The break was still underway as everyone was still reeling in from Shouto's match
"That kid is powerful"
"What do you expect from someone in Endeavor's family?"
"I hope that he doesn't again, the cold is still near me..."
While the audience and media are contemplating on this, the 1-A class were discussing about Shouto's power...
"You think you have a chance Midoriya...?" Denki, Toru and Mina questioned their classmate
"You won't win" Minoru shivered "Todoroki is stronger than you..."
Which earned him a smack on the head courtesy of Tsuyu's tongue
"You're not helping..." the frog girl spoke
"I'm sure it won't be worse than mine" Tenya sighed "I'm fighting against Bakugo"
"You better give your all specs!" the blonde explosive glared "I'm not going easy on you!"
"I think I'll be fine" Izuku chuckled lamely 'I just hope that he doesn't kill me since he declared a personal war before the event even started...'
"Oh I hope you don't get injured Midoriya" Toru spoke feeling slightly worried "you were able to stay healthy until now" she looked at her friend "you might end up hurt thanks to Todoroki's quirk"
"I'll figure something out" he smiled warmly 'and I better talk with uncle Necrom about Todoroki's situation'
The break was over and everyone went back to continuing with the event of the festival...
"Alright everyone we are back to continue the matches!" Present Mic smiled "Better get ready next set folks...!"
Round 2 matches of the event came and everyone would like a good distraction from Shouto's match
Mina and Hitoshi were up first and the two were looking at each other
"You've come a long way to reach this far Shinso" the acid girl grinned "I'm surprised that a general studies student can keep up with a hero"
Hitoshi blinked at his opponent's words, it may be from an enemy class... but he was glad that someone in the hero course acknowledged his effort 'I'll try to see if I can be in shape right now...'
Midnight started the match and Mina used her Acid quirk to attack and sprayed small globs of acid at Hitoshi
But the boy luckily dodged them and tried to get in close, she used the acid on her feet and skated away from him and gain distance to try acid spray tactic again
The match ended up being kind of cat and mouse scenario...they would see Hitoshi dodge the melting liquid and run in. But Mina would skate away and try to spray him with her acid quirk and win
'I won't keep up anymore...' he thought finally deciding to end this "you really believe that you can win this?"
"Yes I can!" she beamed not realizing that has already lost the match
"Then too bad that won't happen" he looked at her "walk out the ring"
And just like what happened to Mei... Mina started walking until she was out of bounds...!
"Winner, Hitoshi Shinso!" the R-rated hero raised her whip at the declaration
"Aww...!" the acid girl pouted at her loss "I was sure on getting that win!"
"Sorry lady" Hitoshi spoke "but you are easily talkative when it comes to fighting"
She huffed at that before walking away and heading back to her classmates and try to feel better
"It was a good match" Ochaco sighed "but it's just like with Hatsume..."
"Yeah" a few others agreed "has anyone figured out his quirk yet...?"
"Hey Ojiro" Denki called "you've experienced that, do you know how he does it?"
"Sadly I can't describe it" the tail student sighed "all I know is that he has to talk for his quirk to activate..."
"Hmm..." that made the class think for a bit
Match number two was between Momo Yaoyorozu and Eijiro Kirishima
"I can't believe that I have to fight you Kirishima" the creation girl sighed "but I suppose that it's for the best"
"Same" the hardening student nodded "I might have a hard time before getting my spot"
The battle between them was good to say the least...Momo was able to have the temporary advantage due to making multiple items and keep herself prepared. But Eijiro's body was very durable and was able to push her out of bounds as he kept taking hits from her created items
"At least she was able to keep herself in the ring for a while..." Hanta hummed
"Yeah" Toru nodded "Kirishima's quirk is like a heavy shield" she hummed "you attack, he will block"
"Hopefully she will find someone who will teach her how to be mobile while creating the items..."
The third match Katsuki Bakugo vs Tenya Iida was quick but intense... the engine student used his quirk to distort his opponent's vision but the blonde explosive flew up to the sky and gain a better view to send the guy crashing against the ground. And when Tenya went into using Recipro Burst...Katsuki used his explosion to blind him using the smoke making the engine student run out of the ring and crashed into a wall
"The winner is Katsuki Bakugo!" Modnight said as she ran to the fallen student and checked his being
Katsuki looked at his fallen classmate before looking at his class in the spectator seats
'You better win Deku...' he thought before walking to the hallway 'I'll beat you and take the top spot!'
Izuku sighed before standing up with Shouto going ahead, no doubt to see his dad and declare that he will use only half of his quirk
But when he was about to leave, someone grabbed his wrist...he looked to see Ochaco doing that
"Deku..." she mumbled in worry
"It will be okay Uraraka" he took her hand off "I'll make sure to keep myself safe" he smiled at her 'I hope...'
When the boy got to the hallway, he bumped into someone. Who was none other than the number two hero, Endeavor...
"You will be fighting against my son" he said looking down at the boy with his flames still burning
"If you're declaring that your son will beat me" he looked at the flame hero seriously "he won't, because he is holding himself back thanks to you" a glare formed on his face "he hated you so much that he can't give everything he's got...!" and the the boy pointed at him "you didn't even support him on this path!"
Endeavor blinked at the declaration and then remembered the one hero he clashed against in the past...it was a mess so big that it opened his and the world's eyes. It was an incident no one will forget, for it was he that made him feel like his work meant something important...
'Necrom' he thought 'you may not be in the top ranks list and I always hated that you are easily recognized by the world' he balled his hands a bit 'and yet, you never gloated on that mess we made... you just made your intentions clear to me and the world' he sighed 'making me respect you in your path as a hero'
When the flame hero got his bearings, he saw Izuku walking away
'And I see a glimpse of you in him' was the final thought before going back to the spectator area and wait for the match to start
Izuku sighed at his encounter with the flame hero...even though Shouto told him of the bad side of the man, he could tell that said person was just too focused on his goals
'I know you are a worthy hero Endeavor' he thought 'you're just thinking about yourself too much' he shook his head 'I hope my words will open your eyes... even just by a bit'
Another bump made the boy focus and he saw his uncle smiling at him
"Hi Izuku" he greeted "I see that you are still trying to figure out how to help your classmate?"
"Yeah" the boy nodded "I know he can be a great hero, but he's holding himself back ever since I saw him..."
"I know" the controversial hero nodded "I read his file about having a dual element quirk and so far he's using only half of that" he sighed "he's scared Izuku... scared that the flames he carried would make him like Endeavor"
"Is there anything I can do to help him...?"
"Only one nephew" the man pulled out an eyecon he used sparingly "free him from the trap he created mentally..."
"He's right boy" the eyecon finally spoke "that kid has issues and needs to get his eyes opened"
"I know this one!" the boy blinked "this is Harry Houdini, the magician of escape artistry!" and smiled brightly "with him by my side, I can break Todoroki out of his mental trap...!"
"I like you already" the eyecon hummed "but before you could use me..." it interrupted "I must test your resolve"
"Huh?" was his only word before the eyecon glowed as the boy's soul quirk activated creating something that even Necrom feel dumbfounded...!
Back the ring Shouto was waiting for his opponent to come out and fight giving the dual element student some time to breathe before thinking on restricting his quirk to ice as usual
When everyone saw Izuku showing up to the ring, they got wide-eyed at seeing his body covered in chains and padlocks!
"Look at that folks!" the voice hero called "Izuku Midoriya decided to try a new look in this match...!"
Eraserhead was quietly staring at his student's appearance with wide eyes, he was told by Necrom about a specific eyecon in his arsenal during his hero work
'There was one soul who has helped me more than I thought' the man's voice echoed in his head 'but I can't rely on him every time... if you see it again, you will be surprised'
'I am Necrom' the erasure hero blinked 'I didn't think that Midoriya would end up like that...!'
"What the hell Deku!?" Katsuki stood up "you think now is a good time to be a fashionable?!"
"I don't think that's it Bakugo" Eijiro, Denki and Hanta hummed
"Truly an odd choice of accessories" Yuga posed and then ignored by his classmates
"Maybe he summoned a spirit before he got out?" Mashirao suggested
"That could be it" Rikido nodded "his quirk is related to souls and maybe this one is testing him right now"
"Deku" Ochaco looked at her friend in worry 'what kind of test is it...?'
'Please be safe Midoriya...' Toru gripped her lantern tightly 'you've been helping a lot, and shouldn't be stopped now...!'
The dual element student narrowed his eyes at his opponent as he walked into the ring 'what's your angle here...?'
A few teachers were talking about it as well
"I don't like that look..." the space hero crossed her arms "the boy's appearance reminds me of a cage"
"It does look that way" Power Loader crossed his arms "maybe he thought of something before?"
"Better hope that it's temporary" Vlad King hummed "the look makes him appear weak"
While they discuss that, Necrom and Toshinori were having their own talk about Izuku's look
"Hey Necrom" the blonde scarecrow whispered "aren't those chains and locks..."
"Yes Yagi" the controversial hero whispered back "Houdini is testing my nephew if he can free himself in this match"
The man looked at his protege again 'young Midoriya...' he balled his hands a bit 'don't be reckless'
"Uh..." the R-rated hero blinked unsure of Izuku's look
She was actually feeling different emotions right now; they were confusion, curiosity, awkwardness and worry...
"Please start the match Midnight" he called to her "everyone wants to see us fight"
"Right!" she raised her whip "begin...!"
Shouto wasted no time in using the ice half of his quirk to make an ice spike to trap his opponent like his match with Sero
But Izuku dodged the ice by rolling sideways and used One For All on his left index finger and flicked it releasing a heavy burst of wind shattering the ice while blowing the dual element student back a bit and used his ice to stop from getting out of bounds
"Ow..." the green haired boy gritted his teeth but held the pain in as he stood up looking at his opponent "how does it feel Todoroki?" he glared "to be challenged?"
The dual element student grunted as he straightened himself and growled a bit
"I'll beat you...!" before releasing another ice spike intent on finishing him off quickly 'I won't use my left side! It's a curse...!'
Izuku narrowed his eyes and dodged again narrowly getting a cut on his left cheek and ran toward Shouto surprising his opponent on the new method of attack and punching the guy's stomach forcing Shouto to lose some wind out of his lungs
"I know that you hate Endeavor Todoroki" he whispered "but don't think about him in this fight..."
He pushed his opponent back and spread his arms wide "what's wrong Todoroki?" he questioned "aren't you supposed to beat me and take the top spot...?"
The fight between them continued as Shouto was still using ice half in the match making ice walls before Izuku broke a part of that with another finger flick creating spaces for him to move
"I don't believe it folks!" Present Mic stood up from seat "Midoriya is holding his own against Todoroki's ice and he hasn't transformed yet...!"
'So you're trying to limit your options thanks to Houdini's chains' Eraserhead narrowed his eyes 'reckless, yet realistic' his gaze went to the teachers and saw the controversial hero patting Toshinori's back 'your unorthodox style did confuse other heroes'
The students of 1-A watched the intensity between their classmates and a few were out cold from the ferocity they showed and some at least made comments
"Unbelievable..." Rikido gulped
"You said it" Denki and Sero followed
"I'm surprised that Midoriya can keep up at all..." Mezo blinked
"Then it's a good thing Iida left earlier" Mashirao sighed "that guy would have a fit at seeing them make a big mess"
"Plus Ultra indeed..." Fumikage surmised for his class
Katsuki gritted his teeth at the match and glared at the ring 'you better win Deku...' he thought 'that top spot is only worth taking when I beat you!'
Midnight gaped as the ice shards were around the ring and both students were still inside with Shouto starting to shiver as the ice he relied so much is finally taking it's toll... Izuku now had a bruised left hand due to using all his fingers at shattering the ice his opponent used with the chains and padlocks still on his being
"Todoroki..." the green student spoke "you can't stay one-sided..." his eyes showed no hatred only worry "use the flame and fight me with everything you got!"
"Shut up!" the dual element student slowly formed ice from his right side "I'll beat you without my flame...!"
'He's only hurting himself...' Izuku thought deciding to transform but his trapped body only limits him to use the Ore eyecon until the chains disappear
'He's clinging to his hate...' he gripped said eyecon tightly "I'll save you Shouto Todoroki!"
That declaration finalized it... the chains and padlocks suddenly disappeared stopping Shouto from forming his ice and blinked in surprise along with the crowd
But it didn't stop there, Izuku's Ore eyecon glowed red light changing itself into full black eyecon with red flame edges!
'A new eyecon?' he shook his head 'no time!' he summoned his buckle and pressed the button of his changed eyecon
The ring suddenly went ablaze melting the ice Shouto made making most of the watchers scream in fright. Midnight was about to call the match but a voice stopped her!
Ippatsu toucon! Eye!
A parka coat came into view! It was a black coat with red flame designs, meaning the fight between the two is still happening...!
Bachirimina! Toucon kaigan! Boost!
The flames died down and the coat flew toward Izuku who is now wearing red armor with black lining and it attached to his body
Ore ga boost! Furuitatsu ghost! Go! Fight! Go! Fight! Go...fight!
All were in shock at his new look, they just saw someone transform using flame..!
But none was more shocked Shouto himself. The flames reminded him of his mother getting hospitalized... he didn't think it was possible for his classmate to use it!
"Shouto Todoroki" Izuku looked at his opponent "your fire half isn't a curse!"
Green lightning suddenly formed around him and the air changed under his power...!
Shouto quickly created an ice wall but that was for naught because an arm broke through before it moved back and another arm punched the wall! The action was repeated making a small part of it break, showing his opponent looking at him before being grabbed by the shirt and thrown to the other side!
"Will you look at that everyone...!" the voice hero got back to commenting "Izuku Midoriya has a trick up his sleeve and is giving Todoroki a hard time!"
The audience gulped at seeing Izuku break the ice Shouto kept making and pushed him over the edge with his ice quirk!
"Shouto!" Endeavor shouted as the man walked down the stairs to the edge with his flame quirk burning bright "your opponent has shown more power than you! Stop holding yourself back and use the flames you denied and win this match!" he declared "prove yourself more powerful than him...!"
Necrom blinked in surprise at hearing the number two hero say that, all his life he knew the flame hero to be quiet and focused on his work. But then he realized that his nephew was facing the man's son!
'So he encountered Izuku' he thought and looked at the ring seeing his nephew continue his attack 'whatever happened then made you think more' a small smile graced his lips 'and good thing too, you are a stubborn man Endeavor'
Shouto was moving sluggishly now thanks to the cold numbing his right half, but was surprised when Izuku wasn't going after his weak side and make a win
Then he remembered his opponent's words from earlier
'Your fire half isn't a curse!'
Flames burned out his left side making Izuku jump back
'Good job Todoroki' Necrom smiled at the scene 'you've finally embraced your quirk...'
"That's it...!" Izuku shouted happily "give everything you got and beat me Todoroki!"
"Midoriya" he smiled in joy and relief as the flames continued to grow "you better give your all too!"
"I will!" the boy used his soul quirk and summoned Houdini's eyecon "and it will be a spectacle for everyone!"
Izuku pressed the button and the iris showed a number 13. He removed the Boost eyecon and replaced it
Eye! Bachirimina! Bachirimina!
A loud sound was heard and it became louder, before long a vehicle came into view and it was Necrom's motorbike...!
"Isn't that-!?" a random hero shouted in shock
"Looks like Midoriya is using another coat from Necrom...!" Present Mic called in disbelief
The bike moved to Izuku before flipping forward and transformed into a flying machine revealing a blue parka coat with chains on the vest
Kaigan! Houdini! A great escape! Superb magician...!
The new parka coat attached itself to him showing a form that the controversial hero used sparingly due to other pro-heroes carrying quirks on mobility
"Let's finish this...!" he called as green lightning surged his body again making the ring shake
The two students stared at each other while the crowd became silent waiting on the collision
And a quick wisp of flame caused both to jump forward and clash their respective attacks, Shouto with his flaming left fist and Izuku creating a chain wrap around his right fist, resulting a big explosion...!
The winds blew everywhere forcing the spectators to cover their faces
When it died down... the two are still in the ring with Shouto wobbling but still standing strong...while Izuku had parts of his body covered in flickering flames
Once again Present Mic was unable to comment at what he saw... Eraserhead felt the same and no doubt the crowd was stunned at the display
"You did well Todoroki" Izuku stepped back and the flames around him died out "but it's time for you to rest"
He flew up to the air and reached for the lever
Dai-kaigan! Houdini omega drive!
Energy chains shout out of the propellers and wrapped Shouto in it making him immobile!
"You're finished!" the soul student detached himself from with energy glowed on his right leg delivering a kick to creating another explosion making the dual element student fly backward and hit the concrete wall creating cracks on it before sliding down to the grassy ground
All was silent at the spectacle as Izuku removed his armor and passed out from exhaustion making the Houdini spirit change back into a motorbike. Midnight declared Izuku the winner of the match and called in for the medic bots to carry both of them to Recovery Girl
"A-and there you have it folks!" the voice hero spoke "Izuku Midoriya has given us a fight to remember by!"
Everyone was taking deep breathes at the match between the two powerful students in 1-A. No doubt some of the pros are thinking to themselves if either of the two can be in their agencies for internship
Hitoshi Shinso blinked at the match and his eyes went to Izuku
'If we're going to fight next, then I'd like to see if my quirk can get you to lose...' he thought
Necrom smiled at his nephew... not only was he able to keep his resolve as a hero. He was able to use the Houdini eyecon and win with it...!
"Hey Necrom" Vlad King called "that eyecon was special right?" he blinked "did the chains and padlocks happen to you too...?"
"Nope" he replied "Izuku was the only one that received those since his quirk is related to souls"
'There goes a challenge idea for my class...' the blood hero mentally sighed
Izuku groaned as he woke up and saw that he was in Recovery Girl's room. He sat up and looked at his body to see not much of injury making him sigh in relief
"At least I didn't break anything this time..." he reasoned
"You're simply lucky on that young man!" the old lady walked in fuming slightly "just be happy that I'm not whacking you with my cane...!"
He shivered at that getting kind of punishment "so..." he coughed "how's Todoroki?"
"He's lucky too" she sighed "honestly... his over reliance on his ice half simply numbed his body" she then looked up "thank you for making him use his fire half, I almost believe that he would end up losing his chance as a hero in the future"
"Yeah" the boy scratched his head "he can relax..."
Just then the door was slammed open and the two saw 1-A burst like a tsunami into the room
"I see that my match against Todoroki got you lot" he blinked at his classmates
"You got that right!" most of them yelled
And more declarations came from them at how unbelievable he is in his match against Shouto was before Recovery Girl stopped them and pushed the lot out of the room for disturbing the patients
"They still have so much energy" he chuckled lamely "hopefully they calmed down when you stopped them..."
"Me too" the old lady sighed "sometimes I wish the children in 1-A can control their energy"
Izuku was able to leave and he walked in the hallway he met Ochaco, Toru waiting for him
"Girls...?" he blinked at seeing them
The gravity girl walked to him first and made a tight hug surprising him
"I'm glad you're okay Deku" she whispered
"Yeah" the visible girl followed wrapping her arms around both of them "we got really worried when you made Todoroki use both his ice and fire quirk"
"Come now..." he smiled returning their hugs with his own "you two should know these things will happen when we start internship later"
"That doesn't mean we won't stop worrying" they mumbled
Which made Izuku laugh as he pulled himself out of their grip and patted them on the backs on their kind gesture and words
"I'll make it" he smiled "don't worry too much for me"
As the three conversed, they didn't notice that the other girls from 1-A were watching from a distance
"Those two must really care for Midoriya" Momo spoke quietly
"I know..." Mina blinked "I'm still surprised at seeing the signs"
"It may be the fact those two are the closest to him since he enrolled here" Tsuyu croaked
"We should go" Kyoka suggested "they could use the moment for themselves"
"Right" the others nodded glancing at the trio one last time before going to the spectator seats
'Good luck on your next match Midoriya...' was their shared thought
When everyone settled, the next set of matches is surprising...
Katsuki Bakugo vs Eijiro Kirishima
Izuku Midoriya vs Hitoshi Shinso
The blonde explosive grinned widely that his opponent is going to be durable, while said person gulped hoping that his quirk can handle explosives...
The soul student on the other hand sighed that he was going against someone who can talk him into losing, quite literally...
So the match between explosion and hardening came. Katsuki instantly went for his usual attacks of explosions and Eijiro kept his guard up and endured the explosives and tried to grab him but shot up to the air dodging the hands being stretched out
However time was a key factor as Eijiro's body started to lose it's hardening effect and got flown out of bounds by the blonde explosive ending the match
"And that leaves me and Shinso on who fight's Katsuki" Izuku sighed 'I wonder I can get around my opponent's control quirk?'
He stood up and went to his match with his class looking at him as he walked away
'Midoriya/Deku' some of them felt worried 'please win...'
Izuku was in the waiting room thinking of how the fight his opponent has been
"That boy's quirk is related to speaking" he hummed "is it related to making questions? Does it have to do with the target's personality? Or is his quirk activation reliant on back talk...?"
His mumbling continued as he tried to figure out how to fight against that type of opponent. But his train of thought stopped when someone touched his shoulder
"Still figuring out how to counter that quirk?" Necrom grinned
"Oh uncle" he scratched his head "yeah sorry..." he laughed lamely "I haven't planned one yet"
"It's simple nephew" the controversial hero shook his head "don't talk back to him"
"That's it?" he blinked
"Yep" his uncle nodded "from what I saw in his matches, he needs a response from his target to use it and control them" and then stood up "I gave my advice, you better know how to fight"
"Wait!" he called "there is something I'd like to test in this match"
"Hm...?"
At the ring Hitoshi Shinso was waiting inside looking like his normal lazy self with the others whispering the obvious tactic he used in the past matches
'I'll show them' the lazy looking boy thought 'my quirk may have a bad reputation, but I made it this far thanks to it!'
Izuku finally appeared as he ran to the ring slightly winded
"Sorry" he panted a bit "I was busy trying to calm myself that I didn't realize I was called..."
"That's okay Midoriya" Midnight giggled "fighter's ready?"
The two students looked at each other intently
"Begin!"
Izuku ran forward and delivered an uppercut to Hitoshi's chin, sending him up to the air surprising him and the crowd
"You're quite the fighter huh?" the boy said with a groan getting no response from his opponent "what's wrong? Scared...?"
'No I'm not Shinso...' Izuku's voice spoke from his head surprising him 'I had to figure out how speak without talking' his opponent smiled at him 'and my curiosity was strong enough to do this'
"So you figured out how my quirk works..." Hitoshi groaned getting the crowd's attention "here I thought it will be another win for me" and then sighed "might as well reveal it... my quirk let's me control my targets if they reply back to me"
"So that's how he did it!"
"I knew there was something up in his matches!"
"You think he's fit to be a hero...?"
"Do you think that any hero agency can intern him?"
"Go beat him up Midoriya!"
"Avenge your classmates...!"
'There it goes again...' Hitoshi sighed sadly 'doubt and fear taking over their minds'
'Don't despair Shinso' Izuku's voice echoed 'you still have a chance'
Eye! Kaigan! Edison!
Izuku transformed using his reacquired eyecon with Edison's parka coat attaching to his being creating small crackles of lightning around his body
Electric spark! Inventive light~!
'Just prove yourself with skill!' Izuku mentally called before he pushed his arm forward releasing lightning at Hitoshi
The brainwasher rolled out of the way looking surprised as his opponent stayed distant as he charged up more lightning and dodged another blast of it
'That kid is something...' he blinked 'he didn't discourage me when I revealed my quirk to the public and only wants to see me fight back!'
'I'm glad that I reached you Shinso' Izuku chuckled 'so what will you do now?'
"I..." he gulped as another charge up of electricity is shown before him "I will fight you head on!"
Hitoshi took the risky plan and ran forward using his body to tackle Izuku stopping the electricity surprising the watchers as he tried to push his opponent out of bounds...!
"Deku!" Ochaco shouted in worry
But when Hitoshi was close to the edge, he stopped with Izuku holding onto his body and both were panting. The former was physically tired due to Edison's lightning grazing him in his dodges and the latter felt mentally fatigued due to connecting his own soul with his opponent suddenly
The soul student pushed his opponent back "now that both of us are tired... you think your quirk can still command me?"
Hitoshi looked at his opponent and struggled to stand on his knees "use something... that will surprise me and everyone here!"
Everyone gasped as Izuku went stiff. He raised his arm and summon an eyecon to his hand, their eyes widen when hearing a particular word!
Standby
He removed Edison's eyecon and placed Necrom's inside
Eye! Bachirimiya! Bachirimiya!
The crowd held their breathe at hearing a different tune from the boy's belt! With Necrom's coat flying out and striking his opponent a bit
"You...asked for this...Shinso...!" was his struggling reply before succumbing to the brainwash quirk
Kaigan! Necrom! Here we go! Kakugo! Notori Ghost!
Necrom's parka coat flew back to Izuku and attached itself to him, the black coat over his blackish armor made the appearance... look menacing!
Present Mic was able to comment on the transformation
"I... don't know what to say..." the voice hero gulped
'Midoriya' Eraserhead looked at him with wide eyes 'why?'
"Okay... this is different" Izuku looked at himself before focusing on his opponent "are you gonna get up or what?"
"Huh?" everyone blinked at the boy's attitude shift
"I asked a you a question..." he pressed "are you still fighting or not?"
Hitoshi was confused right now so he could only shake his head as a reply
"That's too bad" the soul student sighed "I was looking forward to using my uncle's quirk in our match" he then hummed before snapping his fingers "wait, maybe I can...!"
Everyone's eyes widen when the boy's shadow stretched to bring out two shadow minions in the ring!
"What the-!?" the audience shouted in shock
"Make him stand on his feet"
The two shadows followed his word, when they finished the job...the minions dispersed
"I'll give you proper acknowledgment to making it so far Shinso" he called "I just hope that I don't scar you..."
Dai-kaigan! Necrom omega drive!
Green energy appeared on the boy's right fist and he punched the ground releasing a powerful quake sending Hitoshi flying out of the ring as the concrete ground broke under pressure ending the match
"Winner, Izuku Midoriya!" the R-rated hero called as the small earthquake stopped with said boy walking to his beaten opponent
"Hey kid" he called to Hitoshi "you still awake?"
"I'll be out in the next minute" the brainwasher groaned "thanks for the fight Midoriya"
"No sweat" he chuckled "just get your well deserved rest Shinso" he said "you made it this far in the Sports Festival despite being in general studies"
The brainwasher smiled weakly. He didn't make it to the top, but it was nice to receive praise for once... and then passed out from fatigue and injury
"You really did a number on him Midoriya" Midnight spoke before turning to the broken arena "and it's going to be quite a clean up"
"Yeah" he shook his head "I'm just glad he didn't get heavy injuries" and rubbed his neck "being a hero is harder than it looks"
"You got that right!" she huffed 'and I still haven't found a nice boy/man to be with...'
"Oh one more thing Midnight" he said suddenly "please don't be surprised on what happens next..."
He removed the Necrom eyecon and changed back to his normal self. The R-rated hero gasped to see the student wobble then fall to the ground...!
"Midoriya!" she shook him a bit and sighed in relief "oh good, he's just tired" she looked at his body calmly "I was certain that you'd need another trip to Recovery Girl again..."
Another break was called by Present Mic from the surprise Izuku displayed against Hitoshi Shinso giving everyone their personal comments on the end of said much or at the upcoming one
"Izuku Midoriya using Necrom's default coat is shocking"
"And I thought the boy only uses souls from the departed"
"You think there is a secret in his quirk...?"
"Well, I for one won't recruit him. I don't think the other interns can handle him or his quirk..."
"True in that regard"
"Midoriya won!" Toru jumped up and down in glee
"Deku made it to the finals...!" Ochaco followed with her own joy
The other students in the class were murmuring about the upcoming match
Katsuki toned down the extras around him and made wide big grin
'It's finally here...!' he thought 'my rematch against that worthless Deku!'
With the teachers, a few of them making comments as well
"It's the final match up and the competitors are Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya" Vlad King hummed
"One is naturally powerful and the other carries unusual abilities" Power Loader crossed his arms "I don't know who will win this..."
"You and me both" Snipe agreed
"Ready to see you protege fight against another strong one Yagi?" Necrom whispered
"Truthfully" the blonde scarecrow "I'm unsure on the next match"
When the ring was finally fixed, Katsuki and Izuku stared at each other silently
"Ready?" Midnight raised her whip "begin!"
Katsuki used his explosion to rocket himself ahead and keep Izuku from transforming. But the soul student moved down narrowly dodging him and gripped his legs spinning him around to be thrown away
'No you don't!' the blonde explosive rocketed himself again with faster speed only to miss his target and received a grazed cheek while giving his opponent a singed shoulder
"Look at that folks!" the voice hero called "both of them displayed impressive skills!" he then hummed "have the two wished to face each other this event?"
"I believe so" Eraserhead stared at the ring "those two seem to have a history somehow..."
"Hey Katsuki" Izuku called "why don't we settle this without our quirks for the moment?"
That line caused the blonde explosive, along with the watchers, to blink in surprise. Was he really offering a non-quirk battle...?
"What's wrong?" he crossed his arms "scared that you can't win without your explosions?"
That taunt did it... the blonde ran forward like wild beast and fight his opponent with his bare hands!
The battle of close quarters was shown and most were impressed at their skill... they can see Katsuki's ferocious ambition to win and Izuku's strong focus on keeping himself equal against the wild movements
"Deku..." Ochaco shivered at seeing her friend face Katsuki head on
"Aw man..." Eijiro shook his head "I should've thought of that in my match against Bakugo"
"You'd lose anyway" Fumikage crossed his arms "Bakugo is ferocious"
"Midoriya is handling himself better than we thought" Rikido narrowed his eyes at the match
"He truly is a shining glint..." Yuga felt envious of his green haired classmate
Koji and Toru shivered at seeing one classmate face something scary and they were comforted by Momo, Kyoka, Denki and Hanta
"I hope this match ends soon..." the two of them said at the same time
"If that happens" Shouto kept his eyes on the match "Midoriya will have to summon a soul that could help him"
Izuku was at the edge of the ring as kept his grip on Katsuki's arms as he kept himself inside!
"I'm glad that you are my final opponent Deku!" the blonde explosive grinned "I can show them how weak you are in public...!"
"You won't beat me Katsuki!" Izuku gritted his teeth "I aim for the top to become a great hero!" he declared "and I'll do that by beating the narrow minded idiots first...!"
"You're a resilient one..." a voice spoke stopping the duo's struggle "It has earned my attention"
"Who the fuck is talking to you now Deku!?" Katsuki snarled
"Your opponent cares more about power than I originally thought" the spirit sighed at Katsuki's anger "I give you my strength...and my name is Benkei"
'Saito Benkei...the warrior monk who fought against an army to help his brother find peace in a losing war' he kicked the blonde explosive back giving himself some personal space
He summoned the spirit revealing to be a white parka coat with large beads around it's shoulders and back. The ghost went to Izuku transforming into an eyecon and he wasted no time summoning his belt
Eye! Bachirimina! Bachirimina!
"You wanted strength Katsuki? Well here it is...!"
Kaigan! Benkei! Ha! Hu! A brother's vow strengthens resolve!
The parka coat attached on his body and the gangan saber, in naginata mode, appeared in his hand
In the spectator seats of 1-A...the lantern in Toru's hand shook making her let go, the object transformed into a spider and it crawled to the edge
"Hey where are you going...?" the visible girl called to the item only to be ignored as it jumped off and used it's web to attach itself on Izuku's weapon making it look like a hammer
"Come Katsuki" Izuku twirled his new weapon "use your strength against mine!"
The blonde explosive unleashed a barrage of explosions sending flashes of light and flame at the soul student without second thought
"Midoriya/Deku...!" the 1-A class shouted in fear
But Katsuki screamed when a glowing staff hit his shoulder! The smoke dispersed to reveal Izuku had lthrown it
"Good thing Benkei has some lightweight weapons" he said casually
"You'll pay for that...!" Katsuki grabbed the staff but felt it disappear upon touch
"So it only lasts a short time if I don't hold it?" he hummed "good for me! I can just make it again anyway...!"
"Don't get cocky Deku!" the blonde explosive roared as he launched himself forward again
The battle between the two continued fiercely...!
"I don't think this will be forgotten folks..." Present Mic gulped at the display in the ring "these two are showing true intent on being number one!"
The audience had dry throats at seeing the clash of weapons and explosions...they couldn't fathom such a bizarre scenario...
Both were tired now; Katsuki had limp arms from his explosions and Izuku breathed raggedly from using different weapons simultaneously in this fight
"We're both down to the last move Katsuki" the soul student called "why don't we end this with a big one...?"
"Took the words right of my mouth Deku!" the blonde explosive grunted as he lifted his arms to prepare his biggest attack
Izuku gripped his hammer with his left hand and used his right to reach the lever
Dai-kaigan! Benkei Omega drive!
"HOWITZER IMPACT!"
The two students moved quickly clashing their attacks creating a big explosion...!
Everyone covered their faces feeling some of the concrete shrapnel grazing their bodies a bit
When the attack subsided they saw an unbelievable sight!
Izuku Midoriya using his weapon as a hook to keep himself inside the destroyed ring, while Katsuki Bakugo is unconscious and out of bounds!
Midnight called the match and raced to defeated student checking his body for other damages besides bruised arms
The final event of the Sports Festival ended with the watchers gaping in shock and disbelief...
Author's notes:
Another long chapter finished. I enjoyed writing this arc Izuku showed what he is capable if trained properly...and I think it's necessary since the next arc is his internship and would need to be ready on facing the odds under Gran Torino, fighting the hero killer Stain and saving Tenya from his blind fury
I will still write the aftermath chapter to at least set you up on the next arc of the season (I plan to change things there to hope that the future events won't be too bad) before I stop and rest myself from making recent long chapters right now...
I hope you enjoyed the 1st half season 2 because I'm still trying to figure out how the second half will play out as the big moment called public opinion as the x-factor thanks to the Hosu incident between Stain and the Nomus
Oh I almost forgot...Happy Valentine's Day to you readers and enjoy yourselves with your loved ones
Now for questions:
Endeavor acknowledging Necrom as a hero-I know that man isn't the best person to interact with and I also felt hatred against him when he said Shouto will surpass the symbol of peace...
But hear me out... the flame hero was a workaholic like his rival and wanted to prove that his efforts can surpass All Might on his terms not through coincidence. This is a situation what most of the community ignored due to the government controlling the heroes on keeping appearances from the people they are supposed to help when the hero system established...
So I'm at least giving Enji Todoroki the benefit of the doubt because he also has felt inadequacy in power and despite him being so selfish on his goal, his sight was just narrow as he only acknowledged strength and two heroes showed him that view, physically and ideally... (All Might and Necrom)
Harry Houdini using his chains on Izuku-considering that Shouto made himself weaker thanks to hating Endeavor. Izuku, wanted to help him, had Harry Houdini connect with him. So the chains and locks appeared on his body to make him an equal to Shouto so he could his classmate escape from the mental trap
Izuku acquiring Toucon Boost-this eyecon was made when OFA mixed with his soul quirk and then his resolve on saving Shouto finalized that. But there is a catch... he has to use the Ore eyecon as a medium for it to appear and use it (kind of like a soul version of his Full Cowling before training under Gran Torino) at least until later time where the Toucon Boost eyecon will summoned on it's own
Why did Izuku use Necrom's artificial eyecon against Hitoshi Shinso?-I figure that the brainwashing boy had a hard time understanding his mental problem and always saw heroes depend on quirk usage on their job. So Izuku helped him show that there are heroes who don't rely too much on quirks in said career (since Izuku has a very close bond to Necrom... the past users of OFA will reveal themselves in a later time)
Here's a list Izuku Midoriya's abilities when he studied his Soul User quirk;
Soul communication(passive)-can talk to souls from the afterlife and the living realm vocal and mental
Soul summoning(active)-brings the soul into physical world as a parka coat and they can manifest quirks thanks to their lifetime experiences
Invisibility(active)
Intangibility(active)
Soul amplify(passive)-releases a pressure in an area thanks to his strong emotions. right now everyone is a target by the pressure and weaker souls will feel faint or pass out
Soul connection(active)-can temporarily give his ghost-like abilities to other souls but it only lasts 2 minutes maximum and must have the target's trust for it to work
Soul coating(passive)-can make contact on a target's soul and give physical sensations
Stat card/s:
Harry Houdini
Quirk: magic chains (emitter)- creates chain constructs to use in a fight limit: 4 chain ropes only
Power: 1/5 (he is an escape artist)
Speed: 4/5
Technique: 5/5
Intelligence: 4/5
Cooperativeness: 2/5
Saito Benkei
Quirk: 7 weapons (emitter)-can create and use weapons; sword, staff, scythe, rake, axe, naginata and hammer(the hammer is a physical base weapon after the transformation) limit; can only use 1 or 2 weapons and the created ones disappear when not held after 3 seconds
Power: 4/5
Speed: 3/5
Technique: 5/5
Intelligence: 4/5
Cooperativeness: 3/5
