Here it is, you've already read the title of this chapter so it's pretty obvious what's going to happen. Now the only question is...Is this going to be a one-sided slaughter? And if so which side is being hunted? We shall see.
The rest of this story has been re-written/corrected already so I thought it was a good enough time to upload a new chapter. Enjoy! Ah and quick poll on my profile, please vote since it will decide the fate of every story I write from now on.
Waking up after only six hours of sleep was going to take some getting used to. Physically I was fine, and mentally speaking it wasn't too bad, but the disorientation of changing my sleep cycle so quickly was still pretty rough.
Thankfully a guerilla warfare style fight against two pro-heroes was more than enough to wake me up right quick! Granted it was significantly easier this time around since the Gamer is bullshit and half of our teacher's patterns were already well known to us.
Not to mention my extra points in END which made keeping my stamina up much easier than last time. With all of that taken into account it was no wonder why it took us half the time to complete our task. Afterward, Ochako was taken away for 'solo-training' though the way Midnight said that put me on edge for some reason…
This left me alone with All Might for the next three hours. Hours which we used to their fullest extent. And what better way to prepare than power leveling with performance-enhancing potions? Exp potions? Maybe once.
Fight POV, Ground Beta
-250
'Huh, only 250? I'm getting stronger!' Were my thoughts after taking another punch to the face from All Might. Granted he wasn't going all out but it was still great progress! 'Speaking of progress I should be able to handle a higher percentage now. Let's see..'
Using the distance All Might's punch gave me I entered a boxing stance and charged up OFA to 50%. Any higher and my muscles might tear themselves apart, which while manageable isn't very pleasant. At this percentage I could finally keep up with All Might in terms of speed which seems to have caught him by surprise.
Charging in a straight line towards my mentor I cocked back a punch which All Might tried to grab on instinct. Smirking a bit I use a full-powered Delaware Smash behind me to propel myself over All Might's head and another to propel myself foot first into his back! "Crescent Smash!" I crashed into his wide back, wincing a bit as All Might spat out blood from the hit.
"N-not bad young Midoriya! Taking some moves from young Bakugo I see?" All Might said through gritted teeth, not used to fighting an opponent that could actually keep up with him for so long.
"Kacchan was a partial inspiration but Mirko-san was the main one. Her fighting style relies on maneuverability via her kicks. With my Delaware Smash, I can simulate Kacchan's explosive momentum so I thought, 'Why not both?'" It certainly worked well enough.
"Good work nonetheless, and about your plan to take on the Hero Killer...I can't say I approve completely but this would be a good chance for you to take out your first real villain." Wait didn't Nomu count? "Besides, with Mirko-san there you have more than enough backup, I'll make sure to stay clear of Hosu city for the next week."
To be honest I didn't expect him to agree to my plan so easily. Though I could understand his reasoning, Stain got away with most of his kills due to guerilla tactics and stealth skills. Two things that were heavily mitigated by the fact that Gamer's Body is bullshit.
"SMASH!"
-500
"HRK!" Stupid brain! Stop dozing off in the middle of a fight with All Might damn it! This wasn't going well for me. Time to do what I do best! Improvise! Flooding the little prana I have through my body I slowly but surely spread it throughout my skin, ignoring the relatively small stabs of pain that this technique caused due to my lack of experience. At least my skin wasn't exploding anymore.
Reinforcement(E) Lv 2! "Increases the chosen statistics of any object the caster chooses by 2x. Maximum statistics: 2 per object. Costs: Varies. Warning! Using too much mana may cause damage to the target. Level of control: minimal +2 END per level +1 STR per level
-1 -1 -1 -1 - 1
"Reinforced Detroit Smash!" All Might recognized the changed name and decided that holding back would not be in his best interest, matching my punch with his own full-powered Detroit Smash we ended up creating a crater several dozen meters wide and deep into the concrete...Oh and my arm exploded but that was secondary.
-1500
"...I think we should take a break, I'm reaching my limit and I'd rather not tear off your other arm young Midoriya!" All Might announced, no longer in his muscle form as he cradles his ribs and tried his best not to look directly at his successor's stump.
"Y-yeah, probably a good idea. G-good fight." I managed to say before spitting out a large amount of blood. Yeah I was going to need to get used to reinforcement magecraft before I tried it on anything more vital than my skin.
"Rest up young Midoriya, you'll need your stamina for Mirko-san's internship...And to regrow your arm of course." That was going to be awkward for a while. Hopefully losing a limb will lose it's shock value eventually. Either that or I finally learn how to not get gravely injured during training.
Yeah, good luck with tha- I mean, 2 hours of studying anatomy later!
Well, I now know far more about the human musculature system than I ever thought I'd need to. On the bright side that knowledge raised my Jeet Kune Do by a few levels so that was nice. That was without mentioning the obvious point in INT that I gained from the material.
'Note to self: gain some kind of electric ability. Instant-win condition against anything short of All Might strength-wise… Another note to self: NEVER electrically shock All Might on pain of death.' A regular quirkless human's muscles could propel them several meters into the air when struck by lightning, just imagining that happening to someone with All Might's strength was terrifying.
'Nightmare level battles aside I think it's about time for me to head to Mirko's place, it wouldn't do to piss off the sore battle bunny any further. 'Maybe I could help her out with the muscle pain? Would enhanced-healing translate to reduced pain? Experimentation required.'
Did I mention that I loved magecraft? It's just so damn versatile, and for a quirk nerd like me being able to slowly but surely discover the limits of the art was a dream come true!... Now that I thought about it the same could be said for his current life in general.
For example, walking in on an extremely fit, busty, pro hero, bunny girl while she's doing her stretches and rubbing her legs in order to ease the soreness I gave her last night. 'Wow. I didn't even have to wait a year for the corruption to spread.' 'By the root, I didn't even realize it until I finished that sentence!'
"Tsk, so you're on-time again. Hurry up and get into your costume I have the undeniable urge to punt something into the sky and I ain't waiting for you if you take too-Right, bullshit quirk...God that would be useful for getting into spandex." She said before pausing halfway through after noticing that I equipped my hero costume directly from my inventory, a hint of jealousy in her voice.
"I guess you're still mad about the lack of reaction from yesterday, and the leg pain obviously. Here let me try something." I said while scribbling some new runes onto some adhesive paper. Healing, sensory inhibiting, self-perpetuating, and mana powered runes to be exact. Attaching it to Mirko's stomach I wait and observe.
"More magic bullshit? I don't feel any different." She asked confused, staring, and poking at the talisman on her stomach.
"Give it some time, those are the type of runes that I use to bolster my healing abilities so they should do something. It just takes a bit since most people can't regenerate limbs by default." My point made Mirko agreed to leave it on and went on to put on her own hero costume to start the day...Right in front of me.
"Really?" I manage to say, heavily blushing as Gamer's Mind went into overdrive trying to keep me coherent.
"I don't hear you complaining." She teased, damn straight I wasn't! If I saw a version of myself looking away from this divine sight I'd punch him in the face on principle. Hell Ochako would never let me hear the end of it if she found out I turned down the opportunity to watch battle bunny change right in front of me.
"No nose-bleed, still conscious, no stutter. Not bad kid you just made it into the 'actually a man' club." She could thank my girlfriends for that one. Gamer's Mind was great but it was their ever-growing lewdness that thickened my skin to this kind of attack. Also those sparring matches with Midnight…
"Let's go, I got a good feeling about tonight so we better get warmed up! By the way, why is your arm pink?" She asked, noticing the freshly grown back flesh.
"I sparred with All Might earlier today. Got my arm blown off, no biggie." I said nonchalantly earning me a sweatdrop from the pro hero. "And I know what you mean, I can't help but feel like today's the day." Today's the day I get to throw myself into the fray yet again. It's a hero's life I guess.
Timeskip to 10 pm, on top of a subway train.
Everything was on fucking fire. That was the best way I could describe Hosu city at the moment as three Nomu rampaged across the city while the heroes desperately tried to push them back. *Squish. Correction. There were two Nomu currently rampaging across the city.
"Tsk, Frankenstein freaks. Couldn't even take a single kick like the last one." I grumbled while kicking off the remains of the green monster's brain off my shoes. "Listen up! These Nomu are nothing more than monsters that can barely be considered alive, don't hold back against them! Ranged heroes, stand behind the defense based heroes and try to clip that flying Nomu's wings. Mutation types, fight the white one that's redirecting emitter attacks!" I ordered, knocking the nearby heroes out of their shocked states of mind as they followed my orders seeing as they weren't doing all that great, to begin with.
'That should take care of these small-fry. I have to go find Iida, this kind of situation is the perfect distraction for an assassin.' Sticking to the alleyways I moved around at top speed, not bothering to hold back when a single second could mean the difference between life and death. Keeping to the rooftops I saw a flash of steel in the distance along with a faint ringing noise. 'There!'
Rushing in with a full-powered kick propelling myself at the armed villain at speeds that rivaled All Might I cocked back a comparatively minor punch, aiming directly for the blade that was about to pierce another hero's flesh.
*Smash! Crack!
The villain's blade shattered on contact, the residual force of my punch sending the killer several meters back. To his credit Stain managed to rebound quickly and unsheathe another blade in response to my arrival.
Smirking to myself a bit I did something that I've been waiting my whole life to do. "Have no fear fellow hero. Because I AM HERE!" I yelled, immediately telling my opponent just who I was. Stain's response to this was...Surprising to say the least.
"So the true hero's successor has appeared. Very well, I shall put you to the test child, show me that you deserve His title!" His grin was manic, his eyes bulged out and his whole body tensed as he stared at me with iron-clad determination in his eyes. I paused for a moment, feeling his intent to kill and comparing his conviction to my own mentor's.
"Well then. I hope I don't disappoint." I responded, using the banter to send a signal to any heroes nearby that could spare the time...Not that I'd really need it if I was being honest. 'No. Don't get cocky, this guy was no amateur after all. And with that quirk of his I could go down if I'm not careful.' I thought to myself, analyzing him the moment I saw him.
Stain(Chizome Akaguro)
Level: 65
Age: ?
HP: 1,500
SP: 3,000
STR: 105
AGI: 250
END: 150
INT: 40
WIS: 20
CHA: 150
This guy...Was not normal, and this fight would be far from easy.
There we go, only took me a couple of weeks but here we are, I fixed this whole story to the best of my abilities and even managed to upload this little number! Next up is my attempt at fixing the 'Somebody had to do it' story and later my Konosuba fics. Which is why I'm having a poll on my profile once again. And I hope that you all can do me the favor of adding your vote to decide on the future of my writing. At least for the near future.