A Friend

Chapter 12

Izuku and Martyr waited patiently in front of a heavy metal door for Bakugo to catch up after he had fallen behind them when they entered the hallway. Omittable it didn't take long for him to catch up and Martyr in response just shook his head before speaking, "You know where I'm taking the both of you is rather expansive and I'd hate to look track of 'one' one of you, so do try to stay close.", he finished with a glance towards Bakugo.

"But where the hell are we going!" Bakugo shouted more out of annoyance than anger.

"The worlds changing, new foes are shaking off the dust and rising from their holes to carry on as before they hid away." Martyr said as he began to open the door.

"Like some sort of villain or something..." Izuku began curious but stopped himself as the door swung inwards with a hissing metallic click sound like a can being opened, and squeal of hinges. That soon was overshadowed by a cacophony of noise as what layed beyond the metal was some sort of long stretch of tunnel just wider than a street and it was full of people. Many of who wore similar styled clothing from yellow and orange full bodysuits accompanied with some sort of gas mask; people who wore simple red trimmed suits and ties along with a standard id photo that hung from their breast pocket, which was overshadowed by the straight blades fastened to their belts along with a something that looked vaguely like a nail gun. Lastly were the most eye catch people that wore strange military styled uniforms that were covered by button up overcoats that were more like cloaks then coats, with flat caps affixed to their heads with a the same symbol that looked like the one on Izuku's amulet, accompanied with a weird reflected mirror like two piece faceplate that hid the wears features and expressions; but what was more noticeable was the odd looking cylindrical objects on their backs that on one end was flat except for a central disk and two hole on either side of it, while the other end tapered off into what look... to be the butt of a rifle based on the... triggers, one of which trailed behind the other with enough distance to comfortably place two fingers between?

Noticing that Izuku, shot at a quick glance at Martyr silently asking why everyone was so well... armed before looking back, and noticed that one of the military looking people shifted their coat revealing that on their hips were the same type of sword and nail gun looking thing present on them as well. However on this second look he noticed that there was a difference in the military looking people as some of them wore swordsmen's cloaks and were generally isolated from the others. However it wasn't Izuku that spoke first, rather it was Bakugo as he saw the same thing and couldn't help the words from slipping from his lips that came out as a quiet whisper.

"Welcome to the Nexus or as those in the military garb call it New Helgrad the Seven Hundredth." Martyr proclaimed walking forwards and into the tunnel. Upon the boys entering the tunnel soon after they were amazed at how the place seemed to stretch on forever in two opposing directions with countless little side passages interrupting the infinite sprawl. Thankfully someone seemed to have common sense enough to label everything with a signs telling where each side passage lead to be that bathrooms, rest areas, armories, ranges, clinics, temples, and so on leaving to two wondering if they were both being unwittingly been led into a military area and that any moment the scores of people would descend on them, restraining them and haul them off to where the heroes can deal with them. But it never came; instead people passed by them, deliberately making room for their passing.

After walking for a bit Martyr abruptly took a sharp right turn and entered a side passage which the two following his instructions stuck close by the whole time. As they passed various doors in the windy labyrinth they were led into, going up stairs going down stairs, taking a left turn at this junction, only to be followed by a right turn at a different junction. At some point it all just blurred together as neither Bakugo or Izuku wanted to be left behind in this place as they sure as hell ain't getting out on their own. And given the fact they've only passed by one other person so far in this labyrinth of a place made it clear that getting out without someone else's help wouldn't be probable or possible. Till they came to a door that Martyr astutely opened and ushered the two inside the room beyond.