Revenant moved forward at a fast pace, closing in on Captain Kamino but keeping himself to the right, toward his side of the field. He knew the Hunting Grounds like the palm of his hands, and that was the terrain where he wanted to fight. While he had taken some screenshots of the field of iron walls Captain Kamino had built to study their map, just a glance proved that they weren't in the position they should have been. Either the Captain had asked to change them slightly, or more likely had never specified a pattern to begin with and thus they had been built at random both times.

'Three, two, one…' He jumped to the left, slamming through a door he knew would be open and rolling in what was supposed to be the ground floor of a 'hotel'. Looking around he grimaced as he noticed the redesign of the inside of the building: while nothing was out of place, everything was based on the looks of assets from the Simulation's games.

He ignored it when the window at the front was smashed in by the incoming shield. He ducked to dodge it, almost reflexively, and cursed a moment later as the shield bounced impossibly off the wall and back outside, breaking more of the wind only to get caught in mid-air by Captain Kamino as he jumped through the new opening.

Without giving him time to attack, Revenant jumped toward the stairs, knowing exactly where he wanted to go as he rushed upward, while pulling the pin of one of his smoke bomb and letting it go. The smoke filled the stairs below and he grinned before using quick moves to jump from one set of stairs to the next, trying to reach the roof as fast as possible while using more smoke bombs to completely fill the building.

Slamming through the open door, he looked around as he exited, looking around on the rooftop and grinning before taking a few steps back and then rushing forward, jumping on the roof of the next building and landing on both feet before pulling out his gun.

'Sorry Cap.' He thought, aiming at the entrance of the roof. From this distance, it would be a lethal shot with normal bullets. With the ones he was using, he was sure to knock out Captain Kamino.

Then a window on the floor below burst, smoke emerging from it as Captain Kamino forced it open to disperse the smoke. Without a moment of hesitation, Revenant fixed his aim and shot three times with Samurai's Edge, only for the Captain to cover himself with his shield and then duck behind the window.

'No plan survives contact with the enemy, I suppose.' He thought, and then pulled out a different explosive and threw it with all his might. The flashbang arched across the road between the two buildings and landed precisely inside the window Captain Kamino had opened, exploding in a bright flash of light a moment later. Before it even landed, he aimed Samurai's Edge toward a window, then changing his aim toward another, a bit more to the left, both shattering as the bullets broke through. He sighed and promptly jumped, using his full strength to cover once again the distance and jump through the open window, rolling on the ground of a room he knew had no door. Moving toward the corner of the door, he aimed his weapon toward where Captain Kamino had been hunkered, shooting five more times before the gun clicked empty… the bullets all shooting at nothing.

"What…" He felt a prickle behind his neck and ducked reflexively, dodging the shield and ducking out of the way of a punch, before pulling out a knife and throwing it toward the attack. His opponent caught it in mid-air, and immediately threw it back, forcing Revenant to roll out of the way and watch the knife sail past him and embed itself in the wall.

'The shield!' He jumped back down the corridor in time to dodge the ricocheting shield, watching it slam against the wall and getting caught by Captain Kamino. 'Did he realize I threw a flashbang. Or…' He looked around and at his opponent. 'He put his shield over his face to protect his head from the blast of a bomb and it just so happened to shield him from the flashbang's light, uh? Lucky.'

Blight-Killer rushed out of its scabbard, and Revenant rushed forward. Captain Kamino blocked the first strike with the shield on his right arm, before punching with the left, and Revenant's answer was pulling out a knife with his free hand and trying to stab said left arm. The Captain saw it coming though, and kicked forward, forcing Revenant to slip Blight-Killer down in time to catch the kick with the flat of the blade, skidding back several steps at the strength of the blow.

'Stronger opponent.' He smirked, 'Nothing new there.' He had always been the weaker one in the Simulation. He had also been the weaker one in Hosu, against the monsters that bastard of Shigaraki had decided to release on an unsuspecting city.

And he was still alive, so the Captain better have more than that under his belt. His opponent was keeping his distance, waiting for Revenant's next move, shield forward, so he took a moment to study the building. 'Three rooms, one down the corridor is the one I broke through, the other two are on the other side of the floor. One door closed, two doors open. One window for each room, plus three in the corridor, two of those are cracked. I can get out if I want, but he is faster and can chase me down, so…'

He moved forward, pretending to attack directly with a high swing, only to plant his feet at the last second and rotate the move into a right swing aimed at hitting the Captain on the unprotected left arm.

Only for his hand to shot up and grip the blade of Blight-Killer without hesitation. As the edged weapon cut through the glove, black metal shone underneath.

-x-

"You want me to make you a metallic… gauntlet?" Deku asked, "I thought your suit was already padded to block normal blows."

"It's what Revenant thinks too, and he knows his sword can cut through that much padding. I need a way to catch his blade and hold him down long enough."

"Won't he just let go the blade the moment you do?"

"Trust me, I know he will."

"Still, do you really need the whole arm?"

"…"

"… You just want the Winter Soldier look, don't you?!"

"… Let's just say yes and no."

-x-

Captain Kamino had gambled a lot on this move. Like his father always said, your opponent is always going to either underestimate or overestimate you. Always try to know which one it's going to be.

And Captain Kamino knew the answer for Revenant. Even if he did so slightly, he underestimated him. Even if he was mostly right, he thought that strength was the only thing the Captain had over him. That if he could just get past the shield, he could deal a finishing blow fast enough to make the strength unimportant.

And that was why Captain Kamino had spent the entire fight letting his left arm just slightly out of his guard. Not enough that it would be obvious, enough that it would look like it was a mistake born of either overconfidence or unpreparedness.

And that single gamble had paid off in this moment, that single moment where Revenant's eyes went wide for a brief instant and his hand instinctively tried to grip Blight-Killer and pull it out of his grasp, before he regained control of himself and let the sword go. It was a reaction that no one could really stop, an instinct to try and get back something we care about.

Revenant cared about his swords, at least enough to give them a name. Not to mention, letting go a weapon in the middle of a fight is not something he was instantly prepared to do, it would take him an instant to rationalize the thought.

Enough time for the Captain to swing up his shield with all the strength in his right arm and hit wit the flat of the object right under the jaw, earing a distinct cracking and a snap as Revenant's teeth slammed together and his jaw broke. Following on it he pulled the weapon back slightly and then in again, this time slamming it on his face, hearing the crunch of the nose and seeing blood starting to puddle from it.

At this point he had to be concussed, and with that in mind he let go Blight-Killer, the weapon clattering on the ground as he opened up his guard to throw a fist.

Only for two arms to jump forward and grab him by the back of his head. "Sorry, I don't do concussions." Revenant whispered through bloody teeth as he brought up a knee that slammed right into his opponent's gut, making him gasp for breath. Relentless, Revenant did it again, the knee slamming again in Captain Kamino's stomach.

But Izuku was Captain Kamino, and his father hadn't given him an instructor to teach him how to fight for nothing. He gritted his teeth and in turn grabbed Revenant by the head, trying to drag him in to start a strangle hold. Revenant winced as he tried to resist with all his strength, but Captain Kamino was physically overpowering, and they both knew it.

So instead he let go the white haired teen's head and slammed one hand on his neck. His helmet, up to that point retracted, lighted up to life and started to close, forcing Captain Kamino to let go too or probably lose a finger as it snapped shut around Revenant's head. Captain kicked back Blight-Killer, the weapon cluttering further down the room, while swinging forward with a metallic fist, forcing Revenant to abandon the idea of picking it up and building some distance.

"Trying to keep me from Blight-Killer?" Revenant asked, and Izuku knew what he was doing. It was an intimidation tactic, and it had been Revenant himself that had explained it, though he was aiming the explanation to Huanli and Izumi. Captain had just happened to be around to listen. In his words, talking in a calm and confident tone made you sound in control, and control scared people. "Let's see if you can." He continued, and then something blew up, the corridor filled in smoke as the smoke bomb Revenant had sneakily pulled out exploded. It wouldn't last long, with half the windows of the floor broken, but until then Captain Kamino was almost blind, his eyes slightly teary because of the wall of smoke. And Revenant was gone, a shadow in the fog.

Captain Kamino stepped back, his foot moving over Blight-Killer to feel any attempt to take the sword and counter, his shield held high as he looked around in the smoke for any sign of his opponent. He knew what his father would have said. Run, avoid the fight and recover. But Captain Kamino knew that close quarter was the only real range where he had hopes to overpower his enemy.

It was the span of a second as a shadow seemed to materialize out of nowhere, a thin, shiny blade the length of a palm moving toward his body. Had Captain Kamino been looking the other way, he would have missed the attack entirely. Instead, he managed to push his metal-covered arm upward, blocking the incoming knife, moving on his feet, pivoting to make sure Blight-Killer rotated with it and moved the shield to protect himself… but the second attack never came, Revenant having vanished again in the fog.

Captain Kamino listened, waited, a signal. A creaking on the ground, a slight misstep, something that could tell him where he was.

A single sound did that, a soft thump on the ground to his right, toward the stairs for the upper floor. Knowing the distance, he launched the shield, aiming to hit his target.

And then a knife sailed toward his unprotected arm, before he could catch the rebounding shield, embedding itself through muscle, and causing him to miss on the recover of his weapon, that bounced off behind him. He grimaced, and now, the smoke largely gone, he spotted Revenant moving forward, a knife in each hand. Captain Kamino moved.

What the Captain had been trained into by his father's 'friends' wasn't, really, much. They had focused on hand-to-hand combat, knowing his strength meant he would overpower most people without strength-enhancement. For those, he had trained with holds, like the one he had tried before.

But of course, defending against knives and guns was part of it. As they put it, he had a target on the back of his head, making him hard to kill was a necessity.

His hands shot forward, doing his best to keep up with the teachings he had been given. It had been… well, a century since he had last fought against someone armed with a knife, but from his point of view it was a few months.

'Don't try to grab the knife, that's a good way to lose fingers, and even if you are armored, you are better off grabbing the weak spot of every human's arm.' He remembered those instructions, and the smirk they came with, 'Go for the wrist, Izuku, and break it.'

The exchanges were frantic. Revenant stabbed with his right, Izuku pushed the hand away, the left knife shot up to open a bloody gash on the already wounded right arm, but Captain's arm was far from finished, trying to dart like a snake and ensnare the hand. Revenant saw it coming and twisted his hold, pointing the knife toward the incoming hand, but the Captain answered by stepping forward, Blight-Killer kicked further back, closing the distance further and letting the blade graze his palm as his hand followed it toward the wrist, while with the metal arm he covered his other side from the incoming knife, the blade swatted away with sheer strength. At the same time, his right actually closed around the left wrist, and without hesitation he pulled and snapped.

It wasn't nice. He hated the sound, as the bones of the wrist painfully cracked.

He hated even more when Revenant didn't let go, but instead used the chance to stab forward, hitting his shoulder even as Captain Kamino closed their arms in a lock. Revenant looked at him, through the mask, as the Captain started to move his arms around his opponent's to try and crack bock with one of the holds. 'What are his bones made of?' He wondered. Normally, snapping a bone for someone with his strength was like breaking a twig, but Revenant's bone structure felt wrong. It was like there was too much bone under each muscular arm, and too much muscle holding them together.

"Sorry, you did good with the wrist, but the arms… well, I broke those a few too many times." He replied, voice not even bothered by the pain as he kicked forward, his foot planting itself in Captain Kamino's chest. Wisely, Captain Kamino let go immediately and jumped back, landing against the wall, Blight-Killer on one side, the shield on the other.

"Still holding back my sword." Revenant commented, the voice distorted by the mask but sounding filled with glee, the last of the smoke disappearing from the room even as the Captain stepped back up and blocked the incoming knife with the shield, before slamming the edge of the round object on the other arm, forcing Revenant to let go. "You are a worthy opponent." Revenant continued, moving back before Cap's follow up kick could take him out by most likely caving his chest. "I'm just worthy of something else."

He opened his hand, and for a moment nothing happened, Captain trying to run forward and attack.

Then something slammed through the window, landing in Revenant's hand. A circle of lightning shone brightly in the room as the hammer twisted in his hand and slammed on the shield, the sound of the impact echoing through the room like an absurd bell even as the eyes of Captain Kamino went wide. A Mijolnir made of dark metal shone in Revenant's hand.

'How?!'

-x-

"Show off." Kaminari, the God of Thunder, grumbled from the stands.

"Isn't that the same thing you do, 'God of Thunder'?" Huanli, sitting next to him asked, and Kaminari scoffed.

"Pfft, when I do it it's cool." The older man replied, sighing, "If I didn't owe him…"

"Right." Deku asked, "By the way, I never thanked you for agreeing to help me."

"Thank Revenant. He doesn't sound like it, but he is a bit of a softy."

"Yeah, soft like iron." Huanli replied, "Seriously, what did he do to convince you to work with him?"

Kaminari sighed.

-x-

"So, you are awake." Kaminari's eyes focused, the God of Thunder staring at Revenant, the Izuku that had… Had defeated him.

"What do you want?" Kaminari asked, "You didn't sound like the gloating type earlier."

"I'm not. I'm here to ask a few questions about your weapons." He pointed to Mijolnir, sitting on the table next to Kaminari, "Is that magitech?"

"Wow, you figured that out? I'm impressed."

"I take the magic part is the whole lightning show, while the tech is what makes you able to swing it around and make it return to your hand."

"Lift all my smoke, break all my mirrors, why dontcha? Still… You aren't far off. It also changes weight and flies with magic, but that's it. The whole control part is up to a small chip connected to my spine. Why do you care?"

"I'm interested in how technology and magic interact. So I would like to learn more about it. Is that so absurd?"

Kaminari shrugged, "Suit yourself, but if you want the plans, I will need payment. Those are expensive. The JTO doesn't cover my every spending. Which is a pity, because there are a couple of prototypes I'd like to build if I had the money…"

Revenant perked up, "Say, what if I got you a copy of the prototype you just talked about for no price, and in exchange you hand over the plans for the hammer? Magic included."

"If you can do that, I'm all for it." Kaminari replied.

-x-

"And then he introduced me to Deku, who used his nanomachines thing to create the new chip. Meanwhile, he told me about his issue, and I'm on board to bit up some bastards that deserve it. And in the mood." He grinned, and Huanli chuckled.

"I think I like you."

-x-

Revenant smiled, seeing the sudden fear in Captain Kamino's eyes. Of course. For a comics enthusiast like him, that Mijolnir had to be frightening. With a turn of his arm, he slammed it down, electricity sparking off while the hammer gained weight on the descending portion, going from maybe twenty kilograms to over two hundred. It was a testament to Captain's strength that he only buckled a bit under the strain. Pity Revenant wasn't giving up.

Hammer combat wasn't a specialty of is, but if the alternative was getting murdered by fucking synthetics like in Sevastopol, he would use a fucking fork, let alone an hammer, to cave in their faces.

He pushed forward, hammer swinging against shield, again and again, sparks of electricity flying off in all directions. Revenant was hit by a few, before he returned the hammer under his full control. It was surprisingly difficult, like having controller and game but no instructions, but he knew that it would have been. Kaminari had commented that he was a fast learner, absurdly fast, and Revenant had just smiled as he continued training.

And that had taught him a lot. Magic and technology could mix well, but they ran in parallel. That was useful for his actual goals.

Turning around, Izuku slammed the hammer at full swing, five-hundred kilograms crashing against the sturdiest shield in the world and the sturdiest man behind it, singing like a belltower. The fact Captain Kamino still stood, when hit with half a ton of metal striking his shield, and still managed to even push back, had to be a testament to just how strong he was.

The Captain pivoted on his left foot and swung his shield flat, swatting away the hammer and trying to close in, but the knife in Revenant's broken wrist darted forward like a snake, giving the Captain only a split second to grab it with his iron-clad hand before it plunged into his chest. Revenant used the chance to swat away the shield with the hammer and bring it up with a quick motion. Electricity arched between Revenant and the Captain, and the white-haired teen screamed as it run through him, giving Revenant just the chance.

He had to finish it now. He rushed forward, the hammer slamming into Izuku's chest, followed by an elbow and a knife in the shoulder.

Then Captain Kamino moved, fighting through the pain to grab him. It was a strong hold, arms closing around Revenant's body before he could pull out, dragging him to the ground and turning it into a holding match, both of them trying to get the other to give. Revenant felt Captain's arms lock around his neck in a stranglehold, felt the metal of his helmet begin to give way under the sheer strength of the man's arms.

'Fuck me, this is gonna hurt…' He muttered.

And then unleased more electricity from the hammer, discharging it on both of them, gritting his teeth. He couldn't claim to just be immune to electricity, but between the costume he had made being partially insulated and the fact electrocution had just been a constant companion for a long time, he wasn't about to pass out, even as burns started to show up on his skin and his teeth painfully gritted together.

Meanwhile, Captain Kamino screamed, but his own muscles spasming were what kept him locked to Revenant and the hammer.

'I'm sorry Cap. It's for a good cause.' Revenant thought, as he felt the Captain finally go slack and released the electricity, standing up on trembling limbs. He took a step forward, past his downed opponent and the shield, waiting for the judge to call the win.

Instead, he heard another set of steps, and turned to see the shield flip in the hands of a fighter covered in burns, his hair almost comically standing, but his eyes still focused. "Not tired yet?" He asked, picking up Blight-Killer with one hand and holding Mijolnir with the other.

"I can do this all day." Captain Kamino replied, and Revenant snorted.

"Of course you'd say that." He replied, and looked at him. Despite his words, the Captain was in a worse condition than he was. Strong or not, his muscles had to be a pain to move.

He threw the hammer, the shield pushing it away, and then called it back while darting forward, forcing Captain Kamino to choose and concentrate on either the hammer coming from behind or the sword coming from the front.

Instead, Captain Kamino's free hand grabbed the hammer and swung it down, the weapon coming down with a combination of Captain Kamino's strength and the momentum Revenant himself had called on. He had a split second to rise the flat of Blight-Killer and lower the weight of the hammer as much as possible, before the two weapons met, iron on iron.

A normal sword would have been split in half, but Blight-Killer was a piece of art. It dented, visibly, and Revenant grimaced at that, but it didn't break, and in that moment Revenant saw a chance, swinging his fist toward Kamino's unguarded jaw. At the same time, however, Kamino saw his chance, shield moving forward. The two attacks connected, the shield slamming into Revenant's chest at the same time his fist connected and sent Captain Kamino's head jerking upward, a loud snap resounding.

-x-

"We have a winner!" The Announcer called, eyes wide in awe. Man, that had been a good match. He sighed, and looked at the stands, wondering how the other Izukus were taking it.

-x-

"Man, they really went all out." Izumi muttered, "Though I guess the result isn't that surprising."

-x-

"I guess that's it." Argali said, leaning back on his chair, "He is going to be really disappointed when he wakes up."

-x-

Deku sighed. "I'm just glad neither of them went too far."

"Yeah, one not killing the other by accident is already a success, I suppose." Huanli replied, looking at the screen.

Two Izuku had fallen down for a moment, but only one had stood back up.

Revenant grinned, leaning not so subtly on Blight-Killer to stand. The Captain was still unconscious, the referee checking on him. The screen shifted, showing a graphic of Revenant's image pushing Kamino's away.

"Top 32, Round 2 Winner: Izuku Midoriya (Revenant)" Read the text below, and the crowd exploded in cheers.

-x-

Revenant walked out of the Arena and immediately buckled. 'Shit. That last hit almost snapped my ribcage entirely.' He realized, coughing. It wasn't that surprising when Kamino's full strength had been behind the blow, even if his bones and muscles were strong enough to take it.

"Woah there." Someone caught him as he stumbled again, and Revenant looked to see Keigo holding him up. His first instinct was to pull away, but his legs were giving way, his head still… well, not concussed, he couldn't really be concussed anymore after the simulation, but pretty darn close to it, if the ringing in his head was any indication, thanks to the hits earlier in the match. "Don't fall on me now, please. Come on, let's get you checked up in an infirmary."

"Fine." He grunted, stepping forward, and then looked at him and frowned, "Keigo, am I wrong or did the introduction speech change a lot for me from the first to the second match? Did you meddle with it?" He asked.

"Is this the time…"

"Answer me." He replied.

Keigo sighed, "I took the liberty to go talk to the script team and… suggest they changed it up a bit since you seemed upset about it. Was that better?"

"No." Revenant replied. It still leaned too much on the Simulation, even if now it at least mentioned what he did afterwards. "But thanks."

Keigo grinned, "What would I do if my golden boy got too upset and lost?" He asked, the tone making the mirt clear.

"Ass." Revenant replied, without any venom, and the two walked forward.

-x-

Paladin watched the other Izukus sit down. Gun was sitting on the opposite side of the table, while the others split up around it. Some, especially the new ones, chose seats away from the rest, while Piper or Clockwork sat close to someone else, him or Gun respectively.

He took a deep breath. 'Alright Paladin, just like with the Heroes' Meetings, confident and in control.' He thought, wisely deciding to forget how most of those Heroes' Meetings usually went.

"Well, Hello everyone." He said, "And thank you for coming."

"I hope this isn't a waste of time, Paladin." Gun replied, "We don't exactly get a lot of free time around here."

'Well that's a good mood to start on.' He thought, "Well, actually I was thinking that we can talk to each other and figure out what each of us can do." He then explained, "See, since we all have to cooperate for the foreseeable-"

"Fuck that." The teen in a black suit said, "I'm not working for anyone."

"Uh… Horizon, was that it?" Another teen asked, the green eyes of his costume focusing on him, "Why don't you want to work with the others?"

"I don't work for people. I can work with people, but not if they are being assholes about it, and the new 'boss' is the worst kind."

"Don't work for him then, work with us." Clockwork chimed in.

"It's one and the same. I can't go against his orders," He admitted, looking at his hand, where the symbol of a star was visible, "But I'm not going to try and make them more successful."

"Awww, he is going through his rebellious phase, that's adorable." Martian commented, "What, you are going to never work for anyone kid? The government, some big establishment, all the jazz?"

"I'm not."

"Again, adorable. Teenagers are always fun."

"A failure of a government agent hardly has room to talk." Gun pointed out, and Martian grimaced.

"I failed, yes. I did my best in service of my people though, that's what matters."

"In service of your government maybe. I'm not sure your people will enjoy the shackles you put on them." Horizon replied, "What was it? Keeping the technology away from the rest of humanity to save Arcadia's independence? Oh, I'm sure your people will love having to go through all the trouble of regular space travel when you have something much better just stashed away. That's exactly what technology is for, getting hidden in a corner and not touched because 'it might cause trouble'." His mocking tone made Martian's face grow red, the older Izuku slamming his fist on the table.

"Keep your mouth shut boy, or I will teach you a lesson your father was evidently too busy to pass on."

"Keep my father out of your mouth, government dog. Is that choker around your neck built to connect to a leash or is it just to give a good hold while they-"

A gunshot went off, hitting the roof, and everyone turned toward Gun, the outlaw glaring at them all. "Enough. If you want to leave, do it, but you will get nothing out of it. Enjoy being stuck knowing less than everyone else. I assumed scientists to be curious, but I guess that's not true."

Horizon glared back at him, but sat down, Paladin sighing in relief as Martian did the same. It seemed at least that under it all the teen was curious about his other versions, even if he tried to say otherwise. So long as it wasn't a total dismissal, he could work with it.

"Alright. First of all, I think we should check something. How many people know All for One and One for All in their worlds?"

Gun, Martian and Clockwork raised their hand, while the others looked at him in confusion. "So it's a perfect split." He commented, "Well, that's fine. Anyway, let's introduce each other and work from there. Who wants to start?"

No one spoke for a moment, before Superior sighed, "I know, if no one says anything we will never start…" He muttered, before smiling, "So, hi! I'm Izuku Midoriya-" he winced as the spider Crest on his hand punctured his skin, "But you can call me Superior. Apparently. Well, my Hero name is gonna be Spider-Man, but…"

"Pardon me, did you just say Spider-Man?" Horizon asked.

"I… Yes?"

"Wow. Spider bite, Peter Parker origin?" He asked, and Paladin noted Superior glancing to his right.

"Uhm… sorta like that…" He winced, "Ouch, Doc, why? What do you mean 'don't compare me to Parker again'?!"

"… Are you ok?" Piper asked, and Superior's eyes went wide.

"Ah. Sorry, just some parts of my powers acting up." He replied, "No problem at all. Anyway, as I was saying I'm a Spider-Man. I can do whatever a spider can." He grinned. "Jokes aside, I mostly fight with my webs and my fists. I think that's it really."

Horizon sighed, "Name is Horizon. I'm a scientist, building some tech to one day go to space. Although, I hope when I make it to Mars the people that will follow won't be massive bitches." He replied, looking at Martian with a venomous glare, "I don't really fight."

"You probably will have to." Piper replied, "At least, the Wizard thinks so."

"Wizard…" Horizon passed a hand over his face, "I can't believe magic is real."

"Amazing, isn't it?" Piper asked.

"No. Why is it amazing that people can cheat science?! I already dislike the high-end Quirks like Stars&Stripes', let alone the fact I can say abracadabra and make something freeze despite lacking any way to reasonably lower that temperature."

"Oh." Piper coughed in his fist.

"Anyway, I don't really fight. I can fly around and dodge stuff coming at me though. Or hack into any server, but I doubt you will need that."

"Understood, you are useless." Martian replied, "As for me, I'm Martian. First child born in the Mars colony of Arcadia, graduated from university with perfect grades with a degree on geology, and agent of the Martian government, as you all found out thanks to some people that can't keep their mouth shut." He sighed, "I wear a high-tech suit of armor and possess several high-grade alien weapons."

"Of course aliens visiting Earth are real in your world…" Horizon muttered.

"I'm Kitsune!" The last new Izuku perked up, "Uhm, I'm… I have a Quirk. Or two, really. I can move stuff with telekinesis, and I can also heat it. The latter is a bit hard to control, but I'm working on it."

"You have a Quirk?!" Piper asked, "That's so cool! What's it called?"

"Ah… I actually never… named it? It's weird, I know, but when you are the only person with powers in your world…"

"Wait, stop right there, what does that mean." Spider-Man asked.

"Well, I… I was born in a world with Quirks as Quirkless, but then something happened and I found myself in a world without Quirks where I had one. Weird, I know."

"That's awesome!" Piper perked up over the table, "Think we can train together later? I'd like to see how we compare…" He looked away, "Uhm, I mean, if you don't mind."

"No, I'd like to. I usually train with Ojiro, Kacchan or Ochaco, so I'm used to it."

Paladin sighed in relief, noticing the mood lifting a bit. Save for Martian and Horizon, who were still mostly glaring at each other, the others seemed to be in a better mood watching the two youngest Izukus share their respective stories, as the rest of the table went on to share their own history.

Piper was a Quirkless Vigilante. Clockwork had been sent back in time, though from what they knew it seemed more likely he was sent to a fully different world considering the difference between the two, and had One for All, complete with awakening Vestiges. So far only Blackwhip, but a start. Gun was a magic gunslinger with All for One as a weapon. And then there was Paladin himself, magic and One for All combined into him. "I guess that's the introductions. Now… How about we start organizing to train together?" He asked, glancing at Piper and Kitsune, "I think it would be a good way for us to learn to fight together."

"I'm not a fighter." Horizon instantly said.

"I have to pass because I'm starting to run out of bullets." Gun replied, "I'm not exactly interested in wasting what I have left."

Paladin sighed, "Can we at least see your hoverboard in action, Horizon? It looks interesting, and I think it would be good to know what you look like so someone else doesn't shoot you out of the sky by accident." He said.

"Yes, by accident." Martian commented.

"Oh grow up Martian, you are in your mid-twenties and are letting a teen get so much under your skin?" Superior suddenly said, and everyone turned to stare at him in mild disbelief. "Sorry, that was Doc's comment- nevermind."

'I really want to know what's going on with you.' Paladin thought, before sighing, "Can you do that much, Horizon? None of us likes the situation we are in, but cooperating is probably a better idea than just trying to butt heads on everything."

Horizon grimaced, "Fine. But only for now." He replied, "I'm going to solve this."

"I think we all want to solve this." Paladin replied, knowing full well what the teen meant. "Until then, it's just a matter of not dying."

He noticed everyone agreeing, sighing in relief. Maybe they could work together after all. He just needed to smooth some… well, a lot of team work.

'God of Warding, give me strength.' He thought, grasping his holy symbol, a chain with a silver shield around his neck, 'I think I will need it if I want this to work.'

The God of Warding did not answer, but Izuku trusted him to do so when it truly mattered. He would save those Izukus, no matter the risks. He just had to figure out a way for them to all work together.

"That sounds like a good idea." A new voice said, Izmird smiling as he stood at the door a smile on his lips, "I believe cooperation is important in the service of one's lord. Let us go then. I'm curious to see how well we can… cooperate."

"You are going to train too, Wizard?" Gun asked, suddenly interested.

"But of course. What is the saying, 'show me your hand and I'll show you mine'? I believe honesty is a great basis for our relationship." Izmird smiled, "I'd be happy for you to learn more about me, and I'll enjoy learning all about you."

Paladin felt a shiver down his back, even as the others stood up to start and walk to the garden for this training. He couldn't help but worry he was leading them along someone's plan, and he couldn't tell who was really pulling the strings.

(XX)

What a ride it was to write this chapter, considering what's happening on both sides.
But first, not one, not two, but three big thanks!
Superior is from The Superior Legacy by Saint Danielle. Our second Spider-Man in this story, and quite a different one from his other counterpart. Big thanks to him for allowing me to use the character.
Horizon is from Horizon: Star Driven by Rogue Druid. Anarchist scientist extraordinaire, what can I say? Go read Horizon: Star Driven, it's a story I sincerely believe deserves all the attention.
Kitsune is from Quirked by armoryofstars. It's a very interesting work whose premise is very unique. It's one thing for Izuku to be sent in a Quirkless world, but to then develop a Quirk there, becoming the one outside of normality once again? It's truly a run worth following.
And then, of course:
Captain Kamino from Kamino's Ward by tunafishprincess
Revenant from Locked in Digital by Rogue Druid
Argali from Sheep go to Heaven by Dramatic_Spoon
Pied Piper from Pied Piper by blackholeca
As for Martian, while he isn't a guest, you can read much of his story in the Echoes of the Multiverse chapter titled "The Crew of the Proserpina". It's a sidestory on SpaceBattles, but an entirely separate collection of short stories on Ao3 and .

Now, let's forget about all that and focus on the two big parts of this chapter: a fight for the ages, and a meeting that sets up a LOT of stuff.

First thing first: this isn't a versus thread. Please don't treat it like one. This fic literally had Revenant use Mijolnir, this is not a versus.
That said, I had a lot to think about in this fight. It's two supersoldiers facing off in a wild, wild environment, and I loved writing this. From Revenant's initial strategy to lure Captain Kamino into a shoot out, from moving the fight indoors, to the respective moves.
In the end, what I think lost Captain Kamino the day was Revenant's sheer adaptability. A main thing with Revenant, through the simulation, was learning and adapting, and now that he is in the Tournament he is doing the same. Therefore, I had him learn from his previous encounter and gain something from it, in ways only someone extremely adaptable, like Revenant is, could get better. This isn't the last we will see of him learning from the Multiverse.
In contrast, however, I decided to highlight Captain Kamino's strength and more than that his determination, the traits he heavily shares with Captain America. Him never letting go, never surrendering and trying to grasp victory from the jaws of defeat is what makes Captain Kamino the true Captain America of his world (along with his good heart and morals, and most likely a lack of swearing).
Overall, I think this was a satisfying result no matter the winner.

As for the fight himself, boy that was a lot of choreography. You might notice the knife fight is a bit of a reference to the fight between Captain America and the Winter Soldier in the movie. I was VERY tempted to have Revenant actually pull the Winter Soldier's knife flip, but alas I had no idea how to properly describe it in a way that would convey it. Not to mention, why would Revenant only use one knife when he can use two.
As for Mijolnir... Yeah that was just fun. It's what the Multiverse is about, people coming into contact with new things and making them their own, or deciding to remain pure in their combat style. Revenant is, of course, someone that shines in the former.
The fight itself tried to convey as much as possible the respective fighting styles. Revenant is fast, brutal and tries to attack from cover unless he is completely prevented from doing so, while Captain Kamino is a very direct fighter.
I hope it was enjoyable.

The meeting is setup for the upcoming fight, and in particular for the relation between fighters. Martian and Horizon are essentially cat and dog, a government agent and basically an anarchist scientist are probably the polar opposite, especially when their goals are also fundamentally different. I had a fun chat with Rogue Druid about it.
Not to mention, Horizon's mood is particularly sour in general, given the timing of when he was pulled from his world, something I will go into.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, who could be more in tune than the two Vigilante in way over their heads? Piper, a Quirkless in a Quirked world, and Kitsune, a Quirked in a Quirkless world, are bound to feel close, especially since their age is also similar. Who knows what awaits them.