AN: SORRY FOR THE BADLY EDITED CHAPTER. AND SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I HOPE YOU GUYS DON'T MIND.
Up in the blue vast sky, a green glow never goes unnoticed. Not for an average human. And there's no doubt a number two hero who possess the power that's almost immeasurable, cannot see the strange glow. The glow seems like moving. Moving in breakneck speed which is so fast for an aircraft. Too bright and visible for a quirk user. At least a normal fire quirk user cannot produce that much of light and to stand out the most from thousands of feet high. If there one to possess such abilities are probably considered more advanced or rather stronger. Even Endeavour cannot stand out from that high. And the lingering feeling of being followed not helping at the moment any slightest. It's as if, somebody keeping an eye on him. Sure Endeavour cannot confirm his doubts, but over the years of his services, he no longer stranger to identify these types of feelings. If there's really his doubts come true, Endeavour knows that it must be someone or something beyond strong.
'Fascinating.' A single thought crossed Endeavour as he stared up at the sky. Well, he didn't have stare at the clouds for so long. Because, it happened again. The green glow has returned. The same green light which strangely caught his eyes. But there's an exception to it now. The vanishing green light no longer disappeared. It just lingering there, circling one spot centring him. The sight of it caused his eyes to twitch.
Endeavour so badly want to fly up there and research what's going on there. The problem is... even his egoism won't admit it, Endeavour cannot reach that high in a million years. His high speed of 'flying' doesn't matter here. The truth is simple as that...the so called number two cannot reach someone using their quirk illegally and all he could do is think of thousands of useless ways to capture them. One of the few times he ever felt useless.
His mind keep running and revising ideas, the lingering feeling of being followed is still there. And that thought brings him to another few questions. Who is this pursuer? What do they want? Are they even hostile? And last but not least...Is he even looking at a right angle here. What if it's not him they pursuing? What if they're not what he think they are? Those are few the questions that yet to be answered.
But all of a sudden, his mind processed what's going on. The glow is green up in the sky. A green he's possibly after all this time. A green glow they set an entire mission to track down and finally, the origin of this green glow is no more foreign. It's familiar and Endeavour knows who it belongs to. The one and only Greenflame. The notorious infamous Vigilante, the bringer of the mass murders happening around. Now here is Endeavour, on a mission to capture the said Vigilante and on top it off, he found the said Vigilante. But there's a complication. He can't get a hold of this Vigilante even after being in front of his eyes. So close yet so far.
Endeavour, grits his teeth and veins started to pop up on his forehead as his fists clenched to a point where he could hear it crack. Endeavour is going through a mental conflict right now. You know...the one you feel when you have something so close to achieve but an annoying obstacle, that's immovable, blocking your way preventing you from reaching the glory you crave.
Endeavour, lost in thoughts, refused to contact any other inconvenience, such as the heroes assigned with him. This is one of those times where you aren't interested in sharing the victory.
The circling glow lingered there for a few more seconds, but soon after Endeavour' eyes look away, the glow halted on one spot. No...it didn't halt on one spot. In reality, the glow was descending the vast sky towards the ground level. Endeavour' eyes widened in surprise as the glowing orb came down. Just as before, the speed it showing off was outstanding in many levels and the heat of it seemingly mimicking the one that of a morning sun. Either way, Endeavour' shock short lived as he realised his target getting much more closer to him. What else great opportunity he have? Not wasting the said opportunity, Endeavour cracked a smirk on his face and he almost jumped up at the falling target. Keyword; almost.
He stopped because, he finally saw it. The green glow is not very big enough to fit the vigilante' appearance. The thing emitting the light possibly just feet big... just half of a normal human being. The conclusion of this doubt finally cleared...and that is, it's not vigilante he's looking at. It's just something else.
The distance between them lessened quicker than a blink of an eye. But the incoming projectile' speed and aura nowhere near promising a friendly touch but pure impact that could create a huge crater. That thought alone made Endeavour think or move faster out of the harms way. Like a missile, the projectile crashed into the same place Endeavour stood a second ago. Endeavour flew up just as the dust kicked up and small portion of big chunk of debris got thrown everywhere and some even almost hit the number two in the process.
Surprise was evident in Endeavour' structure as he landed few distance away from the crater. The crater itself was huge and deep. Dark smokey dust almost hid the attacker who presumably on the center of the big crater. The key word yet again; almost. Because, the green glow was so bright to be missed. But yet again the appearance of the attacker still remains hidden. But soon enough the smoke faded, slowly revealing the said attacker.
This time though, Endeavour' surprise could no longer be contained. His anger vanished and the replacement of it was pure shock and amazement, topping it off with bit of confusion. His expectations wasn't even close to the true reality which is getting unfolded before his very eyes. The mysterious pursuer and attacker didn't turn out the way he thought few minutes ago.
A humanoid illigal quirk user, who is six feet tall and muscular and scary. That's what he was expecting. Not a bird covered in green fire, which logically impossible to happen. He could see the black charred bones poking out of it's blade like feathers and could see it's eye socket is empty with fire raging inside. Overall, the creature resembles a thing came out of the darkest pits of hell. It flapped it's blade wings to hover few feet above the crater and the fire bird already has it's attention on the number two hero.
"What are you?" Endeavour subconsciously asked. Obviously, there's no response. Within seconds of this mysterious encounter, Endeavour came up with a believable argument. 'This bird is a doing of some illusion quirk user or a shapeshifter.' Either way, he seen enough chaos already. The deaths of villains and random heroes don't matter anything to him, but the priceless value of the victory encourages him to stop this abomination once and for all.
Endeavour soon regained his troubled posture. Appearing uncertain and troubled in front of your enemy leads to your own downfall. Endeavour learned it the hard way back in his rookie days. The fire bird however mirrored his same still and calm look as it stared through his soul and seemingly refusing to back down.
A deafening silence envelopes the surrounding environment and their 'standoff' intensified it's tension. The slightest of hesitation behind his every motion added an unfamiliar weight on his shoulder was something he thought he lost it long ago. But seeing this unexplainable creature brings back the lost emotions and uncertainty. That one thought shows him that, he's now confronted something stronger. Even Allmight don't have this kind of effect on him. But a single bird covered in fire does? It is strange.
"I do wish to know who you-" Endeavour got cut halfway through his line before the fire raven was on to him. Due to lack of distance between them than before, the fire raven did managed to crash into it's target. Endeavour' surprise was priceless. He did not expect any of this. Being thrown around by a small bird really effecting his pride and egoistic mind. 'a small bird that appeared out of the blue, turned out this fire thing somehow inherits overwhelming power to know down a giant man. This giant man here is Endeavour to top it all.
In midair, Endeavour spinned and tried his best to land on his own two feet. When landed, he didn't stop before skidding and colliding with a building behind him, creating a big dent on it.
"Blinding agility, brute force of a strength, extremely heated up physical abilities. What is this creature?" Endeavour questions himself. Never in his whole hero service, he ever came across such an enemy before.
There's obviously no answer but a slight sound of the blade wings flapping. Kodachi, hovered on one spot but Endeavour spotted a twitch on it's body and saw through an upcoming strike. The 'exotic' bird, just as expected, was on the move. Like a missile it charges again with it's flames intensifying and left a path of black smoke as it flew up to him. Endeavour however, don't fall for the same thing twice.
Charging up his 'hellflame' quirk on both hands, endeavour blocked the bird just as it crashed on to him. Endeavour got a strong hold on both of it's wings and a smirk appeared on his face. The impact got nullified due to the spring like motion endeavour done with his hands and the 'culprit' of the mass murders is finally under the strong hold of the number two hero.
"I won't fall for that again." Endeavour roared and slammed the charred bird onto the already damaged ground floor and continued to slam it multiple times more. The force used on each slam was earth shaking and there's no doubt the bird is not gonna make it out fine.
While Endeavour is at it, there's a thought keep poking his brain. The bird is still struggling violently and few times he almost lost his grip on it's wings. The unexplainable thing is why or how is this creature got this strong. If you look from afar, all you see a grown giant man throwing around a 'mutated' or deformed chicken, but if you are in Endeavour' position, you'll get an idea that how lively and almost invisible the creature is. Sure the powerful slams effecting it, but it doesn't doing much. After the fifth slam the heat on the raven intensified and the fire quirk user himself felt it's intensity. Until now he completely ignored the heat of it's fire. Well, now tables have turned. Green fire suddenly envelopes both of it's wings and the heat almost melted Endeavour' gloved palm. Sadly though, he lost his grip, giving the bird a chance to get back into the air. Endeavour hissed a bit as he takes a look at his slight burnt hand. Black smoke rose out of the red burns as he observed the damage. Thank his quirk for being a fire type, the burns did not effected him much.
Kodachi recovered sooner than expected and was on his side in a second. Endeavour saw through it's attack and focused his quirk on his right hand and shot a massive amount of scorching 'hellfire' on the floor between the two of them. The firewall, obviously didn't slow the killer bird on it's tracks and easily cut through it. But, Endeavour had it right where he wanted. Because, the firewall was a simple distraction while he leaped up in the air just as the wall was created. Seeing Kodachi slow when it lost the sight of him, Endeavour came back down with a fire punch with his right hand. His left hand did the job of a booster, which continuously shoots fire to speed up the descent. The fire bird got caught off-guard as Endeavour threw the devastating fire punch. Sadly it hit the mark. Right on it's torso, sending the deformed creature back to the big crater. The hit was nowhere near gentle or painless. The punch was clearly aimed to kill or hurt the foe real bad. The results are clear and one could hear the boom it created from afar. Dust and piles of debris got kicked and the green glow lost its shine.
Endeavour landed a few feet away and admired his handwork. With a smirk, he concluded the results on his own. "You have lost." He announced. Ego spills out of each words came out of his mouth and a victorious smile appeared on his lips. Soon the dust cleared, revealing the fire bird who's fire now died down. Even though he no longer see green fire but black smoke, he saw it's body twitching with life.
"Is this really what you are? A strange bird? A quirk user? The infamous Greenflame causing trouble around the street? If you are, how or why nobody able to capture you? A pathetic piece of trash." Endeavour mocked his downed 'opponent'. He halfway forgot the strength it has stored due to the overwhelming pride and self respect. After all, he finally 'defeated' the notorious and so called dangerous 'vigilante'. Turns out it wasn't a vigilante. Just a bird with an unknown origin.
"I thought you could give me a handful, but I think I pushed you too hard." Endeavour says as he climb down the crater and picked up the black charred skeleton bird which still got black smoke all over. Endeavour picked it up using it's black metal wing and was about to return to police headquarters with his accomplishment. All of a sudden, green flames erupted in Kodachi' eyes attracting Endeavour' attention. Staring straight at Endeavour, Kodachi opens it's mouth and the let's an earsplitting screech which send supersonic waves directly hitting the number two hero. The sound was so loud, Endeavour almost felt his ears bleed and his eardrum break. Second time during this strange fight between an overpowered human being and a creature alienated from this world, Endeavour was once again lost his hold on the creature. Kodachi couldn't fly up in time and fell down with Endeavour, who cupped both his ears, because it was ringing and hurting. All he could hear is the ringing and nothing else. Endeavour had his one eye closed and the other was open, painfully looking at the struggling fire bird. Kodachi did it's best to fly up but the attempts turned out fruitless in the end. Endeavour' power did quite a lot on Kodachi and the hell powered healing factor did nothing to lessen it's damage. Without it's master, Kodachi is almost vulnerable. Almost immortal but still killable.
Endeavour' breathing raised more as his senses are temporarily disabled. He cannot hear anything. He's pretty sure the wetness on his left palm is blood oozing out of his ear.
Endeavour still gave the bird his all attention as he watched it stumble and flap it's wings for almost a while. During that time period, his hearing abilities slowly restored and the ringing almost died down. What felt like forever, Endeavour finally rose up to his feet, staring down the healing fire bird. Kodachi managed on to it's two legs, still having trouble to stay straight.
"I must admit, you got me there." Endeavour said in annoyance. His voice was high, because of his busted ears. "Super strength at first. Speed of light. Now the annoying screech of yours." Endeavour started and leaned down to get a better look of Kodachi. "And truth to be told. I was wondering... What are you?" Endeavour questions.
As if his question is some sort of trigger, something happened.
The struggling bird, all of a sudden halted any sort of movements and stills. Then...
SSSSSSWWOOOOOSSHHHHHH...
A sound echoes as if metal chains are swinging and the bright green light comes with it was as blinding as the sound is deafening. Either way, Endeavour' training and experience let him overcome both of the said uncomfortable feelings, almost to a limit. Still, he pretty much struggled to focus. He saw the source of the sound, which was a hole made out of black charred metal chains and green flames enveloping it.
Fire circle appeared few distance away from Kodachi and the rubble melted under the heat of the fire circle which exactly looks like a portal of some sort.
Endeavour squinted his eyes to have a better look at the circle and all he see is green fire and multiple fire chains and sparks flying around. "What the?" Endeavour grunts. Few seconds of staring at the fire hole, his eyes got adjusted to the intensified light. Atmosphere changes it's temperature quickly and the fire quirk user felt the heat. Which is surprising. Normally heat don't bother him much but this time is the first exception.
Cling. Cling. Cling.
The metal clinging sound which sounded more like footsteps came out of the fire portal. Endeavour' eyes looks closer to see something clearly but to no avail. Then there he saw, a silhouette slowly becoming visible as they were getting closer to the portal.
The person got out of the portal before it closes behind him, revealing Deku who stood there looking down at Kodachi. This time though, his identity didn't kept behind his hood like usual and his real face is visible to Endeavour. Slowly Deku looks up at Endeavour directly in the eyes and the number two hero' brain clicked with realisation. Endeavour seen those green intimidating eyes before. And he clearly remember where did he see it.
"You..." Endeavour started.
"You figured me out. I was hoping to see you soon. But never thought of it being this early." Deku said. He then crouched next to Kodachi and placed a palm on top of it's head, then the green flames healed the fire bird which elegantly took off into the air and then shifted back to it's normal form before landing on Deku's shoulder. Endeavour watched it happen and he could barely hold back the look of shock appeared on his face.
"Your saying that, you were looking for me? Why? To hand over yourself?" Endeavour mocked. Izuku chuckled softly and shook his head.
"Haha, you know what I like about you the most, Endeavour? You always looking fearless even though you are unsure of your decisions. I have never seen you afraid but your soul answers me." Deku replied which earned a strange look from Endeavour.
Endeavour then examined the individual standing in front of him. Sure if the bird he thought was the culprit have a master, then the bird is not the one he's looking for. That means...
"So, the whole Tokyo was after you. The mysterious vigilante and the murderer of hundreds. Turns out your just a child. How about we make this quick? Put up as little struggle as possible and I'll do the rest." Endeavour said.
"I'm afraid things go way different." Deku replied with chuckle. "And, do you know something, Enji Todoroki?" Deku started. Endeavour' face dropped when Izuku called him by his real name. "Do you know that, your family asks the same question you asked my companion whenever you fail to become their world. They ask the same about you. The question...'what are you?'" Deku finished speaking leaving a speechless Endeavour.
"I thought, heroes do exist so people could live in peace. But your family got the worst version of a hero in their household, I guess." Izuku said when Endeavour failed to reply.
"What are you getting at? Are you speaking with false assumptions?" Endeavour questions, but sounded desperate. His personal secrets are no longer secrets. Endeavour is aware of what is the vigilante getting at, but refused to confess.
"Oh, I believe you know the truth. The suffering and grief you caused on your own bloodline for the past few decades. It doesn't matter you confess or not, I have my ways to deal with stuff." Deku said in dangerously low and threatening manner. Endeavour don't buy this anymore, so he took a more heroic approach.
"Beats me what your saying. Whatever. Just surrender Greenflame. Or whatever your name is. I know media don't get every answers, so they create their own. And I know you don't go by the name Greenflame by yourself. If you do, then the name is stupid." Endeavour replies coldly. Deep in his heart he knows that he's hiding the truth but what matters more is keep this fire 'quirk' vigilante behind bars.
"See, I knew you are smarter. I guess you're right. Greenflame sounds lame." Izuku started.
"Spit it out. It maybe helpful for me later when I make it to the front page of the news papers." Endeavour says arrogantly and moved forward, threateningly close to Deku with his fire raging.
"Oh, with pleasure. I'm really happy to go by who I really am." Deku said with a. Unsettling wide grin. Endeavour' left eye twitched. A sign of danger. His eyes then picked up the black smoke rising from the vigilante' shoulders. "Even though Greenflame is self explanatory name, I have a title of the Rider." Izuku continues as the black smoke grew in quantity and his eyes turned bright green and his voice grew heavy to a point where it sounds like it belongs to a demon. "THE GHOST RIDER. AND I SEE THE SINS YOUR SOUL IS STAINED WITH. LET ME CK-" Deku' sentence got cut short when something heavy came and connects with his side. Kodachi just in time flew up as it's master got kicked off of his feet.
Endeavour looks at the source of the distraction, and growled at the one person he didn't want to deal with right now. "What are you doing here, Mirko?" Endeavour grunts.
"You want me to answer your questions? Too bad I despise you." Mirko says and stood there facing Deku, who is now slowly getting on his feet. "I see you found someone here, huh Mr flaming trashcan? You did things well for the first time huh?" Mirko says earning a hard stare from endeavour but she ignored him.
Mirko looked closely at Deku who is now standing there staring at Endeavour and her. She saw his glowing green eyes and black smoke coming out his body. "I heard you two talking. Endeavour wasn't lying, you're just a kid villain. Tsukauchi probably has a ton to ask you...um.. Ghost Rider? Isn't that name is bit too creepy?" Mirko comments as she analyse Deku, who chuckled in his current deep voice. His voice send shivers down their spine, which was so odd. It's so rare that a 'villain' has this kind of effect on them.
"YOUR CALLING ME A VILLAIN, HERO MIRKO? THEN WHAT YOU CALL YOUR FRIEND OVER THERE? WHAT YOU CALL THIS HERO COMMUNITY? I'M SURE YOU GOT THE PERSPECTIVE OF THIS WORLD UPSIDE DOWN." Deku said in his deep voice. He's in middle of both his normal and hell formation personalities that, he says things wisely and calculated with a terrifying grin. They only see a monster ready to pounce but pretended he has no effect on them.
"Say what you want when you're in jail, Rider. I advise you to stay put and don't think of any funny ideas." Mirko commands taking a fighting position, just in case.
"I SEE NO STAINED SOUL IN YOU." Deku said pointing at Mirko, who raised a brow in confusion. "RUMI USAGIYA." He finished taking her off guard. She's startled like never before. A highly classified or personal information, which she never revealed it to anyone, even her fellow hero team members. That doesn't explains why a 'psychopathic' murdering vigilante is aware of it. "THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH REASONS TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY." Deku said in a low voice.
"I prefer the same. Nobody wants you here, number 6th hero. He and I have personal businesses." Endeavour says.
"I don't care what you two have. But I won't let him slip out again." Mirko stated confidently. "I've seen enough bloodshed." She added.
Deku then laughed. Not smile, nor chuckled. He laughed like a madman. His voice added the extra terrifying factor which possess the ability to creep out anyone. "OH, TRUST ME. WHEN I'M DONE HERE, YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE."
Just as he said that, both heroes could feel the ground shake. They instantly figured out something is wrong. They leaps out of the way just as dozens of fire chains erupts out of the ground and attempted to grab them. Thankfully they managed to escape.
"What the hell? What's going on?" Mirko shouted as she landed and stared at the snake like spiky fire chains. The next second, they vanished back to the ground.
Endeavour' confusion and amazement was evident on his face. He didn't see it coming. 'His quirk? What is it?' He thought.
Mirko looks at Deku and sighed. "Screw it." She cursed and took off straight at the vigilante. On the way, multiple fire chains came out of the ground and she dodges it left and right. She faced hard time to evade the chains. However one thing was strange. None of the fire chains produced any heat even though they looks like they are melting.
She cleared her way through the the fire chains 'forest' until she has view of Deku. She used both her legs to power up jump and flew up and came down with a punch ready to hit him. Deku rolled out of the way. Her both legs radiated a massive shockwave, creating a crater upon contact on the already destroyed floor. Deku took his eyes off of Endeavour only for a second and before he knew it, Endeavour was on his side so fast. Izuku ducks just in time to miss a raging fist but Endeavour used his knee to hurt Deku' chest. Endeavour' knee connects painfully against Deku' chest sending him across the 'battlefield'. Seeing his master in pain, Kodachi tried to transform. But couldn't. Deku stops it's transformation via mind link.
"Stay down. I don't wanna cause you any permanent mark." Mirko says.
This time though, Deku was as silent as a calm see, hiding danger in its calmness. He looks at them with his green glowing eyes and stood up from the place where he fell. "I WISH YOU TWO WERE UNDERSTANDING." Deku says.
The next thing they know is, something wrapped around them. Mainly Mirko. Fire chains wrapped around her like thousands of snakes and thankfully the hellfire didn't burn her. Only one chain came in contact with Endeavour which wrapped around his left hand. But the chain wrapped around him melted both his clothes and skin and flesh unlike Mirko. Endeavour tried to hold back his screams but was successful halfway.
Mirko saw this, which added more fuel into her confusion. "YOU WON'T WIN, ENDEAVOUR. SINNERS MUST PUNISHED." Deku said gaining both their attention. "THE CRIMES YOU'VE DONE DON'T DESERVE ANY FORGIVENESS. YOU WILL FEEL THE PAIN OF YOUR FAMILY, YOUR VICTIMS." With that being said, the fire in his eyes intensified and the black smoke rose off of his body increased by the passing second. Then his face cracked and charred, which peeled away his blackening skin revealing green flame, black smoke and burnt skeleton in it.
Now they saw no boy with power. They saw no vigilante with psychotic grin. They only saw a monster out of a nightmare who make you scream because you're petrified of it. They saw 'it' standing there and seemingly staring at them with it's hollow fiery eyes.
There stood the rider. The Ghost Rider, declaring the number two hero' fate. Both hero' had their eyes bulging, when they saw this new abomination. The fire skeleton wearing burning leather outfit and it's surroundings lightening up and melting under his fire' heat. Kodachi turned into it's hell form with it's master and sat on the Rider' right shoulder.
They finally started to wonder, if they even witnessing a grim reaper. The Rider took a metal clinging step followed by another, and another then another until he's directly in front of Endeavour. Rider tilted his head sideways and stared deeply into Endeavour' soul. Endeavour don't know what to do when this fire skeleton is in front of him. But containing what left of his courage, he mustered enough confidence and aimed a punch directly at Rider' skull. Midair, Endeavour' fist was caught like it's nothing. Endeavour' fist is in a iron grip that is impossible to free out of. Endeavour even used a fire barrier to push the rider away but the green flames sucked the orange flames in and nullified Endeavour' quirk.
Mirko don't know what's going on right now. She's literally watching a skeleton walking around covered in fire who possess the power to take heavy hits. The logic behind it got thrown out of the window. There's no logic to begin with anyway.
Rider then finally looks into Endeavour' eyes and then the pain followed. The Endeavour who is as rough as a cold stone finally started to scream at the top of his lungs in pure agony. His stained soul hurting him the same way he hurt others. He hurt his family, so it hurts him double. Flashbacks and memories of what happened with his family and his victims flashed before his very eyes and he is now feeling every single pain he inflicted on others.
Endeavour' fiery eyes turns back to normal and the fire covering his face and suit, disappeared. Ghost Rider destroyed one thing that lead Endeavour through the path of arrogance. And that is his quirk.
Finally the punishment was over. Endeavour' unconscious body then fell and was dangling on the fire chain.
After what he did to Endeavour, he turns back normal and a fire chain portal appeared behind him. "I hope that helped you any better." Deku said and walked back into the portal.
The chains holding the heroes on the place vanished as Deku vanished into the portal, leaving a completely fine Mirko with her now wounded enemy.
AN: I'M SO SORRY, THIS CHAPTER WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. YOU CAN CRITICIZE ME HOWEVER YOU LIKE. I APOLOGISE.