(DISCLAIMER : I do not own PJO nor MHA)
AN : Hello Everyone! I'm back from my hiatus! Finally and here's the 6th chapter of TLO for all of you to enjoy! I'll make this quick, so a few things before we begin. Firstly, by the time this is published, the next chapter of Eternity (My other story, a PJO/MCU crossover, which you may read if you want, you can find it in my list stories. Check it out for more info about it) will also be published alongside a oneshot that I've written during my hiatus, because of an idea that hit me at the time, after rereading this manhwa/webtoon. The fandom is "I Will Kill Me", so if you've read that Korean Manhwa/Webtoon, then maybe give it a read!
Other than that, I just want to warn you all that towards the end of the chapter, it might feel rushed, because it definitely is. I didn't have enough time to fit all I wanted to in this chapter with me going away for a few days soon, so I just rushed that last part, so that I could at least publish this chapter today, instead of waiting for another 5 days. Also, I haven't written a fight scene in a while and didn't have much ideas, so the fight scene in this chapter might not seem well-written, but I tried. And just gonna point out that this was not beta read, since I wanted to post it as soon as possible, so you might find some or numerous grammatical and/or spelling mistakes.
Anyway, the point is I'm back! The chapter's quality might not be that great, but oh well. Let's just get straight into it.
Enjoy Reading!
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(Last Time)
"He's so impressive, I'm getting goosebumps!"
Once All Might had gotten to the front of the class, he looked at them with pride and anticipation at their potential just as he gazed upon them for the first time, as he spoke.
"I will be teaching hero basics! To lay your foundation, all types of training will be done. It has the most units too!" All Might says, as Percy stares at the hero with excitement, awaiting on the edge of his seat for the class to begin, watching All Might turn his back on the class, before turning to face them again, but this time holding something on his hand "Today, we"ll start with this!"
"Battle Training!"
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(Chapter 6)
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"Battle Training!"
Upon All Might's words, the whole class smiled brightly with anticipation, as they cheered.
"Battle!"
"Training!"
"Along with that…'' All Might interrupts the class from erupting into chaos, as he points to the side, taking everyone's attention away from the Symbol of Peace and onto the compartments hidden within the wall now appearing from it. "Is this!"
"The costumes made, according to all your requests and the quirk registration you sent in." All Might explains, giving the class even more excitement, as they look like they could barely contain themselves from pouncing off their seats.
"Once you change. Meet me at ground beta!" All Might gives the class one more warm smile like a sign to them that they can do it, before leaving the classroom and letting the class sort their clothings out.
With All Might, their supervisor and teacher, gone, and the fact that the class had no leader, almost everyone jumped off their seats impatiently, running towards the compartments, scrambling to get their costumes in haste. Percy wasn't in a hurry and didn't run like others, as he went to find which box held his costume. He quickly found it, not even after a minute searching, as he opened it up to see the costume that he had ordered weeks prior.
It was a simple black, short-sleeved shirt with knee-length ocean blue shorts. It was surprisingly bland, but Percy did not have any idea what his costume would be and thought about wearing civilian clothes for the time being until he could come up with something. Percy then notices something other than his registered costume, as he sees a small black box with a note on it.
Letter
Young Jackson, I am sorry for it being a little late, I had to ask the support crew for a sudden commission, but here it is! Your reward and fruit of all the hard work you put in during all those months of training! Like I said before, I'm looking forward to great things from you! I know you won't disappoint!
Go Beyond! Plus Ultra!
Sincerely, All Might
Letter
Percy read it quietly, obviously not wanting his fellow classmates, who were clueless to the fact that All Might had taken Izuku under his wing, while also personally training both him and the green-haired boy, and was planning on keeping it that way for the time being.
Not being able to stop his curiosity, Percy opens the black box, revealing an expensive looking black ring, which had a sort of lightning blue tint to it, enticing Percy, as he doesn't waste any time in putting it on his finger.
'Cool I wonder what it does…I guess I'll just ask All Might later, now I gotta change'
Percy took his pair of clothes into his arms and went to get dressed quickly, not wanting to be late to the battle training, as he rushed to Ground Beta.
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Percy walked through a tunnel, the entrance leading to Ground Beta, where he and his class would have their battle training. Reaching the end of tunnel, as the sun's rays begins to shine on the class, showing all of their costumes, everyone stopped once they had reached Ground Beta, finding themselves face to face with All Might, who was waiting for them, while some stared intently at the hero, not being able to keep their eyes off of him, feeling a great honour to meet the Symbol of Peace in person.
"You all look great guys! You're so cool!" All Might greets the class with praise, as his blue eyes stare through each and every one of the class in pride. "Now let's get started then, you zygotes!"
After All Might's words, he doesn't say anything to instruct them or do anything, so most of the class took this as a sign to start splitting apart into groups and talking to each other about their costumes, while some waited patiently like Iida and Yaoyorozu. Meanwhile, Percy didn't really know what to do while waiting for All Might to start the training, so he instead looked at the other's costumes, but not before noticing someone walking towards him. Turning around, Percy locks eyes with Kirishima, who smiles at him.
"Hey man!" Kirishima says, as Percy grins in response, before connecting his fist with the redhead's, giving him a fist bump "Hey"
"So uh…is that your costume?" Kirishima wonders, while scratching the back of his head awkwardly, as he said the first thing that was on his mind, seeing the quite bland choice of clothing compared to everyone else.
Percy saw his reaction and chuckled, as he expected that much, already feeling a few pairs of eyes on him, probably his classmates who had the same thoughts, wondering why his costume was just normal civilian clothes.
"Well…I didn't really have any idea for the design of my costume back when I was filling up the registration and stuff, so I just went with these and decided on thinking about my costume later on." Percy shrugs nonchalantly, before smiling admirably at Kirishima, seeing the redhead's costume. "Anyway…your costume looks cool dude! How'd you come up with it?" Percy says, steering the attention away from him, as he stares at Kirishima's costume.
Kirishima's costume consisted of two dark red gear-shaped shoulder pads, a jagged sash that joins the one on his left to the right side of his belt, which had a big red "R" set into its center. Below this, he had baggy black pants and the half of a cape, it's other half seemingly gone, with a ripped hem. He had dark red boots and multiple thick rings going around his calves. He had a lack of clothing on his top, as he left his chest bare, open for everyone to see his lean build and defined abdomen. He also wears a wired piece going over the bridge of his nose, and some spiked pieces around his mouth, which resembles fangs.
"Actually, I didn't come up with the costume. It's inspired by my idol, a hero who I want to become like one day and maybe even surpass, Crimson Riot!" Kirishima says, his voice overflowing with admiration and reverence to the hero, as Percy looks into the redhead's eyes, which were filled with determination and passion, something that seemed to inspire Percy as well, seeing how dedicated his classmate was.
Percy smiled, as he opened his mouth to reply only to be interrupted by All Might.
"Okay! Now now, everyone please quiet down and gather in front of me!" All Might shouts to get the attention of everyone, which it did, as the class quickly gathers in front of the hero.
As Percy stood beside Kirishima among his classmates, his eyes wandered to Izuku, who was just a few feet away from him and got a good look at his friend's costume. He held back his laughter, seeing the obvious, as he's sure All Might saw it too. Izuku's costume consisted of a full body jumpsuit and a mask. The jumpsuit was mainly light green with big white lines coming down from his arms and chest all the way to his legs. He had a red belt wrapped around his hips, blacks pads on both his elbows and knees, as well as white gloves.
But those weren't what made him almost laugh, it were the long ear-like protrusions coming out of his mask, resembling All Might's haircut, and the respirator with a makeshift smile on it that resembled the said hero's smile as well. Turning away from Izuku to keep his laughter in check with an amused grin, Percy looks to All Might who had just begun talking.
"It's time for the battle training!" All Might announces, as almost immediately after Iida raises his hand, causing the class to turn their eyes to him. "Sensei! We used this same center for the exam, so will it be a city battle again?" Iida asks, raising the question after having observed his surroundings and deduced that it was the same as the center he, Izuku, Uraraka and Percy had gone to for the entrance exam.
"Nope." All Might replies. "We'll be going two steps ahead!" He says, raising two fingers up.
"Most villain battles you see are outdoors. But overall, villains are more likely to appear indoors. Imprisonment, confinement, backroom deals. In this society filled with heroes…" All Might clears his throat, before continuing. "Clever villains stay in the dark. I'll be separating you all into hero and villain teams. The battle will be two versus two"
"With no basic training?" A green-haired girl asks from the crowd. "This training is about learning those basics" All Might smiles, clenching his fists enthusiastically. "But, this time there are no robots you can destroy"
Without being able to be given any room to reply or speak, many of the class started shooting question after question at All Might, overwhelming the hero, who had just begun teaching and had never taught a class before, only having experienced teaching two pupils, which he would say was much easier to discipline.
"How do you win or lose?"
"Can I blow them up?"
"Will you expel us, like Mr. Aizawa?"
"How will we be split?"
Seeing how All Might was being overloaded with questions and not being given any time to respond, Percy speaks up, raising his voice to catch everyone's attention. "Hey! Everyone quiet down and let sensei finish! He would have explained everything soon enough, if you all hadn't bombarded him with questions"
Percy's words were able to get through to everyone, as those who had spoken up felt slightly embarrassed and guilty, while those who were about to chime in to ask their question, ultimately decided on keeping quiet. Seeing this, All Might smiles and clears his throat before speaking.
"Thank you for that young Jackson." All Might says, giving the green-eyed boy a thumbs up. "As your classmate said, I will be explaining to you all now how your battle training will go, so listen up!" He says, before pulling a small notebook out from his pocket and opening it to a specific page, reading aloud it's contents.
"The story is that the villains are hiding a weapon somewhere and the heroes must destroy it. The hero team must either capture the villains or recover the weapon in time. The villain team, on the other hand, could either protect the weapon or capture the heroes"
Once All Might had iterated to the class what they should be doing, he closed the small notebook gently, trying not to crush it with his superhuman strength, and tucked it back into his pocket, before crouching down to his side and raising up an orange box, which was placed beside him conveniently, for the whole class to see.
"Opponents will be chosen by lots!" All Might says, before being interrupted by Iida once again. "It'll be by random? Wouldn't that be purely based on luck and unfair to the others, as some could be paired with those with stronger quirks or quirks that fit this specific environment?" Iida asks, as the question elicits a grin from All Might, who was more than happy to answer this question.
"Didn't Aizawa tell you all already…" All Might smiles widely. "A hero should be able to overturn any situation! No matter how much of a disadvantage they're in!" All Might explains, answering Iida's question.
"I see…you're looking ahead for us." Iida comments, before realising that it was rude for him to question All Might, as he bows respectfully at the hero, before shouting "I'm sorry sir! Please excuse my question"
"No problem, let's start now!" All Might shouts, raising his fist, as he punches the air exuberantly.
TEAMS (Each team consists of two students)
Team A - Ochako Uraraka and Izuku Midoriya
Team B - Mezou Shoji and Shoto Todoroki
Team C - Percy Jackson and Yaoyorozu Momo
Team D - Bakugo Katsuki and Iida Tenya
Team E - Mina Ashido and Aoyama Yuga
Team F - Rikido Sato and Koji Koda
Team G - Kyouka Jirou and Kaminari Denki
Team H - Tsuyu Asui and Tokoyami Fumikage
Team I - Ojiro Mashirao and Toru Hagakure
Team J - Ejiro Kirishima and Hanta Sero
After everyone knew who their partners were, Percy turned to Kirishima, who looked a little disappointed, having hoped that he'd be with Percy, but the slight frown the redhead had only lasted a moment, before it turned into a grin.
"Ah, It would've been nice if we were paired up, but it's all good. I wish you luck man!" Kirishima says, extending his fist to Percy, who fist bumps him in return with a smile of his own. "Yeah, good luck to you too dude!" Percy says, as he starts looking in different directions to look for his partner, spotting Momo on the side, giving her a momentary glance, before turning back to All Might to pay attention.
After announcing the teams, All Might went in between the two boxes, which had the names of each team inside them. One was white and the other was black, the white box had the word 'hero' on it, while the black had 'villain'.
All Might put one of his hands inside each box, as he spoke. "The first two competitors are…" He trails off, rummaging inside the two boxes, before lifting a small ball out from both.
"These two!" He finishes his earlier sentence, as he displays the letters written on both balls showing what teams were going against each other for the first round, causing both Izuku and Katsuki to widen their eyes. The reason being that both were coincidentally the ones who'd be competing against each other.
"Team A are heroes! Team D are villains!" All Might reiterates for those who couldn't see what was written on the two balls. Izuku and Uraraka would be on the Heroes' team, and Bakugo and Iida would be on the opposing team, the Villains.
"The rest will go to the monitor room." All Might instructs the class. "Yes sir!" Everyone responds, as the class, excluding the said teams who'd be competing, starts walking towards the monitor room shortly, leaving the two opposing teams and All Might behind.
However, after seeing how both Katsuki and Izuku were staring each other down, Percy decided to stay behind. This didn't go unnoticed by Kirishima though, as he calls out to Percy silently.
"Percy, what are you doing?" Kirishima asks, as Percy waves him off reassuringly. "I'll follow shortly, I just gotta do something, it'll be quick, so go." Percy says, as Kirishima decides not to question it, nodding in reply, before catching up with the class, who were already a fair distance away from them.
Percy then turned to both teams and All Might behind him, who were looking at him, confused as to why he was staying behind, as Percy walked towards them, specifically Katsuki and Izuku.
"Hey, good luck you two! Give it your best, okay! I'll be cheering for both of you on the sidelines!" Percy says, before looking at all four of them, including Uraraka and Iida. "All four of you…so give it your all okay?"
Percy's encouraging words had come just in time with the tense air between Izuku and Bakugo, as the two childhood friends' determination were now even stronger than ever to defeat each other, causing them both to look into Percy's eyes with a passionate flame in theirs.
"Yeah!" Izuku and Bakugo said in unison, as it prompts the latter to glare at Izuku, earning a chuckle from Percy, who was thinking that it was about time he'd go to the monitoring room as well.
"Anyway, now I have to go back. I'll be watching you all, so good luck!" Percy smiles, as the two pairs smile back, even Bakugo even if it was slightly.
"Thank you for your encouraging words, Percy!" Iida says, bowing, as Uraraka smiles awkwardly at the former's gesture, before she, too, thanks Percy. "Y-yeah, what Iida said, thank you"
"No problem. I'll see you all later" Percy smiles, turning his back on them and heading towards the monitoring room.
Meanwhile, All Might, who had watched this scene unfold himself, smiled widely at how Percy encouraged both teams, as he cleared his throat once he had seen Percy start walking away, before opening his mouth.
"The villain team will get prepared. Five minutes later, the hero team will enter."
"Yes sir!"
"Young Bakugo, young Iida." All Might calls out to the duo, who were about to enter the building, as they both turn to look at All Might. "Try to learn the villain's mind like a real battle. Don't be afraid and do your best"
"Yes!" Iida was the only one responding, as Bakugo rolled his eyes, wanting to enter the building so that he could fight Izuku as soon as possible.
"If it gets too wild, I'll stop it"
"Yes!"
After the last few reminders, All Might wished both teams good luck, before walking away quickly, catching up with Percy, who was also on his way to the monitoring room.
"Young Jackson!" All Might called out to him, as Percy turned around after hearing his voice.
"I had forgotten to talk to you about your ring…tell me, how is it?" All Might asks, as Percy chuckles, raising his hand to show him the ring that was on his finger. "Well..l love it if that's what you mean, it looks cool, but…how does it work?" Percy says sheepishly, scratching the back of his head awkwardly.
"Oh right, I had forgotten to write down the instructions, my apologies." All Might says, knocking his fist on the temple of his head, as he continued. "It is simple, just clench your fist tightly and point the head of the ring towards you, that should activate it."
"Activate what?"
"That ring will shoot out concentrated and pressurised water, which you will be able to manipulate however you see fit. I had it made for you as a sort of last resort, since I still intend for you to be able to adapt to your surroundings even without a water source nearby, but if you are forced to, you can use this"
"Oh sweet!" Percy says, ogling his ring in excitement to try it out later on, as All Might chuckles seeing Percy's look as if he was a child who had just gotten a new toy. "I'm glad you like it. Now we should hurry up, the class must be waiting for us!" All Might says, grabbing Percy by the back of his shirt without any warning and runs in haste to the monitoring room, where he and Percy will watch the battle between Izuku and Katsuki unfold.
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"Even so…the best player was Iida!" All Might announces right after the first battle had just ended, as the whole class, excluding Izuku since he was sent to the infirmary, stood in the monitoring room to discuss who had done the overall best. The result shocked most of the class, including Iida, who didn't even expect it, initially guessing that it'd be Uraraka or Izuku, since they were both able to defeat him and Katsuki.
"Really?!"
"Not Ochako or Midoriya, who won?"
"Hmm…I wonder why…does anyone know?" All Might asks, as a hand shot up immediately after, causing everyone to look towards the girl whose arm was raised.
"Yes, Mr. All Might." Momo says, not allowing anyone to interject, as she continues to explain thoroughly, while lowering her raised limb. "It's because Iida adapted the most to the setting. Bakugo's actions were completely and obviously based on a personal grudge. And, as you mentioned earlier, that large scale attack was foolish. And as for Midoriya, his injuries prove that his plan was nothing, but reckless." She says, ignoring the dumbfounded looks she was getting and continued.
"As for Uraraka, she lacked alertness and her last move was overly violent. If that weapon was real, it would've been much too dangerous." Momo commented, as Uraraka, having heard what she did wrong out loud, hung her head down in shame and embarrassment at herself.
"Iida was prepared for the enemy and of the fight over the weapon, which is why he was late to respond." Momo says, complimenting Iida, who had gotten over the dumbfounded look and began smiling stupidly, as she spoke. "The hero team only won, because they took the easy way out, since it is just training"
Once Momo had finished, almost the whole class, including All Might, stared at her in bewilderment and shock, while also amazed at her intelligence, most of all Percy.
'Wow…she's really smart.' Percy thought, still standing with his mouth agape at Momo's very detailed explanation, as he turned to see All Might, who had just gotten over his short daze, clear his throat.
"Well…Iida does seem too serious at times." All Might says, chuckling awkwardly, as he gives Momo a thumbs up. "But you are correct!" He commends, smiling at Momo, who turns to look him in the eyes, causing him to flinch under her sharp gaze.
"You need to start with the basics and be devoted to become a top hero." Momo says, resting both her hands on her hips, while most of the class still stared at her in surprise.
"Okay now let's move on and start round two! Really think about the feedback and keep training!"
"Yes sir!" The class replies, as All Might begins to rummage inside the two boxes once again to determine which teams would be going against each other next.
Meanwhile, Percy ignored this and was now focused on someone else, as he stared at Katsuki. The usually smug looking blonde looked like he was still in shock from his battle against Izuku, as he had still not gotten over the fact that Izuku did not only have a quirk, but also had the ability to overpower him. These two things alone dealt a huge blow to his ego, as he stared at the ground, still recounting the past fight against Izuku over and over again in his head.
Percy didn't like to see his friend like this, so he walked up to Katsuki and embraced him tightly, taking the blonde off guard, as Bakugo snapped out of his paralysed state.
"It's okay Katsuki…you did great, you can do better next time." Percy whispers reassuringly to Bakugo, who didn't know how to respond other than hanging his head low in defeat and began thinking about what he would do and where he would go, feeling like his whole world had just begun to crumble.
With a deep sigh, Percy pulled away from Katsuki, knowing that the latter will be able to get through this and become stronger, knowing how persistent his friend is and that one loss wouldn't stop Bakugo from achieving his dream, so with that in mind, Percy turned to All Might, who was just about to announce which two teams would be participating next.
"For round 2, team B is the hero and Team C is the villain!"
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Percy and Momo had just entered the building, as they were now standing in front of the weapon. They both stayed in silence for a while, before Percy began walking away from Momo, as he gestured for her to follow.
"What do you think you're doing?" Momo asked him with a raised brow, earning a confused look from Percy. "Uh, we're going to protect the weapon by defeating the other team?" Percy says, as if it was a question, eliciting a sigh from Momo.
"Do you even have a plan?"
"Of course I do, my plan is to uhh…to attack?" Percy says, as Momo facepalms. "Look, we need a plan. We can't just fight them head on without any prior information. We need to assess the enemies' quirks and their weaknesses, before facing them with a full-proof plan. Do you get it?"
In all of Percy's training, he wasn't really taught how to make a plan nor how to become a good teammate, but after giving it some good thought, he knew that Momo had a point, and he had a feeling that she knew what she was doing, after seeing her intellect firsthand, so he shot Momo a smile and said.
"Yeah, I do. So what're you thinking?"
"After some deliberation, I have learned that these two we will be going against won't be easy to take down. On one hand, Mezou Shoji, whose quirk I assume has something to do with multiple limbs and, I'm sure you saw during the first day, that his strength was nothing to overlook. On the other is someone we need to really be careful of, Todoroki Shoto. Like myself, he was recommended to the school and was accepted, but not without reason. He is the Flame Hero : Endeavour's son, so his skills must outmatch at least more than 98% of others his age, along with his quirk. At first, I assumed it'd be fire-based, but after some observations, his quirk is actually ice-based, so that must mean…" Momo trails off, as she looks like she began drifting away into her thoughts.
"Mean what?" Percy asks, though still a bit surprised at her long explanation and that this was all she gathered from only one day of observing the class, but ignored it, as there were more pressing matters at the moment, like the fact that there was probably only less than a minute left before the hero team would be allowed to come.
Luckily, Momo had figured out the enemy's plan at the exact moment for her to hear the faint sound of ice surrounding the building, as she called out to Percy.
"JUMP!"
Percy followed her without a moment of hesitation, and was thankful for it, as he soon found himself staring at the floor that was now turned into ice like the rest of the building that was also frozen.
Once both had landed on the floor, which was slippery because of the ice, Percy knew there wasn't much time until the "heroes" would reach them.
"That was a good call, but I gotta ask. What's the plan?" Percy asked Momo, looking at her, waiting for an answer, as she was avoiding eye contact with him, staring at the door in front of her wearily, since it was the same door which she deduced was going to be where Todoroki and Shoji would enter through.
"They're probably thinking that they have us trapped, giving us the upper hand and the element of surprise, so we should make use of it. I saw how you moved back on the first day, you're a skilled fighter, while also having an element based quirk like Todoroki…" Momo says, pausing for a moment. "This can work." She mutters with a hopeful tone, before turning to him.
"Percy, I need you to distract Todoroki and get him as far away from me as you can, until I give you the signal. When that happens, I need you to lead him towards me." Momo explains quickly, hearing light footsteps approaching, as she silently runs over to the side of the door, causing Percy to follow suit and stand on the opposite side, before whispering.
"How will I know you're giving the signal"
"Trust me, you'll know." Momo whispers, which didn't reassure Percy all that much, as he had only met this girl the day before, but she was going to be his classmate for a long time and from her first impressions, he could say she was trustworthy. And so, with that in mind, Percy nodded at her, giving her a sign that he was putting his faith in her, as his fingers twitched, fumbling with his ring, while taking on a cautious stance, awaiting the heroes.
Percy could hear the footsteps getting louder as they came closer, he could feel the floor getting colder as well. He was feeling quite nervous, but it didn't deter him, as he had to follow through with Momo's plan to make sure they could triumph. He wasn't going to be too confident though, as he still needed to actually do his part first. So with bated breath and a grin, Percy readied himself, as he had already decided on giving this battle his best after seeing how Izuku did.
The sound of the doorknob turning was enough for both to immediately tense, as Percy nodded at Momo, getting ready to act. The door opened slowly, as the person who walked through revealed himself, a young man who had half his body engulfed in ice. Remembering what Momo said, Percy stared at him wearily, as he concluded that this was Todoroki Shoto.
And that was all the confirmation he needed, as before Todoroki could process it, because he was busy thinking about where Percy or Momo could be since he found the room empty, he quickly found himself flying through the air, coughing out blood, courtesy of one Percy Jackson.
Percy had not wasted any time in rushing Todoroki at an alarming speed, ramming him through the wall, as both boys found themselves landing straight on the rooftop of the building next to where the weapon was.
'Well, I sent us both a fair distance away from her…now I gotta stall until she gives the signal'
"So…neat quirk huh? You look strong…want to fight?" Percy says awkwardly, facepalming mentally at his words, having said those words only because it was the only way he could think of stalling, while Todoroki stayed silent, his face still looked as stoic as when Percy had first seen him, quietly wiping off the blood that was on his lip, as he regained his bearings from the sudden collision.
"Sure." Todoroki says, his voice sounding uninterested in the ordeal and more towards his objective, as ice started form in front of him, his hand twitching, getting ready to send a flurry of ice at Percy, who smirked after seeing his intentions, slightly unnerving Todoroki.
"Well okay then. Let's get started." Percy says, raising his arm that held his ring, pointing the head in front of him, while praying that it would work and it did, as the result was almost instant. The ring lit up, as it shot out a huge burst of pressurised water that stayed afloat mid-air. Willing the water to shape into two separate sharp blades, Percy controlled both now solidified swords to come onto his grasp, before getting into a stance.
"Are you ready?" Todoroki asked, not having attacked yet, as he was waiting for Percy, who grinned. "Yeah, I'm ready." He replied, as the five seconds of silence before the battle between the two began, both staring each other down.
Once the five seconds were over, there was a moment of complete silence before Todoroki initiated the battle by sending a wave of ice at Percy, who easily split it in half instead of avoiding it, as Todoroki sent more and more waves of ice at Percy. He easily cuts them in half and avoids one perfectly, as he turns to Todoroki, who used his previous attacks to get ready.
Holding two blades from ice that he had made, while Percy was busy cutting down the waves of ice sent at him, Todoroki rushed Percy, who was not going to shy away from a fight head on, rushing him with equal vigor. Both of their blades clashed with great force, as they began their duel.
Percy immediately went for the offense, trying to get a good hit on Todoroki, all while parrying and countering the latter's attacks, as this was the chance for him to show the fruit of all his labour during his training with All Might, giving it his best, though not going all out, since he didn't want to hurt Todoroki and was merely buying time, so he needed to keep his eye out for the signal while making sure to not exhaust all his energy.
Todoroki's eyes slightly widened, as he felt himself being pushed back by Percy's attacks, which were all so bafflingly calculated, backed up with immense strength. He didn't expect someone with his skills to be in the same year as him, wondering if Percy's father was like his own, but shook those thoughts away, as he ducked, rolling to the side, barely avoiding an attack of Percy's.
Percy didn't let Todoroki have any rest though, as he immediately rushed him, raising both his swords up, before bringing them down onto Todoroki, who blocked the attack with his own blades.
Trying not to get pushed back again, Todoroki tries to force Percy back, as he grits his teeth, putting an immeasurable amount of strain on his arms, while trying to think of a plan to get the upper hand, since he couldn't stay there all day with his feet planted onto the ground holding Percy back.
As Percy kept pushing Todoroki back with his strength, he noticed the calculating look in his eyes, having seen the same thing whenever Izuku would have a plan or how Momo looked earlier, when she was devising a plan. Concluding that Todoroki had something up his sleeve, Percy kept his current pace at pushing the former back, while also being aware of his surroundings just in case. And he was right to do so, as he saw a wave of ice being sent towards him, but also found that his feet were planted to the ground.
Turning to look at Todoroki, Percy stared into his eyes, seeing that Todoroki had a look expecting victory, but Percy wasn't about to let himself be beaten that easily. Percy grunts, as he forcefully breaks out of the ice and jumps into the air just in time for him to avoid the surge of ice, before landing in front of Todorki a few feet away from him.
"I don't know how you were able to break out of the ice unscathed nonetheless, but you left your blades behind. You have lost." Todoroki says, panting from exhaustion, as he hasn't been this riled up due to a fight in a while, narrowing his eyes at Percy, who didn't seem at all bothered after what Todoroki said, which confused him. Did he not care about winning?
"You sure about that?" Percy asked, grinning, taking advantage of the moment of shock on Todoroki's face, as he wills the two swords that he had left behind to turn into chains and latch them onto Todoroki's wrist, forcing him onto his knees, effectively being incapacitated.
"It seems like I won." Percy says, as Todoroki struggled with the chains, trying to break free of them, but to no avail. Todoroki was originally surprised by what just happened, but it was only for a brief moment, as he accepted his loss, knowing when he was beaten. "Yeah. Seems like that." Todoroki mutters silently, sighing.
Then suddenly, Percy sees Todoroki staring at something, causing him to turn towards the direction he was looking at to find himself looking at a flare being shot up in the sky, red smoke being trailed on its tail revealing its source, which was a certain black-haired girl. It was the signal!
Percy turned around to Todoroki after seeing the signal, willing the chain on the right to wrap around Todoroki's body, while shaping the second one into a small platform that he controlled to go below his feet, as he lifts both himself and Todoroki off the ground and back into the building where the weapon was held, entering through the huge hole where he and Todoroki had crashed through.
Coming back into the building, Percy landed onto the ground after willing the platform under him to revert back into a sword, which he now held wearily just incase Todoroki's teammate was there, but found himself relaxing after locking eyes with Momo, who looked initially tense, before relaxing after seeing Percy as well.
Percy flinched slightly, seeing Momo with a few bruises on her face, before turning away from her, scanning the room for anything, as he sees Shouji, who was leaning against the wall, sitting down on the floor while having some kind of metal wrapped around him.
"Looks like you didn't need any help." Momo says, earning a raised brow from Percy, who soon sees what she was talking about, turning around to see the chained up Todoroki hovering mid-air. "Yeah, it looks that way. Seems like you didn't either." Percy says, gesturing to the immobilized Shoji, as a sudden noise echoes throughout the building, interrupting Momo.
"The Vilain team wins!" All Might's voice announces through the earpieces. "Teams B and C, please head to the monitoring room, if there are any injuries sustained from the battle standby as the medical team will be there with you shortly!"
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Percy sighed, looking at the blade he held on each hand, as he had no idea how to get them back into the ring, but ignored it, thinking about asking All Might about it when he arrived at the monitoring room. He was walking alongside Momo in silence, along with Todoroki and Shouji, who were following behind.
"I forgot to ask earlier, but what is your quirk?" Percy says out of the blue, trying to break the silence, while also curious as he was pondering about the question ever since he saw how Shouji was incapacitated. He had seen Shouji's strength as well during the previous day, so he wondered how she was able to overpower him or at least outsmart him.
"My quirk is creation. It allows me to create any non-living material from any part of my skin, but I must know the molecular structure of that material for it to work." Momo explains. "Ohh, that's cool!" Percy exclaims, causing Momo to reel back in embarrassment, feeling a slight heat in her cheeks as she did so.
"What do you mean, it's not that exceptional compared to yours or Todoroki's quirk."
"It sounds like a great quirk in my opinion, I think it has a lot of potential to grow along with you, and we'll have plenty of time for that since we're in U.A." Percy says, as his eyes give a quick glance to Todoroki at the mention of the red and white-haired boy, before turning to Momo.
"Hey Yaoyorozu, I'm gonna talk to Todoroki, he seems like he's upset, I'm going to cheer him up." Percy whispers, hoping that he's not heard by the two who were walking behind him. "Okay." Momo says, as Percy slows down on purpose to walk by Shouji's side.
"Hey." Percy greets Shouji, who tensed slightly at his sudden appearance.
"H-hey."
Percy smiles, reaching his hand out to him. "I don't think we've met yet. I'm Percy Jackson, you can call me Percy. And you must be Shouji, right?"
"Yeah." Shouji responds shyly. "Hey Shouji, can you do a favour for me?" Percy asks, earning a confused look from Shouji.
"Sure, I guess."
"Thanks!" Percy says, leaning closer to Shouji. "Can you go beside Momo for now, I need to talk with Todoroki." Percy whispers, as Shouji nods in reply, walking forward and going beside Momo as Percy asked. Without Shouji in between them, Percy went closer to Todoroki, who knew what he was doing.
"What do you want?" Todoroki asks, being surprised, as he felt an arm wrap around him, it belonged to Percy. "Why'd you look so gloomy ever since the battle ended? Are you mad cause I beat you?" Percy asked curiously, only getting silence in response, as both continued to walk, getting closer to the monitoring room.
"Ah I see. Well, that was just the first time we fought. You have lots of time to improve. I know I will, I'm going to give everything my all and become a hero! And I know this won't be the last time we'll be going against each other, so I'll be looking forward to it. Good luck, Todoroki." Percy says, before catching up with Momo and Shouji who were already in the monitoring room with everyone else, but not before saying one last thing, turning around to face Todoroki.
"And by the way, it's Percy if you didn't know. Percy Jackson. And I'm looking forward to fighting with you more Todoroki." Percy smiles, before turning back to the monitoring room, entering it along with Todoroki.
Once Percy and Todoroki had entered, they were both immediately bombarded by questions and praises by their fellow peers, as the whole class was watching their battle and were amazed at the skill both students showed during it.
Thankfully, with a little help from All Might, the chaos had died down, as everyone then discussed the round. All Might didn't have much to criticise or teach in that moment, since they all did very well in terms of keeping collateral damage to a minimum, not doing anything reckless, but he did have to remind Shouji and Todoroki about teamwork, since that was one of the key components for why they lost, along with Todoroki lowering his guard.
By the end of it, the class continued along with the next rounds until it was noon. Most of the class was tired, but was still determined, after hearing their mistakes being pointed out, as they all were aspiring to be heroes and wanted to improve.
The last teams had just finished their battle, as the class stood in front of the exit and All Might, who was about ready to wrap up their lesson for the day.
All Might smiled proudly, as he looked at the class collectively.
"Good Job!"
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AN : Anddd done! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! If so, then please follow and favourite, it will be greatly appreciated! If not, then you don't need to. Also Review! I'd like to hear all your thoughts, comments and as always, constructive criticism is always welcome!
So the chapter wasn't as great as last chapter in my opinion, but that is to be expected with how I did, so I'll try to compensate for that with next chapter. We're nearing the USJ arc now and I just want to say thank you once again to everyone for the support and reading TLO, we're almost at 300 follows! WOOO! Thank you so much.
That's all for now! See you all in the next chapter!
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~PercivalShizuka