The Crossroads of Destiny (An MHA x DC Comics Crossover)

Chapter 9 - Operation Nightmare

Toma Akio was returning from his shift from the main Water Facility in the region. He mostly did night shifts as a security guard, in case there were any leaks to contact the workers or authorities, but it was 6 AM in the morning, and his shift was over, finally, he could relax.

He approached the porch of his small house, near the city. He had recently bought this house with all his savings, finally moving out of that small flat he had. The house was not that big, but it was something to work with.

He approached his door, taking out the keys, and unlocking it. Toma opened the entrance to his house and walked in, closing the door behind him. He took off his coat, placing it on the couch, but then he noticed something strange.

A window was wide open in the living room. "That is strange" Toma thought to himself. But he quickly dismissed it, thinking that he most likely left it open when he went out for his shift to cool it down.

He was feeling hungry, so he entered the back room to find some food. It was dark since he had not yet installed a light on the ceiling, but he thought that he would not need it since he could still partially see.

He kneeled down to get some cans of tuna from a box, it was not the most delicate food out there, but it still kept him alive and from starving.

As he was kneeling down, he suddenly felt a hand covering his mouth, and before he could even react, a knife had slashed his throat, as blood started gushing out of his neck all over the wall and floor.

"Mmmm, I cannot wait to taste your yummy blood for tonight" A female voice was heard behind Toma, he used the little strength he had to turn to his side to see who it was, it was a female with blonde hair and a school uniform, smiling at him creepily.

After a few seconds, Toma closed his eyes as all life left his body, his body dropping dead on the floor as Toga just giggled "Well this was exciting, shame it only happened for a few seconds. But no worries! I will make sure you will come to work for one more night! The female stated, letting out another giggle.

Later that day

Bruce kept going through several newspapers from yesterday, trying to see if there were any clues to his rogue gallery. This was sadly his only way of finding anything out, here there was no Batcomputer, not to mention he and Tsukauchi had to break ties because of the orders from the president of the HPSC.

But he had one more hope for finding Crane and uncovering his plan. Around the restaurants, there were a few local surveillance cameras. He knew that hacking into them would be pretty easy, and he could quite possibly spot the henchmen who were preparing the fear toxin containers on the roof.

Unfortunately, due to a high police presence in the area last night, he would not manage to go through with his plan because he would get seen, but tonight the area of the restaurant should be less crowded. This was the only way he could get a lead on the villain.

Across from Bruce was Damian, sitting at the sofa with his arms crossed. He was also thinking about the situation last night and was not happy with the news he received. "So what now? Hiding in the shadows from all these heroes will not be easy. It is one thing when the police is after us, but there are hundreds of people around who have powers, who would be chasing us." Damian said.

"We will continue on as usual, with the added challenge. They are unfamiliar with their ways of operation, and without us, they will not stand a chance against Strange and the others. Crane is definitely planning something, something none of them will be prepared for." Bruce said as he went to the next page of the newspaper.

Damian just sighed at that response. But he was right, they cannot just stand there and watch as this world burned, they needed to do something. "So what is the plan? You always have one." Damian said looking up at his father once more.