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Beginnings

Sunrises over Musutafu, Japan were a splendor to witness. Light would sparkle into various colors glimmering off the windows of various buildings. Darkness began to disperse across the wide city, thrown back into the corners of scum-filled alleys. However this is where the darkness thrived and waited until it was time to resurface once more. From these more "scenic" parts of town a tall, nicely dressed man walked into an old and unattractive entryway to an equally rundown bar. Looks are often deceiving and taking a couple mighty strides inside the building, he was soon standing at the edge of a well-lit bar that had a surprisingly cozy atmosphere to it. The bartender drew lots of attention, not because of his clean suit. Instead his face shimmered as he looked up at the man with his two yellow slits for eyes running up and down his misty face.

"Good evening, Gira." stated the bartender with a deep, yet hollow voice that vibrated through the black mist oozing out through his clothing. "The usual I presume?" The bartender began to pour him a clear liquid but was soon stopped.

"Not today Kurogiri, I'm here on business," the tall man's voice resounded cooly. He looked up slowly as his small circular glasses glinted off the lamps in the room making his eyes virtually disappear under the wall of light.

"Oh is that so? Well I don't want any business today." This came from another unusual man sitting at the bar who let out an unsettling aura. Slowly turning from his red drink he glared at Gira through two fingers of his mask that resembled a hand.

"Don't worry Shigaraki this will be worth your time. The reason being, I brought guests for you." He gestured behind him as two more figures walked out from the shadows. The one on the left was a tall blacked haired man who looked to be in his early twenties. The most striking thing about him, however, was the patches of gnarled purple skin that covered much of his lower face and neck, past his collarbone, below his eyes, and on his arms and legs. Matching that were dozens of crude surgical staples and hoop piercings, making it impossible to tell if the scars were accidental or self-inflicted.

"Ew, you're disgusting," Shigaraki commented. He then looked to the second figure. She appeared to be a young teenage girl, but her facial expressions reflected something much more capable. She was wearing a devilish grin on her pretty face with two golden eyes that resembled a feline. To match that, her pale, ash blonde hair was thrown about in two messy buns. Despite all of this, an onlooker might describe her as cute, but Shigaraki certainly did not.

"And a child? Seriously…"

"I know they don't look like much, but these two have real potential." With that Giran walked out of the room making that his exit.

"I saw a picture of you, but you look repulsive in person," said the tall man, scrutinizing Shigaraki.

"Oh yes, the weird hand guy!" said the only female excitedly. The girl blushed lightly while the rest of her face beamed at an unhealthy level, which seemed to be quite a frequent thing for her. "You're friends with the great Stain, right? That's so cool! Please let me join your League of Villains, I think I could be a valuable asset to the team!"

"You two are pathetic. So it's just the infamous hero killer that makes you both want to join?"

"Ugh it's hard to live in a world full of corrupt heroes. Each one of them thinks they are so great and powerful, like nothing could ever touch them. No one is a hero for good reasons anymore, they just do it for the money or the fame. So, I want the world to become an easier place to live! I want the goals Stain established to really shine. So let me join you to bring down these false heroes!" The blonde smiled wide.

Tomura Shigaraki was about to say something as he got up but a cool hand grabbed his shoulder.

"I think they could be helpful to us Shigaraki." Kurogiri's misty head looked toward the bar where a photo rested on the countertop. The picture was of a young green haired boy, clipped from a newspaper. Tomura let out a muffled chuckle.

He looked at the two wannabe villains, "Alright you're in, but first I've got a job for you both to do."

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