Chapter 5: The First Training Session, Part 2
"Lets do our best, Bassui-kun!" Shinobu mentioned.
"Right..." Bassui said, internally conflicted about something. After all, he was not sure what he could do, given in this situation.
After all, he was a passifist who wanted to become a Rescue Based Hero.
"So, what do you think their gameplan will be?" Rula asked.
"I suspect they will attempt to have Bassui pull us in, and then Shinobu will restrain us".
"I see...Then we should make sure we counter that plan".
"Well, it only works if they can surprise us...so I figure I wont let that happen" Cyrus mentioned.
"So you have a plan?"
"Yes. But that depends on how fast you can run".
"Oh, the second match is starting" Tsukasa mentioned, as the screen displayed the fight.
Rula and Cyrus were going right through the center. Meanwhile, Shinobu and Bassui stood against them, preparing. And yet...that was when Rula's eyes changed color.
"You wont hit it!" she said, her purple eyes in effect.
"Understood...Solar Flare!"
Suddenly, he blasted right through the walls and into the next room. Right there was the two of them, which had been watching the normal exits, as well as the bomb.
"Shadowcloak: Bind!"
Suddenly a cloak of shadows appeared around him, and immediately spread out to engulf the two of them and capture them. Meanwhile, Bassui's head detached and attempted to slow them down and use its tractor beam to pull them into each other, not very offensive but helping all the same.
"Solar Lance!"
"Silver Speed!"
Rula accelerated herself, and went right towards Bassui, who appeared to be most problematic person at range. Unfortunately, this caused Bassui to hesitate slightly, as he wasn't too used to fighting, and passed the exam on Rescue points. As a result...Rula used a bit too much in her kick, knocking him back against a wall, before Shinobu's shadows came out and binded her. Her eyes switched to red though, and a sword appeared in her hands that let her cut through the shadows.
Meanwhile, Cyrus went full force, solar charging right into Shinobu. The light burned away his shadows, but when they arrived, Shinobu was already gone.
"Shadowcloak: Shadowblade!"
"From behind?!"
However, it didn't come from behind, but below. Even with all the fire, he could not get rid of his own shadow.
And Bassui's head, which was not a part of his body, pulled up Cyrus' body, throwing him off as Shinobu launched another attack.
I have to...at least support my teammate... Bassui thought to himself.
"Shadowcloak: Dark Wind!"
Blades of shadow energy shot out from the Cloak at him. That said, the range was not very far, although they were fast.
It appears Shinobu's quirk only works at close to medium range. He is incapable of long range attacks, but he has that movement ability...I had best then work quirkly.
"Solar Equinox!"
Suddenly, a passive pulse of solar flame errupted throughout the battlefield, as Rula charged towards Shinobu, who had become too big of a threat to ignore. Not to mention Bassui's body was actively running away from her.
"Light Radiation: Solar Fury!"
"Shadowcloak: Shadowstrike!"
"Silver Eyes: Hyperburst!"
Those three clashed, with Shinobu showing his ability to keep them both occupied at once. Considering that Shinobu was usually a meek boy, his battle attitude was quite surprising.
Rula and Cyrus both got blown away. But before that happened, Rula had thrown one of the weapons she projected and hit his arm, wounding it enough to hurt quite a bit.
"Shadowcloak: Arm Exosuit!"
However, Shinobu immediately used his Quirk to regain use of the arm in a combat situation, which shocked Rula and Cyrus.
"Shadowcloak: Dark Dreams!"
"Solar Beacon!"
"Silver Cyclone!"
Rula unleashed a terrifying spinning kick, while Shinobu unleashed a torrent of shadows around himself and twisted and tore at everything. And Cyrus tried to burn through the shadow with his Quirk. However, Bassui's head flew in again, disrupting the movements of Cyrus and Rula.
"SILVER SURPRISE!"
Suddenly, Bassui's head got kicked away, back onto his body, and knocked him out in that instant, while Shinobu also felt an impact on his cheek. At this point, he got sent off into the side and slammed against a wall.
"That is it. The team of Shinobu and Inoue is unable to fight! The team of Amari and Heinhart is the winner! That said...given the state of the other team, I think we will leave the post-examination for later".
Certainly, given they were both unconscious, that made sense.
And Rula and Cyrus both had to get first aid as well. It was that intense of a battle.
"So...you understand right? You cant tell anyone?" Tsukasa asked Aoi.
"Yeah. I understand. Bad things could happen if it leaks out. But you know, if you change things, you wont be able to predict waht will happen as much. You gotta make sure the class can come to you with rumors and such".
"Yeah...I got that...still, that hearing is insane".
"Its like a constant radar. Its also why I normally wear soundproof headphones at all hours of the day".
"Hmmm. That might actually become useful...as I thought..."
"Wait...why did your heartbeat just turn meloncholic...so I did die originally, didn't I?" Aoi said with a pout.
"Ah...yeah. Now I realize, its completely because you must have figured out his plan early with that super hearing of yours".
With the unexpected cute looking pouting from Aoi, all they could do is give a pained smile.
"Well, its fine. More importantly, dont you have preparations to make for tonight?" Aoi asked.
"Ah, right! We do! Aoi, do you think you can cover us tonight?"
"I will think of something" Aoi said. "Don't get hurt or be identified though! If you are, wipe their memories!"
"Got it got it!"
Razoban looked over the results as he walked down a secure hallway.
"As expected, Chrono and Gravity Manipulation are excelent quirks, but also Sonic Wave is exceptional. As expected of the children of Pro Heroes, though its sad Midoriya did not get some of his father's quirks".
As he thought that, he thought of how useful they would be to him. He felt like he needed to understand them more though. Chrono always has sugar with him, so it seemed energy supply is a weakness of the Quirk. Midoriya likely had a limit as well. As for Amari...her skill was great, but her Quirk was weak and looked hard to use, but it did appear to be diverse. Bassui's would likely be impossible, given the Quirk Factor was the head, and he couldnt implant someone else's head into his body. Though Heinhart on the other hand was possible, as well as Shinobu.
I wonder why Shinobu insists on everyone calling him by his first name? Might be some family drama there I can exploit. That Quirk was powerful, though it seemed to manifest personality differences...it reminds me Tokoyami's Dark Shadow. Could they be related?
As he thought of this, several security guards came over to him. They did some scans and thoroughly checked him over, even though he was a well trusted Pro-hero. But this was the ultra-supermax Orbital Prison, Pandora. They had to be safe.
"No need for the privacy safeguard by the way" Razoban mentioned.
"Of course sir. That said, please limit what you say or tell them. When we told him you were coming to visit, he got excited" one of the guards mentioned.
"Understood" he said, as the doors opened. Inside the the exact same room the trio had been in before. And across two windows and empty space, a boy was restrained naked to a chair. The shorts from before were actually a holographic image, meant to be sensible and decent. In truth, it was far too big of a risk to give Azaken Mobito anything aside from food or water. Not even utencils were given, or plates. Even though his Quirks were constantly being suppressed, and he was constantly watched, trapped inside a box surrounded by the vacuum of space. With the only forms of entertainment being his own thoughts, humming, and looking at the security guard that was stationed to keep a constant visual watch on him when visitors were not present. This was in addition to the countless cameras, sensors, microphones, and such all used to monitor him. Around his neck was a tracking collar that also handled his doses of Quirk suppressant, and there was a backup system attached around his right ankle. Both had self destruct mechanisms as safety features, and countless anti-tampering systems.
He was not given access to a computer, TV, phone, or media. Especially no current news. So quite litterally, all he had was his own voice, and his thoughts.
Once the guards left the room, the monitoring equipment for audio was disabled, so they could have their private conversation.
"Razzy! You came to visit! How shocking! But no gifts? No housewarming presents? Not even a pizza? I am hurt!" Azaken said, actually pouting as he meant everything he said.
"Shut up, psychopath. No matter how you might act, you wont ever escape here".
"Ehhh...wont I though, when you blow up this city?" Azaken asked.
Razoban's eyes narrowed. "What the hell do you mean?"
"Oh come now. I was not arrested or caught in Haven City, so why send me to this prison when there are countless other secure facilities that were closer? YOu sent me here right? My guess is that everything convienent to whatever you have planned is also inconvienent when its done right? So you will blow up the entire city, and anything not destroyed in the explosion will be destroyed upon re-entry, right? Its really quite obvious, and predictable".
Razoban remembered now, why he hated the boy...the man...in front of him. Azaken Mobito. He was just as old, if not older, then Razoban, but his mind was broken by what happened that day. Broken so bad it resulted in the strange person before him. The unaging person whose time was permenantly frozen.
"By the way, looks like you became a teacher! I bet you are having tons of fun each day!" Azaken said, having glimpsed the datapad Razoban had put away. "Hey hey. Do you consider that school like a shopping mall for you? Or maybe a buffet? Oh man, I bet there are a bunch of soft, sweet, cute people there. Especially ones what while put on a brave front, are actually shy and easily embarrassed underneath...I wonder what faces they will make when I kiss them?"
"When? You are never leaving this prison. I have made sure of it" Razoban mentioned.
"Oh come now Razzy...we both know you cant hold me forever. I bet you were super disapointed, that I got arrested before you could kill me and steal my Quirk" Azaken mentioned, causing Razoban to be filled with shock.
No way...don't tell me...he knew? Just how much does he know? As expected...I need to kill him sooner rather then later. I am sure I can get someone under my influence to vent all the oxygen out of that room, suffocate him to death. Or maybe just vent his body into zero atmosphere. Uhg. Unless he considered all that...unless he knew, for a fact, he would be brought here by me...so he would die...but that is insane! ANd yet, the boy in front of me is very much insane.
"He he he" Azaken said with a smile. "You still have a bit of that cute side I remember when we were younger. Remember, when I pinned you against that wall and kissed you, and you got all embarrassed? Sure, we were both naked and bleeding and being held prisoner by sadistic scientists, but still. Wasn't it great?"
"Shut up" Razoban mentioned. "You are just a sick psychopath. I cant tell whether you are pretending to be a bit perverted to annoy me at your own pleasure, if you actually mean any of this, or if its just some mix...but I feel safe betting on that its a mix. You are never that simple".
"But your lips are soft...like soft, velvet pillows" Azaken teased Razoban.
"Shut up. You are trying to distract me, but I wont let you. Just answer my questions, or dont and I will just leave. Where is Doctor Arios. I know you were keeping track of him. Hell, I would bet somehow, despite being locked up here, you still are. So tell me. I know you dont like the guy".
"Doctor Arios huh? Now that takes me back. All of those terribly experiments, on little innocent me..."
"Stop pretending to be a young maiden..." Razoban mentioned.
"Will you do it instead?!"
"As if!"
"Will you at least blow up a few buildings for me then?"
"Not a chance!"
"How about robbing the worlds most secure bank with a toothpick?"
"Just answer the damn question!"
"But you know Razzy, what would I get out of it?" Azaken mentioned. "Would you let me plant bombs on people and make them do ridiculous stunts and whims so I can have some amusement? Or maybe fabricate a love affair between two of the most demented CEOs with forensic evidence to boot? How about a car that doubles as a space craft?!"
It appeared that Azaken was not going to give up the information freely. However, Razoban knew more then anyone else that giving him anything would create a potential escape route for him. They had to be careful.
Azaken was someone who loved to mess and play with people. He practically fed off of people's embarrassment, resentment, and mortification. And he would never give up something for nothing, unless he was playing an angle.
He quickly looked over at the security cameras, making sure they were still turned off. "Very well. I will show you something, you damned monster".
Suddenly, he activated one of his Quirks, and appeared as a young boy version of himself that was thin and short and scrawny, completely naked and covering himself with his hands.
"...to think you would make me do this..." he said bashfully. Azaken began to laugh, amused and entertained by the wholething. Razoban quickly turned back into his large, muscular, tall adult self.
"Well now, to think you had such a card. Its a bit sad since you were at least partly faking it, but I guess I will take what I can get. Obviously, my information is five years outdated, but Doctor Arios is probably on this city right now".
"You think?"
"Both of us are here, so the odds are good. He would want to monitor, and maybe even recapture, his test subjects personally. Besides...who knows how many others who survived came here as well".
"Very well. I suppose that is all I can expect from you. Next time though, tell me everything you know, or you wont be getting anything else".
With that, Razoban left the room, opening the door. Seeing this, the guard re-enabled the security, and then went inside, to visually monitor the prisoner who had begun humming once more, looking right at the guard with an amused face.
Let the games begin, Tsu-chan, Sei-chan. Azaken thought to himself as he continued his activities.