In the evening, many heroes gathered at the police headquarters within Yokohama City in the Kamino Ward.
"An impressive lineup." said Naomasa Tsukauchi, a rather average looking Japanese man who is a detective for the Police Force.
Standing before the detective were the top 5 heroes of the country along with some others.
"Tsukauchi." All Might said. "Shall we get this strategy meeting underway so we can end the League of Villains."
"I know but we got word from the Hero Public Safety Commission that another will be joining out operation."
"Hah!?" shouted Endeavor. "Who are they gonna send? This team is already enough to take on anyone."
"They are special, they should be—"
Creak~
Walking through the door was Albert.
"!?!?"
Immediately everyone in the room shuddered and this was a room filled with the cream of the crop of Hero Society. The person who just walked in oozed with suspicion and danger that made their years as heroes instincts want to either run, fight, or just leave the room and pretend they never saw him.
"Hello." Albert said, his voice heavily modified and refined to an elegant neutral tone devoid of the influences of estrogen and testosterone. It was also far too human to be considered a product of algorithms. "I am Null. I was specially requested by the Hero Commission."
He walks a bit forward; his presence made everyone on edge along with his appearance as a pure black existence with not even life in his eyes. On his side he carried Eve and Lilith, hanging off the back of his waist was Michael, a 17cm ornate, yet simple looking longsword.
All Might knew who he was just based on the vibe Albert had, had he not fought him All Might would not even recognize the two were the same.
'Herod!?' All Might cursed his name, a friction occurred with himself. Letting All For One live just so Albert can remain as Albert or letting Albert do the job and ending this stain from a bygone era finally be cleansed.
"Do not mind me." he goes and takes a seat by the corner. "Go on with your meeting."
Through the meeting he did as he said and sat by the corner listening in on the meeting. There was one minor thing he had a problem with.
"So I am to be with the second team to handle the Nomu?" Albert asked.
"That is right." said Tsukauchi. "Our second team needs more firepower, something the Hero Commission said you had in stock."
"I think that is a good thing." All Might chipped in, looking at Albert with a familiar gaze. "One can never be too careful."
Albert was a bit peeved but what is another short obstacle to his goal.
"Fine by me."
And that was that. Everyone got going to their destination.
Vrrr~
Driving to their location, the car ride was rather awkward.
"So." Gang Orca said, a large man rank 10 with Japan's Heroes. He has features of a killer whale, and his attire makes him look like he is part of the Yakuza. "Those pieces on you." He looks at his guns. "Their lethal right? I've seen my fair share of guns but those look particularly lethal."
"They are." Albert answered.
"… Are you related to Lady Nagant?"
"Orca." Said Best Jeanist, a tall, lanky man wearing jeans up to his mouth. "That is very rude."
"Just asking, the last time we saw a hero with a gun they killed another hero. Not counting Snipe of course."
"I am not related to her, no." Albert said calmly. "But I assured you my aim is not towards heroes nor is my aim poor enough to harm any of you here."
"And how good is your aim?" Orca asked.
"You do not need to—"
"Good enough." Albert answered again with confidence. "But if you like you can hold one of them." Albert draws Eve and holds it out. "Go ahead. The safety is on."
Orca holds his hand out and holds Eve.
"!?" The weight stunned Orca. "You actually use this?" He holds it with some strain but with his Quirk it is enough to wield rather casually. "Your frame isn't that big?"
"I am very dense."
Four minutes go by, and the car stops.
"We are here." Said an officer.
Everyone gets out to see several people in riot gear, fully decked in body armor.
Albert looks at the building and he is getting the same feeling the Shie Hassaikai base.
'Mel are you ready? It seems whatever is inside will be worth our time.' Albert telepathically told Mélusine using his command seal as a medium for their connection.
'Understood, I'll be on standby.' Mélusine said a bit away.
"So how should…"
Everyone looked at Mt. Lady, a young woman with long blonde hair and purple eyes wearing a tan-colored skintight bodysuit with orange stripes.
She grew massive as her hero name suggested. She then got a car and slipped her foot into it like a slipper and rose her leg high into the air.
"Ooh." Many were surprised someone so big can be that flexible.
"HRRR!!!!" She stomped down at the building.
CRASH!!!!
RUMBLE!!!!
Before even the dust can settle Beast Jeanist shouted.
"Go!! Go!! Go!!"
The small unit of heroes press forward.
Albert takes the lead first as his speed was the highest, he leaped through the smoke and with a powerful kick he blew the smoke away.
Whoosh!
"!?" seeing the facility immediately made Albert uneasy, he has seen many horrible things and even committed them, but this was a first.
Covering the walls of the building were a flesh-like substance. The Nomu were attached to it before slowly ripping themselves form it.
"Tsk."
Albert quickly began to dispatch them as the other heroes came and helped as well.
A short while later.
"…" Albert looks around, taking everything in.
"I don't like this." Mt. Lady said. "These walls and things." She held in her hands two Nomu, screaming out. "There all gross."
"Riot squad go and get the iron maidens." Best Jeanist ordered to the police. "Do it quickly, I agree with Mt. Lady this place is crawling up my skin."
"Oy, Null." Gang Orca said. "Can you—"
"!?!?" a malice, the hairs of everyone around rose.
"Guh!" Gang Orca couldn't speak, the malice was palpable.
"Look at what we have here."
A filtered voice rung through the air.
Tap-Thud!
Tap-Thud!
Two set of steps could be heard coming closer.
"Heroes always did find a way to my nest." Said a familiar female voice.
"!?" Albert recognized it immediately. Without a second of hesitation Albert drew his guns. "RUN!! It's the mastermind!!!" Albert then opened fired.
Before he could even fire AFO rose a finger.
Bang~!!!
Bang~!!!
He fired two bullets that pierce through the air.
"Move!!" Best Jeanist shouted using his Quirk to get everyone away.
Pluck!! Pluck!!
Pluck!! Pluck!!
Pluck!! Pluck!!
From AFO's finger a barrier was created.
Pwonk~!!
Pwonk~!!
The barrier ripples violently from the bullets collision.
"Those are some dangerous rounds." He held out his hand, the barrier falls as his arm crackles with a dark energy.
Albert knew this feeling, is was the same feeling he had when faced Servants, but AFO had a similar feeling of when Albert in his early years of working for the military they dropped a MOAB, Massive Ordnance Air Blast, on his location based on the coordinate in the Middle East he gave them. He barely managed to escape the radius after running with all of his heart behind his legs.
"Shii—"
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Whoosh~!!
Whoosh~!!
[Emergency Wake Up Administered!]
"!!" Albert jolts back to conscious, his suit poked pressure points of his body to forcibly wake him up. "Ugh!?" he picks himself up, his body was heavily injured, his suit kept everything inside, if Albert's body was a carton of milk the milk would be put back inside, and the hole sealed with duct tape.
'My injuries are quickly being healed, this body of mine has really been rehauled, but that begs the question how much did… he…'
Albert looked around. Death. Destruction.
At least a mile long of devastation affected the city, a swath of earth cleansed by a compressed tornado or hurricane.
"Hm!!" Albert moves his body; with each step he takes his body regenerates back to health.
'Mélusine, plan T, I'll bait him.'
He taps the side of his head and his guns, Lilith and Eve sent out a signal to him.
'Are you okay!? I heard that blast from where I'm from!'
'I am good. It was a good idea to eat those snakes, had I not I would need six hours to recover. Be ready to move and come help.'
The guns were fairly away so he quickly got moving.