Izuku shot between the trees, the scent of the masked man guiding him as he jumped from trunk to trunk, moving more like a beast than a man. He growled, feeling something in the back of his mind stir.

Hunt?

The word rang through his mind, more a feeling than anything spoken. Izuku didn't answer, but a sensation of approval washed through him.

HUNT!

The scent of the masked man suddenly mixed with those of three others. He didn't recognize two of them, one smelling of mud and madness, the other flame and hate. How he could smell these things, Izuku didn't know, nor did he care. Right now, he was focused on the third smell, a hearty mixture of rotted blood and lust, a smell he recognized. The stench of that woman that had hurt his friends!

H̴̱̝̫̺̒͛̈́͘U̸̢̡̻͎̬̺̦̺͎̙͒̈́̚N̶͍̑ͅT̶͚̹̍͐͂͠! K̵͖̪̟̙͛̂͜͝Ĩ̵̮̮̤̒̈́̉̈́L̵͎͈̫̗̩͐L̴̨͍̮̼̫̥̈́̔! ̵̘̲̠͚͔̩̑̂͜ ̵̧̛̥̻̘̼̜̪̋̐͗̓̐͘F̵̛͓̟̠̣̫̝̱̝͍̏͋̌ͅE̶̛̫̍̎̓͒͆̈́̀̚Ë̸̡̨͎̳͇͎́̒̑̔̽̽͒̇̓͘D̵̻͊͌͝!̴̢͔̠̗̖̭̰͔͉̿̉̋̈́͊͝

Izuku leapt out into the clearing, the four figures turning to look at him in surprise as he let out a low growl, eyes darting between the masked man and the blond girl. He shook his head slightly, his gaze focusing on his target, baring his fangs as he leapt.

"Only you guys so far?" Himiko hummed happily as she pushed through the undergrowth.

"Oh, it's you," Dabi sighed, "Whatever. How many people did you get blood from?"

"Just one!" Himiko grinned, pressing her hands to her face as she skipped into the clearing, "But I got to meet Shin-chan!"

"Shin-chan?!" Twice yelled as he gesticulated madly, "Isn't that the guy you're always going on about? What's so great about him anyway? I bet he's cool!"

"Would the two of you shut up," Dabi growled, "We just have to wait for Mister to get here and then we're out."

"Oh yeah!" Twice said as he sidled up to Dabi, "Shouldn't you call that thing Shigaraki gave you back?"

"Huh? Oh right," Dabi muttered, "That thing. My own personal monster. It's probably managed to kill someone by now. Yeah, sure."

The scarred man stepped aside, pressing a hand to his ear as he spoke quietly, turning back a moment later as a jolly shout echoed over the trees, Mr. Compress landing confidently on the ground at the edge of the clearing.

"Greetings friends!" the masked man chuckled, "I have arrived, though I do believe I have brought a guest!"

"A guest? Who? I bet I know them! No idea!" Twice shouted.

The bushes rustled quietly, making all the Villains look to the side for a moment, before a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, fingers and shoes digging long furrows into the ground as he stopped himself, head swiveling between Mr. Compress and Toga. His eyes seemed unfocussed for a moment, before they cleared, and his head snapped towards his target. With a growl and baring of fangs, the Vampire leapt.

K̵͖̪̟̙͛̂͜͝Ĩ̵̮̮̤̒̈́̉̈́L̵͎͈̫̗̩͐L̴̨͍̮̼̫̥̈́̔!̵̘̲̠͚͔̩̑̂͜ ̵̧̛̥̻̘̼̜̪̋̐͗̓̐͘F̵̛͓̟̠̣̫̝̱̝͍̏͋̌ͅE̶̛̫̍̎̓͒͆̈́̀̚Ë̸̡̨͎̳͇͎́̒̑̔̽̽͒̇̓͘D̵̻͊͌͝!̴̢͔̠̗̖̭̰͔͉̿̉̋̈́͊͝

The feeling boiled inside Izuku as he jumped, the teen fighting against the instinct that screamed inside him to destroy. He growled as the world slowed, Celerity making the Villains' reactions all but moot as he slammed into the masked man, fingers digging through the fiber-glass mask and ripping it from his face as the world returned to normal speed. Brown eyes stared up at him in shock as he felt the blood boiling inside him, the hearty mixture of five people churning and swirling within him as he burnt through it.

"ℜ𝔈𝔏𝔈𝔄𝔖𝔈 THEM!" the order tore at his throat, his voice deeper and more vicious than he'd ever heard it.

The man gasped, twisting his head to the side, and trying to spit something out just as his fingers met, snapping against his palm. Izuku grimaced as the man gave a choked scream, his cheeks bulging for a moment, before the unmistakable sound of breaking bone and ripping flesh filled the air. His jaw was forced down as the three teens erupted from his mouth, Bakugo slamming into Izuku and throwing both to the floor as the Villain screamed. The side of his jacket shredded as Ragdoll, her head gear missing and blood streaking her face, slammed into the ground beside Todoroki and Tokoyami.

"DEKU! WHAT THE FUCK?!" Bakugo screamed as he jumped to his feet, looking around in confusion as the other Villains stared.

"Protect her!" the green-haired teen barked, immediately turning on the three remaining Villains, "Bakugo, with me!"

"FUCK YOU!" the blond barked back, explosions already sparking across his palms, "YOU DON'T GET TO ORDER ME AROUND!"

The wave of blue fire swept over them a moment later. Bakugo blinked as he stared at the back of the massive dark red wall, the flames licking at the edges as Izuku held out both hands, a look of feral delight on his face. A shiver ran up the blonde's spine as he stared at his childhood friend, a strange sense of dread rising in his gut.

"Deku," he growled, reaching out, his hand flinching back as the Vampire's eyes darted towards him, "Don't…don't do anything stupid."

"Wow," Izuku chuckled as the flames subsided, fingers moving strangely as the wall of blood suddenly melted, the blood funneling back into his palms, "You're telling me to stay calm? The world must be ending!"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Bakugo shouted back, turning to face the slightly surprised Villains, "LET'S FUCK UP THESE CLOWNS!"

Dabi growled as Toga let out an excited shriek, already sprinting towards the bastard that had damn-near ripped Mr. Compress' jaw off and somehow forced him to deactivate his quirk. Now they had four wannabe Heroes against the three of them. Not terrible odds with him there, but still not good. Where the hell was that over-grown hardware store of a monster that pale bastard had talked up so much? They could really use the back up.

"LET'S FUCK UP THESE CLOWNS!" the blond kid, Bakugo or something, yelled as the wall of red dissolved, sliding back into the No-Kill kid's hands. That was something he hadn't been able to do before.

"Yeah right," Dabi hissed as he lifted his other hand, preparing another blast.

"SHIN-CHAN!" Toga shouted as she threw herself at the green-haired kid, forcing Dabi to cancel his attack, the teen ducking under a mad swipe of her blade, "You came for me!"

"TOGA!" Twice yelled leaping forwards as he whipped his tape-measure at the teen, letting out a shriek as the explosive kid slammed into his side, the blast lighting up the clearing, "COLD!"

"FUCKING DIE, SHIT HEAD!" the blond yelled, punching Twice in the face as the man stumbled, an explosion launching the body-suited man backwards, Dabi grimacing as he saw the burnt fabric exposing blond hair and a suddenly terrified eye.

"AAAARGH!" the man shrieked, clawing at his face, "I'm gonna split! I'm gonna split!"

"Shut the hell up and fight!" Dabi shouted, looking over just as Toga took a vicious head butt to the nose. A punch to the gut sent the girl tumbling across the ground as a gurgling voice came from the tree line.

" 'ittle kitty," the Nomu mumbled through its gag like mouth piece, stepping out into the clearing as Dabi threw another handful of blue flame at the two trainee Heroes, both leaping to the side to avoid it.

"Oi! Monster!" the cremation quirk user barked, "Kill them! No-!"

His words were cut off as something appeared from thin air beside him, the scarred man just barely pulling his head back as the clawed hand swiped at his face. Pain lanced through his cheek as he felt the razor sharp blades slice through the flesh, leaving three deep gouges in his scarred skin. He bit back a cry as he leapt to the side, trying to throw another ball of flame just as a blur of blond hair slammed into him from the air.

"HOWITZER!" Bakugo screamed as he spun through the night sky, bringing his palms forwards onto the dodging Villain, "IMPACT!"

The blast threw Bakugo back into the air, Izuku jumping out of the blast zone at the last moment, Dabi screaming in pain as he was slammed into the ground. The front of his jacket and shirt had been burnt away, exposing the dark scars that lined his chest and stomach. Bakugo grinned as he landed, new explosions already popping in his hands even as his arms ached. His grin vanished as he felt the massive hand land on his shoulder, the blond turning to look up at the grey-skinned behemoth standing behind him. A sharp snap sent pain rocketing through his body as his shoulder was broken, making the blond scream, watching as the creature continued to close its hand.

A flash of red and a spray of thick black blood sent Katsuki tumbling to the floor, clutching his shattered shoulder as he scrambled away, something grabbing him by the waist and yanking him towards the edge of the clearing. He fought from a moment, before Dark Shadow deposited him gently beside the still unconscious Ragdoll, her head now inexpertly wrapped in a shredded t-shirt, behind a thick wall of ice that Todoroki had erected to shield them.

"They had another of those things?" Todoroki breathed as he watched the creature look down at the stump of its hand in confusion, before the flesh began to twist, a new hand sprouting out of the wound in mere seconds, "This one is different though."

"I have to help…" Bakugo growled as he tried to stand, Tokoyami trying to push him back down.

"No, you're too injured! Midoriya took one of those things before, he can do it again," the crow-headed teen muttered.

"It's stronger!" Bakugo hissed as he forced himself upright, "He can't handle it alone!"

"Then I'll go!" Todoroki hummed as he got to his feet, jumping over the ice wall as Bakugo peered over after him

Their eyes went wide at what they saw.

The sound of shattering bone made Izuku flinch, his eyes turning to the massive grey creature as it slowly crushed Kacchan's shoulder. He didn't even think as he severed its hand, nodding to himself as he saw Dark Shadow dart out of the frozen barricade Todoroki had erected and drag Kacchan behind it. He barely dodged the wall of blue flame that shot towards him as he was distracted, burning more blood as he used Celerity to shoot towards the creature.

" 'ittle kitty?" the hulking Nomu seemed to question as it looked down at the stump, a new hand regenerating almost an instant later, it's head turning slowly towards Izuku, " 'ittle kitty."

"Oh no," Izuku chuckled, even as the flesh on the back of the monster twisted and warped, chainsaws and drills erupting from twisted limbs as it let out a wailing roar, "Not "little kitty"..."

The two clashed, hands clasping together as the chainsaws descended. Tendrils of blood erupted from Izuku's back, wrapping around the spinning tools, before suddenly hardening. There was a creaking groan, a sound like cracking glass, then the sickening rip of tearing muscles as the creature let out a grunt of pain, black blood spraying from the points where weapon met flesh. With a howl the creature stepped back, Izuku just grinning as the tendrils of blood pulled back, the a wet pop echoing through the air as he ripped the chainsaws from the Nomu's limbs.

"No…" Izuku laughed, tossing the severed tools aside as he grinned madly, slamming a kick into the Nomu's chest and throwing it backwards, "I'd say I'm more of a "Big Monster"."

"I agree, Shin-chan!"

Izuku blinked as he looked down at Toga, the blond girl grinning manically up at him as the blade slipped between his ribs, the cold steel piercing straight through his heart. The world seemed to stop. A strange coldness spread through Izuku from his chest, his body not responding even as his mind screamed to rip the knife from his chest and punch the Villain in the face. Why wasn't he moving? Why couldn't he move? He'd been stabbed in the chest plenty of times. Mostly by Todoroki, but why was this time different?

H̸̢͓̰̰͚̘̗̭̣͊̍̽̓͝ͅẽ̴̢̡̝̠̙͙͔̦̱̒̑̽̃͐͘Ą̴̭̼̪͕̒̃̂̕͠r̸̡̯̟̖͚̆͂̈͑̐ͅT̸͈͌͊̓̓̈́͐̋̚͠.

Instinct warbled as darkness closed over his mind. He'd never been stabbed directly in the heart before. Was that it? Was that why he couldn't move? Was he dying? Was he going to die here, unable to protect his friends and classmates? Had he failed? The last thought faded as the darkness swept over him, consuming his mind in a final wave of icy cold pain, the last thing he heard was Bakugo's scream.

"DEKU!"

"Aw, he died," Toga hummed as she pulled one of the needles from her support gear, "At least I can get some of his blood!"

"Shit," Dabi gasped as he gently fingered the deep gashes in the side of his face, watching as a still muttering Twice dragged an unconscious Mr. Compress towards the center of the clearing, the scarred man having thrown his ruined shirt over the clone quirk users head, which seemed to calm him down enough "Hand-job is going to be pissed at you."

"Don't care! I get some of Shin-chan's bloo-!" she was cut off as the wave of orange flame shot over Izuku's body, forcing her to jump back before she could get the needle in.

"Stay away from him!" Todoroki shouted, slamming a foot into the ground as a wall of ice began to form around the body. A wave of blue flame washed over the ice, melting it almost instantly.

"Wow, you've gotten stronger, haven't you, Shoto Todoroki?" Dabi chuckled, making the teen freeze as Toga darted forwards again, snatching her knife from Izuku's chest and hurling it towards Todoroki, the beam of light knocking it out of the air as it hurtled towards his head, cutting Dabi off, "I wonder how your father is do-?"

"H̵͍̯̠̻̊̐͒̇̐̽̔͂͝ͅi̴̡̠̠͉͔͍̋̆͂̓m̵͇̰͇̣̖̯͖̟̠̚i̶̳̥̻̝̙̦̺̦͊͋͐̉̆̊̒͆̎-̶̡̗̜̤͍̱͍̼̭̐c̷̢͍̜͙̫͇͉̑͂͊̎͘ͅh̷̨̛͙̥̖̓͆̄̀͠ị̵̭͈̜͖̟̥͚̏̇͑̈́͛.̷̻̤̯̈͗.̸̫͖̙̟͝.̵͇̻͈̘̥̘͇̥̆͆͊̈́̂͘̕͘͝" the voice cut through the air, a hand closing around Toga's wrist, "Di̷̛̙̮͍̤̣̅͂͂́̒̅̔͜͜ḍ̵̨̧͈̮͇̠̫͍͛̏̀̈́̉̉̕n̶͔̮̟̙̮͂̓̑͛̚͝͠ͅ'̵̨̞͖̩̟͇̲̰̙͆̒ṯ̶̹̠͓͕̰̜͒̆͛̔̔̅̿̃͠ͅ ̵̫̗̜̟̝̩̻̮̤̾́́̿́̉̾̚͝ý̶̢̟͙̘̟̃́͜͝ǫ̴̢̖̐̌͒̓͝u̴̱̺͎̹̻̗̦͎̤͚͌̈͂̉͋͛͌͠ ̵̡̧̣̦̹͇̼͙͉̤̅w̴̡͖̳̘̩̱̩̳̠͕̌͛̓̎̾͝ą̷̨̢̯͇̺̭̬͍́͘ň̶̲̞̣̘̞̟͉͇͕͇̓t̵̳̙͔̯̳̼̓̅̽͒͗͂͒̽͝ ̶̧̩̥̲̼̯͎͆̉̑͒͐̒͘͠t̴̡̨̰̙̠͉̙̲̥̄͆̈́̅͑̋o̷̢̡͎̳̹̟̤̺̫̜̒̿̀̈́ ̷̬̻̝̱̤̗͒́̕s̷͈̬̣̤̲̣̹̞̉͜͜e̶̛̜͙͖͙̮͗ͅę̶̫͖͕̝͚̜͕̺͎͒ ̶̡̫̜͉̻̻̪̻͛̒̆̈́̾͠m̷̳̺̱̗̼̬̞̫̬̂̊̒͂̏͗ͅy̴̧̯̖̫͑̅̄ ̵̞̙̀͒͒̆ͅb̸̨̟̺̫͔͎̤̯͗̔̇̓̆͛̾̈́ḽ̸̡̧̱̙͙̥̥̾͋͆̏̓̓̎͗̒͠o̴͔̠̬̬̥͗̾̑͘o̴̥̙͙̹̫̮͋̓͑̅͝d̵̬͇̊̋̃̈ͅͅ?̶̭͖̠͚̫̱̭̑͒͑̉͛͆͐̉͊͠

Izuku floated in the dark void. He felt nothing. Heard nothing. Smelt nothing. Saw nothing. Tasted nothing.

He thought nothing.

FeAr.

His instincts rushed over him. He didn't know how long he'd been like this. It could have been Seconds or hours. Moments or centuries. There was nothing except him and the roaring of his instincts.

CaUsE fEaR.

It was everything and nothing. It filled him and drained every last piece of who he was at once. It was him and wasn't him. It was… different.

B̴̛̠͑͒̓̑̂́͜͠E̵̝̪̲̲̹͌̈͗͋C̷͎̯̬͕̭̫͉̝̓̏̌̌̀̈́͘͠O̸̢̪̗̬̼̣̘̖̘̓̉̏̈́M̷̩̜͋̈́̓͊̏́̈́̕̚͠Ě̵͇̻͙͖͙̗̼̦͒̄͌͝ ̶̙̹̙̾͌̌̉̏͐̕͠Ť̸͈͈̤̞Ḩ̶̟̝̯͕͙͛͝E̸͖͇̍̐̌̈̆͝ ̴͎͓̭̓̈́͊̀̾̍M̴̰̩̘̳̪̺͇̤̩͕͛̃͒͋̊̆̈́̾O̵͕̱̬̫̯̝̼͇͈̾̿̿N̵̢̡̩̱̪̱̳̯̲̪̓̎͛̑̽̉͘S̷̳̗̔͠T̴̨̨̛̮̼̺̗̠̘̍͋͋́̾͆̇̔̿Ȩ̷̡̳̯̞̋̂̈́̉̽̕R̵̤̘͚͉̹̥͕̪̍̅̂̃͐͆̽̉̕ͅ!

Izuku blinked. Somehow.

Warmth was flooding back into his body. Or more accurately, a lack of the that biting, painful cold. He looked up at the dark sky, studded with beautiful jewel-like stars until a shadow crossed his vision. He frowned.

He recognized the shadow. Knew its scent. Knew what it had done. Knew what it wanted. He opened his mouth, the words coming from his throat barely his own even as he spoke them.

"H̵͍̯̠̻̊̐͒̇̐̽̔͂͝ͅi̴̡̠̠͉͔͍̋̆͂̓m̵͇̰͇̣̖̯͖̟̠̚i̶̳̥̻̝̙̦̺̦͊͋͐̉̆̊̒͆̎-̶̡̗̜̤͍̱͍̼̭̐c̷̢͍̜͙̫͇͉̑͂͊̎͘ͅh̷̨̛͙̥̖̓͆̄̀͠ị̵̭͈̜͖̟̥͚̏̇͑̈́͛.̷̻̤̯̈͗.̸̫͖̙̟͝.̵͇̻͈̘̥̘͇̥̆͆͊̈́̂͘̕͘͝ḑ̸̩̻͍͙̦͖̟̮͖̐͘i̷̛̙̮͍̤̣̅͂͂́̒̅̔͜͜ḍ̵̨̧͈̮͇̠̫͍͛̏̀̈́̉̉̕n̶͔̮̟̙̮͂̓̑͛̚͝͠ͅ'̵̨̞͖̩̟͇̲̰̙͆̒ṯ̶̹̠͓͕̰̜͒̆͛̔̔̅̿̃͠ͅ ̵̫̗̜̟̝̩̻̮̤̾́́̿́̉̾̚͝ý̶̢̟͙̘̟̃́͜͝ǫ̴̢̖̐̌͒̓͝u̴̱̺͎̹̻̗̦͎̤͚͌̈͂̉͋͛͌͠ ̵̡̧̣̦̹͇̼͙͉̤̅w̴̡͖̳̘̩̱̩̳̠͕̌͛̓̎̾͝ą̷̨̢̯͇̺̭̬͍́͘ň̶̲̞̣̘̞̟͉͇͕͇̓t̵̳̙͔̯̳̼̓̅̽͒͗͂͒̽͝ ̶̧̩̥̲̼̯͎͆̉̑͒͐̒͘͠t̴̡̨̰̙̠͉̙̲̥̄͆̈́̅͑̋o̷̢̡͎̳̹̟̤̺̫̜̒̿̀̈́ ̷̬̻̝̱̤̗͒́̕s̷͈̬̣̤̲̣̹̞̉͜͜e̶̛̜͙͖͙̮͗ͅę̶̫͖͕̝͚̜͕̺͎͒ ̶̡̫̜͉̻̻̪̻͛̒̆̈́̾͠m̷̳̺̱̗̼̬̞̫̬̂̊̒͂̏͗ͅy̴̧̯̖̫͑̅̄ ̵̞̙̀͒͒̆ͅb̸̨̟̺̫͔͎̤̯͗̔̇̓̆͛̾̈́ḽ̸̡̧̱̙͙̥̥̾͋͆̏̓̓̎͗̒͠o̴͔̠̬̬̥͗̾̑͘o̴̥̙͙̹̫̮͋̓͑̅͝d̵̬͇̊̋̃̈ͅͅ?̶̭͖̠͚̫̱̭̑͒͑̉͛͆͐̉͊͠"

And he squeezed. Izuku wasn't sure when he'd grabbed Toga's wrist, only that it snapped as he tightened his grip, making the girl shriek in agony. He rose, blood boiling inside him as he hovered just above the ground, the Villain dangling from his grasp as she struggled to free herself, pulling out another knife and slashing at his hand. He barely noticed as the wounds sealed almost instantly, the girl screaming as she drove the blade into his wrist over and over. The sound of ripping fabric echoed through the air as his shirt tightened, then tore off, falling around him in tatters. The Villains froze, the tendrils of blood spread slowly behind the Vampire, fanning out behind him in an unmistakable shape. A moment passed as the blood seemed to ripple and drip between the fingers of red, before a thin membrane like film formed between the hardened blood spikes. The creatures eyes burned an electric green even as its pupils glowed a savage red, it's crimson wings twitching in the cool night air.

"İ̶̻̌̿̀̏͝͠ṭ̷̡͙̼̮̲̗̜̥̐̈̃̈́͝͠ ̸̡̧̩̣̤͖̲̒̓̃̐̆͘͠i̷̜͍͖͚͌̚s̵͎̹̼̜̺͕̳̔̈̋̏̀̈̊̕̕ ̷̭̪̳̭͖̝͆͛̿͒̆̉͆̋͝t̸̮͙̝͚̖͉͙͚̻̝̒̆̑͊̎̅͊͘͘͝ȉ̵̫̣̝̰͈͌̆̓̽͝m̴̠̟̟̦͕͊̍͗e̷̥̤̞̥̩͕̬̰͛̓͂͗̓̽͐͜͝͝," he said, not even sure of what he was talking about, his wings flapping slightly as he turned back towards the Nomu, the creature staggering to its feet, before a lance of blood skewered through it, pinning it to the ground as it hardened.

"I have arrived!" a familiar voice called as the dark purple mist formed in the center of the clearing, burning yellow eyes cocking as if in confusion, "What is going on here?"

"Shut up and get us out of here!" Dabi yelled as he shoved Twice and Mr. Compress towards the portal, "That bastard just survived a knife to the heart!"

"Very we-!" Kurogiri was cut off as Toga slammed into the back of Twice, throwing both him and Mr. Compress through the portal gate.

"Shit!" Dabi barked, "Nomu! Stop him!"

The creature howled, ripping itself free of the spike as the scarred Villain made to leap through the portal, just barely back stepping as the Nomu shot through the air in front of him. He spun his head around, staring at the floating teen.

"Į̷͉͇̫͍̘̻̻̿̋̇̅̃ ̷͕͖̩͓̟̍̑̑͛̇̊ç̸̩̎̆̽̋͌̃̃͠ã̶̟̟̦̰͚̀̅̿̆̽̕ͅn̸̨̰̙̈́͊̒͊̓̾͒̆͘͝ ̸͉̗̝̯̆s̸̨̰̰̥͖̲͈͐͑̒e̷̲͖̳͎͔̓̓̉̉̊̊́̔͑e̷̙͈͖̮ͅ ̴̡͈̖͇̜͇̮̜̊͛̄̋y̶̨͕̼͎̰͖͙̖̥͎̅̉̽̉ȍ̵̡̠͈͖̲̺̈́́͗͋u̴̢̳̺̞̺̩̿," the creature hummed, lifting a hand slowly, "I̸̧̛̛͇̪̫̮̻̓̎̎̏͌̕͜ ̵̡̠͉̰̮̤̳͈͊͒́͌̓̃̏͜c̷̢̳̯̞̼̦͑̿̈́̏͠͠ȃ̸͕̺̟͉͇̝̯̩̑͒̀͐͋͐̈́̕n̵̹̞͍̈̈́̈́͑̌̍͝ ̵̯̩̪̻̻̼̝̽s̵̰͍̻̱͋̓̊e̵̡̨͍͇̥̙̗̗̲̒͋̾̈́͗̈́͑͐̚͘ȩ̶̮̹͈̬̟̤̗́̑̆̋͌͛̊̈̚ ̵̡̥̯̿͛̉̂̎̚ý̷̳̼̍̌́͑̀̅͐͊o̵̡̞͍̺̭̘̅̿ų̸̧̡̱͚̥̲̱̻̭̓ȑ̷̩̦͙ ̸̢̻̲̹̱̦̘̯̐̈́͌͐̐̇͝b̷̥͚̩̠̲̤̹͛͑̈̈́̄̄̕͜l̸̹͕͈̈́̓̏͘͠o̴̺̳̐o̶̧̞̦̗̤͇̼̦͝d̵̡̦̣̳̩̔́̋́̕͝!̸̲̙̤̰̝̟̥̄ͅͅ"

"Hurry!" Kurogiri shouted as Dabi felt a new portal open behind him, the cool feeling of the warp quirk user's dark mist tickling the back of his neck.

"𝔖𝔗𝔒𝔓," the word echoed, Kurogiri making a strangled noise as the mist seemed to freeze, Dabi glancing towards him.

"What the fu-?" he started, blinking as the hand closed around the side of his head, the cool mist of Kurogiri's quirk encompassing him before he saw the dim light of the bar, Toga groaning as Spinner helped her up off of Twice and Mr. Compress.

"What the fuck is going on?" He heard Shigaraki growl, before his head met the wooden counter of the bar and the world went dark.

Izuku felt a grin on his face as he darted forwards, the world around him moving in slow motion as he closed his hand around the fire-user's head. The dark mist was familiar, all light vanishing for a moment before he emerged into a dark bar. He let the smile stretch as he lifted the man higher into the air and slammed his head down onto the bar, shattering wood and glass until his head smashed onto the planks of the floor.

"What the fuck is going on?" Tomura Shigaraki said from the far side of the room, getting up from his chair as he grabbed his crutch.

"S̴̝̩͔͉̅̈́͒h̷̖͑͊̿͋̈́̋̀͝͠i̶̬͐ģ̴̖͓͇̺͓̌́̃g̶̰̲̯̜͙̔̐y̴̻̏̎̉̋̾͛,̵̼̘̃̑̓̄̽̐̓͝ ̷͕̓̌̓̋̌̃̓̃͘s̸̡̱̱͂o̴̻̤̱̞̼͎̞̘̪̳͒̂̃̍̈́̄͆̕̚ ̵̣́̂̚͝g̷̩̒ơ̴̜̪̯̬̘̝̈̉͂̐͝ǫ̵̙͖̥̲̠̻̭̩̍̅̃͗d̷͓̣͙̙̍̐̑ ̷̡̝̭̤̥̪̙͑̔t̶͕̭̬̭͙̬̐͐͂̇̐̐͝ͅo̴̺͉͂̈̋͐ ̸̨̩͙̎̿̆s̴̞̥͔̺̐̿̿̄̎̃ͅȅ̷̖̱͚̼̊̐̇̅͂͘͝͠ë̵̢͎̠̳͙́̔͑͗̀̊͗̚ ̴̙̈́̐ȳ̸̢̲̩͔̝̺̊̕ǫ̴̛̔͒̾̏̿̒̓̚ǜ̸̺̼̮̜̟ ̵̨͓̜̩͊̓̈́̕å̶͍̳̠̫̒̐͊̈̋͒̑͠ͅg̵̗͍̬̬̗̻̥͍̓̀̆̑̂̐͘a̸͔̤̖̫͉̫̾i̴̜͖̩̮̻̻̐̒̆̾͊̄̉͂̌͜ͅn̵̡̢̺̖̗̮̝͔͉̊͜,̷̰̥̉̈̑̇̍͋͊͋͑̎" Izuku chuckled, the words leaking from his throat before he could think.

"SHIN-CHAN!" "GET AWAY!" "DIE, BITCH!"

The three Villains shouted at once as Toga, Spinner and Magne leapt at him, Izuku flickering slightly as their attacks passed through the after image. The Vampire glanced back at them, the same twisted grin still on his face as the wings on his back suddenly dissolved, shooting back at them. The three shouted again as the wave of blood slammed into them, lifting them from the ground and pinning them to the far wall. They let out a choked cry as the blood receded, leaving each staked to the wall by a dark red crystalline hoop around their necks.

"Kurogiri! What are you doing?!" Shigaraki growled as he stared at the portals still hovering in the air behind the Vampire.

" O̵̟̖̝̖̩̔͗͒̐͝ͅh̷͍͎͍̦̹̜͓͑͐͌́̃̎̓̕," Izuku chuckled, "I̶̥͚͎̻̺̥̠̽͑̾͘͝ ̴̟̺͚̼̻͖̰͓͈̅̏̅̊́̀̚͠ͅa̴̳̥̼͖͐͂̕ṡ̴̪͍̊͛͗̌̐́ḵ̸̙̱̘̘̣̆̈́̌͘͠͝͠ë̴̖͇̗̝̳͎͓͕̱̠́͛͐́̋͝ḑ̵͖̦͙͙̂̑̃̓͂̈́̽̇̚̚ ̴̝͎̪̀̊͛̀̇͜͝h̵͚͔̩̘̘̥̘̱͋̾̐̎ͅi̵̟̮̩̳̦͉̻̺͎̋͊͂͋̎̅̅m̴͍̐͐̀̃͑̒́̂̊̕ ̴̭͙̠̎͆̍t̵̗͎̻̝͇̮͑͗͂̈́́̌͠ơ̵̡͚͙̟͇͉̳̩̠̔̉̇͒̒͜͝ ̴̬̤͍͔̤͇̻̯̝̂̄͆̋͘s̴̡̗͈̗̄̊̀̈́͝t̷̳̰̣̽̅̽͐͑̐̔͊͝o̶̖̮̮͖͒̌̒̈́̃̉p̶̨̦͎͕̺̝͔͎̼̳̾̐͆͊̽̊̈́̅́̚,̸̨̥̜̝̼̼͉͆̒͋̉̐̓̑̑͝ ̶̢̰͙͛̋̔̎́͠à̶̝̝̈́̄̽̒͊̈n̴͎͉̈̂̕d̴̡̎̊̽̽̈́̓̆͘ ̸̺̑̾ĥ̷̡͖͚͔̓̅͜͠e̷̢̝̤̗̲̤͉͇̍̂̉̓͊͛́̒̕̕ ̵̢̡̧̛̰͍̟̫̥̟̿͌̂̀̎̅͝o̵̧̙̙͒̾͛͛̒̈́͊̒̌ḅ̷͈̏͆͝ͅl̶̤̞̦͊̿̈́̊͂i̸̪̝̿̋̃̆̉̆̃̿͋g̷̺͑̂̈́̏̂̑̉͒͜͝ĕ̵̡̺͓̣̣͚̄̏̂͘d̵͉͖̘͉̊̿."

"You…" Shigaraki growled, "Messing with my plans again… I hate you. I HATE YOU!"

Izuku didn't give the Villain time to continue, the world slowing around him as he leapt forwards, drawing a gasp of surprise from the man as he appeared in front of him. He grabbed him by the wrists, slamming him against the wall as he stared into his red eyes.

"Ȉ̴͈̮͓̙̻̮̿͆̒̉̋͑̉̒͠ ̴̝͍͓̟͙̭̗̃͌̃͗̉̾t̸͔̺͍̪͇̹̟̯̆̍͐̅̐̋͆̓͜h̸̢̯̝̅̇̃͋̽̆̔͘̚͜͠ī̴̢͖̯̻̤̲̏̿̆͋̽͜n̵̛̮̜̻̰̭̖̬̠͔̑͐̑͜͝k̷̢̝̠̼̀̊ ̵̘͎̺̻͛̊͠t̸̖̙͚͖̿̾́̆̓͋͛ĥ̸͓̞̬͔͈͇͈͇̃̕a̴̖̥͌͂ţ̸̹̰̻͎̬͎̙̘́́̒'̸̢̧̨͇̩͖̲̜͎̞͆͐͘̚s̴̪̬͛͋̄ ̵͕̠̥͎̰͇͗͛̀͂͠ê̷̠̝͔̑̒̍̈ṉ̴̢͔͉̠͍̮͊͊̌̔̈́̿͝͠͠o̷̞̦̎u̶̡͍͍̔͆̃g̷̨̡̧̤̜͔͖̣͝h̴̢͇̝̯̲̻̻̉͒͋͂̚̚͜͝͝ ̴̡̢͈̣͍̬͕̺̪̘̒͌̆̕f̴̙͎̱̈́́͜ȑ̷̟̬̖ǒ̵̧͉̣̰m̷͕̣̺̮̣̝̺̖͇̣̉̇ ̶̢̞͍̼̠̓͌̑̌͒͘y̷̗͔͉͇͎̐̑͜͜ŏ̵̩̤͈̘̫̄̀̒̇̒͂͌́ȕ̴̡̩̖̠͓̱̟͇͎͎͑̎̍," he hissed, the grin widening, his cheeks feeling like they were about to split, "I̷̝͖͕̯̅̅̈̐͑̋͐̑̈ͅẗ̶̪͊̅̐̃̎̀́̈́͜'̴̨̝̼͚̞̭̗̰͆͂̇͒̌̆̋̚s̵̯͆̽͊̓̆ ̸̥̂͑̔̄t̸̗̄i̶͙̠̺̯͚̘͒͗͘͠m̷̦̺̥̪̝̻̦̣̮̝̈ẹ̴͎̖̭̠̟͐̏̚ ̵̺̺̂̑͒̋I̴̧̛̺̪̖͙̟̺͈̠͔͂͑͛̾̐̎̇͝ ̴̱̞̳̠̬̅̀͌̀̾́͠f̸̺͇̈̾̽͗̀i̴͇͎͍̫̓͛̾͆n̴̫̿̉͆į̶̧̼̫͖̤̳͙̮̆̈́̂̅͆͘͘͝s̵̨̛̝̝͓͔̱̱̗̙̣͛̋̓̽̾̒ĥ̷̡̝̜̹͌ ̵̱̣̙͖͕͎̯͗̓̓̑̈́͘w̶̟͈̣̍h̸͇͕͎̬̤̤̝̅͊̈́̑͑̉̾̊͠͝a̴͕̗̅̿̈̇̆̀̓̌t̶̬̺̖̰̱̠̜͇̂̋̆̅̎̈́̅͗̌͜͝ͅ ̷̙͎͎͗͂͠I̴̤͛̒̃͂͊̊́͘̚͝ ̵̦̜̟̲͈̾̔̽̅͐̋͑͜s̷̩͓̥͓͇͍̦̀̃t̴͇͔̦̘̯̹̭̲̊͗͜a̵̧̢̢̛̛͔̞̤͜ṛ̸̰͙̈͌͐̿̎͒̍̚͝t̵̡̘̲͔̻̫̜̤̻̾̎ē̷͎̋̒̄̉̐d̷̰̖͇̘̫͝."

Izuku sank his fangs into Shigaraki's neck, causing the man to scream as the teen swallowed a mouthful of his blood, quickly sucking out another. He felt Shigaraki shift, lifting his prosthetic leg and jamming the knee into Izuku's gut. Izuku barely managed to swallow the third mouthful as the pneumatic spike slammed into his gut, throwing him back and gouging a deep hole in his stomach. He coughed, blood spilling from his mouth as he looked at the shiny spike, his blood coating the silvered surface as the wound stung, healing more slowly than it should.

With a shriek the Villain threw himself at Izuku, the teen surprised by the man's speed, instinctively raising an arm to block. He hissed as he realized his mistake too late, pain already lancing up his left arm as the hand closed on the elbow. Izuku looked down at the wound, watching as his skin and muscle started turning to dust.

"Yes!" Shigaraki laughed as he staggered backwards, hand clasped over the side of his neck, "Now you'll decay away! You'll be dead in min-!"

He was cut off as the arm hit the ground with a slap, blood pouring from the stump for a moment before it seemed to twist, forming into a thick tentacle, the end splitting into five razor sharp claws, twisting blades that curling over the Vampire's new appendage.

"N̶͈͙̏ͅo̷͙̝̎̓͝t̴̢͈̗̥͔͚̔̒͐͒̾ͅͅ ̶̡̛̞̙͕̅̾̇̈́̉ỳ̶̧̨͙̮̦̪̺̖̳͠e̸͕̲̺̭͖̰̍̓ț̵̝̑̑,̶̡̠̰͂͒ ̶̻̰͍̦͑͆͒̍̒̂͑͆̄Ş̷͔̖̻̞̖͈̦̈́͜ḫ̷̩͕̫̳̼͍̈́̈́̓̉͒̏͒͝i̶͖̱̩͌͂̅͆̽̆ģ̵̣͙͈͕̌g̶̪̣̳̜̐́̅̀̔̏̍̆y̸̢̦͇͖̣̤̣̤͖̌͝ͅ,̶͙͇̩̤̥͇̖̫̟̂͋̈́̓́" he chuckled, "I̸̦̿̈̀̇͒̏ ̴̡̙̱͒̇͆̓̽̕ş̷̘͙̹̌̽͒̿̽̄t̶͇͖͑͗̈́̓į̵̦̝̝̱̤̊͜l̴̨̛̦̖͉̙̜̫͈͒̆̍̐͗͊̈l̸̦̲̦̊͌̈́̌̉͘͝͠ ̵͎̖̪̯̟̼͙͔̹͋̈́̉h̸̬̬̮̥̘̘̰̞͕̫̎̿̈́̑̔̑̆͠͠a̶̠̔̈́̓̓́̕̚v̷̼̤̜̖̱͖̝͈͋̾e̴̝̝̞͚̪̜̰͙̒͝ ̸̮̒͛̌͊̿̑b̶̢̤̺͇̮̙̟̦̑̑̊͐̔͊̉͐͐͌u̸̪̼̱͘s̷̢̧̝̤̖̎̓̆͠͝i̵̡͕̤̦̞̜͎̝̬͐͗n̵̰̖̙̤͈̍̇̋͆̇̀͐ͅë̸̹͕̳́̎̅̿̂͑̆̆̕s̴̡̛̀̓͗̋̓̊s̴͈̮̘̲̼͚̜͕̍̾̓̃̓̑͝͝ͅ ̷̡̟̼̪̉͊ẇ̵̢̛͕̭̆̏̈́̅͝͝ḯ̸͓̩̃̄̎͊̾̓͠t̵̩̯̺̑̿̊̒̾̇̉͘h̵̲̻̲̥̭̥̻͂̉̆̐̈́͌́̍͜ ̸̻̠̪̦̏̌͠y̸̢̧̨̛̝͖̯͍̰̔̀́̇̌͌͠-̶͔̳̗̦̙̲̝̤̯͌̃̓̑̄̀͝ͅ!"

He was cut off as the Nomu leapt through the portal behind him, screaming as it threw itself onto him, the twisting mess of blades shooting back and skewering it. Izuku growled as he turned to face the creature, his grin dropping for a moment as he tore the creature apart, Shigaraki making a choking noise behind him.

"Ǐ̶̡̮͈̠̖̯̝̥ͅͅt̷̮̗̲͉̗͙̪̟̬̮̓̓'̵̢̤̉̐̏̄͗͆s̸̢̯̺̬̭̼͙̯̔͘ͅ ̶͔̠̓̈͗͋̆̽̕r̷̢̖͎̪̹̮͕̻͍̰͆ű̸̪̮̟ď̶̯̚e̵̢̗̹͖͇̥̙̱̖̍͌͒̆͒̈́͐̋̿ ̶̧͚͔̋͒̆̃͛͜͝͠ẗ̷̛̗̲̬̳̭́̈́ȍ̸̦͒̀̈́̑̎͝ ̸̢̧̨͖͔̱͇̙͙̣̎͗̊̈́̌̔̅ī̵̛̗͐̓̾̄̕ṅ̸̡̧̡̙̣̹͕̤̤͚̈̽̊̐̈́̌́̉͘t̸̻͖͔̳̗͉̙̬͚̏́e̸̩̔̇̽̍͘̕͝ȓ̴͓̗̙͎̞̱͈̲̭r̶̢̫̳̫̈́ū̶͓̞̭̱̯̾̽͋̽͠p̴̳̍̆̉̇̌t̷̨̡̛̟̺̜͖̳̼̽͂̈́̄̂̚͝ ̶̨̧̛̛̯̗̏̈́̔̋͌͘s̷͍͇̳͙͓̣͍̻͗o̴͎̼̪̹̙͍̍̄̽͑m̷̺͕̼͔͇͖͌̈́̀͌̋̓̕e̷̻͉͂͒̈́͑̒ò̷͍̈́͌̕͘͠n̶͎͈͚̄́͂̌͆e̴̡̨̖͎̬̞͙͉̬͒͆̆̂̑̆͌͠ ̸̧̧̢̠̜͔̗͙̤̫͗e̸̛̳̯̯̥̺̳l̶̠̣̋͋͆͜ş̸̥͉̫̋̋ȩ̴̼̣̤̹͕̔̑̊̒͒̽̿'̶̛̗̥͉̫͓̮̗͎̼̲͑͆͋̐͗̔͘̚̚s̷̡͔̦̹͔̤̆̓̉̈́̏͊͛̆̊ ̵̧̢̛̪͕̭̟̩͚͎̹͗̋̾̕͝ç̸̪͖̖̭͔͇͆̑̅̋̊͋̋ơ̸̞̞̲̖̹̬̼̯͎̽̅̏̓́̉̊ͅn̶̟̭̣͐̚͜ͅv̸̱͇̿̊̽͒̈́̋̑̓̕ë̶̡̥̘̰͎̖̬͉̗͉́̉r̶͈̺̖͍̭̬̳̈́̀̚s̸̳̖̫͇͖̜͑́̂͝͝a̸̛̰̒̄̊̄͘͜t̶̛̖͚̖̖̘̖̫̽̈́i̵̡͍̥̇͜ö̵̱̳̞̜͙͉͈̝́̎͂̈́͠n̵̞͔̺̋͊̑̑̊̎͒,̶̦̜̅͛̇̕̚," he growled, tossing the shredded corpse to the floor like a broken doll, blinking as he watched the black bubbles pop against the far wall, the other Villains gone. He spun just in time to see the pale-haired man grinning at him, his body encased in black slime, quickly closing over his face.

"Next time, so called "Monster"," the man cackled, "Next time I'll kill you for sure!"

Izuku howled as he threw the thick mess of blood at the Villain, the bubble closing and popping just before it slammed through the last of the black slime. Izuku let out another scream, slashing the blades across the walls and ceiling, tentacles and spikes erupting from the stump to tear into the building. After a while of this, the building gave a loud groan, and collapsed.

Outside, several people watched as the building shuddered, jumping as it suddenly collapsed in on itself. Several shouts could be heard as civilians rushed forwards, some calling out to fetch Heroes, other rushing to try and help clear the rubble to save anyone trapped inside. They barely reached the edge of the property before the monster erupted from the rubble.

"C̸̥̼̈́̒͛̈̃̎̓͋͝O̵̺̦͍͉̬̗͚̐̎͜ͅW̴̧̡̫̫̲̱̻̰̥͗̎̾̔͂͋̚͜Ǎ̸͓̼̈́̂R̸̻͕̎̎̊D̸̻̘͕̘̆̚S̷̡̛̊͂̋̽̆̒̓͆͝!̶̹͛ ̶͍͎̭̎̆Ć̵̦̖̫͈̍͆͒͘̕͝Ō̴̧̡͇̲͍͎̳̹͕̅̎̆̉͊̐͘W̶̢̢̢̝͔̯̻̘̹̥͒̈́̈́͒͋̆Ǎ̷̡̧̛̞̘̰̭̹͎͈͖͒̃̈́̊͑R̷̪̰̊͊́͂̌̔̀̌͠D̴̹̽̑̊̉̂̏͑͘͠L̸̡͈̰̰͖̑͗̈̒̈͝͠Y̵̢̺̩͙̪̐̊͒͌͆̔͗͜ ̶̨̨̯̣͓͕̱̹̜̋̿̋͘P̴̧̢̥̮̲̥̹̰͚͌̆̑̍̂̚̕R̶̨͔̰̪͓̼͉͈̊̆͛̓͊͝E̵͉̫̯͇̊͛̐͑̈́̈́̇Y̵̧͇̼̭̊̌͊̐̑̋!̵̜̰̘̹̣̰̇͌̿͋̇͋̇͑̃̔ ̶̳̥̣̦̉͋͘Ŕ̵̨̛̗̠͇̯̲̪̠̐̔̃͜Ë̶̛̘̖̲́̿͊̇͜T̷̢̧͖͖͔̦̣̪̈̽U̶͖̭̣̭̭͖͕̒̆̉͗̊̓́Ṟ̴̡̦̹̭̈́̐̓̂̽͛͋͜N̴̗̭̤͚̠̺̝̋͝ ̵͙͊̑̈̇̇̇͑̓A̸͓͕̱͙͖͓̮̘͆̍N̵͕͇͖̱̈̌D̵̡͚̻̰̥̘̙͓̃̒ͅ ̴̘̣̘̰̘͈͌̍͋̅̑́̒̔̈́̓͜D̴̛͈̘̪̟̉͗̇̉̿̍͝I̶̫͔͔̮̭̬͉͕̽͆͛̓̿̕͘̚E̷̡̱͈͈̣͕̋̀̂̽͛̚͝ͅͅ!" It roared in a voice that was not of this world, leaping from the rubble as its claws raked through the air, tearing up concrete and tarmac, beating wings sending out blasts of wind that knocked the would-be rescuers to the ground,"Ŕ̵̨̛̗̠͇̯̲̪̠̐̔̃͜Ë̶̛̘̖̲́̿͊̇͜T̷̢̧͖͖͔̦̣̪̈̽U̶͖̭̣̭̭͖͕̒̆̉͗̊̓́Ṟ̴̡̦̹̭̈́̐̓̂̽͛͋͜N̴̗̭̤͚̠̺̝̋͝ ̵͙͊̑̈̇̇̇͑̓A̸͓͕̱͙͖͓̮̘͆̍N̵͕͇͖̱̈̌D̵̡͚̻̰̥̘̙͓̃̒ͅ ̴̘̣̘̰̘͈͌̍͋̅̑́̒̔̈́̓͜D̴̛͈̘̪̟̉͗̇̉̿̍͝I̶̫͔͔̮̭̬͉͕̽͆͛̓̿̕͘̚E̷̡̱͈͈̣͕̋̀̂̽͛̚͝ͅͅ!"

The people scattered, screaming as the beast turned its eyes on them, burning green and red as it seemed it search for something. It tore into the side of a building, lashing out at a shop front and ripping the road up beneath it with great sweeps of its arms. A car was flung against a wall, bursting into flame a moment later as it was cleaved in two, a howl echoing through the air even as the Heroes rushed towards the scene.

"Young one!" the shout echoed over the chaos, the creature freezing, turning slowly to face the solitary figure that stood in the center of the destruction, "Izuku…"

"S̶̪̯̻̍̓̅̚-Sire…" the boy mumbled, tears already forming in his eyes as the man approached, gripping him by the shoulders, "I̸̝̞̲͇̭͕̬̘͂̔̐̈́̊̓̈̿̚͝-I'm sorr-."

"What have you done to yourself?" the man asked, cutting him off, "Come, we must get your injuries seen to."

"But the…the Villains…" the teen muttered, stumbling forwards as he pressed his head against his Sire's chest, "They…escà̷͓̤͍͇̪͈͉p̴̡̜̑̆̃͝͠e̷̗̭̔͋͆̾̿̋d̶̡̧̯̠̻̤̝͕̞̬͗̇̇̐̈́̍͒̊̋̕…"

"Enough of that," Sire hummed, lifting Izuku's head as he looked him directly in the eyes, "It is time for you to 𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔱."

Izuku shuddered, the mess of blood and blades that was his left arm drooping, his wings dissolving as they splashed to the ground, his green eyes rolling back in his head before he collapsed against the older man.

Inside the ruins of the building, a dark portal opened beneath the destroyed corpse of the Nomu, the still decaying arm dropping through with the creature's remains.

"Fifteen students in critical condition due to the gas, eleven with other injuries of varying degrees, thirteen unharmed, and one missing," Nedzu hummed as the five Pros sat in the faculty meeting room.

"I can't believe it. I feel so mad about how useless I was. I was taking a bath while they were fighting for their lives!" Toshinori Yagi muttered, "And we have no idea where young Midoriya is, nor his condition!"

"That isn't exactly true," Nedzu hummed as he held up a newspaper, "According to this paper, there was a Villain attack by a strange person matching Midoriya's description in Kamino ward. Though it was apparently ended quickly by a man in a dark cloak, and there were no casualties."

"That's all well and good," Snipe sighed, "But even if the Villains didn't get what they were after, they still managed to get away with something jus' as important; the public's trust in the Heroes."

"Right, which is exactly why we need to act quickly. What else do we know?" Nedzu nodded, "According to the students and the Pussy Cats, the Villains were after Bakugo and Todoroki. Most probably due to the information that was exposed during the Sports Festival. They also took the opportunity to attempt to kidnap Ragdoll and Tokoyami, though we are unsure as to why."

"I wouldn't call it 'information getting exposed', Nedzu," Midnight chuckled, "It was more like secrets were aired. Beans were spilled. The tea was hotter than the core of the Earth."

"That tells us nothing, Nemuri," Present Mic growled, leaning forwards, "What we really need to worry about now is the fact that the Villains found out the location of the Training Camp at all. That can only mean one thing. We have a mole!"

"Calm down, pard'ner," Snipe said from behind his mask, "You can't jus' go jumping to conclusions like that."

"What other conclusion is there?" Mic growled, "Everyone on that trip was put in danger! If even one of the students turned on the GPS function of their phones…!"

"C'mon, yah don't even have enough evidence to prove that any of us aren't the leak," Snipe interjected, "Yah can't just go accusing the kids like that."

"What about Midoriya?" Nedzu asked, making the rest of the faculty turn to stare at him.

"What…what about him?" Yagi asked slowly.

"What if he is the mole?" Nedzu hummed, taking a slow sip of tea, "It would make sense. According to the reports we've received thus far, he went through the portal of his own volition."

"NONSENSE!" All Might shouted, leaping up from his chair as his body inflated, "I have never met a young man more suited to being a Hero in all my life! If he didn't already have such a powerful and dangerous quirk, I would-!"

"You would what, All Might?" Nedzu cut him off, the other teachers looking between the two of them in confusion, "Not that that matters now. First and foremost, we must find Midoriya. And preferably this man that was able to calm him so effortlessly, if my suspicions are corr-."

[YOUR PHONE IS HERE! CAN YOU HEAR?]

The room jumped as All Might's phone suddenly began to ring, the man hurriedly deflating and walking out of the room.

"You're supposed to keep those off during meetings," Mic shouted.

"Sorry, I have to take this," Yagi mumbled as he hurried outside, pressing the phone to his ear, "Sorry about that, what do you have, Tsukauchi?"

"I just finished getting the statements of your two colleagues," the detective said from the other side of the phone, "And we've had something of a breakthrough. There was a building in Kamino Ward that was destroyed last night-."

"They think it was done by young Midoriya," Yagi interrupted, nodding.

"Yes, but that's the thing," Tsukauchi continued, "We investigated the scene and found out from the owner that there was a bar hidden in the building. And that one of the Villains that attacked the camp was identified as having entered that building."

"So then…" Yagi breathed.

"It was probably a hiding place for the League of Villains," Tsukauchi confirmed, "We've investigated the area, and we found a number of personal items in the rubble, and have been able to confirm the identities of at least four of the Villains from DNA testing. Also…there was a large amount of blood was found at the scene…"

"B-blood?" Yagi muttered, "You don't mean…"

"It…it is a partial match to Izuku Midoriya. A 97% match to be exact," Tsukauchi said, "All Might. I did some digging. He was registered as quirkless until only a little more than a year ago, when he was involved in a Villain attack... after which he apparently developed a quirk. I think…I think this kid might be like you. I think you need to talk to this kid about THAT."

"You…you can't be serious?" Yagi hissed, "That's a secret as few people as possible should know about!"

"Yes, but…" Tsukauchi sighed, "Look, just…just think about it, okay? We'll keep searching for…hmm? Oh? Really? All Might, Eraserhead says he just got a message from Midoriya's…Sir? Sire? Trainer? What? Okay. He says it has an address attached, he's going to go investigate it now."

"Tsukauchi…" Yagi sighed, waiting until the noise on the other end of the line quietened down, "I…I will think about it."

Shota Aizawa growled to himself as he stood outside the door to the apartment. It was a building he knew well, considering it was often used as a place of residence by Underground Heroes and other people that didn't want to be easily noticed or found. He'd even had an apartment here himself at one point. But now he was standing outside the door of one of the more permanent residents, according to the landlady, who'd been more than happy to help the Underground Hero out.

"Vampirism," the teacher muttered, "This guy has the same quirk as Midoriya…but how?"

He didn't react when the door clicked open, a well-groomed man with salt and pepper hair and beard, and dressed in formal clothing, nodding him inside. Shota walked carefully, letting his eyes adjust to the gloom of the apartment as he moved through it. He was led into the main room, an eyebrow raising at just how much this person had modified it from the usual minimalist style. He glanced around at the large bookshelves, antique furniture, and other strange trinkets. His eyes fell on what could only be described as a hospital gurney, a familiar head of dark green hair resting on a pillow at one end.

"Midoriya!" he breathed as he rushed to the boy's side, pulling back the thin white sheet that covered him and immediately recoiling. Izuku's left arm was gone, the stump bulbous and swollen, twitching occasionally, as though it had a life of its own, "What the hell?"

"He is quite alright, Aizawa-san," the man he only knew as 'Sire' hummed as he appeared beside him with a cup of tea, "He simply needs time and blood to recover."

"Alright?" Shota growled, "ALRIGHT? He's missing an entire fucking arm! How is that "alright"?!"

"He is a Vampire," the man answered simply, "As am I. I believe I know more about our quirk than you do."

"Yes…your quirk…I checked; you aren't related to Midoriya in any way. So how the hell does he have the same quirk as you?" Shota growled, hand reaching for his capture weapon as he prepared to activate his quirk.

"I gave it to him," the man answered plainly, "Quite by, for lack of a better word, accident, but that does not change the fact."

"How?"

"It turns out that my quirk is much like the curse of old," Sire hummed as he sat, placing both cups on the low table in front of him, "It can be, for lack of a better word, gifted, to others."

"I wouldn't say "gifted"," Shota growled as he pulled the sheet back over the unconscious boy, "We're moving him to UA. Then you and I need to have a long talk. Longer than the last one. What does he need to heal?"

"Quite alright," Sire said as he sat in his wingback chair, "As for what he needs, I have already told you. Rest and blood. The fresher, the better. It can be injected directly into his body. Better if it is in fact, as it will boost his regeneration."

Shota nodded as he pulled out his phone, speed dialing Recovery Girl.

"Oh, and Eraserhead," the man called from his seat, the teacher looking over at him, "I have only told you all of this because I believe Izuku would trust you with the information, and this is an emergency. It is his secret to share, let him do so with those he chooses."

"He's safe…" Ochako sighed as she flopped down on Tsuyu's bed, "I'm so glad he's safe."

"Yeah, kero," the frog-like girl hummed as she sat beside her, "I was so worried when we got to the clearing and Bakugo was screaming like that. I didn't know he cared about Izuku that much."

"I don't know if he does…or if it's something else," Ochako sighed. It was the day after the attack, everyone who wasn't badly hurt had been sent home, but her parents had gone on a short holiday, so she was staying at Tsuyu's house.

"You know, we should finish our talk about that," Tsuyu hummed as she scrolled through something on her phone.

"T-talk? About t-that?" Ochako stuttered as her phone buzzed, Tsuyu's doing the same as she looked at it, "Huh? Did you just get a message from Aizawa-sensei?"

"Yeah," Tsuyu hummed, opening the message, her eyes going wide as she jumped off her bed, throwing her door open as Ochako jumped up after her, "Mom! Ochako and I are going out for a bit!"

"Oh my god…"

The fifteen students stared at the young man lying on the bed, his face paler than usual behind the oxygen mask, several tubes and pipes leading into the stump of his left arm, which was wrapped in bandages.

"Izuku…" Ochako breathed, tears welling in her eyes, "Oh my god…what happened to you?"

"Enough gawking!" Recovery girl huffed as she walked between the students and Izuku, "You lot have all been cleared by the doctors, so you've been asked here to help your classmate."

"But what can we do?" Mineta muttered, awkwardly fingering the melon in his hands, "We all pitched in for a melon, but…"

"Right now, he requires a large amount of blood," the hooded figure said, making the students jump as he seemed to appear from nowhere, earning himself a smack on the shin from Recovery Girl, "We have asked you here to dona-."

"Yes!" Shoji, Tokoyami, Iida, Ochako, Tsuyu, Ojiro and Todoroki stepped forwards immediately, cutting him off.

"Oh wow! I thought you hated him, Todoroki!" Mina cried out as she stared at the stoic boy in surprise.

"It's not really hate…" the bi-color-haired boy muttered.

"Oh ho!" Mina grinned as she slipped an arm around Ochako and Tsuyu's shoulders, "I'd be careful you two. Todoroki may just want to steal your boyfriend!"

"He's not our boyfriend!" Ochako shrieked, her face going bright pink as the rest of the class laughed.

"Yet, kero," Tsuyu added, making the class fall silent as they stared at her, "What? We haven't had time to talk to him about it yet."

"Wait, that's actually a thing?" Kaminari muttered, "A dude can have more than one girlfriend?"

"It's called Polygamy," Shoji offered, "My family has actually practiced it for a while. Not my parents, but I have many cousins."

"Oh, cool!" Kaminari laughed as Tsuyu held the floating Ochako down.

"Enough chatter!" Recovery Girl huffed, "Are you donating or not?!"

"Oh, yeah, totally!" Kaminari said, giving a thumbs up as the rest of the class quickly nodding, even Mineta, after a little "encouragement".

"Right, we have two ways to do this," Recovery Girl explained, "Regular donation through a blood bag, or direct transfusion, where we will connect you to Midoriya via a tube. Due to the "freshness" of the blood having an effect. You can choose which you'd like to do."

"Direct transfusion," Ochako, Tsuyu and Todoroki said immediately, the two girls looking at the boy in surprise.

"We'll do direct transfusion as well," Iida said as he, Ojiro and Tokoyami stepped forwards.

"Oh yeah! Me two! It's totally manly!" Kirishima grinned, "Though it's sad that Bakugo isn't here.

"Hmm? Oh, he was here earlier. Damn near brought the building down with his shouting. Had to kick him out after I refused to let him donate any blood. His shoulder was practically dust, and he expects to be fine after just one dose of my quirk? Fat chance. So then, which of you is going first?" She muttered as Ochako raised her hand, ushering the girl around the bed to a chair, pushing the brunette onto it before getting ready to insert the needle, "The rest of you can wait outside, I'll be out on a minute to get you started!"

Aizawa sighed as he walked into the Training Kitchen Lab, his mind still on his students as they donated blood for their injured classmate. A classmate who had given the already exhausted Pro enough trouble without having lost a limb. Shaking his head, he turned his attention back to the room. To his "other" students.

"Good to see you've all been keeping up with your training," he called as the kids jumped, all looking over at him in a mixture of worry and excitement, the various Ectoplasm clones that were accompanying each giving them a nod as they rushed over to him.

"Eraser-sensei," Hitoshi Shinso said as he ran up, the older man giving him a nod as the teen adjusted the prototype support gear around his neck. Even if Midoriya hadn't given him all this extra work, Shota was pretty sure he would have taken to training the Brainwash quirk user himself. The kid had too much potential to waste.

As did the others.

"How is Midoriya-san?" one of the girls asked, shaking her arm as a copy of the limb disintegrated into petals off of her elbow, "Still breathing? If that's a thing he even does?"

"Don't assume like that, it's a bad habit," a black-haired boy muttered, "I doubt he would appreciate you asking that. You wouldn't want to upset him."

"Midoriya is fine," Aizawa interrupted their chatter, almost surprised at the relief on their faces, "As for you lot, I want a status report on how you're all progressing. Remember, the main Hero Course students have almost half a term and an internship advantage over you. I don't need you falling behind because of lack of effort. Otherwise-."

"We'll be expelled!" the class cried as one, some snickering as the man gave an annoyed grunt.

"Exactly."

Warmth flooded his body.

It quickly gathered in his shoulder, slowly spreading down as he felt his flesh reform.

It was a familiar warmth.

Each was different.

The first was soft and light. The second refreshing and wet.

The third was both hot and cold and had an underlying sense of…pain.

The fourth tasted strongly of oranges and oil. The fifth of effort and rice. The sixth felt like two forces bound as one. The seventh was like licking a rock.

All the rest were more muted, their flavors and sensations faded. Sugar, fear, acidity, joy, electricity and hope mixed together as he slept, each wave of warmth pushing further and further down his arm.

Until finally, it reached his fingers.

And Izuku woke up.

Thank you to everyone who submitted OCs, I have all the OCs I need now, and am excited for you to meet them!