Chapter 2: Stain of an Ant

Izuku was sat on a rooftop and watched down below how the Hero Killer destroyed a hero. He watched with bored eyes the scene. The sport's festival of UA is in motion and he can't be less interested in that.

He still doesn't understand a lot of things. Why is he perfect? Why are all heroes good and why are all villains bad? Who is he?

He jumped to the alley and landed in silence, making Stain not noticing him. He tapped his shoulder and Stain swung his katana to him. Izuku caught it with his hand, and pulled it away from Stain.

"Who the hell are you?" Stain demanded and Izuku examined his weapon before throwing it away. He turned to Stain that took a step back, feeling a presence coming from him.

"My name doesn't matter just yet. All you need to know, is that I am the leader of the League of Villains. And I came to recruit you."

Stain scowled "I don't care about that. I have a goal, an objective. Something you 'villains' lack."

He turned to grab his katana and Izuku narrowed his eyes "I can't accept your refusal. You either come by your terms, or I'll drag you to our base."

Stain smirked as he grabbed his katana "I would love to see you-" Izuku's tail stabbed the blade shattering it, as Stain's eyes widen "Try..."

Izuku looked at him over his shoulder "Last chance."

Stain growled as he threw knives at Izuku. Izuku's tail deflected all the knives and Stain took out a second katana and went to decapitate him.

In a blink, Izuku was behind Stain, with his right arm, the one holding the katana in his mouth. Stain slowly looked at his amputated arm. Izuku grabbed the wrist and pulled the arm out of his mouth. He slurped a tendon that left hanging from his mouth and wiped the blood with his own forearm.

Stain watched with terror how Izuku threw his bitten arm at his feet, before glaring at him "You may kill me... but my ideals will be immortal!"

Izuku stopped walking and stared at Stain "Ideals? What ideals."

"That heroes are fake... that there are no real heroes left in this world. And I will purge the fake ones." Stain explained, starting to feel dizzy due to blood loss.

"I see..." Izuku muttered. Fake heroes... so, not all heroes are good after all... He grabbed Stain's arm "Follow me. I will rethatch your arm."

Stain growled "I told you; I am not interested in joining-"

"I want to learn more about your... ideals." Izuku interrupted "I want to see if I can follow them."

*Office*

Stain was done explaining his world view to Izuku. His right arm was put back together, with bandages where the bite was made.

"I see..." Izuku said looking at the table.

"I will purge the fake heroes from this world. You're strong. Why don't you join me in my cause? Together, we will create a better world."

Izuku closed his eyes "Have you ever thought of yourself as an insect?"

Stain raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything, letting Izuku elaborate "I am Nomu, an artificial being. My creator immediately labeled me as the perfect being, but... I can't help but to feel as an insect, a puppet under his collection... this feeling..."

"I despise it."

Stain smirked "Then why don't you change that name? If Nomu means puppet, then be something else." He offered his advice and Izuku nodded.

"I see... then, I am an ant."

"An ant? Why an ant specifically?"

"I read that ants work together to complete their goals. I will become one, and my followers too. We will reshape society, the ones I see worth, will stay. The rest, the heroes. The villains. I will kill them." Izuku asked and Stain laughed.

"You got guts kid! That's an ideal, and it is like mine too!" Stain praised "Is more, I'll work with you, to see our goals completed."

Izuku nodded "Good. Then you'll become my first knight."

Stain raised a brow "Knight?"

Izuku nodded "I am not just an ordinary ant. I am the king of them. And you, you are my first knight, my closest confidant. Tell me, do you accept this honor?"

As he said that, Stain felt it. The power emanating from him. His legs shook as he fell to his knees. He knew, he didn't have much an option, but his mind was already made.

"Yes, my King."

*Meanwhile*

Tomura grinned as he recruited some strong no-name villains. With this man power, he will impress Sensei and kill that annoying Nomu!

As Kurogiri wrapped them back into the bar, Tomura was sneaking behind a seemingly distracted Izuku, who was reading. This was his chance! He will turn him into dust and then Sensei will-

"Stain, if you may." Izuku said not looking away from the book, surprising Tomura.

In a blink, Stain grabbed his wrist, and threw him to the ground. Stain glared at him "Don't try to touch the King again."

Izuku's tail got in front of Tomura's face, the tip in front of his eye "Tomura, you are starting to annoy me." Everyone in the room could feel the raw power emanating from him "This is your last warning. Now, apologize to your King."

Tomura was about to insult him, when Kurogiri saved him "Please, excuse him. He was testing your... reaction, Iz-"

"King." Stain interrupted "He is your King."

"King" Kurogiri emphasized the word "And we could see it was in point."

Izuku's tail retracted and went to wave behind Izuku. Stain standing next to him, glaring at Tomura.

As most of the new recruits went to fuss over Stain, who ignored them, Tomura made a head signal to Muscular to do it.

Muscular grinned. He was ready to make this little brat head explode between his hands. He was going to him and Izuku felt his pathetic excuse of Killer Instinct.

In a swing of his tail, Muscular head was sent flying away from his body as his body landed with a loud thump.

Nobody moved. Nobody breathed. Nobody said anything as Izuku licked the blood of his tail. "Stain." Izuku said as Stain handed him a napkin, he used it to wipe his mouth and clean his tail.

He stood up and looked at the faces of his new subordinates. "I will say it once, and for your own sake, you must remember; I am a King. YOUR King. Any insubordination, will result in death by either mine or Stain's hand." He said and Stain grinned.

Izuku retreated to his office and Spinner was perplexed "How... how can he talk to you like that!" He exclaimed to Stain that looked at him annoyed.

"Because as his first knight, and as my King, he has the right. He will be the one to change the world."

From his office, All for One grinned. He loved this attitude! His creation was finally acting like the perfection he is!

It was time to spoil him a bit more "Izuku, I got three presents for you."

Next Chapter: The Royal Guard