Izuku was pissed. He was sitting on the bus with his hood up. His gut, screaming at him to get ready for a fight. Ochako couldn't get him to relax ever since he got back to the dorms.
He informed Aizawa and Nezu. They both brushed him off, saying they would investigate, but they didn't look worried. The rat was smiling like it was any other day. 'guess all teachers are the same. Can't trust them.'
Izuku could see the dome to the USJ as they get closer. 'why does it feel like I'm walking into a trap. The guy said, see you soon. If I was a villain and going to attack U.A., I would have done the exact same thing he did. Cause a distraction steal info, but who attacks a day after it happens? Does he already have troops ready?' Izuku gives up worrying and just gets ready to fight. 'whatever happens is on their heads for not listening.'
"Izuku, are you okay?" Ochako pokes his side some.
"No. I'm not." Izuku turns his eye towards his teacher, who was pretending to sleep. 'yeah figured out you Aura sensei. I know your faking.'
Before Ochako could ask what's wrong, the bus pulls up to the front of the USJ. Aizawa got up. "We're here. Look sharp, now…" Aizawa glances at Izuku, who keeps his hood up and head down, but the cold blue from his eyes was seeping out of the shadows the hood creates. 'kid, we didn't dismiss what you told us. Don't take it the wrong way.' Aizawa signs internally, 'we just didn't want to cause panic…'
Izuku steps off the bus while standing at the back of the class when they enter the dome. Thirteen was there like Aizawa stated earlier. All Might was missing. Izuku watches Thirteen holds up three fingers. 'He ran out of time? Seriously?'
Ochako was currently fangirling over the rescue hero. The rescue hero begins their speech about how the class was going to learn how to save lives with their quirks.
Izuku honestly couldn't pay attention as he feels uncomfortable in this situation. They were miles away from the school, with no back up if something happens. Thirteen had a strong quirk, but they don't use it against humans since they can rip someone apart. Plus, they were a rescue hero, not a fighter. Aizawa was an ambush type fighter. He could take on groups, but he couldn't keep it up for long.
The lights flicker in the dome. Izuku looks up, seeing the same purple mist from the day before, opening in the middle of the dome near a fountain. Izuku watches a hand come out, then another hand covering a villain's face. 'him… he's the same guy. The same decayed aura...' Izuku starts to get closer to the edge, only paying attention to the villains as they pour out of the warp. He couldn't keep track as multiple villains come out, but his eyes stay on the main three that hold a powerful aura around them.
"What the heck's that? More battle robots? Like during the entrance exam?" Kirishima asks while peering over Aizawa's shoulder some.
"Don't move. Those are villains!" Aizawa already put on his goggles ready to jump into the fray.
"Thirteen… and Eraser Head, is it?" the mist speaks. "According to the staff schedule, we stole the other day. All Might is supposed to be here…"
"Of course. That whole incident was this scum's doing." Aizawa growls. Izuku just glares at his teacher.
"Where is he…?" A dry and voice that would make people cringe came from the handy guy. "We've come all this way and brought so many playmates. All Might… the symbol of peace… is he here?" The hand Villain sways in his spot, giving off creepy vibes.
Izuku feels a spike of killing intent. 'don't say it… please don't-'
"I WONDER IF SOME DEAD BRATS WILL BRING HIM HERE?"
Izuku finally gets a quest after weeks of just daily quests.
! Quest Directions
[An Emergency Quest has Activated.]
There are 'players' who have killing intent towards you in the area.
Slay them or push them back to ensure your safety.
If this quest is not completed, there will be a penalty.
Numbers of Players to Kill/Push back: 68
Numbers of Players killed/retreated: 0
'At least it's allowing me to push them back instead of just straight up killing them. Maybe I can talk them out of it.' Izuku looks around, seeing most of his classmates looking fearful. Katsuki looks like he was going to do something stupid if given a chance. 'Fuck it.'
"EXCUSE ME!" Izuku yells, raising his hand. "Can we talk this out really quick? All Might's not here right now, so we have some time, right?" Izuku continues as he pulls back his hood, some letting the villain see his face. "I mean, we did meet yesterday, but we didn't get to talk that much."
"Oh, you're that NPC from the teachers' lounge…" The villain scratches his neck as other villains wait for an order. Izuku could see the bird brain villain next to the mist didn't move a muscle since walking through the warp. 'That thing is not normal.' Izuku notes quickly.
"What are you doing?" Aizawa grabs Izuku's shoulder, but since the teacher didn't listen to him yesterday. Izuku returns the favor. He shrugs off Aizawa's hand and walks down the stairs, only making it halfway before stopping.
"You like video games, right?" Izuku smiles politely while keeping his hands behind his back as he materializes his knight killer dagger. "You keep calling me an NPC, so let's have some dialogue. How do you plan on killing the All-Mighty Symbol of peace? Maybe we can test it out first?" Izuku was ready to call Igris out if needed. 'Igris could kill All Might easily, so whatever they got. He can handle it.'
"Can't we just shoot this stupid kid and get this started?" One smaller time villain asks.
"Shut it," The hand villain growls. His attention to the NPC he met earlier. "What's your name NPC."
"Izuku. Yours?" Izuku feels the shadows crawling under his jacket, raring to go.
"Shigaraki," Shigaraki introduces himself to Izuku while staring through the fingers of his hand mask.
"Well, Shigaraki, how do you plan to defeat the symbol of peace? No offense… these small-time thugs you gathered wouldn't even get a hit on him." Izuku spins the dagger between his fingers to keep his hands occupied while trying to dig for information.
"get them out of here, Thirteen. Quickly and quietly." Aizawa hisses as Izuku distracts the villains. "I'll get Midoriya." The rescue hero nods gently and starts backing the class to the doors. Katsuki wants to argue but bites his tongue along with Ochako as the class slips towards the doors unnoticed.
"With the anti-symbol of peace. The bioengineered Nomu." Shigirsaki motions too the bird brain next to him like it was the best gift he was ever given. "He's stronger and faster than All Might!"
"So what's with the small flies?" Izuku motions to the low leveled villains with his dagger free hand.
"They are to keep your class busy and out of the way. Or kill them if they want." Shigaraki off-handedly motions while starting to look back up the stairs to the class that was halfway out the door.
"How about a duel. One V One?" Izuku asks, bringing the attention back onto him. Shigaraki laughs manically.
"You verse my Nomu? Are you suicidal?" Shigaraki keeps laughing.
"Oh, no. Kinda like you, I have my own personal guard." Izuku smiles while he pulling his hood back over his head before his eyes light up a dark blue. "Your Nomu vs. Igris." The villains watch as a shadow grows behind Izuku. The black sword was being held with the tip of the sword in the concrete steps. Igris's one hand cups the top of the handle with the second near the hilt of his sword. Igris was in a relaxed state as he waits for an order from his monarch.
Igris and the Nomu were the same sizes. The Nomu looks like a bodybuilder where Igris was agile and had his own mind when it came to fighting, unlike the brain dead puppet.
"So what do you say? One vs. one. No interference, just us. Send your little goons back to whatever rock you pulled them from." Izuku shrugs because of either way. It would become a one vs. one. He didn't care how it happened just that it did.
"Hey!" A villain yells.
"you brat!" Others scream.
"Who the hell does this kid think he is?" More villains start shouting and closing in towards the stairs.
"Or we can go to war, either way, you will have to face him before All Might." Izuku jabs his thumb back at Igris.
"War? Ha, you and what army brat?" A smug villain with multiple arms asks cockily, getting to the base of the stairs.
Izuku turns around, peaking past Igris seeing only Aizawa at the top. His teacher looks pissed and slightly worried. Izuku turns back around, smiling. "My army."
"Come Out." Shadows explode from under Izuku's jacket before going up the steps. One by one, the shadow knights stand up with Magicians at the top of the stairs in front of Aizawa. "You guys know it's your first mission, right?" Izuku talks to his shadow's not to Igris. The villains back away from the stairs, slowly. Shigaraki watches in fascination.
"You're a true necromancer, aren't you!? Why not join my team! You could be useful!" Shigaraki grins under his mask.
"Sorry, Shigaraki, but times up." Izuku smiles sadly. "You never gave me an answer to the one vs. one. Plus, I don't like bullies."
"Go," Izuku's army charges forward, but Igris stays behind Izuku, ready to protect him.
Shigaraki and Aizawa watch the battlefield in horror as the shadow knights do not hold back. The small-time villains were cut down one after another, leaving a vast land of bodies. The USJ central plaza was their final act of villainy.
Izuku, Aizawa, Shigaraki, the mist villain, and the Nomu were the last living things in the USJ. It only took 8 minutes for quiet to fall onto the remaining people. Aizawa had to swallow some vomit that was climbing up his throat as Izuku looked indifferent to the massacre.
"As I said, the small flies couldn't even take down one of my knights." The knights were making their way back to Izuku only to stop at the base of the stairs making a barrier. "So does your Nomu want to try?"
Shigaraki scratches his neck tell it was raw. "I wasn't expecting someone so strong. You are a mini-boss, and if the Nomu can kill you, surely he can kill All Might. Nomu." The Nomu screeches before rushing forwards only to be met in the center of the field by Igris. Who cut the Nomu's head off in one swing. 'ha, that almost happened to me a few months ago... Wait, why doesn't he looked worried?' Shigaraki was just standing there as he saw the Nomu get up and reattachs its head. "Regeneration quirk? But he has incredible speed and strength." Izuku calls out the differences.
"He's got shock absorption, but since your great shadow knight has a sword, it's useless… good thing that's not the only quirk Nomu has." Shigaraki laughs.
"Shigaraki… we shouldn't tell the man anymore. His classmates have already escaped while distracting us. He holds the high ground. We should retreat." The mist speaks softly, but in all the silence, Izuku heard it clearly. Igris was standing with his sword at the ready. The Nomu hasn't moved yet either.
"Shut up, Kurogiri. The Nomu's hyper regeneration did its job." Shigaraki points out to the Nomu.
'Multiple quirks… I knew that thing wasn't normal.' Izuku frowns while looking at his Mana. "Magicians, light the monster up." The Nomu suddenly gets hit with three giant fireballs that burn its flesh. "Igris, make sure he doesn't get up again."
Igris finds new speed and slices the Nomu in its ligaments so it couldn't get up as he attacks relentlessly, not giving the Nomu time to Regenerate. Izuku watches as Igris had the monster on its knees before shoving the sword through its brain and down its spine, pinning it to the floor. Igris holds the blade down, making sure the Nomu couldn't heal again. "Magicians Again," Izuku watches the Nomu, and Igris get blasted with high leveled firepower. While the screeching from the Nomu falls silent, Igris was utterly untouched by the Magician's fire attack.
[MP: 1700/1860]
Izuku finally notices that Kurogiri disappeared with Shigaraki halfway through the final firestorm.
! Quest Directions
[An Emergency Quest has Activated.]
There are 'players' who have killing intent towards you in the area.
Slay them or push them back to ensure your safety.
If this quest is not completed, there will be a penalty.
Numbers of Players to Kill/Push back: 0
Numbers of Players killed: 66
Number of Players Retreated: 2
Quest Complete
You have completed
[Emergency Quest]
Quest Rewards
Reward #1: Stat Points. +8
Will you accept your rewards?
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Izuku makes sure the Magicians blocked Aizawa's view as he made his way over to Igris. He could see the shadows seeping from the chard body of the Nomu. He looks up at Nomu and sighs sadly.
"You will be much more useful on my side." Izuku holds out his hand. "Arise" The shadows seep out of the monster's body before standing tall next to Igris. Instead of the bird brain, the Nomu was. This shadow looked human. Plus, he had a shield and a broad ax. Izuku starts to question how the Nomu's were created. If the Nomu was an actual human before being turned into a monster. The shadow kneels with his head bowed. "Jesus, those villains were sick if they turned you into that monster." Izuku looks around the shadow. It's blue and black armor looked familiar to Izuku, but he couldn't place it. "You were once a hero from America!" Izuku yells out before turning to its dead body. "What did they do to you… Your name was Iron. He used a massive shield to protect citizens during villain attacks. Holy shit." Izuku stops freaking out when he saw the Knight look up at him.
[Please Choose A Name For The Soldier.]
"I'll keep your old hero name. You will protect the innocent and punish the evil once again. Iron." Izuku smiles.
[Iron Lv. 1]
Rank: Knight.
Iron rises and stands next to Igris before letting out a roar. "Take it easy, Iron. The battle is over." Izuku points up at Iron. "Glad to have you on the team." Izuku walks back up the stairs. Igris and Iron look at each other. Igris had to look up some before the shadow knight breathes out. Igris pulls the sword from the Nomu and following his leader. Iron turns to the smaller knights before raising his fists and roaring again. The lower knights quickly follow Iron's example.
"I worry about the future." Izuku looks to his right, seeing Igris nodding. "Okay, boys. Let's go back." The shadows drop to the floor, blanketing the bloody mess in black shadows. They swarm around Izuku before disappearing.
"What did you just do?" Aizawa's left hand was shaking some as Izuku makes his way up to the top of the stairs.
"Completed a quest." Izuku was the same height as Aizawa, so they look at each eye to eye. "By the way. The two that got away were named Kurogiri and Shigaraki. As you so spectacularly stated at the beginning. They broke into U.A yesterday and they are the leaders. Let me know when All Mig-"
"I AM HERE!" The doors broke inward as the two that were interrupted glares at the symbol of peace. "I am… late?"
"That thing would have killed you or him" Izuku shoves his thumb towards All Might. "If it was given a chance. You're welcome, Sensei's." Izuku walks outside as the class was evacuated halfway down the road. Izuku walks towards his class as he pulls his hoodie off, letting his green hair-free.
"Izuku!" Ochako jumps at him, and he catches her before getting squeezed in a tight hug.
"Midoriya!"
"DEKU!"
The class yells once they saw him. He shakes his head, some holding Ochako up. "Hey, guys. Glad you got out of there quickly."
"Only thanks to you greenie." Jiro states, and many agree.
"So, what happened?" Kirishima asks while Aizawa and All Might come back looking green.
"Nothing important." Izuku answers before putting Ochako down. "the main villains got away. They probably will be back sooner or later. All we can do is be ready for the next time it happens." The class nods. Soon the police and teachers finally show up.
"How did you let those two idiots get away nerd?" Katsuki growls, but he did want to know what really happened after they left. He and Aizawa came out of the USJ without a scratch on them. 'Did the nerd really negotiate with villains?'
"Midoriya… you are going to have to come with us, while your class heads back to the dorms." All Might swallows roughly. The USJ was a mass grave for 66 villains. Izuku doesn't even look at him but just nods.
"Sure. All Might. Let's talk." Izuku turns his head just enough so All Might catches the blue glint in Izuku's eye.