Boku no Hero Academia: Izuku's Pet Noumu
Disclaimer: This is a mature-rated fanfiction story of Boku no Hero Academia that I am writing for both fluffy and erotic fun. Needless to say, this story is AU, the characters may seem OOC to some and there will be smutty lemons. Also, I own nothing of the series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.
Chapter 11: Internships Part 5
After Wankuro had left the agency building with Rumi and Centipeder and Eri was left under the care of Kaoruko, Mirio, Shouta, Emi and Hitoshi, Izuku entered Mirai's office with both Mirai and Sorahiko. Once the three were in the office, Mirai sat on his chair and said, "I will be honest with you, Dekiru. When I first heard that All Might had decided to pass on his quirk to you, I was strongly against it. The fact that you chose to intern with Miruko instead of myself or Gran Torino only confirmed my initial bias towards you as an unworthy successor." He then sighed and admitted, "However, after spending the past few days with you, I can safely say that All Might has, at the very least, chosen someone who is worthy to be a bearer of One For All." Considering Izuku's bravery when he worked together with Rumi, Sorahiko and Wankuro to defeat Overhaul, his desire to improve himself and be a true hero during training and his capacity to care for others such as Eri and even some of Overhaul's men, Mirai knew that Toshinori had made a good choice.
Izuku smiled gratefully and bowed as he replied, "Thank you for accepting me as All Might's successor." He then had to ask, "Was… Tougata-senpai your first choice as All Might's successor?"
Mirai nodded and said, "Between his original quirk and One For All, Mirio would have been a very strong hero. However, you suddenly manifested another quirk during the sports festival which has… complicated things."
"I can imagine. Tougata-senpai's quirk is already very difficult as it is. Inheriting a very powerful quirk which also gives you six extra quirks is anything but easy to handle," said Izuku.
"Hindsight is 20/20 as they say," said Sorahiko.
"That aside, do you know anything about the other five quirks?" asked Izuku.
Mirai shook his head and explained, "Not quite. So far, we only have confirmed information of four people, Shimura Nana, who is the seventh holder and All Might's predecessor, Senju Tsunade, who is the sixth holder and a doctor, Banjou Daigorou, who is the fifth user and a pro-hero named Lariat, and Urameshi Yuusuke, who is the fourth user and is actually a vigilante known as Spirit Gunner."
"Given the chaotic era back then, there's simply no information on the second and third users," said Sorahiko.
Mirai gave Izuku a book which contained details of Nana, Tsunade, Daigorou and Yuusuke. Izuku looked over their quirks and noted that their original quirks were not particularly powerful before they gained One For All. He also noted that all of then tragically died young.
"All For One was obsessed with One For All," explained Sorahiko who then added, "Many of the previous users of One For All were not so much chosen heroes as they were desperately entrusted to pass it on to another with the hope that the power would reach the future and ultimately defeat All For One."
"While there is no doubt that All Might has survived his encounter with All For One, is is clear that the villain has survived as well. It is therefore up to you to either defeat that villain once and for all or pass it on to someone worthy of wielding the power," said Mirai.
Izuku could feel the pressure on his shoulders as he realised the full weight of being responsible for One For All. Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he then looked at Mirai and asked, "Do you have any suggestions on how I can gain access to the other quirks or at least get into contact with the previous users?"
Pleased that Izuku was taking the responsibility seriously, Mirai said, "As of yet, no. However, I am willing to assume that mastering a greater percentage of One For All will allow you to get into contact with the previous users and their quirks."
"Then let us not waste any time. The League of Villains are up to something and I'd rather face them after becoming stronger," said Izuku.
Both Sorahiko and Mirai smiled as they proceeded to train Izuku. The said training resulted in Izuku being completely exhausted and having a lot of bruises.
--Meanwhile, with Centipeder, Rumi and Wankuro…--
Wankuro, who was currently in her wolf form, was wagging her tail happily as a small preschool girl with green eyes and frilly caramel-blond hair named Inuzuka Tsumugi was giving her a butter cookie. The wolf-girl accepted the cookie with an unmistakably happy expression on her currently-canine face before rubbing her muzzle against Tsumugi's cheek. Tsumugi squealed happily as she hugged Wankuro around her collared neck and rubbed her face against Wankuro's warm fur.
Tsumugi's parents, a slim man with dark-brown hair and green eyes named Inuzuka Kouhei and a slender woman with short caramel-blond hair and green eyes named Inuzuka Tae, smiled apologetically at Rumi and Centipeder as the father apologised, "I'm terribly sorry about this but my daughter loves dogs."
Centipeder chuckled and said, "That's quite all right. Wan-Chan's clearly loving the attention." Indeed, Wankuro was enjoying Tsumugi's hugs and head-pats.
Rumi snickered at the sight and said, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say we're out on patrol with a pet instead of an intern."
Centipeder petted Wankuro and the head and said, "All right, that's enough sidetracking, Wan-Chan. We're supposed to be on patrol today and I want to complete our rounds before we have to go back to Nighteye Agency."
"Awww… do you really have to go?" asked Tsumugi who had a disappointed look on her face. Wankuro had an equally disappointed look on her face as she whined piteously.
Sighing at the sight, Centipeder said, "Yes, I'm afraid that we have to continue with our patrol. That said, you two can take a few pictures together before we leave."
Tsumugi's sad expression immediately brightened into a smile as she quickly asked her parents to take pictures of her with Wankuro. Her parents good-naturedly obliged and soon offered to take pictures of Rumi and Centipeder with Wankuro. Before long, Centipeder, Rumi and Wankuro continued with their patrol after receiving copies of the pictures.
Once back on patrol, with Wankuro taking the lead while in her human form, Centipeder spoke to Rumi in a mock-conspiratorial manner, "I think we should avoid visiting any places which have a lot of children for the foreseeable future."
"Knowing Wan-Chan, we'll probably be stuck there forever," said Rumi who grinned at Centipeder.
Suddenly, Wankuro stopped and her ears stood erect. Realising that she had smelt something, Rumi asked, "What is it, Wan-Chan?"
Wankuro turned her attention to Rumi with a worried expression on her face and said, "Someone's sad and scared."
--Meanwhile, in a dark alley…--
Aman with blond hair, grey-blue eyes, visible facial hair and a large scar running down the middle of his forehead named Bubaigawara Jin was hoping to meet Izuku. After realising that the boy was in the area, Jin wanted to see him and talk to him. Considering Izuku's pledge during the sports festival and Izuku's forced yet honest confession the day before, Jin was certain that Izuku could at the very least give him some sound advice on what to do with his wretched life as a mentally unstable person who had to wear a paper bag over his head just to stop himself from literally "splitting". When he saw Wankuro on patrol instead, Jin decided to simply leave and try again the next day.
Just as he was about to leave, Wankuro suddenly appeared before him. Shocked, by Wankuro's sudden appearance, Jin's first instinct was to run away from her. However, Rumi and Centipeder soon appeared behind him, effectively cornering him as a result. Scared, Jin asked, "W-what do you heroes want with me? I-I was just minding my own business! I'm planning to rob a bank and get myself million bucks!"
Both Centipeder and Rumi stared at one another in confusion before the former asked Jin, "Wan-Chan told us that she had smelled someone who was sad and scared," Centipeder then asked Wankuro, "Is the person somewhere around here?"
"He's here," replied Wankuro as she pointed at Jin. Jin's eyes widened as he realised that Wankuro was actually referring to him.
Surprised, Rumi asked, "You sure? I mean, poor fashion tastes and weird speech aside, he seems fine to me if a little jumpy."
Wankuro nodded at Rumi before she changed into a wolf and slowly approached Jin. Jin stared at Wankuro with wide eyes as the wolf-girl looked up at him with soulful red eyes before she nuzzled her face against his leg. Realising that Wankuro sincerely wanted to help him, Jin fell onto his knees and hugged her as he wailed…
--A short while later…--
Centipeder and Rumi stood opposite of Jin who was seated on a bench while petting Wankuro who was still in her wolf form and had placed her head onto his lap. After Jin had calmed down, he started to confess about his past including his actions as an infamous villain who was wanted for committing several armed robberies. Capable of creating two copies of anything through touch, Jin originally created two copies of himself so that he could finally have someone whom he could trust after becoming homeless due to an honest past mistake. However, he soon started using his ability to create copies of himself, who could in turn create copies of their own, to create a literal army of himself to commit crimes. This led to Jin becoming lazy as he realised that he could let his copies do all the difficult work for him. The copies eventually revolted and nearly killed him by vertically slicing his forehead while he was strapped onto a chair. They then argued over who was the real Jin and soon started fighting and killing one another for nine days until only the scarred Jin was left. Ever since that day, he struggled to come to terms on whether he was the original or not.
Rumi and Centipeder were shocked by Jin's tragic circumstances which forced him to live a life of villainy and how the abuse of his own quirk had led to his current state of insanity. Realising that the man truly needed help, Centipeder turned his attention to Rumi and said, "I"m going to give Mirai a call. This matter is something that needs to be handled with care."
Rumi nodded in understanding and said, "You might want to have Dekiru on the line. If there's anyone who can give someone advice, it'll be him."
Centipeder nodded at Rumi before he made a phone call…
--Meanwhile, at Nighteye Agency…--
"Thanks to the information we've obtained from the four members of the Eight Bullets, we have a clearer idea of what Eri's quirk is," said Naomasa who handed a document to Mirai. Standing next to Mirai were Shouta and Mirio. Sorahiko and Emi were busy training Izuku and Hitoshi while Kaoruko was given the task of keeping an eye on Eri.
Mirai read through the document and his eyes narrowed as he spoke aloud, "Rewind, the ability to rewind a living organism's back to a previous state."
"Which so happens to include being rewound to a state before conception and, if done correctly, a state before quirk manifestation," said Shouta who was already connecting the dots of Eri's dangerously powerful quirk.
"No wonder Overhaul was so desperate to keep her. He wanted to exploit her for her potential ability to remove quirks," said Mirai.
"Which, unlike my own ability, can very well be permanent," said Shouta.
"This explains why her quirk made her own father and various test subjects disappear," said Mirio.
"And why Overhaul was extracting flesh and blood form her. He wanted to weaponise her quirk to further his own goals," said Shouta.
"From what we have managed to find out from the four men, her quirk only works on living organisms and there is a limit to her quirk's range of effect. However, due to the lack of control and its power, she can't stop herself from overusing it which, unfortunately, often leads to a living thing literally disappearing," said Naomasa.
"Still, it is good to know what her quirk actually does. We will be able to help her gain control of her quirk and maybe even give her a chance to use her quirk for good," said Mirio.
Mirai turned his attention to Shouta and asked, "Do you plan to help her master her quirk?"
"I'm probably the only one who can stop her quirk when she loses control of it so it is only rational that I play a part in her training," explained Shouta.
Mirai nodded and said, "I'd like to help with her training as well." Mentally, he added, "And perhaps even find a way to heal Toshinori back to his prime."
Suddenly, Mirai's smart phone rang. He took out the phone and realised that Centipeder was calling him. Wondering why Centipeder was calling him, Mirai answered the call, "Centipeder, is something the matter?"
"You can say that," replied Centipeder who then explained the situation to Mirai…
--Ten minutes later…--
Jin sighed in resignation after noticing the approaching police cars and asked, "I'm… going to jail, aren't I? Of course I'm not going to jail!"
Centipeder, who was able to distinguish Jin's actual statements from his insane nonsense, nodded and explained, "In spite of your tragic circumstances, we can't ignore the fact that you have abused your quirk to commit crimes and are currently suffering from mental instability. That said, they have been informed of your circumstances and will provide the support you will need to get better."
"Do you really think that I'll be able to get any better?" asked Jin who was clearly pessimistic about his situation before he suddenly yelled, "I'll get better in no time!"
"We can only hope so," said Rumi.
"Walk with you?" asked Wankuro who was still in her wolf form.
Touched by Wankuro's offer, Jin smiled sadly and said, "Yeah, I'd like that. Nope, I'd hate that!"
As Wankuro walked beside Jin to the policemen, everyone could not help but compare her to a therapy dog walking beside a tragically broken man who was hopefully taking his first step towards recovery. Little did everyone realise that a certain freelance journalist with dark wavy hair and an angular face with high cheekbones named Tokuda Taneo was taking pictures of the two…
--Meanwhile, at Nighteye Agency…--
Izuku was currently sparring with Hitoshi who was once again using his training weapon to capture his target. Although not as quick as Wankuro, Izuku was still difficult to catch thanks to his floating ability which allowed him to quickly skate across training room as well as get out of Hitoshi's reach. Also, Izuku's ability to shoot shock waves by flicking his fingers was a new challenge to Hitoshi who had to doge and deflect his ranged attacks.
Standing on the sidelines were Sorahiko, Emi, Eri and Kaoruko who were overseeing their training. Sorahiko smiled as he was pleased by Izuku's ability to use Nana's quirk with surprising skill while Emi was cheering the two boys. Eri was once again amazed by the sparring sessions as she could barely see what the two boys were doing while Kaoruko was helping to record the spar.
Hitoshi lashed out with his training weapon so that he could wrap it around Izuku's right wrist. Seeing the incoming weapon, Izuku flicked his finger with 21% of One For All to deflect it. Suddenly, Izuku felt something wrapped around his left ankle. Shocked, Izuku looked down and realised too late that Hitoshi had successfully captured his leg.
Taking advantage of Izuku's momentary lapse of focus, Hitoshi quickly wrapped the other end of his weapon onto Izuku's torso and pulled. Izuku fell down with a yelp and Hitoshi was about to pull his opponent towards himself when the green-haired boy suddenly grabbed hold of the capture weapon and pulled. Hitoshi's eyes went wide as he was suddenly pulled towards Izuku instead. In his panic, he started to wave his capture weapon about in the hope of restraining Izuku further. However, instead of restraining Izuku, the weapon ended up wrapping Izuku and Histohi together instead. As a result, the two boys were tied up together in a comically awkward manner. Even Eri could not stop herself from giggling while Emi, Sorahiko and Kaoruko laughed at the comical result.
Both Izuku and Hitoshi blushed as they were embarrassed about their current state. Their mutual embarrassment only grew when Shouta, Mirai and Mirio entered the training room and saw them tied up together. Shouta took one look at the tied up boys and, without missing a beat, took out his smart phone to take a few pictures of them while Mirio laughed heartily and Mirai smirked in amusement.
--A short while later, at U.A. High School…--
Inko snorted as she tried to resist the urge to laugh at the comical sight of Izuku tied up together with Hitoshi. Nemuri did not even bother to stop herself from laughing as she cackled mirthfully while Toshinori chuckled at the amusing picture.
Not surprisingly, Nedzu got soon copies of both the picture and the recording of Izuku's sparring match with Hitoshi. He planned to use the copies for both teaching purposes and future blackmail.
--Later that day…--
Izuku was helping Eri to read a storybook when Wankuro literally pounced onto them and hugged them both. Wankuro smiled as she rubbed her face against Izuku and Eri.
Used to Wankuro's dog-like show of affection, Izuku smiled while petting her and asked, "So, how was your day today? I heard that you manage to help quite a few people."
Wankuro nodded and eagerly recounted, "I helped lots. A sad man. A bullied boy. A cute kitten. An old lady. I got treats too."
"What she's trying to say is that she has helped a man who was in desperate need for help, a boy who was being bullied for having a weak quirk, a kitten which was stuck on top of a tree and helped an old lady to cross the road," said Rumi who grinned in amusement as she added, "She's also a hit with the kids who wanted to play with her and give her treats."
Centipeder sighed dramatically as he spoke good-naturedly, "Her love for tasty treats and head-pats knows no bounds."
Izuku chuckled as he teasingly warned Wankuro, "You should be careful about accepting treats, Wan-chan. Otherwise, you'll end up becoming round and fat like a seal."
Wankuro pouted at Izuku as she squished his cheeks together with her paw-like hands and argued, "I'm not fat, Izu-chan!" Eri giggled at the sight of Izuku's comically adorable squished face and Wankuro's equally cute pout.
"You're recording this, right?" asked Hitoshi.
"Naturally," confirmed Shouta who was looking forward to the day he could use the recordings to embarrass Izuku and Wankuro silly.
--Meanwhile, in a certain refurbished pub…--
Tomura smirked as he spoke to an intimidating muscular man who had a distinct hunch, a flat triangular face which lacked a nose due to self-mutilation, a long tongue, messy black hair and small red eyed with tiny irises, "So, you're the infamous Hero Killer: Stain. I have to say, you certainly fit the assassin character type." He was currently seated on a bar stool while Kurogiri manned the bar. The four new recruits of the League of Villains, former members of the Shie Hassaikai, were present in the bar as well.
One of the four members was a very large muscular man who was still wearing his bird-like mask named Katsukame Rikiya. Another member was a large muscular man with long light-brown hair named Rappa Kendou. The third member was a tall slim man with short and spiky pale hair, dark eyebrows and thin eyes which were generally closed named Tengai Hekiji. The fourth member was a lean but muscular man with greasy black hair, deep-set round eyes and straight teeth named Sakaki Deidoro.
For the sake of not confusing Katsukame Rikiya with a certain leader of a different group, the author will refer to him by his surname, Katsukame.
Stain, whose real name was Akaguro Chizome, glared at Tomura as he growled, "State your business." He was about to continue his overdue hunt for fake heroes when Kurogiri suddenly appeared before him and invited him to the bar to meet a certain someone.
"It's simple really," said Tomura who then explained, "I want you to join us, the League of Villains."
Chizome raised his brow as he spoke to Tomura, "So you're the leader of the villains who attacked U.A. High School."
"That's right," confirmed Tomura who then added, "I want you to join us because you're a highly respect member among us, criminal filth, and will make an excellent addition to our forces."
Chizome's eyes narrowed as he asked Tomura, "What exactly is your goal?"
Tomura's eyes gleamed with malice and madness as he grinned viciously and said, "I simply want to destroy EVERYTHING that pisses me off. That said, the two I want to destroy the most are All Might and Midoriya Izuku."
"Why those two in particular?" asked Chizome. He was tempted to kill Tomura who was clearly a threat to the two "true heroes" of the world but he held himself back to better understand the other villain's motives.
Tomura laughed dementedly as he replied, "Why those two, you ask?" Suddenly, his demeanour shifted as he viciously yelled, "It's because they're thrash who go around claiming that life is worth shit!" Chizome barely stopped himself from flinching as Tomura continued to rant with a voice full of malicious venom and maddening hatred, "Kindness? Love? Courage? Those ideas are nothing more than pretty words thrown around to make stupid NPCs feel better about themselves even as people like us suffer from being under their damned heels with no one to help us! I want to destroy this fucking world that elevates thrash like All Might and Midoriya Izuku until not even its vermin are left behind!"
Chizome wanted to kill Tomura but something about the other villain made him hesitate. Years of hunting down fake heroes, and villains before that, gave Chizome a sense of how dangerous a person was. As much as Chizome hated to admit it, Tomura was most definitely a dangerous person. Given the number of people present in the bar, who were certainly Tomura's minions, the hero killer was not even sure if he could take the other villain down even at the cost of his own life.
Forced to let Tomura live, Chizome guardedly spoke, "While our intentions to topple current society are the same, our end goals are polar opposites. Make no mistake, I intend to continue with my work of eliminating the fake heroes who are obsessed with money, fame and power to the point of making the title, 'hero' lose its true meaning. However, I will take no part in any of your indiscriminate acts of destruction."
"Is that so?" asked Tomura who seemed displeased for a moment before he wore a neutral expression and said, "Very well then, have it your way. Just don't stand in my way as I make this world burn." He then turned his attention to Kurogiri and said, "Kurogiri, send him back to where you've found him. We're done here."
Kurogiri bowed to Tomura as he created a portal for Chizome and said, "As you wish, Shigaraki."
After Chizome left the bar through the portal, Hekiji asked, "Is it wise to let him go? He may end up becoming a problem later down the road."
"Oh, I'm certain that he will become a problem. However, he's also a hero killer and every hero that he kills equals to less heroes for us to deal with," said Tomura who then smirked cruelly as he added, "Still, it won't be a bad idea to let him see just how dangerous we have become after our failed attempt at the USJ." Tomura turned his attention to a television set in the bar and asked, "Sensei, how many failed 'High-End' noumus can the Doctor afford to give to me today?"
The four former members of the yakuza trembled as cruel voice chuckled from the television and said, "You're allowed to have three noumus."
Tomura's evil grin widened as he spoke, "And I know just the places to send them!"
--A short while later, in Hosu…--
Chizome, who had returned to Hosu through Kurogiri's warping ability, set off to find a fake hero. However, he planned to spare the fake hero on the condition that the hero would send a message to the rest of the hero community that a terrible treat was coming. Even if he agreed with Tomura that the current system should be destroyed, he would never condone the complete obliteration of society. Little did he know that a black portal had opened in the middle of the city to reveal a tall girl with dark-brown skin, unkempt black hair, a slender yet muscular and voluptuous build and the black horns, tail and hooves of a bull. She was dressed in both rags and a cruel-looking headgear which would not look out of place in a mad scientist's laboratory. Tears flowed from her blue eyes as she tried to yell out a warning before pain overwhelmed her…
--At the same time, not far from Mount Lady's hero office…--
A black portal opened to reveal a pale-skinned girl with long silky black hair, black eyes and a the appearance of a ball-jointed doll. She was dressed in rags and had a cruel-looking headgear which proceeded to inflict pain upon her through electrical shocks. The doll-like girl struggled to resist the pain as tears flowed from her eyes and she begged to the people around her, "Please, run away. Cannot… resist order to attack…"
--At the same time, nearby a low-security prison…--
A black portal opened to reveal a pale-skinned girl with blond hair, yellow cat-like eyes, pointed ears and sharp canines. She was dressed in rags and had a cruel-looking headgear which proceeded to drive her mad with blood-lust by stimulating her thirst for blood. Giggling dementedly, the girl's arms changed into wings and her feet changed into clawed talons…
--Back to Tomura…--
Tomura grinned cruelly as he spoke to a specially-made microphone, "Minotaur, Vampire, Puppet. Go and destroy everything!"
--Less than one minute later…--
The three girls with headgears who were actually noumus proceeded to start attacking.
Driven mad by pain, the cow-like girl known as Minotaur roared in mad fury as she slammed her fists onto the ground. The ground broke beneath her and destabilised the buildings around her. She then focused her attention onto a car which was thankfully empty and proceeded to "flatten" it with wild abandon before throwing it into the third floor of a multi-storey building. Tears streamed down her face as she clutched her head in agony before roaring again in anger and pain.
The doll-like girl known as Puppet on the other hand produced strings from her fingertips to take control of several people who were then forced to use their quirks to attack other civilians. Tears streamed down her face as she apologised for being forced to attack others against her will. She tried her best to prevent killing anyone but she could not resist the directive to cause as much damage as possible.
As for the blond girl with bat-like features known as Vampire, she flew towards the prison and descended upon a guard. She grinned at the terrified man before she bit his throat and started to suck his blood. The guard's colleague tried to push the blond girl off him only to have his legs cut off by her bat-like wing which had developed a razor-sharp edge. While the guard who was missing his legs was screaming in pain and terror, Vampire continued to drink the other guard's blood as though it was an addicting drug.
Not surprisingly, pro-heroes immediately started to take action to stop the three noumus.
--With Shouto and Tensei…--
Tensei and Shouto were on patrol when they suddenly received a report of a girl with bull-like features attacking things at random. The two immediately proceeded to the location of the attack and saw Minotaur swinging a lamp post around as though it was a club and used it to send an unlucky pro-hero flying into a wall. She then roared in rage and pain.
Immediately noticing the headgear on Minotaur's head, Shouto's eyes narrowed and said, "Ingenium, what are the chances that she's being forced to go on a rampage because of that device on her head?"
"Given the situation, I'd dare say pretty damn likely," replied Tensei who then said, "You're authorised to use your quirk."
Shouto nodded and said, "I'll freeze her in place. You go and try to pry that thing off her." He then created a wave of ice to freeze Minotaur into place.
Ingenium, who approved of Shouto's simple yet sensible plan, immediately leapt onto the growing wave of ice which started to hold Minotaur in place. His eyes widened as he realised that she was actually breaking herself free from it. Not wanting to let the fight drag on, he tried to pull the device off her head only to scream in pain as a powerful electrical shock coursed through his body.
Realising that Tensei had been electrocuted, Shouto yelled, "Ingenium!"
Seemingly knocked out by the electrical shock, Ingenium fell off the wave of ice. Shouto cursed under his breath as he struggled to maintain the ice while the bull-like girl continue to struggle while roaring in mad rage.
Thankfully, a certain classmate named Tenya arrived with Masaki and asked, "Tororoki-kun, what's the situation and what has happened to my brother?"
"I managed to immobilise the threat but she's trying to break herself out of my ice. She's wearing what I'm assuming to be some kind of torture device on her head and Ingenium tried to take it off but he got electrocuted by it. I honestly don't know what's his current condition," explained Shouto.
Masaki wore a grim expression as he instructed Tenya, "Tenya, get your brother out of here to safety and inform any other pro-hero that you encounter of the situation." He then turned his attention to Shouto and asked, "Todoroki-kun, can you maintain that ice prison of yours?"
Shouto grimaced as he asked, "Do I have a choice?" He then started to create flames on his right side to keep his left side warm and said, "Get as many people out of here as you can. I got this!"
Both Tenya and Masaki nodded at Shouto before they turned their attention to their respective tasks. Tenya immediately took his brother away to safety with the help of his speed-enhancing engine quirk while Masaki used his water-manipulating quirk to put out fires and directed people away from the combat zone.
Suddenly, Shouto and Masaki heard a loud crack in the ice. The both of them stared at Minotaur who was clearly enraged as she broke free from her icy prison. Their eyes were wide with shock as they could see her frozen skin peel off her bleeding flesh as she pummelled the rest of the ice around her into shattered pieces. Before Shouto could encase Minotaur in ice again, she slammed both of her bloody fists onto the ice-covered ground and created a large crack in the ground which caused Shouto to lose his footing.
Before Shouto could recover, Minotaur leapt into the air and was about to crush him when a wave of water slammed into her and pushed her aside. Shouto turned his attention to Masaki and said, "Thank you!"
Masaki wore a grim expression as he replied, "Don't thank me just yet, that… girl is still standing."
Indeed, Minotaur was still standing even as blood flowed from her torn skin and flesh which was already starting to heal. Realising what was going on, Shouto quickly said, "Manual, that girl is similar to Wankuro-san."
"Which means that she's a noumu with a sense of free will and the League of Villains are behind this attack," said Masaki while Minotaur roared in rage.
Shouto's eyes narrowed as he spoke to Manual, "What are the chances that the headgear is designed to kill her if we defeat her?"
"Considering what happened back at the USJ incident, I wouldn't be surprised," said Masaki while Minotaur glared at him and Shouto hatefully.
Suddenly, Minotaur charged towards Shouto with the intention to gore him with her horns or break every bone in his body with her fists. Shouto created a wall of ice which blocked her path. Instead of charging through, Minotaur suddenly leapt upwards to avoid it only to be knocked down by another wave of water which was manipulated by Masaki.
Just then, Tenya arrived with a number of pro-heroes including Eijirou, Tetsutetsu and a large muscular pro-hero with a wide build, four arms, no eyebrows, a stitched scar over his left eye and grey-brown hair named Fourth Kind. Shouto took advantage of Minotaur's wet and distracted state to freeze her into place again while Masaki yelled, "The girl's a noumu from the League of Villains! She's similar to Wan-Chan and she's wearing some kind of device which is controlling or torturing her! We fear that it might kill her so we need to destroy the device to stop her and save her!"
Quickly understanding the situation, Tenya spoke to Masaki, "Please let me try to kick it. I might be able to damage it without getting electrocuted."
Masaki nodded and yelled, "Go, Recipro!"
Tenya immediately charged forward and yelled, "Recipro Burst!" Thanks to previous training with Wankuro, Tenya was able to extend his ability to forcibly accelerate his movements for increased speed and attack power. He aimed for a specific part of the headgear which looked like it housed the necessary hardware for it to serve its functions.
Tenya's leg soon connected onto the Minotaur's headgear. Thanks to Tenya's speed and leg strength, he was able to damage it. However, it was not damaged enough to disable it completely as Minotaur suddenly screamed even louder than before and broke out of her icy prison for the second time, harming herself even more in the process. Tenya was knocked back by the force of her breaking out and fell onto the ground. He was barely able to look up to see Minotaur's furious face as she tried to slam her fists onto him.
Unable to flee due to the overheated 'engines' in his legs, Tenya raised his arms up in a futile attempt to block the attack when someone suddenly stood between him and Minotaur and took the blow in his place, Tenya's eyes widened as he recognised the red hair and hardened skin, "Kirishima-kun!"
Grinning in spite of the cracks all over his hardened skin, Eijirou was able to hold his ground by digging his hardened toes into the road. Just as Minotaur was about to attack again, Tetsutetsu suddenly charged forward and punched her in the jaw with enough force from his steel-reinforced arm to make her stumble. Taking advantage of her loss of balance, Eijirou pushed back her powerful arms and headbutted her in the forehead, damaging her headgear further.
Seeing his chance, Shouto yelled, "Everyone, step back!" He then aimed his fire towards Minotaur's head with the intention of damaging the headgear until it could no longer function.
Minotaur roared in pain as her head was soon engulfed in flames. She rolled onto the ground in a desperate attempt to put put out the fire. While Minotaur was rolling on the ground, Shouto yelled at Masaki, "Put out the fire before it hurts her too badly!" Masaki nodded and quickly used his quirk to send a torrent of water at Minotaur, putting out the fire and damaging whatever circuitry was in her headgear even more.
Suddenly, Minotaur ripped the headgear off her head and crushed it with her bare hands. She glared hatefully at the heroes around her and seemed ready to fight again when she suddenly noticed that she was holding something in her hands. She looked down at the crushed remains of the headgear in her hands and her eyes widened as she realised what it was. Quickly dropping the broken pieces, she touched her head a few times and realised that she had somehow been freed from the cruel contraption which had been inflicting unbearable pain upon her the whole time. Tears welled up in her eyes as she fell onto her knees and started to wail pitifully.
Realising that the immediate threat was over, Eijirou stepped forward and smiled kindly at her and said, "Hey, you're okay now. We're here to help."
Eijirou's kindness only made Minotaur even more emotional as she suddenly hugged him with enough strength to dislocate bones. Thankfully, Eijirou's hardening activated in time to avoid any physical damage while she continued to cry and her grievous wounds slowly healed.
It should be noted that both Eijirou and Tetsutetsu were not authorised to engage Minotaur or use their quirks but Fourth Kind was willing to give them a pass. After all, their quick actions protected Tenya from harm and damaged Minotaur's headgear enough for Shouto's flames and Masaki's manipulated water to effectively disable it.
However, Minotaur's situation was far from over…
--With Minoru…--
Minoru, who was in his civilian clothes, was out to do some errands for Yuu, again, when he saw a portal appear and Puppet stepped out of it before she started attacking civilians and even pro-heroes against her own will. Recognising the portal and realising that Puppet was a noumu similar to Wankuro, Minoru quickly ran away from her after seeing what she had done.
Make no mistake, he was scared out of his wits especially after seeing her easily slice walls apart with the strings on her fingertips but he needed to warn as many pro-heroes about her as he could. Besides, he wasn't supposed to use his quirk without authorisation from a pro-hero and people needed to know that she was in need of saving too. He was also willing to bet his prized porn stash that the headgear which Puppet was wearing was forcing her to attack other people and had a possible fail-safe which would kill her so that she would not turn against her former masters like Wankuro.
Luckily for Minoru, he ran into three pro-heroes, Yuu, a tall muscular man with a wide build, a square jaw which juts out, small eyes and short white hair which spiked backwards named Death Arms and a short but muscular man with a wooden mask, wooden arms and wooden shoes named Kamui Woods whose real name was Nishiya Shinji. Minoru also noticed Kyouka, who was Death Arm's intern, as she asked him, "Mineta? What the hell is going on?"
"Kid, are you all right?" asked Yuu who was glad that Minoru was able to escape seemingly unharmed. She had never expected him to be involved in a villain attack of all things.
"Mount Lady sent me here on an errand when that puppeteer noumu appeared!"
"Puppeteer noumu?" asked Death Arms. Minoru nodded and quickly explained the situation including the fact that the League of Villains was behind the attack.
After Minoru had explained the the situation, Death Arms frowned and said, "This is bad. My quirk's only good for punching things and she can easily use my own strength to her own advantage."
"And I'd rather not be under her control while I'm using my quirk," said Yuu who did not even want to imagine the damages she could inflict if she was under Puppet's control.
"Then I'd suggest that you two, Earphone Jack and Grape Juice go and find someone who can stop her while I try to slow her down," suggested Shinji.
"It won't work! She can easily cut through walls with her strings! Your wood bindings won't stand a chance against them no matter how fast you can grow them!" yelled Minoru.
"Death Arms, my support equipment allows me to create powerful sound waves similar to Present Mic's quirk. It might help to slow her down," said Kyouka who then pointed at Minoru and added, "Also, his quirk allows him to capture people without hurting them unless they struggle too much."
Minoru stared at Kyouka with a betrayed expression on his face while Death Arms turned his attention to Yuu. Both pro-heroes nodded in mutual agreement before Death Arms reluctantly said, "All right, we're authorising you two to use your quirks against that puppeteer noumu." He then turned his attention to Shinji and said, "Mount Lady and I will inform the other pro-heroes and the police about the situation. Please keep those two safe in the meantime while we go and get help."
Shinji nodded and said, "Go, we'll handle this."
"Wait, I never agreed to this!" yelled Minoru while Death Arms and Yuu ran off to contact the other pro-heroes and the police.
Kyouka jabbed her ear-jacks onto Minoru's head and yelled, "Stop your whining and come with us! We need your quirk to safely restrain the people that the puppeteer noumu has under her control and maybe even the said noumu herself!"
"She's right, your quirk is actually suited for the job," said Shinji who then added, "People's lives are in danger even as we speak."
Realising that both Kyouka and Shinji had claimed that his quirk was actually useful, Minoru forcibly swallowed his fear and then tearfully said, "You guys SO owe me for this!" He then turned around and ran forward as he yelled, "Come on, this way!"
--A short while later…--
Kyouka stared at Puppet who was currently controlling five people with the strings on her right hand while using the strings on her left hand to cut down anyone and anything that was in her way. The fact that Puppet could actually turn her head completely around like on owl and rotate her limbs in downright abnormal ways almost made Kyouka freak out.
"Now you guys see why I was freaked out?" whispered Minoru who then added, "She's like a doll possessed by an evil spirit!"
Shinji narrowed his eyes as he spoke, "Earphone Jack, you said that your sound waves might be able to stop her or at least slow her down but do you think you can attack her without harming her victims?"
Kyouka shook her head and explained, "My support equipment can't focus my sound waves into narrow beams. Even if it could, there's no guarantee that she won't use those victims as meat shields."
"What about you, Grape Juice?" asked Shinji.
"My quirk allows me to make sticky purple balls that can stick onto things other than myself," replied Minoru.
"Do you think your balls can immobilise her?" asked Shinji who was already starting to form a plan.
"They should. Even All Might had trouble getting them off. The problem's getting her stuck in the first place," explained Minoru.
"So if Earphone Jack can immobilise her and your balls can hold her in place, then the main issue is making sure her victims are not harmed in the crossfire," said Shinji who then looked upwards and asked, "Grape Juice, how good are your throws?"
--A short while later…--
Puppet was shedding tears as she forced innocent people to commit crimes with their quirks due to being under her control when a barrage of purple balls suddenly descended upon her from a rooftop to her right side. She quickly forced her "puppets" to protect her by blocking the balls with their own bodies. Her normally blank and impassive face wore an expression of mild surprise as she realised that her "puppets" were unharmed but were stuck together due to the sticky purple balls. She barely noticed Minoru's tiny figure when a powerful wave of sound suddenly slammed into her from behind. Out of basic instinct, she hardened her skin in an attempt to shrug off the damage but it could not protect her from the sound wave which was hurting her hardened eardrums and making her lose her sense of balance.
Immobilised by the powerful wave of sound yet somehow still able to stand her ground, Puppet did not realise that more purple balls were being thrown at her until it was too late for her to dodge them or slice them. Realising that she was covered in the balls, she tried to avoid touching them when Shinji suddenly appeared from above her and yelled, "Lacquered Chain Prison!"
Wooden branches shot out from Shinji's right arm and coiled around Puppet, forcing her to be restrained by not only the wooden bindings which rooted her into place but also the sticky purple balls which were stuck onto her. Shinji also made sure to restrain her hands so that she could not use her strings to take control of anyone or cut the bindings. Even if she somehow managed to take control of his body, his branches were also stuck onto Minoru's balls which meant that he and Puppet were essentially stuck together into place
As soon as Puppet was restrained, Shinji yelled, "Earphone Jack, now!"
Kyouka immediately dashed forward to her left side and slammed her ear jacks onto Puppet's Head Gear before sending powerful vibrations into it. Puppet screamed in pain as the device suddenly went haywire from the vibrations that rattled its hardware. Taking his chance, Shinji grew a wooden branch from his left arm and wrapped it around the malfunctioning headgear so that he could rip if off her head and throw it away before it suddenly exploded.
A tense moment of silence passed before Puppet realised that she was no longer in pain. Her eyes widened as she saw the remains of accursed device which had been her source of torment. Realising that she was finally free, she started to cry like a lost child while letting go of her controlled victims by severing her strings from her fingertips.
While Puppet was crying, Kyouka landed onto her backside and exclaimed, "Holy fuck, that was scary!" Even her training sessions with Wankuro had not fully prepared her for an encounter with a similar noumu who had different abilities.
Shinji, who was finally able to lower his guard a bit, chuckled from his current position and said, "It's a good thing that our quirks are so suited for this fight and we have been able to plan ahead of it."
Kyouka turned her attention to Minoru who was understandably crying tears of joy as she spoke her thoughts aloud, "As much as I hate to say this, that pervert has saved everyone here a hell lot of trouble by being in the right place at the right time today."
"How's that for being a lowly manservant, Mount Lady?!" yelled Minoru who was understandably happy to be not only alive and well but also have played a vital role in saving not only Puppet's victims but also Puppet herself. If that did not help prove his worth as a potential future pro-hero, he honestly could not imagine what would.
"Indeed, he has," agreed Shinji who was amused by Minoru's comical yelling. He was also glad that the two hero students were able to help due to not only their useful quirks but also their combined experiences from facing actual villains and sparring with an actual intelligent noumu. He knew for a fact that most first year students did not have their level of grit and competence.
Yes, even Minoru had more grit and competence than most would expect from the cowardly pervert of Class 1A.
However, Puppet's situation was far from over…
--With Izuku and Wankuro…--
Izuku was petting both Wankuro and Eri when an alarm was suddenly sounded. Both Izuku and Wankuro instinctively stood guard to protect Eri when Mirai appeared and explained, "A villainess has appeared from a portal and is now attacking a nearby prison."
Izuku's eyes widened as he asked, "As in the same prison where Nemoto-san and the others are kept inside?"
Mirai nodded and added, "Along with Bubaigawara-san."
"Do you want us to come with you?" asked Izuku who already suspected that the villainess was somehow associated with the League of Villains.
Mirai shook his head and said, "No, Wan-Chan will stay behind with Shinsou, Bubble Girl, Miss Joke and Eraserhead to protect Eri from any possible attack." He then turned his attention to Izuku and said, "As for you, you will be coming with me, Miruko, Gran Torino, Mirio and Centipeder. The opponent is capable of flight and cutting things apart so air-superiority and quick reflexes will be key in taking her down." Both Izuku and Wankuro nodded before the former set off to the prison together Mirai and the other pro-heroes.
Eri worriedly looked up to Wankuro and asked, "Will Izuku-niichan be all right?"
Wankuro smiled at Eri to assure her and said, "He's strong and brave. He's with good people. He'll be all right."
Eri did not reply. Instead, she hugged Wankuro to hide her worried expression as she took in Wankuro's comforting presence. Wankuro petted Eri's head gently and though, "Izu-chan'll come back. I'm sure of it."
--A short while later…--
Izuku's eyes were wide in horror as he stared at the bodies and body parts around Vampire as she continued to drink blood like a drug addict. The only good thing about the situation was that she seemed more interested in drinking blood than actively killing people. Even Rumi and Mirai were appalled by the sight as Sorahiko grimly asked, "So, any idea on how to deal with that villainess?"
"Other than engaging her with extreme caution and being prepared for anything, I honestly can't suggest anything else," said Mirai.
"What about the headgear she's wearing? Do you think removing it will make her stop?" asked Izuku.
"Possibly, but we have to accept the fact that she may be too far gone regardless," said Mirai. Izuku nodded grimly as he understood Mirai's reasoning.
"Then let me engage her first. If any of you see a chance to take her out, take it," said Sorahiko. Izuku and the others nodded in agreement with Sorahiko before the old pro-hero suddenly set off to attack Vampire.
Sensing the incoming attack, Vampire glared at Sorahiko and suddenly opened her mouth wide to create a powerful sonic scream. Decades of experience as a pro-hero allowed him to barely dodge the incoming attack. Angered by her interrupted feast of blood, Vampire changed her arms into wings and her feet into clawed talons to take off and engage Sorahiko. However, just as she was about to go airborne, Mirio suddenly appeared from the ground behind her and kicked the back of her head. Although disorientated by the kick, she was able to retaliate by creating a sharpened edge on her wings to slash at Mirio. Thankfully for Mirio, the sharpened wings harmlessly phase through his body while Izuku took aim with his right arm and flicked his fingers with 25% of One For All. The resulting shock waves slammed against Vampire's head and torso.
Enraged by the attacks, Vampire changed her wings back into arms while her feet remained as clawed Talons. She then charged towards Izuku with murderous intent while her fingers changed into sharpened claws. Izuku's eyes widened as he flicked his fingers again while leaping into the air and thought, "She's even faster than Wan-chan!"
Easily dodging the incoming attacks, Vampire leapt into the air to gut Izuku. However, her attempt was thwarted by a stamp-shaped seal which weighed five kilograms and was thrown at her by Mirai. The ultra-dense seal slammed into the left side of her chest, effectively fracturing the left side of her ribs in the process.
Vampire shrieked in pain as she landed onto her back on the ground. Mirio suddenly appeared below her and slammed his fists onto her back, forcing her upwards and sending her flying into the air. Miruko appeared over Vampire and slammed her heel onto her abdomen, causing the vampiric noumu to vomit the blood in her stomach as she fell back onto the ground. Centipeder tried to pry her headgear off with this extended limbs but he was electrocuted by a powerful electrical shock from it. Knocked unconscious by the powerful electrical shock, Centipeder fell onto the ground.
"Centipeder!" yelled Izuku as he rushed forward to help the fallen pro-hero.
Sorahiko landed next to Centipeder and checked his pulse before saying, "He'll live, but he won't be able to help us now." He then turned his attention to Izuku and said, "Take him out of here. We've got this."
Izuku nodded and was about to take Centipeder away when Vampire suddenly giggled before she started transforming into a perfect replica of the Noumu designed to kill All Might back at the USJ. Everyone stared at the monstrous creature with a bird-like head and an exposed brain with a mixture of shock and horror as it rose back onto its feet. Immediately recognising the creature, Izuku yelled, "Be careful! That's the same noumu made to kill All Might!"
"Does that mean that she can transform into other people?" thought Mirai who then said, "Our objectives remain the same, take her down before she harms anyone!"
Izuku, Mirio, Rumi and Sorahiko nodded at Mirai before Izuku ran off with Centipeder while the other three worked together with Mirai to take down the transformed Vampire. As Izuku ran away to take Centipeder to safety, he prayed that the other four would be safe. He then had an idea and, praying that his admittedly crazy idea would work, he changed directions and went into the prison building by leaping over its walls…
--Inside the prison building…--
"What the fuck is going on?" asked Setsuno who was in his prison cell.
"I don't know, but it has to be bad for this whole place to be in lock-down," said Houjou.
"Just how bad can it be?" asked Jin who then yelled, "It must be freaking awesome!"
"I'm hungry and worried," said Soramitsu.
Suddenly, Izuku appeared before the four men. Surprised by Izuku's sudden appearance, Shin asked, "Dekiru? What the hell are you doing here?"
"There's a noumu attacking the guards of this prison. We're trying to take her down when she suddenly transformed into the same noumu made to kill All Might back at the USJ," explained Izuku.
"Oh, shit. You don't think that hand-job bastard's trying to kill US off, do you?" asked Setsuno.
"Probably, and we need every bit of help we can get to take her down and save her," said Izuku.
"What the hell do you mean by save her?" asked Houjou.
"She's wearing something on her head and we think that it's forcing her to act crazy. If we can take it off, we might be able stop her and save her somehow," explained Izuku who then asked, "What are your quirks?"
"Why should we help you deal with her?" asked Shin who wished that his quirk was not suppressed so that he could get a straight answer from Izuku.
"That's because she's been hurt just like Wan-chan and I know that you guys still want to be better than just villains," said Izuku who then asked, "Why else would you four even decide to turn yourselves in instead of trying to kill me back then?"
Shin, Houjou, Setsuno and Soramitsu wore uncertain expression while Jin quickly made his decision and said, "My quirk allows me to take two of everything I touch. I can even make people who can help to stop that noumu. My quirk's invincible!"
Izuku turned his attention to Jin and asked, "You're the one with the doubling quirk whom Wan-chan helped today, aren't you?"
Jin nodded and said, "I owe Wan-Chan for comforting me. I don't owe anyone shit!"
Izuku nodded and said, "Stand back, I'm going to break you out!"
"Wait, you're seriously going to take him out of jail? That can get you into a whole lot of shit!" said Shin.
"We'll all be in trouble if that noumu manages to kill everyone outside!" replied Izuku who was already getting ready to tear the bars off Jin's prison cell.
Realising that Izuku was serious, Houjou cursed under his breath and said, "I can create hard crystals that I can use both for offence and defence. I doubt it'll do any good against something made to kill All Might."
"As for me, I can take any object that other people have as long as I can see the object and it's not too big for me to take," said Setsuno.
"I eat and eat and eat!" said Soramitsu.
Realising that the other three members of the Shie Hassaikai were going to help Izuku, Shin groaned in frustration and said, "You already know what my quirk does!"
Izuku grinned as he activated One For All and replied, "Please wait for a minute!"
--Back outside the prison building…--
Rumi cried out in pain as Vampire, who was still in her transformed state, punched her hard enough to send her flying towards the building and break her ribs. Both Mirio and Sorahiko were barely able to avoid getting hit by the hulking behemoth which was not only basically impervious to anything they could throw at it but also rapidly regenerated. As for Mirai, he was providing support by throwing his ultra-dense seals at it.
When on of Mirai's seals hit Vampire in the eye, she shrieked in pain and glared at Mirai hatefully before charging towards him with the intention of breaking him.
Horrified, Mirio yelled, "Sir Nighteye!"
Suddenly, Izuku appeared between Vampire and Mirai while carrying, of all things, five men on his back whom everyone immediately recognised as inmates of the prison. Izuku then yelled, "Setsuno-san, now!"
"You got it, you mad-lad!" yelled Setsuno who used his quirk to literally rip the headgear off Vampire's head.
Even Vampire was shocked by the sudden removal of her headgear which flew straight to Setsuno's hand. Taking advantage of Vampire's hesitation, Izuku yelled, "Bubaigawara-san, create two clones of Wan-chan! Houjou-san, destroy that headgear!"
"Two cute puppies, coming right up! You're not the boss of me, you bush-head!" yelled Jin as he created two copies of Wankuro in her wolf form.
"Time to break some shit!" yelled Houjou who created a crystal blade to cut the headgear into two, causing it to explode in the process.
"Damn, that thing really was designed to kill her," said Shin as he noted the unnecessarily powerful explosion which actually shattered Houjou's crystal blade into pieces.
Izuku was glad for Setsuno and Houjou's help as he spoke to Jin, "Bubaigawara-san, tell the two copies to keep her from attacking anyone or running away!"
"You heard the man, go and help out. Go and steal all the doggy treats you want!" said Jin.
The two copies of Wankuro immediately acted as instructed and surrounded Vampire who seemed to recognise them. They bared their teeth and growled at her with crimson flames burning around their eyes but they did not move in to attack. Vampire growled back like a cornered animal before she tried to attack one of the two copies. The two copies quickly breathed out crimson flames from their mouths, setting the transformed Vampire on fire and causing her to shriek in pain as she rolled about on the ground. Burning mud-like slime sloughed off Vampire's naked body as she was forced to return back to her original form. The two copies then pounced upon Vampire, pinning her down and growling at her with bared teeth. Vampire shrieked as she struggled against the two copies who were also struggling due to being weaker than the original Wankuro.
Pitying Vampire, Izuku spoke to Shin, "Nemoto-san, I want you to ask her why she killed those people."
Shin nodded and asked Vampire, "Why did you kill those people?"
Compelled to speak honestly, Vampire replied, "I wanted blood." She froze and her eyes widened as she realised that she had just been forced to speak the truth.
Izuku realised that something was seriously wrong with Vampire as he got Shin to ask, "Why did you want blood?"
"Blood makes me happy. Painful without blood," replied Vampire who was starting to panic from being forced to tell the truth about herself.
Shin continued to ask on Izuku's behalf, "What do you mean by painful?"
"Mommy and daddy. They hated my quirk. Made me not drink. Felt thirsty every day," replied Vampire who was struggling to stop herself to speak any more.
"If you were given a choice live without killing people as long as you have blood to drink, would you accept it?" asked Shin.
Vampire's panic and despair was replaced by utter confusion before she replied uncertainly, "I… don't know. No one ever asked."
Feeling that he had heard enough, Izuku turned his attention to Mirai and said, "Permission to approach her?"
Mirai sighed and said, "Dekiru, you have just broken FIVE inmates from that prison without ANYONE'S permission and yet somehow managed to defuse this situation with their help." He then asked with a deadpan expression on his face, "Asking me for permission NOW is rather redundant, don't you think?"
Izuku chuckled nervously and said, "To be fair, there's an infirmary inside the prison and Centipeder's getting medical treatment there even as we speak. Also, I felt that those five could be trusted to help us."
"Well, if you're confident that you can talk that noumu into peacefully surrendering, I won't judge you. However, I'd suggest that you stay on your guard and keep your distance," said Mirai.
Izuku nodded and then turned his attention to the two copies of Wankuro to instruct them, "Let her go. I want to speak to her."
Although clearly reluctant to let Vampire go, the two copies complied and allowed her to get back onto her feet in a crouching position. Once Vampire was back on her feet, Izuku slowly stepped forward to speak to her, "What's your name?"
"I… don't remember," replied Vampire who then added, "I remember liking blood. I remember liking red."
"What can you do with the blood that you drink?" asked Izuku.
"I change into people," replied Vampire.
"As in the people whose blood you have drunk?" asked Izuku who mentally thought, "That would explain how she could change into that other Noumu."
Vampire nodded and then quietly asked, "Why are you nice?"
Izuku smiled and replied, "That's because I want to be a hero that saves people and you look like you needed help."
"I'm a monster. I like blood. I like bloody," argued Vampire.
"Even so, you still wished to be accepted and loved, don't you?" asked Izuku who then said, "I can't help you if you still want to hurt and kill people but, if you're willing to change yourself to the better, I'm more than happy to lend a helping hand."
"What about blood?" asked Vampire.
"As long as you do not hurt or kill people for blood, there's no reason why I should stop you from drinking it. It's not like people never donate blood after all," said Izuku who then added, "That said, I'd suggest picking up painting as a hobby. I don't think many people like the idea of getting bloodied."
Vampire snickered at Izuku's statement and said, "You're funny-"
Suddenly, Vampire started to convulse and scream in pain.
--Meanwhile, with Tomura…--
Tomura smirked cruelly as he spoke to All For One, "It looks like the heroes have managed to get rid of the headgears."
"Then it's a good thing we have implanted special devices designed to release a powerful nerve toxin directly into their spines when the headgears are destroyed," said All For One who smiled just as cruelly.
"It's a shame that the headgears did nothing to stop those heroes from actually 'saving' them but the poison will make sure that the noumus will not turn against us regardless," said Tomura.
"Oh, believe me, letting them die with a violent explosion to the head will be a brutal mercy compared to the poison," said One For All who wished that he could see the distraught expressions on the heroes' faces…
--Back to Izuku…--
Izuku, who was holding Vampire in his arms, cried out in desperation and anguish, "Someone, please help her!"
Bloody tears streamed from Vampire's eyes as she continued to convulse and suffer in agony. She was not the only one as both Minotaur and Puppet were also suffering from the same fate.
The noumus were dying and the people who had stopped them could do nothing to save them…
--End Chapter--
Author's Notes:
For the sake of progressing this story, I have to resort to making my own versions of the previous users (namely Users No.2, No.3, No.4 and No.6). Therefore, I will be using OCs in place of the four unknown users. I hope that everyone understands the necessity of using OCs to fill in the gaps even if it means not using the already-depicted characters (No.4 and No.6).
At any rate, this story's versions of No.4 and No.6 are as follows:
Senju Tsunade: The sixth user, she was a doctor who was entrusted with One For All while trying to treat Daigorou's fatal wounds with her original quirk. After receiving One For All, she gained the ability to not only heal more severe injuries with her empowered quirk but also superhuman strength, speed and durability (albeit weaker than Nana and All Might). Her original quirk, Bio-Repair, allowed her to heal injuries and repair scarred/damaged tissue but doing so would consume her physical energy and the healing was gradual with certain limitations (such as being unable to replace lost limbs and organs). That said, her quirk allowed her to heal her own injuries (compared to healing other people, her quirk heals her own injuries heal faster). Gaining One For All granted her more energy to heal injuries. She had brown eyes, straight blond hair in two loose ponytails and a slender curvaceous frame. Before she was killed by All For One, she entrusted her quirk to Shimura Nana. (Yes, I'm using Tsunade from Naruto and she loves drinking and gambling.) (Her quirk has a unique feature [REDACTED].)
Urameshi Yuusuke: The fourth user, he was a vigilante known as Spirit Gunner who entrusted One For All to Daigorou before dying to protect him. After receiving One For All, he gained superhuman strength, speed and durability (albeit weaker than Tsunade, Nana and All Might). His original quirk, Spirit Gun, allowed him to shoot balls of energy from his index finger. Originally, he could only shoot small balls of energy with the same penetration power of small calibre guns but gaining One For All allowed him to shoot stronger balls of energy comparable to high calibre guns, shoot rapidly like an assault rifle or shoot a spread shot like a shotgun. Overusing his quirk would either tire him out or injure his index finger. He had black hair which was usually slicked back with gel, brown eyes and a lean muscular frame. (Yes, I'm using Urameshi Yuusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho.)
Due to the need to properly conclude this arc of the story, I will post one more chapter before posting Izuku's Harem Academia. Details of the three Noumus will be provided in that chapter.
Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!