Disclaimers: I do not own My Hero Academia, Dungeons and Dragons, or Pathfinder.
A/N: Second half of the chapter I had to split in two. The main theme of this chapter is the girls "digging" a little into Izuku's alley fights since some things don't seem to add up for them. Also, the Midoriya's household gets a new member. Next chapter will involve more dragons.
Chapter 21
Investigation, Therapy, and Familiars
"A dragon's mind is something that is beyond the understanding of the average mortal. Even the savage white dragon can outsmart the greatest human hunter is given enough time."
-Ryonar Thunderfist,
Brother of the late dragon-hunter Tuyna Thunderfist
Earlier that same day morning
The Madam President of the Hero Public Safety Commission, Sayaka Kinoshita, sat in her office alone at her desk in the headquarters of the organization with two large screen TVs in front of her. On the screen looking back at her were all the top ten highest-ranking Pro Heroes in Japan with the Symbol of Peace himself on his own TV while the other nine were all on the second one.
"I trust everyone is in a secured location for this emergency meeting I called. The media would have a field day if news of what we are about to discuss got out", she starts out.
Everyone nods theirs head, signaling that they were away from prying ears.
"I'm in my apartment, okay. Is that good enough for you?", Rumi groans, earning her a quick glare from the Madam President.
"Anyway, what I am about to discuss stays between the eleven of us. Not even those at your agencies are to know of this information", she then warns.
…..
"Right then, onto business", Sayaka then says after giving it a moment for the warning to sink in, "There has been a sharp rise in villain groups lately in Japan."
She pushes a button on her desk which projects a rising graph in front of the heroes.
"The days of villains operating on their own seems to be coming to an end as in the past decade alone the numbers of ~known~ villains groups has nearly triple", the president explains.
"Explain to me what classify as a villain group again?", Rumi asks with a yawn.
"You need to take this more serious", Endeavor, the number two hero in Japan, says.
"What? I just want to make sure that they're not counting two idiots working together to rob an ice cream stand as a "villain group". What's wrong with that?", Rumi retorts.
"If you must know, what we are classifying as a villain group is any organization that involves 5 or more quirk-users whose actions are that of a criminal sorts. Anything less than that we are merely labeling as a criminal gang", came the answer from the president.
"Thank you, all I wanted to know", Rumi says.
"Has there been any indication of Stain joining one of these villain groups", Edgeshot speaks up.
"Negative, far as we know he is still operating solo", came the answer from the President, "But that is the least of our worries as it seem that one group is centering their operations in U.A. backyard."
Three mugshots appear in front of the President showing three individuals, including two of them that Ryuko knew well.
"Yuya Murakami", Madam President starts, "The Giant Villain that Kamui Woods, Death Arms, Backdraft, and Mt. Lady confronted at the beginning of April."
She then moves to the next image.
Shinya Fukumatsu, the Slime Villain that All Might and Ryukyu apprehended that same day."
And now the final image.
"Sera Tsuchi and her brothers now known as the Giant Rock Triplets, which Ryukyu single-handily took down."
"Not before they killed a promising rookie that intern under me because she arrived late on the scene", Endeavor states and shoots a glare at the Dragoon Hero.
"Hey Flamey, if you got a problem with how that all went down how about you actually patrol this city instead of just fucking off around it?!", Rumi says.
"Enough!", Madam President shouts, shutting the two down and cutting off any potential argument.
While this was going on though, Ryuko found herself looking at the mugshot of Sera and even through the picture, Ryuko could feel the heated glare that the woman had in her eyes.
"I heard she was place in solitary confinement on her first day and is getting move to Tartarus soon", she thought before the Madam President's words brought her back to the video-call.
"At one point it seem that all three of their crimes were separate incidents but upon further interrogation we discovered that despite all three of them operating independently of each other, it seems that they all were connected to the same group", the Madam President states, "Even more disturbing, it seems that none of them were even aware about the others."
"If that is true then how can you be certain that they belong to the same group?", Best Jeanist asks.
"For starters, Yuya and Shinya both stated that they were contracted to stir up trouble in different parts of Musutafu on the same day that the Giant Rock Trio attacked the marketplace but were capture beforehand", Madam President answers, "They both said that they were contacted by an organization known as the Devil's Palm which is the same group Sera and her brothers were a part of."
"So there's a villains group going around Musutafu stirring up trouble but other than the name and a few of its members, there is no more information on them", Gang Orca says.
"But now we need to come up with a solution to combat this growing problem on top of the rising villain groups."
"Don't you like have cronies who you can talk to for this?", Rumi states and Ryuko found it difficult to suppress a grin at her friend's antics.
"I want those with field experiences to help combat this growing threat since they will be the ones dealing with said threat directly", Madam President states, her tone clearly stating that her patience was nearing its end.
"Well for starters, I believe that the Musutafu's problem should be handle by myself, Endeavor, Mirko, and Ryukyu. That way the others can focus on the villain groups outside of the city", All Might states.
"That is actually a good idea. Therefore I am designating you as the taskforce commander to deal with the Devil's Palm. Endeavor, Mirko, and Ryukyu will be your lieutenants and you will be allocated any resources you may require including local Underground Heroes such as Eraserhead", Madam President declares either missing or ignoring the fiery glare from Endeavor that came afterwards. Clearly, the Flame Hero did not appreciate the fact that he would be taking orders from the Symbol of Peace.
"It's going to be a long day, I just know it", Ryuko thought to herself.
Back at the beach
A powerful attack in the form of a mini ice-storm springs forth for Izuku's mouth, instantly freezing the net solid and even covers the junk behind in a sheet of solid ice and for a moment, no one say anything.
"Wow…..I have to admit that that was a bit disappointing", Mei states, causing everyone to look at her.
"Are you serious?! Izu-kun turned your net into solid ice!", Himiko points out.
"Yeah, isn't that what you wanted?", Itsuka asks.
"Yeah, but I thought his ice breath would be like what he used against Ryukyu, far bigger and such", Mei says.
"True, it seems very tone down now compare to that one", Momo adds.
"One moment", Melissa says as she stops recording, places her phone on the table before pressing a button on it and a hologram image of sort projects out from it, showing a 3D image of Izuku at the high point of his breath attack.
"Whoa", Itsuka says, "What this?"
"An analysis measuring program that I created for my phone. Usually I use it to get the theoretical dimensions of objects that I can't safely measure myself just by taking a video or picture of it, but I can use it for other purposes", Melissa explains as a hologram projected keyboard pops up as well as she starts typing in some stuff. Within moments a serious of numbers and measurements appear all around Izuku's ice breathe imagery.
"Interesting", the westerner tech prodigy then says.
"What?", Momo asks.
Typing in something on her holographic keyboard an image of Izuku using his breathe attack on Ryukyu pops up next to it along with more numbers and measurements.
"According to this image, Izuku's ice breath attack against Ryukyu was forty feet high by forty feet wide by forty feet long", Melissa starts, "But his ice breath right now was four feet high by four feet wide by four feet long."
"A ninety percent drop? That's an even bigger downgrade than I initially thought", Mei observes.
"Indeed", Melissa agrees, "It matches up with his statement a few weeks ago when he said he is not as powerful whenever he is in complete control."
"Do you this means that the temperature of his ice is weaker too?", Mei adds.
"That's a likely probability that would acquire further observance", Melissa states, "But first we should check your netting."
"Right!", Mei says as she goes to do just that with Melissa right behind her.
"Wow, those two just have a whole conversation like we weren't even here", Itsuka points out, "Again."
"It is something that is becoming quite routine these days", Momo adds.
All the while that these conversation were going on….
"Wow, I knew I was weak in this state but I didn't think I was that weak", Izuku thought, Mei's and Melissa's observation actually striking a nerve within him. He knew Melissa did not mean anything by it and Mei was simply being Mei but it still hurt to hear people talk about him that way.
"Maybe I should try again", Izuku thought as he took another deep breath.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hold on there for a moment, will ya?", Hunluan stops him, "You can't use your breath attack just like that; you have to give it time to recharge."
"Recharge?"
"Yes, Midoriya", Nefer says, "Using your breath attack draws on energy and it takes a moment before you are able to use it again."
"Well how long?", Izuku asks.
"About six to twenty-four seconds; it varies", Hunluan answers.
"That is highly specific", Izuku points out.
"It is what it is", Hunluan replies.
"Well is there some way for me to- OH MY GOSH!" Izuku says right before he felt slender fingers run up and down his tail. He instantly turns around to see the culprit and his green eyes became lock with pools of gold.
"Wow Izu-kun, your tail feels so strong and rough", Himiko coos as she traces her hand all the way up his tail and onto his back.
"T-T-Toga, could you please stop that?", Izuku begs.
"Why? You don't like it?", Himiko asks.
"W-Well, it's just making it hard to focus right now", Izuku says.
"Am I?", Himiko asks with a teasing smile, "Then can I feel your teeth then?"
….
…..
"What?", Izuku asks after a moment.
"Can I feel your teeth?", the girl asks again.
"Why?"
"Because they're so sharp and cool! Pleasssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeee!", Himiko begs.
"You should let her touch them", Buraee says.
"I don't think that's a good idea", Izuku counters.
"Why? You are in control. Unless you do want to bite her?", Buraee asks.
"What?! NO!"
"Then I see no problem."
Reluctantly, Izuku opens his mouth, showcasing his razor sharp teeth to the girl. Himiko practically squeals as she ran her fingers all over them.
"Soooooo sharp! Now let me feel your claws!", Himiko practically demands though Izuku could hear her heart racing with excitement.
He holds out his left hand and the girl immediately went to work feeling the sharp edges of his claws.
"I was right! He could easily slice through flesh and bone with these!", Himiko thought with a wide smile plaster on her lips, "If I'm lucky I could make a knife out of them!"
Meanwhile, Izuku was having his own thoughts.
"Geez, what is it with girls and wanting to touch my body when I'm in dragon form? At this point, Yaoyorozu is the only one who hasn't-"
"If you two are done, I would like to run more test with Midoriya's ice breath", Mei announces, interrupting the two.
While disappointed, and a bit peeve at having her fun interrupted, Toga decides to play nice since Vlad King was watching and reluctantly moves away from Midoriya who then went over to the others, his tail dragging along the sand.
After a whole hour of testing and Izuku using up all his ice breaths so he reverted back to normal; Melissa found herself taking an unscheduled breaks after putting the finishing touches on last piece of the training arena which means it should be good to go tomorrow morning after Vlad King did his own inspection on it to make sure it was safe to operate. Mei was still doing some fine tuning of her own and Izuku, Itsuka, Momo, and Himiko were sparring a bit down the beach, leaving the westerner by herself at the table.
As she watches a hand-to-hand combat match between Momo and Izuku occur, something struck her as odd.
Izuku was barely holding his own against Momo.
Someone, who herself, had admitted earlier that she knew only the basics of karate and was only slightly proficient in them.
True, even someone like Melissa who had no experience whatsoever in fighting could not hope to beat Momo but someone like Izuku who has been training exclusively in unarmed combat for three weeks should be faring a bit better.
Unless he had no fighting prowess to begin with.
"But if that is the case, why would he willingly attack a group of teenagers with powerful quirks?", Melissa thought as she pulls her phone out and pulls up the video showcasing Izuku attacking those other kids, "Something doesn't add up."
Much like the rest of the people who saw it, she only focus on the parts where Izuku was beating up those kids and deep down her initial opinion of him was not a positive one until Ryukyu came out and stated that it was his quirk manifestation that cause his aggressive behaviors which cause her to change her opinion about him, though she still feels bad about thinking so negatively about him in the first, especially since he has proven to be such a nice guy.
Regardless, she still play the video.
The person who recorded, who has still not been identify yet, was just the right distance away to capture the faces of everyone involved to be identifiable but not close enough for any real details. The image was worse then one would expect and it must have been a really old model phone to produce this level of quality.
"Guess I'm going to have to fix that", Melissa thought as she activates her video enhancing program which she also created for her phone. Soon another holographic image was projecting from her phone, only this time it showed Izuku just right before he swatted Asahi into the wall.
"What are you doing?", she hears a voice says and turns to see Mei sitting down.
"First off, getting over the shock that you're taking a break on your own without me having to make you", Melissa answers.
"I'm done for now. The training arena should be ready for you to go through and double-check everything", Mei simply says before looking at the hologram, "So what is all this?"
"This was Izuku right before he started attacking those kids the alley", Melissa says.
"Might we know the reason behind you looking at this in such a manner?", another voice comes from the other side and both Melissa and Mei turn to see Himiko, Itsuka, and Momo standing there. Melissa leans back in her chair a little and spots Izuku starting to run down the beach, something that he has been doing in order to built up his stamina.
"Just….verifying something", Melissa says as she presses a button on her phone again and the keyboard once again appears, "Something about everything involving Izuku's incident in the alley doesn't add up."
"How do you figure that?", Mei asks as the other girls move to sit down.
"Well for starters, Izuku doesn't seem like much of a fighter. Yeah, he's getting training now but what about before that?", Melissa says before looking over at Itsuka, "Remember our first day here?"
"Yeah, he couldn't throw a punch to save his life", Itsuka recalls.
"Yeah, he also seem kind of submissive when I ran into him at the hospital the day he got his quirk so he probably hasn't been in many fights before that", Himiko says, catching everyone's attention.
"Go on", Melissa says.
"Well, I was able to back him up into a wall just by walking toward him. He was shaking like a twig in the wind and he was a stuttering wreck. Plus he was a scrawny little guy", Himiko says before glancing over to where Izuku was still running along the beach, a small smile on her face as she remembers the words, Vorel Rasvim.
"You're getting distracted, vampire girl. Hurry up and finish", Itsuka says in an annoyed tone.
"Someone is in a bitchy mood. Oh wait, you're always like that, Gorilla Fist", Himiko replies, ignoring the glare from the orange-haired girl before looking back at Melissa, "Anyway, If I didn't watch the video earlier I never would had guess that he just beaten up seven other teenagers and fought a high-rank Pro Hero."
"He did have a quirk manifestation. Maybe it was starting just as he attacked that group of kids", Momo suggests.
"If that was the start of his quirk manifestation then what would you call him transforming before fighting Ryukyu? If his aggressive behavior was cause by his manifestation then what cause him to attack those kids in the first place even though he was outnumbered seven to one?", Melissa questions, "According to the news, all those kids had some powerful quirks and since they were all in the same grade as Izuku there's a good chance he knew that."
Momo could only shrug, "I honestly could not tell you."
The heiress then notices Itsuka who was quiet and look to be deep in thought.
"Is something on your mind, Kendou?", she asks.
"Do you guys remember the day when everyone was here at the beach for the first time?", she asks.
"I most certainly do", Momo says, recalling the "argument" she and Izuku. Despite Izuku saying that she did not owe him an apology she still felt guilty for taking her anger out on him.
"After my spat with Vampire Girl here and Vlad King, I went over to punch a refrigerator in order to calm down and Midoriya came over to see if I was okay", Itsuka says while ignoring the glare from Himiko, "But then something came up that I just dismiss until now. I assumed that he felt regret for what he did to those kids."
"And?", Melissa asks.
"His body language and accompanying silence gives me the impression that he doesn't", Itsuka finishes.
"Interesting", Melissa said, "Izuku looks like the type to feel regret he did something bad. There must be a reason if he doesn't."
Mei was just listening at this point while trying to decide on what baby to make next when she picks up something on the holographic image of Izuku. Using her quirk, Zoom, she focuses on him, or more specifically….
"Hey Melissa, can you amplify images on this program of yours?", she asks.
"I can", the foreign genius answers.
"Then can you clear up Midoriya's face?"
"One moment", as Melissa because to type something out on her holographic keypad and soon the image was clear up and zoom in on Izuku's face.
"Are those….bruises?", Momo asks as she points at Izuku's jaw and cheeks.
"I know bruises when I see them and those are severe ones at that.", Itsuka confirms.
"Okay, but at no point in the video did any of the other kids land a hit on him", Momo says.
"Yeah, and he definitely didn't have those at the hospital", Himiko states, "I was right in his face and everything."
"One moment", Melissa then says before swapping to the video Izuku was right about to transform to fight Ryukyu. Despite the aerial view there were still a few shots of his face to which she zooms in on.
"He doesn't have those bruises here either. Though with everything his quirk has given him so far I wouldn't be surprise if he had a healing factor as well", Melissa says, "But now the question is how he got them in the first place."
"Not going to lie, it feels kind of wrong "investigating" Midoriya behind his back. He has been nothing but kind for the most part and yet here we are looking into something he would probably feel uncomfortable about. He might even take it as we don't fully trust him or something", Itsuka states.
"I just want to know the full story of what happen", Melissa says, "Does no one else find it odd that all six families of the kids that Izuku attacked decided to settle out of court? There were seven witnesses and video evidence against Izuku. That would be an open-and-shut case back in America."
"My family lawyer once explain to me that if both parties settle out of court, then there is a good chance that it is because it would be bad for either one of them if the matter was brought to court in the first place. Mutual destruction he called it", Momo states.
"Funny, I remember hearing the main lawyer for my family's company say something along those lines as well", Mei mentions.
"Then what would had happen to those kids if they had taken Izuku to court?", Melissa wonders.
"It probably would had reveal something they didn't want other people finding out about", Himiko states.
….
"Huh?", Itsuka asks, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well think about it", Himiko starts as she began tapping the fingers of her left hand on the table while resting her head on her right, "It has been over a month since all of this occurred and yet not one of those kids has come out on social media or done an interview talking about it despite it rocking Japan. After my little thing happened -"
"Stabbing someone multiple times and then doing the same thing to sidekicks and police officers isn't a little thing", Itsuka interrupts.
"You and I can go for another round after we're done here just for that", Himiko spats back at her.
"Why wait?", Itsuka challenges.
"Can we finish here first, please?", Momo asks.
Himiko and Itsuka glare at one another for a few more seconds before the blonde-haired girl kept going.
"Anyway, after what happened to me, everyone I knew was on social media and being interviewed by reporters. My old teachers, my old "friends", even my neighbors. Even people who I just happen to ride the bus with were getting asked questions. Yet none of these kids have said anything. It's almost like the families just want everyone to forget about it and move on", Himiko says, "And if that's not a sign that the kids are hiding something, then I don't know what is."
"Oi, Toga!", the group suddenly hears and turns to see Vlad King heading back with a tired Izuku in tow, "We have to leave early to make your session that Hound Dog couldn't do earlier today."
"Yeah yeah, I'm coming", Himiko says as she gets up, "I'll deal with you tomorrow, Gorilla Fist."
"I'll be here waiting to plant your face in the sand", was Itsuka's reply as she gets up as well to continue training leaving Melissa, Mei, and Momo to themselves.
"Toga might actually have a point", Momo remarks.
"I think so too", Melissa says before looking over at Izuku who just got back from his run, "But until Izuku tells us, there's not much we can do but speculate."
Near U.A.
The smell of incense and scented candles fill the living room of Vlad King's house, whose owner was currently sitting outside in his car, as Himiko laid on the couch while Hound Dog, aka Ryo Inui, U.A.'s Guidance Counselor/ school therapist with a doctoral degree in psychology, sat across from her in a one of the chairs. He had a notepad in his lap with a pen ready to write. Normally if anyone was to walk in on the scene they would think that the candles and everything were for her so that she remain calm but in reality it was for the Pro Hero so he would stay calm and Himiko would be able to understand him.
"First off, let me apologize for having to re-scheduling this appointment. I had some business to attend to this morning and was unable to come down to see you", Hound Dog says.
Himiko merely shrugs, "It's whatever."
"Now then, shall we get started?", Hound Dog says.
"I guess", came the reply from the girl.
If the man was displease by the response he did not show it.
"Now, from what Vlad King has told me you two have been going to Takoba Beach Park every day for the past few weeks to…., I believe he had "provide combat training for future Pro Heroes students". Is this correct?", Hound Dog asks.
"Yeah, I been sparring with a couple other kids at the beach. It's no big deal, just something to help me pass the time.", Himiko answers.
"Really? Vlad King has told me that you're always dress and ready to go by the time he gets back from school."
"Tsk!", Himiko merely says, a bit tick off that the Blood Hero was saying things like that to other people even if they were true.
"How about you tell me about these others kids?", Hound Dog says.
"Ain't much to talk about", Himiko replies.
"I'm sure you can tell me something", came the reply as Hound Dog pulls out a slip of paper, "What can you tell me about this….Melissa girl?"
"The Old Man gave you a list?", Himiko asks.
"It is only for the purpose of getting you to open up about this social event", Hound Dog answers.
"Fine, I'll talk", Himiko groans, "Melissa is alright, I guess."
"Alright how?"
"She gives me food so I guess that's something. Plus, she fixes me up the few times I actually get hurt", Himiko answers.
"Someone giving you food and medical aid automatically makes them okay in your books?", Hound Dog asks.
"Most people go out of their way to avoid me once they discover who I am and what I did. Melissa actually treating me like an actual person despite knowing who I am does make her, at the very least, "okay" in my books. She is not a friend but she is someone who I don't care whether or not is around me", Himiko explains, "Girl is so nice that I feel like I'm getting diabetes just by being around her. I swear if she had a quirk it would be one where rainbows and unicorns appear around her whenever she smiles and her shit makes ugly people beautiful and her piss cures diseases."
"This is progress", Hound Dog states while writing something down.
Vlad King has told me that Melissa Shield is All Might's adopted niece, which was verified by the Symbol of Peace himself, but Toga doesn't seem to use that as justification for not wanting to be violent against her. Her non-aggressive opinion of her seems to be strictly due to the westerner's good nature towards Toga.
"Now tell me about Hatsume?"
"She's crazy", Himiko admits, "Not crazy in the way people, for some reason, think I am but in an entertaining way."
"How so?"
"She's always going on about her babies and wanting to test them out, sometimes to explosive results. Melissa and Izu-kun have to make an effort her to rest and eat or else the girl would work herself to death. I have even seem her fall asleep while in the middle of turning a wrench", Himiko replies.
"And her interactions with you?", Hound Dog asks.
"She seems to know who I am but I'm pretty sure she doesn't care….like at all. The closest we have interacted is sitting next to each other during breaks and making light conversation. Other than that, not much else. I think as long as I don't destroy her gadgets and gizmos we're fine."
"I see", Hound Dog says before scribbling something.
Going off of her detail statements in-regards to Mei Hatsume, Toga keeps a close eye on her, most likely due to her eccentric personality if Vlad King's descriptions are correct. Toga might see a little bit of herself in Hatsume as the girl seems to act like herself, not caring what others think. It is possible that Toga wishes that she could have acted that way her whole life the way Hatsume seems to have.
"I believe that there was a girl named Yaoyorozu as well at this beach with you", Hound Dog then says.
"Is this whole session just going to be you asking me about who is at the beach with me and the old man?", Himiko asks.
"To answer honestly, yes. The sooner we're done with this the sooner I will leave", Hound Dog admits.
"Hmph", Himiko merely says.
"By the way, you seemed to have been in an especially foul mood when you got out of the car. Is that perhaps because you had to leave the beach early for this session?", the Pro Hero/Guidance Counselor asks.
…..
"Yaoyorozu, if you will", Hound Dog merely says, his eyes clearing conveying that he found Himiko's silence to the question amusing.
"Everything about her screams money. From the clothes she wears, to the food she brings, to even the way she sit, talks, and eats", Himiko began.
"She is the heiress to a vast family fortune", Hound Dog says.
"Yeah, and that is what confuses me about her", Himiko admits.
"Really?"
"She could live the rest of her life in luxury, comfort, and safety without ever lifting a finger and yet every day since I have been going to the beach to "train" I have been sparring with her and giving her quite a few bruises for her troubles; all so she can be a Pro Hero. But yet she always comes back for more and every day I have to try just a little bit harder to beat her", Himiko states, "Plus I was taken aback a little when she asks me to be sparring partner for everyone at the beach because I was, in her own words, the most experience combatant there next to the old man."
"I see", Hound Dog says.
"Even worse, the girl is a total control freak. She keeps everyone on a strict schedule though she is sometimes willing to bend and change it up if the need arises or someone requests it but I can tell, even if she doesn't show it, that she hates to do that", Himiko kept on.
"Interesting", comes out of Hound Dog's mouth as he writes in his notes.
Despite Toga having an obvious problem with authority, she seems to subconsciously adhere to Yaoyorozu's schedule mostly out of respect for the upper-class girl dedication to contribute to society despite not having to as well as her martial abilities. This may also stem from the fact that Yaoyorozu came directly to her for aid in the training, something that Toga is still seems to be perplex by.
"Okay, here we go", Hound Dog thought before speaking, "What can you tell me about Kendou?"
"She's a bitch", was Himiko simple reply.
"Please provide more details."
"Okay, she's a bitch with a stick so far up her ass she get splinters on her tongue whenever she talks", Himiko starts, "I don't like her and she don't like me. Simple as that."
"Vlad King tells me that you two seem to have form a competition, of sorts, going on", Hound Dog points out.
"That would imply that I at least respect her abilities, which I don't", Himiko corrects him, "While I will admit that whenever we spar she gives me more of a challenge than any of those sidekicks ever did, she is just lucky I'm using fake knives."
"So I can assume that Kendou knows all about you?", Hound Dog.
"Yes and she is the first person who wasn't a cop or Pro Hero to give her opinion about me directly to my face", Himiko answers.
"Really?", Hound Dog inquires.
"Like I said, most people go out of their way to avoid talking to me whenever they realize who I am. At the hospital, the few times the old man took me shopping for clothes, and even when we're at a traffic stops", Himiko says before pointing to her fangs and eyes, "People see these and they suddenly remember that they left their oven on at home. Being plaster all over the news did me no favors."
"But yet Kendou is the first one to not be afraid of you?"
"Where the other girls seem to be indifferent to my past actions, Kendou is actually on-guard around me and actively wants to fight me despite the fact I always beat her", Himiko says.
"Three wins for you, three wins for Kendou, and two draws, one as early as this morning", Hound Dog says, "Does this sound familiar?"
"There are no secrets between you and the old man, are there?", Himiko says with an eye roll.
"We attended U.A. together and were sidekicks underneath Yoroi Musha", Hound Dog answers.
"And here I thought you two were just fucking each other at the school", Himiko says.
"I have you know that I am happily married and my wife is a wonderful woman who I love very much", Hound Dog says with a laugh, "Now back to Kendou."
"That's about it. I hate her and she hates me."
"I think hate might be a strong word for how you feel about Kendou."
"I think that you have been smoking crack if you're think that", Himiko replies, "And I swear to the Great Buddha or whoever is up there that if you think that she and I are doing some type of flirting-"
"Nothing like that. You said it yourself, she is the only person outside of law enforcement to actually confront you for what you did to Saito and not back down. She is starting to become your equal in combat despite the advantages that your quirk gives you. To top it all off, Vlad King has told me that you have taken to actually working out and training at the house in the aftermath of your first loss to her", Hound Dog states.
"Yeah, so?"
"What I'm trying to say Toga is that this Kendou might represent the one thing you never truly had while growing up as the "fake you", the you your parents wanted you to be", Hound Dog explains.
"Oh yeah, and what's that?", Himiko questions.
"A rival. Someone that makes you want to push yourself to be better whether it is as a person or in combat", Hound Dog answers, "This doesn't necessary mean you have to be enemies or even friends with her, but you are willingly to acknowledge the fact that if you get lazy or overconfident, Kendou will eventually surpass you and your pride will not allow that."
…..
…
"Are we almost done?", Himiko asks after staring at the guidance counselor in silence for a good minute. Normally, such a stare would greatly unnerve most people but then again this man was not most people.
"Tell me about Midoriya", the Hunting Dog Hero asks.
"Type his name in online and you'll get all the answers you want about him", Himiko says as she turns her face away.
"You're not wrong there but I want to know your opinion about him."
"He can turn into a dragon-like creature", Himiko says.
"And?"
"He has low self-esteem", the girl says.
"Anything else?"
"He is a huge fan of Pro Heroes, especially All Might"
"We're making progress. So tell me about your interaction with him", Hound Dog says.
"What makes you think I talk to him?"
"The fact that he is the only boy in your age group that you have interacted with since your incident comes to mind", the Pro Hero answers.
"That doesn't mean anything", the girl states.
"You teenagers these days like to think that you're complex and hard to read but that couldn't be further from the truth", Hound Dog says, "Now please tell me of your interactions with Midoriya or should I repeat what Vlad King has told me?"
"Fine, I have a feeling he was an easy target for bullying due to his self-esteem and his stuttering whenever he get nervous", Himiko finally relents, "I'm sure being seen as quirkless for the first fourteen years of his life didn't help either."
"I can't help but notice that your tone seems to be implying something", Ryo points out.
"Perhaps I should quit while I'm ahead. All we have is assumptions to go off of", Himiko thought while remembering back to what her and the others girls talked about, "Nevermind."
Hound Dog's watch goes off and this catches his attention. But before saying anything, he writes one more thing down.
Toga seems to be on-guard in regard to her interactions with Midoriya for reasons I cannot yet decipher.
Further sessions are needed.
"Well, it seems I'll have to end our session here today. But do not worry, this won't be our topic for next Saturday. I'll only ask you questions about this beach training of yours once a month, preferably on the third Saturday", he says.
"Oh joy", Himiko say in response, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Can't wait."
Late in the Evening at the Agency.
Ryuko drags herself down the hallway to the conference room, exhaustion and annoyance evident on her face.
"Sixteen hours. For sixteen hours I had to deal with Endeavor's ego and his demands that he work alone to deal with the Devil's Palm", she thought right before her ears pick up the conversation that Yui, Takako, Ayano, and Chojun were having.
"Is there going to be a point of him coming to the agency in September if he is already learning how to do the things that we were suppose to teach him?", Chojun asks as she watches the surveillance feed the drone was providing of the beach, "Because at this point it seems that we are wasting money on all the renovations we have to do for him."
"Ryuko insists that he is still going to be training here regardless", Takako affirms.
"Well, September better hurry up and get here before Ayano has a mental breakdown", Chojun says while looking up from her laptop to point at the researcher who was now slowly pounding her head on the table.
"He can use breath attacks now while in full control. He can use breath attacks now while in full control", she says repeatedly with each full sentence being follow by hit of her head on the table until it became like a mantra.
"Yui, please see to her", Takako says and the medical professional get up from her chair to do just that, "Anyway, at the very least he is not using his abilities to their full potential. His white dragon's breath attack against Ryuki was far more powerful than that and if Yui's theory is correct, it's because Midoriya is in full control instead of the dragon. We need an environment where he can go all out so we can observe him at his max power."
"Moving on now, I want to know what are we going to do about those girls being nosy about what happen in the alley?", Takako asks.
"Nothing", Ryuko answers as she comes in the room, "If they figure it out they figure it out. If Midoriya tells them then so be it; it will be his decision just like it was his decision to not press charges against those kids in the first place. All we did was give them an out to avoid court and they already signed the necessary papers needed so they won't go back on our deal."
"But if Melissa is getting nosy about that she might start getting nosy about other things later on", the lawyer warns.
"Then we'll take precautions to avoid such a thing happening. I'm not going to get rid of the Symbol of Peace niece because she "might" get nosy", Ryuko says, "Regardless, we stick with the plan. He will not begin training at the agency until September", Ryuko declares before her phone rings. It was a text message on the group chat and it simply said the following:
He's back. In the lobby now.
Ryuko stood straight up and instantly made her way to the door, her exhaustion instantly gone and replace with unbridled fury.
"May I remind you that he is from one of the two head clans of the island?", Takako states.
"I don't care. I'm in charge and he does not get to do whatever he wants just because who is grandfather is", Ryuko replies as she gets to the door.
"He is also one of your oldest friends", Yui then says.
"Which is why I'm going to hold back just enough to make sure he's still breathing when I'm done", came the response as the door closes.
Moments later, the elevator opens up in the lobby and Ryuko stomps out of it, her yellow eyes narrow in a heated glare. She spots her physical fitness coordinator, Hiroko, the one who sent the message, leaning on the wall on the other side of the room.
The white-haired woman merely points a finger at the lounge and the heroine turns to focus her attention there.
She spots a man who seem to be in his late-twenties with sporting a light crimson hoodie. He had long, wild red hair and if anything one could say it was blood red. The man turns to look at Ryuko and her yellow eyes lock with ones that resemble molten lava orbs.
Ryuko does not miss a beat and instantly moves to the lounge, her eyes never breaking contact with him. In seconds, she was standing directly in front of the man while he was still sitting down.
"So do you have anything to say for yourself, Eisho?"
The man simply lets out a grunt.
"Where did you go?", Ryuko then asks.
Another grunt as a response.
"Oh, it's like that now?", Ryuko says as she crosses her arms and then leans in until she was directly in the man known as Eisho's face.
"You will be down in the training room in the next ten minutes or I'll drag you down there myself", Ryuko then orders, a cold edge in her tone. She then spins around abruptly and heads back to the elevator. It's only two minutes after the heroine left the lobby did Eisho finally decide to get up and follow after her while all the while murmuring that it was going to be a long night while Hiroko merely shakes her head.
One hour later
"Soooooo….", Chojuns starts to say five minutes after Ryuko came back into the room, her hero outfit litter with claws marks to the point that it was barely consider decent, "Sure Yui go check up on-?"
"I kept my promise. He's breathing, so he'll be fine", Ryuko cuts her off, "Besides, the guys are seeing to him right now."
"You know his clan won't take too kindly to the way you just treated him", Takako points out.
"They got a problem with it they know where I live", Ryuko retorts.
"Still though, it would not hurt for you to show a bit of restraint next time. Need I remind you that we still need him here", Takako says.
"No. I need people who will do their job. I need people who will not up and leave for weeks on end without contact just to chase a personal vendetta. I need people who will do what they're told and put their personal feelings aside", Ryuko counters, "What I don't need is people like Eisho who think they can do whatever they want because the position his clan holds back at home."
"You know it is not going to get any better once he actually meets Midoriya, right?", Yui says.
"I'll be right there when he does, keeping him on a short lease", Ryuko says.
"Kinky", Chojun laughs.
"Keep ~your~ fantasies to yourself", Ryuko says.
….
"I have no clue what you are implying", the treasurer says after a moment.
The stares from Ryuko, Takako, Yui, Ayano, and Hiroko, who joined the group ten minutes ago, said otherwise.
At the Midoriya's Residence
"Who in the fuck would ever want you, Deku?!", Kasumi shouts at Izuku as he laid on the ground, covered in cuts and bruises after going through quite a brutal session with her, "No girl in her right mind would even want to talk to you, let alone love you!"
She then delivers a swift kick to his ribs, causing him to spit out blood in the process.
"Stupid, useless, worthless Deku! You're going to die alone and forgotten!", Kasumi then says as she starts to press her foot down on his face "And that is still far better than a piece of shit like you deserves!"
She then raises her foot up and then sends it plummeting right back down.
Before it could make contact though there was a flash of light and Izuku suddenly found himself on top of a mountain, it summit cover in pure white snow, untouched by human hands. As he looks upon the area in front of him he was amaze to see that he was the midst of a massive mountain range with towering peaks that stretch for as far as the eye could see and their summits rising high into the sky. Izuku then looks downward and notices that he himself was atop of a similar high peak and that thick blanket of clouds floated some hundreds of below him, stretching out through the entire range.
"Whoa", Izuku says after a moment.
He has only ever seen one mountain before in his life up close and that was the tallest one in Japan, Mt. Fuji. This was despite living in the same prefecture as it and that was when he was only three years old. He went with just his father that day though since his mom came down with a sudden sickness and had to spend some time in the hospital and strangely though he does not remember the trip very much for some reason.
Anyway Izuku shook his head, getting his mind back on track and over his shock and amazement of the situation
"Where am I?", he says aloud as looks around until he notices something on the side of the towering peak to his right. With his enhance visions he takes a closer look and notice that there seem to be trenches in the mountain and they were long ones at that since they ran nearly the length of the mountain itself. At first he thought that was odd but it then got even odder when he notices that there seem to be four of them and they were perfectly parallel with one another on top of being hundreds of meters apart from one another.
"Who would dig trenches up a mountain like that?", Izuku wonders.
He continues staring at it for a while but the longer he stare the more he started to realize something.
And that something was that it was not trenches he was looking at.
They were way too deep and straight to be that.
"Wait a minute", Izuku says as he squint his eyes, "Are those...claws marks?"
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRR!"
A heaven-shattering roar rings throughout the range and Izuku felt the ground underneath began to quake just from the sheer strength of it. Crouching to the ground in order to keep from falling Izuku was terrified to see that all around him the mountains were trembling just from the sheer magnitude cause by the roar.
"Oh crapbaskets!", he shouts before realizing that that roar sounded familiar.
As in a draconic nature familiar.
Before Izuku could focus any longer on this, something massive erupts from behind him in the cloud bank below. When the boy turns his attention to it he was terrify beyond belief at what he was witnessing.
Position above him was a claw and a scaly claw at that; in fact Izuku was absolute sure it was a dragon's claw. It was so huge that it completely block out the sun above him and it look like it could engulf the entire mountain he was on if it was to cover it. It had five digits on it with razor sharp claws at the end of them and the scales were effortlessly switching between colors, never staying the same even for a moment. Judging by the position the gigantic claw was taking Izuku quickly theorizes that whatever dragon it belong to was about to strike something.
And that was when an another equally large object burst forth from the clouds in front of him.
It was jet black in its entirety and rugged and jagged all around. But Izuku did notice the sharp edge it had to it as it rose into the sky above and he felt like he would get slice in half just by looking at it too long.
Then without warning, a sudden chill travels up and down the young man's spine as he stares at the enormous object and a single word echo throughout his body.
AXE.
That was that thing was, pure and simple. Despite its crude design, that thing was an axe and for some reason it petrify him.
Even more so when it swung downward at the same time as the claw did and Izuku realize that either one, or both, of them were going to strike him.
"HOLY CRAPBASKETS!", he screams to the heavens right before impact.
Another flash of light and Izuku found himself in a void so dark that not even his night vision seem to be working in it.
"Now where am I?", he said aloud before calling his hands around his mouth, "Dogal? Nefer? Hunluan? Licitum? Buraee?"
No answer and no appearances of the alignment dragons.
"What the-?", he starts to say.
"So this is the one, is he not?", a sinister and feminine voice says from out of the darkness.
"W-Who's there?!", he cries out as jumps high into the air in fright.
"The one we have been awaiting", a second voice says, different than the first but just as evil-sounding while also being feminine.
"You should leave him be. He has done nothing to us", another voice from the darkness says, only this time it was righteous and masculine.
"For now. Who knows what plans he has for us?", a third feminine voice says.
"Who knows what cunning scheme he has lodge in his thoughts?", a fourth feminine voice says.
"Thoughts that neither one of us cannot read ourselves. Dangerous indeed. We should do something about him now", a fifth voice, still feminine, says.
"Oh crapbaskets", Izuku whimpers. Even though he could not see who was talking he could definitely feel their presence though if he had to summarize what he was feeling, it would be that whoever they were they were trying to mask their very existence.
"I said leave him be. I will not repeat myself", the masculine voice said, authority radiating off of every word he said.
All five of the other voices growl simultaneously and Izuku could feel that it was directed at both him and the other voice.
"Very well then, I shall leave him in peace...for now. But first I want him to entertain a question for me", one of the feminine voices says.
There was no answer from the masculine voice.
"Tell me, human, did you see it?", the voice said and now Izuku could feel hot breath on his skin, indicating that whoever was speaking was very close to him. Realizing that keeping quiet might be a foolish choice now, Izuku chose to speak.
"See what?", he says.
"Where he fought his final battle. Where he fell due to his hubris. Where the downfall of our kind truly began.", came the reply, only it was from the masculine voice in the dark.
"Wait...are you talking about that thing in the mountains?", Izuku asks, "Wait a minute, who are you? Why can't I see you?".
"Your mind is not yet prepare to comprehend our true forms", came the answer from the masculine voice, "But now it is time for you to return."
The boy is then suddenly jolt awake, his eyes staring up at his ceiling in visions of black and white and he realizes that the noise in his ears was the sound of his heart beating rapidly.
"You have been having that same nightmare with Kasumi nearly every night since you came to your realization at the beach involving you and the others", Dogal says as he appears next to the bed, looking down at Izuku.
"He means the end chapter nineteen, not the omakes, in case anyone is wondering. It's the part where Izuku realize he had been talking to girls; it's freaking hilarious", Hunluan says as she appears next to him, though she was not looking at Izuku nor Dogal but for some reason the wall behind the boy.
"What?", Izuku wonders.
"Damn it, her powers are evolving. Soon she will be beyond control", Dogal groans.
"Huh?", Izuku kept wondering
"Nothing. Going now. Bye.", the chaotic dragon responds before vanishing.
"Moving on", Dogal says, "Is there something you would like to talk about in-regards to the dream?"
"You and the others can poke around everywhere in my body, can't you? Why are you asking me these things when you can find out the answers yourself?", Izuku says, those his eyes were still focus on the spot Hunluan was at before she left.
"Despite the capabilities we have shown so far and what you may believe we can do, there are parts of you body where we simply cannot go, such as certain areas of the unconscious mind. Therefore we cannot control or even interact with your dreams; we can only enter them and observe. But if you simply do not wish to tell me then so be it.", Dogal says
"Wait!", Izuku says, prompting Dogal to stop in mid-exit.
"Yes?"
"What do you think about my dream with Kasumi?", Izuku asks.
…..
"First of all, I think you should call it what it is, a nightmare", Dogal says, "But if you ask me you seem to have just as many unresolved issues with Kasumi as you do with Katsuki and eventually things will come to a head if you do not address them. Moving on now, since you are already fully awake you should get ready. You do not want to be late for your training."
"Okay, then what can you tell me about the other two dreams then?", Izuku asks.
This prompts him to receive a stare from the neutral dragon.
"What other two dreams?", he then asks, "Far as I am aware you only had the dream that involving Kasumi."
For a moment, Izuku thought Dogal was trying to play a prank on him or something but upon closer examination of the dragon's facial features he realizes that the dragon clearly had no clue what he was talking about.
"Nevermind", Izuku says after a moment, not sure of what to make of the situation.
"Very well then", Dogal says with a nod as he vanishes.
Looking over at the clock, Izuku realizes that it was nearing midnight and he had to be up soon.
"Just going to shut mine eyes and drift back to sleep", he says as he proceed to do just that.
"Bluutsvilvarrt has sent you a gift", Dogal then says as he suddenly reappears above him.
"What?", Izuku says, annoyance evident in his voice.
"A gift. A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present."
"I know what the definition of a gift is, Dogal. I'm just surprise that someone like her would give me a one."
"She say it is for bestowing upon her a name and title despite her attempt to kill you; a rare occurrence for a black dragon or any dragon of the chromatic besides perhaps a blue dragon", Dogal answers, "But because of you, her prestige has increase tenfold."
"As much as I appreciate her trying to make it up to me, was it really that big of a deal for her to send me a present?", Izuku questions, "All I did was name her and give her a made-up title."
….
"It seems another explanation is due to you", Dogal says.
"Huh?"
"You see, while Hunluan was mostly correct when she told you after your initial encounter with Bluutsvilvarrt that you have no direct control over the Dragonscape, you do have some degree of subconscious authority over it", Dogal said.
"How so?",
"For starters, time flows differently in there", Dogal states.
"It does?", Izuku asks.
"Yes, one day out here can equal a week one moment and one month the next in there. Sometimes even an hour in the real world equal an hour in the Dragonscape while other times it can equal a hundred years. There is no real way to predict it for it seems to fluctuate just like your draconic aura", Dogal explains.
"Wow, that's amazing", Izuku says.
"Also, we have discover that once you bestow a name and a title onto a dragon there you also gain something of an allegiance from them, almost loyalty if you will", Dogal explains.
"That means they won't attack me?", Izuku asks.
"Exactly, nor will any of their minions", Dogal answers.
"Their what?", Izuku asks.
"Their minions, though in Ugilanistorda's case, he prefers to call them followers, cohorts, or even subjects if you will", Dogal explains,
"What?", Izuku says, not sure if he heard the dragon right.
"Mostly younger dragons within their clan though along with a number of drakes, wyverns, and other races of an draconic nature that reside within their territories including some humanoid types", Dogal says.
"Younger dragons?", Izuku asks.
"From what we have gather so far , there seems to be only five great wyrms of each dragon race in the Dragonscape but only one among them stands at the top of their species as their leader and ruler. Since great wyrms are the oldest and most powerful of all dragons they are treated with the utmost respect. Beneath them are the wyrm dragons, the ancient dragons, very old, old, mature adult, regular adult, young adult, juvenile, young, very young, and finally, wyrmlings."
….
"Okay… I'm just going to go ahead and ask the direct question that I feel that I should have ask a long time ago. Are there other creatures besides the dragons and such that are also living in the Dragonscape?", Izuku says.
"Well yes. Besides the dragons and other draconic type creatures, there seems to be a quite number of non-draconic creatures such as deer and such that reside there. These are most likely used to provide sustenance to sustain the draconic population", Dogal answers,.
"And the Dragonscape is creating these creatures?", Izuku questions.
"Yes, for you see, the Dragonscape is constantly evolving and expanding and we all firmly believe that we have not even seen even one percentage of it yet", Dogal explains, "I can only begin to wonder what else is out there for I believe just because Hunluan named it the Dragonscape does not mean only draconic creatures are the only beings with higher intelligence that live there."
…..
"Also we have discover recently that the Hall of Essence is currently situated on an island and all of the other dragons clans have entire islands groups to themselves", Dogal kept going after a moment of silence.
"Islands?", Izuku says.
"According to Ugilanistorda , we are not on a continent as we first thought we were and what we thought were extreme large lakes and rivers was actually the ocean as we are currently situated on an extremely large island in the middle of a massive archipelago with the ten closest island groups to us being occupying by each of the great clans of the chromatic and metallic dragons", Dogal answers.
"Wait a minute, how did you confuse a continent for a group of islands in the first place and the ocean for a giant lake?", Izuku asks.
"Apparently, this island that we are currently on was constantly disappearing and reappearing in different places and has now just recently put us in the center of all the islands", Dogal explains, "The Savage Queen's islands were the first islands we were near by, follow by the Jester King and then the Tyrant Queen."
"So this island never stays in one place for long is what you saying? And how does that explain me ending up in Bluutsvilvarrt's cave?", Izuku asks.
"Exactly. Also we discover that nearly all of these islands seem to feature one single environment as there are ones that are entirety made up of deserts, swamps, frozen tundra, and so forth", Nefer states as she appears, "I have been task by Dogal of gathering any information I can in order to make an accurate map."
"Yeah, so all of this is sorta like One Piece but way cooler because dragons are involve and you don't have to spend a hundred chapters on one island even if the storyline is still cool. Plus Franky and Robin better get together and Chopper could totally get with Carrots, I don't care what anyone says and I swear that baby that Makino was holding better be Shanks or I'm going to find Oda and shove my tail up his ass", Hunluan says as she too appears.
….
"Also we still have no idea how you ended up at that cave", the chaotic dragon then says, ignoring the baffle expression on the green-haired boy was giving her.
"I'm at the point where I need to start writing all this down", Izuku finally says.
"That would probably be for the best", Dogal agree, "But for now let us depart."
Hall of Essence
"So what type of gifts do dragons give to people anyway?", Izuku asks as he arrives, "Gems, coins, maybe a diamond or two?"
"Ha! You make quite the jest, Midoriya. No dragon in their right mind would depart with a single piece of their treasure hoard willingly if they can help it", Dogal explain.
"Then what type of present did Bluutsvilvarrt give me?", Izuku wonders.
"It is right at your feet", Dogal answers, prompting the boy to look down.
Instead of an object like he was expected, Izuku sees a dragonlike creature standing on two legs with charcoal-colored scales and shadowy wings for arms sniffing at his shoes. It had a whiplike tail that was thrashing about and small horns on its head that almost resemble those of the a black dragon.
"Um….can I help you?", Izuku asks, unsure of what to do.
This prompts the creature to snap its head up at Izuku and stare at him with its glowing yellow eyes.
"Master!", the thing screams before flapping its wings and flying up to be eye level with the boy, "Tyrant Queen of the Cursed Swamps has given me to you to serve you until my dying breath to which I will! Yes! Yes!"
Izuku merely raises an eyebrow before turning his head to look at Dogal.
"What?"
"While it is not treasure like you were probably hoping for, a dragon giving away a minion without asking for anything in return is a rare occasion and one that should not be taken lightly", the neutral dragon explain, "Think of him as Doby from those Harry Potter books you read."
"Doby was a slave at one point", Izuku points out.
"What do you think that shadow drake is?", Dogal asks.
"Excuse me?"
"Dragons consider everything that is not another dragon to be a potential servant or food", Dogal explains, "The fact that this shadow drake was given to you by Bluutsvilvarrt means that he prove himself useful enough to not become an appetizer for her."
"I can't have a slave! That is highly immoral and wrong!", Izuku screams.
"Very well, then consider him a pet if that makes you feel better", Dogal says.
"It- I mean, he can talk!"
"Yes, intelligence wise, he is on the same level as the average human so you can have conversations with him, but be warned that it is of the chaotic evil alignment so his conversations may prove to be….unethical at times", Dogal response.
"Can I send him back to Bluutsvilvarrt?", Izuku questions, not noticing the terrify look on the shadow drake's face after he said those words.
"To do so would sign his death warrant for the Tyrant Queen would see it as the gift not appeasing and therefore would kill him to preserve her own honor", Dogal answers.
Izuku found himself putting his hands together and breathing into them with a look of unbelief stretch across his face.
"What the hell?", he then says, "Fine, I'll keep him then."
"Master! Master!", the shadow drake calls out, catching Izuku's attention.
"First of all, stop calling me that, my name is Izuku."
The shadow drake looked taken aback, as if the boy had slapped it.
"Does this mean I can call Master by his name?", the creature asks.
"Why wouldn't you be able to?", Izuku asks.
"This one is unworthy, that's why!", the shadow drake says as he lands back on the ground and bow his head, prompting Izuku to once again look at Dogal.
"Dragons only like to be called their names by those that are on equal or higher footing than them, such as other dragons. No draconic minions would dare to call their master by their name, instead using some form of title to address them and if they have no title at all they would make one up", Dogal states.
"Well, he can call me by my name", Izuku says before looking back at the shadow drake, "What is your name anyway?"
"This one does not have a name. I am address only as minion number two-hundred and sixteen", the shadow drake answers.
Izuku could feel a headache coming on and did his best to ignore it as he talks.
"I'm assuming naming a minion is a pretty big deal for dragons and not many of them do it, correct?", he asks.
"You are catching on", Dogal replies.
Izuku then closes his eyes and searches through his mind for a name that would best suit the shadow drake.
"I shall call you Blight the Shadow Guardian", he says after a moment.
The shadow drake's eyes widen as he lifts his head off the ground to stare at Izuku for a moment for beginning to hope around.
"Master-"
"Izuku!"
"Master Izuku has given me a name and title! I am Blight the Shadow Guardian! Blight the Shadow Guardian! Yes! Yes!", he shouts before beginning to rub his head affectionately on Izuku's shoes. The boy then bends down and picks up Blight who began to snuggle in his arms.
"Well I guess he is pretty adorable", Izuku thought before turning to Dogal, "I ready to go back now",
"Very well", Dogal says before producing a white light and Izuku finds himself staring back up at the ceiling of his room again.
"This keeps getting weirder and weirder", Izuku tells himself.
"Is Master Izuku okay?", he hears a voice on his right says and turns his head to stare directly into the eyes of Blight who was standing on his bed.
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….
…..
"Dogal?"
"Ah, time for another explanation it seems", the neutral dragon says as he appears and clears his throat.
"Oh joy, another one", Izuku says with sarcasm thick in his tone.
"Your draconic aura which, as a reminder to you, is constantly shifting, changing, and fluctuating, creates tiny holes every now and then that allow you to bring anything that is the size of tiny or smaller, of a draconic nature through with you back out of the Dragonscape and into your world. Now this is all provided that you are touching them when you come back and they are affiliated with you such like a servant, minion, or an object that is rightfully yours so in that way it will detect it as you. Since Blight was a gift to you and you gave him a name along with a title, your draconic aura somehow bypass the ritual and made him your familiar and thus he is recognize as you in a way", he explains before a thought occurs to him, "Also he cannot see the others or I outside of the Dragonscape."
Izuku just lets out a sigh of annoyance before reaching for his notebook and begins writing something down, ignoring the shadow drake which took to flying around his room to explore.
It took Izuku two hours to make Blight go to sleep and the shadow drake ended up curl up on his chest for the rest of the night, sleeping soundly in a way that reminded the boy of a housecat.
"Really hope mom doesn't freak out", Izuku thought.
"Over what exactly? The fact that you now have a drake that appear, in her eyes, out of nowhere or the fact that said drake calls you master?", Hunluan ask as she appears.
"Both", Izuku admits right before he goes to sleep.
OMAKE
"Hey kid, do you ever think about the concept what you humans call free will?", Hunluan asks just as Izuku was about to nod off.
"Huh?", Izuku asks, slightly annoy by the dragon's actions just as he was about to fall asleep.
"You know, the ability to make choices without being influenced by prior events or external forces", Hunluan explains, "What if it's all a lie?"
Izuku moves to say something but finds himself slightly taken aback by the emotionless thousand-yard stare that the chaotic dragon was expressing, for it almost as if she was more looking past him than actually at him.
"What if in reality your choices were predetermined by powerful beings beyond your meager comprehension? What if you were to face them only to see that you don't even cast a reflection in their eyes?", she kept asking and Izuku was positive that her voice was becoming more distorted, and dare he say more alien-like, with each ticking second, "What if you found out that humans are nothing? What if they are even less than nothing? What if you weren't even the afterthoughts of Gods and free will is just an illusion your kind created to ignore this horrible truth? Would your mind be able to handle that?"
Izuku's hand was clutch tightly over his chest, directly above his heart which was beating frantically.
Just then Dogal appears next to Hunluan.
"My apologies. She gets like this sometimes and has to be rein in. Pay no mind to what she says", he says before slightly shaking his counterpart, "Hunluan, it is time to come back to reality."
The chaotic dragon shakes her head and her expression returns to normal.
"Whoa, what happen there? Think I must have let my mind wander there for a bit; what I miss?", she says before looking down at Izuku, "Sup kid, what's going on with you?"
"Time for us to go, Hunluan", Dogal merely says before disappearing alongside the chaotic dragon, leaving a distraught fourteen year-old boy in their wake.
"What the fuck?", is all Izuku is able to whisper out.
A/N: Shadow Drake can be found in Pathfinder 1st edition in Bestiary 4.
The "six to twenty seconds" remarks from Hunluan in regards to Izuku's breath is 1 to 4 rounds in a DnD/Pathfinder combat stage since each round is equal to six seconds and dragons (according to the 3.5 Draconomicon) have to wait 1d4 rounds to use their breath again.
Next chapter has Izuku meet the leaders of the Metallic and Chromatic clans as well as Blight meeting the group. Also, All Might gets a piece of insight as well.
That omake session though; I got the idea from watching DnD abridged episode 10 "Free Will" on youtube. Saw it and thought "that is definitely something Hunluan would say".
Also, let me point out that Ryuko couldn't care less if Izuku press charges against the twins and their gang. She just didn't want ~them~ to press charges against him. That situation already being handle she doesn't care whether or not Izuku tells people what really happen in the alley before she arrived since the matter has already been settled out of court since the families took her medical deal and signed a contract.
Also, just a reminder on who everyone is at Ryukyu Agency:
Chojun Arakaki- Treasurer, Gold Hair
Yui Tamaki- Medical Expert, Silver Hair
Gakuto Uehara- Support Equipment/Repairman, Bronze Hair
Tomi Taira- Public Relations/Social Media Manager, Brass Hair
Tomoji Miyagi- Employee Morale/Fashion Designer, Copper Hair
Tatsuhiro Shimabukuro- Intel Gathering/Computer Tech, Blue Hair
Ayano Oshiro- Quirk Analyst/Researcher, Green Hair
Takako Higa- Lawyer/Assistant/Police Liaison, Black Hair
Hiroko Yamashiro- Physical Fitness Coordinator, White Hair
Eisho Kaneshiro- Combat Trainer/Security, Hair Color: Red Hair