Chapter 28 – League of Villain's Mobile Support Squad
Author's Notes: Hello everyone, how have you been? I myself have been busy but here is Chapter 28. I hope you all enjoy.
~ Six Hours Ago ~
Stalking through the underground hallway, Yukari Midoriya couldn't help but take in the particular layout of the complex. The place she found herself in was way too tight and far too narrow. The simple access tunnel ran parallel to the main hallway and was functional, but left only enough room for two adults to briefly slide by each other.
The mountain fortress, a relic of war from centuries ago, was akin to a maze. It was complex in its layout and at times downright confusing to the uninitiated. Yukari herself had yet to memorize any of it. The only sign that led the young villain to the conclusion she was on the right track was the muffled voices in the distance.
Although hard to make out at first, as she approached a large steel door Yukari begin to make out words.
"… Tomura, One Mid-End. You will have that by the end of next week if you are lucky. You already have two and a few Low-Ends. As the successor to All For One you should have no difficulties with a lack of resources, surely?"
"Doctor, that's far from enough."
"Shigaraki, this is generous of me already. If I was not fulfilling my obligation to my master, then you would not have any of them at all. The number of subjects I have is limited. If you cannot handle the situation with those numbers, then it is out of my hand."
Approaching the large rusted door, The League of Villain's sole Assassin raised her healthy hand and knocked.
"Fine, if that is your final answer. Thank you for your cooperation Doctor."
The metallic echo of her knock reverberated through the tight concrete walls of the access tunnel.
"Well, if that's all boy, I have more important matters to attend to."
Even isolated behind the door, Yukari could feel an aura of suppressed rage. An audio stillness permeated the room beyond the door. All she could hear was the crunch of something breaking. Closing her eyes, Yukari prepared herself and thought, Time to see what that is all about.
Pausing, she gave it a moment before rapping her hand against the steel door once more. "Shigaraki, I'm entering!" Raising her voice, she turned the handle and leaned her shoulder into it to force the heavy metal door open. "You've called and I've arrived to report. What is your need?"
The hinges creaked as the door slowly moved.
With no shame or care for the previous events, the Leader of the League of Villains turned to her. "Finally, the brat's here. Then we can start."
There was venom in his voice, but not directed at her. Behind him was a broken, disintegrated monitor.
Tomura Shigaraki was someone who could only be defined as a brat. Despite him calling her that same name, the term fit him far better than it did her. Yukari's employer was a slim man in his early twenties, but he acted much less mature than his age would suggest. He previously had even been known to throw temper tantrums.
All of it reminded the girl that despite being her elder, he acted like a boy of her age would. Yet despite that flaw, Yukari still held a great deal of respect for him. He had no manners, but his charisma was real. What else could you call the ability to manage and control so many… Undesirables?
Tomura had grown. Though the League's battles with Pro Heroes, Tomura had matured. Every fight let him evolve into a better villain. Every plan whether successful or failure taught the young man something. It was the key reason Yukari still threw her lot in with him above any other organization.
In every way that mattered, he was her boss and she was his subordinate.
"So the Mutts here? Took her long enough, though I suppose she is better than that old man and the fake."
Ignoring the voice and its indirect insult, Yukari asked. "So, where's Toga? I thought you wanted all of us here."
"They're where they need to be." waving off her question, Tomura continued. "I expect Kurogiri already informed you on your task?"
"Yes, I've readied teams one through five." Looking over the two others besides herself and Shigaraki, she added, "Magne, Compress, and Twice are gone as well." Which leaves the two Stain followers.
Dabi was sprawled out on the sole couch of the room and to his right, against the wall, was Spinner. Although she had nothing against the ideology of the Hero Killer, copycats like Dabi and Spinner annoyed her to no end.
"Good," Tomura said. "Dabi and Spinner will be on their own assignment, but it's relevant to your task. So lets…"
"You could just let me handle it," Dabi spoke up. "I don't like working with that old doctor, I don't trust him. I would prefer to work on something more aligned with our goals."
Signing, Shigaraki moved to stand near the broken monitor. "I would let you handle the kidnappings, but I want the targets alive. There's a reason I'm sending you to help Twice and not Yukari. We need the Doctor's trust."
"Fine. But still, that old man shouldn't..."
"I know, but he knows too much for us not to assist him. We have to keep relying on Doctor for now. We're not in a position to turn down help at the moment. And regardless, back on to the matter at hand," Ignoring Dabi for now, the gathered villains listened attentively. "Ever since the fight between my master and All Might, the public seems to have forgotten about us. To society and the rest of those upstart Villain groups, we're old news. So I think it's time we reminded them who they are dealing with. After all, are we not the Leauge of Villian's?"
"Yes," At his words, Yukari couldn't help but let a small smile grace her lips. "All assets are ready to be mobilized, Lord Shigaraki. I will carry out your ambition."
Nodding his head, Spinner "If it's by Stain's Will, it must be done."
"So long as this society changes, it'll all be worth it in the end." Spoke Dabi
"correct, this will be the League's first real step. One that is taken not by my master, but by us. Is that understood?" Looking over each and every one of them with his crimson eyes, Tomura took their silence as confirmation. "Good, then let's begin with the details..."
~ Present Time ~
The heavy recoil of her chrome pistol was an annoyance. The weapon was oddly balanced in hand because she could only use her dominant grip. Yukari had no way to brace for the shock of the weapon as it discharged. In short, because of her injured hand, the young villain could not control the handgun as it sustained fire.
But, she thought, does that matter when you're point blanking someone?
A suppressed crack reverberated down the empty street. The slight waft of gunpowder smoke polluted the air. The full sound of the gunshot was muffled by the silencer attached at the end of her barrel.
At first glance, this brazen daylight kidnapping was arrogant. In a populated city center, it should have been more difficult but it wasn't. Like Shigaraki had assumed, the time of day had played a key role in the imminent success of this attack.
It was the late afternoon, but still early enough into the day. Schools keep the children out of harm's way and any working adult would still be busy. That accounted for most of the trouble, and if anything else came up. Well, that's what I'm here for.
With the grace of a predator, the League of Villain's assassin moved out of and onto the street. In a total of twenty-one seconds, the operation to capture a key asset was completed. With minimal collateral, the primary target of her mission was secured.
As her booted foot impacted the concrete, Yukari's eyes swept the street. The old beat-up van was mounted on the curb. It covered most lines of sight from the front and side of the vehicle. Although not perfect, and certainly suspicious, it would be enough. The only real way to get a proper line of sight on the events transpiring would be from the direct rear of the van.
Meaning we're clear. Down the block, there was no one as of yet.
"Secure the target and be quick about it." Barking the order, Yukari let her arm relax. Her firearm coming to hover by her hip. "Rokka, activate your quirk."
"Already on it."
Behind her back, the teenager made out the sound of a muffled scream of distress. The sound was almost drowned out by the passing traffic. It truly was something to see how many people's cars passed by, unquestioning why a van had parked so suddenly.
That was the beauty of quirks.
Death Perception was the quirk belonging to Rokka, Yukari's female underling for this mission. Her power was the ability to block perception. Her quirk was categorized as a stealth ability, but unlike some, it didn't actually have anything to do with invisibility. Rather than true sightlessness, Rokka's quirk made what she wanted less noticeable.
It only had a range of 150 meters and affected a human's visual perception exclusively. It couldn't block vision by secondary sources yet Death Perception was a quirk that was immensely useful for a kidnapping. It had the potential to blanket out an area for a limited period of time.
Trailing from the thought, the teen picked up the iron scent of blood in the air.
"Boss, target secure. What're we gonna do with the witness?" Asked her male, gunhanded lackey.
Backing away towards the van, Yukari replied, "Nothing, let's get out of here."
"But…"
Placing a foot into the van, she took a glance back. The man she had shot lay bleeding and could do nothing to stop them. Her bullet insured that. Although it had somehow not been a kill shot, Yukari wasn't concerned. Whether the man lived or died was irrelevant to their objective.
"It's fine." The teen reaffirmed.
Ignoring her subordinate's concern, Yukari pulled herself into the van. As she did so, she came eye to eye with him. A multitude of emotions was displayed on his face. Fear, shock, pain, despair, but there was one emotion that Yukari despised. A glint in his eyes, the sort of defiance that let him continue even in a hopeless argument. It was something she would have to stamp out in the future.
"That's an order." Stepping onto the van, she averted her gaze. Although it would be trivial and the man irritated her, it wasn't worth the effort to punish him here. "Let's get out of here."
Either way, his complaint was invalid. having a witness would accelerate Tomura's plan for his kidnapping. The man she had shot would still be important if he lived or died. The sooner 'they' learned, the better?
A metallic slam accompanied the closing of the door. Kneeling next to the target, the Assassin observed the woman in front of her. She was dressed fashionably in a light tan sweater. Makato Tsukauchi had a slim build, bright eyes, and long smooth black hair and in a way, she strongly resembled her older brother.
"You look just like your brother." The girl spoke in a soft tone. "I promise you that if you cooperate, no harm will befall you. So stop struggling, get comfortable, and hope that your brother cares enough about you to come looking." With that done, Mission accomplished. Now let's see how our opponents will respond.
End Notes: As I said last time, combine this chapter with the last one and you get a full chapter. I knew that this would take a while to complete, but even then it took longer than I thought it would. Between full-time work and other things, it has been hard to write for extended periods of time.
I hope everyone enjoyed it even if not a lot happened, I kind of used this chapter just to practice writing again. I just feel a little rusty given that fact I get so little time to write nowadays. let me know what you thought I plan to start to progress this new arc starting with the next update.
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