Royal Lethality

A Lead

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"What's that noise...?"
Izuku thought to himself.
It got louder and louder as he crept towards a wall.

"There's something behind...
No.

Below this wall...

And more like someone.

It sounds like child cries...

I need to get to them"
He looked around for some kind of lever, to his surprise it wasn't that difficult to find.

He pulled it and the floor right to his side opened up and a stair case was revealed.

A bead of sweat rolled down his forehead as he held his sword close and walked down the stairs.

As soon as he made it all the way down, he found a second lever that closed off the stairs once again.
He shut it temporarily and ventured down the halls.

They were dark, lit up by candles hung on the walls.
It would be a fire hazard if the candles had a fuel, but there wasn't any fuel.

The crying became louder and louder as he made a turn further down.

He found a gated spot, it was a room.
Inside were 6 kids.
They all looked to be below the age of 8 and...

They all had red eyes.

"The missing kids..!
6 of them! From the neighborhood above...!"
He let out a slight audible gasp, startling the kids who hadn't noticed him.

One of the girls screamed as she ran off to the farthest corner, Terrified of him.

Izuku pulled down his hoodie, "wait wait, I'm not the bad guy.
I'm here to save you all."

Their eyes widened, they could all recognize him.
Infact, it was difficult to not recognize him.
He was well known all around the empire, his clothes screamed his status, and well.
He was The crown prince.

"Y-youre h-highness...??"
One of the kids blurted out as tears streamed down her face.

"Shh.
Can you all take a step back for me?"
They all backed up as far as they could as izuku drew his sword and broke through the iron gate that had been keeping the kids captive.

"We can talk later...
For now, please follow me."

The kids all followed behind Izuku like he was the head of the train.
They all held hands, 1 of the kids were lucky enough to be the "second car" and hold Izuku's hand.

He guided them through the dim halls and made it back to the staircase.
He pulled the lever and they were back to ground surface.

He pulled his hoodie back up, "okay...
We're going to exit through the back, from there I'm going to get you all help"
In the better light, he could notice the wounds their small bodies had been littered in.

His eyes caught a bag one of the kids had been holding.

"What's in the bag?"
He asked.

The kid innocently pulled out 7 black cloaks with hoodies, they were small but still too big for the kids.

"T-the man...
Gave this to us...

He said w-when he comes back to p-put it on..."

"...I see.
It's to keep his and your identities hidden.

Could you all put them on? It'll help for the next couple parts if no one recognizes you as I take you to the imperial Palace."

"W-ere going to the i-imperial palace...?"
One of them asked with a hint of excitement in their voice.