Boku no Hero Academia: Custodian Izuku

Disclaimer: This is a crossover fanfiction story of 'Boku no Hero Academia' and 'Warhammer 40k' (yes, really). I own nothing of the two series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.

I am making this story for the sake of fun, fluff and awesome after writing a one-shot story of the same story concept. If I am able to somehow impress fans of Warhammer 40k or even move someone to tears, even better.

Also, if anyone wants to know how in the world I got this idea in the first place, please refer to the artist, Ryuusei (Mark II), who has made some awesome pictures of gender-bent primarchs. The link is: .us/pools/17320

Please note that while I am familiar with the Warhammer 40k setting, my actual knowledge of it is casual at best. Also, if the genderbent primarchs seem at least a bit OOC, please kindly consider the fact that their bodies (especially the traitor primarchs) have changed drastically after entering Izuku's world.

In case anyone asks how much crack I was taking in to come up with the idea, I am just going to say enough to make even a loyalist Adaptus Astartes trippy.

Chapter 14: The Growing Darkness (REPOST - Refer to the notes below.)

Months had passed since Lorgar and Tomura became the leaders of the League of Chaos Undivided. Although they had not lost any more members after the incident that happened below Jaku General Hospital, the league had made no progress in getting new cultists either. Currently, the league was hiding in a dense coniferous forest north of the Shizuoka Prefecture called Haibori Woods to avoid being detected and attacked by not only those who worked for All For One but also the pro-heroes. Lorgar sighed as she grumbled, "I must say that needing to relocate almost constantly has been getting rather… vexing lately."

Tomura huffed and said, "Well, considering that All For One is ONE of our many enemies, we don't exactly have much of a choice." He then turned his attention towards Katsuki and the other four khornate cultists, who were currently standing guard like rabid guard dogs, and added, "On the bright side, he has conveniently delivered to us plenty of enemies for them to kill and torture. Who knows what would have happened if we had no enemies to fight."

Lorgar groaned as she covered her face with her hands and said, "Please don't remind me. I have seen Khorne Berserkers of the World Eaters Legion act with more restraint than them after they saw that first viral online video of their former classmate, literally!"

Some time after the destruction of Jaku General Hospital, a viral video started circulating around the internet. It was a video of a supposedly retired pro-hero saying that Izuku had the mindset and courage of a genuine hero even though he lacked a quirk. The video, never mind the positive responses, caused Katsuki, Paiku, Hakiba, Kazeko and Tamako to enter a mouth-frothing state of rabid rage. Their rage got so bad that Lorgar was honestly not sure if she could have kept them in line had there been no enemies for them to kill and torture. The following videos that showed Izuku sparring with her former sisters did not help to calm their mad fury either.

Luckily for Lorgar, Katsuki and his four former classmates had shown an interest in receiving the mark of Slaanesh. The reason for the interest was rather simple as they desired to inflict as much pain and suffering upon Izuku as possible before finally giving his skull to Khorne. The things that Katsuki had planned to do to Izuku that involved the people who cared for him were… not exactly appropriate to say in front of children for many different reasons.

Of course, Lorgar needed a sixth member to obtain the six Marks of Slaanesh so she thought that Tomura should be the one to receive it. After all, while worshipping Slaanesh was undeniably linked to taking drugs and committing sexually deviant acts, it also involved achieving perfection while doing something such as playing a video game and getting a "no damage" achievement. However, Tomura declined the offer as he was more interested in destroying everything than turning it into some macabre mockery of art. Instead, Tomura was interested in receiving the Mark of Nurgle which pleased the dark god immensely. In fact, Nurgle was willing to grant his mark to Tomura as long as he helped the dark god gain six more followers by spreading the mark to them. However Tomura had decided to wait for a more opportune moment to receive his mark as he did not want to suffer a severe "stealth debuff" while he and the rest of the League of Chaos Undivided were still on the run.

Lorgar had not expected Nurgle to actually pout at the idea of withholding his "glorious gift" to Tomura. Thankfully, Nurgle was willing to be patient as there was no denying the fact that the smell of his gifts alone would make any attempt at stealth basically impossible.

In truth, Lorgar was getting concerned by the months-long lack of progress in finding new recruits. True, All For One had made sure to put a fat bounty on their heads but she had not expected so much difficulty in convincing even villains and rejects of society to join the League of Chaos Undivided. While there would always be people who did not approve of certain actions that had been committed by the league, including brutal murder and cruel torture, she had expected a larger number of villains to be… accepting of such "villainous acts". As for villains who were more likely to embrace the ways of the Primordial Truth, All For One had made sure to have at least some them employed as mercenaries to kill her and the rest of the cult. In theory, she could have tried converting the said mercenaries by force but Katsuki and his four former classmates had a tendency to turn enemies into broken corpses unfit for recruitment while Tomura's abilities were not exactly suitable for capturing anyone alive. There were also villains who were honestly little more than arrogant weaklings who foolishly thought that they knew what it meant to embody even a single aspect of the Primordial Truth. Such arrogant cowards were, in Lorgar's admittedly personal opinion, best used as sacrifices to please the Dark Gods and satisfy the murderous urges of the five former students from Aldera Junior High.

Thinking about Katsuki and his former classmates made Lorgar's head hurt as any hope of recruiting anyone who desperately desired for power, including people who had weak quirks or were quirkless, was essentially impossible because of them. Considering that their lives had been ruined as a consequence of abusing Izuku in the past, Lorgar realised that she should have expected them to develop an extreme hatred towards anyone whom they deemed as "weak" in hindsight. That was not even counting the fact that many people already knew about their past misdeeds as abusive bullies who were quite clearly unrepentant. As for people who desired power out of ambition instead of desperation, they generally ended up employed by All For One who had far more connections that the League of Chaos Undivided.

Speaking of connections, there was the undeniable reality that so many people did not even know about Primordial Truth let alone be willing to believe in the existence of the Chaos Gods. Never mind influential villains like All For One and the leaders of villainous organisations such as the Meta Liberation Army and Humarise, the local government itself would reject the Primordial Truth for the simple reason that it would likely threaten their control over society. The fact that twelve of the former primarchs had decided to cooperate with the local government only made any attempt to spread the Primordial Truth even more difficult as they would surely speak against embracing it. If there was one thing about the former primarchs at U.A. High School that Lorgar had found difficult to understand it would be the distinct lack of trying to spread the accursed Imperial Creed that worshipped the False Emperor as a god. Yes, they had built a chapel on the grounds of U.A. High School but there was honestly minimal, if any, further attempt to spread the word of the Corpse Emperor's supposed divinity.

"At the rate this is going, it may take months or even years before we make any progress in getting even a few new recruits," grumbled Lorgar who then raked her hair with her fingers and groaned in frustration, "By Nurgle's rotting bowels, I'm getting more and more tempted to just say, 'Frak this!' and unleash his plagues upon this world with each passing day!"

"Unless you're willing to deal with not only WMDs being used to 'exterminatus' our collective asses to the 31st millennium but also having both heroes and villains from every corner of the world as our enemies, using Nurgle's plagues to recreate a 'Raccoon City Incident' and 'gacha roll' for nurglesque cultists isn't going to work in our favour," said Tomura who then added, "Never mind the fact that the other three gods will never approve of a global nurglesque pandemic."

Lorgar pouted at Tomura and said, "I know that, but none of them be pleased if we fail to make any progress in corrupting this world for much longer either!"

Suddenly, a familiar portal appeared in front of Tomura and Lorgar. Kurogiri, who was holding a bag full of stolen supplies, stepped out of the warp gate. Tomura turned his attention towards the wispy villain and asked, "So, what have you got for us?"

"The usual," said Kurogiri as he gave the bag, which had food, sanitation items and medical items, to Tomura. He then said, "I also bring potentially useful information."

Lorgar raised an eyebrow and asked, "What sort of information?"

"As you already know, there are rumours of a villainous organisation with a secret base somewhere around here. I've just confirmed that the rumours are indeed true as there is a Creature Rejection Clan hideout not far from here," answered Kurogiri who then added, "Even if we consider the likely possibility of all of them rejecting the Chaos Gods, there is still a chance that their hideout may have something that can be of use to us."

"A raid sounds like a good idea," said Tomura who then turned his attention towards Lorgar and asked, "What do you think?"

Lorgar sighed and said, "Well, at least it'll better than sitting around and doing nothing all day." Her expression darkened into a hateful scowl as she added, "Especially since not even the pro-heroes of this world will miss them."

-Meanwhile, in a separate part of Haibori Woods…-

A girl around Katsuki's age with purple-red hair, red eyes, pointed irregular teeth and a scrawny build named Kenshinteki Karutoko was humming cheerfully while she was wandering through the forest. She had recently decided to run away from home as she was confident that she was finally old enough to live on her own without needing to stay in the same house as her parents and younger sibling. The fact that her parents and younger sibling were all meanies, though the same could be said for so many other people just because she only had a minor regeneration quirk, certainly made the decision to leave them all the easier to make. Her only regret was that she never had a chance to be mean right back at them because she was only one girl and her quirk was not exactly useful for winning fights.

Karutoko was wandering through the forest because she heard that there were villains hiding there. One might argue that trying to get in touch with villains was a very bad idea but she was getting hungry and was hoping that they would be willing to give her something to eat as long as she agreed to join them. Who knows, they might even have bacon and waffles!

Suddenly, a dark portal appeared right next to Karutoko. Although surprised, she made no effort to hide as several people, five of whom looked like they seriously needed to get laid, stepped out of the portal. A tall pretty lady with white hair tilted her head and raised an eyebrow as she looked at Karutoko and asked, "Who're you?"

Due to her pointed irregular teeth, Karutoko had a lisp as she looked at the group curiously and replied, "I cans ashk hyou the shame qwueshtion."

A skinny man who looked like he really needed some moisturiser scratched his neck lightly and said, "Huh, a random encounter with an NPC, right at the starting point of our raid quest too at that."

Although Karutoko was not very bright, she was able to understand the implication and she pointed in the direction of the supposed villain hideout and asked, "Hyou're gwoings thwere twoo?"

A wispy-looking fellow who was wearing what seemed to be a good-looking suit once upon a time nodded and asked, "Are you a member of the Creature Rejection Clan?"

"Nwopes. Not hyets," answered Karutoko. Little did she realise that the five angry-looking people almost used her response as an excuse to kill her. An unspoken order from the white-haired lady made them barely hold back their blood-lust.

"My name is Lorgar Aurelian," said the white-haired lady who then introduced the others, "They are Shigaraki Tomura, Kurogiri, Bakugou Katsuki, Unimi Paiku, Shaapuno Hakiba, Kyoufuu Kazeko and Kagayaku Tamako."

Karutoko smiled brightly and raised her hand while introducing herself, "My nwame's Kenshinthekii Kwarutokho!"

Lorgar nodded and asked, "Now that introductions are out of the way, why do you wish to join the Creature Rejection Clan?"

"It's bwecause I'm hwungry!" answered Karutoko.

A moment of dumbstruck silence passed as the group tried to comprehend the very idea of someone wandering into a dense forest, which was deep in a mountainous area no less, to join a group of villains for food before Lorgar asked, "Seriously?"

Karutoko nodded and explained, "Yups. I rwan ahway bwecause I dwon't hwant two lwive hwith my mwean fwamily. I hweard thwere are vwillains hwere sho I thwought of jwoining thwem two ghet shomething hyummy two eat."

Another moment of silence passed before Tomura asked, "You're not an intelligence build, are you?"

"Nwopes," admitted Karutoko who then added, "Prwobably hwave two dwo hwith my brwain dwamage when my mwommy hwit mwe on the hwead vwery hward hyears agho."

Tomura, who was once a victim of abuse, made a mental note to "dust" the Karutoko's whole family or worse as he asked her, "If we give you food and a chance to hurt everyone who has ever hurt you, will you accept joining us?"

Karutoko's eyes widened as she asked, "Rweally? Hyou'll dwo thwat fwor mwe?"

Recognising the possibility of finally getting a new recruit, Lorgar immediately latched onto the chance as she put on her most charming smile and said, "Of course, we will. All you have to do is swear your allegiance to us, the League of Chaos Undivided, instead of the Creature Rejection Clan."

Karutoko squealed in delight like a little girl who had gotten an adorable unicorn plush toy and hopped a few times while saying, "Yays! I've alhways hwanted two hwurt mweanies fwor a chwange!"

Katsuki and is four former classmates were about to protest but a seemingly cheerful smile from Lorgar that barely concealed her fury made them shut up. She was willing to let them torture and kill "weaklings" who were unwilling or hesitant to join the League of Chaos Undivided but she would sooner kill them herself than let them harm a completely willing, if intellectually challenged, new cultist. As far as whatever issues the former bullies had with letting a former abuse victim join the League of Chaos Undivided was concerned, they would just have to "suck it up" unless they were willing to face Lorgar's displeasure. Besides, Khorne would not care if Katsuki and his former classmates were killed as long as the blood flowed.

"Sho, hwhat dwo I hwave two dwo two jwoin?" asked Karutoko.

Lorgar smiled happily as she turned her attention towards Karutoko and said, "Leave that to me."

Although the sun was still up in the sky, the day became darker as the laughter of thirsting gods echoed through the forest…

-Meanwhile, in Hosu…-

The hairs on the back of Magnus' neck stood on end as she felt a disturbance in the immaterium and realised what was happening. She immediately picked up a cheap mobile phone that she had decided to buy to keep in touch with the other members of the Penites Imperialis and called Perturabo, "Lorgar has called upon the dark gods again and their presence has grown even stronger than before."

"Do you know where they are?" Perturabo asked grimly.

Magnus nodded and said, "It's not an exact location but it's coming from somewhere north of the Shizuoka Prefecture."

"Understood. I'll contact Nedzu as soon as possible and then inform La Brava to prepare the drones," replied Perturabo.

Magnus nodded and said, "I'll get in touch with the others." Mentally, she thought, "We'll have to accelerate our plans to find them before it is too late!"

-Back in the Haibori Woods…-

Tomura raised an eyebrow and as he stared at the Mark of Nurgle that was placed on his chest right over his heart and said, "I thought that seven is the sacred number for Nurgle."

"It is but he also values the number three as it represents the three states of life, death and decay," replied Lorgar.

"Why the fuck do I have that rotting fucker's mark?!" demanded Katsuki as he glared at the sickly-green mark on the back of his left hand. He also had the Mark of Slaanesh on his forehead.

Unimi Paiku had a Mark of Slaanesh on the back of his left hand while Shaapuno Hakiba had the same mark on his throat. Kyoufuu Kazeko had a Mark of Slaanesh on the palm of her left hand while Kagayaku Tamako had the same mark on the palm of her right hand.

"I dwidn't know hyou cwans mwake tattwoos apphear likhe thwat," said Karutoko as she stared at three of the four marks she had somehow received. She had a Mark of Nurgle on the right side of her abdomen and a Mark of Tzeentch on the left side of her abdomen. She also had a Mark of Khorne on the sole of her left foot and a Mark of Slaanesh on her inner right thigh.

"How did she manage to get all four marks at once?" asked Kurogiri.

Lorgar wore a thoughtful expression and said, "Well, including Kurogiri who has not received any marks of his own, she is currently the newest and ninth living recruit of our cult. She is also currently the sixth living recruit who is in the same age range as myself and, unless I am wrong, the third living recruit who has felt genuine despair at least once. As for the Mark of Khorne, I'm considered a bearer of his mark even though it's to be given away to a worthy recipient so she technically counts as the eighth holder of the mark."

Katsuki was tempted to yell in denial about ever being in despair but, knowing that Lorgar had seen him when he was at his lowest, he decided to keep silent about it.

"So, now that we have our newest party member and new skills, shall we continue with the raid?" asked Tomura who had a savage grin on his face.

Lorgar smiled darkly and said, "Certainly."

-A few minutes later…-

The Creature Rejection Clan was once an organisation that simply refused to accept or tolerate those with physical mutations such as having the head of an animal or additional limbs. However, as the number of people born with mutant-type quirks increased, the organisation became increasingly radical to the point of becoming a villainous cult that committed violent acts against anyone who was born with a mutation. With the loss of public support due to their extreme actions, as well as being scattered into smaller groups that hated specific mutations, it could be said that the Creature Rejection Clan had become a relic of a bygone era.

Considering that the Imperial Creed associated any deviation from the baseline human form with spiritual corruption, Lorgar was understandably disgusted with the Creature Rejection Clan that reminded her of it. In fact, she had considered simply killing them all without offering any of them a chance to join the League of Chaos Undivided even before she met Karutoko.

With Karutoko as the newest member of the League of Chaos Undivided, any thoughts of trying to recruit even a single member of the Creature Rejection Clan was abandoned as Lorgar allowed Katsuki and his former classmates to charge into the building. Men, women and even teenagers dressed in habits with skull-shaped masks were shocked by the sudden appearance of the five former students of Aldera Junior High. Unprepared for such a bold frontal attack, they were unable to react in time as Katsuki unleashed a powerful explosion from his right hand that killed everyone caught inside the blast radius while scattering the others from the force of the deafening explosion. His four former classmates then attacked the scattered cultists immediately with reckless abandon.

Paiku smiled with mad glee as he leapt onto one of the habit-clad cultists and repeatedly stabbed her with the spikes that emerged from both hands. Her screams of terror and agony was like music to his ears as the spikes on his left hand injected potent toxins that amplified and prolonged her suffering. Hakiba outright moaned in ecstasy as the Mark of Slaanesh on his throat caused the flesh and blood which he was consuming to turn into potent biological drugs. Kazeko laughed with mad glee as she unleashed powerful gales of wind from both hands. While the blood that flowed from Mark of Khorne on her right hand butchered anyone that was cut by the wind that carried it, the Mark of Slaanesh on her left hand caused the wind to carry a piercing sound that disorientated her enemies and hurt their ears yet sounded like an addicting melody to all who bore the Mark of Slaanesh. Tamako smirked as she created balls of energy on her left hand and threw them with great accuracy thanks to her new ability to manipulate their flight path. As a result, a number of heads were crushed by the concussive force of Tamako's balls of energy.

While the carnage was ongoing, Lorgar sighed in contentment and said, "It is so good to finally get a new recruit and new gifts from the Dark Gods after so many months of failing!"

Tomura noticed that Karutoko was absent and looked around while asking, "Speaking of the new recruit, where is she?"

"I'm hwere!"

Lorgar, Kurogiri and Tomura, who had opted to stay behind and watch the slaughter unfold, turned their attention towards Karutoko running towards them while holding something above her head with an excited expression on her face. Tomura quickly recognised it as a small backpack and asked, "What's with the bag? I doubt there'll be good loot in there."

"It's gwot shandwhiches!" answered Karutoko who then pulled out some plastic-wrapped sandwiches and presented them to Lorgar, Tomura and Kurogiri like an overeager puppy that had successfully fetched a ball or a stick.

"You're not going to eat them?" asked Kurogiri.

"Ownly ifs hyou're nwot hwungry," replied Karutoko. A moment later, her stomach growled loudly and she blushed while giggling with a sheepish grin.

Tomura sighed and said, "Unless Lorgar wants it, you can go ahead and eat it." Ever since he had regained his memories of his past, he had developed a bit of a soft spot for puppies and Karutoko's behaviour reminded him of one. His soft spot for puppies was also the reason why he refused to let Katsuki and his former classmates attack random stray animals to slake their bloodlust.

Lorgar smiled as she spoke to Karutoko, "You can have it. We have food back in our hideout."

"R-rweally?" asked Karutoko who was used to being forced to wait until the rest of her family had eaten. Quite often, she would only have scraps of food by the time she was allowed to eat.

Once again, Tomura made a mental note to go after Karutoko's family next as he spoke, "Just eat the sandwiches already. They'll go bad if you don't eat them fresh."

"Yays! Thwank hyou!" said Karutoko who then sat down at Lorgar ad Tomura's feet and shoved the whole sandwich into her mouth while watching the murders and tortures unfold.

Karutoko's apparent lack of care towards violence and cruelty, in more ways than one at that, was unusual even after considering the influences of the Dark Gods on her very soul so Lorgar asked, "Aren't you going to join them or even ask why we have come to kill them?"

Karutoko, whose cheeks were bulging comically like a chipmunk's, took a moment to think while she was chewing her sandwich. After she had swallowed it, she grinned and replied, "Nopes. I'm hwungry, nwot angrwy. Bwesides, those fwive hwill prwobably dwo shomething evwen I fwind dwumb if thwey dwon't kwill shomebody."

Surprised by Karutoko's response, Lorgar, Tomura and Kurogiri stared at her for a moment before the three of them chuckled and snickered in agreement with her simple yet surprisingly logical reasoning. Tomura smirked at Karutoko and said, "For someone with a low intelligence build, you clearly have a higher wisdom stat than those five."

"Awws, thwat's thwe nichest thwing anywone's shaid two mwe!" said Karutoko while smiling happily.

Before long, Katsuki and his four former classmates had tortured and killed every member of the Creature Rejection Clan. Although they did not like the idea of having Karutoko with them, especially after seeing the way she was getting along with the undisputed leaders of the League of Chaos Undivided, they knew that attacking her would provoke not only Lorgar but also Tomura and, by extension, Kurogiri as well. As such, they had no choice but to tolerate her presence for the foreseeable future. Katsuki was particularly displeased as Karutoko's ability to keep on being optimistic and cheerful in spite of her past abuse was too similar to Izuku's own fortitude for his liking.

With all the members of the Creature Rejection Clan inside the building killed, the League of Chaos Undivided quickly searched the area for any valuables or useful supplies. However, since the Creature Rejection Clan was already in decline, there was little to be gained. Even so, Lorgar considered the attack a success if only because they had finally obtained a new member of the League of Chaos Undivided.

Just before everyone left the place via Kurogiri's warp gate, Tomura touched the building with his right and and destroyed it with his quirk that had been enhanced by the Mark of Khorne. By the time the pro-heroes located the hiding place of the Creature Rejection Clan, the League of Chaos Undivided would be long gone and the building, along with the dead inside, would be reduced to nothing but dust and ashes.

While the portal closed, Tomura asked Karutoko if she was interested in hurting some "meanies"…

-On the following day…-

Nedzu frowned as he presented some documents and pictures to Guilliman, Lion, Icarian and Curze, "The League of Chaos Undivided has attacked two locations yesterday. The first location was in the Haibori Woods and, given what little we have managed to uncover, we assume that it used to be a villains' hideout before it was reduced to dust. The other one, which happened later that night, was a house that belonged to the Kenshinteki family. Unlike the first incident, the house and its inhabitants were not reduced to ashes."

Guilliman looked at the pictures of the second incident, which showed the broken remains of two parents and a middle-school boy who had clearly been tortured before they were killed or left to die, and said, "It's not the first time they have decided to not 'dust' the crime scene."

Aware of the violent confrontations between the League of Chaos Undivided and various villainous groups, which had resulted in bloody crime scenes, Nedzu nodded and said, "While that is certainly true, the lack of… 'indiscriminate destruction' has allowed the police force to discover that the eldest daughter, Kenshinteki Karutoko, was not one of the tortured and killed victims."

"Which raises the possibility that she might be a new member of the League of Chaos Undivided, if not the newest member," concluded Lion.

"Considering the fact that Magnus sensed the presence of the Dark Gods yesterday, it's a likely scenario," said Nedzu who then added, "However, there are a few unsettling details about the second incident."

"Namely the fact that her family may be believers in Destro's views if not actual members of the Meta Liberation Army," said Icarian who had noted a picture of a book titled 'The Meta Liberation War' which had been brutally shoved up the younger brother's… rear end. While the former primarchs knew that quirks were unlike warp-sorcery, they also understood the need to regulate quirk usage to prevent undesirable consequences. At the very least, proper training and qualifications should be deemed as basic requirements for any quirk usage to be allowed.

"While this may be a one-off scenario, the possibility of the League of Chaos Undivided deciding to go after the Meta Liberation Army is not zero," said Nedzu who then added, "Also, we have reason to believe that the eldest daughter was a victim of quirk-related abuse."

"That's pretty damn obvious," said Curze as she studied the words written in blood on the walls and carved onto the bodies of the three victims. Regardless of the childish words used, such as 'meanie' and 'butt-face', there was a clear undercurrent of repressed hatred and malice that had finally been allowed to let loose. One did not need Curze's level of expertise in the art of malicious torture to suspect the possibility of the crime being an act of revenge.

"Assuming that the Meta Liberation Army promotes discrimination towards not only quirkless people but also people who are essentially quirkless, it's easy to imagine why a girl with a minor regeneration quirk will be targeted for bullying and abuse," said Guilliman.

"How did such a person manage to be recruited by Lorgar though?" wondered Icarian who had made a prediction with her quirk that the chances of the League of Chaos Undivided recruiting anyone whom Katsuki and his four former classmates deemed as "weak" would be less than five percent. A quirk that allowed someone to heal more quickly than normal, especially after having a meal and some rest, would certainly not be considered as a strong quirk. That was not even counting the fact that basically everyone should already know about Katsuki and his four former classmates being former bullies who enjoyed tormenting those weaker than them and had clearly chosen villainy over repentance.

"This report states that she had suffered a severe head injury years before she ran away from home over a week ago. It also states that her personality changed after she had recovered from the head injury," noted Lion who then spoke to Nedzu, "I assume that you have considered the possibility of her deciding to join the League of Chaos Undivided due to being, for the lack of a better term, not right in the head."

"Yes, I have," confirmed Nedzu who then added, "What concerns me is the possibility of the situation escalating even further at an accelerating rate. All For One will surely respond to even the possibility of the League of Chaos Undivided obtaining a new cult member and there is a chance that the Meta Liberation Army may get involved as well."

"Should that happen, you'll have to consider letting us go out there and stop Lorgar and her cult," said Guilliman.

"Preferably before it is too late to stop a full-blown chaos incursion," said Lion.

Nedzu nodded and said, "Thankfully, the drone surveillance system and information network set up by the Penites Imperialis are helping to keep the Shizuoka prefecture and Kiyashi Ward secure enough for the HPSC to consider having both the police force and various pro-heroes focus their search in other areas throughout Japan."

"What of other countries?" asked Guilliman.

"As long as the League of Chaos Undivided remains in Japan, the HPSC has no intention of providing too much information to the World Heroes Association," said Nedzu who then added, "Especially since doing so will essentially reveal the truth of your origins to the rest of the world which will inevitably lead to a whole other 'can of worms'."

Lion sighed and grumbled, "Normally, I'd advise against such a decision but, given some of things that my sons and I have done, I'm not really one to talk."

Nedzu smiled at Lion and said, "Be rest assured that the World Hero Association is already aware of not only the existence of the League of Chaos Undivided but also of both All For One and the Meta Liberation Army." He then frowned and added, "While they are willing to let the HPSC handle the situation, they will not hesitate to cut off Japan from the rest of the world or worse if the situation here gets out of control."

"That's to be expected," said Guilliman who then added, "Let's just hope that it will take many more months before the League of Chaos Undivided gains any more cultists while we step up in our own preparations."

-Meanwhile, in an abandoned warehouse…-

"Sho… hwhat's thwe phlan fwor twoday, bwosses?" asked Karutoko while resting on top of Kurogiri with her chin on his head and her arms hanging loosely over his shoulders.

"Well, we will need to lay low for a few days until the situation calms down a bit," said Lorgar who then smiled cheerfully and added, "The resources and information that we got from your… late relatives have also been most helpful."

Tomura smirked and said, "Thanks to them, we now know that Deika City is a promising level for getting more EXP and maybe even new party members."

"We might even finally complete the required numbers of six, seven, eight and nine marks for each Dark God," said Lorgar.

"Sho… hyou nweed two ghet fwour mwore gwreen mwarks and sweven mwore blwue mwarks, rwight?" inquired Karutoko.

Lorgar nodded and said, "Basically yes. I also need to transfer the final Mark of Khorne to a worthy cultist."

"Hopefully we won't have to wait for months to find a new part member, again," muttered Tomura.

Lorgar almost grimaced at the very idea of getting no new cultists for months as she spoke, "Well, at the very least, getting more Nurglesque cultists shouldn't be too complicated."

"Shall I begin to scout around Deika City?" asked Kurogiri.

Tomura nodded and said, "The more points of attack and retreat you can find, the better."

Karutoko looked at Kurogiri and asked, "Hwant mwe two gwo hwith hyou? I've bween thwere bwefore."

Kurogiri thought about Karutoko's offer for a moment before he said, "It will be beneficial to have someone familiar with the area with me." Even if Karutoko had suffered brain damage, it did not mean that the information she might have of the city will be completely useless.

Karutoko grinned and leapt off Kurogiri so that she could do a happy dance and say, "Yays, fwield trwip!"

Lorgar chuckled at Karutoko's exuberance and said, "As long as you two stay hidden from the residents of the city, I see no reason to not have the surrounding area scouted first. However, should you be discovered, I want you both to retreat and regroup with us."

Kurogiri bowed to Lorgar and said, "As you command, Lorgar-sama."

"Okhays!" said Karutoko while standing at attention and doing a salute.

As Kurogiri created a portal for himself and Karutoko to travel to a place nearby Deika City, Katsuki glared at the newest member of the cult and growled while thinking, "The moment I can get away with it, I'm killing that annoying little bitch who does not know her place!"

Although Katsuki and his four former classmates clearly hated Karutoko, they were also, in truth, deeply disturbed by her. As for why they found her disturbing, it had to do with the fact that they somehow saw a fleeting vision of Izuku's visage taking her place as she laughed in mad joy while torturing her own parents and younger sibling out of vengeance for years of abuse. Katsuki was especially disturbed as he realised that, had circumstances been different, he would have been a hero forced to face the horror of an unhinged Chaos-woshipping Izuku. While Katsuki and his four former classmates were certain that Izuku would have been pathetically weak even with the gifts of the Dark Gods, one did not need to be a genius to consider the possibility of him using the said gifts for revenge just like Karutoko. In spite of the revelation, Katsuki and his four former classmates still considered themselves as victims of an unfair fate, thus damning themselves ever further.

-In the primarchs' original universe…-

It was not for the first time that Nurgle was happy that he had two numbers that could be used in his name. Yes, his true sacred number was seven but the number three was a viable number for him due to representing the three stages of life, death and decay. While it would be some time before the final four Marks of Nurgle emerged in the alternate version of Holy Terra, the dark god was content to wait.

Speaking of being content, Slaanesh was still furious about the humiliation of having even a few of her own cultists turn again her during the failed attempt to corrupt the Cult of Guardians on Luth. Not even successfully obtaining six new cultists on the other version of Holy Terra, at Khorne's immense displeasure at that, quelled her obsession with corrupting the sanctioned imperial cult. Given her association with pride, perfection and excess, her obsession was honestly not surprising even before considering the galling implication that her "perfect pleasures" and "excessive decadence" were somehow inferior to something as "disgustingly plebeian" as hugs and cookies.

Even Isha, the Aeldari goddess of life who lived in Nurgle's garden of rot and decay as his prisoner after the fall of the Aeldari Empire, found Slaanesh's humiliation hilariously poetic.

As for the new girl who had recently joined Lorgar's League of Chaos Undivided, Nurgle was honestly happy to have such a cheerful little cultist and would not have minded letting her join just for the sake of it. Unfortunately, Tzeentch had a nefarious plan for her and both Slaanesh and Khorne had agreed to it. Nurgle was tempted to refuse but he knew that doing so would not prevent the destiny that Tzeentch had planned for her. That being said, he knew that Tomura had been plotting to somehow rebel against becoming a pawn of the Chaos Gods and, well, backstabbing was hardly unusual in the Great Game.

Just as events on the alternate version of Terra were beginning the unfold, so did the events taking place in the grim darkness of the 42nd Millennium.

-End Chapter-

Author's Notes:

As I have said previously, the previous chapter can be considered as filler to introduce the first year students with some plot-relevant details and comical moment. So, to make up for the filler, here's a chapter to push things along.

Haibori Woods - It is a canon location but its exact location in Japan has never been specified other than the fact that it is deep in the mountains so I have decided to have it located somewhere north of the Shizuoka Prefecture as it is a dense coniferous forest.

Shigaraki Tomura

The Mark of Nurgle on Tomura's chest, right above his heart in fact, can alter the effects of the other two marks. Things mutated by his left hand turn green in colour and start producing toxic gases or pus that spread diseases instead of gouts of flame or bolts of lightning. Inorganic things destroyed by his right hand produce a greenish dust that carries diseases while organic matter rots into putrid ooze instead of decaying into ashes. However, the spread of mutations and destruction caused by either hand will become slower while using the Mark of Nurgle. Those who are afflicted by the diseases will quickly rot and mutate into monstrous disease-carrying abominations known as 'Pox Spawn' which can spread the diseases further.

Bakugou Katsuki

The Mark of Nurgle is on the back of Katsuki's left hand. It causes pus-filled boils to develop on his left forearm, effectively forming a "natural" reactive armour that explosively release toxic gases and pus when ruptured. The toxic gases and pus will cause any unfortunate victim who is exposed to it to mutate into a 'Pox Spawn'.

The Mark of Slaanesh is on Katsuki's forehead. It not only grants him heightened senses and reflexes but it also grants him superb control over his physical body and quirk, thus allowing him to achieve "perfection" in whatever he does. However, it also feeds his obsession to be perfect and his desire to inflict pain upon others.

Unimi Paiku

- His Mark of Saanesh is on the back of his left hand. The spikes on his left hand allows him to inject potent toxins that maximises and prolongs agony. Successfully injecting the toxins will make him feel pleasure akin to sexual bliss.

Shaapuno Hakiba

- His Mark of Slaanesh is on his throat. When he consumes flesh and blood, his body will convert them into potent biological chemicals that grant him a powerful high that drives him to ever greater heights of depravity.

Kyoufuu Kazeko

- Her Mark of Slaanesh is on the palm of her left hand. She can unleash gales of wind that carry a piercing sound that disorientates her enemies and hurts their ears. To her and those who bear the Mark of Slaanesh, the sound is akin to an addictive melody.

Kagayaku Tamako

- Her Mark of Slaanesh is on the palm of her right hand. It allows her to create balls of energy that she can control while in mid-flight to achieve incredible feats of accuracy and increase its flight range after being thrown.

Kenshinteki Karutoko

- She is a girl around Katsuki's age with purple-red hair, red eyes, pointed irregular teeth and a scrawny build. Her original quirk is a minor regeneration quirk that allows her to heal more quickly than a normal person especially after having a meal and some rest. However, her borderline quirkless nature makes her an easy target for abuse by everyone including her own parents and younger siblings. Strangely optimistic and cheerful in spite of her past abuse, which might have to do with a head injury that she somehow survived in the past, she decides to join the League of Chaos Undivided so that she can have fun hurting others for a change while serving the Dark Gods. Her name is based on 'kenshin-tekina' ('devoted' in Japanese) and 'karuto' ('cult' in Japanese). On a side note, she likes bacon and waffles and is based on Cultist-Chan. Also, her family members are followers of the Meta Liberation Army and she is the eldest daughter.

- The Mark of Nurgle is on the right side of her abdomen. It further improves her ability to heal while resting to the point of regenerating missing limbs and organs, It also allows her to eat decaying matter without any ill-effects. However, particularly severe injuries will still require multiple periods of rest and plenty of food for full recovery.

- The Mark of Tzeentch is on the left side of her abdomen. It enhances her body's ability to heal itself even while awake and active especially if she is well-fed. However, the rate of healing is slower than when she rests.

- The Mark of Slaanesh is on the inner side of her right thigh. It allows her to fight at a level of speed and agility that is normally too self-damaging to be effective. It also makes her feel pleasure instead of pain while pushing her body beyond its normal limits. However, pushing her body too much will cause it to break down.

- The Mark of Khorne is on the sole of her left foot. It allows her to achieve great feats of strength that is normally too self-damaging to be effective. The mark also allows her to heal rapidly whenever her skin is covered in blood. However, pushing her body too much will cause it to break down.

On a side note, this update is a bit slow due to not only work and distractions from games, anime and other people's fanfiction works but also due to writing Karutoko's lisping speech. I hope that I have done it right and, if anyone's interested, I have prepared a list of words that she has spoken. For example, she pronounces her own full name as, "Kenshinthekii Kwarutokho".

I am also writing this story with the intention of setting up at least one major conflict caused by the League of Chaos Undivided later in the story. However, the following chapter will probably be more light-hearted with Izuku and the others at U.A. High School.

REPOST NOTES: There was an issue getting the file uploaded to the Fanfiction website so I had to do a copy-and-paste from the AO3 website. That lead to various spacing issues until I could upload the file properly. This is not the first time it has happened and will probably not be the last, unfortunately.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!