This week was a special one: It was in which one of Izuku's greatest dreams became reality, just as he faced not one, but two of his greatest fears.
MH-HH
The first greatest fear was faced the very next day.
"Choose a class rep by lunchtime." Aizawa said bluntly, exhaustion from his midnight patrol obvious as he collapsed into his sleeping bag. Immediately, almost everyone had been clamoring for the position, save for Izuku and the rock headed boy, Kouji.
The green-haired boy racked his brain, trying to figure out who was best suited to lead his class: Momo seemed to have a good head on her shoulders and was quite friendly. Hitoshi had also garnered his favor by erasing the memories of his…less than ideal reveals, never mind not prying into them. Then our hero recalled how Kyoka, the girl with ear jacks, had tried to stop everyone from poking their noses into his, Mina and Kirishima's past….
Speaking of his crush and her friend, Izuku didn't deny he loved their passion and eagerness, something he wished he had and that reminded him of Charlie. Ochako seemed interested and her kindness was clear to all, along with the invisible girl Tooru. Tsuyu had said she wouldn't mind the position but also didn't seem to be hung up on it. Ojiro, the tailed boy, was quiet along with Shoto, the scarred peppermint boy and Fumikage, the raven headed boy. Sato, Sero and Shouji, maybe? They seemed laid back but focused….
Denki, the electric manipulator and Yuga, the laser bellybutton boy….? No. Just no. It wasn't that Izuku didn't hate them, they just seemed…TOO eccentric. That and Mineta had too much sway on Denki…
"If elected, I'll make the girls skirts shorter!"
And then there was Mineta.
"MINETA WHAT DID I SAY YESTERDAY?!" Izuku snapped at the shortest student, his demon form manifesting before recomposing himself and shooting his classmates an apologetic look. "Sorry…I'm sorry…force of habit."
Luckily for Izuku, this just made the girls in his class respect him even more if the smiles were any indication.
"Why don't we just vote?" Hitoshi asked.
"Then everyone'll vote for themselves!" Denki remarked, but Hitoshi ignored him. The others smeed to agree with the brainwasher, and so…
5 minutes later
"HOW IN THE HELL/HOME DID I GET SO MANY VOTES?!" Izuku and Hitoshi shouted together; awestruck that they each had the same number of votes. Before they could resign, the bell rang for lunch.
'Well, guess I'm stuck with it.' Izuku mused.
"Well, guess I'm stuck with it." Hitoshi sighed aloud.
The two boys looked at each other in shock, shrugged and then headed for lunch.
"HEY! CLASS REPS! OVER HERE!"
Izuku did not need to be told twice when he saw Ochako waved him and Hitoshi over, but Hitoshi stood in place.
"Shinsho?" The green haired boy asked.
"You go on ahead…I think I'll eat alone." Hitoshi said
"School?" Izuku guessed.
Hitoshi nodded, smirking.
"Don't suppose you'd have any idea what that's about; a nice guy with a Quirk like yours?"
"I was bullied by everyone." Izuku cut him off. "My Quirk only manifested last year."
Hitoshi's eyes widened. So…this 'lucky' kid…had lived his life as a Quirkless? Izuku nodded.
"I'm scared, to be honest." Our hero confessed. "My only friends were my mom, my sister, her girlfriend, an old babysitter and…that guy I mentioned you made everyone forget. So, I have no clue what to do and how I'm not going to screw up…"
Hitoshi was hating himself for doubting this guy even more now.
"But then I remember something my sister told me: How will you know if you don't try? So come, Shinsho; sit and eat with us; I mean, a hero does need to be socialable…"
"Alright, alright. You got me." Hitoshi smirked. "You SURE you don't have some kind of guilt Quirk, or something?"
Izuku shook his head as he and Hitoshi sat down.
"No, but my sister kind of does….Sorry for the wait, everyone."
"Izu convinced me to be sociable, which we're both rusty at." Hitoshi explained. "Please be patient and gentle."
"That's our class rep, for you!" Ochako beamed.
"What's this about being rusty?" Tooru asked. "A cute and strong boy like you?"
Izuku blushed and poked at his Katsudon.
"My quirk didn't awaken until last year, so…." He started, missing the looks of shock on his classmates aside from Hitoshi.
"…Well, they missed out." Shouji said.
"The ignorant followers of light and flash will be blinded by your dark awesomeness." Fumikage followed.
"I've got to ask, who voted for me?" Izuku asked. "And why?"
Surprisingly, almost EVERYONE rose their hands. The only one who didn't was Shoto, who was sitting by himself.
"He has a lot on his mind." Momo said. "Perhaps another time. But to answer your question Izuku; well, quite frankly I think your gentlemanly nature is an asset."
"And you would know about assets…" Mineta smirked, only to be glared at by both Momo and Izuku….and feeling the glare of Shoto.
"You were man enough to do what I couldn't." Kirishima explained.
"You're the strongest here." Denki followed up.
"But you're also smart." Ojiro said. Before anyone could inquire as to how he knew that, he pulled out his phone and played an exert from Present Mic's radio show which had Izuku breaking down several Quirks and offering alternate ways of using them…and that was form three years ago.
"…It was my hobby." Izuku confessed. "I thought I didn't have a Quirk, so…"
"Dude, please say you'll help us with analysis assignments." Mina begged.
"Of course!" Was Izuku's immediate response, before the others continued giving their reasons for choosing him to lead.
"I heard you listening to Carlos Santana and figured if you liked good music, were strong and smart you'd be great." Kyoka followed. "Plus its no contest; it was either you or Momo."
The Raven-haired and ponytailed beauty blushed.
"You saved my life, how could I not?" Ochako added her own two cents.
The rest gave similar responses.
"And me?" Hitoshi found himself asking.
Similar responses followed in suit, but most had voted for him due to the fact he had been the one to handle situations that, if left unattended, would've made Izuku an outcast.
"Plus, as teenagers we may need blunt orders sometimes and Hitoshi can do that." Tsuyu added, with Momo nodding. "And Izuku seems a little too nice."
"I….I don't know how to respond to that." The brainwasher confessed. On one hand it was better than being called a future villain, but still….
"You know how blunt Tsuyu is. I'm sure she doesn't mean anything." Momo assured him.
"You got a great power and I can tell you want to help." Kouji said.
"WAIT, YOU CAN TALK?!" Almost everyone asked.
MH-HH
The greatest dream came right after lunch.
"I AM HERE….!"
Izuku and his classmate's eyes widened in anticipation as the door was swung open.
"COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!"
And there he was in all his glory: Their idol, the legend himself:
All Might.
Hell
Many in Pentagram City and in all the circles of Hell grimaced or cursed at that voice. Some because they'd been ruined by its owner, others because they hated heroes in general
Surprising all, however, was the reaction of one Sir Pentious, who was out purchasing materials to upgrade the bots Izuku had…. donated. Dropping the minimum amont of Mons for a drink, the Crime lord rose a glass and cheered the symbol of peace.
"A toasssst to the man who toppled the basssstard who ruled over or killed so many of ussss. May he teach the prince sssssomething worthwhile."
This sparked some talk among the sinners and demons, many finding themselves reluctantly agreeing with the snake, who was meanwhile finding himself wandering down memory lane and fighting back a tear or two as a little boy filled his mind.
'Son….' He mused, hurriedly downing his drink before rushing to finish his shopping.
Earth
"NOW, I IMAGINE ALL OF YOU WISH TO DIVE INTO HEROIC STUDIES, BUT THIS IS STILL THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS AND WE HERE AT UA KNOW IT WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME TO GET USED TO EVERYTHING." All Might explained, then filling with embrassmeny. "THAT AND…THERE WAS…AN…UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WITH THE THIRD YEARS AND THIRTEEN, SO THE LOCATIONS OF SAID TRAINING ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR."
Elsewhere in UA, both Cementoss and Thirteen groaned in irritation along with the Big Three of UA; Mirio Togata, Nejire Hado and Tamaki Amajiki.
"I'm not apologizing." Tamaki said bluntly.
Hell
The response to the #1 Hero's words was immediate.
"BOOOOO!"
"YOU SUCK, ALL MIGHT!"
"WE WANNA HEAR THE PRINCE KICK ASS!" Vortex, wearing a Prince Izuku T-Shirt, howled.
"Or kiss!" A scuubi noted.
"Or that, yeah!"
"THE PRINCE NEEDS A REAL TEACHER!" Imps in Wrath bellowed, feeling no care for 'proper' or 'intellectual' aspects of heroism; all they wanted was the violence!
"...They know he can't hear them, right?" Angel Dust asked from the break room at the Hotel.
"Oh, let them have this; It's Hell and No one cares." Vaggie sighed, her focus being on how Izuku would react to this change.
From IMP's room in the Lu-Lu World hotel, Blitz tensed, feeling a kindred spirit.
MH-HH
But oh, on the contrary, dear reader. Someone did care...She just only wants people to know/see what she wanted them to see.
From her apartment and amid music blaring, the third and sole female of the V3 Overlords, Velvet, twirled around in her chair, typing away on a phone before she twirled and faced the reader.
"How do you think I got to Overlord level so quickly?" She asked.
After all, Alastor may be telling the story...but what good is a story without conflict? Conflict she could and would arrange with social media on both Hell and Earth?
Speaking of said arrangements; Velvet pressed a 'Send' icon, delighted at the prospect of what she was doing.
DHORK HQ
"Well, that could've gone better." Agent Two mused as she poured herself and Agent One a hefty shot of bourbon. Her partner took the drink and downed it in one gulp as he recalled the past few hours:
On the one hand, Corporate was indeed taking them much more seriously, doubling their budget, giving them raises and paying out to all their deceased colleague's families as well as the hefty bonuses for the janitors and better-quality weapons. Badass as the Edo period was, they'd need the good stuff to get shit done.
On the other hand, sadly, while the footage of the attack was real, the members in Corporate still refused to believe that the attackers were actual demons. Instead, they were convinced they were merely Mutation Quirk users, aside from Stolas, whom they mused was an Emitter with Mutation background…despite the fact Stolas was clearly a dead ringer for an actual recorded Prince of Hell and had outright confirmed his and Imps' place of origin.
"Well, it's a start at least." Agent One let out a sigh, taking a seat and letting out a groan. Agent Two embraced him and patted his head and shoulder. "If only we'd gotten some DNA or some shit."
In hindsight, yeah, they really should've.
"Perhaps I can be of service?"
The two turned to see a shorter, bald old man with a bushy moustache and surgeon goggles, pushing a box the size of one of the agents.
"I represent someone who knows all about these devils." The old man said. "He's heard of your mission and would be delighted to provide you funding and equipment…. without a record, you must understand."
He then produced an envelope One grabbed and tore open; revealing what looked like a contract of sorts addressed to someone named 'Mammon', First Class flight tickets to Japan…and cheques with more zeroes than either agent had seen addressed to DHORK.
"Consider this part a gift."
The doctor pressed a button, revealing a long-limbed harlequin robot.
"Hey, hey, hey! Imma ready to play!" The robot grinned in a voice eerily familiar to Alex Brightman. "I got a few 'Holy' upgrades and can tell ya where one UBER important demon is….!"
The two Agents looked at their robotic minion, then the flight tickets and then each other.
"What're boarder laws in the face of saving the world anyways?" Agent One mused, Two following in suit.
Unknown to them, right outside, three children sized angels, one human and two lamb, overheard as well…
Back at UA
"SO, LET US INSTEAD START THIS CLASS WITH A QUESTION: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF BEING A HERO?" All Might asked, his smile dropping ever so slightly in hope that one of these kids would give him the answer he wanted, no, needed to hear.
"Overwhelming power and results." Shoto Todoroki answered.
"NO." Was All Might's blunt response.
"Looking Amazing as you battle Villains?" Yuga suggested.
"NOT EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, BUT THAT IS IMPORTANT…."
"Minimizing damage?" Momo asked, Ochako nodding and hating herself for doing such; more damage meant more work for her parents!
"ANOTHER IMPORTANT BIT, BUT NOT QUITE."
"Scoring with babes?" Mineta grinned, then covering his mouth.
"…NO."
"STANDING TALL AND NOT BACKING DOWN!" Kirishima shouted in pride.
"OH, SO CLOSE!"
Then he finally heard the answer he was looking forward to:
"Putting the worries of everyone at rest while smiling?"
Izuku and Mina had both said those words.
"Jinx! You owe me a pop!" The girl beamed. Izuku chuckled happily as he blushed.
"CORRECT!" All Might beamed. "WHILE THE MEDIA FOCUSES ON THE FIGHTS AND RESCUES, YOU MUST NEVER FORGET THIS STIDENTS: WHENEVER YOU SAVE ANYONE, THEY'VE PROBABLY GONE THROUGH SOMETHING TERRIBLE AND NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO. THAT IS WHY I SMILE; TO ENSURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT, AS A HERO, I AM HERE TO SAVE THE DAY. IF NOTHING ELSE, MY STUDENTS, REMMBER THESE WORDS, WHICH I LIVE BY AND WHICH I LEARNT FROM MY OWN MENTOR: THOSE WHO SMILE IN LIFE ARE THE STRONGEST, AND A HERO'S SMILE CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR ANYONE THEY SAVE."
In Hell
While many IzuMina shippers had cooed at the two guessing the right answer, many in Hell were PISSED at All Might's words; a single thought filling most heads:
'Where was MY help?'
Hearing those words, many of them remembered being wronged by still living folks and eft messages for I.M.P. When they came back from Lulu World, they would be SWAMPED with business.
MH-HH
The Magnes faced their second greatest fear over the weekend.
Lulu World was Hell's first and greatest Theme Park, established by Lucifer mere days before the idea of Disneyland entered the mind of Walt Disney, or so he claimed. In a manner of speaking, Charlie was to thank for its creation, as the King and Queen wanted her to have some semblance of fun in her childhood.
Loo-Loo Land, its shameless and poor rip-off under the management of overlord Mammon, could be done in a day. Lulu World required a week to see MOST of what it contained, and that long list was still growing to this day on a nearly yearly basis. To say nothing of special events, like the celebration of monumental birthdays or Halloween.
Speaking of the Magne family; Charlie held Izuku's hand as the two siblings, accompanied by Vaggie, Angel, Husk, Nifty, Pentious and Baxter made their way to the least popular attraction of Lulu World:
The Anti-Christ Wax Museum, an exhibit dedicated to the beings that they were now destined to become one of.
From the first time he had been brought to Lulu World, Izuku had avoided this place; a mix of fear and disgust filling him every time he came across it: Worry that if he stepped in and saw even one of his predecessors, he was as good as one of them; either a villain or a failure.
But now that his dream of becoming a hero was finally coming true, he HAD to see this exhibit; learn where they had failed and how he could avoid falling down their path. And with his sister by his side, his mother's assurances before he left and the knowledge he was (for now at least) going to be a leader, he was going in, no more bullshit or excuses.
Charlie herself had similar reasons for coming here: Like Izuku, she had never wanted to see this exhibit out of fear it would ensure her own dream was destined to fail. But if the Hotel was going to succeed and she truly wanted to help redeem the souls that would come, she needed to learn from the mistakes of others. This place was as good as any, as much as she hated it.
Luckily or unluckily, the gang was sidetracked when the youngest member of the party spied someone familiar.
"VIA-CHAN!" Izuku beamed, breaking away from Charlie to hug who he saw.
Octavia Gotia, who had been texting on her phone while contemplating where to go (especially if it meant she would not be in Blitz's sight) tensed. Only ONE person ever called her that...and here he came, racing towards her to give her a hug.
Now, normally, Octavia was not one for physical contact. Or any kind of interaction that was not her father to be honest. Sure, she had been to the Eldritch and Magne girls' parties and knew them and given the choice, MUCH preferred Charlie...But otherwise, she was very much a lone wolf….altough Blitz's Hellhound daughter Loona was cool, she mused.
This one person was the sole exception: True, his curiosity could be annoying, but he WAS the closest to her in age, only being a few years younger than her. Plus, the fact he actually spent most of his time in the Living/Human world and would often tell her about it made him someone she could tolerate at the least.
In a sight few ever got to see (aside from her father), she smiled and accepted the hug he wrapped her in, much like a favorite babysitter; which she had been once or twice.
"Ello, Izu." She smiled. "What brings you here?"
Izuku's happy mood dampened ever so slightly.
"Oh shit, is this hero related?" Octavia guessed, seeing the party that accompanied Izuku. Thankfully, Alastor was once again indisposed and not present in person, but judging by the concerned looks on Charlie (whom she gave a nod to), Vaggie and Baxter's faces….
"Well...yes and no..." Izuku answered, then shaking away his unease to focus on seeing a famialr face. "But forget about that, what're YOU doing here?"
"Eh, Mum sent me here for a few days."
Stella's New Abode
The ex-Princess was putting on her best face in order to hide the dread in her form.
"Someone has been getting a big head. And unlike that spider's comments to my daughter your stupidity is threatening the balance of things."
Lucifer Magne, the undisputed king of Hell and a being so powerful her ex-husband was compared to an ant beside him, was in her dining room, sipping on some tea she herself had prepared and poured, since in her rage, she had fired most of her staff.
"M-milord?" She started.
"Don't talk, listen." Lucifer cut her off, motioning and waiting for her to sit down before he continued. "Stolas is essential to how the universe words. Whereas you served your purpose the moment your daughter was born."
She was rightfully offended by this and if this were anyone else, Stella would've unleashed hell on them. But here, she held her tongue and listened.
"Confused? Allow me to explain it simply." Lucifer groaned, finding the tea rather…less than ideal. "You see, Stella? Stolas and I? Contrary to human belief? We won't be around forever."
A look overtook the King's face, one that seemed a myriad of emotions; sadness, acceptance, annoyance…and then shifted to one of joy and adoration.
"When that day comes, our daughters will take over where we left off. Now, my Lily also has a role in the grand scheme, one which it seems dear Izuku will be taking over from her….even if he doesn't realize it yet."
The look of adoration shifted to one of annoyance as the king of hell continued his tirade against Stella.
"But you? You are nothing. You were a rich and pretty breeding partner for Stolas to create and secure his legacy. Nothing more. Nothing less. So, when I learnt you planned to have Stolas killed...Let me clarify something else. Yes, I pay little attention to the affairs of hell, the point is for all below to suffer, so I do not give a whit about most, especially since almost none of them ever come close to rivalling me outright...unless they may threaten the human world, in which case...well, I get to show just WHY dear old dad still considers me going rouge his biggest failure."
He then whistled and smiled evilly, looking upwards.
"Oh, Cain?"
The snake on his hat slithered onto the table and grew three times its' size, saliva dripping from its mouth as it slithered towards Stella.
"Now, don't fret. You're not dying today." Lucifer assured her as he made to take his leave. "But will no doubt probably WISH you were dead."
What happened next had consequences. On the one hand? Stolas was now safe. On the other hand? Striker lost his cash cow and now would direct his efforts to fucking up Lucifer's son….
But that is for another time. Lucifer had other goals at the moment; checking on his children as they did something they had avoided for so long for starters.
And then chuckling at the reason Izuku at least had avoided for so long:
"The humans are so convinced I'll want him to open the gates of Hell." Lucifer mused. "So literal, those idiots."
Lucifer DID want to triumph over his father. But to destroy earth and humanity? Why in the multi-verses would he do that? They were his primary means of entertainment and power; sure, he could use any of the other races, but they weren't as fun. Besides, he'd played a role in their creation and few creators ever wish to see their works come to harm?
No, instead, Lucifer's 'insidious plan' was to merely destroy the very idea of 'Good and evil'. And with his children soon to shake up the world? He might just succeed this time, even with Mammon and the Overlords' upcoming interference
Lu-Lu World
"…But I ran into IMP." Octavia continued her story as she and Izuku turned to see I.M.P begging Charlie to show them mercy, thinking she was still angry they chickened out of killing Katsuki
"I'm still peeved about that." Charlie admitted, despite everything. "You could have at least crippled him!"
"Well...now that ya mention it..." Blitzo realized.
"Sir, please." Moxxie groaned, not being in the mood for this but managing a smile and wave to Izuku along with Millie. Loona looked up from her own phone and shot Izuku a wave as well before raising said phone to Octavia to show she was now following her and bringing even more of a smile to the owlette.
"See, he gets it." Angel mused, handing Blitz his card and winking flirtously at him and Moxxie before Millie growled at him. "Aw dang. All the good ones ARE taken."
"Nee-san, its fine!" Izuku called out, then spying Octavia's confused look. "Oh, she put a hit on my former best friend turned bully."
"Oh..." Octavia turned to her phone. "Dad, could you help me torture somebody, or is that not something we can do?"
"No, no, no!" Izuku pleaded, trying to pull the phone back. "T-that's not necessary! He's not in his dream school, he's halfway across Japan and his permanent record has a HUUUGE black mark on it! Plus, he's a Pending for suicide baiting me and I said too much, haven't I?"
Silence...and then...
"Dad, go through with it...and make sure it violates every part of his being."
"Now you see why I like her." Charlie beamed, the others nodding in agreement.
"PLEASE DON'T, STOLAS-SAN!" Izuku begged.
"Wait...is this about that Katsuki boy Blizty was telling me about? Well..sorry to burst your bubble princey but...ell...He's no longer a pending. Sides, its either me ad Via right now, or you in 9 years."
Izuku opened his mouth but found himself unable to say anything
Octavia on the other hand was curious
"What does he do?"
"Oh, nothing much..." Stolas said, but before he could give more details, Izuku desperately cut in.
"That...is there a way to change that...?"
"... Actually, yes." Stolas said
"Oh, come on, dad!" Octavia groaned.
"Octavia, sweetie. Respect Izuku's wishes." Stolas then whispered. "At least while he's looking and listening."
"I can hear you!" Izuku hollered.
"Just wait and do whatever you feel you can, Izuku." The Owl Duke said. "BUT! Octavia, Lucifer and I reserve the right to curse him when the time comes."
"...Fair enough." Izuku mused, knowing it was the best he could get. His smile returned as Octavia messed with his hair.
"Well, when you're done with you got to do, come and find me and Loons." She smiled, then glancing around and producing a notebook. "And…could…?"
Izuku happily signed the notebook and took a Selfie with Octavia, then one with Loona and then with the Imps of I.M.P before they separated. He then took a deep breath and took Charlie's hand as they stepped in.
First up, the most successful which, to the surprise of all, was the wizard Merlin of Arthurian Legend.
"Wait, what?" Izuku, Angel and Pentious all asked in confusion.
"Oh yeah, not all of these folks are related to us." Charlie explained. "I mean, Dad adores mom and yeah Izu and I do have some half-siblings, but you need to remember that Dad is technically under Satan, who IS the god of Hell."
"Charlie, maybe we should….?" Vaggie started, her love catching on.
"Okay. In short, Anti-Christ refers to anyone who lived on earth and has the blood of a devil, NOT nessacarily dad or Satan, in their veins. And Mab, Merlin's creator, was essentially the devil of Faye folk, so…yeah he counts. And look at all the good he did; Izu!"
With that revelation, the Magne siblings felt as if a weight had been lifted from their shoulders…and kicked themselves for dreading this for so long if NOT everyone here was related to them.
Then came the main reason they had dreaded coming here: Damien Thorn, whose statue did NOT detract how creepy he was. Arguably the most successful Anti-Christ: He had held the President's ear and very nearly accomplished all of his goals before being lured into a church and fatally stabbed.
At least, that's officially what happened. For his death-date was still blank.
"He's still alive?!" Husk and Vaggie asked in shock.
"Yeah, apparently he was picked up and rushed to a hospital at the last second." Charlie reminisced. "He's been living on earth just to spite Nazarane. Crippled and hooked up to tubes though."
Unknown retirement home
"F-f-fuuuuuuck…..!" the nearly 250 year old Damien managed to curse through his oxygen mask from his bed.
Back to the Exhibit
Woland was next.
"Wait, that book was tellin' the truth?" Angel asked.
"….You've read The Master and Margarita?" Husk asked, honestly surprised.
"What? Russian authors know how to write a great book."
Husk's liking of Angel went up ever so slightly. Izuku glanced at the information about the man: While wrapped in mystery, there was enough symbolism to draw a comparison to the son of God or his most devot disciple and while Woland had only stayed in a small town (and had many, MANY, imitators, most which didn't even know who he was), he most certainly left his mark; what with commanding the likes of vampires and a giant talking cat for starters.
Izuku made a mental note to find an online summary of the book and possibly one of the movie adaptations; from what he had heard/seen Russian Literature was epic in length and he'd need to focus on his studies, along with other things.
Next up was Adolf Hitler: As it turns out, while born a human, Hitler HAD been possessed by a demon long enough for it to be considered with him for life. That and the horrendous acts he committed all but guaranteed his spot it. As horrible as Hell's denizens are, and even with a few sharing Hitler's beliefs, even demons were rather put off by the Holocaust.
"I KNEW IT!" Husk and Angel roared together.
Adrian, AKA Rosemary's baby, had been killed in a gang shooting.
Lucas Bloom was, in Izuku's mind, what he could have been; created for Anti-christdom but raised by a loving mother and (after a few others) loving Stepfather who saved him from the Cult that created him. Lucas was still alive, like Damien, although he was only in his 40s; living as a small town librarian.
Next up was Mr. Shatan, AKA…. Santa Claus.
"I KNEW…!" Baxter and Pentious started.
"No, no! Not THAT Santa! A different one!" Charlie cut off. Seeing the shocked looks on their faces, she explained. "There are two Santas; the St. Nicholas adored by children all over the world and one of Satan's kids."
Seeing the confused looks, and in her brother's case, relived look, she continued.
"From what mom and dad told me; this Santa was the result of a virgin birth produced by Satan. Christmas was "The Day of Slaying" for Santa until A.D. 1005, when an angel defeated him in…I kid you not… a curling match and sentenced him to deliver presents on Christmas for 1,000 years. He was beaten in by the same angel in 2005, but since he's not down here…."
"…Well, fuck." Angel sighed, motioning Charlie to continue.
Lucius, a serial killer as a child, suffered a similar fate to Damien.
One of the few exhibits Izuku had looked forward to seeing was Hellboy. The information card revealed he had fraternal twin children who had returned to the BPRD and were following in their father's legacy…and they were in the prime of their youth.
Suddenly, the banging of hammers and buzzing of saws ended the sense of wonder and education. Poking their heads over a wall, the siblings saw that Charlie's exhibit was halfway done, and there was an unexpected patron standing in front of said exhibit.
"Mom?" Charlie asked
Lilith was brought out her musings by her daughter's voice and adopted a warm smile.
"Charlie dearest, what are you doing here?" She then hugged her daughter before spying her beloved's youngest child, who tensed up at her but managed to utter:
"H-hello, Auntie Lilith…."
The poor boy's relationship with 'Auntie' Lilith was…. complicated.
Years ago
"Do it!" Lilith commanded 8-year-old Izuku as he coughed and gagged on the 'funny long black and white tooth-pick'. "Suck on the cigarette, my little darling! Life is shit, get used it!"
Present day
"Hello Izuku." Lilith cooed, kneeling, and pecking him on the forehead, making him blush. "Here to learn about the others?"
Izuku simply nodded, not sure how to feel about being killed by his sister's strikingly beautiful mother…aside from the fact he KNEW Mineta would call him a lucky bastard if he ever found out.
"Your timing is perfect actually." Lilith mused. "They haven't gotten your figures in yet, your father wants them to look perfect…"
That small bit filled the two siblings, even Izuku, with some happiness at the idea that Lucifer cared enough to want good statues of them.
"…but they DO have your info, if you're interested."
The siblings looked over to were said information usually was, but all they found were mirrors next to their names.
"Um…." They started together.
"Just press your hand to your name and you'll see." Lilith explained. "No one else will see and until you either accomplish your destinies or die here, all that people will see is your name, date and birth and dreams. Not even Lucy know what the future hold for you two and anything else will be illegible to anyone you don't trust or who will not be important in your life."
Charlie and Izuku really tried to fight the temptation; they really did. They were proud of what they were doing and wanted to take things as they came. Besides, with their friends and Vaggie here, never mind Alastor's likeliness to broadcast whatever Izuku saw, which could be used against him…
"I'll do no such thing until you're ready."The Radio demon's voice suddenly manifested in Izuku's head. "Also, do tell Angel he has excellent taste in books."
Chuckling at this, Izuku gave Charlie a look. She in turn gave him one. They nodded, cusped hands….and did as Lilith had instructed. What they saw would change their fates forever.
Charlie saw souls ascending the skies of Hell and flying towards Heaven while she, dressed like her father and with a proud smile, watched on with a bundle in her arms and Satan himself bowing to her, a smile on his face.
Izuku's was sadly, not as pleasant: Accompanied by what looked like a black lamb cherub (it lacked the halo), Izuku stood atop the bloodied and battered body of the giant he had helped, wearing Vox's head as a necklace with one of his hands aflame. People seem to be cheering him, but their expressions seemed forced...and Izuku had tears rolling down his cheeks as he smiled.
Then the image changed to something morbid:
Here lies Izuku Midiorya-Magne
Beloved Prince, Brother, Son and Hero
But what got our hero's attention? The date he died was only 10 years away.
SIZZLE!
Turning back, he saw that a child had flung something into his grave; what looked like flaming acid. The child had bushy hair like his own and six horns on their head; one pair of ram horns, one pair of small antlers and two whisps of calicumized hair.
And what they had flung onto his gravestone sizzled tow form two words:
'And Papa'
The child suddenly tensed and turned around, their eyes making contact with Izuku. And what beautiful eyes they were; emerald like a Granny Smith apple offset be a gold and black sclera. And the smile that accompanied those eyes….
Izuku, now human again, found himself back home on Earth, his mother looking at him with a concerned look as his eyes were tearful.
To be continued…
Next time: Demons, Robots, Villains and Heroes, OH MY! The long awaited USJ Attack!
I AM SO, SO, SO SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG WITH THIS! Once again, I was not satisfied with what I had for the Team battles, hence having them being pushed back to after the USJ, sorry. Work has also been throwing me curveballs with extra shifts and duties. The next chapter should be up Friday evening or Saturday morning, and I can happily assure you all it is almost done already.
No musical title this time, couldn't think up one. If any of you readers, let me know.
As many of you know, MUCH has happened in the Hazbin/Helluva verse since I last updated, and I do plan on incorporating what we have seen/heard into the tale. Thank you for sticking with the story, it means so much to me.
Some of you may have noticed, the title has been changed. That is because, after much thought, I have decided that Deku will NOT be Izuku's hero name in this story after all. I am currently unsure on what his new Hero name should be and am taking suggestions.
Had considered a few other 'Anti-Christ' figures in the exhibit, like Randall Flag, Johan Liebert, and others, but decided against it. You can look forward to seeing some of the characters mentioned in this chapter popping up again in the story, mostly during the Sports Fest and some even further on.
I had also considered having Class 1B show up here as well, but considering everything else in the chapter, I figured this was enough. Besides, with some of the changes to canon popping up next chapter, it'll add drama to have them show up later.
Yes, Velvet of the 3 Vs is going to become Izuku's archenemy in Hell in this story, but you can expect to see Striker pop up soon and the other Vs aren't out just yet. And of course, we can't forgot about Tomura….Oh the plans I have for him, Overhaul, Nine and HumaRise….. Alongside with DHORKS and the CHERUBS playing roles in the story.
I am FINALLY starting that spin-off of this story on A03 (Archive Of Our Own); mostly unshown parts of Izuku and Charlie's history, but also some non-canon ships and funny extras I can't include in…and musical numbers, some of which have been mentioned and others once again non-canon. I am open to suggestions and if any of you wonderful readers have your own ideas or are interested in co-writing, please let me know.
I will post a link to the story when it is up.
And on the final note of possible co-authoring…would anyone like to see a 'Reacts to/Watches' based on this story? Food for thought, I might post the first chapter of such Wednesday and see if anyone's interested.
Okay, that's all from me! Thanks again for all the love and support you have given this story. Major thanks especially to 616mcu, Yellowpikman and Devil Stand Dragon (formerly Tim Curry's Toxic Lover) for all their help in helping moving the story forward.
Keep safe! Read and review, would ye kindly?