The Boy Who Loved Candy

CHAPTER SIXTEEN:

Izuku was gently tapping hid feet on the edge of a roof as he was letting his gaze wonder around the dark city illuminated by lights like stars in the sky. His warm breath clouded in front of his face like smoke as he pulled his red coat tighter around his slender form, a shiver ran down his spine as he tried to keep an eye out for the hero killer Stain. A giggle broke past his lips as he heard a scream in the distance, emerald eyes twinkling before he calmly stepped off the roof and letting his body plummet to the ground before activating his second quirk 'malleable galaxy' and becoming a mist. The blue glowing particles gently floating down before reforming and skipping in the direction he heard the scream, peering around the corner and seeing the bloody sight before him.

A soft giggle parted his lips as he heard the wheezed breath of the hero slowly dying, a small smile curling at his lips as he made his way calmly over to the hero, squatting down as he offered the man a concerned look, "Are you okay mister? That's a lot of blood oozing out of your sordid body?"

The hero shakily reached out to the Izuku, wheezing out a faint plea as he flashed a wide grin revealing all his teeth, his voice sickeningly sweet, "No, you're gonna die here, you're not sweet enough for this world. Isn't that right, Mr Hero Killer~?"

Izuku felt the sharp blade gently dig into his back, slowly tilting his head to look over his shoulder at the killer, his smile softening to look at him. Slowly beginning to activate his quirk near his chest to ensure that if he does get stabbed that no damage would be done, a soft giggle bubbling from his lips as his emerald eyes flashed with mischief, "It's nice to meet you, I'm known as Starburst but people often refer to me as King Candy. I've come here to ask you something that you'll no doubt decline."

Izuku casually grabbed a green lollipop from his pocket, placing the sweet between his lips as his lips contorted into a twisted grin, "My leader wishes to recruit you to join the League of Villains... I, however, would like to possible strike a deal... I would like the corpses of the heroes you kill. In return I'll leave you alone and won't bother you, I'll even help you get out of prison if you ever get caught."

Izuku sent a wink as the last sentence tumbled from his rosy lips as he fiddled with lollipop resting between his lips, his eyes widening slightly as a sword pierced through his chest; a blue galaxy swirling around the blade as he blinked slowly. Gently poking the blade with his finger as childish laughter parted his lips, a wavering pout on his lips that twitched up in a maddening grin, "Oh, Mr Hero Killer… That wasn't very nice, consider yourself luck that I like you… 'Cause if I didn't you'd already be smashed into pieces under my foot."

Izuku's emerald orbs flashed in warning as he moved forward and away from the blade, placing a hand over his chest as a dramatic sigh parted his lips, slouching forward slightly in mock defeat. Stain's lips curling down into a sneer laced with distain as he carefully watched the young boy in front of him, sword still pointed at him in warning. "I'm not going to join your group; it would be a waste of time and hinder me from attaining my goal."

"I just knew would say something like that Mr Stainy," Izuku huffed as he sunk his teeth into the lollipop, it crunching loudly as he pocketed the stick, "Nevertheless, if you need me, I'll gladly get rid of bodies for you… Which reminds me, I'm going to take this one."

Slender finger glowed a soft pink as he touched the limp carcass, it gradually reducing in size and becoming a murky green sphere that Izuku quickly placed into his pocket. Brushing of the his coat as he turned to walk away from Stain, gently calling over his shoulder, "Until we meet again, Mr Stainy~!"

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"MAR! Mar! I've returned my pet! Have you been good~?" Izuku slammed opened the heavy metal door as he looked into the dark room, slipping his pink wig off as he moved further into the abyss. Flicking on the switch with his black gloves, peeling them off his hands as he proceeded to switch on the lights which flicked into life. His emerald orbs glowed with excitement as he notice the red-head sitting against a wall, his bare back pressed to the cool brick as numerous mouths adorned his almost sickly pale skin – bruises formed around the disfigured teeth varying in colours – his hair was messy and knotted, which caused Izuku's rosy lips to twitch down slightly.

Izuku hummed softly as he slipped off his red coat, resting his discarded items on the bench as he walked to a small set of draws across the room. Opening the chipped mahogany draws as he pulled out a worn blue brush and a small elastic band, quietly striding over to the slouched figure and crouching in front of him. Smiling softly at him as he gently caressed the side of Mar's face, his evergreen meeting a pale hazelnut brown, "Sit up and face the wall, I'm going to brush and braid your hair."

Mar slowly and hesitantly moved his back away from the wall, gradually turning around to face the wall, baring his back to the small teen. Izuku gently pat Mar's head in a gesture of praise before beginning to carefully run the brush through his tangle red hair. Izuku hummed faintly as he smoothed over the hair before beginning to do a simple three-strand braid before tying it off. A wide childish grin adorned his lips as he looked over his work before returning the brush to the draw, cheering over his shoulder, "Much better~!"

"…E-excuse me, um…" Mar hesitantly spoke up, his deep voice rumbling around the quiet room as Izuku hummed softly in acknowledgement.

Turning on his heel to grab the piece of dulling candy from his red coat pocket, before addressing Mar, "You can call me, Master, King or Candy, whichever you prefer, dear~"

Mar nodded his head slightly in understanding before looking around the room, crossing his legs as he pressed his back onto the cool brick once more, "W-what is this room for, King?"

A string of giggled left the greenette's lips as he rolled up the sleeves on his shirt, looking over at his pet before motion for Mar to come closer to one of the bear benches. Placing the small sphere on the clear bench as he smiled softly as he watch his pet; his slender figure slowly rising to his feet with the assistance of the wall to steady himself as he cautiously shuffled his feet over to Izuku. A slender pointed at the murky magenta treat that had a faint grey hue to it, his voice soft and airy, "This right here my dear, is what this room is for. You see, my goal in life is to rid the world – but solely focusing on Japan at the moment – of all the bitter people in the world. Bitter. Selfish. Rude. Prideful. Greedy. Corrupt. These traits in humans must be removed and returned back to the world in a sweeter manner."

Izuku's hand glowed a soft cotton candy pink as he gently tapped on the candy resting on the bench, it beginning to slowly grow and morph back to the bleeding out small-time hero. Darkened emerald orbs slowly meet widened brown as he offered a small sickeningly sweet smile, reaching in a nearby draw to pull out a large and sharp butcher knife, "The only way to do that is to end the existence of the bitter and reform it to something sweet and edible, like candy. I'll make the world slightly sweeter by purging away the bitter and you, my dear Mar, will assist."

Izuku placed the knife onto the bench as he tied down the hero's hands to the bench, alongside his legs before dragging over a large black barrel to rest next to the bench. Izuku picked up the knife once more, using the back of his hand to wipe away the small amount of sweat gathering on his forehead. Mar remained frozen in place as he felt a lump form his throat as he watched as Izuku rest the knife above the man's toes, "You see, once they're in this state, they have no need for there bodies, they are just sacks of meat, which can be harvested. It's been a lot of hard work maintaining this myself, but now I have you! It'll be so much better with you now Mar~! We can make the world sweeter together!"

Izuku happily cheered as he swung down the knife, severing the toes of the hero before looking back at Mar with the most innocent and blinding toothy grin. The teen giggled wistfully as he hacked and slowly cut through his skin, splintering bone and splattering blood as he gradually cut the body into pieces, his voice softly directed to Mar, "I intend you to use your quirk to break down the bone and meet, mash them together so they can be shaped better, but I'm content with showing you what is normally done… Also, I will not tolerate disobedience from you Mar, just please do what your told. I'd hate to punish you…"

Emerald eyes bore dangerously into the red-head as he nodded sharply as he kept his gaze lowered and near the floor. For a someone as young as him he was unsettling scary with an innocent appearance, the very depiction of a wolf in sheep's clothing. Mar swallowed thickly in fear as the monstrous mouths that adorned his body bared their teeth in fear. A faint hiss being torn from them as flinched back slightly as he heard the butcher knife harshly hit the bench in a steady rhythm as he took a hesitant step back.

Izuku huffed as he gently placed down the knife, grabbing a handful of messily cut chunks of meat and opening up the black barrel, putting his hands into the fluid that smelled strongly of artificial strawberries. The pieces meat in his hands being coated in the pink slime before being fished out placed on a drying rack were Izuku then brushed his finger's over the pieces with his quirk activated, turning all the human flesh into small strawberry candy.

Grabbing one of the racks he turned on his heel, looking at the older man, his red braided hair draping over his bare chest littered in snarling monstrous mouths. The teen grinned up at Mar, slender fingers brushed the man's smooth chin, his voice soft and coaxing, "Come now Mar, open up. I want your opinion on my new sweet~?"

Mar paled as he quickly put a hand over his mouth, fighting the urge to vomit as the teen looked up at him calmly, a faint flicker of mischief swirling in his emerald orbs, daring him to disobey his wishes for him to try the treat. With a thick swallow he moved his hand and slowly opened his mouth, Izuku placed the pink treat between his lips, causing his tongue to explode with a strong strawberry taste that gradually began dissipating as the piece of candy dissolves in his mouth.

Izuku gently reached up, patting the side of his face as he giggled, "Good job, if you can keep that down, I'll go get you some other food. So I'll be back in a little while, behave Mar~!"