It was dark and quiet down there. It made it harder for the two boys to properly view what was around them. However, it did not stop them. They kept on going, since there was only one path. They both had a hand placed on a wall each while they went down the path. It was just to make sure that there were no other paths, which they would feel with their hand sliding on each wall as they walked. Not only that, but they would also feel doors if there were any, yet they haven't stumbled across anything interesting yet.

They kept on walking down the path. It was still dark and  quiet, until a slight light was seen far away. "Oi, Dunce Face, do you see that?" Bakugou whispered, yet his whisper echoed through. Luckily for them, it wasn't a loud echo.

They both stopped up, which they could tell from the sound of their footsteps stopping. "Duce Face?" Kaminari asked, raising an eyebrow, which was impossible to see in the dark.

"You have this stupid look on your face." Bakugou answered with a quiet sigh. "Get back to topic. There seems to be some light over there.." He told him, not wasting any time.

"Yeah." Kaminari answered, his eyes locked on the light that was nearly being seen. "What do you say Your Majesty, wanna get closer?" He asked, a smirk plastered on his face.

"Obviously." Bakugou said in annoyance. He started walking toward the light, Kaminari followed after. Both of them still had their hands on the wall as they walked, just in case there was another path or something on the walls. The light hit them closer, making everything more clearer. Apparently the lights were torches stuck on the wall. Not only was there one, but the entire path had these lit torches stuck on the walls.

Both Kaminari and Bakugou let out a sigh in relief for there not being anyone there, but also for it being easier to see around them. It didn't look special. It looked just as if they were in a tunnel. They both took some time to look around what was around them, then again, it was nothing special.

"Nothing interesting..." Kaminari mumbled as he analyzed the place. He then noticed that Bakugou was looking at him. He looked back, meeting his eyes, swallowing. "W- What?" He said, confused by his sudden stare.

"Yeah. Your face totally looks stupid." Bakugou bluntly said. "Let's keep going, Duce Face." He said as he started walking, following the path again, since it was the only way they had. Kaminari just followed, confused about what just happened.

A few minutes passed, and yet they kept on walking - that was until they hit a dead end. "Huh?!" Bakugou blinked a few times, just to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. "A dead end?!" He forgot to keep quiet, so he accidentally said that out loud.

"Shhh!" Kaminari hushed on him, which was quite fearless of him. "Maybe there is a secret passage somewhere..." He muttered to himself, though it was understandable enough for Bakugou to understand.

"Secret passage...hmm." Bakugou started to think. His red eyes analyzed the area around him, such as walls, ground, the ceiling etc. Nothing unusual came to mine. There was nothing suspicious around. Bakugou slowly started to lose hope. He thought that they were so close to finding out where Kirishima was, but no; that thought completely crumbled apart. He clenched his hands into fists, biting his bottom lip. Think think think! Kept repeating itself in his mind, yet his hope kept dropping for each time he tried to look for something.

"Ah... don't tell me..." Kaminari's sudden words made Bakugou break out from his thoughts. He squatted down and brushed his hands against the ground. Bakugou got confused by his actions, but kept on watching. Kaminari kept on brushing his hands against the ground. Then a smirk formed his lips. He kept on brushing a specific area on the ground. Bakugou came closer, looking from behind. A gasp escaped his lips when he saw what was under all the dust Kaminari brushed off.

"Steel..." Bakugou accidentally said out loud. "That's a door... a secret passage.. right?" His eyes met Kaminari's, who smirked and nodded. Bakugou got his hope back up and quickly squatted down, helping Kaminari with putting off the dust. All they had to do was look for the handle, which Bakugou ended up stumbling across. "Found it." He managed to whisper.

"Quietly pull it open." Kaminari told him, standing back up. Bakugou swallowed hard and took a few dee breaths before he pulled it open. His hands trembled when he held onto the handle, but it didn't stop him. He slowly and quietly pulled it open. It made a slight creaking sound midway through, but it wasn't too loud.

And so, the door was opened. It went down again. It was dark and quiet again.

"It can't go anymore down than this. This clearly has to be where he is." Bakugou thought out loud. Kaminari just went ahead and climbed down the ladder stuck to the wall. Bakugou went ahead after. Another dark hole it was.

Both of them successfully landed on the ground. This time it wasn't dark as the first time they entered. The torches were already placed on the walls. However, the path was no longer narrow,  but more wide. They walked down the path again, but immediately stopped up when they saw the path being divided into two more ways.

"Your Majesty." Kaminari looked at Bakugou, waiting for an order. Bakugou didn't answer him yet. He waited till he had cleared out an answer to the current situation they were stuck in. There were three ways to go, either straight up ahead, left or right.

"Kaminari, you take the one to left." Bakugou told him. "I'll take the right one."

"What about the last one?" Kaminari asked.

"When there is nothing suspicious about the way we chose, we immediately head straight." Bakugou answered.

"Will you be okay? Don't you need company?" Kaminari asked him. Bakugou shook his head.

"I'm a King. I have learned how to fight." He told him, placing his hand on the sword hanging out from his belt. Kaminari nodded with an understanding.

"Be careful, Your Majesty. After all, I don't want to get all the blame put on me for you recklessly dying." Kaminari said at last with a laugh at the end before heading left.

Bakugou didn't seem to care though. His focus was all on the right side. He clenched his grip on the sword and bit his lower lip again - this time making it bleed.

He finally went ahead, being quite cautious of everything around him.

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oh look I actually tried to post faster :0
Bnha stans, how we feeling bout the newest chapters of the manga 😌😌😌 (no spoilers for them non manga readers btw!!!)

- Lania