***Warnings: Langauge, humor, mild intimate scene, talks of arranged marriage, dialogue-heavy

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Last night and the night before

Tommyknockers, Tommyknockers knocking at my door

I want to go out, don't know if I can

I'm so afraid of the Tommyknocker Man.


Chapter 5: Confrontation

Did he hear right? Was he dreaming? Izuku pinches himself, and he's still awake. It wasn't a dream or an illusion. Bakugo said, no, TOLD HIM that they are going to be mates. Not just mates, but a married pair as well. And, the word 'heir' was also mentioned. Bakugo is a Blood Lord; a demon with a very high title. An 'heir' means a child. A baby. And a baby can only come one way. Izuku's face heats and he feels faint. He plops on the bed to keep from falling over. Izuku has spent all of his young omega heats locked away while avoiding any and all alphas. Not only did he have to fend for himself at the miners camp but he must do it here as well.

'But...how can I tell him 'no'? He's the lord of this castle and a demon alpha! I'm just a human, a nobody, really. Why would he even choose me at all? It makes no sense. The amount of pride that alpha carries should have him seeking out an omega just like him; one of high status, and another demon! I'm not a demon! I'm only human!' He doesn't deny his attraction to Bakugo. However, attraction doesn't mean he wants to settle down and have a baby! As an omega, it is expected of him to do just that. If he were still in the human world, he could make a different life for himself across the ocean in the new world. But now he's stuck in this strange realm with the same rules as the world above, only with darker creatures.

"I need to talk to Bakugo," Izuku says and calls for a kobold. When the little blue head peeks out, Izuku tells it that he wants to speak to the castle lord.

"Not wise," says the kobold. "As we speak, Master Iida is coming to your room."

Izuku smiles. "Oh, that's good to hear! Iida is a smart demon! He'll know what to do! Thank you for your help." He waits for Iida to come, sitting at the table in the room too look more ...presentable. Iida will understand his feelings and concerns. Hopefully, this is all just a misunderstanding. They promised to find him a way back home, not marry him to the demon realm. He sits up straight when there's a knock on the door. "Come in!"

"Good day to you, Izuku!" Iida closes the door behind him, proudly holding up a paper. "I hope you have some time to sit down and discuss a few things?"

Izuku only says, "My answer is 'no'."

Iida pauses, staring at him. "What? No to what? You don't even know what I'm here for,"

"I do. My Master was already here. He didn't explain anything. He just came in and said that he and I were to marry and I need to produce an heir."

"...I see." Iida clears his throat and sits at the table with Izuku. "Lord Bakugo doesn't know how to handle these types of situations in a proper and acceptable way," he says. "But before you say 'no,' I would like for you to listen to what we have to offer and,"

"Master Iida, I was promised that you and Tokoyami would help find a way to get me home. I don't understand where the idea of marriage came from."

Iida pushes up his glasses and says, "That is why I want you to hear us out first, so you can have a better understanding."

"...Okay."

"Perfect. Now then, I wrote this proposal in your writing language. If I may, I would like to shorten it for you by telling you what's on it, and you may read and sign it later."

"Um...okay,"

"As you know, or are at least aware, we are stuck down here and would like to live in the world above. We did come from there originally."

Izuku glances at the paper. "Yes but...your people were doing evil things and trying to kill humans to rule the earth."

"Yes, that is valid," he says. "However, we are realizing that, perhaps, there needs to be a change between the worlds. A peace treaty. A way we can share the realms. We would like you to be a part of that change, Izuku."

"I don't understand. Why can't you do this without me?"

"You are a human omega," Iida reminds him. "We believe that a child born of both above and below will be the key to a chance at peace." To keep Izuku from knowing the truth, Iida twists the words of the prophecy. "There has been a story in our world about a human that falls from the sky to help bring peace. You are a human that fell from the sky."

Izuku's eyes light up and he adds, "Oh, just like the successor!"

Iida keeps a straight face though his insides are jumping and screaming. "You know the story, then?"

"I read it in a religious book," Izuku tells him. "The successor is supposed to be reborn to battle the evil when it threatens the earth. It was locked away because it wanted nothing but darkness and chaos. As we were digging in the Black Mountain, religious monks told us not to dig because we could open the portal between worlds. I know that the successor was human, and their lover a human turned demon."

Iida has to think up something and think it up fast. Izuku's intelligent, which he didn't doubt, but he didn't think Izuku would know so much. While Iida would like for there to be peace between the worlds, the Master of All Evil would never allow it. There can't be two rulers; there can be only one.

"I've heard that version too," Iida says. "But neither of us were there, so we don't know what happened. Right?"

Izuku bites his lips. Iida was right about that. Stories change over time, and he couldn't believe that the act of one omega would doom future generations. "You're right, Master Iida. I've been nothing all my life...so I doubt I could be the successor…"

Iida gets an idea and says, "All we know is that a successor will be born, correct? You are an omega; you can give us the successor!" he grins. "Wouldn't that be wonderful, Izuku? You don't have to ever think of your life as meaningless! Be the hero who saves the realms!"

"I...I…" Izuku twiddles his fingers nervously. "I don't know how I feel about all this. I swore to myself that I would be the one to pick a mate if I wanted one. My Master is a demon Blood Lord. I...I don't want to be used as a breeder and tossed aside, Master Iida. I want more than that."

"Ah, I understand. And Lord Bakugo is not the gentlest of souls, either. I won't lie to you about the marriage, Izuku. It will be a marriage of necessity. I know it sounds harsh, but you'll have a comfortable life. You will elevate from common miner to an Omega Prime. A Dom-Omega. A LORD Omega. But, the most important is the birth of the successor. That makes you the most powerful living being in both worlds."

Izuku looks hard at Iida and replies, "Titles mean nothing to me, Master Iida. I'm against free love, and even more so against arranged marriage," he glances at the paper again. "Where I come from, I'm a 'radical thinker.' An educated omega who should spend less time thinking and asking questions and more time submitting to alphas and making babies. I don't see how marriage to My Master will be any different from that. A fancy life or not, the standards remain the same."

Iida takes a deep breath and holds it in for a moment. "Izuku, you are wise beyond your age. However, I could sense the aura of your desire for Lord Bakugo. You do desire him,"

Izuku flushes. "That's just omega instincts," he says and debates whether or not to tell Iida that Bakugo feels and smells very familiar to him. He quickly decides not to because he doesn't want to give Iida any more reason to push for the marriage. "Master Iida, speaking plainly, everything sounds great. But I want it to be my choice whom I marry."

"Lord Bakugo will not like hearing that," Iida warns.

Izuku stops twiddling his fingers to curl them into fists. He could not agree to this. The way he sees it, they view him as an important piece of a very large puzzle. Bakugo will not kill him or eat him as Izuku feared. They need him alive to 'bear' the successor. In a way, he has control over all of them. Blood Lord Bakugo is a complicated matter and will have to be handled differently. Izuku decides to play his own hand in the game.

"Well then, if My Master wants to mate and marry me, then he must ask me properly. He must ask, not demand.."

Iida taps his finger on the table. "That is easier said than done."

"That's my answer to My Master's question," Izuku says. "He needs to ask me...and I don't even know him. I would like to get to know him first." 'Though I feel like I know him…'

"Alright. I will tell Lord Bakugo." this didn't go as easily as he had planned, though he should have figured. "Is there anything else you need?"

"Yes actually. I would like a bath."


Bakugo returned to the Prophecy room after he told Izuku about their marriage. He stares up at the glass picture of the two figures. To think that Deku is the successor; a stupid miner with no special quirks or qualities. Deku is just 'some omega' that happens to be the successor. Bakugo reminds himself that there is a small chance Deku is nothing more than a human who stumbled where he shouldn't have. But that smell…

' -chan'

Bakugo's head whips around at the whispered sound. "Who's there?" he demands.

'...cchan,'

Bakugo curls his tail and growls out, "SHOW YOURSELF!"

'-Kacchan,'

Bakugo inwardly gasps. "That name! I...I know it! I've heard it before!"

'Kacchan,'

Bakugo suddenly passes out on the floor.


Kirishima sits in the hot spring with Sero and Kaminari, though he is oblivious to their friendly banter. He can't help but think about the human omega Izuku and what he'll have to endure in his time here. Izuku won't know it, but he will be a high-titled prisoner; in a sense. Kirishima wants Tokoyami to talk to Izuku, but Shoji had just returned, and it wouldn't be right to interrupt their night off. He also doesn't like keeping all of this a secret from Izuku. Should Izuku find out the truth on his own, the omega may seek revenge and banish them into the darkness once again.

"Hey, Kiri! What has you so lost in thought, bro?" Kaminari asks.

Kirishima turns to look at him. "I'm thinking about Izuku and the future baby. Something doesn't feel right. I don't know." He sighs.

Sero swims over to him. "Hey, the best we can do right now is help Izuku feel comfortable living among the demons and other creatures. Maybe we can have Tokoyami talk to him. Omega to omega, you know?"

Kirishima mumbles something under his breath. "I don't like how all of this is a gamble with a life," he says. "Not just a human, but a baby too. And we're not being true to Izuku. It's unmanly."

Kaminari takes a sip of blood wine from the rim of the large tub. "Do you think there's a way that WE can control Izuku rather than the Dark King? With the successor on our side, maybe we can finally lock away All For One."

Sero gasps and replies, "Watch what you say! You speak of anarchy!"

Kaminari shrugs his shoulders. "Well, think about it; All For One has been ruling since the dawn of time. Maybe it's time for a change. That's all I'm saying," he puts his hands up in defense. "Just a suggestion."

The trio is suddenly joined by Iida who comes rushing in at top speed. He's angry and frazzled. Kaminari offers him some blood wine but Iida refuses it. "We've got trouble!"

"I'll get my hammer!" Kirishima starts to get out of the tub but Iida stops him.

"No. Not that kind of trouble. I just got back from speaking with Izuku! Apparently, Lord Bakugo got to him already and demanded that they will be mated and married! Izuku told me that he WON'T marry Lord Bakugo!"

The three exchange looks at one another, then Sero says, "I hate to say it, but given our circumstances, Izuku doesn't really have a choice."

"You can't blame him though," Kirishima says. "He doesn't know Bakugo at all. Would you want to marry someone you just met and know you have to sleep with them?"

"Is she big-chested?" Kaminari teases and Sero splashes water at him.

"This is serious!" Iida tells them, flailing his hands all around. "Izuku said that he wants Lord Bakugo to properly ASK HIM rather than demand! How in the realm are we going to get Lord Bakugo to bend on one knee and ask for marriage?"

Kirishima taps his chin in thought. This wasn't going to be easy at all. "Obviously, they have to get to know each other," Kirishima won't on what Bakugo told him in confidence. "I'll talk to Bakugo about it. Maybe we can arrange a dinner, or go on a hunting party or something."

"One problem. Shoto is still here and our guest," Iida points out. "There can't be a dinner without inviting him,"

"I'll handle Shoto," Sero offers.

"I guess I'll talk to Izuku," Kaminari says. "Maybe I can persuade him to say 'yes' to Bakugo."

"Don't talk to him without Tokoyami," Iida mentions. "You can be too vulgar and overzealous sometimes."

"Hey!" Kaminari gives Iida a raspberry.

Kirishima climbs out and wraps a cloth around his waist. "Alright boys, 'Mission Make Izuku Say Yes' is officially in motion."


'Where the hell am I?' Bakugo wonders as he looks around at the green field of wildflowers and tall grass. 'This isn't the demon realm...it must be earth?' But he's never seen the world above before; he's only heard about it and never gave it any thought.

'Kacchan!'

'That voice again!' Bakugo looks around, hoping to find the source of the familiar nickname.

'Kacchan, where are you?' The person's voice sounded panicked.

'Hey! I'm here!' He calls out.

The ground beneath his feet becomes wet. He looks down and sees blood instead of mud. The light in the sky flashed rapidly between blue and red until it stopped on solid red. Bakugo hears the screeching sounds of the Dark King's monster army behind him. Next thing he knows his body is wracked with intense pain as multiple hands pull and claw at his flesh. He struggles to escape, and though he pulls forward, it feels like something is ripped out of him. He could feel it in every nerve, vein, and tendon. Sometimes was taken from him, from his body, and yet, his body remains.

"BAKUGO!"

Suddenly, Bakugo is looking up at frightened, tear-filled red eyes and trembling lower lip in a mouth of sharp teeth. "Kiri?" He whispers the demon's name.

"Finally, you're awake!"

Bakugo, still in shock and dazed from whatever happened, allowed Kirishima to embrace him without a fight.

"I was so scared when a kobold told me you had collapsed in here! I couldn't wake you up! Your eyes were solid white! You were flopping like a fish out of water and frothing at the mouth!" He holds Bakugo tighter. "I couldn't wake you up! I got so scared!"

"...you're such a softie," Bakugo mutters. "Stop crying, you fool. I'm fine."

Kirishima pulls away and wipes his eyes. "You're my best friend, Bakugo! I can't help but worry about you! Especially after what I just saw! What happened to you?"

Bakugo sits up and leans forward, arms on his knees. "I...I don't really know. One minute I was looking up at the ceiling, then I blacked out. Something else happened," he explains to Kirishima what he saw. "It was weird...and that nickname for me… 'Kacchan'...I've heard it before."

"No one here has ever called you that," Kirishima says.

"I know. That's what is strange." He grits his teeth. "Everything was fine until that human grub worm showed up! Notice that weird shit has been happening here?"

Kirishima clears his throat. "Oh yeah...about Izuku…"


"What's bothering you, Yami?" Shoji asks from the bed, watching his mate pace around the room.

"My reading," he answers. "I told you about it...something isn't right, and I can't put my finger on it. And Tsu mentioned something of interest earlier, and that has me doubting a lot of what I know...of what I believe."

Shoji lays back on the pillows. "You told me about that. I think it's best to keep that between the three of us for now. Come back to bed. I've been gone for so long and I just got back. We'll figure something out in the morning."

Tokoyami ignores Shoji and goes to his bookshelf. "I can't rest until I know more,"

Shoji sighs. "You're worried about Izuku…"

"I am. Kirishima I know shares in my concerns. It's unsettling," He brings one of the books over to the bed only to have Shoji take it away. "Give it back!"

Shoji holds it out of his reach, tossing it between his six hands until Tokoyami gives up and crosses his arms. "There. That's better. Now-"

Tokoyami's door opens and Iida comes in. "Sorry to bother you on your night off!"

It's Shoji's turn to give up. He puts a pillow over his face.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Tokoyami asks him.

"There's a lot going on and we need your input and omega thoughts!"

Tokoyami lifts the pillow to peek at Shoji whose black eyes just rolls and tells Tokoyami to go.

"I'll make it up to you later," Tokoyami promises him.


To keep his mind occupied, Izuku focuses on the light layer of bubbles on the water's surface. The tub was brought to him, which he found both odd and pleasant. He thought about going to the library afterwards, but decided against it incase someone, anyone, visits him about the marriage proposal. Izuku looks at the paper left by Iida on the table. He still hasn't read it. Maybe he should? Izuku bites his lip, unsure of what to do. If he reads it, the contents might upset him further. And, thinking back to Bakugo, would the demon take his rejection well? Probably not.

What will he do if he is forced? While the demons need him, that doesn't mean they can't do what they want. Bakugo is also known as the Flame Lord, and Izuku hasn't seen those powers yet. What if Bakugo uses those powers on him? What if they torture him into saying 'yes?' Izuku isn't a fool; he wouldn't hold his resolve under torture. 'Let's hope it doesn't come to that.'

There's a knock on his door that startles him. He calls to the person that he is in the tub, knowing it's not Bakugo because the demon wouldn't bother knocking. There is silence then until a kobold peeks out and gets Izuku's attention, stating that he should allow the Blood Lord entrance. Izuku gulps, fearing that he had further dismissed Bakugo's advances. He calls for Bakugo to come in anyway, preparing himself for a confrontation and yelling. But the demon that steps inside is not Bakugo; it's another demon alpha, someone Izuku has never seen before. He shrinks down further into the water.

"I didn't mean to intrude on your bath," Says the demon. "But I wanted to meet you."

"Oh. Um, it's okay," Izuku tells him. "Are you a friend of Blood Lord Bakugo?"

The demon flashes a tiny smirk. "We're far from friends. Mutual acquaintances, really. Let me introduce myself; I'm Shoto Todoroki, one of the four Demon Blood Lords of the realm."

Izuku's eyes widen when he hears the words 'Blood Lord.' Thinking back to Bakugo's entrance earlier, the alpha told him that if another Blood Lord asks him, he must say 'no.' Is this the other Blood Lord he mentioned? This demon is also an alpha prime, just like Bakugo, though his exterior and presence are relaxed; expressing a calm dominance. He can sense the alpha power from Shoto, though the demon doesn't flaunt it like Bakugo. And he looks much different from the other demons he's seen. It has to be Shoto's strange coloring; his left side red with a blue eye and his right side white with a brown eye. He looks like twins that were pressed together to make a single body. His horns, though the same colors of red and white, are on opposite sides of his head and curl out and up. The horns remind Izuku of a bull. The spiked tail, also red and white, lies perfectly still on the floor. And, unlike Bakugo, Shoto is fully dressed in a blue jerkin.

"Judging by the look on your face, Lord Bakugo mentioned that I was here visiting,"

"He...um...he said that there was another Blood Lord here, yes,"

Shoto looks almost amused and says, "I'm sure he had nothing but 'wonderful' things to say about me,"

"Not quite. He said I'm supposed to tell you 'no' if I see you,"

"Ah. Then he's approached you about the marriage, then?"

Izuku nods. "My answer is still 'no,' to both of you,"

"You're a bold one," Shoto states, tilting his head slightly. "Especially for a human amongst demons,"

Izuku swallows hard and says, "It's not easy to be a human in this world."

"I don't doubt it. Although to get right to the point, as you are aware, the Master of All Evil has mentioned our possible marriage to me; so, I thought I would come and speak to you myself. It's a big step for both of us, and a big decision as well,"

Izuku doesn't know Shoto well enough to explain himself, but for that matter, he doesn't know Bakugo either. "My request is a simple one. I wish to choose my alpha mate."

"Oh. I see. Well, that would be-"

"Piss off, you half-and-half bastard!" Bakugo barges his way inside Izuku's room.

Izuku panics while Shoto remains calm and still as Bakugo gets in his face. Shoto stands a little taller than Bakugo, Izuku noticed. And, for some reason, Izuku can tell that the bit of height difference is something that makes Bakugo angry about Shoto.

"You've overstayed your welcome!" Bakugo snarls and hisses at him. "Get out of my castle! The human's made his choice!"

"Has he?" Shoto raises a brow. "I just spoke to him, and he told me something different," He turns back to Izuku. "Didn't you, Izuku Midoriya?"

Izuku almost pees himself when Bakugo's sudden black and red eyes bear hard into him. He can almost read Bakugo's thoughts just through that stare alone. Bakugo is telling him to mind his answer, and to answer correctly.

"I...I um...I said that I...I wish to choose my alpha mate," that was not the answer Bakugo was hoping to hear, and Izuku knew it, too. Maybe he should drown himself now and spare the wrath of Blood Lord Bakugo.

"Well, he's wrong!" Bakugo says to Shoto. "If you want to settle this like alpha males, then let's step outside and I'll put you in your place!" Holding out his palms, Bakugo makes two flashing flames appear to go along with his challenge.

"I'm not going to fight you," Shoto says.

"HA! That's because you're scared you'll lose!" Bakugo smirks and gets in his face again.

Shoto ignores him, turning back to Izuku and giving a bow. "You are free to make your choice. I will remain here for a few more days, or until you make your decision."

"Like fuck, you will!" Bakugo snaps at him.

"I'll be sure that my brother and sister see to our needs while we're here. We only request rooms. We'll do the rest."

Bakugo growls at Shoto's retreating back as the demon alpha leaves Izuku's room. Bakugo slams the door, almost catching Shoto's tail in it. Once he is certain the other is gone, Bakugo turns his attention to the human in the tub. 'That smell again,' he can sense Deku's uncertainty and fear, so he lets his eyes return to normal before approaching the tub. "I was told you want to make your own choice in whom you mate with?"

Izuku can't hide his fear and trembles when Bakugo stands next to the tub. He can smell the alpha's scent, the familiar sweet and musky scent. Izuku doesn't respond, closing his eyes and turning away from the demon, expecting to be yelled at, or worse, beaten. Instead, something tickles his chin. He peeks open one eye to see that it's Bakugo's blonde hair. The demon alpha is sniffing his neck, under his jaw bone and behind his ear, almost like a curious dog. Izuku can't help but let out a little moan as the closeness of Bakugo sends pleasant tingles through his body. At this moment, Izuku doesn't feel threatened by Bakugo at all. He's been sniffed at by other alphas in the past yet it didn't feel like this; soft and intimate. When he hears Bakugo purr, deep and guttural, his lower stomach tickles with excitement. It was like nothing he's ever felt before. Then, Bakugo's long tongue slides along the length of his neck, lapping, and curling. Izuku's grateful for the water because he can feel the omega slick beginning to leak out of him. It's not a heat cycle, just general omega arousal in the presence of a mighty alpha.

'Fucking shitting human...he smells and tastes so fucking good! I hate it!' Bakugo thinks to himself even though he can't get enough of Deku. Shoto was lucky he didn't lash out at his throat for being in this room with Deku. Deku is going to be his mate and bear a child that will render him a supreme hero of the demon realm. That award and title will not go to Shoto-Fucking-Todoroki.

Bakugo has to take Kirishima's advice seriously after they spoke about Deku. Kirishima told him he has to act more like a lover and seduce the human omega in a 'non-threatening manner' which were Kirishima's exact words. He's used to getting what he wants, or just taking it, as is his right. He is of the top four Blood Lords, THE strongest Blood Lord. 'I always get what I want! And I want this shitty human!'

"S-Stop...master," Izuku whispers when he feels himself grow a little too excited by Bakugo's touch. "I don't want anymore…!"

"Bullshit," Bakugo nips at the tender flesh of Deku's neck. "I sense your arousal, human omega! You like what I'm doing to you!"

"I…" Izuku didn't know how to respond because Bakugo is right that he LIKES this tender treatment. However, he did not welcome it in the first place. Bakugo is demanding and taking what he wants. "We've done enough…"

"I'm not done!" He bites at Deku's neck, not to pierce the flesh but to leave behind four red marks from his fangs. It was to prove his point. "You're going to be my omega mate and that's the way it's going to be; got it?"

Izuku grits his teeth, suddenly feeling a whirlwind of anger rise up in him. Bakugo is not accepting him as a living being with thoughts and feelings. And though he wants more of the demon alpha's touch, Izuku wants it to be on his terms. With a wave of bravery to mix with his anger, he warns Bakugo to back off.

"I don't speak 'idiot,'" Bakugo smirks and prepares to pull Deku out of the tub. Instead, something unexpected happens.

"I SAID STOP!" Izuku's fist comes up under Bakugo's chin and sends the demon alpha tumbling backward. So much so, that Bakugo lands on the table nearby and breaks it in half.

Izuku stares at Bakugo's twitching body sprawled out on the floor covered with bits of splintered wood. Where did that strength come from? He looks at his fist curiously. But then, there's a vicious growling coming from Bakugo. It's low at first, then gradually grows louder and more fierce. Izuku's eyes slowly, ever so slowly, turn to the demon's fallen body, now alight with orange flames.

Naked and afraid, Izuku attempts to flee the tub while a massive burst of flaming hot heat fills the room as Bakugo lets loose a wild roar.

TBC