My Hero Academia characters do not belong to me.
English is not my mother tongue, please excuse any mistakes.
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It had been almost a year since the defeat of the infamous lord of the underworld at the hands of the future generation of heroes of the UA school, the task was not easy not to mention the losses they suffered along the way as well as the dark secrets that came to light, but in the end the heroes prevailed showing their strong determination in the face of the most difficult adversity they would face in their lifetime. Something that would always be worthy of admiration to this future generation of heroes in the years to come, however, no one could foresee that this dark character would still have one last card to play, from the darkness of his cell an icy wind was present accompanied by a singular jingle of bells.
-"I did not think you would answer my call" − he replied calmly into the air, despite the fact that the Tartarus' security cameras were designed to capture presences in different spectrums. Nothing be it man or machine would ever be able to detect his presence except one person, the same person who also was and was able to confront him in the past.
-"You the so called lord of the underworld, that title is too big for you, you foolish mortal, my time is valuable so speak now... Shigaraki" − answered a sinister deep voice that seemed to belong to an old man, even All-for-One himself began to tremble before the presence that was behind his back.
-"Of course, of course, I would never dare to waste your time on something unimportant my Lord, I need your help to take revenge on those damned heroes by hitting them where they are most vulnerable" − exclaimed with some fury the lord of the underworld waiting anxiously for his guest to agree to help him with what he had in mind.
-"Stupid mortal, are you forgetting that I can't freely attack your kind unless you break the damn rules that nice bastard has made me follow for centuries, not to mention that his society has relegated my existence to a mere fable" − replied the sinister voice with a calmness that showed the resentment and hatred in his words.
-"I am not stupid my lord, I know the rules for you to act freely and believe me when I tell you that this will not be a problem, the current society even with its good deeds has broken the meaning of these dates, I do not doubt that if you decide to make a visit you will realize it, it is the best opportunity for everyone to return to fear you as in the past".
All-for-One's words, in spite of being loaded with lip service and insinuations that would have convinced anyone else in a jiffy, would hardly achieve their purpose with his guest, who was meditating on what he said and weighing his options, although the current society was more obsessed with being what they themselves called "heroes" it was also true that they had committed serious faults that he could freely punish without further reprisals from his stupid master, so smiling broadly he made his decision.
-"You are right about it, it is time for you humans to feel the terror of these dates again, I will take care of your problem "lord of the underworld" and then I will come for you" − and with these words the visitor began to laugh while the icy wind was present once again to dissipate fleetingly along with the noise of the bells, All-for-One did not hide his smile knowing that soon he would have his revenge against the heroes who had defeated him.
-"I'll be looking forward to hearing the good news soon... Lord Krampus".
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The days passed without much news for society, after leaving behind the bitter experience they had suffered at the hands of the powerful villain who now resided in the depths of Tartarus they finally enjoyed some peace, even in spite of the losses they all felt a little calmer knowing that the infamous lord of the underworld could never hurt them again, The year was coming to an end and with it came the most important festivities of the year, although they would be the first for a certain school of heroes to celebrate without the company of their friends who had fallen during the cruel battle, in the students' dormitories things seemed to be back to normal in spite of everything, they even joked to try to lift their spirits although with little success.
Class A was the hardest hit in this sense but they remained optimistic despite everything, thanking those who were no longer with them for the opportunity to move forward, unlike last year on this occasion they had decided to make a small toast as a tribute followed by a small dinner, little did the members of class A know that their plans would soon change as well as that of some heroes.
-"Well, we have everything ready to start the toast except for the guests" − replied Iida mechanically while crossing off the last thing on his list of preparations.
-"It's good to see that we managed to finish preparing everything Iida-Kun, do you know if our guests have already confirmed their attendance?" − Momo asked while she poured herself some punch, the rest of the class was scattered all over the dormitory either chatting or watching TV in the common room, the only ones not present were Midoriya and Uraraka who had left the dormitory to look for little Eri.
-"Yes, they should arrive in half an hour at the most, once we are all..." − Iida's words were interrupted when they heard Eri's shout outside which put them on alert.
-"Are those... screams?" − Asked Momo trying to confirm what they had heard a few moments ago, something was not right and she refused to believe that it was a direct attack towards them, but seeing how little Eri quickly entered through the bedroom door completely scared and about to cry brought them back to reality.
-"Eri-Chan!" − Shouted the two teenagers in unison as they approached the girl to try to calm her down and find out what was going on outside the building.
-"Eri-Chan, what's going on, where are Midoriya-Kun and Uraraka-San!" − Asked Momo with some fear, seeing the little girl panicking was not a good sign and right now they needed all the information that little Eri could give them to deal with whatever was attacking their companions.
-"The bad man, the bad man appeared and started attacking us, please save them!" − The girl screamed as she clung to the older girl for comfort as she cried for help.
-"Bad man?! Everyone get ready, a villain has entered the school grounds and is attacking our classmates!" − ordered Iida to the rest of her classmates who wasted no time in responding to the call after hearing the girl's screams.
Without wasting time all the dormitory residents quickly gathered at the entrance, Bakugo and Kirishima did not wait for Iida to put them up to speed and quickly went out to meet the villain, Soon the others followed suit while Momo stayed behind instructing little Eri to hide and call the police and the other heroes, the little girl tried in vain to stop the older girl from leaving but Momo promised her that everything would be alright and they would soon be back as well as Midoriya and Uraraka.
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In the main corridor at the entrance of Heights Alliance, the two missing A-class students were constantly on the move fighting the strange villain, neither of them could sense his presence until it was too late. Although luckily they managed to protect little Eri who was ordered to run to the dormitories to alert the others, the stranger who was apparently an old man, was dressed in red clothes that at first glance looked like rags because of the worn and dirty garments, not to mention that he was smiling at both of them in a sinister and sickly way, Izuku tried to analyze the strange character in front of them in order to have a better chance to take him down but unfortunately there wasn't much to work with.
At first glance it was just an old man, one with a great height which could rival that of All-Might although the boy could have sworn that this person could be even taller, especially with his stooped pose that he held as he moved with relative ease across the snow covered ground, the second and most noticeable thing was that he possessed a mutation quirk that gave him the appearance of a deer or reindeer without losing human features except for his eyes, these were completely pitch black and his gaze looked like he could see deep into your soul sending chills down the spine of the pair of students.
Something about that individual was not normal and Izuku was willing to bet that her quirk could do more than just give her a slight change in physical appearance, so charging fifty percent of One-for-All she launched into the attack while Ochako provided support from a distance, the gravity girl was making use of everything in her power to give Midoriya a chance to connect a direct hit and thus end the fight, at worst her efforts would only help keep the stranger at bay while support arrived.
Feeling the force of eight generations running through his body Izuku moved at speeds impossible for anyone, his plan of action at first glance seemed to be a direct attack but soon showed the opposite when half way through he began to move in zigzag until he abruptly disappeared, followed by this several pieces of concrete began to fall like shooting stars on the stranger who did not seem worried at all, he just continued smiling at the girl's attacks as if it was not something he should worry about, it was then when Izuku was present once again behind the stranger's back ready to hit him with one of his powerful kicks when everything changed abruptly, in just an instant and without knowing how both boys were on the ground moaning in pain and struggling to catch their breath.
It was then when the stranger let hear his deep and sinister laughter that pierced to the soul of the two teenagers, that feeling of dread and fear was like the aura of the once self-styled lord of the underworld but at a whole new level, the stranger began to advance slowly towards the couple who seemed paralyzed when a human projectile came out of nowhere launching a strong series of explosions, Katsuki Bakugo had arrived followed closely by Kirishima and further back could be seen the rest of the A class ready to join the fight.
-"Try to stand up after that you fucking loser!" − Exclaimed the blond boy completely confident as he readied himself for a second attack, he wasn't willing to give that stranger a chance even if he was an old man.
-"Don't go down to guard Kacchan, that person is stronger and faster than he looks!" − Izuku shouted to his partner while he stood up again just like Uraraka.
-"Perfect, at least I'll get some stress out of tonight!" − Replied the blond as he pointed his hands towards the stranger's location now that the smoke was beginning to dissipate only to find nothing.
-"What the fuck?! How the fuck did that geezer dodge my attack?!" − Indeed, where the place where the stranger was standing a few moments ago was empty, only the mark of his hooves was all he had left, Izuku began to have a bad feeling about it, soon the rest of the class caught up with them and the boy wasted no time in shouting an order.
-"Everyone stay on guard, the enemy is too strong and fast, Jiro-San, Koda-Kun, Shoji-Kun, please try to locate him with your quirks!" − Soon everyone formed a defensive position where these three remained attentive, Kyoka stuck his jacks in the ground covering more ground while Shoji made several eyes and ears grow as in the USJ, Koda used his quirk to ask for the assistance of the surrounding animals although due to the cold of the night not many responded to his call.
The silence became sepulchral while the rest waited for any sign that their companions could provide, this individual, whoever he was, represented a strong threat and to underestimate him because of his appearance would be a mistake that they would end up paying dearly, the seconds turned into minutes of uncertainty while they continued to wait for their enemy, Denki was the first to relax along with Sero and Mineta arguing that maybe that person would have thought better of it, most gradually began to accept that comment unlike Izuku, Bakugo and Ochako, the three still remained alert until the moment it happened, a strong blizzard enveloped the entire A class with enough force to send some of them a great distance away from the group. Kirishima who was keeping his quirk active ended up crashing into the building of his sister class alerting the B class that was gathered in the common room.
-"What the hell? What's wrong with you A class!" − Asked an annoyed and agitated Monoma at the sudden and violent appearance of one of his sister classmates.
-"Kirishima, what the heck happened to you to end up like this!" − Questioned Kendo at that moment, the girl was still trying to recover from the initial shock as well as the rest of her classmates while they watched the red-haired boy from class A get up with some work.
-"A villain, a villain is at the entrance of the Heights Alliance and he's... too strong "− after saying this Kirishima started to head for the exit, his coordination was still a little off but he'll be damned if he didn't return to support his friends.
Kendo watched him move with difficulty before making his decision and heading towards his class with a look full of determination, same that class B understood perfectly as they walked towards the exit to support their sister class, they would not let a villain come to cause trouble and they would teach him a lesson that would serve as a message for the next villain that decided to set foot on UA grounds.
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Eri had remained hidden since Momo had left with the others to help Izuku and Ochako, the older girl had promised her that they would be back soon but it had been a long time since then, something had happened and the little girl was aware of it since remembering the presence of the stranger was something that still filled her with terror, Worried that none of the students were returning the little girl took courage, she came out of her hiding place and hesitantly approached the window to try to get a view of the outside, the only thing she could get was the silence and darkness of the night, outside the building everything was in complete apparent calm unlike a few minutes ago where you could hear the loud explosions of the grumpy blond boy.
With great caution she went to the front door, in spite of the fear she had. The little girl was very worried about her family and needed to know if everyone was okay, with trembling hands she turned the doorknob to go outside again, the snow was still falling but that didn't seem to matter to Eri who advanced towards the place where they had been attacked a short time ago, To the girl's surprise there was no trace of any of the students, all she could see were footprints and damages in the concrete that showed the remains of a fight and nothing else, it was as if they had disappeared, the girl started to panic again scared of what could happen to her family, she was too scared to know what to do or who to call.
-"I'm too late... I'm so useless" − said a calm and warm voice breaking the silence of the night, this alerted the little girl who turned around surprised only to see a chubby old man with a white beard dressed in red clothes, in his look could be seen the guilt that weighed on him.
-"W-who are you, sir?" − Asked the little girl with a slight stutter, the old man in front of her reacted to her question while trying to form a weak smile to avoid scaring her.
-"I am the one who kept under control the being that took your family, little one... but the years have taken their toll on me and my strength... many have stopped believing in me and that helped him to have the power to do this... I am so sorry" − the old man lowered his look of guilt without knowing what else to do, his words offered no consolation.
-"S-sir... are you...?" − The girl's question was interrupted by the old man who only nodded, even now, the fact that a child could see him didn't matter much to him.
-"I am just a relic of the past my child, in these times nobody seems to remember me and with each passing year more and more children are forgetting me, soon nobody will remember that I ever existed or what this night means" − however despite his words, little Eri was not willing to accept it, so gathering enough courage she approached the old man to ask for help since he was the only one who could help her.
-"That's not true, I still believe in you Santa... please help me" − the little girl's request brought a small smile on the good old man's face.
-"Maybe I don't have the strength to save your family little Eri, but I can see that you do, I can give you some of my strength to face the Krampus if you are willing to face it" − the words of the old man made her hesitate but the memories of Deku and Uraraka risking their lives to save her from Chisaki gave her enough motivation to face her fear, she would save her family.
-"I will, I will save them all" − said the little girl with a huge determination that made the man feel proud in front of her, so gathering some of her power and Christmas magic she bathed her body in a warm energy.
-"I have given you the power you will need to save them, to use it you only have to think of the way you want to do it, now come on, I will take you to where that dirty weasel is hiding so she can be punished" − and with that the old man created a portal, when they went through it they found themselves in what seemed to be a huge dungeon full of shelves which had snow globes, many of them looked very old.
-"What is this place Santa?" − Asked little Eri, a little puzzled by what she saw.
-"This is Krampus' castle, this is where he is supposed to bring all those he is supposed to punish but... it seems he has stopped fulfilling his purpose to do something more sinister" − commented the old man as they advanced through the room, at the back of the room a huge figure could be glimpsed admiring a newer snow globe next to the fire of an old chimney.
-"I wondered when you would show up you fat liar, thanks to you people have banished us to oblivion but not anymore, not after tonight" − replied the Krampus confidently as he showed off his recent acquisition.
-"You have corrupted your purpose and need to be stopped" − exclaimed Santa as he clenched his fists looking at his nemesis with fury.
-"And who is going to stop me, will you or that little brat next to you, I am stronger than you now or any of those so called heroes, nothing can stop me from achieving my goals" − the sinister laughter of the Krampus flooded the room scaring little Eri but Santa took her hand while telling her "remember what I told you, think of the way you want to use it".
And with that comment Eri imagined herself as Deku, soon her clothes began to glow in an emerald green tone until changing to a version similar to Izuku's costume, the little girl could feel the power flowing through her whole body and without waiting any longer she launched herself swiftly towards the sinister Krampus who could barely dodge the girl, who had moved too fast, furious, he summoned a storm to stop her while attacking her with icicles of ice.
Eri began to have difficulties to continue evading the projectiles that were being thrown at her and then thought of the Kacchan boy and how he created his explosions, again Eri's clothes began to glow but now in an orange tone to change to a version of Katsuki's suit, without wasting time he began to create explosions in rapid succession with great ease destroying everything that Krampus was throwing at her, this annoyed, did not hesitate to start attacking her now using fire.
The girl seemed to have figured out the trick to the power Santa had given her, so now she could change faster, in an instant she had switched to a version of Uraraka's suit to dodge the fireballs with gravity control and the next to a version of Mina's suit to throw a slimy mixture on the bad man's body, while the girl was busy doing that our dear fat goody was collecting all the snow globes to free her captives.
-"You're a damn pest brat, how dare you stand up to me!" − Shouted the horrendous being who was now undergoing a metamorphosis, his hunched position was being lost as well as his human features.
-"Because my family taught me that bad people like you must be confronted to prevent them from hurting others!" − Little Eri said bravely as the emerald light returned to cover her body and her clothes returned to the Deku costume – "I'm a hero too and I won't let you hurt anyone else!".
-"Dumb girl, no one can oppose me, I am the Krampus!" − And with that battle cry the horrendous figure was about to launch an icy blast at the little girl, who was now brave and determined to defeat him.
-"And I am the daughter of a great hero in training, I am Eri Midoriya... Unicorn Smash!" − And with her own battle cry the little girl prepared to finish it all in an attack, little did the Krampus know that this blow was charged with the energy of all the hearts of the A and B classes as well as the seven generations of the One-for-All, when he realized it was already too late, the blow hit him in such a way that he ended up embedded in the wall without being able to move, Eri had won.
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An hour later, after Santa had taken care of the Krampus they were finally back in the UA grounds, using some of his magic the plump old man took care of the damage caused by the battle and even returned the students of both classes to their respective dormitories, Santa had also taken care of erasing their memory to avoid any situation, no one needs to know about what happened tonight.
-"That was all from me, thanks for your help little Eri, without you maybe things would not have ended the way they did" − commented the old man to make a gesture with his hands and thus recover the energy but it refused to return surprising the old San Nicolas.
-"What is it Santa?" − Asked the little girl a little curious.
-"Nothing dear, it seems that my magic has accepted you as a guardian, who knows, maybe in the future this poor old man will need your help again, now it's time for you to go to your family and for me to get ready to visit the few who still believe in me" − said the old man but now with more joy, as if he had accepted what would be.
-"Santa... about my letter..." − mentioned Eri somewhat nervously only to earn a few pats on her head while the old man smiled at her.
-"Don't worry little one, although I don't have the power to do that I know someone who can do it, although I guess you will be prepared to explain it" − commented the old man as he said goodbye disappearing in the sparks of light releasing his warm laughter, after that little Eri went back inside the bedroom where everyone was confused about what could have happened to them, all this while she smiled happy to have them back.
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The next morning, by the class A tree everyone was stunned at what they saw, their late teacher Midnight was asleep and snoring wearing beautiful Christmas pajamas, all the members of class A were in disbelief at what their eyes were seeing, Mina was crying as well as Tooru and Ejiro who had seen the lifeless body of their teacher but now she was there, in front of their eyes completely alive, no one could give an explanation about this and when their teacher Aizawa came to see them he almost succumbed by the impression, Nemuri at that moment woke up because of all the noise that everyone was making in the common room looking at them in a confused way.
-"What's wrong with them, a girl just wants to sleep for a while" − just saying this made everyone keep silence, if before class A had any doubt that this person was their teacher, now these doubts had been cleared, all while a little girl ran directly to her crying with joy.
-"Aunt Nemu, Aunt Nemu!" − Exclaimed Eri who hugged tightly the woman who did not understand what was going on or why all her students looked like they could start crying at any moment.
-"What's wrong little one, why are you crying?" − Asked Nemuri while she felt a lump forming in her throat, she didn't know why but for some reason she was happy to have this little girl in her arms again.
-"I missed you so much aunt Nemu, Santa fulfilled my wish!" − the words of the little girl took everyone by surprise, no matter how much she tried to assure what happened none of them seemed to believe her, at least until she used the power that Santa had entrusted to her, everyone was silent when they saw the transformation of Eri who smiling told them that she would tell them everything, because Mighty Eri was here.
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Originally this was to be posted yesterday... but I got visitors, a great gift from my brother and well, you know how that goes, about the story there is not much to say, just an idea of how Eri would save what she considers her family and an unconventional way to bring back Midnight sensei, About Krampus and Santa... I know I could get more out of this but I didn't want to make a long story but still I am satisfied with the result, Merry Christmas to all and a very prosperous new year from me.