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'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
"Mental Speech"
"Buff Might Speaking"
'Buff Might Thinking'
"Attack Names!"
One Defeat, One Rampage!
Reo and Neito began to clash in the air once again, each attacking the other with their most dangerous attacks.
Neito slashed at Reo as the ghost turned his torso intangible, making the attack pass right through him before grabbing Neito's arm, twisting it backwards, and tearing it off ruthlessly.
"AGH!",shouts Neito, before regenerating his arm slowly and slashing at Reo, cutting his torso in half before it began to reform into two identical versions of Reo.
"That's cute.",smirks Reo before throwing Neito down, with the clone launching himself down at the android, unleashing a sonic scream imbued with fire, ice, and lightning as the wails of the dead were heard as it slammed Neito deeper into the ground.
Neito groaned as he attempted to phase through the attack by phasing his molecules, but was surprised to see a clone of Reo now underground with him, counterphasing while smirking as he turned into blue slime and wrapped around Neito, with the albino haired android yelled in agony as his skin began dissolving and repairing itself over and over again.
Suddenly, Reo started laughing maniacally as the acid took effect, with only one thought in his mind.
'MORE!'
As the two teens fought once more, All Might kept his fist pinned down on All for One's exposed face. As he kept him pinned, steam began coming off of All Might, with one of his iconic streaks of hair falling down his face, showing that he was almost out of energy.
Gran Torino saw this and gasped,"Toshinori, you've reached your limit!"
As the blonde breathed heavily, All for One spoke up,"What's the matter? You seem to be worked up about something All Might.
I recall hearing that same line before…from the person who had One for All before you."
"Nana Shimura.",All for One said smugly as he silently began to livestream everything to the cameras with his son doing the same,"You have so much in common with her, the utter waste of a human who passed One for All onto you."
All Might grunted while looking at All for One's crushed face,"My master was a true hero! Keep her name out of your fucking mouth!"
"Nana Shimura was nothing but a woman with no skill and grand ideas she couldn't live up to. It's an embarrassment for me, the creator of One for All, to see her inherit that power. And the way she died was truly pathetic, shall I tell you all about it?"
All MIght gritted his teeth before pulling his free fist back in the air,"ENOUGH!"
All for One immediately blasted All Might away, sending him flying through the air before he was caught by Gran Torino.
All for One coughed as he got up, looking at Gran Torino,"You're in the way."
"Toshinori, calm down.",says Gran Torino,"Six years ago he used the same trick, and that's how he escaped after leaving that hole in your stomach!
He knows what your weakness is, and he's using it against you! Don't let him get a word in! His tactics and quirks are like nothing before, so we have to work smarter, not harder. If you can move, break past your limit, damn it!"
All for One stood and smirked as he heard the voices of civilians from all over Japan through the use of his quirks.
"All Might looks beat up! How's that possible?"
"That villain really did a number on him…"
"Where are the other heroes?!"
"They're getting sloppy…"
"The villains are getting out of hand lately."
"Nah, the heroes are just slacking on their jobs."
"But All Might can handle them, right?!"
"Tomura's been working diligently to destroy society's trust in heroes.",said All for One,"I almost feel bad for putting this nail in the coffin."
"Just as you hate me, All Might, I despise you.",continued All for One,"It's true that I have killed your master, but you've smashed everything I've worked so hard to build.
So you understand when I hope you see an ugly, brutal death!"
All for One's sleeve then began to inflate to be three times its regular size, with Gran Torino shouting as he noticed this.
"It's a big one incoming!",said the elderly hero,"Dodge it and counterattack!"
"Are you sure you can afford that, All Might?",says All for One.
All Might growls before he hears a noise behind him, noticing a civilian woman that he missed under the rubble.
As the massive blast of air was released, All Might immediately got in front of the woman, holding his fist out as he took the blast head on, preventing the woman from getting hurt.
All for One spoke once more as the smoke began to clear,"First your image, which you've maintained despite your wound. Then your pride, and then…the world will see what a pathetic man you truly are."
The smoke cleared fully, revealing Toshinori in his All Might outfit, with it torn apart as he held his fist directly at All for One.
Bakugo watched as he saw All Might's true form, shriveled up and skinny while his eyes were shaded, with blood covering him all over.
"Why's he so skinny?",said a civilian.
"He's nothing but bones…"
Izuku watched in terror,'Please…don't let this be broadcasted to the world.The world can't see the Symbol of Peace succumbing to evil…"
"His secret…",said the green haired teen, not noticing that he was heard by Bakugo.
All Might grunted as he glared at All for One,"You may expose me to the world, but my spirit, my will? That's what makes me the Symbol of Peace! You haven't stolen any of that!"
All for One chuckled,"Wonderful! That means these next bits of information will be your downfall, most likely!
Tomura Shigaraki is Nana Shimura's grandson."
Toshinori stopped before All for One spoke again,"And you haven't even heard the best parts yet! Tomura has a couple cousins that you know well, I hope. Of course, you know of Reo Todoroki-Monroe and Izuku Midoriya, your successor? Tomura has hated all of you all this time."
Toshinori growled angrily,"Lies! You don't know a damn thing, All for One!"
"I was hoping for that reaction, but here's the icing on the cake.",All for One said smugly,"My son Neito is also Nana Shimura's son as well."
At that, Toshinori froze, with his smile now fully gone as he processed this information. He knew deep in his heart that it was true, because it's exactly the fucked up kind of thing that All for One would do to hurt him.
"Where's that unwavering smile, All Might?!",mocked All for One, making a smile with his fingers.
"How…",said Toshinori,"How dare you?!"
"Looks like I managed to get a bit of your spirit after all."
'What have I done?',thought Toshinori,'My own master's family…'
Suddenly, the woman behind him began to speak up, snapping him out of his thoughts,"Please, All Might…you can beat him…please, save us!"
"All Might…",says a civilian,"This looks bad…"
"If All Might can't beat him..",says another civilian,"I'm not sure if anyone can…"
"He may look different, but he's still our All Might!"
"You can do it, All Might!"
"You've got this!"
"Don't you dare lose, All Might!"
Izuku, Bakugo, and the others all looked at the civilians cheering All Might on, before looking at the battle once more and yelling in unison.
"You can win, All Might!!"
Toshinori smiled as he gathered his remaining energy in his right arm, buffing it up to the point where he had his prime strength,"Of course, young lady…there are plenty of things that heroes need to protect, All for One!
And that's why, I won't lose!"
Reo laughed like a madman as Neito began to run from him, with gold and blue streaks of lightning trailing behind them as they ran, with white fire surrounding the blue lightning.
Neito looked behind him as he dodged an incoming ice shard to the face, yelling,"You're fucking crazy, you lunatic!!"
Reo didn't care as he tackled Neito, before laughing as he created a portal from underneath the two of them, before floating over it and holding Neito halfway through.
Neito growled as he saw magma below him, and kicked Reo in the face before falling, but quickly made a portal back to the fight.
He was then met with a glowing fist to his face, sending him flying against some more rubble as he noticed his bleeding wasn't stopping this time.
Reo continued laughing as he came crashing down on top of Neito, as he slammed his feet into the white haired android's lungs and stomach.
Neito immediately threw up blood, and what little food he had from the past hour and a half, while he thought,'It's…not possible! I should've…healed from…these wounds! My nanites…should be working perfectly!"
Reo smiled as he picked up Neito by his face, with his hand glowing with the unusual energy as he unleashed a massive blast to Neito's face, before dropping him on the ground like a ragdoll.
"This is fun!…",laughed Reo,"Let's play more!!!"
Izuku looked at Iida as he blocked his path, glaring at the teen as he spoke,"Nobody's going anywhere, Midoriya."
"What the hell, Iida?!",says Izuku, with the group a bit away from the crowd of civilians,"Are you seriously saying you'd rather Reo kill someone instead of trying to save him or All Might in the slightest?!"
"Of course not!",retorts Iida,"But if we go back over there, with that villian and Copycat both there, we'd only be getting in their way. I refuse to let you or anyone else be in danger!"
Izuku scoffed as he began to walk away as lightning surrounded him,"I'm sorry, guys."
"Yeah, so are we.",says Iida as a flash of green light covered the area, with a small, blue, fairy-like creature flying around Izuku's head as dust began to trail behind it.
"Seems like someone needs a nap.",chirps the fairy like being,"Looks like Pesky Dust came in handy this time."
Shoto piped up from beside the alien,"How do you know what your forms can do if you've never used them before?"
"I spend time practicing with the U.A. Staff, and I find new transformations and things whenever I hang out with Nezu.",chirped Pesky Dust, before transforming back into Omni.
"Keep him close, he can't leave our sight.",says Iida, before looking at the screen once more as he watched All Might and All for One's fight.
Toshinori stood as he looked at All for One, each having received a fair amount of damage so far.
"With all of our might, let's stop pulling our punches for once.",says All for One,"After all, wounded heroes are always the scariest. Ever since I ripped your guts out so long ago, the look of your face remained in a few nightmares sometimes.
As I said before, I'll stop holding back now."
"All Might!",shouted the voices of civilians from all over,"It's up to you to stop this cruel, heartless villain, All Might! We're rooting for you, because no matter what you look like, you're still our Number 1 Hero! Our hopes, all rest on your victory!"
All for One spoke up soon after the speech,"Oh, do shut up, all of you. Wake up to reality, nothing you do ever goes according to plan, so your hope and spirit mean nothing in the slightest.
Springlike Limbs, Four Kinetic Boosters, Three Strength Enhancers, a Multiplier, Hypertrophy, Rivets, Diamond and Fire aspects of Six Elements.
In order to really kill you, I'll hit you with my Ultimate Quirk Combination."
All for One flew down as he thought,'I was correct, All Might. You no longer have One for All, you're simply using the remains from the transfer.'
"You've failed as a teacher, All Might!",shouts All for One as the two clashed, with a massive burst of wind and power breaking things apart all around them,"Once you die, I'll be going after your successor, Izuku Midoriya! I'm assuming he can't control it correctly, am I right? He can only safely access up to 70% without breaking his limbs?"
Toshinori gritted his teeth as he pushed his fist forward,"It's true, I've failed as a teacher! But until I know that boy and the rest of my students have a bright future ahead of him without you in his way…"
Buffing up completely one final time, All Might uppercuted All for One as hard as he could,"I can't die yet!!!"
All for One's head jerked backwards as the attack hit,'Using this power desprately at this time, so precisely, I miscalculated quite a bit!'
The villain scoffed as the two powerhouses clashed for power even more,"That was weak as hell."
All Might shouted as he cocked his free fist back,"That's because I didn't put my back into it!"
As he slammed his fist into All for One's face, All Might remembered the words of his master.
"This power that has been passed down by so many over the years, in order to serve the greater good, to protect so many people…and now it's your turn."
"Do your best, Toshinori."
Slamming his fist down, All Might shouted,"UNITED STATES OF SMASH!!!"
'Goodbye All for One!!',thought All Might as he slammed All for One down with his fist, defeating the villain once and for all.
'And farewell…,'thought Toshinori, reverting to his true form,'One for All…'
Toshinori slowly stood, not saying a word as he raised his arm into the air.
A news helicopter had just flown over the area as the wind around him and All for One's unconscious body, capturing video of Toshinori as he stood tall, before buffing up, signaling the fight with All for One was over.
Gran Torino sighed,"He may overdo it, but he's still on the job. This is his final act as the Number One Hero."
The crowd cheered as they watched the footage, praising All Might for winning the battle.
Suddenly, there was a crash near the Toshinori, with two figures being revealed in a crater as the smoke around them cleared.
"Help…me…",said the voice of Neito, as he crawled out of the crater,"P-Please…"
Two, glowing, red eyes came closer as Taydenite covered claws grabbed Neito by his head and laughed,"No one's going to help you, you villain. You're going to die here!"
Reo looked and saw Toshinori, who couldn't believe what he was seeing, as he'd never seen his nephew in this state before.
The news camera had just flown over once more, zooming in on the teenagers as the reporter spoke,"I'm not sure what's going on here, but it seems that soon after All Might defeated one villain, two more have appeared, yet they seem to be fighting each other for some reason. Will any of this carnage stop, or will these villains manage another horrible victory?"
Reo growled as he heard the reporter, before throwing Neito high into the air while flying towards the helicopter with Full Element activated.
"I don't give a fuck about the villains unless they get into my personal life, but listen here.",said Reo, looking at the camera up close,"My name is Reo Todoroki-Monroe, and I'm no villain, I'm just doing what most heroes refuse to do themselves. Now I suggest you turn off this camera, it's about to get…messy."
Reo then laughed as he jumped off the helicopter, before slamming his feet into Neito's stomach, sending him crashing back down in another crater, before jumping away with black lightning trailing behind him as he ran farther and farther away.
Toshinori watched as Reo ran, which seemed to confuse him until he put the pieces together and looked at the camera while yelling,"Get out of here! It's not what you think, you need to get to safety!"
Unfortunately, the helicopter was too high up to hear him, meaning they didn't move an inch. Fortunately, a new figure showed up and flew towards the news copter, before making it disappear, before appearing next to Toshinori once more and making him disappear, with the hero suddenly finding himself sitting in Recovery Girl's office.
"All right, now to wait for the turning point.",says the figure, invisibly floating in the air.
Reo continued running farther and farther away, before laughing as he saw I-Island and turned around,"Time for a U-Turn!"
Turning on the ocean's surface, Reo made his lightning trail behind him while having both the air and water around him do the same. Breaking his previous speeds, the enraged teen ghost took one step before running back towards Neito, freezing the water and air while laughing harder and even crazier than ever before, uncaring of the world around him as his lightning turned red and black, while Neito appeared in his line of sight.
The white haired villain fell towards the ground as he saw Reo's lightning, before gasping as he used the last bit of strength he had left to use his other quirk.
In a flash of red light, Neito activated his quirk the moment Reo lunged at him with a lightning and cold air imbued blade covering his hand, with ice surrounding it as well.
Reo laughed as he stabbed what he'd assumed was Neito, only to pause in fear as he heard the one voice he never wanted to hear in this situation.
"R-Reo?",said the voice, making Reo revert to his human look instantly, hair and all,"W-what did you do?"
Reo didn't dare move, as he didn't want to open up any wound or cause the ice to freeze over. He simply laid her down and cried silently as he held the raven haired woman he loved, not caring about anyone else in the slightest.
He'd just killed her…
He killed Momo Yaoyorozu…
Well, shit...that just happened. I no joke had a few tears writing this chapter, but things will get better!
Whoever gets the references correct then I'll give them a cookie!
Next time, Ultimate Onslaught Overdrive!
This chapter has been beta read by ShonenKing94!
Powerhouse, out!
