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Christmas was over. Everybody was happy with what they got. Giran stopped by and brought some ammunition so Izuku was pretty happy about that. He was thinking about taking up All For One's offer of going somewhere new to stop crime. He had relatives in Texas so maybe he could go there. Hisashi was in New York so maybe he could torment him a little bit. Maybe he could take Victor back to Russia and see what he could do down there. Speaking of Victor Izuku could smell him. Izuku also heard some knocking on the door. Izuku answers.
"Hey there big man, what's good?" asks Izuku.
"The sapphire Serpent has been striking around here." says Victor.
Izuku brings Victor in and closes the door, "Do you want the two of us to do something about that?"
"I do. I know where they're hiding out. Not all of them. Just three. We could take them." says Victor.
"Ya wanna get Speed Demon?" asks Izuku.
"He said he doesn't want to hit the Serpent. He said it was too dangerous." says Victor.
"So it's just us?" says Izuku.
"Could we bring some of your friends that went on the Yakuza raid?" asks Victor.
"Toga's out. Dabi's still sore from that big blast and we need him to watch Eri. Ruby is at work. I don't know the other three well enough to ask them for this and I hear knuckle duster kind of went off the grid anyway. I don't want to ask Giran because I've had him use a big favor to get the vigilantes to work with us the last time." says Izuku.
"So it's just us?" asks victor.
"Seems like it." says Izuku.
"Well we can handle three of them." says Victor.
"Yeah let me get my gear and we'll head out." says Izuku.
Izuku heads upstairs to find Dabi and Eri watching cat videos on their computer.
"I'm gonna head out." says Izuku.
"Be careful." says Dabi.
"I'll try." says Izuku.
Izuku puts on his suit and tie. Gets both his guns on his belt. Grabs his knives and his mask and goes back downstairs.
"I'm gonna drive you just tell me where to go." says Izuku.
Soon the two of them were in Izuku's car driving to wherever they were camping out. It wasn't a long drive it was like twenty minutes. Victor told him to pull over they should walk the rest of the way. Izuku knows this place. It's near an abandoned cathedral. It was a weird place. Like the energy it held. It was actually really pretty though. Which was impressive as it hadn't been maintained in two or three years. The sidewalk turned into stairs that led up a hill to the cathedral. As luck would have it that was exactly where Victor was leading him. They actually saw the guys Victor told him about. The three of them were wearing suits like Izuku's but black. They were heading up the hill to the cathedral. Izuku and Victor crept after them making sure that they stayed out of sight. The three of them went into the cathedral. Izuku and Victor got on both sides of the double doors.
"Hey." says Izuku.
"Yeah?" asks Victor.
"My powers don't work as well on holy grounds." says Izuku.
"So… what do we do?" asks Victor.
Izuku pulls out his pistol, loads the magazine, racks the slide, and turns the safety off.
"You lead. You have all of your powers so you take two. I'll take the last one." says Izuku.
"That sounds fine to me." says Victor.
"Kick the door open on three." says Izuku.
Victor nods in confirmation.
One.
Two.
Three.
They kick the doors open. They immediately see the three that just entered. They also see the other seven behind them. They had a crate full of small firearms. Most of them already had pistols in their hands. Izuku made a mad dash for a concrete support beam as they opened fire. Victor jumped to the second floor indoor balcony. The three Izuku followed inside stayed downstairs and took cover behind pews. The other seven ran to the stairs to follow Victor. Izuku clutched his pistol tightly and put his knife in his other hand. He heard struggling and gunshots upstairs. One of the gunmen decided to creep forward. This one had a pump action shotgun. Izuku could make out his reflection in a stained glass window.
'Can I get revived if I die on holy land. I probably can but… shit.' thinks Izuku.
Without thinking Izuku peeked his head and shot as soon as he had his sights lined up with the man's body. It hit him right in the forehead. Izuku pulled back behind the support beam. He fell to the ground with a thud and dropped his shotgun next to Izuku. Izuku reached his hand out and grabbed it.
'Fuck fuck fuck.' thinks Izuku.
He could hear the others approaching. He doesn't think. He can't think. He peeks.
BANG
He ducks back and pulls back on the forestock to ready another shot. The last man jumps around the corner and fires off a shot out of his pistol and into Izuku's shoulder as Izuku pulls the trigger and watches as the man practically explodes into a red mist. Izuku takes a couple of steps back and looks at what he just did. His breath becomes heavy and fast. The floor became crimson. He was covered in blood. His face was covered in blood, his suit was dark but his white undershirt was ruined. What was he thinking? What the hell was he thinking?
"KID, KID HEY." Shouts Victor.
"Huh. Yeah? What?" asks Izuku.
"Are you alright? I've been calling you for like five minutes." says Victor.
"Uhm… yeah. I'm fine man. Just dissociating, you uh you know how it is." says Izuku.
"You sure?" asks Victor.
"Yeah, I'm fine. What happened to the guys you were fighting?" asks Izuku.
"I knocked em out. Look I'll deal with the rest. You head home." says Victor.
"For sure just give me a minute or two." says Izuku.
Izuku was repulsed as he put the blood covered money in his pockets and put all their guns into his car. He emptied the crate and put it all in his trunk. When he went hunting with Victor he was told to never waste anything when he kills so he did the same here. Victor was upstairs tying up the surviving syndicate members. When he came back down stairs he found Izuku kneeling in front of a cross. He got up said goodbye to Victor and drove him. Izuku's shoulder wouldn't heal itself. Izuku pulled over and dug the bullet out of his shoulder. It was silver. That was gonna be there for a while. His shoulder was still a little messed up from that silver arrow but at least it was the same shoulder and it wasn't both of his arms. Izuku drove the rest of the way home. As soon as he got home he snuck to the bathroom and took a bath to get all the blood off of his body. He must have been in there for a while because he heard Dabi call out to him.'
"Hey man are you okay? You've been in there for like an hour." says Dabi.
Shit had it been that long.
"Yeah, I'm just sore and resting. I'll be out soon." says Izuku.
True to Izuku's word he was out soon enough with a towel wrapped around his waist. He quickly put his blood covered clothes in the washing machine. He walked back out to the living room to see Dabi.
"Hey man." says Izuku.
"Nice shirt." says Dabi as soon as he sees Izuku isn't wearing one, "Woah, what happened to your shoulder?"
"I got shot. Silver bullets and all that. You mind bandaging it for me?" asks Izuku.
"Sure man, I'll go get my shit." says Dabi.
A little while later Dabi and Izuku were sitting on the couch. Izuku's shoulder had a fresh layer of off white bandages. He didn't say anything about what he did with Victor. Victor would take care of the bodies and he could put this behind him. At least he thought he could.
"Hey man are you alright? You've been staring at your lap for a while." says Dabi.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just tired and a little sore." says Izuku as he gestures to his shoulder, "But you know how tough I am."
Dabi smiles at him, "If you're sure. I'm gonna go back upstairs and watch cat videos with Eri."
"Have fun." says Izuku.
"Ya don't wanna come with me?" asks Dabi.
"I'm waiting for Toga to get home." says Izuku.
"Alright. I'll leave you to it." says Dabi as he heads back upstairs.
Izuku didn't need to wait long. About five minutes later Toga came through the door. She smelled like blood. He wasn't really in the mood for blood right now.
"Hey babe." says Izuku.
"Hi baby. How you doing?" asks Toga.
"Come here." says Izuku.
Toga walks over.
"Sit down." says Izuku.
Toga looks at him funny but does what he asks. As soon as she sits next to him, he kisses her on the cheek a couple of times. She looks at him in surprise. He starts to kiss her neck and suck her skin into his mouth. He pulls her down on top of him.
"Where did this come from?" asks Toga.
Izuku doesn't answer he just keeps kissing. The two melt into each other. Toga starts to move her hands lower.
"That's enough. We aren't going further. Eri's just upstairs." says Izuku.
"Can we keep kissing? I like watching you work." asks Toga.
Izuku doesn't answer he just gets back to work. A little while later Izuku and Toga hear Dabi's footsteps coming down the stairs. Toga scrambles off Izuku and the two sit upright and try to look as normal as a shirtless dude and a girl covered in hickeys can. Dabi gets downstairs and notices Izuku and Toga are sitting weirdly still. He looks at Izuku to see lipstick on his neck and Toga's neck was covered in hickeys. He's not gonna say anything it's not his business. Although he doesn't want them doing that on the couch so he sits with them. The three of them spend the rest of the day chilling. They make sure to check on Eri and what she's doing on the computer. Eri really likes cats, and dogs, but her favorite animals are monkeys. They're the coolest. Dabi keeps looking over at Izuku. Izuku notices but tries not to show that he does. Toga left to go check on Eri.
"Hey dude." says Dabi.
"Yeah, bro?" responds Izuku.
"You good man? You got this real depressing air around ya right now." says Dabi.
"I'm really fine man. Just got a lot on my mind. Ya know?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah man,I know. Listen It's New Years Eve. You're feeling bummed. I got invited to a party and I'm allowed to bring friends. Ya wanna come with me?" asks Dabi.
"Who the hell invited you to a party?" asks Izuku.
"My dealers did. They're cool dudes, twins. Their quirk lets them work with chemical reactions and make more products. I don't know the specifics but it multiplies the amount they should have by four and they both use it so they get sixteen times as much product as someone else would." says Dabi.
"That's actually pretty cool." says Izuku.
"Yeah, they were so successful this year that they called customers over. That and they owe Giran big for managing their sales. Giran knows they don't have much money. All they really have to offer him is drugs. Giran lets me cash in on those favors because he stays away from drugs. Let's go cash in a lot of favors." says Dabi.
"... Fuck it man. Let's go." says Izuku.
"Go where?" asks Toga.
"Would you mind watching Eri, while me and Dabi go to a party?" asks Izuku.
"With my dealers." adds Dabi.
"... Alright fine. I'll watch two have fun. Oh and Izuku?" says Toga.
"Yeah?" asks Izuku.
"Dabi's dealers are morons. Don't listen to their business ideas." says Toga.
"Yeah, okay." replies Izuku.
"Tell me when you're ready to go." says Dabi.
"They have a dress code?" asks Izuku.
"No." says Dabi.
"I don't need a shirt. Let's go." says Izuku.
"Cool." says Dabi.
A little while later Izuku and Dabi were pulling up to a nice house in a not so nice neighborhood. Izuku and Dabi got into the house and cashed in their favors. Dabi was right these guys had a lot to work with. That and they must have owed Giran a lot. Izuku got to try lots of new things. He'd never seen a bong or a Hookah before. It was an interesting experience. Izuku didn't stop there he was trying everything. In hindsight it was a terrible idea. It really was. Looking back on it, he had no idea how he didn't notice that. The next morning, well it was a little past two but it was morning to them. Dabi stumbled onto the back porch to puke when he found Izuku laying in the grass. After he was done puking in a bush he rolled Izuku over with his foot. Izuku's nose was bloody and he was laying in some vomit. Jesus he really overdid it. Dabi tried to wake him up. He tried for a while he called his name and nudged him with his foot. He wasn't waking up. Why wasn't he waking up.
"...Oh shit." mumbles Dabi.
Authors Note
A lot happened this chapter. Izuku finally has a body count. This is gonna mess him up for a little while. I know I've said this time and time again, but I have plans for this story. The story is gonna get darker. Izuku has mostly dealt with physical pain while being a vigilante. He's gonna start getting hit with the emotional pain. Right now only Izuku and Victor know but more people will learn later. When Aizawa finds out he's gonna be pissed and deeply concerned. Izuku died again. That brings his death counter to six. The next chapter is gonna take place in Hell. I think from a readers and writers standpoint Hell is going to be more entertaining than heaven simply because there can be conflict. I sort of have a plan for the next chapter but I think I'm just going to wing it for the most part. Also I've probably mentioned this before but I have a couple of story arcs planned before U.A. I'm doing them in this order, Vigilante arc, Vampire arc, Syndicate arc, the chapter or two with the lose Nomu, then Back to the Syndicate arc. After that we can finally get to U.A. Also Most of the fight's I write are fist fights or based around a super power. I don't think I've done a fight based on a shoot out yet. I'd like to know how I did, because I have more shootouts planned for the future.
Creepy W: Eventually we will get Dadzawa with a side of dadmic and mommy midnight. It's gonna be a constant struggle of Midnight encouraging him, Aizawa discouraging him with Mic somewhere in between. That's gonna start when he gets to U.A.
Teuton Wolf: I plan on trying to make several scenarios where Ibara Shiozaki gets completely shaken when she not only realizes that the green dude from class 1 A is a vampire, but she sees him read the bible or even casually quote scripture. I didn't really think of it as a paradox I just thought it was cool but now that you mention in I see how it's a paradox.
Sage of Chaos: I'm glad to hear that. It's always nice to get some positive reinforcement. Thank you.
Amadeus Amadeus: I still don't know enough about castlevania but I've been watching youtube videos to see if I could write some lore into the story. I've also looked at the Castlevania Timeline on Wikipedia. There is a lot going on. I didn't realize that Castlevania had alternate timelines. I've only watched one video so far but I'm gonna inform myself a little bit more and then I'll get back to you on this. For the final exam as cool as it would be to see him fight a vampire specialist I really like the idea of him swinging at All Might and getting put through a building or two. Back To Castlevania, I'm not sure if I'm going to make the whole Story Canon or just reference the Belmonts. I've got a role I want Dracula to fill and by looking at the timeline, seeing him get revived so frequently, it sort of goes against the way I've written a vampire's coming back from the dead. So I'll use parts and probably have a government expert on Vampires and other non human intelligent life.
4 gotin 1: The entrance exam has not happened yet. The sludge villain thing happened a little earlier in the story. These chapters are taking place between Izuku cutting classes at the start of his last year of middle school and the U.A. entrance exam.