Sachi's log, entry 17: It's been... 2? Maybe 3 weeks since the author's last search-and-destroy attempt. I'm beginning to wonder if he's given up or not. I'm trying to mark off the possibilities of why he would give up, but wielded no results. I mean, why could he have given up on me? Too busy? Yeah, like he's ever busy! I mean, he's just a college student with his finals approaching, I doubt he'd have anything on his hands. Either, I guess that's good news for me, I hope.
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Aight, Imma go play some Animal Crossing New Horizon.
"36.2?" Inko exclaimed in awe, "In just a day? How did you make that quick a recovery?"
"Lots of rest, I guess..." Izuku replied, smiling.
"Wow..." Inko muttered out, before hugging him, "What a little champ you are, Izuku!"
"Thanks mom." Replied Izuku, "But I better get going, or I'm gonna run late for school."
"Oh no you're not." Replied Inko defensively, "You could hardly lift your arm just yesterday! Fevers don't go down that easy! At least rest a day to be sure you're really better."
"Mom! It's nothing! I assure you I'm fine!" Izuku protested, attempting to get out of bed.
"Izuku please, for your own well being." Inko desperately tried to push him back in.
"Then at least let me go on a small walk!" Izuku exclaimed.
"F-fine... but not too far, okay?" Inko agreed relunctantly.
"Thanks mom." Izuku replied, getting dressed as he went out.
As she saw her son leave, Inko let out a light smile.
"Izuku's been out for longer and longer lately." She thought, "Maybe he finally found new friends. If that's the case, then I guess he could stay out a little longer."
As Izuku stepped out the door however, he bumped into Kurogiri again, waiting for him by the sidewalk.
"Did the medicine work?" Asked Kurogiri.
"What was in that stuff?" Asked Izuku back.
"Classified information." Replied Kurogiri, "Apparently, the boss got it from an old colleague that he doesn't work with anymore."
"I see..." Replied Izuku, "Anyways, you called me here because?"
"Ah right, the mission!" Kurogiri replied, "the boss needs you to recruit more people for the league. The U.A entrance exams are coming up and apparently All Might will be present to cheer on the examinees. With all the untrained would-be-heroes and would-be hostages, it would be a perfect opportunity to strike, as even if we fail to kill All Might, we could at least drastically slow the growth of new heroes."
"And he chose me to recruit new members because?"
"You have a talent, young Midoriya, one to recruit anyone by pulling their strings. the boss believes in you, Midoriya, don't let him down." Explained Kurogiri.
"Alright." Said Izuku, "I'll assemble the squad, just tell me the targets."
Back the Tom's Ramen Shop, Izuku gave his men the rundown of their first mission with the league.
"So let me get this straight." Said Sachi, "He wants us to convince the "Raijins" to join the league as the frontline to assault U.A?"
"Yeah, simple as that!" Replied Izuku.
"Are you nuts!? You HAVE heard of the things that villain group has done right?!" Exclaimed Sachi.
"Which is exactly why they are gonna help us. All they want to do is destroy, correct? So why not have them destroy the U.A entrance exam for us?" Asked the young villain.
"What's so bad about them anyways? I bet they're just a bunch of posers!" Laughed Spinner.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Said Dabi, taking a drink of beer, "I've had my fair share of encounters with them and I can assure you, they are one of the last groups you want as an enemy. For a B Generation group, they are much more powerful than you think."
"B Generation?" Asked Toga, what's that?
"Not sure, that's just what they call themselves" Replied Dabi, "Point is, I'm only in if you're certain the negotiation won't end up in a brawl."
"It's the name of any and all villain groups that were formed after All Might's silver age." Explained Tom, who eavesdropped in on their conversation.
Suddenly, every turned their attention to the Shop owner, as he resumed his plate cleaning duties.
"How... do you know that?" Asked Magne.
"It's common knowledge most A Generation villains and villain groups know." Replied Tom.
"You were a villain?" Asked Izuku.
"You didn't know?" Asked Sachi.
"No one here knew about the owner, Sachi." Said Toga, "Why'd you expect us to assume that he's a villain?"
"I thought the vault door that's clearly been ripped off it's frame hanging on the wall behind the counter was an obvious indicator!" Said Sachi.
"That's a door? I thought it was a very big hubcap." Said Mr Compress, getting a closer look.
"Wait, hold on, there's generations of villain group?" Izuku asked Tom.
"What? You thought the criminal underworld was just full of people who decided one day to do crime? Trust me, there's a very clear power structure that composes the criminal underworld and keeps it in order. Without it, there wouldn't be a need for heroes." Explained Tom, "After all, heroes have a clear hierarchy to their world, so what makes you think villains are any different?"
"I... never knew..." Izuku replied.
"Typical." Replied Tom, putting down his plate, "Most B generation villains don't know about the structure either, which is why so many get caught and defeated only days after their debut. To us veterans, they are akin to arrogant youngsters who think they know better than us, that we veterans are out of date and out of touch and that they are much better, not paying attention to the fact that there's a reason why we veterans have lasted so long. Now tell me, does that sound familiar?"
Looking back, Izuku began to notice a pattern. The heroes he had fought until now, the ones he had helped defeat all had two things in common: they have a history of shady conduct and they were all very young, some only recently having obtained their license. L'Oreal in particular in fact had his license suspended only 6 months after obtaining it.
"Exactly! Heroes! You want to know why so many of us older villains hate All Might so much more than the others? Because he embodies that youthful arrogance. "anyone can be a hero" he says, "just do your best!" he says! No! That's not what heroes are! Heroes are so much more than that! They are selfless, brave, and fight for justice, not sponsorship and brand recognition! They strive to make a better world, not one where they are praised! All Might may have brought hope to the hearts of many, not even I will deny that, but he also brought upon a generation blinded by prideful ignorance!" Ranted Tom, before realizing how much of a tangent he just went on.
Looking at his customers, most of them were silenced. He put up a casual look on his face, but deep down, he was panicking. Did he sound to preachy? Did his rant get too personal? His palms were getting really sweaty as he was anticipating a "OK BOOMER" to be fired any minute now. However, that didn't happen. Instead, Izuku pulled out a notebook, and looked at him with the eyes of a curious child.
"So tell me more about this power structure." He said, his eyes, hungry for knowledge.
He was beaming with excitement, like a child talking to Santa Claus. The sight of this boy was so cathartic, that, in a mere second, Tom burst into tears.
"I'M FINALLY APPRECIATED!" He cried out.
"Dear god Tom! Calm down!" Sachi exclaimed.
"His tears are flying into my ramen!" Panicked Irina.
"Dear god it's flooding the shop!" Yelled Spinner.
"I can't swim! But I won't drown!" Said Twice, standing on the counter as the water level steadily rose.
Later that day, Izuku's group were sent to the supposed meeting spot: An abandoned warehouse by the docks. The group leader had a few support gear equipped with him to deal with whatever gets thrown at him. With everyone prepared, they entered the building, expecting the worst. Inside, they found it a group of about 50 or so men, all armed with knives and pipes, most of them mutant type quirk users, as they were guided to the center of the room, meeting face to face with the group's leader: the A rank villain Raid.
He was a man in his mid 20-s, spiky red hair with thick, hairy arms that fail to hide his well defined muscles. A scar ran down the chiseled cheek, boosting his already intimidation stare which were akin to that of a Dobermann.
"You must be the leader." Said Izuku, extending his arm for a handshake "It's a honor to meet you."
However, the villain leader smacked his hand aside.
"You've got some nerves, you know that?" Asked the villain, "Talking to me as if we're equals."
Izuku tilted his head in confusion, as Raid's goons laughed.
"Oh boy! This kid's a riot!" Laughed one of the goons, "Don't you know? You have to kneel and wait for the boss to talk first, then reply! Small fries like you are not worthy of addressing Raid-sama directly, only reply when given permission!"
"Are you kidding me!? How much more egotistical can this guy get?" Spinner yelled out, causing the whole room to go silent.
A vein bulged in the villain leader's head.
"Excuse me?" He asked.
"S-Sorry, I assure you, my subordinate didn't mean it!" Izuku stuttered nervously, trying to stay on the guy's good side.
But it was no use, as the man stood up from his chair, towering over Spinner, who was hardly even half his size. The villain bent down, casting a shadow over the lizard man, who started to tremble.
"You have a sharp tongue for a mere lizard."
"Oi! I'll have you know that I'm proud of my lizard heritage! So don't you ever go dissing it like it's an insult!" Spinner yelled back, "I-"
But before Spinner can continue, with lightning fast speed, Spinner was lifted off the ground, grabbed by his own tongue.
"I wonder, can lizards grow their tongue back." He said, "Should be find out?"
"Hey knock it off!" Mr Magne snapped, trying to separate the two.
However, in her attempt to save Spinner, Raid turned around, hitting her in the stomach with a wicked jab, as she dropped to her knees, coughing out blood.
"Pathetic." Laughed Raid, "And you came here to negotiate an alliance with us?"
As Twice, Toga and Mr Compress rushed to their two downed comrade's aid, Izuku stared at him in disgust, as he had to be restrained by Dabi to make sure nothing drastic happened.
"Please Izuku...bear it!" Whispered Dabi,
"I-I know..." Izuku grunted, as Raid walked back towards him.
"So, this is the supposed "League of villains"?" Laughed Raid in a domineering voice, "The ones that suggested this alliance? Don't make me laugh! Raijin is the future of villainy, the group that will overthrow All For One, if he really exists, and become the real rulers of the criminal underworld! We have no place for weaklings like you!"
Meanwhile, the group could hear chattering going on in the room, as Raid's thugs laughed at Spinner and Magne's pain.
"Did you see how pathetic they were!" Laughed one of the thugs.
"I know right! And look at that fag's girly gestures! From which gay bar do you he got picked up from?" Laughed another, pointing at Magne.
However, just then, Toga got up, plunging a knife right into one of the thug's mouth.
"You'd better watch your tongue, otherwise you'd lose it." Said Toga, his smile no longer present.
"B-Bos'th Helh meh!" The thug pleaded, as the knife's blade slowly dug between his teeth.
However, Raid just gave him a look of indifference. Just then, with the flip of a wrist, Toga cut the tongue right out of the thug's mouth.
"Gyaaahhh! 'y 'hung'h! 'he 'huh uh 'y 'ucking hung! (My tongue, she cut off my fucking tongue!)" He yelled in pain, collapsing in as blood spewed from his mouth.
"Disgusting." Scorned Toga, "You're blood isn't even worth tasting."
"Toga! We're here to negotiate, not fight!" Izuku exclaimed.
He was sadly too late, as other nearby crooks saw this and surrounded her.
"Now you've done it you bitch! We'll break your arms and legs and keep you as a public fuck toy!" Yelled one of the crooks, as they activated their quirks, charging at the girl.
However, before any of them could lay a hand on her, she leaped into the air, flipping over the closest assailant, as she put him in a headlock, before dragging him into an upcoming punch from a rock skin user, breaking that man's ribcage. Then, she slipped away, dodging a claw attack that cut open the back of her former hostage, before slitting that attacker's wrist.
"That slippery brat! Boss, help us out here!" Asked one of the thugs, turning around, expecting the boss to be pissed.
However, Raid just laughed.
"I like this girl! At least someone in this group some backbone!" He exclaimed, getting up and walking towards the thug who asked for help, "Well, at least more backbone than you."
"B-Boss?"
"Say, you do realize you just asked me to help take care of a little girl, despite you guys outnumbering her, have more weapons than her and more quirks than her?" He asked in a demeaning tone.
"B-But she's strong!"
Raid bent down again, caressing his subordinate's chin.
"No... she's not strong." He said with a smile.
Just then, a visceral sound resonated throughout the warehouse, as Raid ripped off the thug's jaws, as blood erupted from the man's lower mouth, his mouth, dangling in the air.
"You're just weak!" Raid finished maliciously, before turning to his other subordinates, "Remember, Raijin his for the top dogs only! What should the weak do!?"
"Glorify and worship us!" The rest roared in unison, completely numb to their colleague, who was brutally gored in front of them.
"I can't wait for them to die violent deaths." Dabi muttered under his breath.
Izuku thought the very same. That smile of his, as he plucked off his subordinate's lower jaw like a lego piece was all too familiar to him. Looking back, it was almost the exact same one as Katsuki's, the one he had as he threw him threw him out the window. Witnessing that first hand to him was like seeing his past self get bullied in a third person view. It disgusted him.
"Now then, Mightless was it? It seems I have wrongly judged you. I guess your group may have some worth after all." Said Raid, sitting back down on his chair, "You wanted to talk, right? So start talking!"
"Hey, Izuku, I've been wondering..." Toga whispered, "Will Sachi and that German chick be fine?"
"Don't worry about them." Izuku whispered back, "Focus on the now! They have a mission to fulfill, let them fulfill it!"
Flashback...
"Remember Sachi, from what I've heard, the boss of the group, Raid, has an electricity absorption quirk. The most electricity he absorbs, the stronger he gets. His villain costume is actually a redesigned electric chair, which multiplies his strength drastically when activated and is his pride and source of power, if destroyed, it may hurt his pride enough to bring him down. With him out of the picture, the rest of his group should be relatively easy to convert." Explained Izuku, "So I want you and Irina to sneak into the warehouse, undetected, and destroy the suit."
"Understood." Said Sachi.
"Hold on, why should I be taking orders from you?" Asked Irina.
"You got a problem with me being the boss?" Asked Izuku.
"Well sorry for not understanding Japanese culture, but where I'm from, it's children who listen to adults!" Irina growled.
"Quit being so spoiled, Sauerkraut." Toga butted in.
"You stay out of this! I only came for the ramen! I didn't agree to this!" Exclaimed Irina.
"Come on 'Rina!" Said Sachi, "Pretty please?"
"Sachi..." Irina hesitated for a moment.
However, a moment was enough for Izuku to pull a knife near Irina's neck.
"I don't care what or how you're gonna do it, but you're GONNA carry through your mission whether you like it or not! Are we clear?" Asked Izuku.
A drop of sweat fell down Irina's neck as she gulped.
"O-Okay..." She stuttered out, "You win this time..."
"We'll do our part, Izu-bro!" Sachi cheered on
"Why are you okay with this!?" Asked Irina.
"Cause he's my friend, why else would I be doing this?" Replied Sachi.
End of Flashback...
Somewhere, near the back of the warehouse, the two other members from Izuku's group sneaked in, as Irina used her size manipulation quirk to shrink themselves down, allowing them to easily enter the ventilation shaft.
"Cause he's a friend? I don't think friends would go that far for each other!" Said Irina, still holding onto that comment.
"you'd be surprised at how far friends would go to help each other out." Replied Sachi, as the two continued to advance in the ventilation shaft.
"Well, does he ever do anything for you then? If not, then this friendship you have with the kid is very one-sided!" Said Irina, "I mean, have you ever asked anything of him?"
"What? Of course I have! Like that time I...uh..." Sachi froze, "Well, there was that time where...uh... well..."
"You never asked anything of him!?" Asked Irina.
"I just don't know what to ask of him! He's smart, but it's not like I have 4 pages of homework I need him to do for me! He works hard to keep up both of his lives, I just want to support him!" Replied Sachi.
Irina froze for a moment.
"But has he ever supported you?" Asked Sachi.
He shook his head.
"As anyone ever supported you?" She asked again.
"Well, there was my dad... before he..." Sachi stopped again, "Come on, let's not dwell on that, mission first!"
"No! You stop right now Sachi!" Irina exclaimed, "You can't be go your entire life acting as everyone's crutch! That's not how you gain friends, that's how you gain leeches, people that will take advantage of your kindness, Sachi! I just want to-"
However, before she can finish, she froze abruptly.
"What the hell am I saying..." She muttered to herself, her face steaming red, "Why the hell do I care about him so much all of a sudden!? Come on Irina, pull yourself together!"
"hey, 'Rina, is everything al-"
"You know, if you're gonna chat, do it where no one can hear you." A third voice cut in.
Suddenly, a slash flew inbetween the two as the ventilation shaft was cut open, causing both of them to fall out. Luckily, Irina released her quirk, changing the two to normal size before impact.
"A little too big to be mice, aren't ya?" The voice came continued.
"Who the hell are you?" Asked Irina.
"Name's Butcher! The A-Rank villain. I'm Raid's right hand man." Replied the villain, "So, I guess you were looking for this?"
Pulling down an old curtain, the two stood in awe at the 15 feet tall battle armor that stood before them. metal scraps compose the center, as Tesla coils were seen protruding from the back.
"A beauty isn't she? Thing can generate enough electricity to render power plants obsolete!" Laughed Butcher, "And to think the boss found this think in a junkyard!"
Upon closer inspection however, he noticed a logo engraved on the left bicep region of the armor. "Bluejay?" Why was that name so familiar to him? However, he couldn't think for long, as the villain guarding it suddenly dashed in, lunging at him.
"Look out!" Irina yelled, charging at him, attempting to shrink the assailant down.
However, before her hands could reach him, the Butcher jumped over her, as pulled out his carving knives, trying to cleave her arm off. However, before he could bring the knife down, a red blast came flying at him, as he raised one of his knives to block, knocking back a little.
"He's good..." Sachi muttered, firing a barrage this time.
However, a barrage was not enough to slow him down, as he weaved through the streams of bullets, catching up to him. However, this time, it was Irina who came in with the save, enlarging a piece of rubble behind her to rocket her towards the man, trying to shrink him down once again. However, the villain twisted himself in midair, narrowly dodging Irina's hand, kicking her aside.
However, this left him open for Sachi to blast him with a three finger shot. While he managed to block the hit with his knife, the force of the attack sent him flying back, as he hit the wall hard enough to knock the wind out of him.
"Had enough yet?!" Asked Sachi, panting.
"Hehehehe..." The butcher laughed, "Not bad, I have to admit, for you two to take on a B rank villain. However, don't get too cocky now, after all..."
Suddenly, the villain vanished in the blink of an eye, appearing right below Sachi.
"You never know whether your enemy's going all out or just holding back!" He laughed, as he sunk his cleaver into Sachi's shoulder.
"Guh!" Sachi grunted in pain, collapsing.
"Sachi!" Irina cried, only to get kicked in the stomach, collapsing.
"Did you really think that just because my name's butcher that I'd have a blade or cutting related quirk?" He laughed, throwing his cleaver past Irina, before he suddenly appeared behind her, holding the cleaver up to her neck, "It ain't so simple, buddy."
Butcher -Quirk: Fast Travel. The user can teleport towards any object they previous held in their hand as long as they can remember fondly what said object looks like.
"Now then, what to do with you? Oh, an even better idea, why not let the boss decide?" He laughed.
"What!? You want us to attack U.A?! Don't make me laugh!" Said Raid, "Don't get me wrong, we would love to get our hands on that damn school, but not in your name! We do as we please. Having a set date plus a predetermined plan is too... boring for our taste."
"Cause planning ahead TOTALLY never worked in the past." Izuku said in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh please, the fact that there needs to even be a plan just shows your group's weakness. Look at you, kid! Wearing a mask to conceal your identity, working in the shadows, all signs of a coward! The Raijins need to be seen! They need to be heard! You're just chicken!"
Izuku fist tightened in rage.
"Jeez, how far up his own ass is this guy!? I'm actually starting to miss Ol' Hand Face, at least he looked funny." Thought Izuku.
"I'll tell you what, I'll make a deal with you." Said Raid, "The league joins us, then, we call all the shots during the U.A attack, but you guys get to decide the date."
"And why is it that you decide it all?" Asked Izuku.
"Because I'm strong! And here, only the strongest can decide what to do!"
Izuku let out a sigh of resignation.
"It seems there's really no getting through with you." Said Izuku.
"Oh boy, here we go." Dabi commented.
"What's this?"
"You said it, didn't you? Only the strongest gets to decide who does what. So if I beat you, I control your group." Said Izuku.
A moment of silence followed, from both the league and the Raijin group. Suddenly, laughter erupted, as Raid stood up, eyeing him down.
"That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! What the hell are you gonna..."
Bluejay Support Gear #12: Impact Knuckles!
Suddenly, a loud crack was heard, as the villain boss was sent flying several feet back. The room went silent, flabbergasted by the sight of their boss, a 6 foot 8 giant, getting punted like a sandbag by a kid nowhere near his size.
"You still wanna go?" Asked Izuku, the support gear wrapping around his knuckles like a glove, as the rest of his members readied themselves for battle.
As Raid got up with a bloody nose, his eyes went bloodshot red, as he walked back towards the kid, more pissed than ever.
"How dare you... Men! Tear them apart!" He yelled, as everyone in the room charged at the league.
Suddenly, a massive blast of blue flame erupted, frying dozens of thugs.
"Hey now, you really think a few thugs will be enough to take us on?" Asked Izuku, "Everyone! Kick their asses!"
"Right!" The rest of the league replied, as they went on the offensive.
Dabi immediately fired another blast of flame, cremating two more thugs. Just then, one of the thugs retaliated with ice.
"I'll have you know that my ice quirk is the strongest there is! Prepare to become a human popsicle!" He yelled, "AhahahaAAAAHHHHHH!"
Before he was even done laughing, the flames overpowered his ice blast, vaporizing the thug.
"Tsk, my little brother can create stronger ice in his sleep." Scoffed Dabi.
Seeing this, some of the thugs back off.
"No way... he just killed Flash Freeze, one of our executives..." Uttered one of the thugs, I'm outta here!
Another band of thugs huddled together behind him, charging up their multiple quirks.
"Heh! So what? Flash Freeze was the weakest of the executives anyways! He probably just got cocky!" Said one of the thugs, "But let's see how he fares against all of these attacks at once!"
Just then, Dabi felt something grab it's leg. Looking down, he saw a thug with a mole quirk, holding him in place.
"Now you won't be able to dodge!" Laughed the mole man, "Fire now!"
"Die!" The thugs yelled in unison, firing an assortment of sharpened stones, spikes, glass shards are such.
In response, Dabi simply used both hands, as his attack, while stopping briefly, burned through all of the attacks, not only wiping out the thugs who launched the blast, but also setting fire to the entire warehouse. Seeing this, the Mole Man quickly let go of him, digging himself deeper into the ground.
"I can't believe this! He's a monster! I'll leave him to the other executives!" He said to himself.
Suddenly, he felt a breeze behind him, as if he was suddenly moved to the surface. However, this breeze was followed by extreme pain, as he collapsed dead, his entire backside missing. Behind him, a massive hole was dug out, and a pearl rested at the center.
"Damn, I got someone with that? I see bits of human flesh in this pearl, oh well..." Said Mr Compress, tossing the pearl at a group of thugs, as the contents of the pear was released, crushing several thugs to death.
Meanwhile Twice ran while screaming like a girl from a fatter thug, who was trying to strike him with a scimitar.
"Guys! Guys! Help me! I got this under control!" Exclaimed Twice, ducking under another swing.
"Get back here you!" Yelled the thug, as one of his slashes managed to slice off a part of Twice's mask.
"Nooo! I'm... splitting..." Twice uttered out, clutching his exposed face.
"Not yet, but soon you will be!" The thug replied, lifting his scimitar, "Splitting in two that is!"
However, as swung down, Twice was able to find a nearby piece of cloth to cover his exposed face, as his personality soon returned. Dodging the scimitar strike, Twice pulled out his wrist ruler, slicing open the thug's neck.
"But now I'm while again!" He said, striking a pose.
"Oh good." Said Spinner, who watched the whole thing unfold, "I was afraid I was gonna have to intervene."
"Die you lizard!" Yelled a few thugs charging him.
"Shut it!" Spinner yelled back, slicing through them.
"Damn it, they're just 6 lowly crooks! Why can't we beat them!?" Yelled one of the thugs.
Just then, 5 figure walked in.
"That's cause you're not trying hard enough." Said one of them.
"You're..."
"We still have around 20 men, plus the reinforcements outside. Then there's us!" Said another.
"The executives! Guys the executives are here!" Cheered the thug.
"Who the hell are these bozos?" Asked Magne, who crushed another enemy with her magnet.
"B-rank villain: Poison Blade. Killed 6 people during a bank robbery, 4 of them died instantly and the 2 others died in the hospital." Introduced one of them.
"B-rank villain: Mad Bull. Former boxer who killed his 3 last opponents, first one on accident, the others, very intentionally." Followed another.
"B-rank villain: Rapid Fire. Responsible for shooting up 2 schools and 5 shopping malls. My head count is well over 50!"
"C-rank villain: Wire. Name a fraud, I've committed it!"
"F-rank villain: Dumbass mustache, crime: having a big dumb mustache!" Said the last one.
"Bear Killer? What the hell are you talking about?" Asked Rapid Fire.
Suddenly, the supposed Bear Killer turned to his colleagues with a haunting smile, slicing Wire's throat open with a knife before stabbing Mad Bull in the shoulder.
"Bear Killer, what are you doing!?" Yelled Poison Blade.
"Guys! That's not me!" Yelled a man that looked identical to the villain that emerged from behind a pile of boxes covered in stab wounds, "This girl jumped me and nearly killed me-AHHH!"
Before he could finish, the supposed executive was lit up in a blast of blue flames. Just then, the impostor melted away, revealing Toga underneath.
"Damn it! Have a taste of my poison knife!" Poison Blade, trying to stab Toga.
However, before he could, he was pulled back by Magne, who used her quick slam his head into her magnet, causing blood to pour out, before she swung said magnet like a bat, smashing him through the a wall.
As Toga continued her assault on Mad Bull, Rapid Fire pulled up behind her.
"Not a smart move, allowing a gun wielder to get distance! I'll fill you with lead!" He yelled.
However, before he could do anything, his top half was compressed into a pearl from behind.
"And a dumb move on your part to turn your back on a magician!" Replied Mr Compress.
As Mad Bull was eventually taken out too by Toga, the league started to regroup, as the fire Dabi started was really getting back.
"Did you really have to go this far with the flames!?" Coughed Toga, as it was becoming harder and harder to breathe.
"Well excuse me, I can't exactly tell my fire not to burn what I don't want to burn!" Replied Dabi.
"We failed this mission, didn't we?" Asked Mr Compress, "I mean, look around, is anyone here still alive?"
"We have a dozen or so thugs still." Said Spinner, "But I dunno, they look way too scared to listen to us."
However, looking at the remaining thugs, something was off. They weren't scared of them, but what was behind them. Turning around, they saw Izuku, heavily injured and badly beat up, lying in a small crater.
"Izuku!" Toga cried out, running for him.
Just then, a cleaver flew in front of her, stopping her in her tracks.
"I would advise you stay where you are." A voice said, "Unless you want your friends to die."
Turning around, they saw Sachi and Irina, don't badly injured as well and down on the ground.
"Sachi! Irina!" Yelled Spinner, only for the villain to bring his knife closer to their necks.
"Oh no you don't." Said the villain, "You wouldn't want my hand to slip, would you?"
"But, if they are here..." Magne uttered, "Then that means..."
Suddenly, the sound of mechanical whirs filled the room, as Raid descended, fully juiced up in his armor. His body having absorbed so much electricity that he grew from 6 foot 8 to 8 foot 6, as electricity oozed out of his body.
"You've really done it now kid!" He grunted, "I'll kill both you and your league!"
"Get away from him!" Exclaimed Toga, still charging.
As Butcher decided to kill one of his hostages to get the message across, he was stopped by Raid.
"No, let this be a lesson to them." He said, pulling back his fist.
"T-Toga... get away..." Izuku uttered.
Gigavolt Fist...
"Izuku!" Toga cried.
MJOLNIR!
A massive punch followed, as the shockwave sent Toga flying, before tearing through the rest of the league. It didn't stop either, as it blew a massive whole through the warehouse, one at the size of nearly the entire wall, as the shockwave traveled through the entire warehouse, eating through the nearby abandoned building feet away, ripping fire hydrants out of the ground and knocking over street lamps, before finally stopping after knocking over a tree nearly 200 feet away from the original point.
As the dust settled, the flames got even stronger from the generated wind blast, as Raid fanned away nearby dust to see the damage he caused. As he expected, that punch took out most of the league, rendering almost all of them unable to fight and at the mercy of Dabi's own flames.
"Ahahaha! That ought to teach him!" Laughed Raid, "I'll have you know, with this suit, my power is equal to that of All Might's! And you bunch thought you EVER had a chance!?"
"Indeed! This is why Raid is the greatest!" Exclaimed Butcher, emerging from his cover, "He is the strongest of them all!"
"Now then, seeing how you did just take out over half of my old gang, I'm willing to make a deal with you, Izuku." Laughed the villain, picking up Izuku's limp body, "You work for me, and I will spare your friends."
Izuku remained silent.
"Hey! You listening kid? Or are ya too scared to talk after what you've witnessed?"
Izuku's fist clenched.
"This is how you recruited everyone else, right?" Asked Izuku, "Now with words, but by force. Is that so?"
"What do you think? That I pulled a Martin luther King and talked them to joining me? Laughable! They joined me because I showed them that they were backing the right horse! With this power, you can make anyone do whatever they want!"
Hearing this, Izuku chuckled.
"Funny, you sound just like a friend of mine. One who uses brute force to get everything, one who thinks any problem can be solved by just blowing it up." Said Izuku, "Because deep down, he knew he had nothing else to his name. Because without power, he is nothing."
Raid's smile disappeared.
"Oh? Did I hit a nerve?" Laughed Izuku, "I knew it. Under all that muscle, you're just a scared little boy, an empty shell with absolutely zero redeemable qualities..."
"Shut up..."
"Take away the power, and you're just as small and weak as me." Laughed Izuku, "And that's saying something, considering that I'm Quirkless..."
That last past snapped him.
"DIE!" Yelled Raid, bringing down his fist.
Izuku closed his eyes in anticipation, like with Katsuki. Having experienced this before, he already knew what to expect. First came the yelling, then came the pain.
Smack...
But the pain never came.
"Well said, Kid." Spoke a familiar voice.
"What!? Someone stopped by Mjolnir!?" Exclaimed Raid.
"You did well, now leave the rest to me." Said the man.
Sachi looked up, as his eyes widened at what he saw.
"That old bastard's still got it." He laughed.
"Who the hell are you!?" Asked Raid.
Suddenly, Raid felt a sharp pain, as he was punched in the stomach, sending him flying back.
"A real villain."
"TOM!" Sachi cheered, his eyes in tears.
"The shopkeeper?" Izuku uttered.
"Knowing the villains these days, I was 99% sure you weren't gonna get through to him." Replied Tom, "So I came."
"Who the hell are you old man!?" Asked Raid, "Don't you know who I am!?"
"Me? I'm just a 65 year old geezer with a beer belly, plaited blue shirt, a thick bushy black bear who runs a ramen shop." Replied Tom, "And from the looks of it, you're childish brat who's taken too many vitamin gummies."
"You..." Raid grunted, as letting out an explosion of electricity what shattered all the windows of the warehouse, "I'LL KILL YOU!"
"Tom... please... run away..." Uttered Dabi, still barely conscious.
"Don't worry about him, Dabi." Said Sachi, "He'll be fine."
As Raid charged him, his fist ready, Tom's arms suddenly bulged up, nearly tripling in volume, as he stopped the Raid's punch dead in it's tracks, releasing a shockwave that instantly put out all of the fires.
"Because in his prime, he was one of All Might's greatest enemies."
Just then, Tom retaliated, punching raid in the stomach so hard, it lifted the man off the ground. However, Raid fought back by hitting Tom in the face with a straight jab, followed by a hit to his ribs and to his chest. Tom powers through, punching Raid in the face, staggering him as the two began rapidly exchanging fists.
"So, you claim you can take on All Might in this suit huh?" Asked Tom, as he slowly started to overwhelm Raid, pushing him back in the exchange, "Then you must be seriously out of touch with reality if you think All Might is that weak!"
The wind generated by the two fighters started to tear not only the entire warehouse apart, but the entire street surrounding it. A wind so intense, Izuku and the others were struggling to even get close.
"Woah, unreal..." Uttered Spinner.
"They're... so fast..." Said Dabi in awe.
Pulling back his fist, Tom went on the full offensive, pummeling Raid with punches so fast, each of them broke the sound barrier, as the armor was slowly deteriorating. Raid, throwing a hail mary, managed to land one solid blow however in Tom's lower rib, allowing him to fly in a few good hits back.
"He's going all out even though he's past his prime." Sachi thought, "Those aren't just stray punches he's betting hit by either, they're targeted, and each and every one of them..."
He briefly remembered the result of Raid's attack earlier.
"is more than 100% of Raid's full power!"
Letting out an even stronger punch than before, Raid heard a crack as he landed a punch square to Tom's ribs. To his shock however, it was his hand that broke, not the former, as Tom puffed his chest up knocking him off balance.
"What's wrong, you seem scared!" Tom yelled, sending him flying back with a punch, "But a real villain should always keep composure, even when things don't go their way!"
Dashing in after him, he grabbed Raid by the wrist, flinging him high into the air, smashing him through the ceiling, before jumping up to him, and spiking him back down to the ground.
Everyone stared in awe, including Izuku, who jolted back at the sight. Just then, Tom dropped back down before Raid could even recover.
"Now for a lesson, one you're probably disgusted by..." Said Tom, "But I'll show you it applies to everyone!"
His arm bulged up even more, as steam was emanating from his body.
"Go beyond... PLUS..."
The punch connects.
"ULTRA!"
With that finishing blow, Raid's entire armor was shattered, as he was sent flying not only out of the warehouse, but out of sight altogether. The league of villain, Izuku included, watched in awe, as Tom, still holding his pose, slowly deflated, his muscles retracting.
"Just so you know, Raid, All Might could have beaten you in 5 hits with that kind of power." He said, "And if it were my prime, it would have only taken 3."
"Unbelievable..." Uttered Butcher, dropping his cleaver, "Just who the hell is he?"
"One of the most powerful A-Rank villains of the former A Generation, the Bank Breaker, Tom." Replied Sachi.
"A rank?! Then how powerful were the S-ranks!?" Uttered Butcher.
"Well technically, his strength was worthy of S rank, he just didn't lead any villain groups and always worked alone." Thought Sachi.
"You see it, don't you Izuku?" Asked Sachi, looking at Izuku.
Just then, Butcher dropped his cleaver.
"I'm done, I guess villainy just isn't for me." He said, attempting to run.
"Hold up." Said Izuku, sitting back up, "We defeated your boss, didn't we?"
"Oh god..." Butcher muttered.
"So, you want to join us?" Asked Izuku.
"N-No, of course not!" Said Butcher, before shriveling in fear, "I mean of course! Yes! Please don't hurt me!"
"Well, too bad I guess, come on guys, let's go." Said Izuku.
"Wait... you're not forcing us to join you?" Asked Butcher as some of the thugs got up, the surviving ones at least.
"Who do you think we are, your old boss?" Izuku laughed, as the group walked off.
"So, does that mean they are actual friends?" Asked one of the thugs.
As the rest of the thugs started to chatter, Butcher looked at the group in awe.
"Perhaps I should have joined them."
To Be Continued...
