Hey- Normal talking
Hey- Kazuto's inner monologue
'Hey'- People thinking
(Hey)- Inner circles mean places or time skips
~Flashback~
[Disclaimer: I don't own MHA or Sword Art Online]
Design Change: For the design of Kazuto's quirk, I really liked Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou design from Naruto and decided to think of it like that. Basically, the difference is that the left side is pure white instead of red while the right side is a lighter black with the iris being red.
(Earlier that Day)
"I hacked into the security and disabled the motion detectors as you've asked." a man with tan skin, green hair, blue eyes, a beard, and a scar going down his left eye smirked as he looked at the man obscured by his hoodie. He is slim with deathly pale skin and messy grayish-blue hair of varying lengths with maniacal bright red irises.
"Good, good. This will make this a lot easier," he smirked cruelly. "The infiltration of the USJ will be a success!"
"It will be, as long as you remember our deal." the tanned man looked on as his eyes took on a darker gleam.
"Of course, I'm a man of my word. So long as you don't become a hindrance, Kurogiri will send him your way."
"That's all I wanted to hear, Shigaraki."
"Pleasure doing business with you, Geko."
'You really are such a fool'
(Collapse Zone: North)
"Why are you here!? How are you here!?" the teen shouted in rage as he looked at the man with a glare. "Answer me Geko!"
"Funny how life goes huh, kiddo?" the man mocked as he twisted his neck to the side with a maniacal grin. "Why should I talk to a deadman?"
"I won't ask again" the raven-haired teen exclaimed in a deadly tone.
"Then why not come at me!? Show me the deadly assassin I know you are! Show me why they had referred to you as the Shadow Walker!" Geko laughed crazily as he stuck his hand out to the left side with his maniacal grin still in place. "In return, I'll show you why they had called me the Whirlwind Lancer, Kuro!"
The man shot forward as the teen took notice of his motion. He looked as if he was grasping a weapon.
Feeling his sixth sense of danger flair up, Kazuto twisted his neck to the side as he felt wind rush in the right side he was standing in. As he glanced to the side, he saw a part of the building's stairs chip away, as if cut by the wind itself.
Seeing his predicament, the teen backflipped and took on a stance.
'What the hell was that!' he thought in a grimace once he noted the cut on his cheek. Taking the blood away with his thumb, his face hardened.
"Like my trick?" Geko laughed crazily. "It was once used to save. But now...now that everything was taken away from me that night, I had pointed it forward!"
"I could care less!" the teen spat as he pointed his left and right hand outward and took a deep breath. Once he opened his eyes, they had twisted and turned into a three-pointed shuriken diverging in black and white coloring. A black sword on his left hand, and a white sword on his right.
With a slight wince, Kazuto sighed. 'Eraser was right. The reverse replica of the Izanagi was easier to control than its original. Question is, how did he know this was the correct version?'
He didn't have any more time to think as he dodged another air current heading for his right side.
"Giving up already?" Geko mocked with a sneer.
With a roar, Kazuto ran forward and went for a vertical slash. Geko only smirked and dodged the white sword while turning his head to the side to dodge the black sword.
"That's more like it!" the man's eyes crinkled in anger. "More! It'll make your death even more satisfying!"
"Shut up already!"
Left, right, left, upwards slash, backslash, twist, pivot, thrust. The motion kept on going without end as Geko twisted and turned without any problem. Seeing an opening, the man used his right hand to grasp the air and slash at the teen's head. Kazuto only slid under the attack as he went for a quick thrust of his own into the man's eye.
The resounding sound of steel clashing with steel was missed by both of them as they locked eyes. One filled with a cold fury that would have paralyzed a lesser person within mismatched eyes, while the other held madness that promised nothing but death. As the two jumped away to gain some distance, Geko started to chuckle to himself.
"What's so funny?" Kazuto asked monotonously.
"This just reminds me of a time when I had a choice." the man stated mirthlessly as he knew he held the teen's divided attention.
"A choice?"
"I was a hero once." the man smirked as he willed the wind to show his weapon. It was a spear that held a green glow around it. The entire weapon was made of blue gems with a keychain dangling at the bottom. A green gemstone with a cross was its design as it moved around freely.
"What of it?" the teen exclaimed as he looked at the weapon with a calculating look, his eyes spinning rapidly in focus.
"A hero without a tainted weapon, Dogoda was a testament to this" he smirked as he twirled his spear around fluidly.
"Get to the point!"
"Kids these days..." the man sighed as he shook his head, furthering Kazuto's ire. The teen had only blinked for a second as the man popped up in his vision with a sadistic smile. Alarmed, the raven-haired teen put his weapons in an X-shaped formation to try and lessen the impact.
As the spear twirled and smacked into the swords, the ravenette felt the wind leave his body as he was thrown around into a wall.
'The hell!?' he thought as he spat blood out.
"I was a hero, but that night changed me..." the man's smile widened. "Changed me for the better!"
He ran without a care as he put the spear behind him.
Kazuto got on shaky legs as he noticed the wind pick up in speed. Geko then thrusted the spear forward as he tried to pierce his shoulder, but the teen vaulted into the stairs and jumped down in a backflip.
"Cheeky brat" he smirked as his eyes flared in anger. "Just like them." he finished in a mutter.
~Flashback~
"We have to evacuate them!" Geko shouted to the two heroes as they nodded.
"Come on Aoi!" the man shouted as he sprinted towards the building.
"We leave the rest to you, Geko!" the woman shouted beside her partner as they took notice of the building catching on fire.
"Tell Yukito to disable the turrets first!" the blue-eyed man shouted as he walked away into a safe distance.
"Okay!" Aoi nodded as she gave him a smile and dashed forward.
'If he can...' the man smirked as he pulled out a switch from his pocket. He waited five minutes to make sure they were inside before flicking it.
As he walked away, the building exploded like fireworks as it collected dust and granite. The screams of the onlookers were heard as he let a smirk grace his lips.
'If I can't have you, no one can' he thought as he pulled out a burner phone.
"It's done, my lord."
[{The League is thankful for your cooperation, Masahiro. Well done.}]
"Yes," the man looked at the burning building as the police and firefighters tried their best to distinguish the flames. Seeing no heroes in sight, his eyes danced with crazed mirth. "A job well done, my lord."
~Flashback End~
"So alike...I hate that." the man clenched his fists tightly as blood ran down his knuckles. With a shake of his head, he jumped down.
Kazuto tried to catch his breath as he hid behind a corner.
'That spear,' he thought with a sigh as his eyes wandered around. 'I'm so close...'
"Come out come out wherever you are Kuro! You're nothing but a dead man walking!" he heard as the man kicked a canister over.
Letting out another sigh, the teen materialized the two weapons once more.
"This better work" he muttered as he looked at his black sword. Materializing a kunai, he threw it at a lightbulb. He then glanced at the closing footsteps as he merged with the shadows.
"A tactic like this won't work!" Geko shouted as he started to twirl the spear expertly with both hands. As he finished with a final twirl, the windows of the building shattered, giving way to light once more. "Now, come out!"
"Fine!" he heard a whisper behind him as steel graced his left arm slightly.
With a wince, Geko turned to stab the ravenette. What he didn't account for, was to pierce a wall. He only looked around in confusion as he tried to find him, but failed to do so. Hearing the sailing of steel once more, he twirled his spear.
"That the best you got!?" Geko shouted to the shadows as he looked around frantically.
"You wanted to know why they also called me that, right?" he heard an echo resound around the building. "Why don't I show you?"
Geko turned his head to the ceiling with a scowl until a black sword plunged itself next to him, almost piercing his leg.
"You too scared, brat? Are you losing your aim?" he smirked arrogantly as he went to grasp the weapon while looking at the hanging teen. Kazuto only stayed hanging as he glanced at the man upside down. In a flick of his wrist, he threw a kunai at the man just as Geko started twirling his spear.
The kunai flew upwards and, in that split second, Kazuto dropped down and dashed forward with a right hook.
Geko smirked and used the spear to block his punch. Thinking quickly, Kazuto grabbed his sword still lodged to the ground and went for a right slash to make him step back. Just as he had calculated, the man stepped backward with a taunt. Letting a smirk grace his lips, Kazuto jumped upward and willed his body to twist around as he kicked the still airborne kunai into the man's shoulder.
With a wince, Geko grabbed his arm in pain.
"Nice trick." the man smirked as he looked straight into his lazily spinning eyes. "Too bad it'll be your last!"
He used his left hand to throw the spear into the teen's right shoulder. Kazuto gritted his teeth as he used both swords to move the spear to the right and saw how it stabbed into a wall. Geko's scowl deepened at his failed attempt before taking the kunai from his shoulder and running forward with a warcry.
He noticed that the teen stopped moving and smirked. 'All tired out huh?'
Kazuto only looked at him with his spinning Izanagi eyes before leaking some KI, stopping the blue-eyed man in his tracks as he looked at a murder of crows cawing and trying to peck him.
The teen looked on impassively as his nose started to leak blood due to the strain. In a fluid motion, he threw his black sword next to the flailing man.
"Release Recollection!" he exclaimed coldly as the man felt all motion leave his body. Geko could only turn his head shakily to the voice as he looked at white and black mismatched eyes that held indifference. Every step the teen took, the man felt his anger leave and give way to one thing: fear.
"Now then," he started off. "Why are you here?" he finished as he pointed Blue Rose at his throat.
Geko let out a mirthless chuckle as he tried, and failed, to move his body. "You heroes think you're all that. Where there is evil, there should always be good, right? Have any of them ever thought that maybe, just maybe, there is no purpose in life?"
"What are you spouting now?" the teen asked coldly as he pushed the sword forward as intimidation. Geko only continued on without a care in the world.
"Being a hero stopped being about doing good a long time ago. It doesn't matter how many lives you save, people only see us as entertainment. We are something to be consumed and then thrown away, Kazuto." the man sighed in annoyance as the sword only got closer to his throat. "I lost popularity, got looked down upon as I lost control of my quirk only once. Do you know what happened then?"
Deciding to humor him, the teen asked him to continue.
"I learned that there is no good in the world. With my lord's plan, he will pave way for people like me to live freely. Look around! Heroic appearances had lost their purpose! Even you, a child born within the blood of others, could see it! With his requiem, there will be no broken order, no lost value of the hero society, no shackled de-morality for those that had lost their purpose! He will be our savior!"
"You're mad!" Kazuto exclaimed as he took a couple of steps back.
"I disagree! I've never been more in tune with the truth! This hero society needs fixing and I will help him make this world a better place! HAHAHAHA!" Geko shouted crazily as Kazuto shook his head in disgust as he started walking away.
"You're just like them! Blind and ignorant to the truth! They are your enemies! Or had you already gotten over your parent's death?"
"What did you say?" the teen whispered silently as he stopped walking.
"You heard me! Blind and ignorant to the-" his statement was stopped by four kunai impaling him to the wall as the black sword, Byakuya, de-materialized.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Kazuto gritted his teeth in anger as the man smirked through the pain.
"Just like those shitty people in your life" Geko coughed out with a sneer. "The heroes have a good way of getting rid of defects within the society. Too bad they were part of it." he mocked as he saw the teen start to walk away once again. "He will be our savior! It was a justifiable cause!"
The ravenette stopped walking once more as he glanced at the spear still stuck in a wall. He pulled the weapon out as it crashed to the ground. Looking at it once more with his spinning Izanagi eyes, he couldn't help but smirk.
"You've talked about this man for so long, I'm starting to think he's your god or something," he muttered as the wind carried the edge in his voice.
"He is! He's the key to salvation!" Geko screamed in anger at the heathen. How dare he look down upon his savior!?
"If he is..." Kazuto started off as he kicked the spear up in the air. Grasping it with his left hand, he turned around quickly and threw the spear with all his might as it sailed quickly towards the blue-eyed lunatic. Geko let out a scream as the spear impaled his chest.
"...where is your god now?" Kazuto smirked as his vision started to get blurry.
With a grunt, he willed his body to get closer to the window and see if his friends were in danger.
(With Izuku and the gang)
"Have no fear," the students heard a voice exclaim with barely repressed anger. "For I am here." he finished as he frowned at the villains.
"Finally!" Shigaraki exclaimed with glee as he saw the students turn to look at the 'Symbol of Peace' in awe. In just a few seconds, his plan will go in motion and...
All Might moved at a rapid pace as he defeated the swarm of villains easily and took the students, next to him, away.
Tsuyu and Mineta looked in awe at the brawn man as they felt relieved. Izuku did the same but wondered why it took him so long to get here.
"I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner, Eraserhead." the blond muttered as he looked at the broken man.
"All Might, you-" Izuku started off before being cut off.
"Please go back to the entrance." the man stated strongly as he looked forward. "I don't want my students to get hurt."
"But All Might! He took the full brunt of my attack without even flinching!" Izuku shouted in worry. "What if he-"
"Don't worry, young Midoriya. I got this!" the man gave him a thumbs-up as the teen nodded reluctantly.
"Make sure to kick his ass All Might!" Mineta cheered as they started to go back with their class.
'Can he really?' the green-haired teen thought in worry. 'Throughout the time of his saves, there was always a three hour time-lapse. Seeing Thirteen hold three fingers could mean that it has something to do with All Might. Coupled with the fact that he was late, could it mean that there is something wrong with him? Could it have something to do with the scar he had shown me on his right rib?'
Seeing the students cheer for him did nothing to alleviate his worries for his mentor as he saw him try and attack the Nomu. He and his group stopped dead in their tracks as they saw him try and suplex the monster to the ground. As the dust settled, they let out a gasp as a mist opened up showing Nomu shoving his claws into the man's right rib, where the scar is.
Shigaraki started giggling at the event.
"Great job Kurogiri. We have him where we want him!" he let out another chuckle as his servant warped beside the struggling All Might.
"Normally, I prefer not to let blood enter into my warp gate. Luckily for you, I will make an exception. I'm going to enjoy squeezing you to the death!" Kurogiri stated as All Might tried harder to get out of his grasp as he felt himself sink further into the abyss.
"Hey Tsu," Izuku looked on with a slight frown. "Can you carry Mr. Aizawa for me?" he asked as he looked at the frog-like girl.
"Sure." she nodded. "But Midoriya, what are you planning to do?"
"Calm me reckless, but I'm going to help him!" he finished as he sprinted forward.
"Wait!" she shouted in worry before seeing him runoff with a determined glint in his eyes.
"Are you crazy!?" Mineta shouted in a panic.
'It can't end like this' Izuku thought as he started to gain speed while thinking back on all the time he spent training with him. 'You still have more to teach me, more wisdom to give me as I learn to adapt to your power. I won't let it end like this! Not when my greatest role model is in peril! I won't!'
The teen extended his arm with a scream as he tried to save All Might.
"Foolish" he heard a voice exclaim as a purple mist opened up to show Kurogiri in all his purple glory.
"Move Deku!" another voice shouted in a slight panic as an explosion buzzed by his ear.
"B-bakugo?" he muttered as he glanced at his once childhood best friend.
Ice started to spread around the Nomu as it kept it in place.
'Todoroki?' Izuku thought as he glanced at the teen.
"One of your lackeys told me of your plan." the dual-sided student stated in boredom. "It's rather foolish to think that you'll be able to defeat him."
Taking advantage of the distraction, All Might was able to free himself from Nomu's grasp.
With a war cry, Kirishima tried to hit Shigaraki but failed to do so with a frown. Just as the blue-haired man was about to mock their incompetence, another voice was heard.
"Even so," they heard as lightning shot forward in an arc towards Kurogiri. "I would applaud you for trying. The thing is, that guy over there is looking quite crusty, musty, and dusty and well, I don't feel so comfortable." he finished as he pointed at the fuming Shigaraki.
"I don't think now's the time, Kai" Izuku muttered as he shifted into a fighting stance.
"Try anything funny," Bakugo started off as he immobilized Kurogiri. "And I'll blow your ass into really tiny bits that they won't be able to piece back together!"
"That doesn't sound really heroic..." Kirishima exclaimed with a slight chuckle.
"Enough play-time Nomu" Shigaraki shouted in anger. "Time to continue our little game!"
With that small scream, All Might and the students were able to see the bio-engineered monster regrow its limbs as it wound its fist back. With a punch, a gust of wind toppled the trees over as it went for the students. All Might, seeing this, used his speed to save Bakugo and take the full brunt of the attack.
"Trying to kill my students, you villains can't stop stooping so low." the blond shouted as he glared at them.
"And your student trying to use his full force to try and kill me is justifiable!?" Shigaraki gritted his teeth as he pointed at Izuku. "Why do heroes get to dictate what acts of violence are heroic while others are villainous? Does your hypocrisy know no bounds?"
He then stretched his arms out.
"You're just another instrument of violence in the form of a government spy. Casting judgment on those you deem to be the villain. And violence only leads to more violence. Once you're dead, people will understand that." he smirked.
"No, you're just trying to make the ends justify the means. The way I see it, you are just doing it because you like it!" All Might denied with his frown still present.
'Can it really be that simple?' Kazuto thought with a wince as he moved in his spot by the window.
'He's got me all figure out' Shigaraki scowled behind his mask. "Nomu. Kurogiri. Kill him"
'As the symbol of peace, I'm supposed to give hope to the people and let students grow under the deeds of the heroes. Now it is time to stand by the words I live by and go Plus. Ultra!' the blond landed a punch on Nomu as the blow also blew Shigaraki away.
"Fool! Have you forgotten that one of his powers is Shock Absorption?" Shigaraki shouted with a smile.
"No. As long as I have the will to continue on, I can power through anything!" All Might shouted as his blows turned rapid and he stopped Numou's Shock Absorption little by little. "I just need to go...PLUUUUSSSS UUUULLLLTTTRRRAAA!" he shouted as his last attack blew it away.
'He hasn't gotten weaker! If anything, he's gotten stronger!' Shigaraki seethed. 'Could he have been wrong!?' His anger grew as he noticed other heroes come into the facility ready to attack as they disabled what was left of his crusade.
(With the class)
"I made it!" Ida shouted as his classmates took note of the heroes with smiles on their faces.
"Thank god" Ochako exclaimed as her legs gave out from the events.
"Yeah!" the rest of the class cheered.
"Let's go now Kurogori. This boss was unable to be killed!" Shigaraki shouted as his servant nodded and opened a portal. "You may have won the battle All Might, but you have yet to win the war! Mark my words, we will take you down and rebuild a new systematic order!"
As the villains left, Izuku turned to All Might to go and congratulate him, but a wall of concrete blocked his path. Cementoss only shook his head and told the teen to go back to his classmates in order to stop him from seeing All Might's true form. What he didn't know, was that he had already known about it. So, with a sigh, the teen did as instructed.
(With Shigaraki)
"Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!" he shouted as he smacked the table in anger. "We were so close! If only the heroes haven't shown up! That Eraserhead was at fault too! I hate the mini-bosses that appear before fighting the big boss! So frustrating!"
His ranting stopped as Kurogiri turned on the TV that released static buzzing.
Getting in one knew, Shigaraki bowed as he grit his teeth.
"I had failed master! My victory was so close! So god damn close! But I-"
"At ease, my apprentice. There will come a time for our victory. Until that time comes, I will remain in the shadows. Gather the villainous League for the events that are to follow." he heard a voice through the static.
"Even so, we couldn't finish our mission!" Shigaraki shook his head in denial.
"Fear not, for I had discovered a new interesting test subject. It seems he is still at qualms with his identity. If we're to simply grasp it and mold him into our weapon, we would be able to increase our ranks." the static added on.
"I see." Kurogiri nodded in acceptance. "Thank you for your time, my lord."
"To you as well, Kurogori, Tomura." the static cut off as the man turned around with a smirk on his face.
"It seems you were able to complete your mission after all. And with only one casualty." he continued on with a smirk. "Oh Black Flash, Twilight, you two really were fools..." he chuckled as it then turned into full-blown laughter.
"...such utter fools!"
