"When I was little, my sister would tell me about how my grandmother was a hero and how every single one of them would come rescue me whenever I was in danger

Now that I come to realize it, she lied twice to me. The scumbag we used to call dad mistreated us, what kind of parent punishes their sons for the sins of others? Furthermore, I thought that all heroes were the saints of a corrupt heaven, a rotten apple tree that needed to be cut down. When All Might died, many people, including me, that entire hero society would fall under it's own weight. Now, I see, that if you kill your worst enemy, someone worse will takes it's place. Like the hydra of Heracles, cut one head, two more will come out

All Might is dead, no doubt about it, yet I can resist myself to think that it was a mistake, a very costing one that would torment us in the future"

Toshinori Yagi's funeral was to be held in the city's graveyard, many people attended it to see their icon one last time, among this guests was Bruce Wayne, Principal Nezu had a lot of thought for him, after his father had helped him develop a cure for a virus like quirk many years ago

Bruce attended with indifference and grief written all over his posture and expressions, he heard many stories and kept a following on All Might ever since he was a little boy, it was saddening enough to see him in this state, things could only improve from now on, Bruce thought

—Mr Wayne! So glad you finally came here
—Principal Nezu, good to see you— Bruce chuckled to himself
—How's life on the other side of the ocean?—
Nezu asked him
—Can't seem to complain, Gotham never sleeps after all
—If only everyone would see the impact our good friend had marked on the lives of millions
—I really admired him, my dad wouldn't stop bragging about on how they met in person during his travels
—He was a good man, I'm afraid his absence can only mean that the League of Villains will be more aggressive than ever
—The League of Villains?
—A crime group, very dangerous, they were the one's to put All Might on their crosshairs actually in the first place
—Ive heard that your school suffered a fire last week, taken they had something to do in this?
—Police suggested them as the intelectual author but we've only had luck in finding 40 mercenaries in Intensive Care and this

—Looks like a boomerang—

—The captain of the force said so, plus several testimonies, including one from a Pro mentioning a Bat like monster inside U.A

—A Bat? Took out a platoon by itself?—

—That's what I find more risible to be honest, how does a small rodent has the capability to do such feat

—To all this, aren't you concerned on who is this Bat you got on your hands—

—Seldom I do not take my chances, but my students are safe so I can appreciate any help in this times of need

—I understand...

Somewhere in Kamino, the League recaps their next course of action, with their pyrrhic victory,  Shigaraki thinks where they could strike next

—We need to hit the U.A again!! This time it won't fail— Toga laughed out loud

—Are you nuts? They'll be expecting us argued Spinner

—Exactly, it's too insane that they won't see it coming twice— Toga lashed at him

—The police headquarters— Dabi murmured

—We just crippled one of the most importants spots and like Toga said, if we attack they'll be expecting us, so instead, why don't we weaken their defenses before they can recover?

—Hey for once you put your brain for good use besides endless chatter— Said Spinner

—What do you think Tomura?...Tomura?— Kurogiri asked to his associate

—Something's wrong...Toga, from where did we employ the death squadrons?—

—Uhhh...they're from the Shimano family, top notch hitmans...—

—And they still were captured?—

—Well, after the incident a week back we've been really low on contacts, Stain hasn't shown up since our offer per se—

—If I remember well enough, the captain had installed cameras on his uniforms, did he survive?

—Kind of, captain Kuze's, we managed to pick it up before things went south—

—Show us the recording then—

—Did it....did it just shrug off bullets point blank?

—Doesn't look like any quirk we've ever seen— Kurogiri nodded

—Pause!!—Shigaraki exalted

—Is that a....bat?

—Ive seen a lot of vigilantes but, this one takes all the marbles—

—Should we be on the lookout for this one, boss?— Kurogiri asked

Shigaraki's neck was itching as if thousands of ants were crawling all over him, who was this man? Is he one of the heroes? All Might's spirit? A vengeful phantom?

—Bring Toga with you, Twice, your next target is the PD, don't care how you do it, as long as the chief gets buried 6 feet under I'm satisfied

The very next day

"Dispatch we have reports of a hostage situation in the upper parts of the city, calling all units please respond over"

"Dispatch this is N.T 01 we're on our way"

The radio is haywire, the entire force is overrun, those who still keep their hopes of a better sunrise, believe in their efforts to somewhat fix the damage. The call came from the slums of town, a place God had forgotten years ago....

2 patrols had arrived in a hastily precision, ready to neutralize whatever threat lured the area, the word indicated the gunner had been isolating himself along with his victims on an abandoned warehouse. By the time two elements had breached the building, silence was present inside out the place...there wasn't a single yell nor gunfire heard...one of the officers found a hatch leaving to a hidden room, filled with shackles and rusty cells covered in dried bloodstains, this wasn't work of an amateur, two of the hostages, a 7 and a 10 year old boy approached from a dark corner of the cells begging them to help them find their parents. As the officers we're trying to open the cells, both boys locked it right away frightened, one of them whispered —It was still here—
—Who?— one of the policemen asked
—The boogeyman—
—You three stay here, I'll go check the other rooms—
An officer remarked to his colleagues in order to keep the boys safe

As the policeman slowly walked through the narrow hallway, a scream out of hell was heard to the bottom, fearing the worst had happened he ran gun in hand and forced a locked door open with a rolling shoulder. As he regained consciousness from the hit, he saw 3 thugs, a beaten down couple tied up to a pipe and a suspicious fellow facing down to the floor, the cop asked to himself —Maybe he is the hostage taker? Or is he another one of the victims, this John Doe surprisingly had a Uzi on his chest, let alone as the policeman flipped the man bullet casings were clacking by the dozens, the couple had no bullet wounds whatsoever

—If he wasn't trying to shoot them? Who was he trying to shoot at all?—

Another scream could come from the second floor, muffled and sufferable in all matters, the cop ran again to see who else was inside the house and whether it was a hero or a villain, the second he kicked the door opened, an unconscious man was lying statically. His hands were bleeding and a 44. had been taken from him and broken in two. There were bullet holes and gaps of rotten wood cracking down the foundations of the house.

He felt an even more dreaded feeling crawling down his back, this wasn't the work of a hero...as the boy said it...a monster did this...a merciless monster, two distinct grunts could be heard from the darkest part of the house across an elongated ruined hall

the officer kept searching the hall, after all the suspense attained. The two parents were found alive tied up to a bathroom, though their general welfare was intact, they needed medical assistance, the officer felt a lot of relief to finally help the poor couple to remove their bindings

—Are our boys okay!?— the wife anxiously questioned the officer

—They're safe, we helped them out of that cell downstairs—

—(Sigh) God help us, if they did something to them—  The husband threatened

—Do you happen to know by any chance who took down these crooks? The officer asked

—Well we know for a fact it wasn't a hero, nor a villain— the wife remarked

—Yeah, it was like a walking shadow, one moment was in front of us, the next it was gone—

—Boy, chief won't take vigilantes so lightly—

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—Hey if you ask me that fellow did us a good favor in....WHAT THE!? OVER THERE!!!— the husband pointed to one of the windows, the three quickened to see who or what was outside that required so much attention....

—This better not be one your hallucinations Ouma..HOLY!!—

—I didn't believe till I saw it with my very own eyes—

—You know that guy?—

—Only in rumors, honestly, then it's true, he's here...we had a few witnesses related to the catching of several criminals and villains...but nothing solid so far..—

—Who?—

....The Batman.....