Relon slides a card from his sleeve in between his fingers as he raises it to his face, Monoma remaining in a relaxed position with his hands in his pockets.
Why is he looking so relaxed?
"You know, your fight with that sister of yours really was a sight to behold." The blonde's words catching Relon's attention. "Not many of us are that strong. It's almost impossible for a whole family to carry two quirks, not to mention such similar transformation quirks. The chances of that are quite low, you know. But I could care less about that..." Relon tosses the card hurdling for his opponent. "What I do want to know is... why is it that you don't talk." He asks with a smirk, eyes narrowed as Relon's widen in horror.
A pang of pain bombards his head as he clutches it with one hand as he loses control of the card as it leans to the side completely avoiding Monoma to become lodged in the wall around the arena.
"Wait, why is Lucinance clutching his head? Monoma didn't just ask what I think he asked, did he?!" Kaminari calls out, Kanao, Jirou, Mina, and Midoriya standing with wide eyes.
"Midnight has to tell Monoma to stop! Asking that hurts Lucinance!" Mina exclaims watching Kanao get from her seat, already activating her Malevolence Form as her butterfly-like wings materialize for a hand to grab her wrist stopping the girl.
She turns to see none other than Nunu in also in his form.
"Let go of me, Crono! He's killing him!"
"Wait, what?!" Jirou and the others present shout in sync.
"I know that! But right now, you need to calm down, Insight!"
"How can I when someone so vile is hurting Shinn?!"
"Hear me out, alright? We're in a place that's basically the Olympics. Do you know how popular the Olympics are? They're watched WORLDWIDE! Millions, if not billions are watching right now and you want to go down there and interrupt a match? Do you know how much trouble you can get and how big of a scene that will cause for not only us but U.A. as well? Do you really think Shinn wants that much attention compared to what he's already getting? He hates being the center of attention and you know that as well as I do!"
"Then what do think we should do then?!"
"Kanao's whole speech pattern has done a 180." Sato whispers.
"I'm too terrified to say anything!" Mineta whispers back, Koda and some of the others nodding in agreement.
"Nothing."
"...Excuse me?"
"It would seem my guess was spot on. For some reason, that question gives you quite the amount of pain to the point it can leave you incapacitated." He begins walking to Relon as said boy slowly gets to his feet to toss more cards from his sleeve with his one free arm. "Why won't you talk?" Monoma calls out, another barrage of pain hitting Relon's head as he falls to his knees clutching his head with both hands with gritted teeth, the cards dispersing into multiple directions along the wall missing Monoma once more.
Damn it!
"How does it feel? Tell me...!" He runs a hand through his face, his calm demeanor replaced with a crazed expression "One of the strongest if not THE strongest in all of the freshman hero course reduced to nothing but a mere pathetic worm! It's funny- No, hilarious how strong you act yet how weak you really are! Hahahaha!"
I... need to...!
Relon slowly anchors himself with a leg, his arm using it as support as he gets to his feet, heavy pants coming from him.
"Oh, you can still fight, can you?" Without wasting any time, Relon lunges at the blonde with a fist at the ready. "Why not talk?" Relon reals his head back as he loses focus, Monoma taking advantage to give him a hook to the face sending the protagonist sliding back. "Hmpf, to think I was worried, intimidated even, when I saw your match. I was worried trying to figure out how I would be able to stop such a power. At that moment, I thought back to our 'altercation' in the cafeteria. I happened to look back at you when a classmate of mine uttered that very question that I am using against you. I took note of your wincing and at first brushed it off but the more I thought about it the more things began to make sense. I mean, think about it. These last two weeks I've observed your class to formulate a strategy." Relon winces as he lays on his back only able to lift his head to look at Monoma. "The same strategy that I along with Class B used to get as far as we had. Watching your classmates, observing what each did, I learned so much. Yet, when I heard about the USJ attack and what your friends did, I had to wonder... just who were you? I rarely saw you except for when I passed by your class and I had no data on you. Considering you are related to Nunu, I at least knew you would be a threat. So I tried to find out what I could about you. Of course, Nunu wouldn't say anything. You're family. That sister of yours I had no data on as well but I saw her always with those other two girls from your class every now and then so I assumed she wasn't like Nunu and you. That on my part was wrong to presume considering all she did during the festival. I bet you and Nunu are so proud of her. It must have been heartbreaking to have to fight her and take away her chances, right?"
Shut ... up...!
"The only sister you both have. You two treat her as if she's the youngest yet she seems so fond of you more than Nunu it would seem."
I said... shut up...!
He raises an arm making a whipping motion, a card flying out only to miss Monoma, the boy not even flinching as Relon's head falls back to the ground.
"Oh? Did I hit a nerve? Fine then, back to you, I couldn't find or learn anything on you in these last two weeks which personally frustrated me to no end but alas, what can you do. Am I right? It wasn't until a few days ago that I caught sight of something that I would brush off. One day just after school had ended, I noticed Tetsutetsu and that red head with the similar if not the same quirk talking right outside your door. I could care less what they were saying but for some idiotic reason, those two were in an argument which I found no interest in yet those still in your classroom seemed to get a laugh out of. All except one student..." Relon widens once more. "Now why was it that you didn't even laugh? The most I've seen you do is give a small chuckle. Luckily, Tetsutetsu seemed to miraculously read my mind or something as he had called you out and was about to ask what I could only assume to be why you didn't talk but before he could get the 'talk' out, your red haired classmate covered his eyes and he looked quite serious when he did it. Kirishima I think his name was. He simply said you don't like to but if that was the case, why stop him from asking?" Relon moves his arms as he rolls over onto his stomach taking in deep breaths.
"And once again a similar occurrence happened in the cafeteria and this time you seemed hurt so of course I had to test this out and oh lucky me! I was right! But I am curious, you know? Why won't you talk?" More pain erupts where his brain is as Relon falls to his side curled into a ball as he grips his head.
Monoma stops a few feet from Relon, a sinister grin plastered on the student's face. He grabs Relon's collar before throwing him.
"You heard me. Just watch. It's all we can do."
"Crono, you must have me mistaken if you think I am going to stand idly by as I watch some weakling mentally incapacitate Shinn! As the Overseer, it is my responsibility to watch over Shinn as it is both of our duties to protect him from harm should any befall him!"
"BUT YOU'RE NOT THE OVERSEER HERE, NOW ARE YOU?!" Nunu shouts taking Kanao aback, the others remaining silent as they look between the scene down below and the one before them only feets away for the brother of the three to take a sigh releasing his grip on his sister as he reverts to normal. "You said so yourself during your match against Shinn and Yaoyorozu. You're here as Kanao Lucinance. I don't like it anymore than you do but we just have to sit and watch. If we weren't here with all of these people and cameras watching us, I would have been down there with you tearing that shitbag a new one. Shinn will pull through. We just have to be patient. He'll figure out a way to stop Monoma. He's been through much worse, you know." She gazes at Nunu's determined expression before gazing back at the field seeing her struggling brother, he fists tightening for her wings to vanish as too does her markings.
"... Very well... I shall stand on standby... for now." She walks down to the railing of their area to focus back on the match, Nunu releasing a sigh of relief before turning to the walkway.
"You understand too, don't you, Yaoyorozu?" Everyone apart of Class A except for Bakugou who has remained silent looks to the walkway to see Momo with an look of clear anger visible on her face as well as in her eyes.
She remains silent as she steps down past him as she takes a stand next to Kanao, their eyes meeting briefly before both return to gaze at the match.
"I'll take that a yes then." He mutters before noticing the dozens of eyes on him belonging to Class A with Jirou being the first to speak up.
"Sorry, but what was this about Monoma mentally killing Lucinance?"
"Nothing. If things get too out of hand, Midnight will stop them. I hope." Nunu mutters the last part to himself.
"To think, someone like you was able to get under my skin so deeply... It's truly a feeling I can not express with words. But as they say, actions do speak louder than the words we say!" He lunges at the sprawled teen, his hand becoming ginormous ready to flatten Relon. "TIME TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU SAID AFTER THAT RACE!" Monoma shouts jumping at the helpless boy.
Relon takes in a breath of air flicking his arm for a card to fly out growing to sweep under him up and away from Monoma before he has to exhale losing control as he falls to the other side of the arena. He slowly llooks in Monoma's direction as he he struggles to lift himself, his arms and head aching.
"So you still have some fight left, do you?" Monoma calls out, his hand returning to normal.
At this... rate, I'll...!
My power...
Huh?!
Use it...!
No... Why the hell... are you appearing now...!?
You are... my host... And you are... in a situation where... my power is... needed...
I don't need... your power! Not now, not ever! so go... back... to... sleep!
You are a fool... Why do you... still persist... it is only... a matter of time...!
You're... the idiot...!
"In that case, I'll be more careful..." Monoma mutters to himself. "Why won't you speak up, Lucinance?" The question hitting Relon, his head reeling back looking at the blue sky with so much force it is as if a bullet was shot directly at him, Monoma walking to him once more. "Why don't you talk?"
"Why don't you talk?"
Use my... power...!
Relon falls back to his knees as he bends over covering his ears as he presses his hands against the side of his face with as much force as he can to shut out the blonde.
Shut up!
"Why don't you talk!?"
Give into it... You neeeeeed it...!
Just shut up!
"Why don't you talk!?"
Release my power, Shinn...! And kill this... abuser!
"Why don't you talk!?"
I... said...
"Why don't you talk?"
Do it you fool...!
SHUUUUUT UUUUUUP!
"WHY DON'T YOU..." He jumps with his enormous fist ready once more to then bring it down on the helpless Relon. "TALLLLLLLLKKKKK!" For a split moment before Monoma's large hand can make contact, as if in slow motion, Relon simple black eyes blink at the incoming threat. When they open, they take on a much darker shade with white slit appearing, his left hand twitching ever so slightly.
Black and white wisps of air explode in all directions throughout the stadium, teachers students, and civilians all covering their faces to see what the cause is.
"I thought he wasn't going to use that form!" Momo shouts barely able to even hear herself.
Kanao glances to Nunu, who is still standing on the staircase with his arms crossed and white hair blowing against the wind unfazed, his eyes narrowed before returning her eyes to Relon. Her hand covering her fist in front of her as her worry increases at the sight.
"We thought the same as well." Is Kanao's only response.
"Visible white wind? Black wind as well?!" Midoriya comments aloud, an arm in front of him as one eye is closed.
"It would seem to overcome Monoma's words, Lucinance is taking on Total Balance!" Iida shouts in response holding onto his frames!
So that's it... Bakugou thinks unfazed by the gales as he sits back, arms crossed as well.
When all is visible, everyone including Monoma looks on to see his hand griped by what seems like a red and black demonic hand belonging to none other than Relon, his mouth now gone to be replaced by black markings and his right arm radiating a bright glow. Still holding Monoma in midair by his enlarged fist, he shifts his demonic hand so they can see each other. Pitch black meets periwinkle, Monoma's blood runs cold as his eyes lock onto Relon's. Those eyes as dark as an abyss yet seem both colder that a glacier yet such heated anger hotter than magma.
I gotta say it!
"Why-
Before he can say it, Relon flicks his radiant hand, a card shooting at Monoma and sticking itself to his mouth.
"Mm!?" His eyes now widen before Relon tightens his grip on the blonde's hand as he proceeds to slam him to the ground repeated before discarding the teen to the other side of the arena as he careens in the direction of the out of bounds line.
He quickly shrinks his hand for his hair to become prickled in thorns as he roots the ground catching himself as he reers from the air to the ground due to the sudden halt.
If I hadn't used Tetsutetsu quirk I would have been done for!
He tries to rip the paper off but before he can put in much effort, Relon suddenly appears in front of him, his demonic reared back as he uppercuts the teen high into the air.
Damn it! He isn't giving me time to think! Just-
"Ack!" He is kicked in the back shooting for the ground for Relon to appear down below embedding his bright fist into the blonde's stomach, Monoma coughing up saliva and some blood.
He lifts Monoma up by his collar readying his demonic fist.
Need to... Harden!
He barely makes it in time as Relon lets go of him planting his fist against the Monoma's crossed arms as he skids across the arena coming to a stop, his back on the ground as he shakily begins to stand.
I don't know what kind of crazed power you have but I REFUSE TO LOSE TO THE LIKE OF YOU!
His hair extends itself in different directions for Relon, each primed with thorns. Relon retracts his fist back at his side, it still in the gesture it was when he sent Monoma back as he hunches over, his brilliant glowing arm and demonic hand becoming normal with only the black markings and white circuits now visible before taking off, arms behind him. He jumps over the first and a side flip over the next to jump high maneuvering like an acorbatic as he lands on a thick strand of Monoma's hair, careful not to step on the thorns.
"Hrld stll wld you !"He shouts from his covered mouth shooting more hair at the teen.
Relon ducks the first tendril of hair as he breaks out into a sprint along the blonde's hair as if it's a tightrope to jump over the next tendril as more come his way from above. Relon's right hand changes once more, shining brightly once again as he dives below the the tightrope-like hair grabbing a hold of it with his hand a he swings himself under avoiding the wave of hair and back overtop, his hand healing itself of the thorns to Monoma's shock.
"S-stay back!" He shouts sending more hair to surround Relon. "Try to dodge this!" All of the blonde tendrils strike causing a dust cloud to erupt.
Monoma breaths heavily as he looks on the the clearing dust to tense once more as he sees a missing Relon.
Where?! Where is he?! He frantically looks around unable to locate his opponent.
Something catches his eyes as he looks to the sky shielding his eyes from the sun to spot Relon simply floating high above, his arms crossed as he gives a twirl of a finger, the card releasing from Monoma's mouth as it floats away.
"Come down here and fight me! Are you too scared to fight me anymore?! Is that it?!"
Relon looks on to give a snap of his fingers, the sound seeming to reverberate throughout the stadium.
Punishing... Blossom.
The quirk-mimicry-user looks on in confusion as he takes not of all of the cards embedded in the wall begin to shoot ou circling him.
Harden! Monoma brings his sore arms up to protect his face as the barrage of cards swarm all around him. They're sharper than the quirk?! Ack!
After a minute, the relentless assault ceases as Relon floats gently back to place his feet on the arena looking at a bloodied Monoma with cuts all over huffing and puffing.
"So... you decided... to stop being scared... huh? Ha, I knew you Class A wannabes... weren't all that great! Now I'll make you... take back what you said!"
"Why did Lucinance remove the card from Monoma's mouth? He's going to ask it again!" Jirou shouts standing to her feet.
"No." Everyone turns to Nunu. " Monoma's lost. Look."
He takes one step to suddenly fall to the ground shouting out in pain.
"W-why can't I... move?! Wait, I can't feel... my legs!"
He shakily turns his head to see the back of his knee having multiple cuts and blood seeping through the pant legs.
"You coward! No, you bastard! You have made a fool out of me again! I can't, NO! I REFUSE TO LET THIS HAPPEN!"
To everyone's shock, Monoma uses his hair as a support lifting him to his feet, his hands holding his wobbly legs as he shows his gritted teeth at Relon. Relon takes one step and instantly vanishes causing Monoma to gain a look of panic scanning everywhere on the arena and in the sky to find nothing to his avail. The sound of feet making light contact of the ground grabs his attention. His blood runs cold, his shoulders slumping slightly as he slowly turns his head to see Relon behind him. Those pitch black eyes all he can see as his body trembles.
"Just what are you...?"
A remnant.
The beaten combatant widens at the voice before-
SMACK!
Relon's foot connects with the side of Monoma's face launching him over and out of the arena to lay unconscious. All is silent as Midnight inspects Monoma to look back at Relon.
"Monoma is unable to battle. That means Lucinance is the winner!" She announces for the crowd to erupt into a round of applause as well as Class A.
Momo breathes out a sigh of relief as she lowers her hand from her chest. Relon watches at a medics with a stretcher take away Monoma. The teen looking around at the cheering spectators, his expression devoid of any emotion as one last gust of black and white wind expels from him as he reverts to normal now hunched over with hands on his knees breathing heavy.
Need... to... get... out...
He takes one step for the world to turn black, the victor falling unconscious on the stadium.
"Uh, Lucinance?"" Midnight calls to.
"Relon!" Momo shouts, Kanao taking action as she jumps on the railing before pushing herself off down into the stands below to the surprise of many spectators as she jumps over the wall surprising Midnight.
"Shinn!" She calls turning him over.
She places a hand to his forehead to find it normal.
Is he just unconscious?
She picks him up wrapping an arm around him as she looks to Midnight.
"I'm taking him to the infirmary."
"U-uh, okay," Midnight says dumbfoundedly, Kanao taking off in huge leaps out of the stadium.
"You heard her." Nunu materializes his short blade making a portal.
"I'm coming as well!" Momo insists jumping in before Nunu can respond.
"Tell me something I don't know, why don't you?" He prepares to jump into the portal but stops. "Hey Midoriya, you're up next against Todoroki right?"
"Yeah? What about it?"
"Beat him for us. The guy needs to get his eyes checked." He turns heading into the portal as it shrinks before disappearing.
"...Yeah." The freckled teen gives a nod looking at the arena, Cementoss fixing it.
Wasting no effort, Kanao runs through the halls of the stadium with an unconscious Relon now on her back. She glances at him, worry visible before Monoma crosses her mind. That look of worry becoming anger as she presses on. She rounds the corner seeing Nunu running to her, Kanao passing him as he runs at her side looking to Relon.
"Unconscious?" She nods.
"it would appear to be the case."
"I dropped off Yaoyorozu with Recovery Girl. She should have everything set up by the time we get there." She gives only a nod as they continue for their destination.
White. That is all the black haired, black eyed having teen sees as he awakens floating lifelessly in what appears to be a white space.
The white void... That's right... My match with Monoma I used...
His body slowly spins around as he sees down below a black dot. Quickly, it begins to cover the void, Relon covering himself with his arms, until all is inverted.
This is... new... I'm still... exhausted from... my fight... damn it...
He feels can only watch helplessly as his eyes slowly close. A moment later, he snaps them open.
What... what's this?
He feels tiny what seems like tiny graining minerals touching his skin. He looks down to see what it is.
Sand? Am I on a beach?
At that thought, the sound of seagulls fly over towards the sea's horizon. A gentle cool breeze hits Relon along with the sound of crashing waves.
That answers that but... where exactly... am I...? I was in... the white void... which means I'm unconscious. I took a step and I was out... and now I'm here... Where exactly is here though...? The Malevolence Form brought me here so...
Relon turns around to stop, his body suddenly trembling. Fear instilled at the sight before him. As if he has lost all hope in the word, he drops to his knees, his arms down at his sides with his mouth slightly agape. His whole body trembling like an infant either cold or scared.
Why... here...? Why... Why bring here...?!
On a small island lies Relon Lucinance. Before him, lies the heart of his past. The sole place he once called home that became a prison. Before him... lies the facility.
"How long do you think he'll be like this, Recovery Girl?" Momo asks seated next to Relon who's in bed.
"I have not a clue. When you first explained what happened, I assumed he simply overworked himself but even after treating him with my quirk and letting him rest, I ca not say for certain how long it will be. I don't believe this is anything physically wrong with him but more so mental. Am I right, you two?" The nurse questions looking to the remnants, Kanao seated on the other side of the bed and Nunu leaned against a wall.
Neither respond, only to glance at one another before back to Relon.
"I take that as a yes." She sighs. "The lad's healing capabilities far exceed my own but similar to mine, he only heals physical wounds. Mentally, the damage may have put him in a stasis where he can't wake up." This perking Momo.
"So like a coma?!" The elderly woman nods.
"Regardless, all we can do is wait for him to wake up. If will excuse me, I have a certain blonde to tend to some more."
The three watch as she goes over to Monoma before closing the curtain, the sounds of smooching can be heard. Nunu leans off the wall to exit the room, this going noticed by Momo as she then looks to Kanao who is looking to Relon.
"Go with him." Kanao says, not taking her eyes off the remnant.
"What?"
"You want to know, correct? Go with him. I shall remain here and monitor Shinn." Momo looks at the girl briefly before standing and leaving.
She looks to the left and then the right to find Nunu down the hall, his back to her with hands in his pockets as he peers over his shoulder motioning for her to follow. She complies, the two walking in silence as they turn a corner and down a corridor to wind up outside in the wooded area Relon had relaxed at twice already. He stops, turning around to lean against a tree as he looks to the girl.
"Ask away. Just know not everything may be answered."
"Of course... What you mentioned earlier. Explain."
"Things happened in the past relating to that hellhole of a place. To put it simply, Relon was cursed."
"What do you mean cursed?"
"You heard me." She is taken aback by the bluntness before continuing.
"Who placed this curse on him?"
"No comment." Her brows furrow at the response.
"Is this curse a type of quirk?"
"Yeah."
"What is it called?"
"Reference."
"How does it work?"
"Simple. I'll use you and Shinn as an example. For the quirk to work, the user has to reference something relating to their target to damage them mentally. So for it to work against you, I could say 'Whenever Yaoyorozu touches Shinn' and boom. Instant pain when you complete the action. Another way is having someone say a specified quote. Though, I'm sure you're familiar with that version. That's how it worked.
"Worked? As in past tense?'"
"Yeah, worked."
"So the owner of that quirk..."
"Died." He flatly states, Momo flinching at the word.
"I don't mean to come across as rude or anything but... was it... one of the victims?"
"No comment."
"I see... So, in Relon's case, if someone asks him repeatedly that question..."
"He dies. Brain goes pop." He states flatly once more. "As strong as we remnants are, our mentality is our weakness and that is what we have strived to strengthen for obvious reasons."
"The entity I presume?"
"Even before we hit 50%. The entity gives those who haven't even made contact with it the urge to go beyond their limits before they can handle it thus killing them or making them go insane."
"Wait! Then does that mean you..."
"I was put on Omega for a reason. I had a stronger will than most so I could endure it. Shinn's in the white void most likely because of the combination of stress from curse as well as using Malevolence Form" He says, Momo widening at the comment.
"Is that why..." He returns his focus on her, the girl clearly upset. "Is that the true reason why you stopped Kanao from interfering? Because you knew Relon would pull through despite all of that pain?! You knew that Monoma could accidentally kill him and you insisted on doing nothing?! Do you know how crazy that sounds?"
"You think Insight or I didn't know this?" He leans off to stand before the girl. "Let's get one thing straight. You don't know shit about Shinn." Momo narrows her eyes at his words. "I've seen shit far worse than what went on in there! So has Insight and Shinn has been in far worse circumstances than what happened with that shitbag Monoma! Kanao knew this and she still wanted to intervene! We are remnants of a place that shouldn't have ever existed! If anyone knows Shinn's limits, it's us! Not you, not your sensei, not the principal, not even the damn government taking care of us! We remnants are the only ones that know anything about one another so you best not underestimate us!"
"That doesn't excuse the fact that you allowed such an act that you knew would harm Relon to the point of literal death and didn't stop it!"
"I said what I said earlier because I'm looking out for both Shinn and Insight! Had things escalated then we would have stepped in, the people amd heroes be damned! Out of all of us, Shinn has always been the civil and peaceful one wanting no attention and to just stay to himself! I was just respecting that and allowing him to deal with the situation! Is that so wrong?!"
"THAT'S LITERALLY YOUR STEP-BROTHER!"
"MY STEP-BROTHER THAT HAS ENOUGH POWER TO DESTROY ALL OF JAPAN! HE'S BEEN THROUGH WORSE! WHAT ABOUT YOU, I DIDN'T SEE YOU TRY TO STOP THEM! WHY DIDN'T YOU? OH WAIT, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I SAID WAS RIGHT!"
"WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE?"
"WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE? WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE? IT MAKES A HELL OF A DIFFERENCE! YOU MAY BELIEVE SHINN CAN WIN OR YOU MAY BELIEVE HE CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE. BUT I KNOW HE CAN WIN. I KNOW HE CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING THROWN HIS WAY! THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!" Nunu finishes slamming a fist against the tree, the impact knocking it clear off as the wooden piece of nature tumbles to the ground, a loud thud can be heard throughout with the two remaining where they are, neither budging an inch.
The foliage scattered everywhere begins descending to the ground like gentle snowflakes.
"I see." Momo glances to the knocked over wooden structure, Nunu taking a long sigh calming himself.
"Life gives us obstacles and our means of overcoming them aren't always pretty. We just deal with the hand we're dealt. It's all we can do..." He leans against another tree.
"He's in the white void, isn't he?"
"Most likely. He mentioned telling Principal Nezu and Recovery Girl some of his personal background like being a remnant but from what she said earlier, it looks like he didn't tell her about that though she probably guesses hus unconsciousness has something to do with our 'statuses.'"
"Is there any way to wake him up?" He answers with a shake of his head.
"It's not a case of us waking him, but Shinn waking himself."
"What do you mean?"
"Shinn told you the basis of how the white void works right?"
"Yes."
"Well, there, as far as I know, are two options. Option one, you force yourself awake. Option two, you end up having a fight with the entity. You win, you're free. You lose, well, you know. Only reason I know this is from the times Shinn and Insight have had this occur in the past. Although, actually fighting the entity is a rare case so to speak."
"Rare? How?"
"For the entity to take an actual shape to fight, it has to have had its power used quite a bunch along with be within its host for sometime. Only two remnants have had to actually fight their entities."
"Shinn is one but who- Wait, didn't you say there was a remnant in charge of Omega? She was the second strongest correct? Was it her? Her name was Kanan I believe."
"Yeah. The one and only."
"So how does he force himself awake?"
"It's kinda of hard to put into words. It's like being in a dream but you don't realize it's actually a dream. Only when, you do, you for a mere moment can control what happens. That feeling is how Insight and the others have woken up before."
"So what do we do? Just wait?" Nunu leans off of the tree walking to and past her. "Yeah. Wait and watch Midoriya knock some sense into Todoroki." Momo follows as they head back into the stadium.
"What about your match? If Relon doesn't wake up in time, what will you do?"
"If he doesn't, then I'll request for it to be postponed."
"And if he does wake up before it's time for your match, don't you think he will be too tired from being in the white void?"
"Maybe. Maybe not. It's Shinn afterall. To be honest, when the sports festival started, I thought the only people here that would actually be a challenge would be Insight and Shinn but then I went again see you so..."
"You don't have to hide the fact you still held back on me."
"That obvious, huh?"
"Comparing our match to Relon's and Kanao's, yes."
"Well regardless, I don't want to advance because of Shinn being unconscious. That's not right to me."
"That's quite noble of you, Nunu."
"Thanks." They open the infirmary door to see Kanao and Relon where they left them.
"Welcome back." Kanao greets.
"Still out, huh?" She nods as Nunu returns to his place against the wall and Momo her seat at Relon's side.
"Where's Recovery Girl?" Momo asks.
"Her assistance was needed for an accident outside."
"An accident? What happened?" Momo asks to gain a shake from Kanao.
"I have no knowledge of the specifics."
"Oh."
"Looks like the arena is almost fixed." Nunu comments as the girls turn to the television showing the Sports Festival broadcast.
"Ugh." All three immediately turn to Relon to find him still unconscious as the hear rustling behind to gaze upon an awakened Monoma with bandages. "Where am I?" He groans in pain looking around to lock eyes on the three, his sight orbs quickly widening as he points a finger. "What are you guys doing here?!" His question going unanswered as both girls silently stand, their expressions devoid of any emotion.
"Crono."
"If you aren't, I am." Both girls walk to Monoma.
"What are you-
SMACK! THUD!
Before Monoma can make sense of anything he is slapped by Momo and kicked out of bed by Kanao to crash against the wall. He lets out a pained cry, his injuries crying out as well. As he begins to open an eye, he is lifted by the collar by Kanao. Her void expression now what seems like passive-aggressiveness.
"Let go of me!"
"Shut up dumbass." He pauses to look at Nunu walking to him.
"What the hell are you doing here, Nunu?!"
"Pretty simple, Shithead. I'm just being the good step-brother that I am and looking after my unconscious brother, no thanks to your dumbass."
"The hell are you talking about? That bastard brother of yours beat me! He was standing as clear as day before I passed out!" Nunu steps out of the way pointing fro Monoma to follow, his eyes landing upon a dormant Relon. "Why is he here? He wasn't injured from our fight."
"Physically, you did nothing." Momo answers. "But mentally, you damn near killed him!" She shouts.
"Tell me Monoma." Nunu calls regaining the blonde's attention. "How important is winning to you, huh? Is it so important that you prove to the 'oh so amazing Class A' and the rest of the world that you're so superior that you'll go as far as to mentally incapacitate your opponent?"
"I see no reason to ask one with such utter ignorance a question who's actions answers it himself." Kanao states not taking her eyes off him.
"What was that?"
"Dumbass, she called you a dumbass, dumbass."
"Why the hell are you spouting out those names, Nunu?!"
"Why? BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LITERAL DEFINITION OF A DUMBASS FOR THE SHIT YOU DID TO SHINN!"
"That bastard insulted me!"
"AND THAT GIVES YOU A REASON TO MENTALLY FUCK HIM UP?! Oh, what's up stupid. How dare you call me stupid! I'm gonna to shoot you with my glock! THAT RIGHT THERE, IS YOUR SITUATION! DO YOU SEE HOW STUPID THAT IS! YOUR PETTY SHIT WITH WANTING TO PROVE YOURSELF LEFT SHINN UNCONSCIOUS!" His words seeming to strike a nerve as Monoma grows silent, his eyes resting on Relon.
Kanao looks to the blonde as she then drops him returning to her place at Relon's side.
"If it wasn't for Shinn, I would..." She shakes her head glancing at Monoma. "No, you can take a guess as to what I would have done to you. Next time, you won't be as lucky. Remember that. " He looks down at the ground as if defeated, Nunu and Momo returning to their places as they pay the boy no mind.
After a few moments of thinking, he raises himself to his feet, before leaving.
"You let him off easier than I expected, Insight."
"Looking at that expression of his disgusted me."
"Ah, sadistic huh? And I didn't know you could use vulgar words, Yaoyorozu."
"After what he did to Relon, even I can't hold in my frustration. What I am surprised is that you didn't hit him."
"I couldn't."
"Why is that."
"Simple." Kanao speaks up. "If he had, he would have killed him." The word causing Momo to whip her head back at Nunu in shock only to remember the fallen over tree back outside.
"That... is a good point." She coughs into her hand, silence taking over.
Knock knock knock.
The sound comes from the door, the three looking at one another before Nunu looks to Kanao motioning for the door. She nods looking at it before gaining a look of confusion one more.
"It's a hero with flames." She says in a low voice.
"A hero with flames?" Momo, wonders gaining a thinking posture before it clicks. "Endeavor?"
"The number two hero?" Nunu questions for Momo to confirm with a nod as he then looks to the door.
Nunu moves to sit at the edge of the bed next to Momo.
"Yaoyorozu, switch seats with me." The onyx eyed girl gives a questioning look before complying.
Soon, all three are set.
"Come in." Nunu calls out for the door to open to in fact reveal the number two hero as he walks in.
"To what do we owe the honor of being graced with the number two hero?" Kanao greets.
"The honor should belong to me. It's not everyday I meet such talented children."
"You are too kind."
"You three are related, correct? It's quite rare that one child has more than one quirk let alone multiple children having similar, wouldn't you agree?"
So that's what he's after. Nunu and Momo thinks.
"Yes." She responds for his eyes to wonder to the others
"You fought well. Even you girl."
"... Girl?" Momo questions aloud to herself.
"That boy over there. He's your brother isn't her?" He walks over next to Nunu as he peers down at Relon. "Judging from the match, he doesn't have full control over that power. Am I right to assume this is a drawback?" For the briefest of moments, Momo glances to Nunu and Kanao at the odds of such a misunderstanding working in their favor.
"Yes, that is correct."
"That dark power needs work but he has control of that light power..." He mutters, Kanao gazing at his expression before speaking.
"Am I correct to ask if you're considering recruiting my brother under your wing?" Her words seem to surprise him as he seems taken aback at the girl.
She's quite the observant one. Which makes me wonder what those boys are good for.
"It's only a thought. I'll admit I was impressed from what I saw. Power that you three showed would be of great help to heroes."
"Are you referring to the society or yourself?" Kanao's words causing the hero to shift his attention to her.
"What was that?"
"What you said only a moment ago. You say you believe my brother's power would be a great assistance with hero forces today but you really intend to use it for yourself. This is true, yes?" His gaze becomes a glare at her words, Endeavor standing in front of Kanao who's seated with him looking down as she looks up at him, neither looking away as Kanao maintains a blank expression.
Damn, Kanao has one hell of a poker face.
"Just what makes you believe that to be the case?"
"Isn't it odd for someone of such a high status as yourself to be here recruiting a U.A. student?"
"Aren't you too young to be questioning adults and their business?"
"Thankfully I have enough sense to ask the real questions instead of expecting everything to go my way." Her words turning his glare into a scowl.
"What did you say?!"
"As a role model to the students, that we are, shouldn't you be setting an example instead of trying to use your status for your own personal gain?" Nunu holds back a snort gaining Endeavor's attention.
"Why I should-
"Should what? Harm us? I would love to tomorrow's headlines. Number two heroes defeated by students asfter attempted assault and missuse of privilege as a hero for their own personal gain."
"Do you honestly expect everything to go that way? And defeat me? Hmpf. That's quite the joke."
"I am not one for jokes." She states, Endeavor looking to her as his smug look returns to a serious one. "If you would like for me to prove you wrong. I'd be more than happy to."
"Of course if you fight my sis here, you're gonna have to deal with us and we don't go down easy." Nunu states glancing to the hero.
"Obviously, the same goes for me." Momo speaks up, Endeavor now looking between the three.
"Tch, damn brats. We'll meet again." With that last statement, he leaves.
"Good work, Insight."
"It was child's play. It would seem the revelation of our powers have revealed some unwanted attention."
"Yes, he was trying to dig up anything he could but once he realized he wasn't getting anywhere, he gave up." Momo says.
"I'll say."
"YOOOOOOOO! WE'RE FROM LIKE OUR 100TH BREAK, YO! NO NEED FOR SMALL TALK, LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO IT, SHALL WE?"
"Thank God." Aizawa comments.
Both contestants walk out to stop before one another for the crowd to cheer them on.
"Beat him for us. The guy needs to get his eyes checked."
Nunu, did you know just from fighting with him? Was it that obvious to you guys? Just how lost Todoroki is?
"I picked a fight with you to show him what I can do, without his damn quirk. No... I'll reject him completely by winning first place!"
"But I can't afford to lose, either. I have to live up to the hopes of those who supported me. To do that, I will beat you, too!"
"THE FIRST MATCH OF THE SECOND ROUND! AT THIS YEAR'S SPORTS FESTIVAL, BOTH HAVE SHOWED TOP CLASS PERFORMANCES!"
He'll use his ice no doubt.
"VERSUS, TODOROKI!"
He's gained mobility on top of that destructive power. It'll be dangerous to let him use it however he likes.
"IT'S LIKE TO GREAT RIVALS FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER! NOW..."
The instant we start...
"START!"
I have to lock down his movements! Todoroki shoots spikes of ice at Midoriya.
I have to avoid getting hit! Deku dives out of the way as One for All surges within for him to leap once more to the side. He's trying to box me in!
The inheritor attempts to rush for Todoroki but is forced to dodge another wave of ice.
He isn't letting me get close and at this rate I won't have anywhere to go since he's cutting of parts of the arena! Think, think! Wait!
So you aren't going to do that, huh Midoriya? If so, then I've already won.
One for All: Full Cowling 5%!
The green inheritor dashes off like a blur moving all over the arena, Todoroki grimacing as he fires out shots of ice for all of them to miss.
Damn it! I can't keep up!
I've grown so used to 5%, I should have done this from the start!
Deku appears directly behind Todoroki, the bicolor-haired teen reacting a moment too late as Deku delivers a fist straight to his cheek sending the boy off his feet.
Did that do it?
Todoroki's eyes opens as he looking at the oncoming out of bounds line before creating an ice ramp stopping himself as he circles back around landing on his feet rubbing away the pain from the wound.
"Not bad, Midoriya. Let's see you do that again."
"With pleasure." He dashes off jumping around, Todoroki struggling to keep up with his eyes.
I'm at the edge of the arena so my back is safe which means...
At the last moment, Deku jumps coming with a readied fist to Todoroki's right.
I can see all of your movements better!
He slams his palm to the ground creating a wall of spikes, much to Deku's horror as he withdraws the first as lands on the spikes with his red boots before kicking off sliding making distance between the two.
As long as Todoroki is against the edge of the arena, he'll have an easier time following my movements. Right when I solved one problem, another rises. Not to mention he has ice situated behind him so even if I hit him, I don't know if 5% will be enough to break through without severely damaging him.
"Where are you looking?!" Midoriya is snapped from his thoughts as a giant wave of ice shoots from Todoroki, this time leaving no room for Midoriya to dodge.
I was too caught up in my thoughts! I don't have time nor options to dodge! I got no choice!
He holds up a hand supporting it with the other.
SMASH!
He flicks a finger at 100% firing off a powerful blast of air as it easily destroys the ice as it continues to Todoroki, the teen anchoring himself as he is pushed against the supporting ice. The cold air rising to the audience.
"So you are going to use that, huh. Now it's a match of endurance. Who will survive longer. You and your broken fingers or me and my ice?" Todoroki calls standing back up.
The pain isn't as bad as before but it still hurts. But he's right. This match won't last long. I got to find a way to beat him and fast! Find it...I've got only six chances left!
"You really are..." Todoroki fires another wave of ice, Midoriya flowing Full Cowling through his body to dodge only to be met with another wave to his surprise as he holds up his hand.
SMASHHH!
More wind pressure surges forward breaking the waves of ice.
Five more chances!
"A pain. I'm ending this now." Another blast of ice heads towards Midoriya.
Damn it, He's forcing me to waste my fingers! SMASHHH!
"Ack!" Deku recoils in pain as the blasts slides him back.
I've used up all my fingers on my right hand!
"TODOROKI DOESN'T RECOIL FROM MIDORIYA'S POWER AND GETS IN CLOSE!" Present Mic announces, Todoroki running along rising ice that shoots for Midoriya.
Damn it...! Deku pulls a bandaged finger back as he aims at the oncoming attack before firing, the ice shattering as Todoroki jumps dodging the attack forcing Midoriya to jump out of the way.
Shoto lands and continues the pressure extending his ice after the retreating teen, this time making contact as it crawls up his leg.
Oh no! He's too close! And he's adding ice behind him! Screw this! Deku's entire fist surges with power before shooting forward.
BOOM!
"Aaaaarrrgggghhhh!"
The who;e field erupts from the powerful blast of air, ice shards propelling all over the field as Todoroki covers his face with the ice behind him slowly breaking away from the air pressure.
Did... that do it?
The mist begins to clear as Deku sees a hunkered Todoroki with ice all around him beginning to get up.
"That held a lot more power than before." He says pushing a broken chunk of ice off of him. "Are you trying to tell me... to stay away...?"
His control with his quirk is- No, it's not just his quirk. His judgement, application skills, mobility... Every ability he has... is strong!
"What's wrong Midoriya? Don't tell me that's all you have? You've just been defending and running. What happened to you beating me?" Midoriya winces from the pain in his arm and fingers to catch sight of something.
He's... trembling? So that's how it is... Damn it...!
"Sorry. Thanks, Midoriya. That guy's face is clouded thanks to you." He glances at the spectator's seats where Endeavor is watching.
Deku grits his teeth and clenches his fist.
"Come on, Midoriya, I know you can do more than this! I trained you myself!" Nunu calls standing in front of the television in the upper corner of the room.
"You know he can't hear you, right?" Momo says from the bedside.
"Crono is in his own little world at the moment. Though Midoriya does seems to be having some difficulty."
"It is Todoroki after all. Midoriya is a close range fighter while Todoroki is a long range. Midoriya's abilities skyrocketed thanks to the training but even after all that and his enhanced mobility, he's still been forced to use his fingers. He's at his limit."
"Hmm, that is only half true."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"It may not seem like so but Todoroki is nearing his limit as well. And I believe Midoriya has realized this." Kanao along with Momo return their focus to the screen.
"With your arms like that, you can't fight anymore, can you? Let's finish this" Todoroki states standing upright, ice spikes launching for Midoriya's defeated form.
"TODOROKI KEEPS ATTACKING WITH OVERWHELMING POWER! HERE COMES THE FINAL ICE ATTACK!
"Where the hell are you looking?"
"What?!"
BOOM!
Air pressure blows through the stadium knocking Todoroki off his feet as he careens for the out of bounds line to make a wall of ice stopping himself. The ice-user winces looking to his opponent, his eyes widening as he takes notices of the distorted coloration of Midoriya's trembling finger.
"You used your broken finger?" He gets to his feet. "Why are you going so far?"
"You're trembling Todoroki." These sudden words widening the teen's eyes even more. "Quirks are physical abilities, too... There's a limit to how much the body can take, isn't there? And isn't that something you can fix by just using your damn right side?!" Todoroki's surprised look becomes an annoyed one. :everyone's fighting with everything they've got! To win and get closer to their dream! To become number one! And you want to win with just half of your strength?! You haven't landed one single scratch on me, you know!" Deku grips his distorted colored hand into a strong fist. "I meant what I said about beating you. I'm also going to knock some sense into you! So came at me with everything you've got!"
"Tell me..." Shoto lowers his stance. "What are you getting at? 'Everything I've got?' Did my damn old man buy you off or something? Now I'm pissed!" He dashes forward, Midoriya being the one to widen his eyes.
His movements are slowed!
In close quarters, you won't be able to do anything about me! He leaps at Deku who in turns leans forward. The instant I lifted my foot...! This guy baited me!
"What I'm getting at..."
SMACK!
Deku slams hit fist into Shoto's abdomen, a part of Deku's arm becoming encased in ice, to send him sliding on his back.
"Is that!" He shouts reeling over from his injured fingers.
Why...? The bicolor haired teen shoots more stalagmite-like ice at Midoriya.
His attacks are slower! One for All: Full Cowling!
Deku shoots off with his hands behind him all around Todoroki, the teen having no chance at keeping up as he turns to be punched in the face one again sliding off his feet onto his back.
"Stop holding back!" Midoriya shouts wincing at the pain to ready a finger flick, Todoroki already back and coming closer.
He releases it, both being pushed back once more. Midoriya activates Full Cowling dashing around his opponent, Todoroki shooting more ice in retaliation. The two continuing this exchange on repetition.
His powers have lowered somewhat. Aizawa thinks look on. But... he has at least gained better control. He isn't fighting recklessly like before. At his current skill level, this is the best he can do to win for the time being. But damn, even if he can be healed, to be able to rush into such intense pain like that requires resolve. A lot of resolve. So what is it that's causing this resolve, Midoriya?"All Might. I've for the longest time wanted to be like him! In order to become number one, I have to be strong enough to become number one. My motivation may be trivial compared to you but...!" Deku shouts rushing at Todoroki who fires off another huge wave if ice.
"What are you up to now?"
I can't make a fist! So... SMASH!
He flicks his thumb using hus mouth gums to blast Todoroki away, the boy anchoring himself once more with ice from behind.
"Damn it! Why the hell are you going so far?" Todoroki question reeling in pain from the hit.
"I want to live up to everyone's expectation!" Todoroki looks up to see Izuku shakily running at his, his arms flailing at his side. "I want to be able to smile and respond to each and every one! To be a cool hero is what I want to be!" His words resurfacing a past memory once buried, Todoroki too distracted by the sudden flashback to realize Midoriya in front as he's headbutted in the stomach, Midoriya falling to his knees.
"That's why... Everyone's giving their all! I don't know anything about your circumstances that you're in. I don't even know your resolve. But,for,you to become number one without giving it your all, to completely reject your father... quitting kidding yourself!" Deku shouts in frustration.
"This is... my old man's power..." He struggles to say getting to a knee.
"Damn it, Todoroki! It's YOUR power! Not his!" Todoroki's eyes widen in shock.
Five words. Five simple words that hold so much meaning behind them. More meaning than what Todoroki's own for refusing to use his gift. His gift. The mist important word out of the five that he has never bothered to think about let aloke realize.
"You want to be a hero, don't you? It's okay for you to be one." A mother's voice resonates gently rubbing a young, scarless, Todoroki.
To think, I would have forgotten...
"Don't be bound by the blood running through your veins. It's okay for you to become who and what you want to be."
'I don't know what your history is but that fire is yours and no one else's. If you had used that then things might have been different. Keep that in mind.'
"Sometimes you can't forget no matter how much you want to. Whatever happens will forever be a part of who you are. The best you can do is embrace it and move on. That is only one meaning to being a hero. Use what you were given and don't despise it, embrace it as your own."
"If you're going to hold yourself back, then you're actually an idiot! You can't expect to win this thing half-assing!"
"It's YOUR power! Not his!"
Steam begins to fizzle off of Todoroki's body before flames burst from his body. Like a bomb, the heat expands in a large radius almost instantaneously. A flame tornado appearing where the ice-user once stands.
"T-THIS IS...!"
"Deku did it! He brought out the fire!" Uraraka shouts, her hands in front to block the sudden heat wave.
"He really used it!" Iida says in disbelief..
"Young Midoriya... Was making young Todoroki use his left side what you were truly after all along? Don't tell me, are you trying to save him?"
"Even though you want to win..." Deku refocuses at the speaking flame-user. "Damn it... To go as far as to help your own enemy... which one of us is really the one screwing around now?" The tornado dispels showing Todoroki with half his body in flames and the other half covered in chunks of ice. "I too... want to be a hero!" A grin forms of Deku's face.
"Alright! I need he could do it! I trained him myself, you know!" Nunu cheers aloud.
"Yes, we've heard you for the eighth time now." Momo groans in annoyance. "But Midoriya really did it! He made Todoroki use his fire!"
"Now the really battle begins. Does Midoriya have enough left to overcome this new obstacle or will Todoroki's newfound strength prove to be too much?" Kanao wonders aloud so Nunu will hear.
"Insight, hush! Midoriya is gonna win, believe it!" She gives a small chuckle to look at Relon.
Shinn, please be careful. You're missing Midoriya's big moment.
"FINALLY, SHOTOOOOOO!" A voice roars amongst the audience.
"Huh?" Present Mic says curiously as he along with most of the audience looks to see Endeavor walking down to the isle towards the bottom railings placed around the arena.
"GOOD! IT'S FINALLY TIME! THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO SURPASS ME! WITH MY BLOOD, YOU WILL FULFILL MY ONLY DESIRE!"
"Endeavor shouts words of... encouragement? What a loving father, haha."
Down at the darkened arena, the only light being Todoroki's flame lighting up the floor around them as steam blows past Midoriya.
"Amazing..."
"Why are you smiling?" Midoriya looks to Todoroki losing his grin. "With injuries in a situation like that, you're crazy, you know that? Don't blame me for what happens next."
"Same to you!" He retorts.
Shoto places his left foot down, ice erupting around him as well as fire. One for All surges through Midoriya's whole body breaking away the ice around his arm. Both boys locked on one another ready to end this.
"Midnight! If they keep going, one of them could be killed!" He slams his hands down, cement rushing at the stage beginning to rush for the arena.
"His body won't last much longer!" She rips a piece of clothing off he arm, her quirk beginning to spread.
Todoroki creates a cylindrical platform rising himself high into the air.
"One for All: Full Cowling!" All the power rushes to Midoriya's legs as he tightens his fists to launch upwards. "Who's the one running now, Todoroki!" He shouts as he shoots up along the ice.
Todoroki steps on the platform to erupt dozens of spikes ahead of Midoriya, the teen's eyes widening as he grits his teeth aiming a broken finger at one to unleash a blast breaking it stopping his ascension to descend down landing on a pillar. Deku takes off jumping from one pillar to another. Shoto causing more spikes,to erupt only to miss as Deku zooms upwards passing every attempt.
"Tch!" He extends his flamed arm to aim it at Midoriya firing a torrent of fire at the boy.
Midoriya lands on another ice ledge to take notice quickly hoping to another.
He isn't letting me get any higher!
He jumps to another platform, now circling the
With no time he slides to the one below to avoid another blast of the quirked fire be
He isn't letting me get any higher!
He jumps to another platform, now circling the ice tower.
"Just hold still!" Todoroki continues his rapid fire fire assault.
At this rate, I'll run out of platforms and I'll just get further from Todoroki!
Deku lands on a platform and stops himself to see he's gone full circle around the cylindrical frozen structure. He looks up with wide eyes to see Todoroki shooting a another fire attack.
Damn, What do I- Wait, that's it!
With no time, Izuku slides to the one below to avoid another blast of the quirked fire as it strikes to frozen spike. Todoroki ceases his flamethrower attack to inspect his opponent. He peers over the edge to widen as he sees Midoriya rocketing to him, the ice platform shattering from his launch.
"Come at me with your full power, Todoroki!" Deku reers back an open palm with his non-broken arm, the power of his inherited quirk surging through him one more time.
Todoroki retaliating with a fist of fire, his left side expelling more heat melting his platform as he winds his fist back to extend it forward, their attacks colliding. A massive explosion bellows throughout the stadium as the blast from their collided attacks breaks apart the ice tower shattering it into hundreds of thousands ice shards, smoke expanding from the top for two figures to fall out of the smoke. Deku falling lifelessly, both arms now distorted in coloration, while Todoroki descends clearly injured as he holds his fire using arm to blast an ice ramp from the ground to catch himself.
"Midoriya is...!" Iida begins.
"Come on, Deku! You can win this!" Hollors Uraraka cupping her hands to her mouth, everyone surprised by her sudden outburst.
The voice of Uraraka resounds through the stadium to fall upon Midoriya's, his eyes snapping open as he looks to the ground and then to Todoroki. He shakily extends his arm.
Everything... rests on this last move... I'm glad I saved my pinky!
BOOM!
Todoroki looks to see his opponent accelerating at him, teeth gritting in response.
"We're not done yet Todoroki!" Deku shouts.
I can't use my fire anymore and I don't have enough time to stop my ice! Damn it! No!
"SMASH!" Deku winds his foot back to release it delivering a bicycle kick to Todoroki's cheek shooting the boy clear downwards at his ice, it shatter at his descent with Midoriya falling shortly behind.
This is gonna hurt! He closes his eyes preparing for the inevitable pain.
Right before either an make contact with the right field they are both caught by Cementoss' quirk lowering the two to the ground. Deku rolls onto his back breathing out a huge breath before panting catching said breath to look to Todoroki. Upon inspection, motionless. Midnight walks over inspection the teen before glancing at Midoriya's tired but awake form and heavily injured form.
"Todoroki is unable to continue! Which means the winner is Midoriya!"
And that's it! Relon and Midoriya both win their matches although they're both not in the best of shape. Learned about the reasoning behind why Relon hurts to be asked why he doesn't talk and he ends up at the place that caused it all thanks to the talking being inside his head, whoohoo lol. Originally wasn't going to do anything with Endeavor but the idea popped for him to take a interest in the remnants so you all will see how that plays out. With all that sorted, leave a review on what y'all thought! I'd love any and all feedback. Just don't be to hard on me, haha. See ya in the next chapter~
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