The Dark Knight of Heroes

Chapter 6: USJ Brawl, Part 2

Disclaimers: I don't own Batman or Boku no Hero.

Earlier:

Batman was gliding across the rooftops, his quirk active to keep himself hidden from sight. Oracle, is the Batwing at standby?" he asked. "Yes sir, it will come immediately once you need to exit the USJ."

"Alright. Now, give me a review of what I suspect so that I can quadruple check to be sure that my thinking makes sense. I'd hate to find out that I came out in the day for nothing," he ordered. "Of course, sir. The other day, the UA defense wall was disintegrated by a mysterious figure. This same mysterious figure let in the media who were seeking to interview All Might, causing a commotion. In the aftermath, it was revealed that Class 1-A's schedule has been stolen. The schedule that said Class 1-A was to be in the USJ today with All Might, Thirteen, and Eraser Head teaching to be exact. This led you to believe that someone or some group is trying to kill All Might. But sir, shouldn't you also let the teachers know about this fiasco? It does involve the students' safety after all."

"This is just a theory, Oracle. Also, I brought enough gear to take out All Might himself...I hope, anyway. I never really fought against someone of his caliber and I haven't gotten through with all the computer simulations..." Batman said with the last part addressed to himself. Alfred hummed in thought before becoming alarmed. "Sir, the security cameras and alarms of the USJ have suddenly been disabled. I hypothesize EMP."

"Dammit. I need to hurry," Batman grumbled. A few seconds later, he saw the metal dome. "Almost there..."

Scanning with Detective Vision, Batman located everyone, including the floating skeletal neck near the exit. Making note of this, he aimed for one of the panels and threw an explosive Batarang at it.

Now:

Batman landed on the ground, grabbing his Bat Claw as he glided across the stairs. With one fluid movement, he shot the grapple claw around Kurogiri's neck and dragged him behind himself before slamming the villain on the ground. Retracting the Bat Claw, Batman sprayed some explosive gel on Kurogiri's neck in the shape of a bat. "If you try anything funny, I'll detonate the explosive gel," he warned before throwing him at Thirteen. "Guard him. And go get help."

Batman walked toward the plaza after giving the order, ignoring the shocked looks and comments. Meanwhile, Shigakari looked at the vigilante in interest. "A preview of the next game! How wonderful. I was going to kill you after killing All Might, but I suppose we can switch the order of the bosses just this once..." he muttered. Hearing this, Batman turned to Eraser Head. "Eraser Head. Go help your students. They look like they might need help, specifically in the Conflagration and Mountain Zones."

"Fighting them alone? Don't you think that's a bit much?" Eraser Head asked, causing the Dark Knight to give him a look beneath the mask. "That's rich coming from you. Besides, didn't you hear? I'm their target now. You'll only get in the way. Scram."

The pro hero narrowed his eyes but begrudgingly leaped away to aid his students. With the hero gone, Batman turned his attention back to Shigakari. "Who are you?" he demanded as he secretly grabbed a Batarang from his belt. The villain chuckled as he sneered at the vigilante. "I am Tomura Shigakari from the League of Villains. The one next to me is Nomu, a biological weapon designed to kill All Might. The symbol of fear, I suppose you call it."

"Symbol of Fear? Don't make me laugh..." Batman growled as hurled the Batarang at Shigakari. "I'm the only Symbol of Fear!"

Before the Batarang could hit Shigakari, the Nomu moved in front of him and intercepted it with its body. What it didn't anticipate was the Batarang exploding. As the two villains were blasted back, Batman punched an incoming thug wielding a knife and broke his arm before throwing him at another villain with what looked like lamprey jaws sprouting from his hands. Throwing an anesthetic bomb at the two to knock them out, Batman sidestepped the Nomu when it tried to grab him before unsheathing his claws and slicing them along the length of its arm. "Hyper regeneration," Batman muttered as it healed rapidly. He also saw Shiagarki catch the anesthetic bomb and crumble it away. "And Disintegration."

Seeing this, the Dark Knight threw some smoke grenades, covering the area with thick smoke. Activating his quirk, he silently snuck up to the Nomu and punched its face. He was surprised to see that the Nomu didn't even react, instead opting to grab the vigilante and hurling him away. Batman flew through the air and crashed into the foot of stairs, grunting in pain under his cowl. "Its quirk wasn't Hyper Regeneration?" he muttered in confusion, making Shigaraki sneer at him. "Nomu was bioengineered to have two quirks. Hyper Regeneration and Shock Absorption, the perfect combination to kill All Might! Someone like you can't defeat this. You're finished!"

In response, Batman stood up and hurled a Batarang at him without warning. The villain barely managed to avoid getting hit in the face, but the weapon did impale his mask and ripped it off of him. Shigaraki trembled as he reached for it. "F-Father...?" he whimpered. To his horror, the Batarang exploded, destroying the mask. "No, no, NO! NOMU! KILL HIM!"

The bioweapon roared and charged towards Batman, who dodged and used a lasso of Batrope to snare its neck. Taking advantage of it stopping to turn around, Batman tugged hard and unbalanced Nomu. Before it could recover, Batman hurled a freeze grenade at the face before leaping back. The freeze grenade froze Nomu's face, which shattered and healed but at a much slower pace, especially around the brain. Making note of this, the vigilante turned around and was alarmed. By the pool edge of the Flood Zone, there were three students that he identified as Izuku Midorya, Tsuyu Asui, and Minoru Mineta, students that he theorized managed to defeat or escape the villains that were after them. And Shigaraki was currently about to disintegrate Asui's face. "NO!" Batman roared before he shot the Batclaw at the villain. The hook of the grapple claw pierced Shigaraki's hand. Ignoring the subsequent yell of pain, Batman strode towards him, reeling the villain toward him as he did. "You're not hurting anyone under my watch, Shigaraki."

He was suddenly forced to let go and dodge when Nomu recovered and punched at him. Now free, Shigaraki ripped off the hook in his hands angrily, showering the ground with blood. "I'm going to kill those two for that," he hissed before he tried again. But before Batman could do anything, Midoriya beat him to it. "D-Don't touch her!"

The student leaped toward the villain, his fist cocked back to unleash a devastating punch. "Nomu," Shigaraki said calmly. In a sudden burst of speed, the Nomu escaped Batman and shielded its master from the blow. Midorya, who wasn't present when Shigaraki boasted about Nomu, looked stunned that the Nomu wasn't being blown away. Cursing in his mind, Batman prepared to save them before sensing a formidable presence. Turning towards the entrance, he saw the doors being blown off their hinges, which drew everyone else's attention as well. The dust settled to reveal a scowling All Might, who forcefully ripped off his tie. "Have no fear...FOR I AM HERE!"

Chapter 6 End.