The Sound of Thunder

Returning Home

None of the Lower Moons could answer that. They didn't even dare to think. Anything they said, no matter how much they tried to turn it into praise for Him, would just be turned right back against them. Their silence seemed to be what Muzan was wanting.

"The only reason you lot are alive is because I am allowing it. If you three are still alive when I have found a suitable replacement for Dabi, Compress, and Himiko I will make sure that you pay for your cowardice," he said.

They were immediately thrown back to where they had come from. Shigaraki was back in his cave. He looked over to the area that held his vials and chemicals. In rage, he slammed his fist into a wall. Cracks spread along it until the wall collapsed. Behind it was another cavern in the large cave complex which was previously only accessable through a tunnel.

"Summoned in the middle of my most promising test. Damn you, Master," he grumbled.

Crying in one of the further caverns caused him to smile.

"Oh, don't cry, kid," he said to himself, "soon you'll join my demon ranks. I just need to isolate the part of His cells that will kill me from mentioning His name and prevent me from making more of my own Demons."

*

Denki returned from his mission to the south as the sun rose. As soon as he walked into the Todoroki estate, he was greeted by Kyoka. Remarkably her skin that was burned was beginning to flake and peel off.

"Does the burn ointment work that fast?" Denki asked.

"Apparently so. According to Rei I can return to work today," she said.

"That's good."

Denki smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. He was really happy that she looked like she was getting better. As he went in for food, he talked to Kyoka about his mission. Some demon with extendable teeth was terrorizing a village. He took care of it easily, though. She talked about some of what she had learned about the Todorokis and Momo. Momo used a modified Wind Breathing technique. She and Shoto met when Momo had just ended a mission with a broken arm. The Kakushi were several hours out, so Shoto just took her back to the Todoroki estate. They bonded, and have been together ever since.

Their crows descended through one of the windows.

"West! West! Demons have been seen in the west! Near a town with a large mansion!" Their crows said.

"Multiple? That could be a problem. And that description kinda sounds like--" Denki said.

"Could just be a coincidence. Plenty of towns are next to large homes. Mine was the same," Kyoka interrupted.

Denki nodded. But he could hear the apprehension in her voice. Though she hoped it was just a coincidence, she wasn't fully confident it was. They finished eating and began their trip following their crows.

When the sun was high in the sky, they were walking through a road that was causing Kyoka to look around nervously. Denki didn't ask, but he could hear her saying that this was all beginning to look familiar. He decided to look at her. Her face was showing fear. He understood why. After all, if the mission was to her hometown, then she would inevitably run into her father.

"Kyoka Jiro? Is that you?" They heard behind them.

They turned around. There was a man with blonde hair standing behind them. His eyes seemed to be hidden, but they had a strange brilliant blue glow to them. He was someone Kyoka recognized.

"Mr. Yagi! It's nice to see you!" Kyoka said.

They shook hands.

"I see you brought a young man with you. Does that--" Mr. Yagi began asking.