Hello and welcome back to another chapter of Blood for Blood. So this will be the final chapter… of Season 1 that is for this series. Season 2 will be heading towards the Sports Festival Arc. Before I start Season 2, I want to patch up some of my old chapters. Hope you all enjoy this series so far.


Chapter 16: Facing Your Inner Demons:

Inside Kazume's dorm room…

It was a cloudy Sunday morning in Musutafu, Japan as the two siblings had a nice and peaceful rest. Kazume starts to slowly open his eyes and wanted to reach out for his phone to check what time it is, but there was one problem.

He was not the only one in the bed since his sister, and crush, Melissa, was also sleeping next to him in that crowded queen-sized mattress. It appeared she had a comfy and peaceful slumber as well, by snuggling up to her little brother like a soft teddy bear. The feeling of her arms wrapped around his chest, her round curves squeezing against his back, and her head resting on his shoulder caused a small blush to flash on his cheeks, making it difficult for him to wake up without waking her up as well. Kazume's face formed into a smug expression as he figured out a brilliant plan. He decided to wait for her sis to wake up, so he could let her discover how tightly they were snuggled together in order to get a reaction out of her.

Suddenly, Melissa yawned, she was starting to wake up from her slumber. Kazume quickly turned around to face her as she was ready to open her pretty aqua colored eyes.

"Morning sweetheart. You must've had a pretty cozy sleep since you were squeezing me like a stuffed teddy bear," teased Kazume, as he watched Melissa's cheeks blush red as they separated from her embrace.

"U-uh, I m-must h-have a-accidentally cuddled you i-in my s-sleep. Yeah that's it!" Melissa responded while she was plotting a way to get back at him for teasing her out of the blue. "Also, weren't you checking me out as I was stripping down to my underwear last night?"

Now it was Kazume's turn to blush in embarrassment as he stayed frozen for a moment.

"I-I d-didn't m-mean to c-check y-you out. I was only t-trying to show you w-what my r-room looks like and you happened to be s-stripping d-down right in front of me," Kazume stuttered as he answered back, but then he thought of another way to continue teasing her. "You do know I have a bathroom here, right?" He gestured towards the door across from them. "Don't tell me you forgot and decided to expose that sexy body right in front of my own two eyes, did you sis?"

Melissa's face glowed bright pink after hearing what Kazume thought about her body. Kazume immediately regretted saying that and ran towards his bathroom, feeling so embarrassed about taking this little tease fest too far.

"Oh my god, I just said that her body was sexy. Why the fuck did I say that to her. Oh my god, that is so fucking embarrassing. Now she's gonna think I'm a pervert like that little shitty grape boy. You had to go and fuck things up didn't you, Kazume," Kazume spoke to his reflection in the bathroom mirror, not realizing that Melissa could hear everything.

"Uh, Kazume. Are you ok in there?" asked Melissa, lightly tapping on the door.

Kazume opened the door, avoiding eye contact with Melissa as he prepared to reply to her.

"No it's not okay, sis. You came all this way just to check up on me after that USJ incident. I made you so worried about me, you've had trouble sleeping the past few days. And... I know you just wanted to accompany me to my bed in order to spend some more time with me and a good night's rest. You did all that for me and what did I do to you? I accidentally saw you in your underwear and told my own sister that she had a sexy body. What kind of brother… no, what kind of best friend would do that?" said Kazume, hanging his head low out of shame.

Melissa stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Kazume, giving him a huge hug. She pressed her head against his shoulder and slowly spoke "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset. Please don't feel bad, I know you would have been just as worried about me if I was the one who was injured. I just wanted to make sure you were safe."

"No, I should be the one who's sorry after making you uncomfortable for saying those things to you. I don't know what's come over me. I guess I really missed having you around, like we were back on I-island. It was a really rough week here at UA," said Kazume.

"It's okay, Kazume. I'm here now and that's all that matters," said Melissa.

"Yeah, but that's the problem," Kazume mumbled softly.

"Huh, what do you mean? Do you not want me here? Did you not enjoy our night together?" asked Melissa, confused about why being with Kazume was a problem.

"Nonono, of course I enjoyed our night together. It was great, but… as I said on our beach trip, you're not safe here. I appreciate you visiting me in the hospital last night, but I'm scared of what could happen to you if you go out there into those crime filled streets. I- *sniff* I'm sorry Melissa but I'm not strong enough. I don't know how the other students are doing, but someone might've gotten hurt or killed because I was too weak or too slow to save them," Tears started to form in Kazume eyes as he cupped his forehead during his headache.

Melissa stepped closer in order to comfort her little brother; she wrapped her arms around his back as Kazume stained the borrowed shirt she wore with his tears.

"Don't worry Kazume. Uncle Might told me everyone's alright. You don't need to worry about their health anymore. Just remember, you don't have to do the hero work alone. I can help you by making more gadgets for you. If you need any adjustments to your equipment, you can always come visit me in I-island so I can help out with that," said Melissa, trying to comfort Kazume.

"Oh, thank goodness everyone's safe. Well I do appreciate your offer sis; I don't think I have anything in mind at the moment that you can help me with. However, I promise that I'll reach out to you when I do need a favor," Kazume started to calm down, his breathing became steady and he stopped crying. His headache started to go away, thanks to Melissa's ability to help him relax. "By the way, what time is it?"

Kazume heads toward the bed to find his phone to check the time. The phone lit up and the clock read 11:00 A.M.

"Oh shit, I gotta go. I'm gonna be late," panicked Kazume.

"Where are you going, Kazume? You haven't even eaten yet. I don't think it's a good idea for you to skip any meals in your condition, you need all the strength you can get. Do you want me to quickly cook something for you?" asked Melissa, feeling concerned about her brother heading out while not fully recovered.

"No thanks, sis. I gotta go hit the books in the library in Hosu so I can prepare for my classes. I'll eat later. Plus, you should head home right away. Your dad must be worried sick about you," said Kazume.

"But you're hurt, Kazume. It's not safe for you to go out there when you're still recovering. Please Kazume." Melissa whimpered as she pleaded with him. "Let me stay and take care of you. I can't leave you all alone while you're like th-" Kazume cut her off as he landed a kiss on her cheek, causing her to become flustered.

"I'll be fine, sis. I promise I'll be careful, but… you have to go back. I can't take good care of you here," Kazume turned away and walked out the door with four folders tucked under his bandaged right hand, a pen in his other hand, and some knives hidden inside his hoodie.


30 minutes later…

Kazume was sitting on a rooftop of a twenty-plus story building as he continued to scribble down his intel. So far, he was able to finish three:

****************************************************************************************************************Momo, Yaoyorozu

Quirk: Creation

She is able to produce any non-living object out of her skin if she puts her mind to it.

Strength: Very intelligent, well-trained in fighting with handheld weapons like swords, spears, etc.

Weakness: Costume revealing too much of her skin in order for her to use her quirk to create objects off her skin, easy to draw blood from her. Vulnerable in hostage situations.

Kyoja, Jiro

Quirk: Earphone Jacks

She can produce dangerous soundwaves from her heart and release them on any object her earphone jacks connect to.

Strength: She can hear even the quietest of sounds through walls. Hero costume consists of many objects to release large sonic waves.

Weakness: Lacks physical mobility. Easily taken down from long range. Zero combat skills. EASY PICKINGS

Denki, Kaminari

Quirk: Electrification

His quirk makes him discharge a large amount of electricity in a large radius. Electricity can range up to 1.3 million volts… possibly much more.

Strength: Emit high voltages of electricity in a large radius.

Weakness: After a short amount of time. His brain fries up and he becomes a fucking dumbass! Zero combat skills to defend himself. ATTACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

Kazume was having trouble finding which student he should write intel on next. He checked the time on his phone, he only had fifteen minutes left before his meeting with the devil. He had no other option, he had to write intel on one of his friends. He'd watched enough films from the battle trials to know their skillsets.

'I'm sorry,' thought Kazume as he started writing his intel.

Tenya, Iida

Quirk: Engine

He has two exhaust engines, one on each leg, that help him run fast. Older brother of Tensei, Iida AKA Ingenium.

Strength: His engines give him the ability to run at a rapid top speed. Very skilled at attacking with his feet.

Weakness: Engines can overheat if used too much. Lacks hand to hand combat. Not mastered his speed like his older brother. Drinks a lot of orange juice.

After Kazume finished up with his intel, he was about to head out to meet up with Stain but all of a sudden…

*THUD* Kazume quickly took a glance at what the noise was and he saw down below a villain knocked into the building he was standing on. Next to the knocked out villain was the Rabbit Pro Hero, Mirko. It didn't take long for the police to arrive as well as the reporters and citizens to follow.

'Rumi Usagiyama, the rabbit pro hero who cares about nothing but kicking ass. If she decided to use her strength for rescuing citizens by lifting up heavy debris from broken down buildings, then she could be quite useful in this hero society. I just hope one day I can change this hero society in the future before he brings death to all fake heroes,' thought Kazume as he started to head on out towards his meeting with the devil.


Meanwhile at the airport…

Melissa had boarded a private jet on her way back to I-island. During her flight back home, she couldn't get Kazume's kiss on the cheek out of her mind along with his final message before he left:


"I'll be fine, sis. I promise I'll be careful, but… you have to go back. I can't take good care of you here,"


'H-h-he k-kissed m-me. Sure it was only on the cheek but... still. I can't believe he kissed me,' Melissa still blushing about her recent memory with her brother and crush, 'I just hope he can stay safe out there. I can't bear the thought of something bad happening to him.'

Melissa continued to worry about Kazume throughout the entirety of her flight, but on the bright side, she also felt excited to see how their relationship would evolve from here on out.


Somewhere outside the city…

There was about a minute until the clock hit noon. Kazume was in a deadzone about a half a kilometer away from the Hosu city, where there was no cellphone signal. He was approaching a large-sized hut with a dense dark forest sprawling out behind it.

Kazume approached the door and softly knocked three times. A few seconds had passed and no answer, he was about to knock again until…

*STAB* a katana stabbed through the door right near his face. Kazume jumped back out of panic and fumbled his intel. The door finally opened, revealing none other than Chizome Akaguro, the Hero Killer himself.

"Damn it, I missed? I guess you're lucky for now," said Stain, disappointed that he missed his surprise attack on Kazume. He decided to just forget about killing him and took a glance at his bandages around his forehead and hands. "Alright you little shit, before we get this over with, I wanna know what the hell happened to you and where you've been the past three days."

"Well I guess you haven't heard the news about what happened at UA, did you?" asked Kazume.

"Of course I did, but that doesn't explain why you were fucking missing for three days," replied the Hero Killer.

"Well dipshit, as you can see I was fucking injured and the nurses had to do surgery on my skull. As for my hands, they just needed to be stitched up," explained Kazume.

"Really? Pfft, pathetic! You were never cut out to be a hero in the first place. I heard that your class had one student badly hurt, but to see that it was you that got hurt shows how weak you truly are. You should've continued to stick by my side three years ago. Together, we could've destroyed this shitty hero society filled with nothing but fakes a long time ago," said Stain.

"FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME, I'M NEVER GONNA KILL PEOPLE FOR YOU!" shoutedKazume, as he transformed to his old Pain self for just a moment while his eyes glowed blood red with hatred.

"See, there's the old brother that I know so well. Deep down, you still have some hatred towards those fucking heroes. I won't be surprised if you want to destroy your classmates that are also a bunch of fa-"

"DO YOU WANT MY FUCKING INTEL OR NOT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!" exclaimed Kazume as he started to shake off Pain.

"Damn, you're such a fucking buzzkill. I would love to kill you right now but you're not worth my time. Just hand over the intel and get the fuck outta my sight. Oh and before you go, from here on out, the next time you're late, I will hunt down the first classmate that appears on my radar. And of course, this conversation never happened, you know the rest," growled Stain.

Kazume left the abandoned house that the Akaguro brothers used to live in… the house he used to live in after the death of his parents… the house that used to be the residence of the deadliest duo in all Japan, The Bloodhounds.

But now, he was no longer Kazume Akaguro, brother of Chizome Akaguro. He was no longer a member of The Bloodhounds. Now he had become Kazume Shield, the younger brother of the beautiful Melissa Shield, and lastly he was now a hero. A hero who had helped to save his classmates from evil villains.

He will continue to pursue his goal to help change the hero society… even if it comes down to facing each and every one of his inner demons.

TO BE CONTINUED…


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