At What Cost? - IzuOcha

ℂℍ𝔸ℙ𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝔼𝕀𝔾ℍ𝕋𝔼𝔼ℕ

*IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION...*

A man stood looking down at the town below him. He had a stern look on his face, and seemed to be thinking about something. Two people walked up behind him, their footsteps snapping twigs and leaves before stopping behind him. One had one of his arms in a sling and cast. The other had her hand wrapped.

"Master, we've finally found you! We plan on going after the girl again. We will retrieve her again," Ishimori stated, kneeling to his master.

"Yes Father, we will get her back. Our liberation will keep growing, and we won't let you down again," Akiko also stated.

"I am very disappointed in both of you. You weren't strong enough to handle yourselves and now we've lost our valuable asset," Master stated.

"We are sorry, Master. But you're forgetting our part of the deal," Ishimori stated.

"No, I haven't. I will not be giving you your reward. You've failed me, Ishimori and Akiko," Master stated.

"Are you kidding me? I got the girl. I brought her to you! You were with her and left her behind. It's not my fault she somehow broke free of your quirk's effect!" Ishimori stated.

"Ishimori, calm down. It isn't a big deal," Akiko stated. She was secretly scared for him, as her father had a short temper.

"It is a big deal! We worked our asses off to get him the girl and he just lets her slip away like that! I was promised a reward!" Ishimori shouted.

"There never was a reward, Ishimori. I just needed you to do my bidding," Master states. "I'm terribly sorry for deceiving you."

"You bastard!" Ishimori yelled.

"Ishimori, don't do anything rational," Akiko warned.

Ishimori slipped the glove off his one good hand and ran at his Master, all five fingers out. he had risked so much for that promised reward. And now that he wasn't getting it, he wanted vengeance. He got to the Master, and he pivoted to the side as Ishimori lunged at him. He grabbed Ishimori by the neck and lifted him up.

"Trying to kill me, huh? That's pitiful. After I've given you another chance, too. What do you have to say for yourself?" Master asked him.

"S-Sc...rew y-you..." Ishimori managed to get out, losing oxygen.

"Such a shame. I had a lot of faith in you. But you're not of use to me like this," Master stated again. He raised his other hand.

"Father, don't!" Akiko shouted. He didn't listen.

"Welcome to my liberation, Ishimori."

He placed his hand on Ishimori's head, with an evil glare in his eyes.

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My mom pulled up to our home and I immediately hopped out of the car, slamming the car door as I did so. I was very upset with her. She got out of the car as I got to the door, throwing it open.

"Ochako, wait-" she began, but I slammed the house door, shocking my dad who was on the couch.

"Ochako? Hey honey, what's wrong?" he asked me. I ignored him.

I ran to my room, my mom now entering the house and running after me. I slammed the door on her, locking it. She called for me but I didn't listen, flopping down on my bed and putting my face in my pillow.

It wasn't fair! Deku was suffering silently in a hospital and I couldn't even be there for him!

'Ochako, please open the door, I want to talk,' my mother said.