Chapter 52: An Emotional Battle
Izuku looked at Kota. Kota was still crying… he smiled at Kota.
"Hey you okay?" he asked.
Kota nodded.
"Come on we have to find something before we have to do something…" Said Izuku.
Izuku gave Kota a piggy back ride.
He jumped off the cliff. Kota braced himself but found that the landing was actually pretty soft.
"What are you looking for?" asked Kota.
Before Izuku could answer both of them heard music. The song was very peppy and upbeat. It was in English.
Izuku's eye twitched as it was Catchy Song (that's the name of the song… it's about how the song would get stuck in your head).
"What's wrong?" asked Kota.
"Why does she do that?" asked Izuku knowing that it was Aiko.
He headed to the song.
Thankfully they managed to find it lying on the ground and the song stopped.
"About time…" said Aiko.
"I was fighting someone." Said Izuku.
"So everyone's theory about you overcoming the blocks is true?" asked Aiko.
Izuku blushed.
"It's true." Said Izuku.
"What's that voice?" asked Kota.
"This is Aiko." Said Izuku, "She's an AI."
"Okay…" said Aiko, "Both Mashirao and Toru are fighting Lost Souls…"
"Lost Souls?" asked Izuku.
"That's the name of Priestess Victims that turned into villains." Said Aiko, "I don't know how many are here… so be careful… though with that show I don't think we have anything to worry about…"
"Wait… I have news you have to give Mandalay." Said Izuku, "I know what they're after."
"What are they after?" asked Aiko.
Izuku told Aiko.
"I'll tell Mandalay right away." Said Aiko.
Soon enough they all got the message.
"I have discovered what the villains are after! They're after Katsuki Bakugo!" was Mandalay's message.
"How do you think Captain Boom Boom is going to react to that revelation?" asked Aiko.
"I have no idea." Said Izuku.
He didn't like that fact that they were after him decided to fight a villain they found.
Izuku sighed…
"Hey Kota…" said Izuku.
"What?" asked Kota.
"You have a water quirk right?" asked Izuku.
"Yeah…" said Kota.
Izuku looked at the flames not too far away.
"We need your help." Said Izuku, "My classmates are out there. And I can only get in contact with a few of them…"
Kota's eyes widened.
"I believe in your Kota… I know you can do it…" said Izuku.
Kota nodded.
"Okay hold on tight… we'll get you back to camp…" said Izuku.
"Okay kid this is going to be a wild ride…" said Aiko.
Izuku took off into the air to get Kota to where he need to go.
Meanwhile with Mashirao's group.
"All right! Listen up! This is the info I have on her!" said Aiko, "Her Quirk is Painful Rage. She's able to channel her anger into energy that causes pain… Honestly it sounds like a villain's quirk to begin with but she actually a tragic figure to be honest. She wanted to be a hero despite her quirk, channeling "Righteous Fury" of the crimes she saw committed to disable her enemies, she occasionally praised for her methods. Unfortunately Priestess got to her…" said Aiko.
The crazy woman was clearly laughing at her pain.
"I also have a lot of information on her past life…" said Aiko, "Her name was Bellatrix Lestrange. She was a very wicked witch who followed a madman. When the madman fell the first time she tortured a married couple into insanity and was sent to a horrifying prison that drove her even more insane before she escaped after 14 years in a mass escape."
"How do you know so much?" asked Iida.
"I'll explain another time to Mashirao… you know past life disclosures and that stuff…" said Aiko.
Iida nodded.
Righteous Fury continue to laugh.
"You two are much stronger than I thought… I should have known from the information that given by Priestess for you but you are a surprise." Said Righteous Fury.
idea glared at the woman.
"Iida… you need to leave…" said Mashirao.
"What?" asked Iida.
"She's' after me." Said Mashirao, "Besides it's clear that Mineta and Koda can't handle her quirk…"
Iida remembered back during the USJ he was tasked with running to warn the other teachers.
"Also it sounds like he has a plan…" said Aiko.
"I don't know if it will work." Said Mashirao.
Righteous Fury looked at them.
"You seriously thinking I won't attack while you're planning." said Righteous Fury.
She held out her hands and a red light came out of them.
"Shi Shi Hokodan!" called out Mashirao sending out his own pink light back.
The two lights hit and created a large explosion.
"What!" yelled Righteous Fury.
"Okay… that was awesome…" said Aiko.
"The attacks are similar that they can cancel each other out…" said Mashirao.
"I was warned that you had abilities from your past life…" said Righteous Fury, "This just pisses me off more… you got to keep your skills… MY MAGIC IS GONE! I'm as good a pathetic muggle now… Yet you keep your skills!"
"I'll be fine…" said Mashirao.
"Just please be careful…" said Iida.
"I will." Said Mashirao.
"I want to kill him! But you three need to die as well." she ranted
She sent out the light towards them.
"Shi Shi Hokodan!" he called out.
Once again canceled out the light with his own emotion based attack.
Iida managed to pick up both Koda and Mineta and run away.
"You're not getting away!" yelled Righteous Fury.
However that was when the ground in front of her suddenly exploded.
It was clear that it was from Mashirao.
"I won't let you hurt them any more…" said Mashirao.
Thankfully Iida was able to get away.
"You think you're so noble… and you're so righteous…" said Righteous Fury.
Mashirao didn't respond.
"People like you do don't know about suffering from your past life…" growled out Righteous Fury.
"You think I don't know?" asked Mashirao.
He had a issues in his past life, a lot of stemmed from his lack of sense of a direction and his curse... and the combination of the two.
He was hit hard by teen angst and often claimed other on his problems.
But he knows what it was like to suffer in his past life.
However it wasn't just that…
"You were in a prison right?" asked Mashirao .
"I did! You know nothing about Azkaban." Growled Righteous Fury.
"But you did land there because of what you did… didn't you?" asked Mashirao.
Righteous Fury gritted her teeth in anger.
"You did that in your past life and it's clear you're blaming everyone else for your pain! I learned this in my past life that you can't do that!" yelled Mashirao, "So don't you blame me for what happened in your past life!"
That was when she unleashed her quirk on him and he fell to the ground.
"That was tremendously stupid…" said Aiko.
"Yeah…" said Mashirao.
"You don't try to talk sense into a crazy villain! That's just common sense." Said Aiko.
"What should I do besides using Shi Shi Hokodan?" asked Mashirao.
"I haven't gotten the chance to tell you yet but one of the things she's not good at is hand to hand combat." Said Aiko, "She relied more on her quirk. But considering her quirk it will be a long shot…"
"Yeah…" said Mashirao.
"Unless you have another idea I have no idea how to help in this fight." Said Aiko.
"I have an idea…" said Mashirao, "It's my strongest attack."
"Past life I'm guessing…" said Aiko.
Mashirao nodded.
"All right! Lay down the plan!" said Aiko.
"You're planning to kill the others aren't you?" asked Mashirao.
"Of course! The four of you must die!" mocked Righteous Fury, "Why do you get keep going on…"
"do you plan to make them suffer?" asked Mashirao.
"Of course I do!" said Righteous Fury.
Mashirao began to glow.
The thoughts of her killing his friends… it was enough.
Suddenly he launched a pillar of pink energy from his body that went into the sky.
And then the energy fell back to earth.
"What is this!" yelled Righteous Fury.
And son she was crushed under the weight of the energy.
Throughout the forest they saw this pillar of energy.
Izuku landed.
"What was that?" asked Kota.
"Mashirao…" said Izuku.
"He's fine…" said Aiko.
"Are you sure?" asked Izuku.
"I'm sure…" said Aiko, "Don't worry I'm freaking out from my place with him."
"Okay…" said Izuku, "Wait… what…"
Back with Mashirao he was standing in a crater breathing heavily.
"What the hell was that!" yelled Aiko.
"It's my strongest attack…" said Mashirao, "I can't use it very well as it requires being brought to my lowest point…"
"How are even standing…" said Aiko.
"It's hard to explain… but after using it I'm emotionally drained and it passed right through me…" sighed Mashirao.
"I would say that doesn't make sense but I was built by a man who was on a hero team with the Norse God of Thunder in a past life… so a lot of things tend not to make sense when it comes to dealing with past lives…" said Aiko.
He turned to Righteous Fury who was unconscious.
"You should run back to camp…" said Aiko.
"I know…" said Mashirao.
He ran in the wrong way.
"Other way!" said Aiko.
Mashirao ran in a completely different direction, still going the wrong way.
"I hate this so much…" sighed Aiko.
"I'm trying!" yelled Mashirao.
Meanwhile in the classroom that was being used by the remedial class Iida arrived carrying Koda and Mineta.
"Are you okay?" asked Mina.
"It was one of the villains. Ojiro is fighting her." Said Iida.
"Well actually he just finished the fight and he won!" said Aiko form Iida's device, "He got hit again , but he managed to shake it off and used his ultimate attack that he has."
"Wait you have one of those crazy AI devices." Said Mina.
"Why?" asked Sero.
"As class representative it's my duty to make sure that the students are safe… and that means making sure Ojiro doesn't get too lost." Said Iida.
"That makes way too much sense…" said Mina.
"Speaking of which… he might want to go back… to make sure that he doesn't get lost coming back here." Said Aiko.
"He can't be that lost." Muttered Vlad King.
They both checked the transceivers.
"Just try to be back here quickly…" said Vlad King knowing it was better for his friend to corral him.
"I'll be right back…" said Iida.
He ran out of the room to get Mashirao.
Elsewhere in the forest Priestess was scowling.
"Great he just had to be pushed to his limits…" growled out Priestess.
She didn't consider him a high threat on the level of Hibiki, Momo or Ryuji (Izuku was considered a higher level than them). But he was still a threat.
"I shouldn't be worried about that…" said Prestress, "I have to focus on my target…"
Meanwhile with Toru and Kyoka they were still facing off against Jack Attack when they saw that attack.
"Seriously Mashirao! You have to use that attack!" pouted Toru.
"What?" asked Kyoka confused.
She knew about the green fire and how it was Izuku (everyone in class knew about that after all) but the pink energy was something different.
"Look sweetheart you have to pay attention to me and not your friend." Said Jack Attack.
He suddenly created playing cards which he threw at them.
Toru pulled Kyoka out the way and thankfully they all missed.
"You're lucky that I decided to go easy tonight." Mocked Jack Attack, "I thought it would more fun to use my quirk."
Toru looked up at Jack Attack.
"Are you glaring at me?" he asked, "Because I get the feeling that you're glaring at me…"
"I'm glaring at you." Confirmed Toru.
"Okay..,." said Jack Attack.
Toru then took out what looked like a bright pink grenade.
"Jiro! Get out of here… I can handle him." Said Toru.
"But…" said Kyoka.
"Let your aunty Toru handle this." Said Toru.
"Your only a month and a half older than me…" said Kyoka with a sweat drop.
She tossed the grenadines which exploded in a fireworks and confetti.
"If you don't go just be careful." Said Toru.
"He's nuts!" agreed Aiko, "And a different kind of nuts too!"
Kyoka nodded at this.
With Righteous Fury defeated it was one less villain to worry about, but there were still plenty of villains out in the forest and who knew what was going to happen.,..
Especially since it was clear that Priestess had a specific target…
Next Time: Toru decided to go full Pinkie Pie for her fight. What does that mean? Uh... find out next time!
A/N: Yep! Someone got it right that it was Bellatrix! I actually hinted that she was around the first time I mentioned Seito, there's a reason why he's open about his death and the only reason that would be is that his murderer is running around. So yeah... I hope you liked her...