Shigaraki grunted as the blade pierced his shoulder. Stain had pinned him to the ground, tongue lolling about.
"Kurogiri! I don't like this guy! Make him go away!"
The man in question stayed behind the bar, trembling in place. "I'm sorry... Shigaraki... I... can't... move!" he forced out.
Stain simply grinned. "I hate seeing this society where heroes flaunt their status and powers, where those who wish they were part of a ruling class reign take the place of those who simply wish to protect their community." He leaned in further, close enough that Tomura could smell the stench of blood coming out this man's mouth. It was so thick and strong it almost felt like a liquid pouring into his nose. "And you know what I hate more than useless, vain heroes? Useless, vain villains."
Stain reached up to one of the many dagger holsters lining his outfit, and slowly pulled out a blade. He brought it up, ready to plunge down on the twitching villain below him-
The sound of a door opening directly behind him gave Stain pause. Making sure to keep his weight pinning Tomura down, he turned his head, surprised at who walked in.
A teen- no, just barely that. He couldn't have been older than 14. Stain realized that both he and this boy gave each other the same shocked face. What was this green-haired boy doing here?
The door to the bar closed behind the boy. The look on his face registered fear, like a small cub that was about to run to its mother. Stain turned his head back to Tomura, who looked equally worried.
Thus, Stain was completely caught off guard when Izuku, instead of running, decided to rush the man. He grabbed a barstool, and swung it at the man's head.
He didn't have time to react as the seat collided and shattered against his head, knocking him off Tomura. But Izuku wasn't done. He discarded the stool leg in his hand, grabbing another stool. He pounced on Stain, sending the stool crashing against his head yet again. He heard a sickening crack as the Hero Killer's head bounced against the hardwood floor. In his dazed state, he looked back up at the boy who attacked him.
His face was no longer like that of a cub. It resembled a mother bear.
Izuku screamed, a primal roar tearing out of his throat as he continued to pummel Stain with his fists. It didn't take long before the skin on his knuckles broke, smearing the killer's face with both his and the boy's blood. In a last ditch effort, the man stuck out his tongue...
The beating stopped. Izuku stayed frozen, his fist raised over his head. His face still conveyed nothing but rage. The green-haired boy choked out the words.
"Don't... Hurt... My... Brother!"
Stain paused. A warp gate appeared behind the boy, a misty hand reaching through to grab him. He looked over to Kurogiri, seeing that he had pulled the boy behind the bar. The kid's eyes moved over to the killer, his face still contorted in anger.
He chuckled. "I see that I shouldn't have ignored him. At least someone here has some sort of conviction."
He let go of his quirk's hold over the boy. He immediately tried to tear across the bar, but Kurogiri's grasp was like steel.
"You had quite the murderous intent there. Tell me, kid. Did you intend to kill me?"
The glare the boy gave him didn't falter. "I did."
Shigaraki had started to move. Stain quickly pulled out a knife. "Stay down, Hands. If I even think you're going to get up this will be between the kid's eyes."
That seemed to do the trick.
Stain returned his attention to Izuku. "You're an interesting one. So young. Since you seemed so eager to take my life, I have to ask; have you ever killed before?"
Izuku nodded.
The man tilted his head. "So you've got guts and conviction. Alright, then. What do you fight for? Do you want power, fame? To protect others? What could be so important to a child that would force him to take a life?"
The boy seemed to stop struggling against the man holding him back. "I want a world that my brother could be happy in."
"And how do you intend to do that?"
Izuku remained silent.
"You're willing to upend the world to make one person happy?" He laughed, lowering his knife. "Strange kid. I'm curious to see what you'll do, if you manage to keep yourself alive."
Stain licked his lips. "Alright, I've seen enough. I won't join your little club, but I do have my eye on you now. You!" he pointed at Kurogiri. "Take me back to where you found me. I've got a job to do."
A warp gate opened behind him. Stain dove through it, the gate closing immediately behind him. As soon as he left, Kurogiri let go of Midoriya, who fell to his knees. The mass of black fog was looking down at the boy. "Midoriya, that was incredibly foolish of you." He stated, angrily. "Do you know how easy it would have been for him to kill you? You're lucky that you got him by surprise. If that man didn't think you weren't a threat he would have killed you before you could even take a step."
"I know," Izuku replied, shaking, "I just... I couldn't..."
Kurogiri sighed. "It's too late to worry about that now. Just... don't put yourself in situations like that, okay? Tomura wouldn't be able to handle it if you were seriously hurt."
Izuku breathed deeply, nodding. Kurogiri was right.
With the conversation over, the boy walked over to Shigaraki, who had been sitting on the floor. Izuku knelt over the shoulder wound, gauging its severity.
"It's going to need stitches." he noted. "My hands aren't going to be steady enough for it."
Tomura began scratching his neck, albeit the side opposite of the shoulder wound. "Our party's going to need a better healer. You're a tad under levelled."
Izuku chuckled, before grabbing the villain's hand, pulling it gingerly away from his neck. "I'm sorry, I can't do more. I'm just glad you're okay."
The young adult looked away, slightly embarrassed. "Don't say sappy stuff like that. You're supposed to be a villain."
"Villains can care for family, too!"
A/N: Hello everyone! It's been a blast to get back into writing, hope you guys like what I write.
Technically speaking, this is actually the third chapter I've written, but I decided that since the last snippet happened to be really close to 'chapter 2,' I decided to switch the order up and post something that is a little later in Villain Izuku's life. I'll post the other one tomorrow.
On that note, I'll go ahead and tell you that I'm planning on having chapters be one snippet, instead of two (like how chapter 1 was). It will still be asynchronous, so I hope you guys get to enjoy piecing together this boy's life as I write it!