CHAPTER 269(Breaking & Entering: Aftermath)

CHAPTER 269(Breaking & Entering: Aftermath)

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SHAMBLES!

SHAMBLES!

SHAMBLED!

Constantly opening massive Rooms, Horizon warps over and over, more than a dozen times to travel the 400 km -248 miles- between UA and Horizon Tower.

And only a few minutes after receiving the security alert he was already present.

"What the hell," he mutters while looking around at the wrecked penthouse, the familiar sight of Ryuko's Earth Flow Quirk being used all over the rooms.

SHAMBLES!

He warps into his bedroom to find the woman laying on the floor, beaten, battered, and broken, bleeding out on the cold tiles.

With no hesitation he lifts her up and places her in the bed, but the moment he touches her an entire shroud of blue energy vapor erupts on his body and rushes to cover her.

Her broken limbs begin adjusting on their own before the flesh and bone heals itself, perfectly and without leaving a trace on her flawless skin.

Her jaw aligns itself as the healing energy pushes away the blood on her face, revealing her shattered gums being healed before her teeth regrow at a visual pace.

"You'll be alright," Horizon says, not a trace of emotion in his voice. He gently moves some strands of her hair away from her face just as she stirs awake.

"Ah!" Ryuko's eyes shoot open as she immediately tries to sit up, only to feel searing pain in her ribs and hips, and Horizon's hand pushing her back down onto his bed.

"Don't move, I'm still healing you," Horizon says.

"The villains!" Ryuko yells before she gasps in pain, feeling a sharp pain in her chest before a soothing sensation takes over.

"Are gone," Horizon says as he looks around, "And I can't sense anyone unusual in the surrounding area."

Hearing that Ryuko finally calms down a bit, now taking a proper look at Horizon, seeing his melted and burnt Hero Costume smattered with some orange substance.

Her eyes immediately begin to tear up, and a moment later the tears begin flowing.

"Did they---"

"---no, this was a training exercise, I was at UA a few seconds ago," Horizon says as he sits beside her on the bed, gently caressing her head.

"I'm so sorry," Ryuko chokes out as she raises a hand to cover her eyes, wanting to hide in any way she could right now.

"Anyone who attacked this tower must have considered I'd be here, if they're willing to take that fight, I'm just glad you survived whatever they prepared, you did nothing wrong."

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry," she mutters over and over as the tears continue flowing.

Horizon lets her get it all out, quietly comforting her as he uses Scan on the entire tower and surrounding area.

'It took me seconds to get here, but the villains are already gone, and the only other missing thing is...my backup Scalpel, hopefully they kept it.'

Ryuko's tears stop for a moment as she notices him frozen, sensing the cold void of emotion he's become in this moment.

"I see, I'll keep looking incase they appear," Nezu says before hanging up.

Horizon sighs and restarts the video, still wearing his burnt and discolored Hero Costume, but now with the Visor off, showing the full mask below.

After a few minutes he hears Ryuko's voice behind him.

"Are you mad at me?" she asks with much trepidation, carefully stepping past all the rubble at their feet.

"No babe, you did...honestly much more than I would have expected," he pauses the video when she swung the blade at La Brava, destroying an eye and chopping off a hand. "What happened to that Hero Training?"

"I've been spending too much time with a bad man," Ryuko says as she stands beside him, feeling his arm wrap around her waist, pulling her to his side. "He might have corrupted me, convinced me some things are worth killing for..."

Horizon doesn't speak for a moment, only restarting the video again, then breaks his silence.

"Protecting this tower is worth killing for?" He asks.

Ryuko frowns and almost starts crying again, leaning her head against him, "they saw my face, and I know how important it is for you that nobody knows about your personal life, so I was...scared."

"That I'd get rid of you after they saw you?"

She nods silently wrapping her arm around him as the tears begin flowing again.

"You don't have to worry about that, I'll deal with this, but you can't come to Horizon Tower anymore..."

"Ok," she says meekly, sniffling a few times. "I expected you to be so mad."

"I am, not at you so don't worry about that, but, I am livid," he pauses for a moment, considering his words carefully. "But I guess I'm more confused than anything, because I've only felt this once before."

"Felt what?"

"Well, usually I don't have to think about this, but now I find myself unable to decide...I'm not quite sure exactly how I'll kill these villains, so many options..."

Hearing that Ryuko isn't even bothered, just happy that Horizon isn't mad at her, or worse, breaking up with her.

"I think I got one of them," She points at La Brava on the screen.

Horizon actually manages to smile at that, giving her a gentle squeeze, "nice throw..."

---Minutes Earlier, Minato Tokyo...

Landing roughly on a rooftop, close to Horizon Tower, Gentle falls onto his back, holding his beloved La Brava to his chest, sword still skewering her.

He feels her Quirk entirely fade now, the pain and exhaustion crashes into him like a wave as his body weakens.

He's barely able to fish around in his pocket and take out his phone, doing something he promised both himself and La Brava that he'd never do.

"Please...Jin...please, answer," Gentle pleads to the heavens as the phone rings.

"Yo!" a voice comes through the phone followed by a loud belch, "thought you said you were a duet and would never join us, huh?! What changed, huh Gentle?"

"We're hurt, please," He begs. "La Brava is dying, we need help! I'll do whatever it takes, I'll join your heist for free, just save my La Brava!"

There is some muttering through the phone before he picks up a conversation in the background, "ha, told ya he'd come around Dabi, let Compress know his team is coming together!"

As he hears more arguing back and forth, friendly as far as he can tell, Gentle sees a purple mist manifest around him, and as his vision is blocked his consciousness fades.

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