[Lucille Arbogast]

''There's a difference between being proud and being arrogant. If you're not careful your head is going to grow so big you won't be able to go anywhere.'' While he was hamming it up, the act was still lost on her and fully convincing. The fact that bits of the old Diego shone through only served to make his betrayal more believable. The idea that somehow the guy she grew up with and thought she knew, the guy she loved, had the capacity to turn to evil all along. It took a hopeless dreamer to think that someone or something had corrupted him, and to cling onto the idea as an excuse.

It took an even bigger dreamer to think that he could still be redeemed, that she could still find a way to save him.

She couldn't help but feel a bit crammed in these buildings. Half of her quirk was made for flight, but these tight corridors, the small doors and hatches, they put her at a major disadvantage. Every year of her hero training had taught her to beware of villains, to always be on alert around them, but no matter how she tried she just couldn't let go of Diego and see him as fully a villain. Or at least... If any villain had an unfair advantage against her, it was the one who stole her heart and kept it with him.

Fear washed over her face for a moment as they were about to get crushed. Diego's gravity was strong, but he was probably exhausted too. She couldn't have known whether he had fought one monster or hundreds of them before they met. Thankfully she had just been healed, and given her quirk plenty of time to rest. If only she was as strong as him...

His plan clicked immediately as he mentioned their exam. Without saying another word she got to work creating something like a barrier out of sludge, to the best of her ability. She was a heck of a lot faster and more efficient than she was back then, and she didn't feel sick after the fact either. She braced herself as the walls closed in around them. ''Did... Did it work?'' She opened her eyes carefully, one at a time to look around them.

They weren't dead, but the walls weren't backing up either. She let out a relieved sigh and allowed herself to relax for a moment. ''That was close! If you hadn't mentioned the exam I might not have remembered to do that. I never get caught in traps like this.'' Despite their situation, she couldn't help but crack a smile. ''Your reflexes and gravity bought us a lot of time too, maybe you are as tough as you say.'' She teased him, but the smile soon faded when she realized they weren't the same people they were when they were younger.

She remembered what it felt like to get stabbed, how the last person she saw was Diego before everything went dark, and how haunted by her murder he looked once she woke up again. She still had her scar from her first death, a shameful reminder that she destroyed everything. She was starting to feel anxious with every glance over at him. She never got to see Diego like this anymore, should she apologize for what she did? But wouldn't that feel tacky? All these years later? She should have handled it better, she shouldn't have tried to play tough. By the time she was ready to cry and open up about her trauma, Diego had already succumbed to his. It was a spur of the moment question, but in her desire to fill the air with anything but awkward silence she spoke up.

''Hey Diego...'' She sat down, curled up into herself to combat the cold chill she was feeling. ''Do you have plans for when you retire?'' She looked at the barrier while she asked him, slowly building up the courage to be able to look at him again.

Diego Ibarra

[Diego Ibarra]

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Luci's quick thinking was what really saved them. He would relax his gravity over time until he was satisfied that the strength of the barrier she made could stand up to the walls. She was so much quicker than last time. It was like she was a different person altogether. From where she was ashamed of using her quirk to now being proud to call herself a hero who used her quirk freely. [break][break]

He let out a light chuckle. "If my memory serves me right, you said the same thing back there right before you-" He stopped himself, looking away before taking a seat in the farthest corner and looking away. There was nothing more he could say and, more importantly, nothing more that he could say. "No way out. Guess we gotta hope someone comes to finds you." He made a point to not include himself in that, he was alone after all.[break][break]

He sat there in silence; anything else and he wouldn't be doing his job. He didn't want to look at her anymore...well he did but he wasn't going to. Her question caught him off guard, and if it wasn't for the tunnel being so dark, she would be able to see the sadness on his face as he said, "Heroes retire, villains die."[break][break]

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[Lucille Arbogast]

His chuckle, however brief it was warmed her heart. They used to laugh together all the time, through easy and tough times, at bad jokes and good jokes. She let out a little chuckle herself. ''Yeah...'' She looked off to the side, secretly wishing she could brush her nerves aside and run over to hug him like back then. ''What do you mean?'' She looked up at him, taking in what he had just said one more time. ''Are you working alone? No one else knows you're here?'' Some heroes might have tried to inquire about that to get information on their enemy, but the thought didn't even cross her mind. Her question was asked with sympathy and pity.

If he was all alone... Then why walk that path of darkness? He had a great life before, or well, at least a life on the right side of the law. Why throw all that away just to be a lonely villain? It didn't add up. It wasn't right. Someone as funny and handsome as her Diego should be having more friends, even if he was evil!

...

Her Diego?

''My comms isn't breaking through to the others.'' She commented after trying one more time before letting out a dejected sigh. Stuck in the most awkward situation with the guy she loved, 11 years ago this would have been heaven on earth to her, but the air between them was so tense.

''Don't say that, that's so sad.'' She was scared that might be the direction his answer was going in. Was there really no way to get through to him? ''You don't have to be like that. There's more ways than just the hero way or the villain way.'' She paused as she realized she was digging a hole for herself. More ways? Like what? After a moment she chimed back in. ''...You could take the Diego way!'' What was the Diego way? Uhhh, that idea was a work in progress!

''What I'm trying to say is don't take all your sorrows in advance.'' It was a Danish idiom her adoptive mother had taught her. Right now the reality was that they were stuck, and Diego wasn't about to retire so... No need to worry about any of that yet. ''You'll call me naive again, but I'm gonna say it anyway.'' She took a breath to relax her mind. She had to look after herself too and make sure she didn't start freaking out from being trapped. ''I believe villains should be allowed to dream too.''

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[Diego Ibarra]

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He refused to answer the question. There was no truthful answer he could tell her since he was both alone and not alone. In'ei wasn't exactly a social club, and treating it like that was the fastest way to get stripped from active duty. Besides even if he wasn't, they weren't on the same side at least Luci didn't believe they were on the same side. Yet she still believed in him and still wanted to connect with him...why? He didn't understand why. She was a Pro Hero, and Pro Heroes shouldn't have empathy for villains. [break][break]

Always a light in the darkness for him, the 'Diego' way made him bite his lip in frustration. This WAS the Diego way. She wasn't naive to him. She was an amazing, strong person to keep fighting without wavering after all this time, to care after all this time. He didn't deserve it; he didn't deserve to look at her in the eyes. [break][break]

He shuffled to face away from her completely and discreetly clicked the tracker he had on his person twice. Shurin would find them and know that the first click meant he needed an assist, and the second click meant he wasn't alone. If Luci didn't have anyone who could come and save her then he would do it the only way he knew how. "What kind of idiot thinks criminals should have dreams." He didn't use the word naive since he genuinely believed that Luci. "I'm gonna gather my strength after I rest and get us out of here. Then you can go back to your friends, coworkers, boyfriend or husband or...whatever. I'll keep doing what I'm doing." Either way they'd be stuck here for a long while, hopefully the barrier would hold in the meantime. [break][break]

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[Lucille Arbogast]

No matter how much she tried it was like he refused to listen to her. Was she really that horrible, that annoying to him? Even after all these years, didn't he miss those old days like she did? Back when life was easier, when they were both fighting to achieve their dreams, and when they weren't awkwardly sitting away from each other, but could hug and laugh about their circumstances. Was it wrong for her to hold onto the believe that those days hadn't passed yet? That Diego and her could somehow reunite, that there was some way...

''Just because I said all that doesn't mean I gave you permission to call me an idiot.'' She pouted, sending a glare he probably couldn't see in the direction of his voice. She felt another shiver as she curled into herself further. It wasn't exactly freezing temperatures, but between being underground and sitting on a cold floor, it didn't exactly help either. Rather than bother Diego, since he clearly put this much space between them himself, she used her quirk and with a little flutter of her black wings, wrapped herself in a feathery blanket. What he said next hurt her more than she liked to admit. Did he really think she had given up on him? Boyfriend? Husband? There was only room in her heart for one person and he had his back turned to her. He had fallen to darkness and set down a path of villainy. All she could do was stand back and wonder why. She had considered following him many times before too, but she just didn't have it in her to act like a villain.

''I'm not leaving you alone.'' She blinked her eyes and felt a couple of tears trickle down her face. ''Heroes don't just let villains run free so, get used to this.'' She buried her face in her feathers as she felt more tears come out. Hopefully he wouldn't be able to hear that she was quietly sobbing to herself.

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[Diego Ibarra]

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He could feel her staring daggers at him, it was something she'd done thousands of times before. Every time he got into a fight, didn't do well on an exam, slacked off, and slept in, she would somehow always find him and, more importantly, always find out. Truly annoying but...his memories didn't view her like that. All the times, he would get beat up, and she would be right there no matter what to patch him up. She always brought him soup and medicine when he came down with a cold from falling asleep outside. As angry as she would get, she always had a smile on her face, and that made all of this that much harder.[break][break]

"You should. You'll ruin your reputation if you hang around a villain all the time and you're not going to arrest me." He had heard Luci cry a few times so her muffled sounds didn't fall on deaf ears. He'd grit his teeth, frustrated that once again he was the one who made her cry. Did she want him to go to jail that badly? No...that wasn't it. Could it be- No, even if it was true it wasn't right. Someone who failed her over and over again had no right to stand on the same stage as her but he couldn't just let her cry. He wasn't cold, not even the least bit.[break][break]

"You're still such a crybaby." He said as he looked down at his torn jacket from the fighting he'd done up to this point and removed it before tossing it to Luci. He didn't say a single thing about it, but it was something he did often when they were really young and she was cold. He was used to living outdoors and when they started living together he would frequently wake up to her shivering and this was the only way he knew how to help. [break][break]

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[Lucille Arbogast]

It hurt, it all hurt so much. She worried for her students' safety, worried for her friends and colleagues down below, worried what might happen to Japan if they didn't win this war. Above all else, she worried for Diego. If she ever needed him to comfort her, now was the time, but the Diego she was trapped with wasn't the man she once knew. Not entirely, anyway. ''Bringing you in would be my greatest achievement as a hero.'' She tried her best to hide the fact that she was crying as she spoke. ''I could never top that feat.'' What was more important, love or duty? It was a question she struggled with all the time.

She looked up from her wings as he called her out for being a crybaby. Then she heard the sound of his jacket hitting the floor. Turning her quirk off, she leaned over carefully and picked it up. It hurt how much this felt like the past, and yet she knew they couldn't go back to those days. ''Shut up.'' She sniffled quietly, putting his torn jacket on. Anyone else might have been worried about Diego freezing in this scenario, but they had been through this scenario more times than she could count and he always reassured her that he was better at handling the cold than she was. She couldn't see that well in the darkness, but running her fingers over the clothing's texture, for some reason, knowing that this was Diego's jacket and she was wearing it, she couldn't help but feel a little comforted. Whether it was his intention or not, it felt like he had handed her the faintest light in the dark. The faintest glimmer of hope that could pull her out of the dark abyss she was stuck in. Smiling to herself, she held onto the jacket as she closed her eyes. She might as well take his advice and rest up too. The fighting was far from over and she wouldn't have time to get emotional on the battlefield.

Diego Ibarra

[Diego Ibarra]

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Her greatest achievement. So he was wrong she didn't hold any feelings for him other than anger and pity. Why else would she want to bring him in so bad? She wants to move on, and as much as he probably should have, he couldn't. From the moment her dirt-covered face in tattered clothes showed up at his base when they were kids, she held his heart. Even in this path of darkness, he never wavered from his true goal, which was to protect her future. He couldn't bring her happiness, but he could protect her by continuing down this path. [break][break]

He smiled a bit, hearing the sound of her putting on his jacket, which stopped her crying almost immediately. They were trapped but for a moment he wished they could remain here forever. She'd be safe and he could tell her how he really felt. He'd be able to cook all her favorite meals, and even though she couldn't taste them anymore, he knew she was more about texture anyway. After hearing her do the same, he slowly drifted off a quick rest to recover some of his injuries and stamina from the long fight ahead. [break][break]

He wasn't exactly sure how long he was out but the sound of approaching crashing and smashing woke him up and he immediately jumped to his feet. Luci was still sleeping and he'd move over towards her, she was always such a heavy sleeper and...pretty too. He shook his head, focus Diego! "Hey, get up, we've got company!" He'd take a step towards the barrier that the sound was coming from only to see a large axe pierce the space and tear it open. "Oho, looks like the little Manticore is trapped~" Shurin, of course. Diego immediately grinned. "Whats a piece of garbage like you doing here? You miss me?" He raised his fists ready to start a fake fight. Shurin laughed and took out a device, which he threw past Diego next to Luci. "Hanging out with heroes? You've gone soft, Manticora; I'm gonna enjoy getting revenge for you smashing up my warehouse." he'd look past Diego to Luci with a devilish grin "Oh and bye bye birdie! I ain't gonna fight two of you at once so you're gonna go on a little trip." Diego's smile widened as he charged towards Shurin, swinging and making their scuffle look as realistic as possible. If he turned around now, he would break, and Shurin knew that killing heroes was a no-go. [break][break]

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She blinked her eyes open as she was so rudely awoken from her nap. She was still groggy, but quick to get on her feet and get ready to face whatever company had shown up. Was it more Nomu? The Elementalist himself? Either way she was ready to throw hands and watched in anticipation as something tore through her barrier. Someone she didn't know was on the other side, someone who seemed familiar with Diego. Was he lying about not working alone? ''Who are you?'' She glared at Shurin, her attention moving to whatever device it was he threw her way.

Was he going to fight Diego? She couldn't let that happen!

Taking a step forward she was about ready to join him by his side when the device started to flare up. That's when it dawned on her what was happening. Shurin was trying to teleport her away again. Take Diego away from her. The light made it impossible for her to run up to Diego as the device was already grabbing ahold of her, but she could still use her voice.

''Diego!!'' She called out. Her heart couldn't bear it anymore, years of regret was spilling over, and she had to get this out now. Otherwise she might never get the chance to. ''I'm sorry I didn't talk to you when I died! I know I must have hurt you really bad, and I regret it! I never intended to hurt you and I don't expect you to forgive me, but I'm sorry, from the bottom of my heart. Because I l-'' In an instant she was transported out of the barrier and to new surroundings. She scrambled back up to her feet and looked around for Diego until she realized he wasn't around anymore.

She sniffled and wiped away her tears before taking a deep breath and recentering herself. No more tears, her students and the Heroes Association needed Phantasmagoria, not Lucille.

Diego Ibarra

[Diego Ibarra]

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heart of steel

stand and fight live by your heart

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He couldn't turn around, he couldn't waver. He desperately wanted to go with Luci to where she was headed to. To be by her side forever, but he had to keep up the act.[break][break]

Swinging at Shurin again, who parried the strike and retaliated, his ears perked as Luci called out to him. He couldn't break, but at that moment, he felt like his world was crumbling again. All this time, for all this time, she had been holding in regrets. 'Ignore her, ignore her, ignore her' he repeated to himself until he couldn't control himself any longer. [break][break]

"GET OUT OF HERE HERO!" He turned to face her, and in the flash, before she would disappear, she would be able to see the shimmering tears in his eyes as his lip quivered in frustration and sadness. 'I'm the one who should be apologizing, my love' Once she was gone, he dropped the act, and Shurin would drop his weapon and approach. "That was her?" Diego couldn't speak, just nodding. "Take some time. I'm sorry." Diego had a 'rivarly' with Shurin but in reality he was the closest person to a best friend he had. [break][break]

Diego would put his hands in his pocket and stare at the spot where Luci once was. As Shurin took his leave, having opened a path for Diego to take her, she thought about throwing it away. Just ditching In'ei and taking Luci away somewhere to live their lives together, he would never have to see her cry again. For now, he needed to finish his job here. If, by chance, he ran into his target, he just prayed that Luci would never find out what he had to do.

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[Jinx]

☆ MISSION SUCCESS ☆

And they lived happily ever af- Oh sorry wrong story.
Great thread you two.

+ 75 Tokens!!

Diego: 0 // 75 Tokens
Luci: 5,500 // 13,000 EXP

tag: Diego Ibarra,Lucille Arbogast