Hosu city

A day had passed since the conversation between Aiden and Rumi. Currently the pair were sharing a room in Hosu city. Due to not wanting her to waste more money than necessary, Aiden suggested that they share a room with two separate beds. Seeing no reason to decline, Rumi agreed with his suggestion and the two ended up in the same room. And due to her being his legal guardian, no one would think what they were doing was weird. Although the hotel staff were surprised to find one of the top 10 heroes staying in their hotel.

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"So where will you start?" Aiden asked.

After scouring the internet for information on this "Hero Killer" Aiden found himself more and more intrigued. This Stain character was actually quite impressive. Although Rumi had told him about his exploits beforehand, reading them in detail was an entirely new experience. Not only was Stain a killer of heroes, he also occasionally killed villains! To Aiden this fact was shocking. Thinking back to his days in Dark Star, he felt like Stain was probably the person he could relate to the most.

What was also interesting was how he constantly evaded the police. Although he didn't always kill his target, just the fact that he ended their hero careers spoke volumes to his abilities. Looking at the targets that he had taken down, Aiden felt like Stain embodied Dark Star's will more than he did. If it wasn't for the old man giving him that letter to deliver to Rumi, he'd probably still be back in the U.S killing heroes and villains alike.

After learning about him, Aiden felt like there was a connection between the two of them and hoped that he'd be able to meet him.

"I'm going to go meet a contact of mine then figure out the rest." Rumi answered.

"Cool. I might go exploring for a bit."

"Just be careful." She said before walking out the door.

Putting his hand into his bag, Aiden pulled out an outfit that he retrieved from back home. It was his old assassin garbs. A hooded cloak with a mask. Looking at the outfit, countless memories resurfaced in his mind. Smiling at it, he put it back in his bag and pulled out his laptop.

Now that he had a base of operations, he needed to get an understanding of the city layout if he was going to find Stain. The first thing he planned to do was find out which heroes inhabited the city. From there he would whittle down the likely targets.

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Grabbing the bag, he left the hotel while it was still day time.

'Time to search for any secluded spots'

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For the next couple of hours, Aiden roamed the city searching for any blind spots that didn't show up on the maps. After the sun had finally set, he decided to call it a day and headed back. On his way back he took in the sights and sighed. Due to his looks and non-Japanese lineage he attracted the gazes of a couple of people.

He didn't know if it was true that the Japanese populace was xenophobic or not, but he didn't like the fact that he was standing while he was on a mission.

"Oi you." Someone yelled from behind.

"Hmm~" Turning around he saw three teenage boys looking at him weirdly. The three of them looked like typical Japanese delinquents. They had dyed their hair green, blond and red. The leader of the group was a tall handsome looking guy with beach blond hair and multiple ear piercings. He wore his tie loosely and had an arrogant expression on his face.

"Aren't you that Aiden Cross guy from the UA sports festival?"

"Holy shit! I think you're right boss." The green haired delinquent said in fake surprise.

"No way." The red haired one denied. "There's no way someone from such a prestigious school would ever visit our shitty city. Right hero-san?" He joked while sending a condescending glare at Aiden.

Taking a look at the three clowns, Aiden couldn't help but sigh and think about how the bullies from the States were much more terrifying than these idiots.

"What do you want?" He asked indifferently.

"Oho! The great hero-san's willing to talk to us!" The three mocked.

Since he was done for the day, Aiden thought that it might be fun to play with them. Seeing a dark alley-way nearby, he started walking in that direction while the delinquents followed him from behind.

"Y'know, in this world, men aren't created equally. When I was 4 years old I learnt that lesson the hard way, the strong stand at the top while the weak have no choice but to cower and wait for someone to save them."

"What's he on about boss?" The green haired delinquent asked the handsome blond.

"Humph, just the rambling of a fool." He answered cockily.

"Boss, do you think this is a good idea? I mean he got into UA, and you saw what he did at the sports festival." The red haired one said uneasily.

"So what if he got into UA! He can't hurt us, it goes against the hero code. Plus with our quirks it shouldn't be hard to run in case something goes wrong."

Walking into the alley-way, Aiden continued. "On that day I understood that in this world strength meant everything. Being good is just a fantasy that idealistic fools cling to. And. I. Am. No. Fool." Stopping in his tracks, Aiden turned to look at them with a maniacal grin plastered across his face.

"B-Boss I think we should go."

"Why you acting so chicken shit for? If he really lays a hand on us we'll go to the medi-

*FWOOSH!*

The sound of something tearing through the air rang out as a round object fell to the floor. The red and green haired delinquents watched in horror as their leader's head was separated from his body and rolled away.

*SPLASH!*

A fountain of blood spurt out from the wound and splashed onto the faces of the two. Feeling the blood warm liquid drip down their faces, it took a second until their brains could comprehend what had just happened.

"B-Boss..."

*THUD!*

Watching the headless body of their leader fall to the floor, the two were left with a feeling of terror in their hearts. For all their bravo and confidence, they were nothing more than teenagers who had never seen so much as a stab wound. Turning their heads to the side they looked back at the UA student only to see him wearing a mask and holding a weird silver hilt with a purple blade emanating from it.

"Y-You killed him." The red haired one stuttered.

Seeing the masked student walking towards them, the green haired delinquent felt his back drenched in sweat as he transformed into a donkey and ran towards the exit.

*FWOOSH!!*

"ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!" Feeling a sharp pain in his legs, the green haired donkey found itself falling until it crashed face first onto the concrete. Looking down at its legs, it realized that they were no longer attached.

"M-My legs." It stuttered as the pain had yet to fully register.

"You said I wouldn't hurt you because I was a hero right?" Keeping his steps steady, the masked Aiden inched closer and closer to the pair. "Unfortunately for you-- I'm not a hero at the moment."

*FWOOSH!!"

Decapitating the donkey, he paused for a minute before turning to look at the red haired boy whose legs seemed to have failed him.

Seeing the head of his friend only a few feet away from him, the red haired delinquent felt the blood drain from his face. When the masked executioner turned to face him, he could utter one word.

"Mercy."

"...Mercy is for the weak."

*FWOOSH!!*