Every night.

  Without mercy.

  Creatures came.

  He killed them.

  Again.

  And again.

  Until he noticed something.

  The next creature only appeared after the previous one died.

  So he stopped killing them.

  He tore off arms.

  Crushed legs.

  Left them screaming until sunrise.

  Casualties dropped.

  The government evacuated a massive zone and turned it into a combat field.

  Bucket Man's priority became simple:

  Get the creature there.

  Minimize deaths.

  People began to change.

  Soon after the creatures started coming, a new power awakened in some people, and they gained different abilities just like creatures were using .

  New heroes started to rise.

  Bucket Man remained the strongest.

  And the most feared.

  He became a symbol.

  A symbol to pray to.

  And a thing to fear.

  Jack still used to see his daughter.

  Only when he was in his real body.

  Never when he was Bucket Man.

  Time passed.

  Years vanished.

  His goal in life became to defeat the chosen one and that became his only reason to live .

  Many things changed the outer world too .

  Having abilities became a normal thing for people .

  He lived in isolation for a long time.

  Until One day, nine years after he got his new body .

  While sleeping, he heard his daughter.

  "Dad, Dad, wake up. Wake up."

  He opened his eyes and couldn't believe what his eyes showed .

  He saw Bucket Man standing in front of him.

  Their eyes met.

  "Um... who are you, old man?" Bucket Man said.

  Bucket Man looked at the mirror beside him and screamed.

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  "WHAT?! Why do I look like Bucket Man?" He continued

  " man , look at my muscles .... "

  And he started flexing his body

  Jack took a deep breath and looked at bucket man for a few seconds .

  He finally accepted what he realised a few seconds ago .

  This body was a legacy-one that would keep getting passed down..

  Realising this made him somewhat sad , even jack knew why he was feeling this way .

  The only reason he was still being recognised by others was now passed down .

  He looked at the bucket man and said in deep voice

  " I am the previous owner of that body . "

  " No way , stop lying old fart ." Bucket man said while flexing the muscles.

  Jack's fist clenched and anger surged in him which he barely held inside and said with a smile

  " I am not lying "

  After a pause , Jack continued

  " Why did fate choose someone like you as the successor of the great hero I made ."

  " Great hero ? " Bucket man replied sarcastically .

  " As if . If you really are the bucket man then let me tell you something.

  You did a terrible job . You made yourself a symbol around whom people felt fear .... Not safe .

  A hero makes people feel safe no matter the situation ."

  And then staring Jack in the eyes he continued

  " I will be a much better bucket man that you couldn't even think of becoming "

  Instead of shouting back or arguing , Jack's eyes filled with sorrow again as if they were admitting it all .

  Suddenly they heard screams .

  Jack looked at the clock and it was 1 am in the night .

  " FUCK " he exclaimed .

  He didn't know what to do since he was not the bucket man .

  He took a deep breath and the panic he was feeling calmed down .

  " Listen kid , you are the bucket man now . The creatures are outside , you need to save the people "

  Bucket man looked at Jack .

  " Ok " he said as he got ready to leave .

  " What's your name ? " Jack asked .

  " Bucket man "

  Jack punched his huge body .

  " Real name "

  " Addy " bucket man said with a grin .

  The grin did not suit bucket man since he was the symbol people feared .

  " My name is Jack and I will be your teacher from now onwards " after saying this he looked at his daughter and she was smiling .

  She hadn't smiled a single time before in the past years .

  " Listen kid , you have to feel the energy around you .

  Some people call it mana but I call it energy .

  So feel the energy and try to condense it to a point .

  It can be used in many ways .

  One of the ways is , I used to condense it to my arms and legs to get faster and stronger.

  And the second but more important way is to shift it constantly at the most probable place you are about to get hit. It acts as a shield ."

  And hearing these bucket man jumped out of the house , breaking through his roof.

  " I AM GOING TO KILL YOU......". Jack screamed but he heard his daughter laughing uncontrollably .

  May be it was worth it. Jack thought

  Suddenly breaking the wall bucket man fell .

  It wasn't. He exclaimed .

  " Ok kid, You know what ? Let's not make you fight a monster on your first night and just practice ."

  " But the people ? "

  " Bucket man is not the only hero humanity has ." Addy felt sadness in Jack's tone .

  Ignoring the sadness Addy replied

  " I hope to learn lots of things from you master "

  Jack was staring at his daughter as if asking for her approval.

  " By the way sir , you have a nice looking daughter " Addy said with a grin on his face .

  The reaction he got was not what he was expecting .

  He was expecting Jack will scold him again and shout but instead both the daughter and Jack were staring at him in disbelief .

  " You .... You can see her ? " Jack asked as if Addy looked at a ghost .

  " Of course , how can somebody not see a beauty like her "

  And once again he was not met with reactions he anticipated.

  Finally something clicked in his brain.

  " Is .... Is ... Is she dead ? " He asked in fear .

  He didn't want to hear the answer of this question because somehow he knew the answer already .

  " Yes "

  Bucket man's eyes were filled with sorrow again .

  But this time sorrow was not for himself .

  " I thought the reason I saw her was because I lost my mind after she died and I couldn't see her when I was bucket man because he is mentally strong . So how ? " After Saying these

  Jack tilted his head to his daughter .

  " I thought the same too " his daughter replied in disbelief .

  After spending half an hour in silence . Finally the silence was broken by his daughter

  " Ok ,enough working brains where we can't get an answer . First comes the training of this young man who has a sharp tongue "

  Bucket man looked at her and immediately understood it was her way of lightening the mood so he forced himself to act too

  " Come on , my tongue is not that sharp . This old man is old man and you are pretty , aren't you ? "

  Even though he said this , looking at her made him feel sorrow

  While laughing she replied

  " My age should be same as your mother now , kid ."

  " I don't mind " he said with a grin .

  And he was punched on his abs .

  " She is my daughter "

  Taking a deep breath Jack stood up .

  " Let's start the training "

  And the bucket man took them to one of the combat zones where fists weren't colliding today and Jack taught him how to feel energy around him and condense it .

  Let's just say Addy isn't as gifted as Jack is and neither is sensing and condensing energy as easy as Jack made it look like .

  And finally , through the holes in his bucket , the sunlight hits his face .

  " I am fucking tired " Addy said in deep sigh.

  " And somebody said ' I WILL BECOME A BETTER HERO WHICH YOU COULDN'T EVEN DREAM TO BE ' "

  Jack said mockingly in Addy's voice .

  " What did you say old fart ? You are saying as if you achieved a lot on your first night "

  " Let's see ,Um ...

  First I felt energy instantly I was in the body then I felt to urge to condense it automatically and succeeded in it too and i was also able to move it from one point to another to get faster .

  So yeah ....... My track record is better"

  Jack said proudly .

  Jack's daughter was looking at them argue like kids from a distance and she felt joy rushing in her .

  Jack used to live in solitude till last night and wasn't taking to anyone .

  He was driven to kill the chosen one like a maniac. He used to talk about how epic showdown it will be and the glorious victory he will achieve .

  Suddenly bucket man fell on the ground and wasn't breathing .

  Following him Jack fell on the ground and his breathing stopped too .

  " What !? What's happening? " She felt panic for a few moments .

  A few seconds later bucket man stood

  Up slowly .

  " This old body of mine "

  And he looked at his forearms and they were bigger than their usual old body .

  Slightly his mouth curled upwards from the right side .

  " Thank God !" He exclaimed .

  " Looks like for now both of you can be the bucket man but can't control the body at the same time " his daughter said while poking at his original body .

  For the first he could see his daughter in the bucket man's body and he felt happy .

  He was feeling happiness for the first time after the day he lost his daughter.

  Things were finally moving and he felt as if he was finally healing even if by a little .

  "You are right Cara . I am glad I am still bucket man otherwise the only purpose I had would have been gone "

  Jack said while scratching his bucket .

  " Let's get home " his daughter said with a smile on her face .

  And they walked to their home and after arriving home, bucket man turned on the TV to see how the battle went with the creatures la

  st night .

  Since it was a daily occurrence , all the combat area were filled with cameras .

  Government makes billions broadcasting these fights.

  Hearing the news made bucket man standing up from the sofa he was sitting on.

  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, A PORTAL OPENED EVEN AFTER SUNRISE .