Fury of the sun chapter 6
It had been 10 years almost. 10 years since that damned Endeavor took everything from her. Her home. Her town. The boy she loved. And it's been ten years since she started looking for him. That man in the alley all those years ago told her he was alive so she had slowly built up her hero name to fund the search. And after 6 years it went nowhere. The last detective had cost her a fortune.
Apparently his quirk allowed him to track someone through what he called wisps. But when he came back empty handed she was more than a little miffed. This man had a 100% success rate and somehow he failed. He said it was because some outside force had burned them since they were subject to harm, but extremely hard to detect. So now she had no options. But her musings were brought to end by the intercom on her desk.
"Miss Usugiyama, Nezu, All Might, and a detective are here to see you. I tried to stop them but they wouldn't listen. I'm sorry," her secretary apologized.
As she was about to respond to her the three intruders entered her office. As she eyed them with her deadliest glare she asked, "What do you want just barging into my office unannounced." The trio walked up to the available seats and had one. The first to speak was the detective.
"Miss Miruko what do you know about Izuku Midoriya." Instantly the room felt like it dropped 10 degrees. The detective found himself under the glare of the pro hero. "Choose your next words carefully detective. I will not hesitate to pummel you into the ground."
Nezu then decided to step in. "Yesterday there was an attack on one of our training facilities. While thankfully there were no casualties, a few of our students were severely injured. One of them being Katsuki Bakugou. He claims that the one who injured him and the other students was none other than Izuku. Although he did not go by that name."
Rumi thought for a moment, deciding on what to say next. " What do you mean 'that's not the name he used?'"
"He introduced himself as Ozymandias. The Greek name for an ancient Egyptian king." Nezu fell silent for a moment, before continuing. "He introduced the others as an organization dubbed the league of villians. As well as stating that he himself is in collusion with them. Which is why we are here, Miss Usagiyama. All records indicate that Izuku Midoriya is alive and well. Not only that but from the footage we've seen, he is extremely powerful physically. Not only that but he seems to possess a quirk he states allows him to harness the energy of stars, and to top it off, a spear which seems to augment his strength further. He stopped a full power blow from All Might with little to no effort."
Rumi was stunned. How could this be. The Izuku she had known was small and frail, and the most huggable scaredy cat there was. She just couldn't believe that the boy with a sparkle in his eyes was the person they were talking about. He wanted to be a hero so why would he work with villains. He was a twig so how could he stop a punch from All Might. And apparently her face betrayed her thoughts.
At this point the detective spoke up. "Miss Usugiyama, we have the security tapes if you wish to take a look at them." Rumi took a second to respond but quickly nodded her head. When she did the detective produced a bag she hadn't noticed earlier and from it he pulled a laptop computer. He opened it and took a second to pull up the footage. He turned the computer to her then paused. "Be aware that U.A.'s security is state of the art. There will be audio and you won't have to worry about a blurry picture."
The detective proceeded to press play on the tapes. Instantly Rumi let out a gap. He looked different for sure, but that was no doubt Izuku. But gone was the little boy who looked at her with wonder. Replaced by a man who hated the world. Unbeknownst to her, she shed quiet tears. Tears that were thankful he was still alive, yet mournful that this is what he has become.
"You will bow. Or you will burn."
Rumi was snapped back to the present world by All Might. "Miss Miruko, I know that this is shocking, and you may have conflicting feelings on this matter, but it is imperative that you help us find and capture him if possible."
Rumi huffed. She didn't like the way they had approached her about this matter to begin with. And on top of that they wanted her to help them catch him. And the outcome of that scenario is something she absolutely would not let happen. But she needed their help in this. Either way she seemed to be screwed so she bit the bullet.
But first a question.
"And why is it so 'imperative' we find him? Villain attack or not, a school would not be this involved in an investigation. Not only that but the number one himself is interested in the same investigation. Anyway you look at it, it smells fishy, and I don't like it."
All might stole a nervous glance at Nezu who just nodded. He hung his head in defeat and sighed. As he did he exhaled puffs of smoke and coughed up an alarming amount of blood. Rumi stood up ready to rush to his aid when Nezu motioned for her to stop. When the smoke cleared, the person was the polar opposite of All Might. Small and frail. He lifted his shit to reveal a nasty purple scar that took up his whole front midsection.
Then All Might spoke. "This is why. I got this scar 5 years ago in a fight with a villain that was never made public. Now that you know the total number of people who know is only a handful. I thought I had defeated him but his body was never recovered. Up until Izuku Midoriya he was the strongest villain around. Before he left he said something to me, and I believe he was telling me that this villain is alive. And with the whole league of villains thing, I would not be surprised if he was pulling the strings. That is why it is so imperative we find him Miss Miruko."
As Rumi listened to All Might she couldn't believe the story. A villain that could harm all might this much. One that probably took just as much of a beating and lived, who is now controlling a villain organization. All while Izuku somehow got caught up in all this. To her it was like nightmare. She inhaled a shaky breath before she continued.
"I would like you all to leave now. This is a lot to take in. Not only that but I can't promise not to do something that is in conflict with your investigation. After all you're asking me to essentially put the boy I love in prison. I need time to think about it. I'll call you by the end of the week." Her three guests looked at each other before they excused themselves. No sooner that they did rumi broke down.
As she cried she couldn't help but wonder. Why did the world have to do this. To her. To him. It wasn't fair. All she wanted was for him to be here so she could embrace him and soothe all the years of pain she wasn't there for him. She wished with all her being that she could take back the pain and agony he felt alone, that she could make everything right so he could come home. But those things weren't meant to be.
Rumi picked herself up off the floor and dried her tears. Then she proceeded to change into normal clothes so she could go home. On her way out she told her secretary that she was taking the next week off and she could to. When asked about what the commission would say Rumi told her not to worry about it.
She decided to spend the rest of the night wandering around doing all the things she and Izuku would do. Finally learning that he was still alive did not ease the yearning in her heart. She didn't expect it to in the first place. But she didn't expect it to feel like this. Even though he was out there she was consumed by despair. Him being a villain was almost too much to bare. But enough about that.
The first place she stopped by to visit was a small arcade. She and Izuku would come here often to beat each other at the multiple video games. Her specialty was fighting games, while Izuku's was strategy games. And it honestly it didn't surprise her, with how smart he was. Not only that but she hated strategy games. If she couldn't brute force it she didn't want to participate.
After getting some coins from the vendor for the games she perused the aisles of lights until she found what she was looking. An old game from the pre quirk era called Baldur's Gate 3. When she first played it she was captured by the cinematics but the gameplay was lost on her.
Rumi walked up to the game machine and inserted the proper amount of coins to start it. The game booted up and the opening cinematic played through. Soon she was on to the game itself. She created her character and set on about the first mission of the game. But soon she was at her wits end. The first mission in this game was one of those the developers made extra hard to torment the players. As she restrained her urge to pummel the machine a hand laid itself on hers.
As she turned to slight whoever had approached her put their other hand on her shoulder, stopping her from turning. As she struggled against her captor she them lean in to her rabbit ears. And in a husky voice they replied. "There is no need to struggle. I only want to help you." The voice felt powerful and demanding. Yet gentle like a breeze. And more that that it sounded familiar and sent a shiver done her spine. One that made her knees feel a little like jelly.
Then she took actual notice of his hands. They were tan and warm. But not a kind of warmth you get from the body, but the kind you feel when bathing in the sun on a fair day. As she tried to make sense of the situation the hand started guiding hers. And slowly but surely the level she couldn't beat was finished in no time. When it did come to a close her chapter leaned in to her ears once to whisper in her ear once more.
"You know I used to love to come here when I was a kid. And this game was my favorite. Me and the only friend I ever knew would come here together." As the voice continued on Rumi felt like she knew where this was going. She had hoped with everything in her to see him again. As he continued tears started to form in her eyes. "She would always beat me in fighting games. But when it came to this kind of game I had her beat."
The tears started rolling down her cheeks. She couldn't believe it. He was here with her. He had returned to her. "Oh how I missed you Rumi. All these years I have waited for the right time to come to you. Until I could prove my strength to you. So I could protect you. Like how I failed with my mother all those years ago."
Izuku released his grasp on her and she Immediately turned around. And there he stood before her, just like how she had seen him in that security footage. He had grown tall. He now stood a full head above her. She looked up to meet his eyes. Except they were no longer green. Instead the green was replaced by a soft gold orange color. The way they glowed reminded her of the sun. But most surprising was his hair. It was no longer am unruly green, but a mid length brown.
Rumi struggled to wipe away her tears. When she managed to wipe enough away she took to hitting him. "You big idiot! Where have you been! Do you know how I felt when I came home to what was left of that inferno! To learn that Inko was dead and you were gone! Why did you leave me!" Rumi started to lose strength in her legs, so she slumped into Izuku. "Why did you leave me."
When she had settled down Izuku wiped away her tears. When he did he embraced her tightly. While hugging her he spoke. "I will answer any questions you have. But for now let's go somewhere else. Everybody is staring." Sure enough, when Rumi looked around there were people looking at them. She nodded her head, then Izuku took her hand. He lead them out of the arcade to a park located a few blocks away. When they arrived he sat them at a bench.
There was a moment of silence before Rumi spoke. "Just start at the beginning. I need to know everything that's happened." Izuku sat for a moment in silence. No doubt wondering what to say and how to say it.
"After the fire I wandered around. And to be honest I don't remember most of what happened. Some days I would wake up in strange places wondering how I got there. Sometimes hours would pass, sometimes days. But one thing was always similar. I would wake amidst the ruins of fire. Just like that day. I was mostly left alone. But about three weeks after the fire."
He paused. "Then that's when everything changed. I had stumbled upon a girl in an alley. There were these men who were attempting to rape her. Still believing myself to be quirkless, I went to find a hero. Well the only one around was that piece of shit Captain Celebrity. He thought I was joking when I told him what was going to happen. Seeing no other option I ran back to stop them myself. Well as the situation escalated I grew increasingly angry. Well then I killed them. And it had felt good."
He stared into the evening sun. "That's when the boss found me. He brought me back to his hideout, and revealed to me his master plan. And wasn't too far from what I had hoped to accomplish in the long run. So stayed with them. He took over teaching me since school was no longer an option. This lasted a whole year until Shigaraki and I had a dispute. Well my power started running rampant, so he attempted to stop it. But it was useless. I actually almost ended up killing him. But I also ended up learning something about my power."
"So I started traveling. I visited many different places in order to learn more about and hone it. Greece, Italy, America, Scandinavia, Germany, and many others. I learned from many different scholars and warriors. Since I caught on so quickly I never had to say in one place to long. Well during my final stop in India, I discovered something." He paused. For the first time since sitting down he looked at Rumi.
"I discovered something that opened my eyes to the true way of the world. How everything is connected. I also discovered my new purpose. I learned where my place in the universe stood. I learned where your place stood. Where all the people of the world stood."
As Rumi looked into his eyes she felt drawn into them. Only wasn't like when he was a kid. It was like being lured to oblivion and standing at the edge. She tried to fight it, but it just kept pulling her deeper. He extended his hand and it out towards her. "Do you wish to learn what I speak of."
His words echoed in her mind. It chipped her already wavering will. While still looking into oblivion of his eyes, her arm moved. It moved against her will to a destination she did not want to come to. As she laid her hand in his she fell. Into that oblivion that lured her.
I'm back! The story's back! I had to find inspiration!
Expect erratic but semi regular uploads from here on. I have few ideas for other stories I was working on that's partially why this was a long time coming. Also the pacing from here on out will be a little slower. You as the readers do your thing. Follow, review, suggest story ideas. I welcome it all.