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Chapter 38 - [38] Stealing the show

A few hours ago…

Kyle licked a trail of blood off his lips and placed the drunk woman he had drunk from gently on a side bench.

Her blood was decent, not as good as Sakura's but enough to quench the burning feeling he had at the pit of his stomach.

"Ahhhh…" Kyle let out a breath and stared up at the moon, it was a beautiful night, the perfect weather for dancing amongst the clouds.

After making sure that the woman was okay, he elevated from the floor and soared into the sky.

He had only gone about halfway up when a piercing sound reached his ears from miles away.

It was faint, not even louder than the snapping of his fingers, but it was undeniably there.

"An explosion?"

Kyle turned in the direction of the sound, narrowing his crimson eyes, his gaze piercing through the distance.

That was when he saw it, a small wisp of smoke drifting through the air like a beacon.

He accelerated, cutting through the sky like a bullet as he charged in the direction of the smoke.

That was how he found them, two groups that were not meant to be there, especially in this present time.

'The villain league?'

What Kyle was seeing made absolutely no sense, the league was only meant to be formed far later into the show, and yet here they were.

'My interference must have pushed Shigaraki to act faster…'

Kyle's eyes narrowed as he searched the entire room, he was hoping, praying even, that she wasn't here, that Toga hadn't already joined the league.

Currently, because she always went everywhere with her mask, it would not be too difficult for her to disguise herself and blend back into society.

But if she joined the league… then things would become a tad more difficult.

He breathed out a sigh as he completed his search.

Thankfully, Himiko was nowhere in sight.

The second problem was the strange group that was now gathering together on the other side of the room.

Kyle knew about the villain league…

He knew about the Meta Liberation Army.

Hell, he even knew about Shie Hassaikai.

Although they couldn't see it, Kyle raised a brow. "Who the hell are you guys?"

The League of Villains, as well as this new organization, had regrouped with their respective teams after sensing a greater threat in the room.

On the side of the new group, a man bearing a gun for an arm stepped up, leveling his barrel right at Kyle's chest.

Bang! Bang!

The air seemed to shake as a torrent of bullets rippled through his gun, exploding against him a fraction of a second later.

He continued firing, smoke drifting down his barrel and a cloud of steam and dust appearing where Kyle was, so much so that his entire body was shrouded in it.

Only when his gun overheated did Nighttale stop his attack.

He let out a tired breath, his chest heaving from both his battle with Shigaraki and having overused his quirks.

The hall was silent, all eyes locked on the spot Kyle had been, everyone anticipating the mangled corpse that would be left lying in the dust.

"From all the warnings I got about you I thought you would have put up a better fight—?!"

He suddenly froze, a chill running down his spine and his hand vibrating slightly. He calmed himself and slowly shook his head.

"No, no, it's not possible…"

A scoff came from the dust, followed by the clattering of bullets, each bullet landing on the floor like a loud shrill in his ears.

"Nothing in this world is impossible…" a voice whispered right in his ear, causing the hairs on his neck to stand still.

Everyone next to him visibly shook, their eyes wide in shock the moment Kyle appeared.

Only Pulse seemed unphased, his eyes narrowed as he watched Kyle, lightning erupting out of his skin.

"Retreat!" the gunman screamed, he was about to run when Kyle grabbed him by the shoulders.

"You are the one going around and committing mass murder, aren't you?"

His crimson eyes were like pools of blood, his fingers digging painfully into the man's shoulders.

Kyle remembered the news article he had read some days ago, the killer was said to have used some sort of gun on the prisoners. 

It wasn't hard to make the connection…

But in that moment, Kyle immediately tossed him to the side and swerved as a dark shadow washed over him, then he launched a fist right at the giant that had appeared behind him.

The giant's mechanical fist was already in the air, blue energy flashing through its circuits, flowing through every single part of the arm.

Gears rotated, working overtime and moving parts locked into place, empowered by a strange glow that encased his fist.

BOOOM!!

As their fists met, the air cracked with pressure, a shockwave shattering every glass window, followed by a pulse of wind that blew everything around them away.

The giant's teeth were gritted as he pushed forward, attempting to overpower Kyle, yet Kyle had not gone back a single step.

'In pure strength, he's stronger than the Nomu…'

This only made it even stranger that he had not once been mentioned in the anime.

"Come big guy." Kyle smirked. "Show me why you've got!"

At the other side of the hall…

Shigaraki hissed angrily, his hand balling into a fist as he watched Kyle.

Once again, the strange man had come to interfere with his business.

He took a step forward, his eyes locked on Kyle when Kurogiri grabbed him by the shoulders.

"Not now…" he said, his voice grave.

They had already been in a fight, tangling themselves with someone like the midnight vigilante would be plain foolishness.

Shigaraki seethed in rage, just before turning in the other direction, sparing Kyle one last look before they were warped away.

'Till next time…'

"Try not to die, I will love to kill you myself."

As Kyle exchanged blows with the giant, each explosive punch sending him a step back, the giant's arm suddenly opened and out came white gas that surged toward him.

One heavy chop was all Kyle needed to upset the wind, shattering the cloud to nothing.

But just as it cleared, Kyle realized that most of the new group had disappeared, and there was a green warp gate right behind them.

A man with skin as dark as coal was standing next to the portal, his eyes locked on Kyle.

'A dual quirk wielder?'

Before Kyle could even process his thoughts, the man had appeared, lightning coiling through his body like a second skin.

He grabbed the giant by his collar and pulled him along with him, both men speeding toward the portal.

But Kyle was not about to sit back and watch it happen.

'I need one of them alive.'

They were the only clues he had about what had happened, and so before Pulse had even grabbed the giant, Kyle was already racing toward the portal in order to get a head start.

As Pulse neared the portal, his eyes widened as Kyle came a few inches away from him.

The world seemed to slow, two people moving far too fast for a regular person to keep up with.

Although Pulse was not at his top speed, and he was carrying the giant next to him, he could hardly believe his eyes as two fingers brushed his clothing, sharp claws ripping into his skin and drawing blood.

Btzzzzzz!

Whoosh!

With one last desperate burst of speed, Pulse darted forward, escaping Kyle's claws before tearing into the portal.

The gate closed instantaneously, leaving Kyle alone in the burning building.

He dusted his shirt and sighed.

"Cowards…" He angrily gave the burning buidling a glance, watching as the flames claimed parts of the roof. 

'To think that just stopping the Nomu would lead to something like this…'

A clash between two villain organisations who were not even meant to be functional at this point.

'I have to hurry up my plans.'

There was no telling what new surprise this world had for him. 

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A/N

It's about time we went back to Himiko and the mc's relationship :)

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