The Emperor's Dragon II

Dragon and Feathers

Whisper readily admitted she wasn't a big name villain. She had always been a support villain, and even then some of her previous crews had resented her presence. They thought her quirk was weak. They thought she was weak.

They would never believe she was standing on Tartarus Island, not even if she'd been caught. They would never have gone to Tartarus, not even if they were caught. None of them were that big as villains.

But here she was. It was kind of surreal.

It felt slightly different from the forest earlier, but that was just the difference between a forest and a built up area... Except the area was quickly being demolished. The Nomu were hunting down anyone who was outside with ruthless efficiency. It was keeping the staff of Tartarus contained, leaving them to move around freely but...

While there were a lot of Nomu, as soon as they were diverted to something else the staff would be free to pursue them. The huge man, Gigantomachia could only do so much in a reasonable time. They had to do something but Whisper had no idea what. She had no idea what she could do either.

Just as she was thinking that, there was a roar from the sky. She'd heard that noise before. She looked up and felt her eyes widen.

Swooping down upon the island was Dragon. Izuku wasn't just flying in, he was in his full Dragon form, and was coming in with teeth and claws extended. He was magnificent.

He was fucking terrifying.

She didn't see where he landed, but she didn't need to. She felt it! And then she heard it.

Whisper had never heard anything quite like it before. It was a rumble and ... She knew what Izuk... Dragon was doing. He was pulling down the buildings. The staff in those buildings, if they were sensible, would have already retreated into the shelters. They'd be safe there.

Those that weren't going to retreat... The guards who were firing at Dragon... well the Nomu were dealing with them. And that's what she was meant to be doing. Except... She couldn't do it herself. She'd have to order some Nomu to do it.

"Nomu," Whisper said and suppressed a shiver as several of them turned to look at her with dull eyes.

They were... kind of creepy. But Izuku had assured them all they were loyal and they would not hurt them. And even in the chaos that was now engulfing the island of Tartarus, Whisper could tell that the Nomu had not hurt any of them. Instead they were obeying.

"Make sure the guard's ar-"

A chunk of concrete fell from the sky. It almost grazed her nose.

Whisper stared. Steel reinforcing bars poked out from it and as she watched, a small piece of gravel broke loose and dropped to the ground. Whisper took a shuddering breath, and then another. She actually shivered.

That was... too close.

"No~mu," Whisper ordered. "Protect me," she managed to get the words out.

If Dragon was throwing concrete around then, she'd need that protection. A couple of the Nomu crowded close to her. They towered over her and... Izuku trusted them. He trusted them to keep themselves safe and...

There was another roar. Whisper looked up, and watched, transfixed as Dragon slammed into another building. His scales glittered and his claws left long scars in the concrete that formed the building, before it crumbled.

One of the Nomu grabbed her as another piece of concrete dropped to where she had been standing and before she could do anything, Dragon swung his tail around, slamming it into the building. Whisper shook her head. "Take me over there!" she ordered, pointing to where she meant.