At some point in my life… I wanted to be a Hero. But everyone kept telling me that I couldn't, because I'm Quirkless. I kept on pushing anyway, and so did my brother and my father… Though sometimes, it's funny how life works.
-Five Years Ago-
Futsuno had been the first to go on ahead while her mother had been taking care of some important business. She had to take an urgent call from her job, so she had been the first to go on. She didn't mind it so much, as it had always been that way for her.
She had driver go to Herolight Tech, to surprise her father and brother. She couldn't wait to give them the souvenirs she had gotten from overseas. It had been the complete collection of their favorite writer, Edgar Allen Poe.
"I can't wait to show them this! Flea Markets are always so interesting!"
The car soon pulled up into the driveway of Herolight Tech. The driver opened the door for her, before she ran inside, as she started to skip towards their office as she had been in a very happy mood that night. She couldn't help but start to sing to herself.
I've got this feeling
I'm losing you
It's got me reading
I need a clue
Got my heart burning
I lost my spell
Can't see you turning up
This looks like hell
I can't fight this feeling
It's not in my head
And I know it's something I did baby
Can't fight this feeling
It's out of control
Gotta get back to the life that I kn-
BOOM!
Futsuno froze up at the sound of an explosion, to her horror she realized that the sound had come from the office where her and her father worked.
"D-DAD! BROTHER!"
She ran towards the office dropping the book, before she came into view of the smoke and fire. Without a moment's hesitation, she ran into the office as she started to let out a couple of coughs due to the smoke.
"Dad!? Brother!?" She called out, coughing a little, "Where are you!?"
She was soon drawn to the sound of raspy groans, and saw a bloodied hand reaching out to her. She ran towards him letting out a gasp when she realized who it had been.
"Oh God-Tadano!" She exclaimed when she saw the state he had been had been horrific. The young girl ran to his side, and dragged him out of the wreckage.
"Tadano, are you okay?!" She said, "Where's dad!? Where is he!?"
Tadano couldn't find himself answering as he ended up passing out from the pain he felt, causing her to panic. She soon pulled him against the wall, making sure he didn't slide down.
"Just hang tight okay?!" She said, "I'll get help when I find dad!"
She soon ran further into the lab filled with small flames, moving the various debris despite the burns she had been getting.
"Dad! Father! Are you here!? If you are, than say something, please!"
Finally when she made it to the back, she had been met with a horrific sight. There had been her father, against the now bloodied wall, His whole face had been covered in blood as well as his clothing, making him impossible to recognize..
Futsuno shook at the sight of seeing half of his body, had been half burned, as his eyes had been rolled back.
"No!" She yelled as she ran to him, "No! No! No! Dad! Wake up!"
She shook him desperately, calling out for her father, trying to get him to wake up; though no matter what she did, she didn't get a response, not even a flinch.
Perhaps she already knew the truth… She knew the reality… That the man before her… Was no longer there. What was now before, was nothing more than a shell.
"No…" She cried, "... Daddy no… You can't… You can't be gone… You can't…. Please don't let it be true…"
She soon heard the sound of someone laughing dryly making her freeze up. She looked to see a man who had been dressed as a security guard, but looked to have a crazed look on his face.
"Serves him right…" The man said, "It serves that Quirkless man right… He can never be one of Pro… You can't be one of us…"
The man laughed, as he didn't seem to notice Futsuno giving him a cold dead look, despite her tears.
"You did this…? You're the one who did this…?"
Futsuno stood up, as she walked over to the man who only laughed. She soon looked over to her brother, before she hatched an idea as she looked back to the man. She had a wicked smile on her face, despite her tears.
Tadano and I learned this a long time ago… If you can't be a Hero… Then go for the next best thing.
(Second Opening Theme: Vampire Knight Opening 1-Futsu no Koudou Akai Tsumi Performed By ON/OFF)
Alice.
Little Alice.
That name kept repeating in her head over and over again as Futsuno stood before them with that unsettling smile on her face, that sent a chill down her spine. She never told that name to anyone else; no one outside her friends and Pros knew that name. The only ones who knew that name, had been Shimizu and Shota.
She can't help but wonder… How in the hell, did she know that name?
Futsuno gave a chuckle, "Surprised to see me, Little Alice? Gotta say this night didn't go exactly the way I planned it. It was disappointing. I mean, goddamn! Some people these days just can't seem to mind their own business you know!"
"Genno-san…" Reina said shocked as she stood, "... What are you-"
"Oh please refrain yourself from calling me by that name." Futsuno said with disgust before gagging, "It sickens me to the core."
"Deskie…" Katsuki said with a glare, "What are you doing?"
Futsuno gave a laugh, "Oh Baku-chan! Little Alice's darling knight in shining armor! You're so demanding! I knew there was something I liked about you, the moment I saw you in the Sports Festival! No wonder you two make a great couple!"
"DON'T EVEN START, YOU DAMN BITCH!" He yelled, "What the hell is this!? Is this some kind of a trick!?"
"Alright, alright, take it down a notch Baku-chan." Futsuno said hitting him on the cheek, making him growl, "You have such a natsy temper… It's good on you, anyone ever tell you that?"
"Genno-san!" Reina shouted, "Just tell us what's happening, please! What is all of this!? Are you in control of that Nomu that brought us here!"
Futsuno flinched at this before she gave her a glare. "I told you… NOT TO CALL ME BY THAT NAME!"
Reina and Katsuki were taken back when Futsuno punched her across the face causing her to hit the ground hard.
"REINA!" Katsuki yelled, running to her and before he looked her over.
"Oh, ay chihuahua! Didn't mean to nearly break your jaw." Futsuno said as she was suddenly calm, and casual, "I just-" She let out a groan, "-Just really, REALLY, hate that name. Hate it since that bitch of a parent told me I had to inherit it when she went to marry that sorry excuse of a man. I mean if she married someone else other than him, maybe I could be a goody goody hero like you and your pathetic pals back there. Oh well… Life am I right?"
Katsuki gave Futsuno a look to kill, before he went to rush her in a fit of rage. Before he could land a hit on her, he found himself rolling on the floor went felt someone kick him hard. The minute he recovered he saw the kick had been from a familiar girl with red hair that had been tied back.
She had been wearing an entirely outfit, as she had on turtleneck black sleeveless shirt with a set of biker gloves, with black cargo pants and a set of dark red combat boots. Her left leg had been covered in armor, along with her right arm.
"Hey there, you clown." Akane said with a smirk, "Anyone ever tell you it's rude to attack a lady?"
"... The Redhead too?" Katsuki said, "You gotta be kidding me…"
Reina said shocked, "I-I don't understand! What the hell is going on?!"
Futsuno only chuckled, as she started to circle around her, "Really Ki-chan? Really? I figured me sending my good friend Apollo would be a dead giveaway as to-" She soon impersonated her, for a moment, "-What the hell is going on, right now!"
She soon gestured to Apollo, "Hello?! Giant badass Nomu!? That didn't tell you anything!? We're not playing Jeopardy here!"
"That still doesn't explain as to what you're doing!" Reina said before she flinched back when Futsuno hit her on the head.
"News flash Ki-chan!" Futsuno said after she did this, "In case you didn't notice already-I'm… The enemy of all Heroes out there! In your terms-I'm a big bad Villain!"
Reina backed up from Futsuno as she looked at her wide eyed; Futsuno couldn't help but mirror this.
"Really?" She said, "That's the best expression you can come up with?" She turned to Akane, "I swear, I'm sure if we kidnapped that green hair and Aihara kid, I'm sure they had better expressions than… That! Don't you agree?"
"Why the hell are you asking me for?" Akane asked with a shrug, "This was your plan remember?"
"I know, I know, I just didn't expect this to be so… Pathetic. Sad even!" Fustuno told her. "I guess TV does lie to you." She soon scoffed, "Oh what am I saying? Half the stuff they say on TV is crap anyway."
Katsuki let out another growl before he yelled, "QUIT MOCKING US YOU GODDAMN TRAITORS!" He went to charge at them again.
"Ah shit, here we go again…" Futsuno said, "Akane-chan!"
Akane soon went at Katsuki before she grabbed him by the arm and went to attack. Just before she could, Reina intervened, as she blocked and countered, Akane making her stumble and nearly fall back into Futsuno; she helped Katsuki to stand up as Futsuno then saw Reina looked to be enraged.
"You better have a good explanation Futsuno!" Reina yelled to her.
"Hey, now we're talking!" Futsuno said sounding cheerful, "That's the face I'm looking for! Was that so hard?"
"Enough!" Reina yelled, leaving Futsuno impressed by her tone of voice, "What was the point of all of this!? How long were you on the Dolls side!? How long were you a part of this!?"
Futsuno gave her a look before she took her back with a laugh.
"You thought I was-" Futsuno said before she laughed again, "-Honey, I don't ever recall saying such an absurd thing."
"But Tsunagu-san-" Reina said, "-You worked for him, this whole time! He said it himself!"
"Yes, I did work for him, and I hated every minute of it." Futsuno told her, "I had to rely on that bitch of parent to get me a job working as one of them so I could get the intel I needed for my little subjects!"
"Subjects?" She said surprised.
"Are you supposed to be some sort of a psycho?!" Katsuki said.
"A psycho, you say?" She said, "Surely you jest! I'm not a psycho, I'm but a scientist! And every scientist needs their materials, if they want to get anything done! I don't expect you to understand but, eh you agree to disagree."
Reina had been taken back by her wording as she couldn't help but wonder what she could mean. Though before she could ask, Futsuno soon laughed again, "Oh what the hell am I doing? Since there's no need to play pretend anymore, let me be the first to congratulate you and to give you the proper introduction!"
"Congratulate me…?" Reina repeated as she looked to be unsure.
Futsuno soon gave a bow, "Reina Nouki, Katsuki Bakugou, you two have been selected to participate in a special little test, I have so gracefully prepared for you both tonight!"
Katsuki's eyebrow twitched at this at Futsuno's tone of voice while Reina looked a bit creeped out by how she was acting.
"We will be the ones hosting this little test for the night!" She told them, "It's a pleasure to officially make your acquaintances, I'm your host and head of this experiment-Futsuno Hitonari!"
At this, her and Katsuki's eyes widened in horror at the surname. Hitonari, Hitonari, the name kept on repeating like that of a record on loop. They both heard that name before, as they knew who possessed that surname.
The man who had been with Tomura Shigaraki the day USJ had been attacked.
The man who had been able to make devices that could block out a Quirk.
Tadano Hitonari.
"Futsuno-" Reina said, "-You mean to tell me that-"
Futsuno chuckled, "Oh I know what you're thinking Little Alice, and my answer is yes! Since you were the day USJ got attacked, I know you're more than well acquainted with my older brother! He was so kind enough to introduce you to one of our inventions we created!"
"Your brother!?" Katsuki shouted, "That masked asshole, who had his boot on her, is your brother!?"
"But-" Reina said, "-Before when we first went to Herolight Tech! You told me he was dead, after-"
Futsuno wagged her finger as she clicked her tongue, "I only told you a story. Stories are just lies that make children want to believe in something that isn't actually real. Kind of like what your so called family did to you about your dear old mommy."
At this Reina felt something snap in her head; without even thinking she went to charge at Futsuno, grabbing her sword and drawing.
Katsuki went to stop her, but Akane was quick to prevent him doing so as she engaged. Reina drew her sword, and swung it at Futsuno, with a malicious intent however-
CLANG!-Went the sword suddenly when it had hit something metal. She had been in shock when she saw what exactly had blocked her blade. It had been a metallic arm, that had emerged from the device that had been on her back.
"The hell-!?" Reina exclaimed in her head.
"Guess I pushed a button didn't I?" Futsuno said amusingly.
Another metal arm soon emerged, this time it grabbed her by the shoulder allowing its metal claws to sink in, before tossing her to the side.
"REINA!" Katsuki exclaimed, before he activated his Quirk, "MOVE YOUR ASS, RED HEAD!"
Despite his arm throbbing, he thrusted his hand towards Akane; to his surprise however, just as he activated his explosion Akane held her hand out and caught his own. The Explosion disappeared into the skin of her palm.
"What the-!?" He exclaimed, as he pried himself from her, "-My Quirk-!?"
"Wanna try that again clown?" Akane asked him as she tilted her head.
He growled at this remark, "DON'T CALL ME A CLOWN!"
He charged at her again, throwing his punches and kicks at her, which Akane had been able to dodge with ease. But when he went to his Quirk on her again, he caught a glimpse of her hair shining like fire as well as her eyes.
She thrusted her hand towards his side, before her palm lit up a reddish violet glow.
BOOM!
Katsuki let out a shriek of agony as he found himself rolling onto the floor. When he recovered he saw a newfound wound on his side, as his jacket and shirt had been partly burned off revealing a second degree burn.
"The explosion hurt me!?" He exclaimed in his head, "Did she copy it-No, it's not like in the Sports Festival! She absorbed my explosion like it was nothing earlier! Did she—!?"
He soon found himself engaging Akane again when she charged. He manage to stand himself.
"Katsuki-kun!" Reina exclaimed.
She went to run over to him to help him, though Futsuno stood in her path as she attacked her with full force.
"I know you want to embrace your Knight, but you'll have to wait till after the test is done!" Futsuno said before she kicked her hard in the stomach than underneath her chin, making her fly.
Futsuno leaped high into the air, before she grabbed her by the shirt, and tossed her towards the concrete causing her back to arch, and making her cough out blood from the sheer force, before she finally landed on her side.
She gagged and coughed as she tried to recover from the blow, before she found herself nearly dodging an attack from her when she threw a punch from her metal arm; she only caught her by the jacket, as it ended up slipping off of her as she rolled. She staggered as she stood while she caught her breath.
"Nice reaction time, Little Alice." Futsuno said, "It's very impressive. I can see those lessons the Pros gave you haven't gone to waste after all."
"Futsu-" Reina started to say as she coughed again, "-Futsuno… I'm afraid I still don't understand… Why are you doing all of this…?"
"That answer is simple really." Futsuno said, "Shigaraki-chan is tired of hiding in the shadows, so it's about time he makes himself known, and strike fear into our enemies. The USJ attack, though granted was a failure, was only the tip of the iceberg."
Reina spat out some blood before she went to attack again; she swung her sword attempting to hit her legs, though Futsuno flipped back, and grabbed her by the hair this time, lifting her up off the ground with ease, making her cringe.
She took her arm making her drop her sword when she broke her wrist almost as if she had been snapping a twig, making her scream. Katsuki's eyes looked to be filled with rage, before he attempted to move towards her again, only for Akane to prevent him once again.
"Damn it!" He shouted, "YOU'RE JUST PISSING ME OFF REDHEAD!"
Akane caught him by the fist when he had thrown a punch, before she went to flip him. Katsuki grabbed her by the wrists taking her back this time. "I'M NOT GONNA FALL FOR THE SAME TRICK TWICE!" He yelled before he tossed Akane.
Before she could hit the wall Akane caught herself on it, before she kicked off as she flew towards him. He prepared to use his Quirk.
"STUN GRENA-"
Before he could, he found himself dodging another attack, as Akane's hair and eyes glowed again. Another explosion in a reddish violet color emerged from the palm of her hand, though this time he avoided getting burned.
"Damn…" He heard Akane say softly, as she shook her palm while smoke emitted from it, "... That's about it huh?"
Katsuki seemed to put it together how Akane's Quirk worked.
"Your Quirk…" He said with a smile, "... Am I to assume you tampered with mine, when you took it earlier?"
Akane laughed softly, "Well, I guess you are smarter than you look. No wonder you're on the top of the list at UA."
She stretched her fingers, and Katsuki soon noticed that her palm looked slightly burned, "My Quirk allows me to absorb someone else's energy, whether it be their Quirks or something as simple as a punch. I'll admit that's the boring part, and it's really lacking in style." She soon gave a devious smile as her eyes glowed a bit, "The fun bit, however… Is what I can do with it, once I have it."
Katsuki couldn't help but laugh, "You can make the energy you absorbed into your body stronger than it was originally, is what you're saying." He said, still with a smile, while grasping where he had been burned, "I'll admit that's a pretty cheap trick."
"I'd be careful if I were you." Akane said as she cracked her knuckles, "Too much pride can bring death to a man."
"Who said I was filled with pride?" He said as he got himself ready to attack. It hadn't been long before he went over his thoughts; for a moment he looked over to Reina, "I gotta be careful how I use my Quirk around her. One wrong move could be the end for me, and Reina will be left alone with them. She's already gone past her time limit, and because of what happened she won't be able to hold out against these two."
He soon caught a glimpse of Akane's hand shaking as she clenched her fist, "But… Given the state of her palms, and how much I packed onto that explosion, she can only take so much energy." He thought, "If that's the case-"
"I'M NOT GONNA HOLD ANYTHING BACK YOU DAMN REDHEAD!" He yelled as he charged, "PREPARE TO DIE!"
"THAT SHOULD BE MY LINE, CLOWN!" Akane yelled as she engaged him once again.
Reina felt herself getting tossed to a car, as she felt her ponytail start to come loose. she tried her best to recover as Futsuno stepped towards her. She dusted off her hands as she fixed her jacket sleeves.
"You really did surprise me Little Alice." Futsuno said, rolling up the sleeves, revealing her faded scars that looked to be in the form of tally marks, "Ever since your name came up, people kept talking about non-stop. Everyone was so excited to meet mommy's little girl! The girl who had inherited her mother's beautiful gift, without the use of a Quirk marriage! It was really a big thing, you know! As big as All Might being the number one hero and that's saying a lot, considering his popularity!"
Keeping her hand close to her chest, Reina charged at Futsuno, throwing a kick that had been easily blocked. She tossed her, though Reina had been quick to regain herself as she landed on her feet. This didn't stop her, as she charged again throwing a punch. She continued her attack as Futsuno continued on.
"Than when they heard, you went off and died, everyone got real upset, me included when I researched you!" Futsuno said kicking her across the face, before she went to grab her other arm.
With a spin Reina kicked Futsuno in the cut making her gag and cough a little, and caused to skid a little; though she had taken it like it had been nothing as she wiped the blood she had gotten.
"And yet there you were, standing before Shigaraki-chan at USJ. Alive and healthy as if nothing had happened to you!" She said with a smile, "No one would've guessed what happened in that large head of yours! You pretty much forgotten who you are and even who you are to him! He even came almost begging to me and Tadano to find a way to make you remember!"
"Just… Shut up!" Reina yelled as she went at her.
This time Futsuno had caught her by surprise when she head butted her, breaking her nose, causing her to grasp her face, and staggering slightly. Futsuno soon grabbed her by the neck, making her gag.
"You'd think him making me doing something like that would get me to hate you, but no-You can't be more wrong than that." Futsuno said to her, tossing her again.
Reina felt her hit a car nearby, as she rolled over it before hitting the sidewalk, feeling more strains of her hair come loose. She felt the ring grow more intense, as her vision seemed to go fuzzy. For a moment, she found herself staring down onto a bed of grass rather than stone; a set of distant screams had been heard nearby.
The vision soon returned to reality when she felt Futsuno grabbed her by the hair again, before she pinned her to the hood of the now dented car.
"I'm actually a fan of you Ki-chan." Futsuno said, "Always have been! When Shigaraki-chan, his babysitter and my brother told us you were still alive, I just couldn't wait to meet you, and have you play my games that I have thought of just for you."
Reina flipped herself back successfully hitting her chin and making her stumble back. Futsuno spat to the side as she rubbed where she had kicked her.
"Is that what all of this is to you…" Reina said, as she staggered slightly, finally undoing her ponytail, allowing her hair to fall loosely on her shoulders, "... A game?! Do you have any idea how many innocent people got hurt tonight because of your game!? How many have died because of this!?"
"Please, people die all the time and your upset over that?" Futsuno said, "That's like crying their heart out for each log that's tossed in the fire! Besides they're strangers to you, so why on Earth would you care?"
Reina told her, "Their lives are their own whether or not they've done right or wrong! They're never meant to be played with like they're some sort of toys!"
"That's one hell of a moral statement I'll give you that!" Futsuno said, "I wonder what made you think of that sort of thing in the first place!"
Two more arms soon emerged from her metal backpack, allowing Futsuno to pick up the loose debris around the area before she threw them at her with brute strength. Reina jumped off the car before she took cover behind a vacant food truck nearby.
She took a moment to collect herself before grabbed some loose cloth and wood, to use as a makeshift cast for her wrist, until-
"-You're not a Hero!"
Reina gasped softly when she saw a familiar girl and a young boy standing before her. Their appearances were more clearer than before.
The boy had short red hair, having a set of small horns that appeared to be growing in, and he had hair in the shade of black and red; his pupils had been unequally dilated, as they both had been the shade of orange.
The girl beside him had dark skin, with brown hair with the ends transitioning to blue, as she had an eyepatch over her right eye, and a set of bandages around her arms and head. Her left eye looked to be that of blue.
Reina recognized the two children.
"Riichi-kun… Wan-san…"
"Did you really think you could trick us?" The boy named Riichi said, "You're never gonna be a Hero. You're nothing but a Witch!"
"You're wrong." Reina spoke softly, "I was never trying to fool you..."
"You're a freak pipsqueak!" The girl named Wan said, "You always have, and always will be. You'll never be like them! What are you trying to prove?"
"Both of you." She said her eyes filled with sadness, "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry… I know you both must still hate me and see me as a monster, but… The whole time I was there, all that time… I just wanted to-"
Reina felt a sudden force, push her forward, when there was a sudden blast. She fell forward on her face, before dodged Futsunos attack again, when she jumped high into the air and went to punch her.
"I'll be honest, I didn't expect it to go down like this! I had everything planned out you know!" Futsuno said, stepping to her, "You coming to Hosu made it easier for me! I knew your mother was the student of the Hero Killer before she decided to go and play Hero with the Symbol of Peace! Sure it was a risk, but it was a risk worth taking!"
Futsuno threw another punch which Reina managed to avoid again. Futsuno grabbed a chair that had been nearby, before Reina grabbed a loose pipe. Just before she could hit her with the chair, Reina hit her across the face with it.
She went to hit her legs though Futsuno was quick to catch her before giving her an uppercut with one of her metal arms.
Reina recovered before she came at her again, attempting to disarm her.
Nearby, Katsuki had been having trouble holding out, as Akane came at him again and again, almost giving him no time to counter or attack back.
At times he found himself almost activating his Quirk, though he put restraints on himself as to avoid it getting absorbed by her. He had an idea on how to beat her, though he was just waiting for the right moment.
Katsuki held her wrist as she went to punch him again. It hadn't been long before he felt his arms started to throb.
"Reaching your limit I see." Akane said before she kneed him in the stomach, "I guess that's to be expected after surviving an encounter with the infamous Hero Killer."
She went to hit him again, this time Katsuki proved to be too quick as this time he managed to trip her before he pushed back with a kick of his own.
"Don't write me off just yet Redhead!" He said to her with a smirk, "This fight isn't over! Not yet! Not till you're down on the ground and done!"
"Excuse me, till I'M done?" She said raising her eyebrow, "You sound very confident in yourself. How do you know you're going to be the one to walk away from this fight?"
"Because I intend to come out on top in this fight!" He told her.
When Akane charged again, she had been taken by surprise by a sudden flash, forcing her to stop in her tracks; When she recovered from the flash, she saw that he was gone.
"Where did he-!?"
Her eyes widened when she saw him high up in the air just above her head.
"When did he get up there!? What's he planning on doing!?"
"Don't just assume you'll beat someone like me!" Katsuki yelled before he started to spin with the help of his Quirk, "HOWITZER IMPACT!"
In an instant, Katsuki made a spiral of flames; In that moment Akane could sense the power coming from his attack and at that time, in that single moment she somehow knew, as her hair and eyes lost its glow.
"You clever bastard."
BOOM!
He practically tossed the explosion at her feet, creating a huge explosion, making the ground shake, and the windows nearby to shatter. Reina and Futsuno had been taken back by the explosion and it had nearly knocked them off their feet.
"KATSUKI-KUN!" Reina yelled out of worry.
When the explosion subsided, and the smoke started to clear, Reina saw him on the ground, catching his breath as he struggled to get himself on his feet. Akane had been on her back, unconscious as she had been covered in burns more serious than his own. Reina quickly ran to his side, as Futsuno looked to be in complete and utter shock by what had just happened.
"Katsuki-kun!" She exclaimed, as she put her arms around him, "Are you okay!?" She soon noticed the state of his arms, as they looked to have small burns, "Oh God-Your arms-!"
"It's fine." He told her still having a smile on his face, "... I won this fight… That's all that matters…"
Reina had tears form in her eyes, but she smiled back at him as she wiped them away, "... You really are stubborn, aren't you?"
"Well this is certainly a shock." Futsuno said stepping towards them, "I didn't think you would find out about Akane-chan's weak spot so quickly. The fact that she could only store so much energy into her body, takes a person awhile to figure out. Well nevertheless this is why you are the top student at UA, even though you seem like a brute. Still I can see why Ki-chan chose you to be her Knight!"
"How can you say something like that so casually?!" Reina said to her with a sneer, before she pointed to Akane, "Can't you see your friend is hurt!? Aren't you the least bit concerned about her!?"
"Not really." Futsuno said with a shrug, "She's survived worse than that, believe you me. She already knew what she was getting herself into when we started this test. If anything she'll learn from this."
"You really are a goddamn psycho." Katsuki said as he spat to the side.
"Oh don't give me that!" Futsuno said, "It wasn't supposed to turn out this way you know? Like I was telling Ki-chan, I had everything planned out!"
"What are you talking about!?" Reina exclaimed.
"I arranged you and Stain to meet!" She said, "I wanted you to be the one to take him out, like you did when you saved all those people on that bus!" She soon let out a groan of disgust, "But those… Sorry excuses of Heroes had to go and ruin the ride."
Reina seemed to put it together at this point as she recalled the events that had happened earlier that day. When the phones had been bugged, when she alone had gotten that message about Tenya; if she didn't make it to him he would die.
Than a single name, came up in her head.
Only one name in particular.
"It was you?" Reina said surprised, "You're the one that sent me that message? You're the-"
Futsuno chuckled a little, "You figured it out have you? About time you did Little Alice."
"Reina?" Katsuki said, noticing the look she gave.
"It was you!" She said, "It was all you! The bus! That poor driver! Our phones! How the Dolls knew about us before we went in! You're the Villain-You're… You're the Virus!"
Katsuki looked to be in shock by this while Futsuno only smiled at this. "How clever you are Little Alice!" Futsuno said, "The Virus is such a tacky name, but it's the name I've chosen for myself when I had gotten into in this line of business."
"You damn bitch-" Katsuki said before he groaned from the pain, causing Reina to jump as she tended to him.
"Oh dear, I guess that must be a side effect of your Quirk then." Futsuno casually said, "I guess even the strong ones have their limits."
Reina only gave Futsuno a sneer, before she stood in front of Katsuki in a protective manner, "What was the point of tonight!? About me meeting with Stain, bring me and Katsuki-kun here! Why do all this!?"
"I already told you…" Futsuno stated calmly, "... You two are part of the test I have in mind."
"What test are you talking about!?" Reina said, "It was worth threatening Iida-san's life!?"
Futsuno looked stunned at this as her jaw dropped slightly. "Wait a minute…" She said, as she had been registering, "... Hold the phone! You mean-" Futsuno couldn't help but laugh again, "-You mean you really don't know!? You've forgotten THAT too!? They really have kept you in the dark haven't they!?"
Reina looked at her strangely as Futsuno continued to laugh; Katsuki had been taken back by this as well as he finally managed to stand himself.
"Forgotten what?" Reina said, "What are you talking about?"
Futsuno giggled before she said, "I knew you've forgotten who you are, but never did I imagine you would actually forget how your own Quirk works too!"
She raised her eyebrow at this, "My… Quirk… What are you talking about?"
Futsuno skipped as she circled around them as she gave her response, "Not many doctors or even scientists know about how Mental type Quirks work when they first came up on the radar. But a long time ago, a scientist developed a hypothesis. Anyone who posses a Mental Quirk can make themselves a bit stronger, depending on ones environment or any given situation presented to them. It can even happen even after they've gone past their limit. It was a very interesting discovery to say the least, but couldn't be tested since it's rare for a person to have one in the first place, and no one quite knows how!"
She soon pointed to Reina taking her back, "But now that we have one standing before us, I can finally see it with my own eyes, instead of behind a screen!"
At this Reina's body shook at her words; their it came again those haunting thoughts and doubts about the people she loved and cared about. She had no idea what she meant, or whatever she could mean. Her heart beated fast with anxiety as she trembled slightly.
"What in the world is she talking about…? What does she mean about my Quirk? Is she telling the truth? Is she trying to trick me? I don't know… What should I-"
"LET'S SEE SHALL WE!?" Futsuno yelled before she went into attack surprising her when she pulled out a gun.
"Wait sto-!"
Reina let out a small scream when she pulled out a gun and fired at her at close range, just as she held out her hand. To her and Katsuki's surprise the bullet had stopped in mid-air and something looked to be standing between her and the bullet as something appeared to have cracked in front of them.
What Reina didn't realize, in that moment, was that her eyes changed to blue.
"A wall?" Reina said shocked.
"When the hell did that get there!?" Katsuki exclaimed.
"How interesting." Futsuno said with a smile, "This is supposed to be your form of defense, instead of just stopping the bullet like how you lift a car. What a curious reaction, though given the cracks and how it easily broke during the Sports Festival, when that Midoriya kid, and Endeavor's son fought, I'd say it's not considered your trump card."
Reina soon noticed from the fallen glass of how her eyes changed color. She gasped, and when she retracted her hand the wall vanished and the bullet had fallen at her feet.
"Wh-What's going on!?" Reina exclaimed, as she looked at her hands, "What did I do?!"
"Reina!" Katsuki said taking her in his arms, "Just stay calm!"
Futsuno chuckled, "Well I gotta say, it's the most interesting thing. But how about we move onto something a bit more vigorous?"
Futsuno armed herself again, though before she could do anything-
"DIE YOU BITCH!"
Futsuno had been taken back when Katsuki let out a sudden blast and Reina jumped. Futsuno went flying into a building shattering what remained of the glass. Katsuki let out a groan as his arms shook.
"Katsuki-kun, why did-" Reina started to say before Katsuki took her wrist.
"Come on, we're leaving!" He told her, before he pulled her in a certain direction surprising her as he grabbed her sword on the way. The two of them started to run towards the outside of the market; Apollo stood in their path.
"OUT OF OUR WAY, SHIT FACE!" Katsuki shouted before he launched another powerful explosion.
The explosion was enough to knock over the creature, and they jumped over it with ease. Katsuki let out another cry of agony as his arms shook a bit more violently, making Reina look to him in horror, as they ran through the streets avoiding the small flames and lose debris that had been around them. Eventually they reached an area where civilians had still been nearby, and running in a certain direction.
"Hurry, this way!" He told her, pulling her to where the people had gone.
Though they both stopped when they saw a wall of cars and buses in the way. "Damn it-!" Katsuki cursed as he saw the people desperately trying to get through, "Don't tell me she put all this here beforehand!"
He went to roll up his sleeves, after handing her sword to her "Tell them to stand back! I'll blast our way thr-"
"Stop!" Reina shouted as she took his arms making him freeze up.
Katsuki felt her own body shake as she felt her start to cry again, "Just stop pushing yourself!" She pleaded, "You're already passed your point! If you use it anymore, you'll-"
"That doesn't matter right now!" He told her cutting her off surprising her, "None of that matters! I'm not gonna stop! Not until we're far from that damn bitch!"
Reina looked to him with a look of worry, "But you're hurt! You've overused your Quirk! It's going to keep hurting you if you keep using it so recklessly! Please just think about yourself and stop being stubborn!"
"YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S BEING STUBBORN RIGHT NOW!" He yelled.
Reina silenced herself at this, as she saw the look in his eyes as he spoke. "I know you're scared right now… Who the hell can blame you!? I'm scared too!" He admitted, "But there's no way in hell I'll let that bitch of a human stop me, and you shouldn't let it either!"
"Katsuki-kun, don't you understand!? You'll end up killing yourself if you keep on doing this!" She said worryingly, "... I can't risk losing you!"
Her body started to shake, "I was too much of a coward to help Riichi-kun, Will-san and Wan-san! I could've helped them, but the only thing I could do was cry and drown in my own tears! I couldn't even save his life that da-"
Reina stopped herself as she felt a sudden pain in her head and her eyes widened a little. "Wait… Why did I say that?" She said softly, noticing for a brief moment, she had been in an amusement park.
Katsuki what she was going to say; he knew what thought she had wanted to finish, but found himself holding back his words before.
"Reina, I told you before, didn't I!?" He said, "No matter what happens, we'll be in this together! It'll be okay, so long as I'm here, alright?! So stay calm! Get your head in the game! And when this is all over, I'm taking you out damn it!"
Reina looked to him wide eyed at this as her jaw dropped slightly, "Wait, what?"
Katsuki growled before he let out a scream, making her jump a little. "You heard me the first time!" He yelled as his face had been red, "I said I'm taking you out when this night is over! So like it or not I'm gonna kill you with kindness after tonight, you got me?! You better prepare yourself Lollipop Head!"
Reina just looked to him shocked, as she had been trying to process his words. It hadn't been long before she started to laugh, as she held her stomach.
"I can't believe you!" She said with a smile as she laughed, "Out of all the times to ask for a date, you actually choose right now of all times!"
"WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO!?" Katsuki yelled as he sounded embarrassed, "I JUST CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU UPSET DAMN IT!"
Reina finally regained herself, as she wiped a single tear from her cheek, "Okay than, Mr. Number One… I'll take you up on your offer. Where are we going to go on our date?"
"Hey now!" Katsuki said, "I don't want to ruin the surprise for you! So be patient alright?"
She couldn't help but smile at this, "Okay than… I'll trust you. I've got no reason to doubt you after all."
Katsuki only huffed in response to this before he held his hand out, "Let's get these people out of here… You with me Bright Shadow?"
Reina took his hand, "Always."
Suddenly Reina found a blade nearly touching her shirt as it had been drenched with red causing her to turn pale. Katsuki felt lightheaded all of a sudden as blood rushed to his mouth. He looked down and saw a blade had been through his chest, as it seemed to have just missed his heart.
Though he couldn't tell as his vision had been fuzzy.
"Eh…?" Was all he could say as he felt all feeling in his body leave him and his pupils dilate.
The blade was soon removed, and his hand slipped out of hers as he fell on his back. Reina stood there as if she had been a statue as she looked horrified and her face had paled.
As it turns out, Futsuno had been the who ran the blade through the unsuspecting teen. "Well-" Futsuno said, catching her breath, "-That could've gone better."
As this happened, just around the corner, Izuku, along with Floyd, Tenya, Michiko, and the Todoroki Twins came emerging from the alleyway, only to see what had happened.
"Ka-!" Izuku said seeing Katsuki on the floor, "-Kaa-chan!?"
"Bakugou-kun!?" Tenya exclaimed.
"Wha-" Floyd stammered "What the hell?!"
Fubuki gasped in horror, as she couldn't help but look away, while Shoto looked shocked. "Bakugou!?" He exclaimed, before looking to her, "Reina, what the hell happened!?"
"Hey!" Futsuno shouted to them, as they saw she appeared to be holding Akane with a metal appendage; she spun the blade in her head as the blood had gotten off with a simple spin, "Your timing couldn't be better! You made it for the main event!"
"Wait, that's-" Izuku said surprised.
Floyd said shocked, "Futsuno?!"
Futsuno soon turned to Reina, before she gave her a pat on the head as Reina herself remained unphased by this action, "It's been a pleasure Little Alice. I look forward to playing more games with you in the future. I'll be sure to give Shigaraki-chan your regards."
Michiko glared at Futsuno before she shouted, "FUTSUNO! YOU BASTARD!" She started to charge in, with her blades out and ready to kill.
Futsuno threw her blade and stepped back from Reina, before she took out a what looked to be a cylinder object. "Sorry, ladies and gentleman but this is where I sign off! T.T.F.N! Tata for now!"
She pulled the pin before she tossed on the floor, just as Michiko went to attack. The minute it went off, Michiko felt her eyes sting and it caused her to deactivate her Quirk; the others were caught in too as they started to cough.
For a moment they caught a glimpse of what looked to be a purple void before it disappeared with but a blink. Floyd whipped up a fan from his sketchbook As he proceeded to fan the gas away.
When the smoke cleared, everyone was shocked to see that she was no longer there. "She's gone!?" Shoto exclaimed.
"Where did she go!?" Tenya yelled as he looked around.
Michiko let out a rageful cry making some of them jump before she yelled, "DAMN IT! HOW?! I WAS RIGHT ABOUT HER ALL THIS TIME AND I LET HER GET AWAY!"
Floyd couldn't help but yell too, "How?! HOW CAN SHE DO THAT?!"
Izuku soon stepped towards Reina, as she had been completely silent as she dropped her sword.
"Reina-chan?" He said worryingly, "Are you ok-?"
"This is a dream…" She suddenly said, surprising everyone.
She stepped to Katsuki's side, kneeling beside him. "This is a dream right…?" She said softly, "I'm dreaming… I'm dreaming right now… This is a bad dream… I just need to wake up…"
"Reina-chan…" Izuku said horrified.
Floyd said reaching out to her, "Hey Reina… Are you…?"
"Miss… Please… It's okay… We're gonna help him!" Miichiko added.
Reina shut her eyes for a moment, before she opened them again; the group jumped when she suddenly hit herself in the face, and looked to Katsuki again and saw it looked like she was expecting something.
"Huh…?" She said, as she looked to be in distress, "... It's not going away… It's not going away… Why isn't it going away? Why aren't I opening my eyes?"
"Rei-Reina-kun?" Tenya said, worryingly.
"Hey, Reina!" Shoto said as he started to shake her, "Get a hold of yourself!"
Floyd added as he put his hand on her shoulder, "y-yeah Reina...It's-gonna be fine."
Izuku's eyes widened in horror when he noticed something off about the girl, "Floyd-san! Todoroki-kun!" He exclaimed, before he pointed, "Look-!"
The boys jumped back when they saw Reina's hair had started to change to a streak of black as the rest of them looked in horror too.
"Her-Her hair-!" Michiko exclaimed.
"It's changing color!?" Floyd yelled.
"No-!" Shoto shouted as he saw more her shade fade on the strains of her hair, "-Her hair is losing color!"
"Okay, that's worse!" Michiko yelled, "Why is that happening!? What does that mean!?"
"Midoriya-kun!? Aihara-kun, what's going on!?" Tenya said turning to them, "What's happening to her!?"
"We-We don't know!" Izuku stammered, "We've never seen something like this before!"
Floyd added, "Yeah, this is a first!"
Reina didn't seem to notice herself, as she took Katsuki by the shirt, and started to shake him gently despite more blood seeping from his shirt.
"He-Hey… Katsuki-kun…" She said, "... That didn't really happen right? Any minute now, you're going to open your eyes, and surprise me, like you always do… Won't you?"
Her body shook, as the lights around them seemed to have started to flicker; the cars the ones still working anyway had alarms go off, causing everyone to jump at the sound.
Though once more, Reina didn't seem to notice as her eyes changed to gold as she took him in her arms as she kept on shaking him.
"Hey… Say something will you!? Tell me this isn't real! Hug me, kiss me, insult me, I don't care which! Let out a scream! Call someone an extra! Hell, start a fight with Floyd-kun! I don't know! Just do something!"
She didn't get a response, instead, his head hung limply over her wrist with the shadow of his bangs covering his eyes causing Reina to turn more pale and her body go numb. A sudden image flashed by her head, as she found herself, holding a little boy looking oddly familiar, with a wound in his side, as she sat in a puddle of blood.
She found herself, unconsciously saying something she didn't think she would say as she held the boy close to her.
"N-No… Not again…! Not again… It can't happen again… It can't…! No… No…! No…!"
Finally she couldn't take it anymore, as she found herself screaming as loud as her voice could carry as tears fell; the gold in her eyes glowed dimly like that of a candle.
"NNNNNOOOOO!"
Before anyone else knew it, everything around them, not just their vision, but their whole world turned dark, and even the sounds that once went from one ear out the other… Had been met with silence.
(Second Ending Theme: Black Blood Brothers Ending-Mirage Performed By LOVEHOLIC)