Ok we're getting right into this. This took me 'WAY' longer than I thought it would to finish, it was partially my fault since I tried to juggle multiple chapters at once but it also had to do with my busy schedule. Either way I apologize for the late update, it could have been done quicker.
Anyway STORY START!
Iida after regaining his movement hardens his resolve. 'I'm a novice, I can't measure up to their standards.. Be that as it may.' He charges up his recipro for an all out attack, seeing that Todoroki was about to have his left arm cut off.
"Fire and Ice, hasn't anyone ever told you? Relying so heavily on your quirk makes you sloppy!" Stain reprimanded, milliseconds away from cutting off his opponents' arm. That was until he was hit by a surprise kick from Iida which snapped his sword in half, leaving him with only a second to raise his guard against the second kick.
"His reactions are insane! Great job though Iida-san, that just took out his ranged option." Kirishima praised his class prez. Though he along with the others were still tense, breaking a weapon didn't mean much when your opponent was armed to the teeth.
"This fight had nothing to do with you two. So I'm sorry.." It looked like the others were about to speak up but Iida elaborated. "That's why, I refuse to let you two lose any more blood here!"
"Don't bother pretending. As if a person's heart can change so easily!" Stain rebuked, not believing Iida's speech for a second.
"You'd be surprised, there have been some pretty abrupt face changes out there. Some people have very flexible outlooks on life and just need a little push to completely change alignments." Though they tended to be the exception rather than the rule.
Todoroki tried to reassure Iida but he seemed to take the words into consideration. "He's right, I have no right to call myself a hero after what I tried to do… Still. I won't let him beat me. Because if I break.. Then the Ingenium name is truly dead!" He finished, glaring at an unrepentant Stain.
Todoroki tried to blast stain with his fire but the man jumped quickly, using a blade to balance himself over the flames.
"Ok I'm just going to go out and say it. How the fuck is he doing all of that when his quirk is just blood paralysis?!" Awase asked with wide eyes. Seriously what the hell! This guy just jumped over 3 meters and slammed a rusty katana into solid concrete like it was nothing!
"Don't look at me man. Super powered genetics are fucking weird. Humans throughout the multiverse in general are more durable than they really should be." And most of them were just straight up fireproof. Though that might just be plot armor.
Native tried to discourage the ones fighting, saying that the hero killer was only after two of them but Todoroki corrected him. "There's been a clear change with him. He won't let us leave now." Iida looked worried for a minute but asked Todoroki whether he could regulate temperatures.
"Yes but I'm not used to my left. Why?" Iida asked him to cool down his engines without blocking his exhaust pipes. Seeing what he was going for Todoroki looked towards him in surprise which Stain took advantage of.
"Stop interfering!" He yelled while throwing a knife at Iida, it landed pinning his arm to the ground. He wasn't deterred though, ordering Todoroki to do it anyway. Meanwhile Izuku was planning his own move, preparing to use Todoroki's ice as a platform to get to Stain.
As Stain fell, sword ready to kill Iida, he noticed Izuku rushing towards him. This distracted him enough to not notice Iida pulling the blade pinning him to the ground using his teeth.
"Metal." Jiro whispered, acknowledging the badass moment.
"Thank you." Iida took the compliment, though he didn't really know what it meant.
With this done he rushed Stain once more using his Recipro Extend, kicking him right in the ribs at the same time that Izuku punched him in the face. This nearly knocked Stain out but he still had enough in him to swing at Iida, who thankfully dodged. The finisher though, came from Todorki as he blasted Stain directly with a bloom of fire while creating an ice slide for his comrades.
Everything was still as the students and downed pro realized what had just happened. 'Holy shit they actually did it.' Native thought in stunned realization.
"Holy shit they actually did it." Present Mic concurred, quiet for once as he stared at the scene with wide eyes.
"Indeed, you know what they say. Always send a teen to do an adult's job. They'll finish it in half the time and with twice the angst!" Everyone just stared at me. "What? Is that not a common saying in your world?" I was promptly ignored.
"Damn. Knowing it was gonna happen was one thing. But actually seeing it? You guys are insane!" Satou exclaimed. Sure it was mostly Izuku and Todoroki doing the work, but Iida was no slouch in this fight either!
With Stain taken care of the screen changed to show the fight with the three Nomu from earlier. The one that was set on fire earlier was seen absorbing Endeavor's flames and then releasing them. It still burned the Nomu but it's high speed regeneration made it null.
"Multiple quirks eh?" Endeavor muttered as the Nomu headed towards him, tongue extended. That was until Gran Torino Rocketed forwards, then once again to nail the Nomu in the back and into the road, splitting it apart. A speech bubble appeared afterward, explaining his quirk.
"Ok I give up. How does a human breath enough air to cause THAT?!" Momo screamed, nearly pulling out her own hair at the logical impossibility that was Gran Torino's quirk. I patted her on the shoulder to try and calm her down.
"Don't worry Momo, just let it all out. Some things are better left unknown." I think her world has finally broke her. It's too bad, logically sound individuals didn't last long when confronted with the absurdity of their own reality.
Seeing that the situation was resolved Endeavor ordered his sidekicks to tie up the Nomu and suggested that Gran Torino head towards the street Todoroki headed towards. He on the other hand was going to provide backup for the other heroes.
Gran Torino agreed and rushed off to find his wayward student, luckily he didn't have to run too far with his base speed to find the group of four heroes +1 killer walking out of a nearby alley.
His response to this was obvious. "Why the hell are you here?! I told you to stay in your seat!" He yelled while kicking Izuku in the face, catching him by surprise.
"I feel like this is going to become a trend." Mina commented.
"What? Me getting kicked in the face?" Izuku questioned.
"You having teachers that don't shy away from corporal punishment." She clarified, it was depressingly true. Izuku had yet to have a teacher that didn't kick his ass. Then again as a hero that was probably a good sign.
At around this time a few more heroes entered the scene, they checked everyone for injuries and were thoroughly surprised to find the faller Stain with them. While this was going on Iida took the time to properly apologize to everyone, Todoroki and Izuku took this in stride though and forgave him.
"Get down!" Gran Torino suddenly yelled as an injured Nomu appeared in the sky, quickly grabbing Izuku and flying away.
"Oh come one! He was in the clear, why did it even go for him of all people?!" Mina yelled, exasperated over Izuku's messed up luck.
"That information is classified, sorry to say. Though I'm sure Izuku here could figure it out eventually." My words put Izuku in a state of deep thought. At the time he didn't put much thought into the 'why' of what the Nomu did, but knowing that they were once regular people who were experimented on? It gave him several ideas to ponder.
Unseen to everyone, Stain had woken up and reached for a hidden blade in his wrist rushing towards the female hero on the scene and licking the blood of Nomu off her face.
"This is the taste of a liar." I tried to put some levity on the scene, but no. It was a bit too creepy to really laugh at, that female hero was probably traumatized after that.
The Nomu paused in mid-air and started to fall, as that happened Stain rushed towards it and plunged his blade into the monsters' exposed brain, killing it instantly. With that he grabbed Izuku, making sure he landed safely.
"Those fakes that have overrun society, and the criminals that wield their pathetic power for the sake of mischief. I will purge you all for the sake of a better society!" He recited, soon afterward a familiar hero showed his flaming face.
Noticing the arrival of his number 1 target Stain quickly stood up and glared death at Endeavor. Endeavor not caring in the slightest prepared a fireball to hurl at the Hero Killer with a grin on his face.
"Wait! Deku-kun was right next to Stain! Didn't he think about what would happen when he threw that?!" Ochako gasped, seeing her friend nearly get roasted by a so-called hero.
"Probably not, to be fair it was a pretty hectic day and Endeavor has been known to have tunnel vision. Maybe it was just bad luck? Maybe he really is that careless? Who knows." Either way Endeavor wasn't making any new fans any time soon. The students in particular were firmly in the anti-Endeavor camp at the moment.
"Faker!" Stains' singular word and glare was enough to send a wave of dread across everyone near him.
"H-Holy shit.." The watchers were equally caught off guard, the only people who were taking it even remotely well were those that were there, and All Might who stood his ground against the killing intent that Stain was letting out.
"I will stain you in red! Come at me you fake, the only one allowed to kill me is All Might, a true hero!" And just as quickly as it came, it was over. The overwhelming sense of dread coming from Stain disappeared and the killer stopped moving all together. Anyone who looked at his face could tell that he was unconscious on his feet.
"We learned later that the Hero Killers' broken rib had punctured a lung. He hadn't managed to lick anyone's blood, yet at that moment he was prepared to stand against us all, no hesitation on his face." Older Izuku narrated as the camera stayed on Stain's face before the screen went black.
"What just happened. What even was that! I could barely breathe and all he did was glare at us!" Mineta screamed, thoroughly freaked out and he wasn't even there in person.
"Conviction is a powerful thing. Sometimes when a person's willpower becomes strong enough, it alone is enough to affect the world around them, or more accurately, the people around them. Stain is an example of this." I explained, though it was a bit more complicated than that. There was no real supernatural influence going on, just sheer psychology and emotional manipulation.
"As I said before, this fight would have taken too long to watch all at once, it's hard to believe all of this was condensed into just 5-10 minutes isnt it?" I joked, adrenaline was a wonderful thing. "Either way we'll stop for now, the next episode will be a multiverse jump to act as a bit of a palate cleanse, maybe it'll even be something light hearted, who knows?"
Yup, that's all for now. Again sorry that this took so long to make but the next update shouldn't take too long. As for the next multiverse jump, I will limit it so something more or less light-hearted since the last few chapters have been mostly tense action. See you all then!