Apologies for the delay. Life's been a bit all over the place since I'm in the process of moving.
There was an issue with what to do with Chisaki Kai.
Originally, the police simply wanted to take him to Tartarus, but oddly enough, both Gray and Circe were adamantly against it.
Circe argued that he was better off in an isolated area. Gray agreed, insisting that the transport to Tartarus would only end in a disaster. Chisaki had pissed off the League of Villains and if they were still out and about... well, things would only end up getting worse. Most likely, there was more to it than the two were saying.
Mirai was exhausted, but watching two people who looked like young girls tear into the police was more than amusing for him as he waited for the results on his arm. Depending on the results, the Hero was contemplating retirement from the field. Doctor Hagiwara hadn't told him if amputation was necessary or not, but either way, the silver-haired doctor suspected that fine-motor skills would take a while to recover— if the damage wasn't too extensive, that is.
Even if he was the famed "God of Surgery", there was only so much he could do— his Quirk was Surgery, a combination of Steady Hands and Eagle Eyesight was what Dr. Hagiwara had said when Midoriya asked, not one that was Healing or reversing injury.
As another shouting match between the two Servants and the Police started, Mirai's attention was drowsily pulled from his thoughts as the door to the room opened slowly.
"Is this a bad time?"
All Might peered in with his brows furrowed and Eraserhead lurking behind him. Midoriya was hovering even farther back, Eri in his arms with a Quirk Suppressing bracelet on. Mirio looked over from his bed, where he had been watching the argument as well, his expression lighting up at the sight of Eri.
Mirai waved his good hand in dismissal.
"No, the Police are just giving Circe and Gray a hard time about something," he said, trying to keep the slurring out of his words. He really was exhausted still and the pain medication and sedatives pumping through his body didn't help.
The large hospital room was getting quite full, he noted as everyone filed in. All Might pulled a chair up next to his bed with a hum.
There was still tension between himself and All Might, and he was unsure if that would ever clear fully, but he was glad that they were on better terms now. Gray certainly helped with that— with being Mirai's inturn and All Might's Servant. Mirai stole a glance at the man's hand, eyes glancing over the red tattoos on it. One of the three had faded into marks of irritated skin— Not quite a scar, but close enough. With a few years, it would fade.
Circe had told him that it was the Command Seal's power that had been able to fully save Gray. The regeneration potion that she had given her would have been able to heal most of the internal damage, but that of course would have left it… open.
Which was gruesome to think about.
"Are they… seriously arguing about not taking Chisaki to Tartarus?" Midoriya asked as he sat down pulling him from his thoughts. Mirai nodded as he leaned back against the pillows on his bed.
"Gray pulled herself from exhaustion just to argue, so I have a feeling that she knows what she's doing…" he told them, "Circe mentioned her Island, but I'm not sure what that's about. At least they've held off on transporting him right away." he grunted as he shifted, doing his best not to tug the IV in his arm.
"All of the other Shie Hassaikai members are currently being held in one room that she created using… Territory Creation, I think…" He added, glancing over as Circe smacked one of the officers. "Two of the Eight Bullets are missing, all they found were two of Circe's pigs and some bloodstains. The remaining are also pigs, as far as I remember, but I could have misheard."
"No, most likely they are," All Might chuckled, scratching his cheek. "If I remember reading what Chiron dropped into my lap, Circe hates men who are stubbornly arrogant and pompous. Her favorite thing to do to them is to turn those men into pigs, sometimes other livestock. She's quite sadistic when she wants to be. Remember what she said about turning sailors into pigs and then feeding them to her comrades?"
"That's… disgusting. Even more knowing that Pigs are omnivores," Eraserhead said flatly. Eri just gazed at him with wide eyes. She was still getting used to being free, it seemed. If he remembered, she had started screaming when the doctors tried to detach her from Mirio. Circe had told him that she only calmed when someone else from the rescue team picked her up.
Circe also assured the doctors that she would take care of her until Chiron arrived. The archer would take over as a doctor when it came to checking her health for a time. She suspected that the girl had PTSD of medical equipment and needed a more… natural way of cure. Eventually, she would get used to it, but that day was not today. It would take time.
Of course, that all went out the window when the Police said that they needed Circe to release the spell that was sticking Chisaki to the slab of concrete in order to move him. Because moving it to the hospital had been fine, but apparently moving it to Tartarus was not.
The door slid open again and this time the conversation and arguments stopped.
"Oh, Chiron-sensei!" Midoriya said, perking as Gran Torino poked his head in too. "And Gran Torino, too!"
"Hello, you damn disasters," the old man grunted as they stepped in. "Looks like the both of our groups managed to tie up loose ends for a while."
"Chiron, why are you in handcuffs?" Circe asked as she sat on the once police officer. The poor man was now a purple-colored pig and Mirai was unsure if it was the drugs in his system that made him want to find the situation overly funny or not.
"Because hotshot Archer over here killed another villain," Gran Torino scoffed as they sat. Gray just sighed.
"In all fairness, that monster almost killed you and Tsukauchi," Chiron defended, "I had every right to shoot Gigantomachia with everything I had."
"So you succeeded in taking down the league?" All Might asked and Chiron shook his head.
"Not fully, but Gigantomachia and Kurogiri are off the board for now. Kurogiri is currently in Tartarus, though from what it sounds like, Circe might be taking him too," he said, glancing to the Caster who had chosen to start fussing over Eri instead of listening to them. "After Greece clears me once again, I plan on returning to take the rest of them into Custody— at least. Gigantomachia will return to the earth. The rest is just clean up."
"You set fire to a forest," Gran Torino grumbled.
"Did you want him to come back to life? I dragged Endeavor along for a reason, you know. It was a controlled cremation," he countered and Mirai let a small chuckle escape his lips. Chiron had always seemed like a rule-follower and lenient type. He knew that the Servant was ruthless, of course, he had gotten the reports on Chiron's killing of All for One like many other heroes, but it still stood.
He didn't give off the aura of someone who killed others and set fires to forests.
And he didn't seem like one to ever start a banter with Gran Torino in such a manner.
He wondered if he could get further details on their mission out of him, just out of curiosity.
"How are all the others doing?" Gran Torino asked Eraserhead as Chiron got distracted by Eri, kneeling down by Circe and introducing himself. The girl seemed to be drawn to him as Gray finally laid back to rest.
Good. She needed it. With Circe keeping the Police under control and convincing them to keep Chisaki from Tartarus for now, and with Chiron's arrival…
He laid back as well, barely noticing as the conversation quieted to whispers.
He didn't notice when the door flew open and Astolfo and Musashi, joined by Red Beryl and a blonde man who was definitely Jeanist out of costume, came in.
He didn't notice when Circe finally convinced the police to let Chisaki reside on her Island with fully powered Quirk Suppressers and a modified Quirk Erasure drug in her hands.
He didn't notice when Mirio practically broke down in relieved tears at the fact that his Quirk would slowly rebuild itself and be back to full power by the end of the season.
He didn't notice Chiron teaching Eri how to say 'Father' in Greek, nor the amused giggle that Circe had when she taught her how to say 'sister' in the same language.
He didn't notice how Astolfo dodged Gran Torino's kick when the boy taught Eri to say 'grandpa' in french and to address Gran Torino as such.
He didn't notice Red Beryl carefully and quickly jotting down measurements in order to make the girl something, nor did he notice the quiet argument that followed between the Pro Hero and her undercover boss.
He didn't notice how Musashi pulled Eri's hair into a ponytail and pinned it up with a hair ornament similar to hers.
He didn't notice Fatgum in his slim form lumber into the room with bandages on his face and greeting the girl with a grin.
He didn't notice Bubble Girl and Centipeder peering in to check on them.
He didn't notice Midoriya and All Might laughing softly when Eri turned to Eraserhead and pointed at him, asking Musashi if she could do his hair up like hers.
He didn't notice any of that because, by the time his head hit the pillows, Mirai had drifted into sleep.
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Circe had taken off with Chisaki as soon as she was cleared to go. She hadn't been cleared for Kurogiri yet, but she assured the Japanese Government that her Island was not only impossible to leave without her permission, but getting to it was unlikely. It was unpalatable and regularly avoided. It was a perfect spot to keep High Profile Criminals that she wanted— Chisaki especially. Keeping Criminals separated would cause less of a catastrophe in the case of a breakout.
And with Charybdis and Scylla guarding the way there now, it was no wonder.
The results for Nighteye's arm also arrived before nightfall, and the man had regretfully announced that he was retiring from the field. His arm wouldn't be amputated, but all fine motor skills would end up being limited in that hand. And He just wouldn't be up to snuff with that.
Centipeder had taken over as head of Nighteye agencies and sooner then they expected, Gray, Midoriya, Kirishima, Uraraka, and Asui were back at the dorms.
Mineta was the first to say anything when they walked in, crying and running towards them. The others quickly scrambled up and converged on them as well, making Gray yelp when Astolfo launched himself at her, hugging her tightly.
"I thought you were gonna die, Gray!" he cried, taking the two of them to the ground. She yelped, hugging him back. Even though the Rider had visited the hospital, knowing that his fellow Servant had just barely survived because of Circe and a Command Seal was still worrying.
Iida fussed over Midoriya, shaking him violently and scolding him for worrying them all as Kirishima bumped fists with Sero and talked with Ashido. The other girls fussed over Uraraka and Asui as Gray pat Astolfo, who held onto her even tighter when Yaoyorozu ran off to make tea.
"It's alright," she told her friend, patting his head. "I'm not going to die that easily."
Astolfo peered up at her, lips wavering a bit before he nodded, standing and pulling her up with him. The Rider dusted himself off before he cleared his throat and turned to the Raid team students with a grin.
"Welcome home!" he greeted and despite how weary they were, the group of students smiled.
"We're back," Gray said softly, smiling.
Astolfo just grinned back as they stepped into the common area fully and Gray felt warmth envelop her being.
Yes.
She was home.
And thus ends the series. I have a small prologue ready to go and it will be posted very soon. Before I get questions:
I didn't include the festival arc because a.) I couldn't exactly figure out how to write it and, b.) I won't lie, as much as I've loved writing it, I'm satisfied to be done here. The manga is getting very complicated and I lowkey don't like where it's been going.
I do have another plan for a different BNHA and Fate crossover with even more canon thrown out the window and ofc I also have a Demon Slayer and Fate fanfic that I'm updating right now too.
Paladin will still get updates every so often when I feel inspired.
The last chapter will be out, hopefully, on the usual friday.
Oh right: The last Cameo was Yoshihiko Hagiwara from Sukedachi 09