grazed his arm. He frowned, glancing at the messed up sleeve of his hood
"That was close," he grumbled, watching Sharpness send several more blows flying.
As the shockwave whistled through air, aimed directly at the reinforced visor of his mechanical helmet, he moved sideways with a speed that defied the laws of human physics. His powerful rabbit legs coiled and pushed him like powerful springs, throwing him back just a few centimeters from the blade's attack.
The mechanism of his suit hummed and clicked when he landed on his paws, hands on the ground to balance himself.
"Too slow, Sharpness! Honestly, for someone so obsessed with cutting things, you’re remarkably dull" Trapper taunted, his voice vibrating slightly through the metallic filter of his helmet. In seconds, he analyzed the ground and Sharpness’s every move. He didn’t just see a battlefield; he saw a grid of blocks, an opportunity.
With a smug flick of his wrist against the ground, he activated his superpower. Sharpness knew that move, and it always meant the same.
Sharpness lunged back to avoid it, but the trap was placed right behind him. In the blink of eye, the ground directly where he landed split up, revealing some noisy pistons underground. Redstone hummed with energy somewhere close, pistons compressed and expanded with a loud sound, waiting to crash everything that fell in.
Sharpness yelped, feeling the same annoying feeling of being trapped. Again
"Let’s see how sharp you are when you’re being flattened into a pancake!" he chirped, leaning forward with his hands on his hips, waiting with sadistic glee to see how the great hero would be smashed into mincemeat.
" You fucking rabbit!" Sharpness hissed, trying to grab onto somithing on the wall – but it was useless. In the next second an ender pearl flew out of the pit and landed on the ground. Before the pistons would smash him into nothing he teleported out of the trap. He didn’t waste even a second, ender pearling behind Trapper and cutting the air because that bastard managed to crouch down and avoid that attack.
Trapper's smug grin faltering as the ender pearl whisked Sharpness away from the crushing pressure of the pistons. He let out a long, dramatic sigh, rolling his eyes behind his visor.
"Oh, come on! That’s cheating! Using a pearl to get out of the trap is such a cowards move" he complained, his voice whining with theatrical disappointment, his mechanical rabbit’s ears tilted back in irritation because of the countless attacks.
He barely dodged them, he needed to be careful as fuck. One wrong move and Sharpness would turn him into a damn spaghetti. That’s not a very pleasing end for Trapper.
"Come on, you idiotic rabbit! Fight me like a normal person! Without those traps and unfair tricks of yours! Think you're so cool with those badass traps? Nah uh, you just suck in real fights and hide behind those stupid things like a coward!" Sharpness spit out with a venom in his voice.
Jude snorted at his words, a платил scowl appearing on his face. He shifted, staring back at his enemy «Me? Coward? Please.You just don’t understand, Sharpness. I don’t solve the problem with fists, I use my brain. Like, actually use it, not like you do. I even doubt that you have one in that little head of yours" now that was personal.
Suddenly, in the next second few explosions occurred right in front of Sharpness. Well, all is fair in war, isn't it?
A burst of wind didn’t even bother him. He stood there, magenta eyes sparkling with sadistic pleasure as he watched the fire flutter.
«You said I suck in a fight? Then why can’t you hit me? » he asked smugly, staring into the clouds of ash and smoke.
A sharp pain abruptly shot through his arm. He hissed and stumbled back. He threw a quick glance at his now wounded arm. Uh, okay, but where the fuck is the half of his arm?
An uncontrollable hysterical grin appeared on his lips at the sight of the blood pouring out from his arm. He tried to leave the battlefield but got pushed back with a force of Sharpness’s fist that appeared through the smoke.
He landed on the ground with grunt, losing his balance. A chocked sound leaving his lungs as Sharpness blade pierced his chest with no mercy.
"You are, in fact, a shameless brute" he hoarse out with a challenging grin.
"You're one to talk" Sharpness said flatly, twisting his sword to hear more of those soul calming noises of pain. But, unfortunately, his satisfaction didn’t lasted long.
A quiet ticking sound came from his back. He froze, eyes widening in pure shock.
"You son of a- "
Before he could even end that sentence – an explosion incompatible with life corrupted behind him.
Trapper coughed with blood when Sharpness’s dead body fell in front of him. A sharp pain in his chest and arm made him dizzy and weak. He watched how the great hero’s body slowly dissipate into the air, dropping the loot and armor. What a beautiful sight.
Trapper quickly yanked the Netherite sword out of his chest with a painful grunt, before splashing a healing potion on himself. Now this is good.
He let out a relieved sigh, watching how his wounds start to close, leaving a visible scars behind. He poured extra potion into the flesh of his remaining arm, watching in awe how it quickly recreate an exact copy of his hand.
He sat up with an exhausted groan. 'Okay, this place is dangerous now. And where the fuck if Parker?' Trapper asked himself before hearing an unhurried steps behind. There he is. He slowly looked back while collecting the loot.
«He ran away as soon as he saw a system notification about Sharpness’s death» Parker rubbed his neck while checking the durability of his Netherite armor. While Trapper was fighting with Sharp, Parker was busy trying to kill Japexx. Japexx is Sharpness’s student, hero #19. Well, a golden mean for a young guy like him.
Trapper huffed and placed down his ender chest.
"Let’s just get the hell out of here, I’m tired"
Another victory, another way to mortify Sharpness.