In a dark room,where the only light was the dim glow of many monitor screens,Marrow sat in an impressive chair,one fit for a villian like himself.
His thoughts were on the subject of Izuku,who he now asleep in a jail cell.Using his hightech fly-cams,the grey haired teen kept his eyes on the screen,muttering about the next step in his plan.
Slipping through the door behind him,a fog or mist shaped like a person entered the room.The being had two holes shaped like eyes and levitated off the ground,not making a sound.
"What is it Hyomu?",Marrow asked,perfectly aware of the mist's pressence.
The fog spoke in a soft,smooth voice."Your motorcycle is ready.It's parked in the garage,prepped to go."
"Good.Thank you for telling me.Are you ready for tomorrow?"
"Of course,Zuga*.I've memorized the plan,so I'm good."
"Perfect.I appreciate your willingness to go through with the mission tommorow.You can go now."
Leaving the room,Marrow put on a black leather trench coat and a pair of fingerless gloves.Before closing the door to his viewing room,Marrow looked at the live feed of Izuku laying in bed one more time,smirked,and said to himself,"Soon,my knight and pawn.Soon..."
Jackson entered a large garage full of different vehicles,from normal cars to an armored assult truck.
Waiting for the zombie like teen was a lime green sports motorcycle,the keys in the ignition.
As the vehicled roared to life with it's driver in the seat,Marrow droved off into the night as the hidden door to his base garage closed behind him.Wearing a helmet with the visor up,Jackson sped around the city,taking a route to his much needed destination.
'This meeting might be a decider between my goal or the complete breakdown of the plan',the villian thought to himself.
His speed was a legal level,as to not draw attention to himself by police or any Pro Heroes.After 15 to 20 minutes of driving through the bustling city,out into the more isolated outskirts,Marrow stopped his motorcycle.
In front of him was a large barren field,surrounded by a giant cain link fence.In the middle of the field was a building,old and wore down.It looked abandoned,but Marrow knew better,thanks to info provided by his sneaky robots.
Hiding his bike in some shrubery,the teen walked up to the fence,took out a pair of large wire cutters,and cut himself in.Every step in the quiet,dark field was unsettling,as if someone was watching from the shadows.Marrow wasn't concerned with the miniscual fear inside him.He taught himself to no longer show fear or even let it grow within him.No weakness within.
Opening the door to the building,Jackson went inside and carefully walked along the dark rooms and corridors,as if knowing exactly where to go.He came across a flight of stairs and as Marrow listened closely,he could hear the faint traces of conversation.
Straightening his jacket and removing his gloves,Marrow walked down the stairs,and after a minute,light was seen.Marrow walked into a room that looked like a bar.Stading behind the counter,cleaning a glass with a cloth,was sharply dressed man made of black and purple mist.Three other people sat in the bar stools infront of him.One was a guy with faded light blue hair,with disebodied hands on his face and arms,who wore dark colored clothes.The second person was also a guy.He had both normal colored skin and purple,wrinkled colored flesh that seemed to be stappled open,especially under his eyes,giving the illusion he was tired.He had piercings and wore a black jacket and pants.The final person was a girl with faded blonde hair tied into a pair of messy buns.She wore a school sailor outfit underneath a sand colored sweater.Her yellowish cat-like eyes were strange,as she also had a blush present.
They all didn't notice Marrow at first because they were all focused on the t.v that hung in the corner of the room.On the screen was the shadowed form of a man,the upper reminates of his face gone,melted like a wax candle,with only his mouth remaining.
He spoke with a firm tone that demanded attention
"New members will join you soon enough.They show promise in they're quirks and will aid in...who is that?"
The people present in the room turned and locked eyes on Marrow,who was leaning against the bar counter.
"What!?An intruder!",yelled the blue haired Tomura Shigaraki.
Dabi,Toga and Kurogiri wasted no time in attacking the zombie-like Jackson.Dabi created his blue and black flames,while Toga went with her knife.Kurogiri tried using his mist on Marrow,but the teen had other ideas.
Toga went for a slash to the throat,but in the last second,Marrow leaned his head away,grabbed the bloodthirsty villian by the wrist,placing a hand to her stomach,and flipped her to the ground.Doing so knocked the air out of the girl.Marrow placed his foot to her neck,threatening to crush her windpipe.
Dabi tried scorching the grey haired teen but failed as Jackson ducked,knocked the legs from under the emitter quirk user,and pinned his arm to his back.Shigaraki made his move,reaching out his hand to crumble the intruder away.To his fear and surprise,a pair of light blue gloves shot out of Marrow's jacket,sliding on to Tomura's hands.Kurogiri shot four mist tendrils at Marrow but a spider-like robot the size of a backpack launched from nowhere,pinned the shadowy villian to a wall and prepped two blades to where Kurogiri's neck was.
"Stop."
The room went dead silent.The villians in the bar looked to their leader,All For One,with open ears.
"You.The one with the grey hair.Who are you?",he asked.
"Well,to put in simply,I'm like you all,though I refrain from using the word 'villian'."
Marrow released everyone from their threatening positions.The robot that was holding Kurogiri hostage let him go,jumping back to Marrow,where it attatched to his back like a backpack.
Marrow gave his apologies,saying he was simply defending himself.
"Now,that that's settled,back to the question before.Who are you,young man?"
Jackson sat back in a bar stool,keeping his eyes on All For One."You can call me Jackson Marrow,but I go by the alias Zuga.Nice to finally meet you sir.I'd hoped to get the chance to talk,along with your leauge."
"What do you want to speck about?If you went through the trouble of almost dying,then it must be important.I'm interested in what you have to say."
"But sir!Your going to let a complete stranger-"
"Tomura,I can tell he's one of us.I can see it in his eyes.They're seeded with the bloodlust of a villian.Let Kuga speck.You were saying?"
"I've come with a proposal.The way I see it,we can help each other,you know,you scrach my back,I scrach yours?I'm the leader of a special group,one growing in members and power.We have yet to have a name,but that's unimportant at the time being.You see,All For One sir,I have a personal vendetta against All Might.One that knows no limit."
"...Interesting.Continue."
"All Might,the supposed 'Symbol of Peace',was the cause of someone dear to me to die a agonizing death.Do any of you know about the Juyochi Building Fire from three years ago?"
"Yes.Two teens got caught in a fire inside of an abondon apartment.Only one of them made it out.",Kurogiri answered.
"And your aware the #1 hero was the one to respond to the inccident?",Marrow quizzed.
"He was the one to save the survivor.Said he couldn't reach the second kid.",Dabi responded.
"Well informed.I like that.You see,I was the one who was saved from the fire.And the other person was someone I held dear was the one who...didn't make it.That bastard left her behind,to burn in the flames and choke on the suffocating smoke.He was an arm's length of grabbing her,and he decided to take me instead,because the fire was too intense and the integrity of the building was failing.It's All Might's fault she's dead.While I spent time in jail for trespassing,I had time to let my rage build,and let my passion for spilling the hero's blood grow."
After that last sentence,Marrow shattered a drinking glass that was close to him.Looking to his hand,he apologized to Kurogiri for the mess.
"I am truly sorry for your loss.I can see now why you would want to kill the Symbol of Peace and take revenge.So you want to join forces to stop the hero cold,correct?"All For One asked.
"Yes sir."
"Mhmm...I believe it would be a smart decision.Alright,Mr.Marrow.The Leauge of Villians is now your ally,backing you up if need be.Now,what plans do you have for killing All Might?"
Marrow gave a creepy and toothy grin as he gave his response."Actually,I'm planning a mass breakout at the prisions holding any potential villians captive.In fact,I discovered something quite interesting in one of them and I think you'll be very happy with who it is."
Behind the hand on his face,Shigiraki's eyes narrowed."What are you talking about?"
"Hehehe.That's a suprise."
Marrow continued explaining his plan,saying that once enough villians are free,he plans to properley teach them how to really fight,instead of relying on their quirks so much.He plans to assemble an group strong enough to go against All Might,the Pro Heroes and the students of UA,strategically.
"Also,you are aware of Izuku Midoriya,right?He's an apprentice of All Might and the one of the three who beat the Hero Killer Stain.At the moment,he's resting in a jail cell.I framed him for that robbery that happened yesterday morning,hehehe.Midoriya is my best piece for getting at the Symbol of Peace and as long as I pull the boy's strings,well,it won't be long before something big happens."
"You've put a lot of thought into this,haven't you?Hahaha,I respect your thoroughness.I'd really like to see the outcome of all of this in the future.I must go now but if you need to discuss anything else,Marrow,talked to Kurogiri or Shigaraki and they'll patch you through to me.Have a good evening,everyone."
The television screen went black.The room was silent until Marrow chuckled,turning the heads of the three villians present.
"All For One is pretty nice.It's almost hard to believe that he's the founder of the Leauge."
"Just so were clear,just because All For One say's your little group is now one of us,it dosen't mean I like it.Do something I don't see is right and I'll make you literally rot.",the pale Tomura threatened,as he raised his hand and clutched it,to get his point across.
"I don't doubt it.I don't have a quirk,so defending myself would be difficult."
"Wait",Dabi said."Your Quirkless?"
"100%.But I make up for it with my 'talents'."
Reaching into his jacket,the pale Jackson pulled out the same pair of light blue gloves that prevented Shigaraki from killing Marrow.He held them out,hoping the villian would take them.
"What the hell are those?",he hissed.
"Special gloves that deactivate your quirk so long as you wear them.I think they'll help with holding onto things you don't want to wreck.They have a special fuction that if you wanted the fingers of the gloves to vanish,the techno-infused fabric will do so.They'll also pretty fashionable.",Marrow explained."Call it a peace offering,a gift,so to show I'm on good terms."
The Decay Quirk user looked to the gloves with disstatse,to disguise the curiousity and intrest in his hidden red eyes.
"I'll leave 'em here.If you don't want them,then just leave them here."Jackson pulled out a business card from his jacket,holding it out with his index and ring finger.Shigaraki turned away,no longer wanting to converse with his new ally.
Kurogiri let out a sigh before grabbing the card himself.He looked to Marrow with his pupliess yellow eyes and thanked him for the unexpected visit.
With a nod,Marrow left the Leauge's base and drove back to his own.
Shigaraki was left alone in the now darkened bar,his acquaintances gone to bed.He sat at the counter with a glass of water set out infront of him,cold droplets streaking down the sides.He stared sharply at the glass with his crimson eyes,before looking to the gloves Marrow left behind,untouched from the same spot they've been.He slowly reached over and grabbed the gloves.He stared at them for a little while longer,before slipping them on his hands.He didn't believe Marrow about how the gloves could negate his quirk,but to the villians suprise,the pale blue gloves didn't fall into dust.Shigiraki then imagined how they would look fingerless,and yet again to his shock,the two leathery covers shifted into fingerless gloves.
He then imagined just two fingers uncovered and low and behold,the clothing responded.A grin appeared on Tomura's face as he grabbed the glass of water and chugged it down.He then walked out the now shadowed bar,heading to his room for sleep,a small smile still eatched in the villian's face.
Zuga is short for Zugaikotsu,which translates to skull in Japanese.It was a nickname Hyomu gave to Jackson when he first met him,because of how skull like the older teen is.
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