However… what I thought was over for now… wasn't just yet-

July 1, 12:37 PM

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'Whooosh!' The same purple vortex materialized out of thin air in a completely different place. What came out of it were the culprit who physically assaulted Midoriya from moments prior and the unknown individual who had rescued him just in the nick of time. But where were they now?

"W-What the hell is this place?" The culprit muttered out of disbelief as the sludge covering his face finally revealed what was hidden all this time. He had dark green hair (Which under a dimly lit hallway would appear to be black) and eyes that matched it. His name was Daichi Ishizaki and was a student from Class 1-C. That is to say he was just an average student who happened to attend a school that had many who were considered exceptional.

Daichi did not like to see people showcase superior intelligence than him. But what he hated more than that were people who were unquestionably stronger than him. That was the case with Ken Sudo who proved to be far more talented than him in basketball. That manifested a grudge within Daichi that made him far too easy to manipulate by other people…

… Especially, someone who had manipulated people for over a hundred years.

But Daichi wasn't an idiot, he knew the person who gave him those powers called 'Quirks' was simply using him for his own schemes. However, what he didn't know was what those 'schemes' were… until now. Because now he had found himself in a place that was absolutely foreign to him.

There were multiple test chambers around him that had containers where 'things' were kept within and machinery all over the floor, walls and everywhere else. It had the appearance of a laboratory. But this wasn't just any lab. No. There was something far more sinister going on here. It was then that Daichi's curiosity got the better of him as he marched forward and took a peek at one of the containers. What he saw was-

Chapter 11: Monsters

"GAAAAAAH! W-WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" Daichi shouted at the top of his lungs before falling onto his butt. He was a fan of horror movies, but what he saw in that container was more disturbing than any monster he had seen before. An absurdly muscular humanoid creature with their brain exposed and sharp animal-like teeth. It even had something akin to a beak that made it resemble a bird to an extent as well as tan pants and metallic pieces of armor on his knees. It sent shivers down his spine and haunted him to his very core.

"Need a hand?" Someone's voice that was utterly unfamiliar to Daichi asked before pulling his body upward by his shoulder.

"Who the fuck are you?!" Daichi yelled out as he was completely taken aback by the man's strength. But it was then that he recognized him as the man who had brought him here. He had no clue what the man's name was and could barely make out his features due to the lack of lighting making said features hard to decipher. (Though this wasn't the case for the containers with the 'creatures' inside of them which were lit)

"My name is of no concern to you. Just keep moving forward." The man replied as he attempted to push Daichi forward but before he could, the latter put him in a headlock.

"Screw that! You're going to tell me who the fuck you are and what the fuck is going on here NOW!" Daichi demanded with a shout. But it was then that he could hear footsteps as 'someone' approached them both from the other end of the room.

Daichi heard the footsteps and looked forward and noticed an array of monitors at the far end of the room. That was strange to say the least but not nearly as much upon recognizing the person who was approaching him. The man was very short and bald with a thick tan mustache and goggles covering his eyes, his out was the standard uniform for a doctor. But this man wasn't just any doctor, he was-

"D-Doctor?! What the fuck is going on?!" Daichi yelled out as he broke out into a nervous sweat while instinctively gripping the mystery man's neck even harder, though the latter of which seemed unfazed by all of this. It was then that Daichi noticed 'The Doctor' smile and slowly clapping his hands upon reaching him.

"Marvelous, isn't it? These wonderful specimens are my Nomu. The one that you saw was one of my absolute finest who I managed to recover from the authorities sometime after they were defeated by that accursed All Might." The Doctor explained before his tone of voice became a bit agitated upon mentioning the name 'All Might.' But what The Doctor was saying wasn't being registered in the slightest as his words only made Daichi even more confused and freighted.

"Y-You created these fucking abominations?!" Daichi yelled out of sheer disbelief, but his words only enraged The Doctor.

"THEY ARE NOT ABOMINATIONS! THEY ARE SUPERIOR TO YOU IN EVERY SINGLE WAY YOU FUCKING INGRATE!" The Doctor shouted at the top of his lungs as Daichi was taken aback by how loud the frail looking doctor can yell. The Doctor only realized this after seeing the look of horror on his pawn's face.

"Forgive me for shouting. You see, I love my creations so very much and I do not take kindly to anyone insulting them. So, how about you take a look at them." The Doctor continued before snapping his fingers and upon doing so the man that Daichi held within a headlock broke free with ease and wrapped Daichi's hands behind the latter's back.

"Get you fucking hands off me!" Daichi demanded but before he knew it, he was being forcefully pushed forward.

"Walk." The mystery man replied as Daichi had no choice but to comply with the man's wishes. It was then upon reaching the other containers, the man gripped Daichi's head and forced him to look at the creatures contained within them. They were somehow even more monstrous looking than the first one he laid eyes upon. One of them had wings protruding from their back. Another had a set of huge sharp teeth extending from their shoulders. Another had a head resembling a wolf's head. It was safe to say that each of them had their own unique characteristics…

… That made them downright disturbing to look at.

"Those are my six High-End Nomu that managed to escape the clutches of the heroes. I was able to recover them due to the tracking chips I placed in each of them. Beautiful, aren't they?" The Doctor asked with a hideous smile on his face.

"You're batshit insane!" Daichi yelled out making The Doctor frown in response to his claim.

"Oh, come now. Don't be like that. You haven't even seen my finest creations yet! Feast your eyes upon them!" The Doctor demanded with a wide grin as the man forced Daichi against his will to look at them. To be exact there were two containers placed at the far end of the room to the left and right of the array of monitors. Upon getting a good look at the monitors they showcased different parts of the school as well as the surrounding city which downright disturbed him.

"What the fuck is all this?!" Daichi shouted but he was ignored and forced to look at the containers. First, there was the one on the left. This one contained a similar creature to the rest he had seen albeit with a few differences like the rest. Namely the long neck and wide arms that this one had as well as a hood-like texture that concealed his face aside from his bright yellow eyes. It was creepy for sure. But it didn't seem nearly as threatening as the rest of them. The Doctor noticed this.

"Of course, you would think that way. But this one truly is special. The crème da la crème of all Nomus. I had bigger plans for Hood but after Endeavor incinerated him completely there was no way to bring him back. But in his place, I managed to create something that rivals, no, surpasses the original." The Doctor explained but Daichi couldn't understand any of it. The man then forced Daichi to look at the container on the right and this one incurred a reaction out of him.

"T-THE FUCK?! W-WHO IS THAT GUY?!" Daichi shouted at the top of his lungs as the individual that was contained within the container on the right was different from all the rest. Because this one was no horrid abomination, but a human. Daichi didn't recognize the man within it and couldn't make out such features like his hair color due to the green liquid was also contained with the man. The oxygen mask also made it difficult to decipher the man's face. But all of that didn't matter to him. There was someone who was unquestionably human in there!

"Ah. Him. That person was one of the biggest thorns in my side… or at least the 'original' was. The Original had unfortunately sacrificed his potential meaning that I had to create a clone of him to do my bidding. Oh, but I'm saving him for a special occasion. If my most powerful Nomu falls to Izuku Midoriya I'll have him face this person…" The Doctor spoke but paused for a second as he looked in satisfaction at his creation.

"… And I can assure you that by fighting 'him' it will destroy whatever strength he has left to go on. But it isn't time for that. I want Izuku Midoriya to taste true despair before he meets him again. Hahaha." The Doctor finished with a quiet laugh before turning his attention to Daichi, the latter of which averted his eyes out of fear.

"As for you, you may be wondering why I'm telling you all this. It's because I just wanted to get all of this off my chest knowing full well you won't be able to stab in the back later on. Rest assured; you won't remember a single thing." The Doctor continued before snapping his fingers. It was then that the man gripping Daichi's arms then put both of his hands onto his head. And then…

"AAAAAH! W-WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO ME?!" Daichi screamed at the top of his lungs as it felt like the man gripping his head was sticking his fingers into his brain and tearing chunks out of it. It was sufficient to say that the pain was excruciating for the young high school student.

"Nothing that you will remember. You see, you my 'pawn' have outlived your usefulness. I would love nothing more than to turn you into my next Nomu. But you have to return to Advanced Nurturing High School as if nothing happened. There, you will admit your crimes. That it was you assaulted those students from your class to Izuku Midoriya and the Student Council." The Doctor explained as Daichi's memories of him vanished one after another.

"Then I will have you say that you were conspiring with another. Not me of course, but Chairman Sakayanagi. I'll have you prove this with sufficient evidence that will make him lose his position, allowing another to take his place. Of course, I'll be taking back the Quirks that I lent to you, so you'll go back to being a regular high school student until you are expelled and sent back to whatever backwater town you came from." The Doctor continued as his smile became even more hideous as he was truly enjoying himself.

"Consider yourself lucky, you won't be one of the students who becomes my next Nomu my oh so very useful 'pawn!' Hahaha… AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The Doctor finished before laughing hysterically as the 'pawn' named Daichi Ishizaki would soon fulfill his role before vanishing without a trace from AN. Of course, this meant that Izuku Midoriya would not find out about this as this was all according to Doctor Garaki's plans.

To Be Continued…

Next Chapter: Culprit, Witness, and Turnabout

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