1-A just watched as Midoriya pulled himself out of the hole, blood streaming down his face, before turning to the girl with white hair and clutching a red tattered piece of cloth.
"Dude... he's not in good shape. That's a hell of a lot of blood." Kaminari muttered; he and Ashido had finished clearing up the kitchen in record time, wanting to get back to the news.
"Who's that girl though?" Todoroki asked, squinting at the screen. Koda and Shinsou were gazing at the screen nervously, as the commentator tried to get the helicopter closer, "And it looks like... I think that boy there is the quirkless student from UA... Midoriya Izuku, I believe that's his name. And a girl. Where are the pros?"
Suddenly, a gigantic fleshy hand reached out of the hole, grabbing onto the edge, and Hagakure shrieked.
"What on earth is that!?" Jiro yelped, as she watched the gigantic form of Chisaki crawl out of the hole, "Midoriya, get out of there!"
"Holy shit..." Sero gaped at the sheer number of appendages that Chisaki had, "Is he even human!?"
"She has no control. She may have activated it at a good time, but she doesn't know how to stop it. Isn't that right, Eri? She rewinds humans. That's who Eri is. Depending on how you use her, it might even be possible to turn a person back into a monkey. You keep carrying her like that... the second you make physical contact with her, you'll be annihilated. Everyone who touches her will be rewound into nothingness. That girl's quirk is cursed!"
"Eri... her name's Eri..." Todoroki muttered, as Jiro turned to him, "That's all the information you got from that!?"
"That's because you only used her, and never taught her how to control it! There's no such thing as a cursed quirk!"
"Dude... Midoriya's pissed." Kaminari muttered, "But like, please, don't aggravate the villain, Midoriya! Please?!"
"Hand her over! There's no way to stop her other than to disassemble her! Unless you want to be annihilated, hand Eri over!"
"Over my dead body! I'd rather die than to give her back to you!"
"Don't threaten the gigantic villain! Midoriya, you're smarter than that!" Ashido begged, shaking her arms around, "Come on, don't piss him off even more!"
"Neither you nor Eri know the value of her power. Quirks progress markedly when you develop them. By conducting countless experiments, I extracted Eri's power, and succeeded in bringing it to its end point. As a result, it doesn't stop at simply winding back the flesh. It winds back on a much greater scale. It rewinds the course of the species to its unmutated form. That's the kind of power Eri possesses!"
"Experimentation? That's disgusting! Kick his ass, Midoriya!"
Yaoyorozu watched Midoriya run towards the villain instead of running away, before he was covered by a cloud of dust as stone tendrils erupted out of the ground, and gasped, "Midoriya, what are you doing!? Get away!"
"He can't get away." Shoji muttered, gazing at the screen, "That villain can just reach out and catch him easily. I don't think even Iida can outrun this thing. I think Midoriya's trying to use the villain's size against him."
"The power to annihilate quirk factors, and turn humans back to normal! Enough power to destroy this world built upon quirks... to destroy the natural order! That's Eri's power! You don't know her value! A punk like you can't exploit an asset like her!"
"Wait... WHAT!?" Hagakure yelled, "What do you mean, destroying quirks?!"
"What the fuck is going on!?" Bakugou screamed, "Shut the fuck up, you noisy fucks!"
"Bakugou, you should take a look at this." Kaminari said, "This is crazy!"
The explosive blonde raised his eyebrow; if Kaminari was calling him Bakugou instead of Explodey or some other stupid nickname, then it was probably serious. He peered at the screen, and blinked when he saw Chisaki's humongous form lifting his foot up, stomping down on the street.
"What the fuck is that!?" Bakugou snapped, "What kind of fucking movie are you watching this time, Pikachu!?"
"It's not a movie. This is real, live from... uh... where is this?" Jiro asked, as Yaoyorozu turned to her, "No idea. It didn't state where this is."
"Why won't people look at the big picture!? What I'm going to tear down is this world! It's very framework! Your justice is so small; you only see what's in front you! It's mere sentimentalism! You hero pretenders! Stay out of my way!"
They could only watch helplessly as Chisaki transformed the appendages into a large set of arms and legs, before Sero gawked, "What kind of quirk is that!?"
Chisaki tried to hit Midoriya, but the smaller boy just dodged and undid the cloth around his arms and lashing onto the gigantic hand, as Kendo burst into the 1-A common room, "We heard a lot of screaming... what's going on- What is that!? Is that Midoriya!?"
"Yeah." Shinsou couldn't really say anything else. Midoriya was already in terrible shape, he had to protect a young girl, and he was up against a monster that he doubted anyone short of Yagi could take out.
"Guys! Come over!" Kendo yelled over to the 1-B dorms, as some of the students slowly walked over to the 1-A common room. "Huh!? Why is 1-A so noisy!? We're better than you in terms of that!" Monoma drawled, before Kendo smacked him, "Not now, dumbass."
Monoma frowned slightly, "What's going on?"
They all watched as Midoriya clung onto the arm of the monster, as the small girl tied to his back reached out, emitting some kind of bright yellow light that flowed through the villain, turning him back into something that looked human. But in that instance, one of the claws ripped through the red cloth, as all of them fell to the ground, Midoriya reaching out towards Eri.
"I see Uraraka!" Ojiro yelled, pointing to the screen, "She's trying to get that guy! Oh, wait he's still conscious, she's going after the other one!"
At the corner of the screen, they did notice Tatsuma climbing out of the hole with the other heroes and students, and Ashido grinned, "Tsu! She's okay! Alright! And Aizawa-sensei!"
"He's not moving... though... was he hit by some kind of quirk?" Iida asked, concerned.
"Not important, they're going to die!" Mineta screeched, as the glow around Eri faded, and Midoriya caught her as they both tumbled towards the ground. Luckily, despite all his injuries, Midoriya was able to right himself in time, landing on his feet, before he fell to the side, exhausted, as he cradled Eri protectively.
Iida let out a sigh of relief, as Togata quickly walked over to check on them, before helping the injured Midoriya back to the other heroes, "Whew... they're okay..."
"That was... intense..." Yaoyorozu slumped into her seat, before Midoriya suddenly tensed up on camera, before he shoved Togata out of the way as he whirled around, a gigantic spike erupting form the ground and narrowly missing Eri, but piercing all the way through Midoriya's abdomen.
"Holy... shit..." Kendo gasped, as Tetsutetsu gasped, "That's so manly."
"People these days are so fixtated on quirks and their stupid sense of heroism and villany! It's all a disease! I'm trying to cure humanity! You're quirkless; you should understand fully well what I'm talking about! But now you're reduced to this!"
"That's no reason to try and kill him!" Monoma snapped, as Midoriya handed Eri over to Togata, yanking the spike out of his side, before running back towards Chisaki, "Midoriya, stop!"
"He's stubborn... but he's already so injured..." Awase muttered, "Come on, beat that guy and go get treatment!"
"Don't encourage him!" Iida turned to Monoma, but the blonde just replied, "What? It's not like he can hear me! Plus, what else can he do?!"
"Despite all those injuries... he's still... really... fast though." Kamakiri noted.
"Nezu... Midoriya got hit by one of the quirk destroying bullets."
Nezu tensed up as Aizáwas's voice came through his earpiece, before searching up the file that had the information on the bullets, before Kayama poked her head into the room, "Nezu... you should take a look at this..."
The teachers were crowded around the television in the teacher's lounge, and Nezu spared a glance up at the screen, only to find that Midoriya was attempting to fend Chisaki off.
"That's Chisaki!?" Nezu practically jaw dropped, as Yamada peered at the screen, adjusting his glasses, "Those injuries don't look too good..."
"Who's that girl?" Snipe asked, and Nezu replied, giving them a brief rundown of the situation, "Her name is Eri. Those villains were using her to make drugs."
"That's... terrible!" Kayama gasped, before turning back to the screen, "Midoriya! Kick his ass!"
"Drugs... was it that supposed quirk destroying ones I heard rumours about in the underground?" Ectoplasm asked, and Nezu nodded, "Yes. And Izuku got hit by one of them."
"What... so that means..." Snipe spoke up, before he paused, "Wait... isn't his quirk like... different?"
"Biologically... not too much." Nezu replied, his ears drooping as he stared at the screen.
Yamada's eyes widened, "So... it's very possible that he could..."
Nezu nodded, "Yeah. We can only hope that he'll be alright."
Midoriya sped forwards, as Chisaki pressed his hand to the ground, narrowly twisting past all the spikes that were emerging from the ground. He jumped backwards as Chisaki tried to grab his arm, before pivoting on his foot as he tried to kick Chisaki.
"Give Eri back! Why do you even bother trying so hard?! I'm the only one who can utilize her power!" Chisaki snapped, "Is it even worth it!? Trying so hard and losing everything for a child that is cursed!? "
"If there's a life I can save by losing everything, I'll be happy to give it all up!" Midoriya growled, "I made a promise to her to get her out!"
For the first time in his life, he finally felt like he was alive.
"I'll just get rid of you first!" Chisaki growled, and raised another spike, but Midoriya just kicked it apart and charged at him again. The news helicopter in the air seemed to get lower, to try and get a better view, and Chisaki looked upwards, snarled, "Get out of the way!"
He slammed his palm against the ground, raising another large spike, but Midoriya jumped in front of it and blasted it apart with a kick, but not before the spike impaled him in the chest.
"Keep your attention on me!" Midoriya spat out some blood, grabbing the spike and pulling it out, before throwing it in Chisaki's direction. The yakuza was forced to jump back to avoid it, and Midoriya landed on the ground, before leaping after him, activating his mask and spewing more fire in Chisaki's direction.
Chisaki yelped as the flames washed over him, and created a stone spike between himself and Midoriya, before repairing his burnt face, watching as Midoriya easily kicked the spike apart and charged at him again.
"I'm trying to rid the world of this disease! Of this sense of heroism and villainy!" Chisaki hissed, as Midoriya got closer. He created a bunch of spikes, but Midoriya either dodged or broke them apart. He sent another spike at Midoriya, as the green haired boy rolled out of the way.
"If you want Eri back so badly... why don't you just take her back? With a quirk like yours... you can easily just attack the other pros. Why are you so intent on attacking me?" Midoriya merely asked, as he stood up, blood dripping out of his wounds, and Chisaki took a step back, away from the boy, growling as he tried to change the topic, "You don't even have a quirk! How on earth are you still alive?! Why won't you just die!?"
Midoriya spat out some more blood, his hair casting a shadow over his eyes, "The truth is... you're scared, right?"
Chisaki flinched, and growled. Scared? What was he afraid of? There was nothing he was afraid of -
"You're scared of me."
The yakuza froze up, as Midoriya turned to look Chisaki in the eye, as an intense pressure flooded the entire area, "You knew that I had figured something out, when you met us. You know what I'm capable of. You specifically tried to get someone to take me out... and failed; you were shocked when Lemillion and I found you in that hallway. Your plan is to control who can and who can't use quirks. In a quirk reliant society like ours, the biggest threat to your plan is someone who doesn't need a quirk."
Chisaki growled, as he took another step back, eyeing the sheer amount of blood that had dripped to the ground. He wanted to attack the child in front of him, but he just couldn't do so.
No. This wasn't a child. This was a monster.
Midoriya took another step closer, and Chisaki just wanted to get away from him. He couldn't even tear his gaze away as the boy stopped moving, "Someone who thinks that quirks are merely just... a worthless necessity."
Chisaki froze up, and barely noticed as Midoriya rushed at him, two knives in hand, bringing up a wall just in time to avoid getting hit. Midoriya kicked himself off the wall, jumped back, before lunging again, as Chisaki tried to stop the boy with a barrage of spikes, only for his spikes to only emerge late, after Midoriya had already gotten closer.
With the intense pressure hanging in the air, Chisaki couldn't do anything but defend himself as Midoriya kept up a merciless assault. The green haired boy got up close, and Chisaki reached out, desperately trying to grab onto Midoriya to just stop him from moving around so erratically, and Midoriya growled, his eyes practically glowing, "You kept trying to make Eri give up on everything, to trap her, to make her feel despair."
Chisaki only managed to graze his bracer, causing the metal to split apart and fall to the ground, and Midoriya used that opportunity to get behind him, whispering, "Even despair... can become a weapon."
Midoriya slammed the hilt of his knife into Chisaki's head, knocking the villain out, before he muttered, "I'd like to see you repair yourself while unconscious."
The boy stumbled backwards, dropping the knife to the ground, as he tried to regain his balance. Chisaki was out cold, he had done what wanted to do, he was feeling light headed, he could hear the sound of his heart pounding in his chest, and with the threat gone, Midoriya whirled around, desperation pounding in his chest as he looked around, trying to find someone.
He spotted Eri, being carried by Togata, as the hero talked to one of the paramedics, as relief flowed through his entire system.
She's safe.
His legs turned to jelly, and he collapsed, his vision turning blurry as he watched two figures, one in pink and one in green, run towards him.
"We have a large number who are seriously injured! Call as many ambulances as you can! Hurry!" Tatsuma yelled, "Go check to make sure we didn't miss any victims! The League of Villains may be nearby! Look for them!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Tatsuma quickly looked around. Uraraka had already gotten Sasaki to an ambulance, but Midoriya was still fending off Chisaki, and Toyomitsu and Kirishima were getting medical treatment. The rest of the heroes and yakuza were already accounted for, but Tatsuma was worried about Midoriya. As exhausted as they were, they needed to make sure that he was alright, especially with all the injuries he was sporting. It didn't help that the damned news helicopter had tried to get closer to get a better shot, and Midoriya had to take another spike to the chest in an attempt to protect them.
Some of the officers had found Hado lying on the surface, exhausted, but other than that, she was relatively alright. Some of the paramedics were looking over Rock Lock and Aizawa, as well as Amajiki, but other than a stab wound on Rock Lock, the others seemed alright, albeit tired.
An intense pressure covered the entire area, making it hard to even breathe. Rock Lock squinted as Midoriya charged at Chisaki again, before muttering, "Is he... getting... faster?"
Uraraka and Asui didn't seem too particularly affected, as Reiko and Ryuto popped out from Aizawa's capture weapon.
"Froppy, Uravity. Once he takes Chisaki out, go get him. He's already pushing himself too much, and he's going to need immediate medical attention." Aizawa ordered, and the two students nodded, watching as Midoriya talked. He didn't speak particularly loudly, but they weren't so far away, and from that distance, his voice was audible.
"He expected this." Tatsuma muttered, "No, he planned this. He knew Chisaki would target him, and he used that to his advantage. This entire time... Chisaki thought he was manipulating everyone, but Midoriya was the one who was pulling the strings."
"He's good." Rock Lock admitted, "You sure he's quirkless? Sounds like he has some sort of intelligence quirk or something."
Aizawa looked away, "Yes. Lemillion even told me that he was hit by one of the quirk destroying bullets."
"Someone who thinks that quirks are merely just... a worthless necessity."
In a society where people were judged by the quirks, where people try to take advantage of other people's quirks, to a child who was deemed as quirkless by most of society... it was obvious that Midoriya held some kind of bitterness towards other people, as much as he tried to hide it.
And Aizawa couldn't blame him for it.
It didn't take too long for Midoriya to finally knock Chisaki out, and Uraraka and Asui raced towards him, as the boy collapsed.
"Izuku!" Uraraka yelled, quickly reaching Midoriya, activating her quirk so that both she and Asui could pick him up.
"...Eri..." Midoriya muttered, and Asui gently heaved the light boy up, speaking up, "She's alright, don't worry about her, okay? Eri'll be fine. You saved her, kero."
"Think you can stay awake for a little longer?" Uraraka muttered, as Midoriya mumbled something incoherently under his breath, before turning to Asui, "Froppy."
Asui nodded, "Yeah. We need to get him to the ambulance."
Eri clutched onto Togata tightly with one hand, squeezing her eyes shut, refusing to let go as one of the paramedics tried to take her for a checkup.
Midoriya had told her not to turn back; she wanted to listen, but all the same, she wanted to check and make sure he was okay. He promised to save her, he promised he wouldn't die, she wanted to believe him, but in her heart, she knew that with all the injuries Midoriya had sustained, especially the spike through his stomach, he wouldn't be able to last long.
Don't turn back.
"Izuku!"
She heard a yell, and despite everything, she lifted her head, peering over Togata's shoulder, only to see a bloody Midoriya lying on the ground, lifeless.
You did this.
If they didn't come to save you, this wouldn't have happened to him.
Chisaki's right.
You really are cursed.
Tears ran down her cheeks, as she squeezed the pendant Midoriya had given her, and Togata turned around, patting the girl on the head, "It's alright. He's a stubborn guy. He'll be fine, okay, Eri?"
