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Chapter 32 : Hosu - Stain

Izuku called and sent his Rapidash against Stain, blazing and breathing some soft fire, from its snout. The flaming horse tried to impale Stain with its unicorn-like horn, however the noseless man dodged it like a matador, and since this time he didn't have to care about taking the enemy alive or maybe he just wasn't willing to spare it. With a cut expertly aimed at its jugular,blood and flame bellowed from the steed as it fell in a heep, neck breaking as it hit the ground, where it bleeds into a small pool that turns to ash only moments later.

To Izuku's credit, this didn't stop his own attack, as he pulled a few others cards, and looked at his cards, smiling under his mask.

"So, why are you here, hero? To bring me down, and get the glory?" The manic glint in stained eyes was telling. This was some sort of test.

For a second, Izuku thought of taunting him, making him rush him. However, he already had his full attention, and it was obvious, thanks to Iida and Native, that Stain was clearly a beast in close combat, not to mention that Izuku didn't know how his quirk worked… yet. Now seeing how Iida struggled to get his body to move even an inch, it wasn't a far off guess that it's probably some kind of paralysis quirk. But what makes it activate?

"Not really, I don't care about the fame or glory, or hell even the money, But it is a hero's job to save anyone and everyone who cannot save themselves. To be honest though, I also thought my friend had more brains than to solo an A-Rank Villain out of some twisted sense of pride and revenge, after all up until now he was the one keeping all of our class in line." The death glare Izuku shoots turns into a small grin as he turns back to the villain. not that he FULLY turned away, he wasn't insane as some people thought him to be.

Stain nodded solemnly and took some throwing knives from his belt before making a wide motion as he tossed them, using less deadly moves against the jokester, it was still fast but he could dodge if he stepped out of the alleyway. He was surprised when Izuku blocked them all at once with a rounded shield of blue with a red ring and a silver star in the center, as the car it came from burned as the blades bounced off the metal that came out from a card. Hum… Weird quirk, but Stain was friends with a sentient cartoon rabbit. He wasn't sure if he had the right to judge, before deciding that he would just use a sword breaker, the clean edge of the blade shone with a flash in the moonlight that started to fill the alley way as the reflective rock rose higher into the sky.

However, he had to admit he liked the young students' tactic: Summoning disposable minions while staying in the distance was a good option when facing someone like Stain who seemef to be all hands on fighting.

The only thing the young man didn't plan apparently was the fact Stain was painfully aware of his own weakness as a melee fighter and worked hard to close the gap. Literally, another throwing knife is tossed as he starts with a run.

The villain quickly planted it foot on the wall and jumped, crossing the small alleyway to grab on to the fire escape on the side and hual himself forward with the beams of steel he gets two steps on the wall with his momentum as he starts descending onto the boy.

Who answered by summoning three harpies, probably some sisters. So, did he even think of Stain getting over him? Nice planning, Stain had to admit. However, he was wondering what was the young man's plan, as he didn't manage to strike him even once for now and the first harpy went down with broken fingers from his sword breaker and a cut into its neck that sprayed blood into the air.

"You aren't lying, you are indeed some kind of beast master…"

Izuku didn't like the smile the man had suddenly, manic as it was… seemed almost gleeful.

"Let's test how much of a hero you are!"

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Meanwhile, on Inko and Compress' side…

"Bring the injured people here! If there are any medic students, they should help me prioritize patients who need treatment! I need more bandages here!"

Inko had turned the restaurant where she was initially having an excellent meal with her fiance and their friend, when suddenly a black creature smashed in the window. As a result, everyone panicked, the monster screamed to terrorize people and Compress and Gentle, both professionals, used the commotion to quickly get into their vigilante suits. They didn't know if the heroes were nearby or not, but honestly, it wasn't the time to worry about such things when people were in danger of these… Beasts. Especially as they already fought some earlier in the week.

For Gentle, it was even more important. It was the beasts that killed Sophie, and despite not knowing her for a long time, he and La Brava grew fond of her sarcasm. As a result, when the monster, apparently made from a frog, tried to use its tongue to eat a civilian, it got hit by a large block of ice that seemed to burn its tongue.

"Don't worry, kind people! We are here to protect you against these monsters!" Gentle called out as he rebounded a nomu into the street and follows it out of the restaurant.

Compress couldn't marble them because the noumus he could spot were too big. However, he still had a lot of ice, fire, and explosion marbled and he could use them to distract the monster from their initial targets. He was a pro; it was normal to be endangered. However, he could not afford to get hurt, as otherwise, Inko would probably kill him.

Some might say he was irresponsible to not stay near his wife during this incident. However, people didn't consider this was him making the fight stay away from her. Furthermore, Inko was more than capable of defending herself and the other peoples. Adding to that a Gentle Criminal who was actually staying nearby the restaurant to protect it and the zone Inko was making to treat injured people, and it was a fairly sound tactic.

He just hoped the HPSC would not do something dumb and they would ask for back-up.

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"Ma'am? We have spotted Mr Compress and Gentle Criminal, still wanted for the whole Triceps thing. What are your orders?"

The president thought about the situation for a second, and weighed the pros and cons of arresting both vigilantes, during a monster invasion. They could theoretically spin it as them working with this "Boss" who first showed use of these monsters. However, since they actually destroyed one of the factories and saved a lot of scientists who had nice intel for her, it was unlikely.

They were enemies, but this time, the most important thing was the citizens. Unlike what most people thought about her, she was caring about Japan, as a whole. Sure, she did unsavory things and used Seijin's squad… But it was only because she could close that program. The whole "Kidnapping Endeavor's son" was a stupid idea from her predecessor and thank god Nagant put a bullet in his head. Morality aside, this whole thing was a disaster in the making, hence why she had wanted to close the "Mockingbird" program, and let the former participant either be sent in therapy or to their family.

Sadly, Seijin's influence in the organization was bigger than her, thanks to seniority and knowing where all the skeletons were.

The President sighed, as she remembered how she was, in her younger years. One of the reasons she spared Nagant was because she empathized with her a lot. She hoped to reform the whole institution too, and she actually managed to do it a lot, making it harder to corrupt them. Even Thunderbolt had been a blessing in disguise. Less ammunition against them could be used.

However, she couldn't be removed yet, as her work wasn't finished yet. So, for once, the President gave an order that was easy on her soul and moral well being.

"No, leave them be. Compress and his crew might be useful to cover the ground. Besides, now we can be sure they are actually actively fighting this threat, too."

She had no hope of an alliance with them, too much bad blood, but she had her priorities straight. First, All For One. Then she would only have to worry about some Robin Hood people. She wondered if Nedzu actually knew she was the one leaking some of the really hardcore corrupt branch of her organization, so they could cut them down for her?

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Izuku was happy that Torino taught him to lead instinct with fear and how to dodge attacks faster than one can see said incoming attacks. Mainly because Stain was now tearing his new purple suit into shreds of confetti, and was really happy that Mei used some fiber tissue that actually helped against blade cuts and pierce. However, every attack was way too close for comfort for Izuku, expressly when each one got a little bit closer.

While Izuku was now fairly certain Stain would not kill him or disable him, the manic smile on his face was not reassuring in the least. The double bladed Katana wasn't helping his situation either.

"Well… I have to admit I am not impressed. I thought you had a better plan than simply dodging non-stop." Stain spouted out sometime when he stepped back to take a breath and grab a few throwing knives.

Izuku panted for breath at the small break he was given, but he was still smiling under his mask as the three knives were impaled into the wall behind him.

"Well, you are WAY too strong for me, and honestly, I am still making more decks for situations like these. I do have a few options but…" Izuku's poster shows a hint of restraint, his ace in the hole is too dramatic for this fight.

"Collateral damages?" Stain guessed as he slotted a new blade into his off hand, now armed with his sword breaker once again, this time in sync with his Katana.

"Collateral damages." the greenette confirmed "Since you are apparently not going to kill me, I would prefer to minimize the damages to myself, or keep the cards for something else."

Stain pondered the situation and then came up with a counter argument as he leveled his blade in Iida's neck. "True, but what about the other two? I could kill them right now, you know?"

"Yes, and no." The hero kid stated instantly. "It is true that if you tried to kill them, I would have no other options than to use really destructive cards. However, you can't kill them."

Stain raised an eyebrow."They are just here, and I can easily…"

The villain stopped for a second his laius, before looking at an Izuku who probably had his step-dad's shit-eating grin behind his mask.

The alley was empty beside them.

"WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY?!" Stain nearly jumped at Izuku as his skin crawled knowing he missed his chance.

"I am a hero. Evacuating civilians is the first task you must do, before anything else!" Izuku… no JOKER, Cheekily says as one can hear the smile in his voice.

Stain wasn't happy with the situation, and this time, the pressure from the villain made Joker's spine shiver with a chill.

"I WASN'T DONE WITH THEM! I STILL HAD TO SHOW THEM DIVINE JUSTICE!" Stain took a heavy step forward, and to his credit joker stood his ground.

"… Sorry" His voice wa eerily calm while his body deathly still, "but I am a trainee hero. I won't let them get killed because you think you may do that."

"This fucking world is corrupt to the bones! Too many heroes doing too little…" Stain stopped in his tracks when Joker takes a step forward, despite the lack of emotion in the little hero's voice something about him screams ANGER.

"I already gave a speech on that during the Sport festival. I actually agree with your opinions, not your method." A pale blue blade with a dark blue high winged guard and hilt appeared in his hand. It looked basic at best, the golden mark of three triangles being the only inference on what blade he hold.

"Oh? And what do you seek to accomplish if you are not willing to get your hands dirty?!" He raised the Katana to point at the hero in the making.

"Change it from the inside." he said simply like it's the most obvious thing in the world. "With all of my friends ofcourse. Did you know this generation has been beaten down by society more than any other, more villains, more heroes but everyone wants change. All of us will try to be a model, to inspire heroes and people to be better… Like fucking All-Might does." Joker raised his blade to level with Stain's Katana, a faint blue glow from the blade casts shadows over both of their faces.

Stain was inspired, just as much he was angry. He was the one delivering justice, and he would not let a child decide what was right and what was wrong and how to interpret All-Might's words. The stand off persists for now.

"He also said that it was everyone's duty, their responsibility to do their part to make a better society! Mine is to stain myself to make a better society. Because no one else will even try to hel-" Stain was surprised by the hard, nearly grating tone that came from nowhere.

"That is fucking idiotic!" Joker gritted out. "Of course, All-Might doesn't encourage violence! He is All-Might! Do you see how he deals with villains? How many he can get to sit down and talk and find out what pushed them to this, to explain how he can HELP them. He wants to help everyone, not just heros, not just the innocent. All Might is the symbol of peace… and that peace is not subjectgated, it's for everyone to grab on and work together for a safer, more peaceful future."

Izuku punctuated his response by summoning a few heroes, like Death Arms, Kamui Woods, Slugger, Takeshita and the Fly. Stain decided he had enough and guessed the cards who made the young idiot and Native disappear weren't far enough to escape him yet.

As a result, he took his sword breaker and chucked in inbetween the fake Takeshita's eyes before blitzing through the line of heroes with a Shinobi Whirlwind cutting both Slugger and the fly in half while taking one of Kamui woods arms with them. A Double Ichimonji cut death arms deep and sent a shower of blood into the air before it turns to ash with the rest. Kicking his breaker into the wood man replica to end him.

"While you do have better reasons than your friend to be a hero, you are still a fucking failure for attacking me without a plan or back-up!" Stain turned on Joker and stalks forward each step loud as his metal soles hit the concrete.

"… Actually, I did say I had a plan. It was to buy time." Joker held his blade high, no longer needing it to protect himself.

"Yes, to save two people I am going to hunt down once I'm done with you."

"Once again, wrong. This was only a secondary objective. My true plan was to wait for someone toblastthefuckoutthebitchwhosayswhat." Stain flinched as the blue aura of the blade flashed bright as he closed his eyes and peaked out a moment later to see the blade gone.

"… What?" Confused, Stain opened both eyes to make sure he isn't hurt,

Stain suddenly felt an impact on his face, who propelled him several meters away from Izuku. Had he been a lesser man, it could have knocked him out. However, he was Stain, and as a result, he got up for the fight… Seeing a blond man with a costume revealing his battle tendency of a grenade and a girl who was cosplaying as Ultraman.

"Hoy asshole! I guess someone is going to get smashed quickly, right?" An explosion ripped through the air as the blonds fists slammed together.

"Katsuki? This one is worth how many points?" Yui stated as she drops into a fighting stance.

Izuku smiled, but wondered if the two of them weren't a bad influence on each other, as they increased their battle lust greatly.

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"AND THAT IS HOW WE KICKED ASS!"

Yui quietly nodded her head, eating her popcorn, while Katsuki was beaming for two.

"… And Miruko allowed that?"

"We told her a friend needed our help to kick a son of a bitch. She said to beat him to a pulp. Does that count?"

Aizawa looked at the cops, who were definitely not paid enough for this shit.

"We will phrase it better for the press and the bureaucracy. They are used to that concerning Miruko." A cop said this before a sip of coffee, and Aizawa can tell he had at least 7 shots of espresso. Anymore and he will probably enter the Speed Force.

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Stain watched the re-diffusion of the final, if only to tease Tomura about his friend and the possibility of seeing him in the public with his date.

As a result, he actually recognized the trio in front of him as an actual threat. If the young Todoroki had been there, or the one with the Shadow Bird, Stain would have retreated immediately. He knew a fight when it was too costly for his taste. As of now? Well…

He still liked his odds.

However, it would be costly. It would be the fight or the prey. On one hand, he could test the mettle of several promising heroes and on the other, he had to punish Native properly even if he was going to let him live.

Sadly for Stain, he had little time to think about it, as Yui took out her gun and shoot once. Stain saw the plastic pellet propelled toward him and properly slashed it with his sword. Indeed, the kids were strong if they forced him to use his weapon to protect himself.

"Guys! I know something that I can use against him! However, I need some time to summon it!" Joker grinned with a hint of chaos in his voice.

Katsuki groaned, but after his own fight with Izuku, he was aware of what his friend was trying to pull off.

"How long?" The blond turned from the killer to look at his best friend, as he trusted Yui enough to have his back.

"Around 20 cards? Maybe a few more." Joker said, a bit unsure.

Yui nodded, while taking out a necklace chain that quickly changed into a whip in her hands. "Then Explodoboy and I shall beat him before that." Yui said with a matter of fact tone.

"its Bakusatsukyou! I AM LORD EXPLOSION MURDER…"

"Way too long. Explodoboy is better." Yui said bumping her fist into Katsuki's.

Stain found their antics amusing, but it was a fight. As a result, he used his speed to be above them, sword drawn out and falling toward them.

"Shit!" Both of them say at the same time.

Thankfully, the kids reacted fast enough to dodge him. Yui went then on the attack, or rather, went to restrain Stain : the young emotionless woman had a working brain and knew she didn't hit as heavily as Katsuki (at least for now, without a tank or her gun) and in close combat, he was a bit better than her.

However, she also knew that her arsenal was as diverse as a whole sentai team, and she had enough things to slow him down. Meanwhile, Katsuki wasn't the kind of person to let go of any advantage he got.

Sadly, unlike Kawauso who was going easy on them, Stain didn't. As a result, while Yui managed to grab Stain's arm with her chain, the villain overpowered her, to bring her against Katsuki. The blonde man could have either blast them both or grab her.

When he saw her body tense, he knew what she wanted, and used a concentrated explosion on them. Yui's body hit back into Stain, quite surprised by this choice, until he saw the girl trying to tie him.

Katsuki immediately went on the onslaught of micro explosions, only to be met with a metal capped right kick, right in his liver. Stain grinned madly, as he didn't have a proper fight since Scalamender. He had to give credits where they were due, the two kids were stronger than some pros he judged before. They had a good dynamic and guts to complement it.

He then grabbed Yui with the one hand that was still unrestrained and threw her again… But this time, on Izuku, as he was apparently grabbing several cards who burned away quickly. Apparently, in a trance, he couldn't react in time to dodge.

Thankfully, he didn't have to dodge, since he could trust Katsuki, the man grabbing Yui before the impact in his arms… Clearly suffering from the blow just before, almost puking. Damn, the noseless man knew how to hit. The worst thing was, according to the two battle maniacs… Stain wasn't even serious. After all, he didn't use his quirk yet.

As he pulled more knife, the demented vigilante smiled madly.

"How about I attack now? Seriously?"

The two young heroes quickly got on their feet, as Yui summoned from her key chain a sword and a shield and Katsuki got in guard… Both of them are still protecting Izuku. They really hoped his plan was a good one.

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"So, you two engaged the villain and managed to hold your grounds and he was testing you. That will be used during his trial. Anything else?"

Both kids shook their heads, as Aizawa turned to Iida.

"So. Now. Explain to me how Manual got injured to that extent?"

The former president of the 1-A gritted his teeth.

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The five cards Izuku used to introduce himself to Stain turned to be two magic cards with a mute spell, probably to stop them from yelling, one invisibility and two jacks who got them on their shoulder, before getting the fuck away from the fight.

After all, Izuku was an expert at grabbing attention, but he was also one of the students with the best marks during the heroic exercise, notably because he always managed to prioritize civilians and their evacuation.

Native and Iida were then brought back to the heroes… Except they quickly saw them getting overwhelmed. As in "Noumus are as many as the heroes". While animal noumus were violent and powerful, two heroes working in tandem could take them down. The issue was they were a lot. In addition, the human ones were indeed fewer, but were also vastly more powerful.

As a result, as soon as Native managed to move, the paralysis finally wearing out, he used his quirk "Totem" to project a spirit snake to restrain a boar noumu before switching to a bear spirit and clawing through it. Thankfully, this one didn't have a regeneration quirk. However, the issue was still an intense fight.

"Young Turbo, the fuck were you doing?!"

Manual was still working with Frozen, creating ice prison for the beast and helping to extinguish fire. The anguish in the eye of the man was intense, and the worry even bigger.

"I… am sorry…"

"This idiot tried to fight Stain."

Native, while thankful for the diversion Iida provided, would not go easy on him.

"Thankfully, his friend with the cards found us and saved us."

Manual quickly did a chop on Iida, before Frozen tapped Manual's shoulder.

Suddenly, every Noumus were looking in their direction… And everyone had the same fright chill in their spine.

"Oh. Shit." Even iida joined in on this shout… Almost, as he replaced shit with shoot.

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"No idea why?"

"Absolutely no, sir. It was… An onslaught."

Clearly, Iida had been traumatized by the experience, considering his state and how much he was trembling.

"Manual and Frozen created a wall so I could escape and call for reinforcement… But I think it was more to save me. As for Native… I didn't see what happened to him."

"Shit. We hoped you could shed some light on his case."

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Manual and Frozen's bodies fell onto the ground, their bodies pierced by several blades. All of them were coming from the mouth of one villain.

"Sadly, my boss told me I could only eat once I have finished my job. I will keep them for later though. I prefer them alive."

"So… I guess he decided to finally cut me off?"

Native was bleeding, but still took a battle stance. Moonfish's attack already took off one of his arms and he was now sure he was going to die. Strangely, he wasn't afraid. He remembered his family lesson, about why it was useless to be afraid of the inevitable… And how you should at least be sure to give as much as you get.

"Yep. Boss man worried you spilled everything about what you knew on the…"

"Shimura? I already said everything."

Moonfish stopped for a moment speaking, before he got punched in the teeth by Native who had nothing to lose. With his bear strength, and what was clearly a bear's arm now (maybe a last-minute awakening?) the hero clearly broke some of his teeth.

"… That hurt."

"If I can lessen you for the others, then my death will be worth it."

"Yes, about that… My boss did upgrade me significantly."

The cannibal smiled, and to Native horror, his teeth grew back… With several rows behind them.

"He gave me a shark mutant quirk. Better teeth, they grow back, and I have more of them."

He actually got this quirk for helping his dentist friend dispose of his wife. Always nice to work and help his teeth buddy.

Moonfish smiled at his prey, and the carnage began.

To Native's credit, he died after fighting several minutes and managed to scar the High End Noumu a few times before ending headless. His last attack, quiet sneaky, and snakey, went unseen to the noumu.

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"Meanwhile, Izuku, thanks to some vigilantes present on site, the restaurant where your mother was becoming a haven for most civilians. We also have some reports that apparently your mom ripped some teeth and eyes like a certain vigilante a long time ago… You know nothing about that?"

"Only that the vigilante you are speaking about, sir, stopped her activity more than ten years ago, and since the duo only dealt non lethal injury, the statute of limitations should protect them."

Aizawa stared at Izuku who didn't flinch and noted Katsuki did the same. So, it was the two of them… Interesting.

"Very well. Also, thanks to a civilian, communications were fast and good. Not to mention that thanks to some drones, she actually helped a lot of the local heroes to work against the noumus."

"Yes, about that… Is she okay? I overheard some nurses say that the restaurant became the target of an important attack so…"

"We will get to it later. Now… Once again about Stain. What was Izuku's genius idea?"

Aizawa looked at the picture of the street and wondered a lot what the hell Izuku used.

Yui seemed somehow happy, despite her face, and Katsuki was happy for two.

"For once, NERD HAD A FUCKING GOOD IDEA. Though I would have preferred if he had summoned them earlier! I still have some broken ribs!"

Yui laughed when that didn't stop him from hitting the clown upside the head… playfully?

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Katsuki was fast and knew how to chirurgically hit someone with his explosion. However, he didn't expect the villain to be fast enough to actually dodge with some jumps and dashes before following up with his own attack, while Yui barely managed to block the incoming blade. Saving Katsuki from a world of pain.

Little did they know that Stain actually copied Loony's way of moving, explaining how he dodged and moved through them. Light on his feet with power behind each blow, it's a hard line to walk.

However, they did understand quickly that Stain's quirk had something to do with blood, considering they saw him try to drink some of the blood on his blade every time he managed to cut them a bit.

"Joker, IF YOU CAN FUCKING HURRY…"

"I'm done!" Izuku said cheerfully, while holding a gray card in front of him, and a small pile of ashes in front of him, "I SUMMON THEE! GRIMLOCK!"

Suddenly, a giant gray steel robot, who had clearly seen better days with its matted yellow paint being chopped and scared in areas , stomped on the ground, looking at his master's enemy.

"Me Grimlock not like you!" The robot bellowed out as its blue visor glowed and locked on to the noseless man.

The machine promptly tried to smash Stain with his sword, the bot's blade was way bigger than the villain almost four times his size but sharpened to a deathly edge and the force of a tectonic version of earth's greatest predator behind each swing. Of course, the battered villain evaded the robust robot's attack, but he was seriously reconsidering what Joker meant by, "I have options to deal with you, but it would cause collateral damages."

"Katsuki, I think I like your friend's quirk. Do you think he could do that with Godzilla or something like that?" Yui's eyes shone with a light of surprise and admiration, even as her face stayed stoic as ever.

"From what we tested, if it is a cheap card, it will be a small Godzilla, the size of a german shepherd, and otherwise it would need him to burn a lot of cards." Katsuki explained.

Yui sighed. "Shame… anyway. Shall we help the robot?"

The two kids smiled at each other, before rushing once again in the fight, while Izuku was slowly restoring his strength. The green-haired boy looked at the scene, his friends battling the enemy with his summon. Honestly, a part of him wished he could join them, but he knew that in close combat, he wasn't as good as them. He wasn't bad; it was just the fight in front of him was the kind of fight where a split second of unawareness could mean your defeat.

Honestly, his saving grace was the fact they didn't have any noumus in the zone.

However, Izuku pondered how long Katsuki's explosion would bring no one's attention.

Meanwhile, Stain had to admit he was now really over his head. He didn't expect Izuku to be able to do things like this and clearly; he understood why Tomura wanted him in the team. However, Stain had mixed feelings about it, since it meant tainting a true hero…

As a result, Stain decided he had enough and inhaled air greatly for a second. He truly didn't expect to use this technique right here, but to great issues, great solutions.

Katsuki and Yui were proud of their kinetic vision. Until now, they had managed to see Stain's move and reacted in consequence. Yui, because of her training, and Katsuki after learning his body language. However, they didn't see Stain, and only felt a breath of air as he passed through them, once again with two knives.

Before they could react and stop him from licking the blood, he paralyzed them and turned himself against the giant robot.

"Grimlock no like people hurt child!" The robot then turned on its flame core and its blade heated up glowing a pale orange as it swang it blade down,

Stain saw the blade coming once again. "Me neither, pal." and as for Scalamender before… Grimlock saw his sword cut in two, as Stain had drawn his sword, his hyper heated blade cutting through the flame heated blade with precision and without mercy.

"Very well played, kids. I doubt I can find the other two now. However, I can't allow myself to be captured yet, even by true heroes like you three. But I will let you know that I will watch what you will do next closely…" With two kicks he bounced off the wall and then Grimlock's metallic skull, stopping the bot to lurch forward and have to stop himself from crushing the two downed kids.

Stain was posing on a phone pole, like a mysterious superhero, and yet Katsuki found the strength to yell:

"YOU FUCKING CHUNNI!"

Izuku joined his friend, while Grimlock disappeared, since there wasn't any enemy visible yet.

"Fuuuuuuck. I hate super villains that move that fast." Katsuki's infuriated yell echos in the alleyway, slumped against a trash can.

"Mood." Yui spoke as her face is planted firmly into the cement.

Nonetheless, the three kids laughed with each other, happy to have escaped such a threat relatively unscathed.

"At least we are safe now, nothing too bad should happen!"

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"Young Midoriya? Never tempt fate. Never." Aizawa said with a knowing drawl, he lost to many that way.

"I learned that the hard way, sir." Izuku answered as he let out a remorseful sigh.

Izuku groaned from the pain in his lungs, as he didn't need a reminder… Being stabbed wasn't a pleasant experience, especially when you knew who did it.

———————

A corpse fell near the three students wearing uniforms. Izuku, despite his knowledge, didn't recognize it, however, he did recognize the voice above them.

"Well, well, well… Tell me kids, do you want to see some dead bodies?!"

Moonfish landed in front of them, his teeth ready to sink into people. Katsuki and Yui's paralysis weren't done yet and only Izuku could fight.

"Oh fuck me!"