Chapter 31. Hey, whats up? More chapters are coming your way.

"It's his quirk, he tastes your blood, and you'll lose control of your body." Deku struggled against the limp invisible bonds his body.

I closed my eyes and pulled on the ancient power, but I couldn't. My body refused to move, I didn't feel the light grow.

"Get Back!" I heard Pyrrha's rough voice as her shield impacted with stains chest. I swear I could hear a wet squelch from him as the disk returned to the Amazon.

"You have a death wish as well?" He growled as blood dripped from his mouth.

"No. I will save them."

Chapter 31: Pyrrha's Curse

I stood across the dark ally from the Hero Killer. "I will not let you harm them. Even if it kills me." I slowly walked towards the villain.

"You would lay down your life for them?" He asked, "Even a complete stranger?"

"It wouldn't be the first time. Now stand down, I would rather keep my blade clean." I narrowed my eyes as I looked at the bloodied man.

"You... you speak the words of a true hero, but now prove it." He jumped at me his blade sparking as Milo cut straight through it. The cleaved blade fell on the ground.

"I said stand down." I flicked my wrist as I activated my magnetic semblance and smashed him with a dumpster. I turned away from him only to hear steel grind on stone as he shoved the oversized waste bin off him.

"And I said prove it." He leaped at me with a knife, but his broken body clearly slowing him down. I spun my sword in my had as it rans formed into a spear and lanced his shoulder swinging him over my head and into the ground.

"I don't have to prove anything to you." I left him pinned to the ground as I went to help Ruby and her friends. I covered my mouth as I coughed up some blood. 'I need to tell her.'

"I WANT TO SEE IF YOUR WORTHY!" I spun around to see him with my sword bringing it down on me.

My eyes widened as Stain brought Milo down on Pyrrha. I watched frozen in place as the blade hit her, rending her body from shoulder to hip, spraying ashes and burning coals over the ally. "I said it wouldn't be the first time I laid down my life for others." The wound fixed itself like a cigarette burning in reverse. "I died for my friends, and I have to do it again." Her tone wasn't angry, or annoyed, just tired, like a lazy flame burning out. She swung her shield arm around and knocked him over with the hardened edge. "After all, you either die a Hero, or live long enough to turn into the villain." As Stain got up she sighed. "That is what happened to you."

"You are worthy of being a hero." Stain was to happy for someone on the edge of death's door. He held Milo in a death grip, his knuckles white as he shook with excitement. "Two new heroes worthy of being a hero."

"That's good to know." Pyrrha just lifted her hand and a torrent of flame leapt from her palm hitting his chest and blew him back. "You are remarkable, your entire ribcage has been broken, your left arm is dislocated, several sever burns, impalement and just pure brute force hasn't knocked you out of the fight. I am truly impressed. But your not invincible. No one is."

"So what will you do? It's clear I can't nor do I want to kill you, and you don't have the conviction to kill me, I know you're holding back." He laughed.

"I was stalling." She smirked as a flood of water filled the ally washing us out and into the street at the feet of Manual.

"I said I thought he was in danger, I didn't realize it was the Hero Killer." I say still face down on the pavement.

"You tried to kill him." The pro pointed out.

"Fair use of equal force, he was trying to kill you and my friends."

"Ruby... you are a inconceivable dolt." Is all that Manual said.

As the wounded were taken out of the way I looked at Stain. "Now I can show you what I got." I flung my hand down and a blade of fire formed in my hand as the green flames formed around my eyes. Wind whipped up as I marched towards the monster that had harmed Ruby. "I learnt one thing from death, it's not a pleasant feeling. Pray it's one you never experience." I lunged forward and slashed at him, he barely blocked the blade as flames danced around us. "Death isn't a release from our worries, it's a hell of eternal waiting, unable to move or feel, I escaped because I made a deal, one last chance to help." I bashed him back with my shield. As he staggered back, "Tell me do you believe in destiny?"

"Destiny is forged by those who fight." He lashed out, my own blade passing through my stomach without pain. The ashes sparked on the ground once again as I slashed trough his bicep forcing him to drop Milo.

"Destiny... is hideous." I dispelled the fire blade and looked at the man. "Stain what caused you to become this... twisted?" I asked, not expecting a response.

"All Might, he... he fights for those who can't. He fights to protect, he burdened the weight of the world on his shoulders. I wanted to be like him." His breathing came in gasps as he finally succumbed to his wounds.

"Would All Might have killed other heroes." I asked.

"No... he wouldn't... he'd hate me... I just wanted Heroes to be... honorable." Stain fell over, not dead, but certainly not able to fight.

"You had a vision... that the future would be filled with symbols of peace, but murder wasn't the way... leading by example may bring it into reality."

And this chapter is done, and I would like to give F.M.D. a massive shout out for giving some inspiration for Red petals, Golden Justice, so you can expect a massive new update for that story in the coming weeks.