That time I was reborn as a warrior princess
Chapter 24- Into the evil lair part 2
Iida, Momo, Todoroki, Kirishima and Gerome finally arrived at Kamino. They worried that the villains might recognize them on the streets, so Momo suggested everyone to get disguises from a very cheap cloth shop. They were astonished when they saw Gerome, for the very first time since they met him, without his mask. They almost did not recognize him at all. Kirishima wondered if someday they would see Shoji without a mask as well.
"How are you handling Falchion, Gerome? Isn't the sword heavy?" Iida asks, a bit concerned.
Gerome was carrying Falchion, all warped in a heavy white blanket, on his back. Gerome told them the sword was not heavy, but they should move on as he was worried about Lucina's situation with the League. Iida agreed as he told the group to be careful since they are in a very dangerous zone. He was also worried about Lucina as well but Kirishima reminded him that Bakugou and Tokoyami were in the same situation as her.
They started to move on. With Momo's tracker, they were following where the noumu was and hopefully, finding Lucina, Bakugou and Tokoyami as well. Then, they stopped as they saw on the big screen the news. Aizawa, Nedzu and Present Mic were in a conference with the midia. They knew the situation of UA was complicated because of the attack on Summer Camp.
"Bunch of vultures…" muttered Gerome darkly.
"Aizawa-sensei and everyone else are trying to handle the damage as much as they can." comments Momo.
They were all worried about Ua's future and their own.
"Well well, EraserHead has his hands full of shit."
They all whirled around and they saw Hawks standing before them. Luckily, all the people around them were too focused on the news on the outdoor screen. Hawks made a silent sign and led the group into a dark alley where they should have more privacy.
In the dark alley, Hawks started to talk.
"I will not ask why you, a bunch of UA's kids, are here because I already know the answer: you're here for Lucina-chan, Bakugou and Tokoyami-kun, are you?" Hawks asks, smirking.
"You're not going to report us, are you, Hawks-san?" asked Momo in concern
"Nah, I can't blame you for wanting to rescue your friends. I'm not a snitch" Hawks smiles to Momo.
But Todoroki did not trust anything that came from his mouth.
"So what's the catch?" Todoroki asks, frowning at him " My father always complains about you, Hawks. You do not do such things unless it is for your own benefit."
"Oh I almost did not recognize you, Shoto-kun. Nice look! A bit emo but still a nice look. I am happy your father talks about me! I just hope he doesn't say too many bad things about me, after all I am his biggest fan and..."
Then, Gerome cuts him off.
"Split it out already, Sir Hawks! What do you want?" Gerome asks, with no patience to the winged hero. "Lucina warned me to be careful around you because you're the heroes' commission's pet bird."
That was news for the UA's group. They knew the commission had helped Hawks from the start of his career but they never had thought about Hawks being an agent to the heroes commission.
"I prefer to use the term secret agent." Muttered Hawks. Then, his behavior changed; his aura became more serious and less mischerious. "You're right about me being an agent for the heroes commission. Lucina-chan is a smart girl for telling you to be careful around me. I could report you for being here, however I will not do such a thing because, in exchange for my silence, I want you guys to tell me everything you know about Grima."
Gerome frowns even deeper, glaring at the winged hero, asking him where he had heard Grima's name. Hawks smirks, telling him it is a secret. He admits he has almost no information about Grima, except being responsible for the dragon's attack last month. Lucina even refused to talk about him when they were at Endeavor's beach house.
"How do we know we can trust you?" Todoroki asks, frowning as well.
"You don't. But you don't have any choice, do you?"
Gerome sighed in frustration. He had no choice but to tell everything about Grima to Hawks. Hawks, even not showing any emotion, was in shock after learning how dangerous Grima was. He may be the most dangerous man… no… the most dangerous creature in the world at the moment. All the information he got was very worrying.
Todoroki, Kirishima and Momo were equally horrified as well. They only knew a little bit about Grima but they had no idea how menacing Grima was. Iida was silent because he already knew how threatening Grima was after the incident at Best Jeanist's agency and manipulating Midoriya Inko, turning the poor woman into a feral dragon.
"Since we gave you information about Grima, how about you telling us about this League of Villains? From the last attack, they were not this organized." Gerome comments to the number 3 hero.
"I see you got lynx's eyes on you, kid. Unfortunately I can not tell much about the League, except that Shigaraki Tomura is not the true leader. Someone else is pulling the strings behind the curtains. Whose real boss is still a mystery to us. All we know is that they are dangerous."
The Ua team is worried about this information. Gerome is even more concerned about Lucina's safety. Hawks breaks the silence.
"You're carrying Lucina-chan's sword, aren't you?" Hawks asks. " I can take it to her if you want. That way, none of you can risk breaking the law for helping her."
Gerome glared at Hawks while bearing his teeth. "Your superious tried to take Falchion away when she was hospitalized. I am not a fool to give the holy blade to someone who works for them."
"Take it easy, kid." Hawks says, raising his hands in a defensive sign. "Lucina warned me about the sword's situation. If I take the sword to my superiors, she will not help anyone. She told me the sword only works with her."
"I see you're aware how Falchion works. But still I will not give the sword to you. After all, I do not trust you. I am Lucina's right hand; I am the leader of our group when Lucina is not present. And as the leader and her right hand, I have to keep Falchion safe until we give it back to its true master. "
Hawks was quiet for a moment. The two exchanged looks. Momo, Iida, Kirishima and Todoroki looked a bit nervous. Then, Hawks just chuckled.
"You have a good head on your shoulders, kid. The situation is a big extreme, if you're carrying her magic sword, it means we may have another dragon attack very soon. If it happens…" then, Hawks gave each of them a silver card. Iida and Momo were both very shocked when they saw what the cards were.
"Hawks-san, these are…" Started Iida in shock
"These are temporary permission cards. With them, you can act without problems with the law. But only act if it is really necessary."
"This will help us a lot, Hawks-san, but Bakugou-san, Tokoyami-san and Lucina-san do not have these cards. They will need to fight if the situation becomes extreme." says Momo in concern. She knows the laws and she doesn't want her classmate having trouble because of this.
"About that, tell them they have my permission to use their quirks. Do not worry, I can handle my superiors if they need to fight as well. Good luck kids."
With that, Hawks flew off, leaving the UA Students in the alley. Everyone looked at each other surprised. They had no idea what to make of Hawks. He was the number 3 hero, however Lucina did not trust him, nor did Gerome. Should they trust Hawks with this?
"Gerome, you have more experience in the battlefields than us. What do you think about Hawks' intentions?" Iida asks the wyvern rider.
Gerome growls while frowning, " That man,Hawks, wants us to own him a favor, no doubt."
"I agreed." says Kirishima, nodding. " However these cards and his permission will be useful if the situation gets worse to Lucina, Bakugou and Tokoyami. Their safety is our top priority."
"Kirishima is right." Says Todoroki to his classmates." We will worry about Hawks later. We should focus on our mission first."
With this, the group proceeds with their mission. Hawks, however, is watching them from a fair distance.
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Bakugou was in blinds, glaring at the league of Villains. The situation was really bad, he could not use his quirk because of the heavy metal mints on his hands. Tokoyami was not dealing with this well either; Like Bakugou, he was tied in heavy chains. However the villains placed two strong light bulbs above him . The strong light was stopping Dark Shadow from even coming out.
All Byleth could do was to watch the situation, helpless. The situation was as bad as when they were kidnapped by Inko before she became a feral dragon. She kept telling Katsuki to not lose his cool.
"Say you two, how about joining our group?" asks Shigaraki, going right to the point.
"What makes you think we want to join your group of looney tunes?" growled Katsuki, frowning at the leader of the League.
"Well, you Bakugou Katsuki, you showed great power at the Sports festival and I could see the rage you have inside you. You want to release it all and make the biggest explosions that everyone ever sees. The same goes for you, Tokoyami Fumikage. You have a dark beast inside you. Just like us, you're an emissary of darkness. Why not join your fellow people of darkness?"
Bakugou frowned angrily at Shigaraki. Byleth whispered to him to calm down and lose his cool. Tokoyami was frowning at their captors. The bird-headed boy could hear Dark Shadow yelling inside him, saying he preferred to kiss Mineta's ass than join a group of a bunch of freaks.
"Hey Bakugou-kun, where did you get this cool sword?" Himiko asks while holding the Sword of The Creator in her hands " It looks like it's made of bones! Can I borrow it? I wanna use it to stab people." She smiles maniacally.
Katsuki cursed; he hoped none of these freaks would become a dark beast for holding the sword. Byleth calmed him down; it is true the heroes' relics transform anyone without a crest into dark beasts when they try to use them, however the sword lacked a crest stone. So, they were safe from anyone turning into a dark beast. But they were still in a delicate situation.
"Is this sword a cheat tool too?" Shigaraki asks while glaring at the sword. "The cheater told me her sword was special and that was the reason why my quirk did not work on it. "
"Cheater…? Ah, you mean Lucina-chan!" exclaimed Himiko, happily. "The way she uses swords is so cool! I wanna be friends with her, so we can be blade buddies, kekeke!"
"I want to meet her as well." said the reptile man named Spinner " I heard Stain aided her with the dragon's attack. I want to see what Stain saw in her for him to accept her."
Shigaraki sighs a bit annoyed, " Sensei is with her at the moment. When he's done you can do whatever you want to her."
"All Right!" Himiko celebrates
Tokoyami and Katsuki looked at each other, worried. They were wondering where Lucina was. If she was with this sensei, whoever it was, that meant Kota was also with this sensei along with Lucina. They have to help them.
Someone suddenly knocked on the door. They heard a voice on the other side. "Pizza delivery!"
Everyone in the room stared at the door dubiously for a second, and then the wall opposite the counter exploded.
"SMASH!"
The blast of wind and debris sent Compress, Magne, Twice, and Spinner sprawling over the floor. Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and Dabi spun towards the source of the attack with shock, but even they weren't able to respond fast enough as tendrils of wood shot into the room and suddenly, they were all holding them in place.
The lamps were crushed with the impact and Tokoyami used the opportunity to use Dark Shadow to destroy his and Katsuki's bindings. Katsuki grabbed the sword from Himiko
"What the-?!" Dabi snarled in surprise and began to emit blue flames. "You think you can hold-"
"Don't get ahead of yourself, kid!"
A blur of movement shot into the room and delivered a powerful kick to Dabi's head, knocking him unconscious in an instant. Gran Torino backed off and landed on the floor as the man who had first charged in stood up with a large grin on his face.
"Infiltration complete!" All Might declared. "You aren't getting away from us this time, League of Villains, because we are here!"
Compress couldn't believe his eyes. "They found us?! Then the press conference…the timing was planned!"
"Oww, pants guy!" Twice complained. "You're squeezing too tight! More pressure!"
Kamui Woods looked over at Bakugou and Tokoyami as he looked at them with an apologetic look. "Our apologies, young men. We came as soon as we could."
"It is fine!" says Tokoyami, still shocked by the sudden entrance.
But Katsuki looked like he was about to explode like a volcano in eruption
"Why did you guys take so long?!" Katsuki snapped at them. "Do you have any idea what we went through?!"
"Calm down Katsuki." says Byleth, trying to calm Katsuki down.
Katsuki jumped as he felt a pair of powerful arms wrap around him and then All Might was hugging him firmly along with Tokoyami. "Thank goodness, you're alright? Are you two hurt?"
"We're fine." Tokoyami says " But Lucina-san is not here. She is somewhere else."
"What?" All Might's eyes widened in shock. Then, he looked at the binded Shigaraki "Where is young Lucina?"
"Why should I care about the cheater?" Shigaraki sneered. "Well, we're in a bit of a bind, so I can see why you'd think that…but it doesn't matter. Kurogiri, bring as many of them here as you can! Bring the Noumu!"
They waited in tense silence for several moments, but Kurogiri's warp portal didn't activate. The villain's glowing eyes narrowed in confusion. "Forgive me, Tomura…but the Noumu that should be at the designated coordinates…they aren't there!"
"As I thought, you're still just a rookie, Shigaraki," All Might told him, towering over the villain. "You underestimated us too much. Young Bakugou and young Tokoyami's spirit, the diligent investigation of the police and our fury! The Noumu storehouse is already being raided!"
"What?!" Tomura sputtered in furious disbelief.
"No more games," All Might declared, eyes gleaming dangerously. "Where is young Lucina?"
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Lucina was still looking firmly at the black pegasus that was still chewing the binding on her right hand. When it was completely chewed, Lucina's hand was free. She quickly freed herself from the chair. Then, she summoned from her seal a silver sword and she cutted the chains on the black pegasus and then, the binds from Kota.
"Neechan!" Kota hugs her, sobbing.
"Shh. It is ok, Kota. we need to get out here before that man comes back."
Then, they yelped as the side of the warehouse exploded. They ducked down and waited for the debris to settle before they dared stand back up and find out what was going on. The black pegasus used the commotion to fly off.
"Neechan! What the hell was that?!" Kota cried out.
Then, they saw the pro heroes Ganga Orca, Mt Lady, Manual and Tiger there. Lucina sighed in relief as Kota ran towards Tiger who was carrying Ragdoll in his arms.
"Uncle Yawara!" Kota cried out.
"Kota! Thank god you're ok!" Tora cried as he knelt to Kota. Kota looked horrified when he saw Ragdoll's face. " Oh Auntie Tomoko, what that dark man has done to you…?" he sobs.
"Dark man?" Ganga Orca asks, confused. " What is he talking about?"
"No time! We need to get out here now before he comes back!" Lucina says in fear. " We have to go now!"
"Lucina-san, who is this dark man?" Asks Manual. He never saw the blue haired girl this scared
"Oh, she meant me." says a dark voice.
They all whirled to the direction of the voice. All for one one again was staging there. Kota hid behind Tora where everyone was into attack mode.
"Are you part of the League of Villains?" Orca Gang asks in gard
Lucina's eyes widened in horror when she noticed Orca Gang and Manual were both ready to attack.
"Wait!" she cried out.
But it was too late. All for One raised his hand and everything exploded. All the heroes were on the floor, wounded but alive. Lucina was still standing with a floating green book in front of her. The book fell into the floor as Lucina knelt in exhaustion.
"I see, you used your wind magic to blow the heroes away and at the same time creating a type of air shield to protect everyone. Clever but yet a waste of your energy, little one." says All for One.
Then, All For One used his quirk, a type of black liquid came out of his body. Then, everyone from the League of Villains appeared there, one by one, along with Bakugou and Tokoyami.
Both the UA's boys coughed in disgust as they looked around , they saw Lucina.
"Lucina!" Both the boys helped Lucina to be on her feet.
Then, All For One turned to Shigaraki, saying he had failed again but he was not disappointed. He mentions failures are also a way to learn the way to victory. Then, they all heard a yell.
"ALL FOR ONE!"
It was All Might. Everyone around was blown away from the impact. Lucina, Tokoyami and Bakugou were shocked when they saw the dark man, All For One was holding All Might's powerful hands with his own hands.
"You're gonna kill me again, All Might?!" All for One demanded viciously.
Then, he blew All Might away.
"ALL MIGHT!" Lucina, Tokoyami and Bakugou cried out in horror.
"Oh do not worry you three. A simple attack like this can not really harm All Might." Then, All for One turned to his disciple. "Tomura, things will get a bit complicated here. It is time for you to spread your own wings to fly." says All for one.
"Sensei. What are you saying?"
With black tentacles, All For One stabbed Kurogiri, focing the unconsious ally to open one of his portals. He orders Shigaraki to leave along with his allies.
"No sensei! You can't! You're in no condition to fight!"
"It is for your own safety, Tomura. Make both our dreams come true. Look for the Doctor and Gigantomachia. They will help you in your quest. Now go."
Then, an unknown force forced Tomura and the rest of the league of villains to go through the portal. Shigaraki cried out for his master as the portal closed.
All Might returned as he asked the kids what happened to the rest of the League of Villains. Bakugou told him All For One forced them to leave. All Might was also confused, why would he do such a thing? Then, Gran Torino also arrived at the scene.
"Ah Gran Torino, you're also here. Good. It will make things easier. Tell me All Might, what is your greatest regret? You're being unable to save your teacher, Shimura Nana? Being unable to kill me that time? Or perhaps breaking Midoriya Izuku's dream, leading him to commit suicide?"
Lucina curses; All For One must have done something to get all the information from her in that time when he placed his hand on her head. That means he knows about her past life, the suicide and All Might being the last person to see Izuku alive. Though he was the last straw, Lucina never blamed All Might for her suicude, Izuku's suicide.
Katsuki was horrofied; what he meant by All Might was responsable for Izuku's suicide? What did he have to do with Izuku? Did he meet Izuku before his death? Byleth was trying to calm Katsuki down, telling him it was not the time or place for this and they need to focus on the situation they are in.
"I don't know where or how you got this information, All For One. Yes, I have those regrets but I will not let you use them to manipulate my emotions!" All Might said. " Even if it coust my life, I will defeat you!"
"So try to beat me in my new form, All Might. Once I finish with you, I will take my little brother back." All for One says as he holds up a familiar stone in his hand.
It was Lucina's dragon stone. Lucina's eyes widened in realization; she knew what All for One was planning to do.
"Everybody! Move!" She cries out in panic.
Then, the stone shone as strong gusts of winds blew everything away around them. Lucina felt a pebble cutting her cheek. The princess felt All Might's hand on her cut face as the number one hero used his body as a shield to protect Bakugou, Tokoyami and her from the blast. They all gasped in pure horror when they saw All For One was not human anymore; he was now a giant green dragon with a giant red eye in the middle of its forehead. He roared as he released a powerful bloodlust aura. Tokoyami was so terrified by the presence of the creature that he fell into the floor, petrified. Even Dark Shadow hid itself inside Tokoyami out of fear,
"Can you beat me now, All Might?!" the dragon All For One roared.
With a movement of his tallown, All for One summoned several black spikes from the ground. Everybody was able to move away but All For One was faster, he used this opportunity to fire a giant spike from his mouth at All Might, which hit his stomach.
"ALL MIGHT!"
"TOSHINORI!"
Bakugou decided to use the divine pulse to save All Might. Before he could use the technique, rubbles from near the building fell on him. Katsuki lost his consciousness while being buried alive by the rubbles .
"KATSUKI!" Byleth cried out. "KATSUKI!"
Katsuki was unable to hear Byleth's cries of despair.
Lucina could not believe this. This can't be happening! It was just like Grima attacking her realm all over again.
"Now little one, why don't you forget about these weaklings?" says All For One. Lucina's eyes widened in shock. " After reading your memories, I know you're after your own nemesis, Grima. I don't plan to have competition here. Unlike every hero in this pathetic society, he may be a problem for my plans. You're the last one of exalt blood. This is the reason why Grima wants to get rid of you so badly. Without anyone with your blood, Falchion becomes a useless blade. Join me, Princess Lucina. You, with the power of Falchion and I, with my years of experiences, we can defeat Grima together. What do you say?"
Lucina could not believe what she just heard. After everything he had done to them, he dared to ask for an alliance with her?
"I admit your aura is as bad and powerful as Grima's. However, I will not sell my soul to a devil to defeat another devil! I do not need your power! "
All For one's face looked disappointed. He mentioned he has other ways to use her and the power of Falchion in his favor. Before All For One could do anything, he cried out in pain as an axe hit his long neck.
"Sorry about the delay, princess. You don't have to worry because we're here."
Lucina and Tokoyami were very surprised when they saw familiar people before them. It was Todoroki, Gerome, Iida, Momo and Kirishima.
Gerome took the sword out from his back as he unwarped the cloth around the blade. He handed Falchion to its true master. Lucina was happy to have the holy blade back in her hands. The blade glowed for a brief moment when Lucina touched it; the sword returned to its true master. Then, Lucina turned her attention to All For One.
"You wanted Falchion, All for One? Then, try to get it!" she yelled as she appointed Falchion at the villain.
End of the chapter
And that's chapter 24. All for one has become a dragon. His dragon form is based on Duma's from Fire Emblem-Shadows of Valentia, except he did not get his decompose form.
Next chapter UA vs Dragon All For one. Byleth makes makes a sacrifice for Katsuki's sake.