"Stereo Crash!" shouted Musa launching sound waves that shattered a pair of ice dragons as if they were glass, but, just like before, the dragons regenerated.
They were about to launch an ice beam together, but magical ropes bound them completely and even wrapped around their snouts to prevent them from being ripped open.
Musa looked aside to find that it had been the Headmistress's doing.
"Thank you, Headmistress." said Musa.
"It's always a pleasure to help my former students." said Faragonda.
While they took care of the ice dragons, the two boys took care of the cause of it all.
Nabu used his staff to block the ice knight's spear. The two were engaged in a duel of strength, until the ice knight noticed out of the corner of his eye Riven approaching with his sword raised, but the ice knight jumped back in time to dodge.
"Looks like I'm going to have to get serious." said the ice knight.
"That's funny. That's what I was going to say." said Riven.
"Then those will be your last words." said the ice knight before he created several icicles of ice around himself and, with a wave of his arm, flung them towards the two boys.
The two specialists jumped aside to dodge the attack.
"I have an idea, but I need you to distract him." said Nabu.
"Count on it." said Riven charging towards the ice knight with his sword at the ready.
The ice knight began to hurl ice beams from his spear at the specialist charging towards him, but Riven was able to dodge all of the beams. As soon as Riven reached him, the two got into a weapons duel, with each trying to hit the other while blocking each other.
Riven brought his sword down for a vertical slash, but the ice knight blocked it with his spear.
"You can't beat me on your own." said the ice knight.
"It's lucky I'm not." said Riven with a smile.
The ice knight was confused by that until something hit him in the chest, knocking him back quite a bit. He looked up and saw Nabu suddenly appear at Riven's side.
The ice knight let out a grunt as he realized he had been tricked.
"Game over!" exclaimed the ice knight before slamming the tip of his spear into the ground, causing several ice spikes to erupt in their direction.
Riven and Nabu managed to dodge out of the way in time before they were impaled.
"Your weapons are no match for me." said the ice knight.
Suddenly, a boomerang flew towards him and struck his hand, causing him to drop his spear in surprise and pain. Before he could plan to retrieve it, a burst of energy quickly hit him, sending him flying a couple of meters, though he landed on his feet.
The boomerang flew back into the hand of Riven, its owner.
"I think so." said Riven.
"Solar Storm!" shouted Stella launching a magical beam at the wasp woman, who easily dodged it and then launched a barrage of stingers at her.
"Super Prism!" shouted Tecna summoning a shield with which they protected themselves from the attack.
However, the wasp woman didn't realize she was so close to the ground, Brandon took advantage of that to try to attack her with his sword, but she dodged his attacks and tripped him, but grabbed him like a dance partner.
"Wow. You've got some good moves." said the wasp woman seductively.
"Hey! Get away from my boyfriend!" shouted Stella lunging at her, but the wasp woman moved out of the way in time to dodge him, dropping Brandon.
"Oh, well. I guess I'll have to kill you first." said the wasp woman.
"The hell you will. Techno Shock!" shouted Tecna launching a magical beam, but once again, the wasp woman nimbly dodged the attack.
"Sorry, my dear, but you'll have to be quicker than that." said the wasp woman before she felt something coming from behind her. She dodged to the side, but unfortunately, an energy shot managed to graze her arm causing her to scream in pain and clutch her damaged arm.
She turned around to see Timmy pointing his gun at her. The wasp woman smiled before launching herself at him, knocking him to the ground with her on top of her.
"Wow, you've got some nerve hurting a lady. I think I'm liking you." said the wasp woman.
"Sorry, you're not my type." said Timmy nervously as he tried to free himself from her grip.
"Mega Watt!" shouted Tecna, launching a magical beam that forced the wasp woman to fly away. "Are you okay, Timmy?"
"I am." said Timmy as he got up from the ground.
"This is taking too long." said Brandon.
"I agree with you on that. I think it's time to end this." said the wasp woman throwing multiple stingers all over the place.
Brandon turned his sword into a double-bladed one and swung it around to act as a shield, though he had to dodge a few as well. Timmy moved back and forth to dodge the stingers while firing a few with his gun.
Stella and Tecna were in the same situation, flying back and forth while using their shields and magic beams against the stingers.
"Time to bring light to the matter. Universe of Light!" shouted Stella creating a glow so intense that the wasp woman groaned in pain as she covered her eyes. "Now, Tecna!"
"I'm coming. Laser Cage!" shouted Tecna launching a web of energy that pushed the wasp woman until she was pinned to the wall.
"Agh! Damn you! Get me out of here!" demanded the wasp woman trying to free herself from the net.
"Sorry, but you're staying in there until you learn not to steal each other's boyfriends." said Stella landing on the ground and crossing her arms.
"You could say the threat has been exterminated." said Timmy laughing at his own pun. "Get it?"
Brandon slapped his face at his friend's bad joke and Stella shook her head.
"Anyway, let's get going. Who knows what the others' situation will be." said Tecna.
But before they could take a step, cracking sounds were heard. The four looked up to see the wasp woman managing to free herself from the web and giving them a withering look.
"Now this has gotten personal." said the wasp woman as the others prepared to fight again.
Helia threw the ropes of his gauntlet to grab the arm of the lava rhino. Luckily the ropes were made of energy, otherwise they would have been burned by the enemy's skin.
Helia pulled hard, intending to drag the lava rhino towards him, but it didn't even flinch. Instead, he tugged on his arm, causing Helia to be sent towards him, but he pulled away, causing him to crash into Sky, who was charging towards him with his sword at the ready.
"Ha. You may not be strong, but at least your ineptitude amuses me." said the lava rhino.
"See how you like this. Dragon Heart!" shouted Bloom throwing a fireball at him, but unfortunately it had no effect.
"Sorry. In case you didn't know, lava burns hotter than fire." said the lava rhino leaping towards her with the intention of hitting her, but she moved out of the way, causing the lava rhino to hit the ground.
"Morphix Wave!" shouted Layla throwing a beam of her magic at his back. That attack pushed him a little, but didn't seem to have much effect on him. The lava rhino turned around to give him an annoyed look. "Hey, big guy. Did you know that rhinos have very small brains?"
The lava rhino let out a cry of rage before charging towards her, but just before he struck her with his horn, Layla moved out of the way, causing the lava rhino to drive his horn into the wall, getting stuck.
As he tried to free himself, the two fairies and the two specialists met to discuss the situation.
"No matter what we throw at it, that thing is tougher than we thought." said Sky.
"You said Izuku managed to defeat it once. Do you know how he did it?" asked Helia.
"He told us that he built up pressure in his fingers, thus releasing a blast of wind so powerful that it wounded him." said Bloom recalling the explanation of that battle.
"Then we need to think of a similar way to do that." said Layla.
Just then, the lava rhino broke free of his predicament and turned around to give them a withering glare.
"Enough of your talk. I'm going to crush you all!" said the lava rhino before letting out a battle cry as he leapt towards them with his fists raised.
"Scatter!" shouted Bloom just before the four of them broke apart before the lava rhino slammed his fists into the ground, causing the entire room to shake, even the pillars, which Sky noticed.
"Girls, I've got an idea! Distract him!" said Sky.
"I don't know what you're planning, but okay." said Helia.
Flora's boyfriend threw his ropes at the lava rhino and they wrapped around his arm, but instead of pulling, he started running around him, making the ropes wrap around him. When he had him completely wrapped around him, he pulled at himself with the intention of pulling it down, but to no avail.
With a cry of effort, the rhino managed to free himself from the specialist's ropes and charged towards him with a recoiling fist.
"Morphix Barrier!" shouted Layla, stepping in front of Helia and generating a morphix shield with which she managed to block the enemy attack, although the punch was so powerful that it knocked both her and the shield back a little, while she groaned from the effort of holding the shield.
"You're starting to piss me off!" said the lava rhino.
"That's the intention! Fire Arrow!" shouted Bloom launching a magical beam near his feet, causing him to fall backwards to the ground.
The lava rhino stood up and had anger and rage written in his eyes as he gritted his teeth.
While the three of them distracted him, Sky was busy with his idea. He was near one of the pillars and was swinging his sword at it, like an axe chopping down a tree. When he made a cut big enough and deep enough, he knew it was time.
"Hey, ugly guy!" shouted Sky drawing the lava rhino's attention. "I've defeated dragons smaller and fiercer than you!"
The lava rhino screamed in anger at the insult and charged full speed towards him. Moments before he reached him, Sky leapt to the side, causing the lava rhino to slam directly into the pillar.
He jerked his head to shake off the pain caused and suddenly, he heard cracking sounds. Looking at the pillar, he was surprised to see a very large gash in it and from that gash, cracks appeared and ran all the way through it.
Before he could think to do anything, the pillar collapsed on top of him, burying him in its rubble.
"Good idea, Sky." said Bloom landing next to his boyfriend.
"If I'm being honest, I was afraid that would bring the whole room down." said Sky with a nervous hand on the back of his head.
"Well. It was lucky that didn't happen." said Layla.
However, the victory was short-lived when they heard something moving in the rubble. Soon after, the lava rhino emerged from among them as he screamed at the top of his lungs and gave them a death glare.
"I've had enough, I'm going to smash your heads like blueberries!" said the lava rhino as the two fairies and the two specialists prepared to fight again.
While all these fights were going on, another one was happening in the mystic tree room.
Alvarez started throwing dark magic beams towards Izuku, but thanks to his Quirk he was fast enough to dodge them all.
"Come on, kid. Do something new. This running around gets a little tiring." Alvarez said with a cocky grin.
Izuku decided to listen to him and, right after dodging another magic beam, put pressure on his fingers.
"Delaware Smash!" shouted Izuku releasing his fingers and sending a blast of wind at Alvarez, who used his staff to generate a shield to protect himself.
Unfortunately, the blast of wind was so powerful that it destroyed the shield and pushed Alvarez a couple of meters.
"I guess he was asking for it. Time to get serious." said Alvarez before launching himself towards Izuku at high speed.
Izuku jumped backwards to avoid being hit by Alvarez with his staff, which ended up hitting the ground, leaving a crater in the process.
"Manchester Smash!" shouted Izuku launching a horizontal kick towards him, but Alvarez was able to block it with his staff, even resisting the blast of wind that accompanied the attack, much to Izuku's surprise.
"You should take better notice of your surroundings." said Alvarez.
Izuku was confused as to what he said until he noticed a glimmer of light. Looking down his eyes widened in horror as he saw the skull about to cast a magical beam.
Izuku wasn't quick enough and ended up receiving it directly, being sent a couple of meters and falling to the ground with a grunt.
Flora once again let out a whimper through the gag as a few tears spilled from her eyes at seeing her new friend get hurt like that.
"Can you see that? You don't stand a chance against me." said Alvarez.
"N-No... I won't give up." said Izuku getting up from the ground and lunging at Alvarez.
Alvarez braced himself in case he decided to punch or kick him, but was confused when Izuku stopped a short distance away from him. Before he could figure out what he was doing, Izuku launched a kick into the air, sending a powerful wave of wind straight at Alvarez, sending him far backwards.
Alvarez stood up to give the green-haired boy a withering glare.
"I'm getting tired of you, brat." said Alvarez before sending several spheres of dark magic towards the green-haired boy.
Izuku jumped up and down to dodge them all. Alvarez was sick of this repetitive performance, so with a flick of his staff, he deflected one of the spheres so that it hit the green-haired boy in the back, causing him to scream in pain and fall to his knees on the ground.
"Surrender at once." Alvarez said.
"I will never do that. I will stop you and save Flora." said Izuku.
Alvarez conjured another magical orb and threw it straight at him, knocking him to the ground.
"Why are you so insistent? This isn't your world. I don't understand why you want to protect it, let alone that ridiculous fairy." said Alvarez.
"You are right. This is not my world. I'm just a foreigner. But still, what kind of hero would I be if I let hundreds of people suffer for someone like you?" asked Izuku as he slowly stood up. "As for Flora, I do it because to me, she's the kindest, most sensitive and sweetest person I've met since I came to this world." those words made Flora blush a little. Izuku had risen almost completely. "That's why..." began Izuku before turning his gaze to the sorcerer. "I won't let you hurt her anymore!"
Izuku looked up and shouted as the lightning from his body increased in intensity. That startled both the wizard and the nature fairy. Unbeknownst to them, he had increased the power of his Quirk to 20%.
"But what...?" began Alvarez before Izuku lunged towards him at a much faster speed than before and a few seconds later, appeared in front of him.
Izuku screamed as he threw a punch at him. Alvarez was so surprised by his speed, he didn't have time to block or dodge it, taking the full blow in the face and being sent flying into the wall.
"I mustn't use it too long. I'm in so much pain that I think my bones could snap at any moment." Izuku thought about the sudden surge of power.
Alvarez got up with a groan of effort.
"I don't know where you got that strength from, but I assure you it won't do any good against my power." Alvarez said before lunging towards him and swung his staff at him.
Or so he thought, as, to his surprise, Izuku had grabbed the staff and managed to hold his ground. Before Alvarez could register what was happening, Izuku punched him in the stomach, sending him flying backwards again.
As he got up, Izuku put pressure on his finger.
"Delaware Smash!" shouted Izuku releasing his finger, sending a blast of wind that hit Alvarez full on, sending him crashing into the wall, generating a small smokescreen.
As it dissipated, Alvarez could be seen rising from the ground, using his staff for support and giving Izuku an angry look.
"I didn't want to use this, but you leave me no choice." said Alvarez raising his staff and slamming the skull part into the ground, breaking it in the process, much to the surprise and confusion of the green-haired boy and the nature fairy.
Suddenly, strands of dark magic emerged from the remains of the skull and poured into Alvarez's mouth. By the time the last trace of those strands entered him, the wizard's body began to glow a dark hue as he groaned in pain for a few seconds before screaming. By the time he stopped, he could be seen that his eyes were a shade of red and the tattoos on his face emitted a slight dark glow.
The wizard gave the green-haired boy a sinister grin.
"Let's see which is more powerful. My magic or your Quirk." said Alvarez.
Without any sign of a start, both combatants launched themselves at each other at blinding speed. Seconds later, they found themselves facing each other with their fists drawn back and when they threw it forward, they hit each other, sending a wave of wind so strong that it shook the entire room.
They stood like that for a few seconds until Izuku saw Alvarez raise his hand towards him. Knowing what he intended, Izuku jumped to the side in time to avoid a magic beam fired by Alvarez from hitting him.
Before Izuku lunged at him again, Alvarez swiftly shot magic beams at him, but Izuku was just as quick to dodge the shots as he ran towards him.
The moment the two were in close proximity, they began a sparring match, with Izuku using the power of his Quirk and Alvarez his enhanced magic. The two seemed to be evenly matched, as they were able to dodge and block each other's attacks.
After blocking another kick from the green-haired boy, Alvarez stepped back to get some distance, summoned several magical spheres and threw them at Izuku, causing a large explosion.
Alvarez smiled arrogantly thinking he had managed to hit him, but that smile was wiped away when Izuku was nowhere to be seen. He wondered where he might be until he noticed something from above. He looked up to see Izuku, who had managed to escape the attack and was jumping from one wall to another.
With a leap, Izuku reached the roof and from there he propelled himself straight towards the wizard as he prepared to kick.
"Manchester Smash!" shouted Izuku giving the wizard an axe kick directly to the head.
The power of that attack was so great that it made a large crater in the floor and the entire room shook so hard that some rocks fell from the walls and ceiling. Flora had to roll to the side to dodge the attack.
Izuku jumped back and waited to see the state of his opponent while breathing heavily, as using 20% of his power was taking its toll on him. He even let out a small groan from the intense pain.
Soon after, Alvarez let out small groans as he stood up.
"No. It can't be. This... This can't end like this!" cried Alvarez as the magical aura around him intensified. "I won't let you ruin my plans! I will be the most powerful being in existence! And once I conquer this world, yours will be next!"
Alvarez clasped his hands together and shot a massive dark magical beams at him that struck the area where the green-haired boy stood, causing an explosion accompanied by a curtain of smoke.
This time, he hoped he had finished off the brat who was interfering with his business. However, Izuku ran from the smoke screen towards the sorcerer at full speed.
"That won't happen! Why?" asked Izuku drawing back his fist as he approached the sorcerer. "Because I'm here! Detroit Smash!" shouted Izuku punching Alvarez in the stomach with all his might.
Alvarez felt the air in his lungs being expelled before being sent like a bullet into the wall. The impact was so strong that it made the whole room shake. By the time the smoke caused by the impact cleared, Alvarez could be seen to be out cold.
In the first room, the ice knight, who had retrieved his weapon, had defended himself from Riven and Nabu's attacks. He was about to attack when he noticed something on his body.
Looking at his hand, he was surprised, as were the others, that it was melting, as was his entire body. From that alone, he knew what it meant.
"Well. At least I'll leave knowing that I served him faithfully to the end." said the ice knight before melting completely and turning into a puddle.
"Okay... What just happened?" asked Riven.
In the second room, the wasp woman flew back and forth, dodging Timmy's shots and Stella and Tecna's magical attacks.
She stretched out her arm with the intention of sending another barrage of stingers, but nothing was happening, much to her confusion. That confusion turned to panic when she saw her hand turn into a cluster of wasps.
"No! No! This can't be happening!" exclaimed the panicked wasp woman as her body dissolved into multiple wasps. "No! No! NOOOO!" shouted the wasp woman before she dissolved completely and the wasps were left flying around the room, which shocked and confused those present.
"Does anyone have any bug spray?" asked Stella.
In the third room, the lava rhino was preparing to charge back towards his opponents, but before doing so, he noticed something strange about his body. Looking down at himself, he was surprised, as were the others, that he was unravelling.
He grunted in frustration as he understood what that meant.
"Fine! If I go down, you all go down with me!" said the lava rhino before running towards them as he gave a battle cry.
He leapt at them and just then, his body turned into a mass of lava and rock.
Bloom and Layla quickly created a barrier with theirs magics to protect the four of them from the fiery rain.
By the time said rain was over, the girls undid the shield to stare in confusion at the remains of the enemy they were facing.
"What was that?" asked Sky.
"Something must have happened for that to happen." said Layla.
"Maybe Izuku is in trouble. Let's go check it out." said Bloom before the four of them followed the path the green-haired boy and the wizard took.
With Alvarez's defeat, the magical ropes and gag holding Flora prisoner disappeared.
Worried, she turned her gaze to the green-haired boy, who had deactivated his Quirk and was gasping for air. Izuku turned his head to look at Flora and gave her a toothy grin.
"I did it. I... saved you." was the last thing Izuku said before he collapsed in surrender.
"Izuku!" shouted Flora running towards him and grabbing him in her arms before he hit the ground.
Flora calmed down a bit when she saw that he was only unconscious due to all the effort he put into handling his Quirk. As she watched him, memories of their time together crossed her mind. When they both tended the private garden, when she helped him in his training and when he fought the final enemy, not to protect the mystical tree, but to save her.
A big smile formed on her face and she made a mental note to thank her savior.
"Flora!" shouted a group of familiar voices that caught her attention.
Flora turned her head to see her friends, Faragonda and the specialists arriving at her side.
"Thank goodness you're all right." said Bloom.
"You had us all worried." said Stella.
"What the hell happened here?" asked Timmy noticing the mess all over the room.
"And what happened to Alvarez?" asked Helia.
"Alvarez wanted to get the mystical tree for his plans, but Izuku showed up and the two of them clashed. Izuku won, but he had to exert too much of his power." explained Flora.
"That's noticeable, considering the amount of damage in the room." said Musa.
"I find it unbelievable that this boy was able to take on such a powerful sorcerer." said Riven.
"I guess there's more to it than meets the eye." commented Tecna.
"Well. The important thing is that Alvarez has been defeated and the mystic tree protected. Now we need to make sure that nothing like that happens again." said Headmistress Faragonda.
"I couldn't agree more." said Layla.
Once they were sure Alvarez was securely held, the entire group left, returning to the cruiser with him as their prisoner.