Chapter 125: The Ones Within Us (Season 6, Episodes 10-11)

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"It's a one-on-one fight with no interruptions," I frowned. "You will find that I'm not holding back like I did at our last battle at the summer camp."

    She has her blood canisters, so I have to be safe and assume that she can steal my blood as I'm actively using it. Wait, I still need to take care of Gigantomachia! I've gotta end this quickly!

    "(Y/n), when I think about someone I love, it makes me want to become that person," Himiko explained. "To live inside of their skin. I wanna drain their blood so badly, it makes my chest hurt. That's just who I am. I can't help it." Finding a random object on one of the shelves, I threw it at the girl, who actively dodged, causing it to shatter a window. She then pivoted, so she'd be behind me. "But not everyone is like that. It's so hard to be me!" Now that my back was to her, she went in for the stab, so I jumped forward, before twisting midair, so I'd be facing Himiko. "The other day, there was this meanie reporter who called me a poor, lost child and tried to kill me because she said my cravings weren't normal. That's why I used your blood and your quirk to decapitate her and her friends all at once."

    "You sicko." I clenched my fist. She was able to use my quirk? I thought she could just transform into people.

    "It turns out, if I love a person, I can become them and use their power! You have no idea how happy that makes me." The blonde released her blood needles from behind my back, allowing me to grab one to stop her in her tracks. Her eyes darted to something on the ground. The All Might keychain Izuku gave me for Christmas. "What's this? You must've dropped it, friend."

I pulled the needle closer, yanking the villain towards me. "Give that back!"

Himiko disconnected the tube from her pack, as she stared at me with a creepy look on her face. "Something precious? Jin was precious to me, too. Like a brother." She put part of the keychain in her mouth, as she suckled on it. Ew, that's gross. "Y'know, we're the same, you and me. Because I'm pretty sure you've got a massive crush on Izuku, too. I put it together a long time ago." She's a bit off about the crush part. Though, the last thing I want to do is tell a villain about my personal relationships. "Hold on. Does this thingy belong to him? Aw, see, we really are twinsies!"

I'm wasting time! Creating a staff with my own blood, I got into a fighting stance. "Whether it belongs to him or not, it's not yours." Shooting her is out of the question. She moves too fast.

Launching myself at her, I acted as if I were planning to swing at her head, before dropping my body and swinging at her legs. The blonde gracefully danced through my attacks, as she continued her rant.

"When I was little, everyone said I had to change. But that didn't help at all. Ignoring your urges makes them worse!"

"You wanna know something, Himiko?" I sent several blood ropes from my palm, which she dodged with ease. "You said Twice was killed. It was by Hawks, wasn't it?" Her small gasp told me all I needed to know. "I thought I'd let you know that he and I are cut from the same cloth. I believe that those who kill for the right reasons aren't bad people. Hate to break it to you, but you're not one of those righteous people."

    Himiko teared up, as she stopped fighting. "There's my answer." Pulling out four more knives, the blonde threw them at me. "Goodbye."

    I let two of the knives hit me: one above my left clavicle and the other in my abdomen. "Despite that." A thin line of blood trickled down the corner of my mouth. "No matter how evil you may be, there's always room to change your ways."

    The building began to rumble, as the giant I was told to go after had gotten closer. The second that I took my eyes off of Himiko Toga, she was gone. She must've regrouped with Gigantomachia, who's heading towards ground zero. Maybe it's for the best if I have backup; there's no telling who else is with the beast.

    I picked up my keychain, staring at it with my (e/c) eyes. Izuku, please be okay.

***

    As I was heading back from where I came from, my phone began to vibrate. I have service? Without even having to unlock it, a video began to broadcast from who knows where. Is someone hacking the satellites?

    It was a video of the villain, Dabi. He sat on a red couch, revealing his chest, arm, and face burns, as he held up an officially looking paper.

    "My real name is Toya Todoroki, Endeavor's eldest son. This here is an official paternity test. I used the blood Endeavor left in Kyushu as my sample. He's a 99.99% match as my father. You might think I fabricated this, but all I can do is say what I know to be true."

I continued to listen, as I continued to fly back to the main group. "Endeavor continued to make my mother have kids. Their fourth child is someone you probably know. With Shoto, he finally found his hybrid. Not that that stopped my father from abusing the child. I saw it over and over again. Endeavor is not a man who cares about other people or their well-being." The villain continued to berate his father for being a terrible man. Knowing part of Todoroki's history made me realize that it was probably true. It was the next part that caught me even more off guard.

    "Those working with Endeavor are just as bad. Take the number two pro, Hawks." I glanced at my phone, seeing a photo of Hawks stabbing Twice in the back with his feather sword. He's a dangerous villain! What else was he supposed to do! Judging from his tattered clothes and wings, it looks like he was already drained from a fight with Dabi. "He didn't hesitate to drive his blade through the back of a despondent opponent. Hawks murdered my friend right in front of me. In order to trust him, Hawks killed one of his peers. He killed the number three hero. Best Jeanist is dead.

    Oh, and let's not forget about Lady Hecate!" He's talking about me now? "Take a look at this photo. It turns out, this woman isn't even in the registry, making her a fake hero. She's killed so many people and is rewarded for it!" Glancing at the screen, I saw an image of me shooting some villain I didn't remember in the neck. I didn't even kill him! He was just knocked out! "Those three heroes you all praised for fighting that Nomu are all just cold-blooded murderers. Since violence is essential to a pro's life, Hawks and Hecate are comfortable with blood on their hands.

    His father committed serial robberies and murders, while her sister killed for the Commission." Wait, he found that out! "That's why Hawks and Hecate kept their pasts and real names hidden. Kinda funny that his father and her sister were put away by my old man. I don't know if that's fate, or if Endeavor naturally attracts damaged people to his side. But I do know he must be stopped! He can't cover up his appalling behavior by calling it justice!"

    More yelling about how heroes are in the wrong filled the air, as the broadcast reached all of Japan. This is really shitty timing.

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