Wings

Chapter 59

One day passed; Eva considered the words that Hecate gave her, she enjoyed chatting with Skeptic and all his questions about the Supernatural. She hasn't contacted anyone outside the cave since visiting Tokoyami in his dream. Eva now sat on the floor at the doorway playing cards with Yota and Takio.

'Cheater!' exclaimed Takio. 'You cheater, Yota!'

'I'm not cheating,' denied Yota. 'You are just bad at the game, right Eva?'

'Yeah,' agreed Eva. 'How close are the two of you to getting down possession?'

'Harder than it should be,' answered Takio. 'I apologize for how long it's been taking us.'

'You are learning at least,' said Eva. 'Reviving lost arts for this.'

"That's not normal."

They looked to see Spinner staring at Eva and the floating cards across the doorway.

"How are you doing that?"

"Not me," denied Eva. "Yota and Takio." She gestured to the floating cards.

"Uh--boss!" called Spinner not daring to take his eyes off the site. "Boss!"

"Quit your shouting," said Shigaraki; his footsteps echoed down the hallway. "Did she escape?"

"Well, no, but some real freaky shit is going on," said Spinner gesturing to Eva. He looked back as Shigaraki finally arrived.

"What is it?" asked Shigaraki. "What's real freaky shit?"

"The insect is playing cards with ghosts," said Spinner.

Shigaraki looked at the door entrance and then back at Spinner. "Go for a walk before you go even more stir-crazy."

"Boss--" began Spinner, he looked to see nothing at the door, not even a single card. He peaked around the corner to see Eva on a flat stone, picking at a patch of skin. "When are you going to no longer have use for her? I'm itching to kill her."

"It'll be a long time," admitted Shigaraki.

"Uh, Spinner sir," began Eva; he narrowed his eyes. "Where's Toga?"

"Why do you want to know?" asked Spinner.

"Just really want to some girl interaction," answered Eva. "It'd be a nice change around here."

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Later that day; Eva was back on the operating table, out of everyone here, All For One always put Eva on edge as he did to most heroes. He reeked of an omen of death; some omens of death had a pleasant smell, and All For One wasn't one of them.

"I am delighted that Tomura wants to keep you around," said All For One inspecting his knife. "He desires to keep you around; it's what keeps you alive." He pushed down her antennas.

"Why?" asked Eva staring up at the ceiling.

"You are a fairy," answered All For One. "It'd be a heavy mistake for anyone hero or villain to not keep you around as a tool. You better get used to this villain life; I'll be sure you die in it." He brought the knife down cutting off her antennas; tears trickled out immediately; trickling into tubes, directly the tears into syringes. In another room was a fridge filled with fairy blood, fairy tears, and vials of her life force.

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After getting her antennas chopped off, Eva was sitting in front of the mirror tending to her head; there were remaining stems; barely sticking out of her hair. "You are here early." In the reflection; she saw Toya standing at the doorway. "Little early for a fire."