Endeavor stared down at Kyle, his gaze sharp and entirely focused on his smoking figure. 'He is still standing after that?'
His eyes narrowed slightly just before he spoke.
"Black clothing, a golden mask and super strength… you are the midnight vigilante aren't you? The man who took down Muscular."
Two days ago a district was upturned in a clash between a notorious villain and a masked man no one recognized.
After cross-checking the hero database, it was confirmed that there was no hero matching his description and so an arrest warrant was placed on his head.
Doing hero work or fighting villains without a license was highly illegal and for good cause.
But that was not what put him so high on the wanted list. It was the fact that he had shown signs of possessing multiple quirks.
A trait linked to that man…
"I never thought doing All Might a favour will lead me right to you." Endeavor said, his expression stern.
One glance at USJ was enough for him to make a logical guess about what had happened.
There was a dark humanoid creature resting unconscious on the cracked floor. Aizawa was injured, and there were countless villains scattered around the area, some unconscious while those awake could barely move.
Apart from the masked man and the villain beside him, there was no other person that looked interesting.
'Whoever masterminded the entire thing must have escaped after he appeared.'
Endeavor folded his arm across his chest. "You are coming with me."
Silence
The man stretched his arms and smiled darkly.
There was a small whistling, like the sound of a passing breeze. But slowly, it became as loud as a monstrous howl.
The vigilante's clothes tussled and turned, pushed about by the vortex that had formed around him.
'Another quirk?'
With a relaxed stance, he lifted a single finger at Endeavor and smirked. "And who is going to make me?"
Suddenly, the winds around him vanished, appearing around Endeavor. It condensed, solidifying until it compressed to a solid cave made of wind.
Endeavor was unmoved by the display. Such a quirk was useless in the face of true power.
"I have to say, I am truly disappointed, I really thought you were someone worth my time."
Endeavor's body began to glow even more brightly. The fire surrounding him flared to more oppressive levels, his body glowing underneath the might of his flames.
"This is nothing to me!"
Whoosh!
His fire exploded outwards… but the moment his flames touched the cage, Endeavor realized—
It wasn't air.
BOOOOM!!
The fire met the cage, causing a catalytic reaction, the flames growing into something beyond his control. All around him a sea of fire burst forth, the explosion shaking the foundations of USJ.
Endeavor, who was still in the midst of the inferno, was using his quirk to contain the flames, his body heat skyrocketing to dangerous levels.
But by the time he had finally contained the explosion… the vigilante was gone.
•••
Kyle placed the Nomu on the floor of a dark alley. His body still stung from Endeavor's sneak attack, but it was already healing, albeit slowly.
'To think Endeavor would show up…'
It was nothing like what happened in true anime.
Worst of all, one of the villains he had beaten up must have blabbered on about him, and now they were on their hot priority list.
"Tch…"
"So what are you going to do with that thing? It looks like it's still alive," came a voice from beside him.
Kyle let out a tired breath and waved towards Cyno. "You can go back now, go back to Teyvat or wherever you go when you're not here."
Cyno nodded and turned around, but before he left he quickly said, "Make sure you don't NOM too hard on the NOMU."
"Cyno!" He immediately vanished before Kyle could say a word, leaving him alone with the Nomu.
Kyle sighed and stared down at it. "I guess there is no need to waste any more time."
He sunk his teeth into its neck and almost recoiled when the blood reached his tongue.
Its taste was bland, nearly repulsive to taste but Kyle pushed through his irritation and sunk his fangs deeper.
[Ding!]
[Multiple quirks detected! Shock absorption, Super regeneration, Super strength]
[Do you wish to extract these quirks?]
"Yes."
Immediately, his system copied the quirks; the healing of his injuries accelerated and within seconds his body was as good as new.
He took in a breath of fresh air, feeling the new abilities settle within him, then smiled broadly.
'I kind of understand how all for one feels now…'
The feeling of getting a new quirk was just so euphoric that it was hard to restrain yourself.
'Wait…'
He paused.
'All for one…? Don't tell me they think… ah, damn it!'
Now his encounter with Endeavor was making much more sense.
It was strange that someone like him would be after Kyle. Although he had defeated Muscular, it should not have been enough to get Endeavor on his trail.
'They must think I am related to All for one in some way…'
If that was the case, then the heirs would be actively looking for him in the next few days.
'I guess I need to lay low for a little bit.'
He turned to the Nomu whose wounds were now begging to close.
Kyle had been using his blood manipulation to reopen the wound each time it would start healing, but now that he had gotten what he needed, there was no need to keep the Nomu alive.
He raised his foot just above its head, his face stoic. "Rest in peace, big guy."
Crunch!
•••
"ARGHHHHH!!"
Crash!
Shigaraki slammed his fist into the table, swiping everything atop it down to the floor.
His plan had been perfect.
The intel he got from his insider, the Nomu, the villains… everything had been done exactly according to his plans.
And he would have succeeded, if not for that man.
Shigaraki scratched his neck furiously, his other hand tapping impatiently on the table, right before it crumbled to dust.
"Kurogiri. Use every resource we have, find me that man and members for a new league of villains!"
Kurogiri nodded and vanished, leaving Shigaraki alone in the room.
"Damn it!" He screamed in rage.
"I'll kill him! I'll freaking kill him!"
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