A Hero and a Villain

Scene 16: Aftermath

[Andeddo]

Andeddo's eyes fluttered open once again, and he stretched his limbs leisurely. He looked down at his arms and legs to find that his suit had been replaced with a comfy grey hoodie and a pair of black shorts. He looked to the right to see all of his weapons arrayed on a small nightstand. He glanced around at his surroundings in surprise.

He was laying on a plush purple bed with a pitch-black frame, and he was a surrounded by cats on all sides. Not live cats, but rather hundreds of cat posters, cat pillows, stuffed animal cats, cat toys, cat figurines, cat-related books, cat-themed clothes, etc. A clean white door stood in the corner of the room.

He heard a voice talking from another room beyond the door. "I'm fine, Midoryia, really. I had to drop out of the raid because I lost a piece of my gear. Besides, I was sure Iida could handle it, with all the backup he brought. Honestly, it was almost overkill." There was a pause. "Yeah, I heard the villain escaped, and with a hostage no less. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll find him soon. I've got to go, have a great day Midoryia!"

Andeddo flinched as the crystalline doorknob clicked and started to turn, but then Hitoshi stepped into view. Andeddo smiled sadly and flopped back down on the bed, "Ah, it's just you, Shinso." Hitoshi was silent, staring at him with cold, unreadable eyes. Andeddo winced, biting his lip, "Yes, I'm sure you want answers. Go on, ask away." Hitoshi looked him in the eye, only saying one word.

"Why?"

Andeddo blinked, sitting up, "Come again?" Hitoshi sat down on the edge of the bed, "Why?" Andeddo lowered his gaze, "Ah, you must be referring to why I became a villain." Hitoshi shook his head, "No, why didn't you tell me? Moreover, why did you lie about it?" Andeddo tensed, "What, tell the one person I care about more than anything—who also happens to be a law-abiding Hero—that I'm a villain who kills people and does all kinds of illegal shit? Yeah, that's a huge no-go for anyone with any common sense."

Hitoshi sighed, "Look, Heishi, the only difference between you and me is that you do the things I can't. You do things outside the law, things that we Heroes can't bring ourselves to do. If anything, you only have to kill the bad guys because I'm not allowed to. You are not the villain here."

Andeddo busted out laughing, "Really? I wonder what else you would call a super-powered, psychopathic criminal outlaw!" Hitoshi raised an eyebrow, "Out...law?" He nodded, "Oh yeah, outlaw. I'm a fugitive in at least twenty different countries worldwide." Hitoshi went bug-eyed, but he quickly shook the look off his face, "Alright, drop that conversation. What is really wanna know is.........."

"HOW THE HELL ARE YOU ALIVE RIGHT NOW?! YOU WERE DEADER THAN A CORPSE FIVE MINUTES AGO!"

Andeddo chuckled sheepishly, "Haha.....about that....." Hitoshi glared daggers at him, "If you don't tell me willingly, I will not hesitate to use my quirk on you. You are at my mercy here, and I'm still deciding whether or not I have to arrest you."

Andeddo shuddered, twiddling his thumbs, "I...uh.......fine." He exhaled deeply, "I'm not actually quirkless."

He spent the next hour trying to explain his quirk and how it worked to the nerve-fried Hitoshi.

[Shinso]

So in short:

Andeddo's quirk was a power he liked to call Resurrection. It was actually pretty similar to immortality, because it makes him unable to die permanently, but he can still die like anyone else.

There were a few different facets of how his quirk worked, but for the sake of convenience, he said the main function of it was something like this: Whenever he dies—he has to die completely, as in lose all bodily functions, not just blackout—his body resets itself. It heals all physical injuries and mental afflictions, replaces any missing parts, and expels any foreign chemicals that might be present.