Midori the Queen

Last Ditch Effort

Mirio knelt beside one of the police officers, their special uniforms protecting them from most of the fire damage, but his face and hands were scorched. In one move, Karma had managed to knock out their entire back line of defense without killing anyone.

“What the hell, Karma!?” He heard Chisaki scream from the altar, looking enraged. 

“Forgive me for deceiving you, darling,” she bowed graciously. “I would have liked to continue playing house with you, but it would seem my usefulness here has come to an end,” She blew a kiss and waved flirtatiously at the heroes with her fingers. “Farewell.” 

“Don’t you dare!” Kai removed his glove and slammed his palm to the stone ground. The officiant panicked and fell off the stone and into the pond as it extended up and vaulted Chisaki over the crowd and the fire. Karma was already making a break for the house, and Chisaki followed her there on a sprint. 

Chaos ensued as the guests stood up and raced around in a panic not sure where to run. The police which were meant to be used for crowd control had been taken out, so the heroes were swept up in the stampede 

“She knew we were coming.” Shoto spoke up over the screams as he and Bakugo tried to navigate through the crowd of people. “She planned to take out crowd control to make it harder for us to act.” 

“No Shit, Sherlock!” Bakugo sneered. “Oi! Out of the way, Extras!” 

“I’m going ahead!” Mirio shouted over the crowd and used his quirk to bypass the crowd and ran into the house. 

“Wait! Senpai!” Todoroki cursed and finally broke free. He snagged Bakugo’s wrist pulling him the rest of the way out, and one by one the other heroes weeded themselves out. 

“After them!” Nighteye ordered. “We can’t let Karma escape!” 

~Inside the Mansion~

Karma pressed the wall tiles in sequential order and ran inside the underground passageway. She made it down the steps before hearing the for open again and Chisaki’s footsteps behind her. She turned on her quirk, covering herself in aura and turned to face him. 

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” He panted and snagged her elbow dragging her further into the passageway and into a nearby room. “We could have kept up the bluff, they can’t force you to-”

“I told you, you’d think I was crazy.” She stated simply and made him stop mid pace. He glanced back at her, looking at her smug smile. 

“You gotta be kidding. That’s your big plan?" He took her by the shoulders giving her a quick shake. "That's suicide! If something goes wrong you could wind up caught or killed!"

“You don’t see all the pieces I’ve lined up. I'm confident in my plan and at this rate I've little to lose.” She shrugged him off. “If you don't want to be involved you should have stayed at the altar and feigned ignorance. It’s the best course for you and the clan, anyway.” 

“Hate to tell you this but it’s not gonna happen.” Chisaki warned her. “Believe it or not you’re actually really respected around here. They’re not just gonna stand by and let you take the fall.” 

“I’m touched… but I’d feel better knowing you guys will thrive without me.” She flexed her hand in and out. “If you want to bring the Yakuza back into power you need to breakaway from villainy and strengthen your bonds. Strong wills bring about strong people, and there’s great value in loyalty and companionship.” 

“I already learned that much from you.” He snagged her hand to stop her from leaving. “If you’re really going through with this elaborate plan of yours, I’m not gonna let you do it alone.”