...

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He's heard about these types of quirks before. Quirks where the person would be able to transform and turn into another person. Some of these quirk holders were also able to obtain their body's quirk and use it like how the original person uses it.

That eye glow and sinister smile gave it away immediately. He's known for his laziness and his impolite attitude, but he was also very observant. He's been with the girl for a few days now. He already sees a difference.

Those original bright E/C eyes she had before had no similarities with the current empty pitch black ones right now. Also, it was quite disturbing that he couldn't see any pupils on the girl right now.

He noticed how she distanced herself from her friend on stage. Hawks knew some of her secrets, and he knew that the girl was very shy. So why was she smiling like that in front of hundreds of people when she couldn't even breathe properly when she was surrounded by merely ten of them the last time they went on patrol?

His thoughts were interrupted when his phone vibrated inside his pocket. He quickly pulled it out and answered the call.

"Hawks." His colleague's voice was stern. She didn't even give him a greeting.

"The radar says she's moving away from the building." She said, with the same seriousness in her voice.

That's when Hawks finally confirmed that it was, indeed, not her. He quickly quit the call and put his phone back inside his pockets.

"As soon as she's alone, detain her." Hawks pointed towards the girl on stage. His men nodded at him.

Hawks flew up and opened a trapdoor. He got out of the building and dashed towards his intern's location. He hoped and prayed to the gods that she was alright.

Who knows what's happening to her right now.

...

"Fuck," he muttered. He realized now how much he regretted his decision. It was his colleague who suggested the idea, but only now did he realize the consequences of his actions. He didn't think much of it before, but now it's the only thing on his mind.

When he applied to be the two's mentor, he knew how much potential the duo had. However, now that he got to know them personally, he really didn't think they were going to be heroes.

Especially L/N.

Though the capabilities of her powers might've been endless, there was still a flaw with the girl. A flaw that could've been fatal for her if not dealt with cautiously.

She's fragile.

It might have been something to do with her introverted personality, or maybe it's really just her mental state.

She's still a little girl.

And that little girl was about to experience the harsh reality of this world.

It's not always "The hero beats the villain and the villain gets to be put in jail." scenario, in fact, it was hardly ever like that.

Every day, there are always new people doing new types of disgusting crimes. It's like they were just using their very own creativity to conjure new ways to bring violence into this world.

He couldn't deny that he didn't barf when he was hit with this harsh reality when he was still a trainee as well.

He just hoped that the girl was still okay

Physically and mentally.

"H--Ha ---wk--s!"

The pro heroes' eyes widen as he vigorously tapped the earpiece on his right ear. She heard the girl call out to him, but it was too static-y for him to understand the words she was saying.

He brought out the tracker he had on his other pocket and turned it on quickly. His eyes widen when he realized just how far the girl's location was.

"C-C-Ca---ge-s! P--e-o-ple--!"

He didn't understand anything that the girl was saying. No matter how hard he taps his earpiece, it didn't help to make the static go away. Her voice keeps getting cut off.

He was worried.

Very worried.

...

-~-~-

"Guys?! Is this thing even on?" I whisper yell at the earpiece on my ear. I was clearly frustrated about my current situation.

So much for communicating with me all the way.

Ichika and her girlfriend sat on the floor across from me, embracing each other and covering each other's mouths to prevent any noise(whimpers) coming out of each other.

The three of us agreed to stay silent so none of the... caged people could hear us and freak out. They might cause a ruckus and alert our captors.

That's the last thing we wanted to happen.

I sat down a few meters away from the couple, bringing my head down to my knees whilst I fiddled with the earpiece, wondering if it actually was an earpiece in the first place.

I stared at the two's interactions. They were holding onto each other like it was the end of the world.

Whatever the two went through, however, was probably far worse than just the end of the world. I could tell that if I didn't find Ichika tied up on that chair, she would've had to experience her partner slowly die from blood loss. Good thing I decided to wander around.

I brought my head down and covered my face with my hands. Who knew this is what the criminals were doing? Who knows how many people suffered through this? I couldn't count how much people were inside this room. I couldn't count how much cages were stuck to the wall.

I couldn't count all the bodies piled up in the corner.

When I said I wanted in on the action... I didn't mean it to be like this. This isn't what I portrayed to experience.

Is this what Hawks has to see every day?

Is this what all the Heroes witness on a daily basis?

Is this...

Are they even human?

The three of us froze when we heard a door on the other end of the room open. We didn't know where the door was specifically placed, because of the amounts of cages scattered around the room. It looked like a fucking maze.

Ichika suddenly pulled away from her girlfriend and dashed to the chair.

"Quick! Tie me! Act dead! Hide!" She pleaded. I stood up from my spot and narrowed my eyes at her.

"And risk you getting hurt? No." I said boldly and walked up to the two of them. The two of them started to panic as we heard footsteps coming towards us.

I clenched my teeth and grabbed their hands.

"Close your mouths," I ordered.

They complied immediately as my grip on their hands went solid. I held them closer and jumped up to one of the cages, careful not to make any noise.

They flinched and held me tighter, afraid to fall.

I continued to jump up on the cages until I reached a significant height. I punched an empty cage open and quickly scurried inside with the two of them. They went in and closed the cage back just as we heard loud voices from the bottom.

The two went to the corner of the cage and hid under the darkness. I tried to listen to whatever the person was saying.

"WHERE THE FUCKING FUCK DID THE TWO GO?! I STILL NEED TO KILL THEM FOR EXISTING!" a familiar voice boomed down several cages, it woke up the people who were sleeping behind the bars.

They whimpered as they tried to avoid the glare their captor was giving to them.

I glanced back to the couple who were behind me. They went back to holding each other, trying to protect one another from the harsh world.

From the harsh reality.

That's when it hit me.

These two deserve freedom. So what if they're both girls? They clearly love each other and that's a pretty damn good reason to be together.

Everyone here deserves freedom. Who the fuck was Claw to decide to just own all of them and sell them if he wants to?

I grit my teeth harshly as I pressed a button on the earpiece. I finally was able to hear Hawks' voice.

"L/N?"

"Hawks."

"I want to bury someone tonight."

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