The whole class A watched at us in shock, which was not so surprising if you thought about it. Who could expect that their classmates want to break the law and go rescue two hostages from the clutches of the Villains?
"So you're gonna get the signal-tracker thing from Momo Yao and follow it to go save Bakugo and Potter by yourselves?!"
Huh, now that Ashido said it out loud, it did sound a little crazy. Three teenagers against a team of at least ten villains. Well, Plus Ultra, right?
"The Villains did say we were on their hit list. But then they took Bakugo and Potter alive. Still, we can't be sure the League of Villains won't kill them. Kirishima, Midoriya and I will go." Shoto said.
In fact, their hit list was strange. Why the hell did Shigaraki want to kill me personally? Muscle said something about this before, but I didn't pay much attention to it then. Doesn't he just want to see my corpse? Heh, although if he kills me personally, then nothing will be no corpse.
"Youuu have got to be joking!!!" Ida yelled, was it always that loud?
"Hang on, calm yourself." Yes, do that. Shoji could give some good advise apparently. "I get it. Kirishima's pain over not being able to do anything and Todoroki's regrets over having Bakugo snatched away before his eyes."
That still hunt even me. Even if Bakugo became a piece of shit over time, he was still my friend. A bad one, yes, but still... I'll beat Kacchan for being a piece of shit later.
"I regrets it all too. Potter was next to me, but I was knocked out with one blow. I didn't even know where he came from. Still, there is no time to let our emotions get the better of us."
Now all I could feel was a cold, seething anger under my skin. I wonder if this influenced my decision? Probably. Who knows.
"Let's just leave it to All Might. Besides, we're not allowed to fight-"
"And who gives a flying fuck? If I have to fight to get them back, I will."
Shit. I snapped. Every gaze in the room turned to me. Too much out of character for them, I guess. Silence reigned in the room, which was broken by Tsuyu.
"We're all still in shock after the kidnapping, so we have to think about this calmly. It doesn't matter how righteous our feelings are. If we start another fight... If we break the law... Than we're no better than the Villains!"
No better than... Great fucking thinking. I am sure that Heroes break more laws a day than an ordinary person in a lifetime. Destruction of private property, random attacks flying towards citizens and so much more. The Hero Commission just gave them a free pass on this this kind of stuff.
"You know Asui, if I have to become a Villain to save a life of another, I will do it in a heartbeat."
This earned me shocked looks from my classmates. Well, right now I didn't care, the cold rage melted under my skin and turned into a burning wrath.
Huh, Wrath... I like the sound of that. Maybe I will become more that just a Symbol of Peace in the future. To scare Villains with just the sound of my name, to be the Symbol of Fear for them... Maybe not that, it'll sound scary for the kids.
While everyone was in a stupor, I turned to Momo, who was still sitting on the bed in her street clothes.
"Are you going to create another receiver? We need to get going."
This brought two people out of their stupor, Momo herself and Ida. The Vice President immediately frowned and started screaming again.
"You should known better! Especially you two who criticized me for my rash action and, like me, had to receive a special pardon at the end! Why are you about to commit the same blunder ad I did?! This is foolish!"
I turned back slowly, trying not to rip out his throat as soon as I saw his face. Damn, where did all that negativity came from? The others were confused by his words and looked at each other, trying to find at least someone who knew what was all of that about.
"But he didn't."
Ida frowned even more.
"What are you talking about?"
Memory problems? I can remind you. That's what friends are for, after all.
"What was he... Ah, I remember..." I looked him straight in the eyes. "I am not a very good person, Ida."
Ida froze in place, his face immediately paled. They didn't knew I was in the stal at the moment, so they just assumed that their conversation was private. So unusual for Harry to be so careless... Maybe because if anything got out, that wasn't his secrets being reviled? Who cares.
Todoroki glanced between the two of us, now not understanding anything too.
"How did you-"
"It doesn't matter. We are not going there to fight with anyone." Although I really fucking want to break a couple of necks. "We're need to take them back and fucking fast. Harry is definitely hurt at the moment, we all saw his severed hand on the ground. If that's not enough, these bastards put him in Suppressor handcuffs and I doubt they're the good quality ones."
"WHAT?!" Even the normally calm Asui shouted along with the others.
This reaction was expected. Todoroki and Asui were too busy fighting to notice, but I saw everything. Quirk-suppressing handcuffs were used only as a last resort against Villains because they caused irreparable harm. And the cheaper the handcuffs, the more harm will be done.
Their faces turned white, and tears appeared in Mina's eyes.
"He's been wearing them for two days now..."
For Yaoyorozu, this was the last straw. She got out of her bed and created a receiver out of her hand, giving it to me right away.
"Worse comes to worst, I should be there as backup. I'm coming too."
Four members of the rescue team. The detachment should not exceed the number of five people, otherwise we will become too noticeable.
"Yaoyorozu!" Kirishima's voice sounded behind me.
"There is no swaying you..." Ida sighed heavily.
"What to you think they're going?! Momo Yao, I know it's hard to sit still and do nothing, but think about it. You are outnumbered and outmatched! It's going to be a ten to four!" Mina began to cry, not believing what was happening.
Damn, we needed to discuss this in private.
"... Five." Ida said. "I'm going with you."
The same smile that I often saw on Harry appeared on my face.
"Well, we've put our team together."
After futile attempts to stop us, everyone left. The look that Uraraka gave me before leaving froze before my eyes. But it didn't matter right now, I can talk to her later.
After that, I made Momo make all of us disguises. The Villains knew our faces, so we couldn't go anywhere without being prepared. Now that I think about it, Harry probably used Envy to avoid unwanted attention.
The receiver showed that the tracker is located somewhere in Kamino Ward. The place was quite varied, so different clothes and a few wigs should do the trick. It is unlikely that a group of teenagers will attract much attention in the night.
After a two hour bullet train ride, we reached our destination and hit a shopping lane.
"Damn this thing is itchy. How in the world people wear them all the time?"
Kirishima's grumbling was ignored. The atmosphere was too heavy for even a joke. More damage is being done to Harry's body and mind with every minute, so we had to hurry.
After a while, we came to an abandoned house in one of the residential areas in Kamino Ward. The villain the tracker was on didn't budge in all this time, making me frown. Could they find it and just leave it here as a decoy?
"Alright, it looks abandoned, but it's our place. As soon as we confirm that we are in Potter and Bakugo's location, we'll save them and leave immediately. If it's just an abandoned house, than again, we leave immediately.
"At the first sign of danger, we will immediately leave this place. I do not want to repeat how important this is, but no engaging in battles, we will leave it to the Pros."
Yaoyorozu and Ida's words made sense. The only problem was that I didn't care. I just nodded silently and saw the narrow passage between the two buildings and went there. Shoto, Ida, Kaminari, and Yaoyorozu followed me.
"So narrow..." Yaoyorozu muttered.
The trail was indeed narrow - for her, because of the obvious reasons - but not narrow enough to make it impossible to walk. We were between two concrete fences, so if we can find an entery point, than-
"Up there, a window. We should be able to peek inside!"
"Won't it be too dark to see anything?"
Fuck. I should've stolen those night vision goggles from Mineta. My eyes may be able to see 360 degrease around me, but I didn't have night vision.
"I could always create some night vision equipment..."
"No! Actually, I have something right here."
Kirishima pulled out a night vision military binoculars. "You can get anything online nowadays."
"Alright, Ida and I will lift Midoriya and Kirishima up to the window."
They crouched, allowing us to step on their shoulders. Ida lifted me up, allowing me to see the window.
"What can you see, Kirishima? What's going up there?!"
Kirishima raised the binoculars to his eyes and looked out the window.
"Hm... Pretty dirty in here, but otherwise nothing..." He turned to his left and saw something. "Whoa!!"
Eijiro almost fell to the ground in surprise. He grabbed the wall to regain his balance.
"Crap!"
"What is it? What did you see?!" Urged him Todoroki.
"On the left!! Midoriya, check the left side... In the back!"
Right now, he looked terrified and I had a bad feeling about it. What could scare someone who talks about manliness all the time? I took the binoculars from him and also looked inside the building.
"What the fuck is this? Nomu?! We ended up in a fucking factory producing them or what?!"
"Wait, did you hear that?" Momo said suddenly.
In the next second, the building collapsed from a single kick from Mountain Lady. The air blew off our wigs and other parts of our disguise. I immediately jumped over the wall and dragged Kirishim with me, no one will be happy to see us here.
"Ugh... W-what happened exactly?!"
Ida groaned and I lifted Momo up, so she could tell us what's happening. But I didn't think this through, became the second she stepped on my shoulders, I could see everything... Thank God she was wearing shorts, I didn't need to be a blushing stuttering mess right now.
"They've got Mt. Lady, Gang Orca, even the number four Hero, Best Jeanist! Mr. Tiger is there too!"
That's good, that's a powerful team, so if anyone is here, they would be rescued.
"Ewww!! Are these things really alive?" The voice of Mt. Lady was heard. "Isn't it strange for a job to be this easy, Jeanist? Guess I should've come with All Might's team."
"You must learn to distinguish between difficult and important, you novice." Was the reply she got.
Ida and Momo seemed happy at this sudden twist and I get it. But the bad feeling never went away, if anything it only grew.
"See? The Pro Heroes were able to take the necessary action faster than we could!" He said and got up from the ground. "We should leave now. There's nothing left for us to do!!"
I could argue with that, but it was as if the atmosphere itself began to grow heavy around me. Right now, all my instincts were screaming to run as fast and as far away from here as possible.
"He said something about "All Might's team"... so that's probably were Bakugo and Potter are!"
Excitedly said Kirishima and Momo nodded at his words.
"If All Might's there, so we really have nothing to worry about! So let's hurry up and-"
"Sorry, Tiger, I had my eyes on her Quirk for quite a while. It was just too good, I had to have it."
And at that moment I realized what that feeling was. When you look at the impending tsunami and you know you won't have time to flee. A feeling of approaching inevitable catastrophe.
"Stop. Not another step. Is he with the League?"
"Someone, get a light over here-"
The Villain's deep voice interrupted the Tiger's words, as if he meant nothing in his eyes. Perhaps it was the case.
"Ever since I was reduced to this... I haven't been able to stock up as many as before."
This cannot be...
"Fuck, fuck, fuck..."
Shoto turned around and looked at me, right now I was a shaking mess.
"Midoriya, what's wrong?"
WHAT'S WRONG? IT'S THE FUCKING ALL FOR ONE, THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG!!!
"We need to get out of here and quickly. Like right fucking now." I wheezed out, still feeling his presence behind us.
"Jeanist! What if he's just a civilian-?"
"Use your head. A moment's hesitation could allow the enemy to turn the tables on us. We mustn't allow a Villain to pull any tricks."
Everyone else also turned around, confused about my behavior.
"We are leaving, I don't-"
"Just fucking move!"
I half-whispered half-screamed. If he founds us, we're dead, and I don't want to die so early.
And then it happened. It happened so quickly that no one could figure out what exactly happened. In less than a second, all sounds disappeared and only stones were heard falling to the ground.
"Tomura's only just learned to think for himself. To carve his own path forward... So, if possible, I'd like to keep anyone from interfering with that."
Todoroki, Kirishima, Ida and Yaoyorozu froze in place now they could feel it. Fear of death.
"Well, shall we begin?"
After that, my mind stopped. The fear that this man caused... No, this creature was unbearable. I couldn't even lift a finger.
I was brought out of my stupor by the sound of two heavy objects falling.
"Koff! This stuff stinks... What was that?!"
Katsuki!! What the hell is he doing there?! He was not in the room when I looked there!! Was he teleported?!
"Apologies... Bakugo."
"Huh? Wait, is that Eyeballs? The fuck happened to him?!"
Harry's there too?! Shit! I need to move. I need to move! I NEED TO FUCKING MOVE!!
The strange liquid sounds of portals opening sounded beyond the wall.
"You've failed again, Tomura. But you mustn't lose heart. There will be more chances to set things right. That's why I brought your little band. And them too, because you determined them as important pawns. So try again. That's what I'm here to help you to do. It's all... For you."
"That's great for you sweetcheeks, isn't it?"
Said Potter and the crackling of lightning was heard. There was a second explosion and this time part of the wall next to me was destroyed. We were standing there just a seconds ago...
Suddenly the shadows around us began to move and a green eye appeared on each of them. How can Potter still use his Quirk? How is he still conscious after wearing handcuffs for two days?!
As soon as he noticed us, a mouth also appeared in the shadow.
"This battle is not your level, so get the fuck out before you die... Broccoli, how the fuck have you become a Sin? It doesn't matter now, leave."
"I can help! I can't be killed anymore!!" I shouted, not believing that Harry was ordering us to leave.
I couldn't see it at that moment, but my classmates' eyes widened in horror as they understood the meaning of my words.
The eyes and mouth disappeared, revealing a passage in the shadowy wall of the dome that covered the battlefield. In the next second, Bakugo's body flew towards us through the hole in the wall. He hit a nearby wall and growled in pain.
"OI, EYEBALLS! I CAN STILL FIGHT!"
And then I remembered why we came here. Why did I even want to become a Hero... These were not fights, not popularity, or even hatred towards the Villains. It was a desire to help people.
I immediately grabbed Katsuki by his shirt and dragged him to the exit through the narrow passage, earning myself a blast in the face. I should've expected this. Red lightning healed my wound immediately, but I knew that the explosion at least destroyed the right side of my face. The pain never went away.
"If you do that again I will throw you back in there."
"Deku?! What the hell are you doing here?!"
We had already entered the street from the alley and continued to run towards the shopping area.
"We came to return you and Potter. But he ordered us to run. He said this battle is not for us..." Yaoyorozu replied, shuddering a little. "When he said it I was so..."
"... Terrified?" Finished Kaminari. "I felt it too, just like when that Villain showed up."
What? What are they talking about?
"Terrified?"
Ida looked over his shoulder at me with wide eyes, still running. I was still dragging the cursing Bakugo along with me.
"Didn't you feel it?! It must be some kind immunity that your Sin gave you..."
"Not exactly."
A long and thin blade immediately stabbed into Eijiro's shoulder, which pierced him right through.
"ARGH!"
He immediately activated his Quirk and tried to break the black blade. But as soon as his body hardened, the blade sharply shortened, taking our classmate with it.
"Kirishima!"
"You were just too angry to feel it at the moment, younger brother."
The woman said, holding a hand with long nails at Kirishima's neck. Her face was completely hidden behind a mask, and her voice was definitely changed, but she was definitely a woman. And what the fuck was that about a little brother?
"I don't remember seeing you at a family dinner. Why don't you let Kirishima go and take off your mask? Maybe then I'll recognize you?"
I began to talk to her and imperceptibly indicated Todoroki with my hand so that he would go to the Villainess from behind. Hopefully the others will also understand the message.
"Trying to undress me at our first meeting? Impressive, but you're too young for me. Live another hundred years, then we'll see."
"Let him go, Villain!" Ida shouted, clenching his fists.
"I'm sorry, but I really wanted to talk to my new brother. And he would never have talked to me without the proper motivation."
She ran her fingernail across Kirishima's arm, slicing through his reinforced skin.
"Stop! Who the fuck are you and what do you want?!"
The woman stopped and looked only at me, allowing Todoroki to walk around her on the left.
"I was wondering how much you know about your new family, Wrath? Did your brother with a bunch of names tell you about us?"
Immediately my eyes widened in understanding. First, she was talking about Harry. Second, she is one of the Sins, which means I can get her ability if I win the fight against her. But how exactly? And how did this bitch know about the new name for my Quirk?! Okay, play it cool. If you count my appearance, then there should've been only two Sins around.
"And who are you from the rest? Greed or Lust?"
"Oh, so you know something. That's good. But did you know that now you've completely become one of us?"
Is she talking about that survival battle Harry was talking about? Fuck, I hope so. Otherwise, she may understand that I only know the minimum that I was told.
Momo, Katsuki and Ida watched our conversation and also began to surround the woman to take Kirishima from her hands.
"That I can take your Quirk? Yes, I know that."
She was silent for a couple of seconds and I thought she looked at me like I was an idiot.
Fuck, that was the wrong answer.
"He didn't even tell you about the Stones? Do you even know you're not human anymore?"
After this phrase, everyone froze and looked at me, giving the Villainess the chance she was looking for. She threw Kirishima to the ground and pointed her hand down. Her nails grew almost instantly and in a second she was on the roof.
"Come back here, bitch!"
My body was covered with red lightning and I prepared to jump, only to be stopped by Ida. He grabbed my shoulder and punched me in the jaw. Still to the right side. It hurts as fuck.
"What's wrong with you?! I told you not to get involved in fights and you want to chase her and leave us behind?! Pull yourself together. We need to leave."
Maybe I should have ripped out his throat...
What the hell? What's with all these thoughts? I need to talk to Harry about that and quickly.
"... Right."
I nodded and we all arrived in the shopping area together. On a huge monitor that was on the wall of one of the buildings, a live broadcast from the Villains base was conducted.
The news channel's helicopter continued to circle over the Villains' base, and after a few minutes it abruptly returned to the middle, allowing everyone to see what was inside. The buildings in the dome were completely destroyed and the ground cracked from impacts.
This question caused a wave of questions in the crowd, but I ignored them, the camera finally showed Harry. He was completely covered in blood and even now his hands were burning with red lightning. His usually long hair was cut off to his shoulders, most likely by an attack from the Villains.
In front of Potter lay the Villain who kidnapped him, saying something. Harry knelt down in front of him and placed a Stone in his hand, making the Villain smile.
Could it be one of those Stones that woman was talking about? Why Harry gave it to him? More questions and fewer answers.
And then something that no one expected happened. The villain began to disintegrate into dust, leaving behind only the collar in Harry's hand. He got to his feet and showed it to the camera.
Harry did something to the collar and took another Stone from it. Several thick needles immediately popped from the inside of the collar, one of which pierced Harry's hand right through. If the Villain was still wearing this collar, then he would definitely be dead. He dropped it to the ground and healed his hand.
Was he being controlled against his will all this time? Shit, now I feel sorry for him.
After that, Potter staggered and began to fall, only to be caught by All Might. The hero raised his fist to the sky and Harry followed suit, making the crowd shout their names.
Well, now he can stop even dreaming of a quiet life.