BRONTIDE

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MIDORIYA'S POV

A gust of wind rustled my green hair as I gripped onto the ironbars.

What a beautiful view...

Tokyo was illuminated with tiny little lights glistening from the buildings and skyscrapers like a thousand fireflies igniting the darkest of nights.The view was so thrilling and beautiful that it fills me up with a mixture of relief yet it somehow, made me more aware of the whole in my chest. I became more aware of the emptiness filling up my entirety, my soul; my heart.I appeared to be a jar of empty feelings,unable to cry or express any emotions yet somehow,there was a storm brewing inside of me. Chaotic yet buried so deep within -so close yet so distant. Just like a brontide. A mixture of emotions that were so tangled up and chaotic, crashing over each other like waves of a stormy sea, trying to dominate each other. Like a tornado that sucks everything towards itself, be it something ever so little or of great importance stripping me of everything I held dear to me. All my worries, pain and receding feelings of happiness and joy fought and fought until they got sucked into that tornado - almost as if never to be acquired once again. To put it simply into words is an impossible task because of the complexity of emotions I was dealing with. 

Withdrawing my hands out of my pockets,I stare at the light creases and watch the tiny,bustling city functioning normally. Everything from up here seemed so small and insignificant. Even All might would seem insignificant from here.The silence in the atmosphere was interrupted momentarily by the occasional distant honking of cars and the muffled sounds of local heroes and villains fighting below.I clenched the iron bars tightly and shifted my weight onto them as I balanced my body on the feeble iron bar. Inhaling deeply and closing my eyes, I whispered,

"Maybe I'll be useful in my next life. Goodbye, everybody."

"WAIT KID!"

I snapped my head around to find the source of the comment only to find myself staring at a blue haired guy who was wearing (prosthetic?) hands as an accessory all over his body.One large severed hand covered his face, leaving an impression that someone might be grabbing his face, if only the extra hand wasn't severed/attached to the other person's body. Beside him, stood a guy clothed in formal attire and instead of possessing a human body, he has a purplish black fog-like body. The blue haired guy continued,

" Get down from there."

" I shall not."

"Warp, get him down from there"

All of a sudden my feet were touching the floor and I was right in front of them. I started protesting but before I could stomp away, I felt someone's fingers wrap around my neck.

"Listen here, kid. If you annoy me once more, all my 5 fingers will wrap around your neck. When that happens, my quirk will be activated and you'll decay into a pile of dust. I suggest you listen to me otherwise you'll lose your life and dirty the carpet. "

Terrified,I complied by his demands and followed him, 4 of his fingers still clasped around my neck. His red eyes peered at me, through his wrinkly eyelids as if examining someone thoroughly.

"You..... wanted to be a hero too,right?"

How does this guy know?! A complete stranger I've probably never come across my whole life?

He continued,"I can tell.Your eyes remind me of someone who desired the same thing but could never achieve it."

I gulped as cold sweat beads trickled down my spine. In an attempt to calm myself and satisfy my curiosity,I asked them for their identities.

"We're villains. Specifically speaking, we belong to a group of villains who desire to destroy All might and eradicate The Hero Association. We're looking for newbies, care to join us?"

The purplish black fog guy who'd been standing motionless,possibly just observing us from a distance, protested immediately, "S-Shigaraki! You've spoken too much! And that kid might sell us out-"

"SHUT UP!"

The black fog guy cowered into a corner.I'm guessing this guy "Shigaraki" was an authoritative figure or perhaps, their leader because he clearly held enough power to command his underlings. 

That means any attempt to escape will be futile...

"What do you think, Izuku Midoriya? "

"H-how do you know my name?!"

Shigaraki points to my breast pocket. I look down and see my nametag attached to my shirt.

How could I be so dumb? ..Well, I couldn't have predicted this situation before hand either...

In response to his question, I retaliate and say," I'm not gonna stoop that low and become a villain! I'd rather DIE than be one!"

"LISTEN HERE, MIDORIYA! YOU'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE A CHOICE! " He spat in my face.Shigaraki's eyes were glaring at me intensely and I couldn't guarantee that if I ticked him off once more, I'd be alive. Shocked and terrified, I backed away a bit and stayed in that position,frozen.

"You know, Midoriya-kun, how about you join us and in return, we'll guarantee that you'll get into UA highschool? We'll even get you a quirk while you're at it."

Tempted, I didn't feel like resisting such a deal however, it seemed unbelieveable. I added,

" I don't have any experience or knowledge about villains or being a villain. Why would you need someone as useless as me? And based on my knowledge, quirks can't be "given" or "purchased". Besides, how do I know that you won't back out?"

The purplish fog guy emerged from the dark corner and addressed me," You needn't worry about that, Izuku-kun. We'll teach you the villainous stuff. As for your quirk, our leader specializes in giving quirks to people. He's the only one to possess such an ability amongst all generations."

"As for the fulfilment of your terms, we'll train your quirk and get you ready for the UA entrance exam this season. All we ask is for your loyalty and confidentiality. If either of us fails to fulfill these conditions, we'll be executed."

It's very tempting,honestly....as if it's too good to be true..this is probably the only way I can become a hero now..even if my life is at stake..

Shigaraki interrupted my train of thoughts by adding," You've got nothing left to lose now,do you? Besides, wouldn't it be fun to take your revenge on those who have wronged you?"

Ah yes..Of course... I would really like Kacchan to have a taste of his own medicine...

Shigaraki shot me a very weird,wrinkly and creepy smile, knowing he'd reached out to me and that there was no way,I'd reject his offer. Fog guy was examining my expressions very closely too, probably searching for any signs of me giving in to their offer. After a while I replied,

"I accept."

Wait for me, Kacchan...I won't be staring at your back for long now... 

I'll show you what I'm made of, All might...

I can't wait to see all of you suffer. We'll see who's laughing in the end.