"I never realized how great this power felt back then when I was facing Black… now i know. Know how Jexi and David feel with their power. It feels… incredible!" Hope said.

"But still, you run your mouth at these sort of things. You should realize that while the God Mode is an incredible increase in power, it does have its limits if used irresponsibly." Illuma said.

"I know. Why do you think i pay so much attention to Jexi. This power must be used responsibly. That… is what all heroes and color fighters have to do!" Hope said disappearing and resurfacing right behind Illuma in a second.

"So fast…!" Illuma said trying to stab Hope with her Rapier before she struck a faded image and cut it in half.

"Just my after image." Hope said going for a hit on Illuma from behind. She felt the force as she quickly jumped at the last minute.

"His speed has improved! He's even faster than I am." she thought seeing a piece of her dress was torn off.

"See, this goes both ways. This is me becoming better and better." Hope said holding the dress scrap.

"It's only been a couple of days and he's already showing incredible improvement. Very impressive." Illuma thought. "Servants!" she said snapping her fingers as men ran out and worked on repairing her dress.

"She never leaves without help does she?" David asked.

"Yes. Those servants are people she purified with her light, devoted to following her no matter what." Umbra said. "But, Hope is not the only one showing improvement. You've grown pretty quickly in these couple of days. I can see how you beat my young brother."

"Well, I don't mean to brag, but… He was actually one of the people that helped push me forward." David said.

"I see. That sounds like him exactly. He's always been like that ever since." Umbra said.

"Ever since what?" David asked.

"Ever since we found him. We didn't even know about our relation until the master told us of our father's death. Jexi, Blazer...they are the only family I have. I will do whatever it takes to keep them safe." Umbra said.

"I can relate. After the whole fiasco with the Tragedy and I've been seperated from my family and old group, my team has been like a second family to me. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to protect them, but until I met Jexi, I wasn't sure if I had what it took to actually do it." David said. "I was shaken pretty bad by the events. It took me a while to actually get my convictions straight."

"That's good. Do not let go of those feelings. They will keep you in good spirits for a long time to come if they are cherished." Umbra said.

"Thank you." David said.

"Though, you, Hope and Izuku just fighting us instructors...it will get more and more tiring if this is for all week. So, as a treat, we've decided to take you three to Tokyo to fight actual villainous opponents." Umbra said.

"What did you have in mind?" David asked.

"I said villainous so I feel that should be explanatory enough." Umbra said.

"Ah. Well, I suppose it's a nice change of pace." David said.

The six of them were soon boarding a train as they headed into Tokyo.

"Tokyo...it's been awhile since I've seen a good one." David said before he saw a blaze in the distance in the middle of the city. "Huh?"

"That doesn't seem good…." Hope said. "Think it's Stain?"

"No. This would be too flashy for a criminal like him. This is something else." Umbra said as the train stopped as bursting in was a beaten down hero as a creature with its brain showing pried the train open.

"That creature….he's...just like Noumu." Hope said. "Is it some sort of clone?"

The creature tried to attack the hero before Illuma knocked it off the train. "Everyone get off the train! Get to safety!" she said as she, Umbra and Gran Torino went after it.

Everyone was being evacuated as David tried to get in contact. "Hello? Anyone there?" David asked.

"I'm here. What's going on?" Jude asked.

"Some sort of attack going on in Tokyo. Some strange guys with their brains showing." David said.

"I'll try and get the others there. Where in Tokyo are you?" Jude asked.

"Its Hosu. I know. I've been trying to call Iida here but he isn't replying." Izuku said.

"Wait, Iida's in Hosu?" Jude said before smacking his head. "I'm such an idiot. Why didn't I realize this sooner? Look, the heroes can handle the civilians. Right now, you three need to find Iida."

"And given how he felt when his brother was hospitalized, I have a good idea who he's looking for." David said.

"Yes. Most of the Hero Killer's attacks have been in Hosu. This has to be the reason he took an internship there. He's gonna get himself in serious danger if we don't find him fast enough." Jude said.

"You think he's found him yet?" Hope asked.

"We better hope not." David said.

"Meanwhile… we've got this Noumu to get rid of." Hope said. "Should we help the…"

"No. I'm certain they can handle that thing. We better start checking the alleyways. If this Hero Killer is like what Jude described, he won't do his killing out in the open." David said.

"Yeah. We should try to find Stain before Iida does." Hope said.

"Which is going to be impossible, considering his strong feelings about it. We should at least find Stain in time to rescue Iida." David said.

"Let's do it." Hope said.

Hope and David went with the crowd into the evacuation, Izuku joining them.

"You too, Izuku?" Hope asked.

"If Stain really put Ingenium out of action… I can't just let Iida go and kill himself in search of vengeance. I'm coming with you guys." Izuku said.

"Alright then. Let's get moving." David said.

"But where could Stain be in a place like this? He could be in any of these alleys." Hope said.

"You need have faith." David said. "I know we can find him." he said as they ran down the first alley they saw. "Besides...I can feel it! His aura!"

They ran down the alley in a hurry as Izuku donned a mode known as Full Cowl as he jumped from wall to wall as the other two ran, where they soon saw Iida pinned down by a man clad in weapons with a blood red scarf. "Guess David was right! SMASH!" Izuku said punching Stain, sliding him back.

"You...found him too? But how?" Iida asked.

"Even without David or Hope, I saw some stats on the Hero Killer on TV. Most of his attacks are places where there aren't too many people. So...in order to find you, we needed to search the back alleys. Let's go. We need to get help from the pros." Izuku said.

"No. I can't move my body. It must be his Quirk. Since he cut me, I've been paralyzed." Iida said struggling to move.

"So his quirk must involve cutting his opponents somehow." Izuku said.

"You...you showed up to save your friend's life, and you even made a big entrance. However, I have a duty to kill this kid and this so called Pro. When your friend challenged me, it guaranteed...that the weaker of us would be culled. So...what will you do?" Stain asked.

"We'll fight to save him, that's what! We don't abandon our friends." Hope said.

"Damn straight." David said. "And no Hero Killer is going to change that."

"Besides….meddling when you don't need to...is the essence of being a hero!" Izuku said as the three of them charged in.

"Now that's good." Stain said as he drew his katana.

"Be careful. Try not to get cut by his blade!" David said.

"Nice advice." Hope said as they jumped over the blade, but Stain quickly drew a small knife as he tried to cut them with it only to go over his head.

"5%...Detroit...SMASH!" Izuku said punching Stain. "It works."

Stain smiled as he licked bits of blood on his small knife as the three of them felt paralyzed.

"Ugh… what is he doing? What is this… this pain?!" Hope said.

"He… He got us? How did he…" David asked.

"Wait...of course." Izuku said looking at the blade. "It's not the cut...it's the blood. The blood triggers his quirk."

"You three seem interesting and proven heroic, so I'll let whoever the three of you are live, but those two will die by my hands tonight." Stain said.

"Wait, don't! Stop it!" Izuku begged. "Get away!"

Before Stain could deal a killing blow, flames then went down the alley as Stain jumped back.

"Another intruder? Today's just full of distractions." Stain said.

"Midoriya...I got your message. But next time...send more than your location." a voice said as they saw Todoroki standing there.

"Boy, are you a sight for sore eyes, Todoroki?" David asked.

"So you're here too? Fine, I see no problem helping you too." Todoroki said using his ice to protect the pro and the three. "Don't worry...the pros will be here any minute!" Todoroki said using his fire.

"How do we know if they'll even fight effectively? This isn't exactly the place to go nuts, y'know." Hope said.

"Don't ruin this. Oh! Don't let him cut you! He controls your movement by swallowing your blood!" David said.

"That explains the blades. So I just need to keep my distance." Todoroki said before a throwing knife grazed his cheek.

"You have good friends, Ingenium!" Stain said before Todoroki rose an ice pillar, but then saw the katana above him.

"He threw his sword at the same time!" Todoroki thought as Stain tried to lick the wound only to be forced back by Todoroki's fire.

"Whoo..." Izuku breathed in relief. "Wait...my body…" Izuku said before activating Full Cowl as he charged at Stain and hit him. "I can move now!"

"Guess time was up for him." Stain said to himself. "He must be type O."

"Time? So...the paralysis is only temporary!" David said. "Wait… Type O… Ah! The effects are dependent on the victim's blood type!"

Stain

Quirk: Bloodcurdle

By tasting someone's blood, he can stop them for up to 8 minutes, but time varies for blood type, O being the quickest.

"That's the fatal flaw. Izuku, don't stop for anything, just get in there!" Hope said.

"Right. Then we'll keep up the fight till the pros arrive!" Izuku said as he and Todoroki fought Stain.

"If the effects of Stain's power is true, then I'll be down here for a while. I'm Type B." David said. "What about you, Hope?"

"Type AB. I won't be able to get up quick enough." Hope said. "We need a miracle here."

"Reciprio….BURST!" a voice shouted as Iida rammed into Stain.

"Iida. He was hit earlier than we were. He must have timed out." Hope said.

"I must thank you for coming to help...but you four will not shed anymore blood for me." Iida said.

"It's too late to act a hero now. A person's true nature doesn't change in a few minutes. You'll never be anything but a fraud. A sickness and plague that has harmed the name Hero." Stain said. "Someone must teach you a lesson."

"Wrong, Stain. You're the sickness here." Hope said. "You kill heroes for your own sick purpose as if they were a false disease, but it's you who's the one spreading it."

"Are you really so arrogant that you just love to hear yourself talk?" Stain asked.

"It's not arrogance. I'm speaking my mind, and what I believe." Hope said.

"Perhaps I was wrong about you. All Might, the green haired kid, and the blonde might just be the only real heroes here." Stain said.

"All Might?" David asked.

"He is a real hero in this age. And the only one I'll allow to defeat or stop me!" Stain said. "Tell me, blond. Do you believe the same thing that the blue haired one does?"

"Me? All I can think about was protecting my friends. And after finding out that my home was destroyed, I realized that it was pointless to grieve about the past and instead hold on to what I have left as I fight for the sake of those that have been lost." David said.

"That so? Then you are a real hero, so there is no point in killing you." Stain said. "Only real heroes can save the name they call themselves."

"But...the way you handle things...killing people...I can never accept that!" David shouted as his aura shot up.

"Huh? What is this power?" Stain asked. "Wait… Did it really negate my Quirk just through sheer willpower?"

"Now...I'm going to stop your crimes...Hero Killer Stain." David said in Sapphire God Mode. "Let's go."

"Fine. But don't say I didn't give you a chance to get away!" Stain said charging at him.

"Get him, David." Hope said.

"Don't worry...he won't get away!" he said charging power. "Sapphire God's...Shining Surge!"

A beam of crystal icy light shot brilliantly at Stain. Stain tried to dodge it, but the blast was too quick for him and took the full brunt of it."" He lied on top of an icy pillar, completely unconscious.

"We...we did it." Izuku said. "He's out cold."

David reverts at this. "We should tie him up. Turn him into the police." David said.

"Good idea. We can't take any chances with this guy." Todoroki said.

They soon tied him up as they headed to the streets where the Pro Heroes as well as their teams waited.

"David! Hope! Thank goodness you two are okay." Jexi said.

"Me too. I was worried you might…" Jude said before noticing their captive. "Wait...is that...the Hero Killer?"

"In the flesh. Took a while to get him, though." David said.

"We're just glad you guys are safe." Lacy said. "We should get you back to the ships for some medical treatment though."

"Yeah. He really got us good for a moment there." David said. "Honestly, if it weren't for Midoriya, Todoroki and Iida, we wouldn't have beaten him."

"I'm just glad things are finally done. With Stain apprehended, we've avenged Ingenium." Hope said.

"That's a bad way to look at this." Iida said. "We...should have never fought for vengeance. I...never should have."

"Iida…" Izuku said before something grabbed him, it was a winged Noumu.

"Oh no you don't!" David said as he jumped on the Noumu's leg as he saw it bleeding from its eye. "It's trying to get away."

"We need to…" one of the pros said before Stain's tongue licked the blood on them before he broke free of the rope and jumped on the now paralyzed Noumu.

"He can recover by ingesting blood too?!" Hope asked.

"He's not recovering, he awoke." David said in shock.

"The world is overrun by you false heroes and criminals. You all must be purged!" Stain said killing the Noumu as it fell, freeing Izuku.

"He just killed that Noumu in an instant..." Rarity said.

"Not to mention he's insane." Hope said.

"You do realize he just saved Midoriya and David, right?" Zelos asked."

"It just shows that he has no qualms about helping those he considers true heroes." Lloyd said.

"Hear me, False Heroes! These streets...must run red with the blood of the hypocrites. Hero...I will reclaim that word! Come on! Just try and stop me you fakes! There is only one man I'll let kill me. He is a true hero. All Might is worthy!" Stain said before he stood there motionless as his knife dropped.

"He's… He's out cold." Leia said.

"I can see it. One of his lungs was pierced by a broken rib." Kara said.

"But when did he break a rib?" Nana asked.

"It must've been during the fight." Hope said.

"To think...out of all of us...he had the most fight left." Jexi said.