The Heroes that that witnessed Celsius' sudden drop with the League member were feeling a little uneasy. It was no secret that this particular member was after her.

Deku was frustrated at how easy Light got away with his intention despite being sure that he wasn't about to let him. It was understandable though; the Villain was like lightning. He suddenly appears like a flash of light before disappearing.

Red Riot clenched his fast, staring hard at the spot where a stray knife lay, remembering how fast everything happened. He couldn't do anything. Again.

"Let's keep going!" Fat Gum suddenly hollered, bringing everyone back to their main task. "We press on!" he announced, stomping ahead.

"Oi," Rock Lock spoke while running, "You sure you want to leave one of your interns behind? This one is dangerous for Celsius." he was most likely referring to the information about Light and his interest in her.

Fat Gum's face hardened. "She'll do what needs to be done." he said without hesitation. "When she's done with that one, she's probably goin' to go straight after Lemillion! Trust her on that one! She won't go down that easy, I have faith in her!"

Red Riot nodded. "Yeah!" he agreed even though he could feel it eating at him. "She's grown stronger like everyone else! Mizuha won't get taken down by that guy so easily."

"Well said, Red Riot!"

Rock Lock frowned.

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Celsius slumped on the ground after slamming back into the wall. Her face was wincing as remains of Light's lightning sparked around her body. He was fast and strong. He truly did move at the speed of lightning.

She wiped the her blood off her cheek.

Her eyes widened. With a gasp, she dived to the left and rolled away from another strike of lightning. She stopped on one knee and observed her opponent carefully. He was standing in the middle of the dark room with a maniacal grin stretched on his face, hands hovering with lightning flashing around.

Celsius got back up on her feet and swung her arm down, creating a diagonal ray of water before solidifying it. She firmly grasped onto the ice before pivoting away to avoid another strike of lightning. Before she faced him again, she swung the ice rod downwards and scraped the floor as she aimed the end at Light. From where the floor was scraped, an ice trail followed and formed into wave of ice. She directed the end at her opponent which caused the ice to shoot towards him rapidly.

The Villain let out a cackle before destroying the ice with his lightning. Celsius cursed and threw the rod at his feet to try and freeze him where he stood. But he still shattered her ice with ease.

Ice is not going to work against him. He destroys it too easily. So, water and steam are my only options.

She clenched her fists.

No, my Quirk isn't my only weapon. I'm nowhere near out of options.

Celsius started running at him, causing him to grin wider.

"Are you willingly coming back with me?!" he asked cheerfully.

Celsius warped to the side, away from his lightning. The spot she was previously standing in was now black. She practically zig-zagged her way to him, but she was carefully dodging to avoid getting hit while being mindful of her drawback. Light blinked and stepped away when he saw her new ability, a little taken back from how fast she was approaching him. He wasn't expecting it. He narrowed his eyes. He took out a knife while spinning it once before slashing when she appeared in front of him. Water washed past him and formed her physical body behind him.

She focused her water around her fist as she put herself back together. It enveloped her fist until water was raging and swirling around it. His head was turning to look over his shoulder.

Light only grinned wider. "She's like me."

His words echoed back in her mind.

Celsius gritted his teeth.

"I'm nothing like you!" she yelled before throwing her water-fist into his face. The water burst, creating a recoil between the two. Light fell forward while Celsius' arm was pushed back before she stepped back to balance herself.

"Kyourai was a graduate from U.A. He was a very good student. He graduated while being one of the top students in class."

"His abilities were greatly recognized, and he was recruited just before he graduated. But he didn't stay a Sidekick for very long. He was experienced enough to take on missions as a full-fledged Pro-Hero."

Celsius stared at his figure that was getting back up.

"I don't understand how someone like you fell and became evil." she spat.

He didn't grace her with a response. He only laughed to himself eerily, making chill run up her spine. He turned his head to look at her while he was still on his knees. She was actually glad his hair was covering his face. The thought of seeing insane eyes would probably frighten her.

"Why don't you just come back with me?"

He disappeared.

Celsius saw his figure appear in her peripheral vision. His knife was lying on the ground near her. He grabbed the knife and aimed for her leg, she evaded it by warping backwards.

This made Light laugh again. "You're just like me!"

"I'm not!"

Light swung at her. "Don't deny it!"

Deny what? You psycho!

Celsius used Dragon Rush and made it move quickly to avoid Light's lightning. It practically froze the entire room since it bounced off the walls to chase after him. It once caught his leg but he shattered it with his lightning again. Lightning held a knife in each hand and aimed it at the ice below him, sending lightning down to break it. Then he pointed them at Celsius, sending lightning bolts in her direction.

"Everything I do is for the greater good!" he grinned before shooting lightning bolts at her.

He was irritating her with his vague answers and crazy words. "Greater good, my ass!" she screamed while dodging. "Murder, torture… everything you do… everything listed on your criminal record is filled with evil! There's nothing good about that!"

Even if he was one of those that supported Stain's ideology… she couldn't consider his actions something for good. She was positive that if Stain was what the media really described him as... he wouldn't stoop so low as to torture someone like Light did.

The lightning faltered. Light paused and lowered his arm a bit before saying softly, "Criminal… record?"

Celsius used that chance to close the distance. Quickly, Light recovered from his brief distraction and swung one of his knifes at her. She slid to the side to evade his attack but she felt the blade touch her left arm, leaving a long scratch behind as she moved away. Celsius winced. When she realized how close she was to him, she remembered how her uncle rendered her immobile for a while when she was teamed up with Kaminari.

She dragged her foot backwards and pulled her right hand back. Her hand was angled the same way as her uncle's before harshly slamming her palm into his solar plexus. Light staggered backwards as he inhaled sharply, but he was still standing.

Damn, it wasn't strong enough! He doesn't double over like when Uncle Eijin did it to me…

He closed the distance between them and reeled his head back before slamming his head on hers. He laughed when she stumbled back in pain, holding up a hand to her forehead in attempt to ease the painful throbbing.

Shit! That fucking hurts! Damn...

She warped away from him and leaned back on the wall while keeping an eye on him. She put a hand on the behind her and her eyebrows shot up for a moment when she felt the icy wall. She clenched her free hand.

She had an idea.

Celsius carefully observed Light.

Eraser Head said that they thought the League and Overhaul's group was not working together. Based on the reports, Chisaki seemed like a very cautious man when it came to people trying to find out his plan. If so, then the League couldn't have sneaked in so easily. They were most likely working together up until recently.

"His crimes consist of murder, and even torture."

Celsius gritted her teeth. There's no way I'm letting him add Eri to that damn list.

Suddenly, Celsius let out a shout before shooting towards him with an ice hammer in her hands. "Fuck off, Light!" she screamed before swinging the hammer at him.

"Don't you ever learn?" Light sighed before easily destroying the hammer.

Celsius flinched when the hammer exploded, letting ice debris and fragments fly in the air. She skidded to stop in front of Light and then jumped back. All the ice in the room immediately evaporated, creating a smokescreen around Light.

Celsius turned on her visor and saw how Light was looking around him. She hoped he was like Byakuren, the type to panic when unexpected things happen. Celsius used Aqua Protection around her before running at him. Her fists were encased in ice.

A laugh suddenly echoed in the room, his laugh.

"What's this? Look at you, you're growing stronger everyday! I'm so proud!"

Of course, I have.

He slammed his hands on the ground.

What—?!

Light unleashed his lightning everywhere, creating a wide range attack. It shattered her ice and she lost concentration for her water and steam when she crashed to her hands and knees. The sudden rush of pain left her screaming.

The steam was evaporating and it was getting clearer.

"Hurts, doesn't it?"

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No, I've already felt his lightning. Twice.

Like a video game, when you keep repeating a level… you start getting used to it.

Her screams were quieting down.

Celsius steeled her mind. Her fist clenched tightly. She was not about to just succumb to his attack once again. Her teeth clenched tightly and she shut her eyes, enduring the pain.

Get up. Get up. Get up!

Celsius let out a cry before warping towards him, reminding her of the painful fact that water and lightning are a deadly combination. The pain was more intense.

She couldn't see his heat radiating-figure but she knew where he stood. With lightning traveling everywhere throughout her body, she rushed at him and moved her arms in water form to grab onto his shoulders. Light let out a piercing scream. She slammed him into the nearest wall and electrocuted him with his own lightning. He had stopped his lightning seconds ago, but she was enduring the remains of it to try and cause as much damage as possible before stopping her Point Warping. Technically, she wasn't Point Warping anymore because she was trying maintaining her water form.

I know for a fact that people aren't immune to their own Quirks!

Light tried to claw at her.

When she finally couldn't take anymore of it, she returned to her normal state and let go of Light. He slumped a little and groaned while trying to take a step forward to try and touch or hit the girl, his arm was reaching out to her. Celsius staggered back but forced herself to land one more blow. She reached for the front of his jacket, grabbed it firmly before bringing him down to her level and kneeing him hard in the guts.

Light gasped for air.

Alright, I don't really know how to do this but… here goes nothing.

She locked her hands together and slammed them behind his head when he was hunched over. Then he fell forward and he lay on the ground without making another move. Was he unconscious?

Celsius panted while staring at the Villain. She was lucky that his goal was to take her alive. He didn't need to go all out to take her down. She probably would have a harder time defeating him if he was not playing with her.

She kept staring at him, unsure about what to do next. She noticed that Light was drenched from the water she used when she warped. The sight was giving her an idea. The girl walked around his body until her feet were facing his side. With her right foot, she turned over his body until he laid on his back. His mouth was slightly open but his face was still hidden from her view.

Celsius narrowed her eyes. Driven by her curiosity, she got down on one knee next to his head and moved her hand to his long bangs. For a moment there was hesitation but she eventually raked her fingers in his hair until his face was completely visible. Her hand hovered in the air when she stared at the unconscious face.

His face.

Celsius frowned. "Kyourai. He's really Kyourai Rion."

She even opened one eye to check for purple hues.

His face was identical to the photograph her uncle showed her. The only difference was the scar that started from the left side of his temple all the way beneath his left eye. If only she brought her phone with her then she could have taken his picture and sent it to her uncle. That way, they wouldn't need to wait until arresting him in order to announce his identity to the public.

With a sigh, she placed her hands on her knees and pushed herself back up.

She needed to go.

When she walked away from him, she glanced back at him.

What the hell made you decide to become a villain when you had such a bright future?

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After she exited the room, she started taking in account the injuries she got from her fight with Light. There was particular one that was bothering her. She frowned at the sight of the slice on her lower left arm. It was fresh and it was a red line, it stung a little. It reminded her of a scar she got during her childhood that already faded away with time. She had a scar on her lower left arm thanks to running past a bamboo stick and scratching herself when she was little. Was she really about to have a new scar on the same place?

She had others injuries but they were not serious (she might have suffered some burns though). There were very few too, how lucky. They weren't stopping her from moving so she could confidently say that she was still in tip-top shape in her book… just a little tired. Hopefully, that wouldn't be a problem when she caught up to Lemillion.

If she remembered correctly, she was at least three floors below the point where the halls started moving around. Suneater and the rest were on the floor above hers. She knew where to go, but she wasn't sure where she was supposed to go to get back on the right track.

She made sure to make as little noise as possible to not attract unwanted attention. Conserving her strength for the real mission was her top priority.

As she turned around a corner, she found a door with light coming out from underneath. Her movements ceased instantly and she held in her breath as if the enemy was right in front of her but couldn't see her. She couldn't stay there though, Eri needed help and so did Lemillion. She proceeded with caution, carefully walking without making too much sound. She was practically tip-toeing her way down the hall. There were a few steps that were too loud for comfort but she was still trying her best to be quiet. Just to be extra careful, she turned on her visor and looked at the door. She couldn't see what was inside the room but she could see four red figures.

One of them was in a lying position, another was sitting next to the door, another was sitting on what looked like a chair while the last person was just standing next to the first. The closer she approached the room, the clearer the figures started to become. Instead of simply walking past the door, she stopped in front of it and stared at it, wanting to try and figure out who was in there. But then she jumped in her spot when the person next to the bed came running to the door and swinging it open at full force, scaring the life out of her.

Celsius came face to face with Fat Gum, who looked ready to try and knock out whoever was behind the door despite his ragged self.

He blinked and so did she.

His expression eased into a relieved one.

"Micchan!"

She was enveloped into a tight hug.

"T-Taishiro—!" she looked at him, wondering why he was suddenly squeezing the air out of her. Was he that concerned?

He released her and held her shoulders in his large hands. His eyes were making a quick scan of her body, trying to check if she sustained any type of life-threatening injuries while she was gone. With first aid supplies nearby, he could treat her immediately.

He let out a relieved sigh when he saw that she was still alright. But all of a sudden, he let go of her and spun around.

He pointed a finger at one of the people in the room.

"Back away, Rappa-kun! He isn't even awake!"

"Tche."

A brow lifted on Celsius' face. She stood on the tip of her toes and tilted to the side to try and get a better view of the room inside. To her surprise, she found her classmate looking all battered up. Her mouth fell open a little and she squeezed herself inside by stepping into the small gap between Fat Gum's figure and the door frame. She looked at Red Riot with silent worry written on her face. Her heart started beating fast and she gulped silently.

"He's going to be fine. I gave him first-aid thanks to this guy." Fat Gum pointed at the other standing person.

She looked at the large man with light colored hair. She couldn't see his face thanks to the plague mask he was wearing. But he was definitely staring at her… and doing nothing.

"You're not going to fight me?" Celsius asked, a little confused. Sure, she wanted to avoid another confrontation but this one was simply staring at her with absolutely no intention of fighting her.

"Maybe later. Right now," he pointed at her unconscious classmate. "I still need to finish my fight with that man! So, I don't wanna fight little girls right now."

Damn, okay. I'm actually not offended by that. I'd like to conserve my strength.

... Kirishima really went up against this guy?

"Yeah, okay. And this little girl wants to know where your Boss is. Any idea?"

She was trying her luck.

"You're going to die early. But he's fleeing, but you should be able to catch up with him if you keep taking the right and climb up the stairs."

"RAPPA!" cried the man next to the door, making everyone look at him. "You shouldn't be telling the enemy where Overhaul is!"

"Shut up! I don't care! I have no interest in her until I finish this fight!" Rappa barked.

Fat Gum and Celsius sweatdropped.

Fat Gum and Red Riot were in no condition to fight while the enemy was not exactly trying to kill them on the spot thanks to that weird one. The one that was against this temporary truce was the one restrained in the corner. Fat Gum was definitely saddled with an odd one, that was clear. She just hoped her classmate didn't wake up until help arrived. He best stay unconscious and alive so that one doesn't make a move.

Celsius nodded her head, appreciating the help. Then she turned around and walked out of the room. However, she stopped to look over her shoulder, looking at Red Riot and then at Fat Gum.

Was she worried?

Of course!

Fat Gum motioned his head towards her path. "Do what you came here to do."

Celsius scoffed. "Don't worry, I know. I barely even started."

Don't let their efforts go to waste.

She followed Rappa's directions and indeed found herself reaching the top of the short staircase.

"I'm telling you; you're going to die." A voice echoed on the floor.

Celsius' eyes widened. Who was speaking? Chisaki? If so, who was he talking to?

Immediately, she turned on her visor and looked at the wall where she saw a figure stumble and hit the wall harshly. She moved closer to the wall, pressing herself against it.

Judging by the built and shape…

She let out an inaudible gasp.

Togata!

"Wh-What..?!" His voice confirmed her guess.

"Bwa ha ha! Feeling drunk, are ya~?!" a slurring voice spoke. "Hic. Like you can't… can't stand up straight~? Same here! That's why I ain't walking around down there! Don't get close to me… you'll catch my drunkness~"

She found the speaker hanging from the ceiling. Two other figures were retreating. One looked like he was carrying something since his arms were not by his side.

Her eyes narrowed. Eri.

Two gun shots went off, surprising Celsius in the shadows.

"What's your Quirk?" A new voice spoke.

Great, there are two of them.

Right after the question was asked, Lemillion started talking. He started spilling out information about his Quirk and other stuff. It must be the other guy's Quirk. Celsius looked back at the distant figures and noticed how they were getting further away. The girl moved away from the wall and walked back where she came from. The two that were hanging back literally revealed their Quirks. One made a person drunk while the other could extract the truth from someone. If she wanted to help out Lemillion, then she should set her sights on the one hanging from the ceiling. It might help. It should cause a brief distraction for the one with the gun. Aside from the gun, he didn't seem too dangerous. Lemillion could deal with him quickly since he could phase through the bullets.

But if he were a little too late, then she might get hit…

Celsius shook her head. I'll believe in Togata for this one.

She took in a deep breath. Her eyes closed and she braced herself.

Okay.

Her eyes shot open and she started running to the corner of the hall. The moment she stepped out of the shadows, she shot towards the guy hanging from the ceiling with Point Warping.

"Huh?" Deidoro dumbly blinked.

Celsius's fist smashed his face in, knocking him down to the ground. She grabbed onto one of the pipes and held herself up in the air.

It happened so fast. Lemillion let out a startled noise and Nemoto saw rapid water aiming for Deidoro. A part of the water shot out before forming a person. It revealed Celsius who sent the drunk subordinate crashing to the floor. Nemoto clicked his tongue and aimed his gun at Celsius who was busy swinging her body to give herself momentum launch herself after Chisaki. Lemillion instantly phased through the floor and shot out from many places, using his move Phantom Menace to defeat Nemoto.

While Lemillion was doing Phantom Menace, Celsius let go of the pipe to launch her body before Point Warping after Chisaki.

Chisaki and Kurono looked behind them after hearing the commotion.

The young head of the Hassaikai came face to face with Celsius' boot. His eyes widened. She kicked him back by landing a hit on his forehead, sending him flying to the floor.

"Overhaul!" Kurono looked back but then quickly looked at Celsius.

The assistant of Overhaul in Shie Hassaikai is Kurono Hari. His Quirk is Chronostasis. His arrow-shaped hair can extend itself to cut others to slow down his targets. He is incapable of using his Quirk while he's moving.

Celsius warped to the upper right just before Kurono hair struck her. The arrow went through her water. At that same moment, Lemillion shot out from underground, right in front of Kurono. He threw his fist in his face which sent the assistant flying into the nearest wall and the child flying in the air. Eri gasped as two beams of water came to her, she flinched. However, she felt how gentle the water was, it was not hurting her. The water became two arms wrapped around her.

Celsius jumped back with Eri in her arms while adjusting her properly in her hold. Point Wapring was done three times with very short intervals. The moment Lemillion was at her side, she handed him Eri to give herself a moment to recover. The blond boy observed his junior for a brief moment to evaluate her state. It seemed like she was handling it better compared to the first time she used Point Warping in front of him. She would be fine.

"Why…? You two shouldn't be here… He'll kill you!"

"I will never make you sad anymore." Lemillion declared. "It's fine! I will become your Hero!"

Chisaki was growing annoyed

"Come back, Eri." He rubbed the side of his face with his sleeve. "Killed? How many times do I have to tell you? You break people. That's how you were born."

Celsius' eye twitched. "The hell..."

"No… You shouldn't—"

"You don't have to listen to him!" Lemillion cut her off.

"Aren't I always telling you? I have to get my hands dirty because of your selfishness. Each and every action you take kills people. You're cursed."

"How can you say that to your own child?!"

"Huh?" Chisaki crouched down. "Right, that's what I told you…" he removed one of his gloves. "I don't have any children."

Celsius' eyes widened. Then who…?

Chisaki disassembled the floor, forcing Celsius and Lemillion to jump away from his attack. The floor, the walls, everything around them started to change. Spikes started forming everywhere, closing in on them from every corner. She had to use Point Warping a couple of more times to keep her limbs and life intact. She had to stop somewhere or else she would really be in danger. And when she did, she nearly skidded to a stop face first into a spike. Thankfully, Lemillion grabbed her jacket and yanked her towards him and out of danger.

"Thanks…"

"Don't mention it. I'm surprised you're the first one here."

"Eh… I took a shortcut since I was dumped somewhere. There was this guy that was nice enough to point me in the right direction."

"I didn't think there'd be someone friendly in this place."

"I wouldn't exactly say friendly."

The sound of Chisaki breaking the floor made them move away from each other. More spikes appeared around them and tried to pierce through them, aiming to kill them right here and there. He didn't seem to care one bit about the possibility of hitting Eri, the cornerstone of his ultimate plan. While Lemillion protected Eri by moving further back, Celsius got a little careless and ended up having a spike shoved into her shoulder.

She winced.

"Celsius!" Lemillion shouted, concerned for his friend when he heard her hiss in pain.

Her breath hitched.

"I'm okay!"

With her left foot, she made water and shot it upwards before turning it into an ice blade to cut of the spike. She staggered back and removed the spike; this was the first time she was seeing so much of her blood coating something. She locked her eyes on Chisaki, who was focusing on Lemillion, and threw the spike in his direction.

Chisaki created a wall in front of him.

Okay. Hurry.

Celsius stuck her right arm inside her shirt. She placed her hand on her bleeding shoulder and sealed the wound close with her ice.

Not the best first aid… but it's something.

Her water washed away the blood on her hand so she wouldn't scare Eri if she saw it. The last thing that girl needed was validation about being cursed. Her only hope was that the girl didn't see her get hurt.

Before Chisaki could try and attack Lemillion and Eri again, Celsius created a wave of water and made it charge towards him. He broke the floor to disperse the water away from him and Kurono.

She blinked.

Wait… let's see…

She repeated the same move but with her ice. Chisaki let the ice come near him before quickly disassembling the ice into mere pieces. Her eyebrows shot up. Chisaki couldn't disassemble her water. That was good to know, very useful. Her head quickly looked around for her senior and she immediately went to him was she found him. He was wrapping Eri in his cape in the back while smiling at her reassuringly.

If she could prevent Chisaki from using his Quirk… then Togata could take him down without worrying about Eri getting hurt.

This guy won't even touch a single hair on her head!

She stood next to Eri, and she pointed at Chisaki when she looked at Lemillion. "I'll stop him from using his Quirk. Go!"

As if it was a test of speed, Celsius immediately emitted her water and targeted it at Chisaki. Obviously, with Chisaki's hand flat on the floor he was faster. He tried to push away the water with his Quirk, but the water rose up from the ground and arced in the air. Then it dove down and engulfed Chisaki in the turbulence, effectively lifting him off the ground spinning him inside the water.

Lemillion ran ahead and slipped underground.

Kurono aimed his gun at Celsius.

Eri gasped.

With an intense glare, she shot him a look and released Chisaki from her water before throwing it at Kurono, pushing him away and making him drop his gun. As long as Celsius was next to Eri, no one was going to point a damn firearm in her direction.

Chisaki was about to touch the ground with his hand again until Lemillion came out from underground and uppercut him in the jaw. The head of the Hassaikai fell back and reached for a spike that was nearby.

"I don't think so!" Celsius yelled loudly.

A wave of water pushed away Chisaki from the spike.

Kurono, who was drenched, lied on the ground harmlessly. The gun he was previously carrying was far away from his reach. He was positive that if he tried to move, the odds wouldn't be in their favor. Not with her watching him. Her eyes. They were watching them carefully and observing them from afar. Not a single movement was going to go unnoticed from her hawk-like gaze.

And with Lemillion and Celsius were using their Quirks precisely, showing results of good training, things were not looking good for the Hassaikai's escape. Whenever Chisaki was showing signs of using his Quirk, Celsius' water would interfere to push away his hand or entire being away from the floor. Once he was off balance from the waves, she would remove her water from his surroundings and let Lemillion to step in and throw his fists at him.

Celsius' mouth curved confidently. Lemillion could take him down if Chisaki can't touch him at all and he wouldn't be able to fight back. And she was keeping a good eye on that assistant.

Help would arrive in time or maybe Lemillion might take him down right here and now.

This is looking good.

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Get up.

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Get up.

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I said get up.

Fingers twitched.

What are you waiting for?

Get up.

GET UP!

Purple eyes shot open and they were filled with pure desperation.

Good.

Teeth gritted.

Keep moving.

Well, that's done. I didn't make this chapter too long because I wanted to keep the next part with the rest of the arc. So, one more chapter and we'll be done with the raid! With the anime wrapping up the arc, I can wrap up my own chapters soon. So, the wait won't be quite long (I hope).

As for the ships, thanks for telling me! I'll keep your reasons in mind.

See you in the next chapter!