As the first group to request and properly fill out the form to make a team. Instead of their normal combat classes and quirk training, they were trained in 'Cooperative combat classes'. Kamui Woods joined these as well, despite knowing he had better things to do, but Edgeshot was taking over his area while he trained them. Edgeshot had seem entirely ready to sign on, but after signing off on the documents, he vanished from any sort of interaction with the group.
Kamui Woods made it his job to train them, and borrowed anyone willing to help. When Cementoss expressed interest Kamui's eyes got a wicked glint. He whispered something into Cementoss' ear. "Why only one floor?" Cementoss whispered something back and Kamui's wicked glint intensified.
"Why do I have a feeling I need to upgrade Goliath?"
"Please don't." Cementoss replied. "I still can't believe he used my cement blocks as armor."
"To be completely fair I don't remember teaching him that. I'm still figuring him out but at least he isn't rampaging." Joseph replied.
"Class is done for the day, Just go about your schedule while we get some paperwork done."
"How worried do I have to be about this."
"Find a Virgil."
"I'm making a new golem."
Joseph explained the basic role of Virgil in Dante's Inferno, Cementoss was warning him with literature references that their training would be hell, when the hellish training he was used to from Cementoss had been considered standard training with him. If he thought it was hell, he would need something major to deal with it, and goliath may not be enough. He cursed his two golem limit, but anything more and he was so fatigued from sending stamina that he could barely maintain consciousness. They worked on making a new golem and when they summoned it, Joseph immediately cancelled it. It felt like Goliath had just before he learned how to control it. This would have to be his special. Something he kept hidden now that GOliath was no longer a secret.
Ayaka worried what they would do because with Kamui's wood and Cementoss' cement, there was a possibility of massive golems or a giant tower or fortress for them to use. There could be thousands of things that could be in their plan. "Cementoss loves his literature and if he said I need a Virgil, it most likely means that he is building the Circles of Hell. Hopefully not with demons in it." Joseph replied. "Let me check my room I think I still have a copy." He stood and walked to his room. He shut the door behind him and heard a squeak. Aoi rubbed her forehead. "I can get a book myself."
"We want to see your...room." Aoi looked. "Do you own anything?" She looked around. The only thing that was different from the base model of the room was a large chest of clay.
"Not really, got a bed a desk, and a chair." He went through the top drawer. "Here we go."
"Figured you would have a bunch of cool stuff in here."
"Despite how it seems, my family is rich because we don't buy stuff. We have a big house with two workshops and that is pretty much it." Joseph replied. "I keep going over this."
"Sorry, it is just surprising. Most rich people either flaunt it or horde it."
"Can we have pizza?" Ayaka yelled.
"You have a phone." Joseph yelled and checked for his card.
"That's my point!" Aoi replied.
"Aoi, are you telling me that if you had a resource that replenished you would not use it on other people?"
"I think I would, but I am not sure."
"Well then let's make this place a place that protects people."
The team each took turns reading the book and turned to Joseph. "This is why your golems are scary." Keniya replied, waving the book.
"If you bend that book I will use your body to hold my clay." Joseph said with no indication that he was joking. Keniya gently set the book down and pat it like a small pet. "School copy, don't want to pay for it."
"That looks good." Ayaka was looking at a menu.
"Order me one."
"Uh...don't want to pay for the book, but will buy a twenty dollar platter."
"The platter I can buy with money. Cementoss gave me that book..."
"Ah. So obviously won't be fighting actual demons, but what do you think they are planning on doing."
"Each floor is going to be more difficult than the last, I feel the worst of it is going to be against pros." Joseph replied nervously. "Most likely whoever we did our internship with."
Joseph got a text from Cementoss stating 'get to the Principal's office, bring all of your team. You are taking your license exam early.'
"We are only a few months in."
"Yes, we know that, but Kamui Woods and Edgeshot were both called to deal with the Faust Compound and we want to send you all with them."
"Are you out of your damn minds?" Ashor yelled as he entered the Principals office. "None of us have the ability to deal with a bunch of Trigger users. We can barely beat the base model quirks."
"There are going to be other pro heroes there. We had a similiar problem last year with a man called Chisaki, we lost a pro hero, this time we are throwing everything we have at it."
"So more can die?" Aoi asked, tilting her head. "And can't they put Trigger into a bullet form, what if Ashor's shadow goes berserk in the middle of a crowd, or on us. Goliath takes time to make and if I use my quirk on Ashor he could die."
"Uh...We are we not included in this?" Denchi and Ayaka asked. "Because I don't see our names on the list." Denchi pointed to a piece of paper going around.
"You are staying with Edgeshot on the side group, this is only for the frontal assault.
"The supports are leading a frontal assault?" Joseph asked. "I understand what you want from me, since my golems can charge in and break formations."
"My voice will hit everyone in front of me and once I start getting ready, they will know I am about to do something and target me."
"You two will be fine, my family hates guns."
"I can understand if you don't."
"I'm going and there is no force to stop me." Ashor said firmly. "I am going to fix this problem, and prove to everyone that you are not limited to your family. My family may be evil, but I do not have to be."
"Then you are okay with the fact that lethal force is authorized." Nezu asked and Ashor paled. "They perfected the Trigger that was in your veins, this Trigger and the mental deterioration are permanent. And they are kidnapping people to test it on."
"Why test if it is perfected?" Ayaka asked.
"That would be mom." Ashor sighed. "She always thinks that perfect is boring so once she makes it works the way she wants to, instead of leaving it like that, she tries to enhance it. And with her ability to regenerate her stamina, she could probably do it too. But do we have to kill them? I don't like them anymore than anyone else, but killing?"
"They have killed people, almost killed Ayaka, do you want us to just arrest them? There are hundreds of people in that compound." Aizawa replied and glared at Ashor as his phone rang. Ashor paled but not from Aizawa's glare.
"I-I-I have to t-take this." Ashor flipped the phone and walked out of the room. "Hello, Miss. How are you doing?"
"If you are targeting the Faust Compound, put me on speaker and don't look around you know damn well I'm not there." The voice on the other end said and he turned from left to right. "Go back inside, good boy. And I decided on what you owe me, when you are done, I'm taking your shadow, both of them."
"What happens when-"
"Nope, not until you pay. Also I'm not on speaker yet…"
"Sorry."
"Alright heroes, long complicated story short, we can make this officially a mission so you get government help but afterwards Ashor here is getting transferred over to my school." the voice on the phone replied.
"We can't just accept help from someone with no knowledge of-." Nezu started and Ashor hurriedly tried to hush him.
"Nezu," The voice on the phone replied and Ashor looked even more terrified than before, "you were experimented on for over 15 years, and in your left pocket is a wrapped sandwich you are eager to eat, Eraserhead you have a kick me sign on the back of your shirt that Ectoplasm put on you for standing him up at karaoke. Shall I continue."
"No." Nezu shivered, "But how do you know this?"
"Don't ask a favor if you can't pay it back, trust me. You think my Family is evil, she is worse." Ashor replied.
"Aw, you say the sweetest things. Makes me want your shadow more than ever." A sadistic voice that sent chills down even Midnight's back giggled. "So, you need something."
"No, bad Izanami. Pacts need to be done in person."
"Ah, I'm hurt...I only ask this because when the job is done you become mine."
"YOu sound like such a pedo right now."
"Uh...anyone have any idea what is going one right now?" Nezu asked as Ashor and this strange possessive girl on the phone went back and forth.
"Oh right. So you need any help, like the keycode to the front gate?" The voice asked.
"That...would be amazing."
"Alright I'll send someone to help you."
"Um...can you send Crim?" Ashor asked.
"Is that a favor?" The voice cooed.
"It is only a phone voice but I am terrified." Aoi said, clinging to Joseph so hard that he had his fist balled.
"Oh right. Everyone this is Izanami, it is her birth name. SHe works in Mima and she can do amazing things but the cost is whatever she wants and you don't get to complain about it or she will just take you."
"That isn't allowed." Nezu responded.
"You are welcome to come after me if you want."
"Can we do this a different time. The Trigger Extraction I got, as well as the taming of my shadow, were both done by her. I owe her two favors."
"Ah, right, Second payment, sales pitch."
"Oh that is easy. She wants to send people who are skilled in infiltration, one of them has no quirk but more successful missions than anyone I know. Normally she does a favor and then names the price once she is done. She gave your terms and, trust me, you are getting a discount."
"Fine, are you sure you want this."
"I don't want this but you don't say no to her after she completes her pact, I have seen what happens, it is...um...bad."
"Is she a villain?"
"Right. Fucking. Here." The dark voice was now obviously irritated. "Look, either way, I get Ashor because he knows what happens if he tries to get out of my Devil's Pact quirk. I can help you or hinder you, I don't care win or lose I get what I want."
"If we don't have to enter a pact we will take as much as you can offer."
"Great!" The voice was happy and ecstatic. "Let's see, Crim, Azur, Amber, go collect Ashor for me, kill or capture is the term, I prefer capture."
"Prefer…" A giggly friendly voice came from the phone, "That means we can kill them if we want to right?"
"Ashor will be here for awhile, rather not have him feeling alone."
"K."
"You know any sane people?" Aizawa asked.
"Nope." Ashor replied
"Not a one." Ayaka smiled.
Joseph began talking to someone not there as a joke. "THank you miss Izanami." Nezu stammered. Do you know where my keys are?"
"Second shelf of the bookcase."
"Thank you." Nezu replied. "Would have been in trouble with out those." He said as he got back to the seat. "Curious about your quirk, but a little nervous that you will take it as a favor."
"Well you are no fun."
Ashor collapsed when he hung up the phone, than immediately apologized once his phone rang, instead he saw Aizawa hang up his phone and laugh. Ashor relaxed, and then nervously called someone. "Hello. I forgot to ask, do I need to say goodbye to my friends when I show up?"
"No, just going to see what the main difference is between your shadows, who knows when it may come in handy. I'll write anything I learn down to help you."
"Thanks, but why, you never help for free."
"And no one else ever comes back for a second favor."
"Want me to pull a Liu bei and come back a third?"
"Yes please."
"You know I have a girlfriend right?"
"Oh? I want to meet her, bring her too. Bring lots of friends. It is cold here."
"Alright, I'll see you once my family is destroyed."
"Sorry, I asked them not to kill them."
"Realistically it will probably be kill…"
"He's three feet away and I can't help him." Keniya sighed. Ashor hung up the phone and put his hand on Keniya's shoulder.
"Just don't let me give up after this. I already want to run far away and nothing has been done yet." Ashor replied. "She just sent three of her color guards...there is going to be a flood." Ashor replied
"So who is that lady, anyways?"
"She is a shrine maiden from an island to the southwest, her name is Izanami and her quirk is called Devil's Pact, she does a favor for you, and once she is complete, she gets to take something from you that isn't a physical trait. Her favorite thing to do is take knowledge of thinkgs that interest her, like my shadow."
"Wait so she gets to pick the price of her services, after it gets registered. Why go to her?"
"Because she knows more about anything than anyone I know. My shadow was put under control by her. Though admittedly you punching it repeatedly helped it. IN exchange for that, she also gave me training in how to use it and now I owe her."
"Sounds more like she Owns you than you owing her."
"You aren't far off. People have tried to run but she took all their good memories and left them with everything bad in their life. If you just turn yourself in and pay she takes knowledge and will write down what she took so you can retrain it. Most of the people who see her are really desparate for something. And a few are idiots who try to trick her."
"Trick her?"
"If she can't complete a task you can ask for a favor free of charge, so people try to trick her with near impossible tasks so that they can get their real wish done. Only one person succeeded and his favor was so corrupted, yet completed, that he came back asking a favor to remove what she had done."
"Monkey's paw." Joseph replied. "So you asked for your shadow to be under control, and to know how to use it. If she trained that, why does she need your shadow?"
"She trained me how to control the shadow, true, but she doesn't know what it is because it is different than other quirks of its type in the fact that it seems to be able to operate independently of me." Ashor replied. "Come to think of it, you have been really quiet back there." He looked at his shadow, which split into two. Keniya jumped back and the shadow chuckled.
"Someone watches Dr. Who." Ashor chuckled. "So what is it? Why did you hide?"
"Izanami's influence is all over this school. I want to keep my head down. I don't know if I can die, but if I can, Izanami will be the one to do it."
"Is she an enemy?"
"Uh...that depends on whether i actually get turned over or not. I think that is the main reason she sent three of them."
"Um if you go can I go too?"
