FUTURE QUEEN % tomura shigaraki

TWENTY THREE

(rewritten)

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE : BUDDING POWER

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"it's RAQUELLE" you said in a cartooned voice, bouncing the barbie doll in your hand up and down. rolling the Rs, of course. the girl, who you now knew as eri, giggled softly. she looked like she was enjoying herself underneath the eyes that held such pain.

the door creaked open and eri froze, her eyes blowing wide. your brows creased but before you could console her, chronos entered.

"overhaul requests you." he simply said, nodding to you. you gulped from the lack of explanation.

eri's hands clutched onto your fingers, tugging you back and whispering, "don't go."

"ms. l/n." chronos pressed, firmer this time and you knew that overhaul did not appreciate tardiness. you scrambled up, flashing eri a smile.

"keep the dolls occupied while i'm away, yeah?" you assured her and she meekly nodded, still frightened for you.

chronos lead you down the winding hallways to a lab room with a lone chair in the center complete with lots of chains and belts to keep the occupant in place.

"ah welcome, y/n, please have a seat. we have a gift from one of your own." overhaul held the glass vial overhead, shaking it a bit before pouring it into a syringe. "call it portable meta-modification, if you will."

your heart beat like a drum in your chest as overhaul flexed his gloves, snapping the latex ones with a loud crack.

"this wasn't part of the deal." you said firmly. you were a healer, not a guinea pig.

you quickly shut up. his eyes told you to not question, to not squirm, and to not speak until he's finished because you're not authorized to. you just squeezed your eyes shut, trying hard to relax your muscles as the needle pierced your skin- thankfully, it was over before you knew it, but the unease of an experimental serum coursing through your body only amplified.

you heard overhaul pop his lips. "huh. no immediate reaction?"

chronos hefted the small sheet of instructions that came along with the package. "this says that it'll take a while to set in."

overhaul sighed, obviously disappointed. "very well. return her but keep an eye on her."

with that final order, you were returned to eri's room, dodging all the worried questions she'd ask. you couldn't believe you let them stick you with something random. it could kill you for all you know. but overhaul did mention that it came from your side, so maybe that was a security you can hold onto?

ignorance is bliss, right?

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"isn't it stupid leaving without y/n?" dabi asked.

shigaraki growled in annoyance. y/n, y/n, y/n. he didn't want to think about you right now.

they were meeting up with spinner, who was ready with a huge truck for their interception. if the heroes played their part, then this would be a huge win for shigaraki.

"she would be valuable- any injuries could be revoked on the spot!" compress commented and shigaraki just groaned and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"she... obviously had something better to do." shigaraki said and dabi rolled his eyes. he didn't want to confront the fact that he was the one dictating the league's movements, and your departure was most likely his fault.

"yeah? and what could that possibly be?" dabi pressed. "the only thing she does is heal us and stick up on you."

shigaraki burned in silence, clenching his fists in his pockets. why did dabi have to be such a prick? "just drop it, shitstain. we have a job to do."

outside the hassaikai base...

the students of UA and the pro heroes gathered outside of overhaul's base, ready to strike at a moment's notice. determined looks were exchanged within the team as they finally started to charge in. and eri's rescue began.

the serum was corrupting you as it condensed inside your body, awaking the villain in you and turning your healing power into one that destroys.

the heroes would have a few surprises in store for them.