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A/N: So I have come to a realization. I need to hurry up and introduce the other four girls for Izuku's initial harem since this is tag as a harem story. Therefore, I have shift gears for a bit and made some changes to the plan for the Training Arc. Also be aware that this chapter and the next two in the update are around 10000 words each since I had to make longer chapters.
Also one thing I will say in regards to the harem, to which the next chapter will introduce more girls, is that other than Himiko, who has her own reasons, none of the girls have a love at first sight for Izuku. I want to build real relationships up and show how someone like Izuku, who in canon had no friends before entering U.A. to build real friendships with all of them. Maybe, just maybe, before he enters U.A. most of the girls, if not all of them, will come to a realization that their feelings for him go deeper than they previously thought they did, but this is after ten months of all of them getting to know him.
Also know that the five girls are his Initial harem. Will more girls be added later? Yes, but only after each of the first five girls have deepen their relationship with Izuku. Will other girls fall for him over the course of this story? Yes, but that doesn't mean they are in the harem just yet. This will not be one of those "every chapter Izuku gets a new girl and next chapter he has move on to the next girl like they're a check in the box" type of stories. Don't get me wrong, I have read plenty of those stories in the past and have nothing against them but I want to actually take the time to build up a relationship.
Chapter 13
True Apex Predator
Compare to a dragon, a lion is a cuddly kitty, a great white shark is a goldfish, and eagle might as well be a baby pigeon.
-Unknown
Izuku was paralyze with fear as the rock giant keep coming toward him, fully intent on crushing him beneath her feet. But just like a few days ago with the delivery truck he started to feel the world around him slow down to a crawl.
" Izuku!", a voice rings out and the boy see Hunluan's head appear in front of him, " No time to explain!"
And in an instant, he was enveloped by a dazzling multi-color light and when it faded away he found himself in the middle of that same open valley he had seen in his dreams as of late. "What's going on?", he asks aloud.
"Like I said, no time to explain! You really need to start listening when I talk!", Hunluan said as she reappears in full form; wings, tail, and everything. Then another figure appears alongside of her and Izuku instantly recognize it as the dragon that represented his good side, Nefer, with her shining white scales and glowing blue eyes.
" You really must not be too hard on him, Hunluan. He has only just starting to learn about his potential", Nefer says.
" He is not going to be learning shit if that rock woman smashes him into strawberry jelly, now is he?!", Hunluan snaps only to realize that Nefer was now circling around Izuku and rubbing her head affectionately against his.
" Good morning, Izuku. I believe we have yet to be properly introduce. I am Nefer and I represent all of the benevolent and virtuous aspects inside of you. I do hope you are had a proper breakfast this morning and gotten plenty of rest last night", the white dragon says while Izuku just looked slightly uncomfortable by the attention she was giving him for it felt akin to the smothering his mother used to do.
"Um…. hello?", is all he manages to croak out.
"NEFER!", Hunluan roars while spreading her wings out, 'Giant rock lady! Barreling toward us! I brought you here for a reason so help me! NOW!"
" Ah yes, that is right. You did require my assistance", Nefer says as she stops nuzzling Izuku.
" Fucking thank you!", Hunluan says as she moves in front of Izuku, ' Okay Izuku, long story short! We have greatly change your perception of time a bit to the point that the outside world has slow down around you!"
She then gestures to the valley, " Welcome to the Dragonscape as I like to call it!"
" Dragonscape?", Izuku repeats.
" You got a better name?", Hunluan challenges.
"No, no, dragonscape sounds good", Izuku admits.
" Good."
"Now back to the time slowing down bit, were you guys causing that earlier?", Izuku questions, remembering back to the truck and the plant pot.
"We can only really do so when you are in danger and you have to already be aware of said danger to begin with. If you do not know the danger is there then neither will we.", Nefer explains, ' We can also boost your physical capabilities to a certain degree during the danger. Hunluan likes to call it "Dragon Adrenaline Boost or DAB for some reason."
" Well, that explains a whole lot", Izuku comments.
"Okay, moving on!", Hunluan shouts, " Do you remember when you beat up those kids in the alley?"
Izuku merely nods his head while wondering what was going on.
" That was Buraee finding of all your bottle up feelings of hate and such toward the twins and there was just of enough of it for him to work his magic! It also didn't help that a bit of vengeance was in there as well", Hunluan says.
A shock expression appears on Izuku's face.
"Wait, so what you're saying is that Buraee didn't make me do all those things the other day? I did those myself?"
" Not in the way that you think but I'm not going to sugarcoat it, kid; fighting the twins and the dragon lady made had been Buraee for the most part but it was you that allowed him to do so in the first place", Hunluan confesses.
"What?" Izuku asks.
"Buraee merely took all the negative feelings you had for the twins and use them to help take control of you. He would not have been able to do that though if they were not there to begin with or they were in a smaller quantity", Nefer then adds, "All those negative emotions of anger, vengeance, and such that you kept in the back of your mind throughout the years made their way to the surface during the twins' assault on you and Buraee merely took advantage of the opportunity once your powers awoke as well. You basically open the door for him to come in."
"And the reason you attacked the Ryukyu chick was because she stopped you/Buraee from getting your full revenge on the twins and Buraee is not one to have his fun interrupted", Hunluan chimes in, " But Buraee crossed the line when he did that; big surprise there seeing how he is your evil side given physical form so you really can't expect him to play by the rules! Since he was in almost complete control, he was able to force any of the others, specifically me, to help him unlock a dragon who laid within the confides of our two domains aka the white dragon which is chaotic evil! Plus he also briefly boost your physical capabilities to an even greater extent than even DAB before you fought Ryukyu!
" Wait what? Does that imply that I can change into other dragons besides that white one?", Izuku says.
"Yes! Now no more questions because time is only moving much more slowly outside of where we are, it has not stop! So that means big rocky woman is still charging toward us like a fat man heading toward the main food table at an all-you-can-eat buffet!", Hunluan says as she takes a deep breath, " Now I need you to let Nefer and I help you choose a dragon so they can use your body!"
….
"What?", Izuku says after a moment.
" You probably could have worded that better, Hunluan", Nefer says.
" Okay, I'll admit that it sounds kinda bad but I really don't have time to explain right now but know that it won't be like what happen with the white dragon", Hunluan says
" On that you have our word, Izuku. But now we must hurry for that woman is getting closer", Nefer then says.
"I guess you're right there. But if Buraee was able to take control of me then why are you guys just asking me and not doing like he did?", Izuku asks Hunluan before looking over at Nefer.
" For starters, if you would have listen a little bit better than you heard that we need to use your body, not take control of it. You also need to remember that one of us can only take complete control of you if your need to do evil, good, lawful or chaotic things is great enough plus we have to have a reason to take over; which believe it or not, Buraee actually did", Hunluan starts earning her a confuse look from Izuku.
"He actually had a good reason for my looking like a monster on national television? I find that hard to believe", he says.
" As mad as we were at him for doing what he did he did raise a valid point later on that a message had to be sent that you were not going to take the twins' beatings lying down anymore", Nefer interjects, " But once again, he went too far once he decided to go from retaliation to murder when it came to the twins and dragon lady."
"I guess the first part makes since. But what about Dogal? You mention evil, good, lawful, and chaotic but you said nothing about him", Izuku questions, wondering about his neutral aspect.
" Let us teach you how to swim first before letting you jump into the ocean", Hunluan says.
"Okay then", was Izuku's response, "So how do we do you guys let me "choose a dragon" so to speak?"
" Quite easily actually", Nefer says as she and Hunluan walk directly in front of Izuku, "Place your hands on our heads."
Izuku follows the dragon's instruction and places his right hand on Hunluan's head and his left hand on Nefer's head.
"Now we need you to tell us which dragon you want", Hunluan says, "But know that it has to be a dragon that you have already awoken and it has to lie within the confides of Nefer and mine domain which would be chaotic good."
" Seeing how the white dragon still has two hours before you can use it again and it doesn't lie in our domain anyway, you really only have one other option, a dragon that became available just last night", Nefer states.
"Wait, last night? Which one is that?", Izuku questions.
" Tell me, Izuku, by any means would you consider yourself a funny guy? Because if you are then the copper dragon is straight up your alley", Hunluan says.
"The Copper Dragon?", Izuku said before Hunluan and Nefer began to change, their scales and eyes turning into pure energy before meshing together in a mixture of colors. But before he could question what was going on, a new dragon began to take shape from all the energy, one much larger with reddish-brown scales.
The dragon's head had a short face and no beak while also having broad, smooth browplates jut over its eyes, and long, flat coppery horns extend back from them in a series of segments. The dragon also had backswept cheek ridges and frills on the backs of the lower jaws that sweep forward slightly. Multiple sayers of triangular blades point down from the chin. It had wings like a manta that show green and red mottling along the trailing edges that ran down the dragon's entire body, almost to the tip of its tail.
But it was it eyes that then caught Izuku's attention; a pair of glowing turquoise orbs that entrance him for a moment and in said moment Izuku remembers that this was one of the ten dragons that took center stage in that dream he had.
Then from his position the boy could see drops of a green-like liquid drip from its mouth just before it rear it head back and let out a piercing roar, wings spread wide to their fullest. Once it ceases with this though it looks down at him and bows its head right before a light resembling its scale color engulf his vision.
Back in the real world
In a flash, Izuku's body began to radiate a mixture of red and brown energy that began to flow all over him; such a display stops Sera in her tracks as the light dazzle her and even her brothers were momentary daze as they focus their attention on Izuku as well; giving Ryuko time to recover from their attack as she swats Jura away with her tail and then knocks Keji back with a swipe of her claw.
Soon, much like with the white dragon, the energy began to form scales across his arms, legs, and torso while also creating upon him a tail and wings that resemblance a manta along with razor claws on his hands and feet and finally ending with serrated fangs forming in his mouth. The only thing that resemble Izuku after all was said and done was his eyes that were still their natural green color.
"No way", Yui says from her spot.
"No fucking way", Takako says from right next to her.
"This can't be happening", Ryuko from across the way.
None of the women could believe what they were seeing. And why would they? Far as they knew what Izuku was doing was consider to be impossible.
"It's t he master of rock and stone", Yui then said.
"The weakest of the metallic dragons", Takako states.
"The Comes Stabuli", Ryuko says as a actinic stony scent assaults her nose, "The copper dragon, master of the dry uplands."
"Whoa", was all Izuku could say once he was transforming and takes a good look at his arms and legs, taking into great detail the claws and scales. He then directs his attention to his tail, consciously moving the appendage back and forth with just a thought.
Finally, he focuses on his wings themselves, tuck in onto his body but before he could even go into analyze mode on how to use them…
" Oi, Izuku! Did you forget about the giant rock lady that quickly?!", Hunluan shouts from within his mind.
"She is quite right, Izuku", Nefer voices then chides in, "All your focus should be on her for the moment. There will be plenty of time later for you to marvel at perfection."
" Wait, where are you and why can't I see you?", Izuku wonders.
" Nearly our entire beings are being used to maintain the copper dragon's transformation that you are currently in so only our voices remain unless you go inside the inner depths of your mind", Nefer says, " By the way, you might feel the copper's dragon personality pressing on the outskirts of your mind."
" What's that supposed to mean?", Izuku questions.
" No time! Jump!", Hunluan suddenly shouts and Izuku looks straight ahead in time to see Sera resuming her course and charging straight at him.
Izuku's reaction was swift and decisive.
Without thought and possibly relaying more on instinct than anything else, he utilizes the now powerful muscles in his legs and leapt into the air, easily clearing Sera by a good two meters as the moving wall of rock went charging by underneath him and into the building that was behind him, demolishing it in the process.
Izuku then lands back on the ground with a motion of grace that one would associate with a professional figure-skater who just landed a triple axel and won themselves first place in a competition only that he landed while crouching down on all fours as oppose to only his legs.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! That really happen!" , Izuku shouts, placing a clawed hand on his heart as he took in short, shallow breaths. Just now he was sure he had jump way higher than he has ever jump before and it was so easy, almost child's play.
"Izuku! Izuku! You need to calm down! You're not out of the woods yet! I doubt crashing into that building barely even counts as an inconvenience for her!", Hunluan shouts and Izuku turns around and see that she was indeed right about that as Sera was now exiting the destroyed building while looking more piss off than anything.
"Oh crap!", Izuku thought as he took in her intimidating size while also realizing that Ryukyu was still dealing with the other two siblings. Even from the distance he was at he could feel the anger and strength roll off the woman and if anything, this only made him realize just how powerful the Dragoon Hero really was for her to show no fear in dealing with two of them at the same time. He felt like a fly about to go up against a fly swatter and he was terrified.
"Izuku, it is important that you listen right now", Nefer starts speaking, " You are not in any position to fight her right now. You lack the experience, you lack the training, and you lack the full control of your capabilities."
"Yeah, and eventually you will run out of draconic energy and return to your original form. I give you somewhere between two hours max before you're empty but I'm not liking the odds that you will even survive that long to get there", Hunluan adds.
" But won't my scales protect me?", Izuku asks.
" Yeah, from piercing and slashing type of attacks; not so much from powerful bludgeoning ones at this point", Hunluan answers, " Remember Ryukyu's final attack on you?"
" Oh yeah, she elbowed and kneed me causing me to black out afterwards", Izuku recalls.
" And while normally the copper dragon would be perfect against someone like her", Nefer says.
" She is currently out of your league and I don't mean that in a flirting type of way. I mean, you seem to maybe have a thing for older women but you kinda don't at the same time but with the magazines under your bed and all…" Hunluan starts to ramble on.
" Then what should I do?!", Izuku asks, trying his hardest to get his chaos side back on track.
" Let the copper dragon meld with your mind", Nefer states.
" Huh?"
" This is different than what Buraee did. You are becoming one with the copper dragon's personality. Each dragon form you have comes with a unique personality that would allow you to use said form to its maximum potential" Nefer explain, " When you are not allowing the dragon's personality to merge with their mind, you are fighting at a severely lower level in both power and abilities."
" Plus, by combining with the dragon's personality would allow you to handle a situation in the way that best suits whatever dragon form you're in", Hunluan says, " You're still you but you will react to a situation the same way that that dragon would."
" So is that what happen with the white dragon?", Izuku questions.
" A white dragon is the pinnacle of savagery and primal instincts. There was no room for negotiating with that once it melded with your mind. It basically took fully over though you still retained you cunning analysis eye", Nefer explains, " The copper dragon will be different, I swear to you."
" Okay, then what would the copper dragon, as you call it, do?", Izuku asks.
" A copper dragon is trickster, joker, and prankster all roll into one. It would rather piss its enemies off in a fight than actually fight them. It's nimble and quick and work best in tight spaces" Hunluan explains, "It evade attack, it shouts insults and jokes, and overall, prolong a fight against a superior foe until either helps arrives or its adversary get tired and leaves, usually the latter but in this case the former is more likely."
"The white dragon you had earlier was almost the polar opposite. Like I said, it is savage and primal; relying more on instincts than logical thinking. That is why you were fighting more akin to a wild animal than anything", Nefer then says, "You do not need a dragon that will stand it ground and fight needlessly; you need a dragon that can survive and you will get that with this one. Do you understand?"
….
…..
" Listen Izuku, you're not that All Might guy and you're definitely not dragon lady, least not yet anyway. And you have to survive long enough to get to that point and you're not going to get there by fighting every battle that comes your way, especially ones that you can't win. You just got to hold out long enough for dragon lady to come help you", Hunluan says, " Believe me when I say that I would love nothing more than to see you go to town on rock lady here but you don't have that luxury right now."
….
….
" How do I do it?", Izuku asks while getting the feeling that he was going to be ask that specific question a lot in the future. But before he could dwell any further on that thought or be given instructions by Nefer or Hunluan, Sera charge him once again, her footsteps making the whole ground shake in the process. But just when she looked like she was merely going to try and run Izuku over again, she leaps into the air, aiming herself to land directly where Izuku were currently standing.
Once again Izuku found himself springing from the ground to high in the air with a single push of his legs, clearing the impact area right before Sera landed and the shock wave she produces sends a few nearby cars flying into the buildings and Izuku barely manages to avoid getting hit with some flying debris in the process.
"Close your eyes and focus your mind for a quick moment on that pressure pushing on the outskirts of your mind. Do not worry for time will once again slow down in the real world!", Nefer asks as Izuku lands back on the ground.
" Here goes nothing", Izuku thought as focuses for a moment as he watches Sera slowly turn to face him, her anger visible on her rocky face. Just like Nefer said, he could feel something starting to press on the outer limit of his consciousness, wanting to get in but unable to due to some invisible barrier.
And so he closes his eyes and concentrates.
A moment later he finds himself in the middle of endless void, far different than the Dragonscape, and standing before him from the dragon from earlier. Izuku could see a shimmering barrier between them with the dragon constantly slamming its front paws and tail into it but doing no real damage. But the most unique thing about the dragon was that it looks to be laughing while doing so, like this was all just a game for it and it was having a blast.
" You can pass through the barrier with ease, Izuku. After that all you have to do is touch the dragon", Hunluan says as she appears next to Izuku on his right side.
"But take heed of this warning, Izuku", Nefer spoke as she appears on his left, " Once you combine your mind with the dragon, it will be impossible to regain sole control without dispelling the dragon entirety and afterwards you will have to wait three days to use it again just like with the white dragon."
"That explains the time limit part but you're really not leaving me a lot of options here", Izuku states as he pushes through the barrier and stands before the copper dragon who merely stare at him while still laughing but now lowering it head directly at Izuku; close enough that he could place his hand on it.
Izuku then, without hesitation, reaches out a hand to touch it and just as it brushes up against the dragon's scales, two words pop into its head.
Humorous and quick-witted.
Sera takes an earth-shaking step toward Izuku, who eyes were still close, determined once and for all to crush this kid. She would admit that she was caught off-guard by this kid's transformation being different than the one she saw on TV but she stop worrying about it once it was clear that the boy was nowhere as near as aggressive in this form as he was in his white one.
But just as she was about to bullrush into him, she stops.
Why?
Because the silhouette of a giant reddish-brown dragon even larger than Ryukyu was now standing behind the boy, looking directly at her.
And it also seem to be laughing at her.
"What the fuck?", she says to herself for a moment but just as she said that the dragon vanishes from sight.
It was also in at instance that Izuku open his eyes back up….
And gone were his natural green human ones and in their place were the glowing turquoise orbs of the copper dragon.
And as those eyes fell on Sera for a moment, Izuku spoke in a voice that was no longer only his own, but one that was a mixture of his and one that was deep and powerful. " Wow, looks like I'm between a rock and a hard place right now. Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!"
…. ….
Sera was expecting a great many things to come out the kid's mouth at that moment.
A scream.
A roar.
A cry for help.
But not an old dad joke that her father used to say whenever she and her brothers would practice with their quirks.
She loved her father but hated those jokes of his growing up.
But she did not dwell on it for too long before once again resuming her attack, dashing forward at the boy. But just like he has been doing previously, he skillfully evading her though this time with a roll instead of a jump.
"Okay, I realize that we have gotten off to a rocky start but we just dig deep within ourselves we can resolve this", Copper-Dragon Izuku then comments once he stands straight back up only to jump away again just in time to avoid a boulder-shape fist destroying the spot where he was previously standing in.
"Grrrrrr!", Sera lets out as Copper-Dragon Izuku lands a short distance from her.
" How about we talk about our favorite music to help break the ice? I bet you're a rock n' roll type of girl", Copper-Dragon Izuku says.
"Stop with the rock puns!", Sera shouts as she grabs a nearby car and chucks it at CopperDragon Izuku.
" Whoa there!", Copper-Dragon Izuku says as he leans out of the way of the oncoming vehicle and watches it crashes into a street vendor stand, " If I didn't know any better, I would say that you're taking my attempts at a peaceful solution….for granite."
" ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!", Sera screeches as she grabs a streetlight post and then flings that at the boy.
" Low bridge!", Copper-Dragon Izuku comments as he leans far back and the light post flies over him, missing him by mere centimeters, " That was close! Bet you anyone one else would have panic at something like that but I was as coal as a cucumber."
"Shut the fuck up!", Sera screams.
" Look, I get it. You had a hard rock life growing up. So perhaps we can talk this out and find some common ground. ", was Copper-Dragon Izuku's reply, " Because you know you shouldn't be so quick to cast the first stone as someone who is just trying to help."
Meanwhile, in the central part of the market.
"Okay, I understand we are suppose to be amaze that Midoriya has somehow unlock a second dragon in three days", Takako starts while watching the entire scene from within a small alley.
"A remarkable feat no matter how you look at it", Yui joins in from her spot right next to the lawyer.
"But it would be nice if he could tone it down with the rock puns", Takako finishes, "It is starting to give me an even bigger migraine than I already had."
"Well, copper dragons are not known for their "toning down" now, are they?", Yui asks.
"We are not going to hear the end of this from Tomoji, are we?", Takako then says.
"Nope, it is going to just as bad as it was with Hiroko", Yui answers.
"I was afraid of that", Takako admits before squinting her eyes at Izuku, "Still though, the fact that the dragon did not suppress Midoriya's conscious as soon as he transform surprises me. I was sure he was no different from the others in that regards with how it was with his white dragon's transformation."
"It truly is a mystery how he is doing this", Yui remarks before briefly turning her attention away from Izuku and Sera and toward the other end of the marketplace where Ryuko was currently at with Kenji on her back pounding his fists into the back of her neck while Jura was trying to hold down her tail, he too plummeting it in a storm of rock fists. But despite landing punches that could break solid concrete Ryuko did not look the slight bit in pain from their attempts, her scaly armor effortlessly protecting her.
"Get off of me!", the Pro Heroine roars as she turns on Jura, ignoring Kenji for the moment, and takes ahold of him with her giant claws and uses her draconic strength to pick him up and throw him out of the shop and back onto the streets. The human golem lands with a resounding crash into a flower shop across the way, sending a cloud of petals of various flora into the air. She then began to roll around on the ground, flattening everything in her path and forcing Kenji to wraps his arms around her neck in an effort to hang on which was exactly Ryuko was hoping for as she grabs both of his hands, lowers her neck, and flip Kenji over it, slamming him hard into the ground. Then, for good measure, she brings her right front claw down on his chest, knocking the wind out of him, his armor the only thing keeping him from being crush underneath the sheer weight of the dragon's stomp.
Ryuko then moves to grab Kenji by his leg and swing him at Jura who was just recovering from being thrown in the flower shop. The collision that was the result of the two brothers' rock forms crashing into one another sends large pieces of rock flying everywhere but for Jura and Kenji themselves the impact was enough to effectively knock them out and the two siblings laid on the floor of the shop, surrounded by flowers. Within moments of this happening Ryuko began to see large cracks form along their bodies and soon enough their entire suit of rock began to crumble to the floor, revealing their human bodies underneath along, highlighting their brown hair. " Guess their quirks automatically stops working once they are unconscious", Ryuko thought for a brief moment before redirecting all of her attention back toward where Izuku and Sera were at.
While Ryuko was dealing with the brothers, Copper Dragon-Izuku for the most part was giving Sera the run around. A slam of her massive arm that was directed at him was easily thwarted with a combat roll out of the way. A powerful punch was made null and void by a mere sidestep combine with a skillful backflip. Any attempt made by Sera to throw a heavy object at the boy was cancel out with him merely leaning out the way with what seem to be no real effort on his part to do so.
But that did not stop Sera from trying though as she again swing her arm in hopes of swatting Izuku like a bug only for him to once again backflip in the air far away from her and ended up hanging sideway on a lamppost, the talons on his feet clutching the metal with a powerful grip and the rest of his body standing straight up, perfectly parallel with the ground as if the laws of gravity did not apply to him.
What really set Sera off the most was the fact that he was "standing" while waving at her, almost in a mocking manner.
"What is with this kid?", Sera thought to herself as she slams her fists into the ground in anger, " Why isn't he attacking me? He had no problem charging at that dragon bitch a few days ago! Is it because he is in a different form? Is that the reason?"
"What is your fucking deal?!", she then bellows, slamming her foot into the ground to illuminate her anger.
Copper Dragon-Izuku tilts his head in confusion before side flipping off the lamppost and landing gently on the ground.
" Why whatever do you mean?", he then asks.
"Three days ago, you fought that dragon bitch head-on without a care in the world but now all of a sudden you want to avoid my attacks while cracking bad puns!", Sera replies, "Why?!"
Copper Dragon-Izuku takes his scaly index finger and begins tapping his similar scaly chin with its pointed claw, mimicking a person who was deep in thought.
"Well, if I had to give you a direct answer, Rocky, I would have to say it was because I merely a different person at the time. You know, mood swing and whatnot. You could say I was having a violent mood swing", came the answer, " Hope that sufficient as an answer."
"IT DOES FUCKING NOT!", Sera roars as she once again charges at Copper Dragon-Izuku.
" Really need to work on a different method of attacking. A boulder person might even say that you are being uncreative", Copper Dragon-Izuku says as he once again jumps into the air to let Sera pass harmlessly underneath him.
Only that did not happen this time as a third giant hand of pure rock erupts from Sera's back and slaps him back into the ground in front of the rock woman, the impact creating a crater in the process.
Copper Dragon-Izuku, now lying flat on his back, shakes his head to regaining his bearing and when he finally does he notices a shadow looming over him. When he looks up he sees Sera looking down at him, emitting a murderous aura that was directed at him.
"What was that about me being uncreative?", she asks as the third hand shrunk into her back.
" Have to give you a hand for that one, Rocky, you really caught me off-guard. You have present to me rock solid, I would even go as far to say concrete, evidence that you are smarter than you look.", Copper Dragon-Izuku says, still cracking off puns despite the dangerous situation he was in.
"There's more where that came from, you little shit", Sera says as she raises both her fists high in the air, preparing to bring them down on top of him.
" Well I wouldn't count me out just yet", Dragon Copper-Izuku says before taking a quick deep breath and opening his mouth where a green glow began to shine.
"Huh?", Sera said before recalling that Izuku did something like this when he was fighting Ryukyu right before he….
A line of acidic bile escapes from Copper Dragon-Izuku's mouth, expanding in size to roughly the size of a person. It was compose of a liquid substance so foul and putrid that even though Sera manages to lean out the way in order to avoid a direct hit, part of it still hit the outside of her left arm and quickly ate away at the rock and other material that made it up, leaving a long and deep gash in its wake.
The part of the acid stream that did not hit her continue on for a time before splashing to the sidewalk, rapidly eating away whatever concrete or other material it landed on effortlessly.
" That shit really did some damage to my left arm! What the fuck was it?!", Sera thought as she survey the "injury" before returning her focus back down at Izuku who seem to be recovering from his attack, " Okay, no more playing around! This kid is starting to become more trouble than he's worth!"
Raising her still good right arm and damaged left arm once again back into the air, Sera sends them crashing down toward Izuku and was on the verge of crushing him in one single combined blow….
That was until for a brief moment she heard something heavy approaching her from behind. " What the-?"
CRASH!
One second, she was wondering what was coming behind her and the next something heavy collides into her back, easily lifting her off the ground and hurling her through the air. During all of this she notices that she was in the air higher than some of the two-story buildings that were around the marketplace.
"Whatever hit me did so with enough force to send me this high in the air?! Shit, is All Might here?!", Sera thought before landing with a crash on top of a mini-car, crushing it flat beneath her rock body.
" Fuck, it must be All Might! I knew he was in town but we're so far away from the school and-",
Sera train of thought came to a sudden halt when a bestial predatory growl reaches her ears and upon realizing that it was coming from the direction her feet were pointing she lifts her head up….
Only to be greeted by not the number one Pro Hero in Japan but a very livid number nine.
Ryuko was standing right over Sera, her large right claw now pressing into the chest portion of her rock armor and pushing down with such force that the criminal was certain that it was about to break at any given moment while all the while her left claw was raised up high, ready to strike if need be, its razor sharp claws glistening in the sunlight.
But the physical pressure was not the only one that Sera was feeling at the moment.
There was a mental and psychological pressure she was feeling from the Pro Hero, one that made her seem small in comparison and one that kept her was using her rock arms or legs to defend herself. Sera could not fully describe what she was feeling, but whatever it was, it, not the dragon pressing down on her chest, was making it hard to breathe.
The oldest Tsuchi sibling was completely pin and the person doing it did not even show signs of strain while doing so.
Speaking of Ryuko, her teeth were also shining in the sunshine as a deep guttural growl once again escape from her throat while a piercing bestial glare form from her eerily yellow glowing eyes.
Eyes could only be described as feral.
Eyes that held no sense of logic or rational thought, no warmth, and no ounce of mercy.
This was no longer a heroine that had Sera completely helpless and unable to defend herself for that would imply that it was a human doing such a thing.
No, this was a beast, a monster, who has finally lost her shit, was long done with playing nice, and had finally given in to her savage instincts.
This was a true apex predator.
This was a dragon, pure and simple.
And Sera Tsuchi was terrified.
" Where is Jura? Where is Kenji?", she thought in a panic, wondering why her brothers were not coming to her rescue. Did this…. monster kill them? Was she about to kill her next?
"You...", Ryuko began to speak in a tone that convey nothing but fury and rage that made Sera even more frighten.
…..
"You. Will. Not. Ever. Touch. Him. Again.", Ryuko tells Sera, pressing further and further down on her chest with every word while keeping her other claw raised and her jaws dangerously close to the criminal's rocky face. Said criminal was certain that in that moment her rock armor would had been as good as toilet paper if the ninth ranked hero decided to just kill her right there and now.
"You will not touch Izuku again. Do you understand?", Ryuko then asks.
Sera still kept quiet, afraid that say anything might seal her fate.
Unfortunately, though, this was not the response that the Dragoon Hero wanted.
With two mighty swipes from her left claw, the dragon easily tore away the upper part Sera's rock armor, leaving her shoulders, neck, and head expose to the world, her light violet eyes staring directly into Ryuko's glowing yellow ones while her short brown hair slightly blew was drawn upward as the Pro Hero took a deep breath.
"RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
Ryuko then roars directly into Sera's face and it was no ordinary roar that the heroine usually did to announce herself or whatnot.
This was a roar of submission.
A you-better-do-what-I-say-or-your-life-is-forfeited type of roar and the pressure behind it alone press Sera was enough to nearly shatter her ear drums.
"ANSWER ME!", Ryuko demands.
"Okay! Okay! I won't touch him again! I swear; just please don't kill me!", Sera cries, her lower body coming dangerous close to making her wet and soil herself at the same time from sheer fright alone.
Ryuko then leans her head even closer to the criminal; so close that Sera could see her reflection in her serrated teeth and yellow eyes.
'You are going to surrender at this very moment!", she demands, "If anything other than words of compliance from here on out come out of your mouth they will be the last words you will ever speak on this plane of existence. If you so much as raise your voice or look at someone the wrong way while I am still in the vicinity; I. Will. End. You. You will not get a second warning, a moment to explain yourself, or even a chance to apologize before I tear you apart. Do I make myself clear?"
Sera just slowly nods.
"Good", Ryuko says as she leans back.
"Officers!", she then shouts, catching the attention of the few remaining police officers in the area, "The suspect is safe for you to take her into custody!"
Ryuko then kept her glare fixed upon Sera until the two bravest of the police officers step forth to put cuffs on her, they themselves sweating bullets while in the shadow of the Dragoon Hero who mere presence was suddenly overwhelming.
" Midoriya!", Takako screams as she and Yui run over to the spot where the boy was still laying on the ground, "Are you okay?"
" Never better", Copper Dragon-Izuku says with a grin, " Just laying here watching the clouds roll by. It really is a lovely day today. You two should join me."
It took both of the ladies a second to recollect their thoughts after receiving such a response from Izuku but once Takako did though….
"Why the fuck did you not stay in the car like I told you too?!", she then starts screaming.
" Like I said, it is such a lovely day today that I didn't want to spend it inside a metal box. You know, it is dangerous to leave kids and animals inside of a car on a day like this", Copper Dragon-Izuku answers as he starts to stand up and dust himself off.
Before Takako could comment, her phone starts to ring.
"Who the hell?", she says before pulling it out and looking at the caller ID.
Inko Midoriya
"Aw fuck, it is your mom!", Takako curses.
" Oh, I guess I did leave my cellphone in the car so I should probably take that", Copper DragonIzuku says before taking a look at his body, " Though I should probably do something about all of this before talking to her. The voice might freak her out."
A copper colored light once again appears across the entire outline of Copper Dragon-Izuku's body, including his wings and tail. It was only there for a moment but once it dissipated only Izuku in his tracksuit and red shoes remained with his scales, claws, tails, and wings now completely gone as if they were never there.
"Holy freaking crap; that was amazing!", Izuku then shouts, "I can't believe I did that! I actually stood my ground against a villain! I mean, sure I didn't actually fight her except for that one acid breath attack I did, which was totally awesome, but I still didn't run away and that is a big thing for me! This is the first time in my life that I have ever felt powerful! Sure, this is the second time I have transform but I don't remember much about the first time so I'm not sure if I can count that! I have to write this all down! Where my notebook?! Oh yeah, its in the car in my backpack along with my cell phone which is probably why my mom is calling yours! Regardless, I need to go get it so I don't forget what happens! Though I could never forget about how Ryukyu came to my rescue! She was so magnificent, spectacular, and glorious! She was like a divine angel who had descend from heaven itself to come and save me! She was breathtaking in the protective way she stood over me right after she struck the villain and the way she moved with a purpose to go and finish the job! She was the epitome of a hero and-"
"Midoriya!", Takako shouts while holding her phone up in his face, "Your mom! Answer the call! Right now!"
"Oh right!", Izuku says as he takes the phone, "Hi mom!"
"Fucking hell", Takako grumbles as she turns around to leave Izuku with some privacy for his phone conversation, "Teenage boys and their hormones."
But she then stops and takes a closer inspection at the crater the boy just got out of. It was deep and wide, indicating that Izuku did not receive no mere love tap from Sera but as she just witness, the boy look no worse for wear.
" He can take a hit", she then thought before resuming her task.
A while later, Sera was being led away to a secured location that was still within eyesight of Ryuko who then oversaw the arrest of Jura and Kenji who began to regain consciousness. There was a tense moment when it looked like they were going to resist but one fiery glare from Ryuko along with them seeing their sister in handcuffs as well was all they needed to see to know that that particular course of action would lead them to the ICU at best and possibly the morgue at worst so they surrender themselves peacefully to the police.
Minutes later, the proper police transport along with a couple more Pro Heroes and police as well as the press arrive and it was only then that Ryuko reverted back to her human form and allow herself to get check out by Yui.
"How is he?", the Pro Hero asked her medical expert as she gave her a look-over as the two of them were off to the side, out of earshot of the main group of paramedics, law enforcement, and reporters.
"Far more excited about being attack by a villain than most people would be but physically he is fine thanks to his scales taking the blunt of the damage", Yui answers while examining her friend's vital, "Takako is seeing to him and he is on the phone with his mother right now."
"That's good", Ryuko says before letting out a breath, "What about the other Pro Heroes and officers?"
Yui did not even attempt to hide her sullen face, "The sidekick and two of the police officers were already dead by the time I got to them; they were crushed to death and there was nothing I could do. Thankfully Midoriya did not see their bodies."
"Well, at least there's that for he's not mentally ready for that yet", Ryuko says with a sad sigh.
…..
"I figure there is something else you want to tell me", the heroine then says after noticing Yui's silence.
"There is. I called Tatsuhiro to have him look up the sidekick's profile while you were overseeing the arrests and it turns out that she just graduated from U.A. last year", Yui spoke, "She was the seventh overall in the heroes' course and she interned under Endeavor all three years. Tatsuhiro then dug a little deeper and discovered that this whole group of heroes all interned under him at some point and were sort of an unofficial detachment of his agency, an outpost if you will, with his financial backing and everything. My best guess is that its his way of getting around the sidekick limit the HPSC placed a few years back while allowing some lower Pro Heroes to still maintain some semblance of independence even if they unofficially work for a higher rank one."
"Just fucking perfect", Ryuko swears, recalling that the number two Pro Hero in Japan was not exactly thrilled about her moving into Musutafu, especially since it was not long after All Might became a U.A. teacher. While it was kept out of the public eye, Endeavor consider this city to be within his turf despite the fact that his agency was located in Hamamatsu, the largest city in the Shizuoka Prefecture. This was the same prefecture that Musutafu resided in but the U.A. alumni was rarely seen within the city's limits nowadays. Nevertheless, it was an unwritten rule of sorts that every Pro Hero who was not a staff member at U.A. operated within this prefecture with his "blessing", no different than all the other prefectures besides Kanto where a top-ranked Pro Hero reside.
Of course, Ryuko did not require such a blessing and moved here anyway. But still, she did not want to start a "feud" with the Flame Hero.
"Dammit, I should have gotten here faster. Last thing I need is Endeavor being rile up", Ryuko curses.
"You got here as fast as you could and from what I can gather, they were all dead before we even got the call", Yui try to reassure Ryuko.
"Try explaining that to their families, the press, and Mr. Eternally Number Two", Ryuko murmurs darkly before also noticing that Yui was still staring at her, "What?"
"So are we not going to talk about what just happen back there with the way you were attacking the sister?", Yui asks.
"I just got a little aggressive, that's all", Ryuko answers.
"Little aggressive my ass", Yui retorts, "Ryuko, you were on the verge of going berserk on that woman. Your eyes were exactly the way they were that day in the village. I am still amaze that you manage to reel yourself in."
Ryuko lets out a breath and leans on the wall of a nearby store.
"I don't know what came over me. One moment I'm watching Sera about to crush Midoriya and the next I was standing over her struggling to stop myself from mauling her to death", Ryuko confesses, "Something overran my senses but it also made me stronger, and all I knew was that I had to protect Izuku."
Yui mentally took note to look into later on whatever it was that affect Ryuko to such a degree, "Yeah and because of that I am pretty sure he is developing an infatuation for you."
….
….
…..
"I'm sorry, what?", is all Ryuko could bring herself to say.
"You should have heard the way he was describing you after you knock that villain away from him and appear in front of him for a moment", Yui says with a smirk forming on her lips, "You think he was describing a goddess."
….
"Aw fucking hell, please don't let him be a scaly because I don't need this shit right now", Ryuko curses.
"Don't be all that surprise that he might have crush on you", Yui starts to laugh, "You were engaged to his father at one point and you definitely had a crush on him back in the day."
"Promise", Ryuko instantly corrects her friend while holding up a finger though she does not deny the "crush" part, "I was only promise to Hiashi so there was no official engagement for I was only a child when our families made that deal and he was fourteen years older than me. It would have turned into an engagement upon my sixteenth birthday and then we would have gotten married once I was twenty-one."
"Can you imagine what would have happen if he would have stay instead of leaving when you were nine? You probably would not even be a hero right now", Yui says.
Ryuko makes no comment and just remain quiet; the look in her eyes clearly conveying to Yui that her Pro Hero friend was indeed wondering what life would have been like if things would have turned out different back on Okinawa all those years ago.
"I wonder how much he has told his wife about his past", she then says aloud.
"My guess is probably none at all", Yui replies, "If he did she more than likely would have mention something."
"So he either lied about his past or she respect him enough not to dwell too deep into it", Ryuko summarizes, "I'm leaning toward the latter."
"As am I", Takako says as she walks up to the two, "And from what I have seen, Hiashi's son seem to be in the same boat as well. By the way, he is back in the car and he promised that he will stay there this time."
"I will go give my report to the paramedics then and deal with the press since Tomi is not here. Speaking of which you might want to call him", Yui says as she leaves.
Takako takes a gander at Ryuko before looking at the surrounding area.
"Rough morning, huh?", she then asks.
"Don't get me started", Ryuko answers.
The sound of Takako's phone ringing then draws both of their attention to the device to which the lawyer pulls out and looks at the screen.
Not even half a second later her eyes widen to the size of dinner plates and Ryuko notices her start to tremble immensely.
"Takako?", the Pro Hero asks, worried about her friend.
"The committee is calling", the lawyer says causing Ryuko to mimic her expression.
"Oh crap", is all the Pro Hero could say as Takako answers the call.
"H-Hello?"
Ryuko waits on bated breath.
"Yes, she is standing right next to me", Takako says before handing the phone over, "The chairman wants to talk to you."
Ryuko takes the phone without hesitation though she too was shaking as bad as Takako.
"Yes, chairman?", she answers quietly and for the next few moments the caller talk and Ryuko could only listen.
After a moment of speaking.
"Yes, I understand, chairman. Thank you", before the caller hangs up.
"What happen?", Takako asks after a moment to which Ryuko hands her phone back to her.
"I'm going to have a chat with Midoriya", Ryuko says.
"Ryuko?', Takako questions.
"The committee is quite…. impress by him awakening a second dragon so soon after awakening his first", Ryuko starts to explain, "So impress that they are doubling….everything."
"Everything?", Takako repeats, unsure whether or not she heard Ryuko right.
"Everything. Funding, resources, connections, favors, and even more access to information. You name it, we now have double of it. All they are asking in return is more progress", Ryuko answers, "They even said they would approve more staff and a second building if that is what we want."
"By the ancestors", Takako says as she places a hand over her heart, "Holy shit."
"Okay", Ryuko says after a while, "Here's the plan. We're taking Midoriya back home for now."
"The fuck?!", Takako says, "We just got everything double and you want to call it quits for the day?"
"I'm sure his mom has seen what just happen and is pulling her hair out with worry", Ryuko explains, "There's no need to get her all rile up and make it easier for her to decide to put a stop to everything."
Takako rolls her eyes, "I suppose you have a point there; the last thing we need is his mom becoming a problem. So we are going to pick him up around the same time tomorrow morning then?"
Ryuko response with silence to the attorney, she herself deep in thought.
"Ryuko?", Takako says.
"I think we're going to need at least a month before we actually start his training", the Pro Hero answers.
"A month!", Takako says before closing the distance between her and Ryuko, "We are finally at the threshold and you want to wait a fucking month?"
"Look I have my reasons and I'll tell everyone why but just trust me on this, okay? And don't worry, I'll deal with the committee myself", Ryuko says as she leaves.
Takako takes a deep breath.
"Fine, a month. I do not like it but I trust you", she relents, "I will call the agency."
"Thanks, tell them we'll stop by for a meet and greet but that's it", Ryuko says as she walks toward the agency car while her lawyer dials a number and brings the phone up to her ear as the call was answer.
"Listen, Ayano, I understand that you and Gakuto had to work overtime in order to-", Takako talks into the phone before pulling it away from her ear as a barrage of swear words in an erratic tone erupts from it via the quirk analyst she was speaking to.
"THREE FUCKING DAYS! THREE DAYS FOR HIM TO GO FROM AWAKENING HIS
FIRST DRAGON TO HIS SECOND DRAGON! THAT WAS A FUCKING JOKE I MADE
THIS MORNING BUT I GUESS SOMEONE DECIDED TO SAY "YOU KNOW WHAT? FUCK AYANO!" AND PUT MORE WORK ON MY PLATE!"
"Listen, there was no way for any of us could have predicted him awakening his copper dragon only three days after he awoken his white dragon. This has never happened before so everyone, and I mean everyone, is caught offguard by it", Takako then says.
"I AM BEYOND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS "CAUGHT OFFGUARD" FOR ALL MINE
NOTES, THEORIES, TESTS, AND EQUIPMENT NOW HAS TO BEEN ADJUSTED TO
FACTOR IN THE FUCKING COPPER DRAGON AS WELL!"
Takako then hears the sound of something breaking in the background.
"Hey, if anything you should be excited, happy even. This is progress on a large scale that has never been witness before", Takako says.
"JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE CHOSE TO TAKE A SMALLER SHIT IN MY RICE
DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT ITS STILL THERE; INSIDE MY BOWL, STEAMING UP MY TUPPERWARE!"
"Did I mention that the committee has just double our funding along with resources, connections, favors, and whatever else we want?", Takako asks.
Ayano goes quiet for a moment and Takako takes that as her cue.
"So while I can see how all of this might translate to more work for you and Gakuto, you two do receive the largest percentage of the budget so you really have no room to complain."
…..
"Anyway, Ryuko has decides to take the boy back home after we make a quick stop at the agency and training will resume in a month and before you ask why, she said she would explain when we get back. I have to go now because I have to call Tomi", Takako thens says before hanging up. She then dials another number and the receiver picks up, "What are we looking at?"
"Part media shitstorm, part something that I can't even put a word to", Tomi answers, "What the hell was wrong with Ryuko?"
"Fuck if I know, you will have to talk to Yui about that", Takako answers, "But in the meantime, do what you do best and try to smooth things over with the public and downplay Midoriya's involvement in all this."
"Downplay his involvement you say, you make it sound so easy", Tomi asks, "In case you didn't see, he tangled with the head villain on national television."
"Yeah but try to spin it like he was able to think quick on his feet and stall the head villain from causing more damage until Ryuko was able to deal with her or something", Takako says.
Tomi lets out a breath in annoyance, "Alright but this ain't going to be pretty. Ryuko is going to take some hits."
"What else is new? Besides it was not like Izuku was right in the middle of all this from the very beginning. Anyway, we are taking Midoriya back home and giving it a month before we start everything back up. Ryuko will explain more when we get back but be aware that we are bringing Midoriya over for introduces so be ready for that.", Takako says before hanging up. She then takes a look at the car that Ryuko was heading to where the reason for her current headache was waiting.
"First the white dragon then the copper dragon, huh? I wonder which one will be next", she says to herself before leaving to help Yui with the press.
A/N: So let me simplify it. Izuku needs to have two of his alignment dragons to transform into a true dragon. The Copper Dragon's alignment chaotic good, so Izuku needed to call upon Hunluan and Nefer to become it. The white dragon's alignment is chaotic evil, so Buraee and Hunluan are needed. But Lawful and Chaos can never be combine and neither can Good and Evil. Neutral can be combine with anyone or remain by itself.
Also, Ryuko just went Beast Mode and manhandle Sera and Izuku unlocks another dragon. Don't worry, Izuku will still be getting training, just in a different way which you will see at the end of this update. As most of you should have already realize, Ryuko and her staff have a past with Hiashi.
Oh, and Izuku might have a crush on Ryuko now.