Like I said, I figured out who that man was. He was the notorious villain All For One, known to be powerful and ruthless. But it was too late to do anything about it. He had already taken us back to his lair. Now, we were both ten years old. And the past four years hadn't been the best. He didn't treat us much better than our parents had. But I had no idea what today held for me.
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Later, we were assigned a part in a mission. A dangerous and deadly mission. One wrong move, and we were gone. I, knowing there wasn't much of a choice, agreed. But Akari didn't. He shot up from his chair, a small scowl on his face. "No. My brother and I are not going through with this." I stood up. And put a hand on his shoulder as a warning. "He's just kidding. We'll do it-" But All for One raised his hand, and I went silent. "Akari, you know there's no choice. You and your brother will do this. No arguement." But my twin wasn't one to back down so easily. "I said no. This is too risky. And we aren't risking our lives just because you tell us to." "What he means to say-" I tried to cut in, giving his shoulder a squeeze. Trying to tell him to stop. "No, I've heard enough." His gaze shifted to the league, who was standing off to the side. We always had meetings where we planned missions. "You know the drill." I looked at them, too, and saw a few smirks. Then, before I could blink, Dabi was holding me back. He was making sure I couldn't move or try to squirm away. He whispered in my ear, his voice low and dangerous. "If you try to break free, I'll burn you. And I won't go easy on you." So, I swallowed, but stayed still. I watched the scene before me, which was that of Twice holding my twin, making sure he couldn't move, either. Shigaraki stepped toward them, and I knew what was going on. "You know what happens to little brats who try to defy us?" He asked as he made his way over to them. My eyes stung, but I didn't dare move, remembering Dabi's threat. "They're no longer needed." Shigaraki spoke, and then used his Decay on Akari, who couldn't hold back his screams of pain. I tried to look away, but Dabi pushed my head back toward the scene. "Oh, don't look away, little mouse. This is quite...entertaining, don't you think?"