Izuku Midoriya and the Miracle Stone
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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here story continues to build up as Midoriya is in the midst of enjoying his second tour but something unexpected took place, and now the MAIN PLOT commences…which will bring him to a REAL situation as someone attempts to murder Midoriya for some reason…
And now the ADVENTURE commences…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 6: Hōchi sa reta mura
The man screamed as he is being bitten all over his body, and Midoriya uses the Blackwhip again and disables the cobras, and as he checked on the attacker, he slowly died from the venom, and there Midoriya looked around to see if there are any more attackers, but then a stranger suddenly showed up, and it was a village teen girl, and she tells Midoriya that the man who controls the cobras, and the ones who attacked Midoriya earlier, are members of a cult who worships the goddess Kali.
She tells Midoriya to come with her as she will provide him details on who the cult is and why he is being targeted, and though he seemed unwilling as he has to call for the police about the massacre, she tells him there is no time as the cult members might come and try to kill him again.
"There is no time."
"But…"
"The police cannot be trusted because they are too inept. And lax."
"I…"
"Time is of the essence, and you are the only one who can save my fellow villagers."
"We're are we going then?"
"To Mayapore. My village that has been ravaged by the cult."
"Mayapore…"
Left with no choice, Midoriya went with the teen girl as they leave the scene there the village girl boarded a bicycle and Midoriya boarded behind her as the girl pedaled and leaves the police station in order to bring him to Mayapore so as to show him the reason why she wanted his help as well as to shed light on why the Miracle Stone was stolen.
Several minutes later, soldiers passed by and are taken by surprise at the scene of the crime, and seeing the bite marks on the man, the policemen and the prisoners, they assume that wild snakes have come here and are looking for food, thus they felt that this is not really a crime but an accident, as the soldiers are unaware that cult members did the murder and were killed by the cobras in the process.
"Damn…"
"What a sight…"
"So…do we treat this as a crime scene?"
"No need. Just tell the press it's just an accident."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Snakes are animals. Not criminals."
"You got a point…"
"Right."
The soldiers are also unaware that Midroiya was unintentionally involved due to being at the wrong place and at the wrong time, and thus they did not bother in checking anything else and went on to take the dead bodies to the nearest morgues.
And given that there are no CCTV installed, the soldiers have no idea that the incident at the police station is really murder-driven given that the cult members have a diabolical reason to target Midoriya in the first place.
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After some time, Midoriya arrived at the said village, where the girl showed him what has befallen it, where the elders and adults are turned into STONE, while none of the children are left, and she revealed to Midoriya that she managed to hid herself as the cult members uses some kind of black magic to turn the elders and the parents into stone while the rest rounded up the children and took them away, where she overheard one of them saying that they are to be taken somewhere in Mayapore.
Midoriya then asked why didn't she call the police for help, in which she said that the government appeared to be less interested as they are worrying over their own image and that they are indifferent towards the less-privileged, and that no one would believe her if she were to tell them what has befallen her village.
She gave Midoriya a picture of the Miracle Stone and showed him the place where the stone was placed, and said that once the stone has been retrieved and placed there, its power will restore life in this village, and she begged Midoriya to help save her village and the kidnapped children.
"Please…I beg you…"
"Uh…"
"I have no one else to turn to. You may be our village's only hope."
"Well…okay. I'll help."
"Really?"
"Yes. I'm a hero student. I'll help those who are in need."
"Thank you…"
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a knife struck her on her throat and she slowly died from bleeding and as Midoriya looked around he saw one of the cult members did it, and he is staring wickedly at him, as he threw a grenade and struck the dead girl, dismembering her into pieces, and Midoriya is angered by this and said he will pay for that.
But the man said nothing as he gives off a wicked vibe as he took out another knife and is ready to throw, and finally said that no one will leave this place alive and live to tell the tale, for the Cult of Thugees will resurrect the goddess Kali.
"Now you die…"
"Why did you do that?"
"Those who defy the cult must die."
"And you have to kill an innocent girl for that?"
"No exceptions. Even you."
"You'll pay for that!"
"Now you die…and pay tribute to the goddess Kali."
"Damn you!"
Midoriya is about to give in to rage at what the cult member did, but recalling what happened to Iida when he confronted Hero Killer: Stain several months ago, he managed to temper his actions and try to subdue the attacker, where he activated his Quirk and went for Shoot Style, jumping high and evading the knife throws did a flying kick, hitting the cult member and the villain was thrown back and collided against a tree, disabling him.
There Midoriya disarms the attacker and demanded answers, asking where his cohorts are hiding and where the children of this village are taken, in which the cult member remained defiant, saying that the children will never be brought back alive, for they will be sacrificed to reawaken the goddess Kali, which only made Midoriya pissed, saying that there are no such things like that and it does not justify in abducting children and committing murder.
"What you're doing won't bring you anything!"
"All of this are for the goddess Kali…"
"So tell me where the children are taken!"
"Never…it is the will of the goddess Kali…"
"Don't waste my time!"
"All for the goddess Kali…"
"You're really ticking me off!"
"All of these are for the goddess Kali…"
In spite of the tense atmosphere, Midoriya remained alert somehow, as he sensed that someone is sneaking behind him, and in the nick of time, he saw another attacker lunging forward, and he evaded it as the other attacker intend to stab the boy with a knife, but as Midoriya dodges, the attacker ended up stabbing his fellow cult member and the cult member was stabbed on the forehead, penetrating his skull and died instantly.
As the other attacker attempted to pull the knife out of the other attacker's head, Midoriya took the chance and executed the Detroit Smash, knocking the attacker down, and there he attempted to interrogate him in order to get some answers, and like the other attacker, this man is also defiant, reiterating that no one will survive the Cult of Thuggees alive and live to tell the tale.
Midoriya gritted his teeth seeing that they are not only fanatical, they are trained somewhat to utter the same doctrine over and over, and felt that he is getting nowhere in finding a lead that would take him straight to the cult's lair.
But then an idea hit him and decided to try it out, until he saw a third attacker, armed with a semi-automatic gun and opened fire, which Midoriya dodges, but killed the other attacker in the process, and as Midoriya hid behind a thick tree, the attacker kept on firing the gun, determined the shoot his target to death, and as he is approaching, Midoriya uses the Full Cowling to jump over the tree, and uses the left-arm gauntlet and fired the grappling hook to hit the gunman on the head, momentarily knocking him out, and there Midoriya secretly placed a tracking device on his turban.
As Midoriya hid at one of the village houses, the attacker woke up and looked around, seeing that Midoriya is nowhere to be seen, and there two more cult members arrived, where they said that they heard gunfire and asked what happened. There they were told about it and offered to search the houses in case the target is hiding there and once found he will be killed on sight, but the other cult members said not to bother as they are instructed to head back to the hideout.
The three cult members then agreed that Midoriya won't be a threat given that he has fled, and that he do not have proof to prove that the Cult of Thuggees exists, as well as that the government of India would not pay attention to this impoverish village.
"Forget the boy."
"Yes. he is not a threat at the moment. He won't find our hideout."
"Very well."
"We must return."
"Yes. we have work to do."
"Indeed. All for the resurrection of the goddess Kali."
"Then let us go."
"We have work to do."
"And more for the goddess Kali."
After that, the three attackers took their leave as they fled the village, not knowing that one of them had a tracking device attached to his turban and did not bother double-checking the houses as they believed that Midoriya fled the village in panic.
They boarded a jeep and drive away, and once out of sight, Midoriya emerged from one of the village houses, and took out a device that Hatsume invented, where it turn out to be a tracer, where the LED screen shows where the tracking device is pointing the directions where the attacker went, and there Midoriya approached the corpse of the dead girl, apologizing to her for being unable to save her.
He then dug a grave and buried the girl's body and offered prayers, and once it is done, he reluctantly took the bicycle and pedaled his way back to the hostel to safeguard the rest of his belongings. The hostel owner greeted Midoriya and asked how his tour went, and not wanting to attract suspicion, he pretended to say he enjoyed it.
"Really?"
"Yeah. It was memorable."
"Good to hear."
"I'll…be sure to come back here one day."
"Yes…and I'm sure you can invite others…"
"…"
"Anyway, sir…"
"Yes…?"
To get some insight, Midoriya pretended to be curious and asked about this village, and the hostel owner reluctantly told Midoriya what he knows, and admitted that there is corruption within the political system of this country, and hence why the said village was impoverish and that it did not gain media attention, as the corrupt politicians are more concerned about their image rather than the citizens.
Midoriya clenched his fists seeing that this is one country he has come to loathe, that the political leaders intentionally forsaken some of the citizens they are supposed to protect, and there Midoriya pretended to be more curious, and said he heard rumors about some SICK PEOPLE worshiping something about Kali, and the hostel owner covered the boy's mouth.
He looked around seeing that no one is around at the moment and whispered to Midoriya, telling him in a concerned tone not to bring that topic up, stating that those who got the gist of THAT ended up dead, and the police would WASH THEIR HANDS and say it is the work of PERVERTS.
The hostel owner confessed that the SICK PEOPLE he mentioned just now are members of the Cult of Thuggees, and said that the group are so secretive that the politicians paid little attention to them, and advised Midoriya not to venture out alone and avoid strolling at night, saying that the cult members usually target children for abduction, but they might choose random person whom they believe would be of use to their cause.
"…and that is that…"
"…"
"So if you value your life and want to return to your country in one piece…do as I advise you to do…"
"…"
"Believe me…I'm saving your life here…"
"Is it…that serious…?"
"Yes."
"I…see…"
Midoriya nodded and apologized for making him worried, and the hostel owner nodded and told Midoriya to stick to his itinerary and travel with a group, stressing that he is also concerned about his customers as he doesn't want to lose any that would keep his business floating.
As he went to his rented room, Midoriya prepared his things, as he is now intent to find this hideout and rescue the abducted children and retrieve the Miracle Stone and bring it back to the village in order to undo the curse, as well as defeat the cult and expose them to the government of India so that the politicians would be forced to make a compromise so that they won't be disgraced.
Midoriya then puts on his hero costume and then his trench coat, where he decided to head there right away, but then the hostel owner came barging in, and told Midoriya to get out of here as cobras are invading the hostel.
"Hey, boy!"
"!"
"You got to get out of here!"
"Why?"
"Cobras are invading this hostel!"
"No way…could it be…?"
"Don't brood! Just go and save yourself!"
"…"
Midoriya stared wide-eyed at hearing this and then screams can be heard and the two went out of the room where other tourists are running and screaming, while others are on the floor as several cobras are biting their prey, and Midoriya was in disbelief, as he wondered if he has been tracked down. The hostel owner told Midoriya to make a run for it but the UA student asked the hostel owner what is he going to do at this time, but the hostel owner told Midoriya not to worry and urged him to run.
Realizing that a cult member might be outside and controlling the cobras, Midoriya ran out of the hostel, and looking around, he saw one playing a flute, and he uses the gauntlet's grappling hook to hit the man and knocked him out, and as he went back inside the hostel, he saw the cobras stop attacking and passed out.
Midoriya urges the hostel owner to call the police and notified him about the attacker outside. The hostel owner nodded as he picked the phone to call the police, and Midoriya went off as he boarded the bicycle and pedaled away, heading to the source of the signal as the tracking is leading Midoriya towards the source where the cult's hideout is located.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as Midoriya is now a target of a ruthless cult who are targeting him because of a village girl came to seek his aid, only for the girl to be murdered, though Midoriya managed to survive and was able to turn back his attacker.
The titular Miracle Stone appeared as a picture, and after being told the reason why, Midoriya is now set to find this cault and stop them and rescue the kidnapped village children, especially after realizing that the snake attacks at the police station and the hostel is due to the cult.
Preview:
The next chapter jumpstart the story, where the VERY elements of Arumana no Kiseki are used…as Midoriya attempts to infiltrate the cult's lair, which is located at a mountain-like area…
See you in six weeks (about mid-March)…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…