Sooooo…. Hi! How's everyone doing! I hope y'all are well! I know I am! The manga has me super, super hyped up! Not to mention this planned chapter is finally done… but that does remind me. I know I've switched to doing any sort of reader interaction acknowledgment at the end but this one deserved to be addressed here. Hec he got a hat, I'm super happy to hear my story is able to bring a smile to your face every time you read it! This chapter will probably end up not doing it for you… as I'm sure you all remember, I did say earlier on in the story that this story can be dark. Well, today we start earning some of that darkness and some of that M rating. Beware, talks of depression spiraling/falling and other trigger warnings! Also… I hope you Kaminari fans don't hate me! ENJOY! (Hopefully)

(Slight Edit: I realized that Todorkoi DOES use his fire now (just look at the provisional exam), so I changed that part up and made it more like what is actually going on.)

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Too Real

(Abandoned Warehouse {3rd Person POV})

Shigaraki Tomura was liking what he was seeing. Sure, his main target had escaped from his seemingly certain doom due to his arch nemesis having had suddenly appeared from nowhere like he always seemingly did but it could have been worse. The screens showed what he had hoped to have happened regardless of the results of the bridge.

Chaos had unfolded.

All over Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures, villains were running rampant! Citizens were stuck indoors, afraid that even walking outside would result in being attacked or worse… What made it all the better, however, was that the heroes were charging right in and, in a shockingly high number, getting hurt. If not even dying. It would go down as the worst day of villainous acts in recorded history… so far. But for some reason, one scene unfolding in Saitama had piqued his interest: a bank robbery. It seemed as if it was normal, four villains had taken over a bank and had hostages inside. It seemed completely normal. Even the heroes who had shown up, a group led by Death Arms, and were getting ready to charge in… And then he realized why it had piqued his interest. He leaned into that screen, his eyes going wide. It was a former student of the school U.A., which meant the hero was a friend of the man who haunted his mind: Midoriya Izuku.

The group was waiting as the former student, a girl with earphone jacks that he could not quite remember the name of used her odd quirk to spy in on the villains. She nodded and raised three fingers… "Oh, oh my. The fourth is hidden! HAHA!" Shigaraki laughed out, his voice sounding cryptic and like he could give even a death row inmate chills. He refocused as suddenly Death Arms led the heroes into the main part of the bank and sighed as they quickly restrained the other villains… but no one saw the fourth! The hostages had run off to the young earphone jack girl, who was getting ready to lead them out of the building… until a machete was suddenly being thrust through her back and sticking out of her front. The heroine quickly stunned the villain and he went limp, the machete stuck inside the girl's back; she slumped down to the floor and the other heroes immediately rushed to her side, shocked they had all missed one. "OH HAHAHA! HOW BEAUTIFUL!"

"What's what?" Shigaraki had been so engrossed in what had unfolded he had not noticed his closest lieutenant enter his room, his question being what had gotten Shigaraki out of his excited trance. Shigaraki, however, was not shocked at his intrusion but instead giddy, motioning for Kurogiri to look at the screen he had been viewing, which he did. He saw the heroes tending to the gravely wounded heroine, seemingly panicking as she had been run through but not that her life was in danger. "That a heroine survived?"

"Huh?"

"Yes, it seems she will survive… the wound she received completely missed any vital organs."

"… RAGH!" Shigaraki was now suddenly very angry, as he used his original quirk to destroy the screen; leaving only ashes behind… Kurogiri could only quietly watch, not daring to say a word for fear of being next. He'd rather not be the fifth person this week alone Shigaraki had decayed for upsetting him… or he would have stayed quiet. But he had bad news to deliver.

"Ah yes… I have a report from the warehouse." Kurogiri said nervously, hoping it wasn't evident how nervous he was to talk to a man he had never found to be this problematic. The time spent in the coma had seemed to… change his friend. His leader. "Grodd's spies report that Toga and Shadow Walker have been captured… And that the heroine Illusions was rescued."

He waited for the outburst. The seconds he did seemed like hours before… "Meh. Who cares?" The unexpected apathy that awaited him. "What? You seem surprised by my lack of care when I have ever given the signs that I cared?"

"Shigaraki, those two were very useful to your cause! They were not mere pawns like so many of the others."

"Kurogiri, you act as if it won't be as easy as snapping my fingers to either replace them by giving some useless thug that quirk or to break them out of whatever prison they end up in."

"… Shigaraki…"

"Oh no, no more sentimental crap. Not now. We've only just begun to really make a dent into the mirage that hero society will always win! Today alone will go down as the greatest or worst day in history, depending on your side of the battle! So, who cares if two pawns are down. The chessboard before us shows quite a few of their backline pieces went down. The final boss is approaching!"

"… Right. I apologize." Kurogiri said quietly, a quiet frustration building inside of him. This was not going to be the way they won. It would only lead to a 'Close, but no cigar!'… and he wanted that damn cigar. Kurogiri had believed for so long in Shigaraki… But now something was off.

"Hmmm… did you know by standard procedure, they take the heroes of Japan to the best hospital in all of Japan when they are gravely wounded?" Shigaraki asked, breaking Kurogiri out of his inner stewing. Kurogiri looked up to see Shigaraki smiling like the Cheshire Cat, immediately knowing where he was going with that line of thought. More actual battles, more lives of those they were supposed to call comrades being thrown away. "… Get me Dabi and Gigantomachia. I have a plan~!"

"Yes, sir."

"And smile Kurogiri! We're getting a Christmas present like no other this year, naughty list is damned!" Shigaraki yelled a wicked smile on his face which gave Kurogiri chills. This had not what he had been expecting when his friend had woken up from the coma. He had expected… a more controlled Shigaraki.

Yet when thinking about it… Shigaraki had been granted the power of a man thought of as a god… and it made sense. The thought sickened Kurogiri as he nodded and walked out of the room, maybe even put him off slightly. Shigaraki Tomura thought he had an auto-win now. That there was no one could stop him. And for the first time ever, Kurogiri felt doubt enter his mind.

He no longer was certain that by following his friend, who had been his only friend for so long, would that mean they would find victory.

Kurogiri could only see an early grave for his friend.

Shigaraki however only saw blood in his eyes. More specifically, the blood of his greatest rival and the man he had to kill: Midoriya Izuku. However, he was no fool. He knew his body was only just fully adjusting to his new power. So he needed to bide his time. Weaken his opponents. Destroy morale. Gain the allies he needed. Real Civ (the video game) stuff. "Soon… we hit the heroes where it will hurt…"

"And where would that be?" A bored voice asked, it belonging to Dabi as he walked into the monitor room. He looked around, a smile so dark on his lips as he saw what was going on. "Ah…. I'm guessing we're attacking something?"

"Yes, obviously."

"Cool, where am I going?"

"Not just you obviously, right young master?"

"Ah, good Gigantomachia. No, obviously not… How stable is Kinben?"

"TCH! HAHA! YOU THINK SHE'S EVER STABLE?"

"Enough Dabi. Will she kill everyone we assign to her and Taidaima?"

"Not likely."

"Ok, good enough. Now listen…" Shigaraki then launched into his explanation, with every second getting more and more excitement from the two. What they saw before them was something they had not seen since before Shigaraki had gone into his come: the path to victory.

(Twelve Days Later, University of Tokyo Hospital, 12:17 PM)

Kaminari Denki sighed for what he felt was about the hundredth time that day, for the twelfth straight day as he sat next to the bed of Kyouka Jiro. It had been twelve days now since Kyouka had nearly been killed and she had in a medically induced coma since. The surprise attack from the villain had missed any vital organs but she had lost a lot of blood and had gone into shock, almost dying if it hadn't been for the new star hero of Japan.

"Today marks the twelfth day since the appearance of the rookie Hero: Deku. After bursting onto the scene by saving the prime minister from certain death at the Tokyo Gate Bridge and having assisted in capturing two high profile member of the League of Villains, Deku has not stopped." The news droned on, as Miyagi Daikaku began talking about how great Deku was again. It had been like this for twelve days straight, with the other members of Midoriya's class now beginning to feel… tired of his sudden screen time. "His capture count has now reached over two hundred as he continually keeps the pressure on the League and its associates. His abilities seem to rival All Might, his smile an almost carbon copy, with the personality of a young man whose only desire is to be the greatest hero. And now, an exclusive look at his first interview." That however caught the attention of Kaminari, who immediately turned the volume up and leaned forward to watch.

"Hi, Hiroshima Junko here with the hero of the hour, Deku! How are you today?"

"Doing well!"

"Young man, you seem to have suddenly burst onto the scene, making a debut that would marvel All Might! And it has not stopped, with your successful case numbers at over twenty this week alone! All of this done with a smile and seemingly endless energy. How do you do it?"

"Why don't you know? Those who smile are always the strongest!"

"HAHA! Just like All Might, you seem to very closely resemble him is there a specific reason why?"

"Why? Why not? He is a great role model for kids to have, he was my inspiration for being a hero!"

"Ahhhh! How poetic, so should we see this as the second coming of All Might?"

"No." Kaminari's jaw was on the bed he was leaning over, had he just his former classmate who had worshipped All Might and had a chance to basically be worshipped like him now, just say no? He had already been copying him like a photocopier! However, Deku had a deathly serious look that made Kaminari wonder what he meant… "And by that, I mean that while yes, I do adhere to many of the beliefs All Might once had himself… there are many I do not because I am my own person. Like, for his example, his penchant to work alone. As you have seen, I have been working closely with another rookie hero: Uravity! In fact… URAVITY! Come here!"

Deku motioned for someone to come over, Uravity in her full costume nervously walking forward and waving to the camera like she wanted to be anywhere but there. Deku the put an arm around her shoulders and if possible his smile got even brighter, "This is Uravity, another hero who should be getting as much recognition as I am! She has been working with me closely, she is my partner in heroism! Please also show her the same respect! Now if you will allow us, we must get going we have very important plans…

"Oh wow, the interview is out huh?" Speaking of Midoriya… "Hey, Kaminari. How is she?" And as always, everyone else came first, even if he was the main focus of everyone else.

Kaminari sighed, again. "Still in the coma. Luckily it's a matter of when not if. The coma is to make sure her blood supply is back to normal… She has you to thank for even being here. So…"

"Nah, don't mention it," Midoriya said nonchalantly, smiling at Kaminari who looked behind to see Uraraka smiling as well. "We're all friends still, we always will be! Now I have a better question… How are you doing, Kaminari?"

"Me?"

"Yes, you! From what I can see and from what we've been told… you and Kyouka are very, very close." Uraraka had moved from behind Deku as she spoke, giving him a knowing look as she did. However, it was only met with a look of extreme discomfort with hints of depression. "Uh… Are you two not…?"

"Dating? No." Kaminari said quietly, the usual look of over the top suave and chill gone; instead, his face looked more like a puppy who had been reprimanded. It was no secret that Kaminari was rather open in his pursuit of women, however, the reason was not as well known. "Other than Mina and Kirishima, no one from our class is dating…"

Midoriya and Uraraka could say nothing for a moment, it was obvious that Kaminari wanted to say something more. And for all of his analysis, smarts, and overall genius, Midoriya was still terrible at timing. "But… you like Kyouka don't you?" Kaminari winced at the question, the fact that it was that obvious over his ladies man persona jarring to him. But no one could deny this from being the fact. He always looked a little happier if Kyouka was ever involved. It was also quite obvious that Kyouka never wanted any of that.

Uraraka elbowed Midoriya and gave him a look that said 'Really? Right now?' while Midoriya shot one back one of confusion. Uraraka rolled her eyes while shaking her head before turning over to Kaminari who watched surprised at how easily they interacted. How she could reprimand him and he took it in stride. How there was even a ghost of a smirk on her lips as she shook her head. How in love they were. He wanted that with the girl on the bed next to him. "How did you two go from dense idiots to being so perfect for each other?" Kaminari asked but immediately covered his mouth at the outburst… he had been so mesmerized by how the two had been interacting that he forgot to censor himself. "Ah… I mean…"

"It's because we were honest with each other. And well… we just went for it."

"Yeah! It's nothing special honestly Kaminari, just… be honest with her."

"Ah!" Midoriya gasped as he felt a buzz on his arm, his newly given smart watch alerting him to something, "Uraraka, we have to go! We're supposed to be having dinner with the Prime Minister tonight… Kaminari. I know it may not be easy, but I believe in you to get this done."

"Yeah!" Uraraka added cheerily, stepping forward with a knowing smirk back on her face like she had moments ago. She waved goodbye, turned but paused before adding, "Just try again when she wakes up. I have it on good authority that it will work." She winked, then walked out of the room. Smiling, Midoriya walked out right behind her while waving goodbye to Kaminari.

Kaminari could only sit there with a blank look on his face. Then he sighed. They didn't know what had happened. Kaminari Denki had already done as they had said. It failed.

And then spiral happened. The one-night stands. The depression. Rejection.

"OI! Chargebolt!" A rather concerned looking Kirishima said, getting Kaminari to stop falling and look up. Kaminari had begun sweating, looking like he had just run for a few minutes or had to run up the stairs. It scared Kirishima who knew the truth. "Hey… you ok Kaminari? What happened?"

"Nothing. Is it time to start our watch?"

"…Kami-"

"Yes or No?"

"… Yes."

"Then let's go! I'm fine! I always end up fine, right?"

"… R-right. Well let's go, we don't wanna keep everyone waiting."

"Huh? Everyone?"

"Yup… get ready, it's a reunion!" The two had left the room, walking at a brisk pace until they arrived outside to find a number of familiar faces.

"HEY! KAMINARI!" Mina had been waiting at the door for them, her yell making the two jump at the volume and bubbliness of her voice. At that Kaminari looked around and found that those gathered were all former classmates of his: Todoroki Shoto, Yaoyorozu Momo, Mina Ashido, Hanta Sero, Shoji Mezo, and…

"WHAT THE FUCK TOOK YOU SO LONG PIKACHU? WE HAVE A JOB TO DO, GET YOUR FUCKING SHIT TOGETHER!" Bakugo Katsuki. It was honestly a shocking number of rookies, not a single veteran in sight.

But that didn't matter much to Kaminari, he was simply excited to see so many of his classmates. Including the ones, he had been closest with… "Hey! Bakugo! Sero! Mina! Man… it has been a minute you guys! And Todoroki! Yaoyorozu! How's it going?"

"Chargebolt, we're on the job. Please refer to us by our hero names."

"… A stickler for protocol as always, Creati." Kirishima said while shaking his head, getting everyone else to laugh at how she spoke. Yaoyorozu could just never shake the elegant way she spoke, the rules being so important to her character. And so at her expense, the group all relaxed for a moment before everyone there began chatting and reminiscing… well, everyone but Bakugo and Todoroki, who stood slightly away and keeping the watch they had established about twenty yards away from the hospital, as it's main grand entrance. The group stayed chatting for a good few before Mina suddenly cried out in exasperation.

"Ugh! It's so cold! I just wanna go cuddle with someone at home…"

"Pinky, please we are doing a very important job. Everyone in this hospital is depending on us."

"Hey, wait a minute, how did we get stuck with this shift? It's Christmas Eve! SHOTO EXPLAIN!"

"How do you think we got stuck with this shitty shift? The veterans didn't wanna fucking be here, so they left you losers and me here."

"… You know your name isn't Shoto and you're in charge of this watch, right… Lord Explosion?"

"Nah! He changed his name to Explosives Master!"

The silence and awkward tension that followed was almost suffocating, no one daring to say a word and set off the bomb of crazy that was Bakugo. Except, of course, the one who felt had someone backing her up that Bakugo couldn't kill and loved to laugh. "BWAHAHAHA! AND I THOUGHT PINKY WAS RIDICULOUS! HAHAHAHA PFTTTTT!"

"I personally think it's a fine and fitting name."

"Ah I see, I agree with Creati. Mine is still Shoto by the way."

"HEY! NO ONE CARES! YOU EXTR-"

"My, my! What annoying heroes! Seriously you lot should be focused and paying attention!" That was not the voice of any of the ones supposed to be watching the hospital. Everyone immediately turned to see who the voice belonged to… to see a woman and numerous others there before them. All of the villains. "And another thing!"

"Just leave it be Kinben, we have a job to do." A rather tall looking man who had a scar running down his face said before stepping forward, "Hello Kiddos! We are the League of Villains! Though I assume you know that. Now… please step aside. We have work to do."

"Shoto!"

"On it! Creati make everyone radios!"

"On it!" Both Yaoyorozu and Todoroki quickly reacted, doing what each knew needed to be done. As Yaoyorozu made the radios, Todoroki quickly stepped forward and shot out a giant ice attack that forced the villains to separate; except for the two who had spoken. The tall man merely held out his hand, the ice curving around him and over him as if it wanted no part in damaging him. The loud woman also held out her hand but instead, the ice merely disappeared as if it were never there, to begin with, leaving the giant iceberg missing a piece that was around ten feet wide and ten feet tall.

"Red Riot! Deal with the masses along with Cellophane, Chargebolt, and Pinky! Explosions Master, with me… we're taking these two on."

"… Right."

"Here! Everyone take a radio, they are tuned into the hospital radio as well!"

"HAI!"

"Capture everyone, we need these people alive!"

"On it!"

"You got it!"

"Creati, provide support to both groups! Make sure that…" Before Todoroki could finish, however, an explosion sounded off in the distance and he quickly saw every light in the surrounding vicinity turn off, every piece of equipment that used power suddenly turn off… The area had lost power. Which meant…

"HEROES COME IN! HEROES COME IN, THE HOSPITAL HAS LOST ALL POWER! WE NEED ASSISTANCE!"

"Shoto, this is Chargebolt! I can help with this! Leave it to me!"

"What? Are you crazy, the only way any of can help…"

"Is to power the backup generators the hospital has to a point where they can function normally! Which I can do!"

"Chargebolt is right heroes! There is an auxiliary generator deep underground here, but for some reason, it hasn't kicked in… The villains must have sabotaged it recently, there was a supposedly mandatory maintenance two days ago but it was… odd. The technician was only here ten minutes and said it was all good… Huh…"

"My god they've duped…"

"Fucking idiots."

"Shoto, let me handle it!"

Shoto paused, unsure of what to do. He may have been placed in charge but he was not expecting this… on the one hand, Kaminari could easily immobilize many villains in an instant. However… the hospital was the priority… Shoto looked back, knowing what he had to do. "… Chargebolt I leave that you. Focus up everyone, we cannot let these villains stop us!"

"Hey! Son of Endeavor! You should focus! And get a real hero name! And when will you ever," The loud woman had suddenly closed the gap and landed a direct punch to Todoroki's face, sending him skidding away from the sheer force of the blow. "Tch, you should be predicting my movements! You're too split focused!"

"Geez, woman… will you relax?"

"EXCUSE ME?!"

"Geez… you're so loud. You didn't even properly introduce yourself."

"... Tch! I hate it when you're right."

"Love you too sis… hey heroes. My name is Taidana."

"And I am Kinben! Now please move kiddos… we have work to be done." The woman had seemingly calmed down, while the man looked as bored as he was moments ago. The two stood in front of Todoroki who had finally stopped rolling a few feet away. Looking at the duo who claimed they belonged to the League of villains, Todorkoi noticed something: they looked like identical, opposite gender copies of each other. Even the shape of their eyes and the way their hair was short, with it slanting of their right eyes. Even their noses and lips looked like they were the exact same shape, they were the epitome of identical twins. Almost too identical.

Todoroki shook his head, clearing his mind of the train of thought as he stood up. This was not the time for noticing weird things like that. "DIE!" Although maybe yelling that at two villains they had no clue about was not the wisest or best plan… but then again, Todoroki wasn't Bakugo. Bakugo had dashed forward, letting off an explosion directly aimed for the man's face… which he promptly negated by doing what he had before. He raised his left hand again the attack merely avoided him by going all around him. "Tch! Should have seen that one coming. The name is Explosives Master."

"And I am Shoto, the leader of these heroes. We refuse to abandon our posts, it would be wise if you left."

"HA HA! HE ASKS US OUR OWN QUESTION! HOW RUDE! CAN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING COOL OR HEROIC AT LEAST?"

"Sis… he's yours. Explodie Mcsplosion… he's mine."

"… Explosives Master, stay calm and do not…"

"DIE!"

And with that, the defense of the Tokyo University Hospital began. The outcome of the battle forever changing the hearts of those involved.

(With Kaminari)

Kaminari was usually a calm guy who knew when to be serious, usually able to relax even when his back was against the wall. Right now, however, Kaminari was anything but calm; his heart burned with a fiery passion that made his blood boil. They had tried to kill the one he cared for the most of anyone. That was not going to work. Hence why he so quickly volunteered to help. If he could keep her safe… then none of it mattered. He would do anything to protect any of his friends… but she made him want to do more for her. If one asked him why the answer was not a simple one. She had broken his heart for various reasons: wanting to focus on school, his womanizing attempts/tendencies, and the fact the two were no longer at the same school. Yet… he for some reason kept coming back to her. Her courage. Her equally calm and easygoing personality. Her beauty. Her will. Her… well everything.

Kaminari Denki was hopeless. Kyouka Jiro had throughout his time knowing her managed to steal his heart and eternal attention. There was no way he'd let her die. None.

It was with those thoughts, her running through his mind as he ran down the stairs of the hospital, that Kaminari arrived at the auxiliary generator. "Ok hospital director. I am here. What do I need to do?"

"Usually the battery has a charge that lets it run for several days, allowing for the real power supply to come online. However… it seems as if there is no energy in the generator right now. You'll need to charge it somehow!"

"Right! I think I have an idea!" Kaminari answered with the determination of ten men. Kaminari walked up to the generator and placed his hands on the casing, feeling a faint hum as the odometer the battery had to show its charge status showed that there was indeed no charge left at all. The battery was indeed functional, it just had no juice! And if there was one thing Kaminari had, it was the juice. Taking a deep breath, he let off his quirk at one and half million watts for a few seconds, close to his absolute upper limit of two million but he had no time to waste. He saw the odometer moved up some, but only mere centimeters.

"Chargebolt! We need you to hurry! The lack of power is putting several patients at risk of death!" The director yelled in panic, unsure if they could do anything fast enough. If they didn't get enough power online soon… hundreds could die.

And one of those could have been Kyouka. "Say no more!" Kaminari then knew there was only one option… and it was risky. He would have to exceed his maximum for an extended period of time, something he had never even considered trying… And yet he felt no fear or concern. Only peace. And so with a sigh he went past his limit, he went beyond, he went "PLUS ULTRA DISCHARGE!" His cry rang out, a battle cry. His opponent?

Time.

(With Midoriya)

The hero Deku was becoming many things. The pillar of hope that would support the world. A rising star in his home country of Japan. A man viewed as the successor to All Might. But a relaxed man who never worries? Not so much. Especially when he saw what was happening at the very hospital he had just left barely two hours ago. "Oh my god… not just there either… Over to the east, in the Mito prefecture, there's another major attack on the prison there. It's being led by a giant! Deku…" The Prime Minister spoke with a sense of desperation as if his country was falling apart. He was not wrong. "What will you do?"

"Leave the prison to us, Deku." A deep, almost angry sounding voice that oozed grit spoke, belonging to the current number three hero Endeavor. Behind him stood Hawks and Kamui Woods were already changing into their costume, nodded as they ran away. "We have no idea still where Plantero is, no one has seen him since the day of the explosion. So instead, as a hero of the current top hero agency… we leave it to you."

Deku could only nod, having to agree with the plan. But he could also tell there was another reason why he asked. "Endeavor." Deku said firmly, getting the older heroes attention, "I know you want Shoto to become a great hero. I will go and make sure he gets that chance, along with everyone else there. Since you were the one who put him in charge and made sure he had people who he knew well with him. Everything will be fine."

"… tch. Perceptive brat. Yeah, yeah… go make sure my sidekick doesn't mess this up."

"Right."

"C'mon Deku! We have to go!"

"Stay safe heroes… Japan needs you now more than ever." The Prime Minister said in a quiet, determined voice that almost no one heard… except for Deku. Deku paused before turning to the Prime Minister and bowing in response to the words.

"Have no fear, why? For I will be there!" And with that, Deku turned and ran out into the night toward the battle. But he left the Prime Minister with a sense of relief and ease. It truly was like All Might was there. Everything would turn out alright. Or so they hoped.

(Back at the Hospital)

"GOD DAMMIT!" A ragged looking Bakugo Katsuki cursed loudly, panting heavily as he stared down the two siblings who were looking like hey had just finished a light jog. "WHY CAN'T I HIT YOU!"

An equally tired and beat up looking Todoroki was nearby, panting extremely heavily with ice all around him and small flames dancing on his left hand and arm. Yet not a single attack had landed on the woman before him. "It would seem these two are… good."

"…Fucking hell. These extras are being ridiculous."

"They seem to be able to negate attacks…"

"Have you noticed something odd, half and half bastard?"

"They only use one hand to negate our attacks. The woman uses her right hand only."

"And the guy uses his left. The fucker doesn't seem to have any delay on how often he can use it though…"

"The same goes for her… but I think there's something else we can abuse..." Todoroki paused to catch his breath, getting Bakugo to look at him, "They have to stay stationary when they block attacks. If we can move them around while shooting off enough attacks at a high pace…"

"Leave it to me ya bastard. Get ready to take them out."

"Right."

"PAY ATTENTION TO US HEROES!" Kinben yelled out and charged at the two young heroes, her brother Tiadana lagging slightly behind her, who immediately got ready to counter-attack, Bakugo standing before jumping back a bit and putting his right hand behind his left which was in an 'O'-shape. Todoroki also stood and created an ice path up and away from Bakugo, climbing high and off to the left of where he had stood using his fire to propel him. The villains stopped her charge at their movements before giving him a confused look, "What the fuck?"

The two villains were so consumed by the heroes plan, which had also consumed all of their attention, that no one noticed two new heroes had arrived on top of the hospital: Deku and Uravity. They had closed the distance in one jump, going the full forty miles in one go. And they were ready. Uravity wanted to rush right in, ready to jump down and help but was stopped by Deku. "Wait. I want to see how they handle this. We also should see what the enemy quirks do." Uravity gave Deku a look of slight annoyance but nodded none the less. He had a point. Plus Uravity could tell… Deku hoped he wasn't needed. Not that he didn't want to help, but rather to give their former classmates something they needed: confidence.

"AP: MACHINE GUN BURST SHOT: SPRAY AND PRAY!" Bakugo yelled and started firing off explosions without truly aiming, tiny bullet-like explosions ready to find their targets. As they reached Kinben she merely raised her right hand and started absorbing the ones meant for her, giving them a very annoyed look as if to say, 'Really? This was your plan?'. But what she did not understand was that she was playing right into their hands.

"Heroes the battery is now sixty percent charged!

Todoroki had flanked her before yelling, "Ice Maelstrom!" Shooting off a large torrent of ice shards at both Kinben and Taidana. Taidana who had been seen Todoroki's movements raised his right hand and merely made the attacks miss him. But missed Bakugo's special attack, the bullets had also been fired off towards Taidana as well… the plan seemed perfect. Until it wasn't.

The two stepped forward slightly, now ever so slightly in front of the blindside of where the respective attacks were coming from and yelled:

"DIMENSIONAL PULL: TIMES ONE HUNDRED!"

"DIMENSIONAL REPULSION: TIMES ONE HUNDRED."

The edge of the two attack's radius had just begun to reach their respective decoy target but suddenly stopped. In the case of the explosions, every shot suddenly was drawn towards her and began being negated as if it were nothing. As for the ice, it seemed to hit a seemingly invisible wall before being sent over both villain's heads and crashing into the ground well behind all of them into a building, which soon crashed down, completely destroyed. The plan had failed.

Todoroki could only stand on his ice ramp completely dumbfounded and think to himself in shock; how had their plan failed so spectacularly? Were they truly that outmatched? Were… were they going to die? "GODDAMMIT! JUST DIE!" Bakugo yelled as he had used the pause in the action to use his explosions and bring himself in close to Kinben, using the momentum of his charge he swung his right leg and land a direct hit on the villainess' face.

Bakugo was shocked to say the very least, he had just attacked out of pure rage and anger, he did not expect to actually be able to finally land a hit on one of them… but it was then that it hit him. They had been making the two stay far enough away, using their quirks exclusively to try and hit them! They had never tried to trade blows! That was their weakness! They were terrible at… "Wow, there kiddo! No can do with letting you hit my sis like that!" Taidana said from almost directly in front of where Bakugo had landed, cocking his fist back and punching him square in the middle of his face. The punch had a great deal of power, sending Bakugo reeling and rolling away like a ragdoll; he had not even seen it coming. "Hmmm… you seem to have realized my sis' glaring weakness: she has no hand to hand combat skills. I do though~!" Bakugo had stopped rolling, now stuck on his back with his feet dangling behind his head. He however quickly popped up and roared at Taidana who could only laugh at the antics. It was like fighting a wild animal, he never gave up! Bakugo quickly reclosed the distance, throwing punches and trying to work his quirk in close quarter combat but failing. The villain was able to continuously dodge the attacks, even the quirk-based ones… Bakugo took notice but he had no time to think as to why. For all, he knew it was trick to lull him into using only his quirk again.

Todoroki was, however, not faring even slightly as well. "YOU CALL YOURSELF A HERO?! HA!" Todoroki had tried fighting in hand to hand combat but his ice was good for piercing attacks that would win the battle while his fire was also unable to get direct hits in due to the villainess' quirk... But he was still unable to fully use the full capacity of his quirk just yet. It slowed him down too much to use both quirks and his hand to hand combat skills was... nonexistent. He may have been working with his father for the past two years but he still held resentment towards his Father, never trying hard to appease him. Which also meant he had ignored some of the advice his father had tried to impart to him. Including the hand to hand combat his father used. He would never be the same hero as his father. "Endeavor could handle me... show me the fruits of his training!"

"NO!" Todoroki yelled, a knee-jerk reaction but it was how he truly felt. He refused to let his image become a shadow of his father, to force his hero image to be merely a better, younger Endeavor... He would do things his own way. "I will do this my own way!"

"Then you will lose son of Endeavor. You always will." Kinben replied coolly, "If you never use all of your power you only limit yourself. You don't even do it for a good reason other to prove your dad wrong but also make him quietly proud." The last bit caught Todoroki gave her a look of confusion, that wasn't what he was doing. "Please, don't pretend to act confused. Sure. You might hate your dad's behavior and the way he treats everyone. You say you don't need his approval. You want to prove your own hero. This is all true. But by you also wanting to prove to him you don't truly need him to be great, you also show him how strong of an influence on you he was. You want him to leave you alone and to do so he'd have to be proud of you to such an extent that'd he'd feel no need to watch over you. So no matter what you say… what you truly want is his approval."

Silence prevailed for a moment before movement occurred. It happened in a blink of an eye. One moment she had been standing a good twenty feet away. The next she was in his face, a giant dagger in her hands. 'WHAT? WHERE DID SHE GET THAT FROM!'

Time seemed to slow, every heartbeat feeling like it lasted hours. *beat* She had the dagger raised above her head. *beat* The dagger was going downward, towards Todoroki's heart. *beat* Todoroki was frozen in place, his life flashing before his eyes. *beat* She had been right. His heart was split. The duality of it costing him his life. *beat* The dagger was almost to his chest…

And it was at that very moment that Deku made his presence known, launching himself at the villainess; he landed a kick right to her face, sending her flying off in the direction of her brother who saw what happened and moved to catch her. "You should run villains. Why? I AM HERE!"

"Battery is now seventy-five percent charged!"

(Within the Hospital)

The nurses were scrambling, the doctors running around like chickens with their heads cut off. It made sense however, they had patients to check on. One of whom was now awakened from their coma. When she woke up she panicked for a second before seeing she was in a hospital, in a room that had flowers on it. A great many in fact, but a few in the front stood out from the rest. They were big, beautiful orchids, her favorite flower. But only one person knew that. There was a card too… with HIS handwriting. Kaminari had given her favorite flowers…

"Ah! You're awake and ok! Good to see you're alright Earphone Jack, we were worried when we lost the power that you had not woken up naturally and were in danger. Glad to see…"

"WAIT! You said the power went out?!"

"Yes, villains have attacked the hospital but are being held at bay by the heroes left to guard the hospital. With all the crime that has been happening since the bombing, they saw fit to protect the injured heroes. Especially since there were so many injured lately…"

"… Well… at least the hospital has power."

"Ah yes! The hero Chargebolt is making sure of it as we speak! He's already recharged our auxiliary battery to seventy-fi- no eighty percent…"

"WHAT?! HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN DOING THAT?!"

"Oh… uh, maybe twenty minutes now?"

"WHAT!" Kyouka shrieked before getting herself out of bed, ripping IV tubes out as fast as she could, "WHERE IS HE?"

"MA'AM PLEASE LAY BACK-"

"I asked you where he is! As the hero Earphone Jack I need you to tell me where he is! He's in grave danger!"

"Oh… Uh, well the path to him is to go left down the hallways and use the 'basement' stairwell which is at the end of the block of rooms in this area. He's at the very bottom."

"Ok! Thank you!" Kyouka yelled as she blew past the nurse, bolting for the staircase. Kyouka was now in a race against time.

And if she were honest, she didn't like her odds.

(Back Outside)

"… Crap. Deku is here…"

"AW MAN!"

"C'mon sis… we can't fight him."

"… Ugh finally a true hero appears and we have to leave."

"And who said you can leave?" Deku had suddenly gotten right in their faces, quickly grabbing both and smashing their heads together. The two groaned loudly while their skulls made a loud crunching sound, blood now coming from their heads. This was not normal Deku. Deku was not smiling. This was angry Deku. The two knew they were doomed if they stayed.

"UJIKO! NOW!" Kinben yelled while Taidana merely looked like he had a severe concussion, his eyes completely unfocused while he was unconscious. But before Deku could finish the job… black gunk came out from their mouths. It was quickly spurting out while simultaneously covering their bodies, every part of their body that had been touched suddenly disappearing.

"UGH! What the… oh. I see. Hmm… well, I can't stop you anymore, especially I'm not a killer, but tell me…" Deku asked, before getting right into Kinben's face and quietly asking, "What kind of dimension do you send the attacks to? Is it the same one your brother uses to deflect attacks or rather, redirect the enemy's attacks?"

Kinben paled at the question, the truth of their quirk suddenly solved by a mere three minutes of analysis and deduction. "How…" She started but paused before regaining her composure, a faint ghost of a smirk on her lips. "Why should I be surprised… you're a true, true hero. Unlike that Todoroki boy. So divided… so much duality that it makes me sick. AHA! Wait that's a great new name for him! Duality…" She never finished her crazy person rant, the gunk had completely taken her away.

"YOU FUCKING LOSER! I TOTALLY FUCKING…"

"Oh, hush. You had nothing under control… Lord Explosion?"

"HUH?! ROUND FACE?"

"HEROES COME IN!" The static-laden voice of the director cut off the bickering, the voice sounding like it was tired and still in distress. "What's the situation out there?"

Todoroki sighed, trying to get the heavy panting he had been doing as he almost died under control, before responding, "The two leaders have been forced to retreat. No casualties. Creati?"

"We almost captured every villain but some either ran off or were seemingly teleported away."

"Yeah… same here. Hospital control, we have secured the outside."

"Ok, that's great but something has happened here inside. The battery reached ninety percent charged but is no longer charging and Chagrebolt has stopped responding." … No one who could hear what had been said was able to speak for a moment, unsure of what that meant. "The hero Earphone Jack has gone to investigate."

"She what? Wasn't she in a coma?"

"KYOUKA!"

"Todoroki. Explain."

"… The hospital's power supply was suddenly cut off. Both the main source and the auxiliary generator. Chargebolt went to go and fix that issue…"
"YOU LET HIM DO WHAT!?"

"I… I had no choice, the patients would have died."

"HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN DOING IT FOR?!"

"Oh my, the hero Deku is here! As for his question hero… he's been down there for almost thirty minutes now."

"Thirty minutes?!"

"FUCK!" Deku cursed loudly, the mere fact that he had cussed shocking everyone as he suddenly bolted. Only Uravity, who had followed after him telling him to calm down, moved. They all stood still for a moment. Then it hit them.

Kaminari had been acting as a super battery for thirty minutes straight.

(Moments Ago, With Kyouka)

Considering the fact she had only just woken up from a coma, Kyouka Jiro had moved fast. Her wound hurt like someone was stabbing her there again but that didn't matter to her. In fact, she was in complete pain. But none of that mattered to her. Only one thing did. One person if she were specific. The one she had rejected countless times because she didn't want to trust someone that wasn't herself in life. Someone who she had admittedly probably too harsh on. Someone who she did love. Even if her actions said the opposite.

She soon reached the end of the stairs, seeing the door to the room she needed to go to wide open… But there was only a mechanical whir coming from within. Her heart sank, she felt as if she were frozen in time. Yet her feet moved. She inched closer, reaching the door she looked inside the dimly lit room. What she saw made her heart go six feet under. *beat* She inched closer again, seeing Kaminari with his hands on the battery… but no electricity running out of him. *beat* She took another step, loudly this time to see if he moved. He did not. *beat* Kyouka then took a large step, reaching Kaminari and immediately touched his shoulder. He still did not move. *beat* "Jamming whey… please say something." *beat* "No… no, no, no… please wake up." *beat* He still did not move. *beat* He felt cold to the touch. *beat* She shook him violently. *beat* "DENKI!" *beat* He did not move on his own. The shaking caused his body to fall over. *beat*….

Kyouka's heart froze when she saw his face. His eyes looked blank like they were no longer in use. His face had lost all its color. His mouth was open as if he were about to say 'whey' but couldn't finish the action. His arms had also not moved even though he fell over… Kyouka quickly fell to her knees and checked for a pulse… The tears fell after that. She threw her head back in sadness and saw the clock on the wall behind her. At that, she lost all control. She wept uncontrollably, her face burying itself in Kaminari's chest.

The clock read, '12:01 AM'. It was Christmas. Hundreds of people had been miraculously saved. It was a Christmas miracle. They had succeeded on the very beginning of Christmas, at twelve AM on the dot.

At that same time, however, on the twenty-fifth of December, Kaminari "Chargebolt" Denki, was dead.

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Deku: …

Ochaco: … Oh my god.

I did warn everyone this story could get dark… And I'm not sure why but this was the way my brain wanted to go. A necessary sacrifice to save hundreds… a true hero's death… I hope I did him justice in his desire to be a hero.

D: … My god… Kaminari…

I'm sorry for your loss but… well, I'm sorry. It is going to be a necessary sacrifice for the future of this story… but that doesn't matter right now. Let's do shout outs and go home. I can do them alone today… y'all should go.

(The two of them nod, leaving without another word.)

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fencer29: Do not worry, the whole relationship between Martín and Maria is actually going to be a major tension point in this story and will be resolved. As for Shigaraki and his losses… he now has power unlike he ever had before and is currently a little power crazy in this story. He views only really himself as indispensable and has treated them like it before. So, he doesn't really care about Toga much. She was just a wayward cog in his machine.

Well… I know this chapter was darker than other with that ending but I promise it won't always be like this nor will it be a simple killing off of a character. His death will be extremely important to the story. As always, I truly do appreciate any and all love or constructive criticism! I hope you guys have a good one until next time! GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA!