Kurogiri opened the portal into the city, the sky darkening from sunset. They looked down on the bustling streets filled with innocent faces. "Makes me sick." He could hear the young master mutter.
"Now remember Tomura, we're using low ends. They won't be as effective as the one we brought to fight All Might."
"We don't need that kind of firepower for now. We're simply getting rid of whatever impact Stain has left on this city and leaving him in the dust."
Kurogiri nodded. "I have set up the Nomu in four edges and had them set to spiral as they make their way to the center as you said."
"Right, we close off the escape routes and burn it all slowly." Tomura spoke. "What do we know about the Hero Killer's quirk?"
"He is fast and agile, but I suspect that's natural skill. He's armed himself with blades, and has been sighted on one or two occasions licking the blood of his victims. Any survivors of his assaults are often noted to have been paralyzed before he finishes his attack."
"Licking blood … too many factors for debuff time, just make sure nothing I don't see returns to his lips." Kurogiri nodded. "Attacking All Might didn't change anything, and Stain proves he's infected EVERY single corner and crevice of this damn society." There weren't that many angles he could see here. "This won't fix the problem, but it'll sure as hell make me feel better."
"Understood sir." Kurogiri looked to the night sky. The clouds looked quite incredible. If only he could ride them … where did that thought come from?
==
Native heard explosions, as he finished drying his hair. "Shit shit shit shit!" He rushed out of the room, grabbing his costume despite being wet. ""Take the night off" they said, "Nothing too serious will happen" they said. Damn sidekicks!" This was obviously the start of a great night.
Jumping on one leg to put on a leg, he turned on the radio tv to see the current situation at hand. The entire city was practically on fire now, sightings of violent and mindless monsters with multiple quirks attacking at random. It sounded exactly what was reported to have attacked All Might during the USJ assault, except there were now FOUR of them.
The fact the city was still standing was a miracle from the high heavens. Alright, hero time! He ran out into the back door, planning on using the alleyway to make his way straight to the closest explosion. It was fine, he was a hero, he would get through this! Then he got a cut to the shoulder, and all these current thoughts derailed.
"What the hell?" He turned around to see what he ran into, seeing a very … spikey man with a knife … "Ah shit."
"You sat in your house as the world burned around you. Relax and let hundreds pay the price for your laziness. No sense of vigilance, of urgency, as such, you've been deemed a fake that must be culled." And with a lick of the blade, Native fell onto the ground.
"So you really are the hero killer, stalking the streets and murdering lives just because you want to be judge jury and executioner?" Yep, his quirk isn't working. This was going to be a shit day, wasn't it?
"My life may be tainted, but it's a burden I alone have chosen to bear. All for the sake of a better society." The madman thrusted his sword into Native's shoulder, and it took every ounce of willpower within him to not cry out in pain. Even if he did, they were too secluded, and the Nomu's attack combined with the fearful civilian cries practically made it impossible for anyone to hear him.
"Of course, cause murdering large groups of people always worked out for the 'peaceful' people back then. The name isn't just for thematics you know." He glared.
"You claim a peaceful life yet you wish to be a hero? That half hearted conviction is the exact stain upon this society I speak of." Another knife as he was forced to hold back yet another scream. It was for the best, let him die alone. No one else needs to be dragged into this with all the chaos.
==
"HOW!?" Toru, Invisible Girl, screamed in the air. "We have FOUR Nomu in the city! There should have only been one in all of existence!"
"Calm down Invisible Girl." Manual stated. "We'll get you two back to safety before I head back out to take them on."
"Okay, got it!" She wasn't about to argue with him there. Iruma-kun barely avoided getting hurt at all during the USJ and it took almost all of All Might's strength to beat it back. There would be no version of this situation where she was confident in her capabilities to fight one. "Come on Iida, lets..Iida..!" She shouted, seeing the distance look in his eyes. He
"Yes, I'm coming." The boy wasn't walking straight, looking at every alley they passed. How could he still be concerned about that with all the ongoing chaos!?
"Don't you dare, don't you dare think about revenge right now, especially now of all times!" She grabbed his arm and began following Manual's orders. "The cities on fucking fire, and your heads still so far up your butt!"
"Don't assume you know what I'm going through, Hagakure. You're too obsessed with Suzuki to know about anything else." Low blow, you bastard, low blow.
"I know that we need to move before a Nomu shows up right in front of us!" A crash in front of them created a massive ball of dust, combined with a roar. "Oh come on!!"
"I'll hold him off!" Manual began shooting water from a fire hydrant. "You two get back to the base!"
"On it, Iida let's … Iida … IIDA!!" She saw trail marks. "Shit, he's going after Stain!"
"What the..how..!?" Manual couldn't finish as the Nomu required every second of his attention and concentration. "Invisible Girl, find him before he does something..Invisible girl? HAGAKURE!?"
She ditched her gloves and extra boots the second his back was turned, and luckily her new costume came in, so she didn't have to run through the streets on fire butt naked. Or worse, bare footed. A lot of glass was thrown on the ground.
Now she had to follow through with her main mission, making sure Iida wasn't going to get himself killed like a moron. Couldn't be that hard to find him through all the twists and turns, his engine was made for straight running.
==
Endeavor sat in the limo, watching his son type on his phone. "Oh, Bakugo is suffering. That's nice." Last he heard, Best Jeanist was the one who's offer he accepted, so knowing the brat's prideful attitude, he very much was. "Hey Kuramada, how's your day been so far?" So he remembered the CHAUFFEUR but not his own father!?
"QUITE WELL! MY DAUGHTER JUST SPOKE HER FIRST WORDS THIS MORNING! LIVING THE DREAM!" The man had both hearing and anger issues, always yelling and getting on people's cases … the perfect man to drive Endeavor.
"Sounds quite pleasant. Wish I had memories like that to enjoy."
"SURELY YOU HAVE MEMORIES WITH YOUR PARENTS!?" Yes, come on get through to him.
"Well I did remember my mother saying my first words were pop." Yes! Finally, progress. "She was holding an ice pop at the time." The moment he wasn't ashamed to interact with Rei he would ask the details on that one. "I should visit her more. There's a lot we need to catch up on."
He was fifty-percent sure the boy was enacting some sort of prank on him, but with Recovery Girl's assessment, and the boy's serious tone, it was difficult to know for certain. "I'm just relieved you're not repressing your fire anymore. Any longer and you would've lost an arm to frostbite eventually."
"Probably, I'm glad Suzuki was able to talk me into it …" Shoto looked thoughtful. "He's a good friend." He turned to Endeavor and stared at him in the eyes. "Do you have anyone like that? Endeavor sir."
He would've burned a hole into the car if he didn't know how to restrain his anger. The amnesia angle was only going to get him so far before it truly pissed him off. "There was no need. I rose to the top with my own efforts. I made sure everyone knew I could climb to the peak all on my own."
"Sounds lonely." That was all Shoto had to say about it before looking back at his phone. Yeah, it was a little, but his end goal was worth it, even if it took decades to reach this far. "Huh, Suzuki's calling. Didn't think he'd figure out how to use that phone for at least a month."
"What kind of moron doesn't..oh right, never mind." The same one that ate a headband and was the secret love child to the number one heroic-idiot in Japan. "Make sure it doesn't last long, we're closing in on Hosu."
With a nod, the message played.
"So in this alley near Tenth Street in Hosu, you want to try and kill my friends and … i'm sorry, what's your name?"
"Native."
"Thank you, Native here. Who do you think you are?"
"Stain, and your friend just attempted to murder me, so I must cull him from the earth."
The boy looked at the phone, then at him. "Kuramada! Drive, double time, no laws!" The man knew how to book it. "Shoto, keep it on, I'll trace the signal." So close to Stain, so close! … Also protecting the lives of others of course.
==
Miriko sat on the train, wind in her ears. "You know, the wolf look actually works." She nods, the boy tilting his head. Apparently the fingers had 'claws', which he learned mid run. "Running on all fours like an animal."
"Yeah, I've been chased a lot in the woods for years by wild animals. I thought if they could be so fast running like that, then why can't I?" Because human nature dictates some minimum of sanity. Also you shouldn't be chased in the first place. "Are you sure it's okay to be like this?"
"Oh for sure, the conductor never yells at you as long as you're not inside. We just need to jump off whenever we see a tunnel approaching, and free fast ride." It was a major help from city to city.
"Nice. I don't think I've actually enjoyed a train ride before." Kit sat next to her, leaning close to prevent himself from running off. "I mean I've used them for sure, with scrap money to get to school. But … to feel the wind and everything, like you're running without any energy."
"It's freeing, liberating. Like there's no limit to what you can do." She explained her own feelings about it. "Partially why I became a hero. It's one of the few jobs out there where I can really let loose and go all out with my quirk. Before that, I was actually a cage fighter." Too bad the world had to live without knowing about Tiger Bunny.
"Oh, I've been in those, although they weren't fights as much as they were me running around to avoid getting bit by rabid dogs." But why? "So what did you fight?"
"A villain here and there, it's easy when you can just kick someone and break them in half." She shrugged. "So anything else you learn about the suit?"
"I think it has a music player? But I don't know how to change the music." He responds. "All it gives me is wheels on the bus." The nightmare.
"I'll take a crack at it once we bust a few heads in. Just make sure to stay behind me at all times. You're badass and all, but not up to my level yet." She meant that. Anybody who could dodge half her kicks and survive getting hit by the other half deserved that much. "Who knows, maybe I'll consider making you my sidekick."
"Do sidekicks make a lot of money?" Kit asked with honest eyes.
"They … make a decent amount?" She replied. She never had to pay anyone before.
"As long as it pays more than twenty seperate jobs a week, I'll be happy." She knew the kit was too innocent and dumb to be sarcastic, but again...what the fuck? "It's been nice being with you too. It's like all the nice people in the world suddenly appeared when I went to U.A."
"We'd stab anyone unworthy at 1-A … except business kid students. Ninety percent of those guys lose their souls at some point." She remembered a guy who actually did 'sell' his soul to a 'demon'. Crazy shit.
"Hey, do you smell fire?" Fire? She looked towards Hosu … the flaming Hosu.
"DAMN IT!" She stood up, cracking her neck. "Get ready kit. Who knows what could happen … kit?" She turned and found the boy gone. Of course he was. "Where the hell did he go?"