Chapter 8:

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The clock ticked by, second by second as they sat in a tense silence. Dragon's tail gently swayed with each tick and tock. Wolf looked to be resisting the urge to swat at it as Nedzu finally cleared his throat.
    "So you two. How would you feel about joining my school?"
    ,,, a long awkward silence.
    "... Hello?"
    "... Kindly. We don't know you. You dragged us here. And I feel like there is some strings," Dragon slightly tensed up, preparing to protect Wolf. "We may not fully comprehend this situation, but I am not going to allow you to manipulate us further-"
    "I have no intention of manipulating you," he smiled. "I simply want you here, at my school. After all, there is definitely no place in common society for fine people such as yourselves." Dragon took a moment to process that.
    "....We..."
    "In a short sense, you are monsters. Very little humanity within either of you. And there is nothing you can do in your current state to help that. You've been stuck by the people who would rather see you gassed in a chamber then smiling, and now you have no idea how humanity functions, or how you, yourselves, should be functioning. Without being here, you are as useless and vulnerable as kicked dogs. Kindly, of course." His smile was so calm and rational, it struck a chord in Wolf and Dragon.
    "...We're monsters..." Dragon trails off. Wolf silently looked to him. "... Wolf are we monsters?"
    Wolf didn't want to answer, as he already knew.
    "At least here, you can try to stop other kids going through what you went through. Being ripped apart and sewn back together into mere pieces of yourself. You are no longer humans. You're no longer what we, heroes, can classify as a living being. However, I am offering you a chance. A place to go. To be safe and learn. And either you take my answer, or I will have no choice but to see you two locked into another cage, and throw away the key." Wolf silently reached for Dragon's arm, and held on.
    "We're expendable..." Dragon whispered in horror. Nedzu just smiled wider.
    "As is every being. But you can make yourself not expendable." Nedzu's smile turned much more comforting. "You're not human. You're like me. We're animals, and with that, the best of them. And I would like you to assist me in bringing the end to cruel experimentation such as this. We can make sure that no one goes through what you do. What any of us did."
    Dragon and Wolf looked to each other, before looking back at Nedzu.
    "... can we stay together?"
    "Of course."
    "... then... we accept." Nedzu's smile grew.
    "Then welcome to your Hero Academia. UA."

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Im alive bastards.
Somewhat.

leave in the comments if you think i should rewrite this one. i have time to exist now, so i have time to write.

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