The Hidden Sith: Izuku Midoriya
Ch 12: An Ice-Cold Dish
"Speaking"
"Vocoder/All Might Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Thought Communication"
Flashback/Force-Vision
New Chapter woo! A hero is going to get their competence, but before that I want to talk a little.
So, as of writing this my second grandmother is dead, she died Tuesday about 11:30 at night and to be honest I don't know how to approach it. I was never really close to her, and for the past year and a half, she was brought to the city where my parents and I live in order to keep an eye on her. See, she has severe dementia and from the past 20 or so years she simply hid in her home in Wilmington Delaware, only going out to get food. Before that, she apparently was a real piece of work. She cursed my father at my parents' wedding. Waved her finger at her daughter for marrying him. Yelled at a band for taking a five-minute break, etc. Bear in mind I was not alive currently so it's secondhand accounts from those present but still. It didn't help that my mother hated her.
Another instance of craziness was when my other grandmother, was tricked by my father to spend the day with this crazy woman. Said crazy woman called the cops on her (Father's Mother) after she forgot where the car was parked, going to extremes and think she was abandoned. She literlay went out in a blaze of glory. Where we lived we got hit with a few days of snow, knocking out power in some locations and forgetting that my father had given her led lights with built in battery banks, bought a fancy candle and matches. She had caught fire the week prior and was slowly dying in the hospital. What didn't help the fact, was that my extended family on her side suddenly started to care only when she was on her death bed. Not before, when she was living alone losing her mind.
As it turns out that part of the family is immensely powerful. In my father's words, I have a distant uncle who is the biggest diamond importer in the country. Never met the guy, and I don't know if I want to. Apparently, they are going to fly her body to NYC for the weekend before being flowing into Israel to be buried. 50 grand is how much it's going to cost. Originally, they wanted my grandmother, on her deathbed to be in the care of my uncle (mother's brother), the same uncle who has had no job and has spent every penny on gambling at the poker table. Yeah, sure, have the man who used her dementia riddled state to get her to sigh for a co-loan as opposed to the daughter who has a law degree and works for providence. Bravo.
As it turns out the further away in the family, I get the more crazy it seems on both sides. But to be honest, I feel a bit like a failure, three of my four grandparents have PHDs, (Father's father and mother and Mother's father.) my father is currently in classes for one and my mother is a contact lawyer. I'm 19, haven't been able to get a legitimate job yet, am barely getting though community college, and all I have going for me is that fact that I'm an electric major from my Trade High school. So now I only have two remaining grand parents and only one of them is actually sane. The other one also has dementia. Yaaaayyy.
Ranger McAleer: Thank you for pointing out my mispelling.
billymom2: Why does everyone always assume that when I introduce an new character improtant to the plotline?
Random65, Ch 1, 2, 3: How do you know Alcor isn't faking it?; You're a bit early for that but welcome.; Himiko was actually a more sudden addition, I wanted to include a villain who would be an apprentice and Himiko fit the bill best in my mind.
Her funeral was two days later. It was a small open casket affair that led to many tears being shed. There were only a handful of other people present, a few respectful classmates, one of their nicer teachers, and even one of the Police Officers showed up.
What was a bit unexpected was Katsuki's presence but it's likely he was dragged there by his mother. Izuku putting on a mask got up and made sure to make a passionate eulogy but it was a bit difficult with Katsuki's barely contained rage boring into the young Sith lord.
"Deku…" That was all he could get out before Darth Ferno turned his back to look at the freshly dug grave. No matter how much Katsuki tried to get his attention Izuku would continue to ignore the blond, before said blond just gave up. However unknown to everyone Ferno was planning something evil in his head.
Darth Ferno had been watching the patterns of his target. A hero by the name of CyX. It was the same hero that came to Izuku's 'rescue' days prior. From the Sith lord's analysis, he could tell that the hero primarily used support gear to compliment his quirk. Enhancement.
It's funny, in Ferno's mind the hero doesn't even have that impressive of a quirk and yet was quirkiest beyond belief. Guess that's why he never really got popular. Ferno watched as the hero patrolled around midnight, in west Mustafa. The young Sith was wearing a dark grey cloak that had small armor plates adorning his arms and legs. Hidden in his cloak was his dual lightsabers, one freely dangling from the right side of his belt the other up his left-hand sleeve.
A black highlighted hood was over his head covering his curls. On his face was a black mask with a red Y like shape that seemed to glow. It was tightly bound to him and as a "gift" from his master for killing Ana it had a built-in vocoder to disguise his voice beyond recognition.
Darth Ferno reached out with his left hand, while placing his right on his saber. Then he clenched his hand pulling it back fast. He waited until nobody was looking and the hero was pulled deep in the alley way. Darth Ferno dropped down from his high viewpoint. He landed silently and pulled out his right-hand lightsaber.
"I'm going to enjoy making you suffer." The hero looked at his attacker. "I don't know what I did to you, but it matters not foul villain. I, CyX will bring you down!"
Darth Ferno rolled his right shoulder before rushing CyX. "Let me ask you something, what is your opinion on Quirkless people?" He used his right foot to kick the hero which was blocked. "Why should those wastes of resources be the subject of out discussion? They are nothing."
"Oh? Is that all the girl that died two days ago was worth?" A look of confusion crossed his face as he dodged the left-handed fist aimed for his face. "Why should I bother remembering the Quirkless, not when people like us exist, we clearly are superior. In fact, I have a group I would like to introduce you to."
"Grr." The dark lord growled out as swiftly and successfully landed a kick on the hero's chest. He made no audible response to the hero's words because he didn't need to. CyX had no mental shielding whatsoever so all his surface thoughts were not hard to hear for Darth Ferno. 'So there's an entire cult of these maniacs, I'll have to keep an eye on the Meta Liberation Army. If they become a nuisance I'll bring them down." Ferno lit his saber, his black and red blade swiping in an arc severing and cauterizing the toes of CyX's left foot.
"AGHHHAAAAAAAA!" When the hero let out a scream, Ferno force pushed him into a brick wall almost knocking him out. In a momentary flash of mischievousness Darth Ferno pulled up the mask so CyX could see his face. "Y-you're…" CyX suddenly felt something in his neck break while Ferno pulled his mask back down. He didn't know it but the Sith had used the Force to sever his vocal cords.
"I can't let you tell the world who I am, if somebody was nearby that could jeopardize my goals. But now you understand a bit of my rage, and before I kill you, I'm going to torture you to my heart's content." Black lightning began to spark in his left hand.
Eraserhead was patrolling the area when he heard the scream of somebody. It sounded painful. Using his capture scarf, he propelled himself atop the building and looked down. "…torture you to my heart's content." Down there he could see a hero about to be hit with Black Lightning.
Thinking quickly Eraserhead activated his quirk in an attempt to stop the lightning. But as life like to torment him the attack didn't seem to stop or even weaken. It stuck true and the hero that was on the ground made the motion like he was screaming but no sound was coming out. The underground hero quickly and quietly dropped to the ground.
Without missing a beat or even turning his head Darth Ferno spoke, still sending the weak lightning into the body of CyX. "Unless you want to die, I suggest you turn around and pretend you never saw anything Eraserhead." The villain threw his blade at the underground pro. Eraserhead ducked his head to avoid the spinning blade before diving to the side to avoid it once more, the blade returning to its owner's hand.
"May I ask who you are?" Eraserhead had a shiver going down his spine. Without looking the villain had identified him and seamed to possess more than one quirk. To make matters more complicated Erasure didn't seem to have any effect on the villain. The Pro didn't know who or what he was dealing with but knew he couldn't stand by and let somebody be killed because of inactivity. The cloaked figure creased the electricity.
"Ask a question and sign your death warrant. But very well. I am Darth Ferno, Dark Lord of the Sith." That rang a familiar bell in Eraserhead's head. "Any relation to Darth Alcor?" Darth Ferno raised his left hand, the still living body of CyX raising with it before being slammed into the ground.
"Heh, yes he's my master. I learned everything I know from him." Eraser sent his capture scarf towards Ferno before it got cut into pieces by the red and black blade. 'That blade must be at least 4000 Celsius.' "So, you graduated or not?"
Ferno pushed his left hand out sending Eraser flying back. The pro quickly repositioned himself to land feet first. "Unfortunately no, I've been his apprentice for 6 years now, and I still have another decade to decade and a half to go." Eraser used his undamaged side of the scarf to propel him upwards as he attempted to drop down. Ferno sent another push at him. "Why do you follow somebody into villainy when you have this incredible quirk at your disposal?" He meant it. A quirk that could do all of this and not be able to be shut down was worthy of praise.
"heh, Hehehe, HAHAHAHAHA! Sorry to break it to you but I'm Quirkless. What I have is something far more powerful and impressive." Eraser dodged a blot of black lightning. 'So, he's seems to be like Darth Alcor regarding strength, but no known weaknesses. Still…' "Why villainy? Why not try to be a better person? You're young, likely not even an adult, why throw away your future?"
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Though passion I gain strength. What makes you think I simply didn't trade in my future for a different better one. Sith are inherently selfish, why should I care about others when looking out for yourself is far better." 'No, he's lying. I can tell, he's not doing this because he's selfish, he just doesn't know what to do when push comes to shove.' Eraser stiffened his form reaching out with his hand in a cheesy move. 'I hope this works.'
"Look, you have the opportunity to walk away. Nobody knows who you are, so put down the blade and let him go. We can talk like rational people here." "Because I can't detain him like those with quirks and his plethora of abilities makes it hard, I need to try and get him to see reason.' Eraser saw Ferno flinch a little before steeling his nerves.
"Sorry, but CyX is going to die. I will not let you or anyone else get into my head. I've made my choices and now I must live with them." 'Damn it, there goes that idea. But his words, he almost sounds guilty.' Eraser entered a fight stance once more before grabbing a smoke bomb. "Well can I ask you, why target him? There are many better options, and yet you go for an unknown hero that isn't even in the top hundreds." *Boom Boom* Smoke started to fill the area, and unknown to Eraser, Ferno still could tell exactly where he was.
Darth Ferno scoffed. "He mocked the death of a Quirkless little girl. All she wanted to do was live her life, but when her light was snuffed out, he simply said that she was essentially useless. SHE WAS NOT USELESS!" 'So, it's possible Ferno killed her, likely at the behest of his master, and regrets it tremendously. If I can get other pro out of here, he likely would know who it was that attacked him.' Unfortunately, life likes to mock Shota Aizawa.
*Voom* Eraser heard the blade move but didn't know what happened until the smoke began to let up a little. And then lying where CyX was, a decapitated body, it's headed a little off to the side. 'Ferno must have gotten tired of dragging this out, so he just killed his target, likely so he could focus all on me. Damn it all!' It's too bad that Eraser wasn't paying enough spatial attention because next thing he knew he was impaled from behind, right through his right kidney.
"ACK, chough, ARGGG." Eraser coughed up a little bit of blood before the blade was retraced. He then turned his head to look at his attacker. At this point Ferno had turned around and began to walk off. Eraser tried to push himself up but couldn't find the strength. Soon, the pain became too much, and he passed out.
Hatsume Mei was a brilliant young girl who adored inventing. After all who couldn't ignore such cute babies. She turned a corner and began to walk, heading to a local department store to replace some busted dill bits. She had been given a small amount for only this and while she was upset, she could see her father's reasoning.
She was about halfway down the street before she heard something that was like music to her ears. Mei quickly looked around before heading towards the source of the noise. She investigated the alleyway, and what she saw amazed her. A red and black blade dancing through the air, before being grabbed by a dark clocked figure.
She couldn't hear what they were saying, but she could hear the voice augmentation that the figure had before smoke filled the area. She could see a red glow at best, and she heard the sound the blade made in the air. When the smoke cleared, she one of the pro heroes had his head cut off and the other was lying on the ground smoke coming from his body. She quickly pulled out her phone calling the paramedics.
After she gave the address of the two downed heroes, she began to walk towards the department store, hoping to pick up the drill bit fantasying about the blade, and before she knew it she was gabbed pulled into an alleyway. The same blade she was hoping to see was off positioned under her chin. "You witnessed the battle and yet you're not scared. Why?"
Mei had this look on her face that showed how excited she was. A firsthand demonstration of the technology. "Why would I be so scared of such an awesome baby?!" "Baby…? Oh, you mean my lightsaber." "*Gasp* is that what it's called, well it's appropriate, how does it work, how much power does it use, how do you make one, how hot is it?"
'Was that what I was like years ago? Maybe, but I see an opportunity. If I play my cards right, not only will I gain a valuable ally and subordinate, but also one that is far more technologically inclined than Master or myself are.' "You want to understand how all this works." He waves his lightsaber in front of her. She nodded. "Well perhaps I can teach you about advanced technology; I can tell you have a hunger for such things. A shame you aren't force sensitive, but still." She didn't know what force sensitive meant, but she didn't care.
"What do I have to do?" She couldn't tell but the clocked figure was smirking. "Only one thing, swear loyalty to me, and only me, and if you lie I will cut you down." Dare she betray the society she lives in? All she wants to do is create the world's greatest inventions and here was a fast-track way to do so, and yet something was nibbling at her. It took a while before Mei crushed that small part of her. The ends justify the means, she just hoped she didn't have to directly kill anyone. "I swear loyalty to you…" She bowed her head a question forming.
"Darth Ferno, Lord Ferno to you Mei Hatsume." She violently flinched; how did he know who she was? As if reading her mind Ferno chuckled. "Relax." And Mei felt some compelling force to relax her mind, she almost gave in before pushing back. "Ah, you're strong willed, that's good. Meet me at Takoba Municipal Beach at 10 AM Saturday. I trust you know where that is?" She nodded. "Good." And with that Darth Ferno disappeared, leaving Mei to her own thoughts. What did she just sign up for?'
*Goarn* His body hurt near his stomach. What happened? Where was that beeping coming from? "SHOTA!" Ah, damnit, the blond annoyance in his life, Present Mic. "Calm down it's not rational to act like this. I'm not dead yet." Mic went stiff. "I thought we would agree not to think like that after…Oboro."
Fuck, he must be hoped up on more painkillers than a drug addict if he let loose his inner thoughts so freely. He'll need to be more careful. "Ah, Eraserhead." Ah the rodent of UA had come to visit. He felt all tingly on the inside. "I trust that the accommodations are good for you. You know you're lucky. Had whatever hit you, not cauterize the wound, you likely would have bled out and died."
"Huff, What's the prognosis?" Nedzu gave a smile. "Well, Recovery girl has been harassing a few, more inexperienced doctors. Poor things. It would appear that you have lost one of your kidneys." Fuck! No more drinking. If he had both working kidneys, he would be more likely to drown his frustrations out, but now he only has one good one, and he fucks it up, game over. Kidney's don't regenerate like livers do. Well unless you count regeneration quirks, but he was not fortunate enough to be born with one.
"Could you perhaps recount what happened to land you here?" Aizawa nodded before recalling hearing screaming and coming onto the scene with Darth Ferno and CyX. Throughout the recalling, Mic and Nedzu were silent but when he finished Nedzu rubbed his small head. "Something wrong?"
"It feels like I'm missing something, like I forgot something, I just hope what ever it is it's not linked with this Darth Ferno and Darth Alcor." Nedzu let out a sigh. "I'm going to be giving you the number for Yagi Toshinori. He is All Might's secretary." Aizawa let out the biggest groan he could before wincing in dull pain. "Now, now it's not like that. All Might, Detective Tsukauchi, Gran Torino and I have been doing an investigation for the past month and a half into Darth Alcor. I think your insight will help."
A few days after and it was 5 till 10 on Saturday. Darth Ferno had elected to forgo his cloak and wear casual. He put on his mask of Izuku Midoriya and was relaxing at the illegal dumping sight. "Hi!" He opened his green eyes. Mei was looking into his eyes expectantly. "I'm looking for a Darth Ferno, he wears a black and grey cloak, as well as a red and black mask. Oh! He has this wired voice modulation about it."
Izuku smirked. "I do know where he is, simply follow me." He got up and began to walk, Mei shouting indignations. He simply ignored them as she flowed him towards a familiar forest. Pretty soon they came across the frame of a starship. Of course to deter others, a strong force compel that was lingering made people instinctively turn away, unless they knew it was there. "Why have you brought this girl here, Lord Ferno?" Mei gave an acquisition stare and finger pointing.
The younger Sith rolled his eyes at the dramatics of his master. "I have brought her here because she, unlike us has a talent for technology. We teach her what we know, and she would be able to take that knowledge further and further." Alcor took a second good look at her, probably digging though her memories. After a few minutes, Alcor nodded. "I approve of this decision. Come Mei, I will begin teaching you while Lord Ferno deals with something up here." She quickly followed Alcor down the ladder before the hatch closed.
Darth Ferno waited a moment before raising his right hand towards the line of trees behind him. Something went flying into his grasp. "AHACK!" Katsuki Bakugo was gripped by the young Sith whose eyes had returned to their amber state. "You know it's rude to eavesdrop Kaachan." There was only palpable fear on his face as he stared directly into deaths eyes. Izuku had warned him about digging too deep and his own pride wouldn't allow him to listen. Now he's likely to die at the hands of Darth Ferno.
You can tell how at first Izuku tries to keep his name, but as time goes on, he detaches Izuku Midoriya from Darth Ferno more and more. Next Chapter will be events from the previous two in Bakugou's perspective.