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Society was in a state of chaos. Citizens were panicking, and the police and heroes were up to their necks work over trying to find out who or what was behind 'The Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall Incident'. It was first discovered when citizens encountered a barrier while trying to enter. What surprised them was that the people inside had were going about acting if nothing was wrong. They called the police, who quickly called the heroes. Upon arriving at the scene, they tried using brute force to break it down, to no avail. However, much to their surprise, the barrier started to evaporate, while releasing the sleep toxin that was floating around in the air. The heroes and police covered their faces and held their breath. When the gas dispersed they charged inside only to find that no one was there. Well, there were children under the age of seven lying unconscious (who were given immediate priority), but other than that there was no one. It was like they had all vanished into thin air.
Security footage of the event was non-existent. Whoever planned this was smart enough to cover their tracks. However, there was footage of before the event so they could narrow down who had disappeared. When word got out that UA students were there the media attempted to march on to UA to discredit them, only to be silenced by the Chief of Police, who harshly informed them that UA was not responsible for what happened since it was an event that happened outside the school.
Speaking of UA, the teachers and principal were the most frustrated about this because even though it wasn't their fault they still felt responsible. Naomasa and Reo came by to let them know what they knew, which wasn't much. This only angered the teachers even more who felt helpless at that moment. That's why it was miracle when this happened.
"HEY! IS ANYONE AROUND? PLEASE HELP! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!" Izuku shouted. "FOR FUCK SAKE SOMEONE HELP!"
Izuku had just finished bringing the three wounded students inside the school where they were now resting unconscious against the lockers. He didn't know what had happened since he had been at the gym all day, but he figured that they were either attacked or caught in some sort of accident. They needed medical attention, or more specifically, Recovery Girl. Izuku knew first aid (in his line of work it was necessary) but he didn't have the necessary tools to work with. He wished he still had his regenerative drug with him, that always worked. Just then, Recovery Girl came running around the corner having heard the shouting.
"Midoriya," she called out worried. "What's wrong?"
That's when she saw the three students. She gasped and took out her phone to call for assistance. Within a minute or two, All Might, Cementoss, and Ectoplasm arrived on the scene with the police in tow. They carried the trio to the nurses office where Recovery wasted no time in treating them. Izuku was brought inside a nearby empty classroom along for questioning.
"Long time no see kid," Reo greeted. "How are you holding up?"
"Fine," Izuku answered quickly. "UA has it's ups and downs up otherwise it's okay. This isn't the time to be catching up though Detective Yagami."
"No isn't," Aizawa stated, catching everyone off guard.
He was leaning against the wall just staring at three individuals. It made sense that he would want to hear what happened to his students but seriously, his uncanny ability to surprise people from out of nowhere was incredible. Izuku was starting to wonder if it was either a habit or second hidden quirk.
"Midoriya, you were there when they appeared. I want a full explanation," Aizawa demanded getting straight to the point.
"It's like this," Izuku started.
Izuku quickly explained how he met them as he was coming back from the Gym, the state they were in, what Jiro had said, and how they had collapsed.
"I don't know how they got like this," Izuku said honestly. "Someone must have attacked them while they were out shopping."
There was silence among the people in the room. They each started exchanging glances with each other, something Izuku picked up on.
"Okay, what the hell is going on?" he questioned.
Reo was the first to speak.
"You've been at the Gym all day, right?" he asked, to which Izuku nodded. "Well…"
Reo and Aizawa quickly explained the events of the raid on the mall, or rather, they gave what little information they had about it. They explained who was taken, and the methods involved. From what they could gather about the methods it involved a forcefield which displayed images that nothing was wrong, sleep inducing gas, and there were even statements from some civilians that they felt a strong sense of revulsion when they came close to the mall and stayed away. When they had finished Izuku stood there in silence while he processed everything. He was shocked and impressed that someone had managed to pull a feat like this off. At the same time, something felt off about the equipment used in the attack.
'That technology. It sounds…familiar,' Izuku thought.
He knew he had heard about it somewhere before, he just couldn't think of where. He didn't think it was from the League, since they got most of their weapons and materials from the Black Market. While weapons were bought from the Black Market, development of weapons in the League wasn't common as far as he was aware, unless one counted the Nomu's who were a formidable force all on their own.
"Is something wrong Midoriya?" Naomasa asked.
"I'm not sure," Izuku replied honestly. "The technology you're describing sounds familiar but, I can't think of where."
The two detective's eyes widened.
"Was it something made by the League?" Reo asked intently.
"I don't think so," Izuku answered. "I don't know much about technological developments they did, if there were any at all. A lot of time and effort seems to have been focused on the Nomu. I offered to help in that area, whether it was designing new technology or weapons, but Sensei told me it wasn't necessary, and that I had my hands full with training, science and quirk analysis."
Reo used his quirk to verify the truth and sighed. Just then Aizawa, Naomasa and Reo's phones started buzzing. Surprised and concerned, they answered their caller's. There was the usual introduction before shock formed across their faces and they started asking questions, only to be cut off by the person on the other end. Eventually they all said that they understood and hung up.
"It appears there's going to be a meeting tonight at nine between all available heroes and the police to discuss today's kidnapping," Aizawa explained.
"Funny you should say that," Reo murmured.
"We were told the exact same thing just now," Naomasa finished.
Izuku wasn't surprised that this was happening, though he was surprised at how soon. Just then, Present Mic appeared at the door.
"Shota, Recovery Girl just finished treating the students who came back. According to her, they'll wake up in about an hour or two since they're still suffering from fatigue," Mic explained in a serious tone. "What's more, Nezu is ordering all students to remain within their respective dorms and wants us to join in a head count to see who's still here."
Upon hearing this, Aizawa bowed to the detectives and excused himself, but not before ordering Izuku to return to his dorm for the time being. Naomasa and Reo were asked to assist in this job which they accepted without hesitation. Izuku returned to his room.
At an unknown location
The students of UA, as well as the other students and civilians that had been captured woke up. The effects of the toxin had finally worn off. When they did, they noticed that they were in a large cube shaped room that appeared to be made out of stone, at least they thought it was stone. Just then, one of the walls lit up like a screen. On it was the image of a man who looked to be in his twenties, with snowy white hair in the form of a flat mohawk. What caught a lot of people's attention was the eyepatch covering his left eye, while his right was left uncovered displaying that it was topaz in colour. He also wore a white suit.
"Good evening everyone!" the man greeted the confused hostages in a deep and enthusiastic voice. "How are you all holding up after your recent transfer? The stuff that knocked you out was a sleep-inducing toxin. Nothing harmful, but you can feel a bit woozy afterwards depending on how much you inhaled."
A couple of people felt disoriented but were otherwise alright. They were just curious as to what the hell was going on. Fortunately, someone was angry enough to ask.
"YOU BASTARD! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO US?" Bakugo shouted. "AND WHERE THE FUCK ARE WE?"
The man on the screen didn't react right away. He stared at Bakugo for a couple of seconds. Some of his classmates, and the civilians present, cursed his personality for being this way. This wasn't the time to act rash. The man however, just laughed at the teen's outburst.
"Well, you're even more stubborn in person Katsuki Bakugo," the man teased surprising Bakugo. "Surprised I know who you are? You've got quite the reputation. Held hostage by a sludge villain while making futile attempts to escape. First place in the Sports Festival. Got your ass handed to you by Deku." Bakugo felt a vein pop up on his forehead. He really hated this man. "Got kidnapped, with little effort, and rescued from the League of Villains. This is what, the third time you've been effortlessly captured? You know, for someone who brags about being the best, you certainly are a weak little bitch aren't you?"
That did it. Upon hearing that, Bakugo literally exploded. He lunged at the wall preparing to blow it to pieces.
"YOU BASTARD! YOUR DEAD!" he roared.
Before he could reach the wall, the man pressed a button and there was a bright light appearing around Bakugo's neck. The UA student collapsed and howled in pain. Kirishima went to him instantly to check on him. The rest of the people present were shocked and frightened at what they saw. They immediately checked their necks to find a sort of collar around their necks.
The man sighed. "Oh, you stupid, arrogant little fucker. First thing you should know about me: never threaten me with death. If you do, make sure you have the means and abilities to do so. And if you try to kill me, make sure you succeed. Otherwise, I'll come back and hunt you down and give a slower, more brutal death. Do I make myself clear?"
His tone of voice was low and dangerous, making people even more afraid of him. Though Bakugo didn't respond, he did get the message and stood quietly.
"Now that that's done and out of the way, let's move on to more pressing matters. As I'm sure you've all noticed, you each have a collar around your neck. If you step out of line, such as using your quirks for other than what you're supposed to, you get shocked. If you step even more out of line, you'll get shocked for a long period of time. If you break enough rules, you'll be shocked until your heart can't take it anymore and you die. It'll be slow, painful, and incredibly fun to watch. They can also blow up, but that's only if you try to escape. Now, children will also be shocked if they break any rules, though only the serious ones. They are still children and will most likely learn faster than their idiot parents. That doesn't mean they won't die while with us," the man explained.
Children huddled close to their parents, completely frightened by this man. The students and civilians were horrified at what they were hearing. This man was a complete psychopath. They weren't ready to die just yet though.
"Now, I'm sure you're gonna have questions so go on, ask. I'm sure I'll be saying it afterwards anyway," the man declared.
The audience looked at each other uncomfortably, not sure of what to say. Some UA students did however.
"Where are we exactly?" Kendo asked.
"In the criminal underworld, where laws and heroes don't exist. So, don't count anyone coming to save you," the man sneered. "And you all now belong to Hades the largest and strongest criminal organisation in the Underworld."
Some people flinched at that. They didn't know the group exactly, but they didn't doubt their claims either.
"And who are you?" Tenya asked. "Are you the leader?"
"Correct, Ingenium Jr." the man applauded surprising Tenya. He knew who he was. "As for who I am, well, you can call me Shiro."
The name was unfamiliar to them, but they did not take it lightly. Shoto stepped forward next to ask the most important question.
"Earlier you said no using our quirks except for what we're supposed to. What would that be exactly?" he asked with an angry, yet calm expression.
Shiro grinned at him amused.
"Ah, it appears we've reached the most important part of this conversation," Shiro admitted softly.
Everybody tensed at what was about to be said.
"You see, what I do is, I host underground battles, similar to the colosseum you could say, between different participants that I capture. People tend to bet on these fights as well, thus generating income. Depending on whether or not I decided to keep you, you'll be sold off to someone else at an auction. If you have an argument against this well then sorry but as of this moment you are my slaves, and my word is law. Other than fighting you'll also be doing regular jobs around the place, cleaning, manual labour, you get the idea. Children up until the age of thirteen won't be expected to fight and will be kept in a different part by another of my slaves," Shiro explained. "Oh, and for people like Bakugo who intend to climb up and live high, work hard and play nice and you may just end up the bitch to someone of higher authority like myself."
Bakugo felt a vein stand on his forehead again. He really wanted to pulverise this man.
"That's enough questions for now. Time to get down to business," Shiro declared. "You will all move along now and be separated into different groups. Kids go one direction while adults and teens go the other. If the parents are behaved and alive, they may visit their children."
People started to protest but Shiro just pressed a button and a new image appeared right next to him. It was of two men and women, beaten, and looking terrified of what was about to happen.
"Just so you all have an idea of the situation you're in, and so you know your fucking place," Shiro taunted. "Let these people be an example."
He pressed another button and all of a sudden, they were electrocuted. Their screams were loud and echoed all over the room. Onlookers watched in horror while parents attempted to shield their children from what they were seeing and hearing. Shiro smiled at their expressions, as he did at their next expression when this happened. The collars exploded. And there was blood… lots of blood. Some students vomited at the gory sight, causing Shiro to burst out laughing.
"Oh, that was funny," he snickered. "Now, does anyone have any complaints about the way things are going to happen."
The silence and frightened expressions were enough of an answer.
"Alright then, no head in the direction you're each told to get your quirks analysed. And no shoving," Shiro told them in a mocking tone.
Quietly, adults, teenagers, and children all started walking to where they were told to, regardless of how frightened they were.
UA Staff Room
Nezu along with all the teachers were present as Naomasa gave them the full statements they received. Momo, Jiro, and Tokoyami woke up not too long ago and were questioned by the police regarding what happened at the mall. When they finished explaining they were thanked and left to finish recovering. Their injuries weren't serious so they would discharged and returned to their rooms later.
"So we have some descriptions of the people who attacked them as well as what went down at the mall," Mic declared. "That's something right."
"Not much though," Aizawa countered. "Detective Tsukauchi, have these individuals ever made an appearance before?"
Naomasa shook his head.
"I'm afraid not," he stated sadly. "There's nothing about them in the database. However, they clearly aren't amateurs when it comes to activities like this. And they're a force to be reckoned with, considering how easily they defeated your students."
Aizawa stared at the desk frustrated. Vlad King let out an angry growl he'd been holding back. These were their specific classes they were talking about. It infuriated them to know they had been attacked. Vlad had informed them that Neito was out visiting a relative so they knew he was safe, at the moment. All Might was also frustrated at not being able to protect his students, as well as all those civilians. He hadn't been there, he had been at UA working on security improvements, yet, he still felt responsible. What kind of Symbol of piece was he if he couldn't even protect his own students, again?
'I'm useless,' he thought.
"We know that they wanted to kidnap everyone, barring some small children, present at the mall but we don't know what for," Naomasa continued.
"Regardless of why they were kidnapped the only thing that matters is getting them back," Nezu declared. "First, we need to ascertain who it was that took them."
The teachers glanced at each other.
"It could be the League," All Might suggested. "They've done kidnapping before."
"But not on this scale," Ectoplasm pointed out. "And their attacks were always targeted at specifically UA."
"I wouldn't be so sure. Atrocity is quite unpredictable," Nezu interrupted. "It could also be another group were not aware of. The criminal underworld is full of people like that."
While they were talking Aizawa received a text from recovery Girl saying that his students were heading back to the dorm. He politely excused himself, with Mic following, to escort the students back to their dorm.
While they tried coming up with an answer Reo thought of something.
"Hey, do you think Midoriya might know who these people are?" he asked.
The teachers stared at him curiously.
"That's highly unlikely Reo," Naomasa said. "Midoriya said he hadn't interacted with many villains outside the League."
"But he did interact with some," Reo countered. "Maybe he heard things about it."
Everyone in the room did consider that. They had been a full report on what Izuku did as a villain and who he interacted with. It was a possibility, though it was slim.
"Also, he said the technology sounded familiar so might recognise the people who used it if we described them," Reo suggested.
After some deliberation, Nezu made a decision.
"Okay, you may question him about the matter, but only after we've concluded this meeting," he said. "Besides, we still need to prepare for the meeting at nine and who will be there. That includes you two."
Reo groaned. He really hated those meetings.
Hades Group
Tenya and his classmates were sent to where the children were being kept, since they themselves were technically children. They had just finished having their quirks analysed and something else (though he didn't understand what) done to them. They didn't dare rebel in fear of the dreadful consequences. They just walked where they were told. Tenya silently wondered how many people were here because of that madman. Upon arriving at the designated area where they were greeted by two women with unique features.
"Hello," the first woman greeted. "I'm Umi."
"And I'm Utada," the second woman greeted.
Then they simultaneously spoke.
"You'll be in our care. Nice to meet you."
Meanwhile with Shiro
"Kioku, I take it you were able to analyse their quirks and memories for any useful information," Shiro said firmly.
Kioku was a young bald woman of moderate height with blank eyes and wore only white clothes. Her quirk was 'Memory' which allowed her to look at the memories of her selected targets for information. On large amount of people it would be difficult which is why she had a machine to help her store the information she saw. It was a head device shaped like a tiara. Her ability was valuable to Shiro which is why he kept her guarded.
"Yes sir, I had no difficulties whatsoever," Kioku replied in an emotionless tone. "I did learn something that would both disgust and intrigue you however, from the 1A students."
"Oh," Shiro responded amused. "And what is it? You know I don't like it when you keep secrets like this from me."
Kioku took a deep breath before answering.
"Deku is at UA as a student," she exclaimed, waiting for Shiro's reaction.
At first there was silence. Then, there was still silence, but the air became tense. Without warning, a bright light began to emanate from Shiro's body. While his expression was unreadable, anyone would have been able to pick up on the rage and murderous intent Shiro was releasing.
"Deku," he growled. "That fucker, he's a student, at a shitty school for heroes?"
"Yes," Kioku responded quickly. "Apparently he saved a student of theirs on more than one occasion and he was granted this as an act of mercy. It is also a protection detail from Atrocity as well as any others who may wish to do him harm."
Shiro snorted.
"Saved people? That sounds exactly like him. Being a hero would actually suit him," Shiro snarled. "And that asshole Atrocity wants to kill him, well, he's gonna have to get in line."
Kioku shifted uncomfortably. She knew what was coming next. Though she bore no grudge against Deku she did feel pity for situation, as there was no stopping what was about to happen.
"You are still angry then," she mentioned.
Much to her surprise, Shiro started shaking, before burst out laughing like an insane person. He collapsed to the ground, banging his fists and head against it. Then stopped and sat up and grinned at his subordinate.
"Are you kidding me?" He asked. "Of course I'm still angry. The bastard is the one who took my eye after all. However, I also respect him quite a bit, because he's the only one to ever damage and escape me in that way, something no one has ever done before."
Kioku was surprised. She hadn't expected that kind of response. Shiro sat back down into his chair.
"Tonight, at nine, send Shino and Blade out to get him for me, I want to be able to express my gratitude for my new look personally, especially since Razor's not with him this time," Shiro declared.
"As you wish, master," Kioku declared before leaving.
Shiro stared at the wall and smiled sinisterly. Soon, he would have his revenge.
Class 1A Dorms
Izuku was relaxing in the living room after a long day. He'd made sure to look up the incident when he arrived back and was surprised at the amount of people that disappeared. The technology sounded familiar to him, but he couldn't think of where. He sipped his tea and sighed. It was just one event after another for him. Also, he didn't understand why but, he was worried about his classmates, he was worried about who they might be with and what might happen to them. It was very strange. His thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of the students and teachers. The students in particular looked tired, but otherwise okay.
"You're all looking better," Izuku greeted sarcastically.
"Believe me, we've been better," Tokoyami responded.
Jiro said nothing. She was too miserable to talk, having lost her classmates and the shame of running away was unbearable. Momo wasn't much better, a large part of her cursed her inability to do anything during that last battle.
"That's enough," Aizawa announced. "All of you get some rest."
Mic was remaining silent during all this. He really wasn't sure what to say.
"They must have been really strong," Izuku said.
"I don't want to talk about it," Jiro exclaimed. "I hope the pros find those bastards and beat the crap out of them."
Aizawa was about intervene when Izuku spoke again.
"Who were they exactly?" he asked. "What did they look like and what were their quirks?"
Jiro narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.
"Why do you want to know?" she asked.
"Curiosity," Izuku admitted. "Nothing more."
Jiro didn't answer him, though she didn't know why. Which is why Momo did instead.
"We don't know their names, although one did call himself 'Speed Demon'," Momo explained. "One was a blue haired woman who could control water, another was tall brown-haired muscular man who could control earth and went barefoot, and blonde-haired guy wearing a visor and a blue and red outfit who could move extremely fast."
Izuku flinched at the descriptions.
'Those are, no, it can't be,' he thought horrified.
He knew them. What's worse is that he knew what group they were part of. He didn't want to believe it but, he needed to be sure.
"The one called Speed Demon, did he have a tattoo on his neck of a man wearing a helm and carrying a sceptre surrounded by three identical dogs?" he asked worriedly.
Everyone in the room stared at him completely stunned. They couldn't believe Izuku knew that no one had said anything. Aizawa and Mic had different thoughts.
'Midoriya, he knows these people,' they thought.
"How the hell do you know these people?" Jiro demanded. "Answer me dammit."
Izuku didn't hear her. Some of the others called out to him but he didn't hear them. He had so many thoughts flooding through his head right now that he couldn't thing straight. People stopped trying to call out to him when they noticed how silent he had gone. What's more, Izuku had gone deathly pale. He looked like he might vomit at any second.
'NOOOOOOOOOOOO,' Izuku mentally screamed. 'Not now, not now.'
Izuku started breathing both very heavily and very fast. Images (or rather memories) of his time in that place kept flashing through his mind.
"Midoriya," Aizawa called out stepping forward concerned. "Calm down."
Izuku didn't hear him unfortunately. He continued to breathe the way he had even faster now. The boy could literally hear the sound of his heart beating. He then started trembling violently and fell forward on his knees only to be caught by Aizawa. The students were horrified at what they were seeing. This was different from the Midoriya they had seen so far.
"Shiro. Hades. No. Not now," Izuku panted.
Aizawa flinched at the names. He recognized them, as did Mic. The revelation of who had kidnapped their students and where they now were frightened them in ways they couldn't even begin to describe as they now knew how much danger they were really in. As worried as he was about his students, Aizawa was more concerned with Izuku's well-being. Especially since he had just figured out what was wrong with him.
"Hizashi, get Recovery Girl now," Aizawa yelled. "Midoriya's having a panic attack."
"On it," Mic replied.
Mic ran out of the room to call for help.
"Midoriya, Midoriya," Aizawa called out again and again to no avail. "Izuku it's just us, calm down."
Izuku didn't listen, or rather he couldn't. He was too overwhelmed. The panic attack continued for another minute until something expected happened.
He fainted.
Hi there. Well, what did you think of that? I'm sorry this took so long to post. I had tests I needed to study for. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Also, if you look back a chapter or two you'll see 'Elemental Four' has been changed to 'Elemental Assassins'. I didn't really want to copy the name from Fairy Tail but it was hard to come up with a name. Six months in chapter 36 has been changed to eight months. Next chapter will show a meeting of heroes, and other stuff. Please Review.