"No… I did fight him."
"That entire debacle is what's lead to this situation with massively heightened security. That includes way more cameras."
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They reached a spot that not too long ago had been sued by Todoroki Shoto to tell Uraraka about his rather depressing life story. Mei, however, did not stop there, instead heading out towards the forest that surrounded the stadium.
Only when they were surrounded by green did she stop and turn around.
"Alright. Now that we have some privacy, what the hell did you want Midori?"
"To talk."
She snorted.
"And by that you mean to ask me questions."
"...Yes."
"Of course. So, what inane stuff did you want to ask about?"
Izuku hesitated. He knew what he wanted to ask, but he really did not want to just come out and say he didn't remember her. That would probably not get a very good reaction.
Being Izuku, he stumbled into the Minefield anyway.
"Do you… Remember the last time we met?"
Her eyes narrowed, then went down to linger on his chest where the white spider rested so prominently.
"Yeah, I do. You haven't changed much since that day. Or rather you haven't changed at all."
"...Do you remember the date?"
"Sure, it was April 18th. Also, it was raining, lightning was pretty plentiful, and I accidentally dropped a wrench on your head."
April 18th? What April 18th? Last year? The year before that? Last year in April he had been trying to figure out his powers, hadn't he?
And the year before that… No, he couldn't remember any big thing taking place in April. Not to mention, he was pretty sure he had never in his entire life had a wrench fall on his head.
"Are… Are you sure… I'm the guy you're thinking about?"
It was the wrong thing to say, and he realized it the moment he said it.
With a quick movement from her tentacles pushing her forward, Mei went from standing a comfortable distance away, to being literarily so close to his face that their noses touched.
"You've got poofy green hair. A set of freckles like two plus patterns. A girlfriend who calls you Midori. The only thing that is different than the last time I saw you, is the amount of scars you've got. It's You Izuku Midoriya. Have no doubts about that. "
He could feel her breath on his lips as she talked, and instinctually he wanted to back away hard, but he forced himself to stay where he was. He had to ask.
"...Why… Why do you hate me so much?"
"Because every single bad thing that has ever happened to me, has been because of You and your false promises."
For a moment her expression went from the cold one to the broken grimace she had worn when shaking his hand. And just like that time, her hand went down to clutch her left side in a desperate grip.
"For you, that 18th of April is forever going to be one of the happiest moments of your life. For me, it was the worst thing that ever happened to me. I lost everything that day. My family , my health , everything I ever owned or built except the clothes on my back. And it was all thanks to You . That is why I hate you Izuku Midoriya."
Her voice was so filled with bile and Venom that the only thing Izuku could compare it to, was the league man with the hand on her face.
They stood there for maybe 10 seconds, before suddenly, and with no warning, Mei pulled away, and with the clanking of robot arms, she headed back towards the stadium.
"I'll see you in the finals, Midori."
For a while, he just stood there looking after her.
"Man, this day is just full of interesting conversations isn't it?"
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After having gone back to the stadium, Izuku didn't go seek out his friends again.
Right now, he was just desperately trying to figure out what the hell Mei had been talking about.
He was still trying to reach a conclusion when he realized it was only 10 minutes left before the break was over. So, he quickly headed over to the toilet to do his business before the final stretch began.
As could be expected, the toilet of Yuei's sports stadium was immaculate and clean.
No one was there when he came in, and as he did his business, no one came in after him.
It struck him right as he finished up and flushed down.
An overwhelming, deep, primal sensation that something was wrong.
The Black suit immediately engulfed him from head to toe as he wrenched the stall door open.
The door to the outside was gone.
He ran over to where it had been and knocked on the wall, but the sound was from a solid wall, not from a door.
Did he have to break down the wall by force to escape here? Had Cementos closed this bathroom? Why?! Why would he do that?
The lights went out.
That wasn't a problem for Izuku, who was more than capable of seeing in the dark with the white clear eyes of a symbiote, but it could not be a good sign.
There was something in the room with him.
He slowly turned around.
He could not see anything except the dark outlines of the bathroom.
But he knew. There was something there. Someone was watching him.
A light suddenly appeared above the washing sink on the opposite end of the room.
He hesitated for a moment. Then he slowly began walking over to it.
Then, as he watched, red English letters began to form on the mirror. Slowly, in order from left to right, like someone was writing on it in blood with an invisible hand.
March 17th - 2218. The end of all races.
Izuku just stared at the date. That was… Early next year?
Another spotlight suddenly appeared, this time over the next sink and mirror.
White hair and red eyes, shall bring doom to all the world.
"What the hell is happening…"
It was at that moment that Izuku realized Venom wasn't talking.
"Venom? Are you there?!"
No answer.
That… That could not be a good thing.
A third spotlight appeared.
The Abyss has teeth.
What the hell did that mean?
Then, the final sink.
At first, Izuku thought a smaller hand was writing, but then he realized it was just the letters being much smaller than the rest, to fit in a longer message. The style was also much, much clearer, looking like it was written by someone with Supreme penmanship.
We stand upon the precipice of change. The world fears the inevitable plummet into the abyss. Watch for that moment... and when it comes, do not hesitate to leap. It is only when you fall that you learn whether you can fly
He didn't entirely understand the words that had been written. But he understood the meaning behind them in his soul like it was written in Japanese instead.
Then finally, beneath the writing appeared a symbol. A circle with one line going down, then 3 bent ones on each side. It looked like a cartoonish bug design, with a tail.
Then, suddenly, so suddenly it felt like he had gotten whiplash, the world returned to normal.
He began breathing heavily, suddenly feeling sick.
"The fuck was that?"
"I… I saw..."
"Yeah I saw, but for some reason, you couldn't hear me. The fuck was up with that?"
"I don't know… Was that… A quirk attack?"
"What, a psychic projection? Great. Those ALWAYS such fun to deal with."
Izuku was about to reply. Then he realized how little time they had left before the third round began.
He hurried towards the door, which thankfully opened without resistance.
As he ran, he asked the question that burned right now.
"What did any of that mean?"
Venom took a moment before he answered.
-Well that first one was pretty clear. It's a date. So, a warning that somethings gonna happen that day. The end of all races apparently.-
-The second one warns of some figure with white hair and red eyes, who seems to be responsible for whatever is gonna happen.-
"You seem… Pretty nonchalant about this."
-We've heard doomsday proclamations before. They're usually overblown.-
Venom hesitated a bit before continuing.
-The abyss has teeth, though… That's a Klyntar saying...-
"It is!!?"
-Yes… It's a saying that's usually attributed to Knull, or the place between worlds. Carcosa…-
"Is that… An important place?"
-Yes, you could say that. We still don't know what the hell any of that means though.-
"Yeah… Then there was that last one… the world is on the precipice of change?"
-Oh, that? Yeah, that's not a prophecy at all. It's a speech lifted directly from the Dragon Age franchise. So whoever it is who sent that message, is either a gamer or has watched the anime of it.-
That… Kinda blew away a lot of the mysticism of this whole thing.
"Should… Should we tell anyone about this?"
-Probably not. One of the big ass problems with psychic attacks is that you usually look like a crazy person when you try to discuss them with someone. It's one of the reasons mental powers are such a pain in the ass to deal with.-
Izuku bit his lip as he finally reached the opening to the stadium, where everyone else was gathered already, and it was only a minute left before everything began.
Mina and Uraraka both were looking at him with relieved faces, obviously worried he wouldn't show.
Venom was probably right. Still… He didn't like the idea of not telling anyone about it.
Whoever it was that had sent this thing obviously thought it was important to send it to him specifically. So… Should he really not say anything about it to anyone?
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