Trumpet coughed, looking down at the citizens of Deika city, the members of their army. "Men, Women, and the rainbow in between, the time is upon us." He told them. "The Meta Liberation Army is going to war with the League of Villains." The cries of complete loyalty were a beautiful melody.
"Long before the Dawn of Meta Abilities, humanity kind has sought one thing above all else: absolute freedom. Countries have gone to war for this very ideal, yet hundreds of years later, the world still lacks what should be our natural right! Laws imposing limitations on personal use. Quirk Counseling to brainwash the youth into accepting this unfair doctrine!"
"We wanna use our powers how we please!"
"Fuck those uptight bastards in the government!"
"And the worst part:." He stated, the group quieting down. "The worst part … the heroes." The cries of rage were truly the sounds of war heroes. "The tights wearing bastards that prance around with the use of a quirk like they're somehow better people, just because the government uses them as tools!"
"So what if I don't own a piece of plastic?! I can't fly to travel wherever I won't unless I'm an obedient dog!?"
"The laws that 'make things easy' just add a shitloaud of other problems!"
"It's this hypocritical idea that creates the very enemy these 'heroes' seek to eliminate!" He shouted out. "The shunned and the WEAK fight when they should just die in the shadows they were born in! This battle of 'good' and 'evil' has destroyed the concepts of freedom from the hearts of the public! We're beyond whatever labels the world seeks to impose!"
The roaring support only got louder and louder. He had captured the hearts of the people. They were now ready to die for the sake of their cause, for the will of Destro. "And look at us outcasted ones now, growing together like shaking up a soda bottle. We'll pop and tear down the government with our bare hands!" He shouted. "So are we going to let a couple of simple 'villains' tell us what to do?"
"Fuck that!"
"Down with the villains! Down with the heroes!"
"For the Meta Liberation Army!" They chanted these words over and over once more.
"Great! Now be prepared, we know not when they strike, but our time limit is three days!" He warned. "But fear not, for the top brass shall guide you to glory!"
"For the Commanders!"
"For the glorious leaders!" Everyone knew their place. Skeptic, Curious, Geten, and himself had their own specific targets for various reasons. For him, he would personally see to it that the weak walking leather bag known as 'Spinner' would die, knowing just how useless his life truly was.
==
Skeptic hummed, double checking the security. "Nearby towns need to send me a notice for camera footage deletion, we don't need heroes walking in where they're not supposed to." He muttered. "Then we need to keep a track on them even when they enter, which means wide scale cameras." Hopefully once they hit four digits, it would be enough.
"We have the hero situation covered. Slidin' Go patrols the area, he'll be able to keep the majority of their attention away from any interlopers." Re-Destro reassured him. It did pay to have an inside man. "You still have all eyes and ears on Hawk's whereabouts?"
"He's meeting up with the Commission." The man said. "He's talking with them about work studies at the moment. Apparently he's become attached to this bird kid by the name of Tsukuyomi." A literal night god. "The shadow user from the sports festival."
"The one with a Sentient Meta Ability, I remember." The man grinned. "This is what I mean. Meta Abilities keep getting stronger, wilder, more fascinating as the generations continue, and yet such a magnificent miracle is reduced to nothing more than a dog on a leash."
"I know, sir., Iit's an utter shame." The man sighed. "Such is the world we live in … oh, the Claustro is fully functional, it is made to be as durable and uncomfortable as possible."
"Excellent." The man chuckled. "And the mass produced weapons?"
"Functional enough to bring out nothing less than the absolute peak of Meta Abilities." It also paid to have your grand commander be the CEO of one of the world's biggest support gear companies. "So I researched some data and I found something fascinating. Originally, Twice used his quirk on himself … endlessly."
"So he's potentially limitless in how many doubles he can create of himself." Re-Destro said with fascination. "If that's the case, the League could potentially overthrow the entire nation with just one man."
"Which is why I found it strange he's never been seen making any duplicates of himself." Skeptic continued. "From what I was able to gather from Giran's sources, he's completely afraid of himself."
"Ah, he must have had an accident with a hero, a shame." The man sighed. "I trust you can kill him off easily enough."
"Of course." He gestured to the drones that were by his side. "If we can't force him to use his abilities for our cause, my puppets will be more than enough to freeze him in place." He loved it when he was able to apply psychological trauma to any fight. He couldn't imagine how much suffering the man was currently going through right now.
==
Twice was very glad he carried an umbrella, it made drinking tea on top of a train so much simpler. "Another sugar scoop?" He asked Compress.
"No need, I'm fine how I am." His fellow masked comrade denied as he took a sip of his own cup, before it flew into his face and into the wind. "Why are we on top of a train again?"
"Oh, Iruma-kins told me all about it during our family day!" Toga said cheerily. "This is what he did to travel around when he worked with Miruko."
"It doesn't cost a dime, nobody knows who you are, and it's easy to toss anybody that comes up here." Dabi shrugged. "I've used it a couple times before we had Kurogiri … the poor taxi."
"I feel like I would've done something like this with my Battler if I stayed at Babyls." Kirio gave his creepily happy face. "But I needed to blow up the school. And if I didn't, I wouldn't have realized how much I needed to destroy Plus Ultra."
"But aren't we using Plus Ultra to destroy the enemy?" Spinner asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, we're using spite. Completely different power source." Kirio waved off. "Speaking of spite, what's the plan here? Rush in and murder until we get lucky and kill off whoever's in charge?"
"No, if this guy is as smart as I think he is, he won't charge into battle himself at the first chance." Tomura was somehow able to keep a straight face even with all the rushing wind against him. Might have had to do with the hand on his face. "He'll let his brainwashed goons rush in and deplete us like a mob. Sadly we don't have any healers, meaning health and stamina in the long run is crucial."
"So because we can't rely on the Doctor to help us out, we have to play it smart and careful." Magne nodded.
"And going by how smug the bastard sounds, he'll likely be watching everything from a distance from the highest view he can afford." Tomura continued. "I'll bring the entire building down and dust him in front of all his followers. Take out the king and those pawns won't be able to do a damn thing."
"And we'll take on the thousand bastards backing them up. We don't stand a chance against those numbers." Twice complained.
"You're on support Twice, keep our numbers up. Toga, infiltrate and figure out where all the top dogs are, then relay them. Dabi, keep our offense strong and don't give them room to breathe. Compress, you're our backdoor. Once we get through, start tunneling as soon as you can. Magne, crowd control, keep them stuck together or split apart. Spinner, you'll have my back, keep as many bastards off of me as much as you can."
They all nodded with respect. Luckily he wouldn't need to increase his own numbers … he wasn't real, they'd know that. "Kirio … Here's your chance to go wide-scale with your despair fetish."
"Oh good, I can finally practice instilling hopelessness amongst an unsuspecting group of humans." The demented demon chortled. "Too bad there's barely any quirkless left in this world, I could've imagined Deku-kun's face in constant agony."
"Not that I want to know more about…whatever this relationship is…" Toga looked two seconds away from gouging his eyes out. "But do you want to kill this guy or convince him to join you in this freaky fetish you got?"
"I'm honestly fine with either as long as I can see his face cry out in agony and hopelessness." Okay, somehow creatures of hell were more crazy than he ever imagined.
"Stop with the kink talk, now's the time to focus." Tomura snapped his fingers. "We put down these assholes and show the world that there's no amount of people or power that's capable of getting in our way."
"For freedom! For Suppression! " Twice shouted.
"For sticking it to the man." Dabi grinned.
"For doing what we want!" Magne smiled.
"For doing what Stain failed to achieve." Spinner nodded.
"For standing out on the biggest stage the world can offer." Compress cheered.
"For helping those we give a shit about." Toga smirked.
"For returning to origin." Kirio snarled.
"For getting rid of everything that's wrong with this world." Tomura kept looking forward. "For you, Iruma."
==
Curious was surprised it wasn't Christmas. So many wonderful presents were being handed to her on a silver platter. Iruma Suzuki, now the League of Villains. Interviews and scoops galore. Pinch her, she never wanted to wake up.
"And it all started because I said please." Who knew good manners actually got you something in this world. Now she was about to unleash the story to end all stories out in the world, and it was only the very tip of the iceberg.
"So many victims, so many casualties of this unjust world." Shuichi Iguchi, with the obvious quirkism he faced, Jin Bubaigawara, probably one of the strongest men on the planet, unable to cope with his own ability due to his dissociative identity disorder, Magne, who themselves covered a wide variety of psychological and political implications about society.
Perhaps most exciting to her at the moment, Himiko Toga, the girl who repressed her life for her society and broken family, she'd be a fun one to break.
Finally Tomura Shigaraki and Kirio Amy… the mysteries. No matter how much she tried no history was found on them. No record, no news, absolutely no information. It was infuriating almost. All For One could cover maybe one of them, but what about the other!?
Speaking of which, that left two VERY big voids to cover once this was all done. All For One and All Might, two sides of the same coin, forcing themselves into a centuries old conflict that has been virtually unnoticed since the dawn of Meta abilities.
She doubted she could get anything out of the villain even if she brought Shigiraki's head to him personally, but All Might was a different story. Maybe she could blackmail him with something about Suzuki, or try and interrogate someone he was with before, like Nighteye or Gran Torino. David Shield was too controversial at the moment.
Oh, speaking of Suzuki, now that most of their crimes were exposed, the parents were in Tartarus as well. She might be able to get a follow up article with a deep inside scoop into what inspired the two to brainwash their own child. To think, the MLA could wake up to a new generation where any and all weaklings understood and knew their place like the trash they were.
Oh yes, a full on disposable country of goons for the army to use, sounded downright amazing. She smiled, looking over the picture of Suzuki, most likely oblivious to the horrors that would befall upon him.
==
"So good." Iruma smiled, eating dinner with the rest of the class. "So do you guys really think Aizawa sensei is gonna kick someone out, or is it one of his nice ruses?"
"Okay one, none of his logical ruses can ever be described as nice no matter what reality you live in." Minoru growled as he angrily stabbed his fried rice with chopsticks. "And two…I actually couldn't tell you for the life of me."
"He is enough of an asshole to do it." Kaminari sighed. "But there's only twenty students per class, so I'm not sure if he's actually willing to bend the rules on this."
"Also I don't think Vlad-sensei is in on the logical ruses." Momo stated. "So I highly doubt that he was one to go along with a lie."
"So you're saying we're screwed." Sero banged his head as Shoji patted his back. "I did well on the entrance, I got a ninety on the license exam! I can't be on the chopping block, right?" He turned to Mina and Ejiro. "Right?!"
"Isn't Class 1-A specifically a target for the league at the moment?" Shoto asked. "It wouldn't make sense for one of us to get transferred out of class with them still being a threat."
"Also I'm pretty sure I'm on the chopping block." Shoji relented, not paying attention to what Shoto said. "You all have improved much more than me, I haven't really gotten better in any category."
"Don't be so hard on yourselves, it's obvious I'm the biggest candidate to get removed from the hero course." Aoyama sighed in reluctance. "I've been a hindrance to many of you during a crisis, and it's only logical the weakest link is moi."
"While I wish to not succumb to such a fate, I'm afraid I may be first to go." Iida bowed. "I've proclaimed myself to be a model student, yet I've engaged in vigilante actions twice and failed to show off any positive improvement during the battle. My irrationality has greatly regressed my progress."
"Boo hoo, I'm the biggest loser, feel sorry for me." Bakugo said in a mocking voice. "So you lost, so what?! If you get transferred, then work your ass off during the next sports festival and EARN your way back in."
"Yeah, we can still hang out, we'll be friends right?" Iruma shrugged. "So let's just enjoy Bakugo's food together before we head to that island."
"I still can't believe they're allowing us to look after a whole Island of people." Uraraka said, taking a bite out of a mochi bun. "One remote enough to still have sunny weather."
"A chance to have more fun in the sun before coming back just in time for Christmas!" Mina shouted elatedly.
"Girls in bikinis for the win!" Minoru shouted. "Another chance to show Iruma the great ways of-" For some reason Toru growled at him. "He has to learn somehow or you'll never get anywhere!"
"We already sleep in the same bed! It's a slow and steady process." Toru said right back, and everyone looked at her weirdly.
"Toru, I know you're an unashamed Yandere, but you need to draw the line somewhere." Jiro rolled her eyes.
"Oh come on, Kaminari and Yaoyorozu share a bed and no one bats an eye there do they?"
"We cuddle with clothes on!" Kaminari shouted back.
"What's wrong with that?" Iruma voiced his confusion. "Toru is just watching over and hugging me as I sleep. I've had less ghost dreams since she started doing that." Occasionally he saw Banjo waving to him at random times throughout the day, but other than that, he was good.
"I swear, if we didn't have that Midnight class you'd all have jumped bones by now." Bakugo growled. "I've lost my appetite." Oh, that meant more for him!
"Yeah, we should head to bed too. Come on, Iruma-kun." What, but he wanted more food! "So, anything on Black Licorice?" Toru asked when they were alone. She was the only one that supported his name. She was so nice.
"Yeah, once I managed to control the temperature better it worked wonders for control, it feels like a tail." He said, waving it around. "Midnight-sensei called it something straight out of a hentai." Whatever that was.
"How you've managed to stay innocent is beyond me, but I will cherish it as it lasts." She chuckled. "Let's hope it doesn't get out of control again."
"I hope not. I just try to remember what Himiko said to me when I saw her last." He reminisced. "There's times to be happy, and times to be mad. I just need to know when to be mad at the right time." He hoped he saw her, Twice, and Tomura again soon.
"… She's a smart girl." Toru muttered quietly. "We'll here we a-"
"Hey Toru!" Ochako grabbed the invisible girl. "We're having a girls night, come on."
"You know what you're doing, and I will get you for it!" Toru was floated in the air and dragged away. Too bad he couldn't join, but that meant he was free to go grab thirds!