Strings (BNHA x OC) [Rewrite]

65 || Cliff

Dammit!! Puppet cursed. I didn't think it would work if he couldn't talk!

She couldn't move and her mind was foggy. She didn't have control.

There was no doubt in her mind that Eraser Head was trying to free himself from her strings. If he was able to break free, she would lose.

An idea of how to break free of Shinso's brainwashing came to Puppet's mind. She hoped a soul was near enough for it to work.

—

As soon as Eraser Head realized what had happened, he quickly began to work his way out of the strings that Puppet had tied him with.

Shinso wouldn't be able to give any instructions to Puppet with his mouth sewn shut, so the erasure hero knew that it was up to him. He needed to get to her quick and incapacitate her. If he did that, then she would go back into custody and be out of the fight for good.

Once he got an arm free, he quickly grabbed an end of his capture weapon and threw it at his dagger, which had been tossed to the ground. The fabric grabbed the blade, and he yanked it back and into his hand.

Using the blade, he easily sliced the strings around him, gaining his freedom.

Immediately, Eraser Head ran over to Puppet, and in the time it had taken for him to free himself and get over to her, her eyes had closed.

His stomach twisted as he noticed her state. He knew what she was doing, and also knew that there was no way to avoid it. She was going to come back as a soul, it was just a question of when — and he knew that it would be soon.

He quickly sliced off a portion of his scarf and used it to bind her hands behind her back. As he did, he made sure to empty all of the throwing knives from the holders up her sleeves, tossing them aside and into a pile.

The erasure hero hooked his arms under Puppet's. Gently, he kicked the back of her knees, forcing her knees to buckle and her legs to fold.

He pulled her to a nearby tree, resting her so that she was slumped against the trunk. He was careful, making sure that he didn't knock her from Shinso's control.

As soon as Puppet was secure, Eraser Head rushed over to Shinso.

"Keep your focus." Eraser Head said as he slung Shinso's free arm behind his neck and around his shoulders, slightly lifting him and providing support.

"Hold on," he advised, and he felt the teenager's arm hold slightly tighter around his shoulder.

Eraser Head reached up with his dagger and cut the string still holding Shinso up. The teacher had to quickly support the teen's weight as he dropped into his grasp.

Carefully, he lowered him to the ground, helping him sit down.

"I know you're not okay, but I need you to keep your focus on your quirk and stay hidden," the erasure hero said firmly. "This isn't over; she'll be back with souls."

Shinso gave a shaky few nods.

Eraser Head's attention immediately shifted as he heard a figure running through the nearby brush.

He quickly got up and away from Shinso. He couldn't be near the aspiring hero, not if he needed him to be hidden.

Eraser Head ran near Puppet's unconscious body and kept his head on a swivel. He knew that this was going to be a defensive game. He would have to keep whatever soul the black-and-white villain was controlling away from her real body, and he just had to hope that she wouldn't find Shinso.