Strider Izuku
Disclaimer:
Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
Strider is owned by Moto Kikaku and Capcom co. Ltd.
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the story takes a dark turn as Ojiro is set to battle the assassin whom he suspect is someone he knows…and whether Ojiro would survive or become the first UA student to fall…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 4: Ea Riaru reibu part 1
Several seconds later, Mashirao Ojiro was walking the streets when he heard Native screaming, and he rushed towards the alley, where he was horrified to see that Native's body was sliced in two while on the ground in a pool of blood, and using his last breath, Native tells Ojiro to run and get help, saying that the killer is not to be taken lightly.
"Native!"
"G-get…away…"
"Huh?"
"K-killer...fast…"
"Native! Hang in there…"
"G-go! G-get…help…!"
"Native!"
"…"
As Native expired, Ojiro is about to use his phone to report when the assassin showed up, and though the lower half of his face was covered in clothed scarf, Ojiro stared wide-eyed as he somewhat recognized the other features of the suspects as he recognized the hair and eyes, as well as portions of the features of the suspect's face.
"N-no…"
"…"
"It can't be…!"
"…"
"You're behind the spate of killings?"
"…"
"Answer me…Midoriya!"
"…"
Ojiro was in a state of disbelief at what he just discovered, but then he snapped back to reality as he saw the suspect charge forward, and the manner of the movement is just like how Midoriya uses Full Cowling and at the same time he uses a weapon which like a broadsword in shape and size, but it's hilt is similar to a tonfa, having a short handle perpendicular to the main grip. The weapon makes use of plasma energy, releasing it from an opening located on the tip of the edge, in order to greatly enhance its cutting power.
Because of the speed at which the blade travels, it gives off a high pitched sound whenever it is swung. Ojiro realized that the weapon is likely responsible for the deaths of Air Jet and now Native, and there Ojiro is forced to go on the defensive as he dodges the slashes where he saw the concrete walls got melted by the sword-like weapon.
"Stop this at once!"
"…"
"Have you lost your mind?"
"…"
"What's gotten into you?"
"…"
"Why are you doing this? This isn't like you at all!"
"…"
As the attacker got close Ojiro timed his attack and uses his tail to deliver a roundhouse kick-like strike and sent the attacker careening against a garbage bin, and as he got up, the red scarf that covered the lower portion of his face loosen and his facial appearance is exposed, revealing that the attacker is indeed Izuku Midoriya.
Ojiro became more shocked as he couldn't believe what he is seeing, as the person he thought was presumed missing and presumed to be dead is now standing before him, but he is now a different person as his eyes and vibes displayed a rather MURDEROUS AURA, similar to a hittokiri (think Battousai The Slasher from Rurouni Kenshin).
Moreover, Midoriya is now wearing a different attire, where it consists of a bluish-purple colored sleeveless uniform resembling the clothing worn by ninjas in popular media that shows the kanji for the first character of his codename (飛 - Hi) imprinted in red on the upper left of his chest, shin and wrist wraps, and a loose, metallic belt over a red sash.
Among others he is seen wearing a red scarf that he uses to mask the lower portion of his face, and the rest acts as a cape-like scarf that flutter behind his back, making him look like a real assassin. Ojiro tried to reach out to Midoriya but he only glared at him as if he never hear Ojiro's pleas.
"Midoriya! Please stop this at once!"
"…"
"Have you lost your mind? Why are you committing murder?"
"…"
"What's gotten into you? You came to UA Academy so that you would achieve your dream to become a pro hero like All Might!"
"…"
"Where were you all this time? Why are you doing this? This isn't like you at all!"
"…"
Midoriya then charges forward, and there his sword-like weapon, identified as the Cipher, exhibited an energy-like aura and he attempted to stab Ojiro but the latter managed to evade it but the energy it discharged partially burned a portion of his hero costume and he could feel that a portion of his skin was also burned, and Ojiro became concerned as he believe that Midoriya is most likely under control of someone.
Suddenly another pro hero showed up after accidentally passing by and saw the commotion as well as the corpse of Native, and there the pro hero told Ojiro to stand back as he will deal with the villain, seemingly failing to recognize Midoriya due to the costume he is wearing, believing that Midoriya is a ROOKIE villain-in-training.
"Relax, child. I am here."
"Huh?"
"You did well. But calm yourself. I'll handle this from here."
"You…aren't you…?"
"Yes. It is I."
"…"
"Now stand back and let me handle this."
"W-wait…"
The pro hero turn out to be Yoroi Musha and he seemed to let his confidence cloud his judgment as he believe that his weapon and Quirk are enough to deal with Midoriya, and as Musha drew his weapon and is ready to engage with Midoriya in a sword fight, Ojiro took out his smartphone and called Bakugo, who happened to be at the Endeavor Agency Office along with Todoroki.
-x-
At the Endeavor Agency Office, Endeavor and his sidekicks stared wide-eyed at Bakugo's surprised outburst as he asked Ojiro for clarification after being told about the current situation that Midoriya is alive but is now an assassin as he just killed Native and right now he is fighting Yoroi Musha, while an equally-surprised Todoroki looks on as he too is in disbelief at what he just heard.
"Did I hear you correctly?"
"You heard me, Bakugo…"
"Deku is alive but is now acting like a villain?"
"I'm afraid so. He was the one who killed Native. Midoriya tried to attack me but Musha came…"
"This can't be! If Deku is alive, why would…"
"I am too shocked to figure out what is going on at the moment…but the footage I'm recording…"
"Show it to us!"
"Okay…"
With the video online, Ojiro showed Bakugo and Todoroki the live footage and there the two classmates were shocked to see that Midoriya is alive, but sporting a different attire while wielding the Cipher weapon and there he is engaging Yoroi Musha in an intense swordfight, which Burnin', Onima and Kido were equally surprised at what they are seeing.
"That's definitely Midoriya!"
"But he looks like he's acting like a real villain!"
"And what's with the getup?"
"And since when did he ever wield a sword like that?"
"Something's not right here!"
"Yeah. I'm starting to wonder if that's really Midoriya or someone else…"
"That's what I'm thinking!"
"Could be…"
"That must be it…!"
Endeavor stepped forward and glanced at the smartphone and saw the video, and he too is in disbelief at what he is seeing and commented that something must have happened to Midoriya as the pro hero commented that Midoriya looks like a different person now as he has the eyes of an assassin and that he has no restraints whatsoever.
Todoroki then asked Endeavor if he and Bakugo should go and try to restrain Midoriya, which the pro hero reluctantly nodded but also said that he is coming along reasoning that they'll be needing A LOT OF HELP on this after hearing that Midoriya killed Native, and Bakugo also said that he has a feeling that Midoriya may have been the one who killed Air Jet a few days ago.
Endeavor then told one of the sidekicks to keep watching the live footage while telling his three sidekicks and the two interns to get ready as they are moving out, which they nodded in acknowledgement.
"Okay…everyone we're moving out! And be prepared! This might be a difficult situation that we're about to encounter!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
-x-
Back at the scene of the battle, Ojiro was forced to watch as Yoroi Musha appeared to be struggling against Midoriya as the latter is increasing his speed-like movements as he is steadily getting the pro hero to stagger back and there Musha said that he feels pity at what Midoriya have become and that alone would make Class 1-A feel disappointed, though Midoriya said nothing as if he never heard a single word.
"You know, child…"
"…"
"I feel sorry for you…"
"…"
"You have a lot of potential…"
"…"
"But if you really embraced villainy, then I may have to put you out of your misery…"
"…"
As Musha prepared to do a samurai-style sword slash, Midoriya did the same, only this time the Cipher glowed and is filled with plasma energy and there Ojiro realized this and warned Musha not to directly engage in a sword fight though Musha confidently said that his sword won't break and that this will be the deciding factor on whether Midoriya can be defeated or taken down for good, shocking Ojiro upon hearing that Musha is willing to kill Midoriya.
With the tone that Musha gave Ojiro wondered if the pro hero's statement is due to a justified necessity in stopping Midoriya's apparent rampage or if Musha is doing this out of chivalry as a pro hero, the next moment saw Musha and Midoriya clashed swords, and upon impact their weapons seemed to be evenly matched as they are trying to push one another back, but then Musha's sword melted before its blade severed from the rest of its body, and the plasma energy-filled blade of the Cipher struck Musha on his chest, and Ojiro saw this and shouted at Midoriya and pleads to him not to kill Musha.
"Midoriya!"
"…"
"No! Please don't!"
"…"
"Don't kill him!"
"…"
"Midoriya!"
"…"
The plasma energy-filled blade of the Cipher struck Musha's chest armor before it pierced through it and then struck the pro hero on his chest before proceeding to slice him in two, his upper body was severed from his lower body before the pro hero's body hit the ground, separated in two and the corpse laid there in a pool of his own blood. Yoroi Musha is dead in an instant and there Izuku stared emotionlessly at Ojiro, indicating that he is next.
"Midoriya!"
"…"
"No! Please don't!"
"…"
"You're not a murderer!"
"…"
"Come to your senses, Midoriya!"
"…"
As Midoriya uses the portion of his scarf to cover the lower portion of his face he charges forward and is about to execute a sword slash when something struck him from his side which sent Midoriya careening against a parked car, which in turn saved Ojiro's life. There Ojiro saw who saved him, and it turns out that the new entrant is none other than Gran Torino, and he checked on Ojiro to see if he is okay.
"You okay?"
"Y-yeah…"
"No injuries?"
"Just a scratch…but I'm fine."
"That was Midoriya, is he?"
"Yes…but something must have…"
"Hmm…"
"Sir…?"
Torino said that he somewhat saw what Midoriya did, and when told by Ojiro about what happened to Native, Torino said that he was unwilling to jump to conclusions after hearing reports about how Air Jet was killed and though Ojiro said that he believe that Midoriya may have been brainwashed, Torino said that killing Midoriya may have to be their last resort if he can't be subdued through non-fatal means.
"Huh? Are you...?"
"If there are no viable options available…"
"You mean to say…?"
"I'm afraid so."
"But…"
"Unless we manage to knock him out cold…"
"No way…"
"You'll have to be ready…"
As Midoriya stood up, Torino saw him and is rather disturbed at seeing the younger boy's current attire, as he felt that he may have seen that attire somewhere before but noted Midoriya's eyes, where it showed the look of a trained assassin and there Torino tells Ojiro to use the chance and get help, which Ojiro appeared hesitant before Torino uses his Quirk and flew towards Midoriya.
Midoriya responded by using Full Cowling and the two engaged in an aerial battle as he tried to hit the semi-retired pro hero with the Cipher but Torino managed to evade them while mentally noted that Midoriya appeared to be well-trained in using the weapon and is now convinced that Midoriya has been brainwashed by someone.
"The kid is definitely been brainwashed. He still has One For All…but…"
However Midoriya changed his trajectory and went towards Ojiro and the latter reacted instinctively as he uses his tail to try deflecting Midoriya, but the latter's actions were merely a feign and suddenly uses the Cipher and struck Ojiro's tail, severing it from his body and Ojiro screams out in pain as a part of his body was suddenly cut off and he was bleeding badly.
Torino was shocked by this and managed to struck him with enough force to send him careening towards a parked car and there Torino uses an emergency first aid technique as he tries to stop the bleeding on Ojiro's severed tail, all the while Ojiro was shouting due to the pain he is experiencing.
"You okay?"
"AAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE!"
"Hang in there!"
"AAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE!"
"Try to bear with the pain!"
"AAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE!"
"I may have to get you out of here…"
"AAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE!"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as Ojiro became the first to see Midoriya after the latter was missing and presumed dead, but got the shock of his life after seeing him as a different person and seemingly embracing villainy, as he killed Native in cold blood.
Yoroi Musha stepped in and engaged Midoriya in a sword battle but he somewhat miscalculated as he is unaware that Midoriya became a Strider, and the pro hero gets sliced in two…
Gran Torino arrived and engaged his former intern in battle but he was shaken as Midoriya claimed his next victim as he cuts off Ojiro's tail, and now the elderly pro hero faces a serious predicament…
Preview:
Midoriya vs. Gran Torino…and they're going to take their battle in the sky…and some surprises are about to take place…
See you next month…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…