Everyday a new life is born. Within that life a road is formed and upon that road is a fork. One of good will and harmony. One of evil intent and chaos. And one of self reflect. It is upon this road you shall find yourself. Weather you are here to bring good or evil. Or rather to watch as it all burns in front of you.

Tale of One.

Chapter 3

The Mask

2:30Am

Mustafa police department

Izuku slowly opened his eyes as the sound of metal creaking and heavy foot steps could be heard. And he soon found himself looking at a few familiar faces and a couple of new ones. All of whom he could tell were a little nervous seeing as how he had ripped a mans arm off. Though he had it coming.

"Hello son my name is Death Arms and these heroes behind me are my acquaintances. We are here to see your transfer to the interrogation room." The man said as Izuku simply looked at him with a bored face.

"Is this really all necessary I mean he's just a kid." One of the officers pointed out.

"A kid who broke from my bindings." Kamui woods said.

"And ripped a mans arm off." Another hero one whose costume made him look more like a gorilla then anything.

"Enough let's just get him to the room." Death arms said.

Izuku got up and walked to the door holding his hands out as they put cuffs around them. Though he felt these weren't any normal ones as they had more weight to them. Soon his walk to the interrogation room began. With the eyes of all those they passed on him as the reporters waiting in the lobby quickly had their attention to him.

Since the incident happened yesterday and news travel fast his identity had been the topic of discussion. Though to many it's to know why he did it and just what was he doing. Of course he wouldn't answer as he was still locked up and many of the officers didn't want any reporter to get close to him. Which is why his stay had been peaceful as no one had bothered him.

"Naomasa you sure you don't want us to stay with you." Kamui woods asked as they seated the young man in front of the detective.

"Don't worry I can handle myself." He spoke back as they hesitated, before nodding and leaving the two alone.

An awkward silence hung in the air as Naomasa looked at him with a keen eye almost as if trying to figure something out about him. Though for Izuku he just wanted to go back to sleep. His time being up all night weighing in on him.

"So why don't we start by introducing ourselves I am- detective Naomasa it is nice to meet you." He held out his hand to get a shake, but Izuku ignored it.

"Well it's nice to meet you Izuku."

He then pulled out a file one with his name on it. Though it was pretty small as he simply took out a photo of when he was smaller and weak. A different person in Izuku's eyes and one he didn't know how to look at.

"I know who you are Izuku I know that your mother died when you were just five. That the orphanage you were sent to was basically not a viable living situation if these reports are right. And then one night all the kids including you disappear. And the foster caretakers are found dead. Of course the case became cold and we had to shut it. But now here you are a few days from a massive murder incident that occurred in Osaka. So the question I'm going to ask you Izuku and please be honest. What happened that night?"

Of course Izuku knew he would ask that. He did take all these children. His child tormentors and made them disappear as if they were nothing. And though the rest of the night was more of a blur he remembered that part. And so as he stared at the officer did his mind wander to his beginning.

To his birth.

To his first baby steps.

To his first words.

To his first understanding of quirks.

To being told he would never get one.

To being told your mother is dead.

To being told you were nothing.

To being told to die.

It changes a person. Weather they decide what to do at that point is all up to them and for Izuku he knew what he wanted to do. He knew what he must do. And as he sat up making movement for the first time since he got here he looked the detective in the eye as they stared back at him no nerve in them.

"I killed them. All of them. Those children you call kids were nothing more, but the demons who flair their power about. To show the weak that they stay weak and to provide dominance over them. I was the prey they the predator. So when I finally snapped and I snapped did the situation change. For I was the predator. And those men at the harbor they died quick and easy. I did it, because I saw them as a threat. To me. To those who are like me or who were once me."

Naomasa had a face of surprise and fear as he felt the room become smaller. He himself become smaller as Izuku stayed the same a giant in front of him. Looking down at him as if he was nothing more then a nuisance. He knew that Izuku could kill him, but now he was certain that if he pushed the wrong buttons then he wouldn't even be able to warn the officers outside.

"But I had other reasons. One I cannot tell you right now." Izuku sat back as the aura he was emitting disappeared and Naomasa could breath as he looked at him worry clear on his face.

Knock knock

"Come in." He said finding the presence of someone comforting.

"Sir you may wanna come see this. It would seem a hostage situation is occurring at the hospital." One of the officer said as Naomasa nodded looking at the still emotionless Izuku.

"I will be back. But you stay here. I'll have some officers come for you." He got up walking with the officer to the area as Izuku stared at him as he was walking away. The door locking behind him as Izuku just sat their for a few minutes, before he let out a sigh.

"More death. More evil. The people need you."

Naruto opened his eyes as the darkness around him started to grow and the single light above him flickered until it went out. Basking the room in darkness for a few minutes, before it came back on showing the now barren room.

Death comes to all.

Mustafa Hospital

"SHUT UP!" A man wearing black armor that hung close to his chest as he pointed his arm which was turned into some type of cannon as he had it pointed at a cowering group of civilians and staff.

"P-please just let us out. We can't help you or your friends." One of the staff said a doctor from his coat.

"Rex he's right we've waisted our time here. Not to mention the heroes are outside right now." Another person who was wearing the same black vest with armor was looking out the window down below as he saw many officers and news reporters along with a few heroes running around.

"Shit they brought in more trouble." A third man this one having no vest armor. With his shirt having the sleeves cut off. As he looked down seeing two heroes that would make their escape troublesome.

"Which hero just arrived?" The second man said.

"Miruko and fat gum. Those two might make our escape troublesome." The third man said.

"It doesn't matter as long as the helicopter arrives on time. We should be safe before any flying hero can come. Though some of us may need to stay back." The cannon arm man known as Rex said as he looked down at the people below.

"That's why we hired them isn't it." The no sleeve man said.

"Useless guys like them we can find on the street. Adam did you find the data you needed." Rex looked at the second man who was identified as Adam who nodded as he showed the hard drive.

"So are we done here?" The shirtless man said.

"Toro make sure to cause some stir down their. Those heroes will move in any moment and we have to remind them whose in charge." Rex said as the muscle man Toro smiled as he went to grab one of the hostages.

"My pleasure."

"Adam let's head to the roof. Inform the others to excite the patients they are guarding once the time hits 10." Rex said as Adam nodded sending the message as Toro grabbed a cowering women who screamed in terror the others trying to help, but were stricken with fear as he activated his quirk. His whole body becoming a flame with everyone backing away.

"AAH!"

The lady screamed in pain as he grabbed her by the arm as it started to burn the skin off, but he didn't care as he smirked upon being close to the window. Using his flaming body he burn the window and the wall off as everyone below quickly looked up only to gasp in shock as a women screamed in pain being hanged off the ledge.

"CATCH HER IF YOU CAN HEROES!"

He then threw her off as many gasped with the heroes quickly going into action, but most knew they wouldn't make it in time with the reporters in the way. And the nurse new it to as she closed her eyes preparing for the end.

But in never came.

"Are you okay." The lady slowly opened her eyes and they soon widen upon finding herself being held by a man wearing a white mask with green lines as his red eyes started into her. Though she felt fear those eyes brought a little comfort to her. As she was set back on her feet noticing the shadows moving and retreating back.

"Thank you." Was all she could say as he nodded and turned towards the hospital. Slowly walking towards it.

"HEY YOU STOP!" She turned towards the barrier as she saw heroes jumping over trying to stop him from going in.

"Sorry. But death has been spilled and death is the answer."

He suddenly let the shadows around him consume him as they rushed into the building the heroes all flabbergasted at what just transpired with the nurse even more shocked as she was the only one to hear those words. And prayed her colleagues and patients were safe.

Third Floor

"What the hell are you doing here." A thug whose clothing was more military then anything asked as he looked at the others who just entered the large cafeteria they were in.

"The boss told us all to meet here. Apparently the heroes are about to move in. And he wants to hostages dealt with before we deal with them." One of the thugs that came in spoke.

"Damn that bastard. Always making us do his dirty work."

"At least we can shut them up."

The crowd of hostages cowered as they saw the dark look the group had. Knowing that if the heroes don't come soon. They won't be alive long enough to see their friends and family. Which made them group up and start to cry.

"Say where is tango team. I thought they would be here by now." The lead man spoke up seeing most of their teams where present except one.

"They had to set some things up downstairs. Apparently they want to see how many heroes they can kill, before they come up with the explosives we brought." Another one spoke up as he leaned by the door.

"God damn. What is taking them so long." He grabbed his radio about to contact them.

BOOM!

"WHAT THE HELL!?"

Everyone inside were holding onto something trying to keep their balance as the building shook as if it got hit by a massive earthquake. As the hostages cried out in fear as the soldiers all looked at each other puzzled on what that sound was.

"TANGO! What the hell was that. Do you copy….Do you-"

"AAAAH!"

The whole room became silent as the scream heard had shook each and every one of them in their very soul. With the soldiers being even more confused with hints of fear present in their eyes.

"T-the hell was that?"

"Was that tango?"

"That scream…just what was that."

As everyone was discuss just what was that sound. The one in charge was still looking down at his radio. Fear still on his face, before it was broken by a sudden person voicing their thoughts.

"Whoever took them out is probably on their way to do the same to us."

"SHIT! All of you quickly take up point guards around- SLLEEK."

The room was once again silenced as their de factor leader had a knife with a blade as big as anyone's forearm as the handle was curved slightly with a rough edging. As they all took a step back the body of their fallen leader slumping down with the blade shaking, before flying out and to its owner as they turned towards the entrance. Where the man who was leaning against the door now lay dead at the feet of his killer. His head twisted and pulled so far out it's a wonder it didn't pop out.

"I hope all of you are ready…for death."

The hostages all stared in horror at what a single man did to these two before them. And though they hoped he was here to save them. They all knew by the way he killed the two soldiers. That it was not something they would forget. So when a dark mist started to surround them did they thank whatever god that they wouldn't see the deaths of these men. Though what they wouldn't know is that it wasn't god that shielded their eyes from the horrors about to unfold.

It was the devil.

"KILL HIM!" One lucky soul shouted.

Curtana

The shadows moved to his whim as he gripped it and out he pulled a crimson red sword as a black dragon wrapped around the blade with its black handle shook as if being pleased to be held by its true master. And as the blade in his other hand was taken by the shadows did the soldiers feel it.

Death

"AAH!"

The first two to fall were cut by the waist left to bleed out and dye as their shock kept them screaming and alive, but one of them was silenced by Izuku stepping on his head as the crunch of his bones being crushed with blood spraying everywhere bringing more fear into their hearts.

"WHY ISNT HE GOING DOWN!"

"KEEP SHOOTING!"

Izuku didn't move as each bullet shot disappeared into the dark veil that surrounded his body. As if they never existed with the shadows around him becoming bigger and moving closer and closer in the room. The darkness taking over the light.

Death Thrust

In a single motion the six soldiers in front of him were blown away. Literally as their blood and guts were blown into dust as the parts that weren't hit by the attack. Fell to the ground as the ones around them could only screamed in terror the firing stopping for a second.

A second that Izuku used to finish it.

Shadow Strike: One Million Slash

"What-."

The one who spoke wasn't able to finish as his head slid off his body with the head becoming two parts. As the rest of his body become slices of meat with the others around him joining him. Each having their body parts cut off and into many other parts. With the sole remaining man standing in the middle of his fallen comrades a fear stricken face as he dropped his weapon. His knees buckling underneath as he heaved out almost feeling his heart about to pop out of his body.

"W-w-why?" Was all he could utter out. Though Izuku who stood mere inches from him. Understood what he meant.

"I let you live. Not, because I wanted it. No, it was because…they needed a snack."

Izuku walked away as the scared man watched him walking away as the shadows around him started to move towards him. The lights being overcome and soon the only light left was the light above him.

"Are you the devil?" Was his final words as the shadows pounced and his screams echoed around the room.

Roof top

"Did you hear that?" Adam looked down the stairs they were walking up as his sharp senes picked up screaming.

"Your just hearing things. Now let's get the hell out of here." Toro shoved him as Rex opened the door and they took a step outside the sounds below being heard even from up here.

"There is our ride boys." Rex said as they saw a black hawk approaching.

"I'll inform the boys to excite the diversion." Adam said as he reached for his radio.

"Ah what the hell?" Toro looked down anger clear in his face as his two companions also came over to see what he was angry about.

"Those dumb fucks. The hostages are free." Adam said as Rex growled.

"SEAGULL! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" Toro yelled into his radio only to get nothing back.

"Seems they were taken out. Pilot forget landing. Just get close enough that we can jump aboard." Rex called as the helicopter flew over the buildings with the people down below gasping as the heroes all quickly entered the building trying to make it to the roof. As some who were more fast paced decided to jump up along the building.

"Lets get out of here." Toro said as the helicopter turned side ways the gunner motioning them in, before his eyes widen as he soon found a black blade lodged in his forehead.

"THE FUCK!" The pilot said, before he was stabbed through the chest as he soon lost controls forcing the chopper to go crashing down.

"Shit." Miruko said as she quickly kicked the chopper into the side of an empty construction site saving the civilians down below.

"THE HELL WAS THAT!" Adam yelled.

"Seems we have company boys." Rex turned around as the three saw Izuku standing their his mask hiding his impassive face. As he held his blade in his hand.

"So you must be the one who killed our soldiers. Not bad for one of your age." Toro said as he activated his quirk.

"You know kid it's not polite to mess with adult business. And using your quirk illegally." Adam said after cooling down. Pulling out two brass knuckles as his whole body started to absorb it. Becoming gold.

"Now. Now boys he is young. And they do tend to act like they are heroes." Rex raised his arm as it started to grow until it was shaped like a cannon.

"Well I'll make sure he sees a hero. IN HELL!" Toro rushed in his body a lit.

"Hell will be the last thing you see."

Baron's Cut

Toro suddenly found his surroundings turned upside down as his face of laughter turned into confusion. Before shock set in as his two companions gained shocked expressions as well upon seeing half of Toro's body cut in half with the top half still in the air.

Abyss

The shadows around him flew up devouring the two parts as Toro was no more and the two villains took a step back. Fear striking them both as they realized how dangerous the person in front of them was. As Adam took a few more steps being beside Rex.

"He killed him. Just like that."

"We have to run….NOW!"

Rex quickly turned, but Adam just stood their as he was frozen in fear. Seeing someone kill his teammate so easily especially with a quirk like his. He knew hat escaping wouldn't do much and that the person in front of them wasn't human.

"I'll use my cannons to jump to the next building." Rex said as he took step on the ledge, before jumping with everything he had making it quit far. As his cannons were aimed behind him and once fired pushed him farther away and towards the next building.

"Huh, WAIT! REX!" Adam snapped out of it and turned around.

"Should've ran when I told- WHAT!" Rex yelled upon seeing Izuku floating in the darkness as he raised his blade. The humming of energy flowing into it.

Hell Slash

With a simple swipe Rex saw nothing, but one picture. Before it became two and his body was split into two both landing in the rooftop of a building across from them. Adam only having shock, before it turned into rage.

"YOU BASTARD!" He jumped forward his fist balled up as Izuku slowly turned around only to take a haymaker as they came crashing down with the civilians quickly getting out of the way.

BOOM!

Everyone that were close were taken off their feet. As those close by looked on in fear. Heroes quickly gathering near the smoke as police were right beside them trying to keep the reporters and civilians all back.

"I-I did it. That is what you get." Adam slowly walked out of the smoke holding the mask Izuku was wearing a sly smirk on his face.

"Put the mask down villain." One of the heroes said.

"Oh please. I'll take care of –."

He went silent upon feeling it. The pressure. The aura. The feeling of death as he dare not turn around with the heroes in front of him flinching upon feeling this sensation. Only it wasn't directed at them, but at the sole man before them.

"Live in external darkness….for death is here."

I am here

And before anyone could do anything Izuku had shoved his hand into the back of Adam who could only let out a cough if blood. Before his spine was ripped out along with his head.

"AAH!"

END

News 1: As this chapter comes out Master quest should be on chapter 38. So just like this one I'm going to try and get some chapters pre made. Before I release any more and if I do it's because I thought it needed it.

News 2: After August I will be hard pressed to get chapters out in the coming weeks so please be patient.

New 3: I am gonna try to change up Herald as I thought of a better story fit for it.

Apart from those three things I think I have nothing else to talk about except that the next chapter will be a little late. So please leave a comment and enjoy.