Okay. Last chapter… not the best fight I've written for this story.

Eh. I'll try to get back into more quirk explanations. They're kinda fun, and I'll need them for some OC's. Hopefully that'll help.

So. A question I got was whether or not AFO took Inko's quirk… The answer to that is no. Inko still had her quirk, but she hid it. She didn't want anybody she used to know to find her. Except Mitsuki...

The entire midterms arc is supposed to be focused on one character in particular. I'm sure you can guess who it is. So let's go, and get on to his chapter now.

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Kirishima and Bakugo ran into the false city.

"Do we have a plan?" Kirishima asked.

"If you see him, run the fuck away!" Bakugo said. Kirishima sweatdropped.

"Great plan."

"Shut up! It's all I could come up with!"

All Mights voice echoed through the city.

"Oh heroes! I can hear you bickering! You really should work together more!"

A shockwave ripped through the test sight. A path was carved through the city by a single punch. Bakugo and Kirishima looked at the destruction wide eyed.

"So… run?"

Bakugo nodded. "Yeah. Run."

The two students took off into the undamaged parts of the city, All Mights laughter ringing in their ears.

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Izuka sighed as she watched Bakugo and Kirishima run from the number one hero.

'Cowards.'

"Well sweetie… He is rather intimidating…" Inko's ghost said next to her.

'Well… for them maybe.'

Inko drifted up to the screens that displayed the battleground. She pointed to the running form of Kirishima.

"This one… he is changing…"

'What do you mean? Like an evolution?'

Inko's ghost nodded. "Yes… changing…"

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Kirishima ducked into an alleyway as he heard All Might speak.

"You can't run forever heroes!"

Another shockwave ripped through the fake city, demolishing the area Kirishima and Bakugo had been moments earlier. Wind swept through the alleyway. The dust caused both students to cough.

"What can we do?" Kirishima breathed.

"He's guarding the gate… you think you could take some hits?"

Kirishima looked up at Bakugo. The boy turned white at his face. "Bakugo… I-I can't"

Bakugo grabbed Kirishima's shoulders. "Hey. Hey now. Are you okay?"

Kirishima felt tears coming to his eyes. "My quirk… It's malfunctioning for some reason…"

Bakugos eyes widened. "Malfunctioning?"

"OH HEROES!"

"Shit. Move!"

A shockwave ripped across the city. Kirishima and Bakugo were thrown from their hiding spot. All Might stood at the end of the city, his eyes regarding them from several hundred meters away.

"There you are…"

Kirishima shuddered.

"Go Kiri. I'll hold him off."

"But Baku-"

"GO!"

Kirishima watched as Bakugo took off towards All Might.

"YOU GET THROUGH THE GATE!"

Kirishima blinked tears out of his eyes, but stood up. He began running full tilt towards the gate.

All Might smirked. "So… you believe that you can stand up to me Katsuki Bakugo?"

Bakugo grit his teeth. "I have no other choice."

Orange lightning blazed around the blonde. Black tendrils whipped around him. Explosions grew from his feet, propelling him forward.

"I have to fight you…"

All Might grinned. "HAHAHA! When you can't even stand up to Izuka Midoriya?"

'I'm sorry young Bakugo…'

"Heh… you think that'll get me?"

The city shook as both combatants leapt forward. "YOU CAN'T BEAT HER EITHER!"

All Mights punch met Bakugo's and overpowered it. The punch sent Bakugo flying into the air. The blonde righted himself with explosions, before blasting towards the number one hero yet again.

All Might countered everything Bakugo threw at him. Whips, explosions, punches. All Might ducked as Bakugo almost punched him in the face.

'That was close!'

"I'm sorry young Bakugo… but you are not strong enough to face me…"

Bakugo gritted his teeth. "THEN HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SAVE HER?"

Black whip exploded from Bakugo's arms. The two black tendrils multiplied to become ten. Bakugo raged around the destroyed city.

"IF I CAN'T BEAT YOU…"

All Might blocked a punch, but was hit in the face by a whip.

"HOW CAN I BEAT HER?"

All Might grabbed the whips and pulled Bakugo close. "You will one day… but that day is not today…"

All Might hurled Bakugo into a wall. The lightning petered out.

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Nezu watched the fight with a worried gaze. "Young Bakugo is stuck in a whirlwind of emotions… He even managed to hit All Might in his rage. Such power could be a great weapon, or a crippling weakness…"

Aizawa nodded. "And that's why he's with Kirishima… Both doubt themselves. And they both think highly of Toshinori."

"If Kirishima leaves, they pass… I wonder why they chose him…" Midnight muttered.

"Certainly he would be better suited to face All Might with a hardening quirk." Cementoss said.

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Kirishima ran towards the escape gate, when suddenly a crash came from behind him. The boy turned around to see All Might stalking towards an unconscious Bakugo.

"I said it already… right now, you just don't compare to me…"

Kirishima shuddered as he watched All Might ready an attack. He was right there. One step, and it would be over. But All Might was about to kill Bakugo.

'You are not a god...'

Kirishima huffed. His eyes dilated as everything seemed to move slower.

'Meddling where you aren't needed…'

Kirishima dashed back to the fight.

'... is the essence of being a hero..'

"SSSSMMMMAAAAAAASSSSHHHH!"

Kirishima leapt between the two fighters and his arms hardened. All Mights punch hit him, and his arms cracked. Bakugo's eyes fluttered open.

"K-kiri?"

"Shhh…" Kirishima shook. Blood dripped from his arm. "It's okay…"

"No… Kiri… Go. We can win if you-"

"I can't do that…" Kirishima smiled. "I can't leave you behind."

'My power… '

"Why? WHY? WE CAN WIN? WHY CAN'T YOU LEAVE ME BEHIND?"

"Because… I love you…"

'Is born of feeling.'

"I love you Katsuki."

Kirishima smiled as tears dripped down his face. The pain was almost unbearable. He turned back to All Might.

"You are the world's greatest hero…"

All Mights eyes widened as the cracks in Kirishima's skin began mending. His body began bulging.

"You… are a symbol of hope for all people… But there is one thing that you are not…"

All Might shuddered at the intense pressure that Kirishima gave off.

"You are not a god All Might."

Kirishima blasted forward. His arms hardened to the point of unbreakability. His muscles bulged so much that they began to rapidly grow off of him. Muscle fibers twisted out of his skin and around his arm, before hardening again. The redhead turned pink from the power he had just awakened.

"Nothing can break me now… NOT ANYMORE!"

All Might threw a Detroit smash at Kirishima, who caught his fist mid swing. "All Might…"

The symbol of peace was shocked as Kirishima pushed him back. "I won't lose All Might…"

Bakugo looked wide eyed at Kirishima, who was going toe to toe with the symbol of peace and winning.

"Go Katsuki… Get to the gate…"

Bakugo nodded and dashed towards the gate. All Might moved to intercept, but Kirishima caught him. "We aren't done…"

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Nezu clapped as Kirishima began fighting. He looked at the muscle fibers that grew and regrew with every attack. "He's done it! A quirk evolution!"

The staff was amiss. They were all just staring dumbfoundedly at the screen as the fight continued. Izuka smirked as she watched Kirishima fight the symbol of peace.

'That's a lot like Musculars quirk… it'll be interesting to fight against, that's for sure…'

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Kirishima took a 100 percent punch to the chest and skidded back "Huh… I actually felt that one…"

The hardened flesh on his chest spider web cracked, but mended back together quickly. All Might gritted his teeth.

'He's undergone an evolution… a powerful one at that. These weights aren't making this any easier either…'

All Might threw another punch, which was blocked by Kirishima's arm. The boy whirled around and delivered a destructive uppercut that connected with All Mights stomach. The number one hero was thrown back. Then, the test bell rang.

"The heroes have passed! On to the next fight."

Kirishima sighed, and his hardening wore off. The muscle fibers covering his limbs receded back into his arms and legs. All Might stood up and walked to his side.

"That was quite the display young Kirishima… Excellent work."

Kirishima grinned, before promptly passing out.

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Chiyo looked at the unconscious form of Kirishima. His body was undamaged. He was just exhausted.

'So… A quirk evolution…'

Chiyo took a sample of Kirishima's blood and looked at it under a microscope. She then took another sample and put it into a large machine. She began typing something into her computer. Five minutes later, the machine dinged, and her computer was flooded with information.

"Hmmm. Interesting…"

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Izuka watched as Ochaco and Todoroki stepped up to fight against thirteen. The space hero was in a newer suit, as her last one had been destroyed. Izuka noticed that Todoroki had changed up his costume.

The boy originally wore a simple uniform. He would use his quirk to cover half of himself in ice. Izuka remembered, she had seen the design one of her classmates made.

Now it seemed that Todoroki had put a lot more thought into his suit. It was similar in design to Endeavors. Dark blue, with red lines running up it. On his back was a temperature monitoring device. Izuka helped in the making of it. One of the kids in support was having a hard time with the wiring. Izuka helped them learn how to splice wires better.

Power Loader said that since Hatsume and Izuka only had to make stuff for Toga, they would have more time than he was willing to give them. So he allowed the other students to ask both of the inventors for tips.

On the boys hips was a belt which held several capsules. Izuka theorized that they contained first aid materials. On his feet were spiked snowboots. On each arm were gauntlets that Izuka knew quite well. After all, Her father had used ones with a similar design when he was Hisashi Midoriya. Izuka kept the original gauntlets that All For One left behind in her house. She had brought them back to him after retrieving her possessions from the apartment.

She still remembered his face as he held the support items. Of all of the people to use support items, why him? He found a certain amount of joy in having them again. He didn't normally like support items, but the gauntlets had helped him live happily for the first year of Izuka's life.

Izuka kept the original gauntlets in a vault in the vanguard base. She had been given permission to tinker with them, and was turning them into a weapon for Dabi. The gauntlets Shoto had were based off of the design. She had helped a lot with this new costume.

One of the only hero costumes she cared about.

Izuka had also helped with the edits made to Ochaco's costume. Her entire quirk was based on negating gravity. It caused her to get nauseous if she overused it. She originally believed that activating pressure points on her body would help reduce the ill effects of her quirk. Izuka theorized that the workings of her power had to do with her inner ear.

The human body is very complex, as is the human body's sense of balance. The sense of balance is determined in the inner ear. Izuka did a study of Ochaco's body and discovered that as she used her quirk, gravity lost its effect on her internal organs. This led to intense vertigo and nausea. Izuka couldn't find a major solution to it, other than making a helmet to work on her ears. That would hopefully double her limit.

On her wrists, Ochaco had two launchers that would shoot lengths of steel cable. On her back was a mechanism that held the cable. Her suit was skintight. But she wore a light chestplate for some light defense. On her waist was a belt that held various tools, including an extendable staff thet Izuka made specially for her. The design would allow her to adjust the weight with her quirk. It had an internal mechanism that would adjust to seven weight settings, instead of just two.

The two students arrived at the gate. Nezu brought the microphone to his mouth.

"Begin."

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Alright. Shorter chapter. But, there's a longer note. I'm gonna describe Kirishima's evolved quirk. The idea behind it, and some other stuff.

So here we are!

Eijiro Kirishima

Quirk: (Before Evolution, Hardening.) Perfect Defense.

While Kirishima's newer quirk seems to be a lot like that of Muscular, it is not completely the same. Muscular has mental control over the muscle fibers in his body. He can grow them at will, and the result looks kinda disgusting.

Kirishima's developments allow him to take blunt force and turn it into energy. The way his body uses that is a combination of concepts between Fatgums quirk, and Musculars. Basically, Kirishima takes the energy from hits and turns it into his own power. Instead of turning it into a single punch, the energy rapidly causes his muscles to grow, giving him the muscular effect. The energy also goes to heal any injuries that he has sustained.

This can seem pretty OP. It kinda is. But there are downsides.

For one, the energy that Kirishima uses only lasts for so long. When the energy he absorbs run out, his extra muscles degenerate. Kirishima's healing factor only works so fast, so really fast barrages of attacks will still cause damage. In the end, Kirishima's main problem is stamina, as it has been for the entire plot in canon.

In the case of his fight against All Might, Kirishima was constantly taking hits from Toshinori, which boosted his power more and more. This is why Kirishima's quirk is the perfect defense. It breaks, then rebuilds itself instantly to be more powerful. It only gets stronger the more damage he takes.

Eventually, Kirishima's quirk can time out. Some levels of shock will have an affect on him. And there's always the possibility of Kirishima being exhausted after fighting an enemy, only to have another attack. I feel like this quirk can become pretty OP. But for now, it's just emerged, and Kirishima will have it at its weakest state.

At the weakest state, Kirishima will only be able to hold on to his muscle form for ten minutes. However, he can still use his normal hardened form. With this evolution, he can use it infinitely.

So there. Kirishima's upgraded quirk. I know in canon he had the entire Red Riot Unbreakable evolution. But to me, that seemed more of a technique then an evolution.

So yeah. Until Next Time!

Sushi Out!

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