Touya POV
...Clementine can hold her own...
I look at the others.
...I hope...
"We're are we?" Ojiro mumbles, looking around. He's still sitting on the ground.
I take out the item:
I toss it and the portal back opens.
I remember Merlin once saying we could go back to wherever a person is...so...if I go to where Elizabeth is...then I can take her down and demand her tell me where she teleported Clem...
"That's a portal out of here..." Todoroki mumbles, noticing the portal.
"Good. Let's get out of here and get Kirishima back..." Bakugo mumbles, walking to the portal.
And Clementine...well...I'm only doing this to get Clem back...I could less if you never got your friend back...
...Unless Clem's also their friend and she wants to get them back...then I'll help...
Everyone steps through the portal. I go last and close it behind me, putting the item in my pocket.
I spot Elizabeth.
She's walking away from an abandoned building...Wait...that looks like an old prison...
"YOU!!! WHERE THE HELL IS KIRISHIMA!!!!" Bakugo screams at Elizabeth, explosions forming in his palms.
Elizabeth turns around and smirks,
"Oh~? You want to know where your precious is? Well~I'm not telling. The only thing you should know is that he's with everyone else in Class 1-A."
"Does that include Clementine?" I ask, glaring at her.
"Hm~? What~? You actually care for the useless brat~? Of course she's there, too~! She's locked up in the cell that's the most difficult to get to! It's impossible! No one will ever be able to get there because of the spells! That useless brat will die cold and in the dark! It's her fate!"
Elizabeth laughs.
That's it.
I slam her into the building, the wall cracking. I hold her against the wall, my hand wrapped around her throat, and lean into her face. I glare at her and threaten,
"If you call Clem useless one more time. If you belittle her one more time. If you don't tell me where the hell she is right now...You're dead."
Elizabeth has a look of utter horror. She's terrified.
She then tries to smirk and manages to say,
"Good luck with that. I'm not entirely human...so I'm much more difficult to kill...Not to mention the philosopher's stone!"
I hold her out away from the wall and slam her back into it,
"A philosopher's stone's main ingredient is human souls, they can be used up. It's not difficult to destroy if you continuously burn it to a crisp. Also...the whole 'not being human' thing, that's won't work. You're easy to kill. I know the anatomy of every species there is thanks to Clem."
Elizabeth then shouts,
"Oh yeah! What about demons! They have more than one heart! The higher-ups have seven! I bet you don't know where they all are! It, the amount, differs!"
I hold out my free hand and activate my quirk. I then forcefully burn through her stomach, destroying one heart,
"One..."
I take out my hand and prepare to destroy another.
"No! Stop!" Elizabeth screams. She terrified.
Elizabeth POV
What the hell is wrong with this guy! He's crazy! Should I just go ahead and tell him where the useless little girl is!?!!!?
No!
I shouldn't!
It'll damage my pride!
The crazy guy destroys another heart.
IT HURTS!!!!!!!!
I feel tears form in my eyes from the pain.
No...I only have five left...
"No! Stop it! I'll tell you where they are!" I scream, tasting blood in my mouth.
"Spit it out," The crazy man demands.
I tell him exactly where they all are. Also that the green haired boy and the frog are in a different section because I ran out of room. They once were in the cell next to the useless brat, but I moved them to the quadrant beside the one where the others were.
The crazy man lets go of throat and I fall to the ground.
He walks to the building.
Before entering, he turns and glares at me, threatening,
"If you're lying...I'm coming back and destroying your other five hearts. Despite how powerful you may be...if all seven hearts are destroyed...you'll die."
He then enters the abandoned prison. The other students hesitantly follow him.
Scary...scary...
Wait...is...is this...fear?
I've...I've never been scared before...
What...?
He...struck fear in my hearts...
He...he...
I feel my ears grow hot.
He's remarkable...
I cough.
I see a reddish substance splatter onto the ground.
Blood? I'm...injured...
I summon my crystal ball.
I tell Granddaddy that I'm injured and need to leave.
He says that he understands and I'm free to go home.
I teleport home.
Touya POV
Clem is one way...the others are the other way...
Merlin then teleports beside me.
"Where have you been?" I ask her.
"I've been doing things that'll help win this battle. Also...I have a layout of this building," Merlin replies, slightly smirking.
I give her an unimpressed look.
She laughs and says,
"The cell where Clem is is to the left. The others' cells are to the right."
The students all run to the right to help their friends.
A few of them hesitate.
Merlin tells them,
"We'll get Y/N. Go help your other classmates."
Tokoyami and Todoroki still hesitate.
"Go on...the spells Elizabeth cast are very strong. It's next to impossible to break them. I understand that you both care greatly for Y/N...but it's not enough to break every spell. It's better from Dabi and I to go," Merlin says.
Todoroki then turns to me and asks,
"...There's something I noticed that I've been meaning to ask: Dabi, are Touya Todoroki?"
Hmm...
I squint at him and reply,
"No. Where would you get that dumb of an idea?"
"You and Y/N a similar relationship to Y/N and Touya...it's obvious. You clearly care for Y/N. You see her as a little sister, yet your relationship with her can be easily taken out of context. I only know of one other person with that relationship with Y/N. That person is Touya. So...are you Touya Todoroki?" Shouto exclaims.
Merlin summons her magic ball thing and closes her eyes.
She mouths something and then sends two glowing balls of magic at Tokoyami and Todoroki.
She then tells them to go help the others.
They go.
"What'd you do?" I ask her.
"They won't recognize you...well...they won't know you're Touya. Now go to Clementine. Elizabeth thinks that no one cares for Clem...she's wrong. Many people care for Clementine...even though she doesn't realize how much certain people do..." Merlin says. She then looks back at me and smiles,
"After all...you both have one of the strongest bonds I've ever seen...I understand it's like brother and sister...but I can't help but think of her as a queen and you, her loyal servant."
Loyal servant...?
"Now go. You will easily pass through the spells. Breaking them permanently. I'll stay here and gather the students up. Come back soon...with Clementine."
I nod and start running.
Merlin POV
I smile as I watch Touya run off.
I close my eyes, still smiling.
Lee...my dear friend...don't worry...
Flashback
"What was it that you wanted to speak about Lee? It must be something important, you didn't want Clementine to hear," I ask Lee.
"Merlin...I trust you. You're my closest friend. So...I need you to promise me something," Lee says, looking at me.
Hm?
"What is it?"
"Clementine...had a terrible life before I found her. I don't want her to go through something like that ever again. I understand it'll take a long time before she accepts her past and moves on...but I need you to do this for me..."
"What is it, Lee?"
He seems to be very worried...
End of Flashback
Everything will go well...and I'll keep my promise...till my dying breath...
Questions:
Thoughts on the chapter?
Personal thoughts on Elizabeth and Touya/Dabi's interaction?
Why did Touya act the way he did (threatening to kill Elizabeth)?
What does Elizabeth think of Y/N?
What does Elizabeth think of Touya?
Why did Merlin cast the spell to prevent Shouto and Tokoyami from finding out Dabi is Touya?
Personal thoughts on Merlin?
What is Lee and Merlin's relationship?
What is Merlin and Y/N's relationship?
What does Merlin think of Y/N?
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