When Sierra opened her eyes, she found herself standing on top of a rooftop... Before her, stood the many buildings of Hosu City.
Ahead of the city, over the horizon, she sees the sun slowly sinking behind the few clouds.
In respect, she closed her eyes and bowed her head to the glowing orb... Then, when she opened them and raised her head, a hand rested on top of it.
"The sun that brings light, in the depths of darkness. But, only a few are able to see that its warmth and light, is really its symbolization of Hope... As such, for each time it sets, a promise for a better tomorrow marks the sky, sea and earth." It was Night Thorn that spoke, using Nobu's Quirk to speak into her thoughts, as he, too, nodded his head to the setting sun.
Sierra didn't respond, only watches, as the bright colors died down.
With a final pat to the head, Night Thorn removed his hand from her head.
"It's time." He voice rang out. "The passing of the light has ended... And, within the shadows, we become the beacon of the night."
Behind him, his Brothers and Sisters-in-Arms stood in silence. The wind blowing through their hairs and parts of their suit. The air was warm, but will lower in the later of the evening.
Night Thorn slammed his sword-cane into the ground.
"Go!" He barked in their heads. "Great danger will come! Find it! Protect the civilians! Apprehend those who defy against the law...! And, should they threaten your lives... -He turned his head to the left... His red-glowing eyes, hidden within the wolf-skull's socket, giving them all a clear sign of lack of empathy to what he has to say.- ...Kill them..."
Immediately, the six founders ran past him and Sierra, jumping off the ledge and blending into the city.
Soon, it was only her and Night Thorn left standing on the rooftop.
Sierra didn't know if she should take off running like the rest of them, or stay put and just observe her surroundings on the rooftops of the city.
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...Then, something in the back of her skull was buzzing... Her adrenaline shot straight throughout her body.
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...Fear, and anger coursed through her body.
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...And pure fury, morphing into her wolf-form, when she sees the Warp Gate Quirk User.
...Kurogiri.
Night Thorn turned to the Warp Gate Quirk User. His cane clicked down on the tile of the roof when he faced their unwelcome guest.
"...Greetings." Kurogiri greeted the two... His voice, hollow with no sign of emotions and echoing throughout his person.
Sierra tensed at his words, as she let loose a low growl and flashed him her fangs.
Night Thorn took a step in front of her.
"...To you, as well." He replied, using his calm and polite tone... Though, the fourteen year-old can tell that he doesn't enjoy having the villain in their presence. "You're a long way from your den. Are you not?"
With his face covered in a veil of darkness, there was no telling what the villain was feeling. Let alone, thinking at the moment.
...But, through the shadow, the Shadow Weaver Hero can sense a dark-cloud from the individual in front of him.
His shadows, even the ones within his own shadow, were giving off an odd vibration, from what they're sensing from the shadow-covered male.
His hand, slightly, clenched at the sword-cane.
"...Your scent is wrong..." He grumbled... Red-eyes, seeming to glow a blood-Ruby color.
"I apologize, if my presence bothers you, so." Kurogiri replied, folding his right-arm over his chest and slightly bowing to the Shadow Weaver Pro Hero. "Do not fret; my charge and I were, merely, dropping off an issue that turned out to be a lost cause, and are leaving Hosu City... However..."
His yellow-eyes looked at the white-wolf...
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...Sierra, immediately, summoned her lightning to come forth and, with electricity coursing through her body and eyes covered entirely in white-lightning, swiftly sprinted from being behind Night Thorn... To pinning down a stunned Kurogiri.
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...Where she was standing, in her place behind Night Thorn, a small warp gate appeared on the ground.
She snarled down at the Warp Gate Quirk User... Her fangs, digging into his left-shoulder.
He did expected the girl to sense his attempt to suck her into the warp gate and to charge for him... But, he didn't expected her to summon lightning, that resulted her to move as fast as lightning and to catch him off guard.
However, he can still use his warp gate to pull the both of them down and to head back to their hideout... Succeeding at retrieving the girl and bringing her back to his master.
So, fighting off the shock and electricity coursing through her fur and traveling all over his body, he wrapped his arms around her body and summoned a warp gate to appear beneath him.
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...What he didn't expected, was for the warp gate to, not only not appear before him... But, to find himself being incased in vines and thorns.
Sierra, releasing his shoulder, found herself being pulled away from Kurogiri by the vines, bringing her back to stand beside Night Thorn.
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...Said Hero, calmly, walked towards the struggling Warp Gate Quirk User... Which, the villain felt like he was staring at a monstrous beast, when his eyes stared into the blood-Ruby eyes of the hero.
"...You made a grave mistake; trying to take my charge, away from me and her pack. -...Before the villain, he pulled his sword-cane, apart... Showing off the blade in his right-hand.- ...That, villain, is punishable, under our law... By death."
Instinctually, Kurogiri triggered his Quirk to extend the dark-fog throughout his body to become fog-like and float...
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...He found himself frozen in place.
His yellow-eyes widened.
...Night Thorn chuckled at the confusion... The fear, on the Warp Gate Quirk User's fog-covered face.
"Your Quirk is Warp Gate, if I'm not mistaken... Yet, by its true nature, its element is shadow... My Quirk, is Shadow Incarnate. -He went to kneel to the left-side of a trembling Kurogiri, fighting to regain control of his body... A low hiss left Night Thorn's throat, his wolf-skull opening slightly.- And my Quirk, allows me to control any kind and form of shadows... Especially, Quirks that's tied to Shadow Elements and/or shadow-related Quirks."
Kurogiri glared at the wolf-skulled hero, still continues to struggle.
"You're willing to throw away your career, even risk going to jail, for conducting the act of Vigilante? For murder? All for some gir-?"
He was cut off when he felt the blade come underneath his chin. Even with the metal-neck brace protecting his throat from getting damaged, his chin is still visible... Which includes, underneath his chin.
...Blood-Ruby eyes was burning into his soul... The vines, tightening over his body... Thorns, piercing his skin and blood gliding down.
"...She, is under my protection. And, should anyone dare to harm a member of my pack... I'll kill them." He whispered, slamming the end of the sheath into Kurogiri's left-shoulder... A snicker left the Shadow Weaver Hero. "Oh, and one other thing: Your bounty requires you to be brought in, alive... Or, dead... And, as a Legalized Bounty Hunter Hero, I'm given special privilege to have every rights to kill whomever the bounty states that can be killed."
Behind him, Sierra watches. She turned off her electric element, reverting back as a normal-wolf.
She glared at the Warp Gate Quirk User.
'He said that he was dropping out a problem... But, he also stated that he and his charge came to Hosu City to do just that...'
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...Her nose picked up that scent. Her eyes widened from the smell... Then, she let out a snarl, shifting her body to the direction that what was, slowly, walking towards them from behind Kurogiri.
Night Thorn lifted his head up, keeping his grip and blade on Kurogiri... Though, he had to remind himself to not kill the Warp Gate Quirk User just yet, when he saw who it was that set off his charge.
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...Tomura Shigaraki.
The twenty year-old male, with only having that one hand over his forehead and covering his face, casually came out from the shadows.
...A snickering of sickened joy and amusement left his chest.
"Well... What do we have here?" He said, voice scratchy and dry. "We have a pathetic Warp Gate, who allowed himself to fall victim to a wolf-skulled freak, that's basically a living shadow... And-... -He turned to the white-wolf... His smile, flashing a painful smile that can crack his face and freeze the grin into a terrible sneer of a smile.- Our wayward plaything..."
He started taking a few steps towards her. His arms opened, palms exposed, as if preparing to give somebody a hug.
"Oh, how I've missed you... Dearest sister of mine."
Her ears folded back. Her tucked between her legs, but continued to snarl at the male... She hated it, when he would call her that; she'd rather be called 'Mutt' than to be referred to as family, by him.
"I'm not your sister." She barked, though took a step back when he took staggering steps towards her.
Shigaraki let out a disappointed groan.
"Are you still angry with being called Mutt, after our little mishap, when we tried to kill All Might and your classmates?"
She almost summoned her ice element to freeze the psycho where he stood, but even she didn't need Instinct to tell her not to harm the twenty year-old.
"We've told Sensei on finding you. -Her blood went cold from the announcement... Her snarling stopped, and was replaced with a low whimper.- And, after watching your performance at the Sports Festival, he wants us to find you and bring you back home... With us."
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...Shigaraki ended up being frozen in place... By his own shadow... Which, slowly, morphed into a shadow of Night Thorn. Grasping his legs in place, preventing him from taking another step towards Sierra.
The Shadow Weaver Hero glared at the twenty year-old... A snarl left the hero's throat... Sounding just as much as a wolf, as his charge is.
"...Take one more step towards her, and you'll start sprouting thorns from the inside out."
As if to make his threat real, vines slowly slithered from the shadow's hand coiled up his legs and traveling up his body... Already, the thorns on the vines were digging through his clothes and leaving cuts on his skin.
Shigaraki sneered at them, before turning to Kurogiri.
"Kurogiri, get us out of here!"
The Warp Gate Quirk User remained still. His body still trembled, mostly his hands and legs, but didn't dare try to move his head when the blade remains in place.
"...I... Can't..." He grunted. "He... Has a hold... On my Quirk... If I use it... I'll risk-... Aiding him... To kill us..."
Shigaraki's blood-red eyes went wide... Then, irritated on the situation they're in, started scratching his neck.
"...How pathetic," he growled. "To allow yourself to be taken down, by your own Quirk, from this... Freak, Kurogiri. And Sensei claimed, amongst his fellow 'acquaintances', you were the best to help get out of situations, like this."
Sierra's eyes narrowed at his words.
'There are others, who're working with All for One?'
She had a gut feeling that the man who bought her from D.U.A. would need help running his organization. Which is what she thought Kurogiri was there for... Him... And Arsenius... But, to hear Shigaraki admitting there are more people working alongside All for One, gave her more reason to be worried... And, to figure out where their hideout is and have the top Pro Heroes to take them down, before they make another attempt to kill Toshinori.
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...And, her god-brother.
"Well, it seems this 'Sensei' of yours was wrong to put his faith in a single individual to perform the task, without any issues, assuming nobody would be able to control the elements of his Warp Gate." Night Thorn growled, before glaring down at the Warp Gate Quirk User. "And since you both had come to take my charge away..."
He stood to his feet, leaving a struggling Kurogiri alone on the ground, with the thorns coiling tighter around him and digging into his body... He raised his blade, ready to strike down Shigaraki.
"I believe, now, is the time for you to atone for your sins... With you life."
Shigaraki did tried to turn to grab him, or at least to go for his sword-cane and use his Quirk to disintegrate it to dust... Like he did to Stain's Knife.
But, the vines and thorns kept him still in place. And, as if they knew what he can do and what he needs to do to trigger his Quirk, the vines ended up coiling around his wrists, puncturing into his flesh and freezing his body in place.
He hissed at the Shadow Weaver Hero.
"...If you kill me... You'll only succeed at ending your pathetic life, and the lives of others."
Night Thorn didn't feel threatened by the warning.
"...The threat of a murderer. A bringer of death. A killer who seeks only to destroy... Means nothing to me."
He raised the sword over his head, ready to bring it down to put an end to a threat to society.
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'Wait!'
Night Thorn turned to Sierra... Fear and realization can be seen in her greenish-grey eyes.
The white-wolf knew something that he doesn't know about... What she said next, was very much startling, indeed.
'You can't kill him!'
He lowered his sword, keeping his gaze on the white-wolf.
"Explain."
And, as he requested, she explained.
'The man he speaks of, the one he calls "Sensei"... He's a dangerous human... A very terrifying man, who ever walked the Earth... In over two-hundred years... Since Quirks first came to be.'
Night Thorn eyes showed the clear sign of shock by the news.
"He's been alive... In over two-hundred years...?"
She nodded his head... Then, revealed another secret to him.
"Yes... And, during this whole time, in over two centuries, he's been using his Quirk to steal the Quirks of others. -She lowered her head, her ears flat.- ...He's been trying to reshape society, into how he envisions it to be, in his twisted ways... Which resulted millions of life to be lost... Including, the life of his own brother... And those before him, who attempted to stand in his way... Like All Might... And, Nana Shimura, which she attempted to do, before it gotten her killed... By him.'
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...A snarl left Night Thorn's throat.
"It was him?" He asked, glaring at the pale- blue haired male, who was wondering why he wasn't striking him down. "...Nana Shimura was one of the greatest heroes to had ever existed... Her passing, was a painful loss to many, who fought alongside her and witnessed her drive to aid others... It wasn't even her time to part from this world."
'Yes. It was a tragedy to many.' Sierra acknowledged, in agreement. 'And still, to this very day, he continues to break our society and rules, in order to reach his goal that he's been aiming, for over two-hundred years... And this "murderous tyrant"... One of my tormentors... To mark me with scars he, himself, branded onto my body... He's part of his dream. And, should anything happen to him... All Hell is going to break loose. And I will not put the lives of many in jeopardy, just for the sake of my own selfish desire, when he is still out there, ready to strike at any moment.'
Night Thorn knew she was right to prevent him from killing two of her tormentors... He hated that they need to keep them alive, to spare the lives of others... And, another chance, in the mere future, to try and kidnap her, again.
With a groan of a grumble, he pulled away from Shigaraki.
"It seems, Lady Luck has decided to let you both live... For now." He announced, using his calm voice. "And, in an act of good will, I'll let the both of you off with a warning."
Snapping his fingers, the vines and thorns released the two villains. They both had cuts and parts of their clothes were torn.
Shigaraki hissed a sneer at the Shadow Weaver Hero, rubbing at his wrists with four of his five- fingers.
"Just because you think that we're going to let you get away with injuring us, by letting us go, doesn't mean that we're going let the both of you walk away, scotfree." He rasped. "So, what reason do you have, that makes you believe we won't take the girl with us and turn your body into dust, the moment your backs are turned?"
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...A sinister-like snicker of a chuckle left Night Thorn's chest.
"Besides the fact that I can use my shadows to kill you both, should you waste your chance to crawl back to wherever hole you two came from, consequences be damned. -Sierra can tell he was bluffing on that part... But, he sounded so convincing, it was impossible for the villains to tell if he was serious, or not.- You may not noticed this, but your shadows had been replaced for mine. And, should you both make any attempts on taking my charge, let alone kill me, then you'll be left with two options that'll take place: My Brothers and Sisters-in-Arms will be able to track you down, with my shadows becoming their guides, and kill you both before you can even catch a glimpse of them or even make any attempt to harm us... Or, my shadows will trigger, on their own accord, either from me and my charge's shadows, or your guys' shadows, and impale, tear, slice or even crush you two to death."
Neither of the two could hide the shock from the hero's words... And, when they looked down at their own shadows, they see that their shadows were, in fact, the exact same form of Night Thorn's... They can even detect a hint of red, where the eyes would be at, glaring at the two with sharp gazes.
"I warned you both." Night Thorn stated, folding his arms over his chest, tapping his left-hand over his right-arm, both his hands still gripping to the sword-cane and sheath. "This is your only chance to leave, without further injuries, and I would suggest that you two take the out that I'm giving you. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you'll both live to see another day... And I doubt, this 'Sensei' of yours, would be very thrilled, if he were to learn that your corpses were discovered in Hosu City, in a condition that may look as if you were put through a meat grinder."
Both villains glared at the Shadow Weaver Hero... Then, turned to stare at the white-wolf, who still trembled from their gaze but snarled at them... Parts of her body, sparking up with hints of electricity, slowly charging up to be triggered.
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...Shigaraki let out a defeated sigh.
"...The things I let you get away with... Mutt." He mumbled, taking a few steps back. "You're worth taking back, when the price is right. But, to get ourselves killed over and ruin Sensei's plans...? No. I won't allow myself to die, from some shadow. -He turned to Kurogiri.- Let's go home, Kurogiri."
Eyeing the Shadow Weaver Hero, who slowly went to stand beside the white-wolf, he summoned a Warp Gate.
Both slowly walked backwards towards the Warp Gate, keeping their eyes on the two.
"...We will come for you, Girl." Kurogiri declared. "The Master wants you back, into his possession. Even more so, once we inform him that you appear to trigger more than just one elemental ability. You belong to him... Just as his brand on your skin states. -He pointed a finger at Sierra.- Enjoy whatever freedom you have left, Child... You will return to us! To the Master!"
Sierra knew that it was a promise... A vow, that he intends to keep.
She snarled at the Warp Gate Quirk User, ignoring Shigaraki to focus her anger out on the adult.
"And when you do come for me, I'll fight every single one of you." She swore. "And I'll keep fighting you, to the brink of death, to free myself from him. And that's a promise I intend to keep, even with my very life."
...Yellow-eyes narrowed at the girl... The look was blank... There was uncertain emotions that the girl couldn't tell that Kurogiri was feeling.
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...Yet, for some odd reason... She thought, for a moment, she saw... Admiration... And support.
Shigaraki snickered at the girl.
"Well, while you're free from us for now... Perhaps, you and that shadow of yours would like to help take care of a certain problem in the city." He suggested, slowly sinking into the Warp Gate. "We did came here to let loose a thorn of our own, to wreck havoc in the city... But, we've, also, let loose some pets of ours to add in to the chaos... To prove that we deserve just as much respect and fear, that the Hero Killer, himself, had stolen from us. -He chuckled, darkly.- Have fun, and say 'Hi'... To that uncle of yours."
The two villains left the two on the rooftop. Both were having an off feeling to what he just told them.
...Then, an immediate cry, from Nava, echoed in their heads.
"Night Thorn, we have a serious problem down here!"
He laid a hand on the left-side of his skull.
"What's the emergency, Nasha?"
...The answer they recieved, didn't came from Nasha... Instead, a sudden burst of fire, coming from within the city, shot straight up into the sky.
Both were caught off guard when they saw the fire... But, what Nava said next, was what made them sick to their stomachs... Finally, understanding what Shigaraki meant when he spoke about 'pets' being released into the city.
"It's those creatures that attacked Class 1-A! Those Nomus! They're wrecking havoc into the city!"
Sierra, feeling rage burning in her body, remembering her fight with the Nomu that attacked her classmates... Her father... How it angers her of its existence, especially the taste of its own blood... It makes her want to let loose her fury, and hunt them, until they were nothing but a pile of ash.
She morphed back to her human-form, entering the conversation.
"How many are there?"
Nava answered, first.
"There's one, near the train-tracks."
After her, Kenshin made his report.
"A second one, near town square!"
Natsumi answered, last.
"Mimi and I have one, causing mayhem near the police station!"
Night Thorn grumbled out a curse. More fire rose from two other parts of the city, exactly where the others informed them of the Nomu's location.
"Everyone, stick to groups of two. War and Peace, go assist Ishikawa. Nobu, aid Nasha." He ordered. "Make sure that all civilians within and/or nearby your areas are safe, and evacuated away from the threat. Help the other heroes, who are engaged in combat. Aniu and I shall meet with each group, and help assist on taking the Nomus down... And, remember: Don't die."
"Hai!"
Their communication ended. Night Thorn turned to Sierra, who was ready to go into the city and take down the Nomus.
"Let us go."
She nodded her head, placing a foot on the ledge, readying herself to morph into a bird.
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Bzzz!
She pulled back from the feeling of her phone buzzing... Her gut told her that it was important.
Sierra pulled out her phone, pushed the button that showed that Izuku sent her a text... Only, it was just an image of Google Map, pointing to some location, that didn't have a name.
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Her eyes grew big. She knew, that her brother would never send cryptic messages, unless he was unable to do so... And this, told her, that he was in serious need of help.
She turned to Night Thorn, who watches her with curiosity.
"...Izu needs my help." She whispered, urgency and fear in her tone.
Her legs shook, anxious to get moving to help aid her god-brother... But, she, also, wants to help with the Nomus attacking the city.
Since she's under Adahy's supervision and temporary custody, she has to listen to whatever decision he decides... But, after her talk with Kimama... With wanting to be Blood-Bond Kins with him, but afraid of the consequences if they were to bind each other through the ritual... She fears that this is the omen that's going to split the two apart, if she doesn't go and save her brother.
Night Thorn simply stared down at her... Then, he immediately dropped to his knee and pulled her against him.
She was stunned by the reaction, remaining still.
A hand rested at the back of her head.
"...This is your task." He said, pulling away to stare down at her. "...You must go, and aid your brother."
She seemed hesitate to leave, as the Shadow Weaver Hero got back to his feet.
"But-... The Nomus-!"
He held up a hand.
"We'll deal with the Nomus and can handle them, with or without your assistance." He assured, as his vines rose from his shadows. "Right now, your brother had sent you a coordinates to where he's at and is in more need of your help than we do. -He pointed a finger into the city.- ...You are to go to him. And Aniu... -Blood-Ruby eyes gazed into greenish-grey eyes... A serious look of deep emotion seen in her gaze.- ...Don't die."
The shadows of vines pulled him into his shadows and, becoming nothing but a small-puddle of shadow, shot straight down the building and entered the bright city.
Sierra was left alone... Her heart was racing, pumping blood at a rapid paste that makes her want to run all day and night.
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...Her eyes hardened, forcing her mind to focus and to not panic. Right now, she has to find her brother.
But, because he just sent her a location mark, without any word on where he is and which part of the city he's in, she couldn't allow herself to get lost. And, with so many scents in the city, it would be very difficult to tell apart her brother's scent if she's at a farther distance from him.
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...Luckily, she has another solution to find him.
She morphed into her cheetah form... Then, she summoned her wind.
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...Her body started to fade out, almost like a mirage, as slight wind-currents came forth and slowly encircled her limbs. Her fur-color went a dark-pale gray color, with the white-underbelly becoming a ghostly-white color... Her eyes, giving off a bright lime-green color.
Once her transformation was done... She launched herself into the air, reaching for the rooftop in front of her.
With the wind curling around her limbs, they gave her extra boost of gliding, before she landed and commence to running and jumping from rooftop to rooftop.
Sierra triggered all of her senses to activate, simultaneously, having everything around her to slow down... And, to trigger her sense of sight, hearing and smell to search out for Izuku.
'If Izuku's in danger, that means he isn't with Gran Torino... Which, also, means, he could've ran off, on his own, or was left to his own devices, because something important came to mind and is in a hurry to that issue.'
She snarled at what that one thought could end up being, as she leaped in the air, claws extended to grab for the ledge of the building to hoist her up.
'...And I have a hunch, that that something... Is a certain somebody, driven by revenge.'
"What are these things?! Are they even humans?!"
"Stand back, citizens! We'll handle this fiend!"
"Keep running, Sweetie! Don't look back!"
"We need All Might! If only he's in Hosu City, at a time like this!"
"They're monsters! They're not humans, at all!"
Sierra moved farther from the panic and bright-light, heading more towards the dark and the areas separated from the panic. She pushed herself to sprint faster, forcing her senses to work harder and faster.
'...Please... Find them... Find Izu!'
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"Todoroki!"
Her eyes turned into slits... And, pushing her body to make a hard turn, ran towards the direction that she heard the cry from.
"He can paralyze his victims, from ingesting their blood! You can't let him cut you!"
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...She jumped off the ledge, landing on the wall of the building in front of her, and proceeded to come down by jumping from wall-to-wall until she touched the ground and pushed herself to keep running.
"That explains the blades. So, all I got to do, is keep my distance."
She snarled, turning a corner... A knife went straight over her head... Coming, from the thrower of the knife.
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...Immediately, she turned her wind ability off and switched for her electricity. Green-lightning jumped off her fur, her hackles raised to the very tip and her tail puffing out... Small sparks of electricity, encircled underneath her paws.
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...One second she at the end of the alley, on 4210 Echo Street, watching the Hero Killer, himself, pulling Todoroki towards him... Seeing the tongue, starting to glide against his left-cheek... Reaching for the blood.
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...Then the next second, she slammed her right-side against Stain's body, forcing him to release his grip on the Fire/Ice Quirk User.
The villain, unable to react to the attack, stunned and being shocked by the electricity that made contact to his body, skidded a few feet away from her, a stunned Todoroki, and the three paralyzed victims: The Pro Hero: Native, Izuku Midoriya... And, the very person that caused this all to happen...
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...Tenya Iida.
Todoroki, just as shocked by what happened, almost didn't realize who the cheetah was, until he saw the red-bandana around her neck.
"A-..."
"Sis?!" Izuku grunted out, unable to believe what he just saw.
The cheetah, without bothering to turn or respond, shot straight towards Stain, who quickly got to his feet and tossed two more blades to try and pin her. Of course, she was able to dodge them and went to swipe at him with her claws.
Stain, thinking quickly leap over her and, with great distance, grabbed for his blade that he tossed over his head to distract the boy, tried to strike down the fifteen year-old boy.
"Impressive, Ingenium!" Stain commented, having his blade struck ice. "You try to go down a dark path, and yet, you ignored the fact that you have so many people who are willing to die for you! -He sliced through the ice, before jumping in the air to avoid Todoroki's fire.- And it's because of that, that you'll all end up dying!"
Sierra, hissing, sprinted up the wall and tried to grab Stain from behind.
Stain twisted himself for the bottom-half of his body to be in the air and went to slice at the feline to get her blood... Only, to his surprise, the vambrace she wore parried and deflect the blade from cutting her.
The fourteen year-old, crossing path with the Hero Killer... Her Uncle Roka.
She morphed back into her human-form and went over the ice to land beside Todoroki. She glared at the adult.
She tapped into Nobu's Mental Link.
'Everyone!' She thought out loud, pulling out one of her kunai from the hidden pocket of her fake fur-pelt. 'I found my god-brother. He, two fellow classmates of ours and Pro Hero, Native, are engaged combat with a villain... We're fighting against the Hero Killer! Repeat: I'm in an alley, on 4210 Echo Street, with my classmates and a Pro Hero, fighting against the Hero Killer!'
Immediately, a few voices responded to her distress.
"The Hero Killer, Stain?!"
"Get out of there, Aniu!"
"We can't get to your location; the Nomus are still on a rampage! War and Peace, on your ten!"
A low snarl left her throat.
"Sierra... Why are you here?!" Iida grunted out, barely able to see her when he couldn't lift his head. "Y-... You need to leave! You, Todoroki-kun and Midoriya-kun! G-Get out of here! T... Take Native, and leave me!"
...To his words, Sierra turned her head... And gave him a gaze that would make the older-boy feel as if he's looking directly at the sun, and is being burned alive.
...A somewhat feral-like expression, anger and disapproval written on her face.
Immediately, he was at a loss for word.
Izuku was still taken back from his sister's intro... And, the look in her eyes, was something he never seen before... As if her very soul is on fire, and will burn anything that she looks at.
She focused back at the Hero Killer.
'...What do I do, Night Thorn?'
...Night Thorn responded to her message.
"...Aniu," he called out. "...I know this will be hard for you, but you know what you must do. And, given the circumstances you're faced with, I need to you listen to what I need you to hear and do. -She didn't nod, remaining quiet and focus on the villain that seems to be puzzled, even intrigued, by the girl showing up.- You are given an order, to fight and defend, not just your friends, but also Native and yourself... You're to fight the Hero Killer, until either a Pro Hero arrives to assist, you and your classmates subdue and/or render him unconscious... Or... Eliminate him."
Her eyes widened at the third option.
"...Whatever ties you had with him, won't save your friends and Native from his genocidal madness... You know that, Aniu."
She let out a sigh of defeat.
'...I know... And I'll do what I must, to protect them.' She thought.
"Good... Also, Aniu... Tell your god-brother and your classmates, until the heroes they're interning arrive, I shall take temporary guardianship over them, to prevent the Act of Vigilante from taking effect... And inform them of my orders on what you three must do, against the Hero Killer... And, Pup... Don't. Die."
She felt the link disconnect after his order.
She looked over her shoulder.
"Izu, Ten, Shō. -The boys and Native turned to the girl.- My intern just gave me orders, through a mental link Quirk from one of his Brothers-in-Arms, that we are to engage combat with Stain until either a Pro Hero arrives, we're to subdue and/or render him unconscious... Or, by his blessings... Kill him."
The news was very startling, even troublesome, to the four boys.
"He's giving us permission to kill?" Todoroki whispered, having ice form underneath his right-foot and sending it towards the Hero Killer.
"Yes." Sierra confirmed, watching Stain dodge the ice from touching him and slicing at the ones that tried to reach for him while in the air. "He, also, wants me to let you guys know that, until the heroes you're interning are here, he will be taking temporary guardianship over you three. So, as of right now, you three are part of the Night Flower Hero Agency."
Izuku was the first of them to catch on to why she would tell them there orders of her intern giving them permission to kill.
"He's a registered Bounty Hunter," he grunted out, still trying to get his body to move. "...Only they have a right to kill, if the villains are wanted and their bounties gives permission to have them be brought in dead."
"And Stain has a bounty on his head and is required to be turned in, alive or dead." Todoroki added on, shooting his fire to try and wound him in midair, only for the villain to cancel the fire by spinning his blade to shield himself.
When the fire was gone, Stain tossed another knife towards the boy, only for Sierra to block the attack and, watching the adult almost landing back on the ground, took the moment to charge.
"Sis! Be careful, and don't let him get your blood!" Izuku warned.
Stain brought down his blade on the fourteen year-old when she was in close reach.
...The two crossed blades, before shifting and a jumping a few feet from each other.
The Hero Killer smirked at the girl.
"I'm impressed," he commented the girl. "You were able to avoid having me cut you, if your vambrace weren't there to guard. And the way you hold your kunai... -His blood red-eyes held a great sense of admiration... And self-loathing.- It's, exactly, how a former brother of mine would wield his weapon, when in combat."
He charged for the girl, swiping his foot for the spikes of his shoes to cut at her, but missed when she ducked.
Sierra launched forward, passing his legs... With quick reflexes, she grabbed for another knife of his that he keeps snug against his left-leg and went to slice at his holder. Of course, the villain dodged the attack and, pulling out two of his visible knives, tossed them down to either impale, cut or even pin part of her suit to the ground.
She responded, by lifting both of her feet and kicking the blades away and sank into the buildings between them, as she rolled backwards to get to her feet.
During the attack, Todoroki shot a blast of fire towards the villain, hoping to get him when focusing on Sierra... To his surprise, Stain shifted his body in a side-spin and sliced through the fire, before reaching the wall and tossing a hidden blade from his glove.
Immediately, Sierra tossed her blade towards the one aiming to take out Todoroki's eye. The two blades clashed and landed on opposite direction.
Tenya glared down at the ground. His left-hand, slightly trembling but nowhere near to being able to move properly.
"Please... Yamete (Stop it)!" He grunted out, staring up at Todoroki. "His fight is with me. -He could barely make out Sierra dodging Stain's attack when he launched back down to the ground, slicing a few strands of her hair, but missed cutting her when she brought both her arms over herself to use her vambrace to shield her.- He hurt my big brother, and her own brother was able to save him and help him remain being a hero... By taking his place at taking his serious injuries, which left him to being paralyzed, instead! -His fingers slightly dug into the ground.- I'm the one that has to stop him, as my payment for Sierra's brother... The Hero Killer...! He's mine...!"
"Orokana baka(Stupid idiot)!" Sierra yelled out, pulling a smoke-bomb from her hidden pouch... Then, putting it into her mouth and morphing into her wolf-form... She appeared as if she's nothing but air, almost as if she's a cloud with blank-eyes, before opening her mouth and releasing a massive amount of black-smoke towards a stunned Stain.
Figuring out what she's trying to do, Todoroki summoned a massive amount of ice to sprout from the ground and shoot it straight up.
"She's right," he told the older-boy. "Just because her brother chose to use his Quirk to save your brother's life and livelihood, that gives you the right to go rogue and seek revenge? Guess my family isn't the only one to harbor dark secrets."
Snarls and barks came from within the smoke, as swift swipes of blades cutting ice replied.
...Then, Stain popped right out of the smoke.
"That was a pretty good attempt, kids." He commented, bringing his sword up to block the smoke-covered wolf from biting him. "You both tried to use the smoke and ice to cut me off, and try to catch me through the smoke... However... -Using his sword like a whip, he tossed the wolf back down to the ground. He then faced Todoroki.- You blocked your field of vision, against an opponent that's faster than you! That's a rookie mistake, boy!"
The fifteen year-old brought force fire to rise on his arm.
"Come and get me, then!" He taunted, ready to shoot more fire, now that Sierra was out of the way... Only to find himself bleeding at the two knives that came out of the nowhere.
To further his shock... His fire stopped.
'He can stop the flow of Ki, that permits Quirk to trigger, like Sierra?!' He thought, clenching at his injured arm, before looking up at the villain... Bringing down his sword... Towards Native.
"You're good, Kid...! Unlike him!"
"No!" Todoroki cried out.
...Then, was gaping in awe when, without warning, Izuku shot straight out at Stain and, after giving him a punch, grabbed his shirt and scarf to drag him across the building.
"Midoriya-kun!" He called out.
"The effects of Stain's Quirk. It must've worn off." Beside the Fire/Ice Quirk User, Sierra was back in her human-form, pulling a quivering Native further from where Todoroki was standing.
"But, how?" The adult winced, still slightly trembling, as the girl dragged him a bit further. "That kid should've been the last to be freed. I was hit first, and I still can't move a muscle."
...Sierra's mind immediately thought up possibilities to how, and why her brother was freed before Tenya and Native.
Izuku ended up being jabbed in the back of his neck by Stain's elbow, falling on his hands and knees, as the Hero Killer stood over him and tried to make another strike.
"Midoriya-kun, move!" Todoroki yelled, sending more ice towards to separate the two.
Izuku coughed at the dust and the impact he sustained from the villain, before turning to stare at the Hero Killer. In-between the two boys, Sierra stood, grabbing Todoroki's injured arm to assist the injury.
She knew that those two blades were aimed, directly, towards the pressure-points to stop the flow of Ki, to prevent him from using fire... Luckily, she knows how to reverse it.
"Hold still," she told him. And, after removing the two blades, she jabbed her fingers underneath his and in-between the impact the two knives hit him.
"He swallows a person's blood to freeze them, but I'm the one to be freed first." Izuku informed, slowly getting to his feet.
"There are three possibilities to why." Sierra replied, having a hunch that Izuku thought up the same theories as she did. "The first option, his Quirk becomes less effective the more people he uses it on."
"The second suggestion, the amount he ingested to how much it works. Or three-..."
"Its effects wear off, based on the person's blood-type." Sierra finished, jabbing two more fingers into Todoroki's shoulder and holding it for a few more seconds, before reaching into her pouch and pulling out a thick salve to tie around his now controlled bleeding wound.
"If that's the case, I'll be the last one to be freed. I'm Type B." Native replied, disappointed from that possible theory being true and will be unable to help.
"I'm Type A." Tenya informed, body trembling a bit more than normal, but still unable to move.
"So... You two figured it out." Stain announced, grinning smirkly at them. "Very impressive. Nothing I would expect from you two."
Sierra finished wrapping the bandage over his wound.
"Your Quirk should be back on," she told him. "It may not be strong, but it'll gradually get better."
Todoroki nodded his head.
" Arigatō ."
"Unfortunately, just by knowing what his Quirk does, it won't help us figure out how to defeat him." Izuku replied, whispering low so the adult wouldn't be able to hear them.
"I was hoping we would hurry and carry the two out of here, but I didn't expect him to be so fast." Todoroki whispered back. "He's able to dodge both ice, and fire, even while fighting against Sierra. He's even strong enough to repel and cancel them out. -Small sparks started jumping off of his arm, feeling his Fire Quirk working.- I'll have to leave myself unguarded, in order to injure him."
"Don't." Sierra whispered, keeping her gaze on the Hero Killer. "We can't afford to have you be paralyzed, when you're the only one to keep those two safe and at a far away distance to prevent him from reaching."
"She's right, Todoroki-kun." Izuku stated. "Sis and I may be fast, but there's a chance we won't be able to reach you three on time and shield you guys, while fighting him, at the same time."
The younger fifteen year-old let out a disappointed sigh.
"...Then, our best option, is to hold until the heroes arrive."
Izuku turned to his god-sister and Todoroki.
"Sis and I will distract him, while you support us from behind." He suggested, triggering his Quirk to active. "All right?"
...Todoroki didn't seem to be on board with the plan.
"You two are willing to take such a risk, despite the odds are against us?" He asked, as he watches the fourteen year-old girl morphed into her cheetah-form and having whitish-green electricity course through her body.
"We don't have any other options to go on," she hissed. "...We have to do whatever we can, whatever the risk, to protect them."
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...The white/red-haired boy nodded his head.
"...Okay. Let's do it," he replied... His right-hand clenching. "...We can protect them!"
Sierra turned to Izuku, who looked back at her... Both nodded, in unison.
...They're willing to do, what they must... Even, if it means, they'll lose their uncle.
Together, the two shot at the walls, jumping from side-to-side, hoping to start overwhelming Stain on having to keep an eye on them, while giving Todoroki a chance to make an attack of his own.
Stain pulled out a dagger from the back of his waist, crossing his sword and dagger together in front of him.
"Try and stop me... Heroes!"
Izuku shot straight for him, getting behind him to punch him in the leg, while Sierra ran to his front, fangs exposed and claws extended to grip at his left-arm when he turned to stare at her brother.
Stain pulled back to dodge her attack and delivered a slice to her arm with his sword, only for it to be blocked by her vambrace and to force her to twist her body to land on the wall.
When he barely landed on his feet, Stain leaped to dodge Todoroki's ice, landing on top of a ventilator and jumping off of it when he shot his fire at him.
Izuku used the ice to as a springboard to spring up to the same direction the Hero Killer went, as Sierra already went to catch up to him and get over him , cutting him off from going higher.
...She then turned off her electricity, in exchange for bringing out her ice... Her whole body turned into blue-ice... Glacier Ice, as her fur turned dark-blue with white-spots.
Stain brought his blade up to swipe at her... Only for the blade to barely make a single dent into the feline, resulting him to be bitten by the cheetah's iced-formed fangs... Leaving his right-hand broken, with a hint of ice entering through the wound.
Acting quickly, he shifted themselves to have her below him, leaving Izuku to change his direction of approach to avoid being hit by his sister, and slamming her against the other building.
She did ended up letting go of his hand, her cheetah-form going back to normal, before triggering her wind to hover her way down to safety.
Izuku did get a hit on the villain on his back, but was immediately grabbed and tossed to the ground. Stain then brought his sword down to jab him in the shoulder, only for Sierra for attack, as a human... She thrusted a fist to his throat with her right, as she clenched at his right-hand with her left, pressing on the pressure-points in-between his thumb and pointing-finger to force him to let go of his weapon.
...He slammed his forehead against her, delivering a headbutt to force her back.
She pulled back from the impact... Blood surfaced from her forehead. leaving herself open for an attack... And for him to get her blood.
...Luckily, Izuku sprang up, pushing her to the ground for her safety, and ended up getting a cut to his left-leg.
Stain licked the blood off his sword, triggering his Quirk to paralyze Izuku, again.
Sierra, finally gathering her baring, tossed another one of her kunai at him, forcing him back, before dodging Todoroki's fire.
"Sierra!" He called out, summoning his ice to try and catch Stain. "Can you still fight?!"
In response, she morphed into her lion-form... This time, her fur glowed an amber yellowish-red, emitting a hint of fire and the small-hair on her tail being literal fire.
"If you use your fire, don't hesitate to use it when you get the opportunity. I won't get hurt." She informed, chasing the Hero Killer.
Stain sliced through the ice, charging at Todoroki, before jumping back when he used fire, again.
...To both of their surprise, Sierra stood in front of the fire, open her mouth... And, the fire became streams and went straight into her mouth.
Then, with her paws glowing, jumped over the ice, leaving paw-marks into the thickness of the ice... And, below Stain, released a blast of fire of her own.
...One of his foot ended up being in the fire, when he flung backwards to dodge... Yet, to their horror, the boot remained undamaged.
He snickered at them.
"Sorry, but I made certain to prepare myself for any case scenarios... Which includes, dealing with immense heat from Fire Quirk Users."
Sierra hissed, charging at the Hero Killer, changing her fire for ice. Her fur, pure-white, mixed with literal snow... Mists of ice followed her.
"But you're not ice resistant!" She yelled, powdered snow-prints forming from her paws.
...He tossed his knife, slicing her left-ear, jumping over her... His tongue, gliding over the cut... Lapping her blood.
Like a rock, she dropped... Paralyzed.
"Sis!" Izuku yelled.
"You did well, girl." Stain commented, running through the ice. "Much better than this rookie, who relies too much on his Quirk, instead of his training."
Fear ran through her blood.
Without her or Izuku out there to keep him busy and look for an opening, Todoroki is left to protect Iida and Native on his own... And, to fight Stain, on his own.
Her body feels cold. It was like somebody flipped the switch, and turned off every nerve in her body. She couldn't even move her tail, let alone trigger any of her elements. Even with her Blood Type being O-, like Izuku, she won't know how long it'll take for her to regain movement.
She was easy pickins for the kill... Yet, she knows that he won't kill her... Neither her, nor Izuku.
Fire shot straight for the Hero Killer, who easily dodged it, running through the leftover ice.
"Is that all you're going to use?!" He taunted. "What did I just say?! You rely too much on your Quirk?! And that, alone, makes you weak!"
She watches how Todoroki was getting desperate; his eyes showed his fear, his concern, panicking, on trying to get the villain to stop. How none of his attacks could even touch him.
...This wasn't going to go well.
"Todoroki-kun!" Izuku called out.
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He and Sierra could only watch, as Stain came beside the Fire/Ice Quirk User... His sword, out... Positioned to cut his left-arm off.
"Ojisan (Uncle)!" She called out.
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...Out of nowhere... Tenya Iida, with swift speed, using his Recipro Burst, shot straight between the two...
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...A powerful, swift kick, cut through the sword he tried to use to cut off Todoroki's arm.
Then, landing the ground and his turbos still on overdrive, delivered another powerful kick, sending the villain away from the Fire/Ice Quirk User.
Of course, Stain caught himself from hittinig the wall. But, still, it was clear that he neglected on keeping track attention on the time limits of his other victims and left himself open.
Izuku and Sierra were relieved that their friend is freed from Stain's Quirk, and had saved Todoroki's life.
"Ten!" Izuku called out.
Sierra let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness," she whispered.
"Midoriya-kun, Todoroki-kun... Sis." Iida gasped out, hunched over. "This fight... It has nothing to do with you."
A low growl left the fourteen year-old.
'Is he still hooked on to gaining vengeance?'
"Not this again..." Izuku muttered.
...The second-oldest of the group, finally, sat up... His gaze, which showed his self-loathing towards witnessing the consequences he caused... They held another new meaning.
"I'm okay, now." He reassured them. "...And I won't just stand by and let the three of you shed any more blood, for me and my mistakes."
Stain sneered at the boy... In his mind, the boy was still a fake.
"It's too late to even try and act like a true hero, boy." He said, holding the hilt of his sword. "A person's true nature, can never change in just minutes. -The crazy look in his eyes seem to had grown... It would make anybody see that the villain is forever lost in his own sick mind of insanity.- You'll only be a fraud, who priorities his own selfish desires... You're the sickness, a plague, that's been poisoning society and tainted the name of 'Hero'!"
"You're a raving lunatic!" Todoroki sneered. "Iida-kun, don't listen to what this murderous tyrant says."
"...Iie." Tenya stated, his head slightly lowered. "He's completely right... I have no rights, of any kind, to call myself a hero. -Blood trickled down his armor of his left-arm, reaching to his hand. The stab wound to his left-shoulder he received, earlier, still fresh.- ...Even so... I refuse to back down! -His blue-eyes reflected his sorrow. His remorse... And, his determination to fight: For his older-brother... For Sierra's brother, for saving Tensei's life and dream to keep becoming a hero... His friends... And, himself.- If I give up, then my brother's name, for what he strive for, will die! And so will the names of all the other heroes who died, in cold-blood!"
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...Stain's eyes appeared to had glowed red... Clearly, Iida's words has gotten him more angered.
"...Shinu (Die)..."
He charged for the two teens.
Pulling Iida aside, Todoroki shot a massive amount of fire.
"You idiots!" Up against the wall, watching from the sidelines, Native grunted out. "He's only after me and the kid in the white-armor! Forget about us! Just, get out of here!"
Sierra, as she watches Todoroki miss and try to catch Stain and keep distance from them, suddenly felt the numbing coldness starting to die out.
Slowly, with shaky limbs, she got to her feet. She stumbled a bit, panting slightly. Her tongue stuck out, feeling overheated... Yet, at the same time, felt cold in her chest and her limbs feels sluggish.
'Damn it,' she thought. 'Todoroki must've put in a lot more power into his fire than I thought. Probably shouldn't had used ice, when countering his attack and to try and slow him down by giving him frostbite. And, because I've used a lot on electricity, I'm losing a lot of electrolytes. If I keep using electricity and use up whatever electrolytes I have left in my body, I'll be temporarily paralyzed for a while and fall asleep.'
She then witnessed Stain tossing a knife at Todoroki, only for Iida to block the attack with his right-arm.
"Iida!" Izuku called out... Then, realized that he can move, again.
...Sierra, seeing her brother being freed from Stain's Quirk... Immediately, had an idea.
"Izu!" She called out, forcing her body to morph into wolf-form... Bringing forth electricity.
Seeing her morph and summoning her electricity... Izuku caught on to what she wants them to do.
He nodded his head. He winced at the pain in his left-leg, but pushed it aside... He, too, activated his Quirk. Shining red-marks of energy pulsing off his body, as green-lightning covered his body.
Sierra, trembling slightly, hunched over. Her eyes sharpening, as she watches Stain toss another knife at Iida, forcing him to collapse to the ground from the force of impact.
'The heroes will be here, soon.' She thought to herself, snarling low. 'He's getting desperate... We have to keep stalling him.'
Quickly, she pushed herself to move... And, running up the wall, she slammed into Stain... Biting into his left-arm.
The Hero Killer turned to her... His eyes are feral... He's nothing but a murderous killer.
Her electricity sparked up.
He roared at her, delivering a punch to her face, slamming her to the wall.
"Let go of me!" He screamed.
...Her grip remained firm, refusing to let go.
...Sparks started to gather more around her fangs... Her snarl sounded more like a rumble of a storm.
He used the hilt of his sword to strike her, again. This time, in the neck... He used the butt of his weapon, instead of what remains of the blade.
"Why are you fighting for those fakes?!" He screamed, pushing himself off the wall to reach for the other-side of the alleyway, moving his arm to slam her body against the wall.
She yelped, but her fangs stayed in place. More electricity became visible. A tingling sensation coming off of his arm.
Once more, Stain pushed himself off the wall and, using his body, rammed the white-wolf against the wall.
"WHY ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE, FOR THEM?!"
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...Blank white-eyes stared up into crazed, blood-eyes...
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...He was mesmerized by her blank-gaze.
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Her answer, was very startling to the Hero Killer.
"...A hero fights for others... No matter who is in danger." She whispers... A tear ran down her face. "...Even those, guilty of any kind of crime and undeserving of any kindness, who end up victims of a sin they never commit... Are people worth protecting."
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...Stain barely had time to register Izuku and Iida, at breakneck speed, charging for him, and turned to stare at the two.
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...In unison... Iida, delivering a powerful kick to his right-side. And Izuku, punching him in the face... The two boys delivered two attacks on the villain.
"We won't allow you to get away, Villain Scum!" Iida yelled, forcing out more force into the attack. "BECAUSE WE ARE HEROES!"
As the two boys separated from the villain... Sierra, made an attack of her own.
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"...Gomen'nasai... Roka Ojisan (...I'm sorry... Uncle Roka)..." She whispered to the stunned villain.
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...Electricity surrounded her body.
'Raijū's Wrath: Call of the Storm!'
Whitish-blue electricity came down onto Stain's stunned body.
He didn't scream, didn't gasp... He didn't make a sound, as what feels to be like three-hundred million volts of power travels throughout her body.
She knew, the instant that she released the electrical attack, she'll no longer be able to move for quite some time. To the point that she'll be more or less unconscious or in a state of drowsiness, until her body recovers enough electrolytes to wake up or is given the much needed electrolytes she used up... And she accepted the risk.
...She had to do what she must, that is right... For the sake of her friends... Her god-brother... And the heroes who lost their lives, and/or suffering permanent injuries.
...From the one, who was once her and Izuku's Uncle Roka.
The attack last for over ten seconds, before the electricity died out... She soon found herself falling to the ground. No longer able to keep her hold on the semi-conscious adult.
...Fire passed her... Engulfing the Hero Killer... As ice formed beneath her and lead her to the left of Todoroki.
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...All three of them stared at the villain above them, held by a small patch of ice...
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...The Hero Killer: Stain... Was unconscious... Defeated, by four teenagers.
Izuku, slowly, got to his feet... Sorrow flashed in his forest-green eyes.
'...It had to end, Uncle Roka... It had to be put to a stop.' He said in his thought, before lowering his head to show his respect and regards to the man that was once was their god-brother's sworn-brother. '...Still... No matter what... Sis and I... We'll always love you.'
Todoroki turned to the dark-green/black-haired boy... He can tell that this experience and fight, was very personal to him. And, turning to Sierra, who could only lie still... Tears running down her face... He, truly, felt sad for the two.
"Come on," he said. "We must restrain him, and get him to the street."
Hearing his words, as if becoming more of a reminder to tell the two god-siblings that they took down their crazed uncle, Izuku wrapped up his moment of silent to the villain and turned to Todoroki.
"...Right," he agreed. "We'll, also, have to find and confiscate whatever weapons he has left on him."
Todoroki nodded his head.
"Good idea."
Izuku turned back to the white-wolf... He realized that she wasn't getting up.
In great concern, he went to his sister's side. He kneeled beside her.
"Sis?!" He cried, laying a hand on the back of her neck.
...The white-wolf could only stare up at her god-brother.
"...Sorry..." She whispered.
She was so tired. She could barely think properly, but was able to get in a few words.
"...Electric... Electrolytes... Can't move..." She muttered, eyes fluttering between staying open and trying to close.
Those few words, told Izuku what she was trying to say. He turned to Todoroki and Iida.
"She used up her electrolytes, in order to use electricity." He explained to them. "She's fatigue, an-"
Without warning, Sierra puked up liquid and digested food. She coughed, whimpering from her mind being muddled from the sudden dizziness and nausea.
Immediately, Izuku rolled her to her left-side. Her paws started shaking.
He winced at the classic signs she's suffering from the lack of electrolytes.
He gently patted her on her head.
"Rest, Sis." He whispered, leaning down and laying a kiss on her forehead. "You've done enough. -He laid his own forehead on top of hers, ignoring the blood that still leaks from Stain's headbutt.- ...Arigatō."
She let out a few, small-whimpers... Then, she closed her eyes.
Her body reverted back into her human-self... Her breathing, slightly shaky but steady, in a rhythm of somebody in sleep.
Izuku stared down at the fourteen year-old girl. A lazy, tired smile spread on his face. Being the proud big-brother for seeing, firsthand, on the progress his sister had made on perfecting her Quirk.
'You've improved on using your elements, Sis.' He thought, gently running his fingers through her hair, before getting to his feet. 'I'm so happy, and proud, to have you as my god-sister... And, when we graduate and start our agency, we'll use our Quirks and strength to protect everybody from whatever threat that comes our way, to destroy their hope for a better tomorrow... Just as we had, to protect our friends and Native, from the Hero Killer, himself.'
He turned to Todoroki.
"Let's hurry."
He was just as tired as his god-sister and his right-arm was still hurting from how much power from One for All he used to take down his uncle, but knew that he has to help locate each and every weapon Stain has on his body.
Being trained and partially raised by an Assassin Hero, taught him and Sierra that an unconscious opponent can still be as deadly and dangerous, as when they're conscious. And, should they leave an unconscious enemy still armed with whatever weapon they use, can result in fatal results.
To the boys' luck, they found some discarded rope in a garbage can that somebody, who they uttered their thanks to, tossed away and can use to bind Stain in.
The entire time, Iida remained quiet. He did help with tying up Stain in the rope, but he appeared to be, somewhat out of it.
Native, finally freed from the effect of Stain's Quirk, noticed the bleeding and limping from Izuku's left-leg. And so, to show his gratitude and wanting to help, carried the boy on his back.
Iida wanted to be the one to pull carry Stain to the street, but Todoroki insisted that he can do the job... And, to have the older-boy do something to help, suggested that he carries an unconscious Sierra.
...The navy-blue haired teen seemed to hesitate on the task.
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...He feels unworthy to help the one he called sister... The one, who gave him the final push in reason to seek out Stain and sought out for revenge. And, having her yell at him and witnessing her fighting alongside Izuku and Todoroki... Made him even more unworthy to be called her friend, let alone a brother for her to rely on.
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However, seeing no other option and nobody to do the job... And, wanting to reassure himself that she's truly okay... He kneeled beside the sleeping girl and, with some difficulty from his injured arms, carried her on his back and followed the two out of the alley.
"I must apologize." Native said, disappointed in himself. "I'm a Pro, and yet, I wasn't able to assist you four, at all."
Izuku, exhausted and fighting to stay awake, responded to his self-scolding.
"...Iie... You wouldn't be able to take the Hero Killer on, by yourself." He strained, slightly wincing from the pain in his arm. "With that Quirk of his, I don't think anybody would be able to take him on. Especially, on their own."
"It took the combine might of the four of us to take him down, and even that wouldn't be enough to overpower him." Todoroki stated, dragging the unconscious villain. "We were only lucky, because he gotten careless and made serious mistakes that costed him greatly: He got wild up, became desperate, which made him forget about Midoriya-kun's quick recovery time. Then, he wasn't able to block Iida-kun's attack, Midoriya-kun's assault or even Sierra-chan's electrical attack. -He then turned to the unconscious girl.- We should, also, be fortunate, from how fast she recovered from his Quirk, that she's, also, Type O and distracted him long enough for Iida-kun and Midoriya-kun to lay their attack when his focus was on her."
None were able to argue with his deduction on how they won. They were just glad that their individual tactics, somehow, coexisted and aided each other to bringing the villain down.
They soon found themselves out of the alleyway.
"Let's hurry and get him to the police station, as fast as we can." Native told them, wanting to turn in the villain and let proper authority to handle the killer, before he wakes up.
Izuku let out a tiring sigh.
'...Once word of Uncle Roka had been apprehended... Uncle Rai will be crossed between being relieved... But, also, in mourning. -He looked over at his unconscious uncle.. He wished, more than anything, that Stain wasn't the uncle he once knew, since the age of seven.- What happened to you, Uncle Roka? What was it, that made you take up the persona as the Hero Killer: Stain...? You still went as Stendhal, before you went AWOL... Why become this monster?'
"The hell?! What are you doing out here, boy?!"
To the familiar, gruff sound, Izuku's thoughts were pushed aside and look to where he, his friends and Native heard the voice... Revealing, from across the street, to being a fuming, irritated, Gran Torino.
"Gran Torino!" He cried out... Then, remembering that he disobeyed his orders and seeing the unpleasant look on his face, he tried to explain himself. "I was only trying t-!"
He found himself being kicked in the face, by the old-man.
"I thought I told you to stay on the bullet train!" The seventy-six year-old senior scolded, fuming that his new charge had ignored his orders.
He pulled away from the green-haired boy, glaring down* at the nervous boy.
"You know this old timer, kid?" Native asked, taken back by the old-man kicking the boy in the face.
"Yeah. This is Gran Torino. The hero I'm interning with." The fifteen year-old introduced, still sounding nervous from how angry he made the elderly male. "Wait a sec. How did you find us?"
Gran Torino let out a snort of irritation to the boy's question.
"Another hero told me to come here," he answered... Then, let out a deep sigh. "I have no idea what's going on... But, I'm glad to see you're not dead."
Izuku, also, let out a deep sigh.
"Same here... And, I'm sorry, for leaving." He replied.
Gran Torino's still had a sour look on his face... But, no longer felt angry and, seeing the exhaustion on the boy's face and the injuries he received, didn't feel he has to punish him.
"Over here!" A female voice called out, followed by multiple sounds of feet coming towards them.
...The group saw five heroes coming their way.
Izuku let out a sigh of relief.
"They finally came," he whispered.
"Endeavor informed us there was an emergency, but-...!" One of them informed, until he cut himself off when he sees the teenagers and Native.
"You kids okay?" The second hero, wearing a red-helmet over his face, asked. Concerned when he sees the state of their injuries, plus an unconscious Sierra.
"Those injuries look serious." A third hero commented, pulling out his phone. "I'll call an ambulance."
It was the fourth hero, wearing a white-helmet and four lined-lenses, who took notice what the other heroes didn't see.
"Hey! Isn't that-?!" He saids, unable to finish his sentence to who he saw.
The fifth hero, the only female adult, was just as shocked when she saw who she, too, saw beneath them.
"Holy crap! It's the Hero Killer!" Her response brought the other heroes to be just as shock and, instantly, went into action.
"What?!"
"I'll call the police!"
The one with the white-helmet and wearing a yellow business-suit came to Native to check on Izuku.
"Can you walk?" He asked, gently helping the teenager off of Native's back.
"I'll be able to, if you prop me up." He stated, slightly wincing at how much pressure he was putting on his injured leg, before leaning against Native for support.
"And you?" The hero, having a noodle-shaped head wrapped in sheet, asked Todoroki.
"Only minor injuries." The third boy informed. "But our friends, Iida-kun and Sierra-chan..."
The female pro hero, seeing the unconscious fourteen year-old, came forth.
"Here," she offered to the navy-blue teen. "I'll take her. You're pretty banged up."
Without saying much, Iida allowed the hero to take Sierra off his back and have her lean on her in his place... He then went towards Izuku and Todoroki.
"...You guys. -His voice was low. For was regret... He bowed to them.- You three ended up hurt... Because of me. -His voice quivered... As tears formed from his eyes and dripped down from his face.- ...I'm truly sorry."
Todoroki, never put in a spot like this, didn't show much emotion.
...Izuku, gave him a blank look.
"I allowed my anger to get the best of me. I was so blinded by my own selfish goals... -He then sent a look towards Sierra, who laid against the female pro hero's side.- ...I felt responsible... I just wanted to find a way to repay the debt, for having her brother put his life in jeopardy... For saving Tensei's life and career."
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...Izuku shook his head.
"...Ten," he said. "...Do you view Sis as some selfish debt-collector? Who'd want you to put your life on the line, as payback for asking her brother to help your brother?"
His question, alone, truly took back both Iida and Todoroki.
"Nani?!" Iida replied, lifting his gaze, shocked that Izuku would say something as such about anybody. Let alone, his own god-sister. "Why would you say that about her?!"
The slightly older-boy shrugged.
"I don't know," he answered. "It's just, from how you feel obligated on getting back at Stain for what he did to your brother, which resulted Moo to use his Quirk to help heal his damaged spine, you would assume that she'd rather you die paying a debt that you, yourself, believe you owe. Rather than staying safe, and be happy that your brother is still alive and will remain in your life for many more years to come. Even if Moo hadn't been there to help with his injuries and would've remained paralyzed, your brother would still be alive... Something that Sis wanted you to realize to being much more worth your time, than an act of vigilante... That only leads to a never ending cycle of destruction, and turmoil."
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...He then bowed his head to Iida.
"...Even so... I'm sorry, too. -He looked up at his friend... His brother-figure.- You were going through so much, by yourself. Something that most of us wouldn't be able to understand, to know how to help you. -He looked over to his god-sister.- And if Sis was awake, right now... She'd tell you that she's sorry... For not helping you go through what she did."
...Tenya lowered his head... He couldn't bring himself to say anything to that form of response.
The tears continued to fall.
Todoroki chose to step up. Hoping that he could help him calm down.
"Pull yourself together," he gently ordered. "You're the Class Rep... Somebody, who we need to look up, and continue to keep us in line."
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...Iida used his left-arm to wipe away the tears from his face.
"...Right..." He replied. His voice stopped quivering, which was somewhat of a good sign.
A soft-smile spread on Izuku face. He knows that their friend was going to be okay.
He then turned back to his sister... And, carefully, limped his way towards the female-hero that held his dear sister.
The blonde-woman gave him a slight scolding.
"Take it easy, Kid. Don't push yourself, when you should be resting. And don't worry about your friend, here." She reassured, keeping a firm grip on the slumbering girl. "She'll be fine. Though, I gotta say, I'm more concerned on how pale she is. And... I gotta say, feeling her ribcages, is very disturbing for me."
He gave her a sad-smile.
"Yeah, we know." He replied, raising a hand and gently running his hand through her hair. "She's trying, but her... 'Condition', prevents her from getting any proper weight. Hopefully, soon, there will be better results on helping her get better."
Behind him, Sorahiko watched the way the boy interacted with the girl.
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...It was the same way he would interact with Nana Shimura, when she was still alive. Back when they were still learning and new to being heroes.
...The same way, he would interact with her... As an older-brother, would care for his little-sister.*
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...A small-smile appeared on his face.
'I can safely assume, that this is the god-sister he spoke of. The one individual, who supported him on reaching his dream, the entire time in their childhood, while others looked down at him. -A low chuckle left his chest.- ...With a friend like that, is definitely reliving to know that he'll have somebody to watch his back, when neither me or Toshinori will be watching from the sidelines.'
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...He then caught the sound of wings flapping.
When he looked up... He was the first to react.
"EVERYBODY, GET DOWN!"
Everyone turned to him, getting on high alert.
The female pro hero looked up... She gasped in a panic.
"Oh no!"
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...Within a blink of an eye... Both Izuku and Sierra were snatched from the ground, and are carried into the sky...
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...By a yellow-skinned, winged Nomu.
"Midoriya-kun!"
"Sierra-chan!"
Izuku, being grabbed by his back in its taloned-feet, was completely petrified on what just happened... Then, looking to his right, seeing his unconscious sister in its right-talon, grabbed by her left-shoulder, gave him the boost to try and free the both of them.
"Let go!" He yelled, reaching for the ankle and trying to use brute force to make the talon let go.
...He doesn't know where it plans to take them... But, in his mind, he knows that it was going to take them to the one place he never want Sierra to go to...
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...The very place, that she had to endure, with villains that beaten her... Almost killed her... Poisoned her...
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...The same place, where Shigaraki planned to take her back to, if he'd gotten the chance to kidnap her, when attacking the U.S.J.
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...The Bad Place.
Because of the major gust of wind, those below them had to shield their eyes from the force of wind blowing against them. And, with the massive amount of speed and distance it has on them, even Gran Torino knew that he wouldn't be able to reach.
...The jerking... The sway... The harsh wind blowing...
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...It was enough to wake a drowsy, lethargic Sierra.
She let out a moan of distress... The smell of blood... Of death... It was making her feel rage, and her stomach much worse than the effect of electrolyte imbalance. She tried to grab at the talon clenching at her arm, but her vision is blurry and her arm was heavy as lead.
She turned her head to her brother... Again, a whimper left her.
'...Heee-h... Heeellllll... P...'
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A voice replied in her head.
"I'm on my way!"
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...The Nomu, that was going fast and getting away from the heroes behind it... Stopped flying and began to go down...
...Izuku sees a swift blur... Two, red-glowing eyes, charging for them.
"The word hero... Has lost all meaning in this tainted society!"
The figure appeared above the Nomu... Then, raised a hidden knife they, apparently, didn't find in his gloves.
"The world is overrun by fakes and criminals, like you, who steals their dreams!"
A stab through the brain, in the wound it sustained, was all it took, to bring the Nomu down... It died, long before it hit the ground and skidded across the sidewalk.
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...With his left-hand, he grabs for the lethargic, confused girl, who was only able to gasp from the sudden feeling of dropping back down to earth... He pulled her up onto its body, so that she wouldn't get hurt and have a cushioned landing.
A heavy pant of breathing left the villain... Glaring down at his deceased target.
"...You must all be purged."
Izuku, slowly recovering from his impact to the ground, lifted part of his body up. His breathing, quivering in discomfort and a hint of fear.
'He's... Regained consciousness?'
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...Sierra, also, trembled... She can sense so much darkness from the person above him... What little sense of concentration she has left, at the moment... Made her see how much her Uncle Roka had basically evolved from a human... To a destructive, blood-thirsty monster.
"...Everything I do... -He yanked his weapon out of the Nomu's head. He didn't care of the small chunk of brain remains in his knife.- Is to create a stronger society...!"
Izuku slowly, and carefully, crawled up the dead Nomu and reached for his scared, exhausted sister. His right-hand protested at having to move and have weight pressed down on it, but he ignored the pain and grabbed for her right-hand.
"Why are you all standing around, like fools?!"
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...Fear replaced with anger... Hatred took its place, as Izuku looked over and saw the very person he didn't want to see... And, feeling the small-hand clenching tightly to his injured hand, along with a low growl, he knew that she, too, wasn't happy to have Endeavor here.
"I was certain that the villain flown this way!"
Above the two god-siblings, Stain seemed to be lost in his little world. Body trembling. Either from fighting to keep standing from his injuries, or from the surge of bloodlust rising and mind set to find more 'fakes' to kill, neither of the two can figure out which.
Sierra turned her head to face her brother. She still growled at the smell of fire nearby, while a small-whimper followed suit.
He responded by pulling her towards him and wrapping her in his arms.
"It'll be okay, Sis." He whispered.
He stared up at Stain, who finally took notice of the new comer.
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...And, for once, he didn't think that the sneering look of disgust on their deranged, feral uncle wasn't unjustifiable.
"...Endeavor..." He sneered... Not bothering to car of his mask starting to come off.
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...To Izuku's complete take back... Endeavor, with that cocky, un-friendly smile, charged up a massive ball of fire in his hand.
"HERO KILLER!" He cried out, pulling his enflamed fist back.
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...He intended to burn the Hero Killer, alive... And, to his horror, him and Sierra, as well.
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...What surprised Izuku most, is when Stain stepped forward and stood in front of the two god-siblings... Protectingthem... From the hero.
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...The mask fully came off... His face, exposed and bare.
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...His gaze, opened to their full complicity... Showing off the madness... The hatred... The great, entire, sadness of a broken man... Destroyed by the very society he lives in.
"You... You false hero!"
Sierra ended up shaking a leaf, burying her face into the crook of Izuku's neck... Her glazed, unfocused eyes, wild and burning from the enduring the deep veil of rage and wrath surrounding them.
"I'll make this right!" Stain proclaimed, taking a heavy, stern step forward, slightly staggering in his steps.
The heroes, Todoroki and Iida... Even Endeavor, himself, was left still, mesmerized by his sudden dark-presence.
"This very street, must run with the blood of hypocrites!"
The moon turned crimson. The clouds, covered and soaked in the same color as blood.
"The word 'hero'... I will reclaim that word!"
Another heavy stomp towards the group, felt as if he can summon earthquakes and is doing just that, to demand the earth below them to swallow them up into a pit and to be devoured by the Earth, herself.
"Well?! Come on!" He taunts them, roaring up at the sky. "Try and stop me, you fakes!"
Izuku's grip tightened around his sister... He didn't need to see the frenzy, the instability... The lunacy in their uncle's crimson-red eyes. And he didn't want to give Sierra the chance to see them, should he feel passionate of them to see the damage to his very soul and essence are.
"There is only one man, who I'll let kill me...! The only one, who is a true hero! -He raised his head to the sky.- ...THE VERY ONE, WHO'LL LEAD MY NIECE AND NEPHEW, DOWN THE SAME PATH, TO BECOME HEROES, THEMSELVES!"
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...He howled out a name... Which, at the same time, seemed to had conjured up a malefic aura of himself to the others.
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...It gave them the burning, sinful gaze... Almost as if, having them to truly see his true wrath, in all of its fury.
"ALL MIGHT!"
They feel a massive storm of shadows sprouting off of him... As if it was alive!
It wanted them all to feel the full strength of his venom. To always remember this ire wrath of destruction. Never to forget the striking of fear in their hearts.
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...No doubt... This would be the night, every single one of them... Will see the eyes of Hell, and had faced its mighty fury.
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...Through the vision of the Hero Killer, himself.
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...Then, like a pin needle dropping in a quiet room, the blade he used to take down the Nomu... It hit the ground.
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...Behind the Hero Killer, themselves... encircling the god-siblings in black-vines, guarding and protecting them.
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...The Shadow Weaver Pro Hero... Night Thorn.
"...I believe it's time that you lay down your blade, and rest with the resting sun... Hero Killer."
The wolf-skull turned his head to the side... Ruby-red eyes staring down at his charge, keeping a firm, tight grip on her brother, who kept his tight embrace on the girl.
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...The Shadow Weaver Pro Hero knew, at that moment... This will be the night, that these two siblings saw one of the many faces of evil... And had encountered the Embodiment of Wrath, itself.
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...In the form, of their Uncle Roka.
TBC
*: Remember the many knives and weapons they found on him... Seriously! He's a walking arsenal. Who knows how many knives and weapons he had on him.
*: The wiki revealed, that they made Gran Torino to be like Yoda from Star Wars... So, in this story, Torino is still tall like when he was young (According to the wiki, he was 7'2").
*: Because she was married and had a child, I come to believe that Sorahiko views Nana as a sister. NOT AS A LOVE INTEREST!
R&R