Stain

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I wake up to Shoto gently nudging my shoulder. "Hikage, wake up, we need to get ready." He says, he's still in his pajamas. It's 5:30 A.M when I am dressed and downstairs. I'm offered a bowl of cold soba, which I gladly accept. After that Endeavor has Todoroki and I train together until it's time for patrol.

"Get your costumes on, we're going to Hosu." Endeavor says bluntly, I look at Shoto. "Isn't that where Iida is?" I ask, he nods. "Isn't that also where the hero killer is supposed to be?" I relay, he looks troubled, "Yes." He thinks, I sigh.

Shortly after arriving in Hosu, a commotion is being caused. We rush to the scene of the ruckus and see familiar looking beasts. I tense a bit before looking at Todoroki. "Nomus." We say to each other at the same time. We are about to go fight them, but are told off by the pros. Suddenly my phone buzzes, so does Todoroki's. It's Midoriya, he sent only his location. This isn't like him at all, he usually would have sent a long explanation for why he sent his location. "Midoriya needs help." We both say in unison.
We follow the instructions and arrive just in time. It seems Iida found the hero killer, and Midoriya found Iida. Stain is about to stab Iida, Todoroki blocks him with an ice wall and I fling his sword away using my telekinesis. "One after another, so many interruptions today." Stain says in an annoyed voice. "Midoriya." Todoroki says putting away his phone, "Learn to write more specific directions."
"Yeah!" I agree, "We were almost too late." I go check on Iida, he's been wounded. "Todoroki, Hikage, you guys too?" He asks aloud, "But how'd you-and, your left-!" Midoriya stammers out, I chuckle. "How? That's my line." Todoroki says, I smile. "It took us a few seconds to figure it out, that message you sent to the group chat with nothing but your location." He continues, nod while dodging a knife. "Sending a short, meaningless text really isn't like you." I comment, Todoroki hums in agreement. "We realized it meant, 'I'm in trouble. Help!' But don't worry, in just a few minutes the pros will be here. It's just like the reports said, but you're not killing these guys today hero killer." Todoroki said, using his ice, he pushed the immobilized behind him.
"Don't let him draw blood! Pretty sure he paralyzes his opponents by ingesting their blood! That's how he got us!" Midoriya wastes no time telling us the battle strategy. "Explains all the blades." I mutter to nobody in particular, "So we've just gotta keep our distance." Todoroki says, continuing my thought, suddenly something whirs past, I move slightly to my right. Todoroki's cheek has been grazed. "You've got some good friends Ingenium." Stain says, hopping up close to Todoroki. Todoroki uses his ice to create distance, at the same time I see something headed my way. I hold out my hands and stop it. "Man, that guy is fast." I think to myself.
"Why?... all of you... Just stop it!" Iida exclaims, "I've inherited my brother's name. I have to do this, he's mine to-!" I think back to Tensei Iida, I've met him quite a few times, I cut Iida off. "Inherited his name? That's weird, because the Ingenium I know, never made faces like that. You too, huh?" I say, he is confused. "I guess your family also has a dark side." Todoroki says, he seems to get it now, although I don't think he's satisfied.
Todoroki blocks his own vision in order to make a small wall, Stain warns that it's not a good strategy, but Todoroki brushes it off. Knives dig into his arm, I see Stain. Suddenly he is floating mid-jump, Todoroki looks to see my hair floating and eyes glowing. "I've got your back." I assure him, he thanks me. "You two aren't bad either." Stain acknowledges, Midoriya grabs him from the state I'd preserved him in. "Midoriya!" Both Shoto and I yell out at the same time. "Somehow, I can move again just fine!" He shouts in response, "So there's a time limit?" Shoto asks, but is refuted by a pro hero who was the first to get hit. I look to Stain to see if I can see what he's thinking. "This kid... must be O!" Stain thinks, I look to Midoriya. "Izuku, quick, what's your blood type?" I ask, he tells me he's an O. Finally, I've got it. "His quirk, it's based on blood type!" I shout, Stain cackles, "Blood type, yes, that's right!" He confirms, I look deeper. " It's most effective against type B, than AB, than A, and finally O." I say, Stain shoots me a curious look. "You're quite the perceptive one, huh, kid?" He asks, I just shrug and send one of his knives shooting right back at him. Iida shares that he's type-A, and the pro shares that he's type-B.
"It's not like that'll help us much now." Midoriya says, I give a nod of defeat. "We need to stall while we wait for the pros." Todoroki acknowledges, I nod. "You're bleeding too much." Midoriya says to Todoroki, who agrees. "Okay Midoriya, you and I are on drawing attention, Todoroki provide rear support. Sound good?" I suggest, once we are all agreed we turn. "The three of us will protect them." Todoroki announces, Stain does not look amused. "Three on one, at least you're not naive." He remarks, we get to it. Midoriya provides strength, Todoroki provides counter measures, and I work on slowing him down.
"Stop it... I can't take it." Iida says, at this point Shoto's had enough. "If you want to stop this, then get up!" Suddenly I hear Midoriya apologize I look to see Stain jumping in Shoto's direction, I jump in front. "Never forget who you want to become!" Shoto shouts as I push him out of the way. I stop him completely, but not before he manages to nick me. Well maybe nick is an understatement, my arm is bleeding profusely. I move the katana with my blood to the end of the alleyway, out of reach. Suddenly, Iida intercepts the movements and Stain is unable to get to me, I manage a shocked smile. "Iida!" Midoriya, says with a goofy smile. "It wore off." I say, "This guy's quirk isn't so great after all." Todoroki says, a small grin of relief showing.
"This had nothing to do with any of you, so I'm sorry." Iida says, Midoriya looks displeased, but lets Iida continue. "That's why I swear I won't let you lose any more blood here." He says, Stain scoffs. "It's no use pretending. A person's nature is not so easily changed. You're a fake who prioritized his own selfish desires, a cancer to this society warped by 'heroes'. Someone needs to correct the system." Stain lectures, I roll my eyes. "So you're a fundamentalist? Get with the times. Iida, don't even think about listening to his so-called reasoning." Todoroki says, but Iida hangs his head a bit. "No, he's right... I have no right to call myself a hero. Still, I won't let him break me, because if I break... then Ingenium's truly dead." Iida concludes with a new fire to drive him.
"You're hopeless." The hero killer mumbles, "You idiots! The hero killer is after me and the guy in the white armor, just leave!" The pro shouts, I shake my head. "I don't think he'll let us." Todoroki says, Midoriya looks back to stain. "Todoroki, can you freeze my legs for me, without blocking the exhaust pipe?" I hear Iida say, before anything can happen a knife goes into Iida's good arm, I try to run at the hero killer, but he puts a knife in my leg as well. "Who needs to move? Right now, my brains are all I need." I think to myself, "Now!" Todoroki yells, Iida kicks Stain, Midoriya punches. Once they have him weaker, I pin him to the wall.
The victorious feeling only lasts for a second, he manages to free a knife, and it lands in my other leg. The pain makes me lose focus, he gets free. "Keep him on his toes!" Shoto yells, I'm determined to help. I pull the knife out of my legs, I use my quirk to send all the stray knives back at him. Another kick from Iida and he's lying still on the ice. "He's out cold, right?" I ask, "Let's tie him up and bring him to the main roads." Todoroki suggests, looking for rope in the alleyway. "We should take all his weapons too, just in case." Midoriya says, I use my quirk to relieve him from his weapons, including the ones lodged in his skin.

Once Stain's tied up, Todoroki picks me up and gives me a piggyback, Native, the pro, does the same for Midoriya. Todoroki also drags Stain, "Todoroki, Please allow me to drag him." Iida offers, Todoroki refuses, "Your arms are all messed up though."
"Then allow me to carry Hikage." Iida insists, Todoroki once again turns him down due to his arms. "At least let me float myself." I say, he refuses again. "No, your face is all scrunched up like at USJ, you have a headache." He correctly determines, meanwhile Native and Midoriya are conversing. Todoroki starts analyzing and telling us how we just barely won the battle.

Suddenly an old man comes out of nowhere and begins scolding Midoriya. Pros begin showing up, they missed the show. We worked out that Endeavor was still fighting the Nomus. "You three were wounded because of me... I'm so sorry!" Iida says, bawling, "I was blind, I lost sight of everything." Iida says sobbing, Midoriya speaks up. "I'm sorry too, I couldn't tell that you were so upset about it, and I'm supposed to be your friend."
"Todoroki, let me down." I say he does, I use my quirk to keep me upright. "I should have told my dad not to send you here, you big knucklehead. I shouldn't have left it like we did." I say, he cries some more, "You're class president, aren't you? Get it together." Todoroki says, Iida wipes his tears, I give him the best hug I can manage.

Out of nowhere, a winged creature appears. "Down!" Gran Torino, Midoriya's Internship leader, yells. We all comply, but the creature manages to grab Midoriya. "Izuku!" I shout, there is an abrupt flash, Stain has broken free of his bonds. He saves Midoriya. He then states that petty villains are also targets of his purge. Suddenly a squabble rises amongst the pros.
Endeavor's voice thunders over the chaos. "Why are you all bunched up together, one of them should've headed your way." He then sees the hero killer, there's a certain tension as Endeavor readies himself to take on the hero killer. Stain adamantly states that the only one allowed to kill him is All Might. The tension is relieved when everything comes to a most underwhelming ending. We all watch as the hero killer, Stain, just falls forward and collapses. Iida, Todoroki, Midoriya, the pro hero Native, and myself are all ushered to the Hosu hospital where doctors and nurses begin to swarm and treat the wounds we received in the fight. To me it all feels so surreal. Did those four of us, four teenagers, fresh into high school teenagers really just defeat a villain like the hero killer and survive?

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