One more chapter to go after this one... enjoy!

One wing flapped. Made of golden flames, it seemed to unleash a torrent of fire forward. But not even an all-encompassing attack such as this could withstand Imagine Breaker, as Touma's right hand easily dispelled it all the moment it came into contact with it. With the attack ended, the group raced forward as one, charging down Hugo Japhet, who in turn ran forward as well.

Touma lunged forward, throwing his right fist. Japhet easily dodged, and slammed his knee into Touma's stomach, following it up with a kick to Touma's side, knocking him away. Izuku followed close behind with Full Cowl, attacking the moment Touma was out of harm's way, slamming two punches into Japhet's stomach, followed by an uppercut. All three attacks connected, but Japhet responded by slamming his head down onto Izuku's own, stunning him, and then blasted him back with a quick open-palm strike to the stomach.

Katsuki blasted himself upwards, descending down upon Japhet, unleashing a double-explosion attack down on him. Japhet's response was to jump out of the smoke left behind and elbow Katsuki in the back, knocking him straight into the ground. When he landed, he was forced to defend himself with his magic by sending a golden beam of heat into the concrete pillar that was thrown at him. Ochako had thrown it, and then quickly ran after it, trying to use the object as a distraction.

Japhet quickly changed targets and attempted to kick Ochako's side. However, Ochako reacted almost instantly, grabbing the kick and halting it. She activated her quirk on Japhet, causing him to float, leading to some confusion on his part, and during this moment Ochako lifted Japhet over her shoulder and slamming him into the ground. Ochako then went for a stomp aimed for Japhet's back, but he managed to roll out of the way, wrapping his wings around himself to aid. Ochako released her quirk to save her stamina.

"A peculiar ability." Japhet commented. "And it seems that you are the only one here actually trained in combat. Impressive for a woman."

"Don't go looking down on me just because I'm a girl." Ochako replied. Despite the sexist comment, she really didn't seem upset. If anything, she appeared motivated.

"Wouldn't think of it." Japhet replied channeling magic into his palms. Before he could act, Katsuki came at him from behind.

"Eat this, you son of a bitch!" Katsuki aimed his arm at Japhet and pulled the pin out of his grenade-shaped gauntlet. A massive explosion erupted form the gauntlet, specifically aimed at Japhet. His wings merged and formed into a sort of shield, which blocked most of the damage, but not the explosive force, as he was suddenly propelled forward. Ochako dived out of the way, dodging the body being blasted toward her, and Izuku suddenly intercepted Japhet, round-house kicking him in the stomach with enough force to cancel out the forward momentum and launched him back.

'Their teamwork is impressive…!' Japhet though, as he slowed. He wasn't allowed to dwell on this for long; the sharp pain all over his body from before suddenly returned as he was slugged across the face by Touma. The punch itself didn't seem to do much, but contact with Imagine Breaker proved to be just as devastating as before; it even negated his wings as they vanished the moment Touma made contact. Japhet was forced to leap backward to get distance. 'Every time that boy hits me, this body weakens. If I remain in contact with his right arm for too long, I will die…' As he gathered his thoughts, his wings reformed. Even if it was against children, it would seem holding back would be impossible.

In his mind, he could not lose. He had waited far too long for an opportunity such as this. If he failed now, his goals would be impossible.

Even if he had to kill children, he must do so to accomplish his goal of creating a perfect world.

Katsuki propelled himself forward, trying to assault with his explosions yet again, but was blasted out of the air by a fireball from Japhet, which then exploded and launched him across the hall. Izuku dashed forward with a straight kick, but Japhet dodged and slammed his elbow into Izuku's stomach, following with a spin-kick to the face to remove him from immediate proximity. Japhet leapt up into the air, assisted by his flaming wings, and attempted to drop kick Ochako.

She once again dodged immediately, but Japhet followed up with a beam of pure heat, blasting her into a wall with the pressure alone. Touma charged him from behind and destroyed one of his wings with Imagine Breaker, but otherwise Japhet dodged and punched Touma in the stomach, forcing him back.

"…No, you don't get off light, boy." Japhet said simply. "You are the greatest threat to me, after all." Japhet then charged, punching Touma across the face. He then started rapidly punching Touma's entire torso up and down, before socking him across the face once more, then kicking him in the side. Japhet then grabbed Touma's arm and threw him over his shoulder, making sure that Touma landed front-first. He then unleashed a powerful wave of golden flames straight into Touma's backside, resulting in an explosion.

"There… that should do it." Japhet said, turning his back to the group. "They will get back up, I'm sure, but now I must take care of this girl disrupting Gregory." He walked back to the other end of the chapel, in full knowledge that there was still fighting to do. In his eyes however, he had won, and it was now time to secure his victory. He did not know how this girl with no mana would disrupt a spell from the Necronomicon, but he would put a stop to it.

Japhet was right; his foes would get back up and attempt to assault him once more.

But the first one back on their feet was Kamijou Touma, the victim of his most brutal assault.

Japhet turned, somewhat shocked. Touma, despite being pummeled and burned, stood. He panted heavily, but quickly ran forward, going after Japhet once more. Japhet's look shifted from shock to annoyance.

"You do not know when to quit, boy!" Japhet hold out his right hand and fired a massive beam of heat. Touma slammed his right palm into it, holding the blast at bay. Japhet clicked his teeth; there had to be a limit to how much his ability could negate, right!? Japhet slow ramped up the intensity, Touma struggling to stay standing, sliding back little by little.

"I won't stop… until I take you down!" Touma shouted. The other heroes started to get back up, getting ready to reengage once more. Japhet gritted his teeth as his patience wore out. He suddenly doubled the output and Touma's arm suddenly burst out into wounds from the force, spreading blood on the ground. Japhet doubled it once more, and it was enough.

Touma's right arm was outright blasted off at the shoulder, and his body flew backward, screaming in pain. Izuku was the first to notice the event.

"Kamijou! No!" Izuku screamed, fearing for Touma's life. The others turned their head and looked on with similar expressions.

Their looks of fear quickly turned to horror.

A mighty roar filled the room, overshadowing Touma's screams of pain as he landed on his back. The sound was loud enough to even shatter the windows of the chapel. Even Japhet looked on in confusion.

Their combined confusion was justified however.

As the head of a dragon, easily the size of Touma's body itself, had suddenly erupted from Touma's shoulder, its deafening roar blanketing the room with a thick pressure that no one could describe.

They didn't have time to figure out what was happening, however. The Dragon shot out, attached to a seemingly endless neck that was attached to Touma's shoulder, charging through the air, racing toward Japhet. His face turned serious in response to the impending attack.

"No matter, I will obliterate this just as easily!" Japhet shouted, throwing his right hand forward and discharging another massive beam of heat, just as large as the one that tore off Touma's arm.

It didn't even slow the beast down, much less destroy it.

It flew through the blast like it was nothing, and bit down on the entirety of Japhet's arm, tearing it off and swallowing it. Japhet screamed out in pain, clutching what remained of his right arm.

"Master Japhet!" Gregory suddenly broke focus and shouted out. This proved to be a fatal mistake, as the circle below Gregory and Index changed color, and a force launched Gregory out of the circle and into a wall.

Index knew what was going on. She wanted to run to Touma's side, but she knew what she had to do. Only she had read the forbidden grimoires. She was the only one who knew how to stop the Necronomicon. The opportunity presenting itself, Index started to speak oddly in a language that no one aside from Japhet recognized. Then, she suddenly in plain English.

"I seal the gate! Return to the depths, the nightmare has ended!" Index shouted. The circle turned a deep crimson red and Index then jumped back out of the circle. A red beam shot into the air, destroying part of the roof, and into the sky. The beam seemed to part the clouds as the sky turned a deep-seated red. The clouds formed around the beam in a circle in the sky.

The Necronomicon's curse had been lifted.

-City Streets, Same Time-

Their battle had been continuing for so long, that many were starting to tire out. The battle had been long and grueling, but with their combined efforts, the group of heroes and espers had managed to hold out.

Then, a behemoth rose from the ground a fair distance ahead.

It was large and bulbous, it body towering over several buildings. Its lower torso was a mass of seemingly infinite tentacles that it used to reach out and pull itself forward.

"G-guys… we need a plan B!" Kirishima shouted, backing up.

"Pain in my ass…!" Accelerator spat. The beast ahead of them outright knocks lower-level demons out of its way, as it raced toward them. It lifted up an arm and was prepared to smash it down on them.

Then the red beam appeared and shot into the sky, creating a circle of clouds in the sky around it. The beam turned the entire area into a deep red color with its light.

The oddity is that when this event triggered, the demons backed off, even tried to run, but a mysterious force had other plans; several of the demons are being sucked up and forced into the hole in the sky. It appeared to be some kind of rift, and the demons were being forced into it.

All kinds of them were being forced back; even the Chaos Knights weren't immune. The giant behemoth wrapped its tentacles all around the buildings and roared, attempting to anchor itself. It looked down at the group, and its chest started to glow. Its mouth opened and a large surge of energy could be seen.

"Oh crap…!" Kirishima commented. "Doesn't look like this guy wants to leave alone!"

"Damn… we need a plan!" Tenya shouted.

"…Mr. Accelerator." Misaki called out.

"The fuck do you want?" Accelerator replied.

"I think it's time for you to stop holding back. Tournament is probably over after something like this…" Misaki stated. Accelerator clicked his teeth in frustration.

"…Bitch can't even look inside my head and you still figure shit like this out." Accelerator discarded his walking cane and started to walk forward.

"Excuse me… miss Shokuhou, what are you talking about…?" Tenya asked.

"Awakening." Misaki replied. As Accelerator walked, his body started to glow. A halo formed just above his head and a set if white large bird-like wings formed from his back; he looked like an angel. The behemoth fired a giant red beam of energy, but Accelerator held out his hand and the blast stopped just short of reaching the group. More-over, the blast swelled, as if the beam was gaining energy.

Accelerator could have just deflected this blast of energy, of course. But this beast raised a hand to try and harm the person referred to as the strongest. There was only one way to end this.

Accelerator spoke, but in a strange language. Oddly, they could understand him; it was as if what he was saying was being implanted directly into their heads. And what Accelerator said was simple; despite the numerous sounds, he only spoke one word.

DIE.

Accelerator fired the massive blast of energy it right back at the behemoth. It completely vaporized the massive demon's head and a large portion of its upper torso. What was left of the beast fell over, releasing the buildings from its grasp, landing with a loud crash. The ground shook for a time. And shortly after, the behemoth's remains flew up into the sky along with the remaining demons.

The beam of light vanished, and the sky returned to normal. The demonic invasion had ended.

There had been some misconceptions about espers that the heroes have made. Despite the differences, the level 5's are indeed monsters; beast of absolute power that should not be trifled with, but just because of that did not mean they were inherently evil. In a sense, one could see them as heroes themselves with how they use their abilities, whether it be for others or themselves.

But one thing was certain; an undeniable fact.

In the world of espers, the one known simply as Accelerator is the strongest.

And this fact is absolute.

-Chapel-

"…She managed to undo it…" Japhet commented, still holding himself. He cursed; he should have stopped her sooner. He didn't think defeat was even possible for him, so he engaged his attackers and let Gregory deal with the situation.

He didn't think it was possible for him to even be hurt, let alone have his entire right arm ripped out of its socket.

Japhet looked upward; the dragon hovered above him, bearing its fangs. Japhet's only option was to stand his ground; he saw how fast it moved. If he ran, it would kill him. So he chose to face it like a warrior. The dragon roared loudly again and the charged down, as if it were about to devour Japhet whole.

"Get… back…!" Touma managed to say. "Get back in there, you bastard!"

In an instant, the dragon cracked and shattered like glass. Japhet was dumbstruck. He panted heavily, sweat forming as his brow. He turned back to look at Touma.

Touma laid there on his back, breathing heavy just like he was.

Moreover, Touma's right arm was back in full order; as if it had never been severed.

"Impossible…!" Japhet commented. The dragon had also erased one of his wings, but he cared little about that now. Japhet leapt forward, landing just in front of Touma and grabbed him by his collar, holding him up with his one remaining arm.

Izuku gritted his teeth.

"You… what are you…!?" Japhet asked with contempt. Touma only grunted in response. Japhet's face turned to fury as a light formed in his hand, ready to cast a spell.

A sudden kick across the head ended that notion as it launched him back, dropping Touma in the process. Ochako ran and dived to catch Touma. The two were now behind Izuku, whose body was glowing red; being the one who had struck Japhet. Ochako set Touma's body on the floor gently and then stood up.

"You want to know what he is…?" Izuku asked, gritting his teeth. "He is my friend! Our friend! And we are not going to let you put even one more finger on him!" Izuku was erupting with just as much power as he was anger.

'Where… is he getting this power…!?' Japhet questioned in his mind. In an instant Izuku was suddenly in front of him, punching him in the stomach. The attack was fierce enough to force him to cough up blood. He flew through the air, through one of the concrete pillars along the walls. Japhet however rebounded and leapt off of the next and came back with a spell prepared. "If you think you have an advantage just because of my arm, you have another thing coming!"

An explosion on his interrupted his attack; Katsuki had suddenly propelled himself toward him and smash a punch of his own into Japhet's back, triggering an explosion that launched him straight to the ground. Japhet tried to counter attack, but was suddenly struck across the face by Izuku, then promptly kicked in the side, sliding backward. Once again, before he could mount a proper assault, he was struck again, this time by Ochako with one of the large pillars he had just blasted through in hand, knocking him into the air. Japhet flipped and landed safely.

"Why you…!" Japhet attempted to cast a spell, but was stunned when an explosion triggered on his time. Japhet turned to counter, but was met with Katsuki holding out his other gauntlet to him, grinning wide and pulling the pin out; the side attack was just go get his attention. A massive explosion erupted and engulfed Japhet. After a time he flew out of the resulting smoke and slammed into the chapel's back wall. He slid off but landed on his feet, obviously injured.

"I can't… stop now…! Not when my dream is in sight…!" Japhet built up some power and charged forward.

"Your dream… isn't a bad one." Izuku said. "But, that doesn't mean you can choose who lives and dies just to achieve it!" Izuku charged forward himself, dodging Japhet's attack and slamming a fist into Japhet's stomach.

"Where… is your power coming from…!?" Japhet choked out.

"I believe in Kamijou's dream!" Izuku said, just before he started to pummel Japhet's body with attacks. "As much as I would like a perfect world, Kamijou is right! Just living for the sake of living is not the way to exist! Without the challenges in life, there isn't a point! A reason to go on! As much as this world is filled with negativity I wouldn't have it any other way!" Izuku jumped and round-house kicked Japhet across the face, sending him back.

"…This power… this power…!" Is all Japhet could respond with.

"The challenges in life are what give people a reason to persevere! To live! To keep going forward to defeat the next challenge in their life! So see how far they can go while following their dreams! To make their desires come true, just like what you're fighting for!" Izuku clenched his right fist tight, as power seemed to center there.

The end was coming.

"You heard me say it before, so I'll tell you what it means! To keep going forward! If you get knocked down, to get right up again! To survive! Go defeat every obstacle in your path! To go beyond! That is the meaning of PLUS ULTRA!" Izuku rushed Japhet and slammed his fist up into Japhet's chest. The force was powerful enough to outright launch Japhet into the air instantly, propelling him through the chapel and through the ceiling, outright blasting it to pieces; the shockwave of the punch pulling large amounts of debris with him.

Japhet's body finally gave out. The constant bombardment of attacks, the hits by Imagine Breaker, the dragon attacking him, and finally Izuku's last attack was too much for his magically sustained body to withstand. His body burst into flames as he traveled into the sky and when he reached the clouds above, his body exploded, unleashing massive flames in all directions, clearing the sky. Just as quickly and brilliantly the explosion had started, it ended.

Something flew down and hit the ground hard enough to bounce several times. It was the Necronomicon, mysteriously undamaged by the explosion. It separated when Japhet self-destructed. Index walked over to it and lifted it up; making sure it was indeed the book, before promptly stashing it away within her robes to make sure no one else got ahold of it.

Izuku's entire body ached, but nowhere near as much as his right arm. It felt limp at his side; there was no mistaking it. This time he really did break his arm; no doubt about it. He panted heavily, exhausted, and then fell backward, only to be caught by Ochako.

"Don't worry… I got you Deku." Ochako said. Izuku blushed red, but smiled wide.

"…What would I do without you Uraraka," Izuku replied. Ochako blushed herself, but smiled back as well. Ochako helped Izuku walk over to Touma to check on him. Index followed quickly; Katsuki was already over near him.

"How is he doing…?" Index asked.

"He's out; probably passed out." Katsuki concluded. "Bastard got his shit pushed. But what the hell was that thing…?" Katsuki put his hand on Touma's right arm.

"…I don't know, honestly." Index answered. "It appears whenever someone removes Touma's arm apparently… Stiyl always referred to it as 'The Dragon King,' but such a beast being locked away in Touma's arm seems highly unlikely…"

"Dragon King…" Izuku stated out-loud. "So it's kind of like he has a scaly guardian angel if someone wants to take the easy way out and just try to remove Imagine Breaker…"

"Seems like it; brings it back to him when the dragon fucks off too." Katsuki said. "I just tried to use my explosion when I grabbed him; didn't even trigger. Bastard still has his negation bullshit…"

"…T-that was fairly risky Kacchan, what if it had worked and you had let it back out!?" Izuku shouted.

"Then I'd blow it to bits!" Katsuki shouted back angrily.

"…I don't think that would work… judging from experience…" Ochako commented. They heard movement behind the group and turned; Gregory Augustine was back on his feet, and looked absolutely furious.

"You… you…! You insolent pieces of garbage! My master… you killed my master!" He shouted.

"H-hey! Calm down! W-we can talk about this!" Izuku tried to plead with him, but he didn't listen.

"I must… avenge his death…! Kill you… I'll kill you!" Gregory screamed and threw out a surge of golden flames.

A hand reached forward past the group. The flames hit the hand, and shattered like glass.

Touma was suddenly on his feet again, despite his injuries.

"N-no… no! Not you again!" Gregory threw another mass of golden fire. It was negated.

Touma took a silent step forward, not uttering a word. Then another. Gregory kept trying to attack Touma and every time, almost as if it was reflex alone, Touma negated it with his right hand. Gregory was quickly shifting from angry to frightened.

"…You know… I didn't want it to go down like that." Touma wearily said, looking up at Gregory. "I was hoping he would eventually see things my way, but I guess it wasn't meant to be… such misfortune." Gregory's fear turned into anger once more.

"You…! All of you!" Gregory made golden flames in his hands. "I'll kill all of you!"

A voice sounded form behind him.

"No; you won't."

Gregory turned around only to meet a high-kick across the face, knocking him to the ground. When he hit, a hand came up and grabbed his head and promptly slammed it back into the ground, knocking him out. The figure then handcuffed Gregory, and then stood up.

It was Aizawa.

The heroes in training were happy to see him at first, but this quickly changed.

"C-crap… we're busted for going after villains again!" Izuku said.

"Yes, you are." Aizawa simply replied. He looked around the room, eventually focusing on the weary Touma, before looking back at the group. He heaved Gregory over his shoulder. "…But there was a lot of chaos all around for the past hour or so, so who knows what happened. Besides; I never saw you guys fight someone named Japhet or anything, I only saw you get attacked by Gregory; for all I know you ran in here for safety and got attacked. Self-defense is fine, right?" The heroes in training immediately realized what Aizawa meant; he was letting them off the hook. Touma laughed a little bit.

"Touma…?" Index slowly walked up to him and tugged on his shirt. "Are you ok…?"

"I'll… be fine… I'm just glad." Touma replied. "I'm just happy that I managed to change someone's opinion, after all." Touma laughed some more, but quickly grew silent as his exhaustion and injuries.

Touma fell forward, landing with the thud, fully satisfied that the incident with the Millennial Phoenix was finally over.