Chapitre 8: Chapter 8
"Arrogant pests." Kai sneered as he looked up at the monitor. The yakuza leader was feeling especially aggravated today. Another villain outbreak had appeared in their territory. These were becoming troublesome day after day. It was the fifth one this week. "What is the status of the attack site?" He questioned one of his subordinates.
"Our estimated guess is that most of those businesses in the area will need to shut down or be moved elsewhere, to continue operating. We will also need to look for replacing staff for a few who might be killed." The subordinate answered.
"We need to look at speeding up our research on our cure then," Kai noted. "These wretched quirk users have been bothersome long enough."
"Yes sir,"
"You are dismissed," Kai told him as the subordinate left. He resumed watching the fight, trying to assess what was the best solution for this problem. For the time being, he'd make sure to take note of the villains. Once this was over, he'd see about personally punishing them for intruding on his territory.
Perhaps he could use them as the first set of trial tests for his quirk-erasing bullets. It would be fitting. He'd deal with two birds with one stone. All things considered, he'd need to ensure his bullets do the job as intended. The last thing he needed was to get involved with All For One, or All Might and get way over his head.
The greatest hero and the greatest villain were the two most well-known symptoms of the much larger disease of quirks. In his line of work, it was always wise to stay under All Might's radar and stay within All For One's good graces. Still, he wasn't going to just sit by and remain there. He had promised his boss he'd return the Yakuza to its former glory and he intended to do so. He'd topple these Gods, no matter the cost.
And once they were out of the picture he'd move to rid the world of all its 'heroes and villains'. Then there'd be no one left to challenge them, not Endeavor, not the Hero Society, and certainly not the Meta Liberation Army. Not even the….
"Herrscher?" He noted as he saw the figure appear on the monitor. The Yakuza boss looked intrigued by the new villain's appearance. She hadn't been seen since All Might's clash. It seems she had decided to make an appearance today. Oh joy, just what he needed, another villain destroying his territory.
Well, he might as well get what data he could on her.
Moonfish was drooling on himself. He had finally been able to quell his desire for flesh these past few days. With many of those pesky heroes out nothing was going to stop him now. He even had help collecting his food now. Spitter could soften them up, while Devo would just tenderize them.
Even now he was going to indulge himself when he saw a nice small-sized morsel running around. He wasn't worried, he'd catch them soon enough. Reeling back his head he launched his teeth forward, extending them with ease as they surged at the little delicacy. His teeth were just about to pierce his prey…
SNAP!
The space next to him exploded, throwing him to the side. He growled animalistically as he turned to find the culprit. The one who had gotten in between him and his meal. That's when he saw her.
The most delicious-looking treat before his eyes. She was a little skinny, not as much meat as any other. The villain didn't mind, he was sure the flavor would more than makeup for it. If anything her flesh smelled very delicious, very…exotic. He'd definitely take the first bite before the others realized it.
The Herrscher of the Void scowled as she stared at the villain before her. She still felt the acid burning her body, so she'd finish this quickly. Stretching out her hand, she pulled the villain toward her, suspending him in mid-air. She heard him struggling to free himself from her hold, a pointless endeavor. He wrenched his head back and launched his teeth at her.
Several, long sharp powerful blades emerged from his mouth, all lunging towards the Herrscher. She hummed softly as a portal opened in front of her, taking all the teeth in. She was left completely unharmed.
"GAH!" Moonfish gasped as a fresh scent of blood touched his nose. He felt something warm begin to flow down his chest. He tried to look down, forcefully bending his neck forward, while manipulating his teeth. His eyes widened. He had been stabbed, impaled even….by his own teeth.
Behind the villain, another portal had opened, the exit for the first one. The teeth he had launched at the Herrscher, were now in him. The villain felt faint, his world starting to darken. The Herrscher slid the portal up to the villain's mouth and snapped it shut, severing the villain's teeth. She then unceremoniously dropped him on the ground. His blood pooled out of his body.
"Moonfish." The other villains said in shock as they saw their comrade fall. They would have rushed to his side, if they didn't feel the murderous aura emitting from his killer.
"Wretched humans, your existence is a mistake, a sin to this world." The Herrscher said coldly as she walked slowly towards them. The villains, wisely, decided to turn around and run for their lives. "No." The Herrscher commanded as a giant purple block wall appeared trapping them with the Herrscher.
Panic set into the villains as their hearts began to race. They had no way out of this. They turned to find themselves faced with the Herrscher, who smiled sadistically at them. Spitter decided to continue trying to escape, ingesting what water he had remaining from a broken fire hydrant and trying to melt the wall.
Devo on the other hand decided to try fighting to the end. Opening his mouth the villain launched several tendrils that grabbed debris and pulled into his mouth. He chewed it up vigorously before spitting out an energized projectile at the Herrscher.
She dodged it and then flicked her wrist to him. A white lance materialized beside her and was launched at the villain at high speed. He reacted in time by opening up his mouth and ingesting the weapon before sending it back at her.
The Herrscher looked surprised at seeing her attack be redirected, but nevertheless, she was able to easily avoid being struck by her own lance. The villain then resumed launching more projectiles at her, grabbing whatever he could. He ate manhole covers, mailbox, broken car doors, concrete blocks, severed limbs, a squirming man, anything he could eat, he devoured and launched at the Herrscher. He'd hit her eventually, right?
"Enough." The Herrscher said as blocked the last projectile with a cube, a smaller one than the wall behind the villains. She then sent the cube forward, shrinking its size and accelerating its velocity. Devo opened his mouth and swallowed the cube.
He was prepared to fire it back. He prepared himself to launch and then….nothing. He panicked as she tried to force the cube out but it didn't budge. Wait…why did it feel bigger than when he ate it? It was then did he realized his mistake, when he saw the Herrscher smirking at him.
"Die." The Herrscher ordered as she opened her hand. The cube began to expand in irregular ways. Soon it had become much, much, larger than Devo.
"Two down, one to go." The Herrscher turned her attention to the acid villain who was still trying to escape.
"Mercy, mercy." The villain pleaded with the Herrscher. She laughed at his foolishness. She had none.
Realizing his position Spitter too decided to fight to the end. However, unlike his colleagues, he was dealt with far less gently.
The villain spewed more streams of acid, but the Herrscher dodged with ease, collecting all the acid inside her portals. She then pulled the wall, bringing the villain closer as she started to hover in the air. Once airborne she summoned three more walls, boxing the acid villain as she hovered out of her newly made box.
Inside the box, the villain tried everything he could, spewing acid to melt the walls but nothing worked. With no way to go but down, he tried melting the floor in a vain attempt to probably find a sewer. To his credit, the ground did give way…but only to reveal a floor made of the same energy as the walls around. Even worse, the acid was all pooling on the floor around him.
Realizing what was happening the villain stopped spewing but it was already too late. He looked up at the Herrscher who quickened the wall's movement, trapping the villain in an ever-shrinking box, it had once been the size of the street, but now it was reduced to no bigger than a bus and shrinking even faster.
"Here's a housewarming gift, a soothing plunge to die for." The Herrscher taunted as she opened a portal above, and all the acid he had spewed at her earlier that she had collected, flooded the prison, filling it even more. Once the portals were empty, she closed the portals and formed a lid on top of the box, sealing it on all sides.
The Herrscher then clenched her fist shut, immediately compressing the box, the villain, and the acid she left inside it. She could hear his delightful screams. She'd almost enjoy it as well if she wasn't still in pain from her acid burns and Izuku's scream.
Once finished she looked at the remains of the villains. She was satisfied her enemies were dead, vengeance now was hers. With only the remaining humans scrambling under the rubble or with their injuries, the Herrscher decided she'd wasted enough time and to leave before any heroes showed up.
She still had to remove the acid that had burnt her body, soaking into her skin and clothes. It still was eating away at her.
Her rage had initially dulled the pain, just like it always did, but now that her anger was satisfied it returned, and both the pain and Izuku's annoying screams were brought back to the forefront of her mind. She rubbed her temples, her host was still too weak, annoyingly so. She'd need to do something about that, she was fine with him being easy to scare, but him crying and whining so much was grating her nerves. How was it did he had enough willpower to keep her at bay again?
Never mind, she'd figure it out later. She opened a portal and soon headed back to the apartment.
"How intriguing," Kai noted. The Herrscher had taken care of his little problem. Granted she had still caused some more destruction, but it was still minor compared to other villains, and still far less than what she had done before.
She had impressed him, three villains all beaten within a few minutes. She was as dangerous as the reports had indicated, if not also efficient. He'd need to keep tabs on her.
His phone suddenly started to ring. Kai glanced at the number. He rolled his eyes at who it was calling. Switching off the monitor, he took the call.
"Quite the show, isn't it Overhaul." A voice taunted. "Sorry to hear about your loss."
"What do you want Re-Destro?" Kai cut off. He was not in the mood for formalities. He was still irked by the villain's attack and he didn't someone else mocking him for it.
"I need a new shipment of Trigger." Re-Destro commented. "I've been told you've gotten into the business recently. Seems like you've finally come around to seeing the value in quirks."
"You're delusional." Overhaul answers. "My goal is still the same."
"Well, at least you have conviction. That said I do know you're lacking in funds right now. Quite a lot of your territories have been hit." Re-Destro noted.
"I don't suppose you know anything about that," Kai growled.
"No, if it was me I'd let you know personally," Re-Destro answered. "I've been preoccupied with other things as of late, but I'm willing to do business with you, considering your current state of affairs. Do we have a deal?" Re-Destro noted.
"Fine," Kai answered.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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