First of all, sorry this took so long, I had exams.
Also, let address something you were all curious about: Bakugo never had a crush on Izuku as a child, that's not the reason he hates him so much. The real reason is actually darker than you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia
Near UA
Close to UA, the two assassins crouched down on top of a building, doing their best to remain out of sight.
Shino had noticed someone following them earlier and hoping to avoid a confrontation she decided that they should move faster to lose their pursuer.
Blade found this was odd since Shino would normally just kill them. However, Shino countered by stating that she only killed them if they tried to do the same, and most of the time she avoided unnecessary confrontations.
Deciding not to argue they proceeded to get on with the job. Getting to Deku wouldn't be easy, especially with several pro hero teachers around. Which is why they needed a distraction.
"This had better work," Blade mumbled.
Shino sighed.
"It's Rika's equipment. When has it ever failed?" she coldly retorted. "After all these years you still doubt her abilities?!"
Blade scowled. "Excuse me if I have issues with placing my trust in a quirkless person. I seriously don't understand how Shiro can work with such weak creatures so easily. He has one at the top of the science and weapons development division and another at the support department, who also acts as a fashion designer. Even when they don't prove to be of use, they aren't disposed of. Honestly, it's sickening!"
In an instant, Shino had her katana out and at Blades' throat.
Blade was about to bring out his quirk when Shino unleashed a large amount of killing intent that sent chills down her (unwilling) partner's spine.
Her eyes glared at him with ice-cold emotion.
"You should really rethink your statement because if I recall correctly, you along with many others are here because of Rika and Shita," Shino stated icily. "The things those two have made have pushed Hades forward by leaps and bounds. Many, including you, are alive and uncaptured because of the gadgets and support gear they have built. Also, just remember, the person we are trying to capture, the one you said you wanted to fight, is quirkless, and he managed to severely wound Shiro."
Annoyed as he was, Blade shut up after that, much to Shino's relief. She took out a tablet with the controls for Rika's devices.
The first one was a set of dragonflies with x-ray and infrared vision that would allow them to scan data on all the students and teachers, just physical data though.
Finding Deku wouldn't be easy, and they couldn't just go into the 1A dorms due to the possibility that he mightn't be there.
Hence the reason for the dragonflies.
As Deku had been with Hades before they had his biological data, therefore once the flies had scanned the school and found someone who matched Deku's description they would know where to look.
The dragonflies also possessed cloaking abilities that would mask their signal and presence.
The second device was a computer virus set up by Rika designed to make the alarms go off, not all at once, but one by one after a set amount of time. The virus would also disable the security cameras as well, meaning they could get in undetected.
They even had Student ID from the captured students that would allow them to get in via the front gate.
The reason they were using the virus was that they would need a distraction to deal with the pros while they captured Deku because the moment they encountered him a fight would ensue, and they didn't want any interference.
Deciding not to dwell on it any longer Shino activated the dragonflies, and they began to spread out and fly over UA scanning the people living there.
Within a few minutes, a match for Deku came up. He was in the main building for some reason, not that it mattered. Shino stood up and smiled. It was time to move out.
Moving quickly, the duo moved through the gates with their ID's and into the main building. Shino next activated the virus and within a minute, an alarm could be heard off in the distance. With the distraction in place, the heroes were probably on their way there already, which was good for them.
"Let's go!" Shino ordered. "From the looks of things Deku is on the move as well."
With Izuku
Izuku lay on his bed in the infirmary, staring silently at the ceiling.
Recovery Girl was nowhere to be seen. Izuku guessed that she must have gone to either retrieve something or speak with someone else. Why else would she leave a patient unattended?
Izuku groaned and turned over on his bed. Throughout his sleep, most of his memories from Hades had returned, most.
The people he met, the battles he fought, the things and hell he had experienced, he remembered!
But most of all, he remembered her.
Did she escape?
Was she alive?
Or was she back under his control?
These were questions he had never gotten answers to.
Sensei did a good job of erasing his memories, while the others did a good job of hiding them.
The tonal shifts he sensed during conversations suddenly made sense.
Seeing as how he couldn't rest, he got up and went for a walk around the school to ease his mind.
Walking around UA at night felt a little strange because it was so different from what he was used to.
It was dark, with the moon illuminating the hallways. The hallways and classrooms were deserted, making the place feel dead like some sort of ghost town. The silence of the area added to the effect.
Or at least it did until he heard a high-pitched sound off in the distance.
'Huh! What was that?' Izuku thought. He pressed his ear to the window to receive a better sound. 'It sounds like an alarm has gone off. Why though? Has there been a fire or,' Izuku stopped for a second, 'has someone broken in?' The idea wasn't impossible. Hell, he broke in here once. It was just the USJ but still, a break-in was a break-in. 'Whoever's doing this isn't very bright. 'Setting off an alarm will just alert all the teachers to that location and then … they'll head there and around the campus.'
Feeling uneasy Izuku started to move.
He saw movement outside the window and recognized the figures as Snipe and Hound Dog. They were taking this seriously, though one could hardly blame them.
He continued walking for another minute or so until he heard another alarm go off in the distance.
Izuku blinked in confusion.
'Now that's odd. Why set off a second alarm?' Izuku wondered. 'Is there more than one group? No, why attack this early when the teachers could be dealing with the first for a while? Maybe it's a distraction to keep the teachers busy or lure them away from a specific place. If that's the case, then it would be smart to set off the alarms one by one. To do that they'd need a virus, and a powerful one to get into UA's systems.' Izuku halted suddenly when he realized something about that idea. 'There are only a few individuals capable of crafting such a program.'
It also triggered a certain memory.
Flashback
"Hey, if you want something for infiltrating a large building complex or a prison with high-security details, why not set off a couple of alarms," Izuku suggested.
The chief scientist and weapons developer, Rika, tilted her head in confusion. "How on earth would that help? We're trying to get in without being noticed!"
"I didn't mean all at the same time," Izuku defended. "I meant one by one. If you do that then all the guards will flock to that area without a second thought. They'll be distracted, leaving the perfect opportunity to take over and get what you want!"
Rika thought about it for a moment. "Well, when you put it like that it does sound like a good idea." She clapped her hands together. "I'll get to work on it after I finish what I'm doing here. After all, a program like the one you're suggesting isn't that easy to make, but that's the fun of it all isn't, the challenge it presents."
Flashback end
"Oh fuck!" Izuku swore before facepalming himself. "Rika, you, you actually made it didn't you?"
"That she did, and it's worked out so perfectly," said a familiar female voice that sent chills down his spine. "Thank you for giving her the idea, Deku."
Izuku turned just in time to see a knife flying straight towards him.
Acting on instinct (and thanks to the training he had received), Izuku stretched out his arm and caught the knife by the handle just inches away from his face.
He turned his attention towards the figure walking down the hall with her katana still in its sheath. Seeing that he intercepted her attack she grinned at him amused.
"Impressive!" she applauded. "I'd heard that you'd gotten stronger but to see it with my own eyes is another thing entirely. Do you know how many people have blocked or caught my projectiles?" Izuku didn't answer. "I'll give a hint: very, very, very few."
"Shino," Izuku greeted.
"The one and only," Shino replied. "It's nice to see you again after so long Deku, or do you prefer Izuku?"
Izuku shrugged. "Call me whatever you want."
"As you wish," Shino told him, still smiling. "I'll cut straight to the point. Do you know why we are here?"
Izuku was about to answer when he properly registered what Shino had just said. She said 'we'. Izuku looked around quickly to see if anyone else was there.
He couldn't see anyone on the ground so he looked up, and the second he did he flipped back to avoid being stabbed by two swords that looked like the kind knights in movies would use to defend their castle.
The attack didn't stop there.
Blade transformed the swords back into his arms and performed a handspring forward. He turned his right leg into a katana and swung it at Izuku, who swiftly dodged by ducking.
The second he did that however Blade changed his course and brought it down on Izuku, who dodged to the side.
Not wasting any time, Izuku leapt up, grabbed Blade by the head and rammed his knee straight into it.
Blade felt disoriented from that attack, Deku was a lot stronger than he remembered.
Taking advantage of the situation, Izuku landed and then kneed Blade in the stomach, and then leaned back and delivered a front kick of equal strength into the man's stomach, sending him rolling backwards.
"You're Blade right?" Izuku guessed.
"Nice to see you remember," the latter hissed standing back up. "Then again we didn't talk that much while you were in Hades."
"I wasn't a member," Izuku pointed out.
"Whatever," Blade retorted annoyed. "That's not important right now."
"You're right, it isn't," Izuku agreed. "Now to answer your question from before Shino about why you are both here. If I had to guess, I'd say Shiro sent you here to either kill me or capture me, or there's the possibility that you were sent here to get something else and fighting with me is just an added bonus. Am I somewhere right along those lines?"
Shino raised an eyebrow. "Observant as ever I see. You are right about us being sent here to capture you. From what I gather, Shiro would like to kill you himself, or at least make you a permanent member of Hades this time. You know how much he wanted you before. Once he sees something he wants he just can't restrain himself, especially with talent like yours."
Izuku chuckled at her response.
"Well, I'm flattered that I'm wanted by others," he told her. "However, I'm sure you realize that I have no intention of coming with you willingly."
He wasn't going to let them take him without a fight. No way!
"Obviously," Blade muttered. "If you did then it wouldn't be any fun now, would it?!"
With that, no more words were said between them.
Izuku stared intensely at his two opponents, and they returned the favour. He couldn't afford to slip up in this fight.
Blade, and especially Shino, were both incredibly dangerous fighters. Even if they wouldn't kill him that didn't mean they wouldn't hurt him badly.
His only hope was to hold them off and evade them throughout the school until they had no choice but to retreat.
Regardless of how much he had improved in the past, he was no match for Shino, though he wasn't sure about Blade either. Since they wouldn't just let him run, he would need to get a hold of one of Shino's mist bombs.
Perhaps he could get between them and coordinate their attacks against each other. It was worth a shot.
'Give it your all Deku!' Shino thought.
Personally, she didn't want to capture Deku. She was only doing so because of the accursed bomb in her neck.
Shino utterly loathed Shiro for what he had done to her and patiently awaited the day when she would drive her sword through the sick bastard's heart.
While she couldn't disobey him, she could prevent herself from doing things he hadn't told her. For instance, when she was told to capture Deku, Shiro never said for her to go all out when they fought, which worked just fine for her.
She could only hope that Deku would last long enough for them to fail. The idea of enraging Shiro filled her with a sense of joy. However, she couldn't deny that she was intrigued by how strong Deku may have become since she last saw him.
Blade didn't have many feelings about the matter. He just really wanted to fight already. He was looking forward to slicing Deku in multiple ways.
Without further ado, the fight between the assassins and the student/villain began.
Blade made the first move. He dashed at Izuku and jumped into the air twirling quickly, performing a butterfly kick.
He used his quirk, 'Blade Body' that allowed him to transform any part of his body into a sharp blade (of any design), to change his legs (the bottom half) into swords. Izuku wasn't fazed in the slightest.
He dashed forward, fell on his knees bending his back backwards and sliding beneath the attack.
Once he was up, he went straight for Shino, who was surprised at his bold action.
"You're the biggest threat, so I'll deal with you first," he explained. In reality, he wanted to take advantage of Shino and Blade's negative relationship. Whether Shino was aware or not he didn't know.
Izuku swung his left arm at Shino, who blocked by bringing her right hand up and moving it to the side.
Shino countered with a quick punch of her only for it to be blocked by Izuku's elbow.
They traded several more punches and blocks, though Shino was doing this to get a feel for Izuku's strength. She could tell he'd improved, though he was still no match for her.
Izuku attempted a reverse turning kick, only for Shino to catch it and kicked his other leg, tripping him causing him to fall flat on his back. Shino was about to stomp on his leg (which would have broken it), only for Izuku to propel his body upward and pull himself closer to Shino.
He attempted to flip back, which would drag Shino with him. Shino saw through his plan, however, yet she let it happen because she noticed Blade standing up and reaching out to grab Izuku by the shoulders.
Getting a firm grip on his shoulders, Blade turned his own nails into knives and dug them into Izuku's shoulders, causing him to yelp out in pain. Blade then pulled back and slammed Izuku flat on his face and stomach.
"Still, think this bitch is the biggest threat here?" Blade snarled.
He went to drag Izuku to his feet via his now bleeding and damaged shoulders. He did this a little too fast, allowing Izuku to kick him at both legs while suspended in mid-air. This time it was Blade's turn to fall flat on his face and stomach. He raised his head, only for Izuku to kick him in the face with his right foot.
"As a matter of fact, I do!" he taunted.
Izuku then proceeded to stop on Blade's head and then body before returning his attention to Shino.
The second he did, he immediately performed several back handsprings to avoid being hit by multiple shurikens.
When he stopped, Shino was beside him in an instant with a knife out prepared to stab. Izuku attempted to block her but was unsuccessful and was slashed at the right hip. The wound wasn't serious, but it still hurt a lot.
Shino brought out another knife and began a vicious cycle of slashing at Izuku which he either tried to parry or dodge. He wasn't always successful and got cut on his left cheek, the top of his right leg, both his shoulders and the tops of his arms.
Realizing that he would continue getting cut if he didn't do something quick, he moved in and caught her left arm and turned his back, so he was right next to her.
Shino tried to stab him with her free arm, but Izuku caught it and using all his strength, held her arms in with the knives pointed away from him. He then stood on her feet so she couldn't kick him. He then swung his head back into her face several times.
Getting annoyed by this, Shino bit into the back of his shoulder where he'd already been stabbed, causing Izuku to wince in pain.
He loosened his grip on one of her arms and she immediately tried to stab him, only for him to redirect it at her other arm. The pain she felt caused her to stop biting Izuku and he brought his knees up and kicked off her stomach to move forward and take both knives from her.
He turned back to her only to be met with several punches from Blade in the face. Shino then came forward and gave him a powerful sidekick that both sent him flying back and caused him to cough up blood.
"Hey, I had that," Blade growled.
"Yeah right," Shino retorted annoyed. "Last time I checked, he knocked you out pretty easily."
Shino would be lying if she said she wasn't enjoying this fight. She was also impressed that Deku had made her bleed, something that was incredibly rare and achieved by very few.
Her thoughts were interrupted by something small landing at her feet.
"Wait, that's," Shino realized too late.
The mist bomb went off, completely obstructing their vision.
She didn't know how but Izuku must have grabbed it when he held her down.
Speaking of the boy, he appeared to have fled leaving a small trail of blood. Not wasting any time, the assassins pursued their target.
Izuku, who was running along ignored the pain he was feeling. He knew where he was headed, to the cafeteria where he would have the best chance of defending himself. Before arriving, he broke a fire axe out by kicking the glass. He needed a weapon and a way to defend himself, and this was how.
Razor
Razor was moving along as quickly as she could. She had recently gotten back from one of her contacts with some rather disturbing news.
It appeared that Shiro was behind this latest assault and kidnapping. She wasn't the least bit surprised that the psycho had done this, what she was surprised about was who he kidnapped. The students from UA, more specifically Class 1A, who knew Izuku personally, concerned her. They had seen Izuku, they knew where he was and what he was doing, and that would be enough for Shiro.
They didn't need to talk about him, with Kioku's power Shiro probably knew he was already at UA, which in turn would lead a repeat of last time.
The only difference was that Shiro wouldn't take no for an answer this time and would likely get that sick fuck he worked with to put Izuku under 'that drug' like he did with her.
Razor arrived at her destination, or rather, she had found who she was looking for. Standing over the giant figure otherwise known as Mt. Lady, who was cut up and bleeding in several places, was none other than her friend the hero-killer Stain. He looked just about ready to finish her off.
"Time to die fake," Stain growled.
Mt. Lady eyed him with pure and complete fear. He was going to kill her. She was going to die right here and now, all alone without anyone knowing, without anyone coming to save her.
A wave of despair overcame her, and she began to cry. She had only become a pro-hero a year ago, she didn't want it to end like this.
The hero-killer came out and attacked her and she was quickly beaten (much to her own humiliation).
He made comments about why she didn't deserve to be a hero, she loved the fame and attention but what was wrong with that, and what was so wrong about using her looks to get what she wanted, no one ever complained.
Stain groaned. "Ughhh, this is exactly why I hate false heroes like you so much. At least have the decency to face your death with dignity. Like any real hero would."
Mt. Lady sniffled in response. Seeing no reason to prolong the inevitable Stain raised his sword and prepared to finish off his prey. He was interrupted by the arrival of someone landing on Mt. Lady to speak with him.
"Hey, Stain! Sorry to interrupt you during your society purifying of false heroes crusade but we need to talk," Razor told him.
Mt. Lady eyed her fearfully. "You need to get away from here. He'll kill you if you don't."
Razor glanced at her with cold cruel eyes. This woman clearly had the wrong idea about why she was here, even more so when she thought that Stain would try and kill her. Even he did try he wouldn't succeed.
God heroes were such stupid creatures these days! All they were was beauty, muscle, strength, and fighting (Razor didn't mind that part, however), with very little intelligence. It was easy to see why Stain was so frustrated with the world.
"Shut the fuck up Mt. Slut!" Razor snapped much to the defeated hero's surprise. "Stain's a friend who I came to talk to. He's not going to kill me. I mean he could try but he won't be able to." Mt. Lady shut up after that. Razor turned her attention to Stain. "Seriously, how have you not killed her already? She's been active for over a year. What's more, I thought you would've done it in the red-light district where she would have been selling herself off!" Mt. Lady gasped in shock. She opened her mouth to argue but shut it when Razor shot her an icy glare. "Oh don't give me that crap! You go around most of the time seducing every guy you either come across or save to boost your popularity and you do this at shops and stands to get a good deal on things with high prices. You basically sell your body to become famous. You're more concerned with being popular and famous than being a hero. Do you know what a hero is? It is someone who goes around saving others because it's their job, not because they want to be famous. And as you are now, you are not a hero, you are nothing more than a cheap slut who uses her body to get what she wants. When you die you will simply be replaced with another douchebag like you, so you won't be missed that much."
Mt. Lady was speechless. She had never thought of it that way before. Ever since she was a little girl, she had always wanted to be famous like the heroes she watched on tv. She thought that was what it was all about, but clearly, it wasn't.
"That's what I was trying to say Razor, before you came in," Stain spoke up. "But you beat me to it. She wasn't that hard to find, it was getting her in an isolated area that was difficult. This one loves being seen. She was stupid for thinking she could take me on by herself. With her quirk she made it that much easier to beat, leaving so many opportunities to cut and use my quirk on her. It hasn't even been five minutes since we started." Mt. Lady felt humiliated at hearing that. "Anyway, what can I do for you Razor? I assume it's something to do with what happened today."
"Right to the point. One of the many things I like about you," Razor applauded. "Listen up! The guy who was behind the raid today was none other than Shiro from Hades." Stains eyes widened. "Judging from the look on your face I'm assuming you've heard of them."
"Of course, I have. Who, in our line of work, hasn't?" Stain retorted.
"Oh good, that saves me explaining then. He and I don't exactly have a good history. Scratch that, we have a very bad one. Unfortunately, some of it involves Deku," Razor explained catching Stains attention. He'd been curious about what happened to the boy since the incident in Kamino. "A couple of months ago I took him to the criminal underworld to show him how fucked up the world really was, and we got captured. We broke out, eventually, and with some help. Before we did, Deku was fighting with Shiro, and while he was seriously wounded, he managed to take the bastard's eye. Because of that, I think he may be after Deku now. No. I know he is."
"Razor what the fuck?!" Stain shouted. "I know you have your own way of training and teaching but taking him to a place like that. Are fucking insane?!"
Razor stared at him with a sad expression, something he had never seen from her.
"I am a little. I'm also a cold-hearted, sadistic bitch who's made some fucking stupid mistakes that I wish I could take back, but I can't," she admitted. "I regret bringing to Deku to that place, I always have but there's nothing I can do about it now. What's done is done." AFO had been furious about what had happened to Izuku. It was the angriest he'd ever been with her, about anything. "That's why I want to make sure nothing bad happens to him this time. So please, help me."
Stain felt moved by her speech. As much as she had had an impact on Deku, it seems he had made as much as an impact on her. After thinking it over for a few seconds Stain made his decision.
"Okay, I'll help you, but you're gonna have to fill me in on the whole story," Stain explained before turning his attention back to his prey. "In the meantime, what should I do with the fake here?"
Razor glared at Mt. Lady. "I honestly couldn't give a shit. Kill her quickly, kill her slowly, I don't care. Actually, if you killed her slowly that would take up too much time. You could just kill this giant fat ass we're standing on some other time. I don't think she'll be going anywhere unless it's into hiding."
Mt. Lady could feel the disdain in her tone of voice. This woman couldn't have cared less about whether she lived or died, it was the same with Stain. In their eyes, her life meant nothing, and why should it? She was everything she described her as, and nothing more. It was sad but it was true.
'Oh well, my life and hero career weren't the greatest, but they weren't the worst,' she thought. 'Maybe if I had realized this sooner, I could have changed. That's right, could have.'
Stain held his sword over Mt. Lady preparing to strike but then withdrew it.
Mt. Lady blinked in both surprise and confusion.
"Why?" was all she could say.
Stain scoffed. "I've got more important things to deal with right now. Also, this incident reminds me of one occasion when I let one person I fought live. He was just a student who embodied the very things that stained the word 'hero', in simple terms he was the type I hate most. However, after a fight where we were forced to team up, he tried changing for the better, and I genuinely believed it. I still do. Perhaps that's possible with you."
Mt. Lady's eyes widened. Was he saying what she thought? "Listen up and listen well! A true hero is someone who saves and others without the desire for fame or wealth. They put their lives on the line without a second thought because it's the right thing to do, nothing more, nothing less! The reason I won't kill you is that there is a slim possibility you may change from this. So, I will give you one chance, if you don't take it, I will kill you the next time I see you!"
And with that Razor and Stain left a wounded, and shocked Mt. Lady lying in the street. She was found hours later by another hero.
Police Headquarters
Strategizing for the upcoming raid went smoother than expected.
The raid would be like the one in Kamino during the Summer. It was to be a surprise attack with All Might (much to Endeavour's frustration) heading in first to quickly deal with any thugs, and the police and several heroes following.
Once inside they would locate Shiro and defeat him with extreme prejudice, the lives of innocent civilians were on the line after all. They were to do the same with any villains they came across.
It appeared simple enough but would be much more difficult when the time came to it.
The information Dabi provided showed that while Shiro and his colleagues were powerful, he had rarely seen them in action. Despite this, the heroes and the police were confident that they would win, they usually did.
Now that was done and out of the way they could return to the issue they were discussing before.
"Now that we've finished discussing the main issue of this meeting, do any of you have any questions regarding Izuku Midoriya, otherwise known as Deku?" the General Commissioner asked everyone present.
The heroes exchanged certain glances with each other.
"Is it true that he's quirkless?" Rock Lock asked.
"Yes," the General Commissioner replied. "Why do you ask?"
Rock Lock scratched his hair. "Well, it's just that I find it hard to classify him as a serious threat. What exactly can he do?"
"He's well versed in martial arts and physically strong and agile. Also, he's highly intelligent being able to analyse quirks and figure out their weaknesses and ways to improve them. He's also crafted various substances for the League such as a regenerative drug that healed a person completely and the strengthening drug known on the market as Achilles," Nezu explained.
The pros blinked at the name. They had heard of the drug, it was only recent, but they had seen its effects. They never would have thought a quirkless person was the one to create it though. Rock Lock could see why they would view him as dangerous, but he'd have to see for himself.
"Um, was he involved in making those things? The Nomu?" Native asked nervously.
"No, he never worked on them," Thirteen answered. "The first time he saw one was at the USJ."
"Does that mean he was unaware of them until that point?" Yoroi Musha questioned.
"He was actually," Midnight answered. "He was kept in the dark about many things in the League. He only did what he was supposed to do and never asked questions. He interacted with very few villains outside of the League. We do know he did an internship with Stain once."
There was silence for a minute until a few shouts were made, and a few alarming looks were shot.
"He worked with Stain, the hero-killer, and you let him attend UA," Miruko barked.
Endeavour was just as furious. UA's standards really had fallen. If that quirkless mistake had worked with that monster, that meant he was the key to locating and capturing him.
If he worked alongside him that meant he would know about the man's fighting style and quirk.
Yet here UA was defending him when he was just as bad, he probably killed people alongside the man.
"Now hold on a second," All Might interrupted. "Young Midoriya worked alongside Stain sure, but it was only for a week, and it was just for training. It was arranged by the woman who taught him how to fight. There was no killing during that time."
There were a few suspicious glares. No one (bar Endeavour) wanted to doubt All Might but at the same time, they felt uneasy about allowing a villain who worked with Stain around regular students.
"Who he interacted with aside, how exactly did he come into contact with Hades?" Best Jeanist asked. "More importantly, how did he even escape? No one has ever escaped from Hades before, alive at least."
Now that was something everyone was curious about.
"We don't know how he came into contact with them, or how he escaped either," Naomasa answered. "From what Dabi told us, he was fighting against Shiro and was losing very badly. In Dabi's own words, "Shiro was dominating the fight". Then there was an explosion from one of the stands, the gate opened and while he was distracted Midoriya stabbed Shiro in the eye." There was a stunned silence from everyone. They weren't expecting that. "While Shiro was distracted from the pain, Midoriya took his chance and ran for it. What happened afterwards is unknown. He never talked about it. Dabi brought it up with him once but that caused him to have a panic attack."
The heroes were starting to get an idea of how much Izuku Midoriya feared Shiro. The UA staff would have been lying if they weren't horrified at Midoriya's history with the group.
'He's seen and been through so much for someone his age,' All Might thought sadly. 'More than anyone should. It wouldn't be wrong to say that he's experienced everything a pro-hero would have.'
His thoughts were interrupted by a certain flaming hot-headed annoyance.
"If he has a past with Hades, and he wounded their leader Shiro, then wouldn't it be right to assume this is happening because the man wants revenge?" Endeavour suggested catching everyone's attention. "Is it not possible that Hades targeted Class 1A because they are associated with the villain Deku?"
The entire UA staff, particularly All Might, couldn't believe what they had just heard.
Where did Endeavour even get such an idea?
"That isn't possible Endeavour!" All Might declared. "Barring the staff, Class 1A, their parents, Dabi, and the police, no one actually knows that Young Midoriya is at UA. Shiro clearly planned his attack at the Mall, but there's no way he could've known Class 1A would be there, much less what you're suggesting."
Endeavour scowled. He hated how All Might contradicted him, and he hated how he defended that villainous quirkless piece of shit like he was just another student, like he deserved to be at UA with more worthy students aspiring to be heroes. They could defend him all they wanted but Endeavour knew the truth, Izuku Midoriya was nothing more than a vile piece of trash who, when this entire matter ended, would be thrown in the slammer to rot like he belonged.
And when that happened, he would be the one to do it, all the while smiling at and mocking him. He was looking forward to it, and if UA thought they would be able to keep him, well they had another thing coming.
"Fine," Endeavour pretended to agree. "But when he wakes up from his little beauty sleep try and interrogate him properly. And if you need someone to be forceful and persuasive, I'm happy to help."
Everyone flinched at that comment. They all knew Endeavour was merciless to villains but even still, he was offering to beat up a teenager, and a traumatized one at that. That wasn't the behaviour of a hero.
Although, several of them secretly agreed that Izuku did not belong at UA.
It did not matter how sad his story was. At the end of the day, he was a villain and should have been in prison.
All Might was beginning to make sense of Enji's personality from his conversation with Izuku. He was now seeing him as a crueller and prejudiced individual than he initially thought.
Endeavour, on the other hand, wanted to interrogate Izuku because in addition to getting valuable information about Hades he would have the opportunity to hurt him freely with no one able to stop him. The mere thought of hitting or burning the quirkless freak for humiliating him made him feel happy.
"You will do nothing of the sort!" Nezu threatened. A murderous aura emanated from the Principal of UA that made everyone tense with fear. "Let me be very clear about something Endeavour. Izuku Midoriya is our responsibility. Do you understand, ours, not yours? As such, you will go nowhere near him without permission. Whether it is from us or the police, you will not go near him. He has enough going on in his life without you coming in and making it worse. So, mark my words, you are not to go near him. Is that understood?"
The tone and glare Nezu was giving him sent chills down his spine. Even after all these years the tiny creature was still frightening. Endeavour begrudgingly nodded his head and stayed silent. Nezu beamed, returning to his cheerful self.
"Perfect! Now if that's all, I think it's time we got back," he announced.
Just then his phone went off and what he saw greatly concerned him.
"UA's alarms have gone off," Nezu said.
The second he did several teachers, pro heroes, as well as the police, started to move. It seemed that it was one event after another today, and it was incredibly annoying.
With that, the meeting came to a close.
Izuku Midoriya
Izuku broke into the cafeteria by picking the lock using a knife he got from Shino.
Once inside, he headed to where the cutlery and napkins were. He didn't have time to find a first aid kit, so he used the napkins to wipe the blood from his skin, not that it did much.
He got behind where Lunch Rush worked and grabbed several chopsticks, spoons, and knives. He grabbed a tray or two for defending himself. There were multiple chairs in this big space, so he didn't need to worry about running out of them anytime soon.
'I've got everything I need so, now I just have to wait,' Izuku decided.
He knew very well that he couldn't beat them both by himself. He needed to stall until they had no choice but to retreat.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of footsteps entering the cafeteria.
Izuku held his breath, trying to be as silent as possible.
His pursuers were the opposite.
"Oh Deku, come out come out wherever you are," Blade called out in a taunting voice. "Come out and play with us."
"Seriously," Shino deadpanned. "What the hell!"
"What?! Just trying to scare the kid," Blade justified.
Shino didn't respond. She had never quite understood Blade's character, she didn't even like him, thought the feeling was mutual.
Blade transformed one of his legs into a sword and pierced through the counter where Izuku was hiding. Fortunately, he missed the boy by just inches.
"Careful, we don't want to kill Deku," Shino scolded in an emotionless voice. "Use some common sense."
"Shut up!" Blade snapped. "I didn't hit him. Besides, Shiro told us to capture Deku, but he didn't say unharmed. If we slice off a couple of limbs, maybe his hands or legs, it won't be that much of an issue. As long as he's"
Blade never got to finish that sentence. At that exact moment, Izuku burst out of his hiding place, stabbed Blade's hands with two chopsticks causing him to yell, and then grabbed the man by the ears and began to mercilessly slam his face into the counter. After doing it a couple of times, Izuku jumped on top of Blade and stomped on his head and back several times, leaving Blade out of the fight for a short while.
He then turned his attention to Shino who had thrown several knives. Using one of the trays Izuku blocked the projectiles.
He then started running across the tables with Shino in pursuit.
Leaping over the tables Izuku grabbed a chair and threw it at Shino who sliced it in two with her katana. He threw several more chairs at her, but the result was the same in the end.
Shino threw three shurikens at him, but Izuku deflected them with the tray.
Shino dashed towards him with incredible speed. She swung her katana at him with full strength and Izuku just barely blocked with the tray. The sword sliced through his shield immediately and he fell on his back to avoid getting slashed.
Shino stared down at him with an emotionless expression.
"Using your surroundings and basic items to defend against us. A clever strategy, and an impressive one," Shino admitted. "You didn't just run in here without thinking it through, did you?"
"Everything is a weapon!" Izuku answered, causing Shino to halt momentarily. "That's what you taught me back in Hades right? That anything, even something as simple as a spoon or a stuffed animal, could be used to either defeat your enemy."
"And I'm so happy you followed through with it," Shino applauded. "Most people generally just take it for granted, not realizing that it could save their life if the situation truly called for it."
"I'm not most people," Izuku replied.
"No, you aren't," Shino acknowledged. "That's what I've always liked about you Izuku. You aren't the same as others. You know how to adapt and survive if the situation calls for it. And you're smart enough to take everything into account, even if it's just small advice or a minor change in something. By the way, since I have the opportunity now, my compliments and thanks for what you did to Shiro. When I came back and saw him wounded and incredibly pissed off it thrilled me to my core. You have no idea how much I want to kill that man for what he's done to me. My only regret is that I was not there to witness it myself."
Izuku didn't say anything. When he knew Shino in Hades, she made it abundantly clear who she hated, who she didn't, and who she could stand but still didn't like. That said, Izuku realized that a unique opportunity had been presented here. The chance to get some answers.
"This is probably a bad time but, mind if I ask you some questions?" Izuku asked.
"Let me guess, you want to know if the others are alright if your classmates are fine, and how Shiro knew you were here?" Shino deadpanned.
Izuku opened his mouth to speak but immediately shut it again.
Shino sighed. "You're quite easy to read you know, well, most of the time." Izuku inwardly cursed himself for his obviousness. "Now to answer your questions: everyone you knew before is alive, though I'm not sure about well. Your classmates are alive, for the moment, I wasn't too interested in them to care. As for how Shiro knew you were here, I believe Umi told you about her once, a woman with the ability to see the memories of others. Well, she's the one that found out you were here from the UA students. So, satisfied?"
Izuku vaguely remembered Umi telling him about that, and now it all made sense. Izuku nodded to confirm he was satisfied.
He got back to his feet just in time to dodge a sword kick from a now furious looking Blade. There was blood leaking from his hands where Izuku stabbed him. He was in pain but that didn't stop him.
"I'm gonna slice you up into eight different ways," Blade raged.
Unenthusiastic about that, Izuku brought out the fire axe he kept on his back to deflect his blows. So far it seemed to be working.
Blade brought his arm down on Izuku who brought the axe up to block it.
Shino tried to attack him from behind, but Izuku intercepted her katana with Blade's arm.
He then brought both down to the floor and used the axes handle to deliver a hooking kick to Shino's face and an axe kick to Blade's head. He then quickly hit Blade with a chair and threw the remains at Shino who blocked with her katana.
Izuku was on the table again and leaping to different ones to the window that would lead him outside.
Blade, having recovered dashed towards Izuku and managed to get a hold of his arms. Not wanting to give him the chance to retaliate Blade headbutted Izuku several times before giving him a powerful front kick that sent him crashing out the window.
'Okay, that one hurt,' Izuku thought. 'Maybe I shouldn't have made him so angry. Then again he is trying to capture me so.'
"Any chance you could you know, not kill him!" Shino chastised. "We still need him in one piece."
"No promises!" Blade retorted.
The two glared at each other. They really didn't get along.
Taking advantage of this, Izuku started running towards the entrance of UA, hoping he'd meet someone there. He ignored the pain he was feeling and moved forward.
Having noticed their prey was fleeing the two assassins pursued him.
Upon arriving at the entrance Izuku collapsed on his hands and knees. He was exhausted and hurt. He wasn't sure how much longer he could keep this up.
Izuku was surprised he'd lasted this long.
Then again, he got the sense that Shino was holding back when fighting, because if she had gone all out from the start he would've been beaten instantly. It was only because of luck that he'd managed to keep going this long.
"God fucking dammit!" Izuku cursed. "For once, I really wish the teachers were here."
"Such a shame they aren't," Blade cruelly taunted. He and Shino landed in front of the gate just inches away from him. "This has been fun, it really has but, this is where it ends."
Shino inwardly sighed. She had hoped it wouldn't come to this, but her hopes were all in vain. She had no choice but to capture Deku. The order given from Shiro was clear, precise and absolute. She couldn't refuse, no matter how much she wanted.
Blade was eager to finish this. While he wanted to kill Deku right here and now he decided that it would be more fun to watch Shiro slowly torture the little bastard to death. Just fantasizing sent excitement crawling down his spine.
Unfortunately for them, the assassins were so caught up in their own thoughts that they didn't sense the arrival of someone through the UA gate. That same someone sent out an emergency distress signal before entering, and then quietly moved up to the assassins, touching them both and alerting them to his presence.
The second he did they both slashed at him only to be blocked by his arms that were transformed into swords.
Out of the two of them, Blade was the most surprised.
'That's the same as my quirk,' Blade realized.
The blonde boy smirked at them both. "Hey there! Mind if I cut into this? Pun intended of course."
Izuku never thought he would be so happy to see Neito Monoma.
Neito had just been coming back from his day trip with Kokoro. He hadn't heard a thing about the events from today because his little sister insisted on having no distractions.
"I don't know who you two are, but I am curious as to why you're attacking Midoriya," Neito continued. "Did he do something to get on your bad side? Did he annoy you very badly? If he did, I sympathize with your plight."
Izuku ignored the insults and focused on the situation at hand. The odds were slightly more even with Neito here now, though he wasn't sure how good of a fighter he was.
Copying a quirk was one thing but fighting expertly with it was another. However, unlike him, Neito wasn't wanted alive by Shiro, which meant only one thing.
"That's quite a cheap quirk you copied, who does it belong to?" asked a familiar voice who Izuku was thrilled that he'd shown up. "I mean seriously, swords for arms, that's just so lame."
Blade felt a vein stand on his forehead.
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE CALLING" Blade shouted, and the second he did he froze up.
Shino was confused at what just happened.
"Well, that was a success!" Hitoshi Shinso declared. "Now then, I don't know what your name is but attack your friend."
Blade instantly started to try to slice Shino at full strength which she gracefully dodged and parried. The two UA students stood beside the wounded one.
"You okay?" Hitoshi asked.
"Do I look okay?" Izuku retorted.
"You look like shit," Neito informed him. "That aside, who are these people, and why are they after you?"
"I don't have time to explain. They want to capture me but since you two are here they'll probably kill you," Izuku explained. "We need to try and hold them off for as long as possible. Both are lethal assassins, so don't let your guard down. Also, Monoma don't bother using your quirk on the woman Shino, she's quirkless, like me." That detail surprised him. Quirk or no quirk this woman was dangerous. "I might have an idea on how we can fight them if you're willing to listen."
Before they could ask, Shino successfully broke Blade out of his trance and then threw several knives and shuriken at the students.
Izuku threw his own projectiles to counter, however, because he was injured his aim was off so he missed a couple. That's when Neito came forward and transformed certain parts of his body into blades to shield against the projectiles. His theory proved true when the knives bounced off of him. The same couldn't be said for the shuriken who flew around Neito and were heading for Hitoshi. The boy couldn't move in time, so he brought his hands up to defend himself.
"You know, maiming students is beneath your usual job criteria Shino," a new voice announced.
Something fast flew by Hitoshi and grabbed the shuriken while they were still in the air. The figure stopped just close to the boy with gravity-defying hair.
Holding up the shuriken between his fingers was none other than the number five hero, Edgeshot.
The arrival of the pro shocked everyone (barring Shino) present.
Shino loosened up momentarily and actually smiled at the new arrival.
"Shinya, it's so nice to see you again," Shino greeted him. "Though I wish it were under better circumstances.
"Likewise, Shino," Edgeshot returned.
'Wait a second! Shinya! Isn't that?' Izuku remembered before widening his eyes in shock. 'No way! This guy is! She and him!'
"Okay, how the fuck do you two know each other?" Blade demanded.
"Excellent question," Shino answered. "Unfortunately, I don't feel like answering. Now that Shinya's here though, I'll deal with him while you handle the children. Good luck!"
Before he could argue, Shino and Edgeshot engaged each other. They were both incredibly fast and exchanged blows hand-to-hand, however, Edgeshot occasionally used his quirk to attack, only to be blocked by Shino's sword.
Blade turned his attention towards the boys, who were whispering about something.
"Hey, you, what are you plotting?" Blade interrogated. "Tell me!"
The three boys turned to him with determined and angry looks.
"Why don't you make us, scarface?" Hitoshi said.
Blade didn't answer. He wasn't stupid enough to fall for the same trick twice. He charged at the boys, only to be intercepted by Izuku with the axe.
"Remember the plan," he shouted.
He and Blade began trading blows of their own. From one's perspective, it looked like they were almost dancing, with each spinning as they struck each other.
Having had enough, Blade kicked down on the axe with full force, breaking it in two.
Seeing his weapon destroyed Izuku threw it away and took out two knives and began to fight with them instead. At one point they were caught in a struggle where they were forcing their weapons against one another, neither giving up, and their faces were close to each other.
Thinking fast, Blade turned his tongue into a knife and slashed at Izuku who pulled back but was still grazed on the top of his forehead. Blade kicked Izuku again and sent him skidding back.
He turned back and saw Neito trying to get close to him again. When he saw he'd been noticed he retreated.
"Damn I thought that would work," Neito complained.
"Well, you thought wrong," Blade snapped back, but the second he did, his fate was sealed.
Blade froze up the exact same way he did before.
"Brainwashing complete!" Neito announced. "Now retract your blades, sit down, and be quiet." Blade said nothing and did exactly as he was told. "Oh man, this power is incredible. You could really do a lot of awesome and heroic stuff with your quirk."
"Thanks," Hitoshi replied uneasily. He was still unused to people praising his quirk.
What happened next surprised the students even more. Blade was wrapped up in a familiar scarf and then pounded into the ground by a large fist of blood. It seems the teachers had finally arrived.
"So, it seems this and the other one was the ones who broke in," Aizawa stated. "How wonderful."
"We got the call; are you guys alright?" Vlad King asked.
"We are, he's not," Hitoshi informed them pointing at Izuku.
The two pro's eyes widened when they saw the state the boy was in. What the hell did they do to him?
Snipe who was far away shot several bullets at Shino, who deflected each of them without looking up and with relative ease, much to the man's shock.
"She blocked all of them, from this distance!" Snipe exclaimed. "Is that part of her quirk?"
Shino didn't pay attention to him. Her attention was no on Mic who had just arrived.
"My turn. Take this. YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!" he shouted unleashing a loud wave of sound at Shino.
The assassin simply smiled and readied herself. It was a simple straightforward attack that she could easily dodge.
She ran up the window and flipped into the air. She then threw a knife at Mic's vocal cords.
Before it could reach him, however, it was intercepted by Edgeshot.
Once Mic had stopped Shino landed and surveyed her surroundings. As things were, she and Blade were at a disadvantage, much to her delight. With more heroes on the way that meant they had to retreat for now.
"It seems we've lost this one," she declared. She turned her attention to her lover. "Shinya, it was nice seeing you again and I hope we can finish this next time. Until then!" She turned to Deku. "Deku, just so you know, Shiro's going to keep coming after you until he gets you. So be on your absolute guard. However, you fought well today. I can see that Razor trained you well and fierce. She always was like that, even when we were growing up."
That Izuku's attention.
"Growing up? Does that mean you're a member of BUTLER?" Izuku blurted out without thinking.
Shino blinked in surprise. "I'm surprised she told you about that. It seems she opened up to you more than I thought. As much as I'd like to talk about it, I'm afraid we've run out of time."
Without warning, Shino dashed, at inhuman speed, towards Blade and freed him before the pros could even react. Then she threw several mist bombs to cover up their escape.
"Till we meet again!" she called out, and they were gone.
For several seconds, there was silence. Until it was broken by Mic.
"Okay, would someone please explain to me what the hell just happened!" he said. "Who were those people?"
"Shino and Blade," Izuku told them. "They're assassins from Hades sent here to capture me."
All eyes were on him.
"Why would they be after you?" Neito asked incredulously.
"I'm curious about that too," Hitoshi added.
The teachers exchanged looks with each other. They would have to explain the situation to them and about who Izuku was, and about what was happening now.
"I don't mind explaining but, can I get treated first?" Izuku pleaded. "I've been cut all over and bleeding a lot."
"I'll get Recovery Girl," Aizawa said.
Just then there was a loud boom at the front gate. And from the smoke emerged a familiar figure in his hero suit.
"HAVE NO FEAR, BECAUSE I AM HERE," All Might announced proudly before seeing the people present and the state, they were in. "What on earth happened here?"
The students, as well as the teachers and pro, felt veins standing on the edge of their foreheads. They had never felt more irritated with this man than they did now. Fortunately, it was Izuku who spoke their thoughts.
"TOO LATE YOU BASTARD!" Izuku roared at the top of his lungs.
Hi there. Well, what did you think of that? I tried my hardest to make this chapter as long as possible since it's been a month since I updated, but here we are. Anyway, what did you think of the fights and other stuff in this chapter? Izuku may have been able to hold his own before but there will always be certain individuals who can threaten him. I haven't decided what I'm going to do for the next chapter since I just finished this one. I hope you enjoyed it and please review.