Apotheosis

CHAPTER 41: AWAKENING

A man dressed in a black and gray hero outfit with large oversized buttons made to look like screw heads, was frantically ducking through alleys and running, seemingly for his life. He used the metal drills he had for hands to tunnel his way into the walls of the abandoned buildings around him. Stopping to take a breather, he quietly hid in the darkness of the building. He was so sure he lost his pursuers.

"Drill Bit." A voice from the shadows said venomously. The hero now known as Drill Bit flinched and frantically glanced around for the source. "You ran pretty far." He knew that voice. It belonged to the shadowy masked agent of the H.R.D. The heroes that end up in Midoriya's narrow crosshairs that refuse to come in quietly and accept their punishment. This man was the ghost, the nightmare that came for them from the shadows and brought them in forcefully.

"If you think I'll willingly let my quirk be taken by that lunatic boy..." The hero's drill hands spun rapidly. "Then think again. I worked hard, I spent years training my quirk. I refuse to lose it!"

"I'm sure your wife would be happy for you to lose your quirk." The voice of the hunter spoke from the darkness. "What was it you said last time you beat her?" He asked mockingly. "If you ever speak of this to anyone I'll drill you full of holes. How fitting for the tunneling hero Drill Bit." He chuckled.

"Shut up! You don't know anything!" Drill Bit shouted back.

"We know plenty. We have enough evidence to bury you and your hero career." A tall figure with a black mask that covered everything but his messy hair and grinning mouth came out of the darkness. "Last chance to come quietly."

"Never!" The hero refused.

"I was hoping you'd say that." The masked agent licked his lips greedily. "I'm going to enjoy this."

"Bring it on you masked freak!" Drill Bit charged at him and the two engaged. The fight didn't last long. All it took was one cut on the hero's body and it was over. Drill Bit like many had no idea what the masked agent's quirk really was. Had he known then he might have been a bit more careful.

"How pathetic." Stain in disguise spat as he stared at the paralyzed form of this sorry excuse for a hero. "From what I've seen, having your quirk taken seems to cause the victims a lot of pain the longer he applies that gauntlet." He pulled out his phone and contacted his boss. "I hope Midoriya makes it hurt even more just for you pig." Stain said darkly as he punched in the coordinates. No sooner than he did that a portal opened up behind the fallen pro. The hero hunter roughly kicked the man into the warp gate and vanished back into the shadows he called home.

"Hello Drill Bit." The hero's eyes anxiously glanced around at a stark barren office. From his position on the floor he could see Izuku Midoriya glaring at him while he leaned against the desk behind him. "I hope my associate wasn't too rough on you." He spoke sarcastically, arms were crossed over his chest. "I could go into a slew of reasons as to why you're here, but I'm really not in the mood, so I'll just cut to the chase." He walked over to the soon to be quirkless man, bent down over him and gripped his face with his infinity gauntlet.

"Wait! Please wait!" Drill Bit begged, then started screaming as his quirk was forcefully drained from him. His drill-like appendages slowly reduced into normal human hands. Izuku left his unconscious body prone on the floor like a discarded ragdoll. He looked at his bare right hand and activated the quirk he just stole. In an instant the flesh and bones were turned into a metal drill that started spinning rapidly with just a thought.

"Hm. I wonder." An idea ran through his head. Izuku returned his hand to normal and repeated the process, this time adding something extra.

Drill+Gigantification