Month 7
Izuku frowned as he stuck to the shadows, skulking along the rooftops like some sort of wraith. His quarry was beneath him, literally.
Lowlife thugs really, but ones who have been incredibly persistent. No matter how many times they've been beaten down, they kept coming back to suck off the lifeblood of the people.
Tonight he plans to stop that.
Could just kill them, kid. Nothing of value would be lost.
"There's always another way. These are just scum bags with nothing better to do, not malicious, evil bastards." Izuku shot back at Hank.
Hah. Sure sure. It's always nice to see the optimism I suppose.
Izuku sighed, breathing in deeply as he hopped to the next roof.
He landed with nary a sound, silent as a ghost. Below him, the muggers chatted, blissfully unaware of their Hunter.
The hero in training observed them for a moment, taking in their features and their equipment. The vigilante stood up, eyes shining a baleful red as he hopped down and slammed into the biggest man.
[Play Cheshyre- Calliope]
"Wha-" the brute began before he was knocked in the head and face planted into the concrete with a crack!
Good thing you guys got thick skulls huh?
Izuku ignored Hank, ducking underneath his friend's surprisingly fast haymaker.
He retaliated by extending his batons, smacking the extended arm multiple times in the joints, and getting satisfying cracks in turn.
As the man screamed clutching his arm, the rest of the five muggers responded accordingly.
"Fuck! It's him!"
"Come on let's get him!"
Izuku frowned beneath his mask, stepping backward to avoid their wolf swings.
It seems these muggers had anticipated him, and it showed as they were not too surprised nor intimidated. Perhaps they thought they could take him.
Izuku felt a sudden chill and he fell down onto the ground just in time for an enlarged arm to literally launch itself past where his body was.
He rolled quickly before the large appendage slammed down to crush him.
It seems these men had their quirks to compensate too. That was fine, Izuku needed the challenge. A man with the creatures of a shark snapped his teeth angrily, rows and rows of sharp fangs trying to gobble him up!
This is the most entertainment I've gotten in a while kid
"Is this really the time?" Izuku frowned, eyes narrowing as he barely dodged a mugger's quirk that allowed him to wreath his hands in flames.
Flame fist and shark face both advanced while long arms tried to pin him down.
The other two tried to flank him, running to the sides.
Oh come on kid, you think these small fries will take you out? If they do I'll be sorely disappointed
Izuku didn't respond, merely dodging shark face's wild attacks and grappling with him. He then flung the man with surprising strength over to long arms, the both of them letting out an amusing squeal as they crashed into each other.
Flame fist looked in shock before shaking his head. He charged Izuku with a flurry of martial arts, forcing Izuku onto the defensive as he ducked and weaved through his attacks.
He jumped backward suddenly and Izuku quickly did the same as the mugger's friend joined in.
The man had jumped up with his powerful legs and slammed down with extreme force. When he stood up, the ground was cracked with spiderwebs.
"Hold him still! I'll crush him under my heel!"
Izuku waved his hand in a "Bring it" motion, smiling as the muggers tried to rush in.
But wait, where was the fi-
Use your senses kid!
Izuku's eyes widened before he quickly dodged to the right.
Just in time too as a pair of blades slammed down. Izuku swung his batons quickly, smacking the bladed mugger's face in with a flurry of hard strikes.
The man growled, swinging again as his bladed hands bit nothing but air.
Izuku ducked and kicked his knee in, watching as the man howled in agony as his knee bent inward from his strike.
His friends seemed to recoil, not expecting such strength. They rushed him quickly, though more hesitantly.
Fire fists tried to knock his lights out again while iron legs tried to crush his skull in with kicks and flips.
Izuku grunted he blocked a few of the strikes, his heels digging into the concrete as he stood his ground.
The muggers swayed backward in exhaustion, glaring at Izuku with a mixture of fear and defiance.
"My turn." he quipped, before holding his batons in an X angle as he rushed forward.
They prepared to meet him head-on when he jumped up, completely dodging all their attacks as they gazed in confusion.
He landed atop fire fist's shoulders and quickly used the leverage to launch a powerful kick at iron leg's face, knocking teeth out and bloodying his nose.
The man fell backward into a heap, clutching his face, while fire fists tried to knock him off.
Izuku did a little jump before doing a pile driver on the thug as he crashed into him. Fire fist's face ate the concrete and the man convulsed for a moment in pain before stilling.
Izuku stood up, brushed himself off, before gazing at the awakening pair he knocked out earlier.
Shark face and long arms both looked at Izuku in fear, hands raised in surrender.
"Woah Woah Woah. Let's talk about this man!"
Izuku nodded, walking up to them.
Then he smacked them across the face with his batons, his strikes knocking their lights out instantly.
He sighed in contentment as he gazed at the group of muggers he had fought. They were...interesting he supposed.
Good job greenie. Now, we gonna get back on track?
Izuku rolled his eyes, feeling a bit annoyed.
"We have a duty to everyone you know?"
Hah! Do I ever kiddo! But come on let's go! We got bigger fish to fry
"Yeah, I know. Don't have to remind me every time I go out." Izuku reached into one of his coat pockets and pulled out a couple of zip ties, tying up the muggers and leaving them for the police to pick up.
Just then a shiver was sent up his spine; his ears picked up on something whistling towards him. In an instant, he pulled out his batons and deflected the object which turned out to be a knife.
He looked upwards and saw someone standing there, it was a girl wearing some dirty school outfit, blond hair tied up into two messy side buns. A Manic grin on her face as her cat-like eyes shown with intrigue and pleasure. Before he could say anything she ran off.
He looked back at the muggers for a moment before shaking his head. He then ran up to a nearby fire escape and grabbed onto it, pulling himself up before climbing up the building.
He looked around and saw the girl parkouring away; hopping from rooftop to rooftop at an incredible speed.
Damn, she's fast… why don't you show her who's faster?
'Already on it.' Izuku put himself into top gear as he chased down the manic girl. His heart pumping with excitement as he pushed himself faster than the human body would normally allow.
Nexus enhanced muscles bringing him closer and closer to his prey. Just as he was almost on top of her, the girl turned around and flung half a dozen knives at him.
Acting quickly he pulled out his batons and deflected every single one of them with lightning-fast precision. The girl just looked at him, slightly impressed. Just as he was about ready to attack; the girl pulled out two dozen knives from… he didn't even want to know where.
And flung them all at him, he brought his batons up and began to deflect each knife in a show of extreme dexterity. His batons a blur as the knives clattered to the ground next to him. His spine shivered again before he jumped back, a hunting knife coming just a few centimeters away from disemboweling him.
She came at him again, two hunting knives in hand as she slashed at him. He kept up his defenses by dodging and blocking, waiting for the right moment to strike back.
Oh, my fucking… JUST USE BULLET TIME RETARD!
"Not yet-" Izuke grunted in pain as one knife stabbed him in the shoulder; in a moment both of his hands had a stranglehold on the girl's wrists. She looked surprised before he slammed her onto the ground and pinned her down.
But she started to blush heavily and looked like she was now on the verge of orgasm. She started to or at least tried to rub herself on his crotch and he backed away slightly; keeping one hand on both of her wrists.
(She wants you; to have you all to herself. She wants to BE you)
He backed away a little more. But him backing away only made her try and get closer to him. "H-Hey! stop that. That's weird."
Hey kid, just like. I don't know. Knock her out already? Or not, maybe you two could have some fun; she seems down and dirty.
Izuku blushed furiously underneath his mask while Hank chuckled to himself. "Hank! That's- I can't-"
"Do you always talk to yourself?" Izuku looked back at the girl to see that some of her blush had… somewhat abated. Now she was just looking at him curiously, her golden cat eyes staring into his soul.
"Th-That's not important. You're under arrest." The girl's eyes showed with excitement. Her mouth formed a Cheshire grin, showing off two large canines.
"Baka, you can't arrest me." Suddenly her knees were brought up to her chest and she kicked him in the stomach with as much force as she could muster. Izuku stumbled a little but it was all the girls needed to break free and rip out the knife in his shoulder.
The young vigilante jumped back and clutched his bleeding shoulder, he looked back and saw the girl licking the blood-covered knife with a manic grin. Her face set on a full blush as clutched the now clean knife.
What the fuck? Ok, you gotta deal with Lil tricky by yourself. Gettin too many unpleasant flashbacks. Before I go though. Cue the music.
[Play Locknar-Crawler]
'Hank?' Izuku mentally sighed as Hank did not respond. His spine shivered and he jumped back in time to avoid another attack. He kept dodging the girls manic, yet precise swings. There was a certain level of control in all the crazy, all he had to do was use it against her.
Just as he dodged another strike he decided to test the waters. "So if I can't arrest you. Mind if I ask just who you are?" The girls stopped mid-strike and then jumped back a good distance, her face set in a thoughtful expression and she tapped her pointer finger on her chin.
Izuku just readied himself, grabbing two darts and tensing his muscles. Just then the girl's Cheshire grin returned with a vengeance as her blush increased tenfold. She cupped her cheeks in an attempt to control her blush
"Oh, wraith-kun! I'm Toga Himiko! Your biggest fan! And I'd like it if you called me Himi-kun~."
Izuku speed back, just a little bit perturbed. But he carried on, just like how Hank and All Might taught him. "What kind of fan tried to kill their hero then?" Izuku slowly slinked to the side, closer to the edge of the building.
"The best kind of fan, of course, a true fan. I want to make you beautiful-"
While she was talking Izuku threw two darts at her, both projectiles going at blinding speed. She was able to deflect one dart but the other cut gash on the right side of her face.
She brought a hand up to the wound and licked the blood on her fingers, a calm smile on her face as she looked at the vigilante. Somehow that was scarier than the manic grin she had earlier. "Thank you." she then charged him.
But he was ready and grabbed her outstretched arm and threw her over his hip and flung her at the fire escape below. She landed with a loud thud and he jumped off, hoping to elbow drop her.
But she rolled out of the way and tried to stab him but he intercepted it and punched her gut, causing her to lose her breath. Izuku then grabbed her and smashed her through a nearby window.
As he jumped through the window he kicked her in the head and knocked her unconscious. He then leaned against the wall and caught his breath, as he looked around the apartment he saw a teenage couple a few years older than he was looking at him in fright.
He sighed and tied up Toga and carried her over his shoulder like a bag of potatoes and walked out of the door into the apartment complex. Just as he was about to go over to the stairs his spine shivered and he rolled out of the way as a gunshot rang out.
He sighed as more residents came out of their rooms and started to glare at him. "It's that wraith! Get him!"
Of course, he'd land right into a gang-controlled apartment, what can't things be easy.
He plopped toga on the floor and brought out his batons. Just as two dozen angry tenants came out of their rooms, most brought out their quirks while others wielded weapons. One of those teenagers was the only one carrying a gun.
"Before we get started. Does anyone wanna leave?" Izuku leaped towards the closest person, a woman with ice claws and heel kicked her in the back of the head. Using her as a springboard to the next thug. His knee smashing into their face.
He then rolled out of any incoming attacks before jumping up and shoulder checking another thug, the force causing them to ragdoll into another person. Knocking them both out. His batons formed an x that caught a wild haymaker from someone with a cactus arm. He then kneed the guy in the groin before breaking his jaw with a baton strike.
He then mule kicked someone behind him in the chest, almost crushing it and knocking the wind out of the guy. His batons shot out again knocking against multiple people, breaking bones in a flurry of rapid-fire strikes. He hunched over when he was done, his arms crossed over his chest and batons held in each hand.
He controlled his breathing as he looked at the last three thugs, all of them looking at him in fear. The one person with the gun brought it up and fired; Izuku brought up one of his batons and blocked it. The wood shattered as it caught the bullet.
He flung the other at the shooter's face and broke their nose. He then rushed to the last five and jumped mid-way. Split kicking two while dodging a small lighting blast mid-air. He then rolled out of the way of another lighting blast before spin kicking the lighting guy in the gut.
The last one standing was just some kid. Izuku turned to glare at him, his skull mask and red eyes causing the kid to whimper and shiver in fear. The kid punched himself in the face and saved the vigilante the trouble.
Oh shit, gone for a few minutes and you start a party. Typical teenagers.
He then heard something and turned to see more people running up the stairs. If he recalled correctly this was a five-story building, oh well, four more floors to go.
More mooks to beat, let me get my popcorn ready. Oh and cue the music.
[Play Locknar-Blood Son]
He launched himself at the closest thug, kicking them in the sternum. Causing the scum to crash into the other thugs, sending them rolling down the stairs and into a heap of broken bones.
Izuku jumped over the railing and sweep kicked two tenets before punching them both in the face. No more enemies.
Fourth floor secure.
He ran to the stairs and readied himself for another brawl. He vaulted over the railing and drop-kicked another goon before spin kicking another, he rolled out of the way as a pair of water blades almost decapitated him. A swift kick to the groin made sure the water guy was out of the fight.
He then pulled out his last two darts and flung them at the last two on the floor, both darts hitting them in the knees. He jumped and split kicked both of them.
Third Floor secure, he ran down the flight of stairs to the next floor. A large man with four arms stepped out of his room just as he entered the floor. "HEY! I'm trying to sleep here!"
Izuku ran up to him and swung a haymaker with all his might. But he barely made the man stumble, one of four arms hands shot out and wrapped around Izuku's head.
"Yeah, that's not helping." Just as four arms were about to start beating him, Izuku reached into his coat and pulled out two switchblades, sticking them into the man's shoulders.
Four arms let go of the vigilante in pain, Izuku quickly took off his coat and wrapped it around four arms head and brought him over the railing, and smashed him through it. Four arms fell down the stairs in a broken heap.
Second floor clear.
Izuku ran down the stairs, kicking four arms in the head as a precaution. He then ducked under a razor-sharp claw before slamming his elbow into razor's nose, breaking it.
He then grabbed razor and tossed him behind him. Turning to the next mook and punching him twice in the kidney before grabbing the next one's punch and twisting his arm, breaking it, Izuku roundhouse kicked the last mook in the ribs.
Izuku looked around him and sighing in relief as no more mooks remained.
Your performance was alright, but not good. I'd rate it a 6/10.
Izuku ignored Hank's words and searched one of the fallen goons for a phone when suddenly he heard steps from outside as well as someone talking. He ran towards the door just as it opened, a man was carrying some food but froze as soon as he saw the Wraith.
By then Izuku had transitioned into a slide as the man pulled out a gun, but Izuku had already crashed into his legs, snapping both of them. Grabbing the food before they hit the ground.
Izuku stood up and looked over the goon before finding what he wanted, an intact phone. He grabbed his coat and made his way up to the fifth floor stepping over the thugs he just beat the crap out of. He knew what they were hiding by the time he got to the fifth floor.
A drug lab in the basement, thought why but most of the mooks on top?
Probably to protect against crazy Vigilantes and Nighttime Pros. But hey you sure showed them what for.
Izuku nodded, as soon as he got to the fifth floor he noticed something was amiss. Toga wasn't there. In her place was a note. "You have sweet blood :)"
Woah, that is a completely sane thing to write.
Izuku sighed and brought up the phone, dialing the police.
"110, what's your emergency?" As the responder asked, Izuku prepared his wraith voice.
"... Yeah it's me." A loud sigh could be heard from the other end.
"On our way Wraith-sama. Would you mind tying yourself up as well?" Izuku responded by crushing the phone. He put his coat back on and with take-out in hand jumped out of the window and looked for a faraway rooftop to relax for a little while.
Damn, over three thousand words of like 97% action. Plus hey look, Toga appeared; ain't that wacky? Oh and if some of you are wondering Izuku will meet Ochako next chapter, just wanted to show some villains and stuff. And I just wanted to thank ManwithaPlan113 for writing to fight in the alleyway, nice working with you man.
Time for Reviews.
qazse: That part was less, them getting along and more Backugo angry that Deku's getting attention. Hank wants Izuku to beat up Katsuki, but I'll save that fight for a later day. Just know that they are not friends.
SolSprada369: Don't worry, Hank will find a loophole pretty soon. Plus I like having Izuku hold back, makes for a more interesting fight scene when he prohibits himself from going all out. Plus the whole 'Good guy has internal struggle about whether or not he should go all out.' is one of my favorite tropes.
ManwithaPlan: Yeah, Izuku's gonna get pretty messed up in some parts. But he'll be a goody-two-shoes through and through, just with some vigilante violence thrown into the mix. And yeah, Izuku's gonna be more of a Giga chad by the end of the ten months training period but he'll stay the same Izuku all the way through.
