"You're really bold to think you can f-" Ten tried to say before Leizcio used a burst of speed to punch him in the gut, making him stumble and fall. Leizcio immediately backs up as he sees a whip about to hit him.

Leizcio stands on guard, knowing that he'll have to fight Mashito's sidekicks here and now, no point in finding help if he'll end up getting arrested.

"Shock!"

The whip hero called out to the hero with a glowing red aura who charged at Leizcio. Relying on his instincts, Leizcio stepped to the side and slammed Shock into a wall. Shock didn't care for the pain as he extended his hand at Leizcio's face, red lightning trying to strike Leizcio but he retaliated, forcing his own energy to offset Shock's quirk.

This cost him as the whip hero snatched Leizcio by his foot, dragging him towards her. Leizcio used this to his advantage and used his energy to propel himself towards her, managing to surprise her and headbutt her right in the head, causing her to release the whip on Leizcio's foot. Before Leizcio could try and run away, Ten appears before him out of nowhere.

"You're not going anywhere Blur!" Ten shouted as he threw a punch that Leizcio barely managed to duck. That's when Leizcio was able to understand that hero's quirk. Amplifying himself tenfold, even his speed.

Not breaking focus, Leizcio resorts to the last reserves of his speed to bring down Ten before it ran out. He starts to see things around him slow down except for Ten who was able to nearly keep up.

"You think your speed is gonna sa-"

Ten was suddenly met with multiple punches to the stomach before he could finish his sentence. Leizcio was not going to let his burst of speed be for nothing. He doesn't let up and continues to punch Ten in all the weak spots that Blink had shown him over their training. However, he could see that things around him were returning to a normal pace so he sends one last punch into Ten's face before his speed ran out.

Ten was then sent into a wall, breaking some of it on impact, and ultimately fell and laid on the floor. Leizcio managed to shut one down, but he still had Shock and the whip hero to worry about.

"Whiplash! Restrain him!" Shock yelled as he charged toward Leizcio but to no avail. Leizcio uses his burst energy to move out of the way, making Whiplash hit Shock instead. He takes the chance to use a boosted punch and hit Whiplash in the face.

"You're getting weak Blur! You can't keep this up!" Shock yelled as he started to get back up. That was the problem that Leizcio feared. That burst of speed he used to defeat Ten is taking its toll on his body, only exhausting him the more he fights.

Regardless, he has to continue to try and defeat them here and now. Leizcio uses his small energy bursts from his hands to dodge when his body couldn't. Whiplash and Shock continued to take advantage of this and started to rush him. He had no time to think on his feet as he had to continue dodging. But it ends up catching up to him, and he slips up, which lets Whiplash completely restrain him.

"You're way too much to deal with for what you're worth. It's disappointing that someone so stupidly arrogant like you has a quirk so grand. You truly irk me." Shock said, using his quirk on Leizcio's chest, making Leizcio yell in pain.

Whiplash ties the whips that had restrained Leizcio's hands and feet to poles, ensuring he had no escape. There he was, held in the air by the whips, now at the mercy of Shock and Whiplash.

Shock started to rub his hands, which made them glow even more. Whiplash got one of her whips ready to strike at Leizcio. He couldn't let this happen to him, he needs to fight back. He begs his body, just one more chance. The adrenaline starts pumping through his body, granting him his wish. Shock tried to use his quirk on Leizcio, but to only be blasted back by the energy emanating from Leizcio.

"NO!" Leizcio yelled as he began to vibrate his hands and legs as much as he could to burn the whips and be free.

BANG

Something stabs into Leizcio's body. He is surprised that whatever bullet was shot at him didn't burn through him, but his energy, he could feel it immediately dissipate. He tried activating his quirk, again and again, only to see small sparks fly out of his eyes and fade quickly. He then hears laughter coming from Ten.

"You're one stupid kid if you thought you could've beaten us Esperanza!" Ten boasted as he got back up from the floor. In his hand was the gun that shot the very bullet Mashito gave him. Leizcio feels his heart sink and begins to fill with fear as he sees that he has no chance of saving himself.

Ten amplified his strength, and punched Leizcio in his chest, making him yell and the noises of bones breaking to be made. He spits out some blood onto the floor, gasping for air.

"Hey Shock, how about you show him what happens when brats like him think they can do something?" Ten asked Shock, who was more than happy to inflict some pain on Leizcio.

"There's no running away from us, especially now." Shock said as he hovered his hands over Leizcio's legs. Red lightning started to surround Shock's hand, making Leizcio try and fight back but it was useless.

The lightning burst from Shock's hands, electrocuting Leizcio with what felt like being struck by lightning multiple times. He could feel his legs start to limp and lose feeling, going numb. Shock then punched Leizcio right in the face for the satisfaction of inflicting pain on him. The whips that had restrained Leizcio had now fallen and he dropped to the ground.

"Look how pathetic you are. You're lucky your mother is dead, she doesn't have to see the pathetic state you're in." Ten mocked, kicking him right in the ribs, tossing him a bit back into a wall. Despite the pain he was in, Leizcio glared at Ten and tried to use his arms to crawl forward but was quickly stopped by Shock stomping on his hand, making him yell in pain again.

Regardless of the pain he was in, Leizcio tried to keep crawling. But he noticed that Whiplash was getting ready to hit him so he tried to defend himself, but he was far too slow. It causes him to curl as he could feel his eye in excruciating pain. He was barely able to cover his eye but he could barely see from his left eye, things were going blurry and blood started to pour down on it.

"You know, it must be difficult hearing your bones break and flesh rip. How about I help you with that?" Ten mockingly said as he started to approach Leizcio. He amplified his own vocal cords and immediately yelled at him. Even though Leizcio was able to cover his ears, he could barely hear anything and his ears mostly ringing.

Before he could have time to react, Leizcio could feel his hair being grabbed as he was lifted and could see Ten at eye level. A hand suddenly grabbed onto Leizcio's back and he realized what was going to happen. Out of fear and desperation, he headbutts Ten hoping that it'd be enough to drop him.

Amused by the attempt, Ten simply scoffed at Leizcio. He then put his other hand on Leizcio's back and started to amplify his strength. Leizcio screamed as he could feel his spine slowly being broken by Ten's grip. Ten then tossed Leizcio over to the wall, where he'd simply limp and cry in pain.

Ten started to walk towards him again as did Shock and Whiplash. However, they suddenly looked behind them and ran away, leaving Leizcio by himself in an empty alley covered with his blood and tears.

There he sat, trying to gain some sort of composure but he could not feel a single thing. His legs wouldn't move and the rest of his body was in agony from the torture he had endured. He still could barely hear a thing and his vision was starting to get blurry.

A small surge of energy sparked inside of him, and he could feel his quirk slowly coming back to him. He had started to focus his quirk on healing himself but could feel no effect. He looked around, wondering what could've made Mashito's sidekicks run, but gave up as he couldn't see a thing, hoping that it wasn't a pro or cops that would discover him.

Leizcio sat there with the fact that he might not be saved.

He sat there holding onto hope.

That this wasn't the end.

Chapter 35

End