Evil in an age of Dark Grey
On an island not too far from Japan, a private jet landed. From the jet emerged a tall woman with a pale complexion and a form many would kill for, wearing clothes that screamed 'the bottom of my socks are worth more than you'll ever make.' Her stand-out features aside from her cruel smirk were what appeared to be rainbows in her hair.
Stepping off her jet, inwardly remarking it was smaller than what she was used to, she entered a small home where she saw several of her colleagues waiting and sitting around a table, each with a box in front of them.
"My dearest host." The woman beamed. "I have brought for you an exquisite new suit. And one for your beloved Machia as well…"
"You're late, Ragyo." The leader cut her off, his back turned to all. "Take a seat."
The woman humphed and did so, allowing the leader to take his own seat at the head of the table.
"Cassandra." He began. "In its origin language of Greek, it meant 'man's defender; a warrior.' As man grew and evolved, it took on another meaning; predicting but not being believed. We are all Cassandras; we saw the coming disaster coming but were paid no mind or fought against. What help we did get was limited and a few of us even lost sight of our goals until we came together."
The leader briefly showed a flash of light blue from underneath his hooded robes as he spoke.
"The time has come for us to do what must be done. No more lurking behind the scenes. For 10 years, we have worked together to find the perfect stratagem. One is to ensure that Singularity is not only prevented, but the world will see us for the saviors we are meant to be. Open the boxes in front of you."
Each of his comrades did so, finding inside a ring with an animal on it.
"These rings shall be the symbol of our alliance. By wearing them, we are protected. BUT!" The leader added. "Break our trust or fail beyond forgiveness? Pop them open to find my final gift."
"A silkworm?" Ragyo asked, undignified and haughty after she popped open his ring to see a pill inside. Poison? A Quirk destroyer? she wasn't sure. "Am I not deserving of a better animal, dear host? I did help pay for a great deal of our resources."
"Miss Kiryuin?" The man across from her, the current head of the Japanese HPSC, held up his ring. "I have a tiger. I will gladly exchange it with you."
"Ah, yes!" Ragyo beamed. "I shall be the mighty tiger of Japan: Beautiful, powerful, fearsome…"
"Take what you want." The tallest member, a muscular man with devil horns in his hair wearing a dragon ring growled. "And by all means; treat our host with the same respect you gave to that fool of a man you married."
"Go ahead, Ragyo." A woman with green hair in a white and blue suit with safari boots smirked, delighted at the potential bloodbath she would soon see along with her baboon ring. "Take it. I dare you."
Ragyo glared at the two upstarts before a chuckle filled the room.
"Now, now, Takeshi. Odalia." The leader said, ceasing the argument as he rose. "Let's not fight. We're a team, after all. And Ragyo has been of immeasurable aid in our goals. Just like you two. And of course, my dear Machia."
The boy who had stayed by the host's side adopted a proud smirk.
"Whose forward-thinking and initiative not only damaged America's Hero and political system when he butchered their President but also moved forward Stars & Stripes to a level of public notice that has people looking into our beliefs…and even creating some followers for us."
The leader then produced a staff and swung it, slicing Machia's throat open and then slicing the boy's eyes out before kicking him to the ground as he bled out.
"BUT DO NOT MISTAKE FONDNESS FOR VALUE, YOU LATE, CHILD-RAPING PEDOPHILIC DIVA CUM-STAINED CUNT!"
With the staff leveled at her face, Ragyo's smirk vanished, a serious and neutral look overtaking her. She put her ring before responding.
"Then again, the silkworm is where we discovered what would lead to my life's work…It fits me."
The leader swung his staff clean of blood and returned to his seat.
"Now then; my spy, or rather, my unknowing mole at UA, has confirmed that not only several of our targets but proven that UA's Sanctuary program is not nearly as beloved as we had feared. Excellent work, Inui. Ramp up as much Red Tape as you can...and have our other inside source keep an eye on the S students. Particularly the ones who can...be moved to our side.
The man rose, revealing his bright blue glowing skin behind his hooded robes.
"The age of heroes and Quirks has blinded humanity from the coming Singularity. If we of Humarize cannot save mankind from Singularity, we shall just have to remake the world."
To be continued...
Mrotrax A/N:
A short little chapter to give readers a hint of what's to come and while DDSK and I work on the most emotional chapter of this story thus far. If you have questions, leave them in a review or PM me. I will be updating Hazbin Hero later today or tomorrow, and then work on Cooper and Rescue. By the way, keep an eye out for a new project from DDSK and give his stories a read, review and like, would ye kindly?
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Mrotrax A/N #2
Updated version; After some discussion, it was decided between myself and DDSK and Flect Turn really should be the main villain of the story. And here he is!
The original ideas for leading villains were clones of either Ujiko (younger and stronger) or Flect Turn as the leader of this cabal of villains. Both had a similar reason for doing what they did: In case their originals ever lost sight of their goals or became 'soft', they would take over and do what needed to be done.
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