The entire tower's top three stories were reduced to small chunks of stone, metal, and concrete from the single impact.
Izuku nearly fell off the edge, until he concentrated and released Black Whip out of his arm, grappling around a set of steel bars.
The hero pulled himself back only for Promethys to grab him by his costume and lifted him up.
"You gonna kill me or give another speech?" Izuku groaned.
Promethys said nothing as a large spike grew from his free arm. He thrusted it forward, but Izuku swung up and kicked off, tearing his suit but avoiding the spike.
The villain roared and activated his strongest Quirk, combining every ability he had and channeling it into a single shockwave of energy.
Izuku's eyes widened and jumped away, but couldn't dodge the attack as the ground they stood on was reduced to ash.
Promethys roared out as reddish pink lightning blasted out in every direction at one hundred and eighty degrees depending where he faced. This meant that Izuku was still in the line of sight and yelled out in pain as his body was blasted and knocked against a broken concrete pillar.
"We may be in a time where I am weaker, but so are you. You are unable to use your full power like before, am I correct?" The villain hissed and approached him.
Izuku turned his head quickly to scope out the city below them.
He couldn't see perfectly, but saw that the police had captured the villains now and the heroes were containing what remained of the violence. All that was left was him.
"Deku! Go beyond your limit!" Hansuke's voice echoed in his ears.
Suddenly the boy appeared by his side and pulled him to his feet.
"H-Hansuke?"
"There's no time. Please. The only way to beat this monster is to use your full power, and blast him back through that portal." The boy instructed. "Do it!"
Promethys roared. "I've had enough with you, boy!" He fired a laser from his hand.
In that instant, Izuku took no thought but to push himself between the boy and the laser blast, taking the shot in his exposed chest.
"DEKU!" Hansuke grabbed his hero and forced him to remain standing. "Use One For All!"
"...One For All..." Izuku struggled to even keep his eyes open. Yet he called upon the power, and it came.
His eyes opened wide, glowing cyan as lightning flashed all over his body. His veins glowed pink under his skin.
"Hansuke. Clear the tower." He said gently pushing the boy away from the scene.
"...I believe in you, senpai." Hansuke nodded before using his Quirk to escape.
Promethys's body glowed brightly as he charged the hero, the ground beneath him caving in under his power, yet he floated to the hero regardless.
Izuku channeled his power through his body. "Go...1,000,000%!" He thought.
"One For All...Full Cowling..."
The towering villain came in quickly, arms outstretched to kill.
Izuku, with reflexes faster than the sound barrier, launched his leg up, slamming into Promethys's chest, holding him in place for a moment, while time and momentum stood still. A shockwave followed, shattering every remaining window in the stories below them.
"GO BACK TO THE HOLE YOU CAME FROM!" Izuku shouted as his leg swung up, launching Promethys into the sky, aimed correctly, knocking him back through the portal, closing it once and for all.
All he remembered, following that moment, was crumbling pain in his legs as his body fell with the entire building.
As police, civilians, and heroes looked up, Hansuke was the first to act.
He could feel the effects taking their toll on his body, yet he had to save Izuku.
Using his Quirk, he ran up the crumbling building's staircase to the top floor and lifted Izuku's body on his shoulders.
"D-Don't worry, senpai... I'll...save you..." He breathed and marched down the steps.
It was foolish. He had already pushed himself too far today. But beyond everything, he had to save Izuku. It was the right thing to do, no matter the cost. It's what Izuku would do for him anyway.
Despite this thinking, and every form of motivation going on in his head like a movie, Hansuke felt his legs shaking, and his body refusing to take another step.
Without snapping, time resumed, and his body collapsed with his hero in the crumbling building.
~~~~~~~
Hansuke woke up again only to find himself lying in a hospital bed. His strength felt as though it came back.
The first person he saw was Recovery Girl, the UA school nurse, writing notes on a clipboard not far from his bed.
"Oh good, you're finally awake, dummy." She clicked her tongue and looked up, meeting his eyes.
"How long was I-"
"Two days." She said.
"TWO DAYS?!" Hansuke gasped.
"Calm down, calm down! I called Izuku Midoriya and Ochako Uraraka to explain everything when you were to wake up. They should be walking in any moment." The nurse said.
"What happened when I blacked out?" He asked.
"I don't know as much as they do but you were sent to me not long after. You exhausted yourself and your body gave in to make you rest. Everyone you're currently thinking about is fine." Recovery Girl explained.
It was then that they heard a gentle knock at the open door.
"May we come in? Is he awake?" Izuku asked as he peeked his head through the entrance.
"Yes, yes. He's awake and just as stupid as ever!" The nurse frowned.
Hansuke rolled his eyes as Izuku and Ochako walked in and up to his bedside. But he frowned, noticing his hero rolling around in a wheelchair with casts on both of his legs.
The first thing that Izuku did was grab the boy and pull him into a big hug.
"Thank you..." He whispered.
"What happened, Deku?" Hansuke asked, briefly hugging him back.
Ochako answered for him. "When the building started coming down, everyone knew you and Izuku were still inside, so they sent me and a few others to rescue you before it fell over."
"The building came down?" He asked.
"Don't worry, there were lots of heroes at the scene then. Nobody got hurt and there was minimal property damage...aside from the one tower." Izuku said.
"It was a massive joint rescue and damage control effort but it paid off." Ochako smiled.
"And the villains?"
"Prison. Except for that one big guy who came through the portal... I did what you asked and sent him right back. I imagine he won't be coming back anytime soon." Izuku sighed as he looked down at his wheelchair.
"Don't tell me I crippled you..." Hansuke said feeling his eyes go misty.
"Oh no, this is nothing new. Thankfully I haven't broken my legs as much as my arms but I did go a little harder than my body is used to for now. I'll just be in this for another week with Recovery Girl's treatment." The green-haired young man smiled.
"It seems recklessness is a common trait amongst each of you. He might even make a fine heir to that One For All." Recovery Girl quipped.
They each let out a chuckle.
"Um, Deku?" Hansuke asked.
Ochako and Izuku looked at him.
"So when's the wedding?" He smiled.
The couple looked at each other with a light blush then back to him.
"We didn't...tell anybody about that yet..." Ochako said.
"I literally p-proposed to her before we came here." Izuku added.
Hansuke smiled weakly. "I didn't use my powers to spy on you guys. But it's a long story how I know. It also has to do with how I knew about that portal villain."
The hero couple looked again at each other before turning back to him.
"I've seen my fair share of weird things, I doubt I'll find your story hard to believe. Besides, we've got plenty of time." Izuku shrugged.
Ochako kissed his cheek and casually flashed the ring he gave her.
Hansuke chuckled. "Well, it all started back on that rooftop."
THE END
