Hi there. I'm sorry this chapter took so long to come out but I've been busy. I have an announcement to make.
I failed two college subjects and now need to repeat them. Because of that, I need to study a lot this semester. This is why Good and Evil is going on hiatus for a few weeks. I don't know when I'll be back but I hope it's soon.
If I don't pass I don't go abroad next year. While I know a lot of you love this story I need to do what's best for me. I'm sorry.
This chapter is longer than all the other chapters so I hope you enjoy it.
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Once the meeting had concluded the UA staff, police and several pro heroes flocked to UA to find out what the commotion was all about. They were fortunate enough that the press wasn't able to follow this time because they were only allowed out to find out about the meeting.
Due to the events from earlier that day, the Police and Hero department issued a temporary curfew for civilians. In most cases, people would object to such a thing, but this time was an exception. They were terrified of what was out there, and for good reason.
All Might had gone ahead to deal with the situation by himself, which no one (not even Endeavor) objected to.
Upon arriving, they were greeted by Mic who told them the villains were gone, much to their frustration. However, at Nezu's request, they inspected the entire campus and its facilities just to be safe. While the police and pros were doing that the UA staff headed inside with Naomasa, Reo, and Chief Tsuragamae. The higher-ups were busy making preparations for the raid so they didn't come. Upon arriving at the staff room the staff and the police sat down.
"Now that we're all sitting down," Nezu started. "Yamada, I would like a full report of what went on here. Starting with who broke in here? How? And what were they after?"
It took only seconds for Mic to answer.
"I don't know either of them personally but from what I heard, their names are Shino and Blade. They're assassins working for Hades," he explained. There was a tense silence between the heroes and police. Hades was here, of all places, and so soon after kidnapping their students. "As for how they got in, I don't know how, but they did something to the security system that started setting off the alarms one by one. This was a distraction on their part. While we were off dealing with what we thought was the break-in they snuck in undetected through the front gate using one of the student ID's."
No one could argue against that analysis. If you thought about it, anyone could get in as long as they had a student ID or a special pass. And since Hades had over thirty UA students with them now, they had access to that many ID's.
"If they did something to the UA security system then that must mean Hades has someone with exceeding technological skills," Power Loader explained. "Being able to implant our system with a virus, there are very few people capable of such a feat, especially since we got it upgraded today."
"True," Nezu softly agreed. "I can think of only a few that could do such a thing. That aside, on to the more important matter, Yamada what were they after?"
Mic stared at them for a couple of seconds before finally answering. Even he was surprised when he found out.
"It was Midoriya they were after," Mic finished. "They were sent here to capture him and bring him back to Hades on Shiro's orders."
The reactions of the UA Faculty and police were mixed. Some eyes widened in either shock or surprise, others stared at the table uncomfortably.
In cases like Nezu and Tsurugamae, they kept a calm emotionless expression.
Reo just flat out groaned.
"You have got to be kidding me!" he complained. "It's like that kid is literally a magnet for danger."
"Yagami, Midoriya didn't exactly ask for this to happen," Naomasa chastised. "It just did. Much like the other times."
Reo bit his lip and kept silent. Naomasa had a point. What kind of person would ask for that?
Well, an insane or masochistic person who got a thrill from the sense of danger and the thought of actually dying might. He didn't think Izuku fell into the insane category (though it was up for debate) or the masochist category. Okay, so he did think the boy might fall into the masochist side because of how much pain he had physically been dealt.
However, he kept his views to himself.
"Is Midoriya alright?" Nezu asked concerned.
"He got injured pretty badly," Mic answered. "Recovery Girl, who's currently treating him, will give you the full details. He was bleeding a lot though and had several other injuries." Shota and the old woman had been furious about it. It seemed like one chaotic event after another today. "Those two individuals he was fighting, they were strong. Even when the rest of us arrived they still managed to hold their own until they had to retreat. Speaking of which, before us staff members became involved two students, Neito Monoma and Hitoshi Shinso, joined the fight and they heard a few things that got them asking questions."
Nezu stared down at the table. He had always considered the possibility of the other students finding out about Midoriya's status, but he hadn't considered that it would happen this way.
"It can't be helped then," he said finally. "Tell them the truth about Midoriya but allow Aizawa and Kan to do so."
"They were already planning to," Mic answered. That's when he remembered something important. "Oh, by the way, during the fight we learned from Shino who it was that trained Midoriya and the group she's part of." All eyes were instantly on him. This had been something they had wanted to know for quite some time. "The name of the woman who trained Midoriya is Razor, and the group she's part of is called Butler. I don't know where the name comes from though."
While most of the people in the room didn't know who these people were, there were some exceptions, three to be precise. Nezu, Naomasa, and Tsurugamae had all heard of BUTLER, though only the first two had heard of Razor.
"So Midoriya was trained someone from that group," Tsurugamae murmured. He would have to up his villain ranking after this. "That explains a lot."
"It certainly explains why he can fight so well," Naomasa added.
"Indeed," Nezu agreed. "Still, I never would have imagined that he was trained by that woman of all people. From what I've heard about her there is hardly anyone, in the world, she can stand to be around."
The teachers and Tsurugamae eyed them both curiously.
"Do you know this woman?" Midnight asked. "Also, what is this Butler group you're talking about? I seriously doubt they're the classic stereotypical servants you'd find in a mansion."
"You couldn't be more right Ms Midnight," Tsurugamae answered. "However, the name is somewhat fitting because of the nature of their work. You see BUTLER is a mercenary group made up of several highly trained individuals that go out and perform various jobs, ranging from kidnapping, protection, assassination, thievery, rescue, military, the list goes on. Their main recruits are children that are either orphaned or runaways from home. While there they are given extensive training in body, mind, and quirk, and they are taught to survive by themselves. They are neither heroes nor villains, yet they take on jobs from both and various other individuals. We police have hired them on occasion when it came to a job that hero couldn't do for us. And they have always been successful."
The heroes had mixed feelings about it.
Working with such a group, they didn't know whether to support the act or condemn it. It wasn't their way but, the police weren't heroes. They had their own way of doing things.
However, the fact that heroes occasionally hired them stung them. They weren't supposed to rely on others aside from the police and other heroes, yet they still did it. The situation must have been truly desperate for them.
"Razor, in particular, is a formidable warrior who is adept in all fighting styles, with a very specific skill set, and specializes in combat missions, though she does take part in other assignments as well," Nezu explained. "I don't know the name of her quirk but, from what I've gathered it allows her to manifest blades of all kinds from her body. She's even fought with and held her own against All Might on several occasions."
Barring Naomasa, everyone's eyes widened in shock. Anyone who could hold their own against the Symbol of Peace was definitely dangerous. It wouldn't be wrong to at least classify her as an S-rank villain, though they remembered Nezu pointed out that she wasn't one, or at least the group she was part of weren't.
They were still incredibly wary of her.
"She's also worked with All Might on several occasions," Naomasa added. He didn't know the full extent of their relationship but he knew this much. "From what he's told me the two of them are friends." That surprised most of the people present. "He trusts her when they're not on opposing sides. Furthermore, he told that there is almost no one she doesn't hate and can bear to be around, even less when it comes to friends. All Might falls into the friend category, and it seems Midoriya falls into the presence tolerated category."
No one quite knew how to respond to that. Though a response may not have been necessary.
"We can discuss Razor and BUTLER later, because right now we have more pressing matters to attend to," Nezu declared. He turned his attention to Mic. "Yamada, please give us a full description of the attackers, their skills, and how their battle went. Leave out nothing!"
Mic nodded. Nezu was going to love this. Especially when he got to the part where Midoriya was sent crashing through a window.
There was also the matter of how damaged the cafeteria was, Lunch Rush was going to be furious when he found out. He truly did love that section with all his heart.
Hades: Children's section
After returning from watching Bakugo's brutal fight with Shiro, the students of 1A were faced with a barrage of questions from Class 1B. Seeing that it was pointless to keep it from them any longer they explained Izuku's situation.
Tenya, Ochaco, and Mina did most of the talking.
Mina was especially vocal when she revealed that Izuku was the villain she was talking about earlier, much to the student's shock. They explained why he was in the hero course and why his status was kept a secret.
While 1B did understand this some of them were still angry that they hadn't been trusted with the knowledge of who they were attending class alongside, even from their own teacher.
"I can't believe the teachers, especially Kan Sensei, didn't trust us with this," Togaru growled. "What?! Did they would think we would just go and start blabbing about it to every random person we came across?"
"I agree with Kamakiri," Nirengeki said, albeit with an uncomfortable look. "Though I can understand why they still should've been honest and trusted us with this. We would've understood."
Several 1B students murmured in agreement with each other. Only one was adamant about the subject, however.
"Guys, I understand that you're upset, I am too, but if you think about it, it was the best course of action," Kendo defended. "Information as vital and important as that would be kept to as few people as possible. What's more, Midoriya, while he may be in the same course, he is not in the same class as us. Therefore, we weren't in the need to know section, unlike Class A who was living under the same roof as him. They were told because it was necessary for them to know. And if we should've been told, then the entire school may as well have been told."
Once she had said that, some of her classmates shut up. There were others who had their own opinion, and they weren't from UA.
"I must confess, it's a pretty clever strategy," Saiko admitted. She was somewhat intrigued by this teenage villain as well. . "Hiding the villain in plain sight where no one can find him, while at the same time attempting to reform him is a stroke of genius."
Her classmates all nodded in agreement.
Another school was different in opinion.
"UA High School, I respect your school and take pride in the fact that our schools are considered equals. However, you lot continue to act in ways that cause its dignity to decline," declared a student with slanted eyes and purple hair, part of which covered his left eye. In addition, he wore a school uniform different to theirs and a hat. "Adding such a dangerous individual to your institute was bound to cause trouble but did you did it anyway. What's worse is that this villain, this Midoriya, Deku, whatever it is you call him, has connections with the monsters that run this organization. How do we know he isn't conspiring with them on this?"
Some of the Class A students shot glares at the boy. They didn't know where he got that idea from, but it infuriated them. Izuku hadn't been part of this. It just wasn't possible, not with his contact to the outside of UA so limited. Before they could retort, a fist came down on the boy's head by another student in the same uniform whose body was completely covered by hair.
"That's enough out of you Seiji. Show some respect," the hairy student reprimanded. "Now isn't the time to be throwing around accusations and insults, not when we all need to work together to survive this ordeal." He turned to the UA students and bowed. "I apologize on behalf of my colleague his behaviour is unbecoming of a student from Shiketsu High School. Still, he is on edge. We all are after what just happened, and what we are now."
The name rung was familiar in their ears. Shiketsu High School was a hero school that ran equal to UA in terms of prestige and producing heroes. It was set up in the West while UA was in the East. It was a surprise to many that they of all people had been captured.
"He's right senpai!" a boy with a bulky exterior and dark hair shouted loudly and enthusiastically. "The fact that UA goes so far to protect and reform a young villain is a testament to them being passionate about heroism. After all, it's a hero's duty to save someone in need, even a villain. It's so passionate, that's what I love about UA because passion is something that I believe all heroes should have as motivation for saving people."
Some of the students and children present were intimidated by his enthusiasm. Did he even realize the situation they were in?
"How did you Shiketsu students get captured? Were you off school for the day like we were and visiting the mall?" Shoto asked.
No sooner had he spoken than the passionate teenager shot him a hateful glare having recognized him. The son of his former favourite hero was here. Perfect, just perfect. Suddenly this predicament became a whole lot worse for him.
"Correct Shoto Todoroki," a female with straight fawn-coloured hair answered in a flirtatious voice. "The four of us came to the shopping mall because we were given the day off by our teachers while they were having an important meeting. While at the mall we got hit with some gas and fell asleep. When we came to, we were here along with the rest of you." The passionate boy scowled at the memory. If only he had activated his quirk sooner, then they wouldn't be in this mess. "By the way, my name's Camie Utsushimi. The rude one is Seiji Shishikura, the one who's in love with passion is Inasa Yoarashi, and the hairy one is Nagamasa Mora who's our class representative. Inasa is a first-year while the rest of us are second years. Nice to meet you!"
Camie possessed a cute face with glossy lips and a curvaceous figure that instantly made her the object of affection for most boys, especially Mineta who was practically drooling at the sight of her.
"Camie, don't call me rude. I'm simply proud of my school and my beliefs," Seiji stated. "That doesn't change the fact that my idea is a possibility. How do we know for certain that this villain they are housing is involved with these people?"
Before she could answer Tenya spoke up. He had already had enough of these ridiculous accusations.
"That's completely absurd!" he argued. "Midoriya couldn't possibly be working with them. The security system at UA monitors all his contact with the rest of the world to make sure he's not trying anything funny. Even if he was working with Hades, which he isn't, he couldn't talk with them without anyone else knowing about it." He was really fuming now. "Also, you watched Bakugo fight with Shiro, you heard what that man said. Midoriya was held captive by Shiro, but he escaped and took his eye. None of us knows the specifics of their relationship or how they came to know each other in the first place but one thing is clear: they are enemies!"
That seemed to shut Seiji up, as he turned and said nothing afterwards, much to everyone's relief.
"So, how does he know Shiro?" Pony asked catching everyone's attention. "If he was held hostage by him then it must have happened sometime when he was working for the League of Villains. Right?"
"He was with them for about a year so that narrows down the time when it could have happened," Mina suggested.
Izuku had been very specific about when he became a villain.
"It was around seven months ago actually," Utada announced having been listening to their conversation.
She wasn't alone either. Beside her was her sister and that luchador wrestler from before, Lobo.
Lobo had only recently returned from his fight and played with the children for a bit in a game where they would either try to swing off his muscles or wrestle him to the ground, which he actually made pretty easy for them. It was quite an amusing game, one even he enjoyed. Utada, who had been observing them told him the news.
To say he was shocked at Izuku's predicament was an understatement. Just when he thought he was finally free of this hellhole he gets dragged back. Well, not yet but it was likely to happen. He had heard the news as well, AFO was dead, slain by Atrocity's hand, which now meant that Izuku had very little to protect himself from Shiro.
"¡Hola chicos! ¿Cómo estáis? Me llamo Lobo," Lobo casually greeted in Spanish. "¿Y tú? ¿Cómo os llamáis?"
Only a few students could actually understand him. They didn't take Spanish as a language. They were taught basic English but that was it.
"Hola. Soy Pony. Estos es mis compañeros de mi clase en UA. Estamos fatal porque de la situación," Pony answered back in Spanish.
The students, particularly in Class B, were surprised that Pony could speak Spanish. Lobo grinned at the girl in question.
"Ah, it's nice to see that at least one of you speaks Spanish," Lobo applauded, this time speaking in English. "Judging from your appearance and accent I'm guessing you're from America."
Pony nodded. "Oh yes. I moved here a few months ago as part of my Dad's job. Japanese isn't easy but I'm learning. I studied Spanish for a few years when I went to school in America. I'm pretty decent at it but there are a lot of tenses that are difficult to memorize."
"I know," Lobo acknowledged. "You get used to it eventually."
"Ahem," Umi interrupted to remind them of the situation.
"Oh right, hi there everyone. My name is Lobo, and I'm one of the main fighters in the arena," Lobo informed them this time in Japanese. "Don't worry, I speak Japanese as well as Spanish and English. I've lived here most of my life after all." The students sighed in relief. That meant there would be little problems when communicating with this man. "Now, on to more important matters." Lobo's demeanour turned serious all of a sudden. "I heard that Deku is at your school as part of some protection detail, is that true?"
Some students murmured yes' while others nodded their heads. Lobo groaned in frustration.
"Fuck!" he swore. "Of all the times for this to happen."
"I know right. This is only going to end with someone dying," Utada chimed in. "Deku should really consider going into hiding, or maybe moving off to another country where he can escape."
The students exchanged confused looks with each other. Seeing their reactions, Umi took it upon herself to explain.
"You've all been spouting theories about how Deku is working with Hades and how he endangered you all. Well, you're all wrong. It's the other way around. It's because of you kids that Izuku's life is in danger," Umi explained. The students were about to protest when she silenced them. "You can try and argue if you want but as I'm sure you can recall from Bakugo's fight with Shiro, there's someone who looks at memories of all the people they bring in, someone who looked at your memories." She let that part sink in for a moment before continuing. "Now that Shiro knows where he is, he's going to come after him, or rather he's going to send certain agents of his to drag Deku back alive just so he can kill him himself."
"Hold on a second, to do that they'd need to break into UA, and that's been made virtually impossible," Hiryu pointed out. "Earlier today the UA faculty increased security in both defences and system. No one will be able to breach it now."
"Shiro might be strong and downright scary, but I doubt he would actually be stupid to send people after Midoriya," Tetsutetsu said. "Especially with all the heroes prowling around UA, and the ones that would descend upon it the second they heard a break-in."
Utada couldn't help but giggle at their arguments. It was truly amusing to see how little they understood about Shiro and the type of person he was, even after what they had just witnessed. Then again, they had only just got here. It would take a little time before they really understood what the man was like.
"So young and so naïve," Utada teased. "How nice that must be for you."
Some of them furrowed their eyes in confusion at her last sentence. Surely no one would be stupid enough to actually attempt such a pointless and hopeless job, and for a petty reason at that. Although, considering what Izuku did to Shiro it wasn't entirely petty. The man's hatred was justified.
"I think you're all seriously underestimating Shiro and his ego," Umi told them. "When that man wants something or someone, he'll stop at nothing to get it. It doesn't matter if it's in a bank, a prison, the police headquarters, a hero's possession or even a hero school like yours, he'll get it. Regardless of how heavily fortified the place is he'll always find a way in and get what he wants, and he never fails. Others he sends might, but him no, he always succeeds in the end. As a matter of fact, Shiro prefers it if the place he's breaking into is heavily guarded and extremely difficult to get into. If there's one thing I know, it's that man it's that he loves a challenge."
"The man may be cruel, ruthless, and psychotic, though maybe it's just sociopathic, but he's incredibly confident, charismatic, intelligent, and most all fearless," Lobo explained. "Once his desires awaken, nothing can prevent him from acting on them. He pushes onward with a fierce conviction that he will be victorious."
"Shocking as it may sound, it's never failed him," Utada whispered.
The students stared at their caretakers with dumbfounded expressions. Were they actually serious? Would Shiro actually attempt such a dangerous operation? Of course, he would, why would the others lie about something like this? The only question now was how? How was he planning on breaking into UA? It wasn't the sort of plan that you could come up with overnight. It would take a few days, if not weeks at least before going through with it.
Elena, who had been remarkably quiet throughout the entire exchange, finally spoke up. She'd been listening long enough to figure out Shiro's plan.
"I'm guessing Shiro sent people out during his fight with Bakugo," she announced, garnering everyone's attention. "It would make sense after all."
"How come?" Eijiro asked.
"First of all, the timing would be perfect. With what happened today society must be in a state of chaos. After all, several thousand people suddenly disappeared without notice. Because of that, the heroes are likely holding a meeting to find out what happened alongside the police, and several UA faculty members because we are their students who went missing. As such the school won't be as heavily guarded. What's more, because there's already been an attack today they won't expect another one so soon, especially on a place like UA. The fact that they've got high security will cause the teachers to lower their guards, make it easier for others to infiltrate," Elena explained.
The others listened and started thinking. Her reasoning did make sense.
"Now, about the people who have gone after him. It is likely Shiro would have sent very few people to capture Midoriya. A job like this is one he'd want to be done as discreetly and quickly as possible. Considering this organizations reputation, I would imagine that you would've sent highly trained and skilled individuals to get the job done. Tell me, am I warm?" She was sent a couple of nods, much to her own satisfaction.
"However, here comes the tricky part, and that's actually breaking into UA. To do that you need to first get past the front gates, which is quite easy once you have a student ID, like ours. However, you aren't out of the woods yet. The teachers are probably monitoring who comes and goes, so you need a distraction to get by, as well as something to locate Midoriya."
"I'm guessing that's where Ms Rika comes in next, by providing certain gadgets or devices, like cameras, bombs or even computer viruses to handle those issues. You weren't just bragging about her skills before, were you? You were warning us about them. Once that's done and out of the way you can get in find Midoriya, though success still isn't guaranteed since he's not likely to go without a fight. So, tell me, am I right or am I wrong?"
The reactions of everyone present were mixed. Most wore dumbfounded expressions. Others let their jaws drop open in complete and utter shock.
Inasa had an idiotic expression where he was smiling and looking both shocked and surprised at the same time.
Seiji held a stern expression, yet at that moment he felt a deep level of respect and admiration towards this woman. For she was a student of UA that deserved respect, his respect, and she now had it.
'Damn,' was all Lobo could think.
'Oh my,' Utada mused. 'What smart girl, and a lovely one as well.'
'She's definitely a force to be reckoned with in terms of intelligence, though her physical capabilities remain unknown,' Umi realized. 'Shiro's definitely going to put her to good use. No doubt he'll want her talents in an area where she's suited for it.'
Elena shifted uncomfortably. Judging from the looks on Umi, Utada, and Lobo's faces she had gotten it right all in one go, something she really hadn't meant to do.
"Woah," Kitsune murmured.
"You're really smart," Yosei complimented.
"What's your IQ, 200?" Kai asked incredulously.
Elena twirled some of her hair playfully in an effort to distract herself. "Thank you. My family are a military one, so academics and self-defence are stressed. Mama is quite insistent on it, though is a bit more laid back. As for my IQ, it's 135."
That earned her several shocked gasps. That was the usual reaction she got whenever she told people the truth. She could still remember Ochaco's reaction when she told her. The poor girl literally fell out of her seat.
She and her family had moved here four years ago as part of her parent's jobs. Her mother Anastasia was kind, but also strict and serious, a woman who was quite firm on her children learning how to look after themselves and excelling in academics. Although she loved each of her children dearly she knew they weren't going to remain children forever. Sooner or later they would have to grow up and face the harsh reality of life.
Her father Sousuke was more laid back than she was, though he could still be serious when the situation truly called for it. Sousuke was a tall handsome man, with a perfect build-up of muscle, short and incredibly dark hair, and grass green eyes that were passed on to his daughter and eldest son.
His quirk was "Time Spot" which allowed him to speed up or slow down a living or non-living being. Another unique aspect of this quirk was that it could literally freeze time depending on how long the user could hold their breath. During this time they could move freely but the downside was that the ability could only be used once every twenty-four hours, otherwise they would collapse and end up in a coma. Her father had told her of the many times he'd used his quirk to either take out an enemy quickly or protect one of his comrades.
Her elder brothers were Viktor (age twenty-two) and Kousuke (age twenty).
Viktor inherited his mother's hair colour and eyes, but his father's build, face, and quirk. Like his parents, he was strict but had a warmer gentler personality when he wasn't working. He worked as a detective in Japan, putting his quirk and intelligence to good use. He did his job so well that he had been granted a special license that allowed him to legally use his quirk in public. It was sort of like a Provisional Hero License only it never expired as quickly.
Kousuke was an exact copy of his father with Anastasia's eyes. Out of everyone in their family, he was the most cheerful and upbeat, though he was quite serious when in action. He was a pro-hero that graduated from Ketsubutsu since he had never like major schools like UA or Shiketsu because he hated publicity. He became a hero because he legitimately wanted to save people, not for the usual reasons.
His quirk was called "Adaptation" where he could adapt his body to any environment to survive. He could breathe underwater, make his body immune to poison of any kind, and even survive in space. He could choose how he wanted to adapt as well, for example, if a building was on fire he could change his body to stone to take on the flames.
Elena (aged sixteen) was the youngest. She excelled in all things academic-related and was multilingual as well, having been able to speak Russian, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Korean fluently. She'd always loved studying languages, ever since she was three. Regarding her view of her heroes, it was mixed.
"The girl here is correct," Lobo stated sounding impressed.
"My name is Elena," Elena informed him.
"Lo siento," Lobo apologized.
"Está bien," Elena replied.
The students and children were now beginning to wonder how many languages she spoke.
"I don't think we should be focusing on Midoriya right now," Manga Fukidashi admitted. "He's at UA and we're here on our own against an entire organization."
"Manga's got a point," Kinoko supported. "We should focus on our own situation and what we can do about it."
"What can we do?" Kojiro asked uncertainly.
"Is there anything we can do?" Koda added.
The students started murmuring among themselves.
"Enough," Elena commanded with authority. "Squabbling amongst ourselves will do us no favour whatsoever. We need to think about this logically and strategically."
That earned her several looks. She sighed deeply as she knew she would have to explain everything to them.
"First of all, there's nothing we can do, at the moment anyway. Take a look at where we are. We are in an underground facility that is God knows where. To add to it we have no idea how big it is or how to get out, it could be a maze for all we know and wandering around it aimlessly would be a sure-fire way to get lost and in an even worse situation. When I say worse I mean worse. We don't know who lives down here and doubt any of you want to find out. There's also the matter of these collars, which can shock and kill us at any given time. Considering how they are made they liking have some tracking function in them to let our captors know where we are when they need it. So, for the time being, I suggest we go along with this little scheme and gather what information and resources we can if we want to escape," Elena explained.
So far she had gotten emotionless reactions but what she said next was likely to start some uproars. "Now, regarding the matter of heroes coming to save us, don't get your hopes up. The heroes have no idea where we are or who is down here, and even if they do they'll need to form a plan before attempting a rescue. To just waltz in here, the enemy's territory without a proper plan would be suicide. And even if they do succeed in that part there's no guarantee that they will win, there is always the chance they could lose."
Just as she anticipated, there were some negative reactions. And it wasn't just from the students, it was from the children as well.
"What do you mean the heroes won't win?" one cried.
"Of course they'll win, they have to," another yelped. "They're heroes."
"And with All Might backing them up there's no way they'll lose," Mineta bragged. For once everyone was in agreement with the purple-haired (and perverted) boy. "He never loses. He's undefeatable."
Elena rolled her eyes. If she had a hundred yen for every time she'd heard that she would be a very wealthy woman. She couldn't even count the number of times she'd heard that in this country. All Might was cool, All Might was incredibly strong and fast, he won all his fights with a brilliant smile, he was the number one hero, the great Symbol of Peace, she got it. She didn't need to hear it twenty-four seven.
"And?" she answered in a cold accusing tone of voice.
Her response earned her confused looks and glares from the people around her. Surely this girl wasn't serious. All Might losing, that just wasn't possible.
Elena stared coldly at the group around her waiting for an answer. When she didn't receive one, she gave an answer of her own.
"That means absolutely nothing to me. Yes, All Might has one every single battle he's been in. However, just because he has won every fight up until now doesn't mean he's going to keep on winning forever," Elena pointed out.
The students and kids were about to start arguing again when Lobo silenced them and insisted on letting her speak. "Now, I want you all to get this through your thick simple-minded skulls. All Might is not a God, he is a man. And like any other man he can be injured, he can bleed, and most of all he can die. If this were something like a comic book where the hero fights and saves the day then it would be possible, but this is real life, and in real life, things don't always go the way we want." The students and children froze upon hearing that. Elena wasn't wrong about that. Most of the time things didn't go the way they planned. "And if you take the fact that All Might has gotten weaker over the years into account the odds of him winning are close to impossible."
"What do you mean he's gotten weaker?" Aoyama asked confused.
Elena rolled her eyes. Of course, they wouldn't research it. Why would they? After all, the thought the man was virtually indestructible.
"I mean what I said. All Might has gotten much weaker over the years he's been a hero. When he started off as a hero he had an unlimited amount of time to act as one, then five years ago something happened that lessened his time to around three hours a day, then there was the USJ Incident where it lessened to less than an hour," Elena told them. "Do I need to go on?"
The silent response was all she needed. Her speech had a deep impact on everyone. Class 1A started to feel guilt at what had happened to All Might, as it was because of them that he had lost time, it was all because he had protected them at the USJ.
Class 1B was worried about what they were supposed to do now.
Everything was as Elena said. Even if the heroes did find them there was no guarantee when it would happen, and no guarantee that they would actually be rescued because if they were going to fight here then Hades would have the advantage. They would need to play along for now and try to work out a way to escape.
The students from Shiketsu were of the same opinion, though one was feeling slightly different.
The children who had been captured were nervous and frightened. They didn't want to be here, they wanted to go home, they wanted to be with their parents. However, what truly frightened them was what Elena said about how there was a chance they wouldn't be saved. If that were true then they were trapped here, forever. It was the worst thing that could've possibly happened to them.
Children such as Yosei and Kitsune knew those looks on their faces, they had worn them years ago when they were captured. As much as they wanted to comfort them, they knew that the newcomers would have to grow up and accept it just like they did. They had wanted to be saved once but as the years went on, they grew tired of waiting and accepted their lives here. It was sad but it was true.
Umi and Lobo had been eyeing two students they thought they could train in their quirks. Well, maybe not train but teach them a few things.
"Um, guys," Koda called out shyly. All eyes were instantly on him, causing him to blush with embarrassment. He wasn't used to this much attention. "Does anyone know where Jiro, Fumikage, and Yaoyorozu are?"
Everyone immediately started looking around for signs of the three 1A students but to no avail.
"Now that you mention it, I don't remember seeing them here at all," Mina admitted.
"Were they even with us when we arrived?" Ojiro asked.
"The last time I saw them was at the mall where they were fighting against that brown-haired man from before," Tenya explained. "I thought they were brought here with everyone else."
Everyone started to get worried. They hoped they hadn't done something like try and escape. That would only end badly for them.
"The man you're thinking of is Atlas, one of the Elemental Assassins, and one of the nicer folks in this hellhole," Lobo announced. "I spoke with him earlier and he told me that those three got away. The earphone girl did something to the floor that caused it to collapse and them to fall down it. He doesn't know if they survived though."
That made some of Class 1A feel a bit better. That meant those three could tell the police and heroes about what happened. It also meant they wouldn't have to endure what they were going to go through.
"Enough about that, you've been through a lot today, so I suggest you get some rest," Umi urged them. "You'll need your strength for tomorrow. We've arranged your beds and who'll be bunking with who, a process which was done randomly and can't be changed." The students understood and prepared to move in when Umi called out two. "Shoto Todoroki, and Mezo Shoji." The two stopped upon hearing their names. "Todoroki please come with me, while Shoji please go with Lobo. There are some things we'd like to discuss with you if that's alright. Please don't ask questions, we'll explain when we get there."
Instead of arguing, the multi-arm and the dual haired boy just went with them.
Inasa flashed one last glare at Shoto before looking at the board to see who he was sharing with. The second he did he felt an incredible urge to unleash a gale-force whirlwind. Why? Because the person he was sharing with was none other than Shoto Todoroki. Just when he thought things couldn't get much worse.
Recovery Girls Office
"Ow," Izuku moaned. "I know your quirk is draining, but I didn't think it was that much."
"Well, what did you expect?" Recovery Girl retorted. "My quirk stimulates your healing, but healing takes energy. The fact that you're still conscious right now is impressive considering the wounds you had."
Aizawa rolled his eyes at that last part. Even he was surprised when he discovered the damage that had been dealt to Midoriya.
Multiple cuts and bruises over his entire body, a sprained wrist, blood leaking from the side of his head, stab wounds, two broken ribs, and some (but not serious) damage to one of his internal organs. It was a miracle that he'd even survived.
'Problem child indeed,' Aizawa thought.
When Aizawa first heard about Izuku he had thought of him as a problem child, not just because of his villain status, but because of his past as well.
"This is the fourth time I've had to treat you. I do hope you aren't becoming a regular patient of mine," Recovery Girl chastised. "It's bad for someone as young as you."
"I can't make any promises," Izuku responded as honestly as he could.
He really couldn't, not with everything that was going on.
All Might chuckled at that remark but quickly quieted down. In the room currently was Izuku, Recovery Girl, Aizawa, and All Might.
Mic was off receiving the heroes and police while Edgeshot was inspecting the premises for any more intruders.
Vlad and Hound Dog were explaining to Neito and Hitoshi about who he was and what had happened today.
Given what had happened here today there wasn't much reason to keep it from them anymore.
"Once again I am truly sorry," All Might apologized while bowing his head in shame. "I should have been faster, but I wasn't and it's because of me that the villains escaped, and you were severely wounded."
Izuku groaned. "Seriously stop trying to take responsibility. You were far away at a meeting. It wasn't your fault."
In reality, he wanted to roar at this man for acting so stupid. 'Seriously, the second he arrives he announces his presence instead of getting straight to saving people! That's stupid! What's even stupider is that he's now trying to take full responsibility like the whole thing was his fucking fault! What the fuck!' he thought. 'Why exactly did I admire him again?' The images of seeing videos of All Might saving people on Youtube came flooding back to him. His smile, his quirk, his aura. 'Oh right, that's why.' Izuku then compared that with his current image of the man. 'Heh. I don't like him. He's just annoying now.'
"But it is," All Might argued. "I'm the Symbol of Peace. I'm supposed to protect everyone. If I can't do that then what good am I?"
The moment he said that something snapped inside Izuku. 'Okay, that fucking does it!'
"All Might, seriously, shut the fuck up!" Izuku commanded. The number one hero flinched at the outburst. "Now, listen up and listen well, because I'm only going to say this once. None of this was your fault, it was Shiro's. Stop trying to take responsibility for something you didn't do, because it is getting really fucking annoying at this point. You were at a meeting far away from where you had no idea of what was going on here. There is no way you could have known or done anything, just like with what happened at the mall today. Unless you've got an omnipotent danger sensing quirk and warping quirk like Kurogiri's there is no possible way you could've helped here." All Might just looked stunned while Aizawa grinned amusedly. It was nice to see him get told off for once. "We have already had this discussion. You are a man, not a God. You're only human. You cannot save everyone. So, wake the fuck up, and get realistic." Izuku placed a lot of emphasis on that last word. All Might gave that advice to him, which he followed and gave back. "Because if you don't, if you keep spouting the same crap like you're doing now, I swear to God, I will break both of your arms and legs. And then I'll ask Recovery Girl to heal you so I can break them again. Do you understand?"
A murderous aura emanated from Izuku causing All Might to flinch and nod his head frantically.
Aizawa, while surprised at Izuku, was laughing inside at All Might being told off like a child by a child. The man's arrogance would one day be his downfall after all. That and he was still pissed at the greeting All Might gave at the front gate earlier. He'd been annoyed with him many times but that time he just wanted to bind him up and repeatedly punch him for idiotically announcing his presence and arriving the exact minute the villains escaped.
"I would appreciate it if you didn't do that. I've already treated quite a few patients today already, and the last thing I and the school need are more," Recovery Girl complained while sending Izuku a warning glare.
He seemed to get the message because he didn't press the issue any further. The woman did just restore him to full health, and it hadn't been the first time. So he at least owed her that much.
It was then that Aizawa received a text on his phone from Mic.
"It appears the pros, teachers and police have arrived and are conducting a full-scale search. The top heroes are among them," Aizawa informed them.
"Endeavor's here. Perfect," Izuku said sarcastically. "Just when I thought today couldn't get any worse."
Aizawa raised an eyebrow. "You don't like him?"
Izuku rolled his eyes. "No, the guy is a complete asshole. Why, do I have to like him?"
"Not at all," Aizawa replied nonchalantly. "You're entitled to your own opinion."
Izuku stared at him for a moment. "Do you like him?"
Aizawa returned Izuku's stare with an emotionless one of his own. "Do I have to?"
Izuku didn't answer. He'd heard all he needed to. It seems his homeroom teacher was somewhat aware of the type of person Endeavor really was. However, Izuku had something else on his mind after this ordeal.
"So, is Principal Nezu going to request that I'm transferred to a proper prison after tonight?" Izuku asked seriously. "I doubt he'll want to keep me after what just happened."
Aizawa frowned. "Why on earth would he do that?"
Izuku shot him a look that had 'Seriously' written all over his face.
"Midoriya you did nothing wrong. You were the one attacked. The only thing you did was defend yourself. We're not going to send you off for something you had absolutely no control over, especially when you've got a madman out seeking your blood," Aizawa pointed out. "If anything, you need to be protected."
Izuku snorted. "Protected! From Shiro! Are you fucking kidding me!" Izuku's face turned dark. "You can't protect me from him. Now that he knows I'm here he'll keep coming here until he gets me. Once that man wants something or someone, he'll stop at nothing to get them. And he always succeeds. Tonight was just a temporary setback for him."
Aizawa couldn't help but notice how calm Izuku was right now. He was scared sure, but he wasn't breaking out into a panic attack by mentioning this man.
"Well, this is odd. The last time this group was even mentioned you freaked out and collapsed," he pointed out. "Why's this time different?"
Izuku stared at the ground with an emotionless expression. Taking a deep breath, he sighed.
"Honestly," Izuku finally answered. "I couldn't remember them at the time. Sensei, AFO, rewrote my memory so I could live normally without any trauma. But now, it's all starting to come back."
All Might gasped. Recovery Girl tightened her grip on her cane. Aizawa's eyes widened in horror.
'Midoriya, just what the hell did these people do to you?' Aizawa wondered. 'What did they do, what did Shiro do that left you traumatized, that scarred you this badly?'
"Why did you accept me into your class?" Izuku asked suddenly. The adults blinked in confusion. The teenager turned his gaze towards Aizawa. "Why did you accept me into your class? And I don't mean why I was admitted because I know you had no choice in that matter. What I mean is, why, and how, were you okay with letting someone like me in your class, near your students, despite all the crap I've done?"
Aizawa thought hard about this. He hadn't been very accepting of having Midoriya in his class regardless of the fact that it was a police order. However, as he learned about his past, and observed him, little by little his opinion started to change.
Flashback
Aizawa was sitting straight across from Nezu, with a cup of tea right in front of him. It had been three days since All Might's battle with AFO and the successful recovery of Katsuki Bakugo and Mina Ashido from the League of Villains. Now UA was undergoing construction of the dormitories in preparation for it converting to a boarding school. As to why Aizawa was in Nezu's office instead of helping well, it was due to the arrival of this man.
"Nezu, Eraserhead, thank you for agreeing to meet with me," Naomasa greeted.
"The pleasure's all ours Detective Tsukauchi," Nezu responded cheerfully. "It's always nice to see you."
"Likewise," Naomasa retorted.
"What is this private meeting about?" Aizawa asked getting straight to the point. "Is about are recent transfer student?"
It was the most likely answer. The villain, Izuku Midoriya a.k.a. Deku, was being transferred into his class this semester. He wasn't exactly happy about it but it was an official decision from the Commissioner-General, therefore he had no say in it. He understood why it was happening, but he still didn't like it.
A villain was a villain after all, and this one was particularly dangerous having defeated Bakugo on his own and fought against a Nomu. Although, he was genuinely surprised and grateful when he heard that he aided and defended three of his students on separate occasions. Surely enough, that was an indication that he wasn't all bad, he still needed to keep his guard up.
"Yes. In regard to Midoriya's recent transfer here we felt the need to inform you about his past to give you a better understanding of his personality, and his relationship with Katsuki Bakugo," Naomasa explained.
Aizawa leaned forward. This had been something he was curious about ever since he first heard of it from Nezu. "I'm all ears."
Naomasa nodded and wasted no time in explaining.
"Izuku Midoriya, aged sixteen, was born to Inko and Hisashi Midoriya. For the first four years of his life, he lived a relatively normal childhood, until he was outed as quirkless and everything changed. When word got out other children started to bully him relentlessly. In particular, Katsuki Bakugo was his primary tormentor." Aizawa's eyes widened slightly. He had always suspected Bakugo may have bullied others, his obnoxious attitude showed it, but he didn't really believe it. "He gave Midoriya the name Deku, an alternate reading of his real name, that meant both helpless and worthless."
Aizawa frowned not liking the sound of that. He despised bullying, viewing it as nothing more than a cowardly act of villainy committed by others. He should know better than anyone, after all, when he was younger he was bullied by others because of his quirk, among other things. Most people didn't think it was suited for being a hero. Oh, how he revelled in proving them wrong. It did explain where his name came from. Most heroes and villains usually took on a name that had a significant meaning to them. In Midoriya's case, it seemed to represent the abuse he had undergone for years.
They explained Izuku's abuse, his dreams, and later Bakugo's suicide baiting, which became the most shocking part of the conversation.
Aizawa remained silent.
There were no words to describe how he was feeling right now. A few words such as rage, sorrow, and horror came to mind. But honestly, he was in a state of disbelief.
Aizawa had grown used to Bakugo's arrogant and aggressive nature, but he never would have thought that he could be that cruel to another person.
Telling someone to just kill themselves just like that is crossing a line they could never come back from. It was twisted and just downright evil, regardless of whether it had been meant as a joke or not. Granted he had been changing, but that didn't justify his behaviour.
"I should expel him," Aizawa whispered, his voice cold and unforgiving. "Or at the very least discipline him."
"I wasn't going to tell the other teachers about that detail because they will not be his homeroom teacher," Nezu said. "I'm sorry to say this, but we can't expel him, not for things he did before his life as a UA student."
Aizawa said nothing. He wasn't wrong. What he did before he became a student here wasn't their responsibility. That said, just what kind of school did he go to that would condone this sort of behaviour.
They then explained how Izuku joined the League, along with his duties and morals.
Aizawa was surprised to learn he created 'Achilles'. It was a new type of drug, not like trigger but more dangerous. It could enhance the user's various abilities including their quirks but at a heavy price. After the effects of the drug ended the user was left in a state of helplessness and weakness. He never would have thought it was made by a kid.
"Who taught him how to fight?" Aizawa questioned.
"We don't know. He won't say. All we know is that it's a woman and she left the League when AFO died," Naomasa replied. "The was also Stain but that was only for a week."
Aizawa didn't even bother asking.
As a matter of fact, he didn't even want to know anymore.
He had everything he needed.
Now that he knew enough about Izuku Midoriya he would have a good idea how to deal with him, and with Bakugo when the time came. He wouldn't punish him for past events but he wouldn't condone unprovoked assaults.
Now all that was left to do was inform and convince the parents, which he was not looking forward to, especially Endeavor. Speaking of which, he had become increasingly suspicious of the way his son acted whenever the man was mentioned and why he never used his left side.
"I should probably mention now that Midoriya wasn't happy about coming here. Actually, it was quite the opposite. He said he'd much rather be in prison than here," Naomasa told them.
Nezu sighed. He expected this much. After all, who would want to share the same class with the person they hate the most.
"Problem child indeed," Aizawa said openly admitting his thoughts on Midoriya.
At least that's what he thought at the start. Two weeks later he met him for the first time. From what Aizawa could gather Midoriya seemed rather polite (even thanking Nezu for saving him), slightly grumpy at having to come here, and didn't complain when the rules and facilities were explained to him. So far, he seemed okay.
Later after the students had gone to bed Aizawa was still up sorting out some school materials for the next day when the cameras picked up movement. Gazing at them he saw that it was Midoriya heading down to the common room. Aizawa got the sense to follow down after him but stopped when he noticed Iida heading down there as well. Once he'd reached the common room Midoriya sat down on one of the couches and stared outside. Aizawa could see a mixture of emotions on the boy's face.
Fear.
Uncertainty.
Insecurity.
Sadness.
Pain.
It was then that Aizawa first saw him for what he truly was.
A teenage boy struggling with the same issues most did.
He'd been separated from his allies, someone he cared about dead, out of his comfort zone and forced into enemy territory. He had to have been feeling as nervous and scared as everyone else was of him. Aizawa understood. It wasn't an easy situation for him, any more than it was for them. He watched as Izuku smiled at the full moon outside, it must have provided a comforting presence to him.
Tenya made tea and the two started talking. Aizawa listened as they discussed Hosu (which he was still angry about and remembered raining down his fury on Tenya for his stupidity), Tenya's brother, Izuku's emotional confession about his situation and what he'd been through (something Aizawa sympathized with), and his opinion on heroes and villains (which he found interesting and actually agreed with, having interacted with villains outside of the job). The two boys seemed to get on well with each other, though that wasn't entirely surprising considering they teamed up once.
From Aizawa's perspective, Izuku was a decent kid who was civil with most he came into contact with, barring Bakugo. He was also a troubled teenager who was struggling to process everything that had befallen him recently.
The next day Aizawa was surprised that Izuku was up so early. It seemed that he was suited for the mornings. That day he had received a taste of how bad his and Bakugo's relationship was with the latter attacking him (before Aizawa restrained him) and an exchange of insults between the two of them. He was going to have his hands full this semester.
Later that day he had come to understand how much of a lethal force Izuku was when he won the race and defeated both Bakugo and Todoroki in a brutal fashion. The boy had a unique battle sense that allowed him to adapt to any situation.
He was also curious about Izuku's conversation with Todoroki because that lead him to believe there was something seriously wrong going on in the Todoroki household.
He later became surprised at Izuku's willingness to help others, as seen when he reported Hitoshi Shinso being bullied to him. That gave him an idea that the boy sympathized with anyone bullied as he'd once been.
Arguing back against Monoma showed that he was not afraid to speak his mind and stand up for himself either.
When he heard about how Izuku reacted badly to Hatsume's (fiftieth) explosion he became concerned. Most would generally react badly to a situation like that but they wouldn't have thought the person was trying to kill them.
That's when Aizawa realized it was the result of the deep psychological scars inflicted on Izuku from the previous attempts made on his life. When he did, he didn't hesitate to send the boy to Hound Dog for therapy to try and get over what was plaguing him.
Later he learned that he was the no-nonsense type of person like himself when he requested that something be done about Neito Monoma, a feat no one had ever (for some unknown reason) dared to attempt. Vlad had told him about the incident himself. It seemed he was happy with what Izuku did and was now changing the way he taught.
On that same day, he witnessed incredible bravery from the boy when he single handily took Dark Shadow on by himself and helped him reconcile with Tokoyami. It was a sweet scene by his standards, or at least it was until Kaminari blew his nose into his scarf. He made sure that his punishment was awful and long. No one blows their nose in his scarf and gets away with it.
Mic and several other teachers had laughed hysterically about it and never let him live it down.
The boy cared deeply about his mother and was happy when she was around. He was also able to get on with most students and trained extensively to hone his skills just the others did.
A unique trait he noticed about Izuku was that he had the ability to bring out the best in others. He helped people of his own will, despite appearing not to care at all. He wasn't a bad person, nor an entirely good person. He was a troubled teenager still looking for his place in the world, his place in this school. And that's why little by little Aizawa was starting to warm up to him. Izuku was a problem child sure, but one he could tolerate.
That's why, when he witnessed Izuku having a mental breakdown that led to him collapsing Aizawa was horrified. This wasn't the Midoriya he'd seen so far. The one he knew was calm and composed. To watch him go through something like that was unnatural.
He knew the police would want to question Izuku about this but he wouldn't allow them to, not after what just happened.
When Recovery Girl went to retrieve something Aizawa stayed with Izuku in case there were any changes in his condition. Izuku had a breathing tube on him so would breathe properly and not suffer as he did back there.
Aizawa placed his hand over the boys own as if trying to comfort him.
"I don't know what happened back there, or how you knew those people, but don't worry, we'll help you get through it," Aizawa reassured him. "I promise."
Izuku Midoriya was a problem child no question, but one he was responsible for, one he was supposed to help nurture, like all his students. And like all his students. He would protect him.
It was his duty after all, as both a hero and a teacher.
Flashback end
"I have my reasons," Aizawa admitted. "I'll admit in the beginning I was against you coming here because you were a villain. However, after hearing about your past, and observing you for an amount of time I got used to you being here."
Izuku felt somewhat comforted by that. Aizawa didn't seem to care about his status, not much anyway. Aizawa got another text from Mic saying they, including Izuku and the two students involved with the fight, were requested by the Police in the staff room.
Izuku groaned. He knew he would have to answer questions eventually, but he didn't think it would be this soon. Sighing in defeat he decided to go along with it because it was better to get it done and out of the way.
Hades
There were several terrified whispers that were spreading among the thugs and slaves that worked for Shiro. Aside from being terrified, their whispers were also shocked as well.
"Hey did you hear? Shino and Blade failed to capture Deku."
"Seriously, those two. They should've been more than enough to bring him back."
"I know right. I heard Shino held back or something."
"I heard the pros arrived before they could do anything."
"What's going to happen to them now? Do you think Shiro will kill them for failing?"
"No. He'll probably torture them first."
"You're right there."
Word of Shino and Blade's failure had spread like wildfire through the underground. The result had been so unexpected. Those two never failed, or rather they didn't normally. While Shiro was likely to be furious with them there was one in particular who was punishing them.
Blade screamed in agony as he was confined by a beam of orange light. The heat from it was just unbearable.
Shino gritted her teeth and remained silent as she was confined by a beam of blue light. Unlike the other beam, this one was cooler, much cooler. She glared at the woman who was putting her through it.
"Is that the best you can do?" Shino challenged.
The woman did respond she just stared at them coldly. Barring her skin, she was entirely two colours. Her left side was amber orange, while her right side was powder blue. Her hair stretched down to her waist and was quite silky. Her face was rather beautiful as well.
She wore a leather jumpsuit of the same colours which Rika designed a few years back. Each side allowed her to absorb the energy each of her sides could.
The woman in question, was Nikko Tsukiyama, Shiro's right-hand woman. She was a dual quirk user like Shoto Todoroki, but much more powerful. Her quirk was Half-Sun, Half-Moon, which allowed her to absorb energy from the sun on her left side, and energy from the moon on her right side, and control it in whatever way she saw fit.
"Oh no," Nikko responded in a soft, cold voice. "The real fun has yet to begin."
Nikko was completely loyal to Shiro. Ever since he had taken her in as a child and taught her how to survive she had obeyed his every command without question and punished those who failed or opposed him.
She was about to increase the pressure when a hand on her shoulder told her to stop.
"That's enough Nikko, you don't want to break them now do you?" Shiro asked teasingly.
"They failed you, therefore they deserve punishment," Nikko retorted without hesitation. "If you had sent me instead I would've succeeded."
Shiro chuckled at her statement. Nikko had always been a difficult person, quite loyal as well. Always eager to help him when he needed it.
"Funny, Curator and Volcano thought the exact same things about their teams," Shiro mused about his subordinates. "However, I didn't send Shino and Blade to UA to capture Deku. I sent them there to test him. And they did beautifully. The kid managed to fend them off all by himself. I'm impressed."
Shino's eyes widened. Shiro didn't care if she failed or not, because he had gotten what he wanted. Shiro noticed her reaction and grinned at her.
"Sorry for lying to you but I knew that you wouldn't go all out when you met him. Why do you think I didn't tell you to do it?" Shiro asked.
Shino glared at him but said nothing.
Nikko released her hold on the two and Blade started panting heavily.
"Anyway, that's not important right now. Deku will be dealt with soon, but first, we need to deal with the raid that the heroes and police are going to attempt here in a few days. I heard from Robin," Shiro explained. "And I want to give them a proper greeting."
Robin was the only child he actively used in his schemes. The girl's quirk allowed her to transform into the smallest animals and insects that existed in this universe. While others may have looked down on such a quirk, he saw its potential and great value. Why a quirk like that was perfect when spying on his enemies.
"So don't worry, everything's in place," Shiro said. "So, for now, I'm going to focus on my young new arrivals." He pressed a button on his phone and an image of Elena appeared. "Especially this one. She's caught my interest. Don't let her looks fool you, she's a dangerous one."
And with that Shiro pressed another button to summon his most trusted subordinates to him. Nikko was right. The real fun was only just beginning.
Lobo
Lobo led Mezo to a separate room which looked more like a gym with all the right training equipment. At the centre was a square ring, the kind you would only see in boxing or wrestling matches on TV. Lobo stopped walking and turned to face Mezo.
"I'll cut the chase, I'd like to train you," Lobo announced.
"Why?" Mezo asked automatically. "I'm not mad or anything, just why me?"
"Your friends have quirks that exhibit unique abilities that they can adapt to a fighting style and use to their advantage. Yours, however, gives you extra body parts that you can utilize in a number of ways yet you don't have a fighting style. As such, I would like to teach you luchador wrestling to give a better chance when fighting in the arena," Lobo explained. "So, what do you say?"
Mezo thought about it for a minute. Lobo wasn't wrong, unlike the others, he didn't have his own fighting style, he'd hardly been in many fights, to begin with. And his family, well, for certain reasons they couldn't train him.
His cousin wanted to and had taught him a few techniques, however, because of his job he did not have the time to.
His quirk was useful for tracking and he was quite strong but he didn't have his own fighting style. However, if he was to survive down here, if he was going to protect his classmates, then he needed to get stronger.
Lobo had seen what his quirk was capable of, it was perfect for wrestling because it gave the user an advantage.
"When do we start?" Mezo asked.
"Now," Lobo responded.
Umi
Umi led Shoto down to an area with a large space of water, one could have called it a mini lake.
Wasting no time, Umi dived in, much to Shoto's confusion. When she resurfaced Shoto noticed her lower half was gone and her clothes were replaced by something else. Umi had a blue large-scaled tail with a matching top. In short, she looked exactly like a mermaid.
Shoto stared at her stunned. Mermaids were myths but she looked like the real deal.
Umi laughed at his expression. It wasn't the first time someone had reacted that way around her.
"Well Todoroki, as you can clearly see, my quirk is 'Mermaid', which lets me become a mermaid when I come into contact with water. I can breathe underwater, swim really fast, and communicate with sea life to a certain level. I can also control water and its states to a high level," she explained. "It's why I'm a guard in this place."
Shoto was impressed. This woman was powerful, no question. There were very few quirks that granted them that many abilities.
"I'm going, to be honest with you, I see similarities between our quirks, which is why I'd like to teach you some new ways to use yours. Would you like that?" Umi offered.
Shoto thought about it for a minute. He would like to get stronger. Especially now that he's accepted his fire.
It was his, not his father's. he would use it how he saw fit.
"I'd love to. Please train me," he requested while bowing his head.
Umi smiled. "An answer without hesitation. I like that. We'll begin shortly." Shoto stared at her confused. "My sister is going to start singing shortly and trust me you'll want to listen. She really knows how to brighten up this dark place. Even Shiro likes her singing." It was true. The lord of Hades loved it when Utada sang. There are speakers all over Hades for everyone to hear it. "Utada's quirk is 'Song' when she sings, music for that song plays for everyone to hear. It can even influence emotions to a certain degree."
Shoto was curious and decided to listen.
Utada
"Alright, boys and girls! You've had a long and hard day. So now, in honour of your arrival, I'm going to sing. Please listen up and enjoy," Utada announced.
There were cheers from the children who loved it when she sang. The students were confused but said nothing. And so, Utada sang.
(Insert song: Face My Fears by Utada Hikaru)
"Breath should I take a deep, faith should I take a leap?" Utada sang softly.
Her voice was high and, absolutely beautiful. She sounded like an angel. For some unknown reason music started playing. The citizens of Hades stopped what they were doing to listen. So it was that time already. Shiro stopped to listen as well. Utada was a nice addition to his group, a nice change from the usual types.
"Let me face, let me face my fears!" Utada continued to sing.
The song had become faster and more intense. People were dancing. The kidnapped victims were happy for the first time that day.
Utada didn't just sing that song because it sounded nice. She sang it because she hoped the children would apply it to the coming days when they fought to survive. She prayed they would survive.
Hi there. Oh God, that was a long chapter, the longest I've done yet. Izuku was originally supposed to meet with the heroes but I decided to do it next chapter. In this chapter, you got a bit of characterization for Elena and Aizawa (who I'd planned on going into his thoughts about Izuku). The song is borrowed from Kingdom Hearts 3, I thought it would do perfectly here. There will be a few songs in the future but I won't say what they are. The shiketsu students weren't originally supposed to appear but people kept asking for them so I decided why not.
Umi and her quirk is based on the mermaids from the H2O Just add water franchise. She'll be teaching Shoto a few things while Lobo will be teaching Mezo. Mezo's quirk made me think he'd be suited for the style so I decided to go with it.
Utada is loosely based on Utada Hikaru. I decided I wanted someone whose quirk literally revolved around music and singing.
Nikko I thought of because someone suggested a dual quirk user like Todoroki. I watched Titans and thought of how Starfire used solar energy and thought what if someone could use solar and lunar. I made her a female as well because of the lack of female antagonists in this story.
The next chapter will see Izuku speaking with the teachers and police. It will mostly focus on what's going on in Hades. I hope you enjoyed it. Please Review.
Goodbye for now. Thanks to all who have reviewed and favoured me so far. I hope to be back someday. Until then.