The Data Hero: King

Chapter 8: Moving Forward

Chapter 8: Moving Forward

Orange light lit an empty bar. The quiet gave the bar an air of peace, but in reality it was a home of evil.

Then near the center of the room space became distorted and a black and purple warp opened.

It moved back reviling the injured villain Tomura Shigiraki.

Shigiraki groaned, as he hit the floor. He then spoke in frustration. "One arm broken and both my legs shot. All those underlings wiped out. And not just Nomu, but that demon was beaten. We failed, Those kids were so strong. And the Symbol of Peace wasn't weakened at all." He then looked up to screen. "You were wrong Master. So wrong!"

A voice then spoke out from black screen that showed the words "SOUND ONLY". "No, I wasn't. We just weren't as prepared as we should've been."

A second voice then spoke from the screen. "I agree. We underestimated them. Thankfully, we failed under that cheap "League of Villain" name and not our own. And what about the creature the Master and I created? Where is Nomu?"

The first voice returned. "Yes, why is he not with you? And how is it that the Hellfire of Chaos was defeated?"

Kurogiri was the one to answer the questions and more. "The demon has given himself a name, "Daemon". Both were destroyed, and unlike Daemon, what remained of Nomu could not be collected."

The second voice spoke in surprise. "What?!"

Kurogiri then continued. "It was All Might's doing with help from one of the students. The power the child showed was simply too much for his body to take, and so it was destroyed. We couldn't have done anything else."

The second voice was displeased. "This is a travesty. And after all we did to make him as powerful as All Might."

The first voice then returned to breath assurance. "Well, I suppose it can't be helped. Unfortunately."

Shigiraki then spoke, as Kurogiri's words reminded him of something aggravating. "That's right. There was that kid protecting All Might. He had this power that summoned these "Royal Knights".

The first voice responded fascinated by the villains words. "Oh?"

Shigiraki then looked at his broken arm and clenched his fist. "If he hadn't gotten in our way, We might have killed the Symbol of Peace. That brat... That brat!"

The first voice then spoke to calm Shigiraki down. "Naturally, you're upset. But this was not a futile mission. We've learned many things." He then gave the villain a call to action. "Gather the villainous elite. Take all the time you need. I must remain hidden in the shadows, which is why I need you to be my face. A symbol of your own. Tomura Shigiraki. Next time, you will show the world why it should fear you."

*At the USJ a couple of minutes later...*

The villains were being taken out of the facility. Now that the police had arrived the arrest of the criminals was underway

The students stood as group while being counted. The man counting them was a detective with a tan overcoat and matching hat. Once he finished he looked down at the paper he was holding. "Everyone seems to be unharmed except that boy with the broken arm and ankle."

The students then began to talk to each other on their individual experiences. They all seemed to agree that all villains were just low level thugs. There was one topic of conversation that was especially important. The battle at the central plaza.

Kirishima was still riled up by what he saw. "You should have seen it up close! That brain guy and fire villain were crazy strong. It looked like even All Might would've had trouble on his own. Then WHAM! Out of nowhere Midoriya pulls out this super strong black knight! The guy was tough even against the villains."