After cleaning up the mess in 1-B dorms, Izuku spent the rest of the day with Eri, his senses on high alert, cautious if Eindridi would come knocking at their door at any moment. Much to his relief, the ancient God didn't show. Even Izuku wasn't arrogant enough to think he could take Eindridi on the way he is now, at least not without The Mantle. Though that wasn't to say Izuku was the same as before.
Blind as he was, he could still feel his power overflowing like a raging river, just from having X. The next day, he found he could now effortlessly fill up the gems inside his Spark, their energy humming through his body. Sometimes he'd activate a higher tier of attack without meaning to. Thankfully, it only happened within the UA training grounds. It would've been a disaster to explain the large crater that was created with just a single Pair.
When he went to The Crowley, the dim lighting and scent of aged wood and smoke enveloped him as Midnight greeted him. "Ah, Izuku. Glad to see rumors of your impending death turned out to be exaggerated," she said, shooting him a curious glance. "Though I would've appreciated a little more courtesy. You went out without even talking to me."
Izuku shrugged sheepishly. "Yeah, sorry about that. Lots of things on my mind. Got sidetracked."
"Uh-huh. So that's what the kids call it these days," she scoffed with a smirk. "Anyway, how you been?"
"I'm back, and better than ever." The raw power thrummed through his veins, making his skin tingle.
"Excellent. Good help is so hard to find these days. Until I do, you'll have to serve," she joked, her tone sultry. Or did she?
"Happy to be of service," Izuku replied smoothly.
"So. What did you find on the other side of that locked door?"
"True Love," Izuku said, partly joking.
Midnight let out a husky chuckle, "Ah. So the Princess finally put out. That's nice for you. Probably. Though if that fixed your magic, she must be the best fuck since Cleopatra."
Not sure what to say back, Izuku simply stated, "I also found a sword, embedded in a stone. A new link to magic."
Her brows furrowed at the revelation and with a click of her tongue, she said, "So. Excalibur is back in play. I guess that means we're starting to approach the end-game of this prophecy."
"What was that old Churchill quote?"
"'I may be drunk miss, but tomorrow I'll be sober, while you'll still be ugly'?" Midnight smirked.
"No, not that one. The one about the end."
"Ah yes. 'Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning,'" she quoted, her voice taking on a wistful tone. "Well. It's good that you're still alive. Congratulations on your fancy new magical sword. Now, the bar is busy, are you here to work?"
Izuku shook his head. "No. Not today, at least. I have a feeling I should spend more time with Eri. At least until I'm sure we're safe. So I'm not working tonight."
Midnight's red lips quirked up. "Look at you, being a dad. Well, I am glad you're okay. You came far too close to the edge, there. We all did."
"Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself."
"The sight of your guts strewn around in Elsewhere didn't give off that impression," she said dryly.
Izuku grimaced at the graphic memory. "Maybe. Though now that you mentioned it, what was that gem you used on me? The one that almost healed me?"
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Midoriya Izuku - The Winter King (BNHA x Love of Magic)
Fanfiction"You can run, but you cannot hide. We come for you, Winter Child. We come." Those are the words I, Midoriya Izuku, heard before being attacked by what seems to be a rotting dog corpse. It moved faster than the eyes could follow and was about to bite...
