I hope you all don't mind it if I throw in some manga only characters when we get to the Hero Killer arc. Now I just need to decide who I want to pair Hinikuna up with during the Practical Exams lol. I wish I could draw so that way I can give you all an actual visual representation of how Yuyake looks. In casual clothing, his hero costume, and his U.A uniform. Along with the P.E uniform I guess. Anyways, enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 8: Alligator Blood
Within seconds all hell broke loose. The second that the cavalry battle started, Bakugo immediately went for Deku.
Teams started losing points rapidly.
"TEAM MIDORIYA TAKES TO THE SKY!" Present Mic shouted as Midoriya's team started flying around the stadium.
Team Hinikuna began running around the field.
Hinikuna had to move his head to the left side to keep the headband from being taken away by Kendo and her team.
'With that quirk, her range is increased. How annoying.' Hinikuna narrowed his eyes.
"Those points are ours now." The girl said with a smirk.
'I wanted to save this for later, but I guess I don't really have a choice now.' Hinikuna held out his right arm.
His palm started glowing. Getting brighter and brighter by the second.
Kendo was forced to cover her face from the blinding light.
"Damn it! Too bright!"
"Move in Aoyama!"
"Oui."
"The hell does that even mean?" Hinikuna quipped as he swung his left arm to take Kendo's points.
He got the points.
"I have their points! Let's go!" Hinikuna ordered.
"Right!" They all agreed.
Team Hinikuna began running away. The 225 point headband from Team Kendo now around Hinikuna's neck.
"WOW TEAM HINIKUNA TOOK TEAM KENDO'S POINTS! HINIKUNA LITERALLY SHINED AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN! WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY!" Present Mic cheered.
Hinikuna looked around the field.
'Okay now, for our next target.' Yuyake eyed Bakugo's team taking away Team Monoma's points.
"BAKUGO HAS TAKEN TEAM MONOMA'S POINTS AWAY! CAN THEY RECOVER FROM THIS? OR WILL THEY FAIL?"
Yuyake smirked.
As team Hinikuna ran across the field Ojiro automatically protected Hinikuna's blind spot with his tail. Courtesy of Shinso's brainwashing quirk. Hinikuna glanced at the clock.
10 Minutes
'The first five minutes went by fas-'
Hinikuna's train of thought was cut off by a purple ball being thrown at him.
"Who the hell threw that?" Shinso asked.
"A midget." Yuyake responded.
"Huh? A midget?" Hitoshi raised en eyebrow.
"Over there!" Aoyama pointed out.
Hinikuna turned his head left and saw Shoji with his back hunched over and his arms covering his back.
"Hey Hinikuna! Hahaha!" Mineta peeked his head put from behind Shoji's arms. Taunting the solar powered boy and his team.
"Come closer Hinikuna! Don't you want my points?" Mineta pointed at his head which had his headband.
'That's pretty clever to use Shoji like that. But telling me to move in close? It's an obvious trap however.' Hinikuna opened his mouth to speak.
"Shinso, you're up."
Hitoshi nodded.
"Hey, are you Edgeshot's son?" Shinso pointed at Shoji.
"Eh? No Im not-" Shoji fell for the bait.
"Expose your team mates hero boy." The brainwasher grinned.
Shoji did as he was told. Revealing Asui and Mineta.
"Huh?! Shoji! What happened? Why are you listening to that guy?" Mineta asked desperately.
"We can't focus on that right now Mineta. Ribbit." Asui tried to calm her team mate down.
"Aoyama charge!" Yuyake demanded.
"Oui!"
Yuga charged forward.
"Honestly! What does that mean?!" Hinikuna yelled.
"I'll tell you after."
"If it's something simple Ima be pissed." Hinikuna's arms began glowing.
Asui's tongue flew out to snatch some of Hinikuna's points. Yuga stopped his advance and shot a laser at her tongue. Forcing her tongue to move out the way. Aoyama began running again. Only to have Yuyake shoot two beams of solar energy at her tongue while they were moving. She managed to dodge the first one but the second hit. Her tobgue went back in her mouth.
"That burns!"
"Sorry Asui. But I plan to win this!" Hinikuna held out his left arm to snatch Mineta's headband away.
Yuyake pulled the headband away only to feel some resistance. Causing the boy and his team to look back. Mineta's headband was attached to a hair ball on the back of his head. Hinikuna gritted his teeth.
Quickly, Hinikuna let go of the headband and shot solar energy at the ground causing him to fly up.
"I hope you have a plan!" Shinso shouted.
"I do!" Yuyake shot a red hot beam of solar energy at Mineta's pop off ball and melted half of it.
Releasing the hand band. Yuyake fell back down on his team mates. Aoyama turned around and kicked his foot up the headband falling on his ankle. Hinikuna wasted no time in making his palm glow again. Blinding Asui and Mineta. He reached down and grabbed the headband with his other hand. Tying it around his head. It was tilted to the side slightly.
"WOW! HINIKUNA'S TEAM IS ON A HOT STREAK RIGHT NOW!" Present Mic an announced.
5 Minutes
"You all have five minutes now, this is the end of the cavalry battle!" Midnight shouted in the microphone.
'Damn I don't think I have enough time to take Bakugo's points and go for Midoriya. Knowing Sweaty, he'll probably go for Midoriya to.' Hinikuna thought as he looked around.
"Boys!" Hinikuna shouted gaining his team's attention.
"Let's take away that ten million shall we?" Yuyake's lips curled upwards.
"Let's go!" Shinso shouted.
"Oui!"
The team marched forward to Midoriya's team.
On the way to Midoriya's team, Hinikuna and his team had to keep an eye on their surroundings.
"TEAM TODOROKI TRAPS TEAM MIDORIYA!" Present Mic yelled with excitement.
A huge ice wall trapped the two teams.
"I'll be taking those points now Midoriya." Todoroki stated.
As team Hinikuna approached, Hinikuna sucked his teeth seeing the ice wall.
"Tsk. Todoroki, you should know by now that some weak ass ice can't hold me back!" Hinikuna laughed as he put his hand on the massive ice wall.
His hand started glowing red.
"TEAM TODOROKI TAKES THE TEN MILLION!"
The ice wall began metling rapidly.
The ice quickly melted. Todoroki looked to his side with annoyance in his eyes.
"I didn't count on Todoroki being here right now, but both of those points are mine. It works in our favor." Hinikuna smirked.
"Hinikuna..." Midoriya muttered.
"TEAM HINIKUNA IS AFTER THE TEN MILLION POINTS! A THREE WAY STAND OFF BETWEEN TEAM HINIKUNA, TEAM MIDORIYA, AND TEAM TODOROKI IS HAPPENING NOW!" Present Mic watched with stars in his eyes.
'We're stuck in this situation! I need to think...' Midoriya gulped. Sweat trailing down his head.
"You all have thirty seconds remaining!" Midnight announced.
Yuyake could feel his heart rate increase. He looked at Todoroki's team.
'I need to do something now. Kaminari is a problem. The combination between him and Yaoyrozu is a good one.' Hinikuna turned his head slightly to face Shinso. Still kewping an eye on both teams.
"Shinso, get that blonde kid's attention, his name is Kaminari. Taunt him with some...uhh I don't know, some fucking electrical puns or something." Yuyake tried keeping his voice down.
Shinso nodded and started speaking.
"Ayo Sparky! Run out of juice?"
"No I-"
Kaminari fell for it. Shinso's brainwashing quirk had taken affect.
"Good, now don't use your quirk for the rest of the event."
"What's wrong with Kamina-"
BOOM!
An explosion cut Todoroki off.
"I FOUND YOU! FUCKING DEKU! ICY HOT! SUNSHINE!" Bakugo flew up in the air.
"BAKUGO JOINS THE BATTLE! WHO WILL COME OUT ON TOP WITH 15 SECONDS LEFT?"
'Well it was going well for us 'til now.' Hinikuna rolled his eyes.
10 Seconds
"Dark Shadow!" Fumikage summoned the dark creature. The team advanced to Todoroki.
'Who's still got the ten million?' Bakugo looked around. Spotting it on Todoroki's neck.
"THOSE POINTS ARE MINE!" Katsuki rocketed himself down to grab the points.
"IM GONNA MOVE IN!" Hinikuna shouted.
Shooting solar energy at the ground. Flying towards Todoroki.
"THREE!"
Bakugo, Midoriya, and Hinikuna moved in closer. All of them with their arms out. Ready to snatch the points.
"TWO!"
The points just within reach.
Todoroki's left side ignited. Feeling the power from Midoriya caused his left side to ignite. Midoriya swung his right arm. Causing a shockwave.
'What am I doing?' Todoroki looked at his arm.
Team Midoriya snagged some points.
"TIME IS UP!"
SLAM!
"AH!"
Hinikuna had fell face first into the floor. Growling at his failure. He had felt somebody else fall ontop of him. He turned his head to see Bakugo...
"GET OFF OF ME YOU DUMBASS!" He shoved Katsuki off.
"YOU SHOULD'VE MOVED OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY IDIOT!" Katsuki spat back.
"YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOUR STUPID ASS FORGOT TO GO *BOOM* *BOOM* TO MOVE OUT OF THE DAMN WAY?! YOU REALLY ARE A FUCKING MORON!" Hinikuna remarked.
"WHY SHOULD I MOVE OUT THE WAY? YOU'RE A FUCKING ANT COMPARED TO ME! YOU FUCKING NIGHT LIGHT!"
'Ahh shit. Here we go again...' Kirishima deadpanned.
The two kept on arguing. Their team mates sweat dropped as they continued to bicker.
"OKAY! HERE ARE THE RANKINGS FOR THE CAVALRY BATTLE!"
1st Place - Team Todoroki
2nd Place - Team Hinikuna
3rd Place - Team Bakugo
4th Place - Team Midoriya
Midoriya began crying tears of joy.
"IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE TEAM TODOROKI! COMING IN HOT FOR SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM HINIKUNA! FOR THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM BAKUGO! LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE TEAM MIDORIYA IN FOURTH PLACE! WE WILL BEGIN THE NEXT EVENT AFTER A ONE HOUR LUNCH BREAK!!!"
'Fuck! I came in second place last event and now this one to! I didn't up my game at all!' Hinikuna felt frustration course through him.
He sighed. Black smoke coming from his mouth as he did so.
Aoyama approached Hinikuna.
"Monsieur Hinikuna." He called out.
"Hm?"
"You wanted to know what 'Oui' meant. Didn't you?"
"Oh yeah."
"It means 'yes.'"
Hinikuna deadpanned.
"Oh..."
'That pisses me off...' Hinikuna blinked.
Bakugo stomped over to his team mates and began screaming in frustration.
Todoroki sent a glare in Midoriya's direction.
Hinikuna began walking to get something to eat. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Deku Walking off with Shoto. There ws something strange about that. He decided to follow them, going against his better judgement. He wasn't the only one with that idea in mind. Bakugo was to his right, leaning against the wall. The two made eye contact. Katsuki put a finger to his lips. Signaling Yuyake to be quiet. Yuyake nodded in response. Going along with it.
"Alright, you brought me here. What did you want to speak about?" Izuku asked. Feeling nervous.
"I'll cut to the chase. You made me break my pledge." Shoto stared at his left hand.
"What?" Deku tilted his head.
"My father is the number two hero, Endeavor. He dreams of one thing and one thing only, to surpass All Might. That's his desire. The only thing he cares about is being able to surpass him."
"Eh w-what are you-"
"Have you ever heard about quirk marriages?"
Yuyake, Katsuki and Izuku's eyes widened at Shoto's words.
"My father bought my mother's hand in marriage. My mother's family went along with it because of his fame and wealth. He realized that he could never surpass All Might. So he wanted someone with his blood running through their veins to surpass him. My mother has an ice quirk. They kept having children until they had me. The 'perfect child.' His 'masterpiece.' The perfect fusion of fire and ice. And so he put me through brutal training everyday of my life starting from when my quirk manifested up to now. He abused me and my mother in the process. It got so bad that my mother went insane, throwing boiling water on my face."
The boys were caught off guard by this new found information.
"She's living in a mental hospital now. I hate him so much. I want nothing to do with him. So I want to show him that I reject his power. I will win this with just my mother's ice alone. I don't need his power. That's why I refuse to use my left side."
Hinikuna looked down. Eying the floor. Sympathy rolling through him. Although he kept a brave face. Not letting it show.
He had always felt that there was something strange with Shoto. Prior to finding out about this, he didn't know how to describe it. Aside from Hinikuna asking Todorki to use his ice to help cool him off at the USJ, they didn't speak to eachother at all. Now there was something about the dual elemental user that he could...identify with. Shoto views his father the same way that Yuyake views his aunt. Granted, their situations didn't have that much in common.
'I to hated my quirk, I hated it for so long...Even now...I mean I don't hate my quirk but I don't love it either. I hated myself for a while, part of me still does and I hated everything except...her. She was the only thing that I had by my side for my whole life. She's the sole reason why Im able to use this quirk without hesitation. Still, the day where I can truly say, I love my quirk...to be able to say those words without a second thought, is very far away and who knows if it'll ever come...' Hinikuna's closed his eyes and quietly walked off.
His desire to fight Todoroki now, had died out. Yuyake thought that Shoto wasn't using his fire because nobody had brought it out of him yet. He didn't know that the boy intended to just throw half of his power away. However he understood where Todoroki was coming from.
'Well let me just focus on winning this festival.' Hinikuna sighed as another thought entered his head.
'What if I end up fighting Todoroki?...' He gritted his teeth.
A major monkey wrench had been thrown into his plan to win now. If he fights Todoroki at any point in the festival and he doesn't use his fire...If he beats Todoroki while he's holding his fire back then the victory won't be his...
'The shit I gotta deal with...'
He buried this information in the depths of his mind and went to get something to eat and drink.
He recieved a burger, french fries and a soda. Pretty simple. But it was enough. He went out side to eat and recharge his quirk for the next event.
Hinikuna leaned against the wall and slid down and started eating while his quirk recharged. Taking out his phone. He revieved a notification.
Alien Queen, Chargebolt and Cellophane have been added to the Bakusquad group chat by Manlyboi!
'This group chat is about to become more lively...' Hinikuna looked at the notification blankly. Feeling the sun supply him with the energy he needed.
Bakusquad Groupchat
Alien Queen: I can't believe Hinikunas here. That's a surprise.
Chargebolt: Yeah seriously, he's in our class group chat but doesn't even speak at all.
WildFire: The only reason I haven't left this chat is cuz I enjoy making Sweaty angry. As for the reason why Im still in our class group chat its to remind myself to do homework cuz Iida fucking reminds us every damn day.
Alien Queen: Iida does spam our class chat with reminders alot...
LordExplosionMurder: I swear I fucking hate this guy...
WildFire: Ur not the first and u definitely ain't the last. Ur not special lmao
Manlyboi: At least now I don't gotta put up with these two arguing by myself...
Chargebolt: That must be pretty rough eh? LOL
Manlyboi: You have no idea man.
Cellophane: Honestly, seeing these two argue is funny as hell in my opinion. So being in a group chat with them makes it even better.
WildFire: -_- Fuck you guys.
He finished his food and drank his soda quickly. Throwing the cup and plate in the trash. He walked back to the entrance. It was about time to go back to the field. Just as he was about to put his phone away, he saw something on his timeline.
Hero Killer: Stain Attacks Ingenium in Hosu City
Yuyake stopped for a minute.
'Hosu City...The hero killer has been in Hosu for a while now...Could he have...No. He only goes after Pro Heroes who he considers to be unworthy of the title 'Hero.' Or something like that. Either way, I need to find the time to go to Hosu soon...' Hinikuna had planned to go to Hosu to find answers at some point.
He remembered hearing Ingenium's name prior to the Hero Killer attack he just heard about.
Then it hit him. He heard it from Iida.
He heard Iida say something about Ingenium the day that U.A's gates had been destroyed. He was focused on walking to the rooftop so he didn't hear what Iida was actually talking about when mentioning Ingenium.
He didn't know that Iida was the younger brother of Ingenium though. He didn't put any real thought into that.
He kept walking through the tunnel to get to the field. He joined the crowd of students. Ready for the next event to begin.
"WE HAVE CHEERLEADERS FROM AMERICA TO PUMP YOU GUYS UP!...Class 1-A...What is with that fanservice?" Present Mic asked. Unamused.
Most of the 1-A boys turned to see the girls dressed up as cheerleaders.
Yuyake had to admit they all looked pretty good.
Hinikuna's eyes fell on Yaoyorozu.
'Daaaaaaaamn...' Hinikuna liked her current hairstyle.
Not to mention she looked cute with the cheerleader outfit on.
His eyes fell on Kaminari and Mineta. The perverted duo were giggling and whispering to one another. He decided to not do anything this time.
"KAMINARI! MINETA! YOU TRICKED US?! OH! YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS!" Momo shouted angrily.
Yuyake just snickered to himself.
Momo fell to her knees in disappointment.
"I can't believe I fell for such an obvious trick! I even used my quirk to create these outfits." Momo sighed as Uraraka patted her on the back.
'She shouldn't be disappointed at all. She rocks that outfit pretty good. Maybe she'll keep it.' Yuyake mused. A tad bit of hope lingering in his heart for some reason.
All the girls were pretty pissed about it. Except for Hagakure. Hinikuna guessed it was the perks of being invisible.
"Now that the cavalry battle has ended, we will have a tournament between all of those who passed! A one on one fighting tournament to decide the champion!" Midnight explained.
'Of course just when we finally do something that's more of my style, we have somebody here handicaping themselves on purpose which could mess everything up. Fan-fucking-tastic.' Hunikuna's shoulders slumped.
Hinikuna had two options if he fought Todoroki.
Option 1: Forefit due to Todoroki wanting to handicap himself.
Or...
Option 2: Force the fire out of him. How he would do that exactly he didn't fucking know.
'Option 1 lookin' like it's the only way to go...' The boy thought sadly.
Just as Midnight was about to continue speaking, Ojiro raised his hand.
"What is it Ojiro?" Asked the dominatrix.
"I'd like to withdraw from the tournament."
Everyone in class 1-A except Yuyake reacted to that.
"WHAT?!" They shouted.
"I...I don't remember the cavalry battle at all. I wanted to progress through this with my own strength. It must've been because of his quirk that I don't remember anything about the last event." He explained.
"Just show everyone that you deserve to be here." Hagakure said.
"Yeah. When ya put it like that, i don't deserve to be here either." Mina spoke outloud.
For whatever random reason, Shinso's words from eariler rang out through Yuya's head.
"Are you sure you're okay with me brainwashing your hero course buddy here?...That's kinda cold for a hero ya know."
Hinikuna's eyes darted to Yaoyorozu. Then back at Midnight.
'There's only one person who might be a little more than a simple classmate to me here...' He thought.
"Im talking about my pride here." Ojiro rubbed his arm.
"Are you sure you'd like to withdraw?" Nemuri eyed the martial artist.
"Yes." He nodded.
"That's...really naive, but it turns me on!"
"..."
'DID SHE SAY IT TURNS HER ON?!' Everyone on the field dropped their jaws.
"We will need someone to replace Ojiro." Midnight looked around.
Ibara Shiozaki from class B was chosen as the replacement.
"Now we can begin the tournament! The fights are shown here!" She pointed her whip to the monitor. A bracket for the fights were shown.
Hinikuna had a grin on his face as he saw who he was up against.
Yuyake Hinikuna vs Ejiro Kirishima
"Yes! Finally! I get to fight you!" Kirishima cheered as he looked at Hinikuna.
"This'll be interesting." Hinikuna nodded his head.
"The first fight will be Izuku Midoriya vs Hitoshi Shinso!" Midnight announced.
Deku gulped. Feeling nervous.
"We will begin creating the stage for our contestants to fight on! Victory will be decided by either throwing your opponent out of the ring, knocking them out, or making sure they can't move! To the two fighters chosen, head to the waiting areas, everyone else can go to the stands to watch! After your fights, you all must go see Recovery Girl to heal up."
Hinikuna's eyes widened considerably at that last sentence.
'New objective aquired: Do not recieve any damage whatsoever.'
With that, they all began to move to their designated areas.
Hinikuna felt someone tap his shoulder.
He turned to see Shinso.
"Uh thanks for uh getting me this far..."
"No need to thank me." Hinikuna walked off but he stopped after taking a couple steps. His back was facing Hitoshi.
"Hey Shinso." Yuyake called out.
"What?"
He turned his head to face the brainwasher.
"Good luck."
Shinso blinked a couple times.
"Uh thanks..."
Hinikuna nodded and walked off.
He went to the class 1-A stands. Taking a seat in between Katsuki and Ejiro. Yaoyrozu infront of him. They all waited for the match to start. And soon enough the stage was created. Courtesy of Cementoss.
The fighters walked onto the stage.
Shinso had caught Izuku with his quirk. Ojiro facepalmed. Just as he was about to walk out of bounds, Deku released a shockwave with his fingers.
'I was too focused on winning the cavalry battle to notice before, but...his quirk, it feels like the exact same quirk as All Might's!' Hinikuna raised his arm to cover his face.
Midoriya won the match quickly after.
Hinikuna now began wondering about All Might and Midoriya.
The next match was selected.
Shoto Todoroki vs Hanta Sero
'Ah crap!' Sero thought. He got up from his seat and went to the waiting room.
Deku had came back to join 1-A with a bandage around his fingers. Todoroki had entered the ring with an angry look on his face. They all waited for the match to start.
"BEGIN!"
Sero started off strong but Todoroki summoned a massive ice glacier. Sero was immobilized. Everyone was shocked by the size of the glacier. Even Hinikuna went wide eyed a bit. He wasn't that shocked by it. Knowing he could easily melt the ice.
In the booth with Aizawa and Present Mic, Aizawa narrowed his eyes.
'Todoroki, neglecting your fire is going to be a huge mistake...Especially if you fight Hinikuna or Bakugo...' The teacher shook his head.
The next match had Jiro laughing her ass off. Kaminari lost to Shiozaki miserably.
Hinikuna couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
Monoma's head popped up from the wall that divided class 1-A and B.
"Hey! I thought you class 1-A hotshots were all elite! And yet one of us beat you guys! Isn't that weird? Right? Right?! RIGHT?! RII-GAHH!!"
THUNK!
"Sorry class 1-A! I need to keep an eye on him!" Kendo apologized.
'I hate that guy...' The students thought.
'Another fuckin' idiot...' Hinikuna shook his head.
The next match nearly drove Yuyake mad.
...With boredom.
It was Iida vs Hastume.
The girl spent 10 minutes promoting her gadgets. A smart move. But very annoying in Hinikuna's opinion. Yuyake was thankful that he hadn't been put up against her.
Next match was something entertaining. Kinda.
Mina Ashido vs Yuga Aoyama
The moment Aoyama's pants fell, Hinikuna had looked away. Not wanting to see anything else that exchange had to offer.
The screen selected the next two fighters.
Yuyake Hinikuna vs Ejiro Kirishima
"AWWW YEAH! I'VE BEEN WAITING TO FIGHT YOU DUDE!" Kirishima jumped out of his seat. Throwing his fists up in the air.
Excitement flowing through both of them as it was now time to fight.
Hinikuna got up with a smug look on his face.
"Like I told you on our way to the USJ, if you're gonna challenge me then you better win."
"I will." Kirishima cracked his knuckles.
Yuyake smirked, "We'll see..."
The two boys went to their waiting rooms.
This was a match that had piqued Bakugo's interest. A little bit. He would pay very close attention to the boy who had challenged him before the race.
Hinikuna sat down on a chair. Plugging a charger into his phone.
He shut his eyes for a moment.
Flashback
Yuyake Hinikuna
Age: 4
A month before his quirk manifested.
"What do you wanna be when you grow up Yuyake?" His mother asked as she held him up with both hands. Making him grin. Happy to be with his mother.
"I wanna be a hero like you mommy! You're so cool and strong! Once I get my quirk, I wanna be a better hero than you and make everyone happy!" Hinikuna answered back honestly. Looking at his mother.
Many considered his mother to be extremely attractive. Long flowing black hair with golden highlights in the shape of flames. Black eyes. A beauty mark on her left cheek. Average height. An impressive bust.
"Aww! You wanna be just like mommy?! That makes me so happy! I want to see you grow up to be big and strong!" She smiled as she brought her child closer. Hugging him tightly.
She set her son down on the floor of their home.
She looked down at her son. His hair was in a thick ponytail. Bangs going down his head. Just barely reaching his eyes.
"Why do you want to be a hero Yuyake?"
"I just told you, I wanna make people smile and be better than you! Once little brother get's here, I'll look after him so you don't have to worry! And heroes are supposed to make people smile right?"
"Yes but being a hero is much more than that little one.You'll understand when you're older." She responded as she patted his head.
Present
"Would the two fighters please come to the stage?!"
Hinikuna stood up, unplugged his phone and put the phone and the charger in a locker.
Walking out to the arena.
As he walked a random thought entered his mind. About his fight with the Nomu at the USJ. How he gotten his ass kicked.
'I accepted defeat against an enemy I knew I couldn't beat...If that had been the reason I died then...Midoriya would have been killed to probably. Of course that's if All Might hadn't shown up. From now on...Im fighting 'til I drop...Im never accepting defeat like that again!' He promised himself.
Cracking his knuckles. Cracking his neck. Stretching his arms as he walked up the stairs. Meeting his classmate on the stage.
"HERE WE HAVE CLASS 1-A'S STURDY SHIELD AND SPEAR, EJIRO KIRISHIMA! VERSUS THE RED HOT HERO YUYAKE HINIKUNA! GIVE IT UP FOR THESE TWO CLASSMATES LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!"
The crowd went wild. Cheering, clapping, and yelling.
"It's about time we fought! This'll be so much fun!" Ejiro grinned.
Hinikuna stood across from him with his hands in his pockets. Tipping his head back a bit.
"Im not gonna go easy on you. Don't complain if you get burned." Yuyake smiled.
"Alright, are you two ready?" Midnight asked both students as she looked at both of them.
"I was born ready!" They answered with enthusiasm.
"Three...two...one...BEGIN!"
Kirishima put his fists up and hardened his arms. Running forward. Hinikuna held out his right arm, his palm glowing orange.
"I guess I can get away with showing another new move." He smirked as small beams in the shape of shotgun shells made out of solar energy shot out from his hand and surrounded Kirishima.
"Incendiary Shells!"
He snapped his fingers.
SNAP!
Kirishima's position was lit up in flames.
*FWOOSH*
"WOW! KIRSHIMA WENT UP IN FLAMES! IS HE OUT FOR THE COUNT ALREADY?"
"Kirishima is a heavy hitter. Close quarters combat is his forte. Hinikuna knows that. So he's keeping him at bay with ranged attacks. However I wouldn't count Kirishima out just yet." Aizawa explained as he kept his eyes on the stage.
Hinikuna watched the tower of fire closely. He knew Kirishima wasn't done after that.
Through the fire, Kirishima charged through with his arms crossed in a X formation. His P.E uniform burned. Burn marks covering his skin in several spots such as his arms and his forehead.
"It'll take more than that to finish me Hinikuna!"
"Good!" Yuyake responded as he ran forward.
Kirishima cocked his right arm back for a haymaker. He threw the punch. Aiming it at Yuyake's face. Hinikuna's left palm glowed orange as he ducked under the punch. Hinikuna raised his left arm and caught Kirishima by the wrist, increasing the heat coming from his hand. Burning him. Yuyake raised his head, getting in Kirishima's face, and breathed out the signature black smoke he would breathe out whenever he was pissed. The smoke caused Ejiro to cough. Yuyake jumped and flipped over his opponent. Still holding onto his wrists. He swung Kirishima over his shoulder, slamming the manly student into the concrete.
BAM!
Leaving the imprint of Kirishima's body in the stage.
"WOW WHAT A SPECTACULAR MOVE FROM HINIKUNA!" Present Mic yelled.
The crowd cheered and whistled.
"Dude! That little trick with the smoke was not manly!" Kirishima got up.
"Sorry. I'll be nice and play by your rules from now on." Yuyake gave an apologetic smile.
Kirishima ran in. Hinikuna shot a beam of solar energy from his left hand. Kirishima weaved out of the way. Hinikuna began running while shooting beams of solar energy at Kirishima, trying to keep him at bay.
'From what I can see, he only has his arms hardened.' Yuyake narrowed his eyes.
He and Ejiro ran at eachother.
Kirishima cocked his arm back.
Once Yuyake was close enough to him, he swung his fist. At the same time Hinikuna swung his leg, trying to sweep Kirishima off his feet. Yuyake successfully sweeped Kirishima off his feet and shot a beam of solar energy from his hand at Ejiro's stomach. Sending the red head flying away.
'Crap! He's got range and he's good at hand to hand!' Kirishima gritted his teeth. Jumpimg back up and running towards Hinikuna again.
Kirishima stopped mid way and quickly dug his fingers into the concrete. Throwing a chunk of the stage up in the air. He punched it to create a storm of rubble. Surprising his opponent.
Yuyake crossed his arms, covering his face and heated up his arms. Burning all the debris coming towards him.
Kirishima went in from Yuyake's left side. Another heavy haymaker getting charged up with his right arm. Hinikuna noticed it just at the right time and moved his head to the side. Kirishima's rough and jagged skin cut Hinikuna's cheek. Ejiro swung his left fist faster this time. Hinikuna didn't have time to block.
Knowing where Kirishima was aiming at, he heated up his left cheek just in time.
WHAM!
Kirishima's attack connected but he burned his hand in the process.
"OW! DAMMIT!" Kirishima shook his hand in pain. Blowing air on his hand trying to cool it off.
"KIRISHIMA LANDS A SOLID BLOW ON HINIKUNA AT THE COST OF GETTING BURNED!" Present Mic shouted with excitement.
'This motherfucker hits like a damn truck!' Hinikuna wiped blood off his cheeks. That haymaker from Kirishima scraped him. Drawing a bit more blood than last time.
"Okay Kirishima..." Hinikuna laughed.
"What?" He asked in response.
"Up until now, I was testing you. Now, Im going to get serious. Truth be told, I wanted to save all of my new moves for Bakugo. But Im not afraid to use 'em all against you if you force 'em outta me. So Kirishima let's see how much heat you can take..." Hinikuna narrowed his eyes as red flames flickered off of his forearms and the right side of his face. His smirk grew.
"Bring it on!" Kirishima grinned accepting the challenge...
This is a good spot to end the chapter I think lol. If you read my other story then you should know that most of my fights are way less technical than this. For whatever reason Im just writing these fights differently. Im trying to maintain a good balance between action and implementing the small tactics MHA characters use in the story. Hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. See you all next time!