Notes:
***Okay, so, very late update! I'm truly sorry but with the world as it is now, things have been a little hectic on my end! Working from home now and making a lot of heavy changes! I just haven't had the mental function to be creative~ I guess you can say I've been in a bit of a rut. Regardless, here is the next chapter! ^_^
***IMPORTANT NOTE: At the end of this chapter, Bakugo's transformation scene is a little gorey, so I put a warning in bold when the gore scene starts and ends for those who don't want to read it. I happen to be a horror movie and novel fan, but I know it's not for everyone. (I actually toned it down from the original typed version) You don't have to read that part to have it make any sense in the plot, so don't feel like you're missing anything.
***Warnings: Language, gore, miscarriages, scheming, mpreg pregnancy talk, drama, angst
***Please read on and enjoy!
Chapter 19: We Shall See It Done!
*Read the notes if you didn't before you proceed unless you're like me who likes to be surprised and shocked*
A full week has passed since the Black Moon Ball and Izuku had learned quickly how to be a Dom-Omega. He has won the trust and adoration of every demon and creature at Black Ram Hall. Unlike his mate, Izuku took the time to get to know the foremen and forewomen of the 'lesser beings' that reside in the castle. Goblins flocked to his side, some often following him as he goes about the castle, wanting to wait on him hand and foot. The kobolds are in constant watch of him, making sure he never gets lost navigating the castle. The few times he chose to go outside, not only did he have demon guards fighting over who gets to escort him (when Bakugo wasn't around) but the slow-witted trolls never let him out of their sight. They would stay a fair distance with their clubs or axes ready, searching and keeping watch. Izuku always thanked the creatures in their own language, having had Iida teach him basic greeting words. Izuku wasn't at all shocked or surprised that the 'lesser creatures,' whom he now referrers to as 'the castle folk' had never heard the word 'thank you' from a ruler. His Kacchan couldn't even say the word without forcing it between clenched teeth.
Today, everyone had to stay inside due to the vicious thunder and windstorm happening outside. It had woken Izuku up from sleep, thinking that the whole castle was crumbling around them only to learn from Bakugo that its thunder. Thunder in the human realm was never like this. He and Bakugo sit in the library, Izuku studying his Abyssal and Bakugo leisure reading. Maybe it was the storm frightening the baby because the constant movement was making it hard for Izuku to study. He didn't want to worry Bakugo, so he keeps his head down and holds in the gasps of discomfort. Within the hour, Izuku couldn't hold it in any longer. He gasps out at a sharp pinch in his belly. When he looks down, he sees three little numbs poking out from under his clothing. For a moment, he feared the tiny horns would breach his skin. Izuku imagined his stomach ripping open and a demon baby crawling out. No one knew what would happen when a human delivers a half-breed child. Suddenly, that image mixed with uncertainty has him trembling. He wasn't really scared before, but what had changed to make him so frightened?
"Deku?"
"Kacchan…I…I don't know what's wrong…but the baby is…acting strange…"
Bakugo closes the book to go over to Deku. "Strange how?"
Izuku hunches forward. "I don't know…it's moving around so much…I feel like it's going to pop out!"
"That won't happen," Bakugo assures him but can sense an odd aura coming from Deku's stomach. "Lift your shirt,"
"The horns…" Izuku points to the three horns scratching his insides as they move.
Bakugo had never heard of a demon with three or more horns. It could be because it's a half-breed, but something about the placement of the three horns didn't make sense. If he were to picture how the baby is curled up in Deku right now, the third horn is either coming out of its face or the back of its head. Bakugo can feel Deku's unease and fear through their bond and even he can tell something is not right.
"We need Tokoyami and Iida," Bakugo says.
Izuku shakes his head. "No. Don't bother them…Iida is always so busy…and Yami is still grieving. I'm…I'm sure this will pass,"
"No. There's something not right about those horns," Bakugo tells him. "Iida will drop whatever he is doing and Tokoyami will just have to get over the miscarriage and focus on helping you. They both have a duty to you,"
"Wait… what do you mean something isn't right with the three horns? What does that mean?"
"I'm not sure, but that's not natural. We're going to see Tokoyami." Bakugo lifts Deku into his arms, grunting a bit at the extra weight of his mate. "I don't want you to fucking fight me, okay? Just do as I say!"
Izuku didn't really have the strength to fight back even if he wanted to, so he let his mate carry him through the castle and to Tokoyami's chambers. On the way, Bakugo told a kobold to fetch Iida. He uses his tail to knock on Tokoyami's door, telling the gargoyle to let them in and that it's an emergency. The door opens, but it was Shoji and not Tokoyami.
"What's the matter?" Shoji asks.
"Where is your mate?" Bakugo pushes passed him and enters the room with Deku. "Something's not right with the baby!"
Tokoyami rises from his bed, his eyes heavily lidded and looking a little smaller than usual. "Place him on the table there," Tokoyami tells them.
"Kacchan, I'm scared," Izuku says when he feels Bakugo's arms leave him. The pain was getting worse.
"Just try to relax," Bakugo tells him. "We'll figure out what's going on," He mentions to Tokoyami about the three horns. "That's not natural," he says again.
Tokoyami tells Izuku to close his eyes and try to stay calm while he presses on various spots near the horns. Tokoyami already had his suspicions but didn't want to say anything until he was completely certain. When he presses at just the right angle, which had Izuku gasp in pain, Tokoyami confirmed his suspicion.
"Well? What the hell is it?" Bakugo sneers at him.
"There are not three horns," Tokoyami ignores Bakugo and looks at Izuku instead. "There are four horns. Two sets."
"T-Two sets?" Izuku stutters. "Um…that means…that the…the baby has…has four horns, right?" His voice is cracking under the lie he is telling himself with some bit of hope that he isn't wrong.
"It's not one baby, but two," Tokoyami corrects him. "They are twins."
Izuku's brain goes silent and numb while Bakugo starts to boast (very loudly) about how great of an alpha 'every part' of him is. Izuku couldn't be bothered with Bakugo's ego right now. He just received some troubling news. He was getting scared of only the one, and now he's having two? A thousand thoughts started going through his mind at once. Would they be alpha and omega? One demon and one human? Would both be half-human and half-demon? Would they both be alphas? Would they both be omegas? What if they're betas? What if one is stronger than the other? Are they both boys or both girls? Or one of each? Can his body handle two babies at once? How big are they going to get inside of him? Are they going to come out like little Bakugos, screaming and hollering? One Bakugo is enough…but THREE?
"Dom-Omega, congratulations," Shoji says as he helps Izuku sit up. "Twins are very rare,"
"T-Thank you…?"
"They are growing rapidly," Tokoyami tells him. "I'm going to suggest complete bedrest until it's time, which should be about two or three days from now."
Izuku's head snaps up. "T-That soon!?"
"Demon babies grow quickly, and my technique is going to be different because there are two, not one."
"What the hell does that mean?" Bakugo asks.
"In short, if he was having one, I would let it come naturally. However, because there is two, and he is human, I suggest cutting and removing them from the womb. This way, there is less strain on the Dom-Omega's body and the babies have a greater chance of living. They will be too big to pass naturally without doing long term damage."
Bakugo smirks and puts his fists on his hips. "Ha! Look at that! Two kids at once and their large size proves they'll be so fucking strong, just like me!"
Izuku slumps his head and shoulders forward, wondering why he ever thought he would get a 'thank you' from his mate for providing him with more than what they originally hoped for. Now Tokoyami tells him that they'll need to be cut out of him. Izuku wraps his arms around his belly, feeling the pair moving inside. Still lost in his thoughts, Izuku doesn't notice Iida charging in.
"Sorry, I'm late!" Iida pants out. "I was in the middle of something very important! Is everything alright with the Dom-Omega?"
"We just found out he's having twins!" Bakugo says proudly. "And they'll be ready to come out in a few days!"
Iida almost falls over at the news of twins. "Twins? Why, what fabulous news! Dom-Omega, you must be so excited!" When Izuku doesn't answer, Iida looks to Bakugo then to Tokoyami. "Dom-Omega? Is he alright?"
"Deku?" Bakugo shakes the omega's shoulder. "Hey! Deku!"
Tokoyami places his hand on Bakugo's, stopping him. "I fear he is having a bit of a panic moment after receiving this news. We should let him be for a little while; it might take some time for him to come to terms with this."
"Maybe you should help him relax," Shoji offers. "If he'll need bedrest-"
"That's up to our Blood Lord," Tokoyami says.
Bakugo bends down to glance at Deku's face, which seems lost in a void or a trance. Connecting through their bond, he feels the mix of emotions within Deku and strange enough, there is no happiness or joy. All Bakugo can sense is fear, anxiety, and confusion. This is unlike Deku, and Bakugo concludes that the problem is mental, not physical.
"I'll carry him back to our room," Bakugo tells them. "Tokoyami, make something to keep him asleep and calm. Bring it to our chambers,"
Tokoyami bows his head. "I shall as quickly as possible."
Bakugo gathers Deku in his arms and as he passes Iida, the beta whispers that there is a great matter they need to discuss. After Deku is settled, of course.
"Kacchan…?" Izuku says with a whisper.
"What is it?"
"I'm really scared…"
"Hey, you're the successor, the strongest omega there is," they make it back to the room and he places Deku in the bed. "You're going to get through this without issue, got it?"
Izuku offers Bakugo a small smile as the alpha covers and tucks him in but doesn't say a thing about it; rather, he doesn't want his Kacchan to get annoyed at being caught. But his smile quickly returns to a frown when the babies move inside him again. It feels like they're jumping, and those little horns keep poking. Izuku lets a whimper escape from his lips, turning his face away quickly so Bakugo doesn't see his discomfort.
There's a weight on the bed beside him and it's Bakugo. Izuku looks towards his belly and sees Bakugo's horned head resting gently upon it. Izuku doesn't speak, only watches, curious as to what Kacchan would do. He hears the demon growling, though it's very low and soft, not at all threatening. The babies start to move again, twisting and flopping inside of him for a moment until they suddenly stop. Izuku's eyes widen as his body finally relaxes once the babies settle down, and Bakugo is still growling. Was it Kacchan's peaceful growling that got the babies to stop moving?
"Kacchan?"
"Does that feel better?" He asks.
"Yes. How did you do that? With the growling?"
Bakugo sits up and answers, "Yeah. It's something I've seen demons do to their pregnant omegas. I wasn't sure if it would work on you since you're a human, but I used my growls and aura to make the brats settle down and stop giving you a hard time. Why are you so unhappy now, Deku? I thought someone like you would be leaping for joy knowing you're having more than one baby?"
Izuku tucks his hands under the bedsheets and sighs. "I just don't know if my body can handle it, Kacchan. If something happens to me…then there is no successor…and All For One wins," tears start to trickle from the corners of his eyes. "The human world, my world, will be engulfed in darkness again and humans will suffer,"
"Nothing is going to happen to you," Bakugo assures him. "Both Tokoyami and Iida are the best doctors and healers I have, and money is no object should you need something more."
"I keep thinking such horrible things about the babies…like they're going to be small monsters or more demon than human. They might not be an equal half and half of each race. What if they are total opposites from each other? How are twins going to rule? Are they going to fight?"
"Deku, you idiot, stop babbling! Listen to me; there is no telling what's going to happen with this pregnancy. You are the first human to bear half breed children. We're learning as well, okay? Seriously, the babies have enough assholes here to help raise them right. Plus, you're the Dom-Omega and if the kids are driving you crazy, we dump them on nannies or the others. Shit, Kaminari is basically an overgrown child himself! They'll do fine with him. You're worrying over things that aren't necessary- not yet. But I'll figure out any issues we happen upon-"
"You mean 'we', Kacchan," he reaches out to place his hand on Bakugo's "We will figure it out. Together."
"Pfft. Yeah, sure. Whatever." He hears Deku giggle and is glad. "Once Tokoyami comes, I need to go and speak to Iida about some things. I'll have Tokoyami or Tsu stay here with you until I get back."
"Let Tsu stay with me," Izuku offers. "Tokoyami wants to be alone right now. I don't want to bother him." As if on cue, Tokoyami enters their chambers holding a small glass vial. "Is that for me because I'm crazy?" Izuku asks with a teasing tone.
"This will keep you very relaxed, and it should help soothe the children as well," Tokoyami brings it over to him. "It is the foulest thing you will ever taste, but the effects will be well worth it,"
Izuku sighs. It's just one thing after the next, isn't it? But without complaint, he gulps down the liquid, his face contorting into ripples of disgust. Bakugo laughs at him, stating that 'he's actually turning green' and Izuku didn't deny that. He feels green. Tokoyami was not lying, not that the male ever did, but this was something out of a picky eater's nightmare. Izuku would rather swallow the dust from coal than ever taste this stuff again. However, the muscles in his limbs started to feel heavy, yet somehow light at the same time. He thought his whole body was melting into the bed. The ceiling looked blurry; the busts and racks of hunted creatures seemed to come alive, moving along the walls. The fire in the hearth had images of animals and people in the flames. Izuku can hear Bakugo talking to him, but the words sound muffled and distant. Turning to his mate, Izuku feels his lips climb into a smile that touches his ears.
"Very tired and happy," Izuku tells him.
Bakugo lets out a snort of a laugh behind his hand. "Good choice of meds," he says to Tokoyami.
"Indeed. Normally, I would not administer this medicine to anyone unless it was something extreme. I used it on myself after…when I was staying in my room. I gave him a high dose because he needs to have a relaxed mind and body for the days to come," he takes a moment to check if Izuku is sleeping, and he is. "I have confidence in my skills of surgical removal of the children," he tells Bakugo. "However, I worry about the strength of the Dom-Omega and the shock his body will face, as he is a human."
"What's likely to happen?" Bakugo asks. "I want to be prepared too,"
"I am most concerned about him bleeding out, which means I have to work fast. I will need more assistance when the time comes, and you MUST be there. Not just as support, but to use your bonded alpha aura to keep him strong."
"Can't you just use your healing magic after you take them out?"
Tokoyami shakes his head. "It takes too long to summon that power. I must first stitch him and then use my magic. It is going to be a very long process. The most important thing we can do right now is to keep him resting and comfortable. Mental anxiety plays a large role in one's health, and we can't have the Dom-Omega fretting and panicking when he's already in a weakened state."
"I see," he stands up and says, "Tsu will be here shortly. Stay with him until she comes. I have a lot of business that I need to attend to…so I'll be held up for quite some while."
"Is this about the takeover?" Tokoyami asks.
Bakugo nods. "Since the children are coming a lot sooner than expected, we need to figure out a plan to take down All For One and Tomura right away. I don't want All For One getting anywhere near my children."
"I suggest speaking to All For One first," Tokoyami offers. "Find out what He plans to do once the babies are born, and work around the plot from there."
"That's what I was thinking, too. I will discuss it with Iida. Also, I want you to send a message to Hawks to get him to come here as soon as possible."
"It shall be done."
Bakugo slams his fists on the table and bursts into flames after hearing the message Iida has just brought to him. The beta demon is well versed in Bakugo's outbursts, so he ducked at the appropriate time, avoiding burns. The letter came earlier in the day, and Iida had been reading it when his presence was needed in Tokoyami's chambers. From then until now, Iida had been wracking his brain trying to think of the best way to deliver the bad news to Bakugo. But there is no 'best way,' he decides, and briefly states the main subject topic of the letter.
"Please, sir, calm yourself! We need to think rationally with a clear head!"
Bakugo grabs the letter in his fist and burns it to tiny fluttering embers of orange and black. How dare those bastards join forces against him! "If Windbag and Half and Half are expecting a wedding gift, I'd sooner rip out my own innards and eat them for supper!" He didn't think it would actually happen when Deku told him about it.
"Perhaps it's time we...offer some terms of agreement," Iida suggests, trying not to show that he is still a bit frightened watching Bakugo's burning form. "Sp-Speaking plainly, my lord, as an intelligent Blood Lord, you must understand that Blood Lord Todoroki's demands are not unreasonable."
"Fuck him. Mirio said he would join us in stopping the other two," Bakugo says. "We go with that!"
Iida fixes his glasses. "I don't think that's in our best interest. We need unity now more than ever, and I know the Dom-Omega would agree with me."
"But Deku isn't here,"
"Blood Lord Katsuki Bakugo," Iida rarely ever states the demon's full name and he cringes at the fierce glare in his direction. But Iida tells himself that he will not stand down. Straightening his shoulders, he says, "All they want is an equal share of the human realm! If they are going to fight with us for the greater outcome, then they deserve something in return! Sharing the realms does not lessen your strength or title in any way!"
Bakugo calms his flames before the chair catches fire, though he is still burning with rage.
Iida slams both hands on the table, hoping to get his point across. "The Dark King cannot know what we're planning! I know you want to probably challenge Blood Lord Todoroki, but that will raise suspicion! All For One will know something is amiss among His Blood Lords! We need to show Him that everything is normal! That's why I want, no, I NEED you to come to a conclusion about how to divide up the realms when we obtain them! Give the other Blood Lords equal land! Then we-"
"- will take it away," Bakugo interrupts Iida's speech. The idea came to him while Iida was ranting. It's a cheap and underhanded trick, and if the other bastards were smart, they would expect it from him. However, he had a plan for that little issue as well.
"Excuse me?" Iida stares blankly at Bakugo as the flames disappear and the trademark smug grin returns to the demon's face. Iida knows Bakugo is serious because the demon's eyes turned black with single specks of red in the center.
"Give them what they ask," Bakugo says, standing up from the chair, swishing his tail like a cat ready to pounce. "You're right- we need their cooperation. Their marriage may get noticed by All For One, and we can't have that. Write back to those bastards and tell them we will split up the human realm the same as we do here. I will only allow this if they promise not to marry and act as independent houses. They are only marrying each other to piss me off and to keep their demon armies content. Once we have won and taken over, I will have them bend to my will using Deku's powers,"
Bakugo knows how bizarre his plan sounds even to him because he is not the type to give in to demands. But both Iida and Deku are right with the notion that they need everyone on the same side to fight All For One and defeat Him. Bakugo will have his hands full with battling Tomura right after All For One.
In truth, the whole plan is a complete gamble. Bakugo has never been a gambling male when it came to topics and issues of government. He's always the winner; the best and the strongest. All his decisions have never failed.
He's always right.
He always sees things through.
He always comes out on top.
He always knows what he's doing.
But now he is basing this new plan on the gamble that the heart stolen from him will return whatever superpowers he had as a human. With the power of both past and present, human and demon, he will be just like his children; and twice as strong. With this power, he can easily force Inasa and Shoto into surrender. If he's REALLY lucky, one or both of them will die in the uprising. He'll have a better basis for this gamble once he speaks to All For One and learns from the Dark King what the plan is once his children are born.
"We're racing against time, Iida," Bakugo says. "Get those messages out right now. I'll be in Tokoyami's chambers- I need to contact All For One and find out what His plans are after my children enter this world, which is VERY soon. There is no time to waste! Have Sero and Kaminari start gathering their legions under the notion of group military training! Also, prepare a letter for Kirishima to take to Mirio. We should all meet to discuss what to do next."
"My lord...that's a lot to ask in such a short time...but I will see it done!"
'Fucking demons...filthy wretches…!' Bakugo lops off the head of a goblin-like demon that was trying to crawl away.
Covered in blood, a mix of the enemies and his own, Bakugo's eyes scan the field of carnage. Writhing and moaning bodies of the soon-to-be-dead sing an echoing song to the cloudy sky above. Bakugo has killed many of the demons he currently steps over as their bodies bleed out. Something grabs his ankle. He looks down through blood-soaked wet bangs at a demon creature. Bakugo can't understand the creature's speech, but the whining tone sounds like pleading.
'Pfft. Weakling! Your nasty, ugly ass has no life here in this world!' Lifting the blade of his bloodied sword, Bakugo snaps his fingers and it ignites in flames. People view humans with such strange powers like this as evil or unnatural, but Bakugo recognized it as power. That's why he came to join All Might's court as he possesses these great powers like the others, and he belongs among them. 'DIE!' With a solid stab of the flaming sword, the demon squeals and screams as it bursts into flames. 'Fool!'
Though his victory is assured, Bakugo can't help the sinking feeling in his bond, and it has to do with his mate. He sees an image of his mate doubling over in pain with tears of blood streaming from his eyes.
'Deku…!' Bakugo leaves the battlefield in a run, racing towards his mate with sword in hand and ready to fight.
'I see him, Izuku! There!'
Izuku nods at Kirishima's voice in his head as he soars towards Tomura's fleeing form. The demon disappeared into the trees for a bit, trying to confuse them, but Izuku and the others found him. They were on his trail again, and Izuku is getting closer. The demon is in his grasp! Using Kirishima's rock powers, he makes the large stone fist reach out and grab Tomura while Tsu's tongue whips out to wrap around the demon's neck. They all secure him in place.
'Where is your master?' Izuku firmly asks him. 'Tell us!'
'Izuku! Look!' Tsu pulls the tongue away as Tomura's body turns to clay and crumbles to the ground.
'A double?' Tokoyami gasps.
Izuku grits his teeth. 'Damn it! That means the real Tomura escaped us when he ran into the woods!'
'We must find the others!' Kirishima says.
'Yes, but I must find Kacchan first!'
Something makes him trip. Bakugo growls as he falls to the ground just on the outskirts of the battlefield. He gets up but feels something around his ankle, and then on his calf. He can feel it through the armor! Bakugo looks down to see a blue hand attached to him like a tick with its claws breaking through the armor. Bakugo curses at it, trying to shake it off, but more join it. Like a horde of spiders, the blue hands crawl all over him, latching on and disintegrating his armor.
'I can't let them get to my skin!' he says while trying to rip them away yet the hands keep multiplying. 'DAMN IT-!' Bakugo shouts to the sky with frustration and then lets out a choked gasp when his body fills with pain.
~gore part starts here!~
The hands...they're ripping through his skin. Bakugo doesn't have to look to know that claws are raking all along his body, slowly, and at the same time. Bakugo chances a glance down at his now naked body, streaming with rivers of blood, flesh, and guts. An invisible force is pulling the skin- no - his spirit from this body. Though he bleeds, his organs remain. There is intense pressure through his body; he can feel the blood leaking from his ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. He tries to cry out, tries to talk, but only gurgles of blood remain.
'You are his everything,' says a strange voice from behind him. 'But now you will become the very creature he hates! You will be just like me~'
Bakugo wants to fight, to yell at this bastard, but there's nothing he can do. His soul is slowly being ripped away from his body.
'Flesh by flesh-'
Bakugo continues to watch pieces of his skin plot to the ground.
'Muscle by muscle-'
'KACCHAAAAAAAAN!'
'Deku!'
~end gore scene~
Izuku slides to a halt at the gruesome sight of his mate before him. Tomura stands behind Bakugo, ripping him apart. He cannot hear the voice of his friends as he collapses to his knees, his eyes never leaving Bakugo's form.
'I'm taking his soul and heart to become one of us!' Tomura says with a crazed grin. 'Every part of him will belong to us!'
Izuku, trembling with fear and other extreme mixed emotions, watching in silent horror as the human body of his mate, his Kacchan, slowly grows horns, claws, fangs and a tail while writhing and flailing in agony. Izuku can feel every bit of Bakugo's suffering through their bond. It affects not only him but their baby as well. Between his legs is something wet and hot, following by intense pain in his abdomen. Faintly, he hears Kaminari's voice shout, 'the baby' and Izuku instantly knows he lost the child. Their child.
'He is ours now!' Tomura says with a loud, manic laugh as he pulls Bakugo's heart from the man's chest with his bare hand. 'The human world is ours once again!'
Tomura's manic grin fades to a concerned, furious frown when he gazes upon Izuku's glowing form.
Izuku manages to stand up, wipe the bloody tears from his cheeks, and summons his court to him.
'With the power of the Symbol of Peace...I AM LEGION!'
TBC
