Hello readers! I am happy to release this next chapter, it is probably one of my longest ever written, so please enjoy.

Warning, this chapter will have the first actually piece of shounen-ai since the story's creation. I have pushed bits and pieces, but I have finally sealed the deal with this little moment. Warning, if you hate that kind of stuff, what reason do you continue to read this. I'm not changing my mind, I've had this in mind for months.

Anyway, I will shut up and let the chapter get going.

*I do not own Baku No Hero Academia or any of its Characters. Any OCs are my ideas, so please no stealing or I will reap your soul.*

Chapter 21: Sai

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In the hero zone seating:

"Man, those general course kids are really something this year."

"Yeah, the one with the brainwash quirk would be great as a sidekick!"

"I wonder if he's available for an internship."

"I would love to have that Midoriya kid as an intern, maybe learn more about him."

"It's a shame that's quirkless though. If he had that much skill with a quirk, he could be amazing."

"I got to say, even without a quirk, he's pretty great. He's definitely gonna be a new beacon of hope for people."

"True. If people see a quirkless hero, then tonnes of quirkless people will stand behind him."

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"I can't believe it, he beat Iida." Kaminari said in shock, still looking at the jumbo trons doing a last minute recap of the fight.

"Midoriya-san is more skilled than many of us gave him credit for." Yaoyoruzu stated, still a bit downtrodden over her loss.

"Yeah, if he can get to the final four without a quirk, I can only imagine how strong he'd be if he actually had one." said Jiro in thought.

"I think the reason Midoriya-chan is so strong is because he has no quirk, kiru." Asui said, getting everyone's attention. "He's really strong because he wants to be a quirkless hero, like he said. If he had a quirk, he probably wouldn't have trained his body so hard to get where he is now, kiru."

Several people nodded at her deduction. It made since, as Midoriya didn't have anything to train in terms of flashy power, only his body, so he made that as strong as possible to make up for it.

"Oi! It looks like your classmate got beat by a quirkless kid!" Monoma said from over the wall. "I guess that means that you guys aren't as strong as everyone thinks. A quirkless kid can beat you guys, isn't that embarrassing, eh?-" The annoying boy's eyes went dull as he was pulled from his spot on the wall by one of his classmates.

"Sorry about that, enjoy the rest of the tournament." Itsuka said as she pulled away the obsessive student, much to class A's confusion.

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Izuku sat in his waiting room, knowing that his fight would be upon him soon.

He would be fighting not only a powerful student, but a possible heroic symbol of the future, Shouto Todoroki, the son of Endeavor. The boy had amazing strength with his ice, and it would be the hardest fight Izuku's ever faced, but he made it this far, and he's not ready to give up.

He knew that Shouto only used his right side, which was able to produce a large amount of ice. He didn't know if that meant Todoroki could also produce fire, like his father, but he would keep that option open. He had no idea how truly powerful his opponent was, unless he considered what he did to that tape kid and Shinso.

From what he saw, Todoroki could produce ice on the ground and have it shoot up at any direction, depending on the intent he carried with it. Whether it only covered the surface of the floor or it shot hundreds of meters into the air, Todoroki would have complete control over the terrain. He would need to make sure to watch out, move quick, and avoid attacks.

It was a good thing he had his combat boots. He'd probably slip up on his first move if they didn't grip the ground so well. He absently wondered if Todoroki wore something similar.

"Izuku." The boy in question shot his head up and looked to see his purple haired friend in the doorway of his waiting room. Izuku smiled. "Hi Hitoshi."

The boy smiled back and walked over to the smaller boy. "Sorry I missed your match with Iida. Tsume told me you quote unquote 'kick engine ass'." Izuku chuckled as he thought about the situation that probably happened between the two of them.

"Anyway, I just came to wish you luck. Everyone else wanted to come but I convinced them that it would only distract you before your fight." Hitoshi drawled out casually, much to Izuku's amusement.

"I'll make sure to thank them and talk to all of them after the fight." Izuku said as he stood up from his chair.

"There's another thing that I wanted to tell you." Izuku looked up at his friend with confusion, tilting his head to the side.

"I just wanted to tell you...to be careful. The ice guy is strong, and I know that you are too, it's just that I don't want you to get hurt." Hitoshi said as he tried to cover the pink that dusted his cheeks. Izuku saw it and smiled softly.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Thank you Hitoshi...it means a lot knowing that I have your support." Izuku felt a blush cover his own cheeks as the two found themselves in an awkward silence.

Luckily, it was cut off by the pinging of the room, signifying it was time. Izuku looked to Hitoshi. "Well, I guess it's time." Izuku made his was to the exit, taking slow steps to leave the room.

"Oi! Izuku...Just remember that no matter what, I'm here for you." Izuku stopped his movement and turned to his friend with a smile. He walked close to his friend, very close.

If he was as tall as Shinso, their noses would be touching.

Getting onto his toes, he got close and pressed his lips on Hitoshi's own. It was short, chaste, and simple, but both of them felt their hearts warm up as soon as the feeling washed over them. It was all of Izuku's feelings summed up in under a second, his soft lips pressed against Hitoshi's own, but he pulled away and quickly made his way out. He didn't have time to assess his friend's reaction, and perhaps he was too scared as well. However, he was happy that he did it, even if it made things different between himself and Hitoshi.

As soon as Hitoshi realized what just happened, he found his focus return and Izuku was gone, leaving him to wonder how deep his own feelings were for the smaller boy. It was obvious how Izuku felt and the though made him feel...nice. Midoriya Izuku liked him, and it made his emotions swirl in his chest with happiness, anxiety, confusion, and affection.

He would need to figure this out later, right now his friend...maybe more than a friend, was going to be fighting, and he needed to show his support.

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"We are in the semi-finals! Our final four will be facing off for a chance to be number one!"

"Coming in as our favorite wildcard, the swordsman who has more than enough tricks up his sleeve, Midoriya!" The crowd cheered loudly for the quirkless boy, much to Izuku's relief.

He knew that there were plenty of people in the crowd that wanted him out of the fight, they were just being drowned out by the supporters. Either that or they were cheering for his defeat. He knew he was being pessimistic, but it was reality. Not everyone was going to accept him, and he was okay with that.

He was just going to have to prove himself time and time again to get it into their heads that he was going to be a hero.

"And on the other side, we have the powerhouse of UA. A boy with more than enough ice to knock away his competition, Todoroki!" The crowd was much louder this time, people yelling out Todoroki's name as the boy stared down his opponent.

"Todoroki, I wish you the best match possible." Izuku brandished his blade and bowed with respect, understanding how powerful his opponent was.

"Midoriya, you've made it this far with no quirk, I hope to learn more about how strong you truly are." The boy stood like a statue, or icicle, staring down Izuku with icy fury. Izuku refused to falter, and assumed his position for combat.

(ALL THE NEXT SEQUENCES ARE CONCURRENT IN TIME)

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"Go Midoriya!"

"Kick Mr Freeze's ass!"

"P-Please be careful."

"Don't become a popsicle!"

Hitoshi didn't say anything as the rest of the Class 1-C cheered on Izuku, uncaring of who he was, just that he was a General Course student.

Hitoshi brushed his fingers over his lips.

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In a simple room, Ryuhaki Tadashi stared at his student with a fond expression as he sipped some more tea and ate his onigiri.

His student was going far, and was surprising everyone with his skills. The boy was a symbol of power to the people, and would have plenty who would wish to bring him up or extinguish him. It was Midoriya's job to remain strong will and brave, tackling any problems he would have in the future.

Tadashi was concerned though. The boy was one of his best, and would make his name known in the future. He could just feel it.

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Midoriya Inko was on edge as she started at her son's face. He was doing so well in the tournament and was now fighting one of the most dangerous children she had ever seen.

She saw him defeat the boy during the second round of the Festival, but that was because he tied his hair with that headband. She didn't know how, but she hoped that her son had a plan for defeating someone like that half and half haired boy.

All in all though, she was rooting for him, and he's already more than proved himself in her opinion.

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Nonako was amazed at how strong his friend was in the field. Not only did he defeat an Iida, which were all about speed and dexterity, but he also fought that vine girl, practically won in the Cavalry battle, and got first in the first round. Izuku was on fire, and he was only going to keep pushing.

He really hoped Izuku won. Not only would it make Izuku look great, but it would also stick it to Endeavor, who his father called. 'More hot gas that fire.'

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"He's proven that he is quite impressive, no?"

"I would also have to agree. Despite his lack of quirk, I suppose we can still work with him and perhaps do a marketing campaign on him."

"We can target the quirkless community. They are a cash cow that many heroes cannot get the attention of, but Midoriya can."

"Good deduction. We can also focus on his looks and soft features like before. Perhaps look into who he is pursuing in terms of romance."

"Let's hold off on that, for now, lets determine how popular he'll be after this fight."

"His chances of victory are below 3%."

"Still, it doesn't hurt to watch."

The business course really doesn't change.

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All Might, or Toshinori Yagi as he was now, wondered just how strong Midoriya truly was.

The boy fought ferociously with the class B girl, won in the cavalry battle, won in the first round, beat one of UA fastest students, and was now facing the son of the number two hero, Endeavor, without fear on his face. Either the boy was a nervous wreck on the inside...or he was ready.

All in all, the boy was making himself quite popular, and whether that was good or not also affected his chance to talk to the boy about his quirk. As the boy went up the scales, he was getting further and further from All Might's belief as to how far one could go without a quirk. Something he could say he had never done.

Perhaps it would be best to think of another student or someone outside of UA. While he wasn't sure how much time he had left as All Might, Toshinori would consider Midoriya as the first option until a new one came up. He just had to wait, even if he didn't have the time for it.

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Aizawa couldn't keep the smirk off his face as he watched his student face against Midoriya. Both were very powerful in their own ways. Where Todoroki had sheer firepower, Midoriya had controlled and intense skill.

Where Todoroki had his quirk, Midoriya was trained in Kenjutsu and grapple fighting.

Where Todoroki had ice and fire (Though unused), Midoriya had pure confidence in his body and mental abilities.

Midoriya was bright, a quick thinker, skilled in combat, strong, stubborn willed and a powerhouse of endurance. The boy would be in his class this year. There was no doubt, especially with the hole he still has with only 19.

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"This is gonna be intense." Kaminari said as he stared at the two students in the ring. Neither of them backed down in the staring contest of confidence.

"Yeah, Midoriya is really strong, but Todoroki is crazy powerful." Uraraka said worriedly. She didn't want Midoriya to get hurt too badly.

"Todoroki is relentless with his ice." Sero shivered. "I can still feel it in my bones."

"Regardless, this match will determine who will be going onto the next round to face either Tokoyami or Bakugou." Yaoyoruzu stated as she looked to the two boys.

Tokoyami nodded, thinking about his own upcoming fight.

Bakugou on the other hand:

The blond stared down at the two with unbridled fury. Deku, the little shit who ignored his statements at middle school and was not only at UA, but beating him in all the events!

The quirkless nobody should have quit a long time ago, but no, he just had to keep training and getting strong, all without Bakugou's knowing. If he had known that Deku was training all this time, he would have told the shit to give up.

A quirkless nobody can't become a hero, let alone number one, that was for him and him alone.

Neither of those two were going to stop him. Not a knife wielding wannabe or an ice headed shitty hair.

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All for One was great intrigued by this boy.

Powerful, skilled, confident, and most of all, quirkless.

While he knew the boy would never want to be a villain, especially after that speech, there were plenty of things the boy could be useful for. After all, anyone who can beat some of UA's best without a quirk is worth looking into.

Midoriya Izuku, an interesting specimen in the villain king's eyes.

(END OF SEQUENCES)

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"Ready?...START!"

A wall of ice blasted towards Izuku, giant icicles shooting out of the ground and straight at him. With a launched of his feet, he avoided the attack and managed to keep a distance from the attack.

Switching his feet's positions, he charged forward with intense speed that would make anyone from the Iida family impressed. Another blast of ice came his way, but instead of dodging once more, he shot himself into the air with a heavy jump, using his blade to slice away any of the higher reaching pieces of ice.

Izuku landed on top of the thick layer of ice and shot forward, his boots keeping traction on the otherwise impossible surface. Placing his feet at the tips of the ice shards, he jumped from spot to spot, getting closer to his target.

A wall of ice popped up in front of him, forcing him to jump off the icy pathway and continue to the arena's floor. As he landed and continued his advance, more ice coated the ground in hopes of slowing his advance, but Izuku jumped over the ice that could trap his feet and landed on the new slicked surface.

He was only a few meters from Todoroki, who looked surprised that he made it this far. A wall of ice suddenly popped up between them, but Izuku tightened his hold on his blade.

With a charging yell, Izuku sliced through the thick wall of ice, the giant barrier opening up to reveal Todoroki's surprised look.

Wasting no time, Izuku jumped forward and went to kick the other boy, only for him to duck under it. Izuku quickly swiveled his body mid-air and placed a roundhouse on the back of Todoroki's neck, much to everyone's surprise.

Izuku knew he couldn't relent, so he went in for another attack while he had the chance, but ice shards blocked his way and descended upon him, forcing him to dodge. Izuku bounced away from the attacks and saw Todoroki go to stand again. Izuku saw the boy's arm, which had the slightest bit of frost covering his skin. He didn't know what that meant, but it could mean nothing, or possible something.

"Oh! Todoroki tried to block but was delivered a powerful blow by Midoriya!"

Izuku saw a trail of ice make its way towards him so he was forced to dodge once more. Izuku noticed more of the grounds become covered in ice and while he could run on it, it made the area more of Todoroki's specialty. He could already feel the cold settling on his skin, trying to freeze up his grasp on his blade, but Izuku's adrenaline was fighting it...for now.

With a tense of the legs, Izuku shot into the air, brandishing his blade. A series or massive icicles shot towards him, but instead of letting them impact him, he sliced away several of the more sharp ones and stabbed into the remaining ice. Vaulting onto the top of the new glazier, he found that he was pushed pretty high up in the attack, but luckily not out of bounds.

Nodding to himself, Izuku ran down the icicle, making sure to avoid any attacks Todoroki was sending through the ice. He could see how the frost traveled with Todoroki's attacks, making it easier to see them coming or allowing him to notice if the boy was going to try to freeze his feet.

Izuku got to the bottom of the ice, making sure to jump over a new wall set in his way. Seeing Todoroki behind it, Izuku stabbed his blade into the ice at the top, swinging himself down and kicking Todoroki in the chest with both of his feet before jumping off the other boy's chest.

"Midoriya may be playing a lot of defense, but that doesn't mean his offensive attacks don't do any damage! Another strong attack at Todoroki, who is seemingly having trouble dealing with the other boy."

Izuku felt his muscles chill and his body freeze as time passed, but he couldn't let that affect him now. The curly haired boy pointed his blade at Todoroki, seeing more frost coasting over the boy's right arm, as well as his face. That had to mean something, perhaps he was overusing his ice.

It made since. Todoroki usually did one big attack or several small ones, he never saw the boy drag out any fights, which meant Izuku now knew a weakness.

However, before Izuku could move out again, he found ice surrounding both sides of him, sealing him in the location before a massive attack came hurdling towards him. He stared down the attack and flashed his eyes to his blade.

Kimyouna would take him to the top.

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Everyone stared at the massive iceberg that now took up half of the stadium, surrounded by more ice in the area. Todoroki was shivering, his body trying to stay standing, but the amount of ice he's produced so far is making him sluggish and cold. Midoriya was quite agile and hard to hit, unlike his previous stationary opponents.

No matter what he through at the quirkless kid, he would either avoid it, dodge it, cut it, or use it against him. He even used his own barriers to kick Todoroki in the chest, which still throbbed heavily.

He knew that he needed to finish the fight, so he sent two rows of ice to cut off escape and now the last one to finish it. It was all done. However, he didn't see Midoriya, or hear about the boy being shot out of the ring. His ice easily passed the out of bounds line, meaning that Midoriya had to been swallowed up in it.

"Where is Midoriya? I still don't see him anywhere!"

Everyone looked at the new piece of ice that covered the arena, wondering what happened and if the quirkless kid was alright. Midnight stared at the icicle as well and didn't know if Midoriya was crushed or if he was trapped. Either way, she had to make sure he was okay.

"The winner of this match by-"

*slice*

*Slice*

*SLICE*

Everyone looked to the icicle, even Todoroki, as the sound grew louder and louder within the giant piece of frozen liquid. The thumping and sounds of metal on ice continued to grow louder until the top of the ice shattered open, revealing at somewhat tired, but okay looking Midoriya Izuku.

Everyone was silent for a moment as they stared at the boy stand up before cheering loudly at the unexpected move. Midnight withdrew her statement, knowing that the General Course student was ready to give up.

"Amazing folks! Midoriya was able to break his way out of the ice and get back into the fight!" Izuku sped down the giant piece of ice, jumping from spike to spike as he got closer to his target.

"How...how did you do that!?" Todoroki yelled in surprise and anger as he sent a new wave of ice at the boy, who jumped over it.

"There were plenty of gaps within the giant piece of ice, Todoroki, I just needed to make them a bit bigger so I could cut my way out." Izuku stated as chopped up another shot of ice that was aimed at him. Izuku landed right next to Todoroki, noticing how frigid the boy's movements were. How slow and staggered any of his turns or attacks were.

He would use that to the maximum.

Slicing through more ice, ignoring the freezing cold that settled on his hands, Izuku then went in and delivered an uppercut, which was followed by a kick to Todoroki's temple, then another kick before the boy could even more.

The whole crowd watched with amazement as Midoriya Izuku, quirkless nobody as of yesterday, was currently knocking the son of Endeavor around with power and force, not giving the boy anytime to fight back.

Endeavor stared at his son with anger and disappointment. His son, his prodigy who would beat All Might, was being fought a stalemate, no, loosing to a boy from the General Course. A quirkless boy at that!

He didn't know who this brat thought he was, but refused to allow a boy like that ever become a hero. A hero without a quirk? Pathetic, laughable, a comedic joke.

The same should-be laughing stock who was beating his son. That could not stand. "Shouto! Use your left side unless you want to fail to a quirkless reject!"

Todoroki ignored those words, unable to fight at all, much less with his left side, as he was getting his ass handed to him by someone he underestimated for the whole tournament.

All because the boy said he was quirkless. The same boy who beat him in the first and second round. Midoriya Izuku showed several times that he was a great hero, despite not having a quirk, but he automatically brushed him aside as soon as he heard the boy's statement.

And now he was paying for it.

Being delivered a harsh blow to his stomach by a black boot, Todoroki was knocked back and left to skid across the frigid floor, which didn't help at all with the stiffness in his body.

"What does Endeavor mean by you left side?" Todoroki slowly turned his head and found Midoriya slowly walking up to him. With anger, Todoroki shot a row of ice at the boy, who simply sidestepped it. His ice was so slow now, he really over did it didn't he?

"What does Endeavor mean by you left side?" The curly haired boy asked again. Todoroki grit his teeth as he made his way to stand through the pain that littered his body.

"I have two quirks... one of fire from my father... and one from my Kaa-san." Todoroki didn't know why he was saying this, but was giving him a chance to regain some stamina. "After an incident, I refused to ever use my left side. I will be a hero without it, and will prove to my old man that I can be a hero without his help!" Todoroki show another ice burst, but it was easily evaded, a fist knocking into his stomach and knocking him away.

"So you don't use half of your powers because your father? You hold yourself back because you don't like his flames?" Todoroki got back up, but was forced to dodge hit after hit from the fast moving Class C student.

"You wouldn't understand. It's his fault...and because of that, I will not use his quirk in any situation. I will prove that I can be a hero without it." Shouto caught Izuku's wrist and frosted it over, but the boy delivered a take down, slamming the ice user to the ground.

Looking to his wrist then Todoroki, Izuku stayed only a few meters away, ready to finish the fight, but obviously out of energy as well. "I respect your drive to prove yourself, but that's not the way." Todoroki didn't shoot off any ice, rather he turned to the other boy with confusion. "If you want to be a hero, you need to be the best version of yourself possible. The strongest embodiment of yourself, whether your have two quirks or none."

"You wouldn't understand." Todoroki stated as he got up from the ground trying to pull himself together to continue fighting. He felt so cold, his entire right was frosted over, and his bones felt like that were trapped in ice. He could barely pull himself off the ground.

"You're right, I wouldn't understand anything about quirks, after all, I don't have one...but I do understand a dream to prove yourself, to stand above others and be strong not for yourself, but for the people you need to save." Todoroki didn't want to hear this anymore. Building up enough energy, he shot a new wave of ice at the swordsman, hoping to crush him under the attack, only to find said boy right behind him and grabbing him by the right arm. He felt himself upside down in an instant and slammed into the ground, the air leaving his lungs.

"Your attacks are really slow. I jumped out of the way in an instant. You're cold...and just like your body, your attacks are sluggish. As you know, all quirks are physical, so shooting off so much ice will have an effect on you." The boy stated as he placed himself just out of Todoroki's reach, much to the ice user's chagrin.

"And as I was saying, there are going to be people you will fight, and you'll need to fight with more than just fire, just like how I fight with more than just blade.' Izuku dodged another attack sent his way, more rows of ice being shot at him in unison, but he sidestepped them and sliced them down before they could do anything. Izuku continued his up close attacks on Todoroki, who seemed to have built up some steam from his speech, now trying to grab Izuku or use ice to trap his feet.

Izuku was forced to be super careful, but luckily the ice was still incredibly slow. The curly haired boy knew he couldn't go much longer with how cold he was himself, but he wasn't ready to give up the fight or his little talk of encouragement.

"You'll need to fight with everything you've got," punch "and just because you hate your father" kick to the chest "doesn't mean you are allowed to hold back when people" cutting away ice "are in danger". Izuku delivers more attacks to the half frozen ice user. "You'll need to give it all you've got! It's not Endeavor's quirk or your Kaa-san's!"

Izuku knocked away the other boy, who stayed on his feet as he was pushed back. "It's you're power, isn't it!?" Todoroki's eyes widened as he stood his ground, not knowing he was only a few meters from the edge of the ring.

Todoroki smiled.

"It's okay for you to be one. As long as you have a future you feel strongly about."

"You don't have to be prisoner of your blood...it's okay for you to become who you want to be."

Izuku stared absently as his opponent was engulfed in flames, an inferno surrounding his opponent. He was forced to cover his eyes at the brilliant flames which heated his entire body. It did great work on the stiffness that was consuming his joints, the feeling returning to his fingers.

"Even though you want to win...here you are, helping your enemy." Izuku readied his blade as he stared down the now flame coated Todoroki, pushing away the feelings of pain in his joints and the exhaustion that threatened to claim him.

"We're not enemies, Todoroki-san. If all goes as planned, I welcome the opportunity to be a hero alongside you." Izuku charged forward as a wave of ice shot at him. Pushing his legs to the limit, Izuku dodged the ice wall, but only partially as his left arm and leg were hit and feeling the pain that accompanied a hundred ton wall of ice hitting his bones. He ignored the pain in moved forward once more, using mostly hit right leg to burst him towards his opponent.

He watched as his opponent lit everything behind him ablaze, any huge chunks of ice now reduced to nothing by the build up of fire. Izuku knew he wouldn't be conscious, let alone alive if that hit him. Thinking quick, he saw the wall of ice Todoroki shot at him was now left ignored. Thinking quick, he aimed Kimyouna and took several well placed slices into the giant piece of ice.

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Everyone felt the intense heat of the attack as it swirled through the air, the firepower of the attack only being slowed by barriers set in place by Cementoss in protection of the people that Todoroki would have hit in the crossfire.

The smoke and moisture from the ice mixed in the air, making a thick smog that covered the arena. All people could see were parts of the once giant icicle attacks and pieces of ruined stadium.

As more dust cleared away, people were met with the sight of Todoroki Shouto, at the edge of the arena, breathing heavily and half of his uniform burned away in the attack. The boy was obviously tired and it showed on his half lidded expression and sagging arms.

People looked around for the other fighter, wondering where he went. They couldn't see him at all, and many wondered if he was burned away in the attack. They didn't think anyone could have survived a blow like that, even from such a distance.

"What happened? All I see is Todoroki. Where is the other challenger, is he in the ring?!" Midnight looked around for the second contender, fearing what could have happened to him. Cementoss didn't think Midoriya would have any power that could block such an attack, so put priority on saving the spectators. They didn't know where the boy was though.

As more of the arena was revealed, the final ice attack of Todoroki was considerably smaller. While fire doesn't melt ice very quickly, the shear power was enough to burn lots of it away.

"I wonder if Midoriya is...wait, there's movement in the ice!" Everyone turned their attention to the ice, seeing more smog, but also small chunks falling away. Todoroki also laid witness as Midoriya, his opponent, crawled out of the ice, not looking so good.

"I didn't realize how much ice your fire would burn away." The boy said bitterly. Izuku's right arm, as well as part of his right, were severely burned, the skin on some bits almost a deep black. His face also had some burns, but not as near intense as his right side. On his left, his arm and legs looked like heavy bruises were forming, parts of them looking harsh reds and deep purples.

His shirt was tattered, his hair was a mess, with his ribbon no longer holding the long locks together, and his face expressed extreme exhaustion.

Despite that, he still held his blade.

"Would you look at that! Midoriya had burrowed into the ice to avoid the brunt of the powerful attack." The crowd wasn't near as loud as it should have been, many more focused on the two individuals that chanting names or calling for who would win.

They all watched as Midoriya took a step forward, then slunk his left leg forward, then once again repeating the process with his head down and his arms dragging his blade behind him. They all watched in shock as the boy who looked like hell trudged towards his opponent.

Todoroki could only stare in shock at Midoriya, who still wasn't giving in. It amazed him how hard the boy was trying. "Midoriya *breath* please stop, you'll *breath* only hurt yourself." Todoroki told his opponent, who continued forward.

"I can't...I can't loose. I... I need to prove myself...I'll win this fight...even if it kills me..." The boy said with his face down as he continued to make his way towards his opponent, only a a few meters separating them.

Todoroki sighed. He would have to just freeze the boy and stop his movements, otherwise the stubborn Class C student's wouldn't give in. He really was amazing, not even giving up to the last moment.

Todoroki sent a wave of ice through the ground towards Midoriya, what he didn't expect was for Midoriya's head to shoot up at the sudden sounds of ice. Before Todoroki could react, his opponent found the strength in his burnt leg to shoot towards him, flying over the freezing ice and head butting Todoroki in the stomach, forcing the air from his lungs.

Todoroki was knocked back several meters, but built some ice behind himself and managed to get back onto his feet. He stared at his now downed opponent, ready to finish the fight if Midoriya wasn't already unconscious.

"To...Todoroki is out of bounds." The ice and fire user's eyes widened as he looked to his feet, seeing that his position was just behind the white line. Had he reacted quicker and made ice faster to slow himself, he could have remained in the ring.

But Midoriya surprised him with that attack, and somehow claimed victory.

"I...I don't believe this! Despite his injuries and lack of energy, Midoriya was able to deliver one more attack to Todoroki, taking victory!"

The whole crowd stared in disbelief at the unexpected ending, but then it exploded into a flurry of cheers and yells, many people chanting 'Midoriya' over an over again as they focused on the winner of the fight.

Izuku slowly stood up, stumbling as he pulled himself from the ground. He felt every bit of throbbing, exhaustion, lack of energy, and pure pain that coursed through his damaged body. He could feel the burning of his right side and the bruising on his left. He could easily feel the pain of broken bones underneath, but at the moment, he was able to ignore all that.

He stared up at the crowd who cheered him on, uncaring of any boos that were mixed in there. He did it...he proved that he could do it. He felt something in his hand and remembered his blade...the one that helped him get so far.

Todoroki knew he should be mad...but he could only smile softly at his opponent who not only opened his mind, but managed to beat him in the process. Midoriya was quite the fighter, and managed to surprise him to the very end.

And now...the boy deserved every bit of attention he was getting. After all, he not only taught Todoroki something, but everyone else too.

Just because you're born a certain way doesn't determine who you'll be.

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"Would any of you believe this if I told you? Of course not, because I wouldn't either! Midoriya managed to beat one of UA's finest first years! The quirkless boy has upset this whole stadium with his amazing skills!"

"I...I can't believe it...he won." Jiro said in shock as she stared at Midoriya and Todoroki, who made his way off the ring. Midoriya collapsed a moment later, a stretcher making its way out to the down boy.

"Midoriya won!" Mina said with amazement. "I can't believe he managed to beat Todoroki!"

"He really is amazing..." Yaoyoruzu said as she stared at the boy, wondering just how powerful he is.

"Deku..." Bakugou said with anger. "How dare you get this strong... and not tell me?" He whispered harshly.

After he finished with birdbrain, he would make sure to have plenty of fun with his old childhood friend, and show Deku just where he belonged.

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(End Chapter)

I hope you guys enjoyed the fight scene. It was a bit crazy to write, but for those of you who find int unbelievable, remember, it is based on an anime, where people without any body enhancement quirks are knocked through walls with little damage. Keep that in mind.

I hope those of you who like it enjoyed my little HitoshixIzuku continue with the story, as there is a little more of that going to happen.

I really like this story, but forewarning, I will be slowing within the next few chapters. Not now, but later.

Until next time, see ya!