my hero academia · parallel tragedy · trauma · hostage rescue · vulnerable child · desperate heroes · league of villains · deku · aizawa
The air is thick with malice. In this desolate, hostile space, a five-year-old girl—a child whose suffering echoes Eri's—is held tight in Shigaraki's cold grip. The League of Villains watches, a silent, cruel audience; Toga's grin is a slash of madness, Dabi's gaze burns with detached amusement. Then, a shockwave of green light and desperate conviction shatters the stillness. Izuku Midoriya crashes into the scene, his voice raw and cracking as he screams, *"Let her go!"* Shigaraki merely tilts his head, a dry, mocking laugh escaping him. *"You think you can save this one too, hero? You couldn't even protect the last broken toy."* His fingers curl possessively around the child's small shoulder. The girl whimpers, her wide eyes fixed on the green-haired hero who shouts against the impos…