Shinigami (Vigilante Deku Au)

A deadly game of cat and mouse - Chapter 5

I'm not even going to lie, I kinda almost forgot I had to update today. Also, I think I'm going to stick with one update per week.

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****** IMPORTANT!! Rape is mentioned in this chapter, so if that is something that triggers you, (*) will let you know that the mention is coming up. It is only a slight mention, so I don't think that it'll really trigger anyone, but just to be safe, there is a warning.

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I was telling Aizawa about my "training" with the league and where I got most of my scars when Yamada walked in. First thing he did was hug me, then let me continue. He had been eavesdropping, along with Shinso, who came in once his cover was blown. After that, everyone went to sleep. When I woke up the next day, I smelled pancakes. I ran downstairs to get food and saw dad, papa, and Toshi sitting at the table. "Sit, we need to talk," Aizawa said, motioning to the seat in front of him. I sat down and he started to speak. "Okay, from now on, when you go on patrols, you go with me. No more going out on your own." I nodded, and he continued. "Also, I need you to try to become a hero. You don't have to come to UA, but you have to go to a hero school in Japan. That means, absolutely no more killing." I sighed, already knowing this argument was pointless. I was going to kill them anyway. "But some of them are better off dead. They are too much of a danger to the world to be left breathing." Aizawa sighed too. "You don't get to decide that. They deserve jail time, not death." I was starting to get frustrated. It wasn't like I killed everyone I came across, just certain people. "You can't stop me from killing. Those I kill are not worthy of the life they were given. Those I choose to kill are murderers, rapists, human traffickers, ect. People who have done horrible things in their life time, and have done it again and again. Kill one murderer, and there is the same amount of murderers in the world. Kill 300 and you make a difference. I will wipe out the LOV and kill whoever I deem necessary for the protection of the population. No one outside of that." Aizawa let out a long, drawn out sigh, and then nodded. "Fine then, but if they aren't part of the LOV or really dangerous, I will stop you." I nodded and grinned. "You can try, but I don't think you'll get anywhere." I thought back to the first requirement. "UA sounds pretty nice, are you sure you can handle me at school and at home?" I watched as a tired expression crossed his face and I laughed. I smiled maniacally, thinking of all the pranks and tiny annoyances that I could pull off before he got to school in the morning. "I already have a headache from dealing with you." Aizawa said, noticing my smile. "Make sure I'm in your class, dad. I'd rather have you or Papa for a teacher than a stranger." For the hundredth time this morning, dad sighed. He grabbed his phone, started typing in Nezu's number, then left the room. I'm gonna be a hero. The thought was kinda sobering. Did I deserve to be a hero with all the stuff I had done? I pushed the thought away, and finished eating.

---------- 6 hours later

I grabbed my phone from my nightstand and changed into my vigilante suit. I left my room and walked down the hall to Dad's and Papa's room and knocked on the door. "We're going out tonight, right? You need to get your stuff." I stifled my laughter when I heard both adults groan from the other side of the door. After a few seconds of shuffling coming from the room, the door opened. Standing there in all his glory, was the pro hero Eraser Head. I laughed at how dead he looked, and then pulled him out of the room, and then out of the front door. "How can you be so energetic while injured?" Aizawa asked jokingly, trying to get his arm back.. "I've had worse." I said. I could feel the rage coming off of him in waves. I ignored his obvious temper and just continued to drag him to where we needed to go.

We finally got onto the roof after scaling a wall. "Let's get this patrol started." I said, almost bouncing on the balls of my feet. Patrol with Eraser Head. This is gonna be fun. I thought, watching my feet as we jumped across the roof. Finally, we came across a crime in progress. A robbery. Those types of crimes are quite common in the area we patrol in. A girl was screaming for help as she shook in an alleyway. Surprisingly, the robber was a few feet back, watching her shake. Large gashes appeared on her arms and she screamed. I jumped down behind the guy, absolutely silent. I was about to break his neck when Aizawa shouted, "Don't kill him!" The robber then turned around and looked me in the eyes. His purple eyes flashed gold, and I saw a tiger near the girl. It charged at me a swiped at my stomach. It wasn't there before. Is it an illusion? The tiger swiped at my stomach and it's claws dug into my skin. It's claws made shallow cuts on my stomach, which didn't make any sense. That swipe of it's paw should've disemboweled me. The robber must have an illusion quirk. I looked at Aizawa, and he was studying the scene. "You don't happen to be part of the LOV, do you?" The man looked confused. "You have a tiger swiping at you. Why are you asking me that?" Just then, the tiger's paw hit my stomach and turned into mist. "It's an illusion." He stared at me in disbelief. "How did you..." He trailed off, shocked. "You didn't answer my question. Are you with the league?" The man, not thinking clearly, nodded. I smiled, and looked at him. "Perfect."

I rushed forward with a knife in my hand. The gun on my hip bounced while I ran. His eyes went wide, and I stopped running. "I feel like playing a little bit. Wish to indulge me? It's your best change at escaping, because otherwise, you aren't getting passed me without killing me." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Aizawa jump down, move the girl, and then jump away. He was most likely taking the woman to the hospital. I smiled, then turned my attention back to my opponent. "They're gone now, so the real fun begins." He looked at me confused, then looked behind him and gasped. He shook so violently, you would think he had a vibration quirk. "It's always fun to watch the person's face when they realize they're about to die. It's hilarious, seeing the internal struggle of whether or not to accept it or fight. You don't seem like much of a fighter. That's too bad, your quirk would've been useful as a hero." I ran towards him, and as expected, he dodged. "Predictable." I said. "It's funny how the human mind works. Even if it knows it's gonna die, it has the innate instinct to push back." He was panting, like the dodge had taken all of his energy. I laughed at how pathetic he looked, and then swung again. The knife embedded itself into the soft tissue of his side. He kicked me away and ran. "Let's play a game of cat and mouse. Your options are either to run to the league or to the hospital. But, the fun part about this is that I get the roofs, and you don't know that we're playing. Good luck surviving, little mouse." I said, a sinister smile spreading across my face.

I climbed onto the roof quickly and hopped after him. I threw a knife, hitting him directly in the shoulder blade. An ear piercing scream ripped through the air, and I laughed. He continued running, leaving the blades in so he didn't bleed out. He had slowed down significantly due to the wearing off of adrenaline and blood loss. I followed him on the roofs for a bit before catching him say something about "it's just around the corner." I grinned evilly. He's going to the base. Dumbass. "I'll just kill him right before he opens the door. Then I'll drop his body off across the city so the league doesn't know that I know were their new hideout is." I followed close behind the robber, waiting for him to lead me to the hideout.

The robber thought he had shaken me off from the lack of knives flying. I had been following him for about 2 miles, which is really impressive for him to walk that far with knives stuck in his torso, when he finally walked up to a door. "It's time." I said. I hopped down from the roof I was on and slit his throat. I covered his mouth so the screams were dampened, and then put my ear to the door to make sure no one heard. I lifted his body over my shoulders and hopped back on the rooftops, the extra dead weight not making carrying him any easier.

Shigaraki's POV

The bar was loud and annoying as usual. I could only tolerate Kurogiri, and occasionally, Dabi. I grabbed a drink from the bar, then went to go sit in the hallway. "Follow me and I will disintegrate you." I said to no one in particular, probably not being heard over the ruckus. I sat out in the hallway, drinking my beer, when I heard something. It sounded like a muffled scream. *I assumed someone was getting raped, because that happens a lot in this alley, and whispered, "Someone's enjoying themselves."* I drank the rest of my beer and walked back to the bar. "Hey boss, where's Illusion?" I looked at Spinner, who asked the question, immediately annoyed, and said, "Now that you mention it, where is he? He should've been back by now." I looked around the bar, which had quieted down, and asked if anyone had seen him. They all shook their heads, and I shrugged. "Oh well. He wasn't a big piece to my plans." I sighed, not really caring if he died in a hole somewhere.