I landed in a stone tunnel that was definitely not a sewer. I wasn't really certain what I was expecting. I remembered that there were complex tunnels under the yakuza house, but I didn't expect us to find one so easily. It was pitch black in here, a light might give away that we were there, the decision was taken out of my hands as Uncle Charlie put a hand on my shoulder and started guiding me farther into the darkness. After a few minutes of walking a dim light at the end of the tunnel began to show. It was small, but it was better than the darkness we had previously been in.
Uncle Charlie was a very convenient person to have on your side when fate was actually working with you. He walked fearlessly down the hallways not even hesitating at each twist and turn. I knew without Uncle Charlie I wouldn't have stood a chance of finding Eris room. I could find the way back out easily enough by just retracing our steps, but having to search hallway by hallway, room by room for her would have lead to my inevitable discovery. The first clue this was the right room was that it had a lock on our side of the door. We slowly opened the door to see a room that almost looked acceptable for a little girl. There were toys placed about and a child's bed in the room. If it wasn't what I had already known about her treatment and the locks on the outside I might have made the mistake that she was well cared for. Of course, the way she bolted out of bed upon the soft sound of the door closing behind us would have given that away. I knelt down to her level, though I wasn't that much taller than her to my annoyance. "Hi there, my name is Minoru, and this is my Uncle Charlie. We are here to save you little one. What's your name?" I didn't approach her, staying where I was so as to not scare her more than we had already.
Eri stood in the far corner of the room from us, being very quiet and not saying anything. Uncle Charlie stayed by the door letting me take lead on this. "It's going to be okay now, were going to take you away from the place where you won't be hurt anymore. Would you like that?" She looked so uncertain and it hurt my heart to see her so mistrustful. Unfortunately, the decision was taken from her as the door slammed open. A man stepped into the room, beer bottle in hand.
"BRAT! YOU STILL IN HERE?! CHISAKI-SAMA SAYS HES GOT A BAD FEELING! HEY! YOUR NOT THE BRAT!" Suddenly the room tilted and I fell flat on my face. The room was spinning wildly and I couldn't think. Eri, where was Eri? I attempted to push myself to my knees. Gravity shifted on me again slamming me forward onto my face. My eyes were so heavy, I could only keep one open, what on earth was happening? What kinda quirk could do this? "WHAT A LIGHTWEIGHT! HOW'D YOU EVEN GET IN HERE TRA" The very loud and painful voice was suddenly cut off. I pushed myself closer to Eri, I needed to protect her. From... what again? God even with my eyes closed everything was spinning. It was like a rollercoaster I just couldn't get off of. Maybe I should just lay here for a moment, the floor was nice and cool. A thudding sound from behind me and the sensation of everything spinning faded. Eri, I needed to save Eri.
The world no longer spinning I shakily stood back up, turning towards the door I saw my uncle standing over the Yakuzas body. "I was a terrible matchup for you lad, that was just a Tuesday night for me, sleep it off." Uncle Charlie stepped over the body. "I'm sorry sport, but the time for coaxing is over, we have to go now." I nodded. I carefully made myself over to Eri, scooping her into my arms. She stiffly allowed me to carry her, but I could tell she didn't trust me.
"I'm sorry little one, but we have to go. I promise I'm getting you out of here." Quickly making my way to the door, we stepped into the hallway. We were not alone in the hallway. Three members stood at the far end, a blond with a plague mask, a tall bald man with a medical mask, and one wearing a potato sack like he was some kind of scarecrow.
"Hey there, that belongs to Chisaki-Sama. The Boss won't tolerate no stealing from him. Give it back and we can kill you easy like." Uncle Charlie looked at me before looking back towards the trio. I took a step back towards our escape. "Now don't be doing that, believe me, I'm giving you the better offer. I'll only kill you once."
"Run sport." Uncle Charlie charged down the hallway towards the Trio and suddenly crystals were flying through the air towards us. I ducked putting my body in between Eri and the danger before heeding my Uncle's advice. He was top fifty, those three were not going to put a scratch on him. Running down the hallway, I turned corners as fast as I can, stealth was not the method anymore, now I just had to get out before they could catch us. A few turns later and the sound of fighting disappeared.
Turning the second to last hallway, the worst possible person to be standing between me and the exit stood there. Hands in his pockets, looking bored out of his mind stood Chisaki himself. "Eri. Look at what you've done. You've killed two more heroes." Hands came out of his pockets and I tensed, the bastard stood between me and the only exit I knew of that wouldn't involve me fighting more Yakuza members. "Eri. Come here." Eri Jumped out of my arms but I managed to grab her hand before she got out of range.
"Eri, I can save you. Trust me." I couldn't fight him while she fought me. A difficult situation would only turn worst, and I was running out of time.
"You can't save a cursed individual, all you've done is hurt her can't you see? Giving her false hope like this. Eri, I won't ask again. Now." She pulled against me and I let her go. She quickly ran to Chisaki standing beside him. "Stand behind me, I'll punish you later. After I get rid of this filth." Eri stepped back, an impassive look on her face as she accepted the inevitable. Eri had told me how Midoriya had beat him, I wouldn't be able to replicate that, in fact, I couldn't think of any way to beat him head to head. Chisaki crouched down and then touched the floor and the battle began. Spikes rose from the floor heading to me, I dodged to the side and attempted to throw one of my grapes at him. He stepped to the side letting it miss him as he sent another chain of spikes towards me. I threw a grape at my feat before jumping onto it. I wouldn't be able to win this at my preferred range. He outclassed me, I needed to get in close and get lucky. Backflipping over the first set of spikes I watched as where I had just been standing was obliterated by the spikes. As the third attempt to impale me came down the hallway a sent two grapes to continue my momentum allowing me to bounce off the floor into the right wall and allow me to roll to a stand next to Chisaki. A hand once again went for my face but I used my smaller size to dart between his legs, pinning his feet to the ground with my grapes.
He twisted after me his right arm coming around to touch my cheek. I grabbed his forearm and forced it into the small of his back Attempting to secure it there with another grape. Chisaki must have used the arm I hadn't grabbed to free his right leg because I was slammed into the wall by a donkey kick. I attempted to dodge to the side but I took a moment too long as Chisaki grabbed my neck and hoisted me into the air. I tried to use my feet to push off against the wall or kick Chisaki in the face, but I was too short. "Filth, you touched me. You rotten filthy disgusting trash touched me." It started at my neck, the skin disappeared first as I felt it roll down my body beginning on the front half spreading down into my limbs before rolling around and coming back up into my neck. Everything was destroyed except my nerves and my brain letting me feel every agonizing sensation until the very end. Just as nothingness started to creep in he rebuilt me like it never happened. Phantom pains screamed at me for injuries I had not received. It was unbearable.
"Do you see now Eri? Every time you ask these pathetic Heroes to save you, you are just killing them Eri. This trash touched me three times. He brought his diseased body into my home. He tried to steal my property. Nine more times ought to do it." Then it began again as all I could do is scream silently. "Don't think you are going to escape punishment Eri, this is all your fault and you will have to suffer as well." It was everything I ever feared Shigarikis quirk would feel like, and more. And it didn't just happen once. "Three down, seven to go. You know trash, I've had people offer to give me anything I desire after two times. Are you going to beg?" I futilely tried to claw at the hand holding my neck. "None of that now." So much pain. It was unbearable. I couldn't even think as the pain filled every inch of my consciousness all I could do was scream. The second my tear ducks were rebuilt I started sobbing. "Disgusting." There are no words to describe what this does to you, to be broken and rebuilt, over and over again. "Halfway there trash. Tell you what, if you beg I'll give the rest of your punishment to Eri and make this last time permanent. What do you say Filth?" I couldn't breathe, I couldn't think outside of the pain. "Time's up." Agony beyond agony. I wouldn't wish this on anyone, not even Shigiraki. "Ah, I can see it. I can see it in your eyes, that spark of defiance is almost gone. Let's see if it comes back." Destroyed, rebuilt, I just wanted it to end. Let the pain end, I didn't want to live anymore if there was a god kill me. A hand grabbed my face as Chisaki stared into my eyes.
"Yes, with only three left it's gone, isn't it? You've accepted your place in the world huh trash? Eri, look at this, see what you've done to this disgusting rat." The hand forced me to look at Eri, who sat there where she had been this whole time, stone-faced as if she had seen this a million times. A million burning needles slammed into my mind as Chisaki did it again. Eri's eyes flickered as she looked into mine. A single tear rolled down her face and her eyes begged me to save her. Me save her? All I could do was be tortured. "Only twice more filth, enjoy this one I can do it slower." This time took almost twice as long as I screamed into the nothing before I came back. I bit my tongue hard as the phantom pain consumed me. Chisaki turned my face to look at him once more. "Any last words filth?" Instinct took over and I took great satisfaction at Chisaki's shocked face as my bloody saliva flew through the air before smashing into Chisaki's nose and splashing into his eyes. He dropped and immediately started screaming as he swiped at his eyes. I shakily got to my feet. I took a step towards Eri as Chisaki screamed before turning to me, red spots already flaring on his face. "YOU DISEASED FILTH!" Chisaki stepped towards me when something tackled him from behind. I took another step towards Eri, shakily grabbing for her hand. Fighting sounds filled the air behind me as two bodies clashed violently. I started down towards the exit. Eri allowed me to pull her along and into the darkness we escaped.
The further I got, the more my strength returned. Once onto the street, quickly we moved to the busier parts of town. Hailing a taxi, I wanted to get to the one place I had ever felt completely safe. Phantom pains of injuries I didn't have rocked my body, it was all I could do to get Eri into the cab as I crawled in after her. Pulling the door closed behind me as I collapsed onto my side. "The Tower. Need to go to the Tower." I gasped out, my voice still not comfortable being used. The world around me was fading out, I grabbed Eri's hand. "Rescue you, will be safe." I couldn't see, I had no idea if she believed me before I was claimed by the darkness.