Chapter 53 - Time & Death

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<Japan Hashimoto Laboratory 8:21>

The doctor let out a tired sigh as he pulled his hands away from Sombra, said hands seemed to glow with a pale green color. Reaper just watched disinterestedly the whole healing process as you must from time to time felt different tremors throughout the facility.

'Looks like the Hashimoto's are having a hard time' Reaper thought almost amused at the thought of seeing all those morons running around like headless chickens. 'I'm still amazed at how big this place is...but will it be enough to run from the Heroes?....possibly not'

Dispelling his wandering thoughts Reaper turned his attention back to the doctor.

"Is she fully healed yet?" Reaper asked as he walked up to the doctor to look him in the eyes, the doctor froze as he looked into his eyes for some reason. "Well?"

"Y-Yes, it shouldn't take long to d-awake" The doctor averted his gaze warily as he flinched slightly at Reaper's voice. "But-"

Reaper nodded before drawing his shotgun and pointing it directly at the doctor's head.

"Then you're no good to me anymore."

PAM!

Reaper looked at the doctor's corpse with indifference as he let out a derisive snort. "And to think they are considered one of Japan's criminal powers, what a disappointment."

'Is it that all the villains in Japan are so simple?' Thought Reaper remembering the League of Villains 'I understand that this whole show is just to get Oxton's blood but I can't help but be disappointed with these lowly hooligans...'

"Though it makes sense that they're so weak... possibly he sent possible enemy spies or the laziest of lackeys who only consume his organization's resources" Reaper muttered as he holstered his shotgun. "If that's the case, then the Leader is smarter than he looks. He'll be able to get rid of useless meat, and at best, screw his competition at the same time..."

He turned his gaze to Sombra, who was lying on a hospital bed completely unconscious and dressed only in a gown. Reaper approached Sombra, staring at her while his mask hid whatever facial expression he was making.

"You better not almost die again next time for wanting to show off, you little idiot" Reaper muttered before turning away from Sombra and heading for the door to the room. "When you wake up I'll train you until you think you're in freaking hell..."

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"Hmph!" I threw a swift kick towards a Hashimoto's back causing him to collapse to the floor from the heavy blow, and before he could even register the pain spreading through his body, I delivered a "soft" punch to his skull that knocked him unconscious immediately.

I quickly pulled out the ultra-strong tape and wrapped his limbs to prevent him from escaping in case he woke up while we continued the operation. "And that makes 7!"

I raised my head and looked around the room, it looked like some kind of hospital with all the white on the walls and floor, every now and then you could see some writing on the walls like "Sector A" or "Sector B". The Hashimoto's hideout was much bigger than originally thought, we had to split into several groups to cover various sectors of the base.

'Because they would have a hospital underneath one of their supply stores?' I thought as an unpleasant discomfort crept up my back. "...And why does it have to be so cramped..."

"Everything okay on that side?!" Mirio asked from across the hallway, having just arrested two more Hashimoto's with the tapes. "These guys aren't as scary as I thought."

"True, I thought they'd be tougher but they're pretty useless really" I replied as I folded my arms. "I was expecting more fight from them truth be told"

"Touche ma'dam" Mirio replied with an amused smile. "So... a coin for your thoughts?"

I laughed a low chuckle before letting out a small sigh. "I'm worried Mirko... you saw what Lot did with a simple wave of his hands didn't you?"

"It was probably his Quirk but I can see where you're coming from" Mirio replied placing a hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry, Mirko is not a candidate for Japan's Top 10 simply because she's hot."

"So you think she's hot?. And what about me huh?" I looked at him with a raised eyebrow as I did my best 'danger' impression, but it clearly didn't work when he simply shrugged.

"I'm just being objective with her, you look sexy with your athletic body and tomboyish looks, but I don't think you're hot that way."

I let out a laugh as I looked at Mirio mischievously. "So you like milf's?"

Mirio coughed into his fist. "Ahem, as I was saying. Don't worry about Mirko, Lot can be strong but I trust her. Think about it, if her minions are this weak I don't think Lot and Yunma are a big deal."

"You're right... They're a little too weak."

Suddenly a deep voice that seemed to be heard even in the depths of my nightmares spoke mockingly. "I see you think the same way I do."

I froze for a moment before turning my head quickly directing my gaze down the hallway. In the middle of the hallway a jet mist began to swirl like a small tornado, just looking at the thing made my heart explode in fear and all my survival instincts begged me to run as far as I could without looking back.

Reaper, the Walking Death.

I gritted my teeth as I silenced the growing fear in my being and faced Death itself. Out of the corner of my eye I glanced at Mirio who had gone silent, he was watching us carefully before winking in my direction.

Unbeknownst to Reaper we had a small conversation in secret.

I blinked for a moment before nodding slyly.

"Hey, I see you haven't changed at all, you're still just as esgy as ever" I let out a sneer as I subtly lowered my center of gravity trying to release the tension in atmosphere, or maybe it was just my way of acting when I got nervous. "A change of look would do you good you know, something more colorful, like pink for example."

"...I see you're still as stupid as that time" Reaper replied dryly as he finished his full form, his imposing figure in the middle of the white hallway contrasted as if he was the representation of darkness itself. "So how do you want to die today?"

I unconsciously took a step back as I swallowed saliva before giving him a tense, uncomfortable smile. "I think you have the wrong person, too bad, for your information my time to die has not yet arrived and is quite extensive. Besides I don't think dying is good for the body you know, I like to stay healthy and fit."

"It's a pity that death and time always go hand in hand" Reaper let out a strangely sinister laugh as his arms turned back into black mist. "It almost seems predestined."

"I don't think so, but-"

Suddenly Reaper shot off in my direction turning half of his body into mist, his arms suddenly returned to normal only this time there were two sharp blades in each hand.

'HE KNOWS HOW TO USE SWORDS TOO?!' I thought in disbelief as I saw how he was less than two meters away from me.'I can't dodge him!!!'

"Respect the ladies' personal space!" Mirio suddenly shouted.

I watched in a daze as a fist went through my chest and hit Reaper full in the face sending him a few feet backwards as his much prized mask cracked and exposed one of his eyes, I didn't know if that made him look more or less threatening.

'In any case-'

"Good one Mirio!" I congratulated as I high-fived Mirio. "The bait was quite a success!"

"Everything went according to Keikaku!" Mirio smiled broadly as he took a boxing-like stance. "You're not as tough as I thought you were you know?"

Reaper looked up, his eyes glittering with annoyance but also curiosity. "So a Quirk similar to mine... now I'm interested, boy what's your name?"

Mirio just frowned as he was ignored by Reaper. "My name is Lemillion!"

"Lemillion... I'll remember" Reaper nodded and without a word he charged at us again as his blades flashed with the overhead light.

Reaper made a sideways slash downward with his right sword while his left brought it flush to the ground. Mirio simply stepped into his guard as he pierced the cut downward and threw a fist at Reaper.

What I didn't expect was for Reaper's face to turn to mist and he followed his advance towards me with an upward slash. I quickly used an Acceleration to deflect the sword with a kick and throw another one on his right wrist forcing him to drop the sword placing me right behind Mirio.

As if expecting this result he did a 180 degree turn in less than a second and threw his other sword towards Mirio with an almost inhuman angle and force.

I raised my eyebrows in surprise at the sudden action before realizing one thing.

'Mirio is my tank, if he dodges the sword I could get seriously injured, but if he doesn't dodge it he will get seriously injured!'

I gritted my teeth as I thought about how Reaper caught us so quickly. 'Surely he saw one of our fights and sensed how we worked together...'

I activated another Acceleration just in time before he touched Mirio, grabbed the sword and threw it far down the hallway before returning to normal.

"Whew... that's all you've got?!" I took a breath as I looked at Reaper with a smile. 'I don't have much energy left... I should have saved more while catching all those Hashimoto.'

Reaper simply picked up the sword I had thrown on the floor before rolling his eyes at me. "It's hard to catch a speedster... or a time traveler."

"Hehe! You didn't expect me to be so..." I froze where I stood as I processed what Reaper had just said. "You- W-What?"

Reaper just chuckled quietly as he picked up his sword again, his other hand turned to mist before returning to normal as one of his shotguns came into view.

Suddenly the lights began to go out one by one, leaving us completely in the dark.

"Um... it's about time I woke up..." Reaper muttered under his breath. "So..."

"Let's continue with this little waltz shall we?"

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A/N: Merry Christmas!.... I wanted to post this on December 1st but things happened, anyway thanks so much for reading!

And... possibly after this Arc I'm going to speed things up a bit, yesterday I realized that we're barely into the SECOND SEASON... yes, I had a little mental breakdown. I'll probably jump right into the camp after this.

By the way, totally normal and justified question, what do you think of 18+ scenes?. For no specific reason, of course.

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