Chapter 15 - Haemophile

Last time:


"I'm Batman."




Now:


Eri just stared at Izuku who was still clad in his suit and then to Kyoka who just smiled at her. She didn't know how to process this. Her adopted father, the guy who just took her in and understood her pain, the green haired handsome guy... was the goddamn Batman. There was only one appropriate response in Eri's mind:



Immediately after uttering those words, she passed out and fell backwards. Thankfully she was caught by Kyoka who scooped her up in her arms.


"I'll place her in the med bay until she wakes up." She said as she kissed Izuku on the cheek and took Eri over to a hospital bed. Izuku followed them over and held Kyoka from behind. She eased into his embrace while turning around to see her handsome boyfriend. They stared int each other's eyes for a while before they began to kiss passionately. Izuku cupped Kyoka's face and she in turn wrapped her arms around his muscular and armoured body.




After a few minutes of making out, Eri started to stir. Wanting to keep her as calm as possible, they sat next to her and each held one of her hands. They had to slowly go through and explain to her that Izuku was Batman. She could not believe this, all her life she wanted to be like Batman and now he was her adopted father. This was a dream come true for any orphan who lost their parents. Well, except Jason Todd cos we all know how that turned out for him even though he liked being Robin. Anyway, Eri was happy that she was now being raised by her favourite hero now father Izuku Midoriya / Batman.




Izuku and Eri stood inside of a boxing ring in the Batcave that he used for training. He was going to train her to be able to fight exceptionally well and think quickly.


"Ok Eri, I need to see what you can do first so attack me." He said. And without hesitation, Eri rushed forward and swung multiple times trying to hit and kick him. Unfortunately for her, he countered and blocked everything she threw at him. He simply pushed her back with a light palm strike. It didn't help that he knew 127 different martial arts but a real battle wouldn't be fair. Obviously having to hold back, he analysed how she was fighting but he was surprised when she changed up her strategy last minute and landed a solid uppercut on his jaw.


"Oh god I'm sorry, please don't be angry." She begged, apologising profusely. Kyoka just giggled and soon after Izuku did too.


"I can't be mad, that was impressive. You show potential and you could definitely fight a regular street brawler but since you are younger and smaller, their attacks would hurt a lot more. I'd recommend some gymnastics and martial arts to increase flexibility and reaction time. None of this will be easy but I know you can do it. Currently you could fight one perso, but I could teach you how to engage 100. In time I will teach you my tactics, they are precise and quiet while offering efficiency. You too can be a hero Eri." He told her, capping off his speech as he embraced her and she returned it.


"Thank you, Batman." She said in a grateful voice.


"You don't have to call me Batman unless in the field, you can call me Midoriya or Izuku.


"Ok Midoriya." Kyoka's smile grew wider and became warm as she watched the  heartwarming scene unfold before her eyes. 


"Congratulations Eri."


"Thank you Jiro." She replied with a smile and then a hug that Kyoka was happy to reciprocate. Both of the girls enjoyed this moment together. Each having individual thoughts but linked by a theme...of family. (I think if you say 'family' enough, Vin Diesel is summoned to you in a Dodge Charger)


'Is this what it is like to have a daughter?'


'Is this what it is like to have a new mom?'




Izuku looked on at the two girls hugging each other. It was such a wholesome sight and finally made Izuku feel like he had done something right. He had given a young girl who was all alone a new family and would protect her and Kyoka at all costs. Unfortunately, he wouldn't be able to stay long as the police radio turned on and began broadcasting.


"Dispatch do you copy? We got a d.b down here, looks like multiple slashes and knife wounds. Forensics guys are freaked out, the body is covered with cuts and blood. It's like a butcher went at this guy's face."


"Where's the location?"


"In an alley on 'Know your role' blv. Better get some people down here quick, it's aweful and I feel sick. Over and out."




Eri and Kyoka were following Izuku to his armoury and took bench, he grabbed his weapons and placed them in his utility belt.


"Eri, you stay here and train with Kyoka." He said in a stern modulated voice.


"Ok, but be safe." She replied as Kyoka picked her up and smiled at Izuku lovingly.


"I'll be as safe as possible." He replied while he entered the batwing. He flicked the switches inside, turning on the main engines and computer. His navigation and other instruments came online as well as his weapons system. The engine roared and the booster kicked in, launching the batwing through the waterfall at high speeds towards the city.





Izuku was walking down the dark alley at 'Know your role' blv. He passed a couple of other odd named places on his way too. Places such as 'Jabroni Drive' and something called the 'Smackdown Hotel'. Regardless of the odd named places, he had a job to do and he was gonna do it.




Looking at the crime scene was nearly unbearable for most people. But Izuku isn't most people. He's the goddamn Batman. The victim was drenched in blood, had major cuts in several places and part of the face was cut off. The nose. Batman turned on his detective vision and began analysing the crime scene. He was left with the body, blood everywhere, a knife and some small metal parts in the victim.


"Ok, what have I got here? Blood is a match for Sajin Higawara A.K.A Pro Hero Snatch, age 45, quirk Sandstorm. Odd, he's been stabbed multiple times in the lungs and heart. Why didn't he just use his quirk to let the knife pass through?" He analysed his surroundings and looked for points around which could lead to clues, and fortunately one did.


"There are blood marks and tracks there. The marks on the floor and boot tracks indicate he was taken by surprise and rapidly stabbed. His specialty is long range support so this would be a logical way to take him out. The hand prints on the wall are a match for Sajin Higawara, he tried to steady himself before succumbing to his injuries. The injuries consist of deep cuts into the tissue and the severed nose is something that doesn't match the M.O of anyone in the database. But, there is a large stream of blood leading off onto the opposing wall. Looking at the trajectory and distance, this would have had to be done just before he collapsed and started to die. The knife has fingerprints on it but they are too contaminated to analyse properly. Fortunately, the killer unknowingly left a piece of metal in the victim. It looks like a needle, the diameter and metal type was only registered to one murdered who also uses knives. The killer obviously applied stealth and they didn't need to sever the nose. Higawara would have died of blood loss quickly regardless, it was for fun. Only one person fits the description of a killer with sharp object, stealth and an obsession with blood. Himiko Toga."




Izuku pressed some buttons on his gauntlet which revealed a small projection of Aizawa. 


"What is it Batman, I am trying to get at least three more days of sleep? That and you interrupted Wattpad time." He said monotonously as he took a long sip from his coffee.


"Himiko Toga has struck." Batman replied bluntly, causing Aizawa to spit his coffee and scream like a girl.


"Who did she get?"


"Snatch."


"Damn it."


"Don't worry, I'll stop her. I'm going to need you to be on guard until she's in custody because if she targets U.A then the students could get hurt."


"Got it, I'll alert the rest of the faculty too. Good luck." With that sorted, Izuku stopped the call and heard a random scream. Thankfully, he was going to prevent someone else from dying at the hands of the Heinous Haemophile Himiko Toga.




A woman was being cornered by a short blonde psycho with twin banned hair in a school uniform.


"HELP! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!" The woman pleaded but Toga kept advancing.


"I'll help you dear, I just want a taste of your delicious blood. Come one, I'll only cut you a lot." Toga replied in a sadistic and psychotic voice as she edged closer with a blade. The woman was clearly scared for her life but was rescued when a batarang flew through the air and shattered the knife. Both Toga and the woman looked up to see a giant bat shrouded in darkness block out the moon and then land in front of them. Taking this as a cue to leave, the woman ran away and called the police.




Batman just stared at Toga as she played with her knife while looking so happy.


"Hey! You're that Batman right? I bet you'll look so pretty all bloodied up. What do you think?"


"..."


"Let's make you all pretty." She yelled as she drew two knives and held one in each hand. Batman simply clenched his fists and readied himself.




Initially, she ran at him but then immediately stopped and threw a syringe at him. Unfortunately for her though, he caught it and dropped it to the floor before stepping on it. Looking back up, Toga was right in front of him and he quickly had to dodge to avoid her slash. Batman performed a counter hip throw, followed up with an axe kick but Toga rolled out the way. She got up and once again started slashing. This time, her attacks were blocked by his gauntlets. The blades bouncing off and eventually being caught in the gaps only to be pulled from her hands. Almost as if she was giving up, she threw one knife and tried to run and strike with another. Batman somehow pulled a Neo and bent backwards to avoid the thrown knife. When upright again, he dodged the opposite way three times before he grabbed her arm, punched her in the face and shattered the knife blade. Almost out of nowhere, Toga was back swinging with a Katana. Knowing he had to change tactics, Batman dropped a smoke pellet and ended up behind Toga. He batclawed her, did a side flip and fired her into a wall but she still didn't take the hint. She still got back up and started swinging erratically in every direction. Once again blocking with gauntlets, Toga rapidly swung for Batman's head on either side causing him to quickly block and react.


"This is getting too familiar isn't it? Don't you have anything different before I make you all delicious and bloody?" She asked but doing so was a mistake.


"How about this?!" Batman replied as he trapped the sword between his gauntlets and snapped the blade clean into 3. And while she was in shock, Batman punched her twice in the face. Then, he hit her with a palm strike while subtly placing a small gadget on her. A rope then fired forwards from it and instantly pulled her towards Batman who just performed a spinning back kick to her face. This didn't only knock her out but knocked some of her teeth out too.


"Crazy little bloodsucker that one."




AN - Hey guys, hope you all enjoyed the chapter and if you did, please let me know your thoughts. Feedback is welcome. See you in the next one.

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