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A loud grunt could be heard in the night, at the Dagoba Municipal beach. The beach was known to be dirty, polluted, unattractive, and nobody would go there. Many people who walk past the beach at night had seen a small, green-haired boy. He was trying to drag the many different heavy types of machinery and old furniture that had been scattered all around the beach.
They also noticed the skeleton of a man, who was with him shouting encouragement. The two would stay there for the entire evening, for every single day since eight months ago or so. Were they trying to work out or clean the beach? Or possibly both… Anyway, at first, the people thought the pair was crazy.
The beach that was so pristine in the past, that was now treated like a landfill cleaned? There were so many pieces of junk lying around there, it would be impossible for a someone clean that all on their own. It would take months. And indeed, it was taking months. But the people had hope now. The beach was getting cleaned, slowly but surely. But, they had noticed, is the pace of that boy getting faster or what? It seemed like there was only a few bits and pieces left on the beach, accompanied by some occasional large piece of metal.
The reason that was the case was that Midoriya was putting in extra time into heaving these pieces out. He longed for One for All. He didn't want to get greedy, but after years of quirklessness, he finally wanted his own power. And partly because he wanted to practice using his quirk before doing the entrance exam.
He would have to have some degree of control, after all. And because he felt that having a quirk would leave him less vulnerable, and become able to stand up to Bakugou. He could hardly wait, even though if he had continued in his normal pace he would be done in a week. A week was too long, if he kept working himself like this, he would get it in 2 days. That meant 5 days of testing before the exam. It was going to be tight, but it was better than getting his quirk on the day before the entrance exam.
He was going to keep this a secret, he didn't want All Might to know he was working this hard. He had been warned quite severely about the consequences of overworking, but Kamijou found out somehow, after an unfortunate incident which included him getting lost and ending up on the beach, where he had found Midoriya doing extra.
This was late at night, after Kamijou's training session so Midoriya would have thought that no one he knew would know. What he didn't calculate was the luck factor. After all, both of them had poor luck, with Kamijou's luck worse exponentially. Kamijou found out yesterday, where Midoriya was in the middle of moving an enormous piece of metal so deformed and dented that it looked like a duck. Kamijou tried to move it and ended up shifting it 10 centimeters in a few seconds using most of his strength.
How had Midoriya managed to do all that, Kamijou had no idea? Maybe the people in this world were more powerful physically as well. It could be a reason. Mirio punched so damn hard after all. Kamijou had nothing to do, so he just stayed there with Midoriya, cheering him on and shouting encouragement from the sidelines. Kamijou first hand witnessed the resolve and the tenacity of Midoriya, all fueled by the desire for One for All and becoming a hero. Kamijou, needless to say, was very impressed by it.
He could understand Midoriya's intense desire to become a hero, even with no quirk. Kamijou had lived his entire life as a Level 0, and he could understand how the strong had better opportunities and privileges that the weak did not. Midoriya had probably been told that he could never become a hero, and yet he still tried. He could respect that about him. He could relate to that. Many times he had been the underdog in a fight, after all.
The two had been there for almost an hour now. Midoriya had made some serious progress in cleaning the beach, and it looked like it would only take a day or two to finish off. All Might would be surprised indeed. Kamijou looked over to Midoriya. He looked exhausted and that a breeze could knock him over. He took off his shirt midway, and his bare chest was wet and glistening with sweat. Kamijou's eyes focused on his core and saw that Midoriya's physique was impressive indeed. He had well-developed biceps and triceps and had some noticeable abs.
Indeed a huge change from when he had started. He compared the present Midoriya to the one in the picture 10 months ago which All Might had shown him. He could see the current Midoriya's body language, and posture looked much more confident. He really had grown in the last 10 months. Kamijou was happy for him. But there was something that concerned him. 2 days ago, he had seen Midoriya after school, and he looked troubled. He self-deprecated himself and thought himself useless.
He also just cried. What could make him go like that? Kamijou wondered. He was going to follow Midoriya and find out who or what was the one who affected him like that, but there was nothing the past day. Kamijou looked at Midoriya, who was still enduring the work. Comparing that Midoriya to this one was also a long stretch. What kind of relationship does Midoriya have with that thing to make him act like that?
The way it was acting, Kamijou would say it was a bully who bullied him because Midoriya was quirkless, and the bully was probably powerful. But why would a mighty person even bother interacting with a weak one? From his experience, the strong espers just ignore the weak ones and just treat them like their nothing. But Midoriya is probably used to that kind of harassment and probably won't affect him like that.
There had to be something else, something deeper to their relationship. 'Ok, I won't waste time thinking about that. I have to see it with my own eyes. Anyways, Midoriya looks like he's about to drop. Better stop him now.' Kamijou stood to his feet and shouted to Midoriya who was about 10 meters away. "Oi, Midoriya. It's time to stop. You've done loads already, and you need rest."
Midoriya looked back and gave Kamijou a thumbs up, before sitting gingerly on the ground. Kamijou threw a water bottle at him, which Midoriya caught with one sweaty hand. He opened it up and poured half of it on his already wet body, before gulping the rest down greedily. "Thanks for that, Kamijou-san"
Kamijou smiled. "No problem." He looked at the pitch dark sky. The beach was only illuminated with a couple of lights. "It's late now, Midoriya. Go home. There isn't much rubbish left. You can probably finish it tomorrow." Kamijou looked at his phone. It was almost eleven in the night. Midoriya also then stood up and picked his shirt up.
"You didn't have to come to see me, Kamijou-san. It was probably just a waste of time, you know?" Midoriya sheepishly said. Kamijou could see his gratefulness.
"Nah, I don't have much to do right now. You're my friend, and I need to show you encouragement. Especially if this is the first step to achieving your dream. Besides, if I weren't here chaperoning you, you would probably work until past midnight and pass out on the beach." Kamijou jokingly said.
Midoriya scratched his head. It was probably true, to be honest. If he must, he would work until he passed out. "Well, thanks for coming anyway. Be here tomorrow, I'll probably finish when All Might is still here, and I'll get my quirk."
"Of course. Never would I miss such an important occasion for you." Kamijou automatically said. Even he was getting tired, and he didn't do anything. "Well, I'll go back now. You'd better do the same. See you tomorrow." With that, Kamijou walked off. On the way out, an abnormally large wave came and soaked him from head to toe. "Such Misfortune."
20 hours later, Kamijou walked in the entrance of the beach. He was very careful this time, suffering misfortunate situations most of the time he entered it. He sighed in relief when nothing happened. He saw All Might and Midoriya near the water, All Might be holding something golden out to Midoriya.
This was new. Kamijou sprinted forward. Just when All Might and Midoriya witnessed Kamijou running, a small piece of metal on the mountain of scrape Midoriya made hit him on the head. It hurt, like any time when metal hits you. Kamijou squatted down, clutching the top of his head in pain. "Such Misfortune"
A few minutes later, they all gathered together. All Might continued what he was saying to Midoriya before Kamijou had his misfortunate accident. "So Midoriya, the way for you to inherit my quirk is to ingest some of my DNA. Again, he held out some thin gold strand. Kamijou realized it was his hair. Truly disgusting, but necessary. Midoriya took the hair and looked at it closely. He gulped, apparently also pretty disgusted by this. He steeled himself, and quickly put it in his mouth, swallowing it with an audible gulp. He choked a couple times, it's not meant to be swallowed, but eventually, Midoriya took a water bottle and washed the hair down. All Might beamed and clapped. "Congratulations. One for All is for you to wield now, my successor."
Midoriya looked elated, but then quickly calmed down. This was just the beginning. He needed to know how to use his power. "Thank, All Might, it's really nice, finally getting a quirk. But there's not much time until the entrance exam. Could you maybe teach me how to control and use the quirk?"
Kamijou wasn't really part of the conversation right now, so he just listened on. Maybe Midoriya could control One for All like how All Might told him to control Imagine Breaker.
"I'm glad you asked." All Might said, "To activate your power, you have to clench your butt, then scream the word "Smash" inside your heart as loud as you can." All Might then turned into muscle form. He beckoned to Midoriya. "Try a smash on me, young Midoriya."
"Huh? No, I would never attack you All Might, I'll just punch the sea or something…" Midoriya started nervously.
"Oh don't worry. I can take it. And by the way, you should try to use a lesser percentage of the power. The full 100% is even stronger than my strongest punches, and your body won't be able to handle the stress of using even one punch. After all, you don't have muscle mode."
Midoriya nervously held his arm behind him, gearing up to use one of All Might's moves, a Detroit smash. It was one of All Might's most used attacks, as well as one of his most dominant. Midoriya tried to do what All Might suggested, to try to use a lesser percentage, but he couldn't figure out how. He didn't want to hurt All Might so he would have to really try to control it.
'Ok, so I'll have to clench my buttocks.' Midoriya's buttocks clenched hard. Kamijou was a good distance away, not wanting to be caught by the wind pressure, and could see Midoriya's butt contract. 'And then yell 'smash' inside my heart…' Midoriya pulled his arm back and yelled inside his heart, as well as with his mouth. "SMASH"
A glowing right arm smashed into All Might's chest, displacing wind and creating a small shockwave of sand. It was very powerful. Kamijou, however, figured there was something off. It was powerful, but it really couldn't compare to All Might's smashes. Did Midoriya successfully control his power? On the first try? Kamijou ran forward, eager to see what had happened.
What he saw was Midoriya's uninjured hand still on All Might's body. All Might didn't seem to have taken any damage, but a large grin stretched across his face. "Well done, Midoriya. You have used a small percentage of One for All, avoiding any injuries to the arm you used to punch. And it was very powerful as well." Shocked, Midoriya retracted his arm back to his side and walked back a couple of steps. Then he winced. His arm still hurt from the fraction of power he used. One for All really was an absurdly powerful quirk. All Might continued. "From what I've felt, you've used about 5% of One for All. Not bad. Your body is still developing and growing. If you continue working hard and training, you will someday be able to use all 100% of One for All."
Midoriya was happy. He controlled the power. On his first try. Maybe he had a chance in the entrance exam after all. All Might be pretty impressed as well, but he had a suspicion the only reason Midoriya had done that was because he was punching another human being. He subconsciously limited himself not to hurt anyone else.
He had to test this if it were true. In the entrance exam, he would have to fight robots, not humans, so Midoriya might subconsciously go all out and not limit his power. "Ok, next test, you'll throw a punch at the water. Like this." All Might punched the water using 5%. A small wave went up, splashing the two. Kamijou decided it was a good time to walk to them, wanting to congratulate Midoriya. Most of the water splashed on him. "Such misfortune."
Midoriya agreed instantly. If he had controlled it punching All Might, surely he could control it now, couldn't he? Again, he geared up for a Detroit smash. "SMASH"
This time, a huge, ten-meter wave rose out of the sea. The wind pressure that the punch had blown Kamijou a few meters back. Wind, water, and sand pelted the three of them. When the storm had stopped, Kamijou looked astonishingly towards Midoriya. His face fell. Midoriya's right arm was purple and bent the wrong way. It was broken. Horrendously at that.
All Might cursed himself. He shouldn't have let Midoriya do that. He knew there was a risk, and did it anyway. This was on him. He ran up to Midoriya and apologized profusely. He then turned to Kamijou. "I'll take him to recovery girl in U.A. Don't worry about it. Sorry for letting him do such a risky thing, Kamijou."
Kamijou knew recovery girl's ability and reliability, so he was relieved when All Might said that. However, he was still concerned about his good friend. "I'll come to visit him later, Ok?"
"It would mean a lot to him." With that, All Might took off on his top speed. Within a few seconds, he had reached U.A.
Kamijou looked at the destruction caused by the fully powered smash. What a powerful quirk, he thought. Powerful and dangerous. They needed to find a way to control it. Kamijou was no stranger to power which also hurts the user. Tsuchimikado was one example. He never liked it when Tsuchimikado used his magic. Powers like those were dangerous. He really hoped they would find a way to control it.
Kamijou then walked away, towards U.A., intending to warn Midoriya about the dangers of his power and to help him out with a way of controlling it.
At a tall building overlooking the beach, a man in a colorful mask looked on as Kamijou walked away. He was the Psycho Pirate. He was a mercenary, a hired assassin who specialized in intel gathering, kidnapping, and blackmail. He was also proficient in silent killing. He was spying on Kamijou, because of his relation with Endeavor.
Personally, he didn't really care. But his client did. His client was a man who held a grudge towards Endeavor. He didn't know why, and he didn't want to know why. All the Psycho Pirate cared about was completing the job, and getting his money. The job, in this case, was to frame Endeavor for crimes a hero would never commit. For example, giving intel to villains about a possible target who was a minor. Or using his power on an innocent civilian. As well as abuse of his child and forced marriage. All of those things the client knows about Endeavor. Two of those things he had created.
The Psycho Pirate's power was to influence emotion. His quirk was named Emotional Contact. If a person came into contact with one of his body fluids, such as blood, saliva, etc., that person would feel to effects of a certain emotion, depending on which body fluid. Blood is Rage, saliva is lust, sweat is exhaustion, and so on.
He could also mix the fluids to make different emotions. His client had hired him to shoot Endeavor with a Rage Bullet while talking with this Kamijou. Endeavor had a reputation of being hot-headed and having a bad temper, so his client hoped the extra rage would push him to use his power on the civilian.
It worked, and the Psycho Pirate now had solid proof that Endeavor used his power on a civilian out of rage. The bullet was meant to stay on his skin for as long as the Pirate wanted it to be because the quirk works on prolonged contact. If the bullet stays in connection with the skin, the person will feel the emotion, but if it falls off, the quirk will fail to work, but then Endeavor's heat melted the bullet, leaving only five minutes until the quirk would fail to work.
It didn't matter, five more minutes was enough for the Pirate to gain as much evidence against the No.2. But surprisingly, the person Endeavor was talking to, Kamijou Touma, stood up to the man and touched his shoulder with his right hand.
Instantly after that, Endeavor's flames stopped, and so had the Pirate's quirk. Who was this kid… The pirate was angry. He had hoped for Endeavor to hurt the child, or at least attack him, leaving a visible mark. But then All Might appeared, and the pirate couldn't do anything. This wasn't enough to frame or even blackmail Endeavor.
The Pirate was frustrated but continued watching them. After All Might's and Endeavor's talk, Endeavor actually called the League of Villains of Kamijou. Pirate could not hide his surprise. More material for the case. The plan was not over. The Pirate had filmed the whole thing and found that Endeavor didn't want for Kamijou to be hurt or killed. He called his employer and explained the situation
"Did you see what I sent you? Will that be enough for the case?" The Pirate said.
"I indeed saw what you sent me. And I do not think that would be sufficient. No matter, I have formulated a plan." The man said from the other side of the call. He was using a voice changer so the Pirate couldn't figure where he was from. The voice was deep and harsh, he could barely understand it.
"Oh?" The Pirate said, "You have already planned it? Please do tell." The pirate said sarcastically, not expecting much of the plan. After all, he had planned most of the things in the first plan.
The Employer smiled at his side. This was a foolproof plan, as far as he knew. A stroke of genius, if he did say so himself. He told the rest of the plan. The Pirate smiled when he listened to it all. It was indeed, very very smart. He had underestimated his Employer. He could feel the hate and the grudge that his employer felt for Endeavor. He wanted revenge, more than anything else at the time. He could kind of sympathize with him but didn't agree with him. Vengeance blinds people.
It would be the death of him, the downfall of him. But the Pirate didn't care. He would execute this plan flawlessly, but not for loyalty out of his employer. It was because his employer gave him a pay rise to do this plan. And money was the most important thing in the world according to him. It could do anything, and everything.
People say there are things money can't buy, but that was bullshit. You can't buy friendship. Sure you can, just pay people to be your friend. Eventually, you'll be genuine friends. You can't buy love. Sure you can. Pretty sure Endeavor bought that as well. The Pirate smiled happily. Money can't buy more money, so he had to do this well.
Giran walked into the bar. He carried big news. News about the Illusion Breaker, and his accomplices. Shigaraki would be pleased. The door was open, but he still knocked. "Come in." said a voice deep inside the corner of the bar. There were already two men inside. One with blue hair and a hand on his face and the other completely covered in black mist, except for his bartender clothes. This was the makeshift base of the newly created League of Villains. Shigaraki Tomura, and Kurogiri.
"Hey, Shigaraki, I got big news." Giran drawled, hands inside his pockets, rummaging for something. He finally found it, a box of cigarettes. He took one out and put it in his mouth. He reached inside another pocket and got out a lighter. It wasn't working correctly, that lighter. After a few tries, a small flame finally popped out from the plastic lighter. He put the fire onto the end of his cigarette and took a big breath. Grey smoke came out of both his mouth and nose.
Shigaraki clicked his tongue. He didn't like the smell of cig smoke. He waved his hand; his actual hand, and waved the smoke away. This was wasting time. "Hurry up then. What news do you bring."
Giran sucked another breath and finally spoke, while smoke filled out of his lungs. "I got a tip from an anonymous informant, who knows the identity of the Illusion Killer." This gave an audible reaction from the two in the bar.
Shigaraki stood up. "Well, what is it. Sensei would like to know." He took a remote control and clicked on the TV. A screen which said nothing but "Voice Only" appeared. This was Shigaraki's sensei. Giran had never heard him talk before, but Shigaraki seemed like he seriously respected the guy. He must be really powerful to gain such respect from Shigaraki. Giran thought that Shigaraki's quirk was one of the most powerful he had ever seen.
"Why did you call me, Tomura." The voice said. It was a deep voice, assertive and assuring. This was the boss of the League of Villains. Giran could also hear a hint of killing intent of that voice. He shuddered. He sure was glad he was on the same side as me.
"Well, sensei, you know the Illusion Breaker who was on the news, who had beaten some of our most powerful operatives?" Shigaraki started.
The Sensei answered. He was very formal and polite. "Indeed I have, Tomura. What about him?"
'Well, Giran here has some information he had found out, and would like to share to the rest of us." Shigaraki said proudly. Giran noticed this. What was their relationship, just merely one of teacher and student? This seemed much more than that.
Sensei clapped. "Well done, Shigaraki. And you too Giran. This is very good. I want his quirk, after all. It seems very powerful."
Giran cut in. "I also know his quirk, his name, and his relationship to All Might." He also wanted to please the sensei."
"That is just simply wonderful. Now, Giran, please do tell." Sensei sounded pleased.
"His name is Kamijou Touma, and he is recommended to U.A. He is still in Middle school, however." Giran started, knowing what kind of reaction he would get.
"What? He is not even in High school yet?" Kurogiri said astonished. "That level of power, I would think that he would be part of the best of the best."
"Indeed, this child has much potential. What is his quirk?" Sensei asked eagerly.
"Well, I have some information given to me by contacts in the quirk registration department, and it turns out his quirk was only recorded very recently. It is called Negation, and the power is, and I quote, "His Quirk, Negation is a power which lies within his right hand. It can negate all types of supernatural abilities, including quirks. It works on contact. If he touches an attack coming directly from a Quirk User, the attack disappears, not doing any damage. If he touches a person with his hand, said person cannot access his/her quirk. He cannot turn this power off, however, which is why it is currently classified as a Mutant type. If further information about this quirk appears, the type could be subject to change."
Sensei clapped approvingly. This was a nice quirk. It would be well in his hands and would be a serious weapon against All Might.
Shigaraki and Kurogiri had similar reactions. "A quirk that can do that? Unheard of. It would be the ultimate defense against attacks. Even Eraserhead's quirk is inferior to this one." Kurogiri said incredulously.
"He also is All Might's student, showing his potential. Even All Might has noticed him." Giran said. He looked at the screen. "We have previously tried to kidnap him to use him as bait to lead All Might into a trap, but it had failed. Do you think we should attempt this once more?"
"No." Sensei immediately said. 'I want his quirk. If I have his quirk, All Might will not be much of a challenge to me. We need not resort to underhanded tactics. Once I have his quirk, I will face All Might head on."
Giran was confused. What was this sensei's quirk? The ability to use other people's abilities? He decided to ask him "If I may, what is your quirk, sensei?" He said carefully.
"You do not need to know that. Just know that I have the power to use other people's quirks." Sensei said to him patronizingly. "And this Kamijou's quirk is one that I would very much like to use. So thank you for that information."
Giran bowed, even though the sensei was not present at that time "A pleasure." Giran started, before continuing. "I also have some extra information I have obtained. An accomplice of Kamijou, who had helped him defeat our espionage unit. I know his name."
Sensei was surprised. This Kamijou had help? From the footage he had seen, nobody was fighting with Kamijou. But he might have missed something, the quality of the video was abysmal. "Oh? Do continue."
Giran smiled. They were going to be pleased with this information. "Of course. His name is Shouto Todoroki, and he is also a recommended student of U.A."
Sensei thought this name was familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had heard it. "Todoroki…"
"So you have heard it. That is the name of the current No.2 hero, Endeavor. Shouto is his son, and his successor, who apparently has the power to succeed All Might." Giran said. "If we kidnap him as well, it would be a suitable bait for Endeavor, the No.2, to catch him in a trap as well. We can get rid of the two strongest heroes at once, as well as gaining two quirks that could be powerful enough to surpass All Might."
Sensei laughed out loud. This was splendid, splendid news. Who would have thought! Information on two of the students of the two most powerful heroes! If he gets rid of All Might and Endeavor, there was no-one who could stop him in his plan! The difference in power between the No.2, Endeavor, and the No.3, Hawks, is enormous.
"I see," Sensei said, barely holding in excitement. "We kidnap the both of them, using them as bait." Sensei paused for dramatic effect. "I come and extract their powers." Sensei gleefully said. "We use their broken bodies as bait." Sensei was on a roll. "I use Negation to defeat both All Might and Endeavor." Sensei laughed maliciously, savoring near success. "And when those two are defeated, I will bring order to the world of quirks."
Giran felt a chill run down his spine. The way he spoke, while it was polite, it was just a mask. This was his real face.
"Since you have given me such valuable information, I feel inclined to give some information about myself." The Sensei turned on his webcam. His "face" filled the screen. Giran stared rudely with horror. Could one describe this as a face? Where his eyes, nose, ears, and the whole top of his head was scarred.
The only regular feature left was his chin and his mouth. Who was this man, to live after that kind of scarring? "My name is All for One." All for One spread his arms. "It is also the name of my quirk. The most powerful quirk known to man, it is."
All for One leaned forward till his head filled the screen. "The name of All for One is also the name of my quirk. It allows me to steal other's quirks and use it as my own. The number of quirks I can steal and use have no limit. In other words, my power could be as great as everyone in the world combined!"
Giran blinked once. Such a powerful quirk existed, and he'd only ever heard of it now… And he called himself an information gatherer. He noticed his cigarette had fallen onto the ground, small embers of a flame feeding on the wooden ground. He planted his heel onto it, extinguishing it.
"I can also transfer quirks onto another person. Multiple quirks, even. But no ordinary people can withstand the combined power of the quirks given. So their minds are broken, entirely controlled by me. I have an entity, known as Noumu, who could be as strong as All Might. That was one plan to kill the symbol of peace, but when I get the imagine breaker, The Noumu will have no use. Therefore, I'll allow you to use this Noumu for your plan to obtain Kamijou Touma. Contact me when you have the specimens ready.
I'll be waiting, Shigaraki. I'm counting on you." All for One inclined his head towards Giran. "Again, thank you for the information. I will be in your debt." The call went silent. A repeating beeping noise could be heard, indicating the end of the call. The three men inside the bar were silent for a while. They were overwhelmed by the task that they had been assigned. Shigaraki was the first to move. "Well? Get ready for the plan. I want Kamijou Touma and Shouto Todoroki in our possession by the end of tomorrow. Hire some sniper. I don't care. How hard could it be to capture two kids? I know we failed before, but that was because we didn't know if tranquilizer would affect him."
Kurogiri bowed before asking. "Who should we hire? We should not mess this up. We should hire the best of the best."
Shigaraki frowned. "Who do you suggest, then."
"The Psycho Pirate."
Kamijou groaned. Why did he have to put himself in danger like this? He was at the beach again with Midoriya. This time, it was because All Might told him to help Midoriya control One for All. They planned to use the Imagine Breaker to try to limit the damage to Midoriya's arm and the pristine surroundings of the beach. This was the plan, All Might said. Midoriya would use try to use One for All on Kamijou. Since he knew that Kamijou wouldn't be hurt by the attack much, Midoriya's subconscious would allow for him to use the full 100% on Kamijou.
All Might knew that Midoriya could control it in his conscious, but he really needed Midoriya to try to actively control the amount of power used, hence the role of Kamijou. Kamijou would negate every single attack thrown at him, causing Midoriya not to become injured. All Might would measure the amount of power by the wind that will be displaced when Midoriya pulls his arm back. Such a simple movement, just moving one's arm back. Then Midoriya would throw a punch at Kamijou, with Kamijou negating the blow. The reason that Midoriya's arm broke when using 100% was that of the impact of the blow, not the preparation. Therefore if Kamijou negates the move before the punch impacts, there will be no injury. In theory, at least.
But first, Midoriya would have to completely delete his habit of holding back with 5% while attacking others. He has to control it consciously, not just let his body decide for him. That is dangerous indeed.
Midoriya was very reluctant in doing this exercise. It could be very dangerous, and he didn't want to hurt Kamijou. Kamijou also didn't want to do this. He thought there was better was for testing power, and disapproves of All Might's desire on wanting Midoriya to use 100%. Last time he used it, it was not a pretty sight. Midoriya got his arm completely broken, and Kamijou was pretty worried about the safety on that power. No power would be worth that consequence.
But All Might had insisted. Midoriya also made up his mind. There was no going out of that now.
"Remember, try to use the full 100% against him. After you've done that, try to actively control the amount of power you use. You have to be aware." All Might advised
Midoriya's teeth could be heard gritting. He really was nervous. He really didn't want to hit Kamijou. He really didn't want to use 100%.
But he did anyway. Midoriya activated one for all in his right arm and punched Kamijou. Fail. The wind displaced by the movement was not very strong. All Might clapped and shouted encouragingly. "Try again. It was only the first try. Let go of all your doubts. Do not worry, you will not hit Kamijou. His power is absolute."
Midoriya seemed to toughen up. 'I will not be a wussy. Nothing will happen to Kamijou, his power can negate it. Nothing will happen to me, his power will also negate it.' He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. His breathing slowed. His arm rose, glowing with power. He took a step forward and punched Kamijou. "SMASH!" The wind was overwhelming. Kamijou barely held on his ground from the wind, and he hasn't even negated the punch yet. He lurched forward with all his might, barely touching the tip of Midoriya's fist while still in the middle of punching. Kamijou might have negated most of the danger, but a good old-fashioned punch again hit Kamijou on the cheek. Such misfortune.
"Damn, Midoriya. You throw a mean right hook." Kamijou winced as he rubbed his cheek. There was a small bruise there now. Midoriya, being the caring person he is, rushed forward to check if Kamijou was ok. Kamijou had been through things that were much worse, so he waved him off.
All Might beamed. "Very good, Midoriya. I told you nothing would happen. Now you've felt what it's like to use the 100% without getting injured, try using 5%. Divide the power you've used by 20, you should be able to do that. This time, actively try to control the power. Do not use over the limit."
"I'll try," Midoriya said determinately. Once again, he pulled back his fist for a punch. 'How should I see controlling my power? Maybe an egg in a microwave? Yeah, that'll work." Midoriya activated his power. Kamijou could see the markings on his arm. It wasn't that powerful, he deduced. The light was glowing dimmer. He could then hear a soft voice saying. "Imagine… The egg in the microwave." Midoriya leaned forward to punch Kamijou. "IT WON'T EXPLODE! SMASH!" Kamijou got ready for a full powered punch, but he knew this was weaker. He knew Midoriya had succeeded. That thought put a smile on his face. Midoriya's fist came at him. Kamijou didn't react. There was no need to negate this. Midoriya wouldn't be hurt from this punch. It was perfectly controlled, in only his second try. As expected of Midoriya.
Kamijou dodged the punch and had a clear shot at negating the aftereffects. But he didn't. Midoriya's quirk automatically disabled, and he looked at his hand, bewildered. 'I DID IT! I controlled one for all! And my hand doesn't hurt that much!' He looked over to Kamijou. "Why did you not negate the punch?" Midoriya asked. All Might wanted to know as well.
"Midoriya could have hurt himself using that punch, why did you not negate it? I know you saw the wind displaced, and maybe thought that Midoriya had successfully controlled the power, which he did, but he still could have lost control at the last second or have suffered a minor injury" All Might said this sternly.
Kamijou smiled. "I just knew that Midoriya would be able to control it. I knew it from the start, just after he activated his power. The glowing of the arm. It was dimmer. Warm. Not blinding like the 100% one. I just knew that the punch wouldn't hurt him. I had faith in him. And he succeeded."
Midoriya felt touched. He didn't know that Kamijou had believed in him so intensely. "I think I know the sensation of controlling one for all now." Midoriya continued. "I would like to practice using the 5% on nothing, so my subconscious won't interfere. The fact that Kamijou could be hurt might have influenced the power I used."
Kamijou sighed. Finally, he was not needed. "Oh well, if that's the case, can I go now?" He looked towards All Might.
All Might relented. "Oh, fine. But can you do an errand for me? I'll still be staying here so it would be much appreciated."
"Sure," Kamijou said automatically.
"Many thanks." All Might handed Kamijou a letter. "Please send this here." He gave Kamijou an address. "It's about Midoriya and One for All, so the contents of the letter are important." All Might clapped Kamijou on the shoulder. "I am counting on you."
Kamijou didn't really like being trusted with such an important job. Knowing his luck, he would drop it in a puddle or a dog would come up and eat it or something. But since he promised, he reluctantly took the letter and set off.
"SMASH!" Midoriya said for the umpteenth time. He seemed to have mastered using 5%. All Might was impressed. Very impressed.
Clap, clap. All Might banged his larger than life-sized hands together. "Very good, Midoriya. In only a day, you've managed to control your power. I know 5% doesn't seem like much, but you'll gain more percentage. All in good time, Midoriya, all in good time."
Midoriya was pretty happy. But he wasn't that satisfied. Alright, maybe he could only use 5%, and that wouldn't change unless he trained more, but there had to be a better way to *use* that 5%. He thought and thought and thought.
All Might was still speaking. "...So I'll be off now. It seems like you're able to control the power without hurting yourself, so I don't need to be here. You can stay here and train some more if you want, but if I were you, I would go back. It's almost dinner time, and you need rest. Anyways, I'll go check on Kamijou now." He changed into muscle form and sped away, leaving Midoriya alone.
'Oh well. Might as well brainstorm some ideas on how to control One for All better…'
It was then when he had an idea. Ironically, All Might was the one who told him. But not directly. Midoriya had previously eavesdropped on Kamijou being trained by All Might. All Might had listed some ways that which Kamijou could have used for controlling his power.
What were they again? Uh, spreading the power evenly throughout the body, releasing the power outside the body, or something like that. Oh yes, and transferring it to other things outside the body.
There was only one way that was feasible.
Spreading the power of 5% one for all through the body, and holding it so that his whole body could use 5% without having to activate one specific part of the body.
Excitement bubbled out of Midoriya. He stood up, eager to test this theory out. He held his arms out in front of him and closed his eyes. He remembered the feeling of 5% spread through his arms. When his right arm was using One for All, he tried to take that sensation and spread it across his body.
Slowly, the red grooves in the skin which indicated that One for All had been activated spread out through Midoriya's body. It took a while, it was his first time controlling that much of One for All; one misstep would potentially destroy his whole body.
After what seemed like an eternity, Midoriya looked up steadily, body shaking. Red marks spread throughout his body, including his face. The slowly faded away, leaving what looked like green lightning covering Midoriya's body.
Midoriya held this form for a few more seconds, mystified by the amount of power shown.
He could feel the very essence of his power throughout his whole body, warming and giving him strength. He felt confident, stronger, more powerful. He felt like a completely different person, using this technique.
Experimentally, he jumped will all his might. He wasn't expecting himself to jump that high, but he flew about seven meters to the air. The speed in which he jumped and the height disorientated him, leaving him sprawling in the sand. His power deactivated.
Again, he tried to summon the power. This time, the green lightning showed up way faster. He was getting used to it. Feeling the familiar strength, he tried to run. His legs flashed; one could barely track the movements of his legs. He was traveling faster than ever.
After Midoriya got used to the weird feelings he had never felt before, he felt ecstatic. This was fun. Having a quirk was damned fun! As Midoriya ran across the bridge, punching imaginary villains, and sometimes swimming in the ocean, he whooped and cheered. He could finally control his power now! It might not be as powerful or flashy as someone like Kacchan, but it was a quirk worthy of a hero. He felt pride swelling up in his heart, and temporarily forgot the amount of time he took to obtain this.
After Midoriya had practiced with this new technique, he decided to take a break and brainstorm some ideas for the power. 'What should I call this new technique...' Midoriya thought. He wanted the name to be both cool, and reflect how the technique worked.
After some thinking, he finally decided on the name.
One for All: Full Cowl.
The League of Villains were moving. The two snipers hired, the Psycho Pirate and another professional known only as X, had chosen their targets.
The Pirate chose Kamijou Touma.
X chose Shouto Todoroki.
Both of the targets were wanted by the League of Villains. They apparently were a large part of the boss's plans. They were due to arrive at the League of Villains base by three in the afternoon.
The two snipers were told to use tranquilizer darts, the two targets had no defense against them. Kamijou Touma's quirk was Negation. It would not do anything against conventional attacks, such as guns or knives.
Shouto Todoroki's quirk was elemental, and it gave him no protection against bullets or poison.
The Psycho Pirate set up in a building that was close to Kamijou's dorm, which the League of Villains had helpfully given him information about it before. He planned to shoot Kamijou when he goes into his home, then search his room and take him back to the League.
However, it was already late, and he had not returned. The pirate was getting impatient. He adjusted the scope on his sniper rifle and switched it with a particular, thermal scope. He would aim the gun at the beach, where Kamijou would most likely be.
After the Pirate had switched his scopes, he aimed at the beach, which was almost completely visible to him, as the building he was on was one of the tallest in the vicinity.
There, he saw three figures. One was very large. It had to be All Might. This was a perfect chance to take him out, but the Pirate abstained. He would stick to his plan. He could also see Kamijou and another boy.
Through his scope, he could see All Might talking to his target. After giving him something, the target ran off in his direction. The pirate was surprised. Things had actually gone his way for once. He would not let this chance slip through his hands.
He was getting closer, and closer now. The Pirate's finger curled around the trigger. He stopped himself and checked that he was using his tranquilizer bullet. He was, so he took this chance. Kamijou was now a hundred meters away from the building he was situated at right now. He called his subordinates to make sure they were at the coordinates Kamijou was at. "Get ready to retrieve the target. I have got him in my sights." The Pirate said coldly before hanging up on them. He would waste no more time. With a deep breath, steadying himself, he aimed his crosshairs at Kamijou's torso and shot.
The shot was silenced, and since he was so high up in the air, nobody could hear him. The recoil coming from the shot made the barrel of the lengthy gun jerk up a bit, but other than that, he kept his crosshairs firmly glued to Kamijou. After a second, it was visible that the bullet had hit the target. Kamijou had made a short jerking movement and leaned on the wall beside him.
The Pirate frowned. He should be completely unconscious right now, this was a problem. From his scope, he could see a small van pull up beside Kamijou. Four men came out of it, masked with balaclavas and leather jackets. The Pirate hoped that the men had enough sense to completely knock Kamijou unconscious, as the dart hadn't done its job.
To his relief, they did. One man used a baseball bat to smack Kamijou on the side of the head, two more threw a couple of smoke grenades, and one dragged him into the boot. The driver stomped his foot on the peddle and zoomed off.
The Pirate sighed in relief. He was worried when Kamijou was still conscious, that should not have happened. But he had completed his job, and that was all that matters. 'I should check up on _ to see if the other target has been captured' He thought.
And sure enough, he did. Both targets were captured, and their jobs had been completed. X was happy, roaring with approval and the amount of money they would receive. The Pirate halfheartedly joined in, but he knew this wasn't the end of his job. He was part of a bigger, and better plan. This was just the first step.
As Kamijou ran towards the address All Might told him to go to, he felt a cold feeling go down his spine. He ignored it, as he had to do what All Might told him first, and dismissed it as nothing important.
However, a few seconds later, something struck him on the neck and stuck there. It was not moving that fast, but an audible cry left Kamijou's mouth when the projectile hit. He felt dizzy and nauseous. 'Shit. Shit. It has to be the League of Villains.' Kamijou looked up above in the buildings surrounding him. He had some kind of resistance to drugs and that stuff, as Academy City's experiments with the power curriculum program left everyone who took the program with slight resistance. Kamijou figured that was why he wasn't entirely incapacitated right then.
His memory was blurry, but he could remember being knocked out by some men who had gotten out of a van that had pulled up next to him, as well as smoke everywhere. That was all.
Similarly, across the city walked Shouto Todoroki. The same thing happened to him; he was shot with a tranquilizer dart, then taken by thugs in a bulletproof van. The two vans had the same destination. The base of the league of villains. The two targets had to be ready for All for One to take their quirks.
The two boys woke up in a dark room. It was moist, smelling of mold, and there was no lighting except for a single light bulb above them, which was flickering its dim light due to the lack of electricity.
Shouto Todoroki was the second to open his eyes. He blinked, wondering what had happened to him, and where he was then. He could not remember anything, only the fact that he had been knocked unconscious in the middle of the street in broad daylight.
When his eyes kind of adjusted to the dim lighting of the room, he could see another person with him. He focused his eyes on the other figure, his eyes taking its time to adjust.
It was Kamijou. "Yo." Kamijou greeted casually. "You finally woke?" He asked in a light tone.
Todoroki was still drowsy from the drug injected into him. "Why are you awake already? I assume you've been hit with that drug as well?"
Kamijou laughed nervously. "The drug didn't really work on me, so they knocked me unconscious."
Todoroki barely registered his answer. What was more important was trying to get out of here. "Do you have any idea who our capturers are, and why they want us?"
Kamijou sighed. He had no real proof, but he had a suspicion of who it was. Who had knowledge, and a potential grudge against the two of them? Probably the league of villains. The two had joined forces and defeated some members so it would not be surprising if the League wanted payback
But why were they here in this basement? Why would they have done this… Maybe it was a rendezvous point…
Kamijou turned to Todoroki. "Can you use your quirk? Maybe we could use it to get out of here."
Todoroki sighed. "Do you take me for an idiot? I've tried it on instinct when I woke. It didn't work." Todoroki said with a hint of aggression.
Kamijou took this with no hint of disapproval. "Well, looks like we'll have to wait for the heroes to come and save us," Kamijou said a bit optimistically.
Todoroki looked straight ahead. "Yeah." He said gloomily. He wasn't really worried, because he had gone through this type of situation before, and if he was still alive, that meant that he had something that they wanted. He wouldn't be dead anytime soon.
He sneaked a glance at Kamijou, who looked to be taking this pretty well. Even better than him, he would say. Todoroki knew he was strong, but Kamijou must have gone through a lot to gain that sort of confidence.
A static sound emanated from a speaker on the far left corner of the room. It played for a few seconds before a human voice could be heard from it. "Ahem" Shigaraki tested the mic.
Kamijou recognized the voice. "It's you, isn't it? The guy who spoke to me on the phone? I knew this was your doing!"
Shigaraki smugly answered him. "Indeed it was. Very well done for figuring that out by yourself." He said sarcastically, clapping his hands into the mic. "After I told you that I would get you somehow, it really isn't hard to figure that out."
Kamijou made an irritated sound, and Shigaraki leaned in the mic, sensing weakness. "Oh wait, didn't you say that I would never be able to catch you? Hmm?" Shigaraki gloated arrogantly. When he did not get a reaction out of Kamijou, he continued, persisting to piss off Kamijou. "And didn't you also say that you were going to smash my damned illusions? What illusions? The only illusion here is you thinking that you can go up against me and win!" Shigaraki laughed evilly. This was fun, and Kamijou seemed to be truly pissed off. "So tell me, what can you do no-"
"Shut up." Kamijou menacingly said.
Finally! He had gotten a reaction out of him. "Hmm? You aren't in a good position right now, better list-"
"I said SHUT UP!" Kamijou loudly said. Once it had become apparent that Shigaraki was there just to piss him off, Kamijou would not hold his anger back anymore. "You're a piece of shit. Do you think it's OK to just take some random innocent civilian out from the street, drug him, and leave him in a deep dark room somewhere in the middle of nowhere?" Kamijou demanded
"You are not innocent. You have done much against the League of Villains." Shigaraki scoffed.
"I'm not talking about myself, dammit!" Kamijou let out. "I wouldn't have given two shits if you had just kidnapped me, but you just had to kidnap a civilian who had nothing to do with this." As Kamijou said this, he pointed his tied arms to Todoroki.
Todoroki was shocked as well. Why would Kamijou defend him like this? Was he trying to make himself the target instead of himself? "He is not innocent as well." Growled Shigaraki
"Fine, I defeated many of your comrades, and I understand your desire to get revenge, and as I said, I wouldn't have minded if you only took me, but you've also taken Todoroki!" Kamijou said hotly. When Shigaraki opened his mouth to argue Todoroki's innocence, Kamijou continued. "I know he helped me defeat some of your friends, but the feud before had nothing to do with him!" Kamijou argued. "He only stepped in because I was in trouble, and I was outnumbered, so he did what a hero would do. So what gives you the right to do that huh?"
Shigaraki shrugged. "I'm a villain, so I don't really care about the rules. It's part of the job description, you see."
"Well if you think that, I'll smash your damned illusions!" Kamijou finally screamed at the speaker.
Shigaraki was silent for a moment, before speaking like nothing had happened. "So anyway, you'll just have to wait here until sensei arrives."
Todoroki spoke up this time. "What is this "sensei" going to do?"
Shigaraki smiled. "I'm glad you asked. When sensei's done with you, you'll be in a coma forever!" He cackled. "I told you that because just out of spite. Now worry, little heroes, and resign yourself to the fate of All for One!"
The whole room rumbled. Kamijou had some reasons why it did that. One. It was an earthquake. Two. The Sensei was here. Three. A hero had come to save them.
Shigaraki was miffed. What could have caused that rumble? It was no doubt related to this, and All for One wasn't due until 2 hours later. This had to be a hero. Shigaraki stayed on his camera to assess the situation. If it was a hero, the plan was most likely over. Shigaraki clenched his fist and hoped for the best.
A hole had been opened in the ceiling of the far side of the room. Light flooded in, blinding the eyes of Kamijou and Todoroki. Extreme heat could be felt, and a menacing voice could be heard.
"Who the hell kidnapped Shouto!" Endeavor shouted in rage. From an outsider's point of view, it would be all normal, and the father, Endeavor would have been justified in being angry, because the kidnapped was his own son
.
Todoroki gritted his teeth at the sight of his father. It could be any hero, but it just had to be the one that he hated the most. His father. He despised him and hated the fact that he had been saved by the man he hates the most.
However, Kamijou knew that their relationship was far from normal. "What do you care about Shouto anyway?" He snorted indignantly. He was grateful that Endeavor was here, but he questioned his motives.
Endeavor glared at him. He was already angry at first when he heard that his successor had been kidnapped by villains, but now the boy was questioning him as well? Wait, didn't he call the League of Villains to just beat him up? Why was he here kidnapped as well? Anger boiled inside of him. One thing he hated a lot was people not listening to him.
"Of course I'll worry about him. He is my property, my tool to use. Do you have any idea how much time I spent creating him?" Endeavor snarled. Kamijou opened his mouth to say something, but another voice beat him to it.
"Ha? You think of him as not your son, but a tool?" Shigaraki said incredulously. He had his own bad experiences with his own father, he had abandoned him after all. He hated the fact that a world-renowned hero like endeavor would have treated his son like that. "A tool for what? Your own gain? What kind of a hero are you?" Shigaraki spat in disgust. He didn't really care for Shouto, but he now hated Endeavor with a passion. Maybe even more than All Might.
Endeavor's eyes turned red. "You, a villain, are telling me what is right and what is wrong?"
Shigaraki smiled. "Since you ruined my plan, I'll just take revenge on you by spreading this across the news. You'll be a fallen hero soon, Endeavor." Shigaraki had admitted defeat. Endeavor was here, and his plan was foiled. All For One wouldn't dare take such risks, like fighting the Number 2. But he would have his revenge. He would ruin the reputation of the Number 2 and have the last laugh.
The endeavor was in the process of burning the handcuffs of Shouto and Kamijou, and once he had burnt them off, Shigaraki had revealed that he planned to announce this to the public, his flames grew and singed Kamijou and Shouto.
Shouto negated the effects with his ice, but Kamijou's left hand was affected, so it was burnt before he put his right hand on his left to negate it. To avoid Endeavor's rage, the two stepped back.
Endeavor's eyes widened while his pupils shrunk. His rage could be seen in his burning red eyes. He then spoke in a dangerously low voice. "You would dare?" He said while flames danced all around him. He looked like a dangerous villain at that time, so Shigaraki hesitated.
He then remembered that he could not hurt him at that time, so he taunted him some more. "Yeah, I would. Think about it, being reported by a villain, which means that the hero's morals were even less than the villain's. I mean, who the hell would say that about his own child, it's pathetic how much you want the spot of the number 1. Really, wh-" The sentence cut short, as a torrent of flames burnt the inside, rendering it broken.
Endeavor stood behind the speaker, taking deep breaths, controlling his rage. His flames turned to blue and burnt an even larger hole above him. Kamijou could see he was in the middle of some buildings, in the urban zone. He looked up and saw a glint of metal against the sun.
Suddenly, Endeavor looked at them two as if a switch had been flicked. "You dare smart mouth me, Kamijou Touma?" He then looked at his own son, "You dare, defy me, Shouto Todoroki?" He roared, and flames erupted from his back, flying at the two of them. "Pay the price of the crimes you committed against me!"
Kamijou was expecting this, he was treating Endeavor as a villain, not an ally, so the sudden betrayal did not surprise him. He leaped forward and touched the flames with his right hand, negating the attack. Endeavor yelled in frustration and thew more attacks at Kamijou.
Shouto stood in shock, looking at the fight going on between his father and Kamijou. His father was not a pleasant man, he knew that the best, but he didn't think he would succumb to his rage like this and attack Kamijou. He did not attack.
Kamijou was barely negating all the attacks coming from Endeavor. He was going all out and was not hesitating. He also was only throwing long range attacks so Kamijou could not do anything to him, except for dodge.
Shouto looked on as his father fought at his full strength. He couldn't believe that Endeavor was actually taking Kamijou seriously and that Kamijou was actually holding his own against an Endeavor who was serious. 'He really is a monster.' He thought in awe.
Kamijou was also thinking about why Endeavor was attacking him. He thought Endeavor was able to control his anger, as shown two times before. The first time he attacked, but not seriously. This must mean that there must be some outside interference.
Just as he thought that a flame spear shot towards Kamijou at breakneck speeds. Kamijou was not ready to negate this, and his eyes widened.
A wall of ice appeared in front of Kamijou, protecting him from the heat and the spear. Shouto appeared beside him, ready to fight. "Stay focused, idiot." He said, eyes not leaving Endeavor.
Kamijou wiped his sweaty brow, panting from the heat and physical exercise. "Thanks."
A wall of flames descended on the both of them. "Don't mention it," Todoroki said as he made his own wall of ice to counter it.
The two attacks collided, and steam covered the whole underground area. Kamijou could see the room, and it was larger than he had thought. It was about as large as the gym at U.A, with some furniture and something. This used to be some kind of bunker where someone used to like, Kamijou thought.
There was no time to think, however. Todoroki tried to attack Endeavor with ice weapons, but the heat radiating from Endeavor melted it all, and turned it into steam. He slowly walked towards the two of them, sensing the end of the battle.
Kamijou gritted his teeth. It wasn't over yet. He rushed in, determined to stop Endeavor in his tracks.
Endeavor swiped at him with a flaming hand, but Kamijou dodged it. The wind pressure created by the punch affected Kamijiou and made him off balance. Endeavor then threw a flaming fist at his stomach, determined to finish him once and for all.
The flaming fist got pretty close to Kamijou, before he slapped his right hand on Endeavor's shoulder, negating the worst of the attack.
Kamijou could still feel pain, though. What the punch threw by Endeavor was comparable to All Might's punch… Maybe 20%. Spit flew out of Kamijou's mouth, the wind knocked out of him. 'What's with this world and abnormally strong punches? How could this be humanely possible? This world might be more of a bother than I thought it would be.'
Endeavor shrugged the right arm of Kamijou off of him and activated his flames once more. He held his palm out and summoned a ball of flames. When it got big enough, he held it in front of him gingerly.
Shouto cursed when he saw this. This was bad. This was one of Endeavor's most powerful moves, the flames that are in the ball would expand and cover a building even. Shouto started generating a lot of ice to try counter that move.
Kamijou was still winded by the punch in the gut, but he looked up and saw a miniature sun staring down at him. With a shout, Endeavor sent the globe of flames at him, the size of the sphere increasing exponentially. "Sun Burst!"
The ball shot forward at Kamijou. The attack was that when the ball got close enough, it would expand and contract in an instant, minimizing the damage to the outside world and maximizing the damage given to the target.
"Watch out, that ball is dangerous, it will expand," Shouto shouted desperately, sending a huge wall of ice that way.
The ice wall was fast enough, it could reach Kamijou in time. Shouto sighed in relief. Not even Kamijou could negate that attack, it expanded, and there was no way he would be still alive to touch it.
The ball of fire hit the ball of ice, and the ice instantly melted and evaporated. "Wha!? That's impossible! There's no way his fire is that strong without turning blue!" Shouto looked at Endeavor, who was grinning smugly. "Children shouldn't oppose their father." Endeavor looked at Kamijou, who was dangerously close to the ball. "Burst!" Endeavor commanded, clenching his fist
Almost instantly, the ball of fire expanded, and expanded, until it looked like it's own world to Kamijou. He wasn't ready for this, so his right hand was not near the fire. He steeled himself and jammed it into the building of fire.
Shouto expected his right hand to burn right off, but Kamijou's quirk was working. He was negating the attack, to the wonder of the two watching. It was not instant, the attack was much too powerful for that, but it was protecting him. Endeavor, having control over that ball of flames, poured more power into the flames, hoping to burn off that right hand.
Kamijou noticed the shift in power, and his right arm started moving backwards. He was getting tired, and hot from the flames. His right hand could not instantly negate powerful attacks like this, nor can it negate attacks which power source is outside the spell so all Kamijou could do was try to withstand the attack.
It was not looking good. Shouto, in all this time, was sending walls of ice towards the flames, trying to smother it, and save Kamijou. He still couldn't believe that Kamijou could defend against that, or how Endeavor went all out of Kamijou. He then realized that it was impossible to stop the attack, and focused his on Endeavor, the source and the origin.
The flames did not falter, and Kamijou's right arm was getting overpowered. Endeavor had to be pouring all of his power into this attack, trying to overload Kamijou's quirk with more power. It was working. The right arm bent and retracted back to Kamijou slowly and unintentionally.
With a final burst of power, the flames turned blue and overpowered Kamijou. He was swallowed in the flames.
Endeavor smiled. There was no way a kid like that could stop one of his strongest attacks, even if his quirk to be able to do that.
Shouto stared in shock as the flames entirely consumed Kamijou. He fell to his knees, quirk deactivating. This was a nightmare. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that Endeavor would do this, nor could he believe Kamijou was dead. But there was still doubt in his mind. He did not know why, but he believed Kamijou was still not dead. He couldn't be. Hope bubbled in his body, and he looked at the fire which Kamijou was supposed to be in.
Endeavor looked satisfied at himself, finally getting rid of one of the thorns in his side, and dispersed the flames with a wave of his hand.
What they saw was Kamijou Touma, his face hidden in his spiky black hair.
He was not burnt in anyway.
But his right arm was not on his right shoulder.
Kamijou Touma took a step forward towards them.
While Shouto felt relief at his status as living, Endeavor yelled in frustration, and shot blue flames at him this time, intending to end it.
Shouto screamed, intending to warn Kamijou of the incoming attack. He made his own wall of ice, speeding towards the flames
'REACH' Shouto screamed inside his heart. But the ice was moving slower than he had thought. He was too cold, the side effect of using his ice too much. 'SHIT! If I had only used my fire side…' Shouto desperately thought, but there was no time. He focused all his will and power on to the defense, to hopefully save Kamijou.
It was too late. The Ice had missed the fire. The fire was five, two, one meter away. It was over. Shouto had acknowledged it, and Endeavor had recognized it.
It was at that moment when an invisible power had appeared.
It was overwhelming, and filled the whole room. Shouto felt insignificant, worthless when under the presence of that power.
Shouto, whole body trembling, managed to trace the power.
It was originating from Kamijou's right hand's stump.
The flames dispersed and disappeared, likely from the influence of Kamijou's power.
Endeavor fell to his knees, feeling like a bug cornered by a human.
That wasn't all, however.
Endeavor also traced the power to the right hand, and saw a head.
It was a dragon head, originating from the right arm
The Dragon King had been unleashed.
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