Burning love |Dabi ff

Chapter 24

Shoto and Izuku stood back while Katsuki was now just a few meters away from me. "You villain! Get away from Endeavor!" my brother yelled.

I saw the rage in his eyes, and it sparked something dark in me. This was the moment I had been waiting for. I wanted to shatter the illusion he had of me and make him feel the pain I had felt for so long.

"Villain?" I scoffed, stepping closer, my heart racing. "That's rich coming from you, Katsuki. You think you're the hero? You've always been the star, while I was just your shadow, a nobody!"

His fists clenched tighter, confusion crossing his face. "What are you talking about? You're a stupid villain! You think you can hurt me with your words?"

I stepped closer, a cruel smile on my face. "I don't just want to hurt you with words, Katsuki. I want you to feel everything I felt while you were the golden boy, the pride of our mother, the one everyone praised. I was left alone, forgotten. But now... now you'll see me."

Katsuki's expression faltered for a moment, his bravado cracking. "What do you mean?! Who are you!?" he asked, doubt creeping into his voice.

"My name is Katsumi Bakugo," I said, and his eyes widened with sadness, anger, and confusion. I inhaled sharply, ready for this moment. "I faked my death to escape your fame. I joined the League of Villains to show you what it feels like to be betrayed!" My voice rose with each word, filled with rage and resentment. "I wanted you to suffer like I did all those years. You were always the favorite, while I was the disappointment."

His face twisted in disbelief, eyes narrowing. "You're lying!" he yelled.

I laughed bitterly. "You think I would lie about this? I watched you shine while I was drowning in shadows. Every time I saw you on the news, every time our mother bragged about her perfect son, it cut me deeper. You never cared! You never noticed how much I needed you."

"Stop it!" he shouted, anger rising, but I could see cracks in his facade. "You're wrong! I never—"

"Never what? Never cared? Never looked back to see if I was okay? You were too busy being a hero to notice your sister was gone!" I took a step forward, my voice low and dangerous. "And now, I'm going to make you pay for that neglect."

"Stay away from him!" Endeavor groaned from the ground, but I waved him off, eyes locked onto Katsuki.

"I'm going to cause you the same pain I felt in your shadow," I spat. Katsuki slowly sank to his knees, looking at me with a broken expression. "Katsumi... what happened to you?" he mumbled.

I could see confusion and heartbreak in his eyes, but my anger drowned it out. "What happened to me? Let me tell you!" I hissed. "I was abandoned! Overshadowed by your greatness! While you saved the world, I rotted away in the dark."

"Katsumi..." His face twisted with sorrow. "I... I never knew. I thought you were—"

"Thought I was what? Happy?" I interrupted, voice sharp. "You never even bothered to check! You were so busy being a hero that you forgot I existed. I had to fake my death to escape the weight of your fame! Do you know what that felt like?"

Katsuki looked up at me, eyes glistening with tears. "I didn't know! You could have come to me!"

"Come to you?" I laughed bitterly. "And what would that change? You would have brushed me aside, just like everyone else! You think you can act noble now, but you never cared enough to look beneath the surface. I was always invisible, a burden in your shadow."

"No... I never meant to—" he began, but I cut him off again, emotions boiling over.

"Stop pretending you care now!" I shouted, pain and resentment pouring out of me. "It's too late for apology. I'm here to make you feel what I felt all those years—alone, neglected, unimportant!"

"So let me tell you, my dear brother... Katsumi died in a fire seven months ago. Just a day later, a new person was born: Katsu from the League of Villains!" I yelled and charged at him.

Katsuki's eyes blazed with confusion and anger as he stepped back, reeling from my words. But before he could process what I said, the atmosphere changed. Izuku and Shoto sprang into action, ready to defend their friend.

"Stop, Katsumi!" Izuku called out, concern on his face. "We don't have to fight! Just talk!"

"Stay out of this, Deku!" Katsuki shouted, his voice strained. "This is between me and her!"

Shoto stood beside Izuku, glancing between us with worry. "Katsuki, don't let her get to you! We need to work together!"

But my brother's focus stayed on me, his resolve wavering. I felt satisfaction as my words started to crack his facade, fueling my anger further. "I'll show you the real me, Katsuki!" I yelled.

Shigaraki stood beside me, and it was us against Endeavor, Izuku, Shoto, and Katsuki. The fight raged on, with Izuku battling me and Shigaraki while the others helped people not far away. I wasn't watching them when suddenly Endeavor came from behind and grabbed me and Shigaraki.

It grew hot, very hot. "Bastard!" Shigaraki yelled. Just as Endeavor was about to unleash his full firepower, Shigaraki grabbed my arm and pulled me away from Endeavor. "Shit!" Endeavor yelled but continued his attack. I fell to the ground, unable to move anymore.

Shigaraki was burned; his skin was purple and had wounds all over his body. Then red spikes shot out of Shigaraki's body, stabbing Endeavor through the chest. He fell down, and his next target was Izuku. Shigaraki charged at him, but Izuku suddenly got pushed out of the way, and Katsuki got stabbed instead.

The massive amount of power knocked Shigaraki down, and Katsuki, who was also stabbed, fell beside me. I looked at him with anger, and he looked back with weak eyes. "Katsumi..." he mumbled. "Die..." I whispered.

Just then, the ground shook, and I saw Machima, the giant, standing there with Shigaraki in his hands.

A boy with blue hair quickly grabbed Katsuki and jumped away from me. Someone appeared next to me, and I turned to see Mr. Compress. "Katsu..." he said and quickly picked me up. Just one moment, my vision and I was in Dabi's arms. I figured Compress compressed me into a marbel and threw me up to Dabi.

"Dabi..." I mumbled and leaned my head against his chest.